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Show jV . :J ' i - awiiwiliiilllilllll BOVE PAPKE Printed for Home Falk By Home People in A X HOME iiiimiiiiitmnmitt tttummmnnmm Volume Two A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE Number Seven PUBLISHED AT LEPENDABLE Workers Alliance RECOVERY PUNNED RALLY COMMITTEES . rs' . 20-3- recovery Misreading the outcome of the 1938 elections, reactionaries In and out of Congress are again attacking the New Deal relief and recovery measures. They are demanding that the WPA program be thrown back to the states, or that appropriations be drastically cut. They would cut even the present inadequste Firm Security benefits. If they succeed In these efforts they plsn to pursue their victories by ganging up on the Social Security measures, the Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and. all other liberal and progressive legislation needed by the First Pep Assembly Today at Provo Hi With the Introduction of a new pep song and several new yells, the first pep assembly of Provo high schools basketball season will be held today In the school auditorium, PROVO, UTAH FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1939 INDEPENDENT SCOUT ANNIVERSARY Parade-'- to Prolesl HEALTH CONFERENCE SATURDAY for jobs fight and 1 OF LOCAL AFFAIRS - WEEK TO START WITH BANQUET Wins Service Award Saturday, Jan. ft la National Day tor Job and Recovery, announce! John R. Edwarda, presiAlliance, dent ot the Worker which la staging a gigantic rally and parade in Provo commencing at 1 p. m. marching down Center atreet and back and ending It! counter march at the Provo high school auditorium. Darrel Qreenwell, atate WPA director, H. A. Smith, regional WPA director tor the 11 Weatern State, with Mayor Mark Ander-ao- n are alated tor addresaea from the platform at the auditorium. Every mayor In Utah county ha been invited to attend, as well as MARK D. EGGERT8EN every state legislator from this Mr. Eggertsen, president of the county. The mass meeting com- Junior Chamber of Commerce, mences at 2 p. m. native son of Provo, and branch Unless Congress can be In. manager here of the Intermounduced to vote new funds Immedi- tain Title Guaranty company, ately and In adequate amount, stands in the spotlight today as WPA faces a complete shut Provo's most enthusiastic and down" states Mr. Edwards. Hund- capable young man, having won reds of workers In Utah county the Service Award of the U. 8. will be among the WPA workers Junior Chamber of Commerce, onto the which was presented to him who will be thrown by streets. Mayor Mark Anderson at the anMr. Edwards believes the mass nual Junior Chamber banquet parade and rally scheduled here Monday, evening, attended by attention to the will help bring more than 90 members and their of business men and dtlsens the wives and a few special guests. loss of purchasing power which Mr. Eggertsen Is a son of the will result from the shut down late Lars E. Eggertsen,. former of WPA. Farmers too will lose superintendent of Provo schools, much of their market, and mer- and Mrs. Annie Nielsen Eggertsen chants will lose millions of cus- of 868 North University Avenue, tomers the country over. Panic, Provo. lie Is a graduate of B. crisis, depression, bankruptcy, Y. U. In 198 and has been empoverty, destitution, will all be ployed In hta present position results of failure to provide work since a few months after hta for men who want only the graduation. Prior to hta graduchance to work, and are not seek- ation he spent a year studying ing charity, adds Mr. Edwards. business at the Boston university Seeking the aid of workers In 1980-8- 1. The distinguished service award throughout the county, employed and unemployed, of farmers, was granted, according to the presmall merchants, and professional sentation speech made by the the. Workers Alliance mayor, because of Mr. Eggertsen people, ealls upon them all to support work on behalf of the Junior the marching Jobless who want Chamber and Its projects. He has also served efficiently as a only to keep their Jobs. Their official statement calling member of the Senior Chamber, for the parade says: and hta work In the Red Cross admit drive was so outstanding as to Government experts that If recovery expenditures are merit special mention. Perhaps curtailed, we will go Into another it was the work he did toward depression taltapln. the Provo city skating rink, now Shall we allow reactionary, enjoyed dally by from 500 to 800 to drag us Into people, which brought him that another depression? extra punch over the other tour By the concerted efforts of young men being considered by all laocr and progressive tones. the award committee, headed by