STATE
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The Official Magazine of
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Civil Service Employees
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By F. B. Holmes, Director of Retirement System
1 9 3 9 Committee Appointments
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Budget Requests
MADE IN LETTER TO GOVERNOR LEHMAN
Seldom can a job be carried on
efficiently without sufficient funds.
The source of all funds to carry on
the multitudinous services rendered
by the State government to its citizens is the Executive Budget, which
is prepared each year by the Governor and approved by the Legislature. The budget which will be effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1939, is at this time being prepared. The failure to place
in this budget sufficient appropriations to make various statutes effective results in serious financial consequences to many employees, as
well as impeding the advancement
of many improvements in working
conditions.
Under date of November 17th,
President of the Association,
Charles A. Brind, Jr., sent the following letter to Governor Lehman
requesting consideration on several matters of great importance to
members of this Association:
"Hon. Herbert H. Lehman
Governor of the State of New
York
Executive Chamber
Albany, New York
"My dear Governor:
"Now that the time has again
arrived for the preparation of the
executive budget, it has seemed
advisable to our committees that I
write to you setting forth some of
the matters in which the Association is vitally interested. I present
them seriatim:
1. The Association is keenly interested in the improvement of the
work of the Civil Service Department. We feel that department is not as yet supplied with
sufficient funds to function adequately. We think this matter
should be given the most careful consideration and the hands
of the Commission strengthened
in order that all positions may
be promptly and properly classified; examinations may be handled with celerity with the subsequent elimination of the evil of
the continuance of provisional
November
or temporary appointees beyond
all reasonable time; the prompt
extension of the competitive
class coverage to the thousands
now improperly classified in the
non-competitive and
exempt
classes; and that there may be
a bringing of municipal civil
service practices up to such a plane
that the merit system may be
fully developed in line with plain
constitutional intent.
2. Under the Feld-Hamilton Law
all new appointments must be
made at the minimum salary of
the grade assigned to the title.
This is true even though the last
incumbent received less than the
minimum. The Feld-Ostertag
Law contains a provision whereby those in the service may not
be discriminated against because
of this provision. In that law,
where a vacancy occurs, the appointee receives the salary of the
lowest paid employee in the promotion unit affected and those
in that promotion unit are advanced toward the minimum using the minimum salary which
would, under the Feld-Hamilton Law, be available for all new
appointees. In view of these
provisions a sufficient appropriation should be contained in the
budget and allocated for each
department to supply a "cushion" to take care of these contingencies. We regard this as exceedingly important in order that
the spirit and the letter of the
Feld-Hamilton Career Law be
made effective.
3. Many employees of state institutions throughout the state have
not as yet been placed upon an
eight-hour day schedule. The
abolition of the long day in State
Service lagged for many years,
to the discredit of the state. Now
that the principle has been fully
accepted and justified, financial
provision to abolish a longer
' than eight-hour day should be
made in every instance. This
cannot occur unless sufficient
moneys are contained in the budget so that no such employee
may be required to work more
than eight hours.
4. We are mindful that Your Excellency has done much in the last
two budgets to correct the deplorable condition which had existed at state institutions with
reference to commutation payments. We understand that
there are still cases where institutional employees do not receive the commutation payments
intended under the law. W e
realize that it may be difficult for
institution superintendents to accurately estimate their needs, but
we feel that this is not an insurmountable difficulty and that in
the interest of fair play for all
workers the matter should be
subject to such study as will result in commutation payments
to all employees entitled to receive them.
5. We are advised that a number of
members of our Association in
institutions, and in the Public
Works groups particularly, are
still working seven days per
week. We feel that Your Excellency should outlaw this practice
completely. The whole history
of attention to labor indicates
that seven-day weeks are intolerable and certainly the State
of New York is not justified in
continuing such an example from
social or from economic standpoints.
6. In the new nurse practice act
adopted last year by the Legislature, the trained nurses in the
State institutions are now made
registered nurses and the term
"trained nurse" is eliminated.
The Mental Hygiene Law provides that four dollars extra per
month be paid to registered
nurses in the mental hygiene institutions. No appropriations
were included in the budget for
1938-39 for this purpose. It
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Budget and Requests
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would seem that the matter
should be taken care of in the
budget for 1939-40 to comply
with the aforesaid statute.
7. It is recognized by all employers
that the allowance of certain sick
leave to employees increases the
morale and adds to efficiency. This
has been recognized generally
in the State Service and departmental employees are now under a practically uniform system.
This system has not, however,
been made applicable to certain
employees in our institutions and
thousands of employees lose a
day's pay if they have the misfortune to be sick a single day
in the year. It is not clear to me
whether additional appropriations are needed in order that
some reasonable arrangements
can be made so that institutional
employees who are not in proper
physical condition may not attempt to serve in order not to
lose their daily stipend. There
are thousands of employees in
the institutional service. They
are entitled to receive the same
fair treatment as to sick leaves
as the workers in departmental
service. They are not in any
sense overpaid and deductions
from their vacations or from
their salaries for illness seems
wholly at variance with good
employment practice. We believe that if appropriations are
necessary, they should be provided in the 1939-40 budget. We
have heard some statements as
to the costs to the State of covering illness absences and we
believe that these have greatly
exaggerated such costs.
8. For some period we have been
urging relief for employees who
are transferred by departmental
order permanently from one part
of the state to another. Leases
have to be abandoned and moving expenses must be incurred
or else the employee loses his
job. In industrial concerns where
the employee is thus moved, the
concern pays his moving expenses. An item should be contained in the budget to recompense employees who, because of the exigencies, are compelled to uproot themselves and
locate in another part of the
state.
9. The Feld-Hamilton Law covers
employees in the competitive and
non-competitive classes. However, Section 40, subdivision 1,
provides rates of pay for custodian and domestic service and
cleaners, charwomen, etc., are
specifically mentioned. The fact
that many of these positions are
not at present in either the competitive or non-competitive classes seems to be a shortcoming of
Civil Service
administration.
There is, of course, no limitation placed upon Your Excellency to provide scales of pay
in accord with those set up under custodian and domestic service classification for the workers in the Capitol, State Office
Building, State Education Building and other state buildings.
The rates of pay specified are
not exorbitant. These workers
render in their own field a necessary and excellent service. We
urge that provision be made in
your forthcoming budget to provide scales of pay for all such
workers, based upon the rates
of compensation set forth in
subdivision 1 of Section 40.
"This Association has sought for
many years to correct employment
abuses of long standing in State
Service. The Eight-Hour Day Law,
the Feld-Hamilton Law and the
Feld-Ostertag Law have done much
to improve State Service and the
condition of employees. Naturally,
the correction of unsatisfactory conditions of long standing calls for
action which is both vigorous and
liberal. Unless such a spirit prevails, the full value of the laws is
not gained by the State.
"Let me once again express to
you our appreciation for your regard for employee welfare and for
the merit system. In line with our
policy, we call to your attention at
this time only the conditions and
the appropriations which we feel
demand your immediate consideration. We hope for favorable attention to each of the proposals
mentioned, and we look forward
to presenting to you from time to
time during the coming months
other Civil Service matters of importance to the State and to the
State Employee."
Sincerely yours,
CHARLES A. BRIND, JR., Pres.
State Publications
(Compiled by Legislative Reference
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Department of Correction
Correction, Vol 8, no. 9, September, 1938.
Executive Department
New York State Liquor Authority
ABC News, Vol. 6, no. 3, October, 1938.
Health Department
Health News, Vol. 15, no. 41, S-41.
Monthly Vital Statistics Review,
Vol. 19, no. 7, September, 1938.
Department of Labor
Annual Report of the Industrial
Commissioner for the twelve
months ended Dec. 31, 1937.
Industrial Bulletin, Vol. 17, no.
9, September, 1938.
Insurance Department
Insurance Law revision, supplement no. 3 to second draft, September, 1938.
Public Works Department
Semi-monthly highway condition
bulletin, October 15-31, 1938.
State Department
New York State Bulletin, Vol.
XI, no. 3, September 15, 1938.
