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Show A . Romance of Electricity and Northern Utah County Development Issue BOX HOLDER, R. F. D., PROVO, UTAH 4,000 15,000 NO. 6X1 Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID n&nits COPIES THIS ISSUE READERS PROVO, UTAH, 1 R. F. D., PROVO, UTAH Permit No. 54, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1936 VOL. IV. '3 'i 3 i 3 L--3 NEW STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT TO MAKE INITIAL RUN TODAY OPENING DAY SCENES AT LINCOLN POOL Provo Plant Put in Operation for First Time ; Construction Breaks Ail Records; Power Turned Today x OLMSTEAD, UTAH, August 6 Following a week of tests, the new Steam Electric Power Plant of the Utah Power and Light Co., at Ohnstead began the production of power early today, Fires had been lighted under the great boilers last weekend in carrying out a series of tests. Everything was found -- fto be in completed stage early y so the order was given to cut In a moment the in the generator. wires were humming with a new load of energy which had laid for no one knows how many ages in Carbon County coal fields. It all happened without formal ceremony. It was all in the days the work to the superintendent, Work began last week on the connectall officials and engineers, the second division of swimming pool and dance pavilion project. ed with the mammoth undertaking. The swimming pool is now comAlthough these men had conplete and the crew which has been structed this plant from blue print working on the project has been and ice and snow covered field in assigned to make the tennis courts the record breaking time of 180 over into a dance pavilion. days, they asked for no ceremony This project ?vijl cost approxi- or display or splourge. of mately $2,000, about Today the homes and the indusThe tries of which is to cover materials. Utah are using the new and W.P.A. is furnishing the labor power and by it new industries and is also making a. small allowance bigger payrolls are made possible. for cement. 4 will tennis courts The present be enlarged by a 5 foot strip on each side and a 20 foot strip on SCHOOL TO OPEN each end. This will make a dance twice the floor of approximately WEEK OF 7 size of the Lincoln High School gymnasium. An indirect lighting system patterned after Worltfa - Fair standards Schools of the Alpine District is a part of the plan. In addition to four indirect colored light- will probably open this season during clam shells, there will be two ing the week of September 7th. The flood lights for the swimming pool. School Board meets in formal sesOn the east side of the tennis n the an center orchestra sion next Monday evening at court near dea definite to make Fork shell with room for 20 musicians is to be built. The orchestra shell cision as to the date. Tentatively, will be made of fraftte and stucco however, the date has been fixed with a 3 foot foundation of rock for either September 8th or 10th. and cement. During the vacation period the The additions to the tennis court have been thoroughly tennis buildings it for will greatly improve purposes' also. The courts were cleaned and renovated and imnot completely finished undet the provements made so that the plants E.R.A. project. Portions of the will be in the finest physical conpresent courts will be resurfaced to dition for the opening day. make the floor smooth for dancing New dressing rooms for both bo.vS and girls have been added to purposes. will be built be- the Lincoln High School immedi- An arch-wa- y tween the courts and the swimming pool and will be open during dance nights to form a promonade from the dance pavilion in and around the swimming pool. The swimming pool and surrounding grounds are to be landscaped next spring. When this is completed it will present an inviting and pleasing appearance. Paxton Hatch Is foreman of the W.P.A. crew. He plans to have the project completed and ready for use the latter part of August It will probably receive its formal opening at the Orem and Lincoln District fall harvest festival and carnival. The project plans also call for a 4 foot walk from the new, highway running east and west immediately north of the swimming pool (Continued on page seven) SEPT. Missionary Returns IIDEX TO THIS ISSUE Regular Issue General News. Carnival News. SCERA Recreational Program. Page 4 Sharon Sport News Page 5 Sharon Organizations Page 6 Ward News Page 7 Ward News continued Page 8 Editorials. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Supplement 1 Magic Change, Coal to Electricity. Epic Story of Electricity. 2 Utah County Officials Welcome New Plant. 3 Northern Utah Towns 4 Romance of Electricity 5 Provo City Welcome. 6 History of Provo Bench 7 Orem and Vicinity. 8 Story of Coal. Story of Combustion. 9 Olmstead Plant. 10 Construction of Plant 11 Industrial Possibilities 12 U P. & L. : X v Orems and Sharons big autumn harvest festival and i-- 1 1 T ' current parades. Extensive fruit and vegetable exhibits, Club exhibits, only bigger and more beautiful, are planed for exhibition in the Lincoln gymn. There will be a repetition of the famed flower show of other years, which will occupy the entire space of the Sharon Seminary building. M- I 4-- H l r I ' ii . 