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Show Universal I'icrof ilnirig Xs. C?3 "Formerly The News Bulletin" VOL. 17, No. 14 SUGAR HOUSE, UTAH, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1957 10 CENTS: ' 11 $4 D. James Cannon Cannon Gets Publicity Post D. James Cannon, executive sec-retary of the Sugar House Cham-ber of Commerce, and who has been referred to as "Mr. Sugar House," was named director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity Coun-cil, Tuesday. Gus P. Backman made the announcement. . Jim served in the last session of the legislature from the ninth dis-tric- tf and among numerous offices he is a member of the Sugar House Rotary, Utah Council of Retailers, University of Utah Alumni Board of Control, Sons of Utah Pioneers and Salt Lake Safety Council. Hi' ;tWV P v - A, Paul L. Pehrson, president of the chamber, presented the award to John Silcox, manager Baker Shoe Store as Howard Brown, Uic regional supervisor looks on. Shoe Store Wins Honor For Service National honor came to Manager Charlie Silcox of the Baker's Shoe Store at Sugar House when he was awarded a Special Service Plaque for his store's outstanding service to customers. The trophy was presented to him by Mr. Paul Pehrson, President of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce. "A woman shopper may want self service in a grocery store," said Manager Silcox, "but when she steps into a shoe store-sh- e wants plenty of individual attent-ion. I think I won an Oscar be-cause my salesmen willingly show a lot of shoes to customers." Mr. Silcox, who has been with the shoe firm sixteen years, began as a salesman in Salt Lake City and advanced successively through the ranks with the company to his present position. He was made Manager of his present store in 1955. The Silcoxes reside at 1172 Hillview Drive in Murray. The firm operating the Baker's shoe stores here, is the largest retailer of women's shoes in the United States. At present the Company has 300 stores in 145 cities and states. Sales for 1956 exceeded Ninety - one Million Dollars. Two Granite Mill Employees Retire ... The familiar faces of Fred E. Sandberg and Walter H. Allington are absent from Granite Mill & Fixture Co. They retired April 1 after each had served 48 years with the company. Mr. Sandberg and Mr. Allington both started with Granite Mill when the company was born 48 years ago. Both will remain as stockholders and directors despite their retirement. Mr. Allington is a former presi-dent of company serving in that capacity for 30 years. Four of his sons have worked at one time or another for Granite Mill. Two are still employed there. Walter Jr. is a machine man and stock-holder. Allen is also a machine man. Mr. Allington lives at 4423 Wander Ln. with his wife, Mary. Mr. Sandberg spent 45 years in the mill as a mill mechanic. For the last four years, he has handled collections and accounts receivable. He lives at 1497 S. 3rd East with his wife, Clara. 103rd Birthday Near For Sugar House Sugar House will be 103 years-ol- d on April 23 and events filling more than a week are being; planned. Area businessmen are being in-vited to decorate at least one win-dow in their business houses from April 17 to 26, according to Neil White, who is in charge of a por-tion of the celebration. . An honor plaque awaits the best decorated window, businessmen have been reminded. Bruce Fol-so- mt Chamber of Commerce board member, is in charge "of window decorations. On April 20, "oldtimer" residents of the area, people who have lived here over 50 years, will be taken on a tour ' of Pioneer Village. A program will be presented and lighf refreshments will be served, Mr. White said. Richard C. Cahoon, chairman; Peggy Gundersen and Warren Ott-le-y are in charge of the Fioneer Village party. , The monthly luncheon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce April 24 will honor "oldtimer" business men of the area, including those who have been in business 25 years or more. This meeting will be held at the Beau Brummel and M. J. Wright will be in charge. Poll Favors Name Of Sugar House For Proposed Park Sugar House residents seem definitely decided on their choice of name for the new park at the old prison site, even if city and county officials haven't made up their minds. . A spot check of the Sugar House business district brought these comments: - D. James Cannon, executive secretary of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce, feels