Show ia11:8 rFils-s- Plänè t ut Briefly iri :1911' By CLYDE SNOW machine was rolled from a large Early one morning in July 1911 a strange-lookin- g of Utah Erdn of on the little outskirts barn the community Dyke Palmer designer and builder of the strange craft ftissed with the motor A mod roar Mounting himself at the conment later the engine burst into life with a trols Palmer taxied around the field several times He opened the throttle wide the plane teetered and bounced across the field Finally it lifted into the air ansi skimmed along four or five feet off the pound He was not quite ready for a test flight so he cut the power and let the plane drift down for a landing This was the first airplane to be built and flown in Utah The whole thing started some six months before when Dyke Palmer decided to build s an airplane First he built a small model plane using old clock works for a motor In the model Palmer incorporated all the ideas he wanted to use ip a large ptane but hedid not have money e air plane enough to buy materials for a Corporation Formed Then Joe Kauffman came into town and saw the ?nodel plane in action He sensed the plane anfi offered Palmer financial assistance moneytmaking possibilities of a full-siz- e Kauffman firmed a company and sold stock to promote the enterprise The new firm was called the Utah Aviation Co Bill Smith a prominent Erda- farmer was the first general of the stock for his &sign and his labor in constructmanager Dyke Palmer was given 50 ing the neW plane In April of 1911 construction was begun on the plane at Grantsville It was a biplane wheels cnmprised the landing gear Spruce and with wingspread Four motorcycle-typ- e cane were used for the main 'supporting member s and rubberized linen was used to cover the wings and other gurfaces Airplane dope as used t day wis unheard of by these builders was impossible to get airIn telling of his construction problems Mr Palmer craft fittings at that time I had to make turnbuckles out of motorcycle spokes Plain galvanized wire was all I could find for flying drag and landing wires deep-throate- i I r '07 full-scal- !!4 - 14-fo- three-fourt- h NVater-Cool- ed air-cool- ed ' This was the first plane built and flown in Utah- (1911) The four men who pioneered in the field of aeronautics are left to tgO i r t fe r t L )C C( t d-- t? rt-- 1 14 s ?(" t 44 v11-- The conscience fund that unique and intensely human account on the prosaic ledgers of Uncle Sam's treasury department which has been built for more than a century' and a quarter on the altar of remorse is doing a booming business As a matter of fact more money has been received during the past few years from anonymous donors seeking to salve their consciences than at any time in the long history of V- W1- -' rt4 105' rtP 5 t 0 41) By HERBERT HOLLANDER t1 4 I') eN 1 dIntwolmot tt 4 days" An order was wired immedi ately for awater-coole- Emerson engine Bill Smith had the airplane moved from Grantsville to his barn at Erda and Palmer tested the new engine When landing the plane he struck a cross ditch in the field and damaged a wheel Mr Palmer in telling of this incident paid "I didn't have the control cables hooked up so I couldn't guide the plane away from the 60-hor- se two-cyc- le d tsC) ev - ir r :ND I 0 r M411 ' 41k A 104t t'S tcA t 000-10001- h ot - " 4 10 I - 4 : - ) Aljett Mucceetia Smith 001 Smith quit ea manager of the e Utah Aviation Co and Phillip was in chosen manager Aljett - ern-his place 26 I p The plane was repaired and : everything readied for the next )1 09 1 flight In telling of this last eventful flight Mr Palmer said remorseful folk have been buildinx for Uncle Sam Almost daily the treasury department center gets "I taxied around the field a few contributions' to Ito unique conscience fund which I for more than 30 years Typical letters are shown times and then turned Into the wind I made a careful check of my engine and control then ' opened the throttle and took ' airborne but the plane would TYROLEAN EASTER off just as the propeller cut the not fly At last in desperation wheel nearly in two I landing the officials of the Utah Aviamade the landing with little tion Co returned to Grantsville more damage to the plane" and sought out Dyke Palmer convinced that Phillip Aljett with a little tinkering and fix Palmer reluctantly agreed to be could the flying kept plane see If he could make the plane ing called aanstockholder's meetfly' was assessment and ing NEW YORK March 29 Urn— levied on the stock Dyke PalApostles' last meal with their Ignominious Finals Master mer had worked all summer The Easter and rabbits way Upon arriving at the railroad After dinner the Trapps do the plane and constructing yellow chicks colond egga and not go to bed but stay awake couldn't pay his share of the depot in Salt Lake City where new clothes happened to get all night praying and singing He was promptly assessment the plane rested on a flat car mixed out kicked of the up in the ancient religious hymms "to keep Him company company looked the Palmer(' carefully celebration of Easter is being in prison" For three years the Utah machine over Many and varied On Good Friday members of demonstrated in America by a Aviation Co hired different men the family speak only when abto work on the airplane but changes had been