Show Standard-Examin- Saturday er Nov 18 1983 3C Metro Quality Jewelers & Senator’s mailed plea about missing boy is moot By DENNIS ROMBOY Standard-Examine- r OGDEN — Utahns recently received a mailing from Sen Orrin Hatch’s office urging people to help find a missing Ogden boy But don’t bother reading it The boy was found in Austrailia three months ago and is now home “Help Us Find Christian Joseph Atwater” is printed on the front of literature mailed to Utahns from the senator’s Wash- - ington DC office this month Alongside is a photo and descrip- tion of the boy as he looked about a month before his third ' birthday i “We appreciate you pointing that out to us” said a spokesman office The spokesman said the senator’s office receives the information on missing Utahns from the National Center-fo- r Missing and Exploited Children She said the office would look into the error s Christian was reported missing by his mother and stepfather Anna and Allen Warren in August 1987 after he did not return home from an outing with his natural father Joseph Atwater Anna Warren had legal custody of the boy while Joseph Atwater had visitation rights Through the efforts of several government and organizations and individuals Christian was located with his father in Melbourne Australia this past July and returned home with her son When Hatch was in Ogden in August he was asked specifically about the Atwater case At that time he said the federal government couldn’t help bring the child back but the Utah Legislature should set up a fund to help victims in such cases Sept DIAMOND MERCHANTS Since 1906 GOEN C1T¥ MAL Thanksgiving 1 Anna Warren said Christian is back in school and “doing excellent He passed with flying colors” she said of him Friday after a recent parent-teachconfer- Centerpieces er ence About family life she said “There were some problems at first but we’ve ironed them out” The family is getting along well With help from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Anna Warren went to Australia at the end of August she said Browning collection dedicated Union Station display gets national honors By GORDON WEEKS Standard-Examine- r OGDEN — The firearms col- lection of Ogden’s Browning family will be dedicated today as part of the national heritage collection of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers The display at Union Station of more than 100 rifles shotguns pistols and other firearms invented by John M Browning and family will be honored by the national group during ceremonies from 5 to 7 pm The Ogden resident held 128 patents including the Colt 45 the official sidearm of the US military from about 1911 to 1987 All the machine guns used by the US military from World War I to the Korean War were of his design Browning’s father Jonathan and son Val also invented firearms Union Station officials spent seven years trying to get the engineering heritage collection designation before receiving it last March The application for the honor was last rejected by the society in 1986 after it declared that one entry — the machine gun — was a military weapon used to kill people and thereby was unsuitable for the designation Local members of the society last year submitted an entire catalog of Browning’s work which included finely engraved ‘recreational guns “We finally convinced them it was basically a civilian application not limited to military weapons at all” said Milton Buffington vice president of the society’s regional chapter during the March designation The American Society of Mechanical Engineers was established in 1880 and has a national membership of about 125000 The group will advertise the collection in the United States Ja- pan and Europe f Local briefs joi1 o Harrisviile boards need vacancies filled - uaP AW cOT eie'° ' kin ff! SO-- A £P ttti ' NO1' HARRISVILLE — The city is looking to fill vacancies on the planning commission and board adjustments The planning commission works with people wanting to build or develop in the city giving preliminary approval to plans before they are sent to the city council The board of adjustments handles appeals to the city's zoning and building laws The vacancy on the planning commission lasts until 1995 while the board of adjustments vacancy lasts until 1992 Neither position has a salary The city council which will make the appointments will interview applicants Nov 28 after the regular council meeting People wanting to apply should call the city offices for an appoint- menL : Recount doesn’t alter outcome of election CLINTON — A recount requested by defeated Clinton may-orcandidate Joanne Hansen has not changed results City Manager Gary Uresk said a recount requested by Hansen changed the final tally by one vote in favor of Steve Weller Hansen's opponent “The vote was still in favor of Weller" Uresk said The final vote was 720 to 709 al for !: tP- - “ Sjj K Vjj 4 (SO10 Zt' 100° is? 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