Show BlACKSMITHING IS ISI I lOST ART IN UTAH I Navy Recruiters Scout inI in I Vain for Village Smithy and nd Men Henry Wadsworth Longfellow didn't get the inspiration for his immortal poem The Village Blacksmith in Utah At least that is the conclusion reached by attaches of the local navy recruiting station Local naval officers must obtain one blacksmith in Utah before Thursday Yesterday the big passenger auto truck of the local station and the private private vate machines of Lieutenant W. W S. S Nicholas and Lieutenant John Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence Fox were pressed into service on ona ona ona a scouting expedition Naval officers in the three machines ies scoured the surrounding country straining their eyes for a blacksmith shop or even a chestnut tree But garages gas service talons stations stations and tire shops have replaced the former habItats habitats habitats hab hab- of the smiths The officers re returned returned re- re turned disheartened and discouraged They declare blacksmithing has be beI become become be- be come a lost art In Utah I The only hope now is that provIdence providence providence provi provI- dence or something else will produce I the much wanted smith by Thursday He lie may be lean fat short sort or tall buthe but buthe buthe i I he must be a blacksmith |