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Show • Volume 6. ~ Midvale, Utah, Thursday, March 5, 1931 Despite the fact that Jordan cagers are tied for the berth just below second place in the basketball race in District 5, the local boys got the satisfaction Friday night of trimming their ancient rivals, Bingham, to the decisive tune of 23 to 14. Jordan held the Miners scorless throughout the first quarter and retained the advantage until the end of the fray. The Beetdiggers went through the entire game without a substitution. While every man on the Jordan team scored during the game, Lunnen led in points piled up with two field goals and four foul tries for a total of eight; and was followed by four points each by Larson, LaComb and Soffe, with Jensen scoring three. Bingham used seven men in the encounter with their old standby, Vlasic, topping the scorers with two field goals for a total of four points. The game was played on the Jordan floor. During the same evening Tooele took a 40-25 beating at the hands of Murray, who retained the lead in the district struggle, and the trailing Grantsville quint pulled another upset by nosing out Syprus by three points. The score was 26-23. The teams finished as follows : Won. Lost. Pet. Murray .............................. 8 1 .889 Bingham .......................... 6 3 .667 Jordan .............................. 4 5 .444 Cyprus . .... .... . .......... .......... 4 5 .444 Grantsville ...................... 3 6 .333 Tooele . . ........... ....... ............ 2 7 .222 JORDAN G. T. F. P. Jensen, rf ............... ............. 1 1 1 3 Larson, If ............................ 2 4 0 4 Lunnen, c ............................ 2 5 4 8 LaComb, rg ........................ 2 0 0 4 Soffe, lg .............................. 1 2 2 4 Totals .............................. 8 BINGHAM G. Vlasic, rf ............................ 2 Harker, If ............................ 1 Pitchios, c .......................... 1 Bolic, rg .............................. 1 Kirk, lg ................................ 0 Marbah, If .......................... 1 Johnson, lg .......................... 0 12 Totals .............................. 6 6 7 23 T. F. P. 0 0 4 2 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 14 PENNEY FIR~1 PAYS QUARTERLY DIVIDEND At a meeting of the board of directors of the J. C. Penney company, held in New York City, February 25, the regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 was declared on the preferred stock, payable March 31, 1931, to stockholders of record at the close' of business on March 20, 1931. k quarterly dividend of 60 cents a share on the common stock of the company was also declared, payable March 31, 1931, to stockholders of record at the close of business on M~rch 20, 1931. In commenting, Earl C. Sams, president, said, "The cash position of the J. C. Penney company at the close of 1930 with $12,270,083.07 cash on hand or in the bank, revealed more cash on hand than at any other time in the history of the company. Inventory was also approximately $14,000,000 lower than last year and the only indebtedness of the company was that covered by current accounts not yet due. "While a continuance of the common stock dividend at the previous rate of 75 cents per share quarterly might have been justified by the general conditions of the company, the directors of the company decided on the new rate as more consistent with the conservative policy which the company has always maintained." SECOND WARD M· f. A. PLAYERS SCORE HIT An enthusiastic audience assembled at the Midvale Second ward amusement hall Wednesday night to witness the performance of the M. I. A. contest play, "The Path Across the Hills," staged under the direction of A. J. Mciff. This play was postponed on account of a change in the cast made necessary by the illness of one of the performers. The plot contains the story of theft, unjust suspicion, parental encroachment on the rights of married children, and enough love interest to culminate in three stage weddings. Members of the general board of the M. I. A. were present to act as judges. The cast consisted of Harold Bateman, Genevieve Rasmussen, Grace Whitmore, Darrell Beckstead, Milan Canning Donna Canning, Claudius ~ ' Doty, Melvin Jones, Thula Olsen and Mrs. Vera Jenkins. James Glover Home ,. From Trip to Coast {} James Glover of East Midvale, proprietor of the Midvale Nursery, returned Monday to his home after spending some time on the Paci_fic coast. While away Mr. Glover stud1ed landscaping and bought nursery stock for his spring trade. Through taking advantage of the low prices on evergreen trees, Mr. Glover said, he was able to buy them in carload lots, and is now prepared to fill all orders at wholesale prices. He also has a nice lot of home grown roses ot