A COMMUNITY AT WAR Reel 1 · Part 5

Description

Dayton, Ohio, solves its labor problems. Reel 1, War Manpower Commission spokesmen help draft plans. Plant operators support the WMC with pledges not to exceed labor quotas. Shows aerial views of Dayton and brief shots of industrial scenes. Reel 2, radio, billboards, and other media are used to recruit women; blind, deaf, and aged are assigned jobs by the U.S. Employment Service; students are hired for part time work; store hours are staggered to serve all labor shifts. Reel 3, car pools, staggered working hours, and the use of all available buses solve transportation problems. Banks, beauty shops, dentists, and other personal services are established in factories.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

War Films