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Show Coiveml Microfilm Corp, BOX 147 in oin i lee- ill larks By I mm H.C.B. Among the improvements noted recently around town are the repainting of the exterior of the Midvale bank building, and interior redecorating at Midvale Motors showroom and offices. Three large" lovely paintings now adorn the north wall of the Midvale Branch Bank. About four by five feet in size,' the paintings depict industrial scenes, and were from an airplane, photographed enlarged and hand colored by Hal Rummel, noted Salt Lake photogrOne scene shows apher-artist. the USSR&M Co. smelter properties in Midvale; one is of the West Jordan plant of the Utah-IdahSugar Co., and the other is the large Utah Power Co. installation near Soda Springs, Ida. V7 "A Friendly Newspaper" Volume XIX No. 34 Published Every Friday Await Golden Wedding Day ' 14 ' Plans were discussed at a Chamber of Comerce meeting this week to stage a Midvale Shopping Night once per week, with all stores remaining open until 9 p.m. and offering special bargains to shope pers. Salt Lake City, and Sugar-hous- merchants have been doing this with great success, and we understand that now Bountiful and Murray are planning the same kind of event. Midvale might just as well jump on the bandwagon; it's worth a try, anyway. From now until Nov. 4 we are going to hear a lot of politics. The national and state campaigns will be tense and bitter, we fear. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pierson Strong candidates are on both tic' kets with nowerf ul suDDort behind A Midvale couple, married Aug. We hope that every voter I' 1 1 them. 25, 1902, in Salt Lake City, plan to . . . . mi , weighs the situation careiuuy ana(y celebrate their golden wedding votes for the man whom he or she I O wTcIGUcm anniversary Monday, Aug. 25, at thinks is best fitted for each posi- - j a i hi m their home here, 260 Allen St. V tion in our national and state gov-- T Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Pierson UUdy ernments, both in the primary Among University of Utah grad will observe the event with open election and the general elections. uates receiving degrees at summer house from 7 to 9 p.m. for friends commencement exercises Friday, and relatives. Salt Lake County Fair opens Aug. 22, will be 11 students from Mrs. Pierson was born Jan. 21, next week in Murray. Our fellow-- 1 Midvale and surrounding areas, 1878 at Lund, Sweden, a daugh townsman, Rufus Ray, has charge; Degrees and certificates will be ter of Ole and Elna Nelson Olson. of the flower exhibits, and urges conferred upon some 350 students. She came to Utah when she was local gardeners to submit speci- The commencement exercises will seven years old. Mr. Pierson was mens for the flower show at the be held on the Park Building born at Union, Utah, June 14 1877, fair. Rufus has had this respon- Plaza. The procession for candi- a son of James and Elna Gunner besibility for the past several years, dates, regents and faculty will be- son Pierson. will and rites 6:30 at p.m. Mr. Pierson worked at Mercur and always does an excellent job gin in staging a gorgeous floral attrac- gin at 7 p.m. Mill, Murray, Sandy, and Midvale Dr. M. Lynn Bennion, superin- Smelters, and 8 years for the railtion for the fair patrons. tendent of Salt Lake City schools, road. He worked 25 years for MidCenter street, from the . Rio will deliver the commencement vale city, and was retired in 1947, Grande tracks west to the city address, "Enduring Values in a They have resided in Midvale for is eoina to et a beauty , Changing wona.' vr. A. Ray 01- 43 years. limit Of the couple's treatment at the hands of the state .pin, president of the University, six sons and road commission. We are