new varieties, he says. • Number 45. David 0. McKay of the L. D. S. church board of education, is to be a visitor at the Midvale Junior High school Friday, together with members of the county board of education and D. C. Jensen, superintendent of the Jordan district schools, according to an announcement made Wednesday. Mr. McKay is especially interested in the vocational activities developed at the local institution. Last Monday the superintendent and supervisors of the Granite district paid a visit to Principal E. E. Greenwood's school, bringing with them a dozen shop men to inspect the work and methods of the schools' manual training department which is conducted by W. E. Dewey. As a result of the donations made to the unemployment fund by the teachers of the local Junior high, a number of men have been employed this week in cleaning up and improving the school grounds and the baseball diamond, Mr. Greenwod says. Also, from this fund, a number of needy families have been provided with shoes for the children. A dinner for all principals in the Jordan district will be held Friday in the new junior high school ~t West Jordan, beginning at 7:30. A program has been. arranged, consisting of a welcome address by W. W. Malstrom, principal of the West Jordan Junior High school; "Crystal Gazing" by E. L. Crawford, principal of the South Jordan school; "Visions of the Past in the Jordan District," by Reid Beck, principal of the Draper school; "Visions of the Future in the Jordan District," by Supt. D. C. Jensen of the Jordan district; a burlesque trip by C. M. Beckstead, Henry Jorgenson of the Upper Bingham school, and Miss Louise Van Ee, a Bingham nurse; "Bingham Knights," by Principal A. C. Olson of the Highland Boy school; a humorous autobiography by J. C. Hansen, new board member from South Jordan, all under the direction Tuesday evening thE: regular bi- of E. E. Greenwod, who will act as weekly meeting of the Midvale city toastmaster. council was held in the city hall, with Mayor L. A. Porter and all members of the council in attendance. As there were comparatively few matters to be brought before the assembly only a short session was held. A bump on the back of the hand, 1 Watermaster A. A. Larsen reported considered inconsequential at the the completion of the laying of 2500 time, developed infection which setfeet of 10-inch pipe in the flow line tied in the shoulder of Howard Gray, east of Midvale and the laying of 19, son of Vernon Gray, publisher of 2900 feet of six-inch iron pipe on Wa- the Midvale Journal. Young Gray satch street to supply the occupants has been confined to his bed for ten with culinary water. The performing days as a result, and it was found of this work required the services of necessary for him to undergo an 37 men for five days each. operation Thursday afternoon. It was decided at the meeting to The origin of the trouble occurred construct a flume over the ditch in in the manual training shop of the front of the Midvale Catholic church Jordan high school about three weeks on Allen street in order to widen the ago. The seriousness of the infection street at that point. first became apparent a weelt ago It was reported that practically all Sunday, since which time grave conof the mate:r'!.al for the mstallation of cern has been felt for his condition. the new lighting system on Lincoln ·He has at times developed a ternand Jefferson streets had arrived,_ a~d perature of 103. that the work would commence Wlthm On account of the weakened condithe very near future. The excessively tion of his constitution, incident to co~d wea;ther has d~layed t~e start of the poison in his system, physicians th1s proJect, 1;>ut 'Yltl_l the f1rst break who are caring for him intimate that of any duration 1t 1s expected that Howard will be unable to finish his the light poles will be p~t in place. school year. It is probable that he The metal posts, on which the street will be confined to his bed for ansigns of Mid~ale are to be fastened, other ten days or two weeks. also have arnved, and as soon as the signs themselves are here, it is said, work on the erection of these posts will be started. Closely following that work it is believed Midvale will have free mail delivery once or twice daily Approximately 400 persons attended throughout the business and residen- the home-coming celebration at tial sections. Draper last Friday in honor of all former residents and the old folks, according to Mrs. Alma s. Smith, general chairman of arrangements. The program began at 11 a. m. on . f th Co •t b the patriotic order, lasting until noon, OfflCers o e mmum Y c1u when a hot chicken dinner was served were elec;ted Wednesday at the !egu- free to all in attendance. lar meetmg, as fo~lov.:s: Pre~ldent, At 2 p. m., after the chicken had Mrs. Aaron