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Show 7'i' i CofroratlPn "' !r n? VOL. LV Subscription $3.50 Year. Single Copy lOc THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, September 4, 1958 NUMBER 28 V Gity Police Chief Solves Burglary a Robinson Store Treasury to" Push Savings Stamp Sales The U.-6. "Treasury has announced an-nounced its biggest drive to increase in-crease Savings Stamps sales since World War II days. And the Lone Ranger has galloped in to lend a hand. Postmaster G. Easton Brown became the first member of the Treasury Lone Ranger Peace Patrol Pa-trol in this city when he was G. Easton Brown presented with an Honorary membership card by members of the Utalf County Savings Bonds Committee. Local youngsters may become members of the Peace Patrol when they buy their next U. S. Savings Stamp at the post office or in their school. Their credentials the Peace Patrol membership card signed by the Lone Ranger and the National Savings Bond Directorpledges Di-rectorpledges them "b LEARN, because knowledge and understanding under-standing will keep peace in the world. . .to SAVE, because buying United States Savings Stamps and Bonds will help to keep our country Strong." While the Savings Stamp program pro-gram has continued as an adjunct ad-junct to ,the Bond program, it has operated on a reasonably small scale until recent years. However, about 115 million stamps were sold last year. In Utah, $118,621 in stamps were sold, amounting to about one million stamps. "No American has a greater stake in peace than the young American," Postmaster Brown said. "The future is what he lives for; and without peace, there may be no future for him or for the world. I am confident that our local boys and girls will respond in greater numbers than ever before to buy Savings Stamps Regularly for their own good and for the good of their country." The Peace Patrol is now being featured on the popular Lone Ranger television series carried by 159 stations of two major networks. net-works. Large Peace Patrol posters post-ers are also being displayed throughout the country. , "Postmasters throughout the state are being urged by Postmaster Post-master General Summerfield to encourage all school children to participate in this "savings stamp program, either in schools where the program is now in effect or at the past office." Mr. Brown added. He also went on to say that Savings Stamps and albums as well as the Peace Patrol membership mem-bership cards are available at local post offices. Church Notices Relief Society The First Ward Relief Society will hold its work day meeting on Wednesday, September 10, at 10 a.m. Activities will , include quilting, sewing and flower making. mak-ing. Work day meeting for the Seventh Ward Relief Society will be held Wednesday, September 10, at 1 p.m. There will be quilting and a continuation of the sewing class. All members are Invited to attend. Women's Superiority Woman Is more efficient. She can talk for forty minutes without with-out a pitcher of water on a stand nearby. San .Francisco Chronicle. p. I v ; - The-Robinson's - Sport-Shop burglary, pulled on the morning of August 22nd, was partially cleared up this week with the arrest of a local youth who later admitted participation in the crime. Two youths, 27 years of age, were placed in custody for questioning ques-tioning when they returned to American Fork after being out of town over a week following the burglary, Donald L. Morse, 27, American Fork, finally admitted his part in the burglarly, when two of the pistols were found concealed under un-der the front seat of his car by officers and two shotguns were located, wrapped in some bedding, bed-ding, at the home of a relative of the Morse lad, where he had left them. The youth talked freely of the burglary after the items were found, and their week's trip to Uintah County and Ogden, but refused to implicate any other persons. A second youth was questioned, question-ed, and when confronted with a clean cut on his ankle, which had been closed with seven neat stitches, claimed the car wheel had caught him as it fell from a jack. The Morse youth faces a charge of second degree burglary and a preliminary hearing before he local Justices Court on September Septem-ber 9th has been set up. Officers are still "digging" to get evidence to make a second arrest in the case, since it is known two persons were implicated. impli-cated. Second Burglary Case Occurred Yesterday Morning Some time prior to 8 a.m. yesterday yes-terday morning the Geneva Finance Fi-nance offices were forceably entered en-tered and four doors on a steel filing cabinet jimmied. The top door was pried off the case and small change of $25 to $30 taken. This case was completely ransacked ran-sacked but nothing else was found missing. The doors on the other three cabinets were pried on with a tire iron or similar bar