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Show A .Fork Coo H ft H H -(PUT 11 vj Li' iLLu LI L UmI P TP H V FT 11111 IG 11 U 1(31 111, JL. iol. xxxm AMERICAN FORK, UTAH,. FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1946 NUMBER 12 unior Chamber Installs fficers For oming Year xe Destroys pffett ed Mill Ire of unknown origin dam-d dam-d the Moffett Feed Mill here Jay evening to the extent of 31 $10,000 to $15,000, Ben P. jffett, owner and operator, lounced. lerchandlse, principally hay 1 grain, was damaged to the fcnt of $2400, -mill machinery yards of $4,000 and the talis tal-is to the mill building, nsurance coverage was about rty per cent" or the TossrMr. : ffett said. .he fire was discovered at 8:30 j-. si. In the roof of the building i 1 is presumed to have started 1 m dust combustion. The local I department responded quick' 1 ; and saved part of the struc- l and -adjoining butldingjr on I h the north and south of the J. The Moffett home'is Just I - the south of the mill and was atly endangered before the i tries were subdued. He Nye and Nissen egg buy- ; f plant Is located In an ad- jing building to the north. He slight smoke damage was tained by this firm. 3ie Moffett Feed Mill has , si operated at this location r ee 1921. This is the first loss lyfire for the concern during entire period. 1 1 Y. Y. Graduation eakers nounced I Uder Joseph F. Merrill of the S Council of the Twelve will lver the baccalaureate address Brigham Young university e 2 and Elder John A. Wld-j, Wld-j, also of the LDS Council of I Twelve will give the com-icement com-icement speech June 5, it was jounced by Dr. Christian Jen- idean of the graduate school commencement chairman, he baccalurate service will In at 7 p. m. Sunday, June 2 he Joseph Smith building au-rium. au-rium. Arrangements are be-fmade be-fmade to accommodate the i than 3,000 people from Pro-ind Pro-ind other parts of Utah exiled ex-iled to attend. peclal invitations, in addition tie general Invitation issued he public, are being sent to I Church Authorities, educa-i educa-i civic leaders and service or-izatlons or-izatlons heads, he 70th annual commence-. commence-. it exercises, climaxing a full k of colorful graduation ac-iles ac-iles will be held at 10 a. m. e 5 also in the Joseph Smith Idlng auditorium, where dels de-ls will be awarded 234 gradu-seniors. gradu-seniors. The seniors rep-mt rep-mt 11 states besides Utah and , Territory of Hawaii, ther activities of the week in-le in-le the senior class assembly 1 30 with the thenre "The Year Review." Social high spot tbe the senior ball June 1. The iltional senior trek will take ie in the evening, June 3, i the annual alumni reunion eduled for June 4, and a re-( re-( tlon by President" McDonald l the afternoon of the same day. : Builds Tissue JYotetn ts wet for buitdtnff tissue fluphout the body. It is the chief rt of the muscles, tissues and In-pal In-pal organs of the body, as well Of the skin, hair and nails. Among ' i most important sources are i 3c, cheese, egfis, lean meat and X Meat organs are rich In pro-t pro-t of high nutritive value. Soy-tah Soy-tah furnishes complete proteins, t ring all the amino acids needed i t growth and repair of body tissue. J NOTICE public hearing will be held at t office qf the Board of Educa-t Educa-t i, Alpine School District, Mon-( Mon-( U June 10, 1946 at 8 o'clock p. i . for the purpose of adopting t i budget for the school year 1. 3-47. Elijah Chipman Clerk. At Social Inagural banquet for the newly new-ly elected officers of the American Ameri-can Fork Junior Chamber of Commerce was held In the Legion Hall Thursday evening, May 16. Highlighting the occasion was the presentation of the President's pin to Ersal Fagan, the new head of the organization. Principal speaker of the evening eve-ning was Frank Fister, Ogden, state president of the Jaycees. R. W. Madsen acted as toastmaster, Mrs. Madsen proposed the toast to the gentlemen and Noel Knight gave one to the ladies. Miss Joyce Houston played a flute solo and Kay Walton a cornet solo, both accompanied by Miss Jewel