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Show By WANDA LUND HUNTSVILLE, UTAH From the ruins of the Huntsville Chapel, completely destroyed by fire early on the morning of May G, ward members have salvaged a number of books. Perhaps the find that excited them most, however, was the No. 1 volume of the old Huntsville Ward library, a huge Holy Bible given to the ward by the father of President David 0. McKay. It bears the label, Presented to the Huntsville Ward by David MKay, Aberdeen, Scotland, October 6, 1882." The handsome leather-bounbook cover fell away from the inside pages because of water damage, but members are hopeful the pages of the book can be completely dried out. They hope to have it rebotmd. It still smells musty, but part of the musti-aes- s may be due to age. It is called Brown's Family Bible, and is illustrated with a number of colored illustrations. It was published by George Tod of Annandale Street, Edinburgh, Scotland in about 1866. Mrs. Dale Newey, assistant librarian for the Huntsville Ward, said that women have taken numerous books home with them to dry them out by placing newspapers between the leaves and changing them frequently. Some of the books are irreplaceable, such as Jensons B'ographical Encyclopedia, and a Church Chronology published in 1887. Members are using special loving care on them. Volumes of bound Improvement Era magazines for all the years since 1920 were so heavily damaged by water that they could not be salvaged, as well as copies of the Relief Society Magazine. The library had been located above the bishops office In the south end of the building. Ward members have undertaken the big task of hauling away the charred debris of the chapel. A few filing cabinets, several tables and about 200 folding chairs are all that remain. Historic Bible Salvaged In Tragic Chapel Fire d once-beautif- Charred remains of Huntsville chapel. Various organizations of the Church have pitched in willingly, however. Children have been pooling their pennies and nickels, youngsters have sold ice cream cones in the street, bake sales have been Mrs. Dale Newey with Bible. held, and ward members are thinking of g all the projects imaginable to add to the fund for a new chapel. One of the ward members told the Church News, This fire was a terrible fund-raisin- Senior Citizens Receive Honors YMMIA, Sunday School Call 2 Utahns To Serve On General Boards Mrs. Mary Young Burton and Francis Kirkham, two prominent Utahns, were honored May 9 in Salt Lake City at a Senior Citizens Award banquet sponsored by the Sait Lake Jaycees. Mrs. Burton, 82, great - granddaughter of President Brigham Young and a daughter of Brig. Gen. Rich W. Young, was presented the first annual Outstanding Senior Citizen Award for the Salt Lake W. Two Utahns have been appointed to the general boards of the Sunday School and the Young Mens Mutual Improvement As- sociation. Lynn Stoddard, a member of the Farmington 2nd Ward, David (Utah) Stake, has been named to the Child Area and Instructor committees of the Sunday School General Board, announced Gen. Supt. David Lawrence McKay. Lynn R. Wilson of the Crystal Heights Ward, Highland (Utah) Stake, has been appointed to the Explorer Committee of the YMMIA, reported Gen. Supt G. Carlos Smith Jr. Mr. Stoddard, 777 S. 200 East, Farmington, has served about 12 years in various Sunday School administrative capacities. Before his appointment to the general board, he had served as superintendent of the Davis Stake Sunday School for four years. Previously, he was ward Sunday School superintendent and had served in the superintendencies on both the ward and stake levels before that He has also been a counselor in the bishopric in the Farmington 2nd Ward. Mr. Stoddard, a native of Hooper, Weber County, is principal of Hill Field Elementary School in Clearfield, a position he had held for four years. Previously, he was principal at Hilltop Elementary School in Layton for three ears. of Utah AssociaHe is president-elec- t tion for Supervision and Cuiriculum Development and has served on the executive board of Davis Education Association. He is married to the former Loralne tragedy, and a lot of people were In tears, but it will serve to unite us and make us humble. Our leaders will know we are behind them, and we'll build another Church. area. Hughes of Farmington and they have nine children. Mr. Wilson, 2625 Wellington St., Salt Lake City, has been a member of the Highland Stake High Council since November 1962. His assignment with the high council has been with the YWMIA and YMMIA. He served as Highland Stake YMMIA superintendent before being named to the high council. He also was first and second assistant in the YMMIA stake superinten- dency. Previous to being called into the LOS ANGELES: Mutu- - Cited For Conservation Award R. B. Russ Hodgson, former counselor in the Long Beach Stake Presidency and bishop, has been honored with a Citation for Service Award by the Conservation Committee of California Oil Producers. Mr. Hodgson has been active in California oil production for 4 years, particularly iu the Ventura Avenue oil field. The citation was presented in recognition of his excellent work and constructive leadership over the years in oil production. He received his MS degree in petroleum engineering in 1924 from the University of Utah. al, he was bishop of tlie Princeton Ward for four years and had served two years before that as first and second counselor in die bishopric. Mr. Wilson is president and general manager of Wilson Products Co. in Salt Lake City. He is married to the former Eva Durrant of Salt Lake City and they have six children and eight grandchildren. He is chairman of the Ute District of the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, and a member of the Salt Lake Area chamber of Commerce and Utah Manufacturers Association. JACKSONVILLE: Mormon Named Police Chief The appointment of D. K. Brown as Jacksonvilles new police chief in Florida brought an active LDS member into public attention. Before his appointment as chief of police, Mr. Brown had been a special agent in charge of the Jacksonville FBI office. He was credited with breaking the back of a strong Ku KIux Man by obtaining convictions for bombings of a Negro home, according to an editorial in the St. Petersburg Times. Also recognized for his achievements in education and civic affairs was Dr. Francis W. Kirkham, 91, founder and retired general manager of Country Mutual Life Insurance Q. Dr. Kirkham was presented a certificate of honorable mention for distinguished services throughout the course of your lifetime. Mrs. Burton received a master of arts degree in poetry and education in 1964, when she was 78. Others honored on Ihursday were Robert Clarence Earley, 85, retired safety engineer inspector at Fort Douglas; Jessie Florida Olsen, 78, community service volunteer; and Mignon Richmond, 70, social service officer and former NAACP president. In 1931 the U.S. commissioner of education requested that Dr. Kirkhams thesis be printed as a U.S. bulletin under the title, Educating All Children of All People. He was the first Utah director of vocational education, from 1917-2and from 1923-2- 9 he was superintendent of Granite School District He is author of A New Witness for Christ in America, currently being reprinted by Brigham Young University. It is available through the Church Missionary Department, Utah Printing Co., and Des-- . eret Book Co. 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