City of Dayton Ohio takes numerous measures to improve transportation and amenities for war workers during World War II

Opening scene shows workers arriving for a shift at a war plant in Dayton, Ohio, during World War 2. The arrive in cars and public transport (not seen) to stream across the road in front of the defense plant, as they enter. Others are seen leaving defense plants, in large numbers as their shifts end. A sign at a war plant advocating ride sharing or car pooling to conserve resources shows a cartoon of Adolf Hitler riding in the empty back seat of a man's car. It reads, "Hitler rides in the empty seat. Double Up!" Men and women are seen standing at a designated Transportation Center to arrange for sharing rides with others. A man steps from a sidewalk, in town, to get into a car that stops to pick him up as part of that activity. People gathering for buses under newly built shelters. A sign on a bus reads: We deliver the war workers. They deliver the goods." Buses moving through the city. One stops and many workers exit, in a town center. Other workers are seen lined up to board rail road trains. Workers entering their private cars in a crowded parking lot at a war plant. Workers crowd into the entrances of a defense plant, where their identification badges are evident on their work clothes. Large numbers of workers leave at the same time others arrive when a shift change occurs. Plant managers discuss ways to minimize absenteeism. View of workers in a crowded cafeteria providing hot meals. A sign reading: "Ladies Dining Room." outside a room filled with women workers having a meal. Men at work in a National Cash Register (NCR) factory assembling 60 pound magazines for 20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns, used by the U.S. Navy, and built by National Cash Register in Dayton Ohio. A factory steam whistle blows, signaling a rest period, as workers take a break for a snack or a smoke. Worker eats an apple and other smoke cigarettes. Narrator describes health and logistical services offered on-site at production plants for workers to minimize time away from work. A sign on a door identifies the "Ladies Health Department." Hours posted on the door correspond to various shifts operating at the plant. Another worker health service is that of a dentist on the premises. View of dentist and nurse working on a patient. Another service area in a war plant shows clerks helping workers to obtain ration books, auto and driver licenses, dealing with Selective Service (draft) matters, income tax questions, ride sharing, and telephone and light utilities. Scene shifts to the Headquarters Building of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton. Ohio Inside, a company manager is interviewing a worker who plans to quit. They discuss the workers reasons and seemingly resolve some problem, because they shake hands and the film narrator implies that the worker is going to remain on the job. A factory building lit up at night. Inside men and women night shift workers are seen performing war work on machines, just as in the daytime. Next, a group of plant managers are seen being trained in particular skills required at their jobs. A view of the city from across a river. A radio announcer with station WHIO. A montage of newspaper clipping related to war workers.

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