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Show Beaver Dairy Association Sponsors Big Play" Four-A- ct Joe Guess Runs a Boa rding House" Beaver Opera House, Saturday Evening, November 24th i C! American Education Week This year is the first time American Education Week has been observed in Beaver. The High School was opened for adult education on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday after- ALL THE NEWS OF BEAVER COUNTY noons. Classes for the women were well attended. Miss White lectured on VOL. XXIV. kinds of food poisoning, and Miss Bastau on Art in Dress, Color and Interior Decorating. Samuel O. White lectured to the men on Dairy Farming and Products. Mr. Johnson, a, forest service man, talked on Destructive Rodents. Mr. Meyer, from the Agriculture College, lectured on dairying and told why Beaver was an ideal dairy center. Three .splendid entertainments were held at the High School during the week. Wednesday afternoon the B. A. C. gave a musical program. Thursday night Prof. Merril lectured at the meeting. Friday night the Opera, "Once in a Blue Moon" was repeated by the Music Department. Our first Education Week was a BEAVER, UTAH, FRIDAY, XOVKMBF.ll 10, 1028. PETRIFED TREE success. Professor Amos X. Merrill's Lectures Professer Amos N. Merrill from the B. Y. U. gave aninteresting lecture in Parents and Teachers Meeting Thursday night on, "How to Advance the Schools." His subject was very educationaal to. the people who attended." Professer Merrill. was persuaded to remain Friday and talk to the students. Friday morning at 11:15 o'clock an assembly was cillad all of the students gathered In auditorium and enjoyed his talk on "Wood-saw- s and Automobiles." He directed his subject to the "start er" and the "balance" wheel. 1 The Professor's lecture was a part of the program during American Rd-- I ucational Week. He attended the. football game between Beaver and .Milford, leaving al 5 o'clock for Irovo. and the Beaver won Its final regional of the year from Milford here last Friday, by a score of This victory gives the Bca er team a percentage of 250 or a tie with the Fillmore boys for third place in Rege Through the efforts of J. F. Tolton in bringing the discovery of what is' supposed to be the largest petrified tree in the world to the attention of the U. P. railroad company, the latter has interested the U. S. Nationa I'arks department, ana sent K. T, Scoyen, superintendent of Utah Park? to Beaver for the purpose of making an investigation of the phenom ena Mr Scoyen arrived here Friday, and was taken to the site of the tree on North Creek by K. A. Barton, E. N. Thompson, J. Frank Smith, J. C, Carlisle and Harry Diehl. After making a thorough investigation, Mr. Scoyen expressed his belief that there doubt that the object is a gigantic tree or trees, and while he is not a geologists, he thought it well worthhaving an analysis made to determine if it was really petrified wood. A number of samples were secured which Mr. Scoyen will have tested. Should the report from these samples prove their contentions correct, Mr. Scoyen stated that the U. S. Parks service would take the matter up with the Smithsonian Institution and early in the spring have exca vations made to determine the size of the tree. He believes if It proves to be a gigantic petrified tree, it will become one of the great tourist attractions of Southern Utah. Awakened at daylight Monday by a salute of canon, the sleeping city was reminded that our tenth Armistice Day, proclaimed by Judge Bailiff, as "A Day of Glory," had arriv- . .... grand-daughte- , I f ' J f;r I - , mf I tial groups of workers, have been busy starting the wheels of the Roll Call, which has 200 members as its goal. Nationally, the Red Cross anticipates reaching the five million mark. Fifty per cent of each dollar membership becomes, a part of this Greatest Mother's treasury, which will provide preparedness, relief in disasters, and will also continue increasingly to cover Its health Auxiliary, Mutual and Relief Socie- program, and render service th Uncle men who ties, and other groups, such plans be- Sam's disabled ing governed by the period of her are yet "under the shadow." The Red Cross has been called the stay in Beaver. Miss Bullen will confer with service of those who love for those chapter officials and Roll Call com- who suffer.. mittee. Chapter Chairman, Miss The local chapter has an enlarge Beaumont, and