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Show y , 1 . . If" , (.. ' JW. - - &" fa jtui&triii- - I sidem Smi 3 died r Sunday M. , H( Center ni lel- - BiiVol. 43, No. 6 sons 1 - Henry PARSON, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY an; Si Deuel, Dies Here Tuesday tfield,Sy 'dehildr comh ABRAM luin witl cemetery iA, ENTERS EGYPT grievous famine invaded the 'of Canaan, and Abram had discovered that the Egyptians C'dand in a flourishing condition, and decided to go down to them, he approached Egypt, having Sani his wife with him, he was D lifraid, because of her great beauty that the king would kill him, in ider to secure her, so he contrived this scheme: He pretended to e her brother, and directed her to tell that she was his sister. In Bis Abram did not tell a lie, for ihe was his half sister, having the lame father, but not the same another. Now, as soon as they me into Egypt, it appeared just AJbram had expected it would, lor the fame of his wifes beauty Was reported to Pharaoh, the King Egypt, and he demanded that she je brought before himself, and she waa brought into his household. rhe king was very much infatuat-flfj- d with her beauty, and had a Jard jreat desire for her. But the put a stop to his foolish inclina-:ion- s, by sending upon the king VjVflind his household great plagues. (Some writers claim it was influ-- . snza). Fear came upon the king, Uid discovering who she was, he mroodiately sent for Abram and DO plus Said, What is this you have done ebruary ynto me? Why did you not tell na ahe was your wife ? By saying he was your sister, I might have fakn; her is to be my wife. Now .hat she your wife, take her, nd depart. And the king ordered ISaiSIhia servants to help them get away, but before they went the ling1 presented Abram with gold silver, cattle, sheep, and cam-an- d man and maid servants, 'knid Josephus tells us, That the ting permitted Abram to enter nil A Townsend Club was organized Payson Thursday night at a meeting held in the Community Church. Officers were elected as follows: president, A. K. Huish; vice president, C. E. Gale; secretary, Grant Simons; treasurer, Sam Hoffer; advisory committee, W. D. Davis, James Mitchell, John The American Legion club rooms have been open since Saturday and a Legion member has been in attendance to assist veterans in filling out applications for their adjusted service certificates or soldiers bonus as it is commonly called. The woik of assistance will continue each evening. Each veteran is required to Mrs. Fannie Sargent In Llnto - 2.. -- . liv-n- -- t wd - 1 This service far-sight- ed o Will Ar-thu- -- n Present Opera of the Second Ward are working very hard on their major activity for the year, an opera, to be presented by them to the community. Pay-socity officials hav rendered some financial assistance for costumes and the production is to be presented free to the public. A matinee for the school children under 15 years of age will be gitt en on Friday, February 14 at 2:30 and for adults on Saturday, February 15 at 8 p. m. in the Nebo Stake Tabernacle. The offering will be a two act Comic opera And it Rained, which was chosen by the M. I. A. for presentation throughout the Members n ABRAHAM LINCOLN Bom: February 12, 1809 Emancipator, savior of his country, lover of the name truth, and champion of mercy Abraham Lincoln is revered and loved by all humanity, regardless of race, creed, or nationality. It is fitting that we should pay tribute to the great martyr who gave so much both to his fellow man and to the country he loved. ... Principals Study Club County Chairman Of Meets in Spanish Fork Democrats Issues Call A meeting of the Nebo Principals Study Club was held at the Senior high school in Spanish Fork Wednesday night with President in Howard Wilson of Payson dharge. Preceding the luncheon, a business meeting was held with Superintendent Owen Barnett leading the discussion on principals problems. Superintendent H. A. Dixon of the Provo schools was tiie speaker of the evening and his subject was, Supervision and RaThe musical ting of Teachers. program was by the Spanish Fork Senior high school music department. In accordance with rules of the Democratic Party of Utah, II. M. Woodward, Utah county chairman has issued a call to precinct chairmen for the reorganization of precincts and voting districts on or before March 4, 1936. Each precinct chairman must send out a call for this reorganization. Districts must be organized on or before February 19, and district chairmen and chairwomen will meet and elect the new precinct officers on or before March 4, sending the names at once to the secretary of the county committee. o o At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Strawberry High Line Canal Company held Wednesday night in the company