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Show tilt FOR SPECIAL NEWS ITEMS-pe-dal announcement! o f church, school and other activities. itgar Smtsr Call Hyland 364 f The Leading and Oldest Publication in Sugar House VOLUME VIII. PUBLISHED IN SUGAR HOUSE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, AUGUST SUGAR HOUSE LEGION Work- - Begins on GETS LEASE ON GROUND Sugar House Sign ed a lease of the property owned by the city in the rear of the Sugar House Library and new Sugar House post office, for twenty-fiv- e years. The lease was given after the Legion petitioned to the city commission for the entire piece of city property that lies along the creek bed of Parley's creek and where the Sugar House Park swimming pool and playhouse are located. The Post plana to beaucontify the entire grounds and house struct a temporary meeting in the old playhouse and an outdoor meeting place at the site of the pool. It is the plan of the Legion to construct an auditorium and civic center building ninety by sixty-fiv- e feet as soon as possible to be used by the public and by the Legion. The Sugar House Chamber of Commerce, Sugar House Rotary and the Sugar House Lion's clubs heartily approved the granting of the lease and endorsed the plan with letters to the commission. The property is under the Parks Department of the city with Commissioner P. H. Goggin in charge of it. The lease calls for payment of $1 per year. NOTES FROM WASHINGTON by The Bulletin Commentator Football Seen as Great Sport Explaining old-ti- Construction of a large road sign (10 by 25 feet) began Friday when the Kimball Sign Co. started frame work for the sign sponsored hy the Sugar Houe Chamber of Commerce and supported bv merchants of Sugar House and the business districts South street. along Twenty-firThe sign is to attract tourist trade to Sugar House instead of along the alternate route that would misa the Sugar House dis toys start out to play football when going to high school and college, Paul McDonald, sports enthusiast, addressed members of the Sugar House Rotary club Thursday at the weekly meeting of the group held at Weasku Inn. was a keen Mr. McDonald booster for the national sport of football, saying that it crested such fine spirit of competition among teams and fans alike. The Rotarians were entertained with a piano duet by Miss Myrtle Hawkins and Miss Francis NUMBER 24. Single Copy 5 cents 2, 1940 NINE BOYS OF SAME TOWN JOIN U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS trict. Less Taylor, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee, and G. O. Christensen, representing service stations, stated Thursday that the sign would occupy a point of vantage at the junction of the Highway 40 and the Alternate Route just at the mouth of Paryey's Canyon. It will be so placed that it will be visible for several feet and letters are large enough and few enough in number that it can be read at glance. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Christensen have worked tirelessly for seve al days securing funds to finance the sign and announced that they expected to have all notes and in by the end of this week Salt Lake City this week swung money secure the sign for the next to nationinto its program of aiding al defense and its citizens and three years. their property with appropriations Defense Funds Allowed by City totaling 118,553. Coming from the unappropriated surplus, the largest item was $12,600 for the fire depart ment, including $6000 for salaries of 16 new men, $1600 for work and materials at the projected new substation at Seventeenth South and Main streets and $5000 for repair ,of other fire stations. Under the heading "special purposes," $3835 was appropriated, including $3685 for and national defense" and $150 for American Legion stenographic service. The city commission appropriated $118 to pay for emergency work at the Mountain Dell reservoir, and $1000 for remodeling facilities at the municipal ball park, incluring the grandstand and two rest rooms. ss Expansion of Health Activities Expansion of activities of the Salt Lake City board of health with W P A aid waa seen Tues day after a conference of executive officers of the board of health and Dr. Anthony J. Browski of Washington, D. C, chief of the public health section of the W P A. Dr. Browski outlined health projects that are available for aid through the W P A and in formed board of health officers they have the right of appealing to the WP A for aid in estab lishing these projects. Dr. T. J. Howells, city health commissioner, said he would begin preliminary work on three new projects with designs to en list WP A assistance. They'll Represent Town As Army Contingent Grouped around the recruiting deitk are Lee Harmston, Ted Mitchell, Ray Sund, Kirk Benson, EMen Gardner, Max Wllkins, Pat Hancock, Garn McAfee and Mont KilHaa. youths marched into the 9 Nine District U. S. Army Re Utah cruiting Station, 223 Ness Build ing recently and said, "We want C. Meeting to enlist." Overwhelmed, Col. B. E. Grey, Move Is commander of the local recruit ing station asked,. "Where are As part of the program to care you from?" The August meeting of the "Roosevelt, Utah," was the. Sugar House Chamber of Com- for the traffic at the corner of " answer. merce has been set for August Eleventh East and Twenty-firstreet and to eliminate Signing them up for a three-ye- ar 14, according to Samuel Nicholes, South enlistment at Hamilton Field president, and will bheld at the conjestion in the "bottle Jeanne's Tea Room, 3022 High- neck," existing near the plaza. in California in the Army Air the city street department has Corps, Colonel Grey said, "We're land Drive. Mr. Nlcholea.aald. that there cut down, a portion of the plaza going to keep these boys together enlistment. would be several reports to "be on 'the wesfend"to penult traffic during" Jthe1r-ntgiven at this meeting and If time westbound that is turning south They've been