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Show .Fork w& 'flu i b AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939 NUMBER 29 y 11 K, 11 tfd.VU 11U ftJus.'"fel, Jio Station JenatProvo September 21 Jjj for the open-ntral open-ntral Utah's new f" broadcasting on a rnf 1210 kilocycles, ac-UuMadsen. ac-UuMadsen. station $ and transmitter fj entire station staff id. and plana are lingual program, located at 108 West prove, present the L to studio construc-iuon. construc-iuon. according to owner and build-in build-in has been sPed "building or equipping A latest type high cueing and broadcast-4 broadcast-4 is being installed in a, Mid transmitter, sblngsand decorations jSerigned for KOVO & itation one of the a In the entire west. ,b of rigid audiUoning jfj has been announced jgsful candidates al-adto al-adto their respective Applications for staff received from 38 and Mexico. Appli- u far as Mexico were Hose named to the GeorKe Killlan, chief announcer; David ant Grove, production Gfrald Peterson, oan rtiief operating technic-rti technic-rti Loean. technic- Lries, Spanish Fork, and Proro, announcers ana hten. knsnn. Salt I-ake City, W at KOVO and will Cchnlcal work. Station 1 klder Clifton A. Tolboe over the board or curec- p on the air Septem-p. Septem-p. m. with a musical !SlgH5 trespersed with station p until 7:30 p. m. when inaugural program will L Arrangements have hrith Brlghara Young broadcast the Inaugural b the stage of College k that the public might nt iced to provide the room the many entertainers lit will appear. pse to greet KOVO on U show will be his Ex- Governor of Utah flEarlJ. Glade, man-of man-of KSL, and the may- u county communities. the evening following l broadcast include an the studios by visiting pd a KOVO Open pst during which sta in and staff members placed over the air. pain on the air after m program until 1 a. X variety recordings. it oadcast every day 3 Cod ;to 11 p.m. "Iflwff n OX jng Season Jis At Arena of K Inn m.k. 1.. 1 no n in id Ms pa at McCullough's f September 15, when P and Tom Zaharias one-hour, two-fall &iner to a card with 1 fQ brought here at lder F he is the most pr and greatest box In wrestling today. s ma If ah tne strongest men loving won several d other 1 r ntests of pin his native Hun- johnrf pnseti from a wrestling ""despite only four . 1UO P nd showmanship. r game bv several Pfeabowni tanele pr route. ?Dr:john. (Drop billed lor the l"e three other F arranged with the Kl:ian - 1 f. m., accorcung 1 uoyie. ivtL a i ("snip At HP??. IT jv u 01 Mr. . and rffl leave today lwn. Wisconsin, Couow advanced r the University n ung Enrollment Tops 1300 Mark In Schools Of A.F. More than 1300 children enrolled in the schools of American Fork during the first week of the new school year, it was reported at the school board office Monday. In American Fork hii;!i school, 662 students registered, according to a report by Principal Jesse M. Walker. Walk-er. In the Harrington school, the enrollment reached 650, Principal George W. Larscn reported. Total for the two schools, as of September 11, was 1312. Enrollment in the schools is divided, di-vided, according to grades, as follows: fol-lows: American Fork High School Seventh grade 126 Eighth grade 103 Ninth grade 104 Tenth grade 124 Eleventh grade 106 Twelfth grade 99 TOTAL 862 Harrington School First grade 102 Second grade 93 Third grade 106 Fourth grade 117 Fifth grade 122 Sixth grade no TOTAL 650 Enrollment in the American Fork high school was second highest in the district, being exceeded by Lincoln Lin-coln high school which has 727 students. stu-dents. Registration reached 469 at Pleasant Grove high school, and 445 at Lehi high school. Enrollment in the elementary schools was reported as follows: Alpine, 89; Cedar Fort, 28; Sharon, 175; Central (Pleasant Grove), 324; Lehi grades, 443; Lin- don, 153; Union (formerly Vineyard) 172; Harrington. 650; and Page. 139. Spencer had not been reported. Banner 1939 Edition Of Utah's State Fair Will Open Saturday Morning Salt Lake City's latchstring is out. the annual Utah State Fair is just around the calendar corner. And the slate's qhief executive, Henry H. Blocd, the Utah State Fair Association, As-sociation, and every citizen of the capital city invites every Utahn and every visitor within the commonwealth common-wealth to attend the "big show." There never has been Just !uch a state fair as the event that formally for-mally opens on Saturday morning to continue for eight days to and including September 23. For never has such an array of exhibits been provided. Nor have there ever been so many exciting and outstanding amusement features offered for the entertainment of visitors. Agriculturally, the 1939 fair has a distinct advantage over previous events of like nature in its being held two weeks earlier than usual. This, according to horticulture experts ex-perts In particular, means far better fruit exhibits because fruits may be txniblted direct from the trees in- ftead of having to be kept in cold sJorage for days before going on display. Displays, too, are sure to