The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-05-22
Race Women
Take Places
In Industry

NatlOndl o " administrator
(NYA) shown in this issue repre-
sent more than women al machines.
They are part OF a group Of several
hundred colored girls trained by
the National Youth Administrative
over the past several years who
now are leading the march OF race
women into war jobs. The need for
training women was first recognized
in the Detroit area by the Nationa.
Youth Administration Colored girls
we're a part OF the frst training
group and have received the sd.
vantages OF machine shop, welding
radio. drafting. aero machines,
riveting and auto mechanics since
long before Pearl Harbor. As COL
ored girls went from training TO
Jobs, many objections against TIE
training OF colored women were
broken down.
The interest OF the National
Youth Administrator in its colored
youth has not been confined to
training only. Realizing the diffi-
culties colored girls had in finding
jobs at machines for which they
were trained, a concentrated pro-
gram for placement was conducted
through the United States Employ.
ment Service 10 encourage employ
ers 10 use these girls. AS a result,
Of the combined efforts OF the
United States Employment Service
and the National Youth Administra-
;ion, hundreds OF colored girls are
now employed in Detroit industries
| They are working on machines and
welding and drafting a. such plants
as the American Metals company
he Champion Spark Plug company
Carysler tDeSoto). Chrysler tPly.
MOUTH. Briggs Manufacturing COM
pany, Bohn Aluminium company
Aeronautical Products. Ex-Cello-C
Corporation. Vicker's Incorporated
Fisher Body company. Murray
Corporation OF America. Clayton
and Lambert company. Ford Motor
company driver Rouge). Ford Motor
company Highland Park. and the
Ansoldi Tool and Engineering COM
pany.
That these colored girls have
made good is exemplified by theil
! own success stories:
Elsie Brown had no experience
before coming TO the machine sho,
OF the National Youth Administra
ton. After completing three month
OF training she was placed at tn
Ex-Cell-O Corporation through tn,
United States Employment Servic,
starting as a lathe operator al q
cents an hour. She has advance;
until size is now making Sll0 pc
hour and is in charge OF ten othe
girls Likewise, Hetty Smith Ia
gone from the machine shop a
Lafayette 20 the Chrysler Corpora
ton where she is making 81 10 pc
hour; Viola Thomas has gone from
the Lafayette machine shop Z
LA-ericsn Metals where she is max
.ng 80 cents an hour; Willie Ma
Nichols. Ruth Slaughter. Helel
White. Helen King and Johann
DeVres have all left drafting q
Lafayette and Southheld 70 20 I,
n. Hudson Tank Arsenal. Arm!
Signal Corps. Army Map Service
and Fisher Body Corporation re
Spect!vely. Just a few OF the place
ments include such fine young wo
wen as Shirley Saday az Packard
Rsye;ta Walker at Chrysler. ,Evelyi
Lswsoy( at Champion Spark Plus
Sarah MS-tin at Champion Spsrl
Plug. Mary Warren al Champion
Spark Plug. Olivia Perrin at Fore
Motor company. Gladys Murray q
Ford Motor company Cleo Rhode
a. Aeronau;.csl Products. Emma Z
Virgins al Aeronautical Produc;
ar many others.
Co,orcd girls between the ages o
IS and IS are receiving :rsinin
daily in Detroi; to prepare them
selves for war jobs The Nstions
Youth Administration Office al 68
e Jefferson IS open six days wee
- receive any applicants who az
Interested in improving themselve
;lFoush training. National Yout
Adm n.Strat.on shops are also 10
v1;ed ar e3+6 w Lafayette avenu
where Mrs. Leis Hsllst and NJ,
Elmer D. Johnson are in charge q
youth personnel and al 1885 South
ield Road al Plymouth where M,
Marjorie Damp and Leonard +
Trouiman are IN charge OF yout
personnel These shop are Away
open 10 visitors interested in secin
colorei ard white youth workin
:,gt Their tremendously. 1T CAN B
DONE - IT HAS BEEN DONE =
VIA THE NATIONAL YOUTl
ADMINISTRATION.
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