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Show WEATHER PAST WEEK Date III. Lo. Pet. 11 JULY 87 45 .00 .00 Jl'LY -' 90 41 JULY 13 S6 40 .00 JULY 14 S5 4S tr. JULY 15 78 55 .00 JULY l(i S7 48 .00 .00 JULP 17 8! 50 GEMS OF THOUGHT better is it to than gold- - and to to L understandingsilver-rather -' than t.hos.-Proverbs 16:16 How "-- irh wisdom VOLUME r6s XXXXII County Queen , BEAVER CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY - James Albert Nowers, v, Rut Dn .li Pioneer, Fvont M -- eV. Elaborate coronation ceremonies for Miss Shirley Mackerell, the Queen, to be County Centennial Cornation a Ball, are follow.l ly as a planned to1' Monday evening ,,f a,.t leaver's s ! i Centennial Over 100 people will participate in the ceremonies to in held on the steps of the Beaver school at 8:30 p.m. Miss Mackerell, a student at B. Y. U. last year, was selected to Miss Shirley Mackerel! will take part in the state finals and be center of attraction at ( 01011:1 of defendant a pioneers early is tion ei monies .Monday evening. Her attendants will be to Utah. Miss Helen Davis of Minersville, CENTENNIAL STAMP and Miss Nadene White of both of pioneer heritage. READY FOE ISSUE frown bearers will be Marilyn NEXT WEEK, JULY 24 Ashworth. Arlene Morgan and Fay .granddaughtMost Uuhns are interested in Hamilton great-greers of John Ashworth, Beaver's the new Utah Centennial postage women, in stamp which will he released at the first mayor. on the Salt Lake City Postoffice on Piowill corsages pin uniform, and in other Queen and her attendants and the neer Day, July 24 (Town will be placed upon Miss ''postoffices throughout the state .Mackerell by Aird G. Merkley, the and nation on the following day. County Centennial chairman. Wal- They will want "first covers" fo. ter K. Kerksiek, city chairman, themselves and their friends, acMrs. cording to Gus B. Backman, dirwill conduct the program. ector of the Utah Centennial. Margery Mackerell, county Daughters of Pioneers president, will A "first cover" is an envelope make short remarks. with the Centennial stamp canborn" All Utah and "native celled on the day of issuance. pioneers will be accorded a seat Here is how the public may obThe of honor at the ceremonies. tain them either for themselves or Beaver high school band will furfriends. their the nish music for procession 1. They should address enveland during the program. A special either with or without enmixed chorus will furnish vocal opes, closures, to themselves or to their sejections. friends -- and leave the envelopes Escorts for the queen and her unstamped. attendants are all former officers 2. They should place all the enin the army. Captain E. Thompsin a package and enclose velopes DaMiss on Murdock will escort amount of postage. In the proper vis; Captain William W. Firmage, the case of foreign mail., six cents Miss White, and Captain G. Mitchshould be enclosed for each letter ell Tolton. Queen Mackerell. Corto allow for two of the 3e denomb those arers and sage pinning ination Centennial stamps. memthe corsages are all former 3. The envelopes and money bers of the Navy: Mr. and Mrs. be mailed to Postmaster, should Leon Dean, Lucile Strong, Bernice Lake Salt City, Utah. Mackerell. Vat Gene Beeson and hand-draw- n notation. 4. Cachets. Don Bonn. are decorations or painted 'America." "Come, Come Ye do not inSaints" and "God Gave Us Dear allowed providing they cancellation. I'tali." are vocal selections and terfere with 5. Each envelope should bear Pres. A. Carlos Murdock will prothe pencilled notation in the stamp nounce the invocation. corner, how much postage is to be placed on the envelope. HORSE PULLING CONTKST fi. They must he received in FEATURED CENTENNIAL Lake Salt City early enough so EXPOSITION' EVENT that they may he stamped and canSir.no will be awarded to win- celled before July 24. to be mailed ners in the Intermountain Horse