‘Nothing’s Been Touched’: Fully-Loaded Cold War Supply Room Found at Calif. High School
- Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:08pm by
Liz Klimas
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You might not call it a gold mine, but behind a locked door at a California high school a wealth of Cold War-era supplies, preserved for what’s estimated to be nearly 60 years, were recently found.
The room at Placer High School hid a stash survival supplies that were completely untouched for years, according to Sacramento’s CBS Local. The supplies are hypothesized to have been placed there around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
This door had been locked for decades at the high school. (Image: Auburn Journal video screenshot)
(Image: Auburn Journal video screenshot)
The Auburn Journal has more on what was found:
Stacks of biscuit containers, tongue depressors, bandages, commode liners, plastic cups, and even containers of clear water were neatly stacked, all seemingly awaiting the day students would be rushed from their classes to escape a nuclear attack.
(Image: Auburn Journal video screenshot)
(Image: Auburn Journal video screenshot)
A school representative said the stash is probably just being discovered now because it was not a very accessible room, and no one bothered looking into the matter after the door was locked and sealed. The representative also said it was eventually found when the school began to repaint its nearby weight room.
Watch the local CBS report on the find:
Local resident Doug Randall said it was “always rumored” a bomb shelter was at the high school, according to the Journal. Now, he believes, the rumors have been confirmed.
Retired Placer athletic director Bill Flake said when he first came to the school in 1961, the survival supplies were already there. The Journal also reports a former principal at the time “chuckling” when he learned the supplies were still in that very room.
What’s to become of the hoard now? Flake suggests the stash be disposed of before some “knucklehead” tries to eat it.
Watch the Auburn Journal’s video tour here.
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Comments (94)
universalphilos
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:48pmIn the 60s the US Government was making shlters, providing food, water and defense for citizens.
Today, according to Glenn, one can be on a watch list of they are a prepper.
Here’s a link that tells how long many prepared foods will last – http://modernsurvivalblog.com/survival-kitchen/four-factors-that-effect-food-storage/
Yet is our Government still looking out for us by providing guidance of how we can prepare?
FEMA – http://www.ready.gov
Homeland Security – http://www.nationalterroralert.com (See the Preparedness Guides and Fact Sheets on right.)
CDC – http://emergency.cdc.gov/hazards-specific.asp
But there are many caring, helpful people who also are.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – http://www.providentliving.org/ (Click on Order Forms and follow links.)
The American Preppers Network http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/
Report Post »Glenn Beck – http://www.markdown.com/emergency-survival.html
http://www.Seychelle.com and http://katydyne.com for water purifiers
Freeze-dried and dehydrated food stores
and so much more.
banzai
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 12:29amYes we are here to help…
Lance
Be safe! Be prepared! Be ever vigilant!
Between natural disasters , rising fuel prices, food prices, inflation, crime, soon to be food shortages ( due to colder than normal weather , and
transportation problems ) then the fuel and food riots… time is almost up
to get even your basic supplies ready and a plan of action. Equally as
important is finding other like minded people you trust as close as possible
to you. There is strength and safety in numbers. So check the below links to
find those close to you and network
Prepare by making essential preparations for yourself and your family to not just survive, but to thrive, if and when things get very difficult:
Prepare food, water, clothing (especially for growing children/grandchildren) & shoes, fuel, essential drugs & medicines/vitamins, toiletries, medical supplies, guns, ammunition (when you run out, your guns are useless, and if you don’t have enough, you can’t keep your skills honed, so buy plenty), specie (gold & silver), and other essentials. If you have the resources, acquire enough for friends, relatives, neighbors, and other peers.
Get your house in order, if it isn’t already. Prepare temporally and spiritually. Ensure that you will be part of the reason that God will side with us, because we’ve chosen to side with Him!
For more preparedne
Report Post »closetotheedge
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 11:11amYes Indeed, We had one in our elementary school that was built in the late 50s,and we held drills even in 63′ when i started there. The ‘duck n cover’ was’nt practiced but we knew what it was for. As for now,keep it stashed cuz their gonna need it soon,if our ‘Fearless leaders’ don‘t snatch it up as it could be used again’st them. They fear the people,as in Hartford Conn. was held under guard by Quaisi police and military units pushing people and armed with large batons and guns again’st the public.Wake-up Sheeple, we’re headed for a oba-dictatorship and under control by our own.Posse Commitatis is gone.The military will fire upon us and put us into camps, Janet Napalm Fema camps for our own safety. Don’t you jest feel all warm and safe with the likes of these in control? I don’t!!! Get ready folks,the time is at hand!
Report Post »TRILO
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 11:19amI believe in being prepared but I would NEVER go to a government website to get my information on how to prepare. With the government saving and collecting data on people why willingly give them your IP address and search history. When the cr@p hits the fan they will know who to come looking for first. Remember the new Continuity of Government plan allows for the government to come and seize food, land, water, etc in the name of the collective.
