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Show i i I r7 1 1 I 4ICULTUf WOuJTlT', S s r I-IOME OF GEXKVA STEKL LOUC&TIOM HlXklrtTlON VOLUME 16. NUMBER 49 THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS eneba TOM m 8 1 i 1 ! 1 f t 1 . ' fl' & ' - ' Center of attraction here is "Pango," the blooded Duroc boar which the Lincoln chapter of FFA Decently purchased with funds raised in their Oxem-Geneva Times subscription campaign. At left is M. Neff Smart, publisher of the Orem-Genera Times; Pango; Leslie Boothe, FFA member who is in charge of raising the boar; and Eugene Slubbs, chapter secretary. Pango sports the combined blood lines of two of the best known breeding boars in the United Stales. His dam was grand champion of the 1947 Utah State Centennial fair. The sire of Pango is Royal Model I. who is a blood brother to the 1946 Missouri Junior champion which sold for $1600. Pango's great grandfather is Proud Cherry King, one of the breeds greatest boars. The choice animal was purchased in Idaho by Ray Wendel, FFA chapter advisor. For caring car-ing for the animal Leslie Boothe will retain service fees earned by Pango, but' will xeiurn to the chapter livestock fund the amount made upon his sale. Pango is expected to improve swine stock throughout the area. The calf in the background is an intruder. It is part of the Boothe herd and nuszled into the picture while the cameraman read his light meter. 20th North to 20th South By O. G. Semit It seems that Old Man Win- 5 ter isn't cooperating at all with urem omciais wno are trying to develop a skating pond in the rear of the city hall. For two weeks now water has been sprayed intermittently on the ground in hopes that it might freeze and a layer of ice could be built up. Fickle Winter has thus far thwarted all attempts at a skating pond here. Here's hoping this situation will be remedied in the near future. Complaints are coming trom all parts of the city in regards to barking dogs. Many people have hoped that their neighbors would realize the disturbance their dogs are creating before the situation become really unpleasant. un-pleasant. It seems that people forget or don't seem to care that barking dogs are nuisances and keep people awake. According to several people, a mother barely bare-ly gets the baby to sleep when some dog lets out a bark, waking up not only the baby, but in most cases the whole neighborhood. neighbor-hood. Men coming home from work at midnight from the plant ought not to be kept awake the rest of the night by a barking dog. in some neighborhoods the situation has become so offensive offen-sive that people are threatening legal action. We're sure that owners of dogs who bark will demonstrate the consideration and respect they have for their neighbors when this matter is brought to their attention. Rumors were flying this week that Vivian Park was about to be sold to an Orem resident. For once the rumors were true. The purchaser is Mrs. Lorna Morrow. Mor-row. Good luck, Mrs. Morrow, on your new venture. We attended the opening of the new B & H Pharmacy in Orem Wednesday. This modern, up-to-date store is a real credit to the city, and should make a valuable contribution in giving service to the people in the southern part of Orem. That new fountain is something to look at, too. Why not drop in and meet Vic Cartwright, manager? man-ager? Medallion of the Week goes to Roy Park, president of the Orem Riding Club, which is having its annual ball next week. Roy, through his courage and determination, organized a group of men who liked to ride into a real oreanization that does things. As chairman of NEARLY $1 MILLION SPENT IN OREM FOR 1974 CONSTRUCTION "The year 1947 was a year of extensive building in Orem," Ed Wickman, building inspector, inspec-tor, declared this week. Building permits were issued authorising total expenditures of $791,162 in the construction of commercial commer-cial building, residences, garages, gar-ages, barns and coops by Orem residents. This amount is nearly 20 higher than the $664,000 construction authorized the previous pre-vious year, according to Mr. Wickman. Of the total amount authorized authoriz-ed for construction $511,500 was to be spent for residential building, build-ing, $213,800 for commercial building and -65,860 for garages, barns and coops. Queried as to the prospects for 1948, Mr. Wickman said that if the increase in construction continues, con-tinues, the $791,162 figure may well be doublesd. Injured Pedestrian's Condition Still Grave Condition of Richard Logan, 69, who was struck by a car shortly after midnight Tuesday night as he