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Show 7 dec. 27. mo Wednesday, Provo, Utah County, Utah. ' Public Hearing Thursday On Budget stcr Advice to Navy " AMERICAN FORK Prn Joseph K. Nicholes, head of the Brlgham Young university chemistry deDartment. will h th guest speaker in the Fifth ward special interest class of the MIA Tuesday night. His topic is "Mathematical Concepts Applied to the Gospel," one of a series on the subject, "This World About Us" currently being studied by the class of which Thornton Young is the leader. John Hutchings of Lehi who has gained considerable renown for his wide and authentic collection of Indian relics, will speak to the class Jan. 9 and Jan. 16 and following his second lecture the class members will be taken to Mr. Hutchings' museum In Lehi. State Capitol To Be SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 27 If and when the fog clears away, Salt Lakers and visitors may again see the Utah capitol dome from most anywhere in the city or Salt Lake valley. Workmen today were to make final adjustments on $4,000 worth of new floodlights' to "offer a better display of the building's massive dome." floodTwenty 1500-wa- tt lights now comprise the pattern of beams flooding the dome. They were installed under a $75,000 improvement program inaugurated several weeks ago at the capitol. Exchange Closing - New York Industrial Averages Flood-lighte- d (U.PJ Salt Lake Stock quotations from the direct wire of KenLo Corporation, 265 W. 1st N. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 OJJJ) Tommy Pearse is only 10 years old, but he's already giving the navy, advice on f "atomic torpedoes." Tommy, a fifth graded who lives in suburban Arlington, Va wrote Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews, enclosing a sketch of his version of the weapon. "I think that when you find a way of setting off a bomb by inducing electricity into it," he wrote, "that you should make an atomle torpedo. "You could Use it in attacking enemy, shore batteries. I hope 'you can; use this plan." A postscript said that "you could attack the communist troops through Japan"! The boy wrote in the margin that "you could send a small convoy of ships or submarines from America or Japan and make an attack with the atomic torpedo." Tommy's letter, after going various channels, through eventually wound up on the desk of Rear Adm. A. G. Noble, chief of ' the navy's bureau of ordnance. Noble promptly replied by letter that he found Tommy's idea "very interesting." Flier Injured In Colorado Crash SALES FOR DAY Bristol Silver, 10.000 at 10. Cardiff, 1000 at 20. Clayton Silver, 400 at 39; 400 at 40; 300 at 41. Colb. Rexall, 4000 at 25. Combined Metals. 2500 at 28. Comet Coal, 2000 at 28. Con. Eureka, 500 at Croff. 5000 at East Standard, 2000 at East Utah, 4900 at 13. Eureka Bullion, 1000 at 9. Horn Silver, 2000 at 12. Kentucky Utah, 1000 at Keystone, 500 at 34. Mt. View, 5000 at 600 at 34. Nevada Metals, 1000 at 2. New Majestic, 15,000 at New Park, 1100 at $1624; 1100 at si.03. North Standard, 3000 at City Con., 1600 at 61: 398 at 61. Park Premier, 1000 at 4. Plumbic. 1000 at 14. Prince Con., 1000 134. Silver Standard, 5000 at Utah Wyoming Oil. 100 at 20. Western Alloys. 1000 at 44. Yankee Con., 3000 at 34. 5. 6.2. 3; 8. 5. 14-Par- 2. Afternoon (Excepting Saturday) and Sunday Herald PublUhed Sunday Sunday Morning Published by The Herald Corporation. 90 South Tint Wsst Street. Provo. Utah. Entered as second claaa matter at the post office in Provo. Utah, under the act of March 3, 1870. Subscription terms by carrier in Utah county $1.00 the month, 90.00 for six months in advance. $12.00 the year in advance. By mail in the United Spates oranywhere its possessions $1.00 the month, $$.00 for six months, $12.00 the year in Ivery advance. Tea A OGDEN. Utah, Dec. 27 (U.R) Livestock : Cattle: Hardly enough offered early to adequately test market; nominally steady with Tuesday; few common-mediuslaughter odd low steers, S24.0027.50: ' good heifers, $27.50; common cows, $19.00S20. 