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Show 5 THE HERALD JOURNAL ah Thoughts and Things - About Town ! H How They Reacted In I I Tw cars were damaged exWednesday, June 4, at 6 30 p.m. Cache Canter Club will pensively Saturday but no one collimeet at Dee Robinettes and ride vas injured in a rear-ento Providence Canyon where they sion at 10th North and Main Streets. Police Officer J. M. will have a wiener roast. Gray said a ear driven by RobJulie Ann. daughter of Mr. and ert Olsen, Logan, was halted Mrs. Marion Chugg of Provi- for a left turn when it was dence, submitted to major sur- struck by a car driven by Gene gery at the Salt Lake City LDS B Ricks, Smithfield. Gray esti-- i mated damage at $250 to each Hospital this morning ear and cited Ricks for failure to keep proper control of vehicle. Mendon Primary will be held 10 am. with officers Tuesday at Las Vegas Nev.. tourist lost and teacheis meeting at 9 45 a billfold containing $120 in Loa m. gan Sunday. Keith Younker reported the loss to police and said Mendon MU will hold tegular the finder should contact him at class work Teusday at 8 pm. the address in the billfold. Officers will meet at 7 30 p m. d Some Unusual Circumstances EVERY DAY OR SO there are news items about men and women who die violently because they failed to react properly in an emergency. Or, because of panic or slow thinking, they stand by helplessly and watch others suffer injuries or death. Many of these tragedies need not happen, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine. Phychologsts say that anyone of average intelligence can learn to be mentally fast on his feet; quick thinking in a crisis may not only get you out of a jam, but it may help save the lives of others. The magazine then prepared a quiz describing five emergency situations which actually happened. Perhaps youd like to read the following paragraphs and think of what you might have done in such circumstances. o Two men were installing cables in the shaft of an elevator in a build- Kiy Nelson ing under construction in New' York City last year. Suddenly one of the cables whiplashed away from them, jerking one man against the other. Both tumbled out into the shaft into 21 floors of thin air. What would you have done? 2 In Chicago, a gas station owner was held up and robbed by three armed men who locked him in a tiny, windowless wrashroom. As the bandits started to leave, the ownerd heard them talking. They decided to kill him since he could possibly identify them later. The owner saw a mans shadow' appear on the frosted glass of the washroom door. He had only a moment to think before three shots crashed through the door. What would you have done? 3 An Australian cattleman, sitting alone by a campfire on a ranch, was struck by a deadly tiger snake. He realized the snake bite meant certain death w'ithin ' minutes unless something was done quickly. He had no knife to cut open the wound and drain the poison. What would you have done? 4 Almost everyone recalls the distastrous Cocoanut Grove night club fire in Boston on Nov. 28, 1942. Panic was blamed for the death toll of 491 persons, plus injuries suffered by scores of others. And yet 12 of those who were saved could thank one person who kept his head while catastrophe swept about him. What would you have done? 5 One spring day in Brooklyn, New York, a crane boom, was hauling operator, working a huge, concrete up to construction workers on a new apartment house skeleton. Fire broke out in wooden concrete forms and quickly spread to several drums of high volatile propane gas stored just below the crew' of ten men on the 13th floor. Those men were as good as dead unless somebody did something fast. What w'ould you have done? 1 . 165-fo- ot HERES WHAT WAS done under the above conditions: 1 One of the cable installers grabbed a fixed cable and swung to safety on a lower floor. The other managed to wrap his legs around a cable to slow his fall. Then he got his hands on a second cable and eased himself down the rest of the way. Both men had always checked, on every job, to see what they could grab in case anything went wrong. 