certain- will give a report on the progress daughters, four are living; Mrs, Walter (Maurie) Anderson, Mrs, ly" glad that they included this of the school The invocation will be offered Arnold (Ina) Francom, Mrs. Thors- street in the new Bingham highby Prof. Walter A. Kerr, professor ton (Margaret) Isaacson, and Mrs, way project. emertus of modern languages and John (Floris) Cole, all living in the benediction by The Rev. Asa Midvale. Mundell, director of the Student They also have five grandchil Christian Fellowship House dren. Music for the exercises will be provided by the University Chorale under the direction of John The Union School is crowded to Marlowe Nielson. Those receiving degrees, diplocapacity and will be unable to house the anticipated increase in mas and certificates and their Republican "Meet Your Candienrollment To relieve the situa- awards are: Merland Fryer Des-pai- date" night will be held Friday master of science, education- (tonight) at 8 p.m. at the Midvale tion, school boundaries will be offischool Sandy; Elizabeth city hall. T. Donald Creer G.O.P. al shifted, psychology. temporarily ecchairman of Legislative District cials said. Page, bachelor of arts, home Harold west No. 17, announced this week. area Jay in the Riverton; Children living onomics, Candidates for governor, senaof Third East street between 78th Brown, bachelor of science, manSouth and the northern boundary, agement Midvale; Melvin Ray tor, congressman, county commiswill go to the Midvale School Freeman, bachelor of science, eco- sioners and all other candidates Those who live south of 78th nomics, Midvale; Delbert Grant on state and county level as well candidates South (Social Avenue) and be- Crump, bachelor of science degree as state legislature tween State Street and 13th East in education, social studies, Sandy; from all districts in Salt Lake Brunow Reinald Stelter, bachelor county, outside of Salt Lake City, will attend the Sandy School. adscience in education, earth will be present of Bus transportation will be , science. Midvale; Willa Greer of needs these meet the Following the rally, an opporjusted to diwith science of bachelor to meet and converse with announced. was tunity it pupils, ploma in elementary education, the candidates will be offered at Midvale; Ralph Lavar Sharp, bach- a reception in their honor, Mr. elor of science with diploma in Creer said. Light refreshments Midvale; will be served. The education, elementary public is inJane Ennis, bachelor of science vited. in nursing. Draper; Roma Ras- In mussen, bachelor of science In NEW "FIX-IT- " SHOP TO OPEN State Work is underway by the nursing, Midvale. 0 F. Lamoreaux, formerly of Road Commission in widening Hart Bros. Music Co., Salt Lake Center St in Midand City, announces the opening of a vale from the west city limits to Ntw Subscribers: general repair shop, at 99 N. Main the Denver & Rio Grande railroad Loraine T Benton, Midvale St., Midvale, on Aug. 25. Mr Lamtracks. Crews are at present levelEmery Bcrrett Riverton oreaux and wife, the former Ruby ing and smoothing the present Rtnewatt: Bodcll of Hcrriman, will make Mrs John Weiboll, West Jordan their home in Midvale. paving. This section of Center St has Jed W Wasden, Midvale been included by the state as a Arthur Gabler, Granite Vard AsayWest Jordan part of the new Bingham highway learned. Mildred Larscn, Midvale project it The irrigation ditchtt in Mid-val- e The north side of Center St in John M Kekos, Los Angeles, Cal. wid City are not to be uwd for will be the area mentioned Mrs John Frcy, Conestoga, Pa. dumping of lawn clippings, learn, ened and paved up to the single! George Webb, Sandy or any rubbish whatsoever. railroad track now on that thoro-- 1 Dan Stuart, Sandy This practice it