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Show Vol. 6. No.6. • ~LOCAL BOY TAKES Midvale, Utah. Thursday, June 5, 1930 MISSIONARY FAREWELL PART IN OLYMPICS Coach Aaron Horne and Frank Canning of Midvale, and Winston Morris and Jack Wilkes of Salt Lake, accompanied by Jimmie H"rT"son. representing the Deseret News, ''pOnsor of the Junior Olympic tnl..._ __ u1• ...: field events held in Utah this year, left for Los Angeles Wednesday morning to attend the semi-finals of the Junior Olympic games to be held in the Southern California city, Saturday, June 7. Coach Horne will be in charge of the Utah athletes. Frank Canning won first place in the senior division at the preliminary tryouts held in Midvale May 9, with a total of 415 points, and won second place at the state meet held at Liberty park in Salt Lake, May 15. Winston Morris of Salt Lake won first place in the senior division at the state meet, and Jack Wilkins won "" first place in the junior division. To compete in the Junior Olympic games the boys must enter 'for five events, 75-yard da.sh, broad jump, ba.seball throw for distance, basketball foul pitch and chinning the bar. The winners of the meet at Los Angeles will go to Washington, D. C, to compete for national honors. While Junior Olympic games have been held in the United States the past three years, this is the first year Utah ha.s entered the games. Next year state winners of the games will go direct to the Atlantic coast for the national finals. MRSI BECKSTEAD WINS CONTEST Mrs. Helen Beckstead............$274,500 Miss Betty Hyke ........................:a52,500 Malen Dahl .................................. 95,000 Mrs.. Racltel Forbush.................. 20,000 Mrs. Lydia Bateman.................. 10,000 Miss Thelma Kemp.................... 7,000 Mrs. Helen Beckstead of South Jordan ward won the Journal's subscription contest, which closed last Saturday night, May 31. Mrs. Beckstead turned in a total of 274,500 votes Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Miss Betty Hyke was second, with a total of 252,500 votes, and Malen Dahl was third with 95,()00 votes. While the contest has not added as many new subscribers to the Journal as we had hoped for, a nice increase ln circulation has been obtained, and the Journal, on behalf of the contestants, wishes to thank those of our subscribers, both old and new, for the support they have given the contestants in securing subscriptions and vote coupons. SHERIFF SPOILS "CIDCKAREE" Following an automobile accident at the baseball grounds Sunday afternoon, the presence of chicken feathers in one of the cars caused Deputy Sheriff and City Marshal Roy Steadman to investigate the matter a little further, with the result that 18 chickens, all dressed, were found at the home of Lorin Mann of Midvale. The chickens, Mann confessed after his arrest, were stolen from the coop of H. c. Wilkins of Riverton, Saturday night. The boys had planned a chicken feast for "the crowd." "FEATHERED SOLDIERS" PLAYED HEROIC PARTS IN UNITED STATES W ~ Poets and writers have celebrated in song and story the deeds of horses and dogs on the battlefield, but who bas yet risen to tell of the deeds of JJOme of the "feathered soldiers" who played heroic parts in Ameri!!a's wars? There was the Plattsburgh gamecock which crowed defiance at the British in the War of 1812. There was "Old Abe," the eagle ma.scot of a Wisconsin regiment in the Civil war. And there were the homing pigeons who helped save the "Lost Battalion" in the World war? Do you know the story of each of these ? If not, you'll be interested in the illustrated feature article, "War Birds," by Elmo Scott Watson which appears in this issue of the Journal. FAMOUS MUSICAL NUMBERS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO TO BE FEATURED 0~~ KDYL Famous musical comporitions writton approximately fifty years ago will be featured on the special Gold Medal golden anniversary program. to be given by the "Fast Freight" artists over station KDYL of the Columbia Broadcasting System. FriDaY night at 6:30 p. m. The "Soldiers Chorus" from Faust and selections from "Pirates of Penzance" will be played by the organist passenger. The male quartet will sing a medley of popular ·songs of 1880, a Stephen Foster medley, "Barcarolle" from "The Tales of Hoffman," and a popular yodel number. QI Weekly-Pric e 5 Cents l 0MIDVALE PAYS TRIBUTE TO DEAD The June Bride L . . . - - - - - - - - - - -. ANV 0f<At!PMA.