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Show Universal 141 Pierep-.n- U,,in- - c, f;icrf Avdhuc t Proper Living Standards Cited As Safeguards at Lehi Quarterly Conference Volume LEHI. ITAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER SO Ids I "V Xumber 7, 1961 Opened oi; Freeway to JL i Alibis tettlroii:Lhi mmmgmmy IV': MR. AND MRS. DAVID ROBERTS Mr. and Mrs. David Roberts to Observe Golden Wedding Sept. Mr. and Mrs. David Roberts of Lehi will be honored at an open house Saturday evening, Sept. 9, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. The couple are observing their golden wedding anniversary Sept. 6. All of their friends and relatives are invited to call at the open house, which will be held in the Lehi . Fourth Ward hall, 880 North Wall St. (7th East). A short program will be presented at 9 p.m. The couple request no gifts. ' Mr. Roberts was born July 20, 1889, in Lehi, a son of David and Mary Louisa Brown Roberts. He attended school in Lehi. He owned a farm and worked as a brick mason for many years. An active member of the LDS Church, he served a short term mission in Ohio in 1939-4- 0 and has filled two Donkey Softball Raises Funds For Boys Baseball Althouyh bad weather condi tions curtailed - the number of spectators at the donkey Softball game, Saturday afternoon, those present were enthusiastic fans. In a closely, contested game,, the athletic directors beat the Jay- cees, 2 to 1. Winning pitcher was Jerry Chruma and the losing pit cher, Kent Beck, past president of the Jaycees. Ten live donkeys assisted the players on both sides, except for the pitchers and catchers. Costumes were most unusual and hil arious, with the players using spe cial aliases which added to the fun. Benny Reynolds was the umpire. Little Leaguers Sell Tickets Little League and Pony League players canvassed the city in the sale of tickets, all of them showing determination and grit in covering their assigned districts. Elmo Gray recreation director, express ed high commendation for their fine attitude. He also expressed a hearty thank you to the Lehi business houses who provided prizes to the boys who sold the most tickets. Prizes well suited to the use of the boys, with a value of from $2 to $5 were contributed. These included Lehi Drug, Julian's Drug Store, Powers, Hutch's Broadbent's Glen's Barber Shop, Lehi Cleaners, State Bank of Lehi and Larsen's AG Market. Proceeds of the game were as signed for use in obtaining equip ment to carry out the boys base ball program. 9 stake missions. He has served in the superintendecy of the MIA and Sunday School and as a member of the old folks committee. He is at present a member of the Church Servivce committee of the Fourth Ward High Priests quorum. Hazel Comer Roberts was born Feb. 14, 1892 in Lehi, a daughter of George L. and Mary Jones Comer. She also attended the Lehi schools. She servved in the Relief Society presidency for more than 15 years, holding the office of president and secretary; and has also been a visting teacher and a member of the old folks commit tee. Proud of their pioneer heritage, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are actiwe members of the Sons of Utah Pioneers and Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Mr. Roberts marched with the Mormon Battalion in the inaugural parade in Washington, D. C, in January of 1961. They were married Sept. 6, 1911 in the Salt Lake Temple. They made their home and reared their familv in Lehi. They have two daughters and three sons; Mrs, J. F. (Dr. LuPrele) Williams, of Downey, Calif.; Mrs. A. F. (Alice) Butterfield, Sandy, Utah; Earl C. Roberts, Pleasant Grove, Utah; Virgil and Reed Roberts, Lehi; 15 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Hunter Safety. Class Announced Results of the opening of bids for the contract on the freeway from Lehi to American Fork and a surfacing project at Orem, were reported this week by Senator Harvard R. Hinton. Senator Hin- ton attended the meeting with the director of highways held in the new state office building in Salt Lake City, last Tuesday. Bids for the section of Inter state Highway No. 15, from Lehi to American Fork, included construction of a graded and drained roadway. With the engineers estimate made at $2,556,553.85, bids were received as follows: Gibbons and Reed, $2,537,274.00; W. W. Clyde, $2,230,447.10; Strong and Co., $2,398,415.15; and Witt Construction Co., $2,502,103.30, with the W. W. Clyde concern as the low bidder. The length of the new road to be constructed is 4.747 miles, and principal items of work are approximately as follows: 2,994,000 cubic yards of imported borrow; 475,000 cubic yards of unclassified roadway excavation; 