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Show THE CENTERVILLE THE CENTERVILLE NEWSETTE Issued Monthly at Centerville, Utah .... ........ Vestil S. Harrison Lois Clayton Clinton S. Barber . Alta Blood Editor Associate Editor Sports & Service News Clubs and General Organizations Statistics and News . Staff Photographer .... Cleveland Cook Eva Cardall Leonard Mitchell . SEND NEWS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANY OF ABOVE OR TO THE EDITOR, BOX 143, CENTERVILLE THE NEWSETTE REPORTS The other Sabbath evening the Town Board presented its Honor Roll plaques for World War I and the present conflict. A glance at the long rows of names on the plaque for World War II brings a shocking realization that names there! there are eighty-nin- e one young men and women from our small community! Eighty-nin- e boys and girls separated from home and loved ones and scattered g corners of the to the earth! Eighty nine individuals, and hungry lonely and homesick for news of the folks back here, reaand of each other. Eighty-nin- e sons why you and you and you are generously giving in order that that hunger might be appeased! We have a hunch that your donations to make The Newsette possible will pay you big dividends in the gratitude you know our service men and women feel toward you when they read of your contributions. The following individuals and families have given since the last previous number: Walter Duncan, Wesley E. Tingey, Roscoe Reading, Herbert Haacke, Mabel Duerden, Ben Brown, Bert Warren, Lawrence C. Page, Ellis Wilson, Clarence S. Reeves, Lola Smith, Louis Otto Smith, George Miles and William Parrish. Eighty-nin- e far-flun- -- Hep-wort- h, SOCIETY & CLUB NEWS Miss Dorothy Streeper was hostess to the Literature, Music and Art Club at her home, January 8. Mrs. Josephine Miles Gantney reviewed the book The Scarlet Letter. Annual elections were also held and the new officers are: President, Mrs. Ruth Tingey; Mrs. Dora Walton; Secretary, Mrs. Rose Marie Nelson; Treasurer, Mrs. Amelia White; Program Chairman, Mrs. Aretta Duncan. On January 22 Mrs. Sylvia Vice-Preside- nt, Tingey was hostess to the Club. Mrs. Lola Barber reviewed the book The Girls They Left Behind. Mrs. Louise Grant was hostess to members of the Clique Club on January 18. On January Mrs. Eva Cardall was hostess to the L.D.E. Club. The evening was spent in sewing. Mrs. Beatrice Noakes was hostess to members of the Club at her home Friday, January 26. 11 WARD STATISTICS Blessings: Ellen Grant, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Grant; Robert Kent Fields, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fields; and Gloria Thatcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Thatcher. Births: A girl was bom to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Coles. "JOHN BROWN'S DONKEY" By Clint Barber These immortal lines were reeled off by John Q. Adams in honor of the late Ned, a donkey owned by our own Farmer John Brown. February, 1945 NEWSETTE when he would go. Allen Barber tells of the time he and Arch Clayton tried to take Ned to the summit with a full pack, which, by the way, belonged to Georgie Evans. But Neds heart was not in the trip that day, and if youve ever pushed a locomotive up Pikes Peak, you can imagine the ordeal the boys went through getting this up the mountain, not to speak of the rage they flew into when Ned broke loose from them and ran down the mountain, so that it took them a couple more hours to catch him and get him back up the mountain. Then when they were camping in Georgies cabin, Ned showed his love of the human flesh by reaching in the door and waking Arch up with a nip on his leg. Arch just about hit the ceiling, and couldnt go back to sleep. You couldnt blame the kids for deciding to go home the next morning instead of going on to the summit. loco-mu- le (Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic) John Browns donkey has his home upon the hill; He trumpets down his greeting to the town of Centerville. His voice is shrill and piercing, and it gives us all a chill But it still goes echoing on. John Browns jackass travels best when in reverse. He has a clutch and starter which are certainly perverse; His cutout must be awful, but still it might be worse, And his tail light blinks beware. orial Hall. The following are directing and assisting with the affair: Director, Loraine M. Rich; Musical Director, Florence Roberts; Accompanist, Irene Harrison; Costumes, Edith Smith, Ethel Walton, Zina Nessen. Among the characters we find well of all things! First Nasturtium is Allen Barber! And Sutherland Clayton and Gerald Bettridge .are a pair of Asters! Ill bet Rosemarie Evans and Evelyn Harrison will be surprised to learn that they are First Primrose and First Violet, respectively. Mary Randall will make a sweet