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N e w Y o rk , N o v e m b e r 12, 1940
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Variety of Promotion Tests
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By M A X W E L L L E H M A N
Last week T he L eader revealed t h a t m en in th e D e p a r t m e n t of S an itatio n are compelled to
purchase u n ifo rm s f ro m a single f i r m ;
t h a t t h e co n tract w i t h this f i r m was signed by t h e Messrs.
Kasoff, Greco, Shap iro, and Morro, the Big 4 who contro l a group of employee organ izations in
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D e p a r t m e n t ; t h a t the contrac t is enforced upon m en even i f they don’t belong to th e organizations
headed by trie Big 4; t h a t men refusing to “ kn u ck le u n d e r” have been th rea ten ed w it h suspension
f r o m the job; t h a t a C ity Su peri ntend ent sent out an order direc ting th e men to report f o r u nifo rm s
to the concern holding the monopoly. The folloioing ar ticle deals w it h the events fo llowing the
signing of the contract.
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th e policy of th e D e pa rtm en t, in a c ­
c ord an c e w ith the provisions of the
C ity C h a r te r and the A d m in istra tiv e
Code, to send o u t notices to bidders. I t
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IJiddin)^ w as on a com petitive basis.
T h e r e has bncn no c o m petitive bidLast we^k the M u n ic ip a l Civil Service Commission pro m u lg ate d
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colieagues w ho ru n the J o i n t Council
“ Pro m ulgate,” in case you don’t know, is a tioo-l>it word t h a t
sealed th a t a.'Teement.
defies definition.
I t means, in s o la r as the L eader ’s staff
llp r< » a r
has been able to figure out, t h a t a list, xohich has been finished
W hen the c o n tra c t was first r e ­
and, in most cases, published, is now re ady to use. According to
vealed, th e re was a fjrcat u p ro a r
the a u t h o r it a t iv e O x f o r d D i c t i o n a r y , “p ro m u lg ate” m ean s: "to
am o n g th e m en in the D e p a rtm ent.
O ne a tto rn e y , repre.scnting a groat
expose to public view; to m a ke kn o w n by public d eclara tion;
m an y of the m en, w ro te to the
Com m issioner: “You advised me
th a t a c o n tra c t h a d been m ade b e ­
tw e e n W illiam Isaac a n d /o r SweotO rr, and the J o in t Council, and th at
th e D e p a rtm e n t has n o th in g to do
w ith the u niform s.. .If, as you say,
th e c o n tr a c t is n ot m ad e w ith or by
th e D e p a rtm e n t, w h y .should men be
com pelled to go th e re (to W illiam
Isa a c) u n d e r the o rd e r of a City
S u p e rin te n d e n t? If, as you say, the
DcjKirtm ent has noLhing to do w ith
th is m a tte r, w ho gave the Jo in t
Council the rig h t to m ake co ntracts
bindinx; upo n all the m en in th e D e­
p a r tm e n t w h e th e r th ey a re m em b e rs
t)f the J o in t Council or n o t? ”
.. .it has also come to my a tt e n ­
tion t h a t th e r e a re se v e ral concerns
w h o m ake the identical uniform s,
T his definition
an d these c oncerns a re quoting to publish; to disseminate; or to proclaim.”
leaves something to be desired, since the Commission often
prices lo w er th a n 'V i l li a m Isaac &
“ publishes,” “ make s k n o w n by public declara tion” a n d even
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“ proclaims” a list, f o r m onths and loeeks before i t “pro mulgates”
T he a n g er of a good m an y of the
m e n in th e D e p a rtm e n t w as h e ig h t­
it.
e n ed because th e y w e re com pelled
Anyh ow, last week, th e Commission p ro mulg ated th e f o llo w in g:
a t t h a t tim e to p u rc h a s e n ew u n i ­
promotion to E x a m in in g Inspector, G rad e 4 (Senior I n v e s t ig a t o r) ,
fo rm s w h e th e r th e y ne ede d th e m or
D e p a r t m e n t of Inv e s tig a tio n ; pro motion to T a ilo r ( M e n ) , D e ­
not. T h e nev/ u niform s w e re to
p a r t m e n t of Hosp itals; a n d pro motion to F o rem a n, T rac k, In d e^
h a v e b r a id a ro u n d th e edges, so that
pendent Division, New Y o rk C ity T ra n s it System.
th e m en w ou ld look nice for W o rld ’s
An yone w a n t to jo in th e Society F o r T he Sim plificatio n of Civil
F a i r visitors. S e v e n ty th re e sw eepers
nnd d riv e rs got to g e th e r and signed
Service T erm s a n d Expressions?
a pe tition to the S u p re m e C o u rt of the
S ta te of N e w Y o rk asking re lie f from
T h e m e n m ak e a f u r t h e r signifi­
t h e o r d e r r e q u ir in g th e m to purcha.se ation fo r o u r services is c o m p a ra ­
u n ifo rm s . T he m en a rg u ed t h a t th ey tively small. In m a n y in stances w e c a n t sta te m en t:
“We h a v e b een in fo rm e d t h a t c o m ­
h a d re c e n tly p u r c h a s e d uniform s, in have la rg e fam ilies, a n d a re n o t in a
good condition; in som e instances, position to b e a r th e e x p en se of n e w plaints w ou ld be issued a g ain st us
th e g a rm e n ts h a d n e v e r b een worn. uniform s, w h e n l o r a m o d era te for f a ilu re to c o m p l y . . . . I n v ie w of
T h e y to ld th e c o u rt th a t th e y had sum of $1.00 o u r u n if o r m s could be th e fact t h a t w e a r e e it h e r in p e ril
i<one to som e ex p en se to acquire d e co ra te d w i t h a l l t h e necessary of losing o u r jobs o r S t th e p e ril of
t h e i r un ifo rm s, t h a t th ose uniform s b ra id .” T he 73 sig n e rs also o bjected being fined p a r t of o u r salary, w e
c om plied w ith all th e specifications, to “ th e in co n v e n ien c e to h a v e us go urg e th is c o u rt to ta k e su c h a ction
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a n d th e y d id n ’t see w h y they should fro m all p a r ts o f th e City to p u r ­ as m ay be a p p r o p r ia t e
T he day a fte r th is p a p e r w as
chase u n ifo rm s f r o m W illia m Isaac
be forced to buy n e w ones.
served, th e sig n e rs w e r e sub je cte d
T he p e titio n states: “T he re m u n e r- & Son.’'
to a v a r ie ty of p e tty persecutions.
Most of th e m w e r e h e sita n t to follow
thro u g h , feeling t h e ir jobs w o u ld be
jeo pardized.
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By BllRNETT MURPHEY
L a s t w i n t e r a s m a l l i t e m a p p e a r e d o n t h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il S e r v i c e
C o m m i s s i o n ’s c a l e n d e r s t a t i n g t h a t i n t h e f u t u r e e m p l o y e e s w h o
h e lp e x p o se f r a u d o r v io la tio n s of th e ru le s a n d r e g u la tio n s of
c ity d e p a r t m e n t s w o u ld be g r a n te d e x tr a se rv ice r a t i n g c re d it. T h e
L eader c a r r i e d t h e f i r s t s t o r y o n t h e a d o p t i o n o f t h i s p o l ic y .
F o r 10 days no one took m u ch n o - 4
lic e of thi.s, u n til P a r k C o m m is s io n e r'
R o b e r t Mo.ses h e a r d of it a n d sent for his p a r t in u n c o v e rin g th e p a r t
ou t a b itte r ly - w o r d e d l e tte r calling it Jo.seph Ruddy, a fo r m e r h e a d Civil
th e e sta b lish m e n t of an A m e ric an Service P h y s ic a l E x a m in e r for th e
c o u n te r p a r t of th e R ussian OGPU, Conuni.ssion, h a d in o b tain ing m oney
H e also criticized it as a m a tte r o f ,
applicants.
R udd y w a s re c e n tly convicted and
tu r n in g e m p l o y e e s .. in to in fo rm e rs
sen t to jail a f te r it w as re v e a le d th at
a g ain st each otlicr.
P a u l J. K ern, p re sid en t of th e I he, an d an a.ssociate, h a d accepted
Com mission, re plie d th a t it would j m oney in 1933 from m a n y c andidates
fo ste r "good g o v e rn m e n t” an d t h a t ' on the pro m ise of g e ttin g th em jobs
it a c tu a lly form alized a policy th a t —m ostly in the Police D e p a rtm e n t,
h a d been in cfl’e ct for 20 years.
Caggiono allegedly paid Ruddy
$750 ofi th e p ro m ise of ob taining a
K e o o i i i i i i t ‘ii(i l l i ^ i i e r K a t i i i ^
Last w eek the Com mission evoked P a t r o lm a n ’s job. He n e v e r _ got it,
th e policy by “s trongly re c o m m e n d ­ but la te r was a p p o in te d to th e S a n i­
in g ” to th e S anitatio n D e p a rtm e n t tation D e p a rtm e n t fro m an eligible
t h a t Nicholas Cnggiono, a Sanitation list. Two y e a rs ago h e v o lu n ta rily
Man, be given a high service ra tin g told M a tth e w N apier, D ep uty Com ­
m issioner of th e Sa n ita tio n D e p a r t ­
m ent. the sto ry of th e $750 p a y ­
C ivil S ervice I-kauku
ment. T h a t led to R u d d y ’s a rr e s t
Copyriglit, 1940, by Civil .Scivice
and conviction.
Pulilicatioiis, Inc. Kntered as soct)nd-class matter Octobfr 2. 1939. at I Now the Com mission has a sk e d the
S anitatio n
D s p a r tm e n t to r e w a r d
the post ofrice at New York, N. Y.,
Caggiono w ith a h igh serv ice ra tin g
under tlie Act of March 3, 1879.
for exposing th e c o rru p tio n .
C ouncil T a k e s a H a n d
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T h e y ’v e
P a p e r-s
A s y m p a t h e t i c c o u r t l a s t w e e k w a s f o r c c d t o d e n y t h e p e t i t i o n of
a s u b w a y e m p l o y e e , w h o f a i l e d t o o b t a i n f i r s t c i t i z e n s h i p p a p e r s in
t h e six m o n t h s a ll o t te d a f t e r p a s s a g e o f t h e W ic k s a c t , w h ic h p ro ,
v i d e d f o r t r a n s i t u n i f i c a t i o n . I n t h e c a s e o f M a z z a r e l l a v s. K e r n '
S u p r e m e C o u r t J u s t i c e C a r e w d e n i e d t h e m o t i o n t o p r e v e n t th e
C i v il S e r v i c e C o m m i s s i o n f r o m d i s m i s s i n g a l i e n s . I n a l e n g t h y
m e m o r a n d u m , J u s t i c e C a r e w s e t f o r t h h i s r e a s o n s . C i t i n g t h e A d­
m in i s t r a ti v e C o d e o f t h e N ew Y o r k C ity , t h e j u d g e s a id ;
“A ny office o r position, com pen sa- ♦ ■ — ■
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tio n for w h ic h is p a y a b le solely o r » w
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i n p a r t from fu n d s of th e city, shall H o s p i t a l H e l p e r s t a n t
be filled on ly by a p erso n who is a
citizen and bona fide re s id e n t and T a k e E l e v a t o r E x a m
d w e lle r of th e city fo r a t lea st th re e
T he M unicipal Civil Service Corny e ars.”
This b a r s th e p e titio n e r un less th e m ission this w e e k t u r n e d thumb*
W icks la w relieves him .
^ o w n on a r e q u e s t by th e State
I n te n tio n N ot E n o u g h
T h en he e x p la in ed th a t th e W icks
law allo w ed a six m o n th s ’ period,
e n d in g last D ecem ber, in w h ic h s u b ­
w ay w o rk e rs w e re to a p p ly for first
p a p e r s in o r d e r to re ta in t h e ir jobs
a f te r unification. H o w ev er, said J u s ­
tice C arew , the long an d inv olved
steps lead ing up to th e lilin g of first
p a p e rs o ften takes n o t o nly m o n th s
b u t years, a n d e v en if a p e rs o n ’s
clear intention.*; w e re to ob tain first
p a p e rs it w a s difficult, if n o t im p o s­
sible.
“H a d this b e en laio w n to th e a u ­
thors of th e W icks law th e y w o u ld
u n d o u b te d ly have p ro v id ed fo r i t . . . ”
T h e ju d g e suggests t h a t su b w ay
m en m a y ap p ly to th e n e x t leg isla­
tu r e fo r m odification of th e W icks
Act.
C o u n ty a n d M unicipal W orkers of
A m e ric a (C IO ) th a t eligibility for
th e c om ing p ro m o tio n e x a m to Ele­
v a to r O p e ra to r b e e x te n d e d to some
2,500 H o spital H e lp e rs w ith only one
y e a r of service, instead of th e three
y e a rs as r e q u ir e d in th e announce­
m ent. T h e SCM W A p o in te d to tiie
fact t h a t e ligibility w as red uced for
th e re c e n t e x a m f o r C lerk, Grade 2
an d d e c la re d t h a t th is set a prece­
d e n t fo r su c h a w a iv in g of rules in
th e E le v a to r O p e r a to r test.
H o w ev e r, th e Com mission denied
th e re q u e s t on tw o grounds: ii)
th a t it h a d no p>ower to g r a n t it; (2)
th a t t h e r e w e re a lre a d y 2,352 Hos­
p ita l H e lp e rs w ith th r e e y e a rs txpe rie n c e qualified to ta k e the test—
a sufficient n u m b e r in an y event.
Additional BMT Workers
Enter Competitive System
F i v e h u n d r e d a n d f i f t y - t w o e m p l o y e e s o f t h e B M T D i v i s i o n were
r e c l a s s i f i e d f r o m t h e n o n - c o m p e t i t i v e t o t h e c o m p e t i t i v e c l a s s thi.s
w e e k . T h i s is t h e s e v e n t h b l a n k e t t r a n s f e r o f B M T w o r k e r s fro m
a n o n -c o m p e titiv e to a c o m p e titiv e s t a tu s a n d it b rin g s t h e n u m ­
b e r p u t i n t h e l a t t e r g r o u p c lo s e t o 2,000.
A n im p o rta n t p a r t of th is late st 4 - -----------------------------------------------------—
re solution tr a n s f e r r e d a larg e gro u p
t e r a n d w o rk records, p e rio d of serv­
of H a n d S w itc h m e n from th e n o n ­ ice, etc.
c om petitive to th e c o m p e titiv e title
It is e x p ec ted t h a t th e w hole job
of T rain sm a n a n d a g rou p of n o n ­ of t r a n s f e r r i n g 27,000 s u b w a y work­
co m petitive T ra in sm e n to a com ­
e r s to a com p e titiv e Civil Service
p e titiv e classification in th e sam e
classification w ill be finished by July
title. Both g ro ups of ne\^' T rain sm e n
1, 1941, th e tim e allow ed in the
will h e r e a f te r b e eligible f o r a p p o in t­ W icks law.
m e n t to con ducto r jobs in th e o r d e r
of t h e i r senio rity w ith o u t h a v in g to
tak e a n y exam ination.
E m ployees a re b eing sw itc h ed into
th e c om petitive class, w h e re th e y
en jo y th e p rivileges of seniority, p r o ­
m otio n
opportun ities,
p e rm a n e n t
ten u re , etc., as fa st as th e Civil S e r v ­
ice Com mission can com plete in v e s ti­
T he M unicipal Civil S erv ice Com­
gations of th e ir citizenship, c h ara cm ission d e cide d th is w e e k to certify
th e list fq r C e m e n t M ason to the
ever, t h a t th e y a r e q u ite w illing to N e w Y o r k City T u n n e l A u th o rity to
r e p la ce t h r e e p ro v isio n al Weathcrsell to all comers.
Con tinuing th e conversation, th e p ro o fe rs a t $12 a day a n d five pro­
tailor, w ho supplies m a n y of N ew visional W eatherproofer.s’ H elpers at
Y o rk ’s d e p artm en ts, sta te d : “ B efore $6 a day. A t t h e sam e tim e th e Com­
I to o k o ver th e contract, th e u n i ­ m ission decid ed to a p p ro v e th e pro­
form s w e re m ad e by m a n y different visional e m p lo y m e n t of one Foreman
m an u fa ctu re rs, nnd w e re of differen t of W e a th e rp ro o fe rs a t $14 a day un­
quality, som e good, som e no t so til D e c e m b e r 31. T he T u n n el Au­
good. This way, th e q u a lity a n d th o rity h a d re q u e s te d t h a t all the.'^e
p rovisionals be a llo w e d to continue
sta n d ard s a r e alw ays a ssured.”
In fo rm ed th a t o th e r m a n u f a c tu r e r s u ntil th e en d of th e y e a r w h e n tlu'ir
ha d offered lo w e r prices th a n his, w o rk i n th e W illia m sb u rg and Har­
Mr. Isaac r e p e a te d w h a t h e h a d told lem p ro je c ts w o uld be ended. The
T he L eader previou.sly: h e o nly got T u n n e l A u th o r ity co ntend ed that it
into th e S a n ita tio n w o rk b y accident, had only a lim ited a m o u n t of money
because th e ta ilo r w ho h a d p re ce d ed for the w o rk a n d t h a t tf a in in g new
e m ployees w o u ld be a n additional
him felT d ow n on th e job.
O nly recently. C e n tra l Office of expense.
H ow ever, th e Com m ission decided
the Sa n ita tio n D e p a rtm e n t issued an
o rd e r —b y phone, n o t v^ritten— th a t th at th e duties of th e various
th e n u m b e r of overcoats being p u r ­ w e a th e rp ro o fin g jobs w e re concerned
chased w a s n ’t satisfactory, an d o r d e r ­ larg e ly w ith w o rk w ith b rick and
ing D istrict S u p e rin te n d e n ts to get stone, an d t h a t eligibles on the
a f te r the m en an d see to it t h a t m o re C e m e n t M ason list w e r e qualified to
of th e m go to Isaac’s an d lay d o w n fill th e jo bs now h e ld by provisionals.
th e ir deposit fo r an overcoat.
As- T he L eader goes m o r e d e ep ly
into reasons fo r fear, suspicion, and
un ha p pin ess a m on g m e n in the S a n i ­
tation
D e p a rtm e n t, som e
ra the r
sho ckin g facts re v ea l th em se lv es.
Th is series o f articles w ill be co n ­
ne d in n e x t w e e k ’s issue.
Cement Masons
Go to Tunnel
T he stin k arising o u t of th is s itu a ­
tion finally re a c h e d th e n o strils of
th e City Councilm en. O n F e b r u a r y
14, 1939, a re solu tion w a s in tro d u c e d
saying th a t it should be th e policy
of th e a d m in istra tio n to discourage
monopolies, an d t h a t th e Council
disa pp rov es the o rd e r of th e S a n ita ­
tion D e p a rtm e n t tellin g d r iv e r s and
sw eep ers th ey m u st buy th e ir u n i­
form s fro m a single firm.
Sufficient p r e ssu re w as b r o u g h t to
b e ar so t h a t the re so lu tio n suffered
a quiet death.
Officials of th e D e p a rtm e n t deny
th a t any m an has b een su sp en d e d
for fa ilu re to pux'chase a uniform .
T hey insist t h a t if a n y d r iv e r or
sw ee p er c ann ot afford to p u rc h a s e
a uniform , the D e p a rtm e n t gives him
ev ery help. Mr. Isaac, who d is­
trib u te s th e uniform s, m ade this
statem en t: “If you c an p r o v e t h a t
any m an has been su sp en d e d becau se
i he d id n ’t p urc h ase a un ifo rm . I ’ll
give you $500.”
L a n g d o n
Isaac S tates H is Case
Mr. Issac still insists t h a t his con­
trac t to su pply u n ifo rm s to th e S a n i­
tatio n D e p a rtm e n t is ju s t a h e a d ­
ache, so f a r as h e ’s concerned.
A sked w h y any o th e r re p u ta b le
dealer couldn ’t su pply S w e e t-O rr
uniform s, Mr. Isaac re plied:
“T he only w ay we can w o rk w ith
S w e e t-O rr is to give th e m a n o rd e r
for a sufficient la rg e q u a n tity of
m ate ria l.” T he L eader lea rn s fro m
o th e r u n ifo rm m a n u fa c tu re rs, h ow -
T o u g h
194^
T r a i n i n g
H e a d s
P l a n
H a r ry R. Langdon, chief of th e
S anitatio n D e p a rtm e n t’s Division of
F in a n ce a n d Control, w as desig nated
S u p e rv iso r of T rain in g last w e e k by
J o h n B. M orton, D epu ty a n d A cting
Com missioner.
He w ill h a v e r e ­
sponsibility of th e tr a in in g p ro g r a m
of the M a y o r’s C ouncil on P u b lic
T rain in g fo r th e S a n ita tio n D e p a r t ­
m ent.
HARRY R. LANGDON
C IV IL
ij-iipsday* N o v e m b e r 1 2 , 1 9 4 0
Veteran T itle Change
Called “ S u b te rfu g e ”
A r g u m e n ts o n t h e q u e s t i o n o f w h e t h e r o r n o t 115 p r o v i s i o n a l
, tera n s se rv in g a s V e t e r a n R e lie f I n v e s t ig a t o r s a r e d o in g t h e s a m e
' ork t h e y d i d a s S o c i a l I n v e s t i g a t o r s w i l l b e h e a r d W e d n e s d a y i n
c n n re m e C o u r t . T h e s u i t , b r o u g h t b y R i c h a r d W e l l i n g , p r e s i d e n t o f
the Civil S e r v i c e R e f o r m A s s o c i a t i o n , a g a i n s t c i t y o f fic ia ls , w a s a d M iaed la s t w eek .
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1 / ^ 1
b r i e f c o nn ttee n d s t h a t tthh e
. „,,ce of title w as a su b te rfu g e by T u r k e y s a n d C a r d s
♦h e M a y o r a n d th e B o a rd of E stim a te
I Hporive eligibles on th e Social I n ­
vestigator list fro m jo b s in t h e W el- T o F i r e m a n E l i g i b l e s
D e p a rtm en t’s v e te r a n s ’ b u re a u .
T h e n e x t g e n e ra l m e e tin g of
It s t a t e s f u r t h e r th a t assignm ents,
t h e F i r e E l i g i b l e s A s s o c i a t i o n w ill
s a la r ie s , grades, a n d d u tie s a re now
the s a m e as th e y w e r e b e fo re th e b e h e l d o n T u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r 19,
a t 8 : 3 0 p . m ., i n P . S. 27, 4 2 d S t.,
*^*The s u i t w ould r e s tr a in C ity T r e a s ­
n
e a r 3d A ve. C o n t in u i n g a c u s ­
u re r
Portfolio, C o m p tro lle r McGoldrick, a nd W elfare C om m issioner t o m o f p r e v i o u s y e a r s , a n u m b e r
H o d s o n from e m p lo y in g a n d p a y in g
o f t u r k e y s w ill b e g i v e n f r e e to
the 115 veterans.
lu c k y e lig ib le s a s d o o r p r iz e s a t
E ligibles F e a r f u l
H e n r y Feinstein, p re s id e n t of th e t h e m e e t i n g .
F e d e r a t i o n of M un ic ipa l Em ployees,
T h e 1941 elig ible c a rd s w ill be
will s p e a k at a p ro te s t m ee tin g of
r
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d y f o r d is trib u tio n a t th is m e e t ­
the S o c i a l I n v e stig a to r E ligibles Asg o c ia tio n on T uesday, N o v e m b e r 12, ing, a cc o rd in g to J o s e p h J . Nicols,
at 8 o ’c l o c k a t th e H otel M onterey , s e c r e ta r y of t h e g rou p, w h o a n ­
9 4 th S t r e e t a nd B ro a d w a y . U p to a n o u n c ed t h a t m e m b e r s w h o c an n o t
late l i o u r on N o v e m b e r 11, th e eli- a tte n d th e m e e tin g c an se c u re t h e ir
gibles h a d b e en urrable to re a c h card s anc^. . b a d g e s . fr o m T r e a s u r e r
j^Iayor L aG u a rd ia so t h a t th e y could W a r r e n F. S m ith a t 97-11 W alth am
p r e s e n t p etitio ns to him .
T h e e li­ St., Ja m a ic a . L. I., b y se n d in g a
gibles are f e a rf u l t h a t th e m a t t e r m o n ey o r d e r f o r $1.
I
will drag out u n til a fte r J a n u a r y 1,
w h e n t h e v e te r a n s w ill se e k legisla ­
tive action to k e e p th e m o n th e job. B u y T h e L E A D E R e v e r y T u esd ay
S E R V IC E
P
LEADER
F o u r p ro m otio n exams are
also included in t h e c u rr e n t
series. F u ll require men ts, f ilin g
dates, salary ranges a n d o th e r
i n f o r m a t i o n about a ll these
tests are published in this is­
sue of T h e L e a d e r .
KERN, SAYRE, M ORTON
T hey ru n -N. Y. C. Civil Service.
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Against w o r k out of title.
Extension of p ro m o tio n a l op ­
portunities.
$1,200 a n n u a l m in im u m wage.
^'^ve-day w e e k f o r city an d
State employees.
a n d h e a rin g s m aIncrem ents for all Civil S e rv ®^ P l o y e e s .
grade
a p p o in tm e n ts be low th e
“j jc n p t e d employees.
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T h is y e a r th e M u n ic ip a l C iv il S e r v ic e C o m m iss io n w ill su p p l e m e n t its r e g u l a r a n n u a l r e p o r t w i t h a Balance Sheet, a
m ission t h " f w L k ' a d o p t e ^ r r e s o i u - c o m p ila tio n of d ra w in g s , s ta tis tic s a n d o th e r m a te r ia l w h ic h
■ s■ in tra c e s t h e d e v e lo p m e n t of th e m e r i t s y s te m in th e w o r l d ’s
tion w'■■
h ich■ •ciaanges its o w n r u le
r e g a r d to th e m eth o d of r a tin g e x ­ la r g e s t c ity fo r th e la s t s e v e n y e a rs.
am inations. F o rm e r ly R u le V, S e c ­
S t a n d o u t s ta tis tic of th e B al­
tio n V, Subd ivision 1 of t h e C o m ­
m ission ’s re g u la tio n s said t h a t “Each ance Sheet Is t h e f a c t t h a t o u t
su b je c t shall be r a te d b y t w ^ e x ­ o f n e a r l y 150,000 e m p l o y e e s o f
a m i n e r s ' acting se p a ra te ly .” ” T he t h e c it y , t h e r e a r e o n l y 443 e x ­
n e w ly -a m e n d e d r u le a d o p te d by th e
C om m ission strik e s ou t th e w o rd s g ra d e of a cand idate. T h e C o m m is­
“a cting se p a ra te ly ,” a n d leaves t h e sion i n te r p re ts th e decision as a p ­
se n ten c e sim ply: “E ach s u b je c t shall p ly in g only to tec h n ica l o ral tests,
b u t it recognizes a “d a n g e r” t h a t
be r a te d by tw o e x a m in e r s .”
A re c e n t c o u rt decision *ttt' th e s u b s e q u e n t litigatio n m ig h t h a v e e x ­
B rid g em a n vs. K e r n case r e s u lte d t e n d e d . I h e i n te r p r e ta tio n also to
in a r u lin g t h a t th e f o r m e r r e g u l a ­ w r i t te n :.nd o th e r typ es of e x a m in a ­
tions of th e C om m ission p r o h ib ite d tions. Thus, th e necessity of a m e n d ­
e x a m in e rs fro m c o n fe r rin g w ith ing the r u le to sa fe g u ard “a n e ce s­
eac h o th e r in d e te r m in in g t h e final s a ry a n d p r o p e r p ro c e d u re .”
P.D. Special L i s t ( T h ird L i s t ) ; a n d A b r a m s se n t telegra m s to the top 50
men.
In th e first hatch o f a p p o in tm e n ts a b o u t 10 m e n w e re give n jobs, a n d a
w e e k later a n o th e r 12 w e r e ap po inted . T h e y w o r k e d r ig h t u p to E le c ­
tio n da y and, according to one o f t h e C ivil S e rv ic e eligibles, “W e na iled
m a n y p h o n e y registratio ns M nd tu r n e d u p a n u m b e r o f cases o f illegal
v o tin g and o ther irregularities."
L a s t w e e k in a letter to th e C o m m issio n A b r a m s exp ressed p ra ise fo r
th e w o r k o f th e m e n a n d said th a t t h e y had done an e x c e lle n t job.
e m p t jo b s, o r th o s e p o sitio n s
w h i c h a r e f i ll e d m o r e o r l e s s e x ­
c lu siv e ly b y p o litics. “ T h e r e d u c ­
t i o n o f t h i s g r o u p t o 443 i n a
t o t a l o f m o r e t h a n 150,000 r e p r e ­
s e n t s a n a l l - t i m e lo w f o r e x e m p t
jo b s in c ity se rv ice in t h e U n ite d '
S ta te s ,” th e C o m m issio n d e c la re d
t h is w e e k In a p r e p a r e d s t a t e ­
m en t.
C o m m issio n T a k e s C re d it
W ith o u t an y p retense' to m odesty,
th e C om m ission’s s ta te m e n t tak e s
a b u n d a n t c re d it for im p ro v e m e n ts
in th e m e r it sy s te m in th e last fe w
years. I t de cla re s t h a t t h e B a la n c e
S h e e t is d e d ic a te d in a p re fac e “ fo r
th e e n lig h te n m e n t a nd g ratification
of the N ew Y o r k e r w ho n e v e r re a lly
did e n jo y th e ro le of suck er!”
C o n tin u in g its sta te m e n t, th e C o m ­
mission d eclares; “T he ro u tin g of o f­
ficial d ishonesty, c o rru p tio n , graft,
fav oritism , a n d th e e s ta b lish m e n t of
open, c o m p e titiv e services in all
b ra n c h e s of city e m plo ym ent, w ith
e x a m in a tio n s strictly on th e level
a n d co m p le te freedo m fro m p olitical
c on trol an d influence in a p p o in t­
m e n ts fro m certified lists, is all illu s­
tra tiv e an d set fo rth in fo rc efu l a n d
often h ila rio u s m a n n e r .
No C lub H o u se s
“T h e B a la n c e S h e e t is devoid of
tec h n ica l Civil S ervice term in o lo g y
a n d ideology. It e n d ea v o rs to sh o w
ho w th e Civil S ervice Com m ission
u n d e r tw o L a G u a r d ia reg im es has
a ssu m e d the task of selection a n d
pro m o tio n of th e c ity ’s p ersonn el, a
task h ith e rto assum ed b y th e p o liti­
cal le a d e rs a n d club house c o m m is­
sioners.
“As t h e su p p ly p o st for t h e city 's
v a r ie d p e rso n n e l needs, t h e C o m ­
m ission h a s h a d to overcom e a
se e m in g ly e n d le ss series of political
h u r d le s a n d o b s tr u c tio n is t efforts.
