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Show v . ' f . - . . .1 J VOL. XXXXV AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 194ft NUMBER 52 NEW FARM EQUIPMENT ON DISPLAY Above are some pf the many new units of John Deere farm equipment to be shown at the special farmer's program being staged by Chipman Mercantile Company Monday, March 1st. The entertainment Is free and everyone can secure their tickets from Department Manager Clyde Nelson. . City Officials Bridge On North Third East Street Immediately City officials authorized the purchase of three 20-foot lengths of six foot reinforced cement DiDe for a bridge over the creek chan nel between Second and Third North on Third East Street. Re ject sections from the Salt Lake aqueduct can be purchased, de livered for $220.00 per length. Councilman Keller reported at the Monday meeting. - These lengths will be set in the chan nel and the street level graded to conform with Second and Third North streets, it was agreed. Ernest Dean was allowed time city gravel pit near the Utah State Training school and for the eauipment in the pit. Other bids were held unopened -until 1 . k(J Mr. Dean Informed the council that he desired to open a cement and pumis block plant at the pit. The machinery Is to be used In this operation. Councilman Searle brought up the enforcement of the city milk ordinance which prohibits delivering de-livering of raw milk within the city. The city will handle the prosecution of any cases where complaints are filed, it was announced. an-nounced. - , ... The opening and improvement of the lane between First North and Second North east trom Center Street was discussed and finally -left with Councilman Keller for further Investigation. Bids were accepted on the renting rent-ing of the city pasture and sale of used machinery. Hayden Hol-lndrake Hol-lndrake was high bidder for the mowing machine, his price being $75.00; Marvin Brown won possession pos-session of the old city truck with a bid of $50.00 and Warren Anderson's An-derson's bid of $118.50 for use of the city pasture was highest. Chief of Police Mercer asked the policy he should persue on merchandise and candy punch boards. Mayor Greenwood authorized auth-orized their operation with the statement that the new ordinance ordi-nance would handle the matter when it Is adopted. Councilman Searle moved that city police officers remain on duty during the periods of fires, in or outside the city. The jnotlon carried. ... On recom mendatlon of Mayor Greenwood the city will attempt to secure a "dealer" or wholesale whole-sale price for the city on all purchases of any consequence. Gasoline' was to be an exception. City Clerk Nelson is to be the purchasing agent for all purchases. pur-chases. It was decided. Councilman Hans Laursen was THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SEZ: You get more for you shop at home" . i i Here's How it Works : When you go to a larger town and spend your money for merchandise that you can buyat Home for the very -same price or less, you have left your dollars In some other town where they help make that town prosper. You'll get a bigger return for your moneyvlf you keep those dollars In your own community7You will help Increase business, and will help maintain steady employment and wages. ; 'The more North Utah County prospers, the more you benefit; the more business your merchants do, the more -. they have to offer, not only In service and merchandise, but "v Tn communltyfacIUtlerasl wenrffend-yourTribney-ln-" North Utah County and share In Its added prosperity. , To Build named the official representative of the city on the district Red Cross council. Councilman Vern Holindrake was appointed to discuss the sewer system at the Fifth ward Mutual this week. It was decided to bill Pleasant Grove City for the 'firemen's time only at the Grove Theatre fire last week. " Mayor Greenwood reported that the Daughters of Utah Plo neers wished to build a new relic building at the rear of the Li brary. Councilman Holindrake made a motion to this effect which carried unanimously.,.,,. Midnight Fire : Destroys ; PL Grove Theatre Interior of the Grove Theatre In Pleasant Grove is In charred ruins, the. result of a fire which occurred soon after midnight last Wednesday night. Heroic work on the part of the Pleasant Grove and American Fork fire departments depart-ments confined the blaze to the theatre structure alone. One Of three owned