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Show Qfy ft ! a . nt t j inert rjnu LEHI, UTAH, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1949 leanup Campaign Going orward in All Sections of Lehi NUMBER 42 - ilWiiin. I I , f i 4 ' .'r h ;j ' - ) -'! - if! ' ' ' l! ;. jXi . -i -Hj-ns of Lehl are renewing activities this week in the id cleaning up and beauti-1 beauti-1 of the entire community. St April 18, has been de- Cleanup i-'j. 01 liW ed Proclamation Elimination .a c v a , work in that direction. in tovn is urged to do i her share in cleaning the -e premises, painting, repaired repair-ed improving wherever pos- 4ools are going forward with irmkineand brushing up, ml although no shutdown -vj6 schools is Being aais.cu vm ' Business houses are also .'iiiilng open, and are follow-"throueh follow-"throueh in the cleaning of U own establishments. - The Lions Club is sponsoring overseeing the program on a street, and tne Junior ber of Commerce is in Lrje of those on State street other business nouses :ae tabernacle grounds will be aed up on Saturday evening : the stake presidency invite sen and boys to join in and ;e it a speedy and complete :ess. airmen have been appointed ht city council for the several as follows, to be aided and sorted by the priesthood rums of each ward: :rst ward, George W. . Leany; ;nd ward, John Zimmerman; :i ward, George W. Ricks; ::th ward, Arlin Fowler; Fifth i Virgil H. Peterson. he Elders and members of Adult Aaronic Priesthood will :see hauling where people 1 assistance. The High Priests making a survey to ascertain :e who need assistance, tier in cleaning or hauling, (! witt call upon the members ae Aaronic Priesthood and Boy Scouts to perform this ::e. iyor L. Carlos Cbates ex ied the hope for himself and City Council that the clean his year will be successful I make our city in truth, a Beautiful". M Woman ourns Grandson illed in Calif. 3rd was received bv Mrs. "he Evans, Tuesday, of the f'h of her erandson. Fred pord, 16, of Santa Paula, 2ng a patrol of senior A he had walked out onto a e, while on the tradition-ter tradition-ter hike. Winter storms apparently undermined the e causing it to give way. The s man plunged into the M belOW hpincr Inctonf lir as born in Provo. Jan. f a sori of John and Birdie M Gessford. The family H to Santa Paula in August, I Gessford, the father, pvea as scout executive for l& county for several years. CTvors include the parents -ccorctners: John, David wen Gessford, an of Santa J wo grandmothers, Mrs. U, and Mrs. Elizabeth jJ'a oi provo. xuiuiy address in Santa Pleasant Street. services will be held Fri- :'1:,0()a.rn.,inSanta Paula. uy requests that no flow. re sent. Whereas, the season of Spring a fitting time for a gene ral cler- up prc.am, Ana -waereas, Arbor Day has been proclaimed by the Governor of the ?tate of Utah, and has been obitrved as a day of Dlant- ing and renovation, and weather conditions are such as to make for a successful period of cleaning clean-ing and concentrated improvement, improve-ment, and Whereas, the process of cleaning clean-ing up and beautification has been going forward in our city during the past week, l, l. carios Coates, Mayor of Lehi, do proclaim the day of April 18 (Monday) as "Cleanup Day," and request that all citizens citi-zens of Lehi cooperate in a united effort to complete the general cleaning and refurbishing of our city, and to support those chairmen, chair-men, clubs and church organizations organiza-tions placed in direction of the project; that the entire community commu-nity may become more beautiful, sanitary and a better place in which to live. I further request that all clubs, institutions, businesses and organizations or-ganizations cooperate and assist in this campaign. Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Lehi, State of Utah, April 12, 1949. . L. Carlos Coates, Mayor of Lehi City. Girl Athletes To Give Special Dance The public is invited to join the high school students in an evening eve-ning of dancing at the high school gym, Saturday at 9:00 p. m. Sponsored by the Girls Athletic Ath-letic Association, the "Dream Boy Dance," will determine which of the candidates is really the dream boy of the high school. The beautiful Junior Prom dec orations will be used for this dance. Bud Hutchingss orchestra orches-tra will furnish the music. Girls are urged to" hurry and get their dates for the party, as everything is LADIES