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Show 14 Pages in two 14 SECTIONS and COMICS PRICE. CARBON COUNTY, UTAH THURSDAY, 45 judicial dockets '' Local Legion Post To Shift Meeting To Green River ON NEW SESSIONS REEASE BY COURT Legion will journey to Green River next Saturday evening for the first of its official meetings of the season, the affair to be a regular session in place of the weekly one scheduled locally for tonight (Thursday). The local post has several members at Green River this year and in order that they may have greater opportunity for participation in the Price organization it was decided to hold a few meetings in the melon town during the year. It is expected that a large number from Price will make the trip. Members will meet at the Legion hall at 6 oclock Saturday evening, leaving for Green River at 6:30. The meeting is scheduled to open at eight oclock. Every Legionnaire who can do so is urged to make the trip to our neighboring community. away-from-ho- Naturalization Official court terms for the counties distcomprising the seventh judicial District slated been by rict have George Christensen and Dil-sor- th Woolley, it was made known following the signing of an terms. , county, the first term Mondof 1937 will open on the second Second 11th. the in January, ay the fourth Monday in Krm opens while the third term 26th the jtpril, r, apens the second Monday in Septem-iiethe until continues and 13th the jpe'ning of the first term of 1938. In Emery county, the first judicial term opens the first Tuesday in Febr1 uary, the 2nd; second term, June and third term, October 5. Should any of the court openings (all on a legal holiday, it was ordered tat court would convene the day follweek, this jrder on the In Carbon vvvvv owing. Final actions on naturalization pennons in Carbon county will be un- LOCAL DOCTORS the second day of both the and third court terms, April and October 6. In the other dertaken second 27th SON SUCCUMBS TO counties petitions will be given atten-uo- n the second day of the middle HEART AILMENTS term. Court officially opens on the respective days at 2 p. m. Copies of the order have been furnished the county clerks and district court and clerks of the various counties were to have been posted this week. WARD M I A ilPRICE PRESENT DRAMA TO DURING DECEMBER preparation' for' their annual play, Price Ward M. I. A. nembers are working diligently upon ehearsals for their near presentation A Stranger Passes, a highly dramatic and entertaining feature, as one of the best ever seated by the organization. Dates set by the sponsors are 14 and 15, evening perform-iice- s to begin at 8:00 p. m. A new front curtain and age, cyclorama, ghts have been installed in the Price ward tabernacle, where the play will given, and will furnish a pleasing ad modern background for the presentation, proceeds from which will a used to purchase the newly acquir'In juee-a- ct A con-iider- ed De-anb- er d settings. Characters of the drama will be Strayed by Nancy McConachie, aac McQueen, James Anderson, irdie Christianson, George Morgan, High Requiem Mass was sung at the Notre Dame church in Price Monday morning for Irvin Creightotn. Evans, 17, son of Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Evans of Price, following his death Friday morning at the Price City hospital. The young mans body was taken to his parents home Sunday afternoon, where rosary was recited at 7:30 p. m. Cause of death was attributed to subacute bacterial endocarditis. Dr. G. Gill Richards of the Salt Lake Clinic in that city was in Price November 24, consulting with young Evans attending physicians on his condition. A streptococcus serum was rushed from the John Hopkins medical school in Baltimore to treat the serious infection suffered by the patient, and four of his classmates gave blood for transfusions. Creighton Evans, a senior at the Carbon County High school, where he was an honor student, was born in Springville, August 27, 1919, but had lived in this community with his parents most of his life. Surviving besides his mother and father, is a grandmother, Mrs. Cora Evans. Interment was in the Price cemetery. Civic Clubs Group To Send Leader To Coast Meet On Highway Plan Jeanselme, Margaret Hansen, Frank Martines, president of the Christensen, Max Mathis, Mrs. Associated Civic Clubs of Southern pton Taylor and E. M. Stevens, all Utah, will attend the meeting of the 'd whom had previous experience in United States Highway association at