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Show V Coo 11 v 11 HA J ill AMERICAN FORK, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1941 NUMBER 19 T f0y roriuci lvcsiuems Attend Ward Celebration jy Democrats te Chairman n JM of Proro, Fourth LrtteMf and deputy sher-ded sher-ded Utah county Demo-at Demo-at a meeting of the A fcidty ount' buUd it attended by more than '!be3 U Mtl0DS 01 .oo won the port over VTSj of Bprtngvllle, re-1-Bfd sheriff to succeed filial by a count of 1 I Nfca Mr. Johnion succeeds lEA fonnerly of Spanish asetaty of the itate juvenile Wwfao recently resigned acted to Salt Lake City, jtooa wDl serve until the eentenuon in April. 1942. He jAitnnanof the Utah County ' Democratic club, committee also voted to en-, Lfttpstronage committee from kHwndm at the suggestion 'iaei A. Grant of American k eomty clerk. Four members tt north end of the county, iWi Provo city and four from ' cod of the county will be U wbo with the four officers, (Staion, Mrs. George 8. Balllf W, ike chairman; Marcellus W o( Uapleton, treasurer and llTtoy of Provo, secretary, snpriie the committee. - o Lions Give Mnn1 Dn 4-wT 17vw iiUMiairauj rui Qub Members sobers of the lions club fcrtitoed In royal style last evening by the Lady it s garden Spanish Fiesta a the home of Mr. and Mrs. A Grant The affair proved e of the most outstanding noli of the entire year. Iitypkal Spanish garden, made n r the gay colored festoons Mow, the events took place every guest arrived, if they already in costume, they I liven, head bands and f Spanish accessories. m ablet on the lawn formed X and the attractive dec-1 dec-1 consisted of vari-colored bowls, filled with bright-tvden bright-tvden flowers. At each fUtace was a Spanish Senlor- P 1 fMor and at each man's ItTor was a piece of Mead- way. the dinner several stunts wulntag features were car- 1th the group joining In Be? the dinner relay games, Demonstrations were con- on of the hlehHo-htu in. tone racing dfmnnst.rtinr Wei going to William Chip-M Chip-M Jin. o. DeVere Wootton ua fkhf with Toiifvif.v Beott taking the part of the r ud fori ui . ttmen of 4he various relay 0 ETOtln irntViona1 - A i "Mire nri an . &El..Coocha Thavne, a na- I jeaco, and Rulon Brim- .r"0" with a sroun of nd Mrs. Thayne gave lj ., uciuervvnip-in uciuervvnip-in Broun tn Paal numbers trwlnrflnir PtU balcnnv van. I J wVUG "tJE Dy ic i ni.j -. F- Houston and Mrs. HUSM Int... u . . Mary Peck, Kathleen Joann Boley, gave a b iTf. number- "nf the haJ5 MarJrie MerrlU 5 Tracy, joieen arant & the "na auruig the urprised the ladies by laiew stuntji Fonner rasldenU and friends joined with the Third ward mem- ben in their celebration Monday, which commemorated the fortieth anniversary of the organisation of the ward and the completion of the new wara Duuaing. mm. every standpoint, both socially and fl- namcwuiy, tne emertainment was a grand success and those In charge can reel proud of the manner In which every activity was carried out. At 7 o'clock p. m. a historical "program was presented In the ward chapel. Bishop Frank O. Shelley gave the address of welcome. A short history of the ward was given and the fire living bishops were honored, John R. Bindley, Jesse M. Walker, John Hunter, O. Edward Abel and Frank Q Shelley. The program also honored President 8tephen L. Chlpman, former president presi-dent of the Alpine stake, and Joseph Jo-seph H. Storrs, who has served as bishop of the Second ward for forty years. An honor song was rendered by a quartet, composed of Mrs. Lucy Lee, Mrs. Gertrude Merekofer, Mrs. LaDocla Wagstaff and Mrs. Leona Anderson. Daniel Harrington, son of the first bishop ft ' American 1 Fork, Leonard E. Harrington, was pres ent and gave remarks. A reading by Mrs- Mary Abel, harmonica se lections by Ethel Winn, two num bers by Mrs. Mazfleld and her four sons of Highland, two musical numbers by Miss Beck of Pleasant Grove and another number by the ladies quartet completed the pro gram. A concert by the American Fork band was presented tat the evening and later feanquet was served to appradmtaely four hundred and fifty people. Ebeneser Klrtham of Salt Lake City was master of ceremonies cere-monies during the banquet and program. Highlights consisted of vibraphone selections by Lowell Hicks, and musical numbers by four Mexican boys of Salt Lake City. Two of them played violins, one an accordlan and one, guitar. Mrs. Mary Abel gave two readings and community singing was led by Mr. Klrkham. Bishop Shelley gave remarks. re-marks. A dance concluded the day's cele bration- Entertainment was fur nished during the afternoon for the children. The new chapel was made more beautiful with lovely summer flow era and the visitors were taken through the new building. The his torical quilt was on display during the day and won the admiration of the many visitors. 