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Show Universal Microfilming 277 6th Ave.. SLC Manmraiy SUBSCRIPTION $2.50 YEAR FRIDAY, JANUARY WITH OUR BOYS IN UNIFORM Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark heard from their son Jay, in Korea, during the holidays. He wrote that he had hopes of being rotated in the near future, to an outfit behind the lines. He said they were going to have their Christmas dinner on Dec. 26th. He was well and getting along fine. Jay is in the First Marine Division, in a Medical unit. i u . f major tdiulc nuuisuu, uusuauu. of the former Elaine Clark, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Clark, has been transferred to Alabama for a three month period. Bruce is in the Air Corps. TT u: . George Degan, who is stationed at San Diego, arrived home last week for a ten day leave. He expects to leave Jan. 14th to return to camp. Lt. Willard Labrum, USN. left Thursday for Bremerton, Wash., where he is now stationed, after spending the holidays with relatives here and in Salt Lake City. His family will follow later, as Mrs. Labrum and one of the children have been quite ill and are not able to travel at this time. Quite a number of South Cot- tonwood boys who are in the service, were able to get home for Christmas and part of the holidays. Among them were Jack Krahenbuhl, who is stationed at San Diego, was home for two weeks. Frank Hilton, who came from Phoenix, Ariz. He has returned to his base, leaving on Dec. 27th. Melvin Atkinson, who is stationed at Fort Lawton, came home on Dec. 23rd, and left on Dec. 31st, to return to his camp. David Nichol, home from Fort Monmouth, N. J., arrived home Dec. 23rd, and left Jan. 2nd to return to his camp. in Sgt Richard Maynes who isMr. his parents, writes Japan, unci Mrs: "John Maynes, that he has been attending a special atomic warfare school. He has been in Tokyo recently, and while there he visited President and Mrs. Vinal Mauss of the Japanese Mission. He had a leave at Christmas and spent the day with some of the boys he knew in his Division. before Christmas, telling her that he was in Japan. He has been 1"hting in Korea ever since he November. He prrivd there in and glad to be said he was well where he could sleep in a warm bed. Norbert Kertamus and Hal Benson are two more Murray hovs row in the service of the U. S. Thev left Monday for San reDiego, Calif., where they will ceive their boot training with the U. S. Navy. Sgt. 1c and Mrs. Gene S. Niel-o- n ire the parents of a boy, Gene, weighing eight pounds three ounces, born at the United States Army hospital, Donald Fnbrts. Calif. C.o Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Nielson of 5041 South Second West KM son is now an instruc- Fpt tor with the 132nd Infantry Di- iion at the west coast- - camp and resides in Brandley, Calif. A former student at Murray Hieh chonl. he volunteered for mil- ler rfntv In 1948 and was among the first troons to be sent to Korea. Set Nielson returned from overseas duty about a year ago "d h since been stationed at Camp Roberts. rt. DnWayne L. Morris, son of H. M. Morris. 46M Brown St., spent the Xmas holidays at home viiti"8 his father, sisterandGerrie Mrs. and grandparents, Mr. 1 1. J. Morris, of the same address. ruWvne Is stationed at Fort Sill. Okla.. with the 653rd Field Aiiillcrv Battalion and assigned to the motor pool. His company plaque ws recently awarded outstandas commendation for ing maintenance work for eight consecutive months. Sgt Upon returning to duty, achenj Ki unit were of months two military duled for Funeral services were conduc ted Thursday in the Murray First ward chapel for Robert Emerson Christensen, 7, son of Mr. and J M Trs. Robert x I 4 Christensen, 307 E. 1- f :300 South. The Christensen boy was killed Monday morning when he sled he was riding crashed into a trujk on 5200 South, near Avalon Dr. Conducting the services was Edmund A. Fehr, bishop of the Murray Fifth ward. Burial was in Murray City cemetery. The boy and a playmate had been coasting down a hill just sr east of Avalon Drive. The hill leads directly onto 5300 South where the