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WORK YOUR OWN HOURS G o o d P a y QUICK PLACEMENT Bet Paid While tMping the War EM See Page 10 See Page 3
NAVY YARD WORKERSSUBWAY MEN: Here’s How the Draft Works for You See Pages 5, 9
# The New U. S. Promotion System Goes into Effect See Page 2 Post Office Calls for Temporary Clerks, Laborers See Page 16 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: In crea sed P e n sio n s, E x tr a P a y For Night Work, Health Program — Await OK See Page 2 General Bradley Explains the Educational Opportunities in the Army; See Page
The Real Story Behind the FIREMEN’S WORK SCHEDULE V See Page 4 Paflre Two CIVIL SERVICE LEADER Tuesday, August 31, 1943 edge off the new Job is certainly In View for Federal Employee?^ ODB accomplished. A second function of the Em Employees ployee Counseling Service is to Increased Pensions, Health Program, interview the employee on the way out. Every employee leav With Troubles ing service in the ODB passes Extra Pay for Night Work—Await OK NEWARK. — Uke every other through an exit interviewer. Governmental agency, the Of Purpose of the exit interview is annual leave to the survivors of “to provide information which By CHARLES SULLIVAN fice of Dependency Benefits in WASHINGTON.— Federal employees have every rea employees who die. Such a bill can be of benefit in establishing Newark has its fair quota of policies in relation to employees. son to await the coming session of Congress with great is pending. Its chances are no better than fair. beefs, gripes, complaints, and What are your reasons for leav in te r e s t. grievances among the employees ing? asks the interviewer. Has A considerable number of bills directly affecting y —A bill authorizing Federal there been any unpleasantne.ss who work in the shimmering Gtovernment workers will be up for consideration. Here, agencies to set up em about the job? Has anything in quick review, are the most important ones: ployee training programs as modern building that stands on happened which discouraged you j —A bill to increa.s« the neded. At present, some agen 213 W ashington Street, just off —and which might have been week, it probably will have Ad cies have such authority. Others pensions of retired Fed Newark’s busy main^stem. Un avoided? Incidentally, there has ministration support. don’t. Civil Service Commis eral workers by 15 percent for like other agencies, the ODB has been widespread complaint Mcdical Program sion intends to .seek a clear-cut the duration of the war. This attempted to do something about among Negroes, who comprise /j^ A bill authorizing Federal expression from Congress on the measure already ha« the ap these beefs, gripes, etc., and etc. approximately a third of the agencies to Set up medical m atter. proval of the Senate Civil Ser There’s a special setup in ODB ODB employee-population, that programs to protect the health vice Committe. Its chances are Payment for Leave known as the Employee Coun di.scrimination is practiced of their employees. This meas considered at lea.st fair. —A bill making Iti m anda seling Service. Seven experi against them by certain super ure likewise will k>e inti’oduced visors. However, exit interviews 2 “ -Several bills to give re tory 'for Goveniment to enced employee-relations experts soon after Congress returns. record only two persons out of pay accumulated leave to the have been hired by the Govern turning veterans greater And it, too. will have Adminis 500 leaving the ODB, reported employees of any agency which ment for the sole purpose of preference for Government jobs. tration backing. that bias was the reason. passes out of existence. In the speaking to employees, examining At least one of the.se would re —A bill to grant a 15 per Employees dismissed for dis past, expiring agencies have al complaints, and seeing if some quire thlit any veteran who cent pay differential to ciplinary reasons also receive the ways done so. However, there thing can be done about them. passes a qualifying examination white - collar employees and exit interview. What might have is always a possibility that MUST be hired if a vacancy ex others who work at night. Such First Interview caused the employee’s ineffi someday Congress will cut an ists—regardless of the qualifica a mea.sure has been pending. Now, Every employee coming into ciency, absenteeism, or non agency off without funds to pay tions of other candidates. howevei', for the first time, ODB receives what is called an cooperation is often brought out .such leave. ^ —A bill to let G overnment there is at least a possibility “induction interview.” During —and the information is useful workers who quit the ser th a t it will win positive Admin ^ —A bill to hitch Federal this interview, the employee is in establishing conditions which vice convert their Federal re istration backing. At present, salaries directly to the informed of a variety of matters may help other employees facing tirement insurance into Social some Fedei-al employees get the cost of living. Several measures that are going to be important a similar predicament. Security in,surance. A measure night differential. Others don’t. of this type are pending. The to him—promotions, separations, Come At Any Time to th a t effect will be introduced Cash Payment Administration, however, will re-employment rights, compen The big feature of the Em soon after Congress returns. As ^ —A bill to provide ca.sh oppose them. Their chances are sation if injured on the job, ployee Counseling Service is, explained in The LEADER last payment of accumulated considered very slim. time - off regulations. During however, neither the induction this interview, the new employee nor the exit interview. It’s the is urged to ask questions, and if rule that any employee may there are any doubts or un come to an interviewer at any certainties in his mind, the in Y o u ’ll B e time with his problems—and H oliday P ay O utlook terviewer attempts to clear these speak frankly. “We considered,” (^aril-indexed up. In addition, the employee says Major Reed, in charge during the initial interview is of personnel, “that it would WASHINGTON — A huge informed of his responsibilities A ppears B etter N ow be a good idea if the employee new central personnel filing and obligations, too. He learns could go to hi.s counselor with system, tc provide a punch- that the Government looks w’ith WASHINGTON.—The outlook for holiday pay for problems that he couldn’t take card record of e.ery single distaste upon absenteeism and up with the supervisor, and Federal employees looks substantially brighter this week. lateness. He (it’s more usually one of Uncle Sam ’s 3,000,000 could tell the whole story.” It So does the outlook for a 15 per cent differential “she” in ODB) learns that the is this feature of the interview for night workers who don’t now get it. employees, is being planned Government expects efficient which employees like best. While Both projects got a consider here by Civil Service Com- performance on the job, and the service is purely advisory, able boost here last week from Slmilaily, m any—but not all mi.ssion. good relationships with co nonetheless, it does offer to the Civil Service Commission’s new —per diem workers get paid for The Commission hopes to workers. employee a means of voicing his labor - management committee. holiday.s. But on the other ‘‘The initial interview,” says dissatisfactions, and in many have the new project in op The committee agreed that uni hand, Cla,ssified Civil Service one officer, “has a heartening cases something can be done. formity was desirable on the employees, and many others, eration by Tan. 1. Each em affect on new employees.” And If, say, an unsatisfactory rela matter of holiday pay. It also don’t get holiday pay. ployee would have his own indeed it should, since its pri tionship between an employee agreed th a t uniformity was lie- Work All Through cai-d. It would carry; 1—His mary purpose of taking the raw (Continued on Page 14) sirable on the night diffrential. In fact, many of the.se em personnel record. 2 —His* re And that means only one ployees work New Y ear’s day, tirement record. 3—His age, thing: Wa.shington’s Birthday, Mem sex, date of birth, title, would be graduated according If there is going to be real orial Day, Fourtli of July, salaiy, and other important PROMOTIONS t.o .salaries. uniformity, then employees, all Labor Day, Armistice Day, and management statistics. New Setup of them, will have to get both Thanksgiving Dhv. with no ex At present, the Commis Here is how it would work: the night differential and the tra pay r.’t . sion has no such figures. Easier, holiday pay. The Administration has not Also, it says th a t ti-ansfer- In the case of $2,600-and- At present, a good many yet committed itself on either ring retirement records to a Harder under employees, the limit •workers, mostly .skilled trades matter. However, it is believed central punch-card file would WASHINGTON—Civil Service w’ould be cut to 90 days. distinctly sympathetic to both employees, get the night dif sa:ve the work of approxi Commission is planning to make In the case of $2,600-to- ferential. However, employees ideas. Meantime, though, there m ately 1,800 per.sons now em it easier for lowei-bracket Fed $3,200 (inclusive) employees,, it under the Classified Civil Serv is a big qviestion about the a t ployed by the individual eral employees to get promo ice don't. Neither do a good titude of Congress. Will it go agencies. tions. would be cut to six months—re many others. along? At the same time, it is pre- gardless of the slzie of the raise. paiing to make promotions In the case of employees get more difficult for upper-bracket ting more than $3,200, the pi-es- the conduct of educational pro existing differentials between employees. ®nt rules would continue in ef INSTRUCTION grams which are open exclusively clerks and carriers; and final The new proposal still is m fect. However, promot ions to members or former members settlement of the substitute the discussion stage. However, would become more difficult— Thumbs Down of the armed forces: Provided problem. important Civil Seivlce officials because Civil Service would take further, that due credit in civil 3. Increased annuities for re say, it is almost certain that ac away the right of personnel di Many Federal employees have .service exam inations shall be tired postal workers, and for tion will come soon. Here is rectors to make exceptions. •written in to inquire as to the given by the Civil Service Com widows of postal men. what they have in mind: Instead, all exceptions would mission to any member or for 4. The hiring of wives of pos At present, a Federal em be decided by the Commission full text of the President’s execu mer naember of the armed forces tal men in service as temporary ployee has to serve in one job itself. And no exceptions would tive order, signed August 4, for of the United States who has subs. at least six months before he be granted unless the employee, bidding Government workers satisfactorily completed any such can be eligible for a $300 raise. in the Commission’s opinion, from giving instruction to civil educational or training program 5. Time-and-a-half for over He has to serve at least a yeai’ possessed qualifications suffi service applicants (except war conducted by a Government time. before he can be eligible for a cient to put him at the top of a vets.) Here’s the complete text: 6 . Permanent retention of the agency. competitive exam if one were ”No officer or employee of the $300 bonus. $600 raise. Under the proposed "Violations of the provisions of new system, the time limit given for that pai'ticular job. Government shall directly or in this order by any officer or em 7. A rollback of prices to en directly instruct or be concerned ployee of the Government shall able postal workers to meet liv in any manner in the instruction be considered sufficient cause for ing costs. PREPARE of any person or classes of Iver removal from the .service.” 