0 Suitable Program TendersBishopric Service Honors Queen Nomination Blank MY CHOICE FOR POULTRY DAY QUEEN IS: (Nominations must be turned In to C. A. Grant, queen chairman, or the Clttaen office, not later than the day meoedlng the contest.) I' ton v-iA vc l wa entcrfelnjhent: Staty." L Q Llonessej were in at- ?erl commitn " cons etJ - . n. v. " "i Mrs. will "HVr. 1Jrlert Chip- Clarence A. Qrant 10 AM. , x8tAKE IR MEMBERS NTHUt;ih state Traiiv-ki Traiiv-ki by 7:00 p. m. 10 mrtirirmte In Mm '" .Mxinsorcd by M. I. A. h-ro.. fcf Stal;,. Marking his fortieth year of service serv-ice as bishop of the L. D. S. Second ward, Bishop Joseph H. Storrs was honored at a special program presented pre-sented Sunday evening in the Second Sec-ond ward. The program also paid honor and tribute to his two counse lors, W. S. Chlpman, who has served for thirty-seven years and John Robinson, who has served for seventeen seven-teen years. The large crowd who filled the chapel to Its capacity was evidence of the love, respect and appreciation of the ward members for Bishop Storrs and his counselors. Trubute In behalf of the ward and stake members was paid to Bishop Storrs by President Clifford E. Young. The tribute to W. S. Chip-man Chip-man was given by Leonard 8. Harrington Har-rington and the tribute to Mr. Robinson Rob-inson by John H. Miller. A splendid muslca) program, was also presented. Joseph' H: Storrs- was- ordained a; bishop on July 14, 1901 by the late Reed Smoot, mcmbex.of.thc council of Twelve Apostles, when American ForkrCUatrlct.-was... first. dlyld.ed.JntQ wards. Since that time five men have served under him as counselors; Jdttft :WrcrctPnKn Ray: Pi Jflcholesi James C. Wagstaff and the present counselors. ' Bishop Storrs has served as blshpp longer than any has ever served In that capacity in the. L. D. S. church and the present church practice of changing bishops every few years makes It unlikely that such a record of service will be achieved again. o Rose Marie Little of Salt Lake City was visiting with relatives and friends in American Fork Sunday. She is iii charge of a special group of children at the Riverside Junior HlKh School ut Salt, Lake City. Queen Will Be Chosen Next Wednesday The queen to reign over the annual American Fork Poultry Day will be chosen next Wednesday night July 23, during the dance at the Latona, out-door dancing pavilion. This year no votes are being sold, and the young lady will be selected on her own merits. Disinterested Judges from Provo will select the queen on the following points of Judgment: Personality, Poise, Facial Beauty, Figure and Posture. The candidates are asked to come dressed in their formal gowns and during the dance the girls will be asked to parade across the stand at which time the Judging will take place. The candidates who have been entered In the contest at present include the following attractive young ladles: Norma Gordon, Mickey Mic-key Tuttle, Edna Bowen, Nina Sykes, Helen Haslam, Maxlne Chilton, Irene Shelley, Mary Robinson, Dora Hunsaker, Joy Boulter, Elaine Nlch-oles, Nlch-oles, Lois Shafter, LaVem Boley, Donna Cleghom, Elma Singleton, Lois Robinson, Norma Hunter, Mildred Mil-dred Anderson, Vivian Beastrand, Helen Pett, Medora Sandmelr, Betty Christiansen, Betty Houston, Mary Walton, Maxlne Taylor and Shirley Taylor. The contest Is still open to en tries. 60 you may still enterrpur favorite jroung ladyv Entries will cTose Tuesday evening, July 23, at 6 p. m. You may hand your entry blank to the Citizen office or any member of the queen's committee. Who will be the fortunate young lady to achieve the honor of queen of the Poultry Day celebration? 