Milford chronicle., 1942-12-18
State DimOut
Head LeFevre
Sound Warning
On BlackOut'
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permissible only on public emer-
gency vehicles. The general public
is not allowed to use spotlights
.Foglights are to be used only dur
ing fog. State, auxiliary and local
police to be the enforcing agency.
This regulation to be effective on
December 81, 1912.
1t was suggested that each aux
iliary police keep a permanent list
of all cars warned regarding these
regulations and that these num-
bers be turned in to the police de-
partment so that they may have
copy also.
4. Stores Windows to be cam
oufaged to cut down light in lower
and upper windows. This regula-
tion to be effective at once.
Checking to be done by Bert
Walls.
All street lights, in order to con-
form to regulations, to be taken
care of by the city.
w. W. Mack, chief engineer of
the State Highway Department,
has informed the dim-out director
that dim-out warning signs will be
placed by the department on roads
leading into Kent and Sussex coun-
ties from New Castle county and
Maryland.
Enforcement of the headlight re-
quirement of the general military
dim-out regulations applying to all
coastal dim-out areas of the Sec
ond Service Command, in which the
two lower counties of Delaware are
included, follows approval last
Wednesday by the State Council of
Defense.
The council previously had ap-
proved all of the regulations for
enforcement with the exception of
the one making it mandatory to
drive in the two counties with the
full upper half of the headlight
lens covered with Opaque paint or
other material and with low beam
only, although it had held that the
low beam be used.
Colonel LeFevre stressed, how
ever, that where headlights are Wis
ible from the sea, vehicles still
must operate with no more than
two driving lamps and leach such
lamp shall not exceed $50 beam
candlepower," with the explana-
ton that parking lights generally
are within this specification. Areas
where parking lights must be used
in approaching the Delaware Bay
or Atlantic Ocean were marked |
with signs some months ago.
1.-THE use of high-beam head |
lights is out for the duration in
Kent and Sussex counties" Colonel |
LeFevre warned.
''It is imperative that all per-
sons living or visiting in the dim
out areas familiarize themselves
and comply with the regulations of
the commanding general of this
service command governing not |
only vehicular lights. but the other
regulations controlling the limited
use of essential lights and prohib-
iting the use for the duration of
many types of lighting classed as
illumination"
Colonel LeFevre called attention
to the requirement that "all ex-
terror advertising signs are pro-
hibited," and lights of parking lots,
filling stations, holiday decorations
and tourist signs must be shielded
so that the source of light will not
be visible at an agile less than As
degrees below the horizontal All
outdoor fires are banned, lights for
protective or manufacturing pur-
poses are strictly regulated and in
terror lights of houses, stores, ETC.,
must be reduced or shaded care
fully.
No naked light from the interior
of any building is permitted to be
visible from the outside,
he emphasized in further explana-
ton.
1T is suggested that household
ers refrain from having lamps near
windows or other openings unless
the shades are carefully drawn and
the direct source of light shaded"
said Colonel LeFevre.
Porch lights may be used if so
shielded that the source of light
is not visible at an angle less than
45 degrees below the horizontal
and wattage reduced so that the il
area does not exceed
one foot candle at any point.
The dim-out director pointed out
that light meters for measuring
light are available at state police
stations and at municipal and other
power plants and some other