but while rendered useless, were not opened. City police officers investigated investi-gated the crime but up to last night had not made any arrests. Charles Orr Jr. To Attend Harvard A reception will be given for Charles L. Orr Jr., at the Community Com-munity Presbyterian Church of American Fork, 75 North First East Street, at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, Fri-day, September 5th. All of his friends are invited to attend. A short program will be followed by a time of refreshment and fellowship. Mr. Orr has been accepted as a graduate theological theolo-gical student at Harvard Divinity School, a part of Harvard University. Uni-versity. He will leave for Cambridge, Cam-bridge, Massachusettes, next week. Mr. Orr has just completed the difficult three year ministerial minister-ial course at the San Francisco Theological Seminary at San Anselmo, California, earning the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) with honors. In recognition recogni-tion of his fine record for scholarship schol-arship and leadership, he was awarded the $1,500.00 Seminary Scholarship which is given annually ann-ually for further graduate study. He has chosen to attend Harvard Divinity School which now has perhaps the outstanding theological theol-ogical faculty in this country. Mr. Orr is a member of the Community Presbyterian Church and is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the American Amer-ican Fork High School. His parents par-ents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Orr Sr. of Pleasant Grove, and his sister, Mrs. Paul Wilson, resides re-sides in American Fork. Since completing his work at the Theological Seminary, he has been the interim pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Malad City, Idaho. On Sunday morning, September Septem-ber 7, at 11:00 am., Mr. Orr will preach the sermon at the Community Com-munity Presbyterian Church of American Fork. His friends are Invited to hear him at this time since he will be in the East for at least the next year. Copper-Nickel Coins The earliest known copper-nickel copper-nickel alloy coins are those minted mint-ed about 170 B.C. n Bactrla, a kingdom in northwestern India wnHch was conquered by Alexander Alex-ander the Great in 326 B.C. Building Permits In Am. Fork Total$186,400 Building permits Issued in American Fork during the month of August reached a total of $186,400, according to Alfred W. Johnson, building inspector. in-spector. Building for this same period in 1957 totaled only $29,650. How ever, construction of the new Alpine Stake Seminary building and the new Mountain States Telephone exchange building added considerably to the total reported. Permits were Issued to the fol lowing: Alpine LDS Stake, 5th North 6th East, Seminary building, build-ing, $76,500; Mountain States Tel and Tel. Co., 85 North Merchant, dial- exchange building, $70,000; John Papamlt, 42 West Main, re model J. C. Penney Co. store, $12,000; Barratt Development Co., 246 Orchard Ave., brick",resl-dence brick",resl-dence and carport, $8,000; Barratt Bar-ratt Development Co., 247 Orchard Orch-ard Ave., brick residence and carport, car-port, $8,000; Storrs Brothers Market, Mar-ket, 31 South 1st West, addition to store, $4,000. Wooles Macey, 180 South 5th East, build up on basement residence, resi-dence, $3,000; Steve Murdock, 585 East State Road, frame and metal garage, $1,500; Kay Boley, East Main Street, addition and remodel business building, $700; Melvin Conder, 293 North 3rd West, carport, $500; J. E. Walker, 225 North 1st West, carport, $450; Harvey L. Keel, 382 East 5th North, addition to residence, frame, $300. Keith Richan, 670 North 3rd West, block carport, $300; L. E. Abel, 331 North Center, carport, $300; Walter Durrant Jr., 180 East 4th South, remodel garage for living room, $300; Owen Humphries, 54 East Main, carport, car-port, $200; Clifford Webb, 100 North 6th East, frame garage, $200; Hunter D. Hight, 471 North 6th East, frame addition to residence, resi-dence, $150. Total $186,400. Julius Clover is demolishing the old Noyes residence at 126 West Main and Barratt Development Develop-ment Co. are now in the process of building six new brick homes on Orchard Ave. Cub Scout Pack 3017 Holds Annual Field Day Cub Pack 3017 has sent in its Charter Renewal Application. Don Fox and Douglas Nicholes of the District Staff attended the annual roll call and inspection and .charter review, which was held in connection with the field day and picnic at Rotary Park on August 23. A feature of the meeting was the awarding of the Webelos Badge to Dick Barnhart, Tom Camp, Allen Molascon, Bruce Thomas and David Thomas who were well trained for that honor hon-or in the Webelos Den conducted by Vincent and Millie Thomas. The leaders of the Cub Pack who registered for the coming year are: Bruce Totzek, cub master; Harvey Edwards, assistant