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Show I EEKLY REFLEX-DA- F NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MAY 27, 1982 VIS x Steed Wins Speech And Drama Award Seven Year Old Wins Contest V - i CLEARFIELD Laura Lee McFerson, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jed McFerson of 345 S. 600 E., Laura Lee decided to enter the contest. Only 100 children in the U.S. would win the special prize which was a Bing N. Clearfield, read an article telling about a special Mothers Mothers Day Plate. THE CRITERIA for selection are a student's academic performance, interest and Grondahl special edition Day contest. Children between the ages of 6 and 18 could write a short letter telling why they loved their mother. aptitude, leadership qualities, responsibility, enthusiasm, motivation to learn and improve, citizenship, attitude and cooperative spirit, depen- THIS PORCLAIN company of the finest manufacturers of china in the world. It is located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish people feel is one dability and recommendation from a teacher or director. John was recommended for this honor by his drama teacher. Miss Jolley. John's grandparents are Mrs. LaRue B. Steed of Clinton and Larin H. and Mary Nalder of Layton, dmg very strongly about their mothers and celebrate a mother's day similar to the if W k Z, M 4 A ,.s ' A. f s ' . As was the custom in early days, most of the graves are high mound-shapeRocks about the size of cobble stones A field fence separates the plot about the size of of a city lot from pasture lands and ields. Cows and sheep graze d. . cover the mounds. These rocks were to prevent the grave from being harmed by wandering animals. around the enclosure keeping the fence free of vegetation. Except for the fence and a few ligh markers there is nothing to set this pioneer cemetery apart from the rest of the South Weber countryside. A wooden Pioneer Cemetsign saying ery lies on the ground. The entrance is along a newly con- THE NAMES on the head- stones are South Webers pioneer families Firth, Ken-del- l, Earl, Ray, Young, Stark, Bambrough, field gate. n, man. Descendants of these families still live in South ' Weber. There are many children graves baby 1896; John, son of J. and E. Ray, Oct. 20, INSIDE THE cemetary are wooden and sandstone markers inscribed simply with names, birth dates and death dates, Occasionally, a marker will say father, wife or child. A Campbell, Brooks, Pool, Peek, Nielsen, Watts, Jones, Austin, Hicker-soGeorge, Cook and Bow- structed gravel road and through a typical alumunium 1895 to Nov. Firth 1884-188- May 14, 7; 1872-Fe- b. 11, 1895; John Sarah Peek 26, 1878; Harry Peek, July 4, 1874-Mar- 5, 1878; Our Baby, fairer bud of promise never bloomed is the one line inscription on the marker of Mary Ethel Peek, the daughter of J. and E. Peek. The child was born Oct. 30, 1891. She died Jan. 3, 1895. HENRY, WILLIAM and Margaret (Maggie) Bambrough, all children in the same family died in 1880 within days of each other during a diptheria epidemic. Henry was a year old, Maggie was nearly DAVID S. Cook was bom four and William was nine. Jan. 19, 1829 in Kingardine, Peartshire, Scotland. He died ' The oldest person buried in ' in South Web$r on May 5,',., South1 Weber is Jane K. Firth.' She lived to be 97: Mary Firth 1890. The Mormon religious was91 at the time of her death. is summed on philosophy up ins grave marker, Death is JOSEPH WERMER, a eternal life: Why should we member of the Morrisite reliweep? gious cult, stayed in South WeThe longest tombstone senber after the Morrisite War. timent was engraved on the He is buried in the cemetary. stone of John W. Peek who Some people say there are died at the age of 25 years 8 graves of three Indians in the months and 6 days. Death cemetery. has been here and borne away Of the 68 people buried my husband from my side; just 33 died before 1890. in the morning of his there, in day, Robert Cook, who was born youth and love he died. March 23, 1849 and died Oct. 14, 1859, was the first to be is THE CEMETARY ground buried in the cemetery. Marcovered with iris plants. Sevgaret Charlton Bambrough eral graves have been cleared died in 1927. She was the last of vegetation. TOP SIHLOIN STEAK 42) lb. &. grade student at Wasatch tw person buried in the pioneer plot. PEOPLE WHO attended5 graveside services in claim on many occa-1,- 4 sions water had to be dipped from the open grave before coffins could be lowered into the ground. The high water table is probably the reason the cemetery was abandoned. Raymond and Mattie Ray took a special interest in the ancestors buried there met to clean the graves of weeds, sagebrush and fallen trees. They built a fence around the ' Engaged plot. Some families replaced decaying head stones with new granite markers. Encouraged by Mrs. Ray, Richard Peek and Daren Ray Gardner used cemetery cleaning projects to count towards their Eagle Scout advancement rank. pioneer cemetery. Family members are buried there. Raymonds infant brother who died in 1895 was laid to rest in this cemetery. It bothered Mr. and Mrs. Ray