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Show PAGE SIX PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1941 pom J-igYlCULiUYG Industrial Area BY MAYOR JOHN E. BOOTH Spanish Fork city, nestling peacefully below the Wasatch mountains in the heart of fertile Utah valley, may well be called "the safest and happiest city in the west," Advantageously situated sit-uated in the center of a thriving agricultural and industrial area 12 miles south of Provo, Spanish Fork is a highway junction connecting- federal highways 50, G, 89, and 91. Farm lands are irrigated ir-rigated from the U. S. Strawberry reservoir which has never known a shortage of water. Klectricity is piovlded by a municipal power plant owned and operated by the city. Spanish Foik has its own culinary water system, providing pure mountain spring water, and u newly eosnpieleu ;o 5,000 sewer system. LVsidefJ the raising of fruit, livestock, live-stock, and agricultural produces, this city ranks among tne fore-moat fore-moat industrial communities. '.The Utah-Idaho tugar Co. has a large telinery here producing over a quarter million Dags of sugar annually. an-nually. The Cahiornia Packing corporation, makers of Del Monte quality products, maintains a local cannery which pack 3;0,000 cases of peas, tomatoes, beans, and mixed vegetables yearly. One-half One-half million pounds of cheese are produced here every year by the Nelson Ricks Creamery company. Manufacturing The Sanish Fork Foundry, Utah's oldest, manufacturers stoker parts, mining equipment, and gray-iron castings to be distributed all over the world. At a huge expenditure the Illinois lowder Manufacturing Manufactur-ing Co. recently built a plant here for the manuiacture oi commercial commer-cial explosives. This modern factory fac-tory has been responsible for the influx of approximately thirty-five new families. Spanish Folk has Hour and feed mills, a bakery, grain elevators, and lumber planing plan-ing mills. The Spanish Fork Press, installed with tne latest printing equipment, publi.shes the local weeKly newspaper. Alain Street During the past few years constant con-stant enort has been exerted to make Spanish Fork Main street as up-to-date as the business sections sec-tions in larger cities. Wherever possible, old and undesirable buildings build-ings have been replaced by mod-iin mod-iin business establishments, making mak-ing our shopping district attractive attrac-tive and creuitatle. At a cost of ','0,000 the entire Main street was le-surfaced with Utah natural took asphalt. Work was done by the Utah state road commission. Organizations Ninety-eight per cent of the business and professional men are active members of the senior chamber of commerce. There is also a junior chamber of commerce, com-merce, a Kiwanis club, an Amer- i -J JOHN E. BOOTH Mayor of Spanish Fork ican Legion post, five federated ladies' clubs, fish and game association, asso-ciation, boy scout troops, American Amer-ican Red Cross society, and a national na-tional guard unit. .Schools The public school system of three elementary grade schools, a junior high school, and a senior high school is under the Nebo school district whose headquarters is in Spanish Fork. The recent aquisition of a new L. D. S. seminary sem-inary building has given us added educational iacilities. Improvements Consistent improvements are being made. A cement sidewalk has been laid from the Spanish Fork high school to the Del Monte Packing corporation. Spanish Fork city with the cooperation of the Kiwanis club has nurtured 10,000 hardwood trees which will soon be distributed to citizens for planting plant-ing along the streets. An outstanding out-standing WPA project was recently recent-ly sanctioned by the federal government gov-ernment for the beautification of our cemetery, providing for perpetual per-petual care of the grounds, planting plant-ing of lawns, installation of a sprinkling system, and improvement improve-ment of streets and grounds throughout the 14 acres of the cemetery. Spanish Fork is looking look-ing forward to having one of the most beautiful cities for the 1947 Utah state centennial. To keep Spanish Fork in the line of progression 500 acres were purchased one mile north of the city limits for the erection of an airport. Construction is under way and the airport, with hangars and a work shop to accommodate six planes, will be in all readiness not How Cotton Exports Have Fallen Off u. s. EXPORTS COTTON UNMANUFACTURED DECEMBER ff 1940 S J 1 km DECEMBER tffff fff, 1939 ? J? J Ji J I J n l J NOVEMBER J 1940 1 I tP t Each Symbol Equals 1 00,000 Bales Hard hit by the war have been exports of U. S. cotton, which in December, 1940 dropped to 15 per cent of the figure for the same month in 1939, according to the Department of Commerce. Cotton exports figure, for November, 1940, reveals the gradual decline. As Embarrassing as Awful for Bette A St , z :..