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Show ill 1U uY. DECEMBER 3, 1927 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1927 .Pleasant aiiK jt Grove 10 At Bandit Walks In Bank At n and Demands $1500.00 j ' W Cashier. gE IN WILLYS-KNIGHT LEFT 8TANDINQ IN t OF .BANK. WORD RE-iLATE RE-iLATE LAST EVENING. '30BBER WAS ARRESTED W MILLARD COUNTY. Il bandit walked ' into the Jjjra Bank yesterday atfer-'jj atfer-'jj p. m. demanded $1,500 3 of a un- eured all the I a the cash drawer, back- pped into a fast automobile and -drove out of town. hour last evening trace of was found In Millard ASBADTIlUe VlUC if yrru n i w i v. t. Lilt chose an opportune Ink. rnlihorv Thsrfl vera nployees In the bank at ai few peopje on the tots employees, casnier (Test, Alvin Nielsen, book- J Miss Lucile Paulson, Voter their work when entered. Cashier S. L. tu home for lunch at the HANDS HANDS UP! k reports that his first inti- k the holdup was when the led his gun over the count- bmanded. "Stick em up." Lit heard the street door lancing up saw the fellow sto the bank keeping his it street. K the teller's window he i pin over the counter and list command of, "Stick w watching all three cm- p followed by saying to Mr. mi me $1,500 In currency." ltilde people might see the I the three raised he com- lem to lower their hands Tjeased. to watch . every fF made. At the command :oney .Mr. West reached into drawer and taking out the laid It on the window That's all." -tea. it up and put In !' laid the bandit. fat an elastic, shall I get i the drawer," said West. me the money" continued TO bills into his pocket r backed toward the door, TO the three. fikf his last words were: me. for ilf vnii An it will be just too bad for you." He was in the bank only about three minutes, the employees announced. WATCH CAR LEAVE As soon as. the door closed Mr. West reached the telephone and asked ask-ed central to get the cjty and county officers and gave them descriptions. The three thea'saw a large Willys-Knight Willys-Knight sedan car, with the bandit driving, proceeding west to the corner and then south. The number could not be detected because of mud, 'Mr. Van Wagoner, manager of the theatre,. , was Just leaving his home, which is a block west and one south of the bank. He reported that the sedan proceeded slowly past him with the driver smoking a cigarette. COOL AND COLLECTED AH three employees report that the bandit seemed cool and collected during the entire time he was in the bank. ' They said he spoke in a low, even tone and while his eyes flashed, signifying nerve tension, he was careful and sure of himself. Me was " a smalt, slender " fellow, wearing a gre- i overcoat and cap. His features were thin with prominent promin-ent cheek bones. He weighed about 135 to 140 pounds, they estimated. CITIZEN SEES CAR Raymond Nelson passed the park-ed park-ed car which "was left running in front of the Boren market just across the street from the bank. It was facing north and when the driver crossed the street he was seen to run as a man will when In a hurry. . LOSS FOUND $870.00 A check of the money at the bank later revealed that the amount secured se-cured was $S70.00 all In currency of from 11.00 to $20.00 bills, the bank officers report. While considerable silver was in sight on the counter the bandit did not ask for it or bother the open vault. BANK PROTECTED The loss will not fall on the bank at all. Insurance carried protects all of the local banks from such' losses and when ever they occur the insurance insur-ance company immediately checks the amount and reimberses the banking bank-ing company. j)ne of the biggest surprises in the robbery was that the bandit was satisfied with ,. such a ..small amount. TiinaTryanshHtaJtrfe-ianrwh would he several times this amount, Is demanded and taken. SHERIFF REPORTS CAPTURE A report from the sheriff's office at A LHAMBRA PLEASANT GROVE VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEK AWAY CHRISTMASTIME ttpon given with each ticket purchased, good on all prizes. I'tItoo nn rilonlnv In lnhhv nf theatre. ea also good on six one-month free passes for individual and Watch tor dates of drawing. Tonight Saturday, December 3 ' SHAMROCK HANDICAP" v-: Kentucky race track picture. Also Good Comedy- 10c .and 20c. I '. Sunday, December 4 One Night Only Delores Costello in "THE THIRD DECREE" . drama of Uvea that pass under suspicion of crime. day arid Tuesday, December 5 and 6 "Riff TlniihlA Prrtrrrnm "LOVE MATTES 'EM WILD A very clever little drama in six reels. "FIGHTING HEAT" An xffit-doors picture that you will enjoy. Thirteen Reels 10c and 2lo. esday and Thursday, December 7 and 8 "CHINESE PARROT" Also Good Comedy. 