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Show PAGE ! SEC ' PR'OVO TUTAHy SUNDAY HERALD SUNDAY; , JANUARY 111942 SECTION TWO :l Old Curfew Toll To De Used For Emergency Alarm SPRING VILLE Springville'a historic- curfew bell termed useless use-less by citizens several years ago and placed as a monument on the . city park, is again to find a place of action in the emergency defense de-fense program. Members of the protection division di-vision defense committee have requested re-quested that bell be placed atop the city fire Jiall and tolled again in time of emergency. - The bell was used more than 50 years ago to warn early settlers set-tlers of an emergency, to call the townspeople to special meetings and to summons the old bucket and fire brigade to fires. In later years its tolling each evening, was a warning that all young folks must be off the streets. When the progress of time seemed to have no place for the old iron bell, it was discarded and it was then the Springvllle Daughters Daugh-ters of Utah Pioneers gained permission per-mission to have it made into a monument and placed on the city park as a relic of early settlement days. The D. U. P.- In a joint meeting granted .permission to the defense committee to place the bell on the fire station with the understanding under-standing that when the present emergency is over the old relic will be returned to Its resting place in the city park. SEATTLE REPORTS S-INCH SNOWFALL. SEATTLE, Jan. 10 U.P Residents of western Washington today put away their snow shovels shov-els and brooms for another five years they hoped after disposing dis-posing of a record three inch snow fall. - The snow fell last Wednesday, but military restrictions forbade earlier publication of the fact. It was the heaviest fall in five years, and resulted in at least one fatality: John F. Patterson, Sr., 71-year-old attorney, suffered suffer-ed head injuries while shoveling snow. Soldiers' Great White Way in Iceland "' 'I ' llll.. l, II I mi mi I . I WOTmpM)PMOTNKIMIIJllUIMlJllljlU I II U I1IIIIJ.HI IH lM. minim ' - , .. ' ffl H ' -ilOljS - - s, - , , v, : ; - i ; f . A company street in an American camp in Iceland looks more cheerful than most scenes of that bleak litffiiMi outpost. U. S. Army Signal Corps photo from NEA Service shows lights shining from dome? shaped shelters housing American forces. : s - Registration At of U. Reveals 12 Per Cent Loss SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 10 (T.R) Donald B. Thompson, registrar of the university of Utah, today reported a 12 per cent decrease in enrollment at the university, from a year ago to the quarter beginning begin-ning this month, but said the decrease de-crease was below the national average av-erage and was considered "encouraging" "en-couraging" by university officials. The number of students registered regis-tered up to Jan. 6, the third day of registration, totalled 3,115. Thompson said, compared to 3517 on the same day of the winter quarter of 1941. He cited a report on-registra-tions at the 57 major state controlled con-trolled colleges in the nation showing show-ing a 16 per cent decrease for the REPORT of Condition of FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK of Provo, Utah, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business on December 31, 1941, published in accordance with a call made by the Bank Commissioner of Utah and the Federal Reserve Re-serve Bank of this district pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act. ASSETS Loans and discounts (including $787.31 overdrafts) $1,055,128.25 United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed 74,700.00 Obligations of States and political subdivisions 219,838.15 Other bonds, notes, and debentures 842.25 Corporate stocks (including $5,100.00 stock of Federal. "Reserve -bank) !' ". , . . ......... '. , Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve balance, bal-ance, and- cash items in process of collction Bank premises owned $24,425.00, furniture and fixtures $7,190.50 , Real estate owned other than bank premises 24,332.96 655,619.07 31,615.50 8,036.36 colleges in the year ending last September. Undoubtedly the major portion of the students fvho failed to return re-turn to school either signed up with armed forces or went to work , in defense industries, Thompson said. He said that continuation of a trend was noted for students to enter professional and technical fields. The medical and engineering engineer-ing schools at the university are continuing to take all the students that possibly can be trained with existing facilities, he said. TOTAL ASSETS $2,070,112.54 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $ 803,388.93 Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 660,619.98 Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings) 8,474.00 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 351,061.00 deposits of banks 14,022.09 Other deposits (certified and officers' checks, etc.) 9,663.79 TOTAL DEPOSITS $1,847,229.79 Other liabilities 18.867.32 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated obligations shown below) $1,866,097.11 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital - $ 100,000.00 Surplus 85,000.00 Undivided profits 14,004.74 Reserves (and retirement account for preferred capital) 5,010.69 fOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS .' 