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Show A Co o n"ii y7(?nT 11 v ii LUL J lLL 4 o i i . ; i J i iiotqi ' -. w i k xxx AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1942 , - f f NUMBER 45 lans Out for $604,500 School Building Additions X All) If 1A ty Defense W Named Lh civilian registration for 1" 41 kl...l.a , defense couucu wa - -pliable at the city hall with appointees lor uie - vtsions. A call Is sent out ,jl citizens to register In some .nent of their own choice for j own protection in case of an fcncy. The CUVlsions are intuit-' intuit-' j a general chairman with jnnen of the departments under rervislon. These chairmen L neet the volunteer members r to time for Instructions, geral chairman of the Plan-!, Plan-!, division Is J. Stanley Peters, j chairmen assisting In this di-are:Morals di-are:Morals Earl Holm-C; Holm-C; publicity A. F. Oaisford; Gee-Joseph H. Storrs; Regi-Uoi-WendeU Klrkpatrlck; In-CS-Olen Baker. This depart-Cwill depart-Cwill register all school chil-Cmd chil-Cmd public building and store jaonnel along with other duties. 3tneral chairman of the Prolan Pro-lan division is Marshal Gilbert 'zsny with assisting chairman: jot-Francis Anderson; Fire, Denton, De-nton, Debris Clearance Walter Rescue, First Aid, Evacu-junoyd Evacu-junoyd Loveridge; Air Raid stations Elijah Chlpman; Air-a Air-a Observers Stewart Durrant. joeral chairman Necessities dl-iB dl-iB is William Storrs, assisting jnnan of Clothing Ray Elli-X Elli-X Housing and Emergency shel-a-Henry Johnson; Medical Ouy S. Richards; Community Jfles Wayne Chad wick, inmunication division general 'airman is Karl Bennett; Assist-l Assist-l chairmen: Telephone and Tele-jtAW. Tele-jtAW. Clyde;... Radio and asportation Harold Holley. ImjUc Utilities division chairman ileo Nelson. Assisting chairmen: Wr-W. L. Faddis; Water Roy We; Fuel and Sanitation Dr. G. I Richards. Already over 200 have filled out Mr registration blanks. Others Hng to assist are asked to volun-wto volun-wto this defense movement In W m omnrmnrv should arise. 3 &a are to be had at the city H - tl .4 4. hIakV 1 Mense Classes W Open jt High School iKr. Jolley, in charge of out-of-pMl class work In the Alpine pal district, announced yester-V yester-V that national defense classes In w number four program are again progress at the American Fork JjB shop and boys between 18 and Ian enroll for the next three Jtth courses. Quaes include auto mechanics, 5tor engine repairing and all machinery engine work. These began December 8th and 16th t students may enter at any fl those interested should con-jwthe con-jwthe class instructors at the shop 1 to 10 p. m. on Mondays, Msdays or Fridays. Xr. Jollpy reports that $300 worth tools and equipment has been to the previous stock of tools equipment and that some very PWe farm and defense training k secured at these classes He all boys lrtcrested to take tage of the opportunity to get training. A Correction Notlf r f ii I . , 1 - t ?st for 1941 as published in the ,Wc&n Fork Citizen, this naDer. ji date of January 9th. 1942. rjjfjuant to TiUe 80, Chapter 11, wi 4. Revised Statutes of Utah, I Andrew- -Jensen, County CJ""r of Utah County, Utah, five . public notice that the delinquent taxes for the High-QConservatlon High-QConservatlon District as pub-CJ pub-CJ In the delinquent tax list delinquent drainage taxes on H, fourth column, under sub-"Book. sub-"Book. P. Highland Con-Sto Con-Sto v Dlstrlct'" ahould have been C"1 under delinquent lrriga-CJXes lrriga-CJXes as the Highland Conser-ij Conser-ij District is an Irrigation dls- I IV not a dralnaBe district. I,0 notice of correction dated ry 10th. 1942. ANDREW JENSEN County Treasurer Utah County, Utah Am. Fork Old Folks To Be-Feted Be-Feted Wednesday American Fork old folks are to be entertained at an annual winter party featuring a picture show, dinner din-ner and program. The party will be held Wednesday. January 21. according ac-cording to George Hunter and Mrs. Alma Earl, committee chairmen. The community and ward committees com-mittees have the preparations for the party well under way and are looking forward to a most successful success-ful day. Those who have attended the winter party in other years know what to expect a good time for everybody. The committee Is working to maintain that reputation reputa-tion by assuring royal entertainment entertain-ment for all the old folks and others who will be guests. The first big event will be a picture pic-ture show at the Cameo theatre. This will be followed by a banquet at the Alpine stake tabernacle