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Show toieta roil rW.H4-,SI mm Recreation If -- ' 20th North to 20th South By O. G. Semit Heard from almost every corner cor-ner nowadays is praise for Orem's velvet highway nearing 5letion. The businessmen are Whing sighs of relief because the improved road should mean more business for them, and, incidentally, less dust to plague their stores. : yes Orem residents will realiy'have something to shout about when the road widening is finally completed, and the big celebration being planned to mark the completion is something some-thing we're heartily in favor of. Interest continues to mount as plans for the celebration are developed de-veloped and this week-end, we understand, tickets will be available avail-able at stores with each fifty cent purchase. And that new Kaiser automobile that is to be given away is something to dream about. Model Home t Axel Christiansen, Orem contractor, con-tractor, and his crew have been busy at work on the Orem-Gen-eva Times Model Home this week. The basement walls were poured last week and the forms were removed so that the concrete con-crete could dry over the weekend- J This week saw the post footings foot-ings completed and the structural structur-al beams erected. Next came the floor joices, the bridging and finally the sub-flooring which was laid today. i Although the ground in the area is very rocky and there would be little chance for water to seep into the basement, two coats of an asphalt emulsion were applied to the outside basement walls just in case. Good news concerning the or der of 6,000 red brick needed for the house was just received from the Interstate Brick Co. of Sijjt Lake City. The hard-to-get tapestry brick is being made available for this job and should arrive early next week thus solving one problem standing stand-ing in the way of early completion complet-ion of the home. As soon as the brick is delivered in Orem the brick masons will be on the job laying it up. 4th Annual Orem Flower Show Set For August 20-21 j Local flower lovers and garden gar-den 'enthusasts were preparing this week for the fourth annual flower show sponsored by the Orem garden club, set for August Aug-ust 20-21 in the U. S- Rock Wool building at 17th Sothu and State. ? Chairman of this year's otiow is Mrs. , Clark Carter. Other members of the general committee commit-tee are Van Snow, president of the Orem Garden Club, and Whit Watts, vice president. A general invitation has been extended to all flower lovers throughout the state to submit entries in the celebrated Orem show. Entries will be received from 8 to 10 a m. on the opening of the show. Prizes will be trophies and ribbons and will t? given on the following class-ifications: class-ifications: queen of the show,' showmanship, annuals and per-tnnials per-tnnials 'in different varieties, torsages, and miscellaneous entries en-tries such a dried materials, Christmas arrangements, h6use Plants and water arrangements. Dexter Wilbergs Get Free Dinner A tGeneva Dairy Sunday dinner 'on the 0u' that's what's in store . me Mr. and Mrs. Sub-; Sub-; riber to the Orem-Geneva r"M each week. The Gen- Dairy cafe, in cooperal-J cooperal-J n with the local newspaper '"vifet some subscriber for Friday dinner at the cafe. " week Mr. and Mrs. Herb-i Herb-i Stratton enjoyed the his-; his-; Pllal'y of he dairy. ! Next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. xter Wilberg, Mountain 'ew ubdivision. are invii-l invii-l ,0 be guests of the dairy d.r tn'0? ils fine seice and Rightful cuisine. They haye to clip this article and P'esenl it to their waitress a Jhey will be served the dinm Thursday, August 11, Robert and Kathleen Downs, promising young- Orem musicians who are studying at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music. The two will be presented in concert on Monday, August 22, with the Mendelssohn Chonw in a benefit. Women's Clubs of Orem are sponsoring the concert to insure the continued study of the pair. KATHLEEN, ROBERT DOWNS TO APPEAR HERE WITH MENDELSSOHN CHORUS Robert and Kathleen Downs, promising young Orem singers and students at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music wnere they are being hailed as grand opera prospects, will appear in concert at the Lincoln high school auditorium with the Mendelssohn Men-delssohn Chorus on August 22, it was announced this week by the women's clubs of Orem who are sponsoring the concert. The appearance of the brother and sister team, along with the Men delssohn chorus will be a benefit bene-fit for Robert and Kathleen to insure their continued study at the Kansas City school. The' various women's clubs of Orem are uniting to sponsor the attractive musical. It is set for 8:15 