Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-20
C.OFC.ENRO[L|NG NAMES OF SHIP
 BUILDERS

The United States must have more steel ships now-,ships 10 transport men to Europe, ships to carry over ammunition, hospital supplies and food. Without more laborers, more ships cannot be built, and 250,0O0 additional skilled workmen will be needed in the yards to carry out the shipbuilding program of the United States. The United States Shipping Board has called upon State and local councils of defense to aid the United States Public Service Reserve in en- rolling this reserve force of 250,000 shipyard volunteers. Arizona must raise SSS men and Yavapai county must begin at once to raise her share of this number. The men desired for enrolment in the |. s. Shipyard volunteers are acetylene and electric al wclders, asbestos workers, black smiths, including anglesmiths; drop forge men, flange turner's, furnace men, boilermakcrs, including riveters and reamers; carpenters, including ship carpenters and dock builders, clippers and calkers, electrical work CTS, electricians, wiremen and crane operators, foundry workers, laborers of all kinds, loftsmen, including tenn plate makers; machinists and machine hands, all sorts and helpers; paint CTS, plumbers and pipe filters, sheet metal workers and coppersmiths, ship filters, structural iron workers, in cluding riveters, ercctors, and bolt CTS up, others trades, cementers ana crane men. The United States Ship ping Beard states that such supple
 mentary training as is required will be provided at the yards free of cost.
 The men who enroll engage to hold themselves in readiness to answer al call for their services in the ship yards of the Nation. They will not be called until needed for work in a particular yard and for a particular purpose, and will be paid the prevail ing wage in the yards. Men will be employed only as fast as housing isl provided and will be called to yards as near to their residences as possible The men who enroll are not, because of enrolment, exempt from the draft but it is to be borne in mind that men who arc at work in the shipyards now are placed in a deferred classification under the draft. After the enrolment the travelling examiners or the United States Public Service Reserve plan to tour the country and will get in per sonal touch with each man enrolled, tEus assuring first-hand information as to his qualifications. These ex- aminers will also give each man at the time of his call detailed informa. ton as to where to report, the condi' tions of employment, and what is re- auired of him.
 This is not a call for men to go to the shipyards now The figures given of men needed are the requirements of the next few months. Great con- fusion and hardship have resulted from the rush of men to jobs where they are not yet needed. This reserve enables man to stick to his job un- til he is authoritatively informed by the Department of Labor that he isl needed in the shipyards. The need is urgent-every nail driven and ev- cry rivct set today is a blow at the kaiser. Every ship turned out now brings nearer the victory of demo- cracy.
 Recently the temporary organiza- ton for the Yavapai County Council of Defense was made by Thomas E. Campbell, at which time this work was placed in the hands of C. C. Stukey as chairman and Grace NJ. Sparkcs, secretary. Men who are | qualified for this work should make it point to call at the office of the Chamber of Commerce. where they may be advised of this thoroughly | and where they can be signed up for this work
 Yesterday a number of men were signed and a representative will De in the Chamber of Commerce office each day from 9 until l2 and from o'clock until 5. Tonight the office will be opened from 7:30 until 9 o'clock, also on Friday night, to give the men ample opportunity to sign who desire to enter this work. This includes all men, whether within the draft age or not.