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Show •By The Editor • The rent situation in Midvale is getting critical. A prospective tenant, who had been scouring the city for weeks trying to find a house, was passing the Jordan river the other day when he observed a man drowning. He yelled to the man and asked him where he lived. "At 494 Jefferson street," the drowning man choked out. The questioner jumped in his car and hastened to look for the landlord (lf the victim. He found the landlord and said, "I have just come from the river and saw your tenant drowning. I would like to rent the house where he lived." "Sorry," replied the landlord, ''but I have just rented the place to the fellow who pusl'\ed him in." A Publicati on Devoted to the WeHare and Progress of the Jordan Valley • WAC To Recruit Here July 14 Local Enrollees To Be Sought for Women's Army • We have been reading and hearing quite a bit about the war bond brunch which was held last night at Hotel Utah ur<der the sponsorship of the women's clubs. We have consulted Webster, asked countless people and have lain awake nights trying to figure out what the 'ell is a· "brunch."- all without success. If anyone knows, please enlighten poor old Ye Ed. • In reporting the story of the Jordan school district budget last week, we mentioned that the 194243 levy was 4.6 mills. The item should have read that last year's levy was 5.6 mills, and that the 1943-44 levy will be 4.6 mills. In others words, while the total budget for the ensuing year is slight- ' ly higher than last year, the tax levy will be one mill lower, which should reduce taxes for school P\,lrposes in spite of increased operating costs of the district. ., • Patriotic discerning Americans are greatly concerned by the evidence accumulatin g to the effect that administrati on planners are deliberately undertaking a program to fasten permanently upon Americans a changed, regimented type of life. Governor Edward Martin of Pennsylvan ia stated recently that "economic fascists in the seats of the mighty" in Washington are planning a "new order" to continue in the United States after the war. Speaking at Flag Day exercises in historic Independenc e Hall, the Pennsylvan ia governor declared that the report of the national resources planning board is "the Holy book of the new American order" which proposes the "system whereby our economic facists hope to control every step taken by Americans from their cradles to their graves." "We are submitting to war-time regimentatio n so we may destroy regimentatio n in the world, but these powerful groups of politicosocial planners plan to use our war-time economy as the pattern for a peace-time economy," declared Governor Martin. The governor further declared that the purpose of these planners "is to end the incentive system and discourage or destroy the American initiative that made this the freest and strongest nation in the world." Magna Lions Invite Xiwanian s To Play I'Cow Pasture Pool" Members· of the Midvale Kiwanis club are invited by the Magna - Gprfield Lions club, through Weldon Matthews, to participate in a golf match next Sunday morning at the Magna links, beginning at 10 a. m. A barbecue lunch will be served following the ' contest. According to Cyril Rasmussen, chairman of the golf committee of the local club, about 12 members will make the trip to the smelter city. At next Monday night's club meeting, members of the South Salt Lake Kiwanis club will be guests of the Midvale Kiwanians. Feature of the evening will be the presentation of a moving picture concerning late war developments in North Africa, to be shown through the courtesy of the Standard Oil company. HOME MISSIONAR IES TO SPEAK AT FIRST WARD Home missionaries will be the guest speakers at the Sunday evening service at Midvale First ward chapel, it was announced today by members of the sacrament committee. Special musical numbers will be presented under the direction of Cannon Thomson. Friday, MIDVALE, Salt Lake County, UTAH Volume 10-Numb ]?r 28 Glover Camp DUP Outlin es Studies; Asks For Materi al July 9, 1943 Old Folks Outing Is July 15 Three Stakes Combine for Event at Liberty Park event has been changed to nearby Old Folks Day will be held Liberty park. Thursday, July 15, at Liberty park Many subjects of historical inrevealed was it City, in Salt Lake terest will be taken up by the this week by the committee in Daughters of Utah Pioneers this Next Band Concert charge. season, according to Mr. Verna Three stakes, West Jordan, East To Be Held July 18 Bishop, chairman of Glover Camp will Jordan, Mount and Jordan program committee. The second of a series of sumcelebrate the event together and a Historical