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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1955
Page
16
The Utah Safety Council reports a sharp rise in Uintah County traffic incidents for the first half of the year ending June 30 1080, with total accidents 142 up from 97 last year. Non fatal injuries and property damage accidents also surged, signaling Utah's worst traffic record in years if trends continue.
Utah National Guard launches Operation Safeguard a one day drive on Saturday October 8 to reach 100 percent of authorized strength. Brig Gen Maxwell E Rich says several units are full but many have vacancies for enlisted and non commissioned officers. Units statewide in Garland Logan Brigham City Ogden Layton Bountiful Salt Lake City Murray Heber Vernal Tooele Lehi American Fork Spanish Fork Springville Provo Manti Mt. Pleasant Price Richfield Fillmore Beaver Cedar City St George report membership gains by phone to Fort Douglas.
A compact musing on resolve to maintain attire for church after the Sunday Paper lands on the front porch. The line between habit and inertia is explored with quiet humor and everyday discipline.
The Bell Solar Battery powers a rural Americus line directly from sunlight. M Boswell of Mountain States Telephone announced the sun powered system using Bell Solar Battery, with George L Mathews making the first sun powered call. The device converts sun energy efficiently, storing excess in a battery for night use. it has no moving parts and should last indefinitely. The trial uses transistors instead of vacuum tubes and the carrier method allows multiple conversations on one line.
A detailed notice covers Max Edward Aycock's missionary farewell at Glines Wind chapel with ministerial and musical arrangements, plus later biographical notes on Aycock. Separate items report Wayne T Taylor, USN, arriving Oct 1 aboard USS Badoeng Strait after Western Pacific maneuvers, and Clyde Welch family visiting from Sacramento with ties to Andrew Vernon in Maeser.
Babson warns readers that a rising debt burden stems from shorter work hours and high installment spending. He cites collectors seeing 30 to 100 percent more business and estimates about 10 million families are overextended. He cautions readers to avoid excessive debt despite favorable times.
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