Show Shelters Will Save Lives By B B. B M. M ANDERSON On this Monday morning as Davis County civil defense di ill director rector I write this article for forthe forthe forthe the newspaper just 48 hours after aCter the practice fallout alert of last Saturday I AM SURE those who followed followed fol fol- lowed the practice alert agree with me they arc are thankful it was only a practice lall fallout ut alert If It it had been real I would still be in the opera operation lion shelter in Farmington anxiously anxious anxious- ly wailing waiting for the fallout to deteriorate deteriorate deteriorate de de- de- de where those who were under good fallout protection protection protection tion could get out and take care of the fatalities and the sick in indifferent indifferent different stages of fallout sick sick- ness less It is a gruesome thought one which is so unnecessary if a afew afew afew few simple precautions against radioactive fallout hd been fol lot lowed towed IT DID definitely establish one thing fallout shelters will save lives Jives That a protection factor of as little as will protect life and make survival possible and that the old world will still be a very very- good place to live So 0 much for phase one of practice alert It will take lake two weeks to compile com coin pile the facts gathered from phase one to complete the story of the casualty list and the different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent stages of the fallout sick sick- ness WE DO KNOW that the casually casualty casualty casu casu- alty ally list is going to be high and there will be a large sick list Anyone none who was exposed to the roentgen count for two hours had a lethal dose and would have been a casualty casually Those that were under proper shelter would be healthy and alive nU toda today The alert operation as far as the county organization is concerned concerned concerned con con- was the most efficient ever held The young men and women from the Layton civil air all patrol for the second year did an admirable job on guard dut duty radioactive monitoring keeping the logs the r typing and telephoning with a complete complete complete com com- first aid nid station DA DAY DAV V CHAPTER 14 from Layton Layton Lay- Lay ton too cooked the meals and the Davis Count County Jeep Patrol members mem mem- bers were dispatchers I have w nothing but praise for all the theother theother theother other members of the civil defense defense defense de de- staff who handled their ma many duties and were prepared for or any emergencies in any operation operation operation op op- that arose It was far different in efficiency from the operation of past alerts The disturbing note was the fact that a few of or the cities and towns did not respond to the alert Why I do not know They all had the same information information information mation for the start All I can cansay cansay say as count county civil defense director director di- di rector if the time comes that there is an emergency they willbe will willbe willbe be on their own oan as the county organization will be in a position position position tion to give them but very little assistance A NUl NUMBER EH OF the cities and towns had a very successful successful successful success success- ful alert If any were outstanding outstanding outstanding ing the orchid this year will have to go to Kaysville The Thc new city council its new director director director di di- rector and women's coordinator with the support of staff mem bers and the backing from the merchants and the citizens did dida a up bang-up job on fallout alert From the information we have gathered from past as aswell aswell well as the fallout alert just completed I have come to this conclusion Every family in Davis County is going to have to tr be its own judge and jury JUD Are you going to prepare for a possible nuclear attack or arc are you ou going to take a long chance that there will be no nuclear attack attack attack at at- tack From the information as of now if it eI e every family had had the proper shelter food and supplies as recommended in the past 95 per cent of or our population would be alive The new booklet n shelters and the new protection willbe will willbe willbe be available at all county libraries libraries libraries ies the county commissioners' commissioners office orrice and the CD office in Farm Farmington Farmington Farmington ington next week It will be impossible impossible im im- im- im possible to mail these booklets They are arc free for the asking |