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Show 1 Sept. 28, 1978 Pace BEN LOMOND BEACON r 8 it ' l , jm a nri m a yiofM ItMr i- rt.inM nKTf Ifct v JU 1! V ! Ogden gun shop V. T !& ' Browning started in & BHO . J KAIM i. John Mose OGDEN, Utah Browning, father of the Browning machine gun, the Browning automatic MUNITION S.FISHITsG TACKLE oi fcW IMk I MIW t m. Mk 'M d m ' m . - . , . , MttvWWkaciliMIWU,iIMlt .. . . . rifle, the hammerless repeating shotgun, and numerous other weapons for war and peace, received the first of his 200 patents over 95 a. 4 C . r , w i UK - years ago. It was a lever-actiosingle-sho- t rifle which became the d 79 Model Winchester. Young Browning was just 24 years old and a real marksman when he made the breech-loade- r gun in his fathers gunsmith shop in Ogden. When his father died, young Browning e decided to his lever-actio- n rifle and he made 600 of them before offering any for sale three n, world-renowne- - r M Sr tt Vv jp V" r ' i v .. machine gun. He adapted operated the machine gun to fighter planes, synchronizing it so that it fired between the propeller blades. His automatic rifle became the famous B.A.R. of both World Wars, I and II. Brownings final efforts led to improved machine guns, cannon and the .303 guns, the on the famous British Spitfire pursuit plane. His system was used inhe GIs Garand rifle. His last anti-aircra- ft 37-m- days were occupied by happy thoughts of the hunter walking through the fields with a dog and a gun the sportsman that he was. He died in 1926 while in Belgium to see the first production of his new shotgun which had double triggers and automatic ejectors. A man of peace, he patented the first of his many weapons that were to help win wars. He was the gun wizard of the century. mass-produc- years later. At that time the Winchester Repeating Arms company bought all as well as the patent and the manufacturing rights. The company also asked nim to design a .22 repeater the Model 90 Winchester, which became the favorite of four decades of sportsmen. Browning then harnessed the gas which followed bullets as they left the he drilled a tiny hole gun muzzle beneath the barrel of a gun, which trapped the escaping gas when utilized to drive a rod which reloaded the weapon. He then applied this new principle to machine guns, replacing s. the old Firing 10 shots a second, the Browning machine gun helped the United States win the of them, hand-crank- Spanish-America- War, and the n Marines also used it in putting down the Boxer Rebellion. The gun wizard perfected a .45 pistol in 1905 and this pistol eventually became the Colt Model 1911 which became the stanof armed forces. When dard side-arAmerican machine-gu- n companies marched into France in 1917, they were armed with an improved, water-coole- d version of Brownings recoil- - COLONEL WILLIAM F. BUFFALO BILL CODY and the Browning guns had a lot in common in early days. Cody lived from 1846 to 1917. semi-automat- HUMBLE BEGINNING of the Browning Arms Copmany was this shop located in Ogden where John M. Browning began inventing guns that revolutionized the arms industry and made him the greatest gunmaker in modern times. Have something to sell? Do it fast and easy in the 6 want ads. $2 a week $6 a month m 825-166- For 1897 class 1897 Utah Ogden, students were Mission history Graduation left out Ogden High School out of cheated graduation exercises 80 years ago probably for the first time in history. And maybe the last, too. The year 1897 was marked with a last Day Program, instead of Graduation exercises, because 80 years ago Ogden High School changed from a three year course to a four year course. were However, Ogden High's last day program w'as arranged by the Literary society of the school, say records in the Ogden Standard newspaper, and were of a nature highly creditable to both the literary association, and to the school Professor Lewis' address was delivered in his happiest vein and thoroughly enjoyed, records show, as the music and talks. The old Southern States Mission is filled with interesting history. Today that old mission is now divided into several missions, but the traditions continue to live on. The area of this mission was originally known as the Southern States Mission organized in 1875. It covered the entire southeast including A Little Sisters Scheme, by Miss Jane Tylor, won a big hand, for her elocution ability, and the vocal solos and violin numbers A recitation, highly enjoyed. One feature which brought down' the house -- literally was a Virginia, Latin, Greek, Swedish, English. German and Hawaiian tongued say: some reading, writing, arithmetic and history then, either. We had' languages and higher mathematics. I was among the first graduates of course at Ogden the first four-yeHigh, said Miss Williams. There were 20 of us then, and our high school was located at the corner of Adams and 24th street. Our courses were fancy then, too we learned that fundamentals and got a good basic course in education, and the fancy trimmings as well. We had six teachers and a principal then. There was Prof. T. B. Lewis, who wore a beard. He was the ar principal and taught history, psychology and political science.-Teacher- are Ogden High school teachers and principal for the class of snapped 80 years ago. It was the first year (hat Ogden High was a four-yehigh school. They are (front row) (left to right), Fanny Day Hurst, John Engle, Manie Moffitt, (back row) A.W. Wilson, T.B. Lewis, George A. Eaton, and Professor Tuckerman. 