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Show rera Mi ii Km EDUCATION j TJtXRtATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 194b VOLUME 16, NUMBER 29 PRICE FIVE CENTS I ftSmCULTURE lAOUSTRr Merlin Steed, frequent Orem visitor, is shown fcefoce a painting by Joha Hubbard Rich, one of the paintings included in the $100,000 art collection which he and Mrs. Steed presented this week to the Springville high school art association. ass-ociation. Formal showing of the entire collectioa will be held Sunday. California Couple, Well-Known In Orem. Donate $100,000 Art Collection to Springville By Clyde E. Weeks Jr. Orem residents will note with interest the formal showing at Springville on Sunday of the art collection valued at more than $100,000 which was pres ented to the Springville High School Art Association this week by Mr. and Mrs- Merlin Steed of Glendale, California. Frequent Orem visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Steed are well-known to many Orem residents as the-foster parents of Bishop C Wilford Larsen of Geneva Ward. Mr. Steed has been a featured speaker speak-er in years past at Sunday evening even-ing services in the Scera audit orium.- FARWELL PARTY TO HONOR MISSIONARIES Gordon ZoBell and Ronald E. .uaasen wu be honored at a farewell party tonight, Thurs day, in the Lake View ward amusement hall. A testimon ial on Sunday evening in the ward chapel will also honor the two elders who are leaving for me Eastern States Mission. ; tider Madsen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Madsen Elder ZoBell is the son of Cath-; Cath-; ine ZoBell and the latp Hnrrv ZoBell. Both are graduates of "ie Lincoln high school and Sharon seminary. They served ln me U. S. Navy for two years na nave been attending the ; fu. They will enter the LD3 mission home in Salt Lake City n October 11. An orchestra has been engag- : c wr the farewell party to-; to-; night and plate lunches will be sold. A good program has been . "ranged for the Sunday events even-ts meeting, which will begin at 7:30. SHAROII Jean MacDonald 0893-J3 A farewell dance and social, sponsored by the MIA on Tues evening honored Cleve Mac "onald, who is leaving for the southern states mission on Oct. Light refreshments were served and a good time enjoyed. A testimonial meeting on aunday evening at 7:30 will also "onor Elder Cleve MacDonall. Bishop and Mrs. Stanley Fin "I and Mr. and Mrs- Dee Elder Jhy confprence sessions in m Lake City on Sunday, eve MacDonald and son, Jack, acit Lunceford, John Caley and .n- David and Alvin Peterson honn Ray er,joyed the priest-CncSeSS10n priest-CncSeSS10n f lhe general con ClS nd Mrs- Alvin Rowley, PhiNi' u n Bartara Jean and esilv?., ave returned from an gyabie trip to Oklahoma and ? w t ': WKfefA ', r Ms! 1 ivv7 M The prized art collection that the Steeds have spent over 15 years in accumulating included paintings by some of the world's greatest artists such as William Ritscher-of the National Academy. Acad-emy. Robert C. Miner of the National Academy, Sir John Lavery of the British Royal Ac ademy, Gainsborough, J. E. Stuart, Millard Sheets, Adolph Monticelli, Winslow Homer, Patrick Nasymth, Karl Yens and Fredrick A. Pecht. Many of the paintings have won international prizes and have been done by artists who have been long recognized a-mong a-mong the world's finest. Mr. Steed, who has spent most of his earnings on good paintings during the last 15 years, explained their unusual generosity by saying, "Perhaps we've been a little selfish in keeping so many lovely paintings paint-ings to ourselves for so long" Over 100 paintings will be included in-cluded in the art collecton which the Steeds have presented to the Springville art association. associat-ion. However, one need not go to Springville to see a sample of the collection. One painting from the Steed collection hangs on the living room wall of the C Wilford Larsen home heite in Orem. The painting, which is a scene of an Indian buffalo hunt, was given to the La r sens about three years ago when the Steeds were visiting in their home. A former Utahn, Mr. Steed is now a life insurance executive in California, and is a former first counselor in the San Fernando Fer-nando stake presidency. Oak Hills Missionary Farewell Set A missionary testimonial in honor of John A. Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn u-Taylor u-Taylor of Oak Hills ward, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Pleasant View ward chapel, ac cording to Bishop John A. Nay- lor. Elder Taylor, who will leave shortly for the South African L. D. S. Mission, is presently employed at DTR Co. He at tended the BYU for two years and was affiliated - with The Bricker social unit. He will enter the mission home on October Oct-ober 11. The program outlined for the testimonial includes the follow ing: invocation, David O. Mac- Kay; address, Wesley P. Lloyd; duet. Thomas L. Martin and Celestia J. Taylor; remarks. Arthur D. Taylor; piano solo, Richard Bigelow. response, missionary; mis-sionary; benediction, Henry D. Talyor; and songs by the congregation. FUNERAL FOR WILLIAM E. COX HELD TODAY .tunerai services ior. wmiam,ditioni $i ooO; Glen Wilkerson, Edward Cox, 70, Orem farmer,, addition $200: Ed Ford. $1,400: were conducted today, tnursaay in the Timpanogos ward chapel by Bishop C. Wilford Larsen of the Geneva ward. Mr. Cox died early Monday at the American Fork hospital after a lingering illness. . -. Mr.. Cox was . born May 27, 1878 in Salt Lake City, the son of Elijah and Zina Celestia Martin Mar-tin Cox. The family moved to Provo when Mr. Cox was a young child and he has lived in Orem since he was 15 year old. He attend schools in Salt Lake City and . Provo. He married Willo V Williatno in iha Salt Lake LDS Temple on November) 16, 1910. He was a member of the LDS church and was a high priest at the time of his death, He leaves his widow: two snns William E. Cox of Los An-1 eeieg an(j Martin Cox of Orem-' two daughters, Mrs. Elva O'Ban- ion of Los Angeles and Mrs. Maybelle Lee of American Fork; his stepmother, Mrs. Andrew Goodsell of Provo; one brother, Warren M. Cox of Cedar City; five half brothers and a half sister, George Cox of Williams, California, David Cox, Kenneth Cox, Leland Cox and Curtis Cox of Provo and Mrs. Leon Jackson of Pleasant Grove; and five grandchildren. Philo T. Elwards and Roy Gappmayer were the speakers at the funeral. Prayers were offered of-fered by members ' of the Gen eva ward high priests quorum. Mwsical numbers were sung by Moroni Jensen, Reuben Pyne and company and the Relief Society chorus. The grave in the Provo City Cemetery was dedicated by David Rowley, Sr. We are glad to greet Thelma Carter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Carter, who returned from filling a mission in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKellar of Provo have moved into the . ' : I 'i These fire young men from Orem and Sharon Stakes hav been called on L. D. S. missions and will leave shortly for the mission horn and then to their - field of labor. All will be honored at lher respective wards on Sunday. The group include, left lo righ. John Taylor of Oak Hills ward. South African mistion;Gordon ZoBell, Lake View ward. Eastern Slates; Cleve MacDonald, Sharon Ward. Southern States; Ronald E. Madsen, Laka View ward, Eastern States; Victor L. Hansen. Pleasant View ward. New England Siaies. LINCOLN TIGERS BEAT REMAIN UNDEFEATED; Coach Glen Zimmerman's Lincoln Tigers . were still tied for first place with the Spring j ville Red Devils today as a re suit of their 13to 0 win over the American Fork Cavemen on Wednesday afternoon. Both Lincoln Lin-coln and Springville Iremain the only undefeated teams in the region following the third round of games in this 1948 football foot-ball season- The champion Lincoln team bested the highly touted Cavemen with two touchdowns OREM STILL CLIMBING Still climbing toward the two million dollar mark predicted pre-dicted earlier in the year by Ed Wickman, Orem Building In. spector, building permits issued for construction here totalled $1,401,200, including $95,950 issued is-sued in September. For the first time in any month this year no permits were issued for commercial ocnstruction during September, according to Mr-Wickman. Mr-Wickman. " Permits for residential construction con-struction were issued during September to the following: H. M. Elder, $10,500; James E. Ekins, $8,500; Leon W. Madsen, $6,000; German Goulding, add ition, $1,200; Oriean Larsen, o, 000; Don L. Gamette, $13,000; Don Blatter, $3,000; Ralph Hovt. $9,500: Orville Harris, ad- Charles W. Campbell, $5,000; D. R. Haws, $5,000; Robert Cool, addition, $1,500; J. S. Van Cott, $2,500; David Laird, $4,-000: $4,-000: Don Sackett. $5,500: W. C Walsh, addition, $300; Keith .O. Grames. $2,500: Gilbert