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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRural Civil Defense Preparedness Fact Sheets 1964-66 Y ` It AL CIVIL DEFENSE Irti p � paredness W. ct Shcet ; S oh -,+a x ` _- - �~ -� +ry +� 1 11 ti 4 " ': • " i April 8, 1964 Vol. 1, No, 8 H&S 1 TO: County Extenrion Agent- Dear Agent: A (QUOTE FROM DR. LLOYD H. DAVIS, ADMINISTRATOR, FEDERAL EXTENSION SERVICE - "On March 31 Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara announced the transfer of the Office of Civil Defense from the Secretary of Defense to the Office of the Secretary of the Army. Under the new arrangement, William P. Durkee now Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civil Defense will become Director of Civil Defense and will report directly to Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes. This change in organization coincides with the resignation of Stewart L. Pittman who is returning to private business....Our contact in the Office of Civil Defenr feel- thi- change would in no way affect the Rural Civil Defen-e Program," ENVELOPE STUFFER - Attached it a copy of an envelope rtuffer promoting the Family Survival Plan. This rtuffer is available in limited quantities and should be ordered from our office. In counties where the rtuffer in used there should be an adequate number of Family Survival Plans available. The envelope stuffer should not go into every piece of mail that goes out due to duplication. They can be effectively used when included in mail outs such as letters to Home Demon - tration Clubs, 4 -H Newsletters, notices for beef cattle tours, and invita- tion- to special events such as county wide workshops and short courses, consumer information programs, etc. 4 -H CIVIL DEFENSE METHOD DEMONSTRATION CONTEST - We have received several letters that ask "Are natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, floods, and blizzards considered Civil Defense for the 4 -H Method Demonstration Contest ?" The answer is Yes. WICHITA FALLS TORNADO, APRIL 3, 1964 - This was another example of why emergency preparedness is extremely important. Family Survival Plans along with adequate shelter would probably have saved the seven lives lost. Tornadoes can strike anyplace at any time, but are most prevalent from April through June. NOW would be an excellent time for an Educational Program on tornado safety. The Wichita Falls torando: took seven lives injured 113 persons Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, Texas A &M University and United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. -- 2 -- -left an estimated 400 persons homeless - caused an estimated t ?3,000,000 property damage in Wichita Falls and an unofficial additional $10,000,000 damage at Sheppard Air Force Base - damaged or destroyed an estimated 240 homes QUESTION BOX - A new feature Question: Is there anvthinw I can do to protect my land and crops from fall- out? Answer: No. You are more important than your crops. Protect yourself, your family, and your stock. The land would be there after a nuclear emergency if there are people to till it. A tremendous dose of fallout is needed to make land unusable. Most of the danger would be to a man who worked his land too soon, not to the man who ate the food. You might lose that crop and some land milt's-: be unusable for a while, but changing crops or farming practices would put most cropland back into production the next season. WHAT AGENTS ARE DOING - Deaf Smith County - Mrs. Argen Draper, County Home Demonstration Agent and the Foods and Nutrition Committee of the Program Building Committee planned an excellent program on "Emergency Stockpiling of Food and Water." Capitalizing on the recent blizzard in their area, they organized an effective publicity campaign in the Sunday edition of the local paper. Several pictures, feature stories, and even an editorial comment was included in the edition. The following Thursday every Grocery Store in Hereford included a copy of MP665- Emeroencv Food and Water in each shopper's grocery basket. When tied to a natural disaster this really makes sense. Fannin County - Wayne Cranfill, County Agricultural Agent, and Mrs. Mabel Londen, County Home Demonstration Agent working through their local School Superintendent and the organized community council, organized a civil defense adult education course in Bonham. They committed each community to send representatives to attend and the school superintendent encouraged local teachers to attend. RESULTS - attendance increased each night the course was held and at least two additional courses were organized as a result of this one. Lamar County - Mrs. Marian Moore, County Home Demonstration Agent, working with the Home Demonstration clubs, school nurses, and others organized a Medical Self -Help Training course to be conducted simultaneously in each of the four County Commissioner Precincts. Using school nurses as primary instructors with a Doctor teaching Lesson number 11, ninety -eight persons received a certificate of completion. If you are interested we have Mrs. Moore's plan and can furnish more details. /2 Sincerely yours, 4 " 44,4 ii 3t. .1 ! . Bobye;T. Riney y Tommy HollMig Rural Civil Defense Specialist Rural Civil Defense Specialist BJR /TH:er Enclosure: Envelope Stuffer Ott ,,AL CIVIL DEFENSE Y'- , tire dness Woct2 !