CHOICE. Admission is 75c per couple, and a good time ispromised everyone. COME OUT AND VOTE FOR THE DREAM BOY. Candidates are Arland Pull- am and Wesley Turner from the senior class; Kay Worthen and Richard Cooper, juniors; Neil Manning and Richard Felt, sophomores. Thespians Rehearse for Drama Blchard Cooper, on witness stand, is Questioned by Shirley Fowler, left, and Hal Holmstead, right, daring rehearsal of the Lehl hls school production of mystery drama, "The yight of January lSt&fy "Night of January IS" Senior Class Play Set for Two Performances Athenian Club Hear Book Review fsfer Girls Entertain Temi at Banquet rne?bers of the gMs' u entertained the bas Lrei at a banmiet in the ay evening. l ;, . ak a can K 3 Tiro v tiuiig r. i?4 deluded their in u - mrs. Phoebe Innes, Hali0 Prior and Earl na Principal Lloyd Norton, Booster presi- evlcu as toastmaster. faere given by Hal i'3 Jenell Kirkham, Prin-mson, Prin-mson, Mrs. Innes, Mr. Mr. Holmstead. A i was presented to Mrs. The Athenian Club members met Wednesday afternoon, at the home of Mrs. W. L. Worltcn Spring flowers and luncheon carried car-ried out the Easter theme. The luncheon was served at small tables. Mrs. J. Earl Smith was in charse of the Droeram. A book review, "Cry the Beloved Coun try" (Allen Paton), was given by Mrs. George Strasburg. SDecial enests were Mrs. Reu ben Worlton and Mrs. Aggie Wof finden of Salt Lake City. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Stanley M. Taylor. 7 the girls in appreciation .ur With them . coquet was prepared e erection of the Home ' " Ph r"V4i"-ui, niui Alio, k e. Sophomore girls 1 Jesse Spaff ord To Head Poultry Group Jesse Spaf ford was elected president of the American Fork local of the Utah Poultry Producers Pro-ducers at a business meeting and social held Thursday night In the Alpine stake tabernacle. Elected to head the organization for the coming year along with Mr. Spaf-ford Spaf-ford were Melvin Frandson, vice president; Hayden HolindraKe, secretary-treasurer; Elmer Chip-man. Chip-man. W. R. Halliday. R. D. Con nelly, Elden J. Miller, and George Binch, directors. Clyde C. Edmunds, general manager man-ager of the Utah Poultry Producers Pro-ducers and Hyrum Blackhurst, manager of the feed department, spoke. Program numbers included includ-ed banjo solos by Karl Bennett, solos, Dean Deveraux; humorous readings, Niels Fugal, acccrdian numbers, LaRae Robinson and vocal solo, Ann Miller. The date has arrived for the very highly recommended drama, "Night of January 16," to be presented by the senior class of the Lehi high school, Thursday and Friday of this week, beginning begin-ning at 8:00 p. m. This play is something new in this locality, highly dramatic, and will give those serving on "jury duty," a chance to get their money back. Very" highly recommended by Dan Peterson, speech director, the play, a mystery drama, was hailed as a masterpiece by the late George M. Cohan, and had a long run in New York City. Invitations have been sent out by the senior class to clubs and dramatic organizations. Patrons are urged to come early for a choice of seats. Benefit Shows For Wards At Utah Theatre Through the courtesy of Cleon Leany of the Utah Theatre here, benefit showings of fine films will be given here, the proceeds to go to the building funds of three wards, First, Third and Fourth. "Song of My Heart," will be shown at the Utah Theatre, Thea-tre, next Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22. This is adver tized as a picture suitable for the entire family. Proceeds will be divided between the three wards after the payment of the tax. Another fine show is planned for next month also. Former Bishop H. A. Anderson heads the building committee in the First ward, David Roberts in the Fourth ward, and in the Third ward, Vernon K. Nielson of the bishoDric. is in charge of building and grounds. A building build-ing chairman has not as yet been chosen. Jemima H. Jones Answers : Call of Death Hospital Grounds Will Be Landscaped Soon A particularly fine improve ment for State Street will be the landscaping- of the Lehi hospital grounds. G. S. Peterson, manager man-ager of the institution, reports that grass has been planted and the work going forward in the landscaping process. The front entrance will be graced with suitable planting as well as the larger space on the East side. The hospital is also due for a coat of paint this summer. Mr. Peterson