The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-02
Farmville E'Under Attack" In
Civil Defense Drill Tuesday
Auxiliary Police
Will Take Charge
When Siren Sounds

OF Tuesday morning. il will indi
cate that an air nuclear attack Is
eminent Possibly Norfolk New
port News. Washington and Rich
mond Will have already been put
under attack.
That viii be the setting when
Farmville civil defense forces mus
ter IN nationwide drill gong UNI
der the code name Attack Phase
The first siren alarm VIII be
sounded some time Tuesday morn
ing ior duration o. about three
minutes This Will be the signal for
auxiliary police and firemeu TO
man their stations II IS tho alert
signal.
A short time later, 1920 minutes
w available sirens and Whistles
will 90 off for approximately five
minutes.
To the general public this is It
Take cover! Air attack IS expected
Auxiliary and regular police VIII
stop all incoming traffic to Farm
Vile, and everyone will have to
take cover in the nearest building
Persons al home are asked ID get
into their home shelter inn
mediately If they have no pre-
pared home shelter shut all OUT
side doors and windows, and take
refuge il the basement or interior
first floor room
If out-ofdoors. take the best
cover available. a ditch Oh foX-hoc
being one Of the safest places ta
be III the event Of direct atomic
attack although i is poor With re-
gard to radiation fall-out
Drill to Last 10 Minutes
r. r. GAY and o w Harper.
head Of the local auxiliary police
unit. said all auxiliary police VIII
DC wearing arm bands and many
will be equipped with army-style,
white civil defense helmets.
The take-coyer or direct attack
phase will last about 10 minutes
and the town viii be under civil
defense control during that time
Municipal radios and ~aikl-talkie
units VIII be used as the main
means Of communications
Commercial radio stations. such
as Farmville's WFLO. viii n OF
switch to Conelrad frequencies The
Conelrad frequencies are $40 and
1910 kilocycles. In the event Oh
actual attack. all stations would
switch to Conelrad for civil defense
instruction.
During the raid, firemen viii BIZ
called to put out fire somewhere
in town This Will be announced at
the time.
Situation
A folder from civil defense head
quarters described the pre-auack
situation as follows.
1T Is assumed that ntcrna-
tional tension has increased
rapidly during the week prcced
ing May s. 1858. and that world
conditions have deterorated
7. The Nation has been informed
( Of the seriousness of the Situa-
ton There was 40 period Of
strategic waxtng
1T is ass4 ID that Oh May
s. 1888, a IRE { attack vas
launched on the United States.
\ preceded by a minimum Of two
and a maximum of four hours
\ Of warning
/ A similar civil defense drill was
held in 1856, but FaImyille md not
have the auxiliary police force ID
cali on and the drill was limited
in its scope.
IN 1885 several surprise moves
were thrown at F'armvillo. such All
preparing to receive 5000 evacuccs
from Hampton, and preparing to
receive personnel Of The Uncmploy
mont Compensation Board from
Richmond
The National Guard was taken
completely by surprise with two
hour alert.
The National Guard has not been
inquired TO participate in the drill
thus far but surprise alertS may
be the order Of the day Tuesday