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Show 1 w Aur Sfent. w. cwt' P Overnight Parking Committee Deadlocked; Vote For Public Referendum at November Polls Water Big Problem, Pioneers Build Canal From Weber Canyon By Hand Mr. Kyi lien-o-p Water problems, either too much or too little plagued the new settlers. In the spring of 1862, the quiet river running through Riverdale suddenly became a raging torrent from the melting snow and changed its course through the settlement. Piles had to be driven and a new bridge built extending west 140 feet from its origional site. The flood had washed out three farms on the south side of the river during its By rampage. Residents in Hooper drilled artesian wells for culinary purposes and used Muskrat Springs for their stock, but they had no water for their crops. William Garner and 20 other landowners in Hooper petitioned Weber County for a grant to construct a canal. It was approved and work began in 1869. When it was completed in 1875, 17t4 miles of new waterways extending from Ogden on the north and Syracuse on the south carried sufficient water to irrigate 5,000 acres of land. The cost of the project amounted to $75,432.53. Water was the immediate and desperate need facing the homemakers on the Sandridge. Water far culinary purposes was hauled from Muskrat Springs 3 miles away and the stock was driven there daily for their share but there was no water available for irrigation purposes. Using true pioneer resour William E Baker set to work to dig a well. He went down s, Council Okay's Truck Purchase City Council Monday evening okayd a suggestion by Mayor Charles w. Rapp, to puchase a new truck for the city Water Department, and the purchase of a used one for the Parks Department. Mayor stated that a deep well water pump which had not been in service would be traded for the used truck, The councilj authorized the mayor to find three bids on new trucks and submit them to the council for approval. Upon the purchase of the new truck, the present Water Dept, truck would be turned over to the Parks Dept, thus saving thp city from the Expense of buying two trucks. . 1 50 feet, using 40 gallon barrels i in the shaft to prevent dirt cave- before he tapped water. But it was there. Clear, Sparkling and sufficient to provide the household needs of the tiny settlement. Their cattle and sheep and harses, however, still had to take their daily trek to the springs in Hooper. Other Walls The success of Mr. Bakers well, which was the only one between Kaysville and Riverdale, greatly heartened the despairing townfolk who soon got busy and dug other wells. Water for crops however, still remained the big problem. The lack of water which was seriously affecting all the residents living on the Sandridge, in Roy and its sister settlement on the south Snuset which is jbstover the line in Davis County. To find a solution, the townspeople of Roy and Sunset met conjointlly and to find a formed committees source of water that could be utilized by both communities and to petition the counties for a grant to construct a canal. As a consequenct, the Davis-WebCanal Co. was organized in 1881 and work started on the construction of a flume in Weber I Canyon where a promising source of water had been found just yond the mouth of the canyon, Farmers who wished to earn a share in the water right were given a section of the canal to evacuate. Everyone got into the act in some way or other. The women made sturdy aprons that would stand a great deal of wear and tear in which to carry the rocks. The children cleared the brush and those who were the older members of the communities cared for the little ones who could not help, and carried water to the workers, workers. The men working with teams and scrapers and shovels were, William E. Baker, Henry Field, Richard Edward Jones, Bell, Reuben Baker, James Hill, John Bruce, Mark Elmer and from Sunset Peter B. Terry and several others. However, with only the crudest and most simple tools to work construction with, progressed slowly. From the beginning many obstacles had to overcome. The days were long and hot and weary as they worked through the summer months and their labors came to a complete standstill when the weather was bad. be-in- s, Wotfc Stopped in the evacuation Registration Student planning to attend Roy Junior High will register on August 13, 14, and 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the school. Ninth Grad students will register on Monday, August 13th, eighth graders on Tuesday, August 14th, and seventh graders on Wednesday, August 15th. Registrations will begin at 6 p.m. each bight. Durhg registration students will pick up das schedules and pay fee and deposits. The following fees and deposits will epply: student ectivity card, $2.50; hall locker deposit, 50c; homomaking fee, $2; art fee, $1 per year; shop materials card, $2. Those desiring e yearbook will pay $1.75 either during registration or during the school year. Students now to the school should report t the same tima as other students and get further