Evening star., 1941-12-08
Staff Photos.


the chiefs of the various civilian
protective services, Commissioner
John Russell Young and District
budget officials went to the Bulge,
Bureau to seek $1,446,172 from the
Presidents emergency fund to cover
the expenses Of District civilian de-
fense.
Twice before. the bureau has re-
jected pleas for funds for the pro-
gram.
Specifically the money would be
used as follows:
Emergency water supplies, includ-
ing 18 reservoirs of 0O,000-gallor
capacity. Is tank wagons, 80 pump
ing units and 300 portable hand
pumps, 1892 $50.
800 New Alarm Boxes.
Fire alarm communications in
cluding 900 new firm alarm boxes
wire and cable, especially for recent
ly developed areas Of the city
$3.50 900.
Emergency fire fighting equipment
and apparatus. such as hose and as
bestos clothing. S220,750.
One hundred and Ave additional
firemen. $207.375.
Training 1000 auxiliary firemen
s6s.220.
Nine AFRAID sirens, $17,550.
Fifteen 2-way radio sets for the
Fire Department and other emer-
gency radio equipment. $l3265.
Twenty-one guards for the water
supply protective service, $34,360.
Personnel. tools and repair sup
plies for the water distribution serv-
ice. s2ls,662.
Administrative expenses, S32 ,280.
Air-Raid Sirens Locations.
Nine afraid sirens would be 10
Gated at the following fire stations
No. Is Engine, Nichols avenue ano
Esther place Sc: No. 10 Engine
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and Twenty
eighth place Sc: No. u Engine
Minnesota avenue and Hunt place
NE; No. 8 Engine. 637 North Caro-
lima avenue Sc; No. II Engine. 1927
Monroe street NE; No. 8 Engine
1924 u street NV; No. % Engine
5760 Georgia avenue NV; No. 81
Engine, 1890 Connecticut avenue
NV, and No 20 Engine, 48ll Con-
duit road NV.
1t was emphasized that funds
were essential to the further devel-
opment Of the Capitals defense pro-
gram. Commissioner Mason ex-
planned that the work Of the Dis
trict officials and civilians would be
flexible and would depend on the
extent the Federal Government de-
cided to take a hand in it.
A sizeable Federal participation In
the defense expenses of lne Capital
was hoped for.
Commissioner Young was accom-
panied to the bureau by Budget Di'
rector Walter L. Fowler, Deputy d.
rector William Wilding and Corpo'
ration Counsel Richmond B. Keech
5000 Air-Raid Wardens.
Defense council members attend
ing the conference at the District
Building included Police Chief Ed.
ward J. Kelly. Fire Chief Stephen
T. Porter. Chief Afraid Warder
Clement Murphy, DR.. John Reed
chief of medical services; P. Y. K
Howat. public works chief; C. Melvir
Sharpe of public utilities, H. A
Friede, chief Of communications
J. J. Hasley, in charge OF air-raie
wardens for commercial establish
ments; Supt. Frank w. Ballou, chie1
of the public schools protective set
up; Mrs. Harry S. Bernton, charge
of the Central Volunteer Bureau
Col. Lemuel Bolles, executive Of Dis
trict civilian defense, and repre-.
sentative of the Red Cross.
Col. Bolles said 5000 AFRAID war.
dens would be sworn in by tomorrow
night.
At the same time, Mr.. Young re.
vealed he planned to lay at once be-
fore Mayor La Guardia, Federal civ
ilian defense head, the question oI
gas masks.
I'VE don't want to frighten an.
one, but we must prepare for al
eventualities. said the Commission.
er, who is the United States CO.
ordinator for the Metropolitan Ares
here. I'VE do not have gas masks
except for a relatively small mum.
ber in the Fire Department. which
are being used for training Of regu'
lar firemen and protection yolun'
teers."
Steps Planned Swiftly.
Steps to obtain funds were planned
after the civilian defense setup hert
had swung into preliminary move!
within an hour after the word wa.
flashed that Japanese forces had at
tackled Hawaii and other Pacific DO
sitions.
At the direction or Commissions
Young, Col. Bolles issued a call II
air raid wardens and their staff
to take their posts and maintain
watch for any possible raid, acts o
sabotage or other incidents.
The call for the alert was sen
to the posts between and 1 pm
yesterday, and by 6 pm. response
had been received from all keymen
Col. Bolles said.
Before midnight, orders were is
sued by Commissioner Young TO
not less than four citizens to mai
each block and maintain q con
slant watch"
From New York, meanwhile, cam