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Show 2 I vv 74 li I! I xlJ 111 If I ' LEIIIUTAII, THURSDAY, APRIL 9,7931 lb 7 and" Deter. Start snored eceptkj tof J lay tJ ril Aid nt to i Is. recs its, Hr.sl Ir. yiJtj vis and assisted 1 le bride i ter of i; S propi Harold 4 and 4.; ii la. line Pa 'I armoB i then te'j M' ning cU sd toil ests. snded t r; ft: i. Ben-' Edith 5 r, ib s r Gatf. (Ucile aro K:r d Mr. i ihrairs 21 f IT 3 maman rratt SnfToim Itural Gas Company Buys Utah County bas bystem TrtIlh Valley Gas and Coke - .... ond Droprut " yJZme i Spanish Ling Dy u' announce- ecoro " ; v ylce. t toW B7 nar of -mnanles here. natural gas the rehabili- L nrchase price, T r . . 1 "l... .d 'distribution n . ,..,m ana . the present Sprlngville and II""" . t.raa nn lnveov- Lntah Fork invu.- . he properties from a bl n the property . 11. m. iXrhe benefit of the bond-krcit bond-krcit for1"" . . Raa com- The - ders. the Laid At Final Rest Solemn and Impressive were the runeral services held Saturday States Mission for the Latter-day ternoon' Apm 4 at 2 o'clock In Saints Church. Mr. Cowan has been ! the Flfth Ward chPel for Nathan has m Steei wu'i'"" T ,s oven gas irom n ton Plant and will serve ir Ironwn v jni and to Provo, oi'" . . h.i compar- iaoisD - . to the rJce aim - ma in Lehi, .. ...t.. AT TiaiUia O Fork ana , ruw .... or. nrlce w pin ptributlc ETnt onsideratlon the heat Col the two fuels, stated Mr. Lpatrick. - ; Customers using - domesUc purposes '" sesame price as users In UUh u . cm a service. ur.tr pay lorn o-- ier the lower raw " new company, cusiu.. .-ioi reliction In the !st 0f the present coo ot-L ot-L for cooking, water heating, Iteration, house-heating, com-rctal com-rctal and Industrial purposes, f Wasatch Gas company took over ftive management of the properties fday The new company head-Lttn head-Lttn will remain for the time lnj in the present quarters of the d company. The personnel of the Inner company will he conslder-spy conslder-spy augmented under the new ianagement. : j Rehabilitation of, main pipe lines distribution plants will ?om-lenw ?om-lenw as soon as pipe and con-ractlon con-ractlon material arrives and can le placed in operation. It is the clicy of the new company to em-jiojr em-jiojr local labor wherever possible ind all employing will be done on lie construction grounds, " stated r. Fltzpatrick. 1 According to the program of the j'v company, It is the Intention to jr mains on streets where there re none at present, while service f'.pe from the main lines to the iirbs will be laid In different see-Ions see-Ions of those cities, It being the jt'ject to comprehensively cover Jheclty. In addition meter and In-Itallation In-Itallation work on a large scale will ; i undertaken with an endeavor to roTlde gas service to all who need ; t Irrespective of the section of the I ity they are located in. It is the itct of the new company to reach nany new homes and industries and Ornish service to the limit, thus fMlus In the development of a new I f home comfort and conveni- !ce and Industrial ' expansion f'tali County towns. an employee of the gas company since 1925. In 1927 he was appointed appoint-ed production and distribution superintendent and later general superintendent for the former manufactured gas company. "With the introduction of natural gas to Salt Lake City and surrounding cities and towns, he took active part in the change-over program. Mr. Cowan recently returned from Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he assisted as-sisted in the introduction of natural gas to that city. Mr. Fitzpatrick said about $400,-000 $400,-000 will be expended In construction of the natural gas line and the installation in-stallation of town plants and distribution distri-bution systems in Lehi, American Fork and Pleasant Grove. More than half of this amount will be spent for labor, with about 200 men employed. These men will be employed em-ployed locally whereever possible. of 3 flatoral Gas Company extension Work Directed By S.E. Cowan 1 fltipatrict g manager of the Wasatch " today the W r 0,11 01 S-E-Cowan as dis iarnJT6 m cn"S of the totoa 80Uth srr br,ng- lcan Forka Heasant l!"1" a local Old Folks Committee Com-mittee Honor Resigning Re-signing Officers The Old Folks Committee entertained enter-tained at a gay social and dance in the Memorial building, Thursday evening, honoring two outgoing members of the committee, John F. Bradshaw and George Russon. It is the custom of the committee when members become sixty years of age to honorably release them and give an entertainment in their honor. Gold badges with "O. F. C," standing for "Old Folks Commitee," the year when the became a member, mem-ber, and, the year when they were released, engraved upon them, were presented to each of the honored guests. . At 8 o'clock a "delicious banquet was served and.over one hundred and twenty-five guests were seated at the table. The . guest "list included in-cluded all Stake Authorities, Ward Bishoprics, Stake Clerk, Ward Clerks, all members of the High Council and their partners, also members of the Old Folks Com mittee and their partners. During the dinner, Bishop Wm. Hadfield gave two vocal selections, Bishop Hyrum Anderson sang a Danish song and talks were given by Pres. A. Carlos Schow, Pres. Virgil H. Peterson, Pres. Rodney C. Allred, Herman Goates, Bishop Henry Erickson and the two honored honor-ed guests. Dancing was enjoyed at the conclusion con-clusion of the banquet. Everyone attending reports a merry time. Banks Distribute Quarterly Dividend DhL tt,. "-al man, Dorn in h. v T H is a gra School a graduate of "ided r, . " cnooi and at- . mversityof Utah. H -nin8 ,n the EaateriJ The regular quarterly ' dividends were paid April 1st by the Banks of American Fork, Bank . of Pleasant Grove and The State Bank of Lehi. The dividend went forth to stock holders on Wednesday and amount ed to the usual two percent Farewell Program Will . Honor Missionary The Missionary Committee of the Fourth Ward are planning and ar ranging for an exceptional fare well program. In honor of Orville Gunther, who is leaving soon for the German-Austrian mission, to be held Saturday evening, April 18, in the Fourth Ward ' Amusement Hall. Some of the best talent in the state is being obtained for that evening. Everyone is cordially in vited. Voluntary contributions will be accepted at the door. rratt, 77, who passed awav in a Provo hospital Wednesday night, April 1, of influenza. Respect for Mr. Pratt and his family found expression ex-pression in the many beautiful floral tributes. Bishop Henry Erickson officated at the services and made opening remarks. Music during the services ser-vices was furnished by a quartet, composed of Mrs. Lula Anderson, Mrs. Rula Dorton, Abraham Anderson Ander-son and Andrew Fjeld. As the opening number they sang, "Come, Come Ye Saints." Samuel E. Gee offered the opening prayer and the quartet then sang, "Jesus Lover of My Soul." Following the remarks made by Bishop Erickson Mrs. Lula Anderson Ander-son sang, "O Love Devine." Ex-blshop Ex-blshop James H. Gardner was the first speaker. He told of iia as sociauons with Mr. Pratt and his family in the ward and emulated the fine characteristics in the de ceased's life. Mrs. Kose Lott then sang, "The End of a Perfect Day." Bishop An drew Fjeld was the next speaker He spoke highly of Mr. Pratt and his family and brought out many beautiful . thoughts. Both speakers made consoling remarks. As the closing number the quartet sang, "Thou Deepening Trials," after which Abraham Anderson gave the benediction. " Interment was made in the City cemetery, where A. L. Yates of Salt Lake City dedicated the grave. Nathan Pratt was born in Luton, Beverdshlre. England, May 13, 1853, the son of Amos and Mary Bachelor Pratt When he was thirteen years of age i imigrated to the United States, arriving in Utah in 1866. He moved to Lehi in 1895 and has lived here since that time. In 1893 he married Elizabeth Yates in Provo and to this union "eight children were born. He had two children by a previous wife. . For a number fyeaVs Mr. Pratt served as watchman for the Lehi plant of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company. com-pany. Besides bis widow, he is sur- vivea Dy ten children: Mrs. . Mary I Jiza uvans, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Ruby Fanny Rowley, Murtaugh, Idaho; Mrs. Harry Keith, La Valle, Missouri, Orson T. Pratt, Truckee, California; Albert LeGrande" Pratt, Twin Falls, Idaho, and William E. Pratt, Lehi; Robert E. Prat, McGill, Nevada; Mrs. Ella NIelson, Salt Lake, Mrs. Albert Brown, Lehi and Fae Pratt, Salt Lake City. o Health Board Urges Support On Monday of this week G. S x-eierson oi me jiiy council was visited by Mr. C. O. Plckel, state sanitary engineer, of the State Board of Health office. Mr, Plckel left some literature explaining the menace of the fly and the dangers of filth. The State Board of Health are urging that every citizen co-operate with them in extermin ating this deadly enemy, All garbage piles, manure corrals, pig pens, etc., should be properly cleaned and made as sanitary as possible. May we have your co-operation Lehi City Board of Health. o and Utah Railroad Officials Guests of Lions Mr. Aldon J. Anderson, Traffic Manager, and Mr. C. M. Osborn, Auditor of the Salt Lake and Utah Railroad, met with the Lehi Lions Club, Thursday evening, April 2nd and discussedthe problem of adjust ing their passenger service to meet the present volume of travel. Experiences of the road were re lated with respect ' to the losses of passenger traffic caused chiefly by the Increased use ! of the private automobiles, resulting in a con stantly diminishing patronage since the year 1920. Attention was called to tne ract that revenue at the present time was only approximately approximate-ly 37 percent of what it was ten years ago. It was explained that a careful study had been made of the patronage patron-age of the various trains and they submitted for the consideration of the people of Lehi, through the Lions Club, proposed arrangement of trains so as to provide all of the service Justified and eliminate a few of the trains on which the patronage is practically nothing. The officials stated that consider ation was being given to the operation oper-ation of automobile busses in substitution sub-stitution for the trains which may be eliminated. They discussed the problems which confront the railroads generally and the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad in particular, pointing out that serious inroads are being made in the revenues of the railroads from competition com-petition from unregulated truck and bus operators who have not secured a certificate from the Public Utilities Utilit-ies Commission of Utah. - " Laverl Allred Wins Second Place In Oratorical Contest SHEEP SHEARING BEGINS AT CEDAR VALLEY AND FAIRFIELD CORRALS Last Friday shearing began at the corrals in Cedar Valley and Fairfield. The sheep are being brought in from the desert ranges for shearing. The Fairfield shear- Saturday, Pror r claimed Arbor Day By Governor Saturday, April 11, has been pro claimed Arbor Day, by Governor George H. Dern. Every American citizen should be Interested and we urge that everybodJfBta&Mftjee;. Let's plant fruit trees In the back lot and ornamental trees-in front lots, parks, et. In fact let's make this a big clean-up and planting day. . Lehi City Council. o Tree Planting Ceremony To Be Held Saturday Morning Citizens of Lehi are invited to join in a Tree Planting Ceremony, which will be held in Wines Park, Saturday morning at 11 a. m. The nrogram is being fostered by the Red Cross of Lehi in connection connec-tion with the Athenian Club, Service Star Legion- and Lehi City. Bach Club is planting a Haw thorne tree and the city is planting three Hawthorne trees, six in all, which will be grouped. Next year the official dedicator services will be held, dedicating this group of trees to the memory of George Washington In the Bi centennial celebration. The Lehi City Band will be there and furnish selections along with a good program. A good crowd will be appreciated. Inasmuch as It Is Arbor Day and a worthy affair, o Burdars Attempt To Enter Powers Shoe Store Thursday morning on arriving at his store, Thomas Powers found that someone had been tampering with the night lock on the door. It had been pried and bent up and for several minutes he was unable to