office, the board was organized for the coming year with Ray Davis of Salem, president and Laban endance included Mrs. La Dell L. Harding of Payson, vice president. Woolev, Mrs. Vesta E. Anderson Byron Merdenhall was selected as and Mrs. Bernice A. Ivory. of the compsecretary-treasure- r Mr. Marv Curtis, president of any to replace R. E. Huber who in the Nebo Stake Primary was recently resigned. He will assume charge of the morning session office on March 1. which was for stake board memo More' than 300 stake and bers. ward officers from the two stak- 4 Cousins in A two stake convention for all workers in the Primary organization in Palmyra and Nebo Stakes was held ' Saturday in the Payson Mrst ward chapel. General board members from Salt Lake in att- attended the afternoon general assembly and departmental meetings. Spirituality ard teaching was the general theme. o CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwab wish to thank all those who so kindly assisted in any way during their recent bereavement. o A group of friends gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Asa L. Curtis Monday night for a delightThe party ful surprise party. was In honor of Dr. Curtis, whose birthday anniversary date was Monday and Bishop John F. Oleson whose birthday was Sunday. Dinner was served at eight oclock and a beautifully decorated birthday cake, red and white carnations and clever favors provided Cards the attractive decorations. were placed for twenty. An enjoyable social evening followed. The annual party of the Seventies of Nebo Stake was held Friday night in the Third ward hall. Mrs. Howard Wilson entertained and A program, refreshments the members of her Bridge club dancirg were enjoyed. and additional guests at her home Present were Monday evening. Wieht-maMayor and Mrs. Philo C. Mrs. Walter Ware, Mrs. Wayne Mrs. Dave Shuler, Mrs. Hel- Loveless, Mrs. Merrill Smith, Mrs. en Christensen and son "Wayne LaGrande Gudmundsen, Mrs. Byleft Thursday for California by ron Staheli, Mrs. Jerry Bassett, automobile. Mrs. Floyd Harmer, Miss Clara Johnson, Miss Madge Fairbanks, A number of Payson people Mrs. Waldo Wilson. Miss Jennie were in Salt lake Monday for the Fairbanks and Mrs. H. Waterfield. Prizes were won bv Mrs. Harmer, Nebo Stake Temple workers Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Ware. n, Com- M. I. A. es The Cultus Club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. D. Stewart with the club president Mrs. A. L. Curtis in charge. A group of ladies from Spanish Fork were in attendance and presented the delightful progyam. Miss Laura Shepherd read a five s act play written by Henry Jones, Michael and His Lost Angel. Vocal solos were rendered by Miss Helen Palfreyman, accompanied by Miss Clara Johnson. Club members present were Mrs. A. L. Curtis, Mrs. L. D Stewart, Mrs. John C. Carlisle, Mrs. N. Blaine Winters, Mrs. J. S. Reece, Mrs Reed Jones, Mrs. Albert McClellan, Mrs. Howard Shuler, Mrs. J. H. Ellsworth, Mrs. Dave Bigler, Mrs. Doyle Liddle, Mrs. Glade Cowan, Mrs. Armon Webb, Miss Kathleen Simons, Mrs. Cyrus Sterling, Mrs. Emma Wilson, and Mrs. Mina Simons. to Second Ward M. I. A Ray Davis Heads Two Stake Primary Annual Pioneer Ball High Line Board Held Convention Friday, February 14th Cultus Club Meets being given urday by Louis A. Bates who pleted 15 applications. o The four Payson Camps, Daughters of Utah Pioneers will hold their annual Pioneer Ball on Friday, February 14, in the Third ward hall. Pioneer costumes will be Worn and refreshments will be served. Committees from the four camps are working hard on the plans with the four captains, Nellie Kapple, Myrtle Tanner, Anna McClellan and Rhoda Davis as chairmen. is veterans from Payson, Goshen, Santaquin and Benjamin. The work was started last Sat- the family: conversation with the most Idaho Dies among the Egyptians. conferred with each of reasoning thm, and confuted thedemonstrathey made use of, and Mrs. Fannie- M. Reid Sargent 88, ted that such reasoning was vain, a pioneer resident of Payson, died and void of truth; whereupon he Monday at the home of her daughwm admired by them in those con- - ter, Mrs. Agnes Tipton at Soda Terences as a very wise man, and Springs, Idaho, where 00 she has 3 Uvn 0f great sagacity when he leen for the past four years. discoursed on any subject he Death was due to the infirmities of age. srtook; and this not only in Mrs. Sargent was born January standing it, but persuading other men also to assent to him. He 26, 1848 in Ireland, a daughter of O lHJoommunicated to them arithmetic, William and Jane Reid. With her and delivered to them the science parents she emigrated to Utah gofor, before Abram ing first to Lehi for a short time IPAaf astronomy; into Egypt, they were un- - and then to Payson in 1856. She was married to David