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Show Wmm J pi rem- f 9. Mi Ai" to, K- RURtATtON I MtlCULTuni ' THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1949 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 25 PRICE FIVE CENTS o .-' v vr 1 ymm y,y: Cunning smiles and mischievous grins greeted the Orem-Geneva Times camera man when he mapped these photos of Orem's younger set this week. The group includes left to right, lop: Joseph Blaine Hauzen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hauzen, Mt. View Subdivision; Lyla Skinner, two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Skinner. Rt. 2 Box 269; Susan Olson, one-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Olsen, Mt. View Subdivision; Raymond Zuban. three-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Zuban, Mt. View. Bottom row, Nonald Alvin Benson, five-year old son of Mr and Mrs. Robert Benson; Linda Jensen, five-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Jensen. 8th South and 4th West; Kathleen Jensen, two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moroni Jensen, Rt. 2 Box 276 A; and Diane Jenseru daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff Jensen. 20th North to 20th South By O. G. Semix If you feel like you're all turned around the next time you step in to pay your water bill at the Orem City hall don't be surprised. sur-prised. Orland E. Pyne, city clerk and Mrs. Ada Skinner, city treasurer, have traded of fices. The auditor who just completed com-pleted working over the city books recommended the change as an efficiency measure. We were quite satisfied with the ei fieiency of the city offices before the change, but then we don't claim to be an efficiency expert. Here 'N There If you haven't had your fill of Orem strawberries yet, you had better hurry. The bulk of the picking is over and omy a few ripe strawberries are left. And while we're on the sub ject of fruit, it seems that mere is quite a shortage of cherry pickers this year. If you have some spare time and would like to make a few extra dollars, call Mrs- Johnson at the Orem Employment office. She'll place you quickly where you can do the most good. SUNDAY DINNER An invitation is extended this week to Mrs. Rose Pretx-wich Pretx-wich and her partner to be the guests of the Geneva Dairy cafe for Sunday dinner. Each week a subscriber to the Orem-Geneva Timet is invited to visit the local dairy cafe and enjoy a delicious Sunday dinner free of charge. Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. F M. Young were invited to have dinner at the Geneva Dairy. Mrs. Presiwich need only identify herself and present this clipping to the waitress. For Bookworms F( Jt IS -a. ..-diflW" ' national book coupons issued by the United Nations Educa-J!0n?, Educa-J!0n?, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) now enable f ers in countries with currency restrictions to buy books pub-ned pub-ned in other countries. Coupons are sold by Unesco and may paid for in local currency, then used to pay for books from abroad. Here a Belgian miss studies coupon, worth one dollar. Funeral Services for Marjorie S. Bowen Held Wednesday Funeral services were conducted con-ducted on Wednesday at the Berg mortuary chapel for Mrs-Marjorie Mrs-Marjorie Smith Bowen, 46, who died suddenly last Friday. Bishop Stanley Finch of the Sharon ward conducted the services. ser-vices. Speakers were Bishop Carver Bryan of Tooele and Bishop Bis-hop Finch. Musical numbers included in-cluded a solo by LaNieve Kimball, Kim-ball, accompanied by La Von Harward; a duet by Mrs- Norma Dyer and Joe Ahlander. a solo by. Ine? Tracy, acocmpanied by Martha Kelsey; and a solo by Eldon Ramsey. Invocation was offered by John Salisbury and the benediction was pronounced by LaVoir Merrill. Burial was in the Orem City cemetery. The grave was dedicated dedi-cated by Ben H. Bowen of Tooele. Mrs. Bowen was born in Viola, Wisconsin, November 23, 1902, the daughter of Jacob B. and Blanche Barton Smith. The family resided in Mullen and Wheatland, Nebraska before moving to Ogden, Utah in 1917-She 1917-She attended high school in Ogden Og-den and graduated from the Henniger business college. The family moved to Provo in 1922. She married Royal G. Bowen on April 13, 1936 and they made their home in Tooele. She has resided in Orem since her husband's hus-band's death in September 1948. She leaves her mother, and one brother, Donald Smith, both of Orem. Flo Beck, Orem public health nurse, button holed us this week to tell us that the audiograms she is giving first and second graders are turning up some surprising results. One case of blindness in one eye and other cases of acute hearing losses were found in children planning to attend school this fall. Everywhere . . . 