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Show 1 MO 1 1 E'rtAKY 1 4 2l3 IIU KJ 18 17 A 2S2G 27 2S 20, VOL, VII ; y L v'W'.r i- - V A.L' "h y i Ur y'UNJ " x, IcfilQnhiCiittUhai QsmminifieL Ly ' &pewuxG Zc?t 2fat QuuJiiM LLvi Audit Reveals y rkssr.tvigg SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advanc THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940. PROVO UTAH. R. F. D. Program Outlined For Chamber Banquet Architect's Drawing of Proposed New Sharon Auditorium Orem In Good Condition i Completion of all dt tails, even to the different nu the program, marks the final stage of preparatio Orems annual membership banquet, which this year is t be celebrated by a suptuous turkey dinner to be climaxed by a Floor Show presented by Orem and Proto artists, and attended, according to indications this week by mere than 200 people, statse D. Orlo Allen, secretary. Robinson and Cooper Present Statement of Towns Financial Status; MAe Recommendations to Council on Orems financial picture was drawn with exactness this week in the audit made by Robinson and Cooper, auditors of of Salt Lake City, recommended by the Municipal Utah, and the Orem Town board has accepted the financial statement, and has under consideration its recommendations, states V', Emil llanscn, town clerk. The audit is for 1937, 1938 and 1938, the town board deciding to cover the entire period with an audit by chartered accountants recommended by the state league. Citizens are invited to examine the audit for themselves, as only the highlights tan be pretented in an account of this kind; Btates Mayor B. M. Jolley. Purcliawee Orems P.W.A. projects, largely the results of efforts to assure the Town of ample water supply, have increased the bonded indebtedness, making the present total of are $123,000. of which $28,000 revenue bonds, and are not ap4 nt-- r Is successful and truly 'great life. Theodore Itoosevelt. v- - No. XXX Throe-Ye- ar the little thingsJM-done that go to maLe up' It 940 ' L ! t,lllctiC CtUTlivill ftj BEAUTIFICATION PLANS Set for Lincoln COMMITTEE 4th the Sharon and Timpanogos wards are sponsoring another Athletic Carnival in the Lincoln high school which will be an outstanding event in athletics PARK PLANTINGS On March in Orem. How Would You Like To Have This Beautiful Community Auditorium as a Christmas Present For 1940? - Basketball games, boxing, and rooster-boxinwill be special features. Such community sportsmen as Dean Park, Roy Park, the district committeemen, Parlell Peterson and others are cooperating to make it attractive for old and to the legal debt limit, plicable Buy your tickets from thus leaving an actual margin of young. scouts early. In order to build the auditorium and fully equip the It can be done easily if every family will rally to the $46,188 under the debt limit, the the other $95,000 being all water to asked pay building as well aandscape the grounds and install a heat-on- e support of the Scera Board. You will not be bonds. as ing plant in connection with. the swimming pool, we will need lend i3 cent in donation. All that is asked that you The Alta Ditch and Canal raise this amount of money it is The can. labor cxr as you much money, money approximately $70,500. give as much, shares purchased by company is min 1939 for to The sounds make WR the be for. all will given It back labor be levy all the following allotments: necessary paid Orem last year are appraised at paid : state Uth 7 90 impossible but it can be done this way if all will cooperate. 5 families to lend Scera $1,000 totaling $ 5,000 double their purchase price, and the water system Itself Is valued mills; Ltab county, 7.95; Alpine 15 families to lend Scera Families making a loan nf over $50 in rash or laltor will dl8trlct- - 13 85 etropoii- at $198,303 54, which does not 30 cent families to lend Scera two of Town be water Auditorium Bonds Scera Un 1.30; district, bearing per given include the water rights estimated 200 families to lend Scera at $23,000. The Town's total Orem, 37.80 mills, and the general interest. In exchange for all loans under $50, coupons will fund, 90 or a total levy for all be fixed assets are set at $266,866.13 400 families to lend Scera iven which may be used to pay assessments at any of whhh includes city hall and park purposes Of 42.70 mills. converted be to- Bonds Scera. The of activities too, the have may improvement projects property, and other real estate, $70,500 1,000 Families to lend Scera 49 during the three int0 coupons a3 needed by the family. all accounts, furniture, office, taied $78,728 ! of have will can grants IIow to much We government yeara need on go the limit ! road equipment, and cash you go? you r hand. Assets over liabilities are pald $29,737.13, and the town ii rt c 4 Cl i 0 r J vu JI1UUIU t nveai 1 It JI Cl u placed at $137,783.22, after de- $18,164.36, the remainder, slnco being approved acthe bonds, $123,000 ducting Coupons crued Interest and accounts payT January 1940 and yet to be ex, pended. 