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Show - I i The Wheat Citv" t The Times, Vol. 18, No. Nephi, Juab County, Utah, Friday, February 3, 1927. TO NEPHI B. VALLEY TO BE FRIDAY GIVEN SUPPORT Raising" To Be Discussed At Meeting of Farmers and Business Men To Be Held Saturday. 'Poultry policy, of encourageof existing and new industries in Juab Valley was decided upon at the meeting of the Kiwanis The officers club held Monday. of the club have decided upon this service as a major project for 1928, A vigorous P. CLUB EVENING AUDITOR'S Miss Lorna Kendall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kendall, was awarded a $100 scholarship at the Utah Agricultural college. Miss Kendall received the award in a sewing club, in the club work. ...She is a junior in the Nephi high school and will no doubt enter the U. A. C. following her graduation from the local school. The winner will receive $50 during the first ' H nt Fritz-geral- d NEPHITE ADVANCED TO CHIEF DEPUTY IN Miss Lorna Kendall Is Awarded Union Pacific Scholarship Nephi. Business and Professional Women's club received their charter Friday evening, January 27. 1928, which affiliats them to the National Federation. This was a gala event A charter benquet for the club. was given at the Forrest Hotel, ai were present. which all members The club had the honor of having their charter presented by the first of the National or- ganization, Miss Elizabeth of Salt Lake City. During the banquet, a very excellent program was given by members cf the club. Before the presentation was made, Miss Fritzgerald explainand recently referred the mat- ed more fully the ideals and purter to the Public Affairs and Agri- poses of the club, A report of the culture committee of the club. At activities of the national and state the Monday meeting, Judge Thos H. clubs was given. The Nephi club is the baby club Burton, chairman of this committee gave a rousing talk, in which it was of Utah Business and Professional announced that the committee plan- Womjon's association, organized in ned to hold a series of public meet- September 1927, with a membership of of twenty five. The cluib is. now ings at which the" possibilities Nephi and Juab Valley in the matter working to purchase their club pins of dairying, poultry raising, and and receiving their charter has given other branches of agriculture would added inspiration to their ambition be considered, and support given of becoming a live wire among its to struggling industries which hold sister clubs. promise of future advantage to this Mr. and Mrs. M. H. McCune of The need of more public section. encouragement for those who are Salt Lake City is enjoying a visit in willing to sacrifice time and capital this city with relatives and friends. in the establishment of new industries and the development of new phases of agriculture were stressed. "CERTIFIED" MILK IS The chairman announced that at the proposed meetings, men who have IMPORTANT AS A DIET made a success in actual paractice in the various lines of agriculture and livestock raising, would be asked to enlighten others on the By Edwin Baird in Hygeia, The Health Magazine secrets of their success. Also, the "Few items of our national diet agriculturists and others would be asked for suggestions as to how the are more important than milk. Probbusiness and professional interest of ably every person in America uses the town cap cooperate in promoting milk or cream in some form every the success of those engaged in pro- day. The pasteurization process, now nationally used, was designed duction of crops and livestock. Several members of the commitee to protect the milk supply, and its but also expressed their conviction that a purpose has been successful; more lively interest by the business there are some who prefer the naturmen of the town in the problems of al raw milk just as they prefer clear the agriculturalist will go far toward natural spring water for their tables, and for these there is certified milk. preventing struggling farmers, Certified milk is raw milk made dairymen and others from quitting such projects in times of as pure and wholesome as it is The humanly possible to make it. Dairy low prices and slow markets. club members pledged themselves to farms specializing exclusively in milk may be found from support the committee - in its pro- certified New York state to California. gram for the year. The first of a series of meetings These farms are under strict medifor the purpose of stimulating local cal supervision, and nothing is left industries will be held Saturday, Feb. undone to make their product a Medical 4th at the Forrest Hotel, at 7:30, high type of pure food. and the subject to be nnder discuss- societies, milk commissions, health The departments and other organizations ion is "Poultry Raising". general public is invited, and the regularly inspect the farms. Many of price of the luncheon to be served the proprietors employ their own is 60c. For reservations call J. Wal- graduate veterinarians and bacteriolter Paxman. ogists and have completely equipped G. R. Judd, chairman of the laboratories for the purpose of makelectric light department of Nephi ing careful tests of milk and cattle. City gave a talk at Kiwanis Monday, Frequent tests of the cows keep and giving data concerning the electric the herd free from disease; light plant, and outlined the im- twice daily they are brushed and provements that have been done dur- vacuum cleaned, and their udders ing the past few years, also told of and flanks washed and dried. They the need