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Show GOLDEN RULE OF ROAD GROUP TO AID SAFETY VOL. 24, NO. 52 PALMERTAKES POST AT Sugar House, Utah Monday, Jan. 15, 1953 (By CLAIRE MORRIS) ff THEYRE SUGAR HOUSE TO WELCOME YOU, SERVE WESTMINSTER More than 500 thronged the First Presbyterian church Friday evening to attend the inaugral of Dr. J. Richard Palmer, as president of Westminster college. The charge of President Palmer was given by John M. Wallace, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Rollo LaPorte of the University of Iowa, 'and member of the Board of Christian Education of Presbyterian church, was the guest speaker, taking the place of Dr. E. Fay Campbell who was unable to attend. The academic procession includ-inglOdelegates, faculty and board members was led by John M. Wallace and Dr. LaPorte with Dr. W. O. Watkins as marshal assisted by eight students. The Westminster Womens Club of 30 voices sang, invocation was pronounced by retired Episcopal O Bishop Arthur W. Moulton, cording to Frank E. Pitts. Lions club president. It will be held at East Mill Creek East Mill Creek Lions club will Know Him, Know Her , Know Them play host to 27 civic clubs through- gymnasium, 2200 Evergreen Ave., out Salt Lake county at the kick-oJanuary 13 at 8 p.m. Governor J. Bracken Lee has desmeeting of the newly organized IN traffic safety club, known as the ignated the week of January 12 to Golden Rule Club of the road, ac- - 19 as Golden Rule Safety Week, and the following is an excerpt YOU from his official statement: It has Even though he sells more fishing business about 9 a.m., after first long been recognized that a courtin tackle and sports equipment gen- teaching the Seminary class at the eous acts is contageous and is reeral than any such salesman in Iriving high school. This teaching flected in an circle asAlbert has done he for Madsen, six the contacts of from the original rejob past Sugar House, sistant manager of Pehrsons years. cipient. Asked about hobbies, he said his If our people can come to realize Hardware, doesnt care a rap about himself. as church work of the that responsibility for traffic sports president He opines that he sells the Elders quorum filled all requireand driving pleasure is up safety of The directors the chamber of tackle and Paul Pehrson does the ments of any hobby, both in time commerce met Tuesday noon at to the individual motorist, there and interest. fishing. the Beau Brummel and outlined is bound to be a marked improveAnd then there is his family. Young Madsen has been with the plans for the chamber special ment in our highway safety hardware firm since 1945 and ar- He and his wife are meeting the meeting to be held Monday, Jan. record. rives each morning to open the challenge of parents of two chil- 12, at 12:15 p.m. With this in mind and in coopa five a and three eration with the Golden Rule Club, dren, boy girl will fWtfw ", meet at the Beau The group I years. designate January 12 to 19 as Brummel to discuss plans for the He enjoys meeting the public in continued betterment of Sugar Golden Rule Safety Week and I Pehrsons, as each day brings Housed urge all motorists to become safety . . . new of course, and, something Neuman C. Petty, chairman of conscious and to affiliate thema hard inevitable work. He has the the parking committee, will dis- selves with the golden rule clubs hand In all phases of the business, cuss the problem of off street park- during this week and throughout both buying and selling. ing and outline to the group a the year." Chaiman of the event is Kenneth Everyone should know Albert, definite parking program in Sugar for he was born in Salt Lake and House. G. Wiseman of the host club, who grew up. in the vicinity of Sugar John C. Barnes, public affairs urges the public to attend enmasse do House. If by chance you not, chairman, will discuss the condition with a special invitation to teen-ag- e drop in at the store and he will of streets and better traffic circu- drivers. The Golden Rule Club is a very graciously assist you in any lation as an improvement in the of or a hardware articles piece traffic safety club organized for the business district. china. busdesigned new intricately The need of .space for Continued on Page S iness firms to establish and locate To meet Mrs. Kate Davis of in Sugar House will be discussed Keith OBrien, you just have to by V. W. Mackay, chairman of the go in and, say hello and you have business development committee. Continued on Page . Salt Lake City, and the benediction was by Rev. Thomas Holden, Synod of California Presbyterian church. were Mr. given by George Greetings Hanson, in behalf of the board of trustees; Dr. Lloyd Wilcox, faculty; Frank Allen, alumni, and Joan, Patten, studentbody. Proceeding