Roll Call Chairman program. Let's send Beaver over the Bob Nowers, together with their ini top again! The visit of Miss Margaret Bullen. who expects to arrive Saturday, is one of Beaver Chapter Roll Call privileges. As Red Cross Field representative for the state. Miss Bullen is able to spend a limited time with a few chapters during the remaining days of this annual event. . A tentative schedule is arranged for Miss Bullen to talk informally to the Service Star, American Legion never-failin- g er 1 BLINDFOLDED AUTO DAIRY ASSOCIATION ct . S 1 Play. PARENT-TEACHE- R Milford Victorious Over Heaver li MEETING HELD Foot Bail Game Beaver played their annual Armistice day football game at Milford. Education week would have fallen Although not being victorious, the of its goal had not the meeting boys fought hard and played a good short association parent-teachthe of game. hoiri a apaHinn Thursday eve. Every I man and woman in Beaver 'who Interscliolastie Basketball Series are in any degree Interested in tne School Series begins with a bang! not ' higher Ideals of life, who were have walk David Lawerance predicts big in attendance at that meeting, away for "Seniors." to catch the a missed much in failing ? er Last year's, statistics indicate of the wonderful talk race between upper class men, inspiration Dr. Amos N. Merrill. by given In hot ith lower class men following Dr. Merrill is possessed of mag-litDurgnit usch excellent Eng Alton Black, famous rafter lad of Imbued with the is deeply and To Junior team, expects to piay a nign lish, of serving his fellowman. spirit grade of ball. of this community he held the people ' FreshIes-green- s expect to ripen aloft the higher ideals of living, at during season and spoil Sophomores, the same time pointing ine way io them with only the putting In the Justice Court this week, reach of our own efforts. forth reMorris Denny Dalton and Blaine Parents were urged to seize any ceived finp of S50.00 each. They for greater education, opportunity i "ere recently placed in the old city that they may keep pace with their la 1. on a riUtnrhnnee charge, ana sons and daughters. Proceeded to pry the hinges off the growing Dr Merrill was of the opinion that aoor and effect their release, juuge In not more than a dozen years the f Farnsworth assessed them aceoraing-- : schools here will be broadcasting lesI.v. Stan Oakden was also assessed a son work into the homes of the parfifty dollar fine for celebrating too ents. He declared it to be the right lively on election night. of parents to have a voice in thr to their o things that shall be taught Oliver Ashworth Is driving a new boys and girlH, and that it was up to u " to ask for what they A Tudor r ora senan, nonei . . . Dfon. the parents mm "... want. zinnia mainews lnas a new Pn.fl fnnf waolr it : uuru Miss Mary Bastow spoke briefly on Coupe, DOtn uenvereu nisi also i by Nellsen This firm & Son. her chosen profession In the art soia a used coupe to wens wuruorij world. She expressed regret that 'and a used tudor sednn to Arnold every child is not getting Borne trainAsnworth. ing in drawing. the o The high Rchool band, under furJohnson, Professor of fiKKs direction KRKst Fggs! and the chorus Pax Laying Mash does the work nished two selectionsfrom the opera. sang two numbers U. C. Murdock. close . DRIVER DUE HERE ON NOVEMBER TO PUT ON 25 On Nov. 25th, about 9:00 P. M., Jimmie Burns, World's Champion Blindfold Driver, accompanied only by Pedro, his police dog, will drive into Beaver via the U. S. No. 91 highway. A sign on his car will announce that he is making a coast to coast run. Mr. Burns will be conspicuously blindfolded, but will be driving swiftly and deftly through all traffic. Although obviously unable to see anything he stops at all red lights and stop streets; gets away promptly when the lights turn green. Pedro will sound the horn when pedestrians or other machines need warning. The stunt is being sponsored by Fred G. Clark, Inc., refiners of HyVi? Motor Oil, which will be used in Mr. Burns' car. Mr. Burnes left New York on Nov. 6th, enroute to Lo; Angeles, and l making all towns on a regular schedule, so he may be expected in Beaver on the above date, we are informed by the Bylass-Ker- r Co., who are handling the publicity for the tour. o SHERIFF JKXKKV ; . i -- .... Complimenting their father, Sheriff Niels Jensen, Mrs. Lettie Pearce and Mrs. Norma Thompson at a family birthday