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Show Secret Witness Program w mli ink Tribune Offers $2,000 Rewards in 3 Utah Slayings The Salt Lake Tribune Saturday Arewards of $2,000 each to Secret Witnesses providing information resulting in convictions of persons responsible for any one of three murders last irilnttu ltered summer. TV Today, Section H Local News The Secret Witness program inaugurated Thursday by The Tribune and en- Features dorsed by Salt Lake City and County law enforcement officers,, works this way: If you have any information on these Sunday, November 21, 1971 Section B three murders or other major crimes and have not become involved because you feared your identity would be revealed, The Tribunes Secret Witness program will prove invaluable. Page One special Secret Witness telephone is A being installed in The Tribunes newsroom. The number will be announced soon. You will be able to cal' the number and submit what information you have. Do NOT attempt to identify yourself or learn the identity of the operator. You will be provided with a number code and use this code jn all subsequent contacts with The Tribune. No Identification No one else will know what that number is and nc one, not even The Tribune, need know your name, address, telephone number or anything other than the prearranged code. You will be asked to submit your in formation in writing to a post office box who calls to report an illegally parked car. number, signing your letter only with the code number and no return address. You will be asked to tear off a corner of the letter and keep it as a method of confirming when it is time to pay a reward that your letter was the one which led to Brute! Slayings While The Tribune is interested in assisting in solving any major crime the first rewards offered concern three brutal slayings that remain unsolved. The first is that of Johanna Leather-burdaughter of Mr- and Mrs. Jack B. Leaherbury, 2819 Ward Way (4075 South). She was stabbed four times in the chest and stomach, shot nine times in the chest and head and had been raped. was discovThe body of the ered in a drainage canal northwest of Saltair near the Great Salt lake last a conviction(s). The information will be turned over to the local authorities (without your code number) for investigation. The Tribune will not investigate reports. The program is not designed for grudge calls, crank calls or information on relative minor dimes, but for major crimes only. In other words, The Tribune is not interested in an unhappy neighbor Aug. 21. Another is the slaying of Sherri Mar tin, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, 4574 W. 5375 South, Kearns. Her body was found Sept. 9 in a ravine 14 miles south of Wendover in Nevada. She had been missing since Aug. 12 when she left a doughnut shep in South Salt Lake where she had been employed. The third unsolved murder is that of Michael P. Bown, 22, Woods Cross, a bread deliveryman. He was shot in the head at close range and killed and a sec. oiiu person was critically injured Sept. 2 in an armed holdup at Natters Market, ' East. case more than one Secret Witness provides the same information, the one with the earliest postmark will be eiigi-- ; ble for the reward. 3064-7t- h In Santa Parades in S.L. Bringing Yule , Delighting Children By Roger O. Porter Tribune Staff Writer With only 28 shopping days Christmas, Santa Claus made visit of this holiday season to Salt Lake City as part of through the heart of the city. But the hour-lonparade starting Saturday at 9:30 a.m. was welcomed by lityoung and erally thousands of persons old lining the nearly parade route. g left until his first downtown a parade The parade, which marks the beginning of the yuletide season in the area, was sponsored by the Salt Lake Jaycees and downtown merchants. The push for Christmas gift sales will start Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. nine-bloc- k Weather Cooperates The weather man cooperated, providcomfortably crisp temperatures with clear, only slightly hazy skies. ing As always, Santas annual visits are most heartily welcomed by the young were everywhere at Saturdays who pa- rade. And the 40 Jaycee clowns with free candy for all helped things along, too. 62 Entries 62 entries There were in the to Larry Leeper, according parade, Salt Lake Jaycees parade chairman, including 28 floats, 13 bands, 12 marching groups and nine miscellaneous groups. Santa Claus, the star of the parade, brought up the rear along with Mrs. Claus and several of his elves. More than 10 marching bands took up space in tjie parade, coming from organizations such as Olympus High, Salt Lake Postal Employes, Valley Junior High, Westlake Junior High, John F. Kennedy Junior High, Bingham High, Brighton High and the Clearfield Job Corps Center. Wore Gold Caps Uniforms worn by bands ranged the marching from just that uniform to the Westlake Junior High group whose meandering lines of marchers wore only one piece of uniform clothing stocking caps. gold-colore- d Girl Scouts, disguised as Christmas packages, cropped up everywhere. And when a cluster of them moved beneath The Tribune Community Christmas