Chlpmaiu .William H. Wright, 1945 president, presented the Past President's pin to Frank C. Greenwoods-outgoing, president. Retiring officers had charge of arrangements. The dinner tables were lovely with crystal baskets of peonies and Bridal wreath flanked, by ivory tapers In match ing holders. Officers who will serve with Mr. Fagan are L. C. Lassen, Glen A Harold Hollndrake, Dick Rogers, Ervln Chipman, William H. Wright, Glen B. Greenwood, R. W. Madsen, Henry Chipman, Ernest Froellck and Frank Green wood. Friday, Saturday and Sunday four members of the Junior Chamber and their wives attend ed the state convention in Logan. They reported a delightful time I and came home enthused by the I addresses of such well known speakers as Richard Wells, past president of Rotary International I of Pocatello, Ida., Governor Her bert B. Maw, and Henry Kearns, Pasadena, Cal., national presi dent of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Attending were Mr. and Mrs Frank C. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. G. Easton Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown. Stake Gleaner Girls Honored With Social Binding of the Sheaf for the Alpine stake Gleaner girls was held in the basement of the tabernacle Tuesday evening of last week. Guests were the moth- iers of the girls and the YWMIA stake board. Entertainment included a vocal vo-cal solo, "Entreat Me Not to i Leave Thee" (Gounod) by Jewel Chipman accompanied by .Joy Green; a reading by Gladys Grant, piano duet "Dark Eyes" by Beth Faddis and Jackie Miller, and a trio "My Testimony" by Beverly Clark, Rhea Fae Beck and Joyce Adamsori of the Alpine ward. The binding of the sheaf was directed by Mrs. R. W. Madsen, stake gleaner leader with the class president participating. The presidents are Beth Ovard; (Joy Green, Vera Shoell, Fay Roundy, Joyce Adamson and Rae Marie Jerling. During the assembling of the group and the serving of refreshments refresh-ments a string ensemble from Highland, Kenna White, Jeanne Myers and. Rae Marie Jerling, gave some lovely selections. Gleaner colors of gold and green were, used in decorating. The serving table had a centerpiece center-piece of tulips and regal lilies with" green candles.- Seventy ladies were in attendance. I NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Local chapter of the National Honor oocieiv was emeriainea at-a banquet May .13, by the new members as part of the initiation , raramnmT Tho (rrnim is fnrmpH ! of the students with the highest grades in the Junior and senior classes. At present there are 17 Junior oldovers and seven iniatlates. Luther Giddings, who is the advisor, ad-visor, and Mrs. Giddings were special guests at the party. The new members are Carol Boley, Junior Garllck, Luana Greenwood, Green-wood, Richard Mercer, Jed Prlt-chett, Prlt-chett, Leon Storrs and Dick Wilde. At the recent election Luther Giddings Jr. was elected president; presi-dent; Richard Mercer, vice president; presi-dent; Miss Boley, secretary, and Leon Storrs, reporter, to serve for next year. Special Seminary Graduation Marks Closing Stating that there are old fash ioned principles, cardinal in the lives of all, which make for better bet-ter living, Marvin O. Ash ton, member of the LDS presiding bishopric addressed, the Alpine Stake Seminary graduates Tuesday Tues-day night. He placed the problem of de velopment squarely on the shoulders shoul-ders of the young people with the injunction to analyze themselves to determine if they are proper ly balanced. Points of discussion were the unnecessary desire for wealth, value of honesty, courage, integrity and self-control. Interesting In-teresting stories aptly illustrated the address which was down to earth and practical. The theme "Ye are. the. Light of the World" was developed with individual ideas by seven of the graduates who also expressed their appreciation for the opportunity op-portunity of the Seminary and their, teachers efforts in their behalf. Baskets and vases of spring flowers made a picture of the rostrum. The girl graduates were" attired' in varl-colored