7:00 ft m. last evening said the bandit had been caught at Kanosh and was' being brought back to Mil-more Mil-more where Sheriff Boy(j, DppUty Willes and Special Officer John Mc-Keon Mc-Keon would take him in custody and The report said the Mayor and City Marshal of Kanosh made the arrest At Sclpeo a man "answering, the description and in a Willys-Knight car stopped for gasoline. The garage men, three in number, tried to detain de-tain him having received a description. descrip-tion. Being unarmed, however, the fellow drew his gun and backed them all into the garage Hand then drove away to the south only to be picked up at Kanosh. . ' o What Is The Matter With Pleasant Grove's Poultry Industry? .Several years ago In the beginning of the poultry industry in Utah County our citizens led out in this valuable Industry.' The first real chicken coop the writer visited was at the' home of Ben Adams, in the east part of our city. The management manage-ment of his baby chicks in a heated coop in early March and April was a revelation to the writer. An advance in production of early fries at a good price and early laying pullets was the result. The prices of winter eggs went up to from 45c to 60c per dozen with wheat no higher than it is-at the present time. At that time the Poultry Industry paid big profits and in a short time every one began building chicken coops until ; almost every home had coops sufficient to house 200, to 1,000 thickens.' .Then the drop In the price of eggs and the raise in price of feed discouraged some of the farmers, while the constant con-stant care needed to successfully make, profits at such a small margin caused others to look to other industries indus-tries for a living. According to the latest survey made by business men there is a 200 increase in the profits of the chicken business in the north end of Utah County, but Pleasant Grove does not come in for her proportionate share. In the yearl926 there were 54,100 lay-ing lay-ing hens in Pleasant Grove and at this recent survey there are only 29,300, a difference of 34,800 between 1926 and 1927. As a result there are n8 chicken coops empty in our district dis-trict The chicken men figure that If each hen laid $1.00 worth of eggs a year, a very small estimate, we are losing more than $30,000 dollars a ytr. If our surrounding towns, which report a., much larger business this year, can make" in oTiey at-the-rrrtcken business why can not the citizens of Pleasant Grove? Some thought an investigation should be done by the citizens on this subject. Date Of Road Show Life Long Resident Answers Last Call The many friends and relatives of Nathaniel Pierce were shocked on sudden death, which was caused from pneumonia, from which disease he had suffered only a short Cm He passed away at 11 o'clock A. M. that day, Nathaniel Pierce was born In Pleas, ant Grove in 1871 and had spent tls entire life in Utah county, being educated edu-cated In the public schools and taking up his life work here. He was - well known In. this city as & Jolly com, canton and drew and held manv friends with his jovial disposition. Many of the middle aged people will recall his many parts taken in home dramatic plays in his younger man' hood. His parts were always theon of the fun maker. He was employed for many years in the mines at Mer. cur and Eureka and other mining camps a an expert miner. . For the last 13 years bis life has been spent on hlsjruit farm in the south eastern part of the city. He died of pneumonia after a few days illness. Besides his wife, Florence Pierce, he is survived by four sons and four daughters as follows: Roy and Elmo Pierce of Eureka, Mrs. Pierce Jens. Leo, Vera and Howard Pierce of this city, Mrs. Ray Newman of California, and Mrs. Wesley Maag of Provo. One brother, Ellas Pierce and two sisters, JJrs, Annie-. Tucker and Mrs. Belle West, also survive. , Funeral services were held In the Pleasant Grove tabernacle Saturday afternoon at 2 PrM. with counselor Mljlen D. Radmail of the First wardj bishopric presiding. A vocal solo hy May'R. Walker "Prayer Is The Souls ! Sincere Desire" was sung, followed by Invocation by iJunius A. West A vie" lln solo "Going Home" -was then played by ,R, E. Moffett, accompanied by Mrs. R. E. Moffett at tho piano. Ezra F. Walker was the first speaker This was followed by a solo "One Fleeting Hour" sung by Stella Hard-man, Hard-man, accompanied by Viola Thome. David Gourley, a neighbor for many years, spoke of his respect' for Mr Fierce, and offered mtny words or consolement to the bereaved ones An organ solo by Helen Swenson "Let The lxwer Lights Be Burning" was beautifully played, followed by re. marks by C. B. Harper, who spoke of his early acquaintance with the Pierce family and of their unity and harmony as a family. Bishop Joseph CHpln "related his latest visits at the home of Mr. and Mr Pierce and the shock of his sudden death. Closing remarks were made by Counselor RfHtei'iMBfte solo "Face to Faoe" was sung by Gertrude Gourley, accompanied by Jennie Gleason. The benediction was pronounced by S. L. Swenson. 0 "" TSOTS DAT AT. HIGH SCHOOL DECEMBER 2Srd. Community Co-operation - Changed To Monday, December 12 The presentation dale of theroad show to be given by the six wards of the Pleasant Grove District has been changed from December 8 to December Decem-ber 12. The . Stake Seventies Quorum Is holding a very important meeting on December 8 . and would take about 150 of the men from this district. The bishoprics, of the six wards have decided to change the date of the Road Show to Monday, December 12th. A very splendid program pro-gram Js being prepared. A' meeting of all the boys of the High School was held Monday when President --Howard Cullimore an. bounced the general, plan for , Boys Day. December 23rd and th follow, ing chairmen If various committees were- appointed. Glade Llnebaugh chairman of Executive committee. Kenneth Lowe, chairman of Refreshment Refresh-ment committee. Sid Cullimore, Stunt chairman, RftedWalker, chairman of Finance. The boys received the plans ! enthusastlcally and everything is go. j Ing forward to make Boys Day a "red letter" day at the local High School. Buy Her a Radio For Christmas We will sell you a six tube set complete for only $89.95 OTHER RADIOS PROPORTIONATELY LOW (AtwatervKent and Sparton) at ARROWHEAD SERVICE STATION -Where You and Service Meet Phone.4-J - PLEA AH T.