844 cubic yards of concrete and 49,000 linear feet of 6 foot chain link fence (type 1). The project is to be completed in 300 working days. The second project concerned includes 8th North Street in Orem from Interstate Highway No. 15 to U. S. Highway 91. Construction will consist of a three-inc- h plant mix bituminous surfaced road. With the engineers estimate compiled at $199,234.40, bids were received as follows: W. W. Clyde, and $176,243.00, and Gibbons Reed, $215,116.36, making the Clyde concern the low bidder on this project also. No definite starting date was announced on the Fork stretch. Lehi-Americ- an .f Lehi High Earns Award For Safety Activities Traffic safety activities carried 1960-6- 1 school year have brought recognition to Lehi High School from the National A hunter safety course under Commission on Education the direction of the National Rifle of the National Safety Education AssocAssociation, will begin next Wed iation, Washington, D. C. nesday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., in School has been awLehi the Memorial building. E. J. Sly arded aHigh certificate for meritorius for the activities. will be the instructor course which will continue for Schools earned certificates and six weeks. Boys aged 12 years awards as participants of the enroll and over are reminded to commission's national student for the course which is required traffic safety program. The 1960-6- 1 in order to obtain hunting licenses. school year marked the third year of the program,, which has TO ATTEND BYU been supported by a grant from Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ferrell the Firestone Tire and Rubber and their three children are here Company. from Ellensbug, Wash., visiting at Purpose of the program is to the home of his sister, Mr. and help high school students plan acMrs. Grant B. Smith. Mr. Ferrell tivities that will increase the safeplans to attend Brigham Young ty of their schools and communiUniversity and the family will live ties. The commission prepares and in Provo. distributes materials that guide students in their planning and TO BEGIN SEASON that suggest the types of activities The Snow Springs Camp of the they may be able to undertake. Daughters of Utah Pioneers will Examples of activities conducted begin regular meetings in Octo- this year include control of drivber, .accordinfg to Captain Rhea ing and parking around school, Vance. The meetings will be held safety checks of student and facon the second Thursday of each ulty cars, surveys of traffic haz-- ( month. Continued on Back Page) on during the t 71 '. B Local National Guardsmen Leave For Field Training Naming the maintenance of proper livving standards as a safeguard in perilous times, Bishop Joseph L. Wirthlin of the Presid ing Bishops office of the LDS Church, addressed both morning and afternoon sessions of stake quarterly conference, here last Sunday. Admonishing those present to be "kind and helpful to one an other as brothers and sisters," he made the promise that. "If we live the gospel we are going to be free from the power of Satin." He repeated the quotation. "Ye are a chosen generation, a peculiar people, holding the royal priest hood." The work for the dead in the temples makes us a peculiar people, he said. In the church we must be generous and make peo ple feel that we are a friendly people with the will to help Camp Williams airport will be CoL William Allman, Springville. The encampment will precede enlarged to accomodate multien-gin- e aircraft by Central Utah's without the frills of governor's 1457th Combat Engineer Battal- day or formal reviews. ion, which began two weeks trainTraining will include some 45 hours of class room; a close coming Wednesday. The 1457th with its sister bat- bat course for ' engineers must talions the 115th and 116th of the be ready at any time to stop work 115th Group, called recently to and fight; buikling of roads and active duty will have the airport the airport, and four days of army building job to do alone, f training tests. The 1457th comprises Company Army advisor is Capt. Howard B of Lehi, commanded by Capt. D. Burchett, American Fork. The present airstrip west of the Earl Dorton; Headquarters and Service Co. of American Fork, headquarters, is used at present commanded by Capt. Gerald only to land light aircraft and Max-fiel- d; C Co. of Provo. commanded helicopters. Guardsmen left Wednesday at by Capt. Wesley E. Shields, and 5 a.m. The encampment will be j A Co. of Price. The battalion is headed by Lt. concluded Sept. 20. Bids Opened on Retarding Dam In Am. Fork-Dr- y Creek Watershed Bids were opened at 2 p.m. last Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Lehi