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Show BDX HOLDER, R. F. t)., PROVO, UTAH 'J' "Glory to God in .he highect, and on Earth, peace, good will toward men. Luke 2.14. ft' 01 gSUP No. 6. MBM PROVO, UTAH, R.F.D. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Mayor of Orem Gives Greeting Th is and That 18, 1936 J tomary It e greetings. wish and desire to serve you. Constructive criticisms will be welcomed, if you have ideas of plans which you feeF might improve your town, feel at liberty to present them to us. All criticisms will be received in the spirit they are intended, none are so perfect that they are immune To err is against mistakes but human we are making no claims to anything greater. So let us have your aid and cooperation in making this a better place to live and making this a finer and greater Orem Wise and Otherwise We just about know which farmers wont be at the Farm Bureau meeting Saturday: The ones who cant make fanning pay and who are always com plain, ng about how farmers don't stand together. If farmers get paid for not raising things and Edward VIII gets a half milliop dollars for not being king, wonder what we could get for not writing this paper. More than we make by doing it, Ill betl I like: Mr. B. M. Jolley s friendly courtesy. It is not only unfailing, but it If putting extends to everyone. people at their case and making them feel they are somebody is, as Miss Post says, the test for true gentility, Mr. Jolley is a Prince of a man. And if nominations were being taken for a woman to be made a Princess, I'd nominate Mrs. George Wells for she already seems a noblewoman to me. Things t is our ' EMERY McKELLIP. I Scene at Head Water taken in April, 1913. of the Provo River. Mpuftt Watson with snow covered cabin in foreground. Picture As the yuletide approaches, it gives u great pleasure to We extend our greetings to the members of Sharon Stake. wish them peace, happiness, prosperity, and all that is good in the sight of Him whose birth and bfe works we shall soon With those who are fortunate and happy, we recelebiate. joice; with those who have had misfortune and sorrow, we 'ympathize and condole; but to all we send our love, encouragement, and best wishes. We aie mindful of the struggles and the problems of our people, but we cannot ignore the fact that, as compared with the rest of the wot Id, we have comparative peace and prosWe are thankful for the blessings that attend us and perity. we have great hope and faith in our future prospects. At Christmas time and during the holiday season, we trust that all of our thoughts and celebrations shall be in accord with It is the spirit that should pioperly influence us at that time. Well fer to lock baeknuid for at Laid a year anu awcrtaixi wherein we ive failed, as well as wherein we have succeeded in the performance of our Christian duties. The spirit of the Master constantly dictates to us the proper course, and life is such that each day we are faced with circumstances Val- which we must courageously meet or cowardly avoid. conis the and overcoming daily problems iently confronting ducive tif spiritual life, while shunning or abandoning them We will either conquer or become bihigs spiritual death. conquered in each moral battle. We are deeply appreciative of the accompli.vhmen's and The the examples of many of our brethren and sisters. faith, loyalty, and devotion of some of our people constitute an We trust that the coming inspiring influence among us. year may witness increasing goodness and progress among us, and that our conduct may more nearly approach the works of Hun whose life we shall soon commemorate, to the end that and prosperity may abide with us in the peace, good-wil- l, future. ARTHUR V. WATKINS SAMUEL H. BLAKE, , The Miracle of Water Water i the major natural resource of our State. Without water there can be neither life nor development. Water i a essential to life e as the air we breathe or the food we eat. Upon an adequate and supply of water depends the size and stability of our towns and cities, the development of our agriculture, the operation of power plants and industries. An adequate water supply and a knowledge of it cccurance, therefore, are essential to an orderly, and staple development of agriculture, industry, and commerce. (Ut Farmer, Storm Is Made Far out over the North Pacific, world is Iquique, Chip with an the' warm humid air of the Japanaverage of one two tenths of an ese currents coming in contact with inch. The driest