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Show IPassom ItiKB VOL. XXXYTI., No. 30 PAYSON, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY. Mrs. T. F. Tolhurst AUTO Killed In Auto Crash For the third time in less than one week the citizens of Payson were shocked to learn of a fatal accident to a prominencnt citizen. A spirit of gloom was cast over the entire community Saturday evening when it was learned that Helen Tolhurst, wiife of T- F. Tolhurst had died from injuries received in an automobile accident at Ontario, Oregon Mr and Mrs- - Tolhurst and daughters Delsa and Madeline and their niece Rosa Law left on July 8 for a trip to Alberta, Canada, to visit with re. latives. It was on their return trip home that the accident occured. When three miles north of Ontario, Mr. Tolhurst thought something in one of the rear wheels gave way, the car failing to make a turn in the road-Thmachine was buffeted between barrow pits on either side of the road finiilly rolling ovjr several times. Mrs- Tolhurst was thrown clear of the car receiving several compound Delsa fractures of arms and legs suffered several deep cuts about the head and legs The other members escaped injuries aside from slight cuts and bruises and shock from the accident. The following day the the family: left for home arriving in Salt Lake Monday morning at 7 a. m. where the body was prepared for burial and brought to Payson Thursday for funeral services which were held at 1 . in the stake tabernacle with Bishop Otto Erlandson in charge- - The Nel son quartet rendered the opening num ber. Prayer was by Bishop Jasper Hill; solo. Freeman Bird; talk, J. A. Loveless; solo, Miss Ivy Done; talk, Melvin Wilson; cello solo, Melvin Done talks J. F. Bringhurst of the Nebo School Board, and President Lee duet, Carl Nelson and Miss Done; prayer Dr. W. T. Brockbank, of Spinish Fork. A large crowd gathered to pay their respects. The flowers were profuse. A large number of automobiles accompanied the remains to Salt Lake- - Interment was in the Wasatch Lawn cemetery. The grave was dedicated by J. A, Rock-woo- s of Salt Lake. Mrs. Tolhurst was a native of Scotland but came to Utah when a young For the past twenty three child. years the family has resided in Pay-so- n where Mr- - Tolhurst has operated a flour mill. Beside her husband and two daughters her parents, Mr- - and Mrs. J. J. Jacobs, of Salt Lake and brother John Jacobs, of Salt Lake and Mrs. Afollowing sisters survive; Granville Mrs. Carl and rthur Gindrup of Salt Lake. Mrs- - Otto Halstrom and Mrs. Della McShay, of California, and Mrs, Ivor E .Redman, of Boulder Colorado. iy - - CARD OF THANKS thank all those who assist us in any way recent bereavement in the our during We sincerely were so kind to death our beloved wife and mother. Mr, George A- - Peery and family. CARD OF THANKS Dr. Wilford and Freeda Calkins, Dr. William and Betty Calkins, of Chicago wish to express their thanks and appreciation for the kindness and remembrances shown during the illness and death of their father, William Calkins- - LIBRARYNOTES THREE To Payson High School Payson came near experiencing another fatal accident Sunday after noon at about five oclock when a car driven by Lee Elmer was struck from the rear by Daley Flanders of Spring-lakwho was driving at a high rate of speed. Mrs Viola Gardner sister of Mr. Elmer who appeared to be the most seriously injured was rushed to the Payson hospital where it was she suffered four broken ribs. His mother Eliza Elmer is confined to h!r bed with bad bruises about her body and legs. Mrs Lee Elmer who seemed to be uninjured is confined to her home having suffered a servero nervous collapse Monday evening and slighter ones since. Mr. Elmer received a bad bruise on his right leg. The other occupants of the ear Elmer. Nora Swartz and Viola Jensen, all children escaped without injury- - The accident happened on the highway between Spanish Fork and Payson as the Elmers were returning home from a short drive. The car was badly damaged. Occupants of the other car were uninjured and the car was but slightly damaged. R. II, Done of St. Louis, former citizen of . Payson and graduate of the Payson High School returned to Payson on July bth for a visit with his many friends and relativesMr. Done liked the looks of his old school and town and in order to promote clean, wholesome athletics and build up that part of the Payson High School, he has made a gift to the school of $1500-0to be used in making a real Athletic field and track. The field will be known as the Done Athletic Field, and has been so ordered by the Nebo District School Board of Education. The money will be used in planting, and developing a real sodded