Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-02
Two Sought for High Posts
In Controversial Bureau
Health Agency
Makes Changes
In Organization

The Health Department is
seeking two public health spe-
cialists for top jobs in the con-
troversy-ridden Food and Pub
lie Health Engineering Bureau.
This was disclosed yesterday
by Commissioner David B. Kar-
rick. Health Director Daniel L.
Tinucane and William H. Cary,
IT., new head of the bureau.
Mr.. Cary. acting chief of the
bureau since April is, took
flee yesterday upon the retire.
nent of Walter w. Burdette.
hose administration of the
gency was the target of House
appropriations subcommittee re-
ort last March.
Under Mr.. Burdette, the COM
ittee charged, the enforcement
regulations was lax and in
onsistent, and the morale of the
ureau'S employees was poor.
Also announced yesterday were
rganization changes affecting
hree prominent bureau officials.
They are DR.. Arthur R. Budding
ton. former assistant to Mr.. Bur-
dette; Daniel Driscoll, chief of
the bureaus food and public
health inspection division, and
Joseph Sims. assistant chief of
the division. The inspection di-
vision was singled out for par
ticular criticism by the commit
tee.
The Health Department is
looking for a highly qualified
professional public health engi-
neer" to take over Mr.. Cary's
former job as deputy chief of the
bureau. Mr.. Cary said that sew
eral persons ere under consider
alton but that qualified candi-
dates were hard to find because
of salary limitations. The job is
a GS-14 position with start
ing saalry of $1O,32O.
Another $500 Job
Another public health en-
gineer or a Sanitarian is sought
to replace Mr.. Driscoll. who
will become supervisor of one of
seven geographical inspection di-
visions in the city. The new chief
will be a GS-13, with a starting
salary of $1,000.
The post of assistant chief of
the inspection division is being
abolished. Its incumbent, Mr..
Sims. has applied for retirement.
DR.. Buddington. whose job was
labeled surplus" by the House
Committee, will become a food
sanitation consultant to the bu-
reau'S public health engineering
division.
The bureau also plans to de-
lcentralize its inspection divisions.
five of which are situated in the
Municipal Center. by moving one
of these to the Southwest Health
Center and another to the Co.
lumbia Health Center. Each of
these neighborhood centers now
has one division. Three divi-
Sions will remain in the Munich
pal Center.
Money on Hand
Money is on hand to hire the
new deputy bureau chief and
the new inspection chief. The
bureau also hopes to hire two
more specialists if funds can be
found-a Pathological health ex-
pert and a supervisor for the
bureaus training program.
Mr.. Cary said that he had
asked the Public Health Service
to lend him one of its reserve
officers temporarily to supervise
the training program, but that
the request was denied.
No specific plans were dis
closed for improving the state of
WaShington's shellfish sanitation
program. which falls short OF
United States Public Health
Service standards. But Mr.. Cary
assured reporters the same
hazards" would not be allowed
to exist on the waterfront as in
the past.
A story in The Star last Sum
day described shortcomings in
the handling of shellfish brought
into the District by boat and in
the operation of the city-owned
shucking house on the wharf.