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WARPRODUCTION

DRIVEWAR PRODUCTION BOARD

The U. S. Army . . . The U. S. NavyMaritime Commission . War Production Board

THE WHITE HOUSE

February 27. 1942.

DONALD ~{. NELSON, Chairman,Waf Production Board.

Dcar Mr. Nelson:

The months just ahead arc the critical monthsof the war. Victory depends in large measureon the increased war production we arc able toget from our Cactories and arsenals in the springand summer of 1942. What has been done sofar must be exceeded. This is total war. Wearc under firc--soldiers and cil,jlians alike. Noone is a lipttlator; we are all belligerents. Towin we must fight.

The urgency of tomorrow must be felt inevery shop and factory producing war goods, inevery home and on C\"cry (ann. Then we shallachie"e the vigor of thought and cooperativeaction that o.rrics a team to victory.

1 therefore direct you to take every possiblestep to raise production and to bring home tolabor and management alike the supreme im­portance of war production this crucial spring.

WAR PRODUCTION BOARD

WASHINGTON~ D. C.

February 28, 1942.

To the War Production Drive Commillcc:

The President of the United States officiallylaunched the Production Drive on Fcbru~lIY 27·

Yours is onc of the American plants desig­nated to participate. The President's produc­tion quotas (45,000 tanks, 60,000 planes, 20,000antiaircraft guns, 8,000,000 toIlS of shipping)must be met. They must be topped.

You have been selected to guide this greatdri\'c in your plant. It's your job. Yours, andthe job of cvc!)' other man :md wom:m in yourplant.

The Official Plan Book presents a straight.forward production plan which is geared topractical engineering potentialities.

Study the plan. Start putting it to work to­

day. Your country is counting on you.

Very truly yours,

WJ\".,.~DONALD M. NELSON.

GET STRAIGHT ON THIS WAR

This war is like no other war of history. Inother wars, men. using weapons, did the fighting.In this war, machineo;. using men, do the fight­ing. And the side with the most and best ma­chines will win.

So (:otr the enemy has the most machines.That's why our side, brave ::md resourceful :uthe men are, is at a disadvantage.

We're now working desperately to catch upquickly by producing quantities of machines.Unless \'o'C do c.'ltch up quickly, we face defeat.

Production ... industrial efficiency ... inven­tion •.• these arc the American game. We'vealways been far and away ahead of the rest ofthe world. Right now we're losing battles andlives bc<:ausc Germany and Japan arc playingour own game. And that ought to gct underthe skin of every American.

The only way we can get oock on top 15 tothrow everything we've got into war productionimmediately. There aren't enough plants, rna·chines, workers, or materials to make bothcivilian goods and war goods. So production ofcivilian goods must, in large measure, be setaside.

This is bound to upset the lives of many pe0­ple. Jobs may stop while machines and plantsare being changed over. Worken may ha\'e topack up and move to new jobs. As there aren'tenough people who know how to do a lot ofessential jobs, those who do know will have towork harder. Others must learn quickly.

The War Production Drive is not an occasionfor personal quarrels between groups and fac­tions. :Most citizens are not only aware of thisbut also alert to the war problems confrontingthe Nation. We need all our time and energyfor thc onc big fight. If wc lose that big one,311 the sm311 ones will be 3utom3ticaJly lostby all of us.

You can't have business as usual, jobs as usual,life as usual, no matter how hard you try. RealAmericans, patriotic citizens, won't want to.

As an efficient and fair method of effcctingthe Presidcnl's directions, "to bring home tolabor and management alike the supreme im­portance of war production," Donald M. Nelson,Chainn:m, War Production Board, has invitedthe fonnation of Management and Labor Com-

"ToniS!productiooalldtobriaghollletolaboraadllan·agementalike the supreme importance of War Productiol"

-Pruidp.Rt nOOlfl~".

mittees for the War Production Drive in plantsproducing war material.

The members of the joint management­labor committee have the job of making thatclear to every person in your plant. You cando it quickly, making full use of each trcmen·dowly important hour, realizing that the battlesof '942 cannot be won with equipment made in'943. This is our uili&al year.

GET STRAIGHT ON THIS DRIVE

DOIwltl Ne180fl says:

The War Production Drive is a voluntary ef­fort. Its success is up to the mcn and womcn,labor and management in the plants.

The plan provides for joint committees repre­senting labor and management in eilch plant tostimulate war production.

