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Show b' x t r- i'y 1 rt f i I TH E PAY VOLUME XXXIII NUMBETl PAYSON, UTAH, DECEMBER 24, 1920. 11 NITIATES PAYSON ming of Pilgrim Fathers H r r The striking similarity between the ami the Pilgrims of Massachusetts civilization in pioneers who founded Utah in 1847 was emphasized at the 1 celebration in Iayso l tercentenary In commemoration last Tuesday. of the Pilgrims, -- 00the f landing of reyears ago, seeking freedom coast, Atlantic on the ligious belief two celebrations were lield in lay. thi on, one in the morning in high the of Payson room assembly school, and the other in thethecvnin even At in the Tabernacle. meeting a rare musicalm program Awags enjoyed and a most Mrical sketch of B.theH, Wnm. offered Inerts Major held artillery cfiatHhl is FORMER RESIDENT OF "v f " - TO GREAT BEYOND Floretta Thomas Dies at Her Home After a Lingering Illness Mrs. of Two Years. SeTth in the address was that m which Roberts of Major of the Pilgrims he compared venrs ago with the pioneers of to the former coming to America persecution from religious get away accord and that they might worship this, own consciences, ing to 'their of he said, was the prime motive the the Utah pioneers, who left east after gross persecution because of their belief in tho principals of ..Mormon ism. VYJAMr. Roberts went into the history ' by f the, discovery of America the re of and Columbus Chrisopher The Puritan formation period. he said, been,use were so named beof their extreme austerity and cause they were so intensely averse to amusements, the greater part of which they considered sinful pleasBorne historian, he said, inure. Puritan besisted that the name came attached to tlip Tilgrims because church Of their desire to purify the of form a Presbyterian and set up They were persecuted govenment. of England by the established church ns rebellious citizens and were hunt ed and driven from place to place. . The hardships which the Puritans suffered were likened bv Mijer Ron erts to the sufferings of the pioneers on their journey across the plains The story teaches, in early days. are immune he said, that none against suffering. Standing out stronger thans any. the else, said the major, P,0 the Pix1119! l,kc for neers, emigrated to a new country of establishing sole purpose the themselves in new and permanent homes and to worship according to The Pun their own convictions. founders real the were he said, tans, of a government of the people, by the people and for the people, a democracy pure and simple. not come While the Pilgrims did religious to America to establish exfreedom, he said, out of their the born were religious periences by the freedom which is enjoyed k of today. people Thnt which has been accomplished ' in Utah since the advent of the Mormon colony in 1847, said Major the Roberts, is but the extension of 300 work begun by the Pilgrims Linking up tho achieve years ago. Awients f the past seventy years in the Pd worYflC ,with ,the purposes ofnames ns , skid, that such IV time Snows, Richards, he Youngs, idgment Kimballs, Hancocks, Wells lc&tion i rs, were perpetuated from irialists, period, all of New England Lfs mo ,11 of those pioneer fand truly ivrars jfcni; turned their steps west Peking freedom from religious the same aeyV'&tjon, aid had as the Puritans. t.Jo speaker of oday, said the I We reason to give thanks for th jp' f,Mvc of the Puritans and of ' pilgrimages the Utah pioneers, and to , them is he voiced, the fact that tho i '.due, people of Utah are among the freest r of the land in religions liberty anl i freedjjpu Musical. 77 literary and inThrn4eiientr,pomt -- "A viJtbat w I I r Y jf."literary and musical program wh.iih preceded the address of th ' evening was replete with excellent " ' b- Prayer was offered f atures. which after Reece, Prsidont Joseph t a selection was offered by tho Pav-A let--- 7 orchestra. 