World War II saw national registration of all adult males (18 to 55) for possible conscription. The Selective Service Commission drafted many from our area, as others enlisted. During the war a Slaterville member of the armed forces, Cleve Knight, was presumed dead. Two former residents, Jack Ekins and Clyde Decker were killed. Although many Marriott men served in the war, the community was spared any deaths. Woman auxiliaries to the armed services were established, and Violet Stratton from Slaterville served first in the Marine Corps, and later in the Navy Reserve. Life was not the same as we faced rationing of gas, meat, dairy products and sugar. Every person had a ration book of stamps for the allotted amount of food. The supply of natural rubber was cut off, and drives for used rubber for recycling were held. Tires for personal automobiles had to last for the "duration." Patriotism was high as U. S. bonds were bought to finance the war, and songs, books, and movies reflected the realities of separations, destruction, death, and the winning and losing of strategic areas. Civilians watched the war unfold on the newsreels in movie theaters: Time Marches On! Thousands of jobs were created in defense industries, ending the depression. Women filled many of them, as men went into the armed services. Women in our area who had never worked outside the home, now did so, particularly at Utah General Depot (or whatever the constantly changing name was currently). Extra curricular activities at schools were curbed because of gas rationing, and the fact that many young men were conscripted before their senior school year. The Golden Spike Yearbook tor Weber High became the greatly reduced Brass Tack in 1944, due to the shortage of paper and photographic materials. After World War II ended life was immensely changed. In an era of prosperity, women continued to work outside the home, men found jobs off the farms, and new and larger homes were constructed to a greater degree. Under the G. I. Bill, more and more people attended colleges, gained higher education, and more skilled jobs. With new wealth, depression days were forgotten by many, and new automobiles, appliances, clothes, food and travel filled more lives. Medicine, notably antibiotics, and medical treatments improved health. Unprecedented years of achievements and inventions changed lives for good, and also brought some problems. Life in the area continued to be of excellent quality. In the latter half of the century, however, an occasional dark cloud appeared, threatening our way of life, as entities outside our borders were given the power of community planning and control. Future development and retaining our life-style have long been evident in residents' concerns. Inasmuch as the communities existed as unincorporated areas in Weber County, development was under the control of the Weber County Commissioners and the Planning Commission. In the 1960s committees were formed to act as advisory advocates to that Commission. Although they had no decision making or voting power, a good relationship with the Commission resulted in some planning decisions favored by the majority of residents over the intervening years. Clifford Blair of Marriott was an ally who served on the Weber Planning Commission at that time. Matters were not always agreed upon as witnessed by comments from the minutes of the Weber Planning Commission, June 12, 1990: Staff showed the members the proposed update to the Comprehensive Master Plan of the Slaterville/Marriott area. The Slaterville/Marriott Planning Committee and the staff are still not in total agreement, which is not unusual, (italics added)9. Members of early Marriott planning groups included Jim Lewis, Carl Slater, and Udell Funk. In more recent times Randy Phipps, Gerald Bischoff, Barbara Brown, Delbert Hodson, William M. Morris and Sherry Morris have faithfully served that community. Members of early Slaterville groups included Keith Butler, Orvil Holley, Julian Powell and Elwin Slater. This membership changed over the years and later members included Gerald Taylor, Ronald Kidman, and Kim Slater 10. Mayor Keith Butler reminisces that at one time the group consisted of Gerald Taylor, Ronald Kidman, Julian Powell, Elwin Slater, and himself. In his work he was assigned on temporary duty to Saudi Arabia and requested that he be released from the advisory group. When he returned, he found that not only had he not been released, but he had been elected chairman. He has been an active member in planning from the first committee in the 1960s until incorporation 11. 25