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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON. UTAH News Notes : DEMOCRACY AS WARS ANTIDOTE 4 By GENERAL SUMMERALL, Chid of Staff U. S. Army. Its a Frivilege UTAH 1 AR will decrease as democracy increases among nations-Religioand patriotism always have gone hand in hand, and atheism 6eems ever to breed communism. No man or group of men can formulate public opinion in this nation. It is the result of a national psychology, a great force arouged simultaneously throughout the land by some incident or experience, and carrying all before it when it moves. The people of this country have an innate love for peace. They have developed and will develop an aversion for war. But in the last analysis the responsibility for the common defense rests upon the nation as a whole. The armed forces can only assist the people in the direction in which they wish to move. No nation ever has survived a great military defeat. Each war has strengthened the moral fib(r of our people and given them a greater love for their country. In observing Memorial day and in honoring the fallen heroes of other great wars, it takes no eulogies, no recital of their tragedies to interpret what their going means to America. We take the army and navy for granted, and trust to those in charge the responsibility of keeping them sufficiently strong to protect our nation. We owe it to those who gave their lives, to take into consideration what they might have to say about it. We think of the Statue of Justice, and of the scales in one hand but we forget the sword in the other. No government can or does exist without sufficient forces to protect is recognized as a primary obligation. itself. EDUCATION IS ROAD TO WEALTH By DR. J. S. NOIrSINGER, National Home Study Council. to Live In SALT LAKE Utah farmers produced $46,000,000 in crops during 1928, while the livestock products totaled a total of $88,000,000. $42,000,000, PROVO Due to the late season, very little small fruit has been shipped out of this city during the past quarter, which ended June 30, according to Postmaster John P. of the Provo office, and as a result the receipts for the quarter for the office have fallen off $800. SALT LAKE The first car of cherries to be shipped out of Utah this season left Salt Lake at 7:15 a. m. Tuesday over the Denver & Rio Giande Western railroad for Chicago. The car was billed by Smith & Hancock of Chicago and was made up of the Windsor, OrLs and Bing varieties. LOGAN Utah and southern Idaho led the field among section of the twelfth federal reserve district for increased volume of retail trade during the first five months of 1929, it is reported by the federal reserve bank This section reof San Fiartcisco. ported an increase of 3.6 per cent over the same period in 1928, with the Arizona, Levada and California district-repmPn- g a 3.1 per cent increase. 4 GARLAND The bonded warehouse at Garland is nearing completion. It is expected to be finished about the middle of July. A committee from the Lions dub of Garand is planning a celebration to take place about July 20. The Committee has announced that the big floor will be polished for dancing and efforts will be made to orchestra for the secure a Mc-Qui- re e Drawing by Ray Walters. the motorist, ALTIIOUGLI artist has may feel a bit like Christopher Columwill bus, you probably look in vain for Llnily, Neb., on your map. For like its famous namesake, It soared into fame overnight and that was so re-cently that its doubtful If the mapmakers have yet got around to putting a little dot on the space occupied by the Cornhusker state and lettering In the word " Iiut if you will start out from the town of Bloomfield, Neb., and travel 14 miles northwest, youll discover a busy little place of more thnD 100 inhabitants with dozens of bungalows along Its streets, a Methodist church (used by two other denominations), two general stores, two cream and produce stutions, an implement store, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant, a confectioner's store, a filling station, a barber shop and beauty parlor, a paint shop, a pool hall, a variety store and a telephone exchange. (That Is, it had all these when this article was written, but If its motto, like that of many other towns is Watch Llndy Grow! all this data may be sadly out of date by the time you read it). For Llndy was founded as a town early last year when four farmers bought the townslte on Howe creek, sold 40 lots at auction and a miniature boom resulted. For some time the people of that .vicinity had needed a trading center. Four years ago an attempt was made to found a town there but crop failures interferred and nothing was accomplished. Then the four farmers got busy and the result the latest great American hero has the latest addition to Nebraskas municipalities named after him (and the eternal fitness of things demands that another town should spring up near by nnd that eventually there be twin cities of Llndy and Ann") But just because you wont find Llndy, Neb., on your map, dont think that the other