Memorial building, for construc tion of the Battle Creek retarding dam in the American Fork-Dr- Final Respects Paid to Mrs. Ole Peterson Creek watershed. Funeral services were held Saturday, at 1 p.m., in the Wing Mortuary chapel for Mrs. Ole (Thora May Jensen) Peterson of Cedar Fort, who died following a stroke, August 28. Bishop Ernil M. Cook of the Cedar Valley ward conducted the services at which Mrs. Mary Anderson played the organ prelude and - post-lud- e. The prayer with the family was offered by Paul Peterson of Cedar Fort, a nephew. Bishop E. B. Garrett spoke the invocation on the program. Cary Peterson, a nephew, sang a solo, "In My Father's House are Many Mansions." Mrs. Anderson was the accompanist. were heard from Addresses Bishop Ernil Cook and Bishop Grant Christofferson. The closing musical selection was by Paul Peterson. He sang, "It Is No Secret," to his own guitar accompaniment. Carl Miller spoke the benedic tion and the grave in the Cedar Fort cemetery was dedicated by Bishop Afton Chamberlain. Relief Society members cared for the lovely flowers. Pallbearers were all nephews, Paul Evans, Robert Roberts, Harry Glen Zierold, Zierold, Larry Burnham and Gary Peterson. According to Leo P. Harvey, chairman of the North Utah County Water Conservancy District the apparent low bidder was Walker Welding and Construction Co., of Pleasant Grove, with a bid of $115,980.70. The engineer's estimate was 116,720.00. There were five other bids received. Designs and specifications were furnished by the Sou Conserva tion Service. This is the first of four retarding dams scheduled to be built in the American Fork- Dry Creek watershed. The retard ing dams are so designed to con trol floods and trap debris. The Battle Creek Debris Basin will protect homes built on the Battle Creek 'housing area and al so culinary water for Pleasant Grove. Construction will start approximately September 25 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. , Lehi Invited to Open House At BYU Today All residents of Lehi are cordially invited to attend and Open n House at Brigham Young University, Thursday (today). Everyone is especially invited to view the beautiful new library and admin istration building. MARY LEWIS IMPROVING SURGERY Personally guided tours will be AFTER EYE and refreshments will be featured, The many friends of Miss Mary served following the tours. Lehi Lynn Lewis will be pleased to residents are asked to meet at know that she is improving well the Joseph Smith auditorium at after corrective eye surgery, per- 7 p.m. and join their guides there. formed Saturday. She spent three days in a Salt Lake hosiptal. The fullest possible enjoyment Mary is the daughter of Mr. and is to be found by reducing our Mrs. Lynn Lewis. ego to zero. El-do- Ward. Missionary Reports Reports on their missions were given by Jay G. Cox of the First Ward, who served in the Southern States, and Miss LaDawn Hunger, daughter of Mrs. F. A. Hunger of the Fourth Ward. She served in the California Mission. Kenneth Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Larson of the First Ward, spoke the benediction. In the afternoon session, speakers besides Bishop Wirthlin in cluded Armond E. Webb of the stake presidency, and Frank W. Jones, also of the stake presidency. President Webb spoke on the importance of teaching the gospel in fulfillment of the words of the Savior, "Feed my sheep; Peace in the home first is very feed my lambs." During perilous is in important. If Satan had his way, times, the safest harbor he would have war with every na- church activity, he said. President Jones told of the tion, it was stressed. Present your problems to the Lord in prayer, sons of Helamen and the blessing he said. He stated that there are given them for their purity and now 9,000 missionaries in the neia faith. He recalled the peaceful inand that by the end of the year terval recorded in the Book of it is expected that there will be Mormon, and said that righteous 11,000 preaching the gospel io living will always be the best those who have not received it. safeguard. Choir Stake President Herman Goates, who conducted Dom sesSpecial numbers by the sions of the conference on Sunchoir were, "King of Glory," day, was the opening speaker. and in closing, "The Heavens ReStating that our nation is found- sound." As an interlude the coned upon justice and liberty of its gregation sang, "Do What is people, he asked tne question. Right." The opening song was, Are we living as a people in im "O, Ye Mountains High." follow nation so that we are entitled to ed by the inwocation by Brent divine protection?" Young people Allred, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rulon