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Show vvil wicrof limine ' TJn5v r.t 141 Holt Lake That pea-sou-p fog which covered the Salt Lake valley several weeks ago persistently reminded us of something;. But tha old nog-gijust wouldn't Utah ritv, FREE SKI SCHOOL MAYORS, OLD & NEW BEATEN IN THRILLER ORCHID TO HANSEN (See Page 10) (See Page 12) (See Page Nine) (See Page Two) CO CD CD CD GSsl -- J .. until the other say what night when we dug out some d 8 mm movie film and suddenly remembered. f long-unuse- v . It's been a few months more than four years ago since Yours Truly was one of 17 weekly news- , lt.tMU,, papermen who . jT" - three spent weeks cruising the Atlantic ' v , - j aboard an carrier. alr-cra- ft We and cranny of then one of the Bennington, 'V iV'M :' nook Solemnly Swear To Perform The Duties f 1 Sam's i M """ Uncle We came back with a lot of information about NATO, the Navy and r ' , ' . ' v"' - f - .'; f , 7 I ' ' '? 7 ' ' ' New Officers Pledge . . . ' . ; - . . particularly Exercise Mariner, as this excursion was called. All of which is straying from the subject. One September day we were somewhere off the southeast coast of Greenland when a mock Air Strike was launched by the Benn, her sister carrier, the Wasp, and the Canadian carrier Magnificent. Into e the air went 54 jet and as up airplanes. They joined fighters and bombers, headed off Atlanacross the tic and soon were distant specks on the horizon. Just about as quickly, the horizon began to close in on the task force. Fog, ancient enemy of the mariner, came drifting in with swiftness startling to the landlubber. The planes, hastily recalled, came zooming back to the mother carriers. But only 12 were recovered before the . dense mist closed down in a suffocating cloud. Stranded upstairs were 42 planes. k Y 4 : .'H:-'m:-.-i--t with a I - fhH ttynm d te7 7 d g At one stage of the wait, ship of the task force were dispersed and an effort made by one plane to descend through the The pilot had to giro up. He couldn't locate a thing. And flying, with the possibility of emerging from the fog broadside into a 45,000 ton carrier, Is not pleasant exoru-Matin- pea-sou- p. low-altitu- de ever-prese- nt More than once an unseasoned young pilo. threatened to dive through the soapy air and take his chances. But older heads soothed the excitement and advocated "wait and see". Finally, lack of fuel and lingering fog forced the Issue. A hundred miles away, a submarine visibility. reported 1.000-foofReluctantly, ficers ordered the 42 planes to make for the sub, ditch as close to it as possible and hope for water rescue. The wasn't Inviting; but the pilots wore survival suits. The Navy pessimistically predicted only 'a dozen survivors". Planes each costing a ot back-to-the-wa- lL half-a-mlUl- would be lost. rrovldeoee eaten late sods situation, many say. More sciratlfle minds would point out that the task fort, which had steamed steadily southward from the start. entered warmer current. Whatever the reason, the fog suddenly lifted considerably, flane to the nub were urgently brought hack. They descttidfd tike a flock of weary rww, without election of which ship was thrtr own and virtually Ignoring the landing fllgnal Of mi the decks fleer. weren't all eterated la rerof nlrcrt manner; but they were beautiful to we who bad watched this near-tr-a eo-rou- te Plop-dow- help-lewt- ly Itedy. lost No pilots No plane r were Inst. The crisis past, the Navy wrote It In log and forgot w-e- Not so our which spent several days trying to remind us of the experlenc. caliber automatic .22 DeLand Retained As Acting Chief of Police pis- tol. The weapon has a pearl handle, Mr. Nellsen said. Two hub cap thefts are also being Investigated. Gayle Ric-- . hards, 5300 So. 2nd West, re ported the loss Monday of two hub caps from his automobile. Thieves also stole two hub caps from the vehicle of Charles L. Dunyen, 865 E. 4345 South. The caps were stolen Thursday while Two changes were made In city personnel at a Monday meeting of the Murray City Commis- sion. The commission approved the appointment of Robert (Bob) Dansie as city attorney to replace Wendell C. Day who resigned effective Monday. A change in personnel at the cemetery was also made. Appointed to replace Henry L. Watts, who resigned as sexton, was Henry Smith. Tne also named Kyle Swallor as Na- Jaycees Tell DSA Plans H- - ; i i..-,- - - . ; of office from Alvin Wahlquist, Murray city recorder, are Judge Lawrence E. Nelson; Murray's new mayor, Roy P. Greenwood, and L. Clark Cushing, the city's new commissioner. The oath was given at noon Monday and TAKING THEIR OATH marked the end of a span as Mayor for J. Clifford Hansen. Cushing replaced Shelby West on the city commission. Judge Nelson was unopposed in the city's general election held last November 7th. ... Ceremonies Mark Change . n uify s Adminisfration Greenwood, Cushing, Nelson Take Oaths 10-ye- Four Minor Mishaps Occur During Week On Murray City Streets quist. Adding his same to a list of more than a dozen who have held post of Mayor was Kay P. Greenwood, former Salt Lake County Commissioner, who de feated Incumbent J. Clifford Hansen in last November's gen- eral election. as city commissioner the first time was L. Clark Cushing. who defeated Commissioner Shelby West for the post Sworn-l- n Scrap Looms On