foot-bal- l field and track. The sprinkling system to take care of the field will be one of the expensive items. Mr. Done vas a graduate of Payson High School in 1911 with the first graduating class of Payson who completed a four year high school coui'tee He was an outstanding athlete through He was forward his school careeron the basket ball team the first time that Payson High School was represented in the State Basket Ball TournamentHe was the sprint man for several years and a real support in base ball. After completing high school Mr. Done entered the University of Utah for one year then became associated with the J. C. Penney company in the fall of 1912 with which organization he has been since that date. He is the son of Mrs. Lavina Done of Payson who shares in the honor this gift has brought- The community as a whole and especially the high school appreciate this very generous gift and with it we hope to add honor and credit to the school and the purpose for which this gift was made- The new Done Athletic Field will be part of the very splendid community recreation ground now being improved on the South square, which will be used extensively in staging the big Harvest Festival and Homecoming Celebration, September e De-m- - Funeral Services For Josehp D. Stark Impressive funeral services were held in the Nebo Stake Tabernacle last Thursday for Joseph D. Stark, Resident of Payson who prominent was killed instantly when he fell from a load of hayBishop Jasper Hill - of the Scconl ward officiated. The speakers included John J. Jex of Spanish Fork, President T. N. Taylor of the Utah Stake, W. Fred Tanner. Martin Jensen of Redmond, counsellor in the North Sevier Stake presidency Samuel E. Taylor and Bishop Hill. The opening prayer was offered by Joseph S. Bills, the benediction by Bishop A. H- - Lowe of Lindon Ward and the dedicatory prayer by Leonard Nuttall of Lakeview, The musical program included a selection by the Second ward choir, vocal solo by Mrs. Walter Drainey of Ogden and a duet by Mrs. A. H. Powell and Arthur Taylor. Funeral Services For William Calkins 12 Year Old Boy Dies Of Funeral sendees for William Calkins were held Saturday at 4 P- - M. in the Second Ward Chapel with Bishop Jasper Hill in charge. The opening number I Need Thee Every Hour, was rendered by the Ward Choir. The speakers were Fred Tanner and J. C. Taylor. The closing number Sometime Well Understand was by the Ward Choir. Prayers were offered by President Arza C. Page and Grant Simons. Intement was in the Payson City Cemetery and the grave was dedicated by Ardon Elmer. Blood Poisoning Mark Daniels, 12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Daniels died at 5 oclock Saturday morning from blood poisoning. Just a week previous to his death he suffered a slight scratch on his heel which later do. He was veloped into the poisoning. a student in the fifth grade at School last year and was active in the auxiliary organizations of the Second Ward- - He was taking music lessons from Prof. Miller of Provo and was doing very fine. He is survived by his parents, one brother, Ferris Daniels and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson A. Daniels. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Second Ward Chapel with Bishop Jasper Hill in charge. Interment in the city cemetery was directed by the Deseret Mortuary. We do Through the courtsey of the Young Peopeles Union, First Baptist church New York City, we are in receipt of the following books: by I- - M. Ifalder. man, D. D. Why I preach the second coming The Tabernacle Priesthood and offering Christ, Christianty and the Bible. Can the dead communicate with the . living- President James M. Gray, of Moody Bible institute says,: So far as my knowledge extends, Dr. I. M. Halderman is the greatest prophet of the Lord now standing in any pulpit of this country- - 2, 1929 PLANS UNIQUE Plans are being made for a great er and bigger Farm Bureau Day Pro gram at Vivian Park on the evening 14. , One of the big features is the of August 13 and the day of August manometer purchased by the State to measure the pull in the tug of war between the north and the south ends of the County. This machine is being puchased by the State for similar occasions to the Utah County Farm BureauThe first time that it will be used in the State will be at Utah County Farm Bureau Day. Accord-din- g to representatives of the State Fair Board and other states where it has been used, it has revolutionized the tug of war and makes a very in tcresting event. The tug of war this year, under the supervision of R. D. Morgan for the south end of the county and Clyde Gillman for the north ehd of the county, will make the man pulling