I t s p ro g re ss a g a i n s t su c h o d ds is t h e
t h e m e of t h e B a la n c e S h e et."
How Auto Enginemen W ill Be
Rated on Coordination T est
A sc a le o f r a t i n g fo r t h e c o ­
o r d i n a t i o n t e s t fo r A u to m o b ile
E n g in e m a n w as a d o p te d
th is
w e e k b y t h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il
S e rv ic e C o m m is sio n , T h e s c a le
Is a s f o l lo w s :
S core
Seconds
100
2.0................................
2.1
.
99
98
2.2................................
H o s p ita l W o r k e r s G et P la n k s
97
2.3 ................................
P r i v a te h o s p ita l em p lo y e es cam e
96
2.4 ................................
in fo r t h r e e p lan k s: (1) consecutive
2. 5 ................................
95
e ig h t- h o u r d ay; (2) e x te n sio n of th e
94
2.6 ................................
S ta te L a b o r R e la tio n s Act; (3) p a s ­
93
2.7 ................................
sage of a m e n d m e n ts to th e Social
92
2.8 ................................
S e c u rity Act.
2.9................................
91
O n g e n e ra l la b o r m atters , th e
3.0................................
90
SCM W A v oted: (1) su p p o r t of J o h n
3 . 1 . . ............................
89
L. L ew is as l e a d e r of th e CIO; (2)
3.2 ................................
88
su p p o r t of th e G e y e r a n tirp o ll ta x
3.3 ................................
87
bill; (3) oppo sition to th e R ap p3.4 ................................
86
C o u d e rt
C o m m itte e
in v estig a tin g
3.5 ................................
85
3.6 ................................
84
e d u ca tio n a l a ctiv ities a n d its p r a c ­
3.7.
83
tice of r e q u e s tin g m e m b e rsh ip lists;
3.8.
82
(4) p ro te c tio n o f social a n d l a b o r '
3.9.
81
4.0.
legislation.
80
The 15 points a re:
13. A d e q u a te p e r s o n n e l for Civil
1.
Extension of c o m p e titiv e Civil Se rv ice Com m ission.
Service status to n u rse s a n d o th e r
14.
E x te n sio n of C ivil Se rv ice
employees of t h e N e w Y o rk City sta tu s to c ustod ial em p lo y e es in th e
departm ent of Hospitals.
B oa rd of E d u ca tio n .
2- Against e x e m p t po sitions w h e r e
15. E x te n sio n of W o rk m e n ’s C o m ­
unjustified, p a r tic u la rly in th e L aw pen sa tio n L a w to in c lu d e m u n ic ip al
department.
em ployees.
pro v isio n al
r
r
m
A plea t h a t th e L e g is la tu r e g u a r a n te e th e r ig h ts of C ivil
Service e m p lo y e e s w h o a r e c o n s c r ip te d f e a t u r e s th e 15 -plank
Civil S erv ice p r o g r a m a d o p te d la s t w e e k b y t h e N e w Y o rk
I*istrict of t h e S ta te , C o u n ty a n d M u n ic ip a l W o r k e r s of
America a t its se c o n d b ie n n ia l c o n v e n tio n . T w o h u n d r e d
delegates f r o m a ll o v e r t h e s ta t e d is c u s s e d t h e m a t t e r s a t
conferences.
lueiit'
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Six competitive ex a m in a tio n s
are now open in th e M u n i c i p a l
C ivil Service. One of th e most
pop u la r tests is f o r D e n t is t
{ p a r t - t i m e ) ; others include Jr.
E n gin ee r {M e c h a n ic a l) , G r a d e
3 ; D e p u ty M ed ica l S u p e r i n t e n ­
dent, G ra d e 4 ; M a r i n e E n ­
gin eer; Supervising T a b u l a t ­
ing M a c h in e O pe ra tor, G r a d e 4,
I B M equ ipme nt, a n d X - r a y
Technician.
S e v e ra l w e e k s ago th e H o n e st B allot A ssociation, w i th hea dq u arters in
th e H otel R o o sevelt, w a s a n x io u s to e m p lo y so m e y o u n g m e n to act as
in vestig ato rs to c h e c k fr a u d u l e n t registration, illegal votin g, in co rrect
addresses, etc., and enliste d th e h e lp o f the M u n icip a l C ivil S e rv ic e C o m ­
mission, George J. A b r a m s , c h ie f in ve stig a to r f o r th e A ssociation, a sk e d
th e C o m m ission to r e c o m m e n d a C ivil S e rv ic e list f r o m w h ic h qualified
m e n could he selected. T h e C o m m is sio n r e c o m m e n d e d the P a tro lm a n ,
U
T
C i ty T ests O p e n
Tyro Cops Nail Phonies
ENCORE
Mr. Turkey will p la y a re tu rn e n g a g e m e n t a t Fire E ligibles'
Tuesday n ig h t m eetin g . E d w a rd J. Q u in n , Jr., left, is sh o w n
congratulating lu ck y e lig ible a t la s t y e a r 's T h a n k sg iv in g
D a y Affair.
age
4.1.
79
fr o n t of th e w in d sh ie ld is a ‘‘signal
78
4.2.
b ox .” T his consists of a r e c ta n g u la r
4.3.
77
p a n e l w ith signals on it. T hese sig­
76
4.4.
nals read: L EJ'T TURN, R IG H T
4.5.
75
TURN, L E F T FO OT, R IG H T FO OT,
4.6.
74
H A N D BRAK E.
73
4.7.
W hen a lig ht flashes on u n d e r
4.8.
72
L E F T TURN, t4se ca n d id a te qu ick ly
4.9.
71
tu r n s the s te e rin g w heel to th e left.
5.0.
70
W h en th e ligh t flashes on u n d e r
5.5.
65
BRIGHT FO OT, th e c an d id a te shoves
6.0.
60
in his rig h t foot. T h e speed w ith
7.0.
50
w hich he does th ese th in gs d e t e r ­
A fraction of q second o v e r seven m in e his m ark .
seconds fails a can d id a te in this p a r t
T h e L e a d e r w ill k e e p A u to E n ­
of th e exam .
g in e m e n candidates fu ll y i n fo r m e d
T he c oordina tion test will be s im i­ on the progress of the test. A d d re ss
l a r to t h a t giv en to S a n ita tio n c a n d i­ all q ueries to “Question, Please,”
da te s d u r in g th e past sum m er. It is C i v i l S e r v i c e L e . \ d e r , 9 7 Duane
a m eth o d for testing the speed w ith S tre et, N e w Y o r k City.
w hich an in d iv idu a l re ac ts to a sig­
nal.
H e r e ’s H ow I t W o rk s
T he c an d id a te sits in a cab sim ila r
to t h a t of a tru c k used in th e city
service. T h e cab is e q u ip p e d w ith
a ste e rin g w heel, h a n d brake, c lutch
an d foot b ra k e . A b o u t 10 fe et in
A n y th in g you w a n t to k now a b o u t
Civil Serv ice? Come in an d in q u ire
of th e Civil Service L e a d e r’s
FR E E I n fo rm a tio n B u re au
I t ’s a t 97 D ua n e S tre e t, ju st off
B ro a d w a y , N ew Y o rk City.
a V IL
l^AGE i'O U R
S E R V IC E
T uesday, N ovem ber
LEADER
W h e re
EKPIl SERUICI
12,
Do I Stand?
T h e folloiving are latest certifications f r o m p opula r State lists
in A lb a n y a n d Ne w York. (These lists have re centl y been recanvassed f r o m the t o p ) :
Ju n io r
S te n o g ra p h e r
P e rc en tag e .
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ....................................... 87.10
82.60
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $900 ..........................................
P e r m a n e n t — N e w Y o r k — $900 ....................................... 87.70
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $900 ..........................................
83.70
S ta n d in g
7 9 l'
1888
607
1673
J u n i o r T y p is t
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $900 ........................................
88.60
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ....................................... 88.32
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $900 .......................................
88.62
P e r m a n e n t — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ................................... 88.90
By M O R T O N YARM O N
Steno,TypistT estsOpen
T oU pstate N e wYorker s
C o m p e titiv e te s ts fo r u p s ta te S te n o g ra p h e rs a n d T y p is ts h a v e b e e n o p e n e d b y th e
U n ite d S ta te s C ivil S e rv ic e C o m m issio n , fo r jo b s in fe d e r a l a g e n c ie s in N e w Y o rk S ta te
______ ______________ _
e ls e w h e re th a n N e w Y o rk C ity .
A s siB ta n t T y p is t
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $1,200
...............................
87.09
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ....................................... 80.539
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $1,200 .................................... 88.10
P e r m a n e n t — N e w Y o r k - $ 9 6 0 .................................... 89.26
749
8I 3
731
665
241
1305
119
58
A s sista n t
S te n o g ra p h e r
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ....................................... 81.50
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 1 ,2 0 0 ..................................
84.59
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $900 ........................................
79.00
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $1,200 .............. ....................
78.50
1705
1048
1956
1988
J u n io r C le rk
83.025
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $900 ........................................
P e r m a n e n t — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 .....................................
86.90
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $900 ........................................
83.70
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ....................................
85.60
2193
519
1783
921
All c i t i z e n s b e t w e e n 18 a n d 53-f
'
w h o a re n o t r e s id e n ts of G r e a t e r
A s sista n t C le rk
T h e federal g o v e r n m e n t conducts
N e w Y o r k C ity , t h e fiv e b o r o u g h s e stab lish m en ts in the fo llo w in g N e w D e c . 1 5 I s D a y f o r
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ....................................... 88.02
502
or
W estc h e ste r
C o u n ty ,
a r e Y o r k Sta te centers: A lb a n y , Batavia,
89.25
243
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $1,200 ...................................
e lig ib le . D e a d l i n e is N o v e m b e r 18. Bath, Beacon (Castle P o in t), B e th - H o s p i t a l A t t e n d a n t s
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $700 ...........................................
84.10
2936
page,
L.
I.,
B
in
g
h
a
m
to
n
,
Buffalo,
B l a n k s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t t h e lo c a l
T he H ospita l A tte n d a n t list m oved
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $1^200 ....................................... 87.27
776
H em p stead ,
L.
I.,
p o s t offices in u p s t a t e c i t i e s o r a t Canandaigua,
Niagara
Falls,
W a tervliet,
W e st a n o th e r step to w a r d pu blication this
A ssistan t F ile C le rk
t h e S e c o n d U. S. C iv il S e r v i c e
Point, Oswego, Canton, Ogdensburg, w e e k w h e n th e S ta te Civil Service
85.60
1127
P e r m a n e n t — A l b a n y — $900 ..........................................
D i s t r i c t , 641 W a.«?hington
S t., Plattsburg, M ineola, L. I., P o u g h ­
Com m ission sta rte d th e gigantic task
P e r m a n e n t — N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ...............................
89.50
100
N e w Y o r k C ity . T h e y m u s t b e keepsie, R ochester, R o uses Point,
T e m p o r a r y — N e w Y o r k — $ 1 ,2 0 0 ..................................
87.90
^ 319
of w r itin g in th e n am es of eligibles
f ile d a t t h e l a t t e r office.
S a y ville , L. I., Troy, T u p p e r L a k e
T e m p o r a r y — A l b a n y — $ 1 , 2 0 ( ) ........................................
87.40
429
E x a m s w ill b e g i v e n i n A l b a n y , (Su m m o u 7it), U t i c a , W a te r to w n . in its books. D e c em b er 15 is still
T e m p o r a r y — ^A lbany— $900 ............................................ 85.50
1163
giv
en
as
the
a
p
p
ro
x
im
a
te
d
ate
w
h
e
n
N
o
rth
p
o
rt,
and
S
ch
en
ecta
dy.
B i n g h a m t o n , B u f f a lo , C h a u t a u ­
Latest p e rm a n e n t ap p oin tm en ts f r o m these lists a r e :
q u a , E lm ira , G le n s F a lls, I t h a c a ,
I all will b e m a d e public, and app ointJ a m e s to w n , .M alo n e , N e w b u r g h ,
- J u n io r S te n o g ra p h e r
m ente from th e list s ta r t J a n u a r y 1,
O g d e n sb u rg ,'^ O l e a n , P l a t t s b u r g , S t a t u s o f D P U I L i s t s
A l b a n y — $900 ........................................................................
84.30
1529
1941.
P o u g h k e e p sie, R o c h e s te r, S c h e ­
....................................................................
87.30
709
N
e
w
Y
o
r
k
—
$900
O ral e x am in atio n s for c an did ates
A m e n d ed ru les of th e Civil S e rv n e c t a d y , S y r a c u s e , T r o y , U t i c a , for Associate and Senior Claim s E x ­
J u n io r T y p is t
ice C om m ission w hich will control
a n d W ate rto w n .
T h e y a r e e x ­ am in e r, Division of P la c e m e n t a n d
N e w Y o r k — $ 9 0 0 ....................................................................
89.90
421
U n e m p lo y m e n t In su ra n ce , will c o n ­ f u tu r e a p p o in tm e n ts are now befo re
p e cte d la te r th is m o n th .
A ssista n t S te n o g ra p h e r
S e p a rate exam s will be h e ld for tin u e for a n o th e r tw o weeks, D P U I G o v e rn o r L eh m an. T h ey w e re f o r ­
N e w Y o r k — $ 9 6 0 ....................................................................
87.49
•
405
Senior S te n o g ra p h e r a t $1,620, J u n io r officials estim ate. T hey e x p e c t th e m u la te d re ce n tly by a su b com m ittee
S te n o g ra p h e r a t $1,440, Sen ior T y p ­ lists to be out some tim e in D e c e m ­ of th e 12-man com m ission a p pointed
A l b a n y — $1,060 ...................................................................... 89.10
166
ist a t $1,440, and J u n i o r T y p ist a t ber, along w ith th e A ssistan t list, last y e a r by L e h m a n to m ove n o n ­
$1,260. F o r Senior Stenos d ictation fo r w hich no orals ha v e b e en given. c om p e titiv e S ta te j o b s 'in to th e com ­
will be a t th e r a te of 120 w o rd s a If a p p o in tm en ts a re m ad e b e fo re p e titiv e class.
m inu te, and for Ju n io rs a t 96 w o rd s J a n u a r y 1, th e e m plo yees inv olved
A n o th e r su bco m m ittee is no w at
a m inute. T ypists w ill be tested on will get an a dd ition al .salary in c re ­ w o rk settin g up a zone system . R esi­
copying from p lain copy. T yp ist ment.
d e n ts w ill be a ppo in ted to in stitu ­
It is d o ubtful now i.*! th e J u n io r tions w ith in t h e ir ow n zones. This
c om petitors will be ra te d : copying
fro m plain copy (ty p e w ritin g ), 50; Econom ist list will be ou t before subc o m m itte e is e x p ected to r e p o rt
ge n era l test, 50.
S te n o g rap h e rs: J a n u a r y 1, as the 2,000 p a p e rs a r e at a m ee tin g of th e full commission,
copying from plain copy ( ty p e w r it­ still being rated. Two prov isionals p ro b a b ly in N e w Y o rk a t the e nd of
ing), 35; ge n era l test, 25; ste n o g ­ a re servin g in th e title.
this m onth.
On o th e r D P U I lists pending, P a y ­
r a p h y (re q u ire d of s te n o g ra p h e r
T h e L e a d e r l y i l l c o ntin ue to kee p
A n e x a m in a tio n ta k in g m o re t h a n s ix h o u r s , w i t h a lunch
com p etito rs only), 50. A m a r k of roll E x a m in e r w o n ’t be out b e fo re candidates f u ll y in fo r m e d o n w h a t ’s
70 p e r c en t o r above m u st be a t ­ F e b ru a ry , and E m p lo y m en t C o u n ­ h a p p e n ing to the Hospital A tte n d a n t h o u r s e p a r a tin g th e tw o p a r ts , fa ce s 3,000 c a n d id a te s f o r Un­
sellor not before th e Spring.
tain e d to m ake th e eligible list.
list.)
e m p lo y m e n t I n s u r a n c e R e fe r e e S a tu r d a y . P r iz e s a r e 31 jobs
(F u rth er
in fo rm a tio n
on
the
P e rso n s e m ployed in p r iv a te inp a y in g s a la rie s s ta r tin g a t $3,500 a n d in c re a s in g to $4,375,
du.stries considered v ita l to n a tio n a l ■^ o g re ss o f these lists w ill be r e ­
B uy T h e L E A D E R e v e r y T u esd ay
A total of 3,039 filed for the**p orte d regularly in T he L eader.)
defense a re urg e d not to file.
Six-Hour T e s t For
Insurance Candidates
Special Notice to Candidates for
Unemployment Insurance Referee
T o m a k e a v a ila b le th e m a x im u m a m o u n t o f s tu d y m a te ria l, f o r L e a d e r
R e a d e r s , c o m b in a tio n s p e c ia ls o f s tu d y m a n u a ls a r e o ffe re d b y
THE LEADER BOOKSHOP
97 Duane S tr e e t.
ARCO
STUDY M A N U A L
P re p a re d by D onner & H en kin , d irec to rs, N atio nal
L a w y srs Guild course ( r e g u la rly $2)
W ith a n in tro d u c tio n by Prof. H. H arold A x w o rth y
of New Y ork U n iv e rsity ( r e g u la rly $2).
O r A id P u b lish e rs* S tu d y M a n u a l
(R e g u la rly
$ 1 .5 0 )
Plus
U N E M P L O Y M E N T IN S U R A N C E M A N U A L
P re p a re d by th e L ea d er (re g u la rly $1)
$ 2 .2 5
M a n u a l ...............................................
$ 3 .5 0
A r c o M a n u a l p l u s C o r d , p l u s t h e L e a d e r M a n u a l .......................................
$ 4 .2 5
C o rd S tu d y M a n u a l, p lu s A rco S tu d y
A i d P u b lis h e r s '* M a n u a l w i t h a n y o f a b o v e c o m b i n a t i o n s $ 1 . 0 0 a d d i t i o n a l
You m u s t p r e s e n t t h is coupon to get t h is c o m b in a tio n p riyilege
Individually th ese books c a n be b o u g h t only a t r e g u la r p rice s
B e g in nin g a t su n d o w n S a tu rd ay ,
some tw o dozen can d id a te s w ho a re
S a b b a th o b se rv e rs w ill tak e th e sam e
test a t S e w a rd P a rk . Officials of the
Civil S ervice u n i t o f th e Division of
P la c e m e n t a n d U n e m p lo y m e n t I n ­
s u ra n c e a n n o u n c e t h a t th e re w ill be
no c hange s allow ed in th e assign­
m e n t o f location fo r th e test.
S e co n d T e st
C O R D STUDY M A N U A L
or
test, only a fraction of the num­
ber originally expected. Of this
number, 2,656 come from New 1 9 P r o m o t i o n s
York City. 1,544 have been as­
signed to Haaren High School,
S a tu rd a y
59th Street and Tenth Avenue, O n
and the remaining 1,112 to Sew­
W ith no w o r d fo rth co m in g yet on
ard Park High School, Essex and f u t u r e o p e n c o m p e titiv e tests, the
Grand Streets, both in Manhat­ S t a te Civil Se rv ice C om m ission’s ex­
tan.
am in a tio n s division is going full
T he e x a m in a tio n will b e th e sec­
ond given for th e post. T h e test
ta k e n by 1,000 cand id a te * on M arch
25, 1939, w as n e v e r m a rk e d , because
a n u m b e r of la w y e r s w h o w e re d e ­
cla red ineligible to co m pete secured
an inju n c tio n . T he case w as t a k e n
to th e C o u rt o f Appeals, w h ic h
ev e n tu a lly h e ld t h a t all law y e rs w ith
five y e a r s ’ e x p e rie n c e w e r e eligible.
On th e basis of th is ru lin g , filing e x ­
pecta tio n s r e a c h e d as high as 15,000.
T he n u m b e r of can d id a te s w ho
filed in u p sta te cities: A lbany, 103;
Buffalo, 73; W hite Plains, 64; R och­
ester, 28; S y racuse, 18; K ir^ s to n , l 3 ;
B in g h am to n , 11; M iddletow n, 11;
Utica, 10; G lens Falls, 6; N e w bu rgh ,
6; R iv erh e a d , 6; P ouglikeepsie, 5;
A u b u rn , 4; O neonta, 4; E lm ira, 3;
Oswego, 3; Ithaca, 3; P la ttsb u rg , 3;
O g densburg, 2; Malone, 1; H ornell, 1;
Ja m e s to w n , 1.
A nd one c an d id a te re g is te re d fro m
N e w O rleans, La.
N a m e .................
Vo.
A d d r e s s .............
Books W a n te d .
1
In v e s tig a to r
No. 1 on th e 209-name list fo r I n ­
du stria l R elatio ns In vestigator, S ta te
L a b o r D e p a rtm e n t, h a s b e e n a p ­
poin ted.
speed ahea d w ith prom otio ns. Nine­
tee n e x am in a tio n s a re scheduled for
S a tu rd ay ;
No. 1205—Assistant Insurance Policy
Examiner, Insurance Department.
No. 1229—Assistant Underwriter, State
Insurance Fund.
No. 1233—Assistant Insurance Exam­
iner (Fire and Marine), Insurance De­
partment.
No. 1234—Associate Insurance Exam­
iner (Casualty), Insurance D e p a r t m e n t .
No. 1216—Auditor of Accounts, New
York County Surrogate’s Court.
No. 1187—Director of Welfare Area
Office, Social Welfare Department.
No. 1228—Index Clerk, Erie County
Clerk’s Office.
No. 1219—Master Mechanic, Mental
Hygiene Department.
No. 1156—Principal Clerk. Erie County
Social Welfare Department.
No. 1237—Principal Clerk (Person­
nel), Social Welfare Department.
No. 1210—Senior Account Clerks, Pub­
lic Works Department, Bureau of Ad'
ministration, M. O.
I No. 1217—Senior Clerk, Erie County
Clerk’s Office.
,
No. 1235—Senior Estate Tax Appraisal
Clerk, Taxation and Finance DepartNo. 1215—Senior Stenographer, Krie
County Clerk’s Office.
No. 1177—Senior Stenographer,
lie Service Department, Albany
Buffalo Offices.
.
No. 1241—Senior Stenographer,
lie Service Department, New York Oi'
fic«.
No. 1164—Senior Stenographer, S'*'*
Department.
,
No. 1230—Special Agent, Mental Hy
giene Department.
... „
No. 1184—Supervisor of Social
Public Assistance, Social Welfare Pe
partment.
C lerk Test P o stp o n e d
No. 1220, Assistant Deputy Ch5«
Clerk in the New York County Sur­
rogate’s Court, was originally scheo'
(Continued on P a (« t )
N ovem ber
12,
1940
a m
S E R V IC E
P
LEADER
age
F
iv b
Salary Raises for
Vavy Yard W orkers
U p w a r d s of 5,000 B r o o k ly n
• a l a r y ra is e s of f r o m 1 c e n t
N a v y Y a r d e m p lo y e e s w ill g e t
to 9.4 c e n ts p e r h o u r. T h e e n f ,rfed p a y c h e c k s t a r t s o n N o v e m b e r 18.
The ra ise s w e r e o r d e r e d la s t w e e k b y N a v y S e c r e ta r y
f r a n k K n o x fo llo w in g a N a v y w a g e b o a r d s u r v e y t h a t h a s
h e e n s ittin g sin ce M a y 13.
7
—
It w as e s t im a te d b y S e c r e t a r y
t h a t 44,000 m e n w iU r e Jliv e a n a g g r e g a t e a n n u a l i n ­
c rea se o f $3,800,000.
T he wage
h o a rd s t u d y c o v e r e d 100,000 m e n
in n a v y y a r d s a n d n a v a l s t a t i o n s
of 500 o r m o r e m e n .
T h e se c retary called a tte n tio n to
fact t h a t u n sk ille d a n d s e m i­
k i l l e d la b o re rs g e n e ra lly w ill r e ­
c e i v e the b u lk of th e in cre ases
r iasses of e m p loy ees w h o w ill be
r a i s e d are as follows.
T h e figures
u s e d below a re c en ts p e r h o u r e x y
w h e re o th erw ise stated.
G roup
1:
c e n ts .
G roup
ond.
C o m m o n
A p p ren tices,
2:
th ird ,
O th er
l a b o r e r ,
an d
h am m er
4 .«
first,
4
fo u rth ,
a ll
ru n n ers,
2 .6.
sec­
ce n ts.
H elpers;
H e a v y
fires
5
fir e s
b l a c k s m i t h s ,
b la c k s n ? ith s ,
‘»-
h e a v y
f o r g e r ,
m a c h in is ts ,
m etal
2 .8
8;
■)
2
3;
6
;
(i-
1;
6 .8
4 .8;
lin o le u m ,
tile
18.2;
a n d
10.4;
7.2:
O th e r
S22
3;
1 .4;
a
8
b l a c k s m i t h ,
g a s
c u t -
w o r k e r ,
3.8;
s h e a r e r ,
4 .4;
7;
t r a c k m a n ,
w a t e r
t e n d e r ,
3.2.
a r e :
s e r v ic e ;
to
o t h e r
o p e r a t o r ,
a n d
9 .6;
e l e c ­
3;
5 .4;
; m a c h i n e
;
c h ip p e r ,
l e a t h e r
s e t t e r ,
1 .2
c o n d u c t o r ,
c r a n e m a n ,
m a n ,
p u n c h e r
in c r e a s e s
d a y .
l a b o r e r ,
f o u n d r y
5.2;
w e l d e r ,
$ 1 3 .2 4
2 .8;
s h e e t
c a u lk e r ,
g a r d n e r ,
p l ^ e
m echanical
fro m
f ir e s
; w o o d
u p h o l s t e r e r .
s a s
;
s h ip f it te r s ,
c la s s if ie d
4 .8;
b u r n e r ,
p a v e r
2 .8
a n d
f u r n a c e
h e a t e r ,
te r ’ o r
g e n e r a l ,
r a i l r o a d
d r ille r ,
f o u n d r y
fo rg e
;
O t h e r
c o p p e r s m i t h ,
tric.
5.2;
o t h e r
t u r n e r ,
1 2 .4.
b r a k e m a n ,
c h i i i i f ’f e u r ,
3-
6 .8
5.?;
f la n g e
r i g g e r ’s ,
1 .8
ste v 'c d o r e ,
G r o u p
4
;
w o r k e r s ,
9
" Holder-on,
4
3.8;
s u p e r v i s o r y
m a s t e r
$ 2 0 .4 4
a
m e c h a n i c ,
d a y ,
Q u a r t e r m a n
t o
$ 1 6
la b o r e r ,
t o
8.4
Civil Service • S e c r e ta r ia l
Jo u rn alism • D ra ftin g
D R A K E ’S
1 5 4 NASSAU S T .
(O nposlt* C ity H a ll )
Tel. B E ek m a n 3 - 4 8 4 0
T h e r e Ts » D r u k e Sr.liool In
(liv il S e r v ic e C o a c h in g
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( AUl) 1*1 X C H « ) P K K . \ T O K .
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r o S T . M . C L K K K - t ’.A K K lE K
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M O N D E L L IN S T IT U T E
230 W. 41 St., N.Y.C., W Is. 7-2086
MAINTENANCE MAN
c ents an h o u r; lea d in g m a n la b o re r,
10 cents an ho u r; fo re m a n , fro m
$9.60 to $16.80 a day, to $10.80 to $18
a day.
N a v a l hospitals: chief la u n d ry m a n ,
11.4 cents; first la u n d ry m a n , 14 cents;
lau n d ry m a n , 14.5, a n d la u n d r y o p ­
e ra to r, 15.1 cents.
Scale in B ro o k ly n
T he fo llow in g is th e w a g e scale at
th e B r o o k ly n N a vy Y a rd t h a t w ill
go into effect on Nov. 18.
G ro u p 1; C om m on lab o re r, 66 cents
an hour.
G ro u p 2: A p prentices, first, sec­
ond, th ird , fo u r th classes, 70, 58,
46, an d 34, re spectively .
H eavy
h a m m e r ru n n e r. 74, an d others, 71.
H elpers: Blacksm iths, h e a v y fires,
76; others, 71. B o ile r m a k e r’s, 68; co p ­
p ersm iths, 68; electricians, 70; flange
t u rn e rs , 76; forgers, heav y, 76; g e n ­
e ral, 70; m ach inists, 70; m o ld ers, 70;
pipefitters, 70; riggers, 70; sheet
m e ta l w ork e rs, 69; shipfitters, 70;
traine e, 70; w oo dw ork ers, 70.
iHod c a rriers, 71; h old ers on, 80;
classified labore rs, 66; oiler, 84; r iv e t
h e ate r, 66; sa nd b laster, 86; ste v e ­
dore, 88; te a m ste r, 70.
G ro u p 3: A nglesm iths, h e av y fires,
$1.13; o th e r fires, $1.01; o th e r fires
b lack sm ith s, 96; b o ile rm ak e r, $1.05;
b o a tb u ild er, $1.05; b o x m a k e r, 72;
b ra k e m a n , 92; buffer and po lisher,
94; c a u lk e r a n d chipper, $1.01; w ood
c aulk er, $1.02; c e m e n t finisher, $1.06;
chauffeur, 84; coffee roaster, $1.05;
r a ilro a d c on ducto r, 97; cooper, 86;
c op persm ith, $1.13; c ran e m a n , elec­
tric, 85; couple a tte n d e r, 92; die
sink er, $1.17; diver, $2.22; d rille r, 90;
electrician, $1.12; e le c tro p late r, $1.06;
e le v a to r m echanic, $1.26; e n ginem an,
$1.04; e n ginem an, hoisting and p o r t ­
able, $1.05; enginem an, locom otive,
$1.05; firem an. 84; fiange t u r n e r ,
$1.07; fo rg e r, drop, h e av y a n d light,
$1.04; $1.58. an d $1.25, respectively.
F o u n d r y M en
F o u n d r y chipper, 84; fr a m e ben d er,
$1.07; fu r n a c e m an; fo u n d ry , h e ate r,
h e a v y fo rg e an d o th e r forge, 81, 78, 90
a n d 81, respectively . G alvinizer, 81;
g a rd n er, 75; gas c u tte r or b u r n e r ,
94; in s tr u m e n t m a k e r, $1.08; joine r,
$1.06; fo u n d ry lad le m an, 78; le a th e r
w ork e r, 87; le t t e r e r a n d g ra in e r,
$1.11; lin o le u m layer, $1.Q2; loftsm an,
$1.10; m ac h in e o p e rato r, 83; m a ­
chinist, $1.05; b r ic k o r stone m ason,
$1.31; m elter, 87; electric m elter,
$1.20; m illm an, $1.06; w ood m o d el
m ak e r, $1.18; m older, $1.18; gas p la n t
o p e rato r, 95; su b m a rin e tra in in g d e ­
vice o p e rato r, 94; o rd n a n ce m a n , 84;
p acker, 78; p a in te r. $1.05; p a tt e r n
m ak er, $1.22; pav er, $1.19; p ip ec o v ere r a n d insulator, $1.04; p ipefit­
ter, $1.12; p la s te re r, $1.31; p lu m b e r,
$1.12, and p u n c h e r a n d sh e a rer, 86.
