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Show s.' . i S f if i f - ! r . p 's 'v' DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1976 :' l 7- - 'h ' Y - y& X sVi f $ v' S&jhVftw t. .v "V- '.:. '. ' & t'fV ; 'i - - ; tv a. HW ; - : . t v j Action Ads Desths Business & : WUBWSWMiifci ' , ' ' '.. 1 !: .. ; r ''' ' " il&Vr&fiSJr : -- .v- , w-.., .V ;,, v ' Early Salt Lake firemen stand next '4 ....... j&m. i v y,,O- ';vV;: C' K , l ,v--ii- - , J7 , . ,V Z s 'C Y' N tN ss iHMnm w . to tbeicftref rucks., The fire department headquarters, background, was located on Vri. --v i V. South between State and Second East. First glimpseSitleariy S. L fire fighters Yhe other 32 firemen sit and stand erect in theft navy blue uniforms with brass buttons A rare old photograph offers an interesting glimpse into Utahs past. MM'V.MhUr in 1017 U CaU .1 T'lr VWUUV MJ Mali UW MUb SMMW Fire City Department proudly posed with new mechanized equipment which was part of the , July 4 parade that year. Am V T A A W .Ml , In spite of the modern conveniences, however, horses were used to pull extra ,V- V wagons to large fires. William H. Bywater was fire chief from 1904-- 6 and from 1912-2- 5 and may be the handsome bearded gentleman seated in the second fire engine from the left. . : beside red trucks. the-shin- This photograph was brought to the Deseret News by Newell Knight, former Salt Lake City historian. The negative was loaned to him by a businessman who knew Knights father had built the fire truck bodies at Knight Carriage and Auto, located in 1917 at 140 Social Hall Ave. The white rubber tires, spoke wheels, absence of bumpers, brass bell, ladders and the rescue net are interesting aspects of the bered stone) to its present site south of the State Capitol. ptvaH as thp Thv two HiiilHinoc firehouse. The Federal Building now occupies the entire site. picture. Also, note the elaborate stonework, the arched doorways and the cobblestone street. Fire Department headquarters was located on First South between State and Second East, across the street from todays Fire Station No. 1. Looking from right to left, the buildings are: It was determined the picture probably was 1917 because a sign on one building advertised, Henry Wagener Brewing Co. Bottled Beer, so the picture was taken before prohibition. Also, women seen in the upper and lower doorways of Council Hall wear styles of clothing popular before the flapper era of the 20s. rtaken about f YMCA, which later became the Public Safety Department. Council or City Hall, which was moved from this location (numbered stone by nunv Today in ' i-- U I i IK w H rl Richards encouraged OGDEN (UPI) Utah Republican Chairman Richard Richards, who says hes the choice of Ronald Reagan and his top advisers, has launched a campaign for the GOP national chairmanship. Gov. Reagan and 10 of his top political campaigners met in California a week ago and decided to support me, and that included Gov. Reagan, said Richards, 44, who is completing his term as Utah party leader. third two-yetold me I am their candidate and they are They supporting me, the Ogden attorney said Wednesday night. He said there was absolutely" no chance the former California governor would seek the post himself. Richards, who was cochairman of Utahs delegation to this years Republican national convention, met Tuesday in Denver with other Western GOP state chairmen and came away encouraged about his chances. ar The Food Price Survey was taken on the same day in 1 1 Utah cities. Boldface numbers are the lowest UTAH FOOD PRICE SURVEY pro-Reag- Shot kills Granger girl GRANGER A Granger girl was shot and killed this morning when she apparently stepped into the path of a bullet fired at another family member, Salt Lake County deputy sheriffs reported. The victim was identified as Kit Mackin, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie W. Archuletta, 4672 Most Utahns content to remain at home traditional Thanksgiving of turkey and family gathering beckoned most Utahns today. With nearly all stores, offices; businesses and schools closed, most people appearedcontent to stay home with feasting and television football. One traditional Thanksgiving event, however, the usual kickoff of Utahs ski failed to materialize season. Due to lack of snow, skiers were more homebound than they, or resorts, would have preferred. Service stations . showed a hefty volume of business Wednesday night, as people, headed out to Grandmothers, house' or elsewhere for the holiday. Our business is a little above normal