accident occurred during the early morning snowstorm. The sled apparently shot across 5300 South directly into the path of an approaching truck driven by Ralph Rogers, 32, 1984 E. 3375 South, according to Calvin Gillen, Murray police officer, who investigated. Robert Emerson Christensen . . Taken to a Salt Lake hospital, His sled crashed' into a truck. the boy was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:10 a. m. The boy was born in Payson, Nov. 24, 1944. the son of Robert and Lily Johnson Christensen. He was a member of the Murray Fifth ward. Survivors include his parents, two sisters, Fern, 15, and Yvonne, 13,' three brothers, Donald Gene (Johnny), 11; Carl, 9, and MiSunday school officers and the chael, 3; and grandparents, Mr. teachers of Murray and East Jor- and Mrs. L. C. Christensen, Garfield county; and dan stakes of sthe Church of JeMr. and Mrs. George R. Johny Latter-daSaints sus Christ of son, Salt Lake City. will meet Sunday at the Murray Since the New Year5 edition First ward chapel for their convention with members of the of The Murray Eagle many famgeneral board. The general meet- ilies of Murray and vicinity have been shocked and grieved by loss ing will begin at 2 p. m. A morning meeting for mem- of loved ones. The Murray tagie bers of the slake presidency, high joins with friends and neighbors council representatives, bishop- in offering condolances to those rics, stake Sunday school board families. Annie Eliza M. Henkel members, ward superintendences On New Year's Day a heart and secretaries will be held at the Arlington school at 10 a.m. ailment took the life of Mrs. Conducting the sessions will be Annie Eliza MacNeil Henkel, 77, Persyl Richardson, Sunday school who resided at 247 East 6400 So. stake. She died in a Salt Lake hospital. Respresentativcs of the general A daughter of John and Annie board who will attend ore Earl CooDer MacNeil. she was born J. Glade, mayor of Suit Lake City in Little Cottonwood canyon Henry Eyring, Mclba Glade and Nov. 18, 1874. She was married to Alexander Schrciner. Alfred Henkel in Ogden Nov. 18, The convention theme is Spir 1874. The marriaee later was sol itual Rejuvenation Through emnized in the Salt Lake LDS in Sunday School. A- - temple. He died in 1940. Survivors include a daughter, mong topics that will be treated in the morning are Effective Pre- Mrs. Gladys H. Thorne of Mur siding, As You Enter Church ray. Talks, Music, and The Gary Lawrence Jackson T Sacrament in the Sunday School. Funeral services were condu?- While the nornine session will ted Jan. 2 in the Bennion ward treat topics of the Sunday school chapel for Gary Lawrence Jack worship service, the afternoon son, 15, son of Joseph ana tfeaa discussions will deal primarily Rirnev Jackson. 1207 West Bul with lesson work. Stake, ward, lion st. He died Dec. 29 in a Salt and ceneral board leaders will Lake hospital of Hodgkins digive addresses during the day. sease. Youne Jackson was active in LDS church and boy scout work. Besides his parents, he is sur vived by five brothers, Ario, Rafe. Glen. Dean and Iris Jack I TS "II i son, all of Murray. . maneuvers at tamp T Glade Will Speak A! LBS Meet Heeling Sunday Part-iciDati- 'Jackie' French Is ftl rrmiers uevn Infant Soffe Jacqueline French, daugh Graveside services were held ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. French. Thursday in the Murray City 4903 Atwood Blvd., noted soprano cemetery for the infant son of and music scholar, Thursday was Vauchn and Mary Jenkins Soffe, named as "Miss Printer's Devil 4911 Poplar St The tiny boy of 19.12". She will reign over died at premature birth Jan. 2. activities of the Printing Week, In addition to the parents the proclaimed by Gov. J. Brakcn boy is survived by two brothers, conLeo to begin Sunday and Jaren and Greg? Soiie, a sister. tinue through Jan. ID. The week, Carol Ann Soffe, and paternal sponsored by the printing indus- rrand parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. try, was proclaimed nationally U. Soffe, South Jordan. by Pres. Harry S. Truman. Miss rrerwn, a graauaic oi Lenus Fellrr Murray high