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Show •By The Editor • A beauty spot at present in Midvale is the front yard of Henry Nelson on East Center, Henry has planted a gorgeous bed of petunias on his curbing, which makes a pleasing sight. It is the only :floral decoration of its kind on the south side of the street. If everyone would follow Henry's example, that side of Center street would be a veritable garden. • Much interest is being shown in the peanut plant displayed at the local postoffice. The peanuts are a product of Roy Boberg, who is a horticulturist, botanist, and all-around farmer of no mean ability. The peanut plant was grown on his place in Draper. • Well, our hat is in the political ring. This is the first time that Ye Ed. has ever sought public office of any description, and will probably be a lot wiser in the vagaries of politics after the votes are counted. We hope that before the final date for filing petitions of candidacy there will be a good strong field of candidates in the running, and that the voters select the best men to fill the various positions. • Midvale has an opportunity for great industrial development. No community in this state offers better facilities for industrial plants, unless it is the housing situation, which could be overcome by cooperative effort and studr. We have the railroad trackage, excellent sites for erection of plants and factories, plenty of good water, good utility services, and, in fact, everything that is necessary to attract industrialists. Let us hope that this city takes advantage of the many advantages it has to offer. r ' • Mrs. James A. Bateman of West Jordan was pleasantly surprised this week to receive two letters from soldier boys, thanking her for Red Cross wool sox, which she knit two years ago. Mrs. Bateman put her name and add~ss on little pieces of paper, which were placed in all the sox which she knit. The letters both came from army camps in Louisianna, and both soldiers expressed their appreciation for the fine comfortable sox. Traffic Violators Receive Penalties Five cases involving traffic law violations were heard this week in the court of C. E. Matthews, local justice of the peace. Rulon Lowry, of Provo, and Wallace Egbert of Salt Lake City, were each fined $5.00 on charges of running a stop sign. J. L. Jenkins, of Springville, was found guilty of speeding and operating a motor vehicle with a revoked operator's license. He was fined $5.00 on the speeding charge, and $50.-JO on the latter count. A commitment was issued this week by Judge Matthews, for Earl Christensen of Sandy, sending him to the county jail for 10 days for tailure to pay a former fine levied against him for alleged reckless driving. LEGION TO MEET A regular meeting of Jordan Post No. 35, American Legion, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 6, at the Midvale city hall, it is announced by J. M. Warner, post commander. All members are urged to attend. News From The RATION FRONT Gasoline-In 17 statesofeastern shortage area A-6 coupons are now good. In states outside the eastern shortage area A-8 coupons are now good. Sugar-Stamp No. 14 good for five pounds through October. Stamps Nos. 15 and 16 good for five pounds each for home canning through October 31. Shoes-Stamp 18 good for one pair. Validity has been extended indefinitely. Meats. Fats-Red Stamps X, Y ·and Z good through Oct. 2. Brown stamps A and B good through Oct. 2. Brown stamp C good through Oct. 30. Brown Stamp D good October 3 and remains good through Oct. 30. Processed Foods -Blue stamps U, V and W expire Oct. 20. A Publication Devoted to the Welfare and Progress of the Jordan Valley MIDVALE, Salt Lake County, UTAH Volume 10-Number 40 · ((Rights of Free Press Are People's Safeguard" TO THE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA: 1'\ational Newspaper Week, Oct. 1 to 8, agains affords an opportunity for us to renew our faith in the principles of Democracy and to re-appraise our efforts to sustain that Democracy against our enemies. In this supreme war effort, the daily and weekly newspapers of America are ehargd with great responsibility. It is their task to keep the people fully and wisely informed, to record and publish those sober facts that will steady the helm and even the keel of a nation tossed on the sea of wartime uncertainty. Today the war news is better than it was a year ago. \Ve are on the offensive; the enemy has been dislodged in many quarters. Yet the need for a sharp perspective, for a sure balance, for an intelligent evaluation of our gains and a cautious weighing of our future tasks is imperative. The enemy would confuse and disintegrate us with rumors and misunderstandings. Our. most effective weapon against his malicious falsehoods is the truth, an accurate, full, and fair presentation