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Show RECREATION i THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 42 PRICE FIVE CENTS mtm I MaicuuTum idustv Watkins Sets 'Clinic' For Orem; Sees Fight For Utah Reclamation Senator A. V. Watkins, at home in Orem following his return re-turn from Washington, D. C-said C-said Wednesday that Orem would be included in the itinerary itiner-ary of legislative "clinics" which he plans during the next two months. The senator pointed out that he was anxious to discuss with Orem people their fruit marketing market-ing problems as well as post-office post-office and federal building needs. The clinic here is set for the latter part of November. The senator and membeis of his staff will appear in nearly every county of the state during his two-months "vacation" from the halls of congress. The clinics clin-ics are efforts to get first hand the problems and feelings of Utah people and to provide the opportunity for every sector of the state to te heard. First in the series will be held at St. George 'on Nov. 7. Members of the senator's sen-ator's staff include Richard Car-dall Car-dall and Jim McKinney of Salt BALLOTS AVAILABLE Applications for absent-voter ballots for the Orem election are now available at the office of the city recorder, it was announced an-nounced today. Persons who expect ex-pect to be absent from Utah county, Orem City, and not within with-in 20 miles of their voting districts dis-tricts on November 8, or who are physcally disabled and confined con-fined in a hospital, are eligible to make application for an official off-icial absent-voter ballot. Orland E. Pnye, city recorder, will issue applications for absentee ab-sentee ballots and will mail ballots bal-lots to applicants. Mayor J. W. Gillman returned re-turned Sunday from a 10-day trip to New Orleans where he attended the annual convention of directors of the Farm Credit administration. Mayor Gillman is a director of this region. NUMBER OF VOTERS IN CITY ELECTIONS DOUBLES IN DECADE: RECORD EXPECTED Orem city elections, less than to weeks away, point to one of the most hotly contested fights in the city's history. Political observers, in recalling municipal munici-pal elections of the past decade, point to the year when there was only one active political party in Orem. Most of the time, however, there have been at least two active parties, and this year there are three parties which have full slates of candidates. can-didates. Ten years ago when Orem was a town of the fourth class the local governing body was known at the Town Board. The highest city office then was President of the Town Board. Members of the board were known as trustees. trust-ees. Since 1943, when Orem became be-came a third-class city, the governing gov-erning body has been known as the City Council. Its members are known as .City Councilmen and it is headed by a Mayor. Mass Primary ' Under the laws governing rem, candidates for office are chosen in mass primaries .of political pol-itical parties. Also, candidates ffiay be named ' by having 25 registered voters sign a nominating nomin-ating petition. All candidates nominated may be voted on at the municipal election in November. Nov-ember. Back in the 1939 city election fi23 voters turned out. B. M. Jolley was elected town board President over Philo T. Edwards. Julian Hansen", LeGrand Jarman, George Stratton and W. P. "illiams were elected trustees, defeating Robert Hills Jr., Orson Prestwich, Murvel Walker and E- E. Twitchell. In 1941 B. M. Jolley was rejected re-jected town board president ?ver J. Mahlon Drage. Seven Hundred and twenty-nine people ted in that election. W. P. Williams defeated Thomas Cord-ler Cord-ler for the four-year trustee jt and Julian Hansen, Orrel JLange, J. George Stratton and ftarvel Walker were elected wo-year trustees over M. E. Kartchner, L. E. Burr and Har-U Har-U Hansen. V. Emil Hansen debated de-bated Almeda F. Gammon for Lake City, and DeVere Wooten of American Fork. Mr. Wooten is the senator's field secretary on a part time basis-Senator basis-Senator Watkins expressed concern Wednesday over governmental govern-mental trends in the field of reclamation. re-clamation. He said that people of Utah and the west must make a strong stand during the next few years if we are to obtain some essential reclamation projects. pro-jects. There is danger, he oaid, that reclamation appropriations be frittered away on small projects pro-jects n the eastern states where they are needed less but where the voting power is greater. In speaking of federal grants to states he declared that Utah normally fares badly. Research in that field shows, according to the senator, that whereas $90,000,000 has been taken from Utah in federal taxes, all types of federal grants to the state total only about $35,000,-000. $35,000,-000. He had no comment on the steel strike but said that its impact im-pact here was probably less than some other eastern areas. He sees no easy