Department of Taxation and Finance
Motor fuel tax law of New York
with regulations and general
instructions, 1937. (New York
State tax bulletin, Vol. X X I I ,
no. 8, August, 1937.)
Education Department
Amendments to the regulations of
the Commissioner of Education
relating to the practice of nursing and tentative course of
study. (Appendix to Journal
of Regents meeting, July 29,
1938.)
The State Employee
Sick Leaves
SOUGHT BY ASSOCIATION
One of the major objectives of the
Association is to seek the extension
to employees in the State institutions and elswhere of the sick leave
rules now applicable to departmental
office employees. There is no justifiable reason why one group of employees should be denied the reasonable minimum sick leave that is granted to others.
In advocating the adoption of the
Feld-Hamilton Bill, the Association
sought to establish the principle of
equal pay for equal w o r k ; we now advocate just as strongly equal and uniform treatment of all employees in
the matter of sick leaves.
F o r many years our Association
sought uniform rules for sick leaves.
In 1933, a special committee was appointed by the Governor's Cabinet to
study the situation and to formulate
a set of rules to govern this matter.
Rules were adopted and sent by the
Governor to department heads to become effective July 1, 1933. These
rules were recognized as fair and reasonable by officials and employees
alike. They were adopted for the purpose of bringing about greater uniformity among the various departments in granting sick leaves, and
were adopted generally throughout
the departmental service.
The rules adopted were printed in
the August, 1933, issue of this magazine. Hundreds of letters were soon
received by the Association from institutional and other groups inquiring
as to their continued failure to be
governed by the new rules. Our Association immediately conferred with
the Governor and urged their extension to all workers, and has consistently urged the correction of the present deplorable condition regarding
sick leaves in State institutions and
other groups. Under present conditions an employee who has served
faithfully for as long as ten or fifteen
years, finds a deduction from his
pay check if he is ill for even one day.
There are still some employees who,
despite the eight-hour day and the sixday week, work seven days a week. Is
it fair to make deductions from their
November
pay checks if they are disabled for a
day or more due to accident or sickness? Deductions are made from pay
checks even when in some cases the
employee is not replaced on the payroll by another employee to do his
work. Does the State wish to save
money through the misfortune of its
employees ? W e think not, but prompt
attention should be given to this matter of uniform minimum sick leaves.
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In some institutions an employee is
given sick leave if he is injured by a
patient. If he is kicked by a cow, however, he receives none. In each case
the injury is equally disabling and sustained in the line of duty. There is
no reason for such discrimination.
Sickness or injury disable the institution employee and the office worker alike. In most cases sick leave can
be granted without additional cost to
the State, for fellow employees ordinarily assume the added duties. Of
course, in specialized positions or during long disability, the hiring of a
substitute may be necessary.
A Joint Legislative Committee to
Make a Study of the Working Conditions of Employees in State Institutions in its report to the Legislature
in February, 1935, condemned the present sick leave practices. It stated:
"In thirty-one institutions employees
are granted sick leave without restriction, in five in line of duty only and in
eleven no sick leave is granted. Sick
leave is granted with pay in nineteen
institutions, in line of duty in ten,
and is optional in thirteen. In this
connection the absence of any uniform
standard is noteworthy."
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Chapter Activities
Wassaic Chapter
Attica Supports 100%
Hudson Organizes
Members of the Association at the
Wassaic State School have organized
a chapter of the Association. A t the
first meeting of the newly formed
chapter the following officers were
elected: President, Alice H . Murt a g h ; Vice President, Byron B.
E v a n s ; Secretary, Grace Odell; and
Treasurer, Emerson C. Paye. Also
at this meeting a Constitution and ByLaws were adopted and sent to Albany for approval by the Executive
Committee. A membership committee consisting of Emil Weil, Byron
Evans, Elvin Sadore, Leonard Ortmann, Charles Kumpf, Evelyn P a d dleford, Mrs. Nora Lee Duemler,
Mrs .Mary Ferris, Mrs. Charlotte
Burke, Richard Hutter, Mrs. Pearl
Coddington,- H a r r y Craft,
Gilbert
Smith, Elmer Middlemist and Edward
Wilson was appointed.
T h e first group of
employees
throughout the State to enroll 100 per
cent membership for 1939 is Attica
State Prison. The 350 employees of
this institution are now all members
of this Association. A Constitution
and By-Laws are now being prepared
by this group and it is expected that
a Chapter of the Association will be
formally approved for this institution
in the very near future.
A meeting of the employees of t h e
State Training School for Girls, a t
Hudson, was held on November 3rd,
at which meeting it was decided t o
organize a Chapter of the Association. A special committee was formed
of which Alex A. Schriver was selected Chairman, to prepare suitable
Constitution and By-Laws for submission to the Executive Committee
of the Association. Executive Secretary Lochner attended the meeting:
and thoroughly discussed the program, services and accomplishments
of the Association.
An organization meeting was held
at Wassaic on Monday evening, October 27th, at which John Livingstone, of Hudson River State Hospital, Executive Committee member of
the Association of Employees of the
Dept. of Mental Hygiene, and J. D.
Lochner, Executive Secretary of the
State-wide Association, attended to
explain and discuss the work, accomplishments and program of the Association.
The newly formed Chapter is now
planning a Bingo Party for December 2nd, and a Christmas party duriing Christmas week.
Wcrterford Chapter
Meets
The first meeting of the Waterford
State Shop Chapter was held in Cohoes on Thursday evening, November
17th. The meeting was well attended
and great interest in the program of
the Association, as well as future
plans for the Chapter, was evident.
Executive Secretary of the Association, J. D. Lochner, attended the
meeting to explain the program of
the Association and lengthy discussion was had concerning many matters of interest to State workers of
the public works department.
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The officers and committees of the
Association wish to congratulate Wilfred Denno, representative of the A s sociation at Attica, and his co-workers of the institution for this splendid
work, and in consideration of the
present enthusiasm throughout the
State in the future program of the
Association, feel confident that the
Association's accomplishments
will
merit such strong support.
Buffalo Girls Bowl
T h e State Girls' Bowling League,
comprising employees located in the
Buffalo area, are enjoying a most successful bowling season. Recently an
election of officers of this league was
held and the following members were
selected to serve for the coming y e a r :
President,
Mildred
Morningstar;
Treasurer, Mildred Stroehlein; Grievance Committee, Inez Norton, J. Mary
O'Connor and Selma Cohen; and P u b licity Chairman, Agnes Louchren.
The teams in the league are composed of: the W H I R L E R S , Louise
Bell, Captain, Mildred Morningstar,
Estelle Kannofsky, Clair Brown and
J. Mary O'Connor; the S T A T E
F U N D , Jean Moscicki, Phyliss Seagert, Loretta Connelly, Virginia Rowley and Grace Hillery; the S T R I K E R S , Shirley Hager, Captain, Inez
Norton,
Lydia
DiAddario,
Elsie
Shoenwetter and Helen Hillery; the
C O M E R S , Selma Cohen, Captain,
Florence Hyne, May Loretan, Mildred
Stroehlein and Helen Miller; the
S K I P P E R S , Katherine Graham, captain, Rosemary Fornes, Teresa Dispenza, Ollie Frye and Agnes Louchr e n ; and the S W I N G E R S , Gertrude
Becker, Captain, Emma Karuse, Mabel
Over, Elsie Harloff and Marie Mamott.
Mass Meeting On
Long Island
A mass meeting of employees located in the large State institutions
on Long Island, will be held in the
Amusement Hall of the Central Islip
State Hospital, on November 25th,
at 7:45 P. M. Employees of Central
Islip State Hospital, Kings P a r k
State Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital, Creedmoor State Hospital, Manhattan State Hospital, and other State
workers in the Metropolitan Area are
invited to attend.
Representatives of the Association
on Long Island, officers of the New
York City Chapter, W. F . McDonough and J. D. Lochner, Legislative
Chairman and Executive Secretary of
the State Association respectively will
attend to explain the program, work
and services of the State Association.
Middletown Elects
The Middletown State Hospital
Employees' Association at their A n nual Meeting recently, elected the
following officers and delegates for
the ensuing y e a r :
President, Edward Carpenter; Vice
President, Harlan Walston; First
Delegate, Sam Decker; Second Delegate, Tom Stevens; Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Walters.
