v ~—r :« IPi~3.2.4l7a.2: L P74 I If — 3'1‘ \ QCUMEHT$ DEPOSITORY D _ . . .1, —1 -- n’ _‘_ _;,.~f_,=1.,-5» ,_,.-_ .,, 4 UNlVER~‘5I7‘ v.-2 - ~. -.- -. .-.- - I 5 o WAR PRODUCTION BOARD Washington, D. C. THE D. S. ARMY o THE U. S. NAVY - MARITIME COMMISSION - WAR PRODUCTION BOARD THE WHITE HOUSE February 27, 1942. Donald M. Nelson, Chairman, _ War Production Board Dear Mr. Nelson: The months just ahead are the critical months of the war. Victory depends in large measure on the increased war production we are able to get from our factories and arsenals in the Spring and Summer of A 1942. What has been done so far must be exceeded. This is total vvar. We are all under fire-—soldiers and civilians alike. No one -is a spectator, we are all belligerents. To win we must fight. The urgency of tomorrow must be felt in every shop and factory producing war goods, in every homeiand on every farm. Then we shall achieve the vigor of thought and cooperative action that carries a team to victory. I therefore direct you to take every possible step to raise production and to bring home to labor and management alike the supreme importance of war production this crucial Spring. WAR PRODUCTION BOARD WASHINGTON, D. c. February 28, 1942. To the Production Drive Committee: The President of the United States oflicially launched the Production Drive on February 27. " Yours is one of the American plants designated to participate. The President’s production quotas (45,000 tanks, 60,000 planes, 20,000 antiaircraft guns, 8,000,000 tons of shipping) must be met. They must be tapped. You have been selected to guide this great drive in your plant. It’s your job. Yours, and the job of every other man, and woman in your plant. This oflicial Plan Book presents a straightforward production plan which is geared to practical engineering potentialities. Study the plan. Start putting it to work today. Your country is counting on you Very truly yours, wuww Secretary Stimson Says: I speak, I am sure, for every man in the Army when I say that we consider this Production Drive the most important civilian project in America today. Every day, every hour gained in speeding weapons to our men means hundreds / SECRETARY OF WAR. and thousands of lives saved. Secretary Knox Says: The quicker this war changes from defense to offense, the quicker we will win it. And the quicker we win it, the more of our sailors and soldiers are going to come back to America alive. For these simple reasons, I believe that the importance and the imperativeness of the Production Drive cannot be overemphasized. Cw” SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Emory Land Says: Our fighting men must have more things to fight with, fast. And the only way We can get it to them is in ships, more ships, still more ships. This is a War of transportation in which men, materiel, and equipment must be carried over great distances. All this places a tremendous responsibility upon the men and women in America’s factories and shipyards. Victory is up to them. ADMINISTRATOR , WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION.‘ Sidney Hillman Says: We of labor have a supreme responsibility in this production war. q American labor knows what is at stake for this nation, for all free men, and for all mankind. Labor has pledged itself to see the job through--to turn out guns and ships and planes and tanks speedily, efi’iciently——on time and in quantity enough to guaran- tee victory for our armed forces. 1 LABOR DIRECTOR WAR PRODUCTION BOARD. DUTIES OF THE LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Production Drive A Government oflicial has been instructed to call together proper representatives of labor and manage- ment in the plant to establish a joint committee to direct the Production Drive in your plant. He has been instructed to make sure that this joint committee truly represents both management and labor and that this committee’s function be made permanent for the duration of the war. He has been further instructed to see to it that, in those plants or departments where the workers belong to a labor organization, the Union representatives will constitute the labor half of the joint committee. He is then to report to the production drive headquarters the names of the chairman and members of the com- mittee. The Government oflicial will not be a. member of the committee himself. It is the duty of the committee to study the plan here presented and adapt it to the local problems and conditions or to activities already under way. The success of the plan depends upon the initiative of the members of the plant committee. It is important, however, that the basic principles be followed by the committee. It shall also be the duty of the committee to maintain contact with the Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D. C. The plant committees must recognize that the production drive is not a publicity campaign, is not a short-term drive. It will continue for the duration. It is a joint eflbrt on the part of government, management, and labor to increase and accelerate the production of war materiel ‘starting today and continuing until complete military victory has been won by the United Nations. As soon as the committee has been set up and has become acquainted with its responsibilities it should undertake the following duties: T. Appoint necessary subcommittees. (See above.) Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washing- t D. C. h t . S 13. 2. Arrange for the erection of a production scoreboard. on’ ’ OW many PCS em you can use ( Ce Page ) (See page 7') 3. Start a slogan contest. (See page 10.) 3. Arrange for a study of plant efliciency. (See page 6.) _ _ 9. Devise a method of informing all subcontractors and 4- Put “P Suggestmn boxes and arrange for handlmg Sug“ suppliers about the War Production Drive. Write to g°Sti°”3- (333 Page 6-) ' the Production Drive Headquarters, Washington, D. C., and send a list of all of your subcontractors indicating which ones have undertaken a production drive. Give the name of the production drive committee in the subcontracting plant. (See page 14.) 5. Set up bulletin boards and arrange for posting special communiques and other material. (See page 9.) 5. Establish a method of production news distribution. (See page 12.) 10. Prepare and submit, not later than April 1, a report of 7. Establish a subcommittee on posters which will survey progress addressed to the Production Drive, Washing. the plant for suitable locations. Advise Production ton, D. C. (See inside back cover.) IMPORTANCE or INCREASING PLANT EFFICIENCY Boosting production isn’t just a matter of enthusiasm. A big part of the job is using tools and machines as efliciently as possible. _ Every plant can do more to increase machine and tool utilization. Every plant must. Hitler won't wait for us to build all the new tools we need so we must use what we've got. ‘ O The plant Production Drive Committee, therefore, should give close attention to such problems as: 1. Taking care of tools. 5. Maintenance and repair. 2. Preventing breakdowns. 6. Adapting ‘old machines to new uses. 3. Cutting down accidents. - 7. Cutting wastage. 4. Good lighting. ~ i e 8. Breaking production bottlenecks- 9. Using every machine to the fullest extent. These are just suggestions and you will probably have to adapt them to your own plant. You should put full steam behind this effort. There are few plants in the country that cannot get more out of their existing machines. The Government will send you further ideas and suggestions for boosting production through fuller utilization of existing tools and machines. But don’t wait for that--GET STARTED NOW! ‘ »._ D Have a Suggestion Box Lots of people in a plant have ideas for boosting production. So put up a Suggestion Box and use it. Over the box put a sign 3! 1ike’i'th‘i§?‘ so mus run uucus sum “If you have any ideas which will boost production, write them out and put them in here. Sign your name and department. If you can think up better , ways to use tools or machines which will give us more production sooner, the Nation wants them now. This is your chance to help Uncle Sam win your war. The best ideas will go to Donald Nelson, War Production Board, Washington, D. 6'.” Put a pad and some pencils beside the Suggestion Box. Print or stamp the plant name on each page of the pad for identification. The plant Production ‘Drive Committee should be empowered to look over the suggestions once a week. Any ideas that look good should be tried out right away. Men who make the best suggestionsishould be given credit in notices on the bulletin board or in the plant bulletin. “ W , C Then-—-and this is important--send all the good practical ideas to the Production Drive Headquarters, War ‘Production Board, Washington, D. C., and mark the envelope “Production Drive Suggestions.” This is serious business. Take it seriously. All ideas will be sifted in Washington by technical experts and the best will be circulated to war plants. Men and ’women who work with machines have good ideas. We need every good idea we can get. Put the Suggestion Box to work. ‘ Production Charts It is important that every worker know what the plant production quota is. Work out a dramatic way of keeping the whole W plant informed about production progress.* Here are some suggested production charts or scoreboards which you may build. ,- This is a chance to use your ingenuity. Get some of the people around the plant to sail into the job of making these charts. The charts or scoreboards will show the plant quota. It is important for every division, every unit, and every shift to know just how it is doing. F he committees should provide for some type of quota chart for each of these units. IMPORTANT: The committee must designate someone who will bring the chart up-to-date at the end of every shift. This is a large blackboard on which the figures of Hitler, Mussolini, and Yamanoto are drawn in chalk. Mark of? the board in 10's and as your produc- tion reaches each 10 percent nearer quota, erase the chalk drawings along the appropriate» strip. When 100 percent is reached, the three figures will be completely erased. Ring changes on this theme as the weeks or months go on. e Offer prices,’ if you wish, for usable “gags” for your scoreboard. * Don't use unit figures. Use indices or percentage figures. Here is a jig-saw puzzle, which may seem complicated as shown, but is really simple. Have a large board made up with the yelling Hitler drawn on it, and mark it of? into 100 squares. Each square represents 1 percent of your production quota. The hanging Hitler should be drawn on a board of ‘equal size and then cut into 100 squares. As each percent of the quota is reached, cover a square of the yelling-Hitler board with a corresponding square from the hanging-Hitler board. 