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Industry on Parade was a short television program that aired in the United States from 1950–1960. It was produced by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
History
The Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1960, was created by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 1950-1960. In 1950, Johnny Johnstone, NAM's radio and television director, developed the idea for a television program highlighting American manufacturing and business. Working with Frank McCall, an NBC News Department Manager, Johnstone created and presented a sample reel to NAM's board of directors. Based on this sample, the board supported and financed the production and distribution of an NAM-sponsored series, intended
... to show the marvels of American industrial technology in operation and show how the industrial process results in higher living standards, to show new developments in the fields of science, invention, and research, particularly as they contribute to health, welfare, and national defense, to show the integral part that industry plays in the civic, religious, and social life of American communities as well as the economic, to show people who work in industry and the attention industry pays to their well-being, and to show some of the difficult problems that have been faced and solved by American industry. (From: Industry on Parade Fact Sheet, October 15, 1955)
The series, titled Industry on Parade, was first broadcast during the week of October 15, 1950.
The series promotes capitalist industrial production and typically ends with an anticommunist message. The success of Industry on Parade provoked the AFL–CIO to demand its own "public service" time on television, which they obtained and used to broadcast Series:Americans at Work (1958–1961).
The show generally depicts and promotes women in the workforce.
Installments
1950
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| Ep. 2 | 1950 | Half Century of Service! General Electric laboratory and research. General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY. Printing Trades Show Stuff! The Sixth International Graphics Arts Exposition. International Amphitheater, Chicago, IL. Boats Pressed While U Wait! Manufacturing fiberglass and plastic boats (molding). Sidewalk Supers Move Indoors! Open house at Westinghouse Plant showing manufacturing of parts. The Caddie's Delight! A golf club with an interchangeable head. Miami, FL. | |
| Ep. 3 | 1950 | Exploring Underground! Oil prospecting in Canada. Standard Oil of New Jersey. Europe Views U.S. Products! Marshall Plan. Viewing American products in Turin, Italy. A Man's World? Uh-uh! Women in industry (manufacturing company). Shooting for Safety! Safe operation of a gun; safe hunting habits. Bridgeport, CT. Need Dough? See Herman! Herman Seiden's company prints stage money for use in theaters. Minerva Printing Corp., New York, NY. | |
| Ep. 5 | 1950 | Haul on High! Transporting goods and cargo by air. New air freight industry. Riding the Lionel Line! Manufacturing Lionel model trains. Hillside, NJ. Fairest Customer's Man On Wall Street! Woman stock broker. Dreyfus and Co., New York, NY. Oldest Pharmacy Going Strong! Colonial apothecary. Williamsburg, VA. Thousands Jam Business Show! Innovations in office equipment and machinery. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 6 | 1950 November 16 | Glass Home for U.N.! Manufacturing glass for the U.N. building. Libbey Owens-Ford, Toledo, OH. Community Cooperative! Business Industries Education Day. Teachers visit metal manufacturer. Lyon Metal Products, Co., Aurora, IL. School of the Jeep! Training U.N. peace keeping forces in Jeep repair and maintenance. Willys-Overland Plant, Toledo, OH. The Tools of Surgery! Manufacturing surgical tools. House of Pilling. RX for Delinquency: Pretzel-Bending! Police officers making pretzels to combat delinquency. Canton, OH. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 7 | 1950 November 21 | Growing with the Nation! How the steel industry produces steel. New Breaks for Old Timers! New jobs for old employees. Old Timers Department, Douglas Aircraft Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. The Museum That Lives! The Living History Museum. Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, MA. Luxury Liner Nears Completion! Building the U.S. Liner Independence. Leave it to the Kids! A playground for kids. Minneapolis, MN. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 8 | 1950 November 28 | Westward America! American population and industries move west on Union Pacific Railroad; shipping livestock. CA. Mechanical Male Digs Coal! Manufacturing a mechanical coal digging machine. Partners with Nature! How industry is working with nature to improve the environment; disposing of waste water in a forest. Irrigation. Frozen food processing. Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton, NJ. Inventing for the Invalid! Inventor H. J. Rand and his motorized wheelchair. Bendix clothes washer. Disabled Veterans. Drawing Board to Backboard! Manufacturing basketballs. Harlem Globetrotters featured. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 9 | 1950 December 5 | The Wonder Child of Show Business! Behind the scenes at TV filming. New York, NY. Texas Hat Harvest! Harry Rolnick develops new industry in the South with his hat factory. Resistol Hat Factory, Dallas, TX. The Blind Adventure! Telephone answering service started by a blind man. Stamford, CT. Making Business for the Mint! Annual convention of vending machine operators. Chicago, IL. | |
| Ep. 10 | 1950 December 12 | Pipeline to the Big Town! Pipeline of natural gas from Rio Grande, TX to New York, NY. Saw Maker for the World! Manufacturing saws. E.C. Atkins Co., Indianapolis, IN. Factory Afloat! Catching and processing fish off the coast of Newfoundland. Kitchen Kibitzers! Manufacturing kitchen utensils. Ekco Products Co., Chicago, IL. Railroad in Style! California Zephyr luxury train. From Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA. | |
| Ep. 11 | 1950 December 19 | Moving the Earth! Moving gold-bearing ore, soil, and rock; continuous hauler and loader used in highway construction and mining. NV. T.V. Trouble Shooters! Manufacturing televisions on assembly line. TeleKing Manufacturing Company, NY. Industry Mobilizers! Mobilizing industries. Copter Comes of Age! Helicopters from military to civilian. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 12 | 1950 December 26 | Fabulous Fruit Basket! Soil conservation; environment. Canning pineapple; food industry. Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Honolulu, HI. Seeing How We Do It! French industrialists take tour of Federal Telephone and Radio Company, Clifton, NJ. Mammoth Mover! The 'Turnaton" mover made in Peoria, IL. Playing Industry's Infield! Billy Johnson of New York Yankees runs his own Amoco service station in the off season. Baseball; sports. |
1951
