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Show eora Mos DDogqqUo. 1! Sotoo as taiiciy AbAitd Juuu SAMPLE COPY TOp ptAY PROGRAM GOOD LIVING IN FINS VOLUME 19, NUMBER 34 OREM, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1951 PRICE 10 CENTS o " i jVVA STEEL PLANT MM f M flJJUB OF UTAH'S fL II II II M l Mil II II llll II 1,11 Mill II II II HM A MATOR ARTHUR V. WAT-;;S WAT-;;S .... played important A in planning and developing aSCEHA program. Utor.Watkins: era Planner It is a far cry from Scera of V depression days to the organ-i'ion organ-i'ion today which owns and urates the magnificent audit-am, audit-am, the delightful swimming and conducts for the bene- i of the community, including ! Citv and Alpine School strict one of the most out riding recreational and educa' inal programs operated any- here in the United btates- Ten years have passed since te auditorium was finished and Seated. It has been a decade j! great national and internat-tal internat-tal events. The dedication jviees were hardly over before le Japanese struck Pearl Har-or Har-or and we were in the midst World War II. The rapid in-me in-me of population following le outbreak of World War II jind the Orem-Sharon Com-lanity Com-lanity well prepared to take ire of its recreational needs-sra needs-sra met every test during ae days. But Scera means far more an the mere buildings and relational re-lational facilities. It was born i the depression and organized ) a non-profit organization L'ough which all the people of le Sharon-Orem community, iardless of race or creed, Jd, through their united eff-s eff-s bring a little cheer into a lives during those dark The motion picture program tch it presented was pioneer ( in the Lincoln High School itorium nearly ten years be-j the Scera auditorium was 'structed. The swimming pool also built during those days Warnick Outlines Registration for Lincoln Students Schedule of enrollment for students of Lincoln junior and senior high school students was issued this week by A. P. War-nick, War-nick, principal, preparatory to registering what is expected to be the largest student body ever to attend Lincoln. Students of the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades who did not register at the end of the spring semester may do so Thursday evening, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. Seventh and eighth grade students stu-dents will meet Tuesday, Sept Hat 9 a.m. in the auditorium for general instructions, and will then go through their regular schedule for enrollment and approval. ap-proval. Ninth grade students will meet Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. and the 10th graders will meet Wednesday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. for a 'similiar program. All 11th and 12th grade students stu-dents will meet at the auditorium auditor-ium a 6 p-m., Monday Sept. 10 for instructions and will go through a regular six period schedule in order to get .enrolled and complete registration. Class periods will be of 15 minutes duration. Buses will run on regular routes and on schedules which will get them to the high school at the appointed time. Registration fees, which will be collected Sept. 18, will be as follows: 10th, 11th, and 12th grades $9; 9th graSe $7; 7th and 8th grades $4. Lockers Lock-ers will be issued at the time fees are paid in full. Elementary schools in the Orem area will begin Sept. 10. 5 - 1 '' i r.- " 'if ; ; i X :':' f " . - ;iin i .... . . ; a y-- t m s .1 v: r , ;i V L L- ' Lobar Day tliics to FcaL" Duming of Stcra Dcr.u3 One of America's unique adventures in community cooperation coop-eration Sharon's Cooperative Educational and Recreational Recreation-al Association, better known as SCERA will mark a significant historical moment on Monday, September 3. A day of athletic events, fireworks, and a special bond burning ceremony will highlight the tenth anniversary of the community-owned and operated SCERA THEATRE. It was just a decade ago that the premier program waa presented in the newly-completed buildiitj which since that time has taken all the functions of a civic center. Although the building, itself, has been in existence for only ten years, the organization which initiated its construc tion has been functioning for 18 years. Sharon's Cooperative Among the city officials who traveled to Cedar City this week for the Utah Municipal League convention were Mayor J. W. Gulman, Ray Loveless, E. H. Calder and Orland Pyne. This unusual aerial view of the SCERA Theatre and swimming swim-ming pool shows off to advantage the classic lines of Orem's community building and the ettraciive landscaping. In the rear is shown a portion of Lincoln high school and at right Ss the Sharon Seminary. Plans for expansion of the Scera community centre provide for lha construction of, a $200,000 building which will contain accomodations for