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Show Special Services I- BirlhOI BECK Deseret News Staff Writers MURRAY Ive got a lot of reasons whyI did it, said a 19- - ear-olsuspect when confronted with a aaekful-o- f money police found in his car. The young man a few minutes eaiher had informed Murray police he habeen slugged' and the money bag stolen from the service station where he worked, The chain of events began when the service station attendant, a University of Utah student, walked into the Murray Police Station.- - His u story was that he had just been robbed. He w as, he said, struck over the. head from thd backhand did not see his assailant. Coincidentally, five minutes before, Officer Lowell Mines his patrol to whom the robbery story was being car gassed In that same station. Ray Smith, owner of the service station jusj across from the police station, 4750 S. State was called to the scene. Meanwhile officers searched the attendant's auto and found a money bag with $119 85. Mr. Smith identified-thbag as belonging to the station. When confronted with the sack the attendant said, Ive got a lot of reasons why I did it," Friday he fiad one good reason he shouldnt have. The attendant, Lortn Holmquist, 19, 4362 S. 2900 East, was chaiged by Police Chief Lloyd E. Deland in Murray City Court with attempting to obtain money under false pretenses? . d Jesus, Prophet Commemorative services honoring the Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Dec' 23, 1805, anniversary of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith were held Friday in a Christmas meeting attended by the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, bther General Authorities and Church Office employes. The meeting Abas held at noon in the main lobby of the Church office building. President David O.- - McKay and his counselors, President Henry D. Moyle and President Hugh B. Brown; spoke of these two anniversaries and their importance to mankind.. Christ-- , mas music set the pattern for the Service President McKa.f1 made ref- - rk: -- v. told-j-ha- e lorin Holmquist police rTTlield I ilmost of the inspiration of the Prophet Joseph Smith" and told the Church office employes that we can best serve the Savior by serving one another." Word Of Wisdom 4- The Church leader referred, to the prophets revelation known as the Word of Wis- dom, in which he said Joseph Smith spoke so- aptly when, he warned of the consequence: "and evil designs in the hearts of men. He explained that we see about us evidences of these evil designs, and he referred especially to the advertisements which show beautiful women smoking cigarettes which are' seen during and following many of the best television - Will some Utah doors """ wear the black wieath'of death for Christmas? holiday period, 'according to'safetyand police-officia- Authority Lack Cited In Bonneville Case Engineer Wayne D. Criddle has informed Salt Lake County that- he has rro authority under state statutes to assist in removing or changing Dam in Davis Bonneville State It all depends on drivers during the ls. shows. Judges Sifting in the D ese Judge.s New dam is not for storage purposes, but is simply a diversion installed many years-agdam, before the flood plaTn' of the river had been encroached on by the people upstream. Notes Problem re t Elec- trical Ass n.s Christmas Decoration Contest will continue their rounds Friday evening-4ft- - seareh-- of -- a The-letter- win,-ning d Balt-LakeCo- unty ar. ' u iams Lumber fills Fill The Bill benchlands, cut his Christmas spruce. And then pulled it down by chain, hoisted it on the wagon and drove home with it. to 'trim it.: With The family then had u popcorn balls, the , paper chains, the old tinse1 and tins, the antique balls and bells. Tree-cutti- ng didnt 'go out with --Grandpa. e fee-tit- (Mr?. Steve) Coffin and the two young gals booted up th - hill, axe and rope In hand. ti - , . picked a great pine that had to come off the sid main ski run, felled it in true woodsman fas toirairttlhen-cu- t It fnhalf"for-the30-foo- t brinjj ft to the lodge, a half mile away, dtpamfstartedt' It didn't look that big.' Wed rest and then, wed inch it down. Wed laugh and then wed cry. We didnt want to ONE, TWO, PULL," believe we had chopped more tree than we could handle We werent going to call for help at all costs. There in the snow is a deep cut where they worked the tree off the hill. We had to