| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Had he not been in newspapering Frank might ve beenjourneyman carpenter He loved to work with wood and two ward houses of the Latter-day Saints Church in Delta bear evidence of his fine craftsmanship He was notchurch-goer choosing neither to follow the Masonic Order of which both his father and grandfather had been members nor to actively join his Mormon neighbors in their religious belief Still he contributed his skills to their places of worship He was notreligious man in the accepted sense recalled Dick Morrison Delta businessman although he recognized the need for the things the church offered his child ren Handiwork with carpentry tools was expanded to plumbing and electrical wiring when Frank and his wife joined forces to build an addition to their home and later to remodel it It was beautifully built commented Morrison who for years contributedweekly column Wingovers to the Chronicle An aviator he may have inspiredBeckwithism long remembered by Deltans The date was January 27 1949 midway throughwinter so bitter itstilltopic of conversation 4-column by 10inch space in the Chronicle ran blank though bordered Across the top was24 point line reading Airplane View of West Millard Below the caption said In an effort to bringtrue picture of West Millard after the heavy snowstorm of Saturday evening our enterprising photographer took the above view Sunday morning from an airplane at an elevation of 13 000 feet At this great height small objects do not appear so very distinct but our readers can getclear impression of conditions here aftertotal of 58 inches of snow since December 1st While Frank Beckwith produced the papereditorials until his death in 1951 Frank consistently interjected local humor through the Chatterbox column It appeared to be authored bymysterious Toots and each edition began with the salutation Dear Suzy There were no holds barred in Chatterbox nothing was sacred Some people knew but most didn that Toots was 430 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
