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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