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erve wondered sometimes if the "The Germans," ho said, "hammered air raid wardens'of England didn't' Goas'tantly by American bombers''aro grow tired of the constant appar-; demanding.-r'opr.isa'ls."And he .urged entl3>- f rui'tle'sS' drilling-, during - Civilian -Defense workers to hold ' the long period'of the phony war.r firm.and- continue their training France was a strong and . lusty. in tho use of firofighting equip-*ally parading one of the world's ' a o n t ;-.' best armies behind'the.impregnable defenses of the Maginot Line* Tho s-oriousnoss with which the Germany, knowing the striking throat of air bombardment of our power of "the English Air' Force, American cities is considered by 'would never dare- bomb the cities official Washington is indicated of England, Other Englishmen were by Mr. Landis* 'statement that it already in France getting ready might-'provo -necessaryto make Civto invade and conquer Germany-, ilian Dofonso work compulsory. It must have seemed silly being - an.air raid warden in a "country sostrong and so well protected as England was in the: winter and early spring of 1940. Of oourse the German, short-wave radio was1 mouthing threat's-that * the Luftwaffe-would'come some day ' and level London. Portsmouth and Birmingham and Sheffield would bo destroyed. Last week the> German -short-wave' radio, boamod now on 'America, started a serio-s of broadcasts. ^ This tirae the threats of diro things to come sounded even more like the' empty, irresponsible- rav- ings of a-'defeated madman. Wo could laugh-them.off as just that did W G not remember what happened to thoseother- threatened - o4ties a"-little later in 1940.' ', . .Last week Civilian Defense Direct-' or Jain.es MLs"ndi:s took- cognizance: jftheso new broadcasts and warned that Hitler was woll able* to send his bombers against the newly threatened' cities of ' -Washington,-; ; .'Boston;,, and . New.- ..York' ' Millburn Township- n'oo&s no such compulsion, but tho business of tho air raid warden is now, more than cvor, of vital importance MSDICAL/ DIVISION Tho OCD Medical Units aro in urgent nood .of volunteers who havo" had advanced first' aid training* Special instruction courses under tho supervision of our first aid Post' Doctors will bo announced from time to t i m e If jrou'vo had advanced first aid and con possibly, spare tho time, will youploaso irolunioor at once through OCD Headquarters? FIRE AND GAS,LECTURES , Tho attendance sb the.current Firo and Gas Lectures "has boon disappointing.' Out of 196.porsons supposed to take this course only 40 turned out for tho first lecture, March End.--. This course is of vital'.'importance and will bo tho last held .for a long' while. Knowledge, of'firo and

THE AL3HT gas fighting is a necessary qualification of all air raid wardens. Those of you who missed the firstand second lectures will have to acquire this knowledge i you plan f to continue your warden service, / If you have not been previously given this instruction, and if you missed the first two lectures, will you consult with Mrs. Yeit, or Mrs. White, as to how you can obtain the information given in the first two lectures, .Additional Lectures on Fire and Gas March 16th - First Gas Incendiary or Fire Bombs Pictures March 23rd - Second Gas ' Sniff set, Decontamination, etc. March 30th - Fire (Third) Outdoor Demonstration {\feather permitting) CHEMICAL RECQNNAISSAiTCE AGENTS Chemists and Chemical Engineers are invited to meet with the Defense Council group on March 18th at eight P.M* in the Town Hall, At that time there will be discussed the need for Chemical Reconnaissance Agents _for Milltmrn Township, Mr. Arthur Stern, of South Orange, who is very active in chemical warfare, will be present. AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS The following is a release from the State of New Jersey, Department of State Police,State House, Trenton, New Jersey: 'Attention is invited to " tho fact that the risks involved in fighting fires in airplanes ai*o more numerous and greater nor; that our country is at war. Most of the flying is by and of the services. Practically all, excluding only occasional trainers and transil ti ports, are "loaded," Those' pianos contain one or more of the following: High explosive bombs Incendiary bombs Pyroto clinics Depth charges Machine1 guns Cannon Controls aro electric and v/ill, in most casos,be set off by fire, Tho safe distance is regarded as not loss than 1,000 yards, Sicailzing the fire service will and frequently must approach a p3,ano fire to protect life and property, tho following suggestions aro offered as minimum for reasonable safety of your men: 1, Keep others than firemen or police at least 1,000 foot away, 2, Permit no one in front or in roar of tho plane as those, arc the directions of firo of machine guns and cannon. 3, Evacuate any lino of fire. building in tho

4. Permit no one, not ovon a .fireman, within 75 feet of tho sides of the piano. 5 Use only heavy streams of water or f^oam If the fire Is of any important size, 6. Expose the smallest possible number of firemen. Keep the rest away, 7. If fire has burned-more than seven minutes,let the plane alone and devote attention to exposures. 8. Even If fire is apparently extinguished, ,keep away until Army

