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Show -v- LCGAN, UfAN To Save You Money Do Your Shopping The Old Sage of Salt Creek Says: In Service Star Legion to Meet Saturday SUNDAY A "GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY" The Old Sage of Salt Creek, Care of The Times-New- s Nephi, Utah Dear Sir: I was out strolling the other eve ning . . . with nothing but ramb line thoughts on my mind. As passed the ward chapel I began to wonder . . . just how long has it been since I attended! a church service. How many other men and women may be in the .same boat as I to busy with unnecessary trifles to attend church. Like a bolt of lightening from the sky that an idea hit was cloudy over-heame, and that's why I am writing to you to put that humble idea Let's make before your readers. this Sunday a ... d, ... SUNDAY" Even if this week is the only time in several months that you may go to church, drop every other plan and go. It does one good to sit down beside fellow Latter-da- y saints, lispartake of the Sacrament, ten to Sacred music, to sermons and prayers. No, I've not been to church for several weeks. Always, it seems, can find some reason for not going. I once went every Sunday, several years ago, but I drifted away, un til now I'm almost a stranger in side of the ward chapel. I sometimes feel useless, when I see the good saints coroing from Sunday school or Sacrament meeting, their faces radiating the joy that comes from service in. church duties, ana that feeling of humility that every one has following association with other saints worship from partaking of the Sacrament in died that we Him. of who memory might live. I'm going to church this Sunit may be to Sunday day school, or it may be fo Sacra- I ment meeting in the evening, cannot yet tell. Whatever plans that interrupt must be put aside, because that is a promise that must be kept. at- I will be broader through my I will be the one" tendance. who benefits. Church attendance in Juab Stake has fallen off over a period of several years past . . . perhaps there are too many like the writer, who would rather lie in bed until noon, go up the csinyon in the afternoon, and to John Doe's house for a card party in the evening. We humansto are peculiar people. We claim have the strongest will of all creatures of the- - earth, yet we are always ready to drift down the road of least resistance. Those people who s ... are regular church-goer- s Nephi, Juab Co., Utah Thursday, May 26, 1939 The Times, Vol.30, No. 20 LET'S MAKE THIS -- ST.'Oat COMMITTEES ARE NAMED BY GOODWILL TRIP CHAIRMAN Mrs. Lila Richardson, State President, To Be In Charge The prog ALT LAKE CITY ram for the annual meeting of the Utah division. Service Star Legion, to be held Saturday at Memorial house in Memory Park, was an nounced Monday by officials of the Salt Lake City chapter, hostesses at the meet. Although the general session is scheduled for Saturday, members of the executive board and the nominating committee win conauci a short session Friday at 7 P. M. in the Ambassador Hotel. The con vention banauet will be held Sat nrdav evenine at the Newhouse hotel. Saturday's meeting will be caliea to order at 9:30 a. m. witn mrs, T.ila Richardson of Nephi, state president in charge. She will give the president's greeting after the invocation by Mrs. J. m. i nomas, state chanlin. Introduction ot national ana siaie officers, reports from the general chairman and the program chair man and the address of welcome fol-by Governor Henry H. Blood will low. Principal address of the morning session will be given by Harold D. Fife, of Salt Lake City, whose subthe ject will be "Americanism" theme of the convention. Balloting for new officers will be conducted during the luncheon period, from 12 noon until 1:30 p. m. A short memorial service will be conducted at the start of the afternoon meeting, and will be followed with reports and announcement of new officers, who will be installed by Mrs. J. G. Falck. really 5? Committee assignments for the Good Will Tours of Central Utah was made this week by Mayor Wil- ford Bailey,, . . ' jpji i n wur. i.mwwi.i m me general cnairman oi the tours. Nephi city, The Nephi Junior C. of C, The Ne- phi Kiwanis and j L1UO ; Ute Stam- 1 k, pede associ- are ation cooperating in putting Mayor Bailey over these good will trips and the committeemen were selected from these organizations. Program: Russell Hawkins chair man. Mayor Wilford Bailey, James H. Ockey, A. L. Garbett