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Show AT&T Dedicates Two Plaques Honoring Transcontinental Line Final pole of the first transcontinental telephone line, placed into state service on June 17, 1914, was located on the Nevada-Uta- h line at Wendover, Utah. The line was opened for commercial service on January 25 of the following year. American Telephone & Telegraph Companys Long Lines Department has dedicated two commemorative plaques near Wendover, Utah, marking the 60th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental telephone open wire line. The plaques commemorate the physical labor and pioneer spirit of those people responsible for completing the first transcontinental telephone line, said L. C. Golm, Long Lines District Manager, during Operations brief ceremonies at the site on June 11. It was a difficult task for the men of Bell Telephone Co. of Nevada and Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. Golm said, to face the heat and hazards of the Utah plains to enable the East and West to be joined in voice communications for the first time. Two permanent plaques at the Wendover rest area on either side of Interstate 80 are approximately six miles from the original site at the state line. The 18 by 24 inch plaques are similar to the original one which was moved several years ago when construction crews were widening the highway. It was salvaged by Long Lines employe Monte Reynolds at Wendover. The Utah State Historical Society presently has the original plaque in its museum in Salt Lake City. The site of the final transcontinental wire splices has been designated a Utah State Historical Site and has been submitted by them as a National Historical Site. Representatives of the Utah State Historical Society, Utah State Department of Highways, Governors Office, Mountain Bell and AT&T participated in the dedication ceremony. From that first transcontinental telephone line four fragile wires capable of carrying a few messages has come the present day underground trans THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1974 Page Two continental cable crossing the Salt Flats just north of Wendover and capable of carrying 36,000 simultaneous conversations. This Boston to Oakland, California, cable is an underground route designed to protect it from the hazards that threatened the open wire line, Golm concluded. Long Lines is the Bell System unit responsible for interstate and international communications. 'Golden Age Passport9 At National Parks The National Park Service has a special Golden Age Passport for anyone 62 years of age or older. The Golden Age Passport entitles the Senior Citizen and everyone in the car to free entrance to Federal parks and monuments (where there is a fee). When the campground fees go into effect at national parks and national forests, the Golden Age Passport takes care of half the campground fee. The Golden Age Passport is effective until December 31, 1974 and can be picked up free of charge at Room 2207, Federal Building at 125 South State St., Salt Lake City. Hunter Survey Results Published Elk Utah's elk hunters would prefer a higher chance for success even though it would mean an end to yearly participation in the fall event. That information and more was collected by Dr. Dan Jones of the Bureau of Government and Opinion Research April 27 through May 1 for the Division of Wildlife Resources. A sample telephone survey of 1973 open bull elk permit buyers was adequate to provide data of 95 percent or better accuracy. Surveyors gave the Division information on age, occupation, and experience of elk hunters to ensider in compiling results. Evidently as elk hunting experience increases from one to over five years, the inclination toward a yearly opportunity to hunt increases, regardless of chance for success," said game biologist Rodney John. This increase is uniform from 27 percent to the first year hunters in favor to 35 percent of the five year plus hunters in favor." Hunters are almost equally divided between an open bull hunt with eligibility based on a waiting period; the old system with a drawing for permits on each herd unit and eligibility based on a waiting period; and a drawing and waiting period for statewide permits. However, hunters wish to hunt at least every third year. Sixteen percent wish to hunt each year; 32 percent every other year; and 33 percent every third year. Surveyors found that 63 percent of those contacted disapproved of the multiple opening dates in 1973. Sixty-eigpercent also expressed dissatisfaction at the number of hunters afield last year. Half of those felt the problem existed only on the opening weekend, while the other half felt it existed the entire season. Hunters also revealed they are in favor of a few smaller units for trophy bull hunts they do not want a midweek season opening; and they prefer a season as early but not later as than the Saturday nearest October 1. Hunters highly prefer a uniform opening date. Most (62 percent oppose a system that would limit the number of permits for the opening weekend and allow an unlimited number for the remainder of the season. The Division established the open bull elk hunt in 1967 to increase hunting opportunity while maintaining elk populations, reported John. The hunter's understanding of this goal is indicated by the following replies: Forty-on- e percent felt it was to increase hunting opportunity; 21 percent to raise revenues; 15 percent to reduce the elk herd; and eight percent to increase the elk herd. Biologists will use the survey, subect to its compatibility with biological principles, in making