Horne, v1ce pres1dents, disappeared along with other "eatMrs. Fred Hyke, Mr~. Lena Gardner, abies," the program was resumed, and Mrs. J. W. Jo~nson, secretary, Mrs. 1lasted until 4:30 p. m. Bert L. Smith R. H. C~ayton, treasurer, Mrs. C. E. headed the program committee, and Bartlett, member-at-_large, ¥rs. John Mrs. Mary Bow was chairman of the A. ~ylett: These off1eers Wlll assume refreshment group. Alvin Cottrell the1r dubes at th~ clos~ of t~e cur- secured transportation for the old rent club year, wh1eh w1ll be m May, folks · and will ha~e the program arranf?e_d At. 6 o'clock the old folks, as spef?r the years wo:k when club actlVl- cial guests, were served with a free tles are resumed m ~ctober. supper and show. After the old folks' A progra.m v.:as glVen We~nesday special treat, dancing was the conu~der the d1rect10n of the mus1c com- eluding feature of the celebration. m1ttee and was as follows: A paper on Music Appreciation was given by Mrs. C. E. Bartlett. The paper treated the classical, romantic and modern styles of composition. Selection by What is considered a record in Bach was played by Mrs. J. W. Johnson as an illustration of classical building a home was accomplished music; Shubert's "Serenade" was sung during the past month by Robert J. During the by Mrs. Fred Hyke for the romantic Patience of Midvale. style, and "June," by Tchaikowsky, latter part of January Mr. Patience and "Sing Robin,'' by Spross, were sold his former home at 36 Locust given as modern music. Tea was street to Zach Brown, manager of the served by the following hostesses: local Safeway Stores, with the proviMrs. J. A. Aylett, Mrs. R. R. Gilbert, sion that the home be turned over to Mrs. N. Glen Lindahl. Assisting were Mr. Brown on March 1. Some difficulty was experienced in Mrs. Leo Anderson and Miss Betty Hyke. A color scheme of green and excavating for the basement for ~he white was carried out in the menu new home owing to the ground bemg frozen to a depth of approximately and tea table decorations. three feet and the first week of February had passed before the excavaNOTICE OF LECTURE An invitation is extended to all who tion work was completed. The pourare interested, to hear Mrs. Hobart, ing of cement for the foundation was national president of the Daughters commenced abcut February 9, and of the American Revolution, Friday construction of the dwelling was evening, March 13, in the b3:llroom of begun, Mr. Patience using two gangs the Hotel Utah commencmg at 8 of workmen, working in two shifts of o'clock. There will be no adm1ss1on six hours each with the result that charge. Mrs. Hobart is _a national on Saturday, February 28, the home, figure in women's club c!rcles, ha':- consisting of six rooms and full baseing at one time been nat10nal presl- ment, was completed and the family dent of the American Legion aux- comfortably settled in it the evening iliary, and her lecture promises to be of March 1. interesting. The invitation comes Mr. Brown is moving into the through Mrs. J. W. Johnson, who is a former home of Mr. Patience this member ot the local D. A. R. week. CHEVROLET CAR EASrcJ~~i?ug&rcuss WASATCH STREET SALESMEN MEET MAINS COMPLETE The East Jordan council of Boy Scouts has begun a series of five lessons in model airplane building, according to A. R. Gardner, district commissioner. The course is being given in the Sandy Junior high school and classes are held each Thursday evening at 7:30 under the direction of Lew Roberts from the headquarters of the scout organization in Salt Lake City. The first class met last Thursday with nineteen scouts present. Much interest is being shown in ~)le work, according to those in chan:fe of the training. On Sunday night a Scout Court of Honor was held in the East Midvale chapel, when 22 awards of merit were made. Judge D. W. Moffatt of Salt Lake presented the awards and was the principal speaker of the evening. In the course of his address Judge Moffat urged all adults to help the Boy Scouts in all of their activities, and to assist the efforts of the bo:-:s at all times. In this way, he said, the adults not only give encouragement to the younger generation, but keep themselves from becoming old. The most energetic move made by : m automobile manufacturer so far this year to bring volume up to normal levels was planned to get under way this week when the Chevrolet Motor company embarked on a sales promotional activity said to be the most extensive ever put on by a national manufacturer. Upwards of 40,000 people in the Chevrolet domestic retail organization were summoned to the 52 zone headquarters in as many key cities to attend meetings staged by factory officials for the improvement of retail sales procedure. Nine groups of factory officials, each group comprising 'Jf eight men, were to stage the