The State-wide Association takes
this opportunity to congratulate the
new officers chosen and assure them
that the facilities of our organization
are at their disposal in their efforts.
The State
Employee
What Retirement
HOLDS IN STORE FOR YOU
By Franklin B. Holmes
Director of State
Employees'
Retirement
System
It is a surprising fact that New
York State's incomparable
"Employees' Retirement System" is not
more clearly understood by the 80,000
men and women for whom it provides
security.
You, as a State employee, put your
money into the Retirement System.
Your money virtually becomes a partner with State funds. Your money
works for you, draws interest for you
and provides for the day when you
will leave the active employment of
New York State.
Now, because this plan is yours, it
is a natural conclusion that you will
be interested in what it is doing for
you, how it operates and what you
can expect from it when the day comes
for you to profit by your savings and
the good business investments of those
entrusted with the care of your savings. It is my intention in this series
of articles written for T H E S T A T E
E M P L O Y E E to explain the benefits
of the Retirement System. In this
first article of the series I shall take
up only the "optional benefits."
When a member retires he may elect
how he desires to have his retirement
allowance paid. If he selects none of
the options, he will draw annual payments which will cease upon his
death. In other words, he may not care
to protect any other person; he may
want the maximum allowance during
his life-time but it must be remembered that if this plan is selected all
payments positively cease at his death.
On the other hand, he may want
to protect his wife or some other person and if so he selects one of the
options outlined by the Retirement
System. Of course, if the member selects no optional form of payment he
takes the largest amount available for
each month during his life-time.
Under option 1, of course, he receives a lesser amount, for option 1
provides that if he should die before
he has received in payments the present value of his annuity, his pension,
or his retirement allowance, as it was
November
at the time of his retirement, the balance shall be paid to his legal representatives or to such person having an
insurable interest in his life as he, his
wife, or committee so electing shall
nominate by written designation duly
acknowledged and filed with the
comptroller.
Before I give you an illustration of
the manner in which this is carried
out in actual practice, let me briefly
state options 2 and 3 :
Option 2. Upon his death, his annuity, his pension, or his retirement
allowance, shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to such person, having an insurable interest in
his life, as he, his wife or committee
so electing, shall nominate by written
designation duly acknowledged and
filed with the comptroller at the time
of his retirement.
Option 3. Upon his death, one-half
of his annuity, his pension or his retirement allowance, shall be continued
throughout the life of and paid to
such person, having an insurable interest in his life, as he, his wife or
committee so electing, shall nominate
by written designation duly acknowledged and filed with the comptroller
at the time of his retirement.
Let us assume a hypothetical case.
John Doe retired as of February 1,
1938, and, of course, his retirement
allowance without option was computed as provided in Section 63 of the
Retirement Law in that ( a ) he would
receive an annuity provided from his
contributions, (b) a pension provided
by the State for member service, and
( c ) a pension provided by the State
for service rendered prior to January 1, 1921. W e shall assume that
John Doe's retirement allowance without option would have been $916.81,
that his age and the age of his wife
each was 66 years.
Under Option No. 1, selected by the
member, using the mortality and service tables and optional factors provided
by the actuary, the retirement allowance is $719.01 per year or $59.92 per
month with a reserve of $7,763.71
which means that if the member dies
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THE
STATE
EMPLOYEE
Official Publication of
The Association of State Civil Service
Employees of the State of New York
Room 156, State Capitol, Albany, N. Y.
Editor, CHARLES A. BRIND, J R .
Art Editor, ROGER STONEIIOUSE
Business
Manager, JOSEPH D. LOCHNER
Editorial Board
W. F . MCDONOUGII
RALPH D. FLEMING
LINDA J. WHARTON
FOSTER POTTER
CHARLES L. MOSHER
OFFICERS
CHARLES A. BRIND, J R . , President
CHARLES L. CAMPBELL,
Vice-President
EARL P. PFANNEBECKER, Treasurer
JOHN T. DEGRAFF, Counsel
MARY H . AHERN, Secretary
JOSEPH D. LOCHNER, Executive
Secretary
Politics
T h e State Association of Civil Service Employees is a non-political organization. I t numbers among its
members many Republicans and many
Democrats. T h e Association is interested primarily in the upbuilding, promotion and preservation of t h e merit
system and to that extent it is definitely interested in those candidates
for office who avowedly advocate
these principles.
Civil Service played a large part
in the political campaign which is
now history. T h e platforms of both
parties proclaimed not only a pledge,
but a militant pledge looking to the
preservation and improvement of civil
service. Both candidates for the office of Governor devoted at least one
evening to a discussion of civil service, its successes and its failures, and
both candidates made reference and
use of material printed in these pages
bearing upon the subject.
New York State has one of the
best civil service systems of any of
the United States. Nevertheless, there
are certain places where the administration of civil service can be vastly
improved. This Association has time
and again pointed out that t h e Civil
Service Commission does not receive
sufficient funds to enable it t o function
efficiently. With the tremendous increase in those taking civil service e x aminations and with the increase in
the positions which have been created
to handle new administrations of the
State government, such as Social WelJO
fare, Unemployment Insurance and
similar progressive movements, the
burden placed upon the Civil Service
Commission has been overwhelming.
Without sufficient funds and without
sufficient help, the marking of papers
and the establishment of lists have
been extended interminably. P r o m o tion examinations have been slowed
down and the results delayed for
weeks. These delays have resulted in
the over-abuse of the appointment and
continuance in office of temporary and
provisional appointees. T h e non-competitive class should be reduced by
many thousands and these positions
should be properly handled in accordance with the letter and spirit of the
Constitution. All this has been pointed out before by this Association and
these conditions must be remedied. I t
was interesting to note that many of
these abuses were dragged into the
forefront during t h e campaign and it
is n o w incumbent upon both parties
to make every effort to alleviate them.
While, as indicated before, this A s sociation is non-partisan, nevertheless,
it is the practice of its officers and
committees to give credit a t t h e t i m e
when credit is d u e to the friends of
civil service, whether they be members of one party or the other. When
the time comes for the casting of ballots, State employees are in a position to judge as to which candidates
are entitled to receive their support.
These columns have many times
discussed the civil service standards
of Governor Lehman. W e have felt
that he has been proud of the employees of the State and that he is
sincerely interested in their welfare
and in their progress. W e think he
has studied the conditions of employees, particularly in the institutions,
and that he is familiar with their problems in connection with hours of service and rates of pay. Employees have
advanced more in the last two or three
years in respect to hours of service
and rates of pay than they have for
many years and Governor Lehman
has played a leading part in this advancement. When these things have
occurred, through these columns and
through bulletins, we have given
credit to the Governor for his part in
these transactions. W e have truly
called him New York's greatest civil
service Governor and we do not think
this title can be successfully challenged.
These columns have also and just as
energetically praised members of t h e
Republican party. T h e eight-hour
day bill was first introduced by R e publican Senator Desmond and then
taken up by Republican Assemblyman
Harold Ostertag. When this bill was
first introduced, the proposal was not
received with enthusiasm and it took
much persuasion by these Republicans
before the matter received the impetus
that finally carried it to a successful
conclusion. Much space has been devoted to their part.
L a r r y Hamilton, Republican A s semblyman w h o introduced the FeldHamilton Bill in the Assembly, and
Democratic Senator Feld who handled
it in the Senate, have been feted by
the Association and have been heralded in these columns. Larry Hamilton had a genuine interest in the establishment of a career for State employees which transcended any partisan advantage which might be gained
by his advocacy of this measure. H i s
presentation of the matter in the A s sembly was clear cut and forceful and
it was the Republican Assembly which
first passed this measure. Senator
Feld had handled much legislation
having to do with the enactment of
salary schedules for teacher groups
throughout the State and he too was
interested non-politically in extending to State employees a new assurance
of equal pay for equal work.
It will continue to be the policy of
the Association to accord its champions full credit. Such presentation is
not partisan but a decent and proper
recognition for those who have honestly tried, and tried we believe without thought of political aggrandizement, to accomplish something worthwhile in the government of the State.
