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Show "The Friendly Good School , r5 Y 1 Good Churches Promoting All Progressive Enterprises For a Better Lehi VOLUME LEHI. ITA1I, TlirKSDAY, TWENTY-THRE- E in- formed by State Road engineers that they will not be able to blacktop Main Street from curb to curb this year. State Road representatives declared that the construction period came so early and so fast this year, that the department has run out of funds. They said they will fill in the area on both sides of Main Street and repair it for now. but blacktopping will have to w ait until next year. However, to ease the disappointment of local citizens who hoped to have their Main Street remodeling completed this summer, the engineers have promised a more extensive road program for Lehi next year. If city officials will make application for the work, they said, they will start out at the forks of the road and widen and blacktop the entire road into the business town and through district. They promised this will be one of the first projects undertaken by their department next year. Utah County Rex Hickman, representative of the State Road, reported that certain improvements will be made this week in connection with the work going Reservations Be Made For Use of Wines Park facilities at night must make reservations with Hugh Otterson from now on. The City Council Monday night voted to have all reservations channeled through Mr. Otterson in order to avoid conflict. City officials plan to repair a drain in the rest rooms and install lights for use during the day time. ed be lock Final Rites Held For Len Hickman, Accident Victim forward on State Street. The south side of State Street from the east property line of the Lehi Hospital to the property line of the Utoco Service Station will be blacktopped. Mr. Hickman indicated that a pipe will be installthe ed near the hospital, and blacktop will be brought right up to the curb. To the west, the blacktop will be installed right over to the ditch so that water on the highway will drain into the ditch. Leonard Backer, Prominent Leonard The rest rooms will at night. Dies David (Len) Racker, former merchant 72, well known and native of Lehi, died at his home Saturday, after an illness of six weeks. He was born in Lehi, August 26, 1881, a son of William E. and Rozella Evans Racker. He eneaeed in the mercantile busi ness with his father and brothers The Racker for many years. building is now occupied by the Gateway furniture and Davis Mar- Funeral services for Len Hick tne ourin man, 44, were neid in Ward chapel, Saturday at 1:00 p. m., with Odell Peck of the ward bishopric in charge. Mr. Hickman, who followed the vocation of mining for some years, was instantly killed Tuesday evening when the car in which he was descending into the Lark mine, went out of control and plunged to the bottom of the shaft. He was an em ployee of the U. S. Smelting, Min ing and Refining Company. The prayer at the home was offered by Charles Turner. Pre lude and postlude music was played by Ward Organist Betha Gunther. Marvin Ashton offered the invocation. A vocal trio, "Beside the Still Waters," was sung by Mrs. Lornell Bateman, Ber- niece Rassmussen and Edith Roberts, with Mrs. Georgia Lou Ziegler as accompanist. Christofferson Bishop Grant read the biographical sketch and was the first speaker. Succeeding speakers were John S. Smith, block teaching companion of Mr Hickman for seventeen years, and Bishop Linel Larsen, also a close A list of 45 teachers who will Polio drive has been in be instructing Lehi elemental, scheduled for August IS to 31 an effort to raise emergency junior high and senior high studfunds to fight polio thus season. ents this fall has been released by the Alpine School Offices. Supt. Alma P. Barton reports that it has not been possible to fully divide our senior and junior but the high school faculties, school senior and prinhigh junior cipals anil the district office nre working in that direction. Some of the teachers who are listed as senior high school teach ers teach classes in the junior high, and some listed as junior high teachers teach classes in the senior high. The administrators of the school district are studying the possibility of dividing the faculties even more sharply in the succeeding year. A strenuous attempt is also being made, at this time, to separate the activities of the senior high school from those of the junior high school. Considerable planning has already boon done in this named CHKISTEXSEX WANE regard, and we art1 looking forward to a junior high school proto head local emergency polio gram and activity being conducted fund drive. associate. bottly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling," was