The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-02-28
Defense Breakfasts
Are Oh the Air

The Down River Chamber Of Com
merce il in receipt of letter from
the National Association Of Manufac-
turers regar riding u new public service
which they started on February ID
last.
defense for America" is the theme
Oh new weekly radio report to the
nation Oh the progress OF national de-
fenSc production, Il program to be
presented by tn, National Broadcast
Ing Company. i'll cooperation with the
National Association Of Manufacture
erS over Mos nationwide red net
work every Saturday night, la 80
O'Clock. eastern standard time The
brUadcaSts began on February %
As IfUw scheduled, the series in
cludeS Is blOadCztStS to originate in a.
many Of the cOuntry's key defense
production centerS. Unique in many
features, the programs VIII undertn
10 drdnmtiZe not only the perSOr1lity
IF each city visited but also, and more
IsO;tant, the role being played by
the basic defense production industry
chaWctt ristic of each city.
The prog ans will take the radio
audience into defense producing plants
to talk with employees ut their benches
and INFO the Offices OF production )tx
ecutiveS to hear from the lips Of the
men who ale actually building ma
tiOnal defense, how American industry
is making America strong. Each pro
gram wia be revealing, up TO the min
ute, and accurate report Of how Ann
erican men and machines have solved
or ale dealing with the tremendous
problems involved in i change over
from normal operations to "au out"
capacity production of defense mater
ialS and equipment
In Cleveland the initial program
centered on the mazing story of how
the vital machine tool industry. hav
ing already ANSWERED Defense Com
missioner William s. kmdsen's APP
peal To do the impossible" is press
ing Oh TO the achievement Of new
highs LII the production Of the tools
on which all uEISS production for de-
Tense depends
The aviation industry will report.
similarly. To The public from Santa
Monica, Calf; tire Oil Industry from
Tulsa, OkA. tank manufacturers
from Peoria, Ill; shipbuilderS from
Newport News, Va; automobiles from
Detroit, AMI 50 on each week until the
roll Of chief deftnse industries has
been called.
The program was termed an extra
ordinary and ambitious" attempt to
tell the American people the factual
story of indulStrys gigantic defense eff
fOrt by Walter ID. Fuller. president Of
the NAM. Il am convinced" MT.
Fuller said, that this ambitious radio
picture OF American industry at work
Oh the materials OF American defense
will prove 60 be one Of the most dra-
matte and well received stories ever
told the public: by radio 1t is import
ant that all on uS understand the mag
nitude Of the JOB that industry has
undertaken. 1t Is important also that
We know the detail of this job in par
ticular industries. the problems being
met, the work being turned out.
Here will be the extraordinary
story of industry at work ON an ex-
traOrdin1ry job. 1t will be a thrilling
story. 1t should serve to justify the
confidence of al patriotic Americans
In the ability Of free men to build for
the defense Of the principles which
made and have kept America free"
President Guy POoley Of the Cham
Der. urges that everyone who Owls
radio tune in on this important bro
gram.