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Show In Central Granger More Study Needed On Downzoning A WEST VALLEY. proposal to downzone a block area in Granger has been postponed for a month by the City Planning Commission. Planners delayed any action until Feb. 12 on the proposal to remove all zoning which would of allow construction multiple unit dwellings between 3200 and 3600 West from 3500 to 4100 South. The delay was prompted by a late flurry of telephone calls and let- - ters concerning the volatile issue, plus the absence of several commission members, said John Jansen, West Valleys long range planner. Further study is needed into two aspects of the proposed rezoning, he noted. Many of the late calls came from owners of property zoned for and other duplexes multiple units. They objected that a zoning change would hurt their investments since the property was purchased with the intention of building multiple units in conformity with existing zoning, Janson indicated. Other questions have been raised about the feasibility of maintaining zoning (single family home on a 10,000 square foot lot) on the southwest corner of the area, as well as large zoning parcels of (8,000 square foot lots), would but there is also doubt that large lots are not marketable considering current economic conditions, Jansen noted. Planning Commission chairman Budd Rich told the crowd assembl- ed Commission at Thursdays meeting, The majority (of the property) has been decided upon, but there are two or three parcels were uncertain about. 8 he added. At least one Planning like to see the larger lots maintained, The member petition for downzoning was submit ted by residents of predominantly single family dwelling subdivisions in the area Man, identified the victim as Robert J. Roybal, 3286 So. MontclairOfficer Llewellyn said the victim was inside the bucket of a neon sign company truck, replacing neon lights at a business at that location, when gears on the vehicle's equipment apparently became strip- ped or otherwise 44, Is Killed In Mishap MURRAY. An industrial accident last Wednesday at 460 W. 4500 South claimed the life of a Magna man. Officer Paul Llewellyn of the Murray police malfunctioned. The bucket plunged about 35 feet to the ground and the victim, who suffered massive head and neck injuries upon impact, was pronounced dead at Cottonwood hospital, the officer reported. The incident took place shortly after 2 p.m. last Wednesday. (M3GQBMDan3CiI3!B WHO Vaughn Stout directs question to Dana and of nation's president. IS IT? . . . Lois Kerr, who are looking over caricature Of Taylorsville Artist nn nn - Facial Features Are Focal Point TAYLORSVILLE. Friendly, talkative and interested in people. Those descriptive terms apply well to Vaughn Stout, caricaturist, who is sharing his wealth of knowledge and his talent with many others. At the drop of a hint, hell pick up a pencil or pastel chalk and quickly sketch a subject to accentuate an unusual nose or chin, or to show happiness on the face of a young child. Art is his life and with that talent, he has and still is influencing family, friends, even strangers for good. I started drawing between the age of 2 and he recollected, 4, explaining that in those tender years, his family lived on the penitentiary grounds in Southeastern Virginia where his father, a doctor in criminology, was on the staff. He had only his family members to play with, so he turned to drawing. I can remember at age 5 of drawing airplanes of the future, he continued. I took art all the way from first grade through high school; my only incentive in going to school because art was the only thing I liked. The affable artist, who graduated from South high here in Salt Lake, told of becoming desperatedly ill with bronchial pneumonia at age 6, of so many people being ill at the same time that 30 people, including the doctor, succumbed. Mr Stout barely survived a fever that raged between 106 and 110 degrees for several days, leaving brain damage. It was after that damage to the right side or logic side of his brain that he turned to art In earnest. He explained that the left brain is the creative side. As a result of that illness, I was held back in school several times and suffered continual health problems. At age 9, he was able to attend a federally financed scholarship program through the WPA, attending four to six hours each Saturday for a year, in art training. Also, he went to a special school to learn lip reading since he had sustained a 50 percent hearing loss as well. Even today, I look at people's mouths instead SKATELAND WEST FAMILY SESSION SUNDAY: MONDAY; 969-849- 1:30-4:0- just from habit because of the hearing loss I suffered he in my childhood, commented. At age 17, he nearly died of rheumatic fever. Two months after a special blessing in his behalf, he was examined and was found to have