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Show - i wm Reward! The Fighters EWE VALLEY LEADM TREMONTON, UTAH, VOLUME 6 Young Men Sentenced On Charge of Felony NEW HONORS COME TO BEAR RIVER F. FARMERS Nearly 200 Enjoy Banquet and Program At High School Thurs. The second annual banquet of the Bear River Chapter of the Future Farmers was held in the High School Gymnasium, February 12, with the laid for approximately 200 who tables ; attended, out of which 155 were members of the Future Farmers Bear Riv, ':: er Chapter. the splendid cooperation Through of the domestic science department, under the direction of Miss Burnham, a delicious banquet was served which consisted of the following: roast chicken, . dressing, mashed potatoes, gibblet gravy, french peas, celery sticks, cranberry pelly, hot rolls and Dutter, ice cream and cake After the banquet the following pro gram was carried out: address, Louis Spackman; singing, led by Don and Darwin Gunnell; Bear River Chapter's achievements; in judging, Fred iSom-erin exhibiting, Milton Anderson; in project work, Keith Rhodes; sheep 'Vards, Wm. Hansen; Farm Bureau Future Farmers, 0. L. Brough; iAiture Farmers and Community, James Walton; remarks, by J. H, Stewart, C. H. Skidmore, L. R. Humphreys and C. E. Smith. In the reports given by the Future Farmers a showing of marked efficiency and accomplishments was apparent. Not all the figures that were given are available at this writing. An idea can be gained .however, when it is learned that practically 100 per cent of all projects commenced were completed, with a gross earning of with a net total labor income to thestii3emriof'" $7,262.94 and a -- net profit from these projects of $4,891.95 Tt was also shown from the reports that in prizes, in fair stockjudging, etc., $438 00 had been won by the chapter. That the Future Farmers are an important factor in the Box Elder Coun ty Fair is shown in the fact that $0 per cent of all hogs entered m the fair were entered bv Future Farmers, with 60 per cent of the sheep, 40 per cent of the cattle and 30 per cent of '.'v-.-..":-- ; s; f"Vl , $23,-81- County Attorney Lewis Jones announced today that in the future, felwill be brought ony complaints against anyone caught in similar laws breaking in Box Elder county. at f And Still Chicken Thievery. Continues Otr-de- Tremonton Man In Play M. L A. Adults to Give Patriotic Social Mon. As one of the special activities of the adult department of the M. I. A. a patriotic program will be given Mon day evening, February 23 at 8 P. M. in the L. D. S. chapel. This will be followed, by games and dancing in the recreation hall. Mr. E. Zundel and Mrs. Ada Calderwood are in charge of the affair and assure all an enjoy-ablevening. This is one of the activities on the budget. e , . , STAKE HONORS Thatcher, Plymouth Run Close Seconds in winner and in the Southern Division and Fielding and Plymouth of the Northern Division battle on the waxed court next Monday and Wednesday nights for the Bear River Stake 'M' Men basket ball championship, a silver loving cup and the right to represent the Bear River Stake in the church semi finals in Cache Valley, early in nd Thatcher, Dewey runner-u- p March. ; Her On 82nd Birthday Born SHll the : Februr A birthday surprise party, in hon?2, .1732 or of Mrs. J. L. Stah was held Saturday, February 14th, at the home of Lf C. Christensen, the occasion being her 82nd birthday. A delicious hot supper was served under the direction of the Mesdames Earl, Wallace, Melvin Christensen and Mart Hansen. After supper the diversion of the was devoted to music, with evening IN- Wallace and Earl Christensen, enter; taming with music on the steel saw and the jews harp. MEETThose present aside from the guest of honor, Mrs. Stahl, were: Mr. and ING Mrs. L. C. Christensen, Mr. and Mrs Earl Christensen and son, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Christensen and two daughters, Claude Iverson, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Christensen and four children and Mrs. Mart Hansen, of Erigham City. Views At a late hour the guests departed expressing themselves as having had The regular luncheon a pleasant evening. of the Lions Club held in the Midland Dining room Wednesday. The program Club took on the nature of an open forum. Among the many things that were To Give discussed was" the place of the next luncheon meeting and it was decided The S. O. D. H. Club are 'fast whipthat, if arrangements could be made, into Bear River City would be the scene ping their final arrangements to for their vaudeville, coming shape of the next Lions outing. be staged here February 26th. The Dr. Luke announced that a club consists of a group of talanted Association will be formed at young ladies and something unusual the Ward Chapel next Tuesday even- is sure to happen when the footlights ing and invited everyone interested to are turned on these par excellent enbe present at the meeting. tertainers. The club was entertained by little The program will consist of dancDon Fishburn, who