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Show , 1 r a" SUoCTIOI J1 HtCklftTlOM I lii i ii iir-i U ... .K mm If t i v.- MRICULTURE INDUSTIY ' THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS 20th North to 20th South By O. G. Semi Bill Baker, who was om of thousands of spectators at the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena Pasa-dena on New Year's Day, reported re-ported that the parade was long, well publicised and well-attended, well-attended, but that for interest and beauty, the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Day parades were just as good- He also said -that during his two weeks in Los Angeles he never got warm. The weather chills to the bone and is most unsatisfactory, he reported. Orem's climate is much superior. Bill didn't say whether he spoke as an individual or as president of the Orem Chamber of Commerce. Scera Gets New Recognition State-wide recognition 'of Orem's unique recreation program pro-gram embodied in Scera Sharon's Cooperative Education and Recreation Association came once more this month when it was featured in the January issue of the Utah Educational Edu-cational Review, official publication public-ation of the Utah Education Association. Ass-ociation. A tribute to the cooperative efforts of school, church and community, the story about Scera is entitled "They Planned Together." It describes the project pro-ject which began in the early days of the depression when school sch-ool and community leaders began be-gan to think seriously about meeting the community's acute - recreational needs. "First consideration was a swimming pool which was partly part-ly financed by a motion picture project," the article reads- "After "Af-ter the motion picture project had fulfilled its financial goal it as retained as a permanent part of the recreation program. The Scera theatre which was built later on has now become a major part of the "community center." "From such beginnings there has developed a full-fldged program pro-gram underwritten by the district dis-trict school board, the city council coun-cil and Scera." "The article was written by Miss Janet Russell who visited Orem during her tour of the western states as a reporter for the Rural Editorial Eervice, The service is sponsored jointly by state education associations, the Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek and the University of Chicago. Funeral For Mrs. L. L. Bunnell To Be Held Friday Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:30 in the Lake View ward chapel for Ellen Bergetta Johnson Bunnell, 77, who died at her home in Lake View on Tuesday. Bishop Alfred Madsen will conduct the services. serv-ices. Mrs. Bunnell was born April 3, 1871 in Lake View, a daughter daught-er of Inger Sward and John Johnson. Her parents were Scandinavian Scan-dinavian immigrants and early pioneers of Lake View. She received re-ceived her education in Lake View and Provo and attended the Brigham Young Academy. She married Leslie Lamond Bunnell, developer of the famous fam-ous Bunnell sweet corn, on June 30, 1892 in the Manti Temple. They have made their home in Lake View for 57 years. Mrs. Bunnell was an active member of the LDS church, having served as president of the Relief Society for more than 12 years and as president of the YWMIA in Lake View ward and as literary leader for the stake Relief Society. She leaves her husband, six sons and two daughters, L. Lamond La-mond Bunnell of Salt Lake City; Merrill J. Bunnell, Larch-mount, Larch-mount, N. Y-; Leroy Bunnell, Tremonton; Irwin G. Bunnell, Karl G. Bunnell and Elvin V. Bunnell, Lake View; Mrs. James A. (Leona) Nuttall of Ephraim; and Mrs- Fred (Vinna) Knowles, Midvale; 25 grandchildren and ; 14 great, grandchildren; two brothers ani three s'sters, Al- 'red H. Johnson. August J-Johnson J-Johnson and Mrs. Martin Cling-er. Cling-er. Lake View; Mrs. H. E. riat- ; ton ,and Mrs. Josephine Goodrich, Good-rich, Provo. i i V- Shown in a scene from "Brother Goose," three-act comedy to be presented Wednesday by the Lincoln high school speech department are (left to right): back row Joan Lee, Raquel Bennett, Garth Wilkinson, LuJean Kemper and Lea Jones. Sealed Marion Smith and Kaye Beatty. Front row Donna Siolworlhy, Shirlee Killpac, Barbara Carter and June Thomas. Sunday School Sets Four-Stake Convention Sunday The annual four-stake convention conven-tion for Sunday School workers from Orem, Timpanogos, Lehii and Alpine Stakes will be held ; in the Pleasant Grove high sch-i ool on Sunday, January 9- ' The first session of the con-, vention.will begin at 10 a m. onj Sunday morning, according to James Jensen, Superintendent of the Orem Stake Sunday Sch- ool. At this session the stake presidency, ward bishoprics, j j high councilmen in charge of j Funeral services were held on ; Sunday Schools, stake board) Monday for Jane Lucinda Black' members and, the, . j5uperintend.