Morgan. basement, $3,000; Robert Down- ard, garage, $2,000; Roy Boren; garage, $50; J. M. Peters, garage, gar-age, $600; Dale Johnson, garage, $1,000; E. I. Elmer, garage, $200; V. Hodgkinson, garage, $2,00. Correspondence Is Topic At Women's Club Meet - The Orem Women's Club met at the Scera lounge on Wednes day aiiernoon. rresiaem mrs. William A. Cox welcomed the club members present. Mrs. Rulon West was m charge of the program and in troduced Mrs. Parley Larsen who spoke on 'IWorld Under standing through Correspond ence." Mrs. Raymond Gilligan read several letters received from Holland. Austria and the Phillipine Islands. Mrs. Harold Walker, supervisor super-visor of the adult education program pro-gram discussed the adult classes Glenda Burr and Robert Camp bell played two guitar selections. select-ions. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Fehton Prince and Mrs. Clarence ' Bliss. LINCOLN PTA TO CONDUCT MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Mrs. Rulon West, membership chairman of the Lincoln PTA is in charge of a membership drive which will begin on October Oct-ober 11 and continue for one week. Mrs. George Boyce, president, and the other PTA officers are anxious to enroll all parents of Lincoln students in the PTA. V r. V- A F 13 TOO TO LEHI GAME NEXT t.-..t,-i - - Ralph Willel. top scorer in Region Three's grid competition. and a scoring point, both made in the first half. In the first quarter Dale Reese scored the first touchdown touch-down which was set up with a blocked kick. He ran 15 yards to the pay-off line. The extra point was lost through an unsuc cessful pass. Dependable Ralph Wil-lett Wil-lett scored the other touchdown in the second quarter with a 7-yard 7-yard plunge to make it a round 12 points. Willett also made the exira point with a power plunge over the line which made the unlucky 13 points (unlucky for the Cavemen, that is.), Explaining the win over Am erican Fork, Mel Briggs, assist ant Lincoln- coach, said, "Our boys just couldn't be beat Wed nesday. The team spirit was at its highest peak of the year, and every man was playing his best." Although Willett, Madsen, Hadishima and Hardy were out standing in Wednesdays game with the Cavemen, at no time was it a one-man show. The Tigers played as a team with no grandstanding. Madsen and Willet, Lincoln co-captains, seemed to ..have the answer to the strong A. F. miSdle line "" and "weak nds. Time after time the Tigers went around end with frequent enough success to hold the Cavemen scoreless. Next on the Lincoln schedule is next Friday's game with Lehi on the Tigers home field. Ob servers say the undefeated Lin coln team should have little trouble in downing the Pioneers, The line-up for Friday's game will include the following: Ends, Christensen, Adams, Rowley Davis, Kallis; Tackles, Wilkin son, Davis, BoOtR; Guards, Griffith, Ivie, Penrod, Holda way; Center, Edwards, Gordos Backs, Reeves, Hadishima, Lew is Hardy, Taylor, Judd, Peter son, Willet, Bradshaw. Victor L. Hansen To Be Honored At Testimonial Victor L. Hansen will be honored hon-ored at a missionary testimonial meeting on Sunday evening at 7 p m. in the Pleasant View ward chapel. He will enter the misison home on October It and will serve in the New England States mission. Elder Hansen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver M. Hansen. He is a graduate of the Lincoln high school and has attended the BYU for two years. Grover C. Miller will be the speaker at the testimonial and remarks will be made by the misionary and Bishop R. Bliss Allred. Musical numbers will be furnished by Kenneth Perry, E. B. Terry and a trio including includ-ing Don Griffith, Victor Han- sen, Carl Tucker and Stan Cole- V Only Three Chances Left to Register Orem voters who have nat already al-ready registered for the coming general election have only three more opportunities to do so, Verl G. Dixon, Utah County Clerk announced today. Registration dates between now and November 2 elections are: October 12, 26 and 27. Registration agents in Orem are: District one, Mrs. A. H. Lowe; District two, Clarence York; District three, L. N. Poul-son; Poul-son; District four, Mrs. Ellen L. Kartchner. Hours of registration will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p m. SMITH NAMED TO HEAD DRIVE FOR SCOUT FUNDS Joseph T. Smith, Orem banker bank-er and former scouter in the Cache Valley council, this week was