The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 12

12 THE OGDEN STANDARD-EXAMINER TUESDAY EVENING MAY 18 1943 Death Occurs as Fire Ruins Home National Officer Will Visit Ogden CRASH VICTIMS IMPROVING AT ARMY HOSPITAL ESCAPEE HELD FBI DECLARES Speeding Case Results In Federal Charge Against Prisoner Becomes Officer In Plane Service Lieutenant Robert James son of Mr and Mrs Walter James received his wings and commission upon graduation from' the advanced flying school at Yuma Ariz it 'was reported today He is now stationed with the army air force at Victorville Calif as a bombing approach pilot His wife the former June Bramwell is with him Lieut James Lieutenant James attended Ogden high school and also graduated from Weber college Prior to his enlistment he was employed in the payroll department at Hill field EVENTS LISTED BY MOVIE CLUB YOUTHS TO SIGN FOR FARM WORK Labor Offices Will Enlist High School Pupils For Season's Duty nssmsnmmina Registration of Utah high school youths between the aged of 14 and 18 will be undertaken during the next few days to provide a reservoir of potential farm workers Theodore Maughan associate state director of the employment service and Charles Skidmore state superintendent of public instruction outlined plans for the program at a meeting Monday in Salt Lake City They will explain details to district employment service managers and to district school boards The registration cards will be on file in district employment service offices and when workers are needed the youths will be called upon manpower commis I policy is against taking the youths out of their home communities unless absolutely Maughan said "Any student contemplating such a move should register at his nearest employment service office present evidence of parental consent and then will be referred tof outside jobs only where he can be lawfully employed and where there are suitable arrangements for a S' w- SOCIAL BENEFITS AND EVILS DEBATED Committee To Be Formed To Tackle Problem At Ogden High At a meeting of students faV ulty members and parents con- -ducted Monday night ln Ogden high school by the P-T A president Mrs James Harbertson and Principal Ray Bjork the problem oL student social clubs was discussed The main objections brought out included the effect of an extensive social program on scholastic records and also that the social clubs tend to encourage spending of an unwarranted amount of money Students joined in the discussiotf" which proceeded at a businessMc pace and advocated holding another meeting to which all parents would he urged to come All sides agreed that a valuable understanding had been reached Representative members of the student body the faculty' parents and the school board were chosen to form a committee which will present' a resolution to the board concerning student social organizations i The need for social activity was recognized and students acknovrj ledged that some adult supervisioY-1 would undoubtedly prove of benefit to the clubs With that in mind it was proposed to take the clubs into the school arranging a program which would afford student social activities congenial to all and at the same time not interfere with studies Report and the resolution from the committee named are expected to be made immediately following graduation excercises i Vv A 4 Nwws' ROANE WARING Legion Executive Word was received by John Ira Davis commander of Herman Baker post of the American Legion that National Commander Roane Waring will pay Ogden a visit on Monday May 31 Commander Waring has just finished a 30000 mile tour around the world visiting war industrial plants army navy training camps and proving grounds in the United States and Europe and has only recently returned from the battle fronts of Africa His is an intimate first hand knowledge of what is going on and why The local Legion contemplates a program whereas the citizens of Ogden and vicinity will have an opportunity to see and hear the national commander If plans laid out by members of Herman Baker post materialize the national commander will come to Ogden direct frqm San Francisco and will stay long enough to visit one or more of the war plants and speak at a public meeting The time and place of meeting together with other details will be announced as soon as plans have been confirmed HURTS PROVE FATAL SALT LAKE CITY May 18 (UP) ames Aiken 32 Bingham today had died in a hospital here of injuries suffered in an automobile accident May 11 near Bingham TRAGEDY SCENE Above are the ruins of the flame ravished home in which Mrs 'Hannah Jones 65 rear 846 Eighth was found dead upon the arrival of city firemen today at about four-forty a In the foreground is the chair In which she was sitting fully clothed Miss Dorothy Porter Standard-Examiner reporter is examining a pair of charred slippers mute evidence of the casualty 4 A program of unusual interest to amateur movie makers has been drawn up for the monthly meeting of the Ogden Movie club Wednesday evening at eight in the Utah Power auditorium according to President Julian Stephens A comprehensive understandable talk on ways of improving movie making procedure has been arranged by Program Chairman Harold Goates Joseph Alkema will show a of some wildlife shots taken under adverse filming conditions and will "discuss problems of making pictures of this type Le Ray Mintei 'local music teacher and ardent movie maker will show his feature vacation film of 8mm Kodachrome The usual open discussion of movie making problems encountered by club members will be conducted by Vice President Ty Young Suggestions and ideas for the