and S. Votinq Heavy Contest Votine will continue untn Satur candidates for tne day night for 1939 Ute Stampede, Queen of the according to George D. Haymond Jr.. chairman of the Queen com' mittee. Commencing on Monaay morning, voting will be permitted for only the ten high girls select ed in the first week's banotiing. A Queen and two attendants will be selected. During the past week, voting has been permitted for any girl, the choice of any person who desires to vote. A great number of popular Nephi young ladies have been voted for and the committee members forecast a close race, even in the naming of the ten high candidates. Each 25 cent purchase made in any Nephi business house entitles the purchaser to one vote. Tickets are available lor one vote, iour votes, $1.00 purchase, or 20 votes, $5.00 purchase. Payments on account are regarded as purchases, and votes are therefore given. The Nephi merchants are coopery In the voting, ating and several thousand votes have already been cast. On Monday morning, the list of the candidates high in the first week will be posted in each business house, and citizens are asked to limit their votes to their choice Votes made of these candidates. for any other girl will be destroyed. In accordance with the method of choosing the queen outlined In last week's paper by the Queen committee. The committee suggests that everyone be sure that he or she receives a vote with each purchase of 25 cents or over, so that the choice of the people, may be named as 'Queen of the Ute Stampede" whole-heartedl- Nephi Gives Program A group of Nephi Kiwanis club members visited the Helper evening and presented a program, the speaker being President Ralph Nilsson who delivered a very fine Address. Spencer E. Forrest acted as toast master, with Miss Roene Bigler giving a vocal solo, Miss Maxlne Petty a piano solo, and Miss Bessie Hansen giving several readings. The following attended the meeting: Gerald Cazler, A. L. Garhett, Russell Hawkins, R. E. Winn. S. E. Forrest, Max Thomas, E. H. Steele, Ray PoweTl, Wilford Pratt Aril L. Petty. President Nilsson. Miss Bigler, Miss Petty and Miss Jlansen. Forrest. A. C. Starr, Arrangements chairman, Fred L. Gadd and A. B Gibson. Roy Bowles, Transportation chairman, Ray Powell, Thorval E, Theo and Westring. Rigby SOFT BALL OPENING IN NEPHI SET FOR JUNE 2nd Dhi June 6th, Nephi at Springville ;?Tie Nephi at Eureka, t June 3, 'Heber at Nephi; June 16, Payson at Nephi. . . MARRIAGE IN WASHINGTON IS ANNOUNCED PAGENT HERE The Ostler Family association will hold their annual reunion in Nephi Saturday, June 3, at the South Ward amusement hall. The entertainment is to com mence at 5 P. M. with a gettlng-acquaintsocial, going over records if they wish, looking through family albums and general social ability, followed by a luncheon, program and dancing. A charge of ''f.. cents for each person over 15 years of age is being made, which will entitle them to the lunch, program and dance. The young peope are invited to bring their .partners if they wish. Any member, descendant or afil-iain the Jonathan, William, John, George, Oliver, David, Samuel Ostler, Sarah Ann D. Furner Jenkins or Mary O. Ostler families are invited to attend. Any one desiring to attend should notify the secretaries, Mrs. Violet O. Chaurie, 289 North 7th East, Provo, or Mrs. Kenneth Blackett, 95 East 8th North, Nephi, so that may be necessary preparations made for the lunch. Any further information in connection with these families and organizations may also be secured from the secretaries; All persons desiring transportation from Provo to Nephi should get in touch with A La Veil Ostler, 458 South 5th West, Provo or Benjiman O. Riches, Spanish Fork. The social committee are working hard that everyone may have, a A good attendance is good time. desired. ed A dance will be sponsored by the North Ward Old Testament class at the North Ward amusement hall largest equipment man- ufacturing I j' x-r- Funeral services for N. C. Lund were held in the Juab stake tab ernacle Sunday, with Bishop Alma C. Tranter of the Nephi ward in charge. Prayers were given by tamuei u. ord and Joseph R. Price Speakers were Wilford J. Cole, Reed Allred of Spring City, and James ri. uckey, with closing re marks by Bishop Tranter. Each of the speakers told of the fine character pf Mr. Lundfif . their associations with him, and what they knew of his honest disposition and life s work. Musical numbers consisted of two quartet