_. l ii _ April 27, 1965 1._. it . � \ NO. 13 I f, ,,,mot, ;ys:. H&S 1 TO: County Extension Agents TOURS OF UNDERGROUND DEFENSE CENTER IN DE1TON, TEXAS, AND THE TEXAS EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER, AUSTIN. TEXAS Several county USDA defense boards have sponsored tours of the Underground Federal Center in Denton, Texas, and the new Underground Emergency Oper- ating Center, Austin, Texas. In every case the county board has been well pleased with the increase in civil defense interest created by the visit. The staff at each of the locations has presented a civil defense briefing prior to the actual tour. According to our records the counties which have conducted tours are Lamar, Johnson, Tarrant, Hill, Denton, and Caldwell. There may be others. The USDA defense board should invite county judges and commissioners, mayors, city councilmen, school board members, school officials, civil defense directors, home demonstration leaders, and other key people to participate in the tour. If your county is located near Denton, tour that facility and if located near Austin, go there. Both facilities are similar except the Denton Federal Center is larger. Arrangements for such a tour should be made in advance. You can write one of the following individuals directly for advance arrangements or contact our office for additional information. Emergencv Oneratinu Center Denton Federal Center Austin, Texas Denton, Texas Contact: Contact: Inspector C. 0. Layne Mr. Gaines West Office of Defense and Disaster Relief Director of Training and Texas Department of Public Safety Education Box 4087, North Austin Station Region V Office of Civil Defense Austin, Texas P. 0. Box 2935 Denton, Texas Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, Texas A &M University and United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30. 1914. -2- 4-H CAMPS - Many counties are now planning their 4 -H camp. Training for natural disasters and emergency preparedness could be an important part of your 4 -H camp program and one that is directly related to camp safety. If we can be of service to you in helping plan or in developing or pre- senting programs, let us know. RURAL PREPAREDNESS TV SPOTS AND IDEAS - This publication is attached to the county agricultural agent's copy only. Please share this with the entire county staff. This booklet is a collection of ideas, suggested spots, and programs to help you use TV. It contains; 1. Guides for good programs, ideas for approaching stations, promotion ideas, and caution in using slides. 2. A slide story, 5 one - minute TV spots, and 5 twenty- second spots that are developed using the rural civil defense slide album already in your office. 3. A suggested demonstration, a farm scene broadcast, and 17 other program ideas. Please study the publication; it has some readv -made TV programs for you and television farm directors. AH -38, FIRST AID FOR FLOODED HOMES AND FARMS Attached to all copies is the publication, First Aid for Flooded Homes and Farms. This booklet is an excellent resource for information about clearing, rebuilding, and reducing losses after flooding. It would be excellent resource material for community, 4 -H, and home demonstration programs and background information for 4 -H demonstrations. WHAT AGENTS ARE DOING Leon County - Mrs. Mavis L. Knox, County Home Demonstration Agent, and Mr. E. E. Benefield, County Agricultural Agent, report that the Leon County Improvement Foundation and the eight county home demonstration clubs sponsored the Medical Self -Help Course during February and March. A local physician taught the course. There was an average attendance of 70 each night. Mrs. Knox said, "The people have been elated over the program. Someone said it's the best program we have ever sponsored." Red River County - The County Home Demonstration Council and the County Program Building Committee planned a civil defense program, reports Mrs. Mavis B. Bailey, Associate County Home Demonstration Agent. Thirty - seven homemakers attended the meeting representing six communities in the county. Rusk County - Mr. F. J. Burton, County Agricultural Agent, reports a program given to 30 county and community committeemen using the rural civil defense slide set sent in December. -3- i>ienard County - Mrs. Dane Bradford, Home Demonstration Council Civil Defense Chairman, and Miss Nancy Holcomb, County Home Demonstration Agent, showed the film "About Fallout," to seven groups and loaned it to the Rotary Club for one of their meetings. A total of 140 persons saw the film and received a copy of MP -666, Family Survival Plan. Grimes County - Training designed to teach leaders and family members how to be prepared in an emergency was given in seven communities according to Mrs. Carrie J. Loudd, Associate County Home Demonstration Agent, and Mr. Ernest C. Sargent, Associate County Agricultural Agent. How to store food and water, practice drills, make first aid kits, and protect from natural and nuclear disasters were subjects covered in the training. Gonzales County - A program