decoiate it by pulling it: near the balcony i and .then trimmed it with a ladder from there. We got it done and then had to move the whole thing over to the bipwindowJudy said. Anyway, we have one of the biggest Christmas trees around, and we cut it and trimmed it aU by ourselves." Next year the tree will be smaller. This promise the two mountain gals have already made to themselves. Hack Miller, Use Judy Tschaggeny stands Christmas fey the free she cut in "my awn 30-fo- ot feack,yardlJree, adorns. the lobby of Solitude ski area. Judy and Cathy Coffin, ' another young mother,- - cut the tree and off the moun- tain by themselves. dragged it fcflpmm SAJ.T LAKE CITY, UTAH B SECTION D E FRIDAY; CEMlI ER- -2 1 1962 , COUNTY REJECTS PLEAS FOR ARCADIA REZONING Employe Three petitions for rezoning land in the Arcadia Heights area were denied Friday by the Salt Lake County Commission. The land rezoning was sought by County Planning Commission member Albion C. Mulcock on behalf of Foothill Development Cor" A public hearing .was held Wednesday and was t han 100 persons; most of whom .opposed, rezoning approximately 15 acres from limited use to varied commercial uses. Drive and 21st, -- The property Js In the area of foothill Claims Probe South. Mr, Mulcock proposed constructing a shopping center, apartment houses, and medical and dental offices. However, residents of the exclusive area made it plain They had ifo desire to have the developments built ht their area. The Salt Lake City Commission, in a letter read at the hearing by City Attorney Homer Holmgren, also went on record as opposing the rezoning. the Salt Lake Cjty limits. It is expected that the area would have to be annexed and water and sewer services supplied by the city before commercial development could function. A rezoning petition for approximately 11 acres of land -adjacent to- - the- - CottonwoocEMallwas approved bythe Couni y Commission. Developers of the land noted that approximately nine acres would be used for parking to help alleviate an existing traffic problem, while as much as two acres could eventually be used for expanding The mall- - itself. . SI. Police' Returning 2 Kidnap Suspects Two youthful Midwesterners charged with kidnaping, armed robbery and grand larceny in Utah were to be returned to the state Friday to face the charges. Salt Lake City Police Detectives John Bywater and Don Lyman were returning; the pair, Sherman Ellis, 25, Kansas City, Mo., and Henrietta May Fox,, 17, Mobile, Mo., by' car a fter s pend i n g the ni g h t By BOB KOENIG "Deseret News Staff Writer' The city attorney next week is expected Jo be asked to re -view workmen's compensation cases involving city employes where overpayments may have . been made or where third par-ties were at fault for possible ' legal prosecution. Mayor J. Bracken Lee said he will ask for this action after the City Commission was informed Thursday that compensation claims from city employes are exceedingly high compared with similar claims in industry . and that some of the claims appear To be spun- ous " The report was given by Edgar Ellis, --manager of-- The engineering service division of the industrial insurance firm of Owen Bunker & Sons, Inc., 341 E. 21st outh. " Recdvery.Posslbie Mr. Ellis also told the commission, meeting in the office of Mayor Lee, that in at least T"T - r i h v a likely potential of recovering damages from' third par-- ' ties. But there, is nothing in the to show that there was any attempt to protect the citys interest In these cases, ; he said. are (Third party cases cases compensatiorr in Ely, Nev. claims are paid by the city to The Nevada community was its employes, although another person may have been legally scene of the climax of a responsible for causing the acchase in which cident which resulted in the the suspects were captured compensation claim.) about 2:30 am. Thursday. Lee Cites Cases Charged In Kidnap Mayor Lee cited one case in They are' charged with sec- which a dentist received about ond degree kidnaping in the $600 for fixing four or 'five teeth of an employe who had Murabduction of a 22year-olthem damaged in an. accident. ray man on a downtown Salt He emphasized there are a Lake City street Wednesday number of similar cases in night A man and a woman which overpayments appear to forced the victim to drive to a hayejbeen made. pohitT5Tntleseastof handoMayor Lee added that some ver.' of the compensation