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Lifetime employment for workers of the Wooster Brass Co, if a successful organization can be developed are promised by President John C. Schellin, in a statement made to the Wooster Board of Trade, which, through us secretary Is conducting a survey of post-war prospects in industry in Wooster.

“The Wooster Brass Co. was organized early in 1940 and began small operations in the last quarter of that year," the statement began. “The company did not obtain sufficient equipment because of the scarcity of equipment, etc. existing at that lime due to war activities prior to America's entry into the war, Full production was not attained until the spring of 1941 and has been constantly increasing since then until terminations resulting from war’s end.

“The company has had no opportunity to develop Its anticipated post-war production or sales potentials with normal peace time trade. The fire protection industry produced approximately fifteen (15) times its normal peace time production during war years, which means that much of this material will became surplus.

“Most industries in municipalities scattered throughout our entire country were engaged in essential war work. Fear of possibility that our war industries might have an air attack from our enemies' bombers during the war period prompted our federal government through its plant protection committees to protect its war plant and also provided municipal fire departments with high priorities to give adequate fire protection. Consequently we do not anticipate any further expansion necessary to handle our post-war production, but to the contrary feel that if we hope to maintain our present production schedules it will be necessary to add many new items in other lines. “If labor conditions improve and the company can obtain ample highly skilled workemen [sic] and if given relief from federal restrictions and regulations as promised to small industries we hope to be able to add sufficient new items to our present line to maintain present employment schedules.

“Small industries, and especially those engaged in the manufacture of many small speciality [sic] items distributed nationally, none of Which are made in large quantities because each fire company is required to equip itself to meet changing fire hazards peculiar to its own geographical location, must if they hope to survive and meet keen post- war competition have a highly skilled and trained crew of workmen capable of operating all types and varieties of machinery, each with a personal interest in developing and making improved firefighting appliances to meet constantly changing fire hazards. If we succeed in developing such an organization they will be assured of steady lifetime uninterrupted employment and result in giving Wooster an industry of which they can be justly proud.”