friends all theirpermitted, a speaker or interest on Highland Drive, to completely lives and we're not going to sepwould be invited to the meeting. cross Eleventh East and proceed arate them now." The nine enlistees are: Eldon Luncheon will be served at west to the west end of the plaza before turning south. Gardiner, who graduated from 12:15 P. M. Several weeks a"go a plan was Roosevelt High School two years! worked out in this direction eli- ago after taking an active part minating one traffic light and in athletics which he continued directing traffic over the above at Weber Jr. College; Max Wilroute and as It has proved suc- liams, 1939 graduate of Roosevelt cessful, the city determined to Hierh School and an athlete; Mont complete the plan by removing a Killian, 1940 graduate of Rooseportion or the plaza and shorten velt High School, captain of last the distance that needed to be spring's basketball team; Ted traveled in order to make the Mitchell, Altura High School south Abound turn. graduate, class officer; Lee Harm-sto- n, 1940 graduate of Roosevelt High School, athlete and class officer; Garn McAffee. 1939 gradMove uate of Roosevelt High School, class., officer: Ray Sund, 1940 Location graduate of Roosevelt High School The Royle's Radio and Appli- and an athlete, and Pat Hancock, ance Shop, are moving their en 1940 Graduate of Roosevelt High School and a Deisel engineer tire stock of merchandise to the trainee. corner of on located the building Eleventh East and Twenty-firThe building has South streets. been redecorated and remodeled MISS SAMPLE TO RETURN to meet the requirements of this TO WASATCH ACADEMY The new loca Miss Grace Mae Sample, 1865 growing concern. tion has more floor space, and South ISth East street, a former excellent display windows. instructor of Westminster College Mr. E. M. Royle is manager has accepted a position as inof this concern which has added structor of music at Wasatch maly items of merchandise to Academy for the coming year. their stock since coming here During the past year Miss Sample time ago, and states that assisted in the music department fairy tale fashion, he expects to some will open the doors of their of that school. ever they "live happily after." furMiss Sample returned on On March 19, 1916 Mr. Web- new building Monday, August 5V lough last year from Ciaro, Egypt, ster was first employed by the where she spent the past six Utah Light and Traction Company VACATIONING IN years as instructor in a girls as an operator. His service with WASHINGTON school. The unsettled conditions that conipany has been continuous Miss Elsie Saniger, 965 East have altered plans for a return He now to the present time. wears three silver stars, signify- 17th South street, is spending a to Egypt for the present, alin Washing- though Miss Sample had expecting ten years of operation with- two week's vacation ed to return there this fall. out a single chargeable accident. ton, and the Northwest. and he holds an award from the National Safety Council for one year's driving without an accident of any kind. He owns his home and 'is debt free, attributing this to a budget system devised by him and his wife. Music has been Mr. Webster's chief hobby and diversion, for he Work of Senator King was is here In Washington, who beplays the piano and has composHe has also highly praised by a Washington longs to the opposite party, but ed some music. played the drums in the union correspondent whose political af who sees what the valiant Senaband. He enjoys gardening and filiations are directly opposed to tor from the west is accomplishTHINK THIS MATTER never becomes tired of "making those of Senator King s. ing. before you get SERIOUSLY do could OVER We "Utah time Vacation quote: things grow." senator w. tangled up with someone whose travel is also an indulgence of worse than to his, and the first two weeks of H King. He works about four- only ambition is toInbe able senate the he mem sat that and is teen has a hours will at not daily find say him, September his regular driver's seat operating ber of many influential commit- of the United States, but who buses on State Street, but at the tees. Not only that, but he is has not the will nor ability, to San Francisco World's Fair, ac- in the forefront of every fight help legislation that will benefit that bears in the least on the the population of the west and companied by his wife. welfare of the Inhabitants of the safeguard its interests against The Bulletin also wishes to .WESTERN STATES. He carries the selfish aggrandizement of the centers of the congratulate Mr. R M. Lsmont a great deal of weight In the manufacturing of 2727 McClelland Street, like sessions of congress which would east." Mr. Webster an operator for the not be the case were a new man Study these facts before turnYou ing your State over to inexperiTraction Company, on the occas- selected for this position. ion of his birthday August 2nd. can take the word of a man who enced hands. C' of Set August 14th Plaza Cut Down in Traffic st ; automobile attained a speed equal to that of a cannon-ba- ll shot from the mouth of a gun. Over 80 per cent of the grazing area of the Booneville District lies where e lake had its shores. the The driest and most desolate looking areas make desirable winter range, especially now that the Service has developed water. Old Lake Booneville occupied the center of the Great Basin, and the new Booneville grazing district occupies almost the center of the grazing area, federally controlled. In the great West of America. old-tim- VISITING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. Theodore P. Jor gensen, left Sunday for a week's stay in Southern California where they will visit friends. RALPH BROUGH TELLS OF TAYLOR GRAZING ACT Ralph Brough, of Nephi, Utah, one of the stockmen of that part street and alTevs. thev really ir or the best grazing countries of to maintain a clean dtv and the west, has the following to say