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Show OFFICE OPENS IN OGDEN FOR ENLISTING SKILLED MECHANICS TO SERVE IN SHIPBUILDING Real good mechanics, men skilled at their trade and knowing thoir business, busi-ness, can probably secure positions helping Uncle Sam build his big merchant mer-chant fleet, if they desire, and will receive re-ceive tho best pay of any men in tho government Rorvicc during this stupen-pendous stupen-pendous emergency, according to C. C. Cllss, government employment examiner, ex-aminer, who has mado his headquarters headquar-ters at tho ctiy exemption board, 2604 Washington avenue, to enroll men for shipbuilding. P. J. Moran is federal state director of labor, and arranged with Hon. A. R. Heywood for office space for Mr. Cliss at the exemption board. To J. B. Reynolds belongs the honor and distinction of being tho first man in Ogdcn to enroll for this service. He Is secretary of the Plumbers' and Steam fitters' union. And for this he -has been made enrollment agent for Ogden and he will be at tho office to meet applicants daily. Mr. Cliss today emphasized the point that only skilled mechanics ought to apply for this service. "Tho government govern-ment is too hard put at present to take time to instruct apprentices. Wo have got to have the country's best and wo nood them. There is great demand for good coppersmits, mechanics, pipe fitters fit-ters and sheet metal workers." Included In tho list of men needed for this work aro those trained as cop-porsmiths, cop-porsmiths, patternmakers, experiencpd shipwrights and wood calkers, acetylene acety-lene and electric welders, electricians of all kinds, laborers, ship carpenters, foundry men and riveters. Recruits will enroll with tho agent and then hold themselves in readiness until called. The big shipyards are not all ready to receive them at present pres-ent and so tho government cannot ' handle tho men immediately. Sixteen applicants for this work wore received yesterday at tho navy office. Their names were temporarily taken and they were today turned over to Mr. Clisc. |