assist-ant cub master and ideas chairman; chair-man; Less Griffith, Jim Mazuire and Herman Teague, assistant cub masters; Ivor Evans, pack chairman; George E. Molascon, pack committee and institutional institution-al representatives; Bob Weeks, pack committee and secretary-treasurer; secretary-treasurer; Dudley Thomas, pack committee; Rev. Donald S. Ryder, Ry-der, pack committee; Mrs. Ivor Evans, Mrs. Anthony DeMarco, Mrs. Harvey Hippack and Mrs. Jack Peck, den mothers. Dairy Farm Tour Conducted by Utah Power Co. An interesting Dairy Farm Tour was conducted by Utah Power & Light Company Wednesday, Wed-nesday, August 27th in North Utah County area. A group of eighty dairymen and others interested in-terested in the dairy industry spent the day learning of new methods of dairy farming with modern electrical equipment. A luncheon was served at the Joseph Smith buildlngon the B,Y.U. campus, courtesyUtah Power & Light Company, Speakers Speak-ers at the luncheon were Phil Shumway, Professor Animal Husbandry Department, Brigham Brigh-am Young University and Olin H. Rlrle, Assistant to the President, Presi-dent, Utah Power & Light Company. Com-pany. Newel J. Stephens, Southern South-ern Division Manager, UP&L Company, conducted the meeting. meet-ing. ' .' . reaf est Crowds In Hisfory Mend Sept. 4, Last Day To Enter Article In Fair Competition The Utah State Fair will be held September 12th through the 21st according to Jennlev J. Poulson, County Home Agent. Homemaktrs of Utah County are invited to enter articles they have made.. The talents and accomplishments ac-complishments of the women of Utah County art many, and they are urged to share their ideas and their outstanding workmanship with other women of the state. Anyone wishing, may make their entries to the state ' fair themselves. However, entries can be made In the county and your exhibits will be taken to the State Fair for you. Entries will be received at the County Extension Office which is located in the City and County Coun-ty Building in Provp at room 106. For the convenience of people who live in the outlying part of the county, exhibits can be received re-ceived in America Fork at the home of Mrs. Charles A. Greenland, Green-land, or call Lehl 0185-R1. Exhibits can be' entered any time between now and the 4th of September. After that time, no further entries will be taken in the county. Entries can be made in needlework, needle-work, of all kinds, such as table linens, scarfs, center pieces, bedroom bed-room linen, quilts, afghans, and rugs. Entries can be made in clothing of all kinds, new and remodeled and fashion accessories. acces-sories. Entries for fruits and vegetables, jams, jellies, marmalades, marma-lades, preserves, .conserves, pickles, pic-kles, and relishes, canned meats, home dried vegetables and fruits, home made soup, and home made candy can be made. There is a special exhibit for the work of people over 70 years of age. There is also a cotton-bag cotton-bag sewing contest. If you want further information, informa-tion, please contact the county home agent, or Charles Green land. Funeral Services Conducted for Rosa G. Hoelscher Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Goretska Hoelscher, the mother of Arnold P. Hoelscher American Fork, was held in the Community Communi-ty Presbyterian Church on Tuesday Tues-day at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Hoelscher who was born on November 17, 1867, in Marien-dorf, Marien-dorf, Germany, and lived most of her life in Hubbard, Iowa, died early Saturday morning in an Orem rest home at the age of 90. She married Frederick Hoelscher Hoel-scher on August 27, 1897, in Hubbard, Iowa, and he died on January 30, 1914. She is survived by her son, Arnold, and three grandchildren, Mrs. David (Jean) Terhune of Chico, Calif.; Miss Martha Hoel scher, Logan, and Miss Ann Hoelscher, American Fork; one great-grandson, David Randall Terhune, and one sister, Mrs. Fred (Lena) Ricks, Hubbard, Iowa. She was a member of the Evangelical Church. The funeral services were conducted con-ducted by the Rev. Donald S. Ryder, pastor of the Community Presbyterian Church, who also gave the prayer at the mortuary and conducted the graveside services at the American Fork Cemetery. Aaron Hey sang "The Lord's Prayer" as part of the service, accompanied by Mrs. Hey, who also played the prelude and postlude music. Pallbearers were Clarence Boswell, Fred L. Fish, Jon E. Johnson, Earl Landrum, G. W. Schaumburg and Newell Stephens. Church arrangements and ushering were taken care of by Eugene R. Shaffer, chairman of the Board of Deacons. Flowers Flow-ers and food were cared for by Mrs. J. Ralph Selbel and other women of the church. The family fam-ily received friends at the Ander- kpn and Sons Mortuary on Sun day evening and Tuesday evening.' eve-ning.' . Fourtee American Fork's Fourteenth Annual Steel Day Celebration