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Show 3? a tr 03 3K 13 fw 13 4 03 23 h" c CD O O d-- Hj c: H ro c as cj c D3 ST Serving Kearns, Granger, Hunter, Magna, Taylorsville The Fastest Growing Community In Utah Salt Lake County, Utah, Thursday, May Volume VI 12, 1960 Contest Finish Extended J '' The Utah Spudnut Shamrocks, Utah and Rocky Mountain Regional Women Softball champions will play the Arizona State champs from Tucson, Arizona, at the West Jordan Park, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. The game in the first in a series of girl softball games scheduled this season at the West Jordan Park, will be followed by top name mens game. Shamrock coach Glen Cherry will put on the field the same girls who, last season in the regional tournament in Denver, Colo., won six out of seven games in less than 30 hours to capture the regional crown. The team, sponsored by Spud-nutplayed in the World ASA tournament in Bridgeport, Conn. Mound chores this season will be handled by Fern Gardner and Wilma Swenson, a former hurler. Battery mates include Ollie Jean Beck, Lou Jean Nelson and Jean Dallinga. Most colorful ball player on the Shamrock club is Norma Casey Jones, defensive wizard at the hot corner. The Arizona club is loaded with There has been an extension on the deadline for the Miss Kearns Contest. The deadline is now May 16. All applicants must be in by that time. The Contest will be held at the Kearns Junior High School at 8 p.m. on May 20. Girls interested in this contest may acquire an application blank from any Jaycee or from Jessie Olsen, Bob Harrison or Darr Har-warif they can meet the requirement. The requirements are: that the applicant will have reached her 18th birthday by September 1, 1960, or not be over 28 by September, d, 1960. Judging will be on a basis of talent, beauty, and poise. Girls may be professional or amateur. Talent may be in any line of personal desire or the individual may give a talk on why should would like to be Miss Kearns of 1960. All girls will be required to furnish their own wearing apparel in the contest. Girls are requested to approach businesses or individuals for sponsorship in the contest. The sponsor fee is $25. The money received from sponsor fees will go for the registration fee of Miss Kearns in the Miss Utah Contest and for the purchase of a suitable wardrobe for the contest. If girls are unable to obtain a sponsor they should contact Bob Harrison or Farrell Lambert The Jaycees would like all girls in Kearns of this age group to take an active interest and make this program an annual event Kearns Recreation Foundation Announces Founders' Day Plans The Kearns Recreation Foundation announces that plans for the Founders Day program of 1960 are going forward. Much help is desired and needed that this program will be a success. It is imperative that the people of Kearns take an active interest in the Founders Day Program as well as other recreational activities. Proceeds from the Founders Day activity will go for more and better recreational facilities. Organizations desiring to have a concession booth should contact Ralph James. If the people of Kearns desire to have an enjoyable day we would lake to have their support and cooperation. The Kearns Recreation Foundation is at present composed of representatives of the civic and religious organizations in Kearns. Any individual with a definite interest in furthering the cause of recreation may apply for membership in this foundation at a cost of $4 per year. The funds received from the dues also go for more and better recreational facilities. American Legion Schedules Bingo Game Saturday American Number 19 West Jordan Park to Host Women's Regional Softball Title Game Miss Kearns The Kearns Legion 132 and Auxiliary will hold a Bingo game at the Community Center at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, May 14. These games are open to the public with the admission fee of $1.00. s, an Casey Jones will hold down the hot corner for Shamrocks when they meet the Arizona State Champs. NORMA GLAMOROUS Planning and Beautification Comm. Annouces Problems in Planning The Planning and Beautification Committee of the Kearns Community Development Program reported Monday evening on television, bringing to light some of the problems which now exist in the planning phase, such as how large a Community Center do we want in Kearns? How large do we want Kearns to be? What attitudes to take toward gravel pits, sidewalks, and street names, and so on. And suggested ways to help increase the beauty of Kearns. In addition to the 12 recommencheck list dation and home-ownewhich concluded the report, the committee presented six questions for discussion. These were: 1. How large a community do we want Kearns to be? Even assuming we might agree on a desirable population maximum, what governmental steps would you favor to restrict the boundaries of Kearns? rs Marble, Hopscotch ning andor beautification of the City of Kearns, you will have an opportunity to present them at the Delegate Assembly, Monday, May 16, in the Kearns Junior High. All citizens of Kearns should take an active interest in the beauty of their community. Kearns Stake Holds Successful Conference More than 1000 members of the LDS Church attended each of the two Sunday sessions of the Kearns Stake Conference held May 1 in the new Stake center, according to Merrill A. Nelson, Stake President. Elder Delbert L. Stapley of the Council of the Twelve Apostles represented the General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saint and spoke at each of the meetings. Other