Show w nym IS THE OLDEST CLERK A kentucky man who has held off offee ce for 66 consecutive years richard white of kentucky Is the oldest clerk in the executive depart ment in washington according to a correspondent of the Cley cleveland eland plain dealer with the exception of a post master in new aorl state who has held his office for 74 consecutive years white is believed to be the oldest man in point of service as well as in years I 1 the federal employ he ile was ap hinted in 1836 and therefore has ident 66 years in the service of the government overn ment he ile was a personal friend at of henry clay and the letter of mr lir clay to president andrew jackson recommending the appointment ot of my dear friend richard white IN hite is on file in the treasury department mr white was born in 1814 and thus has passed the biblical term of human life by IS 18 years in addition to his record of long continuous ice he holds another record that 1 without parallel nearly every gov eminent clerk takes the full fill 30 day annual leave of absence authorized by law and the majority of them also take advantage of the 30 day sick leave in each vear year in al all h s empen ence elice mr white has nei er exceeded 10 days in his absence from the depart ment in any one year throughout his remarkable career he has been em aloyed in the office where the accounts of the postoffice post office department are au all cited he was appointed at a salary of a a 3 ear for a brief time he drew 1 1000 a year but five years ago because of growing feebleness he was reduced to auditor ca tie tle in whose department mr white is employed says the vet eran does his brij to the satisfaction faction of his bib chiefs in spite ol 01 his great age while no civil pension list is main tabled by uncle sam it is safe to say that richard white hite will be assured of remaining on the government pay roll as long as he lives |