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Show Sun Chronicle Thursday, October Dalton buys interest in canning business 18, 1973 1 ,,& A -- it,-,.. William H. Dalton has gone into partnership in the canning business with his brother-in-laOscar T. Jones He has purchased his interest from Orson Field, the former partner of Mr. Jones. w Westons settle Joseph and Cornelia Weston have purchased a farm in Roy, They are living near Mrs. Westons parents. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Van Dam Mr. Weston is a carpenter by trade but he will also engage in farming. 1906 IV X. Isw.ti TV. V... w L-- -' Page V- fV if z . t w?'L r A- ' ,hr 'S 1 oufl city xje t - At tho O Dean fe5WftWM.ee i- Jk a I Span m. Mayor Dale Bingham during the 1959 election ear. MADGE GIBSON swears in Dee harles Hull and C 4 10 1010 lU'Mcatinit 1:15 to 2'00 p in. Marriage Mr. and Mrs. William JUNE 22, 1910 H. Dalton announce the marriage of their daughter Ivy to Amos Schofield. The new Mrs. Schofield was born in Roy prior to the turn of the century, the granddaughter of Richard and Elizabeth Jones, who were among the earliest settlers of the town. Mr. Schofield has been an employee of the Davis County Nursery since it started business in Centerville, Utah and he is still j employed by the company. The young couple are living in their new home which is near the Dalton homestead. .mil "Freedom Memphis and the Vihgance and the Lacona Feb. 25, 1917 The call to arms was issued today by President Wilson today not only in retaliation for destroying our vessels, thus intruding upon our neutrality, but also to help our besieged allies, England and France who have been fighting since 1914 a losing fight so far in staving off the ruthless army ot Kaiser Wilhelm. Ibunnum M t "The Undue Builder." Vocal Tiio lid. hurdle Nel'on. M.ui.m Talk Waul- - Fii-- I!. t , i, ll enn ood I, (in Holland. Tho- -. p. singing Motln r- . inno'mon'i'f Hiorirh.j'bi ' ''ll T ' Here-to-fo- l!u--e- and Report - Giie-t- ci.i "In the Garden Song Mnllui- - no-- . 1, nu-.- Bi-I- President Woodrow APRIL, 1917 Wilson declared war on Germany for the sinking of the Lusitania, a passenger liner, May 7, 1915 and two steamships. Illinois, oii Bi-I- Introducing Honoied War declared here-to-fo- ''ue-ii- m Oi n.mi-- t Invocation, Mu-- 1 li.cie i. mi" I re-a- ilticn Minute l'.illt'i-oi- ei n Snug Jrini,nim I Armistice signed stukf,r Councilor ilcbiration jJriuyrant Hostilities ceased today in the fighting of World War 1. The lirst contingent of men from Utah, California and Oregon including those of Roy landed in France in July of this year. The latest news dispatch shows that only William B Fowles, grandson of Nephi Hardy of Roy lost his life. The town is in mourning at his loss but are j'ubilent as are the people in America and our allies that fighting has stopped and the war is ended Only one of the servicemen from Roy was wounded in the conflict. Howard Swanner. He has been awarded the Purple Heart. Other doughboys from Roy who served their country "fighting in France during the war are, Charles Dalton, Arnold Hardy, Newell Nielson and Frank Norman. i iik ' e I 1i.ii hi e k ( ) t lod lm a ( i Ik -- l! Pud Ble-- . Thi- - Ihiil - e () 11 ,l ri .old Ibida' ( dll ..tm Ill1-- . Vi -- I hi, I II. nt J nine. di 1 ilion ('mi'.MCL' Geoije I. Browning idi nl Fir-i- ci a ) i Piojhet" .ilk i William Varney, prominent can 1924 ning factory owner and official of Davis and Weber County, has purchased the factory on 6009 So. belonging to Arthur T. Jones and James Platt Mr, Varney has also purchased the attractive residence adjoining the factory property and several acres of land The property was originally the site" of the Davis County Nursery established at the turn of the century by Col Phillip Jackson Dix and E. J. Harness. It was later purchased by Mr. Jones and Mr. h mini ( l.ilk '1 W. Blown J d' -- Varney buys cannery Ft i lev old" lo! re In im.i .ilk ol u.-"- die tUioii.m noe "I in ,d M solo 'In M I .Ilhi i". IIdin' i'c V F it ii u v Brown r II Beriedn lion : aid Mu-i- Waul r Duedor. Oijcu-I- . I i ( d-- i n I . Dei rdl lliiri.i Bvlt m I.i'tei-n- n Platt. Mr. Varney is married to Pearl Blood, the sister of Governor Blood of Utah. 1925 Roy is literally a city of tents during each canning season Itinerate workers from all parts of Weber and Davis County come tg the area carrying their tents and personal belongings and setup house near the vicinity of the cannery in which they are working. When the season is over, they fold up their tents and return home until a new season starts World War II U.- S. dates Enters conflict President Franklin Deleno Roosevelt declaring war on Japan Dec. 8, 1941 and war on Germany shortly afterwards. 