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Show IlOTQI Fill AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1938 NUMBER 27 f umway, Star To Battle For City Championship 95 On 'n com Wncis FOSTER yarn about the skunk ' . onrf Mrs. John n-rallel In Ephralm, as ihj epuiBM" - story in the Enterprise, rjjg LEAVE3 MEMOIR, MEMO-IR, people have got Cwhtffs of skunk odor Cn,. W drift in from ad the theory was that a , ,kunk of the fourth four-th roaming about town. Tgs proven during the Varshal Fred C. Ander-i Ander-i , .iiimul rrosa ucn """" about Wednesday night into the uave v,i. tho rxirr.h fcwas aci was caugni. t away but its mem- , The Blackhams are bether to move away Uder of the summer or Junitog sulphur Wmpnt nearly as puzz- rXmerican Fork fisher- I ti mlth tho nvn. B prOOlCUl Cahn whether or not u now. Returning from a flrfilne triD they ran 4 but were able to "stick enough to reach town, jcent with them. VaW fnorW oT ffO staH notation by Karl Ben-dty Ben-dty council minutes for Jriit Only three little kh line, but considering collection problem wnat Wning! Bennett wrote Kates Discussed ltd DiSCOSMd ids us of an example news stories which, we in the Chicago Tri y 4S, of 6129 Aberdeen $7 yesterday when he tat with four gypsies he iter and 63rd streets.. . SCHOOL OPENING TO END VACATION DAYS AND PLAY; WORK STARTS SEPTEMBER 5 al Services IF. Matron eld Saturday many friends and rela-1 rela-1 l last tribute, Mrs. Nel-D Nel-D Karren, 63, was laid to tig funeral services Satur-wn Satur-wn in the Third ward rai died at the family Eesday of last week, after illness. at the services were Jesse Gwrge F. Shelley, and ok O. Shelley. Charles trtd the invocation, Ed-Pnmounced Ed-Pnmounced the benedlc-' benedlc-' C. Pectol dedicated the American Fork City numbers consisted of a 7 Darrell Wanlass, a vo-Mrs. vo-Mrs. Clifford E. Young, by the ladies' quartet Docia Wagstaff. Mrs! . Mrs. Charles Ander-n Ander-n Edna Boley. " as a lifelong resl-Wrican resl-Wrican Fork, she was November 19, i874. a " exander .and Mary "Adamson, pioneer set-d set-d Joseph Karren of and after living a J Bingham they made ? resides her husband are - of American r?h Karren of Eureka; aatie Roberts of : and h. fcters: Thomas. David - auamson and Mrs. ags. all Af . Adamson, of Alberta, Conclave m last w onvcn- hr TT rk-nul. and I a tin . i, "" rl"rt TV.ll t... ... fem(i:n"m.nn'lMr. SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR COMING YEAR COMPLETE Ending an active recreation program pro-gram and a pleasant summer vacation, vaca-tion, children of Alpine school district dis-trict will go back to their classrooms Monday, September S, for the coming com-ing year of instruction. In preparation for activities of the new school year tekchers will hold their Institute the Saturday preceding preced-ing the opening. Prominent educators educa-tors will take part In the program, i Schools throughout the district have been prepared to assure the comfort of the students. Extensive renovating has been done at nearly all the schools. According to the school calendar approved by the board of education and released this week by the district dis-trict office, the Christmas vacation will extend from December 24 to January 3. School will end May 19, 1939. SCHOOL CALENDAR 1938-1939 Saturday, September 3, 1938 Alpine Al-pine Teachers' Institute. Monday, September 5 Registration Registra-tion Junior and Senior High Schools. Monday, September 5 Elementary and; Grammar School In Session. ' Thursday afternoon, Friday and Saturday, October 13, 14, 15 Utah Education Association Convention, Salt Lake City. Thursday and Friday, October 20, 21 Harvest Vacation, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 grades Teachers to take census. Thursday, November 24, Friday, November 25 Thanksgiving Recess. Friday, November 25 First Quarter Quart-er Ends. Monday, November 28 Second Quarter Begins. Saturday, December 24 Christmas Vacation Begins. Tuesday, January 3, 1939-Vaca-tion Ends. Friday, January 20 End of First Half Year. Wednesday, February 22 Washington's Wash-ington's Birthday School in Session. Ses-sion. Friday, February 24 Second Quarter Ends. Monday, February 27 Third Quarter Begins. Friday, May 19 School Ends. GROWERS SHIP PRIME TURKEYS TO EARLY MART TURKEYS MARKETED IN NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON Two cars of dressed turkeys recently re-cently shipped to the New York market by LeOrande and Arza Adams reached the market in fine condition ", according to word re ceived here. The two carloads shipped from the Utah Poultry Producers dressing plant were loaded out at more than 40,000 pounds. The 4,000 turkeys averaged twelve pounds in weight. Meanwhile, 2 carloads of 5,000 turkeys tur-keys from the A. W. Pulley & Sons planfwas processed last week, and ready to go the first of this week, mSking a total of nearly 10,000 young turkeys to go on the early market. One carload of the Pulley ship ment