Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-04-16
PROTECTORS-MINUTE MEN

Governor Bricker on March s
| threw the full force of the State
! Conservation Division into Ohio's Z
civilian and Industrial protection
program as he directed more than
| 100 game supervisors and protectors
| to begin preparing for possible air
raids, sabotage and other enemy ac-
| ton.
] In 16 point plan, which calls for
the enrolment Of trustworthy hunt
ers owning high-powered rifles, the
Governor announced that game pro-
! tectors could play an important
role in Ohio's war effort in addition
/ to their other regular duties.
Courtney Burton, executive direc-
tor Of the Ohio State Council of De-
/ fense, and Conservation Commis-
sioner Don Waters developed the
| far-reaching plan designed to give
protection to urban and rural resi-
dents alike in the event of aerial
bombing or disaster.
(, Governor Bricker said that con-
| servation supervisors had been In
| structed to Immediately begin de-
| fense activity programs in their re-
| spective districts. Game protectors
| will be asked to map the location
| OF dams, power lines, reservoirs.
dynamite warehouses, hospitals and
| first-aid stations.
They also will compile a list of
trustworthy hunters, possessing
high-powered rifles, who will be
known as minute men" for service
in an emergency and for guarding
bridges and dams against sabotage.
Governor Bricker said the game
protectors will be authorized to re-
port suspicious persons and investf-
gate possible detour routes which
may be available should air raids
tie up traffic on major highways.
Addresses by Burton and Waters
at the civilian protection institute,
preceded announcement of Gov
ernor Bricker's plan to enroll the
enforcement personnel of the Con-
servation Department in the Ohio
war program.
New activities of game protectors
| in addition to their conservation
| duties, follow:
/. Instruction in auxiliary po-
lice work; 2, map location of all
dams; 3, map location of power
trunk lines and their course across
| the country; 4, map location of all
transformers and booster stations
| adjacent to corporation lines; 8.
map location of all springs, resef-
voirs and sources of unpolluted wa
ter supply; 6, map location of rural
fire fighting equipment; z, map 10
cation Of each high explosive ware
house or magazine in county and
provide a list of dealers in ex-
plosives.
8, map location of all operating
stone quarries, all abandoned quar-
ries, gravel and sand pits; 8, obtain
names and addresses of persons
possessing explosives; 10, make sur
vey and list trustworthy hunters in
the county who have high-powered
guns and enroll them as volunteer
minute men," II, make notes on
all unusual changes in appearance
of countryside, suspicious persons
or circumstances; IL, map location
of all hospitals, ambulance service,
first aid stations and plan short
CUT routes; 13, mark short detOur
routes which may be used instead
of state highways in the event of
emergency congestion of traffic; IA,
| make available all emergency infor-
| nation to the highest defense au-
| thority in the county or to the near
est highway patrol post.
Is, as quickly as possible acquire
| first aid instruction to become ac-
| credited instructors; 16, enforce
| ment officers of conservation divis-
| ion must make weekly reports to
| their supervisors and cooperate with
| state highway patrol.
Alvin Parmiter states the minute
| men quota has been filled for Nor
! gan county, and he has very de-
| pendable group of men ready for
| any emergency His car is fully
| equipped with shortwave radio,
! first aid kit and other emergency
| equipment.
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