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Show the salt lake times FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1972 Home Construction in Utah Shows Big Gain Over Last Year The strong mortgage lending performance of Utahs insured savings and loan associations in the first ten months of 1972 has made it possible for Utah to experience an all time record for residential building. During October Utahs insured savings and loan associations made available $29,337,505 in mortgage loans bringing the ten month total for this year to $219,996,388. This is over $8 million more than for all of 1971 when all records in mortgage lending by the Utah associations tumbled. Total mortgages outstanding new amount to A large percentage of this financing has gone toward helping Utahns buy homes. Construction of dwelling units through October is 33.6 per cent ahead of the number of units for a comparable period in 1971. A total of 14,706 units have been or are under construction. This figure is greater than that for all of 1971. Emerson L. Hardy, president ot the Utah Savings and Loan $752,-324,68- 4. Christmas Leave For Army Recruitees A liberal Christmas leave program has been announced by the U. S. Army for young men and women enlisting during December, it was announced by Sgt. Fenton Edwards, U.S. Army Recruiter in Granger. Young men and women enlisting in the Army during a period 6 will go to the U.S. Dec. Army Reception Station at the base where they will take their basic training and then be offered sufficient leave to return home for the holidays and report for their basic training on Jan. 8, Sgt. Edwards said. U.S. Army applicants enlisting during the period Dec. 1 will be permitted to return home after their processing at the U.S. Army Entrance and Examining Station in Salt Lake City with instructions to report back to AFEES on Jan. 2, 1973 to depart for their basic training location. For more information .on this special holiday leave program, contact your Army recruiter at the Granger Army Recruiting Station, 3480 Sotuh Redwood Road (Redwood Plaza). 12-1- 17-3- Page Five Savings Bonds Sales Reach New High League, said this could not have been possible without the significant volume of funds that have been deposited by savers at Utah insured savings and loans associations. Savings flows into insured associations for the first 10 months of 1972 will be added to savings accounts this year showing an increase of nearly 8 percent over the amount saved in the record breaking year of 1971. Total savings at Utahs insured savings and loan associations amount to . As sales of Savings Bonds passed the 10 month mark in Utah, October sales figures for Salt Lake County came to $861,-27bringing the January-Octo-btotals to $8,394,143, it was reported by Clark L. Wilson. Statewide sales totals for October came to $2,185,278, and the 10 month total to $23,813,320 or 85.6 percent of the 1972 goal of $27,800,000, it was revealed by State Volunteer Bonds chairman Wendell E. Gile and David L. Bigler, Savings Bonds chair6, er man. Counties who have surpassed their bonds sales quota as Davis, Duchesne, Juab, Carbon, and $575,991,533. Mr. Hardy said the outlook Wayne. for the savings and loan business in 1973 continues to be very favorable. He notes that Utahs economy is expected to be better than it is this year and that funds for financing new and existing homes should be plentiful. Mr. Hardy points out, however, that although 1973 should be a good year housing starts may be down compared to 1972 starts. Insured savings and loan associations are expected to continue to provide a large share of the funds for home purchases. Nationally, sales of E and H Savings Bonds continued their year long upswing as October fingures came to $467 million, setting another 20 year record, a rise of 14.8 percent over last year. Ea nd H Bond holdings also continued their steady rise reaching a $56.7 billion. County Bond buyers were reminded by the chairman that with the approach of the holiday season, U. S. savinbs bonds are ideal gifts. Colorful gift envelopes in four designs are available for the asking at all local banks with a purchase of a savings bond. . Independent Business Leader Speaks in S.L. There Shall Be Light9 What can be done by the individual to keep the nation eco- features Astronaut nomically healthy? This will be covered in the addresses to be given by David Molthrop, Community Education Director of the National Federation of Independent Business before the businessmen of northern Utah this week. His schedule is as follows: Salt Lake City Club at noon Dec. 7 in is Hotel the Utah; North Ogden 7 Club on Dec. at 6:30 and at the Provo Rotary Club, Dec. 8 at