Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-17
DESIRABLE POSITION THIS.

Mr.. B. M. Dobson, formerly OF
Yorkville, but for. the past twelve
years or more, a paymaster In the
United States navy, has just returned
to Washington from the Asiatic sta
ton, and The Enquirer has letter
from him that Is written In the hope
that 1t might be Of interest and bene-
fit to some York county boy.
In his letter Mr.. Dobson calls at
tention to the fact that congress has
recently increased the membership OF
the pay corps Of the navy, and has
thrown open several positions Of the
assistant paymaster grade, which posi-
tions are to be filled in the near fu-
ture. He would like to see some York
county young men get these positions,
and he encloses the following informa-
ton as to how to go about 1t:
II. The lowest commissioned grade
in the pay corps, and the only one to
which appointments from civil life are
made, Is that Of assistant paymaster
with the rank Of ensign. The pay OF
an assistant paymaster at sea Is $2,051
per annum. On shore duty he re-
ceives $1,870, quarters, or commuta-
ton therefor, at the rate OF $24 per
month, and light and fuel free. Pro-
motions are made by seniority through
the successive grades up to and In
cluding pay director with the rank or
captain. A pay officer appointed un-
der existing laws can expect an In
crease Of 10 per cent each five years
up to 40 per cent In the rate OF his
pay regardless Of promotion. The du-
ties Of pay officers in the navy corre-
spond in a general way to those per-
formed in the army by officers Of the
commissary, pay, and quartermasters
departments.
examined as have received permission
from the bureau Of navigation, to
which bureau applications for ap-
pointment as assistant paymaster
should be made in writing. Exami-
nations are held at Washington, D. c.
There Is no prescribed form, but the
application should be written In the
handwriting of the applicant, and
should give the date and place OF birth
and state Of which he Is citizen. The
application must show the names OF
length Of time in each, and, II 1t be
not practicable to submit certificate
Of graduation in each case, the exact
reason for not completing the full
course must be specifically stated.
The application must further show
what business experience the candi-
date has had and, in the case OF each
former employer, a definite reason as
to why such employment terminated.
Letters to accompany applications
must be something more than mere
letters Of commentator, and should
be obtained from only those who know
the candidate personally and we'll
that is, for instance, from former
teachers and from employers, past
and present-rather than from promi-
nent persons or those whose immedi-
ate knowledge Of the candidate can
not be expected to be very great. Such
letters should. when read together,
give d practically unbroken history of
the applicant from the time he was Is
years old to date.
IS. The United States revised stat
utes provide that no person can be ap-
pointed as assistant paymaster who Is
not a citizen of the United States or
who is, at the time of such appoint
ment, less than 21 or more than 26
years Of age, nor until his physical,
mental and moral qualifications have
been examined and approved by a
board Of pay officers appointed by the
secretary Of the navy"
The examination will be held about
November l, and applications should
be made at once.