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Show A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Magna Airman Receives Noted far LOCAL GROUP LEAVES FOR SERVICE Decoration reA very fine letter has been Mrs. and Mr. George ceived by Lamb, relative to a distinguIished award received by their wn a member of the armed forces. The letter follows: Headquarters 9th Air Support Compand U. S. Army April 19, 1944 Mrs. George E, Lamb A group of local young, men left Friday, May 26th fo!r the Navy and Marines, from Murray Draft Board, to include: Howard Elmo Davis, Magna, volunteer, Navy. William Isaac Richards, Garfield, volunteer, Navy. Albert L. Sudbury, Garfield, volunteer, Marines. ' Raymond Leo Grow, Garfield, volunteer, Navy. Box 288, Magna, Utah Leonard Cline Benson, Magna, Dear Mrs. Lamb: I have again had the honor of Marines. James LeRoy Morrow, Magna, George. decorating your son, He has received the first, second Navy. LaMar Shaw, Magna, volunand third Bronze Oak leaf clustDistand the medal air teer, Navy. ers to the The next preinduction call will inguished Flying Cross for sucnumerous be June 10th and will be about cessfully completing missions over enemy territory. the same number as last month, Georges conduct during these reports Mrs. Louise Erickson, missions has been a source of clerk. great personal satisfaction to me and an inspiration to his fellow Twa Local Doctors officers. great pleasure to inform you of his mdst recent success and to reiterate my congratulations to you upon having such a fine son. With wannest personal regards, It gives me write again to I am Very truly yours, Quesada, Brigadier General, US Army (The following was written by hand by the general:) You just cant stop a boy like George. He is the type that Makes E. R. Amenca What It Is. Annual Outing Set For Is . Oquirrh Stake A all Oquirrh Stake at annual outing next Saturday, festive time is planned for members of the the June 3 in the Community Park at Magna. Arrangements are being made by the Stake MIA presi- Turner and Spratley in direct charge. dency, with C. E. La-Pre- le followed by dinner program numbers presented during the dinner time. Each family is asked to bring their own dinner. The various divisions will have sell various Items provide entertainment, dance will follow. concessions and and A Festive Time Planned At Concern Service Announcement was made this week that Dr. Dean A. Moffat, doctor for the Magna Mill of the Utah Copper Company, and Dr. T. C. Weggeland of the Garfield American Smelting and Refining Company plant, will leave the employ of the concerns, effective July 1. They will establish offices with Drs. James Z. Davis and Galen Belden of Salt Lake City, for the present in the Judge building and later move to the second floor of the Boston building. Both local physicians are well known and liked in this vicinity. Dr. Weggeland having been here for thirteen years and Dr. Moffat almost eight years. The four plan to be in general practice, and later on Drs. Moffat and Davis will specialize in internal medicine and Drs. Weggeland and Belden in surgery. The two doctors leave with the very well wishes of the commun- ' A local youth, Wilford W. Coon, son of Mr.and Mrs. Joseph Coon of Magna, cooperated with eleven other Mormon soldier to build an attractive little brick chapel, the first Mormon edifice ever to be erected on an island of the Mediterranean Sea. ly - dult leader. 3. Troops to furnish material eod equipment events. unless stated in Troops to spend one night in camp. 5- Troops to have Troop Flag ' American flag. lany contests are slated Including morse code, fuzz stick whittling, estimating, tent pitch-jo- g, first aid relay, string burn-o- g. pancake flop, fire by flint nd steel, water boiling. A festive good time is planned or those participating. - rrd Mr. and Mrs. Marion Alldredge Garfield recently received a 'ter from A, F. KaniewskC y commander, telling them ftat their son, Grant, had been elected for advanced training at e Naval School Training of Minnesota. He will 16 weeks training leading Electricians Mate rating. Mr. Kaniewski said he Is to be ngratulated upon this oppor- and wishes to announce the opportunities for educa tion In special trades In