played as an organ solo by Mrs. Ziegler, who also ac companied the closing selection The trio sang, "Sometime, Some where." Max Rothe pronounced the benediction and the grave in the Lehi cemetery was dedicated Relief by Alex D. Christofferson. ket. members for cared the Society to He was married Inger (Dot) Adams, November 6, 1902, at Am- many beautiful flowers. Pallbearerican Fork. They have made ers were all members of the Elders Quorum of which Elder their home in Lehi. Survivors include his widow; Hickman was an active member: three sons and three daughters, Arland Pulham, Darwin Miner, Leonard D. Jr. and Mrs. Ruth Mc- - Don Littleford, Jesse Moore, Virgil Kenzie, Salt Lake City; William Roberts and Ralph Haws. Inter E., Ogden; Carl, Roy, Weber ment took place under direction of County; Mrs. Lela Lunt, Mam- the A. H. Wing Mortuary. moth, Juab County, and Mrs. Anita Cragun, Las Vegas, Nevada; two brothers, Mrs. May Stiller, California; Mrs. Harold (LaRue) Gates, Alhambra, California; Mrs. Rita Adamson, Lehi; Mrs. Lloyd (Irene) Rose, Ogden; Mrs. LeonAnother city-wiard (Francella) Chipman, Ameri-ma- n will be started August program and 19 Fork; grandchildren 16, to Hugh Otterson, according seven council chairman. committee city Funeral Tuesday Funeral services were held Mr. Otterson said the city spraywill be put into Tuesday, at 1:00 p. m. in the Fifth ing equipment on date in the that operation Ward chapel with Bishop Harvard Hinton in charge. The prayer at southwest area of the city. Oper the mortuary was offered by ators will then follow the same Ernest Peterson. Mrs. Ruth Banks, plan as earlier this year, moving ward organist, played the organ between the south city limits and State Street from west to east. prelude and postlude. The Third and Fourth Ward areas of The opening song, "Rock will be done last. Mrs. a was trio. Ages," sung by Price for the spraying will be Ada Robinson, Mrs. Ardelle Zimsame as before, charged on the merman and Mrs. Leota Petersoa basis the the amount of spray Mrs. Banks accompanied. Hugh used. Thisof will range from $2.00 Otterson spoke the invocation. the size of the up, depending upon bioBishop Hinton read the area be to sprayed. and first the graphical sketch The being used this speaker was Patriarch Andrew season preparation is a mixture of several Fjeld. Bishop Ernest B. Garrett also D. D. T. and chemicals, including Chlordane. It is efgave an address. fective against mosquitoes, gnats, Following closing remarks by and many moths, grasshoppers Bishop Hinton, the closing song other of types inspect pests as "Christian's was by the trio, well flies. as a Goodnight." Mrs. Banks played Mr. Otterson said the fly season request organ selection, "Let The is now at its worst, and he urges Lower Lights Be Burning,'' as an to Here from China Lake, Calif., and Mrs. Willard Snyder and Barbara Smith visited last week at the Stone home. The ladies are sisters of Mrs. Arvil Stone, junior. City Plans Second Fly Spraying Program; To Get Started Aug. 16 de great-grandchildr- inse- ct-killing interlude. Rex Zimmerman of the bishopric spoke the benediction- - The grave in the Lehi cemetery was dedicated by President Virgil H. Peterson. Relief Society members cared for the many beautiful flowers. Pallbearers were Ken neth and Steele Lunt, Ray Mo Kenzie. Darrell and Leonard A. Adams and Wm. R. Barnes. Burial took place under direction of the A. IL Wing Mortuary. separate and apart from the senior high schol activity this coming year, he declared. The teaching list is as follows: Lehi Senior High School Dan W. Peterson, principal; Zane G. Alder, Joseph W. Cran-meE. B. Garrett, Eklon A. Hard ing, Roger B. Honeyman, Jeanne C. Jackson, Lars El Jenkins, Dean Prior, Joseph R. Smith, Dean r, and Dal M. Stone. Lehi Junior High School J. Ferrin Gurney, principal; Patricia Anderson, Melvin P. Bur ton, Norine Fox,., Maynard M Gunter, Reed C. Newbold, E. N Pearson, Lars K. Peterson, Owen R. Porter, Joseph S. Robinson Vrorlton, Elaine Walker andEmil XJones. Lehi Elementary School Cecil L. Ash, principal; Donna M. LeGrand, Naomi H. Shaw, Mae S. Ford, Viva V. Taylor, Ora K. Putnam, Helen Y. Harper, Maxine B. Steele, Utahna Maude Walker, Isabell B. Brown, Leaone F. Car- son, Carol P. Jaynos, Ruth B. Stephenson, Carl J. Mellor, Karl G. Jones, Marvel T. Gray,' Vara T. K. Nielsen, Martens, Vernon Winnifred E. Sorenson, Basil J. Dorton and Arva W. Bone. oxer-com- Mr. Miss everyone. Protect yourself and your family from such diseases as polio, typhoid fever, dysentery and diarrhea. of fly-carri- ed Pre-Scho- ol Examinations Annouced All local doctors are now prepared to give physcal examinations, according to Mrs. Mable Jones, public health nurse. Mrs. Jones reports that the