Evening star., 1943-08-09
WPB Urges Pastors
To Aid in Recruitinq
Labor for War Work
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The War Production Board went
directly to the Nations churches to-
| day for help-through an appeal to
their congregations-to spur war
production.
Confronted now with monthly fail
ures of production to meet scheduled
increases because OF various factors
which include labor turnover, WPB
Vice Chairman Joseph D. keenan,
said:
We have to act fast because the
! situation cannot wait upon surveys. "
He said he had called a conference
| CT representatives here of various
religious beliefs-Catholic, Protes-
tant and JeWish-to ask them to
transmit this request to the pastors
and synagogues:
To appeal to the men and women
workers of their congregation to
stick to their present war jobs; to
appeal to those who have quit war
jobs to return to them wherever
possible or to go into other war
jobs; to appeal to those who can do
so to get into war jobs.
In addition, Mr.. keenan, said, he
hoped various pastors would pitch
directly into the war effort them
selves by arranging day nurseries
for workers children, since worry
over their offspring has caused
many mothers to leave factories.
Wilson Makes Appeal.
WPB's executive vice chairman,
Charles E. Wilson, quickly followed
up Mr.. Keenan's plea with tele-
grams to West Coast clergymen
which said:
Il join in requesting your
assistance to help us bring back to
the aircraft plants those workers
who have left. know if you will
impress upon the members Of your
congregation the Importance Of air.
craft in this fight against those
who would deny them the right to
worship as they choose that you
will effect material contribution
to this Nations war effort. Your
aid is urgently needed"
Meanwhile, an Office Of War In
formation survey showed that more
than 1000 communities have set up
welfare committees to care for the
children of mothers who are war
workers. The report indicated that
inadequate home care of children
had kept many women out of war
jobs.
Meat Held Back.
In Philadelphia some butchers
hold back part OF their meat sup
ply until 6 pm, to accommodate
housewives who have to do their
shopping late after working in a
plant all day.
New York is considering a COM
munal restaurant where working
wives can pick up hot meals and
take them home to serve their fam
lilies with hardly a stop in the
kitchen.
In Eugene, Greg, schools stay open
evenings and through the summer
vacation months so children will
have place to play while their par
ents are working. Denver estab-
lished 13 new nursery schools for the
children of working mothers.
Many Aid Workers.
In addition to community services,
owl surveyed private enterprises
which have been aimed at relieving
the problems of working mothers.
It found:
ST. Louis volunteers gather last
minute information on the best
buys at stores and markets, and
get it to war plant workers before
they leave their jobs, eliminating
unnecessary shopping. In Newark, N
j., food store representatives 60 to
a big plant to take grocery orders
and have the filled bags waiting on
the doorstep at the end Of the shift.
Stores in many cities stay open
one or two nights week to accom-
modate the workers