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Show L. rv tit City Wall V VOL. LII Subscription $2.50 Year. Single Copy 10c THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, April 7, 1955 NUMBER 6 6 irfPr. . IT fets Mrs. Alice Stewart to be Honored On Eightieth Anniversary of Birth Open house for Mrs. Alice Stewart will be held Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 8 pan. at 166 South Center, American . Fork. She Is celebrating her 80th birthday. birth-day. Friends and relatives of Mrs. Stewart are cordially invited in-vited to call and she has re- quested -that - no- presents; be brought. .,.' Mrs, Stewart, a lifelong resi dent of American Fork, was born Jaycees Sponsor Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday American Fork Junior Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce again with a first in the community, announ ces the coming of the first an nual Easter Egg Hunt for children child-ren of this area under the age of 12 years. This event Is to be held at Rotary Park Saturday, April 9 at '10 a. m. . The Jaycees will purchase the eggs, color and labeL them, and see they are well distributed in hard to find places in the park area. Tins will be a supervised project and the children are urged not -. to take more than three eggs apiece so there will bOjiSugirKrgo around. A lot of the eggs will 'be marked with names of business houses in American Am-erican Fork where the children will be able to show the eggs and receive prizes. The f ollowing stores are participating: parti-cipating: O. P. Skaggs, 8 eggs; Rlchan's Office Supply, 1 egg; Robinson Sport Shop, 3 eggs; Sproust Rietz, 4 eggs; Chipmans, 2 eggs; Griffin Bakery, 3 eggs; Stevenson Photo Supply, 1 egg; American Fork Shoe Shop, 2 eees: Don's Sweet Shop, 10 eggs. Thornton Drug, 8 eggs; Great - central Market 25 - eggs." and Cook's Ice Cream. 10 eggs,. If anyone else would like to participate please-contact Jay H. Larsen, Jaycee Youth Activity chairman, on or before Friday, April 8. :. -:' ' i -v ' All children and parents are urged to attend this affair, be- - cause it will be fun or all concerned. con-cerned. Bring ' your lunch' and stay awhile. ' ' j - Three-Act Play To be Given Here By T Drama Dept "Importance of, Being Earnest," a play in three acts by Oscar Wilde, will be presented in American Fork Monday, April 11 by the'Brlgham Young University Univer-sity Drama Department. The play is under the direction of Dr. Harold I. Hansen, chairman of the speech department at the institution. Dr. Hansen is i well-known In Latter-day Saint circles for his annual presenta New Home Project Now Ready for Actual Building The new Hillcrest subdivision, which ultimately will include some 200 homes and located on First East Street Just north of the City Cemetery, was admitted to the city limits by action of the American Fork city officials Monday evening at a special session of the council. J, C. McCauley and Sons are the builders and developers of Mrs. Alice Stewart April 12, 1875, ih) American Fork, a daughter of James and Elizabeth Eliza-beth Okey Spratley. 1 She married W. D. Stewart February 23, 1893, in the Salt Lake IJDSmplersMrrStwart taught school for 25 years. With so much 6f-her- husband's time occupied by school and church work, she had the care of the family most of the time. However, How-ever, she enjoyed working and cooking for them. , ' Mrs. Stewart is very active In Relief Society having served as tidn of the mil Cumorah Page-'.the project and according to the ant In New York State. I The troupe will tour through Utah and Idaho presenting- twenty performances for various church, civic, business and education edu-cation organizations. The American Amer-ican Fork IDS Fifth Ward has brought the talented young grdup of artists to this city. They will appear in the high school auditorium Curtain time is, 7:30 pjn. Funds from the play will , be used to purchase much, needed need-ed equipment for the Fifth Ward. - The "Importance of Being Barest" Bar-est" has been critically described as the most perfect play ever writ ten, and certainly it Is Wilde's best work surpassing even his "Salome" and "Picture of Dorian Gray" In prominence. The plot is based around the humorous results of the hero of the story inventing a younger--brotheri named Earnest as an alibi for evading demands upon his time, latest " announcement should break ground on the first thirty homes by April 15th. This Is a O I and Veterans