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Show ~~--·-·-·-------------·-·--·----------···OLD FOLKS' OUTING AT LAGOON WED., July 12 ! REE-MARKS •By the Editor * * Volume 6-No. 26. BIOS AWARDED FOR FIXTURES IN CITY HALL - - - { )- - • They ought to make July 5th a holiday, too, so that we could recuperate after July 4th. --0-- • Midvale, "The City of Progress", attracted thousands of people on July 4th, when they came to see the big celebration. It was the biggest crowd here since the Silver Jubilee held in 1935. ---{)- • If there ever was a town that needed a railroad underpass, it is Midvale. There is too much tieing up of traffic at the rail crossing, and it is keeping many Bingham motorists from going through Midvale, as they prefer to take the Redwood road and avoid all crossings. There are three railroad crossings iin Midvale-Center street, Sixth avenue and Wasatch street. The latter two are ideally situated for an underpass, which could be installed with a minimum of expense and labor at either place because of the "lay of the Iand". In keeping wifh the progress program of Midvale, we believe that an underpass will be constructed in this city, preferably on Center street, within a few years. \ ---{)-- • A good many people are wondering when the city is going to resurface Sixth avenue. This thoroughfare was torn up several weeks ago with the intention of re-paving it. But nothing more has been done, and residents of the street are taking the dustbut NOT liking it. --o-• Every one is "tickled pink" at the prospect of having a firstclass theatre in Midvale. Mr. Stringham, the new manager, says that when the Iris re-opens after remodeling, it will be one of the most comfortable and inviting amusement places in the county. There is no doubt that a good theatre in Midvale will be a splendid asset to the city and will attract many outside residents who will spend their money here. We all join in wishing Mr. String·:[. ham the best of success for his efforts to give us a good show house. ----oNew subscribers on our "honor roll" this week include the following: Sterling Stoker, Elva Glover, C. A. Rosenhahn, J. H. Long, J. H. Gorringe, F. E. Tripp and Leo J. Glover, all of East Midvale; Clarence Wardle and E. E. Boggess, of Union; Arnold Javaine, J. Ray Smith and C. M. Stringham, all of Midvale. Old subscribers who have renewed during the past week are: George Malstrom, Norval Vincent, and K. Bendixen, all of Midvale; S. R. Walker, Merle E. Thornton, J. R. Poulson and L. B. Robinson, all of East Midvale. -'! 1 · Bids for furnishing equipment for Midvale's new city hall and auditorium were awarded at a meeting of the city council Wednesday evening, The bids were alloted pending approval by the Public · W o r k s Administration which is paying 45 per cent of the cost. The Intermountain Theatre Supply company received the contract for furnishing equipment for the auditorium stage. The RemingtonRand company was awarded a contra~t to supply furniture and fixtures for the city offices on the first floor. This will include furnishing the council chamber, recorder's office, police office, and city court room. The Service Theatre Supply company received the contract for furnishing and installing 500 seats in the auditorium on the second floor. Banquet equipment will be supplied by the Pat Harlin company of Salt Lake City. With the installation of the new equipment throughout the building, the city offices will be moved there, Mayor Aylett said. Tennis Winners Are Announced Jack Latimer and Maxine Thomson cai>tured the men's and women's singles championships ~n the Midvale net tournament Tuesday. Mr. Latimer defeated Oscar Carlson, 6-1, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 7-5, in a torrid battle which turned out to be a test of endurance as well as tennis skill. Miss Thomason won the women's crown after a fast three-set duel with Donna Hurzeler, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Schonnie Hansen captured the junior singles honors by downing Lou Nichols, 6-1, 6-4. The mixed doubles crown was taken by 'Mr. Latimer and Helen Loveless with a 7-5, 6-0 decision over Mr. Hansen and Miss Hurzeler. The meet was sponsored by the Midvale Firemen in connection with the Independence day celebration. More than 100 players entered the meet. The regular Midvale city tourney will be staged early ni August. * * Three Winners Announced In . Beard Contest * * * * ! Underground Power Now Closed For Renovaling Work F 11 • o owmg a • d SIX- d ay run un er \ the new management, the Iris theatre in Midvale closed Wednesday for a 10-day period, during which time the building will be completely remodeled. The date for the re-opening will be an~ by nounced in the near future Manager C. M. Stringham. Mr. Stringham, who carne here last month and took over the Iris under lease, expects to make many changes m the show house, among them being a new woby, new seats, new air-conditioning unit, and many other improvements which will make the theatre one of the nicest in the county. SCHOOL BOARD OKEHS BUDGET Miss Eleanor Hahn of Rodeo, California, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Presseer. Mrs. Cooper of Salt Lake and her sister, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, also visited Mrs )~ Press~er, Wednesday afternoon. Friday, July 7, 1939. ALLEN TRACT Free Swimming Instruction FIRE~EN'S · FETE SELECTED FOR Will Be Given At City Pool DECLARED GREAT PRISON SITE Iris Theatre Is • SUCCESS BY ALL Out of a. field of many contestants, three winners were chosen July 4th in the whisker contest, Governor Henry H. Blood comsponsored by the Midvale firemen pleted arrangements Friday, the during their Independence day last day of the state's fiscal year, celebration. They were: Jack Crawford, first prize for for the purchase by the state of . the best full beard; Ken Hand, two of the three parcels of land m the so-called J. R. Allen tract, first award for the best trimmed beard, and Andy Kankleburg, first which will be used as a site for prize for the most comical set of the new Utah prison. whiskers. The governor signed contracts of 1 All three winners will receive purchase on the two parcels and cash awards, given by the fire- a renewed option on the third, which consists of 10.5 acres. ',I'he men. The whisker contest aroused reason the third parcel was not much local interest, and for the purchased is that both the govpast two months many fancy sets ernor and the prison removal of hirsute adornments .:were in commission feel the price is too high. evidence in Midvale. The governor signed a number Judges of the contest were De'puty Sheriff Shirley Richardson of other options Friday, including of West Jordan, Fire Chief Jack one on a 1000-acre tract of stateClay of Murray, and a barber owned land northeast of Draper. from Murray whose name was not This can be obtained for use as an additional prison farming area by learned. paying the state land board $10,000. ' It is close to springs from which culinary water trtiglit' be obtained and also to the Deer creek aqueduct, which will be completed in the near future. The land is sandy and contains many rocks, but these The Jordan school district board could be removed with prison labor. With fertilization it ~s believof education Friday had adopted ed this tract would make good the budget for the year 1939-1940 fruit land. amounting to $515,475, as tentaThe total area of land purchased tively proposed several weeks ago Friday is 710.6 acres. Of this, 363.1 by Dr. C. N. Jensen, school super- acres, plus 99 shares in the East 1 intendent. .Jordan Canal company and 109 However, with the district tax shares in the Draper Irrigation valuations unsettled until finally company, were purchased from determined by the state tax com- Zion's Savings Bank and Trust mission, the board delayed setting company for $ 18 ,500 . Originally a tax levy until a later date. the bank requested $23 ,000 . A levy of 8 mills had been proThe remailliing 3 47 .5 acres were posed, a drop of . .5 mill from last purchased from the state land year's school levy. At a recent board for $10,000, this price having public hearing this rate had been been reduced from $13,000. This protested by various speakers, who purchase carried 87 shares of asked the board to set a levy of East Jordan water and rights in not more than 6.5 mills. Crystal Springs. The budget this year is 357,000 The 10.5-acre tract on which the less than the school budget of governor obtained an option is 872,475 for the year 1938-1939, because most of the contemplated owned by s. J . Gordon, who wants $23,400 for it. Several buildings building program has already been are on the property. completed or provided for. Other tracts adjacent to the Mrs . • Elzina Buckley of West Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. huckley