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Show OREM- GENEVA TIMES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1947 ri::.:iiTATij:i cf utaii ml 13 ID CF SH7.CE FnOGHAM r.'JTi:::izE0 dy gcjijty, cities First step in the establishment of an overall sewage disposal program for Utah county which will permit the rehabilitation of Utah Lake as a fishing, bathing and recreation area was taken Friday when 32 Utah county officials, including members of the Orem City council, authorized author-ized the employment of competent compe-tent engineers to plan the program. pro-gram. The city and county officials met Friday at the bid of the county planning association and heard Dean A. Anderson, professor profes-sor of bacteriology at BYU, describe des-cribe the extent and the danger of the present pollution by se wage of Utah Lake-Sewage Lake-Sewage in Open Channell Approximately one and one-third one-third miles from the center of Provo, sewage is dumped into an open channel, he said. With two dairies, bottling works and other industrial and commercial establishments in the area, possibility pos-sibility of a serious epidemic is very real, Prof. Anderson aid. Cows pastured in the section sec-tion have access to the se age-polluted age-polluted streams, he added. State board of health personnel who are making study of Jordan river water, which comes out of the lake, are finding pollution all along the river, Prof. Anderson said. Recreational development is seriously hampered in a naturally natur-ally beautiful region because of sewage, he pointed out. Not only is swimming forbidden in the lake, but bass and lake trout, which formerly thrived there, can no longer live in its waters. Resorts which once flourished along the water edges have be come nothing ;nore than a memory, mem-ory, he declared. He declared that Provo is the major offender but that other cities, including Orem, dump sewage into the lake. The group agreed that each city must underwrite its own sewage disposal system, but that an over-all program is necessary. It was pointed out that unless all the offending! cities attack the problem at' once, the efforts of those who cooperate will be Ineffectual. I Cost of the survey which was authorized Friday will be borne cooperatively by the county and the cities. Giles Rules That Geneva Subject to Utah Sales Tax Grover A. Giles, Utah attorney general, on Saturday ruled that despite the fact that records indicate in-dicate the title to Geneva Steel jaycees 'adopt' japacese fa:.:;ly Because they befriended lonely lone-ly American soldiers away from home, a Japanese family living In Jarjan has been "artnntprt hv plant was transferred from the the Orem junior chamber of Reconstruction Finance Corp., commerce, it was reported this the sale was executed by the' week. TTir Assets administration and When it was learned that the is tnus suoject to Utah sales tax- Sat Tatsui family had befriend ed Ray Hanks, a Jaycee member, while he was serving with the army in Japan, together with Mel Arnold, formerly of Provo, and now living In Reno, Lavar Kockerhans of Orem and Elliott Richards of Salt Lake City, the Orem Jaycees voted to use half of their "misdemeanor fund" to purchase food to send to the Sat Tatsui family in Japan. A Christmas package is now e. The ruling was in the form of a letter to Grant A. Brown, state tax commission chairman. It was made after a reconsideration at the request of Geneva Steel Co. officials of an earlier opinion to tr.e e fleet that a portion of the 1 13,000,000 transaction was tax able. Dr.- Walther Mathesius. Gen eva president, and Merrill KealdJ cTsneral counsel, contended last on the way to the family, sent week that because of the title by the Orem club and additional ' trarr-irred from R F C to Gen- shipments will be sent from time eva it waa not taxable. They to time. tnaintiiaed with RFC a acller,' t e trarxacUon would be exenr-t . ' t auca it wee an "otznrr' ... : i -It e:--:t U 2zXm tla ti t "-7 c - rJ tt:! rL c:-.:-ii:a c." u to try ! rca r-7 t: I :iJ i :n q-j law uttbrvj -v ca t.-j tt CI to r- "The evidence which we have, however, indices ... the sale was made by VAA on behalf of R F C. All negotiations were carried on and the documents of conveyance were executed by eixiceri or w A A. Mr. Giles added however, that because of lack of authority, he would welcome a determination by the courts as to the liability of the company in regard to sales tax on the transaction. Such a determination probably probab-ly will come as an appeal from a sales tPJ Ats against the company by the tax commission. The commlstslon still is determining deter-mining the amount of tax it believes be-lieves the company is litble for. Jimmy: "Aw, you're afraid to fight." Johnny: "Naw, but if I fight, my mom'll find out and spank me." Jimmy: "How'll she find out?" Johnny: "She'll see the doc goin' to your placed