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Show THE JORDAN JOURNAL, MIDVALE, UTAH Edison Honored by His Early Associates Bulgarian Communists on Their Way to Trial Playground Great Need of Every Community Of ltl,OOO and more Inquiries on public re<'reution recelveu l>y the Play· grou11d und Hecrt>ation A~soclatlou of America in 19:.!·1, one·thlru came f1·om communities of :.!,500 populutlon or less. That surh places are more alive to the necess.t~· of planning for recrea· tlon than e'er lJefore Is cl~>ar, but an.l'· thing like complete stnlistlcs on the number of pHrks, pla~·grounds and oth!'r recreation facilities estnblished ns a ·e~nlt of this Interest are unaYallalJie. This nrllcle, therefore, II\ not a survey of small ·town re<'reatlon, but a brief review of trpleal achievements. The fncts are talcen from th<> current files or the Play· 1-'oll<'e ot Bulgaria are still comhin~ tile country !"or communl,;ts nccuscd of plottln)( :I!{Uin»t the go,·ermnent. ground nod Hec1·eatlon Association of ::::ome of those captured are here seen heavily manacled on their way to be tried for participation In the cathedral Amerko anrl from publications of th~ United States Departn~nt of Agrl l·omb outrage. (·ulture. Hecrentlon fncillti€'"1 In small town~ Include mainly porlcs, playground,., I athletic ftelus, community houseR, pic · n!c grounds, tennis courts, bathing .. beaches nnd Rwlmmlng pools. Tour· lst <'amps nlso are common. Jn many ~ Instances, the rPcreatlon facilities ; ' combine SPYeral features. l'nrlcs, fot instance, often ha,·e within their are9 plnyg-roun!ls, athletic fields and swimming \lOOls or otht-r fnrllltlcs. The Edison Pioneers, eurly H~S~odntes of Thomas Edison, gathered at Menlo Park, N. J ., and dedicated a In the majority or the towne tubl<>t In tribute to his first experiments and 10\•entlons. At the right Is shown a small part of the crowd attend· studied, recreation Is financed by pub· I lng, and at the left 1\frs. Edison Is unveiling the tablet. lie subscription. Yet Instances ofl - --.,-- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - , - - - - - - -- - - -- StJcceg~ful munlclpnl maintenance demonstrate the feaslbllity of tax sup· I port. It Is s<'arcely necessnry to say that leadership for recrentlou In the small town is just as e~sf'nt Ia! as In the city. The . success of the program 1 This photograpl.• Indicates the way In vr.hich the coast guard has made usually 'l'arlt>s with the competence of E'ffective the blockade of the rum row ships, surrounulng them so that the management. they are cut off from communication wlth the shore. I New Movie Camera and Projector Invented Iru How the Blockade of Rum Row Is Worked I Town Has Found Park Profitable Investment I ,. Wamego, Kans., has a population of only 1,585, but In 1904, as a result of a bond election, it purchased 12 acre!' of ~~ ' .·· :·· / .,.. ~~5~rtor R~~:~tl~u~~~s~:r~t b~a~~s~u0/. 1 lj:•'' '"1-: :=· ·. John P. Berggren bas Invented and George K. Spoor of Chicago Is developing a "natural vision, life size, third dimension" camera and projector for the movies that It is belleved will do away with eye-strain and distortion. Only nnturnl acting and real settings can be used. At left are Mr. Spoor, Mr. Berggren and Betty Byron examining the rnmera. At right, part of the projector. BRAVE BOBBY BRANER No Wonder the Vets Chose Omaha '••, .< :·.· ... Helen Sperry and Frances Adi'lan, two fair misses of Omaha, Neb., who are joining with many other girls ot the Gate City in preparlng for the fifth annual national convention of the Worlq War, to be held In Omaha June 22-27. q j·'~ chased 3 adjoining acres at a cost of $2,000 for nse as a tourist eamp ground. huprovement~ Include an ar· titiclal lake 4% feet deep with an urea of llh acres, used for boating and IJathing; a wndlng pool, electric fonn· ta!n 45 feet in diameter and 27 feet high; a women's rest house, a men's comfort house, band stand, dancing pu vilion, playgronn<l equipment, three drinking fountains, dining tables, steel rnnge, baseball, football and basketball ftel<ls, and other facilities. It Is maintained b~· town funds at an aver· age yearly expense ot $1,!'\00. This Includes the salaries of caretaker and janitor for seven months. The only cha1·ge made for the "parlt Is for entertainments for gain. The revenue comes from Jlcenses for shows and from the church, school and gen- 1 era! welfnre fund. The park Is exteu- , ' slvely used.-Exchange. \~ H n f~! ~~~ ~ 1.:.