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Show Sunday April 6, 1947 SUNDAY HERALD Water Meter Installation Gets Started "".SPANISH FORK The Installation In-stallation of water meters is going go-ing forward rapidly in Spanish Fork and plans for reading the water meters are being made to begin May 1. It is estimated that by that time 90 per cent of the meters will be installed. The trnnsite pipe purchased for enlargement of the main line from the city reservoir to the city limits is arriving at the rate of about one car load per week and it is estimated that about nine cars of pipe will be required to complete this job. Manufacturers Manufact-urers of this pipe are cooperating with the city in order to fill this order Just as soon as .possible. First work upon the reconditioning recondi-tioning and relaying of the city water system, will begin within the next 10 days. Superintendent S. B. Snell has requested bids for the excavation, laying and backfilling of water tines within the city limits in various sec tions of the city, acc plans anld specifications by the city engineer. Irrigation tickets have been Payson High Cast To Present Play PAYSON Payson high school speech department will present "The Night of January 16," in the school auditorium April 10 and 11 at 8:15 p. m. The play is sponsored by Thespian Troup 549 and the play itself will be presented pre-sented by the experimental theater the-ater class. ' Arch Williams, is directing the play and Jo Anni SpenceV is student stu-dent director. The cast includes, Max Hill, Rex Bean, Leola Black, Lor sine Nielson, Oren Daley, Russell HUlman,, William Taylor, Betty Hall, Ross Montague, Blair Stone, . Pearl Butler, Marlynn Roberts, Joyce Nelson, Blain Black, Boyd Stewart, Colleen Pickering, Dawn Jasperson, Philip Bartholomew, Neta May Horton. Myrl Lindsay, Paul Christensen. Payson Mayor Proclaims various tec- kt I o'nTSepfridClean-up Week ACP Tackles i; Problem Of Water Supply ; One of the major limiting factors fac-tors in Increasing agricultural production in Utah la the water supply. Reservoir projects, arte-' sian and pump wells, protecting! water sheds, have all been con-1 siaerca means ui increasing the supply of irrigation water. Preal George, member of the state PMA committee, called attention at-tention to the approach which is being made to this problem through the agricultural conservation conser-vation program. He said that legislation does not provide for major reclamation and irrigation projects under this program, but he said that -through some of the little things which are being done, in many instances, results are comparable to those of some of the major irrigation projects. , He called attention to the value ; of lining canals. He said that the program provides assistance to; farmers for lining leaky irriga-' tion ditches and reservoirs with-bentonite, with-bentonite, impervious clay or concrete. In many instances, carrying car-rying out this practice has resulted result-ed in more than doubling the flow of water which could be1 applied to the land. Repeated many, many times this amounts PAYSON Mayor Floyd Har- those property owners who have tion. that the week of April 7 to to a tremendous mcrease in the complied with previous regula- 12 inclusive be observed as clea- amount of irrigation water t avail- up week for -Payson. This Is the awe iwr irus in win. beginning of a campaign to im- water has reached the land its prove conditions to be carried out efficiency is being more than 4ttn fit a Antlrn aa T jinH innkJ doubled in many instances, linquent irrigation assessments, ilng forward to the annual Golden through reorganization of their- rw n nH Mnmo rnmiiw I rieation system and through land celebration .leveling. .Assistance is offered All schools and business houses, farmers under the ACP for land will be closed all day Friday, I leveling. The rate of assistance for April 11 so that the entire popula-ilM? is $12 an acre, not to exceed ik iv. mov noriMmiK in $300 oer farm. r mi V . 1 . a . I n.inv. 1 nrOUgn lilt icuikiumiiuii u 'canals, headgates, and laterals Spanish fork JCC To Study Canyon Watershed Problem (X"r, ;r ) J ' i'- ' I f :..-.'.