The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-05-12
INITIAL CLERK CARRIER *
ANIMATION.
Aberdeen. Miss. Nav IL 1911.

E ftd Iittei sffOtf ill W IA
i ne held for the positions OF
clerk. and carrier in the Post
Office Service.
From the eligibles resulting
from this examination il is ex-
pected that the Postmaster Gen
cral will select the carriers and
substitute carriers who are to he
,ppointed prior To the establish
ment of free delivery in that
..tN. nlfSs II shall be To- nd 10
- in the interests Of the service
10 fill some Of >nch positions, by
the tranfer III persons elready in
he claS>ifio.! :. 4, leo with pos.a al
experience. subject TO the r.
quirements Of section s Of Civil
Service Rule Y. Selections from
these eligibles may also be made
for appointments 10 the position
of clerk and carrier after the
establishment Of free delivery.
Persons serving as subtitute
clerk in office at which free
delivery is TO be established
should enter the initial examin-
alton If they wish 10 be appoint
a either as substitute or regu-
lar carriers.
Clerks in offices of the first
and second classes and carriers
in the city delivery service are
divided into six grades. as fol
lows: First Grade. salary. $500;
second grade. salary $500: third
grade. salary 5000: fourth grade
salary $1,000; fifth grade, salary
rl.iG0: sixth grade. salary 81
2Jo Clerks andcarriers at first
class offices will be promoted sue
'c>>ively 10 the fifth grade, and
clerks and carriers ar second
class offices will be promoted
>ucceSsively To the fourth grade.
All promotions Of both clerks
and carriers will be made at the
beginning of the quarter follow
ing the expiration of year
service in the next lower grade.
No promotion will he made ex-
cept on evidence satisfactory to
the Post Office Department Of
the efficiency and faithfulness of
the employ, ee during the proceed
ing year When Il clerk or ear
terS fails Of promotion because
+ unsatisfactory ervice he may
Re promoted at the beginning Of
the second quarter thereafter or
of any subsquenet quarter. on
evidence that his record has
been satisfactory during the in
tervening period Clerks and ear
r;ers Of the highest grade in
their respective offices are eligi-
bic for promotion to the higher
positions in said post office.
ANY clerk is eligible for tr rs
Ter to the service Of IL carrier
md any carrier is eligible for
transfer to the service of clerk
Substitutes are paid at the rate
of 30 cents an hour when serv-
ing for absent clerks and CARR
RS. and they are eligible fer
appointment AS auxiliary en-
plovees and as clerks and carri
rs Of the first grade.
The examination will consist
# the subjects mentioned below
weighted Sa Indicated:
Weights
|. Spelling (twenty words Of ev
rage difficulty in common use
10
, Arithmetic (simple test in
edition. subtraction, multi
plication. and division of the
whole numbers. common and
Iecimal fractions. and Unit
d States Money. ..... 20
} Letter writing Ga letter OF
not less than l25 words on
some subject of general in
terest Competitors may Sc
'cct either of two subjects
given 30
4. Pemanship (the handwrit
ng Of the competitor in the
subject of copying from
.plain copy will he consider
ed with special reference To
he elemnts of legibility, rap
idity. neatness. general ap-
pearance. etc. .....2C
). Copying from plain copy
(a simple test in copying ac-
'nrately few printed lines
n the competitors handwrit-
ing. 10
: United States geography
relative 70 the boundary of
States. and to capitals. and
arge cities. rivers and 9th
Fl bodies Of water. and the
location by States of prom
nent cities. etc ..lt
:. Reading addresses test
in noting with pen orpencil
a printed sheet OF adj
dresse, difference between
the printd addresses and the
written addresses of which
they are a copy( ..... 10
loIdl. I'M
Applicants must have reach
I'd their eighteenth birthday hut
,ot their forty fifth birthday.
the date of the examination.
The aged limits are waived.
However. in the eases OF persons
"no.ah., c,.ci,ar.ed from the
military Or laval s,,N ice by rea-
son Of disability resulting from
wounds or sickness incurred in
ne line of duty.
Male applications for the Post
'ffice Service, mrs: he at least
, feet 4 inches in height in bare
Get. and l25 pounds in weight