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Show j FIRE PROTECTION i ! The need for more water pres- I sure was never so well emphasized as it was Thursday, when the lire department responded to an alarm. The fire was just a smoulder to the rear of the Willis Rodgers residence, resi-dence, in the far northwest part of town, but the firemen went after i it as seriously as though it were i a roaring blaze in the heart of town. It was several minutes before water could be forced through the hose, even with the booster pump working. The stream came out with no force. There is only a two-inch line supplying the homes on the hill, therefore householders have little protection from fire- The fire came too at the hour when many people are watering their lawns. Fires should be timed better! It was just a lucky thing that the fire was of such small proportions as it was. |