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Show .. Vol. 6. No. 35. Christmas Number BEET CONTEST WINNERS NAMED HUNDREDS FLOCK TO OPENING OF NEW CANDLING PLANT FOR MIDVALE EGGS • The contest sponsored last spring by the Midvale State bank for the largest production of sugar beets on an acre of land has been brought to a close, according to D. M. Todd, Jr., of the bank. Prize winners have been named in each of the four districts, separated north and south by the Bingham highway, and east and west by the Jordan river, and the grand prize winner also has been selected. First, second and third prizes, consisiting of $25, $15 and $10, respectfully, were awarded in each district which, with a grand prize of $50 for the best single acre, bringing the total prize money to $250. In District No. 1, north and west, Leon Sorenson, R. F. D. No. 7, Murray, captured first prize. He planted one acre and produced 27.48 tons of beets. Henry Sorenson, R. F. D. No. 7, Murray, was second with a total of 27.29 tons from an acre. Third money In the district went to Asael Wallace, R. F. D. No. 2, Salt Lake, wih 20.09 tons raised on the same area. Midvale Boy Wins First prize in District No. 2, north and east, went to Rex Beckstead of Midvale with a total harvest of 24.67 tons from one acre. Chad Beckstead of Midvale raised 16.21 tons on his acre and took · second prize. Third money went to Donald Greenwood, R. F. D. No. 4, Sandy. He planted 1.114 acres and raised 16.72 tons of beets, or an average of 14.67 tons per acre. John R. Leak of R. F. D. No. 1, Midvale, was first prize winner in District No. 3, which lies to the south and west. From 1.02 acres he harvested 22.07 tons of beets, giving him an average of 21.64 tons to the acre. Bruce May of Riverton produced 21.27 tons on 1.03 acres, or an average of 20.65 tons per acre, which won second money for him. Third prize went to Ray D. Smith, R. F .D. No. 1, Midvale, with 21.27 tons produced on 1.05 acres, or an average of 20.26 tons to the acre. Sandy Gets Prizes In District No. 4, south and east, LaVere Rees, R. F. D. No. 2, Sandy, captured first prize wit 15.34 tons raised on 1.03 acres of ground, or l4.89 tons per acre. Harold Shaw, R. F. D. No. 4, Sandy, took second prize with 14.47 tons produced from one acre. Third money in this district went to Waldemar Rees, R. F. D. No. 2, Sandy, with 13.81 tons harvested from 1.04 acres, or an average of 13.28 tons per acre. Herman Lundberg, R. F. D. No. 3, Sandy, in D.istrict No. 2, took the grand prize of $50. He planted one acre and harvested 31.40 tons of beets. Each contestant was required to plant at least one acre, thin and weed tbe beets without any help and weigh them on the scales of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company as prize beets. No contestant over 20 years of age was eligible. Each e·n trant was required t;p keep absolute cost sheets showing cost and expenses in connection with his work and the net profits from the product. Badges Awarded Each entrant who grew twenty or more tons of beets on one acre was designated as a member of the Junior 20-ton Club and was awarded a badge of membership. Judges of the contest were V. L. Martieau, agent of Salt Lake county; Shores Loveless, agricultural superintendent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company; · William Kasworm, leader of the 4-H club of Taylrosville; Grant Mortensen, Riverton farmer; George C. Godfrey, Sandy farmer, and Crozier Kimball, farmer of Draper. SANTA CLAUS TO BE AT CHURCH SUNDAY Santa Claus doesn't work on Sundays. And next Sunday night he is going to attend church services in the Midvale Second ward. In honor of his coming the ward officials planned a celebration that will be a surprise to all who attend the evening meeting. It is hoped and expected that the house will be packed. Appropriate decorations and an appropriate program will be seen and heard. There will be a dramatization of the origin of Christmas and the Christmas tree; the Christmas spirit and Christmas presents; there will be Christmas trees on each side of the fireplace and Christmas carols will be sung. There will be instruemntal music and other numbers that will form the surprise of the evening. Those in charge of the arrangements for the evening have issued an invitation to everyone in the city to attend the service and take part in the festivities. Second Ward "M" Men Loom as Cage Threat The Midvale Second ward "M" "Men's basketball team