Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-01-27 | Page 14 | Lime Burner Fights Fires ; He's Never Lacking Thrills

Lime Burner Fights Fires; He's Never Lacking Thrills i in - - MAGNA Aml B. Elder I an of th "ghosts" who "walks" th Utah Copper company lime plant at Magna. Volunteer fireman and shift boss of th lim burn- O-. ing plant. Mr. El- no der asserts that qX m "burning lim can a be dangerous If a Seriet fellow doesn't keep clean." Lime burners ar "ghosts" In plant parlance. par-lance. I Mr. Elder haa been a Urn burner at Magna for 12 years. Dally capacity of th lim plant! I 100 tons. The lime, he explained.! I used to neutralise acid in th orea Mr. Elder was born September 12, ltOO, at Abraham Utah, in Millard Mil-lard county. H has worked as a coal minor at Standard villa, in Carbon Car-bon county, and for th copper company com-pany th past 11 yars. "Volunteer flrsmen have to have om fun or th job in't worth th trouble," he laughed. "My biggest thrill. h continued, "and I've had plenty, 1 to Jump on that little red wagon and ring that bell on the way to a fire." Mr. Elder is. a member of th American legion, the legion safsty committee and I first vie commander com-mander of th Cyprus post. He I also a member of th fir department depart-ment relief committee. H i married, ha thr children. Barnard. 11: Bhlrley, 12, and Ralph, 7. He Uvea at 273 Second East street. Magna. A M FX B. ELDER Burn lime, fight fire