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Show Firk isrii a. ip;c;i$uip Sport cn ncam Events UTAH w finance Cor-. Cor-. tirahinrton fth Kn for the guk of American , telegram ' , h hunk Ur. This is the LeNftontlnC tne , opening endeavor , .hould be enecieu -future. not received I from the Recon- n v a n( nltt re'"""' - iTed no detinue , j, be announced have assurance jill be worked out difficulty and tn uder the P"1 by the state Ljt and the Recon- (bens Next Week Improvement Assoc -Alpine Stake will iHi regular weekly Tuwday night in the U Each will spon- L pxial and the off I- ui that the member - inrdi of Mutual age tpajr the membership or men and 25 cents i flnt night. The M accountable for Eieo the payments lb task of enroll-or enroll-or complicated prepared to put over afol M. L A. year. Itat are practically nrtl changes have both i take and wards, ij th personnel of ird worker will be eUafe will be noted T plan, these to bu to time- It Is ex-Mtj ex-Mtj program will be M light that regular keflm, which will be Pwtng the opening . WU). ontion will be the organized to ln- M the ward between fn of age. Inclusive. lo engage in con- Jtw a ward basis on- U reara of age will, the adult department, f be the subj ts ! ThU Is a deviation fni course hut in n. th older people have f1 for thU suhjei t- committee of the 'Poaslble for this "Planned by the Pork will in-im in-im Ward Hellt nion i.f r,orth members of r a PUy "Let Us ftof Mr. Dixon f" B known and the M. I. A. vni k Hi be a hnrt Ward P U Wr - V1 Prorram ... ... w ltis "u f "ght re- of ,he Third in the High nd Brill I- , . clal mlv Wwi.1 and F for .... . for detnl) s of 1 nly i - iu nth. bon- rr ho J. m B rftt hi ; in "e secret" t 7 3il I !bdk hi lit n re the m mm " 11 "'" " .1 ........ .- v... . . r7 ATOtICAN RK UTA1I. FRIDAY WmjiiK9.19a2 MiiMmJls Spies State 'Hate Opening of This - - m.T A stitution JNow Assured Second Ward Chapel Dedicated The dedication of the Second ward chapel and amusement hall took place last Sunday evening at the regular meeting In the ward chapel. The attendance was ho large that the chapel could not ac comodate those who came, so ad-' joining- rooms and the commodious hall were used to seat people. Bishop Bish-op Jos, H. Storrs was In charge of the meeting, and In the course of his ' remarks read a report of the expenditures Involved in the building build-ing program which was commenced June 15, 1(29, and was completed February 1, ItSO, at a cost of $48,-556.00. $48,-556.00. The dedicatory exercises also included in-cluded numbers by the ward choir, remarks by Bishop Storrs' counselors, counse-lors, W. 8. Chlpman and John Robinson, Rob-inson, also by Mr. Toung of the firm of Toung and Hansen, architects. archi-tects. The prayer of dedication was offered of-fered by George F. Richards, president presi-dent of the Salt Lake temple, appointed ap-pointed by the L. D. 8. Church to attend to this ordinance in the place of President Heber J. Grant, previously scheduled to be present. President Clifford E. Toung made a short talk in which he expressed appreciation for the efforts of Bishop Bish-op Storrs and his counselors in pushing the program over to a suc cessful completion and their faithfulness faith-fulness in ward affairs. I food and some new The meeting of dedication climax-I climax-I th officers and ed the three day celebration which 'mml tn nut over commenced Friday afternoon with a social for the children of Primary age, continued Friday night with a splendid program and dance for the I adults of the ward, and extended into Saturday afternoon with a ward outing at Saratoga. Fitting tribute and appreciation was paid John L. Firmage and Mrs. Flrmaae In the Friday afternoon and evening program, pro-gram, for their generosity in financial fin-ancial assistance which made possible possi-ble the splendid structure known as Firmage hall. The Second ward now boasts one of the finest small L. D. S. chapels in the church, handsomely equipped and furnished, and a fitting monument monu-ment to all those whose unceasing labors in this direction made the building program possible. The report by Bishop Storrs fol lows: On the 9th day of June, 1929. the Bishopric of the American Fork Second ward. In regular session of Sacrament meeting of the members of the ward, presented the problem of meeting the new plans of activity activi-ty as outlined by the General Authorities Auth-orities of the Church with the existing ex-isting faclllities offered by the present pres-ent building accomodations. It was pointed out that to be able to make a success of the plan it would be necessary for the ward to have an Amusement Hall In connection with the Ward Meeting house. The matter of finances in connection connec-tion with such a plan was brought up and explanation made that Brother John L. Firmage and his win x- . a I half the cost of the building of the - a snort 1 1, 4 . rt. ... and Trust of the church would ap propriate the other one-half to com plete the entire building cost of the Amusement Hall. By a unanimous vote of the mem bors present It was decided that the entire membership of the ward would assume the obligation of fl nancing the remodeling of the chapel to make It in harmony with nie new Amusement Hall, and to furnish adlquate class rooms to take care of all the activities of all the organizations of the ward. Hy a motion, which was duly seconded sec-onded .nd passed, the Bishopric was f1tT1 !,,... ' " IU KU L4ICTOU Willi I J H F'ftth.i URl' '"id ! to complete the building and M DIAnu T'i , . . ... - - ' " I n l. ' III III IMa I n n IUI njl nn I r. I 1 . . I n-i nnl . 