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Show CHRISTMAS EDITIOV -- Health Council Has Active Year Concern with the community's health has been the primary purpose of the Lehi Health Council during the past year. Headed by Cecil L. Ash, the council is composed of representatives from the various church, school and civic groups of the community. The Council promoted a campaign this year to rid the city dump of rats, spreading a new type of poison there to eliminate the rodents both in the spring and in the falL All Immunization clinics have been conducted under the direction of the Council, and the group is also conducting an investigation of methods and equipment. It is their hope to obtain a pump and spray next year for a campaign against flies, mosquitoes and other insects. Current members of the council in addition to President Ash and ; Adith Southwick, memL. Carlos Coates, three-yea- r ber and representative of Civilian Defense; Audrey Price, two-yedirector and represenative of the Higli School P. T. A. and Home Nursing group; Dr. Boyd J. Larsen and Lloyd B. Adamson, one-yedirectors, and Mrs. Roy Peterson, nt ar ar r. secretary-treasure- Other representatives include Dr. Elmo Eddington, city physician; Mable Jones and Ethel Ball, nursf,; Dr. W. L. Worlton, representing dentistry; E. N. Webb, eves; Gam Holbrook, Rheumatic Fever drive, Mrs. Roy Peterson, T. B. association; Mr. Adamson and Mr. Ash, schools; Armond E. Webb, Lehi L. D. S. Stake; George W. Leany, mayor of Lehi; MarRelief Stake Barnes, garet Society; Alice Carson, American Legion Auxiliary; La Veil Jorgen-son- , city hospital; Adith Southwick, Home Nursing; Vera Trane, elementary P. T. A.; Basil Dorton, Red ross; Florence Mendenhall, Crippled Children and E. Russell Innes, publicity. THE GARDENER Brown fingers, swift, efficient at their task. alight with promised And eyes views of beauty The gardener's days in warmest sunshine bask, And hardest work, is never known as duty. When winter winds and smothering snows arrive, Serene o'er pictured catalogue he bends; For him the garden's blooms are still alive, The gardener's" growing season never ends. He knows another spring is surely waiting, Another time of growth a surety. And after budding Spring, the warm awakening lavish blooms' Of Summer's fair alchemy. THE LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 35, 185 Progress, Long Range Planning Holds Attention of Lehi City Council e water Progress on and sewer plans have had the attention of the Lehi City Council during the past year, with council members setting up program for city improvements which will extend into the future. The Council began the year with appointment of T. F. Kirk-haas city hospital manager, replacing George S. Peterson who submitted his resignation shortly before the old year ended. New council members Lymf Webb and George Strasburg, and newly-electe- d treasurer Blanche D. Turner, were sworn into office. Mr. Strasburg was appointed tempor-il- y to serve for Joseph Rothe, who long-rang- m L. D. S. was serving a short-termission. All full-tim- e city employees were granted a 10 per cent raise, and new city appointments included Leland Powell as city judge, Jay Haws, chairman of the board of adjustment, and Byron Whipple, chairman of the zoning board. In January the Council continued its crackdown on delinquent power and water bills and approved the installation of 13 additional street lights to the White Way system on Main Street. The westside drain was in the planning stage during February and March, and city officials were m working out an agreement with the Alpine School Board on extension of the drain up to the Lehi elementary school property. Harvard Hinton was appointed city attorney. Consolidation of schools was the big bone of contention during March, with city officials meeting with school representatives to hash the matter out. Lehi Irrigation officials and Lehi city worked out a joint agreement on flood control preparations, with the spring runoff threatening record waters. April brought renewed interest in a new city hospital, and the following permanent committee was named to investigate plans: Junior Wildlife Chantante Chorus Presents Best Is Active Group In Music For Varied Gatherings The Lehi Junior Wildlife AsIt was particularly fitting that sociation has the distinction of the Chantante chorus, ladies singbeing the only active junior wild- ing group should sing at the first Parent-Teachelife group in the state. meeting in the school. The Organized under the sponsorship new elementary of the Lehi Wildlife Assn., the group was organized in 1937 as a juniors have been headed by PTA chorus. Since that time it Ramon Watkins, son of Mr. and has continued to furnish the best Mrs. W. D. Watkins, during the in music in a varied reportore for past year. Ramon was recently many occasions. Mrs. Isabel B. term. Brown, identified as conductor of elected for another one-yeEarly in the season the juniors the group for a long period of and years, is one of the teachers at began an extensive casting project under the super- the new school. At the present time the con- vision of E. H. (Hap) Molema, Lehi sportsman and sponsor of ductor is Mrs. Naomi Schow, with the junior organization. The boys Mrs. Donna Hadfield as accom-cleare- d Mrs. Ruby Nielsen is shrubs and trees away;panist. e from a section of the old Orem president, Margaret Wright at the Mill Pond, and used president, and Dorothy Brailsford that area as a training 6pot ' for secretary. For the full evening programs fly casting. Assisting the senior organization, which have proved so popular, the boys appointed teams to clean Mrs. Helen Jones assists as reader. screens at the Mill Pond period- Mrs. Rose Hinton, who is a