by John H, Miller of this city, It Is the third of the three to suffer severe damage In disastrous fires within the past four years. The Cameo Theatre was burned In an early morning fire In mid-January, mid-January, 1944. Nine months later, Sept. 20, the .Royal theatre, Lehl, burned. The building which houses the Grove Theatre was built about 25 years ago and the theatre was remodeled and redecorated re-decorated In 1940. - The alarm, according to reports, was turned in by an employee of the steel plant, who was returning return-ing home. He saw a flash, presumably pre-sumably from the explosion which tore open the rear exit doors. Warren T, Anderson, member of the American Fork department, suffered minor burns about the. face and neck as another an-other explosion Imperiled : the lives of the firemen who battled the flames Inside the building a Jew minutes later. i -The tongues of flame leaped from the burning seats to the curtains at the stage end. Fortunately Fortu-nately the projection room and machines were not burned. John H. Miller and his wife have been spending . the past three weeks in Arizona your ?T!0O!l5!L- ... City Curfew To Again ; Warn Youngsters City officials decided Monday evening that a revival of the city curfew law would be a good thing. City Chief Mercer was delegated delegat-ed to see that the siren Is sounded sound-ed nightly at 10 p. m. and that all children under 16 years of age.unchaperoned are off the streets after this hour. Annie Nicholes Dies At Proyo Hospital Ann Rachel (Annie) Nicholes, 80, life-long resident of .American .Ameri-can Fork, died In a Provo hospital Tuesdayr-Jeb. 24, at 9:30 p. m. of causes Incident to age. Funeral services will be conducted. Satur day at 1 o'clock In the Second ward chapel with Bishop Elijah Chipman of the Seventh ward officiating. The daughter of Joslah and Ann Rachel Marsh Nicholes,' she was born in American Fork July 23, 1867. i For a number of years she has been an Invalid, a victim of arthritis. She was cared for by her sister, Lizzie, until she died in April, 1945. Since that time Miss. Nicholes has been at the Provo hospital. She has one surviving brother, George Nicholes, American' Fork. Friends, may call at Anderson and Sons Mortuary Friday eve nlng and Saturday until time of services. Father-Daughters Banquet For Stake Set All girls of the MIA are urged to get dressed in their best "bib and tucker" Wednesday night. March 3rd, when, with that very best "boy friend" of all, their fathers, they will enjoy a Fathers and Daughters "social sponsored by the Alpine, stake MIA. The event is a number on the year- around recreation calendar of this organlzationr " ' The party will be held in the stake tabernacle beginning at 7:30 p. m. A special prize will be awarded the father having the most daughters present. The program will Include a toast to the fathers by Carma Grant and a response by her father, Melvln W. Grant; a vocal trio by Jackie Carter, Colleen Moss and Connie Robinson; a violin solo by Kathleen Buck-waiter Buck-waiter and a number from the Highland ward. The guest speaker will be Wes-ley-PLlOYd of the BYU. C. A. Grant and Led Nelson Tvill be in charge " Of social mixers and games. Refreshments will be served. NOTICE OF APPLICANTS Applications for Appointment as Head Watermaster, and as sub-watermasters on the various divisions of the American Fork Irrigation system, also for Secre- tarv - and for Treasurer oi tne tmtrlKan Vnrlr trrlff atlnn ' Com- panyrtoerve-torthe-ensuing vear will be received by the imdcjsjgneAw by, any .member oMne Boaldra before Tuesday, March 2, 1948. rtiLv rkiiw CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Annual dinner meeting and election or officers.; of the Arrtcan Fork Chamber of Commerce mi be held in the American Legion Kwwdnes-day Kwwdnes-day , evening, , March. S, at i o'clock. Gus P. .' Backman, secretary r of - the - Salt-Lake Chamber of Commerce will be the speaker. All members are urged to reserve the date and be in attendance, jt , p ; ,,.., .. City Recreation Program i Outlined Here With a view of broadening the scope of city recreation and offering of-fering the community an expanded ex-panded program a sub-commit tee was named Monday night at the second meeting of the newly re-organized city recreation com' mittee held in the city hall at 6 p. m Melvln E. Dunkley, council member and chairman of the committee was In charge. Mayor David L. Greenwood met with the group. 