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Show ! i Press Time Lynn Anderson Wins By Georgt , Last week when I visited the State Capitol I received, among other things, the papers which should be filled out in order to make application to offer securities in the State of Utah. Now I have no intention of even trying that route as far as the Beaver County Industrial Development Company is concerned but I have spent some and listening in order to try to discover what would be needed should someone ever decide to try to develop something here in Utah. I spent several years in the mining game so I tried to find out what would have to be done to organize a mining company. The first thing you would have to do would be to file a prospectus. This is generally a small pamphlet in which you have reports by geologists telling whether or not it is possible that there might be any ore in the mountain or valley in which you intended to do your mining. Of course, if the geologist says there is probably some ore in the mine then tiu; securities commission will make you get another geologist who will say there isn't a chance. Then you will have to say exactly what you are going to do and how much it is going to cost to do it. You have to say who is going to underwrite the stock issue and what his commission is to be. Everything said in the prospectus must be approved by the securities commission and nothing that is not said in the prospectus is to be said in trying to sell the stock on account of if you say anything else then you have committed a crime and should be put away in the state hotel for a considerable stay. Then, because the regulations were drawn by attorneys you have got to hire yourself an attorney to tell you what to say and what not to say. This was the route suggested to me at the capitol and when I check-pricfor this little chore I was quoted from $2,500 up. But we're not talking , about industrial development companies, we're talking about mining stock so let's get quotes on that type operation. I have seen two different prospectuses recently on which the cost of preparing the prospectus and clearing the securjjties commission was listed at $iu,000. Then the brokers commission was set at 20 or In Kiwanis Jr. Talent Show time-readin- es 25. Now, let's suppose this mine we want to develop is an old gold mine that was closed down at the start of the war on account of the moritorium on gold mining and then let's say that the owner was killed in the war and his widow hung on to the property and now it has caved in and the ore itself is inaccessable. We know about the ore because we worked with the owner back before the war and had it already to start to ship when the bugle sounded. The first thing we do is to talk it up among our friends and decide to try to open up this old mine and make a job or six and also a small mess ot money for ourselves. We haven't got enough money to open it up entirely so we take what we have and get enough equipment to make a real stab at it. We remember that there was some bad ground for about 50 feet back about 150 feet in the tunnel and so we clean up back that far and sure enough it is a real mess, caved and full of old broken timber. We fight our way into it for 40 feet and then we are completely out of money and we have borrowed all we can from our friends. In the meantime however, folks have become interested in what we are trying to do and several have said they would like to buy part of the ownership and give us enough money to finish the job. Well, we don't know for sure that the old tunnel wilt be all right after the next ten feet and we hate to sell too much of our holdings unless we are sure we can hold noma ourselves so we decide to incorporate and take stock for the ownership of the mine and the work we have done, then we can sell stock as we go along and be sure that there is a little interest left for us when the money starts to come in. Sound3 like a fine idea until we get to the lawyer's office and start work on the prospectus etc. Here we sit needing perhaps $3,000 to put the mine into operation and facing a $10,000 bill to get to sell the first share of stock. Then we have to find someone to underwrite the sale and get a geologist to make a report on the property and then we go on back home and get a Job and pay off our debts and try to save enough to go back and finish the job only to have our equipment stolen while we aren't there to look after It and Lynn Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson, won first place in the 7 to 9 age group in the Kiwanis Junior Talent show held in the CSU Auditorium