Evening star., 1941-12-13
Virginia Guard
Called 10 Duty
By Gov. Price
Maryland Towns
Announce Pluns
For BIuckouts

defense preparations went forward
in areas adjacent to the District Of
Columbia.
Company 112 at Alexandria was
among the v. P. F. detachments
summoned last night by Brig. Gen.
E. E. Goodwin, State v. P. F. COM
mander. to guard vital bridges and
other vulnerable links in the States
transportation system.
Maj. Everett A. Hellmuth, head
Of the Alexandria company, said
the Alexandria men were maintain
ing a 24-hour watch on a span
over U. S. Route / at Woodbridge,
Va. Members of the company not
guarding the bridge remained in
close touch with the armory, having
been informed they may be called
to special duty at any time.
The Maryland State Guard was
mobilized yesterday. Company A,
9th Battalion, Hyattsville, headed
by Capt George Pollock, alumni Sec
retary of the University of Mary
land, went on duty guarding "sensi-
tive points" in nearby Maryland.
The engineers company at Hyatts-
vile will relieve Company A later, it
was announced, as the State guards
men alternate their duties Capt.
Nelson G. Tayman heads the engi-
neers company.
Hyattsville guardSmen also an
nounced that Gov. O'Conor would
inspect them at the Hyattsville Ar
mory at pm. Monday after COM
pleting an inspection of the 7th
Battalion at the Silver Spring Ar
mory at pm.
In Maryland, practice blackouts
we're held last night at Oakland,
Westminster and Salisbury. In each
town officials claimed the black
outs were "a complete success, the
Associated Press reported.
Prince Georges Blackout.
At Hyattsville, the Advisory Board
of the Prince Georges County De-
fense Council decided last night to
stage practice blackout in the
Metropolitan Area of Prince Georges
County from 9 to 9:1o pm. Friday.
The Maryland tests, ordered by
Gov. OConnor, began Thursday
night at Easton and will continue
with Cambridge and Hagerstown
tomorrow night.
Silver Spring will have a prac-
tice blackout from to 8:15 pm.
Monday night Frederick and Elk
ton also will turn out their lights
that night.
Baltimore officials said they plan
ned to stage a demonstration within
10 days, while at Annapolis plans
were being made jointly by city and
Naval Academy officials for trial
there.
Meanwhile, in Montgomery Coun-
ty, completion of the formation of
a Medical Advisory Council was
announced by Albert E. Brault, ex-
ecutive director of the County De-
fense Council.
The Medical Council will be COM
posed of DR.. j. w. Bird, Sandy
Spring; DR.. F. J. Breschart, Gath
ersburg; DR.. r. NJ Calvert, Silver
Spring; Dr.. Katherine M. Chapman,
Kensington; DR.. V. L. Ellicott,
county health officer; DR.. w. A. Lin
thicum, Rockville: DR.. Upton D.
Nourse, Dawsonville, and Judge
Charles M. Irelan, jr., chairman Of
the Montgomery County Chapter of
the Red Cross. 1t is headed by DR..
Dexter M. Bullard of Rockville.
Others May Be Added.
Other lay and medical members
may be added as the need arises to
coordinate activities, Mr.. Brault
said.
DR.. Broschart was named to take
charge of transportation require
ments. DR.. Ellicott has been placed
in charge Of surveying and mapping
existing hospital facilities and loca-
tions of emergency units, together
with the problem of evacuation
should this need arise.
Druggists, dentists and doctors
are asked to prepare their Offices
for possible use as flrst-aid stations
and to hold themselves in readiness
to assist in the work of the Medical
Advisory Council under the direc-
ton of the local director of civilian
defense.
Graduate nurses at present not
attached to clinics, hospitals or fixed
medical services are asked to volun-
teer their services to the graduate
emergency nursing service, which is
under the direction of Mrs. John
Paul Troy of Sandy Spring. chair
man, with Mrs. Katherine Johnson.
public health nurse, associate chair
man. Volunteers should communi-
cate with Mrs. johnson at the Rock
vile Courthouse.
Gov. Price of Virginia announced
he had called Gen. Goodwin to ac-
tive duty with the necessary mem
bers of his headquarters staff.
A list of bridges and other facil-
tiles to be placed under 24-hour
guard was prepared, on the basis of
data submitted by State Highway
Commissioner James A. Anderson.
at a conference between the Gov
ernor and Brig. Gen. S. Gardner
Waller, adjutant general.
Guard Against Sabotage.
Gov. Price called upon the owners
OF all vital utilities, both public and
private, and the heads of all State
agencies to redouble their efforts to
prevent possible sabotage and inter-
ruption of communications and utili-
ties
At Richmond, cadets of John Mar
shall High School acted as daytime
guards for the Grays' Armory, being
relieved at night by v. P. F. guards.
Gen. Anderson, co-ordinator for
the State Defense Council since last
December, resigned because of the
press of his duties as highway COM
missioner. J. H. Wyse, assistant CO.
ordinator, was named acting CO.
ordinator.
Mr.. Wyse instructed the nine dis
trict afraid warning centers out
side of Richmond to 60 on 24-hour
basis Immediately.
State Defense Council officials also
appealed to Virginians to eliminate
non-essential travel during the war,
i ;et