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Show r - t-- ... $vc V 14. if j Volume 3 SV,I n . . . Home lighting decorations in Midvale will be judged this Saturday night, members of the committee lighting Jaycees reminded this week. Midvale residential streets are sparkling with brilliant lights and Christmas scenes as residents prepare for the annual judging. As announced previously, the Junior Chamber of Commerce is again sponsoring the home lighting contest, and will award Tilt! A freight car and caboose were a bit g battered iuesday afternoon after a collision in the Rio Grande switch yards north of Sugar St. in Midvale One train had stopped on a switch when another backed up and pushed it off the rails. Three side-swipin- , freight cars wore damaged, in addition to the caboose. One car was tipped over on its side, but others stayed more orless upright. Rails ar right, one of the main line double tracks, was put out of service until wreckage was cleared. Farmers Union iQOry MLB'taies Advises Changes Intercom At Iidgemont Studies are bein continued on the feasibility of installing an intercom system in Edgcmont This'nThat By Jay Overheard on Main St.: "Women are like pinwhecls . you don't have to understand them to enjoy watciiing them." In At a meeting of the Farmers Union Utah-Idahwheat como elementary school. The district does not presently have communications systems in any elementary schools, but Edge-mois the largest elementary and without a experiences of other schools are being sou eht to aid the board in determining whether or not a communications system would operate efficiently enough to continue without adding to the administrative staff. Raceways for installation of such a system were included in the original construction. Resignations were, accepted Miss from Forbis. Nancy teacher at Midvale Junior; Mrs Susan Benson. Alta View; Mrs Tamera Hewitt, Crescent; and Mrs Lily Simper, secretary at Hillcrest High. Contracts for two replacement teachers were approved. Mrs Margaret D. Fullmer at Crescent and Mrs Carolyn Sue Matarazzo at Alta View, and Mrs Vern Lester was appointed to fill the seer-tarivacancy. In connection with building projects, the board approved connection of water and sewer lines and electrical service at Bella Vista, and authorized Charles Baugh to design a sprinkling system for Peruvian Park elementary school. l, al Going to press a whole day early is quite a struggle the first week, we find. Cut we are sure that merchants will like the idea of having their ads in the hands of shoppers a day early, for a full week end of shopping. Wherever press day has been stepped up in this fashion, it has also appealed to subscribers. There is something psychologically wonderful about Friday's paper in the mailbox on Thursday. Cooperation has been splendid. Advertisers have made their copy available early so the Sentinel composing room can get the copy set in type. Correspondents Have followed the new schedule remarkably well. And we hope, as we go to afternoon, press Wednesday that a lot of people won't be disappointed that their want ads won't make this edition. last-minu- remember deadlines And for the next paper will be Sat- (Continued on rage 3) Hillcrest Madrigal Singers Entertain r The madrigal singers of Hillcrest High School, directed by A. Dean, will entertain Monday night at the Christmas meeting of Midvale Kiwanis Club. Polluting of Jordan River Brings Fine man A Midvale has been fined $100 for polluting the Jordan River, the Salt Lake County Health Department has announced. Charles W. Anderson pleaded guilty before Judge Mel Ilumpheries last week on a charge of dumping the remains of a deer in the river. . itt !!T &v Wheal Rules mittee, held Wednesday, Dec. 9, it was resolved that statement be sent to the U. S. Department of Agriculture suggesting improvements in the program. Henry Schmidt, West Jordan wheat grower and chairman of the committee, said the committee approves of the present wheat and feed grains program; also they approve the land retirement program recommended by the national agriculture advisory commission. However, the Department of Agriculture was urged to consider the recommendations as follows: "We recommend that the government buy or lease land so it will be taken out of production for a period of 10 years or longer. A small amount of land surrounding the ranch home should be excluded so that someone would continue to live on tfie ranch for the benefit of rural economy; best-lighte- d "Scenes of Kennecott Appoints Utah Accountant Christmas" William, B. Stump was named administrative accountant for Kennecott's Utah Copper Division in an announcement made by Division Comptroller 0. C. Madsen. Midvale The Community Since 1959, Mr Stump has Church chancel choir in conbeen supervisor of general acwith Senior the High junction Youth Methodist Fellowship counting at the company's Ray Sunday evening, Dec. 20, at 7 Mines Division in Arizona. p.m., wm present ineir annual where he joined the company Christmas cantata ana Christ mas tableau. The choir will be as a clerk in 194G, and has held singing some of the beautiful various clerical and accounting songs- of Christmas and the posts. ; . church youth will portray vivid With his wife and their four living pictures of the scenes of Chrsitmas. All who desire children,, he will make his to share with them in the spirit home in Salt Lake City at, 2959 of Christmas are invited to atMorgan Dr. tend; fait Three Jordan Cage Teams Doing Well i ! 