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Show V KPOINSE V ' uV r 'V JZ1 i t , f f (- f ir 'z' L . - J- ; f Y '; Hmiitia QnrnWivw jf i J y v '' tv -' x , " SIIAIiON DISTRICT Ss rr- ! - ;;vJ':vv - c Center of 5 V Ijs J lml1 Utahs fruit belt." Large poultry, dairy industries : F ftcdj Qhhicidtitfiai yi &J5GtotXQ X ticmonl ' Jf' 4 . V- - - Ilorr.e of Geneva Works Qziiit.mndc&L Greatest Steel Plant in West VinrgsiJ Tiinpwnaiu Including Orem, the Business Section of the Sharon District YOL. 10, Number Sub-divisi- To Cooperate With Successor to Joseph F. Walton, School Board Clerk To Be Appointed At Next Meeting n In dhe meantime, Mr. Meyers claims he has been going ahead ironing out legal and technical difficulties which must be taken care of before the project can behave come a reality. Options been taken on 8 2 acres of land as was announced in last week's Voice of Sharon. Crews of workers are being assembled, according to Mr. Meyers, and he hopes in a short time to have made progress to the point where actual construction will begin. Responding to urgent calls for help from farmers in the Alpine School District the Alpine Board of Education has promised, through a resolution adopted by the Board last one hundred per cent in helpMonday evening, to ing to alleviate the farm labor shortage this season. Superintendent D. R. Mitchell of the Alpine School District, In reporting the decision of the announced Board to that every effort will be made to furnish student labor consistent with the operation of the schools. The School Board has already taken steps in this direction declared Mr. Mitchell, when it postponed the opening of the Alpine Schools for two weeks. For more than fifteen years the Alpine schools have begun operation on the first Monday in Sept. This year in response to calls for help the Board postponed the opening until the 14th of Sept. In addition to this postponement, in the Board will also every way possible to make available student help. "The schools must operate and the interests of the pupils and thlr training must not be lost sight of even in this war emergency, but we feel that some adjustment and arrangement of programs can be made so that the schools can operate effectively and yet render to the farmers the maximum xf student help. This is the aim of the school board and of this administration Willard R. Holman, U. S. Department of Agriculture War Board Administrator for Utah County, met with the school board last Monday evening and presented the case for the farmers. Several methods of making school labor available were discussed. One plan, looked upon with favor, but not adopted as yet, is to have the schools begin at eight oclock a. close m.-an- d at one oclock, and the students who are able to work in the fields will then be released under the supervision of a faculty member to pick tomatoes and peachor es, help harvest sugar-beetdo any other farm labor required. It was felt that thl splan would give the farmers the maximum amount of student ,belp. This plan has been successfully followed in Juab County in previous years. The farmer, under this procedure, would be required to pay the students for their labor and also the cost of the superviss, or. Several other methods of using student help were discussed. No final division was reached but it was decided by the board to study all the methods proposed and to adopt the one most likely to give the greatest help and at the same time Interfere the least with the school program. At the same meeting the board passed a resolutipn of condolence to the family of Joseph F. Walton, School Board Clerk, who died of a heart attack early last week. The board will be in session Monday evening to make a on the student decision question, and also to apa clerk to succeed Mr. Walton. Because of the heavy de- next final labor point mand In other fields fjr auditors and men with clerical ability, very few applications have been filed with the board. The states that the board will consider jBppllcaJtions from any and all sections of the district. Anyone interested in this position should file applications at once, so that they ran he among those to be considered at the meeting of the board next Monday evening. luper-inteode- nt RopresentaiMtizonsMoet on Some work has been done on the streetjjoining the proposed in Orem J. C. MeyersSiub-dlvisio- n Grading of tfib 4th North street running through the proposed has been under way on a small scale during the week Farmers for Harvest Help ' Patriotic Committee Street Grading Going Forward For School Board Promises Large Group Attends M. I. A. Chatauqua Tonight to Consider Housing, Oilier Problems A meeting- is to be held tonight at eight oclock in ISouth Court Room of the City and County Building INVITES MARCELLUS NIELSON RUNNING Al-U'- b, FOR SHERIFF POSITION TO ATTEND JUBILEE gram. Finch, Salt Lake Nutritionist, gave a demonstration and lecture, Thursday morning on Fun in Foods, and Miss Edna Snow from thlf Brigham Young university botany department accompanied the women on a nature hike In the afternoon At Thursday evenings gathering Miss Birdie Boyer read the ptay Rebecca. Friday morning Dr. P. A. Christensen of the Brigham Young university English department was on hand to discuss, How to use your Book Shelf, and the four eventful days will he climaxed Friday evening with a banquet. Two special cookB were