pre-scho- ol examinations are required for those students entering school for the first time this fall, asNvell as those who will enter the fourth and seventh grades. The physic ians have the necessary forms to fill out in connection with the examinations. examinations are The thorough and invaluable in detecting certain conditions at thefir start such as Rheumatic Fever, heart disease, albumin, and even, in rare cases, undetected polio. All parents of school children in the above-liste- d classes are urged to make appointments for their children at the earltiest possible date, in order to avoid a rush before the opening of school. pre-scho- ol take advantage of everyone this opportunity to have their premises sprayed. The effectiveness of the program can be realized only if all the people subscribe. The Utah State Department of Health is now urging everyone to practice fly control and make their communities better places in A prayer, in its simplest definwhich to live. To eliminate flies, is merely aw ish turned ition, must you destroy their breeding Phillip Brooks places. This is the responsibility heavrnw-arlast-minu- te d Royal Theater Installs Wide Screen In keeping with the forward-movin- g policy of the management of the Royal Theatre in providing the very best in moving picture entertainment the popular theatre now brings the modern wide screen and cinemascope productions to the people of Lehi. Clifford Miller, manager, announced that workmen have been busy this week installing the very latest, in equipment for the new type productions, and a giant screen which reaches from wall to wall covering the entire front of the building. Mr. Miller has selected as his first presentation under the new plan, the appealling production of the Lloyd Douglas novel, "The Robe," to be shown next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday at the regular prices. Many other outstanding productions in the revolutionary medium are on the calendar, T Main Street Business Houses Make Fine Improvements - NUMBER ONE To Halt Water Grab lJZJ Wane E. Christensen, member ol the Utah County Infantile Paray-si- s board and Lehi representative, will be in charge of the drive lo cally. At a meeting of the directors of tlie Lohi Lions club last Moil day night, members voted unani mously to lend their support to the drive and Mr. Christensen was named to head the fund campaign. The National Foundat ion for Polio has guaranteed financial aid to all who need help in receiving treatment for the dread disease. With the polio rate increasing every year, and with the funds being spent now to perfect serums, officers of the foundation report they will be unable to live up to the guarantee unless more funds can be secured. The support of all citizens is urged in making this emergency drive successful. Wre are now very near to a preventative serum to combat polio, but until the serum is perfected, thousands of children vvill still fall victim to the crippling disease. They will need hospital care and physiotherapy for e the long months required to physical handicaps caused by the disease. It is for these victims that the emeregency drive has been scheduled. Tentative plans call for a Mother's March on Polio, directed by Mrs. Roy Peterson. Other plans will be announced next week. are joining in the fight to block the move. The matter was brought to light Saturday by County Commissioner Burton A. Adams, who revealed that Salt Lake had filed with the State Engineer to drill a series of deep wells in American Fork canyon. He charged that our big neighlior had avoided protest by Commissioners have termed a Utah County by publishing hear"sneak grab" and an "outright, ing notice in a small Midvale flagrant invasion of Utah County pair instead of the metropolitan water rights," local citv leaders papers. By the time Utah County Lehi's Approximately present culinary water supply, as well as future supplies, will be in Metropolitan jxril if Salt Water Board succeeds in its intention of drilling four large welLs near the mouth of American i Fork Canyon, City Officials declared this week. Alarmed by what Utah County one-ha- lf Ix-h- Ward Members Gather Today for Annual Stake Day at Wines Park All members of Lehi Stake, young and old, are reminded to meet their friends and neighbors on the informal and enjoyable basis of the annual "Stake Day," at Wines Park this afternoon and evening. The supper hour will be held This week marks the 23rd anfrom 6:30 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Each niversary of your Lehi Free family is asked to bring their Press. A comparatively young picnic luncheon, and glasses for age, yet seasoned in the practhe cold drinks to be furnished tice of old established Ideals