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Show i ;, -' r " v '. - " T , ' - ' ' 4 ' - " ' i Bids ForiKIll Kew Features Fdii District Death Claims Oldest pm OpoiioPifi v; ; Woman In flinsricanFork Here .lay 21 Council Lions Convention r ; 5 to eonaider . pr :L water iTBt.m taAmrw ".-.Mrtwt of two 'wnrowta 1 tM, coanmnlty ftt U j construction vt ttt pro- mtcm do .rouieo w -f - - ia th eoMtrucuoa m , v hudB ad Mr, Ball i ca tin WPTt.nttUo t nmrttttB, wero prownt ;,el of mur plpo con- . : pTent '. a Ebtitor imtof i t''Wdi".;4rtrttoo4 tor i Accompoalo T r n4 tor I pereont of tio . wcdT4 tollowas f 'i br ewhltr'a cfaeck of Cofflptnr Meompanied a i w Mrtified clack of KutM Cait Iroa Plpt Co. ed b; a certified check for Jom and Companjr aocomp-Itnrtlfled aocomp-Itnrtlfled check of $6000. N'Uoa vMifactttrlBf - Co. M Vf certified check' of d Cut troa Pipe Co. ,. ac-4BrabldboBdt$7500.H ac-4BrabldboBdt$7500.H fit auntloned bide were rad br Mr. Hall, after Kkhardi utseated thai Vtalrolataa later and the pel erer to the council for ,&rdi ttated that, la fe-ft'mneat fe-ft'mneat from the city V had meaaured the wat elf ased by the clty .irilh Ii resoUi: Mr tjtttfn, there vu A f a aecond foot and ttt f iritem or main aoarce An eaulTalent of gilkai Jally tffordinf of 450 gallona per day PbtiM of S5Q0 people. pet vu recehred from ifcl&dwdi under which MWeen agree to render ;m1 end regular aerrlcea aecenary tor the prop-rtay prop-rtay lutallaUon and re-I re-I .ol lae lt7a waterworks f Pnntof the toUl.coat frcpmatei The contract the mayor and 're wa received from H " ta the Ponrth ward 4 Inch water Una he Jh But from ThM e torth city liptt line "'ter av8tAm t. r tter was taken nnd- 55S?.5 WBt W be r pwrn reported that C bad fenced the - Cj" f Uke ,treet ft!!!4 timt the l, "re had aaked rWnowe4 to remain 11 ffetBKB , " tha fltr ."""W with power r' Killer nnnrtA K.0? P tor a oeen recelred. Ia-t! Ia-t! tor the amT awMed not o -"w H41 I aiJ .7 mower tot- 1 2? on rlu B1.0 b8 Kr::M "d to owertollct P wa' referred to the Street commkUe with th ingge.tlon that the aerrleea or r. AyoelotU bo aeenred. . ! "J 0 Sportsmen ITumber C0,000 Purchaaed j 7 ; , Licenses In 1929 : One "out of OTery nine peraoaa la the ataU took advantage of the oat. door portt ta Utah dnriaf m the incompleted reporta of the ataU fUh and fame department ahow. Of. the more than I0.OO0 aporta men who paid fees to the itato for the privilege of hunting and ftehln-. the record! ahow that these persona wera' evenly divided as to population of the dhrtrictt, license fees totaled more than 1140,000, and a number of noa-resl- dent , sportsmen added to ' the state coffers. tabulation of the .licenses Issued ta each county, with fees ranging from 1 to 111 for both resident and son-resident sportsmen shows the following returns: Beaver. 1461; Box Eder, 1M8; Cache, 1131; Carbon, 1968; Dagett, UT; Davis 1149; Dnchesne, 973; Em ery, 781; Garfield, S88; Grand, 170; Iron (95; Joab 11(1; Kane, 117; Mil lard. 1876; Morgan, 606; Rlsh, 290; Plato, BIS; Sevier, 2838; Summit, 18- 83: Bait Lake City. 14.819: San Juan. 166; Salt Lake county, 8560; San-ple, San-ple, 1889; tooele 1081; Uintah. 803; Utah, 7lri5; Wasatch, 1170; Wuhlnr-ton,il400; Wuhlnr-ton,il400; Weber, (400; Wayn 323; Idaho, 21, and Wyoming, 191. "Increase in the production of both: flea and came in 1930 leads Commissioner Commis-sioner 0. Arthur Mecham to expect a greater response this year than ever beforej)Una for which are going forward for-ward In all sections of the state. ' o : - City, Church and Clubs To xx h Co-operate In Better f:- r Homes Campaign A . close cooperation between the city officials, the churches and the various civlo and social organization organiza-tion In American Fork will be evident evi-dent "during the Better Homes week, which' will be observed throughout tho country, April 