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Show cceju Roy, Utah, Thursday December 4, 1958 Pre-Holid- ay Roy Joycees V fY 'Tx X f" Change Noted Christmas Z MAIL EARLY The annual Christmas activities of the Roy Junior Chamber of Commerce are well underway according to Charles Morgan, general chairman. 0 The community Christmas tree located on 1900 West has already been decorated with the assistance and cooperation of the Roy City Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce have also placed Christmas banners across the streets in several prominent places. A Santa Claus will be provided for any group, civic or church, for Christmas parties. For more information call Don Schreck, Jaycee or EX president, at EX Calls must be well in advance of time desired. The singing of Christmas carols will be held on Sunday evening Christmas and will preceeding feature all Jaycees and Jaycettes of the Roy Club. A Christmas Nativity scene will again be constructed on the lawn in front of the Bank of Utah. Residents of Roy are urged to decorate their homes and grounds and compete in the annual Christmas lighting contest. Entry blanks v ill be available in various business houses or contact Ivan Courtney. Chairman of the various events are: Don Schreck, Jaycee Santa; Frank Nomura, Christmas tree lighting; Dean Child, Chamber of Commerce; Robert Stewart, Nativity scene; Ivan Courtney, home lighting contest. Christmas Show Tickets Move Fast Tickets for the BYU Christmas Holiday Show at Ogden High School this Saturday, Dec. 6 are selling very well. However, it is expected that some may still be available for last minute attendcrs at the door for both the 3 p.m. matinee and the 8 p.m. evening v $ All holidays were religiously its sod roof and dirt floor was the scene of many parties and dramatic presentations. Such activities were transferred to the little adobe schoolhouse that was built in Hooper in 1871. There all church services, and other public meetings were also held. The first settlers in Roy used to attend all the recreational events n Hooper until Justin T. Grover erected a temporary bowry on his property. This might well be the first place of amusement in the town. It was built pecifically for use m the first 4th of July celebration observed in the new settlement Dawn was greeted with a volley from shot guns which was the signal for the flag raising ceremony jnd prayer. By necessity, there waa a lull in the activities while the hores were taken care of, then he program really began. It included the singing of the National Anthem, allegiance to the flag, followed by intf and eloquent patrio-i- c speeches. Lunch was a community affair, each bringing from his own small tore of food something to add to he feast. Meat was mostly wild game such as rabbit, wild duck, prarie chicken or sage hen, which were the least popular meat because of their strong sage taste. Games and all types of foot races were indulged in by the young and old, tall and short, fat and lean and in the evening a bonfire party ard dance climaxed the festivities of the day. As the communities grew, parades were added to the events. Thanskgivmg and Christmas were observed in the true spirit of the occasion, with humility, devotion and rejoicing. Chicken, or wild game, pumpkin pies, baked squash and other available made up the menue in more fortunate areas, .opped with cakes and a variety of desserts. Since few people had enough in their own store of food to provide such a sumptuous feal, the first dinners were mostly community affairs with each contributing what he could. In Roy, pork pies were the ultimate in a holiday feast. Killing the pig for the occasion was participated in by the group. It was divided among them, then the ladies would retire to the kitchen of one of the homes to prepare the delicious pork pies from a cherished old English recipe. As long as there were enough pork pies to get a good fill of, ether foods, customary on a hanksgivmg and Christmas menue, which they did not have, were not even missed. Gift giving at Christmas time was almost nonexistent on the Sand-ridgEveryone was so poor it was difficult to provide even the barest necessities for themselves and families. However, any gift that was given, no matter how small, was received with the greatest appreciation. Sweets oand candy, bananas or CONTINUED PAGE 2 AND MAIL SECUR ELY" THIS YEAR Roy mail carriers are collecting the first installments on Christmas statements sent to postal patrons in the Roy area, requesting payment in full by Dec. 15 on all Christmas cards, Christmas letters and bundles The statement also gave notice that after that date, the account would become delmquen and assurance of delivery before Christmas could not be guaranteed. This is part of an intensive mail early program sponsored by the United States Postal Service and it is the third year that the Roy Postmaster Emma Russell has come up with an unique suggestion which has become accepted nationally by the Post Office authorities In 1956 her simulated sale of postal items was such a success it increased early mailing at the Roy Post Office 136 per cent over previous years. Last year her Wanted circulars which were n the form of police dodgers tracking down Mr. and Mrs. Postal Patron who had not done their Christmas mailing, uped the early mailing at the post office another 11 per cent. Considerable comment concerning Mrs. Russells mail early cam paign has been made in the Post master's Gazette and the Posta1 News which are sent to every postal employee in the United States. Reports from all sections of the country report gieat success in the use of her ideas. UP&L To Supply Free Xmas Power Now its official. With the turning on the downtown holiday light, Christmas is here. And accordring to a custom, Utah Power and Light Co. will again furnish free electricity to light holiday decorations installed on