Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-03-09

additional 10000 would die in the
following or weeks. OF the 3d.
900 remainder about $4,000 might
be suffering from burns, 10000
from mechanical injuries and 49,
600 from radiation injuries. This
total Of over 100 per cent arises
from the fact that large number
Of casualties would be suffering
from two or more types of injuries.
To top this staggering total, there
follows the complex and difficult
job Of evacuation, either after the
bomb drop, or of course, if there
is warning, preferably before the
drop.
AND HERE is WHERE folks in
strictly rural communities and the
small towns of the country can play
a tremendously important role in
their states civil defense set-up.
II your town and your county
is chosen as ap. evacuation site,
plans may be made beforehand to
care for several thousand or even a
million or more evacuees from a
stricken city in the following order:
Cd school age children; (2) chill
dren under 6 years, accompanied
by mothers or escorts; (3) preg-
nant women; "a the aged infirm;
go inmates of institutions, hos
pitfalls, homes and state or county
institutions; and (6) all others ex-
cept those serving in essential ca
pacities such as industry.
Your town or your county must
be organized to care for these peo-
pie to help provide, transportation,
health service, sanitation, police,
fire protection, water supply, food,
housing, disqualification, morgue
services, and dozen other essen
tials, including welfare service.
Your state civilian defense adj
ministration and his entire staff
running down into the cities, towns
and counties, should be trained to
meet every contingency of such
a catastrophe. This requires weeks
and months Of organizational work
and intense planning and entails
the draft or volunteer of thousands
of individuals, both men and wom-
en-, who should be trained and edu-
Gated, simply, as Governor Willard
Caldwell, director of the National
Civilian D fe n S Administration
said: to save their own lives and
to assist in saving the lives of their
neighbors.
Here are a few musts in prepar-
ing your house after an afraid
warning: Don't let trash pile up;
shut doors, windows and pull down
blinds; throw your electric switch;
if you burn coal, close draft doors;
keep flash-light handy; don't
light match; have a radio, first
aid equipment and a supply Of
canned goods; don't eat open food;
don't rush outside after a bombing;
drink only bottled water or other
bottled liquid; don't start rumors
and use the telephone only for
emergency.
There is little danger of radio
active clouds after the first two
minutes after the bomb burst. I'm
foreground and underwater bursts,
however, may pollute the air for
some time unless a wind carries
it off, so if possible stay away
from "down-wind' in these cases.
If it is raining, keep from getting
wet if possible.
Remember this - the theory Of
civil defense rests upon the prin-
ciple Of self-protection by the in
dividual, extended to include mu-
tual self-protection by groups and
communities All men and women
who make up the civil defense work
will belong to national team
The United States Civil Defense
Corps. Find out how you can join
in your community.
tThe third OF this series of articles
will appear next week.