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Show • •By The Editor A Publication Devoted to the Welfare and Progress of the Jordan Valley To the People of this Community Volume 11-Number 5 YOU CAN AFFORD IT You can afford to buy Extra MIDVALE, Salt Lake County, UTAH Friday, February 4, 1944 War Bonds during thls Fourth War Loan Drive. Everyone in this community knows incomes ar.e hi~ber than ever before -that both workers and farmers have more cash than ever before. Everyone knows that more than one member of hundreds of families are income earners - and everyone knows that increases in wages and salaries have far outstripped rising prices, and increased taxes. You can afford to buy Extra War Bonds. As a matter of factl-.you can't afford NOT to Buy JUxtra War Bonds. If you spend your money for needless, scar~e goods, yo_u are increasing pr1ces . . . tf you want to help win the war you can't afford NOT to buy War Bonds. If you want to help that boy in the service, xou can't a.t· ford NOT to buy Extra Bonds and i1 you want a gilt·edged in~ yestment for your own future security, you can't afford NOT to buy Extra War Bonds. Don't just do the expectedbuy All the Bonds you can. THE EDITOR. West Jordan Lady Recognized For 4-H Club Work Mrs Gord,on Drake of West J or~ dan was honored, among others, by the Farm Bureau last week for her outstanding 4-H club work as a leader and supervisor. A-s a 4~H club leader for seven years, and as supervisor for three years, Mrs Drake's classes have completed their program 100 per cent and have been enrolled in clothing, home science, home furnishing and home beautification projects. One of her members, Rea Fay Beckstead, won a trip to the national 4~H club congress held at Chicago, and also won a $200 scholarship . Mrs Drake is one of the six out~ standing 4~H club leaders in Utah to be honored by the state farm bureau at their annual convention in Salt Lake City January 28 and 29, and all received medals with their names engraved thereon. Mrs Drake, mother of three children, is an active member of the West Jordan ward Relief Society and the Pierian club. She is always willing and eager to lend a helping hand to any good cause for her community or church. "Fritz" Bills Attending Washington D. C. Meet Mr & lVJrs Allison (FntzJ Bills left Saturday night for Washington D C, to attend a national rehabilitation conference of the American Legion, to study plans for aided discharged veterans of World War II. Mr Bills, as executive committeeman of the Legion in Utah, will represent this state at the confab. * HONOR ROLL * New Subscribers: Sam Cooper, West Jordan; A. R. Johnson, Mrs. Oliver Powell, John IVL Tennant, Dean Ekins, ·zella Denney, B . LaMat Vincent, Eric Ancterson, T. W. Sjoblom, Mrs. Ray Whetman, Mrs. Maxine An~ derson, Sandy; Pvt. Jay A. Smart, Mississippi; John E. Griffith, New York; Keith L. Powell, USN, overseas; Mrs. Mary A. Beckstead, Murray; Mrs. C. Blaine Abbott, Salt Lake City. Renewals: Honore Stagg, Mrs. George Bird, Thomas Surnbot, H. M. Nicholson, Arnold Javaine, Jessie Humphries, L. S. Rimington, Midvale; Mrs. Einer Dahl, D. A. Hand, J. T. Bol~ lige, George Jenkins, Mrs. Clyde Swenson, Mrs. Hazel CrapoJ Marlon S. Bateman, William Raw,son, Louis Peterson, Sandy; Harry Pender, William J. Leak, C . E. Steadman. West Jordan; James Brady, East Midvale; Mrs. Mary Sma1·t, Union; Ava J. Despain, Granite; Pvt. Russell R. Beck, Boulder, Colorado; Utah Chain Stores Assn., Salt Lake City; Elmer S. Johnson, Sandy. BOND SALE LACS IN THIS AREA, CHAIRMAN SAYS Less than 25 per cent of the quota of $500,000 set for the South Salt Lake county district has been subscribed, according to a report submitted. Thursday by Heber J Burgan, chairman of the local war finance committee. Sales of bonds up to Thursday morning were $122,498.2:>, he said. The sales agencies report the following: Sandy City Bank, $40,000.00; Sandy postoffice, $10,000; Draper postoffice. $9,206.25; Riverton postofficeJ $4,743.75; Midvale posto!fice, $16,462.50; Midvale bank, $42,085.75; total, $122,498.25. An appeal to the public to rally· to tbe cause of the 4th War Loan campaign was voiced by Chairman Burgan, who also urges all volunteer workers to reduble their efforts :in the sale of bonds. Only two more weeks remain to subscribe the quota. Successful Polio Drive Held Here The most successful drive for infantile paralysis funds in this district is reported by J M Warner, chairman of the campaign, who