Tree at 143 S. Main, it looked almost like that sacred morning in December marking Column 1 See Page Santa Claus makes first visit of holiday season in Salt Lake. B-- 8, Nothing Serious from away are too busy worr ying about Christmas to I get shame. I like Thanksgiving Day. now In fact, that I arn older and toys dont mean so much to me, Thanksgiving Day is probably my favorite holiday of the year. I used to like Christmas But it has become such a frenzy. It starts toe soon. ... EACH YEAR, the start of the Christmas season seems to creep up on the cal- endar. It won't be too many years, Im sure, before Santa Claus will roll down Main Street sometime in August wearing a bathing suit in the annual Santa Claus parade. I am not a great man for new laws. In fact, I think we should get rid of most of , our old laws . . . Rut I would be decidedly in favor of legislation barring the mention of Christmas until Thanksgiving is past. Its not fair to the Thanksgiving holi- day. the early fuss about Christmas takes the tone off Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is one of our most serene holidays. It is also a very American holiday. And it always falls on the-- same day (except once when Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to tinker with it) . . . All THANKSGIVING Day is safe, at least for the time being, from being worked like Columbus and into a long holiday Memorial Day. Thanksgiving falls on a Thursday . . . t repeat: Its excited. Its a and even the union leaders cant stretch Thursday over to include Monday in a long weekend. Thanksgiving is one of our easiest holidays. It doesnt call for a lot of hoopla. BUY A TURKEY and some cranberries get the family together around the table, and you re set for a nice Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day and most people To Kill Fire my favorite holiday. ... I still like the Fourth of July but Its noisy, and too many people get killed on the highways. Labor Day isnt bad . . . but some the speeches at the picnic get long. of of course, i like ValenDay. But thats purely a personal matter. If my name were Smith, Feb. 14th wouldnt mean a thing to me . . . Easter is nice. I like ham, and the chocolate eggs arent bad of course, there are the Easter clothes bills . . . and my wife always buys a stupid hat to wear on Easter Sunday. County-Prepara- I ( the Terrace. Some GOO persons paid tribute to conductors 25 years with Utah Symphony. Mr. and Mrs. Obert C. Tanner, Mrs. Wendell J. Ashton, Mr. and Mrs. James Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shoemaker, Smart and Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Nielsen. lace, velvet, tuxedos, silk and sequins beneath glowing chandeliers mirrored all the glittering glamor of a Cinderella ball as handsome Utah personalities and Salt Lake of the Utah Symphony supporters paid a special tribute to Maestro Maurice Abravanel during the 14th annual Silver Ball Saturday night at the Terrace . Diamonds, ALT MONT, Duchesne for killing the huge oil well fire that erupted at a Shell Oil Co. .operated well Friday continued Saturday. of a large reservoir Construction needed to hold water for cooling operations was well under way by nightfall. Equipment and material was removed from the immediate vicinity of the burning well early Saturday. Shell officials said the fire seems to be burning straight up and that it probably contains more gas than the blaze in September. Fire fighters from the Red Adair Co., Houston, are expected to arrive early Sunday. The famed fire fighting specialists were on the scene three months ago and were called as soon as the latest blaze erupted. The September fire in the Altamont oil fields burned for seven days before it was extinguished. There is no estimate on damages and there were no injuries. A and Mrs. Rulon Nielsen at annual Salt Lake Symphony Silver Ball Saturday evening at Symphony Patrons Honor Abravanel At Gala 25th Anniversary Ball in S.L. Crews Prepare Special to The Tribune Dan Valentine's HOLIDAYS: Poor little old Thanksgiving Day . . . Its practically forgotten these days in the Christmas rush. Here we are, still four days Maestro and turs. Maurice Abravanel, right, Gov. and Mrs. Calvin L. Hampton and Mr. tions Personally, Entertainment was provided by the Brigham Young University International Folk Dancers who performed three numbers from Russia, Hungary, Poland, and the BY UInternational Ballroom Dance Team with its London Suite; a Viennese Waltz, and a Latin number. of got dining, dancing by the Max Engeman Orchestra, and socializing behind music of tne Four Dons entranced some 600 guests at the benefit An evening Members ball presented by the Utah Symphony the Symphony white formals with of Tabs, silver dressed in trim, were formally presented to Maestro Abravanel in commemoration of his 25ih yvar as conductor. Also nighlighting the eveningls events, under low but glistening lights, was the Symphony itself Guild. The formal event, under stark yet elegant silver decor of the ballroom, spotlighted Gov. and Mrs. Calvin L. ampten R who were seated with Maestro and Mrs. Abravanelat a table centered among silver columns interlaced with large fresh flowers, lemon and silvered eucalyptus leaves and elegant dried floral arrangements. ? Also accompany ng e Maestro were directed by Gov Rampton. Additional refinement to the rich affair was added by the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Ardean W. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. R.K. Kronstadt, Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand L. Belap, Mr. and Mrs. M. Walker n Wallace, and Mr. and Mrs. Warre Oestreicher. J. Seen enjoying dinner with Mr. and Mrs. George A. Stahlke were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lear of Reno, Dr. and Mrs. Don Galvin, Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Wei- -, lenmann, Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Athas. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Billinis, Mr:, and Mrs. Morten Sorensen, Dr. and Mis.? Rex L. Campbell and Sir. and Mrs: -Charles Maloof of Denver. ! E. Francis Sanguinetti, director Fine Arts Museum and chairman of the of the ball, was host to Dr. and Mrs. Max Wia-- , trobe, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rosenblatt, MaestroRosenstock,. Joseph former director of New York City Center and music director for the Tokyo Symph: onand Mrs. Rosenstock, and, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eberhardt. After the ball is over all the excit-meof of the lavish event becomes crystalized until next year only while enjoying the26th year of the Maestro and his symphony. tines COLUMBUS DAY 1 can take or leave first place, Ive always felt it a little unfair to give Chris all the glory for discovering America when he didnt even land on the mainland. Besides, its almost been proven that the Scandinavians got here a couple of centuries sooner ... In the New Years Day has always been kind of dreary . . . what with the hangover, and trying to remember what happened when the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve. No, Thanksgiving Day is my overall favorite holiday. Good food, restful atmo- sphere ... no firecrackers quiet SAM, THE SAD C Sub for Santa Opens Headquarters Monday On behalf of Salt Lake Citys needy, luckless children, The Salt Lake Tribune will launch its 40th annual Sub for Santa appeal Monday. Started during the depression, this program has helped more than 84,000 youngsters to know the real meaning of Christmas. Last year. The Tribune program brought yuletide smiles to 2,239 children in 605 families. Goal Always Reached . . . snooze in the living room chair after the noon day meal . . . Great day, Thanksgiving . . . its a shame its overshadowed by premature Christmas promotions. What do you think? A Tribunes 40th Annual Effort YNIC, SAYS: Valentine better change his tune, or Santa Claus wont come down his thftn-r.e- y Christmas Eve. Purpose of the philanthropic, program is simple: Allow the communitys more fortunate persons to share Christmas happiness with their less fortunate neighbors. Tliis goal has always been reached in the past. It can be done again with the help of numerous individuals, organizations, firms, neighborhoods, so family-to-famil- y cial and fraternal groups and families. Persons seeking assistance have until Dec. 11 to apply personally for help. They must apply in person at Sub for Santa headquarters in room 1001 cf The Tribune Bldg., 143 S. Main. Individuals or groups wishing to become Subs will be needed right up to Christmas Eve but. hopefully, will volunteer their assistance well before Welfare Department and the Salvation Army. These agencies will contact The Tribune regularly, giving names and addresses of persons they plan to assist. The Tribune will check its files to insure the families are not receiving help from another Sub program. Individuals and groups planning to assist families on their own are urged to give The Tribune names and addresses of those families. that date. Urge Cooperation Subs need not apply in person, by phone. Sub headquarters can be reached by phoning merely Area C learing House The Tribunes Sub program is a clearing house for similar e.rz: Cooperating with The Tribune to avoid duplication are the Salt Lake County . Boundaries for the program are South on the south, Redwood ci the v.st and the city limits on the north and east. Tribune Sub officials urged leaders of simdar programs outside these boundaries in Granger, Kearns, Murray, Magna, Midvale, Bountiful, North 45th R: and South Salt Lake and other areas to leave their phone numbers with The Tribune. If this information is available it can be passed to persons who contact The Tribune seeking assistance but who live outside Sub for Santa boundaries. Ages of youngsters who will be cared for through The Tribune's nrc from 3 through 12. The Triuunes Sub for Santa program is carried on through the columns of The Tribune only. Persons contacted by solicitors pertaining to The Tribunes Sub for Santa program should contact The Tribune or the police department. Tribune Sub for Santa headquar- ters will be open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 am. to 5 p.m., starting Monday and continuing until Christmas Eve. . pro-gra- m door-tc-do- ' . ? I - -- . -- , |