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Show America Must Go Forward, Not Backward; For Better, Not Worse sf watte . " 5-- Ton SS tot ;VQLUME mfl-nan- XXXX-NQ- .30 SOT. WM. A. Fl 0 RI.OUGH LOW HOME FROM CHIXA if -- received word that their son, Pvt. Leon Paice received a shrapnel wound while fighting with the Sixth Division on Okinawa, June 11. He is now in a hospital in the Marianas. He has been overseas since Jan. 23, 1944. Awaiting further word from him are his parents, a brother. Howard Wty-flv- e Paice, and five sisters, Lucille, a, Ileen, and Shirley CommuniPhyllis rapher (Army Airways Paice, all of Beaver. cation system) and was awarded to the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with two Seaman 1 c son of Jeraldyiean, battle stars and presidential citatMr. and Mrs. Jay Dean arrived was to returned He award. ion here Friday of last week on a the United States June 21, aboard special chartered bus from San trans-AtlantCommand an Air Transport Diego, Calif., where he has just plane, landing him at completed his boot training. He Field, N. Y. will spent an a furolugh with home folks and his many Beaver ! A.M. 3c Melvin J. White, Alafriends. He will leave Friday to meda Air Station, Calif., arrived back to his base where he report to visit with in Beaver Saturday to be transferred to an expects his wife and new daughter, also other camp for his basic training. his parents, Mr. and Mrs. LawrWhile here Jerald has been enence C. White. He will return to tertained by his old school pals his base July 8. with parties every night. Wednesi Pa day night three car loads went to jNOLAX OSBORNE IN GERMANY Pondarosa Park where they en! Mr. and Mrs. Sy Osborne recentjoyed a weinle roast. ly received a letter from the govto ernment informing them of some Mrs. Mary Goodwin received a !of the activities of their son. letter from her son, Cpl. Ralph B. ! Nolan belongs to 'the 974th Goodwin, informing her he had Field Arillery Battalion. The been transferred from Fort Ben- joined the 11th Armored ning, Georgia, back to Camp Crow-de- r. Division when it crossed the Rhine Mo., where he will enter on March 29, and remained with school for 36 weeks in training ; the division until V-- E day. During for a radio, telephone and telethis period the 974th F.A. Bn. graph repairman. His wife and little daughter Rhoda accompanied supported combat command "B ; which unit covered approximately him to Camp Crowder where they 500 miles. The 974th was always will make their home for the preswith the combat command, often ent. They are all well and send Reading the main body in order to greetings to their many old Bea' occupy positions well to the front. ver friends. The letter was signed by Col. fjohn G. Howard, commanding. A telegram on Tuesday, June 26 to Mr. and Mrs. John Gunn, ani Lt. George Anderson has been nounced the arirval of a baby boy ! transferred from Hill Field to to A.R.T. 1c and Mrs. J. Byron Almsted Field, Middleton, Pa., En- - Gunn at San Diego, Calif. Mr. route to his new post he visited Gunn is well known in Beaver and ! in Washington, D.C., where he was his wife is the former Miss Arlene (Continued on Page Eight) Torstensen, Chicago, 111. Er-m- ic bat-talio- ; I Coastguardsman John S. Hunt ington, Seaman 1 c of Beaver, is shown above on lookout watch aboard his Coast Guard Cutter in operation somewhere in the Atlan tic. Huntington, who has had 6 months of sea duty, knows the value of an alert watch when a ship is underway. It was he who spot that ted the first German was captured by the Yanks after day. On January 21, 1945 he married Miss Shirley Swartz of Brooklyn, New York, and he and his wife arrived here Thursday on a y furlough to visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Huntington and family. The family have enjoyed several fishing trips in at V-- E ten-da- the Beaver Canyon. John (Buss) has received a transfer and will leave the last of EDWARD MORRIS FUNERAL RITES HELD LAST FRIDAY School Board Approves Term Budget for 200-1-- 2 , 4 200-1-- 5 2. Patrol et high-calib- re D officers. BEAVER OLD FOLKS DAY HELD Permission has been granted by City for the use of the Armory bulldlag to hold the regular meetings of the CAP unit. Under the direction of Flight Commander Lt. M. R. Mackintosh meetings are held every Thursday evening. Many interesting subjects are m.Hinpd fnr the summer work, in cluding airplane mechanics, radio. code, meterology, navigation, military drill, first aid. tower control, plane identification and others. Special emphasis is expected to be palced on the adult membership of the unit. The adults are required to meet once a month, it u necessary to have an ac- tive enrollment of 50 members to participate in many or tne govermaterial. nment-provided C.A.P. is. nationally known as an auxiliary of the Army Air Forces. The