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Show Times New Page A8 Thursday, May 15, 2003 University U construction - H , with planning 1 M-l f: larsDervear rtii -A Hahne said she , coAio is a woman who f baby with cerebri years aeo. and organized what kWK the Tinv 18KS organization dinwi601. Orem's Citizen of the Century Secret McCarthy files recall Watkins rebuke CLYDE E. WEEKS, JR. Times Correspondent Part 1 The release last week of 4,232 pages of secret transcripts tran-scripts of executive sessions, which U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy held in 1953-54, showed that McCarthy, browbeat brow-beat over 500 witnesses in his anti-communism hearings who. testified privately, one-third one-third of whom were never called back to testify in public. McCarthy's investigations into communists in the U.S. government, during the Cold War with the Soviet Union, were denounced as a witch hunt by critics, who used the term "McCarthyism" to describe his smear attacks. In the unsealing of these closed-door transcripts after a half-a-century by U.S. Senate Associate Historian Donald Ritchie, he said, "Anybody who stood up to McCarthy in closed session, and did so articulately, tended not to get called up into the public session. ses-sion. McCarthy was only interested in the people he could browbeat publicly." Meanwhile, also a half-a-century after the McCarthy era, the prominent role of Or em's U.S. Senator Arthur V. Watkins is recalled with the events of 1954, in which McCarthy was censured by the United States Senate for his tactics. How this small-town lawyer became a United States Senator, a nationally recognized recog-nized authority on water reclamation, recla-mation, and a pivotal figure in an alarming controversy, which attacked the very foundations of American democracy, is a fascinating story in itself. Son of a Mormon bishop, who had pushed a hand-cart across the plains in the Martin Handcart Company, Arthur V. Watkins was born December 18, 1886, in Midway, Utah. He attended Brigham Young University, served a Church mission in New York, and earned a law degree at Columbia Law School. Watkins married the daughter of his mission president presi-dent and practiced law in Vernal, Utah, for two years, before becoming Assistant Salt Lake County Attorney. Later, suffering from ulcers, Watkins and his family moved to Lehi, where he became manager of a 600-acre ranch, where he raised turkeys. In 1925 the Watkins family, the turkey business and the law practice, which had begun again, part-time, in American Fork, were all moved to a 35-acre fruit farm L.P.. H.PH l M,,H MW . - A I U.S. Senator Arthur V. Watkins in Orem, Utah. Arthur V. Watkins took an active interest in the community, commu-nity, which had been incorporated incorpo-rated as the Town of Orem in 1919. On May 1, 1926, he was appointed attorney for the Town of Orem, which he would consider his hometown for the rest of his life. In the general election of 1928, Watkins ran as a Republican for the office of Judge of the Fourth Judicial Court in Utah. There was a Republican sweep that year, and he was elected to a four-year four-year term on the Bench. On September 15, 1929, the Sharon L.D.S. Stake was organized in Orem on the division divi-sion of the Utah L.D.S. Stake, with a membership of 3,022 members. Arthur V. Watkins was named stake president. The Voice of Sharon was established, then, as the Stake newspaper, and for a number of years, Watkins was its chief editorial writer. He eventually eventual-ly acquired ownership of the publication, and changed its name to the Orem-Geneva Times in 1943. In 1919 Watkins phased out his turkey business, and became involved in strawberry strawber-ry farming in a big way. At one time, he had 70 acres of strawberries on two farms under cultivation. During the peak harvest in June, he hired 400 pickers from all over Utah County, and as far south as Mesquite, Nevada. When the local berry market proved too small for the large harvest, he organized organ-ized the Utah Cold-Pack Fruit Corporation in Orem. At the new plant the berries were washed, sugared and frozen in 60-gallon barrels, and shipped to eastern markets. Meanwhile, Watkins had been making a study of the Cooperative movement in the United States, and had concluded con-cluded that a community cooperative coop-erative in Orem could well provide entertainment and recreation for local residents, which was otherwise unavailable. unavail-able. Under Watkins' direction, Sharon's Cooperative Educational & Recreational Association, better known as SCERA, was organized in 1933, becoming one of America's unique adventures in community cooperation. In 1938 Arthur V. Watkins became a critical facilitator in Orem Mayor B. Manning Jolley's efforts to purchase the foreclosed James G. Stratton home and property for use as Orem's first town hall and park. Watkins was also a leader in the successful effort for SCERA to build the SCERA Auditorium. The building, which was begun March 23, 1940, was completed and dedicated dedi-cated on September 1, 1941, at a cost of $125,000, financed by the sale of bonds, purchased by over 1,000 families in the community, com-munity, as well as leading businesses. busi-nesses. Involved with state-wide projects, as well as local ones, Watkins helped to draft the Metropolitan Water District Law of Utah, and was instrumental instru-mental in organizing water use in Utah. He was also an outspoken advocate of the construction con-struction of the Deer Creek Dam in Provo Canyon. Next Week: Watkins Undertakes "Impossible" Senate Race ' " "" ' " " iiniMii illinium r..,, in in.ii.M. , I.,,,.