little Pink! About this time the two principals put in their appearance: little Terese Roberts as The Child, and fairy-lik- e Marjorie Harrison as Fairy Queen. Some of the busy little Bees whom you will hear buzzing around are: Dale Randall, Dale Smith, Douglas Roberts, Dwight Walton, Ralph Tingey, Robert Major and Roland Reading. Tsk! Tsk! or should we say buzz! buzz! And now we come to the lovely little Butterflies: Eleanor Linge, Leone Duncan, Emmeline Smith and others. But what would a mid- John Browns burro has two ears upon his head, They twitch and wave and wiggle like two danger flags of red. For dessert he likes the washing that upon the line is spread And tin cans are morsels rare. John Browns mule can dance the hula gracefully, He dumps a half a dozen kids from summers day be without some bright Sunbeams? These are sup- off his back in glee. He joined the family circle, so lives on in memory And no other shall there be. J. Q. Adams. And if there was ever a relic in Centerville, Ned was it. Being the d creature of his only kind in town (with two more legs I could give him some stiff competition), he caused quite a lot of comment and commotion, much to some peoples chagrin. In fact, thats the way he got his monicker he raised so much ned. Well never forget how he used to be the village whistle. He would stand at the top of the hill and exercise his vocal chords every day, without fail, at about 5 P. M. This was the signal for members of the WPA or CCC to throw down their shovels or picks and quit for the day. Ned was mean, too, especially with horses. He took a liking to biting people and attacking horses. Marilyn Brown remembers the day she and James were riding Ned when they saw some horses approaching. They knew Ned would attack the horses, and it would probably throw them off. So they dismounted and got ready to hold him down. Les Beer happened along in the nick of time. Could you help us keep Ned from going after that team of horses? Marilyn asked. Les pulled a large handkerchief from his pocket and answered, A Sure, well blindfold him. pause, and then, But Ive got a case of hay fever. Do you think it would affect the donkey? (P. S. They got Ned home.) Practically everybody used Ned at different occasions. Kids used to ride behind him on sleighs, and a lot of our boys took him on camping trips in the mountains, that is, BIG OPERETTA ON FEBRUARY 12th The Centerville First Ward Primary will present the operetta On Midsummers Day at the Mem- four-legge- Archer Clayton, Allen Barber and Ned. (That's Ned uith the pack.) And they didnt have any trouble getting Ned back home. Most of the boys who were well acquainted with Ned had little trouble getting him to go places. These fellows included Sub and Nels Clayton, Bob Major, Frank Rose, Stan Timms, Walt Jacobsen, and Jimmy Brown, who used a whip made of bailing wire when Ned wouldnt behave. A couple of the fellows took Ned up one day and he got stuck in a swamp. They worked for about a half hour trying to get him out, but had to give it up as a bad job. They were ready to go home and get a licking from John Brown for losing the donkey, when Ned, seeing he was going to be left, lunged out of the mire on his own accord, much to their surprise but relief. Ned was purchased in about 1933 for the price of $3.00 when John and the kids were taking cherries to market in Salt Lake. The boy who made the sale said he wanted to get rid of Ned because the city police were getting after him for causing so much rumpus. John never regretted buying Ned, though. He was quite useful. He hauled wood, plowed and did other useful chores. rock-botto- m plied by some cute little tots, among whom are: Tecla Holmes, Mary Major, Marjorie Steed and Ruth Adams. Long about hyar we have a little moosic known as a song: The Birds Nest. Some of the tiny songsters will be: Elliott Randall, Jay Pickering, Kenneth Nessen, Warren Tingey, Raymond Roberts, Stuart Steed, Marvin Cardall and Eugene (thats Tommy) Randall. When the curtain rises on Act II we see galloping (or flitting) about such little Fairies as: Sylvia Carr, Beth Grant (not yet Porter), Nellie Linge and Mabel Coles. Ah, but thisll slay you! Next to appear are a group of small Brownies, Bernard Roberts, Kay Franklin Randall, Walton, Stanley Vernon Timms, Carr, Raymond Peterson and others. Cant you just to-wi- t: see them? The darlings of the show will probably be the wee, wee, wee little Sunbonnet Babies, including: n Eve-Tur- to page four But alas, our tale must end in tragedy. Ned got so noisy at night that Farmer Brown decided to lock him in the barn every evening. It was about a month later when the barn burned down and Ned perished in it. Since then Bountiful has installed a 5 oclock whistle in the absence of Ned. Sort of a monument, perhaps. Lino Cut by Cleveland Cook |