Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-22 | Page 22 | Ex-Governor Finds Hours of Exacting Work at Stone Polishing is Real Relaxation

L Ix Governor Ex-Governor X Finds Hours I s Shor S. S L. L Local l Of Exacting Work Pork at Stone Stolle E 5 News ie Polishing Is Real Relaxation In Brief MOST TIRED businessmen like to go home to a good book a pipe and slippers by the fireside I But that's that where Charles R. R MaI Mabey Ma Ma- I bey boy differs from them He lie goes home to three or four hours of exacting opal grinding and calls It one of the best forms of relaxation he knows A lover of beauty since he was wasa a n boy herding cattle on t the e hills hills hills' near Bountiful when he picked up beautiful stones which he still has Mr Mabey went to the University of Utah studied finance established established his business became prominent prominent I nent In the city and state and served as governor from 1921 to 1925 But he returned to his hobby of opal stud study which he has developed developed de de- through the yea years He chose the opal because It is his birth stone October and because because because be be- cause he thinks It Is the most beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- of all jewels even surpassing the diamond in his opinion In the basement of his home at 1390 Yale avenue he has a small workshop complete with grinding machines for the 12 processes of developing and polishing the opal The jewels are arc sent from Australia and sometimes the shipments ma may contain valuable stones Mr Mabey Is considered by Utah Jewelers as one of the best authorities authorities ties Ues In the Uie state on the jewel According According According Ac Ac- cording to him the opal is formed by successive depositions of a sili- sili cious jell in Australian reefs Mr Mabey said that many peo people peo pie pic do not like the opal because they dont don't know how to take care of the stone stono An opal ring should be worn worn like ft It best dress he explained and never while washing dishes as it can be easily scratched anc and its luster lost Whenever members of his family lose Jose track 01 of him all they do is listen for the sound of his grinding machine a machine and and d they know hes he's busy relaxing MAJOR l J. J C. C KIDNEIGH commander commander commander com com- mander of the Salt Lake City Salv Salvation Salvation Sal Sal- v Army post outlined the program program program pro pro- gram for fall faU and winter seasons at a banquet Monday night which marked the close of the H Harvest Home nome celebration DA DAMAGE of more than 25 was caused by a fire at Bennetts Bennett's market market mar mar- ket 82 E street when an overheated overheated overheated over over- heated belt on a n refrigerator motor motor motor mo mo- mo- mo tor caught fire A A DISC DISCUSSION SS on elements of meteorology and its relation to engineering engineering engineering en en- will be led by James M. M Fox civil engineer in the U. U S. S geological survey at the junior forum of the Utah section of the tho American Society of Civil Engineers Engineers Engineers Engi Engi- at the Art rt Barn Wednesday WHEEL STO STOLEN E. E I Theft of a spare tire lire and wheel from his automobile while it was parked at his home had been re reported reported reported re- re ported to police Tuesday by Sidney I Mathews 1051 avenue t r roa j s oa H HE JlE RELAXES WHEN WilEN HE liE GRINDS THESE JEWELS Charles R. R l I Mabey fina financier works at his hobby HENRY RY AF AFMAN fAN of Denver former former former for for- mer president of the National Association As As- of Painting and D Decorating corat- corat Ing ng Contractors of America will address in members of the Utah chaper chapter chapter chap- chap ter er of f the organization at 8 p. p m. m Tuesday In the Elks club TIlE THE OUTING G of Highland Park L D. D S. S ward Sunday school will wUl willbe wille be e held Tuesday at 4 p. p m. m at Fairmont Fairmont Fairmont Fair Fair- mont park with dinner scheduled for or 7 p. p m. m DESIGNS DESIGNS' in electric signs were discussed before the Young Commercial CommerCial Commercial Com Com- mercial Artists' Artists league Monday night at the Utah State Art Center 59 South State street by Mrs Earl W. W P Pinney Y AGE AGENTS TS defeated the managers In a softball game 97 9 as a feature feature feature fea fea- ture of the annual outing of the Salt Lake Association of Life Underwriters Und Un Un- Underwriters d Monday at nt Lagoon