stated. A suitable color will be selected to enhance and protect the exterior of the building. build-ing. Considerable decorating and improvement was done on the Interior In-terior last year. Mrs. Jemima Henr,en Jones, 59 wife of Evan Jones, died in the Lehi hospital Thursday, April 7 of complications following an operation. op-eration. Funeral services were held in the Third ward chapel, Saturday at 3:30 p. m., Bishop Harold W. Barnes conducted, Mrs. Darrell Westover played the prelude and postlude, and the opening prayer was offered by Thomas E. Sunderland. A vocal solo, "Hold Thou My Hand," by Pres. Armond E. Webb was accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Jean L. Phillips. After the reading of the life sketch and remarks by Bishop Barnes, Mr. and. Mrs. Arnold Brems, accompanied by Mrs Westover, sang a duet, "Have You Walked in the Garden with Jesus." Remarks were heard from Bishop William Hadfield. The closing song, "Lay My Head Beneath Be-neath a Rose," was sung by Moral D. Steele of American Fork, accompanied by Mrs. Owen Humphries. Hum-phries. Clive Beal of the bishopric, bishop-ric, offered the closing prayer. The grave was dedicated by Geo. F. Barnes and the many beautiful flowers were cared for by the Re lief Society. pauDearers were nephews, Karl Price, Gale Gough, L. Glen Hensen, Lionel Mathews, Leland Thomas and Lionel Col-ledge. Col-ledge. Mrs. Jones was born in Franklin, Frank-lin, Idaho, March 17, 1890, a daughter of George and Paulina Watkins Hensen. The Hensen family moved to Lehi in 1896, and lived near the hcrseshoe bend on the Jordan river. She received her education in the Lehi schools. She was married mar-ried to the late John E. Jones Feb. 1, 1911, at Provo. She served as a Relief Society teacher for 20 years, as a counselor coun-selor in the Third ward from June 19, 1938, to May, 1942 and was a member of the Singing Mothers. Surviving are her husband, Lehi; seven sons and daughters, Evan A., Dave J., Blaine E., and Ralph G. Jones, all of Clayton, Idaho; Mrs. K. E. Meredith, and Mrs. Herbert Edwards, Lehi; Mrs. Vida Barnhart, Castle Gate, Car bon county; three sisters, Mrs. John Price and Mrs. Sarah Carter, Cart-er, Lehi; and Mrs. Fern Gough, Midvale, and 12 grandchildren. Jaycees Sponsor Egg Hunt for Children's Easter Old man Easter rabbit will be on the Job again this year for Lehi's children, ranging in age from the crawling stage to the fifth and sixth grades. A big Easter egg hunt, sponsored by the local Jaycees, will be held in the Margaret Wines park, with plenty of fine prizes given for the lucky finders of the proper eggs. There will be candy and fun for all. Mr. Rabbit and the Jaycees have ordered some fine warm weather, but if it is cold or rainy, the party will be held in the high school basement. Live rabbits and show tickets will be given again this year. School children will be dismissed in time to take part in the fun, The date Friday April 15. The time, as follows: Group 1 Crawling age through the first grade, 11:00 a. m. Group II Second, third and fourth grades, 11:30. Group III Fifth and sixth grades, 12:00 noon. Over 1000 children took part last year. Committee members are ready to welcome that many again. Chairman of the hunt is J. B. Cooper, assisted by com mittee members, Joseph Forestier, Richard Roberts and Jim Davis. Final Tribute Paid to Alice P. Roberts Friends and neighbors gathered to pay tribute to the iife of Mrs. Joseph (Alice Peet) Roberts, Saturday at 1:00 p. m, in the First ward chapel. Bishop Ward Webb took charge. The organ prelude and postlude were played by Mrs. Harold Fox and Dean Worlton of the ward bishopric, offered the opening prayer. "That Wonderful Mother of Mine," was-sung as a solo by Mrs. Kate Roberts, accompanied by Mrs. Fox. ., Speakers were Francis Grant, a close neighbor, who told of numerous kind acts performed by Mrs. Roberts; Bishop Ernest B Garrett, who spoke of her warm welcome to his family upon mov ing here; and Stake President Herman C. Goates, who eulogized her complete honesty and told of the industry of the Roberts and Peet families. True religion is shown in one's actions, they stated. stat-ed. She was the first of 11 children chil-dren and had faithfully 6hared in family responsibilities. Between speakers, Mrs. Donald Southwick sang, "In the Garden of Tomorrow,'4- accompanied by Mrs. George Carson. The closing song, "Lay My Head Beneath a Roie," by