p.m. E. B. Terry, director of the chorus and members of the chorus feel that the Downs pair are among the most promis ing of the state s vocalists and are thus anxious to see them Judges Named For State Flower Show Judges who will name the prize winners at the Utah State Flower Show were announced this week. The show is set for Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 at the A. L. Duckett salesroom in Provo and is sponsored spon-sored by the Wasatch' Gladioli Society. Fred Augsburger, Salt Lake City florist and O. R. Thomas of the Provo Greenhouse will judge artistic arrangements and baskets. bask-ets. George Soffe of Salt Lake City and Dr. Wallace Dickers of Logan will judge other entries in the show. A special invitation was extended ex-tended to all Utah County florists flor-ists to enter commercial displays dis-plays in the show. Arrangements Arrange-ments for these displays may be made by contacting M. D. Wallace. Wall-ace. Mrs. Margie Skinner underwent under-went a major operation on Tuesday Tues-day morning at the Utah Valley hospital- BLAMES AAV . . . U.S. diving Champ Zoe Ann Olsen, In Parii with Barbara Jensen of San Francisco, substantiates her mother's claim that the AAU to ver working Us stars on a Euro-pean Euro-pean tour, working them 18 hour a day. ' w i H ii I I .It- '. 1 1949 continue their training. Both Robert and Kathleen are graduates of 'Lincoln high and Sharon seminary. They studied music under Mr. Terry during their school days and lattr under Mrs. Allie Clark in Provo. Kathleen is a senior student stud-ent at the conservatory and is studying under Endreze Krieck-mann, Krieck-mann, former Paris opera baritone. bari-tone. Robet is a sophomore and is studying under Latonia Bar-nett. Bar-nett. Both had leading roles in the conservatory opera, Mozart's "The Magic Flute," last spring. In addition to opera and light opera numbers prepared for the local program the Downs will sing several lighter numbers including in-cluding "Desert Song," "in a Persian Garden," "The Trumpeter," Trumpet-er," and "Hills of Home." The musicians are the on and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C H. Downs, long-time Orem residents. resid-ents. O The Orem American Legion Leg-ion Post 72 Auxiliary members were presented with a check and congratulations from the department de-partment Child Welfare Chairman. Chair-man. Alice B. Pond, at the department de-partment convention' held in Cedar City last week. The Orem Auxiliary's child welfare program pro-gram as chosen as the outstanding outstand-ing project in the state. Tourney Set to Name Grand Softball Champ Grand champion of the near ly 80 teams of the summer soft-hall soft-hall Droeram will be crowned following the completion of a double elimination tourney set up this week by league supervisors super-visors Evan Baugh, Mel Briggs and Parlell Peterson. The tourney, tourn-ey, to be completed in two weeks, will wind up the soft-ball soft-ball program of the year for adult teams. All teams of the Sharon and Orem stake adult leagues plus the two strongest senior scout teams of the league are slated to tangle in the finale tournalnent of the year. Play will begin Tuesday, August 16, with games at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. Teams entered are required to pay an umpire fee of $2 before be-fore the first game. Next week's schedule is as follows: Tuesday. August 16: 7:00 Edgemont vs Grand View. 8:00 Lake View vs Geneva 9 00 Sharon vs Pleasant View. Wednesday, August 17: 7:00 Timpanogos vs Vermont Ver-mont Senior Scouts 8:00 Oak Hills vs 20-30 club 9:00 Geneva Senior bcouts vs Vermont. Thursday, August 18: 7:00 Winner oi snarun-Pleasant snarun-Pleasant View game vs winner of Lake View-Geneva game. 8:00 Loser of Sharon-Pleasant View game vs loser Lake View-Geneva- 9:00 Vineyard vs winner of Edgemont-Grand View game-Friday, game-Friday, August 19: No games scheduled. VOLUME 14, NUMBER 31 1949 GONSRUGTIOM LEVELING OFF HERE Residential and commercial construction leveled off somewhat some-what in Orem last month, according ac-cording to Ed Wickman, Orem building inspector, as he released releas-ed figures covering building permits issued for July. Twenty-one permits were issued is-sued in July authorizing $56,600 worth of construction, compared with the same number of permits per-mits issued in July, 1948. However, How-ever, the July, 1948 construction totaled $480,100, including a $383,000 permit issued for the new Geneva elementary school and a total of $411,000 for commercial com-mercial construction. Residential building continued to lead all other types of building build-ing in Orem last month with permits going to the following: Eileen Smith, 166 Souh 4 West, $4,000; G. W. Richardson, 