~ PO IELL ~10. HOW YOU PREPARE:. Q-lt(ll.EN IO.NI J USI RAVE-s A&)UT 11-lt:. WONOERF-LIL C.HICI<!EN DINNERS · I HIS GRANDMA PREPARES. Ct-IOCOLATE (A~E TOo, I MUST LEA.R.N HOW YOIJ 'BAKE. rr. LeT t-1\E. '"\HtNIL, ~AK~P ~g.ANS' 'TOO ANP- ELDER GOLDEN BERRETT A farewell testimonial for Elder Golden Berrett, prior to his departure for the Eastern States mission of the L. D. S . church, will be held Friday, June 13, at 8:15 p. m., in the Union ward chapel. The program will be: Congregational singing, "Come, All Ye Sons of God;" invocation, John A. Berrett; saxophone solo, Marlin New.,old; steel guitar selections, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Butler; remarks, Reid Beck; violin solo, Gordon Olson; re"!larks, President Hrber J. Burgon; ~ocal solo, Beatrice Simper; remarks, Elder Berrett; cello selection, Mr. Christiansen; selection, Victory quartette ; benediction, Bishop N. T. Godfrey. Dancing in the recreational ball will follow the program. CLOSING SOCIAL OF l\1. I. A. HELD IN LITTLE COTTONWOOD Community singing, games, roast:ng weinies and marshmallows around :he campfires in Little Cottonwood canyon Tuesday evening marked the close of the season's work for the Second ward Mutual Improvement associations. More than eighty participated and the genuine good time had by all will make the occasion !ong remembered. Those having the arrangements in charge were the officers of the two associations, Leon Rasmussen, Merle Brown, Glen Lennberg, Fern Beck.:;tead, Edith Wright and Bertha Lind. ASK SUPPORT OF PLAY ACTIVITIES NEON SIGN ERECTED ON STATE The Neon electric sign, purchased by the business and professional men of Midvale some time ago, has been erected at the intersection of State and Center streets. Considerable difficulty was encountered in obtaining the type of sign wanted, but the delay resulted in quite a saving of price over the first plans submitted. The sign has the name of the city in large letters in the center, with an arrow over the name pointing the direction to the business section, and under the name the distance to Main street. JUNIOR BALL TEAM LOSES TO MAGNA Although defeated by a score of 12 Very few chiidren of Midvale have to 6, the Midvale team of the Americome out to take part in the playcan Legion Junior league played one ground activities being conducted durof the best games on Decoration day ing the week on the campus of the it has played so far this sea.<3on, when Midvale schools, and Principal E. E. they met the Magna team. Midvale Greenwood has a.sked the Journal to led all the way through for seven inagain call the attention of the parnings and started the eighth in good ents and children of the district to shape, but through a little bad luck this activity. The board of education and nervousness , five errors were of the Jordan district ha.s gone to conmade in a row and Magna scored siderable expense and trouble to prothree runs in the eighth and three vide supervisors, and it is their desire more in the ninth, winning the game. that the children take advantage of In the regular league schedule . the opportunity afforded to take part M:idvale and West Jordan were the in outdoor recreational game. P . M. only teams to play the first game a:;: Mickelson, principal of the Butler The 38th infantry, composed of four scheduled, West Jordan winning, school has charge of this district, rifle companies, two machine gun 1 to 6 _ and be in Midvale on Monday, from companies, a service company, headMidvale defeated Union on the local 4:30 to 7:30 p. m.; Tuesday, 1:30 to quarters company, medical detach- grounds last Saturday by a score' of In this week's baseball games 4 p. m.; Wednesday, 4:30 to 7:30 ment, and the regimental band 10 to 9. The lineup and score follows: played on the local diamond, Midvale p. m.; Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.; Friday, camped Tuesday night in the Oborn MIDVALE won one game and lost one. Midvale 4:30 to 7:30 p. m. field in Union on their first day's AB. R. H. FO. A. E . won from Murray Wednesday by a hike on a two weeks' overland march. Lander.a, c .............. 