age productions. San Francisco early next week for the purpose of following up the plan for designation of the Roosevelt ndependent motor route through Transcontinental Teams eastern Utah. The Roosevelt route directors recently went on record Schedules unanimously in favor of Highway 50, with a similar move by in of Representatives independent the keeping executive .board organizations 'sketball teams are asked to meet the Carbon county high school earlier. Mr. Martines goes as representative day evening at 7:30 p. m. oclock of the southern clubs group, the ora, 1936-3sea-'-7 arrange for their hoop ganization which has been carrying it was announced today. on heavy duty work in the campaign All teams managers of basketball 50. Expense of his -templating entrance in the league favoring Highway be borne will by the association, trip tasked to make sure that a repre-tatito word from its secretary, of their team is on hand, as according Ray Carr, to A. E. Gibson, Price "edules are expected to be drawn. Chamber of Commerce, local affiliate dazel -- thur Hoop To Arrange Monday - ve club. ommissioners Will Saturday; Make Reserve Officers Continue Project Meet Session Day Change Commissioners will hold regular session on Satur- '' December 5. This meeting was Anally scheduled for Tuesday, 8, the change being necessi- by state meeting of county offi-J- 3 which will take place at Ogden Tuesday. The Saturday meeting ;ted to start at 2 oclock, the hour being 5 oclock. County r next De-r.b- sche-closi- Contact ft- - er ng Man To Visit Here Hickman, field representative joe state for the national service and veterans place- -, bureau representative in Utah, Pected to be here next week for ; Purpose of contacting veterans Ps in connection with his service . fte is expected to arrive Mon-an- d remain for several days, ac-- 8 to advance word. yr J, Bracken Lee was confin- yesterday suffering bis home 1 severe cold. DECEMBER NEWS-ADVOCAT- E 3, 1936 PRICE STORES, SHOPS ARRANGE GOOD QUALITY, QUANTITY STOCKS FOR BIG SEASON; TRADE IS CENTERING HERE Shelves stocked to overflowing with yuletide-perio- d articles so much a part of American life, Prices stores are well prepared as usual for the buying demands of holiday shoppers, materials of quality and at price listings that will compare favorably with those to be found anywhere. Greater buying anticipation this year has been kept in mind by the local store managers in making their purchases and as a consequence the variety displayed, the quality and the price ranges have been so well arranged that shopping in Price during this holiday season may be well considered on a parity with conditions obtaining anywhere, even equaling the highly vaunted metropolitan service so auspiciously broadcast by one publicity means or another in the endeavor to sway shoppers into the larger cities during the big buying season of the year. Local toylands have been open for some time and the articles in those departments have been reserved under layaway plans far in excess to the situation at this time in years, according to the various store managers. Other more material articles are in good demand, too, according to the reports. Toylands at the Price Tiading Co., J. C. Penney Co., and the General Department Store are centers of great attraction these days, eastern Utah youngsters (and a goodly portion of the oldsters visiting and there with considerable frequency. The Sprouse-Reit- z store is at- tracting splendid trade attention in its toy and other departments. MEMORIAL RITES The first three above mentioned NUMBER 49 GUYMON, WILSON Cupid Rushed In Business During Last Of November WINNERS IN RACE FOR BOARD POST joy-promoti- To Be Posted; Dates Fixed For Final Action judges $ Prices post of the American Csdendars On OP THE SUN AND A CONSOLIDATION AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER fO Pages IN TWO SECTIONS AND COMICS Of Study Problems Reserve officers of this section, members of the local chapter of the Reserve Officers Association will meet next Tuesday night at the Price C. C. C. camp to continue their school studies in tactical maneuvers. The meeting is called for 7:30 p. m., and an urgent request is made for all officers to attend. The unit met this week at the camp and undertook preliminaries towards an extensive study program. Officers themselves acted as instructors in the various problems and a similar schedule will be continued at next weeks meeting. Official visitors are expected to be present