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Show 5 - 1 -iirW NUMBER 3- VOL. XXXIV LEHI, UTAH, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1948 . f ; , , ' ' - h " . .,t' i ' " i . ii f- '... ' it 3 : " , Cope Issues New Statement On County Valuations Much has been said pro and con on the 1948 revaluation of commercial zones within Utah County. , Recently, the Board of Educa tion of the Alpine School Dis trict met with the County Commissioners Com-missioners to urge that the assessed valuation in Alpine School District be equalized. The Board of Education felt that in their forthcoming building pro Scout Annual Horseback Ride Made- Twelve Scouts of Troop 1, made the annual horseback, trip this year, under the direction of Scouters, Grant Littleford- and B.H.Curtis. In order to qualify, boys must be First Class Scouts, and have received one merit badge above that. Starting at 7:45 a. m., the boys rode into the low hills where they viewed the destruction caused by the recent fire. They gram, all parts of the District were given instruction on fire should share in the cost on the prevention, and the results of basis of equalized property vai- carelessness. Riding the rim, uation. I stated to the group they could see down into Draper, that the County Assessor's office They rode back through Alpine, was proceeding as rapidly as stopping at the creek for lunch, possible and as fast as funds and to rest their horses. Saddles would permit in working out were removed and horses cared I pitching for adults. equalized property valuation in for and fed before the boys sat At 5:00 p. m. there will be two Plans Complete' For Special ' Stake Outing Everything is materializing in fine shape for the Lehi Stake canyon party, according to Eleazer Southwick, in charge of the affair. . Everyone in the stake, young or old, will be left without an excuse for not going. Free transportation will be fur nished, with every house con tacted. Stores will be closed The date Is Wednesday, July 28. Everyone is asked to bring a lunch and free watermelon and cantaloupes will be ready Ice cream and soft drinks may be purchased at popular prices. Entertainment will begin at 2:00 p. m. with games, races and a dance for children; and games, races, volley ball, and horse shoe Rapid Progress Being Made On Extensive Geneva Steel Production Addition Miss Phyllis Fox Returns From Girls State Meditation Chapel To Be Dedicated At Memorial Grove Sunday iES izes I The Meditation Chapel in Mem-nn Mem-nn ory Park in Salt Lake City will LiO be dedicated at 10 a.m. on July iizes 25, 1948, and is a gift to the City ' of Salt Lake and the people of eUtah, as a memorial to Lt. Ross Beason, Jr. and to those other Utah-born men in the armed services ser-vices who gave their lives in World War II. - ' PC In particular and especially it will be a memorial to such of those ies men as were born in Utah and have no known marked graves, as ejn the case of sailors and aviators Inst a saa. whosp bodies were not recovered. I Lt. Beason was killed April 15, j.944 when his fighter plane crash-fed crash-fed into the sea off the coast of s-' jftaly, and his body was not recovered. recov-ered. Other Utah men, likewise, have no known graves and the Memorial will provide token graves for such cases. On terraces set at an angle to the Meditation Chapel will be uniform individual granite markers, carrying the iame, dates of birth and death, a nri branch of service of such Utah . imen having no other grave or tomb, whose survivors desire a token resting place for them as Q,a part of the Memorial. X)i More than one hundred Utah-born Utah-born soldiers, sailors, marines and rt air corps men have no known JV raves and provision is being made for memorial markers for all. Markers will be supplied with Wp out cost by the donors of the Mem oriaL To qualify, the lost one must A a have been born in Utah, but need jiot have entered the armed serv ices from this state. Those born Oz in other states, even though they llL entered service from Utah are not eligible. m Mrs. J. Roy Wilson, President iQ of the Salt Lake City chapter of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. ( whose address is 639 Ramona Ave. ll! Salt Lake City, is receiving ap plications for markers, and will furnish a questionnaire form to l( those who apply. , Among the markers is a settee facing a bronze scroll where is in- - scribed:- "Beneath the waves of distant seas, and on foreign soil not mark. ed as grave or tomb, your mortal bodies lie; but your spirits are re turned and enshrined m your -l heart's home in this fair land. 4 Tranquil be your sleep and sweet j and fair your dreams, our cherish- I ed sons come home ... to rest, For them, dear lone ones, do i not grieve! They now make heav- enly skies more bright; by day j they walk in God's warm smile, i their cradle is