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Show BOX HOLDER, k. F. T into For every hour of pinching want, there is in the background more than a hundred violations of the laws of living R()0, NO. 16 FRIDAY, JULY Sec. 562, P. L. & R. U. S. POSTAGE PAID PROVO, UTAH Permir No. 51 2, 1937 VOL. IV. Likely To Provo Offers July Deer Creek Be Oversubscribed Fourth Celebration This and That -B- nt R. F. 1)., UTAH, Dedicatorial Services Of Girls Canyon Home To Be Held On Evening of July 4th That the Deer Creek Project will likely be before it reaches the construction stage will no .doubt come as George Q. Morris To Offer a shock to many water users who have been dilatory in makDedicator Prayer or not to subscribe for water in ing up their minds whether ' i! y- G. B. S. s Three-Da- y Festivities Climaxed by Evening this project. Provo River Yati r Users officials made a compilation today of tentative subscriptions which show that there are already bona fide tentative subscriptions for more than 100,000 acre feet of water. 1 he project with the Deer Creek tunnel to of Celebration ItV a grand thing to see so many Fourth will offer the ITovo July Biggest have more than an annual yield of new homes being built in our he held in the Count v this war and plans are now completed included is not expected-Jmost of ithem so pretty for three Stake if acre these so I'rovoY 100,000 and American feet, subscriptions, are maintained there fun. of the full Legion das too. But we think it's a community the pro- will have to he some cuts to keep the subscription within the and are the men business and sponsors professional crime to haul iu some worn out old ceeds will be given to the fund tibe raised for the building of estimated Geld. eyesore and set it up as is at the Tentative subscriptions are listed as follows; . on a. busy highway. the Utah Valley Hospital. wrong angle Acre Feet $ feature a wll tiening Saturday use we can Isnt there some law 44,003 miniature parade under the direc- Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake to protect the community in such 8,000 tion of Mrs. Dorothy Troth. It will Metropolitan Water District oflrovo asri? 1,500 be presented by the L. D. S. PrimMetropolitan Water District of Orem 800 of Almost every paper we've picked Pleasant Water District be also will There children. Metiopolitanary 400 of Lehi District Water up lately ha been headlined above Gardens. the Rainbow at dancing Metropolitan 430 every other item with something Sunday will see a baseball game Metropolitan Water District of Ameriaau Fork ....: about an unspeakable kidnap case M. between Provo and Utah National Guard 2:00 P. at '..2.000 Narrows-. Jordan Recent dispatches from Washor a disembowelling murder. Just Midvale and a Patriotic Assembly 5,000 Conservation District s if acts cf perverted or mad peoington indicate that all resistance at 4:00 in the Pioneer Park at which Highland 18,000 Lake Utah Distributing Company ple are of major interest or im- to the appropriation for the Deer former Governor Charles H. Ma2,500 Pleasant Grove Irrigation Company portance to us! I can already hear Creek Project has disappeared. bry will deliver an oration. 1.603' Canal Of North Union which t6 that corrback is, the Company Monday will begin with the day17,000 course people are interested in such The House originally approved light gun salute. 8:30 a. m. there Provo Reservoir Water Users Company A PROVO. UTAH column of comment Variety Program at Stadium Wise and Otherwise o - - Deer Creek Money Available Grove-Lindo- n - . atrocities. Only when they know all about them will the weight of public opinion demand that such crimes cease. Also, A newspaper is a miiTor of whats going on in the world and its business is to reflect what is before it, good or bad." But, in spite of all this, if I were editor of a newspaper, crime would have very little space In it and then only the barest facts put on any page but the fro"t one after the criminals were caught. And Id pride myself on giving my readers constructive experience instead of feeding the morbid vulgar tastes of people who if aroused would respond only in such way as a lynching party or a crowd to view the spot of the crime or the bodies in the morgue or the hanging of the criminal. Taste grows by what it feeds upon and the work of the when police department suffers those tastes keep an eager public avid for the gruesome details and minnt riiTOVfrifl. the The other day I saw a little fellow screaming- with pain over a hand mutilated exploding iTeciaiUr. ! suppose it is the nature of little boys to love explosions of any sort but where is the judgment of the adujts who provide