The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
EXPERT HELP IS
 CRYING NEED OF ORDNANCE BOARD Typewriters and Stenogra- phers Especially Needed
 for Speeding Work.
STATEMENT BY HEAD
 OF THE PERSONNEL
Patriotic Duty for Those Ca pablo to Offer Services
 to the Government.

tive service in the war brought to it's very doors, and the men and women of this city and of Fairfield country appear to have responded to the ap- peal in magnificent way" said the personnel manager of the Bridgeport District Ordnance Office in an inter view describing the growing need of employees. 'The establishment by the Ordnance Bureau, of the War De- partment, of this district office with It's headquarters at Bridgeport fur nishes still another opportunity to help win the war, for it will Uontin- ually need a stedy influx of high grade and intelligent people to assist in the performance of it's vitally i'm portant functions. If the position of the Bridgeport District Ordnance Off, flee in the war machine is clearly understood, confidence is felt that these persons will be forthcoming in the same impetuous and willing man. ner that enabled this city to so suc- cessfully manufacture it's enormous
 output of munitions and to oversub- scribe it's Red Cross and Liberty Bond allotments.
 Tn the conducting of this war, the | government should have at it's free disposal every means which it deter mines necessary for prosecuting it successfully. Theoretically this would involve full control by law, and mate rial and men could be employed thus to the best advantage. In certain as poets we have already witnessed this verything, for example: In men for the Army; in the control of food, and
 in the running of the railroads. The Ordnance Office here in Bridgeport, however, must rely upon voluntary cooperation to fill it's needs.
 One method of determining the rel ative importance of material and men in the abstract is to consider their bearing on the Army and Navy of this country and our allies; for it is only through them that a military victory can be won. The more vitally connected with these branches of the service, the more important in win ming the war. Men for fighting are now readily furnished in increasing numbers. To bring them into effec- tive contact with the enemy, however, requires a vast machine. One of the | elements in the machine is labor-la- bor for transportation, labor for building the means and transportation and labor for food, labor for equip ment, labor for munitions, etc. This includes all classes of labor from inn portant executives down. Therefore, if a person can aid this machine with his or her services, it is of course obvious that these services are per forming vftally important work.
 We have a growing army of fight CTS overseas, but our allies have been
 and are now bearing the brunt of the struggle. They look confidently to our
 our men for victory; so do the people at home, but they must do their part There is an army to fight; there must
 be an army to work. Our soldiers must have guns and munitions; we
 must supply them"
 Now the duty of the Ordnance
 Bureau of. the War Department is to
 furnish these guns and munitions. It has two sources of production to draw upon. it's arsenals and privately
 owned factories. Our immediate in
 terest is in the production of the lat ter. Since the declaration of war. the
 number of employees in the Ordnance Bureau has increased enormously but always there must be a constant and growing stream of recruits. The
 army that fights must grow. So must the army that works.
 "The Chief of Ordnance has divid- ed the work of his bureau into a num- ! Der of divisions and the country into
 a number of districts and these di- l visions carry on the work of pro-
 viding munitions for our men through
 their organizations in the districts. One of the districts has it's headquar-
 ters at Bridgeport and it includes the
 state of Connecticut and the four
 western counties of Massachusetts. It
 is thought to be the largest district,
 in number of government employees, in | the country. As is well known with
 out it beng pointed out, practically
 the whole of this state is engaged in
 war work.
 ''The divisions reresented in this
 office are: The Production Division,
 whose duty it is to assist in every way
 the output of munitions; the Inspec-
 ton Division, whose duty it is to see
 that all products conform to the re- | quired specifications; the Engineer
 ing Division, which is responsible for
 the technical side of the specified
 tions; the Property Division, which is accountable for the vast quantities of ordnance material in the districts; the | Finance Division, which is charged | with the duty of paying the govern
 ment bills here, and the Personnel
 Division, whose duty it is to recruit employees for work in the various dl-
 visions and to see that appointments
 are made according to law.
 Now you can readily see that if
 one works for the Bridgeport District 1 Ordnance office, he is doing all 1t Is | possible for one to do who is not en- | gagged in close contact with the enemy l It is considered an opportunity to
 serve and should be regarded in that light. It is impracticable to attempt | to determine in advance what the
 needs of this office will be in em- ! ployees, from time to time in the fu-
 ture. The Personal Division, there
 fore, is highly desirous of building up
 a large reserve, upon which 1t can
 draw for the necessary persons to ill vacancies as they arise.
 Tt feels that it is very important
 that persons who file applications for
 employment in this office should do 1t in what we like to call the proper
 spirit. Just as a soldier unreservedly
 places himself in the hands Of the government to determine whether he is to wear the uniform or not, so
 must those likewise who wish 10
 work. If you file an application 1t IS
 not the assurance of employment: It
 is the answer to the call of your peo-
 pie to submit you qualifications to iserve. You are giving the govern Ament the privilege of using you II