This Day in History: 1940-08-09
A special committee was selected by Fire Company President J. Frank Young to draft an amendment to drop members of the company with poor records of attending fires. A lengthy discussion concluded that it was not fair to the taxpayers to pay for insurance and benefits to firemen who did not show up for fires or drills. Fire Chief Charles Morris reported that there had been one fire and two drills during the month of July. (Bristow)