be in better condition throughout the exhibit period. Women exhibitors also are better prepared to display their handicraft this year. County fairs have tend ed to make the feminine contingent more fair-conscious. They have learned that to exhibit their needle work, cooking and other works is no hardship. They are, therefore en tering displays in greater numbei and variety than ever before. And many of these are prize winners at this year's county, fairs. Entries' in" the Various livestock divisions horses, cattle, sheep and swine are in such number and variety as to assure one of the finest stock exhibits ever seen at a state fair. Famous stockmen from all over the west will be on hand with nr4u Hrtrilrir ontriMU-thA bSt in the west as proven by " their winning records at prior fair and snow events. Members of 4-H clubs, led by Miss Vern Shipley, assistant 4-H state club leader, have been Dusy for two weeks Installing the great est of all boy and girl state fair exhibits In the 4-H club building on the fair grounds. New display cases and racks have been provided pro-vided to enhance the display of youth handicraft' In a myriad of fields. Future Fanners of America chapters also have been in the forefront fore-front of pre-falr activities. FAMED TABERNACLE CHOIR 1 t.'u ? 11' I 1 ! I 1 ri"i r ' I'M 4 Nearly 100,000 copies of the above picture of the famous Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir have been distributed on postcards to tourists visiting the Sunday Morning Broadcasts in Salt ' Lake City. The tourists, in friends and relatives in every Famous Oratorio To Be Feature Of L.D.S. Meet By popular demand and the request re-quest of the First Presidency, the Tabernacle Choir and M. I. A. will again present Felix Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" October 3rd to 6th as the entertainment feature of the October Conference. This dramatized version of the sacred oratorio was presented three nights during the 1938 October Conference. Con-ference. The production met with immediate popular acclaim and it became necessary on the third and last night to turn hundreds of people peo-ple away. Thus the request that the mammoth production be repeated. The music will he sung by the Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir with its The coming event will set a new high for entertainment and amusement amuse-ment features aside from the diversions diver-sions and delights provided by inspection in-spection of the exhibits. The fair management, feeling that visitors seek entertainment as well as education edu-cation in their fair visits, have gone far afield in providing fun and frolic. They have provided a seven-act seven-act free circus that combines all the thrills and interest of lion and elephant acts with acrobatic and aerial stunts, plus plenty of comedy by a troupe of famous clowns. Musically, the 1939 fair will set full steam ahead in attractions of outstanding worthiness a mass concert con-cert by 500 Utah and Idaho instrumentalists instru-mentalists to be played Sunday, September 17. and another by 200 picked musicians on the same day. At least 14 civic and high school bands will appear in day-by-day concerts during the fair period. Another An-other outstanding musical delight will be the contest to determine the best instrumentalists in the inter-mountain inter-mountain empire violin, piano, cello etc. Another new and stellar event will be the celebration of Miners' Day on Saturday, September 23, the last day of the fair. Prizes totaling total-ing $1000 in cash and other awards will go to winners in machine drilling drill-ing and mucking contests. A queen ond two attendants, selected from Utah's mining and smelting districts, dis-tricts, will assist in awarding the prizes. Mine exhibits will be featured fea-tured on ; the Coliseum mazzanlne throughout the fair. Still another new fair feature will be a display of books written by Utahns. Authors have been invited to display their works on the second floor of the Manufacturers' building, build-ing, where these may be Inspected and read at leisure by visitors In comfortable surroundings. Many have responded and it Is believed that every Utah writer will be represented. rep-resented. ' The 1939 grandstand ' show will feature a great assemblage of daredevil dare-devil automobile drivers In thrilling stunts such as driving through burning buildings, headon collisions, and comedy diversions. The show is said to possess many educational values through illustrating the many driving faults of today and how to avoid accidents, as well as their results. Admission to the big fair will remain re-main at 25 cents for adults and 10 cei ts for children the "biggest show 6n earth" for the money, in .. the opinion of amusement experts. turn, have mailed the cards to corner of the world. 