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Show TV.,, A 4 i Cr Jsb Is to Srv2 Jy Bones w lcr Poy Every JS V . i V SHARON DISTRICT T" -- T 111 . iifafi'i y2 SpsaluQ Qraulww y Day I itwin EJjemont -2cmI iMantw Center of Utahs fruic n; Large poultry, dairy industries alVuN, V belt Home of Geneva Works 0 wiictdfc&aJ? OcinttiuniitcL l J Greatest Steel Plant in We3t Skguso Including Orem, the Business Section of the Sharon District VOL. 10, Number Deer Creek Water Storage of 10,473 Acre Feet to be Distributed to Subscribers Sharon Stake Resident Named Utah OPA Director Gunnels To Leave; Appointed As Seminary Principal Use of Water this Year Optional to Subscribers; Distribution Outlined There is available for distribution this year to subscribers of the Deer Creek project a, total of 10,473 acre feet, according to E. A. Jacob, secretary of the Provo River Water Users Association. Letters notifying each subscriber of the share it is to have of this amount have been sent out by the secretary of the Association pursuant to order of the board of directors. Amount Available The name of each subscriber and the share of water available to it during 1942 la as follows: Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake, 4,805.40 acre feet; Provo Reservoir Water Users' Company, 1,671.10 acre feet; Utah Lake Distributing Company 1,587.54 acre feet; Metropolitan Water District of Provo, 835.55 acre feet; Highland Conservation District, 623.21 acre feet; Metropolitan Water Wstrlct of Orem, 157.16 acre feet; Metropolitan Water District of Lehl, 52.72 acre feet; M?tropolitan Water District of American Fork, 62.72 acre feet; Metropolitan Water District of Pleasant Grove and Llndon, 52.72 acre feet; Provo Bench Canal and irrigation Company, 208 89 acre feet. Of the total amount stored in the reservoir there will be deducted an estimated evaporation charge of 526 acre feet. Distributing Moans The subscribers have been requested to notify the association whether or not they desire to use their share of water available this season, and if so, the amount and when and where It is to be used. Under the present physical set-uthe only means of distributing the water from the Provo River would be through the Provo Reservoir Water Users p, canal which leaves the Provo River at Olmstead and skirts the north end of Utah Valley to the point of the mountain and thence south by way of the Jordan Rivep to the west side of Salt Lake. Provo City and Provo Bench Canal and Irrigation Company are In a position to use their share of Deer Creek water by direct flow from the river to their distributing systems. Three Unite for Sharon Area The Sharon district area Is Interested In three different units which participate in the Deer Creek water. The Provo Bench Canal and Irrigation Company has a subscription of 2,000 acre feet; Provo Reservoir Water Users Company has a subscription for 16,000 acre feet, a part of which is available to stockholders In that company in the Sharon district; and the Metropolitan Water District of Orem has a subscription of 1500 acrq feet, all of which Is to be distributed in the city of Orem. All Water From Weber All of the water which was stored In the reservoir this year came from the Weber River through the Weber-Provdiversion canal across Kamas Bench. More water could have been brought from that source this year as there was a large supply of high water which ultimately o Appointment of Wayne Gunnell as principal of the Kanab Seminary in southern Utah has recently been made by the L. D. In of Educa'loo Department Salt Lake. Mr. Gunnell, number of the Lincoln high school faculty for the past three years, will give up bis teaching position to take over the new prlnclpalshlp, and he, with his wife, Norira and daughter, Sara Ann, will leave the latter part of August or the first of September to make their home in Kanab. His new work will aly classes at so Include . semi-weekl- Ordervllle. Mr. Gunnell came to the Lincoln high school as a graduate of the Utah State Agricultural College, B. S. Degree, with a major In History and minor In Speech and Sociology. Originally from Howell, Utah, he filled a two year mission for the L. D. S. in the Cem-la- l Church, 1933-193States, He has been active in church affairs while residing In Orem, and his wife, also a former student of the U. S. A. C. and native of Tremontoc, Utah, has hedom well known for her musical talent and participation In church and community activities. found Its way Into Great Salt Lake, but for the fact that the canal had a capacity of only an approximate 150 second feet. This canal is now being enlarged by the United States Bureau of Rec, lamatlon. It Is expected the enlargement will be finished some A. to U. this fall so that the Steps Toward Solution time late canal will be ready to bring