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STATE OF NEw YORK
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ALBANY

THOMAS E. Dewey
GOVERNOR

Statement by Governor Thomas E. Dewey
for "The State Employee"

I am happy to have this opportunity of extending my
hearty greetings to the Civil Service employees of New
York State through the medium of "The State Employee".

I have no hesitancy in saying that the tremendous
burdens that fall to a new governor and the great pressure
of official business with which he is confronted have, in
my case, been lightened immeasurably by the Civil Service
employees with whom it has been my good fortune to be
associated in these first few days of my administration.
I know all of my recent appointees have enjoyed the same
happy experience. For them and for myself I want to
express my unending appreciation. No greater evidence
could be presented of the importance of the contribution
of an efficient Civil Service body in the cause of good
government.

In the years ahead, it shall be my objective to do
everything possible to promote the merit system. In this
work I shall seek the cooperation of the Civil Service
employees themselves, for no one knows the practical
day-to-day workings of the merit system, its weaknesses
and its great potentialities better than those who are
members of that system. They know the problems intimately.
They know the aspirations of the men and women in the Civil
Service system. I shall welcome their partnership in
preserving and extending the institution of the merit system.

We have already made a start in eliminating certain
injustices and inequalities affecting several groups of
Civil Service employees. I recognize that there are other
serious problems affecting the security and opportunity of
Civil Service employees, and I know I can rely upon your
cooperation as we work together for their solution. Questions
of personnel administration as they relate to all departments
and institutions will receive the careful attention of the
state administration.

I look forward to four years of happy association with
the employees of the State of New York.

January 3
The State Employee

VOL. 12, Number 1

JANUARY, 1943

10 Cents a Copy

Our

FOR

The Legislative Committee of the
Association of State Civil Service
Employees has presented the follow-
ing program for the improvement of
personnel administration in the State
to the Governor and the Legislature.
These proposals were adopted at the
last annual meeting of the Associa-
tion by delegates representing its
33,000 members. The program calls
for:

1. The putting into effect as of
July 1, 1943, or April 1, 1943, in the
event that the fiscal year is changed
to that date, of sound scales of pay
for institution workers placed under
the provisions of the Feld-Hamilton
Law passed last year.. The Associa-
tion approved recommendation for
a minimum scale of $1,300 to $1,700
for the attendant class in State hos-
pitals with charges for maintenance
where maintenance is supplied at
about the present prevailing rates.
The Association is certain that if the
archaic employment system which
has ruled for many years in the 20
or more institutions under the juris-
diction of the Mental Hygiene De-
partment is replaced by a sound pay
plan with satisfactory living quarters
and proper food where these cannot
be supplied by the workers them-
selves because of the location of the
institution, that the present menace
to proper care of the wards of the
State will be eliminated. Employees
wish to have the option of living
within the institution or outside and
of taking their meals within or with-
out the institution, as they choose.
‘The undesirable conditions surround-
ing employment in State hospitals is
held by the Association to be the
real cause for the present shortage of
workers. Present scales of pay be-
ginning at $54 per month with main-
tenance, especially where the living
quarters and the food supplied by

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the institutions have been unsatis-
factory, have created the present high
turnover of employees under which
the supply of workers is wholly in-
sufficient to meet the needs of pa-
tient care.

2. To meet the 20 per cent in-
crease in cost of living the Associa-
tion proposes a cost of living bonus
of 10 per cent on that portion of
salaries below $2,500 and 5 per cent
on any amount from $2,500 to
$5,000. A minimum of $120 per year
and a maximum of $375 per year,
regardless of salary would be fixed.
All State employees would receive
this cost of living adjustment com-
puted upon the basic Feld-Hamilton
Law rates or where Feld Hamilton
Law rates do not apply on the basic
scales of July 1 or April 1. The pres-
sure upon State workers arising from
increased living costs has been slight-
ly offset by increments where the em-
ployees have received increments.
The request for a maximum cost of
living adjustment of only 10 per cent
is obviously an exceedingly modest
one. In this request the fact that
State employees must bear an in-
crease over last year in Federal taxes
of from 100 to 130 per cent, or more,
is not considered inasmuch as all
citizens bear increased taxes, State
employees have not had any adjust-
ment in basic scales approaching
those which have occurred in the
case of the great majority of indus-
trial workers, State workers are also
bearing additional heavy burdens of
work as a result of many State work-
ers being called to the armed forces
of the Nation,

3. The Association request as put
forward in October for a $1,200 min-
imum scale for low-paid workers
has been already recognized by Gov-
ernor Dewey in his message to the
Legislature. Needed amendments to

égislative Program

1943 MERITS FULL SUPPORT

the various statutes will follow.

4. The question of overlapping
grades which has interferred with
payments to persons advancing by
reason of promotion examinations
from one grade to another can be
overcome it is felt by a lump sum
appropriation placed at the disposal
of the budget director, this sum to
be allocated to departments for use
in according to persons promoted the
salaries provided under the Feld-
Hamilton Law.

5. The Association will recom-
mend strongly to the Governor and
the Legislature that where employees
of State institutions are called upon
to work more than 48 hours a week
or beyond the 8-hour day that they
be remunerated at the rate of time
and one-half for the overtime. In in-
dustry it is now common practice to
pay time and one-half for overtime
in excess of 40 hours per week. The
institution week is a 48 hour week
and it seems only just that time and
one-half be accorded above the basic
lary scales (cash and maintenance)
applying to any position.

6. Action is proposed to provide
at least a six-day week for State
Troopers and to adjust the salary
of State Troopers on a more
‘able basis,

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7. A longer than 8-hour day still
applies to certain groups of State em-
ployees. This is not in line with
fair attention to working conditions
of the employees affected, and cor-
rective legislation will be sought.

8. The Committee urges the ad-
vancement to at least the minimum
of the Feld-Hamilton scales in the
case of all workers now receiving less
than the minimum. Inasmuch as
the principle of like pay for like
work was adopted by the State in

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The State Employee
Dues Increased To $1.50

BY VOTE OF DELEGATES

‘At the Annual Meeting of the
Association on October 20, 1942,
delegates elected by members of the
Association throughout the State
adopted by a practically unanimous
yote the following resolution amend-
ing Article III, Section 1 of the By-
Laws of the Association:

“Section 1, Article III, shall be
amended to read as follows:

“The Dues of the Association shall
be $1.50 per annum, payable in ad-
vance on the first day of January
each year, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. Each Chapter shall receive a
refund of fifty cents for each mem-
ber based upon the paid membership
in the Chapter on the first day of
July of each year. The expenses of
delegates to regular or special meet-
ings of the Association shall be paid
by the Chapter from such fund . . .”

So that all members of the Asso-
ciation could give ample consid
tion to the proposal to increase dues
for the purpose of expanding the ser-
vices rendered by our org; ion,
the reasons for the change and the
entire matter was explained in the
October issue of this magazine,
which was mailed to every Associa-
tion member well in advance of the
date of the annual meeting. In that
issue the text of the then proposed
amended by-law was printed and it
was stated: “Members of the Asso-
ciation should make their views
known to their elected delegates and
representatives so that the proposed
amendment to the by-laws can be
voted upon at the annual meeting
on October 20th.” Association lead-
ers desired consideration of the
change by all members so that the
vote on the proposal at the Annual
Meeting would represent the wishes
of the membership.

The change was first proposed by
a special committee of ten members,
authorized by the Executive Com-
mittee and appointed by President
Harold J. Fisher, to study as to what
steps should be taken to strengthen
the Association and improve the ser-
vice it renders to its members. This
committee specifically recommended
that:

January

(1) The Association should im-
prove the contact between headquar-
ters and members located throughout
the State;

(2) The Association should make
funds available to chapters in order
to strengthen and assist them in the
performance of their functions;

(3) The Association should en-
courage the organization of depart-
ment chapters in Albany and addi-
tional local chapters throughout the
State.

Under our form of organi
the officers of the Association have
been unable to travel about the State
to meet with local groups as often as
they would have liked. The Asso-
ciation has no paid employees ex-
cept its clerical staff, its Executive
Secretary and its Counsel, whose
duties are of such a nature that they
can seldom leave Albany. All of
the officers of the Association are
full-time State employees who re-
ceive no compensation whatsocver
from the Association and who are
only occasionally able to leave their
regular State positions to meet with
local groups.

The Association _ imperatively
needs one or more special represen-
tatives who can devote full time to
Association work. Such a represen-
tative, meeting from time to time
with local groups throughout the
State, can perform a function that
cannot be performed adequately
through the columns of “The State
Employee” or through any other fa-
cilities now available to the Asso-
ciation.

While many of our chapters and
representatives have developed strong
and effective local organizations, all
groups need the personal assistance
of a well informed Association rep-
resentative to solve problems which
can best be handled locally. Such a
representative, meeting with local
groups throughout the State from
time to time, could keep them fully
informed of the activities and pro-
jects of the Association, constitute
a source of information with refer-
ence to civil service and departmen-
tal rules and practices, stimulate in-

AB4YSBYSA

terest in the organization and im-
provement of local chapters and ren-
der invaluable services in assisting
local groups to solve grievances of
one kind or another that are con-
stantly arising.

Accompanying this improvement
in contact between headquarters and
local chapters, it is essential that
chapters be provided with sufficient
funds to enable them to function ef-
ficiently. Many chapters have tried
to meet this need in the past by as-
sessing local chapter dues. Members
of local chapters are familiar with
the complications that are entirely
unnecessary and that will readily be
voided by the Association refund-
\g a portion of the regular dues for
the use of local chapters.

A strong and efficient State-wide
organization must have not only a
well organized headquarters but it
must also haye strong, well organ-
ized chapters. Many problems, par-
ticularly those requiring action by
the Governor, the Legislature or, de-
partment heads, can best be solved
through headquarters at Albany, but
other problems, equally important,
can be solved only through action by
local representatives and chapters.
Both forms of activity are essential,
The only weakness of the Associa-
tion arose from the fact that the lo-
cal chapters, most of them estab-
lished only recently, had insufficient
funds and were handicapped by lack
of personal contact with Association
representatives in Albany.

Tt is obvious that these needed im-
provements could not be brought
about while the Association’s annual
dues were limited to one dollar per
member. Approximately half of the
$1.00 dues were expended in the
publication of “The State Employee,”
an essential publication which
must be continued and improved.
The remaining balance of the dues
was insufficient to enable the Asso-
ciation to expand its activities and,
in fact, it is amazing that the Asso-
ciation has heretofore been able to
do so much with so little. It is now
clear that more funds must be pro-
vided to enable the Association to
meet the new problems incident to

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a great State-wide organization of
35,000 members located from one
end of the State to the other.

This problem was given long con-
sideration by the Executive Com-
mittee and by representatives of lo-
cal groups throughout the State, It
was decided by elected delegates that
the annual dues be fixed at $1.50 in
order to make possible this addition-
al service to our members. Fifty
cents of these dues will be made
available to all chapters, and the re-
mainder, together with savings and
other funds available to the Asso-
ciation, will enable it to carry out its
expansion program including the
employment of competent, full-time
representatives to travel throughout
the State meeting with local groups.

This arrangement will stimulate
and encourage the formation of de-
partmental chapters in Albany and
local chapters throughout the State.
It is hoped that the forty existing
chapters may be doubled or trebled
with a consequent increase in repre-
sentation throughout the State. In
Albany, for example, a separate
chapter for each State department
would increase participation of in-
dividuals in the work of the Asso-
ciation, encourage additional repre-
sentation at meetings of the Asso-
ciation, improve the machinery for
the adjustment of grievances and
stimulate social and cooperative en-
terprises of all kinds.

Of course, the increased effective-
ness of the Association on a State-
wide basis, and the expansion of the
services it renders members, as in-
tended by the elected delegates in
adopting the revised by-law provid-
ing for the increased dues will de-
pend upon the maintenance of the
membership strength which the As-
sociation has enjoyed in the past.

Association officers, committees,
representatives and chapter officials
serve without pay. Their only reward
is the satisfaction of knowing that
they are improving the lot of their
fellow employees. They are not in-
terested in building up a large trea-
sury. They are only interested in
securing the improvements in work-
ing conditions desired by employees,
and in having the Association serve
the needs and interests of the State
and State workers. The amended by-
law explained herein was adopted
to achieve these ends.

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The formation of chapters will be
encouraged wherever practicable. In
many instances, the increased dues
will not result in any additional in-
vestment because many chapters
presently collect chapter dues in the
amount of §.50, and where lesser
amounts are presently charged, only
a slight additional investment is re-
quired. Many employees now pay
dues to local independent employee
Associations in institutions and else-
where. Probably the majority of
these associations will eventually be-
come chapters, and in most cases the
increased dues will not effect these
employees, as only the procedure of
collecting dues will be changed. It
is obvious that the transition of in-
dependent local employees’ associa-
ion to chapters will improve the effi-
ciency of the Association and will
assist the local organization to ren-
der improved service to members lo-
cally in most cases.

The continued active membership
support of all State employees is
urged, so that the Association, with
strong local chapters throughout the
State, with improved efficiency re-
sulting from a well-informed State-
wide membership, will be equipped
to expand its services to members
and secure for them the many im-
provements they desire.

Your membership is vital.

PAY 1943 DUES!

Our Legislative Program
for 1943

(Continued from Page 4)

1937 and adjustments of the kind
called for in this proposal were de-
layed because of economic condi-
tions, it is felt that the State should
not withhold longer from these em-
ployees the salaries to which they
are rightfully allocated.

9. Extention of Feld-Hamilton
provisions to seasonal workers in-
cluding Forest Rangers and Observ-
ers and certain employees of the
Public Works Department is also
urged.

Other proposals would extend the
privilege of making loans from the
employees’ contributions to the re-
tirement fund in the case of employ-
ees now in military service up to
one-half of their contributions. It
was felt that to permit withdrawal
of all contribtuions might affect the
death benefits under the system and
work to the disadvantage of the
member; to permit members of the
Hospital Retirement System to trans-
fer to the State Retirement System
on a voluntary basis; to permit in-
surance of loans from the retirement
system at a nominal rate of insur-
ance; to clarify provisions of the law
so as to prevent taxation of retire-
ment benefits paid to beneficiaries of
State employees; to strengthen the
provisions of the military law as to
safeguards for State employees in
military service, and other measures
helpful to State service.

Important

NOTICE TO WAR BOND PURCHASERS

You are advised by the State Comptroller that, effective immediately, war

bonds purchased under the New York State payroll deduction plan will be

delivered by first class, instead of registered, mail. This change is being made

in order to expedite the delivery of the bonds. Please watch for the bonds,

as usual, at your regular mailing address. Inasmuch as these are registered

bonds, lost bonds can be replaced. The bonds have no value except to the

registered owners thereof.

The State Employee
“Like Pay For Like Work”

The preamble to the Feld-Hamil-
ton Law, as found in Chapter 859
of the Laws of 1937, is worthy of
repeating. It says so very much in a
few words:

“Section 1. In order to attract un-
usual merit and ability to the service
of the State of New York, to stimu-
late higher efficiency among the per-
sonnel, to provide skilled leadership
in administrative departments, to re-
ward merit and to ensure to the
people and the taxpayers of the State
of New York the highest return in
services for the necessary costs of
government, it is hereby declared to
be the policy of the State, in accord-
ance with the mandate of the con-
stitution, to provide equal pay for
equal work, and regular increases in
pay in proper proportion to increase
of ability, increase of output and in-
crease of quality of work demon-
strated in service.”

Many employees of our State in-
stitutions, who according to existing
law are scheduled to have their sal-
aries provided under the Feld-Hamil-
ton Law effective July 1, 1943, are
vitally interested in the “equal pay
for equal work” angle. The plum-
bers and steamfitters, located in insti-
tutions throughout the State, are
wondering how they can get to-
gether in some way, through a com-
mittee or otherwise, to advise the
Temporary Salary Standardization
Board as to what salary grade in the
law their position should be allocated
to. The master mechanics, the farm
supervisors, the butchers, the bakers,
the candlestick maker, and employ-
ees of practically all titles are con-
cerned with this matter.

In the December issue of this mag-
azine, under “Feld-Hamilton Exten-
sion” it was stated: “The inaugura-
tion of the new career system is a
challenge to the employees and to
the Association. Employees must or-
ganize effectively and expeditiously
in order to assemble the facts and
present recommendations intelligent-
ly and wisely to the various State
agencies involved. Haphazard, hur-
ried, and incomplete recommenda-
tions and criticisms will be of little
value.”

The Association, acting as a State-
wide body, will do its part, and it
needs the support, actively by mem-

January

bership, of all State employees ef-
fected by the extension of the Feld-
Hamilton Law. The Association will
form committees among employees
holding the same title in different in-
stitutions so that orderly and sensible
recommendations may be made to
the Standardization Board as to sal-
ary grade allocations. Only intelli-
gent recommendations and data will
bring results.

Before the work of salary grading
can be done however, it is first neces-
sary for the classification board to
complete their study into the duties
and responsibilities of the various
employees and to set up suitable de-
scriptive titles. The Association feels
confident that the classification work
will be completed in the immediate
future.

Then, after the titles are estab-
lished, is the time for employees
holding like titles to present to the
Standardization Board appropriate
information as to fair rates of pay in
view of the duties and responsi
ties of the position. The Board is in-
terested in what is paid for the same
job in other states, in the federal ser-
vice and in private industry, in nor-
mal times of course. It is interested
in what special education, experience
or other qualifications are necessary
to successfully perform the duties
of the job.

All employees may be certain that
when the appropriate time comes,
the Association will lend its facili-
ties to aiding employees to get this
information before the Board, or in
advising about appeals from alloca-
tions which may have been estab-
lished.

