Show Leland Hair Home Is Destroyed By Fire Saturday April 22 the home of Leland Hair a prominent figure in civic ic affairs here was destroyed destroy destroy- ed by fire Mr Hair turned in the alarm upon discovering the fire in tho back part of his home The local Volunteer Fire Department responded responded responded res res- res- res promptly to the call and were again confronted and defeated defeat defeat- ed by the antiquated water system system tem tern of the cit city The heroic work of the department department department depart depart- ment in overcoming difficulty after after ater af at- af- af ter er difficulty confined the loss to the back part of the house enabling enabling enabling ling the saving of every article of value In the front of the house After Arter getting the fire under control control control con con- the water failed completely necessitating ting the changing of feet teet of water filled hose a job that only a fireman can ate With this heartbreaking work completed suction from a slough was resorted to to finish the job Mr Hairs Hair's home was completely complete complete- ly gutted but he saved about worth of furnishings According to the fire chief as near as can be determined the blaze was due to spontaneous combustion combustion com com- bustion originating in a clothes closet between the roof and the ceiling I J From the comments of the onlookers onlookers onlookers on on- lookers it Is la apparent that they did not appreciate the fact that R no Fire can wo work lt without water and that there Is Isa isa isa a wholesome Ignorance on the part of a lot of local pinheads in this city as to just how efficient the local firemen are without water t I The Hair home and furnishings w were re covered by insurance and the the 1 I total loss will not be det determined J I until the inspectors check up the cave case I I |