Smyrna times., 1925-05-20
COMING FIREMENs CONVENTION
Harry p. Jones Heads Committee to
Arrange for Annual State Meet to
Be Held in Smyrna on July 8th

Harry P. Jones, Harry B. Grieves,
and Harry Pierce were elected a COM
mittee of the Citizens Hose Company
of Smyrna, Monday night, to work in
cooperation with the committee of
the State Firemen's Association which
will hold it's annual convention in
Smyrna Wednesday, July 8. Smyrna
firemen expect to have their new fire
hall ready by that time and the con-
ventiOn sessions will be held there.
If anything develops to force the
meetings to be held in the Town Hall
or Century Club, our firemen will at
least take pride in showing their new
Fire Hall to the visiting delegations
for the town will be filled with fire
men from all parts of the state. Over
1000 are expected to be in line when
the big Firemen's Parade takes place.
Twelve or fifteen bands will also be in
line and a big event will be made of
the meeting. Prizes will be awarded
to the competing companies in line.
Z. S. Jones of Middletown, is presi-
dent of the State iFremen's Associa-
tiOn. At the annual meeting of the
| Smyrna iCtizens' Hose Company, rec
emily, the following officers were elect
ed: President, Harry Collins; vice
president, Harry P. Jones; secretary,
B. F. Middleton, Jr.; treasurer, John
C. Mannering; fire recorder, William
Patterson; chief, John Morris; first
assistant chief, Stanley Morris; sec
ond assistant chief, James Paterson;
chief truck driver, Earl Grant; janitor
Gordon Turner; directors: ]. c. Man
nering, G. r. Stevenson, H. w. Sher-
wood, Thomas jefferson, Stanley Nor
ris, w. E. Matthews, Jr., Kent Sheu-
brooks, Harry Collins, B. F. Middle
ton, Jr., Earl w. Grant, John D. Nor
ris, Harry P. Jones. 1t was voted tC
have the annual fremen's carniva
August % to September 5, inclusive
The Local and State Fire Association.
are urged to enforce the act for the
protection of firemen, passed by tht
recent Legislature The new law
which will be rigidly enforced, is a
follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son not connected with duly constituted fir
company to drive at an excessive rate of spec
to any fire. to race with any fire apparatu
to any fire.
Section ,. 1t shall be unlawful for any pei
> sons to park any mOtor. horse-drawn vt
/ hice. within one thousand 10000 feet on tn
| same street or road of any fire. other tina
such motor. or horse-drawn vehicle. may B
used by any person connected with any fiji
department.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any pei
? son to drive any motor, hores drawn W
hicle over any line of hose. which for ii
time being is being used for the purpose
2 / eNtinguishing any fire.
: Section A. 1t shall be The duty of drivers
any motor. or horse-drawn vehicle. upon hea
$ ing the approach of any fire apparatus. frol
3 either direction. to Immediately bring his
her motor. hOrse-drawn vehicle 10 a stant
still on his or her right-hand side of the roa
= or street. and to remain at such standsti
- until such fire apparatus has passed.
Section ,. This act shall apply to any an
= balances belonging TO, or connected with ar
@ duly constituted fire department.
q, Section 6. No person shall be held to har
violated the provisions of this Act with rega
to parking, if the act of parking doI
prior to the commencement of such fire.
Section Z. Any person violating the pr
D visions of this act. shall upon conviction in
summary proceeding before a Justice of Il
Peace. be sentenced to pay fine of not mo
: than twenty-five dollars.