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Show MARCH 1939 x 1939 - (( ih a4h:'- ia''lirw-iiL- -a Orem Girl Dies A Column of Comment Wise and Otherwise Banquet Set for Mar. 11 Prior to which Board of Nine Willie Elected by Mail Ballots from All Members Calling the annual election and banquet of the Orem Chamber of Commerce for March 11, to be held in Timpan-ogo- s amusement hall, at 8 p. m., E. H. Calder, secetary, Anon. announces appointment of committees to handle the ar0 and all details of this outstanding business and Many causes are lost because rangements social event. of the fight put up fhe following committees were named at a special for them by their proponents. He who hesitates is lost" and executive meeting held at the Town IlalL recently : When moved deeply for tlie right, strike boldly. half-heate- d Faint heart never won fair lady are adages expressing the same general idea. All of which leads me to that If the organizers of cooperatives for the benefit of all the people, and more specifically, farmers cooperatives, ever expect to make a success of their ventures In a big way, they must "strike boldly and without delay. Being the tail to some commission house kite is not the kind of success they are capable of. And lets hope, not their ultimate destiny. ve THE TVBUC WHISPERS: That the opponents of Deer Creek in the Irovo llencn Canal Company having won the first round of a legal contest are asking their opponents not to strike back, but let them keep their victory on the theory that a second round in the way of a court (Continued on Paso Four) Alumni Day Today at Lincoln Hijjh ?. Erval Christensen. ENTERTAINMENT: A. P. War-nicRay Gillman, Clifton Pyne. Nine board members are to be k, elected, the following nominations having already been 3ent to the executive board: Ray Gillman, Eldon Swenson, Robert Wright, Elwood Baxter, Mervel Walker, Roy E. Park, James G. Stratton, Clifton Pyne, Dean Parks, De Charles Robbins, Orlo Allen, George .Brewer, Oral DeLange, A. P. Warnick, James H. Clark, ArAlvin Lunce-fornold Burnlngham, Clinton Hills' Jr., and Ole Johnson. Selection of president and vice-oimmediately, to all members, and these ballots are to be returned to Secretary Calder, by mail prior to the annual banquet, March 11. Only paid up members will receive card ballons. Selection of president and will be made by the executive board of nine after they are elected, from among themselves, but a secretary may be chosen by them from the community talent available. All paid up members are entitled to one free dinner piate, but a charge Is made for ticket to the banquet for a partner or guest. Each member 13 permitted to d, ut nt NOTICES The Tlmpanoos Ward Green and Gold Rail will be held next Tuesday evening, March 7, Music will be furnished by the Gentlemen of Swing orchestra. The public Is invited. VuuLo Additional 300 Acres Brought into Provo Duiing Past Year Upon Request of Petitioning Citizens Vineyard Plans Ward Reunion Vineyard ward officers are completing plans for their annual ward reunion, March 8, with and games, lunch, program, stunts being featured during the afternoon and a big dance In the evening at their new ward amusement hall. All members of the ward and all former Vineyard residents are Invited to be present, for good music is promised and a real day's fun and social activity guaranteed. An ordinance passed unanimously by the Provo city commission this week annexes the Grand View area north and west of Provo across the Provo river bridge, consisting of about 100 acres, known as the lower part of Grand View. The legal description of this area is published in an ordinance sent to the Utah Valley News by City Clerk, I. G. Bench. $ I bring a partner, or a guest, but reservations must ba made not later than'March 7. to Mr. Calder, Mr. Burr, or Mr. Christensen, Mr. Warnlck, entertainment chairman, promises a fine musical program, with a few brief speeches, andyhe business reports of the Lincoln Students hll yeaf-Wbe presented with de- To Debate at Ogden spatch, announces Mr. Stratton, Sixteen Lincoln high students chamber president. . left this morning, (Friday) Mar. 3, to attend the speech tournament at Ogden. Some of the Orem Students ' students will take part In extemTake Leading Parts poraneous speaking and oration but the majority wjll a contests, Miss Clementina Calder, teams from all debate against senior at Lincoln high school of Utah. parts played the femjnine lead in the The students participating are: American Legion musical show, Lena Lamb, Daryl Stewart, Ross presente 1 March 1 and 2. Miss Holdaway, Royden Carter, Omar Beth Brereton, also a senior at Cler Wilson Madsen, Lincoln playiql one o the comic Hansen,Leone Madsen, Ruth NelDavis, leads. Lewis, in