in Cedar City on Thursday night, March 19. Lynn played a solo on his electric guitar entitled "I Walk The Line. He received a gold loving cup. There were other age groups up to age 18. Each contestant was presented with a fountain pen. Single Copy . Rose Prom Scheduled . For March 27 At Minersville The Beaver Stake MIA will hold their annual Rose Prom in the Minersville Ward Recreation Hall on March 27th at 8:30 p.m. Music will be furnished by Jake's Orchestra and everyone is invited to attend. There wilt be no admission charge. on account of we were so darn broke we put in poor timber and some of it has busted and to heck with it we go and get a job for the government pick-iprunes in the pear patch and that is one more mine in Utah that aint. Oh well, you say, that didn't sound like a much of a .mine anyway and probably anybody who bought stock in it would have had some more wall paper to hang on the wall anyhow so what difference does it make. What difference does it make? Back in the middle 1930s a fellow by the name of Hank Hunt followed a gossen down at Mountain City, Nevada. He worked his tail off doing the job and sold stock to the man at the grocery store and the gas station and the steel supply house and anybody else he could con into buying the stuff. Most of those people bought the stock to get rid of the old feller more than they did hoping to make a dollar. He sold the stock for a nickle (when he could get it) and finally made a little dab of a mine out of it and I can when stock of the reoar Mountain1 City Copper which was the mine he found was listed on the Salt Lake market at real close to $19 a share. Sure, a lot of folks got stung good and proper with the penny Uranium stocks. I've seen folks who all you had to do'was to say the word 'Uranium' and they went for their checkbooks. I've also seen the same folks heading for Las Vegas to beat their heads against a slot machine so I feel the same kind of sorry for them I do for the guy who took title to the Brooklyn Bridge. They wanted something for nothing and got nothing for something. Tough What really bothers me is that back in those same 1930's and 1940's there was a smelter in Murray, there was another in Midvale, there was one in Tooele and the AS&R at Garfield. All those smelters were buying ores from small mines and we had one heck of a lot of fellows who were making a living or at least feeding themselves and their families by working small mines. Some of those mines came into being because they were able to sell stock to people who could look at the man doing the work and the mine itself and decided to take a chance with a few bucks. Sure, a lot of the mines didn't pan out and the money and th? work were shot and that was too bad. But a few of them did pan out and we had a major industry here in Utah which is' now in very shaky condition with only a few major companies doing any amount of work and I must give the securities commission a good part of the credit for this condition on account of they have dried up the source of risk capital for all the little miners and prospectors and little people with an idea but no" money. 'Sure, the law was intended to protect people from crooks and operators. I don't doubt for a minute but that the folks who wrote the law had motives as white as snow. Trouble is if I was a crook I wouldn't pay any heed to the law but would go right ahead and fleece the sheep with a dandy prospectus In one hand and an airplane ticket In the other. When somebody says it was the decline In prices that put mining to sleep In Utah. Ask him what lead was worth back in 1938 (If you could sell it). Sure, people got stuck with mining; stocks. My question is, "is it worse to sJt hooked on stock in a bum mine where the money Is used to pay payrolls than it Is to bat your head against tho crap tables In Vegas" n' br ht . 10c $3.00 a Year In Beaver County, Other, BEAVER. UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH $4.00 Elmer Paice Named To Fill Mayor Post Cancer Claims Ray Davis Around the Halls Of Beaver High On Saturday, March 21, the members of the City Council met and appointed Elmer Paice, local motel owner to fill tho unexpired term of Martel East-o- n as Mayor of Beaver. In his acceptance talk, Mr. Paice expressed appreciation to the Council for their evidence of faith in him and thanked them for the honor they had given him. He said that he has not been closely connected with the problems of the city's government for several years and that he would have to rely on the council for guidance. He then suggested that a letter of appreciation be written to Mr. Easton commending