This drive is designed to increase the produc·tion of weapons now and not to further the spe·cial interests of any group. It is not a plan topromOte company unions. I t is not a device toadd to or to tear down the power or position ofany union. It docs not interfere with bargainingmachinery where it exists or undertake the rune·tions of such machinery. It is not designed toconform to any plan that contemplates a meas­ure of control of management by labor.

It does not put management in labor or laborin management. It is not a management plan,a labor plan, or any other plan. Jt is the WarProduction Drive plan. It is a perfcctly simple,straightforward effort to increase production.

The plan calls for greater plant efficiencythrough cooperation. That means if anyone hasa suggestion as to how we can do our job faster

:i~~;:~~he~ j~~~l ~~gtt~~:~~t;:c\~h~~~~good for our country and for free men andwomen everyv.·hcre.

1,1942 w,.1ISt prod'" 45,000 tanis, 6D,DUD pi,,,,,20,000 "tl,lrnnltguas, a,DDD,DDD sIllp tolS

GET STRAIGHT ON SHORTAGES

The joint managcment.labor committee mayfind that shortages of critical materials or ofequipment are responsible for pnxiUC1Kln lags.In such cases the Plant Committee should pro­vide adequate explanatory information to theplant force.

The facts of the matter are that our demandfor critical materials has increased enormously,bcc.'luse this is a war of rnatcri:tls and we havebeen cut ofT from many of our sources of supply,such as the Far East. There has been a greatincrease in military demands, a decrease in theavailable supply, plus a steady rise of consumerbuying power.

Specific press releases and pamphlets dealingwith shortages may be obtained from War Pro­duction Drive Headquarters.

DUTIES OF THEMANAGEMENT· LABOR

COMMITTEE

War Production DriveGovernment officials have explained the func­

tion of joint management-labor committees atmeetings throughout the Nation. War Produc­tion Drive He:ldquarters will give further infor­mation and assistance when necessary. No callfrom a Government man is necessary to beginthis drive. This is a voluntary wartime program;go ahead on your own.

Make sure that this joint committee truly rep­rescnts both management and labor. Forminga joint committee is a plant problem. Manyplants are going about it in this way: Manage­ment sclects its representatives and the em­ployees select theirs. If in any plant there is aunion (or unions) recognized for collective bar­gaining purposes, their representatives should sitdown together with management and work out

"ToraiseproductioD and to brillg home to laborud mal­.g,."t.lik'tIlesupre.. i",'rt",",fWarProductiOl"

-P,e,ident ROOIft'eh.

the establishment of the joint committee. Assoon as management and labor representativeshave fonned a joint committee, go right to workon the Drive in your plant.

Have the committee study the plan here pre­sented and adapt it to the local problems andconditions or to activities already under way.The success of the plan depends upon the initia­tive of the members of the plant committee. 1twill be helpful, however, if the basic principlesarc followed by the committee. It will also behelpful if your committee maintains contact withthe War Production Drive Headquarters, WarProduction Board, Washington, D. C., so thatproper recognition of effective efforts of the com­mittee may be made.

This War Production Drive is not a publicitycampaign, is Ilot a short-term drive. It will con­tinue for the duration. It is a joint effort on thepart of Government, management, and labor toincrease and accelerate the production of warmateriel until complete military victory has beenwon by the United Nations.

As soon as the committee has been set up andhas bccome acquainted with its responsibilitiesit should undertake the following duties:

1. Appoint necessary subcommittees.

2. Arrange for the erection of a productionscoreboard. (See page 10.)

3. Pay attention to plant efficiency. (See pagea.)

4. Arrange for handling suggestions. (Secpage g.)

5. Set up bulletin boards and arrange for post­ing special communiques and other mate­rial. (See page 14.)

6. Establish a method of production news dis­tribution. (Sec page 18.)

1. Establish a subcommittee on posters whichwill survey the plant for suitable locations.Advise War Production Drive Headquarters,War Production Board, Washington, D. C.,how many posters you can usc. (See page20.)

In 1942 we must produce 45,000 lanks, 60,000 planes,20,000anlialreraftguns, 8,000,000 ship Ions

8. Start a slogan contest. (See page 16.)

9. Devise a method of infonning all subcon­tractors and suppliers aOOut the War Produc·tion Drive. They get further infonnationfrom Ihe Production Drive Headquarte~,

Washington, D. C.

