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Show HI rti VOL. LIV Subscription $3.50 Year. Single Copy 10c THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, May 16, 1957 NUMBER 12 Eli J. Clayson, Church and Civic Worker, Dies at the Age of 89 Ell James Clayson, 89, well-known well-known civic and church leader, died at his residence 16 West Srd North', at 10:10 a. m. Tuesday, Tues-day, May 14, of causes incident to age. He was born August 9, 1867, In Salt Lake City, a son of Ell and Rhoda Burris Clayson. He married Ann Elizabeth Hawkins on February 1, 1894, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died December De-cember 23, 1928. On May 17, 1933, he married Mrs. Ruby Thornton Brown. He received his early education educa-tion in Payson. The first seven .years of his married life he made his home at Lake Shore, Utah County. In September 1901, the C. a sons moved to American Fork, v. here Mr,. Clayson has resided re-sided e. sr since. After being unable to attend scnool very much in his early teens, at the age of 21, Mr. Clayson Clay-son decided to enroll in the Pay-son Pay-son public schools. After Pay-son Pay-son schools he attended Brig-ham Brig-ham Young University (Academy). (Acad-emy). After attending BYU he taught school at Lake ' Shore, Payson and American Fork, He was late offered the prlnclpalship of the Lake Shore schools, a portion he held for four years. Church positions he has held In American Fork are: clerk of Alpine Stake, president of the YMMIA, home missionary, Stake Patriarch, several positions In the Sunday School, on building committees and the genealogical genealogi-cal committees of the stake. In a civic way Mr. Clayson has served on the library board, American Fork City Council two terms, treasurer of the old American Am-erican Fork School Board, president pre-sident of the first Alpine Consolidated Con-solidated School Board, president presi-dent of the American Fork District Dis-trict Board of Education, and - member of the Alpine School District Board of Education. He was treasurer of the Amerircan Fork Irrigation Company for many years. ' At the general election of 1928 Mr. Clayson was elected to the state house of representatives, where he served for two regular terms and one special session. Survivors include his widow, American Fork; five daughters and three sons, Mrs. Lillian C. Community Community Star Planning the community Song Fest which will be held Friday evening are Robert Wright, a music director at the high school; C. A. Grant, city recreation music, chairman; chair-man; K. J. Bird, director of Melchizedek Priesthood Chorus; Dean Steineckert, a music director at the school, and Edward W. Smith, chairman of the recreation committee. Organized music groups and the community will Join next Friday night In a mammoth . eong-fest in Alpine Stake Tabernacle Tab-ernacle commencing at 7:30 p. m. The program will be a combination com-bination of vocal . and Instrumental Instru-mental 'selections by trained groups and singing by the audience. aud-ience. Sponsors of this first annual music event will bring before the public an all local talent program. The American Fork City Recreation Committee Is responsible for arranging the affair, and an invitation Is extended ex-tended to everyone to attend. ,Mrs. Delbert Chlpman. special events chairman and C. A. . nriwit. music chairman, have Airansred v the program. .. Edward w Smith, chairman of the Re rMmtion Committee will be In -charge. ' -.. : - v. , -.r.'f -ri ' -, .. ' ,,''"' ,' ' ' .V '., v , ' jrv ' f . ' ; ' ' .V I ' J ) ki Ell J. Clayson Booth, Mrs. Allen O. (Zina) Brockbank, Provo; Mrs. LeRoy (Lucy) Tanner, Mrs. -Orval (Lourena) Benson, Preston, Idaho; Id-aho; Mrs. John Farr (Ann) Larson, Lar-son, Merrill D. Clayson, Salt Lake City; Ell K. Clayson, Or-em; Or-em; Joseph H. Clayson, Ventura, Ven-tura, Calif.; 31 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren ; two s'sters, Mrs. Eliza Searle and Mrs. Ada Garfield, American Fork. Funeral services will be conducted con-ducted Friday at 1 p. m. in the Sixth - Eighth Ward Chapel. Friends may call at the Anderson Ander-son and Sons Mortuary Thursday Thurs-day evening from 7 to 9 p. m. and Friday until 12:30 p. m. Burial will be in the American Fork Cemetery. Benefit Breakfast Set for Monday The annual Benefit Breakfast sponsored each spring by mem bers of the American Fork Firemen's Fire-men's Auxiliary will be held Friday morning, May 17. Breakfast Break-fast will be served from 8 to 10 a. m. upstairs In the fire sta- tion.-''''w""'-- " The affair will be under the direction of the auxiliary offi cers with the other, members assisting. Tickets may be obtained obtain-ed from any member of the Auxiliary, or at the door the morning of the breakfast. Song Fest Set 5. i' The community will probably for the first time have the opportunity op-portunity to heas, the American Fork High School Band, orchestra or-chestra and Junior High School band, together with the High School Mixed Chorus and the Alp ine Stake Melchizedek Priesthood male chorus present numbers in a combined program. pro-gram. During the interludes, while T the above groups are changing places on the stand, the audience will participate in comunlty singing led by Robert Wright, a music director of the high school. Dean Stelneckert will direct both senior and Junior Jun-ior bands and orchestra numbers. num-bers. K. J. Bird Is director of the male chorus. The program will be as follows: Selections by the Junior High Band "Springtime in the Rpc kles" with everyone singing; Eddie Smith To Head Lions Club Eddie Smith was elected pre sident of the American Fork Lions Club at an election meet ing Thursday evening, June 3. He will take over the office in June. He has erved the club as first vice president during the past year. Other officers to be installed with Mr. Smith are Byron L. McFarlane, first vice president; David E. Allen, second vice pre sident; Joseph Hanson, third vice president; James B. Nelson, secretary-treasurer; Frank C. Greenwood, tall twister; James Mazurie, Lion Tamer; K. J. Bird, song leader; W. L. Faddls, two-year two-year director; Clyde Nelson and Grant Ivlns, one year directors. J. B. Storrs, retiring president, will become a director, and Larry Lar-ry Lassen is a holdover director. President Storrs was in charge of the election meeting. Doris Smith and Johna Vee Pulley, Miriam Day and Orville Day, two debate teams from the high school, presented affirma tive and negative arguments on the question of 90 per cent par lty of farm prices. Their coach, J. N. Washburn, was a guest of the club. Ronald Inouye, state winner of the oratorical Future Farm ers of America contest and third place winner of eleven western states, gave his oration. Three members of the Nephl Lions Club were In attendance presenting campaign ' material in behalf -of fellow club member, Raymond A. Jackson, whose no mination for the office of gov emor of District 28-A will be presented at the state conven tion In June. Notice of Work Meeting . A work meeting for members of the North Shore Boat Club has ben scheduled for this ev enlrig (Thursday, May 18) "be ginning at 5 p. m. at the boat harbor. All those who can come are urged to do so. Bring boots shovels and picks. for Friday "Woodland Moods"; "Cranberry Corners U. S. A."; "Fiesta in Rhythm." Selections by Senior- High Band "Gusto March'', conduc ted by Larry Wright, student conductor; "Black Canyon of the Gunnison"; "Design for Autumn". Selections b y Orchestra "Shepherd King"; "Valse Tri-j este"; - Finale from. Fifth . Symphony". Sym-phony". Selections by Mixed Chorus "111 Walk With God"; "Early One Morning"; "I Love a Parade"; Par-ade"; "I .Wish I Was Single Again; medley from "Oklahoma"; "Oklaho-ma"; , ;. ' ',: " ' .- Selections by Melchizedek Priesthood Chorus The House I LiveTn"; "The Blind Plow- man"; "Rise Up O Men of Ood"; "Steal Away" and "Old Ark's A Movenn . " ,) Funeral Services Conducted for Craig Chipraan Funeral services for Craig Chlpman, 5, son of Delbert Ray and June Mower Chipman, were held Saturday at 1! p. m. in the Sixth-Eighth Ward) Chapel. The child died Wednesday following a prolonged Illness. The love and sympathy extended the bereaved bereav-ed parents and grandparents was shown by the large attendance attend-ance and profusion of flowers. Bishop Raymond T. Bailey, Sixth Ward, who was in charge, Craig Chiman expressed the family's appreciation apprecia-tion for the Innumerable kindnesses kind-nesses shown. Prof. Thomas E. Cheney, of the BYV, offered the invocation. A vocal duet "Hold Thou My Hand' was sung by Velda Jackson and Jessie Old-royd. Old-royd. .. , The first speaker was Kenneth J. Beck, who told of his friendship friend-ship with the family, the wisdom beyond his brief years displayed by the child, and the devotion of the parents and grandparents. grandpar-ents. A violin solo Brahm's "Lullaby" was played by Leland F. Friday. ' i Elder CllfforC E. 