The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-01-24
15T TpRA(T!CE ALERT RULES GIVEN PUBLIC

The first practice alert to be held next Tuesday night at 7:30 will be from 30 to 45 minutes long and starts with repeated short blasts of the fire alarm for two or three minutes.
 No people are to be on the streets and no cars are to be trav cling from the time of the alarm until the all-clear (same as the fire alarm all-clear 1-D, according to the instructions issued by the local civil defense council.
 No person is to leave the build ing in which he is when the alarm is sounded and those persons who are on the street at the time the alarm is sounded will immedi- ately take shelter in the nearest suitable building It is preferred that anyone on the street is to re- turn to his own home if that is the most convenient and nearest.
 From the time of alarm until the all-clear. automobiles shall not tra- vel the streets. Those travelling the streets at the time of the alarm is sounded will immediately pro- ceed to it's destination (obeying re- gular traffic regulations and re- main there until the all-clear is sounded
 Throughout the duration of the alert, everyone should refrain from making telephone calls in order that the telephone system will be available for the use of the civilian defense organization. These regula- tions are not to be violated except in case of sickness, fire or other serious emergency.
 Foot Patrols
 In each civil defense district, the captain wardens, first aid and can- teen service workers are to prompt ly assemble immediately following the sounding of the alarm at the headquarters of that district.
 The captain of each district is to direct his wardens to promptly make foot patrol of the entire district reporting back to the cap- tain the following information: number of wardens in attendance, number of first aid and canteen service workers in attendance, gen. erally whether the public observed or disregarded the alert throughout its duration, and place and incl dents and if possible the name of persons involved in any serious or fragrant violations of the alert. The district captains then report this information to the defense council at these phones at the headquarters in the city hall: 88 or TIP.
 Douglas captains are to make this report to defense councilman Mike Pusich who then makes a combine report covering Douglas to the Juneau headquarters.
 Report Violations
 It is to be noted that no ar rests are to be made for violations of the civil defense rules at this alert though the violations are to be reported.
 The first aid squad in each district is to hold practice admin istration of first aid. Canteen work CTS will have no particular assign ment at this alert except to attend the district headquarters.
 The emergency corps of the Am erican Amateur Relay League under the direction of Dean Williams has five or six stations for broadcast ing. These units can be set up independent of regular power facil- ities to carry on long distance and local calls, it was announced by Williams at last nights meeting of civil defense council and district captains.
 The Civil Air Patrol will use US radio equipment and will be on separate channel, according to Milt Furness, Sr., All radio hams are working closely together to organize for civil defense, he said.
 Col. Joseph D. Alexander, Ter ritorial Director of Civil Defense, announced at the meeting that SIX staff officers of the Alaska National Guard can be used for monltorlng the alert. Radio hams, said Alex ander, can hook up the whole CIVIL defense organization and exception al use can be made of them in thls setup.
 Guard for the power plants IS De- ing worked out, said R. E. Robert son. director of the local civil de- fense organization.