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| Ep. 13 | 1951 | Harvest of Trees! Harvesting and re-seeding trees. Weyerhouser Co. U.S. Chinaware into Lead! Manufacturing chinaware. Syracuse, NY. Highways of Rubber! Manufacturing asphalt and rubber for streets and highways. United Rubber Company. Freight Car of the Future! Unicell car for freight and refrigeration. Press Steel Co.. Sinker Science! Research and development. Mayflower Donut Company, Newark, NJ. Box1 | |
| Ep. 14 | 1951 | Rubber of Our Own! Manufacturing synthetic rubber. Goodyear Rubber Co., Akron, OH. Power for the West! Iron, steel, and coal industries. Power Light Co., Provo, UT. Handle With Care! Packages for export and shipping. Pohl, Brooklyn, NY. Boxes of Beauty! Manufacturing cedar chests. Alta Vista, VA. Dream School! New modern school. New Canaan, CT. (box 1) | |
| Ep. 15 | 1951 January 16 | Cable to Cuba! Lord Kelvin cable ship. Cable from Florida to Cuba. Communications. Bell Laboratory, AT&T. Treasure of the Deep! Mining ore in the Gulf of Mexico. Dow Chemicals, Freeport, TX. Beyond the Pipeline! Propane gas. Rulane Gas Co., Charlotte, NC. Carving a Career! Manufacturing ice sticks for winter fishing. Mora, MN. | |
| Ep. 16 | 1951 | The Great Metal Mystery! Mining gallium. Joplin, MO. The Tape with Muscles! Manufacturing filament tape. 3M Co., St. Paul, MN. The Beauty 'Round Your Neck! Manufacturing neckties; apparel industry. Doll House Deluxe! Doll house with heating and cooling system. Coleman Co., Wichita, KS. New Scenes on the Old River! Diesel river boat. Box 1 | |
| Ep. 17 | 1951 January 30 | The Eager Beaver! Manufacturing waterproof truck (U.S. Army Truck). Reo Manufacturing Co., Lansing, MI. New Life for Lebanon! Dressmaking; apparel industry. Lebanon, KY. Furniture for Today! Manufacturing furniture. Johnson Carper Furniture Co., Roanoke, VA. Teaching Tooth Care! Schools teach dental care to children. Walpole, MA. | |
| Ep. 18 | 1951 | Mrs. America Serves Again! Women in defense aircraft production. Republic Aircraft, Long Island, NY. King Cotton's Court! Cotton mills. Erwin Mills, Durham, NC. Tower of Glass! Johnson Wax's building. Johnson Wax, Racine, WI. Radiophone Keeps 'Em Rolling! Radioing between trains. Erie Railroad. Smithsonian Institution DAMS | |
| Ep. 19 | 1951 February 13 | Man-made Plasma! Manufacturing synthetic plasma; blood supply. General Aniline & Film Corp., Grasselli, NJ. Trailers on the Trail! Manufacturing trailers; transportation. Marvelous Mildred! Plastic coating to protect tools and instruments during shipping. Female inventor and businesswoman. Molding Men of Tomorrow! Orphaned children at work and school. Milton Hershey Industrial School, Hershey, PA. in Smithsonian Institiution DAMS | |
| Ep. 20 | 1951 February 19 | Industry's Island Frontier! Manufacturing clothes and candy; apparel and food industries. Ponce Manufacturing Company, PR. Push-Button Weather! Manufacturing thermostats. Honeywell Co., Minneapolis, MN. Taking the Tuna! Tuna fishing and canning; food industries in CA. Radio Gets a Factory Job! Radio production control in manufacturing. Weatherhead Co., Cleveland, OH. | |
| Ep. 21 | 1951 February 27 | Pacific Airlift! Air freight. Seaboard and Western Air Line. Fancy Fencing! Keystone fence manufacturing. Peter Sommer, Keystone Wire & Steel Co. High Fashion Furniture! Manufacturing furniture. Drexel, High Point, NC. Free Cash! Free money from Weimar Republic, Germany. Inflation dangers. Tarrytown, NY. | |
| Ep. 22 | 1951 March 5 | Six Thousand Partners! Automobile manufacturing and suppliers. Ford Motor Co. Klieglight on the Klothespin! Manufacturing clothes pins. Spencer Wood Products Co., Spencer, IN. Rugged Research! Research and development for better cars. Armour Research Foundation. You Name It We Got It! Doc Smith's General Store, Sebree, KY. | |
| Ep. 23 | 1951 March 12 | New Strides in Steel! Steel plant constructed to use iron ore from Venezuela. U.S. Steel Corp., Morrisville, PA. Amazing Trail Blazer! Bushwhacker machine clears land for power lines. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., Ashtabula, OH. Paperboard Progress! Turning waste paper, rags, and pulp into cardboard boxes. Victory Mills. United Board and Carton Corp., Thomson, NY. Adaptable Omnibus! Making convertible buses for the military; Super-Freighter truck. Twin Coach Co., Kent, OH. Industry's Apple a Day! Industrial preventive medicine. Health facilities for factory workers. | |
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| Ep. 25 | 1951 March 26 | Record Refuge! Record keeping for national defense. U.S. National Bank, Portland, OR. Contour in Silver! Silverware. Towle Manufacturing Co., Newburyport, MA. Paris to Peoria! TWA airline from Paris to U.S. for fashion design. Making dresses for American women; apparel industry. Gracerte Dress Co. Stress on Security! Security for defense. Bell Aircraft Corp., Buffalo, NY. | |
| Ep. 26 | 1951 April 2 | Getting the Brakes! Manufacturing brakes. Bendix Aircraft Corp., South Bend, IN. Profits in the Bag! Recycling bags. S. and S. Bags and Burlap Co.
Hello America! Telephone system for U.S. ocean liner S.S. America. || | |
| Ep. 27 | 1951 April 9 | Living Up to a Name! Generating station off New Jersey coast. Cracker Craftsmen! Manufacturing crackers. NABISCO, Portland, OR. Doing the Daily Wash! Daily wash in industries. Detrex Corp. Heroes Haven! Disabled vets in industries. Jim Riover. Supreme Engineering Co., Los Angeles, CA. Living Up to a Name! Generating station off New Jersey coast. | |
| Ep. 28 | 1951 | Publishing Powerhouse! Crowell Collier Publishing, Springfield, Ohio. Publishing Collier's magazine. Bean Bin to Arsenal! Cadillac Motor Car Division, General Motors Corporation, Cleveland Tank Plant, Cleveland, Ohio. Making General Walker "Bulldog" T41 tanks. (name later changed to M41) The Flame that Cools! Servel Refrigerator, Evansville, Indiana. Manufacturing gas refrigerators. Old Dream, New Idea! Appleman Art Glass Works, Bergenfield, New Jersey. Leon Appleman making Electriglas, a radiant home heating system. m | |
| Ep. 29 | 1951 April 24 | Vest Pocket Auto Pilot! Manufacturing automatic pilots. Lear Aircraft Manufacturing, Grand Rapids, MI. Ice Cubes by the Millions! Manufacturing ice-making machine. H. Vogt Machine Co., Louisville, KY. Frocks to Parachutes! Dress manufacturer makes parachutes for the military; apparel industry. Fashion Frocks, Inc., Cincinnati, OH. A Town Reborn! Rejuvenation of Quoddy Village, suburb of Eastport, ME. | |
| Ep. 30 | 1951 | The War on Whiskers! Manufacturing razor blades. Gillette Co., Boston, MA. Communications Centennial! Western Union. Sawdust Saver! Using sawdust in building industries. Lumber company manufactures Wood-Crete, a new product. Eastern TX. Fly Rod Factory! Manufacturing fly rods; fishing. Cleveland, OH. This episode is followed by a U.S. Savings Bonds promotion | |
| Ep. 31 | 1951 May 4 | Titan of Metals! Open-pit mining of titanium and iron. National Lead Co., Adirondack, NY. Floor Show! Manufacturing linoleum. Congoleum-Nairn Co., Kearny, NJ. Artists in Overalls! Manufacturing pianos. Baldwin Pianos, Cincinnati, OH. Lawn Mowing Made Easy! Remote control lawnmower. Portland, OR. Reference video, Box 2 | |
| Ep. 32 | 1951 | Timber Skinners! Debarking logs using water under high pressure. Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Harrison, NJ. Sculptures in Glass! Glass making (crystal). Steuben glass. Corning Glass, Corning, NY. New Life for Old Metals! Recycling metal. Commercial Metal Co., Houston, TX. map#text:Rambling Check Cashers! Mobile check cashing. Thillens, Inc.. | |
