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Show ft P n J II IL 11 Zla j Ml icncai AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939 Rites For McCleery Second Ward for Mrs, Eliza- will be rvices . ... in tho tSftl of Edward J. at ner , after an illness of IZ. She was 79. . her husband, Ed- Unyof AmciicanFork; LRoUsonoX San Diego, reward B. McCleery of L: Mrs. Helen McCleery ojvllns, Wyoming, uo. ipjfl; live uiuiui'" &H. and John Grant t7rLm Mrs. William M V ---' C American Pork, Mrs. Lai of Bountiful, and fGoetter of Salt Lake kj panauimiicii. Ly call at the McCleery V40 a. m. Friday unui trices. Bunai win ut, ui work cemetery'- V Literary Meet Sept. 29 st J. Wadley will give pi at the next meeting U literary club, Friday, a, at the home of Mrs. koQ. Mrs. Will Kooeris iuttess. i meeting is being held plumed, being postponed t of the quarterly con- Alpine stake. Members V to take note of the PULLEYS' FEATHERED FLOAT STARTS ON TREK TO AM. LEGION CONVENTION AND COLORFUL PARADE AT CHICAGO American Fork will be "put on the map" at one of the biggest affairs in the country this year, when the prize-winning float of the A. W. Pulley & Sons company appears in the national American Legion convention at Chicago September 26. The feathery float, which won the grand prize at the Covered Wagon Days parade in Salt Lake City, will represent the Utah department de-partment of the American Legion. In the national convention parade. It. will compete with other floats from over the country for prize honors at Chicago. The float was loaded into a boxcar, box-car, and shipped from Salt Lake City Wednesday night, to arrive in Chicago in time for the convention. conven-tion. In order to ship the float, it was necessary to virtually rebuild re-build it, in the remodeling, the float was "streamlined", being lengthened and made narrow, ac cording to Miss Mary FuV. . The float will advertl - Utah, beartng'the state's name m ittrge gold letters. The slogan, likewise, will be in keeping with the theme of the Utah department of the Legion. "Feather Your Nest Be American", has been lettered on the sides of the beautiful l t The float is the first eve, to be entered in a national .convention parade by the American Legion of the state. Ward Sustains New Officers In M.I.A., Society Presidencies of the Relief society Marriages Mark Autumn Season ROBINSON-FUG AL The marriage of Miss Maxine Robinson, damrhtpr nf Mr nnH Uk and Y. W. M. I. A. were released. Lot Robinson of this city.' and Jean and new officers of these organiza-1 Fugal, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. tions sustained, at the Sunday eve ning meeting of the Third ward. New officers of the Relief society who were sustained are Mrs tha Hunter, president; Mrs. Vera Thompson, first counselor, and Mrs. LuPriel Brown, second counselor. Those released are Mrs. Rhoda Parker, president; Mrs. Edna Boley.i first counselor, and Mrs. Nellie Julian, Ju-lian, second counselor. Mrs. Leona Anderson was retained as secretary. New officers of the Y. W. M. I. A. are Mrs. LaBelle Ingersoll, president; pres-ident; Mrs. Reva Moyle, first counselor; coun-selor; the second counselor is yet to be selected. Outgoing officers of the young women's organization are Mrs. Oma Mitchell, president; Mrs. Selma Miller, Mil-ler, first counselor, and Mrs. Anna Boley, second counselor. Miss Vilate Boley was retained as secretary erly Conference And uxiliary Convention I ate quarterly conference, race-convention of the i society and Mutual 1m-usodiUon, 1m-usodiUon, will be held ai Sunday, September 23 t&ent Clifford E. Young this week. i i the general board of Hillary organizations, as qmentative of the gen-nines gen-nines of the L. D. 8. expected to be In at 1 the meetings, wdooa, which the public to tttend, will be held at Sands; morning, and at t h the evening. Of wt st the Sunday morn-Wl morn-Wl be talks by mission-law mission-law recently returned They are Roscoe I to- Nlcholes, who have - to Germany; and lso of the German kais arrived in Amert-itime Amert-itime for the conference, "tap Saturday and Sun-e Sun-e special sessions of the ud M. I A. Accord-1 Accord-1 received by Clarence A. Wntendent, and Mrs. W. f President, of the stake k following members of Lneral board will be in George H. Hansen, od A. j. Anderson, Ben's association; and (2!!frian and Florence young women's. lJ meetingrhave been "follows; l-tarda7 3ctot stake boards and P"-entatives. tot meetinsr nf -rolr. Ulcers, and Y. W. fP-rtmpnt sessions. NBAs 'PPrtment sessions of Moung people's con- fej sessions are pSellef society class P officer, and stake KJj board, btihops 'Bond.. "atlon of Relief Editors Accept Turtle's Poems Ed Tuttle, who is a shoe department depart-ment manager by vocation and a met bv avocation, has had four poems accepted recently by national magazines. Mr. Tuttle's poems will be published pub-lished In the Improvement Era, Utah Magazine, and the Boot and Shoe Recorder, a trade