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Show jje ilptftigMIle Hera Vol. 67 THE SPRINGVILLE (UTAH) HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959 Price 10c Number Fifty-tw- o Three Tonight ti MemM Rfew Yowir Gala Dances, Breakfasts, Parties Will Welcome Happy New 1960 LDS Stake and privately sponsored dances and New Year's eve parties will usher in the New Year and bid farewell to the old in Spring- - ville and Mapleton tonight. Married Folks Dance Sponsored by the Springville Stake MIA, a New Year's Eve dance is being held for all married folks, this evening in the Third-Nint- h ward hall, from 9:30 p.m. to 12.30 p.m. The Springville Stake is be-ing assisted by Kolob Stake. It will be a fine place to celebrate New Years eve, offi-cers announce, as they arrang-ed for noisemakers, hats, bal-loons and free refreshments. There will also be door priz-es given away during the even-ing and all married folks are invited to come and bring their friends for a good time. New Year Breakfast Following the New Years Eve dance for all young people of both Springville and Kolob Stakes at the Springville Stake House, the Eleventh ward is serving breakfast at the Stake House from 12 midnight until 3 a.m., under the supervision of the Stake Sunday School, announces Evon Averett and Grant Robbins, superintenden-ce Funds from the breakfast will be used for the building fund. In charge of arrangements working under the superinten-denc- y is the committee com-posed of Bonna Jackman, Suz-an- n Strong and Kirk Perry, chairman. Mapleton Jaycees A New Year's Eve dance is being sponsored at Mapleton by the Mapleton Jaycees who have secured Shepherd's orchestra for the evening. It will be held in the recreation hall and free noisemakers, hats and serpentine will add to the gaiety of the evening. X C5?Am We'd like to set the world J TL--.- V ' ringing with our thanks and greet-- A ings to our valued friends and patrons. For W the New Year, we wish you many joys . . . chief among them: good health, warm friendships, deep contentment, v fiftaplefon Sefls Budge? Based on Levy Mapleton City Council met in special ses-sion Monday evening December 28 and adopted a budget calling for expenditures of $49,825 for the coming year. The amount is divided as follows: General government admini-strative, $7,960; public safety, $6,000; public works, $4,700; public health, $350; parks and recreation, $3,875; tax antici-pation note, $6,000; total, $28,-885.0- 0. Total Class C Roads, $3,580; Bond redemption and Interest Fund: retirement of bonds, $2,500; interest on bonds, $510; total $3,010. Wa-ter Utility, $14,350; total ex-penditures, $49,825. Revenues: general, $29,055; Class C Roads, $3,580; Bond redemption and interest, $3,050; Water utilities, $14,000; Bond sinking, $1,400; total $51,085.00 based on 14.3 mill levy. Christmas Gifts Include Snow The weatherman brought a much-neede- d gift on Christ-mas day in the form of a real snow storm, the like of which had not been seen here so far this season. Reaching blizzard propor-tions during the afternoon, two or three inches were de-posited about town and con-siderably more in the moun-tains to the delight of far-mers and cattlemen. New sleighs, skiis and skates under the Christmas tree Friday morning, looked quite useless, but by mid af-ternoon and during the holi-days, all have been tried out daily. With the temperatures fall-ing as low as seven to ten degrees since Christmas, skating on nearby ponds and areas about the county has been good and young skiers are taking advantage of the nearby snow-cover- hills while the more experienced take to mountains further away. Young Man Shot Through Hand Cleaning Pistol Paul J. Nielson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Nielson, 945 South Fourth East St., suf-fered a gun-sh- ot wound thru the middle of his hand while cleaning a .22 revolver target pistol in the bedroom, at the family home about 5:30 p.m., Monday. The accident was investigated by Art Child of the Utah coun-ty sheriff's office and J. D. Dalton, of the city police. Santa Assisted With Sixty Families in Area Christmas day was made happier this year for some sixty families in Springville and Mapleton through the ef-forts of the Elks club, the Kiwanis, Jaycees, VFW, the 20-3- 0 club and the Lions club with the latter organization being in charge of the project. According to Jack Robertson of the Lions club who acted as general chairman of the ta program, his com-mittee visited the LDS ward bishoprics for lists of needy families and a few other nam-es were also phoned in. The names were then divided among the various organiza-tions and each family was in-vestigated. Some needed toys, others food or clothing and a few were in need of all items. The Elks, whose Christmas project extends over the entire county, took 30 families, Mr. Robertson said and the remain-der of the names were divided among the Springville clubs, each one taking as many fami-lies as they could supply with Christmas gifts of needed items. Assisting Mr. Robertson on the committee, were: Howard