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Show Lta 'U PI mg - qc,n --osno,, JBgnQ SOUTH EAST INDEPENDENT Pae 5 Visitors Return To Sweden " inline nnmilr.lii.iii fmttWJ- - ' . ' 1 . : f , - - : : M V" r- - ;:. ,. V- - - 1 - ."4 I r - v ''. .... v !V l ,' ft ) -- v - St I I X'-- ' - V ' ' i - Mr. un.l Mrs Otllme of Stockholm In his home town Mr. Odhne i3 associated with the John Blomberg Sc, Co., a paper company in Sweden. Typical of all vacationers, he also took a bus-ma- ns holiday and went through the Crown-Zell-rrba- ch Paper company while in San FYancisco. He is active in the Odd Fellow and Masonic Lodges in his native country. Their "side jaunts" while they were in the western states in-cluded a bus trip to Reno, on to SanFrancisco and down the coast to Los Angeles,then to Las Vegas via Grand Canyon then back to Sugar House. ' They will have traveled over 18,000 miles on their first va-cation trip to America. Aft. r p.linoit two months sight-seein- g in the United States,! Mr. and Mrs. Gusta Odhne and daughter (Junbritt of Stockholm, Sweden, left Sunday for their first lap of their trip home. Boarding a Western Airlines plane they left for Minneapolis where they plan to visit before going on to New York. There they plan to visit many scenic and historical places, before going on to Washington I). C. They have been looking forward to their visit in the nation's Capitol. They will then board the Gripsholm for the voyage back to Stockholm. They have been visiting at the home of Mrs Odhnc's sister and brother-in-la- w Mi', and Mrs. Newell Nelson who reside at 2151 So. 8th East Their daughter Gunbritt has been employed for the past nine years with the Institute of In-ternational Affairs. She acted as interpreter for her parents. It was the first trip to the United States for the Odhnes and they were completely convinced that what they have been told, "everything is the biggest in the world", is correct. Recreational Program Set For Fairmont Park Children's School t, '1. v.-- .. V t ' ft r .... J m A tv - times slow but most rewarding in the sense of achievement and the small amount they receive gives them a feeling of earning their way in life. The therapeutic and psychological value is m this kind of tiainmg. Hight now the children are working on a project for Pruden-tial Savings and are packaging picnic supplies in cellophane bags Those watching the Prudential sponsored TV show "Highway Patrol" will see the fine work of the mentally retarded children at the Fairmont School. Under the contagious spoil of Mrs. Burg, the school's super-visor, many are rallying to the cause, among them the Junior League and several teenagers Mrs. Euro's work is so" out-standing that jjhe was invited this summer to return to New York where she presented a Paper to the Mental Association on Mental Deficiency. In spite of many flattering offers of high salaries if she would only stay in the cast Mrs. Burg returned to Sugar House to continue her work directing the Fairmont School. Ruthe Burg One of the most efficient and useful Sheltered Workshops for the mentally retarded children of the county is being conducted at the Fairmont Park Boys and Girls Club under the direction of nationally famous Mrs. Ruthe Burg. The summer recreational program is well under way and is the first in the state, and one of the few in the entire country, with a program of swimming instruction for mentally retarded children. Between 11 and 12 a m. the children of all age groups have exclusive use of the pool during which time they are also adequately protected by . the regular life guards. In addition Commissioner Romney has made it possible for the school to have the latest playground facilities. The Fairmont Park school is also one of the very few in the entire nation having a program for training the patients of mentally retarded children. This week the first scout troop in the state for such kiddies will be started. The actual "Sheltered Work-shop" part of the children's training just received , national recognition by the United States Government. The Fairmont work-shop is the first in the whole nation to receive a "Sheltered Workshop Certificate" This provides an exception to the minimum wage law thus per-mitting the children to do work for outside interests. The work is Jn accordance with their capacity to do which is limited and some- - Penrose Return From Vacation Mr. and Mrs. Glen R. Pen-rose, 3DG0 South 3078 East, have just returned from a five-da- y vacation in San Francisco, where they attended the International Lions Club convention. Mr. Pen-rose, who ha just completed a term :is vice president of tluv Granger Lions, is currently serving on the board of directors. A highlight of the convention was a speech by John Foster Dulles, secretary of state, on current world affairs. Also in the party with Mr. and Mrs. Penrose were Dr. and Mrs. Les. Cannon, Dr. and Mrs. Glen Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Es-kes- en and Mr. Eyre. Mr. Penrose will be leaving again shortly to attend a Sin-clair Service Dealers' Confer-ence, to be held on July 15th at Denver, Colo. He is one of eight selected to represent the western states. We understand that of these eight men, two will be se-lected to go on to New York City to attend the national con-vention. u-- Study Group Meet At Ensign Home The home of the Hale Ensign.s of 6G19 Village Boa J was the scene of a firesi Je Sundry night. The subject of the talk was "Ancient Prophecy and Modern Israel." Mf. Kntign has visited Israel, and has kept the subject as mere or less a hobby, com-paring the current events with ancient prophesy. "The developments of the present are strikingly related to the ancient prophecies." He gaid "It is an amazing thing to me that such a small and seemingly insignificant country as Modern Israel is such an important country in the scheme of things and the current search for peace. In fact, I think that it is the real key to peace." Hansens Return From East Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry M Han-sen, 2652 Kenwood St., have just returned from a three-wee- k vacation, visiting several of the eastern states. They drove to Madison, Wis. where they attended the wed-ding of their grandniece. They then drove on to Milwaukee, Wis., where they saw several major league ball games. From there they boarded a train for Buffalo, N. Y., where they stayed at the Hotel Statler and visited Niagara Falls. Later they went on to New York City, where they saw all of the many interesting sights that beautiful city has to offer its guests. They stayed in New York-Hot- el Piccadilly on Times Square. Upon their return they told this reporter that of all the won-derful things they had seen, the most beautiful was their first view of Salt Lake as they came home. New Citizens Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pradshaw, 1870 West Meadow Dr are parents of a son. A' daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Done Smith, 1631 East 7200 South. Sandra Lee Wendric'h, daughter of Thelma Wendrich, 2774 South 15th East, was injured when hit by a "cherry bomb" at the Fair-mont pool Friday. She received a gash on the left side of the shoulder blade. Also welcoming a baby son to their home are Mr. and Mrs. Don Jask Cloward, 2732 Imperial St. I doyou jJ) WANT YOUR CAR j j TO RUN BETTER, LONGER j and USE LESS GAS ? ! W Rj DEE-GUM- M and DRI-POW- R (with our experience in using IJ K3 it) CAN DO JUST THAT! 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