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Show t V.fraY rOTUX-PAVisr- 5 JOURNAL, MAY .cy, :9, m NORTH BAVmPPCR. MAY ?9, 1930 Program Slated Youth I 1 i I s f w ' A UJt-r!- I'af m ut nu IK (i'OnufF.iiiy - V k l pUanrJ far Ike (rwMM ' . - ( J nh-r- A .C Itui dl Q proguiq le jMiSity far siiia N fufOar ltd Al IK rtk 4 June JO July J, AlJi. free - V, lrvn fii i I jf w s : y4l Mil 4Hr.rf4, r && wv A luh The Amerkiifl ? t i s'v i t t f Jiviiiin tf ihe iamer ,Vuciy lu Ken plfivrj uh K kmiIu t4 Ihe Aff4 Hwe iVihjr N ctmJiHlcJ id me lumlt la cctnimue cancer retearcli pintnu. UTK i M NT NORTON, crowJe a i huii nun mi J (hey i in Ml VJ I .( jum Idur m$hi , the ue of phitnee anJ at Ji(uicd, and ihidwch (heir vucitic. nuiter phone lc(h are Kin orgaructl. In her Tai auemm. Joyce DcnJa d a trecul recoem non.hheraiMrd ll,ttWinl(ma liuni. A of April 2a, there aere at IcaM foe unite itui ere iheir pojU, they were Mren. Summil Noflh. Wdlard Wel. Tooele Wei ami Wayne. BETA MCCOMOI.E also tcored bi on her firM crusiJc. ai did Joyce benda. She col- Im-- al r.e x J W"! - I I t J ?: W ner J.t-- ; HfMhdk;--1- ' , v 1 Parley Prophet. South We-pioneer, was an ambitious man. He and his wife. Ann Brooks Prophet, immigrated lo South Weber from England here they settled and built a small log house just west of the old Mornsite Fort. CLEN RAY, Mr. Prophet's grandson, recalls the fort area was used for a town park. Home plate on Ihe ball diamond was very near the east w indow s of the Prophet home. For this reason, heavy wooden shutters were placed on the east w indows of the house. Mr. Prophet was a good organizer. He served two missions for the LDS Church and helped establish (he Sunday School organization in southern Utah. SOON, HE had acquired a sizeable and profitable farm. He was then ready to build a fine house for his wife and three girls. ' Parley Prophet was a religious man. He read the holy scriptures and it could well be the story of Jacob and Rebecca was his favorite Bible tale. READERS WILL remember that Jacob was required to work seven years for his wife, Rebecca, only to learn he would be required to marry Rebecca's older sister, Leah. Another seven years of labor was performed before Rebecca and Jacob were wed. Parley Prophet had three attractive eligible daughters who were being courted by many strong bachelors includh ing John Ray, John and Timothy Kendall. Soon, these three men found Bam-broug- themselves assisting Mr. Prophet in building his house. JOHN RAY and John Bam- - &m The Parky Projihi't home u among South Weber's oldest and is petumi here with Parley and his wife Ann in front. PROPHET HOME brough especially labored a long time before they finally ried, his water supply was from a pump located on the east side or the house. The A, pump would rapidly fill up w ith quick sand preventing a good flow of water. Mrs. Ray says it took as much water to prime the pump as you got out of it. One day, Mrs. Ray took an axe to the pump and it was never used again. for the house from the Kaysv tile brick yard to South Weber. Rocks for the foundation were brought by wagon from the nearby Wasatch Mountains to the home site. BECAUSE OF the size and weight of the rocks, the men would dig into the side of a hill and then back their wagon into the dug way. The rocks could then be pryed loose from the mountain and rolled into the wagon bed. MR. RAY remcmKrcd his Grandfather Prophet had dug and rocked in a well at the rear of the home. He located the site and removed the rocks that filled the hole. As he neared the bottom of the original excuvation, a large rock Unloading the rocks and placing them into the foundation must have Ken a difficult job. Each room in the house has a separate 12 to 18 inch rock foundation. THE HOME was completed in 1894. Downstair rooms PARLEY PROPI IET in- cluded a parlor, dining room, kitchen, pantry and bedroom. Two more bedrooms were located upstairs. A coal burning stove in each room heated the house. A grainery and root cellar were located outside near the rear of the home. And poplar trees lined the street in front of the house and ash trees were planted on the west side of the house. ANN BROOKS PROPHET i again. These were his last words. After he spoke them, he fell over dead. THE HOUSE was used by various family memKrs until I92S when a grandson, Glen Ray, purchased it. Mr. Ray married the following year and he and his wife, LaManda, still live in the fine family home. None of the original woodwork has been removed. The pantry has Ken converted into a modern bathroom. Shake shingles now cover the exterior and the high ceilings remain. Central heating has Ken installed and the poplar trees have been removed from front of the house. aj peJ ime cjuikie uk-Mr a ik pM lift 4 TltUDMMlMtVAtU Amy 4 ik ajmia.iirii" Mfte m