4 son high school ter from the Pilgims. dating back to 1" was read by Miss Ella Harris of the happenings at , dieting many The letter was the com. Plymouth. position of Miss Harris and reflectei much cleverness. was sung as Praise the Lord Ajrrr-y.theby the high School chorus, ' mrv A an instrumental quartette was pjiyed by Mr. and Mrs. H.Mrs.Peyton Lee .Tohnsoi, Melvin Done and The Flng Without a R. Taylor. Stain" was sung by a mixed quar tette, liss Ivy Done singing' the , . . K I'unernl son ices for Mrs. Floretta luish Thomas, wife of O. R. Thomas, vas h(ld in ihe Sixth ward mooting Mrs. house, Proxo, last Momlay. hm ax, who was a resident of Pay--oi- i some yours ago, nn(l a daughter h. and Mrs. L. 8. Huish, forinor lO'idonts of lajsnn, but now hving t Douglub, Aii., died on Friday if last wook, after a lingering ill i css of about two years. For tho past ten years sho had She was boon a resident of Proxo. t prominent (huich and eixic worker ml took an active part in the iioine a.id School association. J. W. McAdani presided , Counselor at the funeral and dedicated the ,iue. Dr. Ii. N. Ellsworth of Pay-sowas ilie first speaker. lie told of the early life of Mrs. Thomas and how he had known her from lier (lnldhood. I.i.shop Ralph loul ton spoke of her service to the nad told of the many omiiiumty of kindness and loxing acts He sympathy pcifoimed by her. Call Ether read sentiments from Slew ait, pindent of the Home and School association, also one from Mrs. Susio Poulton and another from William J. Mortimer. Bishop Joseph Nelson spoke on the resurrection and the promises that we shall be used fiom tho dead. The music was furnished by the Sixth ward quartet, which consists of Mrs. Mabel Clark, Carol Poulton Peter Jensen and Waller Jepperson W. Monr Paxmau offered the open and W. J. Mortimer offering ed the benediction. Many beautiful floral tributes attested he popularity The and esteem tj&f the deceasd. pallbearers were 'representatives of tho Irovo Rotary club, the Provo Commercial club and the Elks lodge n r.er SUGAR FACTORY BALL. Marking the close of the sugar f.impaign in Payson, a grand ball will be given in tho Payson pavil i nc under the next Wednesday auspices of the Sugar Factory club This is an annual affair and one of ihe most enjoyable events of the winter season. program will consist of both the new and old dances and the music will be tho est that can be secured. 1 solo. Come, Come Ye the closing number, congregation. The Morning Saints-wa- by Joy Form Bureau Ride. Bringing Payson in closer touch with aerial navigation than ever beiore, Sterling McBeth, reserve officer of Ihe United States air .service, droppel nto tho city last Sunday with his monoplane, tho Lark, landing mmodiately south or the high school campus. Quite' a large number of local residents visited the field dur. ing the day and on Monday several were taken for a joyride clouds. into the Among d hose who ventured in the ittle ship which weighs only COO pounds and has a .spread of twenty-igli- t feet from tip to tip, were Dave Shuler and Ray Ilansen. Both were delighted with the experience. Mr. Shuler says that experience was more exhilarating than riding in a fliver at eighty miles an hour. The is of the latest type Lark of monoplane which Mr. McBeth piloted from the factory at Lincoln, Neb., to Denver, covering all of Colorado, and thence through Utah to Salt Lake. It will be but a few years, very said Mr. McBeth yesterday, feiv, before Payson will of necessity be established as an objective point for airplane service, but slightly off the The trunk line now carrying mail. people should prepare themselves for the coming mode of travel and trans- portation, and for this purpose thev cannot too quickly take up the s th Program. In celebration of the advent the 'Pilgrims an excellent program xx ns presented at tho Payson high school during the morning. Prayer was offered by Howard Holliday sovcial musical numbers were renThe Courtship dered. and the play, was of Miles Standish cleverly presented by the students under th Johnson direction of Miss Grace teacher of dramatic art in the high school. The parts were cleverly taken by Alta Marcil as Priscilla Ernest Hanson as Miles Standish and other characters were portrayed by T,o ell Johnson as John Alden and Velma Hams as Dame Hadlev One of the features of the program in which the students took partie t lar interest was the reading of Ihe piize composition on the PT Th Alberta Cushing. grims bv composition was declared by th judges to be the best from a number offered by the high school students and was exceptionally clever. Many of the townspeople enjoyed the program. problem. It is the purpose of Mr, McBeth to do much of the pioneer work in educating the people for airplane service, and before establishing a school at Grand Junction next spring, he, says that he wull