Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-07
CALL FOR $4,000
SHEPARD HELPERS
Each State Asked 10 Contribute
Volunteers to Speed Net.
chant Fleet.
FORM RESERVE ORGANIZATION
Wsssmsn b Stand Ready When Called
STANDARD oeale ~ Wages end
oeed Housing ceadltsWs
Assured.

Two hundred and nfty thousand
workmen are to be enrolled IN q ~
serve organization Of American me-
chanies, skillsd workers In many lines.
- bring to completion the gigantic
shipbulldlng program to win the war.
The organization II known a. the Unit.
cd States ShipyaEd Volunteers Of the
Public Reserve. Those who enroll wild
stand ready to respond when they are
called to report at the s~hipyards for
duty.
An appeal for volunteers has been
made BY the department Of labor,
tho council Of national defense. the
shipping board. the 10000 four.mInuts
men. governors Of the various states.
organised labor and business men. Tho
aim II to Ill al the present and future
needs Of the governments shipyards.
Pay Of volunteers will be In accord.
ancs with the prevailing wage In the
shipyards at the time they are called.
Construction Of houses for the workers
Is being pushed with energy, and the
necessary homes will be ready wheA
the men are called.
Cards are issued to all applicants,
bearing statements Of the purpose Of
the shipyard volunteers. classifying
them according to trades and asking
signers to respond when called. But
tons will be given to volunteers bear
ing the inscription. W. s. Shlpyard
Volunteers" In addition, the work.
er will receive a certificate signed
by Chairman Hurley, which reads:
This is to certify tname Of vol.
unteer) Of (clty. state). has
enrolled In the United States
Ehipyard Volunteers Of Pub.
lie Service Reserve to aid the
nation In Its imperative needs
for merchant ships with which to
overcome the submarine menace
and maintain our forces at the
'front.'"
shipyards to Win or Lose.
'The world war will be won or lost
In the American shipyards. Every
rivet driven Is a blow at the kaiser.
Every ship turned out brings America
bearer to victory"
"Those who give their strength and
influence to the speedy construction Of
ships render service that IL patriotic
and highly essential to the successful
termination. Of the war" .
Plans for the organization Of the
Shlpyard Volunteers were laid with
the view to interfere as little AZ posi-.
BILE with the private industrial con-
Germs and to aus the minimum Of
Inconvenience to the: workers them
selves.
Under this system, when an acety. /.
Iene or electrical welder, blacksmith,
boiler maker, carpenter or any other
Of the skilled workers or laborers Is en-
rolled. he need not fear that he will be-
called upon to quit his present posi-.
tion without notice and 60 Immediate
" to a shipyard. The government does
not contemplate issuing calls to the
volunteers until the yards are ready to
ToCelve them. \
When q man Is enrolled he may I
make his personal plans in accordance
with the governments wishes and be
ready when the call comes. He will
then have awaiting him a definite job
at a definite place, at q definite. gen. -.
crous rate Of pay. 4
Quota Of Each State. I
Each state has been assigned q l
quota. based upon tho population and I
industries. The quota Is 40 follows:
Maine ........ ASIA New Jersey. .i1.348 !
New Hanp... l.69S Pennsylvania. sam I
Vermont ...... 1880 Ohio ........19,So2
Massachusetts1l. 32i Indiana 1851
Rhode Island. a,3ss Illinois. ...... 23.es7 J
Connecticut -. A.7s6 Michigan ....1l.7S4 !
New York ...,S9,S26 Wisconsin -. e.ell |