lat the i ptgnm from tt in ALONG THE west side of the yard are three of the origin- al ash trees. Poplar sucker seedlings from the original row of trees have sprung up on the opposite side of the road and sat mired in the mud. Mr. Ray dug and pryed but the rock could not be moved. W'hen he finally did dislodge the boulder, water gushed from underneath it like a flowing well. The water rapidly rose over Mr. Ray's hip boots. This well was the Ray family's water supply for many years. TODAY, THE Parley Prophet home, located at 440 E. 6650 S., South Weber, is still one of the finest homes in South Weber. It stands as a monument to the builder and his descendants, dmg The Layton Civic Arts will sponsor ihe Northern Utah Honor Band under the direction of Gregg I. Hanson in concert on Tuesday. June 17 at 8 p.m. in Ihe Layton High School Auditorium. Tickets can K obtained through local civic clubs and churches and from some local merchants. THE ASSOCIATION was organized by Layton Mayor Association Lewis G. Shields and the Layton Ciiy Council. Members are people in the community who are interested in bringing fine entertainment into Layton. The Association reaw ihe hi hi rotni cn icr can conimue, U you hno U a tiJumeer a ho deene a M of credit. n.tdy ihe Amer tan Cancer Noddy diMton oftWe, Cm July ?ih. Lasoon and KRSP are coponmrmt a dome ai I aeoon nh ihe proceed gome id ihe Cancel Society, the location i the I'a ilton. Camel Dunce" chould K greui Ion. o nurk n on your Calender, Nooic K. Nuldcr i chair nun of ihe much Du ic County Cruvtde Dme. Ileencouruge everyone id continue id give and cuppod the cancer cociciy in their drive, and ihic dunce. hkh it a fund raimg projed. np is just now past the planning stage and into the area of providing progams for the people of Layton. Community support is asked for this outstanding band concert. BEGINNING IN the fall of 1980, the LCA A w ill sponsor a consortium of six programs of a high quality for the 1980-8season. The success of the upcoming band concert and the suc1 cess of the 1980-8concert series will depend on support from the people of Layton, 1 dmg Head Start Accepting THE TEACHER will work in north Davis for six hours a A bache day Monday-Frida- y. it wall )uth of M mtrsuoa to c&wu:, (M iff is from SiBSaidi Jd IK iw v f i&4 i4 r rwM I jira taiKpjoiHxJtoa ! IK iu ir la hit ptrai frti iKy r--t Ms- - Ai I 4 h fr,.t. Jvk wJbl. v Fiddlers Contest Slated tallies hit now being crrrd lor IK f('h uwwjI UUrn bp.te 14 lime Id diets Conici and h!ufg4 lesiiswl. Ihe annual eomprti-lionh(khiepf!- tod tp ftJJim United Slate, will h some of the June 12-1- 4 in the hnd al WcKf State Cd-lef- t, TIIUMUY AND rnJat peftormjfwc will he held at 7 pm, in the Browning Art Center while the SatuiJav le show will he Kid in the Special Lscnt Center at 7 pm. Also division conic! will uke place during the day starting at 10 am. I iJJier w ill compete in fie di ision. Ihe Junior Junior di- iston contestant must K lc than I) year old. IK Junior division contestant must be than IS but over 12 ycais. kt THE GENERAL diiion must K at least 18 years old. TK Senior division must K at least 6$ years old. TK grand Champion division includes players who are of championship quality. The purse for the Junior Junior winner will K $2). the Junior division winner will receive SI50 while the Senior division winner will win 1175. In the General category the fust place winner will receive $300 and the Grand Champion will take $1,000. TICKETS RANGE from Coupons for SI discount can be found in the Ogden Standard Examiner on June 8 and 10. Entertainment will K provided by "Summerdog from 0. Tuscon. Ariz., the Sunset Cloggers, the Ogden LDS Institute Folk Dancers, and the legendary Tiny Moore of Sacramento, Calif. Teacher Applications FARMINGTON Applications for a teaching position in the federal Head Start program are being accepted in Farmington. ( im& 711 7a W. rtl io THE -- STOMP Oul aJ BjwbUJ ifitfiiko pfta.fBiVAhip (..Hjtiuior, i leered J I.till from Jo wo a SH lake tiry. thee Uie are jgt lo ol IK nuny IX JVfvws I ad fioai W1 fc Present Concert lor of science degree in earlv childhood development is asked or a child development associate certificate. Those interested should contact Donna Harston, program director, at the Davis County School District, or tb 867-22- Similar The biggest trouble with success these days is that the recipe is just about the same as that for a nervous breakdou n. Pilot. Norfolk -- 776-202- 1. PARLEY PROPHETS death was as noteworthy as his life. A dynamic preacher, Mr. Prophet was delivering a funeral sermon for Mrs. Watts in the old South Weber meeting house.. He paused and looked at the congregation, raised his arm to form a square and said, 1 know the dead shall rise Itll LAYTON Layton was just a small farming