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Show Civii Defense Alert to Ba Held Dec. 7 A Civil Defense Alerte will be conducted for the North end of Utah County on Tuesday December Decem-ber 7, between 10:50 and 11:00 a.m. At a meeting held Saturday evening November 27, Harold S. Walker, Pleasant Grove and Utah County Director for Men, outlined plans for the coming alert. Present at the meeting were Mr. Walker. A. J. Rogers, Vernon Ahman, Glen Newman, Don Fenton, Harvey Smith, Ford West, Dr. B. C. Line-baugh, Line-baugh, S. Christensen, Floy Taylor Tay-lor and Karl Banks. Mr. Walker seriously recommended recom-mended that during the alert, the citizens of rieasant should conduct con-duct themselves exactly as they would if the "alert" were the real thing. He advised that our people should learn at once what to do; and then do it without fail next Tuesday. The schools were advised to hold at least one practice "inn" before December 7, in order to get the students fully aware of what they should do in case of an emergency. emer-gency. During the Tuesday alert, the local First Aid Station will be movel to Lehi in simulation of what would have to be done in case of disaster in a neighboring town. Mrs. Lucile H. Walker, local Women's Civil Denfense director, stated that the Women's Wardens will notify the various homes prior to Tuesday's alert, as to what to do on December 7. For the benefit of those who may not be notified Mrs. Walker stated, "Read your booklets on 'Home Protective Exercises'; Ex-ercises'; and prepare your homes for emergencies. Do what the book says: Prepare your shelter with necessary food and water supplies; and then do to your shelter shel-ter during the alert." |