Show Ii - - - – 1 - I e B masch Sullivan Kee A Soiensen Tribune Staff Writer The day Ilrach and Sullivan have dreaded for more than slit fly George Melvin 1elloy Sullivan 25 barring a last minute otay which eVen they no longer expect thus will come to the end of one of the long est legal battles in the litate's history They will be the first to die in a double execution in Utah in 102 years And they will end the longest tenancy in the history of Utah snit onehalf years will begin and end abruptly for them Friday Shortly after the sun appears over the Wasatch Mountains around 5 20 am the pair will die for the October 1949 murder of lloward Manzione Beaver service station operator Verne Alfred Braasch 30 and r ' 10PIpInAorlAeftn10mWeqtAnt'-- : - fast them - 1 - ktt 1 ' ''" ''' 1 4 I N F" t '1 g z t i I : 'r - i ' : h 1' ? t 2'i ' 6' ' ilk — 1 '' ' '' i iI t i 4 I ' t - $! ' Ft nZ ' f '1 F'--' '' ''' ''' lr ''''' - 1' t 11 ' ' '14 - It 1 ' ' - ' A 4 - - 1 " t t 41t ' 4 : ' ' - - i 4 ‘ - - :- — a 4 I '- 41 0 - 4 - - ' i ' - r4er''0?-- J - 7'' o- 11 -' e i—' - -- - 1 - ' ' - I- 41 J boo- - 4 t AtattirAt 4 t At A A eitia 110 taotokto:omrir-LAlawah- A 4 Wrote the First Chapter Both Verne A Braasch left and Melvin L Sullivan were able to smile when they were committed to prison for 1919 slaying of a youthful Beaver service station operator P v a tentitic)s Nothing Serious' P ( r That's why today's column is devoted to these "too hot to handle" letters from perplexed readers A "Worried'Girr writes: A— "I am afraid of the summer months to come You see my husband is 88 years old and he's a confirmed Republican He has been a Republican for more than 70 years and he says he's not going to change now "I am 18 years old and have been a Democrat all my life WIFE" who writes: "I have been married 11 years to the most wonderful man Ile is a good provider a wonderful father— 'Ile- - doesn't drink smoke or look at other women "By rights I should be happy But I'm not He has the most disgusting aggravating habit He wiggles his ears! "In the middle of dinner he will start wiggling his ears and I lose my appetite At parties' he wiggles his ears and all the guests flock around him to look My girl friends make fun of me because of this nasty habit Oftentimes in the middle of the night I wake up and look over and he's lying there wiggling his ears I'm frantic I'm at my wit's end Isn't there something I can do?" DEAR PUZZLED WIFE: Tou could cut 'em off! The last letter is from a "DE- "The milkman is 18 years old and is a Socialist arid very young and handsome The mailbachelor man is a 24 year-oland he's handsome too But he's a member of the Prohibition party while the handsome grocery delivery boy - is 17 and he's a Dixiecrat "My problem is: Shall I try husto change my band into a Democrat this summer or shall I concentrate on the three young er men and what shall I do about the 21- iceman?—He's a Com- LIRIOUS year-ol- d d who DIVORCEE" writes: "I am 36 years old and a diDEAR WORRIED GIRL: For the past several vorcee Reman old Stick with the I have been going months member a Republican in the with the boy steady two Socialists hand is worth In the bush—and have your next door He is a fine boy I Howhusband buy an electric re- and a love him dearly in ever crisis has come up our as soon as possible! frigerator relationship Ile has asked me Next letter Is from "Irate to go with him to his junior Girl Friend" who writes: prom I am at my wit's end ''l am going steady with a Do you think it would be proper woman to atHe is for a very fine young man k I n d considerate thoughtful tend a junior prom Won't the But every time we go out on a other girls laugh? munist:" DEAR DELIRIOUS Day I Shire East Utah DI- To May 10 1958 To May 10 1955 All of 1955 62 55 203 Idaho 'I May in 1956 To May 10 1P55 All of 1955 r" " VORCEE: I'm sure the other girls won't laugh They'll probably think you're his mother! Ann to bandied you shoot 'em The tougher to little old Dan the problem the better I lake 'em SAM THE SAD CYNIC SAYS: Valentine giving advice is 67 like a uranium brokeri 43 Ijust over the Federal 185 System! I As—ow Akemo - AL 4Ik ST ' 1 1 ':kLi- Al- - 4 ii ''' i A '4 ' $' i '' f t ' i' - 1 t'' 1'- PI 1A ' ! P':'1 ' ' A' ''' - ' ' ''''-- : : ' - P : ' 4ii' A r - ': 1 ' i t- : L t1 ik-- ' - -- ' '' 3 "---- 't'"':t ( o '' g l'"''''r?r-- ' !!f -- 1 fl: 41'1' ' t 1 IT ' t ' ' ' - I t' Y' -- - '2' " 1 Ap - l ' 4 "lt'4!' ''' ' '' I ' - ' At ' : t''' '' registered voters for the coming fall primary and general elections He discovered that