Rigger. $1.05; riv e te r, $1.04; roofer,
$1.12; sailm a k er, $1.02; sawfiler, $1.19;
sew er, 64; sh e e t m eta l w o rk e r, $1.12;
shipfitter, $1.04; sh ip w rig h t, $1.06;
tile an d p la te setter, $1.09; toolm ak er,
$1.11; tra c k m a n , $1.80; u p h o lstere r,
$1.14; w a t e r ten d e r, 96; electric
w elder. $1.04; ga.s w elder, $1.04;
w h a r f b u ild e r, $1.05.
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Last w eek, th e P re sid e n t signed a
bill fo r tim e -a n d -a -h a lf p ay fo r W ar
D e p a rtm e n t em ployees w ho w o rk
m ore th a n 40 h o u rs a week,
j At th is tim e, c o m p a rativ ely few
I perso ns in W ash ington a re affected
, —largely sub-profession al e m ploy' ees, b lu e p rin te rs , p h o to stat an d roto! p rin t o perato rs, inspectors, sto re ; keepers, to o lk e e p ers an d shop s u ­
p e rin te n d e n ts. All field em ployees
—those w o rk in g outside W ashington
—a re eligible for o v e rtim e u n d e r
i th e bill, w ith th e exceptio n of a few
i c le rk s a n d typists.
P re s id e n t Roosevelt originally was
opposed to th e o ve rtim e bill, b u t
! Changed his m ind w he n th e A r m y ’s
I key m en in a rse n als began q u ittin g
; by
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p ro d u c tio n
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K ey em ployees in eac h
a rse n al w ere re q u ire d to w o rk
alongside lab o re rs and m ech anics
who w e re paid overtim e.
S u p e r, visors w e re re q u ir e d to w o rk a sixth
j day at no e x tr a pay, w hile t h e ir
un d e rlin g s w e re paid tim e a n d a
i half. T h e bill w ill p e r m it th e A rm y
I to pay ov e rtim e to its key a n d sui p e rv is o ry em ployees.
By C H A R L E S SULLIVAN
Clerk Jobs Possible
For Customs Eligibles
T o th o se w h o to o k th e b ig C u sto m s I n v e s tig a to r e x a m tw o y e a r s ago, th e F e d e r a l C o m ­
m issio n s e n t along , to g e th e r w ith g ra d e s , a b u l l e t i n of in fo rm a tio n d e s c rib in g so m e of th e
d iffic u lties, a n d e x p la in in g so m e of th e r e a s o n s , in its p r e s e n t a c tiv itie s occasio n ed b y th e
n a tio n a l d e fe n se p ro g ra m .
^-------S a id th e C o m m issio n :
“S in c e th e a n i^ o u n c e m e n t of
th e s e e x a m ln a tio riis t h e o u t b r e a k
o f w a r in E u ro p e h a s led to th e
d e v e lo p m e n t of th e N a tio n a l D e­
f e n s e P r o g r a m I n th is* c o u n t r y .
As p a r t of th is p ro g ra m , v a rio u s
k e y F e d e r a l a g en cies, in c lu d in g
th e Im m ig ra tio n a n d N a tu raliza ­
tio n S e rv ice , re c e n tly t r a n s f e r r e d
to th e D e p a r tm e n t of J u s tic e ,
h a v e b e en d e sig n a te d N a tio n a l
D e f e n s e A g e n c ie s, to w h ic h e s ­
se n tia l p e rso n n e l m u s t be f u r ­
n i s h e d w h e n a n d w h e r e n e ed q fl.”
T he Com m ission sta te s t h a t e m e r ­
g ency d u tie s m a d e it ne ce ssary to
d ev ise a n e w series of re q u ir e m e n ts
fo r th e B o rd e r P a t r o l position, in ­
c lu d in g u p p e r age lim it re d u c e d to
35; e x p e rie n c e in d ic a tin g ability to
sta n d v igorous p h y sic al activity; and
“n e ce ssary proficiency in h a n d lin g
pu b lic co n ta c ts u n d e r difficult con­
ditions.” F ilin g f o r t h e ^Border P a ­
tro l e x a m closed o n N o v e m b e r 4.
T h e n e x t step w h ic h th e C om m is­
sion u n d e r to o k ^R’as to go th ro u g h
th e ap plic atio n s of the eligibles, and
select those w h o seem ed to possess
th e n e ce ssary qualifications fo r th e
B o rd e r P a t r o l job.
T hird , a ll eligibles m ee tin g th e
n e w r e q u ir e m e n ts w e r e certified in
the o rd e r of t h e i r e x a m in a tio n r a t ­
ings. T hese w e r e t h e n given oral
a n d m ed ical exam s, an d a p p o in t­
m e n ts cam e in th e Im m ig ra tio n and
N a tu ra liz a tio n Service.
m ade in such cases to offer e m p lo y ­ 121, C i v i l S e r v i c e L e a d e r , 97 D u a ne
m e n t in localities as close as po.ssible S tre e t, Neio Y o r k City.
to the p r e s e n t re sid enc e of th e eligi­
b les affected.”
T he L e a d e r has re c e iv e d a g r e a t :
SPANISH NATIVE TEACHER
m a n y tele p h o n e calls a n d letters j
N E W ( ’L A S S K S N O W S T .A K T IN O
f r o m person s w h o h ave ta k e n the
C u sto m s e x a m s, an d w h o are in | N E W Y O R K B U S IN E S S S C H O d ,
d o u b t as to w h a t h ap p e n s n e x t . A n i 11 W . 4 3 n d .St.
W l . 7-9757
association o f C ustojns eligibles is
F r e e T u i t i o n If W i t h Tlegrulnr
being fo rm e d . A l l i n te re ste d persons
S e c re ta ria l Course
are in v ite d to c o m m u n ic a te w i th B o x !
Special Training for Civil Service
PREPARE FOR TH E ST E N O C R A PH ER -TY PIST EXAMINATION
CARD PUNCH OPERATOR EXAMS AT TH E
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T h is p r o g r a m did n o t supply
e n o u g h m e n fo r the job, so th e C o m ­
m ission w a s com pelled to o p e n a ne w
e x a m fo r B o rd e r P a tro lm e n . F u ­
t u r e v acancies w ill b e filled fro m the
list se t up fr o m th e B o rd e r P a tro l
e x am .
W h a t a bou t th e eligibles w ho took |
t h e C ustom s In v e stig a to r tests h o p - |
ing f o r Im m ig ra tio n P a tr o l jobs?
T h e C om m ission says t h a t “eligi­
bles on th e re g is te r fo r Im m ig ra tio n
P a t r o l In sp e c to r an d In sp e c to r of
Cu.stoms (includ ing those consid­
e re d b u t n o t selected fo r th e posi­
tion of Im m ig ra tio n P a tr o l In sp e c to r)
w ill be certified fo r a p p o in tm e n t to
the l a t t e r tw o po sitions in th e C u s­
to m s Service, as the needs of the
s e rv ice re q u ire .
C o n sid e re d f o r C le rk Jo b s
“To m e e t defense needs a n d to in ­
c rea se e m p lo y m e n t opportu nities, eligibles o n all th r e e of th e re giste rs
n a m e d w ill be given con sid era tio n in
filling clerical an d office positions at
a p p r o p r ia te s a la ry levels th ro u g h o u t
the countrj'- in b o th defense and n o n ­
d efen se agencies. A n effort w ill be
CIVIL S E R V IC E P R E P A R A TIO IS
FIR E M A N — PA T R O L M A N
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o f t l iii t y r n r . T h e tpHt f o r I ' u t r o l n i i i n Hhoiihl b e h e l d h i t e in 11)11, ii!« t h e
p r e s e n t iit>t b li o u ld b e ex liiiuN te d b y t i u i t t i m e .
I l e r u u s e o f k e e n c o m pe t it io n a n d ti i e t y p e o f e x i i m i n u t i o n , p r o s p e c t i v e c n n d l d a t e s Nliouhl b e ^ i n p r e p n r a t i o n N O W ! P H Y S K A I . . \ N I ) M K N T A I . CI.ASSK.H
m e e t daii.v u t liourH t o stuit tl i e c o n v e i i i e n r e o f ti iu s t u d e n t .
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F o r th e first tim e since last spring
N ew Y o rk S ta te h a s gone u n d e r th e
q u o ta of positions filled in W ashing­
ton, D. C. F o r m o n th s th e n u m b e r
of N ew Y o rk e rs hold ing fe d era l
Civil S e rvice jobs in the n a tio n ’s
cap ito l e xce ed e d the n u m b e r allow ed
u n d e r th e quo ta system. T his sta te
of affairs blocked a p p o in tm en ts in
m an y ty p es of jobs. Now, how ever,
th e S ta te is 38 u n d e r its a llo tm e n t of
5,780; a t th e sam e tim e N ew Je rse y
is (553 u n d e r its q u ota of 1,856.
T he q uo ta system applies only to
a b o u t h a lf th e jobs in W ashington,
so th a t the a ctua l to ta l of people
selected from N ew Y ork Civil S e r v ­
ice lists m ay be m o re th a n 10,000.
An eligible fro m an o v e r-q u o ta sta te
m ay get a W ashington jo b only if
th e g o v e rn m e n t is u n a b le to fill t h a t
p a r tic u la r position w ith a p erson
from a sta te w h ic h h a sn ’t re ac h ed its
m a x im u m quota.
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e v e r y s i x C iv il S e r v i c e a p p lic a ­
t i o n b l a n k s c o n t a i n s a t l e a s t one
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c o n d u c t o r o f t h e W il l k ie p o ll, was
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T h is m e a s u re , a b ly c o m m a n d e d t h r o u g h a t o r tu o u s
le g isla tiv e c o u rse by S e n a to r J a m e s M e a d , w o u ld b r in g
a b o u t th e w id e st e x te n sio n of th e m e r it sy s te m in h is ­
t o r y . T h e p o l i t i c i a n s c o u l d n ’t o p p o s e i t o p e n l y , so t h e y
tr ie d to k n if e it by t h e s u b tle tr ic k of p a s s in g tw o d i f ­
f e r e n t a n d c l a s h i n g v e r s i o n s . I t ’s e a s y t o s e e w h y t h e
p e a n u t b o y s d o n ’t l ik e t h e R a m s p e c k b ill— i t w o u l d
b r i n g t o 150,000 j o b s t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f C iv il S e r v i c e . . .
T h a t ’s a l o t o f g r a v y t o s n a t c h a w a y f r o m h u n g r y
p o litico s.
B u t t h e R a m s p e c k b ill m u s t b e p a s s e d — a n d n ow !
T h e m e r i t s y s t e m is h i g h l y e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h e r e g a r d
o f t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e ; i t c a n ’t b e s t y m i e d b y s u b t e r ­
fuge or red ta p e or p h o n y a m e n d m e n ts.
T h e R a m s p e c k b ill m e a n s a b e t t e r , s t a b l e r , m o r e effi­
c i e n t r u n n i n g o f t h e p e o p l e ’s b u s i n e s s .
T h a t ’s w h y
w e ’r e f o r i t. A n d t h a t ’s w h y w e u r g e a l l C iv il S e r v i c e
w o r k e r s , e li g i b le s , a n d t h o s e w h o i n t e n d s o m e d a y t o
w o rk fo r t h e g o v e r n m e n t, to see to it t h a t t h e i r c o n ­
g r e s s i o n a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s g iv e t h i s p i e c e o f l e g i s l a t i o n
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h e m e n w h o a r e g o i n g off t o t r a i n i n g c a m p s h a v e
a y e a r s l i c e d o u t o f t h e i r l iv e s — a y e a r w h i c h ,
u n d e r o th e r c irc u m s ta n c e s , th e y w o u ld u se to
b e t t e r t h e i r c o n d i t i o n . I t is t h e m o r a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f
a l l o f fic ia ls t o se e t o i t t h a t t h e s e m e n a r e p r e s e n t e d
ev ery o p p o r tu n ity to c o m p e te o n a b a sis of e q u a lity w ith
c i v i l i a n s i n C iv il S e r v i c e e x a m s . M o r e t h a n t h i s : i t is
a sh re w d th in g fo r t h e c o m m u n ity a n d th o se in te r e s te d
i n t h e m e r i t s y s t e m t o m a k e s u r e w e d o n ’t lo s e t h e
t a l e n t s of m e n w h o a r e t e m p o r a r ily in t h e a r m y . T h e
L e a d e r is a ll f o r p e r m i t t i n g c o n s c r i p t s t o t a k e a n y C iv il
S e rv ic e t e s t s — lo cal, s t a te , o r f e d e r a l — f o r w h ic h t h e y
c a n q u a l i f y . C iv il a n d m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s s h o u l d g e t
t o g e t h e r a n d w o rk o u t t h e p r a c t i c a l d e ta ils .
A n d t h a t b rin g s u p a n o th e r p o in t.
W h e n t h e d r a f t b i ll w a s f i r s t p a s s e d , o f fic ia ls a s s u r e d
C iv il S e r v i c e e m p l o y e e s t h a t t h e i r t e n u r e , p r o m o t i o n
r ig h ts , s a la r y ra n g e s , a n d s t a n d in g o n lis ts w o u ld be
fu lly p r o te c te d . E m p lo y e e s w o u ld be p a id t h e d iffe r­
e n c e , f o r a p e r i o d a t l e a s t , b e t w e e n t h e i r c iv i l a n d m i l i ­
ta r y salaries.
T h is g ra n d io s e p r o g r a m se e m s to h a v e b e co m e tie d
u p in leg isla tiv e r e d ta p e . W e h o p e t h a t g o v e r n m e n t
e m p l o y e e s w e r e n ’t b e i n g h a n d e d a l o t o f h o g w a s h b y
v o t e - h u n g r y p o litic ia n s. A good p r o g r a m m e a n s s o m e ­
t h i n g o n l y w h e n i t ’s d o w n b l a c k o n w h i t e .
C iv il S e r v i c e e m p l o y e e s h ^ v e h a d e n o u g h s o o t h i n g
w o r d s . N o w l e t ’s s e e s o m e a c t i o n !
T
-
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L
E n d le ss D u ties
o u m a y be d r a f te d a n d s e n t to a n a r m y c a m p .
W h ile y o u a re th e r e , m a k e t h e b e s t of y o u r
o p p o r t u n i t y . D o n ’t c o m e b a c k a f t e r a y e a r ’s
s e r v i c e a n d t a k e a n y o l d j o b . Y o u w ill h a v e p l e n t y o f
t i m e d u r i n g t h e 12 m o n t h s y o u a r e i n c a m p t o s t u d y
a n d p r e p a r e y o u r s e l f f o r a C iv il S e r v i c e j o b , o n e w h i c h
p a y s a g ood s a la r y , o ffers se c u rity , p e n s io n r ig h ts , p r o ­
m o tio n o p p o rtu n itie s , a n d m a n y o th e r a d v a n ta g e s.
W h i l e y o u a r e a w a y , m a k e t h e b e s t o f i t!
We S u ggest
ik e
th o u san d s
of
h is
f e ll o w
subw ay
w o rk ers,
J a m e s J. F itz sim o n w a s
p r a c t i c a l l y d r a g g e d i n t o C iv il
S e rv ice .
He w as a m o n g .Ih e
f r o n tlin e fig h te rs a g a in s t th e
W i c k s b i ll f r o m J a n u a r y 6,
1939, w h e n i t w a s i n t r o d u c e d
in th e L e g isla tu re , to t h e v ery
l a s t m i n u t e o n J u n e 19 o f t h a t
y ear w h en G overnor L eh m a n
s i g n e d t h e b i ll a f t e r i t h a d
b e e n a m e n d e d fro m a te rs e 60w o rd “ a x e ” to th e m o re m o d ­
e ra te v ersio n w h ic h n o w s ta n d s
on th e sta tu te books a n d u n d e r
w h i c h B .M .T . a n d I .R .T . e m ­
p lo y ee s a r e n o w b e in g r e c la s ­
sifie d .
F i t z , a s h e is c a l l e d b y m o s t
of h is asso c iate s in th e T r a n s ­
p o r t W o r k e r s U n i o n , is a m o t o r m a n in t h e I R T d iv isio n o f
t h e N ew Y o rk C ity T r a n s i t
S y s te m .
R i g h t n o w h e is o n
a lea v e of a b s e n c e fro m h is
e ig h t- h o u r a d a y jo b in th e
t u n n e l , a n d d e v o te s a b o u t s ix ­
te e n h o u rs a day as S e c retary
of th e G re a te r New Y o rk L ocal
of th e TW U. W h e n you c a tc h
h i m i n h i s office a t T r a n s p o r t
H a l l o n 6 4 t h S t r e e t h e is v e r y
l ik e l y t o b e m u n c h i n g a s a n d ­
w ic h , t h e te le p h o n e re c e iv e r in
one h a n d a n d a c o n ta in e r of
c o ffe e i n t h e o t h e r .
-
T H A T MEN W HO T O O K T H E SA N IT A T IO N EX A M
a n d w e re re je c te d c on ditionally on th e m ed ic al test,
s ta r t tak in g steps to c o rre c t t h e ir defects, if th e y
h a v e n 't a lre a d y started. T he Com m ission usi^ally a l ­
lows f o u r m o n th s a fte r a list is e stab lished fo r c a n d i­
da te s to be r e - e x a m in e d m edically.
As se c re ta ry of a u n io n w ith
a m e m b e r s h i p c o n .s i s ti n g o f
n e a r l y a ll t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w o r k ­
ers in G r e a te r N ew Y ork, F itz ­
sim o n h a s n u m e ro u s o rg a n iz a ­
t i o n a l d u t i e s . T h e r e is a n e n d ­
less c h a i n of m e e tin g s , c o n f e r ­
ences, g riev an ces, c o rre sp o n d ­
en ce a n d ta lk s w ith in d iv id u a l
m e m b e r s w h o c o m e f o r a d v ic e ,
in f o r m a tio n o r re p T e se n ta tio n
b e f o r e o ffic ia ls o f t h e B o a r d o f
T ra n s p o rta tio n a n d th e bus
a n d s tr e e t c a r c o m p a n ies. I n
a d d i t i o n h e is o n e o f t h e t w o
u n io n rep resen tativ es on th e
IR T P e n sio n B oard , w h ic h th e
C ity to o k o v e r a lo n g w i t h t h e
la b o r c o n tra c ts a fte r a h e a te d
c o n tro v e rsy t h a t n e a rly p r e ­
c ip ita te d a t r a n s it tie - u p la s t
sp rin g .
S in c e a b ig p a r t of t h e m e m ­
b e rsh ip h a s been ta k e n in to
t h e C iv il S e r v i c e , F i t z s i m o n ’s
d u tie s h a v e m u ltip lie d .
“T h e
s t r i n g e n t d isc ip lin e a n d t h e
u su a l fo rm a litie s of r a ilro a d in g
w h ic h e x is te d u n d e r p riv a te
m a n a g e m e n t,” sa y s F itzs im o n ,
■ “h a v e been su p p le m e n te d by a
n e v e r - e n d i n g f lo w o f r e d t a p e
sin c e th e B o a rd of T r a n s p o r ta ­
t i o n h a s t a k e n c o n t r o l . A s id e
f r o m so m e c o n c e ss io n s w e h a v e
b e e n a b le to w in f r o m t h e
B o a r d , C iv il S e r v i c e t o o u r
m em b ers th u s fa r h as m e a n t
fillin g o u t a ll s o r ts of q u e s tio n ­
n a ire s,
m ak in g
d e p o sitio n s,
sig n in g form s, sw ea rin g s t a te ­
m e n ts a n d h u n tin g for b irth
c e rtific a te s , c itiz e n s h ip p a p e rs ,
a d d re s se s , re c o rd s a n d a ll s o rts
of d o c u m e n ts.”
O p p o r tu n ity D ep t.
A re y o u sc a red oft by large num.
b e r s of can d id a te s filing for Civil
Se rv ice tests? Less people a re apply,
ing n o w tharf in m a n y a day, and
o p p o rtu n itie s to ge t a jo b a re greater
t h a n e v e r b e f o r e . . . I n Washinj;ton
t h e y call th e U. S. Civil Service
C om m ission “L ily W h ite ” . . .Rankan d -file rs a r e w o n d e rin g w h y oftic ers of em p loy ee gro u p s a t th e Army
E ase d id n ’t show u p a t the Hotel
P e n n s y lv a n ia r a lly tw o Sundays ag:o,
W'hen R e p re s e n ta tiv e R am speck dis­
cussed th e fa m ou s R am sp ec k Bill,,.
T he G a ra n d rifle w a s invented by
J o h n C, G a ra n d , a fe d e ra l employee
a t th e Springfield, Mass., A rm ory,,,
I n A ctio n
T h e Commissioner of Piihlic
Works in St. Paul, M in n ., reports
t h a t following the elim in ation of
political employees in his depart­
m e n t , th e budget was cut by 50
p er cent w hile production upped
50 p er c e n t . . .G o v e rn m e n t em­
ploys m o re people t h a n an y other
in d u s t ry : 3,500,000; second is the
te x tile ind u str y loith 1,583,000..,
I n d u c t i o n stations f o r draftees
ca n ’t h a n d le more t h a n 200 men
a d a y . . . Y o u n g attorney s pull
every string to get jobs with
T h u r m a n Arriold’s trust-busters
in t h e Justice D e p a r t m e n t ..
employees of Hudson R ive r State
H o sp ital alre ad y in t h e arm y get
m o re dope on Civil Service mat­
ters t h a n most employees on the
job. T h e ir colleagues back home
keep t h e m well posted. . .
E v ery W ed n e sd a y m o rn in g
F i t z is a t t h e B o a r d o f T r a n s ­
p o rtatio n , re p re se n tin g m e m ­
b e rs called fo r tr ia l over v io la ­
tio n o f ru les.
H e fre q u en tly
lo ck s h o r n s w ith th e c o m m is ­
sio n e rs a n d c ro ss-e x am in es d e ­
p a rtm e n t h ead s w ho p refer th e
c h a rg e s . H is n a t u r a l a b ility in
“ c o u rtro o m
proced ure”
has
been
sh arp en ed
by
several
y e a rs ’ e x p erien ce in d ealin g
(C on tinue d on P a g e 14)
letters
Why Won’t U. S. Give Information?
Sirs; T h is isn’t fo r th e C o m pla in t
Corner. I t ’s a re q u e s t fo r e n l i g h t e n ­
m ent. I h a v e t a k e n e x a m in a tio n s
fo r th e N ew Y o rk City, N e w Y o r k
State, an d fe d e ra l services. W hile
th e city a n d sta te seem to w o r k in
such a fashion t h a t a c an d id a te a l ­
w a y s k n o w s w h a t ’s w h a t, w h o ’s w ho,
a n d w h e re h e stands, this isn’t t r u e
of th e fe d e ra l Civil Service. T im e
a n d again, I ’ve b e en co m p le te ly
baffled w ith th e u t te r lack of in f o r­
m atio n t h a t one oan g e t fro m th e
fe d e ra l C o m m iss’on.
M y frien d s
w h o ’ve ta k e n fe d e ra l e x a m s v o u c h
t h a t th e sam e is tru e fo r th em . It
ta k e s th e C om m ission w e e k s a n d
e ven m o n th s b e fo re it w ill a n s w e r
a l e tte r —a n d som etim es th e y d o n ’t
a n s w e r at all. P e rso n s m u c h lo w e r
on a list th a n others, a n d fro m th e
sam e state, so m etim es g et a p p o in t­
m ents. I t ’s q u ite im possible to l e a r n
w h y th ese things ha p p en . I k n o w
of m d iv id u a ls w h o ha v e re ce iv e d a l ­
m ost p e r fe c t ra tin g s on tests, w h o ’ve
n e v e r b e en called fo r a p p o in tm en t,
only to le a r n th a t a n o th e r te s t is
p e n d in g fo r th e v e r y sam e job! Of
course, it’s silly e v en to th in k t h a t
th e y ’ll tell yo\i y o u r place on a list.
O th e r thing s I n e v e r k n e w —h o w
m a n y vacancies th e r e a re for a job,
h ow m a n y p ersons h a v e ta k e n a
given test, th e w h y s a n d w h e re fo re s
of fe d era l p rom otio ns—oh, w h y go
in to it? You p ro b a b ly h e a r this
sto ry over an d over again. C a n 't
T he Leadkr help?
' J.R.S.
carry an article
o n th e m a n n e r in
w h ic h the U. S. C ivil S e rv ic e C o m ­
m ission operates and so7ne o f the
p ro b le m s w h ic h the C o m m issio n i t ­
se lf faces.—E d i t o r .
T h e L e a d e r tw ill
hi th e n e a r f u tu r e
P o s ta l E lig ib le s S p e a k U p
F r ie n d
Sirs: T h a n k s fo r th e sp le n d id
a rtic le c o ncern in g P. O. eligibles
d r iv e for th e e x tension of lists,
w h ic h y ou p r in te d in y o u r p a p er.
T h e P. O. eligibles a p p re c ia te y o u r
su p p o rt. Y ou c an b e gain ing n e w
f rie n d s a n d k e e p in g old ones by
c h am p io n in g f u r t h e r e x te n sio n of
t h e P. O. registers.
Sirs: T h e L e a d e r h a s p r o v e n a
r e a l f rie n d to t ^ e Civil S e r v i c e
w o r k e r s in a n d a b o u t N e w Y o r k
a n d all of m y b e st w ish e s go to it
f o r its c o n tin u e d success in the
Civil S e rv ice field.
A
lfred
A
vallone,
C hairm an, Post Office Eligibles
A ssociation.
A P e titio n
C harles E . M cL cu cH L m .
S e c r e ta ry ,
N e w Y o r k F ed era tio n o f Post
Office
C lerks, Local
N.F.P.C.
T h a n k s !— E d i t o r .
to th e M a y o r
O n th e 1 1 -S q u a d C h a rt f o r C o p s
D e a r M r . M a y o r : As a m e m b e r of New Y o rk
C i t y ’s Police Force, I feel t h a t th e l l - s q u a d c h art,
w h ic h would give us a 4 8 -h o u r swing each week,
m i l im prove th e m o ra le a n d efficiency of th e
m en. I urge t h a t you, as C h ie f Exe cutive of th e
city, get behind th e llmsquad p la n a n d help us to
g ain th e decent w orking hours w h ic h i t provides.
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aoe
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evck
charge of the Are p r e v e n t i o n a n d fire
protection activities at a g ov em n > ent
hospital, m ilita r y re se rv a tio n , supply
depot, air field, o r o th e r places, and
as Fire Chiei to be re sp onsible for
By HENRY TRAVERS
the atte n d an c e, in stru ctio n , e x a m in a ­
I n the past tioo issues T he
G ood H ope Mission.
tion, d isc ip lin e an d w o rk of th e p e r ­
B e th Hillel.
L eader h a t revealed how th e
sonnel of fro m one to five fire c o m ­
U n ited Young P e oples Assem bly.
B y JAM BS DENNIS
huge f a k e c h a r i ty ra ck et oper­
panies, each co m p a n y h a v in g a full
So u sa ’s M e m o ria l W eek.
c o m p le m e n t
of flre-fighters
and
ates in New Yo rk City, an d how
(Up to O c tober 24)
m o to r-d riv e n fire-fighting e q u ip m e n t;
W il l ia m Hodson, Commissioner
B ro o k ly n E n te r t a i n m e n t L eague.
to re sp o n d to fire a la rm s w ith the
of W elfare , undertook to put
Big C ity F o ru m .
c o m p a n y ; to d ire c t the p la c e m e n t of
th e m out of business. T h e series
a p p a ra tu s , e q u ip m e n t; to lead a n d d i­
H ow I t ’s D one
of articles concludes w it h t h e
r e ct s u b o r t i n a t e s in th e e x tin g u is h ­
T he W elfa re D e p a rtm e n t’s D iv ione
w
hich
follotos.
ing of fires a nd th e sav in g of lives
|.>ion of P u b lic S olicitation is th e u n it
a nd p r o p e rty ; to in itiate req tiisition s
th ro u g h w hic h H odson has waged his
U . s . E x a m
fo r
F ir e
C h ie f
T he d a y of the m a g n h lc e n t tou ch succes.sful cam paign.
fo r nece ssary r e p la c e m e n ts an d s u p ­
H e a d ed b y
plies.
II and go is . over. P h o n y p a p e r c h a rity H e rm a n Levin, th is office includes
A ssistant F ire Chief: U n d e r im m e - | org a n iz atio n s ha v e been c ru sh e d S a m u el S loane an d R o n a y n e S u lli­
A s s is ta n t F ir e
C h ie f
d iate 'ru p erv i'sio n “ o r V h e Fi^e Chief, |
van, c rac k investigato rs, w ho h a v e
to p e r fo rm th e d u tie s o u tlin e d above. m an y of th e m h a v e b e en slapp ed in sc a tte re d scores of rackets.
the b rig w ith w e -m e a n -it sentences.
The U n ite d S t a t e s C iv il S e r v ic e C o m m issio n , 2 n d D is tric t,
T oday N e w Y o rk City is c o m p a ra A p a r tia l lis t of the casualties occa- tiv'cly fre e of f r a u d u le n t charities.
has ju s t o p e n e d a n e x a m in a tio n f o r F ir e C h ie f, $2,600 to
lie u t. R a tin g F in ish e d
I T h e ’ dissolution o f^ ^ h V '^ ^ a c o r R e i r e f
$3,500, a n d fo r A s s is ta n t F ir e C h ie f, $2,300.
in te re st includes th e following:
Mis.sion and the C h a rity H ouse MisR a tin g on t h e F ir e L ie u t e n a n t ’s
Requirements for the test
~
“
A ctors M em orial Fou ndation,
sion t h r o u g h c o u rt action seeking to
list has b een com pleted by th e
City
of
N
ew
Y
ork
A
m
bu
lance
elude t h e following experience: Officers w ho a r e e ligible to r e ti r e
re v o k e t h e i r
c h a r te r s placed a
M unicipal Civil S e rv ice Com m ission
pow e rful w eap on in Ilo d so n ’s hand.
for Fire C h i e f , 5 years, and for a n d w h o h a v e not p a ssed t h e age an d th e jo b o f c o m p u tin g g ra d e s an d D riv e rs Association.
U
n
ited
R
elief
Association.