27th to Hay 3rd, Inclusive, This. week in America is a non-commercial, educational organ-iratloa organ-iratloa which has for Its object the Improvement of housing conditions and the promotion of a wholesome i typo of home and family life. Mrs. Willis Bromley, general chalnnala of the campaign in this city announces that plans are under way for 'tho proper observance of this national week hero. The Ladles literary organization will have cham of tha remodeled and new homes demonstration, which will be given Friday, May I. - Th n n ladiea ars SDOnsorlng a meeting in the ' Monday arUrnbi which time Cart Rohbock of Rohbock Sons florists, will give an instruc tive talk on "Landscape Gardening and Bettor Home Surroundings". , JTht spiritual element ot the home wffl b taken np in the various church meetings during the week. r-Thi icldWwffl probably conduct an assay, contest. The business houses In tho city axe cooperating and win furnish some special featnre in connection with the campaign. The D. T. R. . Co. are making - arrange-ments arrange-ments to furnish a complete home and give a demonsration and lecture in connection with it A clean-up day will also be ob served, tht proclamation as to the exact day -to bo issued next week by the mayor. A. .complete detailed schedule of the week's activities will be publish ed next Saturday. The. public's support is asked sponsoring this movement '1 May added featorea will b .W mrnmumg in tt. annual District lions convention to be held In American mr m, nieae new SVltvskMAlnHa. ... "7 r a me present time being dlacuased and planed in furth er aexaii. iri.. -j-.- . .... wmsaouity of a parade is perhaps the largest event now under way. Each of the 46 clubs la District 18 would contribute one float or necoratea car, and wit the two banda already promised and. the ex-otd ex-otd yes from another, the result would be a splendid feature of the wrs entertainment and aid greatly ta making the convention more as. tractive. Tht Fountain Greta band, which has already given their consent to be here, is composed of all Uoa members. The other band who has promised is our own. Aa affimatrra answer is expected from Pleasant Grove. t Another new activity WTU be At uree-minute apeaklng contest by Uon members on some phase of tbt TJode of Ethics of Lionlsm." arrangements navt already beta made for a special Lion's edition of the American Fork CItlsen, whoM pages will tell of the convention. Lionlsm and its purpose, American Fork and Us industries and will con tain many other interesting articles on the community and its organisations organisa-tions in general. - A tour up American Fork canyon, a visit to the Tlmpanogot Cart, a trip to Utah lake and a visit to other interesting centers in and around American Fork Is being planned for the ladles. In all probability, two big dances will be staged, ntji;tht.sTt bthe convention for those who arrive early and the general publlo, and the other the night of the convention for the delegates, their partners and the public The advertising campaign Is already al-ready started, windshield stickers having been printed and distributed throughout the district i What About Baseball v and Half HqUdays?, T The season la We and "urally the question of sum-'.' mer baseball and half hoUdayaf !'-; arista :i Baseball players and . tana; J ad the lover of tht outdoors , t art all wondering and asking 11 be dona thla ytar v along theat Unea. Ia years Paet this sport has been tajoy ' od and the half hoUday natural. V; ly follows whh business clos ; teg from 1 p. m. to (. . k .j 1 It would be in order for sons v, group of buslnessr men or mem . beri of the Lions Club to start -action in this lint. ; Let's go. tDr. P. I Holmaa, district governor, govern-or, vu in this dty oa Monday, and met with Dr. O. 8. Richards, Uoa president, and Leo Hansen, past District Dis-trict Governor, and " Qartnco A. Grant, a Deputy Govtrnor and a member of tht General oommlttti They ouUtned tentative plans for the day's entertainment A meeting of thf General commtttes was held the la titer nart of thm uV i mde official. They will bo printed la next weekY issue. ' --L:Ji: - After the meeting, Dr. HoUnaa ao- eompanied by Clarenoe A. Grant and Ray Shelley, musically ' ' known aa "Tabby and Bun". & R. Tuttlt sad Mra Mary Humphries went to Rich mond, where an fnttr-club meeting of six northern Utah, cttlea wa In pro- tress. Dr.