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Show m t VI. V to& Utr 8.I.C. StlM r VESTERfJ AMERICANA UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LIBRARIES AUG L SERIALS 2 1974 ORDER DEPL VOL. XflNO. 30 THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1974 SMITHFIELD, UTAH 84355 Lions Hear Hillyard Speak On Smithfield's Heritage Hazen Hillyard. recipient of the Lions Outstanding Citizen Award, spoke Thursday at the Lions Club regular meeting. Hillvard spoke of the early days of Smithfield and the towns business enterprises from about 1861. Club members also discussed various methods available to the club to prevent motorcyclists from repeatedly crossing and marring the lodges grounds. Such ideas as building a fence or digging a trench were discussed, but no immediate action was taken. In other business a report was given on the progress being made on the park bowery being constructed just west of the Henrichsen Printing building. The cement foundation was laid by the city for the bowery last year. The Lions are completing the project and expect to have it done by mid-Augu- About 30 Lions were present to enjoy Mr. Hillyards remarks and a dinner prepared and served by Lady Lions Leone Chambers. Fern Heaps and Lorraine Snelgrove. Besides Mr. Hillyard as guests. Bruce and Pat Woodbury attended the meeting. Mrs. Woodbury is editor of the Cache Citizen. French Educator Visits Lewiston Miss of Claire-Ann- a house guest of the Don Van Dyke family for two weeks. The Van Dykes are participating in the American . Host program. Del Hansen. 3rd vice president and Jess Roberts, hold over director. Not pictured are : Mike Paskell. 2nd vice RECENTLY ELECTED Lions officers are: (1 to r) front row, Vagn Hansen, director: Ruel Plowman. Lion Tamer: Val Coleman, president; Norman Edwards. 1st vice president. Row two. Ed Tarbet, director: Orrie Heaps. Tail twister; president: Louis West, secretary-treasureHendrichsen. hold over director. r: Miss Plonquet. a retired principal of a secondary school, is in the United States for one month to get a better insight and knowledge of the American way of life. ajid Giff Twice previously she has visited the Eastern section of the country, but this is her first experience in the West. From Lewiston, the visitor C1.4.RE-ANN- A PI.ON-QlE- T from Paris. France is visiting the Don Van Dyke family of Lewiston. Further plans include Miss Plonquet and Mrs. Dyke previously exchanged letters and photos. Plonquet Paris. France has hem a tours of the local elementary. Junior and .Senior High School and of Utah State Upon her arrival in Salt University. They attended take City she was taken on a .The West: America's tour of several of the interVan esting places, including Temple Square. In Ogden she was accompanied on a tour by Paula Hansen who had been to France as an LDS missionary. Two family reunions have been included in their activities. one in Ogden and the other in Vernal, where they also went to the Museum of Natural History. At will go to Oronville. California. where she will be with a retired school teacher for two weeks before returning tp Paris. Jensen. Utah they saw the Dinosaur Quarry. They returned home via Flaming Gorge. Evanston. Wyn.. and Weber Canvon. A trip to Bear lake to pick raspberries proved interest- ing. Miss Plonquet is impressed with . the farming procedures, methods of irrigation and the scenic beauty. She found church activities- to be very different hut very interesting. With the Van Dykes she also attended a local wedding reception. One of her pleasures Is meeting people. And she also thinks Americans do n lot of playing. Adrian Blau Shows Unusual Skill People come to Adrian Blau when they want something fixed. Something made of glass that'is. Something made of glass that is used in the chemistry department at Utah State Univeristy. to be more specific. ADRIAN BLAU of Richmond demonstrates an unusual skill. He is a glassblower at Utah State University. For example, a man came to Mr. Blau's office the other day holding an oddly twisted glass tube affair and asked. Can you put a joint at the You broke it. (op of this? huh?" Mr. Blau replied. The answer was evident in the sheepish grin of the man holding the glass object. But that's what Blau does for a living. He makes and fixes glass things. But many of us know him better1 as simply the glass blower." He has given demonstrations of his unusual skill at various places in the valley to hundreds of delighted people. Maybe you have seen him fashion a delicate lacy" swan from a clear glass rod. Or maybe you own a beautiful miniatue glass baby grand piano and bench carefully handmade by Adrian Blau. Blau is originally from Kansas, but his parents moved their family to Utah when he was very young. lie now makes his mond with and. their Raylene.