| Ep. 33 | 1951 May 21 | Strength from the Soil! Manufacturing limestone for cement. Portland Cement Co., Alpena, MI. Craft Therapy! Manufacturing furniture. Brandt Cabinet Works, Hagerstown, MD. Housefly's Nemesis! Manufacturing insect screen cloth. National Plastic Products Co., Odenton, MD & Chicopee Manufacturing Corp., GA. World's Best Known Baby! Manufacturing Baby Ruth candy bar. Curtiss Candy Co.. | |
| Ep. 34 | 1951 May 24 | Opening New Horizons! Research and development for industries. DuPont Corp., Wilmington, DE. Industrial Preparedness! Manufacturing cans. American Can Co., Brooklyn, NY. Business Office Magician! Manufacturing cash registers and adding machines. Burroughs Adding Machine Co., Plymouth, MI. Fashion Caravan! Fashion show for employees. Women's clothing; apparel industry. Hess Dept. Store, Allentown, PA. Box 2 | |
| Ep. 35 | 1951 May 29 | The Quest for Cortisone! Manufacturing cortisone; pharmaceuticals. Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, MI. Tireless Hauler! Manufacturing industrial conveyer belts. B.F. Goodrich, Akron, OH. Refractory Factory! Manufacturing fire bricks. General Refractories Co., Baltimore, MD. The National Dessert! Manufacturing ice cream. Dixie Corporation. | |
| Ep. 36 | 1951 June 7 | Building for the Ages! Carving scenes for churches and religious events. American Seating Co., Grand Rapids, MI. Pill Taking Made Easy! Manufacturing pills in capsules; pharmaceuticals. R.P. Scherer Corp., Detroit, MI. Suit-able for Summer! Dress clothes for summer; apparel industry. Goodall-Sanford Co., Sanford, ME. Vanishing Craft! Cutting railroad cross ties by hand. Kentucky Woodlands National Wildlife Preserve. | |
| Ep. 37 | 1951 June 12 | The Need for Nickel! Mining nickel. International Nickel Co., Sudbury Basin, Ontario. Pointers on Pencils! Manufacturing pencils. Eagle Pencil Co. Hoisting the Big Ones! Manufacturing hoisting and lifting machines. Industrial Brownhoist Corp., Bay City, MI. Golden Twilight! Four retired men. General Petroleum Co., Southern CA. | |
| Ep. 38 | 1951 June 20 | Horsepower for the Air Force! Manufacturing Allison aircraft engines. Indianapolis, IN. Putting the Spark in Sparklers! Diamond cutting. Harry Winston Jewelers Canned Water! Canned water for lifeboats and national defense. Multiple Breaker Co., Boston, MA. Creators of Communities! Bill Levitt, house builder; construction. Levittown, Long Island, NY. Box 2 -render:bolditalic | |
| Ep. 39 | null | Stretching Rubber! Scientists develop synthetic rubber. General Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, OH. The Boss Gets Bossed! Annual stockholders meeting. Standard Oil Co., Linden, NJ. The Portable Bridge! Manufacturing portable bridges for the military. Steelcraft Manufacturing Co., Rossmoyne, OH. Tarzans of Industry! Tree removal services for telephone and electric companies. Asplundh Tree Expert Co., Jenkintown, PA. | |
| Ep. 40 | 1951 July 3 | Preparing a Nation's Breakfast! Manufacturing breakfast cereal. C.W. Post, Battle Creek, MI. The Coal With Class! Mining coal for the steel industry. Floyd County, KY. Sylacauga Saga! Weaving cotton; textiles. Avondale Mills, Sylacauga, AL. Miniatures with a Mission! Manufacturing miniatures for defense. New York, NY. Box 2 -render:bolditalic | |
| Ep. 41 | 1951 July 11 | The Age of Precision! Manufacturing machine tool parts. Cincinnati Milling & Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, OH. Progress in Pottery! Manufacturing chinaware. Lenox Manufacturing Co., Trenton, NJ. California We're Here! Opening of soap manufacturing. Lever Brothers Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles, CA. Torrent of Toys! Manufacturing toys. Renwal Manufacturing Co., Mineola, NY. Box 2 | |
| Ep. 42 | 1951 July 18 | Moving a City to the Sea! A port city; shipping. Houston, TX. Agriculture Mobilizes! Clover and alfalfa harvesters. New Idea Farm Equip. Co., Coldwater, OH. Building Boots! Manufacturing rubber boots. U.S. Rubber Co., Naugatuck, CT. Fences from the Forest! Cutting cedar posts for fences. Thunder Bay, MI. New Job for the Copter! Transportation by helicopter. New England Helicopter Co., Hillsgrove, RI. | |
| Ep. 43 | 1951 July 27 | Airpower Starts Here! Manufacturing aircraft engines. Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corp., East Hartford, CT. Tailor for the Toilers! Manufacturing overalls and work clothes for industry and the military; apparel industry. H.D. Lee Co., Kansas City, MO. Steel Store! Steel for industry. Brown-Wales Co., Cambridge, MA. The All Time Best Sellers! Manufacturing Bibles. The American Bible Society. Translife World Publication Co., Cleveland, OH. | |
| Ep. 44 | 1951 August 13 | Open House! Open house for stockholders and customers. Maxwell House Coffee, General Foods, San Leandro, CA. Fares Please! Johnson Fare Box Manufacturing Co.. Mop Up! Manufacturing. Stanley Home Products Co., Westfield, MA. The Car of Tomorrow! The LeSabre, experimental automobile. General Motors | |
| Ep. 45 | 1951 August 10 | Music Making Miniatures! Manufacturing plastic harmonicas, bagpipes, concertinas, electric organs. Magnus Harmonica Corp., Newark, NJ. Furniture from the Forest! Manufacturing white pine furniture. MI. Strength from a Cocoon! Manufacturing liquid plastic to surround and protect military equipment for storage. R. M. Hollingshead Corp., Camden, NJ. At Home on the Deep! Living on a houseboat used as a floating filling station; marina services. William Green family, NY Harbor. Box 2 | |
| Ep. 45A | 1951 August 17 | Special release about July 1951 Missouri Valley Flood The Spirit of a City! Kansas City's damage and responses. July--1951! Footage of flood. Kansas City Comeback! Successful industrial rejuvenation. | |
| Ep. 46 | 1951 August 22 | Friend of the Firefighter! Manufacturing fire equipment and fire extinguishers. American-La France Foamite Corp., Elmira, NY. Synthetic Soap! Manufacturing Surf Soap. Lever Brothers, Los Angeles, CA. Shower Stylists! Manufacturing hand-painted shower curtains. Styletone, Inc. Bottling Southern Sunshine! Dairying in the Southern states. Foremost Dairies, Jacksonville, FL and Shadow Lawn Dairy Farm, Duval County, FL. | |
| Ep. 47 | Food for America's Future! Manufacturing baby food. Gerber, Fremont, MI. Concrete with the Bends! Testing concrete beams. Austin Co., Cleveland, OH. Public Transit Centennial! Transportation planning. San Antonio Transit Co., San Antonio, TX. Air Power in Miniature! Manufacturing miniature engine models for experimental work. Herkimer Tool & Model Works, Herkimer, NY. Box 2 | ||
| Ep. 48 | 1951 September 7 | Babes in the Woods! 4-H summer camp; children. Simpson Logging Co., Panhandle Lake, WA. Striving for Safety! National Safety Council recognition. Heating and plumbing equipment. The Vital Junior Partner! Manufacturing tubes for air conditioners and refrigeration systems for defense. Swan Engineering Co., Bloomfield, NJ. | |
