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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
9
Senator Byrd leads the drive in Congress to cut the federal payroll proposing 300,000 workers be dismissed at once. He argues living costs are heavy for the 3,500,000 government workers with an average annual salary around two thousand dollars.
The Virginian warns that postwar budget cuts will shrink the federal work force from 48 to 40 hours and reduce payrolls as inefficient staff are fired. He cites 6 million government workers nationwide, 1,141 federal entities, and 2 million hires during the war era, urging removal of deadwood and end to "skip grade" promotions to protect civil service integrity.
The passage discusses how a worker can appeal pay raises, demotions, or firings to a board of review, noting hearings with witnesses and investigators. It references historical growth of federal employment from 1883 to 1941 under presidents Roosevelt, Wilson, Harding, and others.
A Ruhr civilian, Heinrich Falkenberg, 40, once a Nazi block leader, tells the AP his views on Hitler and postwar Germany. He says Hitler was a hero but the inner circle was corrupt, Germany needs food and political calm, and occupation could last a decade. He joined the party in 1940 under pressure and estimates 15 million Nazis like him exist. He doubts Hitler’s death and notes confusion from Allied and Soviet conditions.
Morales, paroled from Idaho prison, was arrested in Boise after celebrating the event and fined for uproar. The next morning he was jailed again as a parole violator.
Miss Virginia Gregory director of the Recreation Department attends the Future Homemakers of Virginia state convention at Madison College from June 28 to 30. She leads discussions on Developing Recreational Leadership as state and regional supervisors in home economics and economics participate.
The Socony Vacuum Oil Company announces a new oil resembling kerosene but red in color. It prevents fingerprints on delicate instruments from causing rust, addressing rust-related damage.
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