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Show o n 48 DESERET NEWS. MONDAY, MAY 21, 1973 E e Society helps bring the past to life as they remember it Where did the Society get the 16,560 books, 20,000 pam26,000 phlets, photographs, 1,200 microfilms and 4,500 maps about Utah that are used by researchers. Some we purchased, but most were donated," Smith By Elisabeth Schoenfeld Deseret News staff writer Everything we have collected, preserved and published about Utah history Is here for the publics use, said Dr. Melvin T. Smith, director of the Utah State Historical Society. The Society had its beginning Just fifty years to the day after the pioneer wagons entered Salt Lake Valley, and one year after Utah achieved said. For instance, diaries were donated when no one in a family wanted them, or when a couple couldnt decide in fairness to which child to will statehood. a From its cramped quarters in the basement of the State Capitol, the Historical Society moved in 1957 to the old Thomas Kearns mansion, 603 E. South Temple, which at one time housed Utahs gover- Collectors o Utah history books have willed their entire libraries to the Society. We are not a rare book collector," Smith said. "Thats a luxury we cant afford. But when rare materials are given, we try to taka excellent care of them. Visitors are welcome to tour the mansion any weekday from 8 a m. to S p.m., the di- rector said. State funds appropriated by the legislature, national federal and endowments monies used for preservation purposes help the Society in its c,oal of keeping history !7 2 alive. a member of the Socione of the finest bargains in Utah, Smith said. For an individual membership of $5 you receive four issues r , u Director Melvin T. Smith invites public to make use of wealth of historical material. of the Utah Historical Quarterly, the Newsletter (issued six times a year), and for those in research, a bulletin which is issued twice a year. The Quarterly, known for its literary merit, has published such issues as Toil and Eage in a New Land (the Greek emigrant story); Pageant in the Wilderness (about the explorer Escalante), and an issue about Utahs ethnic Safety panel to probe plane crash HAFB sergeant appointed MOAB National Safety Board The Moab Sunday afternoon The Cessna 185, flown by Richard L, Smith of Monticel lo, was being used to survey Desert Big Horn Sheep hab- itat Also killed were National Park Service employes John Ebersole, Wilbam Cooper, and Dr. Charles Hanson, park research biologist attached to the University Laa Vegas. of Nevada at Ebersole was a graduate student at Utah State University in Logan, doing his dissertation on Big Horn Sheep. He was employed by the Park Service as a seasonal ranger. Cooper was a resource management specialist at Capitol Reef National Park west of Canyonlands. The crash occurred about 30 miles southwest of Moab between the Green and Colorado nvers In an area called There was quite an impact when the plane crashed and the occupants died instantly, Glen Alexander, chief ranger at Canyonlands, said. San Juan County Snenff Rigby Wnght said, It looked like it went around a bank and crashed into a ledge. The bodies were badly burned and we will probably have trouble identifying them. tell about Utahs help you? The Society is encouraging its members to take an indepfb look at their surroundings. If common things are not recorded they might fade from memory and disappear trace," he said. without a director of crisis center - LAYTON Anthony E. Simmons, a technical sergeant assigned to Hill Air Force Base as the Communi-- : ty Brisis Center, 1679 N Main. He is the Mr. Simmons base Social Actions NCO and assists Capt. Anthony T. Bozich, social actions officer. When he first came to HJ1 AFB from Aviano, Italy, in May 1971, he served as equal and treatment opportunity NCO with the 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing. One thing we find with school children is that history is not something they fill up on. The more they get, the more they want" Members of the Society give lectures and slide presentations to schools throughout the state on such a variety of without fear of punishment for drug-relate- d problems, Sim- mons said. The program also includes help far alcoholism problems. Through the hot line seravailable 24 vice, hours a day, Simmons and other social actions officers, have received a number of phone calls from parents and others m the community condrug and alcohol cerning abuse. Callers may remain anonymous, and all information received is confidential, Simmons said. The Community Crisis Center phone number is He and his wife, the former Ovidia M. Thomas of Wilmington, Del, are the parents of two children, Danielle, 7, and degree of professiona hsm, and we will know where ro get the help we cannot provide, he said. high Community involvement by citizens is needed, he emphasized. Too often people feel that it is only the ether fellow who has problems, and they dont stop to realize that sometime they might have this problem too, he said. lit clowns. fest- DIMENSIONS PINE REDWOOD Moldinss, Pfyboards of ill kinds. IN FIR. ivities and was followed by a flag ceremony presented by the hospitals Boy Scout Troop m 611. mm Noble. W. E. Cushing, chair- man of the Board of Governors, welcomed