The work of the Classification
and Standardization Boards in ex-
tending the career law to institu-
tional employees is tremendous in
magnitude. Mistakes will occur, of
one kind or another, as they do in
all worthwhile large undertakings.
But the machinery exists to correct
these mistakes. If the correct title
is not accorded an employee, he may
appeal to the Classification Board.
If his title is satisfactory and it has
not been given an equitable salary
grade, then the appeal should be
made to the Temporary Salary
Standardization Board. Employees
are urged to cooperate in every way
possible to assure the success of the

extension of the Feld-Hamilton Law
to provide adequate and like pay
for like work, Their assistance, pa-
tience and cooperation are necessary.

Meetings on Long Island
Jan. 27, 28, 29

Three important meetings of em-
ployees are scheduled to be held in
institutions on Long Island. On
January 27, 7:30 P.M., a mass meet-
ing of employees of Central Islip
State Hospital will be held at Rob-
bins Hall on the institution grounds,
under the auspices of the Central
Islip State Hospital Chapter of the
Association.

On January 28th, at 8:00 P.M., a
meeting of employees of Kings Park
State Hospital will be held at York
Hall, under the auspices of the Kings
Park State Hospital Chapter, The
Annual election of officers and an-
nual reports will be submitted.

On January 29th, at 8:00 P.M., a
meeting of employees of Pilgrim
State Hospital will be held in the
Amusement Hall of the institution,
under the auspices of the Pilgrim
State Hospital Chapter.

William F. McDonough, Chair-
man of the Legislative Committee
and formerly president of the Asso-
ciation, and Executive Secretary
Joseph D. Lochner will attend these
meetings and speak on the Associa-
tion's salary adjustment measure,
the extension of the Feld-Hamilton
Law to Institutional Employees, the
value of maintenance accorded insti-
tutional workers, and many other
matters of vital interest to em-
ployees,

Employees of these institutions are
urged and welcomed to attend these
meetings. This is an opportunity for
employees in Long Island Institu-
tions to get the information they de-
sire first-hand,

INSTITUTIONAL
EMPLOYEES!
°

Read the
Report of
Special Committee
to study the
Value of Maintenance
Pages 14-15

Helping State-Wide Unity

Few members appreciate the work
and effort involved in renewing the
membership of over 33,000 State
employees in over 700 locations of
employment throughout the State.
This is true especially in view of the
fact that the Association employs no
paid professional organizers, and
that membership is entirely yolun-
tary, with the Association relying for
membership support upon the loyal-
ty and appreciativeness of employees.

Some of the State employees who
are helping with State-wide unity
are listed herewith. Pay your 1943
membership dues today to your local
Association representative, to the lo-
cal Chapter, or to one of the mem-
bers of the committees printed
herein.

Help these committee members
with the huge membership renewal
job. The only reward these members
receive for their effort is the satis-
faction of knowing they are helping
to strengthen the Association and
enabling it to secure the improve-
ments in working conditions desired
by employees, and to assist it to con-
tinue its many services and benefits
to members.

ROCHESTER STATE HOSPITAL
Joseph MeNulty, Orleans Bldg. (male);

Bruce MeLaren, Howard Bldg. (male
ink Glover, Livingston Bldg: Elizabeth
agney, Monroe Bldg; Frank Muhl-

ank Ruppel, Industrial
ha Finnegan, Chiel Supervisor

Getalos William Osborne, store; Rose

Hawks, Orleans Bldg.
Nichols, Howard Bldg.
Webber, Genese

(female); Ann
(female); Irene
ephen Velie, en-
© room; Mr. Piper, Master Mechanic
Department; Cory Dibble, chef; Elmer
Henry, supervisor of grounds.

STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

ITHACA.

‘Thomas | Shechan, “Roberts Hall; Ira
Reed, Florientine larence
Dicktis,. Agriculture Plumbing shop: Levi
Bacon, Fernon Alfred Armitage,
Dairy Bldg.; Ray Keller, Plumbing Shop,
and Ollie Cornelius, Plant Service Bldg.

STATE RECONSTRUCTION HOME

M, Bryan Person, Mary E. Baker.

DANNEMORA STATE HOSPITAL

Wesley LaPorte, Frank Hunt, Howard
St. Clair, Thomas Cummings, Luther Mat-
toon, Lawrence Duquette.

MATTEAWAN STATE HOSPITAL

Yvonne Lahey, Women’ Helen
Masten, Women’s Bldg.; William McCar-
roll, Main Bldg.; Joseph Keating,
Bldy.; James Browne, Reception
Michael Sholdis, Reception Bldg.
shops; James Hand, powerhou:

Main
Bldg.;

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Gridland, Farm Colony; Joseph Fitzgerald,
outside worker.
PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL

Christopher Doscher, Charles Burns,
Mrs. Louise Williams, Mrs. M. Terwilliger,
Buildings 6, 7, 9, 10; Mr. John Schoon-
over, Buildings 1, 2, 4, 5; Mrs. E, Schill-
ing, Buildings 11, 12, 14, 15; Mr. H. Mar-
ten, Buildings 27, 30, 31, 28, 76; Mr. John
Maxwell, Kitchen Dept.; Mrs. Nettie Cor-
bett, Housckceping Dept; Miss Virginia
Scullin, O. ‘T.; Mr. Frank Neitzel, office;
Mrs, McGlynn, Building 25; Mr. Arthur
LaBelle, Building 25; Mr.
honey, Industrial; Dr. M. Re:

ST. LAWRENCE STATE HOSPITAL
William Hiesband, carpenter shop; Law-

Robert

rence MacDonald,
Kinch, € w.
CG

farm cottages

Iva Quinn, Southwood Bldg.
ertson, Garden Cottage Bldg.
Brickwood, power house.
CENTRAL ISLIP STATE HOSPITAL
Peter Dow, carpenter shop; Henry Asch-

George Rob-
Charles

Dennis
Donlon,

farm liam ‘Winn, Group D3
Maloney , Group B; Hannah
ale); VW

‘dine room
Group I; Marie

Loretta Shaughi
Connolly, Group
Group J" (clini

sce (eles

ROCKLAND STATE HOSPITAL
Robert Ortleib, George Cornish,
ence Goodfield, Leon Howe, Anna
num, Charles MeBreen, Irving Scott.
HARLEM VALLEY STATE HOSPITAL
Miss Silvernail, Reception Bldg.; Mr.
Marvin Angel, Bldg. 27; Miss Wright,
Bldg. A; Mrs. Mildred Adamicc, Bldg. 28;
Mrs. McKennon, Bldg. B; Mr. John Thom-
son, Industrial Bldj
Bldg. F; Mr. Albert Kitt,
Mrs. B. McGrail, Bldg. Hy Mr. 1
Powerhouse Bldy.;
Mr. John O. Martin, far
Bldg. 25; Mrs. Alice E. Sina, Representa-
Mr. Vincent Senk, Bldg. 26.
STATE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
GIRLS

Mrs. Ligotti,

Mrs. Laura Schutt.
MIDDLETOWN STATE HOSPITAL
Elsie Walters, Officers’

East Group; Tho!

Group; Elizabeth K iether,

Reuben Oldfield,

Woodman Hall;

Katherine _ Gibbons,

ineer’s. Dep

Talcott Hall;

Supervisor;
; Hazel Gum-
Foster B. Cady,

derson,

farm; Anaestacia Cooley, ‘Talcott Hall;

Anthony Koppens, Carpenters’. Dept;

Rertha Johneox, Dietary Dept; Raymond

Murphy, laundry.

DISTRICT NO. 7
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Mr. A. 'T. VanHorne, 5 Clinton Strect,

Plattsburg, N.Y.; Mr. W.

415, Malone, N. Y.

VanDuzce Street,

W. R. Galloway,

Y.; Mr. G. W.

reet, Ogdensburg, N. Mr.

985 West Main Street, Watertown, N.Y.
STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
Miss, Scherzer, information desk,

main floor; Miss Alice “Thoms, record

room, 14th floor; Biagio Romeo,
WARWICK STATE SCHOOL
Miss Florence K. Smith, Administration
Dept; Ralph G. Conkling, Vocational Ser-

Gur House, Lowville,
Wright, 2317. Gi

DISTRICT NO. 9
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Goodnough, 73 Frederick Street,
ster J. Beach, Ox:
Thomas, 16 Diets
W. GC, Ruland,
B, Rogers, Mon
Cook, Delhi N. Ys
» Deposit, N.
rederick Street, Whe:

Street,
Cobleskill, N. Y.
ticello, N.Y.
William H.
H. Anderson, 7
hamton, N.Y.

HUDSON RIVER STATE HOSPITAL

Howard R.
Ibraith, 1
jusement hall;
Dept

livan,
Laundry

jeorge Hein, North Wing
. Wood, Clothing Depts Mar-
xa choonmaker, O. ”
ryn Keyes, cottages (female): Annic K
ey, Pilgrim Hall; James P, Bumpster, cot-
tages (male); Raymond Puff, Police Depts
Mary V. O'D eview and Hill-
crest; Donald $. "Holden, Roads and
Grounds Dept; Louis 1. Garrison, Dental
Dept; Olive Ve erValin, R Ki:
p H. Wilsa

, neering
South Wing;
m and Grounds
tafl Houses; Edith
Mary E. | Davis,
Bentson, In-

ton Nuhn, ‘Telephone
Brownell, Broadacres Farms.
DISTRICT NO. 1
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
G. V. R. Arthur, 97 Dove Street, Al-
bany, N.Y.; P. Ma
land ‘Road, Slingerlands, E
De We Stratiord Court, Cohoes, N.
3 D2.
Saratoga
lis, 231 Sixth
D._D. Rogers,
Y Bisbee,

The State Employee
‘Thompson Street, Warrensburg, N.Y; E.
D. Conroy, 1 Bleccker Street, Green Is-
land, N. Y.; E. S. Staats, 52 Fourth Street,
Waterford, N.¥.; A. Scanlon, 1710, Union
Street, Schenectady, N.Y.
MARCY STATE HOSPITAL

Lillian Williams, Administration Bldg.;
Ellis Truax, West Group; Russell Lawson,
power house; Guy Moffatt, farm colony;
‘Leo F, Gurry, pharmacy.

BINGHAMTON STATE HOSPITAL

Mrs. Westlake, Wagner Hall; Mrs, Wil-
: Mr. R. Barnes, Hospital

Mr.

ance; Mrs.
Fdgewood; Mr. H. Boyee, maintenance;
Mrs. Bowden, O. T. Center; Mrs. Brown,
sewing room; Mrs. Button, Steward’s of-
fice; Mr. Conrad, laundry; Mr. Bell, fire
station; Mr. Kelly, State store; Mr. Strong,

Mrs. Kadain, lower service; Mrs.
Phillips, housekeepers; ‘Mrs. C. Gardner,
Fairmont; Mrs. Cannon, nurses; Mr. Math~
ewson, Broadmoor; Mr. R. Arnold, kitch-
ens; Mr, C

a4

main

ka,
building.
SING SING PRISON

Ralph Connors, Lt. Kelly's. shift; Carl

Johnson, Kelly's shift; Carl Hunt, L
Kelly's Geor Lt. Sulliv
shift; Benjamin, njamin’s
shifts Dat Darrow’s

iy shit
rles Gi

‘Arthur
Brown, -
ministration
ployeess :
ployees; Joseph Ryan,
Joseph Dodd,

an employee
mployces; Michael

Whitcher, Village Greens Hazel Chrysler,
Murphy; Cl ‘almer, power house}
C.-M. Jones, Letchworth; John Hughes,
West House; Helen Hurley, Aste

Dayton, Matron’s Dept
gardens James Kerns, store
son, Bluet; William’ York

K, Storey, ‘Thomas Bolton,
Warren W. Harps laundry; Mabel TH.
Davis, O, 'T. Dept. and sewing room; Em-
ma Currie, Schuyler; William L. Herman,
police force.
BUFFALO STATE HOSPITAL

Mary V. Heller, female ward servi
Sarah Schutt, female wards
liam J. Loughren, male ward si
ry B. Schwartz, Maintenance Depts.

ELMIRA REFORMATORY

William Segan, power house; Francis
Weaver, guard ‘room floor; Clement
Knuth, night shifts omas Jones, ad-
ministration building; William ‘T. Murphy,
West Yard.

ROCHESTER CHAPTER

Marion Repp, Dept. of Labor:
ewis, Dept. of Social Welfa
Tandler, Dept. of Public Works:
Bellessimo, State Insurance Fun
mond L. Munroe, State Tax Dept;
Thomas, Dept. of Agriculture and Mar-
kets; Carl Springstead, Dept. of Health.

SYRACUSE STATE SCHOOL

E. Groff, main building; F. Krumman,
power house; HH. Potter, girls’ building;
C. Ecker, boys’ colonies.

DISTRICT NO. 3
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
A. P. Pearce, County Assistant, Court

January

House, Ithaca, N.Y.; J. F. Egan, County
Assistant, Court House, Cortland, N. Y.;
E. G. Grimstead, County Assistant, Box
110, Constantia, N. Y.; F. S, Corey, Coun-
ty Assistant, 375 Bruce Street, Syracuse,
N.Y. L. E. Moyer, County Assistant, Sen-
cca Falls, N.Y.; R. J. Storm, County As-
sistant, Box No. 8, Newark, N. Y.; C. C.
Barber, Supervising Master Mechanic,
Barge Canal Terminal Shop, Syracuse, N.
Y.;, George J. Gale, Motor Equipment
Maintenance Supervisor, 301 East Water
Street, Syracuse, N.Y.; William Pende
gast, Assistant Clerk, Oswego Grain
vator, Oswego, N.Y.; J. H. Wilcox,
tion Superintendent, 301 East Water Street,
iS N.¥.i ES. Chapman, Junior
st Water Strect,

Clerk 301

Syracuse,

DISTRICT NO. 2
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
tewart, P. O. ZDe, 528, 109 North
:W. K.

Phalan, P.O. Box 0, Rome, N.Y.i W.
F, Lysett, 109 cc Street, Utica,
Wes BH mons, aly West Ma
Street, Johnstown,
ri

Re ual ‘minal, paren
S. Ingersoll, Mohawk,

Glosser, Canajoharie, N.Y.
STATE AGRICULTURAL AND
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Lucy E. + office; Stuart Adams,
telephone operator; mond Anderson,
Slifford Hall, school:

school

Sweei
Flo

mise Mother;
plony, Ho.
neca Colony,

ore BARON,
LETCHWORTH VILLAGE

K school; John Hi: 7
y, hospital; Joan Rob-

inson, § Bldgs; Leonard Schilling,
farm; Kitchen, Boys’ Chairman;
+ James Ross, adult;

Harry Hansen,

Collon, female in-

WILLARD STATE HOSPITAL
Mary Gary, Grand View Bldg.; Cornelia
Smith, Occupational Therapy Dey
Keady, Infirmary Bldg.
laundry; Miles Chaffee, Si
Joseph Murphys, ‘Kitchens; " Ralph. ‘Van
Dorpe, farm; Grace Williams, housckeep:
ers; William Nielsen, Hermitage Bldg.
Dr. Kenneth Keill, staff; Arthur Milnes,
Maples Bldg.; Edward Limner, offi
Elizabeth Trainor,
Leona Bell, Pines Bl Howard

power ‘plant; Ethel. Nielsen,
Homer Grotz, Mainte-
Ursula B. Lochren,

Johnson,
Edgemere Bl
nance Dept;
House, south wing; Raymond Sa

dustrial Dept: John
House, north wing.

» Vreeland, Chapin

GAME PROTECTORS’ CHAPTER
Harold Canepim, 212 McLean Avenue,
Yonkers, N.¥.; H. J. Curry, 135 Court
Street, Binghamton, N.Y; Everett Lake
Clarence, N. ¥.; E, L. Rogers, R. D, Still-
water, N. Y.; James Welsh, R. D. 3, New-
burgh, N. Y.; L. Tompkins, 27 East Mor-
Street, Bath, N. Y.; L. S. Morris, Con-
esus, N.Y.; Durinal Kerst, Schroon Lake,
N.Y.; Floyd Fanatt, 120 Kenmore Ave-
nue, Syracuse, N.Y; J. M. Corbine, Low-
ville, N.Y.
UTICA STATE HOSPITAL
Helen B. Ernenwein, Represent:
HORNELL DISTRICT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
‘A. J. Muench, Friendship; R. E. Pal-
mer, Bath; Lee Walker, Hornell; F. K,
‘Thompson, Oswego; J. C. Cronin, Wat
kins Glen; Joseph McCullough, Hornell,

ve.

Chief Engineers Elect

The Institutional Chief Engineers
of the State Departments of Mental
Hygiene, Correction, Health, Social
Welfare and Education, held their
annual conference in New York
City, December 1 and 2. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year:

L. Alloway, Attica Prison, Pre-
sident; C. W. McBreen, Rockland
State Hospital, Vice-president; E. C.
Baker, State Teachers’ College, Al-
bany, Secretary and Treasurer. The
executive committee consists of $, P.
Anderson, Pilgrim State Hospital,
Brentwood, L. Ly L. hig Harlem
Valley State Hospital; G. W. McGee,
Hudson River State Hospital;
George M. Card, Albany Health
Laboratory; P. H. Bramman, War-
wick State School; and P. J. Honan,
State Office Building, New York
City.

In Service

Proud of their own contribution
to Uncle Sam’s armed forces are the
personnel of the State Court of
Claims.

John J. Clark, clerk of the court,
was commissioned as a captain in
the Quartermaster’s Di
been serving at Camp Lee, Virginia,
since September 9, 1942.

The Department of Law, inci-
dentally, has 12 of its personnel in
the armed forces.

