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Show ! Spending $5,000,000 a Day Sending $5,000,000 a day to dependents of our fighting men is typical of the tasks which make the Office of Dependency Ttr nnnau Newark' N' J- one the busiest spots in America. ns iu,UU0 hustling employees speed miles of mechanical processes proc-esses and recordings to get Uncle Sam's green checks to tarmlies throughout the nation. Applications flow in at the rate of 12,000 a day. Only a year old, this rapidly growing omce has had an exhilarating effect on the Newark post office, lhere, since O. D. B. began to function, every day is a Christmas rush." Great mailbags of government checks keep moving out. while huge volumes of mail come in. mt: wurK oi tne U. D. B. is I not simply a matter of writing writ-ing out so many checks and sticking them in the mails. For there are those who would take money from the men who are fighting for America by making illegal applications for dependency benefits. Few, if any, get away with it because be-cause all applications are thoroughly investigat- .J ed and long rows of If v clerks read every piece of mail. l' t 1 CIRCULAR SORTER Above: A high speed machinei used by O. D. B. for quickly sort- ing completed authorizations. BRIG. GEN. HAROLD N. Gilbert, left, is director of the O. D. B. His 27 years of army experience have given him first hand knowledge of a soldier's problems. He has been att'artf-ed att'artf-ed the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal, and the Purple Heart. CIRCULAR SORTER l -V Above: A high speed machinei $ fl used by O. D.B.for q u ickly sort-1 ilmk compl('tel authorizations. A a BRIG. GEN. HAROLD N. J Vi Gilbert, left, is director of the f O. D. B. His 27 years of army 1 experience have given him first I fp. hand knouledge of a soldier's il..'-. v. " - ' ..,. J problems. He has been award- " ed the Distinguished Service fc Cross, Distinguished Service f Medal, and the Purple Heart. jsPr I j ' f V -. w J SCHOOL New employees take courses to prepare for their , duties and to become, acquainted with the machinery and opera-1 tions of the agency. O. D. B. is the largest mail order business J ever operated anywhere. I l"i2lSllSltaJi: 8jfciiialftitfiiiiii''tf iMwiiTitMtiiiiiiMWwiAtrtiTiiM n! Wf'C 4NIZED ACCOUNTING Top left: This machine signs General Gilbert's name to millions of cheeks every month. Top riaht- One hundred and fifty checks a minute pour from this collator. Bottom: From holes in master payment cards, this machine ma-chine writes a complete voucher. ( INFORMATION r cleared i,pat the pub- i if t he relations office. Speaal problems are & A INFORMATION- f ' "J5!l cleared ltpat the pub- Special problems are plVI TlaUnS 0?C, .."7 i,i "Mjniw",-- 'i'i'iii Mi'inir -.-. i |