which took Dlace Monday was mittee members and those who attended the day's gala festivities. festivi-ties. The well attended celebration celebra-tion was crowded with activity from the early morning salute to the close of the dance at midnight. Every phase of the day's enter tainment was a success and showed dignity, 'foresight and planning. The parade at 10 a.m., which was repeated at 6 p.m., was one of the outstanding attrac tions. Queen Joyce Hollien and her attendants, Carrie Jane Robinson Rob-inson and Marsha Davis, were beautiful on their float. Also lovely was Miss American Fork, Linda Lee. In the civic division, the FAMILY REUNIONS Steel Day Family Reunion The family of Mr. and Mrs. A. Will Jones, Provo, held their annual Steel Day Family Reunion Re-union Monday at Rotary Park. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mogle and two children, Manti; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones and two children, Springville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas and four children, Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Brown and two children, chil-dren, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Karren and three children, Lehi; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Louder, Orem; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice A. Jones, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Kay Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Clyde Birk and two sons and Mr. and Mrs. Alex V. Karren, American Fork. 85-Year Old President of Will Dedicate Temple in W Iff , : i flif: mmmmmmmmmmmmmimammtmmfimmmimmmmmmmmmmmim mitral J Mormons Complete Temple Near London The $1.5 .million London Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been completed after three years of construction for dedication Sunday, Sept. 7, by President David O. McKay, left inset, world leader of the church. McKay flew from Salt Lake City to conduct the three-day ceremony, celebrating his 85th birthday in England, Sept. 8. The globe-circting church leader dedicated a similar structure near Hamilton, New Zealand, five months ago. Appointed president of Britain's first Mormon temple is Selvoy J. Boyer, inset right, former Utah State legislator and official who had served as president of the church's British Mission for five years following World War II. SALT LAKE CITt, UTAH The 14th temple to be built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mprmon) since its organization in 1830 will be dedicated near London, England,' In three-day services starting Sunday, Sept. 7. Officiating at the dedicatory event which will be attended by church members from all parts of the British Isles and the countries of northern Europe, as well as several hundred visitors from America, will be David O. McKay, president of the 1 Y2 million-member organization. President McKay,, who will observe ob-serve his 85th birthday in London Lon-don Sept. 8, will be accompanied on his aerial trip to England by Mrs. McKay. Also attending the temple dedication will be President Presi-dent Joseph Fielding Smith of the church's Council of Twelve Apostles, and several other General Gen-eral Authorities of the church from Utah, accompanied by their wives. The new temple, built at a cost of more than $1 million, is nfrSlearOdy Junior Chamber of Commerce took first place, with the Lions Club second and the Rotary Club third. Greenwood Motor was first among the commercial floats, with Paul L. Harmon Co. second and Timpanogos Motor Co. third. In the church section first place was won by the Sixth Ward, with the Community Presbyterian Pres-byterian Church second, and third place being taken by the Eighth Ward. Ross Wilkes, Salina, Utah, held the lucky ticket for the new car given away at the evening show. The All Star Vaudeville Show, headed by Russel Armes, featured featur-ed top professional .entertainment .entertain-ment and was enjoyed by an overflow crowd. Also successful was the rdoeo in the afternoon, which was well attended. Art Show The Art Show, sponsored by the American Fork Artists As sociatlon, was very successful with a goodly number of visitors throughout the day. On display was work of local and visiting artists. The association officers, Mrs. Oral Eskelson, president; Jo Ann Benson, vice president, and Norma Nor-ma Mecham, secretary, extend their thanks and gratitude to all those who helped in making the exhibit so successful and one of the best ever held. In the Rod and Custom Review, Re-view, sponsored by the Cavalier's Cava-lier's Car Club, winners were Bob Liston, first place; Pete Murdock, second place; Jim Hulsh, third place, and Melvin Bennett, honorable hon-orable mention. First and second prizes of $50 and $25 were awarded to the Morman Church England Sept. 7 located at Newchapel, near Ling field, Surrey, about 26 miles south of London, on a 32-acre tract