1. . s, i - ' ) , 'W ""k .M "'CD ' .r. Centennial 4th Ready in Provo A gigantic stadium show, costing cost-ing over $10,000, will climax Provo's Centennial July 4th celebration next Monday night in the Garden City. Sidney W. Russell, general chairman of the annual observance, observ-ance, announces that he is con fident that this year's celebration celebra-tion will top anything ever produced pro-duced at the annual Independence Independ-ence Day festivities. He reports that this year's activities will cost more than any previous celebration with the exception of one other show whicn also featured a rodeo. Prizes to be given at the stadium stad-ium show celebration include a new automobile, a television set and other valuable gifts The celebration will officially official-ly get underway Sunday evening even-ing with a band concert and patriotic program at the tabernacle. taber-nacle. Principal speaker will be Dr. O. Meredith Wilson, dean of the University College at Utah University. First event on the schedule for Monday will be the annual parade through the business district. dis-trict. Features of this year's parade will be an Indian group from the Jemez and Hopi tribes, live oxen and an authentic covered cov-ered wagon, numerous floats, six bands, and rubber balloon figures. The balloon figures will be shown for the first time in Utah. .They are very large inflated representations of animals an-imals and people. According to Miss Jesse Schofield, parade chairman, they have been shipped ship-ped from Philadelphia, at a ost of more than one thousand dollars. dol-lars. They have been very popular pop-ular in parades in eastern cities, according to news releases received re-ceived here. Featured acts at the stadium show will include the black light dancing of the Debutantes, nationally known girls dancing troupe, the aerial acrobatics of the Elton family, who will perform per-form at the top of a one hundred and twenty-five foot rigging, and the big fireworks show. This year's fireworks show is reported to be even larger than those shown in previous years. Red Expose Film To Play at Scera Friday, Saturday .'The Red Menace," first motion mot-ion picture to deal with Communism Com-munism in the United States, will have its premier showing in Utah county Friday and Saturday Satur-day at the Scera Theatre, Victor C Anderson, manager, announced announc-ed today. Produced by Republic Pictures, Pict-ures, "The Red Menace" is an account of the people caught up in the Red octopus ana a dramatization dram-atization of the mehods used by the Communists to recruit their party members and to keep them in line. Reviews of the picture praise it highly as one which every man, woman and child who val-u val-u s his freedom should see. Funeral Services Set Saturday for Maude W. Partridge Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted on Saturday at 1,30 p m. for Mrs. Maude Elizabeth Wentz Partridge, 76, who died at her home in Orem on Wednesday Wednes-day morning following a linger ing illness. Bishop Milton Jame son of the Hill Crest ward will conduct the services in the Berg mortuary chapel. Friends may call at the mortuary on Satur day prior to the services. Jtsuriai will be in the Provo City burial park. Mrs. Partridge was born in Provo on October 8. 