Show 1 Dies in Orash j 7 h 4 Lieutenant Hugh Smith son roon of Mr and Mrs Hugh W W. Smith South Thirteenth East street who was killed in a plane cras Wednesday near San Diego Cal SALT An LAKE FLIER KILLED IN CRASH RA H Hr r o j Jr t. Le Smith One Other Aviator Die as Plane Falls in Ocean SAN DIEGO Cal March 7 AP Lieutenant Hugh Le Smith and Melvin A. A VIm Ulm army fliers from R Rockwell field were killed when the plane they were flying plunged int into the ocean about fifty yards off shore here yester- yester day The body ot of Lieutenant Smith was recovered and a search was being made today for Ulm's body The cause of the tho fatal fatal- accIdent was not known at Rockwell field The two fliers took off In an army plane from there about 1 o'clock In the tho afternoon Soon after 4 p. p tn in the they were reported missing and a search for fOl them was started The search ended when the plane was located and Lieutenant Smiths Smith's body was found trapped strapped in time the cockpit of oC the floating plane Lieutenant Smith Is a former resident Of f Salt Lake City and Is survived by hIs parents Mr 11 and Mrs Jr H V r South street Salt Lake City Ho He came here herb November 3 1928 Held field Texas Hugh Smith was born In Salt Lake October r 9 0 1904 He was graduated from from East high school and the University of 0 Utah and was prominent In n athletics at both schools lIo He was a a member of the track team Learn at East high for tor two years and during that time timo won first In Inthe the yard yard ev nt in time the divisional division division- U al meet In 1923 by doing the event in n 10 seconds tie lIe placed in time the yard event in Ih the same mEet and md placed In the state meets i and 1923 He attended West Vest ugh high a half ye year r transfer transfer- ring to East GRADUATED IN 1927 While at the university Smith won aon hIs letter In track In 1927 and was captain of 0 the tho polo team two Continued on page 5 LE SMITH ONE OTHER FLIER FALL IN PACIFIC Continued tom from page 1 years lIe was a member of the Alpha Kappa fraternity lIe was graduated with a degree from the college of business in 1927 He spent opo quarter at the University of Southern California in 1925 His flying course was started in November 1927 at Marsh field Riverside Cal He went from there thereto to Kelly field and was commissioned commissioned commis- commis at elly field In November 1928 1925 From Kelly field he was assigned assigned as- as signed to Rockwell field at San Diego The accident in which he met methis methis his death occurred Wednesday near the International border of the United States and Mexico 1 Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant Smith was on patrol duty and according to a message received received re- re Thursday morning by his mother hero here from a a. chum of the dead youth the plane was skimming skimming skim skim- ming along at an altitude ot of feet when it was seen suddenlY to go into a spin and crash into into- the surf The impact was terrific according according ac- ac cording to the message to Mrs Smith The chum Robert Stewart said in his telegram that the cause of the spin was unknown PARENTS SURVIVE Lieutenant Smith is survived by his father and mother Mr and Mrs Irs Hugh W. W Smith South Thirteenth East street two sisters Miss lIss ACton Afton Smith and Miss 1 Bonnie Smith and a brother Milton Smith The father was at Los Angeles at atthe atthe the time of the crash visiting a a brother Ernest L. L Smith who was wasill ill ill lIe He ivas expected to start by motor car from Los Angeles on Wednesday for Salt Lake with the brother Mrs Smith had not received received re- re word from him late Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day morning The body will be brou brought ht to Salt Lake for 10 burial |