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Show BOX HOLDER, R. F. D., Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID Happiness isn't given to anyone it is NO. s d PROVO, UTAH Permit No. 54 PROVO, UTAH R.F.D., FRIDAY, APRIL 10. FESTIVAL WILL -B- y- BE HEiojrm G. B. S. Orchestras To Be Featured; Public Invited A column of comment Wise and Otherwise '! Did you know that bull fighting has become one of the sports in Sharon Stake? Mr. Dean Johnson has become a full fledged toreador, superior to most because he fights without red flags or swords or any other means of defense. He does have one criticism of the game as he plays it, however, and that is that the bull doesn't give any notice about his intentions not play according to any rules. Their fight ended with a score in favor of the bull but the next one will find Mr. and the winnJohnson prepared er we hope. The other day we heard an expression which was refreshing because of its rarity in these Western States. Perhaps you will not agree with the salesman who made .t but you will agree that the U. S. Budget maker would be elated if there were more like him. He had just failed to make a sale and his earnings were made on a commission basis. His companion said, Never mind Jake, it wont be long until you are aixty and then Uncle Sam will take care of you. And the answer came punctuated with profanity and hot with feeling. "Say, when they ask me if I want a government pension, Ill tell them Ive had sixty years full of opportunities to make good. If I havent done it, they can feed me to the fish and heres hoping I dont - alfi::e kusical This and That poison them. We were told to rectify the mistakes made in last month's paper and since this is the last space left, we will take it for the apologies. We gave three nice hen houses belonging to Grant Wentz to the Bunker Feed Farm and while we didnt hear from Bunkers we heard immediately from Mr. Wentz. We sent Mr. Vernon and Mr. Terry to California alone but in two separate grop snd crs, whereas they went with about t dozen others. There are, no doubt, just as many mistakes in this issue which we beg you to remember are just mistakes and not wilful acts. Patrons and friends of the Lincoln School will have another chance to enjoy a 'musical treat on Sunday, May 9th at 7 p. m. sharp when the Alpine .District presents students in music festival. It is under the sponsorship of District Music Instructors E. B. Terry of Lincoln, Ford M. Paulson of Pleasant Grove, Kenneth Bird of American Fork and Abe Anderson of Lehi and will be presented on a rotation plan so that the entire district may hear th'e program. This year orchestra work will be featured and 80 musicians fron. four senior high schools will com bine in presenting the orchestra The local school will program. present some individual numbers the same evening. The public is invited to be pre ent and urged to be on time be cause the performers have to ap pear in Pleasant Grove at 8:30. On Tuesday May the 11th they will go to Lehi at 7 and American Fork at 8:30. All ward meetings in Sharon and Titnpanogas Stakes have been postponed to allow a bigger attendance at the Musical. . 30, 1937 ':ni!;s tov;;i 0:1 HOAD PROJECT Bridge Built and Roads To Be Gravelled The Town pi Orem is working upon a road project which when finished will have built nine bridges and gravelled about twenty seven miles of road. Eight of the bridges have already been constructed over canals. The remaining one will have to wJK until the water is turned out in thlrfall. It is planned to gravel all the roads in the town during the summer. This project, as well as the bridge building, will be done witn P. W. A. labor under the supervision of Mr, James Blair Sr. and Arthur Newell. Adult Vocational Training Offered In cooperation with the Federal the Alpine School Government, District plans next autumn to organize classes of instruction for adults over the age of eighteen. Whether or not you are a hign school graduate makes no difference provided you are in earnest and wish to improve yourself. No credit will be given for the classes but teh work will be made just as practical as possible. On April 26th a questionairre was sent out to determine how many would be interested in such the work. In all probability courses will be given in Provo and the vocational classes will be in the form of an apprenticeship. It offers a splendid