OCR Text |
Show 8A DESERET NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1977 So is $288,000 'Tin Lizzies' t Truck guards missing last made One of two armored van I HOEMX, Anz (AP) guards who disappeared while on a delivery run toiled a million-dolla- r holdup attempt two years ago savs Purolator Security Inc officials The van, discovered missing on Tuesday when it failed to complete a run to banks m Prescott Sedona and Flagstaff, was found abandoned Wednesday meaning, locked but with $288 000 in cash missing 50 years ago The last of the Model DHTdOIT P) Fords are r0 veais old today, but the simple blat k "Tin Lizzie" still stands out as the mod revolutionary of automobiles It capped the industrial revolution introduced the world to mass production made $' a day the standard wage and drove the I n:ted States toward a life style based on auto ownership Beginning in 1908 Ford turned out more th. in F million Model Ts, and the cars was unchallenged until 1027, Hipulni it win n Gem ral Motors' Chevrolet took over first place Affluence was spreading and mei leans wanted a choice Model T production was halted bv Honrv I ord s order on May 20, 1927, at the prini ipal plant in Highland Park, Mich , and a few months later at two other plants The 10 year total was 15,456,868 Model T s a tec old that stood for 44 years In 1971, the Volkswagen Beetle became the new champion, but only after 26 years of production Beetle output now s'ands at about 18 7 million Model T popularity had peaked in 1025, w hen producHenry Ford s assembly-lm- e tion facilities were turning out 2 000 cars a dav, permitting the base price to drop to s2Kl and daily wages to rise to $5 His manufacturing innovations put a car within the means of millions of Americans It was cheap, reliable transportation In its first 10 years, the Model T had to ult clank hi .tailed Wltll an oftcn-dlffi- c Uncounted broken fingers, hands, arms and noses were dispensed when the crank snapped bac k Thei e w as no door on the dm er s side of those earliest Model Ts The accelerator was on the steering column The brake pedal was on the right, a reverse pedal was in the center and a pedal for shifting gears was on the from low to high and back T The fate of the guards, Cecil Newkirk, 51, and Russell Dempsey, 53 both long time employes of the film was unknown V.V have completely ruled out the possibility that the men were involved in whatever happened, said David Mitchell, Purolators senior district We have no reason to believe that they manager had anv thing to do with it " The ehic le w as spotted by a helicopter about 50 miles north of Phoenix on a dirt road a short distance from Interstate 17 The vehicle still contained $U), IKK) in coins Doug Gow assistant special agent in charge of the Phoenix FBI office, said the van s keys were still y radio was turned on in the ignition and the Monev bags of wrapped coins had been spilled on the tloor, he said The FBI said tire tracks indicated another v c hie le had di iven up the dirt road to where the v an was found turned around and then dnven away It was not known if the vehicle drove into the area lx fore the van arrived or at a later time A shotgun carried by the crew was found in the revolvers worn by the guards van, but wc re- not located two-wa- - Treasury bars pickup of handguns by agents The Treas ury Department overruled federal firearms agents this week and ordered them not to participate in a church-sxsored program to collect and dispose of handguns The agents had agreed to pick up weapons collected by the National Coalition to Ban Handguns last w ec kc nd at c hurches and sy nagogues m New Aork, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta But as the program began the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATFN was oidered by a deputy assistant treasury secretary not to collect the arms ATF WASHINGTON is supemsed by (AP) theTreasuiy The program was part of a Survival Davs" project in which w ay c hurch members w ere told the best of out their to guns is to suivive keep homes 1 he inc ldc nt embarrassed the agen-c- v which had agreed to partic ipate tw o months earlier a spokesman for ATF" Dim tor Rex D Davis said The Treasury Department official, James J F euthorstor.e. said Wednesday that police in New York had objected to the plan He said they felt that pic king up guns was their responsibility They thought New York law would be violated, ' Featherstone said Al-o about federal there were questions law !xy7 , , REGULAR $65 SPORT COATS hit The engine could push the miles per hour and could run for 22 miles on a gallon of gasoline at that speed, but few people went that fast because the cai would vibrate violently Besides roads w ei e m no shape to support such breakneck speeds c ar to four-cylind- 45 look around towni Our new sportcoats in wi inkle fiee polyester. Fully lined checks, Long Reg , 40-4- 6 plaids or solids 36-4- 6 The sharpest well-tuilui- . REGULAR $25435 MENS ALCKS 99 Choice BONELESS I Suvts $10 to $20 ui i our must fumuus made slacks in 100o polyester double knit or texturized polyester Finely tailored in brown, navy, blue, gray or tan. 30-4- 2 HAMS REGULAR $11414 SPORT SHIRTS 99 StNorhest 'A Grade TURKEYS Fresh Quality GROUND BEEF Colorful, ijlJSDA Choice 1 29 ROUND STEAK eye-catchi- lb. jfUSDA Choice 39 $ TRUMP ROAST I knit sport shirts in solid & muted shades or chest stripes Short sleeves for sports or casual wear. Washable polyestercotton Y'rWHUBg Regular & Diet 00 ISHASTA SPECIAL GROUP U.S. KEDS FOR Norwest MENS & BOYS TENNIS SHOES PAPER PLATES m- - 100 Count REGULAR $21430 Libby Select Pitted OLIVES Norwest 1 50 Count Tennis season is underway! Start out on the right foot in a pair of sturdy & comfortable U S Keds1 Leather and nylon or suede uppers White, navy, red or yellow. Size 2 Med FACIAL TISSUE M msmitoieitfoodm IiemonapeZ00 , Banquet 'dinners Van D Shoes Camp 24 Ox. . FISH FILLETS qdamgfs LB. CABBAGE LB. 2 California CRISP ... 1 J r New Green CELERY All 3 Stores 'i.iirtA 5. life 5l sjs y ..t. W ,15 V. u A'-- - T ip "if .J 1 if- J |