for a big holiday, weekend,, said a Conoco station man near He expected, even better business Thursday. The "lack of ski business, however; hurt other transportation! carriers. A! Greyhound operations manager said, We canceled space for 600 to 1,000 or more .people Who were coming to ski. Weve lost a big . chunk of business. Not heajr(y as many are riding, thd bus this year as last, a Continental Trailways man. said. And a Airport said spokesman for Salt charter flights were definitely down. "We Usually get a big crush of skiers for. the four-da- y Thanksgiving weekend, but not this year. They would do better for snow in the Midwest. Sc.T-- 390 to S3C people were expected to feast on turkey, pies and all the trimmings at a dinner served by the Salvation Army at First Presbyterian Church, C Street and South Temple ;Resciie Mission of Salt Lake, 46ft W. 200 South, also was serving turkey while it lasts. And inmates at Salt Lake County Jail also got turkey, dressing, yams', cranberry sauce and traditional trimmings. Restaurants which did stay open did not expect Thanksgiving to be a big day, It used to be, but not any more. People eat at home now, said Bob Chow, manager of the Polynesian. abou an average day! most people generally just stay1 hoibe and the .family gets said Normari CiJones,' manager of together, Harmans Cafe, 250 W. North Temple. And Jan Clarkr restaurant supervisor at the TH-ATraveLodge, ltl W, 6th South, said, Itjf maiply older people whose A W. 4695 South. Sgt. Ben Forbes said the shooting occurred shortly before 7 a.m. today. A man came to the residence armed with a gun and an argument followed between him and family members, investigators said. The girl somehow stepped between the man and another family member at the moment a shot was fired and the bullet struck her in the side, investigators said. Sgt. Forbes said a man was arrested in the neighborhood about 15 minutes later. The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Cottonwood Hospital, and the body was taken to the University of Utah Medical Center for an autopsy by the state medical examiner. Booked into Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of criminal homicide was Dennis Junior Boatwright, 32, 4546 S. 4960 West. . Average costs are percent higher than they were three years ago in the same cities. 1 1 Fire service upgraded : Food low in SiL, high in Dixie Editors note : Deseret News correspondents helping with this food survey include Gail Moore, Vernal; Jon Webb, Provq; Susan Sunada, Logan; Jim Robinson, Cedar City; Reed Madsen, Richfield; Arva Smith, Price and Moab; Rill Ileaton, St. George; Joe Lidddll, T ooele, and Barbara Bem- steinji Ogden. c Copyright v - 4 See NO SKIING on Deseret News By Elizabeth Schoenfeld , : rc 1976, . Deseret News staff writer Since-- ' every penny counts these days, Utahns are especially lucky if they; live in Salt Lake City, Tooele, where food prices Ogddn or Provo are lowest, according to a Deseret News purvey. The survey was conducted on the same day in 11 cities Price, Cedar City, Logan, Richfield, Moab, Vernal and St. George, in addition to the four named above. The survey found consumers are least lucky in St. George, where the same grocery list cost $17.69, or $3.14 more than it did in Salt Lake City. The shopping list was made up of 24 food items, which included red meat and poultry, dairy products, frozeifand canned foods, dried beans, sugar, jelly, baby food and fresh fruits and vegetables. Armed with the list of specific brand names and sizes of products, Deseret News correspondents went shopping on the same day in two stores in each city. murderer Gary; Mark Gilmore continued his 'veek-lohg hunger strike into Thanksgiving today, giving up a steak breakfast for coffee. Gilmore, who wants the Utah State Board of Pardons to permit his execution, was moved out of the Utah State Prison infirmary Wednesday and cell block. y placed in a tight-securit- The prisoner is now isolaled in the a tier of eigiit cells. middle of All the cells around Gilmore are kept empty while he is in that part of. the prison. Prison officials said Gilmore is kept away from other inmates for security reasons. Last week, Gilmore tried to Wednesday. The chief said during a 1977 budget workshop session that improvement in the department has alreauy brought a better nisui ante rating and that insurance premium costs in February will drop 20 percent in unincorporated areas, except Lark and Copperton. Paris is requesting a 1977 budget increase of $4.2 million, up 34 percent. About