engaged for the four days and all meals and activities were planned with the idea of giving as much enjoyment as possible to those who participated. The Chatauqua is a annual event which is growing in popularity each year. Many mothers make reservations a head of time and plan their work so that they can attend. This year has certainly been no exception , the rrowd has been one of the largest ever to attend. The weeks activities were planned with the idea of giving fun and entertainment to all who attended and still allow plenty of time for rest and relaxation. Miss Nancy ials with which in this county. hold sway, beauty contest and dance will complete the day. So plan to greet your friends on tlhs red letter day, We will celebrate together in our DEMOCRATIC way! As the foregoing Jingle indicates, all plans are complete and everything is in readiness for the big Democratic Jubilee to be held In Sowette Park, Saturday at 3 oclock. The afternoon and evening is to be filled with children's sports, games for adults, swimming, and a program. All democratic candidates are expected to be present so that the public will have a chance to meet them. In the evening a barbecued lunch will be served to all visitors and a beauty contest and dance will complete the evening. This outing is for the entire county and Democratic leaders extend a hearty invitation to all party members to attend. to build homes Favorable Response A favorable response has been received from all of the towns and cities, according to Mr. H. C. Johnson, Bxacutlie Director of the committee, and It is exof pected that a large turn-orepresentative citizens from over the County will be present. Mr. Johnson states that the purpose of the Committee is to encourage the building of homing units in all cities and towns of tlie county where private capital Is willing to go ahead pro- it ran get permission and The Committee Is not Ividing any one city against an- other but is actively working for the good of the whole county. Problems other than housing but which are closly related to the housing situation, will also be discussed. ut $ 1 1 A at A committee consisting of Mayor Maurice Harding, Franklin S. Harris, H. C. Johnson, R. E. Sylvan Clark, and Clayton Jenkins was organised as an outgrowth of the meeting sponsored by H. C. Johnson, Provo business man, and held at his home last week. This general committee has made visits throughout the County this week inviting the mayors of all principal towns and cities together with other representative bustuess men to attend this county-wid- e meeting for the purpose of discussing ways and means of getting a larger allotment of housing units for Utah County and also to get the mater- PUBLIC Hear Ye! Hear Ye! I think youll agree, That all folks like a spree, that's FREE; So bring yourself and family to the Big Democratic Jubilee. Sowiette Park is the place, Youll meet all your friends in the e' action race, Wetl sing, swim and play, have a program too, A barbecued lunch, will be served to you. Were counting on everyone) so dont hesitate, the Saturday, August IJSftd ' data. Three o'clock the time, so dont be late. Childrens sports with prises will the Provo, Utah, to consider the housing situation and other acute problems brought about by the steel plant development in this territory. DEMOCRATIC PARTY Approximately 70 women from the three stakes are enjoying the Chatauqua at the MIA home this week. Activities began Tuesday evening and will continue until On Wednesday Friday night. morning the guests were entertained by Carlton Culmsee of the Brigham Young university who lectured on Utah poets. In the afternoon handicraft classes under the direction of Mrs. Flora Fisher and Miss Margaret Johnson Were held and Wednesday evening saw all the women performing on the Stunt night pro- SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 Per Year in Advane OREM, UTAH, AUGUST 20, 1942 Provo R. F. D. 3 Tniw.! L t W County Auditor, has entered the race for the nomination on the Democratic ticket in the Primary Election, September 1, for the office of Sheriff. Mr. Nielson served as a guard at the State prison for about two years. He was drafted to military service in the first world war in 1918. After being released from the army he again served as guard at the Utah State prison, later leaving that position to resume t his schooling. He received his education at the Springville high school, BYU and LDS Business college. He is a member of the American Legion and served as first Vice Commander of Springville Post No. 28 last year. Mr, Nielson served as a member of the Mapleton Town Board for 6 years, at the time the culinary water system was Installed and was chairman of the water committee. He is now serving as a local draft board member in the South end of Utah county. New Utah Steel Plant Will Blast This Metal Stream f er' Sharon Stake Sunday School Board will hold its annual outing and party forAhe Stake Superintendency, Stake Board, and Ward Superintendencies and Secretaries, next Saturday evening at 6 p. m. at Canyon Glen in Provo Canyon, according to an announcement by B. M. Jolley, Sharon Stake Sunday School Superintendent. er j t Jollej Superintendent all ward Sunday "School Superintendents and Secretarlf j. For the week ending July 18 Stake Board Members, Sharon Eighteen major strikes affect- Stake Presidency, and members ing war