Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-02
CALLS FOR WORK
EXCEED OPENINGS
HERE ARE CHANCES

Portland, Sept. I'm the first
three weeks that the free. State
wide employment service has been
in operation, as q department of the
State Chamber Of Commerce acti-
vities, nearly 100 applications for
employment were registered.
1--WE have been able to place In
desired positions quite number of
applicants" said A. L. T. Cummings,
who represents the State and Fed
eral governments as a special agent
In this service. but the calls for
work have thus far exceeded the
openings offered. We have, however,
calls for employees in the woods, on
farms, in shoe factories and in some
other lines of skilled labor for which
we have been unable to find sufii-
cient number of applicants"
The Veneer Products Company Of
Greenyille, manufacturers OF ply
wood box shocks and packing cases,
wrote: I'VE could use five or six
men from twenty to thirty years of
A5C w ~ al w lAlilE W WIN t1ihioA~
or married men, preferably single as
there are no rents for men who
would move here. We pay three
dollars par day to start with and
more as they work up. Board seven
dollars per week. Rent eight to ten
dollars per month. If you have any
one wishing to come would be glad
to hear from you. No use sending
tel, tn a
as he arrives"
Mathews Brothers Of Belfast,
manufacturers of doors. sash, blinds
your work. you SHOULD happen to
have applications from men who are
experienced in the woodworking line,
with ability to fill the place Of fore
man, we wCulC appreciate 1t If you
would take tie mattec up with us.
We could use men of that type al
most any time"
DuranG Shoe Co. of Richmond:
1--WE are in need of outside kid cut
ter, preferably on clicking machines,
and trimming cutters. also two
nggerhead operators on Wos. Nc
Rays. for a new rink we have just
installed insour lasting room. These
with good pay"
Fay and Scott, Dexter. manufac-
turers of machine tools: Just at
present we can use skilled aachin-
lists. 1t is necessary that they have
a thorough knowledge of blue prints.
We, are working 52-hour week,
from $50 to with one hour noon.
Saturdays the shops close at II. We
r1onhinjStc EOp
hour. This rate may seem low, but
our living expenses are likewise low.
One offsets the other. First class
board and room may be had for IS
a week. this covering living expenses
with exception of laundry"
Orono Pulp and Paper Co. of
Bangor: an our. work. we require
class of skilled woodsmen that is
hard to obtain at the present time.
For the last four months there has
been shortage of skilled woods
labor, and there has been no time
that man of this type could not
find reary employment in all sec
tons Of this state. AS you no
doubt know. there are a great many
men looking for employment who are
not fitted to do the class Of work
required of them in pulpwood oper-
ations. If at any time YOU have a
supply Of skilled woods labor we
would he pleased to hear from YOU"
Brown Co.. Portland and Berlin, y.
H: we are operating number of
logging camps through contractors
and could use all the woodsmen
that you can send US"
The Noyes and Nutter Manufac-
turing Co. os Bangor is in need OF a
sink moulder.
The Sears Roebuck factories at
Springvale thus describe their
needs; I'VE need female help In our
stitching room. We could use thirty
or forty experienced girls. and If ex-
perienced stitchers are not available,
we can teach beginnings. If they are
smart. They have to be at least IS
years old. We pay them fifteen dol
lars a week while they are learning.
and after the learning period is over.
which takes two or three weeks.
they do piece work. Good operatives
can earn up to thirty or thirty five
dollars week. but this Is only after
some years of experience"