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Show The Times-New- s Nephi, Utah m February BE A BOOSTER FOR Get the Habit NOBODY NEPHI LIKES A KNOCKER Buy in Nephi The Times, Vol. 23, No. Nephi, Juab County, Utah Thursday, March 23, 1933 11 The News, Vol. 14, No. Baseball President Funeral services were held at the Jaub stake tabernacle Tuesday afternoon over the mortal remains of Mrs. Mercy C. Rollins Wright, 70, wife of Joseph F. Wnght, who died at the family home In this city last Friday. The services were in charge of Bishop Thomas Bailey of the Nephi Ward, and the opening prayer was given by I. H. Grace. The speakers were Wilford Cole, Prof. William H. Boyle, and Bishop Bailey. They reviewed some of the outstanding characteristics of Mrs. Wright, chiefly among her many wonderful traits was her charitable The speakers told of disposition. some of the charitable deeds of her life. They also stated that she had been a devoted wife and mother and was a true Latter-Da- y Saint, having served as president of the ward Relief Society for a number of years. Leeta M. Squire read the 13th Chapter of 1 Corinthians, and concluded with a poem, When Earths Last Picture Is Painted. The musical numbers were: Vocal solo. Ive Done My Work, Miss Evelyn Brough, accompanied by Mrs. C. W. Glazier; Vocal duet, Sister, Thou Was Mild and Lovely, Mrs. Mabel Lunt and Mrs. Alice Crapo, accompanied by Mrs. Diane G. Booth; Vocal quartette, Lead Me GenUy Home, Father, Mrs. Florence Winn, Mrs. Alice Crapo, Clarence Warner and T. D. Davis. The benediction was given by Robert Winn. The floral offerings were beautiful. The grave in the Vine Bluff cemetery was dedicated by Herman McCune. Mrs. Wright was born at Chicken Creek, south of Levan, January 18, 1863, a daughter of Morton Rollins and Alena Terklesen Rollins. She lived In Nephi during her early life and was married to Joseph F. Wright January 4, 1883, at the Old Endowment House in Salt Lake City . The family lived in Nephi until 1921, when they moved to Salt Lake City, where they resided until 1931, and since that time Mr. and Mrs. jSVright have lived at the old home in Nephi. She is survived by her husband, and the following children, John F, Wright, Tola W. Jenkins, Morton - M. Wright, 12 grandchildren. Services were held at the Larkin Undertaking Parlors Thursday, Mar. 23, and the body will be brought to Nephi where short services will be held in the Juab Stake tabernacle at 1:30 p. m. Friday with Bishop Thomas Bailey of the Nephi ward in charge. Interment will be In the City cemetery. o Jack Brough 1$ Awarded Scholarship At U. S .A. C. Jack Brough, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brough of this city, has been awarded a $100 scholarship to the Utah State Agricultural College for his work on a Future Farmers of America project. Jack graduates from the Juab High school this spring and will probably use the scholarship next fall. Jack Is at present Student Body President of the Juab high school and during the past two years ha. been a member of the high school basket ball team. He was secretary of the local chapter of the F. F. A. during the school year of 1931-3- Give 20 Per Cent On March Bills President E. B. Sperry of the Nephi Baseball Association is looking forward with a great deal of enthusiasm for the 1933 baseball season, and has already commenced to plan for the summers work. He stated to a Tlmes-New- s representative Wednesday that he hoped to see the continuation of the M. I. A. league, with teams from each of the five wards of Juab Stake as the junior league Is a real means of developing young players, In addition to fumldhing worth-whiand clean entertainment. President Sperry is calling a meet-oin- g of the officers and directors of the Nephi baseball association for next Wednesday evening, March 29, at 7:30 In the court house, where plans for the coming season will be discussed. o Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beagley and Mrs. John S. Cowan were in Salt visitLake City over the week-ening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beagley. d, o 1933 basket- The members of the ball squad, together with Coach E. I. Isaacson and Principal George A. Sperry, were guests of the Klwanis club at luncheon Wednesday noon at the Forrest Hotel. The boys were Introduced In a humorous manner by Kiwanian Owen L. Barnett. A vocal selection was rendered by Wilmer Barnett and Ted Garbett, accompanied by Eunice Brough. Short talks were given by Principal Sperry, Coach Isaacson, Captain Jack Brough and President LeRoy Whitehead. The luncheon was In charge of A. L. Garbett. Principal Sperry expressed app reciatlon to the club and to citizens In general for the wonderful coop eratlon that the high school basketball team had received during the past season, and told of the