OCR Text |
Show fS&w) r Tr rffK 212 STEEL PLANT ) " fiff UB OF UTAH'S flflJffjJS 7) v.iiJIIU ! I.-. )', A 1 fV VOLUME 19 NUMBER 6 OREM, UTAH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1831 PRICE 10 CENTS ; ffi iTfJ V r n lUbv r I r H ' ;;h t.'OHTii TO 20;:i SOUTH By O G. SEMTT 3y now the Russians know for J that our newest super-duper Tnic bombs carry a potent ach. Everybody in the West st have seen the light and ird the explosions set off this jk. There's been a lot of stor-to'ld stor-to'ld about it some tall and p rs not so tall that the ole thing has us guessing. Probably no one was more prised abut the atomic blast ji a certain Orem barber, it ins that he was out milking i cow early the other A.M. en he heard sounds which he luBht came from the steel at being blown up. Old bossy jrd them, too. She pricked up t ears and kicked over the Ik pail a la Mrs. O'Leary's w. Now, that cow will never the same. Cow or atomicow? It's the question. I OS Widely I ;spected, Says ' IV President ( In the nation's capitoi we ter Day Saints are a revered t respected people," declared , Ernest L. Wilkinson, presid-; presid-; of the Brigham Young univ-ity, univ-ity, in the morning session .Orem stake conference held , nday in the Scera auditorium. 1 was his first public speech r en in Utah since his return i m Washington, D. C. Dr. Wilkinson recalled the I ejudice and passion that ex-: ex-: ed against the LDS church in . ashington at the time, of Jos-( Jos-( h Smith, and he outlined the I ogress the church has made ice that time gaining the est-;m est-;m of the world. He warned against becoming mplacent about religion. " ,Fhen we become tolerated it is an easy thing to accept the s'andards of the world," he Attending the morning session ere 1142 people. Speakers v ere President Walter R. riold-i riold-i vay and Charles A. Robbins the high council. President E. C jrlyle Bunker conducted the i eeting. music was furnished t ? the Vermont ward choir un- sr the direction of Tennis lulson. Pres. M. Dover Hhnt conduct-i conduct-i the priesthood leadership jeting held in the Scera at . p.m. Principal speaker was 1 r. Wesley P. Lloyd. Others i eaking at the session were Jorge McKinney, Clifton M 1 ne, R. Phil Shumway, Char- I Anderson, Floyd Clegg, ! edon Warwood, Bishop Reed 1 jrgener and President Holda- ay. Sessions Speaks j Pres. Holdaway conducted the t enng session at which J. Wy-y Wy-y Sessions was the main speak- I F. Marcel Young, presidtut of le stake mission, reported on s::::::: .. These Lincoln High school Thespians will lake important roles in the annual Senior high school 'y. "A Dale With Judy" which will be presented Thursday. Feb, 15. Director is L. L Trry. Rose posed above are, left to right, Laurene Olsen. MarJean Stratton. Leland DeLange, Robin lurcsanski and Myles Judd. 1 Ready for any emergency lhal'i Company "C" of th 145h combat engineers Orem's new National guard unit which was activated last week under the direction of Adjutant General Gen-eral J, Wallace West. The company is shown in its first formal inspection held in connection with the activation. Shown left to right, front row are the following: Lt. Gene W. Hines, company commander, Sgt. Don Walker, Pfc. John R. Caley. Ret. Marvin Higbee, Pfc. Lyle Th acker, Mr. Sgt. Edward D. Durham, first sergeant and Lt. Elroy West, com- Mr. and Mrs. Scott Allred of Haley, Idaho are visiting indefinitely in-definitely at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allred. Bishop and Mrs M. D, Wal- ace and family visited in Utear-field Utear-field Friday and Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Wallace. While there they attended at-tended the wedding reception of Betty Wallace, a sister, who was married Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Ashton and family were Salt Lake City visitors on Wednesday. They went to bid goodbye to their son Kenneth who was leaving for the misson field. Wrong ever builds on quicksands, quick-sands, but the Right to the firm center lays its moveless base. . James Russell Lowell Mrs. William McKinnon left for California this week to visit vis-it friends. the mission program for the past year, stating that eight missionaries mis-sionaries have been active and 22 persons baptized. Others speaking at the session were Grover C. Miller, high councilman and Bern ice