4 1 1 11 1 2 The board of education has also 3Core of 15 to 7. Lots of bitting and The infantrymen camped at Point Pedro, rf, 3b ............ 4 1 2 0 0 1 poor fielding made a run fest of the made arrangements to give free of the Mountain June 4, American A. Canning, cf........ 2 1 1 0 0 0 game. Lonnie Holt started in the dancing lessons each Tuesday, under Fork, today, June 5, and the sched- D k · h 4 2 2 1 5 o unos ovtc , ss .... box for Midvale, and for the first two the direction of Miss Henderson. ule for the two weeks will be a.s folScbmiett, 3b ......... . 1 1 1 o o o innings held Murray scoreless, but in Free instrumental music lessons will lows: Orem, June 6; Deer Creek, Poulson, lb ............ 3 2 2 11 0 () the third inning the Murray batters be ~ven every Thursday, and lessons June 7 and 8; Luke's Hot Springs, 2b 1 1 4 R. Stepan, .......... 2 got onto his pitching and before the will be given on any instrument de- June 12; Snyderville, June 13, and F. Stepan, If.............. 3 () o o 0 1 inning ended, seven runners had sired except piano. These lessoru~ Mountain Dell reservoir, June 14 and · h 3 0 o 0 o 2 Zaganc , p ........... . ::rossed the horne plate. Marty Beck- will be given absolutely free of charge 15. The return to Fort Douglas will A. Canning , rf........ 1 0 0 o o o ;tead went in the box: for Midvale in and all that is necessary is for the be made June 16. Mutch, rf, p............ 1 1 1 v 0 C :he fourth inning, and from then on pupils to furnish their own instruThe marching column is being led Totals .................. 34 1() 12 2 1 10 6 ments. The following schedule has Murray failed to score. by Col. H. C. Price, regimental comUNION Midvale staged a batting rally in been prepared for beginners: At 9:30 mander. Lieut. Col. Frederick T. AB. R. I{. PO. A. E. the fifth inning which lasted for the a. m., violins; 9:30, clarinets; 10:00, Ostermann and Major Paul J. Muel- Butterfield, 2b ...... 3 1 0 1 0 0 rest of the game, the final score being cornets, 10:30, saxophones; 11:00, ler will command the two battalions. Jensen, ss ................ 4 o o 2 4 o 14 to 7 in favor of the local team. trombones, and at 11:30, advanced The total marching distance will b~ Green, 3b, p .............. 4 3 4 <! 2 (j Batteries for Murray were Clay and pupils, on all instruments. approximately 118 miles, the longes Poulson, 1 b ............ 4 1 o 11 o 1 C. W. Barton, in charge of the day's' march about 14 miles. Colonel L Gordon, and for Midvale, Holt, Beckaurent zen, c ...... .. 4 1 2 5 2 o band work, informs the Journal that Price >tead and LaComb. announces that, as the overland Smart, lf ................ 3 1 1 o o 1 Saturday the Utah Power and Light Midvale is starting fewer students hike will be in the nature of a break Kay, p, Sb................ 3 1 o 2 4 1 team of Salt Lake defeated the local this year than any school in the dis- from post routine, the day's marches Louilos, cf .............. 3 o o o o o club by a score of 8 to 3. Marty trict, and especially appeals to the will be short and no maneuvers or LeFevre, rf ............ 4 1 1 o o o Beckstead started the game off for parents of the district to obtain in- tactical exercises ~11 b_e . co~ducted Totals .: ................32 9 8 23 12 3 Midvale and stayed in the box for the struments for their children and have other than one day~ tr~llllng m conSummary: Stolen bases- Pedro 2, first six: innings, when he was re- them take advantage of this free in- cealment from hostile atrcraft. Dunoskovich, R. Stepan, Butterfield, struction offered. lieved by Lonnie Holt. ' Band concerts and b_aseball games Smart. Two-base hits-Green, PoulMidvale made two runs in the first are scheduled at practically all camp son. Three-base hits-Landers, Lauinning when Stone of the Power team sites. rentzen. Home runs-Dunoskovich, walked Goff, Bush and Bankhead, and - While the tr~ops are absent fr~m Schmiett, Green. Double playsPorter hit a nice single, bringing in the post, Captam Charles A. Robm- Mutch to R Stepan to Poulson· JenGoff and Bush. The next run came son is the senior line officer at Fort son to Gree~. Struck out- By Zagatn the fourth when Steadman hit to