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Show Volume 7. JAMES HOUSTON KILLED AT WORK Midvale, Utah, Friday, November 13, 1931 0.___1_ _ H_ow_so_on_we_Fo_rge_t_ ____.10 Huge Granite Slab Falls at Quarry, Crushing Victim. Caught beneath the weight o.f a ge granite slab in Little Cottonood canyon Friday, James Daniel Houston, 52, of Sandy was crushed to death. Mr. Houston was foreman for the Utah Granite and Marble company, and was engaged in removing stone from the quarry to be used in the construction of the postoffice addition in Salt Lake. The accident was investigated by Deputy Sherriffs Wesley Maughan and Michael Mauss who reported that Mr. Houston was engaged in measuring a slab recently cut. The slab measured approximately ten by six by two and one half feet. As the slab stood on edge Mr. Houston is said to have thrown a tape measure around it when it slipped, falling on him. He died within a few minutes, although he retained consciousness almost to the end. He had been employed for 32 years by the stone concern. He was born in Pleasant Grove in August 1879 and went to Sandy when a young man. He was a past noble grand of the Sandy Odd Fellows lodge. Surviving are his widow, a daughter, Marguerite; a son and daughter by former marriage, William and Vic~r Sagers; six sisters and two brothers, Theodore L. Houston of Sa~nd Henry Houston, of Los A :dgii!IP's ; Mrs. Hattie Peterson of Midvale; Mrs. Clarisa Scarlet of Los Angeles; Mrs. Zelia Goenig, of Riderwood, Washington; Mrs. Annetta Simps~ and Mrs. Mabel Lillig, of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Elvira Olsen of Sandy. Funeral service were held Tuesday at 1 p. m. in the Sandy First ward chapel, with L. D. S. and Sandy Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. officials taking charge. Interment was in the Sandy City cemetery. ROBBER'S WIFE GETS COUNTY AID When David H. LaBounty, one of the trio confessing to the robbery of the ,Jordan Valley bank at Riverton, Oct er 16, was sentenced to prison by Judge Oscar W. McConkie, the court ruled that the wife and infant child of the convict receive support fro~ Salt Lake county. This financial aid will be given during the term of LaBounty's incarceration. At the time of sentence LaBounty pleaded clemency of the court, basing his request on the fact that this was his first conviction, as well as the hardship his serving time in prison would inflict on his family. The judge stated that these considerations would be taken under advisement when the court sent recommendations to the state board of pardons. Henry Bartlett and Glen Everson, thr :1r..1ers of the trio, began serving sen/!/ices shortly before LaBounty was committed to the state penitentiary. Murray Firemen Plan Annual Rabbit Hunt The Murray city and county firemen will coduct their annual rabbit hunt Sunday, according to a recent announcement. The proceeds of the hunt will be distributed to needy families. Transportation to the field of activity will be via stages. The public is invited to join, but it is specifie• that all who Intend taking part in the sport register at the county shops or the Limberg barber shop in Murray. Man Sues U.S. Smelter When Milk Goats Die A suit for $2495 damages filed in the Third district court by Joe Mascara against the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining company, charges that the defendant is guilty of causing the death of 162 goats. The suit was filed last week. The plaintiff sets forth in the complaint the contention that he leased property in Butterfield canyon from the defendant and others '!or a goat farm and that on September 6, 1930, the smelting company negligently turned water into the property which contained arsenic poisoning. From that ac'1ion, the plaintiff states, 125 goats died. He further alleges that a similar occurrence took place in July, 1929, when six milch goats and 22 k·ids died, and that in May, 1930, nine goats fell down an unguarded mine shaft on the property. Number 28. !COUNTY TOWNS iARMISTICE DAY FETES ORGANIZE FOR AWAKE WAR MEMORIES REO CROSS WORK i* -DEPARTS SOON j Nation Marks Anniver- - - - - - - - * sary of Signing Famed Report Shows Big Cash Return for 1930 Outlay. Bunyan Special Jordan Squad TraintoB ein Trains For Midvale Granite After 14 months construction, the new line of the Great Northern and the Western Pacific railroads, will be placed in operation on November 10. This new line is an extension of the Great Northern lines, south of Klamath Falls, Oregon, to Bieber Calif., a distance of 90 miles. It connects there with the Western Pacific, who have constructed a new line, 113 miles long, from Bieber to Keddie, Calif., which latter point is on the main line of the Western Pacific. The Western Pacific is a part of the D. & R. G. W., and is the western connection, operating between Salt Lake City and California. This new railroad operates through an entirely new territory, that has not previously had railroad facilities, and there is a great deal of lumber to be cut and shipped from that territory. This new railroad connects the Pacific NQrthwest with a new line operating through California, thence east to Salt Lake City, thence via the D. & R. G, W. to all points in Utah, Colorado, and eastern destinations. This will create