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Show Volume 7. Midvale, Utah, Fr iday, February 5, 1932 Number 40. GEORGE WASHINGTON ANNIVERSARY NEARS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Compilation Reveals Expense Per Capita in Each State Dist1·ict. J OHN W. SHARPNACK, 41, crack United Air Lines pilot, a resident of Salt Lake, was tound dead in his plane near Rio Vista1 Calif., after it crashed in a blizzard. He was flying mail to Salt Lake. Sharpnack served in the war air service. .tie was mar- ned December 11, 1931. FOUR POWERS, the United States, England, France and Italy have issuea a combined call on Japan to halt her war tact1cs in Shanghai, following the shelling of terntory in the peace area. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS in Santia go, <...."uba., razed a section of the city, rtlports stating that at 1east one-third ot the buildings were wrecked Wlth the loss of approximately 1500 lives. TWO UTAHNS have been selected to a id the United States in the opera- tion of the huge credit corporation r ecently authonzed by congress. They a re Wilson McCarthy, former district judge, wbo is given the position OI western director. and G. A. Marr, legal counsel. Resident of Midvale Possesses Old Paper ~- EIGH T P ERSONS are beli~ved lost in t h e 'l'ehachapi mountains between l:iakersfield aud Los Angeles while search for a missing plane brought no results. ~ WORKERS have cooperated with owners and agreed to accept a ten per cent reduction in wages for a year as a means of restoring property and a tull working week. Gr.ocerymen Engage m Basket ball Tilt T ossing grapefruit into market bask ets a pparently trains the eyes and h ands ot grocery men, and when a few g ood scores had been made the fruit t ossers widened their scope of activity and went on to the basketball floor W ednesday night in the Second ward amusement hall. 'l'he 0. P. Skaggs System store employes de1eated the Safeway stores employes to the tune of 16 to 6 at the end of the fourth quarter. As the 0 . P. Skaggs men had such a lead on t heir opponents, they granted the the Safeways employes an extra period, but the Sareway boys were u nable to gain on their opponents, the game finally ended 24 to 8. The green and fancy goods merchants lined up as follows: ·o. P. Skaggs-Elmer Griffith, cent e r , Glen Smith arid Bob O'Brien, f orwards, and Ed O'Brien and R. R. d ilbert , guards. Safeway-Alan Baird, center; Ray N icols and Clinton Esperson, forwards, and Lea Rimi.ngton and Zach Brown. guards. Ed O'Brien played a good defensive g ame for 0. P. Skaggs, while Les Himington starred for the Safeway. Other business men of Midvale assem bled a.nd after choosing sides indulged in the game. A good time was had by all. LEGION POST INITIATES NEW MEMBERS At a meeting of the Jordan Post of the American Legion held Wednes<!W'. February 3, under direction of Commander W. 0. Boberg, the follow ing m embers were initiated into the group: C. H. Walbeck, Heber Peterson , A. B. Peart, J. L. Smith, Sam C r ane, Leslie Nielson, Draper; J. L. Tidwell, Midvale; Fred Fesch, West Jordan. Report on membership showed tha.t 42 had paid for the current season. Other business was the appoint m ent of th~ following committee to investigate employment for members: Melvin Lind, chairman, Mark Anson , Riverton; Mrs. Gardner, Cresc ent. Mrs. Sorenson of Sandy was a ppointed chairman of the Bicentenia.l p rogram to be held at Midvale on Was hington's birthday. T he preliminary program was a talk on the flag by Mrs. A. J. Hosmer and a vocal solo by Miss Afton Argyl e. Miss Anne Fitzgerald accompanied Miss Argyle. Alleged Embezzler Faces New Charges • William A. Pritchett, former office manager for the Utah Poultry Producer s' Cooperative association, faced four a didtion al charges of einbezzl'P.m en t Monday when the county attor~ ney issued complaints signed bJ H a rry L. Strong, assistant manager of the concern. Bonds were set at $16,000 by City • udge Daniel Harrington. P ritchett is at present awaiting tri al in Third district court on anot h er embezzlement count involving the loss of $1646.36 by the association. During the last two years Pritchett is believed to have defaulted with $40,832.38, and a civil action to recover the amount also is pending in di strict cou rt, assoication officials sa.!d . Th e complaints filed Monday charge the former office manager of the ass oci a tion With embezzling $5053.00 on February 10, 1930; $4938.90 on April 18, 1930 ; $4423.10 on November 25, l930, anc1 $108&.14 on May 2, 1 931. Dated February Jordan Out To Journal 4, 1800, Relates Death of Washington. Win From Murray Considerable stir was aroused last