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Show (. - I VOL, XLVIII AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1951 NUMBER 10 Jwfe Great-grandmother With 179 Descendants Enjoys Family Eliza Conder Durrant Thornton Thorn-ton Is truly a matriarch! Today at 80 years of age she Is the mother of 12 living children, chil-dren, 105 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren. "And It might not be long before I have two more great-great-grandchildren," Mrs. Thornton said. Content in her home west of the ball park with her husband, ; Thomas E. Thornton, she related, relat-ed, "Tom came back from Idaho 11 years ago after his family of tight had left, and my family liad..leltand we were married. He was one of my closest childhood child-hood friends, and how that we Are old we find great comfort in I) i EluauThorntof each ibther,"' Mrs. Thoi noi temln&ed. iiuza was, oora Jan. it, ion, Vi American Fork, a daughter of Edward and Sarah Shelley Conder, Con-der, who settled In American Fork with the original pioneers in 1851. She was the eighth child in a family of 11. "Our family, like most other families here, knew many hardships." hard-ships." As a girl Eliza helped her other sisters In the household house-hold polish the kettles, sew carpet car-pet rags and - fill- ticks with straw, "That was quite a chore for a family of 11. And at har- fields., and glean grain after the harvesters had finished," she Said. ' :- 1 Eliza's education came to an end "When' she passed the fourth reader In Elizabeth Griffiths class. Eliza and her girl friends, Jane Rushton Adams, Lib Cunningham, Cun-ningham, and Maggie Adamson, enjoyed their youthful companionship, compan-ionship, and she remembers how they used to dress In hoop skirts Mp to the year 1888, when she was married at the age of 17. Bhe was married to her childhood child-hood friend, William Albert Durrant, Dur-rant, June 7, 1888. ; Eliza is proud of the fact that the couple was the first one in Utah County to take out a marriage mar-riage license. "Before that time the county clerk Just put all the names In one large book,", she related. The young couple started their housekeeping in a granary. What furniture they had was that which had been given by relatives and friends who could fcpare it. Later they moved to her husband's mother's house and it was here in two rooms that their first child, Albert, was born. ' - ' Still later the couple lived naar the Union Pacific depot for many years, where they raised their family. Z: One..day, Stewart,- ur fifth Child, was playing hear the train and had his legs cut off. He died In April, 1907. For ft long time attir. that I cried, when I neara & train whistle,' she ' recalled wistfully,' A short time later they moved West of the ball park, where the youngest children were born and where Mrs. Thornton has lived ever since. Her husband died suddenly of a heart attack In 1923. Her son, Walter, stood tfor his father in sealing rites in an L. D. S. Temple. On Nov. 30, . 1940, Eliza was married to Thomas Tho-mas Thornton, ft retired ex-native, ex-native, 'Who had returned from farming in Idaho. v " . 'C In Church work, Mrs. Thorn-' Thorn-' ton has been a member of the Relief Society from early womanhood. wom-anhood. She was a Relief Society So-ciety teacher for 20 years. "I did some nursing until I was 70 years old. My heart Is bad and the doctor told me I have been dying for 10 years. But I'm . holding on," she said In parting., f The six. sons and six daughters living are: Albert W, Walter R 11 MMMMMaWMMMMMW i ( ; Clyde E., Sterling, David C. Dur- rant, all of American Fork. James R. Durrant lives in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Thornton's daughters In clude: Persha Nelson, Pleasant Orove; Kate Christiansen and Hazel Fay, East Ely, Nev.; Jane Eskelson, Murray; Edith Simmons, Sim-mons, Magna; and, Virginia Green, Bingham. A. L. T. Funeral Services Conducted For L H. Briggs Funeral services for Lawrence Hayes Briggs, 65, prominent American Fork druggist, were conducted Monday at one o'clock in the Second ward chapel under the direction of Bishop F. Haws Durfey of the Seventh ward. Dr. Brlggs died the afternoon of April 28, at his home. He had been ill since early in December. David