Show o t ' - 1 4 M o k 4 1 i f V V - y S’ Radio-T- V Dan Log Page D8 A Valentine’s MAN FROM OMAHA: Salt Lake City has the longest blocks and the prettiest in America girls! the That’s Ole Art of word I would get Gus Special to The Tribune P Backman on the matter right GARFIELD— Kennocott Copper Corp and American Smelting and Refining Co are considering a full scale withdrawal girls “I told him I wouldn’t— my wife won’t let me! A girl these days should learn early that it takes more than a sport shirt to make a man a sport! Two SOUNDS LOGICAL: were businessmen Lake Salt discussing the school problem over a recent lunch One man bemoaned the fact son had been that his the past school to for going three years and still hadn’t learned to read “They never teach him to read All they teach in schools these days is dancing” He said his sun had spent most of his educational life to date learning to dance in various classrooms “If I wanted the boy to dance" he yelled “I could send him to Arthur Murray’s” To which his friend replied “Maybe Arthur Murray should start a reading school!” Roy Ensign 328 H St “Remember wins today’s When” dollar by recalling when there was a large bear chained to a paltform near the old Denver and Rio Grande Western Depot Remember? other It indy be on the hand it may not be a coincidence But it sure looks odd Just a week ago Gus Soren-aeTribune county reporter-belo- ved in Midvale Murray Bountiful and points east south west and north — left for two weeks active training with the US Marines Yes Gus—a real leatherneck captain — has been on active duty only a week And already the Russians are more friendly I I know one Salt Laker who has so many parking tickets in the glove compartment of his car— that he's thinking of running for mayor this fall! n TODAY’S VALENTINE In these days of hlgh-pres-su- re impersonal business it's a pleasure to give a Valentine to a small businessman who still finds time for a smile friendly nd friendly d?AyvJ & chat with his customers His name: A1 Trosper He operates a small drug store on the corner of 4th South and 9th East And he’s one man who never lets the pressure of business interfere with the business of living Many of I s customers and friends have recommended a public pat on the back for AL “Because” as one customer said “he Is always the first to put out a friendly hand to his customers and neighbors " He is always on hand for He is always emergencies He trouble case of in ready is never so busy that he hasn’t time for s friendly nod or s He is a friend small chat first businessman second!” and A Valentine to you A1 many happy days SAM TOE SAD CYNIC SAYS: Any man who wean Bermuda shorts deserves Just what he gets — sunburned kneecaps! Charles B Coates Reports US government economy on Report Hints Huge Savings In Utah Taxes Utahns can save from 24 to 30 million dollars a year in taxes if recommendations of the Hoover Commission report on reorganization of government are carried out Charles B Coates New York City executive vice chairman Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report thus informed a group of Salt Lake business and professional men Thursday in a meeting at the Alta Club 100 E South Temple Bureaucrats Glad “But If the Citizens Committee and Utah’s affiliate group drop the ball now many bureaucrats and politicians in Washington will be glad to see the thing dead and forgotten” Mr Coates said George M Gadsby chairman of the board Utah Power and Light Co acted as chairman of th meeting Others attending included C Cash Rampton Vice president Walker Bank and Trust Co and chairman of the Utah Committee for the Hoover Report and Mrs Alex J Jex vice chairman of the state Hoover committee Making Frogres g Mr Coates said the executive branch of the federal government is making progress in carrying out the Hoover Commission recommendations which apply to It but that Congress has taken “virtually no action” on those recommendations which require legislative from their housing operations a move which could wipe out this community of more than 2000 persons This was revealed Thursday night at a Garfield Town Council meeting by William B Martin president He said he had been informed of the possible action by L’ F Pett Kenne-cott’- s Utah Copper Division manager All Garfield homes are owned by Kennecott and AS & R Other Surveys Mr Martin said Kennecott also was surveying its townsite Nev operations at McGill-Rutand at the Chino NM division with prospects of their disposition Garfield people first became aware of company plans for their community when officials of the two firms advised a halt to construction qf a new Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ward