1 1 n . vj nimHU j niiuviuciHB "ii 'ho members of the ward to raise 'be necessary funds to carry out 'he plan. With this authorization the architects, archi-tects, Young & Hansen, were engng-wl engng-wl to execute the plans and specification speci-fication to complete the building Program. 'pi. i ncf pftsory committees were eonvenn Sl ,lll)"olnted, the grounds secured and J) Pntl'l. to th .... .u- let. the Lry "'her hl, . n,l K,'n,,nU contract being frt . '',raha- ... -v.-v. let to our t("11 b,.f.. . I enl bulldprB, Chlpman Mercantile 1 "tnany. The plumbing and heating heat-ing and electrical work let to our local plumber, Samuel F. Grant. n Jujjo 15th, 1929, work bepin, ud on February 1st, 19S0, our first Bank City Planning To Secure Federal Aid For People For the purpose of considering means through which financial assistance as-sistance might be received from the Finance Corporation by American Fork, the city fathers convened In special session Thursday afternoon of last week at 4 o'clock. Inasmuch as President C. K. Young has been appointed as n member of the committee com-mittee of the state by Governor George H. Dern, President Toung was present at the meeting by Invitation. Invi-tation. The duties of the state committee com-mittee Include passing upon loans to cities. He explained that under Title One, or that portion of the loan relating re-lating to destitution, the county unit must first be approached. Mayor Anderson at this point assured as-sured the council that such an application ap-plication was now being taken care of through the city Welfare Committee. Com-mittee. With respect to moneys that might be available under Title Two. this portion of the loan which makes possible loans to cities to aid financing projects authorized by law which are self liquidating In character, char-acter, such as the Installation of water, light or sewer systems, etc. Pres. Young stated that should the city care to submit some self-llqul-dating project to the committee, such as the extension of the water system or the establishment of a sewer system, he felt certain the committee would act favorably. He stated definitely, however, that ac cording to the ruling of the Reconstruction Re-construction Board, no funds were available for power plants which would operate in competition to established systems. Inasmuch as the city had two other projects in view at the present time, consideration on the possibili ty of aid under Title Two was held up pending the outcome of the projects pro-jects in question. Dr. G.'S. Richards, present also by Invitation, reported that the pro posed project In American Fork canyon was being held up on ac count of the attitude of Mr. Hlggs and a mining syndicate, through whose patented mining claim the proposed road would go, and that the Forest Service would not pro ceed until this matter was adjusted. Councilman W. S. Storrs and Recorder Re-corder Thomas A. Barratt were in structed to arrange a meeting be tween the county commission, the city and Its committees and Mr. Hlggs with the purpose of adjusting whatever claim Mr. Hlggs might have. The Forest Service recently set aalde $62,000 to be expended In road Improvement In American Fork canyon. Dr. Richards further asserted that to expedite action on the contem plated change in the State Road through this section. It was necee sary to assist the state In acquiring a necessary right of way. He stated that the state commission had d termlned on the route to be ac quired on the west end of American Fork, but was at a loss to know where to proceed on the east end of the city. The council at this point went on record a favorable to the extension of the state road east along Main street, to the Railroad company s right-of-way, thence southeast along the right-of-way to the present highway, and that a committee be appointed by Mayor Anderson to so notify the state commission. meeting was held In the new build ing. Following Is a report of the re ceipts and disbursements: Tho total cost of the grminds and building $48,555 64. Amount received from Trustee & Trust $24,277.77. Amount received from Brother & Sister Firmage $15,000.00. Amount received from allotments made on members of the ward In cash and labor $H.032 34. Received from Relief Society $543.86. Received from F.ntertainments $501.57. Contribution from Young & Han sen $20000 Total $4S.r.5r..54. On completion of