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Show a Salt Lake City, Utah T1 1972 Saturday, December 9, ' Home Outdoors Entertainment For Western Families: Arts J DESERET NEWS f. ; S0Ti;:i MWUlWIlWWWIWUpwaMi - v a f Vw.- W' is ja $. A - .i-- v Artis 6 FindluP Nature L t s- -, PA r$& w rJJ s r ; ' 1 Vfe,, $r ' J - v; .; ty,i- s. , , r ?&. JXt,i - , . If some people dont like snow, it is because they fail to see the beauty in it that artist LeConte Stew art V IrSW -- sn : By CLINT BARBER, ,, Deseret News Staff Writer " v L- - V .y 5 JS5' ! A iiiati'ii :0 ' A-- , '- - ''ft i Aside from my religion, I have found GiKl.ir. nature and my close communication with her, said the painter of the accompanying snow scene, the first painting in the Deseret News Utah Heritage Art Project. The aesthetic effect .that comes from the snow scene is in the fine relationship of colors, which are more beautiful in the winter than they are in the summer. ;rv dv:. While we love the 'summer seasons, greeny don't always give us the finest harmonies of. color. In the w;inter, we, have the soft browns and ochres in the trees. And- as we go further back through ;jthe atmospheric conditions, we get, russets, lavenders and biues. And these are in a sense Complimentary to the warmer colors which are in the trees. ,, , , The snow; itself, is a; subtle thing, but is playing, a neutral role in the, sense, that it reflects the sky colors the blues, the violets, and evert the warm tones of.'snow! in , nud: sunlight. Mr. Stewart.J who has long( t ? V r ;' - ry mil ., . " , a ; A Li v v- - - x y A ft It 1 fc- Art Frews' Will SpoaisoR With the tranquil, yet powerful painting printed on this page, the Deseret News announces a new program of community service designed to add to the states cultural heritage and bring more beauty into the lives of Utahns. The project, to be called the Deseret News Utah itage Art program, was developed in consultation with the state's leading experts in the visual arts. Annually, the Deseret News will sponsor a Utah Heritage Art Show and will purchase the winning painting, in each case an outstanding work of art by a Utah artist about Utah. The collection, as it grows through the years, will be on public exhibition, often traveling throughout the state. Our purpose is said Executive Editor two-fol- Wi- lliam B. Smart in announcing the program. First, we want to encourage Utah artists, particularly those who are just emerging. Our selection and purchase of the winning painting will do that. Moreover, we hope It will stimulate more Utahns to buy and hang in their homes the outstanding original art that is becoming more and more available. !i;4 ij. ik IPROCjRAivj ing, which will be purchased by the Deseret News and come part of the permanent collection. See BEAUTYn Page t 4 , t ; ! ' i - - 1 . ! T-- 3 "II ,9r :; be- The winning painting will be reproduced on the cover News year-en- d greeting card, in a format suitable for framing. of Tempo and be used on the Deseret Second, we want to build for future generations of Utahns a priceless collection of art about our own great state. This is such a beautiful place to live. We want to help our grandchildren and their children appreciate it. This year, to begin the collection, the newspaper has purchased a painting by LeConte Stewart, widely respected as the dean and one of the greatest of Utah artists. His painting is reproduced on this page. Each fall, the Deseret News will invite all Utah artists to submit their work to the annual Utah Heritage art show. A competent jury will select those worthy to hang in the show. The jury will also select the winning paint felt no collection complete without the work with such love and spiritual is so rapidly disappearing, We- - of Utah art could possibly be of this man, who has painted sensitivity the rural Utah that Smart said. LeConte Stewart enjoys his qrt fole., Vj v -- m THj :)i I tion on the contract as a peg to have refunded all of the money youve spent with them so far (youve been a member since June and have been paying them $21 a month), no soap. No provocation since youve gotten the other services youve been paying for. You 'are among about five persons, they say, out of several hundred members, who have such a statement in their contract. Why? Because OO-D- T a particular salesman got too eager to sell contracts. He no longer works for them. Its up to you what you wish to do. If you remain a member - itll be 25 cents per child which they felt is reasonable for services of a nurse and the cost of several educational aids. 'MAN'. You may wrife to Do lt Man, Box 1 Be Patient Coming Up 2 57 alt Lake City, Utah 84110 Breach, Yes But No Money Back In May I had a new roof and some aluminum siding work done by a S.L. firm. There was one area that was not right and they said they would have it redone. A long time has gone by and theyve not been able to fit the work into their schedule as they promised. And they take messages but no one ever has the courtesy to make a return call. I feel that I am not being unreasonable in seeking your assistance. L.R.H., Salt Lake City. We joined a health club and on their card As soon as they can free a man from the they say they have free baby sitting. When I job hes on, lhev'11 get him to you and on went there they said they didnt have it free your job. As for your accusation tna they and I would have to pay 25 cents per child. dont have the courtesy to return your calls, Isnt that a breach of contract? I was wonthey claim to have talked to you twice and also to have tried to reach you several times. dering if we could do anything about it. We would like to have our money back. S.N., Now that ycu have their assurance through us, be patient. But, if its not done in a reaMurray. sonable time say two weeks get back to contract said on true that Its (you your us. Well have no hesitation in nudging them