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Show non-circulatin- g SOUT H SALT LAKE NEWS Serving The Center Of Industry Volume South Salt Lake, Utah, 'Thursday, May 9, 1968 1 Number 2 Give Us Your Comments On The Paper Fire Truck Saves City Money Well, neighbor, what do you think of the South Salt Lake News? Do you think it will do what we ot South Salt Lake is using its aerial ladder to good advantage. This truck has, since being put into service in April 1967, saved the city and residents money on fire 75-fo- promised? If not, we would like to hear from you and have you give us any suggestions you might have on how to improve the pages of this paper. To succeed we need your helpand this help can be through your sending us news that is of interest to you and insurance rates. The truck was purchased to help fight any fires that might start in high buildings in town. Fire Chief Keith Ileddlesten was especially concerned about the local schools. your firends and relatives. Don t hesitate to send information to 3106 South Main Street or call us at 484-144- 1. must have the news by 5 p.m. every Friday. Send us news items as soon and as often as possible. We The South Salt Lake News will emphasize local news but we will publish happenings in other areas if they are of interest locally. The reason being, is that we have limited space and mainly want those items of interest to our neighbors here in the South Salt Lake and Granite Park areas. Editions of this paper will be printed each Thursday and distributed as near to this day as possible. To subscribe is only $2 per year. The paper will bring you ads from local business men and stores. We will tell you where you can purchase various items at an economical cost. you to urge patronize those businesses that place ads in this We paper. Information we need are about clubs, schools, churces, awards, trips, meetings, city action, police work, fire department information and any other that might be of interest to people in this area. As the paper progresses, we will develop pages for tee various types of news turned into the office. One page might be social events, another club and school news, others will have local city news and it will be uniform so you can find information you seek on a certain page without your having to search the paper for the item. We hope you will be a part of the paper with us, and we hope to hear from you. Residents Tools Stolen, Reward Offered $1,000.00 of tools and equipment has been stolen from garage at the rear of 3106 South Main Street. Owners, John Hart and Associates. Items taken: air compressor, pump and motor, electric polisher, grinder, air grinder, transmission hand tool, etc. Reward for information leading to recovery. Phone Prior to purchasing the ladder turck, firemen would have had to place metal ladders up to the top floors and could have lost precious time. With this new truck a ladder can be placed up to the schools roofs in rally matters of seconds and is very valuable in saving life and property. The truck has other equipment New $50,000 fire truck, the most modern piece of fire fighting equipment available, is in service by South that is valuable and should prove Salt Lake Fire Department. worth the costs if ever a major fire should break out in South Salt Lake. The truck cost $50,000 and was obtained from Elmira, N.Y., from the American LaFrance Company. It is known as a "Quint because in addition to the ladders, .it carries a 1,000-gallper minute midand a booster pump for ship pump This work. A Granite High School senior has pump puts out cleanup 900 of The water pounds pressure. been named winner of a National is pulled from a 200 gallon tank on Merit Scholarship. The Utah National Guard, its new the truck. He is James R. Howard, 18, 318 enlistments frozen since last DeEast Gregson Avenue, who won an Chief Heddlesten said the ladder cember by a Department of Defense truck is backed International Business Machines up by four other Merit Scholarship and plans to study order, is now allowed to enlist per- pumper trucks. Two at the main sonnel for its selective reserve fire station on Robert Avenue and politics and law at Stanford Univerforce. sity. at the station on 8th West. James is one of 17 Utah high After the truck was brought to Maurice L. General Watts, Major school senior to win the award. A South Salt Lake, it was run through Utah adjutant general, said enlisttotal of 2,800 seniors were named ments will come from men already extensive tests. across the country as Merit Schoon waiting lists. lars. They were chosen from 14,000 The Chief and his firemen took finalists. The enlistments will be allowed the truck to a lot on 8th West and Of the 17 Utahns, four wiU reonly in the select reserve force, ran the ladder out to its fullest exceive National Merit Scholarships which units are on an accelerated tent and