8 . Labor unity to win the war sons with a view to their special quickly. FOR THAT CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION preparation for the examinations Heading the group of men of the U. S. Civil Service Com leaving the city on September 1 FOR mission or the examinations of for the trip out West, is Pres the Boards of Examiners for the POSTAL ident Emanuel Kushelewitz. Foreign Service of the D epart Other officers of the local also PATROLMAN and FIREMAN ment of State: Provided, that Whaf They Want going are: Emil J. Hague, vice- YMCAs of New York Ciiy are splendidly equipped to help this order shall not be construed Local delegates to the national president: Max Mansfield, secre applicants harden themselves for Civil Service physical tests. to prevent any agency of the convention of the National As- tary; Samuel Goldstein, ser Government from utilizing Gov ■sociation of Letter Carriers are geant-at-arms; Harry Adamson, GYMNASIUMS • SWIMMING POOLS • APPARATUS ernment facilities and the ser going out to Denver with a auditor, and the following mem vices of Federal officers and em heavy load of proposals which bers; Edward McCormack, Leon M anage and Ultra-Violet Ray BaAs ployees whenever such facilities they will offer to the parent o r Somis, Morris Weitzner, Samuel Write to Membership Department of the “ y** Branch or services may be necessary or ganization. Lanceit, and George Banesback. useful in carrying out the duties Nearest You— or Telephone TODAY—for Full Information. Here’s what the Brench 36 (Additional postal news on Imposed by law in the training boys will bring out^ on the floor page 16.) and testing of disabled members BRONX UNION GRAND CENTRAL HARLEM between September 6 and 11, or former members of the armed 470 E. 16l8t St 224 E. 47Ui St. 180 W. 135th St. while the big meeting is in pro forces of the Unil,ed States or in ME. 5-7800 WI. 2-2410 ED. 4-9000 gress: KANE TWENTY-THIRD ST. WES'I SID E 1. The formation of a ‘court TEACI1E.S PIANO TO ADULTS 5 W. 63d St. CIVIL SERVICE I.EADKR 215 W. 23d St. m Uuane Slre«i. New York Citj of appeals” to give postal em FOR THEIR RELAX.\TI01N CH. 3-1984 S U . 7-4400 C o p y rlK h l. I!)43, By C iv il S ervice ployees protection m labor dis SKND FO R FKIOK IlK U C IID IIE Publi«»Uons, Inc. Eiilcrrd as cec- putes with supervisors. “ MUSIC IN VOIJU FINKKRS” ond-class natter October 3, lonu, at Special Summer Membership Available the post •fllte at New York, N. V., 2. Humanizing the postal rules 111 WEST 71 ST. EN. 2.8788 itnder the Hot • ! M a rc h 3, 1879. and regulations; removing the CIVIL SERVICE LEADER P&ge Three Tuesday, August 31, 1943 ------p------— ------CHARTS City Employees Urged to Help War Effort How fo flecome By Accepting Spare-Time Cargo Jobs Efficient This is important for every “New York City employees should consider it their welcome. The work of unload administrator. duty to devote at least part of their spare time to helping ing the cars goes on 24 hours We’re referring to a little 64- page booklet produced by New the war effort. It’s their war too, and the City depart a day, every day of the week. And the fair sex can do their York City’s Division of War m ents should cooperate in arranging after-work war jobs bit to help speed up the water Training. The booklet goes by for their staffs.” That is the comment of one high W ar front activities. W omen will be the awesome title of “Municipal M anpower Commission official. hired to handle yard trucks, Functional Organization Charts That the unused labor hours of municipal and both manual and electiical, and —Their Purpose, Construction, other governmental employees in their spare-time is a they will also receive the 68-70- Uses,” and a careful reading of valuable wartime asset and should be used to the fullest oent rate. But they had better it is supposed to go far toward be pi’etty husky women or they making you and your depart possible extent, has been a LEADER contention for many won’t be accepted. They should ment more efficient. months. This newspaper has campaigned for the right apply directly to the railroads' Well, here are a few of the —in fact, the need and the duty—of City employees to employment offices. things we’ve learned by slowly accept spare-time employment. Where to Apply fingering our way through the Now, faced with a critical Here are the places where you booklet: needed. Office and clerical W hat’s An Executive? manpower shortage, the War can be hired for your spaie- workers will probably find it tim ‘ railroad job: War Manpower Commission of We were always a little woozy hard to keep up the work even Shipping Administration and the 1. The Railroad Retirement ficials have suggested that New about the differences between for a few hours. But the job railroads in the Port of New Board, 58 Hudson Stieet. near York City employees could well an administrator and executive. doesn’t call for supermen. The York nave appealed to the Worth Street—open 9 a. m. to devote their spare hours toward Now we know. size of the loads that come out City’s employees to pitch in 9 p. m. aiding in the war effort. The “There are four levels of au of freight cars varies, and the during their off-hours and help 2. The following offices of the photo above is of Joseph B. thority: Administrative, execu slighter men will be put to work clear up a huge backlog of United States Employment Serv O’Connor, Deputy Director, New tive, managerial, and supervis handling the smaller packages. supplies destined for foreign ice, also open until 9 o’clock York Regional Office, WMC. ory. The administrative level is Men who have been working in ports which are stranded in during the emergency: characterized by responsibility Sanitation, DWSGE, Public freight cais because of a lack 87 Madison Avenue. for long-range planning, over Works, Parks, Transit, or for the unless you can show a note that of hands to move the material. 205 Scherm erhorn St., Bklyn. all policy formulation, and di Borough President’s Office, you have a job waiting and 24 East 23rd Street. rection of the agency. The ex As the W ar Shipping Admin should find these jobs to their need the card. There are no age limits for ecutive level is characterized by istration d^cribes the situation, liking. Even the men Ln Wel An attem p t will be made to “There are plenty of ships, there these jobs, but those under 18 responsibility for major specific fare might well qualify. (Because find spots for the spare-time planning, policy formulation and is plenty of cargo waiting on the or over 65 may have trouble they are technically on call 24 workers at the yards nearest interpretation, direction of the tracks, there are enough steve finding an employing officer hours a day, policemen and fire their homes, but the situation agency and its higher-level sub dores to load the ships, but a who will say “come to work.” men should not apply unlevss they changes from day to day. and divisions. The managerial level lack of manpower to get the You’ll Need These Papers get an OK from their superiors.) m any of the New Yorkers will is characterized by responsibility supplies out of the freight cars When applying bring along a probably have to travel over to for translation of policy into and into lighters or warehouses The Pay birth or baptismal certificate, or the other side of the river and day-to-day planning and opera is tying up the whole works.” The rate of pay is between other proof of citizenship, and work in the Jersey terminals. tion of agency subdivisions of the 6 8 and 70 cents an hour. On two passport-size photos. You’ll 5,000 Part-time Workers Sundays the rate is time-and-a- need a Coast Guard identifica (Editor’s note: In the event About 5,000 part-tim e workers half, and overtime is paid for tion card to work along the these positions should be filled ate needed immediately to clear any stretch of work over eight waterfront, and Coast Guard of by the time you read this, you up this situation, and this is an hours. There is no fixed sched ficials at the USES, and the are advised to leave your name opportunity for City employees ule of hours. They’d prefer to Retirement Boaid will issue the and address at the application to answer the call of the men have persons who can work reg cards. office so that you may be called overseas for supplies, and be ular short shifts, but the man You can ’t speed up thirxgs by when needed. Other part-time paid for it. who just wants to put in an getting the Coast Guard card job opportunities appear on In general, husky men aie hour or two a day—or night—is first. They won’t talk to you p ages 6 an d 7.)
RULES LeVs Not Sound Like Index Cards The NYC Civil Service Com mission is tired of having to re fer to “Rule V, Section 9, Para graph 3, Insert 2-a” when tliey want to indicate a section of the rules and regulations under which it operates. They’d much rather be able to sa^, “look at JOHN J. FURIA Rule 77,” and not have to sound Cliartmaker like an index card. interm ediate level. T he super Right now, they’re engaged in visory level has responsibility for trying to revise the rules so that job-planning and work of em they’ll be in a readable form, but ployees.” they say that there aren’t any Making Pictures “substantive changes.” In other And what is the big thing this words, they .say the rights of book talks about—an O rgan isa civil service employees or candi tion Chart? T h a t’s “a graphic dates for civil .service job.s aren't representation of the arrange changed, but the wording of the ment and interrelationships of rules which haven’t been over the subdivisions and functions of hauled since June, 1927, is due an organization as they exist.” for a polishing. W ow ! And it’s quite a job, A heavy Let’s try to make it easier. 67-page book is only the third T he chart is a picture of the revision of the rules. This set organization, showing who has was mailed around to City of authority, and how much, and ficials and department heads how the work of officials and who were asked for advice. In bureaus Ls related. Charts another few months, anoth*er set can show lots of other things, of rules will be drawn up and TRANSIT MEN at work. The men in the phdto above are trackmen, and their job is to keep the too — like personnel costs, ex public hearings held, and more subway and surface tracks in proper condition at all times so that the transit system can operate isting position.s, the geograph suggestions and objections con properly. Are they essential men? Should they be deferred from the draft? And how about the ical location of the various sidered. workers in the many other transit classifications? It’s problems like these which the Board of Trans bureaus. And if a chart is prop Then, the whole business must portation has undertaken to solve In a big way— by studying them thoroughly, and placing in charge erly prepared, it can—and has— be ok’d by the Mayor and after of selective service problems a full-time official who’ll work on nothing else. (See story on Page 5). actually helped a department that by the State Civil Service realize where lines of authority Commission. During the Kem are confusing, and to straighten administration, they went to the them out. trouble of setting up a whole Must Look Good new .set of rules too, got Mayoral They Like to Stand Well With Employees, In constructing a chart, these OK, and then the State body factors are brought out: it said “No.” Fingers are probably crossed should be well designed, simple, Hence Those One-Dollar Promotions a t 299 Broadway now, hoping ea.sy to understand. that all this work won’t be in The booklet, prepared under The LEADER last week published an article disclos year in his new title, at a cost vain. the direction of Dr. John J. ing how, “by a bit of Civil Service sleight-of-hand,” de of $ 1 . Furia, Director of the War partm ent heads could win promotions for certain mem Certain City officials frankly Training Division, has been SANITATION written so that it can be of u.se bers of their staffs at a cost of only $ 1 a year increase admit the inequities of the to officials of all agencie.s—not k i s a la r y . situation and of the procedure Safe Drivers only New York City, but State followed by the municipality, * The article has occasioned a goo4 deal of comment An announcement from Com and Federal as well. M any em b d h from civil service employees and responsible depart although they decline to per missioner William F. Carey’s of ployees aided in the work, in m ent officials. mit the use of their names. fice in the Sanitation Depart cluding a number from various It should be explained at the ample, while a clerk may be But one official said that, while ment lists the names of 522 driv City departments—among them recognizing the unfairness of outset that under present prac Number 1 on a promotional ers in that agency who are le- Newman L. Hoopingarner. con list, he is getting only $1,440 the law aijd practice, officials tice, promotions are made in ceiving departmental citations sultant for the Training Bureau; a year and his promotion to who had the power of promo for safe driving from April 1. Harry R. Langdon, of ttie Sani such a way as to cost the City the next grade of $1,801 will tion were made helpless by the 1942, to M arch 31, 1943, tation D epartm ent: E. Michael th« leeist expense, in most cost the City $400; on the Mayor, And in addition to the i)ublic White, Deputy Hospitals Com cases tlie staggering sum of a other hand, the clerk already “T h e situation Ls • just about