summer when it was announced that an original copy of the "Ulster County Gazette" in which was printed a full account of the death and funeral of George Washington had been located in the possession of a Hudson Valley resident. The announcement was startling in American journalistic circles due not alone to the value of the edition from a collector's standpoint, but also to the fact that hundreds of imitation issues had been circulated throughout the nation. In a report issued Saturday from the office of Dr. C. N. Jensen, state superintendent of public instruction, the total expenditures of the school districts of the state were shown to be $85.87 per capita of school population in the past school year and $101.02 per capita of average daily attendance. These figures compare with $84.35 and $102.50, respectively, for the school year 1929-1930, and with $81.94 and $99.71 for the school year ended June 30, 1929. The compilation, which is the work of Mahonri Thomson, statistician for the state board of education, reveals an unusual increase in average daily attendance tor the last school year, as compared with its predecessors. In the school year ending in 1931, the average daily attendance was 85 per cent of the total school population of the statej in 1930 it was only 82.3 per cent, and in 1929, 82.2 per cent. Total school population in the school year 1931 was 147,292; in 1930, 146,326, and in 1929, 144,852. The following data are for the last school year, ended June 30, 1931: Teachers' salaries: Average for state $41.73. Five highest districts: North Summit, $56,38; Jordan, $54.86; South Summit, $52.84; Salt Lake, $52.29; Grand, $51.87. Five lowest districts: Wayne, $25.36; Garfield, $27.74; Washington, $29.71; San Juan, $30.03; Piute, $30.48. Capital outlay: Average for state, $13.01; highest, Jordan, $61.27; lowest, Garfield, Kane and Rich, none; Salt Lake, $23.96. While total operating expenses show Jordan distrtct highest In the state with $146.40 per capita, as compared with $51.56 for Logan, lowest in the state, $113.57 for Salt Lake and $85.87 state average, it is to be taken into account that Jordan is the largest district in the state and is required to expend a considerable amount for transportation which cost is not placed upon many other districts. By Will Robis When Friday rugnt rous around, the age-old warriors, Murray and Jordan, will clean their muskets, sharpen their bayonets, and resume their warfaring tactics in the form of basketball. The keen rivalry which exists between the two schools, in this line, will be at an unusually bigb Wednesday morning John J. Isler pitch of excitement due to the crucia! conditions pending the outcome of Midvale brought to the office of The Journal a copy of the highly of the game. Murray holds the undisputed lead m prized publication stating that it bad the district as a result of four con- been in his possession since 188£'.. 1,. secutive victories, while Jordan holds few of the features printed in tbe the second spot, also undisputed, by issue are here given. The paper consists of four pages, three wins and one loss in four games. Both teams hold victories over Bing- each four columns wide. The front ham, Cyprus and Grantsville, respec- page is devoted to accounts of the tively, although Murray defeated happenings in congress and of reports ! 'ooele and Jordan lost to the same of wars in Europe. The two inside pages are bordered with heavy black crew. The coming game is very import- mourning lines, which also are used ant from many points of view. Should to separate columns and news stories Chester J. Smith of Midvale and Murray win, she will have practically relating to the death and burial of Moore, of Sandy, jointly Elmer assured herself a. touruament berth as Washington. Intermingled with such with the first degree murder charged first place in Jordan district; how- items are some advertisements of Dev1ch of Murray, will Marko of sample. a is following the which it tilt, the take Jordan ever, should in Third district court jury a face NOTICE will throw both teams into a tie for to a ruling by according 7, March .· first place, and put the leaders a Saturday. The Wolfe H. James Judge yo~g a scant margin ahead of the other on- · f:?am.e to the sub.scuber coming forces. A loss for the Beet- He1fer, ab?ut one yeat old last spnng, two are accused of shooting Devicb diggers would mean a nip and tuck marked Wlt?