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ALL ABOUT AJAX AJAX NEWS Give... IN AID OF THE RED CROSS Volume 1 AJAX, ONTARIO, MAY 15, 1942 Number 1 (Column 1) EMPLOYEES LAUNCH OWN PAPER Pays $138.00 For a Smoke! Plant Employee Escapes Severe Penalty by Hours Sterner Law Enacted Shortly After Conviction The following report is one that is published with real regret. We had hoped that such an incident would never occur but as it has and as it is of special significance to all of us at Ajax, the complete report is printed below. Smoking, in flagrant violation of the most important safety rule of the Pickering Works, cost one employee his job and about $138.00 the other day. Discovered by a fire inspector, the offender, a widower with five children, and whose name we shall not divulge, was immediately turned over to the Provincial Police who had him lodged in Whitby Jail for four days pending trial. Pleading guilty, the man was fined $15.00 and costs or 15 days imprisonment for "unlawfully smoking in a munitions plant contrary to the provisions of the Explosives Act." His legal fees, however, plus the time he will lose in finding another job, when added to the tine and costs, it has been estimated increased the man's expenses for his smoke to at least $138. Escapes Jail Term by Hours Only two days after the trial, legislation was enacted at Ottawa making such an offender liable to three months to one year's imprisonment without the choice of paying a fine. The amendment reads as follows: "38A. Every person who has in his possession a match or other fire producing device in or upon any premises in Canada used for producing, treating, handling or keeping explosives, pyrotechnics for the armed forces or small arms ammunition, or used for the filling of bombs, shells, mines, torpedoes, depth charges or used for the manufacture of primers, detonators or time fuzes or other similar munitions of war, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than fifty and not more than one hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the fine imposed to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month. (2) Every person who smokes in or upon any of the premises mentioned in paragraph one of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and liable upon summary conviction to imprisonment for a term of not less than three months and not exceeding twelve months. (3) Any person authorized by the proprietor or manager of any (Continued on Page Two) Garden Projects Arouse Interest Considerable enthusiasm has greeted the tentative plans of Miss Marjorie Glendinning and Miss Orva McGrath for community garden projects among the residences and at the Staff House. Those interested are urged to register with either Miss Glendinning or Miss McGrath.(Column 2) A STATEMENT. by Works Manager E. E. DAGGETT A LITTLE over a year ago the site which we now occupy was made up of a few peaceful farms. To-day we have a modern and up-to-date munitions plant. By your effort and splendid co-operation we have met our production schedule. However, many things yet remain to be done. Our Safety Record over the last few months has been far from satisfactory, but, it is my hope that before the end of the year the accident record of Pickering Works will compare favourably with that of other D. I. L., Plants. An efficient organization is one in which all the individuals are working to a common end and I trust that everyone in this plant will do his or her utmost, not only to produce the maximum amount of munitions, but to make this a safe place in which to work. Cash Prizes Offered For Name of This Newspaper Interested Plant Executive Donates Cash for Three Awards. Entries Acceptable Until May 30th. Ajax's new newspaper is to be truly an employee enterprise in every sense, and it therefore seems fitting that even its name should be originated by the employees. With this thought in mind, one of the Plant's Executives has, through a personal cash donation, made it possible for your Editorial Board to promote a "Name Contest." The naming of a newspaper is in no way a difficult task, and undoubtedly many readers have already thought of several unique and original titles. To make it as easy as possible for readers to submit their entries, special contest forms have been supplied to all Line Reporters, who will also be responsible for collecting the completed forms. SIMPLE CONTEST RULES The rules of the contest are simple and few, but before submitting your entry read them carefully to avoid possible misunderstanding. Here they are: (1) Employees and Staff of Pickering Works, the Inspection Board and Guards are eligible. Entries will not be accepted from anyone at present associated in any capacity with the Newspaper. (2) For obvious reasons, the name of the Newspaper should contain no more than three words. (3) There is no limit on the number of entries which each person may submit. Each entry, however, should be submitted on a separate form. (4) Three cash prizes will be awarded. The first prize will be presented to the person submitting the winning name, which will be adopted by the newspaper. Second and third prizes will also be awarded. (5) The decision of the judges must of course be regarded as final. (6) No entries will be accepted after May 30th, 1942óso, don't delay! Get an entry form from your Line Reporter and submit your suggested name to-day. (Column 3) Injuries, Serious Blow to