Page 3, Friday, April 21, 1944

Citizen of The Week

Tribute to the safety records of the three Kaiser Portland-Vancouver area yards was paid by the Portland Traction company when it selected Frank Johnson, three-yard safety director, as "Citizen-of-the-Week" for April 17-22. Johnson's picture will appear on signs in the interior of all Traction company conveyances during that period. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the national safety engineering field.

MANY PORTLAND
STORES AGREE
TO LATE HOURS
In a cooperative move to curb war industry absenteeism, the following Portland stores are now open one evening each week for the convenience of workers unable to shop during regular store hours:
David's Men's shop, Eastern Outfitting, Arden's Dress shop, Baron Shoe company, Bradford Clothes shop, Grayson's, Miller Clothing company, Montgomery Ward, National Dollar stores, New York Outfitting company, Reliable Shoe stores, Stanley Clothes shop, Weiner's, Weisfield and Goldberg, Wilson's Shirt shop, Zukor's-all open late Friday's. Ungar's have late hours - Thursdays and Sears Roebuck & Co., do not close until 9 p. m. Saturday's.
In addition many neighborhood and community stores have inaugurated late closing. In St. Johns community every. business house, including the bank, is open Friday evenings.

SEEK GARDEN SPACE
(SWAN ISLAND) -- Anyone having from an acre to five acres available for Victory garden purposes in the vicinity of University Homes is urged to contact Ed Ericksen, Swan Island Pipe shop, day shift. Ericksen and a number of friends are looking for ground for gardens. Ericksen can be reached at apartment 5, 3915 North Houghton street, University Homes.

Honorable Discharge
Lapel Button Shown

Here is the design for the new lapel button which is awarded to men and women who receive honorable discharges from the army during the present war. The design is an eagle within a circle, the wings extending beyond the circle edges. The sketch was made by Caroyl Zemek, engineering aide, Marine Pipe, from the pin awarded to A. S. Fitzgerald, pipefitter's helper, day shift in the Copper shop. He was honorably discharged from the army after 20 months of service. Fitzgerald was a technician, 5th grade, in the First Armored Tank division and was overseas 14 months. He served in Ireland and Scotland and saw combat duty in North Africa.

PAY NO MORE !
New community price ceilings, listing maximum prices grocers may charge for several hundred different dry grocery items are now available at the Ration Corners in the Personnel buildings of the three Kaiser yards. The prices cover ail stores in the Portland-Vancouver area and are Issued by OPA.

Hiring Halls Humming
!It's Easy Now
Nearly as well known as the Pennsylvania avenue address of the White House is that of the downtown Portland office of the Kaiser company, 1115 S.W. 4th avenue, where all Kaiser employes of Oregon Ship and Swan Island report for hiring. Vancouver employes report at 509 Washington, Vancouver, and go through much the same procedure. In the early recruiting days when special Kaiser trains rolled into Portland it was not unusual for 500 and more people a day to go through the routine pictured here starting with . . .

Signing Up

Recruits Adline J. Turner from Monroe, La.; Gertie Walton, Merrouge, La.; and Lurilla Blake, Kansas City, Mo., are signing up at the dispatcher's desk at Vancouver's hiring hall. Dispatcher-clerk at the right is Mary Jane Detrich. The Vancouver yard, one of the busiest in the nation, is building troop transports while also completing its baby flattop schedules, but it's different at . . .

Swan Island & Oregon Ship make armed with proper credentials, make their choice of building tankers at Swan Island or Victories at Oregon Ship. Girls at these counters assign workers the badge numbers they keep throughout Kaiser employment. One of these young ladies

Ann Koch Who checks the papers of Geraldine Erickson. Geraldine, a new hire, in the left aisle, is headed for Swan Island. The worker above already has passed through the union hall and has the necessary U.S.E.S. clearance slip. Office workers, however, do not need union clearance. In charge of the downtown office is . . .

Sherm Cook Cook's assistant, Mrs. Lucille Hanks, Sherm has called him over to confer with Mrs. P: B. Parks, on her way to Swan Island. Stenographer Lear Lindstrom is behind Cook. This counter extends around the room like a giant horseshoe with stenographers on the outer rim. Each types hiring cards and also . . . .

Sell Bonds At the left Stenographer Bettie naught types the answers of Arthur Wirtanen, Swan Island. Olis Wharton, veteran Oregon Ship employe, accompanies his wife, Stella, on her way to Oregon yard. They are signing Stella up for bond deductions with Stenographer Jeanne Sawyer. On the right, Ralph Day, Oregon Ship, awaits his. turn to speak to Stenographer Katherine Healy, busy taking information from Dolores Jonas, Swan Island. New hires may also sign up for group insurance before they are . . . .

Fingerprinted Demaris Taylor, Oregon Ship, has her finger prints taken by Sgt. W: A. Raymer while in the background Nada Clymore takes the picture that goes into each workers badge. Behind the camera being "mugged" is Arthur Rogers, Swan Island. Biggest day for Cook and his assistants in recent months was April 10 when 195 persons were added to the Kaiser payroll. This is the gamut all persons wishing to enter one of the three Kaiser yards in this area must run before getting to work on the ships.