bids fair to stand well up among the leaders in the East Jordan stake league, accordIng to Bernard Rasmussen. On Monday night this team trounced the Butlerville quintet 50 to 37. On Wednesday night they lost to the Midvale First ward boys by the score of 26-24. This gives the team a standing of two wins and two defeats. Much interest is being shown in the &'ames of this league, and several contests are held weekly. Others who have watched the Second warders perform agree with Mr. Rasmussen that there is an aggregation that the other te&DUI will do well to watch, Little Town T T • of BetLie li.e•n'' • atilT was o:n a night near!y two thousand years ago that ~ shepherds, watching their flocks by night, saw in the east the star which led them to the humble structure in the little tuwn of Bethlehem where tLe Prince of Peace was born. S;nce that time there have been. mhny examples 9£ how Destiny often picks one of these "little towns • for the scene of events which change the course of human history. ~ ~ ~ ~S the time comes 1round ~gain to celebrate the event which ~ took place in the little town of Bethlehem so long ago, one cannot help feeling tltat nowl1.ere .is the true spirit of Christ... mas so mucl1. in evidence as it is in the "little towns" which rlot the map of America-in the small communities such as this one. For the people who live in the~ are a home-loving people; they are a friendly people; they are a neighborly people. Un.... like those who live in the great metropolitan centers, tl1ey are closely associated with each other in their everyday lives; they share with each other their joys and their sorrow.;;; their trials and triumphs, and what affects one, to a large extent, affects all. rxJIT ~as .bee~ our fortune to h~ve charge of an important in.- ~ shtuhon m such a community- the Home Paper. We· are happy that such has been our fortune, that we are permitted to have a part in building up such a community as this, a community wl1ere friendline-ss and neighborliness are the essential elements in givinci the pluase •peace on earth, gooJ will to men" a real meaning. 1» 1> 1> ~ ~ ll ~ ~ ~t 0 in t~.is season of brightne,~s and laughter in our homes, of @ joy of living and joy of .siving in our hearts we bring to you this friencH y and neigl1borl y greeting •Merry Christmas!• and with it the sincere good wishes of -THE :PUBLISHERS le). 1931) CHRISTMAS JUST CHRI~r::o~~~~~~00 CONFERENCE HELD ONE WEEK AWAY IN WEST JORDAN 1 The windows of the Midvale Drug company were all fixed up pretty for Christmas, decorated with the idea in mind of attractively displaying articles to appeal to the average Midvale citizen. A great deal of thought and time had been spent on arranging the articles on display in the window facing Center street. Christmas is just one week away, and after a year of making toys and presents for the many thousand of boys and girls who are anxiously awaiting his coming Santa Claus is getting ready for the biggest day of the whole year. There mu.!Jt be a lot of good boys and girls in Midvale, Just about that time Raiph Voyce because Santa Claus himself has bethought himself of a pair of shoes agreed to spend three evenings here that needed some repairing and he during the coming week. decided that it was time to call on On Saturday and Tuesday the jolly Mr. Sumbot to see about the repairs. old Saint will travel around the bus!- ;And Center street was slippery with ness section of the city and listen to the snow and ice fro the recent all the children who want to tell him storms. what they hope to find in their stockWhereupon young Mr. Voyce drove ings next Thursday morning. Of his car up Center street and parked course, there are so many boys and it in front of Mr. Sumbot's shoe reglrls writing him letters telling him pairing establishment, l~t Thursday what they want for Christmas that it evening, but he forgot to remember keeps him very busy trying to fill all that there had been rece t storms and orders, and some of the orders come that the street was slippery. in too late for him to bring just exNot Halter B oke actly what is asked for. Voyce's car was, apparently, not Santa Claus Busy quite halter broke, and, 'll7hen it found When Sant Claus was arranging to itself without the reins ttown over come to Midvale he knew how busy its head (or, in other wo ds, without he would be and because he is leaving the emergency brake _a ppli ) it starthis regular work just to visit with the ed roaming. Perhaps it 'o/as seeking children of Midvale he asked the Jour- greener pastures. . nal to take care of any letters that Whatever its motive \!oyce's car were addressed to him while he was slipped on the slippery street, and, away from his home at the North unable to regain its stationery posiPole. Some of the lett~rs. are printed tion, continued slipping ba.