Report Post »Ron on the Rio Grande
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:31pmThe Survival Crackers are TOXIC and need to be disposed of as a hazardous waste. There should be cans of Hard Candy. Yellow and Red hard rock candy. Being 99.9% sugar they will still be eadible.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:34pmBanzai,
I heard the clarion call three years ago! At first I felt silly actually giving into what I instinctively knew was the right and prudent thing to do. Soon I got better at it and have now just finally began to rotate and eat the first of things I purchased a couple of years ago. My best by 2009 Crackers are still yummy and fresh with no special packaging except to keep them in a dry place. With my preps in place, I feel much better about what I’ll be prepared to do in the event of..well…an event of some kind. If I’m not around anylonger, then my wife and children and maybe even my neighbors will be thankful for what I’ve stored away. It doesn‘t have to be a bunch of stuff stored away that you’ll never eat until need, but extra food that you will rotate into your normal diet as needed to keep fresh replacements on the shelves. Once my food was up to par, I started working on all my weak areas. Medi stores and bandages, rubbing alcohol, propane tanks, cooking equipment, generator etc. Theres always some more I can do like work on my skills and bugout preps.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:20pmSend it to Occupy?
Report Post »LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:59pmTell OCCUPY about it all, tell them to go and get it all, then re-seal the room when they’re all inside. : )
Report Post »PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 9:32pmWith Obummer and Romney sights set on Syria and then Iran and with Putin and maybe China willing to defend these nations, this stuff may be needed soon. Russia has always stated a war with the US is unwinnable without the use of thermal nuclear missles. Russia has one missle pointed at every US city over 10,000. With no mention of the greatest nation and biggest militray in the world in Bible prophecy, what happened to the US? Israel, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, and Libya are mentioned in the last war but not the USA.
Report Post »dsind
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 9:36pmI was thinking of OWS today and wondering WTH they went?
Report Post »any theories out there?
felix
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:18pmBush hid it – Bush’ fault !
Report Post »PresterJohn
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:14pmNot to be a math Nazi, but if the supplies were put in the school at the time of the Cuba missile crisis (1962), they’re 50 years old, not “nearly 60 years” old.
Author of this article to remedial math class. Right now.
Maybe the school system can sell the stuff and send the proceeds sent to the Obama campaign.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:31pmDitto!
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:53pmthats what i was thinking. i remember the cuban missile crisis i’m 59.
Report Post »snufy
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 9:56pmWell, ‘nearly 60’ is close enough for government work.
Report Post »JimCDew
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:25amMaybe they can serve it at one of those $40,000 per plate fundraisers of his.
Report Post »garybkatz
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:25pmMaybe they used supplies that were 10 years old when they were stuck into the shelter. That’s one way to clear out old stock.
Report Post »demokratikhundscheisse
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:07pmDust it off. We all will be needing it if the One is re-elected……Wolverine!
Report Post »Pro-Palin
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:13pmUm u should already be prepaired.
Report Post »AndySchmandy
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 2:56amPropalin, absolutely right! I wish my preps were stronger… all in good time ;)
Report Post »changedone
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 4:12pm“Come and get ‘em…you Army…pukes…”
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:40pmUnfortunately he will be re-elected by hook or crook!
He can claim executive privilage…esp in time of a major War against US and or her interests abroad. Its coming folks, we are almost there. Let this lil bombshelter story be the catalyst that gets you moving to the store to stock up while you can…you will not be able to do this the day of the first missile strikes. You’ll be lucky even to survive it. Worst of all, you just might survive it!
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:57pmSo there were “preppers” back in the 50s too?
Report Post »Unix
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:19pmA LOT more than you think!~ There are probably thousands of underground (stocked?) bunkers in houses that still exist today!!!
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 11:59amBack in the late 70’s early 80’s we were visiting family friends at their old farmhouse. It was raining outside so all of us kids were sent down to the basement to play. There was this area that did not jibe with the rest of the old basement as it was made of cinderblock. The entrance was like a maze (what I thought at the time) and just dead ended in one room. There was food and water stacked there.
When I asked my parents later what it was, they said it was a bomb shelter. I said it was “cool” and asked why we didn’t have one. They said it wasn’t needed anymore. However, my parents still stocked food left over from the harvest.
The next time I was in a fall-out shelter was in the basement of our dorm in a private college (they had converted one of the larger rooms into a theater).
Not relying on the government to save your butt in a crisis used to be common practice.
Report Post »kabenninger
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:11pmYes there were preppers – remember people in the 50′s were very close to the depression – my grandmother, who lived through it taught my mom to always be prepared. And I guess it rubbed off on me. I was 10 years old during the missle crisis – I don’t remember seeing anyone stock the larders . . . because they were already stocked.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:43pmWe live in a land of plenty which is anthemic to how the rest of the world lives. This being the case, its prudent to set aside some basics in this land of plenty because no one knows what tomorrow holds in store. Remember Joseph and Egypt? Prepare folks! Its not silly or stupid…its prudent and common sensical.
Report Post »MeMadMax
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:50pmA nuclear blast is old school, now it’s EMP blast….
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:03pmTrue!