- Holmaa was the prtncV pal speskcr ot fMSsvdx.:invUlng and urging lioa members) to 'attend th oanveatloa. "Tabby and Bun" and Mary famished musical tnttrtala- ment '" :- ..'.a;! Tht dubs wert enthusiasts ..In ihelr rttponse1 to tha invitation, and Um all present indications, tht eon vention for Dtstrlot 88 will bt blsser and better than everr - School Supervisor Reports On Trip to Pacific Coast Mr. Leo Hanson, supervisor of the Alpine District grammar grades and Junior high schools, accompani ed by J. F. Walton of American Fork, clerk of the Alpine district board of education, returned home Saturday evening from a two week'a trip on the Pacific Coast The purpose of their trip was to study, Junior High school organisations, the methods of teaching and the aupply text book urnoos, Pru , m Mr Hanson reoarts that Califor nia, with their world of money, has a reputation of having the beet schools in the ..United States. He states that they made an extended study of every type of school, from the school of three pupils to the last word in high school construction and ther found that California has very good schools. California Is very proud of her schools and aa a result takes great pains in keeping the system up to a high standard. He reports that there art fewer puplla to each teacher than there are here, but there is apparent ly less enthusiasm there than ia manifest man-ifest among teachers here. The progress pro-gress and standard of the children are practically the same as here. He also emphasises the fact that our schools oompare very favorably with the schools of California There is a greater activity of par ent-teacher association there, accord ing to Mr. Hanson, some of tie tnings that art taken up are health programs, pro-grams, dental examinations, library projects, pictures for schools, play ground equipment and kindred activities. acti-vities. The California state pays the school district for each child on a basis of average dally attendance, therefore a great deal of energy put forth to get every chHrpossible to attend. They are terr; strict and . ... it officers who In Lions To Meet Next Thursday Night The regular bi-monthly business meeting and luncheon of the Lions Club will bt held next Thursday evening, even-ing, April 24, at which time the ann ual election and installation of offi cers will take plaot. Notice will bt posted tach member as to where tht meeting will be held. regularly. Mr. Hanson reports that he visited two rooms, In which not one pupil had been absent so far this year. This is indeed a ramarkahle record. , " i They visited schools in Nevada, San Barnadino, Los Angeles, Tsn-tura, Tsn-tura, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San' Jose Maderv Fmno, Bakersfleld and several other oitlea. Mrs. Ellen Julian Barrett, 14, old est woman ta tide city and wife of tho lata Thomas Barrett, died at her home Monday tvenlng at I o'clock following an Illness of two weeks, duo to old ago ad general debility. Her decline ta health was rapid fol lowing a fall aht suffered two. wks prtvious to htr death; One of tht largtsj , families in . this , elty moura htr passing, tea sons and daughters. 