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Show Legion Will Honor Charter Members County Treasurer Computes Taxes The long awaited appointment of the liquor commission to adminWashington famous ister the liquor control act, passIrvings story of Rip Van Winkle, that lik. ed by the recent legislature, was ab e Dutch vagabond who is re- made at midnight Tuesday by Governor Henry H. Blood. Hugh B. Brown, Democratic attorney of Fait Iraki City was chosen chairman, full t.me member; George M. Whitmore, NYphi bank, er and Adam Peterson of Ogden were selected as part time Next Wednesday night, April 10, charter members night at the Payson Post No. 48 of the American Legion and a special program and entertainment will honor the charter members. Reports promise that a large number of them will be present. A business session will precede the entertainment and the order of bus iness will be concentrate! on plans for the Fourth of July and Memorial Day programs. Committees will be appointed and programs discussed and it is urged that every Legion member be in attendance. The Payson Post is enjoying one of tihe most successful years in its history. There is a paid up membership of 64, lacking only two of the peak membership. It is expected that the membership vvi.l reach 70 within the next CO days. will be A though there was $22,931.91 more col lee tint iu general taxes in Utah county during 1934 than there was in 1933, the1 percentage of collection in 1934 was 19.100 less last year than the year before. The reason is that the levy was higher last year than the year before. The final account of the 1934 taxes, computed Saturday by Treasurer Andrew Jensen County Students Participate In shows that during 1934 there was Commercial Contests $1,186,840.11 collected, which was 3.99 per cent of the total assessUnder the direction of their in- ment, which was $1,004,116.97. In 1933 the percentage of collecstructor, Arthur Powell, the following students from the Payson tion was 74.18 or 19.100 greater high school participated in the Yet the eo lection was only $1,173,-667.1- 4 State Commercial contests at the of the assessment of $1,581,-185.0- 6 B. 5. U. last week; Norma Jones, Make Okander, Klva Wignall, LuSome interesting facts about cille Harding, Margaret Kraus. the habits of the varand Evelyn Steele. ious units are disclosed in the final riport of Mr. Jensen. For instance, the report shows Spring Lake Man that Springville pays the highest of its assessment of all Dies Monday percentage the cities in the county, with 77.59 per cent. Alpine, the sma.lest inThtmas Herbert Poery 89, a pio- corporated city, paid the lowest neer resident of Spring Lake, died percentage or 35.50 per cent. The Nebo school district payment topMonday morning from infirmities ped the county with a percentage of old age. of payment coming to 80.12. Mr. Peery was born April 23, The Alpine school district is 1846 at Albany, Missouri, a son 10 per cent lower, 70.72. of William Allen and Melvina nearly and Gshen, Spanish Fork Hill Peery. His wife was Louisa Witten Peery. He has resided at Provo came next to Springvide in the percentage of taxes paid, Spring Lake for more than 44 while Lindon, Payson, Salem and years. fell into the lower Surviving are three ehidren, Santaquin W. Peery, Claude Peery and Mrs. bracket next to Alpine, On middle Minnie Barnett, Spring Lake, one ground were Lehi, American Fork, brother, George A. Peery, Payson; P.easant Grove and Mapleton with 13 grandchildren and 21 great- a payment of about 65 per cent. The final apportionment of tax grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted money to the various units made to $103,259.28. Thursday at 2 p. m. in the Spring recently, came Lake ward chapel. Interment was in Payson city cemetery under the direction of the Deseret Mortuary. - I Regional Music Contests ee.e-brati- tax-payi- :uly decided that the nuans of identifying himself and ilmce could do any the cashier refused to cash the that they have every, ; heck. pi to va n ami nothing to lose said Jefferson, lapsing Ach, ilnii- side of the case into the dialect he had made famf'livi and forthrightness. ous, If mine dog Schneider vas u:t example of this inly here, you vould know me. in the response - f and It is said, the cashier promptly ft e Pj i.lic Utility Act of 1935, "ashed the check. The local cast is headed by Ray ly ivfeM'ui to as the Rayburn lucaine it was introduced bj 3. West Jr. who will portray the Rayburn of Texas, haracter of Rip Van Winkle. bill passes, a'most every Edna Hill, Jerry Bassett, Walker holding company in the na Fairbanks, Lois Powell, Roy Hill, will be forced to go out of Floyd Harmer, Jack Berge, Dawna ess between 1937 and 194C Tuhnson, and Bill Finlayson, besidin addition, during that es the following ehidren: Jean Car in radically every operating Ralph Hillman, Tanner, Ted Badham, Warren company wi 1 be subjected Nielson, e d control of a 3rown, Maynard Moore, Jackie So sweeping are Berge will form the supporting ast. As the pay is divided into wo parts: the first before Rip and the joes into the mountains, ;econd when he comes back twenty ears later, the characters portray. d by the children in the first iart have grown to men and woman. Thus the play requires almost wo complete casts of characters. The play is under the direction ,i Miss C ara Johnson who has rone to much trouble in looking-u- p authentic costumes of the period and has made a thorough study of .he different characters as described by Irving. be preRip Van Winkle is to sented three days. On Wednes-lay- , be a April 17th, there will Thursday children. matinee for ISth