of Midvale have returned from Rupert and Burley, Idaho, where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Buckley, the Harry Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Arlando Bateman. With the appointment of Robert Wallace, who, since 1916, has been superintendent of the United States Smelting Refining and Mining company's Mid'l('ale plant, to the position of plant manager, it has been announced by officials that Casper A. Nelson, formerly assistant superintendent, will succeed Mr. Wallace. Hugo Johnson was named to succeed Mr. Nelson, and M. Wallace Wooley was rn a d e manager of the ore purchasing department. The :Midvale plant is now closed down for a three-weeks' period to allow extensive repairs on the company's huge stack. * * A Publication Devoted to the Welfare and Progress of the Jordan Valley Mrs. Dale Pingree of Ogden and Mrs. Alden Honde of Pocatello, Idaho, left Wednesday for their homes after spending a week with their sister, Mrs. Henry G. Tempest and family. U. S. S. R. & M. CO. LISTS PROMOTIONS 1 MIDVALE, UTAH • Now that the big celebration is over and the so\.md of exploding cap pistols and other gimcracks ihas quieted down, we can all settle down to a peaceful summer-at least until July 24th. OLDTIME PHOTOS DRAW .INTEREST One of the outstanding features of the Midvale Firemen's July 3 and 4 celebration was the window of the local Utah Power & Light company office on Main street, where many old-time pictures of Midvale people and scenes were displayed. The exhiibits were solicited by Joseph Warner, manager . f r om local rest'dents · 0 f the 0 ff Ice, Several photographs of pioneer residents of this city, as well as pictures and scenes of more recent years added to the interest of the di- splay· Mr. Warner states that the collection will remain on exhibit unt il Saturday night · . Old Folks' 0U"1"ng .L Sel f or ·we d nesd ay (Special to The sentinel) The "Learn-to-Swim'• campaign for 1939 beg;ins at the Midvale city swimming pool next Monday, July 10, under the direction of the American Red Cross, the WP A recreation leaders, and Midvale city. Catherine Smith will supervise the instruction. All persons wishing to take ad· vantage of the swimming classes may reg;ister at the pool today and Saturday from 1 to 7 p. m. Classes will be held daily, starting July 10, as follows: Beginners (girls)-2 to 2:30 p. m . and 3 to 3:30 p . rn.; (boys) 2:30 to 3 p. m. and 3:30 to 4 p. m. Junior and senior life-saving 4 to 5:30 p. rn. Requirements: juniors must be able to swim 220 yards ; seniors, 440 yards. Entrants must be able to employ the following strokes: crawl, side, breast and back, and must be able to dive from surface and recover objects, tread water, float or rest, and execute a standing front dive. There will be a free per.iod for all adults from 5 :30 to 7 p. rn. daily, it is announced by J. Ray Smith, pool supervisor. B ·l'ormer Sandy oy D" I A "d leS n CCI ent A•.L Ca l"f • C"ty 1 0rn1a 1 Mr. and Mrs. Nephi M. Larson and Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Powell left Monday evening for Los Angeles, California., due to the accidental death of F. Theo Powell, only son of Fred R. Powell, which occurred Sunday while he was employed as foreman of the Los Angeles city water works, according to word received here Sunday night. F. Theo Powell was born in Granite, Utah, February 11, 1902. He lived in Granite and Sandy until 15 years ago when he went to Los Angeles to make his home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Agnes Powell and a son, Ted, of Los Angeles; his father, Fred R. Powell, of Sandy; his mother, Mrs. Lulu Potter of Long Beach, California; two sisters, Mrs. Iola Willhite of Huntington Park, California, and Mrs. Alta Many hundreds of elderly people of the East and West Jordan purchased land, on which the gov- stakes will gather at Lagoon next emor obtained options, their acre- Wednesday, July 12, the annual ages and prices asked, are: Dora old folks' day outing, according Jane Layton, 32 acres, $6000; Ella Mousley, 39 acres, $ 6500 ; Joseph to George T. Sha~:p, secretary of Kyrer of South Bend, Indiana. and Louis Mousley, 1oo acres, $ 4 ,- the general committee in charge. 