OCR Text |
Show USES ANNOUNCES HIRING OF JAMAICAN WORKERS The War Manpower Commission and the U. S. Employment Service in cooperation with officials of the Geneva Steel Company, have imported im-ported one hundred Jamaicans who are British Subjests, to help alleviate allev-iate the manpower problems at the plant, it was announced this week. These workers are all well edu-ucated edu-ucated and speak fluent English. Many have college degrees and all have a high school education and are clean, husky and well behaved. They all have a desire to help the war effort in any way they can. These workers came to the United Unit-ed States to work in the war effort ef-fort and all have left their fami- lies wn uieix nume laiaiiu. These men play various musical instruments, have well-trained voices and' enjoy singing their homeland songs as well as cur-cent cur-cent swing music. To a great extent the welfare of Geneva and this community depends de-pends on how well the plant operates op-erates and it is impossible for the plant to show its greatest possibilities possi-bilities if wthe various units are undermanned. This is an experiment so far as the west is concerned. If these workers are treated with but the ordinary courtesy due them they will be valuable source of manpower manpow-er to relieve the situation in other plants in other parts of the country. coun-try. It is, therefore, necessary that merchants, drugstores, restaurants, res-taurants, picture shows and other business establishments serve these imported workers freely and with decent courtesy in an effort to keep them satisfied with their work and the conditions tinder which they are living. Both the United States Employment Employ-ment Service and Geneva Steel request and urge that not only business, but the population in general, do what they can with propriety to make our British guests at ease in this section of Utah because, by helping solve the manpower shortage, the plant will continue to operate now and after |