IWCRBDAT, DEC 3,1959
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! ’Safe in their shelter under three feet of
■ protecting earth', this farm couple could
i survive the most severe radioactive fall
, out from a nuclear attack on this nation.
Most rural Americans, like this couple,
could gain protection against fallout if
| they built inexpensive basement or un
l derground shelters. Radioactive fallout
! from enemy H-bombs could be carried
, by the wind onto the remotest farm hun
dreds of miles from attacked cities.
1‘ & *
! THIS WELL-DESIGNED underground
, shelter would cut radiation to l/5000th of
i what it would be outside. Ordinary base
| ment shelters with added shielding would
i save most of their occupants outside tar
get areas.
j This shelter, built for SSOO. includes run-
I ning water and sanitary facilities, a gaso
line-operated generator, and facilities for
“PEACE THROUGH PRE
PAREDNESS” THEME FOR
CIVIL DEFENSE DAY .
By: J. Yates Bailey, Director
Yancey County Civil Defense
The “day that will live in in
famy” , Pearl Harbor Day 18
years ago —will be observed by
Americans this December 7 as a
reminder of the importance of
vigilance in civil defense on the
home front. Decmeber 7 has been
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feeding and sleeping eight people. The
farmer hired a bulldozer to dig the hole,
then built the shelter himself _from used
timbers and concrete.
The Office of Civil and Defense Mo
bilization provides specific Information
telling farmers How to protect their
families and livestock from fallout,
what to do b.efore an attack, how to j
build a fallout shelter, and what food 1
to store.
After an attack, civil defense authori
ties would broadcast frequent fallout fore
casts to the surviving population and ad-;
vise farmers how, long they could safely,
emerge to perform essential tasks in j
maintaining the production of food sc !
vital to national recovery. (
Fallout shelter information is available .
free by writing to OCDM Rural Civil De-(
sense, • Battle Creek, Mich, '
• National Civil Defense
Day.
"Peace Through Preparedness”
is the theme of this year’s Civil
Defense Day. Director Leo A.
Hoegh of the Office of Civil and
Defense Mobilization, summing up
the need for • civilian preparedness
against a nuclear attack said:
“First of all, preparedness
means building a family fallout
shelter. Substantial protection ■
can be obtained for as little as
sls. invested in a basement fall
out shelter. A new booklet, “The
Family Fallout Shelter,” Is avail
able free through"’ State and local
civil defense authorities or by
writing Box Shelter, OCDM, Bat
tle Creek, Mich. It will tell you
how to build your shelter or have
it built.
“Preparedness also means stock
ing your shelter with a two-week
supply of food and water, a first
aid kit, and battery operated ra-
SUB YANCEY RECORD
dio, blankets and other essentials
for survival,” Hoegh said. The
radio would be used to listen for
defense survival Instructions on
QONELRAJD, the civil defense
emergency radio system, at 640
or 1240 kilocycles. »
“Finally, preparedness means
knowing the civil defense attack
warning' signals. A walling siren
or short whistle blasts for three
minutes means to take cover im
mediately because an attack ,is
imminent. A steady siren or
whistle blast of to five min
utes means to tune in CONELRAD
for local civil defense instruc
tions.”- ~ -
These warning signals would be i
sounded locally wherever hostile
planes, missiles or submarines
were detected -approaching our
radar outposts. OCDM’s 20,000
mile warning network is linked
directly to nerve centers of -the'
North American Air Defense. Co
mmand. Night and day, civil de
fense warning officers stand
ready to relay the Information to
300 warning points across . the Na
tion. From thfese centers, the
warning is flashed to communil
ties where sirens or whistles can
be sounded’
These precautions against ano
ther Pearl Harbor’ would mean
little, Hoegh points out, unless our
people have prepared to survive a
nuclear attack and know what to ■
do when the warning sounds.
Backed up i by such prepared
ness on ou r hfeme front, America's
military strength can exert, its
great deterrent effects upon the
enemy's intentions. The readiness
of our people to survive a.nuclear
war is, therefore, a force for
peace and we must build up.
Field Representative
By Lucille M. Rickman
“Disabled persons must have a
certain amount *of work under |
social security before the disabil
ity provisions can apply,” Mrs,
Lucille M, Rickman, field repre- I
sentative of the Social Security |
Administration, stated today. “Out j
of the 10 year period preceding his
disability, the person must have
at least 5 years work under social (
security.” Mrs. Rickman stressed (
that unless the individual meets |
this work requirement, the estab- ,
ility law cannot apply, regardless *
of how severely disabled he may
oc (
An insured worker, age 50 or
over, can receive actual cash
benefits, if his disability is estab- *
lished. Also, certain dependents (
of a qualified person may be ellgi- |
ble for payments. A disabled ,
worker under age 50 who meets
the work requirements should
file a disability “freeze” to protect I
his earnings record. This means |
that If his disability is established |
the time he Is unable to work will
not count against him when future
benefits are c&krulated. I
Any disabled person whose dlsa
ility has been-in effect 4 months
or longer, and the disability will
apparently be a long-continuing,
indefinite one, should contact the
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QUALITY
CLEANERS
WILL BE
CLOSED
CHRISTMAS WEEK
DEC. 21 THROUGH 2fl
The Owners Urge all customers
who desire Christmas
Cleaning done to have it
done early This will be
Appreciated 1
i Social Security Administration
> promptly. ».
The .district office ia at 40 North
i French Broad, Asheville, N v , c..
* Also, M». Rickman is in the
' Court House In Burnsville the first
and third Wednesdays of each
month beginning at 9:30 a. m. to
.give assistance and information
! Gifts That Dad £
will joy at 1%
Christmas nMIIL I
Hunting - Camping
Gifts For Dad \
| Select from all types '
-j and sizes of America's mo3t Ipwi 1
j Popular trie arms) Shotguns - 1 1
j High Power Rif els - Handguns - 22 cal. Rifles l
Coleman Camp Stove - Insulated Underwear §
Campers Knife &Ax Set, Lanterns, j
§ Hand Warmer, Gun Case, Cleaning Kit
GIFTS FOR ALL THE FAMILY
| A Wizzard Appliance-Large or Small
j| Stoves—Washers—Dryers— Freezers
I Refrigerators—Cofree Makers—lrons
Mixers—Sewin g Machines
Gifts to Please all the Younger Set
I Select Yours Today on Lay Away!
Western Auto Associate Store'
Tel. MU 2-2300
BURNSVILLE, N. C.
| Doll Up For Christmas
| Let us Furnish your Material
i
| PAINT - BRUSHES - ROLLERS
i PLYWOOD and MASONITE
[ PANEL BOARD and MOULDINGS
I DOOR and WINDOW WEATHERSTRIPPING
| TRIM and FINISH LUMBER
l ASBESTOS SIDING
| ASPHALT SIDING
» INSULATION
[ HARDWARE
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>
I GIVE THEM A PLACE TO PLAY A NEW
[ RECREATION ROOM IN THE BASEMENT
| RCA JVhirlpool Appliances
J DOES CHRISTMAS TIME PLAY HOB
| WITH YOUR NERVES.... AS WELL AS -
| YOUR BUDGET? ... GIVE THE FAMILY
► SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN ENJOY.
i Yancey Builders Supply, Inc.
) Phone MU 2-2344 BURNSVILLE N 6.
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to Yancey County residents -m
social security matters.
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