such dangerous playthings to children who know no better! Would you like to be responsible for a loss of eyesight to some youngster? Or hearing? Or a hand? Is it necessary to always have laws forcing grownups to protect children? an appropriation of $750,000 to add to the appropriations already made. The Senate approved the House figures and when the matter went into conference committee between the House and the Senate th figure In addition both was retained. Houses of Congress agreed to all of the unexpended balances which had previously been appropriated for this Project. The result is that with the new appro-- . priations there will be approximately two and a quarter million dol- -' lars available to be used this year on construction. This is deemed ample to carry the project through the fiist year of construction. simultaneous band will be four concerts about the city by the Lincoln high school band at Pioneer Park, the Spanish Fork high school band. Provo high band and N'ephi band. At 10 00 a spectacular parade of Nations will march. Front 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. there will be a band concert and youth activities and sport carnival and a base ball game at 2:30. At 7:00 will come the mammoth gift festival and unexcelled pyrotechnique carnival. This program will also include daylight fireworks; Drum and Bugle Corps drill by the Richfield Ladies; a show featuring the famous Hood children on leave of contract from and Torri, Hollywood; Vallyn Douglas, tight wire artists, in feats With the approval of subscript of contortion and acrobatic stunts; tion contracts and the negotiation the gift festival presentation and a of agreements with the Weber Riv- tableaux of famous scenes ot Amer interests as well as the Utah erican, history, and then the Power and bight Company, undei Rainbow display. The way the last remaining obstacle to Gardens will he the scene of anshould be other dance after the Stadium removed. Don't vacation suggestion: descend, bag baggage and friends, for beds, meals and any other necessities during a couple of weeks stay, entirely without warning, on twice removed a second cousin whom you've never met but discovered from the family genealogical record lives in a small flat in some city you long to see but cant afford. Picturing yourself in the other fellows place is an imaginary feat not practiced by even some of our gentlefolks. A A Home Builders Dilemna! Mr. Arnold Burn Ingham, barber on the Lincoln corner, is a very person but his wondering if the Powers That Be are He equally considerate of himbought a nice little house in Soldier Summit and hired a man to deliver it whole on his lot on the former Hansen property. He paid $60 to have it prepared for hakliing and then got his paint brush handy and was ready to make the home over into a model home as soon as it was set dowit on his basement walls. The State Road Commission had ' granted him a permit which the hauler, held and everything seemed fine. The hauler got bu-- y and the hou-- e was moved without trouble as far. as Spanish Fork Canyon when, without warning, the State Road Commission halted it witiy the words of a fickle woman, "V.jU-v- e deeded not to honor f-mit." Now olve this probledi: What hall Mr. Burmingham do with a huu-- c on the 5pam-- h Fork Canyon highway which the Road Commission refuses to ht him move or backward because it changed its mind in the middle of things5 If the proper ears heir what Mr. B. is saving to the world in general, words might help -- ftr-v,a- It will be seen from these tentative allotments that none has been allotted to Wasatch County nor to Provo Pencil Canal Irrigation Company or any other canal orj irrigation compuany in the Provo area, except the North Union Irrigation Company. It is understood from North Union officials that they prefer to lake their ubscription through Provo Bench Canal of which & Irrigation Company they are one of the principal stockholders. There is another large group in the Provo Bench Canal & Irrigation Company which needs more water and wants that company to make a subscription for approximately 2.000 acre feet. Meetings t were held last wintqr, but no de- cision was reached. At , the last meeting a resolution was passed unanimously directing the Presi-- 1 dent and Board of Directors to call -- iU Cooling Off in Scera Pooh Rosalawn Offers Old Sol Adds to Dancing Swimming Mr. Anderson, Chairman of the Scera organization, says we cant say too many flowery things about the dance floor, the orchestra, the setting, or any such feature of the Rosalawn Dancing situation now it would all be true. Everything seems to be perfect at least as perfect