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Show SEVENTY-FIFT- H ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND I.FW MAR PRICE County Agent Hevier Furm Bureau Successful After two year struggle during which a cocoanut cow was brought into action by the Sevier County farm bureau to get the merchants of that county to discontinue the han- VOL. XXVI. dling of butter substitutes, the campaign came to a successful conclusion last week. The major part of tho merchants were agreeable at the beginning, but the refusal of about two to ign the agreement has held up the project. TO 24, 1931 BEAVER The Dairy Center of Southern Utah NO. 15. BEAVER, I'TAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Price 9 3.00 Per Year 27, 10;H. District Court to Prominent Mining Engineer Takes Charge C. Smith Faces Open in Beaver Of the Famous Fortuna Mining Properties New Charge In John Bestelmeyer, taken engineer Provo, Mar. 2 Monday, Death of Wife charge development work at the 3 well-treat- ed Le-fev- cost . 21 ALL THE NEWS OF BEAVER COUNTY sometimes necessary to resort to boycot in such instances, but it is much better for all concerned if the agreement can be amiwithout disturbing cably reached any channels of trade. Iron county seems to be in about The annual March term of Disthe same predicament that Sevier trict Court opens in Beaver next two We for the years. past been has ' Two Monday morning. criminal hope they will soon achieve success and several civil cases will require in their enterprise. jury trials. Criminal Cases Greater Yield at Lower State of Utah, plaintiff, vs. Roy Prices The meeting of the potato grow- Kelson and Leland Beard, defenders of Beaver Valley with represen- ants. State of Utah, plaintiff, vs. Cluff tatives of the Utah Fruit and VegeII. in Association held Growers' Cartwright, defendant. table the court room Friday night was Civil Cases V. L. Hardy, et. al., poorly attended, but all those presplaintiff, vs. ent saw the benefits, and signed up Beaver County Irrigation Co., deto market their potatoes this year fendant. The Rocky Ford Irrigation Co., through the cooperative. The representatives will be back later to sign plaintiff, vs. Daniel V. Smithson, up others who were not present but et. al., defendants. are desirous of marketing who John B. Gillies, plaintiff and aptheir potatoes that way. No refer pellant, vs. Geo. M. Racon as State ence as to the number of acres of Engineer, defendant. , potatoes to be grown by the coopera-to- r McGary Investment Company a is made in the contract. Corporation, plaintiff, vs. George M. A problem that came up in the Bacon as State Engineer, defendant. M. E. Waddoups, plaintiff, vs. Lin meeting was the matter of seed for the commercial crop. It is known da Munford, defendant. that potatoes grown under commerFred Brooks, plaintiff, vs. Robert cial crop conditions in Beaver valley Dunn, defendant. will grow an average crop of potaO. W. Royce, plaiutiff, vs. Charles toes, but a much heavier yield of No. R. Parrlsh, defendant. stock 1 tubers can be grown from Francis Investment Co., plaintiff. that is grown for seed purposes un- vs. F. W. Gospill et., al., defendant. der conditions that make for tubers Oren Burke, plaintiff vs. Ray Stan- of high vitality. Potatoes grown un- cliff defendant. der commercial crop conditions in Lawerence Brooks, plaintiff, vs. the valley are not usually desirable James A. Moyes, defendant. for seed purposes. A. L. Dotson, plaintiff, vs. L. N. The commercial crop is usually Marsden, defendant. planted four to six weeks earlier L. R. Bowen, plaintiff, vs. Joseph than the crop grown for seed pur- Perkins, defendant. poses. The potatoes grow to great E. M. Hungerford. plaintiff, vs. size, mature, and in some cases lie in Abe Murdock, defendant. the ground for sometime after ripenMilford State Bank, plaintiff, vs. Their embryonic energy ha3 M. J. Schroeder, defendant. ing. been largely spent. Joseph F. McGregor, plaintiff, vs. Good seed potatoes are grown B. F. Pendelton, defendant. eeed stock from clean, John P. Barton, plaintiff, vs. Geo. planted late and harvested before Davis and Horace Carter defendant. they mature. An 8 oz. potato grown William Metcalf et., al., plaintiff, under these conditions has all the vs. George E. Lefever and W. E. reserve energy and even more than defendant. if it had been grown to maturity Laura Hooten,' plaintiff, vs. Geo. weighing a pound or moYe. Yet the P. Low, defendant. buyer