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Show ) c fMjOr UECRfcftTiON o ran I MIICULTURI ' THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1949 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 33 PUCK FIVE CENTS Oreia Flower Show Bailed "Best Eve?' tutu's bid for statewide rec-the rec-the flower show field ffeXnced Saturday and ELv with the fourth annual XtTon of theorem Garden chow. The show's 110u en-S!K en-S!K the largest in the S from that standpoint and SB exhibitors made it one of best patronized of the state's flower festivals. Held at the salesroom of U.S. sv Wool company, the show rtncted several thousand JJk and was easily the best fended show ever held here. jUrs Clark Carter and Van cnoW were co-chaimen of the successful event. Prize winners fere as follows: Water Arrangements De-lora De-lora Fisher, first; Mrs. Sharp Gillespie, second; Mrs- Ed Ram-beau, Ram-beau, third. , Arrangements with Unusual Container Mable Jones, first; Blanch Snow,' second; Marie Sack, third. Arrangements of Dried Mai- erial W. P. Jones, first; Jolene Price, second; Mable Jones, third. Christmas Arrangements jfeble Jones, first; Mary B. Bemardi, second and third. House Plants Thelma Young first; Mrs. Sharp Gillespie, second; sec-ond; Mrs- E. L. Fowlke, third. Gladioli Corsage Luzon Crosby, first and second; Blanch Snow, third. Rose Corsage Mrs. Sharp Gillespie, first, second and third. Miscellaneous corsage Mable Jones, first; Helen Jones, second; Donna York, third. Large Amateur Arrangement - Blanche Snow, first and second; sec-ond; Mrs. E. L. Fowlke, third- Med. Amateur Arrangement Mora Fisher, first; Mary B. Bemardi, second. "i Small Amateur Arrangement - Mrs. E. L. Fowlke, first; Bry- ant strasburg, second; Lorraine Fowlke, third. Min. Arrangements Donna Morrissey, first, second and third. - 1 Large Advanced Amateur Milda Patten, first and second; Irene Turscanski, third. Med. Advanced Amateur Mrs. Whit Watts, first; Milda Patten, second; Louise Carroll, third. Small Advanced Amateur Continued on Back Page Ray Carruth Dies After Long Illness Funeral services were conducted con-ducted Monday in Payson for Ray Thomas Carruth, 62, Orem businessman since 1947. Mr. Carruth died after a lingering illness on August 18 at the home of his daughter, Mrs- L. F. Butte, But-te, in Payson. Mr. Carruth came to Orem from Coalville and operated the Caruth Grocery store on State Steet at 300 North, until two months ago. He leaves his wife, Cora rarkett Carruth; two sons, Rog- . of Payson and John W-Evanston, W-Evanston, Wyo.; and two fighters, Marion Carruth and s. Butler of Payson. He was wn Nov. 13, 1886 at Coalville, ln William and Emma "de Carruth. He was educated Coalville schools and was a fflfber of the bishopric there to to his coming to Orem. He M a mission in the northern i from 1908 untl 1910. a, (Tral services were con-ed con-ed by Bishop Stanley Finch Lrl Sharoi ward. Speakers B L. Tippetts, Frank S. of Salt Lake City and taS Finch. Musical numbers km funished by Irene Provst-Paul Provst-Paul Christensen, Laura 2'tenan and William H. John- The grave in the Coalville Tvfywas dedicated by Bish-"PVernBoyer. Si Seventies MnSUti Cm f f the 0rem Stake S f Seventy nd their twlgather atthe rem lit or an outinB on Sept. W V announced by Glen Went-The act- tmemK egln at 5:30 P-m- Um. Is are invited to come H me after the chores. C on T'8 are "nder the fogrl f Marcel Young, the HoS? c40mmittee is headed by ij u j Anderson. Kent Field-till Field-till J c arge of Sames- There j0Ur'gfolkeClal activities for the i These winsome Orem girls are six among the thirty-odd who will for honors Saturday at the Scera pool for the honor of being Miss Orem or Miss Progress durino Orem'i Velvel Hiahwav celebation. The contest will get under way at 4 p.m. These girls are. left to right. Lila McDonald. Colleen Kof- iora. &niriey Rowland. Janetle Abraham. Joan Pyne and Norma Park. The public is invited to the Saturday contest. Velvet Highway Committee Sets Action-Packed Two Days Final plans for Orem's Velvet Highway celebration, set for Sept. 9 and 10, took shape Wednesday at a celebration committee meeting, where committee heads outlined definite defin-ite program events for the two-day fete. Friday and Saturday parades, an old-fashioned barbecue, the dedicatory program, a gala street dance an the finale program which will feature the Mendelssohn Chorus and the giving away of a Kaiser automobile will vie with each other as key events on the two-day program. In addition the celebration will feature afternoon games, a