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Show jr v.- 'A STEEL PLANT rem ettEua VOLUME 21 NUMBER 33 OREM, UTAH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1953 PRICE 5c HUB OF UTAH'S F.R. (Mines N, 4-, '.v..' V v! ' ' ' ' v WIND UP JUNIOR RED CROSS FIRST AID COURSE Demonstrating some of the first aid techniques learned during the cummer are nine of 14 members of Orem Girl Scout Group No: 6. Left to right, seated, seat-ed, are: Colleen Bennett, Charlotte Allen, Jeannie G riffiths, Gwendona Price, Annette Aiken, DeAnn Peterson and Mary Ellen Farnsworth. Standing are: Mrs. Dean Hansen, first aid instructor; Glenda Grange and Dixie Grange. 18 School Windows Broken, Store Robbed-Youths Arrested 3-Day Chautaugua To Attract Orem L. D. S. Women A large delegation or Orem LDS women are expected to attend at-tend the annual Women's Chau-taugua, Chau-taugua, sponsored by seven LDS Stakes, to be held at the MIA Girls Home in Provd Canyon Aug. 25 to 28. The seven sponsoring stakes include Orem, Sharon, East Sharon and four Provo stakes. An entertaining program has been planned carrying out the theme "Charm." Opening event of the Chautau-gua Chautau-gua will be a get-acquainted party par-ty Tuesday evening. Mrs. Oriel Clegg of the Vineyard Ward will direct the social. Starting Wednesday morning there will be demonstrations in the making of wood fibre flowers, flow-ers, party favors, ceramics, and handicrafts. In the evening Dr. Sidney Sper-ry Sper-ry will lecture on his recent trip to the Holy Land. He will be assisted as-sisted by Mrs. Sperry. Climaxing the events will be the traditional banquet With Mrs. Verna A. Powell, member of the YWMIA General Board, as guest speaker. Orem Women To Attend BPW Regional Conference Utah will play host to over 500 Business and Professional Women from eleven western states and the territories of Hawaii and Alaska, when they convene for their 10th regional conference of the National Federation Fed-eration of Business and Professional Profess-ional Women's Clubs, August 26-30 26-30 at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City, according to Mrs. huward Barrows, Midvale, publicity chairman, chair-man, ji Representing the Orem BPW club at the conference will be Mrs. Mollie Aired, president of the local group, Mrs Bessie Meil-lng, Meil-lng, Mrs. Edna Durham, Mrs. Evelyne Terry and Mrs. Virginia Sandstrom. WHO'S NEW J IN OREM? Utah Valley Hospital: August 16 Boy to Alvin F. and Carma Jean Marshall Larsen. August 17 Boy to Jack and Joyce Beardall Loveridge. Boy to Frois C. and Beth Beck Froisland. August 18 Boy to Lyle and JoAnn Pyne DeLange. August 19 Girl to Richard and Jacqueline Olsen Heaps. ft A wave of juvenile vandalism and burglarly in Orem during the past week resulted in robbery of the Buy-Lo Super Market and 18 broken windows in three elementary ele-mentary schools as the result of rock throwing. Police report that 14 boys involved in-volved in the window breaking and grocery store robbery have been aprehended, fines levied, and three boys turned over to the juvenile court and one to the Orem City Judge. Last Friday night an organized youth gang numbering four boys broke into the Buy-Lo Super Market and made off with cash, cartons of cigarettes, ice cream, soda pop and beer, which is reported re-ported by Doug Smith, manager, to represent a loss in excess of $500. The youths gained entrance by climbing up a ladder and entering enter-ing a trap door in the roof of the building. .. The youths, who confessed soon 'after they were apprehended, were Joe Powell 17, Ronnie Dunn, 17, Gilbert Ferrin, 17, all of Orem, Or-em, and Clyde Irwin, 20, of Oklahoma. Ok-lahoma. The case of the three Orem boys is now pending before the juvenile court, while uvvin wa ordered by the city judge to leave town. According to pJce, Powell is a Utah County juvenile parolee and Dunn has been on probation. The Ferrin youth did not enter the building, but was an accomplice in that he acted as a look-out man while thhe theft was underway. Police report also that the youths had made other previous successful night raids on the grocery store. Eleven boys were apprehended for smashing school windows at Westmore, Sharon and Geneva elementary schools during the past week. Total damage to the 18 windows shattered by rock throwing was estimated .at about $300. The boys were fined by the juvenile court and will be required requir-ed to pay the cost of replacing the windows. , . , Following this crime wave and vandalism, Orem City Police are planning to strongly recommend to the Orem City Council that the city adopt a ' nightly ; - curfew which will give officers authority to pick up suspicious youths who are loitering in the streets after 11 p.m. Girls Softball At Orem Park An LDS girls softball tournament tourna-ment will be held at the Orem City ball park August 26, 27, 28 and 29. Eleven teams will participate par-ticipate in t!.e tourney: Timp View, Windsor, Sharon Stake, Spanish Fork A, Spanish Fork B, American Fork A, American Fork B, Springvllle, Pleasant Grove, Provo Stake and Utah Stake. The schedule for Wednesday, Auguts 26 is as