solution to the deadlock. dead-lock. The senator was met here by his wife, who left Washington to months ago to visit with relatives rel-atives in Hawaii, and who returned re-turned from the islands in time to meet him here. During the two months before congress convenes again in January Jan-uary Senator Watkins will have offices in the federal building in Salt Lake City. Also visiting . in Orem for a few days is the senator's secretary, secret-ary, Lorna Watkins and daughter daught-er Andrea. Mrs. Watkins will handle affairs at the senator's Salt Lake office while he is conducting con-ducting the clinics. The senator expressed his delight de-light at being in Orem again and said that he was in excell ent health. town clerk, and Orland E. Pyne bested Raymond McKellip for the treasurer post. One Parly Active The election of 1943 saw candidates can-didates of only one party the Citizens Party on the ballot. Therefore Mavor B. M. Jolley, J. George Stratton (four-year coun cilman), Orrel DeLange, Murvel Walker, and Roy Gappmayer (two-vear councilmen), V. Emil Hansen, recorder and Orland E. Pyne, treasurer, won office without opposition in a very lethargic election. In 1945 both the Citizens and Peoples parties were active in the city election. J. W. Gillman of the Peoples party defeated W. P. Williams of the Citizens party in the contest for mayor-Woodruff mayor-Woodruff Jensen won the four-year four-year councilman post over Murvel Mur-vel Walker, and E. E. Twitchell, Roy Gappmayer and Vern Williams Will-iams were elected two-year councilmen coun-cilmen over E. H- Johnson and George F. Wells. Orland E. Pyne defeated V. Emil Hansen for the recorder job, and Mrs-Ada Mrs-Ada Skinner wa selected treas urer over Axel F. Andreason. In the 1947 election 1371 Orem voters went to the polls-J. polls-J. W. Gillman was re-elected mayor over J. George Stratton-Philo Stratton-Philo T. Edwards won the four-year four-year councilman post over Vern Williams, and E. H. Johnson, Vic Durham and A. A. Richards were elected two-year council- men over Eldon Swenson, Rulon West and E. E. Twitchell. Orlanl E- Pyne, nominated by both parties, was re-elected, and Mrs. Ada Skinner retained her treasurer post in a race against Mrs. Lurleen Loveless. Three Parties On November 8, 1949, a record rec-ord number of voters are expected ex-pected to go to the polls to select sel-ect city officials from the men nominated bv the Orem Voters party, Citizens party and Peoples party. J, yf. Gillman, up lor a third term as Orem mayor, will ADDose E. E. Twitchell and A. A. Richards for the top city job. Treat or Trix?" Nix; Instead Party, Circus, Pix Spencer School students and their parents will converge on the Lincoln high school Monday Mon-day night HallovSe'en and thai area will be spared the normal "Treats or Tricks" activities for that night, it was revealed this week in the plans prepared by the Spencer PTA for a jumbo-sized jumbo-sized Hallowe'en party. The children and their parents par-ents will be treated to a circus, picture show, dance, hobby show, games, refreshments, refresh-ments, fish pond, magician and fortune tellers, in what is billed as a two-hour extravaganza. extra-vaganza. The party will be held in the Lincoln high school auditorium, the gym and in adjoining rooms. Highlght of the program is expected to be the circus and the appearance of John Zenger, Jr., professional magician. mag-ician. Children are invited lo wear Hallowe'en costumes and lo bring things they have made or collected lo exhibit in the hobbv show. Heading! up the program plans are Mrs. Leo Poulson, president of the Spencer PTA, and Mrs. Joe T. Smith, chairman chair-man of the general committee. commit-tee. Special committee heads include Mrs. Glen Rowley and Mrs. Harold Peterson, hobby show; Mrs. Gilbert Childs and Mrs. Allen Win-lerton, Win-lerton, game room; Mrs. Glen Healy and Mrs. Edith Mur-dock, Mur-dock, movies; MrsJ Don Stubbs and Mrs. Jack Cameron, Camer-on, fish pond; Mis. Fenton Prince and Mrs. Grant Rowley, Row-ley, circus; Mrs. Evan Baugh and Mrs. Russell Carson, dancing; dan-cing; Mrs. Blaine Keeler and Mrs. Duane Peterson, fortune lellinr; Mrs. Rulon West and Mrs. Leland Prestwich, Prest-wich, refreshments; and Mrs. Lawrence Palmer and Mrs. Harold Pyne, food sales. The party was planned as an effort to keep youngsters off the streets on Hallowe'en night. OREM STAKE WARDS SET RELIEF SOCIETY CONFERENCE SESSIONS All wards of Orem stake will hold Relief Society conferences on Sunday, it was announced this week by Mrs- Chester Graff, stake Relief Society president. The confernece will be part of regular Sacrament services. A standing roll call of ward officers, class leaders and visiting visit-ing teachers will be held. Two stake officers will attend each ward meeting. Orem Stake Sunday School Sets Union Meeting Sunday Orem Stake union meeting for all stake and ward Sunday School officers and teachers will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sharon