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' 55 t '100'4 I A a ' —41' CN--- - - 0140-- -- ' t 1 1 4 I Jo N s I I -- r V-- tr I -- '': f - it 10- )- 4r 5 t r:-- Al I '''' : - 1 Mr Backman will attempt to work out some poircy with the state whereby secondary road funds will be allotted for use on county roads and the Salt LakeHenefer road also completed County Road Priority The board of governors went on record favoring completion of the Pioneer Memorial highway but at the same time gave first priority to repairs and maintenance of roads within Salt Lake county The group also agreed to oppose any reduction in the $500- 000000 per year appropriation in the federal highways appropriations bill and decided to back legislation to be presented at the next the state legisregular session of 2nd West from lature to include 9th to 21st South as a state highway Earlier in the day the :hamber highway committee met toin Newhouse hotel and decided appeal to the board of governors to "use whatever power necessary" to gain a favorable decision for ex- of the disputed $312penditure 000 Pn secondary road roads in Salt Lake county New Taxation Form If the county roads such as Wasatch blvd and approaches to the three canyons are not improved with federal aid money it will mean a new form of taxation by the county or the selling of road bonds to bring the roads up to usable standards the committee headed by Roy W Grant concluded Conditions of the roads are such that they are unsafe for usage at the present time The committee went on record as recommending to the chamber's legislative committee a study of feasibility of eliminating future squabbles by setting up restrictions on the road committee earmarking funds for various - 1:- -- 4 4 : 3 o A 141414 t-- 000"""1 k tit Ns di ! e rii ' '4- y i i 01 I 'V f e- J I I Still Love Him But I'll Wait tThooping Margaret An Weathers 11 15 promises her lather IL IL kWeatherall "not to leave him again without his permission" but she Bill Ballew a classmate reaffirmed her love for old I e'ESCAPADE FINALE rg a 31 C( I'd t Fpc Lai t ci 11-- 1 it Fly Eloped Teen-Ager- s Back to Parental m wing M1!) i Alameda Cal high Margaret Ann Weatherall chool freshman and classmate Bill Ballew 16 were back under 15-year-- tiaarental control Wednesday after H H Weatherall Margaret's in Salt Lake Latorried father had located the runaway c ccIty t With the aid of police departments he had sought the young1 Ithters throughout western states and Mexico Profoundly relieved ta) his daughter safe he deplored recent publicity of an elopfind es child singer in California and also of the difficulty in checking th(ig g"cst minors through bus stations teen-age- rs l' I c lenPl an s D 1SCUSS1011-Findin114 f Bi g G i ae )i II 1 'A i o ( - Possibility big game is eliminatbe rig cattle grazing areas ne of the main issues discussed at convention of Utah he two-da- y :attic and Horse Growers' Assn pening Thursday in Newhouse It i -- vi-i- ll -- ' "hotel Concern has been expressed by lattlemen according to L C Monttromery Heber association presiCent as a result of a decision by Utah fish and game department to plant new herds of deer elk and Aantelope over the state Curtailment Needed I i Many cattlemen he said are of the opinion unless curtailment pro tedures are instituted big game ovirtually will eliminate grazing areas along seasonal ranges i An open forum discussion concerning the matter will be conrlucted Friday Mr Montgomery In defense of his department "aid ' Ross Leonard director Utah fish and game department will be present at the meeting to answer all questions Keynote Speaker Chesley Seeley deputy in the ' bureau of land management will be the featured speaker on the opening day J W Robinson for mer Utah congressman who was previously scheduled to deliver the main address has been detained in Washington according to Mr Montgomery Program speakers Thursday will Include F E Moulin Denver secretary American Cattle Assn who will discuss "Hoof c:-- Mouth Disease": W B Wright Deeth Nev bast president of the association "National Issues" Dr Actam S Bennion vice Utah mg Power and Light president Co "A Day of and Varnel A Bergeson Utah state livestock commissioner "Bang's Disease arid C The Alemeda students who met last Christmas at a school pageant saved their allowances and sold a bicycle to secure money to elope themselves too young to