| Ep. 49 | 1951 September 17 | Caution on the Concrete! Transportation safety. Low cost housing for workers. McLean Trucking Co., Winston-Salem, NC. Carpet Capital! Mohawk Carpet and Rug Company, Mohawk Carpet Mill, Amsterdam, NY. Scraping for Scrap! Scrap metal collecting and pressing. A. Shaw Company, Cleveland, OH. Sleek, Trim and Sturdy! Manufacturing boats and engines. Chris Craft Corp., Algonac, MI. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 51 | 1951 | Masters of Time! Manufacturing watches. Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, IL. Faster Plaster! Building with plaster; spraying technique. Cleveland, OH. Candy Craft! Manufacturing sweets. W. S. Schrafft and Sons, Boston, MA. Glamour Tour! Businesswomen tour New York City. Members of Sigma Alpha Sigma, sorority of "white collar girls." New York, NY. mapemph:map#text:Digital reference copy in Smithsonian Institutions DAMS | |
| Ep. 52 | 1951 October 5 | Integrity United! Furniture manufacturers exhibit wares. Grand Rapids, MI. Watchband Wizardry! Manufacturing watchbands. Speidel Corp., Providence, RI. New Broom! Manufacturing corn brooms. Century Broom, Mattoon, IL. Foundation of Freedom! Constitution Day festivities. Celebrities joining festivities. Elmira, NY. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 53 | 1951 October 12 | Serving Up Safety! Manufacturing safety equipment. Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, PA. Papermen's Paper! Publication of "The Log" by workers for workers of Champion Paper and Fiber Co., Hamilton, OH. History Under Glass! Heat-treated glass for preserving historic documents. Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Co., Toledo, OH. Ink, Inc.! Manufacturing ink. One of the largest producers of ink in the United States. Sun Chemical Corp., Clearing, IL. They Tan as They Toil! Overhead lighting provides sunshine for employees. Westinghouse Electric Corp.. | |
| Ep. 54 | 1951 October 18 | Career in Chemicals! Manufacturing and testing drug chemicals and fire extinguishers. Ansul Chemical Co., Marinette, WI. Rope Yarn! Making hemp rope. Columbia Rope Co., Auburn, NY. Adventures in Aluminum! Manufacturing aluminum. Kaiser Chemical and Aluminum Plant, Spokane, WA. Back to School - At Fifty! Continuing education. Wittenberg College, Springfield, OH. | |
| Ep. 55 | 1951 October 26 | Careers in Business! Recruiting and training for career in linoleum sales. Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, PA. Wonder Wax! Manufacturing wax for industry. Big Bend, TX. Campaign Cleanliness! Manufacturing soap and toilet articles. Miss Veep! Manufacturing fire controls. Woman executive. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 56 | 1951 November 2 | Oilmen for a Day! Houston students visit Hughes plant. Hughes Tool Co., Houston, TX. Cleaning with Class! Developing the vacuum cleaner. Hoover Co., North Canton, OH. Seminar For Executives! Annual seminar. National Association of Manufacturers, Lake Placid, NY. Hoisters of Oysters! Harvesting oysters. Long Island, NY. | |
| Ep. 57 | 1951 November 9 | Caterers to Combat Men! C-rations for military; food industry. Flotill Products Co., Stockton, CA. Surface for Service! Manufacturing Textolite (plastic). General Electric Plant, Coshocton, OH. Machine Age Underground! Manufacturing rock shovels. Eimco Manufacturing Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Top Speed Turnaround! The "Queen of Bermuda" in port. Fast turnaround of cruise ship passengers and cargo. New York, NY. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 59 | 1951 November 23 | Priority Production! Processing uranium for shipment to Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge, TN. Vitro Chemical Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Efficiency Minus Exertion! Manufacturing hoists and lift trucks. Precision at Play! Manufacturing erector sets; toys. A.C. Gilbert Co., New Haven, CT. Mr. Tozzi and His 4 Cent Ring. Manufacturing small aluminum ring for R.C.A. Tozzi Manufacturing Co., Bayonne, NJ. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 60 | 1951 November 30 | Treasure Hunt! Searching for scrap metal to recycle. Manufacturing steel. Underground City! Mining rock salt under the streets of Detroit. Salt used in chemical processing, meat packing, and snow removal. International Salt Co. Medicine Man! Industrialist reopens textile mills after receiving bank loan; installation of new textile manufacturing equipment. Amoskeag Cotton & Woolen Mills, Manchester, NH. Signs of the Times! Making and maintaining signs with flashing lights called "spectaculars" on Broadway's Great White Way. Molding neon glass tubes. RKO Palace sign showing Judy Garland's stage show. Artkraft-Strauss Sign Co. | |
| Ep. 61 | 1951 December 10 | Understanding Through Trade! Port activities at International House of Trade, World Trade Development, New Orleans, LA. A Perfect Match! Manufacturing matches. Diamond Match Co., Oshkosh, WI. Decreasing Danger! Safety work program. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co., Birmingham, AL. Mother's Helper! Women workers using day-care center; children. Sylvania Electric Co., Brookville, PA. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 62 | 1951 December 12 | Aluminum-American Style! Manufacturing aluminum for industry. Harvey Machine Co., Torrance, CA. Squeeze Play! Manufacturing plastic bottles. Plax Corp., West Hartford, CT. New Life for the Land! Putting farmland back into production. Missouri Valley. The Picture Age! Manufacturing photographic film and cameras. Ansco Manufacturing Co., Binghamton, NY. Box 3 | |
| Ep. 63 | 1951 December 18 | Texas's Pet Cat! Catalytic cracking plant. Petroleum. Gulf Oil Co., Port Arthur, TX. Making the Shoe Fit! Manufacturing shoes. The Brown Shoe Company, St. Louis, MO. Package of Progress! Manufacturing packaging for food. Milprint, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. The Knight of the Roof! Armory exhibiting artistry of steel craftsmen. Worcester Pressed Steel Co., Worcester, MA. | |
| Ep. 64 | 1951 December 20 | That They May Fly! Manufacturing propeller blades. United Aircraft Plant, Hartford, CT. Forest Footnote! Lumber industry. Crosby Forest Products Co., Picayune, MS. Serving Uncle Sam! Manufacturing ironing tables and gasoline cans for the military. Geuder, Paeschke & Frey Co., Milwaukee, WI. Full Time Pastime! Manufacturing bubble gum. Fleer's Gum, Philadelphia, PA. | |
| Ep. 65 | 1951 | Friend in Need! Glassmaking company has policy to replace any window broken while playing ball. Sports, children. F.C. Russell Co., Cleveland, OH. Bettering the Brew! Making coffee in an automatic coffeemaker, the Coffeematic; food industry. Landers, Frary & Clark Co., New Britain, CT. Outgoing Cargo! American shipping industry on NY waterfront. New York, NY. Food By Fast Freight! Restaurant serves food on toy train running between kitchen and the counter. St. Louis, MO. |
1952
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| Ep. 66 | 1952 January 8 | Tinplate By the Ton! Manufacturing tin plate for tin cans. Weirton Steel Plant, WV. Shopping in the Kitchen! House wares. Fuller Brush Co., Hartford, CT. Diamonds Are a Digger's Best Friend! Manufacturing diamond core bits for drilling and mining. Christensen Diamond Products Co., Salt Lake City, UT. Teamwork After Hours! Manufacturing gears and high speed gear drivers after work hours. Box 3 |