4 I I , ' rt m '."i V- t- X ip c - ' i.i. ! it ' Top left Now, the water ain't cold," says Jimmie Green, and of the same opinion are the other On the Beach at Sharon. These three young ladies pool. Top right are taking a sun bath. They are, left to right, Barbara Anderson, Shirley Brockbank and Renee Anderson. Lower left The Take-Of- f The lean, long frame of James Blair can be seen on the takeoff for a cool dive. Lower right Scene on the Opening Day. Part of the 300 bathers, shown in south end of pool. Dressing rooms at this stage were not quite finished. (See story on page 4). bathers who splash in Lincoln Tjnny 19- - ' be used number of controversial points to be settled in these contracts, but it is hoped that within the next ten days these matters will be adjusted and the contracts sent on their way to Washington for approval. In the meantime, it is quite likely that the Reclamation Bureau will be authorized to begin the purchase y of for the reservoir (Continued on Page eight) Missionary Released are being installed so that when finished the plant will. be up to date in every respect. Surplus Fruits friuts and vegetables Surplus which oft times go to waste in the Sharon fruit belt, will be processed at this plant. It may also serve other stakes in addition to Sharon and Utah Stakes. At the present time Sharon Stake hasnt sufficient unemployed n6t on Government projects to operate the plant, and for that reason it is necessary to join with Utah Stake in order to have sufficient help to MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS OUTIHG PROVES Nearly 200 mothers and daughters gathered late Tuesday afternoon, at the Seminary grounds to enjoy the outing given by the members of Sharon Stake Young Women's Mutual Improvement Asso1 ciation in honor of their mothers. Weather conditions were ideal for an outdoor party such as had been planned, and many enjoyed at the new Lincoln swimming pool, which was an important feature of the afternoons diversions. Following activities at the pool, the mothers and daughters reassembled on the lawn immediately east of the Seminary building where a clever program was presented under the direction of the Young Womans Presidency. Special comedy skits were prepared and presented by Sharon and Lakeview wards. Laura Stewart of (Continued on Page eight) To Our New Readers i I I To the many readers who will be reading this paper for the first time, a word of explanation about the Voice of Sharon is probably necessary. This paper is published by a educational and recreational association known as Sharon's Cooperative Educational and Recreational Association, abbreviated to "SCERA, organized in the town of Orem and within the territory of Sharon Stake. It is published once a month and is dedicated to the cause of cooperation. The Yoice of Sharon is delivered free to each home in the above mentioned territory and is one of the benefits that come to the members of the association. The association is entirely supported by assessn ents levied on its members. Services in preparing this paper and in conducting the entire program of the Association are rendered without charge by members of the group, except as to a few members who are called upon to render continuous technical service. The association is and is open to all people of good moral character residing within the territory. It now has a membership of more than 2,500 members and is constantly grQwing. In addition to publishing this paper the association .furnishes an elaborate recreational and educational program including weekly sound pictures, lecture., concerts, dances, and athletic sports of all kinds. This paper comes to you with the compliments of the association. non-prof- Quarterly Conference Set For August 6 4 ;j 15-1- REX BLAKE Elder Rex Blake of Vineyard ar- rived home July 24th from the British Mission where he served for twenty-fou- r months as a missionary. for the L.D.S. Church. While in England he labored in three districts Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham, acting as Senior Elder in the Birmingham district. Elder Blake has been away from home twenty-si- x After months. being released he spent considerable time traveling in Belgium, Holland and France, and visiting with relatives in England. He arrived in New York on July 9th, on the U. S. Manhattan, where he was met by his sister, Thelma. Together they visited many places of interest enroute to Utah. Sharon Stakes quarterly conference which was originally scheduled for July 5th has been definitely set for August 15th and 16th. This conference will feature sessions of the Relief Society, Young Womens Mutual Impro'ement Association and Young Mens Mutual Association. Improvement These sessions are to be held in connection with the quarterly conference in each stake at least once a year. that Word has been received each of the three auxiliary organizations mentioned will have representatives present to present the years program to the stake and ward workers. The afternoon session of the conference will begin at 2 00 p. m, and DOROTHY will be addressed by general and stake officers. , ; HUNN Announcement has been made by President Richards of the North Central Mission of the release of Dorothy Hunn of Pleasant View. Miss Hunn has been on a mis- sion for the past two year. She has been tloing missionary work in the Dakotas, Iowa and Minnesota. Miss Lucille Skinner and Dorothys sister, Francis Hunn, will meet her in Sioux Falls this week, w'here they will purchase a new automobile and go on to Chicago From there they wilt go to Detroit and St. Louis. They intend to visit with relatives and take in points of interest in the middle west. They expect to be home about August will feature Sunday evening the usual young peoples conference and will be under the direction of the Young Womens and i Young Mens associations. General Board representatives request that there be one hundred per cent attendance of the stake and ward officers to the convention sessions so that all will become acquainted with the year's programs. Each of the organiza-tion- s are also requested to have their personnel fully organized so that there will be no vacancies at the time of this conference. Detailed programs appear on "Sharon Organization 15th. Faga. f SUCCESS right-of-wa- It is felt, RESETTLEMENT keep the plant going. OFFICERS however, that the plant should be installed to take care of all fruits PUN HOSFITAL CO-O- P. and vegetables that might other- (Continued on page two) L. B. Harmon, regional officer of the Resettlement Admini tration, was in Provo recently in conneo tion with a number of proposed cooperatives which will operate in rural areas for the benefit of these communities. While here he discussed the matter of a community hospital to be if financed by resettlement officials ft with groups in Sharon Stake. Within a few days