to see the cemetery abandoned and unkept. Mrs. Ray started to research information about the cemet- Holly Jean Rhodes to Kendall R. Rasmussen, Jr. THE CEREMONY will be performed on Santa Catalina Island, Calif, in late summer. Ms. Rhodes is the daughter of J. Lee Rhodes of Layton, and the late Mrs. Darlene P. is Rhodes. The groom-elethe son of Mrs. Carol Gettings of Kaysville and Ken R. Rasmussen of Layton. continuing for three years, U.S. Army Reserve units cleared the cemetery. Sterling Ray, a son of Raymond and Mattie Ray, was responsible for involving the army in this restoration project. This year, the city of South Weber installed a water line into the cemetery. Mrs. Ray hopes this is the beginning of revived interest in one of Davis Countys oldest pioneer landmarks. representatives HOLLY IS a graduate of Layton High School and attends the U. of U. majoring in physical therapy. She is emy ployed by Corp. Kendall is a graduate of David High and also attends the U. of U. majoring in business administration. He is as a security policeman. Eaton-Kenwa- Sign Up Now For Sunset Softball The Sunset City Recreation Department is now organizing softball leagues for the 1982 season. The softball program will include three different leagues. for ages 8 to9 ($ 10); Minors for grades 3 to 6 ($10); , and Debutants for girls in grades 7 to 9 ($10). The second and subsequent children within the family may register at a reduced rate. Players will keep their jerseys at the end of the JOHN P. STEED mother. "We are lucky our mother had us four children Dee Anne, Laura Lee, A.J. and Larry. She comes to help my school class do art projects and math. She takes me to my ballet lessons each Tuesday even if she is sick and pays for it with money she earned from teaching piano lessons. She makes us many doll clothes for our Christmas doll and makes us many other things. She teaches me piano too. She is pretty and kind." John P. Steed, son of James Jay and Joyce Steed has been named a 1982 United States Dick Briscoe at THE AWARD is a prestigious honor very few students can ever hope to attain. The Academy recognizes less than five percent of all American high school students. John's name will appear in the United States Achievement Academy Official Yearbook, published nationally. plate Laura received shows a lioness and her cub. The gift is a treasure, but it is only a reminder of the feelings Laura Lee has for her special mother, dmg The Academy selects USAA winners upon the terested can contact Sunset 8 or City Offices at Clover Club degree at Brigham Young University, Provo. HE IS a 1974 graduate Clearfield High School. Entire Stock of As Narked MMfl mm mw problem, I strongly recommend that you call Diet Center! YOU CAN DO IT TOO! CALL TODAY 264 East Gentile Tolfrit (2 doors East of Satisfaction Center) 5M-540- 1 CentorVBe please call Dick Briscoe at 6 Pack Cans 1132) fl J f Bountiful 7 Del Monte IN CATSUP DEW Kaysville Only 8 Farmington 825-162- 16 ox., reg. or crinkle DURING THE course, students learned the duties of a howitzer or gun section crewman. They also received instruction in handling ammunition, setting fuses and preparing charges, communications and maintenance. E. 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THERE WILL also be a swimming program every Friday for 10 weeks starting June 18 at the Clearfield pool for $13, which includes $3 for transportation from the Sunset City Offices. Come and learn to swim. Other activities this summer ex- clusive recommendation of JANICE SIVLEY LOST 30 POUNDS - 776-467- 6. National Award winner in the field of speech and drama. This announcement was made by the United States Achievement Academy. The beautiful porcelain Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of BEGINNING in 1973 and ery and the material used in this article came from her. She got support of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, the boy scouts and descendants of the South Weber pioneers. IN 1955 HOLLY JEAN RHODES from every family that had the.4-cemeter- Elementary School, wrote the following tribute to her Mattie Ray and two members of the U.S. Army reserve look over the clean South Weber Cemetery. In 1973 the U.S. Army reserve inspired by Mattie Ray and her son, Sterling, cleaned the South Weber Cemetery. Five truck loads of debris, weeds and grass .were removed from the small pioneer plot. Today, South Weber City has agreed to mairitain this cemetery, one of the first in Davis County. CEMETERY DONETA GATHERUM y: U.S. holiday. This is the third year Bing N. Grondahl has held this Mothers Day contest. Laura Lee, who is a first - 'yfXV SOUTH IYEBER By K, teacher, coaches, counselors or other school sponsors and upon the Standards for Selection set forth by the Academy. i 32 ox. H2 Cache Valley Dixie MILD CHEESE COLD CUPS 3 lbs or a more V i 100 connt7 ox. n V. t fc I 11 .1 I 2) - HMMH 4 i M 1 1 mn iM' pi 1MK ABOUT .gSS IN KAYSVILLE 75 East 200 North Store Hour: 7 A.M.-1- 0 P.M. Monday Saturday Closed Sunday Phone 544-42- i IN FARMINGTON 75 East Store Horn: 8 Stats A.M.-- 9 P.M. Saturday Cloted Sundays 4 Phono Monday J |