BANQUET HISTORY QUIZ (Answer Key) 1. When was the first organizational Meeting held for the fire company? Month: Feb____ Year_1956___ 2. It was agreed upon to hold the monthly meetings on the 3rd Monday of every Month. What time was it agreed upon for the meetings to start? ___8 PM____ 3. At the 4th company meeting, Blue Ridge Summit Volunteer Fire Company offer to sell the our newly formed company a Ambulance___ for the price of $___300.00__(May 1956)__This offered was voted down. 4. Phone service was offered and accepted by the company from C&P Telephone. Where was the first phone the company had installed? On the porch at Hartle’s Store (Dec. 1956) _. The phone was only capable of _Receiving INCOMING calls only. NOTE: in Feb. 1957 the phone was moved closer to the station and put on the porch of William Wills Store. It was then capable of making and receiving calls. 5. Name the day and time it was agreed to test the house siren? Day _Saturday_______ Time _5:30 PM _ Comment: Carl Lushbaugh Jr. agreed to do the test (Dec. 1956) 6. The original / first station was located on what property in Leitersburg? _Hotel___. This property “could not” be divided and sold because of an existing problem. What was the problem? _The property “Could Not” handles 2 separate septic systems. (March 1957) 7. The company agreed to purchase its current location from Earl Kline. What was the building originally and what was the purchase price? _A Gas Station __$5000.00 and the mortgage was held by the members of the company along with Mr. Kline. Mr. Kline held $1000.00 and it was agreed upon that he would be the first person paid off once the company had the funds to do so. (March 1957)__ 8. What was the first joint fund raising activity by the fire company and the ladies auxiliary? _Bingo ___NOTE: It was agreed upon that the Ladies Aux would get the profits generated from the kitchen, and the men would get the profit from the door and the floor. (Oct 1957) Special Note: The profit agreement only lasted 30 days, and at the next company meeting (Nov 1957) it was agreed upon that all profits would be divided equally for any joint fund raising event._ 9. The fire company (men) held a fund raising event for the first time in 1957, which netted $ 681.80. What was the fund raising event? ____Gun Raffle and shooting match (Nov 1957)_ 10. What was the purchase price of the 1944 Hahn fire truck in 1959? _$1000.00__ it was purchased by Chief Herd who then sold to the company. _(Feb 1959)__
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