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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. 141 Pierpont Ave Salt Lake Cityl, Utah 5-1- -57 THIS ' WAT . By JAY Overheard on Main St.: "Why doesn't Salt Lake put its own house in order instead of trying to get the rest of the county to The Midvale .Ok f . at Midvale, SUBSCRIPTION, $2.50 PER YEAR BY MAIL Friday, November 30, 1956 pay its bills?" It is increasingly evident that a group in Salt Lake is going to continue to press for consolidation, thus victimizing the communities around the city. And unless the towns and communities in the southern part of the county organize a real fight they are going to lose, and become a voice- Published Every Friday i 1- -y ENTINEL Utah SINGLE COPY 5c Volume XXIII Home Lighting Contest To lie Biooer. Briahter Name Five to Study Jordan Redisricting Midvale residents are mapping buying lights and ornaand making decorations annual Christmas lighting which the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring. Aim of the 1956 contest is to of the county commission an make Midvale more than ever nounced the following appoint- "the friendly city of Christmas lights." ments to the committee: Every home is invited to partic Harold V. Davis and Casper A. Nelson, Midvale; Joseph J. ipate and to illuminate the home, Schmidt, West Jordan; E. A. Hen- - grounds, and special Yuletide dec drickson, Draper, and Robert orations as brightly and in as many colors as possible. Jimes, Bingham. As before, two contests are beThis committee will study the Chamber redistricting problem which came ing sponsored by the best street best indithe and the make well and two months ago up a recommendation for revising vidual homes. areas of the district for electing Merrill Brown, chairman of board members. The next possible judging and awards, announces time for bringing about a redis- that the rules will be approxithe same as for former tricting will be in October, 19C1. mately years, except that an effort will be made to improve the general Marlon S. Bateman Is Named to Library Board effect by requesting everyone to add to his last year's display. Marlin S. Bateman, 517 S. State In the contest for the best light St., Sandy, was approved Wednes- ed street, each block, on both day by the county commissioners sides of the street, between coras a member of the Salt Lake ners, will b0 considered a unit. A County Library Board. Mr Bate unit must have a miniumm of 12 man fills the unexpired term, exhomes, and when it falls short of piring July 2, 1958, of the late their figure it will be combined E. Peterson. Arthur with an adjacent block. At least of the homes must be decor75 Local Youths Involved ated in order to make the unit In Thefts of Hub Caps eligible for prizes. a series The unit judged best will reMurray police solved of hub cap thefts Sunday night ceive prizes for every person livwhen they arrested two boys, 16 ing in the unit. Everyone, includand 17 years old, who gave East ing children, will get free tickets Midvale and Union addresses. to the Bulk Theatre in Midvale. The five individual homes Two sets of hub caps stolen earlier in the evening were found in judged best will receive a trophy their car, the Murray officers re and theatre tickets for all living ported. The juveniles were ar in the home. rested for running a red light and Chairman Brown announces that judging will be done in the having improper registration. Number 48 West Jordan Proceeds on Sewer Plans evenings, some time d u r l n gsponsoreu the home lighting con-Christmas week, and that lights test for several years and has A sewage system for West Jor and decorations must stay upbeen gratified to see each year's dan moved a step nearer realizaless, powerless, helpless, taxpay-inuntil Jan. 2, 1957, in order to grow in both the number tion this week as the Citizens part of a greedy city which main eligible for prizes. of participating homes and the Sewer Committee received as has made a failure of its own gov The Chamber of Commerce has quality of the displays. ernment and insists upon forcing surance that the, $630,000 project it upon others. could be financed. ' tff TP A 4 Lauren W. Gibbs, municipal Somebody who had more time bond expert, informed Joseph J. than most of us, figured out that s' Schmidt, chairman of the an editor's time is spent somehe prothat committee, what as follows, which might be ject could be carried out because reasonable for most any business of West Jordan's fortunate posi- man: f Ition in having a large assessed val 8 hours. Sleeping uation in comparison with the 2 hours. Eating population. '& Washing, sheving, bathing Present plans anticipate that a hour. The contract of Thorn Construc mitting ga'free flow of traffic contract be negotiated with Mid 'i tion Co. for widening and paving across the full width, of the street. Dressing and undressing vale City to process the sewage at hour. of E. Center St., has been extendLater on, city officials hope to its treatment plant on the Jordan V ed by the State Road Commission continue the Getting to and from work improvement west River about 6800 South, so that in to include the section west of the ward, relieving the bottleneck at hour. itial costs would include only the 1 Non business conversation Rio Grande tracks to Holden St. the trestle between the flotation collection system and a pumping hour. Mayor Henry Beckstead made mill and smelter. tation. Answering unnecessary phone this announcement at the council It is estimated that the sewer 1 hour. calls meeting Wednesday evening. It would cost about $550,000, plus mail Looking through useless was agreed two weeks ago by the $80,000 for road repairs. 