1234 North 50 East, $4,000;; G. W. Richardson, 1246 North ..0 East, $4,000; Dean Hansen, 1194 West 4th South, $5,000; Gene S. Campbell, 984 West 4th South, $1,200; Don Eldredge, 758 South 3rd West, $5,000; Leo Poulson, 303 East 720 South, $800 remod-tling; remod-tling; LaVell Johnson, 596 South 4th West, $600 cabin; Lynn Wilson, Wil-son, 34 South 150 East, $7,500; J. F. Endholm, 785 East 17th South, $1,000 addition; O. H-Anderson, H-Anderson, 1347 West 4th North, two permits for $1,700 each; I-D. I-D. Curtis, No. 89 Drage subdivision, subdiv-ision, $1,000 basement remodeling; remodel-ing; and W. E. Perkins, 1256 North 8th East, $200 addition. Two permits wtre issued during dur-ing July for commercial uulld-ings: uulld-ings: E. O. Muir and Orem Peach Growers, 4th South at railroad track, $10,000 warehouse; and R. Peterson, 1135 North State, $4,000 garage. Permits for garagls barns, and coops were issued to: vuin-ton vuin-ton Twitchell, $1,000; John C Baxter, $1500; Russell Gray, $400; and Allen D. Johnson, $1,-000. $1,-000. July's building brings the total construction authorized from January 1 through July 31 to $894,900. Junior Scouts Camping In Payson Canyon Thirteen Junior Scouts left Monday morning to go to the Scout camp in Payson Canyon. The boys were taken to the camp by Thomas Reese and Scoutmaster Scoutmast-er Pat Dickerson. Boyd Davis is with the boys as camp director. direct-or. A program will be presented at the camp on Friday evening-Parents evening-Parents of the boys and any others who wish to attend are invited, according to Mr. Davis. The boys who are staying at the camp" are Norman Rowley, Cary Duke, Lawrence Morgan, Kenneth Marshall, Jack Cox, Merrill Palmer, Wayne Asay, Sharon Beagley, Jay Bench, Jay Mansfield, Phillip Petty, Clair Rasmussen and Eddie Mil-lett. Mil-lett. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson visited visit-ed the boys at camp on Wednesday Wednes-day evening. Larry Dickerson and LaMar Higbee went with them and will spend the rest of the week at the camp. Geneva Ward Sets Sunday School Party A Centennial Sunday School outing will be held for all mem bers of Geneva ward next Wed nesday at Canyon Glen, Harold Maag, superintendent announced announc-ed today. The event will honor all previous Sunday School superintendents, officers and teachers. A soft ball game will begin at 5 p m. and supper will begin at 7:30 p m. During the supper musical numbers will be given-At given-At 8:30 p m. two skits will be presented, a historical skit on the organization of the Sunday School, and the other depicting a typical missionary Sunday School. After the program music will be furnished for square dancing. m T.pnn Rowlev and LaMar Kallas left Monday for Fort Douglas and from there went to San Antonio. Texas where they will receive training in the J S. Air Corps- 5,000 Tour Geneva Steel Plant During 1st Six Months of 1949 More than 5,000 persons toured tour-ed U.S. Steel's Geneva Steel Plant at Orem on 118 regularly conducted tours during the first six months of 1949, according ,to a semi-annual report issued I today by Donald B. Greenwood, supervisor of Geneva Steel company's com-pany's training division, j During the same period more than 21,000 persons, employes and public viewed 549 educat- ional films shown by the division divis-ion at the plant and in public 'meetings and club gatherings, he said. j In other activities during the same period the training division divis-ion gave formal classroom training train-ing to more than 7QQ employes in a stepped up program designed design-ed to increase on-the-job efficiency, effic-iency, Mr. Greenwood continued. continu-ed. Geneva Steel company's classroom class-room training program for employees, em-ployees, the most extensive school program in Utah industry provided apprenticeship training for 93, supervisory training for 356, technical training for 55, and administrative training for 269, he reported. Of the 93 employes in apprentice appren-tice training, 71 are veterans, i and many are taking advantage oi me veterans Aaministraiion on-the-job-training program. The apprentice programs in the 14 trades include classroom instruction instruc-tion plus the job-training and the courses have been mapped in cooperation with the Central Utah Vocational School. Supervisory training included two major five-session courses, "Principles of Management" and "Supervisor and Accident Prevention," Pre-vention," which have beeYi given to most supervisors at both the Genea and Ironton plants, and the Geneva Coal Mine. The administration training program included a clinic on better bet-ter correspondence and currently a telephone technique clinic is being developed for this program, pro-gram, he said. "School-work" at