There can be no doubt but that proper
recognition for the problems and difficulties of the employees of the State
is reflected in increased service to the
citizenry of the entire State.
The State
Employee
Editorials
Continued from Page 10
"Peace"
Freedom from a struggle that
lays waste the powers of men is the
goal of those who seek to bring
order out of chaos in labor union
circles. With the advent of a broader vision of the National problems
of workers and a higher standard
in employment matters in the
United States, it was inevitable that
leadership of the millions involved
should falter or err at some point.
In the development of the vast resources of America—its forests, its
mines, its agricultural lands—ignorance and greed and lack of foresight resulted in tremendous and
deplorable waste. Looking back, it
is now conceivable that this loss
could have been prevented in large
measure. So the day will come, and
let us hope soon, when waste producing selfishness and pettiness and
ignorance shall be eliminated completely from the labor situation. It
may be that conflict as between Nations can only be settled by resort
to armed force. But as between the
C. I. O. and the A. F. L. or any
labor groups within the United
States it is obvious and has been so
from the beginning that a resort to
a fair analysis of common needs, a
resort to common sense and to common respect for the rights of the
rank and file of workers is the only
way open to labor peace.
And it should be evident to the
leaders of the millions of American
workers that they must act to bring
about peace, or else give way to
those wise and strong enough to
meet the situation. With popular
sentiment aroused to the social aspects of fair wages and good working conditions, and with the Government leading a stirring battle
for social justice it should not take
labor leadership long to see that
internal disputes disruptive of good
relationship between the crafts and
also between labor and employers
is the thing to avoid above all else.
Close observers of progress in social justice see division among organized groups of workers as the
confidence destroying, prosperity
wrecking, devil inspired evil of the
immediate present. Labor racketeering is the most disgusting
crime in present day history. The
sit-down strike was a fool's invenNovember
tion. Membership proselyting by
one union in a field already covered successfully by united workers
is the height of ignorance. State
workers have seen this in the efforts of the C. I. O. to establish itself as a dues collecting labor union
in a jurisdiction where employees
were already successfully and happily united. Tribal enthusiasm
never sank to less constructive
thinking. Waste of natural resources is exceeded in rashness only
by waste of men and women and
the substance of their attainments.
Poverty, illness, trial and suffering
have been brought to thousands
through the selfish and at times
brutal disregard by labor leadership
for the open ways to peace for organized labor. At the door of foolish men grasping a scepter of power they were poorly prepared to
wield, must be laid the blame for
wrongs that will live to mock society for many years in the persons
of men and women who in childhood and youth were deprived of
their heritage. And whatever may
be said of the past brutality of capital or the oppression of government as causes for delayed social
justice, today it is internal disputes
among groups of workers more than
anything else that is retarding happiness and prosperity for those same
workers and for everyone in our
beloved country.
Let us have peace with security
in the fields of organized labor. Let
us have curbs upon selfishness in
unions as well as upon selfishness
in business. Let us have training
for leadership of human beings in
labor groups as well as for industrialists. Let us have cooperation
and arbitration instead of force and
violence in dealing with disagreements between labor and capital.
Let us have application of the principles of fair play and sound justice. Let us have done with poltroonery and racketeering and deceit in the household of organized
labor. Let us welcome unity with
common sense and the Golden Rule
and make the common good our
highest aim in the realm of production and distribution of all things
that promote the material and
spiritual welfare of humankind.
Retirement —A Contractual Obligation
Among the many proposals contained in Amendment No. 1, which
was passed Election Day, was the
following:
Art. V. Section 7. After July
first, nineteen hundred forty,
membership in any pension or retirement system of the'State or
of a civil division thereof shall
be a contractual relationship, the
benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.
This proposal was submitted at
the Convention by Attorney General John J. Bennett, Jr., and was
the one constructive amendment
which this Association backed. State
employees who expect sometime to
obtain the protection in their old
age of the benefits of the State
pension system can now rest much
easier since the enactment of this
amendment.
As has been pointed out heretofore in these pages, in certain other
states the Legislature has seen fit,
by the mere expediency of repealing the statute or of refusing to
make the necessary appropriations
to continue the pension system on
an actuarial basis, to eliminate the
system entirely or impair its vitality. In one instance the Legislature refused to continue a pension
system even as it related to employees who already had retired.
The case traveled through the
courts to the United States Supreme
Court and that latter court held
that, because no contractual rights
existed between the employee and
the State which could be invoked,
the State had the right to suspend
its pension system at any time. The
employee who had paid into the
system all those years and who had
eventually retired, lost all his rights
to the continuance of his income.
The amendment does not become
effective until July 1, 1940. In the
meantime the legislative committee of the Association will give careful consideration to the present retirement law so that the contractual
relationship becomes effective the
statute will be as clear an enunciation of the "contract" as possible.
II
New Books
Compiled by the Book Information
Section of the New York State
Library.
FICTION
And Tell of Time, by Laura Krey.
Houghton. $2.75.
An historical tale of the reconstruction period in Texas from 1865
to the 1880's. Its realistic picture
of war and its romantic treatment
of the book's characters are giving
it wide popularity.
Crippled Splendour, by Evan John.
Dutton. $2.50.
Intensely interesting and absorbing historical novel of James I of
Scotland, based on a judicious blend
of fact and conjecture and psychological insight.
Dawn in Lyonesse, by M. E. Chase.
Macmillan. $1.75.
With delicate perception and in
equally delicate prose the author
tells the story of Ellen, a waitress
at the Castle of Tintagel, and of the
way her life is transformed by the
legend of Tristam and Iseult.
The
General's Lady, by Esther
Forbes. Harcourt. $2.50.
The dramatic love affair between
the loyalist wife of a patriot general in the Revolution and a young
British officer is set forth in an engrossing narrative which portrays
authentically the speech, manners,
dress and background of the period.
On Sarpy Creek, by I. S. Nelson.
Little. $2.50.
A quiet story of home and farm
life in a lonesome windswept part
of Montana. Refreshing in its mood
of contentment and happiness.
Pomfret Towers, by Angela Thirkell. Knopf. $2.50.
Light, diverting comedy revealing what a vastly important part
one week-end plays in the lives of
the guests at Pomfret Towers.
Spring Always Comes, by Elizabeth
Cambridge. Putnam. $2.50.
How the wife and three grown
daughters and a son of a lovable
English clergyman adjust themselves to life after his death.
They Talked of Poison, by March
Evermay. Macmillan. $2.00.
Outstanding mystery with a surprising but credible ending. The
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characters are a professor's family,
a doctor and his wife, a clergyman's'
neurotic wife and several nurses.
NON-FICTION
Brown Hills, by Judy Van der Veer.
Longmans. $2.00.
Through her joyous sensitive
word pictures, the author initiates
the reader into her keen delight in
the hills and country roundabout
and in each individual animal of
her California ranch.
Daylight Moon, by E. C. Forrest.
Stokes. $3.50.
The experiences of a young
American couple who go as teachers to the Eskimos in the north of
Alaska are described amusingly and
informingly from the wife's point
of view.
Listen! The Wind! by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Harcourt. $2.50.
Sensitive to every shifting mood
of fatigue, depression, suspense or
exhilaration and to all the experiences and problems in flight and
ashore, Anne Lindbergh recreates
the last ten days of a six months'
survey flight around the North Atlantic ocean undertaken by her husband and herself in 1933.
Savage Symphony, by Eva Lips;
tr. from the German by Caroline Newton. Random House.
$3.00.
A telling commentary* on Nazi
aims and methods is found in this
record of what happened to the
author and her husband, director
of the Cologne Museum of Ethnology, when they insisted on keeping their intellectual and spiritual
integrity.
A Southerner Discovers the South,
by John Daniels. Macmillan.
$3.00.
The author traveling through the
South records his impressions and
observations and his conversations
with many kinds and ranks of people.
This Is My Country, by Stoyan
Christowe. Carrick. $2.75.
A Bulgarian born in Macedonia,
who came here as a 13-year-old
boy, writes appreciatively of his
years of "American growth."
Books at Discount
The Association has for several
months now been purchasing the latest
fiction, biography, travel, science and
other books at a considerable savings
to members.