information at that timsi - - "11 taking Early place in the canyon, the workers found themselves confronted with a huge boulder directly in the path of the canal line. It was not expediant to simply side track the obstruction and they had no dynamite with wihch to blow it up. Work came to a halt to consider the problem. After much discussion, it was decided that the only way they could rid themselves of the boulder was to bury it and build the canal over it. This they didi by digging a hole at the side of the rock big enough and deep enough to hold it. Levers were made of aspen poles and with these, the rock was pushed into the hole and construction continued as planned, extending south into Davis County and north in to Weber County. It was truly a day of celebration when on June 7, 1883, the first water was turned into the flume. This present day heritage of water still plays a major role in furnishing the irrigation needs in both counties. . After the canal was built, wells on the Sandridge-reachewater Continued on flag t "'i A citizens committee formed to study the pros and cons of the city's overnight parking ordinance presented its proposal to the City Council Monday evening. In a discussion concerning the need for the ordinance. Councilman Charles F. Hull stated that he felt the idea of keeping cars off the streets at the specified hours to help cut down in case of fires, was over played. He pointed out that the number of fires during the previously mentioned hours, were far and few between, and thus caused the residents much unnesses-sar- y trouble in keeping cars off the streets. Mayor Charles W. Rapp was the first to suggest that the mat ter be turned over to the city attorney for investigation of hav ing ballots in the fall elections. n The committees decision recommended that the law which prohibits parking on city streets between the hours of 2 a m. and 6 a m. stay the same until this November when the state elections are held and to let the people decide the matter at the polls. Following the recommendation of the committee, the council authorized Roy City Attorney E. Stark, to check the procedure and cost of having ballots printed and given to Roy residents at the same time they vote for the new State offices. The committee headed by local realtor Robert J. Carmichael, came to its decision after several deadlocks were finally settled. Over Played La-V- LDS Registration Registration for all new North Davis Junior High 7th end 8th graders wilt be held Monday and Tuesday August 13 and 14 at the school. Ragistration time will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it will be for new students who have moved into the Clearfield, Sunset area since last spring. Scandinavian Conference Set In Logan 11-12- Miss Janet Bell instructs four of her students in the finer techniques of dancing. These girls along with a dozen or so more will be presented n J 1 i -( if :X J a T vt 31. tfi The annual church wide sum- mer conference of the LDS Scanwill be dinavian organizations held in Logan Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12. Representing the church general authorities will be Elder LeGrande Richards of the Council of the Twelve and Elder Alma Sonne, assistant to the Council of the Twelve. Most of the recent presidents of the three missions, district presidents and returned missionaries will be attendance, as well as Scandinavian converts to the church now living in all parts of the intermountain territory. The general sessions of the conference will be held Sunday Aug. 12 at 10 a m. in the Logan Tabernacle. Eben R. T. Blom-quiof Salt Lake Sity, twice president of the Swedish mission, will conduct the general sessions. Arrangements for the conference are now being completed by z a committee headed by Dr. Pearson of the faculty of Ricks College at Rexburg, Idaho, at present a member of the USU summer school faculty. He Is assisted by a group of former n missionaries in the three missions, Darwin Larsen, Reed Mickelson, and Clark Thomson, all of Logan. An amusement and recreational program will be given by a wide variety of talent under the direction of the local committee Saturday evening at 8, Aug. 11 in the recently dedicated USU Stake center near the University campus. Old friendships will be renewed among the missionaries and the converts as they gather Saturday evening from all parts of Utah and Idaho. The Salt Lake and Sanpete contingent will vie for attendance records with the Cache Valley grp. st Lor-ent- uf Roys 25th Anniversary 1962 Roy, Utah, Thursday, August 9, 1962 Many Singers Still Needed For 25th Anniversary Pageant An urgent need for more singers to be in the chorus for the 25th Anniversary pageant, was issued this week, by Mrs. Frank C. Simmons, chairman in charge of the pageant. In the singing practice held Wednesday. August 9, there were still many vacancies in the chorus. The next practice for the singers will be held Wednesday, August 15, in the Roy Stake House. According to Mrs. Simmons, all local church leaders and ward Bishops have been, or will be contacted