The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-23


MONDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1892
MAKE YPslLANTl 100 PER CENT
Let's make Ypsilanti a Hundred
Per Cent City.
No. we wouldn't care TO guaran-
tee that Ypsilanti will be bombed.
No one wants 10 be bombed, but
there is the possibility that enemy
planes might make this greatest OF
American defense areas a hurried
visit some night and Il they should
II is best that We should be well
prepared.
There should be no waning OF en-
thusissm for civilian defense actiy'
tiles. Being prepared is not mat
ter In which there can be let-up.
Constant vigilance. constant readi-
ness must be the daily life OF the
10000 or more Washtenaw County
residents
II is only human nature TO get
bit bored with being ready 10 do
something in a crisis when the
crisis is long in developing. In time
OF peace It would be virtually i'm
possible to keep volunteer workers
together as smoothly functioning
organization That this has been
done so far in Ypsilanti Is evidence
that the citizenry is acutely aware
OF the dangers which threaten us.
Even should Ypsilanti never be
bombed. the lessons learned in civ
ilian defense will be invaluable.
Never before. for instance. have
the city, county. or nation possess
ed 81 many individuals trained IN
first aid.
For years home accidents annu.
ally resulted In so many needless
deaths. because no one trained in
first aid was available. Since Pearl
Harbor thousands OF first aid class
es have graduated trained individ-
uals who know what TO do in a
home accident emergency, as well as
in an air raid. AS a result OF this
training we probably can look to
a lowering OF the home accident
mortality rate in years TO come.
Virtually everything learned by
civilian defense workers can be put
to practical use in time of peace.
Decentralization workers, demoli-
ton workers and air raid wardens
all have obtained valuable knowl-
edge. Auxiliary firemen will know
what to do during a fire while the
regular firemen are on the way.
But perhaps the most valuable
thing learned by civilian defense
workers is the business OF cooperat
ing with neighbors TO get a job
done. In the matter OF working TO-
gether to protect each other in time
of danger we have return 70 the
old American custom Of working
together 70 carry out community
projects. For a time many took too
little interest in neighborhood and
community affairs.
There still is room for many more
in the civilian defense effort. This
is no war OF the armies alone. This
Is everyones war All who have NO
place in the armed forces have a
war Job in their own neighborhoods
and homes, and now as Ypsilani
ttNS dDOul tue Adoh vi bNNOAA4AAE a
hundred per cent city, every resi-
dent can help by being able to an
swer the following questions in the
affirmative:
Have you a refuge room in readi-
ness for emergency use?
Have you black-out curtains, can
dies. necessary heat. water, food
and blankets available?
Have you fire protection facili-
ties including sand, water connec-
ton, hose?
Is your attic in order for inspec-
tion and accessible 10 properly fight
fire there?
Are blackout and bomb posters
placed where you can readily refer
70 them?
Have you a first aid kit, proper
containers for inflammabie materi-
ais?
Have you arrangements for sup
ply OF water In case the city water
system Is damaged?
Lets make Ypsilanti the first
hundred per cent city in Michigan.