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THE STATE EMPLOYEE
Official Publication of

THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CIVIL

ERVICE EMPLOYEES

OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Ine.
Room 156 — State Capitol Albany, N. Y.
Editor Harold J. Fisher

Art Editor
Staff Photographer
William J. Kennedy
Joseph D. Lochner ,

Roger Stonehouse

Business Manager

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Association Officers

isher - = + President

Campbell ~ President
John Livingstone - Second Vice-President
J.EarlKelly ~~ Third Vice-President
Earl P. Pfannebecker - - - Treasurer
John T.DeGraff - ~~ Counsel
Janet Macfarlane - - - -_ Scerctary

Joseph D. Lochner utive Officer

THE FRONT COVER

In the famous old Assembly
Chamber of New York State’s Capi-
tol in Albany, important history was
written since the last issue of “The
State Employee.”

There, as a distinguished audi-
ence looked on, Thomas E. Dewey
became officially the 47th Governor
of the State of New York. In the
photograph that adorns the front
cover of “The State Employee” this
month—a picture made available to
us through the courtesy of “The
Albany Times-Union” — Governor
Dewey is being formally sworn into
office by Judge Irving Lehman,
chief judge of the Court of Appeals
and brother of former Governor
Herbert H. Lehman, whom Gov-
ernor Dewey succeeded.

History was written in more ways
than one as Governor Dewey took
office. For not only was he becoming
New York State’s first Republican
governor in a score of years, but his
was no sinecure of a position, for he
was assuming an important post in
a trying era of total war.

Many of the persons who sat in
at the wartime inaugural were ob-
taining their first actual view of the

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new Governor. But he was not a
stranger, for the newspapers and the
newsreels many times previously had
made him a familiar figure to thou-
sands of New York State residents.

Mr. Dewey, as the fearless prose-
cutor, became the champion and
liberator of the poor man harassed by
racketeers in a great city, and im-
pressed upon the criminal element
the truth of the axiom that “Crime
does not pay.”

That he will write as brilliant a
record as Governor is not only the
ardent hope but the firm conviction
of “The State Employee.”

Greetings and good luck in office,
Governor Dewey!

For Present and Future

‘The great conflict for human free-
dom still rages. The wise men of the
hour know that of equal conse-
quence with winning the war is the
establishment of a just and lasting
peace, In examining the means for
peace we must face the causes of
war, this war or any war. The blood
and tears of the millions of human
“expendables” shed since Germany
invaded Poland on September 1,
1939, constitute a tragic indictment
of the politically selfish—the politi-
cal spoilsmen. There was little of
honest error in the rise of Hitler,
Mussolini, Laval. The old ingredi-
ents of greedy groups, corrupt politi-
cians, betrayed peoples, were all
present. In our own country, past
history shows discouraging disre-
gard of the worth of the prize of
peace won by patriotic, young
Americans in 1917 and 1918. Today
as white papers tell of black deeds
we sense inefficiency in many vital
matters. Political parties despite
long time warnings surrendered very
largely during recent decades to the
patronage system instead of the
merit system in the matter of ap-
pointments to positions of tremen-
dous trust. Instead of seeking men
solely on the basis of their merit and
fitness, unsound political considera
tions have been apparent.

The merit system in so far as it
has been applied in our State offers
ample proof of actual and potential

power to assure promptness and ef-
ficiency in carrying out the peoples’
will. Those who understand merit
system principles are convinced that
they are vitally essential to good
government. And as good govern-
ment alone can assure peace and pro-
tection and opportunity, the means
to good government are of first im-
portance.

What will be New York State's
role in fashioning and exemplifying
good government during the years
ahead? The Nation is looking to our
State, The ruling political party and
that party's leadership in executive
and legislative branches is mindful
of the value of the merit system. The
Republican Platform of the present
administration was a definite pledge
of merit system approval. We quote
it here:

“The Republican party has consis-
tently sponsored and supported legis-
lation to strengthen the civil service
system to the end that citizens may
enter the public service as a career
without regard to political, racial or
religious considerations. Among the
laws initiated and passed by the Re-
publican Legislature are the career
law, which this year, after frequent
vetoes by the Democratic Governor,
has been successfully extended to all
institutional employees; the eight-
hour law for State employees; and
adjusted compensation for thousands
of State employees in the low-income
group. We pledge ourselves to pro-
tect the actuarially sound employees’
retirement systems of the State and
its civil subdivisions from encroach-
ments or interference by Federal au-
thorities. The Republican Legisla-
ture has heretofore protected and
will continue to protect the rights
and interests of all civil service em-
ployees entering the armed forces of
the United States.”

The public statements of Governor
Dewey indicate a keen appreciation
of the need for character and fitness
and vigor in the personnel of State
government. Representatives of your
Association have conferred with the
Governor and have found him a
wholly approachable, sympathetic,

(Continued on Page 27)

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The Association Offers to Every State
Employee...

Membership in an active, State-wide organization of more than
33,000 employees organized to advance the interests of State em-
ployees.

QE™ An equitable program for improvement of salaries, pensions, hours
of work and other working conditions of State workers. (As out-
lined under “Legislative Program for 1943” in this issue).

Unselfish services of unpaid Association officers, committees, Chap-
ter officials and over 700 representatives located in every State office,
department and institution. No professional organizers are employed.

Constant loyal representation before executive, legislative and ad-
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“The State Employee,” the Association’s monthly magazine. Also
frequent bulletin board statements are issued.

Services of local Chapters, of which forty are already established.
Dues refunds provided by Association By-Laws should enable Chap-
ters to render real service to members. Organization of Chapters
throughout the State will make the Association more successful and
effective.

(QE™ Adequately equipped and efficiently manned permanent headquar-
ters at the seat of State Government, serving members in innumer-
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January

y

The Capitol Beat......

Without a thought of adding to
the woes of the present old-fashioned
winter, the State Department of
Agriculture and Markets weighed in
with an announcement that ice
cream is real big-business in New
York State. The State’s 1941 produc-
tion was listed as nearly 45,000,000
gallons. As one might expect, the
four warm months, May to August,
took the lead in ice cream consump-
tion but the department also added
—br-r-r-r!—that ice cream is becom-
ing more and more a winter treat
as well,

Received favorably on Capitol
Hill has been the 1942 edition of the
New York State Labor Law, pub-
lished by the State Department of
Labor. In preparing its 1942 edition
of 389 pages, the Labor Department
has introduced a new departure. Its
latest publication is loose-leaf, per-
mitting the insertion of new amend-
ments and annotations as they be-

_come available at the end of the
Legislative session each year.

The bar of a U. S. Army second
lieutenant now is being sported by
Edmund J. Burke, State traffic ex-
pert, who was 15 years in the State’s
engineering service. He was com-
missioned for duty with the Army
Transportation Corps.

One activity in which the war has
failed to put a crimp is the interest
of New York State’s sportsmen’s
clubs, service organizations and other
groups in conservation activities.
Deputy Commissioner John L, Hal-
pin of the Conservation Department
reports that demands from all parts
of the State for the department's 18-
millimeter films, which depict the
Story of Conservation in New York
State, have increased over a year ago.

‘This is unusual, Mr. Halpin point-
ed out, since curtailment in auto-
mobile and train travel already has
prevented the department from send-
ing out speakers and operators to
show the films.

Assemblymen and attaches of the
Legislature, arriving for the 1943
session, missed a familiar face in the
Assembly clerk’s office. For Fred
Canavari, who had served the office

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so well and had become a friend of
many Assemblymen through the
years, had joined the armed forces.
Ably filling his shoes, however, is
Jehn Towner, the ex-Putnam Coun-
ty veteran of the same office.

Those trim young men of the
highways, the New York State Po-
lice, got a chuckle when results of
the latest examinations of prospec-
tive recruits were made known. For
two of the would-be rookies had
been turned down because they were
“much too fat.”

All of which means that the Divi-
sion of State Police, while it has
liberalized its educational qualifica-
tions in an endeavor to alleviate its
critical manpower shortage, still
maintains a rigid physical standard
for the men who would wear the
purple and grey.

As Major John A. Warner, state
police Superintendent, points out,
the division’s 200 men in the armed
forces does not begin to tell the
story. For in addition, more than
400 others on the last established
eligible list have also joined the
colors.

All that smoke in the State De-
partment of Correction early this
month didn’t mean there was a fire.
Rather, the boys were enjoying
cigars on William E. Cashin, direc-
tor of the department’s Bureau of
Criminal Identification. Mrs. Ca-
shin presented him with a baby
daughter, their third child, in an
Albany hospital on New Year's Day.
Another proud Dad recently was Dr.
George D. Stoddard, State commis-
sioner of education, their fifth child
having been born to Mrs. Stoddard
in an Albany hospital.

Dr. John B. Ross, superintendent
of the Hudson River State Hospital,
who is accustomed to supervising
large numbers of persons, is of the
opinion that the “best way to con-
trol panic is not to let it start.” In
an address to air raid warden in-
structors he cited the Cocoanut
Grove fire tragedy in Boston and
said: “Failure to avert this tragedy,
once panic started, shows how help-
less one can be and how important
it is to control panic when fear has

made the group into an unreasoning
mob, each one struggling to save his
own life.”

It may be true what they say about
horse-players dying broke, but the
ponies certainly are paying the State
of New York a handsome dividend.

Carroll E. Mealey, president of the
State Tax Commission, reported the
State derived nearly $10,500,000 in
revenue from horse racing in 1942.
Bulk of this figure, or $9,808,819.04,
came from the pari-mutuel tax on
betting at the State’s tracks. Oddly
enough, the absent-mindedness of
some bettors rebounded to the State’s
credit. For $80,690.60 found its way
to the State’s coffers from winning
pari-mutuel tickets that went un-
cashed in 1941,

New York State’s Unemployment
Insurance program is now in its sev-
enth year but a great many workers
throughout the State still are un-
aware who pays the unemployment
insurance contributions, according to
Milton O. Loysen, executive director
of the Division of Placement and
Unemployment Insurance. Said he:

“Letters we receive regularly indi-
cate that many workers believe they
and their employers contribute
equally to the unemployment insur-
ance trust fund from which benefits
are paid. The fact is that the total
cost of the program is met by em-
ployers, with no tax being levied on
workers’ earnings. Some people ob-
viously confuse Old Age and Sur-
vivors’ Insurance, a unit of the So-
cial Security program under which
workers and employers contribute
equally, with Unemployment Insur-
ance.

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ALBANY, N.Y.

The State Employee
Excerpts from Governor
Dewey's Message to
the Legislature

Mental Hygiene Institutions

“One urgent problem confronting
the State involves the care of the
90,000 patients in our mental hygiene
institutions. There is a shocking
shortage of employees. This short-
age is increasing at a rate of more
than 300 per month and the number
of unfilled positions now approx-
imates 4,500. And this is in institu-
tions that are crowded by more than
16 per cent over capacity. In effect,
the wards of the State have been, in
part, abandoned. Regardless of
cause, this condition can not be
tolerated.

“One temporary expedient for
meeting this condition would be to
permit present employees to volun-
teer to work an additional four hours
a day, if they wish, with overtime at
their regular rate of pay, including
both cash and maintenance. It is
my understanding that employees
have widely volunteered for such ad-
ditional work, as a war-time as
tance to the State, but this is not pro-
vided for by law.

“The principle of the eight-hour
day, established only a few years ago
in our institutions after long years
of effort, must be preserved. I am
unalterably opposed to any change
in the eight-hour day by compulsion
at any time. Under the circum-
stances, I recommend legislation per-
mitting employees to volunteer, if
they wish, to work longer hours, for
additional pay, but only for the dura-
tion of the war. In view of the seri-
ous emergency, it is my hope that
your Honorable Bodies will consider
such legislation at the earliest pos-
sible moment.

State Employees

“The problems of the mental hy-
giene institutions cannot be solved
merely by the half-way, emergency
expedient I have just outlined. T
propose that measures be taken to
eliminate inequalities in the adjust-
ments made for the expenses of em-
ployees for room and board, tech-
nically known as commutation, It is
also important that salary increases
be provided for the lower paid em-
ployees in these institutions.

“In other departments of the State
government, many employees in ju-
nior professional and clerical services

January

are receiving wages of less than
$1,200 a year for a type of work
which should have no less than that
amount of pay. There are more than
one thousand of these employees,
and their salaries, including main-
tenance where given, should be in-
creased to $1,200 a year.

Taken together, the adjustments I
propose will affect thousands of our
State employees. I have asked the
Director of the Budget to study this
matter with utmost care, and I shall
ouline the details of the adjustments
in my budget message.

Change in Fiscal Year

“This change in the date of the
fiscal year will mean that, should
your Honorable Bodies accept my
recommendation, the lower paid
State employees whom I have al-
ready mentioned will receive their
increase to $1,200 on April 1 instead
of waiting until July 1. Other State
employees entitled to salary incre-
ments under the Feld-Hamilton Law
will receive those increments three
months earlier than would otherwise
be the case.”

To Association Members:

When you have finished read-
ing this issue of “The State Em-
ployee,” loan it to any fellow
State employee who is not a
member of the Association, In
this way non-members may be
acquainted with the work and
services of the Association and
their membership support ob-
tained. Membership is important
to the success of the Association
and the recognition accorded it
by government leaders.

The Editor.

Governor Poletti Praises
State Workers

Governor Charles Poletti, at the
Inauguration Ceremonies on Janu-
ary 1, 1943, made the following re-
marks commending New York State
Civil Service Employees:

“On this occasion, I feel it appro-
priate to recall that State government
has in the past, and will in the fu-
ture, function with intelligence, effi-
ciency and courtesy because of the
fifty thousand men and women who
are in the Civil Service. These men
and women are able, experienced,
loyal and devoted to the State.

“And so I feel that this important
ceremony of inaugurating a new
Governor of the Emprie State is like-
wise a tribute to the men and wo-
men of the State Civil Service. It is
a tribute to the nurse at the Tuber-
culosis Hospital at Mount Morris—
who works long hours and with un-
derstanding and sympathy. We care
for 120,000 men, women and chil-
dren in our State institutions. It is
a tribute to the forest ranger, who
alone for hours on stretch stands on
the top of an Adirondack peak,
gazing over the mountain sides to
detect any fires which may threaten
the two million acres of forest pre-
serves dedicated by our Constitution
to the enjoyment of the people. It is
a tribute to the State trooper, who
helps police 13,000 miles of State
highways and also is a friend and
protector of the people who live in
the rural areas of the State. It is a
tribute to the guard who risks his
life every day to care for the crimi-
nally insane at Matteawan Prison.

“These servants of the State, and
the thousands like them, will give
their best to the new administration
—the same devotion to duty given to
previous administrations.”

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The Value of Maintenance

ACCORDED STATE INSTITUTIONAL EMPLOYEES

The following are the recommendations of employees
as formulated through the Committee on Maintenance
Values of The Association of State Civil Service Em-
ployees of the State of New York, Inc.

The special committee consisted of Dr. Frank L.
Tolman, Chairman, Director of Library Extension and
Adult Education Bureau of the State Education Depart-
ment, and Secretary of the Temporary Salary Standard-
ization Board; Fred Walters, Middletown State Hospi-
tal, Middletown; John McDonald, Rochester State Hos-
pital, President of the Association of Employees of the
State Department of Mental Hygiene; Clifford Shoro,
Executive Committee Member from the Health Depart-
ment; and Andrew J. Delaney, Steward, Hudson River
State Hospital, Poughkeepsie.

The former Director of the Budget, Hon. J. Buckley
Bryan, made public a table of values of maintenance
accorded these employees about October 1, 1943, and
stated that they were tentative and “something to shoot
at.”

A number of conferences of employees and officers
of institutions have been held throughout the State to
discuss these values. Delegates representing members of
the Association in the various State institutions, met in
Albany on November 30th to consider the proposed
table of values and to suggest desirable changes. The
special committee appointed to study the matter held
frequent meetings and met with officials of the State
Departments involved.

The law plainly contemplates that the Feld-Hamil-
ton salary rates and maintenance values be applied to
institutional employees in the fiscal year 1943-44, Em-
ployees strongly urge that conferences between the Bud-
get Division, the Departments involved, and institution
employees, as represented by this committee, be con-
tinued with a view to having the values of maintenance
established at the earliest possible date. The committee
knows of no valid reason why this cannot be concluded
in ample time to make possible the application of Feld-
Hamilton rates for institutional employees effective with
the beginning of the next fiscal year, July 1, 1943, or if
the fiscal year is changed, on April 1, 1943.

Statement of Policy:

Employees recognize that the proper and efficient
administration of the State institutions require the
prompt availability of a sufficient number of employees
for any emergency which might arise at any time dur-
ing the day or night. They feel, however, that the num-
ber of employees needed for emergency is limited and
would include only a small percentage of the personnel
of any institution. They also recognize the need for full
use of the present facilities at institutions which have
been provided by the taxpayers at a total large cost,
insofar as these measure up to recognized health and
safety standards.

Employees keenly feel that the State should recog-
nize the rights of institutional employees to live under
normal conditions like other people, unhampered by the
restrictions necessary on institution grounds, and away

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from the narrow environment of institutional life. They
urge that, as far as practical, employees be allowed to
live off the grounds, removed, when not on duty, from
the rigid requirements of institutional life, and free to
provide their own meals and other services, if they so
desire.

It is felt that unused rooming facilities erected for
use of employees could, to a large extent, be converted
to the use of patients, and thereby alleviate the present
overcrowded patient accommodations.