'Young, assistant assis-tant to the Council of the Twelve and for many years, a close friend of the family, likened liken-ed watching the miracle of a lovely lilac tree take on new lift-:- and grom- Vito laeautl-ful laeautl-ful blossoms with the" evidence of life, death and the resurrection. resurrec-tion. "Craig lives", said Elder Young, "and in the providence of God there will be a restoration restora-tion as he never had before." He told of a bit of philosophical writing by Edgar A. Guest that no couple can fully appreciate the bond that ties them together until they stand at the bier of a child. This is a sacred experience exper-ience linked with eternity, . he said. little Rosemary Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith sang "Let the Little Children Come." Elder Henry D. Moyie of the Council of the Twelve, spoke of the comfort to be gained from the words of the Apostle Paul, "Whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's." "We will be comforted if we but accept ac-cept the will of our Father. We stand before the mortal remains of a soul already redeemed." The relationship between parents and child is of eternal conse quence reaching beyond the veil, Seminary Graduates to Present Commencement Exercises Wednesday Commencement exercises for American Fork LDS Seminary, to be held in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle Wednesday evening May 23, at 8 p. m., will be given in its entirety by the graduates, it was announced by Raymond T. Bailey, principal, when he re leased the program, . Theme "The King of dory" will be developed through short talks and readings: "The Earth is the Lord's and the Fullness Thereof", Linda Lee; "He .That Hath Clean Hands", Dick Mech-am; Mech-am; "He That Hath a Pure Heart", Mac Buckwalter; Who Hath Not Lifted up His Soul Unto Vanity", Sherry Lynn pav-is. pav-is. "Nor Sworn Deceitfully", Carl Devey; "Blessings of the Lord For This Life", . Mark Allen; "Blessings of the Lord in Life to Come", Melisande Sorenson; "It Is a Chosen Generation Who Seeks the Lord", Davis Knight; "Who Is . the King of Glory", Aloa Rogers. A musical reading "O My Father" will be given by Joyce Holllen with accompani ment by Norma Robinson. Welcome win be given by Paul Beckstrand, class president, and Larry Coleman will give the scriptural : reading. . The theme will be eung by a chorus com posed of Sandra vTregaskia, Wll ma Homer. Ellen Scholes. Nor ma Robinson, DeLene Mayne, Paul Kirkpatrlck." Alan Hansen, LeGrande Smith, : Kay . Allred Chamber Membership Banquet Monday .;' Chamber or Commerce Banauet Chamber of Commerce membership banquet, selling the first Jr- cashier at Peonies State Bank. ; v The annual membership banquet ban-quet of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce is slated to take place Monday evening, May 20th at the Sixth-Eighth Joseph E. Svmons To Speak at Baccalaureate Baccalaureate exercises for the American Fork High School graduates of 1957 have been arranged ar-ranged and 'will be held in the Alpine Stake Tabernacle Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m., according to Charles B. Walker, principal. Speaker will be Joseph E. Sy-mons, Sy-mons, professor of sociology 'at Brigham Young University. Principal Walker .will offer remarks. re-marks. The invocation wlll. be offered by Sally Van Wagoner, and Lynn AHeA wiH 'pronounce the benediction. They are both graduating students. - Music will Include a vocal trio "The King of Glory" by Elaine Chidester, Linda Stras-burg Stras-burg and Evelyn Strasburg; a vocal solo "111 Walk With God", Richard Devey, and a trumpet solo "The Lord's Prayer" by Mac Buckwalter. Mrs. Raymond T. Bailey will play the organ prelude and postlude music, and accompanists will be Aloa Rog ers and Doris Smith. said Elder Moyle. The benediction was pronounc ed by Stanley Peters. Prelude and postlude organ music was played by Mrs. Raymond T. Bailey. Mrs. Leland F. Priday was accompanist. The prayer In the home was offered by former Bishop MelVin W. Grant. The grave in American Fork City Cemetery was dedicated by John T. Oldroyd.. , The flowers were cared for by the Sixth Ward Relief Society. and Joan Berg. Presentation of the graduates will be made by Earl L." Nielsen, and President Phil D. Jensen will award the diplomas. The class personnel will be Introduced by Ilene Harding, Har-ding, historian-reporter. - - Mrs. Raymond T. Bailey will play the prelude music and for the march of the graduates. Mu sical selections will Include a vocal solo "My Task" by Merrill Warnick; saxophone trio, "Greek Cathedral", Alan Ander son, Kent AngeU and Harry Boley. Class song "It May Not Be On the Mountain Height" win be sung by the graduates with Joyce Wrlgley at the organ and Sandra Tregaskls, accom panist. Accompanists are Norma Rob inson, Nancy Broomhead and Joyce Wrlgley Kay Carroll will offer the ) Invocation, and the benediction wlU be pronounced by Carol Shelton. Class officers are: Paul Beck- strand, president; Kay Carroll, vice president; Wllma Homer, secretary-treasurer; Ilene Hard ing, historian-repofterr' Norma