Firemen Eat Turkey, Plan Defense School, Hear Talk On Spirit
The Culver Volunteer Fire Department staged its annual turkey dinner Monday
night in Snyder's Cafe with a number of guests present, and by the time
the group had finished the sumptuous meal there wasn't a person present
who could have leaned over and picked a nozzle off the floor
Chief Cary Cummins acted as toastmaster, and after urging the firemen to
attend the first aid classes and explaining the addition of auxiliary firemen
to the department as a war measure he called on Donald Mikesell to outline
his plans for fire defense training schools
Mikesell is a graduate fire training instructor, a course recently arranged
by the state to train fireman for emergency protection during the war.
He announced there would be schools for both the auxiliary and regular
firemen and that sessions would be held weekly until the required number
of hours had been reached.
Attendance at the schools is required. Mikesell, if the fireman are to
continue as members of the company
E. W. Carter pledged the co-operation of the town, and Trustee D. W. Weaver
did the same for the township in backing up the firemen in their war plans
of the firemen, and Postmaster Fletcher Strang told of the role the postal
employees and post office would play in case of attack.
J. W. Riggens, Bourbon fire marshall many decades ago, urged the appointment
of marshals to aid the firemen, and Chief CUmmins stated he was going to
use the auxiliary firemen in that
MacArthur and his American and Filipino capacity as soon as insurance could
be taken out to cover them in case of injury
Gen.L. R. Gignilliat paid a tribute to the spirit of the firemen, and stressed
the importance of high morale in any organization. He cited the example
of Gen. troops as to what high spirit could accomplish. Gen. Gignilliat's
stirring talk made a deep impression on his listeners, and the firemen
declared afterwards it inspired them to work still harder on their war
defense program.
The evening's program was concluded with the showing of two news reels
- 11 Feb. 1942