rendered a couple ing, singing, readings, a fashion, show, of coronet solos, while the older Lion with two specialty numbers from Salt Fishburn beemed approvingly on ev- Lake: a trained boy tap dancer and a erybody and at times helped the little small girl reader. Bud Workman's fellow blow. A. N. was all out of orchestra, from Ogden, will furnish breath when the little boy finished. music for the dance which, will be Lion D. B. Green and Alvi3 Anderson given after. furnished two violin duets, accompanThe club is being assisted by memied by Mrs. LeRoy Bishop. Lion Green bers of the local ball club. explained that he put his patients asleep by playing for them just before operating, thus saving the price of . gas. . On of Lion Fishburn presented past president Lion H. T. Woodward with a past Officials of the Utah Beet Growers president's button, in token of appre- of the sugar manufacturing companie? ciation of the excellent work done by of the' state failed to reach an the during his term of on the price to be paid for office. beets for 1931. Nine hours were conLion' Adam Imthurn, sumed in the deliberations. No date who attended the meeting at Salt Lake was fixed for the next meeting to dislooking to the formation of a state cuss the matter further. Last season chamber of commerce reported that the price paid for beets was $7 per an organization had been completed ton guaranteed minimum. J. W, and that other details would be workof Orem, president of the beet ed out by the officers appointed. He growers association presided at the stated that the club would be kept in meeting which was attended by repreo formed of the progress of this move- sentatives of the Sugar ment and be asked to affiliate. Company, Amalgamated Sugar comGunnison pany. Springville-Mapletoand Whitney sugar companies in Salt Lake. ; Father of Onr Counrrij -- " ANN MARIA COOK LIONS HOLD PIONEER OF 64 TERESTING HIGHLY FETED WEDNESDAY Daughters Of Pioneers Open Forum Held; Many Lions Airing Their Pay Respects To and Projects Aged Lady Anna" Maria Cook was the guest of - honor at the regular meeting of the Daughters of the Pioneers, Midland Camp, held February 11, at the home of Mrs. Rose C. Thompson, with Mrs. Gto. Cook as assisting hostess. The program given, with President Agnes Waldron presiding, was: singing, "Come, Come ITe Saints;" prayer, by Mary R. Seager; "The first pioneer journey to Utah by Mormons," was the lesson and was treated by Margaret Ballard, who also read a tribute to the pioneers, written by Agusta Winters Grant, and a sketch of her grandmother's life. At the conclusion of this part of the program the meeting was turned vover to 'the grandchildren and great grandchildren of Grandma Cook, who, gave, numerous readings, poems and songs. The story of her grandmother's life as given by Fern Cook, child, and a poem by Mrs. Dora Brough, as giv-- ; en during the program are given be, low. At the conclusion of the program delicious refreshments were served to 23 guests and a number of Mrs. Cook's grandchildren and great grand- children. semi-month- ? ly Talented Parent-Teache- Members Vaudeville Officials Fail to Agree Price Beets . (Continued On Page Five) nt Vice-Preside- nt Gill-ma- n, Utah-Idah- n, Mary Burns Presents Pupils In Recital , : Mayor James Walton has been conto his bed the past week with an fined Miss Marv Burns presented her puof influenza. attack in Garland a recital at pils delightful Wednesday evening to a laree and apThe Missse Jane and Gladys Seypreciative audience. Miss Bums was assisted in the recital by Mrs. Eber-ha- mour of Ogden, spent Sunday at the home of Mr .and Mrs. Golden Frisbey. Zundel., This is the third recital given bv Miss Burn? the past few weeks and Miss Aleen Johnson, of Salt Lake, while the attendance has not ben and her friend, Miss Beatrice Smith, what it ought to have been for the of Ohio, were week-en- d guests at the amount of work reciuired to put them home" of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Nelon it was of suffieitnt size to justify son. They accompanied Mrs. Clyd:i more, and fnoidontly to assure one Gunn to Tremonton, who visited with thrvt the people have not altogether her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hcnrie, of ' Garland. forgotten the finer things of life. i .. rt " Dewey made a clean sweep of Her schedule by taking eight straight victories Thatcher was a close second with only two defeats. In the Northern division Fielding and Plymouth came to the wire neck and neck, each team had nine victories and one defeat. In the playoff for division leadership at the High School Fielding took the game by a 22-3- 2 score. The four teams are . quite evenly matched and a great tournament is : - , the '. losing teams in Monday's games meet at 9:30 o'clock for third and fourth place in. , tha second game the the winners meet for the Stake title and second place. The tourney is sponsored by the Stake Board..who are making preparations to handle the largest crowds eve? to attend a local tournament. To the winner' of this tourney goes unlimited glory. There has been eleven teams in the two divisions fighting for the top spot. Over a hundred 'M Men have taken part in basket ball in the past ten weeks. the. stake ; jnng Twill ""DegTiT promptly at 'fjuTgalnes A dance will be held the games. Music 7:30 each night each night after will be furnished by the iMondav's schedule 7:30 P. M, Dewey vs., Plymouth; 8:30 P, M. Thatcher vs. Fielding, How They Finished "Hi-Hatte- rs' W L ....'