claims 171 A. Carl There, Lewis, too loosely hanE. 4500 South, Murray, was have been dled in the past. bound, gagged, and dumped Mr. Ellis report to the comon the ground. His assailants drove off toward Nevada in mission is "a vital part of the Mr. Lewis' car. He partially citys new fiscal procedure Sherman Ellis loosed his bonds and hitched according to City Auditor . returned to Utah a ride to Delle, Tooele County. Louis E. Holley. Claim Office Needed The robbery charges against palrgrewout. QtIn. The --report, Mr. Ellis rec: the holdup and slugging of a ommended that the city have a night service station attendant centralized office for clearing at Phillips: 66 Service, 2262 E. claims. his 21st South, Salt Lakees- City, in in the individual departments. A youngboy thwarted ayouth jjulled a Jkmfe-frohours-WednThis would preferably be In' holdup at a Salt Lake motel pocket. Give me all of your" the the city auditors department, ortly before noon1 money he demanded and day. Other Bobberies Na'i-e-a- a - knife--struwhen he decked grazing blow; Officers also want to quiz He also recommended creawielding robber with a Sun- on The arm. You v ill have to fake ltithe'm about several robberies tion and adoption of an ordithe jaw. day punch-tnance establishing-procedureFrank W.sNazzise, 13, was ffom me, the smaller youth and car thefts in a and then knocked the try pattern from' Missouri to to incorporate mandatory comtending the office of the Nay lor Motel, 3099 S. Main for his! bandit to the floor with a blow Utah, pliance with the state work.... Grand larceny charges leV- - mens jeampensation statute. the chin, parents, Nazzise When a youth about 16 j The would be robber sat eled against the duo by Utah The commission directed City entered and asked for change dazed for a moment and then authorities stem from three Attorney Homer Holmgren and , separate auto theft cases which Mr. Holley to prepare a plan fled from the motel office. for a quarter. tc-- ; m- - -AT" young witht he Wedncsd - ;vj1icjrwourriTlcTude rhT5 'and''' him the change, the - gunfire-p- unctuated d Youth Thwarts Motel Holdup really-shck.-T- -- 3 ds, His biggest fear is thatjhe states roads, dry for an almost unprecedented period, should his suddenly become would 'bring an almost instant rash of accidents, he predicted. "If this happens drivers should cut their speed way fdown,- - and proceed with extreme caution until they get the new feel of the road, He also advised motorists: ATl6Wplemy of time for trips so they wont be tempted to Speed or -- take foolish chances. -Dont start out when youre tired. Dont take even one drink if you Intend to drive. Juxf asJcJudy Tsctoggeny, who with band, Dave, and sister, Patty, runs a 2,000-acr- e program in Canyon called Solitude Ski Lifts. l Dave was too busy to go for a tree on the lands at Solitude. So Judy got help from a pal, Cath; THEY g yearsmark herhus- - - . MW -- Grandpas telling you about the time he old Buttons and drove a buckboard to the home-mad- Care In -- Voice REMEMBER" President McKay also described the last scenes of the Prophet Joseph Smiths life in Carthage Jail, whefe he had John Taylor sing A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. He explained that thus the prophet's last thoughts were of the Savior. Note Progress President Moyle speakyig of told Jesus, Our Redeemer By DEXTER C, ELLIS il3aumence-- ' Thar "Today Deseret News Staff Writer are Jlessed with the Spirit of With a little extra caution, Christ more than at any other a little extra consideration, we time in the history of the can do it. earth . TTTheie has been far Col. Lyle Hyatt, superintend more intellectual and spiritual ent, Utah Highway PatroT, was progress made In the pat 150 speculating on the possibility years than at any other time of avoiding tragedy on the in the history of mankind. He said he was grateful to highways during the Christmas have lived in this day and age holidays. The veteran officer spoke and warned that the learning softly, almost to himself, as of mankind should not be tak he considered how to best de en for granted. With the ploy - his - troopers- - during the of the. Church,- - the Lord has . period. poured out unlimited know! Situation Viewed This era of enlighten edge. a was In his minds eye ment Is due to the Lord pour-indisturbing picture of extraout his knowledge on the heavy traffic, long b 1 a c lr lives of many men other than slick-roanights