Evening star., 1944-05-21

il there in working order As General Farthing puts it:
We're the funnel that aims the planes across the ocean to
where they the fighting It's to the packing companies
to see that the funnel doesn't become botteneck
Three veterans of World War started Arpane Packag-
ING in une 1912 Two of them had been in the Air Corps
none them had been aviation since H. Reed Barrett
was an architect Phneas Schey manufactured stoves Lyle
c. Raw was from the Federal Housing Administration
They started with 20 employees few carpenters few
mechanics half dozen aborrs Today there are 785 work
ers at the Newark plant With such growth in less than
two years. good deal of pioneering had to be done en-
poyment practices as well as in methods OF work
MANAGEMENT didn't have any preudces 1t was willing to
employ anyone who wanted work Even today there no
special training program; employees are taken on as
helpers for couple of weeks and if they show aptitude are
quickly promoted 49,
Older women are employed for Office work with or without
previous training Older fitted into the excep-
tonav we'll As the months passed considerable number
of physically handicapped workers put on the payroll
and proved their ability From this experience came the
present policy of employing many handicapped veterans
of this war possible.
Everyone from the top down. learned as ne went along
how to dsassembe all planes how to build weatherpfooi
boxes as big as railroad how to protect fine motors and
delicate instruments corroson how to anchor the
parts in the boxes make maximum use OF minimum space
And they learned that Negro minister could become good
carpenter butcher could use spray gun housemao coo
do an effective Job with sealing tape
Reception Committee
WArcH plane 20 through the works today and you fee
strong pride in American ingenuity and capabllity
You stand on the field in the morning sunlight and watch
the shps come in direct from the factory Follow one as
circles the field comes down slul landing lhe pilot
climbs out Army inspectors 60 over the ship give 1t ther
okav 1t comes over converted hangar and its motor
mn with gasoline mixture which coats all moving parts
with protective oil The worker who runs 1t IN is a girl
Then the ship checked by company inspectors one OF
them Young man who given medical discharge from
the Navv after South Pacific battle After that the plane
goes to the head of the dsassemby line Mechanics swarm
over it and helpers wheel cradles into place young hese
ooes TO work with wrench and screwdver Helping MN IS
veteran garage mechanic squarefaced man from toonoia
IS removing the propeller Across the way former uuck
driver and an ex-farmer removing the other wing
The plane moves down the line Girls in o'eraiis cover
the sh;p's seams with waterproof tape two former
bousemaids, a manicurist, the wives oi two sodiers
overseas Then the carpenters S one was porn IN faeo
1tav. another comes from Poland and third preaches
every Sunday in African Baptist church - cover oil
h,seage openings with plywood forms.
This shin is going over the deck of frelghte 50 he
newt move is into the spray There every men OF us
surface is covered with coating of quick
substance that will form perfect overcoat One OF the men
,v u,ns used to be butcher; another worked III an
automobile paint shop RS, 49,, .oo.
N,,ube the WINGS propeller and parts OF the tai assem-