109 percent is reached the yelling Hitler will be completely covered by the hanging The pieces of the puzzleshouldi be numbered on back to allow the proper places on the yelling-Hitler board to be found easily. Important: the 100th piece should the one on which ‘the rope is drawn so that will be the last to appear. Also impofiant: the puzzles should be made in bright contrasting colors; as a suggestion, yellow for the yelling-Hitler board and red for thefpieces that will cover it. ‘But choose whatever bright colors you want and, in fact, don't follow this puzzle sketch exactly if you have better. ideas. . Thigh-up newideas for y i . . t y _ ’ H T‘ This is an ordinary target, will look like a dart game. Each circle marks of? 10 percent of your production quota--for the week, the month, or whatever period you choose. The bombs are three-dimensional darts and can be turned on a lathe, made of papier-maché, etc. They represent the various depart- , ments of your plant, but if you prefer only one bomb, representing the whole plant, use that. As you reach the various percentages of your quota, move the bombs up until 100 percent production hits the bull's-eye——Hitler. This idea can be adapted in many different ways. Put up” a War Bufletin Board If your plant doesn’t have bulletin boards put big, well—lighted ones where people can’t miss seeing them. Have this sign in prominent letters at the top: WAR PRODUCTION BULLETINBS ” . Should your plant already have adequate bulletin boards, simply put the sign‘,- “War Production Bulletins,” on each one. Use your bulletin boards for posting such items as these: 1. Every day that your production quota is exceeded, say so 4. Put up all important letters from the War Production on the board. Board. ~ ’ 2. Put up notice of all contests concerning the Production Post notice of any special award or recognition to anyone Drive. in the plant. 3. Post all winners of these contests. 6. Make mention, by name and job, of any worker who gives helpful suggestions that increase plant efiiciency. Be sure to change the stuff on this board regularly. Keep it fresh! IMPORTANT! The Army and Navy are providing facilities whereby perforrzmn ce pictures and accom- panying action communiques will be supplied as often as developments warrant for posting in war plants. These communiques are to show the men who made the materiel or parts of it how that weapon performed in service. The plant making the equipment will be identified. 10 Build an Information Stand r » The family of every man in your plant has a direct interest in the success of this drive and should be in on it. Printed matter slzoud be distributed to all workers which they can and will take home- The best way to make such printed matter easily available is to set up an information stand. This stand should be located near the plant's principal exit or exits. There should constantly be on hand stocks of bulletins which report progress, as well as special booklets provided by the Government on the war. If the plant publishes, or can pub- lish, a bulletin on work progress, this also should be kept at the information stand. And, a word of warning . ,. . On every stand should be some such sign as this: “Take this home. Don’t throw it away!” Suggested Plan for Information Stand Slogan Contest Slogans are needed to help speed the Production Drive. Start a contest for slogans in your plant. Make everyone in the plant, together with their families——their wives, youngsters, paren ts—eligible. Offer prizes, the more the better. But not cash. A man’s devotion to his duty in this crisis cannot be measured in dollars. Appoint a committee of judges. It’s best to get outside people for this—a newspaper man, a writer, an advertising man, a school rinci al or colle e instructor etc. Contestants should be advised to kee their slo ans short, certainl not lon er than P P 8 > P 8 Y 8 ten words, preferably five or fewer. For instance: Time lost means lives lost. The war won’t wait for the weapon that's late. See that Johnny GETS his gun. Don’t keep the contest going too long. Start it on Monday, close it on Friday, announce the winner on Saturday night at some large gathering. And be sure to send the winning selections to Production Drive "Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D. C. A slogan from your plant may be used all over the country and become part of the history of this war. ~ ‘ . War Weapon Put Stickers on Your Machines Some Workers, let’s hope all, may want stickers to put on the machines and ‘tools they work With. Here are some suggestion stickers. Get them made locally. Get them on the machines! 