' ‘Thi.s is an im p o rta n t ste p to w a r d
Assistant Fire Chief, 3 years of lim its will also be eligible.
establishin g th e elig ible list is u n d e r ­
H aven of Relief.
p ro te c tin g th e public from stre et so ­
r e s p o n s ib le full-tim e paid superway. T he re su lts should be p u b lis h ­
D u ties
H om e an d Foreigrt E vang elistic licitation s by organ ization s of th is
yjsory experience in connection
T h e d u tie s of th e p osition s a re as ed w ith in t h e n e x t tw o weeks. Work.
k in d ,” h e says, “an d we can be g r a te ­
W atch this colum n fo r th e co m p le te
w ith an organized firefighting or follows:
C h u rc h A rm y Gospel M essengers. ful to the A tto r n e y G e n e ra l a n d p a r ­
F ir e Chief: To h a v e su p e rv iso ry e ligible list.
ftre protection activity utilizing
N ational W rite rs Club.
t ic u la rly O scar S. M ann, A.ssi.stant
n io to r iz ed equipment, as follows:
E x -S e rv ic e M en’s L eague A m e r ­ A tto rn e y G e n e ra l, w hom Mr. B e n ­
ican V e te ra n s Association.
( n All officer in a n o rganized fire
nett d esig nated to w o rk on these
Blind Babies S u n sh in e Fu nd.
cases.
d e p a r t m e n t ; (2) in a su p e rv iso ry c a ­
F ig h t A gainst W ar an d Fascism.
pacity in c o nnec tion w ith firefight“ M ay or L aG u a rd ia was g re a tly
Sale of S p u rio u s V e te ra n s Poppies. d istu rb ed b y the situation disclosed
protection o r c o n tro l in an in ­
N
o t e s
F a th e r s of C h arity .
in m y re p o r t co n ce rn in g th ese tw o
dustrial or m ilita ry e sta b lish m e n t or
A m e ric an Salvation V olunteers.
org a n iz atio n s anc< he c o m m u n ica ted
comparable p la n t o r in stitu tio n; (3)
By JOHN F. MONTGOMERY
F e d e ra l R elief Association.
w ith Mr. B e n n e tt an d th is p r o m p t
in a responsible c ap acity in c onn ec ­
B oro A m b u lan c e D r iv e r s A ssocia­ a ction re su lte d . T h e sta te an d city
tion with fire p re v e n tio n inspection
tion.
h a v e w o rk e d to g e th e r effectively
work for a fire d e p a rtm e n t, p ro v id ed
To C o n s id e r L e g is la tiv e P ro g ra m
C rip p le d V eterans.
a n d th is te a m w o rk by g o v e rn m e n t
thnt this e x p e rie n c e h a s b e e n p r e ­
T h e c o m in g leg isla tiv e p r o g r a m of o n e g ro u p of e m p lo y e es of th e
U n ited Vfar V e tera n s.
agencies wifl rid us u ltim a te ly of a
ceded by n o t less th a n tw o y e a r s of
C h a r ity C h u rc h of C hrist.
serious p rob lem .
exi)t’rience in a n o rgan ized fire d e ­ M e n t a l H y g i e n e D e p a r t m e n t w ill b e d i s c u s s e d t o n i g h t w h e n t h e
C a rtoo n Club.
“T h e D e p a rtm e n t of W elfare is
partment; or (4) a n y tim e -e q u iv a le n t C r e e d m o o r l o c a l (N o . 70) o f t h e S t a t e , C o u n t y a n d M u n i c i p a l W o r k ­
N ew Y o rk S ta te W a r V e tera n s p e r m a n e n tly d e dicated to th is fight
comljination of (1), (2), an d (3).
e rs of A m e ric a m e e ts in B u ild in g K - B a s e m e n t. A c c o rd in g to u n io n
A ssociation.
a nd w ill c on tinue it u ntil th e jMjople
Experience as fire in su ra n c e in ­ officia ls , t h e c h i e f l e g i s l a t i v e p r o b l e m s t h a t f a c e w o r k e r s i n t h e
P olice a n d C o u rt Officers B e n e v o ­ of N e w Y o rk C ity a re free o f i m ­
spector or a d ju s to r, n o n -su p e rv iso ry i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e :
l e n t Association,
p r o p e r solicitatio n.”
fire d e p a rtm e n t ex p erien c e , o r ex1. R e g u la r m o n th ly m e e tin g s of fer, o rc h estra ; N o rm a n Reynolds,
pei ience w h ic h g e n e ra lly h a s n o t in ­ the u n io n g rie v a n c e c o m m itte e w ith decorations; T h eo d o rA R ite r, T h e o ­
volved re spon sib ility c o m p a ra b le to th e a d m in istra tio n , a p r o c e d u r e e s ­ dore L ozier, a nd A n d r e w D elaney,
that outlined in th e duties,^w ill no t tablished by law.
advertisin g.
2. F o u r te e n - d a y sick lea v e with
qualify.
A?e lim its f o r t h e jo b a re 25 to 50 pay, e stablish ed b y law.
3. E q ual c o m m u ta tio n p a y m e n t S a y W h e n
for Assistant F i r e Chief, a n d 25 to
T he 51 em p loy ees of H udson R iver
for all em ployees, e stab lishe d b y law.
57 f o r F ire Chief.
4. C o m p etitiv e Civil S e rvice r a t ­ S ta te H ospital a r e am ong th e boys
F ile b y Nov. 2 2
ing fo r all M e n tal H yg ien e w o rk e rs. a t F o r t D ix an d F o r t M cC lellan w h o
5. R e sto ratio n of tim e -se rv ic e in ­ h a v e t a k e n p le a su re in filling out
Filing for th ese job s w ill be open
form s MS 1 and M S 2. T h ese qualr.
until N o v e m b er 22. T he plac e s of c rem ents.
6. E ig h t-h o u r day an d 48-hou r ify th e m for th e d ifference in pay
employment w ill b e a t th e Q u a r t e r ­
master Corps, W a r E tepartm ent, F o r t w eek for w a tc h m e n an d o th e rs in b e tw e e n t h e i r m ilita ry and; civil pay.
N o w th e qu estion on t h e b o y s’ lips
Dix, iV. J.; Q u a r t e r m a s te r Corps, W a r th e S ta te se rv ice still w o rk in g the
is: w h e n do w e g et it?
Department, F o r t H ancock, N. J.; 12-hour day.
W KLY.
W KLY.
Quarterm aster Corps, W a r D e p a rt­
M o v in g D a y
ment, P in e Cam p, N e w Y ork. At B a r n D a n c e
M a rily n D oolittle h a s acc epte d a
least six jo bs w ill be filled as a r e ­
E liz abe th H a m ilto n and E d Slausult of this test, a n d th e list m a y be son w e re c o -c h a irm e n of th e su c ­ position a t Wassaic, w hile Mrs.
cessful b a r n d a n ce r e c e n tly h e ld by L ouise Bell h a s r e s i g n e d . . .A t H a r ­
used for o th e r s in t h e fu tu re .
From the a n n o u n c e m e n t of r e ­ th e se n io r clas.'- a t H u d s o n R iv e r lem Valley, n e w c o m e rs a r e R u th
quirements it a p p e a rs t h a t a n y N e w State. In c h a rg e o f specific details C ruz a n d D r. Haw el, a n d W an o n a
York F ire m a n w ith th e r a n k of L ie u ­ w e re: J o h n D w y er, tic k e ts; W illiam B ro w n an d C h a rle s V ale h a v e left
tenant o r h ig h e r w ill be eligible. B a lla rd, r e f re s h m e n ts ; A u g u s t K a m p - th e ranks.
Welfare News
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th e cops g:ot fed up w ith th is state
of affairs a n d decided to m ak e t h e ir
o w n bullets. T h e to w n co uncil a u ­
thorized th e p u rc h as e of bulletm o ld in?
and
c a r trid g e - loading:
eq u ip m e n t a n d th e U. S. D e p a rt­
m e n t of JtR tice gave th e police th e
em p ty shells.
T h e boys g a th e r old lead p ipes
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city
fu rn ish e s
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p o w d e r and caps. N ow th e y c an
pra ctice to t h e ir h e a r t s ’ c o ntent, o r
as fast as th e y can m ak e bullets.
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'34Chev.Sed. 1.63
’35 Ford Sed.
’ 36Zepr. Sed.
’36 Nash Cpe.
’37 Ford Sed.
’36Chev.Sed.
’35Plyin.Sed.
'35 Pont. Sed.
'35 Dodge Sd.
'35 Chrysler
Cv. Cpe. S3.69
’36Chev.Sed. 4.09
’36DeSotoSd. 4.14
'38 Plym.Sed. 4.16
’37Plym.Cpe. 4.31
’36 Oldsmobile
Conv.Cp. 4.34
’37 Pont. Sed. 4.35
'37irodgeSd. 4.65
’36BulckSed. 4.65
’37Chrys.Sd. 4.65
M em b ers o f th e P o lice fo rc e w ill g e t a 2 4 -h o u r le a v e of
absence s o m e tim e d u r i n g t h e n e x t tw o m o n t h s to c o m p e n s a te
.n c .
fo r t h e t o u g h a s s i g n m e n t s t h e y p u t i n d u r i n g E l e c t i o n d a y
and i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r w a r d .
A n o t h e r d a y off h a s b e e n
ENTIRE BLO C K
p ro m ise d b e c a u s e o f t h e e x t r a w o r k a r o u n d r e g i s t r a t i o n d a f .
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STS.
said l a s t w e e k t h a t h e w a s d e ­ q u e sted to se n d t h e i r o r d e r n u m b e r
lig h te d w i t h t h e s e r v i c e o f t h e a n d in fo rm a tio n on w h e t h e r th e y a re
cops d u r i n g t h e e l e c t i o n . M a n y eligible or ineligible, b y reaso n of
No official w o rd has b een f o r t h ­
of th e m e n w e r e o n a c t i v e o r r e ­ d e pend e nts, fo r th e dra ff. A c c o rd ­ com ing a b o u t w h e n n e w police a p ­
serve d u t y f o r 44 h o u r s . F o r t h e ing to officials of the group , it is n e c ­ po in tm e n ts will be m ade. T h e B u d g ­
m ost p a r t t h e y t o o k t h i s l o n g essary f o r th e m to d e te r m in e how e t D ir e c to r ’s Office, the M a y o r’s Of­
shift w i t h o u t c o m p l a i n t , a l t h o u g h m an y m e n on th e list w ill be affected fice, th e Police D e p a rtm en t, a n d the
by th e d raft, e specially those b e ­
Civil Service Com m ission w e re all
th ere w a s s o m e g r u m b l i n g , e s t w e e n 350 a n d 800. S u c h in fo rm a ­
pecially a m o n g m e n w h o w e r e o n tion sho uld be se n t to S e c re ta r y H. T. m u m a b o u t the m a tte r. Best guess:
S T A R T $ 1 ,2 6 0 T O $ 2 ,1 0 0 A Y E A R
some
new
a p p o in tm e n ts before
active d u t y l o n g e r t h a n t h e y Klein, 65 W. 95th St.. M a n h a tta n .
C hristm as b u t the e x ac t d ate a m y s­
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o fficia lly o r d e r e d t o b e .
tery .
Such m istakes w e re u su a lly the
•ault of officers w ho d id n ’t g e t th e
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One h u n d re d and fifty eltgiblesi
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day. for e x am ple, th e m id to w n
B ro o k ly n
and
V ic in ity
E x a m in a tio n s
squad re p o rte d fo r d u ty a t 8 a.m. f r o m th e Specia l P a tro lm a n (Listj ^
instead of 4 p.m. w h e n th e y w e re No. 2) w e r e a p p o in te d last w e e k as j V eterans of th e W o rld W ar, or
s^tjposed to. Once th e e r r o r w as T u n n e l O fficers in th e T u n n e l A u ­ an y o th e r th a t A m e ric a n a rm e d
F u ll P a r tic u la r s and
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aiscovered. officials decided it was th o rity . T h e y w ill re c eive a n e n ­ forces p a rtic ip a te d in, o r f o r m e r
th e m sta y on d u ty for trance salary o f $1,800.
m e m b e rs of th e A rm y , N a v y o r M a ­ 3 2 -P a g e C iv il S e r v ic e /
‘Snt hours an d ha v e a lo n g er sw ing
r in e Corps, w e re g r a n te d a 24-hour
I j O W. 42 St., (ne ar B'w ay) New York
'^ 'hen t h e y
finished.
leav e of absence on A rm istic e Day,
R ush to me e n tire ly free of c h a r g e
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The two days off d u rin g th e n e x t
N o v e m b er 11.
(1) a full d e sc rip tio n of U. S. G overn, ^
will enab le m a n y m en '
C a ll o r_ m a i l c o u p o n , a ^t / ‘ m e n t J o b s ; (2) F ree copy of illu stra te d
enjoy T lianksgiving an d C h rist- : See p e titio n on pag e 6.
with th e ir families.
O nC 6. T n i S m s y PGSUII^/
3 2 -p a g e book, “ How to Get a U. s. Govin y o u g e t t i n g a b i g /
e m m e n t j o b , ” w ith (S) List of U. s. G ov e m m e n t Jo b s ; (4) Tell me how to q ualify
T h e Police B a nd w ill g ive c o n ­ paid> U. s . G 0 V 6 r n S u rv e y fo r one of th e s e jobs.
certs at 3:30 p.m. o v e r W N Y C on m e n jo b . O p e n / *
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of the m em bers of their
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“ u n d e rs ta n d in g ” b e tw e e n y o u a n d
th e d e p a r t m e n t does n o t necessarily
o v erco m e y o u r re signation. I t w ould
seem t h a t y o u r re sig n atio n w as e f­
fected w h e n th e d e p a r tm e n t accepted
it, re g ard les s of the so-called " u n d e r ­
sta n d in g .” R esignations a re re sig n a ­
tions, and it is n o t safe to re sig n in
th e h o pe t h a t th e re sig n atio n will be
d e em e d to be m e re ly in lie u of a
leave of absence o r som eth ing else.
R. W. J. C.: O ne who has b e en d is­
m issed fro m th e police o r flre d e ­
p a r tm e n t for cause m ay b e r e in ­
s ta te d only u pon a p p ro v al of the
M ayor. T he M ayor m ay au th o riz e
th e com m issioner to re h e a r the
charg es on w hich th e dism issal w as
based, and if th e com m issioner should
find th a t th e re m o v a l was u n w a r ­
r a n te d , or th a t th e a p p lic an t should
fo r any reason be rein stated, th e a p ­
p lic a n t m ay be re insta ted to his old
r a n k or g rad e of position. T h e a p ­
plican t m u st w aive all claim to back
pay, seniority, etc. If th e M ayor d e ­
clines to a uthorize th e re in s ta te m e n t,
t h a t ’s the end of it. The a p p ro v al of
th e M ayor does not m ean t h a t the
com m issioner m u s t r e - h e a r the
c harges or re in sta te the applicant.
T h a t is a m a tte r of discretion fo r the
commi.ssioner to exercise.
R e in ­
sta te m e n t is a privilege given by
special s ta tu te for po licem en and
firemen. It is not a right.
F in g e r p r in t W o r k e r s
In N a tio n a l D efen se
j R. C.: My belief is th a t the list for
I s tu d e n t finger p r i n t classifier w ill
I u n d o u b ted ly be used fo r m ak in g
.some a p p o in tm e n ts n ecessary for
som e of th e n a tio n a l defense a c tiv i­
ties, p a r tic u la r ly as th e need for i n ­
ve stiga ting th e c h a r a c te r re co rd s of
a p p lic an ts a nd a pp ointees to defense
agencies has becom e im perativ e.
H ow e xte nsive such ap p o in tm en ts
m ay be it is difficult to state.
Re8ignuti<m Is R e sig n a tio n
F. P'.: W hen yo u subm itted y o u r
resignation to the d e p a r tm e n t “w ith
th e u n d e rsta n d in g th a t It w as to be
considered only as in lieu of a leave
of a b sence” to overcom e som e “te c h ­
nicalities” to p e r m it you to come
back to y o u r d e p a r tm e n t a fte r nine
m o n th s of service in a n o th e r d e p a r t ­
m ent, you w e re no t e n title d to r e ­
in sta te m e n t as a m a tte r of right.
Y our a ssum ption th a t you w e re still
"on leave of ab se n ce ” becausc of the
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C ivil S e rv ic e Com m ission, stating
y o u r b a c k g ro u n d a n d exp erience.
T h e com m ission w ill t h e n in fo rm
y o u o f all tests fo r w h ic h y o u a re
eligible.
Q u e s tio n o f R e sid e n c e
filed fo r each te s t w h e t h e r yo u a re
notified b y th e C om m ission to do so
o r not. W hen th e e x a m in a tio n is a n ­
no un c ed t h a t ’s th e tim e to b e su re
th a t y o u r a p p lic atio n h a s b e e n filed.
P h y sic a l R e q u ir e m e n ts
M. D.: It is n o t possible fo r us to
M. E. G.: T h e p lig h t of on e like sta te ju s t w h a t m in o r infirm ity w ill
y o u is tough. Y o u r sta n d in g on th e disqualify a c an d id a te fo r p olicem an
firem a n ’s list is u n d e r 300, an d th e r e o r fireman. A r a t h e r rig id p h ysical
is re a s o n a b le a ssu ra n c e t h a t th a t and m edical s ta n d a r d is a d h e r e d to
fo r these positions. If th e infirm ity
n u m b e r m a y be r e a c h e d b e fo re th e
is v e r y slight, o r c an b e re ad ily
list ex p ire s, p a r tic u la r ly in v ie w of
rem edied, th e m edical e x a m in e r s will
possible d ra fte e s in th e fire d e p a r t ­
of course give c o n sid era tio n in each
m ent. If yo u a ccept th e a p p o in t­
case, an d often w ill ad vise th e C o m ­
m e n t from th e list fo r service a t
m ission to p e r m i t th e c a n d id a te a n
W ashington, h o w e v e r, it w ill n o t im ­ o p p o rtu n ity to re m e d y it w ith in a
p a ir y o u r r e sid en c e sta nd in g in N ew re asonable tim e, a n d w ith h o ld th e
Y o rk City if y o u do n o t specificfilly a p p lic a n t’s certification u n til f u r t h e r
choose W ash in g to n as actu a lly y o u r e x am in atio n b y th e m ed ic al e x ­
n ew residence. A p e rso n em ployed am iners. F o r po sitions o th e r th a n
in th e F e d e r a l se rv ice a n d e m ployed firem an a n d p olic e m a n th e p hy sical
outside of N e w Y o rk does n o t t h e r e ­ an d m edical s ta n d a rd s a r e n o t qu ite
b y give u p his re sid en c e here, unless so rig id o r so h ig h b u t t h e y ’r e conhe has d o n e som e thin g to show s#lintly getting higher. T h e p hy sical
c le a rly a n in te n tio n to m a k e th e re q u ire m e n ts a r e fixed in acc o rd an c e
o th e r p lac e of e m p lo y m e n t his legal w ith th e duties g e n e ra lly re q u ir e d
residence, such as b y v o tin g th e re .
to be p e r f o rm e d b y th e appoii\tee.
of th e issue. I t w o u ld b e m o st a d - ’
visab le fo r a n em ployee w h o wishes
to tak e on sOme e x tra outside work
of a v e r y lim ited kind, such as in
y o u r case, to ob tain th e permission
of th e d e p a r tm e n t head. M ost heads
w ill b e fou n d to be reasonable.
P la c e o n th e L ist
R. K.; If you h a v e resig ned from
th e skilled la b o re r position in the
G o v e rn m e n t P r in tin g ^ f f i c e , and
desire to be con tin u e d on th e eligible
re g is te r fo r assistant messenger,
from w hic h list y ou h a d b e en certified for position of skilled laborer,
notify th e Com mission to t h a t effect.
You w ill u n d o u b te d ly be rep la ce d on
th e list a n d offered f u rth e i' appo in t­
m en ts w h e n reached. Application
fo r r e t u r n to th e position of skilled
la b o re r m ay be m ade.
W h o ’s a V et?
F. S. M.: N ot all p e rso n s who
w e r e re q u ir e d to p a rtic ip a te in millt a r y t r a in in g d u rin g th e w o rld war
L ife B egins at 52
p e rio d a r e v e te r a n s of th e w a r. To
S. K.: It is n ot easy to advise a
be e n title d to p r e fe re n c e s accorded
1m an of 52 w ith o u t a n y su b sta n tia l
v e te ra n s in th e Ci\lil S e rv ice you
!e x p e rie n c e in any field w h e re he can
O u tsid e W o r k
C
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fit into th e civil service. T h e re are
A. A. L.: T h e re a p p e a rs to b e som e m u s t h a v e b e en a ctu a lly in t h e m ili­
L. F.; W hile th e la w does n o t question as to w h e t h e r th e M ayor or ta ry , n a v a l o r m a r in e serv ices of the
som e m in o r clerical positions for
w h ic h age lim its a re not set, b u t the specifically p ro v id e t h a t you m u st be a d e p a r tm e n t h e a d m a y insist t h a t U n ite d S ta te s d u rin g t h e w a r. The
com p etition fo r such positions would a citizen, th e Com mission, e x ce p t in a n em ployee sh all n o t b e em p lo y e d be st te s t of w h e t h e r y o u a r e a “war
be r a th e r too keen, I believe. In the th e r a r e s t of cases, re q u ir e s t h a t you outside of office h ours. U nless o u t­ v e te r a n ” is t h e possession of an
F e d e ra l serv ice yo u m a y find some m u st be a citizen be fo re yo u m ay be side w o r k in te r fe rs vHth a n e m ­ h o n o ra b le d ischarg e certificate from
positions opeji to y o u as a v e te ra n a p p o in te d to a Civil S ervice position. plo y ee ’s r e g u la r duties, it seem s th e U. S. M ilita ry o r N a v a l service.
re g ard less of y o u r age as th€ age r e ­ T he ho ld in g of only “first p a p e r s ” is do u b tfu l w h e th e r such a r e q u ir e ­ T his is, I believe, m o re or less con­
m e n t is reasonable. H o w ev e r, w e do clusive, to th e com m ission a n d the
q u ire m e n t fo r m ost of th e positions n o t enough.
no t p re su m e to p ass on th e legality d e p artm en ts.
are w a iv ed in th e case of w a r v e t ­
erans.
T h e r e a re som e positions 2 9 T o p s f o r C ops
w hich r e q u ir e e x tr a o rd in a r y physi*
M. K.: Y ou m u st b e u n d e r tw e n ty cal e x e rtio n w h ic h m ig h t su it one nin e w h e n th e n e x t e x am in a tio n for
o v e r fifty. F ra n k ly , th e field in the polic e m a n is he ld in o r d e r to be
M ore T h a n 5 , 0 0 0 Q u e s ­
civil serv ice fo r one o v e r fifty, e x ­ eligible to ta k e it. It is d o u b tfu l if
cept in th e field of professional, tech- th e n e x t e x a m in a tio n w ill be he ld
tio n s, A n sw e r s and
nical or skilled services, is r a th e r be fo re th e e n d of 1941.
lim ited. I suggest you w rite to th e
D isc u ssio n s
TIME to fight colds is RIGHT NOW.
V itam in A helps fight cold infec­
tions—and milk supplies it ^enerously. W hat’s more, your system
ttores th a vitam in A m ilk gives
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This D e p artm en t o f Inform ation i s conducted a s a f r e e
LEADER service for Civil Service employees, fo r eiigibles, for
all who desire to e n te r th e Service.
Address your questions
to Question, P lease?, The Civil Service Leader, 97 Duane
S tre e t, New York City. If s p a c e does n o t allow printing your
an sw er, you will receive a reply by mail.
Therefore, s ta te
your nam e and ad d ress.
Questions for this column receive
thorough analysis by a well-known Civil Service authority.
l e a s e ?
by H. ELIOT KAPLAN
R e in s ta te m e n t f o r C ops,
F ir e m e n
T uesday, N ovem ber 12,
LEADER
POLICEMEN
W e will g u a r a n te e
S W IM
HOTEL
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PIcrrepont A. Ulckt St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Odd block from Clark St. Station. MAin 4-SSOO
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uled fo r th e sam e tim e, b u t has b een
postponed, p ro b a b ly to D ec em b er 7.
I t w a s discov ered t h a t of th e seven
c a n d id a te s fo r th is test an d fo r n u m ­
b e r 1216, A u d ito r of A ccounts in the
sam e office, five h a d filed for both.
T h e C om m ission is also holding th e
open c om p etitive test fo r G e n e ra l
S to re k e e p e r, W estc h ester C ounty, on
S a tu rd a y , alo ng w ith tests for J u n i o r
L ib r a r y Assistant, Se n io r L ib r a ry A s­
sistant, an d Sen ior L ib ra ria n . T hese
t h r e e lib r a r ia n tests a re being held
in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e Civil Service
com m issions in fo u r cities. Eligible
lists w ill be set up in each of the
cities, as w ell as one S ta te -w id e list
in each title. T his l a t t e r list w ill be
used w h e n no m o re re sid en ts of the
p a rtic u la r city a r e available.
T he n u m b e rs filing for th e S ta te ­
w ide lists are:
J u n i o r L ib ra ria n A ssistan t—56;
S e n io r L ib r a ria n A ssistant—29;
S e n io r L ib r a ria n —23.
T he S e n ior L ib ra r ia n test w as open
to n o n -re sid en ts of the State, an d one
a p p lic atio n h a s b e en accepted fro m
b o th M ilw a u kee and St. Louis.
This column is
offered to readers
who have legit­
im ate complaints
to make a h o u t
their jobs, salar­
ies, working con­
ditions, etc. Only
initials are used
I loith letters.
S. S.: " ^ e M un icipal Com mission
w as re q u fre d by c o u rt o r d e r to use
th e special list fo r b a th a tte n d a n t
fo r such p ositions r a th e r th a n th e
g e n e ra l list fo r a tte n d an t. P e r h a p s
th a t is th e case you ha v e in m ind.
W e ll
Y o u r N am e o n F ile
C D IT C
r n C iC T O
E. V.: Som e Civil Service c om ­
missions, such as th e F e d e ra l C o m ­
mission, k e ep on file a pp licatio ns or
le tte rs fro m p r o sp e c tiv e cand idates
fo r civil serv ice positions. T he in ­
fo rm atio n is th e n ta b u la te d on c ard s
a nd w h e n a n e x a m in a tio n is a n ­
n o u n c ed th e Com m ission trie s to
no tify e v e r y p e rso n w h ose qualifi­
cations m ig h t m ee t th e r e q u ire m e n ts
of th e e x a m in a tio n o r w ho m ig h t be
in te re ste d in ta k in g th e test. T he
fa ct t h a t th e C om m ission notifies a
p erso n t h a t h e m a y file for a position
does n o t m ea n t h a t h e w ill ne ce s­
sa rily be fou n d eligible fo r th e p a r ­
tic u la r position. I t is n o t safe to
assum e t h a t w h e n you filed a n a p ­
plication o r l e tte r of th is g e n era l
kind, o r a n a p p lic atio n fo r som e
o th e r position, th a t y o u n e e d n o t file
an a p p lic atio n w h e n an e x am is a n ­
nounced. A n a p p lic atio n m u s t be
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Q u a lity P a p e r
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D ic ta to ria l
S i r s : S p e a k in g of d ictators an d
th e ir infam ou s pow ers, is it no t a
sta rtlin g p a ra lle l t h a t Police C om ­
m issioner V a len tin e is doing this
v e ry th in g in c o m m a n ding an d d e ­
m anding th e o v e r - ru le of n o rm a l
law fu l m u n ic ip al Civil Service p r o ­
ced u re in n ot a p p o in tin g fro m th e
ex isting tele p h o n e (m ale ) o p e ra to rs’
list th e eiigibles w ho should, by all
th a t is fa ir a nd just, be appointed
to th e tele p h o n e positions th a t exist
in the Police D e p a rtm en t?
E v e ry citizen should well kn o w the
type an d c h a r a c te r of th e m an who
ad m in iste rs th e policing affairs of
this g re a t city an d judg e h im ac­
cording to his odd b e h a v io r in recent
circum stances.
I, for one, feel h e is fa r too d icta ­
to ria l fo r such a position.
L. P. S c o t t .
B O O K
C O .,
P u b lis h e r s
COIilMBUS, OHIO
■-B ELIEVE-IT-O R -K O V
c o rn e r
Sirs: M ay I re g is te r a p ro test
a g ain st one policy of th e S tate
Civil S ervice Com mission follow ed
w h e n it allows o u t-o f-state rs to
co m pete in New Y o rk exam s. Each
tim e this is done, th e application
b lan k includes a sta te m e n t to the
cITect th a t p re fe re n c e in certifica­
tion will go to resid en ts of N ew
Y ork.
This is c ertain ly un fair.
You allow us to com pete in y o u r
e x am s only w h e n y ou d on’t have
en o ugh candidates from am ong
y o u r ow n residents. Y e t y ou r e ­
fuse to allow us to com pete on
e q u al term s. H ow does this gibe
w ith y o u r definition of the m e rit
system ?
O r does th a t m ea n a
m e r i t system for y o u r fa v o rite s
only?
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hy May Andres Healy
M a y An dres H e a ly is g ra n te d th e widest la titu d e
in expressing h e r views.
H e r ‘ opinions do ^not
necessarily represent th e views of T h e Leader.
O v e r 30,000 p u p ils a re e n ro lle d in
defense classes t h r o u g h o u t N ew
-Yo rK State. T h is state, w ith 9 p e r
cent of th e n a tio n ’s school p o p u la ­
tion, h a s e n ro lle d o v e r 25 p e r cent
of th e defense traine es.
Am eri6ans, p ro u d of t h e ir t r a d i ­
tion as p ra c tic a l people, good w ith
tools, good a t tin k e r in g w ith m a ­
chines, m ad e a m ela n ch o ly discovery
only a y e a r ago: th a t a single decade
of d epression is sufficient to re d u ce
d ra stic a lly a n a tio n ’s tale n ts. T h e re
a r e n ’t enoug h rtiachinists, to o lm a k ­
ers, lathe w o rk e rs, e n gineers. It was
the co m pelling c ru x of n a tio n a l d e ­
fense w h ic h first gave to th e na tio n
a re aliza tio n of this w eakness. The
tra in in g p r o g r a m w as se t u p as a
rem ed y. Beset w ith r e d tape, the
p ro g ra m strugg les along as best it
can.
D iffic u lty
F O R
T E A C H E R S
leaves o f absence in special
classes and j u n io r h ig h schools.
6. In v estig a tio n o f e n c r o a c h m e n t
o f K in d e r g a rte n E x te n s io n L i ­
cense u p o n Lic en se N o. 1.
7. O pposition to e fforts o f te a c h ­
ers on r e in sta te m e n t lists to o b ­
ta in p rio rity o v e r all o th er L i ­
cense No. 1 eligibles.
T h is w as th e fighting p r o g r a m a n ­
no un c ed last w e e k by th e L icense
No. 1 eligibles, w h o a r e out to p r o ­
tec t t h e ir r ig h t to teach, com e hell
or high w a ter, A six -m o n th p r o ­
g ra m will em phasize th e necessity of
re d u ce d classes an d legislative action
to com pel e arly re ti r e m e n t of te a c h ­
ers w ho no w ho ld jobs t h a t th e No.
I ’s can get.