of the news in a free press. The rights of a free press are the safeguard of the people; the responsibilities of a free press are the commandments of the people. -FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT News of Our Boys in Service Football League Schedule Told The football schedule for the Jordan district sophomore league has been drawn up by officials, revealing that only Jordan, Granite, Davis and Bingham will compete this year. All games will be played Thursdays at 3:30 p. m., unless otherwise arranged, and the home school will provide officials for the contests. The schedule-Oct. 7-Davis at Jordan; Bingham at Granite. Oct. 14--Jordan at Bingham; Granite at Davis. Oct. 21--Jordan at Granite; Davis at Bingham. Oct. 28-Bingham at Jordan; Davis at Granite. Nov. 5--Jordan at Davis; Granite at Bingham. Nov. 12-Granite at Jordan; Bingham at Davis. PROGRAM TO HONOR SERVICE MEN OF SECOND WARD A program honoring the youn~ men of the war41, who are serving in the armed forces, will be presented by the fifth quorum of elders, at the Midvale Second ward Sunday, at 6:30 p. m., according to Harold Reading, president of the quorum. Short talks on priesthood work will be given and a musical program is being arranged, Mr. Reading said. A special invitation is extended to all ward members to attend. Dr. Francis Kirkham To Address Group Dr. Francis Kirkham of Salt Lake City, will give a review of his recent book, "A New Witness for Christ in America," before the special interest group of the East Midvale ward MIA Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m., at the ward chapel, it has been announced by MIA officers. A very interesting course of study is outlined for this group during the season, and an invita~ tion is extended adults to attend. STANLEY PETERSON IN CAST OF THEATRE PLAYERS Stanley Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur I. Peterson of West Jordan, will appear in the cast of the Deseret Theatre Players, '?fhen they present a three act drama, "Outward Bound," Friday and Saturday evening, at the Lyric theatre, in Bountiful. Mr. Peterson will appear in a love scene with Miss Gladys Schobert of Salt Lake City. The play is being directed by Arthur Christean of Salt Lake City, and is claimed to have outstanding merit. U. of U. Extension Course Slated At Local Library YOUTH TEllS OF BRITISH liFE DURING "BliTZ" Word has been received here from the parents of Sgt. Clifford C. Ketner, that he is a prisoner of war of the Japanese forces .. Sgt. Ketner is the fiance of Miss Mildred Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Miller of Midvale, and is well-known here. He entered the army air corps Aug. 1940, and was stationed at Fort Douglas, working at the information desk. He left for overseas duty in October 1941, and arrived in Manila, P. I., just one week before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. His last letter was postmarked April 27, 1942 from Mindanao, P.I. The war department listed Sgt. Ketner as "missing in action" in May 1942, and no word had been received until the postcard arrived stating that he "is well, not under treatment, and is being held in prison camp number 2 in the Philippine islands." He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ketner of Martinez, Calif. ¥- KEESLER FIELD, Biloxi, Miss. Sept. 25-The Army Air Forces Training command announced today the graduation of Pfc. Lester E. Buckley, from the B-24 Liberator bomber mechanics school at Keesler Field. Private Buckley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Buckley, 154 Lincoln St., Midvale, has just completed a course of approximately 17 weeks of training in all phases of servicing the heavy bomber, its fuel, electrical and hydraulic systems, instruments, and engine operation. * Mr. and Mrs. Roy Steadman received word Wednesday from their son, Wardle, telling them that he has graduated from the gunnery school at Great" Lakes naval tarining school in Illinois. Wardle has made his rating of gunner's mate third class, and will receive advance gunnery at San Diego, Calif. his parents said. * Staff Sgt. Quentin Bytheway, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Bytheway of West Jordan, is home from the Aleutian Islands on a three week's furlough. He is in the aircorps. He came home Friday night. * Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jensen of West Jordan, have received word from their son, Sgt. Quentin E. Jensen, that he has been advanced from sergeant to technician third grade, in the army signal corps, stationed in Iceland. * Lieut. Vincent H. Miller, with his wife and small son, James, have returned to Kingman, Arizona, following a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller. * Jack Arnold Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Reid, is home on a 13-day