as such things co'ne. Last week the Social Ants Club of Provo danced with the regular Fr.day group. Tonight the Saturday L .ncing Club will bring its members to enjoy one of the best dancing situations in the State. You too are offered the privilege of spending happy social hours there. Popularity Favorable hot weather news is the statement from the Scera manthe difficulagement that at laties in draining the swimming pool at Rosalawn have been overcome. Faulty design for the immediate outlet from the pool, together with a stuffing of the drain pipes by a group of youngsters who couldn't wait for the pool to imh open, made diainage possible. Thursday the drain pipe was dug out and a new opening installed which will eliminate all difficultMEETING SCHEDULE ies-. it is hoped. The pool will now Priesthood Union be in regular operation. It is filled Julv 11 Meeting. with sparkling clear water from Genealogical Union the Orem Town system and heated July 18th Meeting. by Old Sols rays which are ample 18th Baptismal services, to make the water delightful for July Utah Stake Administration., build- swimming this time of thq year. Ining, 3 o'clock, in Jharge of Vine-yar- y creasing numbers have been Ward. the pool. The dances at Rosalawn are DON'T T AKiTa HA growing in popularity. Last Friday t :ght a large crowd includii g sevIn another day orso, w eral club groups from Provo atwill be celebrating Indepentended. It is expected that several dence Day. To many people large delegations from outside of such celebration Sharon Stake will be present Frithrowing off all restriction day evening. Dob Orton's orchesand being as wild and wooley tra is famous over the country, and as the mood suggest. The as remarked by some California and of 6th 5th papers July people who danced at Rosalawn a will publish a long list of few weeks ago, it is one of the best automobile eccident and fireswing bands in the country. These cracker mishaps and a shorter people even preferred it to swing list of victims or drunken band plavmg in formous night brawls and cataatrophoea. clubs in California. There will be enough chances taken of being hurt with the other fellows careNOTICE weeklessness on th end without your increasing them with added danger of V We appreciate the splendid supLet them port of our advertisers. Don't take a your own. know that you do too by giving chance. them your patronage. mean -t well-nig- Due to the .reduced income of of Public the State Department tvelfare and the necessity to preserve the program with sufficient vitality to enter the winter months, there have been drastic reductions m the Aid to Dependent Children Program as well as the Welfare Program. In order to. meet these reduced allocations, the Social Service Department has found it necessary to recommend the reduction of budgetary allocations for coal to the equivalent of one quarter Jon per month, and to entirely eliminate The for allowances clothing. amount of clothing available will be limited u that which. ran he supplied from the Surplus Commocloth-i..- g dity Warehouse. This is the that has been made in the sowing centers under direction of the W.P.A. At the present time the supply is not large, and sizes are more or less broken. The reductions indicated above will apply to the Needy Blind, Aid to Dependent Children, and Wel- fare Programs. The last includes both unemployable and employable persons. By unembloyed is meant persons who are unable to perform manual or mental labor and who do not fit into any of the other is "employable By categories. meant persons who are able to work but who are unable to find emplomcnt. Allocatjons have been reduced to such an ex'ent in the Welfare catagory that aid to will be almost entirely eliminated. The foregoing reduction is intended to prevail for the quart! r commencing July 1st and ending September 30th. By that time it is hoped that the different categories in the Social Security ami Well are Programs will be oriented. PUBLIC INVITED TO JOIN BOAT EXCURSION Mr. Elmer- Smith of Edge-inoWard wishes to announce that the Plea-tir- e Boat will cond ct a cruise on Utah Lake for the general public Sunday afterembark at noon. mouth of Provo River. The excursion will require an entire afternoon and includes a trip to Bird Island, Charges are very reasons Smith-Stron- To g New Plan for Old Age Assistance ts TOWIIS Security Program Intense activity marks the L.D. SPRINGYTLLE Sunday, July 0 Program in the way of 4th, will see Springvilles new 00 art .building dedicated. This improving and remodelling the new regional warehouses and residence. is news tof the entire State and The executive secretary, C. Luc- especially