Evening star., 1942-03-22
UnguardedLight
Ban Here Goes
Into Effect
Raid Warden Posts
Must Be Set Up by
April 6, BoIIes Warns

ana nOuSenOlQerS, beginning AZ lZ.Ol
a m. today, are under order by the
District Commissioners to ex-
tinguish all lighting visible from the
exterior unless arrangements are
made to have them turned of
promptly on notice.
The order was approved by the
Commissioners recently at the re-
Quest of the National Office OF
Civilian Defense Police are under
instruction to begin at once care
full checkup and to report any vio-
lations to their precinct COM
manders.
At the same time, Metropolitan
Defense Director Lemuel Bolles an
nounced that each air raid warden
sector post must be established not
later than April s. Col. Bolles
added that the equipment for such
posts must be provided by the local
area since public funds were not
available for this purpose, except
that a standard sign for each place
was being provided out of funds
donated by the Central Labor Union
of the A. F. Of L.
Appeal Made by Young.
Commissioner John Russell Young,
civilian defense co-ordinator 1or
this area, last night urged the pub
lie to improvise to meet all exlgencles
in provision of materials so tnat
essential metals and other products
NAV be reserved for the armed
forces
Co-ordinator Young said:
when the Japs launched their
infamous attack upon Pearl Har-
hor. all America was involved IN
total war. The battlefield of free
dom now reaches from the foxholes
of Bataan and the bivouacs OF Ice
land into the home Of every Amerl-
can
In this war no one can stand
idlv by to watch his brother or
neighbor fight to preserve our noer-
ties. Every one in this and every
other community not only mas
stake in the war. but can do some
thing positive to help win 1t. Daily,
hundreds of citizens here ask what
thev can do to aid our war EFFORT.
To them we give the answer: I'M
provise and conserve for victory.
Every time you buy a bolt OF
blackout cloth, you use a macnlne
which could be turning out uniforms
for our men overseas and in the
camps at home. Whenever you buy
a new bucket to hold sand to use
against incendiary bombs, there Is
that much metal diverted from the
manufacture of armament ana
ships.
Sacrifices Urged.
ITO all citizens on the home front
we say: Use the well-known Amerl-
can ingenuity to divert all our re-
sources for the total war. Prepare
your homes for blackoutS, but use
newspapers, cardboard from laundry
boxes, old oilcloth or discarded
blankets to cover your windows.
Keep a pail of sand in your home
for incendiaries, but don't purchase
a new bucket. Use discarded oil
cans now littering many of your
garages. These suggestions can be
multiplied a thousand times.
Americans are willing to make
sacrifices. That is evident in the
cheerful manner in which we have
faced the news of tire and sugar
shortages and the inevitable ration
ing of many other things we thought
we could not get along without.
Let us show it is not necessary
to tell us what we must give up. Let
us-each man and woman of us
take the offensive and help win the
war. This is our chance here in
Washington to attack. And turn
the money. that might have been
spent on unnecessary things. into
Defense stamps and bonds"
Permits Explained.
Anv merchant or industrial plant
operator who finds the need to burn
lights visible from the exterior, un-
der the Commissioners recent order,
must either keep some one on the
premises who will promptly ex-
tinguish these lights on notice. or
fill out a special application for a
permit at the nearest police pre-
cinct
The special permits are to cover
arrangements made by the business
or industrial manager for switches
which can be operated promptly by
designated person to extinguiSh
all lights visible from the exterior.
Col. Bolles commended the
Friendship defense area for its pro-
gram for meeting the need of funds
to equip the 27 AFRAID posts in the
area, citing it as an example which
may be followed by other areas. In
this connection, he said:
There are many needs for funds
and property arising in connection
with the present emergency. There
are no public moneys for most OF
these needs. This comes as a chal-
lenge to all of us. Every time we
are able TO improvise or bring into
play some of the latent resources Of
our community, or to provide from
our own resources needed service.
we make a direct contribution to
the armed forces of the United
States. The production line is over
burdened. Supplies and equipment
are not yet fully equal to the need.
Each time we can relieve this need
by even a little. we make direct
contribution toward the earlier
equipment of our armed forces"
Donating Sought.
The Friendship Citizens Associa-
ton is making a canvass of its 5000
households seeking a cash donation
of 81 from each Of them to cover
civilian defense needs in the
Friendship area.
Col. Bolles said the normal needs
for each sector post included
desk and sufficient chairs for post
personnel, telephone, large fash
lights and extra batteries, flrst-aid
kit, a log book, set of report forms
and instruction texts, a typewriter,
a portable radio receiving set, toilet
facilities and rope or clothesline to
rope of danger areas.