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Show AIICAN FOllK UTAH, SATURDAY,- AUGUST. .9, 1924 .J Entire Town Bach of Firemen's Convention Alpine School District' Report Gives Public Information You Can tiow Figure Your . Taxes For This Year vol. xn 'The generosity and good win of the eitiiens of American Fork la again enftig Tntd"" evidence, The tnemoers of the Are department, who aip mak-log mak-log arrangementa for the annual contention con-tention and tournament of the 8tate Firemen's Association are receiving the backing of the busineaa houaea to a most generoua extent. The task of providing entertainment entertain-ment for tbe many visitors who will ' be within our gates for the three days, August 18. 19 and 20, la no email one 'and the department is depending on '.the support of the . townspeople. One problem confronting the department de-partment Is the finding of sleeping accomodations for the- visitors. People Peo-ple having extra rooms or beds which they would rent for the' three nights will gtt In touch with Chief I. L. Pratt stating bow many visitors they an accomodate. Chief Pratt asks also al-so that breakfaat be aerved at these homes to those renting the rooms. A uniform price wilt be 'set on rooms and meala that all may be treated alike. Chief Pratt requests the names be given him as soon as poa- " "Bible. The program as outlined for the three, days Includes convention business busi-ness sessions Monday morning and afternoon .with a public Memorial service In the evening preceded by . an organ recital. Clifford E. Young of this city was selected to make the memorial address. Following the memorial aervlcea, which are held to1 honor those who bravely gave their lives while fighting Area, the visitors will be taken to (he Restart Theatre where the moving picture "Flaming Barriers" will bo shown. The visitors visi-tors will be guests of Mgr. F. &L White and the local department Tuesday meetings will be held and among the apeakers scheduled are Gov. Charles R. Mabey, Mayor C. Clarence Cla-rence Neslen and Commissioner A. R. Barnes. Tuesday afternoon the delegates dele-gates will be taken on a trip to Tim-panogos Tim-panogos Cave and on over the loop road. Another meeting will - be held Tuesday evening at the conclusion of which the delegates and all visitors visi-tors will be taken to the Apollo Hall for dancing. Wednesday will probably be the biggest day of the three, having aa a big attraction the annual flremen'a tournament. Teams from practically practical-ly if not every Are department in the state will be present to compete in the various events for which prizes mounting to $800.00 will be given. The firemen's parade in the morning morn-ing will feature a number of the Are engines of the state and also the queen of the convention and tournament, tourna-ment, a fair young lady from this city, who will ride in state on a float. Arrangements are being made also to hare a moving picture of the parade pa-rade made which will not only be shown In the local theatre, but also In cities represented by depsrtments. Commercial Club Enjoys Outingr At Saratoga An outing of Commercial Club members and their partners was held Wednesday afternoon and evening even-ing at Saratoga springs. There were about twenty in the party who participated parti-cipated in bathing, boating and dancing after which all enjoyed lunch "together. " It was the expression of those who participated that more outings of this nature would not be out of dr-der, dr-der, fostering aa they do a feeling of good fellowship and community spirit.. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" aay the offlcera. o Home-Coming For Missionaries Honoring Misses Revs Wagstaff na uerma uney wno return ea num recently from a mission to the Southern South-ern States, a home-coming meeting will be held in the stake tabernacle tomorrow, plght, Sunday. Tre two young Jndleewllf be the sneakers', and an excellent musical program Is being arranged. All are invited to attend this meet Ing and aa the regular sacrament meetings In the wards" will not be held It Is expected tnerr will bee lrge attendance; Firemen Queen Contest There remains but seven days after af-ter today to choose a queen for the Flremen'a convention and tournament. tourna-ment. The count made Thursday morning revealed Ave new candidates for tbe honor making a total of twenty popular young women, among the fairest of our city, who thua far have been nominated. The J. and 1. Cafe, Brigga Phar macy, Davia Cafe are giving free votea with purchases and votea may be purchased in either of the Thorn ton .Drugs, . Brigga, .Pharmacyr-J.. and I. Cafe and Davis Cafe. With every adult ticket purchased SO votes will be given tonight, Saturday and Monday Mon-day at the Realart Theatre. The votes are priced at one-cent for ten, and are made np In three tickets, ten voces, fifty votes or one hundred votes," amounting to one-cent, Ave cents and ten centa respectively, the proceeds to help' Anance the convention. conven-tion. -As - will 