of the seed potato is paying J. L. Dotson, paintiff, vs. George for S oz., instead of the pound, and M. Bacon et., al., defendant. a better crop results from his seed. John P. Barton, plaintiff, vs. Bea An increased yield of 100 bushels ver Drug Co., Corporation et., al., per acre from such seed over the defendant. crop planted with aveage commerCaroline Valentine, plaintiff, vs. cial potatoes is neither impossible James Valentine, defendant. nor uncommon. One hundred perCharles R. Parrish, plaintiff, vs, cent increased yields through this Claudia Hutchings, defendant. practice have been demonstrated in Kate Evans, plaintiff, vs. John M. Beaver Valley. Griffiths, defendant. We are told that greater acre Harold Cline, plaintiff, vs. R. W. yields at lower production costs are Wright et., al., defendant. necessary under stress of present C. D. White, plaintiff, vs James conditions if an adequate income Is H. Dalley et., al., defendant. to be realized. Greater acre yield Milford State Bank, plaintiff, vs. Invariably make for better quality Mary A. Ashworth et., al., defendant. products. Quality has a material Laura Bottomfleld Denny, plaintiff, bearing on price received. This is E. R. Denny, defendant. Just as true in potatoes as in other vs., W. Joseph Atkin, plaintiff, vs. Ray crops. defendant. Greater yields at lower costs Atkin, M. Kinney, plaintiff, vs. Joseph seems rather preposterous until we Pacific Finance Corporation, a cor; analyze it further. Acre costs may defendant. be slightly increased by the use of poratlon, Savis and Pete Savts doing Tom better Reed, increased fertilizer and business with the California Fruit labor, more intensive tillage; but the vs. M. M. Sonday, deIncreased yield more than over bal- Co.. plaintiff, ances the cost increase so that cost fendant. In the matter of the application Per bushel is lower. In other words, P. of Rowland Nowers and George It costs less to produce 400 bushels Low, to approp. 3.5 C. P. S. of water of potatoes on one acre than on four from South Creek. acres. vs. Frank W. Calnouer, plaintiff, A of of Is one Seed fupply good et.. al.. defendant. the first considerations in planning Ellzebeth Allison vs. Croff. plaintiff, John Mltley, the crop for greater yield at lower defendant. Mining Co., et.. al.. It BEAVER, JULY G, mum LOCAL FARM NOTES By HOME-COMIN- o from entGive Turkey Ralph Williams came Laying Mash For Egg ente Nev.. Saturday to visit his ns wife. Production nd litUe s'on. He had been lurkey production in Beaver with an infection caused by letting return County comes almost entirely from dirt In bis eye.but was able to breeding stock selected in the fall to his work Monday. before Thanksgiving birds are mark . I. - Annual . mas- ""- Prize winners in x eted, and kept primarily for egg pro costume ball mere auction. The chief value of these querade Auxiliary American Legion Smith ana wrs. birds is egg production and, not' In Mlts t ,i Ann George cubation of eggs. Blaline B.ackett. representing Incubation of the first clutch of and Martha wasninn'"i . i; Miss ioi uin'i t&n by the turkey hens Is rather ex ,ng a pirate, and Mrs. pensive and Rhould be turned representing a acimu i"-- . (Continued on page four) -- - ;- M. well-know- of mining n has of Fortuna Gold Mining company's properties in Beaver county according to announcement of company officials. Mr. Bestelmeyer spent several months investigating the properties before he became identified with the company. He expresses- the belief that these properties show - every evidence of becoming - . LLXf rfc ?m 1 k.M " 1,5 K tJL t -- . ' Curn Smith will be haled into court Friday morning for a preliminary hearing before Justice Fred T. fiunn who will endeavor to determine if there is sufficient evidence to charge him with the murder of his wife in a drunken brawl at Squaw Springs last October. Smith is at present being held in the county jail to await hearing. He was taken into custody last Saturday and a complaint of first degree murder has been filed against him. If jus- i among the greatest producers of gold in the intermountain west. The structure bears a striking similarity to some of the greatest gold mines of the country, Mr. Bestelmeyer declar- es. ,? ft iv',''. - r.