No direct cash comparison of values between facili-
ties in institutions and facilities outside institutions is
possible. Necessary restrictions, limitations and qualifi-
cations within institutions and the undesirability gener-
ally of living therein, reduces the value of facilities in
the institutions. Also, employees feel sure that the State
would not desire to realize any profit in the main-
tenance accorded employees, and at the same time, un-
necessarily force a large proportion of employees to pay
for such maintenance even though many employees do
not desire and accept it. No normal person will live
within the institution unless his employment requires
it. Room and meal rates must therefore be somewhat
below outside rates for similar quarters not subject to
such restrictions.

The values proposed by this committee are believed
to be high enough to represent the fair value of food
and services under normal conditions and to be suffi-
cient to liquidate any expenditure of the State for em-
ployee quarters within the reasonable life of the invest-
ment,

Recommended Monthly Value of Maintenance
Rooms Third Quality Second Quality _First Quality
Private Shared Private Shared Private Shared
1 Room §$ 8.00 $ 5.00 $10.00 $ 7.50 $12.00 $ 9.00
2 Rooms 14.00 9.00 17.00 11.25 21.00 13.50
3 Rooms 18.00 11.00 22.50 13.75 27.00 16.50

NOTE: Rates above include wash basin and water closet,
cooking facilities and refrigeration where furnished. ‘These fac-
tors may be considered in determining the quality of the accom-
modations.

Bathroom: $5 to be apportioned among employees
using same,

Apartments and Houses:
‘Third Quality Second Quality _First Quality
Private Shared Private Shared Private Shared
3 Rooms $21.00 $13.00 $27.50 $16.25 $32.00 $18.50

4 Rooms 25.00 15.00 32.50 18.75 38.00 21.50
5 Rooms 29.00 17.00 37.50 21.25 44.00 24.50
6 Rooms 33.00 19.00 42.50 23.75 50.00 27.50
7 Plus 37.00 21.00 (47.50 26.25 56,00 30.50

NOTE: No extra charge for larger apartments.

Meals: To be of one standard quality only. To be
furnished on a cash basis with the proceeds therefrom
going to a separate fund for food and service, to be ex-
pended for improved facilities and service. To be taken
only at option of both’ resident and non-resident em-
ployees, with no charge made for meals not taken. The
ultimate result should be the centralizing of feeding fa-
cilities, and service in cafeteria style, and transition to

The State Employee
employee management on a cost-plus basis. It is rec-
ognized that this cannot be fully accomplished imme-
diately. Many changes must be made in the physical
set-up both of the facilities for preparing and serving
food, and for purchasing and refrigeration of supplies.
However, it is the ultimate aim to provide an oppor-
tunity for the employees to furnish the type of meals
that they desire and are willing to pay for.

For the purpose of establishing present gross salaries
under the Feld-Hamilton law, a value of $20 monthly
for three meals daily should be used, with each meal
monthly valued at $7.

Children under 12 years should be furnished meals
for half price.

Children 12 years or older should be furnished meals
at full price.

Laundry: No charge to resident employees. Duty
laundry, including shirts, free to all employees.

Medical Care and Hospitalization: No charge.

Garage: Shelter $1.00; unheated stall or one-car ga-
rage $2.00; heated stall or one-car garage $3.00.

NOTE: No charge should be made for garages built and
maintained by employees.

Domestic Service: To be furnished only as necessary
to properly maintain and preserve State property, and
not assigned solely to one officer. Cooks, waitresses,
maids, etc., to be provided by the employee. For the
purpose of determining the present value of mainte-
nance, for each assigned employee $85.

Food from Stores and Farm and Garden Produce:
To be furnished at cost-plus prices. For the purpose of
determining the value of maintenance, $20 monthly, $7
for each of three meals monthly.

Employees’ Opinions

In reaching the conclusions the committee consid-
ered many hundreds of memoranda and letters from
Association Chapters and individual employees. ‘These
communications showed a nearly universal wish for a
change in policy in the direction of greater freedom for
the employces. Particularly important in the opinion
of the writers were the following:

Rooms: Employees believe that they should be al-
lowed to live away from the institution unless their em-
ployment actually requires otherwise. After caring for
the mentally sick for eight hours, the healthful relaxa-
tion of getting away from the institution is revitalizing
and conducive to increased efficiency. Some living quar-
ters and equipment now provided employees are below
normal sanitary and safety standards. These unsatisfac-
tory quarters should be made fit or condemned. Excess
quarters could be converted into accommodations for
patients where needed.

Many employees now are required to reside in the
same buildings with patients, or in buildings located
within a very short distance from disturbed wards.
Radios in bie! quarters must be turned off at a certain
time in the evening. Visitors are not allowed in em-
ployees’ quarters after a certain hour.

Employees did not feel that any charge should be
made for wash basins or water closets as contained in
tooms, as these facilities were only fundamental neces-
sities for personal cleanliness. In fact, it felt that all
rooms should be at least so equipped. They feel that
equipment within rooms occupied by employees should

improved where such improvements are needed.

January

Meals: Employees generally believe that it is unfair
for the State to charge employees for meals which they
did not desire, and in many cases did not take. They
believed that the solution would be to allow employees
to pay for their meals as they took them, and thus allow
them to spend as much of the time as possible that they
are off duty away from the institution. They felt that
meals furnished at the institutions should be improved,
as the average cost to the State for raw food for each
meal per person was very low. They realize that the
cost of equipment and service increases the cost of the
meal, but feel that the equipment, or the greatest per-
centage of it, would be necessary for the preparation of
food for the inmate population, Cooking and refriger-
ation facilities where they exist should not be additional
charges but should be made accessible to employees to
encourage normal living conditions.

Laundry: Opinion on laundry charge was divided.
The majority did not feel that any charge should be
made for laundry of resident employees, and for duty
laundry of non-resident employees, where such laundry
is done without charge at present. Where laundry ser-
vice is furnished, the majority of labor necessary is per-
formed by patient help, the laundry is primarily oper-
ated to care for patient laundry and the slight additional
cost of doing employee laundry is infinitestimal.

Medical Care and Hospitalization: It is the view-
point of employees that the limited medical care and
hospitalization now given employees is given mainly for
the purpose of preventing the spread of infection and
disease to patients. Institutional employees, in the course
of their employment, are more subject to infection and
disease than in most other employments. The present
medical care and hospitalization rendered employees
does not constitute an adequate health and hospitaliza-
tion service, and should be continued without charge
to émployees.

Farm Produce and Food from Stores: Since many
institutions are located away from population centers,
the outside purchase of dairy products and foodstuffs
is not possible without considerable hardship and in-
convenience, It is felt that such products should be sold
to employees at cost-plus prices.

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15

Representatives’ Handbook
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

At the Annual Meeting of the As-
sociation copies of a tentative draft
of the Representative’s Handbook
was distributed to the delegates and
representatives in attendance. A
great deal of favorable comment was
made by representatives who felt
that the Handbook would be of in-
estimable value in answering in-
quiries of employees and advising
them of their rights and privileges
under the laws, rules and regula-
tions governing their employment.
The Handbook also contains de-
tailed information concerning the
Association’s work and services.

One representative writes the As-
sociation: “At a glance it is certain
that the Representative’s Handbook
is a publication that has been needed
for a long time.” Another advises:
“The tentative draft of the Repre-
sentative’s Handbook is a first rate
useful contribution. It has been
placed in the chapter library. Per-
sonally I should like to see it pre-
pared for sale to employees. I feel
sure that at least 50 copies could be
sold here irrespective of cost. It’s a
gold mine of valuable information.”
An institution steward writes: “I
have read with interest the copy
of the Representative’s Handbook
which wast sent to our Association
Representative. I would very much
appreciate a copy of this book for
our busines office as I believe it
would be a valuable asset to us.”

The Director of a very outstanding
organization of civil service admi
istrative officials writes the Associa-
tion: “Thank you very much for
your letter of October 26th and the
enclosed “Representative’s Hand-
book” of your Association. One has
to read no further than the purpose
of the manual as expressed in the
introduction to approve heartily of
the project. There is no question in
mind but that one of the keys to
satisfactory employee representation
is to be found in adequately trained
and informed employee representa-
tives.”

At the Annual Meeting a resolu-
tion was adopted requesting the
President to extend a vote of thanks
to Charles H. Foster and his spe-

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cial committee for their preparation
of the Representative’s Handbook.
A rising vote of thanks was accord-
ed Mr. Foster and his committee.
In the last two issues of the maga-
zine, a section of the handbook was
printed. As stated heretofore, it is
improbable that the expense involved
will ever permit the Association to
make copies of the handbook avail-
able to its over 33,000 members. Suf-
ficient copies will be distributed so
that all State workers, wherever lo-
cated throughout the State, might
examine a copy of the handbook by
contacting the Association represen-
tative in his group. It is planned to
print various sections of the book in
The State Employee, and if the is-
sues which contain these sections are
retained for reference, all members
would have the detailed information
contained in the handbook. Section
IV of the Representative’s Hand-
book follows:
IV._INFORMATION ABOUT
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS
A. Notice of Future Examinations
The State Civil Service Commis-
sion conducts open competitive and
promotion examinations to estab-
lish appropriate eligible lists for ex-
isting or anticipated vacancies. How
notice of such examinations is given
is the subject of this paragraph.
1, Open competitive examinations
Under the Civil Service Law, pro-
motion examinations must be given,
if practicable, before open competi-
tive examinations can be given for
the same positions. Therefore, be-
fore the holding of an open competi-
tive examination is authorized by
the State Civil Service Commission,
notice that such an examination has
been asked for must be conspicuous-
ly posted for 15 days in the office
of the appointing officer requesting
the examination and in the office
of the State Civil Service Commis-
sion. This is the first public notice
that an open competitive examina-
tion is contemplated. It affords em-
ployees an opportunity to put forth
reasons why a promotion examina-
tion rather than an open competitive
examination should be held to fill

the vacancy involved. After the 15
day posting period, the appointing
officer informs the Civil Service
Commission whether any objections
have been filed by employees. After
considering the objections, if any,
raised by employees, the State Civil
Service Commission may decide to
hold a promotion examination ér
may authorize an open competitive
examination, If an open competitive
examination is authorized, an an-
nouncement is prepared. This an-
nouncement is generally included
among announcements of other ex-
aminations scheduled for one of the
regular examination series conducted
five or six times a year. If heavy
competition is expected, a special
circular may also be issued to an-
nounce the examination. These an-
nouncements are posted in post of-
fices, libraries and other public build-
ings. In addition, copies are released
to the press. Civil Service periodicals
such as the “Chief” or the “Leader,”
published weekly, and the “State
Employee,” published monthly, list
the open competitive examinations
for which announcements have been
issued.

2, Promotion examinations

The Civil Service Law does not
require that notice of a contemplated
promotion examination be posted
before it can be authorized by the
State Civil Service Commission.
After such an examination is author-
ized, an announcement is prepared.
Such announcement is posted in the
offices of the department or institu-
tion for which the examination is to
be held. Copies are also sent to em-
ployees who appear eligible to com-
pete in the promotion examination.
Releases are given to the press and
to civil service periodicals which
usually publish such announcements,
3. Mailing lists

While the State Civil Service
Commission does not maintain mail-
ing lists of persons interested in civil
service examinations generally, a
person interested in a particular ex-
amination, which has been author-
ized but not yet announced, may re-
quest that an application and copy

The State Employee
of the announcement be mailed to
him after the announcement is
issued.

B.—Method of Applying for Exam-
inations

Applications for examinations
should not be filed until the an-
nouncements of such examinations
have been issued. The announce-
ments of promotion and open-com-
petitive examinations contain gen-
eral directions covering the manner
in which applications for such ex-
aminations are to filled out and
filed. Such directions should be care-
fully read and followed. All the in-
formation requested on the applica-
tion form supplied by the State Civil
Service Commission should be given
by the applicant. Special care should
be taken by the applicant to set forth
sufficient information about his
training and experience to show that
he meets the minimum requirements
set forth in the announcentent. In
addition, the applicant should de-
scribe all the training and experi-
ence data requested, inasmuch as the
rating for training and experience is
based largely on the statements made
in the application. Under the provi-
sions of the Civil Service Law, ap-
plicants for civil service examina-
tions are required to pay certain ap-
plication fees, varying with the sal-
ary of the positions for which they
apply. Such fees are paid into the
State treasury and form part of the
general fund of the State. If an ap-
plication is disapproved because the
applicant lacks the minimum quali-
fications, the fee is refunded after
the date of the examination.

C.—Scope of Examinations

The Civil Service Law requires
that examinations “shall be practical
in their character and shall relate to
those matters which fairly test the
relative capacity and fitness of per-
sons examined to discharge the du-
ties of that service into which they
seek to be appointed.” In addition,
in cases of promotion examinations,
the seniority and efficiency of the
applicants must each be given a
rating. The examinations may con-
sist of a written test, a practical dem-
onstration test, a technical test, a
training and experience test, or other
tests, or it may consist of a combina-
tion of such tests. The subject mat-
ter to be covered by these examina-
tions is indicated in the announce-
ment by an enumeration of the du-
ties of the position, and by a listing

January

of the special skills and knowledges
with which the candidate must be
familiar. The relative weight of the
various subjects comprising the ex-
amination are also set forth in the
announcement. The passing mark
on the various subjects comprising
an examination, such as the written
test, training and experience, etc.,
is 75%, unless a different passing
mark is fixed by the State Civil Ser-
vice Commission and is set forth in
the announcement.

D.—Disabled Veterans’ Preference
on Civil Service Examinations

1. Nature of preference

In this State, a disabled veteran is
not given a bonus of extra points
in order to assist him in passing a
civil service examination. However,
if he succeeds in passing such an ex-
amination, whether open-competi-
tive or promotion, he is given an ab-
solute priority in appointment. This
preference in appointment is re-
quired by the State Constitution
which provides that “any honorably
discharged soldiers, sailors, marines
or nurses of the army, navy or ma-
rine corps of the United States, dis-
abled in the actual performance of
duty in any war, to an extent recog-
nized by the United States Veterans’
Bureau, who are citizens and resi-
dents of this State and were at the
time of their entrance into the mili-
tary or naval service of the United
States, and whose disability exist at
the time of his or her application for
such appointment or promotion, shall
be entitled to preference in appoint-
ment and promotion, without regard
to their standing on any list from
which such appointment or promo-
tion may be made.” Accordingly, if
a disabled veteran receives a passing
mark on an examination, his name
must be placed at the head of the
eligible list established as a result of
the examination. (It should be
noted that the Attorney General has
recently ruled that, for the purpose
of granting disabled veterans prefer-
ence, the present war is deemed to
have commenced on December 7,
1941.)
2. How preference is obtained

Disabled veterans’ preference is
given to veterans who were resi-
dents of this State when they en-
tered the armed forces and are resi-
dents at the time of the examina-
tion, provided they have a war-re-
ceived disability which causes:a less-
ening of their physical or mental

powers. Whether the disability is
war-received is established by certi-
ficate of the Veterans’ Bureau.

A candidate claiming disabled vet-
erans’ preference must supply infor-
mation relative to the nature of his
disability, his citizenship, his resi-
dence at the time of entering mili-
tary service and at the time of the
examination, of his honorable dis-
charge, and of the rating given his
disability by the Veterans’ Bureau.
Before his claim can be allowed, the
claimant must be examined by a phy-
sician, designated by the State Civil
Service Commission, to determine
whether the disability certified by
the Veterans’ Bureau is still in ex-
istence and whether or not such dis-
ability will interfere with the per-
formance by the disabled veteran of
the duties of the position to which
he seeks appointment.

3. Priority among disabled veterans

If more than one veteran is al-
lowed disabled veterans’ preference
in an examination, their names are
placed at the head of the list in the
order of their comparative marks on
the examination. A further discus-
sion of disabled veterans’ preference
in appointment appears below in the
paragraph on “Certification of Elig-
ible Lists.”

E.—Inspection of Examination
Papers

After the examination results have
been announced, a candidate or his
duly authorized representative may
examine his paper. The only other
person to whom the examination
papers may be exhibited is the ap-
pointing officer to whom a success-
ful candidate's name has been cer-
tified for appointment. Although
central files of the State Civil Service
Department are located in Albany,
the Commission has adopted the
practice of sending the examination
papers of a candidate residing out-
side of Albany to the local super-
visor in the examination center near-
est the candidate’s residence. The
candidate may thereupon examine
the papers in the presence of such
local supervisor.
F.—Appeals from Ratings on Exam-

inations

While appeals from examination
ratings must be taken within 20
days after notice of such ratings,
this time is extended provided the

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? THE QUESTION BOX ?

It is questionable whether any at-
tribute of any publication ever has
been greeted with such genuine fav-
or and spontaneity as that accorded
“The Question Box,” the brand new
feature which “The State Em-
ployee” introduced in its December
issue.

To borrow a phrase of the day,
State employees “went all out” for
“The Question Box.” Everybody
talked about it, from the newest
State employee to the veterans who
may be found in all departments.

“The Question Box” furnished
the answer to numerous questions
of the type that had perplexed many
a State employee. And to say that
“The Question Box” is the most
popular feature to find its way to
State employees’ desks in a long
time would, we are certain, be put-
ting it mildly.