memthe summer. ber of the chorus, is often called ically throughout These screens were placed at the upon to play her violin as a lovely pond by the Wildlife Association to addition to the program. During the past year, they prevent planted fish from being washed into the irrigation outlets. have sung in Salt Lake City, However, through an agreement Pleasant Grove and most of Lehi with the Irrigation Company, the screens had to be kept clean con- in planting fish, and have held several programs at which outstantly. In July they spent one Saturday standing wildlife films were draining and cleaning one of the shown. fish rearing ponds north of the During the past year, Karl Innext for season, planted gram has served as year's city, where fingerlings were later of the group, and Brian Bone as They have also assisted the seniors secretary. rs ar fly-tyi- vice-grad- wards. Their patriotic numbers have added to the atmosphere of political gatherings. A full le.igth program was presented for the gathering of American Fork's Federated Women's clubs, in November. They sang for the Fourth Ward organ benefit and are scheduled to appear on the Fourth Ward Christmas program. Their Christmas selections were also used at their appearance at the Third Ward MIA Christmas party. And so through every season of the year the group sings for the love of singing gay songs, serious songs and religious melodies. Practices are held regularly each week, the favorite numbers kept at their best and hew ones added. Among the 18 members of the chorus may be found housewives, working women, business women, of varied ages. The spirit of song goes with them and at this yule-tid- e season comes from them A MERRY CHRISTMAS. Lee Colledge, Niron Fowler, Geo. T. Strasburg, Wane E. Christen-se- n, John Zimmerman and John Broadbent. The ballpark question came up in May and city officials agreed to cooperate with the veterans committee if satisfactory details could be worked out. The city adopted the uniform county health ordinance, and appropriated $700 for improvements at the city library. Meetings were held with the Alpine City Council on water sheds, and the first of a long' range program of improvements in the water system were begun. In June the upper third ward was without water and city of ficials worked out plans and ordered pipe for a larger line The Council agreed to provide $500 per year for the memorial ballpark providing that no organ ized activity be permitted there A new ordinance on on Sundays. weed and fire hazard control was adopted, and renovations and inv provements started at the hos School traffic safety and pital. parallel parking on State Street were discussed with State Road engineers. The council voted to launch a campaign for perpetual care at the city Joseph Rothe returned and was sworn In as a council member in October. During the following month, tampering with water meters throughout the city caused city officials to order all meters sealed. H. Lee Marshal was ap e pointed police officer, succeeding John Carpenter. Black willow roots caused a serious block in the eastside drain, and construction was com pleted on the westside drain. Mrs. Roy Peterson was appointed to head the Civil Defense womens full-tim- division, and Carlos Coates was asked to continue as city defense coordinator. The new semaphore was Installed during November. bringing wth it a strict order for parallel parking on State Street. officials have had an active . . City 1 41 t 1 I jrcnr, aiiu uiey leei uicy uave ac complished much in the way of city improvements and planning for the future. Next year they some much hope to complete needed street paving work, and also to have some survey work done on the proposed city sewer. A "We've but one wish for you Christmas that it be better '"T'A'-'' f , J 1 ty 98 I" - "v, - than any you've ever had before. A Happy Holiday to all ffi?. cemetery. In July City Clerk Gerald R. Winslow resigned and T. F. Kirk- N. LaVell ham was appointed. Jorgenson was then appointed city hospital manager. Other city appointments included Jack Brails- ford and Josephine Zimmerman, library board; George S. Peterson and John Zimmerman, part-tim- e school patrolmen; Ward Glover, Duane Evans and Dean Kirkham, fire department. New equipment purchased in cluded a loader and backhoe. Frank W. Jones prepared a com plete blueprint of the city water 1 1 GUNTHER'S jj system. yj $ p C3 nt Happy Christmas j4 W, i "t ' -- r To our many friends we wish all die pleasures that a jYus HlicIaY Season can bring. cf'H j Ajjy "fjJ Against bold Autumn's blast, the plantings shrivel And nestle downward for another sleep. Plodding Winter covers all with blankets Of downy snowflakes, glistening white and deep. The gardener is aware of seasons' kindness. Assisting in correcting his mis- takes; Each year he comes a little nearer knowing The vast and precious plans the Master Gardener makes. A Garden Club member. Evans Cafe (Christmas fills a large place in our life today. With each recurrence it brings a wave of good feeling and friendship that makes the air softer and warmer and puts new happiness into Our hearts. It is this good feeling that instills in us an ever greater appreciation of the loyalty and confidence, of our many fine friends. To them we want to extend I Ehnstmas ...... I " k J jGrS t I U . , , If vve haven't had a chance" to wisli fm a Merry Christmas personally, during the past few days, may we now say to each and every one of our friends--I l J I 1 Councilmen V 1 j ',V. J il Lfc' HA f our heartiest wishes for a joyous Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year. Lehi Jaycees JllP iST GEORGE W. LEANY, Mlayor T. F. KIRKHAM, City Clerk Lynn R. Webb Joseph Rothe Donald Wright Rex Zimmerman John S. Broadbent M |