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Show Vol. 6. No. 36. • Christm as Numbe r MIDVALE SHIPS CARLOAD OF EGGS The first carload of eggs passing through the Midvale Poultrymen 's association candling plant, which was opened for business last Monday, was shipped on Wednesday , according to Henry G. Tempest, manager of the plant. The results of the first few days of operation, Mr. Tempest said, are far above expectation s. It is predicted ;.bat within a very short time the plant will be grading, candling and shipping 1200 cases of eggs weekly from the Midvale district, which will be more than two carloads every seven days. "The New York market is glad to receive all of the Utah eggs we can ship," Mr. Tempest said, "and the prices, while not what we should like to see, are high enough to return a fair profit to the producers. Today's prices, quoted from a New York report, are averaging $11.40 per case, delivered at the eastern seaboard." During the week there has been received at the candling plant four carloads of poultry feed, one car of box shook and one carload of crate fillers. Eleven Midvale men are employed at the plant, Mr. Tempest reports, with good prospects of increasing the working force within the very near future. All of the eggs received at the plant are of exceptional ly good quality, it is said, and the New York buyers are constantly calling for that class of eggs. Premiums above top market quotations are constantly being paid for Utah eggs, and those from the Midvale district will undoubtedly command that premium, Mr. Tempest I states. Those in charge of the project are gratified with the manner in which the first few days of operation of the plant has revealed local conditions. Nothing has occurred to mar the plans of the backers of the plant and a bright future for the enterprise is predicted The eggs are marketed through the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative association. MANY FAMIUES AIDED BY CHARITY DINNER -- -Thirty-four Midvale families were assisted iD the enjoyment of the Christmas holidays through funds raiaed at the dinner held in the Midvale Junior high school recently for tbe benefit of the unemployed , accordiDg to Mrs. Mary B. Stokes. The belp was given in various ways, ineluding the donation of flour, coal, potatou, apples and other groceries. From the receipts taken in at the dlnDer and dance $100 was spent for coal, $60 for groceries, $10.80 for flour, in addition to which the West Jordan Milling company donated 500 pounds of flour; Thos. Page donated ten bushel8 of apples and a number of Midvale residents sent clothing and toys to the central headquarte rs. These donations were distributed among many needy families in the city by the ladies of the Community club, and approXimat ely thirty children were gladdened by the toys that the committee distributed, Mrs. Stokes reports. David T. Dahl Given Honor at Farewe ll A farewell social in honor of David T Dahl, member of the Jordan dis-trict board of education, was held at the Jordan high school dining room Wednesday evening. Those present were the members of the board and their wives, the superviaor's office force and their partners, and Principals Malstrom of West Jordan, Crawford of South Jordan, Nielson of the Jordan high, McMullin of Bingham, and their wives. Superinten dent Jensen acted as toutuuuster , and the following reapcmded to toast.: Principal Malstrom, Primary Supervisor Freda JeMOn, Dr. Paul S. Richards and Pr-'dent W. W. WUson, board member& Dr. Richards presented the ~ guest with a token of the eateem in which Mr. Dahl is held by biB co-workera in the form of a wallet and key purse. J. M. Boyden led the commUDity stnging. Mr. Dahl responded to the highly compUmen tary toasts which had been lfven in his hODOr. Mr. Dahl hu served as a board -.ember tor the past eight years, durbta" which period more improveme nts .._. beell made than in all the previ.