The Princeton Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Brown, J.A.
issued: 2022-08-08
issued: 1925-08-06
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note: THE PRINCETON STAR Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen - Twenty-Sixth Year—No. 38 PRINCETON, B. C, THURSDAf, AUGUST 6, 1925 PER YEAR: $2.00 Cash Single Copy se. Protest Against Unexplained Delay APPOINTMENT OF R. W. LEVACK TO, THE POSITION OF POSTMASTER HAS NOT YET BEEN GIVEN EFFECT Though certificate of appointment of R. Wy' Levack to the position of postmaster at Princeton was issued by the Civil Service Commission of Canada on; May 22 last it has not yet been given effect by the postal department. Neither is any intimation giyeir as to when the transfer .may be expected to take place. The long delay and unsatisfactory nature of the whole proceedings! has prompted tho Returned Men's Association of Princeton to take the matter up through the Provincial Command of the Great War Veterans As"- Lsdciatioii and direct with the Post-, mater General. Mr. Levack on his own behalf has .circulated a petition, which was largely signed by the citizens of Princeton, urging that Ms appointment be put into effect. The following correspondence and telegrams in "connection with the ap-' pointment will serve to show the unsatisfactory manner in which it ha been handled. While unsuccessful applicants for the position were Notified of the appointment of Mr. Levack, he, himself, was not given any direct notice to that effect. In order to verify tho information before' publication of the same,' The" Star wired the secretary of the cjLvil service commission and received the following reply. Princeton Star, Princeton, B. C. Re your wire 4th instant R. W. Levack O. A. S. selected for post- "_j :astership, Princeton. W. FORAN, Secretary. '.Ottawa, June 5th, 1925. Ii earing nothing relative to entering upon his duties as post miUiOr, oj June 22nd Mr. Levack wrote lire civil service commission, asking if tip appointment had been de'*nit-**ly lifft and when he might expj'ii to take over "'the office. The reply received.from Mr. Bland, assistant sec- '.etary …
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1918-10-25), and The Princeton Star from 1918-11-01.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0416699
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Princeton : The Princeton Publishing Company
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
type: Text