Show q Jack Christensen Christense Is N Now low ow Retired A familiar landmark has I 1 been moved out of our area 11 the red white and blue barber pole that tat has graced Jacks Jack's Barber Shop for Cor almost fifty years AT THE TilE ADVICE of his doctor doctor doc doc- docor has decided de de- t tor or Jack Christensen cid d to take it easy That Thatis is easier said than done How does one start to take it easy Jack found Cound that trimming the shrubs around his home is a start He was born July 9 1894 in Jerusalem near Moroni SanPete San SanPete SanPete Pete County Utah and part of the Moroni Ward Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter S and Mary Ellen Draper Christensen were his parents and he was christened Jack Orlando Christensen HE RECEIVED an elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary and high school education in Moroni On the death of his mother in 1915 Jack felt Celt responsible for his year five-year old sister who ho had long hair which had to be combed and braided each day This was the beginning of oC a along along along long career It was then that he decided to become a barber barber bar bar- ber her and beautician JUST OUT of high hool he obtained work in Idaho at the Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar Company This company leased a ranch on which was raised sugar beets in Woodville northwest of Shelley and across the Snake River He also worked for the telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone company for a short period period period per per- iod of time installing telephones where he climbed 65 foot poles DRAFTED FOR the service in 1918 he received his basic training at the University of Utah as a telephone man He belonged to the Field Signal Signal Signal Sig Sig- nal Battalion and was in Signal Signal Signal Sig Sig- nal work for one year His training as a barber was attained at the Moler Barber College located lo just south of the Temple Square Hotel in Salt Lake City AFTER WORKING in Delta for a short time he apprenticed for a year at the Sheets Barber Barber Barber Bar Bar- ber Shop in Salt Lake City On May 25 1921 Thelma Hayward became his wife inthe inthe in inthe the Salt Lake Temple THEY TIlEY MADE their first home in Ogden where he worked worked worked work work- ed at the Royal Barber Shop with Miles Schofield but they led to go g back to Moroni inns mis place did not afford the A 9 z r rr r I r JACK CHRISTENSEN CHRISTENS EN opportunities they nee needed s they moved to Woods t Cr People will remember th the living in the Dr Sting home now owned by Wi vT is Elsby on North aad i home occupied by Hatch He opened his shop June Jae 1922 on South in the Ik sk eret Land and Livestock co coPanY G 1 I pany store later own owned t. t I Wasatch Oil and Phillips Ps ri companies JACK WAS among the r f Es three who were called Q in Ii t take the State Exam t tm in m 1924 or 1925 to become became i beautician Ladies from Si st s sLake Lake City to Kaysville came care J I him for a marcel and beas work for some ten years j a he was the only moo man man i Davis County in this line lice i work Jack stayed in w shop until all of the lidon lid on the street were out so sore so times after the dance id td f. f 2 am a.m. He the first was barber barberi i ithe ithe I Ithe the area to have hot and cu i running water heating ita it ri ria r a coal monkey stove sto ft I Iother other barbers told bin l-Jm t i wouldn't work but they fd Ii lowed suit when he would Wasatch Oil l b s installed steam heat in fe ti building JACK AND Thelma have havens daughter Erldean who wlm cr 1 ried Ellis Williams Th bre two grands grandsons ms Jams flis s j who is ten years a th Jack Orlando who is 5 sera ca Jack closed shop FEbi 1 14 just 46 years and e tl months to the day after t it tf opening HE liE HAS always been vis a r I rested ested in Civic and Ck affairs being assistant S e E in the West Bad Boc I ful Sunday School with withard Lei Ln- I ard and Winegar and Merle J Jd R son The have sided in Bountiful and at a rf asame K same location vast East fater Ce fa ter tel Street for th the past pad I S w years ed ro J |