50; canners and cutters, $15.00 18.50; few lots good and choice light feeder steers, $29.75(3)30.00; late Tuesday load good 1100 lb. fed steers, $29.30; calves, nominally steady: odd good stock calves, $31.00S) 33.00; no choice sold early. Hogs: Butcher hogs scarce: few early sales and bids 75c lower; good and choice 185 to 240 lb. butchers. $20.0020.50; some held above $20.75; few, 360 lbs., $18.00; odd 165 lbs., $18.00; good and choice sows quotable, $15.00 16.00; choice under 300 lbs., $16.50 and above. Sheep: No early sales; late Tuesdary sizeable- - lot good and choice trucked-i- n slaughter lambs, 25c or more higher at $29.25; other odd lots, $28.25 (g) m 28.50. Markets At A Glance Che ' (U.R) Ooden Livestock . ctsd ecn Ga a Stocks higher in active trading. Bonds irregularly higher. U. S. government bonds firm in moderate trading. Curb stocks irregularly higher Silver unchanged at 80 cents. Cotton irregular. Wheat futures closed unchanged to off 4 cent; corn up 4 to 4 cent; oats off 4 to 14 cents; rye off m to 1 cents; soybeans uncent, and lard changed to off futures off 27 to 3 points. Hogs fairly active to 50c lower: sheep mostly steady; cattle less active than Tuesday to 50c lower. tt'to ta regeve soarst aad asm You bm4 to rub oa sUmulatiog, nr Vf usterola. It mot only brifeM fut, lonr4aatiBg rails but aetualiy neips cneeK im nrttauoa and brsak up local eoagoatioa. Buy MustoroWI psln-rslisvi- WANTED ALL KINDS OF HIDES! Highest Prices Paid for BONES - WOOL HIDES PELTS - FURS and dead and .useless animals. Pelt prices for dead and useless sheep-Prom- pt Service UTAH HIDE Cr TALLOW CO. S Hyrum Johnson, Tuesday at Ventura, Cal. where she had lived the past six years. She was a former Provo woman. Mrs. Johnson was born April 22, 1870 at Beaver, Utah, fthe married Mr. Johnson in the Logan LDS temple hi 1895. She had lived in Provo for 28 years before moving to California. Surviving are eight sons and daughters, Mark S. Johnson, Tur lock, Cal.; Mrs. N. J. Devereaux, Inglewood. Cal.: Corwin R. John son, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Mrs. D. L. Snyder, Mrs. M. J Mitchell, Mrs. Roy Blabon, and Kenneth H. Johnson.all of Ven tura; and Mrs. E. G. Bywater, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be Tues day at 12 noon at the Valley mortuary chapel in Provo with Bishop E. Terry of the Provo First LDS ward presiding. Dn Compton to Get Coveted Award CLEVELAND. O.. Dec. 27 (EE) Dr. Karl T. Compton, one of the nation's foremost scientists, will be awarded the first William Proctor prize from the Scientific Research Society of America, it was announced today. Compton will be awarded the $1,000 prize at Friday's session of the 117th convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The prize was set up recently by Dr. William Proctor of Bar Harbor, Me., to be awarded to deserving scientists annually. Compton has been president of the AAAS and is currently chairman of the Corporation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He will receive the Proctor prize for his achievements at MIT and for his contributions to research on the atomic bomb. Juveniles Face Burglary Charge Deputy Sheriffs Roscoe Kay and Robert Elliott picked up three juveniles in Lindon Tuesday, charged with burglary of Lindon Mercantile company last November. The Juveniles were turned to custody of the juvenile court. G ARSON CITY, Nev., Dec. 27 Quirks In The News General Motors was listed as E n g land. a Nevada firm today after articles (U.RBARNSOLDWICK, - Deciding that weddings In were of incorporation filed with church are as enjoyable as secretary of state's office here. his London, Dec. 27 am The theThe a good movie, Vicar C. C. Mackay firm, headed by . Charles has asked Glasgow Bulletin reported jubi- E. spectators to contribute Wilson, listed capitalization at the price of England's a theater seat. In relantly today that stolen coronation atone had ar- $810,000,000. turn he promised to keep his General Motors filing fee was church warm and rived safely in Scotland. But pod. lice doubted it $81,000, largest ever paid for In(U.R- )- Rites Slated For Rites Slated For Soldier Drowned Nephi Educator In Okinawa Mishap "NEPHI Funeral services Cleon LaMar Memmott, 56, for will, m. in be held Thursday at 2 p. Nephi Third ward chapel, Mr. ' educator Memmott, prominent and church worker, died late Monday at his home. He was born in Scipio, Nov. 3, 1894, a 'son of James E. and Josephine Prows Memmott. He moved to Nephi with .the family in 