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Show City-region- DESERET NEWS, MONDAY, MAY Business al 28, 1973 Deaths Action Ads Today in the West Youth 'serious' after fall MOB A Salt Lake City youth was ( T) reported in vendition at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City this morning after he fell 75 feet fioni a rock ledge in Nigger Bill Canyon about two miles upriver from Moab Sunday William 11 Blair, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert C Blair, was flown to Salt Lake shortly after the 6am ovci-deDoctors repoit bioken wrists and severe facial injui ies. The victim and a companion, James Twelves, were sealing a cliff while a group of friends waited at the canyon bottom about three quarters of a mile away, said Grand County Sheriff Hack Bowman Blair apparently lost his footing and struck the ledge about 33 feet below his position before falling to the rocky Lawn in Salt Lake City Cemetery resembles a field of hay more than grass: gi mind below Trash adds to general unsightliness at cemetery. Bowman . said fi lends s carried Blair abvut where he was taken to three-quaitei- of a mile to Utah 128 furni Moab and then flown to Salt Lake City. High grass, trash greet cemetery visitors Flood danger lessens Utah Countys potential flood situation had IWSON stabilized today, as temperatures remained cold in the mountains By Whit Wirsing Deseret News staff writer In Pay son Canyon, a 24 hour flood watch is being kept at McClellan Reservoir larger than Box Reservoir, where the dam gave way a week ago flooding this community Three men are stationed at McClellan, noted City Councilman Gary Hansen. The subdued conversation of Day visitors to Salt Lake City Cemetery was punctuated by grumbles here and there The cemeterys overall appearance simply wasn't up to par Sunday. High grass hid flowers placed on the graves of loved ones, trash overflowed from containers and piled up around them, and a barking German Shepherd (fortunately leashed) greeted anyone who went to the 'caretakers house for help. No one else was home. A water spigot, that couldn't be turned off because the handle was missing, was drenchI hate to see the place get ing a gravesite. flooded, but I dont know what to do about it, said a visitor alter finding no one who could help A cemetery security guard said the plumber had just gone home. Surely thered be somebody here the day said a discouraged before Memorial Day, housewife looking for someone to help her find a grave. Then came the sound of a power mower. We came down here yesterday, and It looked so bad we just got sick, said Mrs. John A. Patrick, 2839 E. 3220 South, snipping a weed. Ive never seen longer grass, echoed her husband. So they brought their lawn mower, spade and clippers, and them daughter, Shelley, II, and all went to work. City Finance Commissioner lips, who has tunsdiction over said last week's rains prevented getting all of the cemetery Jennings Phil- the cemeterv. yardmen from We mowed. The Forest Service is maintaining communication at the reservoir and in the canyon, and the fire watch radio system m Provo and Spanish Fork has been converted to an flood watch, Hansen said. around-the-cloc- inches of snow remain above the Approximately reservoir, but at this time there appears to be no threat of further flooding, he added. 3 f Trick nearly a tragedy Mr. and Mrs. John A. Patrick and daughter, Shelley, bring own mower and tools to tidy up plot. worked every day this week til dark when the weather would let us, he said Phillips said 200,009 people are buned in the cemetery, and its quite a chore to direct Moreeverybody who is looking for a grave. over, Jake Westbrook, superintendent of the cemetery, has been hospitalized the past 10 days, but is expected to be back to work today, the commissioner added. Inmates at the St. George City jail have charged in a letter to the Deseret News a list of grievances which they characterize as basic demM of our rights to be treated as human beings. Washington County Sheriff Evan Whitehead, concedes the need for a new jail, but denied any bad treatment of the pnsoners. In fact, the sheriff noted that most of the inmates are placed on a trusty basis and are given good meals. The sheriff added that property for a new jaJ has already been purchased, and that law enforcement officers m the area and county com missioners and residents recognize the need for a new jail. St. George residents voted last November authorization for the county commissioners to bond m the amount