1. Because this Is an opporable. conditioning, much finer picture Recommendations tunity to do your part In helping projection, better sound, etc. BeReceipts and X'rwmllturcs Commendation of the Justice In to erect a beautiful COMMUNITY cause Scera Is a Community orReceipts for the period show taxes paid $43,545.40; water col- - the matter of traffic safety and AUDITORIUM that will be a ganization, parents and patrons lections $25,833 71; fines and his records was made In the audit, pride, not only to the community are assured that when they go to forfeitures, $2,878.24; licenses an analysis being given of the but to the entire state. Because this theatre they will see the best of the large enrollment at the picture at the lowest possible cost. cost of this service to Orem. paid, $1,935.75; bonds sold, 3. Having an attractive, Recommendations Included the High School, the auditorium Is state grant for roads and for the school programs, fortable theatre with plenty of bridges, $2,523 68; and WPA suggestion that all records and d property be transfer- This make it imperative that the room, we will be able to Invite A grant of $16,194.82, with numerous small items, such as building red to the City hall, from any picture programs cannot be held unlimited numbers of our friends 1. The bonds will be secured dent from the experience of the permits of $440.75 making a private home or residences where there longer. Either a theatre from Provo and other vicinities bX a on all the real past five years will be ample to or entire mortgage be the must now be built that come and to of their and pro' total of $142,661.79. kept, they may spend part estate and other properties of pay off these bonds. of1100 be maintained and kept gram abandoned. Our community recreation money with us In tbe the In also are listed Expenditures 3. The real estate will inThe success of the program needs the Scera organization and past we have spent most of our Scera. detail for the entire period, show- - Pen as business warrants it. a Is guaranteed by over 90 a of the clude audi- - money elsewhere. new auditorium, $70,000 With Its was the same at the Commendation program. Ing Town property purchased at $5,000 Swimming Pool, a $3,000 entire community as active memtorlum It will be possible to have $19,578.75; interest on bonds ale made for the excellent Dance Pavilion, a $2,000 Grand bers of Scera. and a much $11,515.00; tax anticipation dltlonn- the records were found to greater membership . and land values equaling Stand, be and tbe auditors program. expanded highly bond paysents, $10,500.00; generat least $4,000. The Scera Board dorsed "and 'given" an enthusiastic '2. Members of your family bond al obligation payments, PraiB0d the Town board for the believes that much of the labor support by the General Church like to go to a good show. Most im- - constructive and business $10,000; parks and public of $1,288.19; WPA Oration and especially for the people do. Most of the satisfac- clses, community concerts, con- - and small cash loans of $50 and authorities, Sharon Stake authorl-venttonbusiness and recreational tion in attending a show comes large public meetings, less can be paid back In coupons, ties, the Bishoprics of all the projects, $3 ,088.9 5; fire depart- - ine ment expenses, $1,150.00; roads center they had established at from being able to sit In comfort. special community dramatic per- - This would mean that the $40,000 wards, Orem City council, Alpine At the present bonds will be secured by real School authorities, Orem Chamber By making an Investment In Scera formances, etc. and bridges, materials and wages, such a nominal cost. A uniform accounting system Bonds or Coupons, U will make time there la no such a place values of $80,000 or over $2 of Commerce, Utah County Farm $2,635.03; salaries of board, at- Bureau, and by nearly torney, clerk, marshall, deputy, wa9 recommended for the future, possible the'' building of a luxuri- - available, Scera offers opportun- - security for every dollar bond. and justice, altogether for the but details of this suggestion are ant theatre which will have all Ity for many of their young people 2. The interest on the bonds busine8B organization. be Included In a supplementary the conveniences of a modern to render a community service, a 5. three years, $9,560 76. Total ex- Two outside financing anj repayment of bonds will de- theatre' comfortable seats, air chance to do a good turn. penditures are shown at $140,- - report. mand first call on the revenue of firms have already offered to fur- 5. The Scera bonds and cou- - the program which we feel conti- - nish the entire capital after in- pons offer a safe Investment for , a family to save a little money for a future rainy day. There could be no Investment safer anywhere in the country than Scera g (2) $30.-827.0- ny Bonds and IJ $36,-870.0- 0; corn-need- city-owne- Why Scera Auditorium Bonds Are Safe Investment con-pai- d, - Kvery mitminr and his vsif are entitled to a frt e turky dmoir, states Mr. Allen, if he will but make reservations right iidw, but the crowd Is going to he so large that unless reservations are made somebody How would you like your family name perpetuated for generations by the planting of a tree, or some shrubbery, or a corner of flowers in the new Orem Town park?, asks W. P. Williams, chairman of the Orem Beautifi- is going to be disap- pointed and it is not going to be the member wbo aits in time. have Program arrangements been under the chairmanship of A. P. Warnick who will introduce the Master of Ceremonies Roy E. Park, immediately after the oper ing number I Love Life by E. B Terry. Mr Park will then take over, and arrange a Let's Get Acquainted" mixer which will b a surprize