CHAPTER IV, SECTION 1 After the Bravo event, seven of the auto- matic washing machines were recovered and activated at Tare. This provided the needed service for Rad-Safe clothing and for personal laundry until this latter service was provided by ships. After the Koon event and the abandonment of Tare, it was necessary to send all Rad- Safe clothing to Elmer for washing. In preparing for CASTLE, additional equipment and space were provided at the Elmer laundry, since a heavy work load was expected was set up on the eastern side of the building for washing radioactive contaminated clothing. Due to the high relative humidity of the Atoll air, a mildewed, musty odor of feather pillows resulted. A satisfactory remedy for this condition was to put the pillows through the tumblers, then through a locally designed dryer. This dryer was a wooden structure 4’ x 4’ x7’, fitted with wire mesh trays to hold the pillows while an air current containing a disinfectant and deodorizer was circulated. during peak population. The northern section Laundry production records were maintained; the report which appears below covers additional equipment, and a washer extractor the period of peak production. of the building was extended 32 feet, thus providing 768 square feet for the installation of the week ending 27 February 1954, which was THIS WEEK 1. ROUGH DRY Day Shift: 1,094 1,933 1,721 Bundles Day Shift: 1,111 1,811 1,703 Bundles 3,138 3,185 Each 4,146 4,063 Each 9,783 8,899 Each 4,760 4,266 Each 683 662 Each 293 21 242 15 Each Each 100 Pounds Night Shift: 2. FINISH 3. SHIRTS PRESSED 4. PANTS PRESSED 6. PILLOW SLIPs 700 3,012 126 3,621 Night Shift: 5,094 Day Shift: Night Shift: (Towels) 7. HOSPITAL 8. MESS HALL 9. MESS HALL (Aprons) (Rags) 10. MESS HALL 11. MESS HALL (Towels) 14. GEN. MESS (Jackets) 13. PAINT SHOP GEN. GEN. GEN. GEN. §25 4,689 3,218 1,542 683 130 150 (Pants) (Caps) 12. SNACK BAR 15. 16. 17. 18. 839 Night Shift: Day Shift: Night Shift: Day Shift: Night Shift: Day Shift: 5. SHEETS (Rags) MESS MESS MESS MESS LAST WEEK 100 175 223 243 64 61 100 (Pants) (Towels) (Napkins) (Table Clothes) 39 311 187 23 47 321 166 19 Each Pounds Each Each Each Each Each Each Laundry production for the week of least population (January 3, 1953) follows: THIS WEEK LAST WEEK 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ROUGH DRY FINISHED SHIRTS PRESSED PANTS PRESSED SHEETS PILLOW SLIPS HOSPITAL (Towels) 8. MESS HALL (Pants) 9. MESS HALL (Aprons) 10. MESS HALL (Rag-lbs.) 11. 12. 13. 14. SNACK BAR (Towels) BAR (Towels) GALLEY (Rags) PAINT SHOP & POWER HOUSE (Rags) Page 4.22 454 422 554 709 1,728 865 130 430 426 554 743 1,897 805 150 35 0 84 50 30 15 20 150 70 0 0 0 0 190 Bundles Bundles Each Each Each Each Each Each Each Pounds Each Each Pounds Pounds