Show Vandals Batter Baller Marble for fors for's J- J W. W s 's S. S L L. Memorial al Vandals who vented th their ir destructive de dc- energy by wantonly chipping chipping chipping chip chip- ping slabs of Georgia marble to be used in construction of ot the Beason Memorial chapel in Me Memory orY Grove were being sought Saturday by Salt Lake City police Damage to seven of the pale rose marble slabs was discovered when workmen reported on the job The blocks had been chipped around the edges and some of the corners were knocked off A short piece of two-inch two pipe found near the chapel site was believed to have been used by the vandals The marble slabs had been unpacked unpacked unpacked un un- packed from their casing the day before so that workmen might place them in position Three large chunks were knocked out of one stone already in place in the rear of the chapel Damage to the mat materials e l' l 1 a 1 s amounts to Since the stone is quarried and cut to proper size in Georgia the damaged stones will have to be replaced by special order which may delay completion of the memorial by a month or more The chapel erected in memory of Lt Ross Season Beason Jr who was killed April 15 1944 when his plane crashed into the sea off the coast of ot Italy was scheduled to be coi completed in time for dedicatory services July 24 The chapel will willbe willbe be dedicated to all killed in World War Var II who have no known grave Ro Ross S Beason Benson Sr former Salt Lake financier was to be present at the dedication ceremonies of the chapel James V. W. Collins chairman of the chapel committee has offered reward for the arrest and conviction of the vandals vanda |