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Show T i . h, iO; Roy Utoh, Thursday II, 1958 September Vol 5 No. 16 W w Jr Ts; rtW e Cs ., .. , V ?. . e iffir Xtr m 1 J T&ir'X XV r , s 4 9 r f yT A COUNCILMAN J. ALEX PATTERSON Signs his name in the Guest Book at the dedication ceremony while bthers wait their turn. The book, with all names in it, will then be placed insidb the monument. Monument Dedication THE Well Attended SETTLEMENT OF HOOPER Hooper Lady Celebrates ifco.' The crowning event in the life Field. 94, took place Tuesday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. at the ceremony of the unveiling of the monument erected at the site of the first post office in Roy, which was in the home in which she is still living. Gov. George Dcwev Clyde unveiled the monument before a large and appreciative audience which included many of Roys first citizens. In his speech before the unveiling of the monument, Gov. Clyde commented that such a ceremony marks the growth of the people and at the same time paid a glowing tribute to Roys eldest resident and her fine family. In his concluding remarks the governor sounded a note of warnEvery 200 years marks a ing. period of bondage for the people as has been proven in the cycle of history. We must take stock of ourselves if we are to survive. he said. Continuing in the same vein of thought, he went on, We have the greatest abundance of any people on the globe, but I fear we have lost the basic spiritual philosophy on- what the past was built. I hope we will gain it before it before it is too late." He stated further that we have 18 years left before reaching the end of another 200 year period. What will be the result? he asked. Introduced by Bernard R. Diamond, manger Ogden Chamber of Commerce and master of ceremonies of the occasion, Joseph W. Jensen, first mayor of Roy spoke briefly on the changes that have taken place m Roy since 25 years ago when there were only 437 residents in the town. During his term as mayor, the waterworks system was introduced and the foundation for the sewer system was planned. At the present time Roy is the most sanitary community in the state, he said. said, Rep. H. A. Dixon, after paying special tribute to Mrs. Field and her family, that the past - ) its pre the present, and tht present is a prologue to the future. "Gratitude is not the greatest virtue but it is the mother of all virtues, he stated. George McDonald, field service officer of the Salt Lake postal department reminesced on the de livery of mails in the past from horseback, stage to railroad and foretold of sending the mail in packets coast to coast via rocket in the near future. He also told of the electric eye mail sorting device now in use. A brief history of the Rey Post Office was given by Emma Russell, present postmaster of Roy. Rulon P. Peterson, past president of the Lake View Stake and long time resident of Roy, gave special recognition to the early settlers of the town and to their posterity who have made great contributions toward the development of the community. Mayor O. Dean Parker welcomed special guests and those attending and expressed effection for the Field family, at the beginning of the program. Rev. James McFatridge, of the First Baptist Church of Roy offered the invocation. President Henry A. Matis, Lake View Stake, gae the dedicatory prayer. The Hill Air Force Base color guard, under the direction of Sgt. Willard Russell, gave an impressive presentation of colors. Mrs. Delpha Culley, captain, Daughter of the Utah Pioneers, Camp 40, presented Mrs. Field with a lovely bouquet of gladioli and the wives of the visiting dignitaries, a corsage. Mrs. Field gave a red, white and blue hand woven rug to the Governor, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McDonald, Emma Russell and to Louis Spray-car- , who was the designer and uuilder of the beautiful and impressive monument. After the ceremony was over, the governor and the visiting dignitaries were hosted at a dinner at Mas and Pas by the members of the monument committee. of Roy was a prologue to sent, and On the southwestern part of Weber County and the northwest part of Davis County situated in a delta of the Weber River lay what is known as Hooper. Hammond and his wife Martha Bel-naHammond took up residence in the herd house. About the same time William E. Baker and his wife Esther Cole Baker camped at Musk-ratSprings and kept house in a To the mountain men and others who explored the region, it was wagon box until their rude home move into Their's known simply as Muskrat was ready to was the first family home built in a name natural a Springs, given spring that flowed a little to the Hooper northeast of what is now the center A year later, more families ar of town. rived They were Peter and James The first steps taken toward the Lowe. Gilbert Belnap, Thomas settlement of the pace was by Read, William Garner, John and the honorabe Captain William H. Everett Alexander, Thomas Hull, Hoopes, who used it as a herd W. E and Edwin Parker, Edwin ground for his cattle which was Stone, Charles Barker, George Da run from as far as Clearfield to the vis, Henry Stone, John Thompson, Weber River Levi Cox, Thomas Smith, Jases In 1854, the captain erected an Henry and Anil ttwood . adobe