data on the following mer concerts by the Midvale gala time is predicted for the oldsubjects is desired, and persons junior high school band will be sters of the Jordan district. having information on the followheld Sunday, July 18, at the MidDinner will be served at 12:30 ing subjects are asked to report vale city park, beginning at 8 p. m. and a special program will same to Mrs. Bishop: p. m., it was announced this week be presented at 2:30 p. m . Com"The Pioneers and the Islands by Cannon Thomson, director. plying with a request of the comof the Pacific," "Woman's SufIt is planned to hold the conmittee, only one meal will be frage in the West," "First Hotels, certs every two weeks at the city served this year. Transportat ion Laundries, Undertakers and Daipark, which is located just north ries in the West," "Pioneer Let- • will be furnished, as usual, by the of the Midvale First ward chapel. committee. All members of the ters of Historical Value," "DeThe park makes an ideal place for stakes are invited to attend the velopment of Lighting Systems int the concerts, Director Thomson affair and honor the older people Utah," "Songs Composed and said. of the local communities . Spng by Western Pioneers," "The The program for the July 18 For many years the Old Folks Forsgren Company, First Danish concert will be published in next outing has been held at Lagoon, Company to Emigrate to Utah," week's Sentinel. The public is but because this popular resort "Governors of Utah," and "Moninvited to attend. is closed for the duration, the uments Erected by The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers." It is also announced by Glover Camp that the m~mbers have tickets for sale for the "Days of Registration Starts Next Monday at Schools '47" rodeo in Salt Lake City, July all registrants must bring their 9. Local persons who will atLocal persons desiring sugar No. 1 ration book with them. tend this event are requested to for canning purposes, besides person will be entitled to 15 Every must quota, buy their tickets through the local sugar their regular pounds of sugar for home canning D.U.P. camp. register next week at the Midvale purposes, he said. or Sandy junior high schools, it was announced Wednesday by C. ; E. Matthews, clerk of local raWest Jordan Student Wins tion board 18-3. Officers' Training Course The sign-up will begin next Louis Nelson, son of Mr. and Monday, July 12, and will conMrs. Louis B. Nelson of West 16. July tinue through Friday, Jordan, passed a recent test at from be will day each hours The Jordan high school and was selectRay Cundick, for the past three Volunteer m. p. 4:30 10 a. m. to ed to take army officers' trainyears assistant manager of the J. for secured being are workers at the University of Kansas. ing Midin C. Penney company store P. Hyrum by the registration He left Monday of last week, revale, was informed Tuesday that Cannon and Ben G. Bagley, ofporting to the university at Lawhe had been promoted to the store civilcitizens county the of rence, Kansas, on July 1, where ficials at Nephi, Utah, as manager. He he will study engineering under ian defense corps. left Thursday to assume his new the "V-12" program. Mr. Matthews points out that duties. It is understood that Drew Riska will succeed Mr. Cundick as assistant manager here, although no official confirmatio n has been Having completed a 16-week received from the general office, manfor machinist's mates at store course Midvale E. R. Benson, "Thirteen Stitchers " Club the U. S. Naval Training school ager said Thursday. Jordan West at d Organize on the campus of the University Mr. Cundick, his wife and Thirteen stitchers of the West of Kansas, Lawrence, Kas., Donsmall son will make their home Jordan 4-H club met last Friday ald H. Davis, 408 Wasatch street, at Nephi as soon as suitable livat the home of Mrs. E. Glen Utah, is awaiting assign· there. Midvale, ing quarters can be secured Beckstead and organized a "13 ment to active duty aboard ship or Stitchers" club. Officers were at a shore station. He has been follows: as elected County Lake Salt given the rating of fireman, secJanet Christensen , president; ond class. Farm Bureau Baseball Erma Bateman, vice-preside nt; Standing of the Teams Marilyn Palmer, secretary; Lucille Gaining the knowledge that will Won Lost Pet. Beckstead, song leader; Donna .714 enable him to become a specialist Crescent ................... .... 5 2 Adams, reporter, and Venus Mel.714 Midvale ..........................5 2 in the navy, Wardle Le Roy Steadonas, party chairman. .571 Taylorsville .................. ..4 3 man, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy The new club will meet every .500 Hunter ............................ 