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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1956)
Salem, Oregon, Thursday, DecemEer 13, 1956 Page 10 Section 1 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL' Girl Pinned in Wreck 9 Days IsFullyWell Co-ed Working in Toy Shop, Will Return To College y JAMES C. O'NEILL United frcss Staff Correspondent SUNNYVALE. Calif. (IIP) -Eighteen-year-old Jean Margetts works today in a toy store to earn money for Christmas a Christ, mas few ever expected her to see, Less than five months ago Jean was trapped for nine days beneath the wreckage of a car in the desolate Wasatch Mountains of Utah: her only companion the body of her sweetheart. "I can't believe yet that It could happen," the dark haired girl said as she stood behind counter in the toy store. Surrounded by dolls, blocks and gay Christmas decorations, Jean taid "It's all like a big dream. "But I'm standing here because the Lord was standing by helping me." Jeans extraordinary escape from double death auto accident and starvation has left practical ly no visible mark on the pretty Brigham Young University coed. Her color has come back; she's vivacious and laughs as freely as any girl her age. Tires Easily "She still tires easily." her mother. Mrs. Lawrence Margetts said. "But her strength is coming back." Right now she is busy with Christmas plans and preparations for returning to school at Provo, Utah, after the holidays. "I've been buying some new clothes and the money I'm mak ing now it's not much, I'm only working parltime I'll spend on Christmas presents," she said. Unless one talks to the girl there's little about her to hint at the nine days of living death she went through last June. Returning from an excursion with her fiance and boyhood sweetheart, James Hixon Jr., 22, Jean was in high spirits as they drove toward Provo. Somehow Hixon lost control of the car and It plunged off the mountain road into a heavily wooded ravine. Hixon was killed and Jean was pinned under the wreckage unable to move. Wreckage Spottrd A search plane spotted the wreckage more than a week laler, and a party reached it on July 3 to remove the bodies. They lound Hixon, who was to have wed .lean in the Mormon Temple In Salt Lake City in September, dead 15 leet away from the semi conscious girl. Salt Lake City doctors at first gave Jean little chance to cover. Besides exhaustion, near starvation, extreme thirst and deep shock, Jean was suffering from multiple internal injuries. "I want to thank everyone so much, Jean said. To which Mrs. Margetts added bcr "heartfelt thanks." "There's no doubt," Mrs. Mar getts said, "but that It's going to be a truly merry Christmas here this year." Trainmen Turn Down Offer of Mediation Unit Final Pay Proposals of Kailst INixrd; lkc Action INext wjmciXKTi unrmm nil .j i.iii WW Ay V VJ GIFT 1 M gifts for gracious serving ... by Silex Carafes end coffee warmers styled In tune with today's tastes . . with practical charm. 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The trainmen also turned down an oiler of arbitration extended by1 I,everett Edwards, member of thej National (Hallway) Mediation lioard. j No strike vote has been taken by the union. Appointment of n f net-finding board to investigate I the dispute and make recommen dations lor n settlement would put off any strike for tio days. The union rejected an offer of 2'i cents an hour wane in crease. Raying the earners de clined demands for seven paid hol idays and insisted on a three venr moratorium on chanrs in wacc ana working conditions The union oriKinally a-.kod for a $3 a day basic increase, plus spa en paid holidays. The railroads have I been nepotiatins on a new contract with the trainmen and two other unions since Sept. 5. Mediators came in on Oct. 5. Still in media tion arc the Switchmen's Hi ion of North America, with R.iHwi mem bers, and the Order of It.nlwny Conductors and Brakemen. with 20.000. 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