card) the salesman wrote in: Free baby again. And if they dont honor that statesitting. ment they are breaching the contract. But, and you didn't make this clear they also told you that you can cancel anytime. The only money you could get back would be v.hat youve already paid for baby sitting.. If you are like most of us you have said to Turns out neither you nor anyone else has, I really should help some of those because their fees yourself. nursery, paid any sitting people who need help; those who are stymied just newly completed, didnt open until Dec. and can't help themselves. And you vow to 1. As for using the free baby sitting nota HELPING HAND 1 On The hsidE Business World Cultural Arts Outdoors T-- 2 T-- 3 do it. Well its a wonderful idea, but remember, an idea is only as good as its execution. This time, or next dme or anytime you vow to help someone else do it right then! Howr about now? Just pick up the phone and volunteer for one of the needs listed by the Community Services Council, Volunteer Services. The phone number is Below' is a list of current needs: 486-213- New areas for volunteers at Holy Cross Hospital! Full staffing needed for a new' mes- senger transportation service: 9 1 p.m.; 1 p.m. - 4:30; 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. seven..days a week. Clerical help needed Mon. Fri. 3 hours per day in the department and f emergency room. day per week in. the pulmonary lab. Secretary for volunteer hours-open- . department, one-hadays per-- week -- y One-hal- lf Headstart Program needs clothing rack for. Parents of the Headstart Program children can obtain used clothing to meet their needs. newly organized clothing shop. Record player needed! girl is broken hearted. Her record player will network and repairs are too expensive. Do you have one that is in working condition? Nine-year-o- V.A. Hospital needs outgoing volunteer with public relations skills interested in serving on hostess service in ho.spial admitting office. Take books and library materials to shut-in- s of all ages. There is a special need, .at this time to work with school-ag- e children.' The American Red Cross needs drivers both men and women. A new station wagon Red-Carp- . Children's center needs volunteers to work would be as- with the children. Volunteer signed to assist a therapist. Volunteers needed who can give mi-silessons on the piano or the clarinet weekday afternoons at Veterans Administration Hospital. c Pocketknives Are Going Way Of All Good Tilings t- -s-f un ft " It was a RemingtonrJknife that got Abbott By PRESTON McGRAW into Pcketknife collecting, and DALLAS (UPI) swapIf collecting I found it in the drawer of my wifes sew-ping pocketknives seems like something Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn might have done when ing machine, AbbotUsai'Hqv it got in j knife the catfish were not biting, it is time for a' there, I dont know. It wm refresher course on hobbies. Tom and Huck a knife that had a blade in each end that wasnt likely to weara. Me, jn a mans have been priced out of the market. itn-.- : . Gordon A. Abbott, who was accidently con- - PcketIf it was in a little better, .condition, it, vetted to the pastime two years ago, offered would be worth $45. this testimonial to the present state of the art: r , If I had started 15 years ago, I could retire Abbotts most valuable, knife is a Case and play with it as a hobby. in mint condition, worth $75. The Bulldog is a single blade knife that folds since own his Bulldog owned Abbott has barbershop into its handle and came from the factory fit-1941. He has collected guns for years but poc- ' ketknives now have replaced guns in his affec- - ted into a walnut box. tions. The fun and the profit in pocketknife collect i ' Abbott said there are 200 to 300 pocketknife ing comes from trading, selling and buying collectors in Dallas, some with $5,000 to $7,000 new knives that are being phased out of manufacturers and holding on td them until their collections, and hat it is a big hobby nationalvalue increases. f i ,i ly, if not internationally. - The swapping, according has not changed markedly since the days of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry: Jinn;. Two men frequently will spend days on a trade. I had a little knife a. few days ago in which, I had possibly $20, Abbott said.ll traded up and got $40- - The man .who got it, was dealing son but is about to get for his hooked himself. n . I 'I' , In years past, it was hard to find a man without a pocketknife. A pocketknife was useful for cleaning a mans fingernails, whittling a cud of chewing totactq j)lu,,cutting the tips from cigars and sharpening pencils. Now, with men frequenting manicurists, smoking instead of phewing tobacco, and using ball point pens instead, of pencils, the pocketknife carrier is becoming scarce. Abbott said young men are just not muchj Remington and Winchester knives, made by the same people who make guns, are old. for owning pocketknives any more and he is knives, Remington and Winchester still make not sure what that will do to collecting and :;kM -; trading them. guns but gave up making knives in the 1930s. A group of Dallas collectors met one Sunday recently in his barber shop to talk about forming a national association. Abbott said other collectors around the country are making a similar effort. . Abbott has 200 knives in his new knife colthat is, knives that are being lection phased out of production and will become hard to get in a few years. For instance, it will soon he hard to get new pocketknives with horn, stag and bone handles. Pearl handles are being phased out and composition handles are changing. Abbott has perhaps 50 different brand names in his old knife collection. An old knife is a knife not manufactured anymore. If it is rare enough and in mint condition, it would be worth as much as $500. ! . .... -.t s T-- 4 , .,v |