will be marketed In New York City, and the other In Boston. The dressed birds weighed more than 63,-000 63,-000 pounds, averaging 16 pounds each for toms and 9 pounds each for hens. Most of the turkeys In the recent shipments were received from the hatcheries In January and have advanced rapidly with good weather conditions and careful feeding. Although early marketing Is more or less of an experiment, good prices were received for the turkeys, it was reported here. The Adams shipment was processed process-ed at the Utah Poultry Producers' dressing plant, and was the first to leave the state this year. Another carload was to be run there this week. Although turkey ranching is some what reduced this year, there is prospect of a good market. It is estimated that approximately 75,000 turkeys are being raised in the American Fork district. . 0 Miss Eleanor Nicholes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Nicholes of Provo, Is visiting with her grandparents, grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nicholes, Nich-oles, of American Fork. BUILDING ACTIVITY SEEN; HOMES, STRUCTURES GO UP American Fork, this fall is a scene of building activity, with several new homes and other construction going up, a survey of the city shows. Largest single unit of construction is the Third ward recreation hall and chapel addition, under contract to the Chlpman Mercantile company. com-pany. Good progress has been made on the construction since it started this summer, with the brickwork nearly completed. Several new homes are In the process pro-cess of construction, or Just recently completed. LaVere Wadley Is building build-ing on South Center street, Clyde Chestnut and Bob Chestnut are building on South Second East street, and Dr. C. R. Anderson is putting up a home on West Main street. An attractive house has been completed com-pleted by Myron Boley, and a chicken chick-en coop is being built on the place. Additions are being constructed by Charles Baxter and Sarah A. Shelley. Shel-ley. Other improvements of interest are remodeling of rental property on West Main street by William Bax ter, and completion of a Two Members To Speak At Meeting In Second Ward Two ward members leaving in the near future to teach school in other cities will be the speakers at the Second ward Sacrament meeting Sunday night. Bishop Joseph H. Storrs announced this week. The speakers will be Mrs. Lillian C. Booth, who is moving to Provo to take her new position in the Brigham Young university training school, and Miss Nina Halliday, who will teach in the Salt Lake City schools during the coming year. REGISTERED? - - LAST DAY MONDAY BEFORE PRIMARIES The last registration day before the first primary election will be Saturday, August 27, at which time all citizens who may be in doubt as to whether they are registered should check with the agents. Agents are as follows: First District Mrs. May Greenwood. Green-wood. Second District Mrs. Hazel Walker. Walk-er. ' Third District Mrs. Randall Shipley. 1 Fourth District Mrs. Hazel Cunningham. Cun-ningham. Alpine Mrs. Robert Hunter Highland Mrs. Lue Groesbeck. All persons of voting age are urged to see that their names are on the voting list, in order that they may vote in the primary election on September 13 and 27. Persons who have Just turned 21, and any who may have changed their residence from one district .to another, or others who did not vote in the last election, especially should take advantage of the last registration registra-tion day before the primary elections. elec-tions. Other' registration days will be held before the regular elections, but citizens will not exercise their full voting privilege unless they participate partici-pate in the primary election. 0 Premium List For County Fair Invites Exhibits Premium lists for the Utah County Coun-ty Fair, have been issued by the Fair board for county residents who plan to exhibit superior crops, livestock, live-stock, household work or other products pro-ducts at the exposition at Provo, September 15, 16 and 17. The list features 628 entry classifications, classifi-cations, in sixteen departments, embracing em-bracing farm and home activities of men, women and FFA.and 4-H club members of the county. "The purpose of this Fair is to bring together the people of Utah county that each may receive an inspiration in-spiration to produce a better plant, flower, animal or article by comparing compar-ing their own product with that of their friends and neighbors," the message of the Fair board states. "We present this premium list with the hope that it may be an incentive to you to produce some plant, animal or article superior in quality to any that you might have produced without this incentive." Departments of the Fair include field crops, horticulture, dairy, beef stock, sheep, swine, Future Farmers of America, 4-H club, arts and crafts, floriculture, home economics, community exhibits, poultry, rabbits, horse