-GP.OV E-CH AM SEft . C F COMMERCE ACTIVITIES ' Recently the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce met and appointed an agriculture and a merchants mer-chants committee. J. M. Macfarlane, Jr., is chairman of the agriculture, and Alton Taylor is chairman of the merchants committee. " The merchants committee has already al-ready began to function and last Wednesday Wed-nesday evening a meeting of all the business men washeld in Thornton's Cabaret. Chairman Taylor presided and states that it was the desire of the committee to help the business people solve their problems. He told of a .number of our business men, attending at-tending a luncheon at Provo where Mr. Basil A. Kdwards. an Efficiency Engineer -from San Francisco, talked on Community Co-operation and suggested sug-gested that perhaps It would be a good thing fors to try and develop In Pleasant Grove more "Community Co-operation." Two saxaphone duets were rendered render-ed by John Halllday, Jr., and Reed Coulman. Also two vocal solos were rendered by Miss Leda Thompson. - M, S.- Christiansen, President of the Chamber of Commerce, was present and offered the services of the Chamber in assisting In the development de-velopment of our community and creating creat-ing a spirit of co-operation. He urged the business men to make a study of their business and the public and. asked them to try and render a service ser-vice to the public that would be second to none anywhere. He left the Impression that the Chamber of Commerce was squarely behind any movement that would help to make Pleasant Grove ablgger city and a better place to live. ; Mayor Frank B. Newman was the next speaker and cited us to history wherein big things had been accomplished accom-plished through "Community Co-operation." He pointed out where great men had rendered service unselfishly for service sake and showed that they had reaped a good reward. He said that he was proud to hold an office of trust In this city and was willing to help to make Pleasant Grove a thriving communityShort talks were made hy F. P. Atwood, J. Kemp, W. E. Clark, S: L. Swenson, Jense P. Fuga and C. A. Fugal. Each gave his views of what might be done to hold the trade at home, which rightfully right-fully belong here, and pledged themselves them-selves to . wort for wore, community co-operation. In summing up tho general trend and feeling of the meeting, S.. Burton Smith thought it was the sentiment of those present that we make an effort ef-fort to Increase our business by getting get-ting the people to do more of their trading t home,-By-suppoxtinKMl enconfagthg"OurgrtrfrTe,wrces and-creating a more- friendly, feeling among ourselves. A motion passed authorizing the committee to draft a resolution setting set-ting forth a plan whereby we will pledge ourselves- , to work, for community com-munity co-operation and a bigger and better Pleasant Grove the same to be voted on at a banquet to be held in the near future. o CARD OF TIIAJKS To all our dear friends and relatives rela-tives who displayed . their sympathy by rendering assistance, In any way during the Illness of our husband and father, and for the many'beauti-ful many'beauti-ful floral offerings received at the funeral, we express " otir heartfelt appreciation, Mrs. Nathaniel Pierce and Family- Chapel Program Wednedsay , The students of the Pleasant Grove . Hl'gb School enjoyed the. following program at their regular weekly devotional de-votional exercises held Wednesday: Invocation, S. D. Moore; vocal olo, John Halllday, Jr., accompanied by Gennleve Fugal; .. reading. Edna Bullock; violin solo, Gennleve Fugal, accompanied by Leda Thompson; talk on '"Dwindling Rural Population" by Lowry Nelson, Chief of the Extension Division of the B.. Y. TJ. The boys' and girls enjoyed the very splendid talk of Prof. Nelson, as also the other numbers of the pro gram. : : O " ' BASKETBALL DOTS PLAT OPEJT. I?G GAME AT FATSOX TONIGHT ""Coach Richards, esststant athletlo manager, Eugene Nelson, and 14 men picked from the athletlo department, go to Payson tonight (Saturday) to play the Payion High School basketball game. Those from which the team . was selected were: 8penctr Hayes, Glade Llnebaugh, Leland Christiansen, EL don Johnson, Milton Kirk, John Haiti.' day, Jr Ralph Smith, Betrsm Kirk Sidney Cullimire Verl Christiansen, Blaine Richards, Roland Jacobs, Vert Kirk and Cyrl Johnson. Money on Farms at 5; Get details from C. L. War-nick. War-nick. . adv. Specials BOY SCOUT SHOES $1.00'aPair BOYS' BLAZERS $1.00 Each We must havo more shelf space for Christmas , merchandise. Thome's GldtHes SEop - . . A BUY YOUR ; FURNITURE AT '-: D-T-R CO. AND RECEIVE A BEAUTIFUL GIFT - A ' 4 4- ' Alcoiiol ana uiycenne FOR YOUR RADIATOR Be Prepared For Freezing Weather. Hayes Auto Go. Phone 20-J - H -I |