government furnishes equipment such as a plane for Beaver T1e annual Old Folks' Day in reading. Thora Beeson; solo, Ter-'r- y neaver via . ...i.u i Thompson; reading Norma thicken Schwab; dinner, program and a Esta show. For several solo, F. Tolton; j J. years the 'reading. "y has honored the older res- Cox; reading Marjory Mackereu. After dinner, all enjoyed social ists and this year the Wal-Rho- i 2 47 39 41 41 .00 .00 51 37 .00 .00 .00 .00 Daughters rtah pioneers were in chat and reminiscence of the past rge of the dinner and program, until 2 p.m.. when all were guests at "he hot chicken dinner was of Mr. and Mrs. VV. A. Firmage erved at noon show. a free in the West Ward pitcure Dahiuet hall. Mrs. The committees from the DUP Lottie Burke, cant.y president, was in were as follows: Mrs. Burke and charge. A her assistants, Mrs. Kate Bowmanearn entered the hall they h Mr Lottie Farrer: Greenand with ye greeted presented jwood camp. Captain Eva Wilsou.. lovely -- old Folk's Day" badge Mrs. Nettie White, Mrs. vie ram-ley- ; 8 ""U'tuet of flowers. AmeSeventy nine Belknap camp. Captain Mrs. aw me iuin Lydla Smith, ocoicu Mrs. Paice, lia les whih . were decorated with Zelma Muir and Mrs. Amelia 2l)l"ta of ro". During the din-- . Dean; Anderson camp, Captain Idol, 1 fo,lolng program was Phyllis Warr, Mrs. Geneva K camp, Nancy A. ParkJensen; Mrs. Kate George inson address of welcome, Mayor Captain Marjory Mackerell and H & Th ompson; solo, Esta Cox; Mrs. Eva Easton. A law and motion and probate session of the Fifth District Court was held in Beaver Monday with Judge Will L. Hoyt and Reporter J. H. Keller in attendance. Besides County Attorney George C. Interest has been running high Miller, other attorneys present in Beaver County red this week were Sam and Harold Cline of the selection of a county and Theodore Bohn, Ogden. garding Three criminal cases were heard queen in the 7th War Loan Queen by the court. Julas B. Toleston, Contest. At a special meeting and Negro, was arraigned on a charge dance held in the Legion Hall on of illegal possession of liquor. He Tuesday night announcement was Beaplead guilty and was fined J75. made that the Milford and He has been in the county jail for ver queen contestants were tied 45 days following his arrest by A. for county honors. G. Hedges, special U. P. agent. When this information was reTwo other Negro porters were to the state officials of the layed arrested at the same time, Sam contest they Informed Chairman Green and Emmett James Carpen H. D. that plans for the Thompson ter. Green, it was discovered, was state finals were made for only really George Jones, an escapee of one queen from each county and Mississippi Penitenlary where he that the deadlock would have to was serving a life sentence for be broken. murder until he escaped in 1941. A deputy warden came to Beaver The committee and judges met to return him to the penlteniary. for over two hours Tuesday eveCarpenter was called for his phy ning in an effort to choose one sical examination into the army of the girls to represent Beaver and was released to selective serv County. Mr. Ashby, Delta, chairHome ice officials in Salt Lake City. man of the Millard County bond was drive, came over to assist the comRobert Stewart Adams, 19, fill to the week for Boston, Mass., with assault with a dead mittee in selecting the queen. his new appointment which he is charged and when arraigned Much activity, telephoning and to enter July 3rd. Mrs. Hunting- ly weapon and was sentenced to plead guilty committee conferences has taken ton will remain here indefinitely. 5 in the state penitenlary. since Buss was a student of the B. H. Onyears place Wednesday. State ofJune 14 when Clint McShane ficials have conferred when he was called for induction was many times approaching Beaver he gave by telephone with county commitJune 12, 1943. He joined the Adams, was who hitchhiking, a teemen but no decision has been Coast Guard and was sent to Ala- ride. Beaver, made as we Upon entering was there he From Calif. go to press. Frank meda, Adams to attempted allegedly sent to San Carlos, Calif., as a force McShane to drive Martlne8, Richfield, was in the according trainer of dogs. In Oct. of 1943 to his direction. He was arrested county today (Friday) conferring with the bond drive committees in he was made a seaman 1 c and and has been in the county jail was ordered to Whidbey Island various towns. trial. where he was stationed until June, awaiting Miss Shirley Mackerell, Heaver The third case was the State of 1944 when they abolished the K-- 9 Utah vs. Keith and Miss Kathleen Fother-Inghaqueen, Lund, Cooley, sent to was He back then corps. Utah. Milford queen, are, of He was charged with forg Alameda for reassignment. In July The case was continued until course, in suspense over the outery, to to sent was he Groton, Conn., the September term as the defend come of the close race. school for 90 days. After gradwas not represented by counant uation in October he was sent to sel. As, we go to press, Beaver CounBrooklyn and assigned to the ty has still not gone over the top in the 7th War Loan drive. ComCoast Guard cutter where he is Mrs. Elizabeth Neilsen has as mittee members and other patrinow stationed. her guest her granddaughter, Mrs. otic citizens are putting forth Shirley Davis of New York, who their best efforts to put the county has joined the WAVES and is now over the top before Saturday eveTwenty-tw- o Boy ning, the official close of the drive. waiting for her assignment. John S. 