Freeway Resolution Urges 2nd West Route Be Used A Joint resolution of munlcl- pal, educational and civic bodies in Murray protesting moving of Four minor accidents, one a hit and run, kept Murray police Also taking the oath of office busy this week Investigating the was Judge Lawrence E. Nelson, mishaps. r term who will serve a The hit and run occurred Satas city judge. He was unoppos- urday In the parkin? lot in the ed In the election. Both the rear of Don's Super Market. The new mayor and commissioner parked car of Daisy Marie will serve four year terms. M05 Knollcrest was struck Holdover commission member by an unknown driver and was Is David B. McCleery, who will damaged In the front end. serve two more years. Another accident also occurMayor Creenwood held the of red on Saturday at 4S43 So. fice of county commlsloner after Stste where automobiles driven his election in 1950 for six years by Mildred Hansen. Midvale, and n"erved as chairman for two sterling G. Noakea. Provo, col- year lided. The new mayor was The Hansen car was tendent of Salt Lake County In the rear and Noakcsdamaged vehicle Roads and Bridges Dept. and was fender front damaged. prior to that superintendent of light Noakcs was cited by InvestigatSalt Lake County hospital. A member of the Utah state ing police for following another vehicle too close. legislature for three terms, he In a Friday mishap, a sedan also served as president of the Utah Stste Assn. of County Of- driven bv Minor Welks 579 W. 6400 South, and ficials In 1954. He resides at a pick-uoperated by Lynn Matt 5548 Avalon Dr. Commissioner Cushing Is em- Harry. Salt Lake, collided at ployed as an electrician for 5400 So. State. The AlldredTe Wasatch Electric Co. and resides auto escaped damage while the n other vehicle had Its right front at 723 E. 4800 South. He Is for his activities as presi- bumper damaged. The fourth accident of the dent of the Murray Softball &.nnor. Pacific tracks was mailed day by J. Clifford Hansen shortly before he stepped out as mayor. Signing the petition were the Murray City Commission. Planning Commission, Board of Education, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club. The original freeway plan, drawn up in 1849. called for the freeway being placed between the two tracks running through Murray at about Second West. The groups urged that the original ptan be used as it had received unanimous approval by the planning commission and pro fcsslonal plan men when It was submitted by the Stale Road Mon- Hnr-me- r, - All-dred- p well-know- (Wrecks, rage Fines Heavy In City Court concerning business and pro- fessional people in the Murray area.) After 27 years in the automotive repair business, Lynn A. Chlverall is still striving to widen his knowledge of the automobile. Ili-La- talk with this week's Vine St. on cars In the future will The winner, not necessarily a show a man who has kept up Jaycee member, will receive a with the advances in the indusDocket Has Number plaque presented annually in res. try as to their plans and cognition of outstanding commuOf License Violations nity, church or civic service. Ihose desiring to obtain blanks Lawrence Murray City Judge Nelson meteJ out a number of may contact either Hendricks, stiff fines this week to motorists Dr. Ralph Montgomery or Lavar appearing on drivers license vio- Sainsbury. president of the lations. said that the award organization, ,t - i The Judge hand?d down a is the climax of the annual Jay..'? ..' j iff ; heavy $50 fine to John E. Sturm, cee week scheduled Jan. 19 to 1 108 Wilson Ave., for driving on (D.S.A. Tage 6, CoL 1) a suspended license. Deloy Walter Unit. Holladiy. was fined $25 for driving on an expired license A Mur-rayi- 6, CoL 1) ' ti'Viiln tina uaa IrttlA.I Charles Ray Nichols. State, for driving with- - flirt anmrt te acainst 4840 So. out a license. Tho rnurf nln aqut4i4 a f!n of $25 and $5 court cost against Thelma Lipsey, Bingham, on the same charge. A fine of $10 was given Lorna S. Sldwell. 400 E. 6336 South, for not having a license. The court suspended the fine. The harshest fine of the week $75 was slapped on Darl Lance, 420 Jensen Lane, for public In- toxlcatlon. A fine of $13 waa assessed against Stanley L. In II ! ww H lit MlStlClD f A seven-year-oMurray boy was recUDei atinir Lhm ill the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City from injuries received In a collision last Thurs bicycle-ca- r day at Third Avenue and Poplar ld w-e- Street. The youth, Danny Pierson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Pier-son- . 