of by the committee. Plenty of chairs and tables are set up and newspaper tradition and the American standard of the freedom ready. of the press. During that time Program and Ball Game 1144 editions of the paper have An has been delivered to the doors of been outstanding program will be pre and arranged local residents and mailed to sented from 7:30 p. m. to 8:00 p, those away. m. at the park. This will be fol A program of honest and lowed by softball games on the publication of the high school athletic field. Al news, started by George Price wards will be represented on the in 1933, continue the policy of teams under direction of the paper today. Support and Stake Coach Dean Prior at Ilich ,..advanciment of all worthwhile School athletic field. Ball came at 8:15 p. m. programs for community better- Free Press Starts 23rd Year Of Publication learned of it, the date for filing protests had expired In the face of angry protests from Utah County, Joseph M. Tracy, state engineer, has now agreed to hold a hearing September 13 at 10 00 a. m. The filing in a Utah will be County paper. On Tuesday night, city officials of Lehi, American Fork and Pleasant Grove, together with rethe various presentatives of irriwater boards, metropolitan gation companies, the Utah County Commission, city attorneys, Greater Utah Valley representatives, and others, met in American Fork to map plans for the fight they intend to wage for their water resources. Their attiuiae Towards the situation is well expressed by Commissioner Adams, who stated, "If Salt Lake gets by with this grab, they'll intercept our water all along the Wasatch Front clear down to Payson and Santa-quiIt will take state militia to dig those wells! IiChl's Water In Danger Salt Lake City has filed to dig h four casings near the mouth of American Fork canyon to obtain approximately 30 second feet of water and put it directly into the Salt Lake aqueduct. Mayor Frank Sharp declared that this move would undoubtedly dry up the large city well which provides more than half the culinary ed all-st- ment remains our foremost Interest. A true reflection of the programs of community, church and schools is our constant aim. A newspaper can be no greater than the people who support it. The Free Press appreciates the patronage it has received In the past, and hopes to merit the same fine cooperation and Interest of Lehi people in the future. We believe In the future of this community and with the support and aid of its citizens will continue to work for advancement of community Interests and the welfare of the people. We welcome your suggestions and constructive criticism In an effort to make the Free Press a better newspaper. Lehi Wildlife Assn. ar Children's Party A special party for all children, age four to eleven, inclusive, is being held at the park this afternoon from 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 d. m. Stake and ward officers of the Primary and Junior Sunday School are directing the activities. in charge of the big event are Robert Webb and en Bishop George A. Ricks of the1 High Council. Stake afficers of the various organizations are sisting with arrangements. as- Immunization Clinic Friday The regular monthly immunization clinic for Lehi will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 7:00 p. m. in the Memorial Building, according to Mrs. Mable Jones, public health nurse. Sets Meeting For Next Monday Dr. Boyd J. Larson will direct the clinic, and immunizations for typhoid, diphtheria, tetanus and A meeting of the Lehi Wildlife smallpox will be available. Par Association will be held Monday, ents to their start child desiring August 9, in the Memorial Build ren on tne u. r. u. series or ing, beginning at 8:00 p. m. All members and interested individ wishing to receive booster shots uals are reminded to attend. are urged to attend the clinic. Uniform Vacation Plan Adopted For Permanent City Employees Lehi City Officials have proved a uniform program Mr. Westring said Utah County of has raised its fee to $3.00 per day vacations for permanent city em- for local prisoners housed in the ployees. Starting this year, all county jail, so an effort will be permanent employees will receive made to house most prisoners here vacation with pay, after and make them earn part of their one year's service to the city. board, if possible. ap- two-wee- ks vacation will be The the equivalent of ten working days Two more Main Street stores off with pay. Employees must have made improvements during arrange their vacations with dethe past week or two, adding to partment heads in order to avoid the list of progressive businessmen conflict. who are giving Lehi a "new look". New Light Two new street lights, similar to Penny's Variety