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Show 'ul i ifc0jfc&B.w THE PAYSON' CIHlONKT.n. PAVSON. UTAH Ri News Intermountain Briefly Told for Busy Readers -- WOOL CLIP HE IVY CROP FOR JOBLESS (Til 1 1) BLOWN UP PI.W ROUND IP TO HGKT BESTS I'OlSE, IDA The Idaho wool clip for 1932 is estimated ut over 14 million ixmmK MAGNA, UT. A farm to produce crops for the unemployed is being sincesslully conducted he e. ELY, N'EV. Hammering n detonator cap with n rock sent 4 yea raid Sammy I.age of Spring Valley to an lily linspit.il with lots of metal and nx k driven into is h gs and face. The child found the cap at a road camp while at play. SALT LAKE (TTY. FT A to mis- - 81(1.00(1, witti which to tarry on development woik at the Salt hake zoo lias been launched with the sale of zoo dollars. Each zoo dollar" will be worth one dollar and firiy tents in zoo admissions during i he month of Juno. PROVO, UT. The fourth annual dim-juig- county forest and range Wu'-att- round-uwill he hold August 1 and 2 at Wolf Creek Summit, according to (buries DeMoisy of Pro vo, Uinta national forest supervisor and member of the roundup committee. UT. S'ate sup- SALT LAKE. jiort of distriet sehools, which in 1930 appeared in every property tax notice in Utah to the extent of 4.0 mills on each $1 of assessed valuation, and last year had grown to r( mills, according to memliers of the state tax commission. This would mean a total state levy of 8.(1 mills as against 8.2 mills this year. LOGAN, UT. Receipts of the Cache national forest from July 1, 1931, to May 24, 1932. amounted to The total receipts for the period are considerably below those of the year previous, due to the 50 pet cent reduction for the 1052 grazing fees, and the permission granti (1 tlie livestock men to make the first payment in October. OGDEN, UT. Fear units from Ogden will attend the annual summer camp of the Utah national guard at Camp W. G. Williams, Jordan Narrows, fiom June 1 to June 30, it is announced. Battery R, 222ml field artillery, and regimental hand will attend the camp from June 1 to 15, and headquarters detachment of the lt."ith field artillery and the 153id hospital company from June 10 to June 30. Oer hill and dale. Where eer 1 ride, About the grand old I see the work, of nun of iAJKCuf1.H0S,s Uncle Eben Mebbe its wrong," said UM Eben, to count a rabbit banter favorin unemployment. Hes liab to keep some poie rabbit pweri busy. Washington Star t Ex Cel Long-stree- r.r"OT Waw A. By ELMO SCOTT WATSON UNE 14 la Flag day and on f ' ) 5 ,1 r The museum at the United States Military Note academy at West Point. of the start on the American flag In the middle. 2. One of the Hessian flags, captured at Trenton and once the property of George Wash-Ingto1. that day patriotic Americans will pay tribute to the emblem which symbolizes the freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which our forefathers sacrificed their lives and personal fortunes and which represents a nation of over 100,000,000 free people, Its Constitution and Institutions, Its achievements, anil aspirations." Everywhere over homes, business offices and public buildings the Ited, White and Blue will be displayed in celebration of the anniversary of the day when the Continental Resolved, congress In session In Philadelphia That the Flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." There are several places In the United States which hare beeome "(lag shrines because of their association with the history of our flag end there could be no more appropriate celebration of Flag day than a visit to one of these shrines on that day. One of them Is the little house at 2119 Arch street In Philadelphia, where once lived Elizabeth Grlscom ltoss, famous In American legend as Betsy Ross, who, even though she may not have been, as the legend has It, the maker of the first American flag, was certainly one of the early ones. Another Is the reconstructed Fort McHenry In Maryland where was displayed the Hag which provided the inspiration for rrancls Scott Keys Star Spangled Banner. Still another Is the case In the National museum In Washington where Is displayed the very flag which Key saw by the dawns early light" It was this flag which gave him the Inspiration for the immortal poem that has beThe come our national anthem Banner." Then, too, there is the monument In Old City cemetery in Nashville, Tenn., which marks the last resting place of Copt. William Driver, the New England sea captain, who first called the flag Old Glory." Interesting as all of these are beenuse of their Individual parts In the history of our national emblem, there Is no place, ' perhaps, where so much flag history can be found In one place as in the museum at the United States Military academy at West Point. In Its cases are displayed colors which not only cover more than a century of American history but which, as Individual flags, plnyed their part In stirring events In all of our wars from the Revolution war. to the Spanlsh-AmerleaOne group of flags which has a special appenl during this, the Washington bicentennial year, li composed of British and Hessian colors which were once the property of Gen. George WashYork-towington, having probably been surrendered at in 1781 with the command of Lord Cornwallis. These flags were bequeathed to George Washington Parke Custls, son of Washingtons adopted son and grandson of Martha Washington. Custls bequeathed them to the War department, who received them In IS,is, whereupon Secretary Floyd sent them to West Point the Meager as are the records for these flags, innumerable thrilling labels on them suggest his stories of the days when Washington and seemed so often what were fighting Continentals to be a hopeless fight for American liberties. colors Here Is one described as "British king's d r rf7. & MlJa- n n German mercenaries colors, captured at Yorktown. 