pulling contest, horses. Persons interested may obtain the list from the Fair board, or refer to the copy at the Citizen office. Premiums for the horse department depart-ment are an addition to the list, this being the first time in many years that they will be offered. Interest in exhibiting of draft horses and light horses Is evidenced throughout the county E. L. Hansen, supervisor of the department, and Professor H. Grant Ivins, president of the Timp-anogos Timp-anogos Saddle club having contacted mariy county horse breeders. Entertainment features of the Fair will be a rodeo, horse show, horse pulling contests, and carnival. Council Appoints Recreation Body For Coming Year CITY TO INVESTIGATE CHANCE FOR PWA ASSISTANCE Outside Teams Invade A. F. For Coming Week's Games With the fiscal year of the city Recreation organization having come to a close, the city council reappointed reappoint-ed the committee at a regular council coun-cil session Monday night. Jesse M. Walker, committee chairman, chair-man, and Bishop Joseph H. Storrs and Earl Holmstead, representing the committee, reported to the council on the year's work. They recommended that a new committee be appointed to continue the work, providing the council felt the recreation recrea-tion work is worth while. Councilman W. S. Storrs made a motion, seconded by Councilman A. F. Christensen, that the old committee commit-tee be retained, and that the com mittee outline a proposed program for winter recreation and report back to the council. Investigate Fire Truck Possibility of getting a PWA grant or other aid for the purchase of a new city fire truck was seen to be remote, unless the city undertakes a building or other project, when a communication from the PWA was read. The letter, received from Kenneth Ken-neth A. Godwin, regional director of the PWA with headquarters in San Francisco, stated in answer to an Inquiry from Recorder Karl Bennett in regards to a loan or grant for the purpose, that it is not the policy of the PWA to accept applications for equipment only. However, if it is proposed to purchase this equipment in connection with the construction of fire houses or other facilities, then such purchase would be eligible for a grant. Public Gets Bid To Crafts Show; Dance Festival The public will have an opportunity opportu-nity this afternoon and evening to see the many articles made by children chil-dren in the summer handcraft groups and to witness entertainment by talented youngsters, as the Recreation Rec-reation organization marks the end of a successful season with a handcraft hand-craft exhibit and dance festival. The exhibit and dance festival will be held in the basement of the Al pine stake tabernacle. The exhibit will open at 2 p. m. with hundreds of novel and useful articles on dis play, and will continue all day, ex cept during the program. More than 35 children will appear in group and Special dance numbers at the evening program. Special numbers, including selections by the string ensemble under direction of K. J. Bird, and instrumental and vocal selections and readings will also feature the program. The double event will fittingly bring to a close a summer of varied recreational activities which have occupied the leisure time of 400 children. Handcraft and dancing classes, supervised play, story telling and outdoor sports have provided a full program, under sponsorship of the city Recreation committee and supervisors, and the W. P. A. recreation rec-reation workers. The public is urged to Join with the Recreation organization In this final event of the summer season. EXTRA GAMES SLATED SOFTBALL NIGHTS NEXT WEEK SEMINARY WORK OFFERS OPPORTUNITY TO STUDENTS Workmen Repair Sidewalks In City WPA crews this week are putting city sidewalks in good repair by replacing re-placing broken sections of pavement with new concrete. Working under a $1700 project, the crews already have improved sidewalks side-walks in 16 different places about town. Materials are furnished by the property owners and labor by the WPA. More than 20 men are employed on the project. They are supervised by LeGrande Beck. Among the cracked and broken sidewalks to receive attention is the approach to the city hall. Sections immediately In front of the entrance have been removed and will be replaced re-placed with new concrete. 