500, and J. w. Dunyon( site on This is one of the largest annual which Crystal Springs are locat- outings held at the resort. · Dinner will be served at 12 ed), 90.5 acres, $17,000. o'clock noon and a well-prepared The governor a I so t oo k s t eps t o . program will follow at 2 p m get culmary water to the newly f · · 't b . . Many good speakers have been The Utah public service com. seI ec t e d prrson s1 e y s1gnmg proposa 1s t o pureh ase va1ves, f 1·t - secured and music will be furnish- mission recently approved an ap. · ed by the Union school band. plication of the Airway Motor t 1ngs, an d 33 ,000 f eet o f cast 1ron i e •for a total of $ 30 ,860 .20. Julian Bamberger, owner of Coach lines to operate a bus line PP Lagoon resort and pioneer Utahn, from Salt Lake City to Draper. Since all of the land to be purand .his wife have been i.nvited as I The proposell route will begin at chased probably will not use up speCial guests at the outmg. Second south and Main, running the $100,000 appropriated for a All elderly persons attending the south to 33rd South, east to Ninth pr;ison site, it is possible that the outing are asked to wear the rib- East, south to Union, west to 7th difference may be used to pay for bon badges, which will be furnish- East and south to Draper. the water pipe. . ed, so that they may receive many free concessions at the park. Second Ward Relief Members of all committees will Society Closes Season meet Monday night to complete all details of the program. Mr. The Midvale Second ward ReSharp said. lief society held its closing social The Crescent. girls' softball agat the chapel June 27. Mrs. Emgregation won the · tournament rna Jenkins, Mrs. Angie Hoskenchampionship July 4 at the Mid' ' sen, Mrs. Mary Gill, Mrs. Alice vale ball park, when they downBateman and Mrs. Annie Dahl, ed Butler by a score of 16 to , 4. tive sisters over 70 years old, were Nelrna Johnson, hurler for the the honored guests. A group of West Jordan young winners allowed only two hits, A fine program was presented, while Dorothy Blair, hurler for the people motored to American Fork numbers being given by Rose Butlerites, yielded 11. Gwen Smith canyon Tuesday morning where Marie Harper, Fern, Rowena, supported Pitcher Johnson a.s they scaled Mount Timpanogos. Tabether, Edith, Helen and Elaine They started up the mountainside catcher. Jenkins, Donna Higgs, Shirley In an exhibition game played be. about 1 a . m. and were near the Goates, Allen Dahl, Alden Jenfore the championship match, Mid- top at sunrise. The air wa.s cold and bracing, kins, Fay Watson and Lois Van vale girls, lead by Mary Boyle on Horne. the mound, defeated South Jor- and the scenery very beautiful. Light refreshments were served dan girls by a score of 10 to 9, Several of the group enjoyed in a last-inning rally. Batteries themselves by sliding down the to 39 members. --------were Mary Boyle and Mary Davis snow .ba:hks. Near the top of the mountain they enjoyed an early BREAKS WRIST for Midvale, and Rela Holt and breakfast. Later on they made the Heber Aylett had the misforViolet Price for South Jordan. descent and were home at about tune to break his right wrist WedThe games were played during noon. nesday, when he fell from the the Firemen's Independence day Those in the party included Mr. steps of his cabin in :Srighton. He celebration, and were well attendand Mrs. Howard Barben and the is getting along very- well, but ed. following boys and girls: Ray and will have to carry his arm iln a Bill Presseer Of Midvale left for Dean Smith, Wayne and Reed Ol- sling for some time. Weiser, Idaho, to play ball. He son, Sherman Gardner, Archie played at Lake View for 6,500 Richards, Don. Parr, Bernard Furse A fine line of Wedding An• people. and Dell Jensen. nouncements at The Sentinel. Draper To Gel Bus Service Soon Midvale city was host to thousands of townspeople and visitors from all sections of Salt Lake county, on July 3 and 4, when the Midvale Firemen's association sponsored one of the best Independence day celebrations ever held here. Monday, July 3, marked the opening of the new city hall and civic auditorium, the installation of a new street lighting system on Main street, lighting of the city ball park, and the completion of the street widening and sl~ walk project in the business district. Softball games were played during the afternoon, and a big free street dance culminated the day's activities. July 4th program started at 9:30 a. m. when a parade started at Dahl's field, and moved down ·Main and Center streets. Headed by a color guard by Jordan ,Post of the American