follows: 6:30 Spanish Fctk B vs American Am-erican Fork B 7:45 Pleasant Grove vs Utah Stake 9:00 Sprlngville vs Provo Stake. sSwu Girl Scouts Girt Scouts of Group No. 6 have Just completed a Junior Red Cross first aid course, sponsored by Mrs. D. Orlo Allen, director of Orem Women's Civil Defense. This spring, Mrs. O. S. Allen, Scout leader, arranged for her scout group to take the first aid course because she realized the importance of juniors as well as adults learning how to handle emergencies which arise due to the many accidents that occur in the home and also on the high ways. Mrs. Dean Hansen, First Aid instructor, taught the group once a week throughout the summer at the home of Mrs. Allen. The girls mastered the fundamentals of first aid and made first aid scrap' books. Mrs. Hansen has given gener ously of her time and efforts, teaching first aid to citizens of Orem. This is her third class this ! year, including the Mounted Mes sengers, sponsored by civil de fense. Civil Defense protection, accid ent prevention, intelligent citiz- enship and appreciation of the the sewer line now being mstall-ideals mstall-ideals of service are developed d on Eighth West as soon as through a Red Cross first aid course. The following girls received their Junior Red Cross certificates, certifi-cates, while Mrs. O. S. Allen completed com-pleted the advanced course: Ja Lane Aiken, Annette Aiken, Matilda Mat-ilda Adams, Patty Adams, Colleen Coll-een Bennett, Caroline Cameron, Joyce Cordner, Dixie Grange, Glenda Grange, Mary Ellen Farn-worth, Farn-worth, Jeanie Griffiths, Gwen dona Pierce, Charlotte Allen andi DeAnn Peterson. LAST CALL FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN PHYSICAL EXAMS Orem parents'are reminded-this week that all children entering kindergarten or school for the first time must have physical examination before school starts. - PTA presidents, Alpine School officials, and the city health nurse announce that physical ex aminations for children entering these grades must be taken before school starts on September 14. Special forms are furnished for these exams and those who do not have them may get them ffrom PTA presidents or from the city health nurse or at the city hall offices. The physical exam, when accompanied by a properly filled out form? will cost $1.50. Exams may be given by the family doctor doc-tor or any doctor of the parents choice. Alpine School pistrict Health department also suggests that students entering the fourth and seventh grades be given a physical phys-ical and dental eexaminatlon in order that correction may be made before entering school. All children starting kindergarten kinder-garten must bring their birth certificates on the opening day of school. Also the yellow (dental record) and physical examination record should be brought to school in early September. ("OREM HAS NO COMIIT WATER 'SHORTAGE" -mayor There is no current and acute water shortage in Orem City, it was announced Monday night by Mayor Ray E. Loveless" before the Orem City Council. In an effort to clarify the cul inary water situation, the mayor reported that wliere poor water pressure was present, this was due to a poor distribution system rather than to the present wa ter supply. "However," the mayor stated, if the city continues to grow at its present rate and no additional water is provided for the culin ary system there will be an acute shortage by 1955." ' The council has and is studying ways and means of acquiring and developing new culinary water supplies. tv' Practice of installing curb and gutters in any subdivision of this city without installing a sidewaiK at the same time will be discontinued discon-tinued if the council has its way An ordinance is expected to be prepared soon which will require that all subdividers install a sidewalk side-walk whenever curb and gutters are erected. The council plans to consult the City Planning Commission Com-mission and the City Engineer, however, before taking further action. A motion was passed requesting request-ing that the City Planning Commission Com-mission meet and clarify a previous prev-ious recommendation relative to extending the legal boundaries of a gravel pit on 12th South owned by C. E. Atkinson. An authorization was grunted Mrs. Mary Jones of this city to erect a candy vending machine in the Orem City Hall foyer. Mrs. Jones told the council that she would contribute 20 percem of the proceeds from the vending I machine to the Orem City ambulance am-bulance fund. City building inspector Ed Wickman was instructed by the city dads to draw up specifications for the proposed erection of a three car garage to be located on the west side of the Fire Station. Clark Collings and Allen Dickey Dick-ey appeared before the council and urged that the city complete possible before water seepage causes an undue delay in the area where they reside. The council stated that they would investigate will start at the Lincoln-Timpan- j of $1000, not covered by insur-the insur-the matter and endeavor to com-' ogos chapel at 5:30. The public ance. plete this part of the project first is invited to see the