60 E. 3rd Ave., sustained a double-fractur- e of his right leg in the mishap. His mother told the Eagle Wednesday that the lad was In fraction and his leg would not be Johnson for driving without a set for another two weeks. He Utah registration. will then be in a cast for another Four motorists appeared be- 12 weeks. fore the court In answer to vioDriver of the car was An lations of running a red light. All thony John Wanlass, Midvale, four were cited at 3300 So. State The accident is still under Page 6, CoL 1) vostigatlon by police. rt, - L - " '' ' . y Murray Youih, 7, J 1 fmmy: (131t in a series of articles Richard Hendricks, chairman of the annual Jaycee Dlstlnquished Service AwaiU, announced this week that nomination blanks are available for selecting Murray's outstanding young man of 1957. The young citizen selected will be honored at the DSA banquet to be held January 23rd. at the Dairy banquet room, 700 Grant School Will Be Murray's Newest Educational Unit T" 6, Col. 1) experl-mentlon- four-yea- A new city administration took oath of office Monday at noon from City Recorder Alvin Wahl- Smith's assistant 'Officials, Tage Nomination Blanks Available, Banquet Set i . . tight-lippe- y, caliber the car was parked at the tional Guard Armory. land- swab-jocke- .22 pistol was taken Saturday. The theft was reported Monday to the department by Jerry Nell-seThe shoplifter made off ' prop-typ- The nearest possible d Naval ofing field, ficers said in answer to our query, was in Greenland, COO miles away. To reach it, the planes would have to make a tricky approach up a windy fiord. It would be Impossible for all 42 to even mike it to the alrbase, much less negotiate the unusual approach. An J the field was only an emergency one, not designed for so large a number of aircraft. . In short, the situation was or, as the namighty tense val slang goes, "pretty hairy". To one standing amidships of the giant carrier, visibility was only a matter of a few yards. Both ends of the deck, nearly 900 feet in length, were obscured by fog. "Boy," said a dungaree-cla"you can't find your hip pockets with both hands!" Time passed too swiftly. Up above, pilots reported a beautiful, sunny day with unlimited vision in every direction but down. Later they began to report dwindling fuel supplies. Naval officers, Perspiring mindful of the Impending disaster of losing such a portion of both fliers the striking force watched in siand aircraft lence, totally at the mercy of Mother Nature. She was unresponsive. The fog. if anything, grew even more dense, DansieToBe City Lawyer n. rhM-,,- wind-choppe- State, where a So. biggest ' ' Robert It. Dannie Police are investigating an incident of shoplifting this week at Jerry's Sporting Goods, 6100 y f ' ' shoplifter Gets Pistol rrom murray oiore i ' , ilA7 Volume 76, Number 8 Salt Lake County's Biggest Weekly Paper Thursday, January 9, 1958 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah learned ev- just about ery I rrrr - ta' v ' '' , - Lynn A. Chlverall The car of today has come a long way from the Model T. Fords of the 19208 but Lynn points out that moat advances have been technical changes to a basic idea. "A gas turbine auto la a definite possibility In the near future." ho said. "They are working on the Idea also of having Jets mounted on each wheel to drive a car." In 1B21, Lynn went to work for a summer at Murray Auto as a "grease monkey." He recalled that they assembled "Model which had been shipped to them T" .... - V! -- Commission, The resolution said in part that "Murray City and Murray City School District have, raying upon the seriousness and the soundness of the Road Commission's Initial plan and propoaL conformed and coordinated the "V City's master plan and the acquisition of school sites la accordance therewith . . Contained in the petition were seven reasons listed by the groups as to why they feel the location of the freewsv between . lh tracks Is the bent plan. The reasons given are as follows: area is easily accessible; It can be acquired at a retstlve minimum cost: the area la not ' generally suitable for other pur powa; Its use would save areas suited ffr residential and other purposes; would keep railroads A NtW EDIFICE loon to rite In Murrey It the new Oont and freeway transportation routes closely located, without Htmentary School to be locoied near 6)00 South ornJ 6fh Wett. Interference with and deU"lmen Tre obovo ortSect't drowing wot preenred to the Murray Board tal to ether areas. of tducatn of fKelr regular meeting held Wednesday nignt. The location would shorten the The plant for tKf kKoo) ore being drawn up by lowell far distance of lh freeway providing rK, 314 L South Tempi, frtliminory plant woro oim pre tented (Freeway, rage t, CoL I) ,.. . ' i in boxes. After hie graduation from Murray high school In 1022, he took a Job with Roy Wales as a mechanic. He was with the firm from 1922 untU 1931, except for a ! year in Nevada where he had a contract to truck ore. He left Wales to take a position with W. W. Clyde Construction Co, where he was in charge of truck maintenance. His employment In the con atructlon business kept him away from hia family too much ao he returned to the Salt Lake area In 1934 and went to work for General Motors, Inc. At General Motors, he waa em ployed as a mechanic in the com pany's truck division in Salt ' -' Lake. In 1939, he came to Mur' r ray as service manager for h Prank Howe, dealer here at that time. The agency changed hands four different times and handled such various makes as Ford, Hudson. Willys and Pont lac In 1941, Lynn purchased his own to the board for their consideration ot tho meeting. They call for automotive repair shop and moved to hia present place ot 16 clattroomt to bo constructed. estimated cost of the structure it $367,932 of which $109,302 busineea at 4793 Bo. State In 1942. will com from locol fundi. The remaining $258,612 will com Born In Salt Lake City on from the stole. The district expecti to call for bids on construe Sept. U. 1903. to Harry W. art lion by March 15th. (Chlver-- D, rage 1, OL 7) i . . . . ; . "- 1 S " Chrysler-Plymout- |