the plant emphasized during this period the use of audio-visual aids and movies, charts, and slides were extensively used. City Directory for Orem, Springville, Provo Planned After a lapse of nearly three years the R. L. Polk Company has decided to publish a new city directory for Provo, Orem and Springville, it was announced announc-ed this week. Inasmuch as the three cities have grown considerably since the old directory was publisned, many names and addresses in the old book are no longer valid. Representative T. P. Elliott and his staff of workers are now visiting the various business busin-ess firms, offices and residences of Provo, Orem and Springville. obtaining the name and address of each person in the ihi'ee cities. It is important that he get a complete count and that accurate ac-curate names and addresses be given. Mr and Mrs. J. George Stratton and daughter, Nina, left Thursday morning for Los Angeles, California, to meet their son, Vern, who has Just been released from serving for two years in the Spanish-American LDS Mission. Vern will accompany ac-company them back to Orem. f '- V ' ' I i A " i , cl i r ' " . '-T"S- f t '' 1 . ir - - j A These four men were named Sunday to head up Oram's newest ion. Ward clerk i. J. Weston Smith. The new ward will meet in ward. Orem First, wh.ch w,, eslabhshed from a div.sion of th. the Sharon ward chapel until the completion of the new Vermont Vermont W,A "ame blh0P w" AIIn D Johnson. left. His ward chapel. Both the Orem First and Vermont will jointly corn-counselors, corn-counselors, left to right, are Dr. Nelson Snow and Herbert Strat- plet. ,d ownhe handsome new Vermont ward chapel- Swim Classes Set at Scera Starting Monday and continuing contin-uing for two weeks new classes in Learn-To-Swim, Swimming, and Jr. Life-Saving for boys and girls will be held at the Scera pool from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, according to Victor C. Anderson, Scera manager. Instruction in Sr. Life-Saving will be given each evening from 7 to 8 p.m. The buses which have been picking up the children have been discontinued through lack of patronage, according to Mr. Anderson- A swimming class for mat tied ladies is being contemplated at the Scera pool from 9 am. to 10 a m., Mr. Anderson said. Interested In-terested ladies should call 0692 Jl and leave their names and addresses. If enough call the class will be formed. Lincoln Gridders Get Call for Next Wednesday Lincoln high school coaches will get a preview of football prospects here next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. Coach Glenn Zimmerman issued issu-ed a call for all prospective football foot-ball candidates to meet for a discussion dis-cussion of plans for the coming season. Regulations provide that high school teams may not begin practice until Sept. 1, so no drills will be conducted until that date. However, Coach Zimmerman Zim-merman is anxious to see his boys, to check their condition and to discuss plans for the season. seas-on. Coach Zimmerman will be head coach and in charge of the backfield, Coach Mel Briggs will handle the line, and Coach Evan Baugh will take charge of the sophomores. About 60 candidates are expected ex-pected to turn out, among whom will be 15 lettermen. Summer Music Program Ended The summer music program held in connection with Orem's recreation program was concluded conclud-ed this week following an intensive inten-sive schedule carried out for the past six weeks, E. B. Terry and G. E. Childs, directors, announced announc-ed today. Many beginning students stud-ents as well as advanced students stud-ents have had an opportunity for private as well as group instruction instruc-tion in orchestra and band instruments. in-struments. Mr- "Childs, instructor In the Lincoln high school music department, de-partment, has taught six and seven classes a day each week in reed, brass and string instruments. instru-ments. Mr. Terry, head of the music department at the high school, has been teaching classes three evenings a week and one class in conducting. OREM CHAMBER MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY A membership meeting of the Orem Chamber of Commerce is set for Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the Silver Star, according accord-ing to J George Stratton, president. pres-ident. The group will name its candidate for the Velvet Highway High-way Celebration .'Miss Oremb" and "Miss Progress" and will review celebration plans. MllCUlTURf FTJCS JTVX CENTS Parades, Barbecue To Spice Celebration Orem progress from its wagon ruts to country lane to the present magnificent eight-lane highway, will be depicted in the parades planned as part of the city's Velvet Highway Celebration on Sept. 9 and 10, according