it is expected that a number of officials of the Administration from San Francisco will be in Utah, at which time a project of this kind whll be more thoroughly investigated. Work began this week on a new canning plant which is being instituted under the Church security program in Sharon Stake in cooperation with Utah Stake. The plant will be located in the Mountain School building in Edgemont Ward on the highway leading from Provo to FYovo Canyon. The building is being remodeled and placed in shape for the installation of machinery which has ; eady been ordered. Spectacular Water Carnival Climaxing the days festivities will be the formal opening of the new dance pavillion. A grand and spectacular water carnival and bathing revue will precede the Carnival Bail. This show will take place at the new swimming pool and will be witnessed by the spectators and dancers from the dance pavillion which is closely connected with the pool, the pavillion forming the auditorium and the pool the stage. Hundreds of beautiful bathing girls and dancers, and a specialty diving team from Salt Lake which dives into a lake of fire and does other spectacular stunts, should make this feature one of outstanding interest and beauty. Crowning of Queen Las. but not least, in the gala events so far planned, is the crowning of the Carnival Queen which will likely take place on the lawn north of the seminary building. The contest for the choosing of the queen is now under way,, and the interest is keen. Cash prizes will be given the wards winning the first four places as follows: $25, 1st prize; $15, 2nd prize; $10, 3rd place, and $5, 4th place. The winners of second third and fourth places will be the attendants to the queen, winner of first place. of the manner of selecting the queens will be found else where in this issue. While the carnival and festival celebration was originated by Sharon Stake authorities for residents of Sharon Stake and their friends, the , stake presidency decided this year to turn the day over to the entire town of Orem, including Windsor ward, and the residents of the Lincoln High School ristrict which coincides with the boundaries of Sharon Stake. (Continued on page seven) . F FQCt JMloVCS FO TlVCt Tel The various types of contracts to for the canal companies, irrigation districts and metropolitan districts have been under debate and consideration for many months and are now practically ready to be sent to Washington for approval. They must first be approved by the United States officials before they are submitted to the water users. There are a Secretary of the Interior, Harold L. Ickes, signed the repayment contract which covers the arrangements for the building of the Deer Creek Project and its purchase by the water users on Tuesday of this week. VLh this contract signed the next step in the program for the project is the signing of subscrip- tion contracts by the water users. Canning Plant Building At Sharon Under Way The equipment other? among things will consist of a steam boiler, 4 retorts used for the cooking of fruits and vegetables, hoist and track, sealing machine, channels, metal vats, canning work tables, syruper, and an open kettle for the making of jams and preserves. Work is going forward as rapidly as possible so that the plant will be ready to start with the canning of pears which are expected to come on about the middle of All the latest appliances August. for the washing, preparation and canning of fruits and vegetables all-st- ar I , ' - Finals in the Sharon senior baseball, junior baseball, mens soft ball, and girls softball leagues will be held on the various up to date playing fields at Lincoln park and high school campus. The climax in these activities will be a baseball game between the champions of the Central Utah league and an team from the Sharon league. races in the new Swimming Lincoln pool, diving exhibitions, foot races and novelty races for children, with prizes for the winners, are esrcially featured. Concessions usual to carnivals will be there in abundance. As in previous carnivals, the auditorium will be the scene of a continuous sound picture show with one of the seasons outstanding successes on the bill. C'y. - - a; ately east of and adjoining the gymnasium. The rooms upstairs consist of an office and private dressing room for the director of for boys, a physical education large room and a battery of lockers, and another room for showers. The lower floor is for the girls. The director has a private room, and there are the same arrangements for lockers and showers as in the boys dressing rooms. These dressing rooms have outside entrances so that they can be used without going ' through the gymnasium as has been necessary in the past. They also have openings in the gymnasium so that they can be used from either the outside or inside of the building. New lavatories have been installed in connection with the gymnasium for use of the public at public functions held in the building. i ) ! ""Xl ADAM S. BENNION Assistant to the President Utah Power & Light Co. car- nival is on its way again. Schedued for Labor Day, September 7th, it will begin with a parade at 9:00 a. m. which promises to be unique, something decidedly different than the usual 0 to-dj- one-four- th Miniature Parade , Evening . c TI7 rr rraier jnour, oports, andi Extensive Exhibits Feature non-sectari- . De-tai- ls it HEW OIL MAT ROAD PARTIALLY FIIIISHEO The state highway running from Vineyard to Edgemont east and west across Sharon Stake has been partially completed by the State Road Comission. Oil has been spread on the road from Alfred Skinners residence on the west of Provo Bench to the point on the east where the road leaves the main Provo Bench. It is understood that funds would not permit the oiling of the entire road at this time. The surfacing which has been done is of the oil mat type which makes a serviceable highway, hut not very smooth. The people of Sharon are wondering when the State Road Commission will find sufficient funds to complete this much needed highway. |