E. acquinted with those parts of came on January 26, 1862. Mr. leaning; for that sciencealso. Sargent from thence to the Greek Sargent died in 1913 and since that g (Next, Abrams nephew, Lot.) time she has spent her time with her children. ank During the early years of her J. S. Bills Observes life she was an active L. D. S. ns worker. For 17 years she Eighty-Sixt- h Birthday church served as president of the First IEEKII ward Primary organization. are two sons, William Joseph S. Bills Sr., a resident ' Payson for more than 65 years, andSurviving David Sargent, Payson; four ed his 86th birthday on daughters, Mrs. Mattie Kinsey and 30. A party to celebrate Mrs. Jennie Powelson, Raymond, aaoary 1 he event was given Saturday Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Annie Pace, and Cisco, Utah; Mrs. Agnes Tipton, ligkt with sixty relatives from Soda Springs, Idaho. Ipae friends in attendance The body was brought to Pay-.o- n Jayson, Provo, Salem and Salt L Wednesday and Funeral serCity. A tribute to Mr. Bills was read vices were conducted at 2 p. m. Betts and Glenna Thursday in the First ward chapel. yalrs. Kathryn gave a tribute to her grand- Interment was in the Payson City ier in song. Short talksplea-bs-byg cemetery. 0 o iT3ibers of the family were reminiscence of the early day Iheir lives. A duet was given Red Devils Defeat "Glenna and Lovell Bills. Lunch Lions Here Friday 1 served. lr. Bills received many gifts I cards from his many relatives Springvilles high school basketball team defeated the Payson ,1 friends. Lions last Friday night at the o Junior high school auditorium 15 to 13. It was Springvilles first Taylor School Enrolls this year and previous to In Junior Red Cross victory the game the two teams had been without a win. .The six rooms from the Taylor Spanish Fork won from Tintic 'iool have enrolled in the Junior 30 to 22 on the Eureka floor, givLid Cross, according to the report ing Tintic their first defeat and tf'Jtf. Blaine Winters of the Red placing Nephi in the division lead. The members .CfeOss committee. Payson plays at Spanish Fork Will all receive badges and each tonight (Friday) and Tintic plays town will receive the Junior Red at Nephi with Springville' bye. o Cfeoss News, a monthly publication. They will also receive a list The original First ward Relief of ether Junior Red Cross groups gave a party Frifrom the United States and abroad Society officers celebrate the joint to with night day that they might correspond birthdays pf Mrs. Jennie D. McClellan and Mrs. Henrietta Douglass, It was arranged as a surie Junior class of the First prise and was at the home of M. I, A. enjoyed a social Mrs. Douglass. Games were playTwsday evening instead of their ed under the direction of Mrs. Games and Dora Hinze and Mrs. Adelia Bates regular class work. refreshments were enjoyed by the and refreshments were served. fcrrjj. girls and their class leaders, Mrs. were present. William Mortimer and Mrs. Bert Eighteen Staheli. The Elders Quorum members deHoward Wilson, principal of the and their partners enjoyed a :j in night Thursday ' Peteetneet party lightful school accompanigd Winston Taylor, Jack Provstgaard, the First ward hall. A program Billy Wignall and Latimer Simons was given in the early evening to Salt Lake Saturday. The boys followed with dancing. Refreshare Junior police at the school ments were served. and they were taken to places of interest in Salt Lake City. A number of close friends arrr anged a pleasant surprise party Mr. and Mrs. 'Loren Spencer for Mrs. Kathryn Betts last week of Magna, formerly of Payson to celebrate her birthday visited here last week. f bring the' necessary credentials and if he has had a loan on the certificate, the pink slip showing this transaction will be required. To' Words cannot express our joy, our appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Bigler for the splendid book given by her to the Payson Public Library, in memory of our beloved wife and mother. We, her husband and children knew her worth and the memory of her and her life of true service is ergraved in our hearts and in the hearts of our children. The tribute paid to her through this wonderful book and the idea conveyed in its being given to our library is worthy only of a great and person. Flowers, words of tribute and respect are after a which forgotten but this worthy book will keep her memory and her worth alive to hundreds who read it and who otherwise would never have cherished or even remembered her. Thus this gift endows not only her in whose honor it was given but also her posterity and hundreds of friends and acquaintances who come in contact with it and enjoy its message. It is a worthy monument to a life of service. The family of Ruth Quigley Webb. $2.00 Veterans Being Assisted Davis In