netdlett watle Im will fare. Later. Midvale city Frank Paget Sandy of the taxpayer's dollar tinea clog street of the side south John L Smith. Orem. Utah prove the td ditches mutt be ktpt open; to conform, Mayor Henry Beck-stc- a Midvale Ada Downs, clogging frequently cautet the said. Charles Troster, Midvale ditch overflow to often damaging Clark LcFevre, Riverton the ttreett, and threatening to MIDVALE FIRST WARD PLANS Jordan South Ncwbold. Arlon flood basements. The tltuation hat OUTDOOR SOCIAL WEDNESDAY Next Wednesday, Aug. 27, has for the children, and other attrac-tion- rtachtd a point that the city thall Barbecued sandwiches, Ice be compelled to prosecute any been scheduled as the date for a their and members cream, soft drinks and cake will pertont guilty of violating thit r social for all families of Midvale First ward, U be sold, the proceeds to go into dtr. Midvale city official! are earn was announced today by Bishop the ward building fund. The public is invited to partici- eitly tttlclng the cooperation of Arnold Buttcrflcld. Starting at S' p.m. at Midvale pate, and in case of rain, the so everyone In thit ttriout matter. city park, the events include a ciat will be held Inside the chapel We Print Bultcrwrappcrs program, square dancing, fishpond building, Bishop Buttcrflcld said. . . Local Students j J 6 School Boundaries Changed For Union Students Republicans Meet At City Hall Tonite Dos-pain- State Improves Center Street Project Plan HONOR ROLL noTice u s. Midvale, Utah Friday, August 22, 1952 QUEEN CONTESTANT Jordan District Assigns Staffs for 1952-5- 3 Teaching ' Hour Situation o . C. of C. Discusses Store Closing at The fact that the Midvale Safe way store has started staying open until 7 p.m., by order of division officials, was the cause of a special meeting of the Midvale Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning at Midvale city hall. All grocery stores in downtown Midvale have been closing at 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and until 7 on Saturday. It was the concensus of opinion among members at the meeting that it would be better for all merchants to have one shopping night per week, instead of grocery stores to stay open until 7 p.m. every night. Walter Coyne, manager of the local Safeway store stated that the order was given him by his com pany last Thursday to remain open until 7 p.m. every night All Safeway stores in this area have been open until 9 p.m. for some time, with the one exception of Midvale. The company feels, said Mr. Coyne, that because of State St. competition, the later closing hour for the Midvale store is necessary to offer more customers convienence to its patrons. Other grocery store operators in down-towMidvale are opposed to the later closing hour, and aver that it will not bring in any increased business. n Midvale Soldier Commended For Valor in Korea Cpl. Clairen E. Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Jackson, 182 Lincoln St, Midvale, has ar rived home after serving 12 months in Korea with the 92nd Engineer Searchlight Co on the east central front He will leave for Camp Carson, .Colo., after a furlough with' his family here. Cpl. Jackson, section chief of the third division of the 92nd, has proven himself to be worthy of the title, "Soldier of the Week." While in Korea he supervised two teams operating the most forward searchlight position on the east central front His teams are strategically located enabling him to assume full command of all operations without taxing the efforts of the platoon leader, or company headquarters. He has shown great fortitude and courage while under intense ene my artillery fire. Through his fine example of discipline he has maintained wonderful morale among his men. By his keen