Show Clothing Manufacturing Plant Coming Coining to Vernal Final arrangements are being made this week to locate a manufacturing branch of a California Cal Cal- sportswear company In Inthe inthe inthe the Vernal area announced William J J. J Kremin Jr manag manag- er of the Vernal Office Utah Department of Employment Security Sec Sec- in the Vernal Chamber of I Commerce Directors meeting Tuesday I Last week the president of Dale Sportswear of California Jack Hirsch met with representatives representatives of the Uintah School District Vernal Chamber of Commerce city and county government and the Uintah County Progress Development Corporation After Arter touring several several sev sev- eral selected facilities and holdIng holding hold hold- Ing several hurried conferences Mr Hirsch decided that hat Vernal Vcr Ver- nal was the area he had been looking for to start his new busIness bus Iness THE NEW FIRM will be known as Vernal Sportswear and will manufacture blouses to start with for young ladies ladles between between be be- tween 4 and 18 years of age Tentatively the firm will begin by employing from 20 to 25 local ladies ladles as sewing machine operators as a starting force I If the venture proves to be successful sue suc suc- suc the firm may employ as many as to women within withIn with with- In the next several months stated Mr Kremin Alterations are being made to the old Vernal Junior High School band room which was chosen as the site to begin manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing man man- operations by the first of March Uintah School District has agreed to let Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Sportswear use the building rent free for six months as an incentive ve In getting started Inthis in inthis inthis this area MR KREMIN explained that Mr Hirsch came to Vernal as asa asa asa a result of the activities of WC W W. C C. and Ray Norton of the Community Development Section of Utah Department of Employment Security Arrangements Arrange ments in to Vernal were also made through the Employment Sec Vernal office Mr Kremin stated that all ladles ladies who are Interested Interested working as power machine operators oper oper- are encouraged to call the Utah State Employment Office in Vernal to schedule ap ap- According to Mr Hirsch Vernal Vernal Ver nal Sportswear is interested in hiring women to train as well as women with previous exper- exper fence in the garment industry The new firm will pay the minimum federal wage of per hour and the hours will be from am a.m. to 4 30 p pm p.m. m ONLY ON ONE E supervisor will be besent besent besent sent to Vernal from the Call Cali- ornia ornta company to start the manufacturing manufacturing man assembly All other supervisors will be chosen and trained from local people it was explained To start with the work will just be assembled and the simple sim- sim pie work performed In the Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal plant When experienced or competent maintenance mechanics me me- can be found to service their machines the more complicated complicated com com- machines will wUl be shipped shipped ship ship- ped In and more complex work performed explained Mr Kremin min Ashel J J. J Evans superintendent superintend superintend- ent of Uintah District schools reported that the State Department Depart ment of Vocational Education has agreed to set up a trainIng train Ing program to prepare women to qualify as trained seamstresses seamstresses seam seam- stresses at the new factoring center The state will pay for a trained instructor inthis in inthis inthis this program Mr Evans stated stat stat- ed This program will provide much of the labor force needed to fill the needs of the new Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal firmAN firm AN INEXPERIENCED worker work worker er who has had the training in classes can start working at atthe atthe atthe the wage of per hour until hours of training and thereafter thereafter there there- after will receive per hour plus piece work Mr Kremin stated that it is not unusual in similar firms in the state for forthe forthe forthe the women to earn an hour if they are proficient It was stated that the new firm does not want to disrupt the the present businesses by pullIng pulling pull pull- Ing employees Most of the employees employees em em- are usually housewives In the 30 to 40 age bracket it was pointed out Training classes will classes-will will be beheld held tinder 1 r the Supervision l of of an ex experienced supervisor from Dale Sportswear of California An option has been given b bythe by bythe the School Board to expand inthe in inthe inthe the old Junior High School buildIng building building build build- ing if it works out satisfactorily ily Mr Kremin stated that Vernal Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal business and political leaders leaders lead lead- ers were extremely helpful in showing Mr Hirsch Kirsch the available available avail avail- able facilities located in the Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal area needed to bring his business here |