chapel At the same time they said a survey of Garfield was to be conducted h 60-da- y A 4‘ Midvale man was shot three times twice In the abdomen and once in the right arm Thursday about 11 15 pm during an argument with the manager of the New lindsey Hotel 240 W South Temple over the victim’s loss of A T i $130 George D Wright 49 207 S Main Midvale was the victim Salt Lake General Hospital him in “serious condireported tion ” Officers said he had been shot with a revolver in the hands of Gilbert F Smith 60 manager and resident at the hotel Mr Smith who was hot arrested declared he had shot the victim in Forced Way In He told Officers Fred M Atkins and U L Thorpe the victim had forced his way Into the hotel manager's apartment kitchen and summarily demanded $130 he said had been stolen from him Mr Smith told the officers the victim at 7:20 pm had been checked in at the hotel with a woman who registered the pair as Mr and Mrs J Coon Clinton Iowa The woman had left the hotel efore Mr Wright discovered his $130 loss 'Started Choking Me' “He started choking me and demanded the money” Mr Smith told Officer Atkina “When he kept on choking me told him I’d get the money “I went into the bedroom next to the kitchen” Mr Smith continued “I got out my gun and sat on the bed The man came in the bedroom and started toward me It was then self-defens- e un-nvite- d Gilbert F Smith 60 explains to Officer Fred M Atkins right how shooting with gun hotel seen on official occurred Jim Wright listens to Smith's story bed MAXIMUM EFFORT GAINS RESULTS Suburban Growing Pains Ease Flrut Pi olil mi In rlM of irttrlri on of World War II north of the state’s largest city pod by trow Ini popula- beginning suburban areas uiroundini have been most acute in the found themselves at the end of tion in Salt lake City anrt what they have done and are doing to meet the demand for aervtrei suburban areas surrounding Lake City And some of best examples of extraordl-jcilltie- s By O N Malmquist nary effort to solve the growth Tribune Staff Writer can be found in these The “growing pains” which 'game areas The incorporated and unin- have concurrently stimulated and harassed Utah since the corporated areas south and Police Try to Hide Fads Collision In Cruiser-Aut- o Several police officers at the scene of an accident in which a fellow officer was involved refused to disclose to newsmen that the police car was carrying a “passenger” information which came readily from the officer involved Despite inquiries officers at the scene would not disclose who was a pasenger of Officer H G Investigation was continuing Damage was estimated at $700 to police car $30 to the Roberts’ vehicle A half hour earlier a vice squad car parked near 341 Rio Grande Ave was rammed while its crew was checking taverns Driver of the moving vehicle was Inez Marion Barber Johnson 40 1154 W 7th South 1222 Montgom- Piercey ery St when the officer was thrown from his police car as it careened through a sign in front of the Ft Douglas Veterans Hospital after a collision with another automobile 'IVorking Alone' Police Dispatcher Sid Beck-stea- d asked by a reporter “Who was with Piercey?” replied: “Piercey was working alone” Reminded that was not what was asked Beckstead replied he are renting their presently homes from the companies again: “Piercey was working Mr Martin explained that he alone” At Salt Lake General Hos(an LDS ward bishop) and other officials of the LDS Church pital attendants reported they conferred privately recently had been instructed not to give with Mr Pett and were given out information about the pasinWhen reporters an explanation of the housing senger sisted Officer Piercey came to situation the phone and said his passenger was Bruce White 614 E 6th South The accident was one of two Days Since night involving police Last Utah Thursday vehicles Chasing Speeder traffic Death Officer Piercey’s accident occurred when he was chasing a speeder about 9:35 pm on alternate US 40 Trooper C G Fogel of the Utah High Patrol who investigated said the police car and one driven by Don Carlos Roberts 70 435 E St near the hospital entrance Completion Due Aug 15 The survey said Mr Martin is to be completed by Aug- 15 If it is not Kennecott and AS & R will add an additional 60 days to complete the study At any rate declared Mr Martin residents have been promised ample notice of the decision and “the possibility of being able to buy their homes at a reasonable cost” Residents - side-swip- ed Zoning Plans Draw Praises At SL Parley the war with swollen popula-Sal- t e tions and a dearth of public of almost all kinds due largely to the freeze on defense construction during the