\ November 2, 1944. Mr. He. P. Plaugher, Athletic Director, | Spearville, Kansas. Dear Mr. Plaugher: Thank you for your note and money order for a copy of “Better Basketball“. I am autographing the book and sending it to you today. I trust that you will reosive mich benefit and pleasure from this text. With best wishes for a successful season, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. H. F. Flaugher, Athletic Director, Spearville, Kansas. Dear Mr. Flaugher: October 26, 1944. The book you are asking about is entitled "Better Basket- ball", published by McGraw-Hill and Company, of New York. The price is $4.00, and if you will send me your check or money order for $4.10 to cover mailing costs, I will be happy to autograph a book and send it to you by return mail. This is more satisfactory than sending it c.o.d. because this would cost you twenty or thirty cents more. I am sending you some descriptive material on the text so that you may know something more of its contents. Thenking you for your inquiry, and trusting to hear from you again at an early date, I am Very sincerely yours, Physical Eduge€ion, FCAAH Varsity Basketball Coag¢h. Enc e ees —t OW. fen Mic Ay. ey & Z si iz Kee. AL Abaaliteon S a ae tLe 4 Omen. A bente & wo. « Brow San taled At A. a ! ht hin ne ; a $n Soe Pnnctlf A Opens “har “phi Bes oka é€ ee November 15, 1944. Mr. Me Fell, 1245 Gr. View Place, Dear Mr. Fell: I am sending you a copy of our basketball schedule as it is at the present time. It is too early in the season to issue a roster of the tean. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Enc. Varsity Basketball Coach. {ORF = nov 9 ZS DOP. Gavd (THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS ] Yer OF Lanter Che ff (A MLL a. ate Gh View Place Ree oe NE MEMO TO FIREPOWER CARAVAN COMMITTEES le Ze Se The following brochure may be used as the basis for preliminary planning and publicity for the Firepower Caravane Further publicity will emanate from, and be re- leased by, the Sunflower Ordnance Works, Lawrence Kansase No information should be released on the Caravan itself, exhibits, detailed information as to what it will contain, or personnel, until specific, complete, and correct information is available, ‘and released by Sunflower Ordnance Works, Lawrence, Kansase THE WAR DRIVE FOR ORDNANCE WORKERS A special memorandum and program for the FIREPOWER CARAVAN COMMITTEE Lawrence, Kansas to aid in recruiting men &@nd women workers for the SUNFLOWER ORDNANCE WORKS Lawrence, Kansas TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FIREPOWER CARAVAN COMMITTEES ; We of the Ordnance Department, Army Service Forces, are grateful for your interest and cooperatione The heavy artillery ammunition job before us requires our unstinted effort and zeale With your continued help, our fighting forces will bring victory soon. /s/ Le He Campbell, dre Le H. CAMPBELL, UR. Major General Chief of Ordnance rR ge a eR Se rng near SSE TF TT ESET PEE TABLE OF CONTENTS pages Introduction: The Army Needs Your Help « « «ee « « 1 Your Firepower Caravan Comittee: Who Should Be in It, What They Should Do ewe eesre sees & Proposed Communique by General Somervell « « « e oe « 3 ‘Newspaper Publicity Story and Editorial eee e eee 4 Vox Pop Letters for Local Papers oeocee eee ee Se T “Advertisements for Local Stores and Businesses « « e 8=9 Window Displays for Local Stores e eeerve reeves LO Speech to be Delivered to Business Men*s Group e e « ll«#=15 Speech to be Delivered before Women's Club ¢« «e « e « 16 19 More Facts. gg e'e' ee e ea e's'e ce oee eo eee 20 Conclusion eeeeeseesreeseex#2x2e#ree#e8e#eee@e# # @ 21 Soc THE ARMY NEEDS YOUR HELP At this time there are just twelve industries in the country classified as "critical" by the Ue. Se Armye High on this list is the ammunition industry. In the last few months, umprecedented bombing and use of heavy artillery have created a grave shortage of heavy artillery shells, bombs and rocketse To turn out the heavy ammunition needed, the 55 government~ owned, contractor-operated ordnance plants in the nation must - enroll 50,000 additional workers by January lst. The Army is planning a special laborerecruiting drive for this plant in your city. The climax of the drive will be the arrival in town of the Firepower Caravan, a fascinating and unusual Ue Se Army show, Whether the Firepower Caravan draws a large audience, whether the recruiting drive is a success, will depend almost entirely upon how well you, as members of the local Firepower Caravan Con» mittee, do your jobe © The following pages outline a plan of action for your com= mittee. Consider it as a rough guide, not a bible. You people, knowing your own community far better than the U. S. Army can ever hope to, will have a lot of ideas to add to and improve our plane The more of these ideas the better] Make your town do a better job than any other town the Firepower Caravan visits! YOUR FIREPOWER CARAVAN COMMITTEE S. Who ‘ahoula te tate? Maybe your Firepower Caravan Committee is built around a War Committee that's been organized for a long time -- knows all the ropese Maybe itts a new committee - a little bit puzzled as to how to get things going. If it's the latter, here are a few suggestionse Among other civic leaders be sure your committee includes == if possible -= representatives frem the local papers (editor or publisher); manager of the local United States Employment Service offices; commanding officer and manager of the ordnance plant; a man and a woman from your town whe works at the plant, and not in & white collar jobs; a prominent merchant; the head of one of your women's clubs; a farmer. &e What should they do? i The committee should have tivo main ains,. &e To make everybody in the comaunity turn out for the showing of the Firepower Caravatie be To make everybody aware of the need for workers at your particular ordnance plarnte The chief aim of this portfclio is to help your committee accomplish these aims. On the following pages are a series of publicity aids. If sub-committees are set up, each responsible for seeing that certain of these publicity aids are usedg you will have gone a long ways toward making the program a successe These publicity aids include: 1)