Show n GREAT DRIVE FOR EOR SHIPYARD HELP Call for Volunteers to Aid in Sp Speeding the New NewS New'S S 'S Merchant Fleet Fleet Flee TO BE READY WHEN CALLED J. J Reserve Organization Formed to Complete Com Corn Gigantic Program Program to Win War War Good Good Pay and Living S Conditions r The rhe United States Shipyard Vol Volun Volunteers un of the Public Service Reserve a a reserve organization of American mechanics mechanics mechanics me me- skilled fed workers In many lines of trade has been formed to bring to to completion the gigantic shipbuilding program nece necessary sary to win the war Two hundred and fifty thousand workmen workmen work me men are to be enrolled and they wl will stand ready when called to go to the shipyards and speed Americas America's merchant merchant mer mer merchant chant fleet to completion An appeal for volunteers has been made by the department of f Jabor labor the council of of national defense the shipping ng board the m minute four nute men govern governors rs of oL the various states organized labor and business ss men Tl The aim is Is' to fill all the present present and future needs of the governments government's shipyards Pay Lof of volunteers will wUl be In accordance accordance accord accord- ance with wIt the prevailing wage in the shipyards at the time they are called Construction of houses for the workers Is being pushed with energy and the necessary homes will wUl be ready when the men are called Preliminaries Are Arranged All An preliminary work such as as' as th the bu building of shipyards and ays co construction of housing facilities tIes pr preparation and transportation n of ot otma material material ma ma- and the training of workmen is Is' being rushed to completion Thus Thus the organization of the shipyard volunteers volunteers' is Is' being hastened with energy and and en en j S Volunteers are requested to togo go to the nearest enrollment nt agent of the public service reserve or state council of de defense fene and sign up Should there be no enrolling agent in La the vicinity they are asked to write to Edward N. N Hur Hur- Hurley Hurley ley Icy chairman of the United States shipping board Washington Cards are issued to all applicants bearing statements of the purpose of of the shipyard volunteers classifying them according to to trades and asking signers to respond when called Buttons Buttons Buttons But But- tons will be given to volunteers bearIng bearing bearing bear bear- ing the inscription U S. S Shipyard I Volunteers This button is to be an honorary recognition of the wearers wearer's willingness t to sacrifice personal desires desires' for public need In addition the thew w worker will ill receive a certificate signed by Chairman Hurley which reads This Is to certify name of volunteer volunteer vol vol- of city state has enrolled In the United States Shipyard Volunteers of PubIc Pub- Pub S He lie Ic Servi Service e Reserve to aid the h i nation Hn in its Its' imperative n needs eds for merchant ships with which to overcome the submarine menace and maintain our forces at t the front S f Quota of Each ach State I Each state ha has been assigned a qu quota ta based up population and Industries The quota is as follows Maine 2972 New 3 New Hamp 1693 1695 Pennsylvania Vermont 1390 1290 Ohio Massachusetts Indiana Rhode Island 2355 Illinois Connecticut Michigan New York Wisconsin Alabama Iowa Mississippi j Missouri Arkansas North Dakota 2584 Louisiana South Dakota 2393 Oklahoma 8 Nebraska Texas 1703 Kansas Montana 1583 Delaware Idaho a 4 9 1621 Maryland Wyoming DIst of or Col 1390 Colorado Virginia New Mexico 1428 1423 West Virginia Arizona N. N Carolina Utah 1660 S S. Carolina Nevada 8 Georgia Washington Florida Ore Oregon on Kentucky Kentucky California i Tennessee 1 I Trades Need Needed d In Shipbuilding The department of labor has provided provid provid- ed the following list showing the kind of trades most needed In shipbuilding and a special appeal Is addressed to tomen tomen tomen men In those occupations to enroll In iq Inthe the United States Shipyard vol volunteers volunteers volun volun- un f teer Acetylene and electrical welders asbestos asbestos as as- workers blacksmiths engl angle angle- ngI smiths forge drop-forge men flange turners furnace furnace men boIlermakers rs riveters riveters reamers reamers learners carpenters ship carpenters dock builders choppers and el electrical workers workers electricians wire wire- men crane operators foundry workers work work- work ers era laborers laborer all kinds kInd template makers machinists machinists and machine hands all sorts help i ers painters plumbers and nd pipe fitters sheet metal metalworkers workers coppersmiths copper copper- I smiths structural iron ironworkers ironworkers workers erectors up cementers cement cement- ers and crane men |