solections, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barnes, Mrs. Lucille Booth and Clarence Warner, and a vocal duet "When They're Gone We Do Not Forget Them", by Beth Bean, and Rayola Cooper, great-gran- d daughter of the deceased. The gravein the Vine Bluff cemetery was dedicated by Patriarch Thomas Bailey. Mrs. Diane G. Booth played the accompaniment for all musical selections. Out of town relatives and friends of Mr. Lund who attended the services were: Mrs. Effie Allred and 3 daughters Mr. and Mrs. Warner Christenson, Mr. and Mrs. Reed Allred, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Acord of Spring City; Mr. Elvine and his mother and Mrs. Lewis W. Lund of Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Alma Kirk of Pleasant Grove; Eugene Allred and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Omestead and daughter, Pleasant Grove, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Nielson, Provo, Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Cooper, Bernell Cooper of Tooele; Mr. and Mrs. Silas Mc Cafferty and two sons, of Ephraim; Mrs. Page Perry and son of Pay- son; Mr. and Mrs. Noah Pitt of Salina; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Pitt of Dividend, and Mrs. Nell Allred and son of Dividend Fearris Ingram of Riverton, and Farrell Winn of Los Angeles, California. U. S., State Join In Surveys Soil studSALT LAKE CITY ies which are a part of the $175,000 water survey planned for this year in Utah, a cooperative venture between the state and federal governments, started Monday, it has been announced by State Engineer T. H. Humpherys. The work was commenced on lands embraced within the proposed Basin project, Colorado river-Gre- at the lower Weber and Gooseberry projects. These studies are being made by the Utah agricultural experiment station and the U. S. bureau of soils and chemistry. Mr. Humpherys said that copies of the proposed contracts between the state and the U. S. Bureau of reclamation for water surveys in various parts of the state were placed Monday in the hands of Governor Henry H. Blood, and Attorney General Joseph Chez, while others were sent to Washington. After meeting the approval of the various officials, the contracts will be signed. MARRIAGE IS ANNOUNCED Announcement is made of the marriage of Cleo M. Petty, son of Mrs. I. M. Petty of this city to Miss Jane Adele Bucklln of Colorado Springs, Colorado, daughter of Mrs. Nan Bucklin of Rugby, N. D. The marriage took place on Bishop Sunday, May 21st, with Alma Tranter officiating. Members of the Immediate family were In attendance. The bride, attended by Miss Petty as bridesmaid, was charming in a light blue gown with d accessories, and carried a bouquet of roses and lillies of the valley. Music was furnished La-Ve- t i "' by Mrs. Wanda P. Hestmark and Maxine Petty. Jess C. Hestmark of the of Ogden, brother-in-labridegroom, acted as best man. The bride is a student of Blair's at Colorado Business college Springs, Colorado. The bridegroom is a graduate of the U. S. A. C. at Logan, where he was prominent in athletics and music, and Is a member of the SigHe was emma Chi Fraternity. ployed for three years at Zion's and Grand canyons and has, since his graduation, been an employee of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs. The couple left soon after the ceremony for a week's honeymoon trip through the Parks of Southern Utah. w 3 JUNIOR PARADE TO BE FEATURE OF .... TUESDAY EVENING UTE STAMPEDE The pageant, "The Resurrection" presented by the Moroni Stake at the Mantl Temple Easter day services will be presented In the South Ward Amusement hall next Tuesday evening. May 30th. All are Invited and no charge will he made for admission. You'll miss a treat If you The Nephi Junior chamber of commerce has been assigned the job of staging the Junior parade on the opening day of the Ute Stampede, and will contact the youngsters of Central Utah during the next week or so regarding entries In the big parade. Prizes will be given for outstanding floats. don't attend. MAM Mih WLtii f w The first of the series of goodwill trips to the cities and towns adjacent to Nephi will be held Saturday evening, when a large delegat ion will visit Lynndyl and Leamington. The delegation will be headed by Wilford Bailey, Mayor of Nephi City, Ralph Nilsson, president of the Nephi Kiwanis club; Fred L. Gadd, president of the Nephi junior chamber of commerce and Russell Hawkins, chairman of the Ute Stampede association. Included in