him on the excellent work he had done for Beaver City as Mayor and thanking him for his efforts. That motion was placed in the form of a motion which was passed by the council. The first problem facing the new Mayor is the signing of the power contract for the City with the Bureau of Reclamation and Utah Power and Light Co., who will do the wheeling of the (power. Most people believe that getting power from Glen Canyon will result in reduced power costs to the city. Contracts that have been studied to date call for increased costs to the city for their purchase power. A contract for the first six months must be signed by the first of April with the Bureau. It is to be sincerely desired that the new Mayor and Council will be able to work out an agreement which will be favorable to the city's interest. Ray Davis, 28, B?aver, died Sunday, March 22, in the Valley View hospital in Cedar City of Cancer. He was born February 29, 1936, in Reseda, California to John A. and Viola Ludlow Davis. He married Denean Davis of Minersville in December 1962 in Caliente, Nevada. Congratulations are in order for the music students who re- . Aspirants to County offices have until March 31 to file with the County Clerk's office. At stake in this years election on the county level are the office of State Representative and two commission posts. For State Representative Joseph A. (Dick) Manzione has filed. S. Ableit Smith tells us that he intends to file on Thursday and Jack Mahoney tells us that he will file on Friday. For Two-YeCommissioner Howard J. Pryor has filed. Howard is the chairman of the present commission. Four-YeCommissioner Hyrum Lee, incumbent has filed also Henry Willesen has filed for this post. ar ar ! ! ! The Easter Bunny's arrival in Beaver was planned for Saturday, March 28 at 10:30 a.m., but because of weather conditions it has been postponed one week to April 4th. There will be prizes and surprises for all the children. The program is being sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and Beaver City with the support of the local Beaver Merchants. Anyone wishing to contribute may do so by placing gifts in the box at the Beaver Variety. THE MORE THE MERRIER. Watch for details next week! ! Second Ward Hootenanny The Second Ward MIA had "Hootenany" as their theme for their Music festival night. They met in the Armory on Tuesday, March 23, dressed in costume for a night of fun. Janet Smith was in charge of the program with each class of Mutual represented in varied musical num bers, pantomime and folk dancing. Kay Ashworth acted as the Master of Ceremonies. Ice cream roll was served to the group. Third Ward Talent Night The Third Ward MIA presented their Music Festival Monday night, March 23. This was a most outstanding evening of entertainment wfth many participating in various types of musical talent from the really young to the older. It was two and one-hahours of real musical lf enjoyment v Ay 47 Ray Davis five years in the department of Security Service. During part of this time he was stationed in Okinawa. After his Military service he worked as a service station attendant and for the Forest Service before spending entering Henager Business lege. County Tickets Start To Fill as Filing . Deadline Nears Attention KIDS Ray graduated from Beaver High School in 1954 where he was active in athletics, music and drama. He attended CSU and later entered the Army Col- Survivors jicjude: his widow and von Euiwd Ray of Beavr; a son Russell by a former marriage, of Henderson, Nevada; his mother, Mrs. Vie Davis, Beaver; one sister and two brothers, Mrs Dan Martin (Eyvon) and Jack Davis, Beaver and Gary Davis, Santa Barbara, California. Funeral Services for Ray Dawere held Wednesday, March d 25, at 2 p.m. in the Beaver Ward Chapel with James vis First-Thir- Morgan of the Bishopric conducting. Prayer at the home was offered by Dan Davis. Opening prayer, J. D Osborn. Mens quartet, Hal Lund, Gilbert Gale, Sherman Carter and Eldon Stoker sang, "Sometime Well Understand". Speaker, Melbourne Hesling-to- n. David Williams sang "I Have a Testimony" Speaker, Boyd Murdock. Hal and Nell Smith sang "In The Garden", The closing prayer was offered by Grant Murdock. Dedication of the grave was by Earl Ludlow. I O O F graveside services were conducted. Pallbearers were: Eugene Lund, Larry Davis, J. D. Osborne, Ray Walbeck, Nile Muir, Val Marshall, Keith Skinner and Milton Mortenson. Second Ward Sacrament Sunday evening Sacrament services in the Second Ward were presided over by Bishop Paul Nielson with Dee Ritchie of the Bishopric conducting. Opening song, "Redeemer of Israel" was followed by the opening prayer given by Douglas Tolman. The Sacrament song "Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love." Floyd Anderson, one of the work missionaries who has been working on the new building, gave a farewell talk to the congregation. He has been called back to his home in Canada. Sherman Carter's Sunday School Class presented the following program with Ray Allen Baldwin announcing the numbers: Talk, Karen Boyter. Organ duet, Kathy Lund and Helen Lindsey. Talk, Randall Muir. Piano solo, Douglas Nielson. Talk, Joanna Gillies. Song, by the Class, "Teach Me To Pray." The closing prayer was offered by A. Carlos Murdock. 