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Show J ? 1 j Universal Microfilm. Cor I'M j Ml Pierponi Ave. i NEW3 777 A YVA' A MVfHfV JA' fV1fY ADVERTISING 11 DEADLINE If Hi l I DEADLINE j (I T I WEDNESDAY (TiU lI (TS" UvUv TUESDAY AFTERNOON S 7 y AFTERNOON SERVING THE GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY flf HlHt 3fc-Ti8- U MINING FARMING MANUFACTURING VOL. 71, NO. 22. oide.t Weekly in Salt L.U. County BINGHAM CANYON and WEST JORDAN, UTAH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 19(U An independent New.PPer PHONE AMherst 12 Down Memory Lane BY JOHN J. CKEEDON CIVIC CENTER MEMORIES With the completion of the High School in Copperton with a new gymnasium, the old gym in Bing-ham was abandoned and for many years stood vacant and unused. During the early I930' the Am-erican Legion began a program to remodel and renovate the old build-ing for public use. The members put in endless hours of labor and money in putting the building in condition to again serve the com-munity. facilities were installed and an at-tractive lounge was built. A new hot air heating system was installed and the main problem was licked with a suitable heating plant. The swimming pool was cleaned out and completely renovated and a filter system was installed. A modern kitchen complete with all the appliances and settings for 150 persons were purchased so that banquets could be held for large parties. A teen age section was built on the top floor and was equipped with juke box, pool tables, a small dance floor and a room for work and play. It took a great deal of labor and material to make it suitable for dances and other activities, and f-inally the big day arrived and on April 27, 1935, the Grand Open ing was held with a mammoth boxing and wres-tling show the I Mr. Creedon The skeptics were surprised when it was opened to the public. For those who said it couldn't be done there it was shining in its new glory.. For this project the Lion's Club won the D. A. Skeen Award for the outstanding project in the state. It was a great community achieve-ment but 1 salute the two men who would not say quits and kept the ball rolling until the job was com-pleted, Earl and Spud. If for no other reason, the happy faces of boys and girls splashing in the swimming pool, was reward enough for the hours of labor and money put into this project. From the first opening of the new Civic Center until its closing a ew weeks ago, it has been the hub of community activity. It ser-ved as long as it was needed. first attraction. David C. Lyon was Legion Commander at that time and helped guide the Legion in this fine civic project. After this opening weekly box-ing and wrestling cards were held for a time and all the organization dances were held, including the Armistice Day dance and the fire-men's dances. The 4th of July danc-es were held there and for a year or so it was busy most of the time. The Legion had their club meet-ings and other organizations used the hall for their activities. It was still a problem in the winter time to heat the building as the old fur-nace was getting temperamental and required a lot of care and at-tention. I remember one New Year's Eve, we had a dance there and it took a ton of coal and a load of railroad ties to get up enough steam to take the chill off. The flues leaked so bad, it was touch and go whether we had some heat or a flooded basement. With the competition of the R. C. Cemmell Club and their regular dances, it was impossible to make a go of the Civic Center and it soon attain fell into disuse and seemed relegated to the junk heap for keeps. For over ten years it stood aban-doned and prey to the vandals and sneak thieves. Most of the windows were broken and the equipment was taken away piece by piece. They even took the covering off the race track. The old swimming pool was a catchall for the accum-ulated junk of years and all in all it was becoming an eyesore to the city. But the end had not come for the old building, for in the 50's the Lion's Club decided to make a pro-ject of rehabilitating it and once more giving to the community a place for civic activities. Under the leadership of Earl T. James and C. A. Morley, this pro-ject was carried out in a most com-mendable fashion. These two men worked hard and long to get ma-terial and labor to carry out the project. With