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Show i I Volume Sixty Eight Tooele, Utah, Friday, Ai iust 10, 1962 Number Nine Plane T o Drop Ping Pong Balls 6 P. M. F riday Norwegian To Conduct T H S Band 1,800 lo Fall On Main St. 14 A low flying airplane will dump 1,800 numbered ping pong balls on Tooeles Main Street business district at 6 p.m. Friday evening. Promoted by the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce, the Ping Pong Scramble is designed to inject fun and skill (ever try to catch a high flying ping pong ball?), into the weekend Dollar Days and Back to School Sale sponsored by Tooele Merchants Thursday, Friday, One of the educational high-t- o the Seattle Worlds Fair will be the opportunity to meet and rehearse with Emil Smedvig, composer of the Captain's Log, a descriptive incomposition cluded on the program the band will present for Utah Day, Aug. 16. EGIL SMEDVIG was born in in Norway. At an early age he began to play the piano and when in high school, studied the clarinet and saxophone. Upon completion of military service, where he was an arranger and composer for an army band, he studied at rd School of Music in New York. Later he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in music at the University of Washington. GRADUATE STUDIES at Mill College in Oakland, Calif., included work with noted French composer, Darius Milhaud. As an independent publisher of music, his desire has been to provide quality contemporary Band. Mr. Smedvig is the instrumental music presently director at Lincoln High School, Seattle, Washington. THIS IS THE second composition of Mr. Smedvigs that the Tooele Band has performed in manuscript form. Cabo Yubi, with an n rhythm in contemporary style was played two years ago. Mr. Smedvigs composition will be remembered by winter concert patrons as the music introduced by a sea camin. complete with wooden leg Mr. Smedvig will guest conduct the band at the Worlds Fair in his own composition. 1922 Point style uniforms. Each and everyone is awaiting the trip to Seattle with proud anticipation. WORLDS FAIR BAND Members of the Tooele High School Band pose for a formal photograph in their new West and Saturday. TRAFFIC FROM First South to First North, where the drop is to occur, will be closed off and a loud speaker truck will be present to direct the crowd. The balls will be numbered and all the participating mer- Jul-lia- Afro-Cuba- Frank Atkin, Horace Jennings, Idwail Ajax, Ivor Ajax, William O. Jeffries, Stanley Johnson and Fred England. Standing in back are Herbert Vowles, John Shields, Nels Johnson, Ray Hammond, Frank C. Hammond, John Gollaher, Clarence Johnson, Billie Smith, James Gollaher, Thomas Jennings, Tony Williams, James Ratcliff, Joseph Smith and Arthur Nelson. This TOOELE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BAND TOWN picture of the combined Grantsville and Tooele Bands was taken June 9, 1909 in front of the old Colonial Hotel on the corner of 1st South and Main in Tooele. The occasion was the opening of the International Smelter. Approximately 3,000 people from Salt Lake City were in attendance. Front L to r. are Erb Johnson, Albert Hammond, Flute Nielson, Rainfall Six Band Gives Last Show Before Trip Despite a stiff south wind which dried the reeds and scattered sheet music, the Tooele High School Band acquitted itself well in its final concert before attending the Seattle World Fair. Band members did more than follow the leader, Wednesday evening, when they continued to play at tempo as Band Director Lee Caldwell used both hands several times to control the fluttering score. APPROXIMATELY 500 people half filled the stadium for the two hour concert. After some difficulty with the public address system, and the playing of the Star Spangled Mr. Caldwell introducBanner, ed the departing band members and asked different instrumentalists to introduce their parti- cular musical instrument. Each gave a little historical and defunction background, of those Several monstration. playing reeded wind instruments were embarrassed, as the wind-drie- d reeds produced squeaks Instead of mellow tones. THE FINAL movement from - Fourth SymTschaikowskys phony, Serenata and "Bug-la- rs Holiday by LeRoy Anderson, a lively accordian solo by Jay Powell, Malaguena the Utah State Song Utah We Love Thee, especially arrang- ed by Mr. Caldwell and a baton twirling demonstration by Dian the musical Bryan concluded part of the program. Mr. Caldwell estimated he spent 20 hours to arrange, transpose and copy parts for the State Song number. Dorn Crane, Riverton, Utah, was awarded the Vista Liner camper during the intermission. Mrs. Judd and