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Show )5 M given Ka;! on, enbj chari ' INOU' .V "V THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1950 VOLUME 18, NUMBER 6 PRICE FIVE CENTS mtm t MRICUtTudC ' m at. mdaj oduc- i the Poem ends layed idrei ;k on oung , list- aera- llace ( off. Mrs the nan -tion lined i-: I :rad-Sun. :rad-Sun. (liter : ieet- Feb-; i a! La veil-' to end-. met lma !ave and ong has iard and mg ; the! the. sct-f. lan vill - )ii- un- in ! nd I e'i in- to! ig- ? ry ; d. te, ch al I ds : S.- ed ! 4 i Getting acquainted with ; named assistant fire chief by j thrs year, and Jacobsca is expected to be ready to step into the chief's shoes. The department , boasts a fire-free year in 1949 in comparison with a disastrous 1948. 20th North to 20th South By O. G. Seznit The spirit of Valentine's Day is beautifully Dortraved in Orem Uu windows of our two local in florists. Tony's Floral has a clever clev-er Valentine display in its window, win-dow, and Rohbock's Sons Floral Flor-al also has a very lovely display in it window. We're sure local people are getting a lot of enjoyment enjoy-ment out of these two displays. Speakisg of Valentine's Day, we happened to see cupid the other day in person. It was at me Orem Women's club dinner. Come to think of it he did look something like Jim Norton, but that couldn't be, because Jim doesn't ordinarily wear red flannel underwear and a three- cornered diaper. It must have 1 been really cupid! i f , George Stratton and Bill Ba ker, partners in the Chamber of Cbmmerde membership drive , rame im with $275 after a .,niek J came up with $275 after a quick cruise around the city. One com- 1 pany doubled its usual member- J ship allotment, they reported Committee Named For Rheumatic Fever Campaign Mrs. L. B. Bennett, chairman of Orem's Rheumatic Fever foundation drive, annouced this week that Mrs. Nelson Snow and Mrs- Horace Snyder would be members of the committee here. The drive will be conducted through the 14th of February and perhaps later, and all con - tributions made to the foundat-j ion will remain m Utah County. No person working tor the foundation is salaried, Mrs. Ben- ueii puimea out. The drive here will be carried car-ried out through clubs and groups and will not include a house to house canvas. Clubs are urged to make contributions as a group. Individuals wishing to contribute may call any member of the committee or direct it to the committe through the mail. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Taylor entertained en-tertained at dnner on Sunday in honor of Mrs. Clinton Taylor and son of Farmington, N.M. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Redd returned Thursday from a three weeks vacation in the east. They flew to Denver for the stock show and then on to New York where they saw several plays and shows. They went to Baltimore Balti-more and visited friends, and to Boston where they were the guests of Harvard College and were taken through the museum and other interesting places. Mrs. Adonna Patch left Friday Fri-day for Arizona where she will visit for two weeks. Mrs. W. G. Kocherhans, Chester Ches-ter and LaVar Kocherhans returned re-turned Sunday from a three. eeks business trip to Lovell, Wyoming. Orem's "Red Berlha" ih Howard the city council. Chief Scott Thompson is eligible for retirement January1 Building In Orem Tops Last Year's Record Orem's construction business got off to a good start in 1950 j when a total of $29,500 in build- ' '"8 permits was issued during January ' residences ana com- mprfia ctriitiirAc I hprd wcrt - no permits issued for garages, barns or coops. 4n.i va wiAm,n Orem building inspector, the January, 1950 total amounted to more than 15 times the con- istruction authorized in January, 1949. , One commercial permit was i issued last month to Clarence York in the amount of $5000 for the construction of two units of an auto court. Permits for residential con struction were issued to the fniwin- nor. n T.ton oni East 8th' South $6000- Vere Westwood,. 966 North 250 East, $3000 William A. Cox, 733 S. 4th West, $5000: Allen Hudson, 201 est 12th , North, 00 R. ?