opportunity to Mrs. Myrtle Christensen, repr train oneself in some trade and sentative from Timpanogos Ward, any one interested who did not reand Mr. Scott Taylor, representa- ceive a questionairre can get one tive from Lake View Ward, have and further information from the been released as directors on the Lincoln High School. Scera Board. Mrs. Christensen was forced to resign because of the press of other duties and Mr. Toyh Pre-Scho- ol or because of ill health. Both of them have given excellent service which is appreciated and will be missed. The Parent-TeachAssociation Mrs. Virghiia B. Poulson has been made director from Timpan-ogo- s. of Sharon Stake,- - in cooperation She is an instructor in the with the Health Department of the cn:..-- !, ... ilVIUIIIg a A1C l B.Y.U. Mr. Rudolph Reese from UUItAll LtiaLllU, clinic a for the examination of and Lake View will take the place chilof Mr. Taylor. He is a teacher at the immunization dren at the Sharon Stake Semin-Ma- y Provo High School. 16, 1937 at 2:00 P. M. in The clinic will be conducted by physicians appointed by the County Medical Society and Loy Doss, School Nurse, with the assistance of officers from the Parent-TeachAssociations. New Directors Named For Scera Health Pvnminnfmn bAUUIUtUHUll er . -i j:, 1 pre-scho- Interesting Person Keeping Afloat On Milk ! .. Did you know that Sharon Stake and vicinity produce approximately 7,950 quarts of milk a day for Salt Lake and Provo Markets? and that it brings a total income of about $385.00 to this teritory each day? Although this industry has its ups and downs like all others in the district, it is one of the most stable sources of income we have and one of the best organized. The Vineyard and Lake View country rank first in the amount of production. It is natural tow country as the pioneers realized. Provo settlers sent their cows tc the shores of Utah Lake where the salt grass grew thick and high and where numerous hoys earned a pittance daily for herding and lead a Tom Sawyer and Huckelberry Finn existence at the same time. d Gradually people moved their homes out on the rich soil surrounding the pasture lands and began holding up herds to supply the markets that opened with the growth of the cities around them. In the memory of present-da- y dairymen, milk sold for forty cents a hundred and there were no questions asked regarding its preparation. It is a long step from those methods to the present ones of hyper-car- e required of dealers all through the State. For example: Milk must be immediately taken from thoroughly clean barns, in which milking is done in covered milkers by men examined for their own state of health, directly to a separate house where it is put info mci lilted cans and tooled to A temperature of about 40 degrees. Or it may be sun over an ice machine until it is the desired temperature. If the milk is to be shipped into Salt Lake, as L most of the milk terrifrom Lake tory, it is then put into a thermos tank and sent by truck to the city where it ts pasturized. To on page .seven) dairy-minde- View-Vineya- pastur-(Continu- Sharon Ward How often have you heard the failure complain that he was unsuccessful because he never had a chance to make good? And how frequently do you hear, especially in the southern and western states, the farmers loud wail that farming is an SETTLING THE DISTRICT BETWEEN PLEASANT industry which unavoidably destines its followers to mortgages and destitution? This months story is of a man who is highly GROVE AND PROVO respected in the community because as a boy he took the poor opportunities he found at hand and gradually fashioned a sucThis months history honors Sharon Ward, the largest in cessful life built upon honesty and fair dealing, and who, with- the Sharon Stake with a church of 904. The out special training, made and still makes a comfortable living, city of Orem has its biggest businessmembership district locaed there and out of farming. many of the town's leading citizens make their home in that of Mr. John E. Christensen locality. Sharon Ward was born in PleasMr. Allen Bellows is Bishop of the ward with Ivan A. ant Grove, Utah, of parents just Farnworth and George W. Sidwell as counselors. Mrs. Osas to converts over from Denmark is president of the Relief Society, Mrs. II. car Anderson the Mormon Church. They were Charles Farnworth president of the primary, Mrs. Thomas sturdy and