Sanford, Ray Lofgran, Grant Robbins, Paul Haymond and Bert Jacobsen. u Foundation Reports 1959 Big ;r for School Road Spending was equal to 7.8 of the total personal income in the State last year. "tahns paid a total of $434 (Federal, state 10n m taxes , local) during the fiscal r ended June 30, 1959, ac-- , nng to a year-en- d review , 1 government just released by h Foundation, the private j eminent research agency. hxes-b- oth direct and hid- -' !.took nearly 29c out of received by Utahns rv dollar ' 'year, the study continues total tax burden was I al to more than $500 for --y man, woman, and chile" ding in the State, or $2,000 , an average family of four -' j sons. j. he study points out that went has been playing i increasingly important role the Utah economy during nt years. Approximately 23 of every 100 nonagricul-.- l employees in Utah are v working for some unit of r rrnment either Federal, e, or local. Government is largest employer m me te The number of govern-i- t jobs in Utah increased "c between 1940 and 1959, ipared with a rise of only 7c in private nongovern-3- t employment during this ;e period. Thus, since 1940 ernment employment i n ihas been increasing at an age rate of 5.7 per year, "pared with an average ani-l nse of 3.9 in nongov-me- nt employment. Foundation analysts note i 1959 was a high spending J for education and high-- t construction in Utah. Utah ' $118.9 million for public ation (elementary and sec-tf- y, higher education and X ) in 1959. This amount ' The manner of giving shows the character of the giver, more than the gift itself. John Caspar Lavater. Funeral Services Set Today for Barbara Francis t I ' .... 4 " i - I . s S, - I .. i , 1 : .... ..,.,.(. ,,,... -- ,, .ritfnr i r , Mrs. Barbara Francis, for whom services will bo held in the Springville Stake House. Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) at 12 noon in the Springville Stake House, for Mrs. Barbara Fer-guson Francis, 65, who died Monday evening at the Utah Valley Hospital as result of a blood clot. She had been con-fined to the hospital about three weeks and was believed improving, when she passed away suddenly. Bishop Leonard James of the Fifth ward, will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the Spanish Fork cemetery. Friends may call at the Wheeler Mortuary before the services. Mrs. Francis was born May 10, 1894, in Lake Shore, a daughter of Andrew and An-nie Maria Simmons Ferguson. She was married to Samuel Francis on Jan. 24, 1917, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died in 1937. Mrs. Francis had made her home in Springville since 1938. She was a member of the LDS Church, and active in the Re-lief Society. She had been em-ployed at the Utah State Hos-pital in Provo for the past 12 years. Surviving are five sons and four daughters, Reed Francis and Mrs. Emil (Maurine) (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) Steelvorlier Dies in Fire Which Destroys Home Firemen found the body in a chair across from the TV in the living room of the home & upon investigating found that the fire started on the floor nearby. It is believed that Mr. Gren died from suffocation. He was born September 3, 1923 in Salt Lake City, a son of Ralph R. and Clara Bishop Gren, and received his educa-tion in the Salt Lake City schools. He enlisted in the U. S. Tragedy and loss of life mar-ked the close of the year 1959 when a ' Springville man, Paul Gren, 36, U. S. Steel employee at Ironton, died in a fire which practically demolished his home at 169 West Second North at 7:35 a.m., Wednesday. The Springville fire depart-ment responded to the fire alarm turned in by a neighbor woman who noticed smoke poring from beneath the eves of the shingle-shak- e house. She reported also that Mr. Gren's automobile was parked near the home. - f i ; ' "m, Army in 1942, and after the war was given his discharge. He later serving as a Master Sargeant in the Medi-cal Corps, and was given an honorable discharge in 1953. He was a member of the LDS Church. In 1948, he married Kather-in- e Groves in California and they were later divorced. Surviving are a son, David Raymond of Ryan, Oklahoma; also his parents of Mapleton and one brother Charles Gren of Tooele. Funeral services will be con-ducted Monday at 1 p.m. in the Mapleton Second ward church, with Bishop Reed Bennett in charge. Friends may call at the Clau-din-Lin- Funeral Home in Springville Sunday evening be-tween 7 and 9 p.m., and Mon-day before the services. Burial will be in the Evergreen ceme-tery, where full military rites will be conducted by the Springville Post No. 28, Amer-ican Legion. Paul R. Gren, who lost his life in a fire which destroyed his home Wednesday morn-ing Graveside Services Set Here Saturday For Former Resident Graveside services will be conducted at the Evergreen cemetery Saturday at 3 p.m., for Mrs. Alice Kelly Miller, 62, a former resident of this city who died Monday in Los An-geles, Calif, of a lingering ill-ness. Friends may call at the Wheeler Mortuary Saturday noon until time of the services. She was a sister of Paul Kelly of Springville and Mell Kelly of Oakland, Calif., for-merly of this city. She was born in Springville, a daughter of George and Em-ma Janes Kelly, and lived here xs a young girl. Her husband John Miller died about two years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Morsey of Las Angeles, Calif., and one grand-child in addition to the two brothers. i ; I ' w l I . 