towns named on the billboard In the picture above are fictitious. For there IS a Muleslioe, Texas, and there will continue to be one If a famous Texas editor wins his fight. He is Gene Howe of the Amarillo (Texas) Globe, son of the famous Ed Howe of' the Atchison (Kan.) Globe. Some of the residents of Muleshoe have started a movement to change the town's name to beenuse It sounds prettier. But Editor Howe believes in preserving local color and since Muleshoe is named for the Muleshoe runch, famous in the days when cattle was king in Texas, he has been conducting a strenuous editorial campaign to save Its honored and historic name. Theres only one Muleshoe In the world, say those wtio believe as he does and there's already a N. , not to mention any number of Rosebuds, Roseburgs, Rosebushes, Rose Centers, Rose Creeks. Rosedales, Itosefields, Roseglens, Rose Hills, Itoseiands, Itosemonts and Rose-vilieLln-dy.- 1 Rose-boroug- h Rose-boroug- C-- Much of the local color of the Education is one of the greatest of all nations economic structure. The per capita five states which maintain the most efficient twice that of the five states whose schooling the least efficient. Incidentally, the progress made notable strides in the wealthier states. nation would be lost," says an editorial In a recent Issue of the Kansas City Star, commenting upon the Howe crusade, If there should be a concerted effort to chnnge such names as Jamboree, Ky. ; Jelly, Calif.; Rocky Comfort, Mo.; Nowata. Okla. ; No. Wood, Wyo. ; Beehive, Mont.; Horse Haven, Wash. ; Iapoose, Okla., and Rough and Ready, Calif. So you see the artist who drew the picture above knew what he was about nnd there really is a Rough nnd Ready, Culif. and a Jamboree, Ky. i Theres a T. B And thereby Maryland, too. hangs a tale. T. B. is a smull village in the southern part of Prince Georges county in Maryland. But Just because T. B. is the slang abbreviation for tuberculosis, dont think that theres a sanitarium there. The letters composing the name are the Initials of Thomas Brooke, who acquired several thousand acre's of land In that neighborhood in colonial days. There Is a tradition thut when a village grew up one of the original Brooke boundary stones was found within the limits of the village. Tills stone bore the initials of Thomas Brooke und from ttie circumstance the inhabitants fell Into the habit of calling their villnge T. B. Punkin Center was the name of a fictitious town wherein lived a fictitious character named Uncle Josh Weatherby, made famous on the phonograph by Cal Stewart a few years back. But there really is a Pun-ki(and it isnt Pumpkin, either) Center. Its ten miles east of Hutchinson, Kan., on U. S. highway No. 50-and it got in the news a few mouths ago when some esenped prisoners from the state reformatory were captured there. And theres a Hlcks-vill- e on Long Island in New York, S too. Kansas not only has a real runklu Center, but it also has the smallest town in the world with the biggest name. Jumbo, Kan., Is In Gray county, about midway between Cimarron and Fowler, and its population Is 5! But another state has that record bent. For three fumilies own all of America America, Ind. The hamlet of America in Liberty township, Wabash county, once was a boom town, being on the direct route from towns south to Wabash, Ind., through which grain, en route to the Wabash and Erie canal at Lngro, was handled. In 1S50 a plunk road was built from Marion to I.agro and the town of America, halfway between the two places, saw an unusual growth. In ISDO the Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan railroad (now the Big Four) was built, bur missed America and passed through the town of Lafontnine. Now the lots In the once thriving town are used for farm purposes and only a tumble-dowbuilding remains. The total assessed valuation is $1,075. Recently the Houston (Texas) in commenting upon the n fact that a highly entertaining book could be written on the names of Texas towns, said: For instance, Bug Scuffle, a little community up near the Red river, probably was not Inspired by anv physical conflict of Insects. The name of this community has been changed to Bath, but the folks still call It Bug Scuffle, and Bug for short. Possum Walk, In Walker county, may have come by Us name honestly, as likewise Hogstown, In the Ranger oil field, whose name was changed from the ridiculous to the sublime Desdemona but to little avail. Other places are named for structures, as Bee House and Board House. Money, the root of all evil, is the basis of several community names. Gonzales has Its Cheapside, but on the other hand Hunt county has Cash, Live Oak county has Dinero, and Lea county Is saving up with a Dime Box. Energy is a snappy town In central Texas, Fort Spunky Is a brave one, Gay Hill and Happy are carefree. There's a hint of romance In Love-ladone of sternness In Necessity, and A one of patriotism In Old Glory. town In Travis county ts named Mud, but hopes are bright In Rising Star Eastlund county knows Us Okra, and prohibition doesn't worry Liberty county as long as It has