hardworking, and, like Jacob president of the Y. L. M. I. A., Mr. Erctman Christenpractically all the others in those sen president of the Y. M. M. I. A., Mr. Kenneth McEwan is early days, had a struggle to keep themselves provided with the superintendent of the Sunday School and Mr. William G. s. At the age of eight, young Kocherhans is chairman of the genealogical committee. John began contributing to the We are glad to offer our congratulations for their splendid support of the then fatherless famand especially for the development they 'have organizations ily. Mr. Goodman, a jeweler, was made in the building-uprocess begun by their pioneer fathcalled on a mission and John built ers and mothers. fires and did chores for his wife. Salute To Sharori Ward -- p SECURITY PROGRAM GROWS, REGIONAL QUARTERSAT OREL! Purchase of the George Stratton ware houses and packing sheds ana the residence on the west side of the state highway in Orem by the Provo Regional Council of the Latter Day Saints Security Program marks another important step in the development of this activity. With the purchase of this property the regional headquarters for the eleven stakes comprising the Provo Region will be set up in Orem. The property was purchased this week from the Provo Commercial Bank through the and Savings State Bank Commissioner who Is in charge of the liquidation of that bank. The property consists oi three ware houses and a brick dwelling. There is a!o a spur of the Orem Railroad which serves the largest ware house. ' Approxiacres are mately two and one-haincluded in the deal. The Regional chairman, A. V. Watkinst, announced today that it is planned to paint the warehouses and also to remodel certain pox tions of the house and put it into Condition for hrrmedia. iwwtttin hy the regional storekeeper. Later in the season it is planned to provide storage facilities for root crops and potatoes, The enthusiasm and activity which is being manifested through the eleven stakes comprising the Provo Region was' thought to be responsible for the decision to establish a regional storehouse. A committee consisting of President Wilford W. Warnick of the Timpanogos Stake, Dr. Christian Jensen, member of the Utah Stake presidency, and President A. Watkins of Sharon Stake, was appointed at a regional council meeting of flake presidencies of the eleven stakes involved to select a regional store keeper. It is planned, the regional authorities announce, that the buildings shall be made attractive and convenient, and wjll be an asset to the community where located. Sharon Stake authorities hav made arrangements to use a pot tion of the buildings as a stake storehouse for this stake. Bishops of the seven wards comprising Sbaion Stake voted at a meeting held last week to dispense with bishops storehouses in each of the wards and have all the security program supplies, fast offerings and tithing in kind stored at the stake storehouse. By this action it is felt that much more on page eight) six-roo- m lf -- : For four years he herded the towns cows on the hills for one cent cow per day. In such jobs his earliest youth passed. At fifteen he outfitted himself and began peddling. He took and eggs into fruit, vegetables, Park City where he kept the Daily West and Ontaiio boarding bouses and Suttons grocery store supplied. Roads were deepened trails and not improved so that the problem of braking a wagon on steep grades or passing others on natural curves was a very frequent and dangerous puzzle. His peddling centers extended and Salt Lake came to be one of the most important ones. And, as necessary as the wheels on his wagon was the scoop shovel which he carried to dig himself out of mud holes or snow drifts. A memory which remains vividly .with him is of all snow through shoveling .night drifts around the point of the mountain until he met shovellers coming from the other side, making it possible to get his produce to Salt Lake in the morning, as desired. Peddling gave him good business training and the stait he needed to begin farming. left Pleasant Mr. Christensen Grove at the age of 29 vith his wife and two children, Erma and Erval, moved to Provo Bench on a piece PROVO. UTAH (Continued from last issue) a JOHN E. CHRISTENSEN land bought of sagebrush-covere- d from John D. Dixon. Later Mr. Christensen three other bought pieces of land which had not been cultivated before and, like the first, he