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Show Universal Pierep-n- Ulcrf t Avenue il'-iin-- C-r- . p. WBL1 ahqoves MfWMHT POST. Dancing in Taverns Request Discussed Curb and Gutter Protests Heard The proposal and insistence of tavern owners for changes in city ordinances to allow dancing and 1 a.m. closing of taverns in the community, was again the center of discussion at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Larry Evans of the Lehi Chamber of Commerce read a letter concerning the views of this re cently organized body. Stanley Kallas, Mrs. Jayne Prestwich and Forrest Driggs were present to discuss with the council their proposal to allow dancing in taverns and also allow closing at 1 a.m. Mayor Harold D. Westring, who took charge of the meeting, with a full staff of council members present, gave a report on recent visits made by himself, Mr. Kallas, Mr. Driggs, Larry Evans and (2ty Councilman Grant B. Smith to several taverns in Provo and Orem, in which dancing is licens ed. " Operated in a Fine Manner It was stated that these estab lishments are operated in a very fine manner. Mr. Kallas explained that he did not think that once the dancing were legalized it would be the problem it is at present He felt that it is an issue with many just because it is not al- f plans for the changes to be made in water and sewer lines due to the freeway construction. He pointed out various changes, that should be made by the city at city expense to put in lines for water and sewer for future growth. The changes, if made now, will be much less expensive than if done later under the urge of nec Volume 29 essity. The total cost to the city for the changes would be $8,286.14. LEHI, UTAH, THURSDAY, MAY lowed. Councilman Arthur Sabey re ported on a visit by himself, Mayor Westring, Councilman Morris Clark and Councilman Smith with mayors and police chiefs in some of the cities where dancing is permitted. The general feeling in the cities was that the businesses had been upgraded and now caused less trouble than before. Tarem Owners' Side The matter was discussed by the group. It was felt that the opponents of dancing should be told the tavern owners' side of the question. It was agreed by the council that the question should be Residents of Lehi, Cedar Fort tabled until after a meeting is held with some of the church officials and Fairfield are reminded clin-to in the city to discuss with them take advantage of the polio to be held Friday, May 12, at the matter and acquaint them with ic armory, be the tavern owners' views. The ma- the National Guard Polio 7 shots will at p.m. ginning were yor and police chief of Orem including scheduled to be called to a meet- be given to all ages, shots and series. This booster to with them 2, Tuesday, May ing service is provided under the spondiscuss this matter. sorship of the Utah County MedWater, Sewer Changes ical Association and local doctors, Mayor Westring explained the assisted by the Lehi Health Council and PTA. Shots will be given at a fee of 50 cents each. The first clinic in the series was held at the armory, April 14. There were 319 who had the inoculations, including 108 adults. All those who received their first shot in April are reminded to come in and take their second shot. Those who take their first shot in a series, May 12, will be required to obtain the second shot from their private physician, then 1 - -" V I f r t ! i i " LEHI HIGH SCHOOL CHOOSES STUDENTBODY OFFICERS- Elected to serve as executives In student government next year, are Robert Evans (front center) president; with Wanda Allen, vice president., left, and Sheila Cook, secretary. Back row I. to r Ann Fowler, historian; Howard Gray, business manager, and Bonnie Taylor, program chairman. The purple party predominated. Next Polio Clinic May 12 Lehi Studentbody Elects New Officers for Next Year mm W I . CHARLES .;. i!.: E. MERCER Charles Mercer Dies Suddenly; Funeral Friday Charles Emmett Mercer, 67, operator and former poultry raiser and farmer, died in the American Fork Hospital of a heart ailment, Saturday, April 29. He had been ill only a few days. Mr. Mercer was born August 1, 1833, in American Fork, a son of Jedda Julian and Fannie Pulley Mercer. He was married to Geneve Evans, Sept. 25, 1923, in Salt Lake City. They had made their home in Lehi for the past 37 years. Mr. Mercer was a veteran of World War I. He had operated a mining concern in Mercur, from 1931 until World War II broke out in 1942, moving thousands of tons of ore, milled on a low grade basis. He was a member of the Conservancy Board Named long time mining LDS Church. He is survived by his widow; sons and daughters, Charles E. Mercer, Jr., Panama City, Florida; Julian J. Mercer, St, George, Utah; Elder