their boundless en-thusiasm, they were able to get much help from outside sources, including the Utah Copper Com-pany and the city and county of-ficials. One more time the old building rang with the sound of hammer and saw and began to gleam with a new coat of paint. New restroom B.H.S. GRIDDERS PLAY AT TOOELE TODAY Bingham High School Miners travel to Tooele today, Friday, to play the Bu(f for their rcond league conteat. Came time it 2:00 p.m. Both teami are seeking their first win in league play as both lost their opening games last week, the Miners to Granger and Tooele to Jordan. First home game for the Miners is on Friday, Oct. 20 at which time they will play host to the Cyprus Pirates from Magna. It will be an afternoon game starting at 3 p.m. CURRENT EVENTS AT BINGHAM HIGH by Darlene Gilbert MISS COPPERTONIAN CONTEST HELD Tuesday, October 10, the Miss Coppertonian Contest was held. The following girls were contest-ants; Nancy Coon, Sylvia Smith, Sherilyn Harmon, Bonnie Phelps, Polly Abplanalp, ReNae Page, Sally Gillam, Nancy Silcox, Pat Nokes, Judy Tripp, Susan Bolton, Kathy Poulsen, Ardith Beckstead, Suellen Rasmussen, Linda Hansen, Pat Bennion, Claudia Butterfield, Ernes-tin- e Vigil, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Linda Peterson, Peggy Parry, Pat Jones, JoAnn Garamendi, and Cheryl Cochran. Miss Coppertonian will be crown-ed at the Coronation Ball, to be held on October 27. FOOTBALL Bingham High School Miners lost their first league game last week to Granger High by being defeat-ie- d 12-- 0. The Miners made a touchdown which could not be counted because of a penalty. The Miners I Darlene Gilbert play the Tooele Buffaloes at Tooele this afternoon, Friday.. KEY CLUB Key Club president, Mike Kam-pro- s, was in charge of the first Key Club meeting held this year, it was held at Marv Jensen's Gym, Wednesday, October I I . A'capella Officers Given A'cappella officers were recently named. They are: Taylor Chipman, president; Sylvia Smith, vice presi-dent; and Bill Sylvester was chosen as activity director. SCHOOL PLAY SELECTED The school play this year will be "Take Care of My Little Girl" under the direction of Jay Clegg. The cast selected includes the fol-lowing: Jane Carrigan, Claudia Bone, Linda Garrett, Sally Gillam, Judy Tripp, Sherilyn Harmon, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Lila Johnston, Bonnie Phelps, John Benson, Ron Thacker., Kit Andreason, Nancy Alverson, Mary Gaye Mousley, Marjorio Booth, Betty Mecham, Pam Floros, Polly Abplanalp, Mau-reen Klotovich, Ernestine Vigil, Wayne Bateman, and extras are: Kathy Poulsen, Nancy Coon, Linda Hansen, Susan Bolton and Kathy Lucas. NEXT TUESDAY IS A REGISTRATION DAY Voters who plan to vote in city and town elections on Nov. 7th have two days in which to register or check to see if they are properly registered next Tuesday, October 17 and on Tuesday, October 31, betweeji the hours of 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. of each day. Registrars in the Bingham Can-yon and West Jordan areas are: City of Bingham Canyon Dis-trict 467 Nora Cushing, 307 Main Street, Bingham. South Jordan District 458 Naomi Hansen, 10580 South 1700 West, Riverton. West Jordan District 452 Bessie S. Bateman, 1400 W. 7800 South, West Jordan; District 45 3 Snrah Ann Ashworth, 8935 South 1700 West, West Jordan; District 455 Louise Jorgensen, 8224 So. 2700 West, West Jordan. Riverton District 440 Myrl L. Jensen, 1468 West 12600 So., Riverton. District 442 Ella Swen-so- n, 12866 So. 1700 West, River-ton. BINGHAM HIGH TO OBSERVE NAT'L NEWSPAPER WEEK Bingham High School is plan-ning to observe National Newspaper Week, October 15-2- 1. Special fea-tures of the week will include a visit to the Deseret News Press by the ts staff on Monday, an assembly on Tuesday, and the first edition of the ts on Thurs-day. The assembly will feature Hack Hiller, Deseret News sports writer, who will speak on freedom of the press. He will be followed by a film entitled "Your Newspaper". Fred Flintstone will decorate the trophy case and posters in local stores to tell everyone that this is National Newspaper Week. Every morning the staff will present a slogan such as "Your newspaper, heritage of truth, fron-tier of freedom" (this year's theme) National Newspaper Week pays tribute to the daily and weekly newspapers of America. In our