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Show THE Page Two Last Rites Recited Wednesday for One Sunnyside Shooting Death Saturday Termed. Accidental Of Wellington Citys Oldest Pioneers Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon for Frederick Houtz Worley, 83, who died in the Price hospital on Sunday afternoon of a lingerCity-Count- y ing illness following a fall which caused a broken hip. Mr. Worley was one of Wellingtons oldest residents, and one of the very few octogenerians of the town. "Fritz" Worley, as he was affectionately known, was born in Salt Lake City on September 12, 1869, a son of John Mansfield and Houtz Worley. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, and had been a stockraiser and farmer in Wellington most of the time since His mother was of Pennsyl vania-Dutc- h descent and his father used to tell Fritz of the days he spent on the Mississippi river in boats in company with Mark Twain. The Worleys came to Utah in the earliest days of its settlement along winth other Mormon pioneers and made their home in Salt Lake City. His mother died when he was but a youth, and he went to live with his grandmother in Springville. He attended schools and grew to manhood there, leaving when he was twenty years of age to make his living by farming at Woodside. It was there that he met Margaret Ann Turner, daughter of William and Mary Ann Mathis Turner. They were married in Woodside on October 24, 1893, and made their home there for the next six years before moving to Wellington. They have lived there most of the time since then. They did spend a few intervals in Colo 18-9- 9. RENT rado and also In Sunnyslde where Mr. Worley fired the boiler house for a winter or two, and also spent one Beason tending the Range Creek pump station. Mr. and Mrs. Worley became the parents of six children, five of whom are still living. Their second child, Neldon Frederick Worley, was killed in France during the First World War. In reminiscing over his long life spent in Wellington, Mr. Worley made the following statement about two years ago, "Ive seen many a change come over this town Shes grown up around me from a collection of log cabins to a right respectable little city, practically changed from covered wagon habitat to the air age, right before my eyes. Besides his widow, Mr. Worley is survived by one son, Collier Edward Worley of Wellington, four daughters, Mrs. Jones (Mary) of Beaver City, Nebraska, Mrs. Elton (Thelma) Pierce of Wellington, Mrs. Roy (Ina) Sibert of Salt Lake City and Mrs. of Salt Lake City; thirty-fou- r Sl-b- Nel-dea- ne r grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bishop Cloye J. Peterson of the Wellington First ward presided at the services, and music was furnished by the ward choir under the direction of Ervin Erickson, with Mrs. Della Thayn at the piano. Internment was in the Wellington cemetery under the direction of the Mitchell funeral home. forty-fou- The death of Robert J. Sprague, who died Saturday of a gunshot wound and was originally reported as a suicide has been termed as accidental by investigating officers, it was disclosed this week by Sheriff Joe Holeman. Mr. Sprague was found dead at his residence in Sunnyside Saturday about 1:00 a.m. The investigation indicated that the man had apparently been cleaning a 30-3- 0 rifle when the weapon discharged sending a bullet through his 4, 19-2- 5, at Spokane, Washington, a son Lee Andrew and Beraadine Shanks Sprague. He came to Sunnyside several years ago to work in the coal mines. The body was prepared for burial by the Mitchell funeral home and has been sent to Spokane, Washington, where funeral ser- of vices will be conducted. F. N. SHAFER Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:p.m. at the Moab LDS chapel for F. M. Sfliafer, 85, who died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John Sullivan, in Provo Tuesday morning of causes incident to age. He was bom at Quercusgrove, Indiana, on February 19, 1868, a son of C. B. and Sibyl Fish Shafer. He came to Utah when he was 18 years of age and settled at Moab. the first mercantile He miles A conveyor belt five long storeopened and was postmaster there is at work in a coal mine near for 27 years. Pittsburgh. He is survived by four sons, F. M. Shafer, Ogden; J. Albert Shafer, Westlake, Louisiana; Earl M. Shafer, Helper, and Dean W. Shafer, Folsom, California; four daughters, Mrs. John W. (Sibyl) Sullir van, Provo; Mrs. Quintin (Geneva) Wilcox, Price; Mrs. W. E. (Mae) Jensen, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. W. B. (Grace) Buckley, Del Monte, California. The body will be at the Mitchell home until Saturday mornfuneral PER MONTH ing pending the arrival of family A NEW SPINET PIANO FOR AS LITTLE AS Utah Students Demonstrate to County How Stamp Plan Works Plan Baby-Sittin- g 27, throat. He was bom on October Thursday, March 12, 1953 SUN-ADVOCA- To Help Customer Also Aids Business That old American motto anything to help a customer is being put to practical use by the Chamber of Commerce of Olympia, Washington. The chamber is helping out lady customers with the babysitting problem. Olympia merchants distribute courtesy cards to the ladies which entitles them to special rates from a babysitting service. The rates are 10 cents per hour per child for the first three hours, 20 cents after three hours and 25 cents on hour per child without a card. When a merchant issues the card, he pays the difference between the special and reglar rates. The system has brought a lot of business to the stores, it is reported. r - Price Junior High Students See BYU Utah school children engaging U. S. Defense Bond savings stamp programs are the subject of the lead article in the current issue of a nationally distributed booklet for classroom use, the School Savings Journal. George W. Leatham, Carbon county chairman, U. S. Defense Bonds, said the savings stamp thrift program is operating in many Utah schools and