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Show Sugar House, Utah Thursday, April 18, 1957 SOUTH EAST INDEPENDENT Page 3-- B Butterfield Settlement (Continued from Page 1-- B) Charles Decker. Charles Decker was a bodyguard and son-in-la- w of Brigham Young (having married Pres. Young's second daughter by the first wife). Mr. Decker crossed the plains 58 times, was a Pony Express rider, friend of the In-dians and interpreter to them. 'This Charles Decker plowed around 640 acres of land in what is now Parley's ward. The Decker Ditchf mentioned in many of the abstracts of the vicinity, was named for him. A part of the Decker home and fort still stands back of the new Parley's chapel, now being constructed. The 40 acres on which the cement plant is located in Parley's Canyon was also part of the Charles Decker holdings of those early days," Mr. Curtis said. Albert Perry Rockwood was an early civic and church leader and was an early-da- y warden of the prison, and with the help of the prison labor, did much work on the old county road (Highland Drive). With this' same help, he built 21 fish ponds to the east of the present Forest Dale golf course. These were known for years as the Rockwood Fish Farm. Samuel Rockwood, son of Albert P., is the father-in-la- w of Mr. Curtis and related many of the pio-neer experiences to the speaker. x ' ' " K s -- 'J f - ' . r f t" " l " - x' - ..; - i - -- - - - - miimh- -i " tmaim mi r '"- - " r "" "'" ""r "" '"" munlty. The firm is now headed by Neumart C. Petty and was founded by Charles Petty his father, who continues to work in the company. PETTY MOTOR, one of the pioneer businesses in Sugar House celebrated it's 40th anniversary last year, and through its expansion and growth now employes one of the largest staff in the com- - COLD SUFFERERS Get STANBACK, tablets or powders, for relief of COLD DISCOMFORTS. The STANBACK prescription type ' - formula it a combination of pain re lieving ingredients that work together ror FASTER RELIEF of HEADACHE, NEURALGIA and ACHING MUSCLES due to colds. STANBACK also RE-DUCES FEVER SNAP BACK with STANBACK. a mil rai'iii pew w Many Utah citizens join in expressing Ford gifts to Utah institutions last year, sincere appreciation to Ford Foundation for together with those which will be made prior its generous gifts across America, and par-- to June this year, amount to more than $2 ticularly to Utah hospitals and colleges, as million, described in the press last week. Institution Approximate Amount 1 BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY $ 1,220,000 ? WESTMINSTER COLLEGE 90,000 1 ST. MARY-OF-THE-WASAT- CH 50,000 LDS HOSPITAL IN SALT LAKE CITY . 439,600 ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL 217,600 HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL 211,600 SHRINERS CRIPPLED CHILDREN HOSPITAL 65,000 PRIMARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 31,600 COTTONWOOD MATERNITY 26,200 Among Utah institutions receiving Ford grants are these: With all this we take renewed pride in our association with the name of Ford for more than 40 years. We aim to pioneer even more in the future in improved service and fair dealing with our many friends. : i i I PBWff pg (?bs I 21st SOUTH AT 9th EAST USED CAR LOT MAIN AT 6th SO. ws,l9n |