son, Letty Pomeroy, Madge Besides being represented Phillip Taylor, Richard Johnson this singing and speaking parts, Keith Hebertson, Beula Wlljams community is proud to have Nor- and Mary Jean Skinner. ma Hampshire and LaVerne Bartlett In prominent dancing parts, and Glenda Taylor and Helen Preparation Meeting Park In the style show. For Sharon Ward. DECORATIONS: Ray E. Park, Oral DeLange, Eldon Swenson. RECEPTION: James G. Stratton, Ray E. Park, Ray Glllman. REFRESHMENTS: I. J. Burr, man does not aoll but they hold him Pona opinions., Provo City Annexes Part of Grandview Area In California Committees, Calls Annual Election The regular monthly officers and teachers preparation meeting will be held Monday, March 6 In the Sharon ward amusement hal1 A program and refreshments will be furnished by the genealogical committee. All officers teachers and pilesthood member3 are requested to attend. is Alumni Today day at Lincoln high school, where old acquaintances will be renewed, and many a reminiscent story will be told of the "good old day3 at Lincoln, for they are gathering from far and near, young and older, all who claim Lincoln as their Alma Mater, with 500 Invitations having been sent out. The assembly will be presented by the Alumni, as wjll also the music for the dance. The followIrrigation Facts ing schedule of events is outlined Water is the greatest asset Of for the day: Future Farmers Honored; Business Men from All Parts 8:30 9:30 Speech department Of Utah Valley Gather to Study How to Help Farmers. Utah county, which along with soil fertility accounts for this presentation. 9:30 10:30 Home room provalley being the best in Utah arid gram. Cooperation between Provo business men and the farm- one of the best in United States, 10:30 12 Cheer contest. ers of Utah county, with an objective of increasing the declared Mr. Earl, but both water and fertility are matters of seri12:00 1:00 Lunch (can be average net income of the farm families in this valley, was ous concern. bought at cafeteria.) the keynote of the newly organized agricultural committee 1:00 Assembly. Of the 1,301,760 acres In the 2:00 3:00 Meeting of Alumni of the Provo Chamber of Commerce in its first county-wid- e have full county, only. 60,000 to elect officers. water rights, although 145,436 in at a Utah Products many years gathering County 7:00 Basket ball game and acres are irrigated,' and 125,000 dauce at which alumni wJH be banquet recently at the Hotel Roberts. of these are cropped, the other guest 3. V The banquet, under the chair- ages were made here. 20,000 being infested with noxious weeds, such as white top, manship of Frank J. Earl, Provo Consideration of Facts: Chamber president was followed 2 Points Mr. Earl delivered a broadside morning glory, and thistle. discussion: by a three-wa- y Additional water for 15,000 of facts to the assembled guests, Lehi First, presentation of facts, i.ot in pessimism at all, but to let acres will come from Deer Creek, Real Game both damaging and hopeful re- the facts be known, and from benefiting the north end of the The Lincoln high Tigers tra- garding Utah county farms In these to make plans for future county most, but loss of water is veled to Lehi on Feb. 24 to be which Mr. Earl and Professor solutions of any pr jlems they the major problem, rather than defeated by two points In one of Seth T. Shaw, president of the contain, he said. Some of these more water, for only 25 per cent the fastest and best games ever Utah County fair, gave illuminat- facts are here set down as Mr. of the farms have sufficient water seen in the Lehi hall. in dry years, because of evaporEarl gave them. ing figures; The Tigers were playing ation, and loss of water before It concrete of has sugUtah county Second, offering Population stellar guard, and gestions on how difficulties may grown from 32,456 In 1900 to reaches the plant. Ins, fact less out the services of big Cullen be overcome, in which Jos. F. 55.000 in 1938, with 4,200 farm than 14 per cent of all water Garth Boyce, both regulars. The Skinner of Spanish Fork, and families, 6,100 families, roaches the plant roots. a only way the Pioneers were able Pat H. Mulcahy Farm Mortgages present and 700 other families dependent to score was by shooting long and general manager of the Salt upon farm labor. serious problem. In 1910, 489 shots and then following in and Lake and Utah railway, urged Farms are getting smaller. In farms were mortgaged for $630,-04with their greater height make definite steps toward improve- 1900 In 1938, 2,400 farms are only 2,760 farms were found t'p-i- n shots. for $7.000,000., 371 ment; mortgaged in the county, now more than The Tigers started off with a Utah county 4.000 farms are operated, making of which are delinquent. Farm