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| Ep. 377 | 1958 January 4 | How industry and private citizens prepare for and cope with both natural disasters as well as those man has brought upon himself as a price of progress. Kanawha Valley Industry Emergency Council, WV, formed by industrial directors to prevent avoidable disasters. Industry goes beyond legal requirements in its concern for public health and safety. Box 14 | |
| Ep. 381 | 1958 February 1 | Science and Youth Preparing today's youth to become tomorrow's scientists. Oklahoma oil company allows employees' children to use its laboratories. Summer jobs for high school students and provides scholarships. Science Electronics, Inc., makes chemistry and electronic sets as toys. Carle Place High School parents' science council helps school acquire scientific equipment. Box 14 | |
| Ep. 385 | 1958 March 1 | Billion Dollar Breakfast American industry improves the quality, variety, and freshness of food resulting in nutritious breakfasts. Development of toasters, heat controls for stoves, safe milk, instant coffee, cereal shot from guns, and eggs with harder shells less likely to break. Mass production brings price down. | |
| Ep. 387 | 1958 March 15 | The Welcome Mat Americans are on the move from one section of the country to another. Small towns need to persuade new industries to locate there while other communities campaign to dissuade settled industries from moving.. Developing selling points such as man-made lakes, dredged channels, improved highways, and up-to-date police and fire service. | |
| Ep. 391 | 1958 Apil 12 | Quest for Oil America imports a million gallons of oil daily, a complicated and costly proposition. America requires petroleum for fuel and lubricants and for by-products such as mineral oil, asphalt, paraffin, plastics, synthetic fibers, and synthetic rubber. New oil reserves sought worldwide. | |
| Ep. 396 | 1958 May 17 | The Long Haul The railroad opened the West by connecting communities and transporting agricultural and industrial products. New diesel locomotives, improved springs on freight cars, welded rails, and improved methods of freight handling. Shipping coal and other mine products, forest and agricultural products (including animals), and manufactured goods. | |
| Ep. 397 | 1958 May 24 | Looking at Glass Modern technology allows for a new range of glass items that can be used in industry. Plate glass used in new construction, hand shaped glass used to make laboratory implements for chemical industry, and Pyrex and fiberglass used increasingly in factories and homes. Mass production allows millions of incandescent light bulbs to be made in a day. Radiant glass panels may heat the home of tomorrow. | |
| Ep. 398 | 1958 May 31 | Improving on Nature Industrial conservation. Re-forestation program. Using hardwood for crates and veneer and laminated wood for ships, church arches, baseball bats, bowling pins, and water skis. Timber Structures Corp., Portland, OR; Western Pine Association. | |
| Ep. 399 | 1958 June 7 | The Tools of Medicine Researching and producing medical equipment, such as operating tables and lights, sterilizers, X-ray machines, surgical instruments, contact lenses, artificial lungs, crutches, respirators, bandages, and even a "radio pill" with a tiny FM transmitter. | |
| Ep. 401 | 1958 | Beauty on the Production Line American women and their appearance; accessories help her "feel like a million dollars." View of industries that create diamond and costume jewelry, shoes, hats, cosmetics, perfumes, watches, and eyeglass frames. | |
| Ep. 405 | 1958 July 12 | Power in the Yard Increased leisure allows more time for yard care. Manf. power tools to ease once tiring jobs. Industry has developed the power handle, power lawn mowers, garden tractors for fertilizing, sprinklers, home snowplows, and radio controlled garage doors. Swimming pools are now a do-in-yourself possibility. | |
| Ep. 407 | 1958 August 2 | Cotton Holds Its Own Growing cotton with new machines, fertilizers, and seeds. Cotton seed turned into oil and other products. Low-calorie flour from cotton-seed hulls. Fiber board and explosives are other uses of cotton. New treatments of cotton fibers result in wrinkle-resistant cloth with resistance to stains. Tufting machines produce cotton carpeting. | |
| Ep. 416 | 1958 October 4 | The Science of Smallness Miniaturization of parts provides more function, service, and convenience. Smaller automatic pilots; gyroscopes made with tiny bearings; miniature devices in satellites; compact televisions; smaller computers or "electric brains;" smaller, more powerful automobile engines; hearing aids with microphones, receivers and amplifiers fit in eyeglass frames. | |
| Ep. 417 | 1958 October 11 | Waste Not, Want Not American industry saves natural resources by recycling. Timber company salvages charred logs after a forest fire in Tillamook, OR for cardboard and sawdust. Recycling paper and making boxboard. Making raw steel from scrap metal; slag treated to make rock-wool insulation. Using broken glass in air filters. Taking coal from a river, cleaning, and reclaiming it. | |
| Ep. 420 | The Phantom Servants Gasses vital to the industrial economy. Oxygen used to refine steel in the Basic Oxygen Furnace and, with acetylene gas, used to cut steel. Using carbon dioxide in fire extinguishers, dry ice, and carbonated beverages. Ammonia used for fertilizer. Inert gasses used as propellant and in light bulbs. Propane gas for cooking and heating. Using chlorine in pools to purify water. | ||
| Ep. 423 | 1958 November 25 | A Matter of Taste Producing flavoring for food. Tasters test coffee, tea, and wine. Producing pepper, salt, and mint in the U.S. and importing other spices. Making Tabasco sauce using old and new methods. Using fresh fruits as flavorings for soft drinks. | |
| Ep. 424 | 1958 November 29 | Baby Boom Babies and industry. Constructing homes for new families. Making baby food and producing food substitutes for babies with food allergies. Making stylish clothes, including hats for infants. Manf. baby powder, lotion, and oil. Making toys. Diaper services. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 425 | 1958 December 6 | Leveling Peaks to Fill Valleys How industry contends with seasonal slumps. Freezing and dehydrating fish allows food producers to sell all year. Candy sales no longer seasonal. Christmas trees cut in spring and stored. More sensitive film and flash cubes expand the photography business. Shipbuilders turn to making power shovels. Company produces fireplace equipment and lawn chairs to solve seasonal slumps. Vending machines make products available any time. | |
| Ep. 426 | 1958 December 13 | Joined in the Search Cooperative experiments between small companies for their mutual benefit and for benefit of the public. Fire resistant construction materials, electrical fixtures and connections, liquids, powders, and fibers. New uses and ways to improve physical properties of woods, textiles, and jewels. Safe disposal of waste products used to clean clothing. Sharing information from road-testing automobiles. | |