1898, ar Garn fights to extend program - U.S WASHINGTON, DC. Senator Jake Garn has joined the fight to extend a jobs tax credit program for small businesses because it can have a crucial impact in the fight against inflation and unemployment. The Utah Republican Wednesday announced his support for a resolution which would continue the program through December 31, 1980. Strongly endorsed by small businessmen and economists alike, the program allows businessmen to claim tax credits of $2,100 for each employee hired, up to $25,000 or 12 employees. The jobs tax credit program is the most significant government effort to stimulate employment in the private Garn said. Businessmen sector, liave claimed more than $1.1 billion in tax credits since the program was instituted and filing for 1977 is not yet complete. Claims by small businesses could eventually represent the hiring of rur'r- poo ooo new employee- - which amounts to 20 percent of the years overall employment gain, he added The continuation of the program is vital m the fight against inflation, Tax credits enable Garn noted small businesses to keep their hiring and production costs down, so prices stay lower. In addition, the credits help offset the inflationary pressures of the recently increased minimum wage and higher payroll taxes. The senator said the National of Federation Independent n Businessmen is urging its members to push for passage of the program, and the 89 associations of half-millio- the Small Business Council Legislative have also voiced their sup- port. Congress cannot turn its back on a program that has had such a positive impact on the national employment he stressed. We must picture, continue to provide adequate hiring incentives to the small business sector , ,H in,,,. ay rrpdlts " Arkansas, included Prof. Eaton, who taught languages, Latin and German; John Engle, who was the albebra instructor; Science Prof. Tuckerman and Prof. A. W. Wilson; Fanny Day Hurst and Mainie Moffitt, Mrs. Hurst married the merchant who was with Paine and Hurst store in the old days. The women taught English and composition. Students included 18 girls and two boys, who were Bert Adams, Gertrude Ahern, Ethel Clark, Mina Clark ( now Mina Clark Buhn of Boise), Josephine Clane, Florence Crompton, Emma Forsythe, Emma Griffin, Phoebe Houtz, Florence Hirst, Louise Kimball, Selma Kuhn, Margarete Montgomery, Lulu Mitchell, Dora Snow, Isabelle Slater, Fred Williams, Louise Williams, and Joan Woodmansee, and another Ethel Clark, who came from Nevada. Dont put down how old I am. Just jumbled jargon, by Profs. Eaton, Wilson, Anderson, Miss Rudiger, Miss Richardson and Henry Turner. But to get back to the Ogden High School graduation, and the first class course: to graduate from a four-yeTeaching has progressed a long way since the days of 1898, according to Miss Louise Williams, 203 31st, who recalls Ogden High School graduation days 49 years ago. We really had good schools in those days, though, she recalls, and we were not mostly concerned with ar SHOWN ABOVE Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, and Alabama. President Henry G. Boyle was the first president of the mission presiding over seven missionaries. President Boyle was succeeded by President John Morgan in 1878. President Morgan as a young man, not a member or interested in the church was rooming with Bishop Joseph L. Heywood in Salt Lake City. One morning while eating breakfast he related an impressive dream he had to Sister Heywood. He dreamed that he was back where he had fought in the Civil War traveling down a road that led to Rome, Georgia. He was familiar with it, using it many times as a soldier. In the dream he came to a fork in the road where he saw President Brigham Young standing in front of a large tree in the fork. President Young told him the right hand road led to Rome, but if he wanted a strong testimony of the divinity of the Book of Mormon he should take the left. Laughingly Mr. Morgan, not interested in the Book of Mormon asked Sister Heywood what she thought of the dream. Mrs. Heywood told him that the time was not far distant when he would be a member and be called to do missionary work in the Southern States. On his mission he would arrive at the fork he saw in the dream, but President Young would not be there. However, she told him to follow his instructions and take the left fork. Mr. Morgan thanked her for her interpretation and soon forgot about it. A year later John Morgan was baptized a member of the church. Ten years later while traveling as a missionary from Tennessee to Rome, Georgia he came to a fork in the road and was undecided which led to Rome. While pondering he realized that the fork was identical to the dream he had. The large tree was there, but as Sister Heywood predicted, President Young was not there. Remembering her counsel he took the left fork from which he would gain a testimony of the divinity of the work and a knowledge of the divine teachings of the Book of Mormon. After an hours walk, he came upon the beautiful Heywood Valley settled by was born in Corinne in the boom days when freighters hauled ore from Montana. My father was Edwin N. Williams, a freighter. He and my mother came to Utah from Illinois. I have two brothers, John T. Williams, 203 31st, and Edwin N. Williams Jr., of I 885 30th. Incidentally, Mrs. Buhn, one of the classmates, later of Boise, Idaho, observed her birthday she didnt say how old she was either. She was a frequent Ogden visitor, and operated a jewelry store at Boise. She was active in business and Professional Womens clubs, Soroptimist, and Idaho Writers groups, of which she was past president. s twenty-thre- e prosperous families. Elder Morgan was amazed at the fact that it had the same spelling as the Heywood family he had roomed with. In high spirits he traveled on and called at the first house where he was recieved with true southern hospitality. He spent the entire evening in a gospel conversation. Three hours later the head of the house brought out the family Bible, and to Elder Morgans amazement, he found that many of the passages of scripture he had used to explain the principles