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Show Page Four THE CENTERVILLE Town Cemetery The third Centerville project, and one which has elicited a great deal of favorable comment, is the renovation of the town cemetery. Perhaps it was the burial of B. H. Roberts, outstanding L. D. S. November, 1944 NEWSETTE appearance of the grounds. Rus- sian olive trees, donated by the Porter-Walto- n nursery in Center- ville, have been planted entirely around the place and they will in a short time form a high, beautiful hedge. placed their reservations for its use with him and it rapidly made tne rounds from neighbor to neighbor. It was used to paint not only the exterior of houses but barns and fences as well. No charge was made for its service and it is still being used. Roads Oiled Coincident with this period of cooperative effort, lights were installed on the city streets and the city roads were oiled. The present town board consisting of Mayor Walton, Tom Cook, Theris Duncan, Gilbert Tingey, and Merrill Rushforth are continuing the good work begun by their predecessors, Horace H. Barber, Fred Peterson, John Randall and Bert Randall. When inquiry was made as to just how these various projects were financed, the reply was that the town had a property 7-- the native Utah Juniper which has been used effectively in landscaping the Town Cemetery, are Joseph E. Williams, Mr. Cleveland,, Examining and Herbert Haacke mill tax, of which 1 mill goes to the cemetery fund. There has been no raising of the tax rate and all improvements have been accomplished oy wise planning and economic use of funds appropriated. Full Cooperation Mormon cities and communities Churchman, which set the wheels of the project clicking. Elder Roberts, a native of Centerville, was being buried in the cemetery when J. Golden Kimball, prominent L. D. S. leader, in his inimitable way, commented: Youre laying away a good man here, but what a hell of a place to be laid. Probably even the most loyal townsman would have had to admit the justice of the statement for the cemetery was a mass of sagebrush, cheat-gras- s, and clumps, unsightly and forlorn. Henry Cleveland, the towns main idea man, and one of the towns progressive mainstays over the years, was mayor at the time and shortly afterwards, with the full sppport of the town board consisting of board members Wallace Walton, present mayor; John O. Adams, Clarence Reeves, Harold Roberts, son of B. H. Roberts and town clerk for the past 20 years, and Herbert E. Haacke, local resident who did most of the architectural work, the Centerville cemetery project was begun. The entire area was sown to grass, the oak clumps removed, attractive trees planted, curbings put in together with an oiled road which now encircles the cemetery. Mr. Haacke planned the landscaping and did most of the curbings and added also special decorative vases which contribute much to the oak-bru- sh Entrance to the cemetery is through a beautiful gate in the northwest corner. Just inside, a drinking fountain has been placed where visitors may have a cool drink. Watering of the lawn is done with a permanent sprinkling system. General supervision of the throughout the Intermountain West came into existence through cooperative effort and have developed the hard way; settlement in arid valleys, construction of dams to store mountain water, and canals carved from hillsides to divert this water to lands. But the people of Centerville have carried this cooperation a step back of all this; they have gained control of and are managing the water-wieldilands above their homes and farms. Although the pioneer settlers may not have fully recognized this need, the third and fourth generations have learned that in he arid West security lies not only in control of ones farm and home lands but also in that of the adjacent mountains which through sun-parch- ed cemetery, which will rank with any in the State in its appearance, is still the special care of Mr. Cleveland. Public Square Of every day interest to the people of the community is their fine looking public square covered with a beautiful lawn and planted to young shade trees, made possible by the increased supply of water now available for public use. Situated on the Square is the First their supply of water and other reWard Chapel, the Amusement Hall, sources, round out a sound ecoand the Relic Cabin of the Daughnomic unit. Such control is the ters of the Pioneers. All these cen- basis for sound and lasting comters of community activity are kept in good repair and reflect credit on munity development. the town and its citizens. In Centerville you have a pattern Lastly, the city paint gun, a of what can be accomplished in a rather inexpensive item, is given small community by cooperative efcredit for keeping the face of Cenfort. There you have the results terville bright and clean. Back in of wise leadership supported by 1938-3someone on the town board loyal citizens. There you have a got the idea that the women would pattern for action in the solution of like to have a paint-u- p campaign, problems, a pattern of action which so a paint gun was purchased by if followed by other communities the town and turned over to Comwill result in more complete use of ?11 resources for the well-bein- g missioner Tom Cook with an adand monition to keep it busy. Residents better living of the people. ng 9, |