dinner on Saturday. November.ioth. the occasion being Mr. Jensen's birthday laid for anniversary. Covers were Mrs. J. P. Mr. and Mrs. Niels Jensen, and Jensen. Mrs. Julia A. Howd Mordaughter Jennie. Mr. and Mrs. ris Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pearce, and Miss Fay Jensen. enter-tertaine- d u Mrs. D. T. Reese received won Tuesday of the death of her cousin. Mrs. Ruth Loyd, which occurred in San Barnardino, California, on Tuesa resident of day. Mrs. Loyd wase years ago, Beaver some thirty-fivNevbut has been residing at Pioche. went she when until recently, ada, to California for her health. FOUR-AC- T PLAY, NOV. 24 For the benefit of the dairy industry of this county, the Beaver Dairy Association and R. C. Murdock have secured a play entitled, "Joe Guess Runs a Boarding House." The play will show you better feeding methods and ways of lowering your cost of producing milk. It is a, witty humorous little play with five real characters in it, Joe Guess, Bob Profit and three cows Molly, Bess and Susie. This Is the same play that was given at the National Dairy Show at Memphis this year. It is the second of a series of Joe Guess plays. Joe Guess has taught better methods of dairying and entertained people in thirty-eigstates. Don't fail to see, this play at the Beaver Opera House, Nov. 24th. Bring your family. They too, will enjoy a good laugh. approxl-mately250,00- 0 ht A GREAT CAST IN "THE KINGOF KINGS" Fed-ruar- shell-hole- vis-Io- n HAS A BIRTHDAY i : colors. . ion 6. DECEMBER TERM Milford scored first from a series1 line bucks. Banks carrying the ball the try for extra point was blocked Following Is a list of jurors drawn by Rees Beaver chose to Teeeive, a to serve at the next term of district to failed of line gain plays couulpe court which will convene in Beaver on an exchange of punts Beaver placon the 4th day of December 1928: ed the ball in midfleld. Deceptive H. W. Hall, Minersvllle. plays carried the ball to Milfords 20 John H. Weston, Milford. Black to from a Shipp yard line, pass Spencer W. Schow, Milford. tied the score, a moment later Shipp W. Williams, Milford. J. tha Mathews to E. tossed a pass Clarence Lewis, Milford. a counted for the extra point, and Farnsworth, Beaver. Taylor victory. S. L. Tanner, Beaver. The final periods of play gave up Lester Roberts,. Minersville. no further scores, although the loc- -' Stanley Tattersall, Beaver. al boys had posession of the ball most Raymond Taylor, Milford. of the lime and seemed to puncture P. F. Rollins, Greenville. the visitors line at will, our boys Carlyle Smith Beaver. just couldn't In their eagerness to " Cyril Roberts, Beaver. score to score find the right plays Frank Weice, Milford. again. H. O. Yeager, Milford. The game was full of thrills. P. Frazer, Reed- W. Banks the giant line smasher of MilA. Kirk, Milford. J. football. of ford provided plenty good Tom Gray, Minersville. The outstanding players of the local Win. A. Bond, Reed. . team If there were any, was Shipp David Pearce, Adamsvllle. and (captain) and Owens half-back- s Laban M. Bart, Beaver. Evans and Dean Line men. Martin E. Sherwood, Minersville. Arthur Smith, Beaver. Band Dance One-APlay George Bradshaw, Jr., Beaver. Can you think of anything better? Harry Diehl, Beaver. One hour of genuine mirth topped by Percy Williams, Greenville. O. W. Gale, Beaver. the relaxation of a smooth dance, Frank Williams, Minersville. This is possible. Come and enjoy it A. E. Smith, Beaver. on November 13rd at the Beaver Glenn B. Hutchings, Beaver. High School Building at 8 o'clock. Sam White, Eeaver. iMiss Laura Shepard presents a one John Huntington, Beaver.',wt play, "Grandma Pulls the Stthe the Lynn Kelsey, Minersville. after play Immediately ring." B. II. s. Band gives a dance in the Dave Tanner, Milford. G. W. Hickman, Milford. ?Cym. Come early and stay late. Ticket to the dance admits bearer to the and "Long, Long Trail." The large audience bowed its head for a moment of silent tribute to tho dead, and stood as the color bearer, Herbert Stapley, advanced with tha Veteran John Ferris and Streets and business houses were Chaplain Wilford Robinson offered gay with flags floating to a cool Nov- the invocation and closing prayer. ember breeze. At about ten o'clock The meeting was conducted by Post the same refreshing breeze wafted Commander Ernest Joseph. the strains of music, played by the high school band, to the corners of the city. With