| Show Conj Commander ander To Speak Tt T Park City Citizens The hero chaplain ot of the famed air air- aircraft craft Carrier Franklin Lt JosephT Joseph will Include Utah In a countrywide tour our under the aus- aus auspices auspices or of the United States Treasury De- De Department In aId or of the War Bond pro pro- program gram Commander Is definitely scheduled to address a public meeting d by the Park City War Finance Committee Tuesday August 28 nt at p. p m. m m. m n n the Summit County Memorial building at Park City Special guests at atthe the tho meeting will be employees or of the Silver King Coalition Park Utah Con Con- Consolidated Consolidated and New Park Mining corn com companies panics as well as all other mining com com- companies companies In the district Ho He visit Salt Lake City August 28 and 29 arriving by commercial airline and leaving August Augu t 30 for tor t according to D. D Howe Moffat Executive Manager Utah War Finance Committee tee Tho- Tho main purpose ot of the tho Commanders Commander's visit will bo be to talk to the f and friends or of local men who were lost on the carrier Franklin While In Salt Lake City he will be betho bethe the tho guest of Patrick F. F F Kennedy Ken Ken- Kennedy nedy of the Salt Lake Catholic Diocese acting as host at the Rectory or of the Cathedral of the Madeleine In the ab- ab absence absence sence of Bishop Hunt Although the famed chaplains chaplain's public appearances will be limited because of Interviews with the families or of those stricken on the carrier he will cover mf as many industrial engagements as possible Ho He is particularly Interested In appear appear- appearing ing at Industrial plants In the Interest interest of War Bonds and continued speed full production of war materiel but may consent to a luncheon engagement Father will long be re- re remembered remembered for his heroic role during the dramatic fight or of the Franklin which I will rive forever in U. U S. S Naval history When a Japanese dive bomber scored tWo direct hits on the ton cratt carrier on March 19 turning the spotted plane ship Into a floating In- In Inferno inferno ferno Father left his cus- cus customary tomary baito station on the tho island and promptly ly undertook to or- or organize damage control parties In a. a a despe ate effort to keep the blazing ship afloat The captain ot of the Franklin paid the highest possible tribute to Father ns n's bravery The Tho scholarly 40 ye year old r first Jesuit priest to enlist In the Naval service administered last rites to the dying manned fire fire- hoses organized fighting and rescue parties braved burning ready ammunition ammunition tion magazines to wet them down and prevent explosions carried wounded men topside on his shoulders consoled the seriously wounded and kept up p a constant stream of encouragements Ho He was s said fd by fellow officers and men mento mento to h have ve his life at least n a dozen times ih j toP hero or of the gallant crew that the tho Franklins Franklin's makIng history fight Father dismisses hero hero- heroIsm Ism lightly Every man aboard that ship was a hero he says we the living salute the dead with reference |