of $300,000 for a new hospital and jail. The sheriff said the present jail is inadequate, and certainly not modem. Inmates are not given jail clothing, nor is new beddmg given to them. He said as soon as new beddmg and sheets are provided, the inmates get into the linen with duty clothes. The next morning the sheets are filthy and oftentimes ripped. Plenty of heat is provided in the jail, and the inmates are giver, a blanket. As for the trash, theres no excuse for it, and there are going to be some questions asked tomorrow, he said Sunday night. He said he would inspect the cemetery himself. Cemetery crews are supposed to empty trash bags every morning and replace them with fresh liners, he said But Phillips added that crews have never worked Sundays, even before Memorial Day. Crews and traffic directors would be out m full force early Mon- - I OO No bad treatment at jail, 3. Utah sheriff maintains By Bob Mullins Deseret News staff writer k Pnsoners complain of overcrow ding the jail, as well as what they call unsamtary and unhealthful conditions Inmates said the bed linen is changed approximately once a month, and blankets are never laundered, if issued at all. Plumbmg is poor, inmates charge, and cleaning supplies are seldom issued, and if requested are generally a long time coming They said there is a prevalence of cockroaches and ether small insects and a lack of proper ventilation You freeze m the winter and roast in the summer. Inmates also said there is See SHERIFF on Page B-- 3 search ' for training resident, 24 -AMERICAN FORK (AP) For many Central Utah residents the Memorial Day holiday period has been a time of hard work and anguish as they search near the State Training School at American Fork for a severely retarded man Asst. Supt. Jay Stevens said the wandered aw ay Thursday evening. He said the man has a men- tal age of two or three years and has severe hearing and speech impediments He said nearly 100 people, in eluding police, sheriffs offmem- icers, school employes, bers of the American Fork Riding Club and of the sheriffs jeep patrol and mounted posse, have scoured the area since Friday. Hundreds of motorcyclists, including groups from California and Arizona, possibly joined by Utah clubs, ( are expected to move through Utah early this week. Highway patrolmen said more than 200 .abforma cyclists spent Friday night near Page, Anz., where they were joined Saturday by groups from Arizona for a two-tthree-weestay in Utah. A Highway Patrol spokesman said the group was expected to spend Memorial Day in the Lone RockWarm Springs area of Lake Powell, then roar northward into Utah. o k A check of Highway Patrol stations in Monticello, Kanab and St George early today indicated that the group had not yet crossed into Utah. The only motorcyclists seen on Utah highways in hat area Sunday was a local group, the Sundowners of St. reGeorge, Highway Patrol headquarters m Salt Lake City ported today. Officials in Page said there were no reports of any unlawful activities by the cyclists. However, all county sheriffs officers and highway patrolmen as well as city police in affected areas have been put on alert. Lavor Chaffin Education Editor The University of Utah and the Utah community need each other. Public understanding of the role and character of the university is fundamentally essenof both, says Dr. David tial to the P. Gardner. well-bein- g Hell succeed Dr. Alfred C. Emery as president of the Umversity of Utah on Aug. 1. Building a better base of understanding between the university and the larger community will be a priority objective, says the trim, California educator. Although he officially will begin his admin- istration on Aug 1, Gardner already is on the job. He spent several days last week at the hilltop school, visiting deans, administrators, members of the Institutional Council and students. As you doubtless know, he told members The new University of Utah President, Dr. David P. Gaidner, with wife, Elizabeth, and daughters, Karen, 12; Shari, 10; Lisa, 6; Marci, 4. c B-- 4 Motorcycle groups near Utah border Gardner scouts By day, he said In defense of the cemetery, Phillips said that the gardener, Geradus Kipp, has been planting flowers all spring to enhance the cemetery I am really surprised about this (the trash), because I thought this would be and outstanding year. He said the caretaker was on duty Sunday and was probably out in the cemetery assisting visitors See ISITORS on Page U. campus of the schools Institutional Council, I have much to