Evening star., 1942-04-14

Of official duties. Motorists holding
the emergency red stickers, but not
on official duty during the blackout,
should not attempt to use their cars,
but should govern themselves the
same as other motorists"
Headlights to Be Dimmed.
Headlights on all emergency We
hicles in Arlington County must be
screened so as not to be visible from
the air, Clifton G. Stoneburner, Ar
lington County defense co-ordinator,
said today In listing county black
out regulations.
Mr.. Stoneburner said that the
conventional "blackout headlights"
were not now available to the gen.
eral public. However, he added.
drivers Of emergency vehicles must
use some means to prevent their
lights being seen from above.
Regulations for tonight's blackout
in the county also provide that only
dim lights may be used and drivers
must have proper Identification
cards and stickers.
Conformity with the blackout
speed limit of 20 miles an hour was
also urged by Mr.. Stoneburner.
1T has been found" he said,
that fatalities or injuries which
have occurred in blackouts in other
areas have mainly resulted from
too fast driving"
Police Chief Andrew M. Newman
of Montgomery County today count
ermanded previous instructions and
ordered law enforcement officials of
that county to honor all red wind
shield stickers issued to District
civilian defense workers. Such off,
cials will be allowed to proceed with
dimmed lights, he said. !
District Civilian Defense officials
said traffic coming into Washington
would be halted at various county
lines during the blackout. In Vir-
ginia, they said, cars would be
stopped at the Fairfax County line,
at the Alexandria city limits and at
the Arlington County line. Traffic
will be stopped at the far limits of
the Montgomery County line and at
the District boundary line for cars
entering and leaving Prince Georges
County. Vehicles travelling the
Baltimore Washington boulevard,
officials said, will be halted at
Laurel.
I'VE couldn't ask for finer coop
Grafton than we are getting from
the surrounding counties" declared
Defense Director Bolles.
Col. Bolles laid increasing empha-
sis on the necessity of careful op-
erations during the total blackout
period. Even cars bearing emerg-
ency passage stickers will be halted
unless they are on some real emerg-
ency mission or one related to the
blackout test.
Defense Army Rehearsal.
Tonight's test will not only be a
rehearsal for citizens but for the
Metropolitan Areas far-flung civil
liam defense army which will be
notified half hour before the sig
mails sound a warning to the COM
munity and which will 60 into ac-
ton as if an actual raid was under
way.
The three Commissioners will
each take carloads of officials on
a tour of the city during the test,
starting at the control center where
they will observe the communica-
tions system in action.
o. G. D. Director James M. Lands,
Representative Stefan of the House
District Committee and Frank
Holmes. administrative assistant to
the defense co-ordiator, will ride
with Commissioner Young. House
District Committee Chairman Ran
dolph and Representative Mahon,
also of the District Committee, will
make the tour with Commissioner
Mason. Commissioner Kutz will
be accompanied by Gen. Lorenzo
Gasser. chief of o. C. D. protective
services, and Col. Beverly Snow,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner.
Navy Yard to Be Darkened.
Although lights vital to defense
are excepted from the blackout
order. the Navy Yard will be dark
for Is minutes during the blackout
period and the Army War College
will also be blacked out.
Col. Thomas F. Bresnahan, post
commander, said the main buildings
Of the college are equipped with
blackout curtains and at least one
room of each officers and enlisted
mems quarters has been light
proofed. Recently, an AFRAID siren
was installed atop one of the build
ings. The Navy Yard also has its
own siren.
Meanwhile. it was disclosed that
plans have been made for a 5-min-
ute blackout at the new War De-
partment Building under construc-
ton in Arlington County. The test
will be made during the Districts
total blackout, to see that complete
blackout conditions can be OBJ
tanned, but men at work will stand
by their posts to prevent any at
tempt at sabotage.
Celebration of Pan-American Day
at the Pan-American Union will
continue as planned, but under
blackout conditions, it was said.
The James E. Strates Show now
playing in Anacostia Park will be
closed after pm. because of the
blackout, F. F. Gillen, acting super
intendent of National Capital Parks,
announced Mr.. Gillen exDlained
that the carnival had decided to
close to avoid confusion during the
blackout period and as a precaution
against accidents which might re-
suit from large number of persons
trying to reach their homes during