“If you see…”

PM, July 6, 1943, p. 10, PM Photo by Weegee

If you see an air-raid warden carrying a stick like this – which happens to be a sawed-off billiard cue – or a police billy, tell the Police Dept. at once. Wardens are not allowed to arm themselves. And don’t be misled by the statements of the Brooklyn wardens who carry these clubs. They say they’re an “anti-mugging patrol” guarding subway stations and escorting unattended women home from them. But there’s no crime wave in Brooklyn.
PM, July 6, 1943, p. 10