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Show Registration Forecasts Heavy Voting ' Registration genti In Provo Wert wamped Wednesday with last minute registrations from ritizcna ' availing themselves of their final opportunity to safeguard safe-guard their voting privilege for - the Nov. 2 election. Figures from one district only, number nine in Provo, show that 161 persons have registered this year and that .90 of that over-all total packed the registration station sta-tion Wednesday on the last day to register for the coming election. elec-tion. . "Totals from all the registration regis-tration igents have not come Into the office' as yet," Mrs. Lorna Miller, deputy county 1 clerk stated today. "Bui from unofficial reports that have eome to the office, everyone , seems to be eager to vote ! and the constant flow of request re-quest for absentee ballots proves that also." " The Utah county clerk's office will send out . absentee ballots V until Saturday, Mrs. Miller ,point-; ,point-; ed out. The ballots must be re- ! turned to the clerk's office by Nov. 2, and they are distributed to the various districts to be ; counted by the polling Judges the night of election. We are still getting a constant flow of absentee ballot requests from all over the country and some foreign countries," Mrs. Miller added. "Although some of them couldn't possibly be returned return-ed by the deadline, Nov. 2, we are fulfilling the demands as long as they come in." , The, J3ally Herald registration information service, set up to tell those In doubt where they should register, was swamped withf hundreds hun-dreds of calls Tuesday and Wednesday. HERE, FOLKS. IS A DEER STORY TO END DEER STORIES By MRS. L'A WHENCE BEOADHE AD NEPHI After hunting all day and not even sighting or hearing a deer, a local hunter decided to return home. A short distance along the road a big buck Jumped out or the brush into the hood of the engine, mashing it. The ear, traveling at about 33 miles per hour was damaged to the extefit f $90. Aa the car passed over the deer, the hunter stopped, to find the deer still down. He reached into the car for hi gun. In his excitement the gun became entangled en-tangled with the steering wheel. The deer arose, one leg broken, and tried to run away, falling down three times in about 20 yards and continued on its way. The unhappy hunter didn't even get a shot; and having , no spot or flash light, and it being too dark to see to'shoot unaided, he finally released the gun, crawled into bis ear , and continued on his way. He stopped at hia wife's parents home In Levan and while there told of his unusual experience. They paid it was only a hunting story. So armed with some flash lights, he took them back with him. He showed them the spot where the deer had been down, the hair which had been scraped off and the tracks. They followed the tracks down Into the wash for aome distance and then up the hillside. hill-side. After proceeding for some distance they could hear a wheezing sound farther up the hillside. They kept on climbing following the sound and were finally rewarded for their effort. High up on a tree was a porcupine. Disgusted Dis-gusted with the result they shot the porcupine and returned return-ed home. You may' think this untrue, but Just ask the hunter. He says he trembles yet when he thlnksyof it, and the $S0. he must pay to repair hia car is all too real. Jury Acquits Man Of Battery Count Andrew Laverne Frandsen, Rt. 1, Box 570, Wednesday afternoon in Provo city court-was found not guilty by aour man Juryof battery bat-tery charges. The charges stated that he allegedly al-legedly struck and did bodily harm to his wife Leona-Frandsen who filed the charges against her husband. One person pleaded guilty and five others forfeited their bail on speeding charges in Provo city eourt Tuesday. , Marvin Nelson, 19, 436 S. 7th W., was the one person pleading guilty to the speeding charge and the court fined him $15. Those who forfeited their bail on speeding speed-ing counts were: Lewis Jay Lowe, 362 W. Center, Springville, $30: Evelyn Larson, 28, 273 E. 3rd S., $15; (James Kogiines, 22, Rt 2. $20; "Audrey Jones,, 18, $15; and Eldon F. Roberts, 23, 286 E. 2nd S., $15. Other persons who pleaded guilty to traffic counts In Provo city court Tuesday are: Frederick Baird. 