the Navy. com-Pn- Uni-fersi- ty re-eei- ve School To Take Care of Children, 7 to 12, of Working mothers. Begins Monday One of the most extensive and varied recreational programs ever conducted in this vicinity, will provide wholesome, supervised play and instruction for children and young people of this vicinity, during the summer months. The programs have been destined Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coon, primarily for the youngsters of n Magna couple, working mothers, and to prevent will observe their 51st wedany juvenile delinquency. Summer recreational school ding anniversary by holding Open House" Sunday at their will begin Monday, June 5 at the home from 4:00 to 9:00 p. Webster School for children 7 to Coon, who Is 74, Is the 12 years of age, inclusive, directMr. and Mrs. James Dason of ed by Fay Thornock, Mrs. Eli vid Coon, early pioneer resiClayson and several others. Mrs. dents of Salt Lake valley. Mrs. Mary Cosslett will supervise the 70, was the daughter of Coon, meals. The classes will be held and Nancy Hirst Dear-- . Joseph at the school in handiwork, wood- came from England. who don, work, music, reading and play The respected couple were periods held at the Community ma tried June 5, 1893, and have Park. , residents of beelt life-lon- g A meal will be Mjgna .and vicinity. They can luncheon served, a incidents, at noon, and an afternoon snack. .Tecgll many pioneer 3Mr.'CtXfi reminescing when The school opens at 6:00 a. m. and had only two houses. closes at 6:00 p. m. A charge of Magna in excellent Both are $3.00 a week for each child is health and their appearance made. belies their years. This school is for children of They have ten children, Earl, WORKING MOTHERS ONLY. J. Forie, Noble, Howard and Thus far, there are over twenty Parley of Magna, Lewis of Salt enrolled, and other enrollments Lake Clyde of Rupert, Idaho, will be taken when they Josephine in Santa Monica, California, May of Tooele and Wilford, a member of the armThe annual playground activied forces, serving in a bomber ties, sponsored by the Magna Womens Club and the Granite squadron in Italy. They have 21 grandchildren School District, will begin in ear5 and ly June at the Copper Communrelatives and friends are All ity Park. Mrs. Lawrence Herron invited, to ealL will again be the supervisor. The playground will be open five days a week, from 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., and is for children 5 years to 12 years of age. The Garfield Swimming pool is also slated for opening, and will feature daily supervised acti- Low-Pri- ce vity for youngsters, young men and women. A joint committee from three The pool will open about June government agencies is working 19th. low-co- st day and night to ease the clothing situation, H. Claude Anderson, chairman of the ration board announced today. The committee, according to word received from Chester Bowles, OPA administrator, is Composed of members from the office of Civilian Requirements and-tthTextile Bureau of the WPB, the office of Economic Stabilization and the Office of Price Administration. The immediate aim is to assure a steachildrens dy flow of low-co- st and infant's wear for next fall, insnow suits. Some ProgEffective June 1, 1944, the Utah cluding ress has office already been made in inPower and Light Company m. and a. 8 at will creasing the supply of inexpenopen in Magna close at 5 p. m., Monday through sive sheets whichsell from $1.49 Friday, according to Manager to $1.59. GrHnshaw. On dresses, the community dosing of service member said, the prothe office will permit employes gress has had only moderate sucto take advantage of longer eve- cess, but a program is now being nings for work in Victory gar- considered to make available dens and to participate in other dresses selling for around $1.69. community and war activities It is hoped that an increase In while daylight saving is in efof mens shorts priced fect, Mr. Grimshaw said, adding production that the new hours are the result at 55c, womens slips for $1 and of a joint agreement between the mens shirts selling for $1.65 will and the Electrical be started in time for the fall company . Workers union. market The committee is also The new hours will affect only attempting to increase the proservice the offices. Emergency e. duction of overalls and work hereto-ioras calls will be handled shirts which will sell with easy The Magna office has been to understand dollar-and-cen-ts Veiling prices. opening at 8:30 a. m. and closing at 5:30 p. m. Monday through SatThe knottiest problems in the urday, he said. clothing picture are a steep re- Well Known Magna Couple Wed 51 Years well-know- m.