contest a larger feature than the horse pulling contest is with the dynamometer machine. Bishop Morgan and Clyde Gillman are selecting some of the huskiest men from their parts of the county to compete. The County Farm Bureau is putting up a prize for the team that does the best, this will be only one of the events on Farm Bureau Day, but this alone will warrant a larger atttend. ance of the farmers of the county- - Community Fair, Harvest Festival To Funeral Services For Be Combined With Annual Homecoming Mrs. E. P. Peery Funeral services for Mrs- - Elizabeth Tage Peery, wife of George A. Peery who died of injuries received when she was struck by an automobile, were held Sunday at 4 p- m. in the Nebo Stake Tabernacle with W, Fred Tanner of the Third Ward Bishopric, presiding. The program included a vocal duet by Mrs. Leona Dixon and Mrs. Lydia Bown, prayer, Grant Simons; selection quartette composed of C. O. Nelson, Freeman Bird. Golden Taylor and George Barnett; remarks, Braxton Barnett; voqal solo, Lpona Dixon; remarks Charles II- - White; closing remarks, W. Fred Tanner; vocal solo, C. O- - Nelson; benediction, Isaac Hanson Interment in the Payson City ceetery was directed by the Claudin funeral home. - Funeral Services For Dr. G .F. Tilson Funeral services for Dr. George Franklin Tilson were held Monday at , A letter just received by the County 2 P. M. in the Fourth Ward Chapel. Bureau office is to the effect that The Bishop Ileber Curtis presided. RCharles Mabey and opening song was by the Ward Relief many other friends of the Utah Coun. Society Chorus. ty people will be here on Farm Bur. Prayer by President Lee R- Taylor. eau Day Governor Mabey is one of the The speakers were: Dr. A. L. Cur best friends of agriculture and will tis, Samuel E, Taylor and Braxton make a short snappy talk to the Barnett. Mabey To Be Present - - people. Stunts Program On the evening of August 13, local Farm Bureaus, local boys and girls clubs, and Farmers Cooperatives of the County are sponsoring a stunt pro gram. The Farm Bureau and Vivian Park are arranging a large bonfire, to furnish sufficient light for the giving of these stunts. Some of the stunts are unique in character and will On County be well worth attending. Club Day this year, some goot stunts were given, the best of which will bp given on Farm Bureau Day, We cordially invite everyone to join us August 13 and 14 at Vivian Park. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express our heart felt thanks to our many friends for the many words and acts of sympathy extended to us during our re. cent bereavement in the loss of our beloved husband and father. We appreciate all that was done both in the home and service, for the speaking, music and floral offerings. Mrs. Chloe A. Tilson and family Mr- - Malad, and Mrs- R. V. Daniels of Idaho were Payson visitors - last Friday. not suggest Musical .lections included: vtoeal solo, J. C- - Barney, piano solo, Mrs Lewis Lucille Stowell, vocal duet. Mrs and Fcjand. Dorothy Briggs Closing prayer was by J. S. Bills. Interment was in the Payson City Cemetery. Reunion Held that you save, regularly, a small part of your income which you can easily put aside without self denial. - J Combining the second annual homecoming with the harvest festival and community fair, Payson will stage a mammoth celebration for three days on September , 12, 13, 14, and will feature sports and activities for which Payson has been known thrpughaut its history. Horse racing, foot racing rodeo, football, melon bust, dancing, band concerts and special features will all bo sponsored under the old time Payson spirit. Being one of the oldest communities in the state it has a large number of its former citizens scattered throughout the state of Utah and the west. v Many of these and many of their friends are expected to return- - The new athletic field, airport and race track will be used exmeet. tensively in the three-da- y The committees are as follows: general, Mayor L. D, Stewart, chairman; Melvin Wilson, secretary; P. C. Wight man, T- - F. Tolhurst, C. H. Dixon, Mrs. Ann J. Lovlcss, Mrs. Ray Monsen. Selby Dixon, Mrs. Julia Hancock, Dave Shuler, Alberta Neheker, and Flint Dixon, Dr L. C. Potter of Salt Lake; Samuel Page of Marysvale, Utah, and Dr. J. H- - Ellsworth of Eurtka. Special committees: finance, George Chase, T. F Tolhurst, Roland Lindsay, Reid Persson, Will McCormick; advertising and invitation. Melvin Wilson, Louis Bates, Dr. L. C. Potter, Mrs- - Alfed Wilson, Alberta Nebeker, Stanley Wilson, Madge sports, Dr. Reece, James Mountford; L. D. Stewart, Fern Gray, T E. Reece. R. L. Wilson, J- - E, Flanders, E. II. Street, Paul Davis, Floyd Wilson, Bert Stevens, Weston Bean, R