Evening star., 1950-10-04

while any part Of the United
States could be attacked, the West
Coast and the States east of the
Mississippi are regarded as pri-
mary or secondary vulnerable
zones.
In fact. Mr.. Kullenberg said, a
few States east of the Rockies are
not vulnerable zones, though these.
too. have Critical target areas"
within their borders.
Mr.. Kullenberg's analysis uh-
derlined what National Security
Resources Board Chairman Stu
art Symington told the women
leaders earlier. He warned that
America today is in far greater
danger than ever before in it's
history"
Korean War Still On.
Mr.. Symington pointed out
that Russia has the atomic bomb
and can deliver it while this
country has no adequate defense
against it.
The NSRB director declared it
was "a great mistake" to think
the Korean war is over and he
added that he did not believe the
Korean war would ever be over
until this country has an under
standing with Russia.
Yesterday, he said, a great
many" soldiers were killed and
more were wounded in Korea.
The women, called together by
NSRB to hear an exposition of
women's role in civil defense, got
q brief1ng on most of the plans
now under way for home pre-
paredness.
Likely Points Mentioned.
Mr.. Kullenberg told them that
IN selecting the critical target
areas where civil defense was of
gravest Importance. the planners
had to figure out from where
enemy attack cLuld come and
where it would be most profitable
for enemy bombers to strike.
Two more likely points from
which the bombers might come,
he went on. are Siberia or bases
in Iceland and Greenland. He
said it was known that Russia
has built powerful installations in
Siberia. Were Europe overrun,
Russia could base its planes on
Iceland and Greenland. he pointed
out.
Less likely points. but also in-]
cluded in the thinking of the
planners, were bases in North
Africa or South America.
Women VIII Be Needed.
Other speakers told the women
they would be needed in q variety
OF jobs, assured them that they
had good State civil defense di-
rectors. and suggested that they
concern themselves with making
sure State laws were passed for
civil defense and State defense
agencies were adequately financed.
The women followed State de-
fense directors to NSRB confer
ences. A spokesman for the direc-
tors said their conference with
NSRB and Defense department Of
flcials gave them the best time
table they have had yet on what
help-outside of actual funds
they can expect from Federal
sources.
Outlining the proposed role of
women to the State directors yes
terday. Mrs. Martha Sharp, spe-
cial advisor to NSRB, declared
that women are able to do any
job as well as men if they are
properly trained"
Availability List Offered.
The women's services of the
Defense Department, she said,
have offered to give civilian de-
tense offices the names of former
servicewomen who are now moth
ers of young children and can
not be taken back into the serv-
ice, but whose training fits them
for civilian defense work.
Among jobs in which women
can be used, Mrs. Sharp listed
warden services, public relations,
communications. driving, auxiliary
police traffic control, emergency
feeding and housing, collection
and distribution of clothes to air
raid victims. medical services,
Civil Air Patrol ground crews and
welfare services.