- a plece cut off the ri~ht to death December 22, following a battle for second place in the league, ear, a star 1n her forehead, and white meeting between the three and Wiland would send Murray, with a very ~der the bell?". Th~ owner by pay· liam Palmer and his son, also o:f much undecided team, to the tourna- mg charges 1s desued to take her Midvale. It is alleged that the meeting was away .. ment. Owmg t? ~e space ~aken to de- arranged to seek financial assistance Reed Swenson, Murray coach, has a fast stepping crew that shines with ~cribe ,the mctdents t·~Jabve to ~~h for Palmer's daughter, former sweeta sparkling passing attack and a well ~~on s death the editor inserts The heart of Devich, and the victim was groomed guarding game. His squad llr~uts of our paper are t?o narrow found mortally wounded. Confessions i.S well balanced in size and is trained this week for the great var1ety of for- of the part the defenda1;1ts took in to break fast and sho~t well. swen- eign news received by the last mails. the affair, are said to have been given son has two regulars and a substitute We shall, however, lay bef?re our to the sheriff. from last year's champion team, and readers short but comprehenslVe sumtwo newcomers who are abie to mary. The summary tells of defeats handle themselves very well. Oliver, suffered by the AU:stro--Russian Pearson and Erickson are the vet- troops by the French, shipwrecks, etc. The last page is devoted to notices erans, ..,;bile Matthews and Hulse are of sheriff's sales and advet·tiseme nts, the newcomers. The first of the bi-weekly asJ?emcoach 0. D. Ballard will send into some of which would cause considerthe fray, five versatile Beetdiggers able mh·th to the news reading public blies of the Sandy adult night school was held Monday at 7:30 p. m. in the who have much experience and know of today. For instance: high scshool auditorium. PrinJunior saw a of half one the SALE, FOR their "ifs" and "ands." The four backfield men in football, Larsen, mill, with a convenient place for cipal Arthur E. Peterson was in Lunnen, Jensen, and Hansen, are all building, lying in the town of Rochest- charge. The program included musiregulars on the court, and play the er. By the mill is an inexhaustible cal numbers by the town band, under game with a.s much dexterity as they quantity of Pine wood, and also a direction of Lorin F . Wheelwright. have shown on the gridiron. Adding stout, healthy and active Negro Invocation, Melvin Strong. The Male to this quartet, either Beckstead or Wench. Any person inclined to pur- G-lee club, under direction of J . M. Petet·son, and Ballard has a fine quint chase may know the particulars by Boyden, sang two numbers. A talk on what a bank means to a applying to John Schoonmaker, Jr., at that steps high and wide. community was given by A. R. GardHowever, Jordan vs. Murray means Rochester. Second Notice of my wife Hannah ner, and a talk on the value of educafight in any language, so Friday at Jordan, we'll just throw in the steak is hereby given forbidding all per- tion by W. D. Kuhre, member of the sons whatever from harboring or Jordan district school board, was and let them go to it. Last week's Jordan district play sur- keeping her, and from trusting her on given. The regular class work was vtved the fourth round of prep bas- my account, a! I am determined to taken up following the ass.embly. Miss Mary Story, visiting teacher ketball action without a single upset pay no debts of her contracting. of the Jordan district, will conduct occurring in its ranks. The three fav- Matys Van Steenbergh. Other curious advertisements ap- the next two psychology classes at orite.s, Murray, Jordan, and Tooele, won their games only after the stiff- pear. Altogether the issue of the the night school. "Abnormal Persons" b::e..:t:::h;:e:...::to:::p!:t::"c;..::o.;.f..;d;:i:;::s::c•:•::::s•:::i:o::n::.·- - :.:"::;l:...;:: est of struggles with their respective ~p:a!:p:e.:.r..:m=a::k::e:•..:i:::n:::te::;•:.:·e::•:.:t::!n~g;_:r.:;e:a:::d:::in::;g;:.·;__....!...;wil opponents. Murray won her game by a scant margin of three points, while the Smelterites and Beetmen (Contined on another page) Devich Death Trial Scheduled March 7 SANDYADULT SCHOOL CONDUCTS ASSEMBLY Smoot Pushes Plan for U. S. East Jordan League Control Narrows Jordan Games Win Leaders Three more games were played FriAdvices received during the week day· night in the East Jordan basketball league. Draper downed East from Washington indicate that SenaMidvale, 39 to 25; Sandy Third beat tor Reed Smoot, Republican solon, has First, 25 to 16, and Union downed renewed his efforts to bring about Butler, 61 to 27. Midvale First for- federal acquisition of privately owned feited to Sandy Second and Midvale lands contiguous to and within the Jordan Narrows reservation and tarSecond forfeited to Granite. get range. The senator has reintroThe team standing fo llows : W. L. Pct. duced in the senate his bill which was Sandy Third .......................15 2 .833 defeated at the last ses.sion of conDraper .................................. 