publication. The last named magazine has accepted ac-cepted two of his poems. One of the outstanding poets of the state. Mr. Tuttle has had his poems "In print" in various newspapers news-papers and magazines. His poems, which have been likened to those of Edgar A. Ouest, deal with "down-to-earth" subjects, and are marked by their quality of "hitting the nail on the head" through aptness of expression and a flowing style. The Citizen has received permission permis-sion to print one of his poems, which follows: DAD AND THE FARM Though dad has lived In town for years He cant forget the farm; He keeps a spot down In his heart For It that's mighty warm. He says the man who rides upon The harrow or the plow, Never falls at any time To do his part, somehow. Dad loves to see a patch of oats Waving "bout waist high; . It does him good to pass a field Of barley, wheat, or rye; A nimble trim built saddle horse Will always take hi eye; But, you should see his Interest ., . when A jersey herd goes by. When'er he sees a big fine team He wants to ask their names, .AM talk about the harness wth Bright ring upon the names. He tells about a "span of plugs," A sorrel and a bay I thought a plug just made the spark''"'"" That rolls the car away. He knows a lot about the farm The price of hogs and beef A fanner Is the king of men In dear old dad' belief. He say no nation on the earth ...... Would ever need to arm If they would "mind their knitting-Like the fellow on the farm. Fugal of Pleasant Grove, was solemnized sol-emnized Wednesday in the Salt Lake L. D. S. temple. President Stephen L. Chipman performed the ceremony. cere-mony. Accompanying the couple to the temple were the bride's and bridegroom's bride-groom's parent, and Mrs. Lloyd Briggs and Mrs. LaRue Morton. In honor of the bride-to-be, a shower was given by her parents, Friday evening of last week, at their home. Sixty-five friends and relatives rela-tives were In attendance. The evening eve-ning was pleasantly spent in playing play-ing games, and refreshments were served. Many beautiful gifts were received bv Uim Robinson. In charge of the games were Miss Delia Robinson, Mrs. Ora Chipman and Miss Leatha Lim; the program, Miss Fern Robinson and Mrs. La-Rue La-Rue Morton; and the refreshments, Mrs. LaRue Morton, Louise Robinson Robin-son and Reva Briggs. The enter taming rooms were decorated with dahlias, gladioli, and purple asters. Twenty-five girl friends were in attendance at another shower In Miss Robinson's honor, given Monday Mon-day night by Mrs. Kenneth Robin son. Games were played, and the bride-to-be was showered with gifts. Miss Maurine Lim of Pleasant Grove, Miss Elaine Smith of American Amer-ican Fork, Miss Betty West of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove and Miss Ruth Holds-worth Holds-worth of this city won the prizes. LLOYD-ADAMS Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lloyd announce an-nounce the engagement and approaching ap-proaching marriage of their daughter, daugh-ter, Doris, to Boyd Earl Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Adams. The marriage will take place on Saturday, September 30, at the Lloyd home. Miss Lloyd is a graduate of American Amer-ican Fork high school, and attended Brigham Young university. Mr. Adams is a graduate of American Amer-ican Fork high school. A second-class second-class seaman in the U. 8. Navy, he is stationed aboard the U. S. S. Maryland. In honor of the bride-to-be, her parents will give a reception at their home, following the ceremony. A shower in Miss Lloyd's honor was given Tuesday night by Donna Wootton, Helen Burch and Lillian Seastrand, at the G. A. Wootton home. The evening was spent in playing Monte Carlo whist, Miss Affra McNeill and Miss Lloyd winning win-ning the first and second prizes, respectively. A group of girl friends attended. HARRINGTON-BROWN Mr. and Mrs. Burn Harrington of this city announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Ruby, to Marvin Brown, son of L. E. Brown of Salt Lake City. The marriage mar-riage will take place on September 30. SUTTON-BUSH At a charming party held recently, Mrs. Mark H. Sutton of 541 South Eighth West street. Salt Lake City. announced the engagement of her daughter. Oertrude, to Howard J. Bush; m -of Mr. and Mrs. v Fran Bush of American Fork. Miss Sutton has chosen the wed ding anniversary of 'her parent. September 28, as the date for her own wedding. The ceremony will be performed at the Sutton home. .., .... .0 i 1 - -i Auto fatalities in 138 major cities during the past six months totaled 3,841 a 10 decrease over the same period last year. Many Involved in iftito accident are just the same sort of people you and we are generally careful but occasslonally . careless . about .little" things like having their brakes In perfect adjustment at all times. Be safe Instead of sorry we are brake specialists. A. F.H.S. Classes Elect Officers For School Year The 1939-40 school year has rolled around once