unlock the door. They were not LaVerl Allred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allred. tied with Miss Alta dinger for second place in the Central Utah District contest on the constitution that was held last Wednesday, April 1, at the Lin coln High School. Miss Ruby Williams of Pleasant Grove was given first place, LaVerl's oration, "The Constitution, Constitu-tion, a Guarantee of Freedom," was very well received by a large audience. audi-ence. She was given one vote for first place The judges were Attorney At-torney I. E. Brockbank. Judge Maurice Harding and C. Lavoir Jenson, all of Provo. There were ten schools represent ed, rieasant Grove, Lehi, American Fork. Provo. Pavson. TIntic, Jordan, Spanish Fork, and Grantsvllle. Mr. Karl Banks, chairman chair-man of the contest said that it was the best he had ever heard. It consisted con-sisted of two features, the prepared oration of six minutes and an extemporaneous ex-temporaneous talk of three minutes. The subject of LaVerl's extemporaneous extempor-aneous talk was "Constitutional Changes Following the Civil War." She received many fine compli ments for the fine type of her work. A certlfcate of championship was awarded by the school. o Burglars Captured and Merchandise Returned Two Tennis Courts To Be Constructed Tuesday Principal D. R. Mitchell, Coach Ross NIelson of the Lehi High School, Pres. A. Carlos Schow, concrete expert, E. J. Larson and G. S. Peterson of the City Council made a trip to Salt Lake City. where they investigated . the construction con-struction and dimensions of the I tennis courts at the Deseret Gym, University of Utah, East Side High, Liberty Park and Jordan High. Ths city is co-operating with the schools in building two of the finest tennis courts in the state. .Tby wllU b locAed. aamAwtwce near the new athleflc field, ' o- ' " World's Oldest Book The oldest volume known to exist ex-ist Is the Egyptian papyrus known ss the Papyrus Prisse. Saturday morning practically all of th merchandise, amounting to $2,000. stolon from Goodwin's Gold. en Rule a week previous was re turned to the store and placed back upon the shelves and In their places, following the arrest ' of three men and a girl in Salt Lake city Thursday Thurs-day morning who were taken into custody by officers for the robbery and also a series of other Utah burglaries. The first clue that started the unraveling of the crime here was given by night officer James E. Zimmerman, who noticed a car In Lincoln, the vicinity of the Memorial build ing the night of the robbery and took down the number. He noticed that there was no cushion 'a the rear seat of the car. While investigating the fire at the State Street Garage, he found that a car of this same description had been repaired at the garage Saturday, after it had collided with Robert Fox wagon, south of the Point of the Mountain. This same car corresponded with the number of the car taken by Murray police officers when it tried to run through . a red light there the night of the robbery. It failed to stop and traversed several blocks in Murray trying to avoid the officers. of-ficers. Finally it was crowded into in-to the curb. When the officer left hla machine to question the driver, the car suddenly speeded up .nd escaped. ' ' Salt Lake officers with the aid of James E. Zimmerman, traced this same number and found the criminals In an apartment with part of the goods. A few minutes later the rest of the merchandise was found loaded In a garage at First West on Broadway. Detective C. H. Olson and Detective Detect-ive Leland Daley arrested the four prisoners, Percy Double, 26, C. Koller, 28, Albert Pappi, 83. and Pearl Stackhouse, 27. In addition to the Goodwin's merchandise, prop- arty.fJOja--llUhtijp.t4i,in.Brlg-ham City, Bountiful Bingham, Price and American Fork was found. Included in the lot were dresses hats, suits of clothes, hundreds of pairs of silk hose, bolts of silk material, rifles, revolvers; also bur glar tools, and safe cracking Implements. Imple-ments. Most of the merchandise found belonged to Goodwin's. Officer Zimmerman reported that Percy Double confessed that on of the men