spring suits. The las was pre sented by Raymond T. Bailey, seminary teacher, and diplomas were awarded by President Jesse M. Walker. Music, carried out as announced, announc-ed, formed a pleasing addition to the program. Mark K. Allen Honored By Fellow Workers Honoring Mark K. Allen who, after 13 years as assistant to Dr. H. H. Ramsay at the State Train ing School, Is leaving to take a professorship at the Brigham Young University, members of the school staff held a dinner the evening of May 16. Bowls of exquisite talisman roses decorated the smartly set tables. Expressions of apprecia tion were given by Dr. Ramsay and Mrs. Hyrum Vance, with Mr, and Mrs. Allen responding. The Aliens were presented with a beautiful floor lamp as a token of friendship, the presentation being made by Ole Christiansen. Mrs. Mary E. . Abel, a special guest, entertained with a hum orous reading. The affairwas under the direction of Mrs. Vance. Attending were Dr. and Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr, and Mrs. Bernard Storrs, Mr, and Mrs. John Pero, Mr. and Mrs, Dean Francom, Mr. and Mrs, Vance, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ray Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen, Christian-sen, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Strong, Mrs. Meda Hunsaker, Mrs. Abel, Mrs. Edith Monson, Mrs. -Alta E. Walker, Mrs. Agnes B. Danwalder, Mrs. Jessie R Wadley and Miss Hanna Reims-chiissel. Reims-chiissel. - Dr. Allen has been teaching part time in the psychology department de-partment at the BYU for several years and will how assume a full time Job. He is leaving American Ameri-can Fork about June 15. He took his Bachelors degree from the Provo institution, his Masters from the Leland Stanford university uni-versity in California where he also did his residence fork for his doctorate. Carriers-Attend Carriers-Attend Conv. At the annual Utah State convention con-vention of the National Letter Carriers held in Ogden Saturday and Sunday, William J. Holds-worth Holds-worth was again elected to the Executive board and" Mrs. Holds-worth Holds-worth was elected Delegate at Large to represent the state auxiliary at the National convention conven-tion to be held in Detroit, Mich., Sept. 2 to 6, 1946. Attending the convention with Mr. and Mrs. Holdsworth were Mr. and Mrs. Elgin L. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Max Hoggard, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cave and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Timpson. Mrs. Timpson gave an original reading, "The Village Postman", at the banquet Saturday evening. The group enjoyed a trip to Snow Basin and a ride on the ski lift Saturday afternoon. American Fork Wins Third Place In District Track Meet American, Pork won 51.33 points In the Alpine District track meet held In Lehl May 17 to come ill third place. Pleasant Grove, first place winner, received receiv-ed 69.83 points, Lincoln 58 for second, and Lehl 31.83 for fourth place. Two previous district records rec-ords wereJtroken, the high Jump by Blaine' Anderson of Lehl who went over at 5 feet iiv8 inches to break a six year old record held by Richlns of American Fork, and the 880 yard run covered cov-ered In 2:09 flat by El Roy Love-ridge Love-ridge of Lincoln to shatter the ten year old record held by R. Gardner, also of American Fork. American Fork senior girls won first in the posture parade; first in the 400 Shuttle Relay, and La Rae Gardner took first in the senior 60 yard dash. TheJunI0r Girls of American Fork took second place in their Reporter Digs Out What Became Of Members of 1926 H. S. Class - - By Relva B. Ross Have you often wondered what happened to the members of your graduation class, what they are doing, where they live, who they married and how near they lived up to the class prognostication? prognosti-cation? The class of 1926 were a home loving bunch, 12 of the 39 are living in American Fork and vicinity, vi-cinity, 16 others are living in Utah, five are In California and three In Idaho. Only one has passed away. Jim Moffett, class