his heart, by night. The Meditation Chapel provides I a means whereby those who make kje"use of it have an opportunity for owiii self-inventory and introspection. "ZHZfUl If a man be of a deeply religious nature, the quiet chapel with its ;nna subdued lighting thorugh stained ive t glass windows offers a haven ie where in solitude he may read the iversr iines Gf "imortality" and find fur-Laft fur-Laft ther confimation of the certainty issN- of a reunion with those he has diss w loved and lost in this world. To those who disclaim a formal religion the chapel should serve ed as a sanctuary. It i3 devoid of Irs. f religious symbolism, embellished jradc ; by neither star .of David nor cross ie ' of Christ, as it is intended for use d ttf by all who feel the need for self-igele' self-igele' E-pprcisel and meditation. And in jjfce? this atmosphere even the godless all of the cities in Utah County, down to eat. After a full day lit is the purpose of the County of enjpyment and education, I Commission to see that all per- they arrived home at 5:00 p. m. sons bear their share of the tax Last year the ride was made burden. We feel that it has ac- through Tickvllle, almost to West complished this purpose as far canyon. Fifteen participated as we have gone. Scout meetings are held reg It has also been asserted on ularly Tuesday evening. Twenty several occasions by businessmen were present this week. that the ratio of assessment on commercial properties is far above the ratio applied to resi dential lots and farms. A survev of assessments on each of these types of property A Scout Court of Honor will and current sales values would be field in tne first war a August reveal that there would be but 1. Another interesting program ..... . . . . ... ii I i 1 J HHAnn.n4 C.n4n AM.4 ..... . vprv in s ninerence in uie u ucuik yicuaicu. nuuiu aim the bewildered one may find that I ' c.r.,TQC! r0V0Qi0H t.Ws neie-hhors ns well as Barents are IdLlUa. JAL ivvm-vv "--' I "0 J " ' - to be the case. cordially invited to attend. It We are endeavoring to treat all will help tne troop m points as SCOUT COURT OF HONOR SET FOR AUGUST 1 may be brought closer to God, and the bewildered one may find thai for which he has longed so wist fully. Tl A.1 li - B 1 1. I 1 is wiun no mougni oi a iacK ; wpll pnrnurnppmpnt of religion in its users that the taxpayers the same and assess well as encouragement. rinnnn aro craotinc thia momnrisl them at 3. fair TatiO One With but rather in the knowledge that another according to the values SCOUTS TO CAMP IN PAYSON nf their nroDertv. whether that - ' without a formal religion were re- be commercial, residential or Boy Scouts of Lehi will attend presented in the defenders of the agricultural. v Payson Camp, as one large troop Arvwnan u,nf nf and that nn Our books are open and we according to Manlon Peck, dis- 0h0 tho 0,mm. ,rrifw welcome any taxpayer who de- trict commissioner. The trip will in defense of their ideals. sires to come and make any such take place early in August. Boys softball games: First ward will play the Third ward; Cedar Val ley and Fairfield will play the Fifth. Thirty men will particl pate on each side. 6:00 p. m. will be the lunch hour, with a band concert by the Lehi Band. At 8:00 p. m. a fine program under direction of David Adam son, with some extra special f ea tures will entertain. Dancing, will begin at 9:00 p m., and will conclude tne eve ning. Plenty of prizes will be given by the stake, for all events, and a big GRAND PRIZE will be awarded to the ward with most in attendance "The girls were all so friendly, enjoyed every minute of it. The most wonderful time I ever had," were some of the expres sions of Miss Phyllis Fox, who represented Lehi at Girls State held last week at the Agricultural College In Logan. , Then, unself ishly, "I only wish more girls could have gone," and she men tioned friends whom she would J. AUSTIN COPE County Assessor - It is the hope of the donors that survey, this chapel will be used by people of every race and color and creed, and that its use may bring some measure of peace and comfort and understanding, not just to those who lost a loved one in the war, but to all who are burdened or in sorrow, or just bewildered. In many communities veterans 1. XT -C T7lnM eign Wars, American Legion, DAV Jl QF 1 UGStlciy and patriotic societies will form es corts for Gold Star Mothers and other next of kin from their com munities to Salt Lake City for the dedication exercises. wishing to go are asked to get in touch with their scoutmaster Horticultural Tour Set OUTGOING LEADER HONORED AT - . CHOIR PARTY The county agent's office re- Thirty Fifth ward choir mem bers and their partners gathered for supper in the cool canyon last Tuesday. The party was held under the direction of Mrs. Vir gil Peterson, choir president, at the John Broadbent cabm at