- -ft v---,- " r 1 T"" j . SPANISH FORK After hearing hear-ing an illustrated talk by George Cradock, conservationist from the intermountain forest and ranger experiment station at Ogden, at a meeting, last week, the Spanish Fork junior chamber of commerce com-merce appointed a committee to study the problem of soil conservation con-servation in Spanish Fork, canyon. can-yon. Mr. Cradock explained that i vegcumon on we witerucu wm tions of the department. Tickets will not be issued to any property prop-erty owner who previous to Jan. 1. 1947 had not paid in full all de Klauck Heads Springville JCC Center of attraction of this display of 30-odd Rock wood vases, bowls and lamps is the famous $10,000 "Tiger Eye vase containing uranium, which is being shown by Henley B. Simpson of the famous Cincinnati pottery company at the Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co. store in Provo, Monday through Friday. I the week-end of cleanup. SPRINGVILLE Raymond M. ifrilf Klauck was elected president of Hill HprtPfl Vrl7 the Springville junior chamberIIHI klWVIVU f I If of commerce succeeding A. H.W - g Mortensen. who automatically) MAC f I AIIIITIrinnPr hmn the tate director. VJI VUIIIIIIUIIUWI Other new officers include, Willard Ostlund, first vice president; presi-dent; Julian Rasmussen. second vice president: Bob Parker and Lamar Miner, 2-year directors; Frank Yiorgan. Jr., Fayne Laney, Bob Hillis, one-year directors; Mays Anderson is the holdover director. The secretary of the club will be appointed by the executive officers. Pleasant.Grove Man Found Dead Phillip Weeks, 68. Pleasant Grove, was found dead at 9 p.m. Friday in the chicken coop at his home, a .22 caliber-rifle bullet bul-let wound in his head and .22 rifle beside him, investigating officers of-ficers said Saturday. Mr. Weeks had been in failing health for some time, officers said. He-was discovered by his nephew. ne-phew. Lyle W. Overlade. Mr. Weeks had been living at his Pleasant Grove home with his sister, Mrs. Emma Overlade and her son, Lyle. SPANISH FORK Reed Hill, has been elected commander of the Spanish Fork ixst of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Ray Simmons was elected senior vice commander; Ted Leifson, junior Vice commander; Allen D. Warn-ei Warn-ei quartermaster: Frank J. Mc-Kell, Mc-Kell, adjutant: Wayne Fillmore, chaplain Ivan Lucas, post advocate; ad-vocate; Blair Warner, three-year trustee; Ralph Higginson, two- and land leveling, the water which reaches the land may be used to - much ' nearer its maximum maxi-mum capacity than where the land is uneven and water has to pond to be pushed over high spots and where the runs are too long. Mr. George said that when one contemplates the value received from these projects, the payments received from the government by the farmers seem very insignificant insignifi-cant and, yet, through the encouragement en-couragement received under the program, these projects are being carried on all over the state with a tremendous saving of irrigation An. international prize-winning, prize-winning, $r0,000 vase containing con-taining uranium in the glaze, together with 41 other museum mus-eum pieces and outstanding examples of the famous Rockwood pottery's finest vases, bowls and lamps will be on display at DTR store in Provo from Monday through Friday of this week. This exhibit will be featured featur-ed by 14 stores in the west and will then & returned to the Rockwood pottery, where it is a part ot the perman ent collection of ' priceless Rockwood kept there on display dis-play at all times. Provo will be the only non-metrnpoli-tan large city in which it will appear, at this time. The $10,000 vase is one of Rockwood's very famous "Tiger-Eye" pieces, so called because of its tawny glow', which is credited to the use of minute applications of uranium under the glaze. The prize vase of the exhibit is insured for $10,000 and travels in a special case but the other pieces are jacked just as carefully. Rockwood pottery has been noted since 1880 for the beauty of line of it's prod ucts, their exquisite color and their unique .glazes. More than 24 famousNnuseums 'in the United States and abroad have "purchased collections of Rockwood for permanent display. Many international honors have been won by this pottery. The exhibit, while in Provo, Pro-vo, is free and open for pub-lie pub-lie inspection. Orem Plans Two Celebrations; Johnson Levies Community Fair Set Aug. 7-9 