Storm Causes Damage

Herald of March 11, 1971

High winds last Thursday afternoon caused extensive property damage in the central Morrisons Cove area. In addition, the wind drifted approximately eight inches of snow which fell Wednesday and Thursday, making traveling hazardous.Classes were cancelled Thursday and Friday in the Spring Cove, Williamsburg and Claysburg-Kimmel School Districts. Students in Northern Bedford School District had no school on Thursday, but classes were resumed on Friday. It was the first time this winter that the schools were closed because of snow. By midnight Wednesday, approximately six inches of snow had fallen. Two more inches fell on Thursday when the wind began to rise, reaching 44 miles an hour.

The Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company is studying preliminary plans for a new fire hall that would cost an estimated $65,000. The plans call for a one-story structure 100 feet long and 40 feet wide with a four-bay garage at one end and a meeting room, kitchen, restrooms and storage facilities at the other end.