initiate the people of Payson if they desire, by treating them to air expeditions off and incidentally he pull demonsome air stunts which strate the possibilities of his airship and offer up to date entertainment. flying CHRISTMAS PARTY is Reorganised Tor to Payson Tomorrow Night Aggressive Campaign During the Coining New Year. At a special meeting of the Pay-sofarm bureau last Tuesday night new officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: President, Charles H. White; vice president, V. Fred Tanner; secretary and The officers, G. Fred Ott. with Charles F.. Gale, L. N. Simmons and nennan Twedy, constitute the board of directors. Reports of officers were received showing the bureau to be ip excellent condition, and financially otherwise. Many matters of im portance to the farmers of tho Pay so.i valley were discussed and emphasis was placed on the need of a between farmers close relationship market to the end that ing and buying may be brought into more , general use, and that more united tffort may bo exerted in fighting weeds, the extermination of crop pests and other the genfcral betterment of farm conditions. There was considerable sentiment to the effect that tae mutual interests of the beet grower and the Utah-Idahjugur company rthoull have deeper consideration, and that every effort should be extended to counteract the reports that the beet growers and the sugar companies are not living under the most amicable The feeling is express relationship. ed by a majority of tho farmers that the interests of the sugar companies and the farmers aro identical, and that results in good for one, The ltd in good for the other. feeling of antagonism,' it was felt, should be dispelled, if it existed, ml everything should be done to make the business of both highly piofitable. While the beet contract for 1921 was not discussed, it is believe from expressions that were made, that a greater acreage of beets will be sown the coming spring than ever before in the history of the beet industry in the Payson valley. n Greatest Day in Christian History Will be Ushered In With Song and Thanksgiving. Christmas Trees Prepared for the Children. for the Poor trc&s-"uure- sky-war- PAYSON IS CALLED - V 4 . Tercentenary of the Landing of the Puritans Marked by Appropriate Ceremonies at High School and Gathering of Citizens at the Tabernacle Several for a Will Pay His Annual Visit COMPANY IS URGED Sterling McBeth Deops Into the City by the Air Route and Takes o i ro-.-,- ii Under tho auspices of the ladies of the Relief society of the Second and Third wards, a Christmas party will be given in the Second ward TO VISIT PROVO LODGE amusement ball on Christmas night. Dancing will be the feature of the Members of the West Mountain but a genuine old time occasion, of the observance of the occasion will bo eamp, No. 869, Woodmen The World, will pey a visit to the Provo enjoyed by all who attend. A lodge of tho order next Monday be provided. best of music It is desired that all mem night. charge of 50 cents per couple be made, and 10 cents for each bers of the local lodge make an effort to attend. extra lady. w-i- Payson Logical Point for Stock Feeding and Big Modern Packing House Wonderful possibilities are in the future for industrial development in Payson and this is the ideal location for many that will bring revenue to this section of the state, was the expression yesterdny of H. L. Nelson and E. A. Charron who were in the city for the purpose of looking over. the situation with a vie to creating new interest in Payson as a center for stock feeding. Mr. Nelson and Mr. Charron visited the alfalfa mill and feeding pens pf the Utah Valley Milling & Produce .company, and with an experience of many years in the development of stock feeding problems these gentle, men saw at once what encouragement for this industry means for Payson. There is not 'a bother location said in the state for stock-- feeding, the as Payson Mr. Charron, center of a section which will provide many thousand head of cattle for finishing for the market every With an increase in stoca J year. is the j feeding, the logical result establishment of a packing plant sec ond to none in the state. The gTeat packing interests of 'continued Pal I.ake and Ogdcir, ii had Mr. Charron inception stock feeding, but the facilities at the start were not equal in any degree to the facilities