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Show sheetmttal workers In the fail of 1941. the Depot hired high school students on Saturdays and weekdays front 4 to I p m.. to help repair vethe hicle and crate material for shipment. Early In 1944. federal manpower authority again granted permission to hire personnel In New Mexico, additional women were hired, and the Depot instituted s comprehensive training program to upgrade the work force. Hundreds of chokers, stenographers, drivers, forklift operaiors, mechanics, and aupervisor learned their Jobs through this training. ALSO EARLY IN 1944. German (and later Italian) prisoners of w ar were- - assigned to the Depot. They cut wood and metal for salvage, cleaned und stacked dunnage, worked on vehicle repair and maintenance, drove trucks, and took care of the lawns. While the productivity of the POW was low because of the lack of incentive, a number of them possessed job specialties wh ch were particularly useful, as for instance the expert typewriter repairman who serviced all Depot typewriters. The prisoners required close supervision and were aubject to the rules of the Geneva Convention, which forbade certain types of labor, but humane treatment resulted in satisfactory work output and few complaints. The prisoner were guarded by the Security and Safety sections, which also patrolled and guarded the Depot fences and checked all persons entering and leaving. Besides an M-lank, a reconnaissancecar.scoutcar, jeep, and foot guards, the K 9 Corps was used for a short time, hut later abandoned because it was difficult to train personnel to work with the dogs. recruitment program was Probably the most successful Torn from their West Coast homes among Japanese-American- Barkwaril Glances They Kept Em Rolling! The Tooele Army Depot 1912-196- 2 By NEFDTD AT TAD The Board of U S, Civil Service Txaminers. Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, Utah, announce for Siieetmetal Worker. 12 69 open competitive .xamination for Sheetmetal Worker, S2 69 nf 12 79 per hour. No written test will be given. Applicants will be rated on the extent and quality of their experience and training. Application forms and additional information concerning this examination may be obtained at any pot office In the Se1 Lake Toele area. Applications will be accepted by the Board of U S. Civil Service Txaminers. Tooele Army Depot, Tooele, Utah, until further notice SOLVING THE MANPOWER SHORTACE In an attempt to correct the shortage of workers in job. Washington ordered cut in administrative personnel, and the Depot sought to hire teacher and student during summer vacations. These measures never really solved the problem, and mnv shipments were behimt schedule. materi- el-producing CARD OF HUNKS We wish to express and placed In tarpaper-coverebarracka In 10 war relocation seconcenters in Utah and six other states, these industrious d-class citizens" were permitted to relocate in Tooele and other centers of war production activity. Most of those at Tooele were recruited from the Gila and Colorado River Relocation centers in Arizona and the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. To insure a friendly reception, members of the Personnel Section, .together with prominent citizens from Salt Lake City and Tooele, explained to the public the need for their contribution to the war effort. It appears that they were into the community, and citizens of Tooele still tell of (he diligence and industry of these Americans. By the end of 1944, 300 new families had been added to the original 80, and many of them remained after the war and still live d Plan a different evening In ROMANTIC BRIGHTON 300 . person REMEMBER INTERNATIONAL NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY Dinner Dancing 5. couple &. g i glorious days Includes: ever-great- 4 35 for one in the dormitory nights lodging Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Morning coilee. Juice at the Lodge Tive ski luncheons In CO-,- 5 tm&m & roll the Manor Four special ski dinners in the Manor till 7 p. m. Five daily ski lilt passes One class ski lesson For Two: $95.00 includes private room Plan in the quiet of Brighton your Work Shops, Sales Meetings, Conventions, Retreats or just Relaxation. or Brighton OPEN DAILY. Reservations Please: EL 13. deep- Tunlfc AFTER WORLD WAR II. TOD rcelved the assignment, for both the Western United States and the Pacific Theatre, of returning war materiel either to stock or to surplus disposal. Between May 1 and August 31, 1946. TOD processed 4,676 tons of returned materiel, of which only 868 tons were returned to supply channels. During the the most efficient day of operations had seen 89 carloads received and shipped, but on the single day of September 13, 1945, 107 carloads of material were handled. While the receipt of returned materiel rose 20 per cent, the market for salvage was flooded. TOD found it necessary to stockpile supplies for which it had no storage facilities Sprinkling systems were installed In the warehouses to control fires; workers removed ramps from storehouses to open more space; and there were many suggestions from employees having to do with solving the space problem. Because the storage facilities were Inadequate for the Herculean task, contractors built new storage sites. In November of 1947, they constructed a storage area called the Tank Farm, consisting of 125 portable gasoline tanks with and diameters. After the tanks were constructed, "the most unique and extraordinary canning project in the country" began. When filled with dry nitrogen gas, the tanks could be used for storing anything from a tractor to a heavy tank. Another method of storage was called the Strippable Film Project. A web of cellulose tape enclosed the obhect, and it was sprayed with a plastic material to complete the covering. Into these of long-tertypes storage the Depot placed 256 gun tractors, 159 tanks, 35 armored cars, and 44 trailers. ANOTHER ACTIVITY LN the first years after the war was the disposal of certain obsolete and unusable buildings. With the removal of the troops, the tent area and recreation buildings were deactivated; the Army took over the TOD Park housing project; and a number of excess buildings were sold or demolished. The 29 prisoner-of-wa- r barracks were sold as war surplus. wr in Tooele. DATA ON EMPLOYMENT during this early period are difficult to find; they are not available at the Depot for the years before 1945. In March. 