more, finding everyone eager to cooperate wUhthe faculty in making this year one of the most successful ones in the history of dear old A. F. The officers of the Student Body were chosen last spring as follows: Glen Barratt. president; Virgil Wootton, vice president; Mildred Richards, secretary and treasurer; John Walker, business manager; Millie Peters, program chairman; Grace Clark, historian. The officers of the different classes were elected last Friday in their respective classes by popular vote. They are: Senior class president. Garth Mc-Gee; Mc-Gee; vice president, Mamie Mc-Cal-lister; secretary, Miriam Tuttle; class rerpesentatlve, Dan Strasburg; program chairman, Anna Beth Smith. Junior class president, Billie Ellison; El-lison; vice president, Irene Shelley; secretary, Thoren Strong; class representative, Irwin Chipman; program pro-gram chairman, Betty Houston. Sophomore class president, Dick Walton; vice president, oan Green; secretary, Lorna Conder; class representative. rep-resentative. Jack Birt; program chairman. Bob ZateMdfe The officers of the Student Court were elected In a student council meeting Tuesday night. They are: Chief of police, Joe Ingersoll; prosecuting prose-cuting attorney, Junius Reynolds; senior class judge, Kenneth Beck; Junior class judge, Fred Wright; sophomore class judge, Merrill Preston. Pres-ton. The policemen will be chosen the first part of next week. The manager of the different de partments were chosen as follows. Stage managers, Virgil Wootton and Lynn Cameron. Athletic managers, Jay Brooks and Walter Relmschlis-seL Relmschlis-seL Debate manager, LaRae Mc-Daniels. The organization of the band were elected by popular vote of the members mem-bers of the band. They are: President, Pres-ident, Jack Wagstaff; committee member, Anna Beth Smith; secre tary, Barbara Taylor. Our cheer leaders for the coming years are Maurine Spafford, Shirley Hart and Gwen Nelson. Beethoven Club Report The Beethoven club has been re organized this year for the purpose of learning and studying the art and possibilities of music. This club is composed wholly of students that are interested In music and appre ciate its value. The club has been organized with the following officers: Alva Ooodall, 1 president; Anna Beth Smith, vice president; Mildred Richards, secretary. The members of the club that have been In during previous years are: Alva Goodall, Jack Wagstaff, Don Searle, Dale Grant, Kathryn Bird, Anna Beth Smith, Barbara Taylor, Mildred Richards. The new members that were chosen this year are: Lorraine Whitby, Mamie McCallister, John Walker, Kenneth Beck, Irene Shel ley, May Rene Marsh, Betty Hous ton, Elaine Nichols, Gene Parker, Red Wright. LaDell Terry, Lynn Cameron, Dick Walton add Miriam Young. With Mr. Bird as our advisor we are sure that we shall have a very successful''' year." " ' w-'"v'" The first meeting was held at the home of Mr. Bird, Tuesday Sep-ten'''il,'lt'3'''MrrBuxi Sep-ten'''il,'lt'3'''MrrBuxi gave a very Interesting lesson on the life of Beethoven; Current Event were given by Mildred Richards; Anna Beth Smith flayed "Rondo Cap- priocloso" by Ischaiowsky, a piano solo; Barbara Taylor rendered an oboe solo, entitled "Pastorale" by Bakaleinlkoff, accompanied by Mildred Mil-dred Richards; and Alva Ooodall contributed a vocal solo entitled "I Love You" by Beethoven, accompanied accom-panied by Mildred Richards. Delicious De-licious refreshments were served an i everyone had a lovely time. MILDRED RICHARDS. Earl S. Anderson . Accepts Position In Capital City Earl S. Anderson, who has been employed as a clerk in the Thornton Drug store here for the past two years, has accepted a position with the Evans & Early Mortuary- in Salt Lake City, it was announced this week. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have moved to the capital city, where they will make their home. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of the Williams Institute of Embalming, of Kansas City. Having passed successfully suc-cessfully the. Utah state board examinations, ex-aminations, he is a licensed em-balmer. em-balmer. He has been associated with the Anderson Brothers" mortuary here. Mr. Anderson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren F. Anderson of this city. Mrs. Anderson is the former Zola Grant, a daughter of Mrs. Lyle N. Grant. Federation Of Womens' Clubs To Meet Saturday A general board meeting of the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs will be held Saturday, September 30, in the Jade Room, Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City. There will be two sessions: ses-sions: An executive board meeting at 9 a. m., board of directors' meeting meet-ing at 10 a. m., department forum at 11 a. m., department work at 2 p. m., and presentation of award to district having brought Into the Federation Fed-eration the greatest number of junior clubs since April, 1838. All officers, district presidents, district state directors, department