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Sundar- APril 1S' 1955
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NEW FIRE STATION Open House will be
held at the new Central Point Rural Fire Pro
tection district s White City station next Sat
urday, April 21. between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
The station, modeled after the present station
just south of Central Point, will serve when
and where needed in the district, according
to Fire Chief Richard Krupp. Equipment
shown above includes, from left to right, the
department's jeep, tank truck, pumper and
the district's new 1,000 gallon-per-minute
class A pumper made by American LaFrance.
NEW AMERICAN LAFRANCE The 1956 American LaFrance
fire engine shown above is among the latest additions to Central
Point Rural Fire Protection District's equipment. The vehicle will
be on display at the district's open house at the new White City
station Saturday, April 21. The truck is a 1,000 gallon-per-minute
class A pumper which carries 1,500 feet of 2Vi inch hose, 500 feet
more than is usually carried on such trucks. The vehicle is
equipped with two suction hose sizes and a 35-foot three-section
extension ladder. Fire Chief Richard Krupp said such a ladder
was needed by the department because of tall buildings such as
barns and industrial structures.
School's Must Certify
Veteran Attendance
The responsibility of schools
to certify attendance of veterans
attending under state aid was re
Iterated today by County Ser
vice Officer Charles D. Hol
brook. He taid word has been receiv
ed from Raymond Petty, Salem,
educatkmal officer, that some
schools .have not been verifying
th actual attendance of veter
ans attending under state veter
ans educational aid.
Holbrook added that it is the
responsibility of the school to
certify the actual number of
class room hours for all such
veterans, and reports must be in
the Salem office by the 10th of
the month following the veter
an's attendance.
Oregon Insurance Men
Attend Meeting Here
Five state officers of the Ore
gon Association of Insurance
Agents spoke at a meeting of
Jackson County Association of
Insuranca Agents at the Rogue
Valley Country club last week.
Here were William B. John
son, president of the state group;
Leonard Adams, chairman of the
executive committee; Harold B.
Larson, state national director;
E. M. Stadel, executive secre
tary; and Alan Tebb, assistant
executive secretary.
Discussions centered on last
year's work and plans for the
coming legislative year in regard
to education, legislation, and
coordinated state-wide advertising.
As We Live
By ELIZABETH H UNLOCK. PH.D.
Bird-In-The-Hand Policy
May Mean Dissatisfaction
There is an old saying that "a
bird in the hand is worth two
the bush."
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The belief
take what is
implication
this saying
is that one
should grab
when the grab
bing is good
and not make
the mistake of
waiting for
something
better which
may or may
not materalize.
that one should
available encour
ages DeoDle to set their goals
within the limits of what they
can do without consideration of
potential future possibilities.
All this, you may argue, is for
the best. After all, if people get
goals beyond . their immediate
present, aren't they apt to try
to reach for the moon and then
be bitterly disappointed if they
do not get it?
True, it is bad to reach for
the moon by having goals so un
related to one's potentialities
that they are impossible. On the
other hand, it is just as bad to
follow the "bird-in-the-hand
policy and grab what is available
at the moment. Both extremes
are likely to lead to dissatisfac
tion in the long run.
The persons who grabs at
what is handy often sees some
thing he likes much better later
and then wishes he had been
more patient and waited for it
But it is usually too late.
Limits Abilities
Encouraging people to follow
the "bird-in-the-hand" policy is,
Open House at White City
Fire Station Next Saturday
Central Point The Central
Point Rural Fire Protection dis
trict will display its equipment,
including a recently purchased
American LaFrance pumper, at
an open house at the district's
new White City station Satur
day, April 21.
The station is designed after
the present building just south
of Central Point, which was de
signed by William Laing, archi
tect who has since retired and
moved from the valley. The
structure was built by James H.
Henson, general contractor of
Central Point, on land donated
by the White City Realty com
pany at the corner of Avenue
G and Agate rd.
Explain Equipment
Volunteer firemen will be
available to explain equipment
and serve refreshments between
10 a.m. and 8 p.m., Fire Chief
Richard Krupp said.
Among pieces of equipment
at the White City station next
Saturday will be the 1,000-per-
minute class A pumper. The
1C56 American LaFrance engine
carries 1.500 feet of 21'2-inch
hose, 500 feet more than is usual
ly carried on that type equip
ment. The truck is loaded so it can
be used either in pumping from
draft, such as mill ponds or
streams, or from hydrants.
Krupp pointed out that such
a vehicle was desirable because
there are an increasing number
of water districts being formed
within the fire protection area
which are providing hydrants
Extension Ladder
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as the above arguments should
indicate, unfortunate. Not only
does it encourage them to put
ceilings on their abilities and
their goals but it more often
leads to discontent than to satis
faction.
Far better is the policy of
"wait-and-see" unless you are
completely satisfied with what
the present has to offer. Jwen in
such a simple matter as buying
a spring hat, it is better to look
around, see what is available
within the price range you can
afford to pay for the hat, and
what is available in colors and
styles suited to your needs. Don't
take the first hat you find that
seems "possible" in the belief
you had better take it while the
taking is good and thus insure
yourself of having a new hat.
LETTERS FROM READERS
Grabbing: I have noticed that
the people who seem to have the
most are the grabbiest, always
wanting more than their share
and the best there is. Can you
explain this?"
. Mrs. J. C. M.