meetings from March 2 to March 19. To conclude the meetings in less than three weeks, all region and zone rnanagers, sales promotional representatives and other members of the field staffs are being pressed into service to aid members of the home office in holding the sales conventions, which are under the general direction of H. J. Klingler, vice president and general sales manager. See Good Business The move represents an extraordinary activity by Chevrolet, attempted for the first time this year, and is based on the belief that unusually good business in 1931 will reward the organization which goes out after it. While similar meetings have been held on a national scale by Chevrolet and other manufacturers, this is said to be the first instance of national conventions being held solely for retail salesmen. The purpose, according to Mr. Klingler, is to school the retail salesman in every phase of car merchandising in the interest of improved service to the public, which in turn will add to the good will of the dealer's establishment and the product ,and add to sales volume. Full Day Meetings Meetings in each town last for one day, beginning with a luncheon and terminating with an afternoon business session in a leading theater or auditorium. A feature of the luncheon is the installation of officers of the "100-Car Club," a star salesmen's organization composed of those retail salesmen who disposed of one hundred or more cars during the calendar year. Each zone has its local organization with the four sales leaders in that zo~e as honorary officers, and a national organization also is maintained. The afternoon business sessions, as worked out by W. G. Lewellen, sales promotion manager, consist of stage scenes and playlets with factory men in the role of actors. Each group of officals is accompanied by a carload of special scenes, drops, stage settings and other theatrical equipment to aid in the effective presentation of the program. Even talking motion pictures form a part of the presentation t6 the salesmen and dealers across the footlights. The equipment carried rivals that of a theatrical road show, and makes possible a dramatic presentation of the particular phase of selling under consideration. Instead of illustrated lectures, the salesman has demonstrated to him the correct procedure in any given situation. Norval Vincent Put To Bed by Physician H. M. NICHOLSON TAKES OVER DISTRIBUTION OF TELEGRAM H. M. Nicholson, distributor of the Salt Lake Tribune in this section -of Salt Lake valley, has this week also taken over the distribution of the Salt Lake Telegram. Mr. Nicholson will have charge of the district comprising Bingham and the southern part of Salt Lake county a.nd the Norval Vincent, proprietor of the Vincent Drug company of Midvale, was taken ill suddenly on Tuesday night about 9 o'clock and forced to leave his business for his bedroom. Dr. J. 0. Jones, who is handling the case, reports that the sufferer has a light case of influenza. Although Mr. Vincent was running some temperature Wednesday afternoon, he was reported in an improved condition last northern part ot Utah county. D. M· TODD RETURNS FROM MONTANA HOPEFUL D. M. Todd, Jr. recently returned from a trip to Butte, Mont., where he went to further the financing program of the Midvale Home Finance corporation's properties here. Although somewhat reticent as to the exact nature of his conferences in Butte, Mr. Todd said that the results of the trip might be termed "highly satisfactory." The almost unprecedented low price of eggs has made the development of many poultry projects await a better market for their completion, or, at least, has curtailed activities along that line, but Mr. Todd is hopeful that the Home Finance corporation will soon be on a paying basis again and that the original plans of the backers will be consummated. Rites Held Sunday For Remington Child Funeral services were held Sunday at 1 o'clock in the Midvale Second ward chapel for Evelyn Mae Remington, eight-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Remington of 37 South Main street. Burial was in the Midvale City cemetery. Peritonitis, following a skin disease was given as the cause of death, which occurred at the family residence last Thursday night. Besides her parents the infant is survived by two sisters, Irene, 9, and Betty, 3. Music for the services was provided by a quartet from the Midvale Second ward, who sang four numbers. The invocation was offered by B. A. Rasmussen and the beneditcion was pronounced by C. A. Canning. The speakers were Alden Sorenson, Burton Newman of Salt Lake, and Bishop Henry Beckstead. The grave was dedicated by Gordon Farmer. 