Smyrna times., 1941-12-18
Registration of ALI
Adults Starts Today
All Adults Expected to Sign Enrolment Form For Civilian
Defense Work in Smyrna; Duties of Local Defense
Committee Cited; Evacuation Plans Completed


Registration of ali adults between
the ages of IL and 65 will start to-
day at the fire house, during the
hours of nine to twelve, one to four,
and seven to ten. Tomorrow and
Saturday, registration hours will
be from nine to twelve and one to
four. All adults are expected to
register for civilian defense. There
will be forms to fill out, copy of
which is at the bottom of this page.
Mr.. John Taliaferro, principal of
the Smyrna Cololred School, has
been appointed by Civilian Defense
Director Corley to serve as Liaison
Officer, and will make plans for the
time and place for registration of
colored people here.
Duties of Committee Told
AT meeting Monday night at
the State Welfare Home, members
of the Defense Committee were ap-
pointed in charge of various divi-
sions as follows: Local Director,
Mayor R. F. Corley; Transport Of
ficer, in charge of all motor corps;
Public Emergency Services, Chief
of Police ]. w. Jacobs; Chief Air
Raid Warden, Charles Burrous, who
will appoint some "a wardens at
later date; Chief of Medical Ser
vices, DR.. A. v. Gilliland; First Aid
Posts will be manned by DR.. Rich
ard Comegys and DIR. William
Pritchard; Health Department, DR..
Theodore Hynson (this includes
emergency water sanitation and
epidemic control; Miss Anna b.
Beckett, Voluntary Agencies, (such
as Red Cross, Visiting Nurses, etc.
Boys and Girls Register
Mayor Corley has asked all boys
and girls, between the ages of Ia
and 16, to register their names,
ages, and whether or not they own
a bicycle. This group would be
used as emergency messengers, he
said.
First Aid and Evacuation Plans
1. In the event of the demolition
of one or more buildings of the in
stitution, evacuation of whatever
number of patients is necessary to
the Smyrna High School is to be
effected by contracting Mr.. George
Miller, Superintendent, or Mr..
George Wright, Business Manager,
who will in turn arrange for trans
portation, using the school buses.
2. In the event of large num-
ber of casualties in the Town of
Smyrna and with the Welfare
Home remaining intact, it is plan
ned to remove these casualties to
the Welfare Home where bed space |
will be made available by the evac-
uation of suitable number of am
bulatory patients to the Smyrna
School if it is intact or to churches, i
club houses, or private homes. 8.
These tentative plans were ap-
proved by a group consisting of DR.. /
G. j. rickett, DR.. w. c. Pritchard, |
Jr., DR.. R. w. Comegys, DR.. w. C.
Deakyne, DR.. "A. V. Gilliland, Mr..
George Miller, and Mr.. George
Wright. Mr.. Miller was put in
charge of publicity for this partic-
ular plan (but it was decided to
withhold any publicity on it until
it was seen how it would fit in with |
the general State plan). The use
of the State Welfare Home as an
emergency center for the district
was decided upon in preference to
Pleasanton's Garage which had for
merly been designated by the Red
Cross. Mr.. Miller was instructed
to notify the local Red Cross rep
resentative. 4. AS an addition to
the foregoing, Father E. C. Brun-
ner of St.Joseph's Industrial School
at Clayton has suggested to DIR.
Comegys that his institution has
ample room to take care of any
evacuees from the Welware Home