1 Midvalt Junior High gathChrltms tret thi week for practict tettion in preparation for the traditional Chrufmei program on 'Monday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditor ium. The PTA .portion the program, with Mr Q, Frank YVinget as preiidcnt, and Lloyd ! Figure Skating Judge Advanced in Rank Mrs' Matt (Ida) Tateoka, South 2700 West. South Jordan, has been appointed Gold Dance judge by the U. S. Figure Skating Ass'n, making her the only ice skating judge with this rank between Denver and the Tacific coast She will judge at the Pacific Sectional competitions in "Seattle, Wash, in January. 9860 Christmas Open House Thursday A 42 'I 73-665-5- At Copperview The annual Christmas open house at the Copperview School will be held Thursday evening Dec. 17 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Everyone is invited to visit the rooms and enjoy the decorations that the teachers and students prepared. At 7:30 p.m. the third and sixth grades will present a musical program. The PTA has furnished and decorated the bright Christmas trees in the school and the table decorations in the Jordan 24 42 GO 80 11 21 37 51 Jordan Highland 61 73 Bingham Cyprus 21 37 58 73 18 43 52 60 Spanish Fork Elder Box Communications Security Assured by New Cable e one-hal- 2:00-2:45- , In emergencies, each center can generate its own power anil provide living quarters,-- , food, and water to operate in, a up" condition format least Uirce weeks. :. ,! Communications are carried inside the cable by pencilizcd, copper tubes called coaxials. Some 1.800 imultanomis conversations can be transmitted over a pair of coaxials. The cable contains 12 coaxials. , Tuesday, UZ; Bi-C- 1:00-1:4- Sn-- Jan. 57:45-8:30- 9:45-10:3- 10:45-11:3- E G; , 2:00-2:1- Ce-D- II. ; 5 p.m., as promised, Sent Claus is met by hordes of cheering children who pressed forward for a "Merry Chritmas" and a Yuletide treat from Santa himself. Mayor Henry Beckstead drove Santa's sleigh, drawn by a sturdy, if unromantic pony. ; 1- J j Pressing close to soek with Santa, o just to touch the grand old bewiskered man, were hundreds of smiling children who, in their eagerness, almost blocked the way. But Santa just kept smiling, and didn't seem to mind a bit at he chatted with the joyful youngster. ) t ' Lib " ' "" m- i v f v O- J night. Pictured with the painting? done by children are, left to right, Rocky Roblet, Ronald Davis, Dotty Dowd, and Debra school's Coulter. house Thursday Is Begun on New Center f Hi ( Work Students at Copperview elementary are proud of their art work depicting Nativity scenes which will be on display at the open j Arriving at the city hall promptly at ?r i'. ; Christmas i L"L , 3:00-3:4- 8:45 9:30, L : 1:00-1:4- Ri-S- i. i center. 10:45-11:3- 0 Me-O- ; V -- d 8:45 9:30, 9:45-10:3- ? story buildings, entirely underground. Small entrance buildings are the only structures above ground. Personnel enter the communications centers through an excess vault sealed off by two lead-lineconcrete doors, each weighing 3,600 pounds. One door cannot be opened before the other closes. Ventilation at each center is controlled by a sensing device that would react automatically to a nuclear blast. Blast valves, steel discs, huge spring-loadewould be triggered into position, choking off the intake of outside air, and filtering equipment would cut in to prevent fallout from contaminating the blast-resista- Ji IK: 19 30 43 65 12 22 31 55 Bingham n 7:45-8:30- ;4 1-- A $200 million cable route that adds 9.000 telephone circuits to the 15,000 now spanning the country was opened for service Dec. 2, the Bell Telephone System. The 4.000-miltranscontinental cable was built by the Bell System to withstand natural disasters including nuclear blast short of a direct hit. It can take on overall pressure of more than 100 pounds a square inch. An overall pressure of f pound per square inch could crush the average home. All communications associated equipment with the cable is shockmounted in underground concrete buildAll new students who plan to ings. The cabel itself is four enroll for winter quarter at the to five feet underground. The cabel runs from New University of Utah should contact the office of the registrar York to California, skirting all for application major cities and potential tarimmediately forms and instructions. get areas. Strung along the Joseph A. Norton, registrar, route which passes through announced this week that ap- New Mexico, Arizona, and Neplications and transcripts arc vada, are 900 underground indue for all new students, in- termediate amplifier stations-- all unmanned and 11 manned cluding former students not centers that registered during autumn quar- communications link the cable with existing fater. cilities. The communications He added that applications for admission with credentials, centers, built