The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-13

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 For those who have attended regularly since the third session of the current course, c written ex- animation will Do given on Tueeday night, following lecture by aSi- other authority on an aspect Of air raid precautions, it was announced. PersoEs who have begun attendance ct the school since that time are urged to walt for the next examiHia. ton.
 Last nights large audience heard Capt. John c. Cooney Of the Staxn- ford fro department discuss the various types of bombs with which war today ls waged: |. n. Ecott~ Smith of tho city engineering de- partsnent discuss the use of coln- llauility maps and the making of sector maps by the wardens: and William T. Jebb og the Conn. Light dg Power talk on the cooperation between wardenS and the engineer ing services.
 MIgh Explosives
 Pointing out that # we in this country arc attacked, 1t will Do by air, and that c single squadron of planes at the present time drops in one attack more high explosives than were dropped ia England duT- ing the whole course of World War T., Capt. Cooney went On to dif- ferentiate between the various types of bombs, and their sundry efKects He talked of armor.plercing bombs, demolition bombs, Augmentation bombs, land mines, gas bombs, and incendtafieB, and concluded with 0 demonstration of the inadvlSabIlity of using water in the attempt to extinguiSh magnesium bombs, since lt only makes them burn more ef- fectiveiy. '
 He gave advice about where to seek shelter during raids, asserting that air raid shelters were too ex. pensiVe to Do practicable, advising the dlspersAl system of protection for school children, and urging per- sons at home to take refuse in their cellars.
 A member of the audience asked what chance an occupant of ono of the local federal houses would have, since they do not have cellars, and was told by Capt. Cooney that the best policy would be to stay in one room, away from the windows. Federal houses are not the worse houses," the speaker added.
 Dismiss Children
 Principal Joseph P. Kennedy ln- qulred about the advisabillty of sending children home from SchocI during Q raid, pointing out thGt this would leave c great many of them exposed, on the street, when bombs started to fell. The speaker replied that he thought dispersal the best method, and expressed the conviction that neaghbors would take in the children who had insuf- iicient time to got home before the raid began.
 Mir. ecott-smlth said that first c map should Do oriented and the scale noted, after which one Should locate his present position and sector. H0 advised to study the street pattern, note general loca. tion of railroads, bus routes, police and fire stations, telephone and telegraph ofiiceS, bridges and to try to get c general mental picture of ones home sector. By means of slides no explained how Q comnun- ity map should De sketched, Stand- ard symbols and signs.
 WOuld-Be Heroes
 Mir. Jebb discussed the network by which wardens send their 70. ports to tho chief report center on Field stroet, and advised wardenS that the best policy in regard to gas and electricity WAS to leave them to the engineering services to handle. "The wouldsbe hero", hO said, generally makes more trouble than those who stay in the back ground".