in Salt Lake City they married get obtained jobs and planned to attend night school Margaret who was 14 when she left home was employed as a car hop at A & W Root Beer station 476 S State and Bill was employed at Walgreen Drug Co 2nd South and Main Wednesday they promised Mr Weatherall "to wait a few years before marrying" and were en route by plane to the Weatherall ranch to face a family conference of four parents Mr Weatherall planned tentatively to send Margaret to private school rather than back to Alameda high school where the "escapade might have the ill effect of appearing glamorous to other children" Fifteen students eloped following newspaper stories of the child singer who ran away from home he said Young Ballew attired in the flying jacket and pinks of an air corps officer but still afflicted with adolescent acne said he hoped to become an architectural engineer 15 Indictments Brought In By U S Jury Dale Thurman Essary convict at Ft Leavenworth Kan will be brought to Salt Lake City to face a charge of transporting $18000 worth of stolen securities in interstate commerce as a result of indictments returned Wednesday by a federal ld -- grand jury Case against Essary said to claim fame as one of the most expert safe cracksmen in America climaxed an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which the $18000 in war savings bonds were found buried in a box in Murray park The thefts were committed throughout the United States in the latter part of 1946 according to court records Jury Indicts 15 The grand jury Wednesday returned indictments against 15 persons Five were not made public pending arrest of defendants Indictments included charge of theft of U S postal department property against Edward W Smith 23 Duchesne Smith was arrested after he allegedly took a mail sack cgintaining $1000 from a loading platform at the Federal building last Saturday Other indictments were Herbert Cleo Lanier in custody in Las Commission to See Airport Plans The Salt Lake City commission soon will receive a copy of the new master plan drawn for Salt Lake City's municipal airport Róbert 1 Bridges airport manager said Wednesday If approved by the commission plans will be turned over to the Civil Aeronautics authority which must approve them before the city can qualify for federal assistance Vegas Nev accused of theft of a traveling bag and contents valued at $879 from a passenger on a train at Milford on Feb 6 Samuel Stinson in jail in Los Angeles accused of cashing fraudulent checks in Ogden on an eastern bank requiring transportation of the checks from Ogden to Sioux City Ia Prisoners Face Charge Melvin J Cole Douglas Winfred Gleave and Leo Evert Teal all serving terms in federal correction institutions charged with :: Brand Inspection" i Candidacy Denied By Businessman Thorpe B Isaacson Salt Lake businessman who has been mentioned frequently as a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday removed himself from consideration by announcing be is not in a position to become a candidate for the political office At the same time Mr Isaacson member of the presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints thanked groups and individuals who have requested him to announce for the tosition &nd offered support DAMAGED CAR SMASHES LEG OF OWNER It's bad enough to be struck by a strong healthy automobile but to be injured by an already damaged vehicle? Such insult was added to injury for a Salt Lake pedestrian Wednesday at 5:05 pm when he was struck by a car as it hung suspended from a wrecking truck in front of 137 E 4th South Standing between his car and a wrecker which was hoisting it to towing posi- tion Frank Fuller 32 460 Blair at suffered a possible leg fracture when a second car struck the rear of the damaged vehicle rolling it for- ward according to police traffic reports Driver of the moving auto- mobile was listed as D ave Affleck 70 624-3r- d A oil v r i 4: 1 - -- - i '1- - - - - : rA 14: a ip PIA i ''''' : ' — - 4 - - --- -- li 0f t r I 1i 14' r ' I i'- - : ''''''':-4- 4-'- - - : - : '341-- : DRIVE PERKING j - ' - 1 I 1 - -IP t - - ' '- '7- - e:744'j 46- t - - r ' I ("' c' - - ! - I I - 4 -- 4 f i 1 i :' 1 2 I A I 4 - - ' t I up specific plans Gwendolyn Hansen Altrusa president said first meeting of the committee would be held Monday at 7:30 pm in room 312 building Plan Executive Group An executive committee of