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Vo1. 25-No. 30 Jacksonville ( Alabama ) Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1979 EMT's offer Liquid gold : The gas crunch of '79 vital services This is the fvst of two articles dealing with the gas shortage in the Jacksonville area . By JANA MOON The city of Jacksonville has aprogram that is very little The second article will be -printed in an known or praised, but is one of the most vital services upcoming edition. offered. That is the Emergency Medical Services. This service is operated completely by volunteers who By NANCY KARLOVICHSMITH give of their time with no monetarvreward expected. Accarding to local service station operators who seem to have little or no control over their economic lives, In the beginning, 1971, Jacksonville had an ambulance Jacksonville's gas availability and supply is continuing service operated by a local funeral home. This service on the downswing while prices ccntinue to skyrocket. A could offer no emergency medical treatment. The owner majority of service station dealers in the local area raised soon had to stop the service because he was losing money. gas prices 2-4 centsin the last two weeks. Jacksonville was left with no ambulance service, so President Ernest Stone of Jacksonville State Univer- Piedmont and Anniston began covering the area. The dty, concerned with the influx of students this fall, spoke strain was far too great on these understaffed services, so with Senator John Teague several weeks ago about the they had to quit. - hastened reopening of the Standard station outside the The city then applied for a grant from the State High- Jacksonville square. way Department for ambulance equipment. Some An unidentified source said that a power mete< was Ehergency Medical Technicians ( EMT) offered to supply recently installed and that the station will probably open vdunteers, if the city could Focure adequate equipment. within the month. Sa with eight volunteers, Jacksonville had an emergency Jack Brown, former owner cf the station since 1961 and team. past winner of the number one dealer award in the Chevron Way Program in Alabama, the Florida This team is the only me in the county that is under the Photo by Opal Lovett panhandle, and Georgia for five $onsecutive years, State Health Department Regulations which requires a Faculty art show discussed his reasons for not extending his lease. ambulance at all licensed driver and one EMT in the Pictured, left to right are Mr. Lee Manners, Brenda Watson and Bethany Increases in utilities, wages including social security ha.They also maitor matters such as date, width and and worker's compensation benefits, liability ilnsurance, quipment inside the ambulance. Thompson, both of Hef lin. and rent were phenomenal. Today, Jacksonville has 27 basic EMTs (which requires Mr. Brown stated, "My highest paid employee back in 110-120 hours of classroam and on the job training), four 1961 earned weekly wages cf approximately $85 as intermediate Ems (requires another 150 hours of compared with $200 in 1979." training five paramedics (requires still another 150 hours He continued, "Before the crisis started, the difference of training), 15 licensed drivers and two attendants. between the independent and mapr operators was only about 2 or 3 cents. When the energy crisis hit, in- Each EMT works on the average of one 12 hour shift a Art exhibit held dcmendents nenerallv raised orice. ~ricesslacked week and may have to wark weekends or special duties ofi, but our gas stayed high. independents bere as much The Art Exhibit Opening Ihus, it creates warmth ' 'vases, cups, and pots. sought after looklng at this such as games at the university. He also must attend a by Art Faculty was held in feeling. Unique designs can be seen. particular painting br a few as 13 cents cheaper, but we were paying the higher prices refresher course of a minimum of 24 hours every three the Art Gallery, Harnrnmd The collages by Mr. Lee on nearly every one of the minutes. to just get the gas. I pumped gradually decreased years. Intermediates and paramedics must return for Hall, September 4 at 7:00 Manners are different frm pieces. Also, some ceramics amounts monthly-70,000, 50,000, 32,000. During the last training every year. Watercolor paintings three years, it was downhill." pm. each other. Each collage has are made out of stoneware painted by Mr. Stephen - In the gallery, there are colors which complemt!nt which allows one to use it for Brown, now owner of Brown's Service Center, 105 The medical director, Dr. Vincent Fuselli, coordinates Griffin:- ---l_ll--- are a series-c _L of waterLV A& ~~~~~iddh~se~maLmedia mch as echother vennicdv~All eafim or drinkina In ad- Tarver- - St., Jacksonville, said