Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-26
MECHANICS ARE
NEEDED IN ARMY
An Appeal From Fort Sam Hous-
ton Contains Information about
u. S. Service.

master Corps, U. S. A., who is in COM
mand of the extensive automobile re-
pair shops at Fort Sam Houston, Tex
as, the great need in the present war
is Motor Transportation. And the
greatest problem arising in connection
with motor transportation is to keep it
available at all times for service. In
order to accomplish this the Govern
ment is in actual need of automobile
and men possessing quail
tications making them desirable in
and about automobile repair indus
tries.
:. The repair shops at Fort Sam
Houston are designated by the War
Department to take care OF the motor
transportation south of Kansas and
west OF Mississippi, which means that
the great number of motor driven We
hicles involved in service within the
confines CT the territory mentioned
are dependent upon the repair shops
at Fort Sam Houston for overhauls.
8. The education and training of
men for this class of service with
the Army is one of the principal fac
tors of the shops located at Fort Sam
Houston. Adequate instruction is Civ
en- the men to qualify for service with
mechanical units for service in his
country and abroad. A large percent
age OF Americans in this section of the
country are somewhat surprised to
know that such an organization exists
at Fort Sam Houston, where men are
daily being received for training in the
tors and motor transportation.
4. There exists at the present time
urgent need of men who have had ex-
perience in the following trades:
Auto Repairer, Mechanical Engin-
eer, Battery Repairmen, Mechanical
Auto Repair, Blacksmith, Mechanical
Wood Worker, Carpenter, Motorcycle
Repairer, Harness Maker, Painter
Helper, Harness Maker, Sheet Metal
Worker, Helper, Auto Repair Mechan-
ic, Plumber, Inspector, Motor Vehicle,
Tire Repairer, Machine Tool Inspec-
tor, Tool Maker, Machinist, Trimmer,
Automobile, Machinist Helper, Welder,
Magnetic Repairer, Wheelwright, Cook.
5. Captain Ned Horton, @. M. R. c.,
Executive Officer of Quartermaster
Mechanical Repair Shop No. 304, at
Fort Sam Houston, who is we'll known
in and about the Brownsville dis trict,
when interviewed, stated that the op-
pOrtunities open to men for service
in this shop are beyond comprehension
of civilians. While is we'll known that
the Navy has had in operation training
schools for number of years past, the
Army has never before operated train
ing institutions such as the one in ex.
istence at Fort Sam Houston, for the
reason that the requirements of the
Army in the past have been adequately
met by adjunctive departments attach
ed tc corps or regiments. In the pres
ent emergency, it has been recognized
by the higher officials that the meth
DDS pursued in the past could no. long
err meet the exigencies of the service
and as a consequence the great re-
pair shops have sprung into existence
with the end in view of providing me
chanical education and training fol
suitable men.
6. The Government has been ex
tremely generous in the apportionment
CT non-commissioned grades, and a
large percentage of the officers now
serving with the shops have been pro-
NOTED to commissioned officers from
the ranks of the enlisted personnel
An instance of advancement is Lieut.
enant Ira A. Tedder, we'll known in
the Brownsville district. Lieutenant
Tedder offered his services to the
Government as an enlisted man; with
in a short time his ability was recOg
nized and he was promoted to First
Lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps
and is at this time in charge of one
of the principal departments of the
shops. The instance cited is but one
of many where men of energy and
ability have been promoted to admin
istrative positions in the shops.
T. Any man, whether in the draft
| age or otherwise, who has had exper
fence along the lines above indicated
| is requested to write without delay tc
the Commanding Officer of Quarter
master Mechanical Repair Shop No
| 304, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, who
| will furnish full particulars concern
| ing pay, Government allowances, and
other subject matter indicating oppor
| tunities that are open to men possess
ing qualifications making them desir
able for duty with this organization.
1. Pay of various grades, Quarter
master Corps:
Private INSTRUMENTATION. $4,000
Private First Glass ...... 1890
corporal $500
sergeant 44.OO
Sergeant First Class ....... 51O0
Quartermaster Sergeant %. 51.OO
Quartermaster Sergeant, Sen
ior Grade 81.OO
Explanation Of Allowances.
2. Much difficulty is encountered in
the failure Of candidates for enlist
ment to grasp the value of these bene
fits classed under the heading of al
| lowances. To illustrate this point, a
| case will be taken of man who has
wife and one child, a dependent mo
Their, father-in-law and grandmother
| in-law, but who is himself possessed
only of the qualifications sufficient fol-
position as unskilled laborer. The
value of his pay and allowances pei
| month are:
10y '''''''.'.' poV.UO
Family allowance for wife and
one cnllQ ...... 25.OO
Family allowance for dependent
mother NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
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