This new service to members has
been taken advantage of in increasing proportions during the past few
weeks. Several reading clubs have
been organized at institutions and elsewhere.
If you contemplate the purchase of
a book, whatever kind, first direct a
letter to the Association, Room 156,
State Capitol, Albany, and get a quotation. The savings possible will surprise you.
State Employees!
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President Brind has recently announced the following committee appointments for the year 1939:
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
W. F. McDonough, Agriculture & Markets, Albany, Chairman
Dr. Frank L. Tolman, Education, Albany
C. L. Campbell, Civil Service, Albany
Elmer E. Lawton, Public Works, Albany
John Jahn, Public Works, Albany
Milton Schwartz, Insurance, New York City
Earl Kelly, Taxation & Finance, New York City
Joseph Schechter, Civil Service, Albany
John Livingstone, State Hospital, Poughkeepsie
John H. McDonald, State Hospital, Rochester
James McKiernan, State Hospital, Central Islip
Wilfred Denno, State Prison, Attica
Joseph McMahon, State School, Industry
M. Harry Tewey, State Health Hospital, Ithaca
Leslie S. Wood, Education, Rochester
A. H. VanAuken, Labor, Utica
Harry C. Dupree, Parole, Buffalo
Anna B. O'Boyle, Labor, Syracuse
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Frank P. Johnson, Education, Albany, Chairman
Dr. Istar Haupt, Civil Service, Albany
Louise Odenkrantz, Labor, Albany
Dr. Sidney Leete, Health, Albany
Wayne Soper, Education, Albany
W. F. McDonough, Agriculture & Markets, Albany
Charles J. Johnson, Budget, Albany
Kenneth Clark, Taxation & Finance, Albany
Albert Hall, Education, Albany
SOCIAL COMMITTEE
Harold Fisher, State, Albany, Chairman
Hazel A Ford, Taxation & Finance, Albany
Beulah Bailey Thull, Taxation & Finance, Albany
Thomas Stowell, Health, Albany
Janet Macfarlane, Mental Hygiene, Albany
Nina Foran, Civil Service, Albany
Grace E. Keck, Health, Albany
Frances Sperry, Labor, Albany
Lillian Hyatt, Education, Albany
Jessie Macfarland, Social Welfare, Albany
Mildred Meskill, Agriculture & Markets, Albany
GROUP INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Beulah Bailey Thull, Taxation & Finance, Albany, Chairman
Charles Dunbar, Insurance, Albany
Milton Schwartz, Insurance, New York City
Clare Brown, Education, Buffalo
John Livingstone, State Hospital, Poughkeepsie
Dr. Ralph Horton, State Hospital, Oneonta
AUDITING COMMITTEE
Owen E. Maxwell, Agriculture & Markets, Albany, Chairman
Francis E. Maher, Law, Albany
Robert B. Haner, Audit & Control, Albany
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N. Y. State Legislature • 1939-40
(Tentative List Complied by Legislative I n d e x Co.)
M E M B E R S O F ASSEMBLY
Republicans—85; Democrats—64; American L a b o r — 1
ALBANY COUNTY
D i s t . Pol.
George W. Foy, 76 Lenox Ave., A l b a n y
1 Dem.
J o h n P . H a y e s , 30 W a l t e r St., A l b a n y
2 Dem.
• J o h n McBain, 2332 B r o a d w a y , W a t e r v l i e t
3 Rep.
A L L E G A N Y COUNTY
W i l l i a m H. MacKenzie, Belmont
Rep.
B R O N X COUNTY
M a t t h e w J . H. McLaughlin, 410 E. 159th St., N. Y.
1 Dem.
P a t r i c k J F o g a r t y . 440 E. 140th St., New York
•2 Dem.
8 Dem. • A r t h u r W a c h t e l , 818 M a n i d a St., New York
I s i d o r e Dollinger, 1250 F r a n k l i n Ave., New York
4 Dem.
5 Dem. • J u l i u s J . Gans, 1016 Faile St., New York
P e t e r A. Quinn, 1651 Garfield St., New York
Dem.
«7 Dem. *Louis
Bennett, 787 E. 175th St.. New York
J o h n A. Devany, J r . , 120 W. 183rd St., New York
8 Dem.
BROOME COUNTY
E d w a r d F . Vincent, Maine
1 Rep.
• E d w a r d W . W a l t e r s , 17 G r a n d Ave., J o h n s o n City
•2 R e p .
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
• W i l l i a m B. K i n g s b u r y , F r a n k l i n v i l l e
Rep.
CAYUGA COUNTY
• J a m e s H. Chase, A u r o r a
Rep.
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
Rep.
Lloyd J . Babcock. R. D., J a m e s t o w n
Carl E. D a r l i n g , 004 Swan St., D u n k i r k
Rep.
CHEMUNG COUNTY
Rep.
Chauncey B. H a m m o n d , R. D. 2, E l m i r a
C H E N A N G O COUNTY
Rep.
I r v i n g M. Ives, Norwich
C L I N T O N COUNTY
Rep.
•Leslie G. R y a n , Rouses P o i n t
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Rep.
F r e d A. W a s h b u r n , H u d s o n
C O R T L A N D COUNTY
Rep.
• H a r o l d L. Creal, H o m e r
D E L A W A R E COUNTY
William T. A. W e b b . Sidney
Rep.
D U T C H E S S COUNTY
1 Rep.
H o w a r d N. Allen, P a w l i n g
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E m e r s o n D. F i t e , P o u g h k e e p s i e
E R I E COUNTY
1 Rep.
F r a n k A. Gugino, 438 B u s t i Ave., Buffalo
•2 R e p .
H a r o l d B. E h r l i c h , 151 Cleremont Ave., Buffalo
W i l l i a m J . Butler, 05 Rose St., Buffalo
3 Rep.
A n t h o n y J . Canney, 44 P a u l PI., Buffalo
4 Dem.
5 Dem. • J o s e p h S. K a s z u b o w s k i , 1078 B r o a d w a y , Buffalo
J e r o m e C. K r e i n h e d e r , 171 L a u r e l St., Buffalo
6 Rep.
Charles O. B u r n e y , J r . , Williamsville
7 Rep.
Hamburg
« R e p . R. F o s t e r EPiper,
S S E X COUNTY
•Sheldon F . Wickes, T i c o n d e r o g a
Rep.
F R A N K L I N COUNTY
Rep.