-L?aPP?eye.,93.t,,yvhp passed.away i ent and one assistant should beial me nome 01 ner daughter, present. Earl J. Glade will be in Mrs- A-, s-. Segura in Provo of charge of the Orem Stake group. The 2 o'clock session is for all stake and ward Sunday School officers and teachers and will be of interest to all who are engaged in Sunday School work. A good attendance is desired de-sired as a roll call will be taken. Julian Hansen Orem Peach Growers Re-elect Hansen, Gappmayer, Twitchell Julian Hansen, prominent Orem Or-em fruit grower, was re-elected president of the Orem Peach Growrs Association at their annual an-nual election meeting held Wednesday Wed-nesday night- Also re-elected were Roy Gappmayer, vice president, and E. E. Twitchell, secretary. Virgil Cordner and Wilford Gillespie were elected to the board of directors, replacing John B. Fowers and Merrill Crandall. Dick Burr and Clyde Lunceford are holdover members mem-bers on the board-According board-According to Mr. Twitchell, nearly twelve tons of fruit were harve'sted and marketed by the association in 1T48. In regard to the disasterous f;re whic hcompletely destroyed the racking shed and fruit owned own-ed by the association this summer, sum-mer, Mr. Twitchell's figures show that the association came u surrrisingly well. Approximately Approxi-mately 75 per cent of the adsoc-ation's adsoc-ation's losses were covered by 'ns'jrcn.e, he said. ) i -n-V A - GENEVA STEEL HOW, UTAH'S BIGGEST EI.1FL0YER OF XIW Geneva Steel, which became, a member of Utah's family of. private industries only two and'ployees as of the end of the one-nait years ago, movea up !o the No- 1 position during 1948 in terms of total employment employ-ment and payroll. . . Uneral SefVlCCS For Tra Tnp PnnnlpvP i j w xvdijpicrc Held MondaV causes incident to age. tfishop and 1,112,000 net tons (estimat-Harry (estimat-Harry J. Stagg of the Provo ed) during 1948. Plate product-First product-First ward conducted the fur-; ion rose from 515,972 tons in al. The speakers were President 1-1947 to 595,000 tons in 1948 Charles E. Rowan and J. Aust- and structural steel tonnase in Cope. Prayers were offered Vw W Tllo anA Willi l-U I erhans and Bishop Stagg dedicated dedi-cated the grave in the Provo City cemetary. Mrs. Rappleye was born in Salt Lake City, Nov. 16, 1855, the daughter of William Valen- tine and Almira Ayers Black. The family helped settle Sanpete San-pete county and Dixie and lived at Rockville for 12 years before moving to Kanosh. She married Ezra Tunis Rapp-j movement within, into and out . Wednesday afternoon for high leye in January 1872 and they of Utah was originated by Gen- school sludents and in the even-made even-made ther home in Sevier. She.eva Steel Co. ing tor parents and adult guests was active in the LDS chrcuh,' All the financial benefits of I working in th Relief Society as the enmnanv'c nnpratir.no hnmJ The cast of "Brother Goose" a teacher for"40 years, as Pri- mary president and1 Sunday j School teacher. After the death of her hus- band in 1917, she moved to1 manu ana later to Mesa. Ariz- ona, working in the LDS Tern - yics m uum uues. one nas uv- ed in Proov for three years. Mrs. Rappleye reared her thre grandchildren, Frank Bell, Mrs. Alice Steel and Mrs. Kath- erine Cook, after the death of their mother. She also leaves two sons, Ezra Tunis Rappleye, Sansedro, Cal. and William V. Rappleye, Springville; eight daughters, Mrs. Ada Haws, C o m p t o n, California, Mrs. Maude Reynolds, Orem, Ida Chatwin, Mesa, Arizona, Mrs. H. A. Jolley, Provo, Mrs. Ray Rosequist, Marysvale, Lillian Page, Circleville, Clarey Segura, Provo and Florence Wilson, Salt Lake City; 75 grandchildren grandchild-ren 198 great grandchildren and 46 great great grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jones visited this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bliss-Mr. Bliss-Mr. Jones, a tomato grower, is attending the canning crops meetings in Provo and Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baker and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Price returned ' Monday from Los Angeles where they spent two weeks as guests of Mr, and Mrs. Ray Hogeboom. P"T7F .JERSEY' OWNED BY DEL GAY Ute SDotted Fawn of W. D 1191863, a registered Jersey cow industry infant of two and one-cwned one-cwned by Del Gay, has won the half years ago has developed Utah 365 Day Milk and Butter-, much faster than even its most fat championship, as announced optimistic backers expected by the American Jersey Cattle when it started operation under club from its headquarters in U. S- Steel Corp. ownership in Columbus, Ohio. June of 1946. 