house to shelter his herdsWater for home use and ter the men. It had four rooms on the was obtained at the springs cattle two a ground floor, upstairs and lean-ton the south. The but the colonizeis had no wav to house had a sod roof and dirt floors irrigate the land to enable them to Quincy and Frank Knowlton lived .raise crops, so they constructed a in the house and supervised the canal m 1869 to icmedy the cattle. When new settlers began pushIn the fall of 1872 an epidemic ing in and taking up ground for of black Muallp threatened the farming, Captain Hooper moved his struggling settlement of Hooper, herdsmen and cattle to Skull Val- with the ai riv.il irorn England of Thereley, west of Grantsville. Henry Field, hi-- wife Sarali Ann after, the old herd house became Baker, their sons William 10, a refuge for many a wearied travelfi, and Orenn 4, and their er, providing shelter from the Louisa Hadley and her daughter storms until they could build for small son Samuel themselves their own crude dwellAbout four il j s after then arriing. The old landmark is now gone, val m the town Henry, William, but in Beasley's pasture, Ilvrum and Lmnsa came down with .where it once stool, a monument the dreaded disease. It had heen lias been erected by the Daughters lontiackd in bo ird ship coming of the Utah Pioneers. over. two-roo- ripst hmuz It took a great deal cf traveling to convince Wesley M. and his wife Bush that there waswas really no place quite like Davis and Weber county to live in. Both are native born Utahns, their grandparents on both sides were among the very earliest pioneers to settle in the valleys of the Utah mountains for their religious beliefs. Mr. Bush's paternal grandfather was the first white child born in Farmington. His who was with the Mormon Battal-lion- , settled there after his return from California when the batal-liowas disbanded. Wesleys parents, John and Hannah Spence Bush were living in Clover, Utah, n I fitfftt general construction business besides being a prominent violinist, When Wesley was still quite young the family moved from Clover to Grantsville. where he went to school. Since his ean years, he has seemed to be on the move meat of the time until recent years. He worked as a carpenter for his father for many years then as a eowpuncher, iheepherder and as a railroad man. His employment took him to most of the mlermountain states, manly Idaho, Oregon and Cailifornia. In nine years he and his family lived in 37 different homes. It was while working in Black-fooIdaho that he met Violet Cheshire the daughter of George Continued oa page Five t, Traveling alone was a young lady on lur way to join the Saints in Salt Lake City. She became ill and woo'd have died if Mrs. Field had not been touched by her lonlinc.'-and need of care. She took her to their qsarters and nursed tier back to health. Hie tcwnfolk in Hooper were so fearful of catching and spreading the disease that they left the stricken family to do for themselves the best they could. Only Elisha Millard dared to help Each day he took food to them and left it outside the door so they would net starve. ithm a few weeks of each other, th ctwo boys and Louisa died. They could hold no funerals and they were buried after dark in unmarked graves. Henrys life was also despaired of It is said, that his casket had been cfdered The hair on his head, his eyebrows, even his finger and toenails dropped off and the soles of his feet came off, but he lived. Luckily, there were no other casualties. On Feb. 2, 1873, Mrs. Field gave birth to a son whom they named Henry. To protect the infant from getting the small pof, she took up residence in the herd house before his birth. There was only a blanket hung at the door to keep the cold Mrs. Dorothea Zacher Arave will celebrate her 91st birthday Sunday Sept. 14. at the home of her son, Roy E. Arave, with a family gathering. She has lived in Hooper since she was 18. Mrs Arave was born on Sept. 10, 1807, at Hazelton, Penn. At the age of 13 she went to Kansas to live with her sister, Mrs. Kate McDonald They moved to Utah in May 1885. settling in Hooper. She became a member of the LDS hurch in 1886, and was active .n Sunday School as a teacher for many years She has also worked in he MIA and Primary On April 1895, she married Joseph W Arave in the Salt Lake Temple She is the mother of eight child) cn. three of whom are still living Roy E, Mrs Clyde (Dora) Hull. Mrs P'loy cl (Bessie) Jensen, lbr husband passed away in May 1!)1!) She has 18 grandchildren and fiY if u J etr.CR nt . 