eight I 1 - " of the auditorium plan is the Altrusa club which has invited other civic groups to partici- - 1 : - 0 - 1 - - A movement among some 90 organizations in Salt Lake City for a civic auditorium gaix4d impetus Wednesday as many service groups named specific representatives for a central planning 1 - - - ' 4' I ' - - - ' - i ' --- ' - 4 7te-"- i ?' :' t ( ' 1:1 1 e " - ''' ''''l ' perjury Howard McMillen William Clyde Rhinehart and Clifford E Messinger Dyer act McMillen is serving in a federal correction institution at Mlle'' Mich Rhine-ha- rt and Messinger are also in jail Case against Cole Gleave and Teal resulted in testimony given by the three when involved in a Dyer act case previously in the U S district court Gleave was acquitted by the jury on testimony of the three that he was not involved in the car theft Later arrested in connection with another automobile theft he confessed that the three had agreed to keep him out so he could provide the other two with funds while they were in jail according to court attaches i i) i f 3 - 4 -- 9 - 4 f 1 - -- - ' 4 ' 1 - -' -- I ''' 'i ' :''1 '1( - — : 11 1 I I I i - z ' - - - - — ''' OP f t - 0- - - - - rl'-'- s 4 - - ' y ' - ' ' ' A' ' ' 1 city-coun- ty - z -- - :::: '' t I - ' ! 'I '' $ I j' - ' 1 7 : ''' - detail will be appointed at the Monday night meeting Miss Hansen said- - The group will serve as nucleus of We auditorium organization through which investigations will be made and reported to the central committee Purpose of the Altrusa club is not to set up specific recommendations but to acquaint members of all other civic groups the need and practicability of a civic auditorium Miss Hansen ex- f I k 2 -- --- - '- 7 i - I s -- - Where Burglars Held 'Party' in Union Dental laboraAfter breaking through a plaster board wall tories 212 S Main burglars stole 618 false teeth valued at $1000 wrecked laboratory Interior Robert Whitlock Inspects damage Two veteran Salt Lake City police officers who have seen violence in many forms Wednesday were appalled at destruction they found in Union Dental Laboratories 212 S Main "The place was a wreck when we walked in" said Det Sgt E J Blazzard "I have never seen any place so completely wrecked" "It looked as though someone tried to destroy everything breakable in the laboratories" confirmed Det A H Thorpe Officials Summon Police The police were summoned to the laboratories when employes found burglars had entered some time during the previous night Walls of the laboratories are of plaster board Det Thorpe said The intruders—there must have been more than one—just pushed a hole in the wall and entered Employes listed 618 false teeth valued at MOO stolen from the laboratory and declined to estimate the cost of damage Dental offices of Drs G W Richards and C A Lamb were entered and items were strewn around drugs were taken and hypodermic syringes emptied Burglars Use Window The prowlers apparently left via a second-stor- y window walked across a roof and entered the Commercial Art and Advertising Co through a window There they obtained tools which they used to enter the dental offices of Dr S S Kunz 218'i S Main They battered the dial on the safe then cut a hole through the thin metal front and peeled the safedoor Further progress was prevented by internal structure of the safe however Detectives found beer bottles and hard rolls on the floor of the dental office and said it appeared the burglars held a party during the evening CRYSTAL BALL CLOUDS UP Old Man Winter appeared to be retreating to the hills' Wednesday night when his closest observer the weatherman predicted partly cloudy skies Thursday cloudy skies Friday but no snow Instead t h e weatherman promised rain by Friday for Salt Lake City and northern first-priori- Utah - The snow will fall at higher elevations he reported Warmer weather is expected Thursday with high tempera- j ture near 50 low morning about 32 's ' t I1 Calls for Convention Delay self-style- 7 tf' 1 4 ' - -- Friday Geneva Blast Injures Trio ty Three Provo men were burned one seriously Wednesday afternoon in the foundry of the Geneva Steel Co plant when white-ho- t molten iron exploded as the men were pouring a casting of an ingot mold Injured were Eldon JOhnson 38 being treated in St Mar les hos and Charles pital Grant Johnson were Smith The latter two treated at the plant and released to their homes Hospital attendants