| Ep. 427 | 1958 December 20 | The Corporate Citizen Industry spends time and money on projects for the public interest in its role as Good Citizen. Preserving archeological sites while putting in pipeline. Logging and lumber companies have communication systems used by community. Employees volunteer as nurses' aides, community chest organizers, and coaches. Making games and toys for children with disabilities. Labor for park supplied by steel mill workers. Starting watermelon juice bank for people with nephritis; pharmaceuticals. Businesses endow zoos, museums, and concert halls. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 428 | 1958 December 27 | Living with Our Climate Industry eliminating discomforts and inconveniences caused by climate. Air conditioning in houses, schools, offices, and factories. Textile manufacturers increase warmth of winter clothes and coolness of summer clothes. Removing odors using a vaporized counteraction agents rather than masking. Sewage disposal plants use neutralizers. Tractors have air-conditioning and radios. Researching ways to produce snow and rain by seeding clouds. |
1959
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| Ep. 430 | 1959 January 5 | No Room to Spare Innovative ways to save space. Skyscrapers made possible with steel and development of the elevator. Geodesic domes, hyperbolic paraboloids and hemispherical plastic tents create more space; construction. Movable furniture, compact storage devices, and microfilming save office space. Using natural underground areas for storage. Regulating climactic conditions in limestone mine used as chicken hatchery. Parking cars in space-saving ways. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 431 | 1959 January | Pumping Solids Using liquids to move solids. Transporting cherries, oranges, and shrimp with water is less expensive and causes less damage. Transporting wood by water; using water pumps to de-bark logs. Using water in pulp to make paper. Mining depends on water. Separating sand and phosphate with the help of water. Using paints and oils in factories. Making solutions to feed patients intravenously. Worthington Corp., Harrison, NJ; Abbot Laboratory; and International Minerals and Chemicals Corp. | |
| Ep. 433 | 1959 January 31 | Animals and Industry Household pets, zoos, and aquariums fill valuable role. Conservation programs protect wildlife and provide animals for hunters. Hunting a major industry. Billions are invested in cattle and poultry that provide food and clothing. Laboratory animals used in researching drugs and medical techniques. Study of animal psychology has aided in evaluating mental processes of humans. Filmed at: Ducks Unlimited, Inc., New York, NY; Ocean Aquarium, Hermosa Beach, CA; Charles Pfizer & Co., Inc., Brooklyn, NY; and Animal Behavior Enterprises, Hot Springs, AR. | |
| Ep. 434 | 1959 February 7 | On the Map Accurate maps require constant revision. Making relief maps using better lenses in aerial cameras. Mass-producing models. Underground maps called seismographs used to find oil, coal, iron, and uranium. Geophones measure sound waves. Making maps of ocean floor with navigational device called Loran. | |
| Ep. 435 | 1959 February 14 | Man-made Miracles Synthesis, or re-arranging atoms in a molecule, creates new substances. Transforming coal to synthetic plasma. Synthetic cortisone. Synthetic rubber frees nation of dependence on overseas supply. Making synthetic sapphires and diamonds for industrial processes. Synthetic crystals for sonar equipment. Plastics combine qualities never before found in the same material. Making high fashion clothing using synthetic materials. Filmed at: Mohasco Industries, Inc., Amsterdam, NY; Masland Duraleather Co., Philadelphia, PA; Schering Corp., Bloomfield, NJ; Linde Air Products Co., New York, NY; Bakelite Co., Bound Brook, NJ; General Electric Co., Detroit, MI; and General Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, OH. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 445 | 1959 April 25 | Quiet Please Campaign against unnecessary noise. Noise reduces efficiency and affects nervous system. Acoustical research uses sound chambers. Changes in tire tread design reduces whine. Muffling jet aircraft exhaust. Sound conditioning new office buildings, factories, schools, and apartments by installing acoustical tiles. United States Rubber Co., Detroit, MI; Walher Manf. Co., WI; Armour Research Foundation at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 447 | 1959 May 9 | The Hidden Payroll Helping employees manage finances and understand value of fringe benefits such as paid vacations, pension plans, health insurance, and workmen's compensation. Employee financial security partially dependent upon the "hidden payroll." Modern plants and offices planned for beauty and comfort. Recreational facilities, nursery schools, books, college scholarships, and counseling provided by some employers. Giving employees stock in company. | |
| Ep. 450 | 1959 May 30 | What's on Your Mind? Industry polls consumers to find how to best serve them. Selecting company name. Improvements in garden tools and washers and driers come from users. Opinion surveys ask questions ranging from products to politics. Filmed at: The Garrett Corp., Los Angeles, CA; Chemetron Corp.; General Motors Appliance Division, Louisville, KY; Porter Cable Machine Co., Syracuse, NY; and Opinion Research Corp., Princeton, NJ. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 451 | 1959 June 6 | Mother's Helpers Energy expended by a housewife doing family wash a half century ago compared with today. Making housework easier with paper plates and napkins, prepared baby foods, central heating, screens and storm windows. Experimenting with wash-and-wear products. New appliances and food products tested. Good Housekeeping Institute, New York, NY; The Borden Co., New York, NY; Iowa State University, Iowa City, IA. | |
| Ep. 452 | 1959 June 13 | Still Going Strong New ways of manufacturing and distributing old items, including wagon wheels, horseshoes, kerosene lamps for railroads and camping, candles, safety wooden matches, clothes pins, brooms from broom corn, and wooden barrels. Building log cabins with few nails. | |
| Ep. 453 | 1959 June 20 | Setting the Standard America 's standard of living shown at international expositions. Free enterprise produces abundant supplies of food and clothing. More Americans own houses than do not. Leisure time for reading and attending concerts. Increasing church attendance demonstrates America's spiritual values. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 455 | 1959 July 4 | Developing a car without wheels that slides on compressed air. Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI. Making space suits for U.S. Navy pilots. Testing in decompression chamber. B. F. Goodrich Co., PA. Making wire tires for use on rocket-powered aircraft. Wire tires withstand high temperatures and do not become flat. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, OH. Associations arrange for home repair companies to respond to emergency calls and make small repair jobs. Allied Home Owners Association, NY. Making paper plates with adhesive to prevent their blowing or sliding off. Superior Paper Products Co., IN. Manf. the first atomic merchant ship, Savannah, using uranium oxide pellets. Babcock & Wilcox Co., NJ. Box 15 | |