turned it in all directions. the National Hoses were attached to the ladder Merit (financed by training schedule and probably would water at various pressures was will the and others Scholarship Corp.); be among the first units called up in receive sponsored Merit Scholarevent of a mobilization. the poured out onto the ground to see what would happen and if the ladder ships (financed by participating However, Gen. Watts said he foree, or would hold up under the water pressaw no immediate callup of Guard sures. $1,000 National Merit Schounits unless there are major changes One other test consisted of tieing larships. in world events. The National Merit Scholars will a 5 5 --gallon drum filled with water James R. Howard receive four-ye- ar Select force units in the Guard on the ladder at various locations. scholarships, in the Salt Lake area are the 144th The ladder was then put at different ranging from $250 to $1,500 per Evacuation Hospital, the 140th Taryear, according to need. angles to put stresses on the rungs All the Merit Scholars scored in to see if it would hold the weight of Enand the 115th Acquisition get of in one percent the top half a man with a water hose and not their His accomplishments include wingineer Group. on test the merit graduating classes ner of the State Knights of pythias The thaw of enlistments was an- break under the weight. and met other requirements as well. Oratory Contest, second place in the The truck and ladder passed the nounced at the annual conference of colors son a of Mrs. Lois constate "Ability Counts essay Young Howard, the Adjutant Generals Association rigorous tests with flying into and the M. Howard, received his early edand put by of city accpeted the Music Utah test, member which met in Boston. ucation in South Salt Lake schools. Educators' operation. Orchestra and Gen. Watts was elected president He attended Woodrow Wilson EleChief Heddlesten said he and Maydelegate to Boys' State. mentary School and Central Jr. High James has participated in the of the association and will serve a or O. P. Davis traveled toNewYork two-ye- ar term. The group coordin- and drove the vehicle back. By before entering Granite High School. state debate, drama and poetry readates He enjoys studies in drama, activities, policies and guid- bringing it back the city saved $400 ing festivals, winning "superior of National Guard personnel. in shipping charges. ance and science. speech political ratings. South Salt Lake Youth Guard Relaxes Wins Merit Scholarship Freeze On Enlistments . one-tim- non-renewa- ble All-Sta- Annual Rummage Sale A rummage sale wiU be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 2362 South State Street, by the Utah Humane Society. The rummage sale is to obtain funds for operating the societys animal shelter at 4316 South 4000 on . Humane Society Holds day and everyone is welcome to come and look at the many animals held at the shelter. You might see something you would like to adopt. Recently the shelter played host to three small kit foxes. They have been adopted out to good homes. te New Officers ElectedAt Central Junior Central Junior High School had and most of the student body participated in voting for the new 1968-6- 9 school officers. Elected president was Tommy Farlaino, son of Mr. and Mrs. West. Thomas Farlaino, 1763 Norman Dr.; t If you can attend the rummage Vice president Danny Kidd, son of There will be lamps, clothing; sale and feel you would like to do- Mr. and Mrs. Theron Kidd, 740 radios and many other useful items nate something to the care of the Parker Lane; Secretary ShaunaGal-l- i, that have either been donated for then send a check or money animals daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay the purpose of helping the shelter to the shelter, stating what it Galli, 530 Leland Ave.; and Histororder animals. is to be used for in behalf of the ian LuAnn Schmidt, daughter of Mr. shelter superL. F. and Mrs. Hubert Schmidt, 238 CorDantzler, animals. shelter a home is the said delia Avenue. visor, The student campaign was highlor animals until they can be adopThe humane society also investited and given good homes. gates any reports concerning cruilty lighted by many campaign speeches and formal presentations. . to animals and other creatures. They of all. houses shelter cats, The This year the student body offto specially ages, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, birds have a man assigned handled the student elections icers vioand where of all kinds, ana many others. these investigations the with voting booths being housed found are are filed lations charges Mr. Dantzler says the shelter is, in the school's gymnasium. from noon to 5:30 p.m. each and the people taken to court. opoi i its election New student body officers at Central Jr. High are, from left, Danny Kidd, Shauna Galli, LuAnn Schmidt, Tommy Farlaine. |