war period Pressing Problems They were confronted not only with the problem of catching up” with what had already happened but with "keeping up with what has happened during the postwar years and what promises to continue for the foreseeable future possibly at an accelerated pace School buildings were far from adequate for the swollen enrollments and becoming more inadequate every day Sewage collection and disposal facilities were in many areas Water supplies and distribution systems were deficient in almost all places And traffic arteries geared to the prewar circulation of motor vehicles fa-th- non-proble- non-existe- were just not up to mands the new de- Register Gains Since the end of the war these expanding suburbs have registered some gains and peri haps some losses But in the over all picture they have with effort been "keeping up” General approval Of the pro- great and doing something toward posed new Salt Lake City build“catching up” despite relative ing ordinance was expressed by population increases far exceedthose attending a public hearing that of the state as a whole ing Thursday before the City or the nation The increase in Commission Salt Lake County outside of There were some suggestions Salt Lake City haa exceeded 60 for minor changes which will per cent since 1940 and in Davis be discussed in informal con- it has been about 170 per cent ferences with Vernon Jorgen- during the same period sen city planning and zoning School Achievement director before the ordinance One area of notable achieveis acted on finally Mr Jorgensen explained that ment has been in the field of the new ordinance is primarily school construction Since 1946-4when the postwar school a revision of the old code to bring it up to date and made building program got away to a a “more usable working ordi- modest start the four districts nance to help us provide the of Granite Davis Jordan and Murray have expended approxikind of fctjr we want” The new ordinance would mately 33 million dollars for change the designation of the ’new school facilities (Including various districts add a new ag- capital outlay budgets for 7 ricultural classification forbid the building of new homes in the heavy industrial aection and Include a provision which would in some instances increase the residence sldeyard requirement from 16 to 20 feet 1955-56- ) Assuming a capital outlay of $1000 per school child this is enough school construction or 33000 additional pupils But the actual Increase in the four dis-Se- e Page B3 CoL 1 I shot him” Taken to Hospital ambulance took Mr Wright to the hospital for treatment A score of police officers were searching the downtown area for the missing woman Sgt George F LaTulippe plainclothes division who was lead ing the search reported the description was vague and no information was available on how long she had gone from the room before the shooting occurred The manager's office apartment is located on the aeconc story of the hotel Mr Smith was told by officers that his presence would be required at police headquarters Friday morning to dictate a complete and official statement of all that occurred in the Incident His account given Thursday night was for use only In the investigating officers' report of the shooting Police 6000 V Population Growth Shows WJhy i&l districts represent half of school population increase in enliraT state while the Weather Revise rain fell in Utah Thursday but not much The 13 inch at Cedar City and 03 inch at Milford Beaver County were the only measurable amounts at any of the state’s weather stations ‘t Some wind also struck scattered Utah locations Thursday but not much Temperatures also dropped — In spots but not much Hanksville Waynr County registered the highest— lOOi degrees Other typical read' ings were 99 at St George 95 at Wendover and Delta and 94 at Salt Lake City Nevertheless It was hot Increased thundershower activity over most of the state particularly afternoon and evening and particularly lit the vicinity of mountains was ' promised for Friday And it will continue to be hot Some ri - 1 Giant Parade Promised at 9 for-Monda- y i Monday’s “Days of ’47” parade will be the biggest finest and most colorful in Utah’s history — even greater than Centennial 1947 - spectacle J In This was promised Thursday by Wilbur C Parkinson parade chairman S t “We’ll have 140 units In the parade this year” Mr Parking son said “and that’s more than" -’ we’ve ever had before “We’re figuring on at least 80 floats bands and eight and the rest will be made up of drill teams and mis- cellaneous units “Drill teams are coming from as far away as San Francisco and Camp Larson Wash A posse is coming down