award, the men will receive a missioner (now on military dollar per promotion. This is earning $1,800 may be promoted as follows, if you look at it .25 increm ent on theiu 1943 leave': and Albert Pleydell, .made .possible because, for ex to the next grade^ for the first (Continued on Page Fifteen) service-rating report. Commisjiioner of Purc,lip«^, Pai?e Four CIVIL SERVIOS LEADER Tuesday, August 31, 1943 fact that in laige blocks civil WELFARE ian workers already are being released by certain Federal de In the City Departments partments, and a fairly large 75 Caseload number of New Yorkers who The controversial question of went to Washington jobs are how many cases an investigator vacancies. Commissioner Walsh already making tracks for in Welfare should carry seems went directly to nis deputy chiefs home. Welfare officials who FIRE DEPT. to be nearing a solution. find out jusr. w hat this enorm .speak optimistically of W ar The State, County and Mu ous .shortage means. He asked bonds and other savings don’t If We're Bombed nicipal Workers of America them—and they’re the men who cast a realistic eye, it might Three-platoon or two-platoon? • CIO ), .said th a t the m atter was really know—whether they need be said, at the rising incidence An eight-hour day or a twelve- under discussion at the last ed more firemen. Of 15 Deputy of the cost of living. hour day? Chiefs, 14 answered as expected meeting of their grievance com That’s the biggest question —Yes, we need more men. The mittee with Mrs. Edith Alex now agitating the men in the only house that replied in the ander, director of Staff Rela Fire Department— from the negative— Uiat is, No, we’re get tions. Staggered Hours newest probationary cub up to ting along all right on the force Mrs. Alexander stated, accord For approximately 1,039 em Fire Chief and Commissioner we have—is the 4th in Harlem. ing to SCMWA reports, that im ployees of the Department of Patrick Walsh. The story here is th a t Harlem mediately after Labor Day, the Welfare, this may not be the Now. W alsh doesn't w ant to has a higher quota of personnel case loads will be reassigned on most agreeable hot - weather Institute the 12-hour day. It’s than other companies because a basis of 75 clients to each in reading. Then again, it may no pleasure to him to have to of the high fire and life hazard vestigator. be. Depends what time they fight the line organizations on in th a t com m unity.” LEADER Merit Man Eugene While the official figure has this issue—they will surely op been 75 for some time, there has like to get up in the morning. B u i Suppose Canudo, who last week was pose to the limit any plan to in been a leeway allowance of 1 0 "Now,” the official continued, transferred from the secretary These employees work in the crease so drastically their woik- percent to make up for fluctua “we could probably struggle ship of the Hospitals Depart 20-story building a t 902 B road Ing schedule. It’s no pleasure to tions in the load. through the war as we are at ment to the secretaryship of the way. The building has only have angry, unhappy men on the Board of Education. At the age To Allow Promotions four elevators, and the De job. That’s the way the Com present— if nothing unusual of 33, Canudo has attained an The reassignm ent of cases will partment’s 1,400 workers oc missioner sees it, one Fire offi happ>ens. But suppose we should $8,500 City post. He’s been in also allow the appointment of cupy fifteen floors. The ele cial assured The LEADER this be bombed? Suppose we should the City service since Mr. La additional assistant supervisors vators cannot accommodate all week. suddenly be faced with an enor mous outbreak of sabotage? Guardia became Mayor, and —about 2 0 — it is expected, and of the employees who want to The Troubles They’ve Got This is war, and such things can worked with Fiorello even be may permit the re-employment arrive at their desks at 9 a.m„ But here's the setup, from the happen. We hope they won’t— fore that time. Canudo, not of some investigators who have and in consequence a stagger F^re Department’s point of view: but can we afford to adopt this much over 5 feet tall, has plenty made requests for reinstatement. ing of office hours is in pros “There are approximately 1,200 confidential attitude as a phi of charm, a quiet personal man As regards cleaners, the de pect. losophy? ner, but is considered “tough” partment is awaiting City-wide Because of the* trials of the “I can assure you of one in dealing with situations. Next action to change their status. elevator op>erators, plus the TRAFFIC JOBS thing,” he continued. "If a step for him: A commissionship. The Budget Bureau is currently City’s overcrowded subways, O ffrr permanency and unlimilrd bomb fell on this city tomorrow, considering proposals to place the 150 employees of the Non- opportunitie.s for advancpnifnl to the two-platoon system would be the cleaners on a competitive Settlement Division, and 2 1 1 in (rained men and women in rull which affected only 1,081 men road, .■stcam.^hip, air and molor in effect before you could shout status, give them opportunities the Children’s Division, have )lne!?. K o v c rn m e n ta ! and in d ii.s tria l F ire!’ ” and women helpers engaged in to take promotional examina already been ordered to report traffic offices; 26 yenr.s of spe heavy manual labor or "work cializing in Traffic Manngement Despite all tliis, there is tions and annual increments. for work at 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 trainini; is your Kuarnniee of re- nothing right now to indicate of a specialized skill.” At that The department has also re a.m., respectively. sult-gcUing instruction and .“tiic- time, a wage minimum of ce.s.sful jo b c o o p e ra tio n . T h e o n ly that the two-platoon schedule is quested the Budget Director’s Staggering of office hours for traffic .school (fiving one extra $ 1 , 2 0 0 went into effect, and it permission to make promotions course Free and also offerinK 7 to go into effect in the very many of the other employees benefited chiefly employees in to Stenographer, Grade 3. .Scholarship Award.s, Resident near future. The official indi now appears likely. Cl».s.Hes: also H o m e S tiid y . Send the bakeries, dietary division, fo r Free H o o k irt R a nd pa.ss today. cated pretty plainly that it was considered a "hot” issue—and mortuary division, in the patho Traffic Managers Institvte maybe, despite everything, it will logical laboratory, power plant l.'i* Nassau St., N. V. C. be a m atter of leaving well and the storerooms. King Going Promofions Major S. Edward King, for enough alone. The Department of Hospitals The promotion of 28 stenogra mer a.ssistant director in the TRAFFIC COURSES I.abor An«:le emphasized, however, that all phers, in the Department of Medical and Nursing Division PreparinB for TRAIKU: MANA<;KI{, Another curious angle is this: increases hereafter will not be Welfare, to Grade 3 was an KATK «I.I;KK and MOTOR TRl'tK of the Department of Welfare, The Fire Department spokesman based upon seniority but solely nounced this week. The names TRAH I<; MANACKR positions. Inten and now stationed at Torney sive evening courses for men and women. mentioned the fact that the Uni upon the nature of the work and assignments are as follows: Greneial Hospital, Palm Springs, Starts JIhh ttnti 21 %l formed Firemen’s Association is performed by the employee, Mary Bandayan. to .secretary to Ad ministration Welfare Center 41; Selma ReKistration includes full privilCBCs of an AFL union — and wouldn’t Calif., visited Department «;VMNASIA and SWI.MMIN«; TOOI.S, Studying Ca«es friends last week during a fly Benner, lo Per.sonnel Divijtlon; Anna take kindly to the principle of a Bergholz, to .secretary to Adjninlstration URITK OK rilONK TOR l UKK TASS In collaboration with the ing trip to New York. He WeUare Center 73: Fannie Bickx, to TO OrKNIN<; SKSSIONS 1 2 -hour day at the same pay as Division of Social Service-Management NEW YORK BUSINESS INSTITUTE said he was expecting momen Unit: Fannie Bresner, to Bureau of received for a 8 -hour day. It Bureau of the Budget, the De •■>11 W Sl.< np.H'woy ) ^MT.A SI 1.7.1 KMI tarily an assignm ent over-seas. Public Assistance; Rosalind Clark, to was his opinion that the UFA partment of Hospitals is study Division of Veteran Relief; Eva Fried might not even be satisfied with ing the cases of hundreds of man, to secretary to Administration STENOGItAPHY Welfare Center 17: Beatrice-Gelbcr, to a 1 2 -hour day at straight pa.y workers who are imperatively secretary to Administration Welfare 40; TYPEWRITINC • BOOKKEEPING for the extra hours. "They'd prob in need of increases. A man Harry Goldberg, to Division of Build S p K w l 4 Months Course • Day or Eve. power shortage of 3,000 men No Depression? ing Management: Dorothy Green, to CAICUIATING OR COMPTOMETRY ably want time-and-a-half,” he secretary to Administration Welfare Center 33; Ruth Kleinholz, to Special IntMisive 2 Months Course indicated. And that’s something and women has been created There isn't going to be any in this one department alone, post-war depression nor any Investigation Section-Managemcnt unit; BORO HALL ACADEMY Mayor LaGuardia isn’t very like Minnie Kreisl>erg. to .secretary to Ad ly to give. and the municipal hospitals are major economic dislocation. ministration Welfare Center 53; Minnie 3<2 FUTBUSH AVENUE EXTENSION Kreig. to secretary to Administration Ofp. •'Iilyn PanmwMt Won* MAiii 4-8558 Are there only two alternatives continuing to lose workers, at That, in any event, appears Welfare Center 60; Albert Lowe, to .sec — the two-platoon or the three- tracted elsewhere by higher to be the prevailing belief up retary to Administration Welfare Center wages. 24;’ Edith Lupion, to Mayor's committee PROPERTY MANAGER platoon system? a t the offices of the D epartm ent on Wartime Care of Children; Ida Lu “Well, there’s plenty of think of welfare. No consideration pion, to Division of Office Management; I.ECTI'KES— Mon. and Thurs., 7-!» P.M. "These .most recent wage in- Anna Quinn, to Division of Child Wel CLERKS — PROM, ing going on, and maybe some crea.ses are more or less in has been given to any eventual fare; Alice Reichline, to secretary to Intensive Coaching — Days-Evenings body in the department is going need for additional home-relief Admini-stration Welfare Center 99; Fran the nature of an experiment,” ces G. Roihstein, to secretary to A d As.st. M o lo rm a n In s tr u c to r H ooiikeepri- investigators because, by and SK. KNOINBIERING AID to come up with a plan,” he in Eugene R. Canudo, secretary ministration Welfare Center 81; Bella All City, .State, Federal I’roni Kxam.s formed us. large, the Department doesn't Schwab, to secretary to Welfare Center of the Department of Hospitals, 65; Tanya Selzer, to secretary to A d TI'TORINd Civil Service, Anth- believe there’s going to be much nictic, Mathematic.s, A 1 k e b r a . Well, let's hope. said, this week. "We have also ministration Welfare Center 34; Freida
