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Show Thursday, January 26, 1961 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS ANYTHING GOES fc By J by ROLF W. KAY When I was a kid I lived in the tenament district on the east side of New York. Everybody, including my mother and father, felt sorry for us because we spent our childhood not knowing what a cow or a horse looked like. I didnt mind too much because I saw a cow once and for my money if youve seen one youve seen them all. And the same goes for a horse. While everyone was feeling sorry for us city kids, I was sorry for the s! kids in the country for the things they were missing Do you realize that while our cousins country were enjoying looking at horses and cows and grass and trees, they were missing out on the most exciting invention in the world the dumbwaiter. Now in case some of you unfortunates have never been exposed to the thrills of a dumbwaiter Ill explain what it is. During the de- - Ms DR. T. CHLEPAS OPTOMETRIST Eye Glasoot Fitted Contact Lenses Examination MEDICAL CENTER Downstairs , Call CY KEARNS 51 DURFEY DRIVE IN CLEANERS AND SHIRT LAUNDRY FOR THE BEST in CLEANING PICK-U- P AND DELIVERY Call CY 8-26- 61 Serving THE ENTIRE VALLEY East of Shopping Center SUPERIOR FURNITURE & UPHOLSTERY SHOP OTHERS Page 3 Rolf W. Kay I pression, the only dwelling most people coul dafford was what they called a railroad flat. There was one door to this hovel, and when you entered it there was a long hallway and every room in the apartment took off from it. It look like a train and hence its name. These buildings were usually seven or eight stories high and the higher you got, the cheaper te rent. This was due to the fact that there were no elevators. We lived on the top floor. And after you climb seven flights of steps ten times a day, even $10.00 a month seems like too much. And this was the ironic part of the whole mess. Altho there were no elevators for the tenants, there was an elevator for the garbage. This is what they called the dumbwaiter. It was a narrow shaft which ran the full height of the box building. In this shaft was-type of an affair about four foot square that ran up and down in the shaft on a rope affair. Each night about seven a buzzer would sound in our flat. This meant that the dumbwaiter was at our floor and it was time to load it up with the days garbage. As I said, we lived on the last floor and when the dumbwaiter got to our floor, it was loaded with the garbage of the first six floors. I always took the garbage out because then I got a chance to rummage thru the rest of the garbage to see what I could find. Many a night I took one Pag Of garbage out and two back. a I had a friend who lived on the first floor and he envied me because I had six floors of garbage to browse thru and he only had one. When the dumbwaiter got to our floor I had good clean garbage to browse thru. When it got back to his floor, had old dirty pickec over garbage. And a guy gets to be quite a philosopher rummaging thru peoples garbage day after day. I got so good at it, I could almost tell what a person was like by the kind of garbage they threw out. Of course in those days people didnt throw away much garbage because there wasnt much to eat. But what they did throw out was a dead giveaway to their personality. There was some mighty interesting things in the garbage those days, let me tell you. They just dont make garbage like they used to. Notice on Letters To the Editor It is the policy of The Valley for a vote but the meeting was adView News to print both sides of journed. any issue. Your statements as to I was one of the many standing your views on the needs of Kearns in the hall and left when the meetwill be published. Letters should be as short as posSeveral letters to the Editor relative to the sidewalk issue in Kearns sible, typewritten and signed by were received but too late to pub- the writer. If you do not wish your name published it will be lish. We are sorry everyone taking withheld. the time to write could not be printed. These letters could have Dear Editor: I wish to thank you, for publishbeen printed, but would have been held was ing Mrs. Valdezs letter, and hopof no value as the hearing ing that the printing of it will do Monday. us some good. I am bothered by the same problem, and its about time, someone does something about it. Not only do the dogs mess on our lawns, but they wet on our Two scouts of the Kearns North shrubs continuously, and dig up Stake last week won their Eagle our few bushes, and at times upAwards in scouting. They were setting