over Of a stream of epproxlmately 1,000 Meeting Called second feet next year. With the As the tomatoe harvest season nears, it is becoming supply In the Weber River as more apparent that there will be an extreme shortage of high as It was this year, the Deer workers in the tomatoe districts of Utah County, Alpine Creek reservoir could have been filled had the enSchool District has announced that school will open Septem- substantially larged canal been available this ber 14, which means that the tomatoe harvest, due to the year. late season, wall be just reaching its peak when school begins. Inasmuch as substantially all able bodied adult male Harold Nielsen Gets workers have been taketo from these workers ?re available to the farm areas In Utah County to help In the processing of the 1942 Appointment as work In defense plants. It Is a tomato crop. School serious matter farm leaders state, to have the youths of high school workMexican of and junior high age taken from ersEmigration , Harold K. Nielsen, son of Mr to the United States to rethe farms. In the and Mrs. P. K. Nielsen of Pleaslabor the lieve shortage The situation In Utah County been agreed upon by ant View, has received an apis being given attention by the West has pointment as principal of the Mexican government, accordIn Iron county, United States Department of the to Information received today Kanarra school ing The Department from Utah. Agriculture. the 'While Washington. Mr. Nidsen realizes that farmers of this area graduated last Is still In Its formative are facing a serious situation and proposal from the Brigham Young spring availnot are details and stages Is taking steps to meet It. Acuniversity with a B. A. Degree, report majoring in Biology and mtnored cordingly, a meeting of the Unit- able at present, officials bordIn Mathematics. ed ftates Department of Agricul- that permission to cross the He won his leter was granted after Mexico had ter In tennis at the 'Y last ture War Board for Utah Coun. ar. will be held Friday, August 7, at been assured that her citizens A graduate of the Lincoln high 2 p. m. In the City and Counlv would not be lnducled Into the school, Harold was valedictorian Building in Provo to confer with army and after guarartees had of Sharon Seminary of the class representative? of tomatoe grow- been made that expenses back to of '38. Mr. Nielsen wltb his wife, the ers, sugar beet associations, and Mexico would be paid for the school workers. and former Laralne Jones, and baby factory operators son Ronald, will leave the latter executives to see what solution, If any, can be worked out for At a state USDA War Board part of this month to make their securing help for the harvesting labor meeting held in Ogden July home In Cedar City for the school of tomatoe and beets this fall. 24, It was reported that 3000 year. War Board Releases young men had been taken In connection with this gen monthly from rural areas Into New eral subject, releases Issued by the armed services and war Inthe U. 8. D A. War Board, the dustries. Texaco The meeting was held with following may be of Interest: e The-are approximately 8000 grawers and processors of canInstallation of a meat market acres of tomatoes to be harvested ning crops to attack the problem and Improvement and enlargein Utah. To harvest these tomaof harvesting these crops under ment of the store and service statoes it will require 44,000 man the adverse situation. Henry R. tion known as the Texaco Market In the McShane, s'ate director of the U. tn Orem Is now In process under days In picking alone. opinion of the state USDA War 8 Fmployment Service, gave the the direction of Ihe new manage- Board, if they are harvested, the requirements for obtaining Jap- ment. Mr. and .Mrs. O. H, Rem- work will have to be done largely anese labor: 1. Transportation merde Mr and Mrs Remmerde have by Jnnior and senior high school must he paid to and from present students. location: 2. Housing must be pro- leased the premises from S. W. vided at no extra cot to the Kitchen, and arp making con- -' A year ago, according to a relaborer; 3. this labor must b siderahe expansion and improveport from the Utah Canners As- ueri where local labor is not ments to meet the needs of anticisociation, 4500 people worked In pvailahle; 4. prevailing wages pated future business, Announcethe factories. In a survey which must he paid: and 5. medical ment of the opening date will be was made recently, only 250 of facilities must he guaranteed. made soon. Tomatoe Season Brings Serious Harvesting Problem lo Farmers S'D. Take Picker Shortage; Principal Management For Market t SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 Per Year in Adv&nc OREM, UTAH, AUGUST 6, 1942 Provo St F. D. 1 Sharon stake! II. Grant Ivins, resident, and professor of animal husbandry