William Mercer, on an LDS mission in the Southern States; Mrs. John W. (Arva) Smith, Price; Mrs. David (Jedda) Monson, San Jose, Calif., 10 grand- children; brothers and sister, Jed and Marion Mercer, American Fork; Max Mercer, Salt Lake City; Francis Mercer, Provo; Julian Mercer, Sacramento, Calif., and V. R. , (Jennie) Blackmarr, Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services were arranged for Friday, at 2 p.m., at the Wing Mortuary chapel. Friends may call Thursday from 7 to 9 pjn., and Friday prior to services. Interment will take place in the Lehi cemetery. Mayor Westring To Represent Lehi A Utah County Water Conserv ancy Advisory Board has been appointed by the Utah County 1 36 Wf ffiK Elder Marion G. Romney to Address AH Conference Sessions Dan W. Peterson New President Lehi Lions Club Elder Marion G. Romney, member of the Council of Twelve Apostles, will be the featured speaker Saturday and Sunday, May 6 Dan W. Peterson, superinten- and 7, during a quarterly conferdent of schools in the Alpine Di- ence of Lehi Stake. strict will serve as president of Conducting the conference will the Lehi Lions Club during the be Stake President Herman C. coming year. Vice president dur- Goates. ing the past season, "he was adSunday's general sessions, to vanced to the position of president which the public is invited, will at the recent election meeting. be held at 10 a.m. and 2 pjn., in N. S. Peck was elected first the stake house. vice president; Lynn Woolston, Elder Romney is a former pracsecond, and Harold Ellison, third and served in sevvice president. Owen Porter was ticing attorney as an elected eral capacities pubelected tailtwister ; Douglas Smith, lic official in Salt Lake City. He is chairman of the famed church welfare program and a former f missionary to Australia, bishop, and stake president. Elder Romney was bom in Mexico, his family fleeing the Madero Revolution in 1912. Saturday evening, a meeting will be held for priesthood leaders, and parents are Invited to a session on family living and youth development. This meeting will convene at 8 pjn. and will include ' ""!"' l a film, "A Time for Sowing." Elder Romney will be the featured speaker. mrmmcjt; i i 1 , take the third m the series in about six months at the clinic. This is scheduled for some time in November. Booster shots should be obtain ed a year after the third shot in the series and annually thereafter. There is no age limit it is pointed out. Doctors are urging people of all ages to obtain these shots so valuable in preventing paralysis. Cedar Fort and Fairfield resi dents are reminded to come in and eake advantage of the ser vice with the Lehi families. There are no other polio clinics planned, other than these, it is pointed out Number SA1AV SHAY t!jiiliillllk .- 4, 1961 STAGE ' t 0N i i Gateway to Beautiful Utah Valley State Labor The state has agreed to furnish the labor if the city will furnish the material. It was agreed to accept the plan of the engineer as presented and to make the additions to the city as proposed, at city expense. Curb, Gutter Protests The meeting had been announced as the time and place to hear any protests against the proposed curb, gutter and sidewalk improvement districts for this year. Mrs. Lillian Welch met with the council to voice her protest against the curb and gutter along her property on Fourth North Street She stated that she would not be ame io pay ior mis ana mai n would make it difficult for her to enter a car over the curb. Letters of protest from Afton Giles, L. J. Morton and Cleo K. Beagley, concerning the curb and gutter on the same street, were read. The mayor stated that unless more protests were registered, it would be necessary to put the improvements in according to law. Mr. Hollingsworth was present to request that he be allowed to put in the sidewalk in front of his home between the Arctic Circle and the Udell home. This is included in the improvement district for this year. Mayor Westring re- ( Continued on Back Page) 4 it Robert Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neldon Evans, was elected last week to serve as studentbody president for next school season at Lehi High School. Others victorious in attaining the highest student vote for the respective positions include Wanda Allen, for vice president; Sheila Cook, secretary; Bonnie Taylor, program chairman; Howard Gray, business manager, and Ann Fowler, historian. All are of the "Purple" party, except the vice president, who ran as a '"White" candidate. Miss Allen is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Allen; Sheila Cook, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Cook; Miss Taylor, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor; Howard