high standards that the local school was attempting to attain. He concluded by giving Coach Eddie Isaacson a few complimenary remarks. Mr. Sperry stressed the fact that the Juab high school was more concerned in building character than they were In seeing that the young people were rated high in scholarship. Coach Isaacson told of the fine qualities of the young men that were attending the local high school and stated that the high school squad was JuSt an example of the fine type of citizens that were found In the Nephi school. President Whitehead concluded the meeting with a talk on the recorddd meeting with a talk on the good sportsmanship shown by the Nephi players during the recent league games, an despeclally noted some individual acts of courtesy and of displayed by the sportsmanship Nephi players. He reviewed the work of the Klwanis Club in attempting to raise the Standard of sportsmanship In the Nebo division which in a measure was successful. o liss Dona Garbett Enters auty Contest At A. C. o ' Eighty pounds of prepared poison bait for rat control was distrubited to citizens of Mona Wednesday aftDonna Garbett, dauernoon. The bait was furnished by LOGAN an appropriation from the city coun- ghter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Garbett cil and was mixed by J. V. Johnson of Nephi, has been selected as a of the Biological survey. participant In the beauty contest which Is being sponsored by the o Utah State Agriculture College Buz-zStaff. Miss Garbett will submit her photo to the staff of the year book, who In turn, will submit them to the The young woman marrying a rich famous scren actor, Clark Gable. the sixteen Clark Gable will old man listens to the ceremony, Love, Honor and Obey, but she select four which are representative thinks. Matrimony, Testimony, Al- of the most beautiful girls on the A campus. imony. Mrs. Jane Ann McPherson, 92, Nephls Oldest citizen, died at the family residence In this city Sunday afternoon, following a lingering Illness. Mrs. McPherson was bom In Lancashire, England on January 2, 1841. At the age of 16 she left her native land with her father, mother and three sisters, crossing the Atlantic on the Horison", sailing from Liverpool on May 22, 1856 and arriving In Boston on June Ecc-lesto- n, 30. The family was assigned to the Edward Martin handcart company, arriving in Iowa City on July 8, and immediately setting to work preparing for the overland journey. They made handcarts, losnot ing precious time. Thus it wascomuntil July 28, 1856, that the pany began its long trek westward. With the end of the journey but a few weeks off, the father, John Ollorton, and the mother, Alice succumbed to the hardships of the journey, and the morning after the arrival in Salt Lake City, November 30, 1856, the youngest sised ter died. Mrs McPherson lived in Salt Lake City and Pleasant Grove for a short time, but moved to Nephi when she was about 18 years of age, and has since resided. On July 15, 1860, at the home of Father Cazier, she was married to James Ramsey Mc LISTEN : Pherson. Mrs. McPherson has gone through all the hardships of life as known only to pioneers, and has done her part in the development of this part of the state. She has also lived to see many changes and today enjoyed the modern conveniences. While almost all of her old friends and (companions had passed on, she numbered her young friends by the score. She may have been counted old in years, but has remained young in spirit until the end of her life. She is survived by the following sons and daughters: Seth, Heber, Jane, Stella, Bertha and Lulu McPherson, Mrs. Alice N. Riches, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sowby, Nephi; Mary L. Wright, Rose Card, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ruby M. Bigler, Silver City, Utah; two nephews, Allen and Colin McPherson, Pocatello, Ida41 greatho; 36 grandchildren; grandchildren and 2 great-gregrandchildren. Funeral services were hpld on Wednesday at 2 P. M. in the Juab Stake tabernacle, with Bishop A. E. Smith of the North Ward in charge. Invocation was offered by President A. H. Belliston. Speakers were Wilford J. Cole, Albert E. Sells and Thomas Bailey. Closing remarks were given by Bishop Smith. The musical numbers included: at Selection, O My Father, Mrs. Florence Winn and Company; Vocal solo, Some Sweet Day, Clarence Warner; Vocal solo, Take Heart, Ye Weary, Alice Crapo; Selection, Go- ing Home, Quartette. J. D. Pexton pronounced the benediction. The grave was dedicated by Robert P. Garrett, Sidney Wright, Shelby Riches, LeRoy McPherson, Osmond Card, Eugene McPherson, and Mac Bigler, all grandsons of Mrs. McPherson, acted as. pall bearers. CityLineman Nephite Applies For Issues Order Degree From A. C. A warning is Issued by City Electrician Ray Powell to all persons