10. Prepare and submit as soon as possible a re­port of progress addressed to the War Pro­duction Drive Headquarters, Washington,D. C. (See inside back cover.)

IMPORTANCE OF INCREASINGPLANT EFFICIENCY

Boosting production im't just a matter of en­thusiasm. A big part of the job is using tools,machines, and manpower as efficiently as pos­sible. All individuals and groups must undertakea critical self-examination of their war efforts.

Every plant can do more to increase machineand tool utilization. Every plant must. Hitlerwon't wait for us to build all the new tools weneed, so we must use what wc've got.

Close attention should be givl:ll to 1>0,,11 pl'Ob­lcmsas:

1. Taking care of tools.

2. Preventing breakdowns.

3. Cutting down accidents.

4. Good lighting.

5. Maintenance and repair.

6. Adapting old machines to new uses.

7. Cutting wastage.

8. Brcaking production boulcnccks.

9. Using every machine to the fullestpractical extent.

These are just suggestions and you will prob­ably have to adapt them to your own plant.Management wants to increase war production,and workers want to help to this end. Manyplants in the country can get more out of theirexisting machines. Thcrefore the joint commit-

"louise productiol aadto ~ring home to lahor nd Rlan­agellleatalikethesaprellleilllportanceofWarProdur:tioa"

-Pn,.i,lctU R'H..e~ll.

tee should feel free to makc recommendations onJiuch problcrru; to management, which .mouldseriously consider them.

The Coo.1:mmcnt will make available, uponrequest only, further general ideas and sugges·tions for fuller utilization of c.xisting tools andmachines. It must be recognized that applica.tions vary in cvery plant.

HAVE A SUGGESTION BOXLOl5 of people in a plant havc idcas for boost·

ing production. So the joint corrunittce shouldarrange to obtain good suggestions. One of thedevices frequently used is the Suggeslion Box.If a Suggestion Box is adopted, over it put asign like this:

IDEAS FOR UNCLE SAM"I( YOIl ha"e any ideall """lich will bool!t

produClion, write them out and put them illhere. Sign your name lind department. I(

rOll Call think up belle.. ""lIrs to IIlK tool" orlll11chilll:ll which will!l"i>'c u" more t"'Q<luclionlIOOller, the Nlltion wuntll them no.... Thill ill

"our c1umcc to hdp Uncle Slim win rOllr "'lIr.TI,e ba-t ideas will go to Donald Ncl8on, WarI'rodllclion Board, \'l'.,hinglOn, D. Co"

Put a pad and some pencils beside the Sugges­tion Box. Print or stamp the plant name oneach page of the pad for identification. ThePlant War Production Drive Committee shouldbe empowered to look over the suggestions once aweek. Any ideas that look good should be triedout right away. Men who make the best sug­gestions should be givcn credit in notices on thcbulletin board or in thc plant bulletin.

Then-and this is important-the Drive Com­mittee should send the best practical ideas to theWar Production Drivc Headquartef"l, War Pro­duction Board, Washington, D. C., and mark theenvelope "Production Drive Suggestions."

This is serious business. Take it seriously.

In 1942 we musl prod,ce 45,000 lanks, 60,000 planes,20,000 anli'irtraft lUIS, 8,ODO,000 ship Ions

All ideas received in Washington will be siftedby technical experts, and the best will be cir·culated to war plants.

Men and women who work with m:'ichineshave good ideas. We need every good idea wecan get. Put the Suggestion Box to work.

PRODUCTION CHARTS

It is important that every worker know whatthe plant production quota is. Work out adramatic way of keeping the whole plant in·fonned about production progress.- Here aresome suggested production charts or scoreboardswhich you may build.

16< You dOll't t1ee,J to nse utlit, figurea.Vae imlicca or percelltnge figllres.

This is a chance to usc your ingenuity. Getsome of the people around the plant to sail intothe job of making these charts.

The charts or scoreboards will show the plantquota. It is important for every division. everyunit, and every shift to know just how it is doing.The committee should provide for some type ofquota chart for each of these units.

IMPORTANT:Thc Collllnillee should deflignllic

1lOlllconc who will hring Ihe chHrl1l1)-lo-dnIC HI die end or c"crr shi(l.