spot in the U. S. is auit-abl- , 1 A Reminder I ADELBEFT Sharon BIGLER, Stake Presidency Speed Otsenaecs Asked By Oresi City Council ' We are greatful to the Voice of to Sharon for this opportunity make known to the people of Orem ome of the plan your City Council has been working on for the improvement of your Town. Reckless .driving and wholesale destruction of human life on our highwa s, lack of consideration for the safety of the public has led your council to pass an ordinance, changing Jhe speed limit in Orem to foi ty miles per hour, this matter has been under consideration for months past, however, our refatalities cent has called for speady action. We are fortunate in receiving the cooperation of the State Road Co min Ns ion in placing speed limit signs through out our town. Now there is no excuse for anvone saying I didn't know". We are asking the public to heed the stop s;gns in coming on to the arterial highways, also to. s'rictly comply with our speed limit signs in the town of Orem, without our having to resort to the courts to KfR. AND MRS J KALLF-N- , enforce them. However we shall VINEYARD insist on strict observance and reStokes Studio. spect for our speed limit ordinance even at the unpleasant alternative Brother John Allen of Yineard is one of ottr br-s-t known of taking violaters into court. We are appealing to you for Stake members and the better he is known the more he i cooperation in giving us safer appreciated. It would be difficult to name a more lujal your traffic on our church member nor one who has devoted more service to his and better regulated ' highways. religious organization and community. Orem City Council. We aKo realize that Sister Allen shares some of his credit for service although her help has been mainl,- given from the environment of their home rather than in pub.ic. We are happy to express our admiration and respect for them both and to extend congratulations on their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary. - on page f In The Beginning , There was a time when the terri tory known as Vineyard bore no resemblance to anything but the sagebrush and salt grass covered, swamp-dotte- d expanse of waste land that it was. The early pioneers of Utah County saw possibilities in it, however at first d principally because of its lake and its pasture land. Some of these first settlers were Shedrick Holdaway, Conrad Maag, Frank Scott, George Stagg, John Stevenson, A. P. Fillerup, Sr., John Gdlis, Martin Boulton, and John Madsen. Their homes were as poor and bare as any pioneer dwelling but the land they homesteaded was unusually fertile generally. It was made much better in later years when Andrew Holdaway showed the farmers how to drain the land and get rid of some of the alkali which spoiled acres of it In its earliest days, the entire district now known as Vineyard and Lake View belonged to Provo and was a part of the Fifth Ward. Later it became Lake View and was a division separate from Provo. When that vision became quite large it was ag.tin divided, the south half being known as Lake View and the north being named Vineyard by John Gillies. And its name was most appropriate at that time for grapes were an outstanding product, especially on the hillsides. Mr. Axel ndreason admits they were used for making wine which flowed freely. One season Mr. traded his years wine for a shot gun. He went to Spring-vill- e and traded his gun for flour. In Provo he traded his flour for the commodity he had been aiming at all along, a new suit of clothes Vineyard Ward Organized The Vineyard Ward was organized on December 24, 1899, (sort of a Christmas gift) with William D. Lewis as bishop. George M. Smoot first counselor, Niels Larsen second counselor, J. O. Stone ward clerk, C. C. Craig, chorister,, Mormon Selman assistant chorister, Mary Bunnel organist, John Gillies Sunday School Superintendent, Agnes Jensen Relief Society President with Sarah Lewis and Lydia Holdaway as counselors. A Private Post Office The communities of Lake View and Vineyard were served by a (Continued on page seven) fish-fille- Greeting From Sharon Stake Presidency Things I'd like to be rid of: There sweet uncomplaining woman one know who have seen trouble and worn blinkers eer since. Peonle who are indehteg to thisir memories for their jests and their imaginations for their facts. (Continued J sa r in 1937. Things I'd like to see happen: Mr, V. C. Anderson getting a just reward for the uncountable horns and amount of labor and