made on its Tyrolean family none of them could make it structure Palmer called Aljett Although they now consider solutely necessary and even the themselves seasoned New Engchurch bell is stilled The day and the other directors of the fly is devoted to solitary prayer landers the Baron and Baroness said and company together Logan Exhibition Flops von Trapp and their brood have and medftation There are only "Gentlemen so many things two scanty meals—a luncheon of have been changed on this plane transplanted to their Vermont Finally the Utah Aviation home the same colorful ritual cream solip and a supper of Co was invited to give an exhiIt will have to be completely that la followed by country folk water and "Kreuzbrote' little bition at Logan Twenty-fiv- e rebuilt before it will ever fly in their native Salzburg region buns with crosses marked out per cent of the gate receipts was again" on top Authentic setting for the all the Utah Aviation Co would This was the death blow to family observance is a the Utah Aviation Co There get if the plane did not fly Easter Sunday farm in the Green mountains— and 75 per cent if the plane was no more money with which could actually leave the ground to rebuild the plane thus passed - very much like their Austrian household Everyone in the on Alps—on which the Trapps have At Logan every trick in the another colorful incident in the sunrise Easter before rises built a big Tyrolean-styl- e house The four elder daughbag was tried to get the plane history of Utah morning d complete with ters go to a woodland spring to 1 overhanging balconies as well home ''Easter water" carry own little chapel and Each pitcher must be brimfull numerous outdoor shrines and if not a drop of water is The Policyowners and Friends expect Entire Family Participates spilled the bearer may folloiwto be married before the 13 in the family—father With of ing Easter mother seven daughters three The season's festivities end on tiOna and their spiritual and Easter Monday with the chilmusical mentor Father Franz g dren's sport of Wasner who left Austria with Johannes and his pigtailed sisthem when the Nazis marched ters Rosemary and Eleanore in—there is no difficulty in findshare with their new American ing plenty of participants for friends from neighboring farms the ceremonies this old Austrian game Founded 1817 at Philadelphia The Tyrolean farmers of long ago invented a number of devices - are invited by the for getting their children up cordially 4 early in the morning One of these employed with considerable gusto is that on Palm SunOLIVER P KERNODLE AGENCY day the last at table for breakto attend an informal reception at which will be shown NUEIINBERG—German fast is dubbed "Palm donkey" for Johannes watches eagerly couples adopting children here a new motion picture which gives in a few minutes a the laying of Green Thursday almost invariably want girls beclear and comprehensive picture of the Penn Mutual's eggs one of which will be kept cause they say they are afraid En tha house all year to protect progress during its first one hundred years and the It from lightning and another adopted boys "will be killed in the next war" outlook for the future plowed into the first furrow to "Many Germans are convinced bring a rich harvest another is inevitable possibly in Eggs laid on Good Friday are LAFAYETTE BALLROOM APRIL 14 1917 15 or 20 yearst" said a member good-luc- k When pieces too 4:00-5:3- 0 HOTEL UTAH P M of the adoption office personnel Johannes went to school for the first time he carried with him "They think there is less chance The showing of the Centennial Picture will of losing adopted girls" a Good Friday egg on which Another reason for preferring his mother painted in her very begin promptly at 4:15 P 511: Cards of admission best script all the letters of the girls is more "materialistic" t may be secured by telephoning or writing Clothing for boys is difficu4 alphabet to make a youngster to obtain but it is relatively learn quickly easy for foster mothers to make Last Supper Observed QUIVER P KERNODLE AGENCY girls' dresses from their own 719 Continental Bank Building The evening meal on Green clothing The demand for girls exceeds Phone Thursday is a commemoration of Salt Lake City 1 Utah the supply But orphan boys are the Last Supper The family so little desired that the municidresses in somber clothing Each drinks a cup of wine and eats pal council has resorted to ina piece of bread while listening the newspapers for quiries TrtItunt Sunday March 30 1947 to the Biblical account of the couples inwilling to take them 4: - 00- 47 --t- -- 1( 0 A4-- In Vermont Old Rites Revive 4 600-ac- re -- jigsaw-trimme- as-the- THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMVANY ir defrauded the govern- -he Snow was suffermerit that mg "the most painful qualms of conscience" and that he "wanted to make things right" Inclosed in that letter which was passed around by astonished the treasury employes until all little force had read it was a folded $5 hill neatly There was nothing to do with the money but to plat it into the lf general fund where all such tributions go today For statistical and accounting purposes they are covered as "miscellane- ous receipts monies received Sofrom persons unknown" while there is not actually a sep- arate