Traffic Fines County Centennial Money Allocated To Cities, Towns Distribution of $24,242 in Cen tennial funds among line Utah' county cities and towns was an-nuced an-nuced Saturday by Clayton j Jenkins of the county Centennial' committee. , The allocation was made on the basis of the official government 1940 census, and is as follows: Provo. $10,222; Lehi, $1,546; American Fork, $1,866; Pleasant Grove. $1098; Orem, $1,648; Springville. $2715; Spanish Fork. $2358. Payson, $2031, and Santa- In addition to the money to the nine cities, the committee voted to allocate $5000 of county Centennial Cen-tennial funds to assist Brigham Young university in bringing the Los Angeles symphony orchestra : to Provo for a week-long Cen tennial music festival. While other nationally famous orchestras have previously played in Provo, this is the first time one has been engaged for that length of time. It is regarded as one of the most auspicious music ventures ever planned in Utah. The $24,242 allotted to the nine cities, plus the $5000 to Brigham Young university and $100 for expenses and administration of the fund, make up the total of $29,342 available to the county for Centennial purposes. Half of this was appropriated by the county commission and half came from the state Centennial com- the solution to the problem of erosion. His graphs and colored slides prepared on the Davis county watershed snowea now me vegetation not only kept the silt from the streams, canals and ditches, but also held back the precipitation, discharging it slowly slow-ly to the streams and the valleys below. The committee appointed consisted con-sisted of Lew P. Thomas, representing repre-senting the 'Spanish Fork river water users; George Argyle, representing rep-resenting the sportsmen; and Dan Gull of the Spanish Fork Cattle association. Members will later be appointed to represent the sheep men, city council, forest service, and civic organizations. The meeting was under the direction di-rection of President Sterling Jones and chairman Raleigh Williams. e; aipn nigg.nsun, .wo-, ... possibilities Zl"lZLa AU6n Wen' of increased production to meet State Commander Don C.ithc needs of a growing western James was in charge and directed direct-ed the reorganization, and with him were Senior Vice Commander Command-er Glenn E. Thompson and Loyd E. Doman, department service officer. Police Receipts For Month Listed SPANISH FORK-hief Walter Wal-ter Brigg3 of the Spanish Fork police, department, reports 'that fines collected during March '"total '"to-tal $545. : His report called special attention atten-tion to the drive now being conducted con-ducted by the local police and dog tax collector to license all dogs within the city limits or to dispose of those not licensed. Warning is given all dog owners that unless dogs are licensed im mediately they will be caught and killed. It is also unlawful for persons to allow vicious dogs to run loose in the city with or without license. Any vicious dog found on the streets will be . killed. Sterling Jones has been appointed ap-pointed justice of the peace to fill the unexpired term of Ray Finch who recently resigned. He will handle both city and precinct cases. Dairymen Elect David H. Jones SPANISH FORK Officers and members of the Utah County Cooperative Co-operative dairy met Wednesday night at the junior high school to consider dairy problems and elect officers for the year. David H. Jones of Spanish Fork was elected president; Ab-ner Ab-ner Baird of Provo, vice president; presi-dent; Don Wride of Benjamin, George M. Bahr of Salem and David Monk of Palmyra, directors; direct-ors; John A. Fox of Springville, secretary and" treasurer. There were between 90 and 100 dairymea present, all of them producers. Tracy R. Welling, commissioner of the state bureau of agriculture spoke on "The Value of Cooperation" and emphasized em-phasized the importance of furnishing fur-nishing to consumers the best quality of milk. Under the provisions of thei program, groups of farmers can go together and pool their con servation payments on sman irrigation ir-rigation projects which are of mutual benefit. This includes the construction of small irrigation reservoirs, building of canals, br lining of canals and reservoirs. He urged every farmer who has an irrigation problem to investigate