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Show n anj u ruts '1st Tooele, Utah, Friday, December 29, Volume Sixty Seven I Number Twenty Nine 1961 Maher Named New i Col C President Jack Maher, local manager for the Mountain States Telephone Co., wat elected president of the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce for 12 at the regular business luncheon held Wednesday. Mr. Maher will succeed Peter w: Elmer Tate and Directors: Dale Devine. Mvrtle Alhop and Karl A McBride. All the officers are from Tooele except Mr. Devine who is manager of the State Line Hotel in Wenilou-- , ' rA has been To Compete Nationally Miami to Bill Steve Buell, left, and Buckingham, year old Kim right, give four and one-haHanna a couple of tips on the fine art of Kegling. The two men leave Sunday for lf Bowling represent Utah in the National Championships. Photo by A. D. Thomas Its National Championships For Buckingham and Buell Bill Buckingham, the greatest bowler in Tooele's history will be leaving this Sunday for Miami, Florida, where he, along with Salt Lake's Steve Buell will represent Utah in the National Bowling Championships. Buell and Buckingham earned the right to go to Miami by defeating Utah's finest bowlers in match play. Scoring was by the Peterson Point System, Buell finished the gruelling grind with 147.40 Peterson points, with Bill a close second, in a blazing, pressure- - ?! packed finish, with 145.17 points. Buckingham is the veteran of the pair, since Buell is a comparative newcomer to the bowling wars. Steve, amazing as it seems has only been bowling four years, and is just 19 years old. His mewhen teoric rise began in 1958-5he was a Junior Bowler under the tutelege of Doug Muir, whom he credits with having the most to do with his success. The next year in an ABC sanctioned lea gue this future great averaged and the following year he 190, was bowling in the Masters League where he upped his average to 194. This year Steve, in the Masters League is blasting the pins for a 207 average. 9 at the In his first try Match play title, finished second, but on his second try the following year he won it, and was declared Utahs Bowler of the year. He has been on team the last two Utahs years. His first big win in the bowling wars came in 1960 when he won the Ritz Classic with a fantastic 222 average, 1,786 for 8 games, the second highest score posted in the history of this event all-st- 17 Tooele Countys old rest home at 300 South Main in this City has changed ownership. Dr. John T. Gibbs, purchased the property with the highest bid at $7,020 at the recent auction held to dispose of the property. George Kargas was the only other bidder and he dropped out at $7,019 one dollar below the selling price. Dr. Gibbs stated that he had no plans to announce as yet on Utah the future of the building. Buell State - Old Best Home Sold years. Utah is sending a pair of tough m customers to Miami - Buck and Buell have proved they are the best in Utah and are anxiously forward to competing looking with the top keglers in the U.S. They get that chance in Miami -- Pill OPPORTUNITY You get the short end of the bargain when you trade opportunScandal Sheet, ity for security. Graham (Texas) Rotary Club. BANK CONTINUES AFTER HOURS WINDOW SERVICE Lionel W. Olsen, Vice President of First Security Bank announced today that the extended service offered to the public during the holidays, by having the Walk-In- , Drive-Iteller window open until 6.00 p.m. each week-daproved so popular and helpful, to so many r 1 -- 0 fire on Christmas day at the Gran: Riding home at 102 North First l ast caused a great deal of and for the family excitement neighborhood but luckily did little damage. The Ridings had installed a new fireplace in their basement and defective brick in the fire box allowed heat to get into the partition causing the smoldering fire. Firemen were called to the scene at about 3:30 p.m.. Loss was limited to smoke damage. V A Inlcruplcd Tooele experienced a complete blackout in telephone communications for an hour, . early Thursday morning, so reports John D. Maher, local manager. A gear broke in the ringing machine and closed down the operation of the Tooele exchange The trouble developed at 12:15 1962 a m. Thursday, but within an hour the repairs had been made and telephone service was restored. It was at an hour when calls are at a minimum and the paThe 1962 automobile license trons of the area blacked