'be sees-by. the fallowing list Miss Arvflla Duke leads with 25-00 25-00 votes with Miss Mary Wild a close second with 2350 votes. Miss Duke was nominated this week. No doubt competition will be keen towards the close of the content which (a Monday, August 18th, There will be but one more announcement an-nouncement of the standing of the candidates in this paper which will publish the reault of the count made next Thursday morning, August 15th. The Anal result will be made known Monday, August ltth. So, fl ye gallants and maidens, rally to the support of your "favorite" "favo-rite" and secure for her the coveted position which carries with It not only tbe distinction of receiving due homage during the three convention conven-tion dart, but nton handsome prtie. No. of votes np tot Thursday: , Arvllla Duke 2500 Mary Wild 2350 Mrs. H. M. Cowry 1550 Fay Chrlstensen 1250 Mrs. David Davis 1100 Olive Berg 1100 Ouelda Elsmore 1100 LaRee Chlpman 1100 Zella Zabriskie 1100 Mrs. W. A. Homer - 1100 Ruth Chlpman 1100 LaBelle Anderson 1050 Veda Barratt 1050 Iris Evans 1050 Thelma Boley 1050 Rella Hunter 1060 Luclle Greenwood 1000 Mrs. O. A. Anderson 1000 "Margaret ITagstaff -1000 Mayme Cheever 1000 o Tennis Now Being Played In American rorK a itnnii court for the use of mem- w of the American Fork Tennis Club' has been completed and haa been in use the past week. There are over thirty membera in the uud up to the present time and It Is expec ted that many others will join. The Club expected to construct two courts this season, having secured the ground back of the public library for this purpose. The water shortage however, haa made the construction of but one court possible and this will have to suffice until next spring. The majority of those already affiliated af-filiated with the club can wield a wicked racquet and from all appearance appear-ance tennis will prove n popular outdoor sport In this city. o Two Mental Hospital Inmates Captured Here Clara Brickman, 25, and Edith Coe, 22, two Inmates of the State Mental Hospital, who escaped from there Tuesday, were picked up hen Thursday by Marshal Durrant. They were returned to the hospital. The women made a dash from th grounds 1 Tuesday and ... according ...to their stories made their way here by foot , They had only apples- ii-eet from" the time they left until picked up , here, they said they had ' not molested ' anyone and were inly noticed from their pecular actloni here.v f y USUAL BALANCE 8HEET, RE-C RE-C El PTS AN O Dl 8 BUR SEME NT COLUMNS. WTthXpER CAPITA, PER SCHOOL ABLE COMBINE INTO THE MOST COMPLETE REPORT EVER GIVEN" IPT THIS DISTRICT. The annual Alpine School report tor the year, July 1. 1923, to June SO, 1924, Is published In this Issue and will be found on page two. It Is the most complete report ever published by the district answering practically ivery question the taxpayer wishes o ask. Every citizen should tske time to -ead and study the report and And ut the money being used In each Thool, cost per student, salaries paid In the district Interest on bonds. to. All this Information Is found In tbe Cost of Operation Table. The report gives the district ruin or assets as $940,104.6, buildings and sites being the big item. $828,325.00. Owing on this amount or the jiie-trict's jiie-trict's liabilities, Is $560,000.00 bonds. 118,000 Aoatlng debts and accrued interest in-terest en- btmdr tlO.218.41 -Tbls leaves the district a net value or suf-plus suf-plus asset of $351,888.54. The total receipts for the year are $411,409.65 of which $111,500.00 wen loans from the bank leaving a net .income .in-come of $293,209.65. The expenses or disbursements were nearly within the revenues, the total being $413,409,85, but of this amount current loan! amounting to $105,000 were paid off and a balance of $6,020.00 above the balance for the first of the report year ls shown. This would make a total payment of $11,020.00 as against a loan of $119,500 with the retirement of $14,000 of bonds or a net payment of debts of. $6,520.00 for the year. The detailed Coat of Operation and Per Capita Table Is brim full of good, InformationJt gives number of .students; .stud-ents; rooms, salaries, fuel, light water, supplies, books. repairs and Improvements, transportation. Interest and administrative expense, and totals by schools. Also the per capita, or per student, cost by schools and the total per capita cost which Is $62.29. This compares very favorably -with other state districts. Veternaarian C. T. Jones reports that be has vaclnated over 700 head of dairy stock in. tbe Vineyard district dis-trict as a precaution against the outbreak out-break of the dreaded anthrax. American Fork Hale The Mldvale nine narrowly defeated defea-ted the Cavemen here Wednesday afternoon In a ten Inning game. "Hap" Holmstead In the tenth knocked a home run with two on bases netting the - locals three runs but the visitors scored Ave runs In this frame'glvlng them the victory by two runs, the final score reading 11-9. 