| Show US needs civil defense JOINING CIVIL DEFENSE CAN MEAN YOUR SURVIVAL ar thu rd his is u th rak g fax t sf a of m civil euid d im en tin 1 this thi 11 ll V tt b h tin h czi iz arm I 1 civil difina A d im it 11 maybe may tf f ir i th centia of f Docu Pr printing intino ost 0 Ww Wai hielm kingto D C by MILLARD CALDWELL federal civil defense administrator the most important reason for anyone to volunteer for civil defense work now is that his or her life may depend on it from that point you can add more names to the list which may be dependent on you in some hour of crisis your own family your relatives your mv neighbors and other friends in your community me protection ot of your own home industrial property and war plants public buildings the place where you earn a living your municipal facilities your transportation system farm lands cattle forests harbors everything very thing which has to do with your life today multiply the reasons why you should volunteer for civil defense work NOW every good american will want to volunteer for civil defense ile he knows it is his duty to do no 80 for there is no other way to recruit the millions of workers who will be needed to defeat an enemy on the home front if we are attacked and nd remember that we can be attacked the hard terrible task of getting our cities and industry industries 1 es back on their feet will fall main mainly on civil defense volunteers it Is not a job for those who cant i face facts or arent willing cr 3 work it is a job for real americans with courage no one can do the civil de defense ense job but the american people them selves belveg the armed forces have their own job to do there are not enough people in federal state or local government agencies to do the job for you it is one of those things you will have to do yourself and you will have to be prepared for any emergency there will be no time to take a civil defense training course or read booklets when the bombs fall all that must be done before it if you want to better your chance for survival ur vival service means survival oni one local civil defense tion has adopted the slogan service means survival it is a good slogan to remember it sums up the meaning of civil defense an efficient tough determined civil defense program can mean survival for the american people its easy to find out where to volunteer for civil defense work and the services you are qualified to perform visit or telephone your local civil defense headquarters or watch for announce merits ments from your local civil defense director your newspapers radio or television stations will give you information your red cross chapter is ready to train you in first aid right now this training is required of all civil defense volunteers it if you are not able to volunteer you should take the latest red cross first aid course anyway it is wise for you to know first aid no if tatter what may happen red cross courses i the red cross gives courses in home nursing and nurses aide also it is wise to have some knowledge of these courses too then you might be able to save a life in your family some day w war a r or no war you can help by being a red cross blood donor thousands of pints of blood would be needed after an enemy attack there are ten major volunteer services in your civil defense all are vital and will be discussed in the next three articles read them land and decide where you fit in |
