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Show THURSDAY, MARCH 16, l9i OREM-GENEVA TIMES Orem - Geneva Times Published Tery TLrtday at Orem. Utah M. NEFF SMART. Edilor and Publisher (Entered at second class mailer November 19, 1944 al lhe poslolf." at Orem, Ulah, under lhe act of March 3. 1897. MEMBER: Ulah Slate Press Association Subscription Rales: One year, in advance $3-00 AN OPEN LETTER To Utah County Democratic Party Officers: For the sake of the Democratic party, for the reputation repu-tation of Uncle Sam's postal system, and for the sake of justice and fairness, let's get this Orem postoffice personnel problem worked out promptly. For nearly nine months we've had a conscientious and capable acting postmaster, but he's had no authority author-ity to staff his office ndr to get on with a challenging and difficult job. Endorsements have been withheld from capable employes em-ployes who had his recommendation and an acceptable if not unquestioned political faith. As a result there have resulted in the office some unkept promises and some dissatisfactions. Three carriers in two months on one of Orem's routes has been one result of an unsettled policy. It has led to poor service on that route for a period. A request for a frank discussion, in order to clarify personnel problems at the pof-toffice, went unheeded, despite the fact that it was recommended by Washington. Washing-ton. Yours is a position of responsibility and power. Your fellow Democrats, as well as Republicans, expect it to be filled with fairness and integrity. WATER TO WASTE? A casual observer on Orem's back streets during the summer months would get the impression that either the area's fanners are extremely careless about the maintenance main-tenance of their canals and ditches, or that there is a super-abundance of water for all purposes in the area. Neither is true, but flooded barrow pits and city roads are common, and the damage they do to Orem roads was the point of some comments by Mayor J. W. Gillman to the press this week. The mayor pointed out that repairing roads that are damaged by waste water costs the city thousands of dollars annually, and he added that the loss to the farmers farm-ers themselves in buying water which they do not use must reach into the thousands of dollars. The city intends to do something about the situation and this week is calling upon all water users of the city to repair and clean their canals and ditches before the water is turned in this spring. The city will not continue to tolerate the constant destruction of city streets by waste water, is the feeling of council members. Offenders may face damage suits to insure that the public does not pay for the carelessness of iundividuals. Certainly the mere suggestion should be ample to solve the problem of waste water. Farmers can do themselves a real service by preparing their stream beds now. Such efforts will surely pay off handsomely in crops and in the satisfaction of owning a "well-run" farm. O Heber Tippetts was honored honor-ed last Friday at a family dinner din-ner party celebrating his 72nd birthday anniversary. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Tippetts and four children, Mr. and Mrs- Alton Robb and three children. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tippetts. Mrs. Heber Tippetts, Gladys and Blaine Tippetts. Games, mhsic and social chat completed the pleasant affair. O Mr. and Mrs- Donald Searle and three children spent the weekend in Delta, Utah with relatives. O Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ekins of Hinckley, Utah spent Thursday Thurs-day and Friday at the A. Ray Ekins home- O Mrs- Lester Stewart has been confined in the American Fork hospital following a major operation. O Ann Trotter spent the weekend in Logan, Utah visiting visit-ing with her sister, Edyth, who is attending school at the USAC. O Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ash-ton Ash-ton have returned home following follow-ing a three weeks vacation in southern Utah. 0 Diantha Ekins observed her birthday anniversary on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs- Ral Trip-lett Trip-lett attended a convention recently re-cently at Denver, Colorado. 0 s - M .. . HE WHO GETS IT IN THE NECK 0 Mr. and Mrs- Lowell Cbris-tensen Cbris-tensen celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary at a party at their home on Thursday evening. even-ing. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Cropper, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Leetham, Mr- and Mrs. Terry Chidester, Mr. and Mrs-Rollo Mrs-Rollo Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Easccim, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson, Mr- and Mrs-Robert Mrs-Robert Sandstrom and Blanch Christensen- Harold Exrell. son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Excell, will enter the LDS mission home on April 17 and will serve in the Argentine Mission. 0 Mr. and Mrs- Alton Morrill Morr-ill were hosts to a group of friends at their home. A television tele-vision show and table games were the diversions. A tasty lunch was served to Mr- and Mrs. Marcel Young, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Zabriskie, Mr. and Mrs- George Jenkins, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Blake and Mr. and Mrs- Max Blake- 0 A baby boy was born to Ross and Erna Rogers Holda-way Holda-way on Saturday at the Utah Valley hospital. Kay Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baker, has accepter a call to fill a mission in the Texas-Louisana mission field. He will enter the LDS mission home on April 17. 