-9.0Ward- 156 East 2th South $6000. Mr. Wickman indicated that he believes 1950 may yet be a record year for construction m Orem. At lpast nnp new srhnol is planned for the South section of the city, and several subdiv- ibiuiu miow-promibe oi material- izing. Home financing will be easier this year than m previous yea S, anu many people now renting will be able to build their own homes. Too, Orem is becoming widely known as a highly desireable residential community where young married couples and re- tired older people like to set up 1 housekeeping. DNA HANSEN ENTERTAINS j pleaSANT VIEW DUP Members of the peasant View camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers met at the home of Mrs. Edna Hansen and quilted a lovely quilt which is to be sold to raise funds for a camp project- A pot luck luncheon was served. ser-ved. Present were Merle Foote, Ivy Perry, Ida Ercanbrack, Cosette Allred, Alta Allred, Ina Lewis, Melba Cluff, Grace Mc-Ewan, Mc-Ewan, Ida Cowley, Louise Trotter, Trot-ter, Zella Colvin, Nora Ashton, Alta Bean, Leah Gleason and the hostess. Bishop and Mrs. John Nay-lor Nay-lor entertained the counselors and their wives and the ward clerk, David Mackay 'ana his wife on Feb. 3. MARCH 23 SET FOR SHARON STAKE PLAY "Big Hearted Herbert", a three-act play will be presented by the Sharon Stake MIA on March 23 in the Lincoln hieh D..riiir,rh.m Mrc FiirW ' ' ' ' n,,r.- otobo jm AiroMnr on. t-ii 1 . aianc uia 11a uii v. . ivi , ui. nounced today Mk.,. ih,, oQd nnu,1 being chosen Mrs Burr said ' M. D. Wallace returned Sat- urday from a five day business their tonth birthday. Games and way and John Conway Jr. join- Finch, Mrs. Verdun Watts, Mrs. trip to Southern Utah and Nev- refreshments were enjoyed by ed the Larsen family for a Allen Winterton and Mrs. Ray-ada. Ray-ada. , the 25 guests. family dinner. mond Stewart. Jacobson, who on Monday wat Three Departments at Geneva Steel Set Production Records With the coal strike threat- ening production at Orem's Gen- , . . . a ct--Iril . L " . . i ccai, me announcement came thie uroolr from I .nrpn .1 """J r"" I;:";"; '"" """"s1-' vi the Plant- thatr n 2 . " , . departments at ueneva aunng First and second place win- Departments .setting the rec - ords in net tons produced were the open hearth, the plate mill and the slab mill. The open hearth department l0PPea any previous mommy productiin record by more than 6,000 net tons of steel ingots. The January total was 123,975 net tons. Previous high in the open hearth was achieved in March of 1949 new mii!i.,i,... h mill io tha wpnnH ctroioM mnnili i rr-A Oo(,wici,0 , v.i. a,, , . , . w " ZoZerL vreLThiby upsscs mc picviuus inga uy more than 5l00 tons- January slab production was j 106 609 net tons previous high , thia departrnent was estab- lished in March of 1949 when 22g t tong were produced Mrs. Vida Lystrup enter- tained the G. W. club members at a luncheon on Fridayv The afternoon was spent - playing London Rummy, and a prize for high score went to Emily Long. Others present were Vida Ly-' strup, Jennie Harris, Blanche Nielson and Janet Humphrey. Orem-Sharon Sweetheart Ball M Men and Gleaners of Orem Or-em and Sharon stakes will sponsor spon-sor a Sweetheart Ball on Tues- day, February 14 at the Joseph Smith building Plans for the evening include a program, floor show and dancing. In charge of arrange- ments are Glenna Johnson and Kay Camenish, Gleaner presid ents; La Veil Swenson and Frank Wall, M Men president; and stake leaders Mrs. Ivan Perry, Inez Boulter, Russell Hansen and Lynn Wood. A sumrise birthday riartv was held last week in honor I of Mrs Vern Carter. About 12 friends and neighbors were in attendance as well as the Carter family. Mrs. Carter opened her birthday gifts and refreshments, , inc udine a laree birthdav rake. wr orvpri f r. r,D Dmr, of i - Mrs Wells Duke enter-1 Itained a group of youngsters on j Friday afternoon in honor of her twin daughters, Maxine and , Maurlne. who were celebrating I Utah County GOP Slates Lincoln Day Dinner Here Grant Thome, President of the Associated General Contractors of America, Intermountain Bran, ch, and former vice president of the United States Junior Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce, iwill be the principal speaker at the annual Utah county Republicans' Lincoln Lin-coln Day dinner set for February 13 at the Vermont-Orem first ward chapel, according to Mrs. Lloyd Pyne, publicity chairman-The chairman-The dinner is being arranged by Monroe J. Paxman, general chairman. Other members of the committee commit-tee include the following: George Erkman and Blaine Thorpe, tickets, Mrs- Thomas Reese, din. , ner; Mrs. Mildred Keam ana i Mrs- Leah Crowley decorations; I Warren Kirk, program; and Mrs-Pyne, Mrs-Pyne, publicity. I Vernon Romney, state Republican Re-publican chairman, has assured representation from the state organization, or-ganization, according to Mrs, Pyne. Area 3 Grapplers to Meet at Lincoln A wrestling tournament for hih rhni of ApV w 11 be high schools of Area 3 will be held at 10 a.m Saturday in the T.inr-nln hitrh erhnrtl Pvmnasinm. Coach Mel Briggs announced to- Lincoln will have eight en trants in the tournament this year including Frank Thomp- f son, 103 pound class; Roger Han- ion i ,. . u:ii aril, jz.il ijijij i ii i i'mnn. ivi h x ii ii i .t i - : ,7 127 pound class; Mike Kogaines, ' 133 pound class, Glade Wilkin v n,,A ,..,rc- t n wii.s kinson, 165 pound class; and Rodey abriski. unlimited heavy weight class , ners, in each weight classification 'continuation o Orem health cli- will be qualified to enter the'nlcs for school children; beree- state meet to be held February 17 and 18 at Price. ' - "'"fc ved byMrs. Jane Larsen, Sup - dav: Mrs- aara Burgener, Thu- "day; and Mrs. Helen Clark, "udy Humphries at the home of Mr. delude Mrs. Horace Snyder Or. and Mrs. .Wnh rw Hnrina'em Womens Club; Mrs. Glade and Mrs. Jospnh CApeg HnrinlT 'the week were Mr anri Mr wii uam Humnhrips nf FnhriW Wilford Humphries of Orange-! auxiliary; Mrs. Melvin Park, ville- Mrs- Merri11 Dav and son.Vertyas; Mrs. John Meiling. Or- , . . rf , rvuiiiue, ana ivxrs. ,ric reierson 'of Pleasant Grove. ?SKnAV PPnrpm FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM Mrs. Grace Spalding, president of the Union school PTA an- nounces that the animal Found- ers Day meeting will be held at the school on Wednesday, February 15- at 7:30 p.m. A , pecial program has been arrang. ed and will be under the direct- ; ion of Mrs- Spalding. ' f PT TTR ; , , JL ,"7 . ,r ! MEETS MONDAY Mrs. Dale Larsen entertained members of the OF Club at her home on Monday evening. The evening was spent playing Canasta. Can-asta. Refreshments were served to the following club members: Mrs. H. Vern Wentz. Mrs. Mer- lin Finch, Mr?; Moroni Jensen, Mrs. W. A. Cox, Mrs. Clay Dunn, 'Aff.. T..1I-M KAnl. AT-c, Pirh - ard Brewer. Mrs. Woodruff Jen- sen Mrs Harold Peterson. Mrs., Grant Butler. Mrs. Leonard Petersen and Mrs. William Roh - bock. Party Honors Glen Larsen Mrs- Dale Larsen entertained at a birthday party on Tuesday "icmuun iur ner son, uicu. Games were played and re- lresnmerus served, u-uesis in- ciuaea amy KonDOCK. cnanes Aiken, Paul Kennedy, Dwayne Miller. Val Kendall. Gordon Ol- sen- Gar' palmer, Gebrge Ol- ruiyn rnnce. iaiMonuui. and Janice LarreU, JJon Larsen. !Ti 1 T- i 1 1 -1 t- j-iiiiaa KonoocK, uarv r-van joaugn. r.aun Anil wans ana Bob Norton. Mrs. Larson's moth- er, Mrs. John Conway, and her. grandmother, Mrs. Eva Fage, were special guests. During the evening John Con- PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Rheumatic Fever Fev-er and its attendant disabilities disabil-ities are crippling many Utah County children, and WHEREAS, the Rheumatic Fever Foundation of Utah County has been organized by local citizens to combat this dread disease by education educat-ion on how to avoid contrtct-1 contrtct-1 ing it, and assistance to lessen heart damage to those who already al-ready have it, and WHEREAS', this non-profit organization is raising money to support its recently established estab-lished convalescent home for ' i le care of convalescing victims vict-ims o the disease, I, a. W. Gillman, Mayor of Orem City, do hereby proclaim pro-claim RHEUMATIC FEVER WEEK, February 6th to 14th, 1950, and urge all citizens to contribute generously to this worthy cause. Orem Women's Council Names Heads For New Year Mrs. Paul Ellertson was nam. ed president of the Orem Wom-ens Wom-ens Council for 1350 at elections held last week at the home of'wlu' 7im. mu.' am' , ,.;; general meeting featuring a " ne- rellrlnS PresPTA Founder's Day program ' oenl. xhe coundl wgs established t0 (coordinate the activities and - projects of the womens clubs of Orem. Mrs. Ellerstson is presently jresident of the Lady Lions and i is a member of the associated ' I :, p r i . i - i UU,,L" 01 l"e xeaeravea womens lues, one is aico acvtve in siaKe Prary work. - 1 Projects presented as possi- ble programs for 1950 were or. ganizing a sponsorship for the fits for polio and rheumatic fe ver treatment nad research. j Mrs. Park was named to serve as vice prewueiu oi me cuunui, ; with Mrs. Carl Louder re-elected secretary. Mrs. Howad Hall is the retiring vice president. Pesidents of the various Orem womens clubs who comprise the board of directors for the year Gillman, Orem Garden club; .Mrs. Jess Cordner, Orem Legion uuaiucsa anu luiirsaiuutti and j women; Mrs. Richard Park, Jay 'Cee Wives; and Mrs. Thomas Cordner, Orem Literary club. ! Kate Waestaff was honor- ed at a surDrjse narty on her birthday Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller. Women's Club Honor Husbands At Dinner-Dance Husbands were the honored guests Saturday at the annual dinner dance of the Orem Women's Wo-men's club held at the Geneva school. Carrying out the theme: 'Sweethearts " the tables were decorated with a Valentine motif nd had a huge centerpiece of nrin.finw spring flowers. Mrs. Wallace Kendall was mistress mis-tress of ceremonies at the ban- quet. She introduced Leeman 'r ii. .. . t , .. .-.J V.a iimmon and Mrs Doyle Cranney who toasted 'the men. Miss Viola Johnson played piano selections .during the dinner. Covers were laid for 100 members and guests- Following the banquet the group enjoyed a "Heart's Desire" De-sire" program in the auditorium-under auditorium-under the direction of Mrs. Woodruff Jensen and Mrs. James Norton. i me piogiiiiii mtiuucu okhjj by George Sorensen. the theme song Dy Mrs. Liyae r.. weens Hawaiian dances Dy iviaruyn anu Dion Morley .a reading by Lu- cille Rowe. and organ selections by Mrs. LeGrande Dunkley. oociai singing was icu vy Merlin J- incn, accompanied Dy H r . t . 3 I ivirs. james iorion. anu social - aancing was leo Dy ivirs. r-ugai Booth. General committee chairman was Mrs. Hugh Vern Wentz. Her committee included Mns. Woodruff Jensen. Mrs- Merlin Tigers Meet BYHS In Crucial Game Tonight Coach Evan Baugh's Lincoln Tigers will shoot the works" Friday when the tangle with the league-leading BYHS Wildcats and attempt to get back into the running for Alpine division honors. hon-ors. The locals were nosed out by two points in the final seconds when they played the Wildcats earlier this season, and since then won over Lehi and Pleas ant Grove. Although the Y High boys will be favored to win, the dopesters are giving the Tigers a chance to upset the Wildcats. Coach Baugh is expected to use Verbaetz and Judd at forwards for-wards Peterson at center, and Lewis and Farley at guards. The game is set for 8 p m. at the Womens gym, sHd will be broadcast. Geneva School Slates Parents Visiting Day Parents visiting day will be held at Geneva elementary school on Wednesday, Principal T. C. Hebertson announced to day. Part of the parents will come at 9 a.m. for counseling with teachers until 11 a.m. A Day program will be held from 11 a m. to 12 noon to which all parents are invited, following which lunch will be served in the lunch room. At 1 p.m. parents who have had teacher counseling may go home and the rest are scheduled for individual counseling. A series of educational films wil be shown for the entertainment entertain-ment of the parents during the time they are not in consultation. consultat-ion. Buses will operate along regular reg-ular routes on Wednesday for