from 12:30 to 1:30. An entertaining program pro-gram will follow. The committee is extending a general invitation to all persons over 60 years of age living In the community, the stake presidency, and their wives, the bishopric and their wives, widows and widowers, and missionaries wives. All former residents over 60 years of age are also receiving invitations. The old folks committees Include the following: Oeorge Hunter, Mrs. Alma Earl, chairmen; Mrs. Roy Steele, secretary; Leon Miller, treasurer. treas-urer. First ward Mr. and Mrs. Frank Humphries, W. O. Nelson, Ray Sager, Thell Mecham, Mrs. Jarvis Aydelotte, Mrs. Margaret Richans, Mrs. Warren Boley, Mrs. Jack Iverson. Second ward Mr. 'and Mrs. Bernard Ber-nard Welsh, Alton Storrs, Harold Chipman, Mr. and Mrs. Ray An-dreason. An-dreason. Mrs. James Hallsey, Mrs. May Preston and Mrs. L. A. Ad-amson. Ad-amson. Third ward Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Searle, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wagstaff, Mrs. Albert Tregaskis, Mrs. Jennie Gordon Gor-don and Walter Devey. Fourth ward Mr. and Mrs. Vern Chipman, Mrs1. Roy Steele, Warren Anderson, Lewis Steggell, Mrs. Lidia Larson, Mrs. Marie Adams, Mrs. Mark Coddlngton and Leon Miller. Funeral Held For Former County Resident Funeral services were neld In Rexburg, Idaho, Monday with 1-urial in the Provo City cemetery for P. H. Craven, Idaho district manager of the Utah Power & Light Co Mr. Craven spent his early life In Provo, attending school at the B. Y. U. In 1916 he married Anna Mathi-son, Mathi-son, who at that time was a member of the American Fork High school faculty. Many local citizens will t remember both Mr and Mrs. Craven. Surviving besides his widow is five sons and daughters. Services Held For State Fireman Funeral services were held in Salt Lake City at the O Donald Funeral Home for Robert Wells of Bingham. The services were under un-der the direction of the Utah State Flremens Association with Captain Irving L. Pratt In charge. Mr. Pratt offered the invocation, was one of the principal speakers, and closed the services with -prayer and dedicated dedi-cated the grave. John J. Creeden, secretary of the association, gave a sketch of the life of Mr. Wells. Musical numbers were furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frazee. Mr. Wells has been a member of the fire department for 20 years and was deputy sheriff for Salt Lake county for four terms. He was known by mnny local people. NOTICE Anyone wishing fencing under the W. P. A. projects please contact the City Recorder. Provo Writer Honored Here With Social One of the outstanding social events of the past week was the banquet given Monday night by the Provo chapter of the League of Utah Writers and the American Fork Writers Study group. The affair was arranged In honor of. Mrs. J. M. Redd Jr. of Provo, better known as Anna Prince Redd, prominent prom-inent writer. Mrs. Redd Is leaving Prcvo In the very near future to make her home In Salt Lake City. The party was held at the Bromley Club rooms and there were thirty-seven thirty-seven present. The guests were seated at two long tables, which were attractively attractive-ly decorated with flowers and groups of small American flags. During the banquet the following program was enjoyed: Community singing lei by Mrs. Delbcrt Chip-man Chip-man of this city; humorous readings read-ings by Mrs. Mildred B. Hall of Provo; piano solo, Mrs. Wyroa Hansen of Provo; two humorous readings by Mrs. Harold Walker of Pleasant Orove; two solos by Mrs. Delbert Chipman; "Revelation" by Mrs. A. L. Booth of Provo; tribute to Mrs. Redd by Mrs. J. S. Van Cott of Provo; response, Mrs. Redd; remarks, Mr. Redd; humorous reading, read-ing, Mrs. R. L. Ashby of this city. The program was arranged by Mrs. Elsie C. Carroll of Provo and Mrs. C. A. Grant of this city. A short business meeting followed, fol-lowed, of which Mrs. Cherry McKay Mc-Kay of Provo. president of the chapter, was in charge. Mrs. A. W. Clyde of this city was officially made a member of the organization. organiza-tion. A short talk was given by Dr. Carlton Culmsee of Provo, the new state president of the Utah Writers Those- present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Redd Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Van Cott, Judge and Mrs. A. L. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Pond, Mr. and Mrs Ruben Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, Mrs. Cherry McKay, Mc-Kay, Elsie C. Carroll, Miss Shirley Redd. Mrs. Mary A. Nlckerson, Mrs. Grace M. Candland, Mrs. Mildred B. Hall, Mrs. Wyroa Hansen, Mrs. Inez B. Allred, Miss Ruth Partridge, Part-ridge, Mrs. June B. Smith, Dr. Carlton Carl-ton Culmsee, Oliver Smith, and J. Fleming Wakefield, all of Provo; Mrs. Harold Walker of Pleasant C-rove; Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Chip-man, Chip-man, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Grant. Mrs. Reed Robinson, Mrs. R. L. Ashby, Mrs. A. W. Clyde. Mrs. Minnie I. Hodapp, and Mahlln Hansen, all of this city. Gold-Green Contest Opens In Wards Contests for the selection of queens ofr the annual Gold and Green M. I. A. ball will soon take the spotlight In American Fork. Each ward will select a queen and the four ward queens with their attendants will rule over the ball, to be given Tuesday, February 10. Plans for the event are rapidly taking shape according to the stake M. I. A. committees. Representative M. I. A. girls are vying for honors In each of the wards. Those already entered are: First ward, Irene Shelley. Beth Hartshorn, Elma Singleton, La-Vern La-Vern Boley, Mamie McAllister, Lola Shafter and Amy Cobbley. Second ward, Marion Harrington, Virginia Thornton, Fern Wagstaff, Donna Cleghorn, Joan Green, Hannah Han-nah Relmschlssel and La Von Bennett. Ben-nett. The ballot box in the Second ward will be- sealed and . remain sealed until the night of the final voting which will be on February 3. Third Ward, Fern Walker, Maxlne Chilton, Joyce Able, Beth Holln-drakc, Holln-drakc, Reah Holindrake. Katherine Lee. Owen Nelson. Dot Mitchell, Jean Shipley. . Mildred Anderson, Beth Shoell. LaVee Zabrlskie and Vilate Boley. Fourth ward. Elizabeth Mills, Ethel Dean. Lorraine Han-sen, Laur-ell Laur-ell ' Miller. Elaine Clements, Laura Giles. Elaine Miller. Millie Peters. Mary Chadwick, Bernice Butte and Nola Gray. List of American Fork Men In Army Made Last week the National Honor Society of American Fork High School asked you for names of men who were enlisted In any of the armed forces of the United States. Some few responded .to our request, but not enough. Here is our temporary list; and if you know a man qr men who are enlisted in any of the armed forces of the U. S. A. who attended or graduated from American Fork high school and who do not appear upon our list, please telephone Miss Helen Parker of the high school and give her their name, rank, and where they are stationed in which force. Paul Allen Harry Barratt Benjamin Bates Jay Balr James D. Beck Elroy Bexxant Fred Bowen Earl Brown Melvln Brown Rulon Carlson Zenneth Chamberlain Clifford Dean Robert Drew Lloyd Duckworth Glen Durrant Frank L. Oaisford Dell Grant Jack Green Dan Hunter Glade Jorge nsen Virgil Jorgensen Marian McDanlel Lynn Nillsson Eugene Roberts Don Robinson Howard Robinson Raymond Roandp Charles Shumway Eugene Steggels Darrell Wanless Wendell Watkins Warren Weimmer Kenneth Chipman Buen Dwight Packard Harold Paxman Louis C. Peterson Lowe Peterson George Pulley Melvln Pulley Karl Richan Don Rhodes Rollo Robinson Henry Strasburg Oral Sudweeks Lynn Terry Russell Thompson Richard D. West C. E. Wilde Keith Adamson Reid Barrett Newell Beal Merrill Busk Harry Butte Dean Chamberlain Ralph Chamberlain Howard Chrlstensen Ray Conder Glen L. Devey G. C. Davis Roland Dean Don Draper Don R. Draper Rulon Draper Richard Dudley Lloyd Duffln R. K. Oaisford Olen Greening Wilson Greenwood Mac Groesbeck Wilson Hayward Delbert Healey William Hollein Von Hunter Robert Hyde James A. Ingram Vern Jensen Leslie Jones Burnell Jorgensen LaGrand Larsen Ernest Lloyd Ray Lund Mark Makin Kenneth McDanlel Junius Noyes Date Set For Alpine Quarterly Conference -.The regular quarterly conference of the Alpine Stake will be held Saturday evening, .lanuary 24th. and Sunday, January 25. A full attendance of all quorums of the Priesthood is desired on Saturday evening, and of all members mem-bers at the regular sessions on Sun day at 10 a. m. and 2 and 7:30 p. m Appointments Made By City Mayor Mayor O DeVere Wootton announced an-nounced the following appointments which were made at a special meeting meet-ing of the City Council in January. City clerk. Karl Bennett; marshal. Gilbert Shumway; night marshal. Francis Anderson; sexton, Elijah Chipman; assistant sexton, Rhollo Miller; city physician. Dr Vernon F. Houston; City Judge. William Elsmore; flrechlef, Walter B. Devey, dog tax collector, Ezra Clements. At the regular council meeting held on Monday Mayor Wootton named the council committees to work in the following departments: Elections, Darrell Proctor, Henry Parduhn; Judiciary, Henry