school, will sing at Final rites were held in Bountimajor functions of the week. ful for Lenus Feller, 42, 156 Um Twice Miss French was chosen bra Lane, who died Jan. 1 of carby the Murray Lions club ns bon monoxide poisoning. Mr. Feltheir candidate for Miss Utah ler and his wief were caring for honors. On ore occasion she was a granddaughter, Gaylyn Caldone of the finalists. She also has well, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. been the center of many musical Gail Caldwell, when a defective activities throughout the city. gas heater in their home was blamed for the asphyxiation of Mr. Feller and his granddaughter. The parents of the child discovered the thre unconscious when they called for their daughter at Miss fr from OL Edwin Van Keurcn, commanaing oui of completion cer. of New a. m. the morning Year's Day. 11 Ann Koncar Private funeral sen-ice- s i niuii.u iuriuu wa x'v.-..- ' as ..,.. ...' v . .. . Lovely Jacqueline Frrnrh of Murray is Trintcrs Devil'. 4 in Commissioner. South Cottonwood Couple Await Missionary Fete Murray High school's spirited band of basketball players play host tonight (Friday) to the talented Buffs from Tooele in a game heralded as determining the future of both teams The game will get underway shortly after 8 p. m. The junior varsity aggregations of the two schools will tangle in a preliminary which is scheduled for 7. p. m. Tooele is the heavy favorite and the showing of the Buffs tonight is expected to determine the favorite's role in the Jordan division this year. Second favorite team is Cyprus. All three of the teams are undefeated in their first efforts. Murray took the measure of Judge Memorial on the Bulldogs' court last Friday night 40 to 35. Cyprus downed Bingham 36 to 29 and Tooele trounced Grantsville ... t.une . In. hi. nakcr w iwrs. . . . . . Again serves as Murray City auditor. City Officials, School Board 43 to 32. Member Sworn In There are many new faces in A farewell testimonial, honor ing Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Dunster, prior to their departure to fulfill a mission call in the ' Mission, will be held in the South Cottonwood LDS ward chapel at 5600 South and Vine Street on January 13th, at ' 7 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Dunster have liv ed in the ward many years, and have been active in many of the South Cottonwood church and civic affairs. The following program has been arranged in their honor: Prelude music, Gladys Nichol; opening song,' Thanks To Thee O Lord, by the choir; invocation, R. Stanley Johns; sacrament song, In Humility, Our Saviour, by the choir; selections, (a and b), Olym pus Male r"Seet, composed of Harold Ricu TKMilo Brown, Morris Can nfcuto.M and Barker; speaker, Zelph Y. son; speaker, John T. Barrett; chorus, Those Pioneers by the South Cottonwood Camp DUP chorus; response, Missionaries; remarks, Bishop Merlin J. Shaw; closing song, God Be With You, by the choir and congregation; benediction, Marlow Crabtree. Mr. and Mrs. Dunster entered the mission home' on Jan. 7th, and will depart for the mission field on Jan. 16th. Texas-Louisia- official capacities of Murray City ind Murray City school district is a result of the seating of new ficers. In the school district, it was Wendell C. Day, city attorney, vho took over the seat vacated ' by Dr. McLloyd Killpack, who had served the board for 10 years. Dr. Killpack did not seek reelection and Mr. Day defeated Wil-'iaJ. Musser for the vacancy in a December election. Ho was seated at the regular board meeting Wednesday nifiht. Also at the meeting Supt J. Easton Parratt Wendell C. Day , . Nem mem-schowas renamed clerk of the board ber of Murray board. and Harry A. Robbins was renamed as treasurer. Elected as officers of the board were Dr. Val Sundwall, president, and L. P. Parry, vice president. Taking over the gavel in Murray City court is Phil L Hansen, who defeated . the incumbant C. Howe, in the Judge 1951 primaryRichard and final election in November. The third candidate in For tBesXendst-aigb- t year the primary was Paul S. Roberts. building permits issSued in Mur- M.Alonzo Norton