alertness, Cpl Jack son was solely responsible for the capture of two North Korean pris oners on the morning of June 21, 1952. In the early morning he de tected two figures lurking near the 35th Regiment, 1st Battalion, ammunition dump, about 40 feet from his approaching searchlight truck. He stopped his vehicle to investigate, and the two North Koreans fled. Cpl. Jackson gave chase, caught and disarmed them, and marched them to his bivouac, and held them until they were picked up by infantrymen. For his alertness, CpL Jackson was highly commended by his company commander. Capt T. M. Chase, and other officers of the 30-da- y Regiment Recreation Dept. Announces Assignment of teachers to the respective schools in the Jordan District has been completed, Arthur li Petersen, superin tendent, announced Saturday. Principals will open their week-lonworkshop Monday ana me leacners institute is scheduled for the following week with school starting on bent, i, Mr. Petersen reported. Teacher assignments are: g y i 1 Maurino Edwards Sandy Lions club's entry for the title of Queen of Salt Lake County Fair is lovely Maurine Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noland Edwards of Sandy. She was queen of Midvale Harvest Days in 1951. Miss Edwards is a graduate of Jordan high school last spring, and was vice president of the student body. She was head girl at Sandy At junior high school in 1948-49- . present she is employed at the Helen Bailey Employment Service in Salt Lake City. Lions clubs of Salt Lake county are entering contestants for the queen title, and the judging will take place next week. lfewA our Service lfjen Cpl. Arlen Caywood, son of Mr, R. J. Caywood, Riverton, is now serving with the 7th In fantry Division on the west-cetral front in North Korea. Patrols from the 7th are bat tling the Reds in the strategic Iron Triangle sector near Khumwha, while tank and artillery guns d ene pound at my fortifications. A rifleman with Company K of the 17th Infantry Regiment Caywood entered the army last Feb ruary and arrived in Korea last month. He formerly attended the University of Utah at Salt Lake City. and Mrs. n deeply-entrenche- 5 5 London, England Among the 36 WAVES stationed here who celebrated the tenth anniversary of the women's entrance into the Navy is Mary E. Brailsford, yeoman third class, USN, of 91 Lennox st, Midvale. ' The 36 women sailors, all members of the U. S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterran ean command, held a celebration, complete with birthday cake and candles. The WAVES first became part of the Navy July 30, 1942, when Congress authorized the commissioning and enlistment of women in the U.S. Naval Reserve. They became members of the regular Navy in 1948. Bingham High School Thomas H. McMullin, principal, Vernon Baer, James W. Bingham, Beatrice S. Bates, June C. Culber- ston, Howard Hauskenecht, Verna W. Jones, E. Odell Peterson, B. J. Lowell Hicks, War Santistevan, ren G. Allsop, Irene Berg, Robert H. Bailey, Dean F. Bishop, Merlin u. unristensen, Lavern J. Ijick-soRobert E. Knotts, Virginia Harris, Laura Marshall, DelMar rred brack, Paul R. Newton, Marion H. Penrod, Charles A. Williams and Stella H. Beck. Jordan High School O. D.' Ballard, principal, S. R. Anderson, Hisa Aoki, Frank M. Bagey, Dean J. Beck, Deane Bennion, Lowell J. Boberg, Joseph F. Bowman, Benjamin B. Bruse, Donald M. Budge, Jesse B. Casper, J. Clement Crapo, C. N. Crawford, E. L. Crawford, Elaine Dixon, Mig-no- n Domgaard, Afton Forsgren, Mary Fitzgerald, , Golda Fraser, Laura Gardner, Phil F. Goldbran-son- , David R. Gourley, Y. W. Har-roA. LaMar Hendrickson, Arthur G. Hughes, Frank Kamnikar, E. H. Kennington, Chester L Kim, Royal D. Madsen, Grant Martin, Faye Richards Nichols, Donald