Illustrated on the next page is a blackboardwith Hitler. Mussolini, and Yamamoto drawnin chalk. Mark off the board in 10'S. and asyour production reaches each 10 percent nearerquota erase the chalk drawings along the appro­priate strip. When 100 percent is reached, thethree figures will be completely erased. Ringchanges on this theme as the weeks or months~o on. Offer prizes, if you wish, for usable• gags" for your scoreboard.

"ToraiseproductioA and to bria.g hOllle to labor and man­atelllea.t alike thesopreme importance of War Prodllctioa."

_Pre,ident !Joou!reh.

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Overleaf is a puzzle which may seem com­plicated as shown but is really simple. Have alarge board made up with the yelling-Hitlerdrawn on it and mark it off into 100 squares..Each square represents I percent of your pro­duction quota. The hanging-Hitler should bedrawn on a board of equal size and then cut into100 squares.. A!; each percent of the quota isreached, cover a square of the yelling-Hitlerboard with a corresponding square from thehanging-Hitler board. When 100 percent isrea.ched the yelling-Hitler will be completelycovered by the hanging-Hitler. The pieces ofthe puzzle should be numbered on back to allowthe proper places. on the yelling-Hitler board tobe found easily.

Importa7lt: The looth piece should be theone on which the rope is drawn SO tha.t will bethe last to appea.f.

Also important: The puzzles should be madein bright contrasting colof!i; as a suggestion, yel­low for the yelling-Hitler board and red fOf the

In 1942 we ."t prod'" 45,000 tanks, 50,000 planes,20,000 antiairoraft guns, a,ooo,ooo ship tons

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picees that will cover it. But choose whateverbright colors you want, and, in fact, don't followthis puzzle sketch e.xactly if you have bettccideas. Think up new ideas for each quotaperiod.

"To raise production and tn brill home to laborandllan­alemeat alike the supreme importance of War PrudoctioD"

-Pre.idf!n, ROOIe~".

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EVERY MINUTE COUNTS!

"We have but 10 months to g0-304 days-inwhich to strengthen our striking power to a pointwhere victory can come within our grasp. Think(or a mornc.nt of 304 days-jo4 days out of threescore years and ten-the life of a man. In thelives of men DOW living, those 304 days imme­diately ahead can· shape the whole course ofhistory for a thousand years."

Donald Nelson, Chainnan of the War Pro­duction Board, said that to the people of Amer­ica on Monday, March 2 ••• 304 days....But there no longer arc 304 days. ~[any ofthem already have been lost to us, irretrievably,never to be given back. Time is Ihat way.

Nobody in your plant should be allowed {orone minute to forget the terrible urgency of time.

Here is a suggestion for a displ:1y board whichwill be a constant reminder that the days arcslipping by and these production goals must bemet. Have something of this sort painted inbright colors and hung conspicuously in yourplant. The backgrounds for the "Days Gone"and "Days to Go" can be made of blackboardor slate. The numerals should be marked upin bright-colored chalk and changed daily.

~ 1942 we mus1prndut. 45,000 tilts, 60,000 planes,20,000aoti,irtraftllls, 8,000,000 slip IDns

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PUT UP AWAR BULLETIN BOARD

If )'our plant doe~;n't have bulletin boards,put big, well-lighted ones where people can'tmisssccingthcm.

Have this sign in prominent letters at the top:

WAR PRODUCTION BULLETINS

Should your plant already have adequate bul­letin boards, simply put the sign, "War Produc­tion Bulletins," on each one.

Usc your bulletin boards for posting suchitems as Ih~:

1. E"el)' d3y that yOUf production quota is e..".cceded, say 50 on the board.

2. Put up notice of all contests conccrnin~ til('Production Dri\'c.

3. Post all winners of these contcsts.

4. Put up all important leiters (rom the WarProduction Board.

5. Po:.t notice of any special award or recogni­tion to anyone in the plan!.

6. Make mention, by name and job, of anyworker who gives helpful suggestions thatincrease plant efficiency.

Be sure to change the stuff on this bo.lI'd regu­larly. Keep it fresh!

"To raise prodllCtion aad to brill home to labor and DIan·agement alike thesopreme importance 01 War Production"

_P,e,i.l"nlU<xo,o:teh.

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IMPORTANT: The Anny and Navy are provid­ing faciljties whereby performallCl! pictures andaccompanying action communiques will be sup­plied as often as developments warrant for post·ing in war plants. These communiques are toshow the men who made the materiel or parts ofit how that weapon performed in service. Theplant making the equipment will be identified.

