The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
What To Do
When Raid Sig
nal Sounds

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The following rules for citizens
20 follow In the event Of an air raid
over the county must be observed.
The afraid alert signal will be a
series of short repeated blasts for
two minutes or longer. The "all
clear" signal will be one long blast.
The things to do when the signal
sounds:
II An Alarm Sounds
1. Keep calm. Keep cool.
Q. Get OF the streets. Walk
don't run.
3. If within five minutes Of your
home, go there. If at home stay
there. IL more than five minutes
away from home go into the nearest
building.
A. Don't collect in crowds.
s. Motorist should park their cars
immediately-off the street II pos
sible.
6. Put out all lights. Obey black
out instructions.
z. Avoid the top and lower stories
of buildings and seek shelter in the
center portions of buildings.
8. Stay away from windows and
outside walls. Do not use elevators.
9. Do not use the telephone. 1t
is needed entirely by the army, navy
and civilian defense officials.
10. Do not believe any rumors.
Think twice before doing anything.
II. If you are enrolled in one
of the civilian defense agencies, go
to your post Immediately and fol-
low your instructions.
~, Know your AFRAID alarm sig
nails and what they mean.
10. Above all, keep calm. Help
others to keep calm. Prevent any
disorder.
IA. Until an alarm, go about your
usual business and recreation In the
ordinary way.
is. Secure an adequate supply OF
flashlights, batteries and bulbs
also candles.
II Bombs Fall
/. When the AFRAID warden OF
your block comes to your home dc
what he tells you. He is your friend
and is acting on official instructions
2. Shut off gas burners, not pilot
light on stoves. Do not shut off mair
gas valve unless house is badly dam
aged, and when shut off for any
reason, do not turn it ON yourself
Send for a trained man to turn it on
8. Fill the bathtub with water thai
can be used for fire fighting i'm case
the water mains break.
A. Take shelter in the room oil
your home with the fewest windows
and lie down under heavy table il
possible.
s. Keep your radio turned on
Keep your lights turned off, except
ing for blacked-out rooms.
6. Leave at least one window
open.
z. II gas bombs are used, go al
once to an inside room in the house
Paste paper over the glass windows
and stuff rags in window cracks and
under doors.
8. In an incendiary bomb falls
play spray (not stream) from 9
garden hose of water on the bomb
Switch to a steady stream to put
out amy fire started by the bomb
Switch back to spray for the bomb
Never play a stream of water on 9
bomb. The bomb will burn out in
about fifteen minutes if left alone
only about two minutes under fine
spray of water. A jet, splash or buck
ct of water will make the incendiary
bomb explode.
If you have soda-and acid extin-
guisher, use it with your finger over
the nozzel to make fine spray.
Don't use the chemical kind of ex
tinguisher (small cylinders Of liq
uid) ON bombs. They are all right
for use for ordinary fires.
9. Choose one member of the fam
fly to be the home afraid warder
who will remember the rules ant
know what to do. Mothers make the
best.
10. Lie down, fiat, If near you.
Watch for further instructions IL
the news papers, and then follow
them.
EDWARD ID. e. ROLLINS,
Chief Air Raid Warden
Of Cecil County
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