1809 and was graduated from Nephi high school and from USAC. He served in World War I and later was commander of battery E, 145th field artillery holding the i rank of captain at the time of his f Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p. m. in the Berg drawing room chapel for Sgt. Sidney Blair Humphrey, 29, who was drowned in a hunting accident on the island of Okinawa Nov. 3. The Encylo-paed-ia The rites will be under the diCHICAGO, (U.R) Britannica reported today rection of N. Halvor Madsen, that its research workers answer- bishop of the Prove Second LDS ed 34,200 questions for subscribers ward. Friends may call at the Berg mortuary Friday from 6 to during the past year. 8 p. m. and Satthe!& were the Among queries following: urday prior to "What Is the cause and cure of services. ' child psychology?" ' Sgt Humph J' "How did the elephants In rey was born Noah's ark get down off Mt. AraSept. 28, 1821 rat?" in Aurora, But the research workers Utah, , son of couldn't answer: Sidney. Bailey and Hazel "How can I keep my wife home Draper Humph nights?" rey. He re "How many dog and cat cemei ceived his eduteries are there in South Africa?" cation in the Provo schools. A grizzly Sgt. Humphrey CLOVIS, Cal., (U.R) graduating from the Provo high school and murder case was solved today. Sheriffs denutles beean a full seminary. He married Alice Mikkelsen fledged murder i n v e stigation Sept. 11, 1941 in Provo. He served when a headless skeleton the U. S. army in World War found in the city dump Sunday. in II and was stationed in Japan e An unaeriaKtng stablishment during the occupation. He also conducted a and dein Luzon in the Philip cided the skeleton was that of a served He was discharged in Oc pines. bear. tober 1946. Returning home, he worked as (U.R) LONDON. Bridesmaid attendant. He Doris Long solved the problem of a service station in the army in Febru now to stand still without goose- ary 1948 and was stationed in pimpies at a Christmas wedding Camp in unheated St. Aug ustine's 1950 Hood, Tex. until January when he left for overseas church. Under her wide skirt she was stationed in Okinawa and attached two hot water bottles. Surviving are his widow, two children. Nancy Ann and Sidney Blake Humphrey; his mother, Infant Peterson Hazel H. Curtis, Provo; his father, bianey jj. Humphrey, Portland; Leslie Peterson, infant son of one brother and four sisters, D. Sherman L. and Lucile Winterton Duane Mrs. George ,770 E. 8th N., died at (Thaola)Humphrey, Mrs. Peterson, Arthur Tucker, birth Tuesday morning at the (Virginia) Packard, and Laural Utah Valley hospital. Humphrey, all of Provo, and MrsSurvivors besides the Gerald R. (Vessa) Chase, Conare one brother and two parents sisters, Cal. and Linda Lou Stephen, Kay, .l , sMilitary honors will be con- .11 - n well-lighte- stone of The historic scone, on which English monarchs have been crowned for 600 years, was ripped; from the coronation chair in .Westminster Abbey and lugged away on Christmas morn: ing. The Scottish newspaper- - headlined its editions today, "The Stone Is Back" It said that an anonymous man telephoned last night, describing himself as a conspirator, and reported the stone was "safely in Scotland," Scotland has been trying to get back the "atone of destiny" ever since King Edward I removed it to England in 1297." The stone, on which Scottish kings had been crowned since the fifth century, now is supposed to symbolize the English monarch's sovereignty over Scotland. Scotland Yard was frankly skeptical of the Glasgow Bulletin report and was inclined, to write it off as the work of a 400-pou- nd : , . prankster. A corporation of a firm in Nevada which is noted for its liberal laws. dolPlans of the multi-millilar firm for Nevada operations were not disclosed. ; on Germans Fail To Back Rearmament FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. (U.R) A German! magazine which polled 3,000 west. Germans said today only 12.8 per cent were willing to become soldiers or, in the case of women, to let their husbands and sons take up arms. Der Spiegel, Germany's most widely read news magazine said the poll was the most compre hensive yet made on the Issue of German rearmament. ' The magazine said 28.3 per cent of those polled were in favor of rearming Germany providing the was given complete country equality with the western allies. Only 13.6 per cent wanted German entry into a European army. And only 2.3 per cent were for the French plan which would build up German combat teams in a European army in which other nations would haVe divisions. Only 15.8 per cent wanted a draft for a new armed force of any sort. In case of voluntary enlistments, however, 35.4 were willing to have Germany rearmed. 