- ft-- V. .K-- : A LYRIC THEATRE INAUGURATES NEW PLAN FOR PATRONS Beginning with the first Wednesday night in March and continuing each Monday night thereafter, the Lyric Theatre will hold a "Family Night," at which .time the whole family will be admitted for fifty He has been associated with some of the most promising mining developments In Utah and his ability and judgment on mining development is recognized' as of value by mining men of this and surrounding states, it is stated. Robert Clark, chief engineer of the American Smelting and Refining company, recently made a tour of inspection of the Fortuna properties, and expresses - the belief that Still Operations there are great possibilities of the company devlopiug a valuable gold mine, according to Mr. Bestelmeyer. Clark is regarded as an authority on gold mining, having supervised some of the largest gold mines In the country. Other renowned geologists familiar with the geological formations of the Fortuna properties predict big things for the future of these claims. LEGION ORATORICAL CONTEST WON BY MISS IVA NEILSEN annual for the Put to End by oratorical contest last Friday, Iva the Beaver Sheriffs Forces Department. The can Legion These Wednesday night's performances will include a special program for that night only. Regular prices will prevail on tbose nights except with family groups. Bootleggers at the Lober Cabin in Hamblin valley were literally three jumps ahead of the sheriff when the Beaver county authorities made a raid on the place Wednesday of last week and found a still that had been in operation so recently that it had not yet "gotten cold. Boy Scout Troop Sheriff Neils Jensen, deputy sheriffs Growing Rapidly Ted Kronholm and Murry Bohn drove Full Registration eighty miles to the Lober Cabin near the Nevada line and then found the The scout enrollment has now bootleggers they were seeking had This fled reached the total of thirty-twshortly before their arrival, but is the group limit set by the Inter- had left evidence of very recent activnational organization and some new ities. arrangement will have to be made In the cabin was a fifty gallon still to take care of new boys clamoring that had blown up some time ago, but to get In. This Is the first time a in a dugout behind the building was full troop has ever been registered a five gallon milk can that had been In Beaver and the most advance- in operation as a still a few minutes ment we have ever made. Geo. P. before the arrival of the officers. Low troop committeeman in charge There were also a five gallon keg of camping is seriously considering nearly full of liquor and several bar-reldeeding the boys a camp site at the of mash. upper end of the little reservoir. The operators of the still had eviWith the help of the Fish and Game dently been making plans for expandclub and other organizations the ing their industry for they were digscouts hope to build a real lodge. ging another foi This lodge could be placed at 'the the 'purpose of operating on a bigger disposal of all community organiza- scale. tions and would no doubt become an The Lober cabin, for years deserted, extremely popular place. is famed as the hideout where a convict who had escaped from the Nevada penetentiary put up a final fight Ken Maynard In his pusuer3 several years ago with Film Thrill New and the walls are bullet scarred from Ken Mavnard flashed onto the the encounter, o screen of the Lyric Theatre last XOTK'K will appear again tonight night and t hereby notify every automobile and Saturday night In one or tne trnnzest and most gripping of his owner in Beaver county whoever famous action pictures. "Song of may be dissatisfied for paying the the Caballero," produced lor uni- additional 25 cents for making out versal, is a stirring romance of ear- applications or license, to call and ly California, remarkable both for your money will be cheerfully rethe beauty of Its background and funded. My policy has always been satisfaction or no pay. I am after the thrilling quality of its action. Mavnard nortrays a Robin Hood no graft. Jack Miller. of old California, who preys only on o one great fatnlly of the region, uis Miss Erma White, who was injurreason for this comes to light In a ro- ed In an automobile accident while thrilling climax. A pleasing to her school work in returning the picture, mance runs through a Provo after the holidays, has not Doris Hill enacting the part of fully recovered and has returned to an of beautiful Spanish daughter her home in Beaver to pend a few weeks. old Spanish family. o. ls Ameri- held was won by Nellsen High School Speech of cents. medal tice Gunn finds reason, he will