.! 9 ................... 9 5 - !1 NORTH' DIVISION Fieldintr ... . Plymouth Collinston, E. Garland Garland .... 1 5 3(!6 ; 8 2 1J' Beaver Dma o W L SOUTH DIVISION Dewey '..t........ Thatcher .:..:.,..C. Tremonton Bothwell El wood ,...... I I '. ..: I I I 8,1 2 2 3. 4 0 8 5 , 3 rs . (By Fern Cook) Ann Maria Fawson Cook was bom February 26, 1849 at Warwickshire, England. Her father died when she was 6 years old, leaving her mother a widow with eight children. Ann Maria was the sixth child in the family. She and her mother and brothers and sisters, were babtized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in' 1857. They left England in April 1864 and were 40 days on the ocean and out. of 975 souls on, the ship fifty deaths occured before they landed in New York. They sailed up the Hudson River to Albany and then went from there to Far West by train. They went to Nebraska where they remained several weeks, making preparations, to make the long pourney westward to ' Utah. , They started on the westward journey with a wagon and 4 oxen, the first part of August, but they had just traveled a few days when the mother was taken ill and died, August Pth, leaving her children to travel on as be? t they could and find a home in the far away Utah. Death wan doubly sad in those immigrant trains as the funeral services s . , GEORGE. WASHINGTON MV Men Basketball expected. On Wednesday night Mrs. J. L. Stahl Honored That the Tremonton Shower Is Tendered and Mrs. Leon Kerr Logan, February 14. Emerson Ab bott of Tremonton, a junior at the umii otaie Agricultural vonege, lined one of thp leading roles in "In The Next, Room", a drama presented Friday evening, February 13, in the eollefre auditorium. The play was sponsored by tho Little Theatre organization, with part? tak en both by college people and by Logan townspeople. Mr. .Abbott is registered in tho school of Commerce with a major in business administration. He is a member of the Sigma Chh social fraternity. Mil i . Lions Club Seek Aid On Butter Substitutes , s, YYr i ., H. Zundel. . ty jt 5, Cross to Begin Drive for Funds Here college-communi- v Five narrowly escaped injury or a possible death Sunday when a Chevrolet coach, driven by Maurice Pack, completely turned over on the highway between Garland and Tremonton. The accident happened, according to Mr. Pack, when he attempted to pass another car and upon turning out saw an approaching car which made it impossible for him to pass. He applied the breaks which threw the car off balance and completely turned it over lighting on its top with the wheels in the air. Mr. Pack was accompanied in the car by Arch Richardson, Edna Oyler, Esther Stohl and Ruby Bowcutt, anil of Tremonton. When the car turned over Mr. Richardson extracated him self and assisted the young ladies from the car, none of which were seriously hurt. It was not until help arrived that Mr. Pack was found lying underneath the cushions and the accessories carried in the car, uncon scious. He was removed and soon re vived and found that he had sustained no serious injury other than a few bruises and a sprained leg. The oth er occupants received cuts and bruises Miss Bowcutt, who had never been hijacked before, was struck on the back of the head with a flying car jack which raised a considerable lump. The car is quite badly damaged. , An Important Dairy Held Meeting v $ 26th of a number of turkeys from Arthur Wilson of Tremonton, were given a hearing on Saturday at 10 a. m. before Judge B. H. Jones in the city court of Brigham City. The three young men entered pleas of guilty and were sentenced to serve six months in the county jail. Milton Prichard, 24 of Garland, was arrested Saturday on the same charge He appeared in the city court Monday and was sentenced to serve six months in the county jaiL The sentence of these men, however, upon recommendation of the county attorney and sheriff, may be reduced 90 days on good behavior. Evidence produced, following investigation by the sheriffs office here, showed that the young men have sold more than $200.00 worth of chickens, which they admitted having stolen from a number of citizens of Box Elder county, according to Sheriff John -- t Five Persons Narrowly DEWEY, FIELDING Escape Serious Injury - WIN IN DIVISION Box Elder News. Elmer Godfrey, 24 Edward Pierce, 22, of Garland, and Homer Bradshaw, 21, of Tremonton, charged with the theft on , January Lions Club meant what they said when they assured O. L. Brough, president of the N. B, E. County Farm Bureau, that they; would cooperate with the farm bureau in an