0 MI A Will Present Sunset Services At Training School D. Grant Ingersoll Gets Pcatmaster m .. . iintment a Apnc D- Grant TrywwNl received the appointment as postmaster of the American Fork pest office last week from Frank KX Walker, Postmaster General of Washington, D. O. Mr. Ingersoll win sueeead Mrs. Hazel Shelley, who baa. served as acting postmaster for tome time past. At the present time Mrs. Shelley is on her vacation and on her return re-turn Mr. lhgeraoD will be checked in by the post office Inspector and it is expected that he will assume his new duties the latter part of this month. Mr. Ihgersou has been head of the physical education department at the American Fork high school for the past ten years. ' o Stake Primary To Present Parade Musical-Festival Mayor Names Committee For Aluminum Drive Under the direction of the Alpine Stake M. L A. there will be held a Sunset Pioneer Service at the Utah State Training School Am pi theatre next Sunday night, July 30, begin ning at 7:00 p. m. The program will be as follows: Music from the Alpine Stake Choir under the direction of K. J. Bird, music from the American .Fork High School Band, and comments on Pioneer History and Development of Early Utah by President O. E. Young. Arrangements have been made with all of the Bishopric together with the M. L A. officers of the wards for transportation to leave each ward chapel between 0:45 and 7:00, and should there be any one who does not have transportation of their own they can attend these services by meeting at their ward chapel. There will be no Sacrament meetings in any of the American Fork wards this Sunday night. This entertainment is an assignment assign-ment given the Stake M L A. by the City Recreation Committee who are preparing and following through various activities for community Interest Very fine Sunset Services are anticipated. o DAIRY TOUR CONDUCTED THROUGH COUNTY A tour of Holsteln dairy herds of Utah, "county was conducted Wednesday Wed-nesday under direction of the county coun-ty KolsWla oounittee-Leading, the group were George B. Came and Lyman H. Rich of the Utah State ASrlcmuwaioUeg-je-ilahhmbandry' department; N. B. Nichols of Portland, Port-land, Oregon, field man for the Holsteln-Fre&lan Association of America, and Merrill Warnlck of Manilay state president of the .Holsteln .Hol-steln association. The tour began at 8:30 a. m. at the Robert Webb herd at Lehi and then took in herds at the American Pork Training school, W. W. War-nick War-nick and Merrill Warnlck fnrms at Provo, John A. Fox farm at Spring-vllle Spring-vllle nnd concluded at William H. Nielsen farm at Pnlmyrn. In the iiiti'iiKiim the croup nuide a trip to Sanpete county. All children of American Fork, Alpine and Highland' are Invited to participate in the mtalature parade, which win be presented here on Monday, Julys, at f :30 p. m., under the direction of the Stake Primary, according to announcements - made early ttuVweek by M&Leah Green, Stake Primary president. The parade this year Is expected to be one of the very best ever presented pre-sented by the Primary. All workers of the wards and stake are working together In an effort to make It the best miniature parade ever given in American Fork. Parents are urged to cooperate with Primary workers and see that their children take part in one of the sections of the parade. There will be three different grouping, as follows: the first to be the Rhythm band, the theme group and the miscellaneous group. The parade committee have as signed each ward a different theme to carry out as follows: First ward. Patriotic; Second ward, 8easons of the Year; Third ward. Nursery Rhymes; Fourth ward. Health; Highland, Fairy Tales; Alpine, Religion. Included under the miscellaneous section will be decorated doll buggies, bug-gies, go-carts, comics, pets, all varieties va-rieties of costumes, tricycles, bicycles, wagons, etc. There will be a place for every child and for information everyone is asked to contact the Primary ward presidents or the teachers. Mrs. Doris Robinson Is the parade chairman with the following committee: com-mittee: First ward, Mrs. Lucy Bush; Second ward, Mrs. Louise Storrs; Third ward, Mrs. Althea