Us Rye. Saspamco ts a contraction of "Smith Asphalt Manufacturing Company," or something of that sort. Smithville Is not the home of the Smith brothers, but Sugar Land Is the home of sugar. Sabine county enjoys a good Time, VerlbeBt claims to surpass all other towns; Austin county extends a Welcome to the world and Zephyr Is a breezy little place In Brown county. But the Western states aren't the only ones which have queer names for their towns. A short time ago the New York Times printed an article about the odd names of towns in New Jersey whereupon a loyal Jersey-ma- n wrote as follows: May I take the liberty to say that our towns have no more peculiar names than some of those In New York state7 For Instance, In northeastern New York Is a little village railed Alpas. Eastern New York has Bliss, while western New York has Joy and Friendship. The old proverb "Mors haste, less speed. seems to have been reversed, for New York hRS Ushers, Speeds-vtllRushvllle and Gallupvllle. Every New Yorker must speak the truth because I see Sayvllle and Truthvllle. Up In Wayne county there is a place called Lock Berlin, where they present visitors with the key to the city and then change the lock. An automobile trip from New York to Buffalo by numerous back roads would take one to many strange places. After crossing Golden Bridge In Westchester county, one would pass through Oregon, Storm-vlllSalt Point, Silver Nalls, Blue Stores, Athens, Halfmcon, Damascus, e, e, Dundee, Ktllowag. Italy, Naples, and Wales. One via Holland, Java, Cuba Ptf-far- Wyoming might return and Cairo. It must be admitted that New are patriotic. Yorkers ts There Union, Freedom. Victory, Eagle, Columbia and Liberty. names as Steamborg, Such odd Palnled Post. Fly Creek, Burnt Hills, Owl's Head, Horseheads Modeltown, and Hunters Land grace some of the quaint little villages throughout the wealth producers in the wealth last year in the educational systems was standards are considered of adult education has This fact is due to the expansion of industry, finance and commerce, which made it imperative for organizations to educate and train large numbers of their employees for advancement to higher The scarcity of skilled workers and trained executives is lefloctcd by the latest statistics bearing on the national employment conditions. These figures show that more than 42,000,000 persons are gainfully employed Li the United States, and of this vast army less than 4 per cent are installed in executive positions which carry the responsibility of directing the energies of these workers. Moreover, the demand for trained executives, technicians and skilled workers still exceeds the supply found available. JFnFERENCE By An Ancient Mystery One of the oldest representations of on Insect in art has come to light In the archeologicoily famous cave of the Three Brothers in the commune of Montesquieu-Avantes- , It France. Is a grasshopper crudely carved out of a bit of ancient bison bone now in the possession of Comte Begouen, father of the three youths who first discovered the cave of prehistoric yonders, and for whom it is Darned. At All Age Tire modern baby doesn't have to age much before It wants to go bny, buy. Arkansas Gazette. CAULFIELD, Missouri. to politics and disdain of politicians is lending to degrade government. No service is more important than service to the state. In the days of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, Franklin and their contemporaries, the government seemed able to command and attract the very ablest men of the nation. Unfortunately there is a tendency on the part of our people to despise the public service and to shirk public duty. It is becoming fashionable to affect indifference to politics and a certain disdain of politi cians. Such a tendency is deplorable, as it tends to degrade and ultiIndifference mately destroy the peoples government. It is manifest that it is a high public duty, upon the performance of which the perpetuity of this foim of government depends. The people should develop a fierce and militant passion for honest public service and should esteem those who render such services. RELIGION NOT MERE COMFORT Bv REV. DR. HARRY EMERSON FOSDICK. Religion has its comfortable aspects. Folks want it. It is dreadful to be really imligious, to think that creation has no spiritual origin meaning or destiny, that the creative power cares no more for us than the weather for the grass. One flees from the arctic cold of irreligion to the gracious warmth of faith in (lod and Ilis goodness and to the comfortable and sustaining ower of llis fellowship. But it is easji to get a religion for comfort only. A man can love his family primarily for what he gets out of it. A man can love his country primarily for what he gets out of it. A man can love a friend and squeeze him iike an orange into his cup; and a man can love God for what there is in it. There is a iot of that kind of religion today. Some of our most prominent modern cults face the tremendous temptation to be religious for comfort only. HUMOR DISPLACED SENSE OF state. It was once