of the gospel, were underscored. After he had asked who had marked them, he was told that ten days before, a kindly looking man in very tidy apparel, and recalled seemingly possessed of great intelligence, had with their permission marked their Bible, explaining that another would come in a few days and teach them the meaning of the marked passage, and explain to them the great plan of salvation. They knew not the stranger, his name, where he came from or where he went. In the next six weeks Elder Morgan found that in every home where the stranger had called every Bible had been marked. Elder Morgan was successful in baptizing all but three families in the valley. Among the converts was a Methodist pastor, who was made Presiding Elder of the Heywood Branch, his building becoming a Mormon meeting house. John Morgans dream had come true and in his heart he felt he had gained a missionary companion in none other than one of the Three Nephites. (John Morgans Diary) On Saturday morning, June 1, 1878, while a guest at the home of his first converts in Heywood Valley, Elder Morgan started the writing of an epistle to the Saints in Georgia and Alabama in particular, and to the people of the world generally, setting forth clearly and convincingly the answers to three weighty questions which have addressed themselves to thinking people since the dawn of time Whence come we? Why are we here? And Where do we go from here? He spent most of June 1st in writing. The next day being Sunday, he met with and preached to the people. On June 3rd, he continued his writing and on the afternoon of June 4, 1878 he completed it. This treatise which soon became one of the best and most universally used tracts published by the Church since that time, was written in longhand by President Morgan in three days.. The writing having been completed, he walked ten miles southerly to Rome, Georgia, where he visited the Mosely Printing Shop to whom he awarded the printing job. It was then he decided to change the designation of his writing from epistle to tract and gave it the name of The Plan of Salvation. June 25th, he and his assistant, Miss Manwaring, finished the folding and with needle and thread sewed the printed pages of the new tract together and on the following day and otherwise started mailing distributing to the Church and the people it has brought into the Church. It was the first of its kind used in missionary work in the United States. John Morgan a remarkable man was replaced by William Spry in 1888. During the next twenty years the mission headquarters changed locations from St. Louis, Missouri to Chatanooga, Tennessee then to Rome and finally to Atlanta Georgia. During this time many great presidents presided over the mission. Of these were J. Golden Kimball who assumed J. Golden presidency from Kimball was ordained a Seventy, July 21, 1886 and sustained as one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy the 5th of April, 1892. B.H. Roberts He was was president from a noted church author and scholar and was ordained to the 1st council of the 1891-189- 1894-189- Seventy March 8, 1887 and was sustained as one of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy on October Charles A. 7, 1885 Later from 1908-3Callis stepped into the presidency. President Callis had dedicated his 4 whole life to serving the Savior, being ordained as one of the Council of the Twelve at the age of 68,4on Oct. Grant. 12, 1933 by Heber'J. After President Callis term was completed he was succeeded by another great author and leader of the church, Elder LaGrande Richards who presided over this mission from Elder LaGrande Richards had served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission as a young man. He has served as a Bishop, Stake President, and Presiding Bishop for the church for many years. Elder LaGrande Richards was ordained a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles, April 10, 1952 at the age of A Marvelous 66. His famous book Work and a Wonder that has brought many souls into the church was written while he presided over the Southern States Mission. Other presidents that have presided over the mission were: Merril D. Clay son William P. Whittaker 1934-193- 1937-194- 1940-194- Heber Meeks, Albert 1943-194- Peter R. Ricks Choules J. Burkeley L. Bunker Fauntleroy Byron Rousten Hunsaker Ray B. Evanson Calrles W. Nibley and Seth D. I. Orbin Hicken Redford As the missionary work continued to prosper in the south and new missions were formed this mission became Carolina known as the Georgia-SoutMission in 1971 The mission office and home were combined at that time and located on the corner of Ponce De Leon and East Lake Road in Atlanta. Then on July 5, 1974 because of the growth and increased needs of the mission, under the direction of President Redford the otfice and 1952-195- 1948-195- 1956-195- 1959-196- 1963-196- 1968-197- 1965-196- 1970-197- 3, 1973-197- 6. h mission dome became seperate residences. The office was then moved to 2215 Perimeter Park with the mission home located m the Dunwoody area of Atlanta. The title of the mission once again changed to the Georgia, Atlanta Mission on June 15, 1975 at which time a mission was organized in South Carolina and the northern half of Alabama was added to this mission. In July of 1976 Russell C. Taylor took the reins of the Georgia Atlanta Mission President Taylor has served as a second counselor in two Stake Presidencies, the Butte, Montana and Denver, West Stakes. When the Denver West Stake was divided President Taylor was called as the new Stake President. When he was released he then served as a Regional over Milwaukee, Representative Michigan, and Minneapolis. After serving for three years he was then called to his present position as Mission President. Chicago, Send us a news tip for your local newspaper |
