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Show PAGE EIGHT RADIO PLAY li f Continued from Page One) from Mara, according to the story, was spreading destruction and death with weapons invulnerable to human attack. Hysteria Follows Although the program was preceded pre-ceded by an announcement of its nature and was interrupted by the traditional statements that it was a dramatization of the Wells r novel, thousand of listeners thought they were hearing an actual news report. The hysteria which followed the one-hour broadcast between 8 and 9 p. m., EST., resulted in a deluge of telephone calls to police headquarters head-quarters and newspaper offices in New York City and New Jersey towns where the Martian party was said to have .landed in space ships at first mistaken for meteorites. mete-orites. As the wave of panic spread across the country, WABC issued a statement "repeating the fact, which was made clear four times on the program, that ,the entire content of the play was entirely fictitious." Today the Columbia Broadcasting company in another statement expressed the regret and surprise of Welles and company com-pany officials and added: Led to Misunderstanding "We can only suppose that the special nature of radio which is often heard in fragments, or in parts disconnected from the whole, has led to this misunderstanding." misunder-standing." The hysteria was not limited to the east. In Indianapolis, an unidentified woman ran down the t main isle of St. Paul's Episcopal church, crying: "The world is coming to an end." The congregation congre-gation was hastily dismissed. In Toledo. O., three persons fainted v at telephones -while trying try-ing to call police. In Chicago, persons ran out of restaurants without finishing their meals. But in the east, in the country being subjected to the "invasion," hysteria ran riot. Several persons came forward to swear they saw the rocket land and "strange creatures" climb out' of it. In Newark, N. J., hundreds fled from two city blocks, carrying what possessions they could snatch up in their flight. Bitter Reaction Police cars roamed through the streets of a score of towns, responding to frenzied alarms. The reaction was bitter and the Columbia Broadcasting system, on whose network the program a dramatization of H. G. Wells' novel. "The War of the Worlds" was broadcast, was inundated with protest telegrams and telephone tele-phone calls and its press department depart-ment was busy with explanations l nd apologies. SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 31 U.i! Radio station' KSL saiu today that many persons reported packing pack-ing their belongings to evacuate their homes, children became hysterical and grownups fainted at the "War of the Worlds" program. pro-gram. In the midst of a flood of telephone tele-phone calls, one puzzled old lady was informed that the report was only a drama, then remarked cheerfully: W-sll. if it doesn't do anything else, it made a lot of people pray tonight." CONCRETE. Wash.. Oct. 31 r.i; --The citizens of this little mountain moun-tain town claimed today that they took the real brunt of the "invasion" of .the earth by the men of Mars which was released last night as a radio dramatization. dramatiza-tion. Just as an announcer was "choked off" by "poisonous gas" in what he had just said might be "the last broadcast ever made" the lights in Concrete failed. Those who were tuned in on the program and, like thousands of others throughout the nation, did not realize that the program was only a play, became panic-stricken. panic-stricken. Es,, ft m as i ff(''''' ' lZf KVj i&l vvV 7'a rtii'M if Not what we give, but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three Himself, his hungry neighbor, and me. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 7 Hatch-Quist 160 North University Ave Phone 532 m.,mmmm wn.)....iill.i . i mi P.-T. A. Meetings To Be Held Here A meeting of the B. Y. U. P. T. A. will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in room 250 A, at which time Principal J. W. Thornton Thorn-ton will speak on the proposed constitutional amendments concerning con-cerning education which are to come up for vote at the next election. elec-tion. There will be special music. A full attendance is urged. A P. T. A. meeting will be held at the Fairer junior high school Thursday evening from 8 to 9 o'clock, for the purpose of hear ing Principal J. W. Thornton discuss dis-cuss the proposed constitutional amendments relative to education. whitih. are to be voted on at the coming election. Special music has been arranged. arrang-ed. All parents of the district are urged to attend. HOLT TRIBUTES (Continued from Page One) who was closely associated with him for 40 years; J. William Knight, member of the board of trustees, lifelong friend and close companion; Dr. L. A. Stephenson, member of the general board of the Y. M. M. I. A., and father-in-law of Reed Holt, his oldest son; Miss Alice Reynolds, veteran faculty associate who read a tribute trib-ute prepared by a special