Evening star., 1942-02-01
Civil Defense Heads
Seek 1000 Volunteer
Stretcher Bearers

Locations Announced
For 80 CosuqIty Stotions;
Rules Issued on Lights
An appeal for 1000 volunteer
stretcher bearers was issued last
night by Commissioner Young,
Civilian Defense Coordinator
for this area, as his staff an
nounced selection of 81 locations
for casualty stations.
At the same time Co-ordinator
Young issued instructions to police
and air raid wardens to give three
courteous admonitions" to house
holders and business establishments
to blackout all unnecessary light
ING visible from the sky. After that
more forceful action may be taken.
Under the District Blackout Act
q fine up to $500 or imprisonment
I'D to 90 days is provided for re-
fusal to obey blackout regulations.
Co-ordinator Young emphasized
the necessity Of public compliance by
stating.
"A careful reading Of the report
on the disaster at Pearl Harbor will
convince anyone that only by the
observance of this vigilance in every
day life may we hope to avoid be-
coming responsible parties to = SINH
lar situation in the National Capt.
tai. As we Remember Pearl Har-
bor,' let us all take its tragic les
son seriously to heart and avoid
similar errors in the field OF our
own responsibilities.
THE more important thing to re-
member is that we are at war with
capable and ruthless adversaries,
who seek and will attempt our de-
struction by any means available.
At this moment our only protection
in this city is unremitting vigilance
and a completion Of every element
OF our Citizens Defense Corps
without further loss of time"
"A Sirens Installed Now.
In another Official instruction. Mr..
Young provided that clergymen at
tending the sick or on other errands
Of mercy are to be passed through
all warden or police lines during
an emergency. The clergymen will
wear the white arm band and will
be provided an official card Of per-
sonal identification by Police Chief
Kelly Standard windshield markers
also will be supplied to drivers OF
emergency vehicles.
At the same time District officials
said they anticipated that within q
month" the entire system OF air.
raid warning signalling system will
be installed and ready for use. There
are now installed "a Of the Al elec-
tric sirens ordered some time ago,
ofiicials said. Eleven air pressure
horns have been ordered and
negotiations are under way for eight
steam actuated horns. A survey now
Is under way to find out how many
and what plants have 24-hopr
steam pressure aBiesto operate he
steam signalling devices.
Casualty Stations,
The 81 casualty stations are
located at strategic points according
to population in fire houses, schools
and other buildings. They are
under the immediate supervision Of
DR.. John A. Reed. chief Of Emer-
gency Medical Services.
At least IL workers are to be
assigned to each station, including
teams of doctors, trained nurses and
nurses aides.
The medical teams are to be
supplemented by trained stretcher
bearers, the latter to be organized in
squads Of II men. Their jobs will
be to get the injured to casualty
stations.
Civilian defense officials have ar
ranged to supplement the made
quate supply of ambulances with
taxicabs equipped with stretchers.
Work May Be Dangerous.
Eight stretcher bearer squads
have been organized 50 far, some
with 8, some with II and one with
IS members.
"The Emergency Medical Service
has been 50 organized that almost
any person injured during an emer-
gency will have almost immediate
medical attention and evacuation" I"
DR.. Reed said. The service of the
litter bearer squads is one OF the
most important. 1t may be danger
ous and certainly will be arduous.
we need good men for this service" "
Persons volunteering as stretcller
bearers have been asked to report
to Sthe Civilian Defense Volunteer
Onace, SOL Pennsylvania avenue
NV, or to either the AFRAID
warden or Civilian Defense Com
mittee head in their community.
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