on the "Family Survival Plan" and rural civil defense using the rural civil defense slide set was given to 38 members of the Lions Club by Mrs. Geneva Todd, County Home Demonstration Agent. McLennan County - In order to familiarize 4 -H members with civil defense, Assistant County Agricultural Agent Glenn Bragg presented a program to twelve 4 -H Clubs on 'The Physical Aspects of Nuclear Weapons." He reports that the program was well received by all clubs, and 4 -H'ers responded with a large number of questions. Jasper County - The new civil defense slides were shown to three hundred 4 -H'ers according to Miss Winnie Bryan, County Home Demonstration Agent, and Mr. Burl Richardson, County Agricultural Agent. Jackson County - The film, "One Week in October,' depicting the Cuban crisis was shown to a total of one hundred and thirty 4 -H members, says Dale Pennington, Assistant County Agricultural Agent. Because of the film, there is interest in a county 4 -H civil defense workshop. Tyler County - Mr. Clinton Currie, County Agricultural Agent, and Mrs. Maurine Mooney, County Home Demonstration Agent, report that a program on rural civil defense using the slide set furnished was given to all 4 -H Clubs -- a total of three hundred and sixty -seven 4 -H members were trained. Lampasas County - Mr. Jerry Vines, County Agricultural Agent, the county civil defense coordinator, and the school nurse served as a panel on a ''Civil Defense in the School and Home" program for the Lampasas Parent - Teacher Association. Bell County - As a part of the Beef Market Clinic on February 12, 1965, Assistant County Home Demonstration Agent Pamela Wilson, gave a demon- stration which included information on how to decontaminate beef products, what to do with a contaminated animal, how to protect a farm animal from fallout, and how to slaughter a contaminated animal. Montague County - County Agricultural Agent Brooks Smith reports that the county USDA defense board sponsored a countywide meeting to explain the board's duties. -4- Tarrant County - The alternates of the county USDA defense board were trained in an effort to bring all concerned up to date on their duties. Twenty people attended the meeting where each agency representative explained his and the alternate's duty on the board, according to Mr. Gene Graves, County Agricultural Agent. Knox County - Thirty members of the Knox City Study Club were shown the film "About Fallout." A discussion on the reasons for knowing the information followed and publications were distributed, reports Mr. Joe Dobv, County Agricultural Agent. Hartlev County - Ninety -five 4 -H Club boys and girls saw slides and heard comments pertaining to them and other phases of rural civil defense, according to hr. E. L. Dysart, County Agricultural Agent. Sincerely yours, ommy H A lmig Sherilyn Bailey Rural Civil Defense Specialist Rural Civil Defense Specialist TH:SB:ms Attachments ' RAL CIVIL DEFENSE 'i tiredness_ _ ___ December 2, 1965 I' 1041-3' No. 15 H &S 1 A T T E N T I O N! BRAND NEW SLIDES NOW READY FOR YOU "Helter- Skelter for a Shelter" 34 clever .color slides Script, too: Emphasis: home shelters - what to consider at the family jam session, building ideas to fit all budgets and loca- tions, other uses Can be used with B -1017, Family Shelter Planning and L -632, Tips on Family Shelter Planning Agricultural Information will reserve them for you today: Sincerely yours, (.-7r/ ,_A4ote„,„ Sherilyn Bailey iley fi,,,,..9.c..6.4.1 TommyHlmig Rural Civil Defense Specialist Rural Civil Defense Specialist William A. McClung Rural Civil Defense Specialist Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, Texas A &M University and United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as Amended, and June 30. 1914. /AI .-7- ~ ~ fAL CIVIL DEFENSE t /,/ 1' Iar Wact 0 eet i f - p January 27, 1966 TT Ill ti -;” No. 16 I H &S 1 Good news for 4 -H Adult Leaders: CR: 4 -H 1 -3 Have you been looking for ideas to help plan that winning demonstration? Here is a booklet to help "the light to shine" and start your wheels rolling toward the best demonstration of the year. Each of the sample demonstrations represent a problem area. Ample references are included to help you become familiar with the subject you select. For this reason, the booklet may also prove useful as a reference guide. There is an old saying, "One picture is worth a thousand words." This is important to demonstrators since they have only fifteen minutes in which to speak. Many of these ideas are in picture form. You may wish to retain some of them for your art file. Let us know if you wish additional information on specific subject areas. Additional copies of this book- let are available through the Rural Civil Defense Office. Sincerely yours, UT / Sherilyn / Bailey 7 William A. McClung Rural Civil Defense Specialist Rural Civil Defense Specialist SB:WAM:bls Enclosure - "Ideas for 4 -H Method Demonstrations- -Rural Civil Defense" Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Horne Economics, Texas A &M University and United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. ' ItAL CIVIL DEFENSE piiredness W . Whieet July 27, 19 1. Number 19 tor � � � H & S 1 FAIR EXHIBIT