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Show priiiuvilli' 1 I'''"'1' Snliilcs Older Kcsiilcnl (Continued from Tnge Four) fnsliioiuHl enough to believe, in brotherly bro-therly love as a cure for many economic ills. Alwnys interested in civic affairs af-fairs nnd betterment the Porters L,re instrumental in getting a Carnegie Public Library for Eur-m-h Whenever possible Mr. Ior-tcr Ior-tcr "himself studied art, and encouraged en-couraged others to learn to enjoy the finer things in life. - . In 190S the Porter family sold their home in Eureka and moved to Springville. where for several years Mr. Porter was custodian of 'the high school. Here he was instrumental in getting the boys and girls to get an American flag to f'y over tho scn00'- He worked on construction of the new high school and did the blasting for the tunnel that now connects the two schools. Since his wife's death, Mr. Porter Por-ter has lived at the family home with his daughter Trysa and her husband, Carl C. Loback. He is the father of eight children, five of whom are now living: Mrs. Melva Hallea', Inglewood, California; Mrs. Trysa Loback, Springville; Mrs. Julia Hall, St. Johns, Arizona; Eugene Eu-gene Porter, Provo; and Mrs. Mary Baum. . St. Johns, Arizona. There are thirteen grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Next to trying to make the world a little better place to live' in Mr. Porter's hobby is gardening. To this, and the fact that he has developed his own philosophy of life, he credits his still youthful zest for living. The best cure for boredom, from which ho never suffers, suf-fers, according to Mr. Porter, is not the acquiring of personal wealth but a warm and personal interest in the welfare of others particularly the young. |