7; 7 With approximately 6200 em- year and a pay roll at the rate of $22,000,000 annually, the U-S. U-S. Steel Corp. subsidiary became be-came the state's largest single employer and distributor of wages and salaries. I Its sleel Production for 1948 jwas more than u percent above the previrus year's total and not far below rated capacity- And the rate of open hearth steel production at the year's end , was above .rate.-!, capacity.,- Comparative figures are 96.1,000 'net tons of ingots during 1947 ; climbed from 172.770 tons in 1947 to 195,000 tons in 1948. Rail Stimulus But Geneva's direct contribu- tinn tn tho ctofo', nor, i the form of pay roll and money spent for supplies represents on- ly part of its over-all effect. It stimulated other industries, par- ticularly fabricating and trans- HUI a, ,, ru, cAdi.ipie, o per i no j cent of the railroad frieght ever, did not flow to private business and industry. State and local governments and sch- ools received a substantial share of the newlv rreatPrl wpallh. The mmnanv hprnmp nno nt fhP ; major taxpayers at the state iev - ei ana by long odds the biggest (one at the local level. For ex. ample, it paid 25 percent of the Utah county property taxes and 75 percent of the Alpine School district taxes-Plant taxes-Plant Conversion-- The major change at the Geneva Gen-eva plant during the year was conversion of the plate mill so that hot rolled coils could be added to its line of products. This will greatly expand its market mar-ket when production catches up with demand and steel must be sold instead of carefully doled out to clamoring customers. Other improvements made during the year included replacement re-placement of old steam locomotives locomot-ives on the Intra-plant railroad with Diesel electric power units, construction of two new soaking soak-ing pits (bringing the total to 14), purchase of new cars and equipment for the coal mines, construction of a new power unit un-it at the Columbia Iron Mining Co. properties in Iron County, and acquisition of a complement of heavy duty frieght cars for intra-plant service at Geneva. The plate mill conversion and; other improvements involved a new capital expenditure of more than $20,000,000. All in all, the lusty private A. P. WARNICK BACK FROM NATIONAL MEET A. P. Warnick, principal nf T.irin ViioH erVirtAi at tended the American Federat-I ion of High School Athletic Associations conventions in Chicago December 28 to 31. j , Mr. Warnick, President of' the Utah Activities Association attended the convention as a delegate from the state of Utah. He was accompanied by H. H. Rose, executive secretary. j - All the states except Texas and Rhode Island now belong to, the national association. North Carolina joined this year. The purpose of the organization is to render assistance in devi&tng methods, ways and means of stimulating wholesomje activities activit-ies and to protect students participating par-ticipating from becoming victimized vict-imized by outside groups or agencies. Most of the states have just an athletic association at present pres-ent but each year more are du.rpuns a complete ac-iiyiiy 1 ii . , !i piuKiiim sum us uie une uian has. Utah is one of the leaders in this direction. j Mr Warnick reports that a-j mong the things discussed at the convention was the passing of joint football rules for high schools and colleges. Other topics top-ics discussed were eligibility. 'rules, officiating, protecton of high school athletes against too long pre-season and post-season j activities, and making the most good for the most participants.' Girls' athletics were also dis- cussed. Mr. Warnick states that the trend seems to be in favor of protecting the girls from over-strenuous activities and encouraging en-couraging playing the game for fun rather than on a competitive basis, but that at present the girls' competitive basketball armfs in-marry-states are eveh morepopular than the ' boys' games. LINCOLN HIGH PLAY SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 12 Lincoin nign school tnespians were going through final re- hearsals this week in prepara - ' tion ior tneir Droauction or tne H11" - act eomedv. "Brother Goose," which will ted Wednesday at school auditorium. be presen-the presen-the high nirPf,,Pfl hv t, t. Tnrrv haA 1 " 0 the Lincoln speech depart j ment thp lav will bp nrod,lrpd includes the