J. Parr, John M. Petersen, Richard S. Petersen, Robert L. Pixton, Oralie M. Rawson, Arland L. Russell, James L. Seal, Theodore W. Sjoblom, Alma F. Smith, Dale F. Sorensen, Glen E. Soulier, Dunn Taylor, Fay B. Thomas, Harold Thorpe, Gertrude Tranter, Lucille Tuttle, Wanda G. Wade, Evelyn N. Wood. Molly C. Lindell, Charlotte C. Johnston, and Paul C. Boyce, in charge of the veterans farm training program. Bingham Central Harold W. Nielsen, principal, Phyllis Hamblin, Dan Elmer Roberts, Ethleen F. Burnham, Neva Cropper, Ella M. Lee, James H. Miller, Virginia R. Saxton, Maud W. Stillman, Avon N. Stocker, and Ruth Torres. Butler School A Earl Cox, principal, Eva Rae Eldredge, DeVerne K. Hunsaker, and Raya E. Madsen. Copperton School Dora H. McDonald, principal, LaRue L. Larson, Roberta L. Steadman, C Elmo Turner. Crttcent School H. Chad Beckstead, principal, Ora Jean Chipman. Margaret B. Petersen, Willa Dispain, and Beatrice Cash. - Draper School Ralph B. Keeler, principal, Raymond O. Baker, J. Jerome Brown, Hulda Crossgrove, Orrin F. Curtis, Lloyd C. Lind. Evan A. Madsen, Jay H. Shurtliff, Myrna Nelson, Jessie M. Allen, Geraldine J. Bailey, Willda M. Beck, Rhoda J. Coyte. Florence R. Dearden, Max O. Hatch, Beth M. Johnson, Beverly Miller, Bill J. Nelson, Ann Pris by and Mary M. Sjoblom. Granite School M. K. Bunnell, principal and Ruby B. Rasmussen. Htrrlman School Keith Nosack, principal. Highland Boy School Ira E. Moss, principal, Lola R. English. Lark School Howard A. Ballard, principal, Duretta L. Atkinson, Karen L. Boggess, John Neff Brown, Georgia N. Dewey, and Meriam Peterson Beard. Midvale School Harold Ashman, principal, Melvin A.' Berrett, Helen Black, Duane McGhie, Merland F. Des- pain, C. Lloyd Dimond, D. Frank Griffiths, Sarah T. Lester, Yvonne Edith Schofield, Cannon A. Thompson, Iris Thorpe, Austin L. Walker, Jed W. Wasden, L. Ray Brown, Veloris Webb, Leila K. Anderson, Richard Bateman, Willise Covey, Ralph Sharp, Bernarr S. Furse, Verena Graham. Morinda J. Grange, Virginia Haun, Dorothy Headley, Lorraine Greenwood, Roma Ganz, Beverley B. Killpack, Ruth I. Lindahl, Virgie M. Mick-else- n, Richard G. Niell, Evelyn M. O'Brien, Mae Probst Stella B. Rasmussen, Ella B. Richardson, Dorothy E. Snyder, Margaret L. Stevenson and Irene Thomas. Riverton School Harold W. Blair, principal, Re becca N. Benson, Marie D. Brooks, Dannell G. Cottrell, Robert T. Krueger, Clyde S. Nichols, Clement R. Nicke, Harold L. Rendles-bacOral Beckstead, Mildred A. Densley, Virginia A. Lee, Ada Hul-lingClifford D. Mousley, Zelma B. Piatt, Lois M. Roberts, Mildred B. Smith, Vila Stevenson, Ella M. Walton, John R. Wharton, and Nello R. Silcox. Sandy School G. Reed Sanderson, principal, Beverlay J. Ferris, Grant B. Bitter, A. Duane Densley, Esther H. For-bus- h, Farrell H. Gunnell, Paul Kuhni, Bonnie Maxfield, Clyde Miller, Gordon E. Mickelsen, Jay Pond, Phyllis S. Sagers, Clifford L Swenson, Elsie D. Adams, Laurel Dewey, Gwen D. Greenwood, Ray S. Hambleton, L. Beth Almarie W. Hurd, Sara L Irving, Vella C. Jones, Florence E. Jorgensen, Elv Killian, Don F. Lennberg, Georgia M. MitcheU, Mary Joy Thorpe, Merle G. Schet- -' ler, Altha B. Sjoblom, Amy V. Smith, Betty A. Snow, Don H. Staker, Eileen P. Stroud, and Orr C. h, er, Her-manse- n, L. Hill. South Jordan School E. Brent Gaufin, principal, Erma C. Beckstead, Barbara D. Gardner, Jacquline B. MacMillan, and Elmer Clark. Union School George Barton, principal, LaRue Vincent Myers, Martha S. Eaton, Charles M. Hansen, Arvid J. Larson, M. James Macfarlane, Arthur R. Overlade, Merritt L. Poulson, Earl Stansfield, Claire T. Wells, f, Myra T. Anderson, Ann C. Nellie L. Brady, Faye E. Brown, Melissa B. Glover, Lenore M. Larson, Eva S. Leyland. Myrtle T. Malstrom. Lament Pearce, Geneva C. Quinn, Lenore