204,015.43 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $2,070,112.54 This" bank's capital consists of common stock with total par value of $100,000.00. MEMORANDA Pledged asserts (and securities loaned) (book value): Assets pledged to qualify for exercise of fiduciary or corporate powers, and for purposes other than to secure liabilities $11,000.00 TOTAL $11,000.00 Secured and preferred liabilities: Deposits preferred under provisions of law but not secured by pledge of assets $8,474.00 TOTAL $8,474.00 STATE OF UTAH County of Utah J. H. Calder, being first duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he is Cashier of the above named bank and that the above and foregoing report contains a full, true and correct statement of the condition of the said bank at the close of business on the 31st day of December, 1941. J. H. CALDER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of January, 1942. HENRY D. TAYLOR (SEAL) Notary Public - Residing at Provo, Utah. My commission expires March 18, 1944. Correct Attest: JOHN T. TAYLOR F. S. HARRIS VICTOR J. BIRD STATE OF UTAH . Office Of Bank Commissioner -L Rulon F. Starley, Bank Commissioner of the State of Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the statement of the above named company, 'filed in my office on Jan. 9, 1942. -' . RULON F. STARLEY . Bank Commissioner Springville Briefs Mrs. Jay Strong, the former Jane Neilson of Spanish Fork, was honored with a bridal shower given by Mrs. Florence Ellis, Mrs. Arthur C. Boyer and Mrs. T. E. Child at the home of the latter. The program featured a variety of interesting- games and a delicious luncheon. Approximately Approximate-ly 35 relatives and friends from Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork and Salt Lake City, attended. attend-ed. The high school Pep cIud girls and their partners entertained at a unique party in the high school Saturday night to which their partners attended as special guests. Dancing, refreshments and a floor show were enjoyable features. fea-tures. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Morgan entertained at dinner at their (home . the past week in honor. of Mr. and . Mrs. B. jr.. coday, tne latter district manager of the Illinois Il-linois Powder Company. Other guests included, Betty Gean, Co- day of the XT. of U., Frank Coday, student at Columbia university. Columbia, Mo. ; also Pete Mor gan who is leaving for Wichita, Kan., following elistment in the U- S. Air Corps. - , Sargent and Mrs. C. A. Krause from Fort Sam Houstin, Texas, have been visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Har rison. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Stewart and son of Los Angeles, Calif., have returned to their home fol lowing a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Waters in this city. xjor. and Mrs. Roy cates had as their holiday guests, their daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Dan Copeland and little daughter Dianne of Los Angeles, Calif. Members of the Ladies Literary club were delightfully entertained on Wednesday evening: at the home of Mrs. Rea Straw. Following Follow-ing a delicious tray luncheon, an mieresiing program was given un der direction of President Julia Sumsion. Mrs. Helen Crandall gave" a paper on "New Discoveries s ;ln Textiles"; Mrs. Lela Packard entertained en-tertained with vocal selections, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Sumsion and Mrs. Manilla Brown gave a story. Attending were nineteen club members and Mrs. LeRoy Cates, special guest. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Wightman left the past week to spend the winter in California with a daugh ter, Mrs. Josephine Hughes and family and son Dick Wightman and family. Mrs. Ella Miner is planning a birthday party for her granddaughter. grand-daughter. Miss Phylis Jensen next Wednesday, to which a large group of school friends will be invited. in-vited. Phylts, a former student of the B. Y. U., Provo, leaves on January 26 to fill a mission in the north central states. I AtfY Oct cstcd For School Play it Gene Bailif , Gene SUrrs, sen iors, and Dick Johnson, junior, have been chosen to portray lead ing roles in the second school play of the- year, - Maxwell -Anderson a Elizabeth the Queen," announces Claude Snow, speech instructor. - To be "seen as the historical characters of "Eliza be th," Pene lope," and "Essex," Bailif, Storrs, and Johnson win be supported by a. cast " selected ' from 30 candi dates, included are: Clinton Wlest, Bruce Tanner, Dale Lewis, Clyde Weeks, - Sheldon Lowry, Keith Walker, Paul McGuire, Elna Steul- er, Helen Fitzgerald, Phyllis Booth, Stanford Stubbs, Max Hansen, Han-sen, Paul Daniels, seniors; Sam Pratt, Donna Jean Smith, Afton Lichffc Id, Molly Young, Dale Peterson, Pet-erson, Franklin Faux, juniors; and Karl Brlmhall, sophomore. "Ihis drama is taken from the pages of history, and it centers around the Virgin Queen's clande stine romance, with Robert, Earl of Essex. It has been a success on both stage and screen, and Provo high school is one of the few high schools in the country undertaking the tremendous task of producing it," declares Mr. snow. Judges were Grant Raamussen and Allen