Mayor Harry L. Crisp reported to the City Council Monday night that oily rags which had been used for wiping tools and machinery at the municipal water pumping station had been found in the pipes from which water is pumped from the clear well at the plant into the city mains. Without fixing responsibility for the occurrence, Mayor Crisp said the rags were discovered during an investigation which began when pump operators discovered the pumps had difficulty to maintain a normal supply of water in the mains. The mayor said that normal pumping was resumed when the rags were removed from the pipes and a guard has been placed over the water plant to prevent repetition of the occurrence. The council, by unanimous votes confirmed appointment by the Mayor of Herman May, former city policeman, as assistant fire chief, and Orel Bearden as fireman.

(Extracted  from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )