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Show R€€-ffiRRHS * • THE MIDVALE By The Editor Hundreds of buyers from all parts of the country attended the sale of government equipment at Hannum supply base Wednesday. Bidding was brisk and a ll the farm and construction mach inery went at good p rices, it is reported. Midvale received some good pu blicity from the event, which was a dver- AN INDEPENDE NT NEWSPAPER Published at MIDVALE, UTAH tised extensively in the western .states. • West Jordan M Men basketball team is ·•going great guns" in the big tournament. They defeated the all-church champions, Grantsville Second, 40-24, Monday night. • "The enemy, retreating northward, has advanced south." Jap Gen. Yamashita, beating it from the Philippines. F EMALES rm done with dames, They cheat and lie; They prey on us males 'Till the day that we die. They tease and torment us And drive us to sinSay! Look at that blonde \Vho just came in! -Cpl Louis Holsworth • For one reason or another the 0 p A has removed price controls from the following articles: sleigh bells, butterfly wings, gourds, poker chip racks, dog and cat beds, safety air vents for wine fermentation. • We appreciate all the news items phoned in or olfice, but we must one that our news a m on Thursday. is rigidly observed brought to the remind everydeadline is 10 This deadline in order that the paper may go to press on schedule at 1 p m. • One of the greatest poems to come out o! this war was penned by an obscure office nurse in Kansas City, Miss Frances Angermayer, who wrote it one evening in June, 1943. Reprinted in many leading newspapers, broad- cast on several radio programs, and quoted from many pulpits, the poem, which Miss Angermayer titled ''Conversion 1" has received wide acclaim here and among our fighting men overseas. A story concerning the author and her poem appears in the current issue of The Publishers Auxiliary, a newspapermen's trade organ. Following is the poem: CONVERSION Look, God, I have never spoken to YouBut now-I want to 'SAY "how do You do." You see, God, they told me You didn't existA nd like a {ooi-I believed all of this. ..,_ Last night from a shell hole I aaw Y our I figured right then they bad told me a l ie. Had I ta ken ti me to 'See the things You made, I'd known they weren't calling a spade a • pad e. I wonder, God, if Ylf.l 'd shake my hand. Somehow-I feel that Y ou will undet"Stand. Funny-1 had to come to this hellish place, Before I bad lb.! time to see Your face. WeH, I guess there isn't much more to say, But I'm sure glad, God, I met You today. r guess the ":rero hour" will soon be here, But I'm not afraid since I know You're oear. The signal!- Well, God-I'll have to e:o. 1 like You lots-this I want You to knowL(J()k, now-this will be a harf'ible fight\Vbo knows l may come to Your bouse. tonight· Though I wa.sn'L friendly with You before., I wonder, God-if You 'd wait at Your ·~' Look -I'm crying! Me!-Shedding tears!] wish I 'd known You these many yeanWell, I will have to JO now, God---goodbye. Stranze----cince 1 met Y ou-l'm not. afraid to die. Stake M I A Slates Comedy-Drama East Jordan stake MIA drama department has set March 9, as the date for the presentation of the comedy-drama, "Schubert Alley,"' by Mel DineUi, i.t was announced today. The play will be staged in the Midvale city hall at 8:15pm. The cast has been selected from six wards in the stake, and will be under direction ot Ruth WoodJ drama director. Admissjon will be by budget ticket. Members taking part in the drama include: Marva Beckstrom, Reatha Mason, Phyllis Gould, Jackie Gould, Colleen Dickson, Betty Condie, Norma Black, Fontella Nichol, Audrey Blanchard, Joyce Porter, Joyce Dunn, Anita Hyke, Joyce Thorum, L ois Evans, LaRue Barton, Melba J enk.ins, Lucille Thornton, Maude Proctor and Norma Robinson. Mr & Mrs Merle E Thornton of Midvale, attended the funeral of Mn; Thornton's brother, Marlon Robinson, Wednesday at Richmond, Utah. Volume 12-Number 9 Draft Board Calls Group To Service I nducted into the armed forces during February were the following registrants of local board 16, Selective Service, according to a release issued from the board headquarters in Midvale: Army Delos S Beckstead and George M Conish, Sandy; Ross W Palmer. South Jordan; Hichiro Endo, Draper; Norman R Carlson, East Midvale; Boyd Walke, Union; Romulo Dominguez, Grant R Carrigan, Bert A Ivie and Tomas M Lopez, Bingham Ccinyon. Navy Leo Stanton, East Midvale; Del Mar F Schick and Norman T Jacobsen, Bingham Canyon. This is one of the smallest con tingents to leave the local board in any given month. 'Court of . Honor Here Presents Several Awards The annual "Silver Bee" award was presented to Blaine Watts, post advisor of Troop 318, Midvale First ward, Senior Scouts at a recent East Jordan district Court of Honor and recommittal conducted at Midvale city hall, under direction of Casper A Nelson, district chairman with H P Cannon, advancement chairman in charge of the Court of Honor. Mr ·watts has been prominent as a boy leader for many years. The ·~silver Bee' award. given annually to some outstanding scoute1 in the district, was presented by Heber J Burgon. The Eagle award was presented to Don Lind of Troop 137, Midvale Seqmd ward. The award was presented by Bennett Cash. The Scouters' Training award was presented to Clyde Pugmire, assistant district COtnmlSSioner. The award was p r esented by Claude Bird. Special attendance awards were presented to T roop 318, Midvale Secon d ward Seniors and Troop 137, M idvale Second ward ScO\Its. The awards were made by 'J;'yler R Vincent. Claude· Bird was presented with a small Star to go with his "Silver Bee," as an award for special training work. A total of 237 awards were made at the Court of Honor, a good record for the 235 registered Scouts in the district. There were 10 Deseret awards presented to boys who completed certajn requirements in religion, by Harry S Wright. There were 12 Sti:lr awards and 4 llie awards made. Field Executive Albert 0 Quist gave a talk and led in the recommittal ceremony. The pag- · eant "Highlighting the Boy" was presented by Craig Vincent 1 Ramon Dickson, Douglas Anderson and Jerry Culleton, with Lawrence Brown as the reader and Mrs Louis E Goff in charge of the music. The Court of Honor was one of the largest ever held in the district with over 400 in atten dance. 'Well Baby' Clinics To Be Held Here All future East Jordan stake Well Baby" clinics will be held in the Midvale city hall on the first and third Mondays from 12:30 to 3 p m, according to Mrs Edna Proctor, superviso-r. The clinics, sponsored by the East Jordan stake Relief Society and Salt Lake county, have previously been held in the East Mjdvale ward Relief Socie ty rooms • Mothers are urged to make appointments and bring their babies to the cUnic, Mrs Proctor said. 11 Lloyd Gibson, who moved recently with his family from West Jordan to Delta, Colo, where he has purchased a fur .farm, was jn town Monday and Tuesday attending to buslness matters. Mr Gibson1 likes his new location very well, and states that the cllmate there is much warmer than in these parts. A former member of the Midvale Kiwanis club, he has transferred his membership to the Delta Kiwanis club. * * * * NEWS OF OUR SERVICE-MEN 6th Army Group, France-When American doughboys stormed the beaches of North Africa, Sicily ano Southern Fran ce, the 11 D-Day Medjes" of the 56th Medical Battalion were on hand to give them aid. W hen AnzJo beachhead forces were feeling the terror of, the "Anzio Express," these same medies were there too. One of the oldest separate medical battalions in continuous action in the war, the 56th, part of the US 7th army's chain of medical echelons, js also one of the few that can claim 4 beachhead operations. A member of the battalion is Cpl Allen G Hilton. of East Midvale. * With the 5th Army, Italy-Sgt Norman D Ma ngum , son of Mrs Vesta Mangum, Midvale, is a member of the 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 5th Army unit that has proved itself extremely versatile in action on the Italian front. The destroyers often have been dug in to perform as artillery pieces, supporting infantry, knocking out strongpoints and breaking up counterattacks. At other times, they serve as roving artillery, moving up to advanced firing points after dark and returning at dawn. Mules have been used at times to keep the TDs supplied with ammunition. They've used plenty of that. By early November, it was calculated, the battalion had fired 643 tons of ammunition in combat, or 100,· 000 rounds. The 804th went into the line along the Garigliano river March 8, 1944, and played a leading role in the spectacular summer advance of the 5th army, being among the first troops to pass through Rome and early arrivals in Leghorn, where its C Company entered from the east and t•ejoined the 804th's reconnaissance company, as it entered the port city from the south. * T · Sgt C M Peterson, West Jordan, has arrived in the United States on furlough from the European theater of operations where he served 8 months witb the 8th Air Force as an engineer on a B-24. He completed 35 missions totaling 220 combat flyjng hours. * 15th AAF in Italy-Ma urice K Heaton. 20, Midvale, Utah, .radio gunner of a B-24 Liberator in the 15th Air Force in Italy, was recently promoted to the grade of sergeant. Since arriving overseas last November, he ha:s participated in bombing attacks on aircraft factories and oil refineries jn Vienna, and German industrial installations at Blechhammer and Munich. Other targets were airfields and railroad yards in northern Italy and southern Austria. He is authorized to wear the Distinguished Unit Badge as a member of a heavy bombardment group which has been cited by the war department for "outstanding performance of duty jn armed conflict with the enemy.'' Sgt Heaton was graduated from Jordan high school in 1943', and entered the service early last year. He attended radio school at Sioux Falls, S D, and gunnery school at Yuma, Ariz. His parents are Mr & Mrs Junjus Heaton, 7288 South State street. * Edwin .J Beratto, USN, son of Mr & Mrs Albert Beratto of Riverton, has recently been promoted to seaman first class. He is now serving somewhere in the southwest Pacific. * Pfc Ross Su m bot. son or Mr & :Mrs L A Sumbot of Midva le, is spending his furlough here visiting relatives. Pfc Sum bot has spent 22 months with the army signal corps in the Pacific. * Pvt Gene Luttrel. stationed with the army al Shepard Field, Friday, March 2. 1945 Radio Drama For Iack .Alley Commended War Department commendation for an OATSC radio drama, 10 Twenty-eight Candles for Capt Alley," broadcast over KSL in Salt Lake City, Jan 20, 1945, was received this week from Col E M Kirby, chief, radio branch, bureau of public relations, Washingtc;m, DC. "The Radio Branch wishes to commend you and the members or your staff for their work in the planning and execution of this program," the commendation, addressed to the public relations officer, stated. "We find it to be a worthwhile program and one which performs a sound public relations mission," it added. Written by Evelyn McCutcheon and produced by Lt Ronald Gamble, both of the OA TSC public relations office, the drama related the story of Capt John Alley, husband of Sylvia Alley, who is employed as a clerk in the utilities section here. Capt Alley, pilot o! a B-29, was killed while flying supplies over "the Hump." His wife, on his 29th birthday, purchased 2 $1000 war bonds in his memory. The dramatization was presented as part of KSL's "Armed Forces Hour" featuring programs from war installations in this area. The commendation was the second from the war department in rew cent weeks. 01 No'ne but the Purple Heart" was also commended.The Hillfielder. Union Lions Club Sets Charier Night With officers elected and committees assigned, the newly organized Union Lions club will make its debut into Lions International with a charter night dinner-dance at the Newhouse hotel next Tburiday evening. With all arrangements complete, members are looking forward to the occasion when the club will receive its charter from International President D A Skeen. In addHion to a large group from the sponsoring club, the Holladay Lions, it is expected that members of most Salt Lake county clubs will be on hand to initiate and support the new club. The Salt Lake, Murray, South Salt Lake, East Millcreek, Sugarhouse, Riverton, Sandy, Draper, Bingham, Lark, Magna, Tooele and Taylorsville clubs have been contacted in this regard. Officers of the embryo Union club are: Kenneth Brady, president; Wesley Nance, secretarytreasurer; and Glen Henson, Leon Porter and Allen Walker, vicepresidents. According to President Brady and Program Chairman Collin Wood, all Lions and partners in attendance are assured a gala evening. Legion Auxiliary Lists Speaker Reed H Beckstead, Midvale, will be guest speaker at a meeting of the American Legion auxiliary Wednesday at 8 p m, in the Midvale city hall, according to Mrs Joel Wilcox, program chairman. Mrs Harold Nelson, president, wilt preside at the meeting and the program will be in charge of Mrs A E Williams, community service chairman. Miss Beverly Morris of Sandy, will furnish the musical numbers on the program, Mrs Wilcox said. East Jordan stake M I A chorus, will hold a singing practice Wednesday, !VIarch 7, at 8:15 p m, in the Midvale city hall, Marcell Graham, president of the group, announced Thursday. All members or prospective members are requested to be present. Texas, is in Midvale to visit with his wife and to greet his baby daughter, Millie Gene, who arrived at the Cottonwood maternity home Feb 21. Mrs Luttrell is the former Joyce Sumbot of Midvale. Local Woman Reported Among Prisoners Freed From Japs Job H Severson and family of Sandy, were happily surprised to receh·e a telegram from the Red Cross last Friday evening, stating his daughter, i\lrs Rachel Lorene Bradfield, had been rescued from the Santo Tomas prison camp in the Philippines, that she was good in health, and that other information would follow. The telegram was the only information received concerning Mrs Bradfield since December, 1942. Local Scouts Set Paper Drive For Saturday Midvale F i r st w a rd Senior Boy Scout troop 318, w ill collect newspapers and magazines SaJurday afternoon it was announced today. Residents are requested to tie their newspape-rs a nd magazines in separate bundles a nd place on the fronf porch , where the boys will p ick them up during the day. Midvale Priest To Speak On Catholic Hour For the next 2 months the speaker on the ucatholic Hour," a radio broadcast every Sunday evening from 9:15 to 9:30 o'clock, will be Rev Francis Sloan, pastor of the Church of the Little Flower, Midvale. The radio program has been on the air for several years with prominent Catholic clergymen as speakers. Father Sloan announces that the subject of his first address next Sunday evening, over the air, will be uMarriage and the Christian Home." The addresses will be printed in The Intermountain Catholic, a religious newspaper for Catholics of this state. Utah Cage Stars Are Trainees In 90th Ballalion At this time a year ago, Pvts James M Nance, 21, of Sandy, Utah, and Theodore R Kingston, 20, of Murray, Utah, were cavorting around a basketball court as members of the University of Utah cage team-the outfit which a few months later was to win honors as the best college hoop team In the nation. Now the 2 boys are at Cam p Roberts, train ees in companies B a nd C of the 90th Infantry T r ain· ing B a ttalion, with their cavorting on a basketball court eut to a ve:zy few hours, inasmuch as t h eir training (heavy wea pons, infantry ) leaves them little time for sports. In their 13th week of training now, Kingston and Nance are working out for positions on the Roberts all-camp team and have brightened Coach T-Sgt Louis McCollum's hopes for a winning quintet. Though neither of the boys is especially big, as cagers goNance 6 feet 1, Kingston less than 6 feet-they handle themselves on the basketball court in a fashion that marks them as champs; The Utah team with which they played won undisputed first place in the list of college teams last year, nabbing the NCAA title by defeating Dartmouth 42-40 in an overtime game at Madison Square Garden and clinching their claim to top honors by defeating St Johns, winners of the national invitational tournament, 43 to 37. A month ago 2 other members of the Ut a h t ea m - Bob and Fred Lewis. twins-also wer e a t Ca mp Roberts. but h a ve shipped. Pvts Nance and Kingston were encouraged by their battalion commander, Lt Col Ellis G Christensen~ a basketball Ian, to turn out for the camp team. Nance is in Company C and Kingston Company B of the 90th.-Camp Roberts Dispatch. (James Nance is the son of M1·s Ellen Nance, Social avenue). Red Cross Officer To Speak Here Fred Reece1 representative from the American Red Cross field directors' office at Kearns, will be guest speaker at the Midvale Ladies Community club Wednesday, at 2 p m at the Midvale city hall, according lo Ptesident Mrs Harold Larson. Also appearing on the program will be serviceman home on furlough, who has seen action in the Pacific and Italian theaters of war_ An open forwn wi11 follow. Vocal numbers will be presented by Mrs Blaine Watts of Midvale. Mr Severson said they received a check from his daughter for a Christmas present 2 years ago, with an enclosed note saying, "a letter will follow.'' The letter never did arrive, and it is thought that she was taken a prisoner soon after in November 1942. Mrs Bradfield and husband, Charles B Bradfield) are former residents of Murray, where Mr Bradfield was connected with the American Sme:Iting company. He was later transferred to Peru. South America, and later sent to China. Following the outbreak of the war in China, the women were evacuated to the Philjppines and later Mr Bradfield was sent there where he was in charge of a smelter near Manilla. The telegram received did not mention Mr Bradfield. Besides Mr Severson 1 others who are anxiously awaiting further word include Arley H Severson and Edna L Larson of Salt Lake; Harvey E Severson and Nettie Helen Erickson o! Murray; Annie Mathis of 33rd South and Blanche Benson of Bingham, alsc> several half-brothers and sisters. Mrs Bradfield has not been home for over 5 years. Sugar Executive To Address Club Sponsored by the agricultural committee of the Midvale Kiwanis club, the program at next Mon .. day night's club meeting will feature Roland Cannon, Utah-Idaho Sugar company official, as speaker. He will discuss the problems of beet raising and sugar manufacturing. A E Peterson, assistant superintendent, and H E Bartlett, art supervisor, of the Jordan school district, presented a program or local scenes in color, with musical background, at last Monday night's meeting of the Kiwanians. The pictures depicted local views o! flowers, trees, lakes and streams, sunsets, and canyons, all photographed in Utah. Sgt James Floto, veteran of 20 months' service in the south Pacific, was a guest of the club, and told some of his army experiences. William Nelson, son of Dr & Mrs H E Nelson, was also a guest at the meeting. "Billy" is a navy V-12 student at the University ot Colorado, at Boulder. Vocal selections were rendered by K.iwanian Leonard Newbold, accompanied at the piano by Miss LaRue Barton. * HONOR ROLL * New Subscribers: F M Peterson, Sandy. Ralph Stayner, Salt Lake City. Don W Brown, overseas. Mrs James W Wright, Union. Lee H Beckstead, Eastport, Md. Mrs C Blaine Abbott, Salt Lake. Cpl Phil M Fisher, oversea~. T-4 Wm L Nelson, overseas. C E Steadman, Salt Lake City. Elsie Hatt, South Jordan. Pvt Wm Wenerstrom, Oklahoma. B J, Bodell, ARM 2-c, N. Y. W J Bastian, Riverton. Les Carrigan, Midvale. Rene wals: Lyle Webster, Midvale. Harry Wright, Midvale. Hannah Soderberg, Midvale. J Hollis Aylett, Midvale. Mrs Frank Soter, Midvale. M S Peterson, Midvale. Robert Wallace, Midvale. Walter F Wanberg, Midvale. Arthur E Sjoblom, Midvale. L A Sumbot. Midvale. Emma Jenkins, Midvale, Heber L Peterson, Midvale. Mrs Clara Radovich, Midvale. John W Grace, Midvale. Joe Pierson, Midvale. George Hyde, Sr., C1·escent. E W Borg, Sandy. P A Swenson, East Midvale. Hugh Finlayson, West Jordan. Sterling Stoker, Union. Francis L Hansen, Sandy. M~ Mearl Wenertsrom, Sandy. J E Thornblad, Sandy. Peter Van Valkenburg, Sandy. Nels A Nelson, Sandy. Roy Watson, Midvale. Horace Jenkins, Midvale. Edith Jenson, MidvaJe. Roy Steadman) Midvale. Guy Pugmire, AMMl-c, overseas Cpl Melvin Aylett, N Carolina. Robert L indsay, Midvale. Subscr ibe for The S ent inel and read a ll the local n ews. |