Huckleberry Finn contest, a greased pig chase and fishing in the city park stream for the 1 A Parlell Peterson Parlell Peterson Made Honorary Master M Man Parlell Peterson, Lincoln high school faculty member, as named an honorary M Man "for distinguished and outstanding service to the young men of the church" in a highlight of the Orem stake quarterly confer-tnce confer-tnce on Sunday evening. The 'award was made at the direction of the general boaid of the Young Men's MIA. The cer tificate and pin were presented youngsters under 12. Saturday afternoon will also see Vineyard ward softballers, king-pin team of the Orem area, tangling with a Provo 20-30 clob team. Arrangement have also been completed for the paricipation here during the celebration of the Fred Williams carnival of rides and games. Food concessions concess-ions will be handled by local groups under the direction of the celebration committee. Kickoff event of the celebration celebrat-ion will occur this coming Saturday Sat-urday with the selection of Miss Orem and Miss Progress and their attendants. The queen contest con-test will be conducted at the Scera pool at 4 p.m. with F. V. Nicholes and R. C. Talbott of Provo and W. W Ritter of Salt Lake City as judges. Approximately Approxim-ately 30 of Orem's loveliest girls nominated by Orem civic and social clubs, will compete for the crowns. Guests at the Friday evening dedicatory program will include Gov. J. Bracken Lee, Walther W. Mathesius of Geneva Swell, DaveWittenburg, chairman of the state road commission; and Sen. Arthur V. Watkins, if Congress Con-gress is adjourned by that date. The committee on Wednesday named Mayor J. W. Gillman to give the dedicatory address. The Friday program will also feature special musical numbers. In addition to the 1949 Kaiser sedan which will be given away at the Saturday evening program at the city park bowl, other HiWay Celebration Beauty Contest Set Saturday Orem's loveliest girls, approximately approx-imately 30 of them, will gather at the Scera pool Saturday for what promises to be the city's largest beauty contest in hist ory, to name a Miss Orem and a Miss Progress to reign over fest ivities of the Velvet Highway , celebration Sept. 9 and 10. Twenty-two candidates had already been named on Wednesday Wednes-day and others were expected to be nominated prior to the contest con-test Saturday when the girls will parade before the judges in evening gowns and later in bathing suits. Chairman Dick Barnett reports re-ports that special music has been arranged for the contest and a pretty event is assured. The public pub-lic is invited to attend.. Admiss ion is free. In addition to the two queens, two attendants will be named to reign with each of the queens and to ride on the Orem City and Orem Chamber of Commer ce floats in the parade. Candidates, with their nominating nomin-ating groups, who have already been entered are as follows: Orem Riding Club, Colleen Knight; Varieties club, Elaine LeMond; R Club, Barbara Anderson; An-derson; Orem Literary, Norma Park; Legion and Auxiliary, Charlene Peacock, Gloria Washburn, Wash-burn, Elaine Anderberg and LeAnn Loveless; Chamber of Commerce, Joan Pyne, Shirley Rowland and Patricia Ann Smith; Jaycee Wives, Bessie Rae Tolbert, Vivian Bailey and Joan Terry; PTA, Lila Mae McDonald McDon-ald and Melba Merrill; Jaycees, Colleen Kofford; Orem Women's club, Janette Abraham; 20-30 club, Coral Beagley, Virginia Johnson, Kathryn Christenson and Roberta Madsen, Local Women to Assist in Opening Of Orem Art Gallery Here Sunday Orem to Geneva Name Change Petition Ready Concerted drive by a group of Orem citizens to force a decision on the long-discussed plan to change Orem's name to Geneva was begun his week by the cir culation of an initiative petition petit-ion which asks the city council to change the name by city or dinance. The petition, prepared early this year for the Chamber of Commerce by Peter Lowe, Or em and Provo attorney, provides pro-vides that if properly signed by sufficient qualified voters, the city council must ether ordain or reject the petition within 30 days. If rejected or no action is taken by the council the law provides that the city clerk or recorder shall "submit the petition pet-ition to the voters at the next ensuing municipal election . " The petition will require approximately ap-proximately 375 names in oder to make mandatory action by the city council or placement of the proposition on the ballot. Persons wishing to sign the petition may do so at the office of the Orem-Geneva Times. Funeral Set for