Third, honoring banand sinking shots from all Future Farmers represented by the average farm about 20 acres income records show 65 per cent angles the score at the end of the KentPalfreyman of Sprlngvllle, in area, whereas it is estimated of the farms have a net income first quarter was 13 to 4 in their Leland Eastman of Provo, and that 60 acres are required for the of more than 500 while 15 per favor. The Pioneers then began Bernidl Skinner of Fork. adequate subsistence of the aver- cent have less than $500, and 19 Spanish to sink b .kets and their defense per cent have less than $300 InGuests were present from all age farm family. come per year. tightened to allow the Tigers only of the valley. Including Only 130 large farms remain 1 point ' during the second canto parts Rotar-ianbe which with divided promight Lions, liy Farms are Mortgaged and make the half time score mayors, Kiwanians. Chamber of Commerce mem- fit. with 500 farms of 100 acres Nineteen reasons for the sad read 14 to 13. and newspapermen. The or more, 597 between 50 and 99 The serond half was a nip and bers, plight of most farms in Utah were 20 1232 between farms acres. lamb Bernell grown by by Mr. Earl as follows: tutk affair with every basket champion shown at the C'grlon and 49 acres, 719 between 10 and given either changing the lead or tying Skinner and 1. Farms are Uo small. and purchased 19, 715 between 3 and P, and With the score tied Livestock show, the score. Too 2. few cash crops are being 3 This acres. & 241 farms under was L. U. S. railroad, and 30 seconds of the game bft by the grow n. of farms is a major subdivision to the Mr, Mulcahy by presented all of the placers were In a huddle 3. Loss of fertility in the Boil, in holding the youth of Chamber for the occasion. after the ball. It slipped out Provo other item on the menu problems (he land in Utah county, in fact through oyer irrigation, or Every from under the pile and the only because of weeds, or through was also grown In Utah county, has already arrived at the point was a player not In the pile-ufa. lure to return soil building such as the famous Utah celery, where opportunity no longer Lehi man who grabbed the ball materials to the soil, such as .potatoes, peas, exists in Utih under present and scored the inning basket a fruits, pu kle. and even the bever- - methods. manures, or by growing soil rolls, jams, second before the game ended. I Mr. Bench points out that, with this annexation, approximately The of her notice, except passing. for 300 acres of property have been body was brought to Orem added to Provcuclty during the tl MISS BETH FINCH Death struck its heavy' hand again at the Finch family when it took Beth, 21, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Davis Finch, and the late Bishop Joseph H. Finch of Sharon ward, leaving a grief stricken mother and three brothers and three sisters to mourn her loss after so recently losing their husband and father. News of the death of Beth came to the mother and family Thursday from Woodland, Cal., following almost simultaneously with news of her illness for the folks at home had anticipated her return after a delightful holiday to the coast since Christmas where she had been vUiting relatives and friends. Taken ill at Woodland, shq went to the hospital, thinking not to worry her mother, but pneumonia set In, and death followed too suddenly to send further burial Sunday. Miss Finch was graduate of the Lincoln high school, in 1935, and also graduated from the L. D. S. seminary at the 3ame time. Her grandmother, Mrs. Mary A. Finch, of Eureka, her mother, and the and Bisters following brothers survive: Merlin, Jay, Lylene, Rosa, Mae, and Afton. 1 nneral 8en ices Funeral services were held in the Sharon ward chapel Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop E. E. Twitchel in charge. Musical numbers were furnished by V. Emil Hansen, Verd Washburn, W. M. Vernon, and Oh Rueben Pyne, a quartette My Father; a solo by Ethel Pyne, accompanied by Miss June Bean; a violin- solo by Thurston Downs, accompanied by his mother; a solo by Reuben Pyne, and the closing Our yesterdays number by E. B. Terry, Goln past year. Four additions, Farr, Harrison, Pleasant View, and now Grand View make up the 300 acre area annexed. The Farr addition lies East on Third South mainly, out above Seventh East, and Is one of the most rapidly growing sections of town. The Harrison addition is that part of the city beyond Eighth north in the east section of Provo, and Pleasant View was added just recently, and lies Just beyond to the North of the Harrison addition. Mr. Bench explains that desire for city water, and city roads, with other conveniences and privileges which city annexation gives, has prompted the residents of these four areas to in petition the City commission each case, and the Commission has granted these petitions each Home. Speakers were Victor C. Anderson, B. M. Jolley, President 4, V, Watkins, and Bishop Twitchel. Prayers were offered by William S. Park and Samuel A. Carter. Samuel Cordner dedicated the grave In the Provo Burial park. The members of Miss Finchs club acted as flower girls, while the following friends were pall bearers: Marvin Carter, Claud Johnson, Ray Wright, Harold Holt, Boyd Dennis, Verdun Richardson. III Tigers In County-Wid- e Short at non-far- 0. s. p restoring crops. Improper use of Irrigation water. 