Oourley, Salt Lake City, former resident of the area, spoke of his life long acquaintance acquaint-ance and association in athletic fields, and J. Stanley Peters discussed dis-cussed the ' purpose ' of life' and the plan of salvation. Opening musical number was a .trio "My Testimony," sung by Mrs. R. G. Gardner, Mrs. Joseph E. Mecham and. Mrs. Ray C Nelson: between speakers Ken neth L. Robinson sang "That Sliver Haired Daddy of Mine", Both were accompanied by Mrs, Owen G. Humphries who also played the prelude and postlude. To close Leland F. Friday, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Prlday, played play-ed "Perfect Day" as a violin solo. Before leaving the home prayer pray-er was offered by Elijah Chip-man, Chip-man, the invocation was spoken by E. H. Boley, Leonard 8. Harrington Har-rington pronounced the benediction benedic-tion and the grave in the Lehl cemetery was dedicated by W. R. Halllday. Floral tributes were cared for by the ward Relief Society mem bers, and pallbearers were My- land Brlggs; "; Wayne ,' Hacking, and Alton Storrs. c He was born August 27, 1886, in Lehl, a son of Samuel and Emma Thomas Brlggs. He' attended at-tended the Lehl schools where he was active in athletics. He was married July 12, 1905, to Lexla May Trane at Lehl. They moved to American Fork in 1907, where they have since resided. He opened open-ed the Brlggs Pharmacy in 1911 which he still operated in cooperation coop-eration with his son. He was a charter member of the American Fork Lions club, was a member of the old Salt Lake Bonneville club, and was a member of the Utah Pharmaceutical Pharma-ceutical association 'at the time of his death. An active sportsman, he was manager of the American Fork champion baseball team of 1919 and was one of the founders of the Utah Central Baseball League. Lea-gue. ; ',.., .',-':". :r : , Surviving are his widow, and one son,1- Stanford L. Brlggs, American Fork, a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Maxlne) Whiting, Salt Lake City; three' sisters, Mrs. Gerald (Mable) Taylor, Lehl; Mrs. George A.-1 Frances) Hacking, Hack-ing, Cardston, Alberta, Canada, and Mrs. Mary - Klrkham, ' Salt Lake City,. T j Local Tradesmen Lose Business In Cedar City, Fire In a fire which destroyed two buildings in ft Cedar City Business Bus-iness block, William Thornton Drug company lost about $40,000 in stock and fixtures, it was learned Wednesday when Richard Rich-ard E. Hunter, who went down Tuesday afternoon to investigate, called.-his wife Virginia Thornton Thorn-ton Hunter, ,( The fire started in the coffee shop of the Drug store about noon Tuesday it was reported to Mrs. Hunter. Lack" of water hindered the fire fighters and what was not destroyed by fire was ruined by . water, according to Mr. Hunter. , , ; ; The store .was operated by Gordon Christensen who had managed it for the past 15 years. , Further details were not avail able until Mr. Hunter's return. Hospital Raises $117,890 American Fork Community Hospital scoreboard: $117390 raised to date through gifts and revenue bond issue. Total monies needed for our share in completing the original plans: $128,000, leaving a balance of $8110 to be raised by June 1. These Impressive figures were given out Wednesday by Leo O. Meredith, director and secretary- measurer of the hospital board. To date $40,890 have come in through gifts of industrial concerns, con-cerns, American Fork City Corporation, Cor-poration, businesses and individuals. individ-uals. American Fork City proffered prof-fered $20,000 toward the hospital Geneva Steel was next with a gift of $17,600. All others, $9290, making a total of $48390. Plus, a revenue bond issue of $71,000, making a grand total of $117,890. A total of 154 businesses, Industries In-dustries and individuals contributed contri-buted to the subscriptions, Mr. Meredith said. ' However, $8110 are badly needed need-ed to Install kitchen equipment, new stove, heated food carts, lockers and office furniture equipment, Mr. Meredith said. This would bring a total, as said before, of $126,000 to complete the original plans. The honor roll of 154 contributors contribu-tors to the hospital Include: Jack Alme, Alpine Publishing Co., Alpine Motor