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Show THURSDAY, APRIL 21, l849 OREM-GENEVA TIMES LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mr. George Stratton First Vice President, Orem City Chamber of Commerce Orem, Utah Dear George: For the record I would want it generally understood that there was no pressure brought to bear upon me that caused me to tender my resignation as i .s-ident .s-ident of the Orem City Chamber of Commerce, other than that pressure that may be brought on , my successor, namely the trttlt-i ude of indifference on the part of the rank and file of the chamJ ber members, as to the welfare of the city. Indifference or the part of some members combined combin-ed with a very vocal opposition on the part of a small minority, who seem bent on placing road blocks in the pathway of this city's progress, the inarticulate manner assumed by the progressive pro-gressive members, and their re pudiation of the very things which the chamber has hereto fore agreed by a majority vote to do, all of the above guarantiee guarant-iee the ultimate defeat of any proposition that may come before be-fore the attention of the Chamber. Cham-ber. An attitude of apology, which has been maintained by many of our citizens, toward the en tire outside world, for the mere existence of this town is reflect ed in the thinking of a small percentage of the chamber membership, mem-bership, an attitude to which I personally could never sub scribe, but which will no doubt go on until the due processes of time have eliminated those who so think, will be one of the greatest deterrents to the prop er growth of this city. On taking office as President, last November, I found that the financial condition was de plorable. There was a bank balance bal-ance at that time of $163 and 'outstanding obligations, which I were not all evident until the new year, of about $150 00. By I tha 0nHnACS Ctf snm fit th members who paid their dups? for the year of 1949, in advance, !we were able to enter the cur- 'rent year with a bank balance I of $94.39. The Board of Directors Direct-ors consenting we purchased some new office equipment ' which was bady needed, and I our bank balance, as of the date of my resignation amount. ed to $710.64, with only the I current monthly bills outstand ing. It would no doubt be a move in the right direction that the by-laws be changpd to permit the selection of the President by a vote of the membership as a whole, with a further amend ment that there be a nominat- ino nmmittee elected to select three men from the membership who would b candidates for the position of President, thus the President would be in a more fainmhlp tosition to prosecte the activities of the chamber. The repudiation,- at tht ast mwtine. of the chamber's form er decision to "zone" State Street was a complete vindicat ion of my action in tendering my resignation as president. The attitude of certain of our mmn S'lk' VMIUES MJMLT FOE YOU i 1 . 1 CfiS GET HEADY FOR SUF.ir.lER NOW AND SAVE! 1 5(0) Easy-goiai: SanforizccJt, too . . a lot for a little QJo . COTTON cnEFZ gowns Penney's price for tfcest summer gswss Is rock-bottom. When you see the fabric, the styling styl-ing you'll call it practically miraculous! Every one is cool crinkle crepe (no ircs?!). And the trimmings . . . laces, embroideries even rick-rack! rick-rack! All have tiny, feminine cap sleeves (yes, even the extra sizes!) Tearose, blue. 34 to 48. , -y o - V ALU II vou can't dcattuis pz::;:zy valuz anywhere! i Flek a priot, pick a plain. ..but pick our Sanforizedt cottons for real service... they'll fit and look fresh right into Indian summer! And pick - a Penney cotton for real value... those cash-and-carry savings really add up! Pastel broadcloth with eyelet embroidery insets . .. bright plaid print with double collar. In junior sizes 9-15. tSfcifekap 0E Ml tumi t Anniversary Special! FOR YOUR HOME RAYON PANELS hky r & fwff. LUNCH CLOTHS tried to find more of the same fine fabric, the same tasteful prints ... that's when we discovered discov-ered just how history-making our low ANNTVER-SARY ANNTVER-SARY PRICE actually is! We've two well-spaced Corel patterns, hand-screened on cotton sateen (the same fabric you loved and bought in the years before the war!) 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Ne-Craft collars. elected City officials that the tax payers of his city have no right to propose an initiative movement to force a referendum referend-um vote on any question that is of .common interest to the people of this city, is paramount to declaring that the citizens of this town are not entitled to a voice in the affairs of this city; of course no sane resident of Orem will concur to any such proposition. It is the obligation of the Chamber of Commerce to carry on a constructive campaign for the betterment of the city, even if their position at times is directly dir-ectly in opposition to the current curr-ent ideas of the duly elected officials. of-ficials. 