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Show Universal Microfilm Coro 141 S r 1 i ' " 4J i vVi "j Enrollment Tops --n u Ni Pictured with one of the Midvale Jaycettes' good will projects for this year are Mrs Pauline Carlsen and Mrs Ann Anderson. Not pic- tured is Mrs Carol Butler. The "piggy" banks, made some dren's banks West Jordan, County, Kiwanians Solve Road Problems Elect Commissioner C. W. Brady and Boyd Nerdin of the county road department, along with a number of citizens, at- With 7 That This Overheard on Main St.: "Don't worry if Washington takes the shirt oif your back they've got a bureau of some kind to keep it in." Jim Cornwell, editor of the Murray Eagle, has been fightwith ing shoulder-to-shouldthe Sentinel and the rest of the in the county on the people Civic Auditorium question. Last week in his column, "Here's a Point," Jim puts forth some real good arguments, so we're going to reprint it: tending the meeting of the West town board Monday night, differences between the board and the road department were solved to the satisfaction of all. After considerable discussion Commissioner Brady assured the town board that the county will continue to build and maintain roads in the town on the same basis as before, and by unanimous vote the town board extended a vote of confidence in the county commission. The Sentinel was publicly thanked for having a representative at the board meetings and for reporting the discussion regarding road construction. President Royal Spratling said that the discussion had prompted the town to get needed information from various sources which disclosed that the town's best road job for the money is provided by the county road Mickelsen Jordan "P. M. "Pete" Mickelsen, 57 Locust St., Midvale, was elected govenor of Utah-Idahdistrict of Kiwanis International at the annual district convention in Sun Valley Saturday. The new district govenor will begin his official year at a of more conference training than 200 district and club of- o V 'V Mr Brady professed surprise S'": i In ! at the fact that the board even once (Continued on Humorist Irvin S. Cobb opined that a good storyteller is a person., who "has . a long memory and hopes other people haven't!" .' So stop us if you've heard this one. We don't want to help Salt Lake City build an auditorium. Not one they're going to locate right down in the middle of the business district in Utah. Not one that has as its principal reason for existence the attraction of conventions and other events which will bring more revenue to downtown merchants and virtually nothing to the rest of the county. Not one from which Salt Lake will get all the direct City benefit but will provide less than half the tax revenue to build. Not one that for sheer in planning takes a back scat to few such schemes we've encountered. "You can't fight city hall," someone has said. And this is an instance of the folly of trying to oppose the combined weight of the bigosl city in the state, the biggest business group in the state and the most powerful and influential political accumulation in the slate. Friends in Salt Lake tell us we're looking at this thing the wrong way. This auditorium is to be built 'for the benefit of the whole state," they argue. "Then why not let the whole slate pay for it?" we ask. "Oh, come on," they rejoin, well that "You know very what's good for Salt Lake is good lor Utah." "Yeah and what's good for Cen. l3ullmon.se is good for the country, too no less an authority than AI Capp says so!" "All that money coming into Salt Lake will bolster the financial structure of the whole valley," our friends argue. "It that's so, how come Salt Lake City isn't willing to share all the sales tax revenues with the rest of the country?" we ask. "If memory serves us additional lightly, the half-mil- l sales tax was just going to be a 'drop in the bucket' thing a few years ago but have you looked at what Salt Lake City realizes from it every year? It's pretty surprising!" how the discusWell, that sions go. Ami our Salt Lake friends may be rijJit. Only time will tell, when the voles have been tabulated nil Nov. 5th. I'.ut we'll be surprised if peo ple don't have frrsh In thnr minds that mill ami a nail the county commission has already jacked up their taxes. If they do. getting this bond if sue over load pipe isn't going to be for the biggest city, c inch-e- ven the biggest businessmen and the most powerful political Cottonwood" Heights, 566 at Mountview, and 596 at Union. at Page 3) Ask Sales Tax Distribution on The board approved the ap pointment of Charles Baugh to prepare landscaping plans for Some Hillcrest High School. trees are expected to be plan ted next fall, and the bulk ot the landscaping next spring. Clavton Anderson s low bid ot $5,400 for blacktop and a rewall at Mountview taining school was accepted. Appointment of Henry Miller, Draper, as assistant custodian for Mt. Jordan Junior High was approved, as was the