GIRLS - WOMEN WAITRESSES # P A R T T I M E JUNIOR Experienced or Inexperi#nced ATTENTION WOMEN The McCreery Big Top Retail Food Business needs some young girls WORK ACCOUNTANT a s p e r m a n e n t waitresses. 5 day week Uniforms and shoes are MEN - 18 to 60 COLLEGE GRADUATE FULL TIME OR PART TIME furnished as well as I wo Apply Monday, Wednesday, meals a day. The sur EveninR, niuhl or day work after your WILL CONSIDER BEGINNER WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY roundings are most congenial. regular hours; also Salurclnys anil Friday, 8 to 9 A.M. Sundays. Work any «lay or i.vcry day "The Arsenal of 4 hours or more. 5-Day — 40-Hour Week A&P POOD STORES Interviews uUl be Communications Equipment'* held daily in the KARN EXTRA MONEY A6 Apply 3d Floor— Employment 5119 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 3108 Church Avenue, Brooklyn Has opportunities for Women not EMPLOYMENT OFFICE RAILROAD Office— 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. leos Avenue M, Brooklyn 8 T H F I . O O R 336 Cumberland Street, Brooklyn FREIGHT HANDLERS enoaeed in war work Jn t.he fol- T h e NAMM STORE '4808 Queens Blvd., Woodside, L. I. esc PER HR. 0673 F^esh Pond Road, Ridgewood, L. I. 452 FI I.TON STREET lowinK positions: 90-14 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, L. I. James McCreery^ ESSENTIAL WORK BROOKLYN 84-0® Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights, L. I. 5TH AVE. & 341 h ST. CLERKS 357 St. Nicholas Avenue, Ridgewood, L. I. APPLY 9 A.M. to 5 P M. Help Wanted— Female NEW YORK CITY 319 Kings Highway, Brooklyn TYPISTS UNITED STATES 258 Brighton Beach Rd., Brighton Beach,L.I. Persons in war work or essential 3808 Broadway, Astoria, L. I. activity not considered without a STENOGRAPHERS statement of availability. RAILROAD RETIREMENT GIRLS and WOMEN 110-44 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. N. Y. BOARD TABULATING MACHINE OPERATORS Help Wanted— Mate and Female PART TIME > FREE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OR COMPTOMETER OPERATORS 58 HUDSON ST., NEW YORK. N. Y. M E N W O M E N FULL TIME ENGINEERS’ ASSISTANTS o r AS “MUSIC WHILE YOU WORK” SUMMIT AVE., JERSE'^ CITY, N. J. WAITRESSES INSPECTORS No experience necessary SALAD MAKERS ASSEMBLERS A LARGE NATIONAL ASSEMBLERS PLANT GUARDS SANDWICH GIRLS TESTERS CHAIN STORE LABORERS MACHINE HANDS PRESENTS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES DISHWASHERS STOREROOM WORKERS PACKERS SHIPPERS PERMANENT POSITIONS RAPID PROMOTIONS NO EXPERIENCE Those now engaged in essential Also Part Time Help (evenings) MEN ^PACKERS NECESSARY Industries not considered without Experienced SALARY $22 TO START Those In War Work Not Considered statement of availability. Apply Daily ...... B a.m . to 5 p.m . W e d n e .s d a y ...... 8 a .m . to 7 p.m . STENOGRAPHERS ~ MAN S a t u r d a y ...... 8 a.m . to 1 p.m . APPLY MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY T Y P IS T S Assistant In Multigraph Room SCHRAFFT’S SALARY, $21 TO START 8:30 A .M . T O 3 P .M . C L E R K S 56 WEST 23D ST., N. Y. INSPECTORS S-Day Week— 40 Hours BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH AVES. TIME-AND-A-HALF FOR OVERTIME 100 CENTRAL AVENUE MACHINE OPERATORS Phone Mr. Lane B R y a n t O-ItlOO f o r A p p o in tm e n t A LARGE NATIONAL Attractive starting wages . . . Plus increases and o\ertime. New plant KEARNY, N.J. . . . Excellent working conditions . . . Cafeteria on premises . . . Free o r w rite CHAIN STORE transportation for employees between Penn Station Newark, and the Plant. FRANKLIN STORES PRESENTS UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITIES r.OHPORATION C-O-TWO FIRE EQUIPMENT CO. PERMANENT POSITIONS ROUTE 25, NEAR HAYNES AVENUE NEWARK FIFTH FLOOR, MO EIGHTH AVENUE RAPID PROMOTIONS NEW YORK CITY GIRLS ~ WOMEN “ A GOOD PLACE TO WORK” FEMALE CLERKS 18 TO 40 YEARS OF AGE M EN - B O Y S Do not apply if engaged in essential activity. SALARY, $20 TO START Experienced or Inexperienced TO BE TRAINED AS FOOD CLERKS BY Retail Food BiisinesH Comptometer Operators MEN and WOMEN SALARY, $25 TO START SAFEWAY STORES, Inc. MEN and WOMEN PART TIME, SATURDAY 5 day week EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY P A R T TIM E FULL TIME OR PART TIME OR EVENING WORK 5-Day Week— 40 Hours SALARY PAID WHILE LEARNING OR FULL TIME Apply Monday, Wednesday, TIME-AND-A-HALF FOR OVERTIME REAL OPPORTUNITY For ADVANCEMENT Phone Mr. Lane MANY OPENINGS THROUGHOUT To Service O ur Canteen Products CUSHMAN’S SONS, Inc. Friday. 8 to 9 A.M. NASSAU. QUEENS, B K y a n I 0-1(400 fo r A p p o in tm F iit Apply any afternoon after 4 p.m. BROOKLYN. WESTCHESTER — 111 Local War Plants A&P FOOD STORES o r w rite <01 W. 125th St., N. Y. (Nr. Amsterdam Av.) ALSO METROPOLITAN AREA 5119 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn Day Hours Only F R A N K L IN SIORES compensation by way of income which Apply Wed.. Thurs. and Friday— 3108 Church Avenue, Brooklyn rOKPOKATION each limited partner shall receive by rea 9 A. M. TO 12 NOON Good Salary— Perm anent 1605 A ven u e M , B ro o k ly n son of his contribution, is as followis: r i K T H F L O O R . .M!) E IG H T H A V E N U E 325 Cumbcrlnnd Street. Brooklyn 1841 BroAdway (at 60th St.), Room 704 Apply Duily (a) Louis L. Smith — 15% of the net NEW YORK t ITV Persons in war work or es.sential activity not p ro fits . 4808 Queens Blvd., Woodslde, L. I. considered without statement ol availability. CANTEEN CO. (b) Gussie Smith — 177o of the net 6C73 Fresh Pond Roml, RidRewood, L. I. p ro fits . 90-14 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, L. I. TYPISTS 314 E. 23 St. (nr. 2d Av.), N.Y.C. (c) Robert Smith — 10% of the net p ro fits . AND 84-09 Roosevelt Ave., Jack.son Heights, I, I Id) Leo Hanan— 15% of the net profits. 357 St. Nicholas Avenue, Ri
way (60th St.), AI.so A&P .stores In vari ous neighborhoods. Sales clerks, cashiers, full time of THE JOB MARKET part time. Alexander's, Grand Con- cour.se near Fordham Road (apply 35 hour week. Book of the Month Club, 9:30-5, W ed. 7 to 9 p m .i. The Job Market is designed to 385 M a d is o n Ave. Waitresses, James McCreery, 5th Ave. help readers and jobs get to File clerks, general oflice clerks, typ & 34th St., Schraffts, 56 W, 23rd St. gether. The positions listed are ists, stenographers, bookkeeprcs, I.iquici- Bickford s is hiring girls and women ometer Corp., 36fh St nr. .Skillman Ave., at $20 plus meals. Some part time gathered from advertisements I,. I. C , 18-35, dttv and night shifts, Jobs a re al.so a v a ila b le . A p p ly 356 W . of all the newspapers, periodi Univer.sal Ciimcra Corp., 32 W. 23rd St. .'iOth S t.. 8 a.m . to 10 p .m .. S u n d a y cals and communication with For .sortiiit and slnckroom, Piirepac 8 to 1 or 8 to 10 p.m. C o rp ., 511 E. 72nd St. Wiremaii for tcleplione switchboard, personnel managers. Th e s e For writing orders. 5 dav week, apply Br,plco Corp.. 5,'5 Vandom St, (Houston jobs are analyzed and arranged 9-12, H h U Bros., 417 5lii Ave. St or SDrlng St. ,‘itntioni, ilHkery route, drive truck, $34 .salary in categories which will be plus 20', coinmis.sion, over $150 in sales. most helpful as a basis for se Li^lit Farlory Work Mr. Hero, 193 Main St., Lodi, N. J. lection. However, it is wise to Men or boys, »25-$31, 12th floor,. 3SR H u d s o n Sc Manliattan Railroad needs Gerard Ave., Bronx. (iibstation assistant operators. W rite for read the entire column rather Interview. Room 117E, 30 Church St., $20-$25 in book manufacturing, 508 N Y . C ity . than limit yourself to any one W. 2flth St.. jJth floor. Typists, .Stenographers, Cardwell Mfg. item. Day or niglit work, Mr. Atlas. Wa.ste Co.. 81 Prospect St., Brooklyti (8th Ave. It is impossible to investigate Mfg. Co , Cooper Ave. * Dry Harbor subway. High St. station). Road, Glcndiile. .Stenographers, typists, clerks, business thoroughly each position nor is Women, Leviton, 23ane, B R y n n t 9-.1400 b a u m , 22 W . 4 8fh St. an liour for 48 hour week at American for appointment. Women for powder puff factory, S. W, Airlines, 103 E. 41st St. Examiners, Comptometer Operatorfi, Lerner Shops, Parber, 101 Onderdoiik Ave., 11th floor, with experience, lor inspecting armjr 364 Fourth Avo. (14th St. Canarsie Lino to Jefferson St, coats arc being hired by Simon Acker man, .'■>00 Driggs Ave. (cor. N. 9th St.) Cushmans Sons, 461 W. lasth St. s ta tio n ). B k ly n . has part tmo Saturday and evening Women to work on fibre containers. Guards f retired patrolmen only) In work for men and women. Apply after Beacon Container Co., N. 4th St. 6c good health are needed by (iibbs Sc Coa, 4 P.m.. 461 W. 125th St. Wythe Ave., Brooklyn. 21 W est S t., R o o m 1806. Clerical workers, aKHemblers, laborers, Women machine operators and table Full and part time openings for men packers, plant guards, machine hands, workers, American Safety Razor Corp.. to solicit car owners to sell cars. $10 shippern are being taken on for part- 62-76 Lawrence St., Brooklyn. or more for each car. Opportunity ta time work at C-O-Two Fire Equipment Women to as.senible, 40 cents per hour, earn $50 to $100 weekly. Apply .Scharlia Co., Route 25. nr. Haynes Ave., Newark. overtime at time and one-halt, 7th Bros., 299 Madison Ave., N.Y.C. Free bus from Newark Penn, station. flo o r, 153 E. 2 4th S t. Typlut* (hour.s 7-3 or 3-ll> axperi- Women for food plant, Natural Sugars enced or beginner.s. Hotel New Yorker. In c ., BOl W . 2 6th S t. P a r t T im e Part-time and Sunday freight has- Typists and clerks, Liggett Drug Co., dlcrs. 18-60. are a'.so being taken on by 71 W . 23rd St. U. S. Railroad Retirement Board at 88c Clerks, typists, key punch operators, Learii and Earn per hour, $1 02 for overtime. Apply 5i Fairchild Aviation Corp., 135-04 89th MuUigrapliing. $21 to Start. Phone H u d s o n St. Ave., Jamaica. Mr. Lane. BRyant 9-3400 (or write Hickfords lias fill-in work. Apply 356 Clerk-typisls, age 17 - 2S, $19 for Franklin Stores, 519 8th Ave.), W. 50th St. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sun., (irocery business. Train lor food 8 a.)n. to 1 or 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. clerks. Actual school with dummy .Sales clerks and cashiers on a part- m e rc h a n d is e . .Safeway S tore s, 1841 time ba.sis and being hired by Alex Typist R has her desk nearer Broadway (60th St.). anders, Grand Concour.se and Fordham the door than typist S. Album nianufucturing, young men, 38 Road. Bronx. W. 21st St.. 8th floor. M ills .Shoe Co.. 345 H u d s o n St., has Typist T has her desk nearer Repair dictaphones, graphotype opera openings for part time or full time shoe the door than typist R. tio n , etc.. A d d re s s in g M a c h in e Co.. 326 salesmen. Experience is not essential. B ro a d w a y . Montgomery Ward wants housewives The big demand in war industry now is for women to take over Therefore; the desk neare.st Machine shop work. Machinery Build 18 to 42 for part-time work as stock ers. Inc., 5-17 46th Road, L. I. City, for the men roincr into the services. the door belong* to: clerks. Apply 9-11. 2-4 etc. Saturday at Woodwork. 11 W. 25th St. 75 Varick (Mr. Carol) 12th floor. A. Typist R. Bindery, Mr, Gray, Franklin Bindery, Men over 18, especially tho.se in non- B. Typist S. 305 E. 4 5th S t. essential work are wanted by American Airlines for Jobs as cleaners at Study Aids for C. Typist T. Freight Handlers Guardia Field. General building porter, and hangar-cleaner positions arc avail 6 . Miss Jones is stenographer. Full-time or part time unlimited work, able for those who can put in 4 hour Miss Jones is president of day, evening or Sunday, 72 cents an shifts, 6 days a week between 6 p.m. her club. hour, *1.08 overtime atid Sunday. Apply: and 1 am. Apply at the company per sonnel ofhce, itM) East 42nd Street, Therefore: International Longsiioremen’s As.socia- Clerk Grade 3,4 Exam tion. Local 976. 374 lOth Ave. (30th St I 16th Floor. A. Stenographers make U. S. R a ilr o a d R e tire m e n t B d,, 58 Men and women with cars needed for Below is another type of question frequently used Hudson St. or 577 Summit Ave., Jersey part and full time work servicing can good club presidents. C ity . teen products in local war plants. Day in civil service examinations. It’s designed to test your B. At least one stenogra A m e ric a n C h ic le Co., 30-.30 T h o m p s o n work. Permanent openings, good salary Ave., L. I. City. promised. Apply Canteen Co., 314 East ability to analyze a situation quickly. Answers to the pher is a club president. Boys. $22, 5 day.s, Jules Citain, 313 23rd St., N.Y.C. quest^ns below will appear in next week’s issue of The C. Club presidents make 4 tli A ve. Part-time openings for men as waiters. No experience necessary. Hours 9 P.M.- LEADER together w 4 th the answers to last week’s set of good stenographers. St<»ckiiien 12.30 A.M., six nights weekly. No salary 7. Adams Street crosses Jef quoted. Apply alter 1 P.M. at Schrafft’a q u e s tio n s . 56 W . 23rd .St., N .Y .C . I. Miller, 43-10 23rd St.. L, I. City 1. Mi.ss WiUiams is eittver a B. He wiH loae popularity ferson Street at right angles. Part-time openings for male elevator (Queens Plaza station), 50 cents hour. operators, with and without experience. typint or a clerk. B ut she is witdi his fellow employees. Jefferson Street is parallel to Mills Mfg. Corp., 569 Broadway, stock Washington Avenue. and sliipping. Pour days. "12:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, not a typist. C. Me may have a reason- N. W. Haft & Bros., 500 7th Ave., 12:30-9:30 p.m. Apply mornings at T herefore: stock work. Nanim's. 452 Pulton St.. Brooklyn. T herefore: 8»ble comipteiint. H e n ry Ro.se S tore s, 3S0 W . 31«t St. The Namm Store can place elevator A. She Is a stenographer. 3. Job 1 requires less con- A. Adams Street is at right operators on a part timebases, 4 days B. She is a messenger. centratiion tfhan Job 2. angles to Washington Avenue. 12 30 to 6:30 and Thursdays 12:30 to MisrelianeoiiK 9:30. Apply 452 Fulton St,, Brooklyn. C. She is a clerk. Job 2 requires less concen- B. W ashington Avenue is liiggetts IS hiring i)art-time salesmen 2. If Mr. Cahill is to retain longer than Adams Street. Shippers and packers. Phone for ap 6-12 for 5 nights weekly, and 10 hours '^ration than Job 3. pointment. Mr. Lane. Franklin Stores Sunday. Apply 71 W. 23rd St. his position after his proba Tlierefore: C. Adams Street is parallel C o rp ., 519 E iR lith Ave. F. W. Woolworth is taking on part- tionary period, he must avoid to Washington Avenue. Grocery clerks, experienced or inex time salesladies, 11-3, Apply 85 Nassau A. Job 1 requires less con p e rie n c e d , S a fe w a y S tores, 1841 B ro a d St, disputes with his supervisor or centration than Job 3. 8 . The court house is situ with the Cominissioner. B. Jo*) 1 requires as mucli ated northeast of the high school. B ut he will not avoid dis ooncenti-ation as Jobs 2 and 3. The high school is situated putes with his supervisor or C. Job 2 requires more con with the Commissioner. centration than Job 3. northeast of the town hall. ENGINEERING, SCIENCE and MANAGEMENT T herefore; 4. A certaki file contains Tlierefore: A. He will not retain the either correspondence, or mem A. The court house is situ position after his probationary oranda, or reports. ated nearest to the town hall. WAR TRAINING COURSES period. It does not contain memo B. The town hall is situ Sponsored by U.S Office of Education, Training Unit of randa. ated to the southwest of the court house. War Manpower Commission CIVIC SERVICE EMPLOYeeS T herefore; LET C. The high school is n ear A. It contains reports. er to the court house than to N O TUITION FEES BHAND’S FUfi SHOP B. It contains either corre- the town hall. ASSURE YOUR :»ATISFACTION spon