ward chapel. A good attendance is expected. I ' ,'Ufy I-Cs rc 1 i" a jr-, i,A "- 1v WHO'S BEING COMICAL? . . . Top-night comic Mttsts display their (ketche of President Tmmn utter the chief executive received the group and posed for them In the rose garden of the White Honae. The cartoonist were helping the salee of D.S. savlnga bond and launching a library of congre ex Mbit. "20 000 Teara of Comics." From left and clockwise around Mr. Truman are: Milton Caaifr (partially hidden), "Steve Canyon;" Ham FUher, "Joe Palooka;" Alex Raymond, "Elp EUrbyj hi AndrloU, "Kerry Drake;" and Got Edson, "The Gum pa." Stepped Up As November 8 Nears The only change in Orem's political picture this week came Monday when Dean Anderson, Peoples party candidate for tw-year tw-year Councilman, declined the party's nomination. Mr. Anderson Ander-son announced that he had not been previously contacted regarding re-garding his willingness to run, and that the nature of his work would prevent him from accepting accept-ing the nomination. Named to replace him was Ted Simmons. The replacement was made by a committee chosen chos-en at the party convention to fill vacancies. Voters Party Legal Definite assurance was also given this week by City Attorney Attor-ney H. Vern Wentz and County Attorney Arnold Roylance that the Orem Voters Party, organized organ-ized this year, is a legally formed form-ed and recognized party, as valid as any other Orem political party. Orland E- Pyne, city re-' corder, also announced that candidates can-didates of the Voters party would appear on the official election ballot. Campaigns Begin Meanwhile, political activity on the part of Orem's three parties par-ties Citizens, Peoples and Voters Vot-ers was increasing this week, and party officers met to plan campaign strategy and outline party platforms. Earlier this week the Voters party distributed distrib-uted circulars containing its platform and pictorial sketches of its candidates throughout Orem. Or-em. The Citizens party also has outlined its platform. Resumes of the Ctizens and Voters. platforms plat-forms are found elsewheie on this page. According to Robert W. Olsen, Peoples party chairman, oflicers and candidates of the Peoples party will meet Friday night to formulate a platform. Full Tickets Candidates who will be voted on in the November 8 election include the following Peoples Party: J. W. Gillman, for inay-or; inay-or; Ray Loveless and Thomas Jacobs for four-year councilmen; Ralph Knight and Ted Simmons jor two-year councilmen; Ted Calder for treasurer; and Orland E. Pyne for recorder. Voters Party: E. E. Twitchell for mayor; Gerald M. Buckley and Clyde E. Weeks Jr. for four-year four-year councilmen; J. Alvii Hig-bee Hig-bee and Charles W. Halford for two-year councilmen; Russell Bellows for treasurer; and Reese Pulham for recorder. Citizens Party: A. A. Richards for mayor; Henry Campbell and Joseph T. Smith for four-year councilmen; Richard Park and J. D. Pyne for two-year council-men; council-men; Mrs. Nell York for treasurer; treasur-er; and E. H. Long for recorder. This year the mayor and recorder re-corder will be elected for four-year four-year terms. 0 a. : aC , $ r s4 ass,! FT! Sieve Christensen, left, and crack Lincoln highschool team which will meet the challenge of an undefeated Payson high club on game will determine the Region p.m. Cost of Education, School Lunch Program For Orem Schools Shown in Alpine Report The per capita cost for students stud-ents at Lincoln high school for the year 1948-49 was $195 29! the lowest of any high school in the Alpine School District. This was revealed in the annual report of the dstrict released by Elijah Chipamn, district clerk, last week. Figured on a basis Qf a 1,020 enrollment, the per capita cost is computed on a basis of spending spend-ing $199,198.80 for operation, mantenance, and instruction. Pleasant Grove high school with an enrollment of 526 sjent $232 73 per capita the highest of any high school in the district. dis-trict. Lehi high school with an enrollment of 525 spent $223.66 per capita, and American Fork , high school with an enrollment of 787 spent $203 47 per capita. These figures indicate that high schools with the largest enrollment enroll-ment tend to spend less per capita cap-ita for operation, maintenance, and instruction than those with lower enrollments. During the year 1948-49 the Lincoln high school lunch unit served 120,927 lunches more than any other school in the district. Of this number 2,030 lunches were served free and 118,897 lunches were paid for. The cost per lunch served throughout the district averaged 28 cents. The school lunch program is financed by state grants, Federal grants and through lunch sales. Last year Lincoln high school received $29,154 69 for school lunches, of which approximately one-third was received from the state and Federal governments-Salaries governments-Salaries paid principals and teachers in Orem schools include the following totals: Lincoln $108,975.00; Sharon $20,345.; Spencer $35,520.00; Union $18,365 00; Page $17,940.00. The new Geneva elementary school was not in operation last year. I 1 hK - Lewis Edwards, co-capiaing of the Friday at the local gridiron. The 3 championship. It is set for 2:30 Funeral Services Set Saturday for Mrs. Antoine Bunker Funeral services for Annie Mabel Anderson Bunker, 48, will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p m. at the Berg Mortuary chapel by Bishop Taylor Allen of Vineyard ward. Mrs. Bunker died at the Utah Valley hospital hospit-al early Thursday morning following fol-lowing a lingering illness-Mrs- Bunker was born in Vineyard on September 1, 1901, a daughter of Victor Michael and Eleanor Larson Anderson. She married Antoine L. Bunker on June 21, 1929 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A faithful member of the LDS church, Mrs. Bunker served for a number of years as Relief Society president and held numerous num-erous other positions in the ward She leaves her husband; two sons, LeGrand and Ivan Bunker, a daughter, Miriam, and a grandson, grand-son, all of Vineyard; three brothers broth-ers and three sisters, Barbara Anderson, Howard M. and Bernard Ber-nard O. Anderson, Vineyard; Mrs. Norma Lewis, Mrs. Iris Nut-tall Nut-tall and Lester P. Anderson of Idaho Falls; and her parents. Orem Voters Party Platform Outlined The establishment of a vigorous, vigor-ous, active health department with authority to take the measures meas-ures necessary in bringing Orem up to proper health standards was outlined this week as a major maj-or plank in the platform of the Orem Voters party. Party officers offic-ers and candidates pointed out the fact that Orem does not have an active health department or an ordinance enforcing standard health procedures. The platform also calls for the formation of a "badly needed permanent, non-profit celebrat ion committee, responsible to the City Council, with the job of staging one successful commun ity celebration each year designed de-signed to promote local trade and to unite the people of Or em." A realistic development of future business in Orem was also included as a plank in the platfonm. The party came out In favor of better road maintenance to be accomplished by establishing a definite road oiling program outlined to improve streets where the majority of abutting poperty owners request such im provements. The platform calls for a program of obtaining city-owned city-owned road-oiling equipment thus saving the city the cost of hiring expensive equipment. Other planks in the party's platform lnilude the following: create greater efficiency in city government; foster closer cooperation coop-eration between city officials and Orem residents; further de velopment of Orem's pubire library, li-brary, parks and cemetery; in-increased in-increased efficiency of the Orem Fire Department by adding additional ad-ditional fire hydrants throughout through-out the city and other necessary facilities, thus paving the way for lower fire insurance rates in Orem; greater opportunity for the voters of Orem. Candidates of the Orem Voters Vot-ers party who will support the platform are E- E. Twitchell, for REGION THREE TITLE HANGS ON PAYSOII-LIHCOLN PAYSOII-LIHCOLN BATTLE HERE FRIDAY, 2:30 With their sights set on a fifth consecutive Region 3 foot ball title, Lincoln high school's Tiger gridders bore down hard this week in preparation for Friday's pay-off battle with the undefeated Payson Lions. The title tilt is set for 2:30 p m. at the Lincoln field- Billed as the season's top Region 3 tussle, and with prospects pros-pects excellent for a warm afternoon, after-noon, the game is expected to draw upwards of 2,000 fans. The drawing power of the game is attested by the fact that efforts were made early this week to move the game to the Timpan-ogos Timpan-ogos Bowl. The locals, undefeated this season, boast a slightly better record than the challenging Lions. The Payson crew was tied by Springville last week, while the locals turned in a 13-0 victory vict-ory over that club in an earlier game, but dopesters are voting Friday's game as a toss-up. The Payson team has a big rugged team which uses a variation variat-ion of the T formation which PIPELINE BID LET, ELECTION JUDGES NAMED, NEW ROAD APPROVED. The Orem City Council this the construction of the pipeline from the city's recently completed two-million gallon reservoir to 8th North, replaced replac-ed nine election judges, and approved a request to open a new road. In a special meeting held htll the Council awarded the pipe to. Woods and Decker Co. pipeline will be fourteen inches from the storage tank to 16th North and twelve inches from there to 8th North. Other bids received included the following: Neils Fugal, $10,580; L. A. Citizens Party Pledffes Study of City Manager Plan Economy and efficiency in op eration of city government in order to offer more and greater great-er improvements was the key note of the platform