walked across State Street in Orem, was still reported re-ported as being grave late today. Mr. Logan is at the Utah Valley Val-ley hospital suffering from a skull fracture, compound fracture frac-ture of the right leg, and internal inter-nal injuries. According to Sterling Harding, Hard-ing, Orem Marshall, Mr. Logan apparently walked directly in front of a car driven by Rendo Stowell, 20, a BYU student, near the Canyon Road. Inasmuch as the driver was found to be driving driv-ing at a moderate speed and stopped immediately, he was not held. Orem's fair board he directed the activities of Orem's first community fair. People have a lot of admiration and respect for Roy Park leader and civic builder. From time to time we run across people with ideas on how to make a better city, suggestions suggest-ions for i mprovements. This column will be clearing-house for such ideas. Just drop a card with your suggestions to O. G. Semit, in care of the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva Times, Orem, Utah and we'll be glad to present your views, whether we agree with you or not. i if MISS OREM ARRIVED JAN. 3 Little Miss Orem of 1948 arrived ar-rived only about 60 hours later than the New Year itself. She was born Saturday, January 3, and is the daughter of Thomas J. and Rella Miller Griffiths. She arrived at the Maud Park home in Orem and was delivered by Dr. J. W. Nixon. Several names are being considered con-sidered for the baby, but a final decision will not be made until her older sisters have been consulted. con-sulted. She has two sisters, Marilyn Mari-lyn and Jeanette. They are visiting visi-ting with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller of Hyrum. The other grandfather is William Griffiths of Wales, Great Britain. Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths moved to Orem from Provo last June, when their new home, East on Eighth South was completed. Mr. Griffiths is a staff assistant in the Industrial Relations Department De-partment of the Geneva Steel Company. The father of the new baby reports that she has rather dark hair and complexion and seems to resemble the younger of the two sisters. A number of gifts are being presented to Miss Orem 1948 and her parents by the merchants of Orem. The parents will receive a J 0-day pass to the Scera Theatre; The-atre; five gallons of gasoline from Mount A' Lake service; a seven-course dinner at Clyde's Coffee Shop and a year's subscription sub-scription to the Orem-Geneva Times. The mother will be sent a bouquet from the Orem Flower Flow-er Shop, and she and the Dahv will be given a ride home from tne maternity home in one of the Orem City Cabs. The First Security Bank will open a $5 00 savings account for the baby; B and H Pharmacy will give her a month's supply of baby powder; pow-der; Central Market is giving two dozen cans of baby food; Christensen's Department Store is giving a layette; Sturdevant's Furniture Store is giving an electric el-ectric bottle warmer; Erma's Shoppe is giving a set of table ware for the baby; and Higbee's Home Furnishings is giving $5.00 worth of merchandise. I know that the Lord is always al-ways on the side of the right, but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation na-tion should be on the Lord's side. Abraham Lincoln OREM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OUTLINES OBJECTIVES, PROGRAM FOR 1348 Orem Chamber of Commerce objectives for 1948 were outlin ed last week in a letter which went to members of the Cham ber and business and profession al men of Orem. The letter was sent over the signatures of F. S. Davies, president, and the following fol-lowing board members: Lionel Fairbanks, Alvin Higbee, Victor Anderson, Orville Harris, Ed Simmons, Vic Durham, J. T. Smith and Bill Baker. The letter pointed out that the Provo Chamber of Commerce employs two full-time men and one full-time stenographer, and that the American Fork Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce employs one full-time man and one full-time stenographer. "Orem cannot compete unless the Chamber employs one full-time man and one full-time stenographer." According to the letter, Geneva Gen-eva Steel plant workers are distributed dis-tributed as follows: 61 live in Provo, 12 live in Springville; 10 live in American Fork: 3 live in Orem City and 37o live in various places. This situation, Chamber officers say, can be remedied. The Orem Chamber's 10-polnt program for 1948 includes the following: 1. To assure and plan for a much larger population. 