at a meeting in the near fu ture, First Lieutenant Frank Young, president of the group said. Officers from the Salt Lake chapter may attend and will be given an opportunity to determine just what is being carried on in the work. re-'ce- nt Cupid had a rushing business the last few days of last week and the forepart of this week, according to a survey of mar- Two County School Precincts Select Representative For New Terms licenses at the county Eight couples made application for licenses between November 24 and December 1. Those applying were Milton Crawford of Delta, Colorado and Velma Barkley of Olathe, Colorado; Clifford Haycock and Ruth Wilcox both of Spring Glen; Waldo Gale of Helper and Grames, . Price; Marvous Mortensen, Spring Canyon and Una Davis, Cleveland; Robert S. Binch, Spring Glen and Anna Reese, Standard ville; Gran Warren, Helper, and Julia Sterlake, Spring Glen; Howard Laywell, Columbus, Ohio, and Clifty Pierce, Wellington; Don Peterson and Ellen Ramsey both of Helper. riage clerks office. Ma-z- el GRAND LEADERS ng stores have large stocks of the more material articles in the way of clothOther stores ing and accessories. here which have added heavily to their stocks with late style quality articles in those lines are the Flacille Dress Shop, and Madsens Ladies Furnishings. Shoe and hosiery are playing a prominent part in this years buying for the holiday season, the previously mentioned shops and stores stocking these in various quantities, Roys Shoe Store and the Deal Shoe Store, of course, dealing more extensively in that line. Boyacks stress their strongest play on mens clothing. Price stores dealing in foodstuffs will be found to have well rounded supplies in that line, for hundreds of pounds of candies and nuts of the seasonal kind have been added for the holidays. Stores of this type include the Success Markets, Price Trading Co., Diamond Markets, O. P. Skaggs, Sewells United and PayN Takit. Meat departments in those units will have a splendid array of holiday fowl and other meats for the big yearly demand. -A HOLIDAY LIGHTS TO ADDYULETIDESPIRIT Already acknowledged to have the finest systems of individual business institution outdoor electric signs to be found in any small city in the west, Prices chief business thorqpghfare, Main street, has added to its lustre this week splendid Christmas decorative lights placed by the city. A large white star greets visitors coming into the city from the west, located at the Main and First West streets, while at the next intersection east, Carbon and Main, a large circled candle gives forth a glow of attraction. At the eastern city entrance there is one of Price-Huntingt- on OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS VISIT Edwin C. Slater of Garfield, grand Annual memorial services will be chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, conducted by the B. P. O. E. lodge, paid an official visit to Onward lodge number 1550, next Sunday evening of Helper Carbon county unit of the at 7:30 p. m. oclock in the lodge hall, fraternal order on Saturday, Novemit was announced yesterday. ber 28, being accompanied by many S. J. Sweetring, local barrister, will of the other state luminaries. deliver the memorial address while The state leader expressed satisJ. Bracken Lee, Exalted Ruler and faction over the work being done m other lodge officers will conduct the Carbon by the local district lodge. ritualistic work. J. P. Phalen is chair- While the membership here has not man of the committee in charge of been as largely advanced as in some of the other areas of the state, it was arrangements. A musical program has been pro- reported, that indications point to a vided comprising vocal selections by more marked gain in that respect with a number of singers. Mrs. E. K. Ol- the coming of the new year. sen will render a vocal solo Absent, Following the business session of accompanied by Mrs. A. L. Thomas. the lodge a lunch was enjoyed through A violin solo by Miss Katherine serving by a committee of Pythian Thomas, Old Man River, accompan- Sisters consisting of Mrs. Peter ied by Mrs. James Young; vocal seand Mrs. Joe Quilico. lection, by L. C. Beebe, accompanied Other officials who were in the by Mrs. Beebe and Auld Lang Syne party included Lew Mead, Ogden, suby the members and the audience. preme representative; Earl Geiger, Ogden, grand keeper of records and seals; W. H. Luddington, Ogden, past chancellor; Joseph Belty, Salt Lake City, supreme representative; N. Salt