Filing Applications Joseph Charles Morgan 61, husband of Leah Wilson Morgan died at the family home, 158 South 3rd West Street Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Morgan has been in poor health for more than a year. Hei returned two years ago from M. Cowan, Rilla Stevens, Mrs. C. Point Barrow, Alaska, where he E. Gale, Emily Clayson. Visitors from Provo who spoke visited for 18 months with his son Master Sergeant Stanley Morgan on the Townsend Old Age Pension and family. They have spent much plan included, Dr J. W. Aird, S. of their time with him since they II. Jones, Vasco M. Tanner and came out from Alaska on leave E. H. Jones. last fall. Since the holidays they have been visiting in Seattle. Book Presented Mr. Morgan was horn in Salt Lake City, July 23, 1875, a son Library In Memory of Joseph R. and Margaret TurnOf Ruth Q. Webb He came to Payson er Morgan. when a young man and engaged Seven Pillars of Wisdom in business and was well known by as a singer. His first wife was T. E. Lawrence has been presented Ada Marsh and following her death to the Payson Public Library by some years later he married Leah. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bigler, inscribed to the memory of Mrs. Ruth Wilson on October 8, 1903.' He is survived by his widow; Quigley Webb. Giving a book to the Library in one daughter, Mrs. Audrey Jensen, of a departed friend, inmemory seven sons, Clyde Springville; Morgan, Salt Lake City; Leo Mor- stead of sending flowers to the gan, Ogden, Utah; Sergeant Stan- family was suggested by Rev Carley Morgan, Point Barrow, Alas- ver of Ogden at the Utah Library held in Salt Lake City ka; Kenneth Morgan, Evanston, convention May we have many Wyoming; Glade, Darrell and Nile last fall. Morgan, Payson; 6 grandchildren; such gifts. This book is the unabridged histhree brothers, Fred Morgan, Rigof Lawrences Arabian Camtory and Roy Morgan, by, Idaho; James Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. paign. The subject matter is herM. Gill and Mrs. James Rigby, oic, the style elaborate, highly colored and quite without reticSalt Lake City. Funeral services will be conduc- ence, a rare mind records great ted Friday at 1 p. m. in the Second ordeals and shocking scenes frankBeautifully illustrated with Ward chapel. Friends may call ly. at the home previous to the ser- full page reproductions of portrait vice. Interment will be in the drawings and paintings by NEnglish Payson City cemetery under the artists. Following is the acceptance from direction of the Deseret Mortuary. o Per Copy 5c in Deuel, ere 7, 1936 Townsend Club Organized Thursday Father of Hero Lee j 3euel, o SOE . Laboring Mission Swiss-Germa- n Of special interest to friends ard relatives in Payson, is an article appearing in the current issue of The Improvement Era. With the story is a picture of four voung missionaries who are all n in the laboring Mission. The boys are cousing and are all grandsons of John Jacob and Elizabeth Abegg Huber who were converts to the L. D. S. Swiss-Germa- Church in Switzerland grated to Utah 75 and emi- years ago and Church. The complete cast, including a chorus of sixty directed by Carl O. Nelson; an enlarged orchestra directed by Armont Willardson and the principals will number 120 members of the ward. The leads will be sung by Elva Taylor, Armon Webb, Dale Reece. Nita W. Reece, Niles Vest, Betty Madsen, Ruth Snow, Clyde Snow, La Grande Gudmundsen. and Speaking parts will be by Ray Quigley and BerreU Gobel and special solos will be given by Miss Helen Palfrey man- - and Mrs. The accompanists are Lucille Stowell and Crista Olson. Active committee workers are. Dorothy Willardson and Armon Webb, managers; Mildred Johnson Arnold Peterson, Mildred Spack-madramatics; Edna Snow, Reta Page, Naomi Hillman, Inez Ott Mildred Spackman, costumes; Paul Hurst, Elwood Loveless, Maybeth Reynolds, Inez Ott, attendance; Mildred Bunnell, dancing. Heads New Fish & Game Assn At an enthusiastic meeting held here Monday night Paul J. Davis was elected president of the newMt. Nebo Fish and ly formed Game Protective Association. Ira Miller, Dividend, was named vice president; Elwood Dunn, Pay-sosecretary, and Dr. J. H. Ells- worth, Payson, treasurer. Two directors from each locality in the district embraced by the association were named as follows: C. E. Rife and H. E. McLain, Eureka; Lester Dobbs and Oscar Pearson, Dividend; Albert McClellan and Dave Bigler, Payson; Otis Horton and Glen Dowdle, Santaquin; Russ Hawkins and George T. Ostler, Nephi; Ted Okelberry and Shirl Thomas, Goshen; Grant Larsen and Fred Davis, Genola; Charles Hickman and Frank Hansen, Benjamin; Pete Carter and Wayne Benson, Spring Lake? and Sammy Christensen and Art Peterson, Salem. More than 50 sportsmen from south Utah county and the Tintic district attended