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p {AAA I ~~.( . Me,4, /teer THE BULLETIN Read Sugar House New; Every Friday In The Bull,;tin $2.50 a Year Official Organ of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce ' ' and Holladay Lions Serving the Public lnteresh of Southeast Salt Lake: Sugar House, East Mill Creek, Holladay, Cotton-Hood ---------- SUGAR HOUSE, SALT LAKE CITY, .- UTAH, FRIDAY, JAKARY 3, 1047 VOLUME XI\', NO. 1 NEW DRIVE-IN THEATER PLANNED FOR SOUTHEAST around the CO R In ~UGAR HOUSE With the Editor N, IER I I j: ! I ;ef'I We'd like to extend the heartiest good wishes to Con Silard i in his undertaking . . what- : -'lever it is. Con has been a good , ~end to The Bulletin ever since . he moved in next door and we've 1 appreciated having him as such a helpful and cheerful neighbor. On those mornings after the pa- ! per was put to bed, more often , than not Con would be the only · one around the premises to . $65,000 THEATER DRIVE-IN ... to be construc'ed thi spring at 3500 E. 33·'d So~Deseret News. 1· watch aft.er thin<'s and this he I did well and ~ladly. He's given us much sound advice in his months with us, all of which has I not gone unaonreciated. Good ]\ICk, Major. We'll miss you! • • • One or the new features in The Bulletin which we hope ;, ,-~ .)keeps on grow'in!! lnto a servlce~ able, worthwhile column is · "Your· Conununlty." In thls column - want to bring to you, .the citizen, weekly reports from your citizen-seirving, tax-supported institutions in the southeast. In addition, we want to give the officials who run these institutions free voice to speak to the people whom they serve. I If there are problems that we can help these people to solve, that is just what we want to do. If Qiere aire commendations or complaints that you think should be directed to these Institutions, we'd like to help. We have talked over the article and its possibilities w Ith Lieutenant Larson of the police department, Captain Goalen and Lieutenant Hansen of the fire department, and Mr. Walker of the local post office. A report from these lnl'ltltutions, coupled W,th the fine weekly column from Miss Aure-, lia Bennion of the Branch Library, should keep us all fully. I ·1 ~r::~N~n ,_ rth!.. ~~"~1-~,ms ~d I PRICE, 5 CENTS * *. * * * * * 1~ Your Community 1947 11H6 l'OS'.r Ol<'fo'ICE REPORT (Editor's Note: In keeping with the s11lrit of "Know Your Utah" week, 1.'hc Bulletin thought It would be well to keep its readers in close touch with the hapnenings, problems and progressions of some of the tax- supported Fo?' southeast Salt Lake 1947 is ' -the year of decision. Utah's Centennial, the event we've all been looking forward to, ls here. In the next 362 days we, the residents of the southeast, will have many opportunities to contribute something of value to this great celebration. As probably the most important gateway to Salt Lake we will have many opportunities to impress tourists with our · progressive and friendly spirit. The state is asking all its citizens to learn as much about the state and their own locality as possible. All of us will have many opporunities to use this .kind oi information throughout the year. To encourage thought and action, The Bulletin last Wl!E'~ started a guest editorial department, entitled, "In My O\Jinlon .. . " The openlng editorial, by Samuel J. Nicholes, president of the Sugar House Chamber of 0:>mmerce, called for the establishment of a "cultural backdrop" to Sugar House and asked that we give it "a classical, cultural, spiritual Identity" such as Pasadena has with its Rose Bowl or Oberamb<lrgau, Germany, has with Its Passion Play. Mr. Nicholes called for suggestions and ideas from all southeasterners so that some progress can be made· in this Important respect during 1947. In next week's Bulletin announcement will be made of Institutions In our community--such as the police department, fire department, PoSt office, etc. It will be our aim in this rolumn to introduce tbe people bPhind the scenes and tQ .give them an op rlortunity to ~p~ak di,rectly to the people they serve. The Bulletin n111 be happy to ·rt'ceiVe any questions you may have concerning your corn· nrunlty and will attempt to an&wer them 11s foll)' as possible in ~Is column.) • * * The biggest and busiest year In the history of the Sugar House uo.i,'t office ·has come to &n end. S4perlntendent Willlal11J F. Walker, who ma.rk~d the observance or' qne year as head of the Sugar House post office Jan 1, and his fellow ,workers will serve an·estlmated 85.000 people in 1947. according to reliable sources. Mr. ,v"n..·"r . , .. l · ... - Plans have been completed for the building of the southeast's first motor-in theater to be constructed sometime this spring. The owners, Erick and Carl Peterson, 2205 E . 33rd South, and Dale R. Jensen, an electrical engineer with the Geneva Steel Co. in Provo, have announced that !he approxmiate capacity of the anve-in to be 600 cars and that the cost Pf the project .will be about $65,000. The plannmg of the theater, Sout1ieast Family Together Again A unique and happy reunion was held during the past Christmas season at the home of Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Dedekind, 2469 Alde n St. Mrs. Dedekind's pare nts, Mr. and Mrs. Emilius A . Christensen, former Utahns now residln!!' in Chicago, made a special trip west to see their daughter and son-in-law and the grandch:lctren, Deborah, 18 months, and Kendra Lyn, 3'h years. Mrs. Christensen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heber Pehrson , were also in attendance at the family reunion, making it a four-generation affair. It was the first Christmns in three years s;nce the family has been together. Dr. Dedekind having on I y -r ecently returned from army service in France with the m edical corps. An interesting sidelight of the visit of Mr. and Mrs. Christensen· happened in the South East Furnilture ·company, Where Mr. Christensen met his · former Snow Academy school mate, Horace Sorensen. The two men had a pleasant visit reminiscing over "the good old days." Mr. Christensen is the central zone manager of the Hills Brothers Company in Chicago. done d~ring the past year. is a "family affair," according to Erick Peterson th father of ' e . Carl and the father-m-law of :Mir. Jensen, who is married to Cleo Peterson. On a vacation last summer the three examined similar dnve-in theaters m severa! states for ideas Mr Peterson announced that the dnve-m would create a new class or theater-goers. "Just think," he said, "the young couple with a new baby can put him (or her) in the bassinet in the back seat of the car and go to the movie. And a large family can have a night out together. It will be good for poor and rich alike; the poor because of economy, the rich because they can show off their new cars." Located at 3500 East 33rd South on the Valley View Park subdivision, the ten-acre tract of land is valued at $10,000. The huge screen will be approximate· ly 50 feet wide and 50 feet high. The projection building and rest rooms will be located in the cen~r of the parking i·amp. The $65,000 structure will be the first,11r its type ever built in the Salt Toke area. It will be <:onstructed on a natural slope, thereby affording a maximum of visibility Lo the outdoor theater-goers. I I DUP REPORTS PLANS, DRIVE Three important announcements were made this week by Mrs. Ensign Smith regarding the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. A new paper drive, of which Mrs. Smith Is chairman, will begin Jan. 6 and c-ontlnue for two weeks. Residents of the southeast arc advised to put bundles of paper out early on garbage days. "With the holldays over," - - - - - - ~s. Smith said. "everyone cars were needed during the holshould have plenty of surplus idays to handle a volume of bus- pap~r. m,1r the n 1J P an<l i n,..,~ · •)t-,nt 1fl '" 1 ~ ,..,...,.