large or small meetings, bowling allei, dance rooms, reading rooms, table tennis, pool, snack bar and lounge. The swimming pool underwent a comprehensive modernization program two years ago., display on my office wall in the Senate Office building, two pictures pic-tures of the auditorium, one in color and the other in black and white. Most of my visitors want to know something about this building, and are surprised to find that it was built by the unit ed effort of the people of a small community during the depression depress-ion years and without govern ment subsidy. They are more than surprised when they learn that the community consisted of approximately 3,000 people. While Scera has accomplished 1 was the foundation for the I a ereat mission in the past, I 7 elaborate facilities which look forward to still greater per- now in use. On the solid ' f ormance in the years to come. s iSriJSLii vicvTarwhno Minnow occupies in the manager, Henry D. Taylor, who national field of the nation. I wa.s, trustee 1?enSa S T u i . holders, members of the Board 1 M What 0ther com"! of Directors, Scera staff, and ? the country havel others too numerous to mention, : T d0' many of them ten ' who pioneered the early Scera -? larger than Orem, I ap- dav. -late more than ever tho out-; ' cng success of our non- Arthur V. Walkins United States Senator cooperative. Proudly I SCERA TENTH ANNIVERSARY Schedule for Monday, Sept 3, 1951 All activities will take place on Lincoln High School football foot-ball field. 3 to 4 p-m. Children's races for those between 5 and 12, with prizes for all groups. 4 p.m. Genevai Scouts, champion champ-ion Softball team, vs. the All Star Scouts. 6 p.m. Orem Girls All Star - softball team vs. Provo All Stars. 7:30 p.m. Bond Burning Ceremony Cere-mony with President August Johnson in charge. Instrumental music under the direction of Wes Barry. Remarks by Trustee of Bondholders, Bond-holders, Henry D. Taylor. Setting the Torch to burn the bond. Miss MarJean Stration, Orem City Queen. Fireworks display under the to the limit.1 direction of Fire Chief Scott Thompson and the Orem Fire Department. Picture Show Continuous from 3 p.m., "Rich, Young and Pretty." Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Walter C. Orem Dies at 78 in Salt Lake City Walter C. Orem, 78, for whom the city of Orem was named back in 1919, died of causes incident in-cident to his age in a Salt Lake City hospital on Monday. Founder and builder of the Salt Lake and Utah "Orem" line, he was president of the company and pioneered business ectivities in Utah county as well as throughout Utah and Nevada. Mr. Orem and his wife. were guests of the city at the "Velvet Strip" celebration here in 1949. It was through the valuation of the railroad during the early years of Orem that the city was able to bond the city and construct con-struct a $110,000 water system which was essential to the existence exist-ence of the city. Mr. Orem at that time said "tax our property MAYUH J. W. G1LLMAN praises SCERA's cultural, recreation: re-creation: 1, educational facilities. countv Mm 2L 2?' im!to? Mayor Gillman: County, Mo., he was a son of rraises rrogram Timpanogos Ward Carnival to Feature Boxing Exhibition A boxing exhibition under the direction of Marvin Jensen, manager of Rex Layne, will be a feature of the big "Timparee", Timpanogos ward carnival on Sept. 7 at the Timp grove. Par- iish pond, pony rides, games, ticipan s in the exhibition will a ca.k-to-school clothing booth A, J. and Martha A Leabo Orem. He married Mabel Emery Dec-1', Dec-1', 1894, in Wappello, Mo. They resided at 70 E. North Temple. Surviving are his widow, Salt Lake City; two sons, William Walter Orem, Whittier, Calif.; H. Jay Orem, Beverly Hills, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys O. Simpson, Palo Alto, Cal., Mrs. Margaret Watkins, Washington, D. C; a brother, Dean Chester Orem, Los Angeles; An-geles; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. be Gene and Don Fullmer and the match will probably be ref-erreed ref-erreed by Rex Layne. The Relief Society will serve a banquet at 6 p.m. and refreshment refresh-ment concessions will be operat ed bv -he various ward auxil and an auction sale. LeGrand Anderson, finance chairman, and Roy Humpherys of the bishopric are in charge of arrangements. All auxiliary heads are asked to attend a final planning session on Tuesday, District Scouters Bid to Meeting Here Sept 6 Orem-Sharon district Scouters will hold their first regular monthly meeting of the fall season on Thursday, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Sharon Seminary building, according to William A. Cox, district chairman. Urged to be present are all district officers including scoutmasters, scout-masters, institutional representatives, represent-atives, and all those interested in the scout program of the Orem-Sharon area. COMMISSIONER J. CLARK LLMH . . . comments on un usual architecture of Scera Theeire. iaries- Other features will be a Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. X" .'i'Vi rirMlPaMm ;.:-' :,i V" !:: i.X F.. I 'r, - - .w,--- -. . m. i-aJt win cerg or Sh.,n.'