~kwards. on another page of th1s 1ssue of the Down toward old Jordan rive It went Journal. . but the wheels were crampe a little: Then on. Wednesday mght-Chris~- I and it found that Center street was ~~s eve-Just before he harnesses h1s not wide enough for its roamings. • e_mdee.rs to fly over the housetops I Back it went, listing more d more ~,,tl;t hts pack on his b_ack, h~ will toward the curbing, and when It agam be here at the big Chnstmas reached that curbing the momentum tree which has been planted on Main was too great for the curb 0 overand Center streets. There he will come. So the car overcame the curb. have a huge bag of presents for good little boys and girls who are present. Keeps on Going This tree, which was moved from Not satisfied with that victory the the grounds of Heber C. Egbert, has car continued its roamnigs. Over the oeen planted permanently on the sidewalk it went and, regardle11s of square, and will, it is hoped, be there the time and thought spent on decfor years to come. orating the windows of the Midvale Streets Dressed Up Drug company, or of the value of the 'l'he streets of Midvale have taken plate glass windows, it crashed into (Continued on last page) the array of Christmas suggestions on display there. OPENS BEAUTY SHOP Young Voyce's father arranged Mrs. Esther Park, formerly with with the owners of the broken winthe Strand Beauty Shop of Salt Lake dows to fix up the damage, and the City, has taken over the management car, which was not wounded in the of the Midvale Beauty Shop, and has affray, carried young Voyce back moved the equipment to the rear of home, and now that everything is the barber shop, next door to the fixed up, all of the parties concerned Utah Power and Light company local in the accident are wishing eac other a very merry Christmas. offices. VVest Jordan ward conference was held in the ward chapel Sunday evening, December 14, Bishop William J. Leak conducting. There were 364 members present. Singing by choir and congregation, "High on the Mountain Top," under the direction of Kenneth Hogan. Prayer, Armand F. Rundquist. The choir sang "Why Should I Falter?" Sacrament was administered by William Ohwiler and Lorentz Leak. The Old Folks committee was released with a vote of thanks. The choir sang, "Hark, Ten Thousand Voices," and the meeting was turned over to the presidency of the stake, President A. T. Butterfield taking charge. Bishop William J. Leak and Counsellors Albert Olsen and Donald Hogan were honorably released with a vote of thanks. Stake Clerk Joseph N. Hutchings presented the officers of the church and stake as voted on at previous stake conference and the names of the new bishopric, Willard W. Malstrom, David M. Haun and Conrad S. Dahl, with Virgil Goates as ward clerk, were sustained. All officers of the ward organizations were named and voted on in the affirmative. Bishop Leak, who has served the ward faithfully and well for eleven years, made a few remarks, followed by Albert Olsen and Donald Hogan. The choir sang, "Let Us Sing Unto the Lord." Remarks were made by Bishop W. W. Malstrom, First Counsellor David M. Haun, Second Counsellor Conrad S. Dahl, President David T. Dahl and President A. T. Butterfield. The choir sang, "Rejoice, Again I Say Rejoice," after which prayer was offered by Bishop William J. Leak. PLAY TO BE GIVEN FOR SECOND WARD On Tuesday evening, December 23, "Peg o' My Heart," the Jordan high school play, will be presented in the Second ward amusement hall, the proceeds to be given to the ward building fund. Tickets are 50 cents per family, 25 cents single admission, and 10 cents for children. Miss Van Johnstone of the Jordan high school faculty is directing the presentation. Celebration Carried on During Afternoon and Evening; Splendid Program Entertains Throngs. Hundreds of persons flocked to Midvale Wednesday to attend or participate in the celebration marking the opening of the new egg candling and grading plant built for the Midvale Poultrymen's association. The plant will be officially opened on Monday for the business of testing and grading eggs from the