111Cht, HOWARD GRAY DEVELOPS INFECTION IN ACCIDENT Draper Observes Homecoming Day Community Club Officers Elected New Home Built in Record Time ' 0 0 The trophy donated by the Lions club of Midvale, was won by the Bingham M. I. A. team in a fast and thrilling game against the Draper five Thursday night by the close score of 33 to 32. These two teams had captured high place in their respective districts, and a large and enthusiastic crowd turned out to watch the final game. This game is an annual event in Midvale and is played between the winners of the East Jordan stake and the West Jordan stake contests. In order to gain permanent possession of the trophy, a team must win it twice. The West Jordan ward team won it last year and had possesssion of it during the past year. The trophy consists of a silver basketball of regular playing size, and is one to inspire the players to their utmost skill. Aaron Horne, coach of the Midvale Junior High school, was in charge of the contest, which was played on the floor of the Midvale Second ward amusement hall. During the first quarter of the game Draper piled up a lead of 11 to 2, although the teamwork of the Bingham aggregation left nothing to be desired except the ability to hit the basket after careful handling of the ball in running it down the floor. However, when the Binghamites got their "shooting eyes" they overcame the handicap, although the balance of the contest was a highly thrilling battle. Crellin, center for Bingham, was high scorer with six field goals and two free throws, making a total of 14 points. Roy Day led the Draperites in scoring with nine counters, of which four were scored from the field. Following the contest the crowd of about 250 remained to witness the presentation of the trophy to the winners. The game was preceded by a preliminary contest between Midvale Junior High school and the Union High team. Midvale won 39 to 11. The box score follows: DRAPER G. T. F. P. Roy Day, f............................ 4 3 1 9 Ray Day, f .......................... 3 1 0 6 Lambert, c .......................... 1 2 1 3 R. Allen, g............................ 3 2 1 7 M. Allen, g............................ 1 2 2 4 Andrus, c ........ .... . ............. .. 1 2 1 3 Bailey, f .............................. 0 0 0 0 Totals ..............................13 BINGHAM G. Adams, f .............................. 3 Johnson, f ............................ 2 Crellin, c .............................. 6 Fullmer, g .......................... 2 Jensen, g .... ... ........ .... .. ..... . 0 Marks, g .............................. 1 12 6 32 T. 5 1 4 0 0 1 F. P. 2 8 0 4 2 14 0 4 0 0 1 3 Totals .............................. 14 11 5 33 JORDAN LEGION URGES PASSAGE OF VET BILLS The Jordan Post No. 35, American Legion, met Wednesday evening in Firemen's hall with an attendance of more than fifty. Interest in the new post is growing rapidly, according to Commander Aaron Horne, and at the next meeting, set for the third Monday in March, initiation for all members not already in will be held. New members accepted at last night's meeting were Weston Argyle of Draper, Henry C. Gardner and Albert P. Dimond, West Jordan, D. D. Adamson and Vern Ennis of Riverton, and Lawrence L. Durnford of Midvale. A program was presented, consisting of a cornet solo by Melvin Weenig, a flute solo by Vernott Sorenson, a harmonic solo by Elmer Morgan and a saxophone duet by Misses LaVon Morgan and Mary Aylett. Two Bills Urged Two bills, now before the state legislature, were read by Commander Horne, together with a letter urging every Legionnaire and every war veteran to do his utmost to secure their passage at the present session. The first bill had to do with the appropriation of $10,000 for the creation of a Veterans' Welfare committee by the state, the duties of which body would be to look after the welfare and claims of disabled veterans. The bill provides that one member shall be the department service officer of the Legion in Utah; the other two to be appointed by the governor, to serve without pay. The second bill was designed to exempt disabled veterans, or their widows or children, from taxes on personal property, not exceeding $3000. The national headquarters of the Legion is aiding in the work to secure the enactment of these bUls into law. Dance Plans Discussed Plans for the forthcoming dance, to be gixen next Wednesday in the Second ward amusement hall, were discussed, and the members of the Post were given tickets to dispose of. The Brightonians, under the direction of Gene Phelps, have been secured to furnish music, and the proceeds of the event will go toward defraying the expenses incident to the carrying on of the Legion work without the necessity of levying assessments against the members. Every veteran, regardless of his afmiliation with the Legion, is urged to attend the dance and bring as many of his friends as he can induce to go with him. |