1873, a daughter of Mastin and Minerva Boren Wentz. She attended Provo schools and the BYU. The familv moved to Orem in 1885. Her father was the first blsnop of the Timpanogos ward. She married Raymond fan- ridge on August 16, 1899 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, xney lived in Springville, Hinckley and Vernal, where Mr. Partridge held teaching positions. Mrs. Partridge taught for two years at Hinckley. They moved to Provo in 1905 and to Orem in 1907 where they have lived since that time. Mrs. Partridge was an active worker in the Relief Society and Sunday School organizations organizat-ions of the LDS church. She served for a number of years as a member of the first Sharon stake Relief Society board. She leaves her husband; one son, Edward Rulen Partridge of Orem; four daughters, Mrs. Karma Swindle, Cedar City; Mrs. Frank (Carol) Postma. Evanston. Wyoming; Mrs. Roland Rol-and E. (Maud) Tidd and Mrs. Max (Miriam) Andrews of Orem; two brothers, Ray V. Wentz and T. Frank Wentz, both of Orem; and 11 grandchildren. C. L. Waggoner Speaker at Scera Breakfast Charles L. Waggoner, General SuDerintendent, Geneva Steel Co. was the featured speaker at the annual Scera breakfast held .Sunday at Canyon Glen. "Hioh aim and communitv vis ion are prime requisites for pro- I .taco l qiiv fnmmnnifv " was the theme treated by Mr. Waggoner. Wag-goner. He pointed to Orem as an example of what can be achieved when people set high goals. "Orem's recreational program pro-gram and community theatre are significant steps in the dev elopment of a culture hard to duplicate," he said. In charge of the program held in connection with the breakfast were Melvin Briggs, Melba Pyne and Marian Stubbs. The breakfast itself was handled han-dled by the following: Mr. and Mrs- Lorin Millet, hotcakes; Mr. and Mrs- Parlell Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Evan Baugh, nam and eggs; Mr. and Mrs. August Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Sharp Gillespie, chocolate; Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Terry and Mr. and Mrs- Harold Knudsen, potatoes; pot-atoes; Valene Nielsen and Dorothy Dor-othy Nielsen, watermelons; Lois Nielsen and Betty Robbins, tables and Fred Gourdin and Sherman Harward. fires. Orem to Observe Road Completion Preliminary plans were laid last week by directors of the Orem Chamber of Commerce for the city's second celebration of the season slated sometime in September to mark the completion complet-ion of Orem's eight-lane, curb to curb main street. Date of the community celebration cele-bration will be set as soon as the completion date of the consruct-ion consruct-ion program is known, according to J. George Stratton, chamber of commerce president. He declared de-clared that the celebration would also observe the haiwst season here. Tentative plans provide that all the civic clubs and social or-ganizatons or-ganizatons will be asked to cooperate co-operate in the celebration, and that it will feature local talent-Chamber talent-Chamber directors report that the celebration plans have the enthusiastic approval of the mayor and the city council. Representatives of local clubs are being invited to meet -with Chamber of Commerce directors and others interested in the celebration cele-bration on Friday. July 8 at 8 p.m. at the Silver Star. Plans for the day will bs made at that time. STILL BURNING AFTER 173 YEARS OREM CONSTRUCTION HITS NEW HIGH AS 1949 BUILDING PERMITS TOP 1948 PERMITS FOR FIRST More construction was auth- Other permits issued for in-orized in-orized during the first six .dividual construction include months of this year than during the first six months of 1948, Ed Wickman, Orem building inspector, in-spector, announced today with the release of final figures on June building. Whereas $828,-300 $828,-300 of construction was authorized author-ized from January 1 through June 30, 1949, only $744,6S0 in building permits were issued in the first six months of 1948. Building permits issued dur-1 ing June, 1949 also exceed the building permits issued in June, 1948. , Authorized construction for June, 1949 totaled $189,000 as compared with $159,000 for June, 1948. Heading the list of permits issued during June, 1949 are 15 permits to J. Wyley Sessions for homes in the new Morningside Heights subdivision, totaling $91,500. In May Mr. Sessions took out permits for 33 new dwellings, totalling $200 200. Clegg Family Holds Reunion Relatives from Oregon, California, Calif-ornia, Idaho and Utah gathered Saturday at Vivian Park for the Henry Clegg jfamily reunion. More than 150 family members were present. Jay Wallace Clegg was chair- Melon Haven to Open Monday Opening for business in Orem Monday will be Melon Haven, a new out-of door refreshment idea backed by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Baxter