Utah County for the art' shows displayed in this art center ius of has been in $80,-00- Laudie, the work for the received very from numerous Stake. Most o. charge are enjoyed by all surrounding last week. He has towns. Invitations have been issplendid support sued to W.P.A. and Slate officials people in Sharon and to all who have contributed in. the merchants are any way "in the building of this project. cooperating, as is also Utah Power ce- y The building is a & Light Company, in helping with nient structure, now all completed ' the plans. except for the laying of a few oor From Olmsted in the noi tlieast-er- n tile and landscaping of the grounds. part of the stake, comes a gen- With its completion, citizens of the will erous offer from L. H. Fronk, M. community realize a C. C. Conder, H. Chamberlain, ambition. It hac been 40 John Oliverson and B. E. Cham- years since art exhibits first began of Utah in the art city. berlain, all employees Power & Light Company, to help The Mayor and Gty council, with the new wiring svstem which school officials and private citizens is being installed in the residence are to be complifuented on the and warehouses. L. C. Guvman completion of this beautiful comelectrical contractor, has "also do- munity project. It is a monument nated his services, as well as has to what community cooperation Orson Prestwich may accomplish. Eecretary Laudie is very well America Legion and business and pleased with the fine response professional met) are sponsoring a which has come from the people of y 4th celebration featuring this Stake. the dedication to the .art building. A parade, a horse pulling contest, sports, a park program with RED GROSS HEAD VISITS talent and a dance at Memorial Hall will be features. There will also be an art queen , chosen RECREATION CENTER fifteen candidates now blng entered in the contest. Mr. Niles Christensen, head of the Red Cross for the Western di- j EUREKA Fields of grain and vision. visited the Scera Recreation alfalfa are fast disappearing in a center yesterday and was enthusiasarea west of Eureka, as tic in his praise for the enterprise. billions of black Mormon crickets He said it was, in his estimation, move toward the southwest, deof in the best its kind the West. vouring everything in their way. Mr. Christensen also said that A crew of WPA workers are fight-- j within the next two or three weeks ing the horde with dust guns and Mr Carpenter. Red Cross swim- although tons are being killed, they to continue crops an,! ming instructor, will spend a day march forward uesiioy with a military pre- at the Scera pool and will give Red cision. Cross life saving tests. Notice will Alarm has been felt over the he given later of the exact date. (Continued on page two) -- two-stor- ed two-da- In Honor, of a Heroine Real heroism is not always spectacular. The real heroism of the world is the unwept, unhonored,- unsung heroism that is seldom noticed because there is so much of it. It's all a part of the general plan the Almighty has deviled for evolving men and women. 'The Lord doesnt care whether you die in Hoytsville or Paris. , The thing lie does care about is: How did you live? And when you see life from this standpoint you have something that neither moth nor dust can corrupt nor thieves break through and steal.. It takes a man to stand up warfare of living and come to the never-endin- g the end. (Author Hut rethrough like a whole parade - day-to-d- tnembered.) What one of us does not admire stories of spectacular bravery and courage that make us glorify the ourselves inheroes and to like situations5 With our admit ation reserved for such spectacular feats, we too often miss the more heroic but less showy examples of bravery and -- courage --that - so Mrs. happen among us. Marrot of Windsor Ward, a lady of seventy seven years, is One of day-drea- m -' equently J r ; v'S i e, pre-ide- lil NEIGHBORING S. Security Much Kelp Reduced ! i an official meeting for the purpose of voting on the question of whether a subscription should be made for Deer Creek water. The meeting has never been called. It is understood that the President did not want to call a meeting until the official subscription contract had been approved in Washington. A copy of the approved contract is now in his hands. Distribution Lake The Utah Company tentatively subscribed for only 12.000 acre feet, but Reclamation officials are of the Opinion that this company will require at least 18.000 Acre feet to make its subscription feasible. This is due to the fact that this company" will have Day. lake water coming through the AsThe city's traffic department will sociated carnal pumps ' into the