. n ..: r.inMnnal and Recreat- Hu ociation administer SCERA affairs including the !W ' immin3 Pol' nd community recreation program, lriVn r,cent monthly meeting include, front row, left Sht: Dezzie Lamb, board member; Clorene Lamb, secret- nsurer Victor C. Anderson, maneger: August Johnson. president; Henry D. Taylor, trustee of bond holders; J. Horace Bean, vice president; Orson Prestwich and M. Dover Hunt, board members. Back row: Woodruff Jensen, Ed Spaulding, A. P. Warnick smd Sharp Gillespie, beard members. Three board members are elected each year representing the various sections served by the association. As Mayor of Orem City have watched with justifiable pride the growth and develop rr.ent of Scera and the excellent educa ional, recreational and cultural programs which it embraces- Lcoking back over the past decade during which Scera has served the people of Orem City and surrounding commun itles I have no'ed the excellent planning through which the Scera directors have attempted o keep pace with the rapid pop ulation increases of our city. I wish to commend Victor C Anderson, director of the plan, he Scera board of directors who strive entirely without remuner at'on, as well as the 75 individ' uals who staff "he Scera and give generously of their time in making possible the finest recreational re-creational center in the state and one of the finest in the nation, for outs'anding community service. serv-ice. Each year of Scera's service to the community has been marked with improvements in the building, build-ing, !he exterior and grounds and in the program it offers for clean, wholesome entertainment for young ind old. Community members subscribing to the plan have netted profitable returns fcr their investment in cultural development, educational ad vantages, and recreational fac ilities in addition to the two percent interest on their cash investment. The facilities provided for he community in the auditorium auditor-ium and swimmine Dool are among the finest and are envied ure to stop and feast my eyes by much larger and older cities on the graceful, handsome lines who are seeking to providt sim- cf e structure. It is one of the ilar accomodations for their most inviting bits of architect-young architect-young people. The Scera hasure I have ever seen. It stands been very successful in coordin-as a precious gem in our lush, a ing school, church and com- Srecn valley, munity activities for the besi in- You citizens of Orem, through erest of all. J0Ur cooperative spirit, can be Orem City is proud to be amcst Proud of vour program and part of the plan. I extend con-vour theater. I want to wish you gra ula ions to the Scera on its continued success in your pro-tenth pro-tenth anniversary and wish con-rarn-tinued success for the program. Best Luck, J. Clark Elmer, Chairman Educational and Recreational Association was incorporated in 1933 as a non-profit, educational, education-al, charitable and eleemosynary association. It grew out of a community need for an organization organiz-ation which would be able to finance and build adequate facilities fac-ilities for recreation. The association assoc-iation is administered by a board cf nine trustees representing the various areas which it serves-Everyone serves-Everyone Belongs Membership in the SCERA organization is extended to all persons residing within the boundaries of Sharon and Orem LDS stakes. These boundaries are used merely for convenience and do not indicate that SCERA membership is predicated upon church membership. Each year on the third Monday Mon-day in September three persons are elected for three-year terms' to serve on the SCERA board- 1! Each resident of the community GOVERNOR J. BRACKEN LE3 sees SCERA'i tenth anniv ersary as milestone in fuccM-ful fuccM-ful road ahead. is entitled to one vote in elect ing officers. Among the first projects un dertaken by the association was construction of a community. recreation center including a J Governor Lee; and lawns for athletic activities These were made possible with membership fees paid into the organization, together with aid from government and church agencies. An important part of the pro gram was the leasing in 1933 of the Lincoln high school auditorium auditor-ium for the showing of motion pictures. The popularity of the movies, together with the fact that increased evening activities at the high school made regular use of the auditorium difficult, led to the planning of the SCERA THEATRE. Sights Set High Setting their sights high, the SCERA planners visualized a building which would be more than just a picture theatre, but a