and managed by their son-in law, Acel Nielson. Melon Haven will feature slices of iced melons and cantaloupes served under the shade of trees and umbrellas. Colorful lawn furniture will be used to seat guests. Located at 10th North and State Street, the new enterprise will have parking facilities for its customers. The Baxters and Mr. Nielson invite residents of the Orem-Geneva Orem-Geneva area to "stop, rest, and enjoy our hospitality." if 1 1 TELESCOPE AT BYU This SVi-inch refracting telescope will be available to the public for viewing1 the stars on the evenings of July 6, 7. and 8 at Brigham Young University-Appointments University-Appointments may be made in advance. : ' ! J, . : 6 MONTHS OF YEAR the folloing: Clyde Lunceford, two chicken coops, $3,000; John A. Fowers. dwelling, $12,000; Leonard C. Long, garage. $600: Woodruff Jensen, remodel home, $3000; Woodruff Jensen, dwell ing, $8500; Vaunt C Williams, $6500, dwelling; George E-Brewer, E-Brewer, dwelling, $1CJ00. Ivan A. Farnsworth, fruit stand, $2, 000; George Mobley, duplex, $9,000; Bob Fauntin, addition, $1000; Robert Tanger, dwelling, $2000; L. B. Bennett, dwelling, $10,000; Robert E. Brailsford, dwelling, $10,0f)0; T. Lawrence Oliphant, garage and temporary living quarters, $1000; Tom Mol sey, dwelling, $6000; Ted Mad sen remodel, $1500; Clyde Ed wards, dwelling, $6000; Harold R. Knudsen, garage $600; Rex Anderson dwelling, $5500; Elli Jacob, garage, $500; E. J. Simmons, Sim-mons, dwelling, $8000; Don Shepherd, garage, $1000. man of the days activities and Jay O. Clegg was in charge of the program. Community singing sing-ing as enjoyed and musical numbers, readings and tributes were presented by the different family members. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards Ed-wards and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Law conducted the sports. Mrs. Richard Miner of Portland, Port-land, Oregon won the prize for having traveled the farthest, Leslie Clegg of Blackfoot, Ida.. for displaying the fewest hairs on his head, the W. J. Clegg family fam-ily for having the largest representation, rep-resentation, Amelia Montgomery for being the oldest woman pres ent. The prize for the youngest child went to the baby of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clegg. Mrs. Zula Brinkerhoff had the smallest feet and Paul Brady of Berkeley had the largest waist line. Mrs.ipected price range Sarah Chatwin won the door prize. Recordings of the older members' mem-bers' voices were taken by Dr. Rayomond Maw of Salt Lake. Offices for next year are Luke Clegg, president; Mrs Alice Graham, vice president; and Nora Harding, secretary. v 5- x Progress Told on Reservoir; Beer Licenses Approved "Progress on the construction of the foundation and outfall basin for Orem's two-million gallon reservoir is satisfactory," reported Leonard Beckman, city engineer, at Wednesday night's meeting of the Orem City Council. He said that the work is coming along at a rapid pace and that he would have the plans and specifications ready for advertising for bids on the diversion structure on the Alta ditch next week. Mr. Beckman also reported that the construction of the road leading lead-ing to the diversion point was undeiway. The engineer told the council that he had completed plans for the 14th South widening and that he would give the necessary nec-essary information to II. Vern Wentz, city attorney. He Baid . that the pocedures for the wid- Cherry Pickers Needed By Orem Growers An acuta shorlag of charry pickers exiiled in Orem this week, according lo Mrs. E. H-Johnson H-Johnson of the local employment employ-ment office. Unless additional help ii found some fruit growers may not get lheir cherry crops harvested, she said. Bings are being picked this week and picking on Lamberts will begin on Monday or Tuesday. Tues-day. Picking of sour cherries will begin shortly. Mrs. Johnson said, with an unusual yield expected. ex-pected. One grower whose trees averaged IS pounds apiece last year said he expects to gei between be-tween 200 and 300 pounds per trees this year. Mrs. Johnson today urged anyone 14 years old or over able to pick cherries to register with her as soon as possible so she can place them with the growers who need pickers. She has aver 300 requests