project and has received approv al from both of these government govern-ment units. Property title matters have all been cleared now and only a few minor problems are yet to be solved before actual work com mences. r Units of twenty homes will be constructed at a time. They will be brick construction with base ments and three-bedrooms, ac cording to present plans. Two model homes will be. rushed to completion for public Inspection early in the summer. Ad arra B ennion to be Conference Spdqfcer National Auto Week Observed Lead male roles are taken by KV I .nMl llPfllPrS Arthur Butler, talented and ver- v w satlle actor from England, and i The locai automobile dealers Harold Oaks. The role of Cecily are celebrating the week of April is portrayed by Mary Dawson of n to 18 as national "Spotlight on Layton, Utah. She has appear- Automobile" week, by offering to ed previously in BYU presenta- the putoiiC a spring auto show tlnns. unoni them "Taminsr of a Tistung vcatuci iine snrew." . City Police Force Chalks Up Record For March The American Fork Police De partment, headed by Jed Mercer, and made up of four regular pa trolmen, made a record in fines collected for all offenses during the month of March. A total of $1177.00 was turned into the city treasury by the de partment for the thirty-one day neriod. This amount is a hun dred dollars more than any other, oth-er, total collected by this depart ment. Speeding headed the list of arrests ar-rests with 35 for the period. Next! came iauure to stop lor rru lights with 23 and failure to halt at stop signs, 12. Other arrests were 6 for failure to control automobiles; 3 for drunken driving; driv-ing; 2 parking in bus zones and 5 on miscellaneous charges. . Recovery of ' one stolen car, valued at $1700rand-Tecovery of 4 bicycles, $100, were listed in the report together with 9 stolen automobile investigation trips. Elder Adams S. Bennlon, of the Council of the Twelve, Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ter-day Saints, will represent the general authorities at Alpine Building Permits Issued for March Bulldlne nermlts issued for March totaled $141,500, accord ing to Ray C. Nelson, building inspector.' The amount was greatly Increased by the permit issued . for the new National fluard Annorv. ' Permits were issued to Utah National Guard, south 2nd East, hrick armory. $107,000: Hershel Zunlch. 280 North 7th East, brick home. $10,000; IL D. Mc Tague, 595 North Center, brick home. 700: Lawrence W. Han sen, 271 West 6th North, - brick home. $7000; Leslie L. Long, 333 North 2nd West, block home, $8000. John M. NlcoL 262 South 2nd East, cement basement, $1000; Elroy Harris, 242 North 3rd West, frame, addition to home, $1000; F. Rulon Nlcholes, 35 South 1st East, alteration of home, $1000; Rov B. Smith. 252 South , 2nd chorister for two years and mag udne aeent for two years. She also sang in the choir for many years and is an eminent member of the American Fork Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. One of her hobbies is sewing and fancy needlework. Each one of her children Is the proua possessor nf a quilt she has made.. She still does a - great deal of crocheting and flower garden ing ...:-' ' 'vi - She is theTnptner or ten cnu- dren. nine of which ' are still living; Laverl and Davis stew art. American Fork: Reed Stew art, Salt Lake. City; Mrs. Harold (Florence) Chlpman, Mrs. L Orand (Jennie) Oudmmaasen and Mrs. George (June) Whitby, Pavson: Mrs. Sam (Edna) Pet erson. San Francisco, cam.; mts.i Merrill (Loraine) Lott, Pennsyl vania, and Mrs. Garth (Reona) Roundy, Colorado. She has 19 grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. She also has one sister, Mrs. William Chad wick, and one brother, Albert Spratley, Magna. . ; , . ,; , Nate Guss Takes Over Local General Feed Plant Nate Guss,' manager of the Western Dairy Products Inc., . I IT. V n- fV.a naat in the Provo area for her out- rt 4 p m.y sharing the role of Lady Brack- Lton School Grounds, Friday, neu wim wo Aim iuur u. ua prll 15 from 4 until o p. m. ana, Erickson is equally prominent the iaj hlgn school band will standing vocal renditions. - ban(i concert and exhibition. Beautiful and unique costumes rh trvni nw car franchlsed have been designed under the dealer body has given support in direction of Professor Wlnnifred ,hA fnmrnuntv to civic oreanlza- Bowers, a professional costumer. ttonj hospitals, i.hootar chanv- ber of commerce and many otn- er ktouds. The five new car deal ers in American Fork have a to tal Investment in excess oijtso,-000.00 oijtso,-000.00 which is invested to furn ish emnloyment to some 65 peo ple. Their total combined annual DavroU is estimated at $260,000 which U a substantial figure for the city of American Fork, and Virgil Wootton Attends Photo School the concern and in the future will operate it as owner and manaeer. -The transfer took Dlace Monday. April 4th.' Mr.