cooperate in traffic regulating Jordan River. This water will have through the canyon. Because of a fee, shortage of parking space, no cars to be raised about eighty-fiv- e into its 'canal on the west side-ai- f will be allowed to enter the M.T.A. (Continued on page foui ) grounds after 5 rip. Aii ward Y. L. M. I. A. presidents will be present as hostesses. All past ward presidents, canyon home building com mittees and any others in any way connected with the project are givGive en a special invitation to be present. The new home includes a dormif tory which will house approitnately Attendants at the Relief So- 100 girls, a dining room, living ciety and M. I. A. Conven- room, kitchen, serving room and shower room. About 75 girls from tions fuund much of a helpful the Provo Second Ward and Sharand inspirational nature in the on's Sharon Ward are visiting in them. the home now. Wards of the two programs presented Topics relating to- the church Stakes will take turns using the security program. Relief So- home for a week during the summonths. ciety and Mutual Improve- merBoth Stakes are to be compliment Association problems wo iderful were those chosen for discus- mented on securing this their girls a to give opportunity losion by General Board and ' in a beautiful canyon vacation cal speakers. home, beautifully situated and with President A. V. Watkins in his the best of .associations and superreport said that Stake conditions vision. were good and that progress was being made in several lines of endeavor. Relief Society and Mutual improvement conventions were held in conjunction with Stake conference.- General Board, members pre&- ent were President Louise L. RobCommencing July 1st the new inson and Mrs. J. L. Barker from plan for Old Age Assistance bethe Relief Society; George Q. Mor- comes effective. After that date the Mrs. Utah County Department of Public ris. (general superintendent), F.ileen Mrs. Emily C Welfare will take applications from Waape, Christensen those vho wish to Adams 'and Elmer apply. It is well from the' M.I.A. to remember that this is "assistOther speakers were Henry D. ance and not a pension. Those Taylor, member of the high coun- who qualify must do sq on a basis returned from of need and lack of incoytte. In ordcil, who recently NeW York after six months of merer to be eligible to receive assistcantile study, C. Louise Laudie, ance the applicant must definitely Provo, newly appointecKyecretary establish that he has less than of the Provo regional coiiycil of $360.00 income per year. Whatever the L.D.S. church security pro- income he has wilf be deducted gram; Carl Pace and Paul Taylor, from the maximum allowance of returned missionaries. Mrs. Eva $30.00 per month and he will reGille-piStake relief society presi- ceive the difference. Apparently th; dent, made a report. average grant per month under the New Stake officers sustained new plan will be larger than at were Ray Gammon as a member present, but in some instances it of the high council Vern Allrman, will be smaller. member of the M.I.A. stake board, Those persons making applicaArtimus Newell and Merrill Kitc- tion should he prepared to give fu" hen, fourth Elders quorum coun- name, date and place of birth, selor and Leonard Madsen as pre- where they have resided during the sident of the 6th quirum of elders. past years, and other essential inTho-- e with formation. They must further be honorably relea-e- d a vote of thanks' were Arvil O. able to make a complete financial r, Stone, high council; Roy H. statement with respect to their first assistant, Y.M. M.I.A. and present holdings. The Exma Wil- statement will be in the form of an stake superintendence; Y. W. M.I.A. affidavit and any willful liamson, secretary, Stake board; will carry LeRoy Mangum, legal penalties. fourth Etders quorum conselor; Applicants will be to furnish C. M. Stone, sixth Elders quorum documentary evidence to substanwith Wesley R. Jfarding tiate the information given on. the and Dean Miner, couns?s and preliminary application as to age A. Ford Gardner, secretarw. residence, etc. 