Gray, the son of Mr. and , Mrs. Elmo Gray, and Ann Fowler, a daughter of Mr,; and Mrs. Don f Fowler.. ..... Stiff competition between the two parties culminated in an ejections assembly; at which both parties presented an outstanding program, prior to the actual voting. Winning candidates were announced at the election "victory dance," Friday evening. Jean Skinner was candidate for vice president on the Purple party. Other "White" candidates included Lance Gardner for president; Shannon Warburton for secretary; Eileen Degelbeck, program chairman; Michael Evans, business manager, and Sandy Jones, his- ' Special Youth Conference , torian. Kent Davis to Chairman Local Mental Health Drive Dr. Kent Davis, Lehi dentist and member of the Chamber of Commerce, has accepted the chair manship for the local Mental Health fund campaign. He will select captains for the various sections of the community. They in turn, will call on a large staff to The Sunday ' afternoon session will be a special youth meeting with the' main part of the taber nacle reserved for young people, aged 12 to 21. All of this age and the general public are urged to Mil mmmmtm DAN W. PETERSON . Dr- - conduct the "Bellringers' March for Mental Health." Although the entire month of May has been designated as Men tal Health Month, Dr. Davis has announced Monday, May 15, for the drive. Everyone is reminded to help as much as possible in order to bring the conquest of mental illness nearer. There will be a kickoff meet ing Friday, May 12, to complete plans for the local drive. Ringing Bell of Hope "Our Bellringers will wear tags displaying the sign of the ringing bell," Dr. Davis points out "The tag is a symbol of a real bell that was cast in 1953, of the shackles formerly used to bind mental patients. "Contributors should look for , Lion tamer; Dr. Kent Davis, director, and Keith Bushman, two-yedirector. Paul Hanson will continue as secretary-treasureone-ye- ar ar r. Retiring officers include Boyd Smuin, president, Dan W. Peterson, first vice president; Elden Harding, second vice president; N. S. Peck, third vice president; Lynn Woolsten, tailtwister; Keith Bushman, Lion tamer; Thomas director; Fred Powers, director, and Nakagaga, Douglas Smith, holdover director. The meeting took place at Ralph's Truck Inn, and combined both elections and the meeting of the sight conservation committee. Guest speaker was Evan M. Croft of Brigham Young University, former club member, who showed colored slides of his tour of Europe. E. N. Webb, chairman, was assisted by committee members, Dr. Boyd J. Larsen and Dean one-ye- ar two-ye- ar attend. The conference will open with a Saturday evening meeting, beginning at 6:30 p.m., with a Priset-hoo- d Leadership meeting. Those expected to attend are, Stake Presidency and clerks; High Council; all members of bishoprics, branch presidency and clerks; Frank's American Oil Service To Sponsor Museum Fund Raising Drive Next Saturday quorum presidencies and clerks; all group leaders, their assistants and secretaries; all stake and ward members of Aaronic Priesthood committees for . those over and under 21; all stake and ward auxiliary executive officers. A film on sacrament meeting will be shown. Elder Romney will be the principal speaker. On Sunday morning at 8:30 a. m. there will be a special meeting held in the tabernacle basement for the Stake Presidency, High Council members and ward bishoprics. Special music for the general sessions will be provided by the combined choirs of the Fifth and , Seventh wards. Producers, Specialty Acts Signed for Lehi Roundup tics galore, will put you in stitchand the contestants rely on his thrilling bull fighting to save them from being gored by an enraged brahma bull. The Flying U is noted for its vicious stock and ornery horses. Jack Okey, Lehi's favorite rotestants as each dollar earned in deo announcer, will return after prize money' at the Roundup a year's absence. The 1961 Lehi Roundup, scheduled for June 29, 30, July 1, have been approved by the Rodeo Cowboys Association (R.C.A.) professional cowboys rodeo contestants. The rodeo purse of $2600 plus entry fee, the largest purse of Central Utah, attracts top rodeo con- counts toward the national world Worlton. Lion Marion R. Bowman championship in each event. of Roosevelt was announced as a "Flying U" Producer The "Flying U" ranch, owned candidate for district governor, by two representatives from the and operated by Dick Pascoe and Roosevelt club. Elections will be Cotton Rosser, producers of the held at the convention in St. 1960 Roundup, will again produce this year's show. George, May 4, 5, 6. . Installation of the Lehi officers They have already signed some will be held at the annual sum- of the