3 3 255 South Main street, Steadman, Friday afternoon. Leaders of the .000 Bluffdale ........................ 0 7 Midvale, Utah, is enrolled in the group are Mrs. Gordon Drake and Schedule for Monday, July 12: school for gunner's mates, at the Mrs. E. Glen Beckstead. Midvale at Taylorsville ; Crescent U. S. Naval Training Station, at Hunter. Great Lakes, Ill. He was selected Thursday, July 15: Hunter at M.I.A. AUTHORIT IES this special training upon the for Bluffdale. ATTEND MEETING HERE basis of a series of aptitude tests Midvale won a smashing victory Joseph J. Cannon and Lucy over Taylorsville with a 16-1 taken during recruit training, and Grant Cannon of Salt Lake City, count in a tie playoff staged durwill be eligible for promotion to members of the MIA general ing the week on the Taylorville a petty officer rating upon comboard of the LDS church, were field, when Albert Robertson, pleting the 16-week course or soon mound hurler for the winners was in Midvale Thursday evening to thereafter. credited with seven strike outs attend a meeting at the Midvale and not giving a single base on First ward chapel for MIA board Guy Pugmire, nephew of Mrs. balls. He also clouted a homer members of East Jordan, Mount Roy Steadman, is home on leave and a triple out of four times up. Jordan and West Jordan stakes. Vaughn Barker, hurler for the from the navy. Guy enlisted :from • Plans for the summer program losers was credited with 13 strike Midvale in 1940 and has seen acisimmediate of discussions and givwith charged outs, but was tion in the Solomons, Guadalcana l sues of MIA work took place. ing seven bases on balls. R. Macand Midway. When he returns to kay hit two for three times up duty he will be stationed at Alafor the losers. Midvale collected Gel~ meda air base. 12 tallies in the second frame, while Taylorsville 's lone score was Arthur W. Last, son of George in the first inning. W. Last of West Jordan, who has The win tied Midvale with Cresof champion defending the cent, been in the army air corps for 15 the league. months, received his pilot's wings Members of the Mid-Flora and became a second lieutenant Garden club, assisted by other on June 30. Arthur has attended Local Girls Attend communities , distributed cheer the following schools for his trainSunday to the service men at College Board Meet ing: Preflight school for pilots at and flowers when Kearns, Camp Maxwell Field, Ala.; primary Miss LaRue Barton, daughter of to way their found flowers more of Barton George Mrs. flight training school at BennetsMr. and the at hospitals and chapels the Page, ville, S. C.; basic flight training Midvale, and LaJauna army base. school at Cochran Field, Macon, daughter of Commission er and Assisting in the arranging and Georgia, and advanced flight trainMrs. Gwynne Page of Riverton, of the flowers were distribution ing school at Moody Field, Valrepresented Jordan high school Howard Mrs. Aylett, Heber Mrs. "college company's at the Paris 'est, Georgia. With a few more Barrows, Howard Mrs. Phelps, week's training and a transconboard" luncheon held at the and Miller Erwin Mrs. and Mr. City Lak~ Salt in club Country tinental flight he will be ready and Mr. Midvale, of Ray Rufus Wednesday. Miss Barton was a for overseas duties. Arthur was a Mrs. Clyde Proctor of Union, and member of last year's board while University of Utah student for Sandy. of Jensen C. A. the on Miss Page was chosen about three years prior to his en.. The West Jordan Beautificati on 1943-44 college board. tering the army. club, assisted by other communiMembers of the board are repNinety-six cents out of ties, will distribute flowers at resentatives of colleges and high every dollar goes for War Kearns Sunday. schools in Utah, who meet each expenditur es. Mrs. Aylett, president of the year to discuss fashion trends, The other four local club, wishes to thank the planning what should be worn cents goes for and Union Sandy, of residents ent themGovernm girls the when year next gave graciously so who Draper "as expenses selves will be among the students usuaL" Sake For freedom's th ir flowers. on the campus greens. Canning Sugar Sign-Up Set This member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corpa is learning the fundamentals of automotive mechanics, repair, and operation at the Motor Transport School of a W AAC Traiaing Center. When she has learned her leosons well, she will be assigned to duty with the Army and will relieve a soldier for combat aervice, Next Wednesday, July 14, will b~ "W A C Day" in Midvale and vicinity when recruiting officers will be at the Midvale bank building at 2 p. m. for the purpose of accepting candidates and interviewing