children The Orem fire department was if found adviseable. ' parade around the Scera block. called to extinguish the blaze. ' Jl ry, , i'lVs fi&Zi Ly 5 ' HORACE HEIDT SHOW SET IN to Salt Lake City September 6 The program will be sponsored by Salt Lake Variety Tent 38 playground equipment at the State II CANDIDATES ENTER TO BE PRESENTED AT PROMINENT OREM RESIDENT DIES; FINAL RITES HELD Impressive final rites were conducted con-ducted today (Thursday) for T. Frank Wentz, 74, prominent Orem resident lor the past 60 years, at the Berg Drawing Room chapel in Provo Mr. Wentz 2k je-f. 1 passed away on Monday evening even-ing at the Utah Vallev hosnital. Death was at- sjf tributed to cer- Hi Funeral services were conducted conduct-ed under the direction of Bishop Harold Baker of the Geneva LDS Ward. A former Utah County surveyor,, survey-or,, Mr. Wentz served as commissioner commis-sioner of the Provo River distribution distri-bution system for 40 years. He was instrumental in the development of the system and in settling, through court action the legal and I basic water rights of Utah and! Wasatch Counties. j Mr. Wentz moved to Orem, then j known as Provo Bench, in about 1893. He was born Dec. 11, 1878 in Provo, the son of Peter Mastin and Minerva Boren Wentz. He received his education in th Provo schools and was graduated grad-uated from BYU with a degree in civil engineering. He first worked for the Denver and Rio Grande railroad surveying for tracklines through the southern part of Utah and the southwest Paf of the United States. I He married Pearl Farley Mar. 18. 1903 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She survives him, along, with two daughters, Mrs. Joseph H. (Zenda) Rowley and Myrl Wentz, Orem; four grandchildren and one great grandchild; and one brother, Ray V. Wentz of Provo. Burial was in the Provo City Burial Park. LINCOLN WARD SLATES AROUND THE BLOCK PARADE Lincoln Ward's Primary Around the Block Parade will be held Monday at 5:30 p.m. The parade , THE HEIDT-STEPPERS SALT LAKE CITY Horace Heidt for a show at the Coliseum at the Handicapped Chi Idren's Hospital it V 'law fit 1 I MISS OREM RAGE; SCERA FRIDAY NIGHT Presentation of candidates in the Miss Orem contest being held i connection with the Orem-Scera Orem-Scera Fruit Festival will be made at 9:30 p.m. Friday between show ings of the regular feature at the Scera theatre, it was announced today by committee members. Clyde E. Weeks Jr., general chairman of the Orem Scera Fruit Festival, will present the can didates to Mrs. Dona Gosar on the stage of the Scera, and Mrs. Gos ar will briefly interview mch contestant. Byron Jensen will fur nish background music. Miss Orem Candidates Eleven entrants to date in the Miss Orem contest and their sponsors spon-sors are: Jolene Farley Orem Lions Club Beth Harding Vineyard Ward Marilyn Christensen Orem-Geneva Times Carol Reese Scera Theatre Odessa Snow Orem BPW Club Lou Dell Edwards Orem Pharmacy LaRae Ercanbrack Scera Theatre Lee Ann Loveless Orem Jaycees Dixie Adams Orem Women's Club Geniel Adams Tony's Floral Audrey Pierce Bullock Motors Miss Orem wm tie selected Sept. 2 and will be crowned at the Scera Theatre at a special free show open to the public. At this time Miss Orem will be awarded a Helbrose wrist watch. A tabulation of how each candidate can-didate stands on the basis of voting vot-ing will be listed in the next edition of the Orem-Geneva Times, FIRE DESTROYS COOP, SHED AT RAWLINGS HOME A fire which was discovered between 1 and 2 a.m. on Wednesday Wednes-day morning destroyed a chicken chick-en coop and cow shed at the home of Paul Rawlings. Approximately 100 chickens were burned before the fire was brought under con- trol, making a total estimated loss is scheduled to bring his company State Fairgrounds. to raise funds for the purchase of at Fort Donrlas. Las Vegas Trip, Home Freezer, Top Prizes Slated For Expanded Orem-SCERA Fruit Festival ! i " . t Vi : UtiL Bishop Carl W. Buehner conference speaker. BISHOP BUEHNER TO ADDRESS OREM CONFERENCE Visiting authority of the LDS Church at the Orem Stake quar terly conference sessions slated Saturday and Sunday will be Bishop Bis-hop Carl W. Buehner. The co- fprpnw mrotincr schedule was an nounce(j today by President Wal ter R. Holdaway and will include general sessions on Sunday in addition to a missionary meeting and a priesthood leadership meet ing on Saturday evening. General sessions of the conference confer-ence are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Scera auditorium. A number of talks will be presented at the morning session by members of the Aaron ic priesthood. Returned mission- aries of the stake will report On their missions at the afternoon session. Music for the general ses- sions will be furnished by a ladies chorus directed by Dr. Franklin Madsen. j The missionary meeting will convene at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening in the Orem First-Vermont ward chapel. Expected to be in attendance are the following: follow-ing: stake presidency, high coun-1 cil, bishoprics, all presidencies of Melchizedek priesthood quorums, stake mission