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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, JUNE 26, 1985 For Downtown Layton Andy Adams Lends Name To New Park By DONKTA GATHERUM Layton at that time, the Mayor said. LAYTON -- - Several years ago officials of Last Layton City A Adams to negotiate the purchase of property for a city park. Mr. Adams sold Last Layton a beauti- tremely reasonable. "I ex- knew1 Lather would be pleased to see part of his farm property being used by South Weber and other places to entertain. Kenneth Adams memories of his grandfather are most meaningful. "He was known as Uncle Andy by everybody, he says. He had the reputation for building the best hay stacks. Many times a hay stack would lean. Grandfather's never Hazen Adams so many children. commented when the park was developed. TWO WEEKS ago, the Layton City Council recognized the contributions the Adams family have made to the Last Layton community by naming this lovely park Andy Adams Park." Andy Wright Adams, the 7th child of George Washington Adams and Mary Ann billing Adams was born Aug. 20. 1877 in the Adams home just south of the park. HE MARRIED Forbes March Harriet Lllen 8. 1893 in the Logan LDS Temple. The couple raised three children, Hazen F. Adams. Vida Adams Roueche and Zilla Frances Adams Sessions. Mrs. Roueche and Mrs. Sessions are still living. ANDY ADAMS built a brick homeonOakridge Drive. Upon the death of his father, Andy moved his family back into the original home to better care for his mother. The house overlooks Andy's Pond, one of Layton's earliest reservoirs. Andy Adams farmed his entire ANDY ADAMS life. His grandson, Kenneth Adams, recalls his father had about 150 acres. Most of the work was done with horses and Andy once commented it took half of his farm to keep the horses. MR. ADAMS had a sound reputation as a gentle, likeable person and a good farmer. He managed the Adams Threshing company for many years and worked with his son, Flazen on horse power and steam power threshing machines. At the council meeting when the park was officially named by council action. Mayor Golden C. Sill commented one of his childhood memories was of a threshing crew working in the fields near his home that quit early one evening to go Up to Andy Adams' home to listen to a Jack Dempsey fight. Mr. Adams had one of the few radios in Marine Veteran, Apostle To Speak be even bigger. "Every year we have more people" says Sandy. We're even asking people to bring their own lawn chairs." Elder Perry is a popular speaker and will provide the keynote i f address for the Kaysville Independence Day celebration. He is an advocate of freedom, an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, and a Marine ' musician, Andy Orchestra. He played the trombone. Hazen Adams was the fiddler. Daughters Vida and Zilla were orchestra members along with Dan Adams. The orchestra was very popular in North Davis County. They played for many Layton dances and traveled to ful, valuable piece of property adjacent to the Last Layton City Hall for a park. The price was GOOD Adams organized the Adams approached Mr. and Mrs. Hazen did. They were perfectly straight. He took good care of his work horses. At one time, there were 12 horses on the farm. They all had to be fed and fed well because they worked hard." KENNETH Adams explains that as a boy it was his job to feed his grandfather's horses. Fie would have to cross the fields from his home to the barn area just north of Andy's pond. A huge hay knife was used to cut sections from the loose hay stack and then the hay was fed to the horses. It was hard work. The animals had to be watered. Kenneth filled the trough and then waited until the horses had all they wanted. He then had to remove the excess water from the trough so it wouldn't freeze. It was easier to dip the water out of the trouch than it was to remove large chunks of ice the next day. GRANDFATHER and I played would let me win. As I got older, my skills improved and so did his. It delighted him when he could really beat me at this game or when I made a good move and got the best of him." Adams property wasn't always used strictly for farming. During the Depression years, many WPA workers were assigned to build the East Layton water system. They had free time and liked to play ball. Andy Adams allowed the WPA workers and ball teams from ho served in the Pacific in Celebration VICKI Jessen's Singers will provide the music for the service. There will also be an impressive flag ceremony. This is the way to start July 4th. Come and ring a bell for freedom. If you can't come step out your front door and ring a bell (any kind of bell) at approximately 7:45 a.m. If it is a clear day you'll be able to hear the bells ringing from city hall, me THE ONE story Kenneth Adams remembers best about his grandfather and the property that is now the public park centers around raising potatoes. The park was once ideal potato ground. A man approached grandfather and said he understood planting potatoes in the dark of the moon would mean a successful crop. Grandfathers reply was I have better luck when I plant them in the ground. dmg y w y 1943-4- 4. L. TOM PERRY - Marine veteran and LDS Apostle L. Tom Perry will be the speaker at the fourth annual Ring a Bell