Co., Am. Fork Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Sarah B. Anderson, Anderson's Garage, Anderson and Sons Mortuary, Glen W. Baker, Eugene Barker, Barker Jewelry, Barratt Builders Supply Co. Belva Bateman, Mllo Bean, George Beer Jr., George Binch, Vera Boley, Boley's Inc., Amber Boulter Jr., L. H. Brlggs, Agnes Brown, Roy J. Brown, Ray Brown, David Cahn, Cameo Theatre, George J. Cannon, Earl Carlisle, Dr. J. S. Chadwlck. Chadwick's Insurance, Chip-man Chip-man Merc. Co., Dean Christensen Ken Christensen, Pete Christiansen Christian-sen family, Joe S. Cook, Coy's Phillips 66, Byron Crookston, Clyde P. Crookston, Don Mack Dalton, James Damlco, ' Dean Borland, Mrs. Anthony DeMarco. 'MelvhvE. Dunkley, Dorthella Dunkley, Art Dye, "Alma L. EarL J. L. and Edna Firmage, W. L. FaddLs, Dean S. Famsworth, Garrett Market, ; Dave 1 Greenwood, Green-wood, Frank Greenwood, LeRoy Griffin,--. Orval Gunthr,Jtoy Hampshire, Harvey Hansen. - Paul Harmon, Eugene Harvey, Keith Hatch. W. M. Holdsworth, Harold Holley, Maude and Vern Humphries, Humphries Floral, H. Grant Ivlns, J. C. Wives, Junior Jun-ior Ladies Literary, Alfred W. Johnson, Mrs. Alfred Johnson, H. C. Johnson, Howard P. Johnson. John-son. Mary Kawakami, Jared D. Kel ler, James Kelly, Leonard Kelly, Landrum R. Kitchen, C. A. Lar-sen, Lar-sen, LaVem's Beauty Shop, Larry Lar-ry Lassen, Herman Loef fler, Owen and Thelma Lynch, Paul D. McCloud, Sweet Shoppe, '. Mary W. Mercer,. Mountain Fuel Supply, Mountain States Telephone, Steve Murdock, Charles W. Nelson, Ray Nelson, Amanda W. Nicholes, Lila Nlch-oles, Nlch-oles, Keith C. Nielsen, Mary Nielsen, Niel-sen, G. W. Hanks, E. W. Paxman. F. C. Pectol, J. C. Penney Co., Popples State Bank Dr. H. H. Ramsay, - Ray-D-Ant Cleaners, Garth Reed, Keith J. Rlchan, Roberts Shop, Lucy Robinson, Wayne Robinson, Geneva Fin ance, Clen Saunders. Fred Scholes, Frank Shelley, Oeorge " F. - Shelley, -Orson - M. Slack, Eddie Bmitn, Bpronse Reitz, Star Flour Mills, C D. Strang, Ralph Strong, Glen S. TajQr,Taylpr Market, LeOrande Terry, Matilda Ma-tilda M. Thomas, Hayde? Thornton, Thorn-ton, -si - ..' -. . Thornton Drug, Tlmpanogos Motor, Tracy . Conoco Service, Tri-State Lumber Co., Utah Oil Service, Utah Poultry Assn., Utah Power & Light, Hazel Walker, Virgil Wootton, Elwyn Wrlde, Clifford E. Young, Zuf elt Repairs. Dr. B. C. Linebaugh, Dr. Ken neth E. Noyes, Dr. O. S. Richards, William 8. Storrs, Bee Orchis Club, Beta Phi Fashion Show, R. D. Holdaway, Am. Fork Cauli flower Growers. Latona Music Club, Arlltra Guild, Junior Arll- tra Guild, Literary League. Cultural Arts, Utacen Club, Ladles' Senior Literary "Club, Cultural Arts Literary Club, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Shelley,, Eleanor K. Nicholes, Samuel F. Grant, People's Mill and Elevator, George T, Shelley, Bradshaw Auto Parts. ' U of U Head Will Speak At Banquet Dr. A. Rajr Olpln, president of the University of Utah, will be the principal speaker at the American Fork Chamber of Commerce Com-merce membership banquet to be held May 7, It was announced Wednesday by Orson Slack, membership chairman. The banquet will be held at 7:30 p. m. at the -Third ward recreation hall, where it is expected ex-pected that approximately 200 members, their wives and partners part-ners will be In attendance Harold Holley, outgoing president presi-dent of the chamber of commerce, com-merce, will report on chamber activities during his tenure of office. Mr. Slack also stated that the new directors will be introduced. intro-duced. Dr. Olpln, a native of Pleasant Grove, will be accompanied to the banquet by . his wife, the former Elva Chipman, a daughter daugh-ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Chipman, American Fork. ' Stan Peters, will be chairman of the dinner meeting. Dr. Olpln Ol-pln will be Introduced by Clifford Clif-ford E. Young Sr. ' i Mr. Slack also said that Walter Foulger, noted American Fork tenor, will sing a group of songs. - Beside Mr Slack, the mem bership committee for the banquet, ban-quet, consists of Mr. Peters and O. DeVere Wootton. Dr. Olpln is recognized In scientific tircles as an authority in the field of chemistry. Before taking the position of University of Utah president, he was connected con-nected with Ohio State University. Univer-sity. He Is