Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-04

Workers for Munition Fac.
tories are Much in De
mand by Government.

Uncle Sam must have at once ap-
proximatcly forty-three hundred spc-
c!a'ls' trained employees II assist in
the manufacture of muli:,nns. Tins
liz patriotic civilian service an | is vital
ito the successful prosecution Of the
work Ut the ordnance department.
THIS call for men, is ureent. Muni-'
tinnst must be manufactured sin TIC
mendous quantity for our soldiers in
France. No m factor will bring VIC
tory IN this war. Ships must be on
structed; transportation provided;
food conserved; fuel saved, and NUM-
tions delivered promptly as demanded
by the commanding officer of our
! over-aeas forces. -
! available American citizen who can
+; MI n of the following positions. and
who is not now actively engaged in
government work must consider this
a personal appeal. The> ordnance re-
quirements include:
800 mechanical craftsmen.
600 mechanical engineers.
500 inspectors ordnance material.
1000 inspectors of munitions.
1000 assistant inspectors of muni-
tons.
geo chemists.
100 clerks qualified in statistics or
accounting. or office administration, or
business administration ,
ESQ clerk ~bookkeepers.
40 construction foremen.
100 assistants to business manager.
100 experts in business administra-
ton.
100 statistical experts.
Mechanical craftsmen, chemists and
clerk-bookkeepers will be employed
at Washington, inspectors of muni-
lions will serve at the various ord
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out the United States.
The mechanical craftsman takes
the initial step in the intricate process
ofsEun manufacture. He is provided
with a light and very comfortable
drafting room in Washington. The
big howitzer that delivers its destruc-
tive blow at the enemy appears frs
in the form Of a drawing. the work Of
the mechanical craftsman. Before q
gun can be manufactured, the me
chanical craftsman must have per
formed his part Of the program. Fol
this position there are required mer
experienced In automobile. tractor o.
truck work; or in designing small ma
! chine parts; or verred in pipe layoutl
and machine layouts; or drafting ant
! designing Of machinery, small tools
> .iigs and futures: or as gauge design
. ers; or in drafting and designing ma
, chinery involving heavy castings, sucl
as steel railway cars and other rail
road equipment: or in the work will
optical instruments or y other in
strunents Of precision.
Mechanical engineers can be utiliz
, ed in the ordnance department in TIL
: superintendent and inspection Of ar
tillery ammunition shells. fuses
trench warfare material. guns and Ct
n carriages. The salaries are lucrative
: and applicants must have had broa'
experience. Supervising inspectors o
I ordnance material are urgently need
h ed. The duties Of this position consis
. of the organization and inspection an
+ supervision of inspection forces o
v ,nunit;on plants. and the interpreta
v ton and Enforcement Of specification
as set forth by the ordnance depart
e ment.
Ordnance inspectors insure tn
: character of guns and ammunition
9 that will be delivered to the American
soldiers overseas. They furnish tn
government check in making mum
Il tons. They must have had previou
e experience. as required by the civi
service commission. For this servic