- home in Richhis wife Shirley seven children: Kevin. Merlyn. Sharon. Marianne. Kerry and Mark. He received training for his profession from Theodore Burton, mice a chemistry teacher at USU. now an Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS church. Blau took one quarter of glass blowing from Elder Burton that is the only training he had. but it was enough to get him started. Shortly after he completed the course people started coming to him with little projects." Soon the university officials realized a need for a university employed glass blower and Adrian was hired. That was about four years ago. Today the glass blowing part of his job takes up about half his time. The other half he spends setting up lab experiments for undergraduate students in the chemistry department. This sometimes proves a detriment to his glass work. You cant just drop .a piece of glass to go do something else 'and then come back later and finish it ." he said. Once you start a glass piece you Clarks ton Boasts New Post Office was for pro- gress." said Marilyn Grif- It time fiths. speaking of the new Garkston post office. The post office was built east of the old building because the town had simply grown out" of the old one. The beautiful building was completed this month and Mrs. Griffiths, the postmaster, held an open house to show the towns people the new facilities. ( ..'I Jeep (Ml calls and I' ihc day after the paper came out. I certainly recommend your paper. ..That is what a l.ogan man said when hr ran the following add in the romhined classified servire of the paper. hint sold explained further, saying that post offices are rated according to how much postage and money orders they sell. The Garkston office is a fourth class office, meaning that the building that houses the postal facilities has to be furnished by the postmaster . So Mrs. Griffiths had to contract to have the work done and take nut a loan to pay for the building. Then the federal government pays monthly rent on the building. Continued on page 2) Ad Sells The old --post office was about as big ft the lobby of this building. Mrs. Griffiths said. It was only big enough for about two people out front and had little room to Mrs. Griffiths have to finish it." He explained that the reason for a piece this is that of glass that has already been worked with often causes it to break. Some of his glass works, like a tiny tropical fish, take about two nr three minutes to make. Other projects, such as a boat nr coach and horses take up to several hours of continuous dose range work. Blau is very critical of his work. He says that he does not sell nr give away his seconds, they usually wind Poor up in the garbage. quality workmanship isn't good for vnur reputation. he says. So he takes a lot of time and consideration in making It takes me up designs. several trvs to make up a design for a piece." he said. Rut glass blowing is more than just a job for him. It is a hobby. "I usually throw my glass blowing equipment into-th- e car when we go on vacations." Blau said. He enjoys watching the faces of people who are watching him give a demonstration as much as ftv observers enjoy watch- - 83 WII.I.YS JEEP Metal top and tow bar 8650. 1 New which, according to Postmaster Griffiths will pay for the building in about 30 years. Mrs. Griffiths emphasized the fart that the more residents that patronize the local post office, instead of doing MARILYN GRIFFITHS is the Postmaster for Garkston. She saw the need for a new post office there so she built one. Garkston Post Office their business in tagan. for instanre. the more the post office is able to grow, be- cause increased revenue raises the class standing of the post office. The community seems pleased with the new build- - ing," Mrs. Griffiths said. And they are too!" one resident remarked. "Its a really fine building. You wont find a nicer one in the valley." in Mrs. Griffiths was sworn as postmaster for Gark ston on Dec. 7 of last year. She took over complete duties the next day. It is a full time job too. The post office is open for seven hours on weekdays. 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. and is open for half a day on Saturday. Mrs. Griffiths husband. DeMarr will be putting some finishing touches on the building shortly. He is going to plant some grass and is in the process of making a sign for the front of the building. Besides serving 150 fami lies in Garkston. Mrs. Griffiths has to keep tabs on three children of her own. Kim. Kent and Aleta. Kim is presently serving an LDS mission in New Mexico and Arizona. Kent and Aleta are both in grade school. ii 1 You Inn can have similar results hv Xdverlismit in the Combined Classified servire of this paper. Just phone in Smithfield. 733-In 3 in l.ogan and Preston. 33-3!M- U |