named chairman of the fund-raising campaign for 1948-49 1948-49 in the Sharon-Orem district, acording to Ray Hands, chairman chair-man of the Utah National Parks nominating committee. Three thousand dollars has been set as the Sharon-Orem area's share of the UNP coun cil's $36,185 operating budget for the coming year. Mr. Smith said today that meeting was planned for to night for scouters of the Shar on-Orem district. Six or eight men will be chosen as team captains and each of these captains cap-tains will pick a group of men to work with him in soliciting funds. The Sharon-Orem district's quota is expected to be reached before the middle of November, acording to Mr. Smith. Lincoln Year Book Staff Begins Sales Campaign . . Members of the- Lincoln Rail- splitter staff have already be gun work on the 1948-49 year book and are conducting a campaign cam-paign to sell 350 books this year. Lee L. Jones is editor of the Railsplitter this year, with Emma Stratton as co-editor, and Miss Reynolds as advisor. The campaign to obtain subscriptions subscrip-tions is under the direction of the appointed subscription a gents, Mary Ann Eager, Peggy Knudsen, Reva Carlile, Shirley Rowland, Peggy Spencer and Colleen Knight. Other members of the staff are Calvin Goulding, photo grapher; Jean Brandt, feature page editor; "Kenneth Ashton, business manager; Margaret Falukner, business secretary; Shirlee Killpack and Jeannine Dean, art editors; Jane Patten, club editor; Boyd Ivie, sports editor; Ranae Bunnell, Geniel Larsen and LaRee Hales, class page editors; Graham Shaw and Fae Smith, snap-shot editors; Glen Gray and Marta Black, ad solicitors; and Donna Madsen Mad-sen and Luella Hodgkinsen, individual in-dividual orders. The Gleaner girls enjoyed a Hobo Party Wednesday evening at the home of Glenna Johnson. A scavenger hunt was enjoyed and refreshments were served to Cumorrah Gordon, Lois ouy-man, ouy-man, Elaine Wilson, Helen Swan Xenna Johnson, Eileen Lamond, Maxine Varley, Reva Carlyle, Yvonne Jacobsen, Phyllis Car roll, Gwen Jacobs and Glenna Johnson. The prize for the best costume was given to Cumorrth Gordon- J ' ) y ; 1 t I . L I Orem Bond Election Set For Dec. 7; Only Taxpayers Vote Orem voters who have not al-a al-a special bond election on December Dec-ember 7, 1948, on whether Orem City should sell bonds in the amount of $175,000.00 to finance the construction of a 2-million gallon reservoir and enlargements and extensions to the present water system, Mayor May-or J. W. Gillman announced at a special meeting of the Orem City Council on Monday night. Mayor Gillman stressed that only property taxpayers would be eligible to vote at this election. elec-tion. Preliminary engineerng work has already been done at the Mayor Proclaims Saturday Special Orem Clean-up Day Fire Prevention Week in Orem Or-em will culminate with a special clean-up day beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a proclamation pro-clamation issued this week by Mayor J. W. Gillman. Mayor Gillman explained the special event as a part of the city's plans whereby fire hazards will be cut down to such a point that the high fire insurance insur-ance rates for Orem may be reduced. re-duced. Using city trucks to collect trash and rubbish from in front of homes and business houses, members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will direct the day's activities. The proclamation reads as follows: By thje Mayor of Orem City A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, Orem City is now actively observing Fire Preven- tion Week along with the rest of the state and nation; and WHEREAS, the safety and welfare of life, limb and proper ty are of paramount concern to every citizen; and WHEREAS, the citizens of Orem have always wholeheartedly wholeheart-edly participated in projects designed de-signed to bring about the health, heal-th, safety and welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, it is essential for every citizen to do his par. in makng Orem a clean city in order that the desireable conditions condit-ions referred to may exist. NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. W. GILMAN, Mayor of the City of Orem, do officially proclaim Saturday, October 9, 1948, as a SPECIAL CLEAN-UP DAY IN OREM and I declare that it is absolutely essential that every Orem citizen participate in this event in order that fire hazards may be reduced, health condit