equipment consisted of a two-wheel cart and hose, drawn by the volunteers.  This in recent years has been replaced with modern fire fighting equipment and a modern Fire Station.
In 1923, wings were added to the original Catholic Church at a cost of $560.  Two years later, at the cost of $6095, a Catholic school was built.  The school consisted of a ten-room frame building with classrooms and living quarters for nuns.  Felician Sisters from Illinois staffed the school.  The school burned down on September 5, 1942 but was replaced.
Throughout the thirties, businesses flourished and the citizens began discussing incorporation of Poth.  An election was held and the incorporation took place on October 18, 1933.  After this achievement, the city began a series of modern improvements.  Streetlights, street paving, city waterworks, and a sewer system were just a few of them.  Poth was the first city in Wilson County to have paved streets.
In 1937, the old rectory at the Catholic Church was sold for $520 and a new one was built for $6,612.19.  The grotto next to the Catholic Church, which was built in 1933, was disassembled to make room for the present rectory, which was built in 1966.
Fund raising for a new Catholic Church began in 1944 under the leadership of Father Leopold Bujnowki.  To earn money, Father Leopold began the tradition of having an annual picnic. This picnic would be a major fund-raising event in the parish for many years.  Ground breaking for the new church took place on October 19, 1958, and work began the next day.  Bishop Leven dedicated the church on May 24, 1959.  The church is still in use today.
The city of Poth acquired a CCD building near the public school in 1957.  Meanwhile, the Poth Community Hall