• W i l l i a m L. Doige, C h u r c h St., C h a t e a u g a y
FULTON-HAMILTON
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COUNTIES
D e n t o n D. Lake, 83 Second Ave., Gloversville
G E N E S E E COUNTY
H e r b e r t A. R a p p . Darien Centre
G R E E N E COUNTY
P a u l F r o m e r , Tannersville
H E R K I M E R COUNTY
Leo A. Lawrence, H e r k i m e r
J E F F E R S O N COUNTY
Russell W r i g h t , 274 Ten E y c k St., W a t e r t o w n
K I N G S COUNTY
Crawford W. H a w k i n s , 281J H e n r y St., B r o o k l y n
•Leo F . Rayfiel. 1278 E. 24th St., B r o o k l y n
Michael J . Gillen, 157 D i k e m a n St., B r o o k l y n
B e r n a r d Austin, 559 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
• C h a r l e s R. McConnell, 946 P u t n a m Ave., B r o o k l y n
R o b e r t J . Crews, 537 Marcy Ave., B r o o k l y n
William K i r n a n , 514 17th St., B r o o k l y n
Charles J . Beckinella, 588 Union St., B r o o k l y n
E d g a r F . Moran, 447 81st St., B r o o k l y n
W i l l i a m C. McCreery, 159 P r o s p e c t PL, B r o o k l y n
B e r n a r d J. Moran, 121 So. Elliott P L , B r o o k l y n
• J a m e s W . Feely, 300 11th St., B r o o k l v n
R a l p h Schwartz, 288 Ainslie St., B r o o k l y n
• A a r o n F . Goldstein. 201 R o e b l i n g St., B r o o k l y n
J o h n Smolenski, 111 D u p o n t St., B r o o k l y n
C a r m i n e J . Marasco, 1679 71st St., B r o o k l y n
F r e d C. Moritt, 650 Greene Ave., B r o o k l y n
I r w i n Steingut. 706 E a s t e r n P a r k w a y , B r o o k l y n
Max M. T u r s h e n , 503 Bushwick Ave., B r o o k l y n
Roy H . R u d d , 1116 Jefferson St., B r o o k l y n
Charles H. B r e i t b a r t . 714 E. 4th St., Brooklyn
•Daniel G u t m a n , 117 P e n n s y l v a n i a Ave. B r o o k l y n
• R o b e r t Giordano, 2346 Pacific St., B r o o k l y n
L E W I S COUNTY
•Benjamin H . Demo, C r o g h a n
L I V I N G S T O N COUNTY
J a m e s J . W a d s w o r t h , Geneseo
MADISON COUNTY
Wheeler Milmoe, C a n a s t o t a
M O N R O E COUNTY
F r a n k J . Sellmayer, J r . , B r i g h t o n
A b r a h a m S c h u l m a n . 353 Culver Rd., Rochester
•George Manning, 9 M a r s h a l l St., Rochester
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P a t P r o v e n z a n o , 378 State St., Rochester
W a l t e r H. AVickius, Scottsvilie
• MONTGOMERY COUNTY
L. J a m e s Shaver, Canajoharie
NASSAU COUNTY
J o h n D. Bennett, Rockville Centre
• N o r m a n F . P e n n y , Manhasset
N E W Y O R K COUNTY
J a m e s J . Dooling, 40 F r o n t St., New York
• L o u i s J . Capozzoli, 36 K e n m a r e St., New York
•Maurice E. D o w n i n g , 402 W. 20th St., New York
L e o n a r d F a r b s t e i n , 504 G r a n d St., New York
•Owen McGivern, 400 W. 44th St., New York
Myer Goldberg, 265 E. 7th St., New York
• I r w i n D. Davidson, 144 W. 86th St., New York
Stephen J . J a r e m a , 129 E. 7th St., New York
I r a H . Holley, 562 W e s t E n d Ave., New York
MacNeil Mitchell, 305 L e x i n g t o n Ave., New York
P a t r i c k H . Sullivan, 395 Riverside Dr., New York
E d m u n d J . Delany, 245 E. 21st St., New York
W i l l i a m J . Sheldrick, 420 W. 130th St., New York
F r a n c i s J . McCaffrey, J r . , 230 E. 71st St., N. Y.
A b b o t Low Moffat, 1088 P a r k Ave., New York
R o b e r t F . W a g n e r , J r . , 1327 L e x i n g t o n Ave., N. Y.
Oscar Garcia-Rivera, 1263 Fifth Ave., New York
• J o s e p h A. Boccia, 331 E. 116th St., New York
•Daniel L. B u r r o w s , 2257 Seventh Ave., New York
• A n t h o n y Guida, 409 E. 122nd St.. New York
W i l l i a m T. A n d r e w s , 405 Edgecomb Ave., N. Y.
Daniel F l y n n , 555 E d g e c o m b Ave., New York
W i l l i a m J . A. Glancy, 60 Seaman. Ave., New York
NIAGARA COUNTY
F a y e t t e E . Pease, R. D . 4, L o c k p o r t
H a r r y D. Suitor, 509 United Office Bldg., Ni. F a l l s
O N E I D A COUNTY
J o h n J . W a l s h , 721 C h a r l o t t e St., Utica
W i l l i a m R. Williams, Cassville
C. Dean W i l l i a m s , Remsen
ONONDAGA COUNTY
Leo W . Breed, Baldwinsville, R. D. 1
George B. P a r s o n s , 102 S t r a t h m o r e Dr., S y r a c u s e
F r a n k J . Costello, 636 P a r k Ave., Syracuse
O N T A R I O COUNTY
H a r r y R. Marble, R. D., Holcomb
O R A N G E COUNTY
Lee B. Mailler, Cornwall
Charles N. H a m m o n d . S p a r r o w b u s h
O R L E A N S COUNTY
J o h n S. T h o m p s o n , Medina
OSWEGO COUNTY
E r n e s t J . Lonis, H a n n i b a l
OTSEGO COUNTY
Chester T. B a c k u s , Morris
P U T N A M COUNTY
D. Mallory Stephens, B r e w s t e r
Q U E E N S COUNTY
Mario J . Cariello, 25-55 32nd St., L o n g I s l a n d City
•George F . T o r s n e y . 40-01 50th Ave., L o n g I s l a n d
J o h n V. Downey, 32-17 83rd St., J a c k s o n H e i g h t s
Daniel E. F i t z p a t r i c k , 82-09 S u r r v PL, J a m a i c a
• J o h n H . F e r r i l , 425 Beach 137th St.. R o c k a w a y B .
J o s e p h F . Teagle. 84-55 85th Ave., Woodhaven
R E N S S E L A E R COUNTY
P h i l i p J . Casey, 50 I d a St., T r o y
Maurice W h i t n e y , B a r None R a n c h , Berlin
R I C H M O N D COUNTY
Charles B o r m a n n , 117 B r o a d St., Stapleton
• A l b e r t V. Maniscalco, 284 McClean Ave., S. I.
R O C K L A N D COUNTY
Lawrence J. Murray, Jr., Haverstraw
ST. L A W R E N C E COUNTY
• G r a n t F . Daniels. O g d e n s b u r g
W a r r e n O. Daniels. P a r i s h v i l l e
SARATOGA COUNTY
R i c h a r d J . Sherman, 1 Russell St., S a r a t o g a Spr.
S C H E N E C T A D Y COUNTY
Oswald D. Heck. 749 DeCamp Ave., Schenectady
H a r o l d A r m s t r o n g . 759 C n r r v Rd., Schenectady
S C H O H A R I E COUNTY
A r t h u r L. P a r s o n s . Central B r i d g e
S C H U Y L E R COUNTY
D u t t o n S. P e t e r s o n , Odessa
SENECA COUNTY
L a w r e n c e W. Vancleef, Seneca F a l l s
S T E U B E N COUNTY
Guy W . Cheney, 64 E. T h i r d St., Corning
William M. S t u a r t , Canisteo
S U F F O L K COUNTY
E d m u n d R. L u p t o n . M a t t i t u c k
E l i s h a T. B a r r e t t , B r i g h t w a t e r s
SULLIVAN COUNTY
• J a m e s G. L v o n s . Monticello
TIOGA COUNTY
Myron D. Albro. L o n n s b e r r v
T O M P K I N S COUNTY
Stanley C. Shaw. Ithston
U L S T E R COUNTY
J . E d w a r d Conwnv, 30 F a i r m o n t Ave., K i n g s t o n
W A R R E N COUNTY
H a r r y A. Reoux, W a r r e n s b u r g
Continued on Page 16
The State Employee
Retirement
Continued
from Page 9
before we have paid to him the reserve in monthly installments of
$59.92, the balance will be paid to his
beneficiary, his wife in this instance,
in one lump sum payment.
H a d this member selected Option
No. 2 the retirement allowance payable to him during his lifetime would
have been $664.14 per year, in monthly installments, with the same amount
payable to his wife on his death if she
should survive him.
The allowance under Option No. 1
of $59.92 is payable from the contributions of our hypothetical member
amounting to $2,061.56 in an amount
of $15.91 per month. The pension
payment by the State is $44.01 per
month payable from a reserve set up
by the State of $5,702.15.
John Doe is assumed to have had
18 years, 7 months of service prior to
January 1, 1921, and 15 years, I
month of member service after January 1, 1921.
The proportionate part of a retirement allowance paid by the State and
the member depends upon the amount
of prior service rendered by the member. If a member has no prior service the annuity payable from the contributions and the pension payable by
the State would be about equal.
In the next article of this series, 1
shall discuss "Pension Payments."
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To m a k e a n d k e e p y o u r
h o m e t h e c e n t e r of social
Theatre Group
Enthusiastic
discussion
prevails
among employees of the State Education Department at Albany these days
concerning plans to form a Little Theatre Group of that department. Membership in the group is open to any
employee of the State Education Department. Experience is not necessary; ideas, interest, and cooperation
counts. At the first get-together, to be
announced later, the election of officers, President, Vice President and
Business Manager of the group will
be elected, as well as the appointment
of a chairman of the various committees, Publicity, Stage, Property, etc.