1945 Day (Victory in Europe) June V.J. Day (Vcilory over Japan) August V.- E. 1945 THE OGDEN (UTAH) STANDARD-EXAMI- I MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1947 Roy Will Slress Youlh During Annual Festival Accent will be placed on youth when the annual Roy day celebration opens at the town Saturday, June 21, at ten a. m according to Elmer Brown, general ROY rhairman. g The program, planned to cater to children and youths, will be climaxed by the award of a pony as grand prize. Mead day-lon- Stevens is chairman of the finance committee. On the agenda are: Ten a. m, parade featuring floats, in charge of the Appender guild; eleven a. m. program, Simon Bosgieter in charge, twelve noon, children's rares, supervised by Otis Kahun and Alex Patterson Also at twelve noon, baby show, Eunice Southwick in charge; two p. m , baseball game, under direc tion of Lamar Nelson; four p. m., y Indian dances, and p. m , boxing exhibition, supervised by Arsenal Villa group. Dannng will commence at nine p. m. in two halls; modern steps in the Roy ward amusement hall; e at Arsenal Villa. During the evening a queen will be se lected, arrangements for which are In charge of Norma Halliday. There will be concessions, but too horse show. n n -- d four-thirt- old-tim- m p e Julian Green ... heads police city fathers, from the first to the present, the water system is more than sufficient to amply supply a rapidly growing population. At the time of the installation of the first water system in Roy there were 200 connections. Today there are more than 2,255 connections. During a recent drought period, Roy was the only city in Weber County that did not have to restrict the use of water during the summer months. Even yet there is still room for improvement, and each mayor in his turn has worked for the establishment of a secondary water system in order to relieve any future undue strain on the culinary system. Throughout the years Roy has consistently functioned within its budget. An efficient administrative office force has maintained the public records well. Mrs. Madge Gibson has served as city recorder since 1951, replacing Elizabeth Morris who moved from Roy. Wayne Kimber who replaced Leona Rancher as city treasurer in 1959 is very qualified for handling the monies in the city treasury. There is only one way for the City of Roy to go and that is to continue its present rate of expansion and development and with the present mayor, Charles 7. Rapp and his able council members, W. Dale Bingham, Charles F. Hull, Dee Sparrow, J. Howard Stahle and Elwyn S. Walker, this is assured. 1958 Review Shews Joy and Sorrow gives Leafing back through the '1958 files of The an interesting summary of what made news In the area during the past year. In the first issue on Jan. 2 we arc reminded that Laura and Eugene Holmes won the Christmas lighting contest for, 1957 with their especially beautiful tree in their front window. Dean Parker was sworn in as mayor of Roy on Jan. Jam 6, replacing Mayor Charles W. Rapp. Pectured with him were E. Gayle Sheffield and Dom Antonietti taking the oath of office from Madge Gibson. Two Riverdale men had died Alma Allen, 84 year old native of Riverdale and Jesse Stephens, 65, Riverdale stake high councilman. Jan. 23 Roy youngsters move to new Municipal School, Jan. 30 C. Dee Sparrow chosen from a field of nine candidates as Roys Outstanding Young man of the year. Three trumpeters from Weber were to be featured on Lawrence Welks TV program on Feb. 3. They were James Jackson of Riverdale and James Watts, DaVid Blackington, and Mrs. Victor Castlemair., accompanist, of Ogden. Feb. 3 A second hand fire truck was purchased by the council upon the recommendation of Fire Chief Lee Saunders. Feb. 13 A Citizens Betterment Committee had been organized primarily to push the drive for a swimming pool for Roy. March 6 Vernetta Parsons was chosen Miss Roy of 1958. Her attendants were Marsha Rich and Joan Borger. March 13 Miss Norene Hull of Riverdale chosen Teenager of the Year." She appeared on Steve Allens TV Show In New York on March 23. May 8 Roy Police Chief Amasa Baker had died of i .ieart attack at his home the previous evening. May 15 Julian Green named as the new Police Chief. June 5 Edwin (Ted) Parker died on Memorial Day. He was the oldest resident of Riverdale, being a few days short of 88 years of age. July 17 Councilman E. Gayle Sheffield resigned his post to take a job with the Civil Service division of the Utah Employment Security office. He was replaced by Dilworth N. Lyman. Aug. 21 Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Chronic Disease Hospital in Roy took place on Aug. 15. Sept. 11 The dedication of a monument at the site of the first post office in Roy took place Sept. 9. Mrs. Margaret Field. 