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Show 8 JUNE THE JOURNAL - GIVEN NEW ams or to require career employes t in the postmaster jobs. What They Are Saying in Washington FLUID LIFE-SAVI- NG SEN. WALLACE F. Mom'oa Modico 1 BENNETT 28, 1952 The plan would eliminate politics as now applied, Sen. Bennett admitted 9 but it would make the appointments far more political by cloaking them witlL subterfuge and by removing the check which is made by the conwhile gressional representative also taking away the Senates right of confirmation. It is obvious that we cant remove these appointments from the political picture, so we might as well keep the recommendations of the Commisunder control, so that we sion on the appointment of certain politics the best nominees possible. officials but did not embrace the gA He pointed out that, since the basic and important over-areorganizations which the Commis- office of postmaster reaches out sion recommended for the depart- into even the smallest communities in each state, the proposal ments concerned. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R., could set up a potential nucleus Utah) joined in defeating the for powerful political machines unmeasures and believes that some less the Senate could maintain its explanation may be desirable, par- check through the power of conticularly since he and most Re- firmation. Such thinking, Sen. Bennett said, publicans have favored several other recommendations made by lay behind the enactment of lS3t the commission. that they made postmasters presiOf primary interest to Sen. Ben- dential appointees subject to Sennett was Reorganization" Plan No. ate approval. 2 of 1052 which, according to its In conclusion, the Senator retitle, provided for reorganization in the post office department Since marked, Furthermore, the president has really refused to adopt he is a member of the Senate Post the proposals of the Hoover ComOffice and Civil Service commitmission on the Post Office Departtee, the Senator followed the legisment. He has failed to send to the lation closely. Congress a proposal which would Members of the Committee on really reorganize the Department Government Operations who re- as suggested by the Commission, viewed the legislation said that it and his advisers have disapproved was inadequate in six ways: the legislation introduced in the 1. It is not really a reorganiCongress to accomplish those zation plan, since no reorganization actually is involved and since it fails to meet the basic tests of either efficiency or economy. 2. It would make a basic change in government structure which under the law requires substantive legislation and is not a matter of mere procedure which could be ffeDOD reunder the legally accomplished organization act. 3. It will not change the status of postmasters in relation to the JUNE 21 WASHINGTON, Many of the recommendations of the Hoover Commission have been adopted by Congress and have proved to be economical and efficient. However, the Senate Wednesday gave the cold shoulder to the presidents three reorganization proposals which contained the out-in-the-op- en ll HOSPITAL, a patient tj administered the new synthetic blood extender purchased by the Federal Civil Defense Administration for emergency stockpiling. Intended for use in the event of atomic attacks, it is administered in much the same fashion as a blood transfusion. Besides having most of the properties of se whole blood or plasma, is cheaper to obtain, does not require refrigeration and is ready for immediate use after bottling. In Jected in sufficient amounts, doctors say, it will maintain circulation volume in an injured person for a period of 24 hours. (International) IN A WASHINGTON TVP-Macros- e," FVP-Macro- THE OLD HOME TOWN ;::;;vgp'r You ... , " V.X . .'a . s' '4 : X ' say he just lost hs poundsDIETMG TT U By STANLEY LhMMi. NOPE,, A BLONDS WITH A PEICE OAJ HER HEAD JUST SUPPED OUT OF HE1 REWARD 9000 U- AND HANDCUFFS SCI5AMMED .'!! 'Tf V- u , (Sm ?S5B3i) Km. a cap and gown, Mrs. Marjorie Oakes Strawn of Clymer, Pa clasps her daughter, Alexandra, 3, as she walks in the graduation procession of the Womene Medical College of Pennsylvania. She received a degree in medicine at the 100th Commencement of the institution. (International) WEARING OEja? (Jteffifefi Civil Service. L It may adversely affect resi- dence requirements which now limit places where postmasters may reside before and after their appointments. . 5. It will not serve the public in- terest. ,l ' 6. It will establish a dangerous precedent of putting Congress in the position of not being able to jSlOOM 04 THE HOME SWEET HOME exercise its legislative prerogaton mi r reimnn nnwTi wot night, rsin tives. Most objectionable was Point 5. The president's proposal would not take the appointments out of poli.. tics but would place the responsibility of selection in one individual political appointee, the Postmaster General, subject only to existing Civil Service clearance procedure. Under the present procedure, various kinds of Civil Service exams are given and the selection may be made from the top three. The Postmaster General consults In whhkey, too, there is good. ..hotter.. .and with political officials of his party in making the recommendation for appointments and, when cleared by the president, they go to the Senate for confirmation. The presidents plan would remove only the step of Senate confirmation, which serves as a check on the se1&uifeofl aft lection of a bad actor by the Postmaster General and the poliKEtUUCKV STRA1SHT BOURBOll WHISKEY tical party in power. The proposal does not pretend to alter the exfHC Hill AND Hill COMPANY, LOUISVILLE. KENTUClrf ftOOf isting process of Civil Service ex iSs ' Setier. 8eS& nn nn Lai t n llpu 0 DU m rtewst Say goodbye to long, hard hours of shoveling, lifting, carrying and pushing on the farm . by putting electricity to work. For more profits, use electricity for barn clean- ing, pumping and heating water, milking and many other jobs. 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