0 Fighting off panic, the cattleman picked up his rifle, placed the muzzle against the snake bite, and pulled the trigger. Other cattlemen heard the shot and rushed him to medical aid. Physicians said his drastic action in shooting himself saved his life. 3 4 A dozen patrons of the Cocoanut Grove were led to safety by a chorus boy who realized that a downstairs refrigerator room would be the safest place in the night club. Locking themselves inside the room, the group remained there until the fire was extinguished. pt KEEP COOL 0 Dumping the concrete from liis bucket, the crane operator ran the huge boom up to the 13th floor, nudged the buckets against the frame, and got all 10 men safely just as the burning framew'ork collapsed. when it 5 SIMMERS Salt Lake Splits Market News Livestock: (UPI) Cattle 1,500; opening only moderately active; market not fully tested on most casses, early sales slaughter steers and heifers about steady; high good to low 0 lbs. fed steers choice few low to average The potent bat of Bobby Pres23 25; commercott helped land the Phoenix Gi- good heifers cial cows 18 00 20 00; commercial ants back on top of the Pacific bulls 22 CO 22 50; yearling stock Coast League scramble today steers 24 6 50; holstems 20 1 20. with Vancouver again slipping ealeis. stock Calves 200; Into second spot as the teams o act into the calves not fully estabished; few moved their early sales about steady; good to month of June. low choice vealers 28 0 00, Prescott hit a three run homer stock steer calves 32 50. Hogs 300; butchers strong to in each game Sunday to help the 25 higher; early sales mixed U.S Giants farmhands sweep a doulbs ble header from Portland by 4 barrows and gilts 3 23.75; sowa not 50; The Moun-tie- s 23 scores of and fell a full game back into fully established; few 3 00. grade 13 second by being held to a split Sheep 50; spring lambs fully by Sacramento. The Solons won the afternon half of a split twin steady; few choice 96 lb. spring then Vancouver pounded slaughter ii.nbs 23 CO; good to bill, 25. out a 1 triumph during the night low choice 21.50-2session. OGDEN Pair With Spokane Club OUTSIDE! 1,000-1,06- 25.75-26.5- 50-2- 4 It's old fashioned to simmer now that through the summer electric a modern room you can get air conditioner. There is a smartly sty led model for any room in your home. Filters out dirt, pollen, and outside noises, 80-2- 00-2- yo-y- 00-3- 190-23- 0 00-2- 9-- 3 8-- too. 00-1- 6 STAY REFRESHED BETTER 7-- 2 9-- ELECTRICALLY The Herald Journal In other games, Seattle emerged from the cellar by taking PHILIP E SWFT. PUBLISHER a pair of games from San Diego, Published everv evening Mondav on fine pitching by through Irldajf and Sunday mornand Valiev Newspaper Coming Art Fowler and Bill Kennedy pany,by Uarhe 5 Weal Center. Ugan Utah Entered as second class matter at while Spokane and Salt Lake divided a night twin bill. The In- the post office at Logan Utah dians won the first game, 1 MEMBER while Salt Lake took the second Audit Bureau of Circulation t mted Press tilt, N'EA Service 2-- 0 4-- 3-- 4-- 2. Larry Sherry dhMO.SSHKM'Hr held Salt Lake to representatives five hits and smashed a triple National Gilman. Nicoll A Ruthman to help hit cause in Spokane's opening game triumph. Joe ChrisS L BSCP.I PTION RATES tophers two run home run in the One month carrier t 1.75 00 fifth Inning assured the Bees vic- One year carrier Cache Valiev ) Vl 18 00 One year mall (In tory in the nightcap Jim Hardi- Ore vear mall (outside Cache Valiev 100 son got the win and Ed Palm-quiOne vear servicemen and misthe loss. 11 0C sionaries Takes Another RICHMOND Walter George Thompson, 85, prominent farmer, civic worker and pioneer, died Sunday night at his home in Richmond after a lingering ill- Tiny San Marino Gets Copter Line SAN MARINO, Republic of San This tiny