at Brigham Young university In Provo, received appointment Wednesday as Utah state director of the office of The apprice administration. pointment was made by Leon Henderson, OPA administrator at Washington, D. C. Mg Ivins will maintain offices on The fifth floor of the Atlas building In Salt Lake City. He will have charge of rationing, price control, consumer activities and other divisions of the OPA In Utah. The new director Is expected to open his office within the next few days. I t ah Appointment Last The Utah appointment was the last of the 48 state directors to be named by the OPA In WashRecommendation for the ington. position was given Mr. Ivins by Governor Herbert B. Maw and the cholee was approved Informally by members of the Utah delegation to congress. Mr. Ivins was born in St. George In 1889, a son of the late Anthony W. Ivins, member of the first presidency of the L. D. S church, and lEe late Elizabeth Snow Ivins. Past Scera President He has been a member of Sharons Cooperative Educational and Recreational Association for a number of years and was president of the organization during the planning for and commencement of construction of the Scera community auditorium. Mr. Ivins has been a member of the faculty at B Y U slnre 1930. He (was first appointed head of the animal husbandry department and later was appointed professor. He also Is chairman of the athletic . council at. the University and chairman of the Provo chamber of commerce agricultural committee. Japanese Mission President From 1896 to 1908, Mr. Iylns resided In Mexico with his father, who was president of the L D S mission. He attended tne juarrz stake academy In Mexico and on his return attended the Unives-Itof Utah two years. He fulfilled a mission to Japan knd for three years was president of the Japanese mission for the church. Mr. Ivins and his family will continue to live In their home in Pleasant View. SCERA STAFF HEARS ! AT ANNUAL OUTING Director 1 II Funeral Services To Be Held Sunday C. Jensen Funeral services for Jens C. Jensen, faithful church worker and highly esteemed community builder who died at his home In Orem Wednesday evening at 8 p. m. will be held Sunday, 12:30) p. m. In the Tlmpanogos ward chapel, with Bishop Roy H. Gapp-mavconducting. Mr Jensen, 85, died of ft heart ailment following recurring Illnesses over t'..d past few months He v as born April 25, 1557 Li a son of Jens Veddura, Christian and Mary Ann Jensen. He came to the United States In 1891. residing In Lehl for one year where he worked In a dairy, In and then moving to Provo. 198 4 he purchased a farm In Orem and has resided here since that time. Mr. Jensen Joined the L. D. S. church In 1893 and fulfilled a mission to Denmark In 1902. He married Maren Christen n on June 29, 1904, In the Salt Lake L. D. S. temple. Surviving, besides his widow, are three sons and a daughter Mrs. Anna J. Harris of Provo, and James, Woodruff and Moroni C. Jensen of Orem; 12 grandchilC. and Orem dren, and a brother, Peter Jensen Business Men to of Ravinkelde, Denmark. Prior to the funeral services, Hold Special Meeting friends may call at the family home In Orem, or Saturday at Chamber of commerce memBurial bers and Orem business men will the Deseret mortuary. r.eet conjointly Friday evening, will be in the Provo City burlaj August 7, p. m., at the City park. Hall, to discuss ways and means of cooperating with city, county Quotas and federal agencies In the housAnnounced by Orem ing problem which Is confronting the Orpm area, according to anBoard nouncement of Rulon West, president of the local chamber Sale of one new passenger car which Is sponsoring the special and four bicycles will be allowed meeting. under Orems quota for August, Complete attendance of these according to instructions receivtwo Is desired, to consided by Orland Pyne, clerk of the er the seriousness of the housing local rationing board. The carryto Mr. West, over of one new situation, according passenger car and for that reason the late from the March allotment now starting hour of 9:30 p. m. has makes available two new automobeen set In order that all business biles to applicants who can qinll-fmen may attend. under the rationing regulations. A checkup of applications apProduce Wanted proved for the final week In School Lunches July reveals the allowance of purchase of one new passpree-ca- r Another plea Is being made by to T. F Wentz, Provo Rivet officers of the P. T. A. organiza- Water Commissioner. tion to parents who will h"ve Orems tire and tube quota for children attending the Spencer August Is as follows1 3 iiew pasand Lincoln Ugh schools next senger tires, 21 pa'senrer tubes-3year to supp.y any produce they trurk tires, 32 tubes; 42 pas may be able to contribute to be senger recaps; 4 2 truck recaps: canned now to be used for school 