990 N. 2nd E., stop sign, $15; Kenneth Lee Dove, 355 E. 7th N., red light, $15; Merlyn B. Stevens, 18V253 E. 7th N., failure to yield the right of way, $15. Forfeitures for Tuesday's city court list: Lloyd P. Canfield, 23, 1722 W. 1st No., failure to stop for pedestrian, $15; William Mill-ring, Mill-ring, 20, American Fork, stop sign, $15; Lewis W. Roberts, Pocatello, Ida., red light, $15; Gad Williams, 63, 2120 W. Center, red ligfei, $15. Central Utah News Briefs v Mrs. Morris Buckwalter has returned re-turned to her home in LeGrande, Ore., after spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Ida Gard ner. 4 ; Mr. od Mrs. Vernile Johnson have received word of the birth of a granddaughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J. Dalebout, Oct. 28 in the LDS hosDital in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Dalebout is the former Beth Johnson. Mrs. Ted Whiting and son Teddy of Richfield stopped over in Provo brieiiy Deiore go"K to their home. Mrs. Whiting is a sister of Mrs. O. H. Jackson. Mrs. Rilla jacobson has been visiting in Salt Lake City the last few days with her aaugnier, Mrs Charles Getz. Mr. and Mrs. 'Ray H. Crane of Sao Paulo, Brazil, spent a few Havs with Mr. and Mrs. David Bigler, Jr. before going on to Harriman, Utah for a visit with Mr. Crane's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter- Crane. Mi8, and Mrs. Elmer Williams nf Seattle. Wash., were in Provo . -w rfav recently. They in Bttonri the funeral of Harold McPhie. Creative printing with the inropst varietv of. type fiees, is available to vou at the Herald printing- Company, 30 South First West. Phone zbo. aav. Permanent $4,95 and up. An- derberg Beauty Shop. Phone 689 adv. ERP Delegate To Address Lions (AMERICAN FORK A. J. Kl burn. United States representa tiVe to Czechoslovakia to study ERP needs will be the speaker to night at the regular semi-monthly luncheon-meeting of the Lions club. ' . 1 TheVub will meet in the Harrington Har-rington school lunch room at 7 p. m. A musical program also haa been arranged. David S. Taylor club president, is in charge. DAILY HERALD Thursday, October 28, 1948 3 Record Vote Forecast In American Fork AMERICAN FORK A record registration in the American Fork four voting districts on Tuesday and Wednesday presages a record vote for the general elec tion Nov. 2. A total of 478 voters registered during the two days out of ah estimated possible 600 unregistered persons. The polling places for the four districts will be: . First, Myra Mead residence, 308 S. 3rd E.; second, Legion hall; Third, Mrs. J. M. Grant residence. 87 E. 1st N.: fourth. Glen Chad- wick residence, 240 N. 2nd E. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and remain re-main open until 8 p. m. Two sets. of election judges and a -constable have been named; by the county commissioners to officiate of-ficiate in each district, one set to act as receiving judges and the other set to count the ballots during dur-ing the day, beginning after the first 20 ballots are cast. " The judges, named are: First district, Lucy Bush, Faun Bailey, E. Ray Gardner and Adair Bromley,, Brom-ley,, Republican; Terry Draper, Lillie Shafter, Democrat; second d i s t r Jet, Alice Christensen, Blanche Tattersall, Maurine Mic-kelson Mic-kelson and Mable Adamson, Republican; Re-publican; Violet Varney,- Jennie T. Greenwood, Democrat; third district, William, Elsmore, LaDe-cia LaDe-cia Wagstaff, Hattie Nelson and George F. Shelley, Republican; Mary McTague, Zora Zabriskie, Democrat; fourth district, Wm. J. Chadwick, Zelda Anderson; May Laursen and Mabel Boley. Re publican; Jos. B. Hansen, MilTIe" Phillips, Democrat. Bosone Tells Of Water Benefits In Jaycee Talk Benefits of the Metropolitan water act of 1935 include water supply for Geneva steel plant at well as metropolitan water districts dis-tricts in seven Utah cities, Judge Reva Beck Bosone stated Wednesday