Thompson Child Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Beaver for Janet Marie Thompson, Thomp-son, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren E. Thompson. Thomp-son. She died late Wednesday night at a Provo hospital. The child was born in Beaver on Jan. 11, 1944, a daughter of Warren E. and Mabel Branin Thompson. She leaves her parents; par-ents; a brother, David George, and a sister, Beverly, all of Orem; Or-em; two grandparents, George Branin of Orem and Florence Thompson of Beaver. Bishop Arlo P. Messenger of Beaver will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Mt. View cemetery. Friends may call at the Olpin Mortuary in Orem on Friday evening. con- by Clyde Holdaway, Orem stake jprizes consisting of farm pro- YMMIA superintendent. ine Master M Man award is the highest high-est activity award for young men in the LDS church program. The honorary award is the first ever to be given in the staKe and is one of 70 such awaras in the entire church. Mr. Peterson received the hon or through years of public serv ice to voune people in tne school, in the community and in the church. He has been sxaKe M Men supervisor and athletic director in Sharon and urem stakes since he-came to Orem 13 . i . 1 T vears aeo. ne nas airecicu j Men basketball and duce and livestock will be given away. Sharing the program spotlight spot-light Saturday with the Mendelssohn Mendel-ssohn Chorus will be the Ogden Legion Drum and Bugle corps and the Orem Riding club. ion on a committee to revise state courses of study in physic-a physic-a education and recreation. He represented Lincoln high school as district 3 chairman of physical phys-ical education and recreation during 1947-48. Active in athletics of all types, Mr. Peterson formerly coached football and basketball sauads at softball Lnrnln hish school.' and has ipaeiies durine the period as well .Keen active in athletic and re- as officiating at games in stake creation programs at the school and district. He has been active ( during his entire teaching car eer. In presenting the award Sunday, Sun-day, Mr. Holdaway pointed out that in all Mr. Peterson's work with the young people of the community he stressed the good sportsmanship and character development de-velopment aspects of athletics and recreation. Mrs- Peterson is the former Ruth Lewis. They have three children, Dorothy, Gary and Joyce. in all types or mirau grams m tne cuy, iuuuuuiB Scera activities, dance festivals, outings, Scout work and wild life conservation. Mr. Pettrson was president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce Commer-ce for two years, and a member of the board of directors for re creation for 12 years; he nas been on the Scera staff for 12 years; was a commissions for this district of Boy bcouts oi America during the war, and has been an officer of the Lions club. . . He has recently been appoint- Boys, girls, More than 90 percent of the sea fish landed in American ports' is consumed mithin 200 ed by the state board of educat-! miles of the sea. Champs Crowned In Scera Softball Geneva ward Junior Pleasant View Senior Vineyard junior girls and Timp. anogos ward Cubs were crown ed champions last week in the Scera Community single elimination elim-ination softball tou)rnament. The tourney winds up the season for the approximately 40 teams in the four leagues. In championship games the Geneva junior boys defeated Vermont, 6-5: Pleasant View senior girls defeated Vermont, 7, 6; Vineyard junior girls defeated de-feated Tmpanogos, 28-12; and Timp Cubs defeated Grand View, 11-6. It took two games to mark the Vineyard junior girls superior to Tirnpanogos. In the first game the two teams played to a 12-12 tie, with Vineyard winning in the return game. Other game results: JUNIOR BOYS Vermont 7, Sharon 2 Lake Vew 10, Vineyard 20 Grand View 3, Tirnpanogos 2 Geneva 9, Windsor 2 Vermont 13, Vineyard 5 Geneva 20, Grand View 2 SENIOR GIRLS Vermont 38, Grand View 4 Windsor 1, Lake View 0 PI. View 29, Oak Hills 4 Geneva 22, Tirnpanogos 15 Vermont 13, Windsor 5 PI. View 23, Geneva 9. John A. Widstoe Speaker at Oliphant Funeral Funeral services were ducted Monday at the Grand View chapel for Edith Russell Oliphant, 30, prominent Jiterary figure of the state for the past several years since coming to Utah from her home in London and Bradford, England. Mrs. Oliphant died August 18 after a lingering illness. Speakers at the funeral were Elder John A. Widstoe of the council of the twelve apostles of the LDS church. Mrs. Leah D-Widstoe, D-Widstoe, P. A. Christensen, chairman