-auss stanea orrecung m plant here in 1950 and has man-seed man-seed the plant since that date. He has changed the name of the local firm to Guss Milling com pany and will operate it as Preparations Underway For Possible ' Polio Vaccinations Volunteers have been helping to make preparation for the possible pos-sible administration of polio vaccine vac-cine to approximately 6500 chil- j I TTtoh riAnntv aprnrrtlnor East, frame garage, $500; Maxine Dr c M Smlth( Heallh of. Scott, 551 East 3rd Northframe addition, $500. ' Total $i,uu BasebalMHub Organizes For Coming Year American Fork Baseball Club has ben organized for the coming vear. Officers include Edward C. Allen, president; David L. Greenwood, vice president; Dee . . R. Hunter, secretary-treasurer, and Neldon Varney, Ronald Bate, ' A. P. Hoelscher, Grant Schaum- burg, Lcoranae ieny, aoyu Tregaekls and Elijah Chlpman, CTssaommitt erly will manage the team. Spanish Fork has Joined the league this year and there may possibly be more teams entered. A league meeting will be held sometime next week .to arrange the schedule. 1 !u area. Beethoyen Club to Honor K. J. Bird separate .company new firm name. under this Adam 8. Bennlon Stake quarterly conference this weekend, according to President Edward W. Burgess. - - Carl Gibson, Brigham Young Junior Prom Highlights Week End Chamber Members To Meet Friday- ' American Fork , Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. in the qjxth-TMThf. qjxth-TMThf. Ward. An excellfcnt fleer. " "While we still do not know that the polio vaccine prevents paraljrtlC'pollo under natural conditions of exposure, we must be ready, to vaccinate -children immediately '''if-i;:the7vaccin''"'ls' found - effective and Is licensed By.the Federal Government, Dr. Smith stated. - Planning has been going on for some time, with the full co operation of local medical groups, school officials, and volunteer vol-unteer assistants. It was necessary neces-sary Tof volunteers to be organized organ-ized early so they would be ready when called. It would be ' impossible im-possible to administer such a large program without the assist ancepf thm .jmportant.-group prides: They penorm a variety m uckcb-sary uckcb-sary tasks in the clinics, assist in keeping records, help transport trans-port supplies and personnel, and carry on essential 'informational nrotrrams. he declared. The volunteers have been briefed as to their definite work by the public health nurses In the various areas of the county. The time urgency is dictated by the consideration that the clinics would have to finish giving three K. J. Bird will be honored by the Beethoven Club at a ban quet to be held Saturday, Apru 16 at 7:30 pm. in me tsixm- Eighth Ward recreation hall. Invitations have been sent out to alumni of the club, but u anyone was missed, all the alumni alum-ni are cordially Invited to attend. at-tend. . Reservations must be made by April 8, by contacting Kathleen Buckwalter or Mrs. Lewis uar-rett uar-rett Robert Smith is general chairman In charge of arrange- l- I Wont Batwairm talrlniT in ii t Tirtt- menu uiu ncn ukik Virgil B. Wootton, manager of care of the banluet- Thornwood Studio, returned , ., .' i t Sunday from an advapced pro-L,, rRVM. Kimhor fessional photographers course '-'-a" conducted ,.bj, AnneP,,Wlichers, , fft nationally renown photographer U Or U . ,o? ... PPeKa. ..aaii ,w::MHln Ttee were A Civil Defense Cduncil Lays Plans for Expanded Organization Civil Defense is simply a system sys-tem of expanding our existing defense and disaster facilities on a volunteer basis so everyone can know what to do in an emergen cy iqiia United States taking the course. Mr, pVf!. SoreiS Mr. Wootton was given the op- Fork, is hard at Zi portunity to learn first hand the gSSSLS latest style and .techniaue used " ' " VV, . 