The Staff of The Newhouse Extends CHRISTMAS GREETINGS NEWHOUSE HOTEL Salt Lake City Coiion is having a holiday of its own in the important field of accessories. Take the attractive beige corduroy bag at the left . . roomy, handsome piece by Lesco for traveling or for thai holiday in the country. The velveteen beret by Arpad and the matching velveteen street shoes by Evins make an accessories story all their own. They are trimmed with gold, creating a sophisticated complement for the new afternoon ensembles. Double woven cotton gloves are by Dawnelle. KAISER NEGOTIATES TO EUY, OPERATE :iT0;i LAST FUilllACE, COXE PLANT; 225 ,:eii i;egess.jiy for oferatioii Utah Valley received additional addition-al assurance today that it will soon be the industrial hub of the West with the announcement announce-ment by representatives of the Henry J. Kaiser interests of the conditional purchase from the War Assets Administration of an iron blast furnace and coke plant at Ironton. The price of $1,150,000 for the blast furnace at Ironton and the coke plant of 300 beehive ovens near Sunnyside is acceptable to Kaiser, according to the announcement, announc-ement, and the deal will be consummated con-summated if several problems of operation can be satisfactorily worked out. "The purchase is aimed at helping relieve the nation's acute shortage of pig iron by opening the idle plant and producing a-bout a-bout 300,000 tons of pig iron a year," Mr. Kaiser stated in Oakland, Oak-land, Cal. this week. He disclosed disclos-ed that Kaiser officials and engineer! en-gineer! have apent several days in Utah in an effort to solve problems of raw material supplies, sup-plies, water, power and transportation. transpor-tation. v ... To Emptor 225 Me On ration of the Ironton Mast furnace and coke plant, it la be lieved, would reinforce the industrial in-dustrial economy in Utah Valley Val-ley which at present is supported in the main by the Geneva Steel plant It would be necessary for the Kaiser interests to employ at least 225 men to operate the plant and also make a substantial substan-tial expenditure to prepare the plant for operation. Kaiser has made a down payment pay-ment of 1 of the purchase price, pending results of efforts to solve operational problems. Jack L. Ashby, vice president and assistant general manager of Kaiser Co., heads the group of executives and engineers now in Utah investigating the Ironton plant. He stated that the group is extremely hopeful that all of the problems can be solved and the plant put into operation to help relieve the critical shortages shor-tages of materials for industry. The Ironton blast furnace which was moved from Joliet, 111., during the war to increase the Pacific coast supply of pig iron while the Geneva Steel plant was being constructed, actually ac-tually operated for only a brief period. Ancitnl duitom of (Cxcfianyiny (jiff It wts once the custom la Britain to extend gifts on New Year's. The ancient druids presented branches of the sacred mistletoe, and the Saxons observed the day with gifts and festivities. Tbe Roman custom of honorta the emperor with gifts was Introduced Intro-duced m England during the tuna f Kenry III. Good Queen Bess was said to have obtained most of the Jewels and attire of her wardrobe from New Year donors. Under the gift custom prevalllaf during the Tuder and Stuart dynes ties, ladles received expensive gloves and pins. Sometimes these gifts were wrapped in money, and Item thU practice we derived the term "pin money." The young ladies in the receiving line, smiling coyly with every Hrtia movement, would present each earner with some little tnemeate at the eceaaien. If aye a aOton badge, a eara with ineMees, a anetal souvenir. sou-venir. PinalM fees ea fee tenets, they weuM then taunts late tbe front and back parler ta tatter their Mat's cfe. Wealthier hosts would have aa orchestra, or-chestra, and aa the crowd (felnae the gay young blades would swirl their lyni-Uke lady friends around te the lmtng strains of "The Picture That Is Turned te the Wall" er "In the legftfe Coach Ahead." Wtssiil Bowl Long Symbol of Merriment The wassail bowl long has been a souree ot Joy and merriment in celebrating the prospects for the New Yesr. In merrle England, ..celebrants would stick cloves in the sides of sn orange and drop it into the wassail bowl, where It would be allowed te float and flavor the drink. Spiced ale was a popular New Year's serving. Early American colonials whooped it up on New Year'i night It was the custom in the south for young folks, servants and even Negroes Ne-groes to go from tavern to tavern, drink on the house, and wish aU well. I r it own through the ages comes the glorious Christmas story. In umcicss, ageless season we fj- fS? Srcct our fiends and neighbors. INCOME TAX TIME Income tax experts are reminding re-minding their neighbors this week that every citizen