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A Civil Defense Survival nan has been established in Rappahannock County and it is necessary that all fire companies use the same signals to indicate fires, rescue calls and. air attack. Each fire company and rescue squad has bee ■ notified to put into use the following signals by Warrington’s Birthday, February 22, 1959.
Every citizen of the county should be familiar with the signals so they will realize the meaning of the blasts were* ever they happen to b?. The signal to indicate company me' ings or siren tests is one blast. AH fires in or out of town is two bias s, repeated at one minute intervals; rescue calls, three blasts repeated at one minute intervals? air raid: when the warning sounds a steady blast of three to five minutes thle meatls Attack Alert wailing tone or short blasts for three minutes means Attack—take cover immediately in best available shelter.
EACH SIGNAL WILL BE
REPEATED (i) THREE
TIMES. ■ ' -
Th6 “all clear” shall b$ four. blasts repeated at one minute intervals.
In the . enr our Civil Defensq needs to go into action warning will be, received in the county by our troopers, Messers Buntin and Lowman. Who ever recieves the warning first will contact Mr. W. H. Lyne, head of the program in this county, and he will turn in the signal tq the Washington Fire Company’s siren. ^
When this signal is sounded, it will be the responsibility of the persons listed below to notify thecornmiinity indicated: ■ ; . - Flint H;1I, Mrs, Roberta Spalding: <during her office hours or MrsWade H. Massie, Jr. Amissville, Mrs. William Pavner (during her office hours) or Mrs. C. T. Bruce. Castleton, Miss Phyllis H'y’ '•« ; (during her office hours) or M.s. R. V. Snead. . ^ Sperryville, Mrs. Frances Thornton (during her office hours) or Mrs. Helen Benton.
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iville Methodist To
Sponsor Supper f " .
The Amissville Methodist Churdi and the W.S.C.S. will sponsor a ham and chicken supper on Saturday, February 14 from. 5 to 8 pun. at the Amissville Fire HaU,
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