a __00Da, UTAH cn i aR a % BS IIE EO Ba OPK EY SOY. 9 alea a ai : ooo 2M bencitos® vliowe 26. Jebrusry i 3 M0. AWARDS PRESENTED FOR IDEAS FOR VI CTOR ee Choe ee ee el awards’ odnatag Cash for Victory" plan of the War Department, were presented of the Utah Army Service Forces Depot by Brigadier Commanding General, during a presentation ceremony Recipient of the highest award was Walter to ee en eee nTacas the by as estsblished 00, to: sono. from $5. 00 ee twenty~five employees General Ralph Talbot, Jr., Saturday, February 26th. LeRoy Call whose suggestion concerning a slip-type crate to be used with a standard pallet brought: him $250.00, Mr. Call is employed as a carpenter in the Ordnance Supply Section. According to Major swesulted per in a saving car Shaped Meyer utilization of Prior to. It also thereby overhead the Dreifus, few by hours day will through Supply of storage the costly Officer, *this idea space and 9 hours palletization hand-stacking of labor of fragile and vere has and ot oddfull Spaces Srekentdttod "Ideas a feet permits eliminating of awards, ‘;which he stressed the’ need for improve methods and procedures conserved, Ordnance of 9600 square of motorcycles. materials D. help the win the use months," General Talbot made an address in employees to be constantly on the alert ‘to so that valuable time and manpower may be of a war", new he said, method may "A saving in bring the war's only a end nearer . The "Ideas for Victory" plan was estebdlished to recognize suitably and reward War Department civilian personnel for making suggestions resulting in economy and improvement of the operation or the administration of any War Department activity. The plan requires that suggestions must include a spe~ cific statement outlining the method by which the imorovement is to be effecte ed, It can refer to a process, procedure, a machine, or a piece of equipment. Awards from $5,00 to $250.00 for suggestions adopted are aporoved by the Local Suggestion Committee, The amount depends on the Committee's evalu ation of the worth of the suggestion, An additional award may be paid by the Wer Department Board on Ciwitdan nnn in Washington we ERE weet Te of un usual merit. In general, one or more of a cash the award following: will be granted Conservation when of , : a suggestion results manpower, material, time in or space; elimination of unnecessary--procedures or records, or improvement of existing methods; improvement of conditions affecting safety and health; in-~ creased productivity; elimination of excess, or improvement ing or equipment; improvement of quality; invention of which when adopted proves. to be .of value; .conservation and the uvatization of meter ted pee uae 7 ee, of existing tool- a mechanical device, of critical material suggestions white were adopted: covered many fields of. sevaeity including recordings and.tally posting, editing of requisitions, shipping ticket dis- crepancies, stock status reports, handling of fresh meats, verification punch cards, boxing and crating, filing, and requisition control, on