BUILD AN INFORMATION STAND

The family of every man in your plant has adirect interest in the success of this drive andshould be in on it. Prilltcd malter should bedistributed ecollOmically to all workers, whichthey can and will take home.

The best way to make such printcd :naltcrcasily available is to set up an information stand.

This Sland should be located ncar the pbntt~

principal exit or exits.

Suggested Pial. for t/ljormatifHl Sltuul

I. 1912 w, ousl prod", 15.000 tllks. 60,000 pi".,.20.000 "li.I~"ft guns. 8.000.000 ship tans

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There should constantly be on hand Slocks ofbullclins which report progress, as well as spe­cial booklcts which will be providcd on requcsl,by lhc Government, on thc war. If thc plantpublishes, or can publish, a bulletin on workprogress, this also should be kept at the infonna­tion stand.

And, a word of warning .

On every stand should be some such sign a.~this:

"Tuke Ihis home. 0011'1 throw il uwu~>!"

SLOGAN CONTEST

Slogans help speed the Production Drive.

Stan a contest for slogans in your plan!.:\hke evcryone in thc plant, together with theirfamilies-Iheir wi"es, younb<slers, parcnts---cli­gible.

Offer prizes, the more the beucr. A man'sdevotion to his duty in Ihis crisis cannot bemeasured in dollars.

Appoint a committee of judges. Many like toget oUbide people for this--a newspaper man, awriter, an advenising man, a school principal orcollege instructor, etc. ContcsL:lIlts should beadvised to keep their slogans short, certainly notlonger than 10 words, preferably 5 or fewer.For inslance:

·'Time losl mellllS lir;ell/oll'.""The Ir;ar won" IVai, lor 'he If::ell/JO/I

,lwl'lj late."·'See tlwl Johnny gels /,i,l gllll,"

it ~~~~to~l~ety,t~f~;~~e~~lg;;i1,~~~~:~nC~~h~winner on Saturday night at some large gather­ing.

And be sure to send the winning selections toWar Production Drive Headquarlers, War Pro­duction Bo."d, Washington, D. C. A sloganfrom your plant may be used all over the countryand become rart of the history of this war.

"To raise production and to bring hOIll! to labor and m3ll­agemenl alike thesupreOle importance of War Production"

-"r<e.itIe",H,,,,.er.el,.

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PUT STICKERS ON YOUR MACHINES

Some workers, let's hope all, may want stickersto put on the machines and tools they work with.Here arc some suggestion stickers. Get themmade locally. Get them on the machines!

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GO'WAYI'M BUSY

*

• Every Time You. TlVist a I\'tll, Thi"k ofIlitler

• I Pu/. tile Screws 011 ,l,e A.till• I, Depends on Me• Fir,,-C1U36 "igJ.'ing Mac/tine• War Mllclrine--Figll'ing tile Axi..• Tile Next One's lor YOIl, /litler• Itt Action• Go 'Will-I'm Busy• War Weapon• I'm Doing a Job for Some Cuys in il Fig'"• I,'.. V",o l'ou anti Me

I' 1942 ...us1 produc, 45,000 I"ks, 60,000 pi"",20,000 "ti.iroranguns, 8,000,000 sIlip lOIS

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It's up to the three of us!YOU·ME-ANO THE MACHINE

• JPe'cc CuI a lui) 10 00, Huddy• We're ill This Figh'• War Machine-J¥lorkillg for "'reel/om• I'm. Workillg 10 "'ree tile Shn:ell .• There'll be No SJavel.AJIJOrJlERE,lIiIJer!• It'. Up 10 the Three 0/ Ust You-Me­

lUlt' 'he MflcJ';lIe• 1'his 'Par ;s Keepillg Me lJulJy

SPREAD THE NEWS

It's important to keep all the people in theplant informed about the Production Drive.

That's one of the Committee's big jobs. Tellthem how the Drive is going in your plant.Tell them how it's going in other local plants.Tell them how it's going all over the country.Tell them how the stuff they're making is behav­ing in battlc.

How do you spread nem? Several ways.

The Bulletin BoardThe Information Stand

Pay Envelopes

But these aren't all. If you haven't a plantbulletin, start one. It won't cost the committeemuch, and it will do a lot of good. Talk to alocal printer for costs and advice. If printingis too expensive, get hold of a multigraphingcompany, or arrange to have the whole job donein the plant. The committee can select an edi­tor. He can choose his staff. If he's entirelyinexperienced, let him get in touch with the localnewspaper editor, who will advise him.

