OCR Text |
Show •By The Editor • We were pleased to have Mrs. Emma J enkins, 90, Midvale's oldest resident, call at our office last week to pay her subscription. Mrs. J enkins is s pry and active for her age, but, as sh e says, "When one gets to be 90 years old, it is easy to forget things, or I would have been here sooner." We hope that Grandma Jenkins enjoys ;eading The Sentinel for many more yea'-S. • According to the Salt Lake Tribune, the Midvale fire department is the best-equipped volunteer department in the state, and is performing a vital duty in keeping, up with defense auxiliary work. A fine story and threecolumn picture appeared in last Sunday's edition. • Letters to Ye Ed: Brigham City, Utah "It has been some time since I have seen youse guys from tt:e good ole south, but I want you to know that I still remember all of you, and hope when you come to our fair city you will stop and say 'hello.' We are receiving The Sentinel each issue and enjoy reading it very much, in fact, it gives us some idea o~ the progress that is going on down that way. Enclosed find check to renew our subscription. Harvey Cundick P. S.-Have a new addition to the family since the last time I saw you-a boy. Anaconda, Montana Dear Editor: "We look forward to receiving The S entinel and enjoy it very, very much. It is nice to read about all our friends. , Mrs. Harold E. Wright" • Midvale's air raid siren will be tested on the 1st and 15th of each month, at 2 p. m., it is announced by E. E. Greenwood, defense chairman. Therefore, on these dates, do not' start looking upward for Jap planes, but remember that the siren is only getting a workout to keep it from getting rusty. • Vice-President Wallace is having a swell time touring the South American republics at government expense, creating so-called "goodwill" between the Americas. It used to be that the vice-president was shoved into oblivion, but the new deal has established a new practice-make him an ambassador at large. We note that the Republic of Ecuador made Wallace an "honorary" citizen. Most American farmers wish that the Ecuadorans had made him a permanent citizen-and kept him there. Mt. Jordan Stake Sets Conference Elder George A lbert Smith of the council of the Twelve Apostles (}f the LDS church; Elder Richard L. Evans of the Fir~t Council of Seventy and Elder Ciyde Edmunds (}f the church welfare committee, are expected to represent the general church authority at sessions ·Of Mt. Jordan stak e quarterly conference to be hel d Saturday, April 24, at 8 p. m. at Crescent ward chapel, for all members of the priesthood, and Sunday, A pril 25, with general sessions at 10 .a. m. and 2 p. m. at Sandy First ward chapel, it has been announced by President Stanley A. Rasmussen, who will be in charge. A special welfare meeting for .all stake and ward welfare workers will be held Sunday at 8:30 a. m. at Sandy First ward chapel. The Sunday evening session at 7:30 p. m. at Sandy First ward -chapel will be under the direction of the stake genealogical society, with Clyde Miller, stake chairm an, in charge. Elder A rchibald Bennett, secretary of the genealogical society Qf Utah, will be the principal speaker at t h e S unday evening session. S p ecial musical numbers are being arranged, including a boys' chorus from Sandy Second ward primary, under direction of Mrs. Fleda J. L arson. Buy War Bonds and Stamps! News From The RATION FRONT Ration Reminder FOOD . . . Red A, B. C and D stamps good until April 30, and Red E stamps are valid next Monday, April 26, all to be used for purchase of meats, edible fats, butter and cheese. Blue D, E and F stamps valid through April 30 for canned, dried and frozen foods. C0FFEE . . . Stamp No. 26, good for one pound, expires April 26, next Monday. SUG AR ... Stamp No. 12, good 'tor f\ve pounds until May 31. (Con tinued on Page 3) THE MIDVALE SENTINE L A Publication Devoted to the Welfare and Progress of the Jordan Valley · Volume 1O-Number 17 MIDVALE, Salt Lake County, UTAH Jordan Plans 'Gym Jamboree' Annual Student Event Will Take Place Tonight With nearly all members of the physical education classes taking part, the annual "Gym Jamboree" of Jordan high school will be staged