Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1941 — Page 5

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- SCHOOLS IN TACOMA

TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 3 (U. P.).— Tacoma schools were closed today by a strike of the International Union of Operation Engineers (A. "F. of L) and the education of 17,000 children was interrupted. The. students in all 38 public schools ‘were sent home when the 75 janitors, furnace room employees, carpenters and maintenance men answered the union’s strike call to enforce their demands for a 20 per cent increase in the wage scale which presently runs from $75 to $193 a month.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (U. P)— Erwin W. Brink, 46, of Milwaukee, blinked happily and said, “I'm glad to be here.” ) Then he shook hands with Rear Admiral C. W. Fisher, U. 8. N,, director of the Division of Contract

Distribution. The Admiral said:“Congratulations, Mr. Brink, for the fine work you are doing.” “Thank you, Admiral,” Mr. Brink replied. 5 } The scene was a.room in the hotel where the National Association of

Manufacturers is holding its annual Congress of American Industry. The occasion was a conference yesterday at which the N. A. M. proudly introduced Mr. Brink as the “littlest defense manufacturer.” Sharing the honor was Mr. Brink’s attractive, 28-year-old wife, Eleanor. She, too, shook hands with the Admiral. ] Mr. Brink is the littlest defense manufacturer in more than one sense. His 20-by-30 shop is the downstairs of his home. He em-

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himself and his wife, and: the largest defense instrument he makes is only 12 inches long. The: smallest, a gauge, will measure lengths down to one-tenth of 1000th of an inch. The Never-Fail Service, which Mr. Brink owns and’ operates, makes small, detailed parts for precision controlling devices aboard battleships, submarines and airplanes. Since April, when he got his start as a defense sub-contractor, he has turned out about $10,000 worth of such parts, Mr. Brink said. The Bring story started after the

World War, in which he served as an aerial photographer. He went ‘broke making automobile parts. Eventually he got a chance fo give his mechanical bent a chance as an inspector for a Milwaukee concern. He saved his money and opened a small shot where he worked after hours. The first shop was in an attic. ‘Later he moved to the basement, thence to a garage and finall to his present location. : #I have never had a rejection,” he said proudly when asked if his

Government work was satisfactory.

CLINIC ORGANIZED TO AID JOB HUNTERS

Persons interested in finding new jobs will find assistance in the Man Marketing Clinic which will rheet tonight at 7:30 at the Central Li‘brary. : Business executives of Indian--apolis will be at the meeting to help job applicants edd sales appeal to

their applications and interviews for employment. The clinic will be held each week and no fee or charge is made for the service. -

WASHINGTON, Dec, 3 (U..P).— New warships were launched at the rate-of more than one a day.during November, the Navy announced today. Thirty-three ships were launched Quring the month, keels were ‘laid for 52 more, and five new vessels joined the growing two-ocean fleet.

Among: those launched were the

35,000-ton battleship Indiana and the 10,000-ton light cruiser Cleveland. - Four destroyers and a submarine also were launched. A destroyer and a subinarine were commissioned. ”

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Ships whose keels were laid cluded one cruiser, nine destroy and three submarines.

‘NAME ON ROCK 101 YEARS

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (U. P. One hundred and one yeas ago, adventurous Western pioneer pa in Wyoming’s Eden valley and scratched his name and: ‘the date on a shelf of rock. Recently reclas mation engineers, working on $2,500,000 Eden valley . irri project, discovered the signature. read: “Albert U, Means, 1840.”

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