ploughed and levelled and irrigated them until they became beautiful and valuable. This enterprise expresses a part of Mr. Christensen's philosophy of life, Improve and Beautify, and be is as industrious in aiding such community projects as he is his own fields. Thie aie practices which Mr. Christensen attributes his successful farming. Mrs. Christensen adds another in which he concurs and which is probably factors among the foremost on page two) Sagebrush was little by little cleared from land and some hardy farm crop took its place. Alfalfa was one of the first crops raised. Even before there was water, some homesteaders were growing alfalfa that attained a height of about three inches during the year and was used mostly for seed. With the coming of small streams of irrigation water, wheat, oats, potatoes and a few other staple crops were planted. The problem of food was a difficult one more than once during those early years and the settlers grew to be thankful for the plentiful jackrabbits and the carp in Utah Lake. Among the settlers that came about 1863 and 1864 were J. W. King, James Loveless, Thomas J. Samuel Skinner, Joseph Patten, Evans, Newell Knight, Thomas Sain Baxter, Cordner, .August and Charles Johnson. These men of pioneer stock already knew much of hardship and had but little of the knowledge of books. They were wholesome, sincere, fundamentally good and tilled with religious zeal and faith in the doctrine of Mormonism. They possessed a great capacity for work and perseverance in the face of obstacles. They were sure that God was with them and did not neglect in then to offer Hint worship homes each day and in church services that took place in some home each Sunday. Recreation was home-mad- e and, as might be guessed, the jackrab-bi- t played a leading part in it. Homes were far apart and visi'-inwas done but seldom except on Sundays but hymns were on the g lips of the workers whether they were together or alone which gave birth to the expression (so far as they were concerned) "God respects us when we work, but he loves us when we sing. With increased cultivation came a need for more water. Early in June, 1865, the landowners got (Continued on page two) Subscribe to Voice ofSharon Starting next Monday, of volunwill visit teer salespeople every' home in this district to sell subscriptions to the "Voice of Sharon." For four and years the paper has been sent without cost to the subThe Scera Board scribers. of Directors feels that the time has now come when the paper should be May 1st, a group one-ha- lf We ask you to kindly receive the people wno call at your home and explain our for the plans improving paper with increased revenue. The subscription price is placed very low at 50c per year. The Voice of Sharon has tried to be the voice of the peopie of this community. It is absolutely essential that any comunity which expects to grow must have a means of expression. The strength of publicity given by our paper has been that the paper ha9- - reached 100 of the homes regularly. If the paper ts to serve efficiently in the community, giving proper publicity to the many projects of the different organizations, we must continue this policy. With increased revenue w. expect to publish a better During the summer paper. months, at least, the paper may be published more of- - VOL. IV. Sharon Stake Purchases Truck DEoraon An innovation in Latter Day Saint Church practice with respect to the gathering of fast offerings and donations to the Security Program of that Church, has recently been inaugurated in Sharon Stake. The stake authorities were recently authorized by the High Council, Council and Bishops general priesthood of the stake to purchase an auto truck to be used in the various wards for the gathering of fast offerings and Security donations. It was also decided to use the truck part of the time in connection with the Stake Cannery located in Edgemont. A new V-pickup truck with platform body has been purchased. An appropriate sign describing its use has been painted on is sides. The initial trip was made in A Grand View last Saturday. group of four deacons under the direction of the ward bishopric joined whh Charles Poulson who is in charge of the truck and made the trip to the various homes in the ward to gather the donations. Edgemont, Pleasant View, Vineand Timpanogos yard, Sharon wards were each visited in order. Lakeview was the