and Friday 19th nights the to attgeneral public is invited Club Lions Officers of the end. secured be suggest that tickets seats early as the little theatre Each imt two hundred people. reserved scat is as good as a tat. Tickets may be obtained rom any member of the Lions alia en w -- g (.d S' Santaquin Resident o N. Blaine Winters, deputy district Lions Club president visited the Lehi club Thursday night on an inspection visit. He was accompanied by President John Lant and the quartette from the Payson club and they gave an exchange pro- o Annual Convention Held Sunday The annual Nebo Stake convention was held SunGene-ologic- the Tabernacle with Stake day chairman Jasper Hill in charge at all sessions. A meeting for stake and ward officers and committeemen was held at 9 a. m. with public meetings at 10 a. m. and 2 in p. m. Club. o Oldest Resjdent Celebrates Birthday Mr. Henry Keeler, the oldest resident in Payson celebrated his 91t birthday last week at his in home. A dinner was arranged birthday a with large his honor cake as a centerpiece. A number of relatives and friends were present. The guest of honor enjoyed himself very much and is in fairly good health. Accountant Returns Home Friday Evening Sterling s office of the Strawberry Association returned y t.i right to present Washthe issue without home Friday evening from he ion. where spejit sev- ington D. C. 10 c ' col roes of all this is eeks on business with the official on f Reclamation S. 1,i will not, unless all mt to the Strawberry dre wrong, pass in (xontm jC., on ey Froject. Page 4) e,,. ' Parly Garfield 65, a resident of Santaquin for the past 17 years, died Saturday at the family home He was from a heart affliction. born December 27, 1870 at Mona a son of Henry and Martha Yates Garfield. He has served as janitor of the Santaquin First ward for a number of years. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth Ann Garfield; seven k sons and daughters, George Garfield, Rtiphel Ityson; Mrs. Edith Taylor and Mrs. Violet Martha Mrs. Curtis, Murray; Mrs. Salt Margaret Lake; Roach, Carter, Santaquin; Mrs. F.orence Diage, Spanish Fork; 27 grand children; eight brothers and sisters. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday in the Santaquin First ward chapel. Interment will be in the Lehi cemetery under the direction of the Deseret Mortuary. Gar-tYM- Joseph II. Smith from the Salt Lake Temp e recorders office was present and spoke at each session. Group Will Work He gave a demonstration of deon Road Proposition partmental work and stories of successful research work. Stories were also given by Mis Donna Road improvement between SanBills. Xekla Miss Tanner and taquin and Eureka is being agiR. Tav.or Lee were Talks tated by a group representing given by and Arza C. Page of the Stake Provo and Eureka. A group of served the men representing Presidency. Luncheon was proCommerce of Provo Chamber at noon. demonstration of pose a viit to Eureka in the near A dramatic in future to work on the proposition. geneological work was given o three one act plays Saturday night in in a free public entertainment How ,About It? the Tabernacle. o According to an article in the the Will 'Speak Sunday Tribune we notice that Oldroyd a has good of Utah At Conjoint Meeting University so has the 38th j,o o team and us that the strikes It ho the Infantry'Dr. M. L. Oldroyd will would section thi of M. I. A. hore lovers speaker at the regular real a game polo see to like Firrt ward Conjoint Meeting in the horse races rather at 7 .30. njr with our evening chapel Sunday other att will include than a rodeo or some The musical program of 4th the on July or numlers raction vocal and instrumental days. Homecoming the on will enter the by students who There are numerous blooded made contests state and regional horses here and plenty of good in Payson and Provo. riders and we have a good field were so why not enjoy this wonderful Mr. and Mr. Ed Patten sport. Think it over. Salt Lake visitors Saturday. a-- !, Reece, accountant in Wat-U-er- Called By Death Visit Lehi Club iron-cla- Classes Move Into New School Addition After numerous delays and anx- ious waiting, the sixth grade classes that have been held in the Central School, moved into the new Junior High School addition on Wednesday. Regular class work started Thursday morning. Plans are being made for appropriate dedicatory exercises later in the month. The new addition is one of the units of the building program in the Nebo District with the P. W. A. Federal grant. The expenditure on the new building and imwere approximately provements $23,000. On the first floor are four fine with the most modern of construction. They are equipped with blackboards of fine slate with panels of cork for displaying the work of students. A fine sound proof music room and one other class room are located on the second floor, also the Little Theatre. It has a seating capacity of 200 and the have draw curtains of maroon velvet to be used for motion pictures. The stage has the new type sloping floor and a cyelorama will be classrooms features installed by Co. A new grand piano Is included in the new furnishing. New shower rooms with automatic showers, tile floors, locker and dressing rooms are included in the improvements. To Be Held In Payson Fire Chiefs and Mayors 1000 Students Expectel Meet With County To Participate In Commissioners Fire chief Robert L. WiKim attended a special meeting Wednesday afiernoon at Piovo when fire chiefs and mayors of the incorporated cities of Utah county met with the county cunmiisMoriers to discuss the allocation of county funds to city fire department. The call