Show CIVIL DEFENSE Home Towns Must Aid Refugees If Cities Are Hit With Bombs A-Bombs This Thi I Is the tho second of 01 A series of 01 five fire articles on civil defence by VAlter A. A Shead Western Newspaper Newspaper Newspaper News News- paper Unions Union's Washington Wt corre toru By WALTER A. A SHEAD snEAD WASHINGTON DC D.C. If It you were one of those directly beneath the explosion of nn an atomic bomb there is practically no hope of your survival Even If It you lived anywhere within a mile half of the center of the explosion your chances of living to tell the tale would be beabout beabout beabout about one in ten From a mile half-mile to a mile away you have about a 50 chance and md farther away than that your chances are pretty good that you will be able to help your less fortunate neighbors And of course within these areas your chances of injury are even greater But your chances of re re- re- re covery from radioactivity or other Injuries are good And If U you have a few minutes warning of an impending air raid these chances are arc vastly improved What you should do even if U you have only a few seconds warning The first thing to remember is to fall flat on your face If you have time to pick a spot to fall choose first to flatten out against a cellar wall or even an inside wall or beneath a sturdy table or bench Or if U you are outside drop beside the base of a building or fall into a ditch or gutter And when you fall cover your face in the crook of your arm and cover any exposed skin with whatever is handy and hold it for several seconds after fi iVin h i tr to vent nT lash flash r- r burns To you folks in the home towns of the nation and in the rural areas there is little danger of a direct atomic bomb overhead for the enemy enemy enemy en en- emy would most certainly aim at atone atone atone one or more of some sixteen strategic strategic strategic stra stra- target areas in large cities and industrial areas But your neighbors in your nearest large city might suffer as follows A surprise surprise sur stir prise daylight attack on an aver- aver ave city would produce about casualties Of this total approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately would be killed outright or die the first day An additional would die in the following 5 or 6 weeks Of the 80 remainder about might be suffering from burns from mechanical injuries and 16 from radiation injuries This total of over per cent arises from the fact that a large number of casualties would be suffering from two or more types of injuries To top this staggering total there follows the complex and difficult job of evacuation either after the bomb drop or of course if there Is warning preferably before the drop AND HERE BERE IS WHERE folks In strictly rural communities and the small towns of the country can play playa a tremendously important role In their states state's civil defense defenso set If f your town and your county t L is 15 as an evacuation site plans may be made hand before-hand to care for several thousand or even a million or more from a stricken city In the following order 1 school age children 2 children children children chil chil- dren under 6 years accompanied by mothers or escorts 3 pregnant pregnant pregnant preg preg- nant women 4 the aged infirm 5 inmates of institutions hospitals hospitals hos hos- homes and state or county institutions and 6 all others except except except ex ex- ex- ex those serving in essential capacities capacities ca ca- such as industry Your town or your county must be organized to care for these people people peo peo- pie to help provide transportation health service s sanitation police fire protection water supply food housing hospitalIzation morgue services and a dozen other essen essen- including welfare service Your state civilian defense administration administration ad ad- ministration tion and his entire staff staf running down into the cities towns townsand townsand townsand and counties should be trained to meet every contingency of such sucha a catastrophe This requires weeks and months of organizational work and intense planning and entails the draft or volunteer of of individuals both men and women wom worn en en who should be trained and educated educated edu edu- simply as Governor Millard Caldwell director of the National Civilian D De Defense e f fen e n s e Administration said to save their own lives and andr fri r n ri n I ih iVio hl litroe nf of a neighbors Here are arc a few musts In preparing preparing preparing ing your house after an raid air-raid warning Dont Don't let trash pile up shut doors windows and pull down blinds throw your electric switch If U you burn coal close draft doors keep a light flash-light handy dont don't light a match have a radio first- first aid equipment and a supply of canned goods dont don't eat open food dont don't rush outside after a bombing drink only bottled water or other bottled liquid dont don't start rumors and use the telephone only for tor emergency There Is little danger of radioactive radioactive radio radio- active clouds after the first two minutes after the bomb burst Underground Underground Underground Un Un- and water under-water bursts however may pollute the air for some time unless a wind carries it of off so so if il possible stay away from wind down in these cases I If it is raining keep from getting wet i If possible Remember this the theory of civil defense rests upon the the principle principle principle prin prin- the individual individual in in- ciple of self protection by extended to include mutual mutual mutual mu mu- self protection by groups and communities All men and women who make up the civil defense work will belong to a national team team- The United States Civil Defense Corps Find out how you can join in your community The Tho third of 01 this series of 01 articles ar ar- ar- ar tides will appear next week |