26, VOLUME 59 No. 1964 I presented Beaver High School at the Solo and Ensemble Festival in Delta last Friday. These students can all be proud of the rating they were given. Following is a list of the students who participated: Piano, Margaret Ann Brad-shaw- , Kathryn Lund, Carol Baker, Kathleen Davis and Annette Edwards; Girls Vocal Trio, Melinda Gale, Sue Affleck, Staplcy; Vocal Solo, Jill Hollingshead and Melinda Gale; Flute Duet, Susan Yardley and Bonnie Yardley; Trumpet Solo, Roger Smith; Trombone Solo. Jeff Smith; Trumpet and Trombone duet, Roger and Jeff Smith. These people brought back eight T ratings and four 'II' ratings of which we at BHS are ivery proud and as has been said, we congratulate them. The State F.F.A. Convention " was held last Friday and Saturday in Salt Lake City. Three of our Beaver High School Students were in attendance and were accompanied by Wells Farrer. These boys were : Rodney Swindlehurst, Roger Cox and Chris Marshall. Rodney participated in public speaking. Roger and Chris were made State Farmers, Mr. Farrer was awarded Honorary State Farmer. Speakers for the meetings, which were held in the State Office Buiding, were the national F.F.A. President, the Pacific Coast Vice President and other prominent men in education and agriculture. State Officers were also elec- High School to Adopt "Ungraded" English Program De-an- na Jeanie Chung The Manderfield S.S. had an evening of social entertainment of Friday night. Slides were shown of Korea and Miss Chung did two dances in her native costume. Pie and ice cream was served. Members of the Bishopric and families, Mr. and Mrs. Merril Lowe, Mrs. Norman Brad shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Leo White, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bradshaw and their families were there also. Joseph C. Jensen Named Superintendent Of Telluride Joseph C. Jensen, a veteran of the electric utility industry for some 36 years.today was ted. Masha Hollingshead was there to represent Beaver High School F.F.A. as the Chapter Sweetheart and did very well. 13 LHU .. .... , , s .tJ J: Delta High School presented ed their traveling assembly at Beaver High on Monday morn- ing. We are always happy to welcome .students from other High Schools and enjoy their programs. At a meeting of parents and teachers held last Thursday evening, it was presented that it might be a wise move for the Beaver High School to adopt an 'Ungraded' English program. This program would remove the grades such as 8th, 9th, etc. from the English program and place the students in classes for which they are prepared and can get the best use from their time. By this means they hope to achieve a contiauous learning program so that students are not pushed beyond their ability to learn or held back so that only part of their abilities are used. A very telling argument for the program was used when Superintendent Paul Lefevor told of a student in a math class who was unable to work the pjroblems from the book but could easily do the work when it was read to him. His inability to read was causing him to fall behind in his other subjects. This program is to be tried on an experimental basis and the faculty at the school have urged the cooperation of the parents in making it a success. There was a time when the parents could afford to make fun of the teachers and expect them to solve all of the problems of the students. The recent advances of technology have made so many changes in the world that this is no longer the case. It is going to take a concerted effort on the part of the parents, the teachers and the children to prepare todays youngsters for the problems) they will meet on leaving school. It was brought out that as recently as ten years ago, 40 of the nation's work force was In the unskilled category. This has now been reduced by 25 and is being further reduced every year. It is to be hoped that the schools will be able to meet the challenge so that our young people will be