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William C. Whitt In 1924, William Cowell Whitt moved to Red
Bluff, Tehama Co., California where he managed
two theaters for a couple of years, the Orpheum (the current State Theater) and
the Granada. After the theaters sold a year and a half
later, Whitt stayed on for 39 years as a projectionist until 1958. He joined the fire department as a volunteer in 1925.
He was appointed Fire Marshal in 1928 at which time he began his
big-game trophy hunts. He was named
Chief of the volunteers in 1944 and a full-time Fire Chief in 1958. Bill retired on July 1, 1968 at the age of
72, however since he lived just across the street, he continued to “answer the
call” by taking on the job of dispatcher on a volunteer basis.  |  |
From about the age of 3
years, Bill learned the skills needed to be a successful hunter from his
father. He traveled extensively all over
the world and saw many sights in his lifetime.
He had been to Australia,
British Honduras, India,
Africa, Alaska, British
Columbia, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Washington, Idaho, Texas and South
Dakota. All
have been hunting trips from which he brought back a number of trophies which
are now on display at Station-II now known as the W.C. Whitt Fire Hall, 835 Cedar St. in
Red Bluff. The meat and hides from the
foreign hunts went to the local natives of the various countries. He would bring home Moose for the firemen and
friends to enjoy at Moose-feeds cooked with help from the firemen and their
wives about twice a year at the fire hall.
William C. Whitt died on July 2, 1994 at the age
of 96.
A
book of Bill Whitt's hunting exploits has been transcribed and printed
from his personal journal and is available for purchase at the Whitt
Hall - Museum. |
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