a total of 25490 persons who voted in the 1952 presidential election have failed to vote since ? ' Survey Results 'My completed survey shows there are 118150 registered names of voters who have not participated in any election in the last two years" said Mr Keddington "This number is 25490 less persons than actually voted in the last presidential election "Unless these persons who vote only in presidential elections are alert and check their - ' rfgistratiQn status Jilts year they will not be able to vote this fall in theirsespective 1 i'!' I ' '"i''''' ' '''' ': ' 1 Wets" he said cent sewer construction has begun Here workers put a new top finish on iValker Engineers Press Repairing 01 Roads in Sewer District Winds Whip Up Dust Rain Duet front preceded by winds with gusts up to near 50 mph moved into northern Utah Wednes day evening bringing acate tered rain and thunder A cold dust-lade- n system" said Commissioner Gundersen Mr Gundersen recalled that he had written a few letters in the past to the sewer district showers While rain in most valley engineers requesting that they areas was light heavier start the road repair program amounts Wednesday fell in higher altiCounty Commission Chair- as rapidly as possible tudes the east and Along B Gundersen said man Lamont "We figure there are approxbench of Salt Lake City north the county repair imately 50 miles of road which moderate showers were noted program has now been launched needs repairing or rebuilding but only a trace of precipita by the sewer district engineers mostly in the sewer district tion had fallen at the Salt Caldwell Richards and Soren- from 7th past to the Wasatch Lake Municipal Airport with the Mountains" he said sen in county roads and bridges department one of the first repair projects started this week is the rebuilding of the Walker- - Ln The future of Westminster Iltter July 1 Am president of road at 5440 South and IVO East College In SaltTLake City will!Morningside College "I am htippy to report that be determined Thursday at ses- - A replacement for the Revthe 1956 county road program Of the college board of Mr Palmer won't be named for is under way and especially in sions "s few weeks but a committee the areas where the roads have trustees invited of the board is studying the have trustees The been torn up because of construction of the 8 million dollar R J Wig president of the field" the president said The Rev Mr Palmer said board of trustees of Pomona to Calif trustees plan to determine the Claremont College To Discuss Roses advise them on endowment Thursday how an endowment "Roses and Rose Gardens" financing techniques and estab- can be established to finance will be discussed by Mrs Claude lishment of a Sound academic the local college The school now has a $130000 L Shields Salt Lake rose ex- - program pert when she talks to members The resignation of the Rex endowment which provides lY of Salt Lake Retired Teachers' J Richard Palmer college pres- one per cent of its annual innt Assn Friday at 2 pm in Mur- - Ident will be pvsented to the tome "More than 40 per ray B Allen Center for the board Thursday Ire will move must come from gifts" said the to Sioux City Iowa aometimeRev Mr Palmer "that's more Blind 305 E: ist South sewer long-awaite- ' - - " lk At 41 416 SR at " AN ap A : o 0' -- p --- - t 4 i I 1 i ''" A Last-19- 36 left and Melvin L Sullivan who are mot' sober in a 1936 picture They die Friday Utah Drivers Get Cut Iii Car Liability Rate A large percentage of Utah motorists stand to benefit front an 864 per cent reduction in automobile liability insurance that has gone into effect in the state This was announced Wednesday by the State Insurance Commission The reduction will apply to bodily injury and property darn age insurance The rate cut came about after NValter M Jones state in surance commissioner had asked the National Bureau of Casu laity Underwriters last fall to survey the loss ratio in Utah t o determine if a reduction were possible After completing its survey of the years 1933 through 1955 this bureau—which is the ratemaking organization for 154 American companies writing bodily injury and property damage insurance—has placed into effect in Utah an overall 864 per cent reduction in rates Mr Jones paid buse Who 'Btu Olt The reduction does not apply to all classes of risks Mr Jones said Those who do benefit include the following classes of risks (with the rate reduction Music Pupils Date Annual Mass Concert In More than 1400 Salt Lake City junior high school music students will present the