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Show f mk i Jg Morley Jones SCeiglU Sltidea - tHuvutyile fa Weve seen just about everything and every place possible in that part of the world. The opportunities for travel are great, and we took advantage of them all. Eventually Jerrys time with the military was up and then they had When Linda Sleight was a young Murray high student she little dreamed that her adult life would be spent in her home in a small town near Frankfurt in Germany. Yes, Linda, with her husband Jerry Shiles, lives in a condominium they purchased there. She shops the local markets, speaks German as she visits with her neighbors, and, all together, lives a life very much like the average educated German citizen. But there it stops, for Linda and Jerry are not Germans, they are full fledged American citizens, but. inasmuch as their work is there, thats where they live and make their home. Most of our friends, Linda told on a recent visit to Murray, are Germans, and we love the quiet European flavor to life that is there. Hochspeyer is not overwhelmed by Americans and so the corner stores still exist and the friendliness of a small town colors our lives. Linda certainly didnt plan to do what she Is doing now. Not at all. After graduating from Murray high she attended the UofU and paid most of her way there by working evenings and nights in the Green Sheet bookkeeping department. But soon after her University days were over, she met and married Jerry Shiles who had just passed his bar examinations. Las Vegas was their first location where Jerry served as Public Defender. That glittering town didnt hold their attention for too long, however, for the Shiles decided that they wanted to travel and there would never be a better time. So Jerry, who was in the Army Reserve, negotiated an assignment in Germany as an army attorney. We were assigned to Frankfurt, Linda told us, and Jerry did a great variety of legal work and lived and mixed with the Germans even then. So many Americans are assigned to foreign countries, but they move into the American colony and its almost as if they are still stateside. We chose to do otherHochs-peye- r, in Gewmu Ninety Thursday, Nov. 5, 1981 - Childhood Was Hard But Good children from two service centers' there. We take from 6 weeks old to 12 years old. It was a respon-- ' sibility, and a great change from the carefree days I had had before, but I love my job and plan to stay with it. Just as Jerry plans to stay by Connie Sample Morley Jones, born on October 30, 1891, celebrated his 90th birthday this past week. An open house was held in his honor at the home of Myron and of his LoyDeee Jones. Forty-tw- o family and friends were in atten- dance. Morley was born in Mill War, (now Maester) Uintah County, Utah. He is the oldest son of Isaac Morley and Elizabeth Ann Starkie Jones and was from a family of eleven children, eight of whom are still living. He lived in Maester, Vernal and Leota, Utah, in his childhood and early married life. His family lived in one room about 16x18 where everything was done. The room was heated by a large cook stove in the winter and lighted by a kerosene lamp. The family gathered in this room to cook, study, sleep and sew. Morley recalls, Our washing was done on a board after carrying the water from a canal up a steep y embankment. It took two gallon barrels on wash day. He commented, There was always wood to haul and chop and chores to do and working in the hay with father at a very early age, almost from the time I could hold a pitchfork, at about six years of Morley recalls, There was happiness in families and caring for them, no matter how hard life became. it1 -- 4 Morley has a love for music and in his childhood took organ and violin lessons. He sang in the church choir, and wrote songs and poetry which have been set to music by a grandson, Stephen Jones. One of his songs won first place in a hymn contest. He likes to garden, raise vegetables, fruit and berries and takes care of his small home and lot. He does his own cooking, bottles fruit, bakes and cares entirely for himself. forty-or-fift- Morley Jones Morley noted that at times life has been hard, and many challenges have come his way because of living alone, but he still plans on living to be one hundred. He enjoys good health with the exception of some eyesight loss but age. He began school at the age of six, carrying a 2x10 inch slate and a slate pencil. It was a building used for everything in the town including church, dances, socials, political meetings as well as school. At eighth grade, Morley attended the Uintah Academy in Vernal. By this time, however, I drove a horse and buggy to get around. I took a special LDS missionary course and later on filled a mission for the church in the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. That was from As a young farm boy, Morley didnt even know where the Sandwich Islands were, but he tells that his decision to go brought him much happiness and many experiences that could not have happened in any other way. He had never been