noon. Molthrop is nationally recognized as one of the most forceful and aggressive speakers today on the American economic system and its relation to the world economy. Following his education which gave him a law degree he has held positions with both state and federal agencies involved in economic problems as well as posts in the field of industrial relations and with major Ki-wan- Ki-wan- is There Shall Be Light, the new film of the American Bible Society, begins with former Astronaut Frank Borman reading the creation story with which he and his Apollo 8 crew electrified the world as they read from the Bible on Christmas Eve, 1968, while orbiting the moon. As the surface of the moon passes below the voice of Col. Borman rings out again with the words from the beginning of Genesis: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, and God said, Let there be light and there was light. Returning to the earth the film presents in colorful animation, rare historic stills, and a documenary footage, the never-ceasin- g efforts of the Society to reach people everywhere with the Scriptures without doctrinal note or comment in their own language or dialect. Current translation problems and distribution hurdles, cleared far and near, are discussed first hand by staff members. Music ranging from Beethoven to pop and ethnic selections form a suitable background as the Societys story unfolds from the founding in 1816. A dramatic episode is its own translation, Good News for Modern Man, the New Testament in Todays English version, which has met the enviable circulation figure of 36 million copies since it was published in September 1966. The films may be rented from Association Sterling Films, 600 Grand Ave., Ridgefield, N. J. 07657. The United Bible Societies is a fellowship of 55 national Bible Societies with work in rnore than 150 countries anid territories. Five newly elected members are Iran, Bolivia, Kenya, Thailand and Laos and the West Indies. The worldwide fellowship was brought into being in 1946 through the cooperative efforts of 13 societies, one of which is the American Bible So- Brady Bunch star Robert Reed has a stack of They re called suggestions for Christmas U.S. Savings Bonds the present with a future. gift-givin- g. ciety. Its a smart child who stands her parents. under- Girl Scouts are really getting around these days. There are two Junior Troops in Juniper Neighborhood involved in interesting service projects in their community. One is Pat Bryants Troop No. 462, at the Rosslyn Heights school. Her girls have found a most wonderful way to share their happiness with those who are unable to participate in the hustle and bustle of everyday living. Through singing these girls bring a bit of joy to the elderly ladies at the Sunlite Manor. Although they have visited the ladies only once, the girls plan to go once a month to sing Girl Scout and folk songs. As something special, the Juniors made the ladies honorary Girl Scouts. The ladies have something to look' forward to when these ever smiling Girl Scouts come knocking at their door again. Troop No. 137 led by Lorraine Chagnovich, is busy with a different kind of service project. The girls in this troop are busy making hero badges for the Primary Childrens Hospital. Each month these badges are taken up to the hpspital and the nurses give them to children Who dont cry when given a shot. Looking at it through a childs eyes, a hospital is a scary place with so many strange people in white trying to poke needles in you. So a hero badge is really something! In November the hero. badge were six inch paper turkeys with the word HERO on them. The badges for December are small peppermint candy canes with construction paper horse-heaon top. Fm sure that the children at the hospital ;will be quite heroic this month. Lot of things can be done with hero badges. For the Juniors in Troop 137 it gives them a chance to create something unique, something all their own that they can give to someone else to make them a little bit happier. For the children at the Primray Childrens Hospital the badges quickly become, coveted status symbols, and there- are contests to see who can. collect the most badges in a day. ? As Christmas season rushes down upon' us, opportunities for will community involvement to continue open up, and Girl Scouts will continue their, involvement in service projects. Because, thats what Girl Scouting is all about. ds - . Optimist: A man who married his secretary thinking hell continue to be able to dictate to her. rr Enlist now. Spend the Holidays at home. Ask about the Holiday Leave Program. SFC WALTER D. O HARA Salt Lake City, Utah 524-402- 6 Today's Army wants to join yon. 4027 |