motin-tai- n Marino (UPI) republic, the worlds oldest smallest, soon will be linked GVTL1NBCRG, Tenn. (UPI)-'a- nd for the first time with the air by (lie S Louise Bg Veteran outside world it was announced second annual Gatlinburg Open todav. A helicopter service dn. with a brilliant display of steadi-- ect from Mount Titano to Rimni, 19 eatst..ln Italy ,je- mllf SJ ness dow n the stretch Sunday week. winds 8ns at the end high heat, alternate despite and light rain. Miss Suggs lost the lead for the first time in the three-da- y tournament on the 10th hole, a narrow strip of fainvay surrounded by trees and dubbed the CAMBRIDGE. England (UPI) a bowling alley," when she took A British Roal Air Force seven. double bogey place Sunday dropped 3,811 flow. a Le But fellow Georgian Mary erg on the graves ot Americans Faulk of ThomasviUe. who took ied near here the lead, could not hold it. She flowers, one for each of jj,e faltered badly on the last eight jn a World War n graves holes with double bogejs on the American cemetery, were drop. 12th and 14th. ped as more than 5,000 Britoni Miss Suggs, meanwhile, stuck and Americans stood at attention to her usual steady game and below. to- .staged with regulation figures Miss the prize money, was second with finish with of 224. Faulk, who collected 5641 25 ns, sys ?? " 1 j WELLKXOWX Richmond farmer and civic leader, Walter George Thompson, died, age 85. bara Smith, Fiance; Cleone Jones. Pocatello, and Garth ' Monson, Provo. A'so survvnng aie 20 grandchil-dien- , five d great-gtandch- il r i Roast PRIME en beef and the following brothers and i - sisiers- William Orville Thompson, Downey; Mrs. Bertha Whittle, Fan view, Ida ; Albert H Thompson, Logan; N. Oliver, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Florence Nelson, Francis O. Thompson, Mis. II. S. (Nilliei Webb, Mrs. Irwin ( Eve-t- v n) Stoddard, and Ivan C. Thompson, all of Richmond. r it RIB ... at its best! Always Delicious sw XW - , 'qpc 4 f t X w' Fresh, Tender Golden Ears . w . $ n . v Xv 4NV. '.'e ' v. Dozen t j o d Dies; Rites Are Wednesday 200-ac- When police arrived, they found the gas station owner unharmed. He had climbed atop the wash basin seconds before the bandits bullets ripped through the door. Had he been standing on the floor, police said he undoubtedly have been slain. fire-swe- Louise Suggs ness. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, 1 p. m , in Benson stake tabernacle at Richmond, under direction of Bishop O. L. Ballam of Richmond South ward. Mr. Thompson was born in Richmond Feb. 6, 1873, a son of William and Mary Ellen Isaacson Thompson, third in a family of 13 children whose living members up to the time of his death represen'ed 764 years. He attended Richmond schools, iKcuin nara rnmary will De and at tbe age of 16 went to work Eighth Ward 3114 opening held Tuesday morning at 10 a m. on the railroad mam line running summer social will be held TuesPrayer meeting will be at 9 30. along the west side of the vallev in the 3, June day evening, At the age of 18 he railroaded in Eighth ward park All members Montana of the ward are invited and rewere commissioners County Farming was his chief vocation quested to bring their lunch. meeting today through Wednes- in life. When he was 21 years Drinks and dessert will be furnm regular commission meet- old he took ished by the MIA. A good eve- day up land in Marsh ing and as a board of equalisa- Valley has been and homesteaded 160 entertainment ning's The tion. board will not meet acres. On March 14, 1900, he arranged with games commenc- Thursday, its regular meeting married Caroline Lawrence in ing at 6 30 o m. and a special Countinns Cache day. having in program at 7 30 p m. business to take up with the Logan temple. Thev lived Downey briefly, and then moved or commissioners having any to Whifnev, Idaho. Mr. Thompson Arthur Summers Sr. of Avon g is 111 and receiving treatment in complaint or question concern-in- and Will Lawrence also went to tax mav