V C U h I M e r i t M e n LiMA131S,¥L working nights says that it im Independent Weekly ot Civil Service and War Job News poses undue hardship on him. n What is undue hardship? If a man’s wife is neurotic, and gets Published every Tuesday by Civi| Service Publications, Inc. lonesome when he works at Office: 97 Duane Street (at Broadway) New York, N. Y. Repeat This! night, is that undue hardship? Phone: COrtlandt 7-5665 Copyright, 1942, by Civil Service Publications, Inc. If a worker comes in with a med ical certificate, should you go Jerry Finkelstein, Publisher; Maxwell Lehman, Executive Editor; behind that certificate? Brigadier General John J. Bradley, (Ret.), Military Editor; David Mrs. Poses has precise views Kobinson, Associate; N. H. Mager, Business Manager. of an official’s place in the Gov — S u b scrip tio n R a te s ernment service. .$2 a Y ear “It’s very easy,” she says, “for I q New Vork Stnte (by mail) ...... U p h eaval CiUewhnre In the United Staten ...... $2 a V ear a person in a Government job Cnnada and For«>l^n Coiintrle*...... $3 a V ear Watch for big shakeup in to become a bureaucrat. You Individtiai C n | ile t i...... B t!e"t« State Civil Service Commission: must constantly keep in mind Advcrtining' Rates *n Applleailon George F. Hitchcock, its potent secretary, and for 40 years an “SHE’S SO SMART it’s fright that the person on the other MRMBRR AUDIT BLKRAl) OF CIKC t l.ATIONK side of the desk might be you.” employee of the agency, is on ening.” That’s how one WMC the way out. His $6,450 job, now employee paid his respects to Law of the Future Tuesday, August 31, 1943 civil service, will be made ex empt, so that the secretary can Lillian Poses. She feels a deep zest in her be more pliable to the will of the This pretty young woman, who work. ‘We’re writing the law of Commission. Most departmental looks as though she should be the futui-e. And the law of the secretaries in State service are future is administrative law.” out playing tennis at a vacation Shall Prisoners Work exempt. . . , On Oct. 1, Judge Though she could earn twice Conway, Commission head, will resort, performs the vast duties her present salary in private law initiate reorganization of per that go with a double job: her work, she prefers to remain. She For New York City? sonnel. . . . What will be done title is Regional Attorney, U. S. deems her present work more with executive officer Frank M a y o r LaGuardia last week proposed a plan to Security Agency and War Man important than that performed Densler’s job isn’t revealed. . . . by most judges. "I’m not sure help relieve the serious manpower shortage in power Commission. Assistant secretary post, $5,000, is I would exchange it for a judge City institutions: the use of prisoners now serving open. . . . Conway has been in Right now she’s trying to work ship,” she says. fixed-term workhouse sentences. These men would do consultation with Assemblyman out, once and for all, a proper work as laborers, attendants, and helpers. The Mayor Fred Hollowell, who probed system of releases-for-war-jobs Working With Women and appeals for New York City wa.sn’t sure that he could hurdle the legal obstacles, but State civil service last year, may Working closely with Anna if he can, the plan will probably go into effect. adopt some of Hollowell's recom employees, who are technically Rosenberg, Regional Director of frozen into their positions under mendations, possibly set up a the agency. Mi's. Poses gets Now, if the plan is adopted, certain factors must be the manpower stabilization plan. "job czar” for State . . . along famously with her boss. carefully watched. The method of releases and ap People and Things Both are dynamic, busy women. peals for Federal employees 1. The prisoners must not be used as a wedge to “My doctor tells me my enei^y Dave Ruml, personnel head works smoothly; but for NYC lower salaries for regular employeesr. is due to the glands, but I re in OWI’s N. Y. bureau, embar workers, the situation has been fuse to believe it’s anything so 2. The prisoners must not be used to avoid promo rassed no end, ^ because many, muddy. If LaGuardia’s O.K. can prosaic.” She’s been with Mrs. tions to regular employees. many flies of applicants have be obtained, the matter should Rosenberg since NRA days. How 3. The prisoners must not be used on jobs for which been lost, nobody knows how. be smoothed out before very did she get the job? “I sent If you’ve filed for OWI job at long. other personnel can be found. Mrs. Rosenberg a letter. She N. Y. office, and haven't heard It’s her task to write the legal asked me to come in. I told her for several months, better hop procedure on appeals for state MORE IDEAS NEEDED that the NRA would be declared up and see if your application ments of availability, so that an We’re not sure the Mayor’s plan is any good, but unconstitutional, she smiled, and (and whatever else you may official at the United States she gave me part-time work.” we’re glad to see that Fiorello is thinking of the m an have sent along;) i s still Employment Service, receiving Later, the Supi-eme Court did power problem, and endeavoring to put some imagina there. . . . Doc John Furia, an appeal from an industrial hold the NRA unconstitutional. tion into his thinking. More ideas ought to be forth who heads NYC Training Bu employee who can’t get a re She went into Social Security coming from the Civil Service Commission and from the lease from his job, will know reau, asked a waiter in Andre’s as regional attorney, and served City Manpower Board (if that’s still functioning). to wrap up some bones for what questions to ask and how to arrive at a decision. the WPA, too, in a legal ca Meanwhile, we want to repeat some questions we his dog. The waiter laid Uie pacity. bones on an adjoining table, asked here several weeks ago. We think that these Interprets Rules Just as she gets along with but when Doc rose to take questions deserve the serious attention of the Mayor, When manpower regulations Mrs, Rosenberg, she maintains them, they were gone. . . . Doc come up from Washington, Mrs. good relations with the women of Newbold Morris, of Harry W. Marsh, head of the Furia, by the way, is slated to Civil Service Commission, and of the various city Poses must interpret them. Ex under her. “I don’t know,” she go to Brazil, reorganize per ample: WMC says that in cases says, “why the shibboleth was commissioners. sonnel setup there. . . . Add of substandard wages, a state ever started that women couldn’t typographical errors: Office of HOW ABOUT ANSWERS TO THESE? ment of availability may be is work together,” Economic Warfare wonders sued to the worker. W hat’s sub With only a small staff to Has the City examined and exhausted all possible what to do about the big batch standard wage? Is it the same tuin out a tremedous quantity sources of manpower? of letterheads which came from in New York City as in a smalf of work, Mrs. Poses has gotten Has the City considered the possibility of re-training the printer reading “Office of upstate community? her lawyer friends to help her Economic Warefare” . . . Pos and up-grading its own employees to perform more She sets up “model” stabiliza out. She has a string of con sibilities who have been con tion plans for the various areas sultants all over the State. necessary jobs? sidered to take over Major in the New York State region. You wouldn’t believe it to look Has the City fully utilized the services of women in John A. Warner’s post as head “The job is more than a legal at her, but she has a daughter positions formerly not open to them? Has it delved into of State Police: Acting Lieut. one,” says Mrs. Poses. “It in 10 years old. And she’d like to the many job-titles to see which of them now being Bill Graefnecker, head of the volves administration, as well. have more children. Her hus performed by men could be performed by women? Has Manhattan D. A. squad; Correc Where there are precedents, we band is in the perfumery busi it thought of the advisability of opening certain posi tion Commissioner John Lyons, follow them. But often there ness. She’s a born New Yorker who organized Tom Dewey’s are none. So we are build —Brooklyn, to be exact. Her tions to boys and girls of high-school age (as the Post detectives; Bernard Dowd, Office has successfully done)? ing up a body of precedents. college degrees came from Hun former P.D. acting captain, The good lawyer sees the ob ter, Bryn Mawr, and NYU Law Has the City invented better ways of performing now head of guards at a big jective—then hunts for means School. She finished her high the current tasks in the various departments, stream shipyard. . . . Eugene Canudo in the law of meeting that ob school career in three years; lined governmental operations to the utmost, pooled didn’t know he was slated for jective.” then proceeded to finish her 4- resources and personnel, eliminated “detail” positions that $8,500 NYC Board of Edu All kinds of odd little problems year Hunter course in three. cation secretaryship until without regard to political factors? come up in her office. A man She’s smart, all right! everybody else did. . . . Best Has the City considered the possibilities of part-tim e anecdotist in city service is w o rk ? Bill Peer, confidential examiner Has the fullest educational job been done to show in Manhattan Borough Presi the first big guns will go oiT formerly Assistant Corporation the residents of NYC the value of a career in City dent's Office. . . . To State to urge that Uncle Saxn pro Council and associate counsel government service? Has a full-fledged “public relations” Senator Seymour HSjIpem; vide some kind of protection on Coudert Committee, is do- W'on’t you phone us and ex for war service appointees, the ‘ ing a terrific job in avia campaign been undertaken to make men and women plain that little upstate jam. “lost souls of civil service” . . . tion intelligence. He’s in Brit eager to accept City work, even if just for the duration? Si? . . . I t’s unheralded yet, Jack Alexander, Saturday Eve ain now. . . . T h a t A lbany Have the available opportunities been fully publicized? but at the forthcoming Denver ning Post editor, reports that County probe will be further Has any thought been given to new incentives for convention of letter carriers. Army officer Phil Haberman, extended. . . . employees— faster promotion, paym ent for fruitful ideas, honor for distinguished service on the home front, liberalized vacation and leave policies? The LEADER invites all readers to write in upon any Civil Service, subject. Letters J receive the careful attention of the editors. Those of general interest are printed. Has the City sought to improve working conditions ^CxC'C'C^/ O I.«tters which appear in these columns may be answered by readers with other points so that entrance into the service appears more desirable of view. All letters should be signed, but names will be kept confidential if requested. than work in private industry? Has the City been prepared to offer increased S ubw ay M au key sections (in majority of possibility of acquiring more. cases) which require the most Quite a few men have re salaries, higher increments, overtime, to make work less P ro tests of a personal hardship on the employee? responsibility and work, receive signed, and more will follow suit, Sirs: Have read several items in 95c, $1.00, and $1.05 an hour. because they think, and rightly your paper about the munificent TRANSIT HAS A PLAN Incidentally, prior to July 1, so, th a t there should be equal increases in pay, received by the pay for equal work. The Board of Transportation, seriously hit by m an 1943 when the “increases” went subway workers, from the Board There is much dissatisfaction power shortages, has set up a Selective Service Division, of Transportation, and I would into effect, the piresent 95c men received $ 1 . 