said Eldon Johnson suffered first second and tax commission The third degree burns of the face Wednesday ordered a "deficiency arms and body According to James Dillon in- assessment" in excess of $400000 dustrial supervisor for the com- against Geneva Steel Co for use pany the accident occurred when taxes allegedly due on purchase of a mould for steel ingots in which red hot metal was being poured the $47000000 steel plant from cracked The steel ran along the the federal government in June floor of the foundry and hit some 1946 wet sand In issuing the assessment Grant Water in the sand caused the A Brown commission chairman molten metal to explode spraying the men with flying chunks of hot said he would "welcome" a court steel said Mr Dillon test of legality of the state's claim The tax charge is an outgrowth of an opinion from Atty Gen FOR CLOUDS-HE- 'LL FIGHT Grover A Giles in which he advised the commission to levy a use tax against the sale In the same opinion he said the matter should be decided by the courts after the assessment was made Although the exact amount of the assessment is "privileged" and cannot be made public by the comRay J Kronemeyer director of publicity and promotion mission commisisoners said the Reno Chamber of Commerce didn't carry boxing gloves deficiency cha:red was based when he arrived in Salt Lake City Wednesday upon findings contained in the But he could produce gloves and was piepSred to fight attorney general's opinion On this basis the assessment he said if it came to that old controversy regarding Nevada's interest would run to more plus to clouds heading toward Utah right than $00000 Mr Kronemeyer said three attempts to provide artifiThe steel company whicl maincial snow by dropping dry ice into clouds had proved suctains the sale was exempted by its nature from Utah use tax statutes cessful and the program would continue whenever "we has 10 days in which to protest the find the right clouds" commission's action Reno was the driest city last year of anywhere records Utah's sales and use tax laws are kept by the U S Weather bureau Mr Kronemeyer said agarnst all levy a charge of 2 "So we hive claim on some of those clouds We would tangible personal property transferred in the state Exempted from be glad to give Salt Lake City information as to how to its provisions are transfers of real produce snow after the clouds reach Utah" he said estate "occasional and isolated Mr Kronemeyer came to Salt Lake City to discuss sales" and materials that become an integral part of a manufactured organization of an American Convention institute to bring Use Tax Levy Faces Geneva state 10-in- ch But Dry' Reno Envoy Woos S L Aid in Luring Meets article The attorney general held the transaction involved the sale not only of real estate but of tangible personal property The portion of the 117000000 purchase price paid for the personal property is subject he ruled to Utah's 2 use tax eastern conventions to the west He plans to meet with Mrs Winifred P Rails chairman of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce convention bureau as well as Gus P Backman executive secretary If Mr Kronemeyer" brought boxing gloves he will need spurs to get out of town was the Only comment from Mr Backman L 1 d abandon the convention and meetings the selection of delegates The committee still anonymous except for a spokesman made the request in a letter to Chairman J A Ottenheimer over tile signature of A E Williams who said he was a delegate from district 327 near Magna and a member of the county central committee The letter charged that the mass meetings were not properly handled and that as a result the county chairman and the control the convention through appointment of 96 delegates which wete not elected at the mass meetings "The delegates" Mr Otten- heimer said when notified of the letter "were properly and legally electecl and appointed The con- vention will be held as scheduled Nothing a few people can do will i Disputed PM Bill 4 ' By RICHARD A SQUIRES It appeared increasingly doubt- ful Wednesday that State Auditor Ferrell H Adams would have a order - ' ' ' ' - - I 1 - : -- ing issm g' I 4 against a state department of publicity and industrial development plained She said considerable re- expenditure for a pamphlet boostsearch is necessary to keep cost Gov Herbert B Maw's reorof the projected auditorium within