need guidance, he said, emphasiz P. Allred of the Seventh Ward. son of ing the great value of connaen-tia- l Kenneth Christofferson, relationship between parents Bishop and Mrs. Grant Christofand children. ferson of the Fourth Ward, spoke Youth Conference the benediction. With addresses directed espec Talks were heard from Mrs. communially to the youth of the Elder Dawn Smith, a convert; ity, the conference also featured Kent Peterson, of the stake misin participation of young people sionary group, and Elder Leo Ball, speeches and prayers. The front a former member of the Senior section of the large auditorium Aaronic Priesthood group. Miswas reserved for those aged 12 to sionary reports were heard from 21. Elder Merriel Wathen, son of Mr. Elder William Lawrence of the and Mrs. M. W. Wathen of the Central Welfare Cimmittee of the Sixth Ward, who served in the church, named the primary pur- Norweigian Mission, and Elder pose of the welfare committee as Joseph Shelton. A son of Mrs. Le-othe establishment of work as xne Schow of the Second Ward, main principle in the lives of the he served in the Mexican Mission. people. "We must never lose sight President Goates expressed apof the honesty and dignity of a to all who assisted preciation day's work," he said. "Girls, the conference a success, own to make how your learn including the Lehi Floral for their clothes and how to manage your beautiful flower arrangements, own homes; young men, get an the custodian for the preparation to eanTmoneducation and learn of the building, and to the ushers home. of the the for support ey who included senior members of The conference opened with the the Aaronic Priesthood, with WarLet congregation singing, "Now ren L. Goates of the High CounUs Rejoice in the Day of Salva- cil in charge. Arnold Brems, tion," directed by stake music director, and accompanied by Mrs. Eva Carson, stake organist, who also played the pre lude and postlude music, lhe in Construction on the Hatchvocation was offered by Lionel Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruel ings Museum building will be Evans of the Second Ward. The resumed this week, according to combined choirs of the Second the museum board of trustees. and Fourth wards presented spe- Volunteer workers are needed cial selections. In the morning to aid in advancing the construcwhile the good weathey sang, "Turn Thy Face From tion process This Is an opportunlasts. ther in and "Still, closing, My Sins," Still With Thee." Directors were ity for men and boys of the Mrs. Olive Harding and Mrs. Ber- - community to assist in this imniece Rasmussen, with organists, portant project, which is now well on the way to competion. Mrs. Naomi Shaw and Mrs. Bonnie Miner. As an interlude the If you can spare a few days, a congregation sang, "Praise to the few hours or wish to contribute labor at regular intervals, conMan." R. Garn Holbrook, museum tact ses in Youth talks the morning sion were given by Ken Curtis, a board president, George Ingram, reDeacon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dar- - building superintendent, or the at building. rell Curtis of the Third Ward port Glen Despain. a Teacher, son of u na Workers Needed 'T. , stands out late in the in an early 8th century and severely damaged by Allied bombing during World War It, le stands near the border between East and West Berlin. The East-We- st Berlin border was closed Aug. 13 by the East German regime. , 1 25-mi- I '1 Wilt -- Li :.H- I - - Army HISTORIC BRANDENBURG GATE morning fog in Berlin. The gate, built (Mr lm V i! .'il THE t m ' L'T ee 50-voi- ce U.S. ARMY IN GERMANY. EES and Mrs. Orval Despain of the Sixth Ward, and Kenneth Webb, a Priest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Webb of the Fifth Mr. m mm'mm.'mmiimmmmt s nm mi - J miirili f si4 Army Amidst smoke and return fire, men and tanks of Company F, 40th Armor, attack during a training session at the Mock Combat Village, Parks Range, Berlin. This mock town, built Zone border, is used by its Berlin troops by the U. S. Army within sight of the West Berlin-Sovito practice battle in simulated conditions. TRAINING et STOP, LOOK AND MISS 'EM Vacation's over for more than 200,000 school children in Utah, and scenes such as this one will be repeated many times over. Miss Carol Lane, travel authority for Shell Oil Company, reminds motorists: "The lives of school children are in your hands. Their thoughts may still be on vacation fun.' To parents, she suggests: (1) Show your children the safest route to school. (2) Review the procedure at traffic signs,, signal lights, and intersections, both guarded and unguarded. (3) Set a good safety example yourselves all year. |