Perhaps you have a question that
you would like answered. Perhaps
it is a question that would interest
many of your fellow State em-
ployees. Don’t hesitate—send it
along and we'll find you the an-
swer. Since our last issue the edi-
tors have received numerous ques-
tions from all sections of the State,
among them being the following:

Question: I was drafted into the
Army June 6, 1941. On November
25, 1941, I was released from the
Army under the provisions of the
28-year-old bill and placed into the
ERC. (Enlisted Reserve Corps). I
was called back to active duty Jan-
uary 19, 1942, Since all State em-
ployees who enlisted in the E.R.C.
prior to April of 1942 and then
called up for active duty are being
paid their difference in pay, I can’t
see why those State employees who
were drafted, released, and then au-
tomatically placed into the E.R.C.
prior to April of 1942 shouldn’t get
their pay differentials also. Will you
please explain why? Cpl. M. M. L.
(Questions received by Victory
mail),

Answer: A recent decision of the
Appellate Division, Second Depart-
ment, which can still be appealed to
the Court of Appeals, has held that
a Westchester County employee in
your identical situation was not en-

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titled to pay differential. The Court
cited another case (Roper v. Walsh,
264 App. Div. 325) which held that
those who voluntarily enlisted in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps were entitled
to pay differential because “the ob-
vious purpose of the Legislature was
to protect public employees who vol-
untarily entered the reserve forces.”
(See Murphy v. County of West-
chester, reported in volume 109, No.
3, of the N. Y. Law Journal at page
33 on January 5, 1943). This de-
cision is also discussed under “Civil
Service Notes” in this issue.

Question: I would appreciate en-
lightenment as to whether a girl in
State Civil Service will have her po-
sition kept for her if she enlists in
one of the services, such as the W.A.
V.ES. If so, for how long a time
must she have been working for the
State, or isn’t this a factor to be con-
sidered? Would the procedure be
the same as in the case of boys en-
listing? N.T.

Answer: A public employee,
whether male or female, and regard-
less of length of service, is entitled
to a mandatory leave of absence for
the duration of his or her military
service. According to opinions of
the Attorney-General, reported in
this magazine from time to time,
women who engage in active ser-
vice as WAVES, WAACS, or
SPARS, perform military service
and are entitled to leaves of absence
from their public jobs for the dura-
tion of such military service. (See
discussion of SPARS under “Civil
Service Notes” in this issue). At
the termination of their military ser-
vice such persons must be reinstated
to their old jobs upon making ap-
plications therefor within 60 days.

Question: If a State Civil Ser-
vice employee voluntarily seeks and
receives a commission in the Armed
Forces after January 1, 1943, would
his seniority be affected after his re-
turn to State service, such as priority
for retention in the event of person-
nel curtailment? J.S. W.

Answer: According to the pro-
visions of Section 246 of the State
Military Law, a public employee re-
stored to his position after the ter-
mination of his military duty

(whether he was drafted or enlist-
ed) is deemed to have rendered sat-
isfactory and efficient service in such
position during the period of his
leave of absence and cannot be sub-
jected directly or indirectly “to any
loss of time service, increment, or
any other right or privilege, or be
prejudiced in any way with refer-
ence to promotion, transfer, rein-
statement or continuance in office.”
Therefore, time spent in military
service must be credited as service
on the job in the event of a lay-off
of personnel,

Question: Would an employee of
the Department of Correction, who
had five years or more of previous
service in the Department of Mental
Hygiene prior to July 1, 1942, be
entitled to a total of sixty days’ sick
leave as of July 1, 1942? T.O.

Answer: The rules governing sick
leave promulgated by a special com-
mittee of the Governor’s Cabinet in
1933, which are in effect in the De-
partment of Correction, do not spe-
cifically provide accumulated leave
for service in another department.
At present this allowance would
probably be granted at the discre-
tion of the department head. The
sick leaves established for mental
hygiene institutions effective July 1,
1942, provided by legislation spon-
sored by this Association, do specifi-
cally state that “service in another
State department having equal or
similar sick leave provisions will be
accepted as equivalent time as if
served in that department.” The
sixty-day accumulated sick leave is
provided by those rules only for em-
ployees serving in mental hygiene
institutions for five years’ continu-
ous service immediately prior to July
1, 1942,

Question: I am a volunteer fire-
man, also a veteran of the last war.
I now have a State job in the non-
competitive class. What protection
do I have against dismissal from my
position, or against being laid off?
J.B.

Answer: War veterans and ex-
empt volunteer firemen are given
special privileges in case it is found
that they must be laid off. They are

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The Local Chapter

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT

The first chapter of the Associa-
tion was formed in New York City
in 1935. Since then 40 more have been
organized in State institutions, large
cities and elsewhere. An Association
By-Law, as amended at the last An-
nual Meeting provides for a refund-
ing of membership dues to local
chapters to enable their proper fi
nancing and development. Thou-
sands of employees are interested in
the establishement of active and pro-
gressive local chapters in the particu-
lar institution or vicinity in which
they are employed.

Much valuable experience has
been gained since the first chapter
came into being. The purpose of
this article is to give employees the
benefit of this experience and to in-
form them as completely as possible
concerning the many phases of chap-
ter organization, work, services and
benefits accruing therefrom. The
way to do a thing is the right way,
and employees interested in chapters
would do well to study the informa-
tion contained herein,

Organization

The Constitution of the Associa-
tion provides:

“Article VII, Section 1. Chapters.
Fifty or more members of the Asso-
ciation in any department or locality
may with the approval of the Ex-
ecutive Committee form a Chapter
of the Association. The Constitution
and By-Laws of such chapter must
be approved by the Executive Com-
mittee...”

The first step for employees inter-
ested in organizing a chapter is to
have a petition addressed to the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Associa-
tion, requesting a Chapter, signed by
fifty or more members as stated
above. As many more signatures as
possible is desirable. Petition forms
for this purpose may be obtained
from Association Headquarters.

The next step would be to call a
meeting of all employees who could
possibly be eligible for membership
in the proposed chapter. Care should
be taken that all such employees are
properly notified of this meeting,
and that it is held at a time and
place as convenient as possible to the

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greatest number of employees. At
this meeting it is desirable to nomi-
nate and elect a temporary chairman
to conduct meetings and an acting
secretary to take minutes, until the
regular officers of the Chapter are
elected and installed. A committee
to draft a Constitution and By-Laws
for the Chapter should be nominated
and elected from the employees in
attendance, This committee should
be as representative of the various
branches of the institution or depart-
ment as possible, but should not be
so large that it is unworkable.

The chairman of the committee
selected may secure from Associa-
tion Headquarters copies of a Form
Constitution for Chapters which is
similar in certain respects to the
Constitution under which presently
organized Chapters are function-
ing. There are certain provisions
which the Association’s Executive
Committee must insist be included
in all Chapter Constitutions in or-
der to preserve state-wide unity and
strength. Information on these ne-
cessary provisions will be furnished
by the Association upon request.
Provisions to suit local conditions are
necessary, of course, in chapter con-
stitutions.

When the committee has com-
pleted its work another meeting of
employees should be called to ratify
the Constitution and By-Laws pre-
pared or amend them in accordance
with the wishes of the majority of
the members in attendance. The As-
sociation must be furnished tangible
evidence and assurance that all elig-
ible members of the chapter were
notified of the meeting and that it
was held at a time and place con-
venient to the majority of employees.
It must also receive copy of the re-
solution adopted approving the Con-
stitution and By-Laws, certified to
by the Acting Secretary. When the
Constitution and By-Laws are for-
warded to Association Headquar-
ters for submission to the Executive
Committee, it should be accom-
panied by the petition referred to
heretofore and a statement signed by
the Acting Secretary that it is a true
copy of the Constitution and By-

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Laws approved at the meeting of
employees.

In drafting the Constitution and
By-Laws care should be taken to as-
sure that the fundamentally neces-
sary provisions are included as out-
lined in the form available from As-
sociation Headquarters. Special pro-
visions to meet particular situations
peculiar to local conditions should
be written in. The most important
provisions which should be given
the most careful consideration are
those which provide for representa-
tion in the chapter of the various
branches and groups of employees
which comprise the chapter. Repre-
sentation should be given on a just
and adequate basis to each particu-
lar group of employees, so that their
interest may be secured and main-
tained. However, too technical or
fine a procedure in selecting group
representatives or in giving groups
within the chapter representation
may prove unworkable.

‘Thus far the formation of a chap-
ter where non now exists has been
explained. Nothing has been said
about the conversion into chapters
of existing local employee organiza-
tion. It is much easier for existing
local organizations to convert, since
at least the nucleus of a body exist.
In some instance, successful local em-
ployee organizations have func:
tioned for years. This conversion is
made in practically the same man-
ner as outlined in the preceding par-
agraphs, except that instead of the
petition the Association should be
furnished a certified copy of the re-
solution adopted at a regular meet-
ing of the local group which indi-
cated a desire for the establishment
of an official chapter.

When the Constitution and By-
Laws of the proposed chapter, ac-
companied by other necessary ma-
terial, is received at Association
Headquarters, it will be submitted
to the Association Executive Com-
mittee at the earliest possible date,
and if approved, the group petition-
ing for the chapter will be advised
that it can act as an official chapter,
or if disapproved, the reasons for
such disapproval will be given.

The State Employee
Chapters will be approved where
the need for same exists, and unless
the employee group involved is elig-
ible to participate in an already ex-
isting chapter. Chapters approved
are issued Chapter Charters which
are usually framed and displayed in
the usual meeting place or headquat-
ters of the chapter.
Growth and Development

'To be successful chapters must es-
tablish efficient methods of caring
for different problems. Chapter
growth as to membership depends
upon many things; membership so-
licitation, dissemination of informa-
tion, social events; proper conduct
of meetings, personality of officers
and members of executive council,
handling of grievances, etc. The
most fundamental of all these mat-
ters is membership solicitation, for
no matter how successful the chap-
ter is, if the employees are not in-
vited to participate in membership,
the common inclination is to rest
back and take the benefits, and “let
George do it.”

In soliciting membership the most
successful method is to have an ac-
tive membership committee com-
prised of at least one member in each
employee group of 50 or more. One
member should not be expected to
collect dues from too large a group.
Many chapters use their executive
committee or council for that pur-
pose. The chapter secretary or trea-
surer should keep an up-to-date
record of all paid and unpaid mem-
bers, so that the unpaid members
may be resolicited until they renew.

Receipts should be furnished to
any employee from whom dues are
accepted. This prevents any misun-
derstanding from arising on_ this
matter in the future and is business-
like.

The proper dissemination of in-
formation as to the work of the As-
sociation and the chapter is condu-
cive to growth and development.
Chapter officials and committee
members should keep a ready- refer-
ence file of The State Employee, and
other bulletins and literature issued
by the Association so that the in-
quiries of employees may be ade-
quately and correctly answered.
They should have a copy of the
“Representative’s Handbook” avail-
able at all times to enlighten chapter
members and even administrative
officials if an established law, rule or
regulation affecting State workers

January

has been disregarded. Properly con-
ducted meetings are helpful, and
should be given wide publicity, and
attractions provided to induce em-
ployees to attend. Bulletins issued
by the Association should be posted
promptly and conspicuously in all
locations where they will be read by
employees.

A real illustration of the value of
chapters is clear where the promo-
tion of the Association and chapter
programs is concerned. The stated
program of the Association should
be given wide publicity among chap-
ter members. It should be explained
to local representatives in the legis-
lature, to local fraternal, professional
and business organizations, to rep-
resentatives of local newspapers and
others.

Social, recreational and education-
al activities can be conducted in the
right way or the wrong way, and ex-
isting chapters and local employee
organizations have had success and
failure in these undertakings, The
important thing is to get the em-
ployees’ interest. This can be done
by the right kind of publicity, the
arrangement for suitable entertain-
ment, by getting the key and popu-
lar employees interested, etc.

‘The personality of officers and
committee members determines to
a large extent the success or failure
of any organization, Intelligent,
steady, and unselfish leadership is
necessary, and employees generally
should keep this in mind when se-
lecting leaders of their chapter.

Caring for Employee Problems

Machinery should be set up to
hear the personnel problems of em-
ployees. As to whether the problem
or grievance should be submitted in
writing should depend upon the at-
titude of the administration and the
type of system set up by the chap-
ter to hear grievances or problems.

The group which is to handle lo-
cal grievances or problems should be
selected carefully and should be
composed of employees who can see
both sides of the picture and weigh
the facts in an unbiased way. They
should study the grievance to see if
it has worth, and determine whether
it can be solved locally or whether it
involves a change in laws or rules,
If it can be solved locally it should
be brought before the proper local
State officer, if not, it should be
transmitted promptly to Association
Headquarters. The group should

meet periodically with the admin-
istrative authorities to discuss the
personnel problems which arise, and
seck their solution. The aggrieved
individual or group should be in-
formed fully and truthfully as to
whether the grievance has worth,
and as to results obtained by the ap-
peal to the administration. It is sat-
isfactory to publicize the solution of
personnel problems or grievances of
individual employees or groups, un-
less such publicity migh embarrass
the parties concerned.
Representation at Association
Meetings
Delegates to represent the chap-
ter at Association meetings should
be carefully selected. They should be
allowed reasonable expenses to at-
tend necessary meetings. It is the
responsibility of the elected delegate
to advise the Association at mect-
ings as to the problems of the em-
ployees he represents. He must se-
cure all pertinent information, so
that he may report fully and intelli-
gently to the chapter,
Advantages of Chapters
The advantages of chapter organ-
ization are obvious. In brief they are:

(1) Proper representation of em-
ployees at Association meetings
by democratically selected dele-
gates;

(2) Widespread dissemination of
vital information to members,
through informed chapter offi-
cials and committee members,
local meetings, etc.;

(3) Efficient handling of employee
problems or grievances;

(4) Promotion and earlier culmina-
tion of Association’s program
for improved working condi-
tions for State employees;

(5) More expeditious State-wide
unity of action of Association
when required;

(6) Makes Association more aware
and better informed as to the
exact desires of members at all
times;
Divides the responsibility and
effort necessary to effective lo-
cal organization among officials
and committees of the chapter,
thereby enabling additional and
improved service to members;

Makes possible the promotion

of worthwhile social, recreation-

al, educational and cooperative
enterprises among State employ-
ees of an institution or locality.

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A A RE Ra a i a a tei A

Civil Service Notes

By Tueopore BECKER
State Department of Civil
Service
‘War Veterans and Civil Service

Vigorous and hard thinking now
regarding the impact of the demands
of returning veterans upon the merit
system to insure the greatest bene-
fits to deserving veterans consistent
with the maintenance of an efficient
civil service has been recommended
by the State Civil Service Commis-
sion in the recently issued synopsis
of its Sixtieth Annual Report to the
Governor and the Legislature to be
submitted shortly. Pointing out that
“since the time of Washington has
been given some preferment in his
employment in the public service”
the Commission noted that while the
practice of rewarding the soldier
with public jobs, common “experi-
ence with veteran __ preference
throughout the country has not gen-
erally been a happy one.” The Com-
mission urged that the problem of
veteran preference should not be per-
mitted haphazardly to fix itself upon
the public service after the war is
over, recalling that “the Constitu-
tional Amendment granting veteran
preference was accepted by the
people in 1929, ten years after the
end of the first World War.” Noting
that unquestionably “a larger pro-
portion of the veterans of the present
war than their brothers of the last
war will look to the public service as
a service of livelihood and career.”
Government, having become the Na-
tion’s biggest industry and largest
employer in the last decade, the
Commission recommended “a care-
ful study by all interested groups of
the whole problem of the veteran
and the public service so that policies
may be formulated which will per-
mit the greatest benefits to the vet-
eran contingent upon the mainte-
nance of an efficient civil service.”

Military Leaves for S. P. A. R. S.

Members of the Women’s Reserve
of the United States Coast Guard
Reserve, known as the SPARS, are
entitled to military leaves of absence
from public employment when or-
dered into active service, according
to an opinion of the Attorney Gen-
eral’s Office issued December 29,
1942, SPARS when engaged in ac-
tive service perform military service

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as defined in Section 246 of the
Military Law the same as WAACS
and the WAVES, who are also en-
titled to military leaves from their
positions in public service.
Pay Differentials

The Court of Appeals in a recent
decision has held that in computing
pay differentials under Section 245
of the Military Law, subsistence al-
lowance for officers in the military
service cannot be considered as part
of the basic military pay. Accord-
ingly, where a reserve officer em-
ployed by the City of New York at
a cash salary of $4,500 and family
maintenance valued at $2,250 was
ordered into active military service
and received $3,300 as military pay
with subsistence allowance of $1,848,
his pay differential was the differ-
ence between his civil compensation
of $6,750 (including family mainte-
nance) and his military pay of $3,300
(excluding his subsistence allow
ance). (Kogel v. McGoldrick).

‘The Appellate Division, Second
Department, in a recent opinion, has
passed on the question (as to which
two lower courts gave conflicting
decisions), regarding pay differen-
tials for public employees who were
drafted, then transferred to the En-
listed Reserve Corps (being over 28
years of age) and thereafter recalled
into active duty when the United
States entered the war. The Court
ruled that the members of such en-
lised reserve corps were not members
of a “federal reserve corps or force”
as contemplated by Section 245 of
the Military Law, which authorizes
pay differentials for public employees
who are ordered into federal military
service as members of the National
Guard, Naval Militia or Federal Re-
serve Corps, or Force of which they
had become members on or before
April 1, 1942. (Murphy v. County of
Westchester).

Professional Careers in State
Government

The New York State Department
of Civil Service in cooperation with
the Committee of College Deans of
the Association of Colleges and Uni-
versities of the State of New York
has just published a bulletin setting
forth State Civil Service career op-
portunities in nineteen groups of pro-
fessiona! positions in State service.