Victory, says J. E. Harris Every Employee has Chance to Combat Accidents. by GEORGE E. CROSS The United Nations' victory in this present conflict will be attained largely by their ability to achieve superior production of the weapons of war. To secure this all-out capacity under conditions of speed and strain, safety precautions far beyond those of normal times must be adopted. Every lost-time accident is now a serious loss not only to production, but to our war effort. Conscious of these facts, the management of the Pickering Works is vitally interested in the safety and welfare of each employee and has set up an efficient Safely Department under the direction of J. E. Harris. An interview with Safety Supervisor Harris disclosed the wide activities and varied responsibilities of his department. The providing of instructive and interesting accident prevention bulletin boards throughout the plant, regular plant inspections and subsequent reports, the formulating of (Continued on Page Three)(Upper Right Article) To be Published Semi-Monthly For and By Defence Industries Employees All Ajax Activities to be Reported This is the first number of the first volume of the newspaper which is to be published the first and fifteenth of every month, for, about, and by the employees of the Pickering Works of Defence Industries Limited. Although authorized by the management and thriving on its bounty, the first duty of the paper will be to serve the interests of all the employees in Ajax. By word and picture, it will report the news of the works, the activities and the life of the village, and, it is hoped, the employees will use the paper as a means of expressing their ideas and opinions. For this issue, the paper has been entitled the AJAX NEWS. A better name will be chosen by an employee contest, the details of which appear elsewhere on this page. The first edition is by no stretch of the imagination complete in its coverage of the news. In time, however, the present skeleton news-gathering organization will be enlarged and it is intended that reporters will be appointed in every line, department, office and branch of the works. If each reporter is supplied with all the news, the paper can be a real newspaper worthy of everyone's support. Without that support, it cannot be a success.(Column 4-5) Foremanship Development Program Starts General Meetings Precede Series of Conferences On the evenings of May 12 and 13, two general meetings, attended by some 225 employees of the D.I.L., Pickering Works, inaugurated the Foremanship Development Program which is to be carried on at Ajax. Chairmanned by Mr. Alex Russell, the attending employees, principally foremen and supervisors, heard the details of the program outlined by various speakers. To be headed by II. C. Priest, ably assisted by H. M. Colling, George Smith, C. A. Wheaton and W. Stevens, various meetings shall attempt to encourage improved employee relations with emphasis on the principles and practices of foremanship. It was the universal opinion of all the speakers that as a result of the plan, morale among all the employees would be improved, that Ajax would become a really better and more pleasant place to work, and that, in consequence, a greater contribution to our War Effort could be anticipated. Plan Originated in Washington One phase of the program will be Job Instructor Training conceived by Glen Gardiner and Clifton Cox of the "Training Within Industry Section" of the War Production Board of the United States. The sessions will be directed by Mr. C. A. Wheaton, Superintendent, Pellet and Tracer Line, and Mr. \Y. Stevens, Supervisor, Line 2, who are leaving shortly to attend a Job Instructors' Institute to be conducted at Port Hope by Mr. Noel Arthur of the Employee Relations Department of D.I.L., Montreal. Mr. Arthur is well qualified to conduct the institute at Port Hope as he has been privileged to take the courses organized at Washington, D.C. Reporters All Volunteers At the present time, reporters, all volunteers, have been selected in many of the departments of the plant, but there is considerable work yet to be done to obtain complete representation for the paper. Elsewhere in this issue appears much of the material garnered from each of the departments- in- which -there are-reporters now. Some of the news will be found interesting; some of it amusing; but, it is all readable. Contributions Encouraged In addition to the regular reporters, plans are being formulated to encourage contributions from the employees. Much of the material contributed may be brief news items and personals only, but it is the paper's hope that original compositionsó literary, artistic and photographicó will be sent in for publication. Every effort will be made to use all contributions whenever space permits. At the present time, the space is being limited to four pages, but as additional pages are justified, they will be added. Paper's Growth Depends on Support The paper should have a real place in the lives of all of us employed at Ajax. As building continues and more employees become resident, the scope of the paper will be extended. Features and departments designed to cater to special interests or hobbies óSports and Fashions for exampleó will all be considered whenever sufficient interest is indicated. This is an employee newspaper. Use it and support it. Send in your news and contributionsóyour criticisms, tooóand together we can put it across.