said William Shakespeare What's in a name? By who There Distinction To pay what you owe, said III Ilo. the sage of Chinatown, is enough to bring you into esteem as an honest man. It requires a far more delicate sense of obligation to give you rating as an honorable nmn. Washington Star. Got Nam From Rnxia Muscovy glass, or musovlte, a va riety of mica, wns so nanunl because it wns formerly used Instead of glass for windows In Russia. RABBI ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN. New York. sense of humor is destructive of the will to progress and achievement when it becomes a studied habit and pose. Most of the great loader- aud reformers who left an impress upon their own and subsequent generations were not noted for their sense of humor. Moses, Mohammed and Jesus, in the sphere of religious leadi ndiip, and Alexander and Napoleon, tn the sphere of national leadership are outstanding examples. The great men figures in public l.fc today are on the whole very serious-minde- d When it ;s an occasional re!.;: .tt ion a sense of hunter is wholesome and cleansing. But si offing and mockery for the sake of amusement, which has the vogue of our hlae youth, is a seasoned negation of the things that should matte r n A It Is the first time that an Insect of this type has been found in the art of the old Stone age, according to Comte Begouen and presents a considerable puzzle to archeologists to explnin, since such insects were rare in the cold climate that prevailed in France In the Mngdalenian epoch when the carving wns probably made GOVERNOR TO PUBLIC DUTY br.-ont- occasion. MYTON The outlook for a good crop of superior quality of honey is very promising for the season of 1929, it is reported. Several of those who are interested in this industry have increased their stands of bees over that of last year, which will result under normal conditions in an increase of production. Many of the alfalfa fields are now covered with blossoms and the bees are busy harvesting the season's crop. UTAH Vacant land in Utah, unappropriated by state or Individuals, totals 25,147,865 acres this year, compared with 25,994,956 acres on June 30, 1928, Eli F. Taylor, register, local government land office, announced reSince cently in his annual report. July 1, last year the local office has received CC1 homstead filings, covering a total of 319,322 acres, and to date 3311 entries, covering an area of 1,326,097 acres, are pending. PAYSON Payson's new airport, situated just south of the Payson senior high school, is ideally located, according to a representative of the United States department of commerce, with headejuarters at Salt Lake, who inspected the new runway ar.d field. Plenty large for the needs of the city at the present time, with good sod for landing, and easily discernible, due to being situated on an elevated section of land, the airport is far better adapted than the average, it was declared. VERNAL At their meeting June 30, the commissioners of Uintah county instructed the county clerk to number of recent homenotify a steaders on Diamond mountain to remove the fences they have built across old established roads that run through the lands covered by their entrie These fences are said to have been causing considerable hardship to old time settlers. Diamond mountain has a large level area of excellent spring range that adjoins the Ashley national forest. CEDAR CITY Roads throughout southern Utah and northern Arizona, generally speaking, are in better condition than for a number of years. The least desirable road is that connecting Rockville, Utah with Ariz. Especially is the strip through Arizona in poor shape, little apparent effort being put forth by the southern sister state to build or maintain its lateral arterial. The zuon-Mt- . Carmel road is ready for the on opening of this important cut-of- f November 1. BRIGHAM CITY Brigham City did some extensive experiment-n- g last fall and early this spring in determining the log of the fields of Mantua with respect to the underground water supply there. The best log revealed approximately 127 feet of water beating gravel in a 400 foot depth. Flows varying from 20 to 50 gallons per minute from a three inch pipe were obtained which gave favorable indication for pump wells. As a result of these experiments, Brigham City has entered into contract with Ferris & Gardner, water well drillers of California, who are operating in thi3 vicinity, for the sinking of a inside diameter casing 400 feet in depth. la-g- e Fre-rioni- a, ls OCDEN conuition3 Reporting improved range in the Fishlake forest re- serve, C. M. Woods, assistant district forester with offices at Ogden, returned recently from a 10 days trip to southern I tah. During my visit to the Fishlake reserve, said Mr. Woods, 1 found the ranges in general have n ade considerable improvement since n:y visit there four years ago. On the other hand, there is evidence of bid conditions in some parts, due '.iifiv to the practice of early graz-too many stock and poor manage--' ent in yeai s past. Only by very handi.ng will it be possible I |