1 i 'i ? In honor of Captain Hooper, the town was named after him. Another herdsman who ran cal tie through the district about the same time was Samuel Bradford. In 1863 James Hale constructed a dugout on the shores of the Great Salt Lake and put up equipment to gather salt for commercial purposes. The first white child born in Hooper was his son, Howard whose birthday was May 18, 1864. In 1866, other settlers came. Levi RIVERDALE BOARD in 34 NOTICE Anyone wishing to sign the Guest Bock for the unveiling of the Post Office monument, may do so at the Post Office upon request, for the next few days. S r V i ' v ''I SOLVE DRAINAGE A total of 25 trophies were won by 22 young guitar players from the Roy and Ogden areas who attended the National Music Associa- C The runaway stream of water which has at frequent intervals during the past months plagued pedestion Festival held recently in Long trian eat of the church along 4400 Beach, Calif. Siuth will be diverted into the Some of the younger guitar ar- canal, Mayor G. Edwin (Ted) Antists participated in troup entries derson said today. and received group awards. Previous efforts to control the Tnplt A trophies were awarded the group lor participation in sen- stream int oa pipeline have not brought permanent results. No one ior guitar, band, ensembles, came forward who was willing to and the duet divisions claim water rights responsiblity for Ted Hancock, son of Mr. and the troublesome stream which conMrs. Paul Hancock, Ogden, won the sists mainly of drain water from king contest and was given a higher levels. It was therefore neGary Cook, son of Mr. and lo have it regarded as a Mrs Lester Cock of Syracuse, car cessary before the city nuisance public ried off the special trophy for win- could legally make a permanent arfirst the "Steel Guitar in ning rangement fer it Rag" and "Song of (he Islands contests. The young musicians visited 49TH WARD SLATE Disneyland and Knotts-berrFarm GALA RUMMAGE SALE Several of the families attended a 59 of area. from total the making On Monday evening, Aug. 25th, The 49th Ward Relief Society students and parents attended the will hold a ruggame sale Friday "All Pro Show featuring musi- at 2474 Grant Avenue. cians from the southern California area. The sale begins ta 9am and The students rehearsed faithfulwill continue throughout the day. ly for better than seven months for Many good miscellaneous items the festival under the direction of will be sold, first come, first Bud Eastman served writ-watc- j the living philosophies By R. F. Cottle - H . I,-- ' t .' 1958 Do von ever recall the famous wai time slogan ( unless talk costs lives0" All countries, even the Axis ,nknow ledgeil its importance. Because cf its depth of signif jeame, its peacetime could also save us much heartache and worry in many of our daily problems. Today, its moral means simply that Careless opinion or judgement without being fully informed may lead to much unhappiness. If such judgement were made on you, wouldnt you feel hurt or misundcrstoeil? i near Tooele, when he was born. He had one sister younger than himself. His father was in the WESLEY M. BUSH Violet Cheshire c Hy-ru- Community Portrait By Kyle Harrop e Tlent Honors in California Contest 91st Birthday History Series Number Three of Mrs. Margaret LISTENING INTENTLY to a song sung by Commissioner George T. Frost, are these dignitaries. Reading from left to right are Mrs. Orson Field, honored guest, Mrs. Margaret Field, Governor George D. Clyde, Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon, George McDonald. In back are Mrs. Lillian Field, granddaughter and Postmaster Emma Russell. THIS IMPRESSIVE POST OFFICE monument was unveiled by Governor George D: Clyde. Interested in the proceedings Were George McDonald of the Post Office Department and Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon. The rug Mr. Dixon is holding was a gift made by Mrs. Field. Many interested citizens attended the event. fc Anyone laboring under a sense of unfairness cannot give his best at work or play, in society or in his private life. All suffer. Brooding easily leads to bitterness The home, innocent neighbors, all feel the harmful effects. either David S. I ioitry Called On LDS Mission A farewell testimonial meeting will be held Sept. 21st honoring Elder David S. Holtry who is leaving for a mission to the Southern States. meeting is scheduled for the Roy First Ward Elder Holtry is a graduate of Weber High School and has attended the Lnivcrsity of Utah for the past two years. He has been employed with the Forest Service during the summer. Mr. Holtry has been aftivc in church participation. David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Holtry of Roy. He will enter the mission home on the out. 22nd of September and will leave for Atlanta, Ga , on the 29th. Next week will be "The Mode An invitation to the public to atof Living of the First Settlers." tend is extended. The 7 p.m. in THE PITY OF IT is that the person responsible is usually unaware of the unhappiness thoughtless talk or idle gossip may cause. Few are so cynical that they are indifferent, but most of us ordinary, decent, human, everyday folk only need reminding fn i I find that one of the best wavs not only to prevent yourself being guilty of careless talk, but also to be fair both to your fellow men and yourself, is to keep remembering that most slgnl-can- t of pible sentences Judge not, that ye be not judged. In these modern days we have it another way, perhaps mores pity but whether we say that only the wearer knows where, shoe pinches or that fair play is a jewel, it all comes back to the of God which is also the law of justice and mercy, the only under which we human beings can find happiness. By Vivian Meik, in Souls in Silhouette the the law law THE BUSYBODY labprs without thanks, talks without credit, lives without love, and dies without tears. It cost more to avenge The Last Word. The Improvement Era. than to forgive. Lets think together next week, .i i r |