0 NOTICE A Republican meeting will be held Monday, at 8 p. m. in the city hall, for the purpose of electing a town executive committee, consisting of a chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, and to discuss any other business that may properly come before the meeting. Everybody out! Henry Chipman, Secretary. Writer Asks: Can The Farmer Survive? Editor Citizen: We hear a great deal now-a-days about upward trends in business and tn,lri,i 1 renewed prosperity. The writer 1.1.7 111 U1L . - cabin and construction of a second on the turn of the highway east of town, by,A. F. Galsford. Building of a warehouse for E. O. Muir and company, on a Salt Lake St Utah railroad spur, is expected to be under way soon. The warehouse, to be built by the railroad for the produce dealers, is expected to be completed in time for fall shipping. Another improvement of note is the remodel- would like to, call attention to the present situation that confronts the farmer. Nature has blessed us with an abundant harvest, for which all should be thankful, but this abundance abun-dance apparently is going to prove the undoing of many tillers of the soU. We have repeatedly heard .the statement that agriculture is the ... - . I i V. . ing of the store space north of the j foundation 01 prosperity, .u u.c Chlpman Mercantile ' company im-' fawner does not prosper then other plement department. This building -lines of business slump with disa-was disa-was purchased by the store from the , sterous effects. Chlpman Investment company. Pol-1 Let me briefly state the situation lowing removal of a partition, con-! confronting the farmer viz: Litt e struction of a new floor and other market for his products, prices ri-remodeling, ri-remodeling, the space will be used as diculously low. labor costs advanced, a workshop : farm machinery at peak prices, in- ' - ! terest payments and high taxes star- . . ...... ir, in tim fnrp No wonder the v Mrs. Moral D. Steele entennineo - a gotng-awav partv for Miss Beth tiller of the soil is not weani u.e. Adamson at the Fourth ward chapel, happy s.nilr of prasp.-rity. The Thursday of last week- Twenty qm-M Ion is: Can th.-ro be real pros-Sunday pros-Sunday School class members en- lritv and the fanner in the dumps Joyed' games and a delirious lunrh Or is this mm thy nre try to pawn off on us as prosperity the imagination im-agination of the mind, entirely artificial arti-ficial and not reaP- Take for example wheat, known as the "Staff of-Life " Our local mills are paying 42 cents xt bushel for cleaned wheat. 1 Farther north we understand the price is down to 30 cents). But for our calculation let us take 42 cents, and see what expense ex-pense the producer has been to in raising and harvesting that bushel of wheat; without considering labor cost, use' of land, etc. Saed for planting 44 cents Cutting and binding 6 cents Twine 1V4 cents Threshing machine 6 cents Extra threshing help 2 cents Total 20 cents Tills leaving the poor fanner 22 cents per bushel for which to pay for his own labor, hired help, the of his" land, mixtion and gene- 1 and wear and feed .for his and one incl-naturally incl-naturally arise And fhen, to if he takes a to get some use ral taxes, the pun lia tear on machinery, horses and a doen dental expenses h; in operating n fa mi. make matters wor little -wheat to the n flour for his family, our millmen have deemed it proper and in accordance, ac-cordance, with business, principles to cut down his quota of flour on a bushel of wheat 10 per cent, giving him only 30 lbs. of flour for a bushel of cleaned wheat. The average present wholesale price of flour charged by our local mills is about $1.85 per ewt. and with cleaned wheat at 42 cents per bushel the mill Is making more on a bushel of wheat for the milling, than the farmer is getting with all his expenses. ex-penses. Then when we consider that raspberries rasp-berries sold on the Salt Iake market as low as from 25 to 40 cents per case (including cups) fine cherries at 2 and 3 cents a pound, thousands of bushels of apricots in northern Utah wasting on the trees for lack of a market, potatoes in Idaho at from 10. to .20 cents per bushel, with, thousands of bushels of good apples that will doubtless remain on the trees unpicked this year because of no market, with interest payments and high taxes staring him in the face, I again repeat the question: "Can the Farmer Survive?" George F. Shelley. A softball series which is expected to have the fans on the edge of their seats will start Monday, when Star Flour and Shumway Service, league champions, will go to battle for the city championship. First game of the championship series will be played at 9 p. m. Monday; Mon-day; the second at 0 p. m. Thursday; Thurs-day; and the third, if necessary, Friday, at 9 p. m. As two games out. of three will determine the championship, cham-pionship, the series, though short. Is expected to be a "hum-dlnger," soft-ball soft-ball fans say. A special attraction in softball will be offered by the American Fork Softball association beginning Monday, Mon-day, when outside teams will be welcomed wel-comed here for a series of contests. Outside teams. which probably will. take part in these encounters are Pleasant Grove, Lehi, Charleston, Salt Lake and Eureka. The special games will be tied in with the championship playoff series, ser-ies, furnishing two games each regular reg-ular softball night The games will be started at 8 p. m. Monday night with A & W meeting Wasatch of Pleasant Drove, followed by the Star Flour-Shumway fracas at 9 