- I,,, rlj 651 North State Street Orem F75"T?7"Fri Hours: 8-5 Muffler Shop B-6 Weekdays (jlcfeLE 1 cms See Our RJew Facility! tate Inspection & Emissions Tires & Wheels lune-Ups . 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In a recent interview, Hahne expressed her appreciation appreci-ation for the community's ongoing support for Kids On the Move, which continues, of necessity, to be in a fundrais-ing fundrais-ing mode. During a tour of the 21,000-square-foot, three-level building addition, Hahne said, "We live in such a neat community, com-munity, where people feel that children have a right to be born and to grow up in safety with their families. It is such a blessing.. .If they the public see us doing fundraisers, they'll know why. In early intervention, we are serving 100 kids we do not have funding fund-ing for." Increased operating expenses for the addition loom on the horizon as well. "We have always received a lot of wonderful financial help from Orem City, through the Community Development Block Grants," the director said. Kids On the Move has also benefitted from a Mountainland Association of Governments grant, United Way contributions, and the support of community volunteers volun-teers and donors. Hahne had words of thanks for several key players in the remodeling and expansion project that she has dubbed "Miracles, Part II" - the "sequel" to the "Miracles, Part I" that was the story of acquiring acquir-ing the original building. Hahne specifically named Dennis Carter and Bill Fairbanks of Carter Construction. Fairbanks has been the general contractor on both building projects she said, "essentially donating his time." She added that subcontractors subcon-tractors "have been really great" not always able to donate their time, "but really good to come and get things done." Architect Ross Viehweg has contributed his time and expertise, Hahne said, and instructor Kevin Burr has directed to see how Kids On tft:; Hahne said f),. Jyfe toputwtW tionasweUasadultV As work nrnm.. ltM 1 .. buildine adriit n v., Move looks toward a earlv fall a rundraisincr onr .. n with Cascade Golf (w f "That may be the perf tor an nnptnnn n---, -i-auie tonciudei OBITUARIES ; 1 - foe -3-' 1 ADELE JOHNSON JENSEN Adele Johnson Jensen, 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Orem on May 11, 2003. She was born April 14, 1923 in Richfield, Utah a daughter of Allen Dale and Inez McClure Johnson. She married Gilbert Marinus Jensen July 4, 1945 at the Naval Chapel in Corpus Christi, Texas. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Adele was a member of the LDS Church and loved teaching Sunday School, she was a leader in Ward and Stake Primary and the Relief Society for over 40 years. She worked as a supervisor supervi-sor at Remington Arms Manufacturing in Salt Lake City during World War II, manufacturing manufac-turing 30 and 50 caliber ammunition ammu-nition for the Armed Forces. Adele directed many fund raisers for Primary Children's Hospital, the Red Cross, Cancer Society, etc. She was a stalwart citizen who revered the flag and country. She was involved in local political politi-cal issues, and regularly voted in the state's national elections. She was also a member of the Orem Women's Club. She is survived by her hus- band Gilbert M. Jensen andt 5 daughters: Rebecca Jensen, Margaret ! Remschussel (Ronald) Bari" Gene Yost (Gary), Susan W Hodson (Steven), Tail Kristine Willmore (Ryan) ' also survived hv 9 k...i Allan McClure Johnson ffi- inaa Mcwure Johnson 2 sisters; Travis Inez , (Fred), Virginia Dale W and numerous grandchi great-grandchildren, nieces nepnews. bhe was preced.i death by her parents AUanC and Inez McClure Johnson brothers-in-law Paul Washburn and Bobby E. Sen Funeral services wi be s Friday, May 16, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the Sharon Park : Ward Chapel, 225 East: North in Orem. A held Thursday from 7 tnfln the Sundberg-Olpin Mart. 495 South State Street, ft and also 9:45 to 10:45 am i to the services at the churtl Friday. Interment will be Provo City Cemetery. viewing liMf Celebrating The Birth of Your New Baby Beginning April 13, 2003 some hospitals will no longer supply A birth announcements to newspapers 1 Hli UAlJLx xUlKAID & The Utah Valley Weekly Newspapers are creating special photo notices to make it easy to announce your new arrival Hi Ethan Morley born Sat Mar, 8. 9lbs.,2l" long. Parents Brett & Heather Morief of Orem Birth announcements will appear either on Sundays, Tuesdays or Thursdays in The Daily Herald or in the Orem Geneva Times, New Utaf or the Spanish Fork Press on Thursdays for only Includes photo & up to 5 lines of text, the announcement will appear in The Daily Herald and any one of the weekly newspapers. Or, for O22, the notice can appear in either the Daily Herald or any one of the weekly pap Deadline: For Sunday's paper, must be in one of our offices by noon on Wednesday. FrW ! " J ' paper c Monday by noon for Thursday's papers Bring in or mail this completed form, photo & payment to one of the following locations: THE DAILY HERALD 1555 N. Freedom Blvd. Provo, UT 84604 NEW UTAH 59 West Main American Fork, Utah 84003 OREM GENEVA TIMES 538 South State Orem, Utah 84058 SPANISH FORK PRESS 42 East 300 North Spanish Fork, Utah 84660 Name: Address : Phone : Baby's Name: Parent's Name: City: Weight & Length:. Please run my announcement'' The Daily Herald Andor (select one) Orem Geneva Times New Utah Spanisb Fork Press V. 8 1,: ...Jt km fie. ie 'Mi :4 Itjrjt 1 .oik :ih. fell id 'fciol li it iaii lata :ifal :: Jila lithf inter -very to lew I'! la 7 On |