to everybody. Community singing will be led by V. M. Vernon, and then J. president, will give a report of the year's activities. X comedy skit by Frank B. Newmaa J. Erval Christensen, and Ford H Poulson will entertain everyone. The speaker of the evening, Mayor B. M. Jolley, will talk on the subject: Looking Forward, which will highlight the objectives of the Town Board, Chamber of Commerce, and other public agencies working together for the cation committeer You will be ghen just that opportunity, according to the committee's plans, for they are seeking donations from each family In Orem or elsewhere of shrubs, trees, or other contributions In their planting program for Spring Every contribution will be cognized, and so far as possible perpetuated so that the family name shall be kept on the record as having helped to beautify the Town park. Mr. and Mrs. Will Park, James H. Clark, Mrs. Adelle Fielding, of Orem. and Mrs. Robert Wright are the good Donald Olsen will give a violin other members of the committee solo, and then Mr. Allen will give assisting Mr. Williams. the secretary's report for 1939. Election returns for the new directorate of the Chamber will Mrs. Banks Dies next he announced after which will be preMrs. Fliza Banks of Pleasant the "Floor Show Grove died at the home of her sented, directed by Mis Norma daughter, Mrs. W. J. Cordner, In Hampshire of Orem. Orem, Tuesday morning, Feb. 20, P. G. Cemetery. at the age of 89 years Surviving, in addition to Mr. Funeral services will be held Cordner, are two other daughters In the Pleasant Grove tabernacle living in Salt Lake, and two sons, today, Thursday, at 1 p, m. and Carl of Pleasant Grove, and Interment will take place In the Junius of Lehi. vestlgating the success of our pro- We do not want to use outside capital If we can possibly avoid It, but it at least shows their confidence in the venture. The glory of this achievement will be our ability to do our own financ-- ing. , our architect and several skilled professionally laborers have agreed to accept on?s or a eood share of the 6. Already admin-provemen- ts s, 7. Sharon Stake authorities have asked for a pledge that should Scera at any Gate deride to sell Its property because of con- ditions which at preaent we can- not forsee, they be given the right to buy the property before It Is sold to private commercial enter- - Tbla should give an prises. ed security that the bonds will be add-gra- paid. 8. Several of the school people have said that before the property of Scera was offered for sale to meet the mortgage of the bond holders, that they would urge the purchase of the property to be used for supplementing the pre- achool plant. 9. Although the bonds will not mature for ten years, It Is the hope of the Scera Board to be able to pay them out sooner. Other communities In the East have been able to do this. Provision will also be made whereby the bond holders may be able to row on their bonds if the Board 0f Directors feel any holder Is seriously in need of money and sufficient money is available iq the treasury, Fourth Quorum of Elders Reorganized bonds. SHARON STAKE S.S. CONVENTION SET FOR SUNDAY stake was effected recently, with the following officers, (Right to left): Lavar Terry Kockerhans, president; Stanley Joseph Finch, first counselor; Lynn Bryant Jolley, second counselor; Thomas Howard Downs, secretary. Thee new officers extend an invitation to ail members of the quorum to attend their weekly Priesthood meeting at 7:30 p. m. every Monday. This is the first of four quorums to be reorganized and is the largest Elders' quorum in Sharon stake. One hundred per cent of all officers and teachers In Sharon stake from each ward are expected to attend the Convention Sunday at which General board members will be present, announces B. M. Jolley, superintendent. Commencing at 9 a. m., the stake superintendency will discuss stake board problems and Improvement projects in the various wards, and then the Stake board members meet at 10 a. m. until 12 noon, for objectives and outcomes of Sunday School work, including a "lesson clinic. The General session convenes Card of at 2 p. in. at which all Sunday School officers and teachers are ' To our many friends who help- expected to be present to hear the ed in any way in the building of message from the General board home we wish to express our members, at least three of whom appreciation and gratitude. Es- are expected. pecially do we thank the High Department sessions will follow Pri est group of the Timpanogos for all teachjng departments and ard who had It In charge. Realso for superintendents Mrs. Martha Reynolds assembly for reports and records and family will be held. err, AJ- - i... f A t i . . , 3.U Thanks A Above is the architects drawing of the new Sharon ward chapel which is now under construction, under the direction of J. G. Stratton, Roy E. Park and Sam Cordner, the Finance and Building committee. The cash is in the banks, contracts are let for $5800 as the first unit, other units to be undertaken later to bring the chapel to the above structure planned. The work now under way is the remodelling of the present building, constructing class rooms and revamping the heating system and establishing an plant, which will be completed by May 1. The completed structure will be a magnificent, modern ward chap-e- l valued at $37,000. |