Douglas. Compan~ I, under the com- rich 7, by Mutch 3, by Kay 1, by right field, LaComb bunted, advanc- . mand of CBptam Courtland W. Green 4 Bases on balls-Off Zagaing Steadman, and Beckstead singled Krams, remained at Fort Douglas to rich 3 ~ff Kay 4, off Green 2. Hit to right field, scoring Steadman. This 1 batem~n-Scbmiett. Umpire-Porter. The city council at its last meeting provide the necessary post guard. ended Midvale's scoring for -the bal- voted to include In the budget for this The Midvale team will appear in ance of the game. 1\HSSING HEIRS WANTED summer the sum of $225 to keep the new uniforms at the game Saturday, The Salt Lake team's first run Midvale Junior band together during The Journal is in receipt of a. letter June 7, when they meet Draper at came in the third inning. Griffiths, the vacation period. from the Research Company of Cali- Draper. The uniforms are of gray second man up, was walked, Stone fornia in which they state they are with a blue stripe and the name of As a result of the action of the endeavoring to locate the heirs of singled to right field, E. Snyder the team in blue letters across the walked, Chatwin hit to right fieid, council, C~ W. Barton has been em- Katherine Von Heygendorff who was chest and the American Legion employed t_o mstru_ct the band, and con- the daughter of Thos. A. and B. F. bringing in Griffiths. blem on the left sleeve. For the In the sixth inning E. Snyder was certs Wlll be gwen every Saturday Murray who formerly lived in De- other teams of the league, Riverton walked, Chatwin hit a two-bagger, evening, from 7 to 8 o'clock, ~t the I trait V:.here . Katherine B. Murray is scheduled to play at Sandy and C. Snyder hit a two bagger to left bandstand on the corner of Ma1n and . (later Von Heygendorff) was born in west Jordan will play at Union. 1876. She is supposed to have a niece field, scoring E. Snyder, and Chatwin Center streets. West Jordan and Riverton played a scored on an overthrow to second. Under th9 arrangements made, now living in Utah. postponed game on Tuesday, and Fellows, next up for the Power team, each member of the band will reAny information regarding this Draper and Sandy played their first singled and deep center and made ceive one private lesson a week, and family will be glady received by the game Wednesday. ~hird on an error, C. Snyder scoring; rehearsals of the entire band will be Research Company of California, 712 The Journal was unable to get a Ball singled to left field, scoring held during the week. The band is Bryson building, Los Angeles, Calif. report of the latter games, and we lf'ellows. composed of members none of whom take this opportunity to respectfully · In the next three innings, the Salt are more than just entering their 1.\UDVALE POULTRYJ.\.IEN ask those in charge of the Junior TO MEET MONDAY NIGHT league teams to telephone or send Lake team made three more runs, teens and many of them around nine The next regular meeting of the us the results of all games played. winning the game 8 to 3. and ten years of age, and for the Salt Lake Film Company baseball time it has been organized has made Midvale Poultry association will be We want to report all games and club plays Midvale on the latter's dia- an excellent showing. The people of held next Monday night, June 8, in carry the standings of the various mond Sunday at 4:30p.m. Midvale are earnestly requested to the First ward chapeL Further dis- teams each week, but unless we can Midvale seeks games each Wednes- come out and give these children all cussion of the plants for the grad- secure the results of games we canday and Sunday during the summer. the encouragement possible, that we ing and receiving plant will be taken not do this, a.s it is impossible for us Arrangements may be made by call- may have one of the best junior up a.t this meeting. A full attend- to have a representative attend each ance of all membera is req1.1ested. ing or writing Manager Ben Schmtett. bands in the state. game. THIRTY -EIGHTH INFANTRY SPENDS NIGHT AT UNION LOCAL BALL TEAM DEFEATS MURRAY o I JUNIOR BAND TO GIVE SATURDAY CONCERTS c Tribute was paid, not only to the heroes of the war, but the pioneer, and to those in civic life who have passed to the Great Beyond