94, still living in the house which housed the first post office which was run by her husband, Orson Field. Oct. 23 Growth of the Roy area demonstrated by opening of five new mail deliveries in area. ' Oct. 30 Announcement made this week of a new $1.5 million shopping center io bt erected on 5700 So. from 1900 W. to 2000 W. Nov. 20 Mrs. Mary Dalton of Roy died Nov. 15 at age 92. Addition was Nov. 27 A proposed new school in the announced. Emma Russell awarded certificate and cash award for oustanding postal service. Dec. 25 Announcement made that construction of outdoor swimming pool will begin as soon as thg weather permits. e 90. . - Hal-Ver- t; Valuation increases is the state in personnel, training, ellicieney and in the performance of duty. Through the initiation of Chief Green, a regular course at in law enforcement has been set-uWeber College tor the training and instruction of new recruits and other interested persons. The recreational facilities ot the city were greatly advanced during this period of city government. The fifteen-acrMunicipal Park, that was included in the original purchase of Arsenal Villa from the Federal Got eminent during Mr. Rapp's organizations lan- city-wid- Under the capable leadership of Chief Green, the police department has been completely revamped to allow for the expansion necessary for effective law enforcement of a growing community. Two more full time officers were hired, Marion (Junior) Hammon and Doug Rochell. Later Don Richins was hired on a full time basis and just recently Ronald Johnstad became a new member of the force. Kenneth Russell, who had served the department on a part time bass almost since its first organization was hired on a full time schedule. of the department The also called for the services of a police clerk and Mrs. Lorraine Winger was hired Upon her resignation about a ynr later Mrs. Kyle Harrop took hei place. At the present time Mrs. Wanda Ringel is serving in this capacity. The Roy City Police Department presently one of the foremost law was planted with lawn, im-pr- o Chief. I 1955, tils ,uid only public swimming pool in the city was constructed there. North Park also came in for its share of development with the establishment of a picnic area, fireplace, ball park and hack stops. Roy Park at 5600 So. 26(H) W. had a lighting system installed for the ball park along with new back stops and other ements. The Kiwams Club and th' Aprender Guild cooperated in constructing picnic bowers complete with tables and seating facilities. Clark Puffer, coach at Roy Junior High was appointed city recreational director and for the first time a e recreational program was put into effect. Curbs and gutters and street improvements were made throughout the city and new roads were established in the down-towdistrict, latching on to the highway to provide the convenience of right and left hand turns at city blocks along the state road. A new shopping center was established north and south of 5700 So. 1900 W. with the provision of ample parking space for city and shoppers. In the same vicinity, the government built a new post office and the Roy Branch of the Bank of Utah constructed their new and ultrabank modern drive-iThe city government was responsible for the installation of a storm drainage system and a holding reservoir at 4800 So. 2700 W. While Mayor O. Dean Parker and Mayor Charles W. Rapp served these many years on a more or less see-saarranger- .nt with first one then the ether being ui , lo; has been most forunate having two suc.i fine men at the head of the city government who have in their turns, been sincerely devoted to the responsibilities of their position. Even though they have entertained great differences in opinion and in their manner of approach their objectives have been the same. As a consequence the city has fourished and has taken noteworthy steps forward under each administration. How effectively they have separately worked together for the city can best be illustrated by using an example of only one of the manv outstanding accomplishments in raising the standards and growth of the city to the emmence of being second only in valuation and population to Ogden City in Weber County and in taking its place at the top of the list of the fastest growing community in the state. The example to be used is water, which has been a prime factor in the development of Roy since its earliest beginning. planning of the Through the full-tim- two-stor- y of tents r, term in dscap'd and a sprinkling system and the ten-acr- e NOV. 1918 Roy-Cit- y general election held in November Parker, a hx'al business man and civic leader, was elected to head the city government i boson to serve with him were, Robert Carmichael, Merlin Cook, Joseph Child, and Paul Anderson