Lake City, past suEverett Jenkins will face district preme representative; James Dale, court officials, here on charges of Tooele, grand master at arms; George wilful failure to provide for his Z. Edwards, Garfield, past grand wife it was decided following a hear- chancellor; E. M. Moe, Provo, past ing before Justice of the Peace J. W. chancellor; N. Scheonfeldt, Provo, Hammond late last week. past chancellor; Ed S. Kimber, Provo, Jenkins was committed to the coun- past chancellor; W. C. Ireland, Provo, ty jail under bond of $500. The com- past chancellor; James G. Reese, plaint was filed by his wife, Vonda Price, past grand chancellor; John Jenkins, September 8. Patterson, Sunnyside, past chancellor. Bo-so- ne HELD IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE CASE large white starmlights in this switching on and off at night to make a most attractive appearance. The city officials are to be congratulated on their prorgressive steps making Price rate A- -l in holiday electrical lights, another instance of this city maintaining its position in front ranks of the intermountain district. MONUMENTAL TRIBUTE IS RENDERED BUILDER OF FIRST HOUSE IN PRICE Tribute to the memory of one of the first pioneer settlers of this valley, Abraham Powell who built the first house in Carbon county, has been rendered in the form of a monument by the local Explorer Scout Troop with William Campbell as scoutmaster, and constructed approximately 1000 feet west of the actual site near the highway south of Price. Built Of Stone The monument is in the form of an early-typ- e house and is built of stone and cetnent A granite tablet of explanation is enscribed on the front of the monument which in itself is easily available from the road. Campbell said work has been underway for the past month with the Scouts spending a few days a week in its Jjehalf. Cost is given as about $60 financed by the troop. Utah Born A short historical biography of Powell reveals that he was born in Ogden in 1855, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James and Jannie Powell, early Utah pioneers who crossed the plains in 1850. At the age of 18 he began to explore the different sections of this territory where scarcely a white man would venture any distance from his home either hunting or trapping because of the Indian wars. Here For Winter Tired of trapping, Powell along with Caleb Rhodes, moved to Span- - -- SLATED BY ELKS also a O. H. Guymon of Price and W. D. Wilson of Standardville emerged victorious with substantial margins over other candidates in the county school board election held in two school precincts in Carbon county yesterday. Guymon polled 549 ballots defeating George Harding, Elmer C. Young and John Potter in the Price precinct, number five, to lead by a margin of 159 votes, while Wilson polled 96 votes ahead of B. H. Hyde, total 464. Total Of 1908 A total of 1908 votes were cast in what was considered one of the largest turnouts for a school board election ever held. All the five Price precinct returns show evidences of serious balloting while the seven districts in the other open precinct experienced a good turn-ou- t. Guymon succeeds himself to another term, while Wilson replaced Henry II. Jones. The newly elected officers will be formally ushered into their tenure during a meeting the forepart of January, George Ockey, school board secretary said yesterday evening. 4 Polls Local Support Guymon received his largest vote In central Price, a total of 157 ballots cast. South Price gave him 125; northeast Price, 77; northwest Price, 71 and east Price, 119. Young ran second in the local precinct with a total of 390. He polled 136 in central Price; 70, south Price; 42, northeast Price; 68, northwestTPrice and 74 east Price. George Harming was third with 130, 52 from central Price; 25, south Price; 15, northeast Price; 16, northwest Price and 22, east Price. John Potter trailed behind with only eight votes, four, zero, two, one and one m the five local precincts in a similar order as given for the other last two candidates. In the Helper, district, Wilson Jo- -, taled 41 votes from east Helper; 61 from west Helper; 10, Peerless; 77 Spring Canyon; 56, Rains; 160, Standardville and 58, Latuda. Hydes final tabulation netted him 367 votes, 141 from east Helper; 210 from west Helper; none, Peerless 5, Spring Canyon; 2, Rains; 1 Standardville and 8 Latuda. er, SCHOOL ELECTION TABULATIONS Results of the school board election held in two school precincts