Carolina College, Greenville,
North Carolina.
Mi~ Linda Grant returned to
Maryland Institute of Art, Balti-
more, Maryland on Tuesday after
spending the Mid Term Semester
with her parents.
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Those fun loving pigskin casuals that every.
one likes are in infant sizes too. Same
dependable construction, same easy to
clean uppers. In sizes 5Vz to 8. Oxfords for
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JU brought into action Saturday I by Leo HiUard, also of near Shep [ SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON FARMER'S
ri,
-------! night. And it has been of yoe-Iherdstown, collided head-on in]THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3 1966
"1 1 r' C i~S' One Trucl I S [man service to .the community., the blinding and drifting snow., - ' ' .....
D. Lee Morgan, Chief of the lSERIOUSLY INJURED / i
a IJl cries Shepherdstown Fire Department, I . Smith w=~ ....... v= ..... - ........
Mr ' .. +.,.^. ,~ . ~+n. the snowstorm, to their own homes, Morga~
,,y, yu"Lwa'" Accident q n t, UUli¢*"'-' who has been directing much of tinsburg hospital suffering from lne Joe ot rounamg up ann -. --~_.'---'-----_ .
the emergency details from the - - cooruinating au available bull-
a broken leg, a sermus knee in- . ..... Airman Wam l Ranl
headquarters, said today that the jury and bruises and lacerations uozers, emoaaers, ann any omer ...................
------" I - ------------- Civil Defense truck was one of of o-ther parts of his body. He was equip.ment that could be used in ~ , . ~, aL
Six persons sustained minor in- from emergency headquarters l the most valuable pieces of me-i reported Wednesday that he had opening snow clogged streets and ~,0m~e~s ~ourse ~T
to have surgery on his one leg roues, was a~so nanmeu zrom me
juries, and 11 cars and one truck made their way to the home and bile equipment the town had at - .
were damaged to the extent of they did find the home with heat it's disposal in this past week-i Mr. Hillard also sustained in- emergency headquarters. She-,ard Air Force
about $3,900 in a series of seven due to lack of fuel and the lady end's emergency. He said the juries, but did not require hospi- Chief Morgan said he could not ffP
truck was secured for Jefferson tal treatment, express enough praise for the Wichita Falls, Tex. -
County by Kenneth Willingham, After taking Mr. Smith to Mar- manner in which the members of Third Class Warren J.
head of the county's Civil De~ tinsburg, the crew manning the the Shepherdstown Fire Company son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
highway accidents which occurr- had stayed in bed to keep warm.
ed in Jefferson County during, Another call came from the
the period of Thursday night, River Road section advising that
Jan. 20 and Friday, January 28 insulin was badly needed for a
according to reports of Charles member of a family. The insulin
Town State Police. was secured and again a crew
Charles Town State Trooper from the headquarters battled
Gary Arthur investigated a one- their way through huge snow-
car accident which occurred Fri- drifts and delivered the medicine
day afternoon, Jan. 28, about 3:30 to the home.
on U. S. Route 340, about 3~ Since the fire department's
miles West of Charles Town: ambulance could not make it
A 1963 Ford going West on the + over the snow clogged highways,
highway, and being driven by AI- the big Civil Defense all-purpose
len R. Seigel, 24, of Bluefield, W. truck which Jefferson County
Va., skidded on the highway, went now has, and which is being
up an embankment and turned housed in Shepherdstown was
over. Damage to the car was list-
ed at $300. No charges were pre-
ferred, Trooper Arthur said.
Tuesday, January 25, Charles
Town State Trooper M. M. Day-
lsson, investigated a car-truck
accident which occurred at the
intersection of State Route 51
and Secondary Route.1.
.TrooPer Davisson said a 1965
Chevrolet truck:: being driven by
William Clayton Cave, 34, of Win-
chester, Va., backed onto Second-
ary Route 1, and struck a 1961
Rambler being driven North on
Secondary Route I, by Yvonne
Creamer, 27, of Route 1 Kearn.
eysville.