Congress was induced to enact the mayor. President Roosevelts Relief and service Other distinguished Recovery Program. As a result of awards have been made to Farthis determined effort, a recovery rell Collett, Provo high, school movement is again under way. Instructor In 1986, and Reed But we remember that in Collins, city recreational director 1617 a similar recovery move- In 1937. ment was strangled and convertAllen D. Johnson was toasted Into a recession by drastic cuts master at the annual banquet. In WPA and other recovery Other special guests Included measures. We remember that Mrs. Johnson, Mayor and Mrs. five million workers lost their Mark Anderson, President and 0 Jobs In Industry as a result Mrs. George Shaw of the Shall' we repeat the great club. Commissioner and Mrs. blunder of 1927? Shall we allow Jesse Haws, and Secretary and the budget-balancifanatics to Mrs. Clayton Jenkins of the again nip the recovery movement Senior Chamber. 1b the bud? budget-balance- PLANT under the direction of Gersld Liddisrd, yell master. Music and words to the new song were written by E. D. nationally known pep and wtuut composer. The new song will be played by the school pep band, under the direction of Les- er, ley Pearce, band Instructor. The rally precedes the traditional Provo B. Y. H. S. basketball People. game to be played tonight at This reactionary attack upon eight o'clock In the Provo high fccoveiy and npon the welfare of school gymnasium. the people must be stopped. We have been In depression ders against Fascist agression, for nine years. The time has but for defense of every American come for the Nation to unite home against Unemployment. round a concert'd Hunger, Insecurity. We should recovery program. Every dollar use the same energy and deterusefully spent now will save five mination to destroy these three dollar In the future. enemies of our Nation as we We need a national crusade, would use to drive a foreign Innot only for defense of our bor- - vader from our soil." NAMED FOR Sharon Scouts Win Gold Star Community Auditorium For View. Program; Mrs. Mower, T. J. Weaver, Orem, D. O. Wight, Provo, and Mrs. Wardle. Publicity: Dean Terry, Pleasant View; LeQrande Jarman, Orem; Elwood Baxter, Orem; Mareellns Nielsen, Mapleton; R Boswell, .Provo; Sylvan , Clark, Lehl; John A. Johnstone, Provo. Resolutions: Mr. Weaver, chairman; David H. Jones, Spanish Fork; Miss Norma 8mlth, Provo; and Mrs. Mary Marcusen, Spanish Fork. Nominations: Claude E. Eg. ; Sharon Stake Authorized FER. 11 Definite steps toward the organisation of a Utah County Cooperative Health council, charged with the responsibility of direct, lug, correlating, and organising, If necessary, the efforts of Individual communities, throughout the county, will be taken at the Cooperative Health conference to be. held In Provo on Feb. 11, according to information given out by Mrs. Mary K. Mower of American Fork, chairman of the Conference committee. General committees for the coming conference have been named by Mrs. Mower's commit, (Miss Bessie J. tee, as follows; Klrkham, home demonstration agent, Provo, was named member of each committee). Invitation and Registration: Mrs. Zetella Wardle, Provo, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Ella Cragun, Pleasant Grove; A. V. Watkins, Orem. Arrangements: Wendell J. Taylor, Lake View, chairman, and Mrs. H. Grant Ivins of Pleasant Progress of Utah Natloaal . Parks Scout Council In Its vital part in the process of transform lug the boys of this area Into the adult leaders and commnadlp ' builders of tomorrow wlH ho viewed Saturday evening, Fehro- Held Members Ever of Quorum Largest Gathering ary 4, at the Council's asanal At Lincoln Okays Plans for New Structure meeting at Provo. The meeting, to ho conducted Approval of a plant to build a community auditorum at Brigham Yonng University, s? near the Lincoln High School in Orem, was given Monday will open at 6:90 p. m. with a..' evening at the largest and most enthusiastic meeting of the fellowship dinner. Limited seat-- ; Melchezidek Priesthood ever held in the Sharon Stake. The tag facilities restrict reservations tho dinner to 250. and ttahota ; (dan was presented by President A. V. Watkins and after tor bo obtained from Seout ot-must considerable discussion this Stake Presidency were unani- flee In Provo, 75c per Plata, no. mously authorized to proceed with the building program. cording to Dr. L. D. Pfonta of . The proposed building whcnt0n. Tbs gathering of moneys Parson, chairman, All Scout leaders aad thalr constructed Is to be used for Urge nd other resources with which to wives once. and tho general public ore construct at will It begin assemblies and parcommunity commit- Invited to attend tho anneal hno-- ; finance and . Building conference and stake for ticularly tm: tees are to be named by the sUke ness meeting at 8:00 p. m. for the recreational program conH. Gardner of A, ., halt College canvas the a of and presidency stating of picture shows, concerts, entire Spanish Fork, council president. -to be is made community operas, amateur dramatics, and at once. Details of the plan of will preside. Colorful dramatis lyceum numbers conducted by the are to be features, special awards, . and the building Mutual Improvement Assoclatlan financing announced it is ceremonies will he featnrod. later, although Coof the sUke and by Sharons Activities of asanal Boy Scent understood the Seen that organoperative Educational and Re- isation Is Weak will begin. In with Sharon Anniversary cooperating creational Association., SUke and will undertake the Utah Parka Council tho fallowing . Tentative approval of the pro- gathering of finances with which day,- - February 5, The opening ject has been given by the general to srect the structure. day to set apart as Scoot Sum-da- y authorities of the L.D.S. Church had will bo featured ' by Detailed pUna for the building which participates In such proitself are not yet available, but H Scout programs in Sunday school . jects. Is understood - tbst Its seating and evonlng church serriess. The proposed building Is to be capacltywlll be from 850 to 1000 . Scouts will wear their not-- ! erected Immediately north of the people. forms daring thin week and Stake Administration Sharon The appointment of committees troops will build a program building on tbs plot now a part and further detalta of the plan of around this snggaetad . Connell of the Rosalawn grounds. A bud- financing' will be announced In program: a get plan Is announced as the a later Issue of - the Voice of "Senior' Scout Day," Monday,' method of financing the construc- - Sharon. February 6, to ho featnrod by window exhibits and domonotsu. tlons by Scouts from 15 to U lies PROVO YOUTH annexing said territory, which years old. , Scout Fun Day, North of the present city limits games, tmid Tuesday, portion. at 8th North and 7th East and treats In Troop mootings. Ssont will now take In that territory WINS ACCLAIM ' Birthday, Wednesday, Dtatrirt lying south of Phillip's lane. rallies ; and radio recommittal Acclaim unstinted and from ceremonies at 8:00 p. m. Sanat the highest musical authorities Jn Brotherhood Day, Thursday, the land has coma recently to visits to other Scout Troops or Dllworth Simmons, a native Provo organisations, parents and noon youth who left here three years banquets. - .Scout Citlosnship ago determined to make good in Day," Friday, Scout programs .at hta chosen profession. Ho 1 to schools and eivle clubs. Ssont mako hta premiers In Kimball Service Day. Saturday, February hall, Chicago, Feb. 27, and will 11, Troop good turns and outauthors. Walde N. Condon, Sun- appear In Provo Monday, Jan. 90 door activities. day editor of the Salt Lake Trib- at College Hall. Ha has also une at the Wednesday meeting been Invited to play Sunday bestated that creative writing will fore the faculty of the McCune PROVO HIGH 4 lead to a fuller life whether or 8cbool of Music In Salt Lake City i r V' ti i' and also at tbe University of Utah. not the product can be sold. MUSICAL PRESENT Mr.. Blmmona is a son of Mr. Discussing the Church Welfare Problem, Campbell M. and Mrs. A. B. Simmons of Provo. Brown, general committee mem- Ho Is a graduate of the Provo COMEDY-DRAM- A ber pointed out, The welfare high school and attended the program Is hot new and novel, but B. Y. U., and received hta musical is Just the using of agencies of Instruction under C. W. Reid of . The Jester, a Russian musiwritten by the Church as they are organised. Utah before leaving tor Chicago. cal comedy-dram- a Hta afforta In Chicago read Ilka mnslcnl composer, Church auxiliary sessions Included Instruction for genealogy a fairy tala, for while In Provo Emery O. Epperson, will bo preworkers, Relief society, M. I. A., few suspected that he had talent sented by Provo high- schools scouting, Beehive work, primary, of superior nature, yet among the music department; February 2. Aaronle priesthood leadership, nation's greatest talent he played From more than nix compositions, with immediate acceptance. The Jester" was unanimously and others. chosen by n committee of nix Among the most popular sesProvo high music students as tho sions were those under the direcFLYING ALONG annual production. tion of Dr. Sidney B. Sperry of Rehearsals are well under the university religious education In discussing the AT PARAMOUNT way, and the principal character, department. as well as