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Show ,. t fEidlmnr Da n Section B Valentine's - Page One April 6, 1962 Friday Morning Collapse of Steel Girders Pay Spirals 12 Plus For County JUST RAMBLING: Okeh, so now we know what happened to Horace HeidU Larry Hays, Salt Lake insurT ance man, says that Horace is operating a lux-ur- y f in California and owns two monkeys! According to Horace Larry. owns the Magnolia Gardens in Sherman and personally serves jidauj cake and coffee each morning to Valentine the guests, and there's a cage near the swimming pool that houses two monkeys. Boosts Over Two Jumpv Suffer Injuries As Club Framework Falls "61 Tally $712556 By Maurice A. Jones Tribune Staff Writer More than a dozen construction workers narrowly escaped serious Injury Thursday at 2:30 p.m. when four giant girders toppled over at the Towne House Athletic Club addi-tio- n under construction at 150-3rEast. By' Clarence D. Williams ' Tribune Staff Writer tike almost everything else, salaries and wages paid to ployes in Salt Lake County n em-Da- d government continue to soar. Gracious taxpayers, through their elected officers, increased salaries and wages of the coun-- ! tys average 1.800 employes a Larry says he personally total of $712,556 this year over has seen the two monkeys 1961, or twelve and fifty-fou- r j and they are very fine mon- hundredths per cent, keys, Indeed. APPROPRIATED for salHe says Horace looks good, aries and wages alone in 1962 was Sfi.396.9L3 compared with also. : . . in 1961. The figures This has been bothering me: $5,684,387 . . departments. How come very few people, The biggest "bite of the play crtbbage any more? As an old cnbbage player in the county government budget always goes for salaries and Army, I've always considered wages, according to figures one inof more the cnbbage compiled by County Auditor) telligent card games. . . . David P. Jones. Do we have any active OF THE 1962 record county S3 rribbage players in the Salt budget of $15,212,749. $8,724,806 Lake area? And whos the will be expended for governbest? , . ment operations, including AXD DID YOU know that $3960,82o for capital improvewhich includes the joint the average woman spends $S8 ments, Hall of Justice and a year in a beauty parlor twice as much per capita as is ad- The countys 1961 budget of. spent for milk. So, okeh, that's why Ameri- $9,165,586 saw only S3.4S1.199 can women look prettier than of the total go for operations American milk bottles! . . . of all kinds. THE LARGEST salary inDon't get the idea that bears can't pick em up and creases appropriated in 1962 compared with 1961 was at the lay em down. Salt Lake County General Hos-pita- Two spectators, standing on Urn roof of the adjoining Towne A grizzly bear in YellowThe salary and wage Honse club structure, view the twisted steel caused when stone running ahead of a car, figure in 1962 was $2,057,300 was clocked at 30 mph. (If compared with $1,837,031.03 a bear can run 30 miles an last year, or an increase of hour. I can run 31 miles an $220,26897. hour if hes behind me!) . . . Salary increases in the sher' On a recent trip to Nevada iffs department this year total I ran across a batch of citizens $112,696.63. from a total of who are a little peeved because $516.70397 in 1961 Jo $629,400 Nevada is famous as the gam- in 1962. bling "slot machine state. THE ROADS and bridges THE FACT OF the matter department salary schedule j is, or so these Nevada boosters! jumped from $714.35672 ke told me, Nevada has more 1961 to $777,072 in 1962, an to- -' office tabulation late Thurs- churches per capita than any .crease of $62,715. other state in the nation and. Health and mental health beiicve it or not. Nevada gets partments increased their sai-1f,'e opened and an- less revenue from gambling aries thic i than the states of New York, California, Illinois and New TWO WORKERS ON THE project jumped from the structure to the ground, suffering minor Injuries when more than 130 tons of steel buckled and collapsed and a railroad carload of lumber came tumbling from the roof, much of it dropping to the basement Only the fact the collapse occurred slowly and with warning prevented injuries from