Little Keith Creamer, 3, son
of Mrs. Creamer, sustained minor
injuries. Damage to the two ve-
hicles amounted to about $200.
Trooper Davisson said investigat-
ion of the accident is continuing.
Another two-car accident was
investigated Tuesday evening,
Jan. 25, about 7:15 on Secondary
Route 34/1 in which one person
sustained minor injuries.
Trooper Davisson said a 1965
Chevrolet being driven by Will-
iam H. Roper, 28, of General De-
livery, Charles Town, pulled
from a parked position along the.
highway onto the road and struc~
a 1963 Triumph being driven by
Norman G. Corbin, 17, of Char-
les Town. Damage to the two cars
was listed at $700. Roper was
charged with failure to yield the
right-of-way.
Two minor accidents were also
investigated by Trooper Davisson
on Saturday, January 22, the first
occurred at 2:10 p. m. on U. S.
Route, 340, near Charles Town.
A 1965 Ford being driven East
on Route 340 by Nellie M. Burr,
38, of Washington, D. C. skidded
into a 1965 Rambler being driven
West on the highway by
R, Cottroll, 32, of 208
gress street, Charles Town.
age to the two cars was listed
at $90.
I Then 10:10 Saturday
about
evening, a two-car collision oc-
I cuffed on U. S. Route 340, when
a 1955 Chevrolet being driven
We are anxious for you to know our fine Jefferson County West on the highway by Claude
correspondents, eighteen of them, who cover every nook and Douglas Poston, 22, of Route 1,
corner of Jefferson County every week in the year, looking Boyce, Va., struck a 1961 Mer-
for news happenings to be published in this newspaper, cury, being driven East on the
highway by Harry S. Rideoutt,
This newspaper features the largest number of county Jr., 44, of Charles Town. Trooper
correspondents of any weekly newspaper in West Virginia Davisson said damage to the two
and we are proud of them and anxious for you to meet them: vehicles amounted to about $800.
MRS. G. E. WEBB
Harpers Ferry-Bolivar. Phone 535-6569
MRS, S2 AI r CRIM
Summit Point - Dial 725- 7777
MISS LILLIAN MYERS
~Poston was charged with failure
to keep to the right of the cen-
iter, Trooper Davisson said.
Four persons were injured in
two acidents which occurred on
Jefferson (~ounty highways Thurs
day and Friday nights in which
three cars were" damaged to the
extent of about $1,000. t
I One person, was injured .in a
one-car a~c|dent which occurred
about 8:30 p. fit. on State Route 9
' at the Bloomery bridge with dam-
i age to the car being listed at $700
Charles Town State Trooper
Gary Arthur said a 1959 Buick
being driven South on the high-
way by James Terry Cogle, 19, of
Shenandoah Junction - Dial 725-5168
MRS. JULIA VIANDS
Mechanicstown - Dial 725-2596
MISS MARGARI HOUSER"
Bakerto
fense, and was sent to the Shep-
herdstown Fire Hall for housing.
Chief Morgan said it was of
!nvaluabl.e help Sunday afternoon
m remowng injured people from
two cars involved in a highway
accident and getting them to a
Martinsburg hospital.
The accident occurred a short
distance from the Potomac River
bridge in Maryland when cars be
ing driven by Donald Smith, of
Shepherdstown, operator of the
Shepherdstown News Stand and
Civil Defense truck had to make
another run to Martinsburg to
deliver Dr. S. Elizabeth McFet-
ridge to the hospital.
Also Sunday afternoon emer-
gency help was provided in two
maternity cases; the men worked
in the cold and biting winds to
clear snow away from the fire
hydrants in Shepherdstown.