president, is now Dr. James W. Moffett of the US department of fisheries, with offices at the Leland Stanford university at Palo Alto, Cal. He received his PHD from the University Uni-versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Ar-bor. He married Myrtle Wilde (class of 28) and May 7 their first child arrived. Doris Cunningham, vice president, presi-dent, is now Mrsj. Sherman Robinson Rob-inson and has two children. She is making a bid for a class reunion. re-union. How about it? Now In California The other class members who chose California for a home are: Arvilla Devey, Genna Vee Thomas. Tho-mas. Iris Ann Evans and Vida Berg. Arvilla married-' 'ATberTf Clark of Glendale who died during dur-ing the campaign In the Marshall. Mar-shall. She is working for Navy Consolidated in Burbank. Genna Gen-na Vee is now the wife of Dr. Roger Burgess of Los Angeles and they have one son. Iris is Mrs. Melvin Williams, also of Los Angeles, the mother of six children chil-dren and with her husband are very active in LDS church work. Vida married Howard Peterson of Lehl, they live in Burlingame, Cal., and have three children, two boys and a girl. Idahoans Howard G. Kelly went to Idaho to find his wife. They have three sons and he Is In the produce pro-duce business. Leo Searle married mar-ried Marie Oler of Shelley, Ida., o.h iTtioHVh and settled there where he is & farmer and livestockdealer. They u ... -t,; t-. ! . -f n- TrtM t r-iori, at Rebburg. Ida, two chlldFenr-Still chlldFenr-Still In Utah- Lertore .Croukston,. . Rosemarle d Gladys Parr Tre all u uiauys rarr are an Liddle an living in Salt Lake City. Lenore Is Mrs. T. J Burton and has two children. Ikr husband is a me- 1 ! ,Hh 'ha TTnfr,. ToMft railroad. Rovmarie has a re sponsible i ition ih the Salt Lake City .Schools and Gladys is Mrs. John.McCune Grant Vc ! married Gwendolyn cnipmans. marnca mux n-mou Lund of S.ilt Lake City, lives in and they have three children. Vernal, ha., two girls and a boy William E. (pick) Kinp: lives and is cousit'v superintendent of across the street from his old schools. Nilos Binns Is district home, his wife is Helen Harding agent for the Deseret News, lives of Provo and they have a 14 year In Ogden with his wife (Berniece old son, David Strasburg Is Lynn) and two Children. John R. farming in Highland, wife, the Moyle Is the laboratory technic- former Melba Rogers; six Chilian Chil-ian for the Price hospital, was iren. E. H. Devey later married superintendent until his recent Ida Binns (then a freshman), resignation; Married Isabel they have two daughters and E. Stevenson of Salt Lake City. La- H. is farming. Veil Singleton who married Helen Stella Singleton married Jim Moffett, has two daughters and Shelley and is the only member is foreman at the Tooele Ord- of the 1926 class who Is not llv-nance llv-nance depot; home In Magna. El- ing today. Of her the year book don Nelson works for the Tlntic said "A lovlier flower on earth Standard mine, makes his home was never seen". division, won first in the potato relay, the 440 Shuttle relay, the 440 relay, second in volley ball, and Ha Strasburg won first place in the high Jump. Roland Madsen of the senior high boys threw the Javelin 157 feet 7 inches to win first, Luther Luth-er Giddings Jr. did the 440 dash in 58 seconds for first, and the senior boys won the mile relay. Kent Durrant placed second in the high Jump and the discus throw, Paul Peters, second in the shot upt; and the 220 hurdles. American Fork Junior high boys made 50.33 points to win first place in their division. Del-bert Del-bert Hoglund was first in the broad Jump, Jerry Pace first in the 60 yard dash and the team got first in the 440 relay. Other Juniors placlng were Delmar Fraughton, Dean Adams, Xloyd Wright, Clyde Jorgensen, LeRoy Griffin, and Stanford King. in Dividend, married Dorothy Gillespie of Eureka and has three sons. Vira Bennett is now Mrs. La-Var La-Var Holdaway of Vineyard. The Holdaways live on a farm and have three daughters. Margaret Earl is Mrs. H. W. Barnes of Lehl and they have three sons. Melba Barratt