In thefr- - wisdom have provided in support of the Taylor Grazing for wante. but the Act: "If the growers of livestock rttlrnn themselves lack that civ in this western territory had con Iff ""Me wW'h would make Wash- tinued using the public range in ington a thing of beautv and a the same old selfish way of getJnv: forever. This is iuqt the ting all you can, while you can, on'tifon of one who seen the whree you can, method of as thev are s"id who days, our range was headed for tn Jet the world know a straight-wa- y barren desert and vMtors to the capital of grazing value would have soon be tn eretet nat'on on erth come practically worthless. thhik when he ei the filth "It is true, to put a plan into that lines the streets. operation that would put a stop to such range practice and at the same time work out a program The grazing district adjacent whereby all users of the range to Salt Lake City has been named coum be taken care of in a fair the Booneville District, formerly and just way according to their it was known as the Utah Dis- prior usuage, required a lot of trict No. 2. Salt Lake, as every research and fact finding. For one knows, is the remnant of the the first year or two some of us great inland sea which occupied felt that no progress was being the greatest portion of the Great made and that the Act had got Basin in- prehistoric time- - and ten in to jam, but at this writing, received its name. Booneville, In I can say that I have had occas honor of a French captain who ion to talk witn many llvestocK served in the u. s. Army in 1833. men in several of the different Its area was 19,000 square miles districts and I believe that X in extent and extended from sate in saying that ninety per southern Idaho to central Utah cent of the licensees are very hapand took over a portion of Nev py the government took over ada. At that time it was a fresh this range management They water lake and abounded with feel that they can now go ahead acnnatlc life and had a maximum without fear and work to a dlr deoth of 1050 feet; now it has an lnite plan of operation." "There is no question but that average of 20 feet depth. There la enough salt in the deposits a- the stauzation of the livestock roifd there to pickle the entire industry has been very much imworld. The old Pony Express proved. Livestock under the Act mute used to go past it, and by have been evenly dictributed ovthe way, the Grazing Service is er a given area, each licensee restoring that old trail. The main knows where he can go with his line of the Western Pacific rail- - stock and where he cannot go. mad crosses the southern border Reservoirs, wells, gathering and been of the lake and goes through and separating corrals have convenbuilt and constructed at miles of salt heans and opens the entire length of the Booneville ient points for the benefit of the Thm lair boa livestock. These improvements Amr unknown valuein restoring an area of 3.000 sauare miles, has f reducing winter losses, rine island, and is. nationally the range, ex-tknown as being the place where cutting down on the everhead on on 8) lies which a (Continued page track racing rwtrl ht -- - he - st by-go- ne , to Royle's New de-s- - ir Congratulations & rniti con-(fffa- Sugar House st why so many "pre-pardne- Washington takes a great deal of pride, rightly, in the numerous beautiful buildings wnicn nave been erected within the lines of the people liv the District-b- ut ing within the confines of the city lack a proper amount of civic pride. Your correspondent went down through the city on Monday morning and saw on' the main streets and boulevards scat tered copies of the Sunday edi tions of the various newspapers. osser nankins, portions of ice cream cones and altogether the city looked dirtier than an One thing mining camp. that particularly took my attention was a beautiful front yard, full of gorgeous flowering plants. a thing of beauty which would have graced any city, on the lawn were two signs asking the public to please keep off the grass, but the madam, or perhaps it wax the man of the. house, hwd clipped the earlier blossoms off the plants and hM thrown them, of all places, m the gutter of one of the main avenues. Thoe who desire to influence the rlti-ze- n of America to come to the pre not to blame for the dinwntitable condition of the Office and Plant at 1119 East 21st So. V O Post 65 Sugar House post of? the American Legion, was award- A Bulletin of news Activities and all event of Interest securing in the Southeast part of Salt Lake City. A section that U the finest Residential and fastest growing part of Salt Lake Valley. i This week The Bulletin birthday columns honors Mr. A.' L. Webster of 545 Wilmington Avenue, and expresses since rest birthday greetings on the occasion of his 51st birthday, Saturday, AugMr. Webster has been ust 3rd. a resident of Sugar House for many years, residing with his wife at his present address the past sixteen years. Mr. Webster was born in London, England in 1889, and was there given the name Arthur Leonard Webster. His progen.tors were of pioneer stock, emigrating to Utah in 1865. When he was 11 years of age, Mr. Webster left England and came to the United States, settling in Salt Lake City, where he finishrd his schooling. In 1912, posssed by the wanderlust, he left Salt Lake, traveling here and there about the United He spent one year In States. Ohio working for the Ramsley Then he Ice Cream Company. journeyed to Palisade, Colorado, working in the fruit district there, packing peaches. Burley, Idaho next claimed his presence, where he worked as a stockman for the Amalgamated Sugar Co. In 1916 he returned to Salt Lake City, and Just as happened in an old tale in a second grade reader, he recognized home as the most He beautiful spot in the world. has resided in Salt Lake City since that time, where, In true WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT PRAISES WORK OF SENATOR KING re-eie- ct -- |