his hearing back, a of their eyes by Margaret Slack 0 5:00 7:30 7:00 9:30 1 4147 W. 5415 So. previously-discovere- d the Intermountain Society of Artists, with Stout as its first President. In 1967, he began designing large decals for Kennecott. Shaped like large eggs, they bore designs of such things as a road runner and a bucking bronco, used to designate seven different teams of the heart murmur was gone huge and there was no sign of brain damage. I really lost a lot of valuable years, he confided. though, You cant believe how mean others can be to someone who is handicapped. They beat me up, chased me home, but it taught me to appreciate life and to understand others. He took a correspondence course in ink cartooning at age 16 and went to Japan with the Air Force two years later. His assignment was traveling by jeep or train all over North Korea to take secret photographs. In add- ition, he provided camera art that was earthmoving trucks. These are still used on the trucks today. He did a number of political cartoons for various groups, Those seven years really motivated me. While working 13 years at the copper mine, Stout and others were trying to break into the Utah State Art show competition. After repeated failures, they formed the Academy of Rejects and had their own show at a large downtown location, Later the academy was INCLUDED IN THIS SUPER SAVINGS SALE! also. His first cartoon, drawn in 1946, sold for 50 cents. Showing a frog riding a bicycle, its caption read, This beats hopping and was placed on the wall of a bicycle repair shop. In 1969 he went to work as art director for a balloon advertising company, making up large pictures and cartoons for them. His art opportunities became even more exciting after 1970 when he did special work for well-know- Friberg IN OUR HUGE STORE STOCK IS the one-hou- painted to illustrate the Book of Mormon. EVERY ROLL OF WALL COVERING Brotherhood of Railroad and Firemen being one. Cartoons were drawn for various companies as well. The book, The Gadianton Robbers, was illustrated by him published in Stars and Stripes. His tour of duty was interrupted ater two years to return to Salt Lake to care for a sick mother. He married and just a month later left to the Pentagon in fill a mission to Washington, D.C. He was employed to make Australia. fine line drawings for While there, he performed on the musical the U.S. Navy and while saw on national radio in that area, had opand still plays the saw to portunities many times to discuss art with this day. Returning to Salt young people. In 1974, an agency Lake, he completed a commercial art course there asked Stout to at Utah Technical Col- paint President Richard lege and the next year, Nixon, just before he left office, for a group 1955, worked as an apto reproduce artist prentice doing wanting television animation. A prints of the painting to send to friends and few years later, he coma acquaintances. He also pleted correspondence course in painting and did one of Spiro Agnew, vice president of the fine art. Just before Christmas U.S. The famous racein 1959, Stout began an horse Secretariat was the subject of a very apprenticeship with Arnold Friberg that lasted large oil painting he did seven years. His work for the office of a promiinvolved 12 hours a nent businessman back week assisting Friberg east. Other prominent r to earn his people asked him to weekly lesson. He paint pictures also. Just before leaving remembered being employed at the copper the east, he was given a mine during the week, large diesel powered sometimes being up all truck for painting six night and then falling Corvette sportscars for asleep during his lesson. an ad agency. Moving to Arizona, he he fondly But, remembers Fribergs worked for Signs of the talking about the pain- Times. In addition, he tings he created for did caricatures at the Reata Pass Steakhouse The Ten Commandwhich was above Scottsdale and ments, released in 1956. Stout between live performwas the model for ances of of the entertainers, he himself several characters OM. renamed WE'RE CELEBRATING THE GRAND OPENING OF OUR NEW OGDEN STORE 4099 RIVERDALE RD. (NEAR NEWGATE MALL) AT ALL SIX LOCATIONS! &EGCM mm(sswpm5d(m GRAND OPENING DOOR CRASHERS LEVELORS AND WOVEN WOODS DECORATOR WINDOW SHADES BRING IN YOUR EXACT WINDOW MEASUREMENTS MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: Here at Wallpaper City we sell only quality merchandise. stock is returnable for exchange or complete refund. All merchandise from our huge VSA n performed on his musical saw. Nearly a year and a half ago, Stout brought his family back to his native Salt Lake. At present he is instructing about 75 students from all over the valley in his art school, with classes in his home, at the YWCA in Salt Lake, the library in Murray and at Ogden junior high. Perhaps Stouts most talent is that well-know- n I |