school, it is used to promote better understanding of the function and operation of the school paper. Last year, Bingham High School receiv-ed a second place national award from Quill and Scroll magazine for their observance of this week. They are hoping to do even better this year. FIRST SECURITY NEWSLETTER OUT THIS WEEK Employment in Utah's manufac-turing industries reached approxi-mately 54,000 in September, an all time high, and employment in the state's missile and related in-dustries is up 4,500 over a year ago. That is the report for First Se-curity Bank's Newsletter which will be distributed this week, it was announced by Rodney O. Chapman, manager. First Security Bank, Bingham. The Newsletter is edited by El-R-Nelson, First Security vice president and economist. Total nonagricultural employ-ment in the Beehive state in Sep-tember was reported at approxi-mately 286,000, another all-ti-record. First Security reports. "This was some 4 per c?nt higher than that of the previous record month, September, I960", the Newsletter says. The state's department store sales for 1 96 I s first eight months were two per cent ahead of I960's, but new and used car sales were 8 per cent below last year levels, First Security notes. Real estate sales were slightly lower than last year. Loans in Utah's commercial banks are some 5 per cent ahead of lass year's and bank debits are 3 per cent over 1960's. Time and savings deposits have increased nearly I I per cent in Utah over I960 levels, the bank stated. "Cash receipts from farm mar-keting in Utah in 1961 will total somewhat lower than in any of the past years," the letter says. Drought conditions have affected both the quality and quantity of crops." Contract construction awards during I 96 I first seven months in Utah totaled approximately $163 million, up 49 per cent over last year's levels. DR. R. G. FRAZIER TO BE FEATURED BY UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN S.L. The fall and winter lecture series of the Utah State Historical Society will begin Friday, October 13 (to-night), at 7:30 p.m., with an illus-trated lecture gien by Dr. Russell G. Frazier, noted Utah explorer and former Bingham Canyon resident. Dr. Frazier's subject will be his explorations of the Colorado River. One of the country's best known river navigators, he began his ex-plorations of the Colorado when river running was in its infancy. Dr. Frazier haj also mastered the Green, Yellowstone, Salmon and Yampa rivers. He has also explored the Everglades of Florida and ac-companied Admiral Byrd's third expedition to the South Pole in 1939. Dr. Frazier is a retired phys-ician. The public is invited to attend this free public lecture. Others scheduled are: December I, "Arch-itecture, Folklore and History," by Austin Fife; February 2, "Utah Artists," by Twain Tippetts; April 3, "Newsoapering in Utah," by Theron Luke. W. J. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL "BACK TO SCHOOL" NIGHT SLATED THURSDAY. OCT. 19 Weut Jordan Elementary School A is holding its first meeting of the present school year, "Back to School" night at the school in West Jordan next Thursday night, Oct. 19, starting at 6:45 p.m. with a school lunch. Afterwards a busi-ness meeting and introduction of teachers will be held in the school auditorium. A special feature will be a talk on Americanism to be given by Janet Adamson. Parents will then visit the teachers of their children. It was also reported that a P-T-A membership drive is being conduc-ted this month and parents are urged to join through their child-ren at the school. On Friday, Oct. 20, a home room representatives and teachers tea, sponsored by the school's will be held in the school library at 3 p.m., it is reported. PHONE HOUR TO FEATURE MUCH TALENT SUNDAY Gordon MacRae will be the sing-ing host of "Salute to Autumn" on the Bell Telephone Hour over NBC-T- V, Channel 2, Sunday, October 15 at 9:00 p.m. He will be joined on the hour-lon- g colorcast by his wife, Sheila, Metropolitan Opera stars Gianna d'Angelo and Jan Peerce, ballet stars Jacques d'Amboise and Carla Fracci. The Brothers Four, Red Nichols and the Five Pennies with songstress Anita Bryant, Donald Voorhees and the Bell Telephone Orchestra also will star on the show. Gordon and Sheila MacRae, re-cently appeared in New York and ANITA BRYANT were hailed as "the greatest