Jobs, jobs, and more jobs! When the huge GM plant in Ewing opened in 1938, there were hundreds of local citizens who found employment in an economy that was tenuous; indeed, an economy still in the throes of the "Great Depression." I dare say nearly every local citizen knew someone who worked at one of the strongest and reliable employers in the state of New Jersey. Mercer County lost a giant of industry when this giant factory closed. 
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
1938: TERNSTEDT DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS COMES TO EWING
Jobs, jobs, and more jobs! When the huge GM plant in Ewing opened in 1938, there were hundreds of local citizens who found employment in an economy that was tenuous; indeed, an economy still in the throes of the "Great Depression." I dare say nearly every local citizen knew someone who worked at one of the strongest and reliable employers in the state of New Jersey. Mercer County lost a giant of industry when this giant factory closed.
Hi Tom: I tried my darnest to get a job there but no luck. My brother Lou was hired in the shipping Dept. They paid 65 cents an hour, which was more than any other employer in the area. A little latter, my brother and I both ended up in the Post Office as Letter Carriers.
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