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One million volunteers are needed for civilian defense is the name of. Terry. Under the canopy of the. At the forty ninth Street on Broadway forty ninth to fifty times you all know the location. Chairman of the mayor's committee for recruiting and public information for civilian defense will be with us in just a few moments with the chairman to preside and present a program the plan for survival is very important to all of the citizens of the city of New York eight million of our citizens are required to build up membership to one million years of course we haven't had a casualty and we haven't had to go ahead and wait for a casualty before I become interested in meeting the situations that might prevail. That has never been the practice of the city of New York and we don't think. And for that reason this recording program is starting now in front of the only thing and will be held every day here at approximately nine and throughout the week until Labor Day on to. Civilian Defense. To the point where they can relax to the point of feeling secure in the fact that the men are available for training and the civilian defense in every instance of the word is exactly what it is intended to think and for the word from Mr Whalen because as soon as he is ready naturally we will turn the microphone over to you. Now Will. You Please join me. Yes it. It. Was. It. Was. What. Was. In this section. From the. Way. That you're. Getting the purpose of this. Meeting. And build up these. Systems in our city as we said in the opening announcement. Become interested in the idea and the plans for survival. Now. There are some ladies here from the beautiful. And. These ladies from the. Commission. Down there now getting ready to. See this huge banner flying across Broadway from the building. It isn't just decoration I would mean. You know history of the city is the greater the idea under an attack. And the situation by no means the fact that anything that is peaceful and pleasant in the. Preparation in any situation may be met we have the answer in the same hospitals and the. Situations. People. Situation. Construction. Concerning this underground railways and other situations that. We would be. This casually happens and we're prepared for it we've constantly reminded you that it isn't exactly the extent of you know the impact of the bomb that does most damage as a matter of fact we know that flying objects in the gasses that prevailed for a long fraction of a minute or so and if we protect ourselves for that first few moments after the shock chances are we'll come through this is probably out in the training of the civilian defense groups and. Carrying out the best possible plans for your good welfare so now civilian defense is an important facts and an important factor in your agenda for the rest of the year and we particularly the photographer in the channel American We know you say we see him. Having a lot of from down there kind of miss how the girls are rolling out of this rope that's supposed to pull this banner over in the photographers I haven't I haven't time making up these polls is that we see in the papers it looks so picturesque The next day. The lighting The realizes that this is such a precarious position she's so interested in doing her part and yanking this banner across Broadway. That it's a very well behaved rigging because it doesn't seem right. We'll let that go to let her. Commissioner Commissioner for the pictures at the request of the photographers you know these. People and anybody in the world. We have these pictures. We're able to recapture any place in a city that is in a constant state of activity in such a city as New York now the man. Coming back. To the program again. Commissioner Salter it's quite an interesting program after all of. The importance of this occasion. This platform and in the audience. And the. Communal effort here at civil defense we have not only represented the Army the Navy. The. President the several conversations as well as the dread the state director of civil defense and the director of. The city's several divisions. In addition to that we have our own distinguished man. All of. Us a great pleasure for me to present to you the state director of civil defense. Mr ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure for me speaking on behalf of the state civil defense commission to protest a fake. This new venture. The public's spare to this generosity of Mr storehouse and making the theater available has been followed up. By give us a play by Mr Warner and his staff in developing a program and a series of exhibits on some of the bands that I know will be an inspiration to all of our fellow citizens in New York City I doubt that after having passed through. These exhibits there will be no question in any of your minds as to the importance of civil defense and your place in a as a citizen. The director of civil defense of the city in the UK The Honorable off the wall and. Taken away one. Member with a. Gentleman again I. Am up here on Broadway feeling for volunteers. No one can do that better than drive away on. As indicated by this magnificent. Ceremonial life and here. You all know that. We have a fright question Small I'm afraid yes it's a real war. Hero now today. We will start over here. On the way out. If there's a belligerent nation opposing us. That you are asking. Thanks organization in the city has developed it has gone a long way we still have a long ways to go all the reasons that we haven't thanks to the lack of volunteers and you know this is not one man's fight it's everybody's fight everybody should get into it and do their part. I wouldn't be misled by the troops negotiations taking place in any case showing a great time I. Thank you to not be let into any indifference because of that. Agent to come to the front here and sign up. Recruiting officers. Ask you to come in now and sign Thank you very much. Is represented here. By general. General. Distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen. Today for a strong army. This devastation the sudden attack. I mean we all realize the importance of a strong. Well trained and equipped civil defense. Force first armies can saying it stands one hundred percent behind. The fence they say and wants to cooperate. Thank you. Is represented here. First. Wants to be represented here today so you will know that it realizes the great need for the civilian defense. Any attack that we may have may come with great sadness and devastation you must be organized prepared have people to lessen the deaths the damage destruction that may come from such action. Fathers didn't sign a pledge of allegiance. Whenever there was a danger they left. Things The simple in those days. OK today so I urge you to join in this movement find your place and become well trained so you can do an adequate and sufficient job. Inspector General of the