of developing more power are milked by sterilized milking for the needs of this community. machines, electrically operated. the attendants do not handle Following Mr. Judd's talk William Bailey made a motion that a com- the cows or touch their milk, all mittee be appointed from the Kiwan- have undergone a rigid medical is club to assist in the work of ob- examination, have been pronounced taining more power for Nephi City. in good health, are clad in epotles white suits and caps, and their fingers are manicured before they are Oratorical Contest To Be permitted in enter the cow barns. Given At Nephi Seminary The American Association of Medical i', Milk Commissions has estamblished 'l O. M. Whitmore, president of the 200 rules and regulations for the ' F' I'uNntional Bank Nephi, will production of certified milk, and it to the sees that these standards are enfor1 I' annually I I ''Vjunt. Stake Board of Education ced. "Certified cows are stall fed to inwhich will be placed in the "G. M. - " Whitmore Fund," to be used tor the sure a uniform product, their feed purpose of giving suitable awards In consisting of choice alfalfa hay, corn an oratorical contest In the Nephi ensilage and clean ground grains, This is to be an annual and each cow has an individual Seminary. event, and will take place during drinking fountain beside her stall the latter part of the school year. so that she is constantly supplied The above amount will be divided with .cold water. The barns are into three prizes, and all Seminary equipped with a modern ventilating students will be eligible to compete system that provides an abundance of fresh air. Every cow is numberfor the honors. details regarding the ed with a metal tag clipped to her Complete contest will be worked out by the ear, and her dally record la checked. "The milk is carlred fom the cows stake board of education and will be to tanks built like huge thermos announced at a later date. bottles. There It Is cooled and Into sterilised pumped bottles, Attend Convention which are capped with waxed with with disks and clamped sanitary June Kendall was in Bait Lake paper hoods that protect both the (Continued on page five) City Monday attending the District Kiwanis convention which was held at the Hotel Utah. Attorney P. N. Anderson, who was Mr. Kendall is a member of the recently appointed City Attorney of the reports that he will still maintain his Public Affairs committee district. He reports the 24 clubs of office in the Venice Theatre buildIn attendance. The ing, as he has build up a good practthe cnventlon lasted all day Mndny. with ice In that location. The office preMr. viously used by City Attorney Bryan In the evening. a dinner-danc- e and Mrs. Kendall went to Salt Lake has been turned over to the City Marshall to be used for police Sunday and returned home ment ( I : " quarter after her entrance at the U. C. and $50 during the second quarter. The award must be used within one year after the student finished her high school work. The Union Pacific railroad awarded $1,100.00 in scholarships to boys and girls enrolled in 4H club work .in eleven counties of Utah, through which the railroad operates. Lester Bellistou, member of the purebred sheep project, of the 4H work was announced as alternate. , ..A. MISS LORNA KENDALL Cows Return Good Profit Records of cream shipments and butter used in the household on the farm of Seth McPherson located 2 miles north of Nephi show that the dairy herd belonging to this citizen is one of the good herds in Utah. Mr. McPherson's herd consisted of an average of 12 cows milking during the year 1927 and on Dec. 30 1927 records kept at the local cream station in Nephi showed that Mr. 10 McPherson had delivered 148 gallon cans of cream, which ran an average test of 40 per cent butterfat This was sold ac" an average of 4 2c per pound. Personal records, show and 1 that 3 cans were shipped and in addition 25 lbs. of butter per month was churned and used in the household. These cans of cream averaged 80 pounds net in weight per can. The 151 of these weighted 12120 pounds which averaged 40 percent butteifat showing that there was in these cans a total of 4848 pounds of butterfat. This at the average price of 42c per pound shows that these 12 cows produced a gross return of $2036.16 during the year, or an amount equal to $169.68 per cow Piyear. Why not have more herds NEPHITES PURCHASE SCOUTS TO OBSERVE A MUSKRAT FARM like" this in East Juab County? ANNIVERSARY WEEK n, . 1 - Utah-Idah- o Utah-Idah- o The News, Vol. CHARTER PRESENTED INDUSTRIES OF " "The Wheat City $ 5. poul-tryme- Nephi A deal was closed last Saturday whereby the interests of James Yokhuni in a Muskrat farm were acquired by four local business men. The farm was established in 1926 on the Oakley property, four miles north of this city. The farm includes a forty acre tract, of swamp land, which is an ideal Muskrat farm. Muskrat farming is a new experiment for this section of the country, but has been proven to be highly successful in other parts of the state. The new owners are contemplating the raising f breeding stock, with the ultimate view of establishing the farming industry in Juab valley. While it is not definitely known how many rats are on the farm at the present time it is estimated that there are upwards of five hundred pair on the farm. The forty acres are inclosed with a three foot net wire fence, which keeps the rats from Scouts all over America will the week of Feb observe the seventeenth anniversary of Scouting. Starting on Sunday the local Scout troops at the Sunday evening meetings In each ward will present Scout demonstrations and special speakers will tell fo the great influence Scouting is exerting on the boyhood of America. 