then. Pulling Contests which will be featured in front of the Grandstand GARTH HAKES WITH .TII at the Utah Centennial Exposition CAVA Lit V IV JAPAN on July 24th, 25th and 20th. Light weight teams will pull unWith the Eighth Army at Nagai. der th" lights at 8:00 p. m. on the Private First Clas Japan 1th; medium weights on the 25th Stanley G. Bakes, son of Mr. and and heavy weights on the 26th. Mrs. W. V. Bakes. Beaver, is now Cavserving with the famous 1st I.a ira Hacking of Vernal is vison occupation now is which alry, it with her cousin, Dolores duty in the ten prefectures of the area. Merkby She arrived Tuesday. a Pfc Bakes is assigned to the He glorious nth Cavalry Kegi'ment. BEAVER "OLD FOLKS" enlisted in the army in August. 194fi. and received basic training at Fort Bliss. Texas. FETED AT ANNUAL His plans after discharge from are to attend college and DINNER AND PROGRAM the Army'business of his own. go into Mil-for- at .... -- Dairy District Race Meet eady for Opening July 23 Son of Beaver Coronation to Succumbs Funerals services for James Albeit Nowers, S2, who died at the jtaniily home here Tuesday follow ing a short illness, will be conducted today t Friday) at 2 p.m., m the West Ward chapel, directed by Bishop Wallace I). Yardley. Mr. Nowers was born Nov. 2ft, ISM. at Beaver, a son of Wilson Gates and Sarah Anderson Now-ciwho were among the first to settle the town of Heaver. He is the last member of this pioneer latnily to pass away. He married Klla May Wiley", Dee. r, S 4 in Circleville. They engaged in fanning and stockrais iug at Beaver where they had always made their home. Besides his widow, he is survived by five sons and daughters: Edward W. Nowers Sr., George Nowers, Mrs. Marietta Bonn and Mrs. Ella Eeaston. all of Beaver, and Delhert Nowers of Salt Lake City, and a grandson, Edward W. Nowers Jr.. whom they reared after the death of his mother. Twelve other grandchildren and three also sur- Everything will be in readiness by post time next Wednesday afternoon at 2:1)0 when the 1047 Dairy District Race Meet opens. V k Wood-ho-i-.- .: f;f"iiuin, read by Gladys Oakden: Nell Thomas, accompanied by Tim Mackerell; story, "The Indian Primes" Elaine Edwards; solo. Jesv,, Walker, accompanied by W-- s Woodhonse; remarks. Mayor 'J I Thompson; romic dialogue. Jta cx an(j Anona Smith; poem, Fillmore; musical number. M" and Mrs. George Stewart: tap 'lane. n,mj sisfprg. remarks and j. F Tolton; solo, George ''Khaw; songs. Daughters of ' ,;h Pioneers. ""''s annual nffairs is an activity "f local DT'P camps, with working on various phases f'f the program. Mrs. Margery A. "akw-ell- . county president, best wishes to all present t .x Saturday. 5 With SliOOO in purses offered to winning horses, the largest array of lacing animals ever gathered in Beaver is expected to he on hand here next week. The 100 stables at the track have all been reserved and additional stalls will tie provided at nearby farms Business men of Beaver have raised nearly $700 for handicap races to he run on the 24th and 25th, the Centennial Businessmen's Handicap and the Businessmen's handicap on the 2fith. On the opening day, the Veterans handicap will be run. with the spectular Dairy District Derby to feature the last day's racing. In addition to the parade, program and sports to be held on the 24th plans are now being laid to stage gigantic fireworks at the the race track in the evening. The parade will get underway at 9:30. with Fay Messinger as marshal of the day and the line of march not yet fully determined. Following the parade, a program honoring the pioneers will be given at the a $ . 1 J Miss Alice TIioiihin, center, 1 IT Daily Hace her attendants, Miss Jerry (Iril'litlis, and MTt Iitrict Queen, and .Miss Hetty Jean Hrinkcrlioff, were officially ir laiioed at the street dance Tuesday. Will oieii daily race events. Photo by Elsie Howd HACK MEET KOYALTV vive. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of the Southern Utah Funeral Home. Queen and Attendants BEAVER FLYING CLUB Honored at Street Dance PURCHASES AIRPLANE Highlight of the street dance on Tuesday evening was the coronation of Miss Alice Thomas as the Queen of the 1!)47 Dairy District Her attendants are Race Meet. Miss Jerry Griffiths and Miss BetThe three ty Jean Brinkerhoff. honored young ladies occupied a place of honor on the stand during the program and were presented a corsage by the master of ceremonies, Aird (I. Merkley. in behalf of the Race Committee. Hundreds of hats and horns, presented to the street dance committee by George Mitchell, were given to the large crowd of children, to their great delight. A very profitabTe session of the Kangaroo court was presided over by "Judge'' Amasa Barton, with H. O. Var Orden acting as jailer. With the arrival on Tuesday of a Cessna 14 0 plane in Beaver Tuesday, the Beaver Flying Club is now fully active. The plane will be hangered at the airport and it is expected that the plane will lie available for anyone wishing to take instruction. An instructor is coming from Cedar City. Seven members have purchased the plane, but hope to increase the membership to at least ten, it Acel is stated by the officers. Gillies is president of the group; Mrs. Thompson Murdock. secretary; Bob Brown, treasurer. Other members are: Dern and Bob Wendell Ross and Thompson Murdock. This is the first locally owned plane and activities at the local airfield are expected to increase considerably. Joseph S. Bergin, director of state aeronautics, was in Beaver Tuesday afternoon and met with the Airport Committee relative to the $50,000 improvement project at the airport. Government "red Firmage theatre. Children's sports and dance will be conducted during the afternoon. A Greyhound bus driver and sevThe track Is in excellent shape, eral passengers were brought before the court, fined and photo- according to E. C. Barton, memgraphed. During the evening 27 ber of the gencrad committee, who merchandise prizes were distribut- has been working for many weeks ed to holders of tickets after serv- in preparation for this event. The grandstand, fence and other building time in the "jail." ings are gleaming with a fresh Program numbers included the coat of white paint. A high perfollowing: solos, Darrell Merchant, centage of the young trees, set out dance and song, Carol and DyAnn last sining, are growing and in a Hood, accompanied by Mrs. Hood; few years will make a pleasing solos, Gordon Baker, accompanied appearance. by Barbara Farnsworth; male trio, Plans are being made to accomMilo Baker, J. Frank Smith, Kent modate the largest crowd In the Morgan, accompanied by George C, history of the event. Bill Gillies, Murdock; banjo solos, Lew Riser; who Is In charge of ticket sales, duet, Florence Hartley and Clif- is making arrangements to sell ford Williams, accompanied by Mr. season tickets this year. The duMurdock; harmonica solos, Darrell cats will be available at various Kiser; numbers from the Green- places in town all next week and at the Firmage theatre booth on e ville dancers. the morning of the opening day. old-tim- HAVE YOU SEEN? over 200 enjoy That the C. Harvey Rawlinsons are now living in their recently purchased home, formerly ownt. ed by Mr. and Mrs. Aubra The Cartwrights are living in the Smith Apartments, which they purchased several months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ross G. Moseley and family are living in the Reynolds apartment formerly occupied by the Rawlin- delaying the construction of nearly all airports in the state, said Mr. Bergin. but one projects tape" J is Cart-wrigh- has finally received approval and it is hoped others will follow soon. BEAVER GIRL LEAVES TO ATTEND GIRLS' STATE sons. Miss Louise Mr. and Mrs. That the LaMont Thornock home has been painted white with blue