outstanding specialty acts mer canyon party, July 20. and clowns for the coming Lehi show. These include Jimmy Murphy, Roman Fire Rider. He has thrilled thousands in the rodeo arena, as well as TV audiences. To He performed at the Denver convention attended by members of DR. KENT DAVIS the Lehi committee, who were this Mental Health Bell of Hope, The meetine of the Lehi Lions thrilled with his act and are hapto be sure that the bellringer is Club will be held Thursday (to py to present him in Lehi. one of our volunteers," said Dr. Clark Schultz, rodeo clown exnight) at Ralph's Truck inn uate, Davis. at 7:30 pjn. A report on the 1960 traordinary, with laughs and an (Continued on Back Page) Bovs State will be presented by the local representative, Kent Harding. The candidate for 19bl Boys State will be announced and Commission. Members include John O. Bees- ley of Provo, former chairman of the Provo Metropolitan Water Board; Kenneth E. Bullock of Provo. state fish and game com- missionery; Leo P. Harvey, Plea sant Grove, president of Utah Association of Soil Conservation dis tricts and chairman of Utah County Water Users Association; Henry Roberts of Goshen, chairman of Central Utah project for Greater Utah Valley, Inc.; Harold D. Westring, Lehi Mayor, and Arthur Finley of Springville, presi Lehi residents and the general ness on that day. Free soft drinks dent of Springville Cattlemen's public will be given the opportun- will be served to the customers Association and chairman of the of assisting in raising funds all day. Tickets will be issued and Strawberry Reservoir Water Us- ity the prize will be a beautifor the Hutchings Museum and at ful grand ers Board. Sylvania transistor radio, to A seventh member of the board the same time obtain topnotch be given to the holder of the lucky will be one of the County Com- service for their cars, it is an- number. missioners and his appointment nounced by Frank Bailey, operaThe National Guard has agreed tor of Frank's American Oil Ser- to provide a jeep to travel through was expected this week. From the advisory board one vice on State Street. Saturday, the streets with a loud speaker member will be named as a del- May 6, is the date assigned for during the day. Mr. Bailey and egate to represent Utah County on this event. All net proceeds at the his regular staff will be on hand a seven-count- y executive commit- station will be assigned toward to provide prompt and efficient tee of the proposed Central Utah swelling the museum building service, with the aid of company fund. This includes gas, oil lube supplied extra help from the trainWater Conservancy District. Also serving on the executive jobs and labor. ing school in Salt Lake City. The staff includes, Robyn Gentry, Jay committee will be delegates from Transistor Radio as Prize Mr. Bailey Is also offering some Paul, Dick Madsen and Paul Juab, Salt Lake, Duchesne, Summit, Wasatch and Uintah counties. extra incentive to promote busi MARION O, ROMNEY ' , Mmbr, Council of Twtlv Apoitltt Stake Melchizedek Priesthood committee; all Melchizedek Prist-ho- od ELDER . Lehi Lions Club Honor Students Tonight es, Queen-ode- o . Dale Peterson, queen chairman, has been arranging a new and novel evening of entertainment for June 17, at 8 p.m., when Miss Lehi Roundup and her two attendants will be selected. Morris Clark is busy with his arena chores and states that the rodeo gronuds have been sprayed . for weeds, and the accumulated de-- v bris and other material in the corrals and pick-u- p pens have been cleaned out The publicity committee Is investigating new and novel plans to get the Roundup before the rodeo fans. So, Lehi boosters of the Roundup, get ready for the greatest rodeo in the valley, and let your voices be heard. Clifford Norman, winner of the coveted "Lions Award" will be honored. Dale H. Price is serving as committee chairman .assisted by Dan W. Peterson and Paul Hanson. , PTA Reuses Funds For Scholarship The ladies of the combined PTA groups cooperated in a fund raising campaign to provide a scholarship for a Lehi High School graduate. They cleared $100 by serving luncheon for the Federated Women's Clubs convention, here last Saturday. The student has been selected for the scholarship honor, but the name will be announced at a later date, according to Mrs. Boyd Smuin, PTA Council president Appreciation is express-e- d to those who assisted with the project. 'U R" 4k WrU- J j j IX - ' AvJ JIMMY MURPHY AND HIS FIRE ACT SCHEDULED HERE A big eclalty attraction at the Lehi Roundup, June 29, 30, July 1, ' will be Jimmy Murphy and his daring Roman fire act. He will guide his snow white mounts, "Frosty" and "Snowman," through blazing hoops and other spectacular exhibitions of skill and timing. |