1 .1 ?. r. nrrntiv underway on the 1 1.. j j 1 1 urn 00 1 camuua, on posing hands and feet. ! " Sr r. hnnP.,tv 1UO latCBfc IJfiW W HWUUIUC '7',.. I- . hollAflTlff flash "bounce" lighting which over leavr- no dark shadows was de- areas as well as watching oyer monstrated on childrenZ.and e eoAea. the noting. r Wtf fool fhot V ran VlKUftUMJca noVWtm-torpeopV ol a Memb m North Utah County by adding S toSSJSlfi several new stytes to his line of '"l1!!!!. work. Peoples State .Bank To Close Arbor Day lunior students, Savatre. a 1851 graauwo 01 American Fork High School, Is a senior majoring in music edu cation. " The Peoples State Bank along with other banking firms of the shots to each child over a period state will close all day Monday, of five weeks before schools close April 11th. The occasion is Arbor and the polio season starts. We are very graterui ana' ap- 4-H Club News 7 Z'Z 7 Cooking Sals ; That's the view of Leonard A. Higgins, deputy director of Utah State Councu Defense corps, wno met with Utah County's new Civil Defense Council to lay plans for an expanded C. D. or eanizatlon. last week-end. civil Defense is merely the old American custom and tradi tlon of preparing for emergen' cies.M Mr. Higgins declared. He told the 14 counclL mem bers. representing county schools, industries ana cmc groups, that, our "power age" has accelerated beyond our ability to protect ourselves from the great forces of man ana nature. everyone wants to help. But we need -some ."Organization;-!- ;help us know what to dOj-tne aepuiy, director asserted." v" " Reviewing the progress of civu Defense in Utah Mr. Higgins pointed out that orientation schools have been conducted In 27 counties and that 423 radio logical monitors have been trained. train-ed. He lauded Utah County for its progress in C. D. organization. organiza-tion. . ' Council members Include Le- land M. Perry. Provo, director; Ed B. Shriver, Mrs. : victor j. Blrdr JiyronFulrathr-Ciaud X Cardall, all of Provo; Haroia u. Walker, Pleasant Grove; Mrs. D. Orlo Allen and Alma P. Bur ton. Or em: Harold J. Whltmg and Dr. W.W. Brocxoank. Sprlngville; Mrs. Roy. Peterson, Lehi; Jack Swensoni epanisn Fork, and Mrs. Elmer D. Taylor, Payson.' -; .rr;- Volunteer Workers To Hear Address preciatlve to those who have Ser has been obtained and a helped in the past clinics and SoSam wiU be presented. All 'who will help in the ones tWs tS bSnew men are urged to spring provided the vaccine is Dav and recoenlzed as a legal Cooking Sals held a party holiday in-the state. ' . :. . Thursaay, ai wmcn meu- mum To assist business firms, the I era were guests. , uames were bank win remain onen untlv 8 nlaved and refreshments' were p. m, on Friday and from 9 to servea. liinaa btorrs wuu u 12 a. m. on Saturday, April 8th first prize and Lorna Crawford The annual Junior Prom will be held m the high school gym nasium Friday night at 9 p. m. Theme for this year's Prom Is "Suddenly". The decorations will be In pink, blue and silver to give a heavenly effect, with a silver gate and clouds. Linda Robinson and Ted Ad- amson were cnosen oy tneir classmatesTaTO-thalrmen w the Prom. ': L--: Assisting the chairmen will be Marlene Monson and Jon Bell, art: Tonlta Mortenson, Carolyn Ellison, Jim Ashton and Keith Swain, decorations; Dee Johnson and Dale Wride. electricians; Helen Beckstrand and Rick Web- ber, advertising; Lu Jean Robin son and Evan Durrey, nana; i-u Ann Barker and Ann Williamson, dance program; Vonda Boley and Myron Smith, promenaae; Ronald Carroll and Gareth Con-der, Con-der, carpenters; Sarah Seibel and Norman Healey, assemoiy; Carol Scholes and Donna Dean, Forkaster; Barbara Sheets and Carol Shaffer, assembly pro grams, and John Hansen and Paul Hanson, wiring. The traditional Prom assembly will be held Friday afternoon. University, representing the uni fied church school system, will also be In attendance at conference sessions. - Combined youth choruses of the stake will furnish the music . for the Sunday morning ' and afternoon general sessions, under un-der the direction of Jane Pack ard and Inez McDonald, stake YWMIA music directors. Ac companists will be Edith Wright at the organ and Ruth moss at the piano. . . ------ Missionary training meeting for all stake missionaries and prospective missionaries will be held at 6:30 pjn. Saturday. A. discussion of missionary meth ods will be carried on by the Ylslting authority. .. .