Midvale district. Desptie the inclemency of the weather there -were more than 400 on hand when the celebration commenced at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. If the Midvale poultrymen are not full of "pep'' today it is no fault of those who arranged the program or of those who participated therein. For "pep" was the order of the day. Following addresses by Dr. Arch Egbert, George M. Turpin and Harry Grass, president of the Midvale Poultrymen's association, who expalined the purposes of the plant and the saving to Midvale poultry raisers through the operation of the local plant, Samuel Kiefer gave a talk that made every Midvale man believe he was in the best spot on earth. Dr. Egbert and Mr. Turpin showed through statistics how eggs that need not be transported over miles of more or less highway would test higher and be given a preferred grading over those eggs that were trucked to distant points. In the course of a year, it was shown, this saving amounts to thousands of dollars. Must Combine Efforts "No man, by himself," said Mr. Kiefer, "can hope to reach the heights of success that may be attained when a number of men, all bent on the same objective, combine their efforts for the one purpose. And the purpose of the members of the Midvale Poultrymen's association is to produce the highest quality of eggs at the lowest cost and to sell those eggs on the market where the biggest returns may be had. "One case of eggs a day will not affect the market of any city of size in the United States," he continued, "but a few cars weekly will teach the buyers of any town that the product, if the best the market affords, is one worth having. And this has proved the case with Utah eggs in New York. The people of New York want Utah eggs because they know that those eggs are honestly tested and graded and that the marks on the cases are definite indications of what the cases contain.'' Similar "pep" talk!:! were given by John Hansen, president of the Salt Lake County Farm Bureau, and by L. V. Martineau, following which the 400 assembled persons took a trip of inspection to the new candling plant and to the project of the Midvale Home Finance Corporation where there are now 50,00 laying hens owned by people who came to Midvale, for the most part, during the past year. Assemble in Evening In the evening the program was carried on at the Second ward amusement hall, where at least 600 were gathered to hear songs and speeches and to participate in the dancing that followed. William Waters, city attorney of Midvale, was chairman of the program committee, and, from all reports, he did himself proud. To start the evening's program, Mayor L. A. Porter, who has been confined to his home with illness for several days, gave an address of welcome to all present and expressed, on behalf of the city officials and the citizens of Midvale, thanks to the poultry raisers who had enough faith in the city to put their time and money into the ·industry and bring the community up to the point where it now stands. He also thanked the Utah Cooperative Poultry Producers association for their help in establishing the candling and grading plant here. Surprise Appears Then followed one pleasant surprise of the evening. A quartet composed of Jack Summerhays, one of Utah's gifts to the world of music, tenor; Mrs. Edna Evans Johnson, farfamed soprano; Mrs. Inez Preece, whose solo, "Babby," reached the heart of every listener, and Melvin Peterson, baritone, whose voice is loved from coast to coast, san'g. And not only one song, but many. And not only mixed numbers, but solos between speeches, for the hearing of which many of the aristocracy of the world would pay much to bear. And, accompanying this array of talent, Becky Almond gave to the audience the piano technique necessary to make the effect complete. The one regret expressed by many present was that Miss Almond did not favor with her incomparable rendition of Listz' Hungarian Rhapsody. But one can't have everythiD;g! C. E. Mathews, pres1dent of the Midvale Lions club and official representative of the Midvale business men, then spoke. He lauded the farsightedness of the men who sponsored the erection of the new candling plant and the bringing to Midvale of the P?ultry industry. He told how the L10ns club had stood back of every move made by this orga~ization during the last two years since the project was first suggested. He told how the West must get Eastern money to develop