325 voices. A full symphony orchestra orches-tra will accompany the singers. The dramatized work will be presented by the M. I. A. on a specially constructed con-structed stage with newly designed scenery and the entire production will be elaborately costumed. It will cost more than $3,000.00 to stage and costume the cast of approximately approxi-mately 600 people. Officials in charge have decided that a four night production will be necessary in order to accommodate the crowds who did not see the production pro-duction last year and those who will want to see it again. The four nights are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Conference week, October 3, 4, 5. and 6. The admission cost is 50c. It Is requested request-ed that everyone possible attend the Tuesday and Wednesday productions pro-ductions in order that everyone will have the opportunity to see 'this unusual production. $2000 Pays For Oiling Two Miles Of City Streets American Fork's street improvement improve-ment project, which was recently completed, was done at a cost of less than $2,000, it was reported at the Monday night session of the city council. With $2,007.74 dollars from the Utah motor vehicle registration fund at its disposal, the city sponsored a street oiling project, under which heavily-traveled streets in all parts of the city were improved. With completion of the project, $48 remained re-mained in the fund. The work was done on more than two miles of streets. All members of the council were present at the Monday night meeting, meet-ing, and Mayor Albert Tregaskis was in the chair. Recorder Karl H. Bennett was instructed in-structed to advertise for bids on oil-treated oil-treated slack coal to supply the city for the coming winter. Other matters mat-ters upon which the council acted were abatements of water rates, and abatement of a bill on one cemetery lot. Station Offers Opportunity For Talented Persons An opportunity to appear on the opening program of KOVO new broadcasting station to yn on the air in Provo next week, is being offered of-fered to American Fork, talent by David Walker, production manager of the station. Mr. Walkr urges that those interested in-terested in trying for plan s on the program contact him immediately at KOVO, First West and Center, Provo. Pro-vo. Solos, trios and quartets in both vocal and instrumental music .will be auditioned in competition with other contestants. Novelty numbers are also requested, states Mr. Walker, who announces the policy of the new broadcasting station to be that of providing opportunity fpr as much local- 'live'' talent as possible, A home station to provide for the entertainment en-tertainment of Utah county families, KOVO will make extensive use of local talent on its regular programs, according to Mr. Walker. Correction In a report of a case in the American Ameri-can Fork, city court, published, in The Citizen last week, a mistake In a name was Inadvertently made. George Rushton was sentenced to pay a fine of $20 or serve 10 days in the city Jail. In the report, hb naie was given as George Mayne. American Fork Exhibit Features Poultry Industry i American Fork's community ex-! ex-! hibit at the Utah County Fair, I September 7, 8 and 9, won second , place and a prize of $150, in competi tion with some of the finest displays dis-plays ever entered by Class A cities. Orem, competing for the first time in the same class with the larger communities, captured first place. Prize money won by American 1 Fork city will be spent for welfare purposes here, the exhibit having been prepared by the local Welfare committee with permission of the city council. Featuring the poultry industry and the diversified crops for which this district is noted, American Fork's display won praise as a most outstanding exhibit. A curtain of white turkey feathers formed the "backdrop" at the rear of the exhibit space. Within this white area, "American Fork" was lettered in white eggs, with red border, In keeping keep-ing with the color scheme. The background was bordered by eggs and red trim. Immediately below this, a shelf running the entire width of the display dis-play was decorated. Featured in the center was a roast turkey, and on either end were vases of red gladioli. On a smaller shelf Just below this, a miniature train of cars, each car bearing aii instructive sign, showed American Fork's main exports, of poultry and dairy products and farm and garden produce. On the main table display area, an interesting design was worked out, using white eggs and various kinds of fruits and produce. The eggs were arranged symmetrically in a triangle with the base toward the spectator. On either side of the triangle, the fruits and farm pro ducts representative of American Fork were attractively arranged. Bordering the table were arrange ments of white eggs, with the red trim, and more red gladioli were used for decoration. The community exhibit was prepared pre-pared by the local Welfare committee. commit-tee. Those who worked on it were Mrs. Ora Chipman. Miss Mary Pulley, Pul-ley, Mrs. Ruth Pulley Hansen, Mrs. Jesse M. Walker. Miss Lillle Shelter, Mayor Albert Tregaskis, Councilman William S. Storrs, Councilman James Tattersall and Marshal Clyde Chestnut. American Fork also was well represented rep-resented in the girls' band, of which Miss Jettie