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Show I 1 ! ' Universal Microfilm Corp. . ! 141 Pierponl Ay). t II I 1 VOL. 69, NO. 44. An Independent Newspaper" BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, I960 Oldest Weekly In Salt Lake County TELEPHONE PR 36 BINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL NEWS by Athena Floroi MINERS BRING HOME STATE CLASS A BASKETBALL TITLE Bingham High School and thous-ands of it graduates this week are busy celebratii--j the greatest bas- - ketball triump.i in the Miners' his-tory. Coach Udell Wankier, with two aces gone in the final game against Olympus, pulled his team to win the state Class A hih school bas-ketball championship last Saturday n'ght at Ute Fieldhouse in Salt Lake City. This is the first state basketball championship for the Miners. In previous tourney games, Bing-ham met and defeated East, Jordan and Carbon. After the triumph Saturday night a victory celebration was held at the Civiq Center in Bingham. A look see at the trophy was gotten by the hosts of fana who were there in abundance. Congratulations were priven the team by Principal Joel P. Jensen, Vice Principal Donn Parr and John J. Creedon. David Erickson and George Sluga the scoring leaders of Bingham's team, have been named to the I960 Class A All-Stat- e Team. Trophy Received At Special Award Assembly Monday Afternoon A special award assembly was held at Bingham High School Mon-day afternoon, March 4, to honor the team and to receive the Class A H gh School Basketball trophy and the Region Four first place trophy from Mr. E. V. Mortenson, principal of Murray High School and member of the Utah High School Activities Assn. Each player was crowned "state champ" by his mother, and the mothers each received a carnation corsage from her son. After the singing of the school song, special tr.butes were paid to the champs and Coach Wankier by Principal Joel P. Jensen, Vice Principal Don Parr, T. H. McMullin and H. W. Jorgensen, Mrs. Orvil Dimond, mother of Harold Dimond, student body president; John J. Creedon speaking for Mayor Joe Dispenza of Bingham, Supt. Reed H. Beckstead, B II Coltrin, Tribune sports writer, Jerry Cahill, Deseret News sports writer, Leonard Beck-stead, representative from the town of Riverton; Clyde Buxton, member of the school board, and Dick Dixon representing KALL ra-dio. Other guests were Sonny All-so-a former Bingham coach; M. K. Bunnell and G. Wayne Simper, principal and vice principal of West Jordan Jr. High School. After the tributes, the cheerlead-ers were each presented a carna-tion corsage by Mrs. Virginia Mc- Donald, and the c6aches and team were presented. A large cake in the shape of a basketball court was presented by Key Club members. It was decora-ted in the school colors of blue and white. Students spent the entire day celebrating the victory. In the morn ir.g, the motion picture "Small Town Girl" was shown, and after the presentation of the trophies in the afternoon a victory dance was held in the gym. KALL radio and the Pepsi-Col- a Co. sponsored the dance giving free drinks and re-cords. Many congratulatory letters and telegrams have been received this week. We are, indeed very proud of our team. Regional One-A- ct Play Contest The Regional One-Ac- t Play con-test was held at Jordan High School Tuesday. Our play under the direc-tion of Glen Sacos won first place an the region. Meetings The F.F.A. Club, Safety Council and Lettermen Club held meetings Thursday. Third Quarter Next week marks the end of the third quarter and the beginning of test week. A definite schedule has been arranged for the finals that will be given. Band New The Binghrm High School Band, under direction of Reed Newbold, presented a program to the students of West Jordan Jr. High School Wednesday afternoon. 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';:v'ft eSLfL 3 iirni uiinrtri CLIFFORD BUTT FRANK DIMOND KENT SIMKINS REEVES DAHLSTROM A long awaited moment, fulfill-ment of a long aspired dream a state basketball championship was realized by the inspired Miner of Bingham High School last Sat-urday night when after uccesaively taking East, Jordan and Carbon, they defeated the Olympu High Titan in the tate basketball finals 64-5- 3 to capture the I960 State Class A Basketball Championship and with it bring to Bingham High School its first basketball champ-ionship in its history. In this victor-ious moment, all disappointments and heartbreaks of the paat were forgotten. , in celebrating th: great triumph, we're sure all Binghamitea here and everywhere fans, team support-ers and followers, graduate, form-er students and townspeople join us with pride and pleasure in ex-tending congratulation to the team and their coach for winning the state basketball championship and their great performance in tourna-ment play a