parents who wish transportation. The morning buses arrive at the school at 9 a.m. and li a.m., and the afternoon buses leave the school at 1 pm, and 3:30 p.m. National Economy Club to Elect Officers March 7 Officers of the National Econ- Orpm T Pirinniirpa omy Club, sponsored by the Bill ".V" JglOnaireS Baker for Senator Committee, Slate Stag Party will be named on March 7 at pnr Tnn!rJif the Veterans Memoial hall, it,1"1 was announced today. All inter-1 An Pen House stag party ested persons are urged to at- sPnsored by Orem's American tend the meeting jLegios Post 72 will be held Fri. Aims of the club include the,day night ,n tne Veterans Mem- following: 1- To combat high taxes gen - orally. 2. ' To have the withholding tax discontinued. 3. To have tax exemptions 'c,aI- raised from the present $600 to fport movls will be shown $1000 on the single person, the a"d refreshments will e avail-husband avail-husband and wife, and have it i 8 If'. raised to $750 on dependents. I . terans of both wor,d wa 4. To have the tax rate lowere are '"vtcd. Admission is free. 4. To have the tax rate lower-! ed to 15 percent on the first' Mr- and Mrs- s- Bl"ke $2,000 of taxable income. have rece'ved word of the birth 5. To check the record of any of gra"dson- the son of Dr- official seeking re-election for his stand on excessive taxation, so the voters may know. Communism and all other forms 6. To combat Fascism. Nazism, jf dictatorship i.' ".;;r govern-nent. govern-nent. r y , -it i Vermont-Orem 1st Elders Plan Building Fund Dance Feb. 22 A ward building fund benefit dance sponsored by the combined com-bined Elders' quorums of Vermont Ver-mont and Orem First wards will be held February 22 in the ward recreation hall, according to Charles Anderson and Clifton M. Pyne, presidents of the respective res-pective quorums. Highlight of the dance will be the awarding of several prizes, including a baby beef. OREM PRIMARY WORKERS PLAN "PENNY APPEAL" Mrs. jaernice Kawnngs, urem stake Primary president an- M'" - u umay w.ai nit-u rt.m, A r- - -, I V r 1 1 c d r t-irtiicm ri m nio, , a i.v,u . " .,u..;j. viuicn in the Primary hospital in Salt Lake City, is now underway People are asked to contriute generously as the purpose is to aid crippled children with medical med-ical care, education and rehabilitation. rehab-ilitation. The campaign will con. tinue through February 14. Council I Names Sub-Fire Chief, Share of Liquor Profits Howard Jacobson, life-time ployee for the past two years, Chief by the Orem City Council Monday nipht at the ciyt hall. The appointment was made effective ef-fective February 1, and will be in force until July 3, 1950, at which time Fire' Chief Scott Thompson will retire. It is pre sumed that following Thompson's retirement, Mr. Jacob- son will be elevated to the top fire department post and a new assistant will be named. Chief Thompson on July 3 will have completer the required 20 years of service and reached the age of 55 years necessary for retirement, lnvJ p ?I.irria The n,;w assistant fe chief ltAKl Kj. X1UIIIS has been employed by Orem Honored On Citv as a shovel operator in the 8!"4U Distil 1n,r water department for the past Jin liirinaay one and one-half years. For the Mrs. Lexia Curtis Harris cele- months previous he worked bra ted her 85th birthday anniv-l1" he ty road department. r . Prior fn his spruirp with Orem nsoiy uii lucauuv, fcuiuuiy 6, at her home in Orem. Mrs. Harris was born in Pay- son, Utah a daughter of George nnA rmmo U7V,alnr f,,tit, ii aiiu dunlin iiiiaiii wu in . DilnAb . . iW 4. VA student of Karl G. Maeser. She was attending the Academy at the Urn of the fire and as a tele- graph operator, she sent the re- port to Salt Lake City. a . . A native pioneer, she has v,a u lived to se many changes from .kn tim ,h iL ,1- " r """" V u . 