-: , t J T - I V K1'' r i later than March 1. With the rapid strides now being made in aviation, we want to bring air transportation, air mail, and air express to our door. The business men and citizens of Spanish Fork are always alert to new benefits for rural districts surrounding our city. Particular attention has been paid to the maintenance of good roads connecting con-necting the city with ruralities. Spanish Fork has grown steadily steadi-ly since its beginning in 1852. The 1940 census showed that thi3 city had a 16 per cent gain in population popula-tion during the past decade. We are adequately served by the Union Pacific Railroad, the Denver Den-ver and Rio Grande, and the Salt Lake and Utah R. R. Twenty-two buses enter and leave our city every twenty-four hours. Sportsman's Paradise Spanish Fork is becoming renowned re-nowned as a sportsman's center. Our mountain streams provide pleasure for enthusiastic anglers. Deer and elk are plentiful within an hour's drive from the city. The fields and marshes and Utah lake make this region a haven for pheasants, quail, ducks and geese. Last year four players from the famous Brooklyn Dodgers baseball base-ball team came here to hunt deer and elk. Oil magnates from southern south-ern California travelled here to bag their elk. We are proud of our city and its progress. We extend the hand of friendship, inviting one and all to visit Spanish Fork, "the safest and happiest city in the West." r.?::!:rn Airpri It Ccnbli Fork At a meeting of prominent citizens citi-zens called by Mayor John E. Booth the sponsorship' of a municipal mu-nicipal airport was assumed to keep Spanish Fork in the line of progression and as an aid to national defense. Five hundred acres were purchased pur-chased one mile north of the city limits and work was commenced last summer. The airport will be completed and ready for use March 1, 1941. Two runways of about 4,000 feet in length are nearing completion. State and national na-tional aeronautic authorities have commended the site for the new airport because it is free from smoke and fog, and might be used in an emergency to land planes that could not land In either the Salt Lake or Provo fields. When finished, the hangar will provide ample room for the housing hous-ing of six airplanes. There will be a worKshop to service the planes. Spanish Fork has sponsored spon-sored two classes of non-college civil aeronautic students. Ralph Woodhouse and Eldon Beck recently re-cently purchased a training plane and will give students a course in flying at the new airport. Pet Raccoon Battles Police NEW ORLEANS, UJ.R) Mickey got his "Irish" up, and it took three policemen headed by an Irish sergeant to stop him. Mickey is a pet raccoon that was caught In a rat trap on Irish Bayou. That made Mickey mad. Workers Speed Airport Hangar Construction Y j. L V! i Standing beside the super structure of the Spanish Fork airport hangar are, left to right John L Jones, Cooper Jex, chief of police, Mayor John E. Booth, Thomas Davies, NYA supervisor and John k' Johnson, city councilman and inspector ' Spanish Fork Sponsors Projeo For Deaotifloation of Oommo s nity Spanish Fork has been a leader in providing for state and government govern-ment work projects. With the co operation of city officials, the ' chamber of commerce, service clubs, and the local citizens, Spanish Span-ish Fork has made aggressive strides in the erection of new buildings and the beautification of the city. Under WPA a complete new sewer system has been installed. The construction of a new fire station and the purclnca of a new fire truck insure competent protection against fire hazards. The new national guard armory building has helped Spanish Fork to do its part in the national defense de-fense program. The new high school gymnasium is acclaimed one of the largest and finest south of Salt Lake City. Following is a list of the permanent per-manent improvements and expenditures ex-penditures made in Spanish Fork improve- light jmprove-gjard jmprove-gjard armory during recent years: $375,000 Sewer system 90,000 Waterworks ment 20,000 Electric ment 40,000 National 18.000 Fire station 7,300 Fire truck 5,300 Addition to stock barns for junior livestock show 25,000 Street improvement 50,000 Sidewalk i m p r ovement (76 new cement blocks in 1940) 73,000 High school gymnasium . 