scenario contest which ends June 18 will be discussed Dell Cook announces the field trip planned for the end of the nesting season at the Bear river bird sanctuary will be limited to members of the club A number of memberships are still available An invitation is extended to all 8mm and 16mm movie fans to attend meeting Service men are especially invited Fire Volunteers Meet Wednesday A continuation of the series of training classes preparing volunteers for the timber and range fire season will be held Wednesday May 19 at eight in room 101 of the Central building of Weber college The forest fire fighters service training classes are held under instruction of Ranger Clark Anderson who will offer special instruction to those persons unable to attend previous -meetings A good response was reported on the meeting held Monday evening at Ogden high school Office of civilian defense authorities urge the attendance of every available person to these training classes since much valuable information concerning methods of combating emergencies is offered AIR TRAFFIC GAINS SALT LAKE CITY May 18 United Air Lines reports a 40 per cent gain in air express pound miles flown in April this year as compared with the same month in 1942 and a 95 per cent increase ih air mail pound miles flown in the month as against last year -According to Graddick director of air cargo department the company flew an estimated 681052000 express pound miles in April as compared with 486240258 flown In April 1942 An arrest on a speeding charge resulted in apprehension of an escapee from the Oklahoma state reformatory at Granite Okla Jay Newman federal bureau of investigation agent in charge of the Salt Lake City office said today He named the man as Leland Ray Cloud Jr 20 of Bremerton Wash Cloud was arrested by Utah state highway patrolmen Sunday Newman said was fined $50 by a Farmington justice of the peace and unable to pay was lodged in Weber county jail Ogden It was determined Newman said that the automobile Cloud drove was stolen from Portland Ore and the case thus was turned over to the FBI Federal charges of automobile theft were filed against Cloud and a companion Eugene Arthur Dantchis 25 of San Diego Calif Two women companions were held without charge Newman said FBI records Newman said showed that Cloud escaped from the Oklahoma reformatory last March 14 after having served two years of a 10-year sentence for robbery Lloyd Mathes Becomes Colonel Promotion to lieutenant colonel of Major Floyd Mathes ordnance supply officer at the Utah quartermaster depot was announced today by Brigadier General Ralph Talbot Jr commanding general Colonel Mathes came to this depot as a captain in June' 1942 for the purpose of organizing a motor transport section He is a graduate of Kansas State college and received his degree from the Detroit Institution of Technology and associate school of the University of Michigan In civilian life Colonel Mathes had been employed with the engineering staff of the Western Electric Co of Chicago Stude-baker Motor Co Detroit Chrysler Motor Co and at the time he entered the army was an instructor of tool and die designs at the Wilbur Wright Technical school in Detroit as 3 Companion's Body Will Be Sent to Texas For Services Reports from Bushnell general hospital in Brigham City today indicated that two soldiers' were recovering satisfactorily from in juries received in an accident Sun day night Which claimed the life of their companion Harold A Phil lips 22 a soldier guard at the Ogden internment camp The two William Hopkins 22 and Falton Miller 20 each suffered a fractured leg and severe bruises and lacerations when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the' side of a taxicab at the intersection of Twelfth and Wall at eleven-fifty-five Sunday night The motorcycle was being driven by Phillips who apparently was killed instantly Meanwhile Ogden police officers had virtually closed their investigation of the accident today although Capt Lynch of the Utah quartermaster depot detailed to investigate for the army continued an inquiry No Witnesses Traffic Lieut Darrell Shaw said no witnesses to the actual crash had been located Two persons listed Monday at witnesses it was learned were not at the scene of the accident One was a motorist who had passed the motorcycle southbound shortly before the accident and declared the machine was being operated in an erratic manner and had dim headlights The other was a person living on Twelfth who heard the impact but did not see it Police Captain Keeter said army officials issued orders Monday forbidding the use of private motorcycles by soldiers stationed in local The taxicab owned by the Ogden Cab and Transfer Co was operated by William Harris 28 Officers said today no evidence -had been obtained that the cab driver was at fault 1 Stopped at Light The driver reported he stopped for the traffic light then proceeded eastward across the intersection when his cab was struck on the right front corner by the motorcycle The soldiers were thrown free of the motorcycle while the cab continued toward the northeast corner of tho intersection body was found be-near the rear axle -of the cab his hand still clutching the handle of the motorcycle brake according to Lieut Shaw The motorcycle was demolished and parts were scattered over the Intersection The body of Corp Phillips will be sent this evening by Larkin mortuary to Henderson Tex for funeral services and burial accom panied by military escort Corp Phillips is survived by his widow Mrs Elaine Phillips of North Little Rock: Ark his par ents John and Nellie Phillips and