Show Officers Seek 1 Utah Pair for Slugging 2 Men in Stolen Auto Attempt to Rob Station Owner Special to the Telegram PARAGONAH Iron C Co County o u n t ty y Nov NoY 3 Two 3 Two men driving riving a stolen California automobile became subjects subjects subjects sub sub- of a search throughout this southern Utah area early Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day aft after r a robbery attempt put an elderly Paragonah motor company operator in the Iron county hospital hospi hospi- tal at Cedar City with serious head lacerations Ephraim Dailey 69 was the victim victim victim vic vic- tim of the brutal assault in the filling station of the Paragonah Motor Co which he owns and oper oper- ates As reconstructed by Sheriff Kemp Smith of Iron county and state trooper Lowe Barton Paragonah Paragonah Paragonah Para Para- gonah the men marl first appeared at atthe atthe atthe the station with two other motorists motorists motorists motor motor- whose vehicle had run out of gas a short distance away Mr Dailey sold a can of gas to the stranded pair who were then taken back to their car by the men driving the California car Shortly afterwards the pair re returned returned returned re- re turned and started to buy a candy bar from Mr Dailey When he leaned over to take the bar from the counter one of them struck him over the head with a bottle He reported a flashlight also was used in the attack The men then fled Because of the proprietors proprietor's condition it has not been definitely determined whether anything is missing Despite severe face and scalp cuts Mr Dailey was able to cross the street to the home of Patrolman Patrolman Patrolman Patrol Patrol- man Barton who ho gave him first aid and then took him to the hospital at Cedar City His condition is described described described de de- de- de scribed as fair by hospital attend attend- ants The attending physician said Wednesday 1 he had lost a considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able amount of blood but there are no indications of brain injury Mr Dailey was able to provide officers with descriptions of the themen themen themen men and the car One was an older man while the other was described as about middle aged They were driving a 1947 cream colored Ford convertible reportedly stolen TUesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues TUes- day morning at Pasadena Cal It bore California I 1 license i ice c e n s e plates Sheriff Smith said |