0 0 an hour, so this in other departments and the under the direction of an experienced former Selective recommend that you take cog morale of the men. Is at a low nizance of the true situation. represents a decrease of $2.40 Service official. The job of this division is to present per week. ebb. the case for deferment of subway employees, deal with Let us examine the Signal Dept, The most desirable sections The Board of Transportation draft boards, make up replacement schedules, and in The Board, by the use of a are manned by the highest rate will not recognize the true con dition. general to slow down the exodus of transit employees formula, has arranged a rate m en: $ 1 . 1 0 an hour. into the armed forces. Only a few \yeeks old, the new of pay for the men, that borders The Board of Transportation The Mayor should do so, be setup is already working. Why not a similar plan to on the ridiculous. has complained of a shortage of fore it is too late. covei’ all the departments, Mr. Mayor? The men who maintain the Signal Maintainers, and the im SIGNAL MAINTAINER. mesday, August 31, 1943 CIVIL SERVICE LEADER Pa^e Nin« where. He held they were in Insects dispensable to the home front. From reports reaching us, sev POLICE CALLS eral workers are being bitten by $400 Service “.small green bugs” which seem Last week a young patrol to be in their desks. We are al fox Cop be offered $1,320 a y e a r^ u rin g man—one of those who were so informed that roaches and their probationary period. awaiting action on their $400 small bugs are seen in the vari ■For a long time,” writes a This suggestion is onlt aca at the PBA office in response ous cases. How’s about a bit of pjjlice ofiBcer, “your paper has demic, of course, since the to a letter telling him that a By ARTHUR LIEBERS insecticide around, C.J.R.? Ij^n attracting attention among M ayor ram m ed the $1,320 law policemen as an independent check for the interest on his down the throat of the Council claim awaited him. He accept courageous organ. Your The Memo Says . . . M ail B ag last year, but we would like ed the check— it was about $35 jjflbit of digging under the Dear Editor, Vets Column: to make it anyway. . . . Why —but thought it peculiar that The rising tide of complaints jarface in all m atters affecting W hy is it so difficult to reach doesn’t the Civil Service Com he should receive the interest from the Veterans Administra fjie policeman’s job, your en- responsible administrative offi mission recanvass the list and on his claim before the prin tion reveals that pettiness on (Oiiiagement of policemen to cials? I was told that I was ask this question of the eli- cipal. the part of the supervisors is on jpeak their minds through to wiite an official memo, stat gibles: “Will you accept the His curiosity aroused by the up-swing. In fact, accord your column, Police Calls, has ing my case, and then forward position of patrolman if you this procedure and by the fact ing to some of my correspond fjrned for you a reputation it through official channels. To were offered $2 , 0 0 0 a year dur that no other claimant among ence, it’s reaching new heights. ,(ith the cop on the street as date, however, I have not re ing your probationary period?” the many he knew, had receiv Members of the staff, one gal cop’s newspaper. ceived satisfaction, and fix)m Would anyone be astounded ed such a check for interest, writes me, must sit at their •Because you try to be a conversations with other em if such an offer should bring he began making inquiry. desks, tending to their work. If (op’s newspaper you should ployees, I have ascertained that affirmative replies from a larger In no time at all he discov they stop to chat for a moment, continue ham m ering away a t this practice is in force tlirough- number of eligibles than now? ered that he was one of the the supervisor swoops down those PBA delegates who don’t out the building, 17 plaintiffs in the Schneider with an official memo stating it VET EMPLOYEE. jven pretend to represent the case and that his check for is not permissible to do anything pien on the job. If every cop Yonkers and the Draft the principal am ount of $400— other than the work assigned. We have been informed that attended the monthly meetings If the members of the staff wish any member of the .staff may Let no New York City pa less pension and victoi*y tax— of the delegates there would to turn the fan on or off, or discuss his personnel problem trolmen become alarmed over had been waiting for him at be such a wave of disgust that even turn it to face them, the with the administrative staff, by the story of that Yonkers pa the Comptroller’s Division for it would result in drastic ac supervisor swoops down on them contacting his immediate su trolman with six children whose almost three months! tion by the members. with another official memo stat pervisor first, requesting that an draft board beckons threaten He had never known that ing that it is unlawful to touch appointment be made with the “If cops had been present, ingly. he was one of the plaintiffs in (or example, at the August the Schneider case and had the fans . . . Personnel Officer or Chief of Our local Police Department meeting, they would have heard never been informed by any of This kind of complaint is the Division, If you experience still has a batting average of their delegates speak of them those whose duty you might chronic. Wouldn’t it be better any trouble contacting the Per a thousand. Not one member though they were illiterate think it was to have done so if Vets started treating workers sonnel Officer or the Chief of of the force with more than liiil-billies or backw ard children. that his check was ready. How as workers rather than as im the Division, contact this col two years of service has been In order for the delegates to ever, he could have seen his mature youngsters. umn again; off the record, if drafted unless he wanted to be justify their refusal even to name in this column had he you want it that way. drafted or unless he refused to gsi; the membership their views read it on June 15th and he take an appeal from his draft J o ttin g s Dear Art Liebers, on popular election of PBA would have been informed here board’s decision. Vets Column; officers they had to argue that just what steps to take. From the looks of things, some Something new has been cops simply don’t know what’s Incidentally, in his report to of the offices on the lower floors brought into Preliminary Opera good for them. the President on the Detroit are still being conducted as tions Office. She's pi-etty, and riots, Attorney-General Biddle Memo to Pat Narnedy He Was There "chit-chat” clubs . . . the lucky quite a decoration. We are all recommended that a general We didn’t receive an answer few in the know who work there wondering if she's there to work "I was present a t th a t August policy be established that no to that registered letter you got < are permitted to receive personal or to look pretty, and how soon meeting and th a t is why I p ar police officers be drafted any- last week. phone calls, chat, and do things ticularly liked your Police Calls she'll receive her grade increase. pretty much on their own, while CURIOUS BALCONYITE column of August 17th. You their colleagues are threatened hit the nail on the head when with dismissal for any such in Sounds fascinating . . . er. is you contrasted the picture of fraction of rules. . . . Miss Huset, she really that pretty? Check tlie hard-working cop on the 2nd Floor Assistant to Mr, Har on 'ner m arital status and let sUeet with the smug, detail- ley, is still walking the floor, me know . . . huh? ensconced delegate who thinks “putting the fear of God” into Dear Mr. Liebers: he is superior to the men the staff, they tell me. , . . Dotty I've been at Vets for one whose dues he collects. Against Pershing is lookmg very well year and four months. To date, the background of such an at these days . . . her friends say it I haven’t received a grade in titude the business whereby the This is the twelfth of a new series of cohimns for Navy Yard Workers. Suggestions, criticisms, and letters must be that Marine, . . . The crease, while persons who came twice passed resolution for a boys forget their draft status in after me are one or two referendum among cops on the from Navy Yard employees are welcome. when Mildred Ogar.sh walks past grades ahead. In fact. I’ve question of direct election of tice,” “laborer,” or “clerk,” the . . . that prim and efficient sec noticed that girls in the various PBA officers was killed, be How the Draft Affects local board is v.ery likely to put retary on the second floor hasn't offices are being given prefer comes easy to understand. You—and W hy him in 1-A. that sign on her desk anymore. ence in good ratings as well as "Your suggestion in the . . . Does that mean a new sign increases. What would you afl- 3. Labor M arket — M any a same column for cops to get Who’s Getting Deferred?—Re is coming with “Mrs.” on it? '. . . vise? draft board has refused to grant to work prom ptly on the $450 cently, a skilled mechanic of Lee Rottenberry is confiding to DILIGENT VET. deferment of some of the most bonus proposition and to sub long Navy Yard standing, and intimate friends that he intends highly skilled artisans and pro From what you tell us, perhaps mit the names and necessary the father of three children going South soon, . . . Pamela fessional men because, upon it would be best to put a skirt on information of friends and rel born before Pearl Harbor, re Cappola hopes that she ll be Miss consultation with certain,, unions and get to know the big-shots in atives in the armed services to ceived induction orders, even Subway some day, and from or employment agencies, they the office. However, we have the War Ballot Commission so though the Yard had requested what we see . . . it’s in the bag. have been advised that there been informed that promotions that these men will be able his deferment. . . . World War II vets don’t re are other such individuals avail were being made on merit, tak to help us put our bonus-refer- Dunng that same week, and ceive their old job back, but one ing into consideration the period tndum over was my idea of a able for work. also at the request of the Yard, in the same grade . . , Their pre of service. good, constructive idea. You a number of healthy young 4. Draft Dodgers — The vious service does not seem to are certainly right, ‘The bonus Selective Service Act regards a help them receive promotions Dear Art Liebers: helpers received 2-B classifica Is it ti-ue th a t we'll get passs is not going to be won by de tions. draft dodger as a criminal; and and recognition of their senior fault.” draft boards are exceedingly ity. . . . One intent of this col and pictures to identify our One day the Yard dispatched selves soon. Rumors are going a letter to a local board advis sensitive about this. To many umn is to publicize inconsisten a board member, the mere fact cies and praise proper pro the rounds. ‘What Troubles a Cop?” ing that it did not desire to A VET STUDENT. claim occupational deferment of that a young man has changed cedures. thereby conti-iving for Last week we printed a list a certain helper. A few days from a peace-time activity to a the abolition of “improper Fi’om information which we Of policemen’s peeves—a list of later the Yard received a card defense job is practically con working conditions” . . . we believe to be reliable, we have the things that most bothered from the Board advising that clusive evidence that he’s a want to help you Vets and we ascertained that more protec the ordinary cop. There were the man was placed in Class draft dodger. can, if you will help us, by telling tion will be furnished 346 nine headache-inducers in our 2-B for six months. Navy Yard's Answers us of your problems with which Broadway within the next few list and we thought that you have been confronted in months. Passes with photos Here’s the Reason But the Navy Yard has a »as enough for any job. How- your job. . . . may also be in the offing. tver, it appears that we over These seem like radical con good answer to practically looked an important entry in tradictions; we don’t blame any every ai-gument of the Board: 1. Age—The Yaid does not our Headache Handicap. As one worker for getting disturbed these men are not sufficiently situation on tlie way a per-sonnel recognize a sti’ict correlation patrolman states in a letter: about it. However, the pic skilled to be