Employees of the Education Department who are interested should watch
their bulletin boards for further announcements;
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Legislature 1939-40
Continued
from
Page 14
WASHINGTON COUNT*
Dist. Pol.
Herbert A. Barthomomew, Whitehall
Rep.
WAYNE COUNTY
Harry L. Averill, Palmyra
Rep.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Rep.
Chris. H. Lawrence, 23 Sagamore Rd.. Broxville
Rep.
Theodore Hill, Jr., Jefferson Valley, Peekskill
Rep.
James B. Owens, 75 State St., Ossining
Rep.
Jane H. Todd, 41 North Broadway, Tarrytown
Rep. •Malcolm Wilson, 21 Wendover Rd., Yonkers
WYOMING COUNTY
Rep.
Harold C. Ostertag, Attica
YATES COUNTY
Fred S. Hollowell, R. D. 2, Penn Yan
Rep.
H. R. S. H. News
A t a special m e e t i n g of the H u d son River State H o s p i t a l
Employees' Association on O c t o b e r
31st, called by the new President,
Guy deCordova, C a r m e n E . Althiser was elected secretary, and
E d w a r d W e a v e r was elected T r e a s urer to fill vacancies in these t w o
offices. T h e time of the regular
m o n t h l y m e e t i n g has been changed
to 8:00 P . M. on the third W e d n e s day of each m o n t h with the exception of May, J u n e and July, d u r i n g
which m o n t h s no meetings are held.
* New; others re-elected.
SENATORS
Republicans—27; Democrats—24
Dist. Pol
George L. Thompson, Kings Park
1 Rep.
2 Dem. Joseph D. Nunan, Jr., 325 Grosvenor St., Douglaston, L. I.
3 Dem. Peter T. Farrell, 27-58 Curtis St., East Elmhurst,
L. I.
4 Dem. Philip M. Kleinfeld, 1338 52nd St., Brooklyn
5 Dem. John J. Howard, 453 55th St., Brooklyn
6 Dem. Edward J. Coughlin, 266 Washington Av., Brook.
7 Dem. Jacob J. Schwartzwald, 736 Willoughby Ave.,
Brooklyn
8 Dem. Joseph A. Esquirol, 21 Woodruff Ave., Brooklyn
9 Dem. *Peter H. Ruvolo, 871 Glenmore Ave., Brooklyn
10 Dem. Jeremiah P. Twomey, 911 Manhattan Ave., Brook.
11 Dem. James J. Crawford, 589 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
12 Dem. Elmer F. Quinn, 95 Christopher St., New York
13 Dem. •Phelps Phelps, Hotel New Yorker. 8th Ave., N. Y.
14 Dem. William J. Murray, 471 Grand St., Ne wYork
15 Dem. John L. Buckley, 440 West End Ave., New York
16 Dem. John J. McNaboe, 242 E. 19th St., New York
17 Rep. •Frederic R. Coudert, Jr., 988 5th Ave., New York
18 Dem. John T. McCall, 151 E. 80th St.. New York
19 Dem. •Charles D. Perry, 126 W. 122nd St.. New York
20 Dem. A. Spencer Feld, 920 Riverside Dr., New York
21 Dem. Lazarus Joseph, 1100 Grand Concourse, New York
22 Dem. •Carl Pack, 866 Manida St., Bronx
23 Dem. John J. Dunnigan, 1945 Bogart Ave., Bronx
24 Dem. Rae L. Egbert, 76 Nixon Ave., Tompkinsville, S. I.
25 Rep.
Pliny W. Williamson, 11 Heathcote Rd., Scarsdale
26 Rep. •William F. Condon, 25 Hollis Terrace, Yonkers
Thomas C. Desmond, Newburgh
27 Rep.
28 Rep. •Allan A. Ryan, Jr., Rhinebeck
29 Rep.
Arthur H. Wicks, Kingston
30 Dem. Erastus Corning, 2nd, Bethlehem
31 Rep.
Clifford C. Hastings, West Sand Lake
32 Rep. •Gilbert T. Seelye, Burnt Hills
33 Rep.
Benjamin F. Feinberg, Plattsburgh
34 Rep.
Rhoda Fox Graves. 130 Clinton St., Gouverneur
35 Rep. •Fred A. Young, Lowville
30 Rep.
William H. Hampton, Arlington Rd., Utica
37 Rep.
Perley A. Pitcher, 1033 State St., Watertown
38 Rep. •William C. Martin, 601 Stinard Ave., Syracuse
39 Rep.
Walter W. Stokes, Middlefield
Roy M. Page, 158 Chapin St., Binghamton
40 Rep.
41 Rep.
C. Tracey Stagg, 4 Sunset Drive., Cayuga Heights
42 Rep. •Henry W. Griffith. Palmyra
Earle S. Warner, Phelps
43 Rep.
Joe R. Hanley, Perry
44 Rep.
45 Rep. •Rodney B. Janes, East Rochester
46 Rep. •Karl K. Bechtold, 649 Seneca Parkway, Rochester
47 Rep. •William Bewley, Carlisle Gardens. Lockport
Walter J. Mahoney,123 Highland Ave., Buffalo
48 Rep.
49 Dem. Stephen J. Wojtkowiak, 25 Academy Rd., Buffalo
50 Rep. •Arthur L. Swartz, 207 Warren Ave., Buffalo
51 Rep. •James W. Riley, 307 East State St., Olean
GUY de CORDOVA
At the annual m e e t i n g of the Association, O c t o b e r 19th, P r e s i d e n t elect deCordova delivered his initial
address on behalf of himself and
fellow officers. H i s m e s s a g e w a s
very well received by the employees,
and it is r e g r e t t a b l e that space in
this m a g a z i n e does not permit the
printing of it in full. H e urged the
cooperation and whole-hearted support of employees of the H . R. S. H
to the work, activities and future
p r o g r a m of the Association, as well
as c o m m e n d i n g former officers for
their splendid efforts and record.
I n closing his message, P r e s i d e n t
d e C o r d o v a said: " R e m e m b e r , fellow w o r k e r s , this is y o u r organization. T o succeed it m u s t have your
Continued on Page 18
The State
Employee
Be Fair To Yourself
By Gladys Citek, State School, Delhi
This is the first of a series of articles on MODERN FOOD FASHIONS FOR THE OFFICE SET as
edited by an expert on food and dietetics. Your comments on these articles would be appreciated.
Twelve o'clock: Throughout the
city, office workers are hurriedly filing out of State buildings, asking
themselves the time worn question,
"What shall I eat for lunch today?"
After a morning full of problems
and tiring assignments, the solving of
this personal problem seems too great
a task. The average individual finds
it a good deal easier to delegate the
solution of it to the corner drug store
clerk, the cafeteria counter man, or
the waitress in his favorite tea-room.
More often than not, these employees
of clever business men are ready with
a suggestion. You may be sure the
suggestion will be one that, will, more
than lik ly reap rewards for the restaurant owner rather than for the patron. Restiurant owners have learned
that intellig nt, well trained, business
men and women, who wculd not h sitate to consult expert author ti s en
the style of the'r haircomb, or the cut
of their suit, are only too anxious to
put the important prob'em of food
selection in the hands of poorly paid,
semi-skilled, food shop employees. It
is no wonder that the rest uran!eur
capitalizes on this poor business ability of his patrons and instructs his
employees to suggest luncheon combinations, which have been planned
for the sole purpose of using yesterday's left-overs. This is an era of
keen competition in which the matching of wits plays a most important
part in earning a living. It is not for
us to criticize the man who takes advantage of a good businss opportunity,
rather we should fortify curselves
against any further submissron to the
wiles of this profit-bent fcod shop
owner. The pertinent question that
now arises: How can the man or
woman going to bi^iness and who is
consequently required to select at least
one meal a day in some food shop,
arm himself against the attacks of
poorly planned luncheon combinations,
plate combinations of fried foods,
overcooked vegetables, drooping salads, and gluey looking desserts?