0 Mr. and Mrs. George F-Wells F-Wells attended the Grove ward Sunday School on Sunday morning morn-ing and were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wells. The occasion marked the first birthday anniversary of little Lewis Franklin Wells. Municipal League To be Honored At State Fair The Ulan Municipal League convention for 1950 has been .set to convene in Salt Lake City, September 13-17 and plans are now complete to have the opening day of the 1950 Utah State Fair designated as Utah Municipal League Day. The league has decided that they will spend Friday afternoon at the opening of the State Fair. Tiiey will particpate in the opening op-ening ceremonies of the fair, and an outdoor dinner will be served serv-ed the delegates and their ladies in the evening, with the tables set up on the fairground lawns. Following the dinner, all present will attend the performance perform-ance of Holiday on Ice. 0 Mrs- Joy O- Clegg went to Salt Lake City recently to give a book review at a social held at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jennie Griffin. O Mr. and Mrs. Gordon De-Lange De-Lange visited Saturday afternoon after-noon in Price with Mrs. De-Lange's De-Lange's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Dennison. Mr. and Mrs- John Buhl and family of Holladay visited at the Chester Graf home on Sunday. They were acquainted with Doral Graff while he was on a mission in Canada. KOTISSMO TO IT PAYBCLL MMi To Shed Light on the World This Week -. THESE MEN HAD THIS TO SAY: "The National Confess of Parents and Teachers u committed to the explicit and unequivocal principle that, with safeguards for maximum local and minimum federal control, such (federal) aid should be expended to publicly controlled tax supported schools only." state-ment state-ment of Mrs. ROLUN BROWN, national legislative committee chairman. "We're sick and tired of radio announcers and news-papers news-papers .... using the word 'romance' in connection with the sordid Ingrid Bergman case. The word romance to most persons has clean, exciting and beautiful imnii. cations. It has no connection with the Rossellini-Berg- man mesa, me wuiu niav ojk-o ia nicap . uci, a Keen it on that level the gutter level, which it is if it jg considered so important that thousands of words must be spoken and written about it." OREGON JOURNAL. "I know in detail how destructive the A-bomb is. know quite well how destructive the H-bomb can be, if it is built. But I ask you : What good comes from the extravagant and sensational picturing1 of the horrors of atom warfare? Does this serve the purpose of scaring the rulers of Russia and thereby acting as a deterrent to aggression by them? Of course not." DAVID E LILIENTHAL, former chairman of the Atomic Energy commission. "The White House says you can't negotiate with the Russians. You probably caa't negotiate with the Russians Russ-ians but we can try, and incidentally swing the whole wavering neutral world to our side." Senator McMAHON in press-statement. Taylor won his case because a Democratic jud and Taylors Democratic attorney ao not see as l do. . . I am satisfied that they (Democratic party) are social ists because it gives them power over people and their money." Gov. J. BRACKEN LEE in formal statement. "I thought I would never live to see the dav when a chief executive (Gov. Lee) would challenge the ruling of a district judge as being decided on political rather than purely legal tenets. Senator ELBERT D. THOMAS at Democratic rally in frovo on Tuesday. "loday we are faced with the preeminent fact that if civilization is to. survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships the ability of al! peonies, of all kinds, to live together and work together in the same world " Dr. J. ROBERT OPPEN- HEIMER, war-time director of the A-bomb research ai umner m ins nwior at vvasmngton. "Soon the indications for ethanasia would be broad ened to include all cases which fall in tliA treatable diseases. Children unable to see, speak or hear wouia eventually De included, i would rather help to support at great sacrifice, a thousand invalids than be partner in tne demise 01 one Helen Keller." i. : J: y a 1 f tV MAN OP DISTINCTION ... A ptpe-smoklnf , bow-tied, celf confident con-fident entry in the greater Miami dog show looks a If be might be listening to a debate on foreign policy or on the quality of special spe-cial brand of pipe tobacco. HELP WANTED FEMALE Avon products are in great demand. Open territory available avail-able for women in Orem- v n. auu a manic: ior advancement- write im-, mediately- Avon Products. 164 North 7 East, Piovo. M30 Insist on Standard "Guaranteed Glasses Fay IVolliing I&own, 11 A Week Modern Offices in, Salt, Lake City and Provo NOTICE TO CREDITOha IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL COURT OF THE STATE OF UTAH IN AND FOR UTAH COUNTY IN THE MATTER of the ESTATE ES-TATE OF JOHN GREEN CUTLER, also sometimes known as JOHN G. CUTLER, Defeased. Creditors will present their claims with vouchers to the undersigned administratrix at the office of her attorney, Hugh Vern Wentz, 75 East Center Street, Provo, Utah, on or be-ore be-ore the 15th day of May, 1950-Signed: 1950-Signed: Aura B. Cutler Administratrix HUGH VERN WENTZ Attorney for Administratrix Pub- March 9, 16. 23 and 30, C SALT LAKE STAMP CO. O-pi. V 43 West 3rd South A27 FOR PENT ' Small apartment fr couple willing to help with chores Call 2022 Pleasant Grove or see Peg Taylor. We Poll! With IID to n tTI i it ii mi TO THE MAMMOTH STEEL 2,000,000 GALLON WATER RESERVOIR OHEFj; UTAH V- HOME OF - , ' V GKNEVASTEEL PLANT; I This huge reservoir, built by the KEYES TANK COMPANY, is an intregal part of the $211,000 waterworks expansion program underway at Orem. When completed the waterworks system will be adequate to serve a poDuIation of 25,000. 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