gallons of gas he give to Sharon Stake. And Scera Organization considered a part of the equipment of Orem City and not just a Church instrument. May we remind the readers of the Voice of Sharon that it would be impossible to publish and. distribute free this paper each month if it were not for the loyal support of the merchants and the financial backing of Scera. It should therefore be a pleasure to favor the merchants who advertise with us. May we suggest that you rad carefully all the adds, so you may know who is helping us in this community enterprise. Then you might check with your own family to determine if you are giving your share of support to the fine recreational program offered each week. yule-tid- VOL. IV. (This issue carried the first series of articles planned to make us acquainted with our own lacalitv Vineyard is the honor ward in this issue. Next month it will be Edgemont which will also contribute the story of another of our interesting people.) 4 4 To the people of Orem, the City Council extends the cus- A column of comment PROVO, UTAH Permit No. 54 ON TOP OF THE UTAH WORLD From Sagebrush And WhatsGoing Swamps To Vineyard On In The f World By B. S. Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID M.I.A. ROAD SHOW FINALS Stake Road Show Finals were successful this year. unusually Timpanogos ward won in the A class division and Edgemont in the B class. the cold air off Behring Sea brings about the birth of our storms. The eastward winds carry these storms to our West Coast and continue on over thA Sierras and Rockies to the Central States, the New Eng-u,ci.i.. 2ri tr the Atlantic. These storms travel at about the rate of train travel, and when a low pressure shows up at Seattle or Northern California, we look for a storm in Utah two days later. This humid air striking our high ranges is forced to rise and cool causing condensation and precipitation in snow or rain. And as most of this comes in the winter, our ranges are covered with snow, often to many feet in depth. Our average depth at the head of Provo River is ten feet and in some years like 1917, it gets as high as sixteen feet. Stored Water On the advent of spring, these snow masses crystalize and the water, as it melts, rises until the mass is about half water. Then it slowly moves off to the streams. About oge half appears as run-oand the balance goes into the ground, building up the ground water storage and later appearing as springs and seeps. In the spring and early summer, we derive our supply from the melting snows and from springs and for the remainder of the year we depend on the underground storage. Over the Heber Valley of twenty thousand acres, the ground water rises from October to June, fifteen fee. We have here an underground reservoir of one hundred thousand acre feet of water which is released to us in a natural way. Years ago in' the days of Lake Bonneville, the snow' at the head of Provo River was 800 feet deep. As the climate changed and as glaciers formed, great excavations were made which are now our lakes aj the head of the Provo. Standing on Mount Baldy we view them: Tyrol, Washington, Wall, Mirror, Marjorie, Teapot, Lost and Long and forty othtis. And we see aKo mountain peaks: Reeds, Watson, Notch, Needles, Hayden, Wilson, Agassiz and Gilbert. They rise up to 12500 feet above sea level and here is where our real storms occur. And from this same point, the top of the Utah World, a rain drop falling goes part north to the Bear River and Bear Lake, part to the west to the Weber and Great Salt Lake, part to the south to the Provo and Utah Lake and part eat to the Duchesne, the Colorado. Lake Meade and the Pacu, How Much Rainfall Our normal annual rainfall in this valley is sixteen inches. At Silver Lake near Park City, forty one inches We range one year with another- - 1934, 6 7 inches; in 1866. 