The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-15

there until tho "all clear" was sounded. This was another signal that failed to recognize above the huhbub that iS typical of New York's roar Of sounds.
 l was pleased to hear that Col. ate-pamoAvesPeet Company had turned out the lights on their gis gantie clock that faces the Hudson river. It could be seen for miles away by boat, and certainly an even greater distance from an aeroplane,
 Reaction or indifference to air raid warnings in business sections Is not to be contributed to an un. willingness to cooperate, but simply failure to distinguish one sound from another.
 Over on Broadway, indifference is Of Q different brand. one would think that this whole safety pro~ gram was designed to entertain the milling crowds. Robert K. Chris. tenberry, general manager Of the Hotel Astor and Ed Sullivan c col umniSt who knows every nook and cranny Of the brightlight section arc the air waFdenS for the district of 42nd street to Piftieth street from Fifh avenue to Twelfth avenue They have A tremendous job on their hands. one trouble is going to Do the ifislgtence of some people to operate brightly lighted signs Of gaiety. I hope they will be ordered turned of as . safety measure. There Is no doubt that some buSi- ness would Do hurt by abusing the bright lights of Broadway, but I for one am In favor of it for no other reason than to provide additional electricity for manufacturing pur- poses on twenty four hour . day schedule.
 Tn oil New Yorks excitement Of the first cir alarm there was only one gas mask in evidence. That was owned by m Engllshman working at Associated PreSs headquarters.
 It might interest some readers to note comments about protection from by pr. IT. MayersDaxlanden who has specialized on air Taio work. He believes there Is little nke- lihood of gas attacks on . scale that would require distribution of millions of gas masks. Tn the event of agTnall gas attack, aTl emergency mask can bh made by using c handkerchief soaked in Q solution s7 ordinary bak. ing soda and holding 1t over their faces until they can get to c place Of safety.
 We hope t will never happen here but recalling visions of some victims Of gas attacks In the fast war, 1t seems m inexpensive precaution to have . bit of baking soda handy wherever one happens to be.
 Our urgent need for oil able-boid- jed men ct work has not seemed to interrupt pIcketing activities along Fifth Avenue and other streets. noticed dozen men converting in front of and denouncing Q shoe store management. They took turns in carrying one sfnall placard hoist- cd on q thin stick. Almost as many men were in front Of Q fur store, just Q short way down the avenue. Their chants about "un-American,' ? unfair to organized labor" and other remarks are being received by passing pedestrians whose glares inc dicate they are not 50 pleased to see such waste of valuable time. Some men even SO so far as to tell these paid pickets they should be drafted. The retorts are linprintable. Some plckets look as though they would seize the least pretext to in- flict damage to persons and property which they are plcketlng. I have heard many comments they should be abolished for the duration" ct least.
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