two minor children TERRACE CALLS PARENT SESSION WASHINGTON TERRACE Mary Littlefield national Girl Scout executive from New York City will preside at a meeting of parents of girls of Girl Scout and Brownie ages in the management office here Wednesday at eight it was announced today by Iris Lillywhite director of special service projects for the FPHA Purpose of the meeting is to organize Brownie and Girl Scout ln the fast growing and sixth largest community in Utah Of the 1400 housing units at the project 1363 are now occupied and the remainder will be filled soon Population is estimated At more than 6000 Primarily residents are Iowa Idaho and Colorado dance in the Ogden USO hall was highly successful and other similar events will be arranged Wyoming Sends Music Delegates Mrs Jack Rowse and Mrs Rich ard Bertagnoli of Rock Springs Wyo will be In Ogden Wednesday and Thursday en route to Salt Lake City to attend the convention of the Utah Federation of Music clubs to be held Friday and Saturday Mrs Rowse is past president of the Rock Springs Federation of Music clubs and Mrs Bertagnoli is president WhDe in Ogden they will be the guests of Mrs parents Mr and Airs George Wangsgard Save With Expert Repair Conservation is necessary in wartime! 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ALL SIZES OF LADIES ARSENAL RUBBER IIEELS PENNEY SHOE REPAIR NATIONAL OPERATED DOWNSTAIRS STORE ALARM SOUNDED BY NEIGHBORS Mrs Hannah Jones Found Dead Sitting in Chair A pair of tiny charred slippers and blackened furnishings and dishes were grim evidence of tragedy which early today claimed the life of Mrs Hannah Jones 65 living at rear 346 Eighth street Called at four-forty by neighbors saw flames shooting from the humble one-room frame house city firemen arrived at the scene to find the elderly woman dead fully clothed and sitting in a It was reported Mrs Jones had been receiving treatment for a heart ailment and it is believed she suffered a heart attack and was unable to flee the flames Firemen fought the flames for almost an hour before they were able to extinguish them They reported the cause was not determined It is apparent the fire started on the inside as furnishings are almost completely destroyed and inside walls and ceilings were badly burned Outside walls were scorched Hannah Williams Jones was born In Wales in 1878 a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Jones Williams She married George Jones in Wales In 1897 They came to Rock Springs Wyo in 1904 residing there until 1919 when they moved to Ogden' She was employed as a seamstress for many years at Her husband died in Ogden In 1921 She was the mother of six children with two surviving Mrs Schow and Mrs Thomas Higgs Jr both of Ogden There are nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren Services' will be held Thursday at two in Lindquist Colonial funeral chapel conducted by Dr John Edward Carver pastor of the First Presbyterian church Interment will be in Ogden city cemetery Review Scheduled For Meet Thursday evening May 20 in the auditorium of Thomas Dee memorial hospital residence Mrs Richards review the book "Digging for Mrs This Is a book on the rescue work of home defense organization during the bombings of 1940 All nurses of Weber county members of the Alumni association and Utah State Nurses association District 2 are requested to attend I t' r- r- ii i if tr If if li if ir it To Get There SAFELY QUICKLY Economically You are wise to do Uncle Sam needs gas you help to save that extra time and OGDEN HOMES PROJECT Mayor Told of Approval Of Units for Negro Mexican Workers Mayor Harman Peery received a telegram Monday night from Senator Elbert Thomas (D-Utah) carrying the information that approval has been obtained under the Lanham act for the building of 440 temporary dwelling units in Ogden to house Negro and Mexican workers at Hill field Utah quartermaster depot and Clearfield naval supply depot The office of war information In Salt Lake City simultaneously revealed that Milford Utah was approved for the building of 108 homes with federal funds Willard Day regional national housing agency representative at Kansas City informed the OWI the Ogden program is designed to house essential in-migrant civilian employes Mayor Peery said he had no further information as to the sites for the housing development or the nature of the construction SINGERS ASKED TO COME EARLY Due to the large size of the choir to be assembled tonight in Ogden tabernacle in the annual rendition of "The by the Ogden tabernacle choir and Central high achooL singers -it is urgent that singers attend promptly at seven-forty-five it was reportec today by Lester Hinchcliff director Admission is free with no tickets necessary The doors will open at seven thirty and the performance wil begin at eight-fifteen and conclude at nine-thirty Lucille Chambers will read the text Comedy onight In Sixth Ward As a feature of the Sixth ward I A day which will be held toinght at eight in the ward recreational hall will be given three-act comedy "Once There Was a by Juliet Wilburn Tompkins This play will be di rected by Carl Cooke with the fol lowing cast: Gweneth Millar Betty -Potter Geraldine Ross Bonnie Burke Jay Bell Cal Evans Max Conley Shirley Ames Eilien Ward Marion Tracy and Marion Tillot sen There will be special musical numbers and honor will be shown uo those participating in I A assemblies and Sunday evening services The public is invited i r- GO BV 3 1 3 if II 4 3 1 40 ll If 4) il ii ii mw scientifically PROVED to the nose and less irritating throat! 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