Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
LET'S co GET EN-, IS
CALL TOP. MEN
TO CATCH UP WORK
Flu" Will Not Delay Ship Sched-
ule: Launching TO Take
Place as Planned
WAGE RISE ACTS AS SPUR

No mere "fu' epidemic can put any
permanent crinp in the 1900 or up
wards shipworkcrs of the Pusey 4 Jones
plant Though the epidemic AZ one time
knocked about forty por cent Of the
huskies" nIt Of commission. and forever
silenced the cherry voice and stIled the
strong arm Of MANY a loyal fighter hold
ING the second line of national defense.
the bows who are still on the lob are inn
bued with q spirit that IS not 70 be
quclled
Weeks behind on their ship schedule,
the management was thoroughly aware
of the kind Of stuff its men were made OF.
and was wise in its generation when II
posted this sign in ganng big letters over
the top Of one Of the waNs.
BOYS We are behind our schedule.
Can't we change this reading
Promptly the next day there was
scramble among the said 1000 or up
wards Of tho plant : army Q see who would
be the first to pull down this challenge
and hoist in it's place this call 70 arms
Boys Let's 60 get en-
And. like q division Of devil dogs
gong over the top to do the Huns
pretty with the bavonet. the Pusey &
Jones treat EN- rough scrappers jump
il&tp so ttAi Al tAAt t+NAS - 'tSAA%~t
begun by the epidemic
Now the launching 81 the 4.0o0-ton
steel cargo ship sct for November %
seemingly impossible a few weeks ago
will take place according TO schedule. the
workers grlmly declare
But the ship filters are not the only
ones who are 70 carry the burden Of battle
The same rallving call 10 the colors was
heard in the machine shops and found the
same prompt response Also weeks be
hind IN the work on he huge engines
which are to drive me big steel huils OF the
munition carriers quickly across 10 the
bows over there who ere waiting tor the
precious cargoes the machlnIsts have
pledged their word to the management To
have the engine program up-to-date by
the dav the big No 1907 is ready to-
take her tnal dip in he Delaware.
One .S00-horsepower engine every
three weeks is their avowcd purpose
The recent wage rise has been an adj
ditional spur to the men and on all sides
thev are jumping into the work with
enthusiasm Half of the new foundry has
been completed and the force Of work
men installed there The old foundry Is
being rapidly demolished
NEW LUNCH ROOM soon
Equipment for the new lunch room also
has been received and the men are looking
forward to the early date of opening when
they will b., able 10 get clean, well cook
ed hot food az pre-war prices without
going outside the plant or having TO
depend on a cold dinner pail
On November i two night schools will
open with virtually the same teachers as
last year but under new director, Prot
J. r. Ryan, appointed by the STATE 10
have supervision Of night schools and
teachers training in ship plants under the
Smith-I}ughes act Government officials
last wear strongly commended the Pusey
* Jones night school system for the novel
and interesting way il presented the
various problems to the studentwork-
men
Glasses are divided into three divisions,
for beginner, intermediates and seniors
in Doth the machinery and shiphttlng
schools This year il is planned to give
each student certificate when he com
pletes the work of each class. ABOUT
fifty students have enrolled IN each
school
Bv the most modern methods, they
are taught mechanical drawing, blue
print reading and shop mathematics.
Problems are presented IN a way 10
catch and retain their interest, and take
them in a practical way directly into
their own line Of work They are made
familiar with the fine system Of measuring
drills, for instance, so that man sent to
get drill .one-sixty-fourth over one
inch" is enabled TO Vake his own seiec-
ton without mistake. Those having
later need for a blue print may also find
that he was the draughtsman Of the
very plan Of which he is in need.
More than rs per cent Of those who
entered the schools last year finished their
courses satisfactorily.