Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-23

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composed Of top businessmen
and industrialists. and ever
members of Congress and tor
administration officials them
selves.
All came to the same conclu.
sion: Federal salaries lag con-
siderably behind industry, ano
as a result the Government !.
losing many able employees anC
is unable to attract new one.
in the numbers needed.
The various groups include
the Cordiner Committee, thu
Senate Civil Service Citizens Ad.
visory Council. a House Way
and Means Subcommittee on thu
Internal Revenue Service and 9
citizens advisory group on IRIS
and the administrations owr
committee on Federal scientific
and engineering salaries.
Until now, however, the White
House has given no indication
it has changed its position thai
economy considerations prohibi
Federal pay raises this year
And the Democratic leadership
in Congress has not given much
encouragement to pay-raise leg
islation this year. Federal en-
|ploye union leaders are hopinl
that the various impartial pa,
studies viii cause a change ir
thinking at the White House
and Capitol Hill
LIFE INSURANCE CONVEX.
SION-Civil Service Commits
sion officials are hopeful that the
Senate Appropriations Commit
tee will restore the funds needed
to convert the life insurance
policies OF $4,000 present anc
former Federal workers to Gov.
eminent sponsorship.
The Senate group appeared
sympathetic to the plight o.
.hese employees whose policie.
most likely will lapse II the csc
doesn't get the funds to convert
the policies by August IT. Tit
policies are held in employs
beneficial associations. which
are being forced out of bushes!
because Of the Federal Employ,
Life Insurance Act Of severa
years ago.
The House refused to have thu
Government take over thes,
policies. II the Senate approves
the money, the issue will be re-
solved in HouSe-Senate confer.
5ence.
POLITICS OUT OF CIVIL
iSERVICE-Representative Pat
terSon, Republican of Connects
cut. has sponsored a sweeping
civil service reform bill designed
ITO give postal workers greater
job protection and increase theil
promotional opportunities.
The bill would eliminate po
litical sponsorship or indorse'
ment in appointments TO all post
master and rural letter-carriel
positions as well as in all posta
jobs. The only exceptions woulC
be in the case of the Postmastel
General and Assistant Postmas.
ter Generals, etc. Mr.. Patterson
said his bill would give caree
postal workers a chance to com
pete for high executive jobs il
the Post ONCE Department which
have been "traditionally handel
out AS political plumbs'
I SPA "GRIDIRON" DINNER
The Society for Personnel Ad
ministration will hold its an
nual "Gridiron" dinner meeting
at $50 pm. next Tuesday in tn
Hamilton Hotel. The program
will feature a series Of songs ant
skits lampooning Federal per
sornel and management foibleS
A social hour at $3.50 pm. vii
precede the dinner.
$50
1 CAPITAL ROUNDUP - tn
Military Petroleum Supply Agen
cy has the following job open
ings: Preservation-packing spe
cialist. purchasing agent, bot
Grade IL; personnel assistant
Grade 9; supply requirement
officer. Grade q; two statistica
clerks, Grade S; personnel clerE
Grade 4: procurement cler
(typing. and two clerk stenog
lraphers. Grade 4; two clerk