prepared for the challenge they must face. The State Forensic Meet will be held at the U of U in Salt Lake City this Friday and Saturday, the 27th and 28th of March. We will have more details on that event next week. Thursday, March 26 ,is the last day of this quarter. Most of the tests are over now and students are looking forward Easter vacato the three-da- y tion. It looks more like the Christmas vacation! ! ! Legion And Auxiliary Hold Birthday Party The birthday party celebrating the 45th anniversary of the American Legion was held on Wednesday, March 18, in the Community Center. A delicious dinner was served to 105 members by the Auxiliary officers with Joyce M. Joseph as chairman. Acle T. Gillies, Commander of the Legion was in charge of the meeting. The program was arranged by Shirley Morris and Dan Joseph was Master of Ceremonies for the following numbers: Vocal solo, "Easter Parade," by J. D. Osborne. Mark Bradshaw a played trumpet solo, "Long, Long Ago" accompanied by Gary Patterson Fay Harris gave a reading. The orchestra, Shirley Morris, Estelle Baker, Gordon Baker, Helen Lee, Margery Mackerell, Jack Waters and Anthony Wood house, played three numbers. The speaker for the evening was Kathleen Reynolds, first place winner of the American Oratorical Legion sponsored contest, and a contestant for the State contest. Marvin Spendlove, District 7 Commander, presented her with a picture of the contestants from District 7 and a $50.00 savings bond. The closing prayer was offered by Marvin Spendlove. own Joseph C. Jensen named superintendent of Utah Power & Light Co.'s Telluride division at Richfield. He succeeds the late George T. Parkinson. The announcement was made by Telluride Division Manager Clair J. Hadley, who said the appointment is effective March 26th. Mr. Jensen assumes his Telluride assignment after serving 12 years as assistant superintendent of UP&L's Rexburg, Idaho division. A native of Brigham City, Utah, Mr. Jensen became associated with the company in 1927. and has represented the utility as local agent at Ashton, Idaho and as district representative at St. Anthony. Earlier, he worked with the utility as a lineman in Ogden, and in Idaho's Upper Snake River Valley areas. Active in community affairs, he is a past president of the Ashton Lions Club and was a member of the Chamber of Com merce and Rotary at Ashton and St. Anthony. He and his wife, Jennie, with their three children, will make their home In Richfield. Internal Revenue i Urges Early Filing District Director Roland V. Wise today urged all taxpayers in the Utah District, Internal Revenue, who have not already done so to file their 1963 tax returns as soon as possible. Mr. Wise explained, "There is no time like the present to file your return if you have a refund coming and want to get it as soon as possible". He urged those taxpayers who do not have a refund coming to file early to expedite processing of returns and to help his office utilize as fully as possible the temporary help employed every yar during th filing period. With Marg' The Long Drive History of the Old West will be loved by Americans forever. It is part of the Great American Story. It's pathway was first blazed by solitary men such as the trappers, hunters and explorers who pushed ever onward beyond the clearings into the wilderness. Their pathway was beaten and broadened by the covered wagon, the oxen and by men and horses who crossed 2,000 miles of uncharted wilderness to reach the golden lands of the west. The magnitude of their ventures and hazardous enterprises demanded men and women of iron strength faith and courage. No territory or period of history so abounds in heroic deeds and adventure which served to bring about civilization to ths part of our country. When we speak of the Old West our first thoughts turn to the Indian, buffalo and cowboy and the pioneers. And so we should, for without them the story would not have been the same. One of the most interesting and authentic accounts of the Old West was written by Grace Raymond Nebard, one time professor of Political Economy of the University of Wyin the oming and published "Pathbreaker" in 1912. "A new industry came to the Great West coincident with the coming of the settlers. Alter the Military men had subdued the Indians and the Government had placed them on Reservations, there were three classes demanding certain kinds of provisions. The home-seeke- r, the Wards of the Government and the Troops whose duty it was to see that the laws prohibiting the Indian from roaming where he willed, were properly executed. 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