also lives in Lehl, is married mar-ried to Merrill Rolfe and. has a six year old daughter. Melba had been district health nurse, and a nurse at the American Fork and Lehl hospitals. LaRee Greenwood of Highland married Mark Adam son, also of Highland; they live in Spanish Fork where he Is manager of the Utah Poultry plant and a member of one of the ward bishoprics, four chil dren. Mary 8helley married Harold Comer of Lehl who is now a Jeweler at Logan; two sons. Grace Julian is Mrs. James Hudson Hud-son of Wendover where her husband hus-band is chief electrician for the Wendover base. She has four children. Marie Gudmundsen married Morris Davles of Provo where they now live with their two daughters and a son. Where are Agnes Carson and Fnfda Hindley? These Stayed at Home Jennie Adams and Lucian Crandall celebrated the twentieth twen-tieth anniversary of their graduation grad-uation by seeing their sons Jack LaDell Wilde and Dee Crandall graduate last night. Jennie Married'Elry Wilde of Ferron (descendants of A. F. pioneers), after living at Ouray for six years ranching they are now farming in Alpine, also have a daugriter. Lucian married Thel- ma Brienholt of Ephraim and they have a daughter. Esther Pulley Is now Mrs. Andrew An-drew Shelton, lives In Richland Park, has three girls and a boy. Her husband is a surveyor and was connected with the county for some time. Ruby Steele, now Sabey, has two i,,1..j i. ay her father in Steele s Shoe Store. Elva Smith became Mrs. LaDrue and has raised her brother's son, Morris J. Smith who graduated with the class last night. Mamie W1"S mamedTOam L. Hill of . . .. . iuf ..ft0-c vuiui auu( w i ikj uicu liwv jiai j oro and she has been teaching in the Alpine District schools since. nvi.m ljluvll lhu.. i.n.jr E 1 1.U1WJI Uliu mitjr navr oiA.i-iui dren and are farming in Amerl enn Fork. John Varney is employed at Special Memorial Day Services Arranged By Am. Legion Post High School Honor Students Named Dee Crandall, senior In Ameri can Fork high school, has been selected to receive the Bausch Si Lomb Honorary Science Award Medal for achieving the highest scholastic record in science courses during high school. Established in 1932, this Award has been recognized by educators educa-tors as a national honor in scientific scien-tific studies. Award winners are eligible to compete for the five annual Bausch St Lomb Science Scholarships at the University of Rochester. These - Scholarships have a value of $1500 each, payable pay-able $500 a year for the first! three undergraduate years. The University will provide loan funds. If necessary, for holders of these Scholarships for the fourth year of college study. In commenting upon the Scholarships, M. Herbert Eisen-hart, Eisen-hart, President of Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, said: In these postwar years, Ameri ca's progress Is related In no small degree to its progress in science and technology. It Is our hope that the Science Awards and Scholarships will prove to be a stimulus and contribution to national progress." Dick Wilde, high school Junior, was the winner of the award of fered by Time for the highest mark in a current events test, the questions submitted by the magazine company The .award. Is any five dollar book of the winner's choosing. Funeral Services For Relatives Of Local People Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Min-nie Sorenson Anderson, 85, mother moth-er of G. A. Anderson, were held in the Timpanogos Stake tabernacle taber-nacle Wednesday at 2 p. m. with Bishop Nlel Y. Fugal officiating. Mrs. Anderson died May 19 of a lingering Illness. She had resld ed in Pleasant Grove for 62 years, since coming to Utah from her native Denmark. Charles Obld Keeler, 81, father of Mrs. Malin Clements, was buried bur-ied in the Orem city cemetery Thursday following services In the Lehi Second ward. Mr. Keeler died May 19 at his home in Lehi of causes incident to age. He was born in Goshen and was a life-long resident of Utah. Am. Fork Shoe Shop Makes-Improvements Makes-Improvements Additional improvements to the