Susquehanna times & the Mount Joy bulletin. (Marietta, Pa.) 1975-1975, October 01, 1975, Image 2
Page 2—SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN Mount Joy fire companies had a very busy schedule last week Firemen pump out basement in Mount Joy Bateman thanks organizations citizens for help during flood Aftc: the waters of the Little Chiques had receded into their normal channel, Mount Joy Borough Mana- ger Joseph Bateman ex- pressed his appreciation to all the people and organiza- tions who had assisted during the flood on Friday. He thanked the fire, police and civil defense departments for help in directing traffic, the fire department for pumping out basements and rescuing one family, stranded in their trailer near the Cove. Bateman said that citizens responded helpfully to the borough’s appeal to con- serve water while the water treatment plant was tempor- arily disabled Friday. a It rained and rained, the waters rose, the phones rang, the sirens blew. That is how it started Sunday, September 21 and ended Friday, September 26. By 6 a.m. Friday, Sep- tember 26, a three man crew was answering phones as fast as they could pick them up at the Mount Joy Fire and Ambulance Base. Phones were also ringing at the local fire stations. By 9 a.m. every fire company in the northwestern part of Lancaster County was busy. Friendship and Florin Companies in Mount Joy began working as early as 7 a.m. pumping cellars. Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 was the first to answer a rescue call. Seven children and two adults were rescued from rising waters in a mobile home on Sportsmens Road in Mount Joy at 9:20 a.m. The Mount Joy ambulance transported the family to St. Mark's U.M. Church for Photo by James Beck II Graybill house, center of recent yy in Mount Joy, appears to be an island Building at east end of Mount Joy flooded by overflowing Little Chiques attending were: present. largest class to graduate Photo by James E. Beck, 11 from Maytown High School. ’ temporary shelter. Florin Fire Company’s Rescue truck was called to assist, but was not needed. Area fire departments answered numerous fire calls related to the weather such as oil burner fires. At 11:30 a.m. Rheems, Eliza- bethtown, and Florin fire departments answered a fire call at Wengers Feed Mill in Rheems. A minute later Friendship, Mount Joy ,re- sponded to an alarm on Donegal Springs Road. Up- on arrival, firemen found no fire, just a basement full of water. The last rescue call for the local area came at 2:05 p.m. at the Jay Gingrich residence on Longenecker Road. It was reported that two people were in a two-story garage. However, firemen weren't needed. Apparently the caller mistook them for being stranded. Firemen continued to pump cellars until midnight when they retired until 8:00 a.m., Saturday morning, Septem- ber 27. By late Saturday after- ‘noon most pump details were completed. The Mount oy Fire and Ambulance Base reported taking over 4 150 pump calls for the Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, and Bainbridge areas. Calls +1 also came into the local fire | stations themselves. A special note of thanks should go to the firemen, ambulance personnel, fire police, and ladies’ auxiliar- ies who came out in the downpour to help their fellow men. gMaytown ’15 Bclass reunites The 1915 class of the Maytown High School held’ heir 60 year reunion at the mhome of J. Clarence Garber at New Danville on Thurs- day, September 25. Members of the class Emily raybill, Esther Nissley raybill, Grace Henderson, Imer B. Grove and J. Clarence Garber. The guests were:Mrs. Elmer B. Grove, John Kraybill, John Dillinger and Mrs. Garber. Six members were not This was the here were 23 in the class. October 1, 1975 1/2 p PRIC ANYONE PURCHASING A PAIR OF NEW SNOW TIRES BETWEEN OCT. 1 & OCT. 8 will RECEIVE 2 GAL. ANTIFREEZE AT 1/2 PRICE. 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