Designed to establish a closer rela-
tionship between the educational sys-
tem and the needs of the public ser-
vice, the bulletin, first of a series, was
prepared “to bring to the attention
of college students and educators,
some of the opportunities in the
State Civil Service by describing the
work to be done, by outlining the
qualifications required of applicants,
and by demonstrating the types of
questions used on entrance examina-
tions for various positions available
to college graduates.” Covered by
the bulletin are the fields of Account-
ing, Budgeting, Dietetics, Drafting,
Engineering (Civil), Engineering
Sanitary), Institution Education,
Laboratory Work, ‘Law, Library
Work, Medicine, Nursing (Hospi-
tal), Occupational Therapy, Person-
nel, Physiotherapy, Psychology, So-
cial Work, and Statistics. The bul-
letin also describes the salary ranges,
annual increments and opportunities
for promotion for each position in
these groups. Copies of the 62-page
bulletin may be obtained for 15 cents
a copy by writing the New York
State Department of Civil Service,
Albany, N. Y.

Civil Service On the Air

The third in the series of Civil
Service newscasts featuring careers
in the different State departments
was broadcast over Station WNYC,
New York City, at 6:15 P.M., on
Monday, December 14th. Partici-
pating in the program which fea-
tured careers in the Department of
Conservation were: Mr. John T,
Gibbs, Commissioner of the Depart-
ment of Conservation; Mr. Frank
H. Densler, Executive Officer; Mrs.
Eugenia S, McLaughlin, Chief of
the Examinations Division; and Mr.
William Killian, Senior Personnel
Technician of the Department of
Civil Service.

THE BULLETIN BOARD

Promotion Eligible Lists. The fol-
lowing are State promotion lists pro-
mulgated recently:

Assistant Account Clerk, Depart-
ment of Conservation, No. 5194.

Assistant Account Clerk, Depart-
ment of State. No, 5197.

Assistant Caluculating Machine
Operator (Key Drive), D. P. U. I.
No, 5805.

The State Employee
Assistant Clerk, Department of
Labor. No. 5206.

Assistant Clerk (Up-State Offices),
State Insurance Fund. No. 5020.

Assistant Director of Mental Hy-
giene Accounts, Department of Men-
tal Hygiene. No. 5249.

Assistant Examiner of State Ex-
penditures (Bureau of Field Audit),
Department of Audit and Control.
No. 3246.

Assistant File Clerk, Division of
Commerce, Executive Department.
No. 5229.

Assistant File Clerk, Department
of Labor. No, 5175.

Assistant File Clerk, Department
of Social Welfare. No. 5231.

Assistant File Clerk, Department
of Taxation and Finance. No. 3235.

Assistant Income Tax Director, In-
come Tax Bureau, Department of
Taxation and Finance. No. 5261.

Assistant Mail and Supply Clerk,
Department of Taxation and Fi-
nance. No. 5046,

Assistant Office Appliance Ope-
rator, Addressograph, D. P. U. I.
No. 5816.

Assistant Office Appliance Ope-
rator (Addressograph), Albany Of-
fice, Administration Law and Re-
search, Department of Taxation and
Finance. No. 3239.

Assistant Office Appliance Ope-
rator (Graphotype), D. P .U. I. No.
5806.

Assistant Personnel Technician
(Research), Department of Civil Ser-
vice, No, 5178.

Assistant Statistics Clerk, Division
of Commerce, Executive Depart-
ment. No. 5250.

Assistant Stenographer, Division
of Parole, Executive Department.
No. 5191.

Assistant Stenographer, Labor Re-
lations Board. No. 5163.

Assistant Stenographer, Depart-
ment of State, No. 5054.

Director of Local Assessments and
Special Franchise Tax Valuations,
Division of Local Assessments, De-
partment of Taxation and Finance.
No. 5251.

Head Clerk, Department of Audit
and Control. No. 5216.

Head Purchase Clerk, Division of
Standards and Purchase, Executive
Department. No. 5186.

Institution Education Director,
Department of Correction. No. 5165.

Institution Education Supervisor
(General), Department of Correc-
tion, No. 5164,

January

Junior Actuary, State Insurance
Fund. No. 5155.

Junior Insurance Report Auditor,
Insurance Department. No. 5166.

Payroll Auditor, State Insurance -

Fund. No. 5015.

Power Plant Shift Engineer, De-
partment of Correction. No. 5096.

Principal Account Clerk, Depart-
ment of Public Works. No. 5202.

Principal Clerk, Division of Hous-
ing, Executive Department. No.
5085.

Principal Clerk (Personnel), State
Insurance Fund. No. 5184

Principal Mail and Supply Clerk,
Department of Taxation and Fi-
nance. No. 5211.

Senior Clerk, Great Mcadows Pri-
son, Department of Correction. No.
5217.

Senior Corporation Search Clerk,
Department of State. No. 5104.

Senior Dictating Machine Trans-
criber, New York Office, Taxation
and Finance. No. 5188.

Senior Insurance Audit Clerk,
New York Office, Department of In-
surance. No. 5141.

Senior Laboratory ‘Technician,
Analytical Chemistry, Department of
Labor, No. 5123.

Senior Law Stenographer, D. P.
U. I. Bureau, Department of Law.
No. 5190.

Senior Office Appliance Operator,
D.P.U.I. No. 3127.

Senior Personnel Administrator,
Department of Health. No. 5236.

Senior Stenographer, Department
of Labor. No. 5171.

Senior Stenographer, Department
of Social Welfare. No. 5107.

Senior State Accounts Auditor,
Bureau of Field Audit, Department
of Audit and Control. No. 3255.

Senior Statistician, Municipal Ac-
counts, Division of Municipal Ac-
counts, Department of Audit and
Control. No. 5233.

Senior Tax Administrative Super-
visor (Income), Income Tax Bu-
reau, Department of Taxation and
Finance. No, 5212.

Supervisor of Local Assessments,
Bureau of Local Assessments, Spe-
cial Franchises, Land Tax and
Equalization, Department of Tax-
ation and Finance. No. 5252.

Tax Administrative Supervisor
(Income), Income Tax Bureau, De-
partment of Taxation and Finance.
No. 5167.

‘Typewriter Service Supervisor,
Executive Department. No. 5240.

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You and the Legislature

Each year at this time the Association reminds its
members of one of the most vital duties of a good cit-
izen—cooperation with elected officials. We urge each
one to take a lively interest in all matters relating to
local affairs. We believe that members of this Associa-
tion by reason of their position as employees of the tax-
payers, can serve the interests of good government by
willingly spreading accurate information regarding gov-
ernmental needs and services. State workers are one
with other citizens of the State in desiring and working
for economy, efficiency and honesty in all governmental
activities, local, State and national.

Herewith we give you a list of the State Senators and
Assemblymen with their respective districts and ad-
dresses. We ask that each member of the Association
visit his Senator and Assemblyman personally and talk
with him concerning any affair of State Government in
which he may be interested, but particularly that he talk
with him concerning the employment conditions in
State service which should be remedied and seek his
direct cooperation. We ask every member to advise his
Senator and Assemblyman that the major matters—the
vital matters of this year are—the completion of the
extension of the Feld-Hamilton Law to cover the long
neglected institutional workers so that this low-paid
group will receive the scientific salary grades provided
by that law in the budget year 1943-44; the salary ad-
justments to enable State employees to meet the increases
in cost of living as outlined elsewhere in this issue and
the establishment of the $1,200 minimum salary under
the Feld-Hamilton Law.

State workers, through this Association, have indi-
catzd plainly that they do not wish to indulge in strikes.
They believe that the presentation of fair requests as to
desirable employment conditions should and will receive
intelligent and sympathetic attention. In a civilized so-
ciety there should be no need for force in attaining
changes or reforms that are fair and reasonable.

Visit’ your Senator and Assemblyman. personally,
have committees of your local Chapter or group convey
to your legislative representatives the needs and wishes
of the employees, and see that your representatives know
of the officers, comm’ ttees, headquarters and counsel of
The Association of “tate Civil Service Employees in the
Capitol at Alban; and of the readiness of the Asso-
ciation to coope.ate with legislators at all times.

We must ‘ecure adoption of the Association's pro-
gram during the coming legislative year and it is
squarely vp to you to do your part in informing and
persuading your Senator and Assemblyman as to the
legislation desired and your interest in seeing to it that
he takes an active part in progressing it.

SENATE
Dist. Pol. ‘Name and Address
Rep. Perry B. Duryea, Montauk
Rep. Seymour Halpern, 83-80 118th St, Kew Gardens
Dem. Peter T. Farrell, 103-09 27th Ave., Elmhurst
Dem. Carmine J. Marasco, 1679—71st St., Brooklyn
William Kirnan, 516—17th St., Brooklyn
Dem. Edward J. Coughlin, 175 St. James PI, Brooklyn
Dem. Louis B. Heller, 595 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn
Dem. Samuel L. Greenberg, 1375 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn

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Name and Address

Daniel Gutman, 117 Pennsylvania Ave., Brooklyn
Jeremiah F, Twomey, 911 Manhattan Ave.,
Brooklyn
James J. _— 589 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
Elmer F, Quinn, 95 Christopher St., N.Y. C.
etre Mahoney, 421 W. 18th St, N. Y. C.
iam J. Murray, 471 Grand St., N. Y. C.
Ce Baum, 525 West End Ave., N. Y, C.
James G. Donovan, 400 E. 58th St N. Y. C.
Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., 988—5th Ave., N. Y.
Richard A. DiCostanzo, 165 E. 102nd St. N. Y.
Charles D. Perry, 126 W. 122nd St. N. Y. C,
N.Y.
c

Alexander A. Falk, 75 Park Terr. East,

Lazarus Joseph, 910 Grand Concourse, N. Y.

Carl Pack, 750 Namida St. N. Y. C.

John J. Dunnigan, 1945 Bogart Ave., N. Y. C.

Robert S. Bainbridge, Clove Rd., Staten Island

Pliny W. mson, 11 Heathcote Rd., Scarsdale

William F, Condon, 25 Hollis Terr. Yonkers

Thomas C, Desmond, Newburgh

Frederic H. Bontecou, Millbrook

Arthur H. Wicks, Kingston

Julian B. Erway, 37 Morris St. Albany

Clifford C. Hastings, West Sand Lake

Gilbert T. Scelye, Burnt Hills

Benjamin F. Feinberg, Plattsburg

Rhoda Fox Graves, 130 Clinton St. Gouverneur

Fred A. Young, Lowville

William H. Hampton, 118 Arlington Rd., Utica

Isaac B. Mitchell, Lafargeville

G, Frank Wallace, 217 Crawford Ave., Syracuse

Walter W. Stokes, Middlefield

Floyd E. Anderson, 702% Chenango St, Port
Dickinson

Chauncey B. Hammond, Elmira

Henry W. Griffith, Palmyra

Earle §. Warner, Phelps

Joe R. Hanley, Perry

Rodney B. Janes, Pittsford

Allen i. Oliver, 316 Inglewood Dr. Roch

William Bewley, Carlisle Gardens, Lockpoi

Walter J. Mahoney, 6 Saybrook Pl., Buffalo

Stephen J. Wojtkowiak, 349 Koons Ave., Buffalo

Charles O. Burney, Jr 168 Cayuga Rd.
Williamsville

George H. Pierce, 1121 W. Hanley St. Olean

ASSEMBLY
ALBANY COUNTY

. George W. Foy, 76 Lenox Ave, Albany
. Mortimer A. Cullen, 47 No. Manning Blvd., Albany

John McBain, 2332’ Broadway, Watervliet
ALLEGANY COUNTY
William H. MacKenzie, Belmont
BRONX COUNTY

. Hachew]., iH Mela egi » 410 E. 159th St, Bronx

. Isidore Dollinger, 1250 Franklin Ave., Bronx

. Julius J. Gans, 1016 Faile St. Bronx

. Peter A. Quinn, 1641 Metropolitan Ave., Bronx

. Louis Bennett, 787 E. 185th St. Bronx

. John A. Devany, Jr., 120 W. 183rd St, Bronx
00)

IE COUNTY
Richard H. Knauf, 4 Wagner St, Binghamton
Orlo M, Brees, 201 E. Franklin St, Endicott
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Leo P. Noonan, Farmersville
CAYUGA COUNTY
James H. Chase, Aurora
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
E. Herman Magnuson, 31 Locust St., Jamestown
Herman B. Graf, 155 ‘Temple St, Fredonia
‘CHEMUNG COUNTY
Harry J. Tifit, Horseheads

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Address

CHENANGO COUNTY
Irving M. Ives, Norwich

CLINTON COUNTY
Leslie G, Ryan, Rouses Point

COLUMBIA COUNTY
Fred A. Washburn, 103 N. 5th St. Hudson

CORTLAND COUNTY
Harold L. Creal, Homer

DELAWARE COUNTY
Elmer J. Kellam, Hancock

DUTCHESS COUNTY
Howard N. Allen, Pawling
Ernest I. Hatfield, Hyde Park

ERIE COUNTY

Frank A. Gugino, 438 Busti, Ave., Buffalo
Harold B. Ehrlich, 1195 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo
William J. Butler, 65 Rose St., Buffalo

. John P. Quinn, 125 Peabody St. Buffalo
. Philip V. Baczkowski, 379 Peckham St.,

Buffalo
Jerome C. Kreinheder, 171 Laurel St. Buffalo
Justin C. Morgan, 143 Doncaster Rd., Kenmore
John R. Pillion, 61 Magnolia Ave., Lackawanna
ESSEX COUNTY
Sheldon F. Wickes, Ticonderoga
FRANKLIN COUNTY
William L. Doige, Chateaugay
FULTON-HAMILTON COUNTIES
Joseph R. Younglove, 14 Hoosac St., Johnstown
COUNTY
Herbert A. Rapp, Darien Center
GREENE COUNTY
William E. Brady, Coxsackie
HERKIMER CO!

Leo A. Lawrence, Herkimer
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Russell Wright, 274 TenEyck St., Watertown
KINGS COUNTY

Lewis W. Olliffe, 199 Bergen St., Brooklyn

. Leo F. Rayfiel, 1818 Ave. L., Brooklyn

; Mary A. Gillen, 82 Pioneer St., Brooklyn

; Bernard Austin, 559 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
; John R. Starkey, 916 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn

Robert J. Crews, 100 Hart St., Brooklyn

. John F. Furey, 338—55th St., Brooklyn

, Charles J. Beckinella, 615 Warren St., Brooklyn
; Edgar F, Moran, 447—81st St, Brooklyn

; Walter
. Eugene
; James W. Feely, 300—11th St. Brooklyn

. Ralph Schwartz, 288 Ainslee St., Brooklyn

. Harry Gittleson, 287 So. 2nd St, Brooklyn

. John Smolenski, 1044 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn

Cooke, 541 Dean St., Brooklyn
Bannigan, 745 Lincoln Pl., Brooklyn

em. Louis L. Friedman, 2094 E. 4th St, Brooklyn

1
2 Dem,

. Fred G. Moritt, 650 Greene Ave., Brooklyn
. Irwin Steingut, 706 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn
. Max M. Turshen, 503 Bushwick Ave., Brooklyn

Roy H. Rudd, 1110 Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn

. Thomas A. Dwyer, 821 E, 22nd St, Brooklyn
. James A. Corcoran, 167 Barbey St., Brooklyn
. Alfred A. Lama, 1828 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

LEWIS COUNTY
Benjamin H. Demo, Croghan
LIVINGSTON COUNTY
Joseph W. Ward, Caledonia
MADISON COUNTY
Wheeler Milmoe, Canastota
MONROE COUNTY
Frank J. Sellmayer, 2203 Westfall Rd., Rochester
Abraham Schulman, 353 Culver Rd., Rochester
George T. Manning, 165% Alexander St., Rochester
Thomas F. Riley, 24 Lapham St., Rochester
William B. Mann, Brockport
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
John F. Bennison, Fort Plain
SSAU COUNTY
John D. Bennett, Rockville Centre
William S. Hults, Jr., Port Washington
‘NEW YORK COUNTY
John J. Lamula, 10 Monroe St, N. Y. C.

. Louis DeSalvio, 425 West Broadway, N. Y. C.
- Maurice E. Downing, 402 W. 20th St. N. Y. C.

Quaune

. Leonard Farbstein, 504 Grand St, N.
. Owen McGivern, 431 W. 44th St, N.
. Sidney Moses, 295 E. 7th St., N.
. Irwin D. Davidson, 144 W. 86th
. Stephen J. Jarema, 137 Avenue A,
. Ira H. Holley, 272 W. 90th St., N.

N.
N.
. Patrick H. Sullivan, 601 W. 113th St,
\. Francis X. McGowan, 235 E. 22nd St,
. James T. McNamara, 195 Claremont
. Warren J. McCarron, 405 E. 72nd S.,
. John P. Morrissey, 343 E. 87th St,

. Hulan E. Jack, 45 W. 110th St, N. Y.

UNTY
. Frank A. Emma, 1608 Gibson Rd.,

Address

MacNeil Mitchell, 137 E. 38th St.

Abbot Low Moffat, 65 E. 86th St., N.
N.

Hamlet O. Catenaccio, 156 E. 117th St.

_ Daniel L. Burrows, 2237-7ih, Avey Ni ¥, G.

. Frank Rossetti, 431 E. 116th St. N. Y. C.

. William T. Andrews, 270 Convent Ave. N. Y. C.
. Daniel Flynn, 3657 Broadway, N. Y. C.

liam J. A. Glancy, 160 Cabrini Blvd. N.Y. C.
NIAGARA COUNTY
Jacob E. Hollinger, Middleport
Harry D. Suitor, Youngstown
ONEID:

Utica
William R. Williams, Cassville
C. Dean Williams, Remsen
ONONDAGA COUNTY

Leo W. Breed, R. D. No. 1, Baldwinsville
George B. Parsons, 125 Jefferson St., East Syracuse
Frank J. Costello, 1030 E. Genesee’ St., Syracuse

ONTARIO COUNTY
Harry R. Marble, R. D., Holcomb

ORANGE COUNTY

Lee B. Mailler, Cornwall
Wilson C. VanDuzer, Middletown
ORLEANS COUNTY
John S. Thompson, 216 Park Ave., Medina
OSWEGO COUNTY
Hadwen C; Fuller, Parish
COUNTY
Chester T, Backus Morris
PUTNAM COUNTY
D. Mallory Stephens, Brewster
JUEENS COUNTY

. Charles J. Dalzell, 22-26 33rd St, Astoria

; George F. Torsney, 4001—50th Ave, Long Island City
. John V. Downey, 32-27 83rd St, Jackson Heights

. William
. John H.