2. To set up a new zoning and planning commission. Revision of zoning as needs require. Wow that the new fire department has been established the business dis trict needs to be divided into at least three fire districts. 3. To convince Orem proper ty owners that they should not hold their property at unreason able prices. Two manufacturing concerns have already been lost to the city because of inflated, speculative land prices. 4. To encourage new business and concerns to locate in Orem-5. Orem-5. To regulate types and number num-ber of businesses. ., .. - 6. lo perpetuate the Cham ber s children's Christmas par ty. 7. lo establish a community cnest. 8. To establish an airport, build a golf course and club house and maintain a baseball team. 9. To support the construction of a Federal Building, a State Armory and a hospital. 10. To build a united business men's Chamber of Commerce. OREM STAKE MISSIONARIES NAMED Marcel Young, Orem Stake missionary president, has announced an-nounced the selection of several missionaries to head the mission ary work in the stake. They were set apart for this work by the stake presidency on Sunday. They are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wil-burg, Wil-burg, John F. Adams, James Me-cham, Me-cham, Alvin Petereson, Wayne J. Lunceford, Joseph H. Martin and John A. Saulsbury. BRING A FRIEND SUNDAY Sunday, January 11, has been designated as "Bring A Friend Sunday," according to Orem and Sharon stake Sunday School officers. of-ficers. Every person enrolled in Sunday School is urged to make a special effort to bring a friend with him to Sunday School. Funeral Services For John Backus Held Saturday Funeral services were conducted conduc-ted Saturday for John Albert Backus, 68, who died in a Provo hospital following a lingering illness. Bishop LeGrand Jarman was in charge of the services. Burial was in the Pleasant Grove cemetery under the direction dir-ection of the Olpin Mortuary. Mr. Backus was born in Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove December 23, 1879, a son of James and Charlotte ICfhrtnl In Plnnn. - .1 . jii x icaaani Uiuvc, W i it 1 1 he spent most of his boyhood. He married Harriett Marrott in the Salt Lake Temple on Oct. 12, 1904. They made their home in Orem. Mr. Backus was a farmer and has been retired for the past two years. He leaves three sons, James Backus, Spanish Fork, Eugene Backus, Orem, and Henry Backus, Back-us, Berkeley, California; three daughters, Mrs. Owen Harding, Baker, Idaho; Mrs. L. G. Math-enuy, Math-enuy, Inigon, Oregon and Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Orem; 34 grandchildren grand-children and three great-grand-grandchildren. FOUR-STAKE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION SCHEDULEDJAN.il The annual Sunday School convention will be held in American Amer-ican Fork Sunday, James Jensen, Orem stake Sunday School superintendent su-perintendent announced this week. Orem, Lehi, Alpine and Timp-anogos Timp-anogos stake Sunday School personnel per-sonnel will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the American Fork high school. All stake board members, as well as the stake presidencies, high councilmen and ward bishops bish-ops are invited to attend. The afternoon session will be held at 2 p.m. in the Alpine stake tabernacle. All stake and ward Sunday School workers are expected to be present inasmuch as the lessons and problems for the coming year will be discussed. discus-sed. Ward superintendents are urged to see that all ward wark ers are notified and transporta-tion transporta-tion is provided. OREM POST OFFICE VOLUME REACHES RECORD SUM 111 1947 "A volume of nearly $120,000 in money order and C.O.D. business bus-iness was reached at the Orem Post office in 1947," Lyle McDonald, Mc-Donald, postmaster, announced today. This volume exceeds that of any previous year. Established only four years. the Orem Post Office has risen from its initial status as a fourth class office to its present status of a second class office. "The present facilities at the Orem office are inadequate at present and will become more so in th efuture," according to Mr. McDonald. Orem is on the agenda to have a Federal build ing, but its construction should be delayed for four or five years so that it will be built large enough to not only take care of the population then, but of the anticipated growth. The Orem Post Office has three mail deliveries coming in daily except Sunday: 7 a.m., 10 a.m., and 2 p.m. Mail is dispatched dispatch-ed three times daily except Sunday: Sun-day: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. The money order window closes at 5:10 p.m., but the stamp window remains open until 6 p.m. Josephine