11-9. The line-up and score follows: AMERICAN FORK AB. R. H. Barnes, If 6 0 1 Homer, 3b ,. 3 2 1 L. Chlpman. rf .'. 6 1 C E. Chlpman, c - 5 2.1 Holmstead, ss 5 2 2 BInch, 2b - 5 2 2 Austin, lb. 6 0 .2 Shelley, p 4 0 2 C. Chlpman, rf. 8 0 1 , Total , 45 9 13 MID VALE AB. R H. Reading, p. - 6 1 Cushman, lb. 3 2 1 Whit mo re, 3b 6 1 1 Rasmussen, cf. 6 2 3 8chmltt. -2b. 8 0 8 AtwcriJ..""-."-.-.-. """" 1 Beckstead, rf. - 6 1 2 Bowen, If. .. 4 11 Jlrklns, ss. 4 1 $ Total - 44 ' 17 19 Umpire Brown. Health Clinic Examines r Eignty-onTChlaen Under the auspices of the Alpine Stake Relief Society Health Commit-te. Commit-te. a free health conference for the itake was held In the city halt here fuesday. There were two sessions, those from out of town attending Jhe morning session, and those from this City attending in the afternoon. Tbe conference thla time provided for free examination of children of preschool pre-school age and expectant mothers. - A total of 81 children were examined. examin-ed. Of this number 44 were from this city, 22 from Lehl and 15 from Pleasant Grove. Three expectant mothers took advantage of the con ference. Dr. Rlchsrda of Salt- Lake City, assisted by Drs. P. M. Kelly and J. F. Noyes of this city; Dr. Worlton and Dr. Chrlstensen of Lehl; state nurse, Mrs. Connover, and county nurse,- Mrs. - Clay, made the -examinations. The conferencea are financed by the federal atate and county government, while the interest on the Relief Society wheat fund finances mcd!cal Work following np the examinations where the parents are nnabte to bare K done. The Relief Society fund la used also to pay the transportation of the county nurse. It Is very probably that similar conferences will be held again noon, but Instead of holding them con-Jointly con-Jointly here, separate conferences will be held In each of the three districts. dis-tricts. American "Fork, Lehl and Pleasant Grove. It is probable also that a health conference providing for tbe examination of children above school age will be arranged. Baxter Electrio Business . Taken OrtrBy IL . Jbott This week a deal was closed be tween R. EL Baxter and M. S. Lott company whereby the latter company takes over the Baxter Electric busi ness. The business and all stock and supplies are taken over- by the new concern. Definite details have not . been worked out aa yet but it ia most probable that a business place will be opened on Main Stret and the stock enlarged to take care of all electrical Jobs that might come up. Holds to Close Score Next Wednesday afternoon the Bingham Apex team will meet the Cavemen, here. Both teams will be stronger than when they met before and a game of no small interest U anticipated. The Bingham team will have two new players of considerable consider-able reputation and it will be remembered remem-bered the strong Heber nine met defeat de-feat at the hands of the Miners during tk Wasitch County Round-up. Fans. If a good game means anything to you, be at the park next Wednesday afternoon. . Fords Feature In Smash-up , On State Highway Tuesday night about 9:00 o'clock on the west state road Just beyond the city limits a head-on collision of a Ford sedan and a Ford touring car occured which resulted in consider able damage to the autos but no serious seri-ous Injuries to the occupanta. Jack Varney, accompanied by C. M. Pitts, waa driving Mr. and Mrs. Dell Lee to Lehl, and driving to American Fork In the touring car were Dick Durrant nnd Aaron Greenwood of . this city wltb two young ladles from Leht The Impact of -the ,carsjsent ,tbe sedan down into swampy section run- !ning parallel with; tbe road while tbe I touring ran P onto, the Union Pacific right-of-way- No one, was thrown out of .either; car- '.' ' With the aattlns of the - Utah County tax levy at 6.83 mills the last of the levies on property la made And. If the tax payera wish to begin to worry about the necessary cash to be raiaed tor the fall tax notice he can figure his out The total, levy for American Fork property Is 38.32 mills. Outside tbe city It will be 25.32 mills. Tbe total levy la: State . . . County American Fork City Alpine School mills 6.g3 miiig ..13.00 mill ,11.49 mills - mi The commissioners on Tuesday afternoon made Utah county levy, for 1924, at follows: ' Mills County general fund-County fund-County roads Poor and Indigent County- infirmary Interest on bonds Widows' pension County building.... .14 1.75 .73 .14 -72; .20 1.46 ...Ml ..;.1.B0 Total SUteTwid- Inspection -no Grand total . 