Friday (tonight) at 8 o'clock in the gymnasium, it is announced. The girls' program consists of dancing, pyramid building, and tumbling. Different types of dances to be presented include folk, cP,aracter, tap, creative and social. The boys will entertain with tumbling. boxing, and a "battle royal." Those competing in the bouts are: Sherman Fitzgerald vs. Rulon Cook; Bob Maynes vs. Darrell LaRocco; Steve Paulos vs. Sam Deneris; Bob Nacey vs. Reed Kimball; Erriest Poulson vs. Billie Newbold; Ray Draper vs. George Deneris. Those competing in the battle royal will be Wayne Van, Ralph Brady, Calvin Jaynes, Ralph Butler, Ronald Reading, Howard Hobbs and Karl Ware. The final event of the evening will be a "flashlight drill," with martial music 'furnished- by a drum corps. ADDRESSES CLUB Rufus Ray, past president of the Mid-Flora Garden club, spoke on "Dahlias and Gladious" at a meeting of the club Thursday night at the Midvale city hall. Crime Doesn't Pay, Boys Find W. Jordan Youths Caught After Theft. and . Vandalism Two 15-year-old West Jordan boys, whose names were not revealed by the authorities, were arrested Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Lee Richardson, on two counts. The boys admitted stealing a trailer belonging to Delbert Butcher, concealing it and stripping the vehicle of valuable parts which they sold. The boys also are charged with breaking several windows in the new home owned by Arland Dimond. Following their arrest, the youths agreed to pay for the stolen articles and fd'r the damage they had caused, after which they were bound · over to the juvenile court in Salt Lake City. Stuqy Group to Honor Former Officers The Ladies Democratic study group of Precinct Six, will honor their former officers, at a meeting and social Thursday, April 29, at the home of Mrs. Jackson Ferguson in East Midvale. Mrs. Horace Jenkins, president, will be in charge, and Mrs. Mary Kemp will give a his ory of the club, since its inception. Earl Lancaster Reported Safe Letter States That Local Sailor Is In Australia Chief Yeoman Earl Lancaster of Midvale, who was reported as missing in action in the Pacific war zone since March 23, is safe, according to letter received ' Friday by his wire, Mrs. Helen Hughes Lancaster of Midvale. The letter was written by Yeoman Lancaster April 5 in Australia. Mrs. Lancaster is living with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Alcorn of Midvale, for the duration. At the time of his disappearance in action, Yeoman Lancaster was recommended for a promotion to the rank of warrant officer. M.I.A. Board Member To Speak Sunday Miss Freda Jensen of Sandy, member of the MIA general board, will be the guest speaker at the Midvale First ward Sunday at 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Lowell D. Perry, president, of the MIA said Wednesday. Special musical numbers will be presented by Cannon Thomson and Mrs. Blaine Watts. On Tuesday evening the MIA will close its season's activities with a dance, at the Midvale school gymnasium, Mrs. Perry said. Get Your Air Raid . PumpNow - Firemen Taking Orders for Official Defense Device Midvale firemen are now taking orders for the Graham stirrup pump, the official OCD pump, approved for extinguishing incendiary bombs and quickly putting out fires caused by air raids. The pump throws a spray over 30 feet high and will pump water out of any kind of a container, preferably a pail or bucket. The device can also be used successfully to spray trees and shrubs, chief L. C. Canning said. The cost of the stirrup pumps are only $2.29 each, and anyone desiring- one may place an order with the city recorder or with Chief Canning. Ne.ws of Our Boys in Service Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ainsworth of Crescent have received word from their son, Wesley, that he has been promoted to the rank of corporal. Wesley is stationed with the army engineer corps at Van Buren, Arkansas. · ~ ~ ~ Springfield, Missouri Pvt. Glenn R. Canning, son of Mrs. Chas. A. Canning, 106 So. Main street, Midvale, has arrived at State Teachers college for a course of army air force instruction lasting approximately five months prior to his appointment as an aviation cadet in the army air forces. During this period he will take numerous academic courses, as well as €lementary flying training. Upon completion of the course he will be classified as a pilot naigator or bombardier and go on to schools of the flying training command for training in these specialties. ~ ~ ~ Sheppard Field, Tex.