The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-01-29
DIh0UT GOES INTO EFFECT
 FEBURARY 1
Civilian Defense Director Robertson Releases
 ADO Regulations

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 R. E. Robertson, Director of the Juneau Civilian Defense Council today announced that on next Monday evening, February l, the
 irst night on which will become effective the dimout required by 5he Alaska Defense Command, g practice alert will be held at o'clock.
 The only personnel of the Jul leau Civilian Defense Council who jhould respond to the alert are the members of the Council, Air Raic Wardens, and Auxiliary Police.
 The all-clear signal will be sounded at 7:15 o'clock but Aux Hilary Police and Air Raid War dens should remain on duty fol an hour during which time they should check and report the ob- servance of the dimout in their various areas. No arrests should be made for any violations of the dimout, but the names and ad- dresses of residences, business houses, and other buildings in which the dimout regulations are not observed should be reported in writing by the Air Raid Wardens to their respective .Sergeants who in turn should report the viola tions to the Juneau Civilian De- fense Council.
 Auxiliary Police and Air Raid Wardens should seek to induce the public generally to comply with the dimout regulations by calling attention to the, manner in which the particular householder or busi- ness house is failing to comply with them.
 MT. Robertson called attention to the following provisions of the Proclamation:
 Dimout Provisions a.a,
 Signs, commercial flood light ing, display lighting and amuse- ment places. During the hours of darkness between sunset and sun rise, the Proclamation prohibits all such lighting as:
 Exterior Lighted Neon or Gaseous
 Tube Advertising
 Exterior Lighted Bulletin Boards
 and Poster Boards
 Lighted Building or Outdoor Busi-
 ness Signs
 Outdoor Display and Decorative
 Lighting Lighted Theater Marquee Signs Building Outline Lighting
 Building Floodlighting
 Outdoor Christmas Tree Lighting
 and all other forms of decora-
 tive and advertising lighting
 visible out-of doors at night.
 As will be seen from the above listing, all outdoor lighting of any type which was designed to attract attention is prohibited at night in the Zone of Restricted Lighting.
 Also prohibited at night are lighted neon or gaseous tubing signs, ornamental outline lighting or other decorative lighting which is located immediately within show windows so that it is clearly visible out-of doors.
 Interior Lights
 Interior light sources must be unless they are shield ed so that the light sources do not emit direct rays above the out-of doors. All interior lighting must be reduced or con- trolled so that it does not con- tribute more than one foot candle illumination on any outdoor area. All street and highway lights must be shielded so that each light source does not emit light rays above plane inclined downwards 10 de- grees from the horizontal.
 What is one foot candle? It is 3 measure of light intensity, equi- palent to the illumination on surface one foot away from burning candle. It is not very much equivalent to the light )n downtown streets of a large city produced solely by street lighting. It is enough to allow traffic cir ;ulation without appreciably con- ributing to "skyglow' as pos 'ible aid to the enemy
 Residential, Commercial or h. iustrial Windows. No lighting is behind windows or lazed doors VISIBLE FROM THE SEA unless they are covered by irapes or shades. Ordinary roller hades or drapes will suffice. If 'enetian blinds are used, they