'Buss' Huntington Funeral services were held on Friday of last week at 2 p.m. in the Beaver East Ward for Edward Morris, who died June 20, follow1945-4- 6 ing a year's illness. Bishop Mark was in charge. At a special meeting of the be provided by the House bill No. Woolsey chorus sang two numA ladies Board of Education held Saturday, passed by the last legisLover of My Soul," "Jesus June 23 the lature to provide increased salaries bers, budget for 1945-4- 6 I My Cross Have Tak"Jesus and was adopted. Some increase is for school teachers without bur"Beautiful Sunset." evident over the budget for 1944-- ; dening the taxpayers with a higher en." A duet, Mr. and Mrs. Milo was by sung but this is accounted for by levy. was offered invocation The Baker. the expected The budget for 1945-- 6 and the receipts from state and Robert Murdock P. John by befunds under House Bills are given budget for 1944-4B. White pronounced the beneThe Beaver County School Dis- low: diction. trict is in a very Receipts healthy financial George C. Murdock, the first condition. 1945-4- 6 1944-4- 5 Plans are being laid Bal. on told many interesting speaker, now for a successful 1945-4- 6 term hand .. $ 4.27S.76 $ 9,197.58 events in the life of "Ward." as of school. The mpst pressing probl- Local the deceased was known. T. L. em facing the district is the acute funds 87,491.26 Griffith was the concluding speak86,620.00 shortage of teachers, but it is State and er. The grave in the Mountain hoped that this will be solved be85,273.10 View cemetery was dedicated by Federal .76.491.24 fore the opening of the schools Bishop Clyde L. Messinger. next fall. fl67.390.00 $181,943.94 Definite plans have been in opExpenditures eration for several years regardiGeneral Civil Air ng the retirement of bonds and Control . $ 7,790.00 S 8.155.00 Beaver each year sees a decline in the ex- Instruct. .. 101.750.00 1 12,250.00 penditure for debt service. 16,350.00 The Operation 15,100.00 Outlines '"gest item of increase in the bud-R- Mainten. 7,611.44 5,000.00 for next year is the expendi-tur- e 8,000.00 8,000.00 Auxiliary for instruction. It is felt by CoordinSummer Schedule tfbool officials that the success of ate 11,300.00 11,100.00 a school in a large measure de- Insurance 2,245.00 2,200.00 Plans for the reorganization rmis on the of the Capital and enlargment of the Beaver nstructors provided. 3,000.00 unit of the Civil Air Patrol will With that Outlay .. 2,750.00 mind, nothing is spared to ob- Debt be discussed at a special meeting tain the best 13.032.50 next Thursday evening. On Mon13,700.00 teachers possible for Service Bever County schools. Approxl-mel- y day of this week Captain Naylor Jlo.ooo of this item will J167.390.00 J181.943.94 and Lt. Reed of the state division were in Beaver and met with local "x-.v- . 67 Mil-for- ia 1 Pet. Is Undecided Win. A. Low, m0ntlis overseas in Theater or operations, sSgt. i 85 76 83 82 80 83 76 Ix. Three Criminal Bond Queen Cases Heard In District Court Contest srv LEON PAK E WOUNDED Bishop and Mrs. C. Edwin Paice veteran of the China arrivea in Beaver Wednesday to visit with Mrs. Ruth Low and s wife, his parents, Mr. and daughter, J. Low, other relatMrs. Arnold ives and friends. He will have a day furlough. as a cryptogI ggt. Low served ; HL BEAVER CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1945 In Our Country's Military Service I WKATHED PAST WEEK Dat JUNE 22 JUNE 23 JUNE 24 JUNE 25 JUNE 26 JUNE 27 JUNE 28 on Furlough Scouts Return From Four-da- y Trip Twenty-tw- o Boy Scouts returned home Thursday night of last week after spending a four-da- y holiday at Camp Timpanogos in Provo Canyon, Saratoga, Springville and other spots of interest throughout Utah County. Headed by A. J. Terry, chairman of the troop No. 322 committee; Morris W. Cannegieter, scoutmaster, and Jay Gillies, assistant scoutmaster all of Beaver, the .group le'ft here June 18. They met Mr. Cannegieter and Rulon W. Doman, scout executive of the Utah National Parks Council, at Provo. Mr. Doman had intended taking the boys through the Geneva Steel plant, but due to a change In the program of visitors they were unable to go through. They