Rich, Hanna V. Sharnborg. Virla 0. Woolsten-hulm- e, and Ella Jacobsen. Upper Bingham School Joel P. Jensen. orincinaL Grata K. Carr. Rae H. Cobb. Ralph S. Ferrin. Rub S. Shaw. Faye White, and Josephine Wycoff. Berg-endorf- Wttt Jordan School H. W. Jorgensen. princioal. Mur ray F. Allen. Eric William Anderson, Cathryn Andrew, Grant Baker, Barbara Nielsen Baliff. Bonnie Jean Theobald, Robert D. Teran, James M. Whitmore, Delbert crump, Winnifred M. Boggess, Cynthia J. T. Carter, Helen M. Gardner, Owen A. Hullinger, L. Jones, LeRene A. Reading. Edward W. Squires, Pearl and Millerberg. Joann MitchelL Joseph A. Barfus. Em-oge- fa Camp Rucker, Ala. CpL Roy Dunn, was recently chosen as the "most outstanding soldier" of his company in connection with the mammoth 47th Division's "Viking Olympics" being conducted here this month. Cpl. Dunn, son of Mrs. Vera II: Dunn, 227 2nd Avenue, Midvale, was entered in battalion competition after being picked as the best soldier in Company B of the 135th :'c t BallatOatfo'lGn " 1 Infantry regiment Eliminations will continue until the end of the month when the diTilt vision will choose its most outThe first annual Salt Lake coun standing soldier to culminate over TT1E BA110T BATTALIONS ARE ON THE MARCH! Hundreds of KJwanit cluba la lh United Slalrt are fpearheading the formation of ty open horseshoe pitching tourna 80 tournaments in athletic and IJofol Roriolioni, hkh art comprised of patriotic, non ptrtitan croup. ment is announced by the Recrea military skills currently being Local Ballot BiUaUonB ere aponaoring community-wiii- e rrgUlrr anj tion Dept for Friday and Satur- conducted. ole campaljma and thalr goal aret to regi'ter every eligible voter to Cpl. Dunn, whose wife, Edna, eaaitl iht public In obtaining th vlewt of all candidate t and to urga day, Aug. 22 and 23, at the courts resides in Ozark, Ala., graduated every eligiUo citltca to vote In forthcoming elections. ValU Donatio la Murray city park, at S p.m. estimate thai there are 93.000,000 potential votert In America and their The tourney will be open for from Jordan high school in 1947. ninn arc sex on ioai ajoak both junior and senior contestants. sa allout, non partisan "get out Boys under 18 years of age are in NURSERYMAN TO ADDRESS the vote" campaign. the former group, and those over MID FLORA GARDEN CLUB At the time the Ballot Battalion 18 are in the latter classification. Parley R. Glover, local nurseryprogram was presented to the Trophies will be awarded to man, will be the speaker at the clubs in the United States, first second and third place win Mid Flora Garden Club meeting Claude B. Ilellmann, 1931-5presners in each division, it was an- Aug. 28, at 8 p.m. at the Midvale The Ballot Battalion, a sweep-in- ident of Kiwanis International nounced. city hall. Rufus Ray, publicity nation wide register and vote said: All those interested in entering chairman announced Wednesday. campaign is now organized in "We are a service organization Mr. Glover's talk will bo on more than 800 cities and towns In the competition may register at and we think it Is high time for the Salt Lake County Recreation "Landscaping the Small Home the United States. The plan, service club members to get into Dept office, S177 & Slate St, Grounds". Ho will abo discuss by Kiwanis International politics. Service clubs in general lawn culture, planting, new lawns last February, Is Murray. sponsored in each have been shy of the word 'poll-ticand rejuvenating old ones. The community by civic, professional, for much too long. Americans Phone your news items to 173. public is invited, Mr. Ray said. and fraternal groups Interested in (Continued on page 7) Horseshoe Ballot Battalions To Aid in Kl-wa- Gelling Out Vole 2 g origl-nate- d s' , |