On th e su b je ct of o vercro w d in g ,
E ligible No. 1 P re s id e n t D oro thy
Y oder gives this tr e n c h a n t d ic h o t­
omy:
"C h ild ren a r e re q u ir e d to
double u p in seats to th e d e trim e n t
of theiB safety and a b ility to learn,
w hile 2,800 qualified te a c h e rs a re on
eligible lists a w a itin g a p p o in tm e n t.”
P
age
N
in b
peals, th e B oard of E du ca tio n h a s
been c o ndu cting a tra in in g course
u n d e r th e d irec tio n of T h eo d o re F.
K up er, law s e c re ta ry of th e B oard.
L ast week. Dr. W illiam A. H a n n ig
ad dressed th e te a c h e rs on th e B o a r d ’s
a ttitu d e to appeals.
Dr, H a n n ig sta te d t h a t the B o a rd
sustain s 17% of th e ap p ea ls b r o u g h t
before it, a m u ch h ig h e r p e rc e n ta g e
th a n o th e r city d e p artm en ts. O n th e
su b je ct of “political p u ll” th e d o c to r
re m a r k e d th a t an y such effort is
m o re likely to p re ju d ic e th e b o a r d
against r a th e r th a n in f a v o r of th e
c andidate.
Dr. H a n n ig also advised c a n d id a te s
in line fo r p ro m o tio n to ta k e notice
of all r e q u ir e m e n ts and d a te s a n ­
n ounced by th e Board,
L aw f o r H e a lth T e a c h e rs
A g e n e r a l . m ee tin g of th e N ew
Y o rk C ity A ssociation fo r T e a c h e rs
of H ealth an d P h y s ic a l E d u ca tio n
will be held on T h u rsd a y , . ^ o v e m b e r 14, a t 1 p.m., in th e R oo sevelt
M em orial Hall, A m e ric a n M u seum of
N a tu ra l H istory, C e n tra l P a r k W est
a n d 79th Stre et. T he topic of th e
m ee tin g will be ‘T e a c h e r L ia b ility
and R esponsibility fro m th e L egal
a nd P r a c tic a l P o in ts of V iew .”
OW t h a t e l e c t i o n is o v e r a n d C o n g r e s s h a s r e c o n v e n e d , w e a r e
T he one g r e a t difficulty w ith the
a g a i n a n x i o u s a b o u t t h e a m e n d m e n t t o t h e S o c i a l S e c u r i t y defense tr a in in g p ro g r a m is gettin g
Act.
tea c h ers. B ecause p riv a te in d u stry
To a cq u a in t te a c h e rs an d c a n d i­
you know, o f c o u r s e , t h a t t h e J o i n t C o m m i t t e e h a s o f f e r e d S e n - offers h ig h e r pay, th e v acancies in
jr Robert F . W a g n e r a n a m e n d m e n t t o S e n a t e B i ll N o. 4269, w h i c h th e tea c h in g staffs fo r th e defense dates fo r te a c h in g jobs w ith p ro p e r
or
,uld e x c lu d e e m p l o y e e s o f F e d e r a l , S t a t e o r l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s t ra d e s h a v e n o t e v en b e e n applied legal m ethod s in ^nj.eeting p ro b lem s
for. A lth o u g h th e tests w e re a d v e r ­ facing teachers, such as filing a p ­ B uy T he L E A D E R e v e ry T u esd ay
-v covered b y t h e i r o w n p e n s i o n s y s t e m s .
tised w idely, a n d filing w as k e p t
Senator W a g n e r a g r e e s i n p r i n c i p l e w i t h o u r a m e n d m e n t . S e n - open for a m on th , som e of th e tests,
or Jam es M . M e a d h a s w r i t t e n m e t o s a y t h a t h e wiU o f f e r a n such as a v ia tio n m ec h a n ic w hich
nendment t o a n y a m e n d m e n t t o t h e S o c i a l S e c u r i t y a c t w h i c h only d re w fo u r a p p l i c a t i o n w ith
eics to i n c l u d e a n y o f t h e a b o v e e m p l o y e e s .
vacancies for t w e n ty - f o u r jobs, have
In the p a s t t w o d a y s t h e r e h a v e b e e n f u r t h e r d e v e l o p m e n t s : not re ce iv e d a su b s ta n tia l n u m b e r of
inator W a g n e r ’s o f f i c e h a s b e e n i n t o u c h w i t h t h e J o i n t C o m - app licants to give th e B o a rd an a d e ­
itt^e of T e a c h e r s ’ O r g a n i z a t i o n s , a n d h a s p r o p o s e d s o m e c h a n g e q u a te selection p rivilege.
the w o r d i n g o f t h e a m e n d m e n t o f f e r e d . H o w e v e r , b e f o r e t h e
lange c o u ld b e a g r e e d u p o n , S e n a t o r W a g n e r ’s s e c r e t a r y t e l e loned f r o m W a s h i n g t o n t o s a y t h a t W a g n e r b i ll 4269 w ill n o t b e
nsidered a t t h i s s e s s i o n o f C o n g r e s s , b e c a u s e a d j o u r n m e n t is
T he n e x t r e g u la r m ee tin g of th e
inned f o r N o v e m b e r 18. T h e v a r i o u s g r o u p s i n v o l v e d i n t h e P a r e n t s , A ssociation
of
E vander
lendment w o u l d n o t h a v e t i m e b e f o r e t h a t d a t e t o b e h e a r d a n d Childs H igh School will be held on
M onday, N o v e m b e r 18, a t 8 p.m., in
ach a n a g r e e m e n t o n t h e s e v e r a l a m e n d m e n t s o f f e r e d .
Th t e a c h e r s , h o w e v e r , w ill u r g e S e n a t o r W a g n e r t o a m e n d h i s the m ain a u d ito r iu m of th e school.
Dr. J. B ro phy , h ead of th e school
• as t h e y p r o p o s e . T h e a m e n d e d b i l l c o u l d t h e n b e u s e d a s a
;is for f u r t h e r c o n f e r e n c e s a t t h e n e x t s e s s i o n o f C o n g r e s s . I a m c afeteria, w ill sp e a k on th e policy
TO HKI,r yO€ GET YOVR JOB. k e e p
of p rices an d dietetics of th e school.
rtain t h a t a l l t h e g r o u p s i n v o l v e d w o u l d f e e l h a p p i e r i f t h i s e x Job; a n a for m o re
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T his w ill be follow ed b y discussions
ision w e re m a d e n o w .
from the floor.
[ am i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n F e d e r a t i o n o f L a b o r h a s a s k e d
w t l s f n c l i o n . Visit C o m m u n i t y
nator W a g n e r a n d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e J o h n W . M c C o r m a c k , t h e
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refer u n t i l s o m e m e t h o d is w o r k e d o u t t o p r o t e c t t h e s t a t u s o f
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eir m e m b e r s w h o a r e n o w i n v a r i o u s F e d e r a l , S t a t e o r l o c a l p e n on plans.
The A m e r ic a n F e d e r a t i o n o f L a b o r w i l l h o l d i t s a n n u a l c o n v e n 1. Earlier c o m p u lso ry r e tir e m e n t
in New O r l e a n s t h e w e e k o f N o v e m b e r 18. T h e S o c i a l S e c u r i t y
o f N e w Y o r k C ity teachers.
m m ittee o f t h a t b o d y p l a n s a t t h a t t i m e t o w o r k o u t s p e c if i c
2. f ie d u c tio n in class size, p a rticu ­
rmulas to p r o t e c t t h e i n t e r e s t o f w o r k e r s w h o a r e n o w i n p e n s i o n
MA N HA T T A N : 4th Av.. 4 14th St.
P*TERS^° y n ': “ r P ^ t o n
larly in the first th re e years, to
stems as w e ll a s w o r k e r s w h o a r e n o t s o c o v e r e d .
reduce the re ta rda tion rate.
BR O NX : MBth
3. N o n - e x p ir a tio n o f eligible lists.
Before N o v e m b e r 18 t h e J o i n t C o m m i t t e e o f T e a c h e r s ’ O r g a n i 1 J A MAI CA : 1 6 M 9 J a n , . l «
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TO 9 P M
ALL OFF ICES ONE FLIGHT UP — OPEN TO 9 P.M.
4. A s s ig n m e n t o f L icen se No. 1
tions will m e e t w i t h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e N e w Y o r k S t a t e F e d Dispensing
Opticians
Exclusively
-jai
eligibles to leaves o f absence
ation of L a b o r i n o r d e r t o s t a t e t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e t e a c h e r s ,
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though t h e J o i n t C o m m i t t e e is n o t a m e m b e r o f t h e A m e r i c a n
schools— w ith o u t exceptions.
^deration o f L a b o r , t h e b i l l i n t r o d u c e d a t t h e i r r e q u e s t d o e s i n 5. A s s ig n m e n t o f L icense No. 1
'ide te a c h e r s , a n d t h e J o i n t C o m m i t t e e t h e r e f o r e w i s h e s t o m a k e
eligibles, w i th the additional
ir position c l e a r t o t h e m .
n ecessary qualifications, to all
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PARK TOPICS
B. R. M E E H A N
th e w holesale d e ta il to th e W o rld ’s
F a i r g ro u n d m a y be re ta in e d th e r e
S tu d y C o rn e r
According to a re c e n t official an- u n til a n u m b e r of w eeks hence.
"•ncement per d iem em ployees who
T he foregoing: stu d y m a te ria l is
'■■e iiermitted tim e off w ith pa y to
specially p re p a re d in th e in te r e s t of
the W o rld ’s F a ir on O ctober L e t t e r t o t h e E d i t o r
those can d id a te s c o n ;e m p la tin g t a k ­
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(A d d re ss all c o m m u n ic a tio n s to
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C IT Y
O p e n C o m p e titiv e
D e n t i s t ,
P a r t
D e p u t y
M f d i c a l
e n t .
G r a d e
J u n i o r
Page
T i m e .......................................
4 .........................................................
E n g in e e r ,
10
E n g i n e e r ...............................................
10
S u p e r v i s i n g
c h i n e
10
M e c h a n ic a l ,
3 ....................................................................... .
G r a d e
M a r i n e
10
S u p e r i n t e n d ­
T a b u l a t i n g
O p r r a t n r
f l.B .M .
M a ­
E q u i p ­
4 .............................................
10
D i e t i t i a n ......................................................
10
E n g i n e e r ...............................................
10
m e n t ) .
G r a d e
P ro v io tio n
H e a d
M a r i n e
S u p e r v is in )^
c h i n e
T a b u l a t i n g
O p e r a t o r
f l.B .M .
4 .....................
10
A e r o n a u t i c a l
E n g i n e e r ........................
11
A e r o n a u t i c a l
I n s p e c t o r
....................
10
I n s p e c t o r ..........................................
10
E q u i p m e n t ) ,
G r a d e
F E D K K A I.
A ir c r a f t
A l n h a b e t i c
A l
A c c o u n t i n g
M a ­
O p e r n t o r ..............................................
i l i n ' *
.‘ i i d a n t .
N e u r o
H o ^ p itr l
13
P s y c h i a t r i c
12
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B a c t e r i o l o g i s t
.......................................................
12
B o i l e r m a k e r ..............................................................
13
C liic f
1.1
L a b o r a t o r y
C iv il
M e c h a n i c . . .
? ' n " i n e r r .......................................................
11
f ) p r - r a t o r ...................................................
l!i
K i g i n e e r .......................................................
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C ity Tests
M a ­
A T T K N T I O N : ALL W HO
PL A N TO TAKK THE COM ING
FIllKM A N EXAfli !
T he L ea d e r has p re p a re d a sp e ­
cial p n m p ’ilet to help in p r e p a r ­
ing for the coming: firem an exam .
To obtain a copy of tliis ex ce l­
lent tra in in g m ate ria l, enclose only
ll)c to cover cost of hand ling , and
send to Box 100, Civil Service
LentJer, 97 Duane S treet, New
Y*rk City.
E l e v a t o r
D i s p a t c h e r ....................................
13
E l e v a t o r
M e c h n n i c i a n ............................
13
D e n liH t ( P a r t T i m e )
. J u n i o r ..............................................
11
{C o m p etitiv e)
P ^ n g in ee r.
E r " i p 'j c r in g
A i d
( A e r o n a u t i ­
11
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c a l)
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c a l)
A i d
( T o p o g r a p h i ­
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E n ' ^ n e e r i n g
F 'ield
12
D r a f t s m a n
11
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e ................................
13
F o r e m a n
T a i l o r ...................................................
I n s p e c t o r
o f
I n s p e c t o r
o f
terial.';
C l o t h i n g . ...........................
E n g i n e e r i n g
13
12
M a ­
10
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I n s p e c t o r
o f
H a t s ..............................................
I n s p e c t o r
o f
12
M i s c e l l a n e o u s
12
S u p p l i e s .....................................................
I n s p e c t o r
o f
In .sn e c to r ,
O r d n a n c e
I n s D e c to r ,
P o w d e r
p lo .siv e s
I n s p e c t o r .
S h i p
I n
a n d
C o r p s
'r u c to r .
A ir
C o r i)s
J u n i o r
A q u a t i c
G r a d u a t e
11
B i o l o g i s t
12
N u r s e ........................
12
13
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12
M a r i n e
E n g i n e e r ...............................................
12
M a r i n e
S u r v e y o r ..............................................
12
M e c h a n i c a l
M e d ic a l
N a v a l
E n g i n e e r ....................................1 1
T e c h n i c i a n ............................................1 3
M e d ic a l
O f f i c e r ...................................................
14
A r c h i t e c t ....................................................... 1 2
P r e c i s i o n
T e s t
L e n s .
P r e c i s i o n
a n d
M a k e r ....................................
P l a t e
P r i n c i p a l
M o n i t o r i n g
O f f i c e r
12
12
T e c h n i c i a n ........................
S h i p w r i g h t
S p e c i a l i s t
O fT ice
...............................................................
R a d i o s o n d e
t io n
13
E m p l o y m e n t
S o e c i a l i s t
R a d io
12
T r a n s l a t o r ........................................1 3
P r i n t e r ..................................................
P u b l i c
12
H i g h e r
E d u c a ­
S t o r e k e e p e r
..............................................................
S t o r e k e e p e r
( D e c k ) ....................................... 1 3
A r t is t
I l l u s t r a t o r
S u p e r i n t e n d e n t
o f
13
T a b u l a t i n g
13
13
O p e r a t o r .
C o n s t r u c t i o n
13
F o r e ­
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m a n
T o o l
M a c h i n e
a n d
G a u g e
T o o l m a k e r
13
D e s i g n e r .................... 1 2
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12
V e t e r i n a r i a n ...........................................................
12
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( M e e lia n ir a l) ' G ra ile 3
(C o m p e titive )
File hv November 26, Fee. $2.
Salary. S2.1G0 to S;<,120.
The eligible list will be certified
as appropriate for vacancies in the
positions of Mechanical Draftsman,
Grade .T; Mechanical Draftsman
(Housing and Ventilating), Grade 3:
.Junior Mechanical Draftsman (Heat­
ing and Ventilating), Grade 3;
Mechanical Draftsman (Sanitary),
Grade 3: and Junior Mechanical
Draftsman (Sanitary). Grade 3.
Requirements
An engineering degree before
.Tune, 1941; or graduation from a
four-year day lu2h school and eiRht
years’ satisfactoi j' practical experi­
ence in mechanical engineering; or
a satisfactory equivalent. General
knowledge of the" fundamental princioles of rnechanical engineering, of
physics and mathematics: and of
the ordinary sources of mechanical
engineering Information; ability to
prepar” field notes or data for plans
and reoorts; familiarity with the use
of drafting instruments, instriunents
of precision and inathematical tables
required in the performance of mechanicrl engineering work.
M a rin e E n jiin e e r
__
( C o m petitive)
Salary;
$2,520 and $2,340.
S u p e rv isin g T a b u la tin g
M a c liin e O p e r a t o r
(I.B .M . E q u i p m e n t ) ,
G ra tle 4
(C o m p e titive )
Salarjw $1,800. File by November
27. Fee, $1.
R e q u ire m e n ts
Three years of full-time experienc3 as a tabulating machine op­
erator, or a key punch operator, or
operator of other auxiliary machines
in an I.B.M. installation, one year
of which must have been in the
supervision of a tabulating machine
installation which included .such ma­
chines as accounting, key punch,
sorters, collators, comparing repro­
ducers, multipliers, etc.
W eights
Written, GO; experience, 40.
H e a d D ie titia n
(P rom o tio n)
This is an amended notice. The
exam is open to employees ot the
Department of Hospitals. File by
November 27. Fee, $1. Salary;
$1,440 to $1,800.
R e q u ire m e n ts
Open to all permanent employees
of the Department of Hospitals who
now hold or have held the title of
Senior Dietitician and who have
served conUnuously in the title for
six months on the date of the writ­
ten test.
M a rin e E n g in e e r
(C ity - w id e p rom otio n)
13
L a u n d r y . . .
S t e w a r d
..............................................................................
S u p e r i n t e n d e n l o f C l o t h i n g . ..
T e l e p h o n e
Salary; $2,700. with maintenance
or $4,000 without. Filed by Novem­
ber 27. Fee $;}.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates with
an M.D. degree from an approved
medical school and must have
served an interneship (after gradu­
ation) oC at least one year In an
approved hospital. They must be
licensed to practice medicine in the
Stale of New York. They must, in
addition, have had one year's re­
cent administrative experience, or
one year’s recent work of combined
administrative experience, or one
year’s recent work ot combined ad­
ministrative and clinical experience
in an annroved hospital or medical
institution.
................................................................ ^ 1 2
in
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S e n i o r
D e p u ty M ed ica l
S u p e rin te n d e n t, G ra d e 4
(C o m p e titive )
10
..........................................................
I J t h a g r a p h e r
M a ch in i.'-t
11
T e c h ­
S c h o o l .......................................................
J u n i o r
11
E q u i p ­
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11
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C o n s t r u c t i o n . .
S i g n a l
12
M a t e r ia l .
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m e n t
7 ' e x t i l e s - ...............................
This is tin amended announcement.
Candidates who filed last month,
may, if tliey wish, amend their ap­
plication. Salary: $5 a day for ap­
proximately 200 days or more a year.
The eligible list may be used for
appropriate positions in a lower
prade. Cat^didates will be appointed
for a five-year term. Filing period:
November H to 27. Fee. $1.
Kequirements
Candidates muct be graduates of
an accredited college of dentistry:
Jicen.sed to practice dentistry in the
State of Nev/ York, and must have
had two years of experience in the
practice of dentistry.
eligible list may be used for appro­
priate positions in a lower grade.
Fee. $2. File by November 27.
R e q u ire m e n ts
Five years’ practical exjierience
below decks on harbor or sea­
going self-propelled l>oats of more
than 300 tons, and in addition, prior
to the date of the practical test for
a Department of Commerce un­
limited chief engineer’s license for
ocean-going vessels, or a chief en ­
gineer’s license for fer^y boats of
not le.ss than 2..'500 tons, or a chief
engineer’s license for lakes, bays,
and sounds for not less than 2,500
tons, and in addition, a chief en­
gineer’s license for Diesel powered
boats of not less than 300 tons. The
steam license must be exhibited
prior to taking the practical test
on the steam ferry boat and the
Diesel license must be shown prior
to taking the practical on the Diesel
ferry boat.
The
File by November 27. Fee, $2.
Salary, $2,520 and $2,320.
R e q u ire m e n ts
Open to marine stokers, water
tenders, marine oilers, stationary
engineers (custodian engineers) and
marine engineers (Diesel) w’ho have
had one year’s service in the title
and six months’ service in their de­
partment and who have the addi­
tional experience requirements out­
lined under the competitive exam
for this position.
S u p e rv isin g T a b u la tin g
M a c h in e O p e r a to r
( I .1 5 . M . E q u i p m e n t ) ,
G ra ile 4
(P ro m o tio n )
This exam will be held at the
same time the competitive test for
this position is held. The salary,
filing fee, duties, etc., are the same
for this as for the competitive exam.
R e q u ire m e n ts
Open to all Office Applicants Op­
erators. Grade 2. formerly Tabulat­
ing Machine Operators, in the De­
partment of Health who have served
for two years in that title, and who
have been in the department six
months.
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fo r S ta te jobs m u st h a v e b een N ew Y ork S tate re sid e n ts fo r one year.
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th e H'Vitten p a r t of a n e x am Is 30, this m ea ns t h a t th e w r itte n p a rt
co unts fo r 30 p e r c en t of th e 0 n a i m ark .
U . s. Tests
substituted for experience, •n,.
are additional r^uirem ents for
j
grades above Junior Instru:tnr
A e ro n a u tic a l In s p e c to r
($ 3 ,2 0 0 -» 3 ,5 0 0 )
Associate, $3,500, a n d A ssistant,
$3,200; Civil A e ro n a u tic s A u t h o r ­
ity, Dept, of C o m m e rc e.
F ile
u n til f u r t h e r notice. Age: 24-40
(Associate), 24-35 (A ssistant).
A pp lican ts m u st h a v e p ilo t’s
certificate, solo flying h o u rs an d
in stru ctio n exp erience.
In s p e c to r, E n g in e e rin g
M a te ria ls (A e r o n a u tic a l)
( $ l,8 0 0 - $ 2 ,6 0 0 )
E n g in e e r in g D ra ftsm an
(O rd n an ce)
($ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Assistant, $1,620; Engineerin.
D ra ftsm an, $1,800; Senior, ,$2 qS?
P rinc ipa l, $2,300; Chief,
N a vy an d W ar Depts. File unni
J u n e 30, 1941, Age limit: 53 "
A pplicants m u s t b e high school
g ra d u a te s a n d m u st hav e two h
six y e a r s ’ d r a ftin g experience ac
cording to th e grade. One yeaJ
m u st be in e le m e n ta ry drafting
(C on tinued on P a g e li)
^
Ju n io r, $1,800; In sp e c to r, $2,000;
Senior, $2,600. N a v y Dept, for
d u ty w h e r e v e r assigned. F ile u n ­
til f u r t h e r notice. A ge lim it: 53.
A pp lica n ts m u st h a v e h a d tw o
to six y e a rs ’ e x p e rie n c e in the in ­
spection a n d te s tin g of a e r o n a u ­
tical e n g in e e rin g m ate ria ls, o r
a ir c r a f t engines a n d t h e i r accesories. C e rta in su b s titu tio n s a r e
allowed.
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A ge
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A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e a n a ir ­
c raft m ec h a n ic s’ certificate of
co m petency and ( 1 ) tw o -y e a r
supervi-sory e x p e rie n c e in th e
m echanical field of m o d e rn civil
a irc ra f t m a n u fa c tu r e o r re p a ir, or
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th e sam e field, w hich inclu des
com ponents, sub-assem blies, in ­
stru m en ts, a n d accessories, or
final assem bly inspection.
I n s tru c to r, A ir C o rp s
T e c h n ic a l S c h o o l
($ 2 ,0 0 0 -$ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Ju n io r, $2,000; A ssistant, $2,600;
Associate. $3,200; a n d In stru c to r,
$3,800. T w e lv e optio n a l bra n ch e s.
F ile u ntil f u r t h e r notice.
Age
limits: 21-53. A rm y A ir Corps,
W ar Dept., C h a n u te Field, R antoul. 111.; Scott Field. Belleville,
111.; and L o w ry Field, D en v e r,
Colo.
A pp lican ts m u st h a v e high
school dip lo m a o r a c e rta in su b ­
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as in s tru c to r in sho p su b je cts or
shop su p e rv iso r, w h ic h in clu d e d
six m o n th s in th e optio nal b r a n c h
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ggQ. Senior, $2,000;
praft='T'“] ” ’ «2 .300; c h ie f , $2,600,
. F r f i p a j - , „ f 30 1941. A ge lim it:
i53-
li^.nts m ust h ave tw o to six
S t i n g experience, ac/ t o t h / g r a d e . O ne y e a r
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E n g in eerin g
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A id
(A e ro n a u tic a l)
(S l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
A c u n n t $1,620; E n g in e e rin g
. ■ ^ ' s i S o : Senior. $2,000; P r i n 1^^SOO; Chief, $2,600. A rm y
C o ^ W ar D e p t F ile u n til
oSo 1941. Age lim it: 55.
• ^ X p k a n t s m ust h a v e h a d en■ <£r le experience in testing,
^!!-eiich design, c o nstruction, or
e n g i n e e r i n g activities, p a r tly
i n ' h e ^eld of a ero n a u tic a l en gineering.^^^______ ___
F n a in ee rin g D r a r is m a n
(.n ,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Assistant, $1,620; E n g in e e rin g
InAftcman, $1,800; Senior. $2,000;
S c i p a l . $2,300; Chief, $2 600.
File until f u rth e r notice. T hese
positions are for w o rk on ships,
^ge limits: 45 (A ssistant), 60
(Other grades)._________
w eld ing. F ile b y J u n e 30, 1941.
A ge lim it: 55.
A p p lic a n ts m u s t h a v e a b a c h e l­
o r ’s d e g ree in eng in e e rin g , b u t
c e r ta in su b s titu tio n s fo r edu ca tio n
a re allow ed. T w o to fo u r y e a r s ’
e x p e rie n c e is r e q u ir e d in th e op­
tio n a l b r a n c h a pp lied for. G rad-,
u a te stu d y in e n g in e e rin g m ay be
su b s titu te d fo r p a r t of e x p e r i­
ence.
In s p e c to r, S ig n a l C o rp s
E q u ip m e n t
($ 2 ,0 0 0 4 3 ,2 0 0 )
Ju n io r, $2,000; In sp ector, $2,600;
S enio r, $3,000. Signal Corps, W a r
Dept., for d u ty in th e field. F ile
u n til f u r t h e r notice. Age lim it:
55.
A p p lica n ts m u st h a v e ha d col­
lege stu d y in electrical o r ra d io
e n g in e e rin g . In addition, e x c e p t
f o r th e ju n io r grade, th ey m u st
h a v e h ad e x p e rie n c e in in sp e c t­
ing o r te s tin g of parts, assem blies,
o r com p le te d un its of signal corps
e q u ip m e n t.
In s p e c to r, S h ip
C o n stru c tio n
($ 2 ,0 0 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
E n g in e e r
(.^ 2 ,6 0 0 -$ 4 ,6 0 0 )
optional branches: electrical,
heating and ventilating, m aterials,
mechanical, m ining, radio, s tr u c ­
tural telegraph, te le p h o n e a n d
In s p e c to r, E n g in e e rin g
M a te ria ls ( $ l,6 2 0 - $ 2 ,6 0 0 )
S h ip
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I n sp e c to r
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(o p tio n a l b r a n c h e s —h ulls, m e ­
ch an ical, e le c tric a l) , $2,000; S e n ­
ior, $2,600.
E n g in e e r in g M a teria ls: Ju n io r,
$1,620;
I n s p e c to r
(optional
b r a n c h e s — hulls, m ec h a nic al, ele c ­
trical,
r a d io ),
$2,000;
Senior,
$2,600.
N a vy Dept., fo r d u ty in th e
field. F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice.
A ge lim it; 55. A p p lica n ts m u st
h a v e ha d insp e ctio n al e x perience,
a p p r o p r ia te f o r th e g ra d e a n d o p ­
tio n a l b ra n c h .
J u n io r E n g in e e r
($ 2 ,0 0 0 )
O p tio n a l B ran ch es: (1) A e ro ­
n a u tic a l an d (2) n a v a l a r c h ite c ­
t u r e a n d m a r in e e ngine e rin g.
F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice.
Age
lim it: 40.
A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e a b a c h ­
e lo r’s d e g re e in the op tional
b r a n c h for w hich a p p lic atio n is
m ade. S u b s titu tio n of 10 sp e c ia l­
ized college c re d it h o u rs or one
y e a r ’s e x p e rie n c e in th e optional
b ra n c h is p e rm itte d .
In sp e c to r, P o w d e r a n d
E x p lo s iv e s
( $ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
J u n io r , $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate, $2,000; In sp ecto r, $2,300;
S enior, $2,600. O rd n a n c e Dept.,
W a r Dept. F ile u ntil f u r t h e r n o ­
tice. A ge lim it: 55.
A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e h a d a t
le a st 18 se m e s te r h o u r s ’ stu d y in
o rg a n ic ch em istry . A dd ition a l e x ­
p e rie n c e m ay b e su b s titu ted fo r
p a r t of this r e q u ir e m e n t. F o r all
g ra d e s e x c e p t J u n i o r In sp e c to r
a p p lic a n ts m u st h a v e h ad e x p e r i ­
ence in a n a ly tic a l w o r k in a
c h em ica l la b o ra to ry , or inspection
of p o w d e r a n d explosives.
S E R V IC E
A e ro n a u tic a l E n g in e e r
($ 2 ,6 0 0 - $ 3 ,8 0 0 )
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200;
A e ro n a u tic a l
E n gineer,
$3,800. T w e lv e op tional b ran ch es.
F ile u n til J u n e 30, 1941.
Age
lim it; 53.
A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e a com ­
m e rc ial p ilo t’s certificate for tw o
a ir c r a f t w e ig h t a nd e ng in e classi­
fications; 1,000 to 2,000 h o u rs ofsolo flying, w h ic h inclu ded 300
h o u rs of in stru c tio n in tw o classes
of a irc raft.
M e c h an ica l E n g in e e r
(In d u s tria l P ro d u c tio n )
($ 2 ,6 0 0 -$ 3 ,8 0 0 )
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200;
M echanical
E n gineer,
$3,800.
W ar a n d N a v y Depts.
File u n til J u n e 30, 1941. Age
lim it: 60.
A p p lica n ts m u st be g ra d u a te s
of a n e n g in e e rin g school, a n d in
addition, e x c e p t fo r c e rta in e x ­
pe rie n c e substitutio ns, h a v e h ad
p ro fe ssio n a l e n g in e e rin g e x p e r i ­
e n ce ra n g in g fro m tw o to five
y ears, a c c o rd in g to th e g ra d e of
t h e position.
C iv il E n g i n e e r
($ 2 ,6 0 0 -1 4 ,6 0 0 )
A ssistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200; Civil E n g in e e r, $3,800;
S enior, $4,600. O ptional b ranches:
C ad astra l, c o nstructio n, soil m e ­
chanics, safety, sa n ita ry , general.
W ar an d N a v y Depts. F ile by
J u n e 30, 1941. A ge lim it: 55.
A p p lica n ts m u s t h a v e com pleted
a f o u r - y e a r college e n g in e e rin g
course a n d m u st h a v e h a d p r o ­
fessional civil e n g in e e rin g e x ­
perie n ce , p a r tl y in one of th e o p ­
tio n a l bra n ch e s.