mounting, workers said. ROBERT B. ALLEN. MANAGER of the Allen Steel Co, 1340 S. 1st West contractor for the structural steel construction of the project, estimated damage at approximately $l,000t He said the damaged steel girders can be removed, straight. ened and replaced in 200 OTHER VETERAN STEEL construction workers estimated damage in excess of $10,000 but refused to be quoted. Greatest loss will be In the delay of construction, it was declared by Ken Erickson, con- struct ion foreman for the Ilor man Construction Co., 1760 S. Gale Winds State. He said the accident may delay the project as much as two months. two-stor- i - USe man-hours- J j - Workers sFlee Local News Business News i Nothing Serious resort Salt Lake City, Utah Tj- Gusts Block TWO FACTORS contributed CSty-Coun- to the collapse of the western half of the structure, Mr. Allen delcared. He said Thursdays windstorm played an important role in the destruction. He also blamed the collapse on the fact that the four giant girders, each of which weighed 66,000 pounds, had not yet been properly braced. Highway West of S.L. By Stan Bowman Tribune Staff Writer new addition tovclub collapsed Thursday during Winds that reached strong storm that swept through the Wasatch Front gale force in gusts to 52 mph A CARLOAD OF roofing ripped through northern Utah timber, weighing many tons, Thursday as a cold front comhad been stacked on the west- plicated by thunderstorms ern portion of the roof, which moved through the area. also contributed to the collapse, THOSE WINDS caused conMr. Allen said. He was of the siderable damage, created dantimber opinion that had the even blocked traffic been stacked on the eastern ger and over transcontinental U S. section of the roof, the acci40 west of Salt LaKe Highway occurred. not have dent would City! BOB KOFOED, 28, 138 E. The force of the winds cou2nd South, suffered a contu- pled with other factors such sion of the head when he as incomplete bracing and lum- bumped it as he leaped to jber and shingles piled atop the safety. Ed Holmes, 42, 123 S.i structure caused a new Temple St., suffered dition of the Towne House abrasions of both knees when Athletic Club, 158-3rEast, now under construction, to tophe also leaped to safety. The two men were working ple. Jersey. in the center of the building GIANT STEEL beam In other words, Nevada is on the second floor) when it crashed into what will be the THE ASSESSOR'S office inJust a big home state. creased its salaries $31918 this started to topple. They ran to basement of the structure,, the jiorth side and jumped and more than a dozen con(Of course, there's slot year, from a. tptal of 9 j machines in some of the in 1961 to $299920 in down. Both started to work on struction workers narrowly the project Wednesday. homes!) 1962; building inspection de- escaped injury. Two men were 838 South 'Co" Temple, from $105,894.77 to ti.n i And did you know that Mrs. partment, THE NEW structure now slightly Injured when they the low bid on George Romney, wife of the $128880 in 1962, increase of,submltted under construction north of the leaped two stories to safety. St , At 5:15 p m. the t?ah Highcan- $22,98593; county clerks office Michigan gubernatorial present Towne House Club Is chwk turiis UP Lfi.ess didate and former Salt Laker, from $132902.12 in 1961 to a cost of $750,000. way Patrol stopped all unloadat built 7 cost errors being or significant Once won a movie talent con- $148,060 in 1962, increase It will house a swimming pool, ed semi trailers and house .ances with specifications, Mr. 88' test, played bit parts in several two basketball courts, six hand- trailers from traveling beFenton said, the engineers of- Appropriation for salaries Hollywood movies and was ball courts, and 12 bowling tween Wendover and Tooele 2 recommend that the See Page , Column once the star of a radio prowhen winds endangered the it was reported. lanes, Commission .City accept the vehicles. gram which was announced by low bid. a young fellow just on his JUST 15 MINUTES later, name was his Arthur AS QUOTED, the low projway up Carburetor Stolen the patrol stopped all vehicu- ect bid was $191,512 below the Godfrey! . . . Mrs. Elsie King, 1452-3rjar