well a throughout the entire eason, and for bringing Great honor to their school and town. Since the start of the season and all season, the team ha shown a great display of determination, ef-fort and teamwork, and gone all out in all of their games, which in the end ha richly rewarded them. They played inspiringly in the tour-nament and are justly deserving of all the praUe coming their way. Again, congratulation for a job well done. Two player on Bingham' cham-pionship team have been chosen for I960 All-Stat- e honor. They are Pave Erickson and George Slugm. BUS JUNIOR PROM TO BE HELD TONITE "Enchanted Sea" is the theme of Bingham High's big dance of the year, the Junior Prom, to be staged by the Junior Class tonight, Friday, in the high school gymnasium at Copperton. Dancing starts at 9:00 p.m. and music will be furnisSed by the "Tone Aires," Tina Boren and Betty Mae Wmn are of this year's soc-ial event. The committee chairmen are: JoAnn Pasquali, Estell Berrett, Randy Parr, Lauritz Petersen, Ath-ena Floros, Connie King, Connie Neilsen, Nikkie Jimas, Yvonne Card well, Tom Warner, Amelia Arron-co- , Gwen Phelps, Larry Smith, John Rekoutis, Jean Robison, Mar-ilyn Holladay, Mike Swain, LeaNae Bills, John Adondakis, Kathy Sim-kin- s, Gail Beckstead, Michael Cree-do- n, Dana Borich, Donna Deakin, Julia Menna and Linda Shulsen. Patrons for the evening are Mr. and Mrs. Sterling M. Beckstead, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Shulsen, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Warner, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Winn, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Boren, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Smith and Mr. and Mr. Tony Menna. Special guests include, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jenson, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jimas, Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Buxton, Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Bate-ma- n, Supt. and Mrs. R. H. Beck-stead, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dunn, Supt. and Mrs. H. W. Jorgensen, Mr. Klea Tedesco, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McMullin, Mr. and Mrs. Joel P. Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Parr, teachers and partners. Class officers are: Tom Warner, president; Gail Beckstead, vice pre-sident; Julia Menna, secretary; Linda Shulsen and Larry Smith, representatives. Class advisors are Cliarles Williams, Mrs. Beatrice Bates, Clenn Sacos, Mrs. Beatrice Densley and Robrt Bailey. . O ANNUAL IMMUNIZATION CLINIC STARTS MARCH 25 AT BINGHAM CIVIC CENTER The Salt Lake County Dept. of Health is sponsoring a branch of the County Immunization Clinic to be held in Bingham Canyon this spring, it iis announced. The clinic will be conducted by county public health nurses under the direction of Dr. Brewerton, county health depart-ment medical director. All shots will be given free. Residents of Bingham Canyon, Copperton and Lark are invited to participate and take advantage of this program. Immunizations against diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus (triple shot) will be available to all children from ages 6 months to 12 years. Quadrivac (triple shot and polio vaccine combined) will be offered for children from ages 6 months to 6 years only. These shots will be given on March 25, April 22 and May 20 only. Typhoid vaccine will be offered to residents of all ages on April I, April 8, and April 15. Small pox vaccination will be offered at the clinics giving D.P.T. shots. All the above clinics will be held at the Bingham Canyon Civic Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Immunization against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio requires a series of three shots, given one month apart, a booster shot the next year, and then a booster shot each three years. (Polio requires only the first booster.) Typho'd immunization requires a series of three shcUs given one week apart and a booster shot each I to 2 years. Small pox vaccination must be repeated each five years. All persons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or must present a request lor immunizations that is signed by his parent. O KENNECOTT OBSERVES SUGGESTION WEEK Employees of Kennecott's Utah Copper Division are cashing in on a special offer this week during ob-servance of "Suggestion Week." All employees submitting a sug-gestion during the week are being presented with multipurpose fingernail clipper. The offer, to-gether with letters to employees, is being sponsored by the Division to stimulate employee interest in mak-ing suggestions to improve opera-tions and safety. F. C. Green, general manager, who made the announcement, said that over $61,000 has been award-ed to employee suggesters since the program was started in 