27 special conference of Scotland Yard's top operatives was called to map the greatest search in Britain's history. They privately expressed the belief that the stone still was in the London area. Police, suspecting Scottish Nationalists were trying to take the stone back to Scotland, already were searching every automobile, truck, train and ship bound from England to Scotland. Roadblocks were established on all highways leading into Scotland. If caught, the thieves will face a possible prison term for a felony and a possible life sentence for sacrilege. The latter STEEL ARRIVES FOR charge could be brought against IDAHO LICENSE PLATES the culprits because the stone was BOISE, Ida., Dec. 27 (U.R) The stolen from Westminster Abbey. first of four carloads of steel needed for making Idaho's 1951 Police Investigate license plates is due here next week, Idaho state prison warden of Theft Jacket L. E. Clapp said today. Provo ponce orilcers today He got word that the shipment were investigating the theft of a had left Pittsburg, Cal. When it from Provo Trading com- arrives, Clapp said, the prison lijacket 351 Vi. Center. cense plate factory at the prison pany, According to officers, intrud- would swing into operation. . ers entered the establishment Within the next few weeks, ansometime during the Christmas other carload was expected from entrance California. Clapp said two more weekend, gaining through a rear window. Value of carloads will be required to meet the jacket was estimated at $12. Idaho's license plate needs. 10-ye- ar retirement. Former commander of Ameri- can Legion in Nephi, he was also an officer in the organization at thetlme of his death. He held many offices in the LDS church and for the past 27 years has taught at Juab high school. Survivors Listed Surviving are his widow Marian Pyper Memmott, whom he married Sept. 28, 1927 at the Salt Lake LDS temple: three sons and two daughters, Hal Memmott, who is serving in the northern states mission; Mrs. Grant B.V (Ann) Oldroyd, Salt Lake City; t Carl Mark and Marjorie Memmott, Nephi; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Memmott, Nephi; two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Josie Sorensen, Scipio; Mrs. Fontella Boswell, and Roscoe Memmott, Nephi. Friends may call at Anderson funeral home Wednesday evening and at the family home Thursday from 10 a. m. until time of services. Military crites will be conducted by the American Legion Nephi Post No. 1 at the city ceme tery. ; 1 ( LDS post-morte- m McConachie Rites Scheduled Friday LINDON Funeral services for chie, 79, will be held Friday at 1 p. m. in Lindon LDS ward chapel under direction of Legrand bishop. Mrs. McConachie died Tuesday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Armstrong, in Lindon. Friends may call at Clpin mortuary, Orem, Thursday from 8 to 9 p. m. and at the Armstrong home Friday until time of services. Burial will be in Salt Lake City. desk drawers had been rifled. The culprits . just walked away with the safe. Mrs. Sarah Ann Dixon McCona- ' Zaa. Er&STS!:. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a. m. at the Lehi cemetery. Friends may call at the Berg mortuary prior to 10:30 a.m. Thursday. The grass-gree- n emerald is found in an almost inaccessible locality in the Salzburg Alps. "h. diction' o,,h. Ute Post 2162, Veterans of For eign Wars. BURGLARY MADE EASY JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (U.R) Burglars who entered the May fajr Baptist church here didn't bother to open the safe. The Rev. Edgar B. Cooper found that his Memorial Dispute SALIDA, Colo., Dec. 27 Lowry air force base airman will be flown back to Denver toBid Asked day where he will be treated for Bristol Silver 10 .11 injuries received when a light 19 Cardiff .21 plane in which he was riding Central Std 03 .05 crashed