It was the Cold War. In the U.S., there
was threat of nuclear attacks. In that light, here’s an interesting story from 1955
related to Linfield. The art work accompanying this story was found via Internet search.
Eugene
Register-Guard Jan.
13, 1955
College
Site To
Be Used As
CD Center
McMinnville,
Ore. (UP) – Linfield College would be immediately converted into an
administration center for the entire staff of the Oregon Civil Defense
Emergency Welfare Service in event of enemy attack in the Northwest, the CD
announced Wednesday.
Dr.
Harry L. Dillin, college president, said the campus was located outside the
probable damage area. If an attack occurred in Portland, the college would be
the focal point for directing welfare centers to be set up in northwestern
Oregon.
Frank
M. Parcher, emergency welfare officer for the Oregon Civil Defense
Administration, said the emergency installation would include all buildings on
the campus. Civil Defense officials would be assisted by faculty members and
many of the students.