investi-gate what is being offered under the agricultural conservation program. Information can be received re-ceived from the county Triple-A office. CLEAN-UP POSTPONED SPANISH FORK Because of a number of conflicting events, CIean-Up day" has been postponed post-poned until Monday, April 14. Property owners are urged to clean up their yards and school children to clean up the school yards in order to make the day easier and to get rubbish hauled away. Prestige of UH Hurt, Poll Shows LAKE SUCCESS, N, Y., April 5. (U.R) A magazine poll indicated indicat-ed tonight that 82 per cent of the world's diplomats believe the American handling of the Greco-Turkish Greco-Turkish problems hurt United Nations prestige. The poll was conducted by the United Nations World, a magazine maga-zine which specializes in UN affairs af-fairs but has no official connection connec-tion with UN. The magazine's representatives questioned 83 'diplomats from 38 countries. "Sixty-eight regretted, as a matter of principle, that the U. S did not come before UN with the Greek and Turkish prob-SPANISH prob-SPANISH FORK Supenn- u,ms the magazine reported, tendent W. P. Shippee of the; "They considered the prestige electric light department announ-:0f the UN seriously threatened, ces that plans are being made to land expressed hope that the U. paint and recondition all the i s. would make more than a token white way poles along main gesture in the very near future street. The work will be carried! to bring the whole Greek and out in the verv near future. As' Turkish matter before UN." soon as material .becomes avail-! Since the poll was completed, able the electric department plans! U. S. Delegate Warren Austin has OREM Orem is laying plans for two gigantic celebrations this year the Orem-Geneva Centennial Centen-nial festival June 18-19, and the second annual Orem Community fair August 7, 8 and 9. Roy E. Park, fair board presi dent and head of the Orem Riding Rid-ing club, which organizations are sponsoring the fair in cooperation coopera-tion with the city, Saturday announced an-nounced the dates for the event and declared plans call for a greatly - expanded program this year. He also announced that the riding club will hold its first drill Monday evening. He invited in-vited all horsemen ladies tj as well as men to be present pres-ent with their mounts. i Last year the riding club had i 50 members and rode at Spanish! Fork. Springville, Pleasant Grove and Lehi as well as at the Orem fair. Mr. Park said. The ladies' riding club - had 24 members. Both organizations are expected to expand considerably this year, the president declared. Added to the events of last year will be several new ones, Including horse racing. Fifty men last year went into the hills near Kamas, cut timber and built the Bandstands and arena prior to the first annual fair. Through the same type of cooperation, the plant will be expanded by build ing the racetrack, Mr. Park said. Oscar H. Anderson, chairman of the Centennial committee, announced an-nounced that plans are going forward for-ward for the big Centennial celebration cele-bration in June. Arrangements for the parade are being made, with assignments outlined for the various wards and other groups. "It is hoped that every Orem citizen will cooperate to the utmost ut-most in making this celebration a memorable one," declared Mr. Anderson. Next meeting of the Centennial committee is set for April 17. VFW Auxiliary May Be Organized SPRINGVILLE A meeting is called for Monday evening, April 7, beginning at 7 p.m., at Memorial Memor-ial hall to consider organizing a Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary. All eligible members are invited to attend. Several out-of-town speakers including possibly some state officials, of-ficials, will be at the meeting to explain the functions of the proposed pro-posed organization. Those eligible to join include mothers, wives, widows, sisters, daughters or mothers of deceased or honorably discharged officera or enlisted men who have had foreign service with the armed forces. White Way Poles To Be Painted to enlarge the electric light serv ice to meet the rapidly increasing demand of service. explained the Greco-Turkish aid program to the UN Security council. The exptaination served Coast Guard aviation ized bv