P. Johnson Dies in Orem Tuesday Josephine Peterson Johnson, 78, died at 9:30 Tuesday in Pleasant Pleas-ant View at the home of a daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. John Jensen, of a lingering ling-ering illness. Mrs. Johnson was born in Gunnison, Sanpete county, Oct. 18, 1869, a daughter of George and Cecilia Peterson. As a child she was brought to Scipio, Mil lard county, and spent most of her life there. She was married to James ,V;i-Sr;.,vi--.Tl Members of the Orem Riding their mount in front of the stockade at the Timpanogoi Bowl. Members include (Left to right): Jesse Smith. Owen Harding, Kirby Allen, Raymond Gillman, Curtis Gordon, Frank Wil (iiliman Sees Population of 15,000 in 5 Years; Scores Speculation on Local Land Adult Education At Lincoln Slates Machinery Repair Farm machinery repairing has been announced as a special course in the adult education program at Lincoln high school, according to Ray Wendel, agriculture agri-culture supervisor at the cshool. Classes in farm machinery repairing re-pairing are scheduled to start next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and will continue each Wednesday Wednes-day at that hour, each Friday at 1 p. m. and each Saturday at 9 a. m. Farmers are invited to bring their problems and their own farm machinery for repairing. Shop facilities will be at the disposal dis-posal of members of the class, and Mr. Wendel will give instructions in-structions in the use of special tools. Cable Received From Greek City Adopted By Orem Mrs. Charles Merrill, leader in the drive for Greek relief, reported re-ported this week that a number of inquiries have been made as to whether the city of Colyndros, Greece, was aware of the fact that it had been adopted by Orem. Or-em. A cable, received by Mayor J. W. Gillman and signed by the Municipal Council of Colyndros answers the question. Thf onhlp elnffvo- "Thp tnwn nf Colyndros, Greece, wishes to ex- press its gratitude for its adoption adop-tion by your town. Your noble assistance deeply moves our suffering suf-fering people for your generosity. generosi-ty. We wish your town happiness and prosperity. Signed, Municipal Munici-pal Council of Colyndros." The boxes of food and clothing cloth-ing are all packed and are in the process of being baled for shipment- However, the committtee in charge of the project is still in need of funds to pay frleght costs from here to New York City. They are asking for cash donations to help send the relief re-lief to the people of Colyndros. Johnson at Scipio. Mr. Johnson died March 12, 1936. An active member of the LDS Chuch, she had been a Relief Society teacher for many years. Surviving are two sons and two daughters, Bert and Doyle Johnson, Scipio; Edith Jensen, Orem, and Mrs. Cloe Ivie, Ingle-wood, Ingle-wood, Calif; two sisters, Annie P. Brown, Salt Lake City; Elizabeth Eliza-beth Stevenson, Nephi, and 11 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Funeral will be conducted in Scipio LDS ward chapel Saturday Satur-day at 2 p.m. by the bishopric. Friends may call at the Olpin mortuary in Orem this evening and at her home in Scipio prior to the funeral services. Burial will be in the Scipio cemetery. Club posing on The growth of Orem to a city of 15,000 population ia the next five years was predicted this week by Mayor J. W. Gillman who pledged every effort of the new city council to encourage and stimulate that growth. "The prospects for home building and the establishment of business and industry in Orem are very good," Mayor Gillman said. "At the present time a Salt Lake concern is very much interested in building approximately 100 home in Orem if suitable sites can be secured at reasonable prices." New Council Revokes Beer License Action In First Business Orem's new city council, shortly after being sworn into of fice on Monday, rescinded the month-old action of the retiring city council which revoked the beer license of Glen and Joe's Tavern. The group, in its first order of business, agreed to consider a request from Le Earl Burr that the action of the old council be rescinded. On motion of E. H. Johnson and with a second by Victor Durham, the action was made official. A. A. Richards voted aye, while Philo Edwards declined to vote. The four, along with Mayor J. W. Gillman, City Recorder Orland Pyne and City Treasurer Ada Skinner, took the oath of office at noon Monday. It was administered by Niels Anderson, city Judge. Earlier in the day Mayor Gillman Gill-man met with the retiring councilmen, coun-cilmen, Roy Gappmayer, Vern Williams, J. George Stratton and E. E. Twitchell, and holdover ! councilman Woodruff Jensen, to check finally the financial status of the city and to approve or dis approve bills which it was their duty to pass upon. - After the swearing-in ceremony cere-mony the new council members and the retiring council dinner-ed dinner-ed together. During the afternoon session Mayor Gillman briefed the new council on the city's financial status. The group voted to hold regular reg-ular council meetings on Monday Mon-day evenings, twice per month, rather than hold the meetings on Wednesdays as has been done in the past. OREM RIDING GLU3 SLATES DANCE; NOTES ACTIVITIES Members of the Orem Riding Club were preparing this week for their annual ball to be held at the Apollo ballroom on Wednesday, Wed-nesday, January 14, according to Roy Park, president. The ball is expected to highlight a year of activity in the riding club whose members number 42 men. During the Centennial year, the Orem Riding Club performed perform-ed and rode in Salt Lake City, Springville, Spanish Fork, Heb- 4 liams, Bud Smith, Austin Merrill, Ned Kofford and Bud Rawlins. The three dismounted members mem-bers shown holding the trophy won by the Lehi Riding Club last fall include Ray Hawkins, Lu-zell Lu-zell Robins and Floyd Cordner. At this point the mayor deplored de-plored the inflationary land values val-ues prevailing in the city and stated that property owners who are holding out for high prices for their land were discouraging many businesses and families from establishing in Orem. "In spite of this," Mayor Gillman Gill-man continued, "several new water connections are made each month, and if the present rate continues a populatiou of 15,000 in Orem is not unlikely. In reviewing the accomplishments accomplish-ments made by his administration administra-tion during the last year, Mayor Gillman pointed out that practical practi-cal headway has been made in the city zoning and a master road plan has been adopted. Extensions Ex-tensions to existing water lines have been made as extensive! as funds allowed, and improvements improve-ments have been made on city roads. New road equipment was purchased during the year. Paramount among Orem'a accomplishments ac-complishments during 194'i was the building of a fire station and the establishment of a fire department de-partment with a full-time fire chief. This will not only cut down Orem's fire losses, but, according ac-cording to the Mayor, will mean a decrease in the rates in fire insurance paid by Orem residents. resi-dents. Mayor Gillman predicted that Orem would benefit in 1948 from a building program which Alpine school district schools would begin in order to alleviate allevi-ate the overcrowded conditions that exist today, and also to accomodate ac-comodate future expansion. The operation and maintenance mainten-ance by the city of the Orem Public Library from January 1, 1948, was also announced by Mayor Gillman. Activation and reorganization of the library board will be undertaken in the near future, he said. Children's Friend Subscription Drive Quota Reached It was announced this week that every ward in Sharon Stake has reached its quota in the Children's Friend drive reecntly conducted. The stake has also met its quota by havinf every stake and ward officer subscribe to the magazine. Mrs. Esther Asay is the stake Children's Chil-dren's Friend agent and has led activities in the drive. To reach its quota each ward must have 75 of the families in the ward who have Primary children receiveing the magazine. maga-zine. The quota for Edgemont was 39, and they have 43 sub-scribscriptions; sub-scribscriptions; Grand View and Pleasant View reached their quotas of 51 and 70; Hill Crest has 58, their quota was 56; Lake View has 27, their quota was 24; and Timpanogos has 75; their quota was 72. er, Pleasant Grove, American Fork and Lehi. Club members and their wives traveled to the Granddaddy Lakes this summer and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the surrounding sur-rounding country. Recently members of the club participated in a rabbit hunt at Skull Valley. Val-ley. Pictures which were taken of the club drilling last summer were shown at the City Hall Wednesday night. The Orem Riding Club is presently pres-ently engaged in counting the deer in the Mt. Timpanogos area for the Wild Life Association. The Ladies' Riding Club, headed by Captain Norma Smith Wright, is planning for next summer's activities. The club is comprised of 25 girls with ages ranging from 16 to 20. Half the misery in the world comes of want of courage t speak and to hear thte trutt plainly, and in a spirit of love. H. B. Stowe |