Jacobs of Springville was the drum major. Miss Maxine Taylor Tay-lor played the baritone and Miss Fern Wagstaff, the cornet, in the band, which performed at the rodeo and horse show. Miss Helen Haslam was one of the charming aides to Queen Mildred Williams of Spanish- Fork. Dressed in western regalia, they ruled the three-day celebration. The 1939 Utah County Fair proved to be one of the most outstanding ever staged. Manager Seth T. Shaw, President William J. Johnson of the fair board, Secretary Milton H. Harrison and other officials were pleased with the three-day exposition, exposi-tion, and thanked all who participated. partici-pated. Rodeos, horse shows and other events provided entertainment for the crowds which thronged the fairgrounds. fair-grounds. A highlight of the fair was children's day, Friday, when 2,000 children participated in supervised super-vised recreational activities. Mrs. Ora Chipman, chairman of the local Welfare committee, this week said the committee wishes to thank townspeople who furnished fruits, produce, flowers, and other articles used in the exhibit, and all who assisted in any way. 'LET'S GO OVER THE TOP' IS BAND MOTHERS' SLOGAN IN DRIVE FOR UNIFORMS With the objective of putting the American Fork high school band "over the top," Band Mothers met Wednesday night in the city hall to plan a drive for uniforms. Mrs. David Taylor, president of the Band Mothers organisation, displayed dis-played tha coat which is the only article needed to complete the uniforms uni-forms for the local band. The coat Is a handsome red tunic, made of red flannel with .dressy trim. They can be obtained, in quantity, at $5.50 each. The Band Mothers hope to raise sufflceint money to purchase the coats, which will complete the uniforms uni-forms of the band members. In order or-der to make this possible, they are seeking the support of business houses, civic and social clubs, and school patrons, as well as other townspeople who wish to contribute to put the band "over the top." , The American Fork band has been Education Board Reduces Bonded Indebtedness By $29,000 Payment In Year Recent Letters Relieve Anxiety For Missionaries Relieving the anxiety felt for their safety, word has been received re-ceived recently from the three American Fork missionaries who are in European fields of labor. Elder William C. Ashby, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ashby, has been released from the French mission, where he has been for the past 30 month3. In a letter dated August 29, he wrote that he was In Brussels, Brus-sels, Belgium, and felt quite secure, although he did not know what arrangements ar-rangements would be made for his transportation home. Yesterday (Thursday), Mr. and Mrs. Ashby received re-ceived word that their son is on the steamer "Manhattan" which is now crossing the Atlantic. President and Mrs. Clifford E. Young have received word that their son, Clifford, expected to board a freighter at Copenhagen, Denmark, for a 12-day crossing of the Atlantic. It is believed that Elder Young, with a number of other missionaries, left on the boat according to plan. Clifford Clif-ford has spent the past 26 months in the mission field. Elder Phil Jensen, son of Nells Jensen, is in the Danish mission field. At last reports he was said to be doing very well. o M.I.A. Frolic Is Outstanding Event Of Season The annual M. I. A. Town Square Frolic, Tuesday afternoon and evening, eve-ning, which celebrated the opening of "Mutual" in Alpine stake, was a successful event. Despite Inclement weather, a large crowd was on hand for the activities, activi-ties, which were transferred to the stake tabernacle. Features of the program were a talk by Werner Kiepe, and community singing conducted con-ducted by Miss Freda Jensen, of the general board, in addition to the program of music and other numbers num-bers which had been arranged. A dance in the recreation hall concluded con-cluded the frolic. Carnival Marks Mutual Opening Members of the Third ward will celebrate the opening of Mutual Improvement association meetings for the season, with a carnival, next Tuesday evening. The carnival will be open at 7; 30 Tuesday night. For the amusement of the crowd there will be sideshows, stunts, and other entertainment, and hamburgers and hot-dogs will be sold. M. I. A. officers are in charge j of the event. f 0 LEADERSHIP TRAINING MEETING MONDAY Leadership training meeting of the Alpine stake M. I. A. will be held Monday night at 7:30 o'clock, in the stake tabernacle. Mrs. Gertrude Unck. 81. of Salt Lake City, grandmother of LeRoy R. Griffin of American Fork, passed away Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Grif-fin attended funeral services held Wednesday afternoon in Salt Lake City. very active during the past summer, sum-mer, responding to requests to play at celebrations and various community com-munity events. The band always has been willing to participate, and as a result, the organization has be-eome be-eome known as one of the best in the county. ' The band has been asked to play at the U. E. A. convention