'I his information rill Superintendent Morris and Mrs. be given to the social worker ski Wa-p- e were the speakers at the will make a call to Sunday evening meeting which was the applicant home to secure the devoted to (he topic of scripture qme. Time and effort will be conserved if the information is availreading as. an M.I.A. project. Music at the Sunday sessions was able. Persons already receiving under the direction of V. Emil under the Old Age AssistHansen, stake, chorister. A feature ance provisions need not reapply music- furn-- i at this time. was the instrumental by the family orchestra of should be 'made at Application Mr. and Mrs. Norman Olsen and the following d strict offices of the "Continued on pegt tour their nine children of Vernal, Ltah. Conference Sessions - A thing wed like to do: Feature Pleasant View or Edgemont, or Grand View or any other of the fringe ward in a big new spread in the Voice of Sharon for some one or more of the excellent activities or qualities they indulge in or possess. If we could only learn about theml You dont have to be a reporter to report such subjects when you see them. v, .100,600 Total - Welfare- Funds -b- y--an .Dedicatory exercises of the Sharon and Utah Stakes Girls' Home 'in Provo Canyon will be held on the evening of July 4th in front of the building. George Q. Morris, general superintendent of the Y. M. M. I. A. will offer the dedicatory prayer in a program now prepared for the event, says Miss Grace Cheev-e- r. chairman. The program will begin at 6:30 preceded by fifteen minutes of band concert by the Lincoln High School Band under the. leadership of instructor E. B. Terry. Guests are to bring their own seats. The Second Ward choir of Provo, lead by Mr. Joseph Taylor, will begin the program. President Taylor of the Utah Stake and President Watkins of the Sharon Stake will the woik done in their respective localities to build the home. music directEvangeline Bee-leor of the general board, will be present to sing God Bless Our Home. The Lincoln Band will play a number being followed by talks by Adele ' Fielding on the recreational values possible in the home and Elizabeth Souter on the Mrs. possible Spiritual values. Fielding is recreational leader in the Sharon Y. L. M. I. A. and Miss Souter is President of the Utah Stake Y. L. M. I A. After another selection by the band, Elder Morris will give the dedicatory praver which will be followed by the Halleluiah Ch vis sung by the choir. Closing prayer will be offered by Brother Paxman of the Utah Stake. The band will play the final program note, "The End of a Perfect Generous Response ) I . i scent, converts to the L. D. S. farih. Moving from .Salt Lake to PUsant Grove farm'iig became their1 means of livelihood and the children became farm handjl, Schooling was almost too little to be mentioned, being an imidental when activity to be considered needed dothercMiaa .iiothing-tli-at ing. However, the plain food and bard work made bodies as tough ajid hardy as the sagebrush that flourished everywhere, even in the town itself. There was little 'time in the Strolling family to he spent in social associations. the Practically only ngngling they had with others was jn Sunday School or Sacrament nreeiing. It was enough however, to bring together the tvve.ity-on- e year old Stradling girl and a young English convert boy by the name of Marrot. Their mar- riage was without frills or celebration but it was made in the Endowment Hou'e and with the bare' home necessities in. readiness. The marriage was in the fall. The next spring he couple moved from Pleasant Grove out on the practical'y ited bench land, V 1 a -- tl Mrs. Marrot of Windsor Ward the qu:et, unspectacular heroines of life one of the most heroic it has been our pleasure to meet. She sat talking to ' me on a straight-backe- d a little .chair, slumped,' a little tired looking Her weariness of spirit . seamed foreign to her real nature which must be as titaj and hardy as her budvru-e- d to be. FhevsfaTvwnnkled and .her grey ha:r4ad thinned- - She was neat and clean and. ke her speech, there were no frills, no affectations Her it attention was not on herself was with her family and their problems just as- all her life her spirit has been armed in the f.ght of providing for tho-- e who were her own. Her parents were, of English de- - uninhab- the location on which Mrs. Marrot has lived ever since.' TIley bought forty uncleared homesteaded 'acres for $300.00 and began breaking it up at the rate of about twoeacres a year. Irrigation water was so scarce J iat crops were was water hazardous. Culinary Provo river. hauled in barrels fro-)the But whatever the hard-hipyoung couple, .little by little, built their home about them nd prosr pered. Twelve children were bwrn to them, two pairs of them twins One twin died as a babv. Then wher the eldeyl child was nineteen and the youngest three months, tbf father died! And the mother quaied her shoulder- - and began worki g the farnt, now all tU.ared, for a livelihood for her brood of eleven. And she made it writ1-- , out once asking for or gett.ng a peimy cr any other form of help from anvona. Year after year the family toiled of the mother, under the leader-hi- p (Continued on page two) s, -- G. y ' |