following: Garth Wilkinson, Barbara Carter, Lee Donnl Jones, June Thomas, 1 Stolworthy, Joan Lee . Bennett, Kay Beatty, LuJean ; temper, aniriey rvinpacK ana Marion Smith. Marilyn Johnson al;" "lc alu"c'" directors and Calvin Goulding ! is staSe manager. Marion Smith i is in charSe 01 properties. "Brother Goose" depicts the hilarious difficulties which a-rise a-rise when a young man tries to rear his younger brother and two sisters and finds complications complicat-ions because of his own roman- tice life. The story is full of laughs and good humor. Entering 1949 under new management is the Twin Pinet cafe located across the street from the Orem City Hall. The cafe wai recently sold by A. A. Richards to Mrs. Delta Rae Herring and Mrs. Zella Hansen who are the new co-owners. Catering to club parties and banquets, the cafe has been redecorated throughout. Tom Weaver T A AT 01 CT?T FPiT? MOUNT 'A LAKE ANNUAL MEETING "The re-opening of Mount 'A Lake, Orem's cooperative association, assoc-iation, has been very successful to date," Tfcm Weaver president of the co-op board of directors, announced today. "Under the direction of Ral Triplcttf Mount A Lake manag- er, the service station is now operating vand distributing Coop Co-op gas and oil products and accessories," acc-essories," Mr. Weaver said. "Eugene Young is shop foreman of the garage which is staffed with two other expert mechanics." mechan-ics." Mr. Weaver also announced that plans are underway for the re-opening of the bulk plant, Bulk delivery of gas and oil will begin in the near future. Mr. Weaver revealed that a general membership meeting of th 300-member co-op organization organizat-ion would be held on January 21 at the Timpanogos ward hall. Important questions concerning the operation of Mount 'A Luke will be discussed at the meeting Qf , j to membors will be the appearance of Peter Spraynozzle, well-known radio personality who will entertain en-tertain at the meeting. All members are urged to attend the membership meeting. On Friday, January , a prize ill be awarded by the Mount 'A Lake service station to some customer who has patronized the station since its reopening, ' Orem Chamber Sets Meeting Friday At Twin Pines Members of the Orem Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce will hold their regular monthly meeting on Friday at 12:15 noon at the "v-m Pines Cafe, according to Bill Baker, chamber president. Up for discussion will be the proposed name change of Orem Sr..?cn fS rflSrS eva. Means of making the chan- ,, jit,n,,. FriHav Tho I group wm aso take up Orem's part of the county-wide pro- gram for sewage disposal and the problem of lake pollution- ,0a oi i. w The chamber meeting to make honorary members mem-bers of President Truman, Governor Gov-ernor Bracken Lee, President Walther Mathesius of the Geneva Gen-eva Steel company, and Utah county commissioners. Member- ship cards and letters nave Deen sent to those honored. A. -hj:: '1 rr Orem's Beer Ordinance Case To Be Heard This Month Orem's still smouldering Sun-1 day beer closing ordinance i which was perhaps 1948's most controversial local issue is due for a. "constitutionality" test this month in the district court, accordng to H. Vern Wentz, Orem Or-em City Attorney. The contest COUNCIL VOTES TO SELL WATER REVENUE BONDS A decision to sell $13(5,000 in water revenue bonds to a Denver Den-ver insurance company, as authorized auth-orized by the recent water bond election, was reached last week in a post sssion folloing a regular reg-ular session, of the Orem City Council, according to Orland E, Pyne, City Recorder. Lauren W. Gibbs, Salt Lake City bond broker, who is hundl-ing hundl-ing the sale of the bonds, appeared ap-peared before the council to discuss dis-cuss the sale of the bonds. He told the council that he haa received re-ceived a wire from a Denver insurance in-surance company informing him that they were in a position to purchase half of the bonas by January 15 and the other half by March 15 at par with three and one-half percent interest, the bonds to be redeemed bgin-ning bgin-ning in 1951 at $5,000 per year. Councilman Vic Durham mov ed, and Councilman Woodruff Jensen seconded a motion to accept Mr. Gibbs' offer, providing pro-viding that bonds be issued in the amount of $70,000 as ofj January 15, and the remaining SfiR nOO n hnnHs ho ieiiorl w Marrh is at thr an,i rmp.iif per cent interest. The motion passed unanimously, Councilman A. A. Richards moved and H. Johnson seconded sec-onded a motion that thu recreation re-creation fund set up in the bud get for 1948 amounting to $1200 be paid to Scera. The motion Psed. The council