The Federal Spotlight 11 Drown as Trawler Atlanta Constitution, Journal Clerical Employes May Lose Sinks After Collision To Merge for Financial Reasons Jobs Despite'Blanketing In' Off Halifax Harbor By the Associated Press Atlanta are to newspapers going By Joseph Young By the Associated Press ATLANTA, Mar. 18.—Two of be merged. We think the people Despite the much baUyhooed Presidential “blanketing in” order HALIFAX, N. S., Mar. 18.—The the South’s largest newspapers— are entitled to know the facts. of several months ago which was ostensibly designed to save their the was Atlanta Journal and the 'At- “It is true that we have reached jobs, a great many clerical employes here face loss of the jobs within trawler Gertrude de Costa lanta Constitution — announced an agreement toward merging the the next few months. rammed and sunk early today today they have agreed to merge. These are the war service and who Constitution and the Journal. temporary employes entered after a hard luck cruise on the Front were page statements This agreement is subject to the the Government oeiore March 16, in both fishing banks. Eleven of her crew published newspapers. approval of certain Government 1942, and who failed to get a this is the case, why did President These said economic reasons two of 17 were drowned. agencies. It is assumed this ap- passing grade on previous Truman issue the “blanketing in” figured in the move. Fi- Commission exams largely proval will be forthcoming with- Civil Service order in the first place? ask the The inter-island steamer Con- nancial details were not disclosed. out undue delay. placing Federal employes involved. nector, outbound for St. John's, The Journal is an afternoon clerical jobs on “The effect of this merger, They’re particularly bitter about Nfld., collided with the trawler in and Sunday paper and the Con- a status basis. should it be accomplished, will be higher-salaried employes in some the darkness 6fl Halifax. stitution a morning and Sunoay Although the continuance of the publica- of the more important Govern- Both vessels are of Canadian paper. They are the only dailies these employes tion of the Constitution in the ment jobs, who also are affected registry. The 115-foot trawler of general circulation in Atlanta. are highly the morning field and the Journal in by “blanketing in” order. was out of Yarmouth, N. S. All Clark Howell, president and praised by their > the evening field. We are looking Many of these employes are not the dead were Nova Scotians ex- publisher of the Constitution Pub- agencies, they to the consolidation of the Sun- being required to take an exam cept one from Grand Nfld. lishing Co., and James M. Cox, have some Bank, day Journal and Sunday Consti- fQr because of the nature of the job. chairman of the board of the At- reason or other Inquiry Planned. tution, the combined publication They’re just given an unassembled lanta Journal Co., made the an- failed to pass Transport Minister Lionel Chev- to retain all the best features and (non-written) exam and auto- nouncement. the exams. rier announced in Ottawa that an writers now carried in each. matically receive permanent sta- The announcement said the That’s why inquiry will be opened at once. of the tus. agreement “is subject to the ap- “The editorial policies things looked The Gertrude de Costa picked and of the Constitution The clerical workers are won- proval of certain Government Journal very bright for up only a light load of fish on the at dering whether the permanent agencies” but “it is assumed this will remain independent as them several banks. Fishing has been poor this status directive was just a device approval will be forthcoming present. Clark Howell, president months ago roan*, season. A few days ago a dory to give status to this group of without undue delay.” and publisher of the Constitution, when the executive order was upset and one crewman was lost. will continue as and will higher-paid employes, some of The Journal has a daily cir- publisher issued to “blanket” into perma- His dory mate, Morton Tanner, whom got their jobs in the early culation of 245,035 and Sunday have sole and complete authority nent status all war service and was rescued. part of the war through political circulation of 307,507. The Con- over the editorial policies and the temporary workers who had been or personal Mr. Tanner was one of the 11 news and reportorial departments in since before patronage. stitution’s daily circulation is 180,- the Government * * 3k * who died today. 948 and circulation of that paper. The Journal will March 16. 