widely known through out the country as an excellent and authoritative speaker, Mr. Slack said. , , i Spring Flower Show Scheduled, May 16 Spring flower show sponsored by the American ' Fork Garden club had been set for May 15, It was announced "toasaty - Mrs. D W. Jones, publicity chairman, The show will be staged In the basement of the Alpine ' stake tabernacle under the chairman ship, of Mrs. C, P. Jensen, presi dent of the club, and Eldon J Miller.' ' - Mrs. William E. Shelton has been appointed show chairman. Mrs. Glen Chadwlck, chairman of entries; Mrs. Ernest Hlndley, arrangements; Mrs. Ernest Lloyd, awards, and Mrs. Leo T. Hansen, hostesses. Ten sweepstakes and one grand championship prize will be offered for entries. Divisions will be House plants,' both flowering flow-ering and foliage; Tulips, several varities; Flowering Shrubs, including in-cluding roses and lilacs; Spring Flowers, J unlor Division, : with two sections, 5 to 8 year elds, and 9 to 16 year olds, and Artistic Artis-tic Arrangements. Entries will be received the morning of the 16th between 6 and 10 a. m. Classification and Judging will take place between 10 a. m. and Z p. m. and the show will be open to the public from 2 p. m. to 9 p. m., Mrs. Jones said. Talented Juniors Chosen To Attend Girls State ..Mis LuJeanBcll and-MlM Kathleen Buckwalter, American Fork high school Juniors, have been selected as delegates for Utah Girls State-'Whielr-will be held in Logan the last week in June; it was announced today by Mrs. Glen M. Cooper, president of the American Legion. Names of the six hlghranking Junior girls were handed the Auxiliary committee by Principal Jesse M. Walker, after the class had been screened by the facul ty. Only fair way to pick two, the committee thought, was to draw from a hat. The two lucky girls will go to Logan for a week with all expenses ex-penses paid. They will meet outstanding out-standing Juniors from all; the high schools in Utah.. They will learn how city," county and state governments are run in Utah and win be expected to use the knowledge they gain in school next year. Outstanding Utah Girls Stater will be elected to go to Washington, Washing-ton, D. C, later in the year to attend Girls Nation. V: ' I ''I - ' V;. , Dr. A. Ray Olpln City Employes Go On Daylight Saving Time Employes of the city have gone on daylight saving time, Ray Nelson, city clerk said Wednesday. The city office will open at 7 a.m. and close at the regular regu-lar hour of ft p. mThe new time will run May through August. Garbage will be picked up one hour earlier, Mr. Nelson said. The city fathers, Mr. Nelson reported, thought the time change would give employes better working conditions during the hot summer months. New Jaycee President Congratulated by Member of Twelve To Address Primary Graduates Elder Harold B. Lee, member of the council of the twelve, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints, will be the guest speaker at the Seagull and Quide gTaiuattai-rtanijtiet- be held In the basement of the Alpine stake tabernacle Friday nJg.Eldejr .Lee u also advisor The group wlll Include-about 100 twelve year old boys - and girls, their parents and leaders. Plans are being made to serve 350., The lovelv affair is' beinc chalrmaned by Mrs. Harry Han sen and Mrs. J. Clyde Blrk, Seagull and Guide stake leaders, who are planning some unusual table annolntments in keeDlne with the Trallbuilder and Home-bullder Home-bullder themes, : Assisting are ward workers Mrs. Kenneth Francom, Mrs. Glen M. Robinson, Mrs. Hilda Wagstaff, Mrs. Arvllla White, Mrs. Ernest "Thomas;- Mrs. Marvin Mar-vin Allen. Mrs. Lyle Tregaskis, Mrs. John Mills Jr., Mrs. Kenneth Ken-neth Okey, Mrs. R. A-Slater, Mrs. Jack Watkins, Mrs. "Floyd BcaL Mrs. Joey P. Brooks, Mrs. WHford Storrs, Mrs. Robert Brooks, Mrs. Counq Objectional Paragraph is Deleted . j From Ordinance; Bondsmen Agree The long-awaited' word, from; Salt Lake City bonding ; houses that they would agree to changes made by the clty.council la the sewer ordinance was received by telephone Tuesday afternoon. In a telephone conversation with City Clerk Ray Nelson, Al Burrows of Edward L. Burton St Company, stated that an objectional objec-tional paragraph asked deleted by the city council . had been made, and the ordinance : re written. Briefly, the paragraph stricken from the ordinance pro vided that excess revenues should be used in the amount of $5000 each year after 1960 to retire long-term bonds. This would retire the sewer bonds at the rate of $13,000 per year, in stead of $8000 per year, and graduated upward for the life of the bonds. .. yr'x At a dinner luncheon of the American Fork- Rotary--Club Tuesday, Mayor Cleghorn told those assembled: "It seems so obvious that we must ' have sewer system unless we want to flirt with a future health hazard, and hinder a growing, progressive progres-sive city, that the project should not have to be 'sold' . to our citizens." .; .,"'."...,.'...,.';. During the question period it was suggested that an education Willard R. Devitt New Jaycee Prexy; Installation to Take Place. Tonight Nurse Scholarship Won By Karma Barratt Karma Barratt, high . school senior, won the nurse scholarship oXteredLlhls. jeaiLbyih?. Ladles of BPO Elks i49, Provo. , Miss Barratt won on her scholarship which has been an A average all througirher "senior 1 high school years, it was announced by Mrs. Frank U Galsf ord, chairman chair-man of the committee. ' ' , . The contest was conducted In Utah county under the direction of Mrs. W. A. Marshall, Provo, president of the Ladles of Elks. The scholarship provides $100 for the first year as a student nurse, with a like amount to - follow during the second year. . In addition to her high scholarship, schol-arship, Miss Barratt has been an officer In the Girls League, secretary sec-retary of the National Honor Society, a member of the Future Homemakers of America, and on the production staff of the Year Book. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reed BaCTatC"Tr"' Glen, II. Gordon. Mrs. Ralph Rogers, Mrs. David Strasburg, Mrs. W. P. Williams, and Mrs. Norma Healey. celfis committee be named from serv-. Ice clubs and chamber of com- , merce armed with pertinent in-lonnatlon-on-- Installation,' fin ancing and benefits to be accru ed by supporting the sewer project u Continuing, Mayor Cleghorn told the club members that "we will have to meet the problem of a sewer sooner or later. I be lieve that it will cost less now than In any time in the future. With the modifications made In the ordinance I do not believe better financing could be had. or lower Interest rates." The expense of putting in the sewer now wont be excessive. The cost at this time will be no greater, U as great, than Individ ual septic tanks, cesspools or other means of sewage disposal over a period of 30 to 33 years. "We have varied conditions in the city at present. As the city ' grows we will saturate the gravel -beds so heavily that we will have a definite health hazard as well as an untenable situation In many areas In cesspool over-. flow," Mayor Cleghorn stated, adding: , " . . . The city Is growing and we -cannot or should not stand In the way of progress. We will have to meet the problem sooner or later," he said in closing. Outgoing Officer J ." Oflcers for the coming year will be installed tonight at 8 p. m. in the Crown Cafe when Junior Chamber of Commerce members and their wives and partners meet for the annual Installation In-stallation banquet. Z Willard :'.SJ. Devitt, Ellis o a. ... Cleaners, employe, will succeed to the presidency, taking the place " of Leonard Kelly, service station, manager. Mr. Devitt Is also re- firingr secretary; Lyman Wight wDl fill the term of vice president for the year, taking the place of Harold Anderson. An-derson. ' Paul Shelley served as treasurer during the year. Two-year directors to be Installed In-stalled are William R. Ellison, LeOrande Terry and Virgil R. Wootton. Holdover directors are Dick Hunter, Irvln Chipman and Marvin Teuscher. Retiring directors direc-tors are T. R. Parker, Lyman Wight and Davis Stewart Stanford Dahl, who has been state director for the club dur-- lng the year, will retire and his place will be taken by Past President Pres-ident Leonard Kelly Mr. Deritt said. ;J" ' ' - i ' It Is expected that the outgoing out-going president will make a report re-port of activities and projects undertaken by the Jaycees during dur-ing his term of office.. , , J! ! !t ',1 i ' . t V ' Si |