Show FIVE TELEPHONE EMPLOYEES TO RECE RECEIVE VE AWARDS t J f. f v I Ir r rL 4 4 1 4 4 j t t r t I Five he Utah employees ees of Mountain States Telephone Company shown by Sno Cat used In the rescue of 22 motorists trapped during a blizzard bUzzard Left to right William E. E Nielson Glen E. E Charles E. E Cornell Cornell Cornell Cor Cor- nell Donald P. P Grace and Wilford JL l lo l Moser er recel received ed Vail YaU Medal awards this week Five Utah employees of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph ComI Company Com Com- I Corn Corn- I pany have bave been chosen to receive Theodone Theodore Theodore Theo Theo- dore done N. N Vall Vail Memorial Memoria Awards for their Part In the rescue of ot 22 motorists trapped trap trap- ped In to a raging blizzard last February Charles E. E Cornell American Fork and Wilford R. R Moser Logan with the assistance of ot a state highway patrolman were responsible for the rescue of seven sevenPersons sevenpersons Persons who had been stranded overnight overnight overnight over over- night near American Pork Fork by the storm G which left snow enow drifts as high as ns twenty feet Lat Later r the same day Donald P. P Grace fl Salt aalt Lake City Glen E E. E Jamieson Murray Murray Mur- Mur ray William E. E Nielson Springville and Moser participated In the rescue of or i i fifteen motorists motorist who were trapped west of t Lehl Lehi Both rescue missions were made with the aid of the Company's sno cat a 0 tread-equipped tread vehicle used to maintain maintain maintain main main- tain outside lines during stormy er cr Presentation of ot the awards will be made by Walter K Koch of ot Denver president of ot the Mountain States Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Company during a luncheon at atthe atthe atthe the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City on on Sept 23 Directors of the Company who will hold their regular September meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing in Salt Lake City will be present for tor the ceremonies The Vail Medal awards were wore established established established 35 years ago to provide recognition recognition recognition tion for tor noteworthy public service per per- formed by telephone men and women Erlo Eric C. C Aaberg Utah general manager for the Company said Sl we feel that at least one life Ufe was saved and the rescue prevented additional danger to the others and anxiety on the part of ot their families We are proud of these five tive med men and their unselfish service to others While Vail Vall awards are arc made only to telephone men and women Aaberg said the tho five state of Utah employees who took part In the rescues would be honored honored hon hon- ored at the luncheon These men are Neldon B. B Evans Lebl- Lebl Lawrence J J. J Clark Provo Willis VinI Vincent Vin Vin- I cent Orem Byron L. L Orton Salem and Karl E. E Webb Lehi Lehl |