1 profits to be used for public the main source of heat and,: ... T ".; light as well as the place where all food was cooked, to the pres- lent time when modern conven- iences are in every home. In honor of Mrs. Harris' birth day, family members gathered at her home on Saturday and about 35 relatives called on Sunday. Among these were her brother. Ray Curtis and a sister, Esthma Tanner. Mrs. Harris has one daughter. Vaneese Woffinden of Orem; and three sons, Dr. Joseph W, Harris of Syracuse, New York; Dr Gesifge E. Harris of Ogden, and Walda Harris of Chicago, Illinois- She has 16 grandchild ren and 15 great grandchildren. The Timpanogos Camp of the DUP met today, Thursday, to honor Mrs. Harris. During the afternoon she related incidents of her life as a Utah Pioneer. oriai nan, u was announced to- i 1 Talks are scheduled by the tate Leion commander and at iLeast one other State Legion Vra"1 "laKe ae Bullock) in Washington. D. C. The child has one older brother. WINTERS ARE WARMER NOW . . . Hazel Nilsen, "Misi Wintertime," was given the title to herald the opening of the winter win-ter season at Las Vegas, where winter is just a word with no dis-agrccble dis-agrccble association (it says here). ryHwn.i,'a"lfUi ! 111 1 wiin,. ; i - : . ? ; " i i ' i - -v ' f 1 ' .. . . J -. '; f . A' . "f"l I vl si ,y 1 Jacobson Gefs resident of Orem and city em was named Assistant Fire at its regular meeting held City Mr. Jacobson worked as a building contractor for two years and during the war he worked as. a machinist in the , - . , . , Kaiser shipyards. The Jacobsons reside at First rth and first East. They have sons' nine and four years 0 Moty Rtceird I Mayor J. W. Gillman reported to the council that Orem City . . - r has received the sum of $52S5.C3 ., u , . . ,. as i share of the state liquor ed the same amount. The appor tionment of liquor profits is based on a population basis aa determined by the 1940 Federal Census. By this measure Orem's share is figured on a populat ion of 2900. The liquor money, specifically earmarked for use in pulic safety helps to finance the operations of Orem's fire department and police department. Parking Problem The council discussed the parking problem at 7th South on the street Just north ct Ce Scera theatre. The present parking park-ing procedure was termed haz ardous by council members inas much as private driveways are frequently blocked and the fire hydrant is often made iaccess-able. iaccess-able. The council voted to post parallel parking signs on the street and enforce parallel park ing on both sides of the street Also the city will cooperate with property-owners on the street In making driveway signs. Plat PrMnled Ed Wickman city building inspector, in-spector, presented a plat of a proposed 35-home subdivision be ing built by Woodruff and Moroni Mor-oni Jensen. The coucnil voted to delay approval of the plat until un-til the subdivision shall have been given a name. This is in line with the policy followed in the past so that the subdivision night be easily identifed. Licensing Discussed The council discussed the pos sibility of licensing personal services in Orem. Mayor Gillman poited out that a great many people come into the city under this catagory who are not lie ensed by the city. He asked the council to consider the possibiL ity of licensing barbers, beauty operators, attorneys, dentists and doctors. H. Grant Ivins Buys A. F. Hatchery H. Grant Ivins. former head of the animal husbandry department depart-ment at Brigham Young Univer sity and a former resident of the Pleasant View ward, has purchased pur-chased the Adams Hatchery in American Fork. Mr. Ivins is a former president of Scera and was active in church and civic functions in this area. During the war years Mr. Ivins was state director of the Office of Price Administrat-on. Administrat-on. Since that time he has been associated with chick hatcheries in Salt Lake County. vermont-orem first wards to hear :hauntenettes chorus Members of Vermont and Or--m First wards will meet together to-gether on Sunday evening at 7:15 at the chapel. The prog-am will be furnished by the Chaun-tenettes Chaun-tenettes chorus, under the direction direct-ion cf Leland Perry. 9 Wanda Barney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gurr, has been visiting friends and relatives rela-tives this week. She is also here to honor her father on his birth day, Feb. 8. |