In s p e c to r,
O rd n a n c e M a teria l
($ l,6 2 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Ju n io r, $1,620; Assistant, $1,800;
Associate, $2,000; Inspector, $2,300;
(C o ntinu e d on P a g e 12)
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leveh
P o s ta l N ew s
By D O N A L D M acD O U G A L
L e tte r
C a rrie r
R e tire s
W a lte r L. M ayo h a s b e e n c a rr y in g
th e m ail, th ro u g h w ind, etc., etc.,
fo r nigh u n to 35 years. O n O c to ber
31, last. P o p W a lte r called it a day,
a fte r c o m p le tin g his last trip a t C ol­
lege P o s t Office, H a rlem . R e g r e t ­
fully, S ta tio n S u p e r RuftTS A tk in s
accepted P o p ’s b a g a nd badge.
B u t th is sim ple c ere m d n y w o u ld n ’t
do for M ay o’s fello w -em ploy ees. On
N o v e m b e r 1, th e y got to g e th e r in a
big testim o n ia l d in n e r a t th e Gilt
Edge D ining Room , 125 W est 136th
Street, M a n h a tta n .
C a r r ie r D elegate C a rlto n S. Davis
p re se n te d a p ic tu re of all th e c a r ­
rie rs in th e sta tio n , a u to g r a p h e d by
70 'o f th e m en p re se n t. Speeches
-were m a d e by A ss’t S u p e r Josep h
T ufano, P r e s i d e n t C olum b ia A ss’n,
N.Y.P.O.; A b ra h a m C. S h apiro, E d i­
to r N. Y . L e t t e r C arriers Outlook,
re p r e s e n tin g th e L e t t e r C a rrie rs
A ss’n; J a c o b R u b in e r, N. Y. Feds;
M odesto M. B ravo , H oly N a m e S o ­
ciety; G e o rg e Y orke, D an T allon
A. L. No. 678; J o h n P u ltz. P o s t­
m a s te r G o ld m an se n t a w a r m l e tte r
to M ayo. T h e n P o p w as received
into th e “re ti r e d circ le" by E lm e r
K r a m e r, J o h n R o sm eir, an d Bill
C ronin.
T h e co m m itte e t h a t a r r a n g e d all
this; J a m e s T. Goosby, C a rlto n S.
Davis, W illiam A. B ooker, J o h n T.
Gibson, J a m e s H. Y ancey.
M ilita ry
M a il
U n d e r m o b iliza tio n p lans of th e
A rm y, tro o p s w ill be c o n ce n tra te d
for tr a in in g a t c e rta in d e sign ate d lo­
cations in th e U n ited S tates a n d its
possessions a n d po sta l facilities will
be p ro v id e d for th e s e tra in in g c en­
te rs t h r o u g h th e follo w in g desig­
n a te d a ctivities:
a. P ostal c o n c e n tra tio n cen te r.—
The U n ited S ta te s post office o r th e
R a ilw a y
M ail
Service
T erm in al
w h e re m ail, b o th in co m ing a n d o u t­
going, is asse m b le d for d istrib u tio n
to or fro m th e m ilita r y re se rv a tio n .
b. Base p ost office.—T he U nited
S tates p o st office located in th e
cam p; th is m a y be a n in d e p e n d e n t
post office, a b r a n c h office, or a s ta ­
tion.
c. A r m y post office.—T his is w h a t
th e n a m e im plies. I t is m ail c en te r
co n tro lled b y m ilita ry a u th o ritie s
a n d o p e r a te d u n d e r A rm y postal
reg ulation s. A rm y post offices a re
m a n n e d b y m ilita ry p erso nnel, u n d e r
c o m m and of th e A rm y postal officer.
I n instances, t h r o u g h co operation
b e tw e e n th e P o s t Office a n d W ar
D e p a rtm en ts, civilian em p loy ees a rc
de ta ile d t h e r e a t to sell stam ps,
m o n ey orders, etc.
If th e U n ited S tates post office
w ith in th e cam p is designated a s th e
p o in t fo r c o m plete d istrib u tio n of in ­
com ing a n d o u tgo in g m ail, its desig­
n a tio n sh ould be “P o s ta l C o n c e n tra ­
tion C e n te r a n d Base P o s t Office.”
As a n illu stra tio n , m ail a d d ressed
to F o r t DIx, N. J., is d istrib u te d (o
u n its by th e T re n to n , N. J., post of­
fice. T he T r e n to n p o st office is th e
postal c o n c e n tra tio n c e n te r for F o r t
Dix. In th e m ilita ry r e s e rv a tio n a t
F o r t Dix is a U n ited S tates post o f­
fice b ra n ch , w h ic h is th e base post
office for F o r t Dix. W ith in th e r e s ­
e rv a tio n is th e F o r t y - f o u r t h D i­
vision, w ith A rm y P o s t Office 44,
T re n to n send s th e d is trib u te d m ail
r e a d y for d e liv e ry to F o r t D ix
B ra n c h (base post office) and tru c k s
come in fro m A r m y P ost Office 44
to receive it for c o nveya n ce to th e
A rm y post office, w h e r e it is d e ­
liv e re d in b u n d les a n d sacks to th e
units of th e F o r t y - f o u r t h Division.
T he re h a n d lin g a t postal c on ce n­
tr a tio n c e n te rs of m ail in te n d e d fo r
m ilita ry u n its will be e llm in a tc a a n d
d e liv e ry a d v a n c e d a n d facilitated if
postm asters will m a k e up in se p a ra te
packages, p ro p e rly labeled, the m ail
ad d ressed to th ese fo rts a nd cam ps.
If th e re a re 10 o r m o re pieces of
m ail for a c e r ta in m ilita ry unit, th e
p ackage shou ld be labeled, for e x ­
am ple, “ Co. C, 199th In f a n tr y , 44th
Division, F o r t Dix, N e w J e r s e y ,” o r
“ 199th I n f a n tr y , 44th D ivision, F o r t
Dix, New Je rse y .” If th e r e is n o t
sufficient m ail for one p a rtic u la r
unit, th en th e le t t e r p ackag e sh ould
be labeled, fo r ex am p le, “M ilita ry
Mail, F o r t Dix, N ew J e rs e y .”
Special d e liv e ry m ail should n o t
be included in d ire c t packages fo r
m ilita ry units, b u t should be dis­
patch ed In w o r k in g p a ck ages for t h e
base post office.— P o sta l B ulletin .
V ew
O ffic e rs
A t th e n e x t m eeting, N o v e m b e r
24, a n e w staff of officers w ill be
selected.
E v e ry m e m b e r p re se n t,
please! I t ’s im p o rta n t. Oh, yes, w e
a lm ost fo rg o t to say w ho: I t ’s b r a n c h
39, N.A.P.O.
T h an k s, A r t h u r C.
F a rre ll, for y o u r nice w o rd s a b o u t
this ne w colum n.
M c H a le
H o n o re d
On S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r 23, Bill
M cH alc (the m a n w ith the biff
sm ile), P re sid e n t, B ra n c h 36 N.A.L.C.,
w ill be fe te d a n d h o n o re d a t a n E n ­
te r t a in m e n t a n d Dance. Place: H o­
tel Capitol, W a ln u t Room , 8th A ve­
nue a t 51st S tre et. Su bscrip tion: one
buck.
CORD STUD Y BO O K
P O S T
O F F I C E
C L E R K -C A R R IE R
Tin* m o s t ro in p l« ‘<e Htiidy b(iok
._^)rp|>iire<l b y n n e x p o r t .
I ii rliidcH e v e r y e \ a m
ty p e of
iliieNtioii a n i l n i i s w e r .
D o n ’t
f a l l t o t e s t y o ii r n e lf o n fli e
Nam p ln t r i a l ex a n if i ^ - i
IHO paifeH, 8 1 ^ x 1 1 . .
A s k fo r Cord at L. B a m b erg er &
Co. a n d a l l l e a d i n g b o o k s t o r e s o r
s e n d m o n e y o rd er to
CORD
V rB T .IS IIK U S
117 F O U R T H - W E .
B rid g e S e rg e a n t (P ro m o tio n )
S
t u
d
y
h e u su a l la s t- m in u te stu d y ru s h
fo r U n e m p lo y m e n t In su ra n c e
R e fere e c an d id a te s begins th is week.
F iv e p u b lis h e rs h a v e p r e p a r e d m a n ­
uals—Aid. A rco, Cord, M erid ia n an d
th e L e a d e r. In a d d itio n th e r e a re
a few o th e r m u sts on th e p r e p a r a tio n
lists—th e C odification of S elected
Decisions a n d “ G uide to I n t e r p r e t a ­
tion of P ro c e e d in g R e la tin g to Eligi­
bility for Benefits," T h e l a t t e r v o l­
u m e cov ers R e fu sa l of E m plo ym ent,
M isconduct, L atior Disputes, A v a il­
a b ility a n d C a p ab ility —all in q u e s­
tions a n d a n s w e r fo rm . B oth books
a re p u b lis h e d by th e L a b o r D e p a r t ­
m ent.
A n o th e r in te re s tin g stud y
piece— if yo u c a n get hold of it—
is th e E conom ic S tu d y fo r th e S u ­
p re m e C ourt.
The handy L eader
book let su m m a riz e s th e a rg u m e n t.
T
H a lf a dozen m o n th s ago, th e “eyeto -th e - f u t u r e ” stu d e n ts w e re bo nin g
up in Spanish, on th e th e o r y th a t
t h e w a r w o u ld m a k e fo r m o re c om ­
m e rc ia l jobs in S ou th A m e ric a. W ith
th e d ra fte e s p ro m ised th a t they w o n ’t
h a v e to fight e x c e p t on ih e A m e ric an
^continent, a n e w crop of S p a n is h ­
conscious s tu d e n ts h a v e t u r n e d up,
a n d m a n y c o m m e rcial schools a re
ad d in g n e w departmfents. Miss E delin a Quiroz, f o rm e rly a t S m ith C ol­
le g e , is giving such a course a t th e
New Y o rk B usiness School.
C a n d id a tes fo r B rid g e S e rg e an t
(T rib o ro u g h B rid g e A u th o r ity ) p r o ­
m o tion e x a m w ill find a useful col­
lection of books a t th e M unicipal
C
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r n
e r
R e fe re n c e L ib r a r y .
T h e volum es
co ver leg al b a c k g ro u n d , etc., a n d one
stu d y m a n u a l, “B rid g es a n d B rid ge
O p e ra tin g in N e w Y o rk City.” . . .
H a r p e r & B r o th e rs h a s j u s t p u b ­
lis h e d a b o o k t h a t w ill in te r e s t t e s t ­
conscious
s e a rc h e rs—L ia b ility
fo r
School A ccidents. ($2.00),
To v ie e t th e p ro s p e c tiv e r u s h of
tea c h e r candidates f o r sp eech polish-1
ing, C ity College is co m p letin g a\
n e w sp eech clinic u n d e r th e d ire c ­
tion o f Prof. G u s ta v H. S c h u lz. T h e :
Clinic w ill in clu d e a p l a y -b a c k ro o m
w h e r e stu d e n ts can h ear m o d e l r e c ­
ords a n d th e ir oion voices co m p a red
. . . T h e H u n t e r S e cretarial Scho o l iS|
offering a c o m p lete course in ma-^
chine sho rth a n d , t h e o n ly B r o n x
school to do so.
We h a v e ju s t d isc o v ere d a n e w set
of books of in te re s t to police e x a m ta k e r s w h ic h w e p la n to re vie w
soon. O ne of th e m is e n title d “T he
L a w of A r r e s t in C rim in a l P r o c e e d ­
ings” a n d sells f o r $4.50, including
su p p le m e n ts u p to d a t e . . . A special
safety tra in in g c o u rse fo r d e p a r t ­
m e n ta l officials a n d e m plo yees who
a re re sp o n sib le fo r safety tra in in g
a nd a ccident p r e v e n tio n b e g an last
w e e k a t C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity an d
P r a t t In stitu te . T h e course consists
of a series of e ig h t sessions on fu n d a ­
m entals. I t w ill b e giv en in two sec­
tions—one on W ednesdays and F r i ­
days a t C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity : th e
o th e r on T u esd ay s a n d T h u rsd a y s at
P r a t t In stitu te .
Sessions begin at
2 p.m. an d last u n til 4:30 p.m.
<iet I ' o u r C o p y o f
“B R ID G E S A N D B R ID G E O P E R ­
A T IN G IN N. Y. C."
S tu d y G u id e
$ 2 ’0 0
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S enior, $2,600. O rd n a n c e Dept.,
W a r Dept. File until f u r t h e r n o ­
tice. Age limit: 55.
A pplicants m ust be high .school
g ra d u a te s o r have 14 un its of
high school w ork; one to six y e a r s ’
(!xperience inspecting and t e s t ­
ing of o rd n a n ce m a te r ia ls as
a rm a m e n t, a rm o rp la te , dem olition
1)ombbodies, etc., or of ra w m a ­
terials. including m eta l shapes
f o rm e d with dies, sheets, and b a rs
and m achin ed parts. C e rta in col­
lege courses m ay be su b stitu ted
fo r p a rt of e x p erien c e in th r e e
high est grades.
M a rin e E n g in e e r
($ i,6 0 0 -* 5 ,6 0 0 )
Senior, $4,(500; P rincipal, $8,600.
O ptional b ranches for Senior:
p o w e r p lan t lay -o ut and piping,
tu rb in e s, boilers, Diesel engines,
deck m achin ery, and general. File
by J u n e 30, 1941. Age limit: 70.
A pp lican ts m ust have a college
dc ';rc e in eng in eering or n a v al
a rch ile c lu re , or e x p erien c e in the
Hold to su b s titu te y e a r for y e ar.
A lso six to seven y e a r s ’ e x p e r i ­
ence in eng ineering , w hich in ­
cludes four to live y e a r s ’ e x p e r i ­
ence
in
m a rin e
engineering.
C'rraduate stu dy m ay be su b s titu ­
ted for experience.
I V fa rin e E n g i n e e r
($ 2 ,6 (M )-$ 3 ,8 0 0 )
Assi.stant.
$2,600;
Associate,
$:i.200; M a rin e Engineer, $3,800.
V ariou s optional branches. U. S.
M a ritim e Commi.ssion. File u n til
J u n e 30. 1941. A ge lim its: As.sociate an d A.ssistant, GO; M a rin e
E n g in e e r, 70.
A b a c h e lo r’s d egree in e n g in e e r­
ing o r n av al a r c h ite c tu r e is r e ­
q u ired . Sub stitu tio n s of e x p e r i ­
en ce for e ducation is allow ed in
p a rt.! T w o to five y e a rs ’ e x p e r i ­
ence, w hich includes p a rtia l e x ­
p e r ie n c e in m a rin e engineerin g,
is re q u ire d according to th e grade.
A m erica 's Favori+es
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P o s tg r a d u a te stu d y m a y be s u b ­
stitu te d fo r p a r t of th e e x p e r i ­
ence re q u ire m e n t.
N aval A re b ite e l
(J|i;2,6 0 0 - 1 5 , 6 0 0 )
Assistant,
$2,600;
Associate,
$3,200; N aval A rch itect, $3,800;
Senior. $4,600; Prin c ip a l, $5,600.
V ariou s optional branches. F ile
by J u n e 30, 1941. Age limits:
for Se n io r and P rin c ip a l, 70; for
o t h e r grades, 60.
A p p lica n ts m u st h a v e e x p e ri­
ence as a N aval a rc h ite c t u p to
seven years, acco rd in g to th e
grade.
College and g ra d u a te
stu d y m ay be su b s titu ted fo r p a r t
of exp erien c e .
E n g i n e e r i n g Ai»l
(T o p o g ra p b i< * ), S e n io r
($ 2 ,0 0 0 )
U. S. Geological S u rv ey, Dept,
of In terio r. Age limit: 53. File
by D e c em b er 31.
A p p lica n ts m u st be high school
g r a d u a te s and h a v e fo u r y e a rs of
civil
e n g in e e rin g
e xp erienc e ,
w hic h includes tw o y e a r s in t o p ­
o g ra p h ic field surveys. C e rta in
su b s titu tio n s fo r these ed uca tio n a l
a n d e x p e rie n c e re q u ire m e n ts a re
allow ed.
M a rin e
S u rv ey o r
( $ 3 ,2 0 0 )
U. S. M a ritim e Commission.
File by J u n e 30, 1941. Age lim it:
60.
A p p lica n ts m u st h o ld a U. S.
license issued by th e Dept, of
C om m erce, e ith e r as chief e n g i­
n e e r o r as m aster, of ocean v e s ­
sels of any gro.ss tonnage, an d
m u s t have had c ertain a p p r o p r i­
a te exp erience.
J u n i o r (G ra d u ate N u rs e
($ 1 ,6 3 0 )
U. S. P u b lic H e a lth Service,
F e d e ra l S e c u rity A gency and
V e te r a n s ’ A d m in istra tio n .
File
u n til f u r t h e r notice. A ge lim it:
35.
H igh school stu d y a nd c o m ­
pletion of a specified tra in in g
c ou rse in a n u rsin g school a r e
r e q u ire d . In som e cases perso ns
in th e ir final y e a r of tra in in g m ay
file.
S e n io r R a d io s o n d e
T e tb n ic ia n ( $ 2 ,0 0 0 )
F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice. Age
lim it: 55.
A p p lica n ts m u st h a v e fo u r
y e a r s ’ e x p erien c e in th e in stalla ­
tion, m a in te n a n c e an d r e p a ir of
r a d io equipm ent^ w h ic h In cluded
six m o n th s w ith radiosond e (ra d io m e te r o g r a p h ) g ro u n d r e c e iv ­
ing a n d re co rd in g e qu ip m ent.
R a d io M o n ito rin g O ffic e r
($ 3 ,2 0 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
Packed W ith A c t i o n !
F ile u n til J u n e 30, 1941. Age
lim its: 21-55.
A pp lican ts m u st h a v e ha d te c h ­
nical e x p erien c e in th e instg^llation, inspection, testing, o r o p e r a ­
tion w ith m a in ten a n c e re sp o n si­
bility, of radio tran s m itte rs.
IN facb in ist
( $ 6 .9 0 -$ 8 .4 0 p e r d a y )
O rd n a n ce Service, W ar Dept.,
W a te rv lie t A rsenal, W atervliet,
N. Y. F ile until f u r t h e r n o t ic ^
A ge limits: 18-62. F ile w ith Sec??
r e ta ry , B o a rd of U. S. Civil S e r v ­
ice E xam in ers, W ate rv lie t A r ­
senal.
T o o l a n d (*auge D e sig n e r
($ l,8 0 0 -$ 2 ,6 0 0 )
For All The Family
Tool
and
G auge
Designer,
$1,800; Senior, $2,000; Princ ipa l.
$2,300; Chief, $2,600. W atervliet
A rsenal, W atervliet, N. Y. Open
to N ew York S ta te residents.
F ile u n til f u r t h e r notice.
Age
limits: 18-55.
T o o lm a k e r
($ 7 .8 l- $ 9 .2 8 p e r d ay )
O rd n a n ce Service, W ar Dept.,
W a te rv liet A rsenal, W aterv liet,
N. Y. File u ntil f u r t h e r notice
w ith S e c retary , B oard of U. S.
Civil S ervice E xam iners. W a te r ­
vliet A rsenal. Age limits: 18-62.
M e d ie a l O ffie e r
($ 3 .2 0 0 -$ 4 ,6 0 0 )
JOc A t All S ta n d s!
Associate, $3,200; Medical O f­
ficer, $3,800; Senior, $4,600. O p ­
tional branches: a viation m e d i­
cine;
cardiology; -Hlermatology:
eye. ear, nose and th r o a t (singly
or com bin ed): g eneral practice;
in d u stria l m edicine (a. gas a n ­
alysis or toxic dust, b. g e n era l);
in to in a l m edicine and diagnosis;
m eaical ph arm acology; n e u ro p s y ­
c h ia try ; pathology, bacteriology
a nd roe ntgenology (singly o r c o m ­
b in ed ); public h e alth (a. general.
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b. v e n e r e a l): su r g e r y (a. general,
b. ortho pedic, c. ch est); t u b e r ­
culosis; urology.
P u b lic H e a lth Service, Foo d
a nd D ru g A d m in istra tio n , V e te r ­
a n s’ A d m in istra tio n , Civil A e ro ­
n a u tic s A u th o rity , In d ian Service.
F ile until f u r t h e r notice.
A ge
lim it: associate, 40; o th e r grades,
53.
A pp lican ts m u st b e m edical
school gradu ates. F o r th e tw o
h ig h e r gra d es t h r e e to five y e a r s ’
tr a in in g is re q u ir e d in th e o p ­
tio n a p plied for. F o r th e associ­
a te grade, one y e a r in te rn e sh ip ,
g e n era l ro tatin g o r In a special
b ra n c h , is r e q u ire d . C e rta in sub.stitutions for th ese e x p e rie n c e r e ­
q u ire m e n ts is allowed.
C ran e O p e ra to r
($ 6 .2 4 -$ 8 .8 3 p e r d a y )
C ra n e
O p erato r,
E lectrical
T r a v e lin g
Bridge,
$6.24 - $7.20;
C ra n e O p e rato r, S te am L o com o­
tive, $7.87-$8.83. B ro o k ly n N a v y
Y ard. File u n til f u r t h e r notice.
A ge lim its: 20-48.
A pp lican ts
m u st
have
six
m o n th s ’ e x p erien c e in o p e ratin g
e le c trica l tr a v e lin g b rid g e cranes;
or six m o n th s’ e x p e rie n c e o p e r ­
a tin g a ste am locom otive crane,
ste am shovel or o th e r p o rta b le
steam h o ist m ac h in ery .
S h ip w rig h t
($ 7 .4 9 -$ 8 .4 5 p e r d a y )
N o rfo lk N avy Y ard, P o rtsm o u th ,
V irginia. File u n til f u r t h e r n o ­
tice. Age limits: 20-55.
T uesday, N ovem ber l
p
l i c
a
n
t s
D ov er a nd M etuchen, N. J.,
a nd B rooklyn. F ile u ntil f u r t h e r
notice. A ge limits: 18-55.
A pplicants m u st ha v e had a
f o u r - y e a r a p p ren tice sh ip or fo u r
y e a r s ’ pra ctica l e x p erien c e in th e
trad e.
T o o lm a k e r
F o r t M onm outh, N. J., $2,000$3,000; P ic atin n y A rsenal, Dover,
N. J., $7.20-$9.28 p e r day; R a r ita n
A rsenal, M etuchen, N. J., $7.20$8.40 p e r day; B ro o k ly n N av y
Y ard, $8.35-$9.31. F ile u n til f u r ­
t h e r notice. Age limits: 18-62.
A pplicants m u st h a v e c o m ­
p le te d a fo u r -y e a r a p p re n tic e sh ip
o r h a v e h a d f o u r y e a rs of p r a c t i ­
cal exp erience.
N avy
Y ard
Jobs
F o r ty -n in e exam s a re open for
filing a t th e B roo kly n N avy Y ard.
A pplications m ay be se c u red
fro m the Navy Y ard, from th e
F e d e r a l Building, o r fro m an y
lirst-class P o st Office. No e x a m ­
inations w ill be given b u t e x ­
p e rie n c e is re q u ire d . T h e jobs
a n d salaries follow:
A nglesm ith, Heavy Fires, $8.54
to $9.50 p e r day; A nglesm ith,
O th e r Fires, $7.50 to $8.54: B lack..niith. H eavy Fires, $8.54 to $9.50;
Blacksm ith, O th e r Fires, $7.58 to
S!1.54; B oatb uilder, $7.87 to $8.83;
B o ile rm ak e r,
$7.87
to
$8.83;
C aulker, Wood, $7.58 to $8.54;
C h ip p e r an d C au lk er, Iron, $7.58
to $8.54; C op persm ith, $8.45 to
$9.51; Die S inker, $8.83 to $9.79;
Diver, $17.58 to $18.24: D riller,
P n e u m atic, $6.37 to $7.30; F la ng e
T u r n e r, $8.06 to $9.02; F o rger,
Drop, $7.77 to $8.73; F orger,
H eavy, $12.09 to $13.95; F orger,
Light, $9.50 to $10.46; F r a m e
B en der, $8.06 to $9.02; Gas C u t­
ter or 'B u rn e r, $6.62 to $7.58.
H elper, B lacksm ith, O th e r Fires,
$4.89 to $5.85; H e lp er B o ile r­
m ak e r, $4.89 to $5.85; H e lp er
C o ppersm ith,
$4.89
to
$5.85;
Helfjer F la n g e tu rn e r, $5.18 to
$6.14; H e lp er F org er,
H eavy,
$5.18 to $6.14; H e lp er Molder,
$5.08 to $6.04: H e lp er Rigger,
$4.39 to $5.85; H e lp e r Sh eet M etal
W orker, $4.89 to $5.85; H e lp er
Shiplitter, $4.89 to $5.85; H olderOn, $5.38 to $6.34; I n stru m e n t
M aker, $8.16 to $9.12.
Loftsm an, $8.26 to $9.22; M older,
$8.99 to $9.89; P ip e c o v e r a n d I n ­
sulator, $7.78 to $8.74; P u n c h e r
and S h e a rer, $6.05 to $7.01; R iv ­
eter. $7.78 to $8.74; RijSger. $7.87
to $8.83; R ivet H e a te r, $4.80 to
$5.76; S ailm ak er, $7.68 to $8.64;
S aw Filer, $9.02 to $9.98; Sheet
M etal W orker, $8.45 to $9.41;
S hipfitter. $7.78 to $8.74; S h ip ­
w right. $7.97 to $8.93: T oolm aker,
S8.35 to $9fSl; W elder. Electric
(Specially Sk illed ). $7.78 to $8.74;
W elder. Gas, $7.58 to $8.54.
E ng in e e rin g Draft.'-man, Chief
(A e ron autica l). $2,600 per year;
E n sin e e rin g D raftsm an , P rin c ip a l
(A e ron autica l), $2,300 p e r year;
E n gine e ring IDraftsman, S enior
(A e ronautica l). $2,000 p er year;
E ng in eerin g Draft-sman
(Aerotinutical). $1,800 per year.
r
ment of the Interior. Age’
I n s p e c to r o f H a ts,
I n s p e c t o r o f M iscellanp,,
S u p p l i e s ( H o s ie r y and
U n d e r w e a r ) , $ 2 ,0 0 0
I n s p e c t o r o f T e x tile s
$ 2 ,0 0 0
J u n i o r I n s p e c t o r o f XgJ
tile s, $ 1 ,6 2 0
I n s p e c t o r o f C lo ih ln o i
$ 2 ,0 0 0
J u n i o r I n s p e c to r of (;u
» in g , $ 1 ,6 2 0
Quartermaster Corps. War
partment. File until further nn
Age limits; 25 to 55, except for"]
Inspector of Textiles and Jr I
spector of Clothing, which is jh
55.
P u b lic E m p lo y m e n t O ffic e
S p e c ia lis t, $ 3 ,8 0 0
A s so c ia te P u b lic E m p lo y ­
m e n t O ffic e S p e c ia list,
$ 3 ,2 0 0
J u n io r V e te rin a ria n
Salary: $2,000. Bureau of Animal
Industry, Dept, of Agriculture. File
by November 12. Age limit; 45.
C iv ilia n M e d ic a l O ffic e r
(T e m p o ra ry & P a rt-T im e )
F u ll tim e duty, $3,200 o r h ig h e r;
p a r t- t i m e duty, sa lary is c o m m e n ­
su r a te w ith ho u rs of duty. F ile
u n til f u r t h e r notice.
A p p o in t­
m e n t w ith U. S. A rm y hospitals,
camps, etc.
A pplicants m u st h a v e an M.D.
w ith a p p ro p ria te experience.
T u o »rii.i)iN <;s
e
J u n i o r A q u a t i c Bioloi,L
Salary: $2,000. File by NoT*
Optional branches: 1) fisheriV'
S e n io r P u b lic E m p lo y m e n t
O ffic e S p e c ia lis t, $ 4 ,6 0 0
U. s. N avy Yard, W ashington,
D. C. F ile u ntil f u r t h e r notice.
Age lim its: 20-48.
w
J
A s s is ta n t B a c te rio lo p :.
$ 2 ,6 0 0
Optional branches; 1)
„
2) anaerobes; 3) physlologv 3
teria; 4) viruses; 5) rlckettsu
File by November 12. tt
He Health Service, Federal
Agency. Age limit: 53.
V e te r a n s ’ A d m in is tra tio n F a c ili­
ties, C anan d a ig u a a n d N o rth p o rt,
N. Y. File u n til f u r t h e r notice.
A ge lim its: 21-48.
A p p lica n ts m u st h a v e h a d six
m o n th s ’ re sid e n t
tr a in in g
in
n u rsin g , or six m o n th s’ se rv ice
in a U. S. ho spital corps, o r t h r e e
m o n th s ’ e x p erien c e as A tte n d a n t
do ing w a rd d u ty for tr e a t m e n t of
m e n ta l or nervou.s diseases.
A s so c ia te B a c te rio lo g is t,
$ 3 ,2 0 0
($ 6 .9 2 -$ 8 .8 2 )
e
A tten d a n t, N eu ro P s y c h ia tric H o s p ita l
($ 1 ,0 2 0 )
P re c is io n L en s, P ris m a n d
T e st P la te M a k e r
($ 7 .8 7 -$ 8 .8 3 p e r d a y )
M a c h in ist
F
2
A s s i s t a n t F i e l d K epresintj
tiv e , $ 2 ,6 0 0
Apprenticeship Unit, Divl.^on 1
Labor Standards, Department of I
bor. File by November is,
limit: 53.
R e q u ire m en ts
Applicants must have had cyr
ence in industrial work, tradc-iinj
work, trade-assoeiation work,
governmental work iuvolving’
(C o ntin ued on Pag:e 13)
BIDS A N D PRO PO SA LS
S < 'I IO O I. KOK M K N T A I , D K F K C T I V K S
W I I . I . O U m t O O K . .ST.VTKN
NKW YORK
XKW YOHK
N O T K ' K TO
S ep ara te
son led
proposnlM
covering
C onst ruction.
H eating.
S an itary
ii nd
K l e o t r i c W o r k n n ii SpeciHl K l e c t r l c F i x ­
tu re * for A d in in isira tlo n B uild in g . B ullilinjr No. I, a n i l .Scliool B u il d in R , B u i l d i n u
No. S, N e w Y o r k S t a t e S cli o cl f o r M e n ­
tal D efectives. W iliow brook, S ta t e n I s ­
l a n d . N. Y., in a c r o r d i i n c e w i t h S p e c i f l c n tio n s N o s. 10514, 10515, 10516, 10517
a n d lOfilS a n d a c c o m p a n y i n s ' d r a w in e . s .
w il l lift re .' p iv e d b y t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r
of M e n t a l Ily ff len e. S t a t e O ffice Bu(l<lingr, A l b a n y . N. Y.. u n t i l 2;:i0 o’c l o c k
I’. M.
( K uatern
.Standard T i m e )
on
W e d n e . s d a y . N o v e m b e r 27. 11)40. w h e n
t h e y w il l be piil)li<ly o p e n e d a n d r e a d .