Citizen of The Week Tribute to the safety records of the three Kaiser Portland-Vancouver area yards was paid by the Portland Traction company when it selected Frank Johnson, three-yard safety director, as "Citizen-of-the-Week" for April 17-22. Johnson's picture will appear on signs in the interior of all Traction company conveyances during that period. He is regarded as one of the outstanding figures in the national safety engineering field. MANY PORTLAND STORES AGREE TO LATE HOURS In a cooperative move to curb war industry absenteeism, the following Portland stores are now open one evening each week for the convenience of workers unable to shop during regular store hours: David's Men's shop, Eastern Outfitting, Arden's Dress shop, Baron Shoe company, Bradford Clothes shop, Grayson's, Miller Clothing company, Montgomery Ward, National Dollar stores, New York Outfitting company, Reliable Shoe stores, Stanley Clothes shop, Weiner's, Weisfield and Goldberg, Wilson's Shirt shop, Zukor's-all open late Friday's. Ungar's have late hours - Thursdays and Sears Roebuck & Co., do not close until 9 p. m. Saturday's. In addition many neighborhood and community stores have inaugurated late closing. In St. Johns community every. business house, including the bank, is open Friday evenings. SEEK GARDEN SPACE (SWAN ISLAND) -- Anyone having from an acre to five acres available for Victory garden purposes in the vicinity of University Homes is urged to contact Ed Ericksen, Swan Island Pipe shop, day shift. Ericksen and a number of friends are looking for ground for gardens. Ericksen can be reached at apartment 5, 3915 North Houghton street, University Homes. Honorable Discharge Lapel Button Shown Here is the design for the new lapel button which is awarded to men and women who receive honorable discharges from the army during the present war. The design is an eagle within a circle, the wings extending beyond the circle edges. The sketch was made by Caroyl Zemek, engineering aide, Marine Pipe, from the pin awarded to A. S. Fitzgerald, pipefitter's helper, day shift in the Copper shop. He was honorably discharged from the army after 20 months of service. Fitzgerald was a technician, 5th grade, in the First Armored Tank division and was overseas 14 months. He served in Ireland and Scotland and saw combat duty in North Africa. PAY NO MORE ! New community price ceilings, listing maximum prices grocers may charge for several hundred different dry grocery items are now available at the Ration Corners in the Personnel buildings of the three Kaiser yards. The prices cover ail stores in the Portland-Vancouver area and are Issued by OPA. Hiring Halls Humming !It's Easy Now Nearly as well known as the Pennsylvania avenue address of the White House is that of the downtown Portland office of the Kaiser company, 1115 S.W. 4th avenue, where all Kaiser employes of Oregon Ship and Swan Island report for hiring. Vancouver employes report at 509 Washington, Vancouver, and go through much the same procedure. In the early recruiting days when special Kaiser trains rolled into Portland it was not unusual for 500 and more people a day to go through the routine pictured here starting with . . . Signing Up Recruits Adline J. Turner from Monroe, La.; Gertie Walton, Merrouge, La.; and Lurilla Blake, Kansas City, Mo., are signing up at the dispatcher's desk at Vancouver's hiring hall. Dispatcher-clerk at the right is Mary Jane Detrich. The Vancouver yard, one of the busiest in the nation, is building troop transports while also completing its baby flattop schedules, but it's different at . . . Swan Island & Oregon Ship make armed with proper credentials, make their choice of building tankers at Swan Island or Victories at Oregon Ship. Girls at these counters assign workers the badge numbers they keep throughout Kaiser employment. One of these young ladies Ann Koch Who checks the papers of Geraldine Erickson. Geraldine, a new hire, in the left aisle, is headed for Swan Island. The worker above already has passed through the union hall and has the necessary U.S.E.S. clearance slip. Office workers, however, do not need union clearance. In charge of the downtown office is . . . Sherm Cook Cook's assistant, Mrs. Lucille Hanks, Sherm has called him over to confer with Mrs. P: B. Parks, on her way to Swan Island. Stenographer Lear Lindstrom is behind Cook. This counter extends around the room like a giant horseshoe with stenographers on the outer rim. Each types hiring cards and also . . . . Sell Bonds At the left Stenographer Bettie naught types the answers of Arthur Wirtanen, Swan Island. Olis Wharton, veteran Oregon Ship employe, accompanies his wife, Stella, on her way to Oregon yard. They are signing Stella up for bond deductions with Stenographer Jeanne Sawyer. On the right, Ralph Day, Oregon Ship, awaits his. turn to speak to Stenographer Katherine Healy, busy taking information from Dolores Jonas, Swan Island. New hires may also sign up for group insurance before they are . . . . Fingerprinted Demaris Taylor, Oregon Ship, has her finger prints taken by Sgt. W: A. Raymer while in the background Nada Clymore takes the picture that goes into each workers badge. Behind the camera being "mugged" is Arthur Rogers, Swan Island. Biggest day for Cook and his assistants in recent months was April 10 when 195 persons were added to the Kaiser payroll. This is the gamut all persons wishing to enter one of the three Kaiser yards in this area must run before getting to work on the ships.