states that $631.96 had been collected at Thursday noon. This amount is more than double the receipts taken in last year's drive. Co~chairmen of the loc$1 cam~ paign were Hyrum Jenson of West Jordan and Mrs Verna Bishop of Midvale. Vice-chairman of the local committee is Marchell Gra ~ ham, and secretary~treasurer is LaWrence A Mineer. The district includes Midv3.le, East Midvale, Union, West and South Jordan. Honorable mention is given by the committee to all the schools in the district and to the Salt Lake county sheriffs' basketball team, who donated the proceeds of their game with Bushnell hospital team last Monday to the local polio fund. The largest amount found in any one box was in Joe Ruby's tavern, Midvale. Varied Program AI Murray US 0 Activities scheduled at the US 0 club, 4955 South State street, Murray, have been announced by Leon Rosser Land, director, as follows: · Wednesday evening--Juke box dance and floor show, with Patsy White and her xylophone. and Charlene \Vard, acrobatic dancer. -'i'hursday evening-Informal social evening. Friday evening - Open house; music; Pauline Earle, marimba, and Phyllis Maneas, piano; a floor show staged by men from Camp Kearns. Saturday evening-Open house; from 4 to 5 p m, instrumental music by Mrs Viola Livingston and Irene Lloyd, violins, and Dorothy Cutler, piano. Floor show staged by men from Camp Kearns. Sunday-Open house; from 4 to 5 p m, Kearns string quartet; 7:30 to 9 p m, a reception for officers and their families; 8 to 9 P m, · music by Beulah Huish Sadlier, soprano; Edward 0 Platt, baritone and Stanley Martin, violinist. Dur~ ing the evening pencil portraits will be made by Esther Judy Johansen. W Dale Waters, SK2-c, USN, writes that he is stationed in Cleveland, Ohio, and very recently was sent to New York City for a few days on a special assignment. His wife, Geneal Waters, is with him at Cleveland . MIDVALE SCHOOLS AND THE WAR (Special to The Sentinel) Since the opening of the 4th \Var Loan drive here, some of the achievements of students and per~ sonne.l of the Midvale schools are: Purchase of one $500 bond for the junior high school; collection of over 12 tons of paper in the salvage drive, which was sold for over $100 for the student fund; I I winning of three prizes in the Salt Lake Telegram stamp and bond essay contest; subscription o! $75 to the inlantile paralysis fund (this amounts to more than 100 per cent subscription of the schools' quota); purchase by students of $7,706.20 in war stamps and bonds; purchase by 25 teachers of $3,925.00 in war bonds. Speaker Stresses Americanism A·t Legion Meet The necessity of winning the peace and restoring the American way of life, was stressed by Otto Wiesley of Salt Lake City, past de· partment commander of the American Legion, in addressing members of the Jordan Post and Auxiliary meeting Wednesday nightJ in the Midvale city hall. Mrs L M Howard, Americanism chairman, was in charge of the program, and presented Marvin Buckley, who sang a vocal solo, accompanied on the piano by his mother. Miss Jean Mickelsen, daughter of Mr & Mrs Elman Mickelsen of Draper, entertained with accordian numbers. Following the assembly meeting, the auxiliary adjourned for a short business session.. A letter was read from the American Red Cross thanking the members for their contrlbution of $25.00 .for Christmas gifts for soldiers at Kearns hospital. Mrs Howard, a1mounced that the annual essay contest would be conducted this month at the Jor~ dan high school" the theme being, "Pioneer Pattern for the Nation of Tomorrow." Later the two groups met in the activity room for refreshments. NEWS NOTES OF OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE . Friends of Milton T Rigby. Midvale dentist, will be glad to hear that he has been promoted to the rank of captain in the army medical corps, dental division. Capt Rigby is stationed at Lowry Field, Denver, Colo. * Roswell Anny Air Field, Ros· well, N M-Second Lieut. Jay L Van Dam is now a student in the four-engine pilot school at this army air forces training command station. He received his pilot wings recently at Stockton, Calif. The lieutenant is the son of Louis E Van Dam, 717 East Second South, Sandy, Utah. He attended Jordan high school. * 'Vord has been received by Mrs Myrtle S Wright that her husband, Charles, is well. Seaman Wright is with the navy some~ where in the Pacific. He is the son of Mr & Mrs Alma T Wright of Sandy, who also have two other sons in the