of the Or em Citizens party which was published this week. The party has also pledged it self to study the adoption of the city manager plan of govern ment for Orem and to seek Its adoption if such studies reveal that the plan is fea'able here. Definite opposition to Increas ed taxation was expressed in the platform, with emphasis placed on Increased efficiency to make possible more services for the people. The party also came out for continuation of the water system sys-tem enlargement program, especially es-pecially extensions to outlying areas; improvement of roads and lighting throughout the city; more police protection and the immediate installation of semaphore sema-phore signals at Eghth North and Eighth South on State street; a broad public health program for the city; a security plan, in- eluding group hospital insurance couraging cooperation among,.- dangerous to civic organizations; encouragement encourage-ment and protection for new and old industries and businesses; and the support and encouragement encourage-ment of building constrution here for the educational development devel-opment of the city's youth. The platform also calls for immediate action- in securing larger and more adequate post office quarters, and an enlarged recreation program which will include development of the city parks, construction of tennis courts, baseball diamond, children's child-ren's playgrounds and a civic auditorium. Party candidates who have pledged to support the platform are A. A. Richards, mayor; Joseph Jo-seph T. Smith and Henry Campbell, Camp-bell, four - year councilmen; Richard Park and J. D. Pyne, two-year councilmen; Ed Long, city recorder; and Nell York city treasurer. mayor; Gerald M. Buckley and Clyde E. Weeks Jr., four-year councilmen; J. Alvin Higbee and Charles W. Halford, two-year councilnn; Reese Pulham, city Fork canyon last Saturday after-recorder after-recorder and Russell Bellows, noon. The deer was brought city treasurer. idown wi& one shot at 150 yards. enables it to utilize deception and yet retain the power thrusts of their big fullback Taylor. The locals will run their plays from a single wing, with Gene Taylor plugging the lift, and Mako Hadeshima and Ted Star- ley running the ends. The Tigers used that formula last Thursday to subdue Lehi, 13-0, in a game which set the stage for the championship battle bat-tle this week. .Coach Glenn Zimmerman reported re-ported Wednesday night after he had sent his boys through a final scrimmage session, that the Tigers were in good shape for Friday's tilt- They practiced against Payson form atnioastag against Payson formations and had a long pass-defense drill. Winner in Friday's game here will enter the state quarter-fn-als, which will pit them against the winner of Uintah high ithool and the winner of the Fillmore-Delta game set thi9 weekend. The quarter-final tilt will be held here if Lincoln wins Friday over Payson. week awarded a contract on Tuesday morninB at the city contract for the laying of the on a low bid of $9870. The Creer, $13,000; Martindale and Blackett, $10,800, and Fullmer Excavating Co., $13,000. Work-on Work-on the pipeline will begin on Monday. Judges Appointed At the regular meeting of the Council held Wednesday night the following election judges were named to replace those who had declined to serve on previous appointments: District 2 Mrs. John B. Stratton; Dis trict 3 B. L. Tippetts; District 4 Mrs. Reed Peterson and Mrs. Don Clayton; District 6 Mrs. Dave Mitchell; District 8 Roy Olsen and Mrs. E. B. Terry; District 10 Catherine Daniels. Road Opening OK'd A delegation of property own ers from 16th South and 3rd West appeared before the Council Coun-cil with the request that the city extend the opening of 16th South and open 3rd West, and at the same time extend the water wa-ter line on 3rd West so that more than two property owners could get water. The Council voted to extend the water line and open the road as soon as quit claim deeds covering the property involved are received by the city. Target for Hunters The Council discussed the dis charging of firearms In the vic- j . B h reservor It people in the area. The passage of an ordinance prohibiting the use of firearms was discusses by the Council, but no action was taken. Councilman Woodruff Jensen suggested that Orem's building code be changed to allow public buildings to be built without charging permit or Inspection fees. The matter was tabled for future action. Plat maps for Green Thumb Area and Timp View Acres, new ; subdivision, were approved by the Council, and Mayor J. W. Gillman was authorized to sign them. Roger Hansen Bags Seven Point Buck Roger Hansen, 16, student at Lincoln high school and son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hansen, bagged one of the largest bucks reported thus far in the deer season last Saturday. Roger brought down a seven-point seven-point buck which dressed out at 258 pounds. He took the an- imal at the head of Diamond |