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Show 1 MY'iWO w vv AG Tuesday October 99 1996 page Davis Coonty Clipper I t Editor's Note: The follow np stories were printed in it he Davis Countv Clipper j -- j( 1892-194I J Fire Destroys Plant Lost $75,000 In North Salt Lake Fire completely destroyed (the main plant of the Wasatch Wool Co., North Salt Lake in Davis county early Monday j j morning. Members of the Bountiful wilunteer fire department battled the blaze from 2 a m to 7 and reported large stocks were jof wool and hides jdestroyed, as well as valuable a m machinery Charles Trump, Bountiful first chief, who estimated the loss from fire at $75,000 said, the entire building was a mass of flames when iwe arrived Business Section Developing in Bountiful Present trends indicate that Bountiful city will have two business districts instead of fine, with the new commercial Section located at the intersection of the Woods Cross high-haand the new U. S. highi Fly East for School Buses Three employees of Davis county board of education will leave by plane Saturday for Lima, O., where they will take charge of three new school buses purchased by the school board and drive them back to Utah. Clearfield Awaits New Water Meters The town of Clearfield will soon have 585 new water meters which are expected to arrive shortly, Orville H. Clark, town clerk, said Thursday. The meters will cost $21 per unit, which includes meter, meter yokes, galvanized con- nections, boxes and lids, and $1 will be allowed on each oil service box turned in to the city, Mrs. Clark added. Supply Depot Figures in Post-Wa- r Plans The Clearfield, Utah, Naval Depot is to be a pat of the navys postwar establishment. Commander T. D. Gatchel told the house appropriations committee, during hearings on the 1947 appropriation bill introduced yesterday. It is our largest operation today and will remain so because when we close out a number of smaller storage activities all over the country, this particular depot will remain. It is in our postwar plan to keep it. The only construction contemplated there is a 50,000 garage incinerator. During the postwar period, enlisted men at the depot will be reduced a great deal and the number of civilians will be increased in some categories. A payroll of about 5300 is conteme plated, compared to a peek of 5618. We are going to perform there a lot of functions that were performed at a number of other activities that re cut down at other places, Gatchel said. war-tim- Layton Colonel Released After Four Years Service Lt. Col. Frank D. Adams, Layton, has been released from the AAF after four and years service. Called to duty in December, 1941, his first assignment was that of camp one-ha- lf commander, Indian Springs, Gatchel said the number of Nev. where aerial gunners received final training before going overseas. Col. Adams is the only World War I command pilot who has graduated from a World War II bombardier will be paid by the state and by the county, Mr. said. Major school. All but one of Davis countys fourteen elementary schools are Lyman System Of Street Marking Accepted By Davis The Lyman system of street numbering in Davis county has been accepted by the county commissioners, R. Bruce Major, county clerk, said Wednesday. Work w'ill begin at once with numbering being done w ith the highway signs on U. S. 91 start- ing at Farmington Streets north of Farmington will be designated as north streets and those to the south as south streets. Two-third- s of one-thir- d Thirteen Schools of County Have Kindergarten Course having summer kindergarten courses for children who will enter first grade next fall, Elmer J. Hartvigsen, superintendent of schools has announced. West Point is the only school not offering the kindergarten course, but it may be given there at a later date, the superintendent said, in accordance with Flowers Sent to Base Hospital Mrs. William Smith of Bountiful a member of the Red Cross camp and hospital committee, is delivering flowers to the navy base hospital during the month of June, according to Mrs. Bertha Muri, Davis county Red Cross supervisor. v Lay-Of- f way 91. buildings, the Barlow Cleaning and the Tingey Tire Co. have been completed and now tire in use. The other seven buildings are in various states Co. construction. Leo Holbrook, mayor of Bountiful, said most of the busi-men who are building in the new commercial district jirev musly had tried to buy land jm Bountifuls present Main (( m street. They found that all vacant lots were either not for sale or present owners were poking prohibitive prices. Woods Cross Plant Now Rebuilt Is Canning Fruit The Woods Cross plant of the Woods Cross Canning Co., is again canning fruit, R. Alvin, New Gun Club Is Organized At Farmington Sportsmen in the communi-- t have recently organized the general manager announced Razed by fire a number of years ago, the company has since operated only the warehouse at Woods Cross, hauling all fruit and vegetables to the Clearfield or Layton plants for canning. Farmington Gun club with Walter Jennings, president, jdonroe Sill is vice president; Vince llogge, manage and secretary-treasure- r. The group shoots traps on Saturday and Sunday, west of tjown on the salt flats There ire 39 members with highest Scores being made by Hal Brown, 23-ve- old boy; Wallace Villiams, Gill Robinson, Jack GIFT: Members of the Layton Republican Club created this quilt for President Warren G Harding in 1920 Eighty two women worked on the quilt which is now on display in the Harding Memorial Home in Marion, Ohio A PRESIDENTIAL Brown, Gordon Sly; Vince logge and Iyee Burnham. Doneta Gatherum Contributing Writer Mumps Head April List of Diseases The Davis county health department, under the direction of Dr. Keith Barnes, deputy state health director, has issued a health bulletin for the county for April showing that mump was