offered in Payson, especially with the operation of a feed mill such as is now being maintained by the Utah Valley Milling and Produce company. It should be the pride of to the people of Payson offer every encouragement to an institution of this character and every support should be offered lhat the plant may be developed to greater Oice this plant" is - Generous Old Santa Claus RELATIONSHIP TO OF AIR SHIP SERVICE by Two Elaborate Programs . MORE AMICABLE INTO POSSIBILITIES to America Is Celebrated PRICE, FIVE CENTS- r Coal v tV . DRAINAGE PETITION TO BE HEARD BY BOARD ON MONDAY Tho ' passing of Yuletide will be observed in Payson in the good A mantle of snow, way, which has v gently been falling for tho past few daya, will add charm to the occasion by its generous spread over the landscape, and .a happy and prosperous people will and givo thanks as Christians have done all over the world for the past nineteen hundred and twenty years. The stores have yielded their beet to be distributed as gifts to loved ones and in many ways the feeling of friendship will be .perpetuated. Family gatherings will be the rule and among those whose hearts have boat in unison though distant apart for the past twelve-monthwill again throb under tho same roof. Christmas tree celebrations will be hold in most of the ehurehes, prepared for the entertainment of the little folks and good cheer will pre. vail throughout the city. . The poor will not be forgotten and there aro none but will have reason to rejoice Ii the happiness of the occasion, made possible through the thought' fulness of others. . J I re-joi- Reclamation Waterlogged of of Aorea 10,000 Lana Adjacent to Payson Seems Certain. That tho petition of the farmers north of Payson for the creation cf di a mage district No. 4, to reclaim more than 10,000 acres of land between Salem and Utah Lake, which will come before tho board of county commissioners next Monday, will not moot with any serious opposition is tho firm belief of citizens generally, and tho creation of the district now looms a certainty. Tho potition on which the board of county commissioners will act has tho endorsement of 177 land own-orsall of .whom are heartily tn favor of the movement. The more tho matter has been discussed, the more it has met with approval. The pronounced success of the Lako Shore and Benjamin drainago districts has demonstrated the eom plete feasibility of the system and has led the owners of waterlogged lands generally to look with favor on inauguration of the drainage system proposed for the lands beActween Salem and tho lake. R. A. to government Hart, cording cngincor in charge of western states drainage investigations, is authority for the statuneut that tho cost of Shore and drainago in tho Lake llenjamiii districts has more than been paid for by the increase - in tonnage of sugar beets this yoar. The peoplo of Payson as a unit endorse the proposition, realizing that the drainage of the 10,000 acres of now practically worthless land, business for will mean increased Payson a the distributing point for all of tho section to be benefitted. rF.W 'A v it' -- A4 'A l 4 j -- '3 , Coal foe the Poor. Si 7 4 Carrying good eheer into the homos of the poor, and following custom established by that firm several A Reece comthe Colvin years ago, pany will distribute a ear load of coal among the poor families of the The names of those to be city. benefitted by this gift, Mormon sad Gentilo sharing alike in the splendid generosity, will be furnished to the firm by the bishops of th throe wards and by tbs pastor, of the . Presbyterian church. In The Various Wards. In the various wards the Christmas ' holiday will be ushered in by eelsbra-Ronin .which the children will In the first take the leading part. Christmas celebntio-- i tree the ward will take place on Thursday OVSuing and for the occasion a good pro-- , c gram of musical and literary features Santa Claus, has been arranged. of course, will officiate at the tree, Ai innovation at , the celebration' in the Second .ward amusement ball, on Friday evening, under the auspices of the Second and Third .wards, w ill be the appcaraico of Mrs. Santa will who Claus, accompany the good old father of Christmas cheer Ott his official visit. An enormous tree from its has been procured and will be dis- - ' branches gifts spreading tnbuted to the scores of children a, ad some