41 grandchildren, ;';, W great-grandchildren and; 13 greagreat-graad-eMIo'aixvsrjt t Che was bora in Shellford, Nottingham, Notting-ham, England, March It, 1831, tht daughter, of William and Jane Qu-ther Qu-ther Vallaa. Her partnts tmbraotd tho Gospel la their native land and Ellen ws baptlstd . Deoembey , It. 1853, by Elder Thomas Barratt, who later otcamo her husbaad. ,: -..' v In March 1855, she with her par tnts, three brothers and oat ' sister emigrated to Amtrlcav -Whilo at St Louis oa their trip across the plains, aht encountered Elder Barratt -and his wife, the latter who was 1U and died while ther Ellen' was salted la marriage to Elder Barratt, - and becamt the foster mother of his first wife's son, who was then I years old. and has always been known Thomas Whitby, - - "M- r t' ' They moved to American Fork la 1858, where they hart slact resided Htr lift has been out round of good deeds and loving kindness, and she was beloved by aU for her unselfish actions, i Besides being tht mother of her-own lO.chlldrta., shtl was foster mother to three, Thomas Whit by; Mrs, Ellen Mercer : Christensta, daughter of Jed and Martha Chin- man Mercery and James H.x Barratt Jr tht son of htr own son's first wife. . . ' , t-t , 'J " Children who survtvt ' heir - art Jane Cry stall, Mary Barratt, Thomas J. Barratt Heber Barratt. v Samuel Barratt, Ellea- Gardner. - James H, Barratt, Jr, of American , Fork; Martha Bee be of Bountiful: Edwin Barratt and Mrs. Martha Ellen Chris tensea of Salt Lake City. -, ." .. - Funeral services were held yesterday yester-day at t p." m. la' tht Third ward chapelwbut.wers.too Jatt to print as ws wea.t to preaa. ;,v- r f-- to determlns oa a sultabls data for tbt big trtnt "iXU& Another of their duties Is to select a permanent genera committee for the celebration, the names wnich will be officially passed upon at a mase meeting of the. public, in tht near future. . t'mcJt tars'- toemoir'DtaufiWf time of the year in California they enjoyed the 8,800 mile driva- rery much. 0 Former Resident Still Likes Home Town Below la penned a few lines from a former American Fork resident who still has a warm spot In his heart for tht Old Home Town. Jtorome, Idaho April 10, 1980. Alpine Publishing Co. Gentlemen: Please alcept payment for Citizen and oblige. We wish you success in your business busi-ness and still have a warm spot In our hearts for Good Old American Fork. Georgt H. Hansen Mi!!! root MOTORIST tsl U OH1 WHO THINKS A L. ?! TO KUP VP ITS f" I (Temporary Committee . Appointed For Ponltry - j)ay Celebration A temporary committee consisting of Mayor Roy Greenwood, ; Martin Klelsen; C I Warnick, Rudolph Konold and , J. B. Parker was ' appointed ap-pointed at a meeting' of poultrymen and tht general public Saturday alght' April 13, at tht City Hall, ta start, action on tho annual Poultry Day celebration to be held hers. . .Thls oojnmlttea U to create w uct . between tha business men, poal- County Ccmniszion Hears . : Pleaa Both Tor and . 1 : - Against Natural Caa " 1 ' . 1 i - . -k - This week tbt Utah county, torn-nissloa, torn-nissloa, Bstened to Utah tounty ad -vocates for natural gas sad its op poaents., Tht firs matting vat helj Monday and another, Thursday. Ap-pllcatlott Ap-pllcatlott tor n franchise has , been' made; to : the commissioners by tho Natural Gas ptopls and before grant, tog or rejecting it tho oommtsstoatra are getting all avanablt information and argument ':ua - 4 Tht thrtt cititi In tht north end of tht oooaty hart granted tho Nata- ral Gag company, franchises "ainet)" they desire gas ttrrtoo and up to this thus bars not beta offered gag frona tho stotl plant and Utah Valley Gag company. Provo cdty also granted a like fraachisa to tho hew company but when the county was asked for tht fraachisa tho Provo concern got busy sad has argued that in order to bund vp our county thru tht support of the steel plant and local gas tho franchise should bt rejected to, tht natural Cat people - ' Tht matter is bow