trim? The fence surrounding the property has come in for its share of white paint. The improvements going on at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Yardley? The wood trim on their large, brick home has been painted white, the roof is a pretty green, the porches light tan. Some painting has been done on the inside of the-- home with more planned to be done in the fall. The new. modern home of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Twitcbell under construction at North Creek? A well has been dug which will provide modern conveniences. Mrs. Ella Mitchern and daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fleming and two children of Mesa. Arizona, visited at the home of DtAYfcK tUUNlY S ENCAMPMENT Walter Mackerell. the former Ella Nearly 200, tired, but happy, Ash. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Club members, leaders and Joseph Ash. grandparents of Mr. chaperons, returned Wednesday Mackerell. It has been many years afternoon from the annual Beaver since she left Beaver and she was County encampment at Kent's delighted to see so many new Lake. One of the largest encamp- homes around town. ments In recent years, the activities were under the supervision of Miss Betty Jeanne Stone, home STATEWIDE demonstration agent; Glenn Baird, CENTENNIAL EVENTS former county agent, and Grant new Esplin, agent. Cffrrent The Centennial ExRepresentatives from the T'SAC State Fair Grounds position, at Logan, who gave instruction in handicrafts and assisted with the Curernt: "100 Years of American Painting" at Exposition activities of the group were: .Miss 2 Pioneer Days RoRuth Parrish, home demonstration July deo at Ogden agent leader, and Maiden Broad-benextension animal husbandry-man- . July 20 Tabernacle Choir In "The Restoration," S. L. C. Awards were made for various contests during the encampJuly 21 Boy Scout Campfire ment. Sammy Johnson of Beaver, Program, Fort Douglas 9 "Promised Valwas elected mayor of the camp. July ley" with Alfred Drake at Many townspeople attended the Ute Stadium eampfire program each evening, and enjoyed the beauties of Kent's July 22 Plaque Dedication at Lake and Beaver Canyon. Sugar House July 22 End of SUP trek from Nauvoo to Salt Lake Ernest Pearce, state highway Centennial Celein is a Lake for Salt July patrolman, bration at Spanish Fork medical check-up- . Centennial July ami Dairy District Ituco Meet at Heaver July 23 - Centennial Parade, Salt Lake; Pioneer Parade, removed 'from the three hundred Ogden dollar "This Is July 24 and Dedication Ilenefer The Place" monument. Road, State Monument Park, At noon there will be a dinner "This Is the Place," Monufor the pioneers sponsored by the ment, Salt Lake; Sunrise Services. Boy Scouts, 0:30 Daughters of the Utah Pioneers' at the Hotel Utah. At 3:15 the at Scout camp, Fort Douglas Centennial service, sunrise. pioneers will attend an unveiling of plaques to be set in the rotunda Lindsay Gardens; Auto Racof the state capitol building. es, Exposition Grounds; Release of official U. S. CenThe big Centennial Exposition tennial Stamp, Salt Lake; will be going full blast with the Horse Pulling, Exposition; PioIntermountain Horse Pulling Conneer Day Parade, Gene Aut- test as one of the many attractions Centennial ry Rodeo, Ogden; Included among the big drawing Salt RecepParade, Lake; cards at the Exposition Is the Cention and dinner for original tennial Art Show "A Hundred pioneers, Hotel Utah; Senior Years of American Painting." Scout Sunrise Service, DonAt six p. m. on the evening of ner Hill the 24th the second big parade July Draft Horse Show, will be held following the same Exposition, State Fair route as the morning parade of the 4-- H Mr. Mrs. and Mrs. Mitchern H 19-- 4- 21-A- 22-2- ., fifty-thousan- 1 - . . s, : T, VV' j pen y, U"" - t, 1 2.'t-2- fl Centennial is H the Salt 'Street to Eighth South, cross east birthday it Ogilen