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Show r CONSTRUCTION AIDS JOBLESS j WASHINGTON, Mar. ;31. (EE ' Approximately a -billion dollars worth' of construction of all sort . ha been undertaken since December Decem-ber 1 throughout the country, ac-cording ac-cording to X reports to Arthur . Woods, chairman of President Hoover's emergency unemployment committee.. - , ' Figures . stood - today at $967,692,- 000. Woods could make no estimate esti-mate of the number of men employed em-ployed on these projects, . but said it was, figured about 8a-percenTbf the cost : goes for labory including labor - for manufacturing building materials. . . 1 ,,The chairman said there Is a general movement throughout the country for establishment of com-; muni ty gardens to provide work and food for the unemployed. Women Wom-en are taking an active part in these programs, which " included beautificatlon : campaigns for, improvement im-provement of private gardens. Five-Day Week Establishment . of the five-day week In 'building trades in various centerSr with active campaigns for Its extension ".elsewhere,".: was reported re-ported to Woods by agents in various va-rious parts of the country- Mississippi Missis-sippi reported the planning of a 'permanent - unemployment relief program, after similar action in -,New England and, tong, (,the Pa- -eiflc coast, v :--..v ' ... ' .', ' The Easter trade has been responsible re-sponsible for renewed,? activity in . the New . England shoe industry, and industry generally in that area has improved, it was said. Conditions generally were spotty with, Increase n of Employment, in some sections and no., improvement In others There-, was still considerable consid-erable - unemployment . among "white collar" workers. JRooseyelt Is Seen As Demo Nominee For Presidency NEW YORK., Mar 31. (EEKA poll of the delegates and alternates to the 1928 Democratic national convention shows that among those p.nswering Gov. Franklin D. Roose-welt Roose-welt was aiv overwhelming favorite for the 1932 presidential .nomination. .nomina-tion. . !'i v-' - :' . . ; The poll, conducted by Jesse Isi-dor Isi-dor Straus, president of R. H. Macy and. 'company, gave Roosevelt 478 votes to 125 .for Alfred E. Smith, the 1928 standard bearer, who was second choice. Approximately 2,000 men, and women were queried, 942 'replied and 844 expressed a pref-mncii pref-mncii Nw York ntate -which has -A been expected ?to-eneVa-Roosevelt delegation to the next- convention, wa not In the oolL - ' Straus considers the poii as an indication of Democratic sentiment C UUUUgllUUt j U4V i: VVUUWji - mates .' that from two-thirds to three-fourths f the. 1928 delegates and altera ate s will returar asdele- gates or alternates to theyl932 con-venUonV;f con-venUonV;f About three-fifths of the replies ; were -f from delegates and the - remaining itwo-f if ths from al ternates. : Palmyra iHplds One-Act Contests - . - U . ' v.,.: SPANISH FORK--Seve'n one-act i plays have ,been presented In N the Initial ward one-act play contest of the PnOmyra stake. It was - necessary to hold the plays on two J!different nights and the first night Leland , ward - won ; out with , the play, "In the Making." . The second ,1 ' night Lake Shore -won; --"the decision fwith the play, "The Songs of Solo- ; mon." The Third ward chorus and y the'TThTrd ward double mixed-quar j vtet'were both , declared winners in l-heir division.:,' - The final contests ;. will be held v' Tuesday evening, March 31, at, the Third ward chapel. Both the double mixed quartet! and the ladles chorus ; will take part , In the program but , not In a contestive way. Much, interest in-terest has been shown in the eon-tests. S.F. Woman's-Sister Dies In Arkansas SPANISH FORK Mrs. Delta . Christensen of - this city received word Sunday of the ' death, of her sister, Mrs. Marie .Nelson' Benson, ,-at Gentry, Arkansas. Mrs. 'Benson was well known at Spanish Fork where she was ehgaged In the milr llnery business for a number of years. She was also an accomplish ed musician, . and weIl3oWTV-ln . ' music circles. She. went Jto Af kan- pas to '' make ' her homeV after hir marriage' to Dr. Benson.. She is sur- vlved by herr husband, iDrtetKjJ , Benson: and three children, : Scott, Loralne and Leo Jr4 and the follow-, " lng brothers ; and . sisters : Nels ' I' and Soren: Nelson -Eureka, Jt-M. Nelson, springville , Benick Nelson, Los Angeles, C L. Nelson, Elberta, J Chris Nelson, . Salem; Mrs. Annie ' ':, Bradley," Springville, V Mrs. Kate 'ZobelL Lake View, . Mrs. . UlUan Wilson; Pueblo Colorado, Mrs. Car- - rle Raddon, LaureL Miss., Mrs. Delia Christensen, Spanish . Fork, Mrs. Blanche Kuntz, Tulsa, Okla- homa. Funeral services will be held at Gentry, : Arkansas. . r ' - HOOVER