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Merrill Head*
Re-Organized Firemen
r ' In a meeting of re-organization Tuesday evening, the Rappahannock Volunteer Fire Company of Washington elected officers and scheduled a program of study and active membership.
Chief L. V. Merrill was re, elected fire chief, with T. C. Lea •; as secretary-treasurer, and Char« lie Jenkins and Bruce Bowie as first and second assistant chiefs.
The list of firemen is to be revised, . designating active and inactive membership. Many former residents, retaining an interest in the community but living beyond the sound of the fire siren will be designated as inactive member^, 'They still will toe able to lend support to the fire company in scheduled activities, hut cannot be called active fire-fighters on a moment’s notice.
New members were enrolled at the meeting and the firemen voted to welcome all new members who might wish to join the company. - j T. C. Lea, as secretary, will revise the list and'report at the next meeting as to the exact stand. ' ing of the membership, active and " , inactive. He also will be able to give a financial statement of the present condition of the company ■ at that time.
The fixe company voted unanimously to request the Board of Supervisors to rescind the license proposal on carnivals, since most of the company’s revenue is derived That way. " The company - voted that all carnivals be clean and wholesome entertainment.
The company voted tp bold in* struction classes for operation of the pumper. Anyone wishing to take this .training is asked to she Charlie Jenkins, First Assistant! " . chief. "
Regular meetings are to be held the first Tuesday in the month and . ^ . attendance at the meetings will be , ,7 ~ considered indicative of interest in the company. .
A problem discussed concerned ^ the habit of people calling Guy a Burke to find the iocaiton of a fire after the fire siren sounded. This keeps Mr. Burke from telling the firemen the location of the Are, » * ‘ • f f:% f A bulletin board will be placed in the firehouse to notify lateerriving firemen of thp fire’s location, and the citieens will be' forced to find out as best they can.
(It is thoroughly understood that Phyllis Vemer is missed. As telephone operator, she could answer all the qfaestions at once and notify the firemen at the sama —U-time. But those days are gone. The dial phones are here, and the * public will have to take the consequences and manage to live without knowing where the fire is until they hear elsewhere.)
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