The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-23
Recruiting Campaign
 To Enlist Volunteers
Various Communities Facing Shortage of Men, Women
 for Defense Activities; Sturges Makes Appeal

Preparatory to launching state- wide recruiting campaign for vol unteers to join protective Civilian Defense services in their own com munities, State Defense Admins trator Wesley A. Sturges today cal led upon local Civilian Defens; authorities for a complete inven- tory of existing personnel in the l69 communities in the state.
 In addition to the inventory the Administrator asked local Civilian Defense authorities also to furnish an inventory of shortages in the various agencies and committees with an estimate of how many workers are needed for immediate use and to allow for additional and adequate reserve.
 Shortage Here
 There is a serious shortage of volunteers to work at the District Warning Center and the Aircraft Warning Service observation post here, Wallace J. Ingles, chief ob- server of the local post, warned last night. Many of the workers now on duty are being forced to do double shifts.
 Posts that are in the greatest need of more help are to 4 p. m. Saturday; midnight Saturday to ? 8. m. Sunday; to 10 p. m. Sum- day; 2 to 8. m. Monday, and 4 to 6 a.>m. Wednesday. The District Warning Center is in dire need of volunteers for the 2 to 6 a. m. shift daily. Those who are interested should call MT. Inglis at 4-5715 or Miss Jean Stevenson, 4-6123 during office hours, for duty at the warn ing center.
 MT. Sturges said that as soon as compilation of the figures is made the State Defense Council will promote 8 statewide campaign to recruit all of our State and local defense services to full quotas"
 MT. SturgeS said in his letter:
 "1t seems to me that it is most timely for us to complete our re- cruiting and fully man our defense services right now. I feel that current considerations both in the Congress and elsewhere of the necessities for more authori- tative redistribution of our total manpower and womanpower is a challenge to al civilian defense authorities to recruit to full strength with adequate reserves all of their services. feel equally strong that these same considera- tions of the reditribuiton of our manpower and womanpower will be challenge to all of our people in Connecticut who may not now be engaged in any civilian defense service, to re-eXarnine their conclu- ;ions as to making themselves avail able by some definite commitment In carrying on our protective civil dan defense services"
 Reports Expected
 The request for the inventory went to chairmen of local defense com- mittees, controllers of district warn ing centers and chief observers of the aircraft warning service with plea thta reports be completed as of October 31, 1942.
 The major portion of those who have taken various defense courses have been attached to the protective services such as air raid wardens, auxiliary policemen and firemen; staff and office personnel of local defense councils and report centers; aircraft observers, first aiders, etc.
 However, in many cases since the original enlistment personnel in all of Connecticut communities has un- @ergone changes because of the 1raft, changes in occupations,