Many runs were made to var-
ious homes in and around Shep-
herdstown delivering medicine
and fuel to families isolated by
the fraternity boys from Shep-
herd College and many Shepherds
town youths, worked around the
clock from Saturday evening un-
til today, lending a helping hand
to all those in need of it. He said
never at any time during the long
emergency vigil was there less
than 10 men at the emergency
headquarters and much of the
time there were as many as 25 to
50 on hand. Many of them remain
ed on duty from Saturday night
until Wednesday without going
of Ranson, W. Va., has
graduated at Sheppard AFB
from the training course for
Air Force aircraft
Airman Rank:n, who
Charles Town High
being assigned to McGuire
N. J., for duty with the
Airlift Command.
Read The
ANY TIME IS A BAD TIME FOR A FIRE
LET'S RESOLVE TO HAVE LESS FIRES
IN 1966
ANNUAL
OF THE
FOR 196S
Organized 1884 -- -82 Years Of Service
-- STRICTLY VOLUNTEER--
1965 was a busy year for the Independent Fire Company. We hope
this brief report of our activities during the year will be of interest
to you.
ALARMS ANSWERED:
148 Alarms Answered in 1964
Trucks' Purhping
1965 Property Loss:
Charles Town and Ranson
County
Contents:
Charles Town and Ranson
County
150 Alarms Answered in 1965
Time- 39% hrs.
$32,085.00
40,890.00
$72,975.00
$36,695.00
21,620.00
$58,315.oo
$131,290.00
Dwellings Involved -- 22 Industry -- 2
Barns -- 3 House Trailers -- 3
Mutual Aid Calls -- 3
Office Fire -- 1
Furniture Store -- 1 Portable Light Plant Used ---20 hrs.
Smoke Ejector Used -- 3 hrs., 50 Min.
Hose Lines in Service:
2 V2" - 3,900 ft.
1 Vg'- 4,550 ft.
1" - 5,355 ft.
%" - 4,535 ft.
AMBULANCE SERVICE:
The Ambulance Service has become a major part of our activities,
frequently Anvolving several calls a day. The members who man
the ambulance serve without pay, frequently at a sacrifice to their
own earnings. They're thoroughly trained in First Aid and know
how to c.ope with all types of emergencies. This service can't be
measured dollars and cents. The nominal charge made for the
use of the ambulance does not begin to cover the cost of the equip-
ment and its mainfcenance and upkeep, let alone make any allowance
forthe personnel's time, if a charge were made for it.
Calls in 1964 -- 559 Calls in 1965 -- 618
Local Calls -- 504
Long Distance Calls --- 114
Miles Driven - 9,568 Blood Runs - 40 Oxygen Used - 25 times
Examples of Types of Calls:
Heart Attacks ........................ 70 Fractures ................................ 42
Wrecks .................................... 76 Suicides or Attempts ............ 1
Strokes .................................... 22 Fatalities ................................ 10
Drownings .............................. 4
Members operating the Ambulance gave 1,783 hours of their ser-
vice Free.
of Route 2, Harpers Ferry, Went
MRS, ETHF~ BUZZARD out of control just after it cross.
Silver Grove-- Dial 725-2240 led Bloomery bridge and went
down an embankment. Cogle sus- COSt Of Maintaining Our Department: *~
MRS. MARIANNA SMALLWOOD rained minor injuries, fire fighting. They spend several hours each week in such training,
In the other accident which Gasoline, Oil, etc., for Equipment ............................................ $ 515.14 they a'ttend-regional'training schools throughout the winter montl ,
Kabletown - Dial 725-5707 occurred Friday night about 10:15
MRS. GE?RGIA PEARL on State Route 9, about 3.1 miles Maintenance & Repair of Equipment ...................................... 624.38 andthe annual fire school held at West Virginia University. Tney
* South of Charles Town, three per Ambulance - Gas and Oil ...................................... . ................. .... 451.34 regularly check and test our equipment to be sure it is always ready
Chestnut Hill RFD, Harpel~ F rry sons sus~ained injuries in a two Ambulance- Repairs, Supplies, Laundry, etc ........ . ................ 1,092.61 for efficient operation.