8 class B. Grade 2 new passenc- lunches next winter. tires? A credit will be given for any Mr. Pyne states that there will produce sent in. It la announced, probably be an Increase In the at the following rate: Beets, 75 allotment before the end of the cents pep bushel; beans, 3 cents month, which come from the per pound: chard, 4 cents per rounty reserve. The credit Is to be appll pound ed on lunches npxt winter. ready for the later crops when Anvnno having aprioots to thrv come on. spare for the canning program Spencer school patrons mav are also requested to send them call Mrs Zenda Rowley at 047J3 In. or Mrs Donetta Raker at 062J3 Those jn charge of the arrangeThese contributing to the Lincoln ments for canning are destreous high. school lunch should rf getting enough beans, chilrd contact Mrs. W. program P. Williams, and he, t, this week so as to be telephone Oi0J4. er y of August Rationing y For Valuation to Bring Greater Revenue Orem Citv council ptissed the annual tax levy for the at its meeting held last Tuesday evening. The levy for city this year is 13.5 mills, the same as fixed for last year. 1.67 The levy is made up as follows: General purposes, interest mills; streets, 1.83 mills; public safety, 1.50 mills; the to the addition levy, In mills. city 8 and sinking fund. a levy for made Orem hag District of Water Metropolitan the purpose of that organization 1 5 mills. This is not essentially a city levy, but goes airectiy for the building up of a reserve fund for the purchase of Deer Creek water. The levy of 8 mills for interest on bonds and the buliamg up oi the sinking fund is the largest single Item. Orem has made it a practice to retire certain bonds each year, and that necessitates a larger levy than for any otheij single Item In the budget. The levy of 1.83 mills In the street department is light, considering the ambitious road pro- Testimonial To Honor Missionary of r gram Orem will be called on to ibaok." Mr. Garff stressed the Importance of the development of personality, and Its value on the home fiont. "We must be sincere and honest and do oyr share in living as a duty to our country and fellow men. GRANT IVINS For Jens Council RejectsRaise in Levy; Increased Events of the annual Scera breakfast held last Sunday morning at Canyon Glen In Provo Canyon by staff members and their partners were highlighted by a most brilliant and Interesting address given by guest speaker Royal L. Garff, of the University of Utah speech department. In Mr Garff, speaking on "America, A Democracy, at the followed the program which breakfast, encouraged the more than sixty persons assembled to continue in their efforts to keep up morale, and to carry on In spite of war sacrifices which grow greater each day. "A democracy, to succeed," he stated, "must have complete support and unity from everyone. Hitler was no produced from the war, but from a democracy that didnt work. We lost the last war in that we lost the peace, the friendship of many nations, and billions of dollars never paid V J STIRRING ADDRESS Annual Tax Levy of 13.5 Mills Retained by Orem City for 42 Participants at the annual affair met at 7 a. m. at Canyon Glen and enjoyed an hour of games and outdoor activity prethe breakfast. ceding Laler, from 9:00 to 10:15 a. m., they assembled at the outdoor amphitheatre to enjoy the program which had been prepared. Group singing wag led by Wayne Gunnell, accompanied by Mrs. Norma Gunnell. James Blake, Scera Board member, offered the Invocation, and Henry H. Falkner, also of the Scera board, gave tne welcome addre. solo A was put over f t In the next year. Under a recent state law the city Is given a .certain percentage of the gasoline tax income to help with This public streets and roads. law provides that the city must match this fund and use it strictly for road purposes. The present levy was made, not withstanding some pressure bad been exerted on the City Connell tq Increase the levy for general purposes gg well as for streets Because of the new and roads t ELDER MARVIN STRATTON Elder Marvin Stratton, son of Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. George home last week who returned from the North Western States Mission will be honored fct a welcome home testimonial next Sunday evening, 8 p. m., in the Sharon ward chapel. Elder Stratton will be the prinof the evening. cipal speaker Violin selections will be rendered by Mrs. Evelyn Wentz, and Miss Maxine.Pinegar of Edgemont will play two accordian solos. defense Industry located on the western outskirts of the city, many tax payers expected that the cltv would have to make a much higher levy to meet conditions occasioned by the new Industry and particularly by the heavy Increase lu traffic and building within the city limits. With the increase In valuation of over 8100.000, as