Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-18

ther business groups feel that
form work which can be done
lean Federation of Government
Employees are fighting the moves
to close down more Govern
ment operations.
Declaring that what is sauce
for the goose is sauce for the
gander," James A. Campbell,
AFGE president, has urged his
unions members to engage in
their own letter-writing CAM
paign to Congress.
1--WE must make sure that
members Of Congress are aware
Of the important part played in
our defense program by Gov
eminent installations and the
righteousness of the argument
that there can be savings to the
taxpayer If the work now being
done at arsenals. shipyards and
military bases is contracted out
at higher cost" Mr.. Campbell
said.
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VETERANS PREFE Rem
APPEALING National Associa-
ton of Federal Career Employees
plans an appeal to the Supreme
Court on the District Court ver-
dict regarding veterans reten-
ton rights over nonveterans in
Government observation-disclosures
programs.
The career employees group, in
"a test case, challenged the con-
Istitutionality of the Veterans
Preference Act which gives vet
Grams absolute job retention
rights over nonveterans, regard
less of seniority. District Court
Judge Matthew Mcclure ruled
that no constitutional issue was
involved.
Oscar A. Rexer, jr., NAFCE
president, says his group will APP
peal and ask the Supreme Court
to rule on the constitutional is
sue. Incidentally at the groups
a nnual convention here last
week, Mr.. Rexer was reelected
to another term. Washington
area people elected to Office in
Icluded Mrs. Belvera M. Mack,
Legislative director; Joseph H.
Lauer, financial secretary and
treasurer; Isadore Rosenthal. as
sistant legislative director, and
William A. Rain. trustee.
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MITCHELL AWARD DINNER
The annual Stockberger award
dinner of the Society for Per-
sonnet Administration honoring
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the
field Of personnel administration
and management will be held at
$3.50 pm. Tuesday. February %
in the Press Club. A reception
at $50 pm. will precede the
dinner. Secretary of La b o r
Mitchell. named as this years
winner. will be the principal
speaker.
INTERIOR - Interior Secre-
tary Seaton announces that the
departments incentive awards
program increased sharply dur
ing the last quarter Of 1856 as
compared with the same period
in 1855. During the 1856 Oc-
tober- December period. 1850 in
centive award suggestions were
received while nominations were
submitted for 189 superior per-
| formances and IL special acts
awards. This 1881 total in all
three categories compares with
800 during the last three months
Of 1855.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Treas-
ury's Bureau Of the Public Debt
has given superior work per-
Torrance awards to Carolyn
Jackson. Ruth Stitt. Adelaide
Neal, Willie M. Burgess, Evelyn
Butcher. Catherine Carter. Mar
garet Laughlin and Cecilia Will
liams. Outstanding performance
ratings went to Rosalyne Austin,
Alan Clark, Betty Ann Doyle,
John Haywood. j. Waldo john
son. william H. Moore. Charles
Newman, Anne Olive. r. Louise
Ross, Cecilia Stansfleld and
jamie Wilson. Federal Media
ton Director Joseph Finnegan
has announced an in-service
training plan for all Federal
mediators. Conrad D. Philos,
chief Of the personnel law
branch, ONCE Of the Army's
Judge Advocate General. has
been given an outstanding rat
ing. Mr.. Philos already is the
recipient of the Army's Excep-
Itional Civilian Service Award. the
Army's top award for civilian
employees. Rebecca r. Cooper
claims examiner of the Veterans
Administrators Medical Divi-
sion, As retiring after more than
80 years Government service.
Silver medals for excellent serv-
ice have been presented by Sec