Heroine Of The Week

[Music] well Bill you and the news trip looking for a story eh I'll say I've been assigned to our hero of the week feature and you want me to pick you a hero well you know how it goes the paper makes an award each week to the citizen who's performed the greatest act of heroism who's your candidate this week I've got a heroin to nominate this week h a heroin that's great well she's a little heroine she's only 12 years old well I'll take her name what is it Jun Blakey lives on Center Avenue H 12 years years old what did she do rescue 14 Burly firemen Jon was in the fire on Cherry Avenue the Thompson home day before yesterday I saw the report on that fire nothing to get excited about nobody killed not much damage what you trying to do do the kid a favor June Blakey saved three lives probably more she prevented a fire from getting out of control and that's pretty good for a youngster gee we seem to have missed that angle how did she do it well now here's the whole [Music] story June was babysitting that afternoon at the Thompsons Mrs Thompson left about 400 p.m. after giving June the telephone number where she could be reached June was taking care of 5-year-old Junior who was in the living room and the Thompson's 8-month-old baby who was sleeping upstairs but nobody seems to have taken care of the Thompson's 15-year-old refrigerator which was laboring away in the kitchen it wasn't long before June smelled smoke coming from the kitchen and she immediately realized something was wrong she sent the boy scurrying [Music] outside on the way to save the baby she closed the kitchen door [Music] with the baby safe in her arms she stopped just long enough to call the fire department the number had been placed by the telephone she did a nice job spoke calmly and clearly and gave the right address then she got out but she had the presence of mind to close the front door behind her Joan waited at the curb until our boys got there then she showed them the house and told them where the fire was her presence of mind and quick thinking had saved three lives including her own that was the most important thing of course but she'd saved the Thompsons and us a lot of trouble thanks to June's prompt action we got there while the fire was still small and we were able to stop it with a few squirts from an [Music] [Music] extinguisher quite a story but are you sure a fire that small could have been serious those kids were in grave danger bill a few minutes more and the fumes from that fire could have killed all three even the baby upstairs Jan's a heroin all right I guess you're right but where did they learn that stuff in school she learned it in school but you remember Mrs Thompson had left instructions as well it would be a good idea if every parent did that right it'll pay off every time one more question what's this girl's address 45 Center Avenue you going out there you bet you've just got yourself a heroin of the [Music] [Applause] week