| Show Dave Barber of Coalville Feted y yon on Eightieth Birthday Jan 16 Birthday wishes were extended freely by his many friends Tuesday Tuesday Tues I I day Jan 16 18 to J. J D. D Dave Barber Bar Bar- ber beron on his eightieth birthday anniversary anniversary an an- k j Lo Long g Record II Mr Barber Darber has been a merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant in Coalville for the past 60 SO years He worked for the old Coalville op Co-op and for Summit Furniture and Mercantile Company Company Com Com- ComI I pany For Por th the past 23 years he 1 has been associated with his hla only son son On Paul Barber Darber in the Barbers Barber's Variety Store I Mr Barber says that his formal education ended at the age of 14 when he started working at the Grass Creek Coal mine Always Alway an ardent sportsman he was one of the originators of th the Wildlife I Association In Coalville I He lIe has many wonderful stories S SI to tJ tell about abou t. t his hU fishing expeditions I ions and experiences which he says can be backed up in many Instances by companions Dr F J J. J Rees and Melvin Blonquist Fished I Every River He states that he has hag fished every river and stream between Coalville ane and Jackson Hole Irole in In- Including including eluding the head tributaries of Green Oreen River Bear Wind and Hoback Hoback Ho- Ho back Rivers ane and Fremont Premont GrandDaddies Grind Grand Daddies Paddles Mirror Gilbert Burrow Dollar Lollar and Coffin Lakes In the old days fishing trips were re made by pack horse into the mountains and the fish were left out cot at night on rocks rocQ to freeze to so they might be b k kept Pt fresh trem tor for the journey homeward He Re also en enjoyed fn- fn joyed bunting W J J. i S Active Church Worker Worker- i Always an active worker in the Church he served as Counselor Coun to three Bishops John Bishops John E E. Pettit and William S. S Wilde WUde of ot Ii Grass Creek Ward and Charles Charlea L. L Frost of Coalville Ward He has been a member of Priests Quorum for 60 years Having Hav lav lag ing been ordained by Reed Smoot I u upon On his hla return from a mission to the Northern States Slates The mis mb- mission sion lion was then headquartered at Chicago Ill and he spent much I I time Ume in n Detroit Mich A lover of music he be was chorIster chorister chorister chor chor- ister in Ward and Sunday Bunday School for many man many years U lie also served as a Stake Missionary I Very keen of bf Mr Mf Barber has served as a reliable source of ot i information for tor anyone One interested interest Interest- ed In the history of the community community ity He JIe remember remembers names of residents res res- re residents long gone as aswell well a na many uy incidents connected with t mJ I Many any Ch Changes t Seer Seen I l. l j t tIre I Ilie He lie has haa seen many changes chan changes es in Coalville during his tris 80 SO years He ne recalls that al along with P. P L. L Neeley Neeley Nee- Nee Ie ley Walter M M. Boyden and others others oth oth- ers era he was instrumental in making mak mat ing the road Leading past ast Blon Blon- Motel to the school It ItI I 1 was Just a cow trail when we I started he said I Mr Barber was born in Coal Coal- I vUle on Jan Iff 18 1882 1883 to Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Wilde WUde Barber Bar Bar- ber her He lIe married Cornelia COmella Branch Branchon on Nov 17 11 1904 1801 In the tho S Sal 1 L Lake ke Temple emPle She passed away Oct 10 1958 i J I II I |
