The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
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Ccontlnued from Page D gress authorized $500 aircraft, pro- ducti0n reached 500 Q month by the spring of 1o40.
 That was an impressive egpaa- sion, but it was only the beginning. The nation caught its breath in May 1o4l when President Roose- velt told Congress he would like to see the industry ''geared up to the ability to turn out at least S0,000 planes . year"
 But 1t was not long before the sights were raised again--to o0,0O0 planes this year and 126,0O0 next year.
 Tn the first quarter of 1041 about 100 planes e month were being build and by September that figure was doubled. No production figures have been released since Pearl liar" bor, but WIPE chief Donald Nelson said in March that production was 50 per cent greater than ct the time of Pearl Harbor. Unofficial es- inmates emanating from Congress have played March production at about $500 planes.
 Plants that formerly made auto- mobiles, refrigeratorS, hardware electrical equipment and various other peacetime essentials are turn ing out planes which the WIPE 4 says are every inch American worthy of the label, made in Amer ica.
 Apathy Brings Disorder
 Washington, May lS- (UP)- Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson said today that apathy, an invisible barrier to Inaxium arms production, is being dissolved by the War Departments industrial morale campaign.
 "The response has been all we can desire" he said in an inter- view, 'the hearts of the workers are in their jobs because they are alert to what this country is up against and to the important part they are playing in this war"
 The campaign was initiated by the War Department about nine months ago.
 It was designed to stimulate the interest of workers in the war CT. fort, promote vigilance against sabotage; increase efficiency and safety on the production lines.
 The War Department is broaden ing its program to reach more plants, Originally, the program eYl- tailed visits by army onlclals Oo major arms plants to conduct raines designed to instill enthusiasm. But 1t goes far beyond that today.
 Soldiers who have used tanks In battle are visiting tank factories TOT talks with the work CTS. Pilots who have met the enemy in air combat are visiting plane fac- tories.
 "Pep rallies" at plants usually re- ceive telegranlS from h!gh-ranklng War Department officials telling ot the performance in actual battle of the war implements the plant pro- duceS, For example, here is & mes sage sent by Lieut.. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, air force chief, to workers making the flying fortress bombers:
 ''The big Boeing BITS are proving to be the guts and backbone of our world wide air offensive. They take the fight to the enemy from New Guinea to Libya. Tn Java, one flight of fortresses plowed through 8 swarm of Jap fighters and plaster ed a convoy sinking two cruisers, a destroyer and three loaded trans ports, Tn the Mediterranean one B-l7 without fighter support, at- lacked a Nazi convoy, killed oil two Messerschmitts and sank the sup- ply ships. Our bomb crews like your planes. They are confident of their weapon-!tS climb, its striking power and American workmanship. This team of worker and fighter Is. air force history"
 The idea of such a campaign orig mated in the industrial section of the public relations branch of the services of supply. Col. A. Robert Ginsburgh, director of the branch and aide to the undersecretary, tn- augurated the program with a n.y. ing tour of major plants. Ginsburgh himself has visited about 100 plants In 25 cities and has directly reached from 5OO,OOO to 75O,OOO workers.