travel on U.S. 40 in that city engineers estimate. And sometimes progress told Salt Lake City po- area when visibility dropped to East, Normal circumstances preIsn't so wonderful after all. a carburetor zero due to wind-blowlice Thursday dust. vailing. work on the project valued at $100 was removed It wasnt until after 7 p.m. A policeman in Spokane, from 4th East to the Jordan from her car, parked at her that traffic 'was allowed to re- Wash., has just invented a River should start within a residence. Police said the sume travel, and even for a new gadget which will flash a very short time. used wrenches to tin- - short while thereafter, the ban thieves signal in police headquarters Bob Kofoed Ed and structure on were which after Holmes, bolt the left, carburetor from the on the big, empty trucks and congratuStudies adthey working THE RTH SOUTH line is anticipating the when a parking meter is beeach other on escaping serious hurts collapsed during windstorm that hit rity. engine head. late house trailers continued. of fire one if visability thief a of with an two estimated installing phase ing tampered alarm and in a out of and half million dollar storm sprinkler systems THERE WERE a number of tries to get the pennies parking meter, a bell rings! 10 older schools of Salt Lakejdrainage system authorized by reports of brief power outages and lights flash on a big board City were launched Thursday ,aty voters in a September bond or interrupted telephone serv at headquarters and several by the Salt Lake City Chamber jelection. ice caused by windblown tree on! Included in the master plan branches. At 298 N. West Tempatrol loads of police hurry to of Commerce committee lare storm sewers on 2nd West the scene to nab the penny safety and fire prevention. ple, a tree toppled on a house meanwhile allowing thief , from 9th South to 21st South! and caused some damage to nv facU' several other holdup men to nd on 6th West from the roof and power lines. stick up a couple of banks on might cost as much as $200, 13th to 000, was undertaken after the other side of town! . . . made it possible to Improve the p.m., when the awards will be DAVIS COUNTY residents By William F. Smiley members of the committee met ALONG WITH the reported that hail iell during Tribune Education Editor quality of the fair projects by made. Is the comb Mitch Miller with Fire Chief Albert Thomp- - line, the 8th South project will was heard in a the storms. room boarding excellence from the forcing top uses to comb his beard tax With Snow fell at scattered locali whistles, wnstrnrted screams, THE two BESIDES school projects that a bomb was aboard the entrants, Mr. Sorensen deductible? Dr. M. Lynn Benmon, super- - !''eJa,erk5 ties including Coalville; Evanroars, squeaks and chirps, the said. from 6th South to plane section senior from the high fifth annual Metropolitan Sciintendent of schools, explained jSth South; West Temple from Wyo.; in the mountains TODAYS VALENTINE There Is more detail and to go to the national fair, one ston, are no sprinkler systems j8th South to 9th South; 1st' FEDERAL BUREAU of In- ence Fair opened Thursday at more of there Wasatch Range and the attention to carefully pre- - exhibitor will be selected to some A man who can make a fine in any of the schools, but fire iWest from 7th South to 8th vestigation agents and airport 7:30 p.m. in the ballroom of other areas. For examU.S. of charts of tomato and lettuce salad ha on one a cruise the explanation take systems are maintained South; 2nd West from 6th j security officers were ques-i- the University of Utah Union. pared Brighton recorded two than at any of the previous Navys capital ship, "to see ple, created just as much a work safety and all the 'South to 8th South, and 4thjtioning a U.S. Army recruit all inches of new snow with a vVa-tbuildings THERE ARE 255 exhibits in fairs, he said. of art as a man in action. science are inspected at content of 17 hundredths of from 6th South to 8th one of the passengers destined the who writes a fine buildings Certificate awards from the an inch. hall, the work of 310 junior i South. intervals. ular San for Francisco. It was snowing lightly to be WELL HA reason ofIE will and senior school U.S. Air Force also students be high noel or paints $ in the evening. of our the entries in fine picture. competing for a chance to en- proud fered, and the top junior high ter the National Science Fair national science fair, Mr. Sor- exhibitor will receive a set of FORECAST for Utah Friday So an extra f- at Seattle, Wash., and for spec- ensen said. $25 indicates there will be encyclopedia.