The frontiersman., 1952-11-26
CIVIL DEFENSE
 COMMITTEE NAMED


 ally coming into shape, according to CD Director Edward Imme. But, he added, a great deal re- mains to be done before we are feady to meet an actual emer- gency with real efficiency and before full scale Civil Defense exercise can be attempted in Pal mer. Such a full scale exercise, including a full blackout, will be run in the near future.
 At the present time the Palmer Civil Defense committee consists of the following persons: Direc- tor Edward Imme; Tom Reiss, deputy director; William Bou- wens and Lew Hanks, assistant directors; Hugh Johnson, person. nel; pr. C. C. Bailey, health ser vices; Lucille Mick, emergency welfare; Max Sherrod, first aid; Bernie Bouweens, law enforce ment; Ray Lancaster, fire service; Chet Sandvik, shelter; Richard Demming, engineering; Oliver 1 Onkka, rescue service and evacu- ation; and John Weisenberger, communications. June Liebing re- presents the Nurses Association and reports their organization ready to go into action. Dr. Curtis Dearborn represents the Agricul- ture Station. Palmer Boy Scouts are prepared to offer courier ser vice, Scoutmaster Harry Winner has reported to the director.
 Plans for the evacuation of school children to safe areas in
 ne event of an emergency have i been made by William Zahrad- nicek and the American Legion post has offered its full coopera- ton.
 All service organizations are
 urged 10 appoint representa-
 five 10 meet with the Civil De-
 fense committee.
 During it's last meeting, the committee accepted the ofAe-- of the Carpenters Hall as a head quarters building. Hereafter meetings will be held there and the Civil Defense headquarters will operate from there in any drill or emergencies.
 Air raid warnings, or the Red Alert, will be sounded by the Coop whistle with a three min ute series of short blasts, togeth- CT with the fire siren. The all- clear signal is a one minute blast followed by two minutes of si- lence, a second one minute blast followed by a second period of silence, and a third one minute blast.
 At the sound of the Red Alert, Civil Defense workers are to pro- ceed immediatly to their stations unless planes are overhead, in which case they must find shelter until able to proceed. The popu- ] lace are to remain calm and find shelter until the all clear is sound ed and to follow the directions of wardens and police officers, Im- me stated.
 The Red Alert last Friday eve- ming, November 21, was not in- tended to be blackout, but was to test the time involved in get ting an alert from Anchorage to our station and have the alert signals sounded in Palmer, he ex- plained.
 Another preliminary test will be held this week, in which a Navy bomber will fly over with out warning and drop leaflets urging all out participation in our Civil Defense effort. In connec- ton with this simulated attack we will attempt to pick up the lag gressor" plane and sound the Red Alert, Imme said. At this time Civil Defense workers will re- port to stations and an evacuation drill will be held at the school
 No blackout or full scale ex-
 ercises will be in effect at this
 lime.
 This will be followed at an an- nounced dates in the near future, with a full scale blackout test and a full test of our Civil De- fense organization. Plans for this test will be completed at the next Civil Defense meeting to be held 1 December l in the Carpenters'