Store, operated by Cloyed Penrod, is getting a those in the "white way" along new coat of green paint this week, Main Street, will be installed soon and Mr. Penrod reports the front in front of the Memorial Building. will soon be shaded by new green Councilmen voted to have the and white aluminum awnings. lights installed as soon as possible A new aluminum awning has al- in front of the civic building. so been added to Tuffs Barber Harold D. Westring was appointed Shop, operated by Wayne Allred. to take charge of the project. Jail Prisoners Councilmen Westring has adScout Court of vised adoption of a new plan for handling prisoners in the city jail Honor similar to the plan used in several other cities. The system is deAt signed to eliminate "boarders" be Scout Court of Honor will held Friday, August 6, at 7:00 p. who prefer to "lay it out" with a m. in Wines Park. Troop II of bed and free meals rather than the Second Ward will be the host pay a fine. Meals will be cut down unless the prisoners work. troop. Friday Wines Park Place To Raise A Family Mayor, Council Move A special All individuals or groups seek ing use of the Wines Park picnic A Good 1954 . Lack of Funds Forces Delay of Alpine District Emergency Releases Lehi Blacktopping Project for Main St. Polio Fund Mayor Frank Sharp said MonDrive Scheduled Teacher List day night that he had been Must Resident Grj r two-wee- ks Gravel Pit Property instructed Hugh Councilmen Otterson to go ahead with arrangements to issue a deed for 3.15 acres of city property to Don Coates. Mr. Coates will purchase the plot, which is part of the old gravel pit north of the highway at about Fifth West. Gasoline Purchases Effective immediately, the City Council will honor gasoline bills from only one designated service station per month. All operators of city equipment have been in- structed that they must patronize the station designated for each month or pay the bill themselves. The city's gasoline business is rotated from one station to another in an effort to distribute the business equitably. However, lately some city employees have bene purchasing their gas and oil from three or four stations during one month. n. 18-inc- water during the summer and early fall. Furthermore, the Mit chell Hollow WelL which is now being considered for purchase by the city, would undoubtedly be dried up too. The move presents a grave threat to Lehi's future. Lehi now receives about half its water from springs in the mountains above source, Alpine. This is an but during the heavy-us- e period beginning in April or May and extending through the summer and early fall, the well is pumped constantly. If the well were dried up, Lehi would have only enough water to drink. There will be none for lawns, gardens or other purposes, Mayor Sharp emphaall-ye- ar sized. Sewer Needs Another major consideration is the sewer system this city hopes to build. A sewer system will red to one-ha- lf quire from more water than Lehi now has. That is why city officials have been searching for new sources of water. Without water, there can be no sewer; and without a sewer, many people feel, Lehi has no future. Mayor Sharp points out that underground water sources in this area flow from east to west. When the big Fifth West well owned by the Lehi Irrigation Company was beinz Dumped to capacity several years ago, it dried up streams and wells all over the area to the west, and even across the river. . He declared that the four inwhich Salt Lake casings City tends to sink at the mouth of would undoubtedly cut off a major portion of the underground water now reaching Lehi. ' As an indication of the scope" of this "water grab", the wells Salt Lake intends . to sink will have casings. The well, which now is supplying half our culinary water has a graduated, In casing from 10 to size. The city well is 430 feet deep and is capable of producing 1000 gallons per minute. Virgil H. Peterson, president of the Lehi Metropolitan Water' Board and also the Lehi Irrigation' Company, declared that he could not object too strenuously to Salt. Lake City's plan. It would be disastrous to the entire north part-othe county, he emphasized. Mr. Peterson said such a move would undoubtedly dry up the city's culinary well, as well as the Lehi Irrigation' Company's' pumping well near the, James" Schow property. This well pro--' duces 2J4 second feet of water and is used for five or six months" . of the year. If there is unappropriated underground water in Utah County, then the cities of Utah County should certainly have the first right to it For Salt Lake Oty to sink wells in the canyon would be like shutting off the dtys' water supplies right at the source, he said. one-thir- 18-in- ch the-cany- on 18-in- ch es f |