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Show Began In Logan Out Our Window . Btadieitd turned last week, Wherever magazine, paper, TV or radio, it was all hostage. The return of the prisoners of war. I rejoice they are free. I felt the heart tugs of the families as they hungered to hold those people again in their arms. I knew the yearning those 52 felt to once again experience such common place matter-of-factlas happenings getting up in the morning . . . spending a most routine day . . . and then, going to bed in their own homes y . . . left with scars but, by our own leaders, they have been called 'a group which has suffered more than any other American group,' and it is not true. My memory takes me back and I recall an uncle of mine. heard him tell my parents of what went on in the trenches of WW I. was a child, 'too young to understand' and he was then a gentle, old man, but I can still fee! the fear which poured forth as he said, "If there should ever be another war, and called again to serve, there would be two men who would not go. Me and the man who came to get me." I I I must say 'but' for several reasons. First, because work for the news media and know what a know that a story is 'story' is. 'good' today and 'no good' tomorrow. Every facet of the media wants to get their share and the national seryices grab everything they can, scared stiff some one else will 'get' something they miss. Yes, I I I Of course we should hear to me the 'the story' but whole affair has been blown out of proportion. And, before you call me unpatriotic and unfeeling, wait a ... moment. ber. See ... I war VAtUY VIEW Thursday, Jan. 29, 1981 . j ,C t S .L., .i Sixtieth Anniversary Noted By The Crook Family Htel and beds. But &B - remem- We all knew his feet were physically ruined (they called it Trench Foot) but that day, child though I was, I knew his emotions, even long years later, were scarred and raw. saw and heard stories of WW II suffered by Gl's, for Gl wages. The March of Bataan, Corregidor, the inhumanities of Japanese prisons, the terror of the German's, the tortures Americans suffered, lived through or died under, and cannot agree that these hostages (on very high wages) have suffered more, can see, they for, as far as haven't. I It all began in 1920 at a boarding house in Logan, Utah. Laurance Melvin Crook had moved there to attend Utah Agricultural College, now Utah State University, when one day his roommate invited a cousin over for lunch. The cousin turned out to be a young lady who brought a friend, so the four of them went out on the town. The cousins name was Reida Mer-ic- k and she had moved to Logan from Idaho to help her grandfather and was working as a waitress at Lambs Cafe. It didnt take long for Reida and Laurance to know they were just Laurance took odd jobs to sustain the family working at Utah Nursery for a while until he found a job with ADT Burgler and Fire Alarm Systems and the family moved to Salt Lake where their third daughter was right for each other, as they were married February 2, 1921 in the Logan LDS Temple. Their three daughters; Margaret Williams of Salt Lake, Sharleen Hin-e- r of Perry, Utah and Melva Liston of West Valley City will honor their parents with an open house to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary., The celebration will be held on January 31 at the Grant Second Ward on 3225 South 200 East from the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. Laurance and Reida now live on 3155 South 760 East. In 1923 they moved from Logan to Magna and Laurance took a job with Utah Copper. They had one daughter by then who was born in Logan and another arrived after they settled in Magna. The Crook family stayed in Magna until the depression in 1930 and the Copper mine was shut down. born. Laurence stayed with this company for 21 years, retiring at age 69. Since his retirement Mr. Crook has been a school crossing guard . Reida has always been busy with LDS church work having put in 51 years with the Stake Primary. of those years were spent with the Primary in Magna and Garfield. She has also been actively in- Twenty-on- e volved with the Singing Mothers group and trained them when they went on tour. She is very good with all types of handicraft and has made all of the silk flowers for table decorations and bouquets for her grandchildrens weddings. Laurance kept busy as a young man working with boys in basketball and baseball and still loves to be involved with children as is evident by his dedication over all these years as a crossing guard. He is a charter member of the American Legion, joining and organizing the first post in Magna. Reida has also been active in the Legion being the secretary of the Magna post. Laurance also belongs to the Disabled American Veterans from WWI. In 1952, the couple took their first official honeymoon and traveled down south to visit friends that Laurance was stationed with in 1919 during WWI with the 40th Division Field Artillery. Laurance and Reida say they had a great time visiting with friends that they had not seen in 50 years. The Crooks now enjoy visiting with their 11 grandchildren, twenty-fiv- e seventeen step and their two very special great-grea- t Mr. and Mrs. Laurance Melvin Crook I remember other Americans who have suffered on foreign soil and come home again. Americans who were there not of their own choice, and getting a minimum wage, as well. The 52 were in Iran of their own choice and receiving a good wage. I I closely know three Vietnam veterans. As far as another can, I know some of the things they saw and experienced. Scenes that still haunt many of their waking hours as well as their dreams. Emotionally they are crippled no matter if their bodies aren't. They were drafted and had no choice to fight a most unpopular war. Yet they came home unheralded, spat upon by some, and are armed force the most this country has ever sent to fight. There were no parades for them. And no one would have thought or cared to hang yellow ribbons throughout the country