Show Moab Growing But Not Outgrowing Its Heart New Family Says Moab Is a good sized city now and growing every day but according to the J. J who operate the J M Phillips CG 66 Station It will be a long longtime longtime longtime time before it outgrows its heart The moved to Moab In February They parked their trailer house In the new Holi Holi- Holiday Holiday day Haven Trailer Village and andset andset andset set up business In the service station across the street Less than three months later a deva devastating de de- va fire in their trailer had left lell them homeless facing n loss and a chain of events had occurred which restored re ra stored their faith in humanity and changed their whole outlook outlook outlook out out- look on 00 life First was the little dog inci inci- dent The Mealey's s two little chihuahuas Mickey and her mama were in the trailer house house when the fire broke out and were brought out Inert and lifeless life life- less ess and Mickey was assumed dead But Dut Utah State Highway Patrolmen Scott Skidmore had seen the fire as he drove down the he street and stopped to offer his Is assistance Mrs Mealey placed placed plat ed lifeless Mickey in his hands and said please do something and Patrolman Skidmore did lIe Ile le started artificial respiration on the tiny animal and it was long 10 o n minutes later when the crowd of spectators breathlessly breathless breathless- ly Iy awaiting the verdict saw the patrolman raise his head and announce e Ive got a heartbeat heart heart- beat beaU 1 As soon as the little mUe dog was breathing bre regularly the man rushed both animals to the I W. W Allen AlIen Hospital where they were placed under oxygen Today Today Today To To- day both are arc alive and well Mrs Mealey said the trailer was gutted when the fire was observed but the Moab Volunteer Volunteer Vol Vol- Fire Department reached reach reached ed the scene in minutes pre pre- venting g damage to surrounding trailers and making pos possible the rescue of the little tittle dogs In fact Mrs Mealey insists she has lived in many places laces and Moab's Is the fastest fire department department department de de- de- de she has ever seen The smoke died away and the I were faced without a n ahome ahome home or possession They were virtually wiped out But Dut Moab- Moab ites Iles came to the rescue One citizen took them in his home until they could make arrange- arrange menus for trailer one woman rushed up to Mrs Mealey Mealey Meal Meat ey and shoved a large paper sack into her hands and said Here you need these I know Ive I've had a fire And Inside the sack were such items as lotions shaving supplies and personal items Hems that were sure to be needed before nightfall People People complete complete strangers to the brought brought donations and assistance They left no names They did not wait walt for thanks And the managers of the trailer trailer trai trai- ler leI park notified the their space would be saved free of charge until their n new trailer was ready People living in the trailer park gave a surprise benefit coffee and everyone Inthe in inthe inthe the park came and brought some son useful item Even workmen workmen workmen work work- men on the park dropped by to leave a few dollars at the cof cof- fee All in fn all Mrs Mealey says Moab is the greatest and kindest kind est cst city in the country If we had to have a afire fire Im I'm glad it happened here she said In fact she said it was worth the monetary monetary mon mon- loss Joss to discover in this fast moving world people will still take time out to come cometo to the aid of a neighbor in distress Since many of their bene bene- were strangers to them the 1 would like to thank e each ach and and every o one ee for the many kindnesses shown shown- them They are a great bunch these Moa they say Moab's the greatest |