committee com-mittee representing the faculty and loard, and Bishop Wilbur Sowards of the Manavu ward who conducted the services. John E. Hayes, registrar of the B. Y. U., offered the invocation and Bishop p. C. Peterson of Ephriam pronounced the benediction. benedic-tion. The grave in the Provo Burial Bur-ial park was dedicated by William Wil-liam Holt of Salt Lake City, a brother of the departed educator. Hundreds of friends, neighbors, students and faculty members turned out to join in paying the last respects to Prof. Holt. The members of the Utah stake high priests' quorum, attended in a body and formed a guard of honor, hon-or, double file through which the cortege moved before and after the services at the tabernacle. taber-nacle. President Testifies President Harris expressed the sorrow felt by the faculty when he said, in a voice choked with' emotion: "We shall miss him every day. He will always be in our affections." He told of his unswerving devotion de-votion to duty and of his loyalty to the church and the institution he had served for 40 years. He said his accounts as secretary and treasurer were always in jfirst class shape and his minutes were letter perfect, his teaching was always good. President Taylor referred touch-ingly touch-ingly to his close association with Prof. Holt for 40 years and told, of the touching scene When he said farewell to him at the hospital. hos-pital. "I have depended on him heavily heav-ily for the last 19 years. In fact, I I never fully realized how much I we leaned on him until after he , Lecame ill," he said. Mr. Knight characterized Prof. Holt as "a grand man to place in any position in the church from an apostle down." He testified to his faith, his stainless record, and his exemplary family life. The tribute read by Miss Reynolds Reyn-olds was signed by the tribute committee, John E. Hayes, Kicfer Sauls and Miss Reynolds. Music was furnished by the Manavu ward choir, Ernest Pax-man, Pax-man, director, and Dr. Gerrit de Jong, organist; the B. Y. U. male quartet and the faculty string trio, Le Roy J. Robertson. Gus-tave Gus-tave Buggart and Elmer E. Nelson, Nel-son, and the B. Y. IT. instrumental quartet, which played at the graveside, Dean Steineckert, Alex Brand, Jack Trunnell, Ray Hooper, Hoop-er, under the direction of Prof. Robert Sauer. Metal Pieces Copper: electrolytic 11V; export ex-port 11:35. Tin: spot straits 45.80. A Funeral Home 1 1 PROVO (UTA t HOW EVERYTHING! COPIt 138 BY WEA SEWVICE. twC. 4Ya mean to say ya wouldn't pay 16 bucks for a job that retailed at $3800?" --- DEERING (Continued from Page One) sheriff's officers from throughout the state. As Deering was guided out of his cell on the top deck of a cell block, several of the prison's approximately ap-proximately 400 inmates called to the condemned man but there was no organized outbreak among the prisoners. When Deering was convicted of murdering Meredith, he was given his choice of being executed by the firing squad or on the gallows. gal-lows. He elected to die before the five smoking rifles because "It should be quicker and I want to get it over as quickly as possible because I'm no good anyway." Deering, although talkative on nearly every subject, went to his death without telling whether he had an accomplice on that fatal evening when his attempt to steal an automobile led to the death of Meredith. Protects Accomplice To all queries on the subject, he said: "Aw, let's skip the whole thing." According to Deering's confession, confes-sion, he was inside Meredith's car, which was parked on the street in front of the 59-year-old leather merchant's apartment, when Meredith came cut to put the machine in his garage. "He reached in his pocket, and I thought he was going for a gun.'' Deering explained in his confe?.sion. Meredith had no gun, and police believed he was reaching reach-ing for his automobile keys. Deering fled the scene after firing the shot, and didn't know until he saw the newspapers the next day that his bullet had killed Meredith. Deering was early in the case marked down as a suspect and police traced him through several states to Detroit, where he was captured on Aug. 1. He had pawned the murder gun in Reno, Nev. He confessed his guilt immediately immedi-ately and expressed the desire to be "taken back to Utah immediately immedi-ately so I can face the firing squad and get it over with.'' Charges "Double Cross" He was willing to be sentenced to death and was irritated by having to stand trial, as is required re-quired by Utah law. He claimed officers had "double crossed" him by making him go through the trial formalities and refused to cooperate with Clifford L, Ash-ton, Ash-ton, the attorney the court had appointed for him. He ended the meal with a toast, to which all drank: "To the best beginning attorney, attor-ney, to the best father, and to the best warden I ever knew." Deering, five feet 10 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, had been a model prisoner. All but three of his last 27 years he spent in reformatories and