W. McMullin, Stan Wilson. Fair, Ray Monsen, Mrs, Ann J Loveless, Selby Dixon, CJeorge Chase. Mrs. Jack Dixon, Mrs. B. L-- Jensen, Mrs. Mabel Stewart, Ivan Ballard, Dewey McKell; reception,, Julia Han- -' cock. Dr. L- - C, Potter, GenevJeve S. E. Taylor, Mrs L. D, Stewart Albert Powell, Mrs. Leah Higgin. art, botham. Parade, Dave Shuler, Dave Bigler, Kathryn Betts, Mrs- - Melvin Wilson, Mae McBeth, Dr. A. L. Curtis. Mrs. Ella-wort- Decendants of Jesse W. Lewis a pioneer of the early fifties held their annual reunion Monday afternoon and evening at the Arrowhead Mission Thirty eight members representing each branch of the family were seated at one long table in the dining room where a banquet was served, during which time speeches, readings and musical numbers were rendered. The program continued after tho banquet and a report of the activities of the organization was given by a daughter, Mrs Loretta Cowan. Elmer Allen of Eureka a grandson who leaves soon for Pittsburgh, Penn., to con tinue his studies along electrical lines gave a short talk. Officers of the organization for the ensuing year are; Mark Lewis, president; Mrs Loretta J- - Earl Cowan, first Mrs Lewis, second Fern L. Brockbank, secretary-trea- s urer, Glade Cowan, Chairman of the geneological committee. t; Funeral Services For Mark Daniels P'uneral services for Mark Daniels were held Tuesday afternoon in the Second ward chapel. Bishop Jasper Hill presidedThe opening and closing songs were by the ward were President Arza Page, George Larson, of Spanish Fork, Mrs. Genevieve Ellsworth and William Madsen. Special music included two duets by the i Williams sisters of Spanish Fork and a solo by Arthur Briggs of Salem. Closing remarks were by Prayers were offered Bishop Hill. of Spanish by Hyrum Christensen Fork and Church Forsey. The grave in the Payson cemetery was dedicated by Lynn Petersonchoir-Speaker- We do suggest ' HOMECOMING CELEBRATION - It adventure stories of all time- was the diary of one of the two living survivors of a polar exploring expedition which tells the story of almost unbelie vabhffylfering and dauntless heroism YF'Sl'ory which forms one of the brightest pages in the annals Lost, by Elmo Scott Watson in this issue. PAYSON Arranged For reasonable enjoyments in order to save. EPIC OF GREAT HEROISM REVEALED IN OLD DIARY of the American armyChronicle apIn this issue of T pears an illustrated feature article Be which tells about that story. The Outpost of the sure to read $2.00 PER YEAR that you deny yourself Marubas daugthers, by Du Bose Heyward. A stirring novel of the Recently there was found in an old black people and white humor, its trunk, where it had lain for nearly drama, and its vital realism are win half a century, diary of a soldier ning an even greater popularity than which, when it was published in book came to Mr. Heywoods other famous form, proved to be one of the great novels. AUGUST R. H. Done Makes Gift Manometer Machine CRASH INJURES oimiLeflcE s - Mrs. Martha Rasmussen of Fillmore. Utah is spending this week in Payson with her daughter Mrs. J. II. Mountford and family. Mr- and M rs. D- L. Poulson of Salt Lake were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Snow last week. - h, Ray Monsen; program, Philo Wight-ma- n, C O. Nelson, J. F, Olfeson, Golden Taylor, Mrs- - Aurora Duncan of Salt Lake; decoration, C. H. Dixon, Clyde Wilson, James Clove, Dr. L. D, Pfouts, B. F. Ott. MANY FRIENDS AT- TEND FUNERAL OF J. D. STARK Among the family friends from out of town who were in Payson last Thursday to attend the funeral of Joseph D, Stark were Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum S. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. Byrant Domgaard, Mr anl Mrs E. W. Petty, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Curfew, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin, Mrs. Joe Jorgensen, Mrs. II McKenna. Mrs Hicks Okerlund, Mrs. J. A. Borg, R. W. McAllister. Oncst Nielsen, James Rex, Mr and Mrs Alma A Anderson all of Salina, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gillman, Bishop and Mrs. Alex H. Lowe and daughter, Mrs. Charles Johnson all of Pleasant Grove, Mr and Mrs Martin Jensen, of Redmond. President T N. Taylor and Leonard Nu' . " Provo, Mr. and Mry' Wvli r.. Stephen Beatie, Mvi. rW and Mrs. Otto Cbf'.Btn t Salt Lake ,Mrs. Fred Nat ym Mrs Walt, er Drainey of Of'd.an, Mrs Robert of MamStaplcy and Mrs. Swr moth. J'n . COMMUNITY CHURCn School Suinday 10:00 a m. Belsha ' Feast. Church Servti, 11:00 A. M. . The Essence Of Greatness. Young Peoples Meeting 7:30 p. d Vr-Nature. Prayer Meeting, Tuesday. 7:00 p m. Our Obligations Girl Scout Meeting, Friday, 4:00 P.M. Rev. James O Arthur, Pastor. Bibje ; |