con-vention in Salt Lake City, October 12, and the Band Mothers hope that the coats may be obtained by that date, in order that the band may make the best showing possible. possi-ble. Various ways of raising funds for the project are being planned by the Band Mothers. Dances and entertainments en-tertainments will be staged, and contributions will be asked from clubs and civic and business organizations. organ-izations. Fuirstlpport of this outstanding out-standing band organization, in appreciation ap-preciation of their fine work, is expected. Operation and maintenance of Alpine Al-pine district schools cost approximately approxi-mately $6 per student less during the fiscal year completed June 30, than in the previous year, it is shown in the annual report released by Joseph F. Walton, clerk of the school board. Per capita cost of operation and maintenance of the school plants during the year 1938-39 was $62.34, a substantial decrease from that of the preceding year, when the per capita cost was $68.81. The reduction reduc-tion is accounted for by two principal princi-pal factors: First, the enrollment has increased increas-ed by approximately 200 students, an increase which could be handled without corresponding increases tn instruction and other costs. While enrollment was 4841 in 1937-38, it Increased to 5014 during the past year. Second, the total operation and maintenance cost was reduced from $333,102.88 in 1937-38 to $312,567.58 in the past fiscal year, further contributing contri-buting to the reduction in per-student per-student cost. The outlay for teachers' and supervisors' sup-ervisors' salaries during the year was $188,428.45. Another interesting point shown by the report is that bonded indebtedness indebt-edness was reduced $29,000 during the past year, and at the end of the year there was $294,000 of bonds outstanding. The bonded indebtedness indebted-ness is being constantly reduced, and during the present fiscal year another $35,000 will be "whittled off". A schedule of the outstanding bonds shows that the school district is using borrowed money at interest rates from 3tt to 5 per cent. In addition to the $29,000 payment on bond principal, the debt service item includes $15,065.46 interest on bonds, and $528.75 Interest on current cur-rent loans. , The report has been approved by the board of education, and is iwbi llshed in this issue of The Citizen. Presenting a picture of the financial condition, budget planning, receipts and disbursements, the bond setup and other administrative details, the report is of interest to every taxpayer tax-payer and school patron. Assets of the school district are valued at $1,483,127.40, it is shown in the control balance sheet as of June 30, 1939. By far the greater part of this is represented by buildings, shown at a valuation figure of $1,-244.348.83. $1,-244.348.83. Liabilities and surplus, as shown by the control balance sheet, were as follows: Bonds outstanding, $294,-000; $294,-000; accrued Interest on bonds, $2,-241.66; $2,-241.66; loans payable (financing school buses)', $12,139.18; loans payable pay-able (tax anticipation notes), $50,-000; $50,-000; and surplus, $1,124,74656. The district started the fiscal year with a cash balance of $4,433.90, and closed the period with a balance of $20,852.44, it Is revealed In the statement state-ment of receipts and disbursements. The statement shows the various sources of school revenues, and gives the detail of disbursements for general gen-eral control, instruction, auxiliary agencies and coordinate activities, operation of plant, maintenance of plant, fixed charges and debt service, capital outlay, school bus equipment, equip-ment, school activities, and payment of loans. During the year, $77,000 was spent on PWA projects in the district. Of this amount, the district furnished 45 per cent. While total valuation of Alpine school district decreased from $17,-558.155 $17,-558.155 in 1921-22 to $12 878.444 in the past year, the demands on the district for instruction increased, with increased enrollment, it Is shown in a record of assessed valuation valu-ation for the past 18 years. The statement is intended to inform those studying the report of the changing conditions in the district, and how-the board of education has met these demands. Other statements In the report give details of unearned fire insurance insur-ance premiums, statement of loans payable, budget report for the year, report of cash disbursements, and salaries. , .,..,,..... .. 1 o,.., 1- CONFERENCE CONVENTION SLATED SEPTEMBER 23, 24 Conference-Convention of the Alpine Al-pine stake Relief society and Mutual Improvement association will be held In connection with the quarterly conference, Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24. Details of the various sessions will be announced next week. -0 ROBINSON FAMILY TO PRESENT PROGRAM The program for the Sunday evening eve-ning meeting in the Third ward will be given by the Lot Robinson family, it was announced this week. ft. : .. 'ii . ' ! 1 r 5 i: 1 t I f H - If- 1- -f 4 . it 4 |