left up to tho commissioners who, and rightly, art going into mry phase of tht aitna- - Uoa before acting. They will makt their dedalon In tht near futore, During tht mettinga, In ; whlcb arguments, wert put forth by aumor ous mea of the county, some for and soma against tht natural gas. it was announced that tht 0. Loomls AJUen interests of New York are negoclaU inr for the- purchaser trtho Utah -TaUey Oas company and final action would bt taken thla week. If tly purchase fcine.i!t.exteaL:4 cf us Provo gas to every part of tht county would bt undertaken, it .was - said,' Until somt of these points are. clears ed up tht commission will with hold action oa tht fraachisa and tht nut' ter rests where It now stands. - Alumni Day To Ba Hay 10 ' Friday, May , 15, Is definitely, an-nounce an-nounce by. Alumal officers, of tha - American Fork High school, as tho annual celebration tor this 'organisa tion of high achool graduates. ? Only tentative ' plana have been . made at this early date, however tha . committees art busy w6rklng out ft ' " eompleU schedule of the dars activities, activi-ties, which! will bt announced lattri They expect to have many added ta tertainmeat teaturts. . " V,'"'. " Tho usual program, lunch, Inltla- tioB riteSiTyisitlng" periods; tltctionTT banqati and daacot wni : bt : hald. T' Thost la chargt of tht banquet and; . uanot art strmag to giro U at a lass - mors members attend and ; sartlci Alpine To Have library . Officers of the Alpine Ward M. L A. art to bt congratulated upon the efforts being put forth toward estab lishing a community library. . Every. one will agree that tht community Is very much) In need of such an addi tion to our community life. A library libra-ry of carefully chosen books Cannot help but bo an asset to aay community communi-ty and as has been said, That youth 'cannot tail, la character, happiness and success, who, day by day, goo to school to sages and seara such as live within tht overs of a; good book Vrri f 1 f Material has been secured to prop erly catalogue ana cart for quits a number of books and a community drive will bt made during tht week of April 20 to 38 tnduslvt and whan the homes art Halted by members of the M. L I it is hoped a hearty re sponse will bo made by thost having books which they can sparo to assist ia making tho library worth while. Tht work is under tht supervision of Mra Evelyn Strong, president of tht T. I M. I. A and anyone desiring further information will kindly call Ia order .to. ralat fuads for tho to- ritatioa posting tflQi aach,; (alumni mtmbtr, a pictura ahow .Tho Swell head". Is being sponsored by tht Alumni officers next Friday night, April 85, at the Cameo ITheatrt, , " . .Tht Seniors aliht high achool for- the present year will, sell ticketi as part of their initiation Into tht association. asso-ciation. Everyone Is asked to support sup-port this movement' , -f Stake Gold ft Green Contest - Dance Next Wednesday Next Wednesday night, April 83, at tho , regular, dance of tht Apollo Hall with Ttrdl Brltnholts' Colum. blana, tht' M. J. A. contest danco "Tho Gold tV Green Caprfcafor Alpine Al-pine eUke will bt ktldV Flvt warda, tht -American Fork! fburn wards sad Alpine, art taich anttrlag' two sets for tht contest'-:r "TT4.,r'' " " Competeat Judges from outsldo tht stakt havt beta secured, and tht winners , stlected will represent tht stake fat tha district finals at Provo la the near future. , - . , Other stakt contest numbers wt3 bt held: tho . fore-part of May, tho ' ward eliminations being In progress at tht twoscat -.tlmo. V-K" -:J?' '! ' Tht danct contest is tht first fa tht stakt to bt held oa tht 1980 con test program, " Tht publlo Is invited to view tht contest and partlcipatt la tht even algnera AU members are urged to plan on evu wu.- child to attend ter. ing's dance. f , ' attending. strive to get every |