The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-26

Evidence that the interest of Connecticut women in registering for paid employment did not stop with the four days designated for enrolment, continues to come in at the office of the State Defense council. The Women's Employment Mobilization committee of the State Defense council is still receiving cards that women took home from the schools at sugar rationing time. Some 2500 have come in from this source, in addition to the thousands of registrations reported from the districts.
 15,OOO Register
 Registration has reached the 15,- 900 mark, according to the United States Employment service, which will interview and refer the regis trantS to employers. This figure will be increased when Hartford conducts its registration within the next few weeks. An indirect effect of the registration drive has been noted at district employment offices where regular applications have jumped 300 to 800 a week since pub- licity for the women's registration began. Numbers of women have al- ready been placed. Others who have signiAed that they are available for full-time work will be called for in- terviewing as fast as their cards are sorted.
 More than half of those register ing want full-time jobs, according to a preliminary Sampling. A con- siderable majority signified interest in industrial work, with many stat ing that they would like training. Clerical work was second in order of preference, with the rest divided among the land army, care of chil- dren and various special occupa- tions for which the applicants had experience of special training. The age groups showed that more than half were between 30arld 50. One- fourth of those signing are under 30, about one-third between 31 and 40, another third between 4l and 50, with the remainder over 50.
 Women who volunteered for reg ular jobs in the war emergency are from all wolks of life. One woman spent four years abroad in 8 lega- ton office. Another holds com- mercial pilots license with instru- ment rating, and also 8 radio H. cense. She has children aged 3, 6, 10, and Il, but signifies that she does not need special nursery care if she takes a job. She Is under 40. One of the applicants offers to work in industry or on farm, 1 as needed; she lived on farm in France for 16 years, was silk weaver in her native country, and has uttered in French since com- ing here in 1880. twill do most anything to help on defense" she adds in 6 foot note.
 Volunteers Ready
 A woman in the Al to 50-age group says that she will do clerical, industrial or land army work, add- ing, My husband is working on defense job, hours p. m. to mid- night. Can give my time during these hours and will be glad to-"
 A former bench worker comments about herself, "very fast worker and love to-" One woman states, T have had expereince in the following: housework, nursing (not a regis tered nurse) collecting bills, interiorN decorating, farm work Gran own farm IS years). Raised nine chill dren, my own. Education grammar school. want to take in children of school age"
 A former college dean of women, another who was matron at jail, women with sons in the army. wo- men who worked here or abroad in the last war;, a former yeomanette, wives of men in service, wives of ex-service men, many teachers and college students free for the summer vacation, dental hygienists, artists, actresses = all offer to help with the war by working. An experi- enced machine worker, who lists her skills as "hand edging of all kinds of pliers, assembling all kind of wrenches, braces, nine years experi- nee. Run drill, roaming, threading machines, buffing, scratch wheel, sharpen own drill, two years of sup ervising," to her qualifications twill