the caravan will be the Juab high school band and a fine program, including musical numbers, readings and several fine speakers who will deliver five min ute talks at Leamington and at Lynndyl. The caravan will leave the Juab high school campus at 5 P. M. and is scheduled to arrive at Lynndyl at 7 P. M. where the program will be presented. The program will be held at Leamington at 8:15 P. M. Mayor Bailey and the committee members extend a special invitation to all people of Nephi to accompany the caravan on these good will trips, which are designed to strengthen the bonds of friendships between the people of the various communities visited and Nephi. Each city or town visited will create a large number of new friends for Nephi, and will also strengthen the friendship of those which have been made on previous good will tours. Payson Takes Opening Base Game Ball Payson and Nephi opened the Central Utah league with a home-gam- e here Wednesday afternoon, Payson pounding out a 9 to 5 victory over the local entry in a lively encounter. The loss was the first in three games for the locals, and dropped them into second place in the league standings. Howard Painter, Nephi hurler, fanned 11 men, but was also touched for the same number of hits. M. Davis, Payson chucker, gave up only four hits. The score: PAYSON Ross Felt lb S. Davis If R. Davis 3b M. Davis p R. Felt s s Smith rf Perry c Partridge .'. .5 4 5 5 5 ..4 2b Totals B 3 5 Brady 3b Sudweeks lb 4 ..5 Painter p Garrett c 1 4 Sporry 2b Cowan rf 2 3 2 Lunt If Foote cf Davis ss Belliston 2b Reed 2 1 40 11 27 01 NEPHI rf 5 5 4 2 peach-colore- tour. "' i y companies. This course Dr. Jones will take Dr. Jones into the largest hospitals and clinics of New York,, where he will receive special training in advanced phases of dentistry, especially in work. the field of Dr. Jones has been practicing in Nephi for the past 11 years and during that time he has been prominently connected with a number of activities in this community. He is at present a member of the city council, and a member of the Nephi Kiwanis club. Dr. Jones has been actively en gaged In promoting the Ute Stam pede and is at present doing con siderable work in establishing soft ball in this community, being very instrumental in "securing the new soft ball field. Members of the Juab high school band are requested to be at the Juab high school building on Saturday evening at 5 P. M., with their band Instruments, ready to leave for Lynndyl and Leamington on tht Jhj : Services Held Sunday For Work on Soil N. C. Lund Studies Start Reunion ...... iff arship one of the Band To Go On Goodwill Trips good-wi- ll To Be Visited On Initial Trip -1 schol- c Lynndyl, LeamingtofL f"hm by "Wherpas, more than one hundred thousand young Americans .were called to sacrifice their lives that America might be secure as the land of liberty, justice and democracy, "Now, therefore, I, Wilford Bailey, Mayor of the City of Nephi, believing that the memory of their high patriotic sacrifice should be kept bright for the inspiration of America, urge all citizens to wear their memorial flower, the poppy, on Saturdaq, May 27, and give for the poppy as generously as they are able, to aid the war's living victims, the disabled veterans and dependent families. "To that purpose, I do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 27, to be Poppy Day in the City of Nephi. Wednesday, May 31, at 8 P. M. Cake, ice cream and candy will be Lunt, Alice Crapo, Delia Barnes, for sale. The 10c admission charge Mabel Lunt and the hostess, Mrs. will go toward the Ward Building fund. Wright , TO PRESENT post-grad- "Whereas, among these young men were many from Nephi who served gallantly and sacrificed greatly in the conflict, and OLD TESTAMENT CLASS TO the SPONSOR DANCE The Fldelis choral club met at home of Mrs. Kate Burton on May 24, with Mrs. Lilly Wright as the hostess. Song practice was enjoyed during the evelnlng, and refreshments were served to: Viola Ockey, Daveda Davis, Kate Burton, Lucille a uate if j "v Saturday was honored hv heino selected for "Whereas, when the forces of ruthless autocracy committed agressions against the United States in 1917, the best young men of this nation offered their lives in the nation's defense, and te The marriage of Elizabeth Irene Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Moody of Wilson, North Carolina, to James P. McCune, son of Mr. and Mrs. George McCune of this city took place in Washington D. C, on May 