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GREENVILLE, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 18,1955RECORD-A R(J USeditorial paceNo Laughing MatterIf- yours is an average American family it costs you the neat sum o£ $100 a year .just to pay your share of the paperwork clone by the. fecl^ai -government.That is .one of the startling facts produced in a newly-published Hoover Commission report, which goes into the paperwork problem in detail and makes certain recommendations for reorganization and reform.Eveuyone who has served in one of the- armed forces has had personal experience with the extent and complexity of government record keeping and other paperwork. It has been the subject of innumerable jokes and anecdotes. But it's no laughing matter when considered in the light of its cost in time, effort and money. And, while this is a problem of some magnitude in industry as well, it seems that it has reached its most acute and wasteful form' in the huge federal establishment.As a result of a prior Hoover Commission study, changes were made in methods of handling government record:, that have saved nearly '$35,000,000 in a single year. But that notable effort has touched upon only a relatively small portion of the government's paperwork activity. According to this new report, the government creates and handles some 25,000,000,-000 pieces of paper each year, not counting that used in manuals, pamphlets, and the like. This requires the services of more than. 750,000 full-time , employes. And it- costs $4,000,000,000 a year*— which, by way of comparison, is about equal to the whole federal budget prior to 22 years a go!The paperwork takes various forms. Some 18,000,000,000 of the sheets are printed or mimeographed. More than 1,000,000,000 are individual letters—and to write these costs $1,000,000,000 or a' dollar each. The government has hundreds of millions of dollars invest-VOICE OI 3ROADWAYWsJottings In PencilBroadway chorines suddenly and inexplicably have taken up two new fads; tiddly winks and pogo sticks. . .One legit drama is a tribute to the plastic surgeons’ art as well as the playwrights’: three of its featured actresses sport nose bob jobs. . . Laurctte Taylor's daughter, Marguerite Courtnet, js writing the biography of the great actress. Rinehart will publish* . . . The Crew-Cuts have taken out a $100,000 Lloyds of London policy against the dread spectre of thinning hair. . .The cops pinched Marilyn Monroe for 20 minutes the other night at the Astor Hotel. (Translation; The Emerald Society of the Police Department was holding a shindig at the Astor and arrested” Marilyn for speeding past their ballroom on the way to another party. Her fine was a 10-minute' appearance at their soiree; she was a good sport and took a bow, and thev adored her.), BY DOROTHYMickey Jclke'a side hears thedistrict attorney’s office hasswitched strategy and may decidenot to introduce a lot of wire-tap evidence, because of adverse public reaction to the recent wiretapping headlines. ,, .A man impersonating Sid Caesar is having a merry time eluding the authorities in the Midwest. The fraudulent comedian not only hands out bouncing checks, but consents to personal appearances, Uien vanishes. ; .A medical student at a New York hospital is‘ trembling for fear he’ll be called into the investigation of the Anne Yarrow murder. Not that ho knows anything about it. But he had several dates with the slain giri*s roommate, And his nickname is Mickey. . .Gloria Vanderbilt’s chums report that if the beautiful heiress doesn't get a lucrative job soon she’ll have trouble paying her living expenses.KJLG ALLENMargaret Hayes' daughter-ii of Harriman's pal, Herbert ard Swope. . .There’s talk writer Ludwig Bemclinans, started a little restaurant in ‘a year or so ago, will do the . in New York if he can fine right East Side location. x After holding out for nem year, Chicago’s city fathers ally granted a liquor licens the former Mrs. Adlai Steve for the artists' club and go she’s operating in Chicago, nicely chilled martini ouglstimulate art appreciation most practical way!)(Copyright, 1031, king Fentu Syudteat*. Inc.)EDGAR AGUESTThe Poet of the PecYOGI ON GOLF(Yogi Berra, the brilli Yankee catcher, is just anotdub at'golf.—SPORTS PACI hitta da ball,I throw to da bag. But no gooda at all Gettin’ up to da flag. At baseballa .fine.At golfa, a mutt.Da high seora mine.I no sinka da putt.Dr, pitcher he shake When I’m'atta da plate. Home runna I make Oula curve ball or straigl At golfa no good.When I taka da cut Make a slice with da wood I no singa da putt.Da golfa men say;Yogi boy, first of all, Do body don’t sway.
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Greenville Record Argus
Greenville, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Mar 18, 1955
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