the park should be named "Sugar House Park." ' This name immediately desig-nates the area and people know what you are talking about," Mr. Cannon says. He points out that this is the name of the old park, now not being used, immediately west of the proposed site. Mr. Cannon feels that Sugar House is a romantic name which stimulates interest Gordon Sorensen of Southeast Furniture Co., president of the Sugar House Rotary Club, casts another vote for "Sugar House Park." "Sugar Mill Park sounds al-right to me, but I like Sugar House better. Something should be done to tie the name in with the area. Sugar House is a wonderful name." Clarence Rockwood of Rockwood Furniture Co. wants Sugar House in the namet too. . Warren Ottley of Ottley Paint feels that the park should carry out the name of the area. "Anything we can do to publicize . : ; J imsim Cm--- - ;-- $m x: : i - i'v' 'fv:; ::::y:-:-- x :;' & ':'y':' x" " ' ' ::: ':' . ... k . . lit " T-- j Mrs. Genevieve Lawrence shows two of the paintings, she will have on display during the opening of her art gallery in Sugar House , this Sunday. Collector's Art Gallery Opens In Sugar House This Sunday Formal opening of Mrs. Gen-evieve Lawrence's art gallery the Collector's Art Gallery - in the former Curtis home at 2037 S. 13th East will be held Sunday. . Mrs. Lawrence's first show will be by appointment only. She plans a public opening later. Mrs. Lawrence will hold her opening show in the main gallery. Four of the nine rooms in the old Sugar House landmark have been turned into galleries with a special gallery to be opened for exhibi-tions only. Eleven well-kno- wn artists will be featured Sunday in an "all col-lector's items" show. Several Utah artists are included. The works and their artists are: A western by the late Charlie Russell, one of the five great west-ern painters. An oil landscape by Hobart Nicholes, one of America's great-est landscape painters. An oil still life by Robert Brack-ma- n one of the best known Amer-ican' painters of still, life and figures. Continued on Page 3) the name of the area is good for all of us." Paul Pehrson of Pehrson Hard-ware suggests "Sugar Bowl," pointing out that the area forms a natural bowl. Neisen R. Bank of Bank Jewelry wants it "Sugar House Park," too. "There has been so much bad publicity connected with the Sugar House prison that I feel when we get something nice like this park we should be entitled to retain the same name." 1 Dixon Building Office To Open More new businesses will be moving into Sugar House soon. They will be occupants of the new Dixon Building on Highland Dr. According to Glen Dixon of Hy-lan- d Lumber and Hardware Co.t Columbia Savings and Loan is hop-ing to occupy its new offices on the ground floor by the 15th or 16th of this month. The Stauffer System, a reducing salon, is shooting for occupancy on April 17. They will be located on the second floor, Mr. Dixon said. Standard Optical Co., the' third tenant on the ground floor, is ex-pected to move in about Mpy 1. Area Captains Named For Clean-u- p Drive District captains . have been assigned and Sugar House is ready to go on its annual clean-u- p next Wednesday, Mrs. Theo Kendall, chairman, announced Wednesday. Captains have been named to check their areas and point out clean-u-p, paint-u- p and fix-u- p pro-jects to be completed. They pre-sented their observations to a meeting of the Chamber of Com-merce civic improvement com-mittee Wednesday. On clean-u- p day, next Wednes-day, these captains will direct the operations of the workers in their areas during a three-hou- r "scrub-down- ." Mrs. Kendall has urged every businessman in the area to turn out before 8 a.m. on clean-u- p day to sweep off and was down his premises. At 8 a.m., workers will gather at five designated areas to join in a "community project," Mrs. Ken-dall said. Refreshments will be served to all workers between 8:30 and 10 a.m. Businessmen have been urged to implement this project by making plans to spruce up their buildings with paint and other improve-ments early this year. Club Uses Time For 'Commercials' Sugar House Kiwanis president Vern Mackay found himself it a spot at the club's last weekly meeting. When his scheduled program failed to show up, Mr. Mackay turned the . weekly-- luncheon at Harman's Cafe into an impromtu session. Each member there were about 40 there briefly described his'busines in an hour of "free commercials." Dr. Emery frank conducted the meeting. |