Thursday, August 7, 1975
Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department Report
In September 1974, the County Court Ambulance Committee requested this Department to take over the ambulance transport service for a trial period. During this trial period, (October 1974 – May 1975) the total billings amounted to $5,674.75, with collections of $864.97, resulting in a loss of $4,809.78.
A recent billing to Medi-care for eight ambulance calls totaled $322. And Medicare paid us $118.40, leaving us holding the bag for $203.60.
This explains why a private concern and the hospital quit the ambulance business.
Your Fire Department does not intend to eliminate the ambulance service, but it will be necessary to enforce a strict policy if this service is to succeed.
As of July 1, 1975, the County Court found it necessary to eliminate the fire service from their budget. As a result of this loss of revenue and the additional cost of ambulance service, our new policy as of August 15, 1975, will be as follows:
1. Respond to all fire calls within the corporate limits.
2. Respond to out of town fire calls only if the fire fee is current.
3. Respond to ambulance calls in or out of town, only if fire fee is current.
4. Respond to all highway related accidents.
Our ambulance service operates in cooperation with the Governor’s Highway Safety Administration, which has provided us with one ambulance at 50% cost and one at no cost. Without this cooperation, it would be impossible for us to operate the type of ambulance service that we have today. Our agreement with the GHSA provides that we will have at least one ambulance available at all times to respond to highway related accidents and that we provide all operation costs including arrangements to replace the ambulances in the future
WEATHER
July 1975: Minimum Temperature: 40 degrees on the 29th. Maximum Temperature 89 degrees on the 24th and 31st. Average high: 81.1. Rainfall 1.14. inches.
Week ending July 26: It was a hot and humid week with temperatures near normal. The high of 96 degrees was reported in Clay and a low of 39 degrees in Canaan Valley.
BICYCLE SAFETY CLINIC
Attending the Bicycle Safety Clinic last Saturday were Hunter Sharp, Cal Sharp, Ricky Barlow, Herby Barlow, Jeff Baxter Troy Wilson, Chris Jessee, Tony Landis, Brian Jarvinen and Jeff Barlow. Booklets on highway safety were given out and each bicycle checked for proper mechanical operation. The afternoon sunshine and free ice cream, courtesy of Fas Chek Supermarket, were enjoyed by all. The Bicycle Safety Clinic was conducted by Lory Condon and Rodney Gardner, in cooperation with the Governor’s Highway and Safety Administration.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Sharp, of Dunmore, a daughter, Scarlett Leigh.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Underwood, of Waldorf, Maryland, a son, Duane Douglas
DEATHS
Smith W. Vaughan, 56, of Hillsboro, a son of the late Doc and Margaret Hinegardner Vaughan. A veteran of World War II, a member of the American Legion and a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church… Funeral service from the Hillsboro Metho-dist Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Mrs. Bessie McCoy Earle, of Carlsbad, California; born at Spice a daughter of the late Lockard W. and Mary Ann Hodges McCoy. She was a member of the Hunt-ersville Chapter of the Eastern Star. Service and burial in California.
