In the death of George S. Ballif, Provo has lost one of its bestknown citizens and community leaders. A highly-respected attorney, he practiced law here for more than half a century. The esteem in which he was held in the legal field can be judged by the eminence and recognition he achieved. His colleagues elected him president of the Utah County and Utah State Bar Associations. The people elected him Provo City judge, county attorney, and district attorney; and he was appointed juvenile judge. In private practice he was known as a capable lawyer with a strong sense of justice who sought diligently to bring about wise and peaceful solutions to problems that came before him. Mr. Ballif’s scope of influence, of course, extended beyond legal dimensions into many areas of service. For example he chairmaned the Utah Business Regulations Commission for a time; served on the Universit of Utah Board of Regents and ihdustrial School Advisory Board ; accepted various callings in the LDS Church; was long-time member and a president of the Provo Kiwanis Club. A veteran of World War I, he served at the front in France, participating in significant battles that led to the Armistice. He was proud of his service to country, and admired by fellow veterans who elected him commander of the Utah Department of the American Legion, as well as commander of the Provo Post. We knew Mr. Ballif as a man of dignity and sincerity – one who loved his community and demonstrated it in one worthy cause after another. Often he served alongside his wife Algie, a community leader in her own right. He had a deep love for Brigham Young University and was a loyal supporter of that institution. Without doubt he was one of Provo’s most popular and polished public speakers, blending oratory with wisdom and a rhetorical flair as he addressed patriotic, political, civic and other occasions. Out of his love of peace, fine sense of history, and knowledge of the devastation of war came an abiding conviction that quarrels and misunderstandings among nations should be settled by law and arbitration and not through warfare. With this in mind he accepted the leadership in Utah of the National World Peace Through Law Commission and devoted many hours promoting the cause of peaceful solutions through a world court. Mr. Ballif was a devoted husband and father and a good neighbor and friend. In his passing, the Herald recognizes his valuable contribution to this city, state and nation. We extend sincere condolences to his family.