5-- On Wednesday, the anniversary of Scouting, everyone should listen In over K.S.L. at 8:15 sharp. A highly interesting Scout program is arranged and Scout Executive Hammond of the Salt Lake Council will lead 5,000 scouts of Utah in the recommittal of the Scout oath and law. On Friday, Feb. 10, a big Jamborec is being arranged at the High School gymnasium for all the registered Scouts of this district and their fathers. This jamboree Is being sponsored by the Nephi Kiwanis migrating. Those interested in the farm are Club and from all indications will be A. V. Pyper, S. E. Forrest, E. It. a fitting climax for Scout week. Every Shaw and A. B. Gibson, and have member of the Kiwanis Club Is exdecided to name the farm the "Mt pected to be present nad take part In the games and contests. Nebo Fur Farm." State Road Through Levan Ladies Literary Club Holds To Be Graveled and Oiled Regular Meeting Tuesday The Ladles Literury Club met in club rooms In City Hall Jan. 31st, Mrs. W. F. Brough and Miss Neva Booth acting as hostesses. Program Two aolos. "A Brown Bird Singing" and "Do You Remember" sang by Mrs. E. M. Greenwood, uccompanied by Diane Booth and Helen Cowan. A duet, "My Isle of Golden Dream," by Evelyn and Dorothy Brough. A very Interesting paper on "International Relations leading to World Peace," by Mr. Win. Bailey. Members present, Mrs. Glazier, Mrs. All-reMiss Ida Parkes, Mrs. William Bailey, Mrs. W. C. Andrews. Mrs. G. M. Whitmore, Mis. Alberta Bellls-toAirs. W. F. Brough, Mrs. G. R. Judd, Mrs. J. W. Ellison, Mrs. J. M. Christensen, Mrs. E. M. Greenwood. Miss Neva Booth, and guests, Mrs. soon as It could be financed. It Is understood thnt when the J. W. Brough, Mrs. J.hn Kchofleld survey Is made, the engineers will of Provo, Mrs. Kate Bowles, Mrs. eliminate a number of the turns, James Ellison, Mrs. B. S. Uupp. which will cut out some of the more dangerlous places in the canyon road. I I. H. Andrews, manager of the eral Building and Loan company Miss Margaret Smith. Iorene Gar- r Ouden. Utah, was In Nephi Wedrett and Mae Greenhalgh entertain- nesday In the Intercuts of his comed Thursday night at the home of pany. Mr. Andrews is very interthe latter. Card playing and dancing ested in the future of this city, arid was enjoyed during the evening. At speak very highly of (he Improve11:.10 a dainty arranged luncheon ments that have been made here In the past two or three years. was served to ten Invited guests. of highway conImprovement ditions in Juab County was the subject of a conference Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City between the state road commission and a delegation from Juab County. A delegation of citizens headed by the county commissioners urged the oiling of a section three miles through and on both sides of Levan which was agreed to by the road commission, and also recommended construction of a nine mile project In Salt Creek canyon, east of Nephi. No funds are available for the latter but the state road commission agreed to have an early survey of the state road from the Ncptil city limits to the Sanpete county lin, and the project will be started a d. n, 12, No. 5 COMMISSION TO OFFICE Leon D. Garrett, sou of Mr. and Mrs. James Garrett, Jr., of this city who has held the position of traveling auditor in office of J. E. Holden state auditor for the past ' three years, was named chief deputy by iMr. Holden Monday. Mr. Garrett takes the place of David K. Moffat, who resigned to become treasurer of Salt Lake County. Mr. Garrett was born in Nephi, and attended the schools here. He then entered the Utah Agricul-ua- l college from which he was graduated in 1920. Mr. Garrett was a student in the school of commerce while at the agricultural college, majoring in accounting. He also has a diploma from the International Accounting society. Following graduation from the He agricultural college. taught commercial subjects in the high schootf of Bannock county, Idaho, for a couple of years, and was also employed by the Utah Power and Light company at Logan. He was made traveling auditor in the office of Mr. Holden three years agio and since that time has traveled through HAVE CHARGE OF CITY CEMETERIES Judge T. H. Burton, A. E. Smith, and J. E. Memmott Selected By Council As Cemetery Commission. At the regular meeting of the city council heldl Thursday evening, a commission permanent cemetery was appointed, whose duties it shall be to layout and carry into effect plans for the improvement and beautifuication of the, Nephi Cfty Cemeteries. The following is the resolution a'a passed by the council: RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The Mayor and the city council are desirous of beautifying the city cemeteries, and, WHEREAS, In order to accomplish this object it is deemed! advisable to appoint a permanent cemetery commission to provide a plan or program to work to extending over a period of years, in order that the best possible results may be obtained out the state, making audits of different state institutions and of the and, state's equity in the funtls of various WHEREAS, while it is the desire counties. of the Mayor and city council to assist every way possible in said undertaking to give into it such financial assistance as is possible, yet If any SUPERVISED STUDY considerable amount of improvement is to be made the great majority PLAN OF ORGANIZATION thereof must come from the citizens and property owners in general. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved The following is the fiist of a by the Mayor and City Council or series Of articles pertaining to the Nephi City: "Supervised Study Plan of Organ- That there is hereby created a perization," which is now effect in the manent cemetery commission to consist of three citizens and taxpayers Nephi Junior High School. The supervised study plan of or- of Nephi City, whose duties it shall b ganization as now in operation in to layout and carry into effect such our elementary and Junior high plans for the improvement and schools has been one of the means of th Nephi cjty cemeteries It Is as said commission shall from time t of eliminating home study. verified and supported by a recent time devise, provided, that all such investigation which was completed plans shall be carried out under the December 5, 1927 by the Utah Edu- direction of the Mayor and City cational Association Research Com- Council, or with their sanction and mittee which consists of LeRoy E. approval. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Cowlos, Department of Education, University of Utah; Superintendent that the members of said commission C. N. Childs of the Salt Lake City shall serve with out pay and shall serve without giving any bond for the Schools; W. II. Griffiths of the C. H. Skidmore, performance of their duties. schools; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Superintendent of Boxelder district Schools; C. Ray Evans, Principal of that the Mayor and City council Coalville High School; Dean Milton shall make such rules and regulaBennion, Department of Education, tions from time to time as It may deem necessary to govern the action, University of Utah; and Superintendent B. A. Fowler of Weber District duties and conduct of the said and President of the Utah Educa- cemetery commission. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, This tion Association for 1926-2Research Committee made a thor- that the members of said com miss-so- n shall serve at the pleasure or ough scientific investigation of the it supervised study plan of organization the .Mayor and City Council, as now instituted in a number of the being the intention that the personal Salt Lake City schools. The results of ..said co'mmlssion phall not be of this investigation have been pub- changed each two years as the case lished in bulletin form by the Utah with other newly elected and apEduoation Association and the pointed officers. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, which will be printed herewith that Thos. IL Burton and A. E. are excerpts from this bulletin. "Professor Miller, in his book en- Smith and James E. Memmott, all titled Directing Study, says, "Hear- of Nephi City, be and they are ing lessons recited is coming to "be hereby appointed aa cemetery comconsidered a stupid, mechanical, missioners of Nephi City, under the Home Study is a Authority of this resolution, upon deadly business. myth for the miot part, in so far as taking and subscribing the oath as those pupils who need it most are required by law. Passed and adopted this 2 day of concerned. The practice of assigning lessions in perfunctory manner February, 1928, all members of tha with the expectation that somehow council voting In favor thereof. HARRY BEAGLEY, the lesson will be mastered Is the Mayor of Nephi City, corollary of the recitation system which has beeu perpetuated in the Attest: Martha E. VIckers. American schools under the inertia City Recorder of Nephi City of tradition.' (Seal) The council also appointed Ronald Realizing the force and justice of these criticisms, an organizaed at- Jarrett as road supervisor for the tempt was made in some of the Salt years 1928-2A committee from the Juab Lake City schools during the two semesters of the calendar year 1926, School district met with the council to discover whether a supervised relative to electric light and city; study plan of organization would water rates being charged by the show any advantages over the- com- city, the matter was referred to the bean-tificati- Box-eld- er 7. artl-cul- ( monly accepted type of organization. The point of departure lay In the plan of having all teachers develop the essential features of directing study as a new classroom procedure. Teachers were given the opportunity to redirect the recitation through Interval partly administrative, partly and vitally on page three) proper committees. After passing the claims and taking care of some minor matters the meeting was adjourned. J. A. Kendall, returned to his homo in this city last Friday after spending nearly four months In the Provo hospital wherV he has received treatment for his eye. Mr. Kendall had the misfortune of getJudge George W. Worthen. and ting part of a bur In his eye. Chief Probation Officer E. O. which caused blm a great deal of of Provo was In Nephi ThursThe friends of Mr. Kensuffering. In the Interests of Juvenile work. dall will be day to learn that pleased his eye is getting better, and that The Ladles of the Service Star be Is able to come home. legion will entertain at a Colonial Tea. on Saturday, February 11th at Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Booth, took the City Hall. An excellent program is being arranged which will hi- - con- their little daughter Beverly, to Salt tinuous from 3 to 6 p. m. on that Lake Thursday morning for medical afternoon. The general public Is treatment. They were accompanied Invited to attend. by Mrs. J. A. l!oith. instruc-(Contlnue- d By-lun- d |