hearts FUNERAL SERVICE stirred to the memories of those other days a decade ago, people hurOF PIONEER WOMAN ried to join the throngs gathered at the high school to once more hear recounted the tragedies, the bravery Funeral services and sacrifice of the boys who laid 1:30 for Mrs. Ellen held FridaySkin-at down their lives on the crimson bat- ner were beautiful Cartwrlght and impressive tlefields Of France. Hosts of friends In opening his address, Judge Geo. a last tribute to a gathered to pay worthy and highly F. Bailiff of Prove, said he wished esteemed woman, most of whose life on to congratulate the community had been spent In Beaver. Six grandhaving such a splendid organization sons were the pall bearers and the to serve them as the American Le- profusion of beautiful flowers that to he wished also congratulate covered the casket and banked the gion; the Legion on having such a splen- speaker's stand were borne by the did community to serve. and other relatives.' "At the eleventh hour, on the elevWesley Farrer conducted enth day of the eleventh month, ten theBishop service. A male quartet composed was armistice the years ago today of Milo Baker, Kent Morgan, Ernest' signed and the world went mad with Shipp and Chase Murdock, sang "Tho joy. I happened," he continued, "to. Deep'ning Trials Throng Your Way." be in Belgium in the rest lines, with Walter S. Tolton offered the opening orders to move into the front lines prayer. "O My Father" was sung by on the night of the tenth. As we the quartet. Bitihop Paico George we went into the French villages spoke of the solemneBS of the occasfound the people mad with glee. We ion, yet, he said, it is not as when a', could hear the music of the Scotch mother is called to leave little childand bands British the ren. It is always a hard thing to bear bagpipe band, our own United States Iwnds. We to lay away our mother. Sister Skindid not know what it all meant. ner had always borne a strong testi"Our own Utah boys of the ninety-firs- t mony, had desired to live the gospel division were lined up ready to and be faithful to the end, whicl fire, when word was brought to us. she had done. Mrs. Thelnia Barton We hoisted our flag oa a ruined sang "The End of a Perfect Day," church in a city destroyed by the Lois White playing the accompaniGermans, and we were 'just happy.' ment. "Armistice Day is a day of glory. President J. F, Tolton began by I want to leave with you my thoughts "Tribute to Monther." Ho reading Is as to why It a day of glory, gave a short sketch of the life of Mrs. "First, for the achievement of that Skinner and the father and stepgreat body of soldiers, especially out mother who were early pioneers to American soldiers. It is a day o the southern of this state. The part of because the glory to the world speaker told of the death of memory of the men who laid their all the mother when the tragic deceased was a upon the altar. The American dough small child. In dead of winter, when, boy has come to typify the spirit of the ice had to be broken that the the people during the war. These ceremony accompanying baptism doughboys came from the farms of might be. performed, Mrs. Beaver, from the mills of the east, mother was drowned as sheSkinner'? the shops, the offices, 4he schools, beneath the ice while she wasslipped being from the average American home? baptized into the church. The body of average American people who lov- never was Motherless at ed their country and all it stood for the tender recovered. of two, deprived of an better than their boys! Boys who education, age she loved their country more than their soul to work. turned her heart and Persecution and privalives." tion were the heritages that followed A vivid description was painted of her The Father will not the movement of our own troops as forgetfootsteps. her for there has been a they moved forward over the slip- prepared for her. God does notplace forpery roads of France, with rain pour- sake his children. Man Is crownthe drenwere them until ing upon they ing work of the to' ched, rockets shooting until the go on uner his Creator, destined heavens were ablaze with the fire of ligence extends leadership. His intelthrough all the field guns and ranon; hiding in the world." and after on, daytime moving night Bishop Farrer expressed apprec-- . night, until in two weeks they had iation for the presence of so many assembled 4,000 great guns In a and for all