Parduhn, James Tabtersall; Finance,- James Tattersall, Leo Nelson; Claims, Dar rell Proctor, James Tattersall; Police J. Stanley Peters, Darrell Proctor; Public Property, James Tattersall, J. Stanley Peters; Streets. Leo Nelson, Henry Parduhn; Printing, J Stanley Peters, Darrell Proctor; Rules, James Tattersall; Cemetery, Henry Parduhn, Par-duhn, James Tattersall; Recreation, Leo Nelson, U. Stanley Peters; Lights, Henry Parduhn, Leo Nelson; Fire Department, J. Stanley Peters, Henry Parduhn; Waterworks, Darrell Dar-rell Proctor, Leo Nelson; Auditing, Leo Nelson, J. Stanley Peters. Births Far Out Number Year's Deaths The stork outdistanced the grim reaper -by a large margin for the year Just ended. Births totaled 236 and deaths only 69. .While the births far outnumbered deaths during dur-ing the year according to the records rec-ords kept by Mrs. AnnrL.. Chip-man, Chip-man, registrar of vital statistics, this fact may be misleading for the reason that babies born at the American Fork hospital are also Included In-cluded in the tabulations. However, births did outnumber deaths as far as American Fork is concerned. One hundred and nine babies were born to residents of this city, forty-nine of which were girls and sixty boys. The other 127 babies were born to non-residents at the hospital. Of the 69 deaths recorded. 30 were for people being brought to American Fork for burial bur-ial and the other 39 were residents of the community. o Red Cross Drive Progressing The Red Cross defense drive which was started here on Monday of this week is progressing satisf.icorly according to William Chipman, general chairman. The public has contributed liberally with all members mem-bers of the families adding their share to help to reach the to?1 t.rt for the city. All districts have not completed thrii reports to date but from aU tr.d rations American Fork will go over the top In the drive nd mlsef the allotted $700. Shoplifter Fined For Stealing At Local Store Jack Parker, Bloomington, Kentucky, Ken-tucky, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of stealing a man's hat from the local J. C. Penney company store. When arraigned In Judge Els-more's Els-more's court yesterday he was found guilty and a fine of $20 or ten days ltt Jail was pronounced by .the Judge-Marshal Judge-Marshal Gilbert Shumway made the arrest. ATTENTION LADIES A meeting of the Republican Ladles Study Group will be held Monflny afternoon. 'January 19th at 2.30 p. m in the City Hall. Mrs and Lavena C Booth, token of ; there are four grades of paper, ma-I.urilh' ma-I.urilh' Harvey of Pleasant Grove 'remembrance by the ramp made up palnes, newspapers, cardboard arid will j;lve a bonk review, a musical , the program. Tasty refreshments , waste papers number will also be furnished. A j were .served by the January hostess-1 The public Is urged to save and cordial Invitation to all the ladies is j es. Eleanore Nicholes. Meilssa Des- i keep dry- all papers and a systa-extended systa-extended by the committee In i pain. Esther Paxman. Bertha Sager j matic collection will be organised charge. I and Ellen B Gardner. i at once. Coming Steel Development Expected to Require Large Building Additions In Three Sections Government Asked to Supply Ninety Percent Of Improvement Costs School District Repays Tax Loan An even $100,000 tax anticipation loan was paid Tuesday by the Alpine Al-pine School district. Clerk Joseph Walton said yesterday. The amount was returned to the Walker Bank at Salt Lake City which-company had supplied this amount to carry the school district since July 1, 1941. Interest on the loan amounted to $808 34 which figured only one-half percent on the amount borrowed for the full time. The rate of interest set up in the obligation was one and one-half percent but when computed com-puted on the amount drawn and the time used, including attorney fees the actual Interest paid was less than one percent. Receipt of the 1941 tax moneys made it possible for the district to repay this loan. Alpine Teachers Receive Bonus Checks Employes and teachers of the Alpine Al-pine School district received a bonus payment totaling $5,000 on their return re-turn to work this month. This gave each teacher and employe an even $25.00 check This bonus was the result of a request from the teachers association associa-tion officers that some increase In pay be arranged to help them meet the Increased cost of living. Board members endeavored to secure some extra state funds to help out but no funds were available and the $5,000 was all that could be