38,000 Addition to high school Livestock Show Annual Feature In Spanish Fork One of the fastest growing attractions at-tractions in Spanish Fork is the livestock auction sale, held in the stock barns every Saturday afternoon. after-noon. Under the new management manage-ment of Co and Hatch, this modern me!T;od of buying and selling livestock has evoked genuine gen-uine interest from producers in this state and elsewhere. Buyers have come from California, Nevada, Ne-vada, Wyoming, Idaho, and Colorado Colo-rado to view and bid on stock sold here. As many as 800 animals ani-mals have gone through the auction auc-tion ring and been sold in a single afternoon. Total transactions during dur-ing such a sale have approximated $15,000. Spanish Fork city owns the livestock yards and buildings. The annual state Junior Livestock Live-stock show will be held in Spanish Span-ish Fork again this year, tving scheduled for May. Refugee Father and Son Become College Mates PHILADELPHIA (U.P A father fa-ther and son. refugees from Holland, Hol-land, are college chums at the University of Pennsylvania. The father. Dr. Herbert Loeb, was a dentist in his native land for 20 years before fleeing because be-cause of the Nazi invasion. He must complete two years' instruction instruc-tion at a recognized university before be-fore he can practice here. 27,000 Junior high sschool. 21,000 L. D. S. seminary 75.000 In new L. D. S. chapels 25,000 Airport and hangar 246,000 For 121 new residences and business buildings In the last three years. Tot a rtille at least, Bette Davis, film actress, rill eat standing up and rest face down. While on location in Death Valley she Jumped from a supposedly wrecked plane, landed in a clump of cactus, above. Dr. Les-' Les-' tci Clarli reported be removed 45 cactus thistles from Bette. i SPANISH FOWLll . UTAH 4 PANISH FORK CITY, with a population of Five Thousand, is a highway junction connecting Federal, Highways 89, G, 50 and 19. Named after the Spanish explorers who discovered beautiful beau-tiful Utah Valley, Spanish Fork has an interesting historical background back-ground and a wide appeal for tourists. Year by year more sportsmen sports-men are coming here to fish in our verdant mountain streams and hunt for deer, elk, pheasants, and ducks. With an altitude of 5,400 feet above sea level, 'Spanish Fork enjoys en-joys a temperate climate and four distinct seasons. Gentle canyon breezes make our summers pleasant, and being hedged in by majestic majes-tic Wasatch peaks prevent our winters from being severe. The city government consists of a mayor and five councilinen who are responsible for the city's activities. Progressive service clubs and civic organizations co-operate in sponsoring continued improvements. The 1910 census showed a 1G per cent gain in population. : Spanish Fork City had its beginning in 1852. Since then there has been constant progression and improvement. The culinary water was installed in 1904 ; cement sidewalks were built in 1909 ; cement laid on Main Street in 1920, and again in 1940 ; the electric light system was turned on in January, 1910. Within the last three years a complete new sewage system has been installed. Our business district has been improved by the erection of modern establishments. A huge building program has included our junior high school, the high school auditorium, a new National Guard armory, and a new fire station. An improvement yet to come is the beautification of the Spanish Fork Cemetery, providing for new streets, lawns, a sprinkling system, and perpetual care. Splendid homes are continually being built, and Spanish Fork's people aro neighborly and co-operative, taking an active part in social and civic afairs. Recent increases in population, and the construction of new factories here prove that Spanish Fork is a delightful place in which to live. SPANISH FORK Provides is Own Electricity and Has Its Own Supply of Fresh Mountain Water. It is noted as both an agricultural and industrial center. Every year the State Junior Livestock Show is held in the stock barns which are owned by Spanish Fork City. The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, the California Packing Corporation, the Illinois Powder Manufacturing Manu-facturing Company, and the Spanish Fork Foundry are among the outstanding manufacturers. manufactur-ers. , The dominant church in Spanish Fork is the Latter-day Latter-day Saints, or Mormons, and $75,000 has been spent in the past few years to erect and beautify church edifices. There are now five chapels in our city. The new L. D. S. Seminary building recently built affords all the modern mod-ern facilities for the moral training of our young people. The following railroads enter Spanish Fork City: Union Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, and the Salt Lake and Utah Intermountain Electric. Regular bus schedules with Spanish Fork as one of the stopping places accommodate the following lines : Union Pacific, Burlington, Denver and Rio Grande, and Utah-Arizona. Twenty-two buses arrive and leave every twenty-four hours. - - : " ? - s I " 4 i I .. -it i s i- : . - ! -. 1 fc j ' J r .:r72l .. . '." " '". "" ' -- - i . .. ,.. . ; - - i ; -- f THE NEW FIRE STATION AND CITY OFFICE BUILDING ON MAIN STREET i |