Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-24
0CD Explained;
Public Confusion
Is Eliminated
Home Defense Notes
By KEN HALL

The public has been greatly
confused concerning the various
branches Of tho Office Of Civilian
Defense and for that reason
Associate Co-ordlnator Frank NJ
MCLsury Of tho Detroit Metro
politan area OCD Office has issued
2 statement clarifying the diV-
SionS and their functions
There are three basic divisions
81 the National OCD office. the
defense corps citizens service
corps and the civilian defense vol
untcer Office The defense corps
is made UP OF the protective Sers-
ices embracing air raid wardenS.
which include fire watchers: auXil-i
iarN fremcn and policemen which
TnCWde rescue and bomb squads.
emergency medical corps, includ-
lnC nurses aides. emergency public
works with demolition and clear.
anCe crews. repair crews and
docontaminauon squads; emery
cncy welfare, evacuation. drivers,
messengers and staff members.
THE CITIZENS CORPS
The Citizens Service Corps han
dies all the community service
functions. including salvage, CON
SumerS problems. nutrition, recre-
alton youths activities. health
and hospitals child care. speakers.
war stamps and bonds sales, family
security services. housing. informs-
ton. neighborhood and block lead
erS and other wartime services
The Civilian Defense Volunteer,
office is the labor supply division
for the defense and citizens serv-
ice corps. II is through this division
that all volunteers are recruited
for the OCD work. including
rationinG of various types.
Under the national OCD re-,
cional Offices have been estab-
liShed. known as service commands.
In this grouping Michigan is in
the Sixth Civilian Defense Region.
with headquarters in Chicago.
Wisconsin. Illinois and a small
corner of Indiana in the Gary
district are included in the region.
The federal jurisdiction ends with
the regional directors and STATS,
CAPTAIN LEONARD CHIEF
Below the regional level the
OCD IS supported by states. couns
ties and municipal organizations. !
In Michigan, Capt Donald S.
Leonard Of the state police is head
of civilian protection and Don
Weeks is head of civilian war
service.
Most OF the SO counties Of Mich
igan have county defense councils
appointed by the governor under
the state law. These councils re-
port directly 10 the State Council
Of Defense. as do the municipal
defense area councils. as Detroit.
Wayne County differs from the
others by agreement. the Munich
pal Defense Council appointed by
the mayor and the Wayne County
Council Of Defense dividing the
work.
ITS LABOR SUPPLY
Under the agreement the county
council initiatives and directs pro-
grams Of the Civilian War Service
division and the Municipal Coun-
Gil. through the Detroit Office of
Civilian Defense. carries out the
protective services in the city. In
addition the emergency welfare
and evacuation committee has
been set up in the city.
In Wayne County the Detroit
Civilian Defense volunteer office
acts as labor supply for both the
defense corps and the Civilian War
Service division. All salvage mat
tiers are in the hands Of the county
body'S salvage committee.
All local defense bodies outside
Of the Detroit area are affiliated
with the county or state bodies
according TO the size of the COM
munltleS they represent
All services are well organized
in the Detroit and Wayne County
areas.