half of the increase would go for salaries of 52 new fire fighters and ambulance attendants. The new employes are needed to staff two nearly completed westside fire stations, built with federal Community Development funds. erage prices of foods in both stores were tallied and results tabulated. Interesting observations found in the survey were: The average cost was $15.80. Ccst of food in six cities was below average; it was above average in five. Costs for chicken, ground beef, pot roast and top sirloin were highest in St. George. In fact, 12 of the 24 items cost more in that city than in the other 10. However, strained baby food was lowest in St. George, 16 cents compared with 21 cents in Ogden. Sail Lake City prices were lowest for top sirloin, eggs, tuna, pinto beans. Sec FOOD on Teen gang robs grocery 3 B-1- 2 ses breakfast Convicted : Av An upgraded Salt Lake County Fire Department result in lower fire insurance premiums in most unincorporated areas. Fire Chief Charles Paris said will commit suicide ' with an overdose of ' Seconal. The condemned man has refused to cat since Friday, when he was told he couldnt talk to his girlfriend, Nicole Barrett. Mrs. Barrett,, who attempted suicide at the same time as Gilmore, is in the Utah State Hospital awaiting a Dec. 3 court hearing on her Commitment to the mental institution. Hospital officials said they can't comment on Mra. Barretts physical or mental condition. However, they said she has been allowed visits from members of her immediate family. Gilmore was visited Wednesday by his uncle, Vem Damico, and Ronald Stunger, a Provo attorney. Gilmore has been looking for a new lawyer since he fired his fourth lawyer, Dennis Boaz. Stanger told reporters he intends to protect Gilmores rights Meanwhile, a group of private citizens and religious leaders has filed a petition with the Board of Pardons asking that Gilmore's stay of execution, ordered by Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, be continued. The tmard will meet at 9 a.m Tuesosy to decide whether to uphold Gilmore's death sentence or commute the sentence to life in prison. Bar finding no sign of law exam bias The Utah State Bar has nearcompleted its review of the last bar examination, and a member of the bar said there is still no evidence of any wrongdoing in test grading. Harold Christensen, a bar official and Salt Lake City attorney, said the bar has been hulding hearings every Saturday for students who failed the test The process will be completed by Dec. 11. Thirty-onpercent of the 179 students who took the test in July failed, eausing a furor ever Ie! procedures and allegations of wrongdoing on the part of graders. ly e The Deseret News Pinpoint Team investigated the allegations and found that about 30 test scores had been changed, but that the changes were apparently a part of the basic test review predi"';:. However, the University of Utah student newspaper. The Daily Utah Chronicle, has accused Atty. Gen. elect Robert Hansen of influencing a grader to change the scores of his daughter-in-laand a law clerk in his office. Hansen has denied the allegation. and on Wednesday he demanded that the paper retract the accusation by Dec. or 1 See BAR on B-- l A gang of teen-age- d gunmen robbed The Grocery Store, 1224 - 4th East, of an undetermined amount of cash Wednesday about 10:30 p.m. The four youths, described as being 17 to 19 years of age. were armed with at least three handguns, Salt Lake City police said. Two of the bandits entered the store posing as customers, a store employe said, then one drew a gun and forced an employe toward a cash register where he demanded money. Two more youths then entered the store, the employe said, and the attendants were forced into a back room. After gathering up the store's cash, the robbers fled on foot Tiie store was robbed about eight months ago, but not by the same gunmen. 3 injured in shootout MIDVALE Three men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds early today when an argument erupted into a shootout. They were taken by Sait Lake County ambulance to Cottonwood Hospital, Murray. Kay mend Frank Montoya, 34 8514 S. Judy Dr., was listed in satisfactory condition with a chest wound; Jerry C. Childers, 39. 7625 S. 1530 West, was treated and transferred to Veterans Hospital; and John Soto. 25. 1530 W. 7625 South, was treated and released. Childers and Soto suffered leg wounds S. The argument started inside a club at State St. and then moved to the street, where fighting erupted among five persons. , 7610-761- 9 4 ; |