The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-22

Mary M, Dewey. area WING director, stated today. The overall efforts will be directed to secure more prod- ucts for local firms and to open up more jobs, she stated.
 David Hart, works manager of the Patent Button O., was named chairman of the new committee when the abor-managemen unit met last night. Today Thomas Brer,- nan of the A. F. of L. and Renato Ricciuti of the c. I. O. were selected as co-chairmen, and a large work ing committee was named by MT. Hart.
 Already numerous peace-time pro- ducts are leaving the Waterbury irl- dustrial market, and most of the firms which have displaced workers since Surrender Day have started to recall them for manufacture of civ- ilian goods, 1t was pointed out.
 Safety pins, paper-clips, mirrors. dress materials, new-style rubber fotwear, compacts, and lipstick cases are among the numerous items which are being currently produced in increasing quantities by Water bury area plants. Numerous other commodities have been ordered here and plants are nearly ready to start on them, according to plans dis closed by industrial offlcials.
 MT. Hart stressed today that the new committee will try to show the long-term value to all in the city of boosting production of peace-time goods. He stated the skill and ability of manufacturers in being able to jump quickly to ,peace-tine produc- ton should be showed up, and that a publicity drive will be major undertaking of the unit.
 we are stepping out now for peace time production as we stepped out for war production" Mrs. Dewey commented. We have Q parade of Waterbury products here and we want to show we are already manu- featuring them," she stated. Build ing up the community will be the theme of the new unit, according to announced purposes of the unit.
 In order to speed the reconversion task the committee will try to find means for securing more skilled workers and technicians of various types for local industry, it was pointed out. Numerous additional jobs could be opened for the dis placed workers here, If enough tool settlers and mil-workers could be found to lay the foundation for peace-tirne production, according to a committee spokesman.
 The new committee includes: VII. Ham T. Jebb of the Connecticut Light and Power O., Douglas L,or- ing of the Southern New England Telehone Co.,, Ralph Paine, chair man of the Merchants Bureau: Frank T. Green, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; Lewis Reed of the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank; Thomas ODea of the Naugatuck Valley Wholesale Grocers: Clyde Jennings of The Elton, Frank Hess of the Blakeslee Transportation O., William Platt of the Central Parking Station, Harry Post of Post College, Law renee Duryea of the Connecticut Light and Power Go, William E. Comstock of the Citizens Coal Co.,, sherman Perry of the Chase Brass and Copper Go, Paul Parsons of the U. s Employment Service and Leroy Gibbs.
 The WING labor-management committee includes: Warren s. Kay- nor, Waterbury Companies, Inc; Edwin 0. Bradley, Scovill Mfg. Co.,: J. F. Alderman, American Brass Co.,; w. H. Norton, U. S.. Rubber Co; MT. Hart, MT. Brennan, Tim- othy Collins and George Sabo of the A. F. L.; MT. Ricciuti, Bronis Vaicu- ilis and Joseph Kenishea of the CT O