ions improved, and the general welfare promoted. (Signed) J. W. Gillman, Mayor of Orem City. SPENCER PTA MEETING SCHEDULED Members of the Spencer PTA will hold their October meeting in Wednesday, Oct. 13 is the music room PTA Officers and the school teachers will be introduced at.wav and Marv .Van riort the meeting and a program and social are planned. The year's program booklets will be given out. A PTA membership drive was conducted, this week with a goal set at 300 members. Spenc er students have been getting new members to join and a party will be give for the room get ting the greatest number of new members. "1 rt i J site of the proposed reservoir by Leonard Beckman, city engineer. en-gineer. A delegation of citizens headed head-ed by Epriam Evans and Don Liston appeared before the council protesting the laying of a sewer from 8th East to 10th East which was to be included in a special improvement project. pro-ject. This portion of the project pro-ject was abandoned by the council and the portion including includ-ing the area from State Street to 8th East Street. A group of property owners in the area of 16th South Street asked the council to construct a water line and road on 16th South where several new homes have been , built recently and ' where the city has permitted the said property owners to install in-stall a two-inch water line on top of the ground during the summer to enable them to continue, con-tinue, home construction in that locality. The property owners requested the city to replace the temporary two-inch linie with a permanent four-inch to be installed underground. The council agreed to meet the property pro-perty owners on Tuesday at th site for a further discussion. Councilman E. H. Johnson recommended re-commended to the council that Ray Carruth, Orem grocer, be employed by the city as a part-time part-time traffic safety man at the Sharon grade school crossing. Mr. Carruth's appointment was unanimously approved by the council. council passed a motion to employ Mrs. Lorin Millet on a pan-ume Dasis to wor m a clerical capacity in the office of the city recorder. Live Wire Staff f Publishes First Monthly Issue The first issue of the Lincoln Live Wire for the school jfar was published last week under the direction of Jean Maycock, student editor and John Freck leton, faculty advisor. One issue will be published each month during the school year, according accord-ing to staff members. The 1948-49 Live Wire staff includes Rulene Doman, make up editor; Donna Madsen, assignment as-signment editor; Colleen Fielding, Field-ing, Bertein Adams and Betty Nimer, business managers; Ra-Nae Ra-Nae Bunnell, front page editor; Mary Egar, assustant front page editor; Ardith Richards, feature page editor; Beth Lunceford, assistant feature page editor; Margaret Faulkner, society page editor; Shirlee Killpack, assistant society page editor. Columnists and reporters tor" the Live Wire are LaRee Hales, Ida Lou Davis, Wanita MJler, Lois Nielson, Ardis Westwood, Emma S.undquist, Lucille Pearson, Pear-son, Barbara Carter, Donna Stolworthy, Marilyn Johnson, Jay Hancock, Luanna Clegg, Marie Madsen, Grace Gammon, Marv HoWawav T.nrnn WnlHn. (jl.,.- T;oiAo.r """Ml lUlhMOndry Testimonial Set A missionarv testimonial will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday ev ening in the Sharon ward chapel chap-el honoring Elder Cleve W. MacDonald, who is leaving for the Southern States mission. Elder MacDonald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve D. MacDonald. Mac-Donald. His parents were converts con-verts to the church in 1943 and moved to Orem in 1945, w.iere they reside now. Elder MacDonald served in the armed forces with the 11th Airborne in Japan and with the military government in Tokyo. He graduated from the Lincoln High school and Sharon Seminary Semin-ary and also graduated from the Pittsburgh night schooi in Pittsburgh, California. Principal speaker at the test imonial will be Russell Mt-Lton-ald. Remarks will be made by Bishop Stanley Finch, a member mem-ber of the Stake presidency, the missionary and his parents and a teen-age talk will be given by Nelda Ann Harward. Musical numbers will include a trio comprising com-prising Jerry Hansen, Evelyn Higbee and Elaine Loveless, a vocal solo by Joan Hawkins and congregational singing. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blair of Payson were Orem visitors on Monday. |