the choruses, are wall Book of Mormon he stated, Good literature must hare a great subprepared for their parts, states Ernest Paxmun, vocal Instructor. The American Legion ban ject expressed in beautiful and This musical comedy-dramchoeen the Paramount effective language. This Is true C. V. of the Nephlte account theater for presentation of setting is located 'in the palace Hansen contributed to the same grounds of the Russian Cxar, Flying Along, when New York's famous musical comClarion, and Princess Mavorta, series of lectures and stated that other characters being Rase Ian the Book of Mormon Is the fourth edy, bring produced by tho Provo Conservatory, la given most popular in the world, being villagers and aubjeeta. By considerable scheming and planing, Ita world Premiere in Provo, translated Into nineteen different a hypnotist casta a spell over a ami Thursday, WcdnrNday languages. Mar. 1 anti 8. young man and compels him to Pioneer relics, experiences, rob from the Cxsr's storehouses A matinee performance, at stories, and songs were featured and entice the princess away. Tbs 2.15 p. in. ami an evening In tbe large dally sessions of the Jester follows the princess and hawing nt 8.30 each day hi Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. ber abductors to tbe hideout; and Mrs. Laura A. King, custodian of announced thto week by Dr. Frank Reynolds, chairman of through bis entertaining tbe outlrelics of tbe organisation stated, aws, Is finally able to free the the pubicity committee of the Some people gather relics for Door open tor the princes and return to the palaea. art value, some for money value, Legion. matinee at J.SO and for the and some for the value of rarity, Benefit Ball but the D. U. P. gather them for evening at 7AO. No picture will be ftlmwn either day tbe human Interest value. rianned for Blind Wednesday and Thursday were during the two performance of Flying Along. featured by the meeting of the Tbe Utnb Association for tho Blind plant n benefit bull tor Congress of Utah Parents and Teachers under the leadership of Announcements ot the 15th Chapter 2, Provo, nt tbe Utahns " Mrs. William Kletser, Annual Intermountain Commer- Gardens, Feb. 10, announces local of the National Congress. ' cial contest to be held at tbe officers. Parent-Teacheassociation is university, April 14 have been Tickets are now on ante, nt essentially a child welfare organ- sent to high schools of Utah, 35 rente per couple, todies being and assessed 10 cents slnkly. Support isation, so don't lose your per- Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, spective on the Job by doing Arizona, according to Evan M. for the ball la sought earnestly something outside this realm," Croft, member of tbe general from all, with fun promised to stated Mrs. Keltser In the open- committee and Instructor In of- all who come for it to to bo a fice practice. "Misfit Ball". ing session of the conference. . n. Henry D. Taylor, Sharon district finance chairman of the Boy Scouts of America in the tltah National Parks council. Is handing a check to Mrs. Mable Folsom, office secretary of the Council, as payment In full of the 1938-8- 9 share of the Council budget for the Sharon district. Elbert Miller, scout, master of troupe No. 86 (sitting) of Pleasant View, was successful In getting hta troupe all registered which brought Sharon's boy scouts 100 per cent registered tend-theiquota paid In full. Pleasant View's success completed the. districts drive for comIn every particular. plete registration and made It r aStar Beeley Forum, Feb. 2 Provo to Extend The address by Arthur L. of the University of Utah, ity Boundaries was Bee-le- y, scheduled for last Thursday postponed this week, due to unAt a meeting avoidable circumstances, and he commissioners 2 now will at the appear Feb. the 'petition of s'major-lt- y Prow high' school library audi- morning of the property owners in the torium at 8 p. m., announces Jesse North-East of Provo known as the Johnson, director. South-Ea- st portion of Pleasant gertaon, Springville, Mrs. Mildred View district, asking for annexS. Le Fleur, American Fork; ation to Provo City was acted Henry D. Taylor, Pleasant View; upon favorably and In this week's Miss Ruth Mltchel, Provo. Issue is published the ordinance, -- -- Outstanding Programs and Speakers Enjoyed; People from 90 Stakes, 8 Missions 18th Annual Leadership Week Presents Life at its Best" to Thousands of Visitors With the general theme of "Life at its Best being stressed in sessions of 45 departments, the eighteenth annual Leadership Week at Brigham Young university has proved one of the most successful in the history of the school. Today closes the week of abundant opportunity