Milford chronicle., 1957-07-05
State DOiSg Good Job In
Preceding Skilled
Labor

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Dor; James La Penta, president,
Delaware State Industrial Union
Council; and Irvan v p. Chelly,
supervisor of trades and industries
vocational apprenticeship training.
Mr.. Petras said the committee
has been instrumental in lining up
some so people who will attend the
Middle Atlantic States conference
IN apprenticeship and training at
Wheeling, West Virginia, July 16,
IL, Is and 10, where it is hoped
through an exchange of ideas new
methods will be found to train
killed workers in the more com
plex machinery used in the advanc-
ing age of automation.
Six of those who will attend the
conference are scheduled to appear
on panels during the four-day con-
clave. They are: Mr.. Lemon, who
will appear on trowel trade pan
FL; Mr.. Krapf, building trades;
Miles L. Frederick, State Develop
ment Department, government ag-
ancies panel; Fuhrman @. Kane,
Allied Construction Industries Oi
Delaware, Inc, carpenters panel
Worth Tracey, employment rela-
ions manager, Continental Dia-
mond Fibre Company, Newark,
raining directors conference; ant
John ]. Pierce, business manager,
lBEW. Local 313, electrical anC
electronics panel.
Mr. Petras pointed out that he
was especially pleased to have Mr.
Krapf decide to attend since he i.
4 past national director of appren-
siceship for the Associated General
Contractors.
I'VE are in an era of great in
dustrial expansion in Delaware" I"
Mr.. Petras declared, "and since
many young people now go on tc
college rather than go directly into
industry, it is imperative that we
make the best use of all available
manpower. That is the purpose of
apprenticeship and journeymen
training. We must find people who
can fit into the various skills which
a growing Industrial market needs
Our Delaware companies have
been making a great contribution
in tEis effort and we hope that
may be expanded even further
Manpower is our greatest essen.
tial if we are to continue to brine
new industries into the FRS
State" he said.
The DelawareanS expect to have
luncheon for their group during
the Wheeling Conference where
they can consolidate ideas and in
formation before returning home
Scheduled to attend other thar
those previously mentioned are
Domenick A. Vietri, Jr., business
manager, Operating Plasterers and
Cement Masons; Samuel H. Smith
business manager, Painters anC
Decorators Local No. 100; GordoI
w. Mclean, business manager, Uni
ted Association of JOurneymeI
and Steamfitters, Local No. 26
Leon F. Osinski, dean of students
II. Fletcher Brown Vocational Higl
school; J. F. Kane, supervisor o
raining, National Vulcanized Fl
bre Company; j. A. KindbeiteT
union representative, Electricians
JAG; Christopher J. Schrank
union secretary, Wilmington Elec
tricians, JAG; John Swift, voca
tional education director, Dove
District;
Forrest C. Brown, dupont Elk
perimental Station, e. /. duPon
lie NemOurs, Co., Inc; Percy F
Kelley, business manager. Plumb
ers and Pipefitters, JAG, Loca
1872; Jesse C. Jessen, supervisor
maintenance and construction
group, E. I. DUPONT de Nemour
Co, Inc; Thomas p. Scripps, per
sonnel director, Pusey and Jones
Corporation; Frank ]. Finnegan
union. representative, Painters an(
Decorators, JAG; R. G. Gray, co
ordinator, H. Fletcher Brown Vo'
cational High School;
George Chartrand, training direc
tor, Tidewater Oil Company; o
Emerson Weller, training director
Delaware Power and Light Com
pany; Ira H. Rose, recording sec
retary, United Steel Workers, Lo
cal 1882; Ernest N. Parker, secre
tary- Wilmington Typo
graphical Union No. 1928; w. H
Cantwell, managing director. Eas-
tern Malleable Iron Company: and
Philip j. Modesto, vice president
International Typographical Union