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Show Giv;ng Our World Tl le nee Uver Tragedy At Black Rock A man, a woman, and a little girl were killed instantly last Saturday Sat-urday night when the private plane in which they were in flight from Salt Lake to Las Vegas a Cessna 195, crashed on the eastern east-ern slope of the Cricket Mis., eight miles north of Black Rock station, in Millard County, at approximately approximate-ly 7:38 PM. Dead were Theodore Paul Gurschke, pilot, age 37, his wife, Barbara, and their six year old daughter, Deborah, all of Las Vegas, Nevada. The scene of the accident was two or three miles west of the Delta-Milford road, some 42 miles south of Delta. The cause had not been astertained by Sunday night. Parts of the 4-place plane were scattered over an area of two square miles, indicating that it must have -disintegrated while still in flight. Whether this occurred as as a result of structural failure, or of collision with some object in the air, such as a large bird, or with the top of the hilly ridge over which the plane had passed, was uncertain. The possibility of explosion in mid-air could not be ruled out. A search for the plane was started shortly before midnight, Saturday, at the instance of Maurice Mau-rice I. Walters, flight service chief at Delta airport, who had been in radio communication with Pilot Gurschke until 7:22 PM, only sixteen six-teen minutes before the time of the crash as revealed by the wrist watch found on the body of the pilot. Walters notified Highway patrolman Ken Clements and deputy dep-uty sheriff Jack Bennett, as well as CAA operators at other stations, when the plane was an hour overdue over-due on its flight plan for arrival at Las Vegas. Walters, Clements, and Bennett drove down the Mli-ford Mli-ford road but failed to see the plane in the dark. Meanwhile, other CAA stations and airport operators were preparing to start search. The wreckage was first sighted by Royce Knight, of Cedar City, at about 9:30 AM Sunday. He reported it immediately to CAA by plane radio. The Provo squadron of the Civil Air Patrol happened to be preparing prepar-ing a simulated, or practice, search and rescue mission lor Sunday morning. When notified that the Cessna was lost, they turned their simulated mission into a real one at once. Several of their members flew planes to Delta, while others, under the the direction of Maj. C. O. Claudin, of Provo, drove to Delta by anto. On arriving here, they learned that the wreckage had been found, so they sent their mobile hospital unit on to Black Rock. The unit consists of an auto trailer equiped with facilities facil-ities for first aid. Your faithful correspondent asked permission to go along as an observer, and, that being granted, climbed aboard. Being uncertain just how far to go. we calculated that railroad milepost 619 would be somewhere near. This was about five miles short of the site, however. Several airplanes were circling the Black Rock district, and we stopped the car and waved at one of them. It happened to be the State's Official Bonanza, piloted by State Aeronautical Aero-nautical Director Harlan Bement. He set down on the road, and gave us directions. Flying with Bement was J. E. Schroder, from Air Rout Traffic Control, Salt Lake. At the scene when we arrived were the County Sheriff and Deputy, Dep-uty, Culbert Robison and Jack Bennett: Deputy Sheriff L. G. Clay, from Milford, and Ken Clements and Neil Bishop, who had driven down in the Highway Patrol car. It was clear that first aid would be of no avail. The three passengers passen-gers of the little plane could not have survived the impact I was glad that someone had already placed covers over the body of the man, a few feet to the left of the broken fuselage, the woman closer in front of it, and the little girl whose body remained in the back seat, her safety belt still fastened. Hundreds of feet away, the body of their pet dog was found. Nobody bothered to pick it up, of course. Bodies of the three By Dick Morrison people were placed in the hospital hosp-ital trailer and stared back to Delta to the Nickle Mortuary. Mr. Claudin, who conducts a mortuary in Provo, assisted in this. The accident had resulted in tragedy for a family. What had caused it? Neil Bishop, arriving early, had drawn a sketch showing show-ing locations of principal parts or the plane. The tail structure was high in a steep ravine. Had it been torn from the fuselage by impact with the ridge above? Per-aps. Per-aps. That