In the exercises which were held at the Midvale cemetery on Memorial day. Clifford I. Goff was master of ceremonies and prepared and read an interesting tabulation of the war record of citizens of Midvale, which is a.s follows: Indian War Veterans-James Higgins and Robert Elwood. Civil War Veterans-Died In acand Thomas Smith. World War Veterans-Died in action, Henry Hall; died in training camp, Florida, Earl Drown. Distinguished service medal awarded to Clice E. Bassett (French Croix de Guerre with gilt star). Total of World war veterans from Midvale, 89, 34 of whom volunteered and 55 were drafted. Of the number 24 men went overseas, two were listed officers, and five were listed as wounded. Of the 89 veterans, 80 were in the army, and nine in the navy. Further classification of those ln the army, was a.s follows: Artillery, 43; cavalry, 5; field artillery, 10; engineers, 6, quartermaster corps, 1; coast artillery, 3; training school, 4; department brigade, 3; air service, 2; general service, 1; signal corps, 2. J. G. Gubler of the L. D. S. C. of Salt Lake spoke on the significance of the day, and paid tribute to the nation's fallen heroes, read the immortal words of Lincoln in his Gettysburg address, and also eulogized the departed pioneer. The Midvale Junior band, directed by C. W. Barton, furnished patriotic numbers. Other musical numbers were: Trumpet solo, Herman Janssen, accompanied by Florence Todd; soprano solo, "My Flag and Your Flag," Miss Helen Westlund, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, accomapnist; Gleaner Girls' chorus of the First ward sang a chorus, directed by J. W. Pulsipher. The closing feature of the program was the salute and "Taps" and flag raising by a group of soldiers from Fort Douglas, in charge of Corporal Kartchner. Small flags were placed upon all the graves in the cemetery by the Boy Scouts. POSTMASTER OUTLINES MAIL REGULATIONS (Editor's Note: The Journal has proffered the use of its columns to Postmaster C. I. Goff for any advice or information he may wish to give to the public in regard to the postal service that v..·m be of benefit to patrons of the local postoffice, and Mr. Goff has written the following article for the .Journal this week.) The postma.ster and employes appreciate and thank the management of the Journal for the space so kindly ~ffered us in which we may discuss, : rom time to time, and present such data and information which we think is of interest to all concerned. In the first place, the postofflce is an institution for all the people. The building should be commodious, well ventilated, sanitary and kept clean, both inside and outside of the lobby. We appreciate the efforts of George Condas, the owner of the building, in renovating the inside of the room, and trust the patrons of the office will do their part in seeing that the lobby, hereafter, is kept in a respectable condition. We will gladly do our part and trust the general public will cooperate with us in this movement. While we are very desirous of ac· commodating the public in every way consistent and possible, yet favorf! are frequently asked which are strictly forbidden by the rules and regulations of the postoffice department. Office Hours The lobby is open from 1:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. However, the postmaster . is permitted to leave the lobby open to a later hour if he or one of his employes is working within the office. The general delivery and money order windows are opened as soon as possible after the morning's mail is dis· tributed. Both windows are required to be closed during the distribution of both the morning and afternoon mails. The money order window is closed at 5 p. m., and the general delivery window at 6 p. m. On Sundays and holidays the general delivery window remains open until 10 a. m. Schedule of Malls Arrives: 7:30a.m., from Salt Lake City; 9:30 a. m., from Bingham Canyon; 1:30 p.m., from Salt Lake City; 5:30 p. m., from Bingham Canyon. Dispatched: 7:30 a. m., to Bing· bam Canyon; 9:30 a.. m., to Salt Lake City; 1:30 p. m., to Bingham Canyon; 5:30 p. m., to Salt Lake City. If you desire your mall to get off in a certain dispatch, it must be in the office at least 15 minutes before that mail departs. |