and Mrs. Lillie Baker took oaths of office in ray City reflected a record the City Hall Monday as city construction perioul for the city. commissioner and city auditor, Building permits duVing 1951 to- - respectively. Mrs. Baker, incumtaled $1,123,779, corr.psed with bent,' was upepposed, while Mr. the 1950 record year of $lo9, 798. Norton was tops in a field of six ttndidates in the primary, de Building restrictions curtaileJ feating Shelby West in the final construction in Murray short election. Mr. Norton" succeeded after 1951 began. The first four Persyl L. Ekhardson who did not ' ection. Other candidates months of last year provided were Robert M. , primary more than half of the total per- -' B. Ross, David mits issued, from a valuation h vHarlcy unA Fnrnl W. ... TWkstead. standpoint. Through April the figure stood at $560,150, promising a real boom in construction. Sixth Plans Even through the first six months the figure was $802,014, or ap- Concert on Jan. 21 proximately 80 of the previous, record year. But from that point Robert Addison Richey and hi? on the building permits decreas- troupe of talent singers from Salt ed, reaching a low of $29,790 in Lake City will present a program, the final month, uly and August featuring vocal selections, Monalso were slow months, both be- day evening, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p. m. ing under the $35,000 mark. How- in the Grant ward chapel. The ever, things were brighter in program will he sponsored by September, October and Novem the Murray Sixth ward, with William F. Musser os genber when permits were valued in eral chairman and Gust E. Norcn excess of $70,000. With restrictions still in force. as publicity chairman. The program will frature bari it is expected that 1951 will stand for sometime as the new high. tone selections by Mr. Richey, One big hope on the horizon for soprano selections by Rilla Ric- the coming year being another ger and a violin trio. There will be readings, songs record period is the possibility of the construction of a new ele- and musical numbers of all var the mentary school across the street ieties to please everyone and program is hailed as one or the from the present high school. Building permits Issued during finest ver to be presented in Murray. A charge of $1 per perDecember included: son has been fixed, with only 4G22 BoxclMoulton. Nephi 400 tickets to be sold. Beginning dcr, garage, $C90. tickets may be available Monday 4940 2nd So. W., George Gray, Noren ut Urban Motor Mr. from residence $2fi00. N. H. Hansen, three new units Co.. 4788 So. State St in Hansen Homes subdivision, jr - m ol Pjuilding Permits Oil New Hinh '5ere Durinn Gus Anderson, SO, Wails Natal Fete Gus Anderson, for many years a resident of Murray, will ccler brate his 90th birthday at a quiet fete for friends and relatives to be held Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Baumann, 5470 So. State St. Mr. Anderson will turn 90 Saturday, having been born Jan. 12, 1862, in St. Skedvi, Sweden. He came to the United States in 1888, settling first in Anaconda, Mont, where he worked at the smelter for 11 years. He then moved to Denver where he lived for two years, prior to moving to Murray in 1901. He worked at the Murray smelter of the American Smelting & Refining Co. for 22 years prior to being retired. For the first eight years of his retirement he was employed as nightwatchman at the Twin Peaks Canning Co. His wife, whom he married in Salt Lake City, died in 1946. He also has one son, Austin G. Anderson, also of 5470 So. State St Mc-fiT- rv Ward Bi-sh- $21,000. West Construction Co., 404 East 5Cth South, remodeling, . $1000. George Egbert. Valley Center St., residence, $4000. were To The Story Hour The annual dolt Miw cf the Murray City library will be held Saturday In connection with the regular utory hour, it was an "nurvcd Thursday by library of y - ;v.- WI Gus AndrrvMi . . . tVKl note Wth birthday let on Sunday, Children will come from far and near to nhow off their "dol lie" that Santa brought them for Christmas. The program annually is one of the high spots of the 11 brary's year of events. The story hour will get under way at 11 a. m. if - ir Km. Rohlnwn , . ,'talhrr of carolUnf' to note 80th birthday. 