Evening star., 1942-03-01
Wardens Get
Strict Rules for
tuesday Night
Must Petrol Through
BIockout, Be Helpful
To Citizens

OI0SNSOtT W
To Citizens
Patrolling in shifts, air-raid
wardens must be on the street dur
ing the entire 10-hour blackout
period Tuesday and those refusing
because of Slight personal incon-
venience such as loss of rest" will
be Immediately suspended from the
warden service, according to orders
which will be issued to all deputy
wardens at a meeting this after
noon.
During the Districts first long
practice blackout, the wardens Will
confine their activities to observ-
ing lights, admonishing and giving
instructions to violators and, IN
cases of willful violations, report
ing the facts promptly to the near
est police officers.
The memorandum issued by air
raid warden headquarters ADVISED
wardens that "it must be borne IN
mind that the conduct and effl-
cheney of each individual warden
and the AFRAID warden service as
a whole is of first Importance, and
that our conduct during this test
will permanently classify our Or
ganization with the general public.
Cautioned Against Harshness.
Wardens were cautioned not to
be harsh or abusive but on the
contrary, perform your duties dur
ing this test in an instructive and
helpful manner"
Wardens were also advised not 10
interfere in any way with the move
ment of the public, since this black
out does not affect street traft1c.
It was termed essential that
Continuous and vigilant patrol OF
all streets be maintained through
out the entire period from 8 pm.
Tuesday to 6 am. wednesday. Sec
tor wardens were ordered to arrange
periods of patrol, posting schedule
of assignments "a hours ahead OF the
test.
Although, it was said, due con-
sideration will be given to requests
of wardens for particular hours OF
duty, these requests will be granted
only when such arrangements Will
not interfere with the effective func-
tioning of the warden service ana
members of the AFRAID warden
service, unless they have a valid ana
legitimate excuse, shall assume thelr
RESPONSIBILITIES" Such exceptlons,
the memorandum added, will be re-
corded.
Deputy and Zone Warden Rules.
Deputy wardens or their assist
ants will be on duty at deputy war
den posts and zone wardens Will
also make arrangements to nave
their posts manned throughout the
blackout period.
Giving detailed instructions for re-
ports, the memorandum stated tnat
anv violation of the blackout regu-
lations should be submitted to war
den service headquarters, giving the
name and address of the violator, all
particulars of the violation and the
action taken by the warden.
The memorandum disclosed that
plans are now being drawn to set
forth the organization and duties OF
the emergency food and housing
corps and will be released as an
order within a week or 10 days. For
the blackout, members OF the nous
ing branch were ordered to remain
in their homes or report to the war
den post assigned them, and mem
bers of the feeding branch were told
to report to the church or other
building housing the headquarters
of their unit.
The meeting at which the instruc-
tiions will be issued will be held at
$3.50 p.m. today at warden service
headquarters, 1341 Maryland avenue
NE.
Lands to Accompany Young.
From the District Building came
the announcement that Dean James
M. Lands, director of the Office Of
Civilian Defense, had pronounced
himself much interested in the prac-
tice blackout and would accompany
Defense Co-ordinator John Russell
Young on a tour of the city during
the test.
On the question of using blue
lights as a means of observation
during blackouts, practice frowned
on in a statement from the War
Department yesterday, civilian de-
fense officials said they had been
recommending the use of such lights
after being told they were effective
by electrical experts. No official
order was ever issued on blue lights
but they have been recommended
to those who have inquired about
them since the beginning"
1t was indicated that instructions
on the matter of lights least visible
from the air would be given for
future blackouts.
Meanwhile, as private citizens,
many of them caught unprepared
for a 10-hour blackout, rushed to
hang blackout drapes, curtains or
effective shades, Washington's hos
pitals and hotels pronounced them
selves ready for the Tuesday prac-
tice.
Hotels Make Ready.
The public outlets of all hotels
are equipped for blacking out and
guests are being instructed to keep
their draperies and blinds drawn,
and lights dimmed, it was said last
night by Arthur J. Harnett. execu-
tive secretary of the Hotel Mems
Association of Washington.
Cards being handed each guest
calling attention to the necessity
of observing these precautions, and
deputy wardens will be on the job
to ask compliance wherever non
observance of the rules is noted.
A spokesman for the Mayflower
said that the plans would provide
a blackout about 95 per cent ef-
f1cient for the living quarters of the
hotel, and total elsewhere.
Hotels, it was explained, had beer
basing their blackout preparation.
on conditions that would prevail
during an air raid rather than pre-.
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