only ward ,in the stake which reported that visits had been made by the deacons to the homes during eac hmonth of the present year. This ward is scheduled to take its first turn with the truck in the month of May. While school is in session the truck will make the visits on each Satur(ay of the month. The schedule forbe morvth of May is as follows; May 1 Vineyard. May 8 Edgemont and Pleasant View. May 15 Grandview and Lake-vie- GRADUATION EXERCISES SET 8 w May 22 Sharon. May 29 Timpanogos. OHEt.l BUYS FROFERTY FOR TO'iVfi HALL, SHEDS The Town of Orem has recently purchased one and a half acres of land by the Pederson Blacksmith Shop on which they plan to build 4 Town Hail and a machine shed. The machine shed will be built in the near future but the Town Hall will remain in the stage for the present. Lincoln To Be Track Meet Hosts Lincoln High School will be host to the Alpine District at its annual track meet on Wednesday, May 19th, from 9 until 5. About 15000 students are expected. Eveents of the day will include posture parades for both junior and senior high school, girls play-da- y activities, track events for senior and junior girls and for the senior and junior boys. One of the features of the day will be a'continu-ou- s picture show in the school aufor which' a nominal ditorium charge will be made. Concessions will be in charge- - of the Band Mothers who will use the proceeds to help outfit band students. EXERCISES IRE SET FOR mil HIGH, The Lincoln High Sc!. .1 v, 1 hold its annual Commencement Exercises on Thursday May 20th at 8 p. m. in the School Auditorium. Eighty four students arc up for graduation, Principal Banks reports. Ruth Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hansen of Sharon Ward will be class valedictorian and was chosen because of her scholastic rating during her school career. Miss Hansen has had a straight A Grade throughout her senior high school work. Other addresses will be made by g other students; Miss Kleva Fountin, Mr. Grant Clutl and Mr- Spencer Hunn. The program will be in charge of Stanley Farley, Senior class president, Milo Madsen will offer the invocation and Annie Shepherd the bennedic tion. Board Member S. H. Blake will present the diplomas and Su perintendent Gourley will be heard from. Music for the program will come from the school music department and will be under the direction of instructor E. B. Terry. After the exercises, the commencement ball will be held in the gymnasium. Following is a tentative list of the students who will be graduated that evening: Lenore Ashton, Wayne Bellows, Frank Bernardi, Lowell Bigelow, Blake, Joseph Dorothy Bone, Nila Booth, Rawl Bradshaw, Cecil Brown, Lowell Christensen, Hor-tenClinger, Grant Cluff, Renon Cook, Miriam Cutler, Byron Daley, Dennis Davis, Donna Davis, Bert Dixon, Anna Duffin, William Duffin, Dee Eder, Grant Elliott, Jeanne Ellis. Phyllis Farley, Stanley Farley, Dean Farnsworth, Kleva Fountin, Helen ronk, Lucille Goode, Loa Gurr, Ester Hansen, Ruth Hansen, Elaine Glen Healy, Holdaway, Frances Hunn, Yvonne Holt, Hunn, Anthony Ivins, Spencer Grace Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Ora Johnson, Floyd Johnston, Jack Conder. Grant Keeler, Arlo Kitchen, Ruth Kitchen, Lapriel Kochor-han- s, Weston Kofford, Alene Larsen, Clarence Lamb, Nedra Lewis, Glen Lystrup, Milo Madsen, Susie Madsen, Duby Me Carthy, Dona Mecham, Simona Meyere, Trevor Michie, Lyla Patten, Ina Poulson, Elvira Bruce Presitwich, Pyne, Lloyd Pyne. Le Ree Rawlings, Ettie Rode-bacDick Rogers, Helen Arden Rowley, Donna Scott, Annie Shepherd, Vern Shoell, Kay Snow, Glen Soulier, Marvin Stratton, Betty Sumner, Glenda Taylor, John Tide, .Richard Wells, Homer Gertrude White, Eldcn Wentz, Louise York, Ruth Wilkinson, Ekins. high-rankin- - ELDER DAVID . . . O. McKAY Will Speak The Dedicational Exercises oi the Sharon Stake Seminary will be held Sunday Evening May 16th at 6:30 p. m. on the east lawns of the Seminary grounds. The exet rises will be in charge of the Sharon Stake Board of Education, President David O. McKay of the Council of the First Presidency will offer the dedicatiorial prayer, ana President A. V. Watkins will give the report of the construction of the building. The music will be under the direction of Mr. E. B. Terry of the Lincoln High School music department. Immediately following these exercises the thirteenth Annual Commencement program of the Semi nary' will