Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-31
Home Defense Notes:
Chief Warden
Adopts Slogan
Of Dutch Harbor
BY KEN HALL


raid on July 7 as warning fol
his staff of wardens which nov
numbers about $4,000 and ma
labeled it BE always on tn;
alert"
The complete slogan Is:
Get on the alert and stay on
the alert - hours day. seven
days a week. The only safe thing
10 do from now on is 10 live in
constant anticipation that air
raids may happen here"
"while the danger Is not rs
acute here as I'm Dutch HarbOr
the whole purpose Of prepared
ness IL 10 be on the alert for
whatever may happen" said Nc
Laury, "and one of the big aides
TO the wardens I'm handling n
situation of this kind h the
household register, which now IL
being prepared by the various
post wardens. The citizenry
should appreciate why the data
Is complied as to their families,
surroundings, location of shell
ters, etc.
BE SURE HE'S BONAFIDE
cit also In wise to ascertain
first IL the man visiting your
home In a bonafide warden.
This Is n preventative for some
enemy facts-gatherer to get
away with something. First ask
the man TO show his credentials
and II they are not satisfactory
call the air raid headquarters,
CA. 1871. so he may be checked
up on.
"When you are certain he IL
o. X, then cooperate to the
fullest extent In giving him all
the information he asks which
includes name OF street, house
number, type of building, air
raid zone, post and area, names
Of all occupants of your home
and approximate times they will
be at home, your place of en-
pioyment and any others EN-
ployed I'm your household, those
needing special care or inter
prefers because they don't speak
English, blind, deaf or crippled
persons or infants, location Of
your refuge room and its exit
and equipment you have in
stalled for fighting incendiary
bombs
MUST HAVE RECORD
This all is necessary becaus,
both the warden. himself, and IN,
post headquarters must have +;
record so they'll know how many
10 be dug out should your homf
ever be hit by bombs.
It is all forXhe protection Of vol
and your family. It is quite likely
that the fire department will n
occupied after raid putting o!t
fires in the industrial or business
sectors and that you and youl
warden will have 10 look after TN
job Of seeing that your home is moi
burned. The information as Il
equipment pertains 10 this hazard
II readily can be seen that the
household register job is big one
when il is considered that there
are families in approximately
1850 city blocks 10 be inter,
viewed. That's the reason fcl
whole-hearted cooperation.
Air raid wardens Of other cite,
now residing in Detroit may bs
indicted into the OCD warder
service by filing an application
with their area warden who vii
transmit il 10 the division oil
training and education, of which
Henry c. Reese is co-ordinator.
II then will be checked as u
training of the applicant. and oar
ticipation in warden work in theil
home cities and if the standards
comply with those of this city hi
is indicted. II they don't he vii
be given special training. Finger
printing also is necessary before
such an applicant is assigned.
Gov. Murray d. Van Wagner
has officially named Mayor I'D
ward J. Jeffries chairman an
Glenn c. Richards vice chairman
of the recently organized Detroit
Council of Defense as we'll as out
ting his official stamp of approva
on the 40 other members of thu
body. a formality made necessary
by law.
Capt. Nola Forrest OF the army
nurse corps today said that "
looks as if all previous local rec
ords for the appointment of nurse:
in the army nurse corps will b.
broken this month. Captain For
rest daily is interviewing hundreds
Of applicants at the Army Wal
Show booth. 2 TO 4 p. m. In the
first % days of the month more
than 100 nurses entered the serv.
ice in Michigan, Wisconsin anc
Illinois alone. The army need,
1000 nurses per month. Registered
nurses between 81 and 40 years
unmarried, are eligible. The pay ::
$50 per month.
An air raid wardens' rally fol
wardens of sector ID, zone 3, area
u, is TO be held in Slovene hall
Livernois and South avenues, Fri
day evening at 8 o'clock under
direction of Sector Warden y
Cowell. Speakers from the OCT