The first step in protecting oneself,
would be to obtain reliable informaNovember
tion about the wise choice of foods.
The source should be one which is
entirely uninfluenced by commercial
advertising of any kind. A great
many text books have been written on
the science of nutrition and food selection. Few people spending the major part of their day in offices have
the time to read through a technically
written book. Much glib advice as to
how to balance your diet, is given
over the radio. Most times it amounts
to naught. For these reasons it is
important for the busy worker to have
at his command a simple set of rules
for the selection of food combinations
that will stimulate the appetite, promote digestion, and tempt one to eat
wholesome foods.
The following basic set of rules,
if followed each day will meet all the
food demands of your body:
I—MILK—A minimum of a pint,
more if possible.
II—VEGETABLES — One potato,
two other vegetables (more if
opportunity arises). Use green
and yellow vegetables plentifully.
Ill—FRUITS and TOMATOES—
Tomato, fresh, canned or bottled, or an orange. In addition
one other fresh or stewed fruit.
IV—EGGS—Choose- two or three
times a week.
V—MEAT, FISH or POULTRY
—One or more of these (additional milk, eggs, cheese, may
be substituted for this food
group occasionally).
VI—CEREALS—Two helpings of
whole grain cereal or three
slices of whole wheat bread.
VII—WATER—Not less than eight
glasses (beverages such as milk
may be substituted for some of
these glasses).
VIII—A hot food at every meal is a
good rule, especially at noon
for it seems to relieve fatigue
and makes you better able to
carry on the work of the afternoon.
Resolve that these rules shall be
followed each day. It will not be long
before the habit of good food selection will be strong enough armor
against any of the poor assortment of
food that may be offered you.
A. & P. Coffee
Freshly ground
before your eyes
EIGHT O'CLOCK
RED CIRCLE
BOKAR
On Sale at all A & P Food Stores
Maiden Lane at James
Sportswear
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CHARGE ACCOUNT FOR
YOUR CONVENIENCE?
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at
Albany's
"Social Center"
HOTEL
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Delightful Food . . .
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MAIN RESTAURANT
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H. R. S. H. News
Continued from Page 16
support, both mentally and physically. Y o u must give yourself. Y o u
will only get as much out as you
give in. D o I hear your promise
that we are going to work together
toward better living and working
conditions in this institution?"
T h e first A n n u a l B a n q u e t of the
H . R. S. H . Y a c h t Club was held,
at the A m r i t a Club in P o u g h k e e p sie on N o v e m b e r 7th. Fifty-four
m e m b e r s and their guests attended.
T h e b a n q u e t was followed by a brief
m e e t i n g at which C o m m o d o r e H .
P . Carpenter presided arid reviewed
the accomplishments a n d plans for:
the future. Sound movies covering
all phases of Naval w o r k were
shown by W i l l i a m W . Simpson,
Chief Signalman and Local Recruiting Officer of the N a v y . T h e banquet committee, headed by A r t h u r
M a r x , and composed of Mrs. P . R.
L e o n a r d and J o h n Peluso is to be
c o n g r a t u l a t e d for their efforts in
a r r a n g i n g a t h o r o u g h l y enjoyable
affair.
Total: 313 Years Service
In the above picture are ten employees of Buffalo State Hospital, all of whom
have served the State at this particular institution for twenty-five years or more.
Their combined total years of service amounts to 313.
Seated from left to right a r e : Charles Finn, Paint Shop Foreman, 31 years
service; H a r r y Yocke, Tailor, 38 years; Horace Gosney, Clothing Clerk, 28 years.
Standing from left to right: Frederick Cheesman, Watchman, 27 years; Thomas
Loughlin, Chief Engineer, 30 years; James McDonald, Nurse, 30 years; Julius
Menno, Meat Cutter, 31 years; Edward Kennedy, Plumber 27 years; Stephen
Koler, Engineer, 35 years; A. V. Harris, Storekeeper, 36 years.
Our Association congratulates these faithful employees and wishes them continued success in their undertakings.
j ^
•Of
O n N o v e m b e r 3rd the H . R. S. H .
N u r s e s ' A l u m n a e Association held
a successful dinner m e e t i n g presided
over by P r e s i d e n t M r s . Elizabeth
Connolly. T h e a r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e
in c h a r g e of M r s . A n d r e w M o r r i s .
T h e new officers of the H . R. S.
H . Association got off to a flying
start
in p r e s e n t i n g
Maryverne
J o n e s ' Starlight T h e a t r e Players in
"Yes, M y D a r l i n g D a u g h t e r " at a
m a t i n e e and evening performance
on N o v e m b e r 2nd in the A m u s e m e n t H a l l at the institution. T h e
m a t i n e e performance was given for
the patients exclusively and the employees and public attended the
evening show. T h e event was well
received, a p p r o x i m a t e l y 500 attending the evening show, and is really
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Attention! Camera Fans
Camliil Camera Contest
CASH
PRIZES
Commencing with the January issue, CASH PRIZES will be
awarded for any picture or photo printed in THE STATE EMPLOYEE, which is submitted by any State employee, under the
rules of this Contest.
A Special Committee "will be appointed by the President of
the Association to judge all pictures submitted.
. . . Contest Rules , . .
1
Pictures submitted must pertain
to some phase of state service/ for
example: state buildings; state
activities in progress; state employees at work; or relating directly to any State service.
2
Entries must reach Association
Headquarters, Room 156, State
Capitol, Albany, by the first of
the month in order to be judged
for the issue of the current month.
Negatives of pictures will not be
considered, actual prints only will
be judged.
3
Only Employees of the State of
New York are eligible to compete,
and the pictures submitted must
have been taken by the employee
sending it to the Contest.
4
Each picture submitted must be
accompanied by the employee's
Name, Department Employed,
and Work Address, and a statement of not more than 50 words
explaining the photo. The Association can not be responsible for
the safe return of photos submitted, but will return them when
requested if possible.
5
Entries will be judged on the
basis of clarity, quality and unusualness.
6
A CASH PRIZE OF THREE DOLLARS WILL BE AWARDED FOR
EACH PICTURE SUBMITTED TO
THIS CONTEST AND PRINTED IN
"THE STATE EMPLOYEE".
A GOOD WILL CONTRACT
TO ALL STATE CIVIL SERVICE WORKERS:
On behalf of the officers and the Executive and other committees of this Association, I wish to call to your attention at this
time a very important matter — YOUR GOOD WILL CONTRACT
FOR 1939.
We do not look upon membership in this Association as a
mass proposition. We feel a responsibility to each individual
member — a responsibility to maintain the State service upon a
high plane, because if it is not efficient and trustworthy, you as
a State employee are dishonored. We feel a responsibility to
executive, legislative and administrative heads of State Government to see to it that they appreciate your needs as a civil service
worker — the need you have for an adequate salary, fair hours
of employment, reasonable sick leaves, health building vacation
period, opportunity for promotion, proper work quarters and
suitable equipment, old-age disability, loss of job pensions, and
respectful recognition as a worker.
We feel a responsibility to make available to each individual member accident, sickness and death insurance at the most
moderate cost anywhere possible. We feel a responsibility to
maintain headquarters so manned and equipped as to serve the
needs of you as a State worker, and particularly for representation in all matters that effect your welfare. We feel a responsibility to make the workers' organization to which you entrust your
membership, an organization of character, efficiency and dignity
— the greatest public employees' organization in the World.
We know that no worker, whether in private or public employment, can afford to be without an alert and honest organization. We know that while you may have enlisted as a member
of many organizations, social or fraternal, that no organization to
which you belong is as important to you as that which seeks to
assure your annual income and good working conditions.
Your individual membership in this Association is looked
upon as representing a sacred contract between yourself and
your fellow workers and the officers of the Association — a goodwill contract far above and far beyond any dues involved in that
membership. To those of us who have the privilege of directing
the Association, the dues are the least important thing.
With this plain statement of what your membership means,
we invite you to renew the good-will contract for 1939 and we invite you also to help to make certain that all of your fellow workers are enrolled in their own great workers' Association.
CHARLES A. BRIND, Jr., President.