schools' annual music festival Friday at 815 p m in the Salt Lake Tabernacle A final rehearse' is scheduled Thursday at 2 prn in the Tabernacle There will be no admission charge Friday evening Feature of the festival will be band piece "Youth and of the Rockies" written espedaily for the Junior high presentation by Clair W Johnson Ogden Weber College proles-eligibl- e sor of music Finale of the program will be I Out America" by 0150- "ing voice mixed glee club chorus orchesand a tion "Those who know in advance that they will be out of the eounty on registration days in August and October can regis- ter in my office in the City and County Building anytime" said Mr Keddington Ile said registration dates have been set for Aug 7 21 and 28 and for Oct 9 16 30 and 31 all-cit- y all-cit- y 135-piec- e parentheses): IA risks—Drivers with good driving records who do not use their cars in their work (847 per cent) 113 risks—Drivers who uce their care for pleasure plus drivIng to and from work (ri 67 per cent) Farmers 1AF risks—Farmers with good driving records who do not'Use their cars In then work (806 per cent) School Buses—(91 per cent) Others Affected Commercial passenger buses —Carrying 30 or less passes) gers (8 per cent) carrying 31 to 60 passengers ell per cent) and carrying more than 60 pas sengers 19 per cent) Taken as a whole the ave rage reduction in rates to those affected amounts to 864 per cent Mr tones said SEND A COPY TO A FRIEND e5! Trig )a-- t9 5alt gakt 47ribunt 105S ''''11 IC S CE) joil EDITION ts COMING MAY 13 I ! - Report $700 Stolen s'i' Theft of some $700 in currency from a cash drawer at the Thrift Way Market 775 So 8th West was reported to police 11 led Wednesday The Salt Lake Tribune Circulation Dept 143 South Main St Salt Lake City Utah Please send specially wrapped souvenier copiet of The Salt Lake Tribunei 1958 Scenic Edition to: Board Mulls Westminster Plan Today - e 4 '' Indicated Situation Mr Keddington said the situ- shows that with the nat increase in voters by popo lation growth those becoming to vote and others hay ing returned from the armed servicm soother 10000 more persons will bring the total to shout 35000 who must register to cast ballots in the 1956 elec- tra ' - The long awaited repair and replacement of Salt Lake County roads torn up for the re i '' i ' Citizens in Salt Lake City and County are shunting their duty as voters at municipal elections Salt Lake County Clerk Alvin Keddington made this observation Wednesday on completion of an official coupt of 1 - el 1 V Failing Duty A $ ' ' 3 Many Voters - ' 416te') A r' Cheek Finds - A - ' - 1('-- T 25190 Shirk ' : ' ''': t t N i t 4 -' t - 0 Six years of legal action and three stays of esecution have aged Verne A Braasch ' 4 ::- 4 But Death Will Write tile ' ' 'v: '' ' - i - Work of repairing and replacing torn up Salt Lake County roads that were in the path of Salt Lake City Suburban Sanitary Sewer District No I construction at last was under way ' - r I 1 - : 1 ' - 't ' '' i'' " ' i ' ''"'!:4 04 - - :f c J 4:' t 1 4 - ' ' 64 - 1 1 al ' '4 j'''''' ' - t '1 i i: - 4 - ' ' ' t' I '7 ' I k 1 t k t ' ) t : - r t 7 t4 i ' 4: i'' ' ' - '' ' 1 ' 'i ' - i - r-- Y' N a e !1r 1 --" ' i l - '4 'c ' A '' ' L - ! 4 4' tiirl' ) '! 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When Traffic Death they're too tough for little old Utah Thum lay Morning — May f A Li Page 35 - t " ' 1 Log V ' lett ' - 51: : Occasionally they have been allowed to exercise in the gymnasium or In a restricted area between the prison build ings They also have been allowed to go to the visiting room to meet visitors Three stays of execution have been granted as they fought throUgh the courts In a vain attempt to escape execution They first were scheduled to be executed on Feb 16 1950 Subsequent dates for execution were set for Aug 21 1951 and Feb 26 1952 but each time they mere automatically stayed by appeal procedure of one form or another In February 1952 Federal Judge Willis W Bitter granted a stay of execution after accepting the Breese 11 and Sullivan case Ile maintained jurisdiction for more than 212 years during which Gov J Bracken Lee sent a bill to the US Department of Justice for payment of $61506 a month After Friday morning only one occupant will be left on death row lie is Paul Buddy St Clair who has been convicted of the 1953 murder of Airs Vesta IVittke in Tooele Radio-T- 1) d ' or Just talking ' LOVELORN ADVICE: I get date the evening is absolutely the er a too hot for Ann ruined because he always brings Brave his wife