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Show MECHANICS WEEDED FDR MOTOR TRflWS-. TRflWS-. PORT CORPS I Many thousands of mechanics arc needed at once for service in the motor mo-tor transport corps, says a bulletin to the city draft board from the quartermaster quarter-master mechanical repair shop at Fort Sam Houston. Texas, and the aid of , the board is solicited in obtaining the applications of men who are qualified for this branch of the service. The motor transport corps offers a most attractive at-tractive opportunity to such men to see overseas service, and enroll in the occupations for which their past training train-ing has rendered them best fitted. The appended list indicates the vocational vo-cational needs of the corps. Applications for induction from qualified qual-ified men between the ages of 18 and 45 may be accepted, excepting only registrants who arc liable to general military service in Class 1-A under the old draft arc registration. Limited serv ice registrants in classes of the old draft are eligible. Registrants of September Sep-tember 12, 1918, including 1-A general service, may also apply, in addition men between the ages of -16 and 56 may enlist if specially qualified In anv of the occupations listed. Men of draft age who are physically disqualified arp acceptable, provided such disqualification disquali-fication does not interfere with the duties of assignment. Qualified men will receive commissions and non-com-missioned grades immediately. Trans-portalion Trans-portalion will be furnished to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The service of competent mechanics who have qualified as such in civilian life In any of tho following vocations .are needed in the motor transport corps: Auto storekeeper, auto repairman, repair-man, battery repairman, blacksmiths, body workers, carpenters, chauffeurs helpers, motor vehicle 'inspectors, ma-chin ma-chin sts, machinist helpers, magneto repairmen, motorcycle riders, painters radiator repairmen, sheet metal workers, work-ers, stenographers, truck drivers, trou-ble trou-ble shooters, automobile trimmers, Micanizers welders, wheelwrights auto stockkeeper. ' |