-Pfc. John H. Marchant, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Marchant, 129 Pioneer street, Midvale, Utah, has graduated from an intensive course in aviation mechanics here. Sheppard Field, near Wichita Falls, T exas, is one of the many schools in the army air forces technical training command which trains the technicians who maintain bombers and fighter aircraft in perfect combat condition. He now is eligible to become crew chief on a bomber and to. win a rating as corporal or sergeant. ~ ~ ~ Three youths from Midvale have reported to t he army air forces pre-flight school for pilots at Maxwell Field, Alabama, from the Nashville army air center NashvtPe, Tennessee, to begin the second phase of their training as pilots in the U. S. army air forces' expanding program- These men are: Aviation Cadet Walter C. Graham, soR of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Graham, of 90 North Main street. Aviation Cadet Dale L. Jewkes, son of Mrs. Jennie C. Jewkes, of 8922 South State street. A viation Cadet Earl D. L~onard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl T. Leonard, of Wasatch street. ~ ~ ~ Orley Bills, son of Mrs. Rozilla Crawford of Midvale, entered the navy April 14, and is now sta- . tioned at the naval training station at Farragut, Idaho. ~ ~ ~ John (Jack) Poulson, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Poulson of Union is enjoying a furlough at the home of his parents. He is stationed at Camp Carson, Colo. Don Poulson, a brother of Jack, some where in the South Pacific, has been promoted to staff sergeant and is now serving a:o assistant supply sergeant. ~ ~ ~ Grant W. Roach has graduated from the medical• administrative corps at Camp Barkeley, Texas, with the rank of second lieutenant. He and his wife has been visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Roach in Midvale. Lieutenant Roach left Tuesday for his new station at Fort Ord. Calif. • • Friday, April 23, 1943 Meeting Called To Organize Baseball League Community Club Ends Year; Projects Discussed by Group An important meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 26, at 8 p.m. at West Jordan school building, for the purpose ,o f discussing the Salt Lake county farm bureau baseball league for this season's play, it has been ' announced by J. Rex Mackay of Taylorsville, vice-president of the league. Elmo Lunnen of Crescent, president of the league, will be in charge. 'It is important that representatives of all teams wishing to enter the league be present at the initial meeting. Teams from all over the county are invited to join the league if they send a representative 'to Mont!ay evening's meeting. Musical Program Featured at Closing Meet of 1943 Clubmen See Films Of Lumber Industry H. L. Cromar, acting general manager of the Morrison-Merrill company, was speaker at last Monday night's meeting of the Midvale Kiwanis club, and told of the lumber industry. A moving picture concerning lumber was shown by A. K. Moore of Salt Lake City. Charles Ackerson and Carl Cammons of the South Salt Lake Kiwanis club were visitors at the meeting, and Melvin Carlson, manager of the West Jordan Lumber company, was welcomed into the local club as a new member. It was decided by the members to sponsor a merchants' softball game in the near future for the benefit of a fund to help furnish the Bushnell army hospital at Brigham City with needed articles. On Monday, April 26, the Midvale Kiwanis will attend a joint meeting with the South Salt Lake club at Jeanne's Tea Room on Highland drive, President Howard Barrows said. Teachers Get Bonuses From State. District Jordan school district board of education has decided that all teachers who elect to remain in their present positions are to receive a "substantial" salary increase for the school year 194344. Those who signed contracts last spring were given a $168 