along Landers to handle Not only his and fearless as wife but also his four children ' N 7"---Ann happens to I have tried to give gentle hints tef letters to this woman and her four ) aerrstovmee in 1 the children that it is impolite for 1 mail them to come along on a date daily - 4004 -that she's afraid but this women just smiles and 7 t —to tackle keeps on tagging along HonThat's where I stly it just makes me sick" ' come in DEAR IRATE GIRL Some prob FRIEND: This man is not le m s of the heart call for really in love with you If be the delicat e was really in love with you would not bring his wife soothing touch be on dates Ile might along of a male his or mother perhaps bring Some proDan Valentine blems of the his father But never his wife heart cannot be handled by a Get bep sister woman A letter now from "PUZZLED - t ': t Verne Alfred Brach and Melvin LeRoy Sullivan have lived on Utah State Prison's "death row" longer than any other convicted murderers in the prison's history For nearly six and one-halyears they have eaten alept and spent most of their time confined to the row of cells called "death row" by officers and inmates EVCII their meals have been brought to them while they occupied their time by playing dominoes watching television listening to the radio gate Salt Lake City Utah t t ik br 5a11 Second Section Dan Record for 'Row' I 1 t t 4 ' 441- - !' i ''' '!' ' 14- Shots Will Erase I lc vas curtain behind which the squad niemhers will stand As &kap' one gun of each firing squad will contain a blank rattridge so that members of the squads will not know for certain if they tired a live bullet 'Hie trial was changed to Iron County after it became apparent an unbiased Jury could not be selected in Deaver County where the slaying took place Thus the See rage 761 Column r - r t Ii '1!- 1 sl : ' '' !i"'li 't 3 i awn Friday - I i : 1 i ' : They were more "religious" Wednesday than before But they Were obviously nervous Relatives of the men sought out Msgr Ntoreton to see what could be done to force the Board of Pardons to grant a rehearing on Years 61'2 1- the murderers' appeal for crum mutation cif the death sentence The clergymen informed them that the board having heard and denied the original appeal and both state and federal courts having as no ended arguments thvre further avenue of escape At dawn Friday Braisch and Sullivan will be led before two five-meTheir firing squads heads covered with black hoods they will be placed before a can on Feb 27 1 1 'I conviction This ruling later was overruled by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver The US Supreme Court refuNed to hear the case for the last time I A t eath at 111 61 les Death Waits 1 ' 4"' 4 ' - 0'" " - It visited ssith Sullivan's and sith mother and sister Bratisb's father end close friends They looke'd foruard to a tarevell xisit from a former prison chaplain the I Rev Msgr Joseph P Moreton Sentenced four times to die thThy exhausted all possible legal avenues to Avoid facing the firing oroer o 01 squad On 'Wednesday they knew they would have to pay with their for the life they took during as they hitch-hikea holdup through Utah to the Pacific Coast At one tirne during the long legal battle that arose over the question Of lack of counsel during portions of the original proceedings the US District Court In Salt Lake City held that their conalitutional right to counsel at all Merl had been denied before their They sway slipping tf7g-1600-' - their fate State Prison's death row With the little time remaining to Date and Su 111in seemed at resigned to Braaseh NNrdnemlAy ' than any other college in the United States" "We must have the endow ment to hire top quality pebple to build an institution with high academic standards" he said "because it is our only reason for existence" Mr Wig cited a need for private liberal arts colleges as a bulwark of democracy "If all your money goes to the state institutions we may have a situation like that that develIoped during the administration of the late Franklin D Ronsevelt when the government wanted to tell the colleges what to teach" Mr Wig warned oro legit Abt Pk Name Address : tAt t ! state City Name Address State City My name is ' Phone ' Address State City Enclose 25c for each copy to be railed In US 40c for each copy outside possessions cpt US Or or linssessions pnte: Postal rosulations orobtbit mender's vtamo on souvenir Pleavo tivivo your trionds that you aro sending tilts Phone to order by ohmic Your carrier will collect wit-Vi- 3 Pk Olt AV" a Ant r"'- -' I |