or rest-dent rest-dent of the United States is required re-quired to file an income tax re turn who has (a) earned wages subject to withholding in excess ex-cess of $3,000, plus $500 for each exemption except his own, and (b) income from all other sources in excess of $100, provided his total income is $500 or more. Blanche Nielson An inspirational cottage meeting meet-ing was held Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Nielson. A. H. Lowe and Dallas Rowley were in charge. Mrs. Thurman, a recent convert to the LDS church spoke at the meeting meet-ing and told of her conversion to the church and of the horrors of the war in England. Mrs. Thurman was a friend of many of our servicemen who were in England. Julian Lowe of the ward bishopric and his faiher. A. H. Lowe, bore their testimonies testimon-ies and told of interesting experiences experi-ences they have had. Present were Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Lowe, Donna Wells, Julian Lowe, Dallas Dal-las Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Long, Mr. and Mrs- David Illing-sworth Illing-sworth and Mr. and Mrs. Nielson. Niel-son. The Relief Society bazaar was held Wednesday afternoon. Many gift items and other useful articles ar-ticles were sold. ' Mrs. Phyllis Johnson is rapidly rapid-ly improving from her recent operation. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Kirn, are home after a very enjoyoble trip to Spokane, Washington where they visited with friends and relatives. Mrs. Mary B. Hales will spend the winter months at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Bishop and Mrs. LeGrand Jar-man. Jar-man. i Mrs. Hattie Brown of Custer, South Dakota, was the guest of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Keith last weekend. week-end. 5 Mrs. Lola Fowlke will give the literary lesson in Relief Society on Tuesday afternoon. Meeting Will commence at 1:45 p m. and all ladies of the ward are invited invit-ed to attend. The G. W. Club members and their husbands enjoyed a chicken supper Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Nielson. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs- Fred Lystrup, Mr. and Mrs. George Long, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Shell Aston and Mr. and Mrs. Nielson. Mrs. Jennie Harris entertained in honor ot the ward Old Folks committee recently. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fox have brought their twin - daughters home from the Utah Valley Hospital, Hos-pital, where they have been since their birth six weeks ago. The Camp Windsor DUP en-Joyed en-Joyed a chicken dinner at the home of Jennie Johnson on Wednesday Wed-nesday afternoon. Covers were laid for Enid Johnson, Bertha Swcnson, Blanche Nielson, Ethel Lowe, Beatrice Walker, Jane Elsmore, Inez Colledge, Emily Aston, Polly Harris, Arvella Smith, Vida Lystrup, Iona Jar-man, Jar-man, Oreen Walker, Mary Hales, Estella Gillman, Bertha Kirk, Emily Long, Jennie Johnson and Jane Thacker. Mrs. Jennie Harris was honored honor-ed at a party at her home Friday evening. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hunting of American Ameri-can Fork; Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Humphrey, Mrs. Florence Wilson Wil-son and Max Wilson of Pleasant Grove; Mrs. Lena Sorensoa of Mammoth; Mr. and Mrs. rerry Nielson, Mr. and Mrs. Kiith Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Clar-ence Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Humphrey, Humph-rey, Mr. ad Mrs. Claude Hunting, Hunt-ing, Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Nielson and Lena Sorenson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Broadhead on Sunday. A declaration of estimated tax is presumed to hare been made on or before March 15, 1947. In the event it was not made, it muft be made on or before Jan. 15, 1948. Farmers must file a declaration declara-tion on or before Jan. 15, or pay the tax in full avoiding the filing of declaration or amending de claration. Peignoir robe in cotton ... designed de-signed for the leisurely mood and a quiet evening at home. Cut wide, its flowing lines are belied to mould the figure in the front, are unleashed for back fulness. Black, grey, and red checked gingham is contrasted with bright red, which is used for collars, cuffs, and lining. AU being be-ing reversible, you can wear the red side out. From Dorian-Mack-oud. state r.r.9 officials to i.:eet WITH EEU SAFETY COUIXiL OT Excellent results have been obtained with penicillin in the treatment of swine erysipelas in turkeys. an ana" I jri am G!:.iSTI.!AS Tf.EE LIGHTS I f D...l. 1 no ir.1... I nebular a.?o v&iue J NOW J IEGAL LARGE RED WAGONS I I All Metal, Regular $10.95 NOW ( V RADIOS Se CROSLEY AND ARV1N f 'f DISHES JADEITE Fireproof, 35 piece set, j uacK Again After The war p f f Games, dishes, silverware, sleighs, dolls, tricycles, guns. ( a Llonal trains and accessories. Vacuum cleaners, appliances, IX eivatca, ivim aitana. 