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Show Verl Whiting Named Jaycee Award Winner Key Service Awards Go To Three Jaycee Members, Bliss Packard, Lee Miner, Harley Jenkins For Outstanding Club Work adjudged the outstanding young nd was presented with the annual ard at the annual banquet and Verl Witing ot this city was man of the community for 1944, a Jaycee Distinguished Service Aw 'program last Thursday evening eve-ning at Memorial hall. He is the third to be awarded this honor. The Distinguish Disting-uish e d Service award was presented pre-sented by Glenn Sumsion, chair- . man of the committee com-mittee mak i n g the selection. r- v Is 9 P OS- v( I ; '2 i Also, during the evening, three other Jaycee members, Bliss Packard, Pack-ard, Lee Miner and Harley Jenkins, Jen-kins, were presented with Key Service Man awards, denoting special interest and cooperation in club activities the pasti year. These awards go annually to three Jaycee members not holding elective'' elec-tive'' offices. President Ernest Boyer made the Key Men awards. Mayor Emil Ostlund, a member of the committee making the selection, se-lection, spoke during the evening, and C. G. Salisbury was introduced as the third member of the judging judg-ing committee. J. C. Newman, F.B.I, head of Salt Lake City, was the principal guest speaker, and he compared the activities of men in service organizations with those of men evading service of their country. Ernest Boyer gave a short address ad-dress of welcome, and Kay Johnson, John-son, state Jaycee secretary, represented rep-resented the state organization in a brief talk. Dr. C. A. King was master of ceremonies, and program numbers included a vocal solo by Mrs. Lucille Lu-cille Brown, accompanied by Mrs. Pauline C. Pace; a vocal solo by Virginia Bird, accompanied by Mrs. Maurice Bird. Community singing was led by Harley Jenkins and approximately 130 members and guests attended. In making the award to Mr. Whiting, a long list of his activi- ties and accomplishments during the past year were reviewed. It was stated that he was chairman of the United War Fund which went over with a big success. He is chairman of a postwar planning plan-ning committee of the local Jaycee Jay-cee club concerning jobs for returning re-turning war veterans and this project won the attention of the National Jaycee organization, resulting re-sulting in a story in the national magazine. Holding the position of Second Lieutenant in the CAP, Verl is executive officer of the CAP for the Provo squadron, which takes in the territory south of Salt Lake City. He has engaged en-gaged in drives for war bonds the past year, has served as vice-president vice-president of the Junior Chamber; is a member of the Third ward building committee, and works with the Boy Scouts of the district as Merit Badge Counslor. He also takes part in Elders' quorum activities, ac-tivities, being an instructor. |