20th. The ceremony was performed by President Saints chaHales in the Latter-da- y pel at 9 A. M. The bride's immediate family members and intimate friends of both parties were present. The young couple left immediately following the ceremony for New York where they will visit the New York World's fair and places of Interest in that city, after which they will return to Washington where Mr. McCune will resume his work. The young couple will make a trip to Utah in the late summer, at which time they will visit relatives and friends In Nephi. graduate course. : To Hold Nephi. First Good Will Trip On Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Jones will leave Friday for New York City where Dr. Jones will take a post - stated I NEW YORK In a proclamation issued today by Mayor Wilford Bailey, Saturday, May 27, was desidnated as Poppy Day in Nephi. The proclamation asked all citizens to observe the day by wearing a memorial poppy in honor of those who gave their lives in the World War, and to contribute for the welfare of the disabled veterans and dependant families of veterans. It Ostler Family The official opening of the Soft Ball league in Nephi will be neia on Friday. June 2, when Spanish Fork meets the local boys. Tne opening scheduled for Tuesday evening here was "rained out". The schedule for the nrst naii of the season started last week, and the balance of the games for the first half is herewith published, lor the Nephi team's games: May 30th, Nephi at Payson; June 2 Spanish Fork at Ne- - ' deserve the compliments and the praise of us who have failed, for their efforts have been diverted in the way of better living, and they are stronger than we, for they have made successful their efforts. "Six days thou shalt labor and do all thy work, and on the seventh, thou shalt rest." It takes Worship Is restful. from the mind those thoughts of making of a hurried life a living, whatever type of work which we do. It humbles the soul, and to humble the soul is to rest the body. Let's you and I, who hnve not been attending church regularly go Let's call on our this Sunday. neighbor who has shared with us our Sundays away from church. and take him with us. Let's fill all three ward chapels in Nephi to capacity. It will thrill the bishops, the teachers, and the ward officers. It will thrill us. It will benefit all . . . but most of all it will , benefit us who have not taken ad vantage of the opportunity to wor ship, and to serve In various cap acities of the church. Father, take Mother, and son i and daughter this Sunday. Mother, be sure that father is there. Son and daughter, don't let Father and Mother forget that May 28, is our suggestion for "GO TO - CHURCH SUNJUNE 1ST FINAL DAY DAY." FOR SIGNING E8TIMATES And let's live up to the old slang According to a telegram received expression, which In this case Is Thursday from A. G. Kilburn, Execvery appropriate: utive state officer of the Soil Conservation service, the final date for "I'll see you In church''. signing farm estimates, sheep and Very truly yours, range applications is June 1st. No T. F. O. payment will be made to operators who have not signed by this date. ... ii f The News, Vol.20, No. 2G DR. P. L JONES TO STUDY IN Poppy Day Proclamation Issued By Mayor Bailey rf..:' It: Totals 37 120 24 111 12 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 10 4 27 6 400 000 4(U 9 Payson 00..1 100 1205 Nephi Summary: Double plays, Sperry to Davis to Sudwcrks; stolen bases, F. Davis, 2, L. Davis, Brady, Lunt; bases on balls, off M. Davis 4. off Painter 4; Struck out, by Painter 11. M. Davis 7; wild pitch Painter; Umpires: Foote and Partridge. MONA GROUP AWARDED FIRST AID CERTIFICATES On Wednesday eveniniz. J. Earl Roid, chairman of First Aid. of Nephi Chapter Amrriran Red Cross presented certificates to the la members that completed the First Aid course at Mona. Wilford Pratt, Chairman of the Nephi chapter, gave an interesting talk on the value of First Aid and related several instancps whore the prompt service of a First Aid man had saved the life of a person. Dr. T. Warren Allred gave 20 hours of instruction to this clas and the members attending were very much enthused over the fine instruction they have received. The following members received John Yates, Floyd certificates: Keyte, Hugh Sporry, Percy Newton, Alton Younjr. Ulain Newton, Von Molyneaux, David Nielsen, Verlel Keyte, Chester Greene, Maurice Shepherd. Cleon Kay, Ray Newton, Jack Nielson and Paul Nielson. |