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Show . . j Local Several hundred deer are being fed on the foot hills east of Springville, sportsmen report. Through the cooperation of the fish and game department, local sportsmen and volunteers, hay has been purchased and is being scattered for the animals. It is an interesting sight to see the deer file down from the mountain tops to the feeding grounds shortly after the hay is scattered for them early in the evening. That the recent cold weather has had its effect on the wild birds and animals is seen in the fact that hundreds of birds have been found frozen near stock feeding feed-ing yards. A report from a local farmer stated that for the first time in many years he was compelled com-pelled to cut the ice to free his ducks from the water and that the ducks' legs were frozen. Two morning doves which had evidently evi-dently anticipated' a milder winter win-ter in tnese parts were found frozen in a farmer's yard near the east limits of the city, all bearing evidence that the recent cold spell is unusual in this vicinity. vi-cinity. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alleman of this city have received word that their son Grant -has been released from the Australian mission and expected to sail for home January 21. He plans to land at Vancouver, B. C, February 12, and will arrive in Springville shortly after. Mr. Alleman has been in the mission field about 28 months. Vice Chairman Mary J. Finley of the Springville Red Cross unit announces that the local chapter succeeded in raising its quota of $60 for the flood district. The call was received Monday of this week. M. Robert Dowdle and Del Rae Chrititian'se'ii' of ' Springville were' the only students listed from this city on the B. Y. U. honor roll, announced an-nounced recently. Both are senior students in the college. A total of 17 towns in seven states of the union from Oregon to Virginia, are represented by the 22 students on the roll. Milton H. .Knudsen, former president of the Norwegian L. D. S. mission, will be the speaker at the Sunday night meeting in the Second ward. The program is under un-der the direction of the genealogical genea-logical committee and everyone is invited to attend A banquet early in the evening followed by a program and dance will feature the Averett-Farns-worth annual family reunion Saturday Sat-urday night, at the Fourth ward I hall. Relatives of these two families are urged to attend and bring their picnic basket lunch whic hwill be spread at one long table at 6 p. m. Evon Averett is president of the family organization. organiza-tion. 'United State navy establishes new sub-station at Provo, Utah. Willis D. Keller, chief electrician's electri-cian's mate, NU. S. N., formerly of Salt Lake City, has been transferred trans-ferred to Provo, for recruiting duty. Mr. and Mrs. Keller are delighted de-lighted in obtaining this station and shall make their home in that city. A. Leo Harmer has been elected president of the Springville National Na-tional Farm Loan association, succeeding suc-ceeding J. L. Phillips who has just concluded 21 years service in the company, it is announced. Mr. Phillips declined to again accept the position in the organization. Other officers elected were Glenn Coffman, vice president; Ernest M. Madsen, Provo, secretary-treasurer; George W. Brown, Provo, acting secretary-treasurer; Theron S. Hall, Heber Houtz, and Mjron A. Boyer, members of the board of directors; Selvoy J. Beyer and Frank Sanford, alter-nte alter-nte board members. |