- Twenty-fivv (' ' special Valentine ial awards and savings bonds. Exhibits will be on display savings bonds also will to a Utah I ally fair weather with littla today - man who has b LaVar L. Sorensen, codirec- Friday from 10 a.m. until 9, awarded to top entrants. change in temperature. tor with Ronald S. Beckstrom, Just won national honors for said there are about 10 more his tomato and lettuce salad. He is Sgt. John Underwood, physical science than biological ( science entries. The directors food specialist at Hill Air are science supervisors in Salt Force Base, who has just won Lake City and Granite School top honors in a salad cham-districts, respectively. By Jerome K. Full pionship sponsored by the Thursday to the Legislative Furthermore, Mr. Holbrook Councils Education and Wei- - saidi the waning business has. base. Tnbune Staff Writer disAND JORDAN Murray Committee. ggt Underwood's tomato The Utah Public Welfare fare (resulted in resignation of the tricts, and Bountiful from Da r and lettuce salad came out in commit- The widesuperintendent. Dr. John D. facing Commission, vis included are salad 72 also other District, over top place more fa tee acts as an adviser to the Newton, to enter private prao- demands for spread salad national in the fair. The five school disentries in the tice. cilities and more services, is commissio- nchampionships. tricts, the University of Utah confronted at one institution THE1 WELFARE officials HE WILL LEAVE July 1. and the Junior Division, Utahj - - One of the reasons Sgt. problem of re- and the state has no prospects are to said of seeking and Arts they Sciences, Underwood took top honors cruit tuberculosis patients for filling the position with anLetters are sponsoring the b his "secret dressing. . , . THE STATE Tuberculosis from other states for which other doctor, Mr. Holbrook refair. would receive payment ported. According to the judges, "it Judging started early Thurs- Hospital, Ogden, although de- - Utah in orElsewhere in the state, the made the salad. , day evening before the crowds signed for 98 patients, in re- from the states of origin started to jam the aisles be- - cent years has had no more der to make the institution two welfare officials said: So, a Valentine to you, sir Xd 'tween the exhibits. Winners 'than 77 and presently has less costly for Utah. and Til be up soon to per- THE GIRLS dormitory at will be announced at the close only 35. If that doesnt work, they 1, sonally test one of the famous State the Industrial Schooflias . of the exposition Friday at 9 As a result, the average Underwood lettuce and tomato indicated, then Utah may have exceeded its capacity and a to for and each is close the institution salads. . . . pense patient rising, the commission reported send its patients to institutions new facility will be required, SAM, THE SAD CYNIC, . fromThursday. 2. The entire industrial-schoo- l SAYS: Bountiful to Sandy, the entries is bursting its seams, Well, in the Metropolitan Science1 . WARD C. Holbrook, comm.s(heres one nice pressure on almost all putting B. and Lamont sion . chairman, these big thing about having were winners over bun- - Gunderson, commissioner in . Fair its buildings. 1 1 chuckholes In the e y Jr 3. The State Training School Evergreen Junior High, explain meteorology dreds of exhihits that didn't charge of Institutions, detailed streets we won't need to Metropolitan Science Fair entrants Martha See Fage B-- Column bulk! bomb shelters! Sorensen, left, and Katherine Kasjnuvvn of project to Dr. H. Verne Wiser, a judge. quite make the grade, but some of the agency's problems L ... City Studies 8th South Sewer Bids Pnr's - ; de-LZ- ad-We- ?, p. oasB d ,r$267.-301.7- ... van-$15,85- I1? B-4- Study Checks Fife. 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