- l* I~ 1. J ;'$ ;~ d ri :: ~ j ..: Bobby Bruner, eleven-year-old son of City Fireman Homer Braner of Washington, Pa., Is a candidate for a Carnegie medal for an act of heroism. His five-year-old sister, Helen Louise, here seen with him, cra\vled beneath a ;trelght train, and 1.s the lad saw • ·till) train started to move. lie rushed to his sister's aid and pulled her to safety, but himself sutiered the loss of a toe. h~ <• .·: ;.' ..· . ::.&-.,.· ,., n . '~-v.:....~. ---- .-: . ~ ;., .... ""=~ .... ~- ·~ :.x :·:-::.: •. ..... ..~. . .. !~ ~~ ~, .. ~ .•. ~·· ».: ~. :<;• .... :..-... · • ..:;.:• . ( ..... ' ··;,,,,Jz;,~,,;;~~ .;Ji:t!;.:. ;·''-:::~.;·'-'< ,,~-~~~~:~ / ..__..,. ---------------------------------- Shrine of Club Women Dedicated OMAHA GIRL AS PUCK Value of Paved Streeta The stranger forms his opinion of a tow·n hy Its ~<treets, schools nnd churches. 'lYe have the ~chools and churches but some of our streets w·ould he more pleasing If thc,y were moved. In fnct, there really Rhould not be an unpa'l'ed street In the city Paved st1·eets in<'l'E'ase the limits. vnlue of all prnpert:v and ar<' nn asset to the community, e(Junl to arle· qunte schools anti ehm·ches. With Shellield fn~t coming Into the great industrial distriPt Its foun<ler~ vls· l lnnef] years ago, 1ve should think of our st rerts and efi'Pct 11 way to pn VI' them.-Shefileld ~tandard. I I Drayton's Good Idea I Drayton, K D., popnla tlon Wl7. hns l a 40-acre field whk-h f•ost ~8.000 . Thl' 1 sum wns suhs<'ri!Jed by :!GO people llv lng In five town~hips. The subscribers \ iew of th<• old Fauntleroy home nt 1'\ew Harmony, Ind., m which the organized a purl\ as!<ociation, 11 non Mlnrrnt dnh, first woman's <luh in America with written constitution and 1 Mi~:~s Carmen Longman, a dainty profit·shnriug <•nterpT!Se with eacl 1 by-laws, was organized, Reptemher 20, 1809, hy 1\Iiss Constance Owen Fauntlero,· grnnddaurrhter of Hobert Owen who founll ed the New Harmony Co-l miss of twenty, who appeared as Puck. shareholder havin~ nne n•te. A bn~eOp~rat!Ye colo~y. It 11 as dedicated o~ the clo;;lng day of the biennial council the fun-loving little sprite, In the an• hnll diamond. hlearher~. picnic 1 of the General J<'ederation of Women's Clubs nt West Bauen, Ind., having . nual pageant presented by the Unl· · henches, elect1·ic lights and water sup 1 verslty of Omaha coeds. recently been purc·har;;('d hy the lnuiauu Federation of Women's Clubs. This ply to l'onstitute sotm• of the equip ment. Plan!'\ cnll for ad<lltlonal raclli house was built Jn 1815 by the follo11 ers of George Rapp, a company ot comGOING TO ARCTIC tle8. The aetlvltiPI" Include !<peclnl dn~ muoi;;ts from GenlHwy. celebration!", hatlling nnd hoatin~. par tiPs. dundng, athletics an( band cor. certs. I l I UDEN HAS FINE IDEA • Italy Trotzky Buys Castle In • Making Trail in the Everglades Home-Town Loyalty An ounPP of lopH~· i~ worth sevE'ral pouncls or p1·osperlty. Once you get n man hoMting for his home to'il'n ) ou actually hllYe contributed to Its mnterlnl w<•>\lth. he~iclE'~ ndclin" one more per~ml to the list whoRe fol' "nrd·lookin~ nnd fnrwnrcl-nrting In eonJunction with his felloll' hoo~ters m<>ans more poptLJHtlon, more in~ tit U· lions, mon' hu><ine~ ~. a greater tO\I"D or city. :mel in this lm;tnnee, n greater Camp Hlll.-Tullnpoosn Ne\\ s. 11 i I Etiquette" Extraordinary In a hook of etiquette puhlished tu 14RO. rlircetion~ a1·e :;ivPn a• to how to grnh the ment with the hands. The writer tt<lvlses the u'e of three fin:;ers only. and among his •'<Jon·t~" nre: "Don't ke<>p the hand too long feeling about in the dish; don't take too large a piece; don't wipe the ftng('r!' on thP cout." William H. Luden of Reading, Pa., confectionery manufacturer, who has 1 announced the gift of a bonus of $250 1 annually to each child in familles of his i employees who remains in school after 1 the age of fourteen. This, Mr. Luden ; Intends, wUl foster the idea of com- I hlntrance to the beautiful Castle Devachan in Italy which, It Is sulll, t.n~ Invented Friction Match plet1ng the educatlou ot tbe chUdren been bo~ht by Leon Trotzky, Rusalan Bolsl"eVik leader, tor a large sum. 'the John Walker, an English cheml.:st, Saltea.d of sendlq them to work at castle, which houleCl OQ.e ot the llrat peace conferences lD 1920, was built ~Y 1 made the tlrf:t friction mu t<:h In 1S:..'7 ~ early a~ the Jlloarllshman Lord Mesbourorhe and cootalns many historical treasurM. l .· Here·s a combined home, tracwr, ;;ledge, eomvressed air driller and f1·euk bouse boat that Is being used by the crew clearing a way through the Florida Everglades for the new Tamlaml trail. It does the wor,k of thirty negroes. So ~ Is the land that an ordloar.v tractor would sink in the rich muck. Cuvt. G. F. Stee!q ot the steam yacht Rowena, who will com~~ that boat for Captaln MacMillan 11\' the ex,ploratlon ot the Arctic reiJ,OII~ north ot G:reeo.ltUUJ. |