Thi.s sh ii ll H tiperse de t h e pre vi ouH a d v e r tinem ent.
T he a p p ro x im a te a m o u n t of
thi.s p r o j e c t l.s *:!75,000.00.
Propo.salH Hhall b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a
c e r t i f i e d c h e c k m a d e p a y a b l e to t h e
S t a t e of N e w Y o i k , Dlvi.sion o f t h e
T r e a s u ry , nr m o n e y d e p o s it of 5% o f th e
n m o u t i f o f t h e bid.
Successful bidi lers will be r e q u i r e d to Kiva a b o n d
c o n d i t i o n e d f o r the, f a i t h f u l p e r f o r n i an c B o f t h e contr€act a n d a s e p a r a t e
b o n d f o r t h e p a > n i e n t of l a b o r e r s a n d
m a t e r i a l m e n , e a c h b o n d in t h e s u m
o f 1 0 0 " i o f t h e i i m o u n t of t h e c o n ­
t r a c t on c o n t r a c t s in e.xcess o f $500.00.
C o rj) o ra ti o n s s u b m i t t i n g p r o p o s a l s s h a l l
b e a u t h o r i z e d to do b u s i n e s s in t h e
S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k . D raw in R B * an d s p e c i ­
f i c a t i o n s m.Ty he e x a m i n e d f r e e of c h a r g e
a t t h e f o l l o w i n g o f fic e s :—
C om m issioner of A r ih ite c tu r e , S tat*
Office I'.hlK.. N e w Y o r k C ity.
C o m m is . s i o n e r o f A r c h i t e c t u r e , S t a t e
Offii'c MUIk .. A l b a n y , N. Y.
D is ti 'i i’t K n g i n e e r , lOU N. G e n e s e e St.,
U t i c a . .N. Y,
n i s t r i c t K nginee r, W e lg h lo c k B ldg.,
S y i a c u s e , N, V.
I> is tr lc t K n g ln i' c r, B a r g e C a n a l T e r m i ­
n al, U o c h e s t e r , N. Y.
DLstrlct rCn^ineer, 65 C o u r t St., B u f ­
falo . N. V.
D i s t r i c t Kn, 4 inet>r, 71 F r e d e r i c k S t.,
B i n K h a m l o n , N. Y.
D r a w i n g s a n d s p e c i l l c a t i o n s m a y be
obtaine<l
from
th e
('onim issione r
of
A r c h i t e c t u r e , S t a t e Office ’ B u i l d i n g , A l ­
ba n.v, N. y.. u p o n depofJit f o r e a c h s e t
a.s f o l l o w s : C o n s t r u c t i o n jaO.OO; H e a t i n g ,
$5.00: .S a n it a ry . $5.00; K le c tr ic . $5.00; a n d
Speci.Tl K lectrir- Kixturc.q, $5.00.
I*»o-
T
f o l l o w
p o s a l b l a n k s » n d en velupc H will b<
n ish ed w ith o u t charge.
I f a p r o p o s a l Is d u l y s u b n i l t t e j by
p e r s o n o r c o r p o r a t i o n niakin;.; the
j)os!t f o r plan.<4 a n d Hpecitirutioni
( lu i r e d b y t h e a d v e r t i s e m e n t and
p r o p o s a l is a c c o m p a n i e d by a u
c h e c k o r o t h e r s e c u r i t y in Hccr.t
w i t h t h e r e q u i r e m e n t . s cont ain ed in
a d v e r t i s e m e n t , t h e f u l l a m o u n t of
d e p o s i t f o r o n e c o p y o f t h e plans
s p e c l f l c a t i o n s h a l l be r etu rn eil to
p e r s o n o r c o r p o r a t i o n If t h e copy of
p l a n s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n u s e d by suoli
s o n o r c o r p o r a t i o n l.s r e t u r n e il in
c o n d i t i o n t o t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r n( .V
t e c t u r e , S t a t e O ffice BuildinR, Albl
N. Y., w i t h i n t h i r t y d a y s fnllowinj
a w a r d of t h e c o n t r a c t op the rej
o f t h e b id s .
F i f t y p e r ce n t relm
m e n t w il l b e m a d e f o r t h e rj-lurn
o t h e r c o p i e s of t h e p l a n s nn'l sjie
t i o n s In g o o d c o n d i t i o n wilhlii tl
day;* f o l l o w i n g t h e a w a r d of th
o r t h e r e j e c t i o n o f t h e bids .
D A T E D : N O V K .M B K H 1, IfllO
.TW S-AEF
F O R SAT.E t o t h e h i g h e s t bi.Mcr. !
h o s p i t a l groun<ls, M A N II ATI
S T A T E H O S l ' l T A T . . W A f U J'S ],<U
N E W Y O R K . i t p p r o :c I m a te ly two hum
(30U) t o n s o f Ncriip Iro n , coriHistind
(tld lied e n d s , b e d ra i ls , o ld pipe, v»!j
au tom o bile parts, radiators.
Miti|
m a y b e s e e n b y a p p l y i n g to J. M.
d o n . S t e w a r d , o r hi.s represeniativf,
p u r c h a s e r will b e rtMluired to acc(>pl(
t e r i a l " a l l o r n o n e, u s l.s, whpr» I’,
t h e r e a r e n o s c a l e s a t W a r ils Isll
p u r c h a s e r w il l h a v e tA pay for
vt’e l g h i i i g o f m a t e r i a l in (|iii'«tlon.j
s c a l e s s e l e c t e d b y t h e Steward
rep resentative.
U e m o v a l s of nnW
s h a l l b e m a d e b y t r u c k via low.‘
b r i d g e a n d T r i - B o r o B r i d g e to malnlj
( ' o m b i n e d w e i g h t o f t i n c k a n d Kmil'
n o t e x c e e d I.l t o n s , m a x i m u m !'■
f o r c r o s s i n g t h e l o w e r - l e v e l lirM?
T h e .Stat e re .s e r v e s t h e rig h t to '
o r c a n c e l a n y o r a l l bids, wtiii'h
a c c e p t e d o n l y on t h e n e t ton h’-'l
2,000 poun<ls to t h e to n and niwj
s u b m i t t e d o n l y on t h e liOO tona o i- J
ir o n a s a u n i t . Biil.s s h o u l d 1»“ I'l'l'*''
t o H o n . A b r a h a m S. W e b er. OiiwlJ:
t h e B u d g e t . R o o m li :!. Cal>II»'.
N. Y.. a n d wil l b e r e c e i v e d until 5 ‘J
M O N D A Y . N O V K M H K R IS.
‘1
e s s e n t i a l to m a k e t h e enve lope M"„|
In g b id w i t h t h e w o r d s " H i O
1SI,.VND.”
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E
h e
COMPLETE
ACCURATE
IMPARTIAL
FIRST
I1
L ( E 4 D E R
W ith
A l l th e
C i v i l S e r v ic e
N ew s
CIVIL SERVICE LEADER
97 Duane Street
New York City
Gentlemen;
Please Send Me tlie CIVIL
^very w eek for the Next:
□ Year, I enclose $2.
□ 6 Months, I enclose $1.
. . .
„|,|i
SERVICE 1^'*-
Name ...............................................
Address
................................
City ..................................................
11-19
V
{ \o v e n ib e r 1 2 ,
a V IL
1940
,tinned from P a g e 12)
^ent and promotion of Jm^loP'^?,bor and employment
■v-ed in industry: or in the adof labor laws. Part
ii^“’®!voerience must have been
hi" naid employment in the
.11"’^ administration or coordlurograms dealing with
““ i? industrial labor relations;
er ” „nd employment standards;
law administration.
Mual amount of the experi®fies from six years for the
I oosition to two years for
“'"^cutant position. The specialAS;‘:‘erience required varies
years to six months for
* 'w e T ,h ls
je rated on their
;?^ncf and fitness on a scale of
pplicants w i l l
years of full-time experience in the
field of higher education including
or supplemented by experience over
a period of three years, in making
and/or directly supervising norma­
tive and comparative studies of
higher institutions of learning.
Basis of Ratings
Applicants will be rated on their
experience and fitness on a scale
of 100.
S e n io r F ie ld R e p re s e n ta tiv e ,
$ 3 ,2 0 0
M e d ica l T e c h n ic ia n , $ 1 ,8 0 0
Optional subjects: 1) surgical; 2 )
roentgenology
F ie ld R e p re s e n ta tiv e ,
$ 3 ,2 0 0
A ssista n t' M e d ica l T e c h ­
n ic ia n . $ 1 ,6 2 0
Optional subjects: 1) surgical; 2)
roentgenology
File by November 28. Positions
will be filled in the War Depart­
ment. Age limit: 53.
^i(,r T a b u l a t i n g M a c h i n e
O p e rato r, $ 1 ,4 4 0
C a b le -S p lic e r-S e a m a n
Salary: $1,260. File by November
6. Age limits: 21 to 49. Place of
employment: Signal Service, War
Department, U. S. Cable Ship Jo­
seph Henry; Home Port Army Base,
Brooklyn.
nior
ing
A lp h a b e tic A c c o u n t­
M a c h in e O p e r a t o r ,
$ 1 ,4 4 0
ider A l p h a b e t i c A c c o u n t ­
ing M a c h i n e O p e r a t o r ,
$ 1 ,2 6 0
ile by November 12. Age limits:
to 53. Applicants must be in
nd physical condition.
T h ird S te w a rd
Salary: $1,392, less $252 a y e a r
maintenance. F ile by N ov em 19. Place of em plo ym ent:
my Transport Service, W ar Dertment, Brooklyn. F o r du ty on
insports p ly in g b e tw ee n B rook , New York, P a n a m a , P u e r to
0, San Francisco, an d Hawaii.
ie limit: 50.
nior S p e c i a l i s t i n H i g h e r
E d u c a tio n
lice of Education, Federal Se­
curity Agency
iaiary: S4,600. File by November
Age limit: 53.
Requirements
college degree. In addition six
Ilassified A d v e r t i s e m e n t s
REAL ESTATE
ONIAIv IIOU.SK a p i c k e t f e n c e —
ifnswaid t ' a l o r e — W h i t e b r i g h t i n v l t mtrftnoe
door,
ch a rrr f in B
foyer,
:*!ul .stairway. A c o m f o r t a b l e I m n g
■iwith co l o n ia l floor.s. B e a m e d c e lli h e a r th e d f i r e p l a c e t h a t w a r m l y
is-aml a n a l c o v e f o r e a l u t a r y m e d i in Spnoiou.s c o p i u s d i n i n g r o o m ,
rirjr kiiclien, b u t w a t e r a n d e l e c t r i ttip It oft a la m o d e r n e .
A room J welconiinK h a l l w a y u p .s ta irs, t w o
"Olent c o m m o d i o u s b e d r o o m s .
F 'o u r
The p r i c e is $3,000, t h r e e ea.sy
M an hat tan.
You m a y ev e n h a v e
'5l)le tp r m s u p o n r e q u e s t .
A. F .
'Ur, 19 Ko.\hall, K i n g s t o n . N. Y.
CONVALESCENT HOMES
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$ 2 ,0 0 0 a Y e a r ; C lass ( C )
$ 1 ,8 6 0 a Y ear
Age limit: 55. Bureau of Prison
Indu.stries, Department of Justice.
File by Nov. 21.
S e n i o r jM e d ic a l T e c h n i c i a n ,
$ 2 ,0 0 0
Optional ‘subject: Roentgenology
T e le p h o n e C o n s tru c tio n
F o rem an
Salary: $2,000. File by November
15. Age limits: 20 to 50.
S u p e rin te n d e n t of L au n d ry
Salary: $1,860. File by November
13. Age limit: 50. Place of employ­
ment: Federal Detention Headquar­
ters, Bureau of Prisons. Department
of Justice, New York City.
M a c h in ist
Salary: $1,590. File by December
4. Age limit: 50.
Requirements
Four years of apprenticeship in
the machinist trad^ or four years of
practical experience in the trade.
Applicants must have included in
their experience not less than one
year on marine machinery.
Basis of Ratings
No written test will be Riven. Ap­
plicants will be rated on their ex­
perience and fitness on a scale of
100.
S u p e r in te n d e n t o f C lo th in g
F a c to r y — C lass ( A ) $ 3 ,8 0 0
a Y e a r ; C lass ( B ) $ 3 ,2 0 0 a
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P r in c ip a l F ie ld R e p r e s e n ta ­
tiv e , $ 4 ,6 0 0
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,,rv $1,242; less $252 a y e a r
'^.naintenance. File by N ovem " f r Age limit: 53. Place of
/vment:
A rm y
T ra n s p o rt
War D e p a rtm en t, B ro okFor duty on t r a n s p o rts plyhPtween B ro oklyn, N ew York,
°ma Puerto Rico, San F r a n and Hawaii.
idcr l ' a l > u l a t i n g M a c h i n e
O p e ra to r, $ 1 ,2 6 0
S E R V IC E
S e n io r A rtist I llu s tr a to r
(A n im a tio n A rtist)
Salary: $2,000. File by November
28. Age limit: 53.
S e n io r A rtistic
L ith o g ra p h e r, $ 2 ,0 0 0
A rtistic L ith o g r a p h e r ,
$ 1 ,8 0 0
N e g a tiv e C u tte r , $ 1 ,8 0 0
A s s is ta n t A rtistic
L ith o g ra p h e r, $ 1 ,6 2 0
J u n io r C o p p e r P la te M ap
E n g ra v e r, $ 1 ,4 4 0
J u n i o r A rtis tic
L ith o g ra p h e r, $ 1 ,4 4 0
Applications will be rated until
further notice. Age limit: 20-53.
P r in te r , S lu g M a c h in e
O p e ra to r, $ 1 .2 6 a n H o u r
P r in te r , M o n o ty p e K ey ­
b o a rd O p e ra to r $ 1 .2 6
an H our
P rin te r, H a n d C o m p o sito r,
$ 1 .2 0 a n H o u r
Government Printing Office, Wash­
ington, D. C. File by Nov. 28.
Forty-hour week. Age limit: 50.
machine, set, reset, and changing
picot points according to texture
and design required.
Requirements
Four years of experience in the
operation and adjustment of a bat­
tery of modern knitting jiiachines
in the production of cotton hosiery
from designs. Such experience must
have involved the building of chains
for various styles of machines, set­
ting, resetting, and changing of picot
points according to texture and de­
sign required.
For each year of the required ex­
perience. applicants may substitute
each successfully completed year of
a course of study in mechanical or
textile engineering at an engineer-.
ing college or university or recog­
nized college.
Such substitution
will be limited to two years of the
required experience.
Basis of Rating
Applicants will be rated on Iheir
experience and fitness on a scale of
100.
P rin c ip a l T ra n s la to r
Optional subjects: 1) Portuguese;
2) Spanish. Salary: $2,600. De­
partment of State. File by Decem­
ber 9. Age limit: 53.
Duties
Under general supervision, with
considerable latitude for independ­
ent action or decision, to rewrite
certain publications of the Govern­
ment of the United States from
English into idiomatic Portuguese or
Spanish. The material is varied, in­
cluding technical and cultural sub­
jects; and the work requires tech­
nical vocabularies of a wide scope,
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B a r g a in
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B u y s
E le v a to r M e c h a n ic ia n
Salary: $1,500. File November 27.
The list will be used to fill positions
of Junior Elevator Mechanic. Age
limits: 20 to 50.
Duties
To be responsible for the main­
tenance, upkeep, and repair of mod­
ern freight and passenger elevators.
Requirements
Completion of a four-year ap­
prenticeship as Elevator Mechanic,
or four years of practical experi­
ence. Each year of completed ap­
prenticeship as machinist or elec­
trician will be accepted in substitu­
tion for six months of the required
experience. In any case applicants
must have had at least two years of
experience in elevator construction,
maintenance, and repair, including
variable voltage control and auto­
matic floor-leveling mechanisms.
Basis of Ratings
No written test will be given. Ap­
plicants will be rated on their ex­
perience and fitness on a scale of
100.
B o ile rm a k e r
Salary: $1,590, less $330 for main­
tenance. File by December 6. Place
of employment: Army Transport
Service, War Department, Brooklyn.
Duties
To make repairs while at sea to
boilers, including furnaces, mud
drums, headers, tubes, staybolts,
riveted or Welded joints, plating
water columns, steam drums, in­
ternal feed piping, boiler mount­
ings, etc.
Requirements
Completion of a four-year ap­
prenticeship as Boilermaker, or four
years of practical experience in the
trade.
Applicants must show that they
have had not less than one year on
water tube boilers constructed for
at least 150 pounds working pres­
sure.
Basis of Ratings
No written test will be given. Ap­
plicants will be rated on their e x ­
perience and fitness on a scale of
100.
D eck E n g in e e r
Salary: $1,590. File by December
31. Place of employment: Army
Transport Service, War Dept.,
Brooklyn (home port). For duty on
transports plying between Brooklyn,
New York, Panama, Puerto Rico.
San Fr»nci.sco and Hawaii. Age
limit: 50.
Duties
To operate and maintain in repair
machinery, such as portable en­
gines, deck winches, steering en­
gines, and related equipment on
board.
R e q i^ e m e n ts
Four years 0# experience in the
operation, maintenance, or repair of
machinery such as winches, wind­
lasses, hoists, capstants, or similar
equipment.
Not less than six
months of this experience must
have been on shipboard. Experi­
ence as all round machinist will be
accepted as qualifying for not more
than two years of the required ex­
perience.
Basis of Ratings
No written test will be given. Ap­
plicants will be rated on their ex­
perience and fitness on a scale of
100.
S to re k e e p e r (D eck )
Salary $1,182, less $252 for mainte­
nance. File by December 31. Place
of emploj'ment: Army Transport
Service, War Department, Brooklyn
(home port). For duty on trans­
ports plying between Brooklyn,
Panama, Puerto Rico, San Fran­
cisco and Hawaii. Age limit: 53.
Duties
The appointee will be in charge
of deck stores on an army transporl, keeping a record of their re­
ceipt and issue, and will act as a
boatswain in an emergency. The
duties require knowledge of mixing
paints, splicing wire and manila
rope, and sewing canvas; also com­
plete knowledge of the various ar­
ticles used in the deck department
in connection with lifeboats, rig­
ging, tackle, winches, gears, etc.
Requirements
At least one year of experience
in the deck department at sea dur­
ing which he must have performed
the duties of boatswain, or of deck
storekeeper. Candidates must also
be certified lifeboat men and able to
produce evidence to that effect.
Basis of Ratings
Applicants will be rated on a writ­
ten exam on a scale of 100. This
will consist of a general test and
special questions pertinent to tlie
duties of the position. It will take
about 3Vz hours.
E le v a to r D isp a tc h e r
Salary: $1,500. File by November
22. Place of employment: Quarter­
master Service, War Dept., New
York. Port of Embarkation, Brook­
lyn. Age limits: 20 to 55.
Duties
To operate remote-control switch­
boards controlling the operation of a
battery of freight elevators; to op­
erate signal board consisting of 100
signal lamps denoting position of
elevators and doors and 100 push
buttons which operate the floor con­
troller; to report defects in system
of operation.
Requirements
Applicants must have at least six
months of experience as dispatcher
of electric elevators, the movements
of which are regulated from and
registered at either visual or re­
mote control switchboard.
Basis of Rating^s
No written test will be given. Ap­
plicants will be rated on their ex­
perience and fitness on a scale of
100.
C h ie f L a b o ra to ry M e c h an ic
Salary: $2,600 (when actually em­
ployed). File by December 9. Cot­
ton Hosiery Investigations Project,
Bureau of Home Economics, De­
partment of Agriculture. Age limit;
50.
Duties
Under general direction to have
charge of a battery of knitting ma­
chines in the production of various
cotton hosiery constructions origi­
nated by a designer; to maintain
the machines and to instruct any
assistants in the operation, care and
adjustment of such machines; to
build chains for any style knitting
T
h ir t e e n
an extensive knowledge of the ge­
ography, history, institutions and
peoples of the American republics,
a high degree of literary skill, and
a marked capacity for me<.'tinR high
standards of precision in trans­
lating.
Requirem ents
Education; collcge graduation, ex­
cept that applicants c.".n substitute,
year for year, paid experience in
translating from Engli.sh into I’ortupucse or Spanish.
Expcrienco: one full year of paid
experience in translating. .Appli­
cants may sub."jtitute a like
tity of experience in orif’iiial writ­
ing for publication in the fon ipn
language selected of material com­
parable with that outlined under
duties.
Ba.sis of Ratings
A general qualifyin.g test, in
which candidates must score at least
70. will be given. Another test of
translation from English to the op­
tional language will be given, and
i^will be graded on a scale ot 100.
H o u se
P a in te rs
G o to E d B o ar< l
T he eligible list fo r H ouse P a in te r,
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A p r i c e l e s s g i f t a n d r em «m branoe.
P l e a s e p l a c e y o u r o r d e r , a n d le t u.s h a v e t h e s h o e s b e f o r e t h e r u s h o t
t h e s e a s o n . T h i s f o r o u r m u t u a l b e n e fit , a n d a v o i d s m i s t a k e n .
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T a g o r m a r k s h o e s w i t h n a m e of
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McK.AY, L T D .
A r t B r o n i e M eniorlew in M e t a l
S u i t e 302, E l e \ e u I ’u r k IMiu-e, N e w Y o r k C i t y
t ' O r t l a n d t 7-1031
FIN’IHHKD a n d K N C A S K O In S O I J I ) i l H O N Z E , a n d M K T A M Z K I )
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b a s e s f o r b o o k e n d s , a s h t r a y s , p a p e r w e i g h t s , p i p e r e s t s , p e n h o l d e r s , etc.,
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F a c t o r y p r e p a r e d to fill q u a n t i t y o r d e r s f o r D e a l e r s a n d D i s t r i b u t o r s .
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Your Chances for Appointment
J n n l t o r - r u s t o d l a n , Gr. 8— L a s t n u m b e r
a p p o i n t e d , 24.
J a n itn r-K n K ln e rr (C u stocliun-K nglnec r)—
I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 7.
.i H n i t o r - K n i r l n e e r, Civ il, G r. 8— L a s t n u m ­
b e r ce rtif i e d , 259.
A n d
L a te s t
C e r tific a tio n s
J a n i t o r - K n K l i i e o r , J i l e c t r l c n l , G r. 3— L a s t
n u m b e r ce rtlf leil , 10.1.
Follov.inj; is a t a b u la tio n of cerlilicutiuns m ade by th e M unicipal Civil .J u n io r .StiitlHtielan ( f u r a p p r o p r i a t e tipp o i n t n i e n t ) — L a s t n u m b e r c a r tlf l e d , 8.
Scrvice Com m ission d u rin g th e past wcclt. All lists w h ic h w e re certified
I L a l i o r a t o r y A s s lH tn n t— (1 ) Dej)t. o f H o s to city d e p a r tm e n ts a p p e a r alph a b e tic ally .
li lt a ls . $1,080, In d e fi n ite . L a s t n u m b e r
R e ade rs should re m e m b e r t h a t certification does not n e ce ss arily m ea n
c e r tifi e d , 00.
(2) H u n t e r ColleBo. $4
ji er d a y , u n t i l . l a n u a r y 1, 1941. L a s t
a p p o in tm e n t. Usually m o re n a m e s a re certified tiiarT'there a re vacancies.
119.
Also, r: is not necessary for the d e p a r tm e n t m ak ing th e appoln«nient to I . nnbuomr abteorr ycertifle<l,
ll eliH-r ( w o m e n ) — ( A p p . f o r
notify all the persons certified to it by the Commission.
C l e a n e r ) H o a r d of lO duca tl on.
I.ast
n u m b e r ce rtif i e d , 81. ( 2 ) D e p t , o f H o s A nyone who has a question concerninfi: the certification of his list should
p llals (ap p . for I.a u n d r y W o r k e r a n d
call or w rite the In fo rm atio n B u re au , M unicipal Civil Service Com mission,
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299 iSroadway, New York City, C O rtla n d t 7-8880.
b e r ce r tifi e d , 548. ( 3 ) (fip p. f o r M a i d )
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inc ii t lit JS'J.KIO)— I.aHt iiiiiiibiT a[)i p r t i d p d , •117.
certifle<l. 530.
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f o r I ’o r li T , J t. U .) H o a r d o t T r u n s p o r t a L a s t n u m b e r ce r tll lfr l, 111.
(2) ( T u ­
Assi N la ii t .\ll)TiiN(, (Jr. H— Doj)!. o f Ho.sti on. l.a.st n u m b e r cn rtlf lp d , 95G.
b e r c u l o s i s ) . T.ast n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 4.
I'itiils, JL’.US,'), tP iniM jiar y.
J.ttst iiiiin- .Vuto Tru<'U D r i v e r ( f o r it p |> r o p r i a ( n a p (:i) ( V e n e r e a l D i s e a s e s ) f o r t e m p o r a r y
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number
ce r tifi e d ,
appointm ent.
I . a s t n u m b e r ce rtifi e d ,
AHhisliiiit ( li)-iiiiHt ( f o r iippdiiitiiH 'tit a t
170.
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C ar K c p a ir m a n (aPp. for C a r > la in ta ln e r
A s^ K lii iil I o r c i iia ii i)pi-i;uiiii^ D iv is io n ,
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ItiiMi il (if 'I'l ii nsp oi la i ion ( I’r o n i o l i o n )
HO c o n t s a n li our. p r o l j a b l y p e r m a n e n t .
I ’a l r o l n i a n , P o lic e D e p a r t m e n t N o. 3—
!!.'> iciitH (111 lioiir, i)rol),il)ly pi-rmaiiLMit.
I,a.st n u m b e r c e i t i f i e d , 1.
I-a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 50.
I.as i lu im h i- r ci'rtille<l. L’J,
C a r p e n t e r — (1) NV’(; 'I’u n n e l A u t h o r i t y ,
AsMlslaiil I ' o r c m a i i — H a l l r tia il- 'r ii ir tl K ail ,
J2.000, j i r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t . I^aat n u m - P l u m b e r — I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 27.
n u m b e r appointed,
I J o a r d o f ' I 'r a i is p o r tii tl o ii ( p r o n i o l i o i i ) —
bi'r c e r lif i e d , I I .
(2J ( a p p . f o r I n - P o l h ' e w o m a n —L a s t
(10.
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r e c t i o n ) , $1,200, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t ,
$1,020, p r o babl.v p e r m a n e n t . L a s t n u m ­
AHNWIaiil I'o ri'iii aii — ' l ' r i n k — I l o a r t l of
l.a.st n u m b e r c e r tll le d , 12.
b e r c e r ti fie d . 811. (2 ) ( a p p . f o r I . a u n 'l'ratiH|Mirlal ion ( p r o m o t i o n ) — Xr> Cfiiil.*) C e m e n t .'\IaHon— N V C 'I 'u n n e l A u t h o r i t y ,
d i y W o r k e r ) D e p a r t m e n t of H o s p i t a l s ,
Hii lioiir. |iroli;ibly iiennaiiLMit.
L ast
JL’.OOO, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t , l . a a t n u m ­
$340
w ith
m aintenance,
probably
niiinliiT r c r t i l i i ' d . 11.
b e r c e r t i l l e u , 15.
j i e r m s tn e n t, $780, n o t to e x c e e d six
A s^ ih li in t (Jartli-ni-r ( f o r ix T i i i a i i c n t a p - C l e r k , <ir. 'i ( a p p . f o r H r . 1— (1) B o a r d
m onths.
I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , l,f;30
of lOMtlmale,
10, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t ,
a n d 1,480. (3 ) (Apj). f o r F i r e m a n , Oil
l.ast
number
c e r tll le d .
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Houslnf,' A u t h o r i t y ,
D e p t, of Uo.Hpilal.'i, $000 w i t h m a i n t e ­
T e le p h o n e O p e r a tin g
$1,200, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t . I . a s t n u m ­
n a n c e . i»robably p e r m a n e n t . l.a Ht n u m ­
b e r c e rtif i e d , 1,913.
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i ’K i:r.\u .\'iio N (I'p:
I . a s t n u m b e r a p p o i n t e d , 60.
n u m b e r c e r t i l i e d , I.Sir). ( 4 ) H o a r d o t
<'oiniil«‘t»« SpiTil
W a t e r .Sui)ply, $810, p r o b a b l y p e r m a ­ P u b l i c l l e a i t i i N u r s e , (J r. 1— L a s t n u m b e r
a p ] ) o l n te d . 177.
nent.
I.a st n u m b e r certllled,
6.205.
CENTRAL tr.ilnino mclho(M
on all line PHX boards. 15
(5) H o a r d of T r a n H p o r t a t i o n a n d C ivil S o c ia l I n v e s t i K u t o r — H o a r d of C li il d W e l fa r e . $1,500, t e m p o r a r y . LasT “ n u ‘rirb’e r
c a l l s minute. Intrnsivo
S o r v lr n
C om m ission,
$8 )0 ,
jirobably
courses nn all nther Busi>
c e r tif i e d , 700.
perm anent.
l.a.st
number
certllled,
ness Machines given.
:i,!)72. ( « j D o p t. of P u b l i c 'W orks, $840, S p e c i a l P a t r o l m a n — H o a r d of T r a n s p o r t a ­
tion, $1,500, p r o b a b l y p e r m a n e n t . L a s t
probably
perm anent.
L ast
number
C EN TR A L SCHOOL
n u m b e r c e rtif i e d , 269.
c e r tif i e d , 3,175. (7) ( p r o m o t i o n ) D o n r d
10(1 W . »:• .St. UK. I)-7»28
of T r a n .s j j o r t a l ion. J . a s t n u m b e r c e r t i ­ S t a t i o n .^ if en t— L a s t n u m b e r a p p o i n t e d ,
847.
fied, KiS.
Court A t t e n d a n t —I.a s t n u m b e r app o in ted , S tea in litte r (for n p p ro p ria te a p p o in tm e n t)
—
I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 9.
!H.
i ; i e v a t o r O p c r a t t i r ( f o r ni>I>»intnient a t S te n o f i :ra p l ie r a n d T y p e w r i t e r , O r . 2—
I
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a
w D epartm ent. L ast num ber c e rti­
j ljil,2()())— L a s t n u m b e r n p i i o l n t e d , 199.
fied, 1.003.
F i r e m a n , I'M*.— (,i^i)p. f o r S a n l t i i t l o n M a n
.StenotypiH
t, (Jr. 3 ( f o r t e m p o r a r . v u p p o i n t I C l a s s A) D ep t, o f .S a n it a ti o n , $I,8G0,
probably
perm anent.
L ast
n u m b e r . . m e n t ) — L a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 31.
S t r u c t u r e J M a in ta in e r — H o a r d o f T r a n s ­
W ill B e N e e d e d b y t h e U . S . I c e r tif i e d . 2.270.
p o r t a t i o n , 80 c e n t s a n h o u r , p r o b a b l y
i r o r e n i a n , K a l l r o a d — K le v a to r .s a n d K v eu I i e r m a n e n t . I . a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 6.