Mrs. Doyle, both Eagle Auxiliary members, from Murray, Utah, were the winners of the quilt and couch pillows donated by the Lady Eagles and Mrs. Palmer of Tooele, received the dresser scarf. AFTER THE intermission, the band performed marching maneuvers on the football field. Right and left wheel turns, column of ranks, counter marchand extended ing, diminished front, double time and the especially difficult revolving spiral were some of the maneuvers performed. During the intermission, Mr. Caldwell expressed his appreciation to the citizens of Tooele and elsewhere in the state, orand particular inganizations dividuals who had aided in raising the necessary funds for the Worlds Fair trip. Their support has made the impossible he said. possible, Inches Ahead year was six inches in excess of the same date of last year, Bur-dett Bevan, official U.S. Weath- er Observer for Tooele, reports. This August 1st there had been recorded 16.84 inches for the weather year, which is .84 of an inch over the normal rainfall for a 12 month normal year and two month still remain to be recorded this year. Last year on August 1st, the moisture was 10.84 inches and the weather year, which ended on October 1st was short of a normal 12 months rainfall which is 16 inches. Tooele has had a delightful Bevans records show, with a and a low of 51 degrees on July Band Director Makes Correction 13. To the people in attendance at the band concert, Wednesday night, Mr. Caldwell, Band Di- rector, wishes to correct a statement he made concerning the band uniforms. He stated that the Lady Eagles were responsible for them. What he should have said is that the Board of Education paid for all of them with the understanding that the band and community would raise half the cost over a four year period. The Lady Eagles, through two chest paid cedar projects $1,115.47 this year for the first payment on this four year project. Mr. Caldwell and the band are deeply grateful for all that is done in their behalf to keep the Tooele band growing and alive. County GOP To Convene This Saturday Tooele County Republicans will hold their Nominating Convention Saturday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tooele County Court House. Dale James, County Republican Chairman said nominations for various county public offices will take place. All Tooele County delegates are required to attend uniess properly excused, he said. candidates for Republican county, state and federal offices will address the assembled delegates. Program numbers will be furnished by the student GOP delegates, Mr. James said. The hottest nights of July were degrees July 3rd; 77 degrees July 12th, and 75 degrees July 22nd. Wednesday hit a high of 71 90 degrees. - New Roister For Tbe Eighth Ward Plans Patio Supper Party For Friday Members of the Tooele Eighth Ward will meet Friday at the patio of the stake tabernacle for a supper party. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. with members of the High Priests Quorum preparing the main course. Everyone is urged to be in attendance. ATTENTION BOWLERS There will be a meeting for all members of the Tooele City (Tuesday Night) bowling league, on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m.' at Tooele Bowl. Purpose of the meeting is to and to vote on League set up teams. Anyone interested in bowling in this league is invited to attend s, the meeting. Smeltermen Vote Yes On Contract Union members voted this week to accept the contract offered by the International Smelronunv s ting and Refin;nf the wage and benefit agreement for this coming year, Cm is wey-lanpresident of Local 55, stated Thursday. The official statement of the agreement as submitted by W. J. McKenna, manager of the Smelter, to the Smelter emfor their acceptance, ployees was published in full in Tuesdays Bulletin as follows: 1. The Company will increase its contribution to the Health and Welfare Fund by $3 per month for each active employee. This means your Health and Welfare or Dependents Benefits can be d, increased correspondingly as you desire. 2. Pension Vesting. The PenPlan sion Plan and Pension to amended be shall Agreement extend to July 1, 1967, and to provide each employee retiring pursuant to the pension plan on and after July 1, 1962, with a monthly pension in an amount equal to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) multiplied by his years of continuous service up to a maximum of thirty five (35) years of continuous service. Effective July 1, 1962, the PenPlan and Pension Plan further Agreement shall be amended to include vesting for sion all employees who leave the service of the Comoany on and after July 1, 1962, one of the main points is: Should an employee leave the Companys service between the ages of 40 and 60, he shall be Deferred Peneligible for a sion" at age 65 if he has 15 years o" continuous service, 10 of which must have been after the age of 30, when he leaves the Companys service. 3. Increase in Shift Differentials. Premium compensation to be increased from five cents to six cents per hour for the second shift, ten cents to 12 cents per hour for the third shift, and seven and one-hacents to nine cents per hour for the intermelf diate shift. 4. Two Weeks Vacation Sudens To After Three Years Employment. This is a definite improvement in the old contract which requires five years service to become eligible for two weeks vacatipn. 5. One additional Holiday. July 24th would be added to your present list of Holidays. The above benefits are to be retroactive including the July 24th Holiday pay. It was generally accepted that the Smelter officials had given all the concessions possible under the present depressed condition of lead and zinc. Elementary School Sneal regisfrat'en fnr all elementary school children nw liv- ing in Tooele will be held on Thursday, August 16. between the hours of 10 and noon, according to Superintendent Sterling R Harris. Regisfration will be held at the West Elementary, Harris and Central Schools. In addit'on to the NEW students in Tooele, all those students who have moved into another school area must also re- gister. Parents are aked to register ther ch'ld'on whtVn the proper boundaries The d;viding line for the Wert E'enontnry S"hool is the corner of First South and chants have selected numbers to correspond to certain balls. The numbers, are worth discounts and merchandise prizes, and will be found in the advertisements in todays Transcript or one-four- th NEW BIKES Lynda Nelson and Mike Curry, clerks at the Tooele Merc, show the two new bikes on display In the Merc windows, which will be awarded as Chamber of Commerce grand prizes to the lucky persons who bring in two ping pong balls with the correct numbers painted on them. The balls will be widely distributed over the Tooele business section sometime on Friday. Senator Moss Hits Impasse Eulogize Charles Hiss ' ... Clyde Asks Udall For Tooele Dam The Hon. Stewart L. Udall Secretary of the Interior Washington 25, D.C. Dear Mr. Secretary: On my return from a brief tour in Europe, I have been apprised of the problem encountered in securing approval of the Settlement Canyon Small Reclamation Project. Information available to me indicates that the company is rein the amount of Second West. Children living on questing a loan the construction for $915,000,000 the west side of Second West and a pressouth side of First South and of a small reservoir and The west of Second West should re- sure distribution system. also requesting a is company gister at the West School. of $189,000 All children north of Vine grant for costs allocated to a reStreet and east of Main Street, servoir fishery in harmony with including the new housing area south of the Smelter road will the Coordinating Act. I am informed that the Bureau register at the Harris School. of the Budget has declined to apThe remaining area comprises prove the non - reimbursable students of the Central School. (grant) costs for this project unTo be eligible to enter school, til the study now in process by says Superintendent Harris, a child must be six years of age the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education on or before October 31, of this Army and Health, with reWelfare are completed year. A birth certificate should be presented for all new first spect to the Administrations policies on cost sharing. grade students. This objection to the allocation is somewhat alarming to me. It does not appear to be consistent with much of the legislation recently passed, notably the Small Reclamation Projects Act itself and the Coordination Act. I Last rites for Charles Joseph think it would be well for the in Hiss were held Wednesday Bureau of the Budget to consider Salt Lake City, under direction the fact that the State of Utah of the Bishopric of the Twentieth is carrying out a program of waWard of Salt Lake City. ter development without relying FAMILY PRAYER was given upon Federal participation that by Bishop Clarence Neslen and has produced significant results and also that our State Fish and Virginia Frecher played prelude and postlude music. Game Department are obligated The service was carried out in to maintain this fishery which the following order: remarks, will amount to a substantial contribution over the years. The Bishop Terry; quarter I Need Thee Every Hour, and