1942. Sunday 216,- DEFENSE PERSONNEL OF- The trawler’s skipper, Capt. Has- remain, under the guidance of The order did that 956. PORTABLE IRON LUNG FOR GALLINGER—This life-saving equipment was presented to Gal- say they FICES—Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, lem Knickle, also went down with To Combine Sunday Editions. James M. Cox as publisher. would have to undergo some sort the District American Legion. Attending the ceremonies were (left chairman of the Defense Man- the ship. The statement said the effect “The combined Sunday news- linger Hospital yesterday by of test to get permanent status, to Mrs. Rose Perkins, Dr. Lewis K. Sweet, Gallinger pediatrics agement Committee, says that the Robert Parker, one of the half- of the merger would be that the paper will be one of the largest right) Legion auxiliary president; but the employes involved as- K. commander, and Dr. Julius Neviaser, District medical department plans to reduce the dozen men rescued by the Con- Constitution would continue in and most outstanding newspapers chief; Charles Dunn, Legion department sumed it would just be routine. for Infantile Mrs. Perkins number ef its civilian employes nector, said he was at the wheel in the Readers and ad- afivisory committee chairman for the National Foundation Paralysis. officials felt the the morning field and the Journal country. Many agency in before a for the —Star Staff Photo. engaged personnel work. just the crash. in the afternoon field, with a com- vertisers alike will profit. Duplica- holds $50 check, another gift hospital. same way. As one of them said: At present, the ratio of per- bined edition. tion wil Ibe eliminated and a big- “These employes are of the high- Skipper Took Wheel. Sunday sonnel office employes to civilian' The editorial policies will re- ger, richer, more complete Sun- est caliber and have dona excel- “We saw her coming and the workers is 1 to 90 for the Navy, 1 main Mr. Howell day newspaper will result. lent jobs. But. for some reason or skipper gave me the "hard over’ or- independent. Winter Strikes Hard to 86 for the Army, and 1 to 85 for will continue as president and “We are aware of other, they become absolutely der,” he said. “Then he took the fully the the Air Force. Gen. McNarney of the Constitution, and flustered at the thought of tak- wheel himself just before the publisher greater responsibility which is and says the plan is to increase the the Journal will remain under thrust on our shoulders in the Maryland Virginia ing any kind of examination and crash. She hit us almost straight At Eastern U. 5.; ratio, to one personnel employe the guidance of Mr. Cox. of news- consequently failed. We don’t see on at the after end.” merger these two great -News in Brief- for every 100 civilian workers. will why they should have to take a Both newspapers continue papers. Economic reasons have # * * * The trawler’s eldterly cook, Ed- to and transact all busi- President James Monroe, at Aldie, regular examination to prove publish played a large part in dictating Miller Gales GAO—Between 90 and 100 non- ward Tanner, said a cry by some Says Organization Delay Ships their — ness in their Va. ability they’ve already present plants. this move on our part. veteran career employes in the one to “lower the sails” awakened By the Associated Press proved that to us in the years of The Constitution has been Eoth Lost Chance in Mr. Littleton has the General him just before the crash. newspapers will continue Virginia petitioned winter Accounting Office’s audit- owned by the Howell family for to set Waning swung haymak- capable service they’ve given us.” to publish and transact all busi- Francis Pickens Miller, leader of Alexandria Federal Court ing division have been down- "I rushed out on deck.” he said. was ers yesterday at the Northeastern generations. The Journal ness aside sale of the mansion to However, the Civil Service Com- in in their respective plants anti-Byrd forces in Virginia, de- the Southern and graded salaries by from one to “Some one near the stacked dories purchased by Mr. Cox, former seaboard, plains mission apparently felt differently. as heretofore. clared yesterday the State Demo- Thomas DeLashmutt, Haymarket, three grades. The downgradings was yelling for a knife to cut them Governor of Ohio, in 1939. the Midwest. These employes have been given “It is our desire to build greater cratic organization failed to “seize who bought the estate at auction affect employes in the GS-3 to loose, but no one had one. I ran radio sta- Gales lashed the Atlantic, delay- the same of examina- Both papers operate on the firm founda- for in 1948. type tough GS-8 below and newspapers the initiative and re-establish its $220,000 ing inbound ships from one to categories. got one and took a tions.