for pickers. Cherry Crop in Peak Picking Peak of cherry picking in the Orem area was expected to be reached this weekend, and house wives were being urged to purchase pur-chase the fruit for canning early in order to get choice fruit. The quality of the cherries is much better than growers anticipated. Early predictions that the hail storms had marked the fruit badly and might cut the crop to one-half are being found in error and a normal crop is expected in most orchards. The outside market is slow, however, and local buyers can help producers by moving the choice fruit now-Carlots now-Carlots of cherries are bringing about $1 75 per case. Among the local shippers are Timpanogos Marketing association, associat-ion, E. O. Muir and company and Sterling Nelson. Some growers grow-ers are trucking cherries to Salt Lake City and Denver. Pickers are still in demand in some orchards and will be during the peak of the picking all of next week. Raspberries are coming on fast now with the market holding hold-ing up good because of the expected ex-pected short crop. Winter temperatures tem-peratures killed a large acreage of raspberries here and the season seas-on is expected to be short. Ex- is $2.50 to $3 00 per crate. Apricots are 10 days away with a bigcrop expected. Watkins Asks Change in Naming Postmasters Orem's Senator Arthur V. Watkins this week came out in support of President Truman's proposal to take the appointment appoint-ment of postmasters out of politics pol-itics and select them on the basis of merit under civil service. serv-ice. It's probably a good step," he said, "if they really do take it out of politics. As it is now, of the three highest qualified applicants ap-plicants they take the applicant who happens to be a Democrat although he may rate number three on the list." Like other members of the minority party. Watkins would have little to lose under the President's plan at the present time, inasmuch as he has no voice in the selection of postmasters. ening of 16th South Street were in he hands of the city attorney. Beer Licenses Approved The council received applies tions for beer licenses from the Stork Club, L-Roy Club, Leon's Tavern, Bill and Iva's Cafe, The Cottage, Reed's Billiards and Towne Tavern. The council vot ed to approve the licenses cov ering the next fiscal year upon receipt of the $300 license fees-Curb fees-Curb and Gutter Mayor J. W. Gillman reported to the Council that he, Council man A. A. Richards and City Engineer Beckman had made a survey of curb and gutter district dis-trict number two, paying special attention to the driveways being installed. The Mayor said they found some driveways too steep to allow cars'to pass over without with-out rubbing bumpers. " Hears Delegation A delegation of property owners along 10th East including includ-ing J. T. Caley and Lester Henly appeared before the Council in regard to a shortage of culinary water on 10th East Street. Mayor May-or Gillman explained that the shortage was unavoidable at vhe present time, but that the city planned to install a larger water line along the street to take care of the problem in the future. fut-ure. New Fire Equipment Fire Chief Scott Thompson appealed to the Council for additional add-itional fire equipment for the fire station. He said that the Orem Jaycees had offered to contribute $100 toward the purchase pur-chase of needed equipment. The Council voted to work with the Jaycees in the purchase of equipment. An application for the position of assistant fire chief was re-ceved re-ceved by the Council from Don Swan. Action on the appoint ment was tabled for future discussion. dis-cussion. City Employees Mayor Gillman recommended that payments to persons working work-ing for the city other than reg ular city employees should be approved by the Council with other bills. The Council discussed the hours of work of city employees in the light of criticism from the public. Mayor Gillman and Council members felt that city employees should take a one-hour one-hour lunch period and work until un-til 5 p m. to avoid such criticism- "7 Gwen Hawthorne, tfalenlei". singing and dancing star, vh i will be a featured performer u the University of Utah's summer festival. She will appear in both "The Great Welti" and "Carmen." "Car-men." . i |