7 Oh-weil- er total of 40. While Murray is the underdog in tonight's clash, all the local boys need is a couple hot at the hoop. Their ball control has been improving with every game and their defense has been fairly good all season. Clark Adams, Tooele coach, will bring a fine aggregation to Murray for tonight's clash. Jed Gibson, erstwhile fullback for 'he Buffs, wu the ..big. gun in Tooele's triumph last Friday licht He tallied 18 points. Tom Adams, another star in the Buff attack, chalked up 10 tallies. Murray's triumph over Judge Memorial was unexpected, and confused many of the experts who had figured Judge as one of 'he' stronger teams this year. Murray's smooth attack and ball handling stamped them as the iarkhorse of the loop this year. Vm. F. Robinson Waits 80ih Fete William F. Robinson, for years he beloved Christmas caroler of Murray, will observe his 80th birthday anniversary Thursday Ian. 17. who resides at Glenn St., with his wife, who will observe her 78th birthday anniversary on Jan. 29, has led Christmas caroling in Murray City schools for some 44 years. The couple recently observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mr. Robinson's love and interest In children and love of music is equaled only by a rest for life which has drawn hundreds of people Into a vast circle of friends and admirers Just a few weeks ago Mr. Robinson again made his annual tnk to the schools of Murray to lead the children in singing Christmas carols, some of which he has written himself and others of whirh are embraced in a book of Christmas carols he has pub lished. There are families of Murray who can count three generations which have sung carols under the lemlership of Murray's "father of Christmas caroling". A native of Derbyshire, England, Mr. Robinson made his debut in music as a very young prodicy who manipulated the hand-pumfor the church Although he received only -ommon and secondary schooling, he was named teacher in 1908 be- -ause cf his unusual musical ability and his Interest in children. Later hi studied at the old LDS tchexA of music In Salt Lake City and Lake Forrest college in Chi Mr. Robinson, I9G2 cago. ficials. bro- Farrell's charges after the first 17 to 16 at the half, but took over the lead 30 to 29 at the end of the third quarter. The locals got hot in the final canto, scoring almost as many points in that period as they did in the entire first half of the game, Hal Erikson was the top scorer for the local clan with ten points, as the scoring was pretty much divided with Farrell using nine men in the skirmish. Robert tallied six points, Ron Burrows nine, Larry Tuckett five, Jimmy Van Cott seven and Ray Watrous three for Murray's Coach Ken 10 to trailed quarter, p Hrinor Your Dolls 1949, Rom FJklns Jensen Funeral services were conducted during the first few days of the year for Mrs. Rose Elklns Jensen, 65, who died Dec. 31 at (continued an back City . . . . r.swum 3 ness. Born in Murray May 14, she is survived by several thers and sisters. new Phil L. Hansen . . . Takes over gavel in court of Murray City. conducted In Salt Lake City Jan. 3 for Ann Koncar, two year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vajo Koncar, 5565 So. State St Burial was in Murray City cemetery. The child died Dec. 30 at the family home after a lingering ill- nwu.i Frn! In Gpi Tonight I , First LL Richard L. Olscn, 5015 Wanderlane, Murray, Utah, was rraduated from the chemical east command Knn1 mi Pamo Gifu. Japan. niun Thrived his certificate Smelterites Wait Buff Invasion - tt.i. . VOLUME 70, NUMBER 11 OBITUARIES When,Two-and-one-half-Minu- Mrs. Enr.a Godfrey received a Mter from her son, Gene, just 11, 1952 or-ani- st Prior to coming to Murray, Mr. Robinson was well known In mu-i- c circles in Wyoming. He retired from the looal position in 1941, having served as teacher and director of music for 32 years. William Robinson, with his ChriMmas caroling is a Murray tradition. May it continue for many more years. |