to announce the need for singers for the chorus. She added that a couple of men are still needed to act as Indians, and that costums are needed for these Indian parts. A pioneer type fur hat and an old chum are also among the props needed for the production. Another resident who has consented to help in the production is Rev. Luther H. Swanson, of the local Our Savior Lutheran l Church. still available for anjr interested persons. are Openings Scan-divia- 1 the up coming 25th Anniversary Celebration pageant, which will be held in the Roy Junior High August in W. H. Student Enters Councilman Questions New York Institute Use of Two Trucks Peter Sowa, TROY, N. Y. III son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Peter Sowa, Jr., 5444 S. 2425 W., Roy, has .been accepted as a member of tbe Class of 1966 at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, according to James F. Newman, director of admissions. About 815 members of this freshman class are due on the Rensselaer campus Sept 12 for When Answering Calls In council meeting Monday evening. Councilman J. Howard Stahle questioned a recent alarm to which Roy Fire fighting equipment answered a call outside the city limits. Councilman Stahle pointed out that the citys insurance will not cover the equipment when it is orientation period. Classes will taken out side of the city, and start Sept. 17. Peter is a gradsecondly that it left the city withuate of Weber High School. out any equipment to fight a fire, if one had broken out. In order that fire equipment may leave the city a reciprocal agreement must exist, if the insurance is to cover the trucks, and at present there is none. mosquito counts are taken nightMayor Charles W. Rapp felt ly in the county and the most re- that under no conditions should cent one taken in Roy showed that both fire trucks leave the city 15 an hour landed in the trap. deemed necessary for emerg-encyThis is very low considering that of all mosquitos land at 95 Councilman Stahle also wondleast once during the course of an ered if all to often both trucks hour. were going to fires when it was The count in Hooper taken re- not necessary. Mayor Rapp agrecently showed upwards of 2000 ed to this point and Councilman landing in the trap during the Elywn S. Walker suggested some hour count. better arrangement be set up to Mr. Fronk noted that Roys tell when to take both trucks to location kept the a fire. geographical problem at a minimum, and he The Mayor asked that a letter cited the fact that the low lands be sent to Fire Chief Frank West of the city, were ideal Nomura, directing him to work breeding grounds for the insect. out some sort of arrangement on He further added that distan- the matter. ce was no real barrier in keeping the mosquitos away, as they are known to move as far as Council To 20 miles from their breeding grounds. Bow In handling the problem, the Vol. 9 No. 10 Layton Judge Enters Race For Second District Judge Seat Judge Douglas L. Comaby of City, as well as both B. Y. U. Layton announced this week, that and the U. of U. and received his he has filed with the Secretary of State as a candidate for election to the district bench. He is seeking election to the judgeship made possible by the 1961 State Legislature which created a fourth judgeship for the Weber, Davis and Morgan County judic, ial district. sr Judge Comaby is currently Judge of the City Court of Layton in Davis County. He is a member of the American Bar, Utah State Bar and Davis County Bar Associations. He is also & member of Phi Legal Fraternity. He practiced law in Bountiful and Spanish Fork prior to becoming . 1 J Judge. Judge Cornaby is presently the CfVil Defense Director for Lay-toHe is also Sergant-at-Arm- s of the Layton Rotary Club. In ad- n. dition he is active in church work, being in the Bishopric of the Layton 11th Ward, LDS Church. Judge Cornaby has a variety of past experience. He served two years in the U. S. Army, being stationed in Berlin, Germany. After military service he served two years as missionary for the LDS Church in the Northwest States Mission. He attended East High School in Salt Lake ' Douglas L. Coraby seeks "office law degree from the latter. Although Judge Comaby is a native of Salt Lake City he has settled in Layton. He lives at 16 Payne Circle with his wife, the former Etholene Burton, and their two children. i Mosquito Count Low In Roy Western lands Breeding Area the first projects of the early settlers, was the digging and building of the Weber-Davi- s Canal, to solve their water problem. The canal is One of still in U3e today, and can be seen in Sunset along the side of Highway 84-9- 1. Democratic Convention Held Aug. 4 Candidates Picked, Text Change Made The orderly process of selecting their own free choice of candidates for the Primary ballot on Sept. 11 occupied the attention of the several hundrer Weber County Democratic party delegates at the Elks Lodge auditorium last Saturday, Aug. 4. A party platform was also adopted after discussion from the floor and a couple of changes in the origional