7 The sub committee, charged with the responsibility of draw lng up a year-around program of activities with an estimated bud get of the expense of sucha pro gram consists of vera Holin drake, Jesse M. Walker, George Jones and Mrs. R. W. Madsen. A general discussion ensued as to what an expanded program might Include. Handicrafts, art. soft ball, baseball, horse shoe and tennis tournaments and dancing were among the Items discussed. The possibility of having events on the alternating Wednesday nights from the reg war. twice a month band con certs in the summer also were talked of, as were community celebrations in addition to the larger celebrations. These might Include a day at Timpanogos Cave camp, the town's birthday commemorating its founding; July 4th and July34thf A Teen-age Canteen came up for discussion, as did also a 10 o'clock curfew; and the possibili ty of employing a full-time year around recreation director work exclusively for the city putting over the various events. Funeral - Conducted Here For . Joseph Parr Funeral services for Joseph Parr, 71, former American Fork resident were held in the Pres byterlan u Community church Thursday,' February. 26, at 2 p m; with Mr. James H. Camp officiating. He died in Salt Lake City hospital Saturday, Feb. 21, of a heart ailment. Mr. Parr was born In Lanca shire, England, April 7, 1876, a son of William and Ann remDer ton Parr. He-married-Martha Dixon In England Jan. 1, 1900, and they came to Utah In 1902. Mrs. Parr died in American Fork In 1941. After residing In American Fork for 15 years, Mr. Parr moved to Salt Lake City seven years ago. Before that he was mine fore man at. Kenuwoixn, uarDon county; and superintendent of the Chesterfield Coal - company, Seeo. Grand county, Surviving -are-two - daughters, Mrsr Marion- Barratt, Binning ham. Ala.; and Mrs. Gladys Mc Cune. Salt Lake City; two grand sons, and five sisters, Mrs. Annie Meyhew, Raymond, Aita., cana da; Mrs. Fred Howe, Mrs Hannah Boone. Mrs. John Bunton, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Edith MltzeL Oxford, Ohio. , v School Bond Issue To Be-Discussed Alpine School District's forth coming bond issue will be discuss ed by Superintendent David R Mitchell before patrons of the American Fork schools Thursday evening, March 4, In the Harrington Harring-ton school, u - ' : ' '' ""' The meeting, under the. spon sorship of the Parent-Teachers association, will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m. as Mr. Mitchell has other appointments later in the evening, -i ne,'jjaun?cg w come out and become acquainted with the ' problems' confronting me issuance vi we, u L. J.- Wadley, president of the Cavemen Trim -- .,l;, - . ; Lehi Second Time In Season Tn a game lacking the usual rivalry an ?t between Lehl andAmerlcan Fork, ii.- Cavemen doubled the score In the baseball base-ball game on the American Fork floor Friday night 'Lehl scored only three field goals but tallied 26 points with chances at 35 free, throws. ? I Coach Overly gave 12 boys time In the game but it was Malcolm Beckv-tiead eye forward, who netted 25 points for the Cavemen. Box Score: Lehl T. 4 3 4 D. Colledge f Morton, f Rutledge, c . Holmstead, g 2 11 Evans, g ...v..... 0 K. Colledge ... 0 Brown ...... Russoh 0 D. Worthen 0 Thrasher 1 Allred... 0 Totals 3 35 20 26 American Fork - t . O.T. F. Chipman. f 4 2 1 Beck, f 11 4 3 25 Griffin, c 1 6 2 M. Smith, g 13 0 Hoglund, g 0 11 Miller 0 2 2 Durrant.. 0 0 0 Fraughton 1 4 2 Bromley 0 0 0 Vest 0 0 0 R. Smith 2 2 I Peterson 0 0 0 Totals 20 24 12 52 Score by, quarters: Lehl . 3 11 21 26 American Fork .... 16 22 33 52 Officials Pehrson and Chris tensen. . This week end will see Amert can Fork at BY High where decision will be made as to who goes to the state tournament In second place ' Lincoln " plays Pleasant Grove and Lehl gets bye. . -., p. Standing Lost Pleasant Grove 5 2 2 2 3 American Fork .., 4 a Y. High 4 Lincoln 3 3Lehl 7- No Right Hand Turns at Main and Center Chief of Police Mercer was authorized to stop all right hand turns on the red light at Main and Center streets by the city council In session Monday eve ning. - - It was pointed out that this light was Installed to protect the pedestrian and that right hand turns were a menace to the pub lie, especially lor the young school children. Tickets will be Issued to all vio lators as soon as the public has had a chance to become accus tomed to the regulation. Leap Year Birthdays