Evening star., 1942-03-02
b|ackout Will Test
Defense Control Map
In Montgomery
Recording Of Incidents
By Pins Will Show
Where Help Is Needed

The, newly completed map of the
AFRAID districts, precincts and sec
tors Of the metropolitan area Of
MontgUmery-Co County will receive its
first test during tomorrow's black
out. g
In Arlington detailed instructions
for afraid wardeps we1sna1sto-
day, while PTmce Georges defenH
officials ( appealed for co-operatie4
of all citizenst
The Montgomtr map, was pre-
pared under the direction of Fred
w. Tuemmler, planning director of
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
chief technical adviser =, for the
County Civilian Defense Council.
Location of each firehouse, police
station, casualty post and warden
post in the area, which includes
Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Be
thesda and Chev? Chase, is indi-
Gated by vari-cciFed pins.
AS incidents On 4he blackout are
a,iHs are flashed tiO to o' wor Is in the county unity
control center, IAfhen spot them
on the map.
Glance at Nh e'ells Story.
Thus civilian s3&nse chiefs can
tell by a glance the map just
how effective tl1s blackout is and
can assign unit TO areas which
need more coversge.
Instructions fc the blackout to-
morrow were gDen by Chief Air
Raid Warden A~ch Mcdonald yes
terday at a meeting of air raid war
dens of the 18th, Sth and 9th dis
tricts at the Silver Spring Dis
pensary Building.
He warned of The possibility of
fifth columinists attempting to
create dissension in the warden
service.
An inspection of sector warden
posts in. the three districts will be
made within two weeks, Mr. Nc
Donald announced, in order to de-
+ termine their efficiency.
I He also said arrangements were
being made to have two-horse power
sirens placed at Spencerville, Bur-
louisville, Colesville, Fairland and
Norbeck. Two automobile sirens
have been assigned to the second
precinct at Colesville and also to
the Olney district.
New Bomb, Gas Class.
Importance of early completion of
first-aid courses was stressed by
District Warden Edward C. Hol-
mead, who directed the wardens to
| see to it that all homes in the
area have Sand to extinguish in
cendiary bombs.
/ ALI AFRAID precaution classes in
Montgomery County have been dis
continued in favor of new bomb,
gas and fire school to be conducted
from 7:30 to 10 pm. every Monday
and Tuesday by Comdr.. John P.
Wetherill, U. S. NJ, at the Kensing-
ton Armory, it was announced. The
first class will be restricted to 800
AFRAID wardens. /,
Blackout instructions for air raid
wardens in Arlington County were
issued by F. Freeland Chew, chief
afraid warden.
Reports to Be in Writing.
Regulations have been issued for
our own protection and are so de-
signed as to develope all weak spots
in civilian defense precaution," Mr.
Chew told the Wardens, emphazing
that Immediate safeguards" would
be established where they were
found necessary. Violations are to
he reported to individual warden
posts. From the posts they will be
transmitted to the headquarters
control center.
| Reports of violations are to be
confirmed in writing within 48
hours, Mr.. Chew said.
Completion of plans for Prince
Georges County's participation in
the blackout was announced by j.
Robert Sherwood, chairman of the
county Civilian Defense Council.
I'VE want. the jful cooperation
of every person in the county," Mr..
| Sherwood said today. ANY willful
E:yiolation of blackout regulations will
be drastically dealt with"
Falls Church, Va, and all of Fair
fax County will participate IN to-
Morrow's blackout.