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Newspaper Clipping from the Kansas City Star, "A 'Pay Abuse' Cry"
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THE KANSAS CITY STAR, W
'PAY ABUSE' CRY
ranking majority member of the
leave in the conviction that they
Easterday, Mrs. Max Shields
A
subcommittee.
were taking only what was due
and Miss Margaret Weltmer.
Called "Severence Pay."
them.
"But the facts are that Con-
The congressmen said the re-
gress never intended that ac-
House Group Alleges Eight Tru=
tiring Democratic officials got
crued leave be settled on a cash
man Aides "Fattened Purses"
the following amounts for ac-
basis. The intent was to follow
on Leave Program.
crued leave-or, as the subcom-
the established business practice
mittee put it, as "severance
of improving employee morale
pay":
and efficiency by providing ade-
ACCRUED TIME IN CASH
Charles F. Brannan, secretary
quate vacation periods. The civil
of agriculture, $6,921.86; Charles
service ruling putting such cash
Payments, Effected by Civil
Sawyer, secretary of commerce,
payments into effect is, in our
$3,933.69; Robert A. Lovett, sec-
opinion, a violation of the in-
Service, Are Termed Viola-
retary of defense, $4,328.12;
tent of Congress.'
tions of Intent of Congress.
Oscar L. Chapman, secretary of
interior, $5,187.50; Maurice J.
TELLS OF THEATER STRIDES.
SILVER
Names of Other Federal Officials
Tobin, secretary of labor, $2,500;
William Symon Speaks at Meet-
Included on List Receiving
Jesse M. Donaldson, postmaster
ing of the Athenaeum.
PLATING
"Severance" Money.
general, $5,437.50; Dean Ache-
son, secretary of state, $4,421.87,
The development and progress
Have your fine old pieces
and John W. Snyder, secretary
of the Starlight theater was the
made like new.
Washington, March (AP)-
of the Treasury, $5,476.56.
subject today of William Symon,
Eight cabinet officers in the
No accumulated leave was
Silver mailed to us for free
listed for James P. McGranery,
who spoke at an afternoon ses-
estimates, will be returned at
Truman administration were
Truman's attorney general.
sion of the Kansas City Athe-
our expense if estimate is not
satisfactory.
listed by a House appropriations
In most cases, the committee
naeum.
subcommittee today among a
members said, the procedure in-
Symon, business manager for
All Articles Quadruple
volved collection of lump sums
Plated
group of federal officials who al-
the theater, reviewed its prog-
legedly abused the government's
of money in payment for annual
leave accrued at the time the
ress during the two seasons it
annual leave program "to fat-
officials left government service.
has been operated. About 185
SINCE
ten their own purses."
No Ideas of Fraud.
members attended the session.
Names of the eight were on a
"Unquestionably," the sub-
Other speakers during the club
REEN
list made public by Chairman
committee said, "a great many
day activities were Mrs. Herbert
JEWELRY MFG. CO.
Phillips (R-Calif.) and Repre-
of the persons involved accepted
L. Mantz, Mrs. Farrel C. Strawn,
sentative Thomas (D-Tex.)
1010 WALNUT
K. C., MO.
cash for their accrued annual Mrs. Byron Mintonye, Mrs. Floyd