Navy Department Appropriation Bill for 1943: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Seventy-seventh Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6460, a Bill Making Appropriations for the Navy Department and the Naval Service for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1943, and Additional Appropriations Therefor for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1942, and for Other Purposes. ThursdayU.S. Government Printing Office, 1942 - 45 páginas |
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Página 33 - UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 11 am in the committee room of the Committee on Appropriations, Capitol Building, Senator John H.
Página 39 - ... (5) that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act "(a) Shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week; "(b) May receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in continental United States plus 25 per centum...
Página 10 - Navy," insert the words: The limitation on increased pay for making aerial flights by more than nine officers above the rank of captain is hereby repealed. Senator OVERTON. What has been the limitation heretofore under the existing law? Senator TYPINGS. Then will that section continue to read, after your amendment is inserted, "The limitation of $15 per man for civilian clothing to men given discharges," and so on ? That won't be altered ? Admiral TOWERS.
Página 20 - We have nobody around our nirplnnes except naval personnel. The only exception in the entire Nnvy is that at some of our overhaul stations, in the overhauling of engines and planes — San Diego and Norfolk, Va.. being the two primary ones — we have a group of civilians who work on the overhauling of planes, just regular shop stuff. Otherwise, for all planes operating in the regular naval organization, the ground crews and operating force for them are bluejackets.
Página 17 - Senator HOLMAN. That is regular time, and overtime would be in addition to that? Admiral BLANDY. Overtime is in addition to that. Hence, for overtime the pay might be $5 to $7 per hour. However, that is not continuous work, you see. That is one of the reasons why it is so high. Senator THOMAS. What does he do? Admiral BLANDY. They design special tools or gages, which require a precision of one ten-thousandth of an inch. The highest possible mechanical skill is required in that work. Senator THOMAS....
Página 20 - ... give them aptitude tests and look them over. Those thought to be potential material for a good radioman, machinist, or mechanic, at the time his recruit training is over at that training station, is turned over to a class A school for training. Senator HOLMAN. The purpose of my question is to ascertain if he is under your discipline and authority, or under a labor union, for instance. Admiral ALLEN We have nobody around our nirplnnes except naval personnel.
Página 35 - Quonsei, are very light and bolted together, and unskilled labor can bolt them together, take them down and re-erect them. In other words, we are concentrating on light weight and mobility. REPAIR FACILITIES Senator GERRY. Would you do a certain amount of repair work on those locations. Admiral MOREELL. Yes; we have very extensive shop equipment. (A discussion followed off the record.) Senator GERRY. Do you have to do anything in regard to the defense of those, or is that left to other branches of...
Página 20 - Towers has told you. he has modified the method bv which he is training these cadets. Wo don't need any more money than is in the bill, because the expenses for pay and flight training of these cadets is in other parts of this bill. AIRPLANE MECHANICS The only other thing which has to be done is to get mechanics and crews as these planes come along, and we have alreadv made provision for that under the appropriation "Instruction
Página 9 - But every effort is being made to watch the relative cost between old and new ships, so that while we expect them to make a reasonable profit, there is no loose.iess there that will give them an abnormal profit? Am I correct in that? Admiral TOWERS. You are correct; and I would like to say, too, that we are going into the automobile industry very extensively, where their wage scale are higher and their knowledge of building airplanes i