might have created such strains as could have torn the wings off. The wings were lying half a mile away, further down. Engine was some 150 feet from the fuselage, in which the passengers pass-engers had. seemingly, remained until moment of impact. Two new-airplane new-airplane tires, unmounted, were found. They must, have been in the luggage compartment. They were the only bits of plane and cargo that appeared undamaged. The possibility that an explosion in the air had caused the crash seemed hard to reconcile with the fact, obvious on examination of the parts found, that there was no evidence of fire. The possibility of contact with the hilly ridge seemed plausible except for one thing. Mr. W alters told me that that the pilot, at 7:22 PM Saturday, Satur-day, had given his altitude as 14,000 feet. This would have cleared clear-ed the whole Cricket Range by more than a mile. Walt stated that 14,000 ft. seemed quite high for such a plane to be flying and that he repeated the figure back to the pilot, who apparently acknowledged ack-nowledged it as right. So there we have it. A tragic airplane accident, the cause of which has not yet been determined. determin-ed. My own thoughts and tentative tenta-tive conclusions given here are pure conjecture, based on cursory observation at the site. A full official investigation may bring out the answers. A nhoto in th Tribune Monday morning showed a view of the wrecked fuselage from the rear. The five men shown standing In the picture were. L to R, Jack Bennett, Culbert Robison, J. E. Schroder, Neil Bishop, and "Walt" Walters. Harlan Bement was in a stooped position in front of the fuselage, not clearly discernable. Politics. Ugh. As a little quy who has always tried to be a good citizen, take an intelligent interest in public affairs, af-fairs, pay taxes, and keep bureaucrats bureau-crats out of his hair as much as possible, 1 must say that this year, I'm fed up. The campaign is proving a washout. I've even considered con-sidered refraining from voting. However, it is easier to vote than go and register again, so I suppose I..11 drop in at the Polls as usual, even if I decide to follow the method adopted of late by the oppressed, and cast a blank ballot. They wouldn't know who did it, and it would keep my name on the list. I hold no grudge against any local candidate. The closer to home, the better we know the guys, and I'm not taking sides in the county election. But the national scene-wow! Charley Wilson got himself in the dog house by saying mean things about dogs, or whatever it was; Watkins has got himself the cover treatment from TIMe -- that is the flattering cover treatment TIME saves for anti-Communists a ois Unction I wouldn't want myself; and Strlngfellow has made his con fession. Poor guy. He did lose his lees in the services of his count- try, but he added too much to the true story, which would have served ser-ved him just as well without em bellishment. It's enough to make one want to vote for another change, but what is there to change back to? More wars, ap peasement of Communists, Harry Vaunhn. Dean Acheson, cronies. nasty letters to music critics who said Margaret couldn't s;ng? Party chairmen are viewing vot erapathy with alarm this year, wondering which party stands to lose most by it. Let them botti iimtrtinmm fu t Rom where I sit Joe Marsh .5 Smitty's Not-So-Silent Partner lose, We have a ri;;ht lo be apathetic, apath-etic, in view of the choices offered offer-ed us on the national level. But it strikes me apathy isn't the right word for our condition. We aren't so much apathetic as just pathetic Put me down as one of those pathetic voters who doesn't like the way things are going, and wouldn't like the way they would be going if the other party were to get in, either. Schools and Colleges Despite the foregoing, I'd like to say a word on one hot issue in Utah this year. This is the ques- ion of whether to transfer Dixie, Snow, and Weber Junior Colleges back to the LDS Church or not, and to abolish Carbon. On this issue, I don't go along with Governor Lee. Much as I respect re-spect him for his forthrightness. basic honesty, and other qualities. I think he is wrong in advocating this move. It is the business of the State of government to provide educ ational facilities. I do not hold with those extreme individuals who would abolish all public schools in favor of private ones; nor with those who would leave the job of maintaining colleges. junior or senior, in the hands of the Church, of any