A handbook for messengers [electronic resource] / prepared by Training Section, U. S. Office of Civilian Defense.

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Title	A handbook for messengers [electronic resource] / prepared by Training Section, U. S. Office of Civilian Defense.
Alternative Title	Messengers
Item Number	p0127
Government Publisher	U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1941
Physical Description	iv, 44 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes	This is one of a series of civilian defense handbooks prepared by the United States Office of Civilian Defense.--ii.; Get the message through! While it will be your duty to do all you can to alleviate suffering, direct others to shelters, notify the proper authorities of fires, lights, etc., your first and foremost duty is to deliver your message and return to your station. Digressing, for any reason, from this duty, even for a few moments, should be carefully weighed against the importance of completing your assigned task. Do not take any unnecessary chances. Avoid areas where there are unexploded bombs, fires, overhanging walls, gas. It may take a little longer to go around them but if you do, you will have a much better chance of fulfilling your mission.--Inside front cover.; December 1941--T.p.
Table of Contents	Preface -- Contents -- Administration -- Personal record -- Service rendered as messenger -- The messenger's job -- Messenger's equipment -- Your duties as messenger -- Verbal messages -- Written messages, packages, equipment -- The messenger and morale -- Knowledge of community -- Standard symbols for maps -- Duties preliminary to an air attack -- When attack comes -- When "all clear" sounds -- Other duties -- Messenger's notes -- Blackouts -- Warning system -- What to do, air raid -- Magnesium bomb -- Fire extinguishers -- War gases -- Gas-tight room -- Decontamination -- Citizens Defense Corps -- Manual of Drill.
Summary	It is anticipated that it will be possible to make extensive use of the telephone in the transmission of messages but there will be many occasions when this is impossible. Cables may be broken by high explosives or damaged by saboteurs. Wind, rain, and ice may disrupt this service. Mechanical failures may be encountered and the traffic load will, at times, become so great that a written message will be the only means of communication. Messengers will be stationed at the local control center, message centers, and the various posts, divisions, and departments in order that messages originating with them may be quickly dispatched. Messengers are also used for interoffice communication in report and control centers as well as in multistoried buildings to lighten the load on the telephone service. Fire-alarm systems are extremely vulnerable to an air attack and messengers frequently will be stationed at fire-alarm boxes to carry reports to fire stations. In large factories and business establishments it will be necessary to train messengers to be the connecting links between the various services... You have been chosen as a messenger because of your loyalty and dependability. The work you will be expected to do requires a sturdy physique, good eyesight (especially night sight), proficiency in many fields, and resourcefulness. On the faithful performance of your mission will at times hang the lives of many of the citizens of your community which includes many of your family, relatives, and friends. An undelivered or delayed message or package of medical supplies could mean severe suffering and possibly death to many. Every message is of vital importance and it must be delivered quickly to the person or headquarters to which it has been directed. A devotion to duty must typify every messenger. It is not a time to question why or how. Your duty is to do to the limit of your ability what you are told to do by those in authority... Only those of you who have been willing and able have been selected. Your display of patriotism and willingness to be of service to your fellow men places you under an obligation. The other services of the Citizens' Defense Corps depend on you to perfect the union between them.--p. 3-5.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Communications. Messengers--Training of--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Civil defense--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Civil defense--Planning--United States. Civil defense--Citizen participation. Air defenses--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	PR 32.4406:M 56
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	p0127.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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