production were reported of the Superintendency of the In Washington. More than 14,000 Sharon Stake Sunday School invited to the outing. employees were involved. ate-tha- , a WAitll y boys. It is the urgent request of the committee that parents or friends of boys leaving for the service or those home on furlough, notify the committee that honor may be shown them. NINE COMMITTEEMEN REGULATE HANDLING OF UTAH PEACH CROP Nine Utah growers and handlers have been named by the secretary of agriculture as the 1942-4- 3 adminltsrative committee for the federal marketing agreement porgram reulatlng the handeling of peaches grown in Utah. Announcement of the appointments came to Professor Wilford D. Porter, editor for the Utah Extension Service from A. M. Trach-mamarketing information officer of the western region. Six members of the committee represent growers and three represent handlers. They will administer the marketing agreement if crop and market conditions warrant operations of the program. The marketing agreement was inaugurated by the Agricultural Marketing Administration as the result of a request by growers. Members representing the producers are: Curtis Gordon of North Utah district; Orem, George B. Andrus of Murray, Sait Lake-Davdistrict; Joseph W. Jensen, of Roy, Weber district; of Toquervll.e, A. P. Spilsbury Washington district; Joseph n, is of Mapleton, South Utah A. P. Dalton of Brigham City, Box Elder district. district; Alternates for producers representation include: Ben B. Elmer of Farmington, Brown Boyle of Ogden, Wayne Hinton of St. George, Frank Robertson of Mayor Jolley Appeals For Homes for Defense Workers BAl (jiKUvY Mayor Jolley. In several cases defense workers have been here for several weeks without being able to find a suitable place to house themselves and their families. Recently an executive for one of the larger contractors made a search over the county to find suitable quarters but at the time he contacted us he hadn't been able to find anything. He stated that he was sorely tempted to return to his home in the East. As a city official and a representative of the community Mayor Jolley appeals to all citizens who may have apartments, a home, or even rooms in a home which by some alteration could be made into suitable living quarters to list them with the City Officials at once, so that they may take care of some of these pressing needs. There may be, homes in which only one or two some persons are now living that have ample room with additional more one or accomodate to slight changes owners persons. We appeal to the patriotism of such out in this to can help, immediately to do what they said Jolley. Mayor emergency, Mrs. D. 0. Wight Called by Death Ann Eliza Leavitt Wight, age 53, passed away early Thursday morning, August 20th in the L D. S. Hospital in Salt Lake Cit; of an acute Infection. She was born April 5, 1889 in Wellsville, Utah. The daughter of Thomas R. and Alice Shaw Leavitt. When a small child she moved with her parents to Alberta, Canada where she attended the Leavitt public schools and the Cards-to- n She married high school. David Osborn Wight July 22, 1910 at Logan, Utah. She came to Provo with her family in 19J8 from Cardston, Canada, and has since made her home here. She has always been a faithful and very active member of the Latter-Da- y Saint church. She served in the Alberta Stake Sunday School Board for a number of years and was also a Stake worker In both the Primary and Relief Society organizations. She was a regular temple worker in the Cardston temple for a number of years. Since coming to Provo she has served faithfully as a Relief Society class leader in the 4th ward She was a member of the Provo Women's Council having served of the Art Secas tion. She was also a member of the Discussion Section. Surviving besides her husband at the home, 245 East 3rd North, Provo are: 3 sons: Ross D. Wight of Salt Lake City, Utah; Edgar L. Wight of Spokane, Washington; J, Monte Wight of Provo, Utah. 1 daughter: Mrs. Koma Wight Walters of Provo. 5 sisters: Mrs. Sadie Leavitt Matkln, Mrs. May Leavitt Cahoon, Mrs. Emma Leavitt Broadbent, Mrs. Alice Leavitt Olsen all of Leavitt, Alber', Canada; Mrs. Elva Leavitt Redford of Cardston. Alberta, Canada. 2 brothers: Mathew and Ralph Leavitt of Leavitt, Alberta, Cannt st View of one of the crucible at Ironton, Utah plant of Columbia Steel which will be small In eompariaon with new plant at Geneva, Utah. Industry will come to the aource the atate, the new Geneva plant of natural resources. alone will consume more coal than No bewer of this statement is now produced in the state of year Utah produced can be had th n the expansion of Utah. , . Last . the Columbia Steel operations in Ya: na ural M the great Utah la one Utah. The expansion program will resource stales in the n.vion. It mean the expenditure of 135,000,-Oofor blast furnaces at Geneva, has an abundance of metallics. hydrocarbons and many about 15 miles north of the company s present riant at Provo, and other natural resources for the the employment of thousands of building of grpat industries. naturally seeks the place add tion'M men. where it is encouraged and proTo supplv b s huge plant, which tected. The war has hastened will mak Utah a western Pittsburg the transition of Utah .nto an as a ate conttr, it wdl be nect-aar- industrial state Let us see to it for the cm. many to