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The Central Point Volunteer Fire i la
Department is etm•tirig a plan to ~ ga
purchase a new fire truck e~gmpped ; so
especially fur fjgnting . rural ~ fh~s • Li
and which may be usetl.in any part ~ ~~
of the~~district surrounding the ~city.~ tx
The local department w„[cn is a
non-profit organization established
by a number, of youhg »Sen of the
city for the-purpose of. handling efl~
t°e city-owned nre -equipment in
fighting fh~es within the bounda[•ies
of the city. Under tlae ]aw, ~'city- ad
owned fire equipment may not ba lis
taken-beyond the city limits to fi~..t co
C.P. American f950
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The new proposal is very simple. an
First a auoscription will be taken st;
' ~lrtong the residents and industrial fte
plants within the proposed dish~ict. ref
' If• sufficient funds are ple.,ged (esti-
mated at about $80J0) bonded col- O`
lectors will make the collections and : fft
the ~ money will be turned over io ' t a
the department, whic.[ wdl at once ch.
order the new truck. It will be no
.housed with the rest of t.:e Cen.rat ~ o~'
Point equipment and cared tvr ut idei
tike manner~by t.:e mcmuers of Yro . t'el
vomnteer group. i me
In case ut &re wit'rtin the distridl ~'o~
the servtces of t.te new truck and hs~ I ha
;pedal equipment may be oblainc,, en
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by calling the Central Point late- be
phone mf.ce, giv,ng your nan~,r, go:
address,.and the natne of the road
on wnicu you live. the nude ns„r~ ~ A7~
neu by trained mein Hers oC L,e Cen- Pu
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h•al Point department, will be un iY.: peg
way prompuy, age
Ftic..ard lUVpp, president of the cva
local volunteer department, slated 'al
today that the local fireman had
lung seen the need ~fm• better fir ~/
e
pr~[ectron In t..e rural a. eas sur-
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rounding t.:e city and t.elieJc tact r
such a plan would help solve t;t i..
pfoblem, at least un[L such tnut~; - '
as a formal rural Sire district under ~ Oa
the laws of Oregon can be'formed. no
If such a district saowd be organ- ter
ized at any time. t.e new fire truck no•
will be turned over to the district, hay
as it iuilt have been purenased en- we
tirely. by funds raised by popular
subscription among the residents for
of the district, he said. ~ wit
Officers of the local fire drpart- at
ment consist oL Richard Krupp "Fi
president; Ad Trautman, vice presi- ing
dent; Hazry Tann, secretary-trea- rec
surer; Jadc Tharp, fire cbief, (ap- the
pointed by the mayor, wiry-approval nip
of ti:e city council), and Oscar Min• day
nick, assistant fire chief. dad
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