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ing on tneir iarms. me qu*m^ of the livestock has made con-1 farm withfive miles; C. S. I In addition, the farmers and | gram.¥1 V.1 VIPRESCRIPTION'Mita f►Civilian DefenseOfficetheOfficial1. KEEP COOLAbove all, keep cool. Don't lose your head.Do not crowd the streets, avoid chaos, prevent disorderand havoc.You can fool the enemy. It is easy. If planes comeover, stay where you are. Don't phone unnecessarily. The chance you will be hit is small. It is part of the risk we musttake to win this war.Until an alarm, go about your usual business and recreation in the ordinary way.Think TWICE before you do anything. Don t believe ru mors—spreading false rumors is part of the enemy's technique. Don't let him take you in.Know your air-raid warning. In general, it is short blasts or rising and falling pitch, on whistles or horns. The “all clear is a steady tone for 2 minutes. Watch The Progress for description of the local signal. (This is subject to change).Await OFFICIAL information before taking any action. When the Air Raid Warden comes to your home, do what he ttll* you Ho is ior you, pro,ection. He is your fmnd.He will help you do your part to whip the enemy.We can do it. WE WILL do it. if we stay calm and cool and strong and alert.2. STAY HOMEThe safest place in an air raid is at home.If vou are away from home, get under cover in the near-es, sheHer. Avoid crowded places. Stay oil the streets.The enemy wants you to run out into the streets, create a mob, start a panic. DON T DO IT.If incendiary bombs fall, play a spray from a garden hose(lJeVTSor s,r«m, o,spray for the bomb. The bomb will burn for about back to a p y , only about 2 minutes under a fine1S.m,msUorav A JET SPhASH. STHEAM OH BUCKET OFWATO WILL MAKE IT EXPLODE.tt a*t raid conditions, keep a bathtub and buckets full Of water for the use of the fire department in case watermains are broken.„ you have . ’t^rwU'lm'fSt^over'th. noTrJm tur T^avOW5on. use the chemical kind (small cylinders oMiqrdd* on^oombs! I, is all right lor ordinary hres.But above all. keep cool, stay home.^omViAT of the family to be the home air-raid^warden—-who will remember all the rules and what todo. Mother makes the best.PUT OUT LIGHTSWhether or not black-out is ordered, don't show more light than is necessary. If planes come over, put out or cover all lights at once—don't wait for the black-out order. The light that can't be seen will never guide a Jap, Remember a candle light may be seen for miles from the air.If you have portieres, overdrapes, or curtains, arrange a double thickness over your windows. Blankets will do. If you have heavy black paper, paste it on your windows. Don't crowd or stampede stores to get it, however. You probably have everything you need at home. Be ingenious—improvise.Should you get an air-raid warning, remember to shut off gas stoves, gas furnaces, and gas pilot lights on both. Bomb explosions may blow them out from blast effect. Gas that collects may be explosive later.Prepare one room, the one with the least window glass, in the strongest part of your house, for a refuge room. Put food and drinking water in it. Put a sturdy table in it. Put mattresses and chairs in it. Take a magazine or two and a deck of cards into it. Take things like eyeglasses and dentures with you when you go into it. Take toilet facilities, paper, a screen. If you have a portable radio, take that too.Above all, KEEP CALM. STAY AT HOME. PUT OUT LIGHTS.4. LIE DOWNIf bombs start to fall near you, lie down. You will feel the blast least that way, escape fragments or splinters.The safest place is under a good stout tabl the legs the better.the strongerA mattress under a tab e combines comfort with safety.The enemy may use explosive bombs or incendiary bombs, or both. If incendiaries are used, it's more important to deal with them than to be safe from blast. So defeat the incendiary with a spray (never a splash or stream) of water, then go back to safety under a table in a refuge room.Most raids will likely be over in YOUR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD in a short time. However, stay under cover till the all clear is sounded.Know your raid alarms. Know the all clear. Official news of these will come to you from your Air Raid Warden. Don't believe rumors. Ask the warden when he comes.Should your house be hit, keep cool. Answer tappings from rescue crews if you are trapped. (You most likely won't be either hit or trapped, but if you are, you can depend on rescue squads to go after you). Again—keep cool, and wait. Don't yell after you hear them coming to you, unless they tell you to. KEEP COOL!Just keeping cool hurts the enemy more than anything elseyou can do. KEEP CALM. STAY AT HOME. PUT OUT LIGHTS. LIE DOWN.. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWSGlass shatters easily, so stay away from windows.Don't go to windows and look out, in an air raid. It is a dangerous thing, and helps the enemy. The Air Raid Warden is out there watching tor you. Again we say, get off the streets if planes come over.At night, there is danger of being caught in blast from explosives.Antiaircraft fire means falling shrapnel. You are safe from it indoors, away from windows. It's more important to shell a plane than it is to see it from a window.Stay in your refuge room, away from windows. That is the safest place. Go there at the first alarm; stay there until the all clear.Above all, KEEP CALM. STAY HOME. PUT OUT LIGHTS. LIE DOWN. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. Do not say we are repeating; we would rather repeat until we bore you than have you forget.You can do all those things without any special equipment other than what you have now in your home.You can help lick the Japs, with your bare hands, if you will do just those few, simple things.Be a good fellow and follow instructions and keep well. Do not be a wise guy and get hurt.6. YOU CANStrong, capable, calm people are needed to man the volunteer services. If you want to help, there are lots of opportunities.If you know first aid, and have a certificate, there is an immediate job for you. If you are a veteran, or a former volunteer or regular fireman, or policeman, there is work for you. If you have no special skills but are strong and husky, there is a job for you in rescue squads, road-repair units, or demolition and clearance squads. If you have and can drive a car, you may be needed for drivers' corps. Older Boy and Girl Scouts over 15 can help as messengers. Both men and women are needed.Here's how to get started:If there’s a Civilian Defense Volunteer Office in yourcommunity, call there and ask where to report. If not, callyour local Defense Council or Committee, or the Chamber ofCommerce. Phone and ask where to report, rather than going in person.There are people needed for—Air Raid Wardens (men and women).Auxiliary Firemen (men).Auxiliary Police (men and women).Fire Watchers (men and women).Nurses' Aides (trained women).Emergency Medical Forces (men and women with Red Cross First Aid Certificates).Rescue Squads (men).Road Repair Units (strong, husky men).Demolition and Clearance Squads (strong husky men).Electrical Repair units (trained electricians).Decontamination Squads (strong men and women).Emergency Food and Housing Units (women who can cook and serve).I Tr HTlt;?V6 rali n^LC00L' STAY HOME. PUT OUT YOlf CAN HELP STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.U. S. Office of Civilian Defense, Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Director, Washington, D. C.Do Not Destroy-Tack This Information Up in a Convenient Place for Emergency Reference
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Aransas Pass Progress
Aransas Pass, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 15, 1942
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