away from home before, not even overnight, so it was a real challenge for him. But I was never homesick! he commented. even this is improving. He recently took a course on public speaking and story writing to keep his mind alert and keen. He enjoyed studying and reading about many subjects until his eyesight began failing. Now he has a record player and receives books and stories on record so that he does not miss out on any publications that are important to him. one-roo- Linda Sleight Shiles, former Murrayite who now makes her home In Germany, stands at the counter at the Green Sheet newspapers where she worked when she was a student at the University of Utah. wise. Oh, the rent was higher, but we met our neighbors and lived as they lived. We loved it right from the start. mu Adntimhaliui Is WEST VALLiY VIEW Linda didnt try to find permanent work w'hen they first went to live in Europe. They wanted to travel and so she kept herself free, so that when Jerry had free time . . . she could leave, too. to decide what to do with their lives. They chose civil service and now they are no longer army people, but are doing basically the very same work. That was when I decided to find permanent work. I have an entirely new job, both for the civil service and for myself. It had never been done there before and I was given the chance, not only to do it, but to make it work. I am, technically-- , a Child Support Services Administrator. And, what that really means is that my group supervises the American Art ShowSlated At Salt Palace winter art show, given by the Associated Utah Artists, is beginning Nov. 7, at the Salt Palace. The Associations show changes each quarter and may be viewed from 7 a.m. until the facility closes at night, seven nights a A week. The show is on the second floor of the north wing . 1912-191- with his. Yes, Germany is our home, tells this very American young but we are Americans. woman, We are not the only ones ... in fact there are a growing number of us . . . who love our country but have decided to make our homes on some foreign soil. Our friends are German and there is no bitterness at all because of wars between our countries. In fact, they are glad that we are there. We are mostly too young to have memories of the war and so there is no hostility. We talk about the wars as long gone history and on both sides . . . that peofeel ple like us are bridging the gap that existed between our nations for so ... long. Linda Sleight Shiles . . Mur. but rayite . . Uof U graduate now an administrator of American Support Services in Germany. A long way off ... a long journey, not only of miles, but of culture. Linda is a Murrayite no longer . . she is a woman of the world, in the very best sense of the word, too. . . . . . Child Abuse Aftermath Is Subject Of Talk Fran Lance, TJK . book of the new will speak at the Fran, Thurs., Nov. 12th meeting of Evening Aglow, S.L. chapter. The group will meet at 6:45 at Fashion Place Mall. Dessert and coffee will be served with a charge of $2.00. The book, Fran, is the story of her life and how she lived with and learned to cope with physical abuse as a child. Chuck-A-Ram- He noted, Growing up I knew nothing but hard work and long, long days and I appreciated having a father who early in life taught me to work. I liked, he smiled, to fish, using just a pole, string and grasshopper for bait. Morley married Ada Morrill on June 14, 1916, and they became the parents of seven children, three of them still living. His wife passed away on February 6, 1935. Morley later lived in Hatch, Garfield County; Pleasant Grove, Lehi and American Fork. He also lived in Salt Lake and in Murray for eight years. He was the first postmaster of and named the town of Tridell, Utah. He also owned and operated a store there. He recalls that trying to raise a family was difficult. Farming was hard with sometimes too little water for crops, homesteading to be done and land cleared. There was always timber to tear down and saw for log homes, which were mostly only one and two rooms. Winters were cold and long and there were always stock and other animals to feed and care for. The summers were hot and dry and sometimes there was little to eat. People, Morley tells, depended on the Almighty for sustenance, because there was no other help available. Morley Jones as a young man. Though Morley works full time, five days a week, eight hours a day at the Deseret Industries. He is the firms oldest employe and was an LDS Temple worker for many years. His devotion to the LDS church and its missionary work prompted him about two years ago to send his money on a mission. So from his small income, he has sent 5,000 copies of the Book of Mormon all over the world. He enjoys receiving mail thanking him for the book and he gets six or seven letters a week from all over the world. His living children are Elvin Jones, Fort Thanksgiving Special Lifetime Contact Lenses Includes 2 pair of hard contact lenses, lifetime services as long as you continue to wear the lenses. 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