matters property the Logan LDS Hospital see the commissioners from 10 California and purchased a farm in the San Joaquin 1 Several relatives of Mis Verda a m. to noon and to 5 p m. Valiev: he later tiaded this land S. Blotter visited at her home Heres a note to the hundreds for the remainder of a Whitney during the weekend Among those who each week work The Her- farm. were LeGrand Stirland present After 15 vears m Whitney, the ald In Comword Journal puzzle: of Pennsylvania: Dr and Mrs. J. moved to Richmond where familv the clues last down" published E. Felt, Salt Lake City; Mrs. R. Mr. Thompson had since resided, C. May. Salt Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Friday for Coinword 13, the numone of the largest M. G Pantone, and Mr and Mrs. eral 12 on the club number should operating in eact Cache Valley. He farms In 13. no be are There reality Don Pantone and family, Ogden; was among the first in Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Amos C. Nilson, other changes. to develop artesian wells for irriand Mr. and Mrs. Smithfield, Logan lions club members, in gation. Ron Hodges, Logan He served as justiee of the their Tuesday luncheon-meetinwill select the Logan Dairy Prin- peaee in Whitney, and as presiwho Canter Club members have ordered uniforms can pick cess and attendants who will dent of the W'hitnev Irrigation them up at Laurence Larsens, compete In the 1958 Cache Val- Co. lie was a member of Richley contest. Rulon J Rasmussen mond City Council for six years 745 South Main, Logan. is chairman of the selection where considerable municipal Thursday at 2 p.m., Presbyterimprovements were conducted An active member of the LDS ian ladies will meet to sew at Smithfield First Ward MIA Church, be had served in the the home of Mrs. Edna Hurst, will hold its opening social Tues- superintendency of Cambridge 223 East 1st South. day at 8 pm. with all adults ward Sunday school, was a mem- Logan City cemetery cleanup and young people of Mutual age ber of Richmond South ward following Memorial Dav will be- invited. There will be a variety chapel building committee, a gin Tuesday morning this week, program and refreshments. ward teacher, and had been sec-- 1 Roaccording to Supervisor Ben retary of the Highpnest quorum. berts. Folks should gather up Logan LDS hospietl reported His wife, Caroline, died Feb. their baskets soon as possible, the following births over the 17, 1938. On April 5, 1944, Mr. he said. weekend: Saturday A girl to married Ena Peterson Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Creed J. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Salisbury Smithfield, and a boy to Mr. and Monson. Surviving are his widow and have just returned from Wash- Mrs. Dell B. Anderson, 357 South seven children: Mrs. Paul (Paul-- ) ington after spending over two Main. Sunday girls to Mr. and weeks with their son, Lyman B. 'Mrs. Owen R. Hancey, Millville; ina) Ricks, Orinda, Calif : Mrs and family at Mesa and George Mr. and Mrs. Clyde C. Black, Don (Irvine) Van Orden, Ogden; at Othello, Washington. 331 South Third West, and Mr. Mrs William (Millie) Newbold, and Mrs. J. Marvin Bair, Rich- San Diego; Mrs. Paul (Thail) Twenty-nin- e marriage licenses mond; and boys to Mr and Mrs. Thain, Smithfield; Mrs Alverda were issued by Cache County in Ralph V. Balls. Hyde Park and Bullen, Walter Iver Thompson May, with only one divorce grant- Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Haws, and Mrs Arthur (FonteBa) Cart-- j ed, according to county clerks 173 East Third Noith. wright, all of Richmond; step records. A year ago in May, 40 children, Mrs. Norma Murray, Providence licenses were issued and two First Ward is Meridian: Mrs. Mada Larsen, divorces grantel. Licenses for the holding a Mutual opening social Preston; Dale and Rheal Monyear to date total 100, with 14 Tuesday at 8 pm. All those of son. Ogden; Deane Edwards and divorces Mutual age are invited. 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