available to all. The Journal article pointed to the Utah system as a model method of combining a background o( thrift for elementary education in a functional community savings program. Top educators are much interested, the article said, "because it is a nearly perfect adaptation of a savings program to the educational prinoiple that students learn by doing. The advantages which they point to are many, such as learning how to get along together, arithmetic, money accountability, new words, forms of expression, and much about other practical aspects of living. A special message from N. Blaine Winters, director of teacher personnel, Utah department of public instruction, end state education chairman for Utah, U. S. Savings Bonds, is displayed prominently in the opening two-pa- ge spread. Mr. Winters wrote that he was especially pleased because Utah teachers recognized in the program an opportunity to Improve upon the common methods of teaching thrift. The work of cooperative organizations, particularly the American Legion Auxiliary and the Parent-Teache- rs Association, in providing revolving funds for the purchase of savings stamps and in assisting In the operation of the program in the schools, is also recognized. When students fill their stamp albums, usually with 10c and 25c stamps, they can exchange their collections for regular U. S. Defense Bonds in denominations beginning at $25. in Opera Saturday Approximately 121 students of the Price junior high school went to Brigham Young University Saturday evening to see the final performance of "The Bartered Bride, opera by Smetena, produced by Dr. Don L. Earl of the BYU music faculty. The youthful music lovers were taken there by two former BYU students, Mr. and Mrs. Deane Brown, Mr. Brown is director of music at the Price junior high and Mrs. Browne is on the music department faculty at Carbon Clem S. Schramm, state chairman for U. S. Defense Bonds, said the stamp program is far enough advanced in this state that there is no shortage of stamp supplies Heart Disease Still Chief Killer Among Utahns During 1952 as is currently being experienced in some other states. Savings stamps are available at postoffices only, while Defense Bonds may be obtained at banks, business organizations, and postoffices. Mr. Schramm urged a general "treasury hunt by Utah families for partially-fille- d stamp books begun during World War II which are atill valuable and which should be completed and convertbonds. ed into interest-bearin- g MARRIAGE LICENSES Heart disease continues to be Only two couples obtained licthe No. 1 killer In Utah says the annual statistical report on deaths enses from the office of the Carissued by Dr. George A Spendlove, bon county clerk during the week state health commissioner. A total ending March 11. These were obd tained by Neals D. Oveson, 3, Salt of 1728 persons or nearly of the 5495 who died during Lake City, and Wynona Ward, 20, 1952 succumbed to heart disease. Cleveland, Emery county; Dale In 1951 only 1676 died of heart G. Hardman, 26, Salt Lake City, ailments. A single classification of and Thelma Addley, 24, Emery, diseases and kid- Emery county. ney diseases accounted for 2408 deaths last year as compared with 2334 in 1951. Cancer, the No. 2 killer, took 692 lives last year compared with 666 the previous year, John W. Wright, director of vital statistics reported. The causes of the three most important forms of heart and circulatory disorders accounting for about 90 per cent of all heart WHEN YOU NEED IT damage have yet to be discovered. They are rheumatic, coronary and hypertensive heart disease. However, your Utah Heart AssociIf yonT employed or ation, in conjunction with the national .American Heart Associahave property yon cam tion, is spearheading a nationwide get a attack on diseases of the heart loan. and blood vessels, resulting in enmedical progress by couraging one-thir- heart-circulato- ry long-ter- m, Your financial support is needed now to aid in the curing and curbing of the No. 1 killer, heart disease. Send your contribution to your local postmaster, in care of MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY "Heart. Silvagni Building The state of Illinois has produced more than three billion tons PRICE, UTAH of coal since 1800. members. JOSEPHINE PECHARICH Funeral services were conducted yesterday (Wednesday) at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Mitchell funeral home by the Reverend Ralph Schlabig, pastor of the Price Community Methodist church, for Mrs. Josephine Pecharich, 58, who died Saturday at the Price hospital following an illness of five weeks duration. in Yogoslavia on She March 19, 1894. She had been a resident of Carbon county for the past 30 years residing at Spring APPLY TO PURCHASE OF THE PIANO for complete information fill out this form today and mail to us: Dont delay -- - City-Coun- ty was-bo- am interested in your piano rental offer as outlined above. Please send me complete I Surviving are four sons, Bob, bill and Antone Pecharich, Jr., all of Spring Glen, and Joe Pecharich, San Mateo, California; a step-soJoe Huden, Helper; a Mary Palady, Lake Tahoe, Nevada; four grandchildren, a brother, Peter Kisovic, Detroit, Michigan. Burial was in the Price City M. n, step-daught- cemetery CARD OF THANKS We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many friends and relatives who sent beautiful floral offerings and assisted with kindly acts at the time of the death of our beloved husband and father. The J. W. Holden Family OR CALL Price Music Center Phone FOR MEN, ( Although not required to Price, Utah 769-- W do so by code, the sun has already adopted a shorter working day. WOMEN AND CHILDREN! The Protector Policy Pays f BLANKET (yjUMjJlUj FOR MEDICAL EXPENSE Accidents Lower ($250) or higher (up to $2,000) limits may be selected. You may have full coverage, or, at a reduced premium, the $25 deductible form. 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