a new selling territory for the merchants of Colorado and Utah, as this new line will build up new industries and new population, and all Colorado and Utah merchants should look into this new territory. The start of this train or special was Westwood, California. At that point the Red River Lumber company have very large lumber mills, and they ran the first train over this new railroad, immediately following the ceremonies of laying the Golden Spike. This trainload of lumber consists of 125 cars, and the merchants all over the United States are greatly interested in this event, and have placed orders for cars to move in this train for various destinations in Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, and east. The train left Westwood, Calif., November 10, and will pass Salt Lake about November 13, moving over the D. & R. G. W. to Denver, arriving at that point November 15, thence going east via the Burlington to Omaha, Chicago, and east, in this manner distributing cars from this special at various points enroute. The name "Paul Bunyan" originated with the old time lumber jacks, and in their minds, he represented a superman, and many extravagant tales of his prowess even today is told in the various lumber camps. Of course the legends of Paul Bunyan are a myth, but they have for years created in the minds of the lumber jack, the same effect that tales of Robinson Crusoe and Alice in Wonderland have created in the minds of children-hence the name Paul Bunyan is indelibly connected with the lumber industry. This large movement in one train of lumber is to impress the public that the building Industry has confidence in the return of prosperity. There will be of course a great deal of publicity on the opening of this new railroad, and it is planned that a great deal of new freight business will move via the D. & R. G. W. through Colorado and Utah to and from this new territory. This of course means a great deal to these states. W. D. Kuhre Appointed School Board Member At a special meeting of the Jordan district school board members, held at the Jordan high school last week, William D. Kuhre, Sandy hardware dealer, was appointed to membership on the board. He succeeds W. W. Wilson, whose recent death created a. vacancy on the board. By WILLIE ROBIS When the annual suburban interschool football clash takes place this Friday afternoon at Jordan, it will bring together the two leading teams in the Salt Lake district. The teams concerned will be none other than the leading Beetdiggers from Sandy and the second place Farmers from Garnite. Althought the Beetmen are favorites to win, the classic is predicted to be a tough battle from start to finish. The inter-school rivalry between these two institutions has been in process since 1910 when the two schools first met. F'rom that time on, however, there has been an annual clash between the two factions. Eddie Kimball, Beetdigger coach, states the following: "Granite has always been tough for Jordan and we're expecting a plenty tough game;" while Rex Sutherland, Farmer mentor offers his diagnosis; "If we win, we'll know we've had a tough battle; if Jordan wins they'll know the same." Take this, that, and the other thing all into consideration, and you're analysis will not be much -different from: -"It'll be a 'helluva' nice game." Friday will be the second Homecoming day at Jordan high school, and the game with Granite will hold added interest on that account. An assembly will be conducted Friday morning by alumni members, and in the evening a banquet and dance will be held in the school gymnasium . Riding on the crest of a huge victory wave, the Beetdiggers vanquished a much smaller and less experienced South High team at the "U" stadium last Friday afternoon, by a score of 45 to 0. The game marked the Beetdiggers' fourth consecutive league victory and the Cubs' fourth straight defeat. From the beginning of the first quarter to the end of the game, there was very little to see but rampaging Beetmen tearing off yard after yard through South lines. The outcome of the game was settled in less than ten minutes of play, when the Jordanites ripped off three touchdowns and two extra points. Kimball used only his second team members in the second and third quarters of the fray. SOCIAL PL.Al.INED The next meeting of the L. F. A. club will be held Wednesday evening of next week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Steadman, at which time a social will be held and the husbands of the members will be special guests. "For every dollar sent out of Utah in Red Cross memberships obtained by the chapters during last year's Roll Call, $1.20 was returned to the state by the national organization," it was announced yesterday by Gaylen S. Young, chairman of the Salt Lake county chapter. This fact is revealed by authentic figures received from the Pacific branch office, which show the following expenditures: Expenditures in Utah for the fiscal year, July 1, 1930 to June 30, 1931 -For disabled veterans and their families, $2,000; for public health nursing services, $840; cash grants to chapters, $1,000, and disaster relief operations, $2,500; total, $6,340. In the Roll Call last November a total of $5,325 was forwarded by chapte,·s in Utah to the national Red Cross