civil defense. Naval District. A few. Years and you must. The. Captain the captain. Thank you. Thank you Mr Mayor but you know. I just want on behalf of the entertainment industry. To. Support in every case. And as an example. To do in the entertainment industry in the sports industry for civil defense in the city we have. Ladies and gentlemen. And of radio and television and motion pictures as a symbol. And also asked them if they are going to sign up for civil defense and all of them have said. They are going to take their pledges and sign their names and take whatever assignments are given to them. It's my pleasure to present to you one of the most beautiful ladies of stage screen radio affairs or state very very dear friend. Thank you. Gentlemen and. Ladies and gentlemen. I only have one thing to say and that is that. I don't think. This and I think this time. That. Time. That we can all get together. And. Say. Thank you. The. Motion picture. A am a. The. Way. That. You. Hear. The the. The. The AM. Now. They may be at. The. That we. Thank you at the piano we have a. Great thank you very much. Like. The members of the various unions. And the talent you generously extended their cooperation. Members to appear here gratis now that I see you standing out here. I know. I know. And. Without the benefit of. Men I suggest that you might. Be Said he's very little good. Television and one of the greatest spokesman. Distinguished Gentlemen I'd like to. Get in this moment of self. Defense and I think. I think I think there's a job for each and every one of us. And says the mayor's office and everybody else. The people out there listening and watching and. Thanks very much and God bless. America Day They sure have the pleasure of introducing a man to. A young man who. Is just. Standing which sounded. Not supposed to say natural. But you mentioned something that they stop. Being here. For you this afternoon and I was asked to sing. A song that every. Day. That. Are you. Now a. Are you. Happy. You. And me. A. Me a. Me. A. Me. Yeah. This. I'm sure everyone out there. And. I want to thank. My. Friends. And we. Like to acknowledge the presence here. A number of members of. The. Asked. Me to present a speaker. And we always enjoy. Possible thing. And if there was one man in the country. The. Mayor of the city thank. You gentlemen many. People from the entertainment. Splendidly ladies and. I think this. Is a clear demonstration of. How the people of the city of New York. Really in. Helping. To run. This thing. Yes. And and. Thank. You. This. Kind of. Thing in. A strange way. That the fans. And the. Civil. Rights. Campaign. And. I. He's not too crazy to take on the tremendous job. And information and the friends. In order to do the right kind of a job for his community. That the city of New York. And. I'm going to let you in on a little secret so far up the people of the city at me all have. What they have been kind and all this is everybody's job if you look at these exhibits if you do know that I'm a Type really mean I know that no one of you will hesitate for a moment and signing up and signing up and media we've failed here in the city of New York we need a minimum of many and volunteer that is the lowest. So far all alone we have had a full fledged campaign for civil defense volunteers going back over a period of months so far we've only been able to secure all approximately one third of October about three hundred thirty five thousand volunteers we need a million and we need them quickly the public went out. And they get real faced this experience and civil defense is no exception. A peaceful people we don't have anybody else's land we don't trust anybody else's liberty that's the tradition that's what we all believe in and going along with that basic philosophy. They. Gather steam until his shoulders. We had to have. Anything like a little hopper and. That. Of course. And. Not. All leave me as I. Have already told me. And it's right with us today because it happened only a few months ago there is no reason why it couldn't happen in the city of New York right now at the moment. Here at this spot in the section of New York. Ask you to get behind your. Behind your state government. State. Plans. And. All. Get behind. And volunteer for several the facts thank you. Thank you Mr Mayor. I don't sold. All the chairman of the five floors of the Office of what an arrow and public information. I'm from. Staten Island and. You. See. That straight on Broadway. In connection with. Speed up. Million. Dollars This is the end of. The year. Has been stretched across. When you. Join up and do your. Role. As ropes will even at the polling right around the. World the ashes out in the middle of the wrong runway. Doing the impossible. Or operate on a. Destroyer during the war so he's. Very. Close to. Thank. You and. Thank you. Nic. Thank. You. Thank you. Thank you thanks thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Fired PATRICK It's a great pleasure for us to listen to you again I think Mr spires scurries Jr would like to issue a personal invitation to all of you to come into the thing because I hear their condition. Commission. Mr Mayor commissioner Wilander Mr Grover wailing the store standards corporation is proud to. Make the readily see it are available to the office of the coordinator of recruiting and public information for civil defense this theater located at the crosswords. Mark Wright said it is the center of attraction for every man woman and child seeking wholesome entertainment now the really sad day in cooperation with the Office of Civil Defense invites every man and woman of New York City's five girls to come here to enlist in civil defense to protect their families and homes and making the readily available for. The fans volunteers the scores the owners cooperation is again a for me it's belief that the theater is a community center and should serve the people not only in entertainment but also for the benefit and well being of its community Mr Mayor. And this. Really theater is yours to further your plan for a lasting. Civil defense ballin. Thank you Mr Scott. All. Of you OK sign up. For the really throw it out to everybody from the fire in the District of New York to join us at the only thing about. The city of New York with us one million. Dollars. That's. Up to its essential plan for survival and that is about one best a crab soup and salad fans who said what was meant when we say settled in the city. To live in the city. Where the chairman. And emotion. Is probably the only. Way you could feel. Forced on me than the musical feature of the program and it certainly was a pleasure to see the soldiers being. Sang God Bless America and when you go to write this. Is excellent as he sang the song that's all from the. One with the studios in the program and ours. W N Y C New York City station joins once again with W Y N Y C F.M. to bring you our regularly scheduled programs.