THg ALERT Published " y t h e C i v i l i a n Defense Council,MilIburn,l\. J. b Wo. 2 - ct, 15, 19J4.2 Editor - Mr. Ramsdell Smoke in the__l:al_l -~ Y.Q\X and y-cur neighbor Saves probably begun t o bum l e a v e s - - b u t maybe, you h a d n ' t thought t h a t I t has something to do with C i v i l i a n Defense. But read Paragraph. 11 of Army Regulations Issued May l b , and keep your eye p e e l e d : "Bonfires, brush, fires, burning f i e l d s , e t c . , s p e c i f i c a l l y come under the same r e g u l a t i o n s concerning other l i g h t i n g . Where brush, rubbish, f i e l d s , e t c . a r e burned, i t s h a l l be so arranged t h a t t h e s e f i r e s w i l l be extinguished, com pi et ely by one hour a f t e r sundown." I n c i d e n t a l l y Couple of weeks pgowe had a State I n s p e c t i o n of t h e way tiie local defense operations c l i c k e d . There were five i n c i d e n t s . W thouglt a l l of you might l i k e t o know about e them. Special mention goes t o Mrs. Mary Ennis, warden on duty in Zone I* Officer Gentile on duty at the South f o u n t a i n Schoolj the Canteen Unit; Dr. Ulrich, in charge of t h e i n c i d e n t on Main. S t r e e t ; Mobile Unit No. l j Mrs. Donald Martin? c a p t a i n of F i r s t Aid Squad, Mo. 3? SXI<^ to Volunteer Fireman Fred. Wanner. Incident #1 Oakdal e ivve. Burning garage Fire at>d Police dispatched, T o wardens Injured driving i n b l a c k o u t . w Mobile Unit dispatched. Casualties removed to Wyoming Firsts Aid Post. Incident $2 EcnllvrortB and Belbai'ton D r i v e . Xncosadi&ry Bombs cirop an roof of hooso. Crowds outside t o pee t h e exeat More iEjg{93.dlary bombs. While m c i t B r t is being r e t o r t e d bo ah in th middle of the roadway but 6 ce s not explode, F i r e eqtiip dispiitched. Police despatched t o c o n t r o l crowds. Moro p o l i c e d i patched, to rope off the roa d way t o prevent crcv/d from being near the unexploded bomb. Ho c a a n a l t i e s . Iricxdent $5 Blg.; explosive bomb on Short Ii:Q3,s Ave*, near Millburn Ave, Explosion severs a l l telephone l i n e s . Orchids to messenger who ran a l l the vey to control center to report for h e l p . Two e asua ltie s removed to Racquets Club. Police also dispatched. Incident $1 Band concert at South Mountain School. High explosive bomb falls nearby, There w ere ten severely injured and ten minor casualties. Police and Medical emergency dirjpatcle d. Seriously injured t siken to the Christ Church h o s p i t a l . Ambulant cases to the First Aid Post .at the High School. Incident #5 Blh. explosive at luoin and Church S t r e e t s , had t o be by-passed. Police t o block off s t r e e t and r e - r o u t e traffic. House takes f i r e . Three persons t r a p p e d in wreckage when house p a r t i a l l y c o l l a p s e s . F i r e Dept,,Ked:lc al dept Patients taken to the High. School,

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a Salvage - ' - The Salvage for Victory drive w s quite a success.. Collection cf scrap metal an can ted t o about 60 t o n s . But keep in mind that salvage is .a continual process, and one clay's " search is not enough. Better s t a r t collecting for tills month's drive now. There w i l l be another S L A E F R VC O Y collection AV U O I T R October 21st. -.-v..---

'Phpnes_ "" The council has set u p p r e f e n t i a l l i s t i n g s with, the t e l e phone coup any, but due to legal can plications ? t h e l i s t ings haven't been put into effect yet. The telephone cor,p any undoubtedly wJl 1 be able t o ctxitrol telephone t r a f f i c in a r e a l ercer." gency, but for the time being their obligations dur i-ng t e s t s are a matter of legal opinion. This cond.it ion is State-wide, not l o c a l . And i f the public cooperates, there will be no difficulty* Unfortunately, the public has not cooperated, ' So f a r , publicity and advertising don't seem to have worked. Maybe when our o n Civilian Dew fense i e b ers have been educated, the public w i l l be educated, too. nm O one occasion r e c a i t l y , headquarters caller! m -the n Medical Service aid several sectors on a specific t e s t . One of t h e Medical unit has a husband w o was a warden in a sector not being h tested. He cs lied a l l of his wardens to staid by. These wardens called friends of theirs t o prepare them. The chain system worked perfectly. .livery service was on duty waiting for a c a l l when only certain ones were needed f cr the t e s t . But unfortunately, the telephone lines were so crippled by the time we were ready to run the inclcle nts that Control Center was limping, Polii.ce lines were jammed; f i r e lines were not open, You in the services know the importance of coirmumcations. Learn to cooperate - - then teach your neighbor.
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Time to Get Serious You have probably seen the signs saying t h a t blackout v i o l a t o r s w i l l be prosecuted, W are s e r i o u s abou e t h i s . When you report v i o l a t i o n s , give clear and concise information, the full name of the offender, tlie exact l o c a t i o n , and a complete r e p o r t of tl l e co); l pi a i n t , A o v e a 11 , do n o t h be vague. - 0