community that had recently separated from Kays-vill- e when the First National Bank opened on May 15, 1905. AND MERCHANTS citizens of Layton needed a bank that was close to their homes and businesses. For years, they had to travel to Kaysville or leave their money under the care and protection of the Farmers Union store. The community was growing and a bank, located in Layton, would help the new BOY f4 Mat ui f !. Honor Band To have grow n into massive trees. When Glen Ray first mar- married the Prophet girls. Timothy Kendall married the third daughter. The three suitors, aiJcd by Mr. Prophet, hauled the brick Ee Cancer Phone Derby Results t ?! , m itf SftI adl N fffMrtuiiin M V4 taim lrtMa Hi rnwn id i djitei IfUlMiH ui N uttered ai id (hr three 'H jwul in Uter- - m tu MiS HlilPlIf er 4 If umrf K4, Jf lor tJsj4n-Ul- 1 hddr a of Da y- ta i&4 fiMKJJ. fuAJn) Summer ! YdMifc SCOUTS VOLUNTEER town gain the image and appearance of a city while providing banking services to the local people. THE FIRST National Bank of Layton has always been located just where it is today, at 50 West Gentile. In 1905, the FIRST NATIONAL building was much smaller and the number of employees was few. In fact, the bank had only one employee, Lawrence Ellison, assistant cashier. James E. Ellison was the banks first cashier but he never actually worked in the bank. THE FIRST board of directors consisted of many merchants and prominent citizens. They were James Pingree, E.P. Ellison, John H. Layton, Jessie M. Smith, George W. Stevenson, Rufus Adams, John Flint, Elias Adams, Thomas J. Smith. Bank presidents have included James Pingree, E.P. Ellison, George W. Layton, David E. Layton, Lawrence E. Ellison and George W. Wilcox. THE BANK opened with a captiol of $25,000. be a new home in an old familiar spot for the First National Bank of Layton come early 1981. The pioneering banking institution will move across Gentile to the Fanner s Union Building, a Layton landmark since the turn of the century. It has served a The East wind hampered banking operations on Nov. 15, 1906. The severe storm blew out an east window and then took off the banks roof and did extensive damage to the interior. The bank was moved into the Farmers Union Building until the damage could be repaired. Some said the damage was caused because the bank was first opened on a Friday. Bad luck following' things started on Friday is a widespread local superstition. Security at the bank has always been good. In 1910, two men attempted to rob the bank, but their lawless act was foiled by a new time lock safe, that couldnt be opened by anyone until the next day. THE BANK building was expanded and enlarged in 1915 to accommodate the Layton Sugar Co. offices that were located on the east end of the building. The bank survived the depression years nicely. It was classified as an honor bank becuase of its high ratio of surplus to capitol outlay. Desposi-tor- s of the bank had no fear for the safety of their money or the solvency of the bank. DURING THE administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, all banks in the country were forced to close for a bank holiday for two weeks. This gave banks time to evaluate their financial status and make adjustments. It also gave people time to cool down from the panic state they were in and to Kgin thinking rationally. The First National Bank complied with this govern- - variety of uses, overtheyears, but for many was a general merchandise store that offered everything from ground coffee to nails. The bank will bring new life to a building some feared would fall into total decay. ment regulation. However, local merchants were fearful because they had no place to deposit their money and no place to get change. LAWRENCE ELLISON and his daughter, Oma, worked at the bank during this two week period so the merchants could enjoy the banking. Gold was the medium of exchange during the early years of the bank. Many older resi- dents would request their money in gold instead of the paper money that was new and Silver dolsuspicious-lookinlars were very popular in the 1930s. MANY BANKS would give change to the nearest nickel in- stead of figuring out the account to the penny, but the First National Bank always prided itself in giving exact change. The bank offered most of the services in the beginng that maodern banks offer today. . THE BANK has always kept accurate records. The 'early ledgers are handwritten in the beautiful penmanship of Lawrence Ellison. ; During the 75 year hisfoty of the First National Bank,: the business has grown and changed with the times.-Earlin the 1970's the Second National Bank was opened at 338 East Gentile, Layton, r : THE FUTURE looks good as the bank hopes to move into the restored Farmers Union Store before the end of the year. dmg : |