in payment of 10,650 memberships. Community chairmen who are handling the membership solicitation in the 19 communities of Salt Lake county reported to Mr. Young that their organizations are complete and are rushing the solicitation to completion. They expect to reach their quotas long before the closing day on Thanksgiving, and several have expressed the opinion that their membership will be enlisted before the close of the present week, Mr. Young said. MERVIN A. PROCTOR F are we II Testimonial For Missionary Planned. A testimonial in honor of Elder Mervin A. Proctor, son of Albert Proctor of Union, will be held Monday at 8 p. m. in the Union ward chapel, prior to his departure on a mission for the L. D. S. church. Mr. Proctor will leave soon for the Tongan mission in the South Seas. • The following program will be given: Invocation; opening song, Union . . ward choir; piano solo, Laurece NielMarlm Elmer. Ne~bold, 26, Bng- son; reading, Thelma Singleton; ham Young ~mverstty graduate of Characteristics of the Tongan People, 1928 and_mustc teac~er at _the Ro~nd · Walter J. Phillips; Hawaiian and Valley htgh school m Anzona dted popular instrumental music, Novelty there Sunday of .a gu~shot wo~nd Knights; talk, Bishop Horace T. God~uffered on ll: huntmg tnp, accordmg frey; selection, Varsity Five, Don to word rece1ved here Tuesday. Sloan Austin Walker Dick Parry Mr. Newbold was born in South LaM~r Duncan and Darrel Jensen; Jordan February .1~, 1905, a son of' reading, Laura Block; talk, Mervin Mr. and Mr~. W1lha~ New~old. . Proctor. A one-act play, "Pierro BeHe taught m the Umon Jumor hlgh fore the Seven Doors," will be presch?ol for two years where he was sented with the following characters: ch01r and orchestra leader at the Pierrot Florence Christensen· The ~chool. He left for Arizona last Sept- Old M~n, Marva Banks; Pup;azira, embe~. . . . Kathryn Marriott; Punch, Susan AlliBesides h1s parents he lS sur:-1Ved man; Harlizuin, Dorothy Leon; Death, by f1Ve brothers and one s1ster, Austin Walker· The Young Man Everett, Leo, ~eonard, Vernal, Veldon Dorothy Leon. 'A whistling solo b; and Zelda New:bold.. Maxine Simons will conclude the pro~uneral servlCe Will be held here on gram, which will be followed by dancarnval of the body from Anzona. ing in the recreation hall. The music for the occasion will be furnished by Carter's orchestra. FORMER S. JORDAN MAN KILLED IN ARIZONA Hyrum W. Glover Takes p Mail Delivery Duty Hyrum W. Glover, a world war veteran of West Jordan, began his duties as substitute mail carrier in Midvale last Saturday, according to Postmaster C. I. Goff. Mr. Glover's work consists in relieving Elroy Boberg and Archibald James, recently appointed regular carriers, on Saturday afternoons. The appointments of a ·substitute, Mr. Goff states, is mandatory in order to comply with the federal regulations limiting a carrier's work to 44 hours in any one week. Fire Damages Roof at Steel Foundry HERRIMAN WARD M. I. A. PRESENTS BENEFIT PLAY A four-act play, "Into Her Own," was presented by the Herriman ward M. I. A. officers Wednesday evening, November 4, in the Riverton hall for the benefit of Mrs. Ellen S. Butterfield and family, whose home was destroyed by fire Sunday, October 25. The hall was well filled and a nice collection was received. The officers taking part ;were Gerald Stone, Louis Christensen, John Miller, Levi Freeman, Lafe Crane, Mrs. Ralph Butterfield, Mrs. Ernest Christensen, Mrs. A. H. Freeman, Miss Fern Bodell and Miss Farrel Bodell. A small fire of undetermined origin broke out Sunday afternoon in the office of the electrician at the Western Steel and Foundry plant on North Main street. The Midvale fire departAt the regular meeting of the Midment responded to the alarm and extinguished the blaze after it had vale Lions club, held Wednesday burned the shingles from the roof. night, Mark Anson, local chairman of the Red Cross Roll Call campaign, The beams were unharmed. asked the help of the club in putting the drive over, and it was voted by thE: members to provide for solicitors to help Mr. Anson in the work. The entertainment of the evening was furnished by Miss Mary Corn~ wall, Miss Dorothy Watkins, and Miss May Rasmussen, teachers at the Midvale schools, who furnished a numbey The work is under the supervision of musical selections. of Dr. George A. Allen, president of The unemployment situation and the Salt Lake Zoological society; Dr. help for those in need was discussed Charles A. Plummer, boy scout exec- and a committee was appointed to meet with the city council to see if utive board member; D. E. Alexander, a central organization could be efexecutive secretary of the zoological fected through which the various orgroup, and D. L. Roberts, field execu- ganization of the city could work in tive of the Salt Lake council of boy providing help for those in need and scouts. to prevent duplication in many cases. Mr. Alexander stated that the work It was also decided that each member being done at the zoo around the ani- of the club would find at least one mal cages and in beautifying the pro- day's work a month around his home perty is the only relief work in Salt or business to help relief the unemLake county that has been going on ployment situation. during the past three weeks. A