hunting recommendations to the Board of Big Game Control. ht mid-Septemb- Humanization Of Education For The Mentally Retarded Art is at the very center of life in a creative society, said Jean Kennedy Smith as she greeted delegates from throughout the United States at an Alliance For Arts Education workshop held this week at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. The humanization of education for the mentally retarded child through application of the arts was the theme of the unusual conference. Mrs. Betty G. Spencer, information specialist at Utah State Training School, was a delegate to the demonstration - workshop representing Utah. She was sponsored by Utah State Board of Education. Mrs. Spencer said the workshop had great potential for application with the retarded of Utah. Senator Edward F. Kennedy (D. Mass.) keynoted the opening session of the conference in the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center. He noted the national participation in the workshop and expressed a special greeting to the 60 mentally retarded children who came from various schools and institutions in New York State to participate in demonstrations of crafts, music, art and electrographics as keys to building self image and personal abilities. It is appropriate that the center which bears Presidents Kennedys name be a national center, he said. If the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts is going to serve his name, all children - the gifted and special children alike, should experience here the special feeling of grace and beauty of creating that is so much a part of the nt program presenting the gifted student musicians and artists was the idea of Mrs. Smith, chairwoman of the AAE committee, who believes that the whole point of the Kennedy Center is that art is for Army Lt. Victor L. Shurtleff, son of Victor Shurtleff, 2968 So. k Ninth East, completed a nine-wee- infantry officer course at Infantry School the U.S. Army at Fort Benning Ga. He received instruction in per- sonnel, leadership, intelligence, map and air photo reading, operations, logistics, tactical communications and equipment and weapons. The training is designed to prepare students for the duties of a company grade officer. human soul. The departure from the usual Doctor in the Kitchen 9 er Army Sgt. Richard R. Zerr. U.S. Air Force First Lt. Mitch-meson of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence 9, 601st Photo Squadron, H. Zerr, 326 Sixth Avc., partici-paet- d in other American and ell L. Stevens, son of Mr. and allied troops in Exercise Refor-gc- r Mrs. Lyle Stevens of 1583 East 3045 South, has arrived at Udorn in Germany recently. The military airlift command Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, for flew nearly 11,000 U.S. based duty as commander of Detach- His unit is part of the Pacific soldiers and more than 1,000 Forces. He previously served Air airtons of equipment to three at Vandenburg AFB, Calif. fields in Germany for the event. 1958 graduate of Bountiful A The exercise, conducted by the he received his B.S. joint chiefs of staff and NATO, high school, in photo science in 1970 focused on the procedures and degree Institute of TechRochester from techniques for receiving, equipcommissioned at was and nology ping and employing units after Lackland AFB, Texas. they arrive. AAE by Laurence M. Hursh, M.D. Consultant, National Dairy Council NUTRITION A LA CARTE The big message in fruits and vegetables is vitamins. Quite a few of the foods in this group are rich in iron as well. Vegetables will turn you on whether you cook them or eat them raw. Fresh or canned fruits fit in with everything. Eat at least four servings of fruits and vegetables duly as part of the four food group plan for good health. offers salads that are almost a complete meal in themselves. Have one with milk as a beverage and youll avoid that sleepy afternoon feeling that a heavier meal can create. Good nutrition wont guarantee athletic ability. But it will go a long way to helping your young athlete reach his full potential in sports. Well balanced meals each day, plus nutritious snacks, are the pattern he should follow with' four or more glasses of milk a day and a wide variety of other Your kitchen can be a dangerous room in your house. Cuts, all falls, bums, and poisoning these can happen in the kitchen if youre not careful. Keep poi- foods. sons and medicine somewhere Regularly I suggest that people else, out of reach.. Prevent bums would feel better if they stopped and cuts by not leaving these skipping breakfast To save argurisks unattended. And keep your ments in the family, have your children away from electricity. breakfast skippers try eating Milk is an important food for breakfast for two or three weeks the elderly. It contains a wide and let them appraise for themvariety of nutrients. If chewing selves whether they do or do not is a problem, milk, alone or with feel better in the morning and eggs, may be the major source of accomplish more at school or at high quality protein. Calcium in work. milk may protect against deminThe hamburger is said to have eralization of bones. Milk fat is been popular in Germany before sometimes tolerated when other immigrants brought the idea to fats cause digestive distress. the United States. But Americans Salads can make a wonderful were the first to put it on a bun lunch, especially for businessmen This happened in 1904 at the St. and women who have to return to Louis Worlds Fair, where the a desk for an afternoon's work. ice cream cone was also invented, Almost any restaurant menu now and iced tea first served. |