approved a motion to nav Smith and Younfi Construction Co. $10,000 on account as the second isntall-ment isntall-ment on the curb and gutter i payment. CURB, GUTTER ASSESSMENTS PAYABLE NOW Legal machinery was put in- to oueration this week bv the Orein City Council with the passage and publication of an ordinance providing for the assessment ass-essment of property In Curb a;id Gutter District No. 1. Cost f king imP-vement a 920 accordin to estimates prepared" front foot, by Leonard Beckman, city en giner. Property owners receiving assessment notices have the P I tion of paying the full uiuuuni ueiuie uuiiuary oi, iai wim no interest charged, or paying it in ten equal yearly installments at four per cent interest. At Wednesday night's meet ing of the city council Mr. Beck man presented preliminary plans for Orem's water im- '4 .1 : ; I : i ..' . .. K M r:' ' w 11 be the result of the Orem City Councils action in voting to fight a suit brought against j the city charging that its ordin-! ordin-! ance which bans the saie of ! pending since early September j when the council voted in a 3-2 ' decision to fight the suit filed j by Leon Shaw, operator of Leon's Tavern. Mr. Wentz reported that he has completed preparation of the necessary pleadings in Orem City's defense of the ordinance and that the case would be heard sometime in January. Mr. Shaw's complaint, which is being carried and financed by the Tavern Operators association associat-ion of Utah County, charges that the ordinance which ior-bids ior-bids the sale of beer on Sunday is invalid and unconstitutional and violative of provisions of the state constitution of Utah. It asks that the city be restrained restrain-ed from enforcing the law. A spokesman for the tavern operators said that the recent ruling that grocery stores could remain open on Sunday would serve as a precedent for their Sunday beer complaint. He projected pro-jected the possibility that they would go to the supreme court, if necessary, to get a favorable ruling on the case, beer on Sunday is invalid. Hearing of the suit has been Orem Riding Club Elects Ray Hawkins President fcr MD At the annual election ot the Orem Riding Club held Wednes- day n'&h j" the Orem City hall, fW -wk.ii.s was erecica pre.- idem of the club, succeedirt Roy Perk. 0her officers e'.:.i-ed e'.:.i-ed were Paul Ellcrtson, vice president; Keith' Ercanbrack, vsecretary-treasurer; Luzell Rob-bins, Rob-bins, assistant secretary-treasur- er; Austin Merrill, eeptain; Ralph Knight, co-captain; Roy 1 Park, publicity marx;?r and James a. tisn) faney, erector Jesse amun ana ioy Jesse Smith and Roy Park were named at the meeting to attend the state convention of Utah State Western Riding Clubs association to be held in Ogden on January 22- Plans were discussed regarding regard-ing the annual Orem Riding Club dance, but no definite date was set. Members of the club reported !on the club's project of taking hay to the hills to feed the deer An invitation was extended to the public to assist in this prc-jct. prc-jct. Anyone interested should telephone Jesse Smith at 040R2. provement program. He suggested suggest-ed five separate units including the following: a diversion dam, an outfall line from the ditch to the reservoir, a line from the reservoir to users, outlet and intake in-take structures and an outfall line from the reservoir. Consid- LroHnn n a enrinHinm system . . 4J in planning the improvements-Mr. improvements-Mr. Beckman reported that detailed de-tailed plans for the reservoir project would be ready for in- jspection by February 1. A three-man delegation living in the area between 14th and 16th South on 3rd West appeared appear-ed before the council requesting request-ing that adequate culinary water wa-ter be made available to the residents of that area. The council coun-cil moved to furnish adequate waier to residents of this section providing that the necessary right-of-way for widening 14th South Street and opening 3rd West Street be provided without cost to the city. The city road department will take care of the necessary expenses involved in road construction, anJ the city water department will install the r.c-cessary pipe i;vj to deliver deliv-er water to the property lines of the adjoiw.ng piupcrty. The council approved the purchase pur-chase by the city water department depart-ment of a new 3-4 ton truck and a 1-2 ton truck. The purchase pur-chase of a chain block for use in the city garage was also authorized. auth-orized. Canned food production in North America amounts to over half a billion cases yearly. There will be two eclinses of the sun, and two of the mesa tx 1949. |