account labeled a "eon- science fund" all such contribu- are carefully listed and duly recorded li Almost a lklillion ' From that smalr beginning ' con-tim- than this Not long agothe treasury re- ceived a letter from a Union vet- eran Inclosing a small contribu- non The aged soldier confessed that many years before he had walked off with a federal mule For years the thought of Uncle Sam missing the beast troubled the old gentleman until he could abide the pricking of conscience no longer Ire sent $10 and pre- sumably slept soundly for the first time in 75 years Years ago a little girl used a n and "DRIVE A LITTLE SAVE A LOT" 15 SWIG! A REAL - conscience fund donations have grown to a grand total of $966- 653—and surely no sum of money represents a more poign- ant story in human relations The 1I5 record was to be beaten in the fiscal year 1946 however-wheno less than $105- 777 came in And so far during the fiscal year 1947 receipts are maintaining their remarkably high level In 1811 the treasury received a letter which declared that the anonymous writer had once de- - HERE'S ' tis - 1 MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED WE HAVE THESE PLAY GYMS PACKED READY FOR SHIPPING! 1 ) )) t rs t f Here's a complete backyard playground sturdy enough to withstand the energy ofall the active youngsrs in the neighbor7 plays hood Safe Strong All- All steel Construction chain Is galvanized! 1 S‘ got "r1401 t AU-bolt- Painted Green and Red Special Complete $rbil II )GYMDAPIPY 9u -- "JI ' ' ' t --- - Here is Just the thing to work off all the energy of those young A safe Wong dynaln SWINGING LADDER ' 4t II - Ov' 1 it N‘ 1 11 41- to scamper up and down on Two trapeze ttdjustable to just the right height 2 harm 4 t- (°"' it ) c 1 BALL-BEARIN- G CADMIUM PLATED SWING HANGERS At4 1 Gy NIAN Dg USED THROUGHOUT! Shown Less Teeter-totte- r °Z1 1 95 "1MS Only 1:kj The SeP!NitiW of heavy steel tubing adjuetahle to three posItIone ready to mount Complete on the above mu Ink Include See-ea- all parts- -ONLY w saS5 HERE IS PROOF THAT IT PAYS TO DRIVE TO BOUNTIFUL—YOU'LL "SAVE A LOT" IF YOU DRIVE OUT THIS WEEK AND SEE TIIESE WONDERFUL VALUES! All Mail Orders will be shipped PREPAID at our expense on the above merchandise! - ": 00 ASP' i41(111'431 PHONE)5 aovvtii i canceled 2c stamp on a letter This Is a practice frowned upon in better circles and when the little girl grew older and realized th e depth of her degradation she took a pen in hand and wrote Uncle Sam a full confeslion And she inclosed a 2c stamp as relm- bursAnent That 2c still is on the treasury's books at a Time - A chap who must have done business on rather a larger scale once sent in $8000 in currency ' But the money was cut exactly in half Ills accompanying note said that when he received official assurance his money was going into the proper channels be would send the other half Without delay his mind was eased and In the next mall Came hack the missing sections of $8000 in perfectly gomi U S money The treasury received a letter e just the other day which tained $110 in currency The aceompanying letter read "I bet rowed this sometime ago Here It is with Interest Thanks" Another recent correspondent wrote "Inclosed is $5 which shod more than cover amuse ment tax which I feel I owe" It was signed "Anon?' The largest sum ever received in a single contribution was for $30000 and there's no record to show the whys or wherefores But the treasury got the money which is the important thing Ullman Feature—Copyrighted con-Ha- egg-rollin- Girls Preferred In Germany lb the fund It not only reached record in the war years proportions which follows long established precedent but It is continuing to run at a pace which seemingly Indicates that it is going to take 1 quite a few years of peace for some folks to set their minds at rest The treasury tells you that In the last several years Its mall has produced numerous con- science fund contributions from people who were in the armed forces as well as civilians ''" In a good many of these in- stances the treasury says small remittances are being made for army and navy supplies which the donors confess they took here and overseas Figures secured by the writer reveal graphically how the funds contributions have taken a tre- mendous leap forward during re- cent years From $29466 in 1942 they jumped to $35505 in 1941 Receipts In 1!)11 totaled $4871FlA huge Increase was registered In 1945 when the aggregate of donations amounted to $84755 the largest in history up to that The previous peak year hed been 1916 when $54000 was sent to the national capital for this most curious of accounts Record Figures ' - ditch" Salt gakt 1 Consciences Are Valuable Source of U S Revenue 7--11 1 r4' - N'14('''' v V founder of Utah Aviation Co: Dyke Pahrier right JoeofKauffman the crude craft Phillip Aljett and Anton Anderson inventor - ft Ut iT') - f- Engine Toward the end of June ule plane wAs nearly completed An order tor an engine was sent to a company that had just started en- to make a radial The manufacturer gine engine wired that delivery could not be made on an engine for 30 days "Hell!" Bill Smith shouted when the telegram was read "We want to be flying In 30 k 40 A1A " V4r landing gear" t f ot Inch gas pipe for wheel supports on the I used I BOUNTIFUL - UTAH e |