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title: The Block Plan for Civilian War Services
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/block-plan-civilian-war-services-1942/
description: 'Black and white organisation chart: a Local Defense Council at a round table, a row of committees (salvage, transportation, nutrition.'
section: Collection
---

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[![The Block Plan for Civilian War Services, 1942 US poster: Black and white organisation chart](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/block-plan-civilian-war-services-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/block-plan-civilian-war-services-1942.jpg)

# The Block Plan for Civilian War Services

Black and white organisation chart: a Local Defense Council at a round table, a row of committees (salvage, transportation, nutrition, recreation and others), a Chief of Block Leader Service, zone and sector leaders, and block leaders linked to drawings of neighbourhood blocks and farms. The technique is faint: the chart presents neighbourhood participation as an organised, universal structure (bandwagon).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
THE BLOCK PLAN FOR CIVILIAN WAR SERVICES
The Defense Council has two major functions -
Civilian Protection and
Civilian War Services.
This chart shows the organization of the block plan for
Civilian War Services. It does NOT show the organi-
zation for Civilian Protection.
LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL
CIVILIAN PROTECTION (Not shown on this chart)
CIVILIAN WAR SERVICES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
SALVAGE COMMITTEE / TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE / NUTRITION COMMITTEE / RECREATION COMMITTEE / CONSUMER COMMITTEE / SERVICES FOR SERVICE MEN / HEALTH & MEDICAL COMMITTEE / WELFARE & CHILD CARE COMMITTEE / HOUSING COMMITTEE / EDUCATION COMMITTEE / WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE / AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE / PLANT UTILIZATION COMMITTEE / LABOR SUPPLY & TRAINING COMMITTEE
CHIEF, BLOCK LEADER SERVICE
ZONE LEADER 4-15 SECTORS (Not shown on this chart)
ZONE LEADER 4-15 SECTORS
ZONE LEADER 4-15 SECTORS (Not shown on this chart)
SECTOR LEADER
SECTOR LEADER
SECTOR LEADER
BLOCK LEADER (repeated) / BLOCK LEADERS
[imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1942 O - [illegible]
```

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