1957. Lnst month, one employee was awarded $1,387 for a simple idea that work-ed, he said. To make it convenient for em-ployees to submit their suggestions, a copy of the Company's new sug-gestion form and a envelope was included in the letter from Mr. Green sent each em-ployee. A total of 7,124 suggestions have been submitted by Division em-ployees since the suggestion system was inaugurated in 1957. Of these, 1,633 have been accepted and paid, said Mr. Green. O DREAM FINALLY COMES TRUE The heartbreaks and frustrations of 4 I years were forgotten last Sat-urday night, when a gallant band of Bingham High Miners brought home their first basketball champ-ionship. They were truly champs, a team without a super star, and beating the best teams in the state over four nights of thrilling battles. East, Jor-dan, Carbo' nand Olympus all bit the dust, in the Miners' relentless quest of its first basketball crown. In 1919, Bingham lost to Branch A. C. in the finals, in 1920 to Davis, in 1951 to Monroe, in 1956 to Pleasant Grove and in 1957 to Panguitch, but I960 was the magic year and although in most games, they were up against taller and larger players, their fight and de-termination made up the differ-ence. Saturday night the players and fans who have supported the team in good times and bad, came home with the golden trophy, and where did they land, but in the old home of basketball in Bingham, the old h gh school gym, now called the Civic Center. I believe the spirits of former players and fans were there that night to be among the first to see the coveted trophy, proudly dis-played by Coach Udell Wankier, who succeeded in winning the crown, the other coaches tried so hard for, Homer Christensen, Stub-by Peterson, Pesty Jarvia, Tommy McMullin and Sonny Allsop, Homer Chriatensen and his spirit squad of Tuffy Stillman, Jim Siddoway, Slim Thomas, Steve Vlasic, Alvin Hall, E'udie Grant and' others forgotten in the passing of time were there on the sidelines, with Irvin Still-ma- n at the timers table talking to L. W. Nielsen, our principal for many years, and on the race track, Johnny Jackson, Peggy Johanson and many other ghostly fans yell-ing their hearts out for the team. Dr. Paul Richards was sitting on the first row, with Connie Harris nearby and in the corner packed tight was the yell section, all the kids from Highland Boy, Copper-fiel- d, Bingham and Lark. Another great Bingham fan, con-fined to his bed for many years, was there in spirit too, Joe Scussel and his faithful wife, Edith. What a night it was in Bingham a homecoming of the living and those who have gone, saluting their heeroes, where basketball was born in Bingham and where the tradition of the Bingham Miners began. John J. Creedon O BINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL ADULT EDUCATION CLASS STARTS WED., MARCH 23 "The Follow Up of Youth Con-ference" will be subject of the Bing-ham High School adult edu-cation class to be held at the high school in Copperton starting Wed-nesday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Lee Skanchy will be teacher. All are invited to attend. It promises to be a very exciting class and will in-clude same discussion as the Youth Conference. O 1 This great victory came very ap-propriately at the time when space exploration is in full swing. The Miner are not first to reach the moon, but they certainly sent the Bingham rooters in a way-o- ut orbit. So, congratulations again to the champs, to the school, the coaches, to the entire squad of all staters that did know they could do it. Hail to the Bingham Miners Class A Basketball Kings! Meeting Monday The regular BDAA Board of Di-rectors meeting, postponed from last Monday, will be held Monday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the City Hall. B.D.AA FLASHES by Jim Abplanalp THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE! All Hail to the Bingham Minersl Hail to the Class A Basketball Champs I Bingham High, after nigh on to 40 years, has finally come up with that coveted crown that here-tofore had always eluded it. Coach Udell Wankier, and his gallant squad of hoopsters can well be proud of the honor they gained, and the many years of frustration and heartache that they erased from the memories of loyal Bing-ham fans. The present Miners are more than champs to the myriad line of players, coaches and fan that stretches back far beyond their recollection. It has taken a long time for the perennial hoop tourney entry from Bingham to gain the top rung, but the victory of the present day Miners Will be remembered as one of the most glorious accomplish-ments of a vast number of athletic achievements. It mattered very little what team the Miners ran up against in the big meet this year, the tougher the competition became, the harder and better the Miners played. Bingham placed two