worked in the Goodwin store for three hours, while th others- stood guard. They had everything eve-rything packed and ready when they drove the car up to be loaded. He also told officers that they had been in Lehi three days previous to the robbery and sized up the store. The!, lady i it: .or robl O si! Goodwin, when seeing the Tlar, recognized her and it she had been in tha al times previous to the ; Zimmerman was response respon-se first clues that led to 11: t Uii'rft of the criminals. Other officers working on the case through whose work the stolen goods was found are Detectives C. H. Olson and Leland Daley, Patroman W. R, Morrison, all of Salt Lake, City Marshal Alex Christofferson and Deputy Sheriff W. R. Durrant of Utah County. Lehi Cereal Mill Robbed Thursday Night Sometime during the night, Thursday. Thurs-day. April 2, burglars entered the Lehi Cereal Mill, operated by Bernard Bern-ard Bradshaw, by prying open a window and escaped with twenty dollars In cash, some certlfcates and papers from the safe. The robbery was not discovered until the next morning when Mr, Bradshaw and the employees arrived at the mill. Investigation disclosed that the robbers entered the mill by prying open a window, then with the use of a large crow-bar broke open the . safe from which they took the money and papers. .' , I The city officers were notified of the burglary and immediately began working .on (the case,, .Finger, prints were taken and have been sent to be developed. They "have no definite clue as yet but are still working on the case and will likely find the party responsible for the robbery , soon. r n "-v. f I "" ray (UlSiydlfe 4? WILL HELP YOU Grocery Departm lent 1 Pound 2 Oz. Can Heinz Baked Beans - ... 2 for 23c Kellogg 's Pep Bran ....2 for 25c Thrift Flour. ..95c Bag 3 Pounds Soda's Crackers 38c Box .2 Lbs. Graham Crackers 59c Box Loose Rice 4 Pounds 25c Oranges 15c, 20c and 30c Doz. Happy Vale Salmon 2 for 25c Hill's Blue Can Coffee. Half Gallon Jam . .32c . ...60c 33c 9 Pounds Buckeye Data. bhavers Grapefruit- .13 for 25c (Small Size) -Asparagus . ..--10c Pound Meat Department 2 Pounds Bulk LarL and be CLEAN-UP AND PAINT-UP I sure to use GLIDDEN'S 11 Japalac," darnel. Paint K"nlsninP pIy We Can Supply you. . -Everything In Garden Rfifiris arid Tnnls !J F? Coffee tied Corn Tn.i coa Pound 25c 2 Tall Cans 25c 3 .Pounds 25c -6 Cans Libby's 25c .3 Pounds 25c -3 Packages 25c CLAPTf r A QTI QTfYPT? ing corrals, operated by I. C. Flack successful, however. In their at-of at-of Fairfield, has contracted to shear tempt to gain entrance as nothing 80,000 head of sheep. In the store had been touched. G. S. P. STORE LEHI'S BUSY CORNER Saturday, April 11th is Arbor Day LET'S CLEAN-UP, FIX-UP, PAINT-UP and PLANT Our seeds are the kind that grow and we can get for you, in time for Arbor Day planting, anything in trees or shrubery. Let's have your order by Friday 10:00 a. m. " HERE'S OUR GROCERY LIST Log Cabin Syrup. .Pints 21c Quarts 40c Criseo..1' lbs. 39c, 3 Ibs 73c Snow Drift 2 lbs. 50c, 3 Ibs 75c Good Brooms... 49c snd 69c Breakfast Bacon 25c lb. Cheese Mild 20c Pound Strong 25c and 35c Dina-Mite Mush. Regular s rvarkasre for ..15c Soda Crackers 3 Ibs. 42c Jam ..2 for 25c Rice 4 Ibs. 25c Beans -5 lbs. 25c Macaroni 10c lb. 1 Quart Sour Pickles 19c Ladles Silk Bloomers 49c Silk Hose 49c Kiddies Silk Ankle Sox 23c, 2 pair 45c Sliced Breakfast Bacon 59c Lb. T Bone Steak 20c Lb. Beef pot Roast- Hardware Department Pocket Knives, Butcher Knives, 55c Paring Knife, etc. ALUMINUM WARE Tea Kettle, Double Boilers, Roasters, Roast-ers, Convex Kettle, etc. No. 3 Tubs 95c Xo. 2 Tubs 55c .18c Lb. No. 1 Tubs .75c Clothing Department STRAW HATS Child's , Misses' .. Women's Men's. . . . Boys' 25c and 50c 29c and 55c 29c snd 55c 25c, 45c snd 79c .....25c and 45c Dry Goods Department Curtain Scrim.. Bath Towels... ....29c Ysrd ..4 for 1.00 Shoe Department SEE OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT SPECIALS Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ; April 9, 10 and 11 1 THE PEOPLE'S CO-OP. S Phones 50-76-78 Lehi, Utah c ' AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TRADE PHONE 6 |