raise. At Christmas $50 in bonuses were distributed and in March additional bonus checks of $75 were sent out. Before school closes this year, ac·c ording to Dr. C. N. Jensen, school employees will receive $22,500, the money appropriated by the state in emergency legislation designed to influence teachers to remain at their posts. According to Dr. Jensen, superintendent of Jordan school district, the board of education has "done as well, if not better than practically all districts in the districts in the state" in efforts to keep schools staffed with capable instructors. * HONOR ROLL * New Subscribers: C. H. Carlquist, Draper. Mrs. Ellen Brady, Union. Clarence Schmidt, E. Midvale. Mrs. Vern Bodell, W. Jordan. Maxine Charlier, Sandy. Pvt. Evan J. Pearson, Camp Roberts, Calif. Pvt. Lowell D. Pearson, Fort Belvoir, Va. Orley Bills A. S., Farragut, Ida. Mrs. C. W. Price, Blackfoot, Ida. Pvt. Donald Andrew Nelson, Overseas. Renewals: Ray Watson, Midvale. Edith F. Fletcher, Midvale. Gilbert Mathew, Midvale. Emma Jenkins, Midvale. Roy Steadman, Midvale. Arnold Javaine, Midvale. A. W. Christopherson, Midvale. Joe Ruby, Midvale. Morrison-Merrill & Co., Midvale. J. M. Despain, Midvale. Lavelle Pugmire, Midvale. Mrs. Cecil Borg, East ·Midvale. Joseph E. Drake, West Jord;;m. Irene Dumas, Sandy. William Rawson, Sandy. Harold E. Wright, Anaconda, Montana. Harvey Cundick, Brigham City. Utah Chain Stores Assn., Salt Lake City. Wayne Gundersonr Fort Benning, Ga. Staff Sgt. Delbert Gunderson, A.P.O. San Francisco. Allen L. Gunderson, U.S.N. San Francisco. News notes about our boys in the armed forces are always welcomed at The Sentinel office. Phone or write us about your boy, The regular meetings of tehe Midvale Community club were brought to a close Wednesday afternoon with a musical program by Mrs. Ralph B. Keeler of East Midvale. Mrs . Keeler gave a brief biographical sketches of several composers with pertinent details of style ·and technique and with able technique and interpretation played the following program to an enth).lsiastic audience: "Polonaise," MacDowell; "To A Wild Rose," MacDowell; "Etude in D Flat Major," Liszt; "Waltz in A Flat," Chopin; "Nocturne in C Minor," Chopin; "Maid With the Flaxen Hair," DeBussy; "Sparklets," Moskowsky. It was decided during the bustness meeting that the annual scholarship given by the club should be awarded · to a deserving girl graduate of Jordan high school from Midvale, wishing to enter nurses' training. The selecting committee, Mrs. C. N. Jensen, Principal Neilsen, and the president of the Community club, will remain the same. It is requested that all girls interested and eligi- ble for this award to make application to the committee as soon as possible. The club decided that the serving of light refreshments at the regular meetings would be omitted next year; and that, of the two monthly gatherings, one would be a program meeting and one would be devoted to war work. Discussion was' held concerning the Red Cross sewing during the summer months, but no decision was reached. The closing luncheon of theorganization will be held May 5, at the Ambassador hotel in Salt Lake City. The ticket committee will contact members for reservations, and those desiring transportation arrangements should call Mrs. Earl Simper, chairman of the entertainment committee. Hostesses for the meeting were: Mrs. David Searle, Mrs. Joseph Millerberg, Mrs. A. A . Larson, Mrs. Sam Jenkins, Mrs. Lyle Webster, Mrs. Nephi Gregary, Mrs. Harry Nicholson, Mrs. Albert Black and Mrs. P. M. Mickelsen. Bond Sales Reach High Figure Half-Million Dollars in Jordan Valley Expected Jordan Seminary To Graduate 142 Diplomas are to be presented to 142 graduates of the Jordan seminary at the 23rd annual graduation exercises on Friday evening, May 14, in the high school auditorium, according •to Principal Carter E. Grant and his associates, Ralph B. KeeLer and Joy F. Dunyon. Class officers in charge of the exercises are Julian Brown, president; Jean Sanders, vice-president; Nelda Allen, secretary; LaRoyce Beckstead, chorister; and Maxine Berrett, organist. One of the general authorities of the LDS church will deliver the address to the graduates. . Exercises