-M- well-balanc- begin-instruction- FIREMEN GETi QUICK BLAZE BY CONTROL Through the quick and prompt action of local firemen, a disastrous fire was prevented Monday at the home of Mrs. Averilda Jones on 2nd East street The fire could have quickly spread thru the alleyway and proven very td shed, costly. J3amage of $100 was lines and telephone garage estimated. , The firemen were also called to Mill. quell a blaze at the ArthnY resulted. No damage . n. - William G. Larson has filed for the House of Representatives on U4 MOTHER SUCCUMBS the Democratic ticket or to according Nineteenth district, Funeral services for Mrs- - Eli- announcement made this week. zabeth Leishman Page, 62. of "Mr. Larson has lived in Magna s WeUsville, who died in a Salt " for a number of years, and is and Lake hospital Wednesday, the on Bingham conductor conducted Monday. She was the Garfield Railroad. He is extenof mother of Mrs. N. A.' Petersen this vicinity. sively acquainted in Magna. gala time is promised to all July 4th. The theme of the parade will be miniature for children only. All business concerns are asked to cooperate by sponsoring a child in conjunction with their advertising, announces W. A. Sheppick, parade chairman. The King and Queen will be honored by special privileges and a $25 bond given to the two winners, who will be determined by the number of tickets they sell to the dance. All interested are asked to contact Mr. Sheppick for the parade or king-quecontest P. W. Seay also has tickets to selL Twelve-year-ol- d boys and girls are eligible for the King-Quee- n en contest Granite Head Resigns For Hospital - Job Dr. P. T. Farnsworth, superintendent of Granite School District, has announced his resignation to become assistant superintendent of Salt Lake General Hospital Dr. Farnsworth has been an educator in Granite District for 17 years. Appointed to his new post by Roscoe Boden, Salt Lake county commissioner in charge of health and charity, the new assistant hospital superintendent will have Committee Works To Again Obtain ment is effective July 1. In severing his connection with Granite School district. Dr. Farnsworth said he was making no hasty decision, but one growing out of a desire to enter the Daily Hours Demo Ticket With generous cash prizes list- duction in the manufacture of reduction clothing, a broad on scale, and a quality decorato useless put tendency tions and luxury finishes on plain goods and thus raise the prices. . low-pric- ed Well-Know- n Woman Dios Magna Tests were given Thursday at ed for winners In the parade of Magna to 36 applicants for .drivIndependence Day celebration, a ers licenses, of whom 30 were I Magna UPL Office Announces New -- At of business administration and personneL His appoint- Clothes Magna Man Files For House On Drivers Continue FOR JULY 4TH To Take Tests RULES GIVEN KING-QUEE- N Chapel In Mediterranean Isle The chapel was constructed by concerted efforts in the liberty do' The annual Oquirrh District periods and their own funds was built church small will be held at the nated. The Community Park June 2nd and of brick and roofed with tile, by 3rd, announces officials. the Mormon airmen, part of the Requirements are: 1. All Scouts must be registered in order to enter events. Each Troop must have one 2- piflnnEDFod8ur.ir.iEn Magna Youth Aids In Building Camp-0-Ral- ly Camp-O-Ral- Ksnras mid-morni- baseball game will be played ities. A at 5.00 p, m., at 6.30, with I Plan To Leave HEGnEATiorjf charge medical profession. The possibilities for public service and the growth and development of the public health program in Salt Lake county as outlined by Mr. Boden and Dr. James Z. Davis; newly appointed hospital superintendent, challenged me to accept the position, Dr. Farnsworth said. Dr. Farnsworth has served 17 years