Evening star., 1941-12-23

yards and arsenals in the days Of
World War days when Secretary
of War Newton D. Baker, Secretary
of Navy JoSephus Daniels and the
then Assistant Secretary of tho
Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, In
sisted on preserving the merit system
in the yards and arsenals. Today
the service that is being rendered by
these men to the war program Is 20
outstanding that 1t could not posi-
bly be measured in dollars and cents.
America made an investment In
these men and now this investment
is bringing us tremendous returns.
But, of course, recruiting for the
navy yards and arsenals has been
only a comparatively small part OF
this Job of meeting the deadlines.
We have had to recruit thousands
of stenographere, typists, operators
of Office machine appliances and
clerks.
We have had very hard time
finding all of the engineers that
the Government needs. Certain
types Of chemists have been In
great demand. We have needed
people trained in the field Of physics.
We have found it necessary to OBJ
tain persons with ability in certain
foreign languages. Nurses have
been in demand, as have ordnance
inspectors, naval inspectors, aircraft
INSPECTORS, industrial specialists and
commodity experts.
Greater Load Ahead.
But so much for the past. For
10 months we have handled a tre-
mendOus work-lOad. Now We are
faced with the necessity Of handling
an even greater load The war has
given us new headlines and has
made it necessary for us to think
in terms to filling thousands OF new
jobs. In fact, our most conserva-
tive estimates indicate that during
the next six months we will be
called upon to place at least 100000
| persons in war agencies.
Some OF these persons we will
find without difficulty. The posi-
tions that we want to find them Tor
are positions which call for abilities
which are possessed by many per-
sons. But that isn't true as Tar
as all our positions are concerned.
And it is at just this point that
we need your help.
For example, let us think OF Pearl
Harbor again. Right now we are
looking for 275 electricians. Over
200 of these electricians should be
what are referred to as ship and
shop electricians, that is, men who
install electric wiring fixtures and
equipment for all electrical services
on board ship, according to plans
and drawings. Also they should be
able to install electrical equipment,
such as electric motors, generators,
electric pumps. refrigerating ma
chinery, laundry machinery, etc.
And then we want rs radio and
sound electricians, men who will
perform a variety Of duties in con-
nection with the construction, as
| sembly, maintenance, overhaul or
repair Of a wide range Of radio and
sound equipment, including all types
of modern radio communication sys-
TENS. And, finally, we also need
Is ordnance electricians.
And then, Of course, we are look
ing for shipf1tters, the men who
actually fit into position plates of
many sizes and shapes which go
into the construction OF q steel
vessel Right now, we would like
to find $50 men who have this par
ticular skill, and who are willing to
go to Pearl Harbor.
Careful Investigations.
Also, we need 400 electric and
$50 gas cutters. And, yes, we need
persons who possess some Of the
other skills that are used In q
navy yard. Time, however, does
not permit me to list all Of the
positions that are open.
Possibly you possess some Of tn
skills that are needed in nav.
yard. Possibly you would be willin,
to go to Honolulu and work at Pear
Harbor Let us assume that sucl
is the case. Naturally, you want II
know more about some of the posi-
tions for which we are recruiting
persons. You want to know some
thing about the wages. You wan