car accident. - Insurance on Buildings, ¢quip.ment & Members .................... 1,554.81 +
MRS. LENA AMBROSE I T ooper Arthur said a 1962 Maintenance & Repair on Building ...... ................................. 255.88 in submitting this annu 1 repot-t to you, the citizens of the com-
,Chevrolvt beihg driven SoUth on New Equipment ................................. ...;. ..... .................... . ............ 1,410.16 reunify of whmh We are +part and to whom we give our time, our
EnEle - Dial 725-2589' the highway by John P. Heafer, Office Supplies & Equipment, Janitor s Supplies. ............... ....584.47 enthusi -aam and our interest, we assure you that we appreciate dee
MISS DOROTHY LAKE 19, of Bolivar, went out of con- Fuel Oil, Water & S.ew, er Fee ........................... . ............... . ...... ...,' 919.40 ly ,our continued interest and support. As has happened with every+
!trol on a curve and struck a 1964 Fire School, Firemen s Convention, Fire thing else, the cost of operating our departm_en4, pa icularly
1 Chevrolet being driven north on Prevention Program and Training ........................... ....... 766.54 view of our greater service to the community, has increased grda -
MfllviHe ~the highway by Thomas L. Will-
ingham, 39, of Ransom $8,174.73 ly; our income has not increased in the same proportion. We have
MRS. HARRY SHIRLEY The injured were Jeffrey Rey- given to you a department which is rated by the West Virginia In-
nolds, 5 Of Ranson; Madetine Rey Make 1966 a Fire Safe Year! spection Bureau as the highest in the State, having the best equip"
merit that can be had and the best trained personnel. We invite
Middleway - Dial 725-7669
MRS. ELSIE HAMSTF_ D
Kearneysvitie - Dial 876.603 .
MI S. MARY B. FURR
Leetown • Dial 725.5969
MRS. PAULINE (YI
Mannings - Dial 725-2750
MR AUSTIN NICODEMUSL
mpr m • mat 7Z -90
MRS. FLOYD SIMONS
P.anson - Dial 725-7875
MRS. BERNARD OTT
Halltown - Dial 725-7477
'BUCKY' MORROW
Shepherdstown - Dial 876-2066
nolds, 9, of Ranson, passengers
in the Willingham car and Heafer
Heafer was charged with fail-
ure to keep his car tO the right
of the center lane. Damage to the
two cars was listed at about $400.
Finn
FROM PAGE I- A
iag to' death. A qew+ of men from
t+h fir Station i acl +their
through +the heavF n?wdrffts
and found the house to be with
out heat and the lady wrapped
in newspapers in an effort to
keep warm. Fuel was taken to
the house and the men soon had
at least some heat in the home.
Sunday a similiar call came
from the neighbors of an elderly
lady residing in another r~ral
section. They reported they/sus-
pected something to be wrong at
the home. Again a crew men
We strongly urge that you observe the following rules for your
safety:
I. Be sure have your oil furnace or heater cleaned least twice
each year.
2. Do not refill oil units while hot or even warm. •
3. Have your oil heater or furnace inspected at:least every three
months by a competent plumber.
4. Do not overload your electric w ring.
5. Inspect your home regularly for fire hazards.. Keep your tic,
basement and closets clean.
6. Do not smoke in bed,
7. Install several e xting Slltrs in. your h_o . at l+e one .r(ear
your nearing unit. consult the Fire Chie~ .for the prier t:~e.
And be sure they are Underwri~rs approved.
8. Do not start fires with kerosene.
The members of the Independent Fire Company have been
thoroughly trained to use the equipment we haVe - hiS,is a fi nda-
tory requirement of membership - and they are continuously being
trained in fire prevention and safety programs as well as+basic
" "' ' J r T I I I ] II r
each of you to give us in return greater financial support. If yot
can possibly increase your annual contribution, please do so - we
need your cooperation.
Always at your service,
Independent Fire Co., Inc.
a.
President
N. Clark Furr
Chief
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