- plt1'lo4 ace consoUdatlo n. Mr. Dabh work liN been characteriz ed by ~. fearlesllfttiS , non-partisa nllhlp tali'Dell8 broad-mtod edness, and al8lve, forward-loo king policies, t wu po&nted out at the pthertngs. ftroP A Merr y Christmas "PEG 0' MY HEAR T" CASTS Zelia Forgie, Orin Black, Bob Dewey, Jay Smart, Marian Hand, C~yton Nelson, Dorothy Hinnenkamp, Barney White, Miss Van Johnstone , director; Katheryn Hmnen~amp, Da1:rel Jensen, Maxine Muir, Lucille Hawkins, J. C. Richards, Estelle Hardy, Ruby Pate, Enc Rundqms t. MY HEART" WINDOW DISPLAY "PEG O'PLEASES AUDIENCES MIDVALE WOMAN WINNERS CHOSEN DIES UNDER TRAIN Keen competition was indulged in by merchants and business men of Midvale to win the prize for the best dressed Christmas window, and a number of handsome displays w~re on view during the week. The judges were faced with a task which they found difficult to perform, and, as a result, they awarded the prize money to five concerps. The Midvale Barber Shop, the Vienna Bakery, P. C. Rasmussen , Phelps Floral company and Maurie's Beauty Parlor were considered as having equally appropriate and attractive windows and were awarded share and share alike in the honors for first prize. There were, however, a number of other windows with displays considered worthy of honorable mention in the opinion of the judges. They were the windows of the Utah Power and Light company, which showed Santa Claus leading a blindfolded housewife to a happy surprise when she found her electric refrigerator s, but which display was not considered for the prize, on account of the manager of the concern being on the committee, and Vincent Drug company with the attractive display created by the placing of a real Christmas tree in the window; the Famous Clothing company, the Midvale Drug company, the Midvale Journal, 0. P. Skaggs, the Midvale Shoe Shining Parlor, Alex Dahl & Sons, the Midvale Hand Laundry, Piggly Wiggly company, the Midvale Bakery, Booth Mercantile company and the Jordaa Lumber company. Windows were judged on the basis of artistic arrangeme nt of the displays, the attractiven ess to the eye and the consistency of the window with the business conducted by the firm making the display. The judges were free with commeqdat ion for the effort and ingenuity shown in the arrangements of the windows and gave high praise to those who participated in the contest, as well 9.!1 to the merchants who sponsored the project and donated the prize money. I CITIZENS OF MIDVALE WANT MAIL DELIVERY At the regular meeting of the Midvale Llons club held Thursday night, a count of the hundreds of ballots cast on the question of free mall delivery for the city of Midvale showed but one dissenting vote. The citizens of the town, together with the business men have voiced their desire to inaugurate the system of free delivery. Officials of the Lions club will present a request to the members of the city council, it is said, to appropriate sufficient funds to post signs on street comefs designating the various streets of the city and Postmaster C. I. Goff has repeated stated that, as soon as that is doDe, the government will employ mail carriers for Midvale. The citizens are required to number their houses and to provide suitable receptacles for mail matter delivered at their homes. It 1B said that the new system, if adopted, will in no way affect the status of the Midvale postoffice. It was also decided at the meeting to use eYery effort to have all of the granite for the proposed ll&W postoffice in Salt Lake cut at the Midvale stone works. To further this move D. M. Todd, Jr. and Ralph Jaclaloll were named as a committee to interview authorities on the subject. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on the tentative budget as pre~ for the city of Midvale for 1931, has been set for December 81, 1980, 12 o'cloc¥ noon, at the City Hall. L. A. PORTER, Mayor. Members of the dramatic club of the Jordan High school are being compliment ed on their splendid performance of "Peg 0' My Heart" by those who witnessed the play which was presented Wednesday of last week in the school auditorium and on Tuesday of this week at the Midvale Second ward. The three-act comedy, a production of Hartley Manners, was chosen as the annual presentatio n of the club, and from start to finish the whole cast delighted the listeners with skillful interpretatl on of their lines. Those who were fortunate enough to witness the performanc e say that among amateur players there seldom has been a more winsome "Peg" than Marian Hand and Clayton Nelson delighted in the role of "Jerry." Barney White. was the recipient of high praise for his characteriz ation of Alaric, Mrs. Chichester' s darling son. Others in the cast, to whom much credit was given, were Katheryn Hinnenkamp as Mrs. Chichester, Zelia Forgie, as her daughter, Ethel; J. Smart as Mr. Brent, J. C. Richards as Hawkes, an attorney; Eric Rundquist as Jarvis, the butler, and Maxine Muir, as Bennett, the maid. E. G. Epperson directed the special music for the production, which was played bY an orchestra composed of Don Nicols, Darrel Jensen, Barney White, Eldin Boggess,. V. L. Simmons, Gordon Ohlaon, Marlin Newbold, Martin Larson and Herman J8.Dl!lsen. MiBB Van Johnstone directed the production of the drama and Jean Butler