in the auditorium will be from 8 to 9:15 p. m., after which, parents and friends will follow the graduates into the gym where all will participate in their annua:l social and dance. A fine orchestra will furnish the music. Tickets will be necessary for the exercises ' and the dance. These may be obtained from seminary students, instructors and bishops. A splendid program was held Wednesday evening at the Midvale school, as a closing feature of the Parent-Teacher association for the season. A large crowd was present. Reporting for the South Salt Lake county bond committee in charge of bond sales, Heber J. Burgan, chairman, reported Thursday that the sales of war bonds had reached the total of $182,298.75 in the Jordan valley. This amount was exclusive of •sales made during the visit of the war bond caravan in Midvale from 2 to 4 p. m. Thursday. With another week left in the drive, it is confidently expected by the county committee that the half-million mark will be reached in the Jordan valley area. MF· Burgan wishes to thank all workers and others who have contributed toward making the campaign a success so far. The figure above quoted is the selling price · of the bonds sold, not the maturity value. ------------------- Junior Club Meets Next Wednesday The Midvale Junior Community club will hold its monthly meeting Wednesday, at 8 p. m., at the Midvale city .hall, according to Miss Ruby Roach, president. Mrs. Zola Jacobs McAhie of Salt Lake City, will give a light operalogue. The program will be in charge of Miss Anita Hyke. Buy War Bonds and Stamps! Kiwanians To Sponsor Dance Kearns Band, Entertainers To Appear at Bond Fete As a culminating feature of the Midvale bond drive, cooperating in the nationwide second war loan, a dance will be held Friday night April 30, at the Midvale junior high school, sponsored by the local bond committee and the Midvale Kiwanis club. Featured at the affair will be the famous Kearns dance band and entertainers, who will provide music for dancing and stage a high-<:lass professional floor show. Admission to the dance will be a $5 war savings stamp, which must be purchased at the door. During the evening a booth will be operated for the sale of war bonds. During the floor show, the Kearnsmen will conduct a "bond auction." Cannon Thomson, local war bond chairman, predicts that a large crowd will attend the dance, and that the local bond drive will close with a "flying finish" as a result of the evening's entertainment. Miss Lillian Leonard, who has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leonard of Midvale, will return during the week to California where she has spent the past year. Beet Labor To Be. Recruited United states employment service district offices in Utah were instructed to commence, immediately, a recruitment program _for labor for the thinning, blockmg, and harvesting of sugar beets. Theodore R. Maughan, associate USES director for Utah, advised the district offices that the USES will work with agricultural ag(mcies, the beet sugar industry, and others. Highlights of the program include: 1. Orders for beet sugar workers to be filed with USES local offices. 2. Initiation by the USES of community mobilization programs for complete utilization of local labor resources. 3. Recruitment and immigration of workers from outside sugar beet areas, where necessary. by the USES, in cooperation with the beet sugar companies which will arrange transportation. 4. Cooperation of USDA agencies in providing information relative to labor resources and beet sugar labor requirements. 5. Cooperation of USDA agencies in securing full utlization of available labor through proper instruction of inexperienced workers, exchanges of labor between farmers, etc. Mr. Maughan reported that re· cruitment of local workers will be the keystone of the entire effort. Local sources must be fully utilized, including experienced agricultural labor, both now on the farms and elsewhere, young workersincluding school youths, housewives, and other women not fully employed, and employed workers willing to devote part-time services to the program, such as morning or evening hours, week-ends or other days off, and vacations. |