14 3 .823 gress, calling for the purchase of Union ....................................12 3 .800 these lands at a cost not to exceed Crescent ................................12 3 .800 $120,000. The Jordan Narrows reservation is Granite ..................................11 5 .687 by the Utah National guatd utilized .562 7 9 ............. ....... .. Sandy Second East Midvale ... ".................. 5 11 .312 units as an artillery target range durMidvale Second ............·-··· 5 12 .294 ing the summer encampments. Most Butler································-·-· 4 12 .250 I of the land was withdrawn from entry Sandy First .......................... 2 14 .125j in 1913 by executive order of the presMidvale First ....................•• 0 16 •000 ident, but several parcels had been privately acquired prior to this edict. "Some of these privately owned properties come within the line of fire on target practice," Adjutant General W. G. WilJiams of the Utah national guard stated Monday, in commenting on the reintroduction of Senator Smoot's bill. "From this standpoint, and also to put the entire property under military control, it is desirable that it be government owned.'' The camp is owned jointly by the state and federal governments, but all buildings on the reservation are federal property, General WHliams said. Senator Smoot's bill stipulates that the lands acquired be used exclusively as a trai.ning camp for the national guard or regular United States army troops. Nationwide Celebration Planned to Last Nine Months. Bank Officials Await Audit of State Examiner With the approach of the 20oth anniversary of the birth of George Washington, first president of the United States, which will occur Manday, February 2:2, the United States George Washington Bicentennial commission, sponsored by the national government, is urging everyone to participate. Churches, schools, states, cities, towns, institutions and indivlduals are admonished to prepare and carry out ceremonies commensurate with the day. Following are eight suggestions made by the commission: l - I t is sponsored by the United States government; congress created the United States George Washington Bicentennial commission and the president of the Uwted States is its chairman. 2- It will not be a world's fatr or exposition, and it will not be held in any one place. -3--::_It will be a nation-wide, even a world-wide series of celebrations in which every state, city and townevery organization and institution, every home and individual- in this country, together with Americans and others in many foreign countries, will participate. Every community is expected lo plan and carry out its own program of events, in cooperation with the United States commission and the state commissions. Directors of the Midvale State bank, which closed its doors two weeks ago, have stated that the state banking department must complete its audit of the bank's books before any plan for reorganization or refinancing may be considered. They are, however, laying tentative plans for such action as will be conducive to the best interests of the depositors as soon as such action may be taken. Following the audit, and submissian thereof to the state department, permission to refinance must be had, after which it is hoped that such capital may be interested as is necessary to liquidate sufficient assets of the bank to allow reopening of the institution. •1 * WINS HONOR 1 ri~~;;::~;;;;;;;;~;:; FLORENCE A. \VOODBURY She. Loves Animals 4-It will last from Washington's birthday, February 22, 1932, to Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932, with special local and p.ational celebrations everywhere on all holidahiys,h anniversaries, or other days w c can be connected with the life of G<lorge Washington. 5--While the ceremonies on February 22 should be especially elaborate and impressive, as marking the actual two hundreds anniversary of George Washington's birth, arrangements also should be made for public gatherings, pageants, plays, processions, musical festivals, tableaux and other events at various times during the entire perjod of more than nine months. &'Very program should relate to the great life and work of the first president and founder of the republtc. On Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, ThanksgiVing Day and other national and local holidays or anniversaries there should be special programs, but the celebration should not be confined to these days. 6-It will take time to prepare the local programs and arrange for the local celebrations. The United States commission urges mayors and other officials of every city and town in the country to appoint George Washington Bicentennial commissions or committees in order to prepare for the events of the bicentennial year. 7- AII organizations and institutions of whatever character- ciVic, business, labor, educational, religious, fraternial. literary, social and others - are urged to plan for a uaeorge Washington year" in 1932. 