bin.l Smith over to district court which goes into session Monday and his trial will possibly be placed on the March docket. On October 5 the body of Mary Smith was found at the Squaw Springs ranch of the couple and Smith gave himself over to the authorities admitting "We had a battle and Mary died." It was agreed that he would plead guilty to manslaughter but when he was arraigned before Judge LeRoy Cox on December 1, he plead not guilty to the charge. As a result of his action, both defense and prosecution asked for an extension of time and the case has hung fire until the filing of a" complaint charging first degree murder last week. Abe Murdock who took the case before his election and Sam Cline will act for the defense while the prosecution will be in the hands of District Attorney A. L. Lar3en and Harold Cline as special prosecutor for Beaver County. o Recital At H. S. Auditorium Tonight Miss Nellsen contested against The following program will be two other contestants, Lillian Pat- rendered tonight at the High School terson and Linnea Twltchell, the Auditorium by Eugene Jacobsen former having had previous exper- and Wllla Boyle, artists of renoun: in ience competitive oratorical Concerto Mendelssohm work. Mr. Jacobsen The contest this year, marked the "Spanish Dance".... Pablo Sarasate third anniversary of the American David Popper Spinning Song Legion Oratorical Contest, and the Mr. Jacobsen third year that the medal has been Gringo Eastwood Lane Tango awarded. Czardas , McDowell It Is the ultimate aim of the Le- North of Boston Eastwood Lane gion by sponsoring a contest on the Played by Miss Boyle constitution, to create more enthus- Romance of G Major Beethoven iasm among the younger generation, Rondo Saint' Saens Capricclso toward the constitution and the govMr. Jacobsen ernment of America as a whole. o THE RED CROSS Beaver Girl Wins DROUGHT RELIEF Oratorical Contest At Saint George The local chapter of the AmeriMiss Marion White of Beaver, a student of the Dixie high school, won the annual Washington's birthday oratorical .contest in St. George Other contestants were Monday. Miss Emma Thompson and Rulon Cottam. o dugout-presumabl- President T. W. Gunn left Wednesday for St. George where he will spend a couple of weeks in an endeavor to recuperate from an attack of flu. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff McShane will at- tend a meeting of the Telluride employees In Richfield Saturday. The business meeting will be followed by a banquet and dance in the evening. can Red Cross has just remitted to the branch office In San Francisco the.sum of $61.60 towards Its quota. With the Red Cross fund now rising steadily toward its goal, the minimum sum of ten million dollars for the relief of privations that can be discribed. President scarcely Hoover's contribution of $7500.00 has made a distinct impression on the people at large. So free a gift from the chief executive of the nation, who Is president of the Red Cross by reason of his high office, cannot but reflect the 'great magnitude of the task that Is being undertaken by the organization, in the eyes of all thinking people. While It Is not to be expected that contributors will In many Instances venture to give a full tithe to even so needy and worthy an object, in the presence of Individual and cor- Thirteen local scout boys, under Scoutmaster Blaine Blackett, enjoyed a hike up the canyon Saturday. The boys enjoyed cooking their meals in the open and were thrilled by the sight of a herd of sixty deer gallopporation budgets that are already ing over the mountain. curbed to a level of sober calculaArt Meredith Is adding to the ap- tion. Still It is known that the. pearance of his cafe kitchen by plac- "SOS" of fellowmen In dire distress ing new linoleum on the floor and Is almost having the walls painted white. In carries an appeal that and which prompts the addition to this, Mr. Meredith is arranging for the construction of a thought that the giving of amounts addition to his building, which that may put one's balance In a will be made Into modern living mildly anxious vein for a time, are quarters. of great value and are presently J. C. Bowman, president of Beav- counted In the sacrifices. er Lions Club, and Mrs. Bowman, acLet us Join Will Rogers for the companied by Sheriff and Mrs. Jen- R. C. Fund. sen attended the Lions charter night K. K. Franke, Secretary. banquet at Cedar City Tuesday eve. two-roo- m well-spe- nt |