out had mostly retired, and were unwre plates will be available here on of the incident. January 2, according to William R. Judd Assessor. The plates may be purchased at the Assessors Office in the The Lionel OUens County Court House. License Plates On Sale Here January 2 Called To Coast By Illness Of Mother Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Olsen, left here Wednesday morning for Los Angeles, California, where they were called by the serious illness of Mr. Olsens mother, Mrs. Loretta Mark. The Olsens will also attend the customers, that this added ser- funeral services for his mothers vice will continue, indefinitely. sister, Mrs. Alga Harrison, forof Salt Lake City. The service includes cashing of merly Mrs. Harrison, who resided with checks and bonds, furnishing cash her Dr. Clint Harrison and change, accepting deposits at husband, Calif, died Dec. 26, Paradise, and loan payments, issuing of Funeral services were tentatively money orders, opening new ac- set for Friday. counts and other services. It has been so well accepted by so many customers that we Wayne Robins Is have decided to continue the service for you, and invite you all Reported Recovering to take advantage of the after From Long Illness hour service, Mr. Olsen concludwho has been Robins, Wayne ed. absent from his teaching of English at Tooele High School since VISIT AT ROY November 18, and in the Tooele Valley Hospital since December 3, Mr. and Mrs. LaVar Tate and that he will shortly be son Earl and Mrs. Millie Bryan anticipates returned to his home. motored to Roy on Tuesday where To make Christmas at the Robin they visited at the A. L. West home a little more cheery, Mrs. home. Robins parents Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Larsen, of Ephraim, spent Christmas in Tooele and enjoyed the day their daughter and two grand children and of course had a visit with Mr. Robins at the hospital. n Year. Elsewhere in this issue of the Transcript is a full page, with details of the contest, rules and the list of prizes which will be given to the first 1962 baby and its parents as well as the merchants who are giving them. aia.i' Xmas I)av Eire Prizes Galore Await First County Baby Born in 62 The race with the stork is on. Who will be the local New Years baby for 12? As in the past the generous merchants of Tooele City are contributing a host of valuable prizes to the first baby born at the Tooele Valley Hospital in the New 1. Cham- Telephone Service - 1 - The new officers will be installVanOtten, ed at the annual Installation Banber President during 11. Other officers elected were vice quet to be held on Wednesday. presidents, Lawrence Hood and January 10. who $' HERE FROM ELY Spending the Christmas holidays here are Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harrison and son of Ely, Nevada. They are guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harrison of this city and Mr. and Mrs. H. LeRoy Sutton, of Grantsville. In Tooele Stake ,l . 7 .. V . T New Chamber of Commerce Officers 1962 were elected at Wednesday's luncheon meeting are pictured above L to R: Jack Maher, president; Lawrence Hood, first vice president; Elmer New officers for I'olio Committee tr, v. Called To Meet Friday In City Ilall Tooele County Polio Committee e will meet at the room at the City Hall, Friday at 7:30 p.m. All officers and board members are asked to attend and the public is invited. Tate, second vice presidents Myrtle AUsop and Karl McBride, directors. A third Dale Devine of Wendover was absent when the picture was taken. multi-purpos- A A Stakes Plan Fetes New Years Eve . 1 North Slake New Years Fun A weekend of New Years acti vities is being planned by the North Tooele Stake MIA and everyone 14 years of age and over is invited to attend. A GALA Saturday night dance will get the festivities under way on December 30 at the North Stake tabernacle. Music will be by the stake orchestra and dancing is scheduled to begin at 9 a p.m. after promidnight, Shortly A floor show, under the direcgressive dinner will be held, beDorothy Searle will be ginning at the Fourth Ward for tion of the first course, then the group presented at intermission and rewill travel in trucks and wagons freshments will be served. The afto the First-SixtWard for the fair will be made gay with the main course (hot turkey with all traditional hats and noise makers the trimmings) and the group will Admission is by budget card and go back to