team to hit town since the Yankees." Anita Bryant, the Oklahoma beauty queen who was a Miss Am-erica finalist in 1958, makes her first Bell Telephone Hour appear-ance on October 15. She will sing with veteran jazz man Red Nichols and the Five Pen-nies. "Salute to Autumn" marks their third successive October ap-pearance on the series. "Salute to Autumn" will be pro-duced by Fred Heider and directed by Sidney Smith. The hour is pro-duced by Henry Jaffe Enterprises, with Barry Wood executive pro-ducer. CITY COUNCIL A regular meeting of the Bing-ham City Council was held Wed-nesday night according to Mrs. Mae Stillman, recorder. Special visitors were Mr. Cush-ma- n and Mr. Littlefield from Utah Power and Light Company's Salt Lake City office and Bill Cunning-ham from the Midvale office, who attended the meeting with G. L. West. At the meeting they express-ed to the council their regret at having to close their company's office in Bingham Canyon after so many years and also expressed ap-preciation for the pleasant business relationship had with the city dur-ing that time. 1 he Coucnil also approved the appointment of Gail Farnsworth as councilman to fill the unexpired term of Verl Peterson who has moved from the city. Miscellaneous bills amounting to $1,017.71 and regular payroll to-taling $1,052.19 for first half of October were also approved for payment. Next regular council meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 25. TEENAGE CLUB At thhe regular Saturday night teenage club dance held last Satur-day night at Marv Jenson's gym, Norman Gonzales, youth leader, read the club's s. Another regular Saturday night teenage dance will be held at the gym tomorrow night (Saturday) from 8 to I I with Ray Ulibarri disc jockey on hand to play records. Refreshments will be sold. Members are admitted free to the dance on presentation of mem-bership cards. Those who don't have cards may buy them for 50 cents each. Replacement of lost cards is $1.00. Boys coming to the dances are reminded they must wear either a suit or sports coat. Last Friday night several mem-bers of the West Jordan Teenage Club attended a teenage hop held at Dog n' Suds Drive In at Logan. Those going were Betty Johnson, Patty Campos, Nancy Jo William-son, Christine Dillon, Norman and Gene Gonzales, Ray Campos, Ken Dillon, Val and Bryce Asay and Fred Johnson. They were accom-panied by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Williamson and Ray Ulibarri. The Williamsons drove the girls to the hop and the boys went with Mr. Ulibarri. The group were dinner guests of the Dog n' Suds Drive In after the hop. Nancy Jo Williamson WEST JORDAN GRADE SCHOOL A OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE HEADS GIVEN West Jordan Elementary School A officers, committee chairmen and program for the 1961-6- 2 school year have been announced. Officers for the year are: presi-dent, Genevieve Schmidt; first vice president, Theda Leak; second vice president, Floward Ballard, princi-pal; and secretary-treasure- r, Fran- - ces Anselmo. Committee chairmen are as fol-lows: by-la- and procedure, Sybil Bateman; exceptional child and mental health, Florence Turpin; health, Lajuanna Shulsen; histor-ian, Audrey Margetts; hospitality, Jane Hogan, Pat Dimond and Pat Howard; juvenile protection and safety, Clara Mae Roach; member-ship, Alice Miller; parent education, Pearl Gourley; pre-scho- Leona Simpson and Trudy Logan; pro-gram, Barbara Gardner; publicity, Bonnie Hunt; census, Vondalee Jones; room representative, Joy Bateman; school education and scholarship, Emilee Drake; publica-tions, Ruth Ledding; audio visual and legislation, Donna Williams; reading and library service, Thelma Crass; and council representative, Norma Bateman. Meetings for the year have been outlined as follows: Thursday, Oct. 19, 6:45 p.m. first meeting of the year. School lunch will be served after which a business meeting will be held and parents will meet with teachers for an all over view of the year's work. Thursday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. A panel discussion will be held and a nominating commit-tee to be selected. Thursday, Feb. 15, 1962, 7:30 Founders Day. Pat-riotic program, also report from the nominating committee. Thurs-day, March 15, 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker and elections will be held. The