Show BOYS Ys PAY FOR MELON THEFT Sheriffs Sheriff's Office Settles Southeast District Raid Affair Fourteen t n members ot of a a. ganG mostly moUy saddles caddIes at the Ogden Golf GolC Country Countr club who lat last Monday admitted to Acting O. O If H. that UH they y raIded II a water water- watermelon melon nelon patch latch o of n. n A. A Saunders real ral estate man Just south ot of ho golf links appeared d In the sher- sher Ira 11 office and each paId to Mr Saunders The bore boS ranging from 7 years to 16 admitted stealing a a. few ripe nc and picking son sor more that hat were I still green and throw throw- throwing ing In them away The offIcers conducted an lives lives- followIng the report of the theraId theraid raId and rounded up 14 boys at ile he Country Countr club last Monday corning Four others were also In the tho raid but blOt were to be present at n a mt meeting called by Deputy 1 who gave gaye the a severe lecturIng The boys bors admitted they entered ho he patch and said they ere ere sorry and would not do It again oln They solemnly promised d the they would buy theIr watermelons In Inthe the hc future The fate o of the boys bors was placed in Mr Saunders Saunders' hands and hO he de- de ram payment nt An estimate was made of at the number of oC melons both green and rIpe and Mr Saunders set the prIce at 30 cents reach r each melon The amount was pro rated nt at for tor each bo boy and the tho time limIt for tor payment set Iet for fOl Saturday Every ery lad appeared and paid his honey whIch was turned over o to to I I Mr Ir Saunders I When the lads were ere In the office Saturday they repeat repeated d heir promise to De Deputy uty that they would not steal an any more melons thIs year |