Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-01-15 | Page 11 | Healthy: Pioneer Nearing 94 Wields Snow Shovel

jyealtihy: Pioneer Nearing 94 Wie'lds Snow Shovel A man older than Salt I.ake Clly peered over hi snow shovel Wednesday, cupped a hand to his ear and observed that "lot of people are dying ' around 87, hut not many over 90." He I over 90. He will be 94 on January 25. W. B. Richard Sr., 935 Hoi- - lywood avenue, wa horn In " 1K47 while the Mormon pioneer pio-neer were camped at Winter Quarter, Neb. Although hi lather came to Salt Lake City wlthi Hi I't-ham Young In July , that year, Mr. Richards was a year and a half old when he arrived by ox team In October, 1848. His father, Dr. Willard Richards, was second counselor counse-lor to Brlgham Young. Somewhat hard of hearing which he ay I a good excuse ex-cuse for missing church-Mr. Richards doesn't recite any platitudes about the changes In Salt Lake City he has witnessed. wit-nessed. He doesn't dwell in the memory of a horse-and- huggy past. He like to drive e a car. "I haven't driven for a long time, though. Not since I was 80." he chuckled. He had one of the first auto-nobiles auto-nobiles In this region. He glanced tip at hi home,, b lilt 70 year ago. "It was on a 20-acre lot," hp recalled. "Now there are n)ore than 90 houses on the gtound." Mr. Richards is right up to fie minute on current events, having modern view) on poll-tics poll-tics and world affair. Although a fine example of how to live long, Mr. Richards is nrt particular abojut adviv Ing youth. He admits he en-Joys en-Joys eating, but hrj prefers plain foods, espeeia ly vegetables. vege-tables. He hasn't any warning warn-ing ? gainst fast living!, as "I've never seen any of it.'j "Never sleep In at room with a fire, and stay outJpcrs," he said, turning back to hi snow shov ;ling. ' . r;V- - ; 4 H) 1 - 'r?M HIS RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY OLD AGE "STAY OUTDOORS" W. n. Richards Sr. . . . He's older than Salt Laki City