"To raise production aId to brill home to labor aid lIIal­agement alike the supreme importance oflar Production"

-P,e.iden, Uoo.er:elr.

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A public-address system is another excellentmeans for spreading news. If the plant has one,fine. Jf not, consider installing onc.

Ask the War Production Board for recordingstelling how war equipment is performing in thefield. These recordings should be pla}'Cd over}·our public-address system. They should alsobe used as source materials for your bulletinboards and plant bulletin.

SHOW THEM WHAT THEY'REMAKING

Maybe your plant makes only a part of aplane, tank, ship, gun, or other machinery neces­sary for war. Maybe some of the people havenever seen the finished product they work on.Show it to them. Get photographs of the fin­ished job. Then have your own photographerenlarge these photos to giant size. Address re­quests for photographs to War Production DriveHeadquartel1i, War Production Board, Washing­ton, D. C. Display them prominently with cap­tions such as these:

lIere's What Yo,,'reMakiflg!lIere's What It Does!

I f possible, arrange your displ:ly so that thefamilies of the workers can sec the finishedweapon.

,. 1942 we muslproduce 45,UnU laaks, BU,UUnplan..,2U,UOU antia;""n gIHIS, B,UUn,nun ship lDAS

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USE OF POSTERS IN THE PLANT

Reproduced here are posten to be fumishedyou shortly by the Government. They shouldha\"c full display throughout the plant. Aposter is only as good as the number of peoplewho can see it and read it c<l3ily.

"'oniseprodoctiDD aodto bring ho., to I'b""d mlB·,g,.eot,lik'thesuprem'impart,oceoIWarProducti,,"

_PruiJen' Rooullelt.

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Arrangements should be made for effectivedisplay of posters in each department of yourplant.

The po5ter size is 2814 inches by 40 inches.Write to the War Production Drive Headquar­ters, War Production Board, Washington, D. C.,and tell us the number of each y?U can U5C.

1.1942 .. m"lprod"'45,000Ianks, 60,000 planes,20,000 anli,ireralt g"s, B,OOO,OOO ship lOIS

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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Pool Auto RidesSave Tires

Your committee should start some "pooling"plan 50 that the workers can take turns in driv­ing car!! to work. Here arc a few suggestionsyour committee might adopt to put such a planintocffcct.

SUggc5t that a few of the men who live in thesame neighborhood get together and rotate theusc of automobiles. Keep the arrangementsbusinesslike.

Pass the idea along in the plant and postnotices on the bulletin board. A "car club" withthree or four men to a car will pay dividendsand save rubber and gasoline.

CARRY THE MESSAGE TOSUBCONTRACTORS

AND TRAINEES

You won't want to sit back with a good jobdone just within the four walls of your ownplant.

The chances are that some of the materialsyour plant uses come from subcontr3ctors. Ofcourse in a drive as big as this all the plants busyon war production couldn't be enlisted the sameday. So your Governmcnt asks you, the com·mittee, to inform your subcontractors on thedrive.

And don't forget the people who arc now intraining! In a matter of weeks they'll be in theplant, a dcfinite factor in the success of yourpart of the Production Drive. Get them in itnow! Keep them informed! Make them partorit!

"1o raise prodUCtiDO aodto bril! bo., to labor lid .,,­.!emeot.lik, tI1,supreme i.pDrt""ofWarProducti,,"

-President Rooseeelt.

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MAPS AND PERFORMANCECOMMUNIQUES

The War and Navy Departments plan to issueofficial communiques describing the perform­ance, in action, of military equipment.

Communiques such as the following can besent to you:

Flying through heavy tropical stOnDS, ~ing bomb­en smashed at Japs again tOOa)'. The action is toldin this dispatch from Bali:

"A heavy stonn was in progress when three Aying(orlrClSeI took off to .attack a Japanese invasion convoy.Lt. P. L. Mathewson, in one of the rorl~sscs, losl con­tact with the other planes. When he came out ofthe stonn he sighted three enemy transports trying toland troops on the coast. He radiOl:d the other twobombcn the position and lei go with all his bombs. Hescored a direct hit on one of the ships,"