1 hour. railroad company and the road To finance the cost, a sewer 2 hours. Family life commission that the improveconnection fee of $125 has been, 1 hour. Entertainment ments would be extended to HolBurk Smith a monthly service Marlys and Young suggested, 1 hour. Shopping den St. fee of $2.50 plus the cost of profrom to and Write-up- s meetings Late in September the Thorn of these "citizens of the week" at Mt. Jordan Riding cessing the sewage on a contract The answer to the question. 1 hour. and events Co. was awarded the contract on School appeared last week, but the cuts did with Midvale city. Junior High is is 'What being teaching?" good Vacations, sickness, visiting its bid of $33,700 to improve E. The connection fees are expectnot arrive hi time for use. conducted sought in a survey 1 hour. Center St. between State St. and ed to bring in a fund of $50,000. Parent-Teachwork week this by meetclub Church and social the Rio Grande main line after A bond issue of $600,000 would ers in Jordan district and school 1 hour. ings the railroad company has lowered finance the remainder of construc M. D. Ballard and 0. Vt hour. the rails of its spur track to street employes tion costs and would be repaid by 1 James Macfarlane. Work around the home grade. a 12 mill tax levy plus the ser hour. Starting Thursday, PTA work At that time it was hoped that A letter amplifying and clarify therefore were anxious to get vice charges. in of area dis ers 'Jordan A every schedule, per the work could be a definite expression from the One of the suggestions made accomplished trict began contacting parents of ing the position of the West Jor haps. But the only trouble with it this fall, but are school of education. board to the committee by Mr Gribbs present plans who citizens children on the and dan a Stake to 23 hours now to pro is that it adds up presidency "When the students would-b- e was that an agreement be worked delay start of the work have no children in school, asking transfer of Jordan High transferred to day, which leaves only one hour until posed early Bingham High out to have the West Side Water spring. a to out them fill a a day for editing questionnaire newspaper! School students to Bingham High School we would need additional Co., do the In recent weeks Mayor Beck- billing and collection to obtain opinions of lay No matter how we figure it, it stead has held repeated confer designed has been supplied the Sen School on of sewer the 4) (Continued service fees along page schools. citizens about just won't work. We can't get our ences with railroad and highway with its water billing to the same tinel Mr the that Ballard To a in hour one out explained day. paper officials, and finally got approval area. Howard W. Barben, stake presi (Continued on page 4) keep from neglecting our paper, all around for lowering the rail A detailed study of the plans this week issued the follow dent, we have to neglect some of the of the D&RGW tracks to GENE GOES FULL 15 ROUNDS IN TRAINING and recommendations is being statement: other duties outlined above. The as far west as Holden Bingham ing St. This made by the committee and the 'To those who may have felt one the seems to take the most work has now been added paving town board, and a mass meeting West Jordan Stake presithat the consistent beating U that theorett to the Thorn contract at the same to were influence cal 8 hours of sleep. dency trying Further clarification of the plan is being planned to explain the rate and will be done at the 6ame Gene Fullmer, training at Gros- - Zachar, a middleweight went three rounds with Paul Per the policy of the Jordan District to citizens and get their reto utilize Bingham High School setup lime. to Robin kins, three with Lloyd McCoy, a action before the proposition is school board, possibly an expla singer, N.Y, for his Dec. 12 cham- whose style is similar The smoke that accumulated in When completed, the job will son's. light heavyweight, and one with nation of the motive and con- facilities was offered this week by put to a vote of the the valley the past week almost people in the pionship fight with Ray RobinIn his workout Monday, Gene Julie Rhodes, a welterweight. The give Midvale a wide Center St. tent of the letter written by them Dr J. 0. Jones, chairman of the town. view and from mountains hid the Monroute went the son, rest of the rounds were on the of accommodating four Jordan Board of Education. Dr to the board is in order. the bright sunshine on the peaks capable lanes of traffic all the way from day and the resort crowd watch- Skeleton of Canadian heavy and light bags. valin a "For several months the school Jones' statemen follows: the dimmed to wan glow State St. to Holden St. Trains, of ing him loved every minute of it. Sugar Ray Robinson, the 36 board has "For two years the Jordan gathered statistics and Removed from Canyon ley. It never got bad enough to old champion, expresses con- to operate with continue year course, show Gene's Marv liked Jensen this information to