4. A battle-torBritish flag, which became the property of the Americans when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. 5. British king's colors or regimental Union Jack of the Seventh Royal Fusiliers. Probably ths first British flag captured during the 3. Ansbach-Bayreuth- , n nr regimental Union Jack of the Seventh Royal FuPlers. Probably captured at Fort Chamblv, October IS, 1775, and was therefore the first British flag captured In the Revolution." What memories of the brilliant exploits of "Mad Anthony Wayne or of the stubborn fighting In the redoubts at Yorktown are called up by the label on this one near by: "British kings colors or Uhion Jack, Queen Anne pattern, 1707. History not known, but this may be the Hag of the Seventeenth regiment, lost at Stony Point, or the or Eightieth regiForty-third- , Seventy-sixtments, lost at Yorktown." 9 There are half a dozen or more flags described German mercenaries colas Ansbach-Bayreuth- , ors, hearing the date of 1770, captured at Yorktown arid Flags captured from the Hessians, one taken at' Trenton, and two others either captured at Trenton or at Yorktown." No doubt Washington often looked upon these colors, while they were In his possession, with particular pride for they were relics of the two high poiDts In his career ns a soldier. Reminiscent of the fierce border wars In New York during the Revolution, when green-coateIroquois carried the tomaTory and hawk and the torch against their erstwhile neighbors who had espoused the Patriot cause, are two flags close by those previously described. One is labeled Captured English colors, prob-nbl.Revolutionary war or War of 1S12. Imitation British kings colors or Union Jack. Queen Anne pattern, 1707. Probably a Tory or renegade flag and believed to be the flag of Colonel Butler's Rangers carried In the Susquehanna region during the Revolution and at the Wyoming massacre, also believed to have been taken at Fort George In Upper Canada, May 27. 1S13." The other Is even more historic If the following Captured British colors. Inscription Is correct: Revolution or War of 1812. Imitation British kings colors or Union Jack. Queen Anne pattern, 1707. A Tory flag which has an ollTe green St. Georges Cross. May be either Sir John Johnson's Royal Greens flag captured at Fort George In Upper Canada Slay 27, 1813. Or It Is possible that this flag was captured by Colonel Willett at Fort Stanwlx, New York, August 6, h d black-painte- d 1777." Close by the British and Hessian colors cap- tured during the Revolution are the colors of another foreign enemy captured In a later war Mexican flags taken by the troops of Scott and Taylor below the Rio Grande. And there are American flags there, too, which played an Important part In that conflict One of them Is designated as "The first flag hoisted over Vera CHEYENNE, WYO. Motor failure at a low altitude apparently wns the cause of an airplane crash which killed Louis Collcnlierg, 30, t, instructor, and his student pilot, Ib rbert Hunter, 29, both of Cheyenne. The plane was demolished wb n It struck the ground from an altitude of about seventy five feet nine miles east of Cheyenne. SALT LAKE CITY, UT. The second pony express marker will lie placed on the pony express barn on t lie Mountain Dell city farm in July, the executive secretary of the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks aJeiatlnn has announced. A monument commemorating the pioneer Catholic sisters who founded one of Fait Lake's first hospitals, where Ib'ly CTos hospital now stands, Will be dedicated in September, wi'h the awuiation jeimng the Catholic churrii in the project. SALT LAKE CITY, UT The state and gune commissioner lr'S declared a number of Utah Streams and lal.es dosed to fishing, some until July 1, others for the er.t:re season. Those closed until July 1 are: All streams and lakes in the Uintah mountains above an altitude of 7.00(1 feet. The West lori; of the Dm hesne river; Rod Creek from the Victory highway to the head ; Current creek for the entire length. Tlie following waters will be dosed (hiring the entire year of 1932. Little Cottonwood stream through the Murray City park only ; all waters above tlie mouth of the narrows of tlie Soulh lork of Ogden river; Brush creek hard-fough- st 1 1, 1807." Not so historic, perhaps, as the Ellsworth flag (If It is Indeed the Ellsworth flag) but' having connected with It a remarkable story is another carried by the Thirteenth United States Missouri Volunteer Infantry regiment. Here Is the story : On Sunday morning, April 6, 1SG2, at the Battle of Shiloh the Confedrates attacked soon after sunrise. The regiment advanced to a bridge near Shiloh, leaing its camp flag flying and only a few sick men to protect it. One a boy named Beem, was a mcmlier of the color guard. The regiment was forced to retreat through its own camp. Cannon bails were flying in lintah County from tlie mouth of the gorge f mile dowm; Fish Lake for a radius of 250 feet from the mouth of Tw in creek ; Echo clam for a distance of 150 feet above the dam to 200 yards below the dam; and Brown ditch, Pleasant 5iew, T