Sewickley Herald

              The Sewickley Valley's Home News Weekly
Vol. 39.   No. 8.
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1942
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The Edgeworth Volunteer Fire Department will hold its thirty-third annual benefit dance from nine o'clock to 1:30 o'clock tomorrow
(Friday) evening in the Edgeworth School Auditorium with music by Syd Bruce's Orchestra. The photograph of the firemen above was taken
by Officer Thomas Toia in November, 1940, when the firemen received their new truck. Standing are: C. J. Hatton, John McCrea, Jr., Andrew
Thein, Mason Pearce, Henry Siegel, Tobias Hatton, Chief W. K. McPherson, Eugene Harrison, John McCrea, Clarence Mecle, and Frank A.
McPherson. In front are: Charles McCullough, William Scott, Joe Hatton, Ross Waite, Jack Scott, John Siegel and Mark Shriver. William
Scott, Jr., was not present when the picture was taken.
DEFENSE
FIRE CHIEFS MEET HERE
Auxiliary Firemen to be Insured
County Fire Warden Alex Andres
explained the county plans for the
organization of auxiliary fire companies
to assist the volunteer fire companies
in Zone 25, to a meeting of fire chiefs
at the Sewickley Borough building Priday evening. Introduced by Sewickley
Fire Chief J. C. Doughty, who has been
appointed fire warden for Zone 25, Mr.
Andres stated that the firemen will take
cnro not only of fires, but rescue work
and first .aid at tho scene >of fires. First
aid equipment will bo placed in tho
various headquarters of the fire companies by tho Rod Cross and the Medical
Unit of tho county.
While many different and sometimes
contradictory instructions have beon
sent out from Civilian Defense headquarters in Washington, Now York and
Harrisburg, the systom has boon
changed so that instruction from the
hoadquartors in Washington will bo
transmitted to Harrisburg and from
there to tho various county units.   Of
the 126 municipal units in Allegheny
County, 98 have organized civilian
defense councils. The units have been
divided into 14 zones, with air raid
wardens, zone fire wardens and zone
policemen appointed..
Zono fire wardens, at future meetings
with the fire chiefs of tho voluntoor
companios in each zone, will plan for
aid to each other in case of disaster.
Map?,, showing back roads, will bo furnished, so that fire companies may
move freely between towns if main
roads aro blocked. Plans will also bo
mado for protection of a town when
part of its fire equipment is called to
another part of the zono. Training
courses will bo given at each engine
house to auxiliary firemen who volunteer for such duties.
The question of liability in case the
voluntoors arc hurt, ia being determined
by the Attornoy General's office iu
Harrisburg, but tho fire chiefs agreed
that no volunteers should oven start
their training until proper insurance
coverago has boon arranged by tho borough or township officials in whieh the
firo companies operate. 'Some companies may have their auxiliary firemen
actually join the company, in which
case they would be covered by blanket
compensation insurance now carried.
Mr. Andres .suggespted that firemen
might be assigned to the post wardens,
with any kind of trucks ami ladders
available in tho post equipped with
hose and auxiliary fire fighting equipment. Ho warned, however, that somo
persons were taking advantage of the
situation to try to sell their products,
such as the incidont concerning buckots
of .sand sold in Pittsburgh for 50 cents.
He warned the lire chiefs to consider
their possible needs carefully boforo
buying equipment, Ho recommended
silver sand, well dried, over rivor sand,
which contains particles of coal and
wood and other impurities, for inccn«
diary bomb snuffing. However, river
sand, well baked and dried, answered
tho purpose fairly well.
J. Conway Macon, head of Sowickloy
Council for fivo years, and head of the
auxiliary firemen and policemen, stated
that in event <of an emergency the polico
and fire departments would bear the
brunt of tho work with the auxiliary
agencies giving valuablo aid, He
stated that ho had already nsked coun
cil's insurance committee to recommend
insurance to cover the borough's liability for auxiliary firemen and polico.
No volunteers will be called for training until that protection has beon
secured.
Once auxiliary firemen pass the required tests, they will be given identification cards and arm bands. Mr.
Andres warned that only real Americans should bo recruited. One requirement is that they be citizens but tho
chiefs should also be sure that thero
would bo no chance for sabotage from
within tho ranks.
Represented at the meeting wore:
Fair Oaks, John A. Weber, chief; Leetsdale, Ira McKee, chief; Edgeworth,
W. K. McPherson, chief; Sewickloy,
S, C. Doughty, chief; CHcnfleld, F. J.
Benzenhoofer, chief; Emsworth, W. H.
Bavenstool, chief; Ben Avon, W. H.
Elsoy, chief; Bollovuo, James G-roon-
ough, chief; West Viow, John Farley,
chief, and Ross Township, Keating
Company, George Arbogast, chief; Quail
Company, N. E. Horbold, chief; Fair-
view Company, E. J, Miser, chief. There
are thrco other Boss Township companies not represented at the mooting.
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