the predominant communicable disease Other communicable disscar114; eases are chickenpox, let fever, 4, syphilis, 5, and whooping cough, 58. Births for March were 138 and deaths, 43. Bountiful City Lets Contract For Reservoir The contract for the construction of a four million gal- concrete ground storage reservoir was awarded to the Perkins Construction Co., Salt lon Lake City, Wilfred II. Williams, city recorder, announced Friday. The reservoir will be in addition to the present water storage and distribution system of Bountiful city. Total amount of the contract is for $20,651.16. Work will begin on or before May 20 and will be completed by August 20, 1946, Mr. Williams said Order for Hill Field Is Canceled The recently announced reduction of forces at Ogden air technical service command by more than 600 employees gas been canceled upon orders received Friday from air material command headquarters, Wright field, according to Col. Ray G. Harris commanding officer. The reduction called for the release of 618 workers from the personnel rolls, most of whom were temporary workers, and was to be completed by June 30, Temporary employees, hired for a period of 30 days will be rehired says Col Hams, and all other workers have been instructed to ignore the recent reduction in fore letters w Inch they have received. Nine permits have been issued recently for business building at the new location, pccording to Wilfred H. Williams, city recorder. Two j (larney Thomas, of for the service. the expense Layton women made quilt for Harding the policy the board of education to offer the kindergarten to any community presenting a demand Perhaps President Warding G. Harding's lengthy visit to Davis County on June 26, 1923 was connected to a special tribute he received back in 1920. The Layton Republican Club, under the presidency of Mrs. Fern H. Laudie, worked many hours embroidering an elaborate muslin quilt for the Hardings. The creation, made of was embroidered in black with the names of 82 women members of the Republican Club. The names are arranged in a sun pattern with 34 radials going out from an embroidered American flag in the center of the quilt. Today, this quilt is displayed on President Harding's bed in the Harding Memorial home in Marion, Ohio. Naturally, the 82 women who worked many hours on this quilt were among the hundreds who stood in line along Highway 89 as President Harding and his wife motorcaded, at speeds no greater than 8 to 0 m p.h. through Davis county. The Davis County Commissioners and Sheriff Mann were given the responsibility of organizing orderly tributes to the President throughout the county. In Layton, Elizabeth (Tibby) Ellison, the daughter of Mayor Lawrence Ellison, was chosen to present the President with a large basket of flowers. Her speech was. Flowers for Mrs. Harding. This town gave you a quilt two years ago. Hello, dear President. Later, Tibby recalled President Harding invited her to ride with him to Bountiful but she declined. Ella Dawson, a widow from Layton, took too long getting dressed properly. By the time she arrived at Laytons Main Street, off-whi- te 1 ld the Presidents car was moving south. Quickly she got her son, Elias, to speed around the caravan to Bountiful where they pulled in front of the Presidential car. Ella jumped in front of the Presidents car and hastily said, Mr. President, Mr. President, we madejt.l President Harding removed his hat and swept it in a bow. Thank you my lady, thank you, he said. Each community lavished floral tributes on the President and his wife until by the time the caravan reached Salt Lake City, Mrs. Harding was buried under flowers. The countys young people made such an impression on the President that when he gave a major address in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, he said, I have found a new slogan in your wonderful country which I am delighted to adopt, namely, the one which refers to Utah's best crop ( banners held by several hundred children throughout the county said, Utahs best crop.) I do not know when I have seen so many happy, smiling sturdv children in so short a period of travel. President Harding became ill not long after he left Utah. On Aug. 2, 1923, the Davis County new spapers printed a thank you note to the people of Davis County from Mrs. Harding. The next day, a special edition of the county papers carried an announcement of the Presidents death. President Hardings body was transported by train from San Francisco to Washington, D. C. the coffin was placed at the rear of a train car so all who wished could view it. Davis County Boy Scouts lined up along the train tracks to keep back crowds that one week earlier were happily greeting their leader but were not gathered to pay a final tribute to the president. Bus Service On Loop To Be Established Byron Rampton appeared before the city council Wednesday evening and told the council he and associates desired to start a bus line on a loop which would take in Orchard, Val Verda, the upper road over to Centerville, thence south to West Bountiful, thence south to Cleverly crossing onto the main highway and then on in to Salt Lake City ad asked the council to give him in writing their backing which was given. The council at first opposed the plan because it would take business out of town, but the promoters claimed the opposite would result as the promoters agreed he route would be so arranged that each bus will, stop in the business section of Bountiful so that purchases can? be made. It was pointed out that Bountiful has big stores which can and do sell on as small a margin as the stores in big cities so there should be no occasion to fear that our citizens will make their purchases elsewhere. This will be the third attempt to establish this loop within about the last thirty years. Mr. Rampton says they will have four buses to put into the service. |