tah. from head to waste in Lake RotiTn canal. IIERLR, UT. Determination of the growth and development of fish on Strawberry reservoir is being attempted by tlie federal bureau of fisheries, it is announced by Fred J. Fester, district supervisor. Upward of .iOO trout have been tagged, and fishermen finding such fish in tlndr hags are requeued to one-hal- through the air and one of them passed through the flag. Beem hauled down the flag, undressed wrapped the flag around his body and dressed in larger garments made his way safely through the thick of the fight In time to save the regimental flag. For this he was commissioned as an officer. This flag was presented to Professor Church of the military academy faculty In 1S74 by Col. Crafts J. Wright of Glendale, Ohio, who commanded the Thirteenth Missouri during that historic Sunday battle. It was not such a peaceful Sunday morning." wrote ColonelWright My regiment lost 89 killed and wounded in about an hour, among them all of my field and staff officers. The story of the improvised flag at Fort Stan-wiis somewhat paralleled by another Improved flag which Is on display in the West Toint as described museum, follows: "Handkerchie' flag, made of a colored handkerchief, eight stars in a blue field. Used by United States in In an expedition the Philippines. Aboe troops is the official record but It Is probable that a small number of men were detached front the main body and sent on an expedition during tie Insurrec.ion of Not wiping to be without a flag wherever they went, they, made this one from the material available. five-inc- h te with the bureau. SALT LAKE CITY, an expenditure of over $1,000,-0(0- , tlie Boeing Aii plane company at Scuttle has hi gun tlie construction of a licet of new type, liigh-R- 1 ee planes to lie placed in service UT.-Entn- Western Xowtpapor 01 Ssitt Iftvt T empie. Sslt Uki ttti tub YOUR OPPORTUNITY ttak's Litftst inhabit, (inn Sc:l r& tin taut w mu, "lii'iitiM Bit ivativ in i guue tatitit EeautT hi Witte ter Typical Servants Maybe they servants are called publ.c because a servant doesnt mind wasting things that belong to somebody e'se. Los Angeles Times. sk For FOREST DALE-Pcts- tos Chips THIS WEEKS PRIZE STORY Uh Us promise of Gooj Spring days, sharpened aopeUes Cheer, sunny housc-cleanbaffles the and spring busy housewife with problems of proper meals continually interrupting her work. The solution is simple, if one uses a trasud and faithful ally, Interracuntam Made Products. 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States NEW MOTOR OIL Guarantee Sold with a Money Back Mans Many Licenses now- needed So many licenses are one Hunting adays that shooting KaIr;;" holds ten-- for ' employing meri' carrying a gun, horse3, driving a car, e wireless set, running 8 V.J. road, and piloting a Pa don Mail. For Ask Yonr Grocer TWIN PEAKS brand - - TOMATOE BEANS rnckinS Mountain Rocky PEAS - An author says tla sCfj;at SP- - ' lengthening the lifeto sno does not seem able very D i rim n gh much. 1 nied Air Litcs truneontinent-nrout,, tlnough Salt Lake, according to word received by the chambw 'HiDLN, 1 T. i for rlionld use Goods Similar to Box P1 Produ u 1513. Soil I h appear, m lory column ceive rhrih ie . ( j l() f termuntain The Utah Funer.ri - "r!,c,e your storv in Dnectors association will hold its nnmmi inciting in Ogden, on June tr' TV.'"'-- , r Irtfrmc"n J i l er of commerce. 1S99-190- ( il-ing Cis School Beauty Culture $21,305.21. Cruz and the Citadel ut Mexico City. The hal yards on It carried the Mexican flag on the National palace in the City of Mexico and by the same halyards was carried tills American ensign on September 14, 1847." But even more Interesting Is the story which the placard on another American flag tells. It reads Regimental colors of the Eighth United States infantry, carried by Lieut. James regimental adjutant, In the storming of Churubusco. It was the first flag planted on the fortifications by Cnpt. J. V.Bomford and Lieutenant Longstreet and It was the second flag planted on the battlements of Chapultepec by Lieut. George E. Pickett It was claimed by the regiment to be the first American flag to enter the Such Is the record of this flag city of Mexico. In the Mexican war. Is it necessary to remind any American that these same men who carried It then rose to greater fame In a greater conflict later Longstreet as a general in the t field from erate army on many a ISfil to 1835 and Tlckett as the lender of that Immortal charge up the slope at' Gettysburg? The Civil war flags In the museum are legion, Including such notable colors as General Sheridans headquarters flag for the Cavalry Reserve Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corps, Array of the Totomac, with its record of 55 battles and the colors of the Fifth cavalry, tlio Fighting FiTh' of later Indian fighter fame, with Cl battles on Its record. But perhaps the most historic Civil war flag there is one which is labeled thus: Blag New York Zouaves (Col. Ephr'am of the F:-F.lmer !'. worth's Zouaves). It is claimed that this flag was placed on the staff of the Marshall house in Alexandria, Va., May 24. l(!l, by Col onel Ellsworth after he had pulled down tin Stars and Bars. He was shot dead by the te! proprietor while dosoond'rg the stairs. T'. ero is some doubt as to whether or not this is rr Blythe flag since it has 30 stars on it and the American flag did not have that number of sar until between October 31, 1804, and March to"1' P lcCr MJ it s j.-- |