'One of the things this town needs, and needs very much, is a City Charter. It is difficult to believe that it has existed for some thirty years, with all the intelligent men we have had connected with the city government, govern-ment, and yet it has no Charter. Chart-er. The city should pay a more adequate salary to its mayor, in order to relieve him of the necessity nec-essity of depending on an outside out-side income in order to occupy that office. It is a definite reflection re-flection on the integrity of the Chamber of Commerce that they have never sponsored a movement to correct this imposition impos-ition on the time, and financial welfare of any civic minded citizen who will consent to occupy occ-upy this position. Such subjects are grist for the mill of the Chamber of Commerce, and should be handled from a point of view of their merits, leaving leav-ing perconalities and prejudices prejud-ices to one side. Sincerely, Bill Baker Member of the Board of Directors, Direct-ors, Orem City Chamber of Commerce. , PAINTED CLYDE E. WEEKS J Mi HELD AS "VAMPIRE . . . Grisly details abound as British authorities authori-ties try dapper John George Haigh, shown manacled to a London Lon-don boort bailiff, for the slaying of wealthy widow, Mrs. Olive Dnr-and-Deacon. British police claim Haijh dissolved her body in an acid bath and that he has confessed con-fessed fi e other murders, boasting boast-ing he had sacked the blood of victims through a straw. . IS MM "She's always doing something some-thing for someone else" that's what her' friends and neighbors say about Mrs. Maud Park, long-time Orem resident and owner of the Maud Park maternity mat-ernity home. As modest as she is eenerous. Mrs- Park is always eoine out of her way to do someone a good turn. We're told that a year ago last Christmas she visited more than 100 homes in Orem in the company of 'Santa Claus' and delivered thoughtful remembrances remem-brances to her friends. Those friends haven't forgotten thbt warm gesture of kindness, and probably won t forget it tor a long, long time. We dropped in on Mrs. Park this week to get a few details of her life and found her busily engaged in papering her walls-She walls-She asked us to sit down and said she was sorry that she was in the middle of her work. We told her to go right ahead and we would try not to disturb her too much. Practical Nurse Mrs- Park's maternity home has been open for eight years since her husband, John S-Park, S-Park, died. Mrs- Park had been a practical nurse before she was married, assisting several sev-eral doctors in Spanish Fork where she lived before coming to Orem. When her husoana died she decided that she would do something for which she was trained and something she liked to do, and that would be operating a maternity home. In the eight years since she opened her home at First North and State Street over 400 women wo-men have had babies there. Only On-ly three babies delivered at the Park home died at birth, according ac-cording to Mrs. Park. "I get a big kick out of taking tak-ing care of mothers and babies," Mrs. Park says. "Every baby is different and every mother is different no two alike." , Evid-1 ently the mothers like Mrs Park, too, for they come back again and again to the home to have their babies. Always Busy Mrs- Park admits it is a big job to take care of the home and yard and a garden, but she wouldn't have it any other way. "I wouldn't be happy H j were idle," she says. She is busy every minute keeping her cheerfully decorat ed maternity rooms in readi. ness for occupants, sewing for her grandchildren or helping someone with their problems. Five Children In her full life Mrs. Park has found time to rear five children-Harvey, children-Harvey, John Jex, LaRue p! James, Naoma P. Dickey, and Franklin Harper. She also has the distinction of having been president of the Sharon ward Primary at thifee different times- Mrs- Park believes she has something of a record with 21 grandchildren all under 12 years old. And incidentally her grandchildren think she sets some kind of a record by doing so much for them all the time. Likes Travel Of course she likes to get away from it all once in a while. Each year she reserves one month in the summer for a vacation. Two years ago she had a thoroughly enjoyable time visiting Yellowstone Park with her daughter. Last year she wasn't able to get away for a respte from her work, but she hopes to make it this year of her health will permit. Deroied To Orem Mrs- Park is one of those people who like Orem and its people with a rare emotion-She emotion-She thinks her neighbors are the best (and my neighbors are not limited to those living near me) and will be perfectly con tent to live in Orem the rest of her life- MEET YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN THIS CORNER EVERY WEEK Eldon Perry was thrown A. Ray Ekins met with a from a horse while riding last painful accident last Monday Sunday afternoon. 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