Harold Fox, was accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Fox. Rulon J. Fox spoke the benediction, and the grave was dedicated by B. J. Lott. Relief Society members cared for the flowers. LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND CONVENTION Mrs. Inez Smith and Elea Webb of Lehl attended the convention of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, held In the Hotel Utah, last week. They report a very enjoyable time. , Red Cross Drive Goes Over the Top Cemetery to Get New Water System and Pump, Mayor Commends Activities Claud H. Pratt Named Asst. At State School The Utah State Welfare Commission Com-mission met at the American Fork Training school Tuesday and named Claud II. Pratt, commission com-mission personnel director, to the position of assistant superintendent superinten-dent to succeed Jack E. Horton. Mr. Pratt is not a new-comer at the institution since he conducted con-ducted an investigation of alleged alleg-ed mal-practices at the institu tion last fall and later acted as temporary administrator of the school during the illness of Dr. H. II. Ramsay, superintendent. His selection was hailed by local employees of the school as "wise and sound." Dr. A. C. Lambert, chairman of the welfare commission, in answ er to recent criticisms hurled at the administration of the lnsti tution said: "Upon advise of counsel, the commission stands ready to consider any new and relevant and varifiable evidence that is presented in writing. Defi nite action has been taken to correct certain things, and meas urable improvements have been made on numerous problems that have been under study at the institution for a long time." The chairman stated "that neither the superintendent nor the commission has any intention or policy of moving numbers of employees from their present positions. The policy is to preserve pre-serve stability in the staff and to make changes only upon the rec' ommendation of the adminlstra tor, and where the total general welfare of the institution will be best served by such change. Th, commission transacted routine business at the Training School session and gave approva for the employment of Mark Allen as consulting psychologis and oked a working agreemen with the medical school at the University of Utah to obtain ad ditional professional services. Present at the meeting were Dr. Lambert, Dr. P. T. Farns-worth, Farns-worth, J. Parley White and Dr Ramsay. ' The total enrollment at the school is 1192 at present, of thl number 475 have been trained and released for employment but are retained as wards of the school. Worker Crushed By Machine At Pelican Point The Red Cross membership drive has been completed, and Lehi has "gone over the top" in this important project, according to Drive Chairman G. S. Peterson- He wishes to express appreciation ap-preciation to all who contributed, contrib-uted, to the club members who aided in the drive and to all who helped in any way toward raising the "mercy fund." FORMER MISSIONARY VISITS FAMILY HE BAPTIZED Joinkie in the farewell good wishes for a departing missionary, mission-ary, whom he had baptized as a convert, was the privilege of Vernon K. Nielson and Mrs. Nielson Niel-son Saturday evening at Santa- quin. The Nielsons enjoyed a visit with the DeGraiienreia family there, all of whom were baptized by Elder Nielson while on his IDS mission in the Central States at Missouri. Elder Willard De Graffenreid, the missionary, who will serve in the California field, was baptized by Elder Nielson in 1924, at the age of 15. A sister has also fulfilled ful-filled a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The family lived in Salt Lake City and in Alaska before settling in Santaquin. Crushed by a piece of mining machinery, which toppled over onto him, Lavar Daybell, 35, of Springville, died before medical medi-cal aid could reach him, Tuesday. The accident occurred about 2:30 p. m., at the Lakeside lime and j stone quarry near Pelican Point on the shore of Utah lake, some 15 miles from Lehi. The machine which cost his life was a new piece of equipment called a slusher, and had never before been used in the mine. Mr. Daybell had been employed at the quarry for the past year. He had previously lived at Pay- son and Idaho, and in Springville for the past four years. Survivors include his widow, four sons and three daughters, Richard L., Kenneth N., Ronald G., Barbara, Joan, Dorothy, and