Evening star., 1932-11-01
5000 SEEK 1000
POST OFFICE Jobs
Extra Workers to Be Hired
During Christmas Rush at
go Cents an Hour.

approximately 1000 extra workers
will be taken on in the Post Office
here to handle the holiday mail, but
there already are 5000 applications
for this employment ard none will be
received after the close of business to-
day
This information vas furnished this
morning by w H. Haycock, assistant
postmaster as instructions went to the
postal service throughout the country
from Postmaster General Brown con-
corning the annual holiday service en-
ployment The Postmaster General
emphasized that this is to be used as
an unemployment relief measure, as
was done last year The rate of pay.
however is cut to abou. go cents an
hour Tor lG-hour day. in comparison
with 65 cents last year, this being a
statutory 8l-3 per cent reduction under
the economy act.
The period of employment will star,
after December Is and last about lc
days.
How Work Is Distributed.
Haycock said the added workers
would be distributed as follows. the fig
ures being approximations: $50 car
riers, 1900 clerks rs laborers and Sc
motor vehicle employees.
Virtually all male help will be en-
ployed. the physical demands of the
work barring women. Havcock said
about the only place the latter are suit
able is window duty-handling money
nr0prC rac
quires experience
There are about 100 or $50 substi-
tu.eS on the postal eligible list who will
get this work and the balance Of help
VIII come from the outside The Post
master Generals directions to the sery.
ice generally said that. to the fullest ex-
tent possible. competent and Geserv-
ing men and women who are unem-
ployed and have dependents must get
the work. To assure this. postmasters
were told to cooperate with Federal
relief agencies war veteran organiZa-
tlons and local charitable associations
in selecting this temporary help, always
stresslng the necessity of excluding
those incapacitated for arduous labor
involved.
Thorough Inquiry Urged.
He said the postmasters must make
thorough inquiry to verify state
ments submitted by applicants as to
their need of employment and as to
their need of work
"PostmasterS have been instructed
to conform to this program only so far
as it is possible for them to secure men
who are physically and mentally COM
petent of temporary Christmas work
Browns instructions said This un-
doubtedly will result in the employ
ment of many people who do not meet
the requirements of unemployment and
dependents. 1t must be understood
that there can be no delay nor. slowing
up of the Christmas mails"
Classified substitutes are limited to
IL hours a day and temporary substi-
tuteS to 10, except in cases of emer-
gency Persons on the civil service
eligible list who can meet requirements
as to unemployment and fitness are
eligible to this work.
Work fer 100000 Available.
The department estimates that extra
work will be available for about 100 00O
persons throughout the country, when
the starting date is about December u
or three days earlier than in Wash
ington.
In connection with the instructions
regarding employment. the postmasters
also we're told to use every effort to have
all Christmas matter taken care of be-
fore Christmas They were advised tc
give widespread publicity to this objec-
tive. This year, Christmas falls on
Sunday and the next day also is to be
observed as a holiday, and only special
delivery mail will be delivered on those
two days.
Large advertisers are requested to
withhold mailing of catalogues, calen-
dars and like matter between December
10 and January /.