Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-29
j. ). Job Offices
Readyto Meet Calls
For Defense Workers
Purent-Teucher Institute
Hears Employment
Setup Explained

The Nationwide system of affili-
under the United States Employ
ment Service is adequately equipped
to meet any employe shortage which
may develop, Edwin w. Jones, di-
rector OF the District of Columbia
Employment Center, today told the
fourth annual Parent In
stitute at the first session of its
tWo-day meeting.
Speaking before the group at
George Washington University on
Employment Problems and the De-
tense Program" Mr.. Jones said the
clearance system" of the Employ
nent Service will do much to al
leviate any local shortages. In ad-
oltlon, he said, the training pro-
gram conducted by the Office of
Education would make available
skilled workers to supplement the
dwindling supply.
System Is Described.
Describing the clearance system,
Mr.. Jones said: The first major
problem we may expect will be
shortage of skilled workers in GER
tain occupations in certain locali-
ties, a problem which is already de-
veloping. This problem will, of
colurse, be dealt with as far as
possible as a purely local one" he
added. "All applications in the local
employment Office are carefully re-
viewed to determine whether or not
qualified workers are available to
fill the jobs in the area in which
the office is located. After it has
been definitely determined that
there are no qualified workers avail
able in the locality the order is
forwarded to nearby offices. If the
adjacent Offices are unable to meet
the demand the order is then sent
by the State administrative Office
to all employment Offices within the
State.
After the labor supply of the
entire State has been canvaSsed, the
interstate clearance system is used.
The job order is sent to the area
clearance office, which forwards it to
every employment office in the
neighboring States. If this proce-
dure does not produce the desired
results, it may be necessary to re-
sort to the Nationwide clearance
system. This means that ultimately
the entire network of nearly 1900
public employment offices through
out the United States will be can
vassed.
Training Courses Given.
Anticipating an acute shortage of
skilled workers in certain trades.
Mr.. Jones said, 1.-The Office of Edu-
cation is conducting training pro-
gram in cooperation with the Ma
tlonal Youth Administration, the
Department of Labor, the Civilian
Conservation Corps and the United
States Employment Service"
Courses are being given, he re-
lated, in automotive services, avia-
ton services, construction, drafting
and blueprinting, electrical services,
forging, foundry, machine shop, pat
ternmaking, radio services, riveting,
sheet metal work, ship and boat
building and repair, welding and
woodworking.
"On October g." he said, workers
referred to the refresher training
projects by the Work Projects Ad-
ministration numbered 1929"
Relationship of Education.
Pointing to the possibility that
the United States may be the last
stronghold of democracy. DR.. Will
liam G. Carr, secretary of the Edu-
cational Policies Commission, en-
phasized the close relationship of
education to what he described as
the three components of a COM
prehensive national defense pro-
gram. These, he added, are the mill
tary, economic and moral 'impera-
tives' and added that the educa-
tional system can make an indis-
pensable contribution to each of
these.
The session was opened with
greetings from President Cloyd
Heck Marvin of the university, who
declared that the art of self-disci-