Sherri Hansen,- and - Jimmie Deveraux whose births were an nounced four years ago next week are going to celebrate their rirst birthdays Sunday in a big way, along with several others who were born on Feb. 29. Sherri, the only . daughter , of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. (Bus) Han sen, will be feted at a children's party Saturday and on Sunday there will be a family dinner with grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Clyde Durrant, also present. vJimmie Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Deveraux. Ilean Harding, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Wilbur Harding, will be celebrating her second birthday although she Is eight years old Jack Birk, whose sixth birthday comes Sunday, is a university graduate and Is now employed by Geneva Steel as a metallurgist in Carbon county.' He and his mother, Mrs. Neldon Birk,' usually usual-ly celebrate together as Mrs, Blrk's birthday Is Feb. 28. ' Mrs. Wells Anderson will cele brate her tenth birthday with a family party and the sisters of Mrs. Dell Smith are coming to her home for her tenth annlver- aary. Elmer p. rnipman s inn birthday will be the occasion for -family-, get-to-gether. He mlssedene"t)irthday rover-' the turn of the centuryihen February Feb-ruary has the usual 28 dqys. .... Marble Machine Controversy Discussed At City Council Meeting No Action Taken Jcsecih L. Bateman Seriously injured In Car Accident The condition of Joseph Bateman, 37, who was seriously injured at 2:15 a. in. Friday slightly Improved. He is In the Community hospital where he was taken immediately follow lng the accident which occurred on the state highway north of Lehl. . ' - Mr. Bateman was returning from his work In a Salt Lake Dairy having completed his shift beginning at 10 o:clock ; p. m Thursday. He apparently dozed at the wheel The car ' rolled over a number of times before coming to a halt. He was thrown 30 feet, apparently through the car window, and suffered a brok en shoulder, bad cuts on the face and neck, and chest Injuries. His condition was too serious for several days to permit further examination but the first of the week Xrray pictures were taken. State Trooper Melvln W. Grant Investigated the accident and was assisted by George Ricks, Lehl marshal. - Mr. Bateman's car, a new Olds mobile, was demolished. C. of C; Officers Guests at T Ogden Meeting " George E. Jones, president, and G. Easton Brown, secretary, American Fork Chamber of Com merce, were guests at the annual dinner-meeting of the Ogden Chamber at the Hotel Ben Lo mond Tuesday evening. . There were presidents and delegates in attendance from - most of , the state organizations. Earl O. Shreve, New York, pres ident of the National Chamber Of Commerce, was the guest speaker, He discussed the European situation situ-ation and said that business must take an active part in affairs of the nation and the world and work as hard for peace as it did for war. -: : v '. Dinner hour was set for 6:30 and at 6:45 four-hundred men were seated and the meal under way, Mr. Brown reported. Many valuable suggestions were re ceived which will be passed on to the local organization -at its annualmeeting - Wednesday, March 3. Fork, Officers Protest County Gravel Pit Mayor David L. Greenwood, with three members of the city council, Hans Laursen,- Leslie Searle and Jared Keller, met with the Utah county commission Friday to oppose the opening of a gravel pit Just outside the city limits northeast ox town. , - The council had learned that about-three-days-previous the county had aqulred title to four acres of ground' at $400 per acre with the Intention of opening a pit to supply gravel for county roads. : American Fork city officials took the stand that the develop' ment of the pit would hinder residential occupation of the nearby area because of the dust and noise, and Mayor Greenwood declared that the region is part of a long-range plan for most economical city development. r ' County Commissioners stated the county! viewpoint, which holds that the proposed pit Is on ground that cannot be utilized for any other purpose, that It is near ahuge pit' already "made during the war for Geneva con structlon, and that It contains the only gravel the county has been able to acquire that is suit able for road purposes. . . . County Road Supervisor Har vey Hutcnison said, me county Intends to stay a considerable distaricft from its property line, that .county roads are surrenng badly from lack or suiiaDie-gra-veL and that none of the other county pits in tne north pair pi the county contain a gravel that is the quality for good roads. Thcf city .agitation for and against the Installing of marble machines In American Fork business busi-ness establishments was carried-to carried-to the city council Monday eve-nlng eve-nlng and both sides presented &?r desires and arguments, t ' The g OS? present asking for the machines lnIU!5d Vera Bo ley, Wallace Larsen, cuera Beveridge, W. L. Stewart ana Searle Hulsh and Jack Knudsen, a machine operator of Provo. Opposing the granting , of licenses li-censes for the operation of machines ma-chines were: Warren' J. Campbell, Camp-bell, J. L. McNabb, Ralph SeibeL Carroll Eager, Rudolph W. Clark, . Leo G. Meredith, Edward W. Burgess, Glen L. Taylor and Phil D. Jensen. Mr. Jensen acted as spokesman for the opposing group. - i W. L. Stewart spoke In favor of the machines, pointing out that other cities and Utah county permitted per-mitted the regulated operation and that local business, places should have the same privilege. Others expressed a slmular Idea with the thought that revenue from the machines was needed by the city and business , concerns. con-cerns. ,.'r-x-: ' Mr. Jensen prefaced his ' remarks re-marks to the Council by saying that the committee represented the great majority of the membership mem-bership of the churches in the city and that they believed their views were shared by the major!-. ty of the citizens In the com munity. He stated further, "that It was the careful and considered opinion of these people that It was not in the best Interests of the community to permit the li censing of marble machines." Selecting what he termed "some of the popular arguments for marble machines', the spokesman spokes-man analyzed each and attempt- r ed to show why they were not ' valid reasons" for introducing these devices. . ' " To the arguments that "other cities have them" and that with out them '"trade Is driven away from town" to such an extent that " "certain businesses must have them or they will fall", Mr. -Jensen stated, "We do not believe that marble machines are a sub stitute for brains and business ability". He stated further, "that In a system of free enterprise there will always be those who succeed and those who fall In any line of endeavor, and that success Is predicated upon business busi-ness ability, and good manage- -ment not marble machines." To the argument that "there Is powerful human instinct to , gamble", Mr. Jensen asserted, "People like to drive cars faster than the speed limit but no one advocates the licensing of traf- fic violations. ' . That marble machines would provide an "added source of revenue rev-enue for the city the speaker said is only a subterfuge. He ' said, "the committee realized the need for adequate city finances, ' but believed the money could be raised In more appropriate ways that the end did not justify the : means." ; . - In summarizing the reasons for prohibiting the machines, the speaker declared-that "marble machines constitute legalized gambling and that every argument argu-ment which can be used for marble mar-ble machines can be used with equal justification to support any type of gambling." He declared that "legalization of marble machines ma-chines provides "V convenient cloak of respectability for- dis- - - honest machines--designed - to fleece the gullible." He said they encourage a "get something for nothing attitude" In our young people, and that the machine Is a "parasite on the community, producing no new wealth and performing no useful service." , In closing Mr. Jensen stated that -the people whom the com mittee represented had no monetary mone-tary Interest In the problem, but . were citizens and taxpayers who donated"-generously of : their means and who gave countless time and effort to developing a wholesome environment for the . young people In the community, . and that, therefore, they felt ful ly Justified. in requesting the City Council to refrain from licensing, these machines. ,' : : -The matter was taken under . advisement by the city council and a vote will be called for at a. later jmeeting. , NOTICE ' New Traffic Herniation From this date forward no right-hand-turnsaffalnst the rr i light on Center and Main streets will be allowed. By Older of - - - -American Fork City. J. J. 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