of the BYU English department; de-partment; and Hugh B. Brown, former mission president in Great Britian and now BYU faculty member. Music was furnished fur-nished by Hill Crest ward members mem-bers and friends of Mrs- Oliphant Oliph-ant from England. Mrs. Oliphant was a convert of the LDS church in Bradford, England and came to Utah in 1943 after serving as associate editor of the LDS Millennial Star of London during the war years- She attended BYU and was i an instructor in the English de partment there. Her literary talent was widely known through her contributions to state publications and her prize winning entries in story and poetry contests during the past several years. Mrs. Oliphant leaves her husband, hus-band, T. Lawrence Oliphant, whom she married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 29 of this year, her mother and two broth ers of Bradford, England. Services were conducted by Bishop G. Milton Jameson of the Hill Crest ward. A transcription of the service was made to be sent to Mrs. Oliphant's mother in England. She was buried in the Orem city cemetery. Funeral arrangements arrange-ments were by the Olpin Funer- , al home of Orem- Plans for an Art Tea to be held Sunday afternoon at the Silver Star dining room were made Saturday by repesentat- ives of he women's clubs of Orem Or-em and Mrs. J. S. Van Cott of Provo. According to Mrs. Clyde E. Weeks Jr., the tea will mark the opening of an art gallery and will feature the first of a series of monthly art exhibits. A name is being sought for the gallery and suggestions are invited in-vited from the public. The per son who submits the name final ly used will be presented with a still-life painting done by Mrs. Scott Taylor. Suggestions may be submitted to Mrs. J. D. Pyne, president of the Orem Women's Council. Ladies present at Saturday's meeting, called by Mrs. Van Cott to organize the affair were Mrs. William Jacobsen. Mrs. Paul Ellertson, Mrs. Dean Park, Mrs- Gerald Buckley. Mrs. Bob Evans, Mrs. Max Broadhead, Mrs. Parlell peterson, Mrs- El-wood El-wood Sundberg, Mrs. Ted Voel- ker, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs- Pyne and Mrs. van Cott. The following club assign ments were made: table decorat ions, Orem Literary club; corsages, cor-sages, Jaycee Wives and Lady Lions; music, American Legion Auxiliary; flowers, Orem Garden Gar-den Club and Variety club; refreshments, re-freshments, Orem Women's club and 20-30 Anns. Mrs. Paul Ellertson was asked to handle the invitations. The exhibit Sunday will feature feat-ure the work of William J. Peters Pet-ers of Murray, formerly of Pasadena, Pasa-dena, Calif., who has done a number of portraits of prominent promin-ent local women in the black and white medium. Two portraits in three-quarter length pose have been made of Mrs. Clifton Tolboe of Pleasant View and Mrs. Sterling Ercan-brack Ercan-brack of - Provo. Flankea on either side of Mrs. Ercanback's portait will be the head and shoulder studies of Mrs. Fae C Packard of Springville; Mrs. L. H. Cornaby of Spanish Fork; Mrs. Denzil Brown of Pleasant View; and Mrs. J. W. Webster. Mrs. Ray Tanner, Miss Cynthia Curtis and Mrs. Dayle Dastrup of Provo. Hanging in the lobby is a character study of the late Heber J. Grant. Other portaits of in-erest in-erest are the quizzical pose of the late Will Rogers, and an animal an-imal portrait of "Queen's Jester," Jest-er," the chestnut stallion owned by Verl E. Baum of Edgemont. In another room, the work of local artists, including Mrs. Scott Taylor, will be exhibited. NATIONAL GUARD UNIT TO DE ORGANIZED HERE The possibility that a National Nation-al Guard unit might be organized organiz-ed in Orem was projected at Wednesday night's city council meeting when representatives of American Fork's Guard unit outlined plans to help organize a unit here. The American Fork group told the council that their unit had been organized since January Janu-ary 1, 1949, and since hen an additional $10,000 payroll has come into the city as a result. They pointed out other advantages advant-ages of Orem's having a unit, including the fact that two men would be employed full time a caretaker and an assistant administrator ad-ministrator to maintain and operate the company and grounds. An Orem Guard unit would " 1 I M II I 1 J. 1 Al Birden Terry, daughter of uc mp.nciH uy um Mr. and Mm. E. B. Terry and a Kuvernmeiu, including a ouu-aiua ouu-aiua voraiu. who will eomneta !dozer. ir compressor and three I Friday against talnld and beautiful girls from throughout Utah County." Winner of the local contest