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u PG. 14- PLAINDEALER-WED. JUNE 11, 1969 McCLORY REPORTS From Washington No "business' of the federal government is operated in a less business-like manner than the U.S. Post Office department. This gigantic operation with its 32,261 local post offices and approximately 750,000 employees is a disorganized Gargantua that seems to defy genuine efficiency and essen-v^ tial modernization. Nothwithstanding the adoption of zip codes, conveyors, computers, and other modern techniques recommended by expensive industrial management analysts, operation of the Post Office department has been marked by inefficiency and persistent deficits. Indeed, operation of the United States Post- Office -- as a government service ~~ must be conceded to be impossible while it continues to function as a bureaucracy dominated by partisan politics. Laying politics aside, the Post Office has little chance to overcome these deficiencies as long" as it lacks the authority: (a) to establish its own rates and charges; (b) to retain the revenues produced by its own operations; and (c) to fix the salaries and working conditions of its own employees. This perplexing situation can only be understood when it is realized that: (a) the Congress Axes postal rates, salary levels, and other conditions relative to employment; (b) postal revenues are deposited with the general funds of the government; .and (c) the operating losses which result from Third Class Remember that Special Guy with NORCROSS FATHER'S DAY CARDS (bulk) mail business are required to be absorbed by the taxpayer "in the public interest." What a dilemma! President Nixon already has taken a number of bold steps designee} to remove the Post Office department from politics. At the President's direction, postmasters and rural mail carriers are no longer named as political appointees. Instead, a citizen's panel recommends and the Postmaster General appoints new local postmasters on the basis of merit. Rural carriers are named by local postmasters under a similar arrangement. In cases where there are no applicants within the Post Office department, appointments are to be mndc from among those who quiflH.v nftor Civil Service oxbihIimUIomn, These changes have i" nl worno criticism from • III en I Jobseekers. Ilowovci', moit members of ConKJ'CRN appear to be grateful to bo relieved of the thankless burden of recommending local political figures for responsible positions in the Post Office. President Nixon's recent message to the Congress proposes far more radical changes, including a transfer of the postal service from an Executive Department to a governmentowned corporation. Like any private company, the proposed corporation, to be known as the United States Postal Service, would be authorized to issue bonds to provide for its own improvement and modernization^ It would be able to retain the earnings from its own operations-, and to have its rates set by a threes-man bbard subject to a veto power in the Congress. The President's plan contemplates the removal of postal employees from their present civh> service status. However, postal employees would receive the far greater authority to negotiate wage scales and working conditions with the management of the new United States Postal Service. While these general changes have been recommended before, they will receive serious consideration for the first time at the present session of the Congress. Taxpayer and bus- | wyseouT m JU TROOP 162 Last weekend, in all the rain, six of our Scouts were at Camp Lowden for their Order of the Arrow initiation. They were .Neil Roberts, Mike Wolf, Bill Adams, Craig ,Stfeiner, Brian Cunat and Sam Anderson; One of our leaders, Don Wolf, also iness organizations- mil endorse the government-owned corporation plan. However, the union of postal employees which prefers to receive salary and wage improvements through direct action of the Congress is expected to voice opposition. The chances of favorable action by the Congress at this session are regarded as poor. But eventual approval of the plan for a government-owned corporation to operate the $7 billion business of delivering the mails seems assured. As Congressman Morris Udall of Arizona (chairman of the Post Office sub-committee) declared: "....I'mconfidentthat now it's only a matter of time." was initiated into the Order. These boys were selected by the other Scouts -of the troop and voted in as candidates. All the candidates must have certain required camping experience and show leadership ability. The initiation ordeals and ceremonies are known only to the membership. Members of the Order of the Arrow dedicate themselves to service to others. The Order helps open camp sites and maintain them, helps'with retarded children camps which requires both skill and patience, and also helps with many of the more difficult scouting jobs. In spite of gloomy weather, many other O.A. members also went down to Camp Lowden. They' helped with the initiation ordeal and ceremonies and did much work toward repairing the camp. Dave Walter, John Cunat and Gary Boehm were in charge oi the campfires. Kerry Decker, Jim Cole, Bob Decker and Greg Schmitt, under the leadership of John Boehm, built cabins for the camp staff. Fifty soldiers from the Army were sent to assist in the cabin building and road construction. Other leaders who worked par£ of the outing were Dan Schmitt, Dean Cunat and Scoutmaster Bob Decker. Jim Cole, Public Relations COUNTY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBER STUDIES ABROAD Erwin Cornelius, imstructor of Political Science and French at McHenry County college, will study at the Institute for Professors of French of the University of Paris, Paris, France, starting July 1. The Institute offers courses in French language, literature and teaching methods. Mr; Cornelius also plans to undertake independent study of the governments of England, France, Switzerland and Belgium in short trips to those countries. He will teach a course in Comparative Government of Europe at Mc Henry County college in the fall. MARRIAGE LICENSES David E. Gaub, Woodstock, and Helen J. Palko, Wonder Lake. William A. Baymann, Rockford, and Kate M. Dohm, Mc- ' Henry. ^ Richard H. Harvey, Wonder Lake, and Rita Powers, Woodstock. James G. Simon and Carol Grandt, both of McHenry. Clarence Huff, Woodstock, and Rose Marie Marzano, Wonder Lake. C r a i g K r u m w i e d e , a n d Brenda Kay Lundsford, both of McHenry. 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