Vivian Park in Provo canyon. blazing fire, and games rounded ports that the annual Horticul tural tour will take place July 27 Outgoing director, Keith Erick son and nis wne, tne iormer MISSIONARY TO VISIT ANCESTRAL CASTLE Elder Mario Gardner, fulfilling a mission in Ireland, was recently recent-ly transferred to Dublin which is in the Irish free state. Prices are high but there is no rationing ration-ing there. He was formerly in Belfast, which is still, under English rule. Although unable to hold meetings, meet-ings, the missionaries are making mak-ing progress there through personal per-sonal contact. Elder Gardner's gift of music has helped him here. He has been invited to sing at clubs and meetings. He is looking forward to the opening of the mission at the Isle of Mann, the ancestral home of the Cannon family, of which his grandmother was one. The family castle and old landmarks are still standing. The mission will open there early in August. A beautiful gift of Irish linen was received this week by his mother, Mrs. Angus Gardner, and sisters, Mrs. Ruth Curtis and Helen Adamson. fc?8! &n" Pe, oi Denver! e "uuac 1""i"f"V.ii..r.r: honored guests. A beautiful i i m n t r t t j it ri nur 111 v vi iiiiv i ii I. W X. satine quilt in rose and b ue, was will be made durmg the day at I n . thpm fnp ihpir home in Salt Lake City. Mrs GEORGE CANNON FAMILY REUNION SET FOR JULY 28 The George Cannon family reunion re-union will be held in the Garden Park ward in Salt Lake City, July 28. Quail Cannon of Salt Lake City, is president of the organization. organi-zation. Mrs. B. H. Curtis is secretary of her family branch. There will be a program and refreshments. Each family will onng its own lunch. NOTICE A meeting of the Old Age Pension and Assistance organiza tion will be held in the Memorial building July 23 at 8:00 p. m Social and box supper will be In order. Please bring a lunch and a friend. Mrs. Theo Pierson, Chairwoman. points of interest. ll81!! Abraham Anderson, who served group will meet at 9:00 a. m. at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, From there they will proceed to American Fork City Park. There so capably as organist, was given a handsome table lamp. Bishop Warren L. Goates and Counselors Ernest Peterson and Ward Day Set For First Ward Members like to have had share the ex-; Geneva, Utah, July 19 Over one-third of the plate mill conversion con-version project underway at U. S. Steel's Geneva Steel Plant near here, has been completed, Geneva Steel Cimpany officials announced today. When the project Is finished, probably early in 1949, the Geneva Ge-neva Plant will be equipped with facilities for the manufacture of coils of hot strip steel, in addition addi-tion to plates and structrual shapes which are presently manufactured man-ufactured there. The coils will then be processed Into cold rolled sheets and tin plate by U. S. Steel's Columbia Steel Company in California. As a war industry, the Geneva Plant concentrated Saturday, July 24, will be Ward Day at Mutual Dell for the First ward. A full program of good old fashioned events is planned Everyone in the ward is urged to celebrate in the canyon. Games will begin at 10:00 a m. There will be contests for everyone, including the ladies, with plenty of prizes. There will be races for children and ball games. Luncheon will be from 12:00 to 2:00. Everyone should bring a lunch, and the Mutual will have refreshments to sell. The program will begin at 2:00 p. m., with Junius Banks as master of ceremonies. MIA officers serving are Ar-thella Ar-thella Powell, May Smith and Stella Norman, Rulon Allred and LeRoy Smith, with the other counselor not yet chosen. DR. WORLTON GIVES COMPELLING SPEECH ON PIONEERS ii . it, i UUilOUiyi O Ji v uiey win meet uw growth Duane Woffinden and their rl aJL A":fla; mVTrS wives were included in the group will visit the orchards in Utah pnnntw Stops will be made at Nile rf"5?" Warilev's in Manilla whn has n CANIUIN rAivxi t.. c4-.i .J t- ' All Hieh Priests and their In the afternoon stops will be wives, and the widows of High made at the homes of James H. Priests, were invited tc . attend a Clark and Lazell Robbins in canyon party nwu xmjr v-c Qrem Uamp Ul AlJlClltail J. uia. vaiijy". Over i-'UU were preaeiu, aawum6 to Virgil H. Peterson, High Priests president in charge of the outing. out-ing. With him are serving Bishop Bish-op Joseph E. Smith and George W. Leaney, with Walter Webb, secretary. Each brought lunch, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Worlton and ice cream and soft drinks attended the Pacific Coast dental were served. convention held in Salt Lake Dr. W. L. Worlton was in City, all last week, with head- charge of the program. Each quarters at South High School, ward was represented: First, Some 1200 dentists were in at- musical numbers from the Rus- tendance from