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Show Relationship of fire, beautification detailed by Green One of the new area chairmen chair-men met with the Cedar City Beautification Committee at their weekly meeting Friday night. Orwin Green will serve as Chairman of the Seventh Ward area, according to Forrest For-rest Hunter, Chairman. Green is in a unique posi- tion on the Committee. He also al-so serves Cpdar City as Chief of the Fire Department. Though these two positions seem to be un-related, they are really closely tied together, to-gether, the Committee learned. learn-ed. Cedar City had a serious fire last week, Green reported. report-ed. It was in the North West area of town and, for a time, was a threat to a residential area. Chief Green told the Committee that the fire started start-ed in a dry weed patch caused by children - playing with matches. The cost to the tax payers of such a fire, is quite substantial. sub-stantial. Two fire engines and 18 firemen were involved, Green said. If weeds can be I eliminated before they become be-come a fire hazard, Cedar City will not only be more beautiful but a great deal of the tax payer's money, in cost of fighting fires, will be saved. |