of heavily reinshould already be complete. forced concrete, are one to two Late applications for new students, however, will be conI ,-sidered until Dec. 21. Former students returning to the university must file applications, but may do so without regard to the Dec. 21 deadline as their credentials are on file. Applications can be obtained by contacting the Admissions Office, 201 Park Building, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Utah. More than" 3.000 University students have already registered for winter quarter through the new program of advanced registration. These upper classmen registered in November. Registration forms will be issued at the appointed hour according to alphabetical rmuilion of surnames listed below: Jan. 4 Monday, new students only; 4 73-6- Quarter Listed and Ptul Searcy, mutic teachers, In ef the program, which will charge rt tchool featurt the bind, orchestra, and com David Smith, Annette Larten, Marcia Hig-hePam Tikchner, Pat Martin, Michael LePrey, John Curtit, Perry Allen, and Mark MarkowtkL dimond 4 44-4- 0 fn Minie ttudent ered around lh Santa CUus gaily decorated sleigh join the parade on E. Center St. last Friday afternoon, following the Hillcrest High School Band. Midvale Junior High Band followed Santa's sleigh in the line of march. 80-5- Registration For Winter y .'. ''JVv." Basketball teams of Jordan district high schools improved their winning averages during the week with three wins in five games. vicHillcrest posted a tory over Davis. Jordan broke even, beating and losSpanish Fork, ing to Highland, Bingham also had a 1 week, winning over Cyprus, and losing to Box Elder, Preseason play continues this week and early next week with some games also, sced-ulc- d between Christmas and New ears. League play will open the first week in January. ' Results: Davis 10 27 38 40 Hillcrest 9 17 29 44 - Mid vale's Kiwanis Bowl on is jiow being used successfully N. Main St. will be converted in many locations. to a skating rink during the When the ice thaws, the watwinter months, Mayor Henry announced Beckstcad this er is held as a shallow pond, and cold night temperatures week. The mayor said that the will again freeze it into a county recreation department smooth sheet of ice, ready for and Midvale city would share the blades of youthful skaters. in the cost of the project, with The plastic material can be the city providing the labor of building and maintaining the salvaged, and with care should serve for a number of seasons. rink. New techniques will be used Mayor Beckstcad said that this year in an effort to pre- once the plastic sheet is in serve a sheet of ice in good place and .embankments built to hold the water, the Kiwanis condition. Warm spells have always Bowl will be flooded, and the been a bugaboo to outdoor rest will be up to the weatherman. rinks, with mild days causing the ice to melt and the water to soak away into the ground U beneath. It is hoped to overcome this handicap this season by covering the ground with a large sheet of plastic. The plastic, which will be supplied by the county recreation department. d I MM 22. Portrayed Plan Ice Skating Rink At Kiwanis Bowl ---- lli They point out that no entry is necessary, and that the judges have been instructed to tour every street and judge every lighted home. The committee points out that it is not too late to put up decorations and participate in th contest. Lights must be turned on at dusk and left on through the evening hours. If lights are not turned on when the judges pass by, no consideration can be given. Shirl Hone is chairman of the judges' committee, and other judges will be Ruel Brown, and Mike Varanakis. They will make their judging tour SaturDec. 19, and day evening, trophies will be presented to the winners on Tuesday, Dec. trophies for the first, second, and third homes in the city. Judges will also select the honorary "Christmas Street" in the city. This will be based on of participation, percentage brilliance, and tasteful decoration on a mass basis. Shirl Hone and Fred Pickren are of the lighting contest, and have expressed pleasure at the great number of homes ' participating this year. vari-colore- d garage. Largest Paid Mailed Weekly in Utah Circulation Home Lighting Judged This Week II A short meeting, concerned with routine business matters, was conducted by Jordan district boarc of education Monday night. There will be no further board meetings this year, the next meeting being set for Tuesday, Jan. 12. Sale of an old bus garage at Draper, no longer used, was approved, and the board requested bids on the installation of lifts in the district bus Friday, December 18, 1964 Published Every Friday at Midvale, Utah 1 i Lights On! . Number 5 1 i Construction of South Village Shopping Center was begun this week at 9400 South 700 East, Sandy. llornian Construction Co. is developer of the mU with Charles Moore, Salt" Lake City, ' as , $750,000 will lh spriii in , ,,. strutting the first phase, wliidi will include about 50,0o0 square feet, with lessees including Safeway, Sprousc-Reitz- , ami Rexall Drugs, Retail spare at the center is reach' 97,000 to expected square feet eventually. |