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Show I SPECIAL NEWS ITEMS special announcements o f church, school and other activities. Sugar Call Hyland 361 9 The Leading and Oldest Publication in Sugar House VOLUME A Bulletin of news Activates and all events of Interest securing In the Southeast part of Salt Lake City. A section that is the finest Residential and fastest growing part of Suit Lake VaUey. VIIL PUBLISHED IN SUGARHOUSE HOME EDITION SUGAR HOUSE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940 Local Poet Wins Place Volume Passing Under Wires in Important MONEY PLEDGED FOR ROAD SIGN Reward for their efforts in se-curing a sign for the Sugar House business district to be placed at the Junction of Highway 40 at mouth of Parleys Canyon. The committee appointed by the Sugar House Chamber of commerce headed by Less Taylor, and G. O Christasen, representing service stations and business firms not memben of the Chamber, has secured pledges that will cover the expense of the sign for the next three years, according to Samuel Nicholes, president of the Chamber. Mr. Nicholes stated that In a directors report to the board ofMr. by Mr. Taylor, he and had secured most of the pledges with notes and by the end of the week, the balance of the notes would be signed. The contract with the sign company was will be signed as soon as the money Is definitely subscribed to, Mr. Nicholes said, have been and arrangements made with the local branch of the First National Bank to handle the notes at the convenience of pledges and accept payment. at a Mr. Nicholes said that meeting with Mr. C. M. Carter, representing the Bird and J ex Company, the chamber was as sured that if the contract is in their hands by Saturday, work will begin on the sign Monday morning. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Chris of Use Caution When Utah; Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado farmers were advised, today by the Utah Power and Light Company to use extreme caution ana not permit derricks or metal projections to come in contact with electric power lines during g the harvest. William L. Cone, safety of the company, said that every year there are numerous fatalities in the country through failure of drivers in lowering derricks when proceeding under power lines. He asserted that be would like to see the intermountsin area this season hang up a safety record which will be unsurpassed in the country. . There are two grave dangers when derrick projections strike power lines, he explained. Wires are likely to fall on the driver of the vehicle and cause fatal injuries, or the vehicle may serve as a conductor of electricity thereby sending a fatal charge to those riding 'it Remodeling of Nygren's Market Now Completed forth-comin- of Nygren's at 27th South and 9th East, has just finished remodeling and enlarging his store. He has made it one of the finest and largest independent Markets in South' east Salt Lake. Plenty of park ing space is now available for the patrons. Try this friendly, neighborly store, where prices are the best in the city. Come to the grand opening Friday and Saturday, July 19th ana 20th. Free groceries, free ice cream and balloons to the children accompanied by their parents. Drawings for free groceries 11, 3, and 8 o'clock. ENJOYING VACATION Jack Holmstrom, assistant at the Sugar House Branch of the First National Bank, is enjoying his vacation this week. Mr. Nygren, Chris-tense- n' i Reports Heard on District Assembly Jed Ashton, president of- the Sugar House Rotary club, made a brief review of the assembly of the 110th District of Rotary International, held at Logan Sun day, Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Ashton, with Charles Lobb. represented the local William Clude Behunin, 365 Hollywood avenue, Salt Lake City, is one of the authors whose poems are included In THE POETIC VOICE OF AMERICA, 1940, a volume just published than 11,000 poets living in every part of the United States aaaaaa aoooo o sshr 736-pa- More and Canada competed for a place in this important volume; only a few hundred of these were found to write poetry of sufficient merit to be accorded a place in the The volume contains the book. n work of authors as well as that of writers who have been published in many magazines and books. A similar volume is now being compiled and poets who are interested in having their work considered for the new book should write to the publishers for Information: Avon House, 1107 Broadway, New York City. little-know- C south others on Twenty-firStreet wno nave so unenuiy wutributed to the sign, was aamir- - UTAH NYA GRANT ance u uiem uiw. uw k REACHES f490,S6S The national