Bowe, 3539—159th 'St., Flushing

crril, 428 Beach 137th St, Rockaway Beach

George Archinal, 77-32 78th St., Glendale
RENSSELAER COUNTY

». J. Eugene Zimmer, 1857 Highland Ave., Troy

Maurice Whitney, Berlin
RICHMOND COUNTY

. Charles Bormann, 89 Broad St., Staten Island

S. Robert Molinari, 155 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island

ROCKLAND COUNTY
Robert Walmsley, Upper Nyack
ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY
Grant F, Daniels, Ogdensburg
Allan P. Sill, Massena
SARATOGA COUNTY
Richard J. Sherman, 1 Russell St, Saratoga Springs
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Oswald D. Heck, Stop 10, Troy Rd.
Harold Armstrong, 759 Curry Rd.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Arthur L. Parsons, Central Bridge
SCHUYLER COUNTY
Edward K. Corwin, R. F. D. No. 2, Watkins Glen
SENECA COUNTY
Lawrence W. VanCleef, Seneca Falls
STEUBEN COUNTY
Edith C. Cheney, 64 E. Third St, Corning
William M. Stuart, Canisteo
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Edmund R. Lupton, Mattituck
Elisha T. Barrett, Brightwater

Schenectady
Schenectady

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Wage Regulations

The National War Labor Board
and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue in a joint statement, issued
recently, have placed upon the heads
of State County and Municipal gov-
ernments, final responsibility for con-
forming to the National Stabiliza-
tion Policy, in making adjustments
in the wages and salaries of their
employees. Such governmental agen-
cies have been relieved of the neces-
sity of filing certificates which were
formerly required explaining wage
and salary adjustments.

‘This course has been adopted be-
cause experience has shown that
neither the War Labor Board nor
the Commissioner of Internal Rev-
enue had any occasion under the old
certification procedure to question
any adjustments made by any of the
State or local agencies, and “sta-
tutory budgetary controls are operat-
ing to keep salary and wage incre-
ments of State and local agencies
within very narrow bounds.”

It should be noted that this state-
ment of policy does not involve ad-
justments in wages or salaries fixed
by statute or under a compensation
plan such as provided by the Feld-
Hamilton Law, as to which neither
the War Labor Board nor the Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue had
assumed any jurisdiction,

The complete text of the joint
statement, dated December 26, 1942,
is set forth below:

“Procedure for Wage and Salary Ad-

justments by State, County and Mu-

nicipal Governments and Agencies
Thereof.”

“On November 12, 1942, the Na-
tional War Labor Board and the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
pursuant to the Regulations of the
Economic Stabilization Director, es-
tablished a procedure whereby ad-
justments in salaries or wages of
State, county, or municipal employ-
ees would be submitted to the Board
or the Commissioner, as the case
might be, for approval. It was pro-
vided that each such adjustment
would be deemed approved upon
certification by the particular State
or local agency that the adjustment
was necessary ‘to correct maladjust-
ment, or to correct inequalities or
gross inequities as contemplated by
Executive Order No. 9250. It was

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further provided that if a proposed
adjustment would raise wages or
salaries above the prevailing level of
compensation for similar services in
the area or community, application
for approval should be filed with
the Board or the Commissioner, as
the case might be.”

“Since the announcement of the
foregoing procedure was made, a
multitude of certificates of wage or
salary adjustments have been re-
ceived from State and local agencies.
In the course of a detailed examina-
tion of the facts set forth in these
certificates, neither the Board nor
the Commissioner has had occasion
to question any adjustments made
by any of the State or local agencies.
In the light of this experience, which
indicates that statutory budgetary
controls are operating to keep salary
and wage movements of State and
local agencies within very narrow
bounds, the Board and the Commis-
sioner have determined to make the
following changes in procedure ef-
fective forthwith:

“1, In all cases where an adjust-
ment in wages or salaries by a State,
country or municipal agency is neces-
sary to correct maladjustments, in-
equalities or gross inequities as con-
templated by Executive Order No.
9250, and would not raise salaries or
wages above the prevailing level of
compensation for similar services in
the area or community, the adjust-
ments will be deemed approved
without the necessity of filing cer-
tificates for the information of the
Board or Commissioner.

Changed

“2, In all other cases, the State
or local agency is requested to take
the matter up with the Joint Com-
mittee on Salaries and Wages, De-
partment of Labor Building, Wash-
ington, D. C, This committee, with
the approval of the Economic Sta-
bilization Director, has been estab-
lished by the Board and the Com-
missioner, and has been authorized
to advise State and local agencies in
these cases whether or not the par-
ticular adjustments are in accordance
with the national stabilization policy.
While the Committee in the perfor-
mance of its functions will not at-
tempt to exercise any legal sanctions,
Congress, in the Act of October 2,
1942, clearly intended that all em-
ployers and all employees would be
covered by the national stablization
policy, and since millions of public
employees are engaged in the same
kind of work as private employees,
the duty of public employers to con-
form to that policy is as plain as that
of private employers. The way in
which governmental agencies have
been cooperating with the Board and
the Commissioner to date indicates
their desire to discharge that duty
to the same extent as is required of
non-governmental employers.”

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The State Employee
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(Continued from Page 10)
modest, conscientious, statesman,
‘and clearly imbued with a strong
sense of responsibility to foster good
government as an outstanding need
in these perilous times and forever

after.

We of the civil service have a
common duty to carry on as becomes
the champions of the merit system.
Then will Governor Dewey find the
merit system his greatest help to a
successful administration, Nowhere
in our Country or elsewhere has the
merit system greater recognition in
basic law or in practical application
than in our own State of New York.
There is no question as to the sound-
ness of the merit plan, The only
question is whether as human beings
we are capable of sustaining so high
an ideal, Surely to fail to give our
utmost to advance the merit system
would be to fail our God, our Coun-
try and ourselves.

Association Employees
Buy Bonds

Attaches of The Association of
State Civil Service Employees of the
State of New York took a neat bow
with pardonable pride since the last
issue of “The State Employee.”

To the Association from Thomas
H. Laine, chairman of the Albany
County War Savings Committee,
came a certificate indicating that
over 90 per cent of the employees of
the Association are purchasing War
Savings Bonds under a systematic
purchase plan, Wrote Mr. Laine:

“You are to be congratulated upon
this general buying of War Bonds
and should display this certificate
where all employees can see it. It is
no small accomplishment to have
over 90 per cent of your group sav-
ing to help win the war.”

(Editor's Note—Joseph D. Loch:
her, executive secretary of the Asso-
ciation, took Mr. Laine at his word,
had the certificate framed and hung
it on the wall of Association Head-
quarters in the Capitol, as an added
incentive to the bevy of pretty girls
who are Mr, Lochner’s assistants.)

Support the Legislative
Program on Page 4 by
Active Membership —

Pay Your 1943 Dues

January

Committees For 1943

President Harold J. Fisher has recently announced the following com-
mittee appointments for 1943:

Wa. F
Chairman,

gislative Committee

Janet MACFARLANE
Chairman, ial Committee

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
William F. McDonough, Agriculture and Markets, Chairman

Dr. Frank L. Tolman, Education

Charles L. Campbell, Civil Service

Christopher J. Fee, Labor

Charles W. Swim, Retirement Fund

John McDonald, Mental Hygiene,
Rochester State Hospital

Christopher Doscher, Mental Hy-
gicne, Pilgrim State Hospital

Harry Fritz, Correction, West Cox-
sackie Vocational Institution

John Jahn, Public Works

Henry Cohen, Public Works

Clifford C. Shoro, Health

Milton Schwartz, Insurance

Jesse McFarland, Social Welfare

SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Janet Macfarlane, Mental Hygiene, Chairman

Hazel Ford, Tax

John Joyce, Audit and Control

Joseph Crowe, Labor

Virginia Winnie, Mental Hygiene

Charles Foster, Budget

Ann Quirk, Health

Elizabeth I. Schifferdecker, Public
Works

Mildred Meskill, Agriculture and
Markets

Helen H. Houle, Civil Service

Grace McCabe, Motor Vehicles

Lillian Hyatt, Education

Beulah Bailey Thull, Tax

President Fisher also announced the appointment of the following to
membership on the Editorial Board of “The State Employce” for the ensu-

ing year:

William F. McDonough, Agriculture and Markets

Thomas C. Stowell, Health

Theodore Becker, Civil Service

Wayne Soper, Education
Beulah Bailey Thull, Tax

William E. Cashin, Correction

William J. Kennedy, Health, was appointed as Staff Photographer.

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News From All

TOASTED FOR 36 YEARS' SERVICE

(Photo Courtesy of Poughkeepsie

Yorker)

Seated, left to right: Dr. John R. Ross, Andrew J. Delaney, Lewis A.
Trutner, Raymond Puff and Peter Hasbrouck. Standing: Louis I. Garrison,
Matthew V. Buaghan, John Livingstone, Otto V. Faust and August Eitzen.

Lewis A. Trutner, retiring as Transfer Agent of the Hudson River State
Hospital, was given a testimonial dinner by his fellow employees on Thurs-
day, November 5th. Toastmaster for the dinner was John Livingstone, Presi-
dent of Hudson River State Hospital Employees’ Association. Chairman for
the affair was Raymond Puff, assisted by Andrew J. Delaney, Peter Has-
brouck, Louis I. Garrison, August Eitzen and Mr. Livingstone. Grace was
given by Rev. Charles E. Schmidt, SJ. and brief speeches were delivered
by Dr. John R. Ross, Superintendent of the hospital; Andrew J. Delaney,
Steward; and by Edward F. Fleming, Lance Ackhardt, Homer Price, Lewis

Trutwein, Matthew V. Buaghan and Otto V. Faus

A vocal selection was

rendered by Mrs. Emma D. Hanlon, accompanied on the piano by John J.
Dudek. Those in attendance were entertained by slight of hand performer,
Bernard Schamburg. The gift of a $50 war bond was presented by Mr.

Livingstone.

Loring Jones Retires

State service lost a valuable mem:
ber with the retirement, effective
December 31, of Loring D. Jones,
for many years in charge of the
claims work of The State Insurance
Fund.

Mr. Jones, one of the most highly
regarded compensation claims. ex-
perts in the State, had been with
The State Fund for nearly 25 years.
Soon after his graduation from Cor
nell University in 1909, he became
junior statistician in the State De-

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partment of Labor. Later he be
came chief of the division of indus.
trial accidents and diseases. In 1918
he transferred from the Labor De
partment to The nd, and
for many years was assistant director
of The State Fund in charge of
claims.

tate

‘The State Fund stail, together
with a large group of the organiza-
tion’s junior executives, paid Mr.
Jones wholchearted tribute at fare
well luncheon. His home is at 654
Raymond Street, Rockville Center.

H. R. S. H. News

A. special Christmas Entertain-
ment was provided for the patients
of Hudson River State Hospital on
December 24th, complete with Santa
Claus (in the person of Ray Pugh),
presents for all, and otherwise com-
plete. The program included a mov-
ing picture and also. stage ac
“Sweetheart of the Fleet” was shown,
On the stage Tom O'Connell acted
as the Master of Ceremonies.
Edith Valley featured a number of
blues songs. Millard and = Mail-
in, Roy Pickard, the musical clown,
Carlton King and Dorothy and the
Rochell ‘Trio rounded out the pro-
gram. Superintendent John R. Ross,
M.D., extended the best of holiday
greetings to all who atended on be
half of himself and the staff. The
event was in charge of Arthur H
Sullivan, Director of Physical Cul-
ture at the institution.

Dr. Milton Grover, psychiatrist of
the institution was speaker at a din
ner of the Dutchess County Social
Workers Club held recently, Adjust
ment of civilians to military service
was the theme of his speech, He
stressed the importance of the social
workers’ task in) winning and
making the morale of our armed
forces.

Rev. Burns Feted
Fresh in the memory of the Rev.
Daniel R. Burns, long-time chaplain
of Great Meadow Prison, is the
testimonial dinner tendered him by
members of the Guards’ Association
of Great Meadow, and their wives,

at Fitzgerald's Restaurant, Glens
F;

The oceasion was Father Burns’
departure from his prison post to
become administrator of St. Joseph's
Church at Fort Edward. Approx-
imately 115 persons attended the
dinner, at which Dr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward P. Burns, brother and sister-in-
Jaw of Father Burns, were also honor
guests. The Rey. Thomas J. Line
han, successor to Father Burns at
Great Meadow Prison, was  toast-
master. Father Linehan introduced
Leo M. Britt, president of the
Guards’ Association; Lieut. Francis
O'Hearn of Fort Edward; and War-
den Vernon Morhous, all of whom
paid tribute to Father Burns.

The State Employee
Over the State

Woodbourne News

At the regular annual meeting of
the Woodbourne Prison Chapter,
Lefferts P. Hembdt was elected presi-
dent. Other officers named are: Wil-
liam P, Bowman, Vice-president;
Julius A. Holtzman, recording sec-
Isador Frankel, correspond-

y; Victor J. Higgins,
urer; and Elwin H. Mosher,
rms.

Joseph E. Meskimen, lieutenant of
guards at Woodbourne, has been

Army as a first lieutenant. The Rev.

George W. Turner, Protestant chap-
lain of the institution, has been
called to active duty as an army chap-
Jain with the rank of first lieutenant.
held for Mr.

ganizations of the Town of Wood-
hourne combined in a farewell party
r which taxed
schoolhouse.
Mr. Fay, assistant superintendent,
was among the speakers, Dr. Bran-
ham, superintendent, was a guest of
honor.

The roll of honor for the men
from Woodbourne was dedicated
and features prominently the institu-
tion personnel members who already
have enlisted or been inducted.

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January

Warwick Election

The Warwick State School chap-
ter, at its annual clection December
7, placed in office: President, J. L.
Lynch; Vice-president, Reginald F.
De Lade; Treasurer, M. J. Fitz-
gerald; Secretary, Miss Florence K.
Smith; Delegate to State convention,
M. J. Fitzgerald; and alternate dele-
gate, William P. Corrigan. The
chapter planned, for late in January,
a social and card party for the pur-
pose of launching an_ intensified
drive for new members of the State
association and the chapter, due to
the large turnover in personnel at
the school.

Nelligan President

Heading the Westfield State Farm
Chapter for the ar is Wil-
iam Nellig: . Other of-
1s are: Vice-president, Mrs. Na-
omi McAdoo; Treasurer, William
Johnston; Secretary, Miss Ann Mc:
Guire; Delegate, Mrs. Lillian V.
Fish; and Alternate Delegate, Mrs.
Harriet C,

Coxsackie News

The New York State Vocational
Institution Chapter at Coxsackie
conducted its annual meeting Octo-
ber 26 and elected the following of-
ficers: President, Raymond Marohn;
Vice-president, Frank Waters; Sec-
retary, Viola M. Dimmic
surer, Ch; jordan; Delegates for
chapter, Charles Kreitner and Mil-
ton Andre; Alternate delegate, I

uive Counc’
Guards ritz, Ralph Car-
penter, ard Knamm, William
Rice and John Taylor; Instructor,
Quinn; ‘Teacher, Charles
Farm, Earl Jansen; Power-
Ch Requa; Hospital,
Adeline Zachary; and Administra-
tion, Henry P, Walther.

Oneonta Chapter Elects

Officers chosen by Oneonta Chap-
ter at Homer Folks Hospital for
1943 are: President, John
Vice-president, Mary
Secretary, Lucille Brooks; Treasurer,
Flossie Olds; and Chapter Delegate,
Walton Sanderson.

CLINTON PRISON HONOR ROLL

Honoring the forty-two employees of Clinton Prison who already have
joined the armed forces are these flags and roster which are displayed in
the public entrance to the prison administration building. Warden Walter B.
Martin and his aides are proud of the memorial.

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CREDIT UNION SERVICE FLAGS

The office of the State Employees’ Federal Credit Union presented this
picture on December 7, the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor,
The service flags honor the four staff members who have joined the colors
since the war began. They are Pvt. Bert Neyroz, Fort Jackson, S. C.; Corp.
James Ellis, Fort Polk, La.; Pvt. William S. Miller, Tampa, Fla.; and Pvt.
Edwin Jarvis, Chillicothe, Mo. The credit union’s business will be carried on
by two young ladies of the staff, Miss Vivian Pomerantz and Miss Helen
Polizzi.

Krumann Elected =
Frederick Krumann has been
elected president of the Syracuse Buy War Bonds
State School Chapter for the coming
year, Other officers elected at the

Syracuse State School

News

Syracuse State School has a new
Superintendent, Dr. Sidney W. Bis-
grove, who served previously at
Marcy State Hospital,

On November 4th the chapter
sponsored its second dance of the
season at Cobb Hall, which was
well attended and successful. Re
freshments were served and the so.
cial committee is so pleased that it
is planning other social activities,
one of which will be a Christmas
party following the December meet.
ing of the chapter.

The chapter's. regular monthly
meeting was held on November 11th
at the Main School. The nominating
committee presented a slate of of
ficers for election at the December
meeting, Proposed values of main-
tenance were discussed at length.