that had been said and sector one mile square. done for the family. As the closing WThere were the men coming from song Mrs. Hattie Ashworth sang to man those gunsf "Faraway." D. Patriarch C. White They were our own Utah boys offered the closing prayer. A large mowed down like ripened grain. followed the casket to when, at two o'clock, In the darkness procession Mountainview cemetery where the of a chilly November morning; the grave was dedicated by C. F. Harris. guns were let loose, pounding away Ellen Cartwright was born y solid hours while the emeny eight In Lankeshire, Engfire leaped in burning flames from land. 15, 1842, She was one of two daughter" forest and valley; from behind rocks of and trees. The boys who were left len Henry Cartwright and Ellen AlCartwright. Coming to America s crawled Into where for at the age of nine, the family remainfive days and nights they lay without ed in the state of New York for one food, without blankets, trying to year before coming on to Salt Lake reach their objective. That was the The father was called to heir part of war the bands played about! valley. settle the southern of Utah goPassing over the battle fields after ing first to Parowanpart and in 1862 to It was all over, then another of Cedar part city. war was seen. The fields were abso in I860 they came to Beaver lutely strewn with dead. That was andEarly on August 1st, 1860, Ellen was war to the end! Now the world is married to James Horace Skinner. headed right toward the same thing The was performed by again, lurning to the boys of the. John ceremony In October 1868, they grade schools who filled the front went Hughes. to the old epdowment house in seats, Judge Bailiff said: Lake and had their endowments. "You kids are going to feed the Salt Thirteen children blessed the union canons again Just as your brothers seven sons and six daughters. Suraid." viving the mother are the following "On Armistice Day we have a sons and daughters: Mrs. Laura of a grand hope about doing Cox, herself a to war. Well may something stop this be called a day of glory, as we Horace A. Skinner, Joseph S., Henry, B., William, Ezra, James and think In profound sorrow of the mil George Mrs. Retta Tolton. All of the childlions of men who gave their lives ren were at their mother's funeral, ' We tytify our own American soldier when we visit the grave of the un except one son, Will, who has been seriously ill for many weeks. There, known soldier. This is a day of mem also survives thirty-fiv- e grandchildory, also a day of glory And finally ren, twenty-tw- o a day of beautiful sorrow when we think of our buddies who were left and four o u.ci ii nine it Roy Flrmage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Other features which helped to make the nay a success were read W. A. Flrmasre of this citv. is one of S. Maryland Ing, "The Coward," by Miss Laura the crew on the U. S.President-elect Instrumental selection that Is conveying Shepherd; with piano, violin, cello, saxophonq and Mrs. Herbert Hoover on their and clarinet by Mrs. Mae C. Whltq .Smith America tnnr. Thn uhln Ipft and daughters and Mr. Johnson, two San Pedro last Sunday on its voyage. readings, "The Marching Song." and Miss Dorothy Paxton entertained "In Flanders Field," by Mrs. Baillfri "The Legion Song, by Prof. A. E. several of her little friends on Nor. Johnson, who also led In singing 10th, the occasion being her 12th "Keep the Home Fires Burning," birthday. ed. JURORS DRAWN FOR of Price f2.00 Per Year ARMISTICE DAY "A DAY OF GLORY" INTERESTED IN OUR I foot-gam- 52. U. S. PARK SERVICE Parent-Teacher- s' ' NO. "The King of Kings," a picture drama dealing with the last two years of the life of Christ, will be presented here for the first time at th Star Theatre on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next. This Is the film on which Cecil B. DeMille was en gaged for a year and which he directed from an adaptation by Jeanie Macpherson, based on the New Testament narratives. In "The King of Kings" are reproduced the great historical locales of Galilee, the Temple and Halls of and Pilate, the Hill of Calvary and the Easter Garden so familiar to readers of the narrative or those who have traveled in the Holy Lands. Eighteen principals of stellar importance were required; there were no less than 530 named roles and supernumeraries. It is the largcast ever used In any est Cal-aph- 4,-2- all-st- great-grandmoth- n, 1 |