93c ! .57.55 1 10 OFF'! i WE HAVE THE BEST SELECTION OF TOYS i THE COUNTY AT GUARANTEED PRICES. TklifUyiMtm (zi CfJiiKMirtFtrszt C:;i PHILADELPHIA. Joe aCasr.1 who wrote the eld joke keek, sfcetfa aave lived until the present day. One of the grandfather gags was repeated before Xecerder'e Judge a Z. Ids. It seems that at I a. am. Aosta Griffin heard a sommettea ia the ehlckea ceep behind his beuee. He grabbed his shotgun, he tott led. rushed outside and yeOed, "Wae'a ta there?" And out of the ehlckea eeep easaa a slew Southern drawl, "Ain't ae-body ae-body here except us eaiekeaa.H arif&n testified that he watted tt muurtee and then out tiptoed Mark! atiller Jr. sr. with a ebiehe taeket leader kla arm. QriSa said he trod a Mart teas the asr-aad Kilter drafted la t ground insisting he was snettO Judge Me seateneed VTIof te spsad W days ta a CJJereat eeoe J IM Beuee es eerreeven. Li U t.'M Ttvi la l!s! ROME. The chief of the United States relief mission to Italy said that M million lire (tmSTO). derived de-rived from the sale of United States relief goods turned over free ta the Italian government, had been given te an Italian religious organisation to build a village for homeless children, chil-dren, f Richard W., BonnevaUe, head of the mission, said the money came from proceeds piling up from the lale of more then 100 shiploads of post-UNRRA special relief. The villa ge, to be built by tbe Piccoli Asostoli in Fossoli, will shelter shel-ter and educate 600 children. Pro ceeds from the sale of United States relief goods also supports a feeding program tor one million. Several weeks of persistent effort on the part of Oram's Safety Council have resulted in obtaining a definite promise from Utah state road commissioners commis-sioners to mef t with the council to discuss needed safety improvements improve-ments in Orem, according to Dixon Larsen, chairman oi the council. At the meeting set for 2 p-m. Friday, Commissioners Ray Lea-vitt, Lea-vitt, Willard Day and Verl Max-field, Max-field, and Harry Wright, safety engineer and Paul Ennis, district dis-trict engineer, will be requested to authorize the placing of stop lights at the Lincoln high school intersection and the Canyon Road, intersection. Also crosswalks cross-walks will be requested at all intersections churches, schools and business sections throughout Orem. Additional requests will include in-clude adequate street lighting, reduced speed limit to 35 miles per hour, proper street drainage and the erection of proper zoning zon-ing and traffic warning signs. Cooperation of both the Alpine Al-pine school district and the Gen-eva Gen-eva Transportation company has already been assured in regard re-gard to the placing of 'bus stop' and .'school bus loading signs at designated points throughout the city, according to Mr. Larsen. No action can be taken, however, until approval is secured from the State highway commission. Inasmuch as the road commis sion has conducted extensive surveys of traffic conditions in Orem recently the commissioners attending Friday's meeting are expected to make definite recommendations recom-mendations to correct some of Orem's traffic hazards. PROVO BASEBALL CHAMPS HONORED The Silver Star was the scene Monday of a banquet which honored hon-ored members of the State Champion Provo baseball team. The Provo club, winners of first half honors and victors over Brigham City in the playoff, were praised by speakers for thpir hrineine to Provo the title and for providing high calibre baseball for the vicinity. President of the baseball club is Harold M. Makin. Bob Bullock was master of ceremonies. Speakers included Mayor-elect George Collard, Commissioner-elect Commissioner-elect Eldon Payne and Commissioner Commiss-ioner J. Earl Lewis. Growing puppies need more protein than mature dags. Fumes from cresol and other coal tar preparations are toxic to young poultry. Always milk cows dry. Leaving Leav-ing milk in the udder tends to dry off cows ahead of time. Most of the effective rat-killing compounds are poisonous to farm animals and pets. the Bright Star of Christmas flood your home with its sacred light. Utah Hardvare and Implement Co. 670 North Stat - Orem Borrow Wisely Give Generously Get Chn:tir.3 Cc:!i Thru CS7Sf Spreading cejeh thin enatffh te sever atS your Christmas g!f)e la fwfll piwlvlora ... vitteos yooj knew eevt Tlmewoy. For Tlmeway f sreoenl Um works Eke magic CJa Nsae el the year. Jest estimate evr Tlmeway Department ... oat speedy service ami take months te re-pay est convenient terms. We moke Tkneway loans te thousands . . . many times wKhowt co-signers. Year credit tttmn$ and mli'.Ay te re-pay are the Kim- that ceer 1 i UTAII HARDWARE AND H sa earn 3E i! It:' WicllHIM itiu0ll jr O Ot jO Oif 1 1 1 o O"" K.4 m.t Um Vv tt I IJPLEl.lt III ft OREM, UTAH Phone 0550-J1 ( j |