the, building It was necessary to make a loan to pay the contractors in full, tho loan :.elng paid off on December 31st, 1931. The building was ready for dedication dedi-cation on January 1st. 1932, but due ;o Brother and Sister Firmage being iway It was postponed until the present time. Loan Approved By R. F. G. School Commences With Large Enrollment REGISTRATION INCREASES IN LOCAL SCHOOLS The onward march of education wiw taken up with renewed vigor ;ifter a happy summer of vacation, when the Bchool bolls sounded Tuesday Tues-day morning and the "doors of learning" opened to receive over a thousand students. The registration this year is slightly slight-ly higher than for the same time a.st year and from all Indications the enrollment In the schools will !e more nearly complete. Up to Thursday noon a goodly percentage of students had registered in the Senior high school and 132 students were enrolled In the Junior high school. This number Is divided 115 In the Ninth grade, 109 in the Eighth grade and 108 In the Seventh Sev-enth grade, and the registration Is still Increasing dairy. In the grammar grades the enrollment enroll-ment is also very good Up to Thursday there were 113 First grade students, 91 Second grade students, 103 Third grade students, 117 Fourth grade students, 114 Fifth grade students and 118 Sixth grade students, stud-ents, making a total of 656 In the grammar grades. Principal Walker, in commenting on the registration in the Senior high school said he noted more new students this year than for seven or eight years past. There seems to be quite a number of new families who have located here. The first assembly of the High school will be held this morning at . ; o clock with the faculty In charge. Regular assemblies will be held each week with the faculty and student body officers alternating in responsibility for th program a BEVERLY HILLS Wall all I know Is just what I read In the papers, or what I here and there. Ton know SfelSIIISJ Ita hMM waaka sines the Olym pics finished, bat for a couple or three weeks after It was over It felt oat here like & kind of an old Ghost Town. We had gotten so used to going to the Stadium every day, and we bad seen the Athletes so often, and the thing kinder got next to you. Well one of the last to leave was some of the Japanese, and among them -was little Nlchl Baorn Nlchl, be is the one that won the high jumps with his hone. He was just about the most popular little rascal that was here. They say be li tremendously tre-mendously rich In tali own Country Coun-try but no one knew that till after the games were over. He waa Just "Another" Japanese caralry officer to everybody. ' They made a lot of. friend the Japanese did orer here. That Shanghai Shang-hai and MancburUi thing had Juit about put em In the dog house at far as were were concerned, but they acted so fine and were such good sports that they went away In the good graces of everyone. Count they badent any more than got on the boat till we read In the papers that Japan was taking Jehol. Jebol Is a province In China. Ita a kind of a "Buffer" province. It lays be-tw be-tw en Manchuria, and China proper!. prop-er!. , and the Japanesse claim that they have to have It as It allows the Chinese to be too near to their operations In Manchuria. They was messing around about it when I was over there away last fall. They re always going t( hare a lot of trouble over there, hut its a long way from our hoir . I sure wish our State Department was as far away from things as our folks are.j Politics Is Just f boiling trying to jell. I sit arotiad and try to keep my ear to the ground. Nothing between it but a pillow, but I cant get heads or talis out of whats going go-ing to happen. Everybody on both sides If you talk to em will be so confident, that It makes you ashamed of how little you know yourself. Now I get this tows from a fellow fel-low the other day and be is a man that should have some idea for he is doing nothing but Just traveling around taking "Hearings" on public pub-lic opinion. "Have been since I r LOCAL INSTRUCTOR HEAD3 TEACHERS ASSOCIATION The teachers of the Alpine School district held their opening institute Saturday at the Lincoln High school- The program waa carried out as outlined In lost week's issue. Speakers were Assistant State Superintendent A. C. Matheson Salt Lake; Dr. K. II- Pace, superintendent superintend-ent of North Summit Schools, Coalville; Coal-ville; Dr. Asel C. Lambert of the Brlgham Young University ofPro-vo ofPro-vo and various local teachers on specialized subjects. David Gourley, Superintendent of Alpine district, presided. Earl Holmstead of American Fork was reelected president of the teachers' organization with Lynn Johnson of Pleasant, Grove, vice president. The new board consists of Dean Prior, Lehl ; George Scott, of Alpine; Robert Walker of Pleasant Grove; Fern Jude and Ray B. Went, Lincoln Lin-coln High 8chool, Orem-o Orem-o DEMOCRATS INVITED TO SILVER TEA Next Sunday afternoon, between the hours