service: Pic Alma J Wright, who has been with the army air corps in India for the past 13 months, and Pfc Raymond G Wright, with the marines in Hawaii. * Aviation Cadet Donald M Page, son of Mr & Mrs Gwynne Page of Riverton, is a member oi a class of student officers ;:t nd aviation cadets to be graduated soon from the army air forces pilot school at Stockton Field, Calif. He will be made a fu1l~fledged pilot end will be given the coveted silver wings. * Pvt Osborne Pender, son of Mr & Mrs Harry Perider of West Jordan, Wl'ites that he is serving in the army air corps in the South Pacific. At present he is taking a combat course. He says he likes his job very much. * Clifford M Hathaway, son of Mr & Mrs L L Hathaway, Union, has received the rating of seaman 1-c at the naval air technical training center at Norman, Okla. He will now be transferred to a naval unit afloat or to another shore station for further instruction and work. Funeral Held in Idaho For William T. Pixton Funeral services for William T Pixton, native of West Jordan, Utah, were held January 26 at 2 p m at the Woodville L D S chapel, near Shelley, Idaho, residence of the deceased. Several relatives from West Jordan and vicinity attended the services, which were conducted by Bishop E Delos Huntsman. The invocation was given by S W Hurst, the benediction was by Harold G Leatham, and the BOY SCOUTS SET Premiere Show to Be Given ACTIVITIES FOR Here to Aid War Bond Sale FOUNDING WEEK Scho9l District The anniversary of the found- ing of the Boy Scouts of America will be appropriately celebrated at the Midvale city hall, Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7:45 p m, when a Court of Honor will be held by the East Jordan district Scout organization, according to C A Nelson, district chairman, and Clyde Pugmire, district advancement chairman. The program will include a re~ committal ceremony conducted by ' the Salt.Lake Council and broadcast over station K S L to all troops and districts in the intermountain area. The "Silver Bee" award to the Scouter in the district who has wast effectively contrjbuted to the advancement of Scouting during 1943, will be presented. The re~ cipient of the award will not be announced until the time of the presentation by Heber J. Burgan. The flag ceremony will be con~ dueled by Troop 117 of East Midvale. Troop 318, Midvale First ward and Troop 124, Union Second ward, will each present a oneact play depicting phases of the Scout movement. Following the presentation of the various awards, LaVeme Hansen, Salt Lake City Boy Scout executive, will deliver an address. Scout Week w~l be further recognized in East Jordan district by the active participation of Scouts and Scouters in church services on Feb. 6, the day designated as National Scout Sunday. Troop 137, Midvale Second ward, has arranged to display Scouting equipment during next week in the Utah Power & Light company window, through the courtesy of J M Warner. Senior Scout Basketball Standing of Teams Won Lost Pet. Midvale 1 ............ 5 0 1.000 East Midvale ...... ..4 1 .800 Butler ............, ......... 3 2 .600 Midvale 2 ................ 2 3 .400 Union 1 .. .............. 1 4 .200 Unlon 2 ................ .. 0 5 .000 Results of Monday nigh l's games at Union: Midvale First 31, East Midvale 29; Butler 33, Union First 13; MiP.-vale Second 44, UnionSecond 2 . Schedule for Friday, Feb. 4, at Union: 7 p m-Troop 337 vs. Troop 315; 8 p m -Troop 384 vs. Troop 317; 9 p m-Troop 324 vs. Troop 318. Midvale First ward edged a win over East Midvale with a 31-29 count in Monday night's games of East Jordan stake Senior Scout basketball league, to stay in the lead, and to give East. Midvale iheir first defeat in the second half schedule. The game was steady and weU played. Jackson, .forward, was the leading scorer for the winners, with a total of 12 points, while \Vhittle was high scorer for the losers, with a total of 10 points to hiscredit. Butler won a descion win over Union First with a 33~13 count when Young Green, fonvard, was credited with 14 points for the winners. The game between Midvale Sec~ and and Union Second ended with a 44-2 count for Midvale Second. Try as they would with several chances for scoring, Union Second just could not make a basket, and Midvale Second, it appeared, could just not keep from scoring. The two tallies for the losers were made on single :fre7 tries from the foul Une. The score was 35-2 at the half, the losers failing to score