announced In last weeks Voice of Sharon, this cl ty under the levy will have considerably more revenne than during the year previous on which to operate. sung by E. B. Terry, and brief remarks were made by President J. Erval Christensen and Manager V Ictor C. Anderson. Kenyon Anderson entertained with a trumpet solo, after which Mr. Garff, guest speaker, addressed the group. Elizabeth and GeneInvitation to attend the vieve Gordon sang a duet, and is extended to all ward bishopric and Ward Missionary the benediction was offered by A. members and friends of the Strat- Committee In charge hope to see P. Warnlck. Group singing of tons the Stake. The the chapel filled for the occasion throughout "God Bless America" marked the close of the program. testi-ment- Schools To Open September 14th; Holidays Cut Lincoln high school and mentary schools of this along with other schools of the Alpine School District, will open September 14, according to announcement of Superintendent D R. Mitchell. Teacher appointments have not yet been completed, but publication of placements for the local schools will be made next week. With the opening date coming one week later than usual ana spring closing set for May 22. In order to get In required 172 days of actual schooling, Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations have been cut to a single day. Students will return to school Friday following the Thanksgiving holiday on November 27. With Christmas falling on a Friday, a full weekend will be allowed for the holiday, but schooling will continue during the week between fhrtstm's and New Years. Deadline For Dogs Set for August 15 August 15 has been set as the dead line for collection of dog taxes In Orem, and to any dog for which a license has not been purchased by that time. It will be al Impressive Funeral Services Held for Lake View Citizens In Deer Creek Accident impressive were the services held last funeral double Sunday afternoon for Clarence Lloyd and Kenneth Scott. Lake View citizens who were drowned In the tragic accident in the Deer Creek reservoir last week. Testifying to the regard In which they were held in their own community and throughout the county, more than 750 relatives and friends crowded almost to Its limit the spacious community auditorium In Orem where the services were held. LaMar Scott, relative of Kenneth Scott and a close associate of Clarence Lloyd, former Rlshop August J. Johnson of Lake View, close friend and associate of both of the deceased, and Bishop Austin Cope of the Spanish Fork Third ward, a cousin to Clarence Lloyd, were the speakers. Deeply Speakers Fxpress Esteem Each speaker testified of the splendid characters of their departed associates and expressed the esteem by which they were held by all the people of the comTheir industry and munity. thrift and willingness to hrip others were also Btresed by the speakers. In a few well chosen remarks Rlshop Weldon J Taylor expressed the thanks of the families for all the help whiih had been given during the tragic hours while the bodies were being searched for In the res rvoir. and Bichop Taylor also testified to the esteem In whlrh the men were held in other communities. acmost realistic "dead-linecording to Marshall Rulon West whr will see to It that nioened hounds are disposed of in- - the i "usual" manner. Most owners have been contacted. and an estimated 200 dogs are licensed to date. Approximately 33 dogs have already been' disposed of under permission granted by the owners, Marshall Floral Tributes West reports. The floral tributes which were a ", profuse and beautiful, were banka ed across the huge stage of the auditorium and entirely covered Its front. The music was extremely beautiful and consoling. Mrs. Rhodes Jepperson was at the organ and played the processional. Kirby and Taylor Allen sang a duet. The Morning Breaks, The Shadows Flee", accompanied by Mrs. Helen Allen. Ivern Pyne, accompanied by Melba P. Pyne, gang the solo, "Lay My Head Beneath a Rose", and Golden Taylor and Freeman Bird rendered a duet. "Come Unto Me", accompanied by Mrs. MoCene Grimmett. Ijirge Cortege Spencer Madsen of Lake View offered the Invocation, and Alfred J. Madsen, also of Lake View, gave the bened'ctlon. Dedication of the Scott grave was made by brotlier-in-laAlden Sorenson. of the deceased, and Enu W1L llamaon. former bishop of Lake View, dedicated the Llovd grave. A large cortege from th homes in Lake View made up the funeral procession to the auditorium In Ocr-and from there to the Provo city cemetery. w Mothers Class To Tour Maternity Ward trip throneh the maternltv of the Utah Valiev boo. pttal will feature the rlaso for Fvpectant Mothers to he held Frldav Aneusf 7. ? n m at tl hospital. A dl"cns)rin of a home dellrerv oefnn will a!o he given vicUnrs to the class grp A dlvtnn , |