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SUFFOLK COUNTY WAlt COUNCIL
Office of the Directcr of Civilian rr~tection
Griffing Avenue Riverhead, New York
September 22, 1942
TO: Deputy County Directors of Civilian Protection
FROM:
County Director of Civilian Protection
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SUllJECT: llEDUCT!ON m USE OF PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION AND G&SOLINlil
FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND COMPLIANOE:
1. DIFFICULTIES OF OBTAINING GA.SOLINlil FOR CIVILIAN PROTECTION USES.
The State Office of Civilian Protection appreciates the sacrifices
made by civilian protection personnel in the use of personal transportation
and limited gasoline to perform civilian protection duties. The necessity for
supplementary gas rations to certain members of the civilian protection per-
sonnel has been and still is being vigor~JSly brought to the attention of the
proper Federal authorities by the ~tate Offioe.
. Deput:' Coun~y d.irec~o:t's of chI Uan protection should likewise give
the hardships entailed proper consiQeration in plans which involve use of
personal tra~sportation.
2. REARP.ANGmMF.NT OF DUrI:!!1S AND POSTS.
In lJ1[~"IY :nsta.nces, Deputy Oounty directors by judicious reassignment
of d.uties or pOilts c".n rEduce to a minimum gas using ;;rips by air raid wardens
going to and fr0m present posts of du~y.' If air raid wardens are assigned to
areas contiguC'lls tu their homes, only rarely should they need to use personal
transportatIon.
Dap~ty CO~1ty Di~ectors of civilian protection will give earnest
attention "0 tllA pnblem of reducing travel by careful reassignment of per-
sonnel, where possible.
3. DAYTIIfiJ USE OF wmlEN AS AIR RAID WARDENS:
R''''en~ d.a.y'J.:..ght. ",ir raid d.rills developed a shortage of air raid
ward0ns 1Jocause 0f tel" dsnu.nd.s of daytime employment. Dep,,-ty Oounty Directors
of civil ian pro Lodl0n should r13c,uest local vol'.mteer offi~es to enroll women
as ail' "a1.'. wl'.rlic!ls, to assure ",a.ectuate coverage d-J,ring nO!'Illal el'lplC'yme~t
abse~ce~ of ~en vir ~~id w~rdBns. Use of women air raid w~rdons will save
empl,ym.'nt hoters. trClvu)., easoline, and tires.
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Director Oivilian ?ro.ection
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. SUfFOLK COUNTY WAR COUNCIL
Office of the Director of Civilian Protection
Griffing Avenue Riverhead, New York
September 22, 1942
Deputy County Directors
County Director of Civilian Protection
RESTRICTIOhS ON MOBILIZaTION OF NEW YORK GDaRD DURING
CIVILIAN PROT~C!IOh aCTIVITIES.
FOR YOUR INFORMl1TION aND GUIDaNCE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Under date of September 16, 1942, the adjutant General, State of
New York issued the following Bulletin defining the conditions under
which the New York Guard may be mobilized for civilian protection
activities.
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ST"TE OF NEW YORK
Division of Military & Naval Aff,lirs
of the Executive Department
The adjutant Generalis Office
ALBaNY, September 16, 1942
1. ~ The New York Guard constitutes a military force trained for
military action. Its functions are distinct fr~m those of the
civilian protection services. The civilian prol~ection services
promote and secure the protection of the civili&n protection
against the effects of enemy action such as air raids and sudden
hostile action other than from enemy ground forces. The control
of field operations of civilian protection is decentralized to
the local directors of civilian protection of cities and counties.
For the successful performance of civilian protection activities,
it is most essential that street and highway traffic and the use
of telephones be reduced to the minumum needs of the protective
services.
Bulletin )
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No.9)
2. The armed strength of the New York Guard is not normally
needed for the protection of the civil population and it mobiliza-
tion creates road and telephone traffic which is adverse to the
needs of civilian protection during or iumediately preceding an
air raid. Therefore, units of the New York Guard will not mobil-
ize during actual or practice blackouts, air raid drills or ~ir
raids; or otherwise participate in civilian protection activities
unless especially called for such Service by orders from compet-
ent military ~authorities or upon the request of competent civil
authorities.
3. For training or test in connection with missions assigned
to the New York Guard, the Commanding General, New York Guard,
may order mobilization of units upon the all clear signal.
4. all commands will be made familiar with this Bulletin which
will bu strictly adhered to.
5. Previous instructions in conflict with this B~lletin are
rescinded.
By command of the Governor:
OFFICIAL
AMES T. BROWN
Brigadier General
The Adjutant General
C. Pemberton Lenart
Lieutenant Colonel, a.G.D.,
Director, Personnel Bureau
N.Y.N.G.,
Dated: albany, N. Y.
September 17, 1942
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FLOYD D. HOUSTON,
Director of Civilian Protection