Sorensen, P.H.S. English Eng-lish instructors. . Nancy Fish, senior, will act as student director. All Labor Charges Eliminated p CURTAINS and DRAPERIES Selected During January or February! Order Now--Tyke Delivery Later!; Sugar Supplies To Be Increased WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (U.E) Modification of the OPM sugar conservation order will provide additional supplies for retainers who have been limiting their customers to specific purchases because of depleted stocks, defense de-fense officials said today. The OPM announced that the order, which froze sugar deliveries deliv-eries this year to 1940 monthly levels, will be revised by Feb,1;;! tcuAUow deliveries -at J.94X rites J which were much higher. rhat revision also will provide additional addi-tional sugar supplies ' for businesses busi-nesses set up since 1940 or which have increaed their business. Octogenerian , Irked By Navy CLEVELAND, IR-Gustav C. Van Duzen has lost all respect for naval regulations. Eighty-two years old, white-haired white-haired and hollow-cheek.jd Van Duzen stomped into the navy re- cuiting office shortly after the war began and said he would like to serve on a submarine. Chief Petty Officer F. 1. Pearson Pear-son explained that his age was 32 years past the navy's limit. "Doggone it, you tWink just because be-cause a man gets old he isn't good for anything," .said Van Duzen "If you don't sign me up Fm go ing over to Canada and join up there." Van Duzen had a reason for his preference for submarine duty. (Twenty-Six UniteH Nations Against the Axis Uixembowff, Norvey, -9i(NH. rolMd. GrMC. Yugoslavia (all occupied by Hm JAPAN l 4 N Zelft4 Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. Cuba. Haiti, Dominican i Republic Axis and Occupied Nations Not in Pact 26 Nations in AntlAxis Pact (Dom not bidudt occupied by sUms) Map shows how vast area of the 26 nations united against the axis in new pact dwarfs the territory ot Germany, Italy and Japan. The allies' total population of 1,400,000,000 is 70 per cent of the world's; their area, 30,500,000 square- miles, is 60 per cent of the world's. - , , . ' : S- He explained to -the recruiting officer that his experience in building the Cleveland waterworks water-works intake tunnels at the turn of the century would be invaluable. invalu-able. "I can teach 'em -how. to 'keep from getting the 'bends' when they Hive," he said. "Theres no excuse for- a man getting the 'bends' If he knows how to avoid them." Van Duzen refused to reveal re-veal his preventive, method. Hero In Lake Disaster When . Van Duzen retired from city employe in 1932 a statement by the' city engineer said: "Van Duzen has been one of the most dependable and useful men in my department. He seems to like to work under terrific air pressure seems to eat it p. Van Duzen was the hero of rescue work in the disaster here in 1916 when 10 men trapped be low the surface of Lake Erie were saved. He was superintendent of the project. Later -New York? borrowed bor-rowed him to build the principal water main under, the East river. The recruiting officer said he regretted the navy couldnt find a use for his special knowledge of under-water pressure and the "bends" but regulations were regulations. "I want action," snapped Van Duzen, "and -1 mean - what I said about joining the Canadians." DOUIEN TO HEAD CCC ACTIVITIES SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 10 OLE) Col Hugh C; Dorien, formerly in - command of Pocatello district CCC camps, was appointed today to take charge of 45 camps in the intermountain area consolidated under control of the Pocatello office. of-fice. Dieut Col. Ralph Hall, commander com-mander of the Fort Douglas, Utah, CCC district, will be transferred Divorce Among Navajo J Still No Problem at All . " GOODRIDGE, Utah (TIE) Navajo Nav-ajo Indians, whose customs havqi changed but little since they roann ed the deserts of Southern Utan and Northern Arizona -100 years ago, have solved the "mother-in-law" problem, as well as the problem prob-lem of divorce. An. argument. of newly-married Nava jos doesn't end with a wifely threat to "go home to mother.'. She's already there, and It's more likely to be the husband who "goes home to mother." It is established custom that when Nava jos marry the husband moves his possessions to the hut owned by his wife's family. Divorce is as simple. When Navajo Nav-ajo married people come to the bartine of the ways, the wife to. Vancouver barracks, Wash., puts the husband's saddle and pos-where pos-where he will be in charge of the sessions outside the door of the. northwest CCC activities. Cranium Answers Jv Quee-tfons on page 2 1. Rostov, Important Russian city and gateway to the oil-rich Caucasus, was captured by Germans Ger-mans but Red Army quickly drove them out. 2. Luzon, largest Philippine island, was scene of first Japanese Japan-ese attack on that American Possession. Pos-session. 3. The British colony Sarawak, rich in oil and rubber, is on island of Borneo, which Japanese want to bring into Far Eastern "New Order." 4. Guam, tiny U.S. Outpost in the Pacific, was first American possession to fall to Japanese. '. 5. Kobe is one of the largest .and most Important industrial cities in Japan. GUESSING ABOUT . . 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