The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-26
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powers TO strike at the 80 per
cent of the American war effort
that is represented in this area.
He declared that what the
Americans were able to do in the
bombing of the Philippines and
the japanese capital Of Tokyo,
Japanese or German or Italian
planes could accomplish here if
we are not properly prepared.
He cited the fact that the chief
purpose of the test blackoutS
and other civilian defense mea-
sures being taken here are large
ly for the purpose of keeping
towns and cities from being
Turned up" He admitted that
the blackouts are firstrate train
ing to show people what to do
in the event of day raids and
declared that it is probable that
the Axis powers would be more
likely to stage a raid on this
area in the daylight hours than
they would be to stage one in
the night.
DAWN ATTACKS
THE whole idea seems TO be
to spend the night getting to
the point that it is desired to at
tack by daylight" the speaker
said.
Commenting upon the lack of
understanding between Govern
or Murray D. Van Wagner and
Mayor Edward j. JeffrieS, of
Detroit, Lanphar said that his
auditors should forget all about
that friction and plunge whole
heartedly into the job of prepar-
ing to take what anyone can
hand this area.
I'VE have too much at stake
to be worrying about who's 60
ing to get the glory" Lanphar
declared. I'VE have our homes,
cur freedom and our lives as our
stakes in this thing"
He pointed out that the mod
ern bombers of the Axis powers
can carry cargo of 1000 in
cendiary bombs to drop upon a
given area. He declared that one
of the weaknesses of Britain
during the early stages of the
war was the fact that one town
declined to cooperate with an
other town. Towns that were
we'll prepared suffered the least
damage, and those that were I'M
prepared suffered the most, he
said. In this district, Lanphar
continued, the town that is af-
fected the least will be expect
ed to send supplies and equip
ment TO aid the town or towns
that is or are hurt the most.
Fire equipment, medical sup
plies, medical aid and other
things would be sent from one
town to another in case of need.
Lanphar said that he believ-
ed that such an end could be
accompanied by cooperation but
that. if it shouldn't, the govern
or still held the right to invoke
and continue martial law in the
area for the duration of the raid
scares.
Confusion resulting from the
use of sirens for both routine
fire alarms and air raid alarms
was also discussed at some
length as members of the de-
Tense group pointed out that
many local residents had been
alarmed Sunday morning when
the screaming of sirens healded
a blaze at the Levine junk yard
instead Of an air raid.
Action to eliminate the diff
Guilty is already being taken
and may result in the steam
whistle on a local hotel rather
than the sirens being used to APP
prise the volunteer members OF
the Vocal fire department where
the blaze is and restricting the
use of the sirens to the broad
casting Of air raid alarms.
The new district commander
paid high tribute to the county
civilian defense group and
Sheriff Jacob Theut for having
conducted as successful black
out as Sundays without a single
casualty resulting.
ATTEND MEETING
Attending the session in ad-
dition TO those already noted
were Supervisors RoSso, Tall
man. Lingeman, Sherlock, Hill;
and William Mallow; Lawrence
f. Blades. laiason officer Of the
county Council of Civilian De
Tense. Sherwood Bennett, county
controller; Circuit Judge James
f. Spier, public relations Off
Ger of the Council of Civilian
Defense: Lawrence Oehmkc,
chief air raid warden, and l..
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