Rawl-ings, Rawl-ings, stake Primary president, Pres. Bunker and Pres. Hunt. The meeting was attendsd by 800 stake members. Music was by a ladies double trio from Vineyard ward comprising com-prising Cumorah G. Holdaway, Janet Clegg, Maurine Madsen, Erna Holdaway, Beth Harding and Jolene Clegg. . ; I f- - : t : ' 1 7 ; ' ; " - i ' - -' i ' - lllissllir!; ,lk ysmms- mm: roiicock's so:js floral EXPANDS WITI I OREr.l CITY By Clyde E. Weeks Jr. This is the fourth in a series of features which is designed de-signed to acquaint Orem people with the business and industrial establishments which are paying Orem's taxes and which are providing Orem's payrolls. pay-rolls. The- series will feature members of the Orem ' Chamber of Commerce boosters for the development develop-ment of Utah's fastest growing city. Orem's pioneer florists that's Rohbock's Sons' Floral, 1050 South State Street. Organized in 1931 by Carl E. Roh-bock Roh-bock who owned and operated The Flower Shop in Provo for many years, Rohbock's Sons' Floral was moved to Orem in 1936. Since that time the business has undergone many changes resulting from war conditions and economic disruptions. In 1940 William Rohbock, a son of Carl Rohbock, assumed active management of the business and earlv in 1941 manacp- ment and ownership of the business was transferred to an- otner son, ueorge KonoocK, wno operated Rohbock's Sons' Floral Nursery and The Orem Flower Shop with his mother, Mrs. Annie Rohbock. 17 Years War Service During the war years that followed, fol-lowed, four of the Rohbock brothers bro-thers saw a combined total of 17 years of active service in , the armed forces. Robert Rohbock was the first to go into the army. Frank was the next to leave, and in April, 1942, George left for the army where he was to undergo un-dergo months of hardsnip as a German prisoner of war. In May. 1943, Jack Rohbock left for the Merchant Marine. With pany executive officer. Center row: Cpl. Wesley Carter, Pfc. Robert C. Farrer, Pvt. John Denhalter, Cpl. Harold Hardy, and Ret. Elmer K. Bylund. Back row: Ret. Tom Giles, Ret. Wayne Russon, Ret. Darl Hatfield, Ret. Leon Brown. Sgt. Floyd Terry, and Sgt. Clarence Miller. The Orem unit will drill each Thursday night at the Provo armory until suitable facilities are found in Orem. Enlistments Enlist-ments are still open. four of the brothers in the ser. vice and William now living in California, the operation of the busness was left to Mrs. Roh bock, Charles Rohbock. the re. maning brother with the firm, ana Mrs. Helen Rohbock Mitchell, Mit-chell, a sister. Corporation Formed Following the end of the war and with the return of the sour Rohbock boys from the service, the business was incorporated as Rohbock's Sons' Floral with Charles4 George, Robert, Frank and Jack as officers. Under Un-der this arrangement. Charles serves as president and manager. mana-ger. Frank, the vice president, is the grower and hybridizer of commercial flower seeds. George Geor-ge is secretary-treasurer. He is the landscape architect who manages the shop and supervises the floral designing, Robert is SUDerintpnHpnt nf ujnrlr onn in . charee nf hniiHina m,intn. ! Jack is landscaping foreman D- HH'ill.k.llUllV.t, New Building Completed Since moving to Orem 15 operated their business from a modest frame building. In de-cember, de-cember, 1949, the old bunding was moved away and Rohbock's Son's Foral moved into a beautiful beauti-ful large new building wnich had just been ocmpleted. From this building Rohbocks have expanded ex-panded their service to residents of this area considerably. Rohbock's Sons' Floral grows all its own bedding plants "for flowers and seeding. It has 11 acres of flowers and shrubs and 11 000 square feet of glass in its Several greenhouses. It is exclusive exclus-ive growers of the world famous Dinsr strains of petunias, amar-yllis amar-yllis and shasta daisy. Even now experiments are underway on the development of a hardy carnation car-nation and a new strain of a double petunia. World Wide Seed business One phase of the business that is not generally known locally is the world wide seed business in which Rohbocks engage. Each ; year a profusely illustrated cata-! logue is published by Rohbock's L o u. . I. "ISwan, Carma Varley and Norma years ago, the Rohbocks have Pef ' aPQ tv ' ia, nrT,m!t. ' A X A Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Poulson, long-lime residents of Orem. who will be honored Sunday at an open house reception at their home in observance of the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding date. OREM STAKE SWEETHEART BALLS SLATED FOR VALENTINE WEEK Sweetheart Balls for Junior Gleaners and Junior M Men of Orem stake will be held during the week of February 12-15, it was announced today by stake MIA officers. - Vermot-Orem First The Sweetheart Ball for Ver mont and Orem First wards will be held in the recreation hall February 15. Helen And erson is class leader of the Ver mont Junior Gleaners. Doris Bridget is president of the class and MarJean Stratton and Lor- eta Ercanbrack are social chair men. Meridith Stratton is class lead- er of the Orem First ward Junior Jun-ior Gleaners. Katherine Memm-ott Memm-ott is class president. Gdalee tee. Queens will be chosen at the ball. Sharon-Beverly Valentine's Day Feb. 14 is the date set for the Sweetheart Ball for Sharon and Beverly wards to be held in the Sharon chapel. Lucile Wightman is class president of the Junior Gleaners in Sharon ward ' and Shirley Peterson is president in Sons' Floral and is circulated throughout the world wherever mail is delivered. As a result of this activity, Rohbock's Sons' has been the largest patron of the Orem post office in the city since it opened. For an example of what coop eration in business will do, Orem Or-em Chamber of Commerce members mem-bers have only to look as far as Rohbock's Sons' Floral: where five brothers have joined efforts to bu'ld one of the city's most attractive stores and a thriving business. Orem-Sharon Scouts Ready for Saturday Mobilization Test Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts of the Orem-Sharon district dis-trict will participate in a test mobilization and a torchlight parade and program at the Orem Or-em cty park on Saturday as a highlight of Scout Week activities. activ-ities. George McKinney, Scout commissioner, is in charge of arrangements. Participating on the program will be Mayor J. W. Gillman, Ray E. Loveless, Orem civilian defense chairman, Police chief Ralph Peters and Fire chief Scott Thompson. The purpose of the mobilization mobilizat-ion is to show the Scouts how they can fit into the civilian defense de-fense program. The call will come over Radio Station KOVO between 3:30 and 6:00 Saturday and Scouts will be given time to gather at the Dark Each troop in Orem and Shar- on stake should come prepared with troop flag and American flag. Each Scout should have a flashlight, railroad flare or a torch made under the supervision supervis-ion of an adult. It is suggested that all Scouts who have uniforms uni-forms wear them for the mobilization. mobil-ization. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Jar- vis went to Salt Lake City last Saturday to see Mr. Jarvis brother, Elder Stanford Jarvis, off on his mission. r Beverly ward. Vineyard Geneva Junior Gleaners of Vineyard and Geneva ward will hold their ball jointly on Feb. 12 in the Vineyard recreation hall. Ross and Sylvia Holdaway are olass leaders from Vineyard, and La-Rae La-Rae Allen and Rodney Zabris- 5 3 U Shown slanding under Orsm's largest clock at Rohbock's Sons' George and Jack Rohbock, officers of the company. Not present Charles and Robert t LINCOLN HOOPSTERS TIP LEIfl, SET SIGHTS ON BYHS TILT FRIDAY Orem Couple to Observe 50th Anniversary Charles H. and Lucy W. Poul-son Poul-son of Orem will be honored at an open house reception on Sunday. Sun-day. February 11. Friends are invited to call at their home during the afternoon and evening. even-ing. They will observe their Golden Wedding anniversary on February 13. Mr. Poulson was born in Helsingborg, Sweden, Feb. 21, 1879. He came to America with his parents, Niels and Maria Wahlstrom Poulson, converts to the LDS church, in 1881. They made their home in Pleasant Grove, Utah and he attended school there and at the Brigham Young Academy in Provo, He has worked as a farmer, railroad fnrpmnr, anrl hniMincr pftnfraM. or and is at present manager of Sharon Industries, local cooper ative cannery. Mrs. Poulson was born in Hoyland Common, Yorkshire, England. Feb. 7, 1881. Her parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woff-inden, Woff-inden, were also converts to the LDS church and broueht their