HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/29/1942
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SUEFO!.X COTJ!1rY \fAR COi..'NC:L
OfficI!> of the Dilec.o!" of ,"viHWl I'r)teoticn
111'i:f'fir~ lvar:wiI :!\1verhead, l~ew Y"rlt
December 29, 1942
TO: Deputy Oounty Directors of ~ivl11r~ Protection in Dimout Area
FROM: Oounty Dlrect.o~ of Oivilian Pr~tqct1en
SUBJECT: POSTAL SEP.V:Cll :R.1llGUl'.ATYONS COV".iil1lIl.'"G LI!!MUTQ-CTJT OJ POST OFFICES
For YO'-.r i:l.ferma.tion, the following extracts are Quoted from the
Postal ~ullet~n, Wa~~ir&tou, ~ri~ay, No~a~Jer 6, 1942 vnder't~e ~eaQing,
Instructio::ls -' Fou.rt!l A1s1:;t!l1'.t :!'ostmnrtfl!' Glner..l - Rl'gulation!\ Oovering The
:elacJd.ng-Ot~t Wld Dim.u:lr.c,....C'.lt c.f Post Offic:ls.
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All ~ost~~ters will be ernected to cooper~te fully with local
oivUl.an defsnsd 07gao:izr.t10:l.S :\I1d 10,,&1 milhary aut~or~.t1<,s in t!le blacking
out ar.d di/JllLing out of t1':eir quart:lrs. The follow~ng sugge~ticns a.re macle
to facH! tl\te t~e dillll:1ing-o'Jt of qaarterll where COmIlla..ldir.g Cene.rals of the
Eaatelu, Soutr.ern and Weatarn Lafeafle Areas h~ve iseued or~e.ro requiring the
dimming of exterior and in~6rlor l1chtingl
2xttn~sh all exterior lights.
Low,r &11 shadeR, venetian blinds or o~her types of shades.
iI'hsl'e vaneel.a.'l bl1nes ",re in '.lse, a':.1uct thE<' slats so that interior
lighting is .i~f..pe~ed co'wlIlIlll.r'i '"hen viflwud from +.he olltsida.
'Use any I!.vnilabl.e lll[j.t'll'l~l +'0 proviie \;6mpo!'ary blalJkout of windovs.
lfbue (;a1e l1grts ,"l-e pro'91d.ed, UfOS tlws'l a'lo. !'sdelcd glmeral 07er--
head lighting to aorolvte 'lssential re~ulr3me~ts.
Wl:.are possi';;lfl mak3 t1mpora:-y raa:'rar:gem3nts of' cases and furniture
so that no liGht wJ.:.l 1:3 nll.)"tod thrcugJ: wL:odo'1S.
Cerdboari 0:;' heavy pa~er ehisles ~~v be ~esJ en teps of os.ses and on
the back 0: open dibtrioution oa~es to prevent tue case lighting from
reaching outalell wiudo~s^
~~re ~v~rhbad ligh+'s ere essential, shield these in such a manner
so as to daflec~ t'le light tlown'..ard.
Where J.l;ghta tn'e bllrntlll. oVel:' vbUJ.ts, shield t!lese so that direct
lighting cannot be ob'e~ed frem the stroet.
Where ,aul~s a~e equipred w1t!l tsar gae relocking dovioes, ve.ult
liehts should b3 extir~ishcd.
~on~uJ.t with 70U!' s'~pervil'ors an'! d:;vire euch ot:ler meMS as may be
appropriate in vrder ~ll1l.'; lde:ior li~ht~ng m~' be. male as obscure as
possi~le when viewed froe the outside.
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r.uOYD D. HOuSTON
D1recto~ Civilip.n Protection