Show volunteer fire department wins trophy kinteen members of the tooele thoele volunteer fire department attend ed the annual convention of the utah state firemen at R ahfield on friday and saturday acied by their wives the group at tended sessions and the evening entertainments the next conven tion will be held in price in 1948 the members also brought home another trophy to add to their col lection accord ng to W bevan and erson fire chief they won first place in the parade in richfield they were outfitted in white as they have paraded locally with the addition of white felt hats green ties and green sashes the tooele thoele volunteer fire de apartment part ment was called to 27 fires in the in month anth of july 1947 as corn com pared to 7 fires in july of 1946 and 17 fires in july 1945 although the calls have increased the damages have been held down most success fully the increase in calls is at tri tributes buted to the fact that there is a heavier crop of grass this year due to the heavy spring rains july and august are the heavy fire call months due to this condition but care and forethought from the pub lie and quick act on from the fire department are holding down the damages sunday august 3 a motor cycle backfired and started a fire when its owner harvey C mccall of clearfield utah tried fp tp start it while parked in front of the crys ys tal drug the damages were re ported as about which the owner said he could repair that evening later the topete volunteer fire department was called to ex a grass fire un pinehurst avenue with no damages this week around thirty members of the tooele thoele volunteer fire de apartment part ment and their wives are at tending the annual convention of the utah state Fir firemen emens s held in richfield Rich held on august 8 and 9 according to W bevan ander son fire chief delegates chosen were T theo tate M S lee C E dalton boy roy snyder william shepherd and willard peterson with alternates wendell tate joe penna floyd lee and franklin england during the absence of these members the TOD firemen will as in handling calls in tooele thoele city for which chief anderson and his men wish to express their ap precia tion the TOD firemen understand the department equipment and the usual high standard of service will be rendered |