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Show NYA Defense Projects Open jTo Young Women Of Idaho XYA defense projects in Idaho are now being opened to young, women desiring to prepare themselves them-selves for employment in the na, tion's defense industries or to replace re-place workers leaving local con cerns for service in the armed j forces. In accordance with instructions issued by the National Office of Labor Supply and on the approval of the. Idaho Council of State Ad. ministrators, young women in Ida ho, ages 17 to 24. and who are out of school, may now be assigned to defense work projects and centers in several communities throughout the state. i "At Xampa, a special shift in the XYA machine shop is now open to girls and applications for as signmeut are now being received. The Boise Junior College radio, machine shop and sheet metal srifts have recently been made available to girls. As the need develops de-velops additional shops now operating oper-ating in other communities will bt-o bt-o o opened to qualified young women. Those desiring to take advantage f ." opportunity should register with the nearest office of the Vnited States Employment Service Ser-vice and file an application with J. V. Swan, area youth personnel supervisor, Gasser & Cleare Bldg.. Pocatello, Idaho." The executive commiite of the. Regional Resident Project at Yet-ser Yet-ser went on record yesterday as approving one shift of girls in machine ma-chine shop and one shift in shoot metal work and in the vocational agriculture division with special emphasis on work experience and training, in dairying and poultry. "We feel very fortunate," Mr, Gartin added, ''that Idaho is able to offer these facilities to young women so that they may take theii place in this country's war effort. In addition to intensive one-the-job training provided in modernly equipped NYA shops, using production produc-tion methods corresponding to those in private industry, girl trainees will receive vocational instruction in-struction in their particular field through facilities provided by tho StntA nn:ir,l nf Viirntiimfll VMinvi- tion. In this way," tho Administrator Adminis-trator poinlel out, "piatcical work experience and instrucion in the various phases of tool operation are geared together for efficient training." Placement of trainees in defense industries is handled bj-the bj-the United States Employment Service. Ser-vice. In order to make it possible for youth to maintain themselves while working in those defonso shops the National Youth Administration pays each trainee a wage Judged sufficient to care for their immediate immedi-ate living costs while preparing themselves for employment. Special Spe-cial safety precautions are being established in each' shop and prop er shop clothings Is worn by each girl while at work. |