Report Post »palmettopalflorida
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:10pmThe big difference being what? All of your electronics will be dead instead of, possibly, you and your loved ones so your life won’t be worth the living without the gizmos? Anyone living through the Cold War would find very little humor in your assessment that a nuclear blast is “old school,” with the inference being that somehow it’s not worth the worry. Possibly you are too immature to be posting an opinion.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 3:38pmpalmettopalflorida
Report Post »No, all of the electronics will be fried including those in trains and planes and automobiles, so if there was a really big burst, or a coordinated series of attacks, your prospects of living through the next few months would be about the same as if you had survived a nuclear war by being far away from the nearest target.
Stewie
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:49pmHeaven forbid some of the history classes use this as a teaching/learning experience. They’ll end up throwing it all in the dumpster and tearing out the wall so they can increase valuable floor space for their athletics program.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:37pmAh yes, those were the days. All we had to do is hunker under our school desks and we were completely safe from the (almost certain to come) nuclear attack. Three short blasts on the old school buzzer and under our desk we went.
Every time a low flying plane flew over, the Russians were coming.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 8:22amDon’t forget, you had to “assume the position” ie: sit down beside an interior wall, put your head down between your knees and kiss your @ss good-bye! :-P
Report Post »Buckeye4ABO
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:34pmI say they should treat it as an archeological discover, consume as little as possible to test viability, and send the remainder to a museum!
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:16pmI called my brother, Rand. He said he knows Camden Central (Camden, NY) had an emergency supply room because he was the one who carried the supplies down there.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:13pm“What’s to become of the hoard now? Flake suggests the stash be disposed of before some “knucklehead” tries to eat it.” Not a chance! Test it to see how the preservation techniques worked. Tossing it in the garbage without understanding it’s effectiveness is just another waste of government funds.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 9:50amI agree they have found food older than that where the product was still edible however some of nutritional value was depleted..People are so stupid they believe those sell by dates to mean the food will KILL you IF you eat it later than that.. they even have it on TOOTHPASTE and SHAMPOO’S.. my son in law and his mother actually would throw it out until my daughter found out and asked them HOW STUPID are they.. LOL..
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:04pmLife is full of what ifs. Only God knows what tomorrow will bring so being ready for the worst and praying for the best
Report Post »mofarm
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:52pmI wish I had a fully stocked bomb shelter. It is interesting to see how people attribute preparedness for nuclear disaster as an outdated ideal from a bygone era. The fact is that there are still enough nuclear weapons in hands hostile to us that our attitudes should be less cavalier. With Putin back in power and the Chinese and Russians in cahoots again, I think maybe we should prepare for the worst. Are you ready? http://www.bigrede.com
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:23pmJust ONE nuclear devise exploded over the United States would wipe out all of our electronics and set us back 100 years. The EMP bomb is the way of the future. Iran already plans to do it to the US.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 24, 2012 at 11:13pmRight On!
The threat has never been greater than it is right now. America has been surrounding the Russians and Chinese through our vast network of overseas bases, agreements and treaties with many of their former bloc states. Did you know our military is training in Mongolia? Its either going to be an American led era or a Russian/Chinese alliance era who throw crumbs to the rest of us. Do you think they will fight to see how this gets decided? You bet and its coming soon.
Report Post »Patriot Z
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:46pmwell at least now FEMA has new supplies work with. seriously tho…it would be neat to find out what is and is not still usable. certain things could still be good and it would be a cool class for a science class or something dontcha think….?
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:45pmBetter check to see which supplies you can still use since Obama still has 4 or 5 months to totally destroy the US.
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:36pmJust how many rooms are out there that have not been touch in 60 years yet the government is paying maintenance on the whole building, even the locked time capsule rooms.
Report Post »neiman1
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:29pmThe school has a supply room no one bothered to enter for 60 years? Who says educators don’t destroy curiosity.
Report Post »HawkEyeTx
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:27pm#
NO.
Do not dispose of the find but rather open for inspection and testing to see how efficient the Federal Government was at the time.
Always learn from the past history of events….
Report Post »Delores at CH WV
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:24pmThis is good news, the supply was never used. Today, the schools probably don’t even have a supply room. The children and school staff will be left to survive on their own. No Money left in the US Treasury to take care of Americans. The US Treasurer has given all of our borrowed money to every country except the USA.
Report Post »RealityFix
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:22pmI’d suggest turning the whole lot over to law enforcement and letting them deal with it. Those old civil defense medical supply kits come complete with massive bottles of phenobarbital. Some fool would have them a good time with a huge supply of downers.
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:22pmI remember those days. We were 20 miles from Griffiss Air Force Base. In case of an attack we were to climb under our desks. Smearing ourselves with Worcestershire sauce would have been more practical.
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:42pmSyracuse, NY :)
Report Post »wntsmallgov
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:32pmB52 wings — my uncle served on that base during the 90′s
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on June 25, 2012 at 11:56amWe lived on Fort Lewis. My father’s unit deployed to Florida for 3 months.
Report Post »Your Name Here
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:17pmThe hoard seems to be intact except for the Kool-Aid. It seems that someoine has used up the whole supply if that.
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:30pm(((smashes through wall))
“oh yeah!”
Report Post »e5mike
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:16pmDispose of all of it…
… for the children.
Report Post »Seth Patriot
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 6:12pmMaybe they can sell it to Occupy Oakland. (Were there any drums ?)
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