The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-14
SeIecfive Service
Clerical Workers
Will Be Profecfed
Positions Will Come Under
Civil Service After
= First Of Year

While all clerical and Stenographlc
positions on Selective Service local
Boards in Ohio will be blanketed
under Civil Service on January /,
1912, 1t. Col. C. w. Goble, State Sc
lective Service Director, today asked
all local boards to give special atten-
ton to the fact that the incumbent
personnel must take qualifying ex-
aminations to remain in their po-
sitions after the January l, 1912
deadline.
He pointed out that while the ex-
ecutive order places the positions in
the classified civil service as of the
dates prescribed therein, the incum-
bents are not automatically given a
classified civil service status, but they
are given an opportunity to qualify
through non-competitive examination
for such status.
Further, he emphasized that an in
cumbent shall be given only one non
competitive examination, and that
any incumbent "who fails to pass the
non-competitive examination provided
the service not later than six months
after the commission advises the ap-
pointing officer that such employe
has failed"
In this connection the director
urged that present incumbents en-
deavor to qualify through some of the
open competitive examinations which
are announced by the Civil Service
Commission, Sixth District, Cincin-
natl, from time to time Copies of all
examination announcements issued by
the Civil Service Commission are
posted in all post offices.
Prior to July |, 1871, under the
terms of the Selective Training and
Service Act Of 1910, authority was
granted for the appointment of
necessary clerical and stenographic
employees for local boards and the
fixing of their compensation with
out regard to the classification act of
1923, as amended, and without re-
gard to the provisions Of the civil
service laws" Enactment of the So
called "Ramspeck Act" and issuance
of an executive order by the Pres-
dent, however, necessitates applica-
tion of the civil service laws in such
appointments, Director Goble said.
While the specified positions will be
blanketed under civil service, the di-
rector further said:
'As general rule the Civil Serv-
ice Commission considers anyone who
passes q competitive examination IF
an appropriate nature within the FIVE
year period Immediately preceding
the classification of position as
qualified, and will not require the in
cumbent to take further non-com-
petitive examination. A person may
file for as many competitive eXami-
nations as he may desire.
"While only one non-competitive
examinations is given an incumbent
numerous other competitive examina,
tions Of clerical nature will be an
nounced between now and January
1912. 1t is again urged that present
incumbents endeavor to quail fy
through such competitive examna
tions, rather than to risk their sole
chance on single non-competitivt
examination, which is required, in the
act, after January !, 1912.
"Should any incumbent of n loca
board clerical position now have Al
eligible status for appointment in the
classified service, such as a status OF
eligibility for reinstatement by rea
son Of prior government service, ol
eligibility for probational appoint
ments on some current Civil Service
Commission register of eligibles, th'