Mar 4, 1970

Refreshment Committee: Dave Crosswhite, Bob Davidson, Dick De Rosier, Dick Dragseth, Pug De Witt.

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Drill, March 4, Adams and McDonald Apartments. Visit and preplan. March 18, Church and Court Streets. Truck spotting, etc.

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We have some check lists for the captains to have their operators check after returning to the fire station from a call.

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We have asked for the motion picture "The Noble Breed" for our April 1 meeting.

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We really owe a vote of thanks to the Howe Fire Apparatus Company for the cooperation given us in taking the bugs out of Number 8.

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Oil and Gas Fire School, June 12 and 13, Weaverville.

Here is a revised list; if you are not satisfied, please let the board of directors know:

Supervising Engineer, C.Hiett.
Assistant. R.Lovely.

8 Company (8 and 10):
I.Butler, Acting Captain. G.Files, Acting Lt.
A.Oberst, J.Root, J.Garbe, R.Dragset, D.Amondson and J.Johnson, days.

No. 10:
P.Van Matre, Acting Lt.
K.Loomis and R.Armstrong.

7 Company:
B.Miller, Acting Capt. K.Van Matre, Acting Lt.
H.Jones, H.Bailey, J.Bickle, V.Mortensen, K.Stampfli, D.Crosswhite and Hanlon and Kay, days.

6 Company (6 and 9):
J.Hanlon, Acting Capt. J.Grigsby, G.Kay, G.Peters, No. 9 J.Johnson, Acting Lt. R.Davidson.

121 Company:
R.Desoear, Acting Capt. F.Smith.

15 Company (Rescue):
R.Lovely, Acting Capt. C.Chase.

Radio Dispatchers: J.Brown, Jr. E.Baxter.
Medics: Dr. Polka and H.Lovely.
Police and Traffic: Dave Story, Sgt. G.Brown, R.Erickson, L.Williams, T.Kelly, H.McClintock and W.Norman.

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It doesn't put beans in the belly, but many thanks to "Mo" Lovely for the weeks spent working on the equipment.

A test was made on the plectrons. How many were not working?

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HAP MILLER * * * * * EDITOR


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Notes:
- 'The Noble Breed', judging by an internet search, may have been based on a book by William Cosgrove, which, according to Amazon, "takes his readers into the harrowing lives of Chicago firefighters".
- Some of the names are familiar: Cecil Hiett, truck driver; Robert "Mo" Lovely; George Files, County Coroner; Pete VanMatre; Ken Loomis, County Supervisor; Richard Armstrong; Brad Miller; Karl VanMatre, Pete's son; Jack Bickle; Virgil Mortensen; Jerry Hanlon, contractor; Dick DeRosear; Fred Smith (we were called to his cardiac arrest last month); Dr. Michael Polka, physician and County Health Officer; Howard Lovely, Mo's father; Dave Story and Bob Erickson, CHP; Gil Brown, CHP and later Sheriff of Trinity County; Tom Kelly, long-term Sheriff of Trinity County, later ran 'The Nugget' cafe'.
- '121' was an OES engine entrusted to WFD.
- 'Plektron' was the brand name of the 'pager' of the day. Non-portable (about the size of a toaster), they ran off house current.
- Hap Miller was WFD Volunteer Chief from 1939 to 1974.