acquired In 1953. The site is a 14th Century baronial estate consisting of several acres of farm land, extensive formal gardens gar-dens and a mansion house which has been restored and remodeled for use as a residence for the temple president and staff, administrative ad-ministrative office and a chapel. The new building is similar in size and design to the temples dedicated by President McKay near Bern, Switzerland, in 1955, and near Hamilton, New Zealand, last April. Other Mormon temples tem-ples now in use are in Salt Lake City, St. Oeerge, Logan and Mantl, Utah; Mesa, Ariz., Idaho Falls, Idaho; Cardston, Alberta, Canada; Laie, Hawaii; and Los Angeles, Calif. Earlier temples were built by the Mormons In Kirtland, Ohio (1836), and Nau-voo, Nau-voo, 111. (1846). Mormon temples are not used as houses of public worship (there are several thousand ward and. stake chapels and taber- queen contestants selling the most tickets. Norma Robinson received the first prize and the second prize went to Tillie Adams. Flower Show Three hundred and thirty-three thirty-three separate specimens were entered in the flower show, which was also well attended Monday. Queen of the Show award went to Jesse Walker of Pleasant Grove, for his dahlia. Sweepstake Sweep-stake winners In other divisions were Kenneth Gray, Lehl, large arrangement and water arrangement; arrange-ment; Lucille Hillman, Pleasant Grove, dry Arrangement; Kenneth Ken-neth Gray, Lehi, asters; Les Carson, Car-son, American Fork, petunias. Faun Ferguson, Provo, marigolds; mari-golds; M. L. Wadley, Lakeview, single gladioli; Fred Clayson, Orem, three of a kind, gladioli; Don Barratt, American Fork, zinnias; zin-nias; Clifford Austin, flox; Mary-Lloyd, Mary-Lloyd, American Fork, three Peace roses; Sadie Chandler, Pleasant Grove, delphiniums. Lettie Peck, American Fork, flowering house plant; Ellen Tracy, American Fork, foliage house plant; Kenneth Gray, Lehi, corsage; Paul Kaneko, American Fork, junior section, ,5 to 8 year olds; Nadale Culmer, American Fork, junior section, 9 to 15 year olds. Patricia Brown received a special award in the junior section sec-tion which was an arrangement by Mrs. Mabel Jones, Lehi., Judging the show were C. R. Walter and Mrs. V. R. Hutchens,, Salt Lake City; Rufus Ray, Mid-vale; Mid-vale; Dorthea Newbold( River-ton; River-ton; Ruby Hauseknecke," Copper-ton; Copper-ton; Sadie Chandler, Pleasant Grove; John Roberts and Fred Scholes, American Fork. Mrs. Millard Fillmore of Provo, judged, judg-ed, the entire show as a whole. nacles for this purpose) but only for sacred ceremonies, including marriages and other scaling ordinances, ordi-nances, vicarious baptism for the dead, and priesthood ordinations. Prior to dedication the public has been invited to visit and In spect the temple during a two- week period. After dedication it may be entered only by church members in good standing and recommended for participation in the various ceremonies for which it was built. The temple, 160 by 85 feet in dimension, with the spire rising to height of 160 feet, consists of three main stories and a mezzanine mez-zanine above a full basement. It contains some 75 rooms and 34,-000 34,-000 square feet of floor space, and Includes, a main assembly room with a seating capacity of 1,500. Special equipment includes a film projection room, modern kitchen, dining room, laundry and elevators. The design is modern contemporary, contem-porary, and construction is of steel and reinforced concrete, faced with white Portland stone, and with sheet copper roofing. The spire is sheathed in lead-coated lead-coated copper. Special materials include teakwood from Burma for doors and paneling and marble mar-ble from Italy. In the baptls- . mal room is a stainless steel front, manufactured in Switzerland, Switzer-land, supported on the backs of 12 life-size oxen cast in bronze. The building was designed by Edward O. Anderson, Salt Lake City architect, and construction has been under the supervision of Sir Thomas Bennett, noted London architect. Kirk & Kirk, Ltd., of Lnodon, were the build ers. Ground for the structure was dedicated by President McKay on Aug. 10, 1953, and ground was . broken for the start of construction construc-tion by President McKay, Aug.-27, Aug.-27, 1955. The cornerstone was laid by Elder Richard L. Evans of the Council of the Telve Apostles, May 11, 1957. Selvoy J. Boyer, prominent Utah businessman and legisla-' tor and for several years (1946-50) (1946-50) president of the church's British Mission, has been named temple president, to have charge of activities at the temple following fol-lowing the dedication. The Mormon Church has more than 10,000 members In Great Britain where it has maintained; an active missionary program for mdre than 120 years. Of its- rnlne presidents, all but the first,' the Prophet Josepn amiin, nave served as missionaries-there.' . i- |