for the best in life. Registration on Monday was above two thousand and a number mors wars expected to I Dr. Adam 8. Bennlon, Asat to register during the last two days the President of the Utah Power of the week. Visitors represented and Light Company and former ninety stakes and eight missions! Church commissioner of educaof the L. D. 8. church. Included tion. The lost address of the In this number were people from week will be given today by Elder Missouri, Minnesota, Washington Stephen L. Richards of the CounD. C., Massachusetts, and other cil of the Twelve apostles. The overflow crowd of the dally Eastern states ss well as from Toronto, Canada. Practically all assemblies were taken care of In of the stakes In Utah, Idaho and two rooms wbere the programs surrounding states were repre- were heard by amplifying systems set up by the university sented. Assembly Programs speech department. Two overOutstanding programs during flow sessions were also held the week were the general assem- dally on the subjects of travel, blies held dally at 2 p. m. Promi- under the direction of Arthur nent Church leaders were the Gaeth, and on Utah Plant life under the direction of Dr. Bertprincipal speakers. Dr. Richard R. Lyman of the rand F. Harrison, professor of Council of the Twelve was the botany. keynote speaker of the day on Hpeclal Exhibits and Features Monday. He gave four essentials Special exhibits and features of for life at its best: health, moral- the week Included one of the most extensive art exhibits ever shown ity, knowledge, and religion. Life means more than to t the university. The exhibits breathe, to eat, and to sleep", featured art work of former B. stated President David O. McKay Y. U. students and teacbers as in the Tuesday session. He con- well os solne of the work which tinued by quoting from Rousseau, has been done In the school this Life is an overflowing river, year. which should grow In volume os The music department of the It flows. Each day's experiences university presented three major should make a man wiser than the evening concerts to capacity day before. The man who has crowds. These concerts constated lived longest is not he who has of one by the university concert counted the most years, but he band Monday night under the diwho has achieved most, who has rection of Professor Robert Sauer, experienced tb great Joy. Tuesday evening's concert by conAn interpretation of hi four vocal organisations, and ception of the glory to be attain- Thursdays symphony orchestra ed by man In a future life was concert under the direction of given by President J. Reuben Professor LeRoy J. Robertson. Clark of the first presldenry of Wednesday evening the speech the L. D. S. Church In the Wed- department presented the comedy We Are Seven for leadership nesday assembly. Thursday assembly featured week Visitors. A request perfor - mance of Yellow Jack", the play presented by the speech department a week ago, will be held for Leadership visitors Friday evening. This Is the first time In the history of the annual adult education event that two major dramatic programs have been given. The speech department also presented one-aplays each day at 4:80 throughout the week. Quotations from ... Prominent Speakers America la the most powerful and Idealistically located of all the democracies and must lead In the struggle against the of, the world by the European powers, declared Arthur Gaeth, emminent lecturer on European affairs, at the opening seeslon of the section of world affairs. This section proved one of the moat popular. Dr. Christen .Jensen in the same section stated that Japan through Its policy of dominance in the far East, was closing the open door to western trade. Agricultural and home prob- lems received marked attention In a number of section during the week. Dr. Thomas L. Martin In the soils section stated that Soils should not be thought of dead, but as a living thing, we take pride In as we do a hone or dog. He also stated In another session that Fertility of Utah County soils has decreased twenty-five percent since settlement, and with It has gone soil Income." In the sections oi education Professor Reuben D. Law stated that Teaching Is a great opportunity tor guiding others to the choice of true values." Dr. Billie Ilollingahead told visitors that an adult class ranging from 85 to 57 years of age can learn as rapidly as younger groups. Tbe major causes for slow adult learning are poor health, inability, and lack of Interest. Prominent Utah writers participated dally In the section on creative writing. At the Monday meeting a number of prise winning poems were read by their ct dlctat-oraltal- . Wll Salt-Lakes- , . - 1-- a's nt rs |