great per-formers on the all state selections, George Sluga and Dave Erickson. Both of these boys, as well as their coach and followers, know that their fine recognition was aided by a squad of regulars and reserve that wanted to win, and played like all staters to prove their point. BRIEF GAME RESUME The Bingham High Miner end-ed regular league play as with Jordan High School of Region Four. In the coin flip for Class A tournament placing, Bing-ham won and became the No. I team. In the first game Bingham met and defeated East 68 to 56, the second round found the Miners playing their league rival, Jordan, whom they took 50-4- '.he semi finals found the Miners playing the Carbon Dinos whom they defeated 61-5- 0, and the final "big one" with Olympus ended 64 to 53 in favor of the Miners. Here' how the teams finished in the Class A tourney: I. Bingham, 2. Olympus, 3. Carbon, 4. Davis, 5. East (consolation), 6 Logan, 7. Jordan, and 8. Oogden. MORMON YOUTH DISCUSS CULTURE ON NBC PANEL Ur.ivcrsiity of Utah professor, Keith Engar, will lead three young people in a discussion of cultural activities for youth on NBC net-work's "Faith in Action series on Sunday, March 20. The program will be heard at 8:15 a.m. EST on network, and ' to Utah audiences over station KCPX at 7:45 a.m. MST. This w II be the third in a series of four March nation-wid- e broad-casts on the current iputh program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints (Mormon). Richard Evans, commentator for Mormon Tabernacle Choir broad-casts for more than 30 years, will introduce Dr. Engar and his panel of young people. Panelists will include Deanna Sherwood, 18, U. of U. Freshman; Briant Cummens, 8, high school senior; and Joann McCrea, 17, high school junior. In a discussion titled "Culture for Youth" the group will review activities in drama, dance, music, and speech as provided by the Mu-tual Improvement Association of the L.D.S. Church. WEATHER REPORT Courtesy Bill Hennings, Observer, UP&L Sub Station, Bingham High Low Friday. March I I 37 22 Saturday. March 12 .. 39 26 Sunday, March 13 .... 40 22 Monday, March 14 .... 26 18 Tueday. March 15 .. 34 16 Wednesday, March 16 . 32 22 Thursday, March 17-- 41 20 10 Mi inches of new snow and 1.64 in. precipitation were report-ed during the above period. O COPPERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL A SLATES MEET THURSDAY, MARCH 24 Copperton Elementary School is holding a business meeting and program at the grade school in Copperton next Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. it is announced. Purpose of the meeting is to install new officers for the coming year 1960-61- . Theme of the pro-gram will be The Lay Committee. The committee is a group of lay-men who study school problems and make recommendations to the board of education. Don Willie, president of the committee, will report on the purpose and function of the lay committee, and H. W. Jorgensen of the Jordan School Board, will re-spond by telling what the lay com-mittee has meant to the school board. This is an excellent oppor-tunity for A patrons to become acquainted with one of the chan-nels through which schools may be improved. Questions and sugges-tions will be welcomed. Be sure to Attend. tin n ii ii rir ii Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Parry of 38 Main St., Bingham Canyon, are the proud parents of a daughter born Thursday, March 10 at LDS Hos-pital. She weighed 7 lbs 9 ozs. and has been named Brenda Lynn. She has a sister, Diane. Mrs. Parry is the former Maxine Cole. Happy grandparents are Mr, and Mrs. Ro-bert Cole of Copperton and Emer-son Parry of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Sanchez of Kearns, formerly of Bingham, an-nounce the birth of a baby boy at St. Mark' Hospital on Tuesday, March 15. STAMP COLLECTORS INVITED TO STAMP SHOW The Utah Philatelic Society, Salt Lake City Stamp Collector Or-ganization, will hold its annual spring exhibition Saturday, March 26 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the YM-C- A, 39 Excha nge Place, in Salt Lake City. This is a competitive ex-hibition among club members who will show their best and most fa-vorite material. Admission is free and all stamp collector are invited to this show. Children must ha ac. companied by adult, BOOK REVIEW Today's book review at County Library in Midvale will feature Stanley and Allien Russon, who will present a modern drama. The re-views or literary talks are given each Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the library auditorium. Admis-sion i free and the public invited. A meeting of the Bingham prop-erty owner committee and repre-sentatives of Kennecott Copper Corp. is scheduled to be held at the City Hall in Bingham next Wednes-da- y March 23, according to Boyd J. Nerdin, chairman of the property owner committee. |