The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-10
LEGION AMBULANCE
Reaches Third Anniversary-Re-
markable Service Rendered
People of County.

Although unmarked by any un-
usual occurrence and with no OUT
standing celeoration to mark It's
passing, the American Legion Am
bulance Service observed the third
| anniversary OF its installation tor
the people of Cecil county 10y
business as Uusap' attitude To
the Ambulance Service April 23rd
was characterized by just one more
trip-nothing to distinguish TINS
rom any other days WORK.
A careful summary OF the records
of the Ambulance Service, however,
bring out some interesting facts that
will prove of interest to the many
friends of the Service throughout
the county.
During the three years activity of
this Service hardly section OF the
county has failed to call for It's as
sistance. The fact that during all
OF this time two days out of every
Sundays and holidays includ-
ed-have seen trips made attests to
the great need of the ambulance has
nlled in the life of the county. A
total during this time of 764 trips
have been made involving a total
mileage of 24,397 miles and an av-
erage per trip over all that time of
31.9 miles.
Not the least interesting fact
brought out by a careful study OF
the records is the great amount OF
time that the Legion drivers have
freely donated to the operation OF
their ambulance. When it is real
lied that all of this time is donated
without compensation the unselt1sh
devotion of these men to their SER
vice becomes all the more apparent.
Legion driver during the past
three years have given 2O56.5 hours
of their time to the operation of the
ambulance, the equivalent of 257.06
eight-hour working days-nearly one
full years working time for one man
out of the three years that the
ambulance has been in service.
While forty-eight different Legion
naires have at one time or another
assisted with the Service, the brunt
of the work has been carried by
seven members of the Post Who lead
in total number of trips made. To
these men too much credit cannot be
gIven. Post Commander john I
Maloney heads the list with 147e5
trips to his credit, with A. R. Elder a
close second with 136 and Charles
A. Grant not far behind with 127.
Other drivers with fifty or more
trips to their credit include Calvin
Fox 90, Robert l.. Gonce 63, Frank
Hurn 5S and John K. Burkley SO.
The number of trips made by
other members of the Post include:
Calvin Ward 81, w. w. Boulder SO,
Thomas H. Bartilson 81, Sterling E.
Dunbar 26, Arthur B. Cameron 20,
DR.. w. H. Wright %, Edmund G..
Crothers %, D. D. Jamison 21, AL
fred Juergens 90. G. K. Elder Is,
Jesse Sharpless II, R. E. Garrett IA,
Wayne Renshaw II, Ralph Morgan
o, II. "A. LuSI o, Il. M' odJAO .,
Ralph Dean 6, G. G. Blades 6, John
Alexander 4, Russell Hoy 8, How
ard Rothwell 3, K. M. Currier 3,
William Mcdonald 3, Joseph. Potter
3, P. N. King 2, David J. Randolph
2, Nealon 2, Bedwell 2, H. G. Cald-
we'll 2 and the following Legion
naires one trip each: H. M. Jones,
DR.. w. D. Cawley, Marshbank,
Gerald Dunbar, M. Juergens, Her.
bert A. Carr, Edward C. Brown,
William H. Gilpin and Herbert
Morgan.
1t is interesting to note that we'll
over ninety percent of the trips have
been made without compensation.
While the Service is at all times
cheerfully and efficiently rendered to
people of the county it is hoped that
sight will not he lost of the fact that
the Service is being maintained on a
contribution basis and
that it is always most grateful for
made to the maintain
ance fund.