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Show MAY 5, 1951 Tnr. jouttvat. NEW R.F.C. CHIEF CALLS ON TRUMAN 13 Air Force Jet Ride Awaits Essay Winners HILL AIR FORCE RASE On May 19. Armed Forces Day, two Utah teen-ager- s will become the first high school students in the nation to fly in an Air Force jet training plane on a routine training flight. The chance to fly in a '3 T-.- twin-plac- e Shooting Star, will go to the Utah hoy and girl who win the Defenders of Free-jdoessay contest being conducted throughout the states high schools, according to Rrig. Gen. N. R. Harbuld, commander of Ilill Air Force base. The flight will he made in a plane based at Nellis Air Force base, Las Vegas, Nevada, and as- signed to one of the training squadrons at that field. Pilot of the plane will be a flight or. The Defenders of Freedom es-- 5 say contest, open to a1 high school students in the State of Utah, is being conducted as part of the Armed Forces Day obser-- j vance, General Iiarbold said. In most high schools, the essay contest is being conducted by English, History, or Social Science m ' in.-truct- 1 j ' $ i'- I'P 'a. f 1 ' v s STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF . . .. . I- - s Two American G.I.s are examining raw opium taken from the Communist prisoners that fell Into American hands In the Wonju area. The prisoners are Chinese, and the finding of the opium lends support to rumors that the Chinese are staging some of their mad charges under influence of the drug. At left is Master Sgt. James L. Roth, Tacoma, Washington, and at right is CpI. Lee It. Jones, Doniphan, Mo. Administrator of the reorganized Recon " Btruction Finance Corporation, W. Stuart Symington confers with Presi J teachers. dent Truman aMhe White House. Symington was previpusly Chairman : According to General Harbold, La of the National security Resources Board. ( International who is state project officer for all Soundphoto) Armed Forces Day activities, essays in the Defenders of Free; dom contest will point out the Words of the Wise part the people of the nation play Science is good furniture for with each of the services, the a mans upper chamber, if he Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marhas common sense on the ines, in the defense of our national SHORTLY AFTER BEING NAMED ! ' J Davis Physician To Participate ground floor. (Oliver Wendell Holmes) freedom. In Medic Confab Dr. Noall Z. Tanner, Layton, will be among the Utah members participating in the sixth biennial Rocky Mountain Medical conference in Denver on May through 11. The ROYAL GORGE has everything exceptY0U ... dS d r passenger, Modern Streamlined, Coaches ed Vista-Dom- e Pullman Beautiful Lounge Economkc Meal Service Convenient connections at Denver or Pueblo with fast overnight trains to Chicago, St. Louis and East. Over-The-Count- er Weekend fares as low as Why i w dont you try tho luxurious mile tco nomy of Royal Gorgo fravtl thn youll know as much about your homo state as travel-wis- e Americans who keep this perennial favorite running through your home town. Denver ' J; I, r & Rio Grande Consult your friendly local Rio Grande ' agent about schedules and fares. Western Railroad About 1000 physicians from nine western states are expected to attend the conference, which is sponsored jointly by the state medical societies of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and New Mexico. Dr. Tanner will serve on the scientific exhibts committee. The conference meets every two years with the sponsoring societies rotating as hosts. The Utah Assn, directed the conference in Salt Lake City in 1039. Winning essays from each high school will be sent to a central judging committee at Hill Air Force base to vie for top honors. From these several hundred essays will he picked the hoy and girl who will be named General for a Day and given a ride in the jet. If the winners live outside of the Salt Lake-Ogde- n area, they will be in a CAP plane for to Hill flown the jet flight. is a modification of the Lockheed famous Shooting Star now seeing action in Korea. Classed in the GOO mile per hour cateis used to train new gory, the T-.to pilots fly jet aircraft. The T-.l- ;i J3 Civil Service Examinations Are Announced Crash Victim Was Former Davis Resident Announcement of examinations for the position of substitute postal transportation clerk has been made by the United States Civil Dean A. Hobson, who was killed in an airplane crash Wednesday, was a nephew of Glen and Clyde E. Robins, of Kaysville. Mr. Hobson was born at Kaysville, October 1G. 19ir, a son of Jesse Junius and Mary Ann Robins. He was a grad- uate of the Utah State Agricultural College in Logan and was a navy veteran of World War II. He married Frances Wright Holmes Hobson, Sept. 11, 194G, in Panguitch. Survivors besides his widow are a son, Scott ?, and a stepson, Steven 6; his parents who reside in Clearfield; one brother, Dale Robins Hobson, Los Vegas, Nev.; and one sister, Mrs. Barbara Hobson Marrow, of Holladay. Funeral services were held Monday at noon at the Larkin Mortuary in Salt Lake City, and were attended by a large number of Kaysville and Layton relatves and friends. Lawrence H. Briggs, Go, prominent druggist, who died at his home in American Fork, Thursday, following a long illness, was an uncle of Mrs. Vaughn P. Sheffield, of Funeral services were Kaysville. held Monday at 1 p. m. in the American Fork Second ward chapel. Mrs. George Hacking, of Cards-toAlberta, Canada, mother of Mrs. Sheffield and sister of Mr. Briggs, came to attend the funeral services and is now visiting at the Sheffield home. n, Service Commission. Positions at the rate of $1.411 per hour are available in a number of western and eastern states. Applications from nonveterans residing in Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming just be filed with the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 27, D. C., not later than May 17, 19.71. Applications from veterans residing in these states will be accepted until further notice. Application forms may be obtained from the U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 27, D. C., or from local postoffices. ENLISTS FOR SON . . Mrs. Robert Undercuffer and sons, Ernest, 18, and Kenneth, 10, show photo of P.F.C. Robert Undercuffer who took Ernest's place in the service. Officials say Undercuffer accompanied Ernest to Camden, N.J., recruiting office after parents had given son permission to enlist. However, the mother withdrew her permission so tho father enlisted in his place. This left Ernest sole supporter of hit mother and ineligible for draft. Words of the Wise Men of great talents, whether poets or historians, seldom escape the attacks of those who, without ever favoring the world with any production of their own, take delight In criticising the works of others. (Cervantes) v.aaB.iiww.s Household Hint To prolong the life of sheets, change them frequently. Dont let small try postpone baths until morning. The grime and dust of a days playing can be ground Into sheet fabric over night, causing unnecessary wear. Bnwwa a .40000 ... For the first time, SUITLIES TRANSPORTED WITH SLEDS American soldiers use sleds to transport combat supplies to the front lines in the central area of Korea where some of the sliffest fighting has been taking place. It is the best way to get the supplies over the hilly terrain. The sleds are new and designed not only for cargo but for use as litters and other purposes. These fellows could certainly use a few Alaskan huskies for motive power. |