p. m. Two games will be played each night on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, also. Summaries of recent games and the schedule, in the special series follow: COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Team Standing Won Lost Alpine 3 I Shumway 3 1 Star Flour 2 2 Nielsen Auto 2 3 C&R 1 3 A & W 1 Results: August lft Shumway, 14; A & W, 10; Alpine,' 4; C & R 1; Star Flour, 11; Nielsen Auto, 4. August 22 A & W, 8, C & R, 5; Shumway, 13; Star Flour, 11; Niel sen Auto, 11; Alpine 4. RECREATIONAL LEAGUE Team, Standing , Won Lost Texaco 3 Griffin 3 Chlpman Merc 3 Nye & Nlssen 1 Greenwood Service 1 Utah Poultry ... I Results: August 19 Utah Poultry, 9; tc Nlssen, 5; Chlpman Merc., 1 1 1 3 3 3 Nye 13. Greenwood Service, 6; Griffin, 13; Texaco, 10. August 23 Greenwood Service, 11; Utah Poultry, 8; Texaco, 11; Nye Ss Nlssen, 10; Chlpman Merc, 15; Oril-fin, Oril-fin, 2. Final Games of Schedule August 2 ariffin vs. Greenwood Service, 7 p. m.; Chlpman Merc. vs. Nye & Nlssen, 8 p. m.; Utah Poultry vs. Texaco, 9 p. m. Contributed As September draws near, American Ameri-can youth begin thinking of school the association of friends together togeth-er with the many fine opportunities that go hand in hand with the successful suc-cessful school year. It is becoming more generally recognized rec-ognized that modern education, to be complete, should include some phase of spiritual development. The Seminary work makes accessible to the students of American Fork such spiritual guidance as they desire. The new psychology teaches that it is fundamental to know something of the Bible. A knowledge of the Hebrew people and customs, their beliefs and literature should be a basic feature in the life of modern youth. This year a new arrangement has been made in-so-far as text books are concerned. At the time of registration, regis-tration, each student will be expected expect-ed to pay a $1.00 rental fee, then new texts will be provided for his use throughout the entire school year. The Seminary will purchase a limited number of used boolcs from the students. It Is believed that this arrangement arrange-ment will be highly successful, for the students will have constant access ac-cess to the books without having to pay the entire price for them. Our Seminary Principal, Mr. E. Ray Gardner, has been making extensive ex-tensive preparation for this school year. During the summer he visited all places of interest in the early history of the church. From this travel he has acquired a rich background back-ground of experience that will undoubtedly un-doubtedly prove Invaluable in his teaching. The past five weeks he has been attending the Alpine Summer Sum-mer School at Aspen Grove. There he has contacted nearly every Seminary Semi-nary teacher in the system, numbering; number-ing; more than 100, and has taken special elates in the field of guidance guid-ance and religious education, under direction of Dr. Frank L. West, church supervisor of education, and Dr. Lynn Be anion , director of seminaries.- . This year Mr. Golden May, form erly of Burley, Idaho, will assist in the Seminary, and "do graduate work at the Brigham Young university. Mr. May is an outstanding teacher. He Fas been in the church school system for the past eight years and is well qualified to serve the community com-munity capably. The Seminary invites every student stu-dent to register for the work. The teachers will welcome any one who desires assistance with their registration regis-tration or who has any other prob lems with which they need help. . school. For a complete and h'-ipy Registration for Seminary will bo 'school year, participate in the Seml-in. Seml-in. connection, with that of the high ( nary activities. Last Tribute To E.E. Hall Paid At Service Here Edmond Ebenezer Hall, 84, who died Sunday, August 13, was laid to rest Wednesday of last week following follow-ing Impressive funeral services in the Alpine ward chapel conducted by Bishop John W. Pulley of American Fork. Interment was In the Alpine cemetery. The services included a vocal solo, "O My Father", by Mrs. Alice Forbes Vance; a duet, "I'm a Pilgrim", by Mrs. Lyle N. Grant and Mrs. Detta Taylor; remorks by Bishop Edward Burgess of Alpine; vocal solo, "Come Unto Me and Resl", Mrs. Edith Young; remarks bj President Clifford Clif-ford E. Young, Bishop S. T. Bennion of Taylorsvllle wardr and - Bishop- Pulley; vocal solo, "Going Home", by Mrs. Edith Young. James H. Vance offered the invo cation and James C. Healey pronounced pro-nounced the benediction. The grave was dedicated by Arthur Forbes. Mr. Hall was born in Flemming- burg, Kentucky, December 8, 1853, a son of Ebenezer K. and America Jones Hall. He moved to Alpine in 1910, then to American Fork in 1924. He married Annie A. Hurst, July 18, 1871. Surviving. besides his widow are 14 sons and daughters, 88, grandchildren, grandchil-dren, 35 great-grandchildren, and a great-grat-grandchlld. 1' m Aspen |