West Coast states, son sisters. Ivy Worlton and including the Hawaiian Islands. I Eloise Radmall; Second, readings DR. AND MRS. WORLTON ATTEND DENTAL CONVENTION Progress was the keynote of the conference, with the betterment of humanity the central thought. Some of the most brilliant minds in the dental profession were present as speakers. The meeting of Alumni from Loyola University, was held in the Coral room at Temple Square Hotel Tuesday. Dr. Worlton is president. Of particular interest to Dr. Worlton were instructions given by Stanley D. Tylman of Chicago, 111., on dental rehabilitation work, so necessary after the war. LeRoy Le-Roy M. Ennis of Philadelphia treated the subject of Radiology, and Michael J. Walsh of Beverley Hills, Calif., spoke on Nutrition in Action for dental health. School Lunches The national school lunch pro gram serves more than eight million U. S. children daily. and stunts by the Meiling sisters, Virginia White and Irene Smythe; Third, a vocal solo by Bishop Wm. Hadfield; Fourth, a short talk by Bishop Linel Lar-senr, Lar-senr, Fifth, Patriarch Andrew Fjeld traced the history of High Priests Quorum in Lehi and in the church. BROWN FAMILY GATHER FOR FATHERS BIRTHDAY To honor their father on, his birthday, Sunday, the family of L. B. Brown gathered for a most enjoyable picnic in Liberty park. They were joined in Salt Lake City by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharp, and baby daughter. Others present besides Mr. and Mrs. Brown, included Mr. and Mrs. Don Evans ,Laura Jean), Mr. and Mrs. Craig Dorton (Kathryn), and Howard Brown and children. " A very fluent and understanding understand-ing tribute to Utah Pioneers was paid by Dr. W. L. Worlton, speaker speak-er in First ward services, Sunday evening. Dr. Worlton local SUP president told of his early experiences ex-periences in the First ward, end launched into the theme, "The Land That Nobody Wanted." He told of opinions of such men as Daniel Webster, Captain Bonneville Bonne-ville and Jim Bridger. Each had extravagantly classed the Rocky Mountain country as worthless, not even recognizing the magnificent magnif-icent and unique scenery here. He told of his part in the Pioneer Pio-neer Trek made by the Sons of the Utah Pioneers a year ago. One year ago he had stood at the spot where Wm. Clayton had written that hymn of fortitude, "Come, Come, Ye Saints." He had observed enroute, the superior super-ior progress made by the pioneers pio-neers and their followers during the past 100 years. "We are beginning another 100" he stated, "and it is up to us to equal the achievements accomplished ac-complished in the past 100 years". He finished with a poem which expressed the idea, "The children chil-dren of today, are tomorrow's pioneers." Mrs. Inez Smith, Fort Wall captain of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, was in charge of the program. perience with her. "I don't see how they worked in such a full education on citizenship into such a short time," she said, then told of the varied activities. Her attendance was sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary here. I was very pleased to be one of the nine State officers," Miss Fox replied, when asked if she would like to have gone to Wash ington. Utah's Attorney General Grover Giles came for dinner with the officers, Saturday, and the girls all liked him, he was so friendly., Others mentioned as of particular appeal, were Judge Reva Beck Bosone, Dean of Wom en lone S. Daniels, and Dr. W W. Richards, seminary director. Phyllis especially mentioned the devotional exercises held each morning from 9:00 to 9:30, with conductors from varied re ligions. There was a woman chaplain, too, to look after the spiritual needs of the girls. The formal inaugural ball was Friday evening, and parents were invited. Nancy Colton of Vernal was governor, and her runner up, Carma Fellows of Salt Lake City, will also go to Girls Nation in Washington, D. C. ' : - Actual demonstrations in par liamentary proceedure were held, including the presentation of a bill to the legislature. Tours of the college and Logan city were held, and visits to classes in the Home Economics Dept. Supper was served in the canyon Saturday Satur-day night, and every night, entertainment en-tertainment features were given. One night everything was done by- the girls. Phyllis played a piano solo and took part in a skit. . . . ' Actual court sessions were held, and Miss Fox as Mabey City judge imposed heavy penalties such as cleaning the aisles, for misdemeanors. misde-meanors. The most common of these was talking after "lights out". From Secretary of the Na tionalist Party, to City Judge, to Judge of the Supreme Court, all in a week's time, was the ex perience of Miss Phyllis Fox. Pins and certificates were giv en the girls who participated, and they will have the