classed as Marine man would see it; and it is between age and skill. Many “How did you happen to over ture is not at all as black as Machinists or Marine Electri virtually impo.ssible, in an in of the Yard’s skilled workers look what is often the greatest that. For over two years the cians; their workmanship does stitution approxim ately 70,000 are in the younger age group; of the cop’s peeves—the 95 man. •Yard has maintained a pretty not, as a rule, conform to Navy strong, for men to get inducted and they are not considered ^lien you get a stupid 95 man, high standard with regard to standai-ds; they usually qualify or deferred with any great de readily replaceable. or one who thinks that his job policies goveniing claims for oc for original employment only as gree of logical consistency. Bru is for the purpose of taking care cupational deferment. This fact 2. Payroll Titles — Payroll helpers. That is why tlie Yaid tal as it may seem, considera of all his friends and giving has been a difficult one to sell titles ai-e often misleading and must train so many men liter tion of dependency status, from those he dislikes the old singeroo the average worker; and harder do not always serve as an in ally from scratch. the Y aid's point of view, is not there, Mr. Editor, you have yet to sell to Selective Service dex of a Navy Yard employee’s 4. Draft Dodgers—The Yard, always in the best interests of & first-class stinker.” pfficials. The apparent confu skill. Some of the Yard’s of course, is not set up as a the war effort. This point of Now you can appreciate the sion is the result of a mighty skilled artisans, under Civil Ser haven for draft dodgers. There view has, however, been slight old plaint of 95 men—that they tug-o’-war between the Navy vice regulations, are termed is little choice in re ly modified, in effect, through •lever make a friend and al- Yard and the Selective Service helpers, apprentices and classi questing deferment, since the adoption of the Replacement '^'ays make enemies. system. On the side of the fied laborers; and.it is only by Yard cannot adequately fulfill Schedule Plan. draft board are the following reason of Civil Service techni its requirements for skilled per factors: calities that their titles are not The Replacement Schedule Cop’s Job sonnel except by employing, 1. Age—A great percentage of changed to more appropriate, T h e Yard’s Replacement among others, young, inexperi Goes a-Begging Yard workers are what one impressive ones. Schedule which, nowadays, is enced men who show reasonable boaid terms men of “prime mil making many an employee jit The Civil Service Commis- 3. Labor Market—In most in possibilities, and then ti’aining itary quality.” They’re young tery, and has created many a announced lajSt week that stances, Uie Claims of Local them. »Jthough they had attem pted and physically fit. Why, the Boards as to labor supply are bone of contention between Uie ^ comply with the request of board members ask, should these based upon statistical listings Thus the Inconsistencies Yard on one side, and the em Commissioner Val e n t i n e to men be given 2-B classifications of “handymen” who, for the These, in brief, account for ployee and the Local Board, un- ‘Ornish him with enough eli- while older, married men with sake of convenience, are termed apparent inconsistencies in the allied, on the other side. This *ibles from the Patrolmen’s list children are inducted? Surely, electricians or machinists; men application of Selective Service plan is the closest thing, so far ^ enable the Police Commis men of their age cannot be so classed as machinists because, , policies. The Yard is obliged to as we can see, to the tiu e spirit sioner to appoint 2 2 0 men, only highly skilled as to be in-e- for example, they can repair au fight each case individually and of the Selective Service Act ever could be found. And of plac:able! tomobile engines, and men each case is won or lost on its adopted by a large-scale em ‘hese, it was said, only about 2. Payroll Title — If an em classed as electricians becaus^, individual merits. I t is hard ployer. It takes into considera would pass the medical ex- ployee’s payroll title contains for example, they can do house- for a Boai’d made up of your tion dependency status, draft ^ination. The men were to the word “helper,” “appren wiring. For the most part. xieiglibor and minte, to see the (Continued on Page Twelve) Pa^fe Ten CIVIL SERVICE LEADER Tuesday, August 31^ ij^
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prepare them for promolon. Lec SUBWAYS tures are given by supervisory employees and other specialists. (C’ortinucd from Paflre Five) The in.struction consists of lec pair and inspection of all types tures, problems, examinations of car and bus equipment. The and notes. In the IRT Power men holding those positions have Division specialized instruction D E F E W S E transportation special knowledge and experi is given in both electrical and ence acquired by years of edu mechanical cour.ses. cation and training and cannot Car Maintenance B eni Leave Y m ireartaStan^W hM lt GoHld B« Working in flie W ar Effort be replaced except by men of similar training and experience. In the Car Maintenance De SELI.ITI . . « INVEST IN WAR BONOS Men for such replacement are partment, practical demonstra- not available. tiorus are provided on all types Car Inspector: of car equipment, including the Road Car Inspcclor: complicated electrical mecha CAR APPRAISAL .SERVICE BUREAU P O T C X S V L m m . nisms governing air-brakes and 97 Duane Street, New York These shopmen, employed CIVIL SERVICE LEADER, Citr FOR within or working from the in door control. Such schools are If you wish to sell your car, send in the following information: spection shops, “sheds,” and under the supervision of com We will ftet an estimated valuation for you based on the best “barns” of the three operating petent maintenance engineers market prior wo ran find from a ropMtubIc dealer. divisions are men specifically and in.spect«rs of equipment. YOUR OLD CAR trained in the inspection, and. Maintenance of Way Make of Car...... Year . . (iw miNNiix; roNDiTiofu) incidentally, the consequent or Type ...... dinary current repairs found In the Maintenance of Way Mileage ANY MAKE Ofl MODEL Department, special instruction upon “inspection” and constitute E quipm ent ...... the “front line” in maintaining is given for employees in the safe operation of cars and ele signalling and lighting sections Condition of Tires with practical demonstrations vated as well as subway trains. Your Nam e ...... Need 5 0 0 Cars They are quite separate from the on typical apparatus and with C A L L N O W ! car repair shop forces, and, upon lectures on rules, .safety precau A ddress...... P h o n e . the BMT and IRT Divisions, are tions and similar general sub separate from repair shops jects. Employees as.signed to where they were recruited, or work in and about the yards are GLenmore5-7174-5 ganised. trained and directed. instructed in the details of the — YOU SHOULD GET— ^ It requires months of training ixi working equipment regulating normal times to produce effi methods, safety precautions, etc. THE MOST LEVICK BROS.. Inc. cient “inspectors.” FOR TOUB CAR OR STATION WAGON CHRYSLER CORP. DEALER M aintainor (All Groups): 1315 Bashwiek Ave., B'klyn Include tool and die makers, pattern makers, the precision NAVY YARD B£ SURE YOU GET IT men of the machinist classifica (Continued from Page Nine) FORDS—CHEVS tion, mill workers, cabinet mak classification, order nu^nber and, ers, men especially trained in the much to Uve annoyance of Phone SAc 2-4700 35’s to 4l's~-Also Model repairing of car seating, black Yard of.ficials. payroll titles. Will Pay Any CASH PRICE smiths and forge shop employ The release dates are deter TELL u s th e condition OF YOUR CAR within Keason to Fill Pending Ordrrs ees, w'elders (both electric and mined according to formulas OUR CASH WILL FOLLOW — TRY US UN iversity 4-6960 gas) and shopmen engaged in which do not account for the various phases of car and bus emplo.vee as an individual with 3 . P. CUSTER «**i W. 125TH, N. Y. C. repair who have been long certain skills and experience, trained m their specific fields ^DEXTER Motors— 1st Ave., 97th St.^ ^ ALSO EVKNINGS m except only as is indicated by and cannot be replaced. Losses his job title. While we cannot liave already been heavy and pi^dict when you, as an in LUNDY further and further depletion of dividual, will get induction such shop labor will involve the NEEDS CARS orders, we can assure you that For Brooklyn Defense Workers lowering of standards, quality of ’36 — ’42 if you have a wife and child, WNEST PRICES PAID F O R - work and ability to safely main NIGHTINGALE 4-4041 the Yard will not consent to Eves., Sunday. NAVARRE 8-2S26 tain the present .safety stand ards. your induction before one of your fellow workers who is younger /Ve»r Jersey Maintenance Engineer: and single (everything else be USED CARS P reniiuin Prices Paul for Low M ileage (iars Assist. Maintenance Kngineer: ing equal). The importance of CARS WANTED Jr. M aintenance Kng^ineer: IT w ill. PAV YOU TO DK4I, WITH BAY RIUCK'S your work, however, enters in KASTKST MOVING USKO CAR DF.ALKR For DEFENSE AREA Maintenance En^ineertni? too. For example, an En Assistant: S t I gineer (professional*, 27 years Call Windsor 9-9515 Today Employees in these titles are of age, who is single and has no Ask for “SMILING" JO H m iE MVRPHY JOHN used on the engineering prob dependents, will certainly not be f I K S 1 I lems in connection with car and released before a 3rd class help 6002 Fourth Ave. JOHN D*EMiC Corner .-tSnd St. and 4tb AveoHe bus shops, cars and buses, and er who is married and has de Cornrr 60lia Strort KINGS COUNTY MOTORS BROOKLYN, N. Y. B ro o k ljro • S O u th U-7881 related equipment. Tlie.se engi pendents. neering problems are constantly If you, a Yard workers, get in Auto Hepairiiif! developing and must be .solved duction orders, one of two things for the safe operation of the happened: Either your time on railroad. These men have spe Auto Wrecking AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS the Schedule expired or the HAVE YOUR CAR cial knowledge and experience local board has refused to co TOM ASCETTA CHECKED, fo r SUMMER DRIYING Done By Experts — All Makes gained over a period of years, .BODY ANO FENDER WORK operate under the Replacement former president of Queens Used Auto EXPERT MECHANICS and could only be replaced by Schedule Plan in your case. Parts, Inc.. announces that he is sole CARS COMPLETELY REPAINTED men of similar training and ex owner of ARROW AUTO WRECKING perience. None .such are avail W hat You Can Do CO.. C2-10 Northern Blvd., Woodside. PALMA MOTORS Flood Oldsiiiobile Go.' Phone H.\. OfiOT. able. 1355 CASTLETON AVE. W.N.B. 1526 ATLANTIC AVE., BROOKLYN Local Boapds being unpre Highatl trirat f*aM for I'oM r O ld Cmr Gib. 2-6100 (Near Kingston A v t.) Piles. 4-4100 dictable, there is only one way that you. a Yard employee, can Education be reasonably sure that al least STATE OF NEW YORK, DKPARTMBNT your cajse w'ill get fullest con plied with section one hundred and five (Seal) Albany, this Twentieth day at For the Boys OP STATE, ss.: of the Stock Corporation Law, and that it sideration; and that’s by ob I do hereby certify that a certificate August, one thousand nine huii is dissolved. dred and forty-three. The Board of Transportation of dissolution of KRAINBS NOVELTY CO.. Given in duplicate under my band serving certain Yard formal Inc., has been filed in thic department THOMAS J. CURRAN, has gone into the education and official seal o^ the Depart Secretary of Stale ities; and if you are considered this day, and that it appears therefrom ment of State, at the City of business. that such corporation has compfied with By PRANK S. SHARP, skilled, you can be sure that (8eab Albany, this Nineteenth day of Deputy Secretary of State section one hundred ahd five of the Stock August, on« thousand nine hun Because all the civil service Corporation Law, and that it is dissolved. the Yard will endeavor to get dred and forty-three.' STATE OP NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT Given in duplicate under my hand lists of those qualified to hold THOMAS J. CURRAN, OP STATE, ss.; you defened for the maximum and official seal of the Depart Secretary of State. I do hereby certify that a certificate skilled positions in the subways ment of State, at the City of possible time permitted under B y F R A N K S. S H A R P , of dissolution of PEMBROOK FABRICS, (Seal) Albany, this Eleventh day of Liie exhausted, and because there Deputy Secretary of State. CORPORATION, has been filed in tliU Selective Service Regulations: August, one thousand nine hun department this day and that It appears ;ue no applicants available from dred aind forty-three. 