our garbage containers. Ron Richards, 17, son of Mr. and I am very happy, someone had Mrs. William I. Richards, 4545 W. enough courage to write about this 4805 South, and Brent Sutherland, problem, that faces many of us, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. in this great populated community. Simons, 4736 W. 4985 South. Thank you again. Ron Richards is an 11th grade Mrs. student at the Granger High School, Margaret Goff 5351 South 4460 West who likes all sports but at present has an eye on basketball. In addition to his Eagle award he has also Letter to the Editor I am a resident of Kearns, propacquired his Duty To God Award News erty owner and taxpayer. and is holder of the Deseret I was informed thru the local Quizett Award. Belonging to Troop 214, he has paper a public hearing would be been patrol leader, explorer presi- held by the County Commission to dent and held other various posi- hear for and against votes for the tions in scouting. He would like to creation of an Improvement District for Kearns. become a nuclearphysisist. I attended the meeting helci in Brent Sutherland is a 9th grade student at the Kearns Junior High the Cit yand County Building for School. He is on the school basket- this purpose. I listened to the pros ball team aaa also, and cons as presented. I waited for but is more interested in becomna tl'n wmisison Chairman to call a commercial artist in the future. At present he is a seudent in the advanced art class. He has acquired 26 merit badges and has served as patrol leader, but at present is junior assistant scoutmaster of Troop 625. 3931 West 5400 South The boys received their awards at the monthly court of honor held Friday, Jan. 20, at the Kearns North Stake Center. b Scouts Receive Eagle Awards ail-snor- ing was announced as being closed. Since returning home I understand the meeting was recalled to order for a vote. I feel due consideration was not given to the many people taking a day off to attend this hearing, especially those in the hallway. If the vote had been called for at the time one of the speakers moved a vote be taken and was seconded, I would not have felt my time was a complete loss. One bright spot in the hearing was the statement by Mr. Kay that home owners with narrow front yards, consideration would be given to put the walks closer to the curb and give us more front yard. This is my situation. I have made up my mind to abide by the vote of the majority but still feel the voting was handled very poorly. Robert Timmins : : I COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE Auto - Furniture - Home Liability - Glass - Life Health & Accident Let Us Examine Your Present Insurance FREE INSURANCE : - ts ANYWHERE T. V. COME AND SEE US You will be amazed at the difference 4046 WEST 5415 SOUTH CY 50 SERVICE Granger Electronics Redwood Rd. REED DAVIS, INC. We Sell the Earth and Insure CY Its Contents 91 Three Wards Host Gold And Green Ball The Granger 2nd, Granger 3rd, and the North Jordan Wards are combining together for their Ward Gold and Green Ball. This dance will be held at the North Jordan Stake House and it will begin at 8 p.m. The date for this fine affair will be Saturday, Feb. 4. The orchestra signed for this evening is the Clarks Orchestra. For the enjoyment of all who attend, they have planned a floor Next to John's Meats DELICIOUS APPLES GRAPEFRUIT - - - ORANGES - ROME APPLES - - - bu. $98 20 for - lb. 75 08c - bu. JOHN McCOLLOUGH LOU $69 FARRER JOHN'S MEATS 3931 West 5400 South Next to Haryanno Produce East of Bowling Alley POT ROAST Good Cuts - PORK ROAST, Fresh Picnic - lb. lb. 43c 45c BEEF STEW..... PORK CHOPS ( Center Cut ) VEAL STEAK... 4822 South "We Repair all Makes of Radio, T.V. and Stereo" PHONE AM 6-58- 41 ; COUNCIL; then GUARANTEED ; iHARVAMNO PRODUCE But the greats thrill of all was riding in the dumbwaiter during the day. One of us would get in the dumbwaiter and three' or four of us would pull him up and down show consisting of musical numbers in the dark shaft. We didnt have and a dance, the Cha Cha Cha, by any bikes or wagons so a ride in the young people of these wards. a smelly garbage elevator was a real joyous time. Of course there were always some wise guys who would get us in between floors and leave us there for an hour or so. And let me tell you, Mom didnt have to ask where weve been when we got home. So it all depends how you look at it. A lot of kids have seen horses and cows but truthfully, how many people do you know who have had a ride in a dumbwaiter full of soggy garbage. 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