the Board of Education has been plan bother traffic or stop the planes presented in he boundaries of the street, Discovery of a skeleton in a nnaence in winning, too, but sport people indicating that a great ning to utilize fully the most mod from flying, as happened a couple too, and offered the predicand on those occasions will limit ing, small box canyon between Mill writers report he isn't as cocky number of high school students ern high school plant in the Jor of years ago when the weather tion that Gene is ready for Ray to one traffic lane. and Riif Cottonwood can iaUl as usual. Creek jaslbond would of necessity be transferred dan school district. Such a move man threw in a pea soup fog that right now. Wire stories quoted A report the first of the week to is the lower tracks The led to its identification by plan yons to Bingham High School Massjcannot be made by a simple mo- stuck around for about 10 days Marv: "We know that the only-wato street grade and pave up to as that of Alex was that ticket sales for he MadiGentle breezes finally wafted we can teat Robinson is by sheriff's officers meetings have been held and lion in a board meeting, to which When workmen blasted off the and the between thus G. Marshall. ander 51, Nelson, son Square Garden mach have numerous rails, per board members agree. across the valley Wednesday af so can't he fast a opinions expressed .five"Some pace setting side of a mountain and created passed the $175,000 mark and that both for and British Colufbia. Canada. of the major problems a the proposternoon to thin out the smoke against stay with us." million cubic yards of rock fill demand for tickets is brisk. that confront the board are: als of the board. film, which was Retting a little Deer Hunter Injured It was also reported that Gene The bones were first found by for the new Union Pacific cutoff "1. Increased furniture and across "The West Jordan Stake presibit on the disagreeable side. has a new sparring partner, Bill Cliff Clauson, 30 West 3900 South, Jordan Alumni Hold In Canyon Saturday Salt Lake, a Midvale firm while hunting, and were recoverforms the board of educa- equipment needed. The haze in the valley was a dency took more than ordinary interest Reunion Dance Friday ac An was Idaho hunter Sher"2. deer builed Increased Cota curriculum. tion of a beautiful sight from Little by posse led by Deputy seminary in the big blast iff Kresh Juretich, Midvale, who Jordan High alumni are remind- ding at Coppcrton adjacent to the "3. Increased faculty. tonwood Canyon, and we tried to cidently shot in the leg in Little All of the bits, steel, power "4. Increased transportation. said evidence indicated that the ed of the homecoming dance this Bingham High School. They are catch some of its wierd beauty on Cottonwood Canyon Saturday mor rock drills, and machinery used man fell 200 feet from a cliff. ning. Willard Allen, 24, Burley, 'The school board congratu in drilling the rock for the blast-infilm for our readers. Friday evening at Jordan gym. also members of the board of edIda., was helped by his brother A motorcycle traced to Mar All graduates and their partners ucation of the Jordan Seminary. lates the presidency of the West charges were furnished for Snow isn't very deep at Alta James, Salt Lake, with whom he shall was impounded by the sher are invited to take part in the The Jordan Seminary is crowded Jordan Stake o( the LDS Church the job by Utah Bit & Steel, Inc., and Brighton yet, but thousands was hunting, and Bernard Blitz, A drive for 1951 after being annual reunion, which will begin to overcapacity and if the present for being alert to the problems 7580 S. State, it was announced clothing in Hungary iffs office in South and Was- at 9 o'clock with the association student load is continued at Jor- and pointing out many advantof ski enthusiasts are already Midvale. who happened 'along is being aided by the American found near 60th by A. M. Ross, manager. churning down the slopes and rid shortly after the accident. Blitz Legion Auxiliary and chairmen atch Drive. No trace of the man officers and their special commit dan a building program will be ages to be gained by such a Mr Ross reported that the blast. tees In charge. ing the lifts. The skiers start out used his bell for a tourniquet and have been appointed in Salt Lake could be found at that time. necessary at that seminary. We move." third largest exolo- most the man to but of full helped carry injured enthusiasm, early sion in history, required 8 box County communities. ' his ' car was he snow and driven to of them wear out before the cars of powder Clothing is needed for men, wo600,000 pounds. Salt Lake hospital for treatment. does. men, and children, but especially The rock, from a mountain on J" : for children. the west side of the lake, will go Cleaning and minor repairs will long ways towards completing be taken care of at tho national the $49 million railroad 1 office. ' fill across the lake. Eight or 10 0 4 if Shoes must be tied in pain. Ar ; i Erection of Midvale' downtown day, Dec. S, as announced in the smaller blasts will be required , to crcat rock for the rest of the Christmas lighting decorations is the official publication made on tides are to be rolled tightly and Nov. 18. The regular council meet packed in boxes or sacks. Khedulcd for Saturday, Dec. 1. fill, it is estimated. Donors are asked not to send The strings of colored lights ing will follow at 7 o'clock, and or ragged clothing are improved this year by replace- will Include consideration of the moth-eateshoes. crepe dresses, ment of unsatisfactory wire with tentative budget for 1957. The council opened bids on or fur coats. 