theme of the meeting will be "Stimulating and Preserving Amer-icanism". Halloween party, Oct. 31. The Lions Club will sponsor the A Halloween party. MOUNTAIN FUEL SUPPLY WINS NAT'L AWARD New York, Oct. 8 Mountain Fuel Supply Company's I960 an-be-selected for a third place tieport to shareholders has ward in the gas industry classifica-tion for companies under $40 mil-lion annual revenue in the 21st Annual Report Survey sponsored by Financial World, a national weekly magazine. Symbolic of the achievement, an attractive certificate will be pre-sented to the company on Monday evening, October 30, at an awards banquet in the grand ballroom of the Statler Hilton hotel in New York City. An audience of more than 1,000 business and financial leaders, their associates, wives and friends, from all parts of the United States and Canada, will be on hand for the annua lreport awards presentation. In its classification, Mountain Fuel Supply Company's annual re-port placed third among 42 gas company entrants. The report was designed and edited by Harold W. Simpson, director of public rela-tions for the company, and was printed by The Quality.. Press. Art work was accomplished by Cillham Advertising Agency, Inc., under the direction of Melvin Owen. The chairman of the award jury which made the selection of award winners in the national contest was Dr. Joseph H. Taggart, dean of the graduate school of business admin-istration, New York University. Other members of the independ-ent board of judges were Donald I. Rogers, business and financial edi-tor of The New York Herald Trib-une; Alvin Eisenman, president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts; Donald B. Macurda, president of the New York Society of Secur-ity Analysts, Inc.; and Edward S. Wilson, past president of the latter group. In addition, 23 investment analysts from the New York Society also served on the panel. OWNERS OPPOSE NINE-DA- Y HUNTING Land owners in Bluffdale, River-ton, South Jordan and West Jordan areas have denied the use of their grounds for a nine-da- y pheasant hunt, it was announced by Mark S. Nichols, chairman of the hunting unit. Mr. Nichols said the owners to allow hunting on their property for the usual three days, but are opposed to the lengthened season as proclaimed by the Utah State Department of Fish and Game. ST. PAUL'S METHODIST Sunday School 1 0 to II a.m. Church service II a.m. ta 12 noon. LARK L. D. S. No Priesthood, Sunday School or Church this Sunday because of Stake Conference. Primary, Monday, 3 :00 p.m. Relief Society, Tuesday, j 0 a.m., M.I. A. Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. COPPERTON L. D. S. Aaronic Priesthood and Elders Quorum 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Melchizedek and Sr. Aaronic Priesthood meeting. 7:00 p.m. Ward Conference. Tuesday, Relief Society, 1 0 a.m., Tuesday, M.I.A. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Primary 3:20 p.m. HOLY ROSARY Rev. John J.- - Sullivan, pastor Sunday Masses: Bingham 9:30 a.m.; Copperton 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; St. Paschal' s, Lark, 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Weekday Mass, 7:00 o'clock in Copperton; Saturday at Franciscan Sister's Convent. Saturday Confessions: Lark 4 to 5; Copperton 7 to 8. Wednesday Canteen at Cop-perton 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Thursday 6:30 p.m. Perpet-ual Help and Novena Devotions, St. Paschal's, Lark. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Legion of Mary meeting at Lark. No confessions or evening mass at Bingham. Mr., and Mrs. Richard Allsop of Boise, Idaho, are proud parents of a new baby girl born on Tuesday, October 10. The new arrival weigh-ed six and a half pounds and has been named Kelly Louise. Mrs. All-so- p will be remembered as the former Betty Lou Bailey. Flappy grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ro-bert H. Bailey of West Jordan and Mr. and Mrs. Warren G. (Sunny) Allsop of Midvale, both former Copperton residents. Cottonwood Maternity Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Charles Bills, 1660 W. 14600 South, River-ton, girl, October 9. Mr. and Mrs. John Wm. Caven-de- r, 7267 So. 1300 West, West Jordan, boy, October 10. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Joseph Du-bois, 73-1- 6 So. Redwood Road, West Jordan, girl, October II. 1 ! - i v miK i ii w l't;-2-y PKv ,4 I - A-- - II j I tP ' v vjsew P4 '"""-""w- in- - - ywx "v 4 v ti. .ii Governor George D. Clyde signs statement designating October 16 to 20 as Membership Enrollment Week. Mrs. James W. Ure III, President Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers looks on. HAPPENINGS OF FORMER BINGHAMITES Visiting a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Granquist of West Jordan are Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Wolfe from Mountain View, Calif. They arrived last Sunday. The Wolfes are former residents of Bingham Canyon. Mrs. Alice Brisk of Midvale re-turned home last Sunday from a month's visit in Denver, Colo., with relatives and friends. Returning with her was Mrs. Steve Homyak of Denver who will visit here for a few days. Mr. Homyak is expect-ed to join his wife here Sunday. Mrs. Hazel Mills, Mrs. Esther NyJ rom, Mrs. Bessie West and Mrs. Janie Montoya of Midvale at-tended the St. Paul's. Methodist Church W.S.C.S. meeting held at the home of Mrs. Gus Hatch of Copperton Tuesday evening. A tupperware party was held at the home of Mrs. Hugo Bianchi of Midvale last Friday night. Mrs. Maurine Gripgs was demonstrator. Those attending were Mrs. Harold Bianchi, Mrs. Roger Bianchi, Mrs. Ernest Bianchi, Mrs. Sam Dispenza, Mrs. Joe Dispenza, Mrs. Louie Spera, Mrs. Sam Lovat, Mrs. Frank Guarascio, Mrs. Rita Ugarte, Miss Connie Mochizuki, Mrs. John J. Creedon and Mrs. Fern Cardwell. Mrs. Vida Poulsen of Midvale entertained with a family birthday dinner Sunday at her home. Guests were her son and daughter and their families Mr. and Mrs. J. Don-ald Poulsen of Midvale and Mr. and Mrs. William Russell of Salt Lake City. The occasion honored Mr. PouUen's birthday anniversary. WEST JORDAN JR. HIGH A ADULT EDUCATION CLASS STARTS MONDAY. OCT. 16 West Jordan Junior Fligh pat-rons are invited to attend a A sponsored six weeks adult educa-tion class in civil defense to be held at the junior high school in West Jordan starting this Monday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. It will be under direction of Mrs. Roy G. Peterson, South Jordan, regional civil defense director. Leonard Hig-gin- s, state director of civil defense will give the first lecture. All meetings will be held on Monday nights. Other meetings and speakers to follow are: Oct. 23, Mrs. Roy Peterson, the area civil defense director, who will speak on home preparedness; on Oct. 30, Jack McAllister will talk on radia-tion; on Nov. 6, Mrs. Mary Stewart of the County Board of Health, will speak on the health phase of civil defense; on Nov. 20, the class will visit fallout shelters in the area and on Nov. 27, Mrs. Ralph Ballard will conduct the class and award citations to those who complete their home preparedness assign-ment. There will be no meeting held on Monday, Nov. 1 3 due to the parent and teacher conferences being held that evening at the jun-ior high school. SANDY COMMUNITY 10044 Flint Drive, White City Church School and Church Ser-vices for Sunday, Oct. I 5, at Sandy Community Church, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Child care is available for those who wish it for small children during worship service. There are classes for children of three years old and up. The Adult Study Group will meet Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Topic will be "Historical Background of Christianity". FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS AT WESTMINSTER GIVEN Freshman class officers were an-nounced today at Westminster Col-lege by James I. Morris, president of the Student Government Asso-ciation. Elected president was Ro-bert H. Branch, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. H. H. Branch of Salt Lake City. New vice president is Anne Rowe, daughter of Mrs. Glen D. Rowe, also of Salt Lake City. Other officers include: Athena M. Floros, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Nick P. Floros of Bingham Can-yon, secretary, and Delena F. Berg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delmer A. Berg of Bountiful, treasurer. Miss Berg is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aimer A. Berg of Copperton. Mrs. Jim Sullenger of Riverton returned home last night (Thurs-day) from spending five weeks at Talmaco, 111., at the bedside of her father and mother who have been seriously ill. |