The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-19
WAR WORKERS WILL
BE HIT BY CUTBACKS
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laid-off workers are expected to be
out of jobs long. North Carolina
plants could readily absorb twice
or three times the number now
being laid oH-and Immediately
No information is available, he
said, on possible cutbacks at Army
and Navy installations in the state.
But hundreds Of workers probably
will be released when recover
sion programs are announced for
these Installations.
The VINO survey listed these
cities and important war plants
which have been affected by the
reconversion program, including
the products manufactured, current
employment, and the numbers al
ready laid of or expected to be
released Immediately:
Winston-Salem National Car
bon Company, making secret pro-
ducts for the Navy; employment
$500; all laid off; Briggs Shaffaer
Co., smoke rockets, fuse points, fin
assembly for shells, and foundry
and machine ship parts; employ
ment LOO any laid off expected to
be reemployed in civilian produc-
ton Firestone Rubber company,
rubber boats and pontoons, en-
plovment 900 all laid off Die
Tent and Awning Company, max
ing tents and tarpulins, employ
ment 200, any laid off likely to be
reabsorbed Palmer-Bee Co., max
ing converyer systems and equip
ment and disel engine bases tor
the Navy, employment 253, laid
off 40 to 50 probably only tenn
porarily.
Greensboro-Wysong and Miles,
making bomb nose fuses, rifle gre
made parts, bomb parts and ma
chine tools, employment about $50
laid off about MS.
Elizabeth City-Ehzabeth City
Sheppard, building aluminium pom
toon bridges and boats for the
Army, employment 2S5, laid o
100, to continue in civilian W o k
Sanders company, forgings and ca
BILE cutters, landing barge cast
ings and machine repairs, employ
ment 100. layoffs 80 Consolidated.
Vultee Aircraft Corporation, modi'
fication of aircraft. employment
635, nor report on layoffs but some
expected.
Wilmington - North Carolina
Shipbuilding Company, building re-
frigerated ships; employment g.
500; no immediate layoffs expect
ed, already on civilian production.
Carboro - National Munitions
Corporation, making anti-aircraft
shells for the Navy employment
So, laid off 500.
Durham - Wright Automatic
Machinery Company, radar parts,
gunfirecontrols precision machine
gunfire controls, precision machine
parts, employed more than LOO,
temporars cutbacks 212. probably
to be re-employed.
Sanford - Edwards and Com
pany, making rocket bodies. dental
burrs, hydraulic aircraft assem-
blies for Army and Navy; trans
portation equipment for civilian
use, employment 700, to lay off 600
next Wednesday.
Morganton - National Carbon
Company, making special graphite
blocks and furnace electrodes, EN-.
ployment 1876, no information on
cutbacks, but probably will con.
tinue on civilian production.
Charlotte - U. S. Rubber Com
pany, loading 40 MN anti-air-
craft shells, cleaning and recondi-
tioning ammunition tanks for the
Navy, employment $500 laid off
$500 assembly line workers Ma
tional Carbon Company, making
drycell batteries for 'walkie-talk-
ies," employment 1900, laid off
1,100, but may resume some civil
liam production soon.
Burlington - FlreStone Tire and
Rubber Company, making 40 MM
twin mounts and 80 MN gun bar
rels, employment 300, no definite
information on layoffs, but may
reconvert.
Kinston - o. l.. Shacklefored,
making camouflage net, employ
ment 112, all laid off; Boney Ma
chine Company, employment 40, all
laid off but employed elsewhere.
Goldsboro - Dewey Brothers,
forge, foundry and machine ship
operatedions employment ITO, laid
off so,
Greenville - National Carbon
Company, making desaltination
bags, employment 800, all laid off.
Mt. Olive - Dixie production
Company, making camoug1age net,
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