that the closed Standard- uur- jccua, 11, waa UVWIILIU. p.Lr,. WL11 UUICI. CldCll LWllagt: IWS are maae out or stoneware painted by M~Tstephen Brown, now owner of Brown's Service Center, 105 The meclicai director, Dr. Vincent Fuselli, coordinates In the gallery, there are colors which complement which allows one to use it for C~iffinare a series of water several media such as each other very nicely. All eating or drinking. In ad- Tarver St., Jacksonville, said that the closed Standard tile business with all the hospitals which usually include in variations of colors with station has one of the largest storing capacities in the area Jacksonville and Regional Medical Center in Anniston, stitchery by Dr. Emilie the collages are set against dition to ceramics, Mr. Shaw red and white bobbers. Each Burn; ceramics and the white background to give sculptured objects out of - 25,000 gallons. Is this closed stationa prediction of events but the ambulances may go to Ft. McClellan or Gadsden painting provokes a certain to come? and maybe as far as Birmingham depending upon the sculpture on the floor by Mr. the viewer the chance to clay and wood. One of the degree of calmness (which Marvin Shaw; watercolor relate to the colors and the clay pieces is a superman Ceb Thornhill, owner of Thornhill's Exxon, stated, "We injury. He has direct radio contact with Anniston and indlcate not a fish is biting could do double the business but there's no gas. I'm get- Jacksonville hospitals. with colored pencil by Ms. shapes. showing his age at seventy- yet). Rh~ndaRoebuck; cdlages A huge painting dealing five. ting approximately 83 percent of my anocation from last One particular colored year which causes me to be open fewer hours. I need to &cause the service is voluntary, the turnover rate is by Mr. Lee Manners; a huge with black art history was pencil drawing drawn by Mr. high. It is especially hard to kddrivers in the daytime. oil tableau of black art brought to focus along with a buy at least 40,000 gallons monthly to supply the demand. I Watercolor with colored Stephen Griffin, "Sucker " only get about half of what I need." This is where Jacksonville State University students are history by Dr. Oakley plaque written by Dr. Oakley shews only one single the most helpful. Holmes; and watercolor Holmes. According to Dr. pencil painted by Ms. He continued, "According to a national trade journal, Rhonda Roebuck deal lollipop or call it a sucker. It 60,000 stations went under in 1977-78. Exxon, although the paintings and photographs Holmes' research into black has red, yellow, green, and If you need to use the ambulance, there are a few basic by Mr. Stephen Griffin. art history, the black artists mostly with outdoors. In largest oil concern in the world, has been extremely fair in rules to follow. some of her paintings, the white stripes on it. What is so the nineteen years I've dealt with them." All these media are were among the world's first unusual is the transparent 1. Call the ambulance immediately if you have an in- questions of balance and Thornhill discussed the possibility of the oil concerns proportionally lined up with artists. Their drawings, wrapping. It is so involved in jury. Be sure that it is an emergency. The ambulance is proportions are emphasized. wanting to put the individuals out of business. The enough space for even one along with the charac- depth and movement. And it not a U-haul for people who stubbedtheir toes. viewer to contemplate the teristics of their race, ap- Especially in one particular replacements wauld then be interstate stations with painting "Side Walk". One is so shiny. salaried managers with little control over the operations. 2. Know the emergency numbers. Police, 4356448; fire, meaning or the messages of peared on the caves of such an art piece which is France, in Tassili rocks of concrete pole (actually a Gene Harnrnett, Amoco's distributor for the local area 435-7911. Or if all else fails, call 911, the universal rail) is centered on a This is just one art and downtown Jacksonville's Amoco dealer, said that he emergency number. The ambulance service office held before him. the Sahara, and in Indus A huge stitchery canvas valley of India more than sidewalk and a shadow of student's point of view. So, felt that the state board probably controls a bit of the gas number is 435-2310. Don't tie emergency numbers up, this pole is reflected on the why don't you come down to allocations, especially at the end of the month. llnless it is absolutely necessary! ! ! sewn by Dr. Emilie Bum is seven thousand years ago. hung up on the wall. The title ground on the left side. What the art gallery to see these He continued, "The problems really develop around the Different shapes of 3.