applicants for Uncle Sam's women's army corps. Enrollment in the W A C, which is now an integral part of the United States army, is open to all women between the ages of 21 and 44 years, who are American citizens, have no dependents under 14 years of age, and who can meet the mental and physical requirements. Enlistment in the W A C is for the duration, plus not to exceed six months. The duties are manifold and the W A C's perform many tasks which relieve male soldiers for the fighting fronts. Tens of thousands of patriotic women are responding to their country's call, and thousands more are needed. It is believed and hoped that the women of this community will heed the call and that many enlistments will be secured here next Wednesday. Oak Street Gets Right-of-Way 31-Foot Thorough fare Surveyed , Mapped by Engineer Following years of endeavor to establish a right-of-way on Oak street, this task was accomplishe d this week when Harry Wright, engineer, submitted a survey and sketch of a 31-foot street for this thoroughfar e. Property owners on both sides of Oak street deeded to the city small portions of their properties for the right-of-way , and everything is in order for the marking off, grading and establishing a permanent thoroughfar e. About two years ago Oak street, then a short blind street running a few yards south from East Center, was opened up and continued to Wasatch street. Until this time no definite right-of-way had been established for the new street. At Tuesday night's meeting of the city council, Mr. Wright's report, survey and sketch of the right-of-way were accepted, and turned over to Arnold Francom, street supervisor, who will mark off the thoroughfar e. Upon motion it was decided to raise the fee for disposing of un- wanted dogs from 50 cents to $1.00, which sum will be paid to the city poundmaste r. It was reported that many stray dogs are finding their way into Midvale city, creating considerable nuisance. Councilman Arnold Troester was appointed by Mayor C. J. Welch to secure information and details concerning the forthcoming municipal election to be held this fall. It was announced that Miss Betty Jensen has been engaged to act as an instructor at the city swimming pool, to replace Jean Steadman, who is taking nurses' training in .Salt Lake City this summer. RETURN FROM CONVENTI ON Odell Peterson of Bingham, George Barton of Midvale and 0. D. Ballard of Draper, teachers in the Jordan school district, were home this week from the National Education Association convention held at Indianapolis , Indiana, June 28 to 30. The convention was attended by over 1200 delegates. County Fair Slated Aug. 25-28 Many Events Schedule d at Seventh Annual Show Salt Lake county's seventh annual fair will be held August 25, 26, 27 and 28 at the Salt Lake county fairgrounds in Murray, E. 0. Brothers of Sandy, fair board president, announced Tuesday. Fair departments this year will include: Open classes-Dai ry cattle exhibit; mines, minerals and smelter exhibit; flower show; home ecodog exhibit; exhibit; nomics pigeon and rabbit exhibits; horsepulling competition. In the 4-H and Future Farmers of •America classes will be dairy cattle, crops, sheep, swine and poultry.· "In this junior group," said L. Darrell Stokes, publicity committee member, "will be several special contests, such as 4-H and F F A judging, crops identification, poultry judging, and demonstration contests which we consider among the most important of the competitive program." Mrs. Ivy L. Hall, Salt Lake county home demonstrati on agent and a publicity committee mem- ber, said the girls' department will be devoted to project clothing and food work, with contests in home economics judging, individual style dress revues, and 4-H club groups' dress revue. A record book contest for both boys and girls is planned with the general contest program. Supervisors of the several departments are: Horse-pullin g, E. P. Bateman, West Jordan; dairy cattle, Herman Nielsen, Granger; mines, minerals and smelter, Henry Erickson, Salt Lake City; pigeon exhibit, Richard Johnson, Murray; rabbits, Grant Parrish, Magna; dog exhibit, M. E. Pierson and B. G. O'Conner of Salt Lake City; flower show, Rufus F. Ray, Midvale; home economics, Mrs. C. L. Bello of Magna, and Mrs. Heber Aylett of Midvale, general chairmen. C. L. Bello of Magna is general chairman of the junior department, assisted by L. W. Hillam of Salt Lake City, Paul C. Boyce of Sandy, Mrs. Hall of Salt Lake City, Mr. Stokes of Salt Lake City, H. V. Stokes of Murray and Grant Parrish of Magna. Ray Cundi ck Gels Promo tion In J. C. Penne y 'c o. News of Our Boys in Service * * Camp Kearns Flowers From Local Residents j J * |