will compete for the title "Miff Utah" and Jh chance lo compete for the "Miff America" title next year. dump trucks, all of which might be used for community betterment. Mayor J. W. Gillman and the counncilmen present agreed that the unit would be not only , worthwhile, but a valuable ass et to the city. They suggested WELCOME HOME TO HONOR that arrangements might be VERN A. STRATTON made with the Orem Veterans Elder Vern A. Stratton, son Council for the National Guard of Mr. and Mrs.. J. George Strat- to make use of the Vetwns ton. will be honored at a wel- Memorial building. come home testimonial on Sun-' Kent Fielding, Orem veteran day evening in the Sharon ward and lieutenant in the American chapel. Elder Stratton has recently re-cently returned from the Spanish Span-ish Amrican mission. Vermont Ward and Orjm First Ward will meet together for the testimonial. Special musical mu-sical numbers will be presented. GENEVA SUNDAY SCHOOL CHANGES MEETING PLACE For the next two Sundays Geneva ward members will attend at-tend Sunday School at 12:30 p. m. in the Tirnpanogos ward chapel and recreation hall, according ac-cording to Bishop Wilford C. Larsen. Priesthood meeting will be held at 9:15 in the recreation hall. The change is made necess- imij u3 a i ioui i ui bill panning underway at the high school. Fork Guard unit, was present and declared his willingness to assist in organizing on Orem unit. un-it. j Fire Chief Report Mayor Gillman read the re-;port re-;port of Fire Chief Scott Thomp-J son on activities of the fire de- parment for July. The report was highlighted by the fact that July was the first month since the department was organized that there were no structural fires in Orem. The department answered seven grass fire calls and made one resuscitator call. Benefit Set For Vermont Chapel A benefit musical variety show to raise funds for the completion complet-ion of the Vermont-Orem First ward chapel will be held at the vited to be the guests of the Gen- Ttapanogo Bowl on September geneva dairy invites McCarthys to dinner Mr. and Mrt. W. O. McCarthy, Route 1. Box 27, Orem are in- eva Dairy for Sunday dinner this week. Tti Anirv rafa Ihvinnh the Orem-Geneva Times, invites fd toda?- Arrangements are be- 15, Bishops J. Reed Burgener and Allan D. Johnson announc- fome subscriber and his wife to enjoy the hofpiialjty of the establishment. es-tablishment. I Last Sunday the S. S. John- Arrnrr!inff in Mro Van Cnit month. "The best obtainable in' fr; " McCarthy need professional art will be shown onlf ? cl,p lhU "t,cl Md Pre" here for art lovers," she said. .,on.? w,'h A0 meBn of identification, lo the waitress. They will be served a delicious Geneva Dairy Sunday dinner. ing made for the outstanding musical talent in Utah county to appear on the show. E. "E. Twitchell has been named nam-ed chairman of the program committee and is even now at work lining up performers. Residents of the entire area are urged to attend the variety show which promises to be one of the outstanding events of the year. SHARON LDS GIRLS TO PRESENT PROGRAM The LDS girls organization of ( O Mrs. Rose Prestwich was Sharon ward will present the honored on he bithday last week program at the church services by all her children and grand-1 Goldfish are so plentiful in on Sunday at 6 p.m., under the children who celebrated with some loalities that they are used direction of Mrs. Irma Josie. her at a canyon party at Canyon for food. Employers of men servants in England must pay a luxury tax for this service. The pirate Bartholomew Rob-1 Words were not separated by erts captured more than 400 spaces in early forms of writ-ships, writ-ships, ing. These smiling, sunny faces belong to none other than members of that elite group, Orem's younger young-er sell Shown left to right, lop: Randall K night, five-year old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Burdeli Bunnell, Main street; April Melody Weeks, two-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Weeks Jr., 1st East and 8ih South; Dale Pyne, two and one-half year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pyne, 59 Chrisieele Acres; Audrey Ungerman, four-year old daughter of M. and Mrs. Reid Ungerman, 4th North. Bottom row: Kim Fronk, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Fronk, 65 Chrisieele Acres; Steven Marshall, five yea old son of Mr. and Mrs. Neldon Marshall, 63 Chrisieele Acres; Calleen Pyne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pyne; and Gay Madsen, two year old daughter ef Mr. and Mrs. J. S- Madsen, 47 Chrisieele Acres. |