from Burley Idaho to take part and so Ira band from Rexburg Idaho” Meanwhile the annual “Days of ’47” rodeo moved through its second night of activity Thursdaye -night before another turnout at the Utah State Fairgrounds The rodeo will continue with Friday Saturday and Monday performances all beginning at 23 posses six-abl- 8:15 pm - I ‘GOADED’ BY OFFICERS Mayor of Monticello Fined After SL Police Incident -- In a short but colorful police court trial Thursday afternoon the mayor of Monticello San Juan County was found guilty of ignoring a traffic semaphore speeding and using abusive language against the arresting officers ' The defendant Arthur D Redd 43 was hailed into court after his June 9 arrest for the three violations The incident entered the limelight when jail officers because of regulation refused to accept the mayor’s personal check for the $80 ball - So 3201 V Mi rt'"w Granite District has required half of construction in the four districts above v Mr Redd telephoned Gov J Bracken Lee who personally appeared and posted the cash During the trial Officer Raymond F Schartau testlfiedl Mayor Redd ran a red semaphore at 21st South and Stata and was clocked by the police car speedometer tn “excess of 40 raph" in the 30 mph zone ' Language ‘Abusive Both’ Officer Schartau andi Officer Robert O’Dell testified the abusive language charge was placed against Mr Redd when he told the two officer while being booked: “If either of you two come to Monticello I’ll have my police throw you In Jail” They further testified the mayor called them “rude overbearing and Gestapo” When he took the witness stand Mayor Redd admitted the charges hut maintained he was goaded Into making the remarks by the officers’ attitude Booking Incident when he refused to said lie citation the the two cffi-sign cers booked him in Jail without allowing Jhini to contact anyone However City Prosecutor I coe W Irvine pointed out v t as soon as the booking r - ® r had been (tCcomplLhcJ fl Redd was allowed to and subsequently gs lease UI: i 1 Building New Schools Constitutes Headache tion growth since 1940 particularly In four of the state's biggest districts These ? 6But Not Much Officers early Friday were attempting to locate the woman the caucmv Why construction Is topmost headache with educators is indicated by massive popula i j Self-Defen- se hand said i Manager Vows In Row Over Missing $130 Lane unidentified truck driver atu acted hv the victims screams as he fled from the Giles gaiage his clothing enveloped in flames was credited with action which limited burns to some 60 per cent of the hoy s body Members of the family stricken with grief by the tiaeedy were attempting to obtain the identification of the truck driver According to relatives Richard was playing m the family garage with a neighbor companion when the two came upon a container of gasoline used to opeiale a power movvei Just how the blaze was set was unknown but Richard was seen by the passing truck driver as the bov ran from the garage The truck driver whose name was forgotten by the mother during the excitement stopped his vehicle ran to the boy and rolled him in the grass until the flames were put out Richard was taken first to Salt Lake General Hospital then was transferred to Holy Cross Hospital where Thursday night he was in critical condition with second and third degree burns of the legs thighs back loft arm and light Study Starlet! To Determine Garfield Fate H Midvale Man in HotelArgumerit Fage One An “They're too long” he says “and a stranger is misled when he’s told to walk four blocks and finds the four blocks is about a mile" “You should do something about your city blocks” he ACTIVE DUTY: Just a coincidence Friday Morning — July 22 1955 Using gasoline “to make torches for July 24th" resulted Richin critical burns Thursday about 3 43 pm to 8 year-olard S Giles son of Mr and Mrs R Glen Giles 1132 Ridge-dal- e conventioning in town Art is a professional b e a u t y contest judge — he’s officiated at the Miss Ne-- j M i s s braska Iowa and Miss conColorado — and he tests Dan Valentine says Salt Lake City girls have a freshness and crispness unequaled anywhere in America “Many towns have pretty girls” Art admits “but Salt Lake City is the one place I’ve found where the girls are both pretty and pleasant” While Art likes our girls he thinks something should be done about our city blocks touch the though” he warned —- After Gasoline Blaze son from Omaha who is away! “Don’t Salt IaWc City Utah 3 Shots Wound SL Boy 8 ‘Critical’ Nothing Serious® I told him fk jiultfaljc Sribunc Second Seel ion Judge Redd $27 I Lcr-- ct charge cr 1 c: el ser guage eba: V I ! ’ 1 ii ii' 4 r - i |