The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-05-08

ana arthur 1. NOSSo, PohSS,
Isaac A. Hartung, public well
fare; DR.. Russell F. Salot. medi-
cal services; Charles v. Titus,
communications; Lawre C
Blades, enrollments; Henry Bru-
neel, property protection; Fred
Breitmeyer, public works; Judge
James E. Spier, public relations;
Lawrence Oehmke, air raid war
dens; l.. Wade Fast, schools;
George A. bankers. control Off
Ger, and Joseph II. Matthews,
secretary.
LINDSEY SUCCEEDS REESE
After pioneering the original
organization here, Reese was
called upon by Detroit to help
theirs and the state organiza-
ton, and he resigned.
Lindsey, a veteran officer OF
World War l was appointed CO.
ordinator and commander of the
Civilian Defense Corps. and
from that time on the organiza,
tons advancement in training
and efficiency moved swiftly.
The day after Pearl Harbor
two ladies walked into the
Civilian Defense office and Of
fered their services on a volun-
teer basis. They were Mrs. Her
man T. Wycoff and Mrs. Russell
Stark. They quickly recruited
other workers among the loyal
women Of Mount Clemens and
district, and soon the protec-
tive and public service arms OF
this huge volunteer service had
reached into the lives of every
citizen, encouraging the war eff
fort in its every phase.
1t grew to a peak of $50 All
Raid Wardens-enough to cover
every business and residential
block in the city; 200 Auxiliary
Police-enough to afford ample
protection for all citizens; rs
Auxiliary Firemen real as
sistance to the regular force
100 medical corpsmen and
nurses aides-Well trained for
disaster; 25 men with equip
ment and trained for demolition
and road repair; so messengers
and 80 members of an efficient
central control crew.
ALL WELL TRAINED
Practically all of these work
ers took extensive training, in
Guiding classes in first aid, po-
Icing, fire prevention and fire
fighting.
Among others, including ex-
perts from Detroit, they were
taught nightly by Ernest Buck
holz, Lawrence Oehmke, Fred
Henk, Clayton Dubay. Walter
Stewart, Earl Touscany, Bert
Lozen, Ed. Smith, Stanley
Campbell, Gene Smith, Herman
Beck, Monte McFarlane, Law
renee Blades, Ralph Randolph,
Chesley Miller, Fred Tuscany,
AL. Deng and Red Cross trainers.
Auxiliary police and firemen
received special training from
Harold Krauseneck and Bert
Lozen-and continue to do SO.
All have continued Krauseneck
and Bert Lozen-and continue to
do so. All have continued their
work, and plan to continue, in
aiding regular men of the De-
partment of Public Safety and
conducting door-to- door salvage
canvasses and other projects aid
ing the war effort.
Among the achievements of
the Civilian Defense unit here
was the installation and opera
ton of one of the first control
centers-if not the first-in the
State of Michigan. Its smooth
fHnctioning was we'll demon
strated to local and state CD Of
ficials during actual blackouts.
Military authorities marveled at
its efficiency and reported its
system in glowing terms.
Mount Clemens was also be-
lieved to be the first city in the
state to install afraid sirens,
and conduct tests of sound mod
ulation and varying signals to
determine the most efficient
warning coverage.
FIVE TESTS HELD
Five actual blackout tests
were held. each vastly improved
over the first, which in itself
was an outstanding success for
a public often too complacent.
State Civilian Defense Off
Gals, representatives Of the
Governors office and military
experts expressed keen satisfac-
ton with the blackouts.
Throughout the entire patri-
otto network of volunteers, no
more splendid achievement was
recorded than the work of the
women's volunteer group. Mrs.
A. A. Thompson served as chair
man, and the various groups
we're directed by the following
ladies: salvage, Mrs. Paul w.
Mckee; nutrition, Mrs. Mark AL
perm: child welfare. Mrs. Harry