youth administra Mr. for the sign is right now, Christensen stated when the tour- tion has allocated 201,363 for work program ist season Is at its highest, and Utah's it 'was announced the work to secure the sign has during 1940-4The "out-o- f school" Wednesday. been pushed with this in mind. allocation, announced earlier was 2S300i'uaking a total' of $490,-36- 3 SALT LAKE HOUSING allotted to the Utah work. SURVEY SLATED A survey of housing conditions will be undertaken by Salt Lake DANCING TEACHERS City commissioners Friday morn- VISIT SAN FRANCISCO ing. Jean Renee, accompanied by Accompanied by R. D. Garff who has represented the city Barbara Westbrook, left Saturday board of health in a detailed sur- for San Francisco, where they vey of real property and housing will attend the San Francisco conditions made by' the WPA, and Opera Ballet School. New steps Dr. Louis R. Curtis, chief sani- and dancing technique will be up by these local instructtarian for the board of health, taken for the commissioners will examine ors and will be brought-bacsome of the less desirable dwet the fall and winter classes of the Jean Renee Dancing Studio stulings in the city. the WPA dents. They expect to return the housing study is scheduled to be fore part of August presented to the city about thei end of August, Mr. Garff said. CITY .APPROVES 150 TO FIGHT POISON IVY 10 UTAH FARM TENANTS AWAIT $74,364 LOAN Appropriation of $50 to dispose Notice of a farm security ad- of a large patch of poison ivy at ministration allocation of $74,364 1184 Bryan avenue. to be loaned to 10 farm-tenaAn 11 year girl was poisoned families in four Utah counties in that vicinity, near the banks was received here Wednesday. of an Irrigation canal. . CITY APPROVES PLAN TO BRING PLANT TO UTAH Salt Lake City Wednesday offered to assist in the establishment 'of an airplane factory, which city commissioners were informed would employ 15,000 persons. TRAINEE PHILLIPS ENJOYS REST PERIOD 15-MINU- TE st - , "in-scho- 1, -- . nt CONGRATULATIONS the range and fire the brand new M(Garand) Rifle for the first time. He is aiming for a higher score than he bad last year. Right now he is receiv ing the preliminary training in marksmanship prior to going .on the range. Thursday the CMTC Battalion were transported to Boy's State where they performed in fine military manner, a Retreat Par was the So enthusiastic ade response of Boy's State, that another invitation was extended to come back again. Trainee Phillips is scheduled to go on guard next week and act as corporal of the guard, and be PhilliTM. is shining his shoes and brass in Next week Phillips win go on preparation for the honor. Trainee H. J. Phillips (fourth from left) CMTC student at Fort Douglas, participates in the daily fifteen minute rest period and Trainee Phillips is milk Issue. one of the 200 young men at the camp who receives this milk each dav to helo build their bodies and serve as an excellent "pick- " for the rest of the days training. Trainee Phillip lives in Suear House and hopes to bring honor to the community ny winning one of the manv medal a or prizes a-warded at the end gi camp xor the Mitat&ndiner trainee in various events. We are sure that everyone will be pulling for Trainee A Pioneer program will be held Sunday evening, July 21 in every L D. S. ward if the suggestions Tlus week The Sugar House five years of his life there. Then Bulletin congratulates Mr. Leon- ;he moved with his family to Alard Woods of 1178 South Third pine, Utah, where he attended East on the occasion of his 50th school, worked on the farm, grew birthday, Saturday, July 20th. up, and was married in natural Mr. Woods has lived at his pre- a, b, c progression. After his sent address since 1925. marriage, he left Alpine and went Recently, a short piece of dog- to work in the mines in Eureka, lf gerel verse appeared on the bul- spending two and years letin board in the trainmen's there. room at the Traction Company In 1918 he moved to Salt Lake car barns, and that verse descri- City and began immediately bes Mr. Woods exactly; in fact, working as an operator for the he placed it there. It ran this Utah Light and Traction Co.. and he has continued steadily in that way: "Some men smile in the evening, company's employ to the present Some men smile at dawn; time. Mr. Woods holds an enviBut the man worth while able safety record, wearing three la the' man who can smile silver stars on his cap, and also When his two front teeth are a National Safety Council award. Married, he has three gone." So, although he lacks two of his children. For hobbles, Mr. Woods incisors on the upper jaw, Mr. enjoys hiking in the surrounding Woods, according