of the older folks will bo ,t An excellent program remembered. will be presented, including, perhaps, The celebration will con. a playleU elude with a dance given by - the ; ladies of the Relief society . , y At The Presbyterian Church. s LIGHTING SYSTEM MEETS WITH APPROVAL The proposed rejuvenation of the streets of Payson into a great white way, by the insfalntion of tho latest type of luminous aro lamps throughout the business dmtriet, has met with instant approval on tho part of tlm citizens ami it is believed that the city council will have the endorsement of property complete owners in tho creation of a lightTho mating improvement district. ter has been discussed quite freely during the past ten days by bust, ness min and property owners, and scarcely a dissenting voice has been enabled to increase the extent of its production of balanced rations fof livestock, thousands of head of cat tie will be trained or shipped into Payson and stockmen will make this The nat city their headquarters. ural outcome will be a packing plant, established because of its necessity and because it will offer a ready market for the livestock of an enormous territory in aid surrounding the Payson It will not valley. only offer a ready market for live heard. stock to be put through itho pack It is understood that Spanish Fork ing plant, but it will be a coiutral is conitemplating the instalution of point for feeders, that they may be new street lights ,nud to exhibit the All stock, finished for the market. of progresniveness as same spirit men realize the fact that there is a her sister cities Payson must put great shrinkage in weight by ship lust foot forward in this as well ping fr distant points, and that s is every direction. betted price can bo realized by sell ing in the home market, especially EiUH OFFICIAL VISITS house point. 7t packing LOCAL I. O. O. F. LODGE The-- . jCudahys attracted to be Said' Mr.. Nelson, Salt Lake, Puv.-olodge, No. 19, Independent causo of tho fact that foek!.yards had been .established, aid a supply Order of Odd Fellows, wag favored visit by of cattle yras assured for the packing ,J.ixt Futurday night with d master of the order, Hairy the riui Lake of the Salt The plant. plant Balt Lake, and Past Cudahy company is now one of the PaiiiTpiv of faster, Frank Silverton, ef moat important in the west, but it Grand was made so 'purely because of the Salt Lako, formerly a resident of About 239 v were present fact that stockmen were assured xf Payson. tlu meeting, including a number a ready market by the establishment of a feeding point, and a conse- or visaing brethren from Eureka ajid At the conclusion of quent better weight for their eat othe places. tie and loss of shrinkage practically the ii coring a bnnquent was enjoyed at which a number of speeches Were eliminated. The start toward a packing plant made. Instatntioi of officers will be kel-employing a large number of people, rtboi'f in is January 1, when the following said Mr Nelson, cooperation of the people in lending assistance will be inducted into office: Arthur toward the building up of the feed Riddle. P. N. O; W. n. Reece, N. G; V. N. G; Prank ing industry which has its nucleons in ug Douglass, in the plant already in operation Cumbi, treasurer; Bett Bull, record mg secretary and R. B. Barnett, finby the Utah Valley Milling & ancial . secretary. duce company. i , r 4 " 4 At tho Presbyterian church s well laden Christmas tree will be. enjoyed by the children on Christmas eve, A program will be offered by the ; children under the direction of the officers and teachers of the ehnrch the mnia committee consisting of . Mrs. B. F. Ott, Mrs. Wildmaa Murphy, Miss Dorothy- - Knowles and' Miss . Crystal Ware, v , There will be a real Santa Claus who will distribute the gifts and a R most enjoyable time is anticipated. . i Students Celebrate. - A most joyous 'occasion marked the advent of the Christinas holiday period at the Payson .high school Thursday afternoon and evening. I the afternoon a program was enjoy ed in the assembly room followed by n Christmas tree eeiob ration by the juniors, in which a bugeitree, laden with gifts for every student, .ws be 1 the center of attraction. with evening the seniors entertained an excellent program, featuring a The celebration conclude! playlet. ' with n donee. i ; "V. J . 0 v - ' a &- - r . mans,. ty h v ' VV1 ? ' a 4 v |