The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-02
SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 1918
Enrolment Of Workers for Stewards.


man of the Council of Defense O
the Parish of st. Mary, has re.
ceived the following communica
ton from the Council of Nationa
Defense, State Councils Section
which we take pleasure in pub.
fishing for the benefit of the pub.
lie:
To the Several County and Loca
| Councils Of Defense:
| The United States must have more
steel ships now ships to transport
our men to Europe, ships to carry
over ammunition. hospital supplies
and food. Without more laborers
more ships cannot be built Two
/ hundred and fifty thousand additional
skilled workmen will be needed in the
yards to carry out the shipbuilding
program Of the United States.
The United States Shipping Board
calls upon the State AID Local Coun-
ellis of Defense to aid the United
States Public Service Reserve in en-
rolling this reserve force of $50, 900
shipyard volunteers. Your State
must raise its quota of this reserve
force, and your county or community
must furnish its share. Your State
council will inform you as to what
these quotas are.
Appended is list of the various types
OF skilled workers who are needed
The United States shipping Board
states that such supplementary train
ing as is required will be provided at
the yards free Of cost The men who
enroll engage to hold themselves in
readiness to answer a call for their
services in the shipyards of the Ma
ton. They will not be called until
needed for work in a particular yard
and for a particular purpose, and will
be paid the prevailing wage in the
yards. Men will be employed only
as fast as housing is provided, and
will be called to yards as near to
their residences as possible. The men
who enroll are not, because of enroll |
ment, exempt from the draft, but it is |
to be borne ia mind that men who are
at work in the shipyards now are
placed in a deferred classification IN. i
der the draft.
The men are to be enrolled in the
United States Shipyard Volunteers as
! part of the United States Public
Service Reserve on its regular blanks
and are to be given a certificate of
enrolment from the chairman of the
United States Shipping Board, to-
5ether with appropriate insignia of
membership IN the United States Ship
'ard Volunteers. These blanks will
'e sent to you CT TO yonr State Coun-
al directly from the Department of
labor. 1t may be that delays as to
lelIyery Of enrolment cards will oc-
ur, but it is hoped to get into your
lands sufficient number of cards so
bat enrolment can begin on Febru-
ry l. 10 aid you in yonr prepara-
ion, and for your information, We
ppend a copy Of the special enroll
lent blank, which is to be returned to
ne Shipping Board, and copy of
ne proposed certificate of their mem
ership. {
The actual enrolment is to be per-
ormed by the agencies OF the United
'tates Public Service Reserve of
ne United States Department OIL
labor wherever such agencies are ia
peratlon, but the United States Shin
Ing Board relies upon the State and
'ocal Councils 0. Defense to create
uch additional agencies as are neces-
airy, where skilled workmen can en-
OF and can gain full information. i
MS IS not to be done, of course. T.
here the United States Public Ser q
ice reserve has complete local or =
anlzatlon. After the enrolment the d
'avellng examiners of the United !,
tates Employment Service plan to r
'ur the country and will get ia per- v
1nal touch with each man enrolled =
lus assuring fl 'st-hand information <
to his qualifications. These ex. a
miners VIII also give each nan att
re time of his call detailed ihforma- t.
On as TO where to report. the con- c.
lions OF employment, and what is "
1uired OF him.
For the enrolment to be success
must be supplemented by an active
mpaign through speakers and the
ess. The United States Shipping
oard relies upon the State and Lo-
i Councils of Defense with the as
stance Of the Four Minute Men And
department of Labor to carry out
S campaign. The United States y
'lpplng Board, therefore, calls upon
ur Local Council of Defense:
Il TO do ali in its power to slim.
llate this enrolment by advertising
through speakers and press the need
tor ships and men, and especialiy
oy making these needs known in ia.
1ustrial centers.
To provide and advertise such
enrolment offices as are -,
advisable to supplement the agencies - -
u the United States Public Service
Reserve, especially in all industrial
'eniers. These Offices should be G
Iept open every day and evening.
With director in charge who uo-
ierstands the problems aud can
'ive intelligent information to vol -
lnteers. The enrolment blanks !