Wing; Fourth ward, Mrs. Doris Robinson; Alpine and Highland, "js. Leah Green. Lehi stake are entering several of their most outstanding floats and some are expected from the Tlmp-anogos Tlmp-anogos stake. Immediately following the parade a musical festival will be presented in the Stake Tabernacle by the Primary Pri-mary children. Everyone is invited to attend this feature, which will Plans for a drive to secure used aluminum ware for use in the na tional defense program were discussed dis-cussed at the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council Tuesday Tues-day evening and a committee was appointed by the Mayor to conduct the drive here. Members of the committee are R. W. Madsen, A. F. Oalsford, Dr. V. F. Houston. L. H. Iverson and Ted Graff. Other matters taken up by the council at their meeting Tuesday evening Included the following: Thomas MriUaghlln asked the council to do something toward re pairing the ditch recently constructed con-structed by the W F A by raising the coping on the street tide. He also asked that the marshal and night policeman be given a raise in pay and more time off during the week. Councilman Peters moved that the action be deferred for fur ther discussion by council and this motion carried. Henry Brown met with the council coun-cil with regard to a beer license irom me county, especially lor a recommendation for approval for operation of the place west of the city, formerly operated by Phil Parry and closed by the county ! sheriff's office. Councilman Storrs moved that the matter be discussed further by the council and this car ried. An application was made by W, E. Hoggard for permission to have entertainers brought in on Poultry Day. On motion of Councilman Storrs, seconded by Councilman Tattersol, permission was granted It was the opinion of the council that all places of business with 11 censes unpaid on August 1, be closed. The rate of the license fee on bowling was discussed. On motion mo-tion of Councilman Nelson, the bowling license was set at $15.00 per year. This motion also carried. A mafXef or cutting ine" Weeds on city streets was referred to the street committee. A mower and man to do the mowing and also to operate the burner was authorized to be hired. The recorder was urged to con tact the engineer on getting the proposed W P A project submitted for approval.. A sign prohibiting the disposal of dead animals at the dump grounds was authorized and the Public Property Committee was made re sponsible for obtaining It. Greatest Program In Years Rounding Into Shape For Annual Poultry Day SEND INVITATIONS NOW Poultry day committees have a purchased hundreds of pedal 'invitation post cards to he test out to friends and relatives whom you wish to specially Invite In-vite to Poultry Day this year. Get these Invitation cards free at the local postoffioe and mall them out early. AH you have to do Is ask for the cards and address them. Boys' State Closes Next Saturday include a variety of musical presentations. presen-tations. The festival will begin just as soon as the parade is finished. The Primary officers and teachers are working hard to prepare this festival and win appreciate a good attendance. attend-ance. Mrs. G. S. Richards is chairman of the program committee with Mrs. Erma Adams, Mrs. Ida Wagstaff and Mrs. Ellen Tracy, as committee members. An outstanding Primary handicraft handi-craft display will be arranged in the tabernacle and people of the community com-munity are Invited to view the arti cles that have been made by the children. The committee in charge of the handicraft department consists con-sists of Mrs. May Wootton, Mrs. Pearl Cunningham, Mrs. Susie Steele and Mrs. Carrie Beck. In connection with the evening's program, a conrecuonery siana is being arranged by the Primary and will be open to the public. Mrs. Leona Grant, Mrs. Merma Carlisle and Mrs. Carrie Beck have this feature fea-ture in charge. Soda water and ice cream will be for sale and proceeds pro-ceeds will be used for the benefit of the Primary organization. ' Aluminum Drive Will Go Forward In American Fork to kptag...wUa.Jh Main una auyune wiiu uua mijr uocu wiuii- inum ware which has been discard:-ed. discard:-ed. for home