ing ganization program financial reach of the city Mr Adams announced Feb 14 Clubs Interested Other he believed the P I D publication Many groups have signified (February issue of Utah Develop"tremendous interest" in the proj- ment News) was not a ''proper or ect she said especially women's legal" state expense and he would organizations not okeh expenditure of some Olga Alexandria has been ap- $900 in state funds to defray cost for the chairman pointed project of publication club Meanwhile the Salt Lake City Orders Claim Held Chamber of Commerce board of Jerrold P state finance governors Wednesday met to dis- commission Beesley chairman since that cuss a report of the municipal af- time has ordered his commission fairs committee headed by Steve to "hold up" approval of the claim subcommittee L Love A special rec- when it arrives at commission ofincluded among fies from P I D As of Wednesday ommendations for public buildings it had not arrived a civic auditorium central fire The finance commission must station and public library approve the expenditure before the Ask Further Study publication bill can be paid When queried as to the whereon no the sug- abouts action Taking of the missing voucher board of list the priority gested D Commissioner P I Rulon S furfor back referred it governors Howells said find "You it and I'll and on ther study development tell you I haven't seen it" financing to a special committee He later visited Atty Gen including Dr Thomas C Adams Grover A Giles to inquire into the R L Arnold Lloyd W McClenaof the matter legal aspects and Jacob han F Orin Woodbury Ridicules Attacks A Kahn Chamber officials made plain that none of the projects Question of the : publication's mentioned had received general legality first arose Feb 12 At that or tentative approval time Mr Howells described the the Main problem facing attacks exagainst the publication as chamber committee a member "ridiculous" seassure to is proper plained Under the heading "State quence of needed construction on Sound Business Finances Along this line Mayor Earl J the Glade said the city commission is Basis" the bublication credits program and state anxious that "first things come reorganization f snce commission with "elimifirst" He said the commission and duplication feels first things to be considered nating waste with favoritism See rage 20 Column 5 doing away saving the taxpayers thousands of -- Thieves Wreck Labokatories of Dental Firm - 10 - 7 - ' can function- I Groups Name 'Legal' Delegate Election preparations virtually completed for the Salt Lake Unit to Plan countyWithRepublican am organizing convention Saturday at hotel Newhouse a government "Republican good Civic Building committee" Wednesda called upon the county chairman to for conduct new mass )c : " - t : i' ope - - -- - - -- z - ! ' k ' PAGE NINETEEN ew GOP Mass Meets -- ' ‘ 1 - -- v ILV I ' - ' - '3 1 - :- ' 1r - $4 - - 4 In - i - ' 7 - 1 -- - tc--- - 0 Ir- i ' ' - 7:: ' - ) - 1 1 it LOCAL NEWS 4) Anonymous Grouist Urges I ' -- '- e z " - -- - 3 - o P ' P 1 t - ye 1 ' 4 F $ ‘ ' - i - Iu - f - - ti -3 - ' - 7 00‘ 1 - - IF t i p -- Inds c ci q 1 ' " e "unsafe for usage Gus P present time" and delegated Backman chamber executive secretary to meet with the state road commission and Gov Herbert - - i B Maw 4 i' - I ' ' - 0- - ir ''''' v - - I f"- -- Chrrenamy of Commerce moved to intervene in the controversy over allocation of federal aid funds for the Pioneer Memorial highway The group heard a report from the highway committee that SaltLake county roads were in a condith- i ! 1 ' l'' L -- - i I "Li' - - r' p r' highBacking up iti way committee the board of governors of the Salt Lake City 1 ' - -? 25-m- an - - 1 1 ' Priority in Finances - i gt t LI - ' County Highways i' ai I: iii je I SALT LAKE CITY UTAH THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 26 1948 SECOND SECTION Board Favors Giving 1 is-- - ) - rt:" 7 ! i - PAGE 24 To Shift Road Monies t bt RADIO LOG county" - - - Republican party ' I County Atty Edward M Morrissey declared the procedure in selecting the delegates was entirely proper and "that there is no need for new mass meetings" Charges Ridiculous S McCarty attorney and Ray member of the county committee defended the procedure and said the charges were "ridiculous" The letter after reciting charges that the mass meetings were unduly hurried that many districts