effore to restrict the use of butter substitutes, is evidenced by the following telegram sent to Don B. Colton, February 12th: Hon Don B. Colton, M. C, Washington, D. C. - This club requests-thyou make every effore to have something done this session of congress restricting im porta tion of oils, and other fats used in the manufacture of butter substitutes. This is a rapidly developing dairy section and the importation of the above mentoned raw materials, duty free, seriously effects this industry." Signed, Tremonton Lions Club, S. C. Taylor, President. Congressman Colton's reply to .the above is as follows i S.C Taylor, Pres. Tremonton Lions Club, Tremonton, Utah. (Continued on page four.) Message received. We are making every effort to pass bill restricting Tied importaion of oils and other fats used in manufacture of butter substitutes. Have great' hopes of securing enactMrs. Mary Alston Allen, represena ment of law this session." Signed'. Don B. Colton M. C. tative of the American Red Cross, was in Tremonton Thursday looking to the organization of the county and a drive for funds. To Be Commissioner T. L. Davis was made of the countv chairman for the drive A meeting of importance to all Bed Cross. Box Elder County's auota has been placed at $1,000 and the drive dairymen, that is being sponsored by to. raise this amount will commence the .Holstein-Fresia- n Ass'n, in coopernext week. ation with the county agent, will be While 21 states were more or less heW February 24th, at 10 A. M. in affected during the drought of last Brigham City and at 2 P. M., on the summer, Arkansas, Oklahoma and same day, at Tremonton, in the Lions Kentucky were the worst h,it and are Club- Rooms. The speakers at these meetings will badly in need of help. . There can be little doubt but what be Dr. Madsen, of the Animal HusTremonton will raise the quota alloted bandry department of the U. S. A. C, ,. ''V. her. and Dr. J. W. Chambers, of Garland and the subject upon which they will talk will be the control and eradication of contagious abortion. All breeders and dairymen of the Mr. countv are requested to be present at ' A royal shower was tendered Mr. one of these meetings. and Mrs. Leon Kerr, newly-wedwhen people from all over the valley gathered at the Deweyville chanel for an evening of merriment. The Rhythm Aces, of which Mr. Kerr is a member, .Sometime .Saturday evening thieve3 furnished the music for a dance dur- ?ng theevenms. The bride's parents. broke into the !oops of T. P. Meister Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Marble, served and took between 25 and 36 chickens refreshments to the guests. The young and 4 fine ducks. Chicken stealipg.'in spite of the fact married people were the recipients of many beautifll and useful gifts. A that 4 or 5 young men have been n caught and sentenced to jail during number of. people from Salt Lake, and intermediate points were in the past week, goes on unabated. Peo- -j attendance at the shower. pie are, becoming indignant and very much aroused at the many thieveries that have been regularly perpetrated College-upon this community and are demandCommunity ing something be done, Sjt NUMBER TWENTY --THREE FEBRUARY 19, 1931 THURSDAY, Aggies - B Y. U. Meet Fri. and Sat. At Provo Logan. Utah Aggies are out to win the two games from the B. Y. U. Cougars this week end and remain in the thick of the ficrht for the west- enr division hoop championship. The teams play at Provo on Friday and Saturday of this week. It will be the last series from home for the Aggies who will close the regular schedule against Montana State in Logan the following week. If the Aggies win two games this week they will rank as favorites to repeat- - as champions although they will be tied with Utah. The Aggies are expected to have somewhat less trouble against the Bobcats than the Utes will have with the Cougars in" the closing games. Of course B. Y. U. can still win the championship by winning all the remaining games. That is a sizeable feat and the Agpies hope to prevent any possiblity of its occurence by taking one or two victories this week end. ' Captain Seth Parkinson has returned to the lineup aftar a much needed rest. George Young, guard is also in condition for hia usual great play for the first time since the first game of the season when he was injured. He will team with Allsop on the guard line. The return of Young should add considerable strength to the Farmer defense. Belliston will perform at center and either Wilcox of Watkins at forwards, with Wilcox favored as Watkins was injured in the recent Salt " ' ' Lake series. rest The hopes for an Aegie victory lartrely with Captain Parkinson. Thia brilliant player is tho most valuable man in the western division and he Is now beginning to shoot with'wiennny brilliance. There is no doubt that the Y defense will be concentrated on him but if hejs riirht he should count heav ily anyway.' The Aggie guards will be primed to cut down the scoring spree of Romney, Hunter, and Magelby, high ?coring Cougars, -- |