and division di-vision chairmen and presidents of federated clubs are expected to attend. Street Fighting Lands Lehi Pair In Local Jail After pleading guilty to charges of disturbing the peace, Isaac Grace and Lynn Brooks of Lehi Wednesday Wednes-day were sentenced by Judge Irving L. Pratt in city court to pay lines of $15 or serve seven and one-half days in the city or the county jail. They are serving the jail sentences. The two men were arrested by Night Marshal Albert Birk, Tuesday night, when they engaged in a fight on the corner of Main and First West streets. Opening Dance At Apollo Hall Saturday Night With a bigger dance season in store, the opening dance at the Apollo hall will be the attraction for dance lovers of central Utah, Saturday Satur-day night. Curt Curtis- and his swing band will furnish the music. New decorations will be one of the features which will contribute to a brilliant dance season. The orchestra orches-tra stand has been rebuilt on modernistic mod-ernistic lines, with neon-lighting effects, ef-fects, by Axel Bloomqulst, one of the outstanding decorators of the state. In addition, a new oil-burner heating system has been installed, and will be put in operation when chill weather arrives. Dancers will be assured the time of their lives at the opening dance Saturday, according to Clarence A. Grant and Ray Shelley, managers. The best dance season on record was seen at Saratoga during the summer, sum-mer, and the good times are expected expect-ed to continue at the Apollo. Beginning next Thursday night, Carter's popular orchestra will furnish furn-ish the music for weekly dances at the Apollo. Laundry Improvements To Meet Demands Created By Increases In Population With installation of more than $15,000 worth of new equipment, the laundry serving the Utah State Training school at American Fork is now one of the finest-equipped institutional laundries in the state. $20,000 Project To Remodel Utah County Infirmary Remodeling of the Utah county infirmary, to modernize the institution insti-tution and provide for the needs of the county. Is going forward under a $20,000 WPA project. Utah county's portion of the project proj-ect ,as sponsor, will be approximately approximate-ly $9,000. This portion will be provided pro-vided without an increase in the tax levy. The infirmary was constructed in 1899, and has since become inadequate inade-quate to fill the demands made upon it. The Improvements made possible poss-ible under the project have long been felt necessary. One of the outstanding features of the project Is Installation of a new Otis elevator, 2500-pound capacity, which replaces an Inadequate, narrow nar-row wooden staircase. The elevator makes possible a new system of transporting food from the kitchen on the ground floor to the third floor patients. The entire central portion of the infirmary Is being renovated. Wooden Wood-en floors and staircases have been replaced by cement, steam pipes and heating equipment have been relocated, re-located, and a complete new electrical elec-trical wiring system to take care of present and future needs has been installed. Remodeling of the kitchen included includ-ed installation of a new 30-quart bread mixer and food chopper, re-plastering re-plastering and painting of the walls, tiling, and installation of various time-saving devices. It is planned to re-locate the present pres-ent Inadequate laundry room, and renovating the central portion, where it is now located, Into a spacious dining room for use of men and women who are able to eat meals at the table. In the front entrance, an old wooden stairway, which necessitated necessitat-ed going up a flight of stairs, then back down to get to the ground floor, has been removed, making a wide hallway. A long porch along the front, on the level of the second floor, with iron railing, has been constructed for use by the patients. o Lions Frolic At Bonfire Party Lions and their ladies attending the outdoor party Thursday night of last week at the Clarence A. Grant home, pronounced the affair one of the best parties" of the year. Thirty-five attended and gathered around the bonfire for the hot supper. sup-per. During the evening, various outdoor games, including shuffle-board, shuffle-board, horseshoes, and keeno, were played. LeRoy R. Griffin won the men's prize and Mrs. Elmer Bate and Mrs. Frank Gaisford, the ladies' prizes. Special entertainment Included accord! ac-cord! an selections by Rulon Brim-hall; Brim-hall; guitar, harmonica and vocal numbers by Glen Davis; and readings read-ings by Louise Hayward. Mr. and Mrs. H. Klrkpatrick were Introduced to the group. Mr. Klrkpatrick, Klrk-patrick, the Union Pacific station agent, is a new member of the Lions club. BAND MOTHERS SLATE DANCE TO AID UNIFORMS PROJECT Interest in the project to supply the American Fork high school band members with coats ' to complete their band uniforms was increasing this week, as the Band Mothers, band members, and the public in general Indicated support for the undertaking. In order to raise funds, a dance will be held Wednesday, September 27, in the Apollo hall, with music to be furnished by Curt Curtis and his swing band. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of the coats. Mrs. Detta Taylor, Band Mothers organization president, Is general chairman of the dance, with Mrs. Oma Mitchell. Mrs. Ed Tuttle and Mrs. Florence Moss on the general committee. Other committees are: Tickets Mrs. Clifford E. Young; and Mrs. Joseph Marsh. Advertising Mrs. Frank Gaisford and Mrs. Mae Shelley; and officers of the American Fork high school band, who will make , advertising, posters: Jack Wagstaff, Anna Beth Smith and Barbara Taylor. Quilt Award Mrs. Lola Bird. A down quilt, which will be on display at the Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co., wil lbe given away at the dance. The Band Mothers have adopted as their slogan: "Over the Top". They are urging the public to sup port the project, in order that the uniforms of the fine local band may be completed. Members of the board of trustees, accompanied by Superintendent H. H. Ramsay, Inspected the new equipment Saturday, when the regular reg-ular monthly board meeting was held. Attending the meeting were D. A. Skeen, 8. T. Jeppson, Dr. Sol O. Kahn, Dr. G. S. Richards, Alex Hedqulst and Mrs. Laura M. Thomp son. The new equipment has been Installed In-stalled by a crew of men, who have worked for the past three weeks. Some of the heavy equipment, such as the six-roll mangle weighing 23,-000 23,-000 pounds, "required assembling at the laundry. The equipment Includes two new washing machines, one centrifugal extractor, six steam presses, one dryer, a six-roll mangle, and two heavy-duty iron and Ironing-boards. Ironing-boards. Purchases were made from the Western Laundry Press Co. of Salt Lake City, the Troy Laundry Machinery Co., and the American Laundry 6c Machine Co. Additions to the equipment will increase the laundry capacity to meet demands of the growth In school population. Laundry facilities facili-ties had been designed for the needs of a population of about 200, and, while the population has Increased to approximately three times that number, no changes had been made to keep pace with the Increase. As a result, school needs taxed the capacity ca-pacity of the laundry, which ha been running every day of the week. The new equipment Is housed In the laundry building, which was originally constructed with a view to future enlargement. Laundry facilities now are more than double the capacity, and win take can of school peed for many years to come. , The laundry problem,.it is; pointed out, Is particularly Important at the school. All bed linen and clothing is washed twice a week, as a matter of routine, and of tener If necessary. The work is done by 13 school girls, under direction of a laundry man ager. The board of trustee authorized a number of proposal for Improvement Improve-ment work and heard reports by Superintendent Ramsay on various' school problems, at the meeting Saturday. The board approved a WPA proj ect for building a rock and concrete ditch crossing the American Fork creek bed, for a distance! of 2,000 feet. The improved ditch would prevent loss of one second-foot of irrigation water by seepage. The project also includes a ret wall to protect the canal spring floods. The cost to the i as sponsor, would be appro $2,000. American Fork men on rolls would be employed. Dr. Ramsay was author make such repairs on the old : residence as will be necessar make it usable for a colony hou Permission to dispose of a smtll herd of sheep to be replaced bya purebred herd; and also to dispose of a bull was granted. Animals which may be profitably sold will be marketed and the others wtt be i. i m . . . . siBugnwfreu ior use Dy me -senooi. Another bull will be purchased or leased by the school. Mark K. Allen, school psychologist, reported a teachers' meeting held Friday, during which plans and classifications for the school year starting Monday were discussed. Students will spend half the day in school and half in practical training during the school year, Mr. Allen said. Claims totaling $22,282.13, and payroll of $5,812.08, were approved by the board. , o alnlng from school, imately l WPA ized to Larsen s to Beard Sold by Inche Sailing bis beard at, auction. Jia roved a successful business boost-1 ing Idea for .barber in a proving clal town near Riga. Latvia. Shav-. ing off the appendage was performed per-formed in public as the town band played doleful music. The beard measured SB inches and brought 23 cents . an inch or a total of $9.50, The barber's shop is now the most popular in the district o NOTICE Bids for the purchase of oil-treated slack coal for city use will be received by the City Recorder until 8 p. m., September 25. By Order of tho City Council Of American Fork. I, ' b ; . .. V - 1 't ... MM, s f v . . " T', i -1 ! I, |