Robinson, librarian; S a n d ra Tregaskls, : chorister, and Joyce Wrlgley, organist. r ; Graduation committee includes includ-es Wllma Homer, Ilene Harding. Charles Harrison, LaMae Hamp ton and Helen Lee. art; student body of fleers programsdecora: tlons and announcements. Shown above is Edward c. ward, Guest speaker will.be George M. Gadsby, former president of the Utah Power nd Light Com pany and board chairman. Edward C. Allen, vice presl dent of the Chamber of Com merce, is chairman of this year's event, All members of the Chamber and their wives are urged to attend. The Junior Chamber of Commerce, Lions 'and Rotary Clubs will meet with the Cham-war Cham-war expansion program which ber that evening Instead of at their regular meeting. An ardent champion of the free enterprise system and an outspoken foe of Intrusion of government into private business, busin-ess, Mr. Qadsby has a national reputation as a speaker. The executive , who has been associated with utilities for over 15 years will speak on "A Treasure Trea-sure Chest In -the Growing West"--it;iti;fCv""te.ii- Mr; Oadsby retired as president presi-dent of OT&L In 1954 after heading the utility, for over 23 New Telephone Company ; Manager Named for Area Ralph K. Ryan assumed his duties as manager of the American . Fork area of the Mountain States Telephone Company Monday morning. He replaces Edward C. Allen who has been trans-, ferred to the Bountiful office. Mr. Allen has been manager -here since 1955. - J-' .....;. Edward C Allen today was named manager of the Bounti ful Office of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mr. Allen, who has been associated with the telephone tele-phone company- for the last 15 years, has been manager of the American Fork, area since 1953. Ralph K. Ryan will succeed Mr. Allen as manager of the American Fork area. Mr. Ryan was born in California, graduated gradu-ated from West High school In Salt' Lake City. He holds a BS Degree in Business Management from the University oi uian. From 1947 to 1949 he served an LDS Mission to the Eastern States. He is married to Mary Pope Ryan, formerly of Salt Lake City. They have three chUdren Ruth, Vera and Louise, During World War n Mr. Ryan .-trA4 w4tVi ti TT fl. Maw. - Mr. Ryan began his present career with the telephone com pany on June IS, 1945 In Salt Lake City, in 1953 ne was irans ferred to Richfield and employ ed as communications represen tatlve on a dial conversion., In Richfield Mr. Ryan was active in both civic and church groups He was Junior Chamber of Corn- l Alien, cnairman oi the arm uaT two tickets to Clifford E. Young years.- v -' . - ; He supervised the current post-already post-already has more than doubled the company's electric generating genera-ting capacity. ' . Within the Industry, Mr. Gadsby Gads-by is an active participant la various groups throughout the nation studying the application of nuclear, power for Industrial uses. He has served as president of Edison Electric Institute, the industry's largest and oldest trade association, and presently serves on its advisory committee. He is past director of the na-tiosal na-tiosal Association of Manufacturers; Manufac-turers; a trustee for the Committee Com-mittee ' on Economic Development; Develop-ment; a board member of the National Industrial Conference Board. He is also a director of ZCMI in Salt Lake City. Long active in ' community, civic and cultural affairs. Mr. Gadsby is a member of the board, Utah 8tate Institute of Fine Arte, past president of Salt Lake , Rotary Club and ' of the . Comunlty Chest ; of Salt Lake City. ; -: u' '.; i - merce president, 1658-51 and se- cetary the preceding year. He served with the Jaycees on various var-ious committees in Richfield. Mr Ryan was also active In church work holding the position posi-tion of South Sevier MIA Stake President. . For the two and one-half years that Mr. Allen has been - in American Fork, he has been active in both church and civic . groups. He was a member of the Rotary Club, on the committee ' for - Vocational Guidance . for ' Youth for two years, chairman of the ' program - committee lor 1956-57; American Fork Cham ber of commerce, vice president. and Steel Day Committee for ' two years; past president of the American Fork Baseball Club; chairman - of - the . Red - Cross Drive. His church activities in clude first counselor in the Eighth Ward Elders Quorum and coach of the Eighth Wardf U Men basketball team for three years. . , 'r, . ... - " Fifty employees honored Mr. and Mrs. Allen with a- farewell . dinner party on May 10th. The employees presented - Mr.- Allen -with a marble pen set gift for his remembrance. . a l.. TV |