who contemplate cutting down trees within Nephi City. Mr. Powell states that his department desires to cooperate with anyone who is cutting down trees near power lines, to the extent that no damage be done to any individual or to the power lines. Mr. Powell states that where a tree falls on a power line, in addition to taking a chance of getting some one electrocuted, there is a great possibility of the lines becoming shorted and the generator at the plant burned out. Every precaution should be taken by anyone cut. o ting down trees near the power lines. If you are going to trim or cut your Is a fine thing to keep a JUAB HIGH SHOWS STRENGTH trees and there is a slight possibilReligion man on the right path, but some ity that the lines will be broken by people use It to cover up their yellow WHEN PLAYING WITH LOGAN falling timber, call Mr. Powell and streak. he will gladly assist in taking care of the wires. SALT LAKE Nephi's scrappy Oh yes, we are all alike asking were from the eliminated "Wasps the government to lower our taxes Utah State tournament last Friday and demanding more government On night by the Logan Grizzlies, In a Nephi High Players appropriations. 8 Teams Honor The State game. Until the final period, Logan had Lincoln said: A government ot the vexed people, by the people and for the the same difficulty that had Earl Sells. Nephi center, was given If he were alive today, the Lehi team the night before, the pivot position on the Deseret people. would he say? A government of the that of breaking through a tight News third team, in their all state Logan was trailing at selections following the tournament. money men, by politicians, for the zone defense. the half, 10-- 9, but In the final per- Ted people. Garbett and Wallace Ord gained iods, the Nephi team tired and the honorable mention on each of the onea to thead team forged teams picked by the News", Salt I have often thought, "Did the Grizzly sided finish. Lake Tribune and Salt Lake TeleIndians fight for this country or Ord and Garbett starred for Nep- gram. Earl was also named on the did they fight to make us think were getting something? hi, the latter scoring 10 points In honorable mention list of the TeleLAN nice fashion. gram and Whipple on the News list. ar SALT LAKE CITY Elizabeth Ann Morris, 92, pioneer of 1832 and g worker in the church died Tuesday evening of Illness due to her advanced years, at the home of her grand daughter, Mrs. Chell Adamson. For several years past Mrs. Morris has been a member of the Twentieth ward, where she was an active worker in the Relief Society. Born in Salem, Mass., May 3, 1841 the daughter of Samuel and Ellen Scriggins, she was an early convert to the L. D: S. church migrating to the valley with her father and two sisters, with the Aaron Johnson companw, arriving in Salt Lake in the fall of 1852. In 1856 she joined her father who had been called to help colonize the Nephi district, and at the age of 15, she married Charles Morris and moved to Moroni to assist in the settlement of that community. She returned to Nephi two years later with Mr. Morris and made her home there until he died in 1902, since which she has visited extensively with relatives In Salt Lake, Canada and California. Throughout her life, she was a zealous worker in various church organizations. Surviving are a son, Charles S. Morris of Salt Lake City; two daughters, Mrs. W. W. Edwards of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Edna Morris Miller of Oakland, California., sixteen grandchildren, forty greatgrandchildren and four great-gregrandchildren. life-lon- le 2. 11 Nephi City Will Expects Big Things During This Year : 15, 1973 D. Sheldon Winn of LOGAN Nephi has made application for the master of science degree, to be given at the commencement exercises at the Utah State Agricultural College in May, according to Dr. Frank L. West, dean of the graduate division of the College. The master of science degree is conferred on those students who have earned a prescribed number of credits after graduating from college, written a thesis or research article which must have been approved by the college officials and passed an oral examination given by the professors of the school in which he is studying. Mr. Winn is taking ills decree in the school of Agriculture. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D F. Winn of Nephi. o Ruth Howells To Talk Mrs. Ruth Howells will deliver an address on Community Service" on Monday, when the local chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary will present an exchange program in Eureka. The program will be under the direction of the community service chairman, Esther O. Edmunds. Other numbers will be given as follows: Vocal solo, Mrs. Delbert Fugal; e Reading, Leeta M. Squire; solo, Elmo Hansen; piano-logu- e, Mrs. Margaret Miller. Saxa-phon- 12th. A like discount will be given to water users for the payment of their first quarter bills if they make the payment on or before April 20. Action was also taken on resolutions, giving full power of disconnecting delinquent customers of the City Electrician and the City Water 'Supervisor. The resolutions are printed on page four of this issue. at Through the efforts of the Service Legion, the Service Star, located at the intersection of Center and Main has been dismantled, and will be erected in the Nephi City Park. Mrs. Ida Harris and Mrs. Lila Richardson, president and vice president of the Service Star Legion, presented a petition to the City council, requesting that the Service Star be removed to a new location at the City Park, Because it has proved a hazard to traffic for some time, with a number of automobiles hitting it, the petition was presented at a recent meeting of the Council. The Service Star was erected by popular subscription through the sponsorship of the Service Star Legion during the summer of 1925, it being dedicated July 4, 1925, with Walter Adams of Provo giving the dedicatory address and J. W. Pax-ma- n the dedicatory prayer. The memorial was erected as an expression of gratitude to the boys who served in the world war. The Star was unveiled by Mrs. Julia Paxman, then president of the legion, and it was turned over to the city by Mrs. William Bailey. Thomas Bailey, then Mayor of Nephi, accep-e- d it for the city of Nephi. The memorial was lit up at night with electrc lights and in the summer time had a large star with red flowers growing in it. The same arrangement will be made as it goes into the new park. Star o the depositor. ed Watson Says: The second of the series of SemThe annual Juab Stake Gleaner inary Oratorical contests will be held in the Stake tabernacle Sun- Girl and M. Men banquet will be day evening. The meeting is to be- held Saturday at 7:15 in the North Ward Amusement hall. The affair gin at 7:30. From the following seven contes- will be followed by by dancing. Oftants, three will be selected to com- ficers in charge are as follows: Gleaner President, Marjorie Salpete Sunday night for the gold medal: Melda Vickers, Beth Hobbs, Nel-d- a isbury; Vice President, Sadie HowCowan, Donna Klrgan, June ard; Secretary, Donna Newell. M. Whiple, Maurice Barnett and Zelda Men President, Spencer Sowby, Vice Newton. president, Rulon Brough; TreasurA diversified program will also be er, Heber Fowkes; Stake Gleaner given. leader, Lila Richardson and Stake M Men leader, E. I. Isaacson. o GEORGE WHEELER DIES IN RUPERT UNION MEETING IS SET FOR SUNDAY George Wheeler, native of Ne Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jones family of Wells, Nevada, wei Nephi the early part of the visiting with relatives and fri While here they were house g of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jon; deposited in the bank. The were 80 deposits received, with a total of $16,968.46, the second day there were 46 deposits made, with a total of 6,821.33, and on Thursday, 81 depositors took $7,521.11 to the bank. Under the provisions of the new banking act, the funds received from these new accounts are to be kept in CASH by the bank, or DEPOSITED WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK at Salt Lake City, for payment to the depositer without restrictions or limitations. The funds from the new accounts accepted cannot be used for any purpose by the bank, other than the demand of $31,310.90 first day there A number of improvements will be be made at the Vine Bluff cemetery, which will include the cleaning up of all the rubbish and weeds within the cemetery and the harrowing and leveling of the western portion, and the grading and graveling of the road leading from the cemetery, fourth east Street to the City cemetery. These projects were outlined by Russell Hawkins and A. V. Gadd of the Juab County emmiss-io- n and Robert Garrett, E. R. Forrest and Dennis Wood, of the Cemetery and Park committee of the Nephi City council. The city will furnish supervisors for the work, and the labor will be furnished by those who have received aid from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The committee has discussed a plan for further beautification of the City Park, but exactly what will be done this year is not definitely decided upon. It is understood that an additional plat of lawn will be planto ed, and it is quite certain that he grounds will be cleaned up. This HOYT TO TALK AT park is fast becoming one of Nephis SUNDAY MEETING beauty spots, and no doubt various clubs of the City will urge that some Will L. Hoyt will be the speaker improvements be made this year. at the Nephi Ward Sacrament meeto ing on Sunday March 26, at 11:30 William Cole Taking Part A. M. A inmusical