the resources of the West to bring industries here and urged every- one to boost the poultry business in this community. Let Salt Lake Annex Concluding, he said, "We have started here industries that will make Midvale the center of the county, industrially, just as it is now the center of the county geographically. The time is coming when Salt Lake City may annex to Midvale if it will; that is for Salt Lake to decide, but we have the cream of the county." C. L. Anderson, president of the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative association, was the next speaker. He told how, since he started in the poultry business 35 years ago, the quality of Utah eggs has steadily grown better. When he started, he said, anything went, so it was an egg in a shell and in a container. But the public got tired of that, and Utah poultrymen decided· that the way to market eggs was to prove to the buyer, that the eggs marked "Utah" were good eggs. "Now," he said, "the consumer knows that only fresh eggs are marked fresh eggs, if they are from Utah, and they are willing to pay a premium for that confidence." Continuing, he said: Everything Is Here "We have everything here that we need. We have the backing of the mayor and the city council; we have the best candling plant in the state, and it should n9t be long before California should be a logical place for the marketing of Utah eggs." Mr. Waters then introduced the man who, he said, had done more for Midvale in the short time he had been here, than any one other man. D. M. Todd, Jr., responded. "I have lived in a number of places," said Mr. Todd, "but never have I found the cooperation of the c1ty officials and the citizens of the town with the men who are trying to develop the town that I have found in the city of Midvale. There is an old saying," he said, "stick by the ~ack, hay or no hay, and in the end you will find good times at your door. There is talk of depression," he continued, "there may be depression, but it can't stay. Good times are coming, and let's prepare for them. 'I'he biggest word in the vocabulary of Midvale people today is 'cooperation.' Stick together, build the community together and work for yourself and for each other, and good times are coming.'' Need Cooperation Harry Grass, president of the Midvale Poultrymen's association, was the next to take the stand. He said : "Cooperation between local men wiU mak the locality. One of the more substantial industries in the state can {Continued on last page) STREEi LltHTING LET TO LEHI CONTRACTOR At the regular meeting of the Midvale city council held Tuesday evening, bids were opened for the installation of the street lighting system on Lincoln and Jefferson streets. Edward B. Jones of Lehi was the low bidder and the contract was awarded to him. After the bids were opened it was decided by the members of the council to make some alterations in the specifications as first sent out. Refractors on the lighting units and first class poles were among the changes, but the successful bidder agreed to conform to the wishes of the council and keep his charges within the same proportion as at first submitted. Work on the system will be started in the near future, it is said, and the two streets will be supplied with lights before long. It was also voted by the council to take advantage of the offer available at the time to purchase an addition 33 ; lOOths of one second foot of water in the Greenwood ditch to supplement the recent purchase of one second toot. This will amply provide for the needs of the community for many years to come, it is said, and the residents will be assured of a supply of good water with first primary rights to the source of the stream. Boy Scouts Engage in Weekly Meeting I By Irven Kemp The Boy Scouts of Troop 137 of the Midvale Second ward gathered on Tuesday night when the meeting was opened by the scouts repeating the laws. Then the boys sang "Ears and Dynamite," "Swanee River," "Carry Me BacK to Ole Virginia,' "My Wild Irish Rose,'' and "Were in Love With Scouting." The Dragon patrol presented a "stunt' 'and it was decided that the Aztec patrol have the honors at the next meeting. The classes then separated for patrol meeting. The Aztec patrol planned the stunt for the next meeting under the direction of Scoutmaster Milan Canning and the Dragon patrol took up scout tests under Claudius Doty. The Recruits took up knot tying under Paul Dahl, after which the meeting adjourned. |