(A) As a general rule, you
might say that because a per
son is "grabby," looking out for
his own interests ahead of those
of others, he gets more in the
long run and that is why he has
more than those who are less
"grabby." People who have a
strong desire for material posses
sions, as a means of increasing
their feelings of self-importance,
have a tendency to accumulate j
all they can, regardless of j
whether this is at the expense !
of others. Thus they inflate their j
egos and make themselves feel j
more important. j
Rowdyism: "In our neighbor-!
hood, there are some teen-age 1
boys who like to crash parties j
and mess up the houses. Most of j
the parents refuse to call the po- i
lice when this happens to them.
Do you think this is wise?"
T. W. C.
(A) A boy who destroys prop
erty willfully, and this certainly
is true of a boy who belongs to
a teen-age gang, should be sub
ject to the treatment provided
by the law, regardless of wheth
er he comes from a good family
or not. If I were in your place, I
would certainly report such ac
tions to the police if a gang
molests your home or a home
where any of your children hap
pen to be guests.
Moving: "My husband has
taken a new job. This happens
at least twice a year. This new
job is out of town and he wants
me to move now. I claim he
should try out the job and see if
he likes it and they like him be
fore we move. Do you think this
is being fair to him?"
L. M. R.
(A) As your husband's past
work experiences has been such
that you have no assurance that
he will stay in this job for any
length of time, I think you are
wise to follow the "wait-and-see"
policy. If, after a reasonable
length of time, all seems well,
then you can consider making
the move. Moving is too expen
sive and too much work to be
undertaken without good rea
sons. (COPPRIGHT 1956, GENERAL
FEATURES CORP.)
In addition to a regular 6-
inch suction hose, a 21-inch
suction hose also is provided
to make possible smaller pump
ing jobs. The truck includes a
35-foot three section extension
ladder, the first such ladder the
district has had. Krupp pointed
out that an extension ladder is
necessary because of barns and
other tall buildings in the district.
The truck is equipped with
a two-way radio, which brings
to 15 the number of two-way
radioes in the department. It
will be moved between the Cen
tral Point and White City sta
tions as the need varies through
out the year, Krupp said.
Because the truck was design
ed by a fire truck manufacturer,
it is one of the most simple to
operate, despite the fact it is
the largest vehicle in the de
partment, Krupp said.
"It is the kind of truck which
normally is expected to serve
foi 20 years or more," Krupp
said.
Serve District
The White City station, Krupp
pointed out, will serve the en
tire district, and equipment will
be dispatched when and where
needed. He said the new station
may result in some fire insur
ance reductions in certain areas
of the districts.
. Krupp pointed out that fire
alarms should be called into the
Central Point station NOr-
mandy 4-1234, the number com'
mon to both the rural and city
departments at Central Point
After a call is received, the loca
tion is pinpointed, and equip'
ment dispatched from the near
est station.
In the event of a major fire,
he said, equipment from several
stations, including the Central
Point city department through
the Mutual aid agreement, will
respond. A recent example of
the mutual aid agreement was
when the Central Point City
department stood by for the
rural department during the
fire at the Tolo sawmill.
Calls Relayed
Fire calls are relayed from
the rural to city department by
telephone, and to the White
City station by two-way radio
with a telephone as an emergen
cy auxiliary. Each building in
the rural department is equipped
with an automatic device which
alerts personnel in the event of
an electric power failure. The
district has standby electric
generators which are placed
into service immediately.
The emergency generators
are carried on one truck for use
at fires, and are constructed for
use of two-way radios and lights.
The district, which includes
about 80 square miles, should
have about 40 volunteers, Krupp
said, and there are some vacan
cies. He pointed out that volun
teers are covered by insurance,
and in addition to regular fire
drills, there are several social
activities for volunteer firemen.
Turn-Out Clothing
Turn-out clothing is issued to
each volunteer, and those living
in certain areas are issued two
way radio receivers which moni
tor the alarm system, which
serves as a private alarm system.
Volunteers miy contact either
station for information concern
ing the department.
. L. C. Lisenbee and Jim Scott
will be the paid firemen at the
White City station, and will
work on alternate 24-hour basis.
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Grisham are
on duty full time at the Central
Point rural fire hall.
Equipment at White City in
cludes a jeep, tank truck and
a pumper, in addition to the
American LaFrance pumper.
Temporary Officers
Named for CP Jaycees
Central Point A temporary
organization preliminary to the
formation of a Central Point
Junior Chamber of Commerce
was held last week, and tem
porary officers elected. They are
Dick Krupp, president: Cecil
Sharp,, secretary, and Bill Col
ley, publicity.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday, April 19, at the fire
hall-, and all interested in form
ing a club are invited. Proposed
by-laws will be presented by a
committee headed by Larry Al
len, of the Medford Jaycees,
Other Medford members pres
ent, who discussed the objectiv
es of the group, were Ron Jam
es. Tom Reeder, Charles Jones,
Monte Stram and Dick Bowers
About 35 men attended the
meeting, which was Thursday
evening.
Man Was Ideal Husband
To focfi of 4 Wives
London (U.P.) A judge let
George Herbert Walker off with
a S56 fine, and a brief lecture
about bigamy when three of his
four wives said he had been
an ideal hubsand to each.
Asked for his success formula,
Walker said: "1 kept each of my
wives happy by never answering
back, never asserting myself and
always giving them plenty of
housekeeping money."
Only about one woman in ev
ery 250 is color blind.
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