number of unemployed have been given BANK NAMES PRESIDENT work in carrying out the program. Heber A. Smith of Draper was Mr. Alexander has extended an in- elected by the board of directors of vitation to the general public to visit the Sandy City bank to the presithe zoo and note the improvements dency of the institution to fill the that have been made. Hogle Gardens, vacancy caused by the death of W. W. it is predicted, will be one of the finest Wilson. Mr. Smith had been vice zoos in the west when the program president of the bank since its organiis completed. zation. Boy Scouts Assemble at Zoo For Tree Planting Ceremony Seventy-five troops, comprising the Salt Lake council of Boy Scouts, were represented at Hogle Gardens last Saturday when the youngsters did their daily "good deed" in the form of tree planting work. And there was a lot of work to be done. They armed themselves with picks, shovels and post hole diggers and set themselves to the task with a will. Holes were dug for 75 black locust trees which were donated by the Porter Walton company. Each troop planted one tree, as long as the trees on hand lasted, and a tag inscribed with the troop name was affixed to the tree. The ceremonies were a part of the general beautification program in progress at the zoo. Members of Troop 119, consisting of scouts from the M. E. churches of Murray and Midvale, under the direction of the Rev. Dwight M. Kitch, will travel to the zoo Saturday of this week to plant their tree. Document. MIDVALE LIONS ASSIST WITH RED CROSS DRIVE Thirteen years ago Wednesday at eleven o'clock in the morning the war in which the world had been embroiled for more than four years offically came to an end. Each year since that time the United States, in particular, has observed November 11 with a reverential demeanor, and citizen have again given thanks from their hearts that the document which halted the slaughter and which is called the Armistice, was signed. On Wt>dnesday schools joined with The American Legion in observing the day in Jodran district. In the morning a program was conducted at Midvale Junior high school, at which time ten students read a paragraph each from the Legion Citizenship code. These ten were chosen by Miss Mary Cornwall. Bernard Rasmussen, representing The American Legion, gave a talk to the students. At 1:30 p. m. a program was held In the auditorium of the Jordan high school. The speakers were E. E." Greenwood, principal of the Midvale Junior high; Melvin Strong, of the Sandy Junior high faculty, who substituted for Principal A. E. Peterson, and Reid Beck, principal of Draper Junior high. Music was furnished by Jordan high school students. W. 0. Boberg, commander of Jordan Post No. 35, The American Legion, presided. A program was held at 3 p. m. at West Jordan junior high school. Commander Boberg and Bernard Rasmussen told the students of their experiences during the world war. A spirit of patriotism marked the day. Flags were unfurled throughout the nation and the streets of the communities in Jordan district were decorated with the national emblem. Following participation in the Armistice day parade in Salt Lake, members of the 362nd Infantry association boarded buses at the Hotel Utah and traveled to Draper. There they assembled at the home of E. D. Mickelsen for a chicken dinner, following which the war was "fought all over again" in reminiscences. LEGALITY OF PARTIAL TAX PAYMENTS BAFFLES Following the preparation of a test case to determine the legality of the partial tax payment system, the state tax commission Wednesday countermanded its letter of October 5 instructing county treasurers to accept partial payments. D. K. Moffatt, Salt Lake county treasurer, and H. Hart Halliday, his deputy, conferred with George A. Critchlow of the state tax commission, relative to getting a suit before the supreme court. Pending the outcome of the proposed suit no further partial payments will be accepted by county treasurers throughout the state. It is pointed out that great damage to public revenues may be done if the high court should decide tax sales for unpaid balances are defective. Jordan Seminary List Now Largest in Church Jordan seminary is now the largest senior seminary in the L. D. S. church system, according fo Carter E. Grant, principal of the institution. The enrollment, Mr. Grant says, has passed the 500 mark. In addition to those receiving senior seminary training there are more than 800 enrolled in the six junior seminaries in the district, making a total of more than 1300 Jordan students who receive church instruction in addition to their public school work. Newspapers Held Greatest Asset to Advertisers The action of one of the largest advertisers of tooth paste in the United States, in discontinuing radio program and using newspaper columns exclusively to tell the public of their product, has been interpreted as one of the greatest victories j» years for the newspapers. The decision of the dehtrifice firm was recently put into action. It was stated, a short time ago, that if ever a better means of advertising should be devised than that offered by the use of newspaper space, the discoverer of the new advertising method would be forced to resort to the newspapers in order to give publicity to his Idea. |