39 6 inches Compared with our annual fall of sixteen inches. Ariznra a nd Nevada have seven whiljJzbu'-Ajsiana has fifty nine and Honda sixty one. The driest spot in the Death Valley with an average of inches. The greatone and est average annual rainfall is at Cherrapunki, Assam, with 428 inThe feet. ches, nearly thirty-si- x wettest place in the U. S. is Glen-uiCicijcin, Willi 131 uiciics per year,, A Little Water on Large Waste one-ha- lf s, Land In the spring of 1849, hirty families located on the Provo River, west of Provo, built Fort Utah and began the development of the valley. Eleven years later the Heber Each Valley was settled. year more land was brought under cultivation until all of the available water was utilized. At that time the river (Provo) was but partially developed. Its discharge i the spring was of and the summer discharge small. From year to year its volumn in the summer months was increasing directly as its flood waters were diverted and conserved. It was a stream whose greater volumn ran unusual (Continued on page ten) large-volum- e OJlIiCE, PREVIEW AND STAGE ACTS SCHEDULED 'One of the r most outstanding events of the holiday season will be the annual MTA New Years Dance scheduled for New Years Eve. Plans for an enjoyable time for all have been made: a good floor, enchanting music by a popular orchestra, ladies, charming genteel partners, fun makers, etc, etc, all combined will make for a pleasant evening at the high school auditorium After the New Year has been ushered in and a few more dances with ones favorite partners have been enjoyed, there will be a preview of the picture They Met in a Taxi". Besides the show there will be a dance of the Nymphs, of beautiful staged b a girls. Favors will be given to all who attend the preview. Considering all plans a most enjoyable time is to be anticipated by those who meet their friends at this social function New Years Eve. STAKE QUARTERLY CONFERENCE JAM. 16-1- 7 Sharon Stake Quarterly Conference will be held January 16, 17 in the Timpanogos ward chapel and Lincoln h gh school auditorium. is being arranged and The will include talks by members of General Board Auxiliary or- A izations. A definite program will be announced later. Farm Bureau To Ccnventh Bald At Provo Saturday Every, farmer will want to attend the Farm Bureau Convention Saturday in Provo which is being held for the entire County. Reports from leading administrators of the State and County, election of officers, and important business matters of the Bureau will y be parts of the session. At the 10 a. m. session, L. W, Brewer, federal supervisor of the inspection service will talk on The Value of U. subject, S. Grades in Canning Crops' There will also be at this time a separate section of the womens auxiliary which will elect officers. The afternoon session, beginning at 1 p. m. will be made up of election of officers, reports, and talks by prominent leaders of the Farm Bureau Movement. There are few things that could be more beneficial to farmers than This good, strong organization. meeting could be a beginning step to further prosperity, and good farmers and their wives will be ready to take it. all-da- Lincoln High Presents Play The Sweeping Victory, annual school pLy, is presented tomgftt at 8 p. m. by the Lincoln High School in the auditorium. The cast is of senior students entirely, under the direction of Miss Fern Jude, speech instructoress. CHILDREN'S XMAS PABTYSPLAIIBED hr 1 C. of C. Vautfevills A I Beady For Staging ff HEW YEARS - The Orem Chamber of Commerce Vaudeville, Set for January 11, promises to be the outstanding entertainment feature of the season. The tentative arts include stunts, dramatics, impersonations, monologues and musical commodies. The bookings are as follows: 1. Laughing water's love call, Emerald Lake Indians. 2. Swedish Hans Monologue, Erinkner. 3. Home on the Range, Sharon Wranglers. 4. 1 he Coon Brothers, Erastus and Sambo. 3. Nymph Dance, Spirit of 26th, the Saturday December children of the Lincoln District are incited to attend a show and party. The show will be the regular Pop-Ey- e Club meeting with Shirley Temple in Captain January" being the show feature. It will cost the usual 10c. The show will also include a stage Picketts act, Christmas and a visit from Santa who will distribute candy. Immediately after the show a free party will be held in the school auditorium. Games and dancing will Be enjoyed from four to five. No kiddie ought to miss this holiday fun fest. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MADE SUCCESSFUL TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA His mission was to promote good will between the two countries and thus encourage a united strength in matters concerning gammon welfare. His welcome has everybeen where most enthusiastic from both dignitaries and the citizenry. In Rio De Janeiro 150,000 Brazilians clapped their hands in delight at the sight of Roosevelt and their own president appearing so democratically side by side in ordinary business suits as they road through the city. Sightseeing tours and social functions were numerous and the president's oratory had a vociferous and effective reciption. His speeches were given in English but a written text in their language was supplied his audienec so that they could follow him word for word and applaud in the right places. He emphasized: No nation can live entirely to itself. Each of as has learned the glories of independence; let each of us learn the glories of interdeAlso We can discard pendence. the dangerous language of rivalry. We can put aside the empty phrases of diplomatic triumphs or shrewd bargains. We can forget all thought of dominations, of selfish coalitions or of balances of power. Those false gods have no place among American Nations." President Roosevelt left many invitations to visit the United States which we hope will be taken and result in common benefits between, the two great nations. KING THAT EDWARD, WAS, AND MRS. SIMPSON have stirred the whole world to deep and sympathetic interest sympathetic even with those who have violently nnnncrd the sffotr and the seeming) tragic end. Perhaps the amount of sympathy given was partly possible because of the numerous similar tragedies we all have known about or suffered ourselves and just as keenly as either of those two p iple could have done. In our lives we have admired most the man or woman (Continued on page ten) Spencer School Presents Operetta The students of the Spencer School will present a Christmas Operetta Lee. 22. in the High School auditorium. It will be presented as a matinee in the afternoon and then again in the evening for the parents. The leading characters will be taken by Elizabeth Gordon, Russell Hansen, Josephine Shepherd, Leonard Rasmussen, Derdine Terry, Gordon deLange Leland Gordon, Dawn Fountain, Booth May-cocHelen Bunnell, Helen Brown, and Jess Burr. These characters will be supchoruses for ported by special singing and dancing: F'airies, Goblins, Cooks, Flower (jirls, Bell Boys, Garland Makers, Carpenters, Stars, and Special Ensemble. The presentation will allow opportunity for about 400 boys and girls to express themselves in some way on the stage, and a splendid performance is anticipated. k, Ry-th- 6. The 7. OBrien Family, The Pedagogical Frank. Duet, Karl and Unto JJmt 3a Stmt a Sauior t In the hilly country of Judea, a crowd of Jerusalem-boun- d GaliPyne leans made ready for sleep on the roof of a lodging for travelers. The Ivern. 9. The Northern Lights Quar-tet- t, air was noiseful with chatter as mats were unrolled and weary form laid gratefully upon them. Then over the entire scene fell a soft silWindsor Blue Jays." 10. Orem ence, broken only by the deep breathing of a few who had. fallen Obadiah Hicks, 8. The Trail of a Lonesome Hezakiah. j quickly to sleep. A lighting effect that dazzles the The heavens were unusually beautiful that night skies as soft as imagination will add color to the the deepest velvet and brilliantly studded with quivering stars. Many performance. (Reserve the date.) eyes were reluctant to leave this enchanting view, even for much-needsleep. Then slowly, so slowly that they scarce perceived it at first, the heavens lightened in the east To the awed watchers there was no explanation for a midnight that grew as bright as day with a magnificent glow that seemed pulsating with life and so penetrating that it reDue to the crowded condition at vealed to them their inmost souls. Its beauty made them feel transthe Seminary building, the Social lated beings in a sublime paradise. No sound was made. Every eye Welfare office will be moved to was watchful. But the vision lingered longer and more beautifully in the basement of the Timpanogos those whose hearts were also opened to rt Amusement Hall. Clients wishing The glow died slowly but the group on the roof lay quietly. Nor to see the social worker will please did they need to ask in the morning, Did you see last nights miracle?" call at that place on Monday after- for every face bore the look of oen who had found in himself a spark noon from 1.30 to 5 p. m. of Godliness. Clients who live north of the And when later they heard, Last night the Saviour wa born, Canjon Road and in Vineyard will we know. In a manger in Bethlehem you say? go to Pleasant Grove to. see the they answered, Yes, Social Worker. All south of the But not only there. His spirit was bom last night in us. And came Canjon Road will go to the Tim- to know that it will always be so for those whose eyee are opened to Gods beauties and whose hearts are opened to ffs truths panogos Amusement Hall. ed Office Of Social Worker Moved |