distinguished sentation. Smith and his historians are engaged in furthering a statewide histone preservation plan. About 50 houses and buildings in Utah have been placed on the National Register of Histone Places. About 250 structures arc now honored on the State Register of Historic Sites, and the Century Register of Utah Historic Homes, honoring the pioneer family home, lists 26 homes throughout the state. Historical Society plaques are being placed on these buildings. em eu YOUR i TIRE & SERVICE VALUE recent bill passed by the legislature will enable the Society to set up a statewide archeology program, Smith said. In July they will hire a fulltime archeologist and appoint an advisory committee. A U. HEADQUARTERS classes for youths Eighteen separate summer programs for children and teen-agewill be offered at the U. of U. this summer according to Eilleen Milam program specialist. Needlepoint, rock climbing, wilderness expeditions, speed reading, great books, judo, dance and a number of ether activities will be offered to youngsters age seven to 19 Information concerning specific programs is available from the Division of Continuing Education at the U. of U. If we teach people to deal their problems, their frustrations, their anxieties and nfe as it really is, they wont need to run to a chemical compound for relief with Anthony, 4. Simmons said he wants residents of the area to feel free to call the enter in any crisis situation. great road performance exceptional strength and mileage Truly Instant steering response. excellent cornering Aggressive European type t'ead guaranteed for Great protection against road hazards with five belts under the tread one steel belt and four rayon belts Road bugging traction from low wide 70 senes 404100 Union membership rejects mine offer - began the LUMBER guests, members of the board hospital and staff, and patients. Others participating In the celebration were Jobs Daughters drill teams from Bethel No. 1 and Bethel No. 7, and 3 Kalah Oriental Band, patrol, changers, mounted patrol and than 200 uniformed Shnners from El Kalah Temple entertained cnppled children at the Shriners Hospital Sunday in celebration of International Shrine Hospital Day. The El Kalah Band under the direction of Noble William More C. Hogenson DIMENSION subjects as early explorers, rock art, and a humorous then and now hair and beard pre- The social actions program was Initiated by President Nixon to provide a constructive rehabilitation program for We are not miracle workmembers of the armed forces, ers, but we expect to have a KELLOGG Its (AP) back to the drawing board for striking Steelworkers and offiTha group was on the last cials of the Sunshine Mining leg of the survey study Satur- Co., after union members day with only four hours fueL voted to reject the companys latest contract offering When the plane failed to return by 1 p m , a search plane union leaders, But no one piloted by Fred Inman was company officials or federal sent out and the wreckage mediation officers seems to spotted. know just where to begin in solving the strike that has Grand from idled more than 400 workers in patrols Jeep and Sen Juan counties and a the nations larges silver mine crew of Canyonlands rangers sin e March 10. were sent to She scene. Sheep Bottom. specialists story. Currently the Society is concentrating on getting an oral minorities. history of Utah on tapes, acThe society sponsors 14 ac- cording to Smith. Tape retive chapters scattered corders on a loan basis, are throughout the state, which available to those interested meet once a month to hear in telling about Utah history Transportation has been called to investigate a plane crash Saturday in base social acNational Park in tions non which the pilot and three Park commissioned Service employes were killed. officer (NCO), Bodies of the four men is the newly killed were recovered from elected directha crash site and taken to tor of the Lay-to- MB One thing Smith believes is that each person who has ever lived in Utah is important and unique. "We dont just want we journals of the want to know how life was lived by the fanners wife in 1900, or by the sheepherder who only saw people in the winter months." Smith asks three questions of people Interested in history. What do you have? What are you researching? How can we The Utah story is net solely Smith said. There is a pre-an- y means our history is much broader 'ban that," Smith said. The.., is a prehistoric history of communities, petroglyphs, a history of farming, an economic history, rock houses, word pronunciations, folklore, a history of even fences. well-know- Being ety is diary, Smith said. nors. i 200 Shmas enterla"' children atS.L. hospital 40 OOO miles of wear Prices plus taxes and tire off your car design ROLE GUARANTEE Firestone Radial V I Sled Ur are fierantecd to you 40,000 mi'M of treed waor in normal psieenger uaa an (he vme car If they don t,give lake your guarantee to any tlmione ' participating Dealer He it replace tha lire with a new one and give you credit lor the BiileMe not received based on the then current ad; jslment price (approximate national aver age selling price) plw Federal rime tax. A small aervtce cft.rge may be added. Pftcsdosbown ot Fif itons Stores. 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