to his own hills, but he lays no claim to verse, Is yet a man "worth while," Izaak Walton fame, maintaining which is gospel truth. Born July 20, 1890 in American that he is only a "poor Fork, Mr. Woods spent the first one-ha- two-ye- ar -l me-up- L, D. S. Church Pioneer Program of the First Presidency is carried out. The Presiding Bishopric have sent a letter to each ward bishop offering a proposed program for the meeting. The program, suggests that there be a reading of the prophetic scriptures ana re corded utterances about the saints going to th "Valley of the Moun tains." A pioneer or descendent of a pioneer will be asked to recount a few experiences or "crossing "Our responsibility the plains." to carry on the traditions and Ideals of the Pioneers" will be discussed by another speaker. The idea or the unurcn tor holding a special meeting of this kind is to awaken among its members a deeper gratitude for their heritage and to stimulate more interest In the celebration of the day when the Pioneers arrived in Utah the 24th of July In Salt Lake City, on the even ing of July 21st in the Tabernacle a special program will be given commencing at 9:00 P. M. This will be broadcast over KSI The public will be invited tc this meeting. The First Presidency of the U D. S. Church are asking that members display their flags on July 24th and that they popularize Pioneer Day as much as Single Copy 5 rents New Exhibits just Installed at Utsh State Art Center Q Reed Stevens Out For Governorship Reed Stevens, Salt Lake busi ness executive and livestock man, has announced his candidacy for me nomination ror governor on the Republican ticket. The nomination of Wendell L, Wlllkie for the presidency has helped lo revitalize the Republlcan party, and he has become the symbol of the new era of progresslveneas." "Mr. Wlllkie has expressed the determination to bring about na tional unity, destroy defeatism, to take the good from the accomplishments of the present ad ministration and build forward. I heartily endorse such efforts and pledge myself to strive to effect such a program in Utah if elected governor." I have decided to enter public service because I believe there must be a new sense of individual responsibility in government. Too many 01 us assume that what ever happens the government goes on just the same. It is time when every citizen of this State and the Nation must be l. None of us is without responsibility and none of us la wiinout power." "We must pool our experience ana knowledge in an effort to analyze present conditions and map a program for the future. which must be determined by the events or the future. "We must promote the expan sion of industry which pays in jobs and wages rather than the expansion of government which must impose increased and new taxes." Mr. Stevens, a son of William H. and Eliza Horton Stevens, pioneers of 1856, was born on a homestead at Oakley. Summit County, Utah, on September 7, I8&0. His boyhood was no dif ferent than the life nf other boys of his generation on the Utah farm. He lived very close to tne earth and very far from the silver spoon." With the savings from this kind of work, Mr. Stevens enter ed business on his own account, operating a creamery in Oakley, at the age of 21. He has since been engaged in this business. The Brooklawn Creamery Company, with its ten factories, is the outgrowth of that early start. This business, now employs more ban a hundred persorw, purchases butterrat from 2000 farmers and markets annually a million dol lars worth of Utah products from - super-usefu- milk. Mr. Stevens was married With special tribute to the energy and courage of the Utah Pioneers, Nicholes G. Morgan addressed members of the Sugar House Rotary club Thursday at the noon meeting of the group held at Weasku Inn. Mr. Morgan address was In keeping with the coming celebration of Covered Wagon Days July 24th. Events that made history in the Sugar House district was told by Mr. Morgan, who recited sketches of how Sugar House played so vital a part in, the beginning of manufacturing in the state. Board Meeting Called Jed Ashton, president of the Sugar House Rotary club, called a meeting of the board of directors of the club for Monday evening at the Sugar House Spra-gBranch Library. Meeting will take up at 6:15 p. m. ue Police to Tighten Lid on Drivers Orders had been issued Wednesday to traffic officers of the police department to enforce rigidly the recently enacted careless driving ordinance in an effort to ciamp down on the less serious traffic offenses. Traffic officers were ordered by Chief Traffic Sergeant Harvey C. Peirce to arrest motorists under the careless driving law when they commit