city streets and parks in communities where the firms distribution lines run. The gift service is available between dusk and midnight from Dec. 1, to Jan. 1, according to Orson M. Slack, UP&L Ogden division manager. Mr. Slack said the company also will run necessary service wires to connect installed lights to the utility lines. Free Christmas lighting to these communities serviced directly by the company is a tradition with UP&L. Iast year, the utility provided 50,000 holiday bulbs in 124 cities and towns. Of these some 9,638 bulbs were lighted in 23 communities in Ogden and northern areas con-udere- d Lakeview School To Present Program The 5th and 6th grade students School will pre sent The Christmas Story on Dec. 11, at 7 30 p m at the Lake-vieSchool. It will tell the story in scripture and song The program is under the direction of Annette Hansen, assisted by Lionel Brady, Raymond Harrop and Bruce Peterson. of the Lakeview it. 4 i , 5 I s , bvz i Y. i; tc? 4 t , t lif r ' i ob- served by the little group of settlers in the Roy area. Before any other suitable places could be built the old herdhouse in Hooper, with ROY POST OFFICE URGE 'MAIL EARLY X if t fc i. S -- ' i. i t 7 H-- j. I fJ 1 ! . X' St r- t- t t -- .V t .1 v' Organize 17th li k - A, Elders Quorum 9 1 4 i I 1 THE FIRST PERSON to identify the three men pic identify the dogs in the picture, you will be the tured above will be the winner of $5. If you can ucky recipient of $20. 1 d life-savin- g Holidays Too ARE YOUR PACKAGES wrapped securely and properly addressed Postman George Pales holds packages that are improperly wrapped and has started to fall apart. To make certain that your packages arrive in good condition, make sure they are wrapped securely and place another address inside. or local authorities. neighbors Do you have available enough food and water? Do you have a first-ikit and do you know how to use it? Does your home provide proper shelter against radioactive fallout which could drift for hundreds of miles from the point of a nuclear explosion? Do you have a Our total defense depends on battery radio over which to receive two strong arms: one,1 a powerful civil defenses informa military force designed to defend tion? these shores and strike back at any Unless you can answer yes to aggressor who dares to attack us; of these questions, your home , each or the other, a strong civil defense which in the event of is not properly prepared for a civil an attack, however massive, would defense emergency. Ypu should marshal all of our remaining re- take immediate action to make it sources and direct them to the ready for such an emergency. Your tremendous tasks of survival, recov- local civil defense office will tell you the simple steps to take now ery and eventual victory. that may mean the difference beAn effective civil defense de- tween life or death in the event of mands full cooperation of every a sever storm or enemy attack. unit of government and the com- Or you can write for the essential plete support of every American. information to the Office of Civil All governments federal, state and Defense Mobilization, Battle Creek, local must be ready for any emer- Michigan. gency with tested plans of action Civil Defense director for Roy is to achieve survival and recovery. And every American must know Chauncey Daily. what to do to save himself and his family in the event of an at- Celebrated WHEREAS, the creation of a strong civ il defense is of prime importance to the citizens of Roy as it is to all Americans, and WHEREAS, an effective non military defense is a deteirent to war because no aggressor is likely to attack a nation it cannot defeat, and WHEREAS, a strong civil defense offers our best hope for survival and recovery in the event of an attack, and WHEREAS, the total defense we must achieve can be obtaned only by action at all levels of government in order to- establish, direct and execute measurements for survival and recovery, and WHEREAS, President Eisenhower, recognizing the importance of individual preparedness by every American, has designated Sunday, December 7, 1958, as Civil Defense Day, NOW, THEREFORE, I 0. Dean Parker, Mayor of the City of Roy do hereby proclaim the aforementioned day as Civil Defense Day in Roy and recommend to my fellow citizens appropriate observance of this day set aside to symbolize the need for defense preparedness. IN WITNESS THEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Roy to be affxed this 3rd day of December, 1958. Signed 0. Dean Parker, Mayor I y Early Settlers PROCLAIMS CIVIL DEFENSE DAY - CIVIL DEFENSE DAY Presentation of the all arts festidance will be held the Praise Ye the Lord, val, at the Lake View Stake house five stakes of Division A is by schedsponsored by the MIA. Saturday uled for Dec. 16 and 17 in the new Sunday, the 17th anniversary of evening Dec, 13. tabernacle. It had previously been the attack on Pearl Harbor, is also George Fishers orchestra will set for Dec. 2 and 3. Civil Defense Day. furnish the music. If we should be attacked, civil HISTORY SERIES 10 defense is our best chance for repractically covery and survival our only hope of averting a national Pearl Harbor that might plunge the nation into oblivion. A r a , SPOTLIGHT TURNED TO Dance Arts Festival Date Dance Scheduled Plan for Vol. 5, No. 28 The new 17th Quorum of Elders was organized Sunday under the direction cf President Henry A. Matis. The group includes all Matis. The group includes all elders living north of 4800 South. Elgie Wilson was named president of the quorum with Nard Allen and Ward Turner, counselors. Garth Moore is the secretary. Don Hull Named 'Preferred Man' Don Hull, son of Mr and Mrs Charles F. Hull, 2045 W. 4800 So, tack Rcy, has been named "Preferred Civil Defense Day offers an apMan of the Year for the Utah opportunity to take inpropriate State Unwersity He won over 11 defense. of our ventory