1 j " j Sirs. Lucille B. Erickson, 52, for whom services were held Monday. Funeral Services Held Monday for Lucille Erickson Funeral services were con-ducted in the Third-Nint- h ward chapel Monday, for Mrs. Lucille Biesinger Erickson, 52, wife of A. LeRoy Erickson, who died Thursday morning at residence, 355 North the family Second East of a lingering ill-ness. Bishop Bliss Packard of the Third ward, was in charge. Burial was in the Evergreen cemetery, directed by Wheeler Mortuary. musician, Mrs. A talented ,o horn June 25, , City Her 1907 in Salt Lake were George u. parents She at Alice Ross Biesinger. schools in Salt Lake tended Urn from the and graduated versity of Utah in 1927. school before her qhe taught Z, in Mr. Erickson June marriage 1928, in the Salt u tZ qhe was active in LDb WOrked m church work having Relief Society and oi y organist for a number as a was well-know- n was a mem school. She the Federated Music tne the Alpna Be a clubneA time of her last was serving as bran sc Mapleton Elementary her Surviving besides band' TSJ ae f sons and - . Grant daughters: Le in New LDS mis serving .an Zealand; Robert b. and Mi Erickson (Alice Mange n of Springville; Blarney Hawaii, her y ther and Lake City; one Biesin. three sisters, aGveoorgk in ger, serving H. New Zealand, Mrs Helen' J (Margaret) City; Mrs" HeSedondo Beach Richhart of ara) Program Planned For R.S. Teachers The Kolob stake Relief So-ciety visiting teachers who have served 25 years or more will be honored at a program on Saturday Jan. 9, at 2 p.m., in the Junior High School, ac-cording to announcement by President Luella Wilson. The program will feature the showing of the film, "A Light Shining," which was shown at the October conference. The Sixth ward Singing Mothers will furnish music. Arrangements are under di-rection of Mrs. Jennie Tew, chairman and Mrs. Dalley Thorn and Mrs. Ethel Jensen, visiting teacher leaders. Funeral Services In Idaho for Former Resident Funeral services were held Monday in Pocatello, Ida., for Arch N. Groesbeck, 53, a for-mer resident of Springville who died at a Pocatello hospital Saturday of a heart attack. Burial was in Pocatello. Mr. Groesbeck was born in Springville June 18, 1906, a son of Frank and Jettie Ave-rett Groesbeck. When his par-ents died in the flu epidemic of 1920, he and his brothers and sister lived with an aunt, Mrs. Hazel Jacobs of Springville. He graduated from high school and lived here until his marriage to Clarice Anynam Dec. 20, 1928. They lived in Spokane, Wash., until 1930, when the ymoved to Pocatello, where he had been elevator foreman in a flour mill. Surviving besides his wife, are sons Monty, Keith and Richard and a daughter Shir-ley Lynn; a sister, Mrs. Maud G. Swanson of Muskego, Wis., brothers Floyd of Ontraio, Calif., and Raymond of Bell Gardens, Calif. Serviceman Participates In Tests in Alaska Pfc. Roger J. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer K. Ro-binson, Route 1, Springville, recently participated with the 9th Infantry in week-lon- g com-bat proficiency tests conducted near Fairbanks, Alaska. The tests, conducted on the rugged Alaskan snow-covere- d terrain, were designed to deter-mine unit effectiveness under realistic combat conditions. Robinson, a rocket launcher gunner in the Infantry's Com-pany B at Eielson Air Force Base, entered the Army in January 1959 and completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S. C. The soldier is a 1958 graduate of Springville High School. It takes 474,000 Chinese yuan to equal one American dollar, demonstrating again that mon-ey is not necessarily wealth. Indianapolis News. The great Americans all through history have been church goers. ven?s of Past Year Mow Become History As events of 1959 become history and the new year be-gins, it is interesting to go over the happenings of the past twelve months as recorded on the pages of the Springville Herald. Here possibly is the most complete history of events as they transpired, week by week, that may be found anywhere. In the city are the records transacted. Church-es of business keep detailed records of membership and functions and the schools of their own par-ticular activities. On the pages Herald are of the Springville the happenings in city, church and school plus other items concern a few or all which may citizens in general. its readers a To bring to complete story of events Z they happened the Spring-ville Herald used a total of during the past 784 pictures Of this number 111 were year of babies who had Cached their first birthday There was also a of departing mission- -' E used in connection with of their farewell pro- - notice ' a 'Treport on Springville's at- - taining