for them, either. I And, in another vein, I recall how, under a deluge of demands to "do something to get the hostages out," President Carter went his quiet, undramatic way and got them free without causing another war. Which was no mean fete when we consider the pressure from both sides and the sensitive global area it covered. Yes, let us be glad they are home. as Eleanor Roosevelt said But to reporters the very evening following the funeral of her husband, FDR, our four-timpresident . . . "No," she said, "there will be no more words. That story is over." ... e For the sake of those 52 people, their physical, mental, emotional health, and for their families, let us be loving, yes, but . . . fairly and squarely, let us say . . . "No, let there be no more words. That story, Thank God, is over." Yes, I'm sure the hostages will be suffered. Yesr-the- Lee Brockbank - Lets Public Know What Utech Offers working here, muses Lee Brock-bandirector of public relations at Utah Technical College, is the peo- k, ple. The attractive, poised businesswoman is successfully combining an interesting career with marriage. She became the wife of W. Hughes Brockbank a year ago, and keeping up with both worlds has proved to be challenging, but rewarding. When the administration at Utech changed after many years, a new department, known as marketing, was created. Dr. Dale Cowgill selected Mrs. Brockbank, to head that department, though most of the applicants were male. Recently the marketing department has been public relations but with virtually the same job requirements, Mrs. Brockbank ex-- . plains. My position is to let the public know what the college has to offer, she tells. Oddly most of her busy life, Lee has obtained positions that previously had been held by men, and, as she left them, was replaced by men again. Her long list of accomplishments in her field have included public relations director at Westminster College, the post she held prior to her coming to Utah Tech. She was an associate TV producer in Los Angeles and public relations director for Utah United Way. Prior to that Lee was radio and TV director at Circuit & Eddington Advertising nicts GOOD JAN. 21-3- 1, u Lee Brockbank, Public Relations Director FINGER and salads. My husband is easy to please and I find myself, on Sunday, doing several main courses to freeze for the coming We were married in London, England, Lee relates. Both of us had ancestors born there. My husband had a meeting there with the National State Legislators and I went along same role and taught English composition and rhetoric at Colorado Womens College. During all this time, Lee was doing freelance radio and TV broadcasting, including shows and commercials. She has a MA in communications from UofU. During her schooling at the university Lee worked in radio, first as radio director for S.L. County recreation. It was while in that capacity that she came to the attention of the continuity director of KLUB. I went in as receptionist for half a day, she laughs. In three months, I to sight-se- LICKING CHICKEN We lead a busy social life. My husband is involved in many capacities, including the Utah Board of Regents, president of UTA, to name two. Lee likes to cook and to entertain, when I have time. She will base a meal on a single theme, such as Mex- - Yesterdays 4 DECORATING 8l DESIGN READY TO SERVE LEARN HOW TO COMPARE AND SAVE Lynn Wilson Cole Slaw DOUBLE SIZE ROAST REEF Pick Some Up Tonight! lb. $ Presented by Wanda Stoker, Designer Room Arrangement Color, Pattern, Texture Scale & Balance Carpet, Upholstery & Drapes SIZE LOCATIONS LAYTON, Layton Hill Mall BOUNTIFUL, 1756 South Main So. 17th So. I 1 23rd East 9th E. t 13th E. SANDY, 10600 So. WIST JOStDAN, 27th W. 78th So. Mrrmwrt t DECORATE ONE ROOM OR A WHOLE HOUSE DOUBLE WITH LETTUCE AND TOMATO 21st V A T SANDWICH SALT LAKE, 99 6 6 w unwtr rr t CLASSES BEGIN NO CHARGE TUESDAY, FEB. 3, CALL p.m J Required PRE-REGISTRATI- so 7-- 9 566-125- 9" p 01 7200 So. State 1 A or COME IN$ ftbllelfe) ncwmim - - at Utah Technical College Thejiostalgtc Warmth and Beauty, olSolid Hardwood e. 1331 8 Pcs. FRIED CHICKEN week. She loves reading, particularly psychology books and novels. She plays tennis, even through the winter under the bubble, and enjoys skiing, but not this year. My real problem is to find time to have my hair done. I end up doing it myself a good part of the time. I can sit under the dryer and do some of my planning. Homework? Not generally. I try to leave my job at the office. I feel I need to devote time to my home life. I d like a life. I enjoy the contact with the students at the college, people from all ages, from 18 to senior citizens. Theyre from all walks of life, she continues. Utech is an interesting place. There are probably more female executives here than at any other college in the state, she commented. Im with a lot of bright, interesting and very capable people. Most are married and have families of their own, she says, referring to other female leaders at the school. Im hopeful in this role that we can let the community know what this campus is like. We want to get as many people here as possible and are making efforts to increase our female enrollment. The college has greatly changed since its early days, is her assessment. Now we offer around 700 classes each quarter, from 7 oclock in the morning until after 10 at night. There is so much to do here, and I like it very much, she concludes. well-rounde- Agency. I was continuity director at KLUB Radio, worked in TV in Denver in the Lee Brockbonk, new director at Utech, flanked on the left by Dr. Max Lowe and on the right by Dr. Burton Talmadge. San Diego and the next year at Tooele high. lean and then prepare soup, salad, main course on that theme. However, when time doesnt permit, she concentrates on casseroles was given a job as writer and six months later, upon graduation from the U, I was named continuity director. Lee is a Utah native. She graduated from East high. Spending one year in One of the nicest things about 4 |