the Fourth - Eleventh guest ticket. A special invitation is extended to members of the Ward for dessert. Tooele Stake to attend. Everyone is encouraged to dress On New Years Eve, a fireside properly for the Sabbath Day pro- will be held (also at the Stake gram, and, warmly for the tra- Tabernacle) and a group of re(Example -- cently returned missionaries will veling afterwards. girls, wool skirts and sweaters.) have charge of the meeting. It 10:30 p.m. INVITATION to attend is ex- will get underway at - in true holiTo usher in tended to everyone in the Stake, there will be something for young day spirit - an early morning and old alike. So lets make it a breakfast will be served, starting Twelve and thir- at 12:15 a.m. family affair. teen year old Beehive and Scouts A CHARGE of 75 cents per plate may attend this program, if ac- will be made for the breakfast which will be hot cakes and ham. companied by their parents. Officers of the MIA invite all There will be no charge for the evening. This is our way of wash- to attend, make your plans now ing everyone a very happy and to join your friends at the North Tooele Stake. prosperous New Year. 'Ns.yS Tooele Stake MIA invites everyone to their annual New Years Eve party, next Sunday evening, December 31st, starting at 10:30 Ward. p.m. in the Fourth-EleventD. C. and Ellen Kleinman, former Tooeleans, now on 30 day leave from a work mission to the Islands, will be guest speakers at a fireside program to begin at 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening. h h 12 FRONTIER CLUB STARTING AT 8:00 PM Blowouts! Hats! Noise Makers! SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30th ra GRANTSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GYM 12:01 A. M. 3 JANUARY 1st da $1.50 ADMISSION iWkgl Wally Johnson Eagle Scout Wally Johnson Earns Eagle Seoul Award Ward The Tooele Eleventh chalked up another Eagle Scout to their ever growing number when Wally of Eagle Scouts, Johnson, received the hgh award at a Court of Honor held December 18. WALLY WHO turned 14 years of age on December 6 is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Wallace R. Johnson, of 600 South Pioneer Ave. The award was made in an impressive ceremony led by Bishop Lee Bracken, who is also an Eagle Scout. Wallys father. Dr. Wallace R. Johnson, Sr., also received a merit badge in personal fitness and his brother, Scott, received his tenderfoot badge. ON HAND to help the family share the honors were the boy's and President grandparents Mrs. O. T. Barrus and friends from the Tooele Fifth Ward. Other awards made at the Court of Honor were Star Badges for Fred Seeley, and Leslie Jacobs. Leslie also received his First Class award and a merit badge for home repairs and Kent Atkin received his first aid merit badge. Auimal Scotilcrs Banquet Will Bo Hold January 27 The annual Scouters Banquet for Stansbury District which includes all of Tooele County will be held at the Tooele Fourth Eleventh Ward recreation hall, on Saturday, January 27th at 7:00 p.m. All the scouters of the Cub, Scout, Explorer and Guide Patrol are invited to come out and get acquainted with the men and women who are working with their boys in the program, and to get acquainted with the new District Chairman and his committee who see that the program functions properly in Tooele County Stansbury District, also to pay tribute to those who have served faithfully during the past years and are being released with a very grateful thank you from all the Stansbury District workers in Exploring, Scouting and Cubbing. Tabernacle Choir Featured In Nation Wide Program Sun. On Sunday, December 31, an exceptionally fine program featuring the Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir will be televised nationally over the Columbia Broadcasting System network. This hour - long show, scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. Mountain Time, is entitled, Let It features, in Freedom Ring. addition to the choir, such famous television and screen personalities as Loraine Day, a member of the Church, Richard Keel and Dan Howard Boone, O'Herlihy. Elder Richard L. Evans of the Council of the Twelve, who coauthored the script, will be the principal narrator. This CBS-Tprogram, designed as a of our faith in the United States and its future, will be given non - commercial sponsorship by American Motors Corporation. Under the DRUG STORE Rotation Plan TOOELE DRUG will be open Sunday i. If f t I t |