as supervisor, assistant su- perintendent and superintendent of the Granite school district He is completing the first year of his third two-yeterm as superinar tendent A native of Manti, Dr. Farnsworth received his bachelor's degree at Brigham Young university in 1926. He received his master of science degree the following year. He took graduate work at the University of California and at the University of Chicago, and received his doctors degree at Columbia university. He completed his doctor's dissertation in 1940, with one chapter devoted to medical inspection in the schools of the United States. successful in passing the eye, written and driving tests. Common causes for failure to pass the driving tests are: Improper backing, running stop signs, cutting corners on left turns, lack of alertness at corners, riding clutch, driving in wrong lane, inability to handle vehicle mechanically in narrow streets, failure to give proper signals, etc. Persons who plan to apply for driver licenses in the near future, and all persons who are interested in improving their driving ability, are invited to study carefully the Driving Handbook provided without cost. Copied may be procured from the sheriffs office or by writing to the State Tax Commission, Drivers License Division, Room 125, State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah. Qualify yourself for these tests before appearing for examination is the advice of the State Tax Commission. You will save time, tires and gasoline if you pass the test at the first trial s so many applicants do. An examiner for the Drivers License Division will be at Magna between 12:30 p. m. and 6 p. m. June 29 for the next test. Citizens Continue To make Donations To Service Center Contributions continue to be made to the Service Center by local citizens, for the pleasure of visiting service men. Cifts during the week include: Cake, milk, jello and cream, Lizzie Sutton; cream and coffee, Peggy Driffill; cookies, Coravine Ottley; oranges, Mary Jean Haws; milk, Moris; pie, potato chips. Marguerite Pritchard; pies, Dorothy Pendleton; cake, Joan Ensign; sandwiches, Mrs. W. B. Haymond. In observance of the birthday anniversary of her son, Dick, who is a member of the armed forces, Mrs. E. W. Speers sent a large, beautifully decorated cake to the Service Center. It was thoroughly enjoyed by the service men. COPPER CLUB HEAD NAMED DEPUTY MAGNA MAN Hyrum E. Facer, prominent athlete and president of the Utah Copper Club, was appointed Friday by the Salt Lake county commission to serve as a deputy sheriff. He succeeds Thomas Blair, who resigned. Mr. and Mrs. Facer and their daughter are moving to Salt Lake City to make their home. Mrs. Facer has long been associated in school and church work, and it is with regret the community sees them leave. PURCHASES Ration Reminder QUIST APTS. 4), MEATS, FATS, etc.-(B- ook Red Stamps A8 through T8, good indefinitely. (No new red stamps It was revealed this week that valid until June 4). Marlow Turpin, owner of the PROCESSED FOODS (Book 4 White Lily Bakery, and former Blue Stamps, A8 through Q8, the had deputy sheriff, purchased good indefinitely. Quist Apartments in Magna from SUGAR (Book 4, No. 30, 31, J. Frank Quist, . builder of the No. 40, good indefinitely. modern dwellings. SHOES (Book 3) Airplane The brick apartments have 8 No. 1 and 2 good indefinStamp units, of 3 and modem, and were constructed a few years itely. GASOLINE"(A Book) No. 11 ago. They are, located on Cyprus for three gallons, June 21 good avenue and 3rd South and are of brick. inclusive. - Amount of the transaction was Lieutenant Merrill Johnson is Funeral services for Mrs. Hennot rietta W. Roosa, 71, of Salt Lake given. home from the Army Air Corps. City, widow of P. F. Roosa, who died at her home Thursday of a David Catten has been advancLawrence Newman has joined He is on the Army. heart attack, were conducted ed to quartermaster, , ' a P. T. boat and was with the Monday. of O. crew when they boarded a Jap- Allen McFarlane, son of Mr. and She was the W. Kumrow of Arthur, and well anese War vessel He has had Mrs. A. W. McFarlane, has Joined the armed forces. many interesting experiences. acquainted in this vicinity. 2-- sister-in-la- w c. ' |