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Show | Thousand Sunday 2 Herald SUN Participate In Y Day Two arabicen Fork Brothers Drown In Swift-Moving Irrigation Ditch Thousands of Brigham Young University students formed 4 bucket brigade to whit mak the huge block Yon the tain east of campus Satur m ditch is; the older boy holding onto the ByBi ETTY G t wide! opening of the culvert, his body AMERICAN FOR moving irrigation you! » Amerflan Fork brothers Friday af- the lives of two deep where of a section 400 E., American Fork. 4 overed ditch 144 feet long. The tragedy occurred abou pale Neighbors Attracted , 49) p.m. when the boys were Screams of the boys brought peas wham, 331 N. apperer tly playing in @ con- Mrs. Cecil ¢ irrigation ditch near 400 E. to the scene. She found ternoon, a8 John Beal, 6 = Paul Beal, 11, drowned after) being ‘vedged by the force of! crete lined re ae wedged inside the you.ger boy had the covered ditch an of sight. A coaster wagon, which apparently had been used by the boys in their play, was wedged in the culvert opening with the older boy Mrs. Cunningham summoned Mrs. Jared Keller, a nearby neighbor, as Mr. Crnningham " as the main event of annua] Y Day. Other thousands were assign, led to cleanup and Paintup jobg in the community parks, harbor, vacant lots, widows’ homes. golf course, etc. ‘The traditional clean |which dates back belore ht and the boys’ older brother Dan jarrived on the scene and at|tempted to rescue the children. turn of the century, is in tie ing contrast to the“burn, The force of the water was so |great that despite frantic ef- burn” tactics in evidence else. where, the student Daily Unj. verse newspaper pointed Friday, ” . Extends Service |forts of the rescuers, the older boy could not be dislodged. A third unidentified man also at|tempted to rescue the children. 4 After the block Y (368 fest high and reputed to be the tal. | Officer Vern Harrington arrived at the scene within seconds of his radio call to find est letter in the country) was jconstructed in 1906, it required only the face of the older child IT COULD BE A SCENE from Tom eagiag but it’s BYU students painting the new fence around the grandstands at Timp Park in Niorth Park, Hundreds of BYU students helped | Police Chief Boyd E. Adams clean city property Saturda;y conte during ‘Y’ Day activities and spent the afternoon in raced three quarters of a mile| fun and relaxation, from the accident site to the nearest headgate and diverted the water from the ditch as jabove the water. | Diverts Water Officer pq M oe Mj eo Harrington assisted with rescue efforts. As pressure was released, Dean Beal carried Paul from the ditch, while Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs, Keller ran to |the other end of the covered ditch and lifted the younger child out of the water as soon as he could be reached, At this moment, the American Fork Fire Department rescue team arrived at the scene, | Revival Tried Officer darrington adminis-| tered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Paul as he was moved from the ditch, with ambulance operator Jim Christensen con-) ” tinuing resuscitation efforts. dich RESCUE WORKERS strive to revive one of the two boys who drowned in an iragkia and in American Fork Friday afternoon, Hushed onlookers watch the unsuccessful attempt the Aressieae Fork Heastal. rat photo by Betty G. Spencer) both boys died later the entire studentbody to clean it'each year. Recently,ao with a studenthody of the observance has a. tended to the benefit of the local community. Following the big whitewash job, the students were treated to a spaghetti lunch in Kiwanis Park. Many aiready had eaten breakfast with their LDS ward Groups at 6 a.m. Fun Afternoon The workday was turned to fun after lunch as the students participated in relay races, tug of-war, barrel, wheelbarrow, broom, tag, obstacle races and pie eating competition. Those still with energy to Both boys were taken to Amer- ican Fork Hospital. Rescue crews worked over both children at the scene and at the hospital for almost two hours. John died soon after he was taken to the hospital, while Paulclung to life until 6:14 p.m. | The culvert opening had no grating or other protective device over the concrete pipe . Neighbors expressed anger over the tragedy, feeling that a grating could have prevented the drownings. The) oy is owned by the American | LIONS PARK in northwest Provo got a face-lifting Saturday as BYU studentssoared on a numberof areas in the city and gave them a spring cleaning. Here some of the stu‘ork Irrigation Co Company. dents clean up around the pavilion at the park, (Herald Staff Photos hy Dean Ostlund) PAUL ALLEN BEAL Paul Allen Beal, 11, was born March 31, 1958, in Ogden. At the time of his death he was a fifth grade student at} Forbes Elementary School in American Fork. He participated in the Cub/ Scouts. j He was also a memberof the Dr. Henry Eyring, dean of American Fork Fourth LDS University of Utah Graduate | Ward. and professor of chemis| John E. Beal, 6, was born School try and metallurgy, was awardJuly 21, 1962, in Roosevelt. John was a first grade stu- |ed honorary membership in Blue Key honor fraternity at |dent at Forbes Elementary, and Young University FriWATER BOILS OUT of the end of a 144foot covered ditch in | participated in the American Brigham Fork Fourth LDS Ward. | day evening. American Fork. Police officer examines the opening, where They were the sons of Ted D. | Blue Key js a national organa six-year-old child emerged Friday after being swept ization of leaders emand Alice Johnson Beal. The| phasizing student through the pipe. The boy and his 11-‘year-old brother both scholarship ad serfamily had resided in American drowned in the mishap. vice. The award was presented Fork for the past year. a Survivors include the parents at the BYU group’s annual and a selection of American Fork; two sisters| honors banquet. for every taste. and four brothers, Randy Beal, | Past recipients of the biue| keypin signifying life memberserving with the U.S. Marines in Maryland; Dean Beal, Gean ship are President David 0.) of the LDS Church; J A raagein yor baake bevowie paren |Beal, Rebert Beal, and ‘Jennie McKay Elder Marion D. Harks, assis|may be difficult to acquire — but | Beal, all of American Fork, tant to the Council of the |could meanthe.aference between suc- jand Onin io sue) Twelve of the Church; Dr. | ” |ton, Ogden, and a grandmother, Robert K. Thomas, BYU acadSUNDAY, MAY11, 190 MONDAY, MAY 12, cing ‘prospects fo Satce “ane gsin Mrs, Marie Johnson, Pleasant emic vice president; and Dr. ‘ beo|fration you. Increase yourof powers of concen—— = coadacted Joint funeral services be Hugh W. Nibley, professor of and, thus, reason and know Tuesday at 11willa, history and religion and internoaning over ost edge | , et) GEMINI (May 22June 21) — Prac: Thivwaneeerala * the American Fork Fourth nationally famed scholar ay the sare o Fey ates LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop Inguist. Published every afternosn Monday | Jessie Spafford, American Fork uh NCER (Wu ly 23) |Fourth LDS Ward,officiating. SUICIDE RATES | Friends may call Monday burn were transpor’ 2d in buses to the Provo Boat Harbor for more races, adapted this time to water—kayak, tubing, bar rel rolling, canoe jousting, ete, Other events included a sports |car rally at the stadium park. |ing lot, a motoreycle gymkhana in the Helaman Halls field, tandem bike race in the Wil kinson Center parking lot, a rugby game, a dance, and the application of gallons of sum ‘burn lotion, COMING EVENTS Provo Third Ward Relief Socicty is sponsoring a bus load to St. George Temple, May 21; returning May 22, Can accommodate a few more passengers, but need to have reservations at once. Reasonable price, Call 373-0399 for further information. 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