Legion, in uniform, the procession was a moving spectacle of beautiful floats , three bands, and many automobiles. The float of the Mid-Flora Garden club won first prize, for beaut y, while the Murray firemen, with ancient hose-cart and coii!iic uniforms, won the prize for the fun- t" niest entry. Outstanding in the parade was the float built by the firemen and their auxiliary, which carried the "Queen of Midvale", Miss Anita Hyke, and her attendants, Misses Ann Pavich and Katherine Kara. glanis. The float entered by the local union of the C. I. 0. was also especially attractive, and the many beautiful commercial floats added to the color of th~ parade. Music was furnished by the Midvale, Riverton and Draper school bands. A patriotic program in the Mid·vale junior high school auditorl• um followed at 11 a . rn., and from then on a series of races, spo~ events, softball a n d baseball games, vaudeville acts, wrestling, box:lng, fireworks and a street dance followed in continuous succession until midnight. N. G. Morgan, Salt Lake attor. ney, gave the Fourth of July a(!. dress at the morning program. Mayor J. Hollis Aylett welcomed the audience. Entertainers were the Midvale junior high school band, directed by Cannon Thomson; Morris, Hel· en and Virginia Cannegeiter, J. Jerome Brown, Mrs. Florence C. Olson and Mrs. Margaret Precel, vocalists; and Joyce and Rob Lindahl and Miss Dean Gilbert, dancer s. Bishop Henry G. Tempest of the Midvale L. D. S. First ward offered the invocation and Bishop . Henry Beckstead of the Midvale Second ward the benedic· · tion. Crescent Takes Girls' Ball Title Citizens and visitors were apparently well pleased with the celebration, and all who attended are desirous that the a.ffaiir become an annual event. Chief L. C. Canning was general chairman of the celebration, and F. Dewey Canning acted as business manager. West Jordaniles Scale Mountain The picture shows the main holst ln the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company's Unit· ed States Mine, at Bingham, Utah. The hoist room, which on the surface would be represented by a large building several stories high, is located in the mine approximateIT 1100 feet vertically below the surface and is reached by a tun· nel over a mile in length. It was excava-ted out of solid rock and Is constructed entirely ot concrete and steel. The holst, designed for operations to a depth of 4000 ft. bel<Jw the holst room level, is equipped with every modern safety device and automatic controls. The United States Mine is a fine example of the vitality of the minIng industry. The Old Jordan claim, around which this operation was built, was located in 1863 and was developed almost entirely by the present Company or interests which went to make up the present Company. The Company, since Its hlrmatlon in 1905, has provided almost continuous employment at tre United States Mine for a large number of men. Its record for employment at this mine during the depressfon years was outstanding, the annual average number of em· ployees at that property during the years 1931 to 1935, inclusive, varying only between 430 and 439. The search for new ore is car ried on simultaneously with production. Tunnels penetrate the rock formations farther and farther from the portal to the present day distances of several miles, and deeper and deeper extends the search. Where once the brawn of men pushed a small mine car or turned the windlass, high powered locomotives must now be used and huge hoists wind the heavy cables that raise the ore several thousand or more feet. Thus through tremendous investments in machinery, equipment and labor is the life of a mining enterprise perpetuated, and then only it engineering skill and effi· cient operation can keep the cost of production within the bounds of the economic value of the minerals mined. .Vt LEGION. AUXIT.IARY PLAN DINNER-DANC:€ I As a culmination feature of the year's activities, members of Jordan Post No. 35, American Legion, and the ladies' auxiliary will hold a dinnerdance at the Pioneer hall in West Jordan on the night of August 3. A resume of the past .year's activ;ities will be reviewed, and incoming officers of both organizations will be installed at the affair. The dinner will be served at 8 p. m., followed by a business meeting and installation. Dancing will conclude the evening's entertainment, a.ccordmg t o Commander M'. A. Beckstead. • |