for Freedom" services to be held at 7 a.m. July 4 in front of Kaysville City Hall. KAYSVILLL - LAYTON Bid openings for work on Main Street in downtown Layton will open July 18. Authorization to advertize for bids on this project which will include a comprehensive work awarded. Mr. Carter noted it is probably illegal to park Lor Stile" cars in this area because it is an established thoroughfare. He also stated the city is considering drafting an ordinance concar lots that are appearing in trolling make-shiseveral Layton locations. package including concrete work, curbs, walks, water lines, asphalt overlay and landscaping was given by the City Council at the last council meeting held June 20. ft MR. CARTER said the question of ownership of the strip of property on the east side of Main Street that was left when the state made Main Street narrower hits not yet been settled but all parties who have interests in downtown Layton agree the best idea is to let out bids, get the work done and then decide ow nership. dmg SCOTT CARTER, Community Development Director, requests people who have been using the blacktop area on the east side of Main Street for the parking of cars labeled "For Sale to remove these vehicles so that work can begin immediately after the bids are Members Reappointed LAYTON Thursday evening, the L.ayton City Council unanimously approved the reappointment of Brent Allen and Jerry Stevenson to the Planning Commission. Both terms will expire in July. The term of office for a Planning Commission member is three years, dmg F. H. Levy Okayed FRUIT HEIGHTS - The Fruit Heights City Council set the mill levy at .27 for the 1986 budget in their regular city meeting June 18. Most of the discussion centered around modifications in the general fund to make possible holding the levy to last year's figure. OTHER items considered were: the Animal Control Agreement, Davis County Health Agreement, and two appointed board members whose terms expire June 30 (Douglas R. Dickens, Board of Adjustment member and W. Merrill Stirling. Chairman of the Planning Commission). Steven Humphrey, past president of the Kaysville Jaycees and Brady Koroulis, president, visited the meeting and invited the mayor and city council to participate in the July 4th festivities of Kaysville-Frui- t Heights, me Gains Degree In Medicine Michael James Griddle, son of and Mrs. Melvin G. Griddle, 104 Country Way. Fruit Heights, has graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Utah with his Doctor of Philosophy degree in medical biophysics and computing. He graduated May 25 in Salt Lake City. Mr. Kenneth Adams recheckers. When I was young, he calls. Layton and other communities to use a sheep pasture just south of the present-dapark for ball games. veteran Bid Openings July 18 Family Data Sought HistoriLAYTON - The committee from the Kaysville-Laytocal Society that has been working many months collecting materials for a Layton History book is asking one last time for any information about families that settled in Layton prior to 1870. If you have any information about a family that pioneered Layton and the information has not been turned in to the history book committee, it will be accepted up until July 1. THE COMMITTEE is also looking for good photographs that would be representative of Laytons history prior to 1950. If you have either family histories or photographs that might be useful to this historical preservation project, please contact either Janice or Doneta Gatherum Dawson The price for the Layton history books will be $14.97. Those interested in purchasing a book can send a check or money order to the Layton History Book, Layton Heritage Museum, 437 Wasatch Drive, Layton. 544-548- 0 MICHAEL attended Davis High School and graduated in 1969. He received his Bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1975 with a degree in physics. He is married to the former Ly West of Fruit Heights, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Z. West. Michael and Lynne reside in West Valley City where they are the parents of six children. Kamie. Rhys. n -- 773-497- n-- Caylene. Thayne. Lynae and 6. Alisa. MICHAEL'S Ph.D. dissertation entitled: A Continuous Noninva-sivCardiopulmonary Monitor. Dr. Griddle will continue to be employed tit Primary Children's Medical Center where he will do research, me is C-- 0 BOOKS will be distributed at the museum after Oct. 16, 1985. dmg "Knowledge and human power are synonymous." -- Francis Bacon e TAKE ONE. 544-034- IN iDl 777 THE BELL ringing services, which were begun by Sandy Butterfield, 2nd vice president of the 2 KAYSVILLE (FORMERLY) THE VIDEO SHOP YOUR VIDEO SPECIALTY STORE Kaysville Daughters of Utah Pioneers, have always been an exciting and memorable event. And this year's bell ringing promises to mmmmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I MONDAY j 1 Rent movies get VCR FREE! S J 2 K. Stubbs Ends Basic Training Walt Disney $1.00 HE MILL now receive specialized instruction in the fire protection field. j i ! ! ! ! i i movies just 1.00 MACHINE RENTAL $5.00 S ! MACHINE RENTAL $5.00 with at least one movie rental JVC MOVIE FUJI Offer Expires July 20, 1985 i. T-1- BLANKS $4.99 BLANKS $5.95 T-1- VIDEO TAKE-ON- E 544-034- 2 340 NO. 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