speakers were: Pres. Nelson, Pres. Sheldon H. Holmes; Pres. pressuring for more schools so that Burton F. Brasher; Irvin B. Nydeg-ge- r over the long pull when our kids Welfare Committee. of the are grown we wont be faced with unused school rooms? Elder Roy O. Warburton, a school 3. Do you think the Planning teacher in the Granite school disCommission should zone more land trict was appointed a member of for commercial development before the Kearns Stake High Council and the existing commercial zone is ful- spoke at the afternoon meeting. Mr. Warburton was formerly in ly developed? the Stake MIA Superintendency. do 4. How you feel about giving David Hoskinson and Miss Linda cur streets names as well as num- Lora Simmons, both students of bers? the Granger Seminary, addressed the congregation at the 2:00 p.m. 5. Is there anything we, as citimeetin. zens, can do to aid the businessmen of Kearns in beautification proThe Kearns Ward choir, under the direction of Mr. Jess Coombs, grams of their establishments? with Kenneth Hansen at the piano, 6. Can some further action be furnished music for the Sunday taken to make the Recreation Founsession. dation realize its responsibility to morning the citizens of Kearns in using the The Primary childrens chorus, money in its possession for the led by Mrs. Jerol Hickens, rendered the music in the afternoon purpose it was intended? If you have an opinion on any meeting. This chorus is composed of these questions or any ideas or of some 200 voices of the children suggestions pertaining to the plan of the sevend wards in the Stake. 2. Should we go a little slow in Tournament Winners Announced by Y.F.W. Winners of the city Hopscotch and Marble Tournaments, Saturday, May 7, have been released by the Walker Neal 'Snyder VFW Post 9322 and Auxiliary. First place winners of the Hopscotch Tournament were Lorraine LeFevre, 6th grade student at West Kearns School, Lorraine Montoya, 5th grade student at the Same school, Diane Thayne, 4th grade student at West Kearns School, and Susan Ericksen, 3rd grade student at David Gourley. Winners of the Marble Tournament were Gary Martinez of the Oquirrh Hills School, first place winner; John Ericksen, David Gourley School, second place; and Larry Beutler, third place winner. These winners will go on to play in the Department sponsored State competition in Magna Park, May 14, at 10 a.m. The Kearns VFW 9322 and Auxiliary announce that plans are underway for Poppy Day, May 28. many former players. In the other half of the twin bill, two top flight mens teams from the state will take the field. Other teams who will play at West Jordan Park this summer include Huntington Park, Calif., and Portland, Oregon, second ranking team in the world. The Portland club just finished a three-mont- h tour of the Orient as guests of the an State Department The Arizona club and the Shamrocks will also play May 28th in Ogden and May 29 at the new White Park 'in Salt Lake City. Utah JC's Schedule Annual Convention At Price, Utah The Utah Junior Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Slate Convention at Price, Utah, May 13, 14 and 15, and the members are making plans to have 100 per cent attendance at the convention. Farrell Lambert, who has club president this year, is ning for State Vice President the Kearns Club sponsoring supporting him in the action. been run- with and Mr. Lambert is married and has three children. For the past two years he has been a member of the Kearns Town Council and for the past year has been Chairman of the Council. Farrell has been an active Jaycee for three years and has been on the Board of Directors for two of the three years. The Kearns Jaycees feel they have an outstanding candidate running on the State ticket. The Kearns Junior Chamber of Commerce for the past year has held a Speakup Jaycee Program. This program is an activity where each Jaycee prepares and delivers seven speeches on varied subjects pertaining to the Jaycee creed. This years winner of the local Jaycee contest is John Jones. Mr. Jones has been a member of the Kearns Club since November, 1959. Mr. Jones will enter the State Speakup Jaycee Contest which will be held during the State Convention at Price. The Kearns Jaycees wishes to thank each 'and every organization Local Mormans to and individual for their help in Hear High Church making this years cleanup cama success. Special appreciaLeaders in Conference paign tion goes to the Salt Lake County Two prominent leaders of the Road Department Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints will address a two-da- y conference of the Churchs Granger Stake Saturday and Sunday, May 14 and 15 in Granger. The visiting officials are Elders Bruce R. McConkie, a member of the First Council of Seventy and Elder LeRoy A. Wirthlin, a member of the General Welfare Committee. Saturday evening meetings will be for leaders of the local congregations. Sundays general sessions will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the North Jordan Stake House at 3900 South 4000 West, Granger. Stake President Iris B. Morgan, sr 2415 West 3500 South, will con- duct the meetings. Elder McConkie is a former Army security and intelligence officer, newspaper editorial writer and public official. He was appointed to his church post in 1946 at the age of 31, He is author of an encylo-pedi- c work, Mormon Doctrine. Elder Wirthlin is a director of the famed Church Welfare program. All conferences held in 1960 will focus emphasis on youth devlop-meos part of a special Churchwide parents and youth program aunched early this year by President David O. 'McKay. nt |