use, or articles that contain aluminum are asked tic-drop tic-drop them into the container. The Boy Scouts will make a canvass can-vass of the town Tuesday, collecting collect-ing aluminum, and citizens are urged to cooperate with them In every way. A national emergency exists in fense program, a drive to obtain scrap aluminum will be carried out Itt' American Fork-. The City; Lions club, American Lcon, Junior C. of C. and churches will Join In sponsoring spon-soring the movement here. ....The drive Is to be conducted from July 21 to 29 and will be under the direction of a (special committee appointed ap-pointed by Mnyor O. DeVere Wootton. Woot-ton. Members ,ot the committee are U. W. Madsen, V. P. Houston. Ted Graff. A public coniai-Hon coniai-Hon of all mt;i placed at (he V' i F. Oalsford, Dr. If1. Iverson and r for the xolloc- ilumlnum will be Power & Light the supply of aluminum available for national defence, necessitating tills nation-wide drive. The full eooiK'ratii'ii of the public pub-lic In this chive wi'.l be appreciated iiv local officials as well a.; national Mr. officers. IcUv After two busy weeks of practical experience in dtlsenshlp and government, gov-ernment, recreational activities, trips to points of Interest and entertainment en-tertainment features. Boys' State at Camp Williams will draw to a close Saturday, July 19, and the boys wiH return to their homes. The encampment this year has been a wonderful success with more than four hundred and twenty-five boys enjoying the Boys' State activities. ac-tivities. During last week city, county and state officers were elected at the camp and was carried out In the same manner as elections are conducted con-ducted throughout Utah. Jack Chrlstensen of Logan was elected as the third governor of Utah Boys' State Saturday following follow-ing a spirited election which saw 98 per cent of Camp Williams 425 electors casting ballots. The State was divided Into the following counties: Wells, Cutler, Spry, Bamberger, Mabey and Dern counties -and in each -Mf0nty the following offices were filled: Senator, Sena-tor, two representatives, Sheriff, Assesor, surveyor, clerk, auditor, treasurer, attorney and three commissioners. com-missioners. Owen Dean of this city was elected elect-ed clerk of Dern county and Dan Clark of Alpine was elected as a representative of Wells county. Eight American Fork boys, Ramon Dean, Max Edwards, Jack Coddlng-ton. Coddlng-ton. Harold Ellison, Gerald Dal ton, Keith Adams, Dan Clark and Owen Dean enjoyed the encampment Mr. W. E. Hoggard, of the Ameri can Legion Post No. 49, was chair man of the committee from the Legion in charge of the Boys' State. Mr. Hoggard expresses appreciation to the committee, to the sponsors of the boys, and to the public for their cooperation In making it possible for them to attend. It was a very educational experience for them and because of the support given the Legion American Fork was well represented at Boys' State. o Firemen Answer Three Alarms The American Pork Fire Depart ment reported a "busy day" Wednesday, Wednes-day, after berny called out to three fires within four hours and in all three cases they were successful in conauerlne the flames in a short time and thus saving a vast amount of property. The first fire alarm was sent In at 1:30 p. m. and the firemen rushed rush-ed to the home of Ronald Bate where a grass fire was burning In the back yard and threatening several buildings in that vicinity. The fire was put out by the firemen fire-men after a few minutes work. The firemen were Just settling down again to regular duties, when at 2:02 p. m. came another alarm, calling them to a grass fire burning near the old cemetery property. Within a short time this fire was conquered, with no damage reported The third alarm sounded at 5:05 and the firemen' again. "Left their work and rushed to the Milton Shel- TeT'TOml7'wheWTmothW"grawfhTe was gaining headway and threaten- Ing to destroy adjoining buildings. This fire had Ydvanced" t6 if cellar' and from $15.00 to $25.00 damage was reported here, reports Fire Chief Walter Deyey. I o . UTAH OFFICER LEAVES FOR TRAINING Second Lieutenant Harry Ellis Barratt who has been stationed at Camp Roberts, California, has