community Duiming large enough to take care of future and old. Notes Anniversary Congratulations to the City of Orem on the tenth anniversary of the opening of the community owned thea're, the SCERA. This impressive theatre, no doubt, has caused many comments com-ments not only as to the significance signif-icance of its unusual name, but also as to its accomplishments-Orem accomplishments-Orem residents need no review or reminder on either score, but other State citizens can profit in the knowing. Community recreation programs pro-grams are one means of keeping idle hands busy and combating juvenile delinquency. Through its community-owned threatre, Orem is showing the way in providing pro-viding adequate and wholesome education and recreation pro grams for its citizens young Commissioner Elmer: Congratulates On this tenth anniveisary following the dedication of the Scera theare, I want to congratulate con-gratulate the citizens of Orem for subscribing to a program that made possible the erection of such a beautiful, useful build ing. It takes courage and determin ation on the part of the leaders and the people of a community to introduce a new program in order to develop and increase the education and recreation possiblities of their area. You have succeeded where you might easily have failed in a venture so unusual and in one hardly without precedent. To those leaders and citizens who first subscribed to this program, pro-gram, I want to say you did an original, superb and aeathetic job. Each time I pass by the beautiful building I have an needs and versatile enough to be used for church gatherings, conventions, con-ventions, lyceums, civic meetings. meet-ings. They envisioned an enduring endur-ing structure of distinctive ar chitecture and quiet beauty; a classic building which would set a motif of refinement and dignity dig-nity to the entire community. The result was the SCERA THEATRE. 1,000 Bought Bonds Completed in 1941 at a cost of $125. 000, the building was financed fin-anced from the sale of bonds Durchased by over 1,000 fam- May the tenth anniversary of the Scera, therefore, be but a milestone in a successful road ahead. J. Bracken Le Governor of Utah 1 Mrs. Harry Orvin Jr. entertained en-tertained at a party for her three-year-old daughter, Marcia. The party was held on the lawn at the home of Marcia's grandmother, grand-mother, Mrs- Harry Orvin Sr. Gaily colored balloons were used as decorations- Present at lies in the community as well CoU tt Cart Bobb d Lto. o IttHirtrT hncinaccmon in tno . . . . - da Marshall, Dennis and Jay on, Bobby Frampton, Kry and Danny Gillespie, Juda .: t Anna Lee Gourdin, Dale Jlcu Jones and Claudia Orvin. J. W. Gillman Mayor of Orem City Utah County Commission as leading businessmen in the area. Liberal contributions of ' Gord money, material, ana services oi members, stores, and workers were of significant importance in completing the building. Perhaps one of the outstanding outstand-ing things about SCERA is the fact that the building was financed fin-anced and built entirely by the community without subsidy or financial aid from any govern ment agency. The site, only, was a gift of the LDS church to the community. SCERA is synonymous with Service. Since the theatre was opened, hundreds of people have served in various capacities on the staff, giving their time without with-out enumeration. This spirit of service has characterized the activities at SCERA from the beginning be-ginning and made possible the margin of profit, necessary to retire the obligations on the building, 'make improvements to the swimming pool, and partic-pa'e partic-pa'e jointly with Orem City and the Alpine School District m a recreation program which has gained national renown. Expansion Planned At a special ceremony Monday Mon-day night the bonds issued for the construction of the SCERA THEATRE will be burned, marking the redemption of all Jerry Muzzell, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Muzzell, has returned home from Korea. outstanding obligations on the building. With this event SCERA looks forward to an ambitious expansion program which includes in-cludes plans for a new $300,000 social center which will provide meeting and play space for large or small groups. The new-building new-building is to have bowling alleys, all-eys, dance rooms, reading rooms; table tennis, pool, snack ar and lounge. Also planned are more playground centers throughout the community. Guiding light of the SCERA program over the years has been Victor C. Anderson, one-time i board member and all the time manager of the activities of the association and theatre. Today SCERA is an integral part of the community, and all ndications are that it will become be-come increasingly so in the years to come. Happy people planning together and working together have made SCERA a U-'li:l... ...Uik ..ill .IB. ng! |