| Show Civil e o Defense And You o oo 0 As county civil defense di director director director rector if what I have to say becomes nagging I know you will stop reading Yet every time I plan a attitude my contacts tell teU me to lay the facts on the line and many lady I times these facts arc not pleasant pleas pleas' pleasant ant If I did not give these facts as I find them then I would be negligent in my ms duty duly as your county director ESPECIALLY is this true from Crom the findings of our last fallout alert on Feb 24 It will willbe willbe willbe be another several se weeks be before before before fore all the information gath gathered gathered ered cred on this practice alert willbe will willbe willbe be analyzed I can say right now that much apathy and complacency existed before beCore and during the alert But now no after the alert to those who have had a chance to hear merel merely the preliminary information it has now turned to a fear and uneasiness that could well grow to panic proportions had the alert been an actuality Former President Eisenhower er sa said d a few weeks ago I deplore the amount of oC uneasiness uneasiness uneasiness ness and fear Cear I hear heal Americans express We are a vibrant and courageous people but we arent aren't acting like it It I THERE IS A new medical term for our new phobia nu meaning fear of oC the atom Even some of oC re responsible responsible responsible commentators are arc be beginning beginning ginning to show symptoms of oC fear Cear They are are considering the advisability of withdrawal from Berlin They are arc advocating the Bertrand Russell idea of oC Better Bet Better Better ter be Red than dead The They assume that we must appease the tho communists or there will be a nuclear war This is a false Calse as assumption but just what the Russians want us to believe There is overwhelming that thai if we c remain strong and our government o ent is ready and ind prepared to protect Our front door against an any outside or inside force Corce and Mr 11 and Mrs John Public are prepared and ready to defend their back backdoor backdoor door then there is only a small chance that some crackpot will start a nuclear war BRUSH BRUSI FIRE wars yes es There are a number today in indifferent indifferent different parts of the world with weaponry of or gunpowder spears and bows and arrows all aU weapons of or the past and present but no weapons of the atomic age So why all aU the fear and panicky pan panicky pan ick icky feeling with no hope in insight insight insight sight We have everything to protect ourselves if we but take the thc time to take advantage of this knowledge Lets Let's do some something something something thing now about strengthening our back door making every family in Davis County a bul bulwark bulwark bulwark wark of or strength and prepared preparedness ness against nuclear attack if it should ever come We are far from that goal at the pres present ent time The Boise-Ada Boise Count County civil defense office at Boise Ida has an attractive cartoon draw drawing drawing ing mg of oC a squirrel with the ac accompanying accompanying companying text Who said us squirrels are arc nuts Prepare your emergency food and water supply now From our last fallout alert as your county di director director director rector may I add these words Also prepare shelter of oC a 3 protective factor sufficient to enjoy the food and water |