-., Expected to be In attendance at the meeting besides the stake presidency,- clerk and ; High, Council, will be bishoprics and ward clerks, Melchizedek priesthood priest-hood quorum presidencies, stake mission presidency and secretary, stake missionaries, all the executives of the stake. Sunday School, MIA's, Relief Society and Primary, and the seminary teachers. Melchizedek priesthood leadership lead-ership meeting will follow at 8 p.m. Stake officials, stake Melchizedek Mel-chizedek priesthood committee, quorum presidencies, secretaries and group leaders of the High Priests, Seventies and Elders are expected to be In attendance at this meeting. General sessions of the conference con-ference will be held at 10 amend am-end 2 pjn; Sunday to which the public is Invited and the church membership urged to i attend. . Missionaries will serve as ushers for these meetings. - Dr. Harvey L. Taylor, Brignam Young University, win oe tnc speaker at the Sunday evening session at 7:30 pjn. Mutual Improvement Im-provement Association will furn ish the music ana prayers. The combined - stake ladies chorus - will sing, "Morning at Sprnig," and the combined male chorus, "Battle Hymn of the Republic." An instrumental number will be presented. Budget Your Energy For Happier Living . Making work In the home more simple-Is Important to the enjoyment en-joyment of daily life, Jennler J. Poulson, county. ' home demonstration demon-stration agent, declares. What takes place at home not only makes for happiness or unhap-plness unhap-plness there, but Influences every throughout the entire day. Good hoii&l&eeT relations send people from home ready to work and welcomes them back , ready vand . able to rest. :;,i'w ':-':' Using1 principles of work simplification sim-plification can , help a home-maker home-maker to manage her mind, body and housekeeping tools. Six practices which make household tasks easier are: 1. Leave out any part of the task that lsnt essential. 2. Make two or more tasks into nnr, ' ' ' , ' 3. Keep all housekeeping tools within easy reach. 4. Use the best tool for the lob. 5. Make both hanas wore e.-Usr the bestT?osturepos slble. ,: .-?-.--'- - '7.-,-. Utah Poultry Announces Scholarship for Vocational School A one year's scholarship ta attend at-tend the; Central Utah Vocational Vocation-al School has recently been announced an-nounced by Mr. C. K, Ferre, Public Relations consultant for Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative. Co-operative. The scholarship will be made available during the 1955-58 school year to some high school graduate in : the area served by the Central Utah Vocational Vo-cational School The scholarship scholar-ship will be awarded on the need of the individual including both financial and. manual training; a story on how the Individual ean-piit-from the training and his high school attendance and scholarship record. Those interested In qualifying for this scholarship should get an application ap-plication form from instructors of vocational agriculture in the ceiiti Utah'urea, These; x to be forwarded to Mr ' Ernest Dearrat ttoe. Central. Utah. Voca. tional Bchool - by nof later than May 1, 1955. The training at the school wiu be In the field of Farm Mechanics. Mechan-ics. It will better prepare the recipient to cope with the mechanized me-chanized problems that are currently found in modern farm ing. The skills taught will be m farm building construction, electric elec-tric and oxy-acetylene welding, forging, preventive maintenance mainten-ance of farm tractors and farm steadwiringv Dr Royal L. Oarff, speech de partment, University .of Utah, will address a meeting of the Superintendent Burton ' To Address P-TA's Alma P. Burton,' superinten dent of Alpine school District, will speak Thursday, April 14 at 7:30,'p.m. in the Forbes auditorium. audi-torium. Ills sublect will be the jbond issue to be voted on April Cancer Society volunteer work- 28. He was requested to speak r Anrii is. The time and nlace by the combined Parent-Teach Af v m.tinir will N nnounced era Associations of American V V " later. ;v; Fork. ; Forbes P-TA- roJIold-Elections Forbes School Parent-Teach ers Association will hold an election elec-tion meeting Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 pjn. in-the Forbes auai-torium. auai-torium. , The boy and girl who1 are chosen winners of the sixtn grade essay contest on Sego Lilies will read their composition ma night and Mrs. Bessie Oourley will present one of her Sego Lily paintings to each winner. Mrs. Lillian Webster and Mrs. Polly Block will each present one of their paintings to the Forbes collection. The school orchestra will furnish the music. it'? ' - t ' i W T attend. licensed. and 9th. . consoiauon. j1 v : , |