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Show Auto Accidents Take Lives of Two Local People Over Week End CHRIS MILLER HIT BY CAR SAT., DIES INSTANTLY Largely attended funeral services ser-vices were conducted in the Fourth ward chapel Tuesday afternoon for Chris Miller, 58, well known resident of this city, who was killed in an accident Saturday at 12:30 a. m. Burial was in ' the Evergreen cemetery, directed by A. Y. Wheeler Wheel-er and Son mortuary. Mr. Miller was returned home from work at the Columbia Steel plant, Ironton, when the hit-run autoist struck his bicycle near the Springville fish hatchery on highway U. S. 91, a short distance from the steel plant. He was thrown 105 feet from the point of impact and landed on the bank two or three feet from Spring Creek which flows past the fish hatcheries, investigating officers said. He died of a fractured skull, a broken neck and other injuries. Mr. Miller had checked out of the plant at 12:20 a. m.. and Dale Bringhurst, a fellow employe also returning from work, discovered the body about 12:30 a. m. Walter Anderon, who investigated, investi-gated, said the victim apparently had been struck by the right front fender of the automobile, breaking break-ing the headlight. He said Mr. Miller was thrown over the bridge guard rail and onto the creek bank. Mr. Miller had been employed at the Columbia plant for twenty twen-ty years as a locomotive engineer. He was active in the LDS church, having been a ward teacher for many years. He was also a high priest. Survivors include his wife, the former Deal Cherrington, whom he married June 4, 1913; four sons and daughters, Melva, Beth " and Jame M. Miller, all of Spring-(Continued Spring-(Continued on Page 8) CHRIS MILLER HIT I BY CAR SATURDAY I (Continued from Page 1) ville, and Pfc. Ted S. Miller, Camp Lee, Va.; three grandchildren and five brothers and sisters, James J. Miller, Springville; Frances M. Miller, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Rees Jam'es, Mary Miller and Janie Miller, all of Spanish Fork. A coroner's jury investigating conditions surrounding the death of Mr. Miller, ruled early Monday that he was "feloniousy killed" by an automobile driven by Leonard Leon-ard Dean Johnson, 24, of Springville. Spring-ville. Called by Atty. Roylance, the I inquest was conducted in the precinct pre-cinct court of Judge Wayne Johnson John-son in Springvile and jurors in- ciuaea .f aul Haymond, John Barney Bar-ney and Ralph Child. Testifying at the inquest, Mr. Johnson admitted striking something some-thing at approximately the same time and place as the accident occurred, oc-curred, but claimed he thought he had sruck a guard rail. Officers testified that Mr. Miller was killed instantly when struck from the rear by an automobile near the- Springville hatcheries. were red marks on the car bumper, bump-er, and that Mr. Miller' bicycle was painted red. Others called to testify included Bevery Morley and Mrs. Nida Christensen of Springville, and Gale Sorenson of Spanish Fork, all passengers in the Johnson car at the time of the accident, Henry Weight and Walter Anderson, Springville city marshals and Deputy Dep-uty Sheriff Roscoe Kay of Provo. When he appeared Tuesday in Provo city court on charges of failure to stop and render assistance assist-ance at the scene of an accident, he requested preliminary hearing. Provo City Judge W. Dean Loose set the preliminary hearing for Feb. 21 at 10:30 a. m., and : Johnson was remanded to the cus- : tody of Sheriff Theron S. Hall, " pending arrangement of $500 cash or $1000 property bond. j j while returning from work on his j bicycle. He was thrown 105 feet I from the point of impact and landed land-ed down an embankment two or three feet from the Spring Creek which flows past the hatcheries. Mr. Johnson was packed up for questioning after his 1939 Ford coupe was taken into a Springville Spring-ville garage for repairs. Officers testified that the right front headlight head-light was broken, the windshield and right front window shattered j and the right front fender dented. 1 They further reported that there |