1. W hen your supervisor STATE OF NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT therefrom that such corporation has com THOMAS J. CURRAN. any source, the Board has ia- o r STATE, ss.; plied with section one hundred and flv« hands you a form to fill out, fill Secretory of State. stituted schools to instruct em I do hereby certify that a certificate of the Stock Corporation Law, and that it out immediately. Many an By PRANK S. SHARP, dissolution of ATTEY REALTY CORPOR it is dissolved. ployees in subordinate titles, and Deputy Secretary of State. untimely induction has I’esulted ATION, Inc., has been filed in this de Given in duplicate under my hand partment this day and that it appears and official seal of the Depart in the apprentice or helper STATE OP NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT therefrom that such corporation has com m e n t o f S ta te , a t th e C ity of from failure to observe this OP STATE, ss.: groups. Purpose is to train em piled with section one hundred and five of (Seal) Albany, this Nineteenth day ot I'ule. I do hereby certify that a certificate the Stock Corporation Law, and that it August, one thousand nine huu ployees quickly so that they may of dissolution of STERLING NCBN'S WEAR, 2. If you receive a notice from is dissolved. dred and' forty-three. Inc., has Ijeen filed in thib department fill the vacancies which exist in Given in duplicate under my hand THOMAS J. CURRAN, your board advising that your this day and that It appears therefrom and official seal of the Depart hififher titles. that such corporation has complied with Secretary of State a ment of State, at the City of By PRANK S. SHARP, case is being reopened, notice section one hundred and five of the Stock One of the schools is at 385 (Seal) Albany, this Nineteenth day of Deputy Secretary of State to report for physical examina Corporation Law, and that it is dissolved. I’liitbush Avenue Extension, August, one thousand nine hun tion, a new classification or in Given in duplicate under my hand dred and forty-three. STATE OP NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT I rooklyn, operating classes in and official seal of the Depart T H O M A S J. C U R R A N , OP STATE, ss.; tlie Transportation and Mainte- duction orders, obtain a Navy ment of State, at the City of Secretary of State. I do hereby certify that a certificate Yard Form No. K-12 from your (SeaU Albany, this Eleventh day of By PRANK S. SHARP. of dissolution of SOSMAN HAT CO., Inc., : ''uce Departments. The school August, one thousand nine hun Deputy Secretary of State. has been filed in this department tills contains signal equipment of the shop or supervisor and mail it dred and forty-three. day and that it appears therefrom th*t to the Selective Service office. THOMAS J. CURRAN, STATE OP NKW YORK. DEPARTMENT such corporation has complied with .section v.Mious types u.sed throughout Secretary of State. OP STATE, ss.; one hundred and five of the Stock Law the sy.stem, including switches, Building 152, Navy Yard. At B y P R A N K S. S H A R P , I do hereby certify that a certificate and that it is dissolved. the same time, let your super Deputy Secretary of State. of dissolution of ADMIRATION SPORTS, Given in duplicate under my hand signals, automatic slops, inter- Inc., has been filed in this department and official seal of the Depart visor know about it. Do not STATE OP NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT this day and that it appears therefrom m e n t o f S ta te , a t th e C ity of 1 ' king devices, relays, etc. come up ill person. CfP S T A T E , ss.; that such corporation has complied with (Seal) Albany, this Twentieth day of For the training of molormen ■f do hereby certify that a certificate section one hundred and five of the August, one thousand nine huu and conductors, there are avail 3. If you have a problem of dissolution of BOYCEE HOLDING COR Stock Corporation Law, and that it Is dred and forty-three. PORATION, has been filed in this depart dis.solved. THOMAS J. CURRAN, able: controllers, braking appar which you think can't be solved ment this day and that it appears there Given in duplicate under my hand Secretary of State by a K-12. ask your Shop Per from that such corporation has complied and official seal of the Depart By PRANK S. SHARP, atus, electrical controls, door with section one hundred and five of the ment of State, at the City of Deputy Secretary of State oi>erating mechanisim. etc. Em sonnel Supervisor. He has been Stock Corporation Law, and that it is (Seal) Albany, this Nineteenth day of d issolved . August, one thousand nine hun STATE OP NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT ployees of the lower grades are specially instructed and advised Given in duplicate under my hand dred and forty-three. OP STATE, ss.; under the supervision of compe at .-•ersonnel meetings and i£ and official seal of the Depart THOMAS J. CURRAN. I do hereby certify that a certificute ment of State, at the City of Secretary of State. of disiiolution of GOLD SEAL BUILDIN<3 tent ai^d experienced operatives ready to handle almost any con (Seal) Albany, this Thirteenth day of By PRANK S. SHARP, CORP., has been filed in this department who explain and demonstrate, in tingency. August, one thousand nine hun Deputy Secretary of State. this day and that it appears therefrom dred and forty-three. that such corporation has complied witli a practical way, the handlinR of 4. Keep away from your diaft THOMAS J. CURRAN, STATE OF NEW YORK. DEPARTMENT sectiion one hundred and five of the StocK the complicated equipment nec- board. 'Don't pester youi' board Secretary of State. OP STATK, •*.; Corporation Law, and that it ie dissolved. By FRANK S. SHARP. I do hereby certify that a certificate G iv e n in d u p lic a te u n d e r m y ha»
2-Family, 4 and 6 Rooms wouldn’t need to worry about EASY H. O. L. C. TERMS “who’ll take care of Johnny” on 1 —As Little a.s 10?'o Cash 2—Balance Monthly, Like Rent. Separate Steam Boilers the seventh day of the week? 3 4Vi% Intere.st. 15-Year Mortgage. The counselors are employees Plot 40x 100; Garage AN H O.I.e. HO.MK OU KRS A I.IKKTIMF INVFSTMKNT of the Personnel Branch, Em Price. $4,000 ployee Relations Section. They’re A TTENTION FITZGERALD AGENCY, Inc. full-time workers, and have been Civil Service Ernployeel 133-n ROCKAWAY BLVD., SOUTH OZONE PARK JAmaica 9-3049 Terms Arranged selected because of their experi ence and background in this type H.O.Ij.C.— Contravt Manaffpment Broker of work. When the service first Civil Service*Employees — When Buying See Fitzgerald Agency ON HUDSON BOULEVARD started, the counselors heard all comers. Now, however, they Modern 2-Pamily Brick, 5 and 6 Essential Questions Yoi work by divisions. Each division Rooms, Sun Parlors, Table Top has a head counselor and assist' Must Ask Yourself, ic IT IS KASY TO OWN YOUK OWN HOME ants. Know Where to LivJ PBOTKIT YOllR rUTl'RF. ANI» F.N.IOY COMFORT AND SKCURITT Ranges, Combination Sinks, One interesting fact about em While in New York Ulj ployee relations is that so far Hardwood Floorings, Steam ^l-Is il near transporlation?-Yes JEROME RUFUS it’s been on a personal basis. I'KRSONAI.I.V 2-ls it clean and well furnished? Ye Hr will givr you thr bnirrit of his rxprrieiior barked U|i with a motto of Heat, Oil Burners, Tiled Bath The ODB officials and coun 3-ls it homelike and congenial?-Yfi Hoiirslr, Reliability, and Deppiidubllitv, roupird with buys to suit your purse. selors have never been ap 1-ls it moderately priced?-Yes HOMF <>ri< ICi:—JA.MAiCA— I(>!>-1K lllltli Ave. JAmaica Rooms. Plot 50x100.2-Car Garage. KRAN'C'H OIUCK—CORONA - 10;trd Ave. H.V 4-9050 proached by any union group. 5-ls it a place I’ll be happy to Oin.Y. SIMHYS 4NU KIEMNUS Suirgestion Box live atY« Sacrifice a t $6,500 Employees with ideas for the improvement of conditions have YES! and You Will Find Terms Arranged FOR SALE — H.O.L.C. HOMES another alternative—submitting All This and More these ideas to the suggestion AT 2 l' ciinily i!riiwn> LABOR DAY By JOSEPH BURSTIN Movies ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ O N SCR E E N r Weekend Special BOB HQPE BKTTT R A D IO C IT Y Wotta Team! S22.50 HUTTON ^ 1 FULL DAfS M U S I C H A L L 5«th STREET and SI.XTH AYR. BOB “ L E T ’S Nflw York Offie*! F A C E I T ” 33 WEST 42d STREET C A R Y G R A N T A P a ra m o u n t Phone “M R. LUCK^Y” HOPE P lc ln re PENNSYLVANIA e*3063 »ilh LARAINE DAV In P erson CHARLES BICKFORD-GLADYS COOPER a n d B E N N Y BENNY ALAN CARNEY - HKNRY STEPHENSO.N GOODMAN An RKO-Radio Picture —^ a n d B A N D ON THE GREAT STAGE **f*AI.A RUSSE’*— ProduccH by l.ronid* Condos Bros. off, settings by Bruno Maine .lA C K featuring the morld - famous DON GOODMAN MARSHALL COSSACK CHORUS wilh .SERGE JAROFF . , . The Corps de Ballet . . . Rocketten . . . Symphony Orcheiitra T IM E S under the direction of Krno Rupee. PARAMOUNT SQUARE WingdalCf IS. Y. First Mezzanine Seats Reserved MiDNIGIIT FEATURE NIGHTLY PHONK CIRCLE 0-4600______ (IDlj UNITY ARLENE MacMAHON BETFE DAVIS ERNEST LlJBITSCirs COMEDY HIT in “ Seeds of Freedom** at the co-starred with Paul Lukas in y w.nyrtol.- N lY on loki- HI. Stanley Theatre, Warner's dramatic ‘'Watch on tlu- Rhine,** nou! playing at the ^^Heaven Can W ait^' ★ FOR VACATION FUN ISeir York Strand Theatre. All Sporif ^ Tasty Food Sparkling Music Hall Books Gene TIERNEY - Don AMECHE Eatertainmenl • A 20th Century-Pox Picture In Technicolor “Lassie Come Home” War Bond Show At rVEI.OZ a n d YOLANDA * CASS CARR k Hi* Band P LU S IN ■ j e r r y COI.ONNA “Lassie Come Home” has been Madison Square Garden PKR.SON 10 Miles From New York I ILONA MASSEY $30 Week— Servicemen in Uniform $25. booked for the Radio City Music Tickets for the Hollywood B U Y A W A R ■»h Avrnae CAMP OPEN UNTIL SEPT. 19 Hall, G. S. Eyssell,‘managing di Cavalcade, the big War Bond BOND at the R O X Y at 50th Street Make Reaervationa Now at rector, announces. This new show at Madison Square Garden, INEW YORK OFFICEft^'tonZfn^’ -8024 film will follow “So Proudly We Saturday night, Sept. 11, are on N<>\» Pl.AVIINI,'""" i ii Hail,” which is scheduled to fol sale now at leading department Bette DAVIS • Paul LUKAS 1% « 4RNKR HHO.S. H IT Hopewell Junction, IS. Y. low the current “Mr. Lucky,” at stores and theatres. Admission the Music Hall. In the cast of will be through purchase of ••WATCH ON THE RHINE** “Lassie Come Home” are Roddy War Bonds only. The stars who l \ PERSON I McDowall, Donald Crisp, Dame will appear include: Edward Ar A B E L Y M A N May Whitty, Edmund Gwenn, nold, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, AND HIS CAI.IKORMA.NS Nigel Bruce and Elas Lancaster. Jimmy Cagney, Greer Garson, K X T R A JERRY LESTER Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Kay ^Iso BOBBY LANE • EDNA WARD 65 Miles from IS.Y.C. Kyser and his band, Hedy La BUY WAR BONDS S T R A N D K R O A D W A Y A N D 471-11 S TR E K T K.B. atatlon: Pawling, N. Y. PROMOTIONS marr, Dorothy Lamour, Myrna Tel. H o pe w e l) J u n c tio n 2761 Loy, Walter Pidgeon and others. Every Sport & Recreation (Continued from Page Three) "A CLASSIC . . . tiM opportunity to see it again should not be missed!” C;OLF FREE — C R O W T IIE R , /V. V. Tim r, ON OUR GOLF COURSE realistically,” he said. “Depart Get the Most Out of Every ment heads first look to the Leader Movie Merit Precious Play Hour eflSciency of their own baili Rating Scale Direrttprt; wicks. ' Paul Wolfgon & Sol KothaoKcr UNI%— Must be seen. N.Y. Of fire: 277 BHOAIIWAY “Second, this m atter of ofBce lW-00%— Excellent. Powerful Modernization T e ll C O n la n d l 7-.-»9."*n efficiency often means, unfortu G ood. Sergei fisenetein’s "POTEMKIN* nately, th a t while the $1,800 7»-'J0%— Fafr. HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y clerk has been able to pass an B e lo w ^0%— P oor. 7 th Ave. 1»et. 4 2 « 41 ST. CMfteMM h0m f A. m. dmilf coNDirioNto examination, he may be less pro R a iin t STANLEY W'oodbourne, IS. Y. ficient than the $1,440 clerk. ASTOR—“Best Foot Forward” 95% That may sound grotesque, but it B way & 48th S t.- CI. 6-4642 foH Can Hare Everythinff Here at CAPITOL—"DuBarry Was a Lady” .. 80% DINE AND DANCE is frequently the case. S way & 51st St.—CO. 5-1250 CHESTER’S “But, third, the department CRITERION — head cannot prom ote this effi ••We’ve Never Been Lioked" ...... 75% Oil ROBERTS • Thelma NEVINS Exhilaratine sports. Delightful Accom- B way & 46th St.—BR. 9-7800 BUTLER’S cient $1,440 clerk to the next Flo PETERS • Melba POPE sodations. Zestful dining, Entertainm ent— G L O B E - Columbaa Ave. At 83d St. rand Company. No car needed — N. Y., grade without going to the ••Salute lo the Marines” ...... 80''/r sue. 7-80SI Joe (CROSBY’S Pro