Air Raid Wardens Page #2

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- Take your shoes off.

- However, this new work is important too.

I can't. I got a hole in my sock.

Take them off.

And I shall try to knit

a well-formed organization.

Thus, I bring to the task

not only my enthusiasm...

...but my experience in leadership.

For leadership, as I've often told our ladies,

is all-important.

With strong leaders, we succeed.

With weak leaders, we fail.

I can assure you that, under my leadership,

the ladies of Huxton will succeed.

As I was saying...

...there is one pitfall

which we ladies must avoid.

We must be sure that we choose

the right people for the right jobs.

- It's my rheumatism.

- Just as Mr. Madison...

...has exercised great care

in the selection of his coworkers...

...so must I pick my assistants.

Each of our activities

must be headed by a lady...

...who will imbue her workers

with a spirit of self-sacrifice.

Only in this way...

...can our organization

become a credit to our fair city.

We must have...

As I was saying...

About...

About my coworkers,

the very first thing I shall do tomorrow...

...is to set up a suggestion box

at our headquarters...

...where any lady can submit her ideas.

No doubt, we shall have hundreds

of ideas to select from.

Of course, it will be impossible

to put every one of them into execution.

I shall choose all those that are worthy.

And that...

And that...

I shall speak to the ladies

when we have our own meeting.

Thank you, Mrs. Norton.

Now, there isn't very much more I can say

except to thank you for your interest.

And before we close the meeting,

are there any questions?

- Mr. Madison.

- Mr. Norton?

I have a little to add

to what has been said.

This service should be run

with the strictest efficiency.

Perfection is the key to success.

Without it, you are locked

in the chamber of failure.

As president

of the Huxton Savings Bank...

...I am often called upon

for advice and counsel...

...in forming new organizations.

As a boy...

Perfection.

From this, I have built my career.

Take this as your foundation

and nothing can ever upset you.

There have been several

questions about equipment.

Now, for the time being, we'll have to

get along with these homemade armbands.

Regulation equipment has been

promised us soon...

...but until it arrives,

I can only ask your patience.

Now, tonight we're going to have

a little practical experience in first aid.

You're going to be sent out in teams

to various places where you'll find victims.

Other wardens have volunteered

to act as these victims.

All right, captain,

you can give the men their instructions.

That's a good idea.

You will render first aid, and then,

if necessary, call an ambulance...

...from the nearest

emergency dressing station.

Listen.

Now, let's make a perfect showing...

...and put into practice all we've learned

in these lectures. Any questions?

- No.

- Okay. Get going.

Do you think we were wise

giving Laurel and Hardy a job like this?

Don't worry.

I sent them down to Fifth and Elm.

The policeman on the corner

has a sliver in his finger.

"Splinter in the finger."

Let's see that slip.

Well, that's what it says,

"Report to policeman at Fifth and Elm."

Okay, boys. Get going.

111 Main Street.

Hey! You can't go in there.

That place is a blazing inferno

of flames and smoke...

...where one false step

might mean sudden death!

It says here.

- Well, what do we do if it's burning...?

- We'll crawl in.

- How are we gonna crawl in...?

- Get down on your knees and quit arguing.

Get down.

- How do you do, Mr. Norton?

- Careful, Mr. Norton. This place is on fire.

- Yeah. We've come to rescue you.

- That's just what I was afraid of.

- All right. Let's get started, boys.

- Yes, sir.

"Fractured right arm, fractured right leg,

possible jaw fracture, burns on the face."

- You'd better lie down, Mr. Norton. Yes.

- Yeah, then we'll fix you up right away.

Gentlemen, I want to cooperate...

...but are you sure

this is the place you were sent to?

Oh, why, certainly.

I've got our orders right on a piece of paper.

- Show them to him, Ollie.

- Just a second.

- We wouldn't come here without orders.

- No, sir.

- We certainly...

- I've lost it.

Well, you'd better call headquarters

to be sure.

- Pardon us, Mr. Norton. Come, Stanley.

- Yeah. We'll be right back.

Look, he changed his mind.

I thought he would.

- Thanks for cooperating, Mr. Norton.

- That's the spirit.

Get me that plank.

Why don't you watch what you're doing?

Put that plank down.

Now...

Roll him over.

Easy, now. Easy. Easy. That's it.

Now, let's see. Fractured back.

Raise that plank.

- How do you feel?

- I feel swell.

- Good.

- Just...

Not you!

How do you feel, Mr. Norton?

You better ask him. He's mad at me.

How do you feel, Mr. Norton?

He's mad at me, too.

- What will we do now?

- Let's see.

"Burns on the face." Get some grease.

- I haven't got any grease...

- Well, look for some!

- What kind of grease?

- Oh, any kind!

- Grease.

- Put it on the face.

Not mine, his!

It's all right, Mr. Norton.

It won't be long now.

Everything is just fine.

Now, that's fine, Stanley.

- Give me a hand, now.

- Yes, sir.

Help me lift it up.

All right. One, two, three.

We'll simplify this.

Now, when I lift him up,

slide the dolly under him.

That's it. Now, we'll push him.

Hey, get me something to wipe my hands.

- Get me out of here!

- Yes, sir.

- Get me out of here!

- Come on, Stanley.

We're doing our best, Mr. Norton, we...

He's stuck. What are we going to do?

What about...?

Pull the truck up, and I'll hold him.

Hurry up!

Don't worry, Mr. Norton.

Now, we'll have you out in a jiffy.

- Get me out of here.

- It's okay, sir. Everything will be fine, now.

- Where am I?

- Hurry up, Stanley.

- Millicent, hurry up. l... I'm freezing.

- Yes, yes, dear. I'm coming.

Here, poor darling.

This will make you nice and comfy.

Look out. That's where the truck hit me.

Take this thing away.

- Yes?

- Mr. Madison is here.

- Show him in.

- Hello, Dan.

I just missed you at the dressing station.

You all right?

I will be. I hope.

What I don't understand is

why a man in Mr. Norton's position...

...had to be their victim.

- It seems to me that they could...

- Millicent, please.

I volunteered to be a victim.

I certainly never thought

I'd fall in the hands of those idiots.

I'd rather fight Japs barehanded.

There was a mistake, somewhere.

You were supposed to be

Hawley and Ryan's victim. I'm terribly sorry.

You should be.

Madison, you've got to get rid of

those misfits.

I just talked to them, Mr. Norton. They're...

They're awfully broken up about this.

- I'm sure it was an accident.

- They're both accidents.

With those men,

we can never achieve perfection.

Oh, yes, we will.

We're getting better all the time.

- We won't make the same mistakes twice.

- I hope not.

Look, Mr. Norton,

why are you doing this work?

Why? Why?

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