possibly His prophets. imbibing drivers, heedless peHe said he felt that men who destrians, fatigue, impatience have poured out their knowlcriminal foolishness. and to the benefit of all manIt all adds up to many hours edge kind will be rewarded by the of deadly peril a situation Lord. strangely incongruous to the First Speaker joyous tone of the occasion. President Browrr was the By studying accident frequency figures, travel volume, first- - speaker introduced - by road conditions, and other fac- Dorcey U. Wright, representtors, the colonel can decide how ing the employes and conductthin ing the service. to best deploy his President Brown told of "Joforces. seph, The Seer, outlining and Attitude Important comparing his career as a But the most important eleto the lives and acment in the battle against prophet of other prophets who tions tragedy for Christmas is be- had come down through the yond his control it lies In the ages. mental attitude of the thouSome of the important points sands of drivers who will be all prophets were concerning plying the -- states -- highways listed by President Brown as from Friday through Tuesday. he pointed out the way in The drivers respect for which the life, actions and perils of the road, for traffic prophecies of Joseph Smith driver the other laws and for met the qualifications. will determine whether sorrow has declared Every instead of joy will mark some "God hasprophet to me, said spoken households this Christmas,1 President Brown. said CoL Hyatt They did not offer new sci.Col. Hyatt noted that the entific formulas: sonjg were traffic death toll for this year unlearned. But they were withas dropped behind that of last nesses and messengers. Their year, after leading it for sev- calling, he said, was to witness eral months. The figures FriSee CHRISTMAS, Page B 17 day were 22T to 230. Chances Good Thus the state stands an excellent chance to undercut last Highway Travel -- Mr.-Will- ( Hyait Requests Lighting Entries neighborhood. Winner in the neighbor-hooclassification wilF be. County. in Saturdays announced ,sent to County Asst. County ATtyrJohn Wil- wi nn In g ' New sTThe Deseret' Atty... Grover A. Giles, sug- liams told the commission Fri-- , residences' were announced gested removal of the dam day that there is also a current Thursday with top honors should bwith the consent jif problem atithSouth. going to JT. Huffman, 1850 comthe owner, an irrigation He noted that UP&L utility E. 5600 South. pany. poles are scheduled for instal Several entries in this secMr. griddle also suggested jatjon at points where it will ond category are vying for that the for dragline "the- - honOr-thisye-Therefore, 'Commission Contact the Davis be - prohibitive booms to operate. about Commission posCounty judges are taking a sible arrangements for acquir The draglines are presently longer look for the winner. ing lands or structures that being used to clean and dredge might be damaged because of the Jordan River at points proposed changes to the river. which have been accessible. was also InNo Hazard He also explained that in- structed by commissioners to to stop spection of the dam by his of- see what can be done fice showed it "could hardly be installation of the poles until is completed. glassed as a hazard to life and the dredging Solved Problem , property. The County Commission pe- He in turn told the commis titioned" the state early this sion that another problem remonth for its help In removing lated tothe river appears to or altering the dam to lessen be at an end. He said negoan existing flood threat to tiations involving the Hollingsproperty along the Jordan worth property in the'' 300 River. " North block along the river Chief peputy County 'Atty. will be completed next week. Ollie McCulloch told the comOriginally a court case had mission in a letter that the been scheduled earlier this county is presently pursuing month to obtain "the property other avenues and a report for straightening of the river. .will be forthcoming, However, the owners proposed One of the reasons Mr. Crid- a swap of land contiguous to dle said he could not help the j the river in exchange for land county Is because he feels the 'adjoining their property. 3 3- tk)N By i 3 3 Station 'Theft' Backfires Church Holes seat belts. -- pre-daw- n ck j o s d -- - SLEEPING BEAUTY'S CHRISTMAS STORY 4 Ludwig von pcake appues 20 century! II J' By Walt Disney -- fl |