prisons. He was an extremely callous prisoner at Folsom prison, California authorities authori-ties said, but here he became tractable and formulated his own ideas of penal reforms. "Most of the kids I met in the reform school," he said, "I came across later in the big house. Most institutions work on the theory of punishment instead of attempting attempt-ing to reform victims of poor environment. Government control should change that." SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 31 U.P The eyes of John W. Deeriig, who was executed by a firing squad here today, will be sent to San Francisco by piane this afternoon, where the corneas will be made Today' Answer to CRANIUM CRACKER Questions on Page 4 1. True; California's population increased 67 per cent between 1920-1930. 2. False; neither ideas nor suggestions sug-gestions may be patented. 3. False; most traffic accidents in New York occur between the hours of 7 and 8 p. m. 4. True; apples are 84 per cent water. 5. False; -a carpb is a tree which -produces edible pods. VEVENINGr rHERAiJ). j f o-3i II l Felt Dies At Lehi Hospital Nathaniel Henry Felt, 77, resident resi-dent of Centerfield, Utah, and father of Mrs. Lavar Christensen of Provo died Saturday evening at the Lehi hospital, from complications complica-tions following an operation. Mr. Felt has spent much time in Provo, and is well known here. He is survived by his wife, Elvira Clark Felt, and the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Lavar Christensen, Chris-tensen, Provo; Mrs. Elmo Edding-ton, Edding-ton, Lehi; Mrs. Rodney Anderson, Moroni; Roger Felt, Fairview; Ben Felt, Dividend; Harold Felt, Salina; Bert, Lygia and Charles Felt, Centerfield; 21 grandchildren grandchil-dren and 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. in Manti. JURY PICKED (Continued from Page One) two counts reckless driving and driving while under, the influence of intoxicating liquor. Evidence Outlined He said the state would present evidence to show that Mr. Jones earlier in the evening of June "was seen in town and observed drinking liquor.' Later in the evening, eve-ning, Roylance alleged, Mr. Jones got in his car, drove out north on Fifth West and beyond Provo river bridge "and his progress was noted and he was observed to be driving in a reckless manner" Roylance contended the evidence the state would bring forth would show. Darrell Morgan, 18, and Keith Davis, 17, the youths killed, were returning on their motorcycle from Salt Lake City, Roylance said. "Jones struck the motorcycle and the impact occurred on the west side of the pavement on which the boys were rightfully riding and upon the side Jones should not have been on," Roylance Roy-lance alleged. J;ry Is Cautioned "After the impact he (Jones) rode up the highway without stopping," Roylance asserte'd. "Jones later stopped his car which was damaged . . . and pried up the fender and went home . . . th next day he came in after reading the account in the papers," pap-ers," Roylance said. Judge Young cautioned the jury that Mr. Roylance's statements were to be in no wise construed as evidence, but merely as indicating indi-cating what the state will attempt to prove. Adjournment was requested re-quested until 2 p. m. for Mr. Dun-tord Dun-tord to arrive. available for transplanting to bl.-nd persons whose sight may possibly be restored by that type of operation. A Salt Lake City eye specialist, who declined to permit his name to be used, said the corneas were being shipped to a San Francisco Fran-cisco hospital which has a waiting wait-ing list of blind persons whose cases are suitable lor corneal transplantations. TOO LATE FOR I CLASSIFICATION LOST MAN'S .gold rim byfocas glasses Ret. Virginia Ham House. Reward. 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The young coeds were especially enthusiastic about the "Spook Alley" which wound its way through the vast corridors of the hall, while occasionally some of the bolder knights wound their arms around the shoulders of the shy lassies. Benny Goodman, Bing Crosfoy, and Tommy Dorsey added their bit in being represented by proxy. The "fun" committee secured their services through the court- See This Remarkable 1939 SILVERTONE! A Brand New Radio with the Latest Features and More of Them! THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY! 8 - TUBE A. G. PUSH BUTTON Silvertone Priced less than $60.00-yet embodying features found on other radios selling for as much as $100! The only radio at this price featuring the Super Spread Band. And that's not all. It features Silverton's new type automatic tuning and giant, dial dash. A big 10-inch dynamic speaker . . . automatic volume control to prevent fading and tone control. con-trol. 3 tuning bands. 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Beulah Buckley of Salt Lake City, has returned to her home after spending last week in Provo with her aunt, Miss Amelia Buckley. Buck-ley. L. A. Kane xf Salt Lake City, visited business friends in Provo today. 29 4' 1 fea 1 4" V 411 6 :00 Saturdays f V |