Douglas C. Daybell, all of Springville; his parents and two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements were to be announced later. Representing the Lehi Lions Club, A. K. Chatfleld met with the City Council in their regular meeting Monday evening. He made the proposal that the Lions Club do the excavating and install the new water system in the cemetery. This request was granted by the council. Mayor L. Carlos Coates expressed express-ed commendation for their civic pride, as well as that shown by other clubs which have assisted in the worthwhile activity of improving im-proving the local cemetery. Among those mentioned were the Lehi Riding Club, which furnished furnish-ed the labor to install the new fence around the grounds; the Garden Club and Federated Women's Clubs, instrumental in the beautification of the cemetery ceme-tery entrance. A number of shrubs have been planted and the landscaping is still going forward, for-ward, was stated. The new water system will be the Buckner system, using a large size pipe line running along the cemetery streets, at suitable intervals, and with sprinklers spaced at such intervals as to cover the lots. Sprayers will be Invisible except when in use. Removable, snap in heads will be propelled by the force of the water. This system will greatly facilitate the work of the sexton Jn adequate care of the grounds. Mayor Coates stated that It is the aim of the city to eventually maintain the entire plot in perpetual per-petual care, with the complete acreage attractively planted in grass. Uniform upkeep and the building of a "burial park" is the aim. The new pipeline will enter the cemetery from the northeast and will be installed for a considerable consider-able distance as far as the pipe on hand will reach, was explain ed. The entire project may not be completed at this time, although al-though considerable headway will be made. The Gallagher Machinery Co., are being notified to. have the pump for the city well, drilled last summer, in readiness for immediate im-mediate installation, so that everything will be in order for the supplementary water, when the supply from the mountains gets low. This installation will begin right away, was stated. Safety Feature Proposed Mrs. Udine Wing, representing the PTA, and Val Johnson, long active in Safety Commission projects, proj-ects, met with the City Council, to ask the cooperation of the city and the safety council in their proposed safety program". Highlights of the program will be the showing of a particularly fine moving picture on the subject, entitled, "The Miracle of Paradise Para-dise Valley." The picture is being be-ing sponsored by the Geneva Steel Plant and is recognized by Many as one of the best in this field of education. Body of War Hero Enroute Home for Burial EASTER PROGRAMS ARRANGED FOR NEXT SUNDAY Easter Sunday will be observed in all Lehi wards with special programs in Sunday School and Sacrament meeting. Everyone is extended a special invitation to come out and fill the church buildings to capacity. In the Fourth ward, a special Easter cantata will be presented Sunday evening at 7:30. "The Cross Triumphant," by R. B. Wilson, will be presented by the ward ch-cir, directed by Mrs. Naomi Shaw and accompanied by Marie Smith. George H. Smith received a telegram this week, stating that the body of his son. First Lt. Victor Smith, has been shipped from Honolulu. The message was sent from the Air Force Base a Oakland, Calif. Upon arrival there, definite word will be sent as to the exact time of arrival here, and date of funeral will be set. Lt. Smith lost his life in the mountains of India, and his exact ex-act whereabouts were not known for five years. His father, Mr. Smith, received word last November Novem-ber that the grave had been found, near the scene of the crash, and that the body had been removed to Honolulu for casketing and shipment. NONEGENARIAN VISITS HERE Mrs. Rachael Peet Mayne, 91, was a visitor in Lehi this past week. The last of the original Peet family, she came to attend the funeral of a niece, Mrs. Alice Peet Roberts. In good health, Mrs. Mayne does all her own housework in her home in Bingham, Bing-ham, and enjoys raking the yard. One of the early settlers in Bingham, Bing-ham, she was feted at Galena Days last summer, and given a seat of honor with the mayor. One sister died recently at the age of 94; another lived to be 86. |