candidaus. And the inventory might well beMr. Hull is a junior student at with you gin with the individual the university where he enrolled in your own home now. right again after having spent two years as a missionary in the Australian Suppose an alert was sounded this Sunday before the roast was Mission In his sophomore year at the out of the oven Would you recogschool, he was chosen as president nize the warning signals and know of tl.e sophomore class He is also a hat them mean? Are you familiar the former vice president of the with our communitys play for student body In addition to the emergency action? Could you and honors he ras received, he was your family survive within the convoted Favorite Guy of the Alpha fines of your home for tfo weeks without assistance of any kind from Chi Omega Sorority. of a the member Hull is Young Kappa Alpha fraternity having served as president during his sophomore year. He is a graduate of Weber High School He is majoring in civil engineering at the We wish to express our heartfelt present time. vratitude to those who were so kind and thoughtful to us in our ecent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. L. Amos Schofield. CLINTON COUPLE CELEBRATE y Message of Thanks Kiwanis Club Installed Officers 65 YEARS MARRIED are going to celebrate their wedding date on Sunday Dec. 7 from 2 to 6 p.m. at their home in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Beus Mr. and Mrs. Beus have been mairied 65 years and will hold open house for their friends and relatives. They were married Dec. 7, 1893 in the Salt Lake Temple and set- tled in Hooper, later moving to Clinton where they made their home. The couple have 10 sons and daughters, nine of them still living They have 49 grandchildren 92 and three great n philosophies the living The new officers of the Kiwanis Club were installed at a dinner meeting held Wednesday evening, By R. F. Cottle Dec 3rd at the Ogden Country Club with wives of the members as special guests plus other Club isifors TODAYS MAIL brought an invitation; my name has been proInstalled to sene as president posed for membership in the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED was Robert Coleman, Everett PERSONS, a non profit corporation. Pierce, first vice president; Ralph L. Smith, second vice president; A First copy, Vol. 1, No. 1, of MODERN MATURITY magazine was Earl Jones, treasurer and John T also received (It is not sold on newstands). Sorenson, secretary. Elmer 11. Brown served as toastThe purposes of Modern Maturity are as followsmaster fer the event with the in1 To create a showcase for the achievements of our people. stallation ceremony conducted by 2 To build many bridges between the worlds of our needs and Lt Gov Allen A Taj lor. Music the powers that can answer those needs. entertainment was provided by 3 To open the door to all the various human adventures which Mrs. Margaret Sorensen which we can picture lor you. 4 To serve as a forum for the discussion of subjects of interest to retired persons. A sample from the first edition follows: 1958 Ki-wa- - Roy Post Office Receives New Station Wagon seems impcsMble to believe Post Office first five years established ago, today the growth would merit the services of two government mail trucks Nevertheless such is the case. This week the Roy Post Office was presented with a new station wagon, painted the brilliant red, white and blue official colors of the U. S. Post Office Dept. One other government truck is already in service. Roy has been most fortunate, v, ry few offices other than those of first-clas- s have had the services of government trucks. M. J Bishop, vehicle manager from Den ver, made a personal visit to Roy late this fall to determine if a new truck was merited in this area. It is an interesting fact also that all Post Office trucks are designated by the Post Office Depart ment for civil defense when and if the need should arise; a civil de fense sticker must be displayed on all such vehicles at all times. It that when the Roy HIS JOKES WERE THE WISDOM OF A PEOPLE Now, about this fellow Will Rogers Sr. how are you going to explain to somebody who never saw him just why he was one of the real, honest-tgosh heros of this country? He never did any of the thngs a hero is supposed to do. Never invented anything. Never discovered anything. Never built an industry, led an army or got to be president. Fact is, he never even tried. All he did, mostly, was kind of laze around on a stage, and twirl rope, and look rumpled, and talk. But when Will Rogers talked, something strong an dhappy in you found a voice. Hed go on about politics and economics and all those deep things that are usually talked about in hard and worrisome words. And what Will had to say was always so easy, so sensible and so right that it made you feel good, and it made you laugh. Like the time Will go to talking about 100 per cent Americanism. "The first thing I find out, he said, is there aintany such animal. This American animal is nothing but the big Honest Majority that ou might find in any country. It looks to me like he is just an animal that has been going along, believing in right, doing right, tending to his business, letting the other fellows alone. He dont seem to be a Prodigy, and he dont seem to b a Simp. In fact, all I can find out about him is that he is just NORMAL. Maybe the really great ones are those who remind us of what we are. And that must have been why, when comfortable, sassy old Will Rogers ambled out on the stage, looking like a fellow whod be nobodys master and nobodys fool, you knew at once that the whole strength and point of America was in front of you. He was the good fense, the good heart, the good fun that democracy adds up to. He was what we are, and what we are driving at, and what we must never ' forget, even when the going is tpugh. . ' Lets think together next week, , o 1 |