Show I Vernal Youths I Save Poultry As AsI I Fire Sweeps Sheds The spirit of adventure for two of Vernal s 13 year-old year boys was fully satisfied Sunday afternoon when after atter a R race Of over one one- one half half mile riding a pony bare back they were the first to arrive at atI atthe atthe atthe the destructive fire at the Sam Sam- SamI Samuels Samuels Samuels I place west of town now own own- owned owned owned ed by Van Massey and Wm Mott Matt I Riding a pony going to a past past- pasture pasture pasture ure was Gerald Jones son of ot Mr and Mrs Owen Jones and Jay Horrocks son of Mr and Mrs I Leonard Horrocks b th just past 13 When they saw the smoke In Inthe inthe Inthe the distance they hurried to find out the the cause Arriving at the falls fahn they mey found a number of small children crying I and trying to put out the fire tire In Ina ina ina a stack of straw and a shed but no grown person around They were told one of the boys had set setI I the fire with matches With the fire spreading rapid rapid- rapidly rapidly rapidly ly to the hay stacks and other sheds and the heat becoming In Intense intense Intense tense as they rushed to the barn they o opened opened ned the chicken shed I and saved the chickens In the barn they found 3 sets set of harness which they dragged to saftey salter along with other farming equipment kept In the barn This was ac accomplished before any grown ups had arrived on the scene They relate that had there any help the fire tre ouid have been controlled when they arrived at atthe atthe atthe the scene Mr and Mrs Sewell Massey who lived there were away Charles Massey small son of Roy Massey stated he set the fire with tour four matches while playing In the straw pile The siren was sounded In town and help summoned This years crop of hay 4 s and other damage estimated at over was sustained but the granary containing several hundred bu bushels bushels of or grain was w s saved f aved The excited boys boya received many compliments from the oldsters old old- oldsters old oldsters for their thoughtful action in liberating the chickens and saving several se hundred dollars worth of farm property which lather other wise would at least have been badly damaged It was dif difficult difficult I to get the OK boy boys to toll tell of their I when they Uley were asked for forI details I |