Show KIRKHAM GETS BETS Lt L DS POSITION Business Manager of Deseret News to Head Church Mission JamesM Kirkham business manager manager man man- ager of the Deseret News has been appointed president of the east central cen states mis-Di mis ot the Z V. f. f q t D. D S. S church to- to succeed Miles Miles' L. L J Jones ones it h was vas I. I I ann announced 0 u n c cd I i ithe Wednesday by the first resi c I 4 dency or of the church t Mr Kirkham f fand and his family 4 will COT leave mISSion s on i. i headquarters at S Louisville Ky r where the new president will meet Mr Jones and go with fr him on a tour L of the mission Mr Kirkham before beCore the latter returns to his home in Ogden Mr Jones has served in inthe inthe the east central states since its organization or- or five years ears ago The appointee has a long record of church service and is in Ss A and nd circles of Utah He has been the Deseret News for lor more more th than 1 ten yea years Mr 1 Kirkham has been prominently prominent prominent- ly identified with genealogical work in the church and in 1932 was appointed appointed ap- ap pointed a director of oC the cal society Born or of pioneer parents in Lehi Mr Kirkham entered business there therewith therewith with establishment of a mercantile house He published the Lehi Banner Banner Ban Ban- ner and the Utah Farmer and was secretary of the Utah farm larm bureau assisting in organization of the American Amerlean Amer- Amer lean ican Farm Bureau federation He has served two terms as president of the Utah Newspapers Newspapers' association Mr 1 Kirkham besides visiting man many L. L D. D S S. S stakes in genealogical work served as a missionary in the Millard 1 stake in 1898 and in California in 1902 While in Lehi he was ward president ot of the Y M. M M. M I. I A. A A. A stake Sunday school chorister assistant stake Sunday school superintendent and was a member of the Lehi Seend See See- Ond nd ward bishopric from 1905 to t-o 1911 |