| Show Defense Exp Expert x art rt Lauds S. S L. L e Program i Iron frota rage Par On But their job would have been ac ac- He lie urged that Salt Lake CIl City In planning an air raid alarm system system S- S tem keep one thought up uppermost uppermost upper upper- rI r- r most Regardless of ot whatever I type t-pe of signal is best have enough of ot them dont don't let need for large numbers of ot signals stand In the way If signals arc are needed for tor fora tora a certain area in En England land they put up signals he said People wonder what a blackout blackout black black- blackout out accomplishes and say the enemy enemy enemy ene ene- my knows when it Is over a city anyhow he said true But the enemy doesn't know where specific objectives are in a real blackout Little Chile Damage e S I Nazis know when they are over London by sighting the Thames river or by flying a beam But with all the bombing of ot London only one bridge has been hit with only a hole knocked in it and not one power house has been knocked out The captain carried numerous exhibits from England One of ot them was a 8 record of ot a bombing of ot Plymouth filled out by a warden warden warden war war- den in the midst of at an actual raid But the form was filled in with an unwavering hand as fully and precisely as though it had been done by a clerk in an office buildIng build build- building In Ing far from a war front The form itself told a story It was the record of ot bombing of a certain sector of Plymouth In Ina a space for description of bombs fallen tallen it listed Two H. H E. E Many ManyI I I. I LB B B. That meant the sector had been hit by two high explosive missiles and many incendiary bombs In Inthe Inthe Inthe the space for casualties another story was vas told It listed Serious Serious Serious Se rious four slight many Dead W. W v. v R. R L. L Meaning Explained I The W V. R. R L L. meant will report later Attached to the top of ot the form torm was a red tab labeled priority perforated so it could be torn from the form I asked why the tab and its perforation Captain Leonard said The British warden replied Old fellow its it's jolly well better better bet bet- ter to tear off oft the tab if Ie youre you're not in a hurry than to have to clip the bally thing on if It you arc are arcIn arcin in a hurry The word priority gave the form torm precedence over other messages messages messages mes mes- sages and records Captain Leonards Leonard's view is that thata a democracy can recover better from initial reverses than can a dictatorship Lauds Laud Recovery cry Its characteristic of ot us and Wand the British to take a seeming defeat de de- de- de feat teat and turn it into an element of victory he said I believe the collapse of France actually saved sa democracy Had France fought on on while in no condition to do so so England would have bled herself herselt white fighting on the con con- But England has been able to make her own island impregnable Impregnable impregnable im Im- pregnable and build the R RAF A F into a powerful weapon since withdrawing from the continent The same goes for Pearl Har Har- bor The loss there was tragic and sad but had the blow been a light meaningless one the effect upon the United States would not have been what it was Captain Leonard will speak at a meeting of all Salt Lake City A R P wardens and first assistants at South high school at 8 p. p m. m Monday He Heill will ill address the at the same place at 8 p p. p m. m Tuesday after spending the morning and afternoon afternoon after after- noon in O Ogden den Addressing the Hotel Utah luncheon Captain Leonard reminded reminded re re- re- re minded his listeners theres no such thing as a bombproof shel- shel ter Even in London where there are numerous confidential operations operations opera opera- offices 30 feet underground lined and covered with concrete they know that their protection is no good in case of ot a direct hit hit hithe he said He a also hit a theory of run for tor the nearest cover It has been n found the b best t thing to do in event ent bombs fall fail in the vicinity is to lie He flat Hat wherever wherever wherever ever you oo may be he said Your chances leas leu if It are you run Captain Leonard said he had found cooperation in Salt Lake City's defense deteNt effort and he advised ad- ad that the main thing Is proper prop prop- er procedure Haste Hute makes make waste he cau cau- B Be sure lure you know where you are going |