be held in the High School Auditorium. Short talks will be made by the following students; Clorene Lamb, Rawl Bradshaw, Herbert Johnson, Glenda Taylor and Francis Hunn. Eowell Bigelow The will present the diplomas. address to the graduates will be made by President David O. McKay. Several musical numbers aip being prepared under the direction of Mr. Terry. The following students have a from thg plied for graduation seminary: Seminary .Graduate Leora Ashton, Joseph Thomas Blake, Dorothy Bone, Low L Bigelow, Cecil Brown, S. Rawl Bradshaw, Wayne Bellows, Grant Colvin Cluff, John C. Conder, Mariam Cutler, Renon Cook, Anna Duffin, Bert L. Dixon, Byron J. Daley, Donna B. Davis. Dennis LeRoy Davis, Grant H. Elliott, Ruth Ekins, Dell S. Foote, Dean Farnsworth, Kleva Fountin, Phyllis Farley, Stanley Farley, Loa (Continued on page eight) se k, Roh-boc- MISSIONARIES Missionary To Leave For Texas C. OF C. REPRESENTATIVES COMPLETE TOUR Ten representatives and members of the Orem Chamber of Commerce participated in the good will caravan trip into the Uintah Basin with other club representatives from nine counties of Northern Utah on Saturday the 24th. The chief purpose of teh caravan was o give publicity to the projett for improving highway No. 40 which is of such vital interest to the basin. The group lead by Mayor Erwin of Salt Lake and Preeston Peterson State Road Commissioner, met at the Jensen Hotel in Heber for breakfast which was given by the Lions Club of that city. After having eaten ham and eggs and toast and receiving instructions and banners for the cars, they went on to Duchesne where a brief stop was made and the number of cars found to have increased. At Roosevelt the High School met the Caravan which stopped to hear a brief concert. In Vernal another band met the group and lead them into town. They stopped here for a lunch sponsored by the Lions club and introductions and discovered that Orem had one of the largest delegations in attendance. Later a visit was made to the Dinasaur pits at Jensen under the guidance of the archaeologist in charge. In the evening a banquet was held in Roosevelt and W. D. Hammond, chairman of the state road commission, promised the 100 on page eight) COMMENCEMENT BURTON MORGAN j Eldei Burton Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Morgan of Sharon Ward, left for the Mission School in Salt Lake on April 26th prior to leaving for the Texan Mission field on May 13th. Elder Morgan is a graduate of the Lincoln High School and the Sharon Stake Missionary Course conducted by Mr. Perry. He has been very active in ward dramatic activities taking part in a good many plays and this last year being drama director for the M.I.A. A farewell party was held for him by tiie ward la Saturday night and a testimonial the following Sunday evening. The best wishes of many friends are extended to Elder Burton. k, ARE WELCOMED HOME Merrill Kitchen, Carl Pace, Sheridan Cragun and Howard Mecham Return We are glad to welcome home from the mission field four young elders just recently released. Elder Merrill Kitchen from the Sharon War-- is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kitchen. He filled a States. mission in the Southern Mr. and Mrs. Kitchen and Mr. and Mrs. Orson Prestwich met him in the eastern states and brought him home. Elder Carl Pace, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pace Sr. and also from from the Sharon Ward, comes Samoan Island Mission. We are sorry that conditions made it impossible for him to complete hv full term and extend our wishes for full recovery of his health. FUier Sheridan Cragun, a member of Windsor Ward, comes from the Northwestern States Mission. We wish him also a quick return to health and are sorry that he was forced to leave his work before his full time in the field was completed. Elder Howard Meecham, son of Mr. A1 Mecham of Timpanogos is from the Central States Mission. He was called from Vernal, Utah, where he was living at the time, but returned to Provo Bench where his father had moved. The Wards and Stake are glad to have these young meri at home again and look forward to continued association with them in work and play. CORRECTION Not being able to get the picture until Wednesday The Plainsman and Thursday of next week, the show will not come on. Tuesday as announced on page three. This will change the M. I. A. Honor night from Thursday to Tuesday. |