| Show 1 Police Chief T Takes ak s of S. S L L. C. C Charge 1 i Defense Program S Executive of f Civilian Set Set- Set Up Up Drafts Plans Pians for Turning Tuning r rIn Out Lights In Downtown Win Windows During Raid d Chief of Police Reed E E. E Saturday assumed his new duties as executive officer of the Salt Lake City civilian defense defens setup and immediately began drafting plans for a program to turn out neon signs and window lights in downtown downto district strict stores during air raid alarms z 1 Meanwhile the tie the army took over overprotection overprotection overprotection protection of vital po points in the Ogden area posting guards at a number of dams railroad centers a and d power plants Captain Paul C. C Byrne of the infantry head of the guards warned civilians to be careful when they approach areas where armed guards guard have been stationed They have been ordered to shoot prowlers or those who refuse to halt May lay Close Highway Mayor Ab Jenkins w who o Friday afternoon was designated by city commissioners as chairman of civilian defense activities in the city conferred with J B. B Mullins chairman of the Salt Lake county defense council on the county councils council's organization and on a proposal to close th the portion of U. U S. S highway 40 through the lower low low- er part of Parleys Parley's canyon Traffic through the canyon would be diverted through tion tien canyon nd over the put off t off connecting the canyons as a aim means of protecting Mountain Mounta n Dell reser voir Mayor Jenkins indicated however no action would be taken immediately Governor Herbert B. B Maw meanwhile received a a- number humber of telegrams from Washington D. D C. C officials on defense matters one of them informing him that civilIan civilIan civilian civil- civil Ian fliers grounded since December December December Decem Decem- ber 7 will be permitted to fly as soon soon as they have been properly accredited by the C A A army or navy officials Robert H. H Hinckley assistant secretary ry of commerce and former w Utahn telegraphed the governor the reinstatement will be indicated by a a. a statement written across the 0 f face of their certificates J Rules Available Mayor F. F H H. LaGuardia of New NewYork York City director of civilian defense defense de de- de- de ense informed Governor Maw that hat that printed rules of conduct for civilians during air raids are available available available avail avail- able for distribution to In order to establish relationship between between between be be- tween civilians and air raid wardens wardens wardens war war- dens Mayor LaGuardia requested N that the wardens be assigned to toy deliver the rules to civilians a of William L. L Batt of Washington D. D C. C an 0 O P M official asked the governor for suggestion for increasing increasing in- in creasing Utah's copper output A tearing hearing hearin scheduled for December 18 has been canceled he s said id Chief said that until a better program can be drafted all merchants and business men will be held responsible for turnIng turning turn- turn Ing ng off lights and signs in event of air raids or blackouts Most neon signs igns and d advertising displays in inthe inthe the he city are controlled from rom inside the he buildings some by automatic time ime clock switches and merchants merchants mer- mer chants hants should designate someone in n their organizations whose responsibility re- re I it will be to turn them I Iff I off ff in emergencies j Study Center Sites A Meanwhile Norman Sims chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of Mayor Jenkins Jenkins civilian- civilian military recreation committee said one ne of ot the sites being considered for or the new hospitality center for form m members of the armed forces is isn on n North State street and is owned 11 by y the L D S church Construction of a new addition and nd alterations to existing facilities facilities ties ies at the Thomas Dee Memorial hospital in Ogden to take care of growing rowing needs of the Junction city will vill be undertaken said LeGrand Richards L D S church presiding bishop shop and chairman of the hospital hospital hos- hos pital ital board of directors Influx of defense workers to the Ogden area brought rought about need for more facilities ties es he said The existing beds will be augmented by an additional fi Continued on P Pile PaJe s Sixteen Chief Assumes Defense P Post st Continued from Local Loca Pane Page beds he said Exact amount to be spent has not been determined Officials of the state tax com commission mission reported titles to automobiles automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles owned by Japanese Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans or Italians cannot be transferred transferred transferred trans trans- until the owners prove prove their American citizenship The action in denying transfers is connected with the the governments government's freezing of assets of enemy aliens it was ex ex- ex- ex Governor Maw also received from 30 young women employed at atthe atthe atthe the capitol building an offer to form an ambulance service for the Salt Lake air base Spokesman for forthe forthe forthe the group Miss Jessie E. E Jones said the young women want to perform some type of war service and have they be allowed to form an ambulance unit Two hundred drug stores will operate as emergency first aid stations stations stations sta sta- In the ev event nt of an air raid explosion fire or other war disaster disaster disaster dis dis- dis- dis aster in fn n Utah the Utah Pharmaceutical 1 l association r reported e p a 0 r t e d through its president M. M K Bridge of Salt Lake City Members of a consumers' consumers division division divi divi- sion sian of the state defense council will be organized at 1 30 p. p m. m Monday at the Salt Lake chamber of commerce |