into Camerron mountain Chief Con $1.45 $1.75 12 miles north of here. .42 Clayton Silver ... .40 Cpl. Robert L. Phelps, 23, of Columbus Rexall .24 4 .30 Colo., and Cpl. Quentin Dolores, Combined Metals .28 .29 D. Reneshaw, 20, were returning Crescent Eagle .. .08 V .09 to Lowry from their southwestern East Standard .i. .024 .03 homes yesterday, SherColorado East Utah 13 .14 iff Emmett Shwewalter said, Eureka Bullion .. .084 .084 when their plane apparently was Eureka Lilly . .12 .114 in a downdraft and hurled Great Western .. .034 , .05 caught into trees. ' Horn Silver 114 .13 Phelps, who will be returned to 01 Indian Queen .024 Lowry today, suffered considerLeonora .04 034 able loss of blood from a puncMadison Mines .. .11 .12 ture received in his head. His Miller Hill 03 .05 condition was described as Mt. St. Dev 06 .07 4 critical. New Majestic 05 .054 New Park IDAHO WOMAN KILLED $1,624 $1.65 North Lilly 38 .42 RUPERT, Dec. 27 (U.R) Mrs. L. North Standard .. .014 .01 H. Eppich of Hunt was killed inPark City Cons. . . .61 .65 stantly in an automobile crash at Prince Con .13 .16 11:30 a. m. today a short distance Rico Argentine . . 1.95 $2.00 west of Paul, sheriff's officers re04 Royston .044 ported. Silver King Coal $4.00 $4.50 Tintic Lead 134 .14 4 Tintic Standard $1,124 $115 Up $3.67. GM Incorporates As Nevada Firm Stolen Stone Dies in Ventura; In Scotland, Rites Slated Here Scots Claim Mrs. Julia E. Johnson. died widow of Former Provoan 80, About Torpedoes Public . hearing on the 1951 Provo city budget, now set at $632,773, will open at 10:30 a. m. Thursday In the city commission chambers.' v' At that time, any citizen may appear in protest, if he desires, or to make recommendations or requests concerning the budget. The city commission will conduct the hearing. The proposed 1831 bud set Is $23,784 above the $628,989 for the year just ending.- Highlights of the new budget include $8400 for salaries for new police officers and for $20,000 for new fire fighting equipment, ne cessary to keep Provo's fire in surance rates at the present level. The civil defense department Is allotted $1000 under the new budget setup. The proposed budget is within expected city income for the com ing year, city officials said. Nicholes to Speak At American Fork DAILY HERALD Miles West of Spanish Fork PHONE $g (Continued from Page One) of the hearing that the memorial fund and exhibition and advertising funds be curtailed. The memorial fund calls for $30,000 in the 1951 tentative budget and the exhibition and advertising fund calls for $24,000. He based his recommendations on the prospect of higher federal taxes to be faced by taxpayers during the coming year. Seeking additional county help in matters of water and reclamation projects, Lee R. Taylor, Springville; Leo Harvey, Mr. Thomas and Eldon Payne, representing county water users, sought added county funds. Commissioners said it may be possible to help water users through Greater Utah Valley funds already set up in the budget. Sessions were Mated to resume this afternoon with departmental interviews. (1 1 ' 0 Mm I McZ lloOOo ft n jv First Quadruple (Continued from Page One) vising that he had been "slightly wounded." An army spokesman explained that frostbite is not considered a battle wound and, as such,, "is not reported to next of kin in' a casualty message." The youth had cabled' his mother from Japan that he had been wounded but advised that "anxiety unnecessary." He telephoned on Christmas eve from the Travis base hospital but did not tell her the nature of his wounds. W' Xfi GREAT SALT LAKE DIKE COMPLETED SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. .27 (U.R) Workmen today completed a Innff task nf hnilHino a dirt "bridge" from the main- iana to Ameiope lsiana in ureat Salt lake. The "bridffe" ia the riik Hm. ed vital to protecting beach resorts on the southeastern edge of the lake from contamination from sewage outlets north of the dike. But engineers estimated the new oik win oe effective only until 1955 or 1956 unless Salt Lake City comDletes a Mwam treat ment plant before then. sa.. ' JtB fV r 25 I MILLIONTH V VCHEVROIET -- j Tp agT Hw A firarf Nw ll Mr four-mon- th Easy Monthly Payments MONEY TO LOAN! 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