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"Vol. 77 No. 1 January 5, 1977
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Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
Last Thursday the May-
town Fire Company acquir-
ed its first woman Emer-
gency Medical Technician
when Deb Smeal, of 111
South River Street, May-
town, joined the Ambu-
lance Crew. There are four
other E.M.T.’s in the
ambulance crew, all men.
Deb, an L.P.N., has been
riding in the ambulance
since last summer, but
wasn’t qualified to perform
first aid or life support
techniques until she passed
the test last week.
Deb’s husband Bob also
serves in the Company as a
Fireman. They both joined
last summer. Why?
“Two days before
Christmas last year [I got
sick in the middle of the
night, and the Maytown
Ambulance came to help.
That’s why we decided to
join,”’ said Deb.
“We had been here a
year and wanted to contri
’
bute to the community,’
Bob added.
Deb’s new job in the
ambulance crew carries
more responsibility than
her old nursing duties;
‘““When you're in the field,
it’s just you. There isn’t
any doctor there to take
over, like in the Emergency
Room,’’ Deb told us. “‘Al-
so, you have more fear to
deal with. The people
aren’t in a hospital and
they don’t have that feeling
of s&curity. We try to calm
them down to help combat
'Front
Deb and Bob Smeal at home.
1st lady of Maytown ambulance
Shock.”
We asked the Smeals
when Maytown would ac-
quire its first female fire-
person.
“I'm qualified to fight
fires right now, but it
doesn’t interest me,”’ Deb
said.
We then asked Bob if he
thought women could make
‘good firepeople. ‘‘Yes,"’
said Bob, “Women can do
.the same job as a man.
They might even do some
jobs better.”
As for Deb, she would
like to see more women on
the Ambulance Crew be-
cause ‘‘Women are more
likely to be home during
the day when a number of
calls always come in. Also,
women patients especially
the older ones, can relate
better to another woman, I
think. That helps them
relax.”
‘“The most important
thing, though,”” Deb ex-
plained, ‘Is for the public
to learn first aid and
especially CPR. No matter
how fast we are, there’s
always a certain amount of
time before we get there.
Those minutes are critical.
If everyone knew these
techniques, a lot more lives
would be saved.”
Hartman, Overlander
share home award
Haryy Hartman, 4352 E.
Street, and Oliver
Overlander, 450 E. Front
Street, Marietta, were pre-
sented the ‘‘Home of the
Month’’award by Ken
Ross, vice-president of the
Marietta Restoration As-
sociates. They were given
joint recognition because of
the way they have worked
together to relate their
unique ajoining properties
to each other in an aesthe-
tically pleasing way. The
properties house the joint
business of the owner and
also serve as their own
private residences.
Besides the business the
garden areas in the rear
are ajoining. They are just
as interesting as the hou-
ses.
The Hartman residence
was originally a planing
mill built around 1810.
Oliver Overlander’s house
was the home of the miller.
The restoration Mr.
Hartman has done on his
house is in keeping with
the original industrial pur-
pose of the building. He
has not tried to make a
replica of an early Ameri-
[continued on page 2]
Marietta
police
budget
reduced
by cutting
overtime
In a move designed to
cut expenses, Marietta has
eliminated overtime work
for borough policemen.
The move has aroused
some opposition from local
police, who will take home
less money as a result of
the change. Police salaries
went up $300 a year, but
the elimination of overtime
means less take-home pay
for police.
Mayor Barney McDevitt
said,‘ ‘When local police
aren't on duty, the State
Police are on call. I've got
a letter verifying that.”’
Police salaries are based
on a 40 hour week, but
many local policemen have
been working a 48 hour
week.
At the last meeting of
borough council, a part-
time policeman voiced his
opposition to the change in
strong terms
As a result, the police--
. man was suspended from
duty. He will get his job
back if he apologizes to
the council.
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1 1MES
FIFTEEN CENTS
Mayor James Gingrich cuts the ribbon at the official
opening of the Mount Joy's new First Federal Bank.
With the mayor are, from left to right; bank manager
Thomas R. Sheaffer; bank pres. James N. Esbenshade;
‘solicitor Lewis S. May. Esq.; solicitor Harris C. Arnold,
'Esq.; Albert Hendel (vice-president at the bank’s
Pittsburg headquarters); and vice-president-secretary
William E. Glassmire, Jr..
Many new businesses
opened in Mount Joy
last year
Several new busine sses opened their doors in the Mount
Joy area in 1976. See the story on page 10 for details.
Linda Ross presents Home of the Month awards to Harry Hartman (left) and
Otiver Overlander (right).