The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
More Guardsr1aen May Be Called To Duty Here As Replacements
Nights To Enroll ReCruits-Air Raid Alarm Signals Adopted

to head gub.committees were the following: publicity, Charles J. Ale len; speakers, Raymond J. Planning, industrial, Wendell L. CroSs; retail stores, William II. Jones; civic and fraternal organizations. James E. Moran; banks, Lewis s. Reed; fi- nance and statistics, Controller Thomas M. Conlon.
 A city-Wldc drive will be car- ried ofi to encourage old and young to purchase dcfenge bonds and stamps.
 School Children
 Means Of protecting WAterbury's school children In the event Of air raids have been under careful study and will be announced "in Q very few days" Mayor Vincent A, scully told the board of education at its meeting last night.
 The mayor made his statement after Commissioner Harold Per- kingon proposed that the board con- Sider plans for evacuating young- sterS from the schools ifl case of emergency. i. pr. Thomas J. Cons don, superintendent Of schools, haS been working with the Waterbury Defense Council, of which he is q member, Oil the arrangements, the mayor stated,
 pr. Ccndon reported that the city's entire teaching corps is available for volunteer defense work,
 New York and other cities have decided against evacuation Of school buildings iri case Of air raids. The stead the children will ali be gath- cred iil school audit0fiuf1ls or in rooms near the centers Of build ings.
 Plant Protection
 4 coordinated system Of air raid Wardens for factories if1 Waterbury, Thomagtorl, Naugatuck and Wa teFtoWTl was mapped cut at c fneets ing of plant protection officials last night at the city hail here. Mayer Vincent 4, sculiy and Chief Air Raid Warden James J. Curtin were the principal speakers.
 It is estimated that a total Of S.. 900 volunteer wafders will De reedS cd in the factories. Each plant viii have q directing warden, Under him viii De from 10 to 20 key as- sigtants,
 The factory warden setslp viii be coordinated with that Of each coms fnunity,
 Alarm Adopted
 Conneeticut's afr raid alarm, adopts cd by the fire chiefs Of the state last summer, has been altered to cofls form with tie system adopted ct 8 meeting Of New England Defense officials in Boston yesterday, Colonel Samuel if. Fisher, defense adfniflis- tFator, announced today. The alarm will Dc: WaFning-R series Of short iltermittfneflt blasts, All clear-ofle long protFacted blast.
 The change ii the alarm was made iii the interests Of uniformity, Upon his return from Boston this floFn1 ing, Colonel Fisher checked with New York and Westchegter County defense officials and, as they have adopted the intermittent alarm, ans fiotiflced that Connecticut would conform in its air raid alarm with nearby states.
 Arrangements were completed to. day with the Work Progress Admin istfation whereby focal defense coutls cils throughout the state may secure temporary arfnbands for men and women is civilian defense, Colonel Samuel If, Fisher announced today, They will be made by the W. ?. A, office in New Haven without charge other than cost Of mailing. Local defense chairfnen may order tefn- pofary armbands by Writiyg or tele- phoneiEg Thomas [. Marston at the State Defetse Council, State Arnory, Hartford, Conn,