G o v e rn m e n t to r th e N ew
la torH — H o a r d o f T n u i M p o r t a t i o n — L a s t
T e l e p h o n e O p e r a t o r , (Jr. 1 ( m a l e ) — (1)
1 n u m b e r c e r t l l l e d , 2.
H o a r d o f p:<luc ation. $1,200, p r o b a b l y
F o r e n i a n , S tr ii e ti ir e h ( i i r o m o t l o n ) — H o a r d
S tre a m lin e d A rm y
jierm a n en t.
I . a a t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 5.
of
T ra nsportation,
$L’,700,
probably
(2) I>ept. o f H o s p i t a l s , $1,200, p r o b a b l y
K cK K tiT iiow' f o r Kpi><'lall/.«*(1 t n i i n p e r m a n e n t , l^ a s t n u m b e r certifie<l, 2.
p e r m a n e n t . L a s t n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 12.
iiilf.
MOOKKN
IN TK K N A TIO N A I,
t J e n e r a l l ''o r e n ia n , Cari* a n d SIio|In, H o a r d
I tr .S lN K .S S M.\< n i N K S I'Mtl l l ’M K N T .
of T ra n sp o rta tio n
( p r o m o t i o n ) — L a s t T h i r d K a il ] \ r a i n t a l n e r — H o a r d o f T r a n s ­
.Alplialx>t Ic a n d N i i i i h t I o Kc.v I'liiicfics.
p o r t a t i o n , 70 c e n t s a n h o u r , p r o b a b l y
n u m b e r c e r tif i e d , 6.
l > e r m a n e n t . I . a s t n u m b e r c e r t i f i e d , 15.
.\I,S () prt'pariilloii for w r itt e n c x a n iI n s p e c t o r o f .M as onry u n d C a r p e n t r j ' , (J r.
T
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a n s i t m a n , (Jr. 4 ( f o r a i i p r o p r l a t e a p ­
Inatlon.
I.ow t u K l o n . < a l l o r wrl(<'
3— I . a s t n u m b e r ai )i) o in t e d , Si.
p o i n t m e n t — L a s t n u m b e r c e r tifi e d , 44.
f o r fu ll p a r t i c u l a r s . <'oiiipl' “*»' H tcnoRI n s p e c t o r o t IMunibinK, (J r. 3— I . a s t n u m ­
T y p e w r i t ins: C o p y i s t , G r . 2 ( f o r p e r m a ­
r ii p li lc ('ours«^ Htiirlliii;, f e a t u r l n i f tlip
b e r a p p o i n t e d , 14.
n e n t a p p o i n t m e n t a t ?>900)— L a s t n u m ­
K lcct r o n i a U c T y p e w r i t e r .
Ita lia n I n te r p r e te r — (V ario u s la n tju a p es).
b e r ce r tifi e d , 2,441.
D o m e s t i c l i e l a t i o n s CJourt, $1,5G0, i)r obSchool fo r C ard P u n c h O p e ra to rs
n b l y p e r m a n e n t . L a s t ,'iu m b e r c e r tif i e d , \ V a t c i i m a n - . \ t t e n d a n t , G r , 1— L a s t n u m ­
0.
b e r ce rtlfieU, 937.
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To Install Officers
The L adies A u x ilia ry of the S a n i­
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a n n u al social a n d installation of offi­
cers of its A m e ric an L egio n P o s t on
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C ab aret
D P U I em ployees of th e Association
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giving a C a b a re t N ight, T h a n k s g iv ­
ing Eve, N o v e m b e r 20, a t th e H otel
T en Eyck, A lbany. J o s e p h J. C rowe,
Jr., head.s th e c om m ittee in c h arg e
of the affair; o th e rs assisting in th e
a rr a n g e m e n ts are: C h risto p h e r J. F ee,
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at 3 B e e k m a n St. W ays a n d m ea n s
of se c u ring a dditional a p p o in tm e n ts
will be discussed.
T uesday, N ovem ber I
2,
j.
Merit Men
(C o n tin u e d fro m Pa.gt 6)
W ith r a ilr o a d m a n a g e m e n t In
tlie c o u r s e o f w h ic l i h e h a s
s a v e d m a n y a m a n ’s jo b a n d
l o p p e d off t h o u s a n d s o f d a y s o f
su sp en sio n s.
O n R e v ie w C o m m itte e
R e c la ssific a tio n of B M T a n d
I R T e m p lo y e es In to th e c o m ­
p e titiv e c la ss h a s b r o u g h t F itz sim o n a d d itio n a l w ork, w h ic h
p ro m is e s to in c re a s e a s t h e
T e c h n i c a l R e v ie w C o m m itte e
s e t u p b y t h e M u n i c i p a l C iv il
S erv ice C o m m issio n g e ts b u sy
w i t h a p p e a l s . H e is T W U r e p ­
r e s e n ta tiv e on th is c o m m itte e
f o r w h i c h h e is s i g n a l l y f i t t e d
b y h is w id e e x p e rie n c e w i t h
t h e d u tie s a n d title s of a ll c a t ­
e g o rie s of su b w a y a n d s u rfa c e
t r a n s p o r ta tio n w orkers.
F itz sim o n h a s b e en a t r a n s ­
p o rta tio n w orker for fo u rte e n
y e a rs . A fe llo w n a ti v e of C o u n ­
ty K e rry , Ire la n d , w ith h is I n ­
te r n a tio n a l P r e s id e n t M ich ael
J . Q u ill, F i t z s i m o n m o v e d t o
T h u rle s,
C o u n ty
T ip p e ra ry ,
w ith h is fa m ily w h ile a sch o o l
boy.
T h ere he a tte n d e d th e
I r i s h C h r i s t ia n B r o t h e r s S ch o o l.
H e c a m e to t h e U n ite d S ta te s
M a r c h 31, 1925, a n d i t w a s n o t
lo n g b e fo re h e fo u n d h im self
w o rk in g fo r th e In te rb o ro u g h
R a p id T ra n s it C o m p an y as a
G u a rd . T h a t w as in J a n u a ry ,
1926. T h e h o u r l y r a t e w a s 50.5c
p e r h o u r. V a c atio n s w ere u n ­
k n o w n . So w e re p a id h o lid a y s,
sic k lea v e a n d n u m e r o u s o t h e r
b e n efits n o w e n jo y e d by th e
e m p lo y e es a s a re s u lt of u n io n
effo rts.
S ix m o n t h s l a t e r a s tr i k e w a s
called by th e su b w ay m o to rm e n a n d F itz sim o n w e n t o u t
a lo n g w ith o th e r g u a rd s a n d
co n d u cto rs. T h e strik e, u n p r e ­
p a r e d a n d led by a lo ca l of t h e
th e n
e x is tin g “B r o t h e r h o o d ”
c o m p a n y u n io n , w as b roken
a n d th e m e n s tra g g le d b a c k to
w ork.
M ost of th e m
lo st
se n io rity , w h ic h w a s la te r r e ­
sto re d by a c tio n of th e u n io n .
I n F e b r u a r y o f 1927 F i t z b e ­
c a m e a s w i t c h m a n a t 61 c e n t s
a n h o u r a n d w as m a d e m o to rm a n fiv e y e a r s l a t e r .
A fte r
w e a th e rin g a g en eral w age cu t
im p o sed b y th e F e d e ra l R e ­
c eiv er a n d c lim b in g th e la d d e r
of re g u la r a n n u a l in creases, he
w a s w o r k i n g a t t o p m o t o r m a n ’s
r a t e o f 86.6 c e n t s a n h o u r i n
1937 w h e n h e w a s c a l l e d u p o n
to ta k e u p a fu ll tim e p o sitio n
w ith th e u n io n .
R is e s S w iftly
F i t z s i m o n ’s r i s e t o h i g h r a n k ­
i n g office i n t h e T W U w a s
s w i f t . I n J a n u a r y , 1937, w h e n
th e o rg a n iz a tio n h e ld its first
e le c tio n a f te r e m e rg in g fro m
se c rec y , h e w a s e le c te d s e c re ­
t a r y o f t h e M o t o r m e n ’s S e c t i o n
a n d L o cal E x e c u tiv e B o a rd
M em b er. A y e a r la te r h e w as
c h o sen S e c re ta ry of th e e n tire
New Y ork u n it a n d w as r e ­
e l e c t e d i n J a n u a r y , 1939.
As a r e s u lt of th e U n io n v ic­
t o r i e s i n 1937 a n d i n t h e f o l ­
lo w in g y ears, th e p a y of a m o t o r m a n is n o w 95.3 c e n t s a n
h o u r . T h e y a ll e n jo y v a c a tio n s
w i t h p a y , p a id h o lid a y s, m a n ­
d a to ry
sic k -le a v e ,
im p ro v e d
w o rk in g c o n d itio n s a n d , w h a t
YOU’RE IN THE
A R M Y NOW
SKND
JU S T O U T !
A h o o k t h a t tells
y o u a ll th e 1 ,0 0 1 t h in g s y o u
sh o u ld k n o w a b o u t A rm y L if e . .
Be i)ro|iared!
D o n ’t w a i t
PARTIAL CONTENTS
u n t i l y o u ’re
• A r m y Jol>s
• C are of D e­
called to le a rn
• Eft'e ct o n P r o ­
pen d e n ts
th e
f a c t .s
f e s s i o n a l M en
• Induetion
• O r K u i ii z a ti o ii o f • I t i s u r a n c o
a b o u t L ife in
A rm y
• 1* ro n io tio u
th e A r m y .
• P a y a n d T'ood
C li n n c e s
L ourn th e m now. A rm y life will
• C a m p L ife
• D ls o ii ili n n
he e as ie r; y o u r c h a n c e s fo r p r o ­
• Ita rraek s a n d
• P u n in t h e
Hunks
A rm y
m otion will be better.
E v e ry
• M ental a n d
• T r a in in n : u n d
m an shou ld re a d th is book. G et
P liysle al E v a m s
D r ill
it now!
Send 25c In coin or
• S o l d i e r ’s P r o b ­ • V o u r J o b A f t e r
lem s
s t a m p s . . . we pa.v t a x a n d p o s t ­
D lsfh artfe
age.
S end to d a y to 1*AKA.Vaine ..........................
M O U N T P R E S S , 280 M a d iso n
Avenue, N e w Y ork City.
A i l d r e s a ........................
25'
F i t z s i m o n c o n s i d e r s m o st
p o r t a n t , d e c e n t t r e a t m e n t ***
s e c u r ity o f jo b .
“ W e r e c o g n i z e d f r o m th e
b e g in n in g .” F itz s im o n
J'
“ t h a t C iv il S e r v i c e f o r trap •
w o r k e r s w a s a d e v ic e for ‘
f e c t i n g w i d e s p r e a d economi
b y a t t e m p t i n g t o e li m in a t e t!
u n io n
and
th e n
su bjectS
v e te ra n
em p lo y ees
to CjJ
S erv ice
e x a m i n a t i o n s wht
t h e y w o u l d b e u n l i k e l y to
T h r o u g h o u r v ig o ro u s o n n ^
t i o n t o t h e W i c k s B i ll we snj
c e e d e d in d e f e a tin g th e
h a r m f u l f e a t u r e s o f i ts or^
in al form .
T h r o u g h t h e em
p lo y ee s
lo y ally
and
wise'
s t i c k i n g w i t h t h e U n io n ,
h a v e s u c c e e d e d t h u s f a r in de
f e n d i n g o u r s e l v e s again .st et
fo rts to e lim in a te hundreds
e le v a te d
and
s u b w a y em
p lo y e e s.”
Q u e s t i o n e d o n l il s attitud
t o w a r d s C iv il S e r v i c e , n o w th:
t h e e m p l o y e e s a r e i n it, Pit^
S im o n s a id :
“ C iv il S e r v i c e i s a ll rigu
B u t w e n e e d o u r u n i o n no
e v e n m o r e t h a n u n d e r privat
m an a g e m e n t.
W e a r e quit
c o n f i d e n t t h a t w i t h t h e T \V l
i n f i r s t r a t e f i g h t i n g s h a p e ani
th e
m em b e rsh ip
determine)
n e v e r t o g i v e i t u p , w e shal
s o o n m a k e o u r j o b s o n t h e Ne
Y o r k T r a n s i t S y s t e m t h e bes
u n i o n C iv il S e r v i c e j o b s in thi
c o u n try .”
A n y th in g y o u w a n t to know abo
Civil S e rv ice ? Com e in and inqu
of th e Civil S erv ice L e a d e r ’s
• F R E E In fo rm a tio n Bureau
I t ’s a t 97 D u a n e S treet, just
B ro a d w a y , N e w Y o rk City,
FAMOUS fo r
SUCCESSFl]
AFFAIRS
16 GORGEOUS BANQUET ROOMS
for every occasion, ot rea*
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radiu, lieiiter...........................
1039 1‘ONTIAC 4-cloor nedan, $550
rndio. lientor, low niiieui;e..
1038 l>OI)GK 4-door sedan, $395
rndio, lieiitei'...........................
1938 l*r.Y3IOUTI£ 4-door
$365
(Inn, riidto, lienter.................
11)38 FOKD 2-door trunk $345
sedttn, low inllt>a)rt‘...............
1937 CIIEVROI.ET 2-door $2?5
toiirlngr sedan, very clean...
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from
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up.
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.As l o w a s $10 d o w n ; 24 3Ios.
I ^
T r a d e s A e e e p t e d a s I>own
AI.HO 1940 P O N T I A C I . E F T - O ' V
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Age Limits Extended
Age lim its w e r e e x te n d e d last
w eek for tw o ty p es of job s in th e
fe d e ra l service in w h ic h th e r e is a
shortage. F o r th e position of T ool­
m a k e r ($2,000 to $2,200), th e age
lim it was e x te n d e d to 18 to 62. F o r
f o u r grades of Tool a n d G a u g e D e ­
sig ner th e lim it w as set a t 18 to 55.
T he sa lary of th e l a t t e r position
ran g es fro m $1,800 to $2,600, d e p e n d ­
ing on the grade.
B y JA M E S C LA N CY M U N R O E
his b e st film in th e p a st fe w years.>If y o u k n o w y o u r DeM ille—a n d w ho
d oesn’t?—y o u ’ll be p r e p a r e d for
stilte d a ctin g a n d h a m m y c h a r a c t e r ­
izations, b u t w h a th e h e ll? Y o u ’ve got
re d coats, blue skies, sno w y peaks,
R O L L IC K IN G
dor Moore, W illiam G a x to n a n d V e ra Zorina in a
licking sc e n e from th e B u d d y G. D eSylva-Irving Berlin
usical hit, "L o u isian a P u rc h a se ," a t the Im perial T heatre,
N ew York
i6rs€show. . . t h e i r sp irits b e g a n | all in technicolor; y o u ’ve got tw o
uve with the clicking of c a m e ra , hou rs of hellbustloose w ith m ounties,
reassu rance
g re w
a n d j h a lf - breeds,
Indians, a n d
G ary
i from snow y bosom to sno w y i C oo per fighting ov er e v e r y th in g from
a few w a tc h e d th e h o rse s i girls to th e N o rth w e st T errito ry ,
pleasure.. .In short, it looks a s ! G a ry Cooper, ^ t h e T exas R a n g er
h the c o u n te r-rev o lu tio n w e r e ' w ho h a s chased a m u r d e r e r into th e
to be indefinitely d e l a y e d . N o r t h w e s t T e rrito ry , has th e easycorespondent does n o t w ish to j going o m nipo te nce of Uncle Sam
i too optim istic h o w e v e r; t h e , him self; h e ’s so terrific w e n e v e r
dies for B r ita in ” ball a t th e d o u b te d for a m o m e n t b u t t h a t he
rf last T h u rsd a y w as a h u g e coulda licked all th e m o u n tie s p u t
1,200 im m a cu la te guests p a id to g e th e r if h e ’d h a d half a m ind.
couple and d isplayed a fre n z ie d B ut he d o n ’t ge t th e girl! P re s to n
ness to save d e m o c rac y — in F o s te r gets h e r in a dam nfool finale,
all b u t a fe w b o u n d e rs and, w hile she a in ’t so hot, w e felt
*it chances on a gold c ig a re tte obliged to w rite a c o m p la in t to Cecil.
graciously d o n a te d by Q ueen T he n e r v e of him le ttin g a dang
t^th AND a s p lin te r fro m th e C a n ad ia n ta k e a girl fro m G ary ; it’s
bomb th at s tru c k B u c k in g h a m a g ain st h u m a n n a tu re . You get a
f ,.Eddie C a n to r got a w r y la u g h w a tch in g L y n n e O v e rm an and
when he goggled: “I guess w e ’d A k im TamirofT, as a couple of t r a p ­
iving platinum balloons to n ig h t pers, shoot th e galluses of each o th er
*^31 Man w e re n ’t b a c k in th e w ith 30-30 rifle b e rls ju s t for ’th e
! House a g ain ” . . . H e d id n ’t do h eck of it. One serious final beef:
better w h e n h e offered: “Re- D eM ille show s som e s o rt of genius
er the good old d ays w h e n , no , by casting P a u le tte G o d d a rd in w h a t
what lev e r y o u p ulled, th e : sh o u ld be a n a tu r a l h a lf -b re e d role—
aes always voted fo r H o o v e r? ” I a n d by m ak in g h e r a bou t as v ib ra n t
ii'vell, Eddie, w h a t did y o u e x - as last y e a r ’s fly pa p er.
T u g b o at A nnie Sails A gain (W a r­
n e r s ) a t the S tra n d . This film was a
M ovies
g re a t disa p p o in tm en t. M a rjo rie R am ‘h ^Vest M ounted Police ( P a r a - ! ^ eau m e re ly b u rle s q u e s the role
't) at the P a ra m o u n t. T he P a r a - once m a d e fam ou s by M arie D ressier.
really has a ha n g u p show th is M ost of th e o th e r c h a ra c te rs follow
'^’hat with Cecil DeM ille doing h e r lea d in m ak in g a s tra ig h t corno n -the-gob pictu re.
M a rk of Z orro a t th e Roxy. A n y ­
one w h o re m e m b e rs D oug F a irb a n k s
N STAGE IN PERSON
b e tte r sta y a w a y from this. T y ron e
P o w e r has obviously b e en tra in in g
for th e m a s te r ’s role at th e El
Morocco or som e e q u ally elegant
su p p e r club. O th e rw ise th e film is
and his
a passable re m a k e.
of Musical Knowledg-e’
I
P la y s
Md o n t h e s c r e e n i n
P a n a m a H attie.
In o u r opinion
this is one of the best titles e v er
'YOU'LL FIND OUT'
I th o u g h t of fo r a m usical comedy. If
you d o n ’t like E thel M erm an, do n’t
0 \ V
S E V E N T H AVE.
I tallc to us. A s usual, E th e l is try in g
‘
& 50TH ST.
I to m a k e th e gra d e to- lad yho od and
j doe sn ’t qu ite g e t th e re ; w h e n she
; sings y o u ’re blasted out of y o u r seat
, a n d like it. Cole P o r t e r ’s tu n e s a re
; good, b u t we w ould n o t c are if E thel
NOW PLAYING!
' san g “ C om in’ R o u n d th e M o unta in ”
I from s ta rt to finish. B etty H u tto n
''L '( ; K 0 A T A N N I E
j steals the show w h e n E th el isn ’t
j a ro u n d w ith h e r te r r if y in g energy.
s a il s
A G A IN ”
Also t h e r e ’s A r t h u r T re a ch e r, some
* "iinuT Hios. Hit S t a r r l n i f
I a sso rte d sailors, a pelv is-p iv o tin g lady
I J a r j o r i e RAMBEAU
' w o rth y o u r atten tion, an d a little girl
I y o u ’ll like, believe it or not. E th el
^H aL E • JAN E WYMAN
I M e rm an is in it, too.
I'ertion
show
was
p ro d u c e d by
^'•laLANE • Jack HALEY I T he
B ud dy De Sylva, w h o gave us
POWELL and Orch.
L ou isia n a P u r c h i s e , a rip -s n o r te r
I w hich is still on the boards. If you
•hN."' S T R A N D
! h a v e n ’t h e a r d Carol B ruce in it, be
. off w ith you.
Ka y
Is Your Exam Here ?
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Below IS the lates t news f r o m th e M u n ic ip a l C w i l Service C o m mission on th e status of exams w hich a t tr a c te d 300 or more c a nd idates. T h e L e a d e r w ill publish changes as soon as they are 7 n a d e
known.
stru c tio n ). G ra de 3: T he list has
COMPETITIVE
b een published.
A ccom panist: T h e ra tin g of the
M a n a g em en t .Assistant (Housing)
e n tire w ritte n te s t w ill be com pleted
G rade 3: R a tin g of w i i tt c u test has
soon.
A d m in is tra tiv e
A ssistan t
(W el­ been com pleted. T he o ra l in te rv ie w
will be co ndu cted as soon as p r a c ­
f a re ): P a r t II is be in g m a rk e d .
A utom obile E n ginem an : R a tin g of ticable.
M a n a g em en t A ssistant (Housing)
th e w r i t te n test is com plete. M edi­
cal e x a m in a tio n s a r e in process. G ra de 4: R ating of P a r t 2 is n e arly
P h y s ic a l tests w ill p ro b a b ly begin com pleted.
on N o v e m b e r 25,
M arine Stoker (F ire Dept.): The
A ssistan t E n g in e e r G ra d e 4: T he list will be p u b lis h ed soon.
oral i n te r v ie w h a s b e gu n a n d will
Office A ppliance O p e rato r: The
c o n tin u e t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r 22.
practical tests a re c ontin uin g.
B a k e r: A r e p o r t on th e final
F la y g ro u n d D ire cto r (M ale): Q u a l­
a n sw e rs h a s b e e n a p p ro v e d by the
ifying p ra ctica l tests a re b e ing given
Com m ission.
C lerk, G ra d e 2 (B oard of H igher as n eed s re q u ire .
P la y g ro u n d
D ire c to r
(F em ale):
E d u ca tio n ): T h e ra tin g of the w r i t ­
R atin g of th e w r i t te n te s t has been
ten test is in progress.
Cook: A r e p o r t on th e final key com pleted. T he o ra l p ra c tic a l test
has b e e n offered by th e Com mission. will be a d m in istere d in a m onth.
R ese arc h A ssistant (City P l a n ­
C o u rt S te n o g ra p h e r: T he w r itte n
ning ): T h e .r a t i n g of tlie w r i t te n test
test is b e in g ra te d .
E n g in e e rin g A ssistan t (E lectrical) has b een c om pleted. R a tin g of e x ­
G ra d e 2: T he ra tin g of the e x p e r i­ p erie n ce has begun.
S a n ita tio n Man, Class A: C o o rd i­
ence is in prog ress.
n a tio n tests have b e e n c om pleted.
E le v a to r M e c h an ic ’s H e lp er: All
F in a l com p u ta tio n s a r e b e in g p r e ­
p a r ts of this e x am in atio n h a v e b een
p ared .
c om pleted. T he list w ill p ro b a b ly
S te n o g ra p h e r (Law ) G ra d e 2: R a t ­
a p p e a r soon.
J r . A d m in is tra tiv e A ssistant (W el­ ing of th e w r i t te n test is n o w in
progress.
f a r e ) : S a m e as A d m in is tra tiv e A s­
S tr u c tu r e M a in ta in e r: 'R a t i n g of
sista n t (W elfare ).
J r . E n g in e e r S a n ita ry , G ra d e 3: | h e w r i t te n te s t h a s begim .
T y p e w ritin g Copyist, G ra d e 1: R a t­
R a tin g of P a r t I h as b e e n com pleted.
R a tin g of P a r t II is n e a r in g c o m ­ in g of th e w r i t te n e x a m in a tio n is
still in progress.
pletion.
J r . E n g in e e r (Civil) H ousing ConM a in ta in e r ’s H elper, G ro u p A: T he
age
F
if t e e n
ratin f o f the written test i« im
progress.
Maintatner's Helper, Group B: Th«
r a tin g of the w ritte n te s t ie in
progress.
Maintainer'i Helper, Group C: The
r a tin g of the w ritte n test is in p r o g ­
ress.
M a in ta in e r ’g H elper, G rou p 1): 80
p e rce n t of the w ritte n test has been
rated.
PROMOTION
A ssistant E n sv iee r, G ra d e 4 (City
W ide): The oral in te rv ie w ha.s be­
g un and will co ntinue until N o v e m ­
b er 22.
Clerk, G rade 3: 75 p e rc e n t of the
w ritte n test has been com pleted.
C lerk, G ra d e 4: 60 p c r c e n t of the
I w ritte n test has been com pleted.
\ L ie u te n a n t (Fire Dept.}: T he r a i; jng of th e w ritte n test has been
i com pleted. T he list p ro b a b ly will
I be availab le this m onth,
S tc n o g r a p h c r- T y p c w r ite r , G rad e 2
I (City W ide): R atin g of the dictation
test has b een com pleted. The list is
bein g compiled. .
S u pervisor, G rad e 3 (Social S e rv ­
ice) (City W ide): T his e x am in atio n
is b eing held in a b ey a n ce pen ding
| the outcom e of litigation.
LICENSING
Motion P ic tu re O p e rato r: R atin g
of the w ritte n test has been com ­
pleted. T he o ra l-p ra ctica l b egan on
O c to ber 19th an d will con tin u e u n til
D ecem b er 28th.
Oil B u rn e r Installer: T he w ritte n
test w as co ndu cted O c tober 26th.
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Pair of Promotion Tests
Available to State Employees
The fo llow ing p ro m o tio n tests-ftoere opened this w e e k b y the Sta te
Civil S e rv ic e C om m ission:
1246. A ssistant Chief Special Agent,
D e p a rtm e n t of M en tal
Hyfiiene.
(Usual sa lary ra n g e $3,120-$3,870;
a p p o in tm e n t ex p ec ted a t $2,400.)
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R e q u ire m e n ts
C an didates m u st b e ‘p e rm a n e n tly
em plo yed in D e p a rtm e n t of M ental
H yg ie n e (e xcluding hospitals an d in ­
stitutions), and m ust be se rv in g or
h a v e served on a p e r m a n e n t basis
in the c om petitive class fo r one y e a r
p re c e d in g e xam date. T h ey m u st be
a d m itte d to th e b a r in N ew Y o rk
State. E ith e r (a) tw o y e a r s ’ e x p e r i ­
ence as Special A g e n t in th e D e p a r t ­
m e n t of M ental Hygiene; o r (b )
th r e e y e a r s ’ e x p e rie n c e in g e n era l
pra ctice of law; or (c) a sa tisfac to ry
com bination.
W eights
W ritten, 4; serv ice re c o rd rating,
2; seniority, 1; tra in in g a nd e x p e r i ­
ence, 3.
before the Slate Commission
action. The following list
Th« State law says that titles of being advertised (the date r f j
open competitive lists requested by w h e n th e 15 days a r e u p ) ; ^
departments a n d institutions must
N o v e m b e r 16.—D epartm ent of<i
be publicly announced for 15 days re ctio n . A lb ion —Asst. Supt. °
Future State Test
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1247.
A ssistant Civil E n g in e e r
(B ridge and G ra d e S e p a r a tio n ) ,
C r o u p 7, G ra d e 3, T ra n s it C o m m is­
sion.
(S a lary rang e, $3,120-.$3,870;
a p p o in tm e n t m ay be m a d e a t less
th a n m inim u m .) Fee, $3. File by
N o v e m b er 23.
Requirements
C an didates m u i t be p e rm a n e n tly
e m ployed in the c o m p e titiv e class as
E ng in eer, B ridge an d G ra d e S e p a r a ­
tion, in the T ra n s it Commi.ssion in
G ro u p 7, G ra d e 2, and be se rv in g
and h ave serv e d as such for one
year. T hey m ust have a th o ro u g h
kn o w le d g e . of p rin c ip le s a n d p r a c ­
tices of e n g in e e rin g desigrr and co n ­
stru c tio n as app lied to b rid g es and
g ra d e se p a ratio n w o r k a n d a d m in is­
tr a t i v e ability in field a n d office e n ­
g in ee rin g work.
Weights
W ritten, 4; service re c o rd ra tin g ,
2; seniority, 1; train in g , e x p erien c e ,
a n d generaJ qualifications, 3.
Buffalo Test
A ccoun t C le rk ( E )
($1,801-$2,100». J?'ile by November
20. Fee, $1. Test November 30.
Duties
Perform some difficult and rePDonsible work in keeping financial
accoini's nnd records, and in audit­
ing reTuisitions, vouchers and other
docun^ents,
lequiring
individual
Judgment in carrying out estab­
lished procedures.
Requirements
Candidates must be residents of
Buffalo for two years Immediately
preceding exam date. Either (a)
graduation from eightli-grade school
and six years’ full-time paid ac­
counting experience; or (b) gradu­
ation from high school, Including or
suppleinented by a course In ac­
counting. and three years’ full-time
paid accounting experience: or (c)
college graduation with specializa­
tion in business or public adminis­
tration, accounting or a similar
field.
Basis of Rating
Written. 70; Irjilnin-r. rxnorience,
•nd general qualifications. 30.
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A c c o u n t C le rk ( F )
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($2.101-S>2.400). File by November
20. Fee, $2. Test November 30.
Duties
Perform difficult and responsible
W o r k In keeping financial accounts
and records of complexity: be in
Immediate charge of a phase of ac­
counting work; and or supervise a
small group on routine accounting
work.
Requirements
Candidates must be residents of
BuiTalo for two years immediately
preceding exam date. Either (a)
graduation from eicfhth-grade school
ancf seven years* full-time paid re­
sponsible accounting experience; or
(b) Kraduation from high scliool.
Including or supplemented by a
course In accounting and four years’
full-time paid responsible account­
ing experience; or (c) college grad­
uation with specialization in busirip'5'5 or Tiublic administration, ac­
counting or a similar field, and one
year full-time paid responsible ac­
counting oxporiencp.
Basis of Rating
Written, 70; training, experience,
and general qualifications, 30.
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A ccoun t C le rk ( G )
($2.401-3;2,70n). File by November
20. Fee, $2. To.st. November 30.
Duties
Keep a general set of control
books for a larfTe department of the
city; do specialized statistical work
of a responsible nature for a de­
partment head, and prepare finan­
cial reports and summaries tlierefrom; related work; and/or super­
vise a groun of eiimloyeos.
Requirements
Candidates nuist be residents of
Bull’alo for two_ years inmicdiately
preceding exam date. Eitlier (a)
graduation from eightli-grade school
and eight years’ full-time paid refiponsihle accounting experience; or
(I)) graduation from hitjij scliool,
including or supplemented by a
course in accounting, and five years’
full-time paid responsible account­
ing experience; or (cl college grad-
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eleven years. Our customers in New York and Westchester art
saving about $S5 , 200.000 this year compared with what they would havt paid at
ig2g rates for their present use of electricity and gas.
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