I Know National significance of this proThat My Redeemer Lives by ject should be reconsidered in Carver Bryan, Kenneth Shields, light of the fact that the area in and Wendell which this project is located is a Grant Shields, Droubay, accompanied by Sally federally impacted area and that Shields. the majority of the beneficiaries INVOCATION, Ivor Sharp; of the Project would be federal violin employees. talk, Archibald McNair; Oh Kly Father, Einar solo, We have appreciated the helpCorelli, accompanied by Miss ful attitude of the Regional DiFreeber. rector of the Bureau of Reclavocal mation and the approval that this Talk, Carver Bryan; solo In My Fathers House Are Project has been given at all Homer Adam. levels, including your own reMany Mansions, BENEDICTION was by August commendation. I hope that you Hedin. Interment was in the will take advantage of every opSalt Lake City cemetery where portunity to advance the matter the grave was dedicated by Fred in accordance with your original Hiss, Funeral Rites posted in the windows of the different business houses in town. ONLY ABOUT of the balls dropped will be worth prizes. Two bicycles, one girls and one boys, are to be offered as grand prizes to the people bring- ing in the numbers 1000 and i 1800 to the Tooele Merc. Cutoff time for the redemption of the numbered balls will be closing time Saturday evening, Aug. 11, unless the individual store owner wishes to extend the time. MOST OF THE MAIN stores in town are offering top values to their customers in Tooele during the Dollar Days and Back to School Sale. Tom Bailey, chairman of the Sale emphasized that children handing in ping pong balls for prizes must be accompanied by an adult. Rebuilding Of Union Hall Gets Underway com- approval including the matter of allocation in order that this needed Project can be favorably recommended to the Congress this ses- the sion. Yours sincerely, George D. Clyde, Governor Mr. Alex F. Dunn, President Settlement Canyon Irrigation Co. Tooele, Utah I have talked further with Harold Crane and also with Jay Bingham without success in securing any additional commitments toward the fish and wildlife funds for Settlement Canyon. I hate to admit that we have seemingly come to an I have talked again with the Bureau of Reclamation people but their only suggestion is that we secure some funds from the City of Tooele or some State I have indicated to agency. them your willingness to present the matter to your stockholders about increasing the amount of the loan, but they are most fearful that you will make the project uneconomic. I will continue to make every effort possible to find a solution and will appreciate your suggese. Sincerely, Frank E. Moss United States Senator Funeral Set For Mrs. Johnson 2 PM Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Eli- zabeth Hansen Johnson, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Ward church. Mrs. Hansen died August 5, at Third-Sevent- h the Tooele Valley Nursing Home at the age of 87. Friends may call at the Tate Mortuary, Thursday evening, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday prior to funeral time. Burial will be in the Tooele City cemetery. JOY A d, New Students To Dear Mr. Dunn: tions and advice. Insurance adjustors have pleted their work on the recent fire at Union Hall on East Vine and reconstruction work is now underway, so reports Chris Wey-lanPresident of Local 55. The estimated damage to the building was $15,000 and the rebuilding work is expected to take from 40 to 70 days. Cause of the fire still remains a mystery, Mr. Weyland stated. Register Wednesday Jr. High School ento At New students expecting roll in Tooele Junior High School (grades seven and eight only) will report to the Junior High School Room 10, on Wednesday, August 15, at 10 a.m., so advises Franklin Whitehouse, principal. He requests that the students bring with them their report cards or any other record they might have. If a man builds a better mousetrap than his neighbor, the world will not only beat a path to his door. It will make newsreels of him and his wife in beach pajamas, It will discuss his diet and his health, it will publish heart-thro- b stories of his love life, it will publicize him, analyze him, photograph him, and make his life thoroughly miserable by feeding to the palpitant public Intimate details of things that are none of its damned business. The Right To Be Let Alone by Newman Levy Under the DRUG STORE Rotation Plan TOOELE WORK great deal of the joy consists in doing ol perfectly, at least to the best of i ability, everything which hi William tempts to do. thews, Pipe Dreams. DRUG will b open Sunday v v |