presidenctej, all stake missionaries, all stake exe-. cutives of auxiliaries, seminary teachers, all ward teachers a4 all presidencies and secretaries of Aaronic priesthood groups, and all presidencies of senior Aaronic priesthood. This session will be followed by ' the priesthood leadership meeting ai o p.m. in ine cnapei. in attendance attend-ance will be, in addition to those attending the 6:30 meeting, all presidencies, secretaries and group leaders of Melchlzedek priesthood, priest-hood, stake and ward commit tees for Aaronic priesthood, ward clerks and assistant clerks, Aaronic Aar-onic priesthood coordinator and advisors. Senator Watkins, Wife and Secretary Leave for Europe Utah's senior senator, Arthur V. Watkins, Mrs. Watkins, and Mrs. Lorna Watkins and daughter, daught-er, all of Orem, are enroute this" week to Europe where Senator Watkins will investigate conditions condit-ions and proceedures relative to carrying out the provisions of the new refugee immigrations law passed recently by congress. Sen ator Watkins has been credited with piloting the refugee Dill through congress. Mrs. Lorna Watkins, a daught er-in-law to the senator, is a member of the secretarial staff. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wells Meecham of this city. Senator Watkins and party are expected to be in Europe for a-bout a-bout six or seven weeks. The senator anticipates returning to Orem about Nov. 1 for a short visit. Plans for, expanding the Orem Scera Fruit Festival, now in pro-, gress, with the addition of attrac- J tive new prizes and a revision of the Miss Orem Contest were an- " nounced today by Clyde E. Weeks Jr., general chairman of the . affair. Mr. Weeks said that the Orem- Scera Fruit Festival, for which entry blanks are available in all Orem business concerns, will feature as first prize an all-ex pense paid vacation for two at Byron Foy's Bar W Guest Ranch in Las Vegas. Second prize will be a 1953 model home freezer, and third prize will be a man's or ladies' Whlttnauer watch. Entrants En-trants in the contest are asked to complete this statement in . 25 words or less: "Orem is a wonderful wonder-ful place to live because. . . ." The Miss Orem contest has been revised so as to shift the judging judg-ing from a beauty contest at Jhe Scera pool and stage, to a compet- ition in which patrons of Orem stores will cast their votes for their favorites on the basis of 100 votes for each $1.00 purchase, or one vote for each one cent purchase. pur-chase. Photographs of all contestants for Miss Orem will be posted in all Orem stores. A patron may -vote by writing the name of his choice on the sales slip and de- positing it in a box furnished for that purpose. Votes will be tabulated tab-ulated up until noon on Sept. 2 : at which, time all votes . will be , tallied and Miss Orem and her two attendants designated. On the evening of Sept. 1 a : gala street dance will be held at the Safeway Store parking lot All candidates for Miss Orem will be presented and their standings in the contest announced. A special spec-ial feature of the dance will be a demonstration of square dancing by local square dancing enthus- iasts. The public is invited to this event as guests of the Orem Chamber of Commerce. Climaxing the Ore m-Scera-Fruit Festival will be a special movie at the Scera Theatre on Sept. 2 to which all Utah County residents are Invited. Between showings of the movie -will be the i crowning of Miss Orem and her attendants, and the awarding of prizes in the Festival contest KOVO To Participate Radio Station KOVO, which is participating in the promotion of the festival, will advertise the festival daily with frequent daily . spot announcements over the 5000 wa" station. Also, Miss urem candidates will be paraded down Crem streets led by KOVO mobile mo-bile public address system at a date to be announced. Orem PionPPl" Woman Dies; Funeral Friday Funeral services will be neld Friday for Mrs. Selina Garrett 1 Clark Aston, 91, one of Orem's oldest pioneers, who died Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the family home, 1241 South State. Mrs. Aston was born November 27, 1861, in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, Bucking-hamshire, England, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Walllnger Garrett She came to America at the age of 19, receiving her early education in her native country. The family made their home at Almy, Wyoming, where she married mar-ried James Henry Clark, who died soon after their marriage. She was married December 26, 1895, to Joseph Aston in Evanston, Wyoming. They made their home in Evanston until 1898 when they moved to Provo Bench (Orem).' Mr. Aston died March 13, 1937. She leaves two sons, James H. Clark and William Aston, both ot Orem, nine grnadchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Bishop Laird Billings of the Hill Crest LDS ward will con-- duct the services which will be. held at the Berg Drawing Room; Chapel at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Friends may call at the mort- ' uary Friday prior to the services. Burial will be in the Provo City cemetery. i |