the second half of play. speakers were Elmer Williams, president of the Blackfoot stake; Ell Searle, Elijah Clark and James A Bateman of \Vest Jordan. Muskal numbers were offered by a quartet composed of A L Nelson, Victor Kotter, E \V Huntsman and Venard Huntsman, accompanied by Mrs H L Kelley; a duet by J Cortez Chdtensen and daughter; solo by Howard Packman, accompanied by Mrs Packman. Dedication of the grave was made Qy Patriarch James A Bate~ man. , Oversubscribes War Bond Quota Students and employes of the Jordan school district have gone far above their quota in the 4th War Loan drive, it was reported from the district office Wednesday. Given a quota of $23,500, the latest data reveals that $31,134 has been subscribed by teachers and employes, and $12,283.58 in bonds and sUunps has been purchased by the students. In addition to these amoUnts, a canvass by students sold $11,500 in bonds to adults not in school. A wards Presented At Annual Aaronic Meet The East Jordan stake annual standard quorum award banquet for all Aaronic priesthood members who have qualified as members of standard quorums and all advisors and bishoprics and their guests was held Thursday evening in the East Midvale ward amusement hall. Bishop Marvin 0 Ashton of the presiding L D S bishopric and Elder Lee A Palmer, field representative of the general Aaronic priesthood committee and President Heber J Burgan of East J ordan stake were guest speakers. Blaine Watts, stake chairman, was in charge of the program. Special music for the evening was rendered by groups from Midvale First and Second wards. The second quorum of deacons of Midvale First · excelled in all five standards and received the outstanding quorum award. The Silver " A" award for having served three years a s advisors of quorums and also having 75 per cent attendance at meetings were won by Henry G Tempest of Midvale First and Clarence Millerberg of East Mid~ale wards. The Gold "A" award was presented to President Harry S Wright in recognition of service rendered and contribution to Aaronic priesthood work. Covers were laid for 143. The banquet was prepared and served by the East Midvale ward Relief Society, under the direction of Mrs Mildred Nilsson. As a means to stimulate the purchase of war bonds locally, a premiere showing of a new motion picture, "Princess O'Rourke," will be presented at the But·k theater in Midvale, Thu'r sday evening, Feb. 10, at 8 p m, through the courtesy of Spence\' Burk.inshaw, theater manager. Only one performance will be given, and admission will be free to purchasers of war bonds. Starting today persons who purchase war bonds at the postofiice or bank will receive a free ticket to the show for each bond purchased. The picture, "Princess O 'Rourke," a Warner Brothers production, stars Olivia DeHaviland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson and Jane Wyman. It has never been shown .in Utah, Manager Bw·kinshaw said. Sponsor of the premie1·e is the Midvale bond committee, M S Peterson, chairman. Kiwanians Plan Joint Meeting With South S. L. Members of the Midvale Kiwanis club will meet with members of the South Salt Lake Kiwanis club next Monday evening for an interclub gathering at Hotel Temple Square, it is an~ nounced by the program committee. Speaker of the evening will be Ed J Reimann, member of the Midvale club, who will discuss the Kiwanis International program, "Keep America American." Vocal numbers will be presented by Cannon Thomson, music director of the Midvale schools, accompanied at the piano by Mrs M S Peterson. Following the meeting members of the local club will enjoy bowling at the Temple alleys in Salt Lake City. At last Monday night's meeting of the Midvale K.iwanians, Dr M H Harris, secretary of the Utah Taxpayers association, was guest speaker. He told of plans to curb inflation, and declared that the "subsidy" idea is not feasible. "The best way to halt inflation is foL· every individual to spend as little as possible and to save as much as possible," Dr Harris declared. THEYHAYEIITI/UffYET:•• , 'fj' ~e· , ~ • OFFICIAL UTAH 4TH WAR LOAN POSTER Ort!wn especially tor the Utah War Finance Committee by Cpl. Duane Bryers of Camp Kearns, Utah, this powerful appeal for Utahns to buy extra war bonds speaks for itself. Corporal Bryers at 32 is a nationally-known New York advertlslng illustrator best known for his "This Is The Enemy" drawing which won the 1942 national war poster competition from 2f224 entries. I |