American Fork Shoe Repair Shop were announced this week by Edward W. Smith, manager. New equipment Includes a McKay stitcher for ladles fine shoes, a shine stand with a boy to operate, and a stock of men's and boys' shoes." ' The store front boast a newly painted sign which adds to the attractiveness of the exterior. I The company has also lnaugurat- ( ed a pick-up station in Lehl and a call for and deliver system in; Pleasant Grove and Orem. YOl'XG DEMOCRATS Young. Democrats of Utah county have chosen the Giles ranch in the south fork of Provo canyon as the place for their spring outing which will be held Saturday, May 25, at 7 p. m. A musical entertainment, dancing and plenty to eat are promises of a good time. Those attending are asked' to bring their own spoon and fork. Officers of the organization are Gene Miner, Springville, Miss Norma Giles, Provo, Miss Julia By bee, Provo, and Tom Bemos, Provo. Memorial Day exercises will be conducted at the City cemetery Thursday, May 0, at 10 a. m. by the American Legion Post 49, with Commander Lloyd A. Ben nett In charge. The spear ox the day will be David Forsey, Payson, District commander of the Legion, and there will also be remarks oy a memoer oi uw City Council. Music mill include a solo by Ray E. Shelley and a trombone solo by Lyle Tregaskls. Miss Gladys Grant wui give a reading. Tuesday of this week the Legionnaires Le-gionnaires went to the cemetery to clean up the monument and make some needed repairs Withe fence. " Everything In the cemetery win ' be in top shape for Memorial Day, Sexton Rollo Miller reported. Top. soli has been hauled to-many"-" int. and some of the minor road ways have been plowed up and covered with top soil and are in condition for use. ortrft' men have been on the city pay roll in nt-Har tn mA T1TI the WOTk and have it completed by next &urs-s . aay. : ... , : Central Utah BasebalL. Schedule Changed S.ViAriulA for tha first half of the Central Utah baseball league ra wnmmd &t a meetlnz Mon day night of the directors of the six clubs at Payson. Theroa Snyder, Nephi, president of. the league, presxaea. Two games piayea duuus? u vhhh t v&n defeated - Bosnian. : Fork 7-0 and Nephi beat Ameri can Fork, u-i, win swuiu uiu the third game, between Payson and Bprlngvllle, which was postponed, post-poned, will be madeup 'ln the new schedule. The Springville team will operate op-erate under the Geneva Steelert franchise during the first half. iMirVif tMtni will orobablv com pose the league during the sec ond half. M The redrawn schedule for the first half Is as follows: May 22 Spanish Fork at Pay-son, Pay-son, Nephi at Springville, and Le-van Le-van at American Fork. May 26 Springville at Payson, American Fork at Levan, and Nephi Ne-phi at Spanish Fork. i May ou rayson ai uwiw" Fork, Springville at epamsn Fork, and Levan at Nephi. June 2 Nephi at Payson, Springville at Levan,' and Spanish Fork at American Fork. June 5 Payson at Springville, Levan at Spanish Fork, and Nephi Ne-phi at American Fork. June 9 Payson at Levan, Springville at Nephi, and American Ameri-can Pork at Sprnlsh Fork. June 12 American Fork at Springville, Levan at Payson, and Spanish Fork at Nephi. June 19 American Fork at Payson, Nephi at Levan and Spanish Fork at Springville. June 23 Payson at Spanish Fork, Springville at American Fork. June 26 Levan at Springville and Payson at Nephi. High School Officers Announced Following a spirited campaign by the Red and White parties of the hiph school, the election was held May 9 and new officers are already making plans for student stu-dent body activities for next year. - - J Richard Wilde was elected president with Russell Mlckelsen, vice president. Beverly- Berg, secretary; Betty Jean Gerber, nrncram chairman, and Jimmy Seastrand business manager, form the balance, of the slate. Louise Beck and . Roland Madsen., were chosen as co-editors of the Forkaster, the school newspaper. HUNDRED PER CENT ANSWER Tuesday In the ninth grade civics examination the question was ask "What is a Citizen?" One boy answered, "The Ameri- can Fork newspaper." . w |