Because of the gasoline and tire
situation the chapter's basketball
team will probably not organize this
season,

Dannemora Officers

The officers of the Dannemora
State Hospital Employees’ Associa
tion are as follows: Wesley La Porte,
president; Frank Hunt, Vice-presi
dent; Howard St. Clair, ;
and Thomas Cumming: urer,
Mr. La Porte and Mr, St. Clair are
delegates to the State Association
meetings.

December meeting were Vice-presi

dent, Emmett C. Horton; Treasurer,
arles J. Ecker; Secretary, Mrs
Betty Groff; De
ham; and Directors Roy H. Forward,
Walter Jenner, Edward F. Palmatier
and Mrs. B. Pearson.

Legislative Program
On Page 4

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The State Employee
The Group Plan of
Accident and Sickness
Insurance

y C. A, Carnisir, Jr.
Ter Bush & Powell, Inc.

Nearly $20,000 was paid in bene-
fits during December to disabled
members of the Association's group
plan of accident and sickness insur-
ance. This figure is too high in com-
parison with the premium income
for the plan. ‘The logical conclusion
is, therefore, that to assure the suc-
cessful continuance of the group
plan of accident and sickness insur-
ance, present policyholders should
bring the plan to the attention of fel-
low employees and secure their par-
ticipation, The success of any insur-
ance issued at low cost on a group
basis is always dependent upon a
large number being insured. The
larger the number, the more success-
ful will be the plan.

Of course, the Association, Ter-
Bush & Powell, Inc., and the Com-
ial Casualty Company desire
1 claims submitted be settled
fairly, However, none of these agen-
cies will endorse or tolerate abuse of
the privilege given members to se-
cure this insurance, Unnecessarily
extended terms of disability for
simple ailments or minor operations
will be examined carefully, Careful
and just payment only of bonafide
claims is necessary to preserve the
group plan of accident and sickness
insurance for the State workers who
ire its protection against the ad-
ional expenses connected with dis-
ability periods.

There are many new employees
coming into the service these days.
‘Their interest in the group insurance
should be secured. In calling the
group plan of accident and sickness
insurance to the attention of these
employees, you not only assist the
employee, but you strengthen the in-
surance plan and assure its success-
ful operation.

The war has brought many
changes in almost all businesses, in-
surance being no exception. Our
group plan is strong, thousands of
employees are protected by it, but
its cost is low, its coverage is broad,
and it can be made stronger only by
the strength of a greater number of
employees being insured under it.
If you are not insured, now is the
time to consider it, because the need

(Continued on Page 32)

January

}

JOHN G. MYERS

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Open every day at 10:00 A.M.
Open Thursday until 9 P.M.

Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Fri-
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Annual Election
NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER

The annual meeting and election of officers and department representa-
tives of New York City Chapter will take place January 26 in the State
Office Building, 80 Centre Street, New York City.

At a meeting January 5 the nominating committee consisting of Milton
Schwartz, chairman; Theodore D. Gold, Kenneth A, Valentine, William

Teitelbaum and John Ferguson, submitted a slate of officers for approval
by the executive board:

The name of George Mencher, Department of Law, appeared as an in-
dependent nomination for president, opposing John F. Powers of the State
Insurance Fund. Other nominees are listed on this sample ballot “The State
Employee” publishes as a convenience for the large number of chapter mem-
bers and State employees planning to take part in the meeting.

Ballots will be forwarded to department representatives for distribution
to all members of record for the year ending December 31, 1942. Ballots will
he accepted up to 6:30 P.M. on the night of the Annual Meeting.

OFFICIAL BALLOT

ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL ME

(Vote for one for each office)

President [J John F. Powers
C*George Mencher

0 Lawrence Epstein
Michael L. Porta
Martin Duignan

© Joseph J. Byrne:

© Kenneth A. Valentine
OO Ruth A.
Elizabeth Eastman

* Denotes Independent Nomination.

State Insurance Fund

Ist Vice-Pres.
2nd Vice-Pres.
3rd Vice-Pres.

‘axation & Finance
Labor

Unemployment Insurance
Public Works

Public Service

Taxation & Finance
Education

Corresponding

I vote for. for Department
Representative in the Department.
Member's Name
Card No. Department
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Accident and Sickness
(Continued from Page 31)
for accident and sickness protection
is greater today than ever before.

A point seldom considered is that
benefits received under the accident
and sickness insurance plan are not
subject to Federal Income Tax. If
you are not insured, write me today
in care of TerBush & Powell, Inc.,
423 State Street, Schenectady, N. Y.
If you are insured, encourage your
fellow workers to apply for the low
cost plan of accident and sickness in-
surance today.

Hardly a day goes by without my
receiving a letter from some member
of the group plan who has been ap-
proached by an insurance agent or a
fellow worker who tries to claim that
he can get the member something
“Sust as good” as our accident and
sickness insurance elsewhere. These
members are urged to study carefully
the insurance which is offered as
“just as good”; they are urged to ask
the advice of a competent and un-
biased insurance man, before can-
celling their insurance issued under
the group plan. Is the coverage as
broad; is the cost as low? If you
cancel your accident and sickness in-
surance today for any reason what-
soever, and at a later date decide to
take it out again, you must pay the
rate in eflect for new policies at that
time; and then the insurance will be
issued only if you are considered a
satisfactory risk,

I want to extend to all the 14,000
employees insured under our group
plan, as well as other State employ-
ees, my heartiest wishes for a very
happy _and_prosperous New Year.

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Treasurer’s Report

The following is a summary of the report submitted by Treasurer Earl
P. Pfannebecker at the Annual Meeting on October 20th. The report was
accompanied by statements from the various banks verifying the balance of
Association funds on hand as of September 30, 1942. Prior to the meeting
the accounts of the Treasurer were audited and approved by the Auditing
Committee, of which Eugene O. Maxwell is chairman.

REGULAR ACCOUNT

Cash Balance, October 1, 1941... $24,120.37
Income, October 1, 1941, to September 30, 1942
Membership Dues 2... $33,011.00
Advertising in The State Employee. some 2,218.65
Interest, Savings Accounts and U. jonds =—-225.29
Sale of Civil Service Examination Study Booklets 582.13
Sale of Emblems, Pins and Books. aks 862.63
Hospitalization Premiums ...... 542.30
TOTAL INCOME $37,442.00
TOTAL TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR... $61,562.37
Accounted for as follows:
Expenditures, October 1, 1941, to September 30, 1942
Printing of The State Employee ......0:0n0.+n$16,602.39
Other Printing, including bulletins, Pemmphlets,
etc, we 849.21
Office Supplies and expense, ‘including | paper, en-
velopes, machine supplies and repairs... 1,555.51
General Expenses, including membership in
Civil Service Assembly, water and cooler ser-
vice, photos, office cleaning, etc...... » 418.16
New Office Equipment, including filing equip-
ment, typewriter, lighting equipment, service
flag, U. S. flag and N. Y. State eflag cover 643,14
Postage and express -scsens " 3,383.36
Telephone and Telegraph 522.65
Legislative Index Service. 100.00
Surety Bonds of Officers and Employees 105.00
Employees Annuity Policy Premiums .. 304.60
Unemployment and Social Security Taxes....... 316.37
Expenses of officers, committees, representatives
and delegates, including traveling expenses... 5,333.77
Hospitalization Premiums paid to Associated
Hospital Service .......... 542.30
Purchase of Emblems, Pins and Books 1,374.05
Salaries:
Counsel 2,700.00
Executive Secretary . ves: SAIL 25
Office Employees 3,313.40
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $41,175.16
Balance on Hand, September 30, 1942 20,387.21
Total Accounted for $61,562.37
Balance as of September 30, 1942:
Deposited as follows:
National Commercial Bank and Trust Co pibany: $ 4,185.28
National Savings Bank, Albany. 5,692.58
City and County Savings Bank, Albany. 5,284.35
Manufacturers Trust Co., New York City 200.00
Imprest Cash fund for Headquarters Office 25.00
U. S. War Bonds, Series G., Nos. M476,695-6-7- 8.9, in safe
deposit box, National Commercial Bank, Albany 5,000.00
$20,387.21

Total deposited ....

The State Employee
SPECIAL INSURANCE ACCOUNT

? The Question Box ?

Cash Balance, October 1, 1941..... $ 582.62 ‘
Income, October 1, 1941, to September 30, __, Cantina from Page 18)
Group Life Insurance “T” Rate premism entitled 't6 be transferred to. another
differential... $13,695.92 position in State service which they
Group Life Insurance Cash Premiums ........ x are “fitted 2 rat that is, a similar
Accident and Health Insurance Cash Premiums . 687.77 position which the veteran or fire
man must point out, and such posi-
TOTAL INCOME $29,17659 tion must be vacant, in which case
a he must be appointed to such posi-
‘TOTAL TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR... qg7so7i = Som: “The ‘removal of ‘veterans or
‘Aece uted tok'es' tollowss volunteer firemen is prohibited ex-
Expenditures, October 1, 1941, to September 30, 1942: bene for inoompetency: ot snitcot
Group Life Insurance Cash Premiums forwarded to Guet sown ier a searing upon
the Travelers Insurance Company . 14,792.90 rire eee au pee a and
Accident and Health Insurance Cash Premiums for- with the right st such employee to
warded to. TerBush & Powell, Inc. 687.77 kane, oe entire proceed
Insurance Premium refund adjustments 658.39 reli egectent tee This provision re-
Printing . 2,700.00 lates to employees occupying subor-
Office Supplies and Expenses ‘600.00 dinate positions in the exempt and
Postage . 1,925.00 non-competitive class as well as to
Unemployment and Social Security Taxes... 261.95 employees ee al
Expenses of Officers, Representatives and Delegates 90.00 Crass posttionsy. ue Goes not apply t0
Salaries: war veterans or volunteer firemen
Gana 900.00 occupying the position of private
Executive Secretary . 480.00 secretary, cashier or deputy of any
Office Employees 5,899.50 official or department.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $28,995.51 PAY
Cash Balance, September 30, 1942 763.70 1943 DUES
TOTAL ACCOUNTED FOR $29,759.21

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January 33
Representatives’ Handbook

(Continued from Page 17)

examination papers are inspected by
the candidate within such 20 day
period. If, after inspection of his
papers, a candidate feels that there
was a manifest error or mistake in
the marking or rating of his exam-
ination papers, he may make a for-
mal written appeal to the State Civil
Service Commission for the correc-
tion of such error or mistake. Such
appeal must be submitted within
twenty days after the candidate has
reviewed his examination papers.
This appeal opens all of the exam-
ination papers of the appellant tor
review by the State Civil Service
Commission. Unless authorized by
special action of the Commission,
consideration is not given to an ap-
peal for the rerating of a subject of
the examination which receives a
rating of less than 70°. No change
in rating is granted on an appeal
unless it affects the candidate's rela-
tive position on the eligible
G.—Certificate of Eligible Ss
After an examination has been
completed, an eligible list is estab-
lished from which names are certi-
fied to an appointing officer desiring
to fill a vacancy for which such list
has been established or declared ap-
propriate. The appointing officer
may select any one of the highest
three eligibles willing to accept ap-
pointment. Where one vacancy ex-
ists, at least three names are certi-
fied. If more than one vacancy ex-
ists, the appointing officer is given
a list of names consisting of two
more eligibles than he has vacancies
(e.g., if two appointments are to be
made, four names are certified; if
three appointments are to be made,
five names are certified), However,
in cases where many. declinations
are anticipated, the State Civil Ser-
vice Commission may, in the inter-
ests of expediency, certify many
more names than there are vacan-
cies. No eligible will continue to be
certified to a position at a salary or
in a location which he has indicated
is not acceptable to him. An elig-
ible, who is temporarily unable,
physically or otherwise to accept ap-
pointment when offered, may de-
cline because of temporary inability,
which must be satisfactorily ex-
plained to the State Civil Service
Commission. However, such an elig-

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ible is not certified again until he
advises the Commission that his tem-
porary disability has ceased.

By the requirements of the State
Constitution, the names of disabled
veterans must be certified before any
other names on the list are certified
and no eligible can be appointed un-
less every disabled veteran on such
list has been appointed or has de-
clined appointment. An appointing
officer must appoint every disabled
veteran who is willing to accept ap-
pointment, before he can appoint
anyone else on the cligible list. If
three or more disabled veterans head
the eligible list, the appointing of-
ficer may select one of the three
highest disabled veterans willing to
accept appointment.

H.—Waivers

By the provisions of Section 8-a of
the Civil Service Law, no public of-
ficer nor any administrative em-
ployee acting for a public officer
may require a candidate for em-
ployment to sign any document
whereby such candidate waives any
rights given to him by the Civil Ser-
vice Law. The only exception is in
the case of employees who work
pending the enactment of necessary
appropriations. Under these condi-
tions they may be required to waive
their rights to recover their salaries
against the appointing officer. If no
appropriations become available,
such employees must be placed on
preferred eligible lists as if they had
been laid off in accordance with the
provisions of Section 31 of the Civil
Service Law.

There are no restrictions in the
Civil Service Law against voluntary
waivers of civil service rights. The
person giving such waiver, however,
should first ascertain the effect that
it will have on such rights.
I.—Duration of Eligible Lists

Open competitive and promotion
lists remain in effect for a period of
at least one year, and may continue
in existence for a maximum period
of four years. No list may be abol-
ished before the expiration of the
first year unless there are less than
three eligibles thereon who were
willing to accept appointment.

Eligible lists can be continued for
more than four years only by the en-

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actment of special legislation. Such
legislation, however, must take ef.
fect before the expiration date of thc
eligible lists, in order to be valid.

The duration of special eligible
lists of eligibles reached for appoint
ment while in military service is
two years. The duration of preferred
eligible lists is four years. The usc
of these lists is treated in other chap
ters of this handbook.

You and the Legislature
(Continued from Page 25)

SULLIVAN COUNTY
Rep. Ronald M. Albee, Roscoe

TIOGA COUNTY
Rep. Myron D. Albro, Lounsberry

TOMPKINS COUNTY
Rep. Stanley C. Shaw, 315 N. Geneva
St, Ithaca

ULSTER COUNTY
Rep. John F. Wadlin, Highland
Rep. Harry A. Reoux, Warrensburg

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Rep. Henry Neddo, Whitehall

WAYNE COUNTY
Rep. Henry V. Wilson, Red Creek

WESTCHESTER COUNTY
1 Rep. Christopher H. Lawrence, Law-
rence Park, Bronxville

2 Rep. Theodore Hill, Jr. Jefferson Valley,
Peek

3 Rep. James E, Owens, 75 State St.
Ossining

4 Rep. Jane H. Todd, 41 No. Broadway
‘Tarrytown

5 Rep. Malcolm Wilson, 632 Van Cort
land Park Ave., Yonkers

WYOMING COUNTY
Rep. Harold C. Ostertag, Attica

YATES COUNTY

Rep. Fred S. Hollowell, R. F. D. No. 2,
Penn Yan

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ALBANY, N.Y.

The State Employee

To New Employees Especially:

Do YOU have the
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE?

The Association, using the tremendous purchasing power of its over 33,000 members as a group,
has arranged for members the low-cost life insurance. It is available only to State employee
members and for their benefit. The needs of State workers, and the insurance protection ob-
tainable from the leading insurance companies were studied carefully by the Insurance Com-
mittee of your Association before the Group Life Insurance Plan was adopted.

THE GROUP PLAN HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES:

LOW COST — At age 39 or younger, $1,000 of life insurance may be secured at an initial cost
of 30c per pay day, and older employees receive coverage at slightly increased rates.

BROAD COVERAGE — It pays for death due to any cause whatsoever; since June 1, 1939,
when the plan started, over $650,000.00 has been paid to beneficiaries of deceased mem-
bers; and claims are usually paid within 24 hours of the time the Association has been
notified of the death.

EASY PAYMENT— Payment for the group life insurance is made painless by small deduc-
tions taken from the insured’s salary each pay day.

NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION IF APPLICATION IS MADE WITHIN THE FIRST THREE
MONTHS OF STATE EMPLOYMENT — New employees should apply promptly and not
wait to apply until the end of their probationary period. If application is not made within
the first three months of State Employment a medical examination is necessary, and is
given at no expense to the applicant.

SAME RATES REGARDLESS OF OCCUPATION — Employees having hazardous jobs, such as
prison guards, hospital attendants, State policemen, etc., are given the same rates as others
insured under the group plan, although such employees are usually charged additional
premiums for insurance protection under individual policies.

As a State employee you are cordially invited to take advantage of our Group Life Insurance

Plan. If you are already insured under it, bring it to the attention of your fellow workers, as

the success of the group plan will always depend upon a large percentage of State employees
being insured under it.

Protect Your Family and Loved Ones
WITH THIS LOW-COST INSURANCE.

Secure an application for the Group Life Insurance from your local Chapter
or Association Representative . . . fill it out... and return it to
Association Headquarters, Room 156, State Capitol, Albany, New York

YOU Can Help To...

Secure Salary Bonus to Assist All State Employees to
Meet Increased Cost of Living (Details of this Plan
explained on inside page)

Assure Successful Extension of Feld-Hamilton Law to
Institutional Employees, Effective in the Budget
Year 1943-44

Establish $1200 Minimum Salary Under the Feld-Ham-
ilton Law

Obtain Payment of Time-and-a-Half Salary (including
Maintenance) for Voluntary Overtime for All Insti-
tutional Employees

Start Payment of Feld-Hamilton Increments, including
those due to Institutional Employees, on April 1,
1943, if fiscal year beginning is changed to that date

And Many Other Things Vital to Employees

By Active Membership

PAY YOUR 1943 DUES TODAY!

Legislation providing for the above items is being drafted and
sponsored by your Association. Support it by Active Member-
ship in the Association. Request your representatives in the

Legislature to support this legislation.

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