amiy to America in 1888. They lived in Provo for several months then moved to Provo Bench. She began her education educat-ion in England and continued it at local schools and at the BYA. The Poulsons were married February 13, 1901, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They iesid-ed iesid-ed in Pleasant Grove, Lehi, Ironton in Juab . County, and Star, Utah while Mr. Poulson was employed by the railroad. In 1909 they moved to Provo Bench and have resided in their nrpspnt hnmp sinrc ihnt vpnr Both are active in church workreKion' ,VX Rallied 14 and Gill-and Gill-and have served in various pos-l Ran collc--ted 10. itions in the .Timpanngos ward and Sharon stake They have had nine children, two sons and seven girls. Their seven living daughters, who will be present at the open house on Sui.day. are Mrs. T. C. (Rhoda) Chidester, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Hogarth (Lillian) Barton, Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Lloyd (Ruby) Boone, Babbitt, Nevada; Eva Poulson, Mrs. L. M. (Edith) Palmer, Mrs Donald (Ina) Smith and Mrs. L. V. (Mary) Wilkinson. Mrs. Lyla Vincent and tiny daughter came down from Salt Lake City Wednesday to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Orrel DeLange. before she goes to Fort Lewis, Washington to join her husband who is now in service. kie are the committee on ar-rangeemnts. ar-rangeemnts. Peggy Anne Brady will be queen of the ball for Vineyard. Anna Lou Judd has been chos en queen for Geneva ward with Beverly Kitchen and JoAnn Ad ams as attendants. Florence Chllds is class leader. Beverly Kitchen and Berdene Adams serve as the committee on arrangements. Lincoln high school made it a three way tie for second place in the Alpine division basketball basket-ball race by upsetting a favored ' Lehi team, 51-41, last 'nday and stayed in the running for a state tournament berth. Friday's Fri-day's victory over Lehi and an American Fork win over BY high tchool the same night threw Lincoln, Lehi and BYII3 all tied up with two wins and two losses each. The Tigers will travel to Provo Frday to tackle BYHS in what Is expected to be a payoff pay-off game. The game Is set tor 8 p.m. at the Women's gymn. The Bengals must win this one to stay in the second place spot and will be seeking to avenge an earlier defeat at the hands of the Wildcats. Coach Baugh has been working work-ing with different combinations sometimes putting Tommy Ver-banatz Ver-banatz in the center slot. Tom i has becn ,0"1 the first P3 the scasun wuii an in j urea root out is feeling better now and will probably see plenty of action when the Wildcats and Tigers meet. However, the starting lineup will most likely be the same as it has been most of the year with Bill Cox and uJoyd Farley at guards, Ray Gii..b'an ' and. Carl Rowley at forwards and Richard Peterson playing the pivot position. In Lehi last Friday the Tigers just would not be denied. Bill Cox started the scoring for Lincoln with a jump shot from 10 feet out. then Floyd Farley and Ray Gilligan began hitting to give Lincoln a 12 6 first quarter quar-ter lead. The locals held a 24-19 advantage at half time and were never in trouble. Farley won sec ring honors with 21 to stay among the top scorers in the GAETH TO SPEAK HERE FEBRUARY 16 Arthur G a e t h, nationally-known-news commentator and f eld representative of the Farmers Farm-ers Union, will speak at 8 p.m. Feb. 16, in the Lincoln high school auditorium, it was announced ann-ounced this week. His subject will be "Why Farmers Union." All local members of the Far mers Union and other interested interest-ed persons are invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. William Albert Al-bert Smith gave a party for Glenn Gray before he left to re sume duties with the Navy. A chili supper and games were enjoyed by Lorin Davis, Aileen Harrs, Mark Jensen, Sharleen Peacock, Boyd Ivie, Sharlene Erickson, Rex Olsen, Janice Miller, Ted Bunnell, Ila Jean McDonald, Leland Jackson, Carma Varley, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lewellyn, Ralph Gray, RaVae Anderson, Blaine Gray, Beverly Bylund, and Mr. and Mrs. El-wood El-wood Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sandstrom have a new baby daughter born Monday at the Utah Valley hospital. Floral are. left to righl, Frank. when the picture was taken r , t |