church. In fact, I think religion should be kept out of the schools, and in the church. We have a right to expect efficiency, honesty, and competence compet-ence in the management of all branches of our school system. But the cure for any lapses of management, if they occur, should not lie in the abolition of the schools, but rather In changes in the policies or personnel of man agement. We will have the chance to ex press ourselves for or against the two laws affecting the junior colleges, col-leges, and I intend to vote against both. I am against abolition of Carbon College, and I am against transfer of Dixie, Snow and Weber to the LDS Church. If, as I hope, the State retains all four, then I will be in favor of such typical moves as Governor Lee is in the habit of making in the direction of enforcing policies of sound and frugal business management man-agement in their operation. Hunting Season Note Well, the buck and doe season opens this coming Saturday, which means those native citizens who live close to the hills will be crowded out by foreign hunters, and wont be able to enjoy any really good hunting themselves un til after the slaughter is over. We may expect to hear the usual run of hunting stories after the first two or three days, but right now it's too soon for this year's crop of stories. The nearest thing to a hunting story I've picked pick-ed up lately isn't really concerned with hunting as such, but rather with the hunting season. Got to reminiscing with Gerald-ine Gerald-ine Van De Vanter the other morning morn-ing at the quick lunch, about wedding wed-ding anniversaries and such, and got to figuring back that in my case the next one will be the -let's see - 1935 to 19.r5, good heavens, the 20th anniversary, and that's not far from the silver one. But to keep on the track, it was Jerry's recollections this story is supposed to be about. She said deer hunting season always makes her think of her marriage to Frank. This year is only their eighth anniversary, which isn't very many as 1 count them. But It was on the opening day of the hunt, eight years ago, Jerry said, that their marriage was solemnized.. solemniz-ed.. In plain language, that was the day the knot was tied. Now, having one's wedding on the opening day of the hunt strikes me as appropriate, to say the least. That way, a man can get his limit without climbing any hills, or, for that matter, shooting a gun,. Of course he would have to buy a license, but only a $2.00 one. At least that's what they cost 20 years ago. Jerry added that Frank didn't Olaek Elork MRS Merrill Miller Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Burke were in Suit Lake City to attend the meeting of the Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. j Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scott tire ; visiting in Los Angeles. Mrr Merrill Miller spent a day ! in Salt Lake on business. Curtis Armstrong of Ephraim dropped in at the Black Rock Ranch. Bob Crippen of Dugway Proving Grounds was a week-end guest of the Merrill Millers. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Miller w ere in Cedar City on business. The annual return of the sheepmen sheep-men to the western ranges is now well in progress around Black Rock. Todaie around twelve herds have trailed through and several have come on the railroad. Mrs. Merrill Miller and Mrs. Hampton Burke attended the Richfield Knife and Fork Club. Mrs. Miller whs the guest of Mrs. Boyd Quate. Mrs Burke and Mrs. Miller stayed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Quate that night. Mrs. D, M. Adair, Mrs. Kay Iteese, arid son steve of Palo Alto, California, Mr. and Mrs, llammner Smith, and Thatcher Smith all of Monroe, Utah drove out to look over the Adair mining properties and later had dinner with Mr. and Mrs, Merrill Miller, Pvt. 1M Ray Nicl.son, son of Mr., MILLARD COUNT? CHRONICLE find Mrs. Ray Nielson. of Delta, ' Delta, Utah, Thurs,, Oct. 21, 1954 is now in Newfoundland for twelve months dutv at an air force base.! He was home from Mnrvlaml n Mf- &M M"- Gene Wamick from furUumh recentlv. and left Cami. Azusa" CaI- arrlved in Delta Mon day to visit through the deer season sea-son with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Warnick. furlough recently, and left Camp Wanier. N. J., last, week for his new assignment. ! 1 S Mrs. M. L. Reet, of Los Angeles, visited in Delta a week with her niece, Mrs. Otis Coibett, and left Wednesday to return to her home. 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