THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22.1»7«

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(Continued from Page 2) People Mt stranded In foreign towns or without power or heet in their homes were advised to go to their nearest fire companies. Many people, however, preferred a 40 degree house to staying with strangers in a fire house, and so were coaxed by their neighbors who HAD heat to stay with them

Many people though did choose to be evacuated and conUcted their local police departments and fire companies. In the 22 inch deep snow even getting to the main road was quite a chore for anyone. All boulevards were treacherous even for jeep-type vehicles. There were people who had to be evacuated by Coast Guard helicopter Monday. One of these reportedly was an expectant mother from 88th Street, Stone Harbor, who had to be flown to the Burdette Tomlin Hospital. Also an elderly man from Lower Township later in the evening was airlifted to the Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital by helicopter via the Demisville Road near the Jamesway Shopping Plaza. As we listened to the pilot of the Coast Guard helicopter over the police scanner, we learned that his choice place to land, the middle of the James Shopping Plaza was covered with six foot snowdrifts, and therefore the local rescue squad could not retrieve the patient from the basket of the helicopter. Many rescue attempts were hampered by the snow in all areas, but one incident reported over the scanner was that of a 21year old girl not being able to breathe, and who lived in a'Cape May Court House trailer park. The local fire department was summoned to help plow the snow from the trailer park hi order that Middle Township police and rescue personnel could get to the suffering girl. Many doctors canceled office hours Tuesday, perhaps staying at the hospital where they could treat emergency patients. A Wildwood obstetrician was needed early Tuesday morning at the Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital and was forced to ride to the hospital in a rescue vehicle. It was the only way he could get to the hospital at the county seat. Medical emergencies were as numerous as the snowflakes or so it seemed by listening to the scanner. People who needed oxygen, women in labor, and people complaining of chest pains were accommodated as well as transports to the hospital fur lesser emergencies. Nurses in true Florence Nightengale fashion volunteered their services in Lower Township Villas Fire Company was one of the largest evacuation centers in the county. Several nurses volunteered their services at that center because of the great number of people who needed some kind of medical attention. Several calls were placed to local police departments to take nurses to the Burdette Tdmlin

To Oor Roadors Due to the holiday, v and then the snowstorm, the last mail delivery received by the Cape May County Herald for this week’s edition was last Saturday. As a result, some of the news releases and classified ads sent in to us were not available at presstime. Also, some some of our regular features are absent from this edition. We will otceune attempt to use thik material hi next week’s Issue, as it remains of timely importance \ and interest.

Hospital so they could work their shift. . Driving for the most part was left to the emergency vehicles. In the Five Mile Beach area of Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest civilian cars were asked to stay off the street. Monday night, the Wildwood police chief, ordered his men to begin ticketing cars that were not emergency vehicles. Civilian

Civil Defense workers manned the emergency center in the basement of the County Library building, and commanded the situation from their underground

commandpoet-

- The frequent calls of ‘Charlie Mike One’ to various local Civil Defense units signified that the people at this post were coping

with a very bad situ

as they could.

YOUR HOSTS M DALE and MARY COOK

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WITH FRED and FRAN SADDIC

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Photo Credits

The County Herald's many weather-related photographs in this week's issue are the work of three area photographers: Tim Albrecht, Sam Abel, and Arthur Hall.

cars hampered rescue vehicles and snow removal equipment. In Lower Township continuing at

Some of the emergency vehicles did not fare as well, however, since we passed

least through Tuesday, cars were stranded Civil Defense truck on a ♦ t n. ■ .nrl Iff m 4 ' 1 1 , M **, ■

ticketed and towed if not emergency vehicles. National Guard assisted in Lower Township in trying to establish

electric power to the area. A state of emergency prevailed

in the Lower part of Cape May County at least through Tuesday

morning.

back road in Cape May Court

House Tuesday afternoon. Ocean City had an emergency

telephone number for people requesting emergency information and evacuation but we understand that Lower Township

had no such number. (Continued on Page 14)

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