TIME? This is a reminder that there may still be time to schedule the Rural Civil Defense exhibit for a showing in your county. County agents, USDA Defense Board members, and other indiv- iduals have scheduled our exhibit reaching an estimated audience of more than 350,300 people. This exhibit requires an area of about twenty feet long and ten feet deep. GEIGER COUNTER TROUBLE? A maintenance shop for USDA radiological monitoring instru- ments has been set up in Austin and a procedure initiated for periodic servicing of these instru- ments. All instruments should be sent in for servicing and cali- bration once each year regardless of whether or not they are inoperative. Each county monitoring officer should send self - addressed franked lables and a list of model numbers to: Radiological Defense Maintenance Shop State Department of Health 512 Gibbs Street Austin, Texas The maintenance shop will develop a schedule and use the self - addressed franked lables to send out recently serviced instruments. When you receive these instruments, unpack them and use the same boxes to return your instruments which have not been serviced. SOIL MOISTURE TESTED BY ATOMIC ENERGY Agricultural Scien- tists at Texas A&M University's Live - stock and 4 -H Research Center, McGregor, Texas are using a neutron scattering rig to measure soil moisture. It does this by sending neutrons out into the soil. By the number that bounce back into a neutron trap, soil moisture can be accurately recorded. Most of the captured neutrons bounce back after hitting a hydrogen ion. Water is the main source of these hydrogen ions. Thus, the more water in the soil, the more hydrogen ions and the more neutrons bouncing back slowly enough to be captured. Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, Texas A&M University and United States De- partment of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, 1914, as amended, and June 30, 1914. COMMUNITY SHELTER PLANNING (CSP) -- CURRENT CIVIL DEFENSE EMPHASIS At the beginning of 1966, over one hundred -forty million shelter spaces had been located in more than one hundred -sixty thousand structures throughout the nation. Of these structures, building owners have granted licenses for the use of over eighty -two million shelter spaces. More than seventy -nine million of these have been marked and over thirty -nine million have been stocked with food, medical, sanitation supplies, and radiological detection instruments. WHAT IF WE WERE ATTACKED TODAY? During and after a nuclear attack these shelters could save many lives, however, many more lives would be lost unless local plans were in effect which permitted an orderly allocation of shelter spaces. It is to this need that the community shelter program is directed. The goal in plain words is a local plan whereby every citizen will know where to go and what to do in case of attack. This means utilizing the 'best available' shelter to secure one shelter space for each person in a community. These community plans (some of which are federally funded) are being contracted through the Regional Civil Defense Offices. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO COUNTY AGENTS? In the past many people have had the feeling that civil defense shelter planning was directed only to the big cities. The basic criteria "every citizen" necessaril implies a county -wide program. Regional representatives tell us that the county is the smallest political sub - division now being considered for a CSP contract. At the present time, more than fifty Texas counties have been selected as pilot projects and will receive federal funds. Over one hundred other Texas counties are progressing on a non - funded basis with the help of state planners. KNOW WHERE YOUR COUNTY STANDS: In our USDA Defense Board area training meetings last March and April, members were urged to get to know and cooperate with the local civil defense organization. If a disaster should occur which your county cannot cope with and for which state assistance is needed, the request must be initiated by officials of the local government and directed through channels to the State Office of Defense and Disaster Relief. In order that county agents may become better acquainted with these channels, please refer to the map on the back of this letter. This will help you determine the district or sub - district in which you are located and your district commander. Sincerely, William A. McClung d Rural Civil Defense Specialist WAM:pp 1. RI y .. ... .4 O U L y W • u "~ is a .. v C d CC "i2 s �: 'C X v T' y M W �, 105 to ^U .0 C N at _ I I .� W p C M Z V�e v / l ' ; ,....1'-. I • n o a c . L g 7 , J v -•+� • I. . t� to N L ti •.a L'^ p H L., v s� r^ �, t �. to., LL, p .. o AQ , , ,.' 0 Z °.E u � '• ticII- Q1r•:�s \;,;;:i • I1 GL ..- v E ¢r `� .0 is --- V . : i Z . 5.k.'_./‘ -- V; Cn Q p b � � v 1 jx T.\ a ~ i r �` * � � \ a v . 1. 1n 1 iI a O y i 1L_ - < i. 47.. , . y , +y, - I t 1 w I! \ ' J IY I . - ._. ._. . !y _._ _. 6 E w 1 : - -- - - 7�_ _ ' A I. j 1 '� • 3 .,, 1 0 . I - -...tt - - -- I I. 1 A i �o , �I t g f !" X I E • I P T -L . - - �.. ._ _ Ls._ . t '• !: a I I I: ig It - 1 1t �= —' t ' L. . 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