Arizona republican., 1918-05-21
CALL C0MES HERE FUR. SKILLED MECHANICS. FUR J. $. NAVY YARDS.

The Uniied States civil service has just sent out a call for TIT skilled me chanics for the United States navy yards. These men are urgently need ed and, to those who qualify under this call, expenses of transportation to the place of service will be refunded on their signing an agreement to work for six months or at the end of six months service if no such agreement is signed Skilled workmen only are included un- der this call. Persons qualified are urged to enter the service. Entering this service does. not remove one from the operation or the selective service act. The classes of mechanics and workmen desired are as follows:
 S1 coppersmiths.
 73 shipwrights.
 249 machinists.
 S3 sewing machine operators (fe- male).
 pipefitters.
 IS sail makers.
 20 riveters.
 1 boatbuilder
 railroad conductors.
 16 toolmakers.
 1 anglesmith.
 137 shipfitters.
 cutters helpers.
 molders.
 l boilermaker.
 l shipjoiner
 shipsmiths.
 Acetylene operators.
 F locomotive crane engineers.
 19 riggers.
 l9 wireWorkers.
 Advanced Wage Scale
 HtS rC-1t fr.rae- i'm eastern navy yards where the new and advanced scale of wages, as adopted by the federal wage board not only for government plants, but for all plants engaged on government contract work, went into effect May l. However, the Puget Sound navy yard is calling for 100 machinists (S0 of them machine tool men and 20 of them outside ma = chinists) and 20 riveters. As there is a scarcity of shipfitters, shipsmiths, sailmakers, coppersmiths and riggers men of allied trades are being consiG cred for such employment. Layerout boilermakers and layerout sheet metal morkers on heavy metal work can be used as shipfitters. l First class blackSmiths, experienced 1 on heavy forgings and on steam ham, 1 mer work, can be used as shipSmiths i Structural iron men, experienced ir 1 the erection of steel buildings OI bridges. and who have some rigging experience, can be used as triggers | Those experienced on laying out, cut ! ting, and working on heavy. canvas ol 1 duck can be used as sailmakers. Sheet metal workers who have made copper i jackets and copper tanks. repaired l cooking utensils, and have had expert ence on brazing and making copper pipes con be used as coppersmiths. | Patriotic Duty
 All persons who are experienced il any of the above mentioned trades an( are in a position to offer their Serv- 1 ices are earnestly urged to volunteer for this work. Applicants are rated or their training and experience anC physical ability. Application blanki can be secured from Clarence R. Craig local civil service secretary, 260 Fed eral building. Phoenix, Arizona.
 No one should go to the navy yarC on the basis of this announcement anC expect to secure work. When his ap plication is received and the necessar! confirmation of his claims is secured by the commission through communi cations addressed to those to whom h. has referred in his application, he vii be given a rating and called into tn service when his position is ready
 It is the patriotic duty of ever. American citizen to offer his service in one way or another to the govern ment at this critical time. It shoult not be a hardship on any citizen [, leave his home to engage in this abso | lutely necessity work for a sufficien period of time to win the war.