plan of having a utility custodian for fill-iwork during illnesses, assigning him to the maintenance crew at other times. On recommendation of the principals, Ann Stott was appointed lunch worker at Midvale elementary and Rose Marie Miles and Emma May Thai-maat Butler. The board requested bids on razing the old Granite elementary school, unoccupied for several years and now in bad I 1 -- W 'V' Award of $100. The awards were presented to them by Col. Evan P. Olay, center. Mrs Workman and Mrs Goff are employed at the National Guard Armory Bldg. in Murray. Region 4 Football Season Opens Friday, Sept. 20 repair. Bid of S. Edgar Fernlce, Salt Lake City, for tuning the dis-- j trict's 116 pianos, at $7 each, ' was accepted. The district's lay committee. Keith Mathews, chairman, noti-- j ficd the board that its first' League schedule of high school meeting would be held Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 8 p.m., and the football opens Friday, Sept. 20, board asked Uie committee to and continues for seven weeks, helD on informing na rents that school buses are not required closing on Friday, Nov. 1. to transport elementary stu-- 1 Region 4, which includes all dents living less than Vi mues Jordan dlstrict scnools-stud- ents three from schools and high school living within 2 miles. Hillcrest, Jordan, and Bingham Board members indicated that plus Murray, Cyprus, Tooele, thp constant risp in pnrnllmnnt and Granger has two of the the district to may require hold to these minimums. "traditional" rivals. Hillcrest j Jordan, meeting in the (and Mobile Home Owners opening game. Bingham hosts Murray in the opening tilt. Will Meet Sept. 20 Hillcrest will play its home Mobile Home Owners' Ass'n games this year on the turf in will hold its monthly meeting its own stadium at the school, So"tn 9th East. Last year Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Tay- - J350 football field was not ready lorsville Recreation Center. an(J the IIuskies played their s in will be "home" games on the Jordan Changes discussed, and all members and field. others interested are urged to The season's schedule follows: attend by Robert McCary, pres- - Friday, Sept. 20 ' iident. Murray at Bingham. Midvale i ! I Migration of mesquitos from Southern Utah has many of Distribution of the Wv sales Midvale residents wondering if P. M. Mickelsen something is being done about tax on a per capita basis rather it. Mayor Henry Beckstead rethan point of sales has been ficers Nov. 22 and 23 at Hotel ports that county workers arc MidCounto the Salt Lake New house, Salt Lake. The proposed vale club will be the sponsoring spraying the area as fast as ty Commission. possible and that this condition Gains and losses under the club for the conference. will Midis the Mickelsen first Mr only last a couple of days. proposed system have been es- vale Kiwanian to be elected Com Tax timates by the State govenor in the 25 year history of mission. the local club. His candidacy .S3 AY Salt Lake County as a whole at the convention was boosted would lose some SG91.000 a by 11 Midvale members and Jordan High was the only one: on a pass play. year because many sales in the their wives in attendance at Benjamin Hampton of three district high schools to Two Hillcrest fumbles set up county are made to persons Sun Valley. At Kiwanis meeting Monday, come up with a victory in open- scores for Box Elder, and the commander; Bryan Bird, living elsewhere in the state, Mickelsen was given Earl Pearson, ing games played last Friday. third came on a march followand their home communities l.ovenor a standing ovation by lcllow The Beetdiggers, playing at ing the second half kickoff. The would gain this amount. adjutant; Albin E. Pearson, club members, and he rose and of The proposed new method chaplain. home, posted a 21-- victory over Huskies were not able to pene thanked them warmly, declarAn urgent call was issued by Ben Lomond of Ogden. Hill- trate the Bee's defense past distribution would bring a loss ing, "This, right now. is the to Salt Lake City of $1,121,000 finest moment I've ever had. have filed Boyd Mott, district 8 command- crest absorbed an 18-- defeat their 35 yard line. Two candidates a year, while the unincorporat- this evidence of the support of nomination er, to former servicemen in the by Box Elder at Brigham City, Fumbles also hurt Bingham, papers seeking eled portions of the county would the fellows in my own club. area, eligible to join, to con- - and South outclassed Bingham, and two blocked punts added to He pledged himself to be ection to Midvale city council, sider the need of an American . in a game on the West the Miners misery as South won gain approximately $300,000. dedicated as govenor of Utah-Idah- it was week this its opener. In addition, South in The area. it the by field, reported Legion post .High Incorporated communities, and warned that Lawrence E. district, res whidh do-scored on 6 and 8 yard plunges civic would the Miner, city started and has been calculated, fast Jordan organization, govenor's home club "has run that had its projects to the com-- ' led to two touchdowns the first and a gain by the suggested method. the spotlight focused on it." He corder. ' Jack I). Canning. 