offenses that endanger other motorists or ped estrians, out are not definitely covered by any other traffic ordinance or if evidence would be sufficient to gain a conviction under any other ordinance. Brigham E. Roberts Announces Candidacy For District Attorney in at Oakley, Utah, to Myrtle Jones. For the past ten years they have lived at 1484 Harvard avenue, Salt Lake City. They have three daughters and a eon. 1913 His chief recreation has been fishing, camping and hunting. and he has gained a first-han- d knowledge of the streams, lakes and ranges of Utah. Mr. Stevens served as a mem ber of the Board of Education of South Summit school district from 1921 to 1929 in. charge of the financial department. During his term the entire indebtedness of the school district was paid off. He was secretary of the $3,000,- 000.00 Echo dam project during the construction period and was secretary-treasurof the SmithMorhouse Reservoir Company at the head of Weber canyon during its construction. He served on the Weber river committee for several years in the adjudication of the water rights of this river. Where most zalleriea have slack season during the summer months, the Utah State Art Cent er in Salt Lake City is going a head with the second of its am bitious summer programs. New exhibits just installed include the work of Utahns who are members of the Utah Artists' Council, formerly the Utah Chapter of the American Artists' Congress, a membership restricted to out standing artists in any medium; n a show by Jenne and Ethel of Colorado The public service commission Magafan Springs, Colorado, the latter re- Saturday had granted an applicently awarded the mural for cation of- the Utah Light and Helper Post Office in a nation Traction company for a "loop" wide competition; Index of Am- service on the Seventh East street erican Design plates by the Utah bus line during a trial fA. Art project; Three con period. trasts in Decorative Style circu Buses on this line now stop at lated by the WPA Art Program; Wandamcre avenue, but under the and to complete the gallery sche trial service, every other bus will dule there is an exhibit of prints oe "looped ' west on unggs aveby many of the greatest living nue to Fifth East street, thence American artists. south on Fifth East street to Included in the Utah Artists' Twenty-sevent-h South street, back Council show are oils, watercolors. on Twenty-sevent- h South street sculptures, and transparencies to Seventh East street and north done in a new technique develop- on Seventh East street to point ed by a member of the Utah of beginning. State Art Center teaching staff. In its application, the company This exhibit presenting a good saiu una wuum aiiora a cross section of the caliber of art service on the loop for work being done by Utah artists. trips In the morning, and,eight by or reversing the loop in the afterwhether they be "acsnamig Modern": includes artists from noon, approximately 10 trips several sections of the State. would be available at like biter vale. (Continued on page 8) er two-ma- NUMBER 23. N. J. MORGAN TELLS UTAH HISTORY ge - ESantf SaruaT Office and Plant at 1119 East. 21st So. Sugar House - Traction Firm Gets 'Loop' Permit - 90-d- ay Brigham E. Roberts, for the past eighteen months deputy district attorney for the Third Judicial District, serving Salt Lake. Tooele, Summit, and Daggett counties, this week announced' his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for district attorney. Mr. Roberts made his decision following District Attorney Calvin W. Rawling's statement that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself. Mr. Rawlings. now Democratic national committee-an- d chairman of the party's western states bloc has served two terms. The candidate is credited with much of the success attained by the district attorney's office, which throughout the eight years under Mr. Rawlings has gained convictions in nine out of everv ten trials. Recently compiled records revealed that of 1552 cases, there have been 1376 who have pleaded guilty or were con victed and 176 who were acquitted, or 89 per cent convictions. The office has handled an aver age of 194 cases annually. Mr. Roberts took a prominent part in the Salt Lake City graft inquiry and trials, which resulted In the convictions of former Mayor E. B. Erwin, former Pclice Chief Harry L, Finch and R. O. Pearce. an attorney. These were the first convictions ever obtained in county grand Jury Indict- nients. Appointed to the county attorney's office in December, 1934, Mr. Roberts became chief deputy in charge of criminal complaints in 193.1, resigning three years later to Join the district attorneys staff. |