the ceremony a dinner was served at 6 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church dining - room for honored guests and faculty members. Mr. B. C. J. Wheatlake, member of the board was master of ceremonies. He presented an orchid to Mrs. Palmer from her new friends of Westminster. Mr. Wheatlake was presented a watch from the board members in appreciation for his work in acting as president of the college, preceding the arrival of Dr. Palmer. Among delegates and guests attending were several members of Dr. Palmers family: Dr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer, parents of Dr. Palmer and retired Methodist minister of LaMesa, Calif. Dr. Palmer served his active ministry in S, Dakota; Dr. Everett W. Palmer, pastor of the First Methodist church of Glendale, California, a brother of Dr. J. Richard Palmer. Among other official delegate and guests was Mayor Earl J. Glade of Salt Lake City. Immediately following the inaugral at the church, a reception was held at Ferry Hall drawing room for all attending the service. Continued on Page 6 CHAMBER BILLS ever-wideni- SPECIAL MEETING TOBAY ng WARREHRARHES TALKS TO WEBERSAU ANT S.H. ROTARIAHS GIUES RED club House The TALK TO LIONS ALBERT Eighty members of the Sugar House Lions and the Forest Hills Lions clubs listened to Dr. William Strafford, political science professor at Weber college, at a meeting held in the Rose Gardens, 3638 South 13th East, Monday. Dr. Strafford, who has gathered material on the communist party for 14 years, said during his talk on communism: We must develop a spiritual strength as strong as the determination of the communists if we are to withstand them. Dr. Strafford is the author of the book, Under the Shadow of the Cycle," and his private library on Communism is as extensive as any in the United States. His stirring remarks on the subject and history of the beginning of the party with Karl Marx, how it on Page 6 MADSEN of Paul Pehrsons, above, and KATE DAVIS veteran at- - Keith OBrien's Rotary Sugar met at Beau Brummel for lunch and a regular business session Thursday. Conducting the meeting was C. R. (Neil) White, president of the organization. Four new Rotary members introduced to the group were Leon Halverson, manager of Keith OBriens; Dr. W. Truman Rigby, Ralph R. Smith, advertising executive, and, Mark C. Lloyd, principal of Irving high school. The guest speaker was Lt. Warren Barnes, U.S. Navy Air Corp, who recently returned from Korea and Japan. Lt. Barnes related many experiences of his Korean service and also showed a film on U.S. equipment used in the Korean war. A film showed how much of the Korean equipment was converted from World War II equipment left on the islands after the war. Continued on Page 6 HISTORIC SUGAR HOUSEIt MILL MADE MANY theTHINGS sent Preston was not easy going. & ris. England, by Faucett, At New Orleans custom offiby Elbert Rr Curtis, given at the Company, at a cost of $12,500. He Sons of Utah Pioneers annual waited in St. Louis, Mo., for its cials demanded a duty of $5,000 additional The trip lasted four Christmas banquet, resumes with: arrival on the ship Rockaway! months from Liverpool to Utah, which landed there in April, 1852. but the trip by wagon was most Phillip Delmar, a wealthy slow and tiresome. During the time that John Frenchman, whom Elder Taylor Taylor was serving as an LDS mis- had converted while on a mission, sionary in France, he had an op- advanced the first $5,000. John W. Coward of Liverpool and portunity to study the making of Captain Russle of Scotland comsugar from beets. He was much impressed and or- posed the original company. They ganized a company of four to employed skilled workers, including found that industry in Utah, be- Charles Dixon, a French sugar lieving that the soil and climate maker; John Vernon, an English engineer, and two residents of were favorable. The company was known as The Liverpool, by the name of Thomas Carlyle and a Mr. Bollwinkle. Deseret Manufacturing Company. Sugar was to be its first venture. These latter two gentlemen were The company had a capital stock of English cane sugar makers. The machinery for the mill ac- $250,000. Brother Taylor . ordered the companied a party of 24 saints machinery made in Liverpool, under the leadership of Elias Mor Review of Sugar House history SUGAR MILL Sr broke down under heavy load; it was necessary to secure 50 new wagons at great expense. Ferries and fjords with their muddy bottoms made passage over the waterways almost Axles impossible. on ahead for the Seed was sugar beet planting and the settlers planted and raised their crops. Elder Taylor promised them 600 to 800 pounds of sugar for each Continued on Fage 6 . One of first pictures of the historic mill in Sugar House |