519 Sixth munity, state and nation, is one quarter. Stove Ponsley, full-o- i everybody fooled. Early in the would Midvale gain about asked for a growth in memberthe oldest posts in the area.; back, fot the first on a plunge fourth quarter Grant Milner $2,ooo a year. Sandy ncairiy ship and mil hacking of the Ave., filed for a council posiWest Jordan the 2 yard line, and Kelly sailed a 14 yard pass to Randy about Midvale club at the training lion this week. A warehouseman Many of the posts in the vicin-ifro$15,000; for American Oil Co., he has ;ity, such as West Jordan, Sandy Hays passed into the arms of Schouton for Bingham's only South Jordan, more conference. $16,500, Inducted as a new member leen a members of Midvale and Union, were than $10,000. and Murray &700. by i Kit Ennis for the second. In the score. organized Monday evening was the Rev. volunteer fire This The county enmissinn. took .1. afternoon the department for members of this original post' third period Friday Randyl Cowdel S. William llosford. new the matter under advisement pastor of the Methodist Com- 13 years and was ior 10 years Anyone wishing more inform scored from the io. Donsley preliminary games continue, a Midvale police officer, lie has ation may contact the com-- j ran for all three points. In the with East playing at Jordan, and has made no decision. munity Church. never been a candidate for pub- maniler or any of the officers final period the Diggers relaxed Bingham traveling to Provo, lic office. listed above. enough to let Bon Lomond score and Hillcrest at Orcm. Candidacy of Krnest J. 575 K. Center St., was announced last week. There are three vacancies on the council to bo filled this year," the terms of Joe Ma.uran, Lynn Some lino persons, represent- - meeting, and most have Welch, and A. M. Hose expiring. every community in SuUh .catcd they will be present. All have indicated they are Salt Lake County, are expected nomination filing papers. to gather at Midvale city hall F" " Clerk Mincer said that if .. I V t T.lil 11 'I IIIIMI.I.V ill I. Oil p.lll., .WdJUl there are more than six filI Itcckslead said this week. ? ings it will bo necessary to fi P.f'f'Lhlnail viil flirt have a primary election on will meet for the nurnose of f : Tuesday. Oct. 22. General elec : ur"H discussing the Civic tion Is Tuesday, Nov. S. itiin and organizing a campaign j. to defeat the bond Issue because of the unsatisfactory location Emergency Stops Work selected by the county commisOn New Rail Cutoff sion. mm I? t j '. Removal of thr Bingham line Organizers of the opposition tracks from Mulvalc'a Center group, Mayor Beckstead said, M . believe that a definite site should scheduled for originally have been selected so that cit June, likely won't bo completed for another month. izens would know exactly what f"f The railroad overpay west they are voting on. Instead, only j oi mo Jordan mvcr. the bridge a general downtown site lus; over the rior, and the grade brcn indicated, a situation t ic all complete, and all the which, the mayor feels;, leaves now track has boon laid the commission fire to hclect cxtcpl about I. Hi feet. any site It desires, regardless A track washout caurd rail itf the logic of the location. (tcortp I'orkMead. Crescent Mr Lillian Kemp, retiring grand Ken Thi 17th annual Ut meeting of lh Ltdivi' Salt Lake County Sheriff, has road oflicials to transfer the Mr Beckstead said that mayFireBrotherhood of of Locomotive president, Tecoma, Wh., Mr Jennie Mer Sottty Midvale crow and equipment improvement ors, councilmcn, town board shown Mtiiie men and Enginemen wet held Seturdty in kut, president of Midvollcy Lodge S60, Mr from a severe heart attack to another location, and Uu members, heads of Clumber of Commerce, Junior Chamber, suffered Sunday afternoon at work has lecn at a Mamlslill Midvete end the full day tettlon wei attended f mme Hoffmon, trend fourth and all civic and service clubs, family barbecue, lie U still since. It may Ik1 ilays or week Sen Frenclsco, Calif end Hrt Helen Robin the following oHicert, from left, Mr kf listed in "ifcxtr' condition at ibelore work on the new hue is U'c Uccliivc businessmen, and civic Icadcru , Merlon prcildet-otettson, grend eccrolary-ttsakurtj returned. Koger, grand tmpo Dupo, 111. have been invite J to altecd Uie Lite HoiUl, mm m Jordan vole-gettin- iu Wins Opener, Miners, Huskies Lose Citizens Ask Election To Council 2 con-nivcr- y t Cyprus at Tooele. Hillcrest at Jordan. Granger bye. Friday, Sept. 27 Jordan at Cyprus. Bingham at Hillcrest. Tooele at Granger. Murray bye. Friday, Oct. 4 Cyprus at Bingham. Hillcrest at Murray. Granger at Jordan. Tooele bye. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Bingham at Granger. Murray , at Cyprus. Jordan at Tooele. Hillcrest bye. Friday, Oct. 18 Granger at Murray. Cyprus at Hillcrest. Tooele at Bingham. Jordan bye. Friday, Oct. 2-5Murray at Tooele. Bingham at Jordan. Hillcrest at Granger. Cyprus bye. Friday, Nov. 1 Tooele at Hillcrest. Jordan at Murray. Granger at Cyprus. Bingnam bye. UP Agrees Cut Tree, If Permitted To 7 0 34-6- o 1 - Leaders Meet Tuesday On Auditorium Issue i " V), -f " V ) r JJ:! v-;-.u- J j ' n, ., atalei r v Mrs Mary M. Workman, 116 East 6750 Sooth, Midvale, left, and Mrs Opal H. Goff, Box 217, American Fork, formehly a Midvale resident; right, both received a Sustained Superior Performance n Mesquitos Nuisance Combated by Workers Per Capita Plan r n B.Hampton Legion Head st 1 department. 10b Increase capacity of the building. The 490 who will go to Hill- crest next year as 9th graders from Midvale Junior, added to ' the current 418 who will be 10th graders, 465 11th graders, and 459 12th graders, will put 1,832 students in that new, capacious school, filling it just over its rated 1,800 capacity in its third 10. year of operation. The enrollment figures show Jordan High School, which 9,008 students enrolled in Jor- had 799 enrolled a year ago, is dan's 18 elementary schooljs, up and even 100 students, with 3.261 in junior high schools, and 899, and Bingham High increased 41 students, from 581 to 622. 2,742 in senior high schools. With heavy enrollments hitIn the Cottonwood area in the corner of Jordan ting in the junior high school northeast years, it was evident from the district, the board is currently will be in the process of purchasing an figures that Jordan pressed for junior high space additional site at about 7000 before Butler Junior High, now South 2300 East and hopes to under construction, is opened have another elementary school in the fall of 1965. ready by the fall of 1964. Enrollments in that area are Presently, Midvale Junior High draws from Butler, reported at 586 at Butler, 602 Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Midvalley, Mountview, and Union elementary schools, and has 1,058 enrolled in 7th and 8th grades along with all 9th graders attending at Hill-creHigh. The 6th graders presently enrolled in these elementaries total 646, which, added to the current 7th graders, will send 1,201 to Midvale Junior next year, about 200 more than rated Benjamin Hampton was ap pointed commander of Jordan Citation Issued ,Post 35, American Legion at a For Leaving Scene meeting held Tuesday evening, Police report the issuance of Sept. 3. Other officers appointed a citation for leaving the scene to assist the Midvale group to of an accident to George M. get back on its feet are SylvestZdunich, 161 S. Grant St. The er DiBella, first vice commandcharge was placed following an er; Leo Anderson, second vice accident at 194 Roosevelt St. at 2:45 a.m. Sunday, when Zdun-ich'- s car struck a parked car owned by Joey Phelps, damag ing the car and pushing it into a truck. from bleach bottles, will be donated time next week to the Primary ChilHospital. Approximately 40 of these were made for the children to enjoy. Friday, September 13, 1963 15,000... Students enrolled in Jordan district totaled 15,011 at the end of the first full week of school, Supt. Reed H. Beckstead reported to the board of educa tion Thursday night. This represents a gain of of 1,369 over the enrollment 13,642 at the same time a year, an increase of almost exactly ' " linfl Published Every Friday at Midvale, Utah Number36 Volume3 Jordan Schools Have c Lake City, Utah MiiMwwwfirnin'' : v Plerpont alt I "The Union Pacific doesn't want any crossing accidents anywhere, and we're willing to remove trees to improve visibility, even tliougn they are not on our property," a railroad oiiicial iiiionnod the Sentinel Uus week. 1 ne call was m response to week last picture puohshed snowing a conuuion at the Center si. crossing in Midvale wuitti scnooi ous urivcrs uangerous because is liiuiicu by a lice. inc Ln.on t'aciiic spokesman icponeu Uiai in l'Joi, when ceiiur si. was wiutucu lium 41 io i'J lcci and the hashing signals reiocaieu, tne CP engineering tiepai (ineiil asKCd io 1 move tne tree and which aio glow-iiiuu.mics, iicauuj on puvaie property, out i poi mission was rciuscu oy uie piopeuy owner. lie stressed that the IP is , still wining to remove or trim tne tree, out nccus permission ' ol the owner, "because it is on property this tree is j private not the railroad's responsibility and we are not legally obligated," the spokesman added, "but the I'P is witling to do al-- , most anyth.ng within reason to minimize or eradicate grade crossing accident. There scorns to be general agreement that a hazard exists, The UP is willing to remove whose land It i on. ' Ownership has not born looked up, but if the owner w ill call either the Sentinel or the Union Pacific office, the tree can be disposed of, and every-ou- e will be bappyi Uie con-siu- visi-oiiu- y n 1 k '. i |