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Show Halversen Lauds His Aides Declaring that the Sugar House chamber of comerce is "performing "perform-ing as much or more than any other two chambers in the country," L. L. Halversen, retiring retir-ing president, Wednesday tendered his farewell to one of the busiest years in chamber history. Reporting that the accomplishments accomplish-ments of the Sugar House body were manyfold and that the objectives ob-jectives were myraid, Halversen urged the group to keep its "Pioneer "Pi-oneer spirit and the fine spirit of cooperation" it has shown this past year, and all things will be done. "We will continue to grow only if we keep this spirit,' he declared at the February membership luncheon held at Beau Brummel. The retiring president was quick and generous to pass credit for immediate past achievements on to his committee chairmen, committee commit-tee members and the overall membership mem-bership of the chamber. He cited John C. Barnes, the membership committee chairman who coined the slogan "100 more in '54" and made it stick. Halversen lauded S. Morgan Sorensen and the public affairs committee for getting increased police protection, improved postal service, additional traffic semaphores, sema-phores, saftey crosswalks and the banning of parking meters for some time to come. The parking committee, under Chairman Stephen C. Richards, was praised for its part in the parking meter ban, the acquiring of additional off street parking and its efforts to educate the public pub-lic and employes on the proper use of the provided parking. Vern Mackay's finance committee, commit-tee, too, was given credit for coming through the centennial year in good shape with its promotional pro-motional fund. Dick Foreman was handed a Halversen bouquet for his planning plan-ning and entertainment and educational programs along with , the business discussions of the chamber. The retail trades committee, which Halversen himself headed, found the credit for its record achievements going to his committeemen commit-teemen Paul Pehrson, Henry Richards, Rich-ards, Gordon Sorensen, C. G. (Neal) White and the new president, presi-dent, Ray Free. At the conclusion of the report, D. James Cannon, chamber execu-secretary, execu-secretary, pre sented Halversen with a token of appreciation from the membership; Cannon, too, came in for some elaborate praise and credit from Halversen who declared he was the spark that kept the chamber always forging forward. |