of four and seven o'clock the formal opening of the Women's Division Headquarters of the Democratic Demo-cratic party of the state will be held at the New House hotel In Salt Lake City. The opening will he in the form of a sliver tea. All Democrats both men and women are Invited to attend the reception In honor of the state nominees. Mrs. Ines Knight Allen Is general chairman of the affair. aaw you at the Convention In Chicago Chi-cago In every city east of there, M hare a pretty good Idea of what will happen In the 7alL Itrat at all I think we will get a Democrat! Gorenor In Maine. Hoses I think will be defeated in New Hampshire. Will get the Democratic Gorenor la Indiana bat will lose th Senate to Watson. Rooierelt will get Ohio and Michigan by tlim majority but will lot both of them to Republican Repub-lican Gorenor. The Far South dont ren know Hoorer It running. If he gets a rote south of the Mason and Dixon line It will be tome stray kin folkt of hit. Virginia, Wett Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky will all go for Rooierelt Democrat harent got a cbance in Pennsylvania, Pennsyl-vania, but will take an eren bet that they get Maine and Vermont I hare done fifteen eatt and midwest mid-west states, and start off Into th Northwest and west right away." Now you bar it. Ht trie erery way be can to get tbe opinion. Ht Juit holdt a clinic orer erery voter. But a rot It a funny thing. It dont make much difference who It in or who I out they both draw th same salary. I bar al ways claimed that they should be elected for life. The Supreme Su-preme Court is our most respected re-spected gang, to it might work In our other branchet. Now take thlt year for 1 n 1 1 a n c what can they do towards helping help-ing the Country T Nothing. They bar all got to be trying to get back In. This la the year when they really work, but Itt for themselves and you cant blame em. They bar bad a tatt of it and they Ilk It Thee It tomethlng about holding ofli-" that must Juit get right next to em. And they are seldom erer any good any more tor anything lse. But they are all likable cutset. Tou cant help but Ilk em, and they are alwayt smarter than the people that elect tm. So our lection erery four year I Juit whit we need. We dont know what we need It for but Itt for something If Itt only to get one half of our folkt tore at tbe other half erery four yeara. We are all excited now. Six montht from now we will look back and wonder why. Politic la Jutt a custom, and baa nothing what rr to do with clrillxatlon. 19!. UcNmtkl SyJit, It. . ... ... -. '... k- Canyon Road Project To Furnish Labor Soon Forest Service A 8Ute To Expend $0100 On American Fork Canyon Road. One of the largest road projects In the county this year Is to be started in American Fork canyon the last of September under a cooperative coop-erative plan between the U. S. Forest Service department and the State rvad commission, it was announced an-nounced yesterday by a north Utah county committee composed of cltl-tens cltl-tens of Lehl, American Fork and Pleasant Grove. The project includes in-cludes the widening and Improvement Improve-ment of 1 mile of road from th forest boundry up the canyon. Cost Placed at 941,500 According to estimate of th engineer who have gone orer th project the coat 1 placed at 111,600. This Job is to be done under the Make-Work-Project regulations which provides that Tl per oent of the Job is to be done with hand and team labor. Wages for this help la set at 48 cents per hour for unskilled un-skilled help, (0 cent for skilled, and 17 cent per hour per horse. A thirty hour per week working plan is also to be adhered to on the project pro-ject The job is expected to last 150 days for the entire crew of workmen, work-men, it Is said. Right-of-way Holding Work The securing of a right-of-way thru the canyon Is delaying th starting of work at this time. Utah county is securing the clearance on the road and have been held up to some extent by the mining company headed by Walter Hlggs who 1 operating at a point along the road. The company asked for a thousand dollar and an overhead trestle Tuesday before they would grant th right-of-way. This waa declined declin-ed by the county commission. The county official hoped yesterday yester-day to effect a harmonious settlement settle-ment on the matter so that work can be gotten underway and the unemployment situation in this section sec-tion Improved. The committee working on the matter expected definite settlement of the right-of-way problem today and then th necessary two weeks advertisement could be started after which work is expected to commence at once. o Storrs Infant Buried Monday Funeral services were held Monday Mon-day afternoon at the residence of Bishop and Mrs. Jos. H- Storrs for Joseph S. Storrs, nineteen month old eon of Wilford Storrs of this city. The Infant died at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, last Thursday, following an illness of a month' duration. Following the death of the