and on Sunday, will choir present to State Street and proceed up jLake Tabernacle come to a rousing lalier-- State Street. There will be scores the in , V Restoration "The ( week in Salt La ko of beautiful floats depicting the nacle. will po on a ake that 21 at the University of past and present of the state of On mak.iiL-durinJuly thhas been in process of Club stadium "Promised Valley" .Utah. The parade will run between the last seven months. n 'a spectacle pageant depicting the two and a half and three hours. held been The day of July 2ith, Pioneer (.al celebrations have - 'arrival of the pioneers in the val.... iv of the statAlfred Drake and 'Day In Utah, will be jammed full almost. eei. and starring ley Men lumln-larieiUH, now comes the of big tine events beginning at to fittingly jet McDonald. Broadway 'fi::!0 a. m. when two Sunrise Servbe will tion -- two jubilee days It will present open. nto ma,k the arrivalof of th. Pi.;"--i- Salt ed evevy evening except Sunday ices will be held in Salt Lake City. th" the valley It will close August 9th. The Boy Scouts will hold a Sun- -' at S 4 Lake a hundred years on the evening of the 21st rise Service at Donner Hill and Also , Mctnallv got undergo Scouts will have a camp-fir- e Emigration Stake will also conthe Boy V,,' Thursday when a program at the Centennial duct a service at Lindsay Gardens, pant began on an act. Eighth Avenue and M Streets, grounds on Fort Douglas. camp jt.ggleis At 9:30 three dedication ceremark the will 22. Main Street. A high Tuesday. July will and tumbling artists end of the Sons of the Utah Pio- monies will begin at the "This Is m5 iThe Place" monument at the each day at 12:15 and neers' trek from Nauvoo. to and including ,.ept Sunday up Wednesday morning at eight-thirt- mouth of Emigration Canyon. next Wednesday. the 'first of two big Cen- Monument Park will be dedicated, -- e 19th to 24th From July tennial parades will he held. The the Heffner Road w ill be dedicated . M lialP ana 1.1,. Murl son will proceed down Main and in the finale, the veil will he 23rd. parades VrtormiM harden wi" d't't "Silver Threads Among the Utah's f;"ld " Anona Smith and Esta Cox. party will '"''"nipnnied by Florenre pof,m r',ah.g 0o0(j Enough f"' M". written by "Aunt Betsy" The icing cotn-aiitt,,- IV -. Utah's Centennial Birthday Party Nears Climax : Talk. Pres. A. Carlos Murdock: . - - '6 Tokyo-Yokoham- Civ. 4. Committees are holding nightly meetings to complete preparations for this big Centennial year race meet, which will continue until s. Gale, daughter of Harold Gale, left by bus for morning early Sunday 'Logan to be the official delegate from Beaver to attend Girls' State, 'she was accompanied by Miss Lola Miss Mao Waddouns of Milford. Gale has been active in community and school activities and she is at present on? of the leaders of a group in sewing. She is a student of the local high school and is well Hii'lity-fiv- e were present to ento represent this comof qualifiedin joy the annual Old Folks dinner Mr. and Mrs. Mick Logan. munity and program on Miss Gale was elected a state July 10th at the Minersville were Beaver ofvisitors their senator from Justice County in banket hall of the West Ward. Wednesday at the home Tie i ,nins were beautifully decYardley. Emma Mrs. elections held at the "State." mother. orated Ajt, i0vely summer flowers. son " ( Dean and Mrs. Frances Mrs tenia V. Bank anil Cal- Jesse Baker made a trip to LogIon.. ,, ,,,,, ti,,, (WO oldest at home tlwir pioneers Movie left for in an. ndanee. an last Friday. He was accompant. the al Corsages were pre-'sn- ion't.. after a week's visit A. ied as for as Salt Lake by George E. d to all Mrs. mother the old pioneers. home of her IyOW. A hot chicken dinner was served Valentine. th.. group at 12:30. After dinner, the following program was in-,- ' An Independent and Progressive Newspaper 18, 1947 d 25-2- 9 Vle-(rati- |