Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1927-04-14
EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED
FOR DRY FORCES UNDER
CIVIL SERVICE


United States Civil Service Commits
sion today launched its countrywide
campaign to recruit eligihles for the
$500 positions in the Bureau of Pro-
hibition which were classified I'M
der the civil service law by the Act
of March 8, 1927. The Commission
announced open competitive examin
ations for the following positions:
|. Chief Of field division, at $4,000
a year. s Prohibition zone super-
yisors, at 5000 year. "a Prohibi-
tion administrations, at $4,000 to
$4,000 year. "a Assistent prohibi-
ton administrators enforcement
work., at $4,000 to $1,000 year.
so Deputy prohibition administrators,
at $4,000 to 4,600 year. 2 Field
office inspectors, at $4,000 to $4,000
year. 4. Associate field office in
spectors, at $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Is Senior prohibition investigators,
at $4,000 year. 100 Prohibition in
vestigators, at $4,000 year. SO
Junior prohibition Investigators, at
$1,000 year. 228 Prohibition agents,
at $4,000 a year. 1860 Junior pro-
hibition agents, at $1,S60 a year. 102
Warehouse watchmen, at $1,140 to
$1,000 a year. IA Attorneys, at ST.
$50 to $500 a year.
The Civil Service Commission
states that the examinations will
be practical, each kind especially de-
signed to test the qualifications and
fitness Of the applicants to perform
the particular branch of the work
for which that kind Of examination Ii
held.
The examinations for investigators
below the senior grade, those for
agents Of all grades, and those for
warehouse watchmen win require The
assembling Of competitors in examin-
alton rooms for written mental tests.
These will be given in approximately
600 cities through the country. The
other examinations listed do not in
clude written mental tests in exam
nation rooms.
All of the examinations will include
ratings on training and experience,
a searching oral test, and d rigid
character investigation made by the
Civil Service Commission with the
assistance Of other Government a.
gencies.
In order to give the oral tests it |
will be necessary for the Commission
to send investigators to interview APP
plicants in various parts of the
country. The character Investigations
will be made with the most pains
taking care. Because of these two
features of the examinations, the
testing of applicants for the $500
newly-classified positions under the
Bureau Of Prohibition is one of the
largest single tasks ever undertaken
by the Commission.
Fingerprints will be made Of all
applicants who attain eligible rating.
These will be used to check the ac-
curacy Of the applicants statements
as to arrest, Indictment, or convic-
ton for crime or misdemeanor. The |
Civil Service Commission feels that
any person who is worthy of appoint
ment to a position under the Bureau
of Prohibition will not object to the
most searching investigation into his
fast life.
The act brings these positions into
the competitive classified service
provides that those now employed
who were not appointed in accor-
dance with the civil service law must
compete with others in examinations
if they wish to have an opportunity
to retain their positions.
Copies of the examination an
nouncements and application blanks
may be obtained from the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, d. G., or from the sec
rotary of the local board of civil SER
vice examiners at the post office in
this or any other city. The examin-
ations and the requirements for en-
trance thereto.