2,000 feet of new wire, replace. Chairmen in this area are: ment of burned out bulbs, and re- leasing a police car and began Post 119, West Jordan area pair of many of the damaged Yule consideration of offers from Riv en on Motor Co. at $108 pr Jean Stcadman, 7619 South 1530 bells. At the last Sandy city council The lights will again be install- month. Bennett Motor Co at West. a resolution was passed meeting, Post 77, Sandy area, Rita Bills ed by workmen of Utah Power & S121.no per month, and Petty Mo the burning and pilprohibiting 720 East 8475 South. month. No ac Light Co., which also furnishes tor Co. at $121 per ing up of trah, garbage, and tree the power. The Greeting sign tion was taken until council can Post 35, Midvale area, Onda limbs on Sandy city streets. The E. Center St. !' atop the city hall will also be tfudy the proposals more thor Pearson, 500 I 'I ruling was made necessary as season. for oujjhly. erected the holiday 3 Occupants Escape as some of the citizens have been Other actions of the council The city council has agreed to U N , t piling up trash and tree limbs exCar Plunges in Canyon ' : do its usual part in Fponsoring Wednesday Included: H . t ' pecting the city to pick them up. ' Refusal of another application Santa Claus' visit to Midvale on U . A plunge down a steep The council feels that it is the license a Mid at tavern the Patio, embankment near for Dec. 8. Santa will arrive in Big Cottonwood of the residents to responsibility vale promptly at 1 p.m. with . Main St.; establishment of i Canyon Tuesday demolished an haul away to the dump their own treat for all the children who 12 minute parking tone for com automobile but the three occu tree limb and any other heavy or mcrcial vihicles in front of the pants walked come to see him. away with only sup bulky trash that cannot be hanChristmas trees will again be tiurk Theatre; elimination of no- erficial injuires. Mr tt Mrs Leon dled by the city garbage truck. provided for tho city hall and the parking tones and pcnnitling ard Everett Sevcrson, 7730 South All ordinary trash for weekly firemen's hall. parking on Center St.; eliminating 1700 West, West Jordan, were pickup should be put Into proper on side one on of Smeller shaken up and their The council will receive bids parking daughter, which when filled containers the city hall remodeling job until St.; Asking Dr J. S. Alley, health Mrs Alta Moran. 8751 South 13th should not exceed 73 pounds. noon Monday, Dec. 10, and will officers, to Investigate report East Sandy, suffered face and Upon publication of this notice ward the contract o that the of rats In the business district; head lacerations. The Highway Pa Smoke hare in &i!t Lake Utile Cottonwood Canyon, the Midvale-Sandsection of the Sandy public safety officers valley built up for almost a vvcrl second floor can be revamped final approval of the purchase of trol report indicated the car som until the valley looked like this. Air was dear and Warm in the wilt be authorized to issue arrest gentle frecm began to wafl the film away on Wed113 scU of four-wastreet signs ersaulted down the embankment early next year. known A freak induced as wrathcr inversion the hate, holding the smoke within the citations tor violations of this an canyon and The hearing on changing areas at a total cost of $1,337.25; ap and landed on its top about a nesday, rwolutioit. in the vicinity of Eighth Ave proval of the city gar mile south of the Wasatch Holla-da- by a high pmure system over the intormountain area, valley. Peaks of the Cviuirrh range, a good 30 mile away, The city 1U continue 1U anfrom residential to industrial ton- age and enlarging the office Blvd. Intersection at the held smoke in tho valley and kept temperature low in the are dearly visible above the layer of smoke which filled nual two week clean-ucampaign mouth of the canyon. ing will be held at 6 p.m. Wednee space. tli valley. valley, high in the mountains. Sunday noon, from high in (Sentinel tltoto) in the spring of each year. Mrs A. J. Sabey (left) and Mrs LaMar A. Burkinshaw Proposed redisricting of Jor (right), secretary and president of Jordan Council PTA, dan School District will be studied confer with 0. D. Ballard regarding the survey being made by a committee named this week of lay opinion to help learn "What is good teach Monday afternoon by the Salt Lake County Commission. (Sentinel Photo) ings Chairman Lamount B. Gunder-sefive-ma- n plans, ments, for the contest n mxe tcuxenas 'avina Contract :or Center St. "What Is Good TeachingTFTA Seeks Answer g Mt. Jordan Names 'Citizens of Week' citi-cent- West Jordan Slake Amplifies lis Position on Transfer of Students Board Chairman Issues Statement On Student Shift ... Fullmer Popular As He Prepares for Robinson. ot . Midvale Finn Supplies Drills For Big Blast one-roo- Legion Auxiliary Aids Hungary Clothing Drive g c " I- Christmas Lights Scheduled io Go up in Downtown Midvale Dec. 1 Sandy Decrees No high-heele- City Pickup of Trash or Branches 'l i' ' - 4 t: 'f K - 2G0-fo- ot : ny - y y alve y |