were not properly posted with notices that the executive committee was authorized to act for the central committee by a minority of the central committee continued: "There can be no legal status to the Saturday's convention unless dis96 delegates (appointed) are enfranchised It is questionable then that the proceedings can hold ' - C - ' - - I k 1 - '- 7 :3 status It is legal respectfully suggested that you abandon this convention that you follow the recommendation of the state committee and hold new mass meetings in April and that they he held properly and fairly according to law" 'Will Be Made Public' Mr Williams said he was ifotauthorized to reveal the names of other members of the committee but that they would be made public in protests to be circulated later Backers of Mr Ottenheimer who will be a candidate for reelection at the convention claim a large majority of the delegates for the incumbent The opposition reportedly is hacking Alonzo Mackay former county clerk who has announced he has agreed to the submission of his name to the convention Otten heirner supporters are stressing the point that the party's first successful campaign in this county for years was waged under his leadership and making a counter charge that the opposition is made up of a small group which now wants to "move in and take over a going concern" " dollars Keynote speaker at the convenIn announcing he intended to tion will be Rep William A Dawsuspend payment for the publica- son who will arrive from Washtion the state auditor pointed out ington D C Friday evening that many of the conclusions drawn in the pamphlet were "controversial and open to question" If the finance commission decides not to approve the expenditure provided a claim is ever presented to it publishers of the document—Salt Lake Times PubShot accidentally in Rupert Ida lishing Co—can obtain payment only through the state legislature Wednesday at 5:15 pm and flown or the state board of examiners to Salt Lake City Wednesday night Wesley Rogers 12 son of Mr and Mrs Fred Rogers Rupert was reported in "fair" condition at L D S hospital early Thursday Hospital personnel reported a 22 caliber rifle bullet was successA H Fahringer regional di- fully removed from the boy's head rector Boys' Clubs of America He arrived at the hospital at 9:20 has accepted appointment to the pm committee which will investigate David Sparks 19 and Paul programs of Salt Lake boys and Giraud 18 both of Rupert told girls clubs Mayor Earl J Glade officers they were trying out a new said Wednesday 22 caliber rifle and were shooting This brings to six the roster at a rabbit a dog was chasing in of the committee appointed by fields near here They had shot four the city commission after mem- or five times and failed to see three bers of the Salt Lake Kiwanis children who were behind a sageclub charged misconduct had been brush in a pasture until the children Wesley and two sisters frequent at the clubs started running Sparks and Giraud called to the children telling them to be careful They noticed the boy acted strangely and had stopped One of the girls told them the boy was hurt Sparks ran to the boy and noticed he was shot on the forehead near the hairline but didn't seem Reinstatement of two Utah to be badly hurt until he got him state prison guards suspended town into since Jan 28 was approved Wednesday by the state board of corrections Warden John 8650 E Harris reported The guards Orville K Nickle and Lester H Gogel were dismissed "for failure to Defective insulation around the make investigation on a repipe of a coal stove was blamed port from tower guards that an inmates were going from the Wednesday for a fire which didseconestimated $650 damage to a prison chapel to the back d-story kitchen after lockup period" apartment at 858 W 2nd North said Warden Harris The fire broke out in the apartThe two men were reinment of Mr and Mrs Stanley H stated to their respective poGarrow at 10:50 am' It was resitions as guards effective Feb 22 he said ported by Mrs Rose Epperson : ' ': - i i : : E' 4 ::'1'4 - - I'7 : ''' I f I Boy 12 Shot I:': Accidentally '1 1i 7:? X : I :1:---- Regional Leader Joins Club Probe : 1 1 :- - '''771' r:'-7 j'ir ' - ''e'''' i UTAH PRISON REINSTATES TWO GUARDS 7" - '''' E' u Fire Blamed On Stove Pipe - ' — - '7 7 4 ' 1 — le e 4 -- - - - - 0 0 -s — 0- - - '' - - - - - - - 1 - : - - --- t - - : - - - - |