1945, there were employed 1.823 civilians; 1,946 American military personnel; 981 prisoners-of-waof whom 883 could work; and 199 soldiers of an Italian Service Unit, for a total of 4.949 persons. According to other figures, the total number employed at TOD during the war varied from a low of 2.695 (1.400 civilians. 1,500 servicemen, and 1,356 prisoners-of-war)- , to a high of 4,856 (2.000 civilians, 1.500 serBecause of this and other vicemen, and 1.356 prisoners-of-war)- . In the area, the population of the city defense employment of Tooele rose from 5.000 In 1940 to an estimated 14.000 in 1945. In addition to the Ordnance Corps, other military units assigned to the Depot included the Corps of Engineers, which was allocated space in a warehouse for an engineer redistribution center; the Air Force, which used TOD as a site for training ammunition companies; and the Signal Corps, which had the responsibility of providing communications to the base. One necessary action of the latter was the attachment of a recording device to the telephone system to monitor all outgoing calls. Employees thought twice before calling their wives and girl friends when they knew the message was being recorded. were encountered VARIOUS PHYSICAL DIFFICULTURES at the base. In August. 1943, a severe storm flooded the railroad tracks, rendering them impassable for 36 hours, and submerged the floors of 42 Igloos. (Culverts were installed under the railroad tracks to prevent such accidents In the future) Not until personnel at Utah State University anchored down the soil by planting drouth-resistagrasses did the area cease to be troubled by sand and dust storms and shifting of the soil. and activities of the Depot included the planting" of 500 pheasants, and many antelope, deer, and n buffalo. By June, 1945, a crop of alfalfa was harvested on the formerly barren sand dunes. As the war pushed on toward completion, TOD processed amounts of goods for distribution to the Armed Forces. During 1943, It received and shipped 2.794 carloads of ammunition; 4,268 carloads were handled in 1944; and in 1945, 7,743 carloads had been processed by August. All told, during World War II, TOD received and shipped 40,946 carloads of ammunition supplies and salvage items, including 8,362 carloads lots. More than for other agencies; and 548 1.625.000 tons of materiel were shipped and received by TOD during World War II. IN ADDITION THE Depot overhauled 997 major auto vehicles, 1,347 major artillery pieces, and salvaged 896 tanks. Within a period of less than three years, the proceeds from the brass salvage of the Depot totaled almost $10 million. Since the goods sold as war surplus brought prices averaging less than 10 per cent of their original cost, the size of the operation is readily appreciated. THE INTERWAR PERIOD After victory In Europe was achieved in June, 1945, the amount of materiel processed by the Depot Increased because the big push" to achieve victory in the Pacific Area was more closely related to TOD's functions. When the wr with Japan was concluded two months later, however, a letdown occurred: everyone wanted to leave his defense job. The war was won," there was a universal desire to get the boys home and return to normal. our ot high-spee- , rebuilding tiled. floating once diagonally across the field and drilling with the slope. Growers may contact their County Agent for more Information to help grow better grain. tt - NOW Tips Given To Grain Growers Tips for farmers growing Irgrain are given by County Agent Ernest O. Biggs. FIRST, CHOOSE the kind of grain that will do the best for the desired purpose for feed, to sell, or for a nurse crop. Dont plant grain mixtures hoping for more feed. Mixes wont yield as much feed as pure barley: they may yield a lot less. Next, select good high qctlity seed; certified seed is su rior g and reduces the danger of tl noxious weeds. Plan to plant early. In research conducted by Utah State University, grain planted early has out yielded by 40 bushel per acre grain from late plantings. Closed Monday - Slim stylish shoes by Jacqueline and Connie. collection of Hats, Gloves, Bags, Jewelry, etc. Phone 882-314- 8 9 8 Spring Topping from our Tooele and am - 6 pm Saturday am - S pm Hours; rigated and for the little miss, Dresses by Cinderella . . . (Between Elena's Cal 23 E. VINE FINALLY, PREPARE a good seed bed without compacting the soil more than necessary. In many places, where the ground has been fall plowed and left rough through the winter, this can be done by harrowing once, Trim-Tre- d, - Langlois, formerly at Russell's Barber Shop) Reprinted by permission from the Utah Historical Quarterly, official publication of the Utah Historical Society, 103 East South Temple, Salt Lake City. To Be Continued OPEN A1 (Sarge See the lovely double knit wool suits by Bettijean and Youthcraft , . . South Main St. Elks: RMHgta. Als Barber Shop . 23 8823005 d in your complete outfit from Tooele Merc . . MANTES CHEVROLET CO LEONARD HANSEN 49 S 1st East I Head the Easter Style Parade of truck. judgtS Of VallM the value of eur wW insurencel CaateeR me today) SCIENCE The more science we have, the more we are in need of wisdom to prevent its misuse. The Imminent tragedy of the contemporary world is written in the fact that positivistic modern culture has magnified science and almost completely emancipated Itself from wisdom. Mortimer J. Adler, i Telephone your Chevrolet dealer for any kind 12, 1963 f est appreciation to all who were so thoughtful of us during the illness and death of our beloved husband, father and brother, Frank Hammond. For each act of kmdn'ss and expression of sympathy we say thank you from the nttom of our heart. The Family of Frank C- - Hammond r, CANDLELIGHT A GUITARIST (VERY SATURDAY NIGHT Friday, April J Leonard J. Arrington And Thomas G. Alexander STEAK Hie Tooele Transcript |