| Ep. 456 | 1959 July 11 | How Are We Doing? Annual reports contain balance sheets, income statements, and describe new products and research projects. New style reports are graphically interesting. Committee of judges sponsored by Financial World magazine determine which annual reports win "Oscar" type award. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 457 | 1959 July 18 | While a Nation Sleeps Many employees work the night shift including workers in theaters, restaurants, hotels, hospitals, newspapers, communications, milk industry, and shippers of agricultural produce. Steel made round the clock. The electric light has made it possible. | |
| Ep. 458 | 1959 July 25 | Making Contact Communication in industry. Car assembly plant uses sign language on assembly line. In-house radio, newspapers, and closed-circuit television keep workers in touch. Bulletin boards, suggestion boxes, and meetings still important. Wetherhead Co., Cleveland, OH; Robertshaw Fulton Controls Co., Long Beach, CA; Atlantic City Electric Co., Atlantic City, NJ; General Motors, Flint, MI; and C&O Railroad, Huntington, WV. | |
| Ep. 459 | 1959 August 1 | Keep It Clean America is the most hygienic nation. Sixty gallons of water used per day per person. Dry cleaning industry using improved chemicals. Manf. soap. Vacuum cleaners and plumbing fixtures are mass-produced. Good factory housekeeping important factor in safety record. | |
| Ep. 460 | 1959 August 8 | Food for the Future Applying industrial techniques to farming. Using waste products such as cotton seed hulls in food products. Synthesizing vitamins. Processing mesquite into cattle feed. Hydroponic plants for human and animal food. Algae may provide food source for extended stays in outer space. Studying growing food on the moon. Wesson Oil and Nutty Brown Farms, New Orleans, LA; University of CA, Berkeley, CA; Republic Aviation, Farmingdale, NY; Rio Vista Ranch, TX; Buckeye Incubator Co., Springfield, OH; and General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. Reference copy in the Smithsonian Institution (DAMS) - | |
| Ep. 463 | 1959 August 29 | Selecting the Champion Developing prettier and stronger strains of roses through hybridization. Grafting hybrid onto old rose plant to gain strong roots; horticulture. New varieties can be patented under Plant Patent Act of 1930. All American Rose Selections gives awards to best new roses. | |
| Ep. 464 | 1959 September 5 | Big Little Businessman Small businessman, Francis J. Schuster, supplies home heating oil. Using up-to-date equipment and keeping good records assures supply to homeowners. Schuster is civic minded, a volunteer fireman and a devoted father. Troy Oil Co., Indianapolis, IN. | |
| Ep. 465 | 1959 September | Threat or Opportunity? Importing inexpensive steel means competition for America. Japanese work for less money and have adapted our machines and methods; balance of payments. European factories destroyed by war rebuilt with modern equipment and American assistance. U.S. trained foreign executives and U.S. factories served as classrooms for foreigners. To be competitive, America must be more efficient and productive. | |
| Ep. 466 | 1959 September 19 | The Mighty Electron Innovations in the electronics industry include radar, sonar, radio, and television. Thousands of small businesses engaged in manufacturing electronic components. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles depend upon electronics as does space exploration. In the home, electronic systems open garage doors and cook food by microwave. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 467 | 1959 September 26 | Grade A Citizens Nine men associated with dairy industry serve their communities in many ways, including rescuing children in a school fire, organizing ambulance service, serving as church elder, being mayor of San Francisco, coaching Little League, and working with Future Farmers of America. Casimir Janik; Norman Kaufman, Reading, PA; Thomas Talleur, Warwick, NY; Duane Bowman, Madison, WI; Dr. Milton Powell, Los Angeles, CA; George Christopher, San Francisco, CA; Ed Lybolt, Middletown, NY; Professor William E. Peterson; and Dolph Loucks, VT. | |
| Ep. 468 | 1959 October 3 | Mutual Attraction Developing new uses for magnets. Thermostats, radios, electric blankets, and electric trains depend on magnets. Magnetic toy blocks do not tumble when used by children with cerebral palsy. Using electromagnetic equipment to remove impurities from raw materials and to move heavy scrap metal. Recording dictation and music with magnetic tape. Video tape has made it possible to record pictures and sound. | |
| Ep. 469 | 1959 October 10 | Surviving Crises Industry solves problems caused by natural disasters and other crises. With planning, industry can switch production or rebuild quickly. One company produces defense products and, in slow times, makes tin cans. Politics can cause problems. When trade with Communist China was suspended, hog bristles for paint brushes were unavailable, so synthetic variety developed. Developing molybdenum to replace Iron Curtain-bound tungsten. | |
| Ep. 470 | 1959 October 17 | Communists No More History of the Amana Society, Amana, IA, a religious community established in the 19th century. Society voted to abolish communism in 1932 and since then has prospered. They raise cattle and hogs, but manufacturing refrigerators brought prosperity. Young people stay because of better opportunities. Rejection of communism in favor of free enterprise. Reference copy in Smithsonian Institution (DAMS) - | |
| Ep. 471 | 1959 October 24 | Nearest Thing to Nothing Industry's investment in research led to development of high vacuum equipment which led to the development of radio, television, and radar, and the splitting of the atom. Mass production of antibiotics requires vacuums. Vacuums used to extract water from paper pulp and in freeze-drying. X-ray tubes require a vacuum. Vacuum chambers used to test space suits. Molding decorative plastic coverings and making relief maps. | |
| Ep. 472 | 1959 October 31 | Refreshing Neighbors The soft drink industry consists primarily of small businesses. Bottling plants produce brand-name products, but the plant owner is a small businessman. Water is specially treated so taste is uniform. Wide distribution at peak efficiency keeps cost low per bottle and the drink accessible to even the lowest income group. Roanoke, VA. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 473 | 1959 | Time on Our Hand The development of timekeeping, from sundials to clocks, watches, chronometers and even atomic clocks has depended on advances in technology. Glass pitchers are formed and decorated on an assembly line; parts of furniture are cut by machine and then the craftsman puts the furniture together; quick drying lacquer on automobiles saves production time. Housewives save time by using kitchen appliances, especially a dishwasher. Through mechanization Americans have more leisure time and can enjoy such activities as riding the cog railroad to the top of Mount Washington, NH. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 474 | 1959 | The Tools of Production Tools produce more at lower costs. Industry depends on tool-making machines. Good tools create high productivity, greater abundance, more jobs, and a higher standard of living. | |
