EUGENE REG1STERGUAKD, Sunday, Oct. 21, 1962 Page 7B
These Tips Can Help Cut Chances of Storm Injury
Typhoon-force winds which batter the landscape and leave
death and Injury in their wake happen rarely In Oregon but
they do happen.
And should they happen again even if they're not quite
to high-powered as the Oct 12 storm which caused five deaths
and some 50 injuries in Lane County observance of sev
eral safety suggestions can considerably reduce the chances of
being hurt or killed.
The Register-Guard interviewed officials of the Ameri
can Red Cross, Oregon State Police, Lane County Civil Defense
and the Eugene Fire Department for advice on how best to
safeguard persons and property during a severe storm. The
results:
"Slay indoors," is the cardinal rule. The air outside was
thick with flying debris during the recent storm, and numerous
persons were injured and one killed when struck by
wind-whipped glass, limbs and other debris. 1
Stay away from windows during a wind storm. Glass
shattered by a tremendous wind can be deadly. Close draperies
or Venetian blinds to cut down on flying glass in case windows
should break.
If you're in a car when a windstorm hits and you're far
from home, park in an open field or other location away from
trees which may topple or power lines which may snap. Park
facing into or away from the wind; high winds may tip over a
vehicle parked broadside to the wind's full force.
Stay off the streets and highways unless it's absolutely
necessary, ,
If you have advance warning of a storm, try to secure
your house and surrounding area. Be sure garage and screen
doors are tightly fastened. Bring your garbage can inside
(flying garbage can covers can cause injury or damage). Pick
up loose items around the yard.
Don't call the fire or police departments or the weather
bureau unless it is absolutely necessary. They will already be
swamped with real emergency calls.
Avoid any fallen wires; they might be "hot." If possible,
and you tan do it safely, erect a barricade or other warning
around them so someone else won't blunder onto them.
Practice "home preparedness" keep candles on hand in
case power is knocked out, and perhaps a small "Sterno" or
camp stove for cooking purposes. Try to be prepared for a
24-hour power outage,
In a pinch, meals can be prepared on a camp stove, bar
becue grill or in the fireplace. Another excellent emergency
item: a battery-powered radio.
In case of a power outage, it' a good idea to disconnect
any appliances containing electric motors. Sometimes, when
power is restored, there is a period of low voltage, which can
cause electric motors to burn out.
Have a first aid kit handy.
Role of Civil Defense Unit Explained
By DON ROBINSON
Of the Register-Guard
After last week's storm the
mayor of Eugene and a Port
land newspaperman, among
others, asked: Where was civil
defense?
It is a question that prompts
another: What is civil de
fense? In Lane County the formal
civil defense organization has
an office in the basement of
the courthouse. The only paid
employes are County Civil
Defense Director James
Koepke, Deputy Director Er
nest Norris, both half-time,
and a full-time secretary.
The budget of the office is
about $11,500 a year. About
55 per cent of this is paid
by Lane County and the rest
by the city of Eugene. Eu
gene began participating in
its financing about three and
a half years ago.
The county CD office takes
directions from the Oregon
Civil Defense Agency in Sal
em. The chain of command
moves from there to the re
gional office in Everett,
Wash., and thence to the Of
fice of Defense Mobilization
in Washington, D. C.
Koepke pointed out last
week the local civil defense
organization is not a large,
separate unit with a big staff
,ahd a store of emergency
equipment.
"We are not a battalion of
engineers camped on the hill
side waiting for someone to
push the button," he stated.
"We are a composite of ex
isting services."
By this he meant that the
various functions of civil de
fense would, in any emer
gency, be carried out by al
ready existing services. These
include the fire, police and
public works services of the
various cities and the county.
Some private agencies
would perform civil defense
functions, such as the Red
Cross. And there are other
special CD functions that
would be taken care of by spe
cial volunteers such as the
men who would serve on ra
diological monitoring teams
in case of nuclear attack.
Each year, explains Koepke,
from two to four of these
volunteers are sent to the
civil defense western train
ing school in Alameda, Calif.,
for special training in such
subjects as radiological mon
itoring or shelter manage
ment. The job of the civil defense
office itself in an emergency
would be to help direct and
coordinate these multiple
agencies and services to see
that they got where they
were needed when they were
needed.
Koepke explained, however,
that no civil defense office
begins this task of direction
and coordination on its own.
It begins only when the
heads of government Involved
declares a state of emergency
and request civil defense to
step in.
During last week's storm
there was no declaration of
emergency or request for help
from local heads of govern
ment. But there is some confusion
as to the meaning of what
was reported as a declaration
of "state emergency" by Gov.
Mark Hatfield. If It were a
true declaration of emergen
cy, that would ordinarily be
the signal for civil defense
office to begin operating on
their emergency plans.
But Koepke said the Lane
County CD office, at least, re
ceived no word from the Ore
gon CD office that this kind
of declaration had been made,
or that the governor asked
civil defense offices to be
activated.
Koepke mentioned that his
office did go ahead on its own
to this extent during the
storm:
It did aid and cooperate
with local physicians in set
ting up the disaster plan at
Sacred Heart Hospital to care
for persons injured in the
storm.
And, at the request of
the physicians, it did arrange
for extra ambulances to be
made available in case these
were needed. Koepke did this
by asking the Eugene postof
fice to keep a half-dozen of
its trucks available for possi
ble emergency ambulance ser
vice. Koepke worked with the
Lane County sheriff's office
radio communications during
the hours of the windstorm
Friday night, Oct. 12.
Biographer to Discuss Bill of Rights at UO
Irving Brant, one of the foremost biog
raphers of James Madison, and authority on
the Bill of Rights, will speak at a University
of Oregon assembly Tuesday.
He will discuss "The Bill of Rights and
the Radical Right."
The latest Encyclopedia Britannica, recog
nizing Brant's knowledge of the Bill of Rights,
contains a contribution from him. The July, '
1962, issue of "New Republic" also carries an
article by him relative to civil rights entitled
"Schools Prayer Decision."
Brant's career as a writer began while a
newspaperman on the Iowa City Republican in
1909. He'laler wrote for the Clinton Herald,
St. Louis Star, Chicago Sun and served as
editor of the Des Moinei Register and Tribune.
At one time he was a foreign news correspond
ent. He is author of nine books, primarily biog
raphies of James Madison.
His daughter, Miss Robin Brant, is a
catalog librarian in the University Library.
Earl Pomeroy, professor of history at the
university, will introduce the speaker. The
assembly, open to the public, will be held at
1 p.m. in the ballroom of the Erb Memorial
Union.
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Seven Injured
In Bomb Blasts
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exploded Saturday in two north
Italian railway stations, injur
ing at least seven persons and
causing extensive damage.
Officials feared it might
herald a new period of agitation
among German-speaking resi
dents who seek greater auton
omy in the troubled South
Tyrol.
One bomb went off before
dawn in the baggage room of
the Trent station, on the edge
of the troubled region. Police
said a time bomb was used and
one person was hurt.
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