You who helped build those plane. are as importantin that victory as the pilau. Their perfonnance provesthat American men and management build the best

~~~n;~I~t~ ~~li ~~~~n s~e:S.i~:e~~~:~p~ork and

United States pilou Rring Cunis P-40 Fighten aregetling tough a.s.signmenu OYU the Netherlands Indies.Lan week 16 of them intercepted liS heavy Japanesebomben and II fighter planes oyer Java. Our pilou

~~ulu~~n~.t:"u~h:h;n;i~~::~~t:d~ol~,~~~~r. N~::other Curtiss Fighters inlcrcepted 6 Japan~ pursuitplanes oyer Java, shooting down 4- Then they keptright on to a Japanese-held air field in Sumatr~ and,despile inlense antiaircraft fire, bombed installationsIhere. All returned saCel)' to their hue. Credil forthete operations mU$I be shared by you men andwomen who helped make these planes. You keep ongiving Ihem 10 us and we'll keep on fighting them.

a J:;le\~~ti~ek~d:\nhLi~)~:te~~~;f°;;:~dJ~s~M-3 lanks halted for an entire day a combined attack

~~:::~Gae~::;!at~~~s.div~iG:~~~~~~~rr a~a~::~dduring this desert battle declared that the e:ffeetivene$Sof the M-3 brigade was unprecedented in Germanarmy elCpcrienee. You soldiers of production can beproud of rour part in Ihis battle:. You keep themcoming and we'll keep them fighting.

When you get these reports, you determine ifanything made in your plant, even down to asmall part, is mentioned as having seen action.Circle the location of that action on your mapand have a ribbon or other marker leading fromthe circle to the communique which you haveposted along!ide.

1.1942 .. m"lproduce 41,POOlloks, 60,000 pi"""20,OOOaatiairnraflglJlS,B,000,000sllptons

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Secretary Stimson says:I speak, I am sure, ror every man in the Anny

when I say that we consider this ProductionDrive the most important civilian project inAmerica today.

Every day, every hour gained in speedingweapons to our men means hundreds and thou~

sands or lives saved.

SF:CRF:TARY OF' WAR

Secretary Knox says:The quicker this war changes rrom derense

to ofTen~, the quicker we will win it. And the.quicker we win it, the more or our sailors andsoldiers arc going to eome back to America alive.

For these simple reasons, I believe that theimportance and the impcrati\·encss or the Pro­duction Drive cannot be ovcrcmphasi7.cd.

SECI(ETARV 01' TilE NAVY

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Emory Land ~1.ys:Our fighting men must have more things to

fight with, fast. And the only way we can getit to thcm is in ships, more ships, still more ships.This is a war of tr:lnsportation in whieh men,material, and cquipment must be carried overgreat distances.

All this places a tremcndous responsibilityupon thc men and women in America's factoriesand shipyards. Victory is up to them.

ADMINISTRATOR,

WAR SIIIf'I'ING ADMINISTRATION

Sidney Hillman says:We of labor have a supreme responsibility in

this production war. American labor knowswhat is at stake for this Nation, for all free men,and for all mankind. Labor has pledged itselfto see the job through-to turn out guns andships and planes and tanks speedily, effieiently­on time and in quantity enough to guaranteevictory for our anncd forces.

LABOR DlR£CTOR,

WAR !'ROOUCTION !IOARD

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REPORT YOUR GOOD WORKReport Within Tu;o Weeks

The War Production Board is keenly interestedin the job you, the membc11i of the Committee,are doing. So that proper recognition of theefTcc:tivc efforts of your committee may be made,below is a form on which you can make yourreport. Check the things you've done and thedate on which each job was completed.

Report to'VAR PRODUCTION DRIVE HEADQUARTERS

WAR PRODUCT10N BOARDWashington,D.C.

Name of company _Address _. .. .__ .• _Nature of product • _

Number of employees_

10.

Organization of Management.Labor Committee..

Formation of Subcommittees ..Bulletin Board Put p..Information Stand Put Up ..Poster Sites Selected ..First Poster Up ..Sticken Distributed ....Slogan Contest Started.Public Address News Started.Slogan Contest Completed ...Production Chart Put Up ..Sound Effects Inaugurated ...Carried Plan on With Subcon-

tractors .Carried Plan on With Trainees ...

Remarks ------

Chairman . -------Mailing address __~ _ -Signature of each member of the committee:

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WAR PRODUCTION DRIVE HEADQUARTERSWAR PRODUCTION BOARD

WASHINGTON. O. C.

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