conaress in 1916 ' to put the entire issue on the UN aihor-: agenda. Soviet Delegate Andrei SPRINGVILLE A total of! 40 in fines and forfeitures was twafltn rl 1 a te I during the week ending March 29 by Justice Wayne Johnson of the Tney included: xvieivin a. .uis, 35, Los -Angeles, $5, speeding; Clyde Higginson, 29, Orem, $5, improper registration; Owen Rowland, Row-land, 35, Provo, $10, speeding; Russell Christensen, 37, Salem, $10, sign violation; Aroet Taylor, Hinkley, $5, defective lights, and $5, failure to appear as scheduled. PLASTIC TOO TRANSPARENT PORT ARTHUR. Tex. (U.R) Dr. Ben H. Vaughan, a Port Arthur throat specialist, has asked Congress Con-gress to pass federal legislation to compel tov manufacturers to make transparent plastic toys less transparent. Dr. vaughan said tne toys are difficult to detect on X-ray plates after children get them lodged in their throats. mittee. The Provo Centennial commit-! tee has made the following alio-, cation of its funds: Fourth of! Julv celebration. $7500: beautifi- cation committee, $400; Sons and: naufhten of Utah Pioneers. $400: Lions club Western horse show, $400; Intermountain golf tournament, $200; art committee, $100; garden club and flower show, $200; Timpartogos hike, $75: B Y U Invitational track and filH meet and relav carnival. $400; and industrial exhibit, $200. Electric Service i FOR EXPERT MOTOR And APPLIANCE REPAIR See CHAPMAN ELECTRIC SERVICE 160 East 2nd South Phone 1916-M Satisfaction Guaranteed r.rnmvl-n hat nrAmieofl in fortlv maintains 14 air stations in theiaionaay- United States and possessions and operates 356 planes. Springville PTA Council Elects SPRINGVILLE Mrs. Earl Sumsion has been elected president presi-dent of the Springville Council of Parent-Teacher organizations, succeeding Mrs. Wm. Gogarty. Lynn Hanks, principal of the Junior Jun-ior high school, Is the first vice-president vice-president and Mrs. A. C. Chader, second vice-president. A secretary secre-tary is to be appointed. At the election meeting which also included a tour of the current cur-rent art exhibit, Mrs. Russell Childs was elected president of the high school P.T.A. for the coming school year. Mrs. Lester Hansen of Mapleton was elected first vice-president and Hugh Baxter. second vice-president. The officers will select a secretary. April Conference "Specials L D. S. BOOKS Regular Special History of Joseph Smith by his Mother $2.50 $1.96 Three Mormon Classics 2.50 1.96 Doctrine and Covenants Concordance . . 3.00 2.40 Highway Helps 2.00 1.57 From Babel to Cumorah 2.25 1.79 Brigham Young, the Man and His Work 2.50 1.96 Seventy's Year Book 1.00 .78 Exodus. of Modern Israel 1.00 .78 Priesthood and Church Government . . 1.75 1.36 The Holy Chost 2.00 1.57 Joseph the Prophet 1.50 1.19 Moral Teachings of the New Testament 1.50 1.19 Fundamentals of Religion 1.50 1.19 Origin and History of the Mayas 3.00 2.20 These prices will prevail until April IX, 1947 or until the stock Is exhausted which ever occurs first, thereafter regular prices on these books art restored. ' STANDARD SUPPLY CO. 83 NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE PHONE 14 THIEF COMPROMISES INDIANAPOLIS. (U.PJ Police are searching for a pickpocket who knew what he wanted. A Purdue university student, Don Monson, reported losing his wallet. wal-let. In the next mail, Monson received his driver's license, naval reserve card and other identification identifica-tion papers. The billfold, of Russian Rus-sian leather, and a $10 bill were missing. Deafness today affects two or three times as many persons as cancer, heart disease, tuberculosis, tuberculo-sis, and infantile paralysis all put together, according to The American Amer-ican Magazine. S. F. Lady Lions See Pictures SPANISH FORK The monthly month-ly meeting of the Spanish Fork Lady Lions club was held April 2, at the Alpine Grill, Pleasant Grove. An interesting program was presented with Nellie Jones playing play-ing two accordion solos and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Despain of Springville Spring-ville showing some very interesting interest-ing pictures. SOIL I FITTINGS! 4" Y'a $3.00 4" Tees 3.00 4"x2" Y's 2.40 4"x2" Tecs 2.4(1 4" 4 Bends 2.00 4" ' , Bends 1.50 4" 1-16 Bends 1.35 Charles H. Cox Foundry 481 E. th K. 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