8-The United States George Washington B i c en t e n n i a 1 commission, Washington building, Washington, D. C., will send suggestions for local programs to any committee, organization or group that will write for them. While no definite plans have been announced in Midvale it is intimated that the First and Second wards will combine in presenting a program in connection with annual old folks' day, which is observed on Washington's birthday each year. Inasmuch as E. E. Greenwood, principal of the Midvale junior high school, will be in Washington, D. C., on that day, as a representative of the Uta.b Education association, of which he is president, the local school will not hold exercises. Mr. Greenwood has, however, offered the use of the school auditorium for any civic exercise or program. Mr. Greenwood will represent Utah in Washington at the annUal meeting of the department of superintendence of the National Education association, February 22 to 25, in company with Dr. C. N. Jensen, state superintendent of public instruction. Granger G i r 1 Takes 4-H Prize Three years of very successful work and leadership in 4-H clubs has resulted in Florence A. Woodbury of Granger, Utah, being designated as the state champion 4-H Holstein girl for 1931. This honor has been conferred upon Florence by the extension service of the Holstein-Friensan Association of America. and by winning this title she becomes a contender for national honors. An account of ·Florence's club experiences can best be told in her own words: "Through seeing the various things my brother was doing in the 4-H club, I became interested in the work four years ago. "As I have a love for animals, I became interested in the livestock phasf' of the 4-H club work. The following year my father gave me a calf. This made it possible for me to enroll in the Calf club. "The first year I was enrolled there were only four members including me, in the Granger Calf club. Now we have two clubs of girls and one ot boys in this community. "I enjoyed that first year's work very much. The club visited some ot the dairy plants In Sa.lt Lake City and as a. result I entered the essay con(Continued on another page) Heavy Snows at Lark Impr ison Populace The entire population of Lark were' forced to remain at their homes from Saturday until Monday on ·account of the heavy snows which made highway travel impossible. Twenty miners were unable to get to their duties Sunday. Snow plows worked day and night in order to clear the roads and enable about 25 high school students to get to their classes at Bingham. The highways are now reported clear. Elders' Quorum Plans Program Next Sunday A prog1·am sponsored by the Sixth Quorum of Elders of the East Jordan stake will be given SUnday morning at 9 o'clock in the Midvale First ward chapel. It will be in the nature of a patriotic gathering in connection wilh the forthcoming George Washington celebration. Music will be furnished by C. W. Barton. The national anthem will be sung and the colors will be advanced by the Boy Scout color guard. The Rev. D. M. Kitch will speak on the life of George Washington, and the program will conclude with communiny singing of America. The publie is invited to attend• E. JORDAN SCOUTSHOLD ELIMINATIONTRYOUTS Elimination tryouts for East Jordan district bOy scouts, to select competing teams which will appear at the Salt Lake council circus at the South high school in Salt Lake, February 12, were held at Sandy junior high school Friday evening. Results were as follows: Song contest and pyramid building, Sandy First ward; clowning, Sandy junior high school scout club; centipede rope race and uniform race, Union scouts; first aid relay, wall scaling, fire by friction. flint and steel, and skin the snake, Sandy Second ward. All next week will be Scout Week, commemorating the twenty-second anniversary of the birth of the boy scout movement in America. All wards and the M. E. church will sponsor programs Sunday night. Monday evening the monthly cou rt of honor will be held in the Sandy junior high school. Recommittal services will be taken by all scouts in the district. D. E. Hammond, scout executive of Salt Lake, will broadcast over KSL through the inter .. mountain territory. |