to parade committee members. The celebration committee has chosen "The Spirit of Progress" Pro-gress" as the theme of the two-day celebration which will feature besides parades on both days, evening programs, a barbecue, dedication ceremonies with both state and national dignitaries, as well as sporting events and a play program for the children. Henry Campbell, parade chairman, reports that the local organizations response to the parade is excellent and that many fine floats will be ready to, carry out the progress Underwriters of Celebration Prize Named lV rnmmitfpo Orem clubs and civic organiz- anitu uy Mmmiueejations wil, Vie for the tuit of Announcement was mad this week by tha Velvet Highway Celebration committee of the Orem individuals who have underwritten un-derwritten the purchase of the automobile which is Jo be givtn aay in connection with the celebration. cele-bration. Thote who hare imured the purchase of the car by contribul- . the city park lawn. Immediat-ing Immediat-ing $100 include Allan Johnson. e,y following the barbecue will H. L. Wilkinson. J. Warren Sal-,be hld the dedicatory program mon, Jos. R. Adams, James t which the guests will be Gov-George Gov-George Stratton, Fred S Davies, Lee. Senator Watkins, Congress-Theron Congress-Theron Kirk. Orville K. Harr- woman Bosone, the chairman of is, Richard D. Park, A. K. Bull- tne 8tate roBcl commission, and ock, A. V, Washburn, Ray Park, Walther Mathesius, president of Roy Park. F. V. Nichols. Ed Geneva Steel. Wickman and J. W. Gillman. The money put up is a guarantee guar-antee only and should the celebration cele-bration program net enough moneyiopay for iheautomoDilee repeated Saturday and will the money will be refunded. M .Tnhn R. Rtrntinn Ta.b- Stratton and Charles Poulson , ch"rus- Te awardin P' spent two days this week on al11..136 the flna,e the cele" fishing trip to southern Uah. ,ebration. JOHNSON HALTED BISHOP OF GHIFCST WARD CREATED 111 VEOIIT DiYISIO.'l The division of Vermont ward and the creation of a new ward the Orem First Ward was effected last Sunday night t a special reorganization meeting held in the Sharon ward chapel. Orem Stake President Walter R. Holdaway conducted the meetig and presented the new bishopric for a sustaining vote of the new ward membership. Sustained to head the new Orem First Ward were Allan D. Johnson, bishop; Dr. Nelson A. Snow, first counselor; Herbert Stratton, second counselor; Weston Wes-ton J Smith, ward clerk; nd William Willoughby. assistant ward clerk. No changes in the Vermont ward bishopric were made with J. Reed Burgener as blsnop; E. E. Twitchell and Lloyd J. Louder, counselors; E H. Calder, ward clerk; and Don Smith, assistant ass-istant clerk. Boundaries of the new ward will be U. S. 91, to 4th East, and 4th South to the Canyon road. The name 'Orem First Ward' was voted for by the membership member-ship over the name 'L'Mero Ward' which means 'The Orem Ward' spelled backwards. Inasmuch as the Vermont ward chapel is still under construction con-struction the Orem First Ward I I" IMOwSTIV "J ineme. Actual kickoff of the celebration celebra-tion will come Sept. 3, when queen candidates of the various Miss Orem and Miss Progress at a water carnival slated for the Scera pool. A tentative schedule of events for the celebration provides that the parade will open the celebration on Friday, sept. 9, at 6:30 p m. It will be followed by an old fashioned barbecue at Saturday afternoon will be marked by athletic events and a sports and game program for the vouncstors. Tho nararf be followed by the program at the city park bowl where will I u" lesvuKQ me jvienaeissonn and the Sharon ward will use the Sharon chapel, and the Vermont Ver-mont ward will use one wing of its new chapel. When the chapel is completed It will be used jointly by. both wards. Bishop Johnson came to Orem Or-em about 15 months ago to establish es-tablish the Utah Valley Builders Supply. He formerly was aoc-iated aoc-iated with the Morrison and Merrill company of Salt Lake City. During his residence in Salt Lake City he was a member of the stake high council of Sugar House stake. He has been active in Sunday School and teaching work in the church during most of his lifetime. He is a former Provo resident, being be-ing associated with the Tri State Lumber company for many years. The Johnsons have five children, child-ren, McClure, Adele Jensen, Travis Jackman, Virginia and Thad. Bishop Johnson reports that the Sunday School officers have been named to include Don Wilcox Wil-cox superintendent; L. P. Chris-tensen Chris-tensen and Kenneth Cook, assistants. ass-istants. Meetings times for the new ward are 9:30 a m. priesthood meeting; 11 a.m., Sunday School 8 p.m. Sacrament meeting. er of their choice. |