privilege of attending an alumnae next year. The project, which has been going on for some time for boys, started for girls last year and was held in Logan at the Agricultural college. on production of steel plates and BRADSHAW FAMILY GATHER AT LAGOON Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Taylor and their daughter, Miss Colleen Taylor, spent Saturday evening at Lagoon. Miss Mary Mangum accompanied them. The occas' sion was the birthday of John Bradshaw. Some 35 relatives gathered from Salt Lake City and various Utah cities for a pleasant reunion. structural shapes for West Coast shipbuilders, but is now directing its efforts to the production of steel commodities used in ' a peacetime economy for the west coast and Inter Mountain west. Framework of a large two-bay building, which will be used for handling and shipping hot rolled colls, currently is being erected at Geneva by the American Bridge Company, a U. S. Steel subsidiary. Each bay of the building will be 425 feet by 70 feet. Remainder of the con struction work in the project is being handled by the Walsh Construction Con-struction Company of Davenpart, Iowa. In addition to the new coil handling and shipping building, company officials said that other major parts of the conversion program include installation of two additional roll stands in the 132-inch plate, mill and two collers. There are now four stands in the continuous finishing finish-ing group of the plate mill capable cap-able of rolling steel slabs into plates from l2 inch to 316 Inch thick, but with the addition of two more stands, the mill also will be able to roll strip down to 120 inch thick. , The project, officials, explained, explain-ed, is the major part of a conversion con-version program which the U. S. Steel Corporation agreed to undertake un-dertake at the time of the plant's purchase from the Government Gov-ernment June 19, 1946, at an expenditure of not less than $18,600,000. OUTSTANDING DEMONSTRATION DEMONSTRA-TION GIVEN IN UNION ' MEETING FORMER RESIDENT BURIED HERE The body of Mrs. Fannie Wright Thomas, wife of the late Victor Thomas, who died July 16 at her home In Eureka, of a heart ailment was brought here Monday Mon-day for burial. She had lived there since leaving Lehi in 1920. Mr. Thomas, who was a brother to Mrs. Aaron Evans, passed away in 1940. . She was born Dec. 19, 1880, in Vernon, Tooele county, a daughter daugh-ter of George W. and Mary Per-erson Per-erson Wright. She spent her early life in Vernon and was educated in the Vernon schools. She was married to Victor Tho mas, Feb. 17, 1903, in Salt Lake City. They "lived in Lehi until 1920. Mrs. Thomas was an ac tive member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one son and two daughters: Kay Thomas, and Mrs. Sterl Laird, both of Eureka; "Mrs. Lewis Shepherd, Springville; one brother and one sister, C. M. Wright, Vernon, and Mrs. Minnie Oborn, Union. There are nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday in the Eureka ward chaDel. with Bishop Alonzo Sanstrom conducting. Sunday afternoon was a memorable mem-orable occasion for church work ers who Joined Sunday School officers in Union meeting. A most complete and appealing demonstration was given by La-Mar La-Mar Williams of the Deseret Book Co., who is also assistant in Church production of moving pictures. Two films were shown, one of the Walt Disney type, in color, and one a Bible story de picting the miracles of the Sav ior. Mr. Williams stated that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has preparea three films, with seven more in process of making. There are many beautiful and appropriate films already produced by other churches, he pointed out. A variety of pictures, booklets and cutouts were shown. A home made flannelgraph was demonstrated, demon-strated, and proves interesting to young and old, he mentioned.-Sandpaper mentioned.-Sandpaper or flannel may be pasted to pictures to make them stick like magic to flannel background. back-ground. An oiled picture lighted by an electric globe was particularly par-ticularly effective. STONE BABY IMPROVING AT HOSPITAL The many friends of the Arvil Stone family will be pleased to learn that little Jay Lynn Stone, 2, Is improving satisfactorily at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. Jay is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil G. Stone of Duchesne, Du-chesne, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Stone. The baby was taken to the hospital Friday midnight, and. underwent an operation for a ruptured appendix. Previous attacks at-tacks indicated to physicians that the appendix had been ruptured rup-tured for some time. The parents par-ents had returned from a vacation vaca-tion trip just a few days previously. prev-iously. The baby, while staying with his grandparents, had seemed seem-ed in good health. |