Scenes from Inland Steel Company plant in East Chicago, Indiana. Men work in a plant. Raw materials for steel production. Coal and limestone transported. Trucks transport raw materials. Iron ore blasted, crushed and ground with water. Magnetic drums rotate in slurry. 60 percent iron ore is rolled into pellets. Men at controls. Raw materials coal, limestone and iron ore are unloaded. Coal sent in cooking oven. Pig iron produced. Molted iron sample is taken.
Cars, buses, taxi cabs, and other vehicles on Fifth Avenue, in New York City. Sign boards of show-rooms in the street. Several other buildings in the background. Pedestrians cross the street. Several pedestrians stand on the paved roads. United States flag on buildings. A man loads goods into a truck. Midtown Manhattan views, including New York Public library. Uniformed policemen directing traffic of various 1930's and 1940's cars and automobiles, from center of street.
Locomotives move on railroad tracks in railroad yard in Queens, New York City, United States. Smoke rises up from chimneys. Manhattan skyscrapers seen in distance. Views of crowded street in Times Square, New York City. Street cars and taxis move through streets filled with pedestrians. A truck carries goods. Advertisements and marquees at Times Square theaters include "My Darling Clementine" as well as Katherine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, and Robert Mitchum in "Undercurrent", Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains in "Deception", and Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer in "Notorious Gentleman"
Dramatization depicts the use of safety devices in the petroleum industry. John Swift, Chief Safety Engineer in the Western Oil Company in front of his house with his family. He waits for his son Bill Swift. Bill at a petrol pump station smoking in a 'No Smoking Zone'. He meets his companion while his father waits for him. He reaches home and picks his father. He drives carelessly and is scolded by his father. John visits Field Warehouse of his company and talks about safety devices to another man. Bill takes a job in another oil company. Bill wearing dirty clothes drives a car and smokes while oil lies on the ground. Bill falls down on the ground. John Swift checks machines for safety. Safety devices like 'Cat Head Guard', 'Back up ropes on tongs' and 'Safety belts' are seen.
Dramatization depicts the use of safety devices in the petroleum industry. John Swift, Chief Safety Engineer in Western Oil Company sits with his family. His son Bill working in another oil company talks about his job. The family warns him about accidents in his company where no safety precautions are taken. They tell him about the financial problems they had when John had met with an accident. John tells his son about the 'safety meeting' they had in his company. John visits 'Sales station' and 'pumping plant' of his company. Bill plays with a puppy in his company. John checks the safety precautions taken in his company. Bill meets with an accident and hurts his leg due to safety hazards. There is no first aid kit in his company. John takes him to a hospital. Scene changes to a port area with a commercial ship docked in harbor. Captain indicates it is time for a fire drill. Crew member rings bell by hand to indicate a fire. Crew members race on ship deck placing fire hoses and spraying water with fire hoses. Captain moves lever a number of time and steam horn is shown going off. Crew moves to upper deck, and uncovers life boat. Captain issues one blast of steam whistle. Crew enters lifeboat and begins to deploy it over the side of the ship during practice drill. Captain shakes hands with business man who witnessed the safety drill. Scene returns to hospital and Bill is offered another job in an oil refinery. Bill presents papers at company. He meets with another man across an office desk. He takes a form to a nurse in the company health clinic. Bill's health check-up in the company. He is recommended to visit a dentist. A notice about safety in the company. The plant and safety precautions shown to him at an industrial site. Bill with his child at his home.
Reverend Roelif Brooks, Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church (Saint Thomas Church 1 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019) in New York City, United States, blesses "bundles for Britain" contributed by his parishioners. He asks people to help war-stricken people in Britain. He asks for non- military aid for war relief which will reach Britain through 'Bundles For Britain Service'. A Cross and flowers in the background. He talks about the Nazi German bombing in Britain, its victims, and World War II during church service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
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