taken out of the budget, it was felt Word Received From Glen Wright Mrs. Glen Wright received word late Sunday night in the form of a cablegram from her husband who is somewhere in the Pacific, sending send-ing greetings and said he was well. Though no date of origin was stated It was nevertheless thrilling for his family to know he was safe. Marriages Announced Of social interest to the members of the community is the announcement announce-ment of the marriage of Kenneth Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Ger-ald Turner of Lehl. to Miss Carolyn Thayne, daughter of Mrs. Alvin Thayne, who were married recently. A wedding reception was given in their honor Monday evening In the Lehi Third ward chapel. Dancing was enjoyed and many beautiful and useful gifts were presented to the couple. The American Pork camp ofDTP members met Thursday at the home of . Mrs. Eleanore Nicholes The lesson "Ship and Boats of Pioneer Interest," was given by Mrs. Merllng Clyde. Following the regular buai- ness of the meeting the time, was turned into a social honoring the outgoing captain. Ada Baker. A vocal duct by Clara Chatbum and Melissa Dcspairi, tributes to the re- tiring captain by Eleanore WichOlestlnW 'bunffleS'Of TrottnO to WpOttUds.' The Alpine School district has drawn plans for a $604,500 school building Improvement project to provide additional school housing needs for the anticipated influx of students when the new proposed steel plant expansion comes to Utah county. The plans are already out, estimates made and a request for federal aid on the building project sent to Washington, D C. Plans were prepared by John Fetter, Fet-ter, school architect, In connection with Leland Perry, progress works administration representative, who recently made a survey of the population pop-ulation increase in the district as a result of the new steel Industry expansion, already authorized by the federal government This surrey disclosed the fact that additional school room would be needed in American Pork, Pleasant Orove, Lincoln, Sharon, Spencer and Page. Under the defense set up school people are informed that to meet emergencies the federal government provides up to 00 per cent of the Improvement costs where it is Impossible Im-possible for the taxing units to fi nance the necessary Improvements. On this basis the district has gone ahead and gotten out their plans and forewarded them to Washington Washing-ton with an application for the 90 percent of the cost. This has all been done so that , valuable time wjll not. b lost when, the steej plant . building gets under way arid the actual need for housing is here. If the need does not develop for the buildings they will not have to be built, but if It is found that the developement comes to this section then the district will be setup to meet any public demand Government engineering crews have already been In the field and from the best available Information the three new pig iron furnaces will be located at the Ironton plant but the steel unit will be located at some distance from there. The government engineering crews Just recently finished surveying a 160 acre tract of ground Just south of the old Geneva resort site. Another site checked is near Provo and the third west of Spanish Pork. The announcement of the location of the steel rolling mills plant must come from Washington. D. C. and no one in the state seems to know Just where the location Is to be made until the decision is made at the national capitol This information should be coming thru in the next few weeks, it is stated by those close to the project. The school building program if needed will Include additions at: Sharon Grade school Spencer Grade school $114,000 147,000 42.000 108,000 45,000 14.000 19.000 18,000 Page Grade school j Lincoln High school Lincoln High girls' gym Lincoln Shop Pleasant Grove Shop American- Fork Shop American Pork Grade school 97.500 TOTAL $604,500 Waste Paper Collection To Commence The collection of waste paper under the defense saving plan is to get under way in American Pork the coming week according to a Lions club committee which met Monday evening and completed the plans for the collection and storage. Arrangements were made for the local high school students to t o collect all -Old newspapers, 1 magazines, cardboard boxes and J waste paper. It will all be collected ! and moved to the coal bins south of I the Orem station where it Will be ' sorted, bailed and when , enough is collected shipped to paper, mills. i The paper has to be tied or bailed t"- Y |