progam will be with Mr. In Musical Comedy Hoyts talk. conjunction All ward members are extended a cordial invitation to be LOGAN William Cole, of Nephi present. o is a successful candidate for the cast of the musical comedy, Steamin Hot, which will be presented by the Utah State Agricultural College Student Body next month. The comedy was composed by Well, the City officials are members of the Student body and having the monument moved entered in competition with profesfrom the intersection of Main sional manuscripts. The event is an and Center sterets. George Ord annual affair known as Kampus claims that a lot of us are going Kaprice and sponsored by the Assto miss the monument. My ociated Women Student Council. chances, at least, are better to Mr. Cole has had considerable miss it when it is in the City experience in dramatics at the Juab Park. The only objection anyhigh school. He is a sophomore at one had to it was that people the College and is registered in the were hitting it instead of missing school of Arts and Sciences. it. o Second Oratorial Contest M Men Girls At Tabernacle Sunday To Hold Gleaner Annual Banquet one of the first graduate; Nephi high school, died at home in Rupert, Iadho on Marcl Funeral services were held on day, and burial took place in Rupert cemetery. Mr. Wheeler been a resident of Rupert fc number of years. He is a brother law to President Belliston. The First National Bank of Nephi opened Tuesday on a restricted basis, and during the first three days of receiving new deposits, there were Regarding the banking situation, G. M. Whitmore, president of the local bank has the following to say: This bank fully expected to be permitted to open on Wednesday, March 15, along with the other banks of the same territorial classification. For some reason unknown to us, and at the present time still unknown to us ,we were not permitted to reopen on the date mentioned. We waited for two days some further word from the Treasury Department giving us a license to perform our usual banking functions, but the word did not come. We immediately got in touch With Washington and with the National Bank Examiner in this district and they did not know of any reason why we did not receive a license to operate. After the delay in opening, we felt that it would be unfair to our loyal depositors to reopen the bank on an unrestricted basis and therefore requested the Treasury Department to allow us to open on a limited basis, that is accept new deposits which would be subject to withdrawal on demand on a 100 per cent basis and permit the withdrawal on old accounts on a restricted basis. Our request for permission to partial withdrawal of the old accounts has been for the time being refused, but we have been permitted to accept deposits on new accounts. We have submitted another application to the Comptroller of the Currency requesting permission to set aside a portion of the old accounts for immediate withdrawal, and hope to hear from this request within a reasonable time. -- At Eureka Next Monday and the 30-1- At the regular meeting of the Nephi City council held last Thursday, new regulations were put into effect concerning the handling of electric light and water accounts. The city council decided to allow a discount of 20 per cent on all light and power bills for the month of March if they are paid on or before April Union meeting for all auxiliary organizations, excepting the Sunday School, will be held Sunday at 2 P. M. in the high school building. All officers and teachers of the various organizations are requested to be present. o men will entertain the Service Star Legion and American Legion Auxiliary at a banquet and program Saturday, April 1, in the North Ward Amusement halL All members with their partners are invited. The I worked three hours on a jig saw puzzle and finally beat the darn thing. I only remember I accomplished and that was when I was housekeeping and in my first trial at was to find the long way of a square quilt. one more difficult feat bed-makit- ig John M. Brough says that all his prospects have turned to suspects. Our old and esteemed townsman, W. A. C. Bryan, has returned from California and the quake zone. He says that the report that the quake shook his false teeth out is greatly exagerated it only chipped them. Well, we had our bank holiday and came out ok. Considering conditions, we are very fortunate every bank from Spanish Fork to St. George closed over a year ago. Ours stayed open and is still operating and always will with lots of the money, one half the sheep, cattle, farms chickens and water on the East side of Juab County as collateral (besides a note of mine). I've got $5.22 inthere and wish tl was $5,000. I've learned on the streets that the ones with the most money are the least concerned. WATSON |