The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-22
WILL BE 4 CHANGE.
Mr.. Fred Wannamaker Will Appoint t
New Civil Service Board.

New Civil Service Board.
The Columbia State says: Upon
the retirement of Mr.. A. P. Wilson
from the postofice to seek health on
his farm near the city negro named
Nix was appointed to succeed Mr.. Will
son as secretary Of the local board of
civil service examiners. The appoint
ment has been the subject Of COM
plant, and Congressman Lever has
succeeded in having him removed.
The objection to this colored man
may be best stated by an example.
Recently a young lady informed DR..
Ensor that she wished to stand the
examination for stenographsr in the
government service. She was referred
to the secretary and with Indignation
she refused to stand the examination
when she found that the person to
whom she applied and to whom her
papers should be submitted is negro.
This incident, among Others, was
brought to the attention of MIR. Lever.
1t was also brought to his attention
that white men as well as women
were refusing to go before an examin-
ing board the secretary OF which is a
negro, and as result the postofice
was being filed up with negro clerks
and carriers.
When Mr.. Lever took the matter
up with civil service commission, he
was told that the commission had de-
cided to create southern department.
with headquarters in Atlanta and
with Mr.. Fred Wannamaker in charge.
Friday Mr.. Wannamaker was in the
city for a short while and promised
Mr.. Lever to give the relief asked for.
It is not known who will be members
Of the new board, but they will be
employees Of the federal government,
Of course.
The appointment Of the local
examining board has been made by
the commission in Washington upon
recommendations from Columbia, and
it is understood that DR.. Ensor did
not recommend the negro's appoint
ment, but in way approved the pro-
posed appointment when his opinion
was asked. Mr.. Lever says that the
change will not cause DR.. Ensor any
worry as the efficiency Of the postal
service in the city may be promoted
thereby. The postmaster employs
his clerks and carriers from list Of
eligibles and this list is made up with
the exact standing Of every applicant
standing examination. II non, but
negroes apply, none but negroes will
be appointed.
Mr.. Fred Wannamaker, who is to
to be secretary in charge OF the fifth
or southern division Of the civil servic
commission, is a native Of Orangeburg,
and conducted newspaper before 60
ing to Washington where he was given
an appintment in the Office Of the
civil service commission. His promo
tion has been rapid, and this last
recognition from the department is a
matter Of qualification to his friends
in South Carolina.
Udeer the new plan, the local boards
Of examiners will be abolished in every
town in the State in the district.
The manager Of the division, in this
case the fifth division, will have under
him a force Of examiners. These
examiners will be sent to every town
or city where examinations are to be
held, aud at the conclusion Of the ex-
aminations, the papers will be sent to
Atlanta, instead Of Washington as
has heretofore been the rule. Under
the new rule, the work Of holding the
examination will be greatly simplifed.
Instead of each place having it's local
board Of examiners, an examiner will
be sent from the division headquar-
ters and the examination papers from
all the States in the division will be
sent to Atlanta instead of Washing
ton, thus doing away with the con-
fusion.