acted as prompter. H. 11. Greenwood and Rowan Butler handled the business arrangemen ts of the production and Minerva Dakos and catherine Cash were stage managers. EMPLOYES OF PENNEY STORE GET BONUSES The annual Christmas bonus fund for employes of the J. C. Penney company totals $536,778.36 for 1930 with 6871 salespeople and other employes benefitting. Distributio n of the bonus checks was made at the close of busi- . ness on December 24. The total number of employes benefitted by this 'bonus Is 144 greater than last year when the total recipIents of bonus checks totalled 5527. Bonus checks are based upon duration of service with the company and the annual salary rate of the individual. In all, employes in more than 1450 stores as well as in the New York City and St. Louis district offlees received checlql on Christmas eve. AU associates sharing in this bonus were in the employ of the company on January 1, 1930. Four employes of the local J. C. Penney company store participate d in the bonuses given by the company this year, according to E. R. Benson, manager. Maximum bonuses for length of service went to Mrs. Lula M11Ierberg, Who also received the largest bonus for liales volume. Other participant s in bonus checks were lOu :Marie Johnson, Miss Allee IOtchell and Krs. Merna McGregor. Riverto n to Have Night Watchm an Kember& of the Riverton Commercial club, under the presidency of J. R. Hurren, reached a decision at their last meeting to employ a night watchman for the town. This was the result of efforts made by a committee coll.listing of Mr. Hurren, Hyrum Stocking and T. A. Callicott to induce the county commission ers to bear part of the expense of lialary for the watchman, with the townspeopl e paying the balance. On January 5, a meeting will be held in the Riverton First ward chapel, at which a reorganizat ion of the Commercia l club will be effected. Mrs. Louise Morgich, 54 years old, of 25 Sixth avenue, Midvale, was crushed to death Tuesday evening and her husband, Nicholas F. Morgich was seriously injured when Mr. Morgich apparently lost control of his automobile and drove it in front of a Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train at a local crossing. Mr. Morgich regained consciousne ss for a few minutes late Wednesday evening, but returned to a state of coma, and apprehensio n is felt for his recovery. The couple, according to reports of officers who investigate d the accident, had just left their home for a shopping tour. They drove along what is known as the ''continuati on" of Sixth avenue to a point where the road cro!:'ses the railway t~ks when Mr. Morgich stopped his c'ltr. According to reports he released the clutch, but failed to set the gear shift lever in neutral. Let Foot Slip It appears that, just before the train reached the crossing, Mr. Morgich let his foot slip from the clutch pedal and the auto.nobile was driven directly in front of the oncoming train. The train, according to witnesses, was slowing down for the Midvale station, but was traveling too fast for the engineer to stop before the accident occurred. Mrs. Morgich's body was extricated from the wheels of the train approximately 200 :f'eet from Sixth avenue, according to Roy Steadman and F. D . Canning, city marshals who investigated the accident. The automobile, in which Mr. Mol'gich was found sitting when the train was brought to a halt, was carried nearly 500 feet. Came to Stop Richard Carter, engineers, and E. R. Crosley, fireman, both of Ogden, were in charge of the train. Both said that they saw the automobile come to a full stop before going onto the tracks, · and that the whistle was blown before the train reached the crossing. L. C. Winslow, conductor of the traih, living at 609 East Ninth South street, Salt Lake City, said that be was on the platform of a Pullman car at the time of the crash, and did not see the accident. Physicians who examined Mrs. Morgich's body said that death was due to a fractured skull, severe lacerations and internal injuries. Mr. Morgich suffered internal injuries, lacerations and scalp wounds. He was taken to St. Mark's hospital in Salt Lake. He is in the employ of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining company, and has been a resident of Midvale for the last 80 years. Mrs. Morgich was born in Austria on September 12, 1876. She came to Utah with her husband. She is survived, besides her husband, by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Novak of Midvale. After a thorough investigatio n by Officers Steadman and Canning it was decided that the fatal occurrence was purely accidental and that no inquest would be held. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Utah Copper Plans One-da y Holiday The Utah Copper company will close on Christmas day only, according to an announcem ent made by officials of the concern, and will resume operations on Friday. The UtahDelaware, United States and Bingham Prospect mines closed on Wednesday , to take up operations again on Saturday. Officials of the United States Mining company report that the mine is producing regular tonnage, employing 700 men and removing approximat ely 800 tons of ore daily. The main shaft of the mine is being sunk to the 1600 foot level, and when finished development work will have been done in both the 1400 and 1600 foot levels. JORDAN RANKS PAY DVIDENDS Adversity may have come to a portion of the population ot the country, but the stockholder s of banks in the Jordan district nre not suffering much, according to the reports released recently by the officials of those banks. Two financial institutions in the district have declared cash dividends within the last few days and a third has set aside a share of the earnings to add to the surplus for the protection of depositors. Checks were handed out on Tuesday to holders of stock in the Jordan Valley bank at Riverton for $1000, representin g four per cent on the capital stock of the concern, figuring the value of the stock at par. This, according to H. H. Hurren, cashier of the bank, is the second dividend of the yEar, brinsing the total payments to st<lckholder s to eight per cent on their investments . In addition to this, Mr. Hurren states, $1500 has been added to the surplus funds of the institution and to the reserve for any unforseen contingenci es. Sees Bright Future The bank now has a surplus fund of $14,000 in addition to the $25,000 capitalizati on, and in commentin g on conditions in the Riverton section, Mr. Hurren said: "I look for 1931 to be a much brighter year from the standpoint of the business man than the last year has been. There is every indication of a gradual return to normal conditions and I fully believe that before the end of the next year the goal of good business will be reached." Sandy Bank Pays During the month the Sandy City bank has declared a dividend of $800 to stockholder s and has mailed the checks. This, according to A. R. Gardner, cashier, is in keeping with the activities of the bank during the last twenty years. "In addition to paying this dividend." Mr. Gardner said, "we have $20 000 in capital stock and $20 000 in s~trplus and an extra $15,000 in undivided profits." The Midvale State bank, through action of the board of directors at a recent meeting, set aside an additional ten per cent of the profits of the institution for the purpose of adding to the surplus funds for the protection of depositors, according to Douglas M. Todd, Jr., cashier of the bank. Mr. Todd also expressed his belief in the bright prospects for tqe year to come. ------- SANTA BRINGS GIFTS TO MIDVALE KIDDIES When Santa Claus comes to visit the children it takes more than a city marshal to keep the children in order. So said Roy Steadman, after old St. Nicholas appeared at the Christmas tree on Ma in and Center streets Wednesday night to distribute the contents of his bag of gifts to the Midvale youngsters. Promptly at 5:30, according to schedule, old Santa, for whose appearance the local Lions club had made arrangemen ts, brought his presents to the tree. There were aqout 300 children eagerly awaiting his coming and partially consumed ~ th anxiety as to what be would brmg them. Lines of youngsters were formed by Mr. Steadman leading from the tree to the four points of the compass and all went well until Santa Clau's walked up to the tree. And then bedlam broke loose. From the north, south, east and west the children ran to the center of the assembly, and it was no wonder that the old gentleman with the red suit and the long white whiskers got part of his gifts mixed up and that some of the kiddies who had written him letters asking for certain favors found that they received gifts intended for someone else. Whistles, toys, candy, nuts, fruit and all of the goodies that Santa Claus has packed away in his big bag were distributed as fast as the hundreds of little hands held out beseechingly to him could be filled, and parents who had stood on the outskirts of the ring, began to frantically search for their children. But in the end all were made happy and the Lions clulr Santa Claus said he was well repaid for his visit to Midvale by the smiles of happiness on the faces of the children. A Happ y New Year |