0 I’m Doing a Job for Some Guys in . a Fight M 0 It’s'Up to You and Me! 0 We’ve Got. a Job to Do, Buddy 0 We’re in This Fight T 0 Every Time You Twist a Nut, Think of Hitler ' 0 I Put the Screws on the Axis 0 It Depends on Me 0 First- Class Fighting Machine 0 War Machine--Figh ting the _Axis 0 The Next 0ne’s for You, Hitler 0 I Action 6 Go ’ Way--I’m Busy 0 I ’m Working to Free the Slaves 0 T'here’ll Be No Slave Labor HERE, ‘ A Hitler! ‘0 It’s Up to the Three of Us! You- Me—-and the Machine 0 This War Is Keeping Me Busy 0 War Machine—-— Working for Freedom 11 12 Spread the News r It’s important to keep all the people in the plant informed about the Production Drive. That’s one of the Committee’s big jobs. Tell them 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 stufl’ they’re making is behaving in battle. How do you spread news? Several ways. g The Bulletin Board. The Information Stand. Pay Envelopes. But these aren’t all. If you haven’t a plant bulletin, start one. It won’t cost the committee much, and it will do a lot of good. Talk to a local printer for costs and advice. If printing is too expensive, get hold of a multigraphing company, or arrange to have the whole job ‘done in the plant. The Committee can select an Editor. He can _choose his staff. If he's entirely inexperienced, let him get in touch with the local newspaper editor who will advise him. ‘ A Public Address System is another excellent means for spreading news. If the plant has one, fine. If not, consider installing one. Ask the War Production Board for one-minute recordings telling how war equipment made in your plant is performing in the field. These recordings should be played over your Public Address System. _ They should also be used as source materials for your bulletin boards and plant bulletin. Show Themwhat They're Making Maybe your plant makes only a part of a plane, tank, ship, gun or other machinery necessary for war. Maybe some of the people have never seen the finished product they work on. Show it to them. Get photographs of the finished job. Then have your own ‘photographer enlarge these photos to giant size. Address requests for photographs to Production Drive Head- quarters, War Production Board, Washington, D. C. Display them prominently withcaptions such as these: HERE’S WHAT YOU'RE MAKINGL 0 HERE'S _WHAT IT DOES.’ If possible arrange your display so that the families of the workers can see the finished weapon. yu-o-op...-o art Use of Posters in the Plant Reproduced here are a poster and a streamer to be furnished you shortly by the Government. They should have full display throughout your plant. A poster is only as good as the number of people who can see it and read it easily. Arrangements should be made for effective display of the poster and streamer in each department of your plant. As a general rule, you will be able to use. approximately five posters to each streamer. The poster size is 28% inches by 40 inches. The streamer is 14 inches by l0 feet. Write to the Production Drive Headquarters, War Production Board, Washington, D. C.,and tell us the number of each you can use. 14 committee on Transportation Pool Auto Rides . . a. Save Tires Your committee should start some “pooling” plan so that the workers can take turns in driving cars to work. Here are a few suggestions your committee might adopt to put such a plan into effect. Suggest that a few of the men who live in the same neighborhood get together and rotate the use of automobiles. Keep the arrangements businesslike. Pass the idea along in the plant and post notices on the bulletin board. A “car club” with three or four men to a car will pay dividends and save rubber and gasoline. Carry the Message to Subcontractors and Trainees You won’t want to sit back with a good job done just within the four walls of your own plant. The chances are that some of the materialsyour plant uses come from subcontractors. Of course in a drive as big as this, all the thousands of plants busy on war production couldn't be enlisted the same day. So your Government asks you, the Committee, to carry the Production Drive into the plants of your subcontractors. i Let the Committee appoint an individual to handle this important part of the Drive. Let that individual and his helpers keep the subcontractors moving along as closely as possible with your own Production Drive progress. And don’t forget the people who are now in training! In a matter of weeks, they’ll be in the plant, a definite factor in the success of your part of the Production Drive. Get them in it now! Keep them informed! Make them part of it! ’ Winning Slogan in Contest: 9 REPORT voun soon WORK Not Later than April 1, 1942 The War Production Board is keenly interested in the job you, the members of the Committee, are doing. Below is a form on «a which you can make your report. Check the things you've done and the date on which each job was completed. Let's see who will_be Top Committee of the Production Drive. ' Report to DONALD NELSON, Chairman gWar Production Board Name of company (specify plant) Washington, D. C. from Address Product _7ob Organization of Labor-Management Committee Formation of Subcommittees Bulletin Board Put Up Information Stand Put Up Poster Sites Selected First Poster Up Stickers Distributed Slogan Contest Started Public-Address News Started Slogan Contest Completed Production Chart Put Up Sound Effects Inaugurated Giant Photo Put Up First Award Won_ Carried on With Subcontractors Carried on With Trainees I o o o o I u Q o Q Q Q 0 O I O I O I O o Q o Q o o o O u O O O O I I o C O 0 I ¢ o t u u n I O o Q C O o o o o o o 0 t Q n O o o o o o 0 I O O O I O 0 O O I I O I t O O O v I D I O O O C O 0 I 0 I O n o o o a u o o I 9 o Q o a o o C u 0 o u o o o u o I O O O o p ¢ o p ¢ u g g g Q c o I I I I Q n O O I O I I O I O I O O Q n c o o o o o 0 9 O I O O 0 I I I I o o C o o I o o 0 I C o o - o u o o o o o o o o u c o o 0 I C I C C I I O O I O U O I O O O I . 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