greatly fa at these industnos ae gtvi n en-a n'1' r expand l,s ,r n n n juragmopn; to hjv after the war. in souihi rn U'-'end at Is oal h,rBU, tn mines at Columbia I tah. development of Utah, the greater In order tn mm o clearly visuahte the kime market for th piaios the Importance of th s proj ct to frown and manufac'ured y 1 i Message to Priesthood Workers from the Stake Presidency to the Priesthood officers. ... An lnmportant Priesthood meeting Is to be held next Sundujr as a part of the regular union meeting at the Community Auditorium in Orem. AH Priesthood offhers, including Stake Committee chair, men for the Melchizedek PriestPriesthood. Aaronic hood, . and . Adult . Aaronic IYiesthood are urgently to he present. Special matters of importance to all Priesthood members will be presented. Sharon Stake Presidency. .'...Message J Orem City Officials are seriously concerned with the desperate housing situation which exists as a result of the influx of defense workers at Geneva Field adjoining Orem on the West, according to Mayor B. M. Jolley. There has recently come to City officials requests for living quarters from numerous plant executives and specialists who are being brought to this community to aid in the construction of Geneva Works, states cooperative associations of producers who are shippers will be represented by member Ray Loveless of Provo, and alternate Roy E. Snooks cf North Ogden. J. George Stratton of Provo, member, ani Ray Hansen of Bountiful, alternate will represent other shippers. All members except Andrus, ada. 6 grandchildren. Bovl, Hinton, and Gordon have Funeral served as members or alternates have arrangements of the administrative committee been entrusted to the care of the Hatoh-f'uifor previous seasons. Funeral Home. Martin and Nicholes Of The General Board To Attend One of th features of the out- tng will be a Boftball game be-- 1 tween teams picked from Vineyard, Lake View, Grand View, Pleasant View and a team selected from Edgemont, Timpanogos, and Sharon wards. Alter tue game and informal visiting a luncheon will b served. Professor Joseph K. Nicholes and Professor Thomas L. Martin of the Brigham Young university and both members of the General Board of the L. D. S. Sunday Schools will be special guests at the outing, and will address Sunday School workers at the program which will follow the luncheon. The Patriotic committee of the Sharon ward which has been recently organized with Mrs. W. L. Jacobson as chairman began its first official work Monday evening. It was in the form of a social for John Laudie, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lucuis Laudie who leaves this week for Fort Douglas. With Wm. M. Vernon as master of ceremonies the program inOn cluded community singing. a reading by Neighborliness Mrs. Iiowell Varley. Tumbling Tumbleweed a duet by Genieve and Elizabeth My Gordon; Heart's in Texas by Rollo and Dorothy Elder; Good Hunor by Bishop J. C. Betty Jacobson. Watts and Mr. Vernon made interesting and timely remarks and a response was made by the honored guest. God speed the jfe return of John and our other Mapleton, D. Orlo Allen of Orem, and Eugene Perry of Brigham City. ' Shippers who ship carload by railroads will be represented by member E. O. Muir of Salt Lake City, and alternate Sterling H Nelson of Salt Lake City, while Stake Sunday Scliool Board Plans Annual Get-To-Geth- Begins Functions Names Needed For Service Plaque m Mr. William M. Vernon, Dist- rict chairman of the Patriotic Committee requests that all ward chairmen who have not yet sent In the list of names of the boys from their ward who are in the armed services do so at once. This list may be handed to Mr Victor C. Anderson at the Scera theater. The plaque which is to have the names of the boys in service on It is ready fcfr mounting but work cannot proceed until a complete lit is in. For this reason ward chairmen are urged to turn their lit in, Mr Vernon states When the plaque is completed It will be hung in the lounge of the Scera theater. j DAVID H, JONES FOR COMMISSIONER FOUR YEAR TERM DAVID H. JONES Farmer and Born in Spanish Fork, Utan, con of Llewellyn and Alice Ann Jones, Utah Pioneers. Served on police force of Spanish Fork for 9 years, from 1909 to 1918. City councilman of Spanish Fork City, 1928 to 1 93 4. Served on Board of Directors of Spanish Fork South Irrigation Company for 10 years. 6 years as president of the company. Appointed and served as chairman of Agricultural Adjustment Act from 1 936 to 1942 in Utah Countv. president of Utah County Farm Bureau 1937 to 1 926. and Is now President of the Utah County Dairy Association. stock-growe- Gleaner Outing Proves Success The final gleaner week end for this season was held last Saturday and Sunday at the Gins Canyon Home with twenty gleaners from Sharon Stake and two hostesses attending The seasons wek end programs for Gleaner girls have been outstanding In their qnality and gleaner attendance Is growing year by rear. Last week programs was sponsored bv the Sharon sake and began Saturday evening with a supper. large bonfire and During the Snndav programs Mrs Lloyd Cnllimnre pnke to the girls on adjusting and carrying on during war lime conditions and Mr Ixrn Johnson cf Anieri-ea- n Forp review, d the hock. The Life of Madam Schumann Tlelnk. Mr Orhl Clegg and Mrs Edna I, arson acted a hostesses from Sharon stake. out-do- f |