5. Sickness and high cost of medical care and hospitalization. 6. High power salesmen who Induce many to buy beyond their power. 7. High taxes. 8 Unstable prices and unfavorable weather. 9. Discouragement and indif- fereuce. 10. High wage standards set up by WPA which make farm labor higher than farmers can pay. . 11. Government relief which has demoralized the people. 12. Annual and perennial weeds. 13. Failure In to cooperate. and in other marketing phases of farm life. 14. High interest rates. 15. Use of marginal land. 10. Acquisition and holding ot extra land not essential ta Hip farm unit. 17. Inefficient machinery. 18. Keeping up with the Joneses 19. Purchase of high priced, short-live- d machinery. While this report, stated Mr. Earl, looks pessimistic, it is bv no means hopeless, as recognition of difficulties is the first step toward their solution He believed (lhfit th livestock indusijV inluding dairving, and the intensifying and diversifying of farm business would bring an average farm income to $1000 and toward this end the Provo Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee would devote its energies. Setli Slum Offers Suggest inns Irofe-so- r Phaw followed much the same line of thought as Chairman Earl, with more optimism apparent, for he - .w in fruits, v pMables, dairying, and livestrxk generally the solut.on to all ills found lu Utah county. More stress must be placed on weed control as today farmers are seeding additional acres to weeds almost as rapidly as the WPA weed control project can Clean eradicate them. seed, especially in alfalfa, must be Insisted upon. Increasing soil fertility, and increasing the farm business, by intensifying and diversifying was also stressed by Mr. Shaw. More attention to marketing, as has been done iu the poultry business, looking especially to quantity along with quality production, so as to capture the larger markets, was urged, citing Utah celery as an example where if quality were found the market would belong to Utah county immediately. Mr. Shaw summarized all farm 1. Waning problems Into four: soil fertility; 2. Lack of irrigation water and poor irrigation methods; 3. Exodus of young farm people from the state; 4. Smaller d; n; Miss June Bean Crowned Queen at Pleasant View Gold and Green Ball NOTICE ward View Pleasant The amusement hall, elaborately decorated with gold and green streamers, was the scene of their annual Gold and Green ball Tuesday evening. Miss June Bean was crowned queen by Maurice Miller, th queen's escort. Miss Norma Dun-for- d, escorted by Heber Ivins and escorted by Elaine McEwan, Frank Hamblin, were queen's attendants Those who danced the jGold and wait and ' Green fox-trwere Duane Jones, Mildred Nielr-seHarold Nielsen, Lorain Jones, Elbert Miller, Ellen ,Roim-neDon Penrod, Dorothy Bona, Verl Allman, Nedra Lewis, Bert and Ercanbrack, Madge Lewis Mr, and Mrs. Sterling Mublu? stein. The queen wore a lovely blue green taffeta gown with a coe-saof pink sweet peas and rose. Miss Dunfords dre ) was a bean- tiful red slipper satin with a cor sage of white sweetpeas. Miss McEwans gown was a lovely baby blue chiffon with a pink sweet-pe- a corsage. orche-trSpence Crabtrees furnished music for the evening's dancing. Miss Alice Miller was in charge of the arrangements. n, The Senior high school band is an for liiuklng preparations assembly1, which will be presented March 8, 1031), In the anditorium. The program will consist of band numbers, solo work and stunts. A small admission of 10c wiil be charged to everyone who attends. , y, ge a last year In bringing gross sales of $37,000 for products by these Future Farmers. Mr. Skinner's solutions were: 1. CoperaUon, which he defined as putting one's sell in a position to work with the other fellow. business Cooperation between men and farmers would put more money in all pockets, for when the farmer gets g more Is better for all. 2. Scientific Feeding: Here is the keynote to all livestock success, he declared. The first baby beef fed in Utah was In fed Spanish Fork, and the average age of bringing beef to market has now been put to under one year, as compared to three