Show Lay Layton ton Volunteers on Night Day Call if L f. f f fi i lf m I Y f r 09 r irk r J r C N Jy r i 9 w 1 o l p pw a r y f J r Y I 4 c J. J f 4 r I kt v l lr r r J r iJ q y r r rr J r or y r r Ar f tin rd F 1113 i C r PY r 1 r 1 Ronn Ronny and Nikki Clau Clawson on with their favorite fa I dog dog- Cinder get a thrill at nt the wheel of the I r L Dave e Claw Clawson son left Sherm Taj Taylor lor i I IDon 3 Don polish their resuscitator j I Layton fire department truck Chief Zulon White- White i sides acts as lookout for the youthful drivers q I technique with Ronn Ronny Clawson Clauson son On of I I Mr Ir and Mrs Dave e Clawson Clauson as victim Ji m I j Ita leay alker allier one of fir the I Layton n r volunteer firemen operates Ia i l ia la 5 hes he's read ready for an any calls j others a sen service ice ice station tation but like A few million years ago ago so so the story goes goes goes-a a bolt of or lightning bored Into a tree or dry grass ushering in the age of fire for our hairy cave dwelling ancestors Since then man has alternately been warming his hands and getting g-etting the hotfoot roasting his steaks and watching his house burn down Now in m the mid mid century old man ratan m n flame is not as apt ant torun to torun torun run wild through our cities as he did through the thick forests of dinosaur days For our civilization has recognized the need of trained firemen who arc are just as important to the community as the military man is is to the nation And In Lay Layton Layton Layton-a ton ton-a a community of some perso persons s and 20 miles north of ot Salt Lake City City 12 12 firemen are prepared day or night to rush into battle against fire Under direction of their leader Chief Zulon Whitesides they hold training sessions the year around to keep a fine edge on their fire-fighting fire ability The firemen who are of many ages and occupations are Sherm Taylor Dale Gray Dick Cook Clay Adams Floyd Parkin Marion Bair Don Walter Valter Smedley Dave Clawson Ray Walker Valker and Jim Biggs Each is proud of the responsibility vested in them by their townspeople and they bend every effort in carrying out their assignments Layton's fire department was organized In 1928 Their equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment then amounted to a few battered buckets and a small hose cart cart cart-a a far cry from the two fire trucks resuscitator and accessory equipment the department now boasts In 1948 the firemen answered 35 alarms in their area of opera opera- This was a comparatively light year but the department nonetheless expects to slash this figure during 1949 through their efforts at educating the public to all aU phases of fire prevention b 1 r 1 1 d fey v v J i r J dJ Art r J 1 v vr r d yr of r d A r l e Dick Cook wears wars gas mask and Marion Blair checks adjustment 2 during one of frequent training sessions of or La Laj Layton's tons ton's firemen 4 uv i IA I F r rr r r r i i Y I li r d F. F J v r r r rl l y r V A d. d 4 4 11 Dale Gra Gray left Walt alt Smedley Clay I Adams cooperate In drill as they fa J Jf l l d s r r rI rk I r k kr M 4 f l S f 1 I Iv v t 1 S Lary fv f if 1 1 4 1 y S f r j vA M I ll v r r f F l 7 r Y JJ tw t w Y rr JJ lay Ia J dams ri right ht senior member of depart depart- I 6 inc nt and ami former La Layton Laton ton chief shows slums work ork j 1 work work- fI handle departments department's hose The I volunteers keep In top trim for lor calls Tribune Telegram Photos Photos Photos-Beal Beal Bealings jn jugs ings c of or fire extinguisher to fo Don Layton Laton department Is proud of equipment and personnel t |