Show s b I 4 I EVERYBODY I KNOWS POP JENKS 1 by CHATWIN 4 PARK CITY CITY- o The name Pop Jenks Jenks Jenks' and Park City go go together like coffee and donuts But there wasn't l this friendly association of names 1 As AJ a matter of fact Pops Pop's tint nut glimpse of Park City with Its snow packed roads and only the h housetops visible above the snow noW snowbanks snowbanks banks was far from admiration 1 J. J E. E Pop Jenks was born in Abalene Abalone KanSas In 1886 He was was was very young wh when his f father ih i moved the family t to Oklahoma to operate a a form for for his bro brother r who had been appointed Governor Governor Govern Govern- or C of f the state state under l d i- i President McKinley The f family was raised here and P Pop p attend attended d' d dl l men ri and high school and the the Methodist Method Method- Is Academy in r Okla I homa At 21 he enlisted in the if-the the army I i completing a dream of or wanting g to tobe tobe be a soldier but so soon soon n changed change his bis mind He spent three thre years years I In the service e. e He went back td t Oklahoma and participated in a a ranching partnership with his his' his brother for two years I Photography Interest J L l t Pop has had an interest in photography photography photography pho- pho since he was a child child He used this knowledge while Inthe in inthe the service of by taking taking- pictures the soldiers He gained the support support sup sup- I port of hIS his superior officers and set up a shop wh where re he be could develop develop de de- l I and and finish th the phot photos s The soldiers would sign a a slip C in exchange exchange ex ex- I change for the pictures Pop I would take tak the slips sUps to the paymaster paymaster pay pay- master slid arid receive payment l After Atter leaving Oklahoma he heI I went to Colorado where where- he conI continued continued con con- I in photography and served served servo led ed for several months as Deputy I Ii i Sheriff of Wiley WHey Powers Company Colo He worked throughout Denver Denver Den Den- ver Pueblo Trinidad Leadville and taking pic piC- tures He was working for a photographic photographic photo photo- graphic company in 1912 that brought him into Utah When they got into Salt Lake business business' wasn't very good and when the photographers went after their pay they found their employer had bad skipped out leaving them stranded In the group was a fellow fellow fel fel- low Jow from Park City that urged Pop to o accompany him home and they would try to take pictures and m make ke some money here Fate Steps In InThey InThey inThey They arrived b oil on 1 January 2 1913 by train Pop took one look at atthe atthe atthe the town and arid decided it wasn't for tor him Wm He Ile went ent back to the depot to o purchase a a ticket back to sa Sari Salt 4 1 Lake But th the fare He searched his his his' pockets and could find only He Ile jokingly says that that he has spent the past 62 52 years trying to raise that extra 91 cents In order older to get out of the town He Ile worked at ut a pool hall for a couple of y years years ars and bought a home He lIe later went back to Salt Lake and worked for tor the newspapers newspapers rs selling photos and for Albert photo shop Mr had a daughter Marjorie I that made the job much more in in- li Ke He brought his his- new his new bride back I to Park City In 1917 He worked for awhile at the post office and then started his own his own photo shop In 1919 He has received lot of recognition recognition rec rec- for his pictures Some of the pictures hanging in the state capital capit l have been done by Pop I Restaurant Ret Business Ile lie He the Pop Jenks Confectionary Confectionary Con Oon- l In l 1921 J 1 and has operated oper operated oper oper- It since then When n the depression depression de de- hit he had about jut ho he was unable to collect He recalls that In 1933 he only took in To help ou out the situation on he took pictures of the snow scenes Senes and m made made de' de them into post past I cards These sold well to people passing through In 1937 he purchased the Lower Pop Jenks on on n the highway y and tl he lie operated it While his wile Wife wife ran the the theone one In town Pop Pp has two two daughters Thelma Thelm Dor Dorka and La Laura r Gr Grove ve 4 grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children 2 great grandchildren that h he ex expects ts to have some treat great great grandchildren ro e the they carry carry him out of town Oo Good flood d Republican A At 7 78 h he still still l likes t to hunt fish and play pool He is a jolly friendly friendly friendly frien frien- fellow fellow who wh has enriched Park CI City i with his his striking personality HT is a charter arter member of the I Park City Club member I of the Masons club precinct chairman chair chair- man n of the Republican Party County delegate to the Central I Convention Delegate to lh the State and Representative of SumI Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit County on the State Republican I can Committee He Ha served during several Legislative Legislative Legis Legis- sessions as supervisor of y department He has lias pers per per- s s nally pally known all the G Governors for the last 30 years He has als also served on the the Selective S Service Board Coard since 1058 1958 |