text. Republicans of Weber County will hold their convention this 11. Saturday, Aug. The roster of Demo candidates is as follows: State Senator No. 1, Frank M. Browning vs Maurice Richards; State Senator No. 2, Merrill Jetikins vs Dave M. Welling; Legislative District No. 1, Nettie H. Gould vs Robert P. Stewart: Legislative District No. 2, Phillip S. Kenny; Legislative District No. 3, Pete E. Giachino vs George B. Russell; Legislative District No. 4, Aaron W. Tracy; Legislative District No. 5, Elizabeth Vance; Legislative District No. 8, Thomas W, Fowles vs K. Gunn Mc- Richards. This was the partioctic speech which won her first place at Ogden High School Kay. last year, then the state of Utah, and finally the western states Commissioner (two title. She told of County touring in Europe year term), George T. Frost vs In 1960. Jen A. Patterson; Country commissioner (four yr.), Elmer CarA lively discussion centered ver vs Theo L. Thompson; around the platform backing of An adequate health program. County Attorney, Max D. Lamph vs Darrell G. Renstrom; County The wording President KenAuditor, Dee Wilcox; County nedy medical aid program under Assessor, Bruce Jenkins vs Ray social security" had been voted Wilkinson; County Clerk, Wend- down by a small majority In comell Hansen;', County Recorder, mittee meeting, but was Ruth Eames Olsen; County Treof the by an appromimate asurer, Linn C. Baker vs Dallas majority of the delegates. H. BUckway; County Surveyor, Dr. Winn L. Richards' declarE. Paul Gilgen vs Grant W. Pett. ed that the matter of health care County Sheriff, LeRoy Hadley vs for those over 65 is already adMac.' M. Wade; Constable, Har- equately covered by the present old Havener vs Judy Coley Wor system. He referred to the medrail; Justice of the peace, Roy icare program ' currently under consideration District, Pete N. Vlahos. , as a political The convention opened with a blooper our candidates will have stirring address by Sherry Rich- to back up if, we put it in our ards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. platform. , Maurice . The problem of mosquitos in the Roy area has brought forth several complaints from residents, but according to Lewis Fronk, manager of the Weber County Mosquito Abatement District, there need be no worry. According to Mr. Fronk, Roy really has no major problem even being in a area, the count is very low. He stated that two to three 25th Celebration Flower Show Is One of 1 $t Events One of the first events to be presented in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary Celebration, will be the Roy Gardeoettes Third Annual Flower Show. The show will be held August 30 in the Municipal School Auditorium, and will be centered around the theme of Roys Jubilee of Flowers, Entries for the show will be taken from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Judging will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and thd show will be from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Chairman for the show is Mrs. Henry Bensoo, Mrs. Harvey Hill is stageing chairman, and Mrs. Earl Jordan is chairman of judging. Mrs. Jack Milligan is in charge of the scheduleing, with Mrs. Phil Jorgensen handling the publicity. No admission will be charged, and the public ia 1937-196- un-le- abatement departments Agrees and Arrow Ordainance Change main concern is the extermination of the mosquito larva, to reduce the main part of the mosquito population. This is done by spraying known breeding areas, with the use of airplanes. The car mounted smoke The City Council recently agreed to the revision of the citys ordinance covering the use of B.B. Guns, Pellet Guns, and Bows and Arrows. Under the new arrangement it will be unlawful to ma- is designed to give only temporary relief to areas which are infested with the insects. Mr. Fronk stated that the area covered by spray planes has increased from 5,700 acres last 26,000 year to appromixately acres this year, In the county. He further noted that any and all calls to the department were answered as soon as possible after they are received and that any time the problem arose a phone call is all that was needed to get the departments assischine tance. , , i, Q "p - shoot any of the above named weapons in the city, except in the case of self defence, in the case of a peace officer in the line of duty. Target practice shooting under the new provision will be done only with the per- - -mission of the chief of police and under specified terms and conditions. The council agreed that the new revision had been one of long standing in the city. to-; - on AeMfc .:iU ';' r ntf lift V" Lt .U of Picture (L to R) are Earl Hill, the Roy Chamber of Commerce, Betty Lou Stahle Secretary of the Chamber and J. Howard Stahle President of the Chamber of Commerce, with the newly erected sign' at the North entrance of Roy, located near Nyes Corner. The sign was purchased with funds from the Chamber of Commerce. CHECK THE CLEARFIELD SPLASH PARTY SPECIALS LOCATED IN THIS SECTION OF THE PAPER JL S'- nr Pril vice-preside- nt ... |