went to the airport and all went for an airplane ride, after which they went on to Timpanogos where they spent two nights. Tuesday they all started on the climb up to the top of Timpanogos. Two made it to the top because they were dressed for the climb, they were Ross VanOrden and Morris Cannegieter. The rest had to chan.ge their course after reaching the deep snow. The group next went to the Hot Pots at Midway, where they took tests in swimming and life saving, earning the badges for each. Wednesday they went to Aspen Grove in American Fork Canyon and then on thorugh Timpanogos Cave and then to Saratoga where more swimming was enjoyed. On Thursday they went to the Cannegieter home where they made several phonograph records, with all the boys taking part. Enroute home they stopped at the State Fish and Game Farm at Springville and visited the hatchery. They saw the new crop of pheasants soon to be released. In order to participate in this event the boys all achieved the rank of first class scout or better, had a complete uniform and filled other requirements. A special trip to Salt Lake City and vicinity Is scheduled for all boys who gain the rank of Eaglp Scout by next Rules Announced for Beaver Derby Queen Race With the 7 th War Loan bond queen contest still undecided, the Joseph Perry Christison, committee for the Dalrjr District Lark, Utah, Buried Derby queens have already announced plans for the selection of At Beaver Saturday a queen to rule over the annual Joseph Perry Christison, 43, of three-da- y race meet, July 24, 25 Lark, Utah, passed away Wednes- 26. Other committees for the day, June 20 at the BIngahm hos- big affair are also perfecting pital of complications following a plans to make the meet the bigmajor operation. gest yet held in Beaver. Born Nov. 6, 1901, in Mammoth, The queen committee, headed Juab County, a son of Ottls T. and Wm. A. Merrell, has formuElizabeth Knotts Christison. Fun- by lated the following plans for the eral services were held Saturday in Lark and the body was brought selecting of the queen: Eacb girl, Interested in becoming queen, is to Beaver for burial in the asked to submit a written applicemetery. to the committee before Survivors are his widow, Mrs. cation 10th. Eliminations will be July Lucretla J. Walker and a daugh- made disinterested by judges, and Mrs. ter, Peggy Jackson, both of the final judging will be done at Lark; his mother of Salt Lake the opening of the race meet on City, four brothers, Duns ton T. the afternoon of July 24th. and Vernon L. Christison, of Salt Any Reaver City girl is eligible Lake City; Jack E. Christison, of Garfield, and James O. Christison, and the committee anticipates a U. S. Army in Germany; a sister, great many applications. Much Interest and honor go with this Mrs. Arthur Baxendale, Lark. Mrs. Kate Walker, Mr. and' Mrs. title and Beaver girls anticipate Evan Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Thad the event from year to year. K. A. Barton! general commitBaldwin, and Mr. and Mr s Bernard Walker went to Lark to at- tee, reports much interest on the tend the funeral services. part of race horse men throughout Mrs. Christison and daughter, the state. Noted for its excellent Mrs. Jackson, will remain In Bea- track facilities and the unsurver for two weeks visiting at the passed climate, Beaver has a home of Mrs. Christlson's mother, among reputation Mrs. Katie Walker. racing men. The string of horses expected to participate In the Mrs. Dan Henry and children three-da- y event will provide enof Cedar City spent Sunday here joyment for even the most critical with relatives and friends. spectator. Moun-talnvle- w FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAM SET The Fourth of July will be appropriately observed and celebrated In Beaver with a program at the Firmage Theatre, sports and races in the afternoon on the public square, children's dance and big dance in the evening at the Legion Hall. In charge of the program and arraygements for the day are Gilbert Brlggs, commander of the American Legion and, Mrs. Vie summer. Smith, Auxiliary presiednt. The program, to be held at the mechanical training, a jeep, code Firmage Theater at 11 a.m. will machine, movie projectors and be as follows: boys' chorus. Junfilms. ior high school; chorus by Legion chil-dern- 's Auxiliary; reading, Nancy Yard-ley- ; duet, Jane Barton and Morris Cannegieter, patriotic address. Attorney George C. Miller; string quartet, L0I3 White and company. Special feature at the program will be three girls representing the Goddess of Liberty, Columbia and Miss Beaver. At 2:30 In the afternoon on the public square will be conducted sports and races for children and at 4 o'clock will be a free children's dance and as a climax to the day's activities a big dance will he held In the Legion hall In the evening. |