the meeting held for the purpose of organizing the association. No meeting dates have been set as yet, but it is planned that regular meetings will be held with each local unit taking its turn as host. The association plans to work with the 'state fish and game department in the interests of propagation and preservation of fish, upland game and big game; to cooperate with farmers and stock-me- n on problems of joint interests, and to promote an educational program that will tend to build better sportsmen and eliminate many of the game law violations. n, Directors from the various co- mmunities represented in the association will supervise a membership drive in the near future. P. T ATSIeet Next Wednesday The February meeting of the Payson P. T. A. will Be held Wednesday, February 12, at 7:30 p. m. in the Junior high school with President Pearl Bigler in charge. Chairman N. Blaine Winters of the program committee has announced a musical program for the evening. The instrumental department of the high school under the direction of Armoni, Willardson will occupy 25 minutes. The vocal deft) partment under Cdtrl O. Nelson will take 25 minutes with a talk on voice culture and demonstrations of teaching focal music. The Peteetneet and Taylor schools wilK each take 10 minutes in demonstration of vocal in the elementary grades. Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth Following the program the parMaag Francom, 76, wife of James Fran-to- ents and teachers will be taken died at the family home in on a tour of tlje music building. the First ward Monday morning from infirmities of old age. The project of collecting costMrs. Francom was born January umes for public entertainments by 22, 1860, in Switzerland, a daught- the local P. T. A. is still going er of Jacob and Katherena Appen-zelle- r on and costumes will be received She emigrated to at any of the schools. The cosMaag. Utah with her parents when a tumes are being stored in the muyoung girl and has been a resi- sic building and will be shown to dent of Payson for more than CO the parents when they make a She was married to Mr. tour of the building next Wednesyears. Francom in the Salt Lake Endow- day night following the P. T. A. ment House on May 9, 1878. meeting. Mrs. Francom has been a member of the Relief Society for 58 Last Dance of Series years and has held many positions of trust in that organization. She Held Last Saturday was in the First ward presidency for ten years and spent much time The last in the series of dances aidirg the sick. given by the Band Mothes Club and Surviving are her husband held was Saturday night in the six children: Mrs. Amy AlmanJunior high school. The attendance West and Jacob Francom, dinger at the series was not good but Jordan; Mrs. Pearl Evans, Provo; the officers wish tovery those thank II. Alma Francom, Midvale; James who gave their support. and Lester Francom, Payson; 24 grandchildren and 11 Mrs. John T. Lant entertained the members of her Contract o Bridge Club Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. 'John Daniels-Jr- . and Mrs. Dora Powell left Saturday for Long Beach, California, where they will visit with their brother and sister, Mrs. Pearl Hand and Elmer Daniels and family. n, Mrs. Bertha Francom Called By Death n. settled in Payson. The picture of the boys was taken when they visited the old in home of their grandparents which they Elsau, Switzerland Lawrence found still standing. and Don Huber are the sons of LeRoy Freshwater and wife of Emil and Ernest Huber now re- Provo spent last week in Payson Lake and Salt in siding City; Rey J. S. Waldo are the sons of Arnold and visitingSr. his grandfather, his mother, Mrs. Bills and J. J. Huber of Mesa, Arizona. Phoebe Langtry. o To mark the close of a very successful extension course in history, a group of twenty-nin- e teachers from Payson and vicinity gave a dinner party Monday evening at the Peteetneet School. The delightful affair was arranged in honor of their instructor, Meredith Wilson of Brigham Young University. The clever programs and place cards were carried out in the national colors and the emblem of a ship. A program of toasts and music was given during (he Per Year In Advance Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Christensen of Salt Lake City, who were married last week, were the guests of honor at a dinrer party Sunday at the home of Mrs. Christensens mother, Mrs. Emma Douglass, who was assisted by her daughter Mas Kathryn Douglass. Other guests were Mrs. Anrie Curtis, Mrs. Adelia Dixon, Mrs. Amy Haynes, Mrs. Jennie D. McClellan and Mrs. Minnie Perkins. All were close friends and classmates while attending the school of Mr. Christensen in Payson many years ago. lT (I S J&RARR Sdifinqi CahmMs FeaturvSerrW.' MANY A GETS GIRL A RUN FOR HER. MONEYf |