| Ep. 475 | 1959 November 21 | The American Look Most American teenagers are dressed neatly and appropriately. High school students in Buffalo, NY, set up voluntary dress code, resulting in less horseplay and better attitudes. The USO staged fashion show to show GI's on leave in foreign countries how to dress. Good grooming on the job important to a man's success. Uniforms of blue collar workers are of a good quality and cut. Digital reference copy available in the Smithsonian Institution (DAMS). - | |
| Ep. 476 | 1959 November 28 | The Large and Small of It The interdependence of American enterprises. Large companies depend on small companies for tools and materials. Automobile assembly line uses components from six thousand firms. Some companies must be big because of costly facilities and equipment. Some businesses need to be small, such as highly specialized manufacturers. | |
| Ep. 477 | 1959 December 5 | On Their Way Industry invests heavily in training and trade education, apprentice programs, and on-the-job training. Women take part. One bank runs a "practice bank" for training. Teaching machines are programmed computers. Training helicopter mechanics; training in the leather, paper, furniture, and forestry industries. | |
| Ep. 479 | 1959 December 19 | (12/19/59)
Luxuries or Necessities? Yesterday's luxuries are today's necessities. Cars, airplane travel, telephones, televisions, radio, and indoor plumbing once considered luxuries. Women can afford silk hosiery and cosmetics as prices decrease. Many senior citizens now have the luxury of financial security and comfortable retirement. Box 16 || | |
| Ep. 480 | 1959 December 26 | Growing with the Nation Industry grows because of growing markets. Light aircraft market expands. Merging small textile plants in Georgia and Alabama into one large company with expanded resources. "Vertical mergers" effected by acquiring competitors as well as manufacturers of essential components. Ink manufacturing company sells ink and ink pigments. Cessna Aircraft, Wichita, KS; West Point Manf. Co., West Point, GA; Sun Chem., NJ. |
1960
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| Ep. 481 | 1960 January 2 | The Man Who Owns America Assets of life insurance companies and pension funds fuel industrial growth. Help build natural gas pipelines, atomic power plants, and plants producing weapons and ammunition. During WWII invested in Government bonds. Postwar housing developments pioneered by insurance companies. Mortgage loans help families buy houses. | |
| Ep. 482 | 1960 January 9 | Fairest in the Land Four factories selected by Factory Magazine for beauty and practicality. Khrushchev impressed by bakery where "electronic chef" automatically weighs and mixes flour, sugar, and chocolate. Aluminum plant carries production from raw ore through rolling mill. Paraboloid roofing units create pleasant place to work and stimulate creative research. Architect Edward Stone designed beautiful building which is also efficient for manufacturing pharmaceuticals; keeping employee morale high. National Biscuit Co., Fairlawn, NJ; Kaiser Aluminum, Ravenswood, WV; Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX; and The Stuart Co., Pasadena, CA. | |
| Ep. 483 | 1960 January 16 | The Happiest Business Industry makes holidays happy, safe, and memorable for children. Manufacturing Halloween costumes and masks, safer fireworks, Valentines, Easter bonnets and candy, displays for Thanksgiving parades, and Christmas ornaments and toys. | |
| Ep. 485 | 1960 Januaury 30 | Environment for Learning More children mean more schools. Constructing one-story schools that extend outward, not upward. Forest management meets demand for wood products. Wood siding, paneling, and flooring used in school construction. | |
| Ep. 486 | 1960 February 6 | The Atom Shufflers History and production of synthetic rubber. Synthetic rubber a result of atom shuffling. Combining raw materials, including petroleum, to produce synthetics. Rubber used in tires, railway components, moving sidewalks, and aircraft parts. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 487 | 1960 February 13 | Weather or Not Air conditioning used in electronics, printing, candy making, television production, hospital operating rooms and gives architects more design freedom. National defense uses air conditioning in warning systems, missiles, rockets, and on atomic submarines. | |
| Ep. 489 | 1960 July 16 | Living on Air Manufacturing foam rubber from liquid rubber and air. Used in innersoles for shoes, underlay for carpet, protective sports pads, upholstery cushioning, and mattresses. Hospitals use because it resists mold, mildew, and moisture, and can be sterilized. Used in seats and padding on trucks, buses, limousines, and airplanes. | |
| Ep. 490 | 1960 September 3 | The Defending Champion Invention of sewing machine changed role of women. Foreign lands now compete with American clothing manufacturers. To solve problem of increasing foreign dominance, U.S. manufacturers try to build better machines. America defends itself against foreign competition. | |
| Ep. 492 | 1960 | Putting Sparkle in Our Lives Producing and bottling soft drinks; food industry. | |
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| Ep. 494 | Fabric Care Magic Laundry industry. Researching better ways to wash clothes. Testing shrinkage and resistance to sunlight. Replacing buttons and making minor repairs at the laundry. Dry cleaning services. | ||
| Ep. 495 | 1960 | The Flame of the Future Using gas in synthetics. Infrared is a new innovation. Using natural gas to heat and cool buildings gives architects more design freedom. Using gas to dry printing ink. Making natural chemicals and synthetic rubber. | |
| Ep. 496 | Design for Highway Safety Driving classes teach safety on and off the job. Developing better roads and road services to increase driver safety. Testing cars and their components. Box 16 | ||
| Ep. 497 | The Tree Farm Harvesting trees on tree farms; Christmas trees. Forest products used to make paper. Scientific forestry management helps wood industry. Hybrids yield better strains. Box 16 | ||
| Ep. 498 | The Information Logjam Different forms of communication including, telephone, radio, computers, television, telemetry. Using radio communication in large factories. Using telecommunications in disasters such as forest fires to coordinate land and sky crews. | ||
| Ep. 499 | 1960 | To Clothe a Nation Apparel manufacturing done by machines and by hand. Complex machines call for skilled repairmen. Using computers to make patterns and predict future trends. | |
| Ep. 501 | 1960 | What's in a Package? Food weighed and packaged. Different types of packaging and their functions. Packaging makes more foods available, including various dairy products. Winn-Dixie store. Country store in Weston, VT. Box 16 | |
| Ep. 502 | 1960 |