babe's mother when he waa but six weeks old, the child was takin a week later by the father's brother, J. Bert Storrs and hi wife, and slnoe that time ha known the ten der caro and affection that real parents bestow. W- 8. Chlpman of the Second ward Bishopric was In charge of service. The singing consisted of three vocal solos "All Through th Night", "I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old" and "Luther's Cradle Hym", by Mr. Clifford E- Toung. and a selection Slumber Song" by a string quar tet comprised of Miss Betha Storrs, Miss Irene Johnston, Lei and Priday and Ferron Sager, accompanied by Miss Naomi Halllday. The speaker was President C. E. Toung. James H- Clarke offered the invo cation and the benediction waa pro nounced by Clyde P. Crookston. Interment was made In the city cemetery where the grave was dedicated dedi-cated by Bishop J. P. Storrs. o SARATOGA PLANS BIG. SEASON WIND-UP DANCES Announcement from the manage ment of Saratoga resort eays that the most successful dancing season In the htotory of the resort will be brought to a close on Saturday night, September 17th, which means there will be two big dance yet, this Saturday night and the one following. follow-ing. Tomorrow night the dance will be In the form of a bon-flre and marshmellow roast affair while the closing night dnnce on the 17th will be a carnival with all the accompaniments accom-paniments of notae makers, confetti. etc. STATU PAIR OCT.lt t Democratic Delegates Dele-gates Attend Conventions The delegate attending the State Democratic convention held Satur day in Ogden were S. T. Shelley, Fred Bradley, L L Pratt. B. N. Christenaen, John Clarke, J. J. Mercer Sr. and Walter Durrant. The ticket drawn up at th convention con-vention waa a follow: For U. S. 8enator Dr. Elbert D-Thomas. D-Thomas. For CongreJflrst district) Abe Murdoch. For Congress (Second d la Met) J. Will Robinson. For Governor Henry H- Blood. For Justice Supreme Court D. WV-Moffatt. For Secretary of Stat Milton H. Welling. For Attorney General Joseph Chex. For State Treasurer Charles A. 8taln. For Stat Auditor Julius C. Anderson. For Supt. of Public Instruction C. H. Bkldmore. For Presidential Electors Mr. C. Clarence Neslen, John F. Welsh, Mrs. Frank Drury and Mr. W. 8. Greenwood. Those from American Fork attending at-tending the congressional convention conven-tion at Salt Lake, September I, were Al Tregaakia, Thoa A. Barratt Will Storra, Walter Slack, Marlon Rob inson, T. A. Greenwood and Mr. T. A. Greenwood. Those In attendance at th Judi cial convention at Provo Tuesday morning were Roy Greenwood. 8. T. Shelley, Sam Dean Sr. J. J. Mercer. Sr., John Beck, Walter Slack and Walter Durrant FIRST WARD ANNOUNCES OPENING PRIMARY SOCIAL. The Primary Association of tho- First ward will commence th sea- eon's work tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) at th ward Chanel with a home-coming social to which par. enta and all children of Primary aare are cordially Invited. The social wUl Include a erorram general get-together acauaintanc and the display of summer hand work. Th meeting will common at 2 o'clock and th Primary will convene each Saturday at this hour. The program follow: Devotional music; prayer, Bessie Ovard: sine lng; Words of Welcome, Supt Eleanor Elea-nor Grant; song. Serg Huff; fluU solo, Clea Meredith: reading. Vivian Seastrand; duet Bessie May and Lindsay Ovard; piano solo. Norma Durrant; song. Irene Shelley: nlano solo, Max Grant closing song; pray er, June 8. Wright APOLLO HALL TO " OPEN SEPTEMBER 17th. The Apollo Hall will open tho dancing season on Saturday. Sep tember 17th and continue weekly dances each Saturday from thi date. Manager Greenwood secured the Americana for th on and It Is expected that this will be the dancing center for this section during the winter. Th American have proven exceptionally exception-ally popular at Saratoga during th summer and with the popular hall here and everything to go on th dancing crowds can be expected. Some special decorating and hail renovation will add to the opening dance next week. FLOUR GOES TO AMERICAN AMERI-CAN FORK TEAM The BOO pound of flour awarded to the winner of a three game seriee of baseball between American Fork and Pleasant Grove went to the local lo-cal club when they defeated the Strawberry city Monday. The Star Milling company donated donat-ed the flour and made delivery following fol-lowing the game Monday, o NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS Notice is hereby given that a Republican Re-publican primary will be held Tuesday. Tues-day. Bop t ember IS, 1932, at 8 p. m. in the American Fork city hall. Th purpose of the meeting Is to select 30 delegates and SO alternates to attend at-tend the county convention at Provo September 17th, to elect a precinct chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer and to transact any other business that may properly come before th meeting. REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE Reed Robinson, Chairman. |