learn about the University of Utah its organizational and administrative system, its history and customs, its programs of teaching, research and public service and, perhaps most importa tly, its specia1 and dis- tinctive character." He told the council he expects to be here frequently in the weeks ahead learning more about the institution. He doesnt need to schedule extra trips to learn about Utah. I spent a good many summers in Utah, pushing sheep up Spanish Fork Canyon or thinning beets at Delta, he relates, explaining how he visited at the farms and ranches of uncles. A cruel trick nearly ended in death during the weekend i when a child who couldnt swim was pushed into an apartment swimming pool by two other boys. Quick action by two men on the scene probably saved the youngsters life, said Salt Lake Police Officer K. E. ' Zimmerman The boy, Bob Mack, 8, son of Mrs Jane Mack, 102 W. 300 North, was recovering today after treat- - , ment at Primary Childrens Hospital. He was pushed into the pool at the Valli Hi Apai ments, 299 Center St , about 8 05 p m Saturday, Taylor. 24, 3981 Brockbank Dr., and Gary Lewis, 1378 Ro- - I berta St., pulled him from the doo! and administered J mouth-to-maut- h resuscitation. i Hospital gets grant health care grant PROVO (AP) The Utah Valley Hospital has re ceived a $344,840 to improve in rural areas, it was announced during the weekend. The funds will come from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, according to Dr. James ). Mason, commissioner of health services for The Church of Jesus Christ Saints, owner and operator of the hospital. The need to improve availability of health services to rural communities has long been an area of special interest to the Provo medical community, said Richard E. McDermott, assistant hospital administrator. Safina requests funds This city has requested fiSALINA, Sevier County nancial aid from the state to repair flood damages which exceed the citys ability to pay, according to Councilman Earhn Jensen. Most severe damage was to a mam sewer line broken by high waters, Jensen said. Liquid wastes are escaping and it is feared that solids may back up m the line. He noted that the city has done some work to assist residents in protecting their property from the runoff, but is unable to help everyone because of lack of funs. Boy, 5, hurt in collision A Magna boy remained in serious MAGNA condition today with head injuries and a broken am suffered in a collision Sunday night in Butterfield Canyon, about 15 miles south of here. Officials of Cottonwood Hospital said the victim, Chns Vem Dedman, 5, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dedman, 3671 S. 5200 West, spent a farily good night. The Dedman family pet, a Great Dane, was killed in the accident which occurred when a small foreign car driven by Dedman, 31, slid on a curve and crashed broadside into a car driven by Lawrence Kilpactnck, 37, also of Magna. Dedman, his wife, and the 11 persons in the Kilpatrick vehicle were examined at Cottonwood Hospital and released. . The Dedman car was coming down the canyon, east bound. The other vehicle was going west on the dirt canyon road which is just south of the Kennecott Copper Co Bingham Canyon mme. Time oi the accident was 8.30 p m JP plan ruled out A city government may not designate the city as a separate precinct for justice of the peace purposes, thereby creating the office of city justice of the peace. This opinion was issued by Atty. Gen. Vernon B. Rom- ney to Monticello City Administrator William C. Walton. Although he was born and reared at Berkeley, Calif., the articulate educator has a wholly Utah ancestry. His father, Reed Snow Gardner, was bom and reared at picturesque Pine Valley. Both his mother, Margaret Pierpont, who died when he was su:, and his stepmother, Allie Dixon, were bom in Provo. Fuhri-man- ) Mrs. Gardner (Elizabeth Libby is the daughter of Mrs. David H. Funn-ma521 - 5th Ave. The Fuhnmans formery lived in Providence, Cache Countv. See NEW U.on ,P,agc B-- 3 Romney said theie is no overlapping jurisdiction among separate city and county justice of the peace precincts and only where a county precinct includes cities may the county justice uf the peace have jurisdiction and preside over citv and county matter concurrently. City justices do not have jurisdiction beyond city limits except as otherwise provided by statute, the opinion said. A justice of the peace must continue to reside within any precinct over which he presides, Romneys opinion j1 said ( , |