Trenton State Headquarters issued a meniora.ndum r e c e n t l y that should i n t e r e s t the warden s e r v i c e . One function of the service; the memorandurn points nut, is to make special provision for handicapped, persons in case o air r a i d s , ard f especia l l y persons with, defective vision or lie a r i rig, or vti o may be suffering from other serious physical handicaps'. They may not see or hear warnings, or t Ley may not be able t o reach points of shelter lt In this connect ion, " says tire memo, "caution is urged to avoid offending the s e n s i b i l i t i e s of persons w o have physical handicaps. h There sho ulcl be no suggestion that su eh persons are 'below normal ' * but rather that' they may welcome the assistance of the wardens,-" Among the arran.gemer.tsj providing persons with good si.ght and hearing to stay vi th. those affected 3 special notification of tip r,e with impaired he a r ing, and ass as fence to tfos e ytio a r e unable to walk",
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What i s a l o w beam headlight ? A headlight i s a headlight and not a parking l i g h t . W e t h e emergency d r i v e r s have hn their headlights on they are wib hin the law, pv o\rj. ded the b j m i s ee low* Don't make them drive with parking l i g h t s because i t i s a dangerous business and we c a n ' t afford t o have o.ny of them cracked up. Volunteers are hard to get, Clarification and M r Clarifications oe
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M..v_.9_^..Y_^ Heading the honor Roll as far as the f a t salvage drive i s concerned is Miller's ^arket, Mr. Miller1 has turned over three checks to the Defense Oouncxl foi^fata which his store has collected and pold, F i r s t check way for $280, the second for ^\\,r(0, and the third for |6^5 Keep up the good work!
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I'dejit; 3$ 1 cation G r da. Have yoi sigiioa a r e g i s t r a t i o n cord, coma r r. pleted y-.Tu.r- prescribed c a r s e s , been fingerprinted and sworn :m? These a r e requirements before w can e issue an identificatlcrxi qi,ard And headqucipters s t i l l i s having troiible with x^nsigned r e g i s t r a t i o n cards. The State requires that you sign one. If you have riot already done B , p3.ease com.e in, aid O do I t so en,
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Me a re trying to get men for tho Anibulanc Squads, Stan da I'd i'irnt Aid in required. Advanced F5.rs.fc Aid la desirable. These squads go to the scene of an incident and assist in any way possible1. H w about .ioining up? Call Defense o Headquarter s for d etai Is .
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^iyer_s_ A course to q u a l i f y emergency d r i v e r s v a i l get under way soon. Iftfatch the papers for a schedule of c 3a
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Mrs. Norman White has been sp. pointed Chief Air Raid Warden for t h e la. d i e s . vSith Lira, "White's past accompli'shments., the male of the species hoc1, b e t t e r look to t h e i r laurels.
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House_. Sur vey

Have the wardens made a cfomplete survey of a l l t h e i r houses'? Headquarters has received a number of requests for Household Placards, I t ' s t h e wardens' job to see that each house i n the township has a placard,
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S.vfil2IJ.E_..?S: ~~ As y-ca know, everyone who wants to t a k e p a r 1: m t e Oi v l l i a n D ef e ns e op er a t i ons, mu a t be. swor n In . W P . I . do. arp i n t h e have made arrange rise n t n . Any Monday evening a t 0 court room, Town H a l l , Mr. Widmsy. e-r w i l l do t h e
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Hot Weather I^ w .e s

I t ' s a l i t t l e late for this t o happen now, but State Director Leonard Dreyfuss got the following letter this summer; "Could you kindly instruct your air raid wardens to-'wait u n t i l they get inside a person's house before they ask such personal questions as people's ages? I t is not very dignified to have to answer such questions before a row of neighbors sitting outdoors."

On the .Al,,grt ~ " W hope to issue t h i s i i t t l e paper ref;ulat ly to e keep everyone in the C organization posted on D what's happening. This i s > ur paper. W y not w r i t e us.? and give c h us some idea's, ask some questions'. The Alert can be what you imke it. W can qiiote yea l o t s of State rul.es and r e g u l a t i o n s . But e that w u l d make dull reading. Drop us a l i n e , o t