Mr. Anderson later mm ed aw a from the city and Elnu-Brown was appointed to till his unexpired term This administrative group completed the improvement projects started during the term ol Charles Rapp and initiated sev oral on their own. namely . The installation ol mercury vapor lights in the business district from 60(H) So to 5300 So 1900 , up to the Hamburger Bridge toward Riverdale, constructed a million gallon reservoir and deep well at HiU Air Force Base tor city w ater storage and supply ; sot up the lirst sub division rules and regulations Allhough they have since been revamped several times to meet current needs, they were a good basis to work from. Howard McFntirc was appointed building inspector, the city planning comived and a board ef admission was justment was organized As a consequence, Roy is the lirst city m the county to be completely zoned During tins term the state legislature passed a bill establishing a four year term of office for mayor instead of the two years r served When Parker was in November 1949, he was the,efore in for four years, giving him a period of six consecutive years in office. In 1951 a formal application was made to the governor of the state to make Roy a third class city. The petition was granted and the town was launched into a new stage of development Technically speaking, Mr. Parker became the first mayor of Roy at that time and the fifst official city council went into effect. elected officers were properly designated as president or chairman of the town board and the members of the board were addressed as members of the board of trustees. Be that as it may, the citv tjk on a new status in the county and in the state because of its acceptance as a third class city. The city council at that time included J. Alex Patterson, James Nelson, Robert West, Joe Child and Elmer Brown. With the change in the status of the city it became necessary to organize its own police department. R. J. Michaels was appointed chief of police. After two years he was replaced by Arch Swenson, then later Amasa Baker. A partial survey was made m 1951 on a secondary water system to supplement the culinary water system, as a means of providing extra water for lawns and gardens. However, before the survey was completed, the city had purchased 1000 acre feet of water from the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, and the secondary water system was not considered a pressing issue as a result. The Weber Basin Water Conservancy District had just come into being and it so happened that Roy was the first city in Weber County to sign up for water from the district. The plot of ground for North Park located at 4200 So 1900 W. was obtained from Weber County on a long term lease for $1 a year. After a four year respite, while C.W. Rapp was mayor of the city, Mr. Parker was mayor in the November 1957 election. Included m the city council at that time were E. Gayle Sheffield, J. Alex Patterson, James Nelson, Vern Thompson, and Dominic Antonetti. Mr. Sheffield resigned shortly afterward and Dilworth Lyman, his close running opponent was appointed to complete the unexpired term In the 1959 election for council members, Charles F. Hull, W. Dale Bingham, Dee Sparrow, Dilworth Lyman and Dominic Antonetti composedthe city council. By this time the Rot City Police Depart- e ment had 2 officers, Julian Green and Mike Turner and a part-tim- e officer, Kenneth Russell in the department besides Chief of Police Amasa Baker. Upon the death of Mr. Baker in 1958, Julian Ft. Green was appointed to fill the vacancy of Police r New postmast 1907 Mr. Harvey E. Milner, manager of the Hardy Canning factory, is the fifth postmaster appointed to the Roy Post Office since its inception. He took oath Dec. 16. 1907. After a recent tragedy in Mrs. Claudia Robinson's home, she has moved back to Ogden thus leaving a vacancy in her position as postmaster of the Roy Post office. 9 Snowfall reach 79 in February Snow fall in February in this area fell to inches. Wind from the south has filled the Davis and Weber County roads, blocking all roads in the vicinity. The 79 Lakeview Stake Conference scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of January has oeen The governor of the state has requested people do not travel except in emergency. From 1942 until 1947 records show the assessed valuation of Roy has increased 44.1 percent, from $175,465 in 1942 to $218,560 in 1947. Population has increased during this period to 3,200. Tax levy is set at 27.9 percent. rroperty donated 1948 Property for a lakeview Stake Camp has been donated to the stake ,by President Rulon P. Peterson and his brothers on a 10 acre location in North Fork Canyon. Plans are under way for constructing a Stake Camp for Girls. , |