been transferred to Fort Sill. Oklahoma, for special training with the.U, S. Field Artillery- I.tetitenant Barratt is the son of ml Mrs. T. A. Barratt of this With but twelve days to go before the annual Poultry Day oelebraUosi breaks, July 29th, the oonrnitttoee fee. charge of the various features of the big one-day program an rapidly rounding all details Into shape. Advertising Ad-vertising window cards, bumper strips, special post card Invitations, radio announcements f-vA newspaper publicity is aU out telling the people of the state of this greatest one-day celebration. Street decorations will go up this week, which will give color and spirit to the community and also armoimne to the traveling public that the great chicken day has again arrived. General Chairman H. H. Ramsay announces that everything win be ready for the gala event on July 29th and that upwards of 15,000 people will be in the city that day. Two great parades with 100 floats and bands, free chicken sandwiches, airplane stunts, sports program, concession entertainment, vaudeville show, prise awards, dances and all the other celebration features are outlined and ready for the Uf day. 0 Mrs. Annie Newton Called By Death Mrs. Annie Hoggard Pierce Newton, New-ton, 74, lifelong resident of American Fork passed away at her home here Wednesday at 10 a. m. after a lingering ling-ering Illness. Mrs. Newton was born in American Ameri-can Fork, September SO, 1906, a daughter of James and Emily Black-nell Black-nell Hoggard, early settlers of this city. She married William B, Pierce of American Fork on January 13, 1887 and to this union six children were bom, three of whom survive as follows: Mrs. Hasel Prases of Helper, Mrs. ' Effle Freeman of '"Pleasant Grove, and George Pierce of American Ameri-can Fork, She later married Samuel Newton and to this union two children were born, one of whom survives, Mrs. Harry Stevenson of Napa, California. One sister, Mrs. Martha H. Chlpman of this city, sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild, also survive. sur-vive. Funeral services will be conducted today (Friday) at 2 p. m. In the American Fork First ward chapeL under the direction of Bishop Ernest J. Beastrand. Burial will be in the American Fork city cemetery. Friends may call at the home of her son, George Pierce, today from 10 a. m. until time of the services. o Mrs. Edman Services Conducted Amerlean Fork relatives were notified noti-fied of the death of Mrs. Maude Ann Dickerson Edman, 49, wife of Ezra F. Edman of Salem, which occurred oc-curred Thursday morning in a Pay-son Pay-son hospital. She had been 111 for a year. Mrs. Edman was a sister of Mrs. Herman Parduhn and Mrs. George Binch of this city. She was born December 21, 1891 at Pleasant Grove, a daughter of Joseph A and Sarah Hadfield Dickerson Dick-erson and lived in Pleasant Grove for a number of years. She mar ried Gideon Peterson of that city. Hp died in 1915 and she was married mar-ried to Mr. Edman June 22, 1921. She was active in the Salem Relief Re-lief society and worked at practical nursing until the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, one son. Dean Peterson of Salem, and one daughter, Mrs. Alta Miller of Long Beach, California; also three grandchildren and four sisters, sis-ters, Mrs. Flossie McCowan and Mrs. Eileen Murray, of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Lucille Parduhn and Mrs. Lorraine Lor-raine Binch, both of American Fork; and. one. brother, Wesley Dickerson, of Denver, Colorado. : Funml. services were, held in. the Salem ward Sunday afternoon. Pre-iMde Pre-iMde muflie w -lumttihed- by Mtr Wlslon of. Salt Lake City and other musical numbers given during he s Fvices inclucW a' vocal duet,' The ' Old Rugged Cross" by Kenneth Robinson Rob-inson and Mrs. LoRue Martin of American Fork, a solo, "In The Garden" by Virginia Pierce of Sa-lew Sa-lew a vocal solo. "That Wonderful Mother of Mine" by Ray Shelley of American Fork and the closing number, a solo. "Just A Wearln' For You" by Kenneth Robinson of this city. Sienkers were Soren Chrla-U-nsen, I. Pierce and Bishop Davis of Salem and C. A. Oamett of Pleasant Grove. Wesley Dickerson, a brother, dedicated the grave In the Salem cemetery. |