years old before. Likewise Lincoln and Southdown sheep were first introduced at Spanish Fork? 3. Better Breeding: The best way to ruin a boy is to have him feed scrubs declared Mr. Skinner. Superior blood plasm, and smaller farms through subblood, is the only way to superior of the family inheritance. division bring increased net returns, and Solutions offered for the first accounts for the $37,000 netted two problems rested with better the 140 F. F. A. boys last year, farming practices. As to the last affirmed Mr. Skinner two problems, both can be helped Pat Mulcahy Suggests by establishing industries, guih Faith and Cooperation a canneries, dehydration plants It remained for Mr. Mulcahy to absorb the to add another packing plunts, suggestion for the labor of increasing population ultimate solution of Utah CounSmall farms need .not mean small in your-seFAITH, problems: ty's farm businesses, for the farm in your community, and m business depends upon the nature of its production, as huge farm your country. "Two basic industries are in on business activity can come this state, he said. Mining and small areas. agriculture, the first being a F. Skinner Points tlie Way direct gift from God, man having Additional emphasis on pos- nothing to do at all with erhtr sible solutions was given by Mr. the. placing of the minerals or Skinner, who was introduced by' their utility. Only in Agrnulturo Chairman Earl as the major fac- have men a basic part to play, ami tor in making Spanish Fork recog- - cooperative effort, intell'gMi e. nied over the whole state and scientific management arc as a livestock center. Mr. Skin- the keys to success. " In the Span-l.-- h ner is an Pointing out how things fa i Mr Fork high school, and teaches if cooperation is larking, about 140 boys along aarqijjin! Mulcahy declared the Utah Lak lines, succeeding mofrpy-buslnes- f, J. WARD n; Effort to Solve Farm Problems 4. VINEYARD A concert will be presented by the Provo Sixth ward choir at the Vineyard ward hall Friday evening, March 3,' at 8 oclock, which promises to be worth many times the small sum asked by the Vineyard. High Priest quorum,, which 1b sponsoring the entertainment. Proceeds from the evening will help pay for the new church building. All members of the ward are urged to attend and a cordial Invitation is extended to the public. The program follows:" Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord." choir; solo. Creed Brim-hal- l; prayer; cornet " Lord Vouchsafe, choir; baritone solo, William Knudsen; piano solo, Beulah Madsen: duet, Camilla Woods and Melba Snel-somale chorus; . banjo solo, Lawrence Bi-quartet, Murdock sisters; "Come Oer the Sea, choir; piano solo, Beulah Madse; soprano aolo. Marguerite Jepper-soquartet, Murdock sisters; "The Lord is My Light, choir. time. I TONIGHT CONCERT Cooperation Bell',ran Cosiness anil Farmers Urged at Chamberof Commerce fianqnet Agriculture Committee Sponsors Bonds An obstinate Q&mi: VinajuJ Uie SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year in advance BY G. B. S. Rtlee Ml FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 Orem Chamber of Commerce Names This and That - 2fai'i fyciltt QjjhiUi(tuial PROVO UTAH, R. F. D., No. XXXI VOL. VI. (r r r' The lady missionaries of the T. U. gave a very Interesting program in church Sunday evening at Lake View ward chapel. B. The Orem municipal dump grounds will be open all day Satur lay, according to LcGrande Jarman, director In charge who states that each month the first Saturday wil be the date for dumping refuse by all residents. dyking project is still going whereas it was a companion projet i with Deer Creek 15 years ago, and yet it would cost lees and be far more effective In saving Irrigation water than Deer Creek dam is. The Lake has 95,900 acres In It, containing 850,200 acre feet of water, of which 652,446 acre feet evaporate yearjy. Deer Creek ill add only 100. Opt) aire feet at best. To save much of these 500,000 acre feet of water we need only dyke the lake, at far less cost than most people wouid believe, for the Dyking project Is the cheapest et any project in Utah, he believed. Faith and cooperation also work together in pelting markets, and he urged that business be ready to cooperate in all phases of marketing the farmers products. F. F. A. Honored Honoring the Future Farmers of Amerka, represented by the threO lads, Faifrcyman, Skinmr and Eastman, Chairman Earl presented each to the banquiteers following which yonng Palfrey-ma:i detailed to the group Lis Poultry Project demnns'rating what a boy can do in the way of Inland Eastman, farm income. Livestock winner of the Ogden show with his grand champion ram, ard Bernell Skinner, with h's champion lamb, were also ipplanded for their achievement. -- ) |