yesterday are given as follows: O. H. Guymon Central Price, 157; south Price, 125; northeast Price, 77; northwest Price, 71; east Price, 119. Total 549. Elmer C. Young Central Price, To 136; south Price, 70; northeast Price, 42; northwest Price, 68; east Price, 74. Total 390. George B. Harding Central Price, 52; south Price, 25; northeast Price, northwest Price, 16; east Price, of persons vio- 15; A police round-u- p 22. Total 130. lating traffic and drunk statutes netJohn Potter Central Price, 4; south ted four persons, all having been hail0; northeast Price, 2; northwest Price, ed before local courts this week. Price, 1; east Price, 1. Total 8. Bud Rollins was fined $50 or given B. H. Hyde East Helper, 141; west a jail sentence when he plead- Helper, 210; Peerless, 0; Spring Caned guilty to charges of drunken drivyon, 5; Rains, 2; Standardville, 8. Toing in Justice H. C. Smiths court. He tal 367. was arrested by Patrolman Vem Da W. D. Wilson East Helper, 41; . s VIS. west Helper, 62; Peerless, 10; Spring A complaint citing drunk and dis Canyon, 77; Rains, 56; Standardville, turbing the peace was filed against 160; Latuda, 58. Total 464. El Roy Anderson this week. He is Total votes cast 1908. being held in the county jail at the present time in a county charge and ADVANCE PLANS BEGIN is expected to face city charges upon FOR GOLD, GREEN BALL his release. Andy Santo, was assessed $50 on With the advent of a queen contest reckless driving counts here Monday, in Price ward M. I. A. and other while his companion, George Vallalo, wards of the county, interest is alreceived a $30 fine or a 30 day sen- ready being shown in the annual Gold tence in the jail on a guilty verdict and Green ball to be sponsored by to a not guilty plea of being drunk in stake mutual divisions on Friday, Jana public place. 22. As in previous affairs, exuary Local officers have announced a tensive decorative material will be in all persons appre- effect, an unusually beautiful backdrive to lock-u- p hended while under the influence of ground having been decided upon. liquor and court citations will follow. Selection of candidate queens to be be made next Tuesday evening in the regular mutual session, five to be chosen at Price. Votes will be cast IN during the ensuing weeks, until approximately fourteen days before the A cash reward of $50 has been of- grand ball. All voters and queens to fered for information leading to the be eligible in their respective positions arrest and conviction of the person or must have paid Iheir membership persons who set fire to a haystack on dues. the Steve Frotopapas property ap- Car Damaged In Ogden Crash proximately four miles south of Price While visiting at Ogden Friday, Mr. Thanksgiving night, it was made known here yesterday. and Mrs. Herman Bement of Price, It is contended that the fire was had the misfortune of having their caused by an incendiary origin and auto struck by an alleged motor exofficers who investigated the blaze speeder, damaging both machines were who all are reported to have found car tracks tensively. Fortunately in that vicinity collaborating the riding in the cars escaped severe Four Persons Local Courts On Violation Counts 25-d- ay ish Fork Canyon, then on to Soldier Summit and then continued down Price river where they made their camp for the winter approximately 1000 feet west of the present site of the monument, and built the first crude house in the county, in 1877. The only living people that populated Castle Valley in those days were bands of nomadic Indians who made their living by stealing cattle and horses from early residents of Sanpete, Sevier and Utah counties. They infested Castle Valley seeking suitable hiding places. Killed By Bear Powell was killed in 1878 in an encounter with a big grizzly bear on Mount Nebo, about 30 miles southeast of Provo. Before he died, he told his brother, John Powell, about his place in this section and asked him to reclaim the land indicating it would be a valuable place in the years to follow. At present approximately 60 acres are in the city limits of Price. All the living decendants of Powell who possess property in and about this section have extended their thanks to Mr. Campbell and his troop for erecting this monument in commemoration of the first house built in Carbon county. The biographical sketch was furnished Campbell by Abe Powell, one of the decendants of the early pioneer at present a resident of Price. theory. REWARD OFFERED HAYSTACK FIRE t |