The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-02-27
.SHIPYARD MEN
PLEDGE FULL
WAR EFFORT
Employees Of Ingalls, Yard Promise
Government Representatives To
Woek Harder 70 Rash Mueh-
Needed War Production

WhnleheArted cooperation IN put
ting the United States war effort
across Was pledged jointly BY work
nlen and officials u the Ineall,
shlpbuilding Corporation yards al
P~ascagoula Monday morning during
q rally At which Col. A Robert
uiusburgh Of the q. s. War De-
pertinent M0fale dfffztnu waa the
lxineSEzai speaker.
Col, GlnshaFeh. IN m address TO
The workers, assembled IN the fab
r.cafine shops. impressed the work
men with the absolute necessity Of
putting acros the gigantic defense
program II the people OF the United
States and Allied Nations are to re-
tain their liberties and lives.
The workmen IN the shipyards are
soldiers OH the production line. :
Col. Ginsburgh stated Absence
ON work when there Is work 70
bt done Is as bad as q soldier going
A. W. O L. when there is fsRht-
ing 70 be done. The army needs
the vessels YOU make here and needs
them badly. We need Is many OF
these ships as &c can get and As fast
Ms We can get them. II you fail u.
NE become an army without arms.
II We fan you. you become workers
IL chains, working fer foreign die
tatofs a. little 81 no wages. recefv-
ing what theg choose 70 give YOU
and doing exactly as they say.
Tells Of Soldiers
He spoke O. the American sol
dierS IN the Philippines VINO are
fighting iske demons withouf
Thought OF pas ~ hours. but % pro-
tsct the american citizens at home
their pay. their hours. and their
standards Of living. They are fight
ing OF protect the honor Of Ameri-
cans as cltlzenS. he added
Every bit Of material wasted.
every part you spoil. helps Hitler
Let's not help him or hts pals Mus
sollni o. the Ilkado. he pleaded
With the men. Keep up your rep
utation for ability and speed Time
iosi IN building ships means delay
Ia the delivery OF the weapons Of
Nar % Our battle zones
There are people here Who laugh
a. the thought Of actual attack on
this country There we're probably
people In Manila and Honolulu II
weeks ago who thought that way.
too. Remember. It Is 500 miles
from Tokyo 70 Honolulu. And from
CherberR. THE German base II
France. 10 kew YORK I IS onH aoa8
miles me Nazs are TOO miles nearer
g America han the laps are
Ingalls, President speaks
M0u1o 3 Laduier. president uf
the ingalls, ~Shipbuildtng Corpora
ton - ere 81 The speakers. ex-
pressed his opinion thai the work
nien a the yaFd had accomplished
z great oea ana pledged the whole-
hearted sl1lpoFs and cooperation q
the management q ne fagd
v. B Barton. president q the
Metal Trloek Council sp1ke = TIE
men StFessIng their responsibility N
the Va production . their t0az
aud their country and pledged rs
soFk ana labor e cooperate n hs
RRF eflorE.
Tauy Cefalo Ucs-pHzsdeat q tie
Cu1 states Meial Traces Council
she served overseas e. the battle
Hona 6 ae World Var I tad e
his experiences n ne last Nar ana
expressed Is desire . have Iabor
GO al that Il could to help ouE tie
ar production TazTau-
Mr Lau1er 3 TIE close Of the
assembly,. asked hoN many u the
men weTe willing = wUk harder =
90 ne szeaI - h her hzndz and
ne met expressed themselves 10
per cen q ezzk ne program As
lie result d the meeting q nrN snlr-
4 prevails zHanE ne z0Fkmen r.
dax and 3 determination % Rork
Continued O. PaEe SIX