APPOINTS JUDGES WASHINGTON, r Mar. 31. (C&ibindlng. Prove, Utah County, Utah, President Hoover annpunced a few hours after he returned to his dek at the "White - House? Monday; the 1 appointment of three f e deral Judges to serve during the recess Yaquis Hold Weird Rites PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 31. OLE) Indians of two Arizona Yaqut villages vil-lages completed the setting Monday Mon-day for ; one ot the queerest pre-Easter pre-Easter ' celebrations staged on the North American continent. y. Consolidating ? the teachings of Christianity - given to them ' by Spanish conquistadores ' and -Franciscan fathers; - with their pagan rites of spring's arrival, scores of Yaquis danced and uttered weird chants in final rehearsals. Exiled from the main Yaqui Indian In-dian nation in the mountain fastnesses fast-nesses of, Sonora, Yaquis at Barrio Pascua , near Tucson and at Guadalupe near here, started their lohg" march through 14 white crosses to Calvary. " ' ;'. Each cross represents a place passed by ' Jesus. The' Indians are hideously masked and they march to beat' of ' drums and - the shrill notes of a flute. Start of Passion Play This ceremony is the start of the Passion Play, their interpretation of Christianity, mingled with 'the rites of their ancestors -of centuries ago. A youth , leads the way. . He carries a white cross. Along 'the sidelines masked mummers pantomime panto-mime and attack of the soldiers of Pilate, who in their ritual are evil doers. The climax is reached ; Wednesday Wednes-day when they all gather and read Psalms. The roaring drums cease, the flutes are laid asile, and bits of the ritual handed down by word of mouth through the. centuries, are repeated. . . ! ' , The mummers on Thursday destroy de-stroy the Garden of Gethsemane, and t then Friday- the village are, thrown ' into a period of mourning in observance of the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ But joy, song and laughter re- turns Saturday when the death of i Jesus is avenged through the burn ing in effigy of Judas Iscariot. The effigy is placed on the back of a ourro, seizea ana Durnea. Clean-Up Drive Is Under Way : AtSpringviUe Coojprerating with the mayor' and city council of Springville in the general cleanup campaign scheduled sched-uled for the week of ' March 30 to April 4, students of the local high school and public schools and members mem-bers of the Kiwanls club will, join, to rake and "clean the streets on Tuesday, March 31. The city: will furnish trucks to haul . rubbish after it is raked in piles, according to ' announcement. :f $ r , AJI business houses of the . city will be closed until 1 p. m. so that merchants and employes; mayj join in the general cleanup. After the streets are cleaned, all students who have assisted.1 with the work will be given a free ticket to the matinee "at. the Rlvoll theater. ' ''; Relief Society Officers Go To S. L. Conference v Conference of the general Relief society will : be held Thursday and Friday In Salt Lake City. . The Thursday morning session will commence at 10 o'clock, and will be held In the, bishops building. build-ing. All stake officers and board members are requested to, be in attendance. , . v . -i-.-v - ; Department sessions for stake and ; ward supervisors and class-leaders class-leaders In all the various departments depart-ments will be held at 2 o'clock in the following rooms: Theology and literary, assembly hall; : tenaple block f social service and visiting teachers and classleaders, auditorium, audito-rium, bshops' building: social, service, ser-vice, case work department,- Rm-rett Rm-rett hall, L. D. S campus; choristers choris-ters and organists, McCune School of Music, 200-North Main, street. General sessions will be held Friday Fri-day at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. in the Salt Lake tabernacle. All , Relief society women of the stake are cordially cor-dially invited to attend. . - DAUGHTER ARRIVES SPANISH FORK. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis - Nesbitt of Gooding, Idaho, anhounces the birth of a daughter. The babe is the great-daughter of Mrs. Rosetta Flavel of this city. NOTICE TO CREDITORS - In the District Court , of the Fourth Judicial District, In and or Utah County, . State' of .Utah."- . ' In the Matter, of the . Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors of Robinson's Rob-inson's Inc., corporation. ' v Notice: Is" hereby given that, on the .14th dajr of March, A, D, 1931 Robinson's vInc r a i corporation, made, ''executed and' delivered .its voluntary assignment for the benefit bene-fit of all of its creditors to ' the undersigned; T. H- Sumner,V assignee, as-signee, and that said assignee has duly qualified; by filing, an inven tory of said assigned property and a 'good and sufficient undertaking as required by the' laws of the State of Utah, and that all of the creditors of Robinson's Inc., a corporation, corp-oration, are required and notified to present their, claims under oath to the undersismed.' at. hi office in the; Farmers and Merchants Bank on or before the 10th day of July. A. D. 1931. . , ' ' " : J J : LJ;T. H. SUMNER,: ' r, . .uwv r -s i i Assignee, Pub. dates Mar. 31, April , 13, 20r PROVO (UTA H) GREAT ROAD PROEM IS urn way WASHINGTON. Mar.' ' 30 (CJ The greatest highway construction program in the history of the United States is being undertaken this spring,. St was 'revealed today at the bureau of public roads of the department , of agriculture. i . r -; I V... . U. - 1 "J- " r II liQ(By97CB E;VE N IN G HERALD, Several states wheat legislatures stil ilare in session have yet to report their projects, but enough work already has been assuied to afford employment to thousands who have spent jtbiftss winters. ' February was the busiest month in the history, of the; public ; roads Lureau. v Night workers were as-binned as-binned to care- for tl e rush business. busi-ness. In the one month $22,000,000 was removed from the appropriations; appropria-tions; listings and r r rigned . to approved ap-proved projects. Ij. S. Pays Half r Now,; with good veather at hand, much of the wintera. paper work is to be translated into the kind ot work that prov'des payrolls and .., V:'-:- AV JaUiiLi o You've probably said it yourself. Throughout the whole country, people not ; only are smoking Camel x cigarettes in the new.Humidor Pack, they're saying how good . they are! ' ' . J"-: ;: ' ... They're delighting in a new mildness; an aroma, and fragrance found only in Camels. They're learning how much smooth cool enjtywent is Jpcked up in fine Turkish and SMODISIE A TUES D'AY, M ARCH 31, 193 1. fills the family larder! The latest available? figures show 4,548 : miles cf . highway construction approved, for- a total outlay o $105,53189. this is to be added o the '9,451 xrUles costing $23,904,945 now un-oet un-oet construction. ' During the 1930 federal highway aid amounted to $125,780,000 as compared with $74,616,000 in 1929. The , increases since 1929 are the result of legislation of last April increasing the federal participation from $75,000,000 to $125,000,000 for the fiscal syear ending June 30, 1931, and providing equal amounts for 1932 and 1933. In addition there is he recent emergency appropriation appropria-tion of $80,000,000 to be advanced O )A .JiiliLL' ' ' -;- i - pf'-i, ... - AX SLAYER EXECUTED DETROIT, Mtch.; Mar. 31. OLE)-, LeRey Robinson, who "confessed" the Villisca, i-Ia ax murders of 19 years ago. when eight persons were killed, Monday was sentenced to Jackson prison tdfrom 14H to 15 years. P-T-A MEETING SPANISH FORK The P-T-A of the Central school will be held Monday night at the school building. build-ing. A good program has been prepared. Parents are Invited to attend. to states for use in matching the regular federal aid 8 funds. nil ttUam mellow vacuum They're Natural mimm i h Trim b MacFarlane Heads P. G. Lions' Group PLEASANT GROVE. J. M. Mac-farlane Mac-farlane was chosen as the new presidc.it of t:.e Lions oranir.ation at its semi-monthly meeting. E. n. West was chosen for vice president; J. O. Clark, secretary-treasurer; Dr. C O. Jensen, tail twister; Lye an Johnson, lion turner; E. A. Beck, musical director; S. A. Kirk. James H Walker and Clarence Hill, directors. di-rectors. Millen D. Radmall and C. R. Clark were accepted as members of the club. JL9. Domestic tobaccos expertly blended, cleaned and properly conditioned grateful for - new throat-easel. v moisture, that's what does it! Factory-fresh Camels air -sealed in the new sanitary package which keeps the dustand, germs ' out and keeps the flavor in. Don't take our. word for it try Camels in the new Humidor Pack, and switcji back if you can. Then you'll see why the whole nation is saying: cncBAimiETnriE" ; ifi. m u m h b u PAGE FIVE WINS SPELLING CONTEST , PLEASANT 'GROVE -- Madge Kirk, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ; Samuel H. Kirk of Lindqn and : a ' student of the Pleasant Grove r-junior r-junior high school was declared the winner of the district spelling contest, con-test, held here i'ri Jay. Miss Kirk V will' be awarded a medal and the ' school will receive h pennant in recogrnition of her achievement, 8he will comjete n the "finals at Salt Lake in April. '. V The Utah county commission has forwarded $3,000 to the U. S. Forrest Forr-est Service at Ogden as the county share of the road improvement pro- gram of the Alpine scenic Wgh- way. -: . - r rvs y ip a c.k Cf ccr.ress... i.-i |