War job proves Allen Wests grit despite losses
Allen West of Athens, a 22 year old veteran who lost both hands and both feet in 1918, gains a war job at Indian Head Naval Powder Factory after persistent help from the U S Employment Service and West Virginia rehabilitation officials. He started January 12 at 94 cents an hour, now earns a dollar with overtime, saving for a future farm while supporting nephews overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen West
Athens
United States Employment Service Office
U. S. Civil Service Commission
West Virginia State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Glen Lyn
U. S. Employment Service Office
Helen B. Atkins
Chris Hearne
Civil Service
U. S. Naval Powder
Ten Thousand Workers Sent to Radford Ordnance Works
The Bluefield U S Employ ment Service office coordinated labor for the Radford Ordnance Works during 1940 and 1941. About 10 000 construction workers from across West Virginia were routed to Radford via inventories and interoffice calls managed by Mrs Helen B Atkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules Power Company
Radford Ordnance Works
Radford
Bluefield U.S. Employment Service Office
Helen B. Atkins
Bluefield Uses
Atkins
West Virginia
Bluefield
Skilled Workers Urgently Needed for Pearl Harbor
Civil Service representative T R Yeater announces an urgent call for skilled workers not in war jobs to repair and rebuild damaged ships. Electricians machinists shipfitters auto mechanics and others are sought with interviews Fridays at Bluefield U S Employment Office. West Coast transport meals housing provided. appointments per War Manpower Commission rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Yeater
Civil Service
Pearl Harbor
14Th Naval District
Japan
Mr. Yeater
U. S. Employment Office
Bluefield
West Coast
War Manpower Commission
Thanks Princeton Chamber Earns Praise from U S Inplvement
Mrs. Helen B. Atkins manager of the United States Inplovement Service at 701 Commerce street credits the Princeton chamber of commerce for splendid cooperation in aiding wartime work. She also commends radio station WHIS for assisting in recruiting and notes the war is far from over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen B. Atkins
United States Inplvement Service
Commerce Street
Coat
Princeton Chamber of Commmerce
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Atkins
WHIS
Bluefield Blind Man Advances in Federal Office Work
William N. Burchfield of Bluefield West Virginia, blind since birth, trains at West Virginia Business College and works with the Solid Fuels Administration in Washington DC. Emphasizing his success, the staff note his seeing eye dog and the support from the college and United States Employment Service. He plans to pursue employment at Pearl Harbor upon approval of papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N
Billy) Burchfield
Bluefield
W. Va
West Virginia Business College
Burchfield
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington, D. C
Shurchfield
Billy
Emmett Cain
Washington
United States Employment Service
Pearl Harbor
Radio publicity boosts wartime worker recruitment says Mrs Atkins
Appeals over the air and newspapers helped publicize the work of the office. Mrs Atkins credits the radio and print for advancing worker recruitment and expresses gratitude to all who contributed until the war ends.
War Bond Enthusiast Pledges Pay in Service Shares
E. Bishop Coe, a Mercer County resident, bought his 234th $100 war bond after being placed by the U S Employment Service with Dravo Company in Wilmington. He served as a blacksmith from June 17, 1943, until January 9, 1945, turning his entire weekly wage into war bonds and continuing to buy them after leaving. Coe, 59, has two sons in the armed forces and now farms near Princeton West Virginia, remaining active with the employment office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bishop Coe
U. S. Employment Service Office
Employment Service Office
Mr. Coe
Dravo Company
Wilmington
Delaware
Tool Service Department
Coe
Dravo
Mercer County
Samuel Melvin
Henry Lacey
Route 2
Box 271
Princeton
West Virginia
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Jor
Bluefield Boy
U.S
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Nemours, W. Vc
United States
Employment Service
Bluefield, W. Va
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U-S
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