8.83 Thla Is a reduction n tbe county levy of 4 milla, the levy tor 1923 be ing 1.83 mile. Id their levy of 1923 no provision waa made for the county and city building. This year the levy provides pro-vides for the raising of $75,731.35 for this purpose. The county has a deficit In the building fund of $47,096.81; the levy. however, will wipe out this deficit and still leave n balance of $28,635.84. e . Wattis Extending Glad- hand to voters Here W. HWattia, general manager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company and aspirant to U governorship of Utah, was In the north end of Utah county Tuesday giving an the "political hand shake." Tbe selection of the Republican candidate for governor will be made August 20th when the convention ls held at Salt Lake City. J. H. Clark Not in County Commission Race . Aug. 6th, 1924. Editor of American Fork Citizen, -American Fork, Utah. Dear Sir, I see by a recent Issus of your paper that my name has been put forth by some of my friends, aa a probable candidate tor the position of County Commissioner, at the coming com-ing election 8o"."thaffhiaTeport may not In any way interfere with the Candidacy of any one. else, I would be pleaaed to have, you announce an-nounce that I will not be n candidate candi-date for the above position. I would tib. h t .nnr.ri.fe h, kindly interest which prompted the putting forward of my name. but' .w . !.. h.lnR. win not permit of my accepting of this po.i- tlon. at thla time., Thanking you in advance for such publicity aa you may give to this matter, I remain Tours respectfully, James H. Clarke. O " 1 ' ' Fourth of July Committee Makes Report At the request of City Recreation- al Director, Earl Homstead, who was general chairman of the Fourth of July celebration, the following re - nort la Dubltshed ahowing - the amounta received and expended for, tha Jiiir 4th and 24th celebrations: Receipts American Fork City ..$100.00 Received -from concessions.... 47.80 Returned by 8ports Com 12.00 Donationa 860.30 Total Disbursements $519.80 Parade and Decorations $318.86 Snort e . 75.60 LAdvertlalng 15.88 Fireworks ....;... 42.83, IprixeVr. 24th July expenditures li.58 Ratanf nn hand ..... . tJi Total , 519,89 The Question of SdlectingGovernor,.. Minus Politics - By Henry Johnaton:! .1 1 i: . The matter - of : selecting ,- Utah's governor for the next four yearf ir" not a big or complex matter If the political phaaes of tbe question are I forgotten and clear view of matter! taken. h WntOovernor "Mabey baa given tbe atate a clean cut conservative administration, ad-ministration, living within the state's ! means, reducing taxes and at the nm t,Ine Pf Pee of the Second He is a strong character. i wuiing ana reaay to atana tor wnu he believes is right Third A second term for any man in publlo office, who proves himself 'capable. Is only Just and proper. A big part of the first term la always nsed in getting "the run" of thing and more can always be expected from" public " offlcera In " their 'aecondT term a. Fourth On - every - question our- preslnrgovernof fiaf TakettTTlew nr of the state's cltliens nnd rendered his decisions accordingly. Aa a result re-sult political bosses and professional! have , not been catered to, their enmity and disfavor created and consequently con-sequently meat of this type are now backing tbe "money" candidate, - ' Will we go to the primaries as fftliens nnd show s common sense attitude tk selecting nnd Instructing delegates to the conventions! Tke ausstloa will be one of sifting the political propaganda from the ' tras facts nnd conditions. ' Tbe public can nnd will nave their aay! VV:'y;- ' Jump In Pries of Grains . ; r.i v Bi Aid To Fsrnsra Purchasing Power ef Agriculturists I Dollar. Coming Into It Own After Many Yearn. New high prices for, all grains and 0JB ,onj " the hlgb, w ' . "7 I'""""."". ""l , pro vea - me agricultural ouuook ana gladdened the heart of the farmer. Betterment -has come not only, thro raising prices for farm products, but through n continued alow decline in the prices of farm needa and in the prices of the things that the farmer -must buy. The Bureau of Labor's commodity indsx shows the farmers purchasing power as of July 1 to be 91 cents s compared with 100 centa -In 1913, 75 cents a. year ago end 83 centa at the close of the 1923 cro3 season,.' : ' ; ' Many farmers now are able to see daylight for the first' time in four years ; old debts are being reduced or paid off In those sections where the financial problem has been one of froten credits. " k ? , f wheat 1. bring ng $1.18 per bushel ta this section with - other grains In j opoxtlo nd. the . It crop. I, . de- mending better prices. However, the droueht in our Immediate-vicinity U materially cutting the production this year. o . ' 1 Highland Wins Game From Alpine The baseball game between Highland High-land and Alpine, played at Highland , J"t Saturday proved cloee and in terestlng. The final acore of 12-10 Jw" in favor of Highland. Battertee tor Highland were Wanlaaa and Beuh- ler; for Alpine, Burgess and Marsh. Notice The American Fork Silver Band 111 play several selections In front of the Realart Theatre next Thursday 1 evening. August 14th, Instead of the. regular concert on the corner of the city park site. After next Thursday, however, the regular concerts .will; continue at the usual place. !Thi .Covered Wagon" will ne snowni jn ReaUrt. the , last four. days. of next nd many of .the toTs5opl win no doubt be pleased, with tfcn. ex- ransement of being sble to besr .the band anoj. also nttend the picture tat ereplng - AS' |
