Evening star., 1950-12-08
D. {. Steps Up
Civil Defense
Action Plans
Leaders Confer Today
After Apportioning
Costs for Services

III ldteSt QeVelOpIHeulS mere, Tile
Commissioners yesterday:
Appointed DR.. Oscar B. Hunter
sr.. as director of the medical
care services in the civil defense
organization.
Approved the organization of a
300-man auxiliary fire-f1ghting
force.
Released a breakdown of the
items proposed in the $337, 500 de-
f1ciency civil defense budget re-
quest for this fiscal year. including
funds proposed for air raid warn
ing and communications equip
ment and blood bank at
Gallinger Hospital.
DR.. Hunter, well-known path
ologist and educator, will have
charge of professional services
covering emergency care. hos
pitals. medical resources and
medical evacuation.
Medical Society Nominated.
The Commissioners took DR.
Hunters name off the civil de-
fense medical advisory committee
and added two new members
They are DR.. Victor Ludewig
superintendent of George Wash
ington University Hospital, repre-
senting the Hospital Council of
the National Capital, and DR.
Clagett Gray, retired. who has
headed the medical resources
committee.
Fire Chief Joseph A. Mayhem
said his department probably will
be ready to start accepting appli-
cations for the auxiliary freight
ing force early next week.
The force is designed to pro-
vide 10 men for each of the 80
engine companies and permit all
companies to operate on a "a
hour basis in the event of dis
aster. The men are expected tc
be volunteers, receiving no pay.
They will have the basic train
ing of firemen, but will not be
used for actual firefighting except
in an emergency.
1t. Col. Thomas j. Hayes, Sd
Assisting Engineer Commissioner
said the men can be recruited ano
trained now without additional
funds.
In the future. however, Col
Hayes pointed out, the depart
ment will need clothing and gas
masks for the men at an esti-
mated cost of S11175 per man,
for a total of $33.525.
The deficiency budget request,
If approved by Congress. would
boost the city's civil defense out
lay for this fiscal year to S437,-
500.
Col. Hayes said the request is
merely an inStallment of what
the defense organization expects
to ask and that much larger sums
will be requested later. 1t is based
generally on what can be used
during the next 80 days. he added
Whether there will be another
deficiency request this fiscal year
depends on developments" he
said.
Deficiency Request Items.
Included in the deficiency re-
quest are:
Air raid warning equipment
$4,000. This will cover purchase
and installation of 80 more warn
ing horns. Four horns now are
being procured for installation or
the State Department Building
National Museum, Sumner School,
and the Capitol. The control point
for all "a horns is being obtained
Communications personnel anC
equipment, $66,825. This includes
six months pay for two radio
technicians required to install anC
maintain the system. Equipment
includes 35 monitoring receiver:
to add to the Is now on order, 81
walkie talkies to bring the mum.
ber to 100, and three more port
able generators for emergency
power supply for defense head
quarters and four dispersed con-
troll centerS. Two are ordered.
The monitoring receivers are or
the operating frequency of de,
fense headquarters and will re-
ceive all warnings and monitor
all instructions issued by head
quarters. The portable trans
mitter-receivers will actually con-
troll activities of field parties.
$15,370 Medical Item.
A blood bank at Gallinger Hos
pital and city-wide medical train.
ing, $15.370. Civil defense of.
f1cials point out that, despite city.
wide requirements for blooc
derivatives, even now, large guam.
titles Of human blood are wasted
This fund will provide personnel
supplies and equipment for plasms
reduction and storage facilities.
A shelter survey of District.
owned buildings, $3O,983. Thi!
covers 341 buildings, including
206 schools and so fire houses
The survey will take about 12t
days. and will require l8 archi
tects or engineers ana two typists
Fire-fighting and first aid equip.
ment for District buildings, S34,.
047, This will consist of flash.
lights, batteries. shovels, buckets
tons of sand and first aid kits
Fire Department equipment
$17,995. This covers 200 additiona
gas masks, and 300 protective
uniforms for auXiliaries.
Printing 10000 civil defense
pamphlets. $4,000. These are fol
use in public, private and pa.
rochial schools, and are now being
drafted. Those used in the schools
will be issued free. but some may
be sold to the public.
Uniforms for auxiliary police
force members, $30.280. A force
OF some 1000 men has been au-
thorized, and more than 400 have
volunteered.
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