leave visiting his parents, relatives and friends. Jack was stationed at Farragut, Idaho, navaltraining station. How the British people stood up under terrific bombing in the Battle of Britain in 1940, was graph~ ically told Monday night by John McCrea, 16, at the meeting of the Midvale Kiwanis club. Young McCrea, now a student at Jordan high school, came to Utah about three months ago following a residence in England of 11 years. Born in Flint, Michigan, John left for England with his parents when he was four years old, his father being a British subject. His mother is an American citizen. His parents still are in England, while John is living with friends in Sandy. During the Battle of Britain, John witnessed many German air raids, and served as a junior fire warden. His description of the raids was realistic and told as an eyewitness account. John paid a fine tribute to the British people and their magnifi~ cent spirit, stating that the air blitz increased their morale rather than breaking it. The speaker was introduced by P. M. Mickelsen, coordinator of the Jordan school district. Platt W. Fuller, Ogden, lieutenant-governor of the northern Utah Kiwanis division, was unable to attend Monday's me e tin g, as formerly planned, but will be in Midvale Monday night for the next club meeting. He will be accompanied by several members .of the Ogden Kiwanis club, and the meeting will be an interclub affair, Howard Barrows, club president, said. Beetdiggers Tip Grand Junction In Season Opener Jordan high school football team overpowered the strong Grand Junction, Colo., team by a 13-7 score Friday afternoon at Jordan, in the lOth renewal of one of the most popular inter-sectional prep battles of each season. The Beetdiggers forward wall kept the Junction city crew back on its heels most of the way, and it was only when the visiting team unveiled their aerial magic, that they were able to score. Waiting Station Readied For Use The waiting station for use of local bus patrons, sponsored and erected by the Midvale Kiwanis club, will be ready for public use next Monday, it was announced today. Although the structure has been built for several weeks, it has just received the final coat of paint. Electrict ligl}ts are now being installed. Located just east of the firemen's hall, the waiting station is an attractive building, eight by ten feet in dimensions, with two long benches. It has been painted in white and red with a gray floor. Buses to Salt Lake City will stop in front of the station, instead of at the southeast corner of Main and Center streets in the near future, as soon as the bus stop signs can be changed. * HONOR ROLL * New Subscribers: Lorin Jenkins, Midvale. Mrs. Al. Petersen, Midvale. Mrs. Vean Clark, Midvale. S. T. Kemp, Midvale. Ellen Anderson, Midvale. Rudolph Anderson, Midvale. Mrs. Roy Price, West Jordan Donna James, West Jordan. Delbert Lloyd, Crescent. W. E. Hickman, Crescent. Heber Jensen, Crescent. Hyrum D. Bowen, Lincoln, Neb. Renewals: Mildred Miller, Midvale. A. W. Bowen, Midvale. R. C. Smith, East Midvale. Shirley Richardson, W. Jordan. Arthur I. Petersen, W. Jordan. L. M. Christensen, W. Jordan. Sylvester Beckstead, W. Jordan. Laura Gardner, West Jordan. Beginning Friday, Oct. 8 at 4 p. m. and continuing for 28 weeks, the University of Utah extension division will conduct a course in Children's Literature at the Salt Lake county library in Midvale. Miss Venise Robison, the Stewart Training School librarian will be the instructor. Miss Robison holds two degrees, is an affable and competent teacher, and should make the course very interesting. For those wishing to take · the work for credit, the tuition fee will be $10 and it carries five credit hours. The general public is invited to come in to any or all of the lessons as an auditor, free of charge. The library board, appreciating the value of such a course, is underwriting it for the benefit of mothers, teachers, and staff members within the system. Program To Honor Members Having Men in Service Members who have sons or husbands in the armed forces, will be honored at a program to be presented at the regular meeting of Jordan unit, American Legion auxiliary, Wednesday at 8 p. m., according to Mrs. R. L. Thomas, president. Mrs. Allison Bills has charge of the program arrangements which include musical numbers under direction of Mrs. Grant Gregorson of Salt Lake City. A fine speaker will address the assembly, Mrs. Bills said. Committee chairmen appointed to carry out the organization's program for 1943-44, has been announced by Mrs. Thomas, as follows: ~hild Welfare, Melba Bills; Sewing, Louise Anderson; Americanism, Helen Howard; Community Service and Program, Juanita Buckley; Unit Activities, Nora Mickelsen; War Activities, Gladys Rasmussen; Entertainment, Leona Beckstead; Publicity, Constitution