national recognition in a widely circulated magazine and the publicity which re-sulted from the story, was one of the interesting bits of news recorded in 1959. Stories of tragedies claimed space on the pages of the Springville Herald during the year with the death, resulting from a gun accident of John Gustin, bringing sorrow to all who knew him. Services for Wilford Mower, Wyoming high school coach and teacher, who list his life in a car accident, were held in Springville, thus becoming a part of the city's history of the year. City's Birthday Springville noted its 109th birthday in 1959. There were 154 graduated from the senior high school and over 200 from the junior high. The Springville Herald car-ried stories of the steel strike and the resultant hardships to townspeople. Recorded on the pages of the newspaper during the year, were the deaths or over sixty Springville people and in addi-tion quite a number of former residents and relatives of townspeople. The Springville Herald noted that at least four citizens were accorded high honors. W. W. Clyde was president of the National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America; Helen Spafford was presi-dent of the Cowbelles; Mrs. Mary Whiting was named Mo-ther of the Year from this district and Frank Robertson, president of the Western Writ-ers of America, was made honorary president of the Lea-gue of Utah Writers. Oldest Twin During the year, the story of the 96th birthday of Mrs. Emily Crandall, one of the na-tions oldest twins, was publish-ed. Her twin sister, Mrs. Emily Cranmer passed away after her 95th birthday. The Herald noted also that several couples had reached record marriage milestones with Mr. and Mrs. George Har-rison celebrating their 70th wedding date as possibly the longest married couple. At least three people, pro-minent in business activity in Springville, including G. B Bonspur, former superintendent at the Powder Plant; Mrs. Mattie Crandall owner and manager of Crandall's Store and Keneth Condie, rural mail carrier, announced their retire-ment. The governor, George Dewey Clyde, made at least two offi-cial visits to Springville dur-ing the year; over a dozen In-dian children were taken into Springville and Mapleton hom-es; the world middle-weig- ht boxing champion, Gene Full-mer, was greeted by a record crowd when he spoke at a Sunday night meeting here; five Springville girls took part in the LDS church pageant at Palmyra, N.Y. New School The Sage Creek elementary grade school was opened in the fall of 1959; the Art Exhibit attracted its usual large num-ber of visitors; the school board contributed $150 to the Springville art movement. Springville set the budget for the year at $681,805, the highest in the history of the city based on a 26-m- levy which was also reported as the highest tax levy. Roy Rogers, famous movie star, personally greeted a little opringville boy, Kelly Averett, (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) -- ' to Collect tep Metal for ?:!d:ng Benefit J e Senior Aaronic Priest-- d group of the Eleventh ri3 is sponsoring a scrap 'al drive for Kolob Stake Jse building fund. Arrange-- i "ts have been made by the UP to pick up scrap metal. ;aens who have metal to ate to this cause, are asked HU or HU '..Hu and the metal 1 collected. Any amount be appreciated. Mother of Local Woman Dies Funeral services were con-ducted at Fillmore Monday af-ternoon for Mrs. Carolin Car-lin- g, 84, mother of Mrs. Erva Childs of this city, who passed away at a Provo Rest home Wednesday of last week. She had been ill since last spring and at the Rest home since October. She was prominent in church work at Fillmore where she had lived her entire life. She was noted for her fine sewing especially of temple and bur-ial clothes for which she never charged. She also made many quilts. Her husband, George Carling died in March 1945. Surviving are two sons and three daugh-ters; also 34 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren. Friends called at the Childs residence here Sunday evening, before the body was taken to Fillmore for funeral services. Winners Selected In Light Contest Considerable interest was shown in the home lighting contest in Mapleton during the holiday season. After consider-ing them all it was decided to award prizes to Wayne Barker and Niel Whiting. The Barker home used a combination of Santa Claus and his reindeer and the nativity scene while the Whitings used Santa Claus and reindeers for their deco-rating theme. Other homes fol-lowed close in the contest, the Jack Canto home and Harry Andreason home being among them. ;rir.gville Men . U.S. Service I j report from the office of ; Selective Service, local i'3 No- - 34, in the Federal Jjtog at Spanish Fork this stated that David Lester , son of Thomas Jones had in the Air Force. 50 in the report was no- -' I 'kuhe discharge of Fred-- i sj, Jston Wingate from the wce. He is a son of Mr. I L,1"8- J- - F. Wingate. i d home after serving j f ;rvnths active duty through ' 1 are: Kenneth Riley iZ? :.e, ' n of Riley Norton, " rePrt stated. |