Wed-nesday night in support of her Democratic Candidacy for election elec-tion to congress from the Second district. Judge Bosone addressed members mem-bers of the Provo Junior Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce at a dinner meeting in Keeleys and told them that water for the industrialization industrializa-tion of this area of Utah is provided pro-vided through the Provo river project. Judge Bosone was one of the sponsors of the water legislation which made the present project possible. She stated that as the project nears completion, farms ini Utah, Wasatch, Suntmit and Salt- Lake counties are receiving increasing amounts of water each year. The congressional candidate further pointed out that her severe se-vere punishment of traffic violation viola-tion while on the city court bench in Salt Lake City, had resulted in a sharp decrease in the fatality and auto accident rate in her urea. Presentation of the guest speaker of the evening was made by George Ballif, Democratic incumbent in-cumbent for the office of Fourth district attorney. Also attending the meeting Wednesday night was Clark El mer, former meniber of the Pay-son Pay-son Jay cees and Democratic candidate can-didate for Utah county commis sioner. Mail Overseas Parcels By November 15 Overseas parcels" should be mailed by Nov. IS to Insure reaching their destination by Christmas, Postmaster J. W. Dangerfield warned today. A He , made the statement Specifically for the benefit of friends and relatives of men on overseas occupation duty with the armed services. Mower Listed As Notary Club Speaker Speaker at .the weekly Provo Rotary luncheon-meeting Friday noon will be Harold J. Mower, district supervisor, division of vo-i cational rehabilitation, state department de-partment of public instruction. The subject of his talk, to be il- Statistics MARRIAGE LICENSES Clarence Joha Jensen, 21, -Sac ramento, Cal., and Marilynn Mae Christensen, 20. Sacramento, Cal Donald P. Frandsen, 24, Spring ville, and Carma Joyce Hopla, 20. Mapleton. Joe Henry Genetti. 23, Rangely, Colo., and Wilma Jean Spangle, 17, Provo. , Verl Glenn Long, 20, Dividend, and Vjenna Bernice Cluff, 16. Dividend. Keith Hatch, il, White Lakes, Utah, and Francis Mary Leploit, 22, Sandoval, N.M. Merrill Lindsey Bennion, 21, Salt Lake City, and Leah Erlene Lewis, 20, Provo. Gaylen Leon Peterson, 23. Eureka, and Marie Greenhalgh, 18, Santaquin. BORN At the tltah Valley hospital: Girl, Wednesday, o Eldon W. and Yvonne Edwards Harding. . Girl, Wednesday, to Earl and Colleen Page Hamilton. Girl, today, to Jar old L. and Marvel Davis Sunderland. 1 DIVORCES GRANTED LaVau'ghn Bishop Allman from Del Allman. Plaintiff restored former name, La Vaughn Bishop. Dolly Jean Sorensen, -from Elon J. Sorensen. Plaintiff restored re-stored her former name, Dolly Jean Boyns. lustrated with a film is "Vocational "Voca-tional Rehabilitation." Lester Taylor is listed as chairman. Reduced Charge Filed Against Provo Resident HEBER -A reduced charge of assault with a deadly weapon, eliminating the phrase "with intent in-tent to murder" from the original complaint, has been drawn and officially filed with the court against Wayne . Close, 24, Provo, according to Wasatch County Attorney At-torney L. C, Montgomery. me cnarge resulted from a recent altercation over ownership of a slain deer between, Cloie and King Stewart of Salt Lake City. Stewart suffered a knife wound during1 the argument. An original complaint charging Close with "assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder" was drawn soon after the incident inci-dent and signed by Stewart as complaining witness and Justice of the Peace Arch Buys. The new reduced charge was drawn after County Attorney Montgomery reached town after a deer hunt. He was absent when the first complaint was written. Mr. Montgomery said the preliminary pre-liminary hearing on the formal charge will be held soon, but possibly pos-sibly not until after election because be-cause of conflicting duties of persons per-sons concerned in the case before that date. 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