and By-Laws and Parliamentarian, Iva Barrows; Membership, Marge Boberg; Knitting, Hazel Aylett; Legistature and Music, Eve Wilcox; Gold Star Mothers, Hazel Bird; Poppy Sale, Gayle Gardner. COMMUNITY CLUB TO HEAR YOUTH FROM ENGLAND Members of the Midvale Ladies Community club will hear John McCrea 16, tell of his varied experiences as' a junior air ·raid warden while living in England, at a meeting of the club Wednesday, at 2 p. m., at the Midvale city hall. Young McCrea, now a student at Jordan high school, came to Utah three months ago from London, England, where he lived for 11 years. Ralph Jordan of Salt Lake City, former war correspondent, who was scheduled to speak, will be unable to attend the meeting, Mrs. Lloyd Gibson, program chairman, said. Mrs. Keeler's Students Present Recitals A group of local students of Mrs. Ralph B. Keeler, were presented in piano recitals at the Keeler home on Forbush avenue, September 19 and 26. The first group appearing in recital were Mrs. M. S. Peterson, LaRue Barton, LaRue Burgon, Marilyn Crawford, Colleen Dixon and Helen Jean Griffin. Those in the second group were Marilyn, Janice and Afton Jenson, Emma Jane Thornton, Maurine and Joan Tripp, Warren and lola Schmidt, Roberta Payne, Lucille Evans, Donald Schmidt and Blaine Griffin. Friends of Mrs. Lena Waters and her mother, Mrs. Olga Whitmore, are glad to welcome them back to Midvale, where they will reside in the Waters home on East Center street. Mrs. Waters has been living in Salt Lake City fot· the past four years. Friday, October 1, 1943 FIVE ASPIRANTS SEEK ElECTION TO CITY OFFICES Only five candidates in the forthcoming city election, four of them aspirants to the two-year councilman position, have signified their intention to seek office. No candidates for mayor, councilman for the four-year term, or city recorder, have as yet made public announcement. First to announce his candidacy was Arnold C. Troester, incumbent, who will seek re-election to the city council for a two-year term. He is the proprietor of the Midvale Garage, and is completing his first term as a councilman. He is in charge of the street and water departments. Announcement was made this week by Kresh C. Juretich, member of the city police department. that he will seek election as a councilman for a two-year term. He has been a city police officer for the past two years. Another name was added to the two-year councilman list when Howard C. Barrows, publisher of The Midvale Sentinel and president of the Midvale Kiwanis club, filed his petition of candidacy Wednesday. Still another two-year councilman candidate will be Ivan L. Taft, local plumbing contractor, who has taken out a petition for the voters' signatures, and will probably file within the next few days. Louis E. Goff, incumbent, an· nounced this week that he will be a candidate to succeed himself as city treasurer. The deadline for filing petitions of candidacy, which must be signed by at least 50 qualified elec~ tors, is October 8, and it is expected that many more candidates will have filed by that date. Local voters will elect a mayor, one councilman for a four-year term, three councilmen for twoyear terms, a city recorder and a city treasurer. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, October 19, with the final election on Tuesday, November 2. CITY JUDGE NAMED C. E. Matthews, local justice of the peace, was appointed last week by the Midvale city council to act as city police judge to fulfill the unexpired term of Martin G. Thomas, who died September 17. Rules Given For Avoiding Waste Of Electricity Request by the government for all users to save on electricity in the home, has been the incentive for the Utah Power & Light company to list several ways in which waste of current can be avoided. Manager J. M. Warner of the local office, has released the list, which is as follows: Lighting Clean lamp bowls and lamp bulbs frequently and you'll get 30 per cent to 50 per cent more light. Use white shades or shades with white linings. When redecorating use light colors. Dark colors absorb light; light colors reflect it. Use the proper size bulbs. One 100-watt bulb gives 50 per cent more light than four 25-watt bulbs. Place reading lamps so that more than one person can use the light. Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms. Refrigeration Defrost your refrigerator frequently. One-fourth inch of accumulated ice reduces efficiency and increases the consumption of electricity. Do not place hot foods in your refrigerator. Don't open the door of your refrigerator oftener than is necessary. And close the door as rapidly as possible. Avoid overcrowding your refrigerator. Don't pack your refrigerator full of packages or cans, except· for chilling. Avoid direct rays of the sun, or (Continued on Page 5) |