for the meeting grew out of a complaint of the Spanish Fork fire department that it was not receiving its proper share of the money exjx'mled by the county for fire runs into county territory. Representatives at the meeting favoivd a plan in which Provo city, which operates the largest fire department in the county, will be given an allotment of $300 for equipment and other towns an allotment of $100, with the balance of the ann unt set up in the county budget fo- - this purpose divided among all 'owns according to the runs made. A motion favoring the plan was adopted with seven towns voting in favor of it and three opposing. o Four Students Enter Speech Tournament Under the direetion of Ray II. West Jr., debating coach at the Payson high school, Walker Fairbanks, Russell Merrill, Pearl Johnson and Mabel Okander, entered the debating division of the sixth annual speech tournament at the B. Y. U. Thursday. The tourney started Wednesday to continue 3 days with contests in one-aplays debating, oratory, extemporaneous speaking and dramatic reading for high schools and junior colleges. Professor T. Kail Iardoe was chairman. o Knight Reappointed J. William Knight of Provo was reappointed a member of the state tax commission Tuesday by governor Henry H. Blood. The appointment was for part time member to which he was originally appointed in March 1934. Grand Opening Dance Saturday o War Picture Will Be Shown at Star At last the grimmest secrets from the guarded archives of the worlds great nations will be shown at the Star Theatre on Friday and Saturday April 26 and 27 respectively, same being under the sponsorship of Payson Post No. 48 of The American Legion. This picture, The First World War gives forth the whole staggering truth you have waited twenty years to see. It is authentic, official, and uncensored, anis the truth and is portrayed as the war actually happened. This picture gives you the real high lights and horrors of warfare and is timely and released on the 20th anniversary of the start of the World War. It is released when all the world is wondering, can this happen again? Is this happening now? This picture is the greatest of its character and should be be seen by all who can possibly avail to the opportunity, as it will show you just what war is and what the young men of the sufcountry have to go thru and fer. The Payson post of the Legion for brings you this picture merely the express purpose to prove to the general public just what war means to you, your neighbor, your relations and the whole world. Tickets will be sold by Legionnaires of Payson Post and we of Payson Post urge you to see this picture of pictures. them-selve- s The Grand Opening dunce at Arrowhead Resort will be held on next Saturday, April 13th, The management feel that they have been very fortunate in securing Jerry Jones and his "Round The World ten piece orchestra, for the coming dance season. Thi orchestra has recently completed a 110 day tour around the world aboard the S. S. President Pierce of the Ihdlar Steamship Line, covering fourteen countries and ports. .topping at twenty-tw- o This popular orchestra played at the following places; Radio broadca-- t over station XM11A at Shanghai, also at a dance in the Astor Hotel in Shanghai; a concert at Honkong, China; broadcast over station KZMR at Manila, Philippine Ilands; dinner dance at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, which is the finest hotel in the Orient; dinner dance in the British Eastern Oriental Hotel at Pinang, also at the Taj Mahal Hotel at Bombay, India. Just for the novelty of it, while at Gario, Egypt, they held a rehearsal at the foot of the Pyramids and for the first time in it history the Sprinx blinked an eye-li- This band is 100 per cent collegiate type, and carries with them a girl who sings, dance, etc., also their own $506.00 portable loud speaking system. . o FOR SALE Strawberry Hotel. Cal! at Good business. Terms. information. Hotel for Various Contests One to L year tests of tlu outstanding events conducted in Payson this is the Regional Music conto he held here on Saturday April 13, preceding the state contests to he held in Provo the following week. The senior and junior bands, high school orchestras, choruses ami soloists from about 10 cities and towns iy Utah and Juab counties will compete in the contests in Payson before appearMore than 1000 ing in Provo. students from this district are exThe conpected to participate. tests wi I lx conducted in the Junior high school and Stake Tabernacle and the public is invited to attend the various performances. in which all Special features wid he interested will lie a parade of playing and marching in which twelve or more hands will take place, ami as a climax to the days activities there will be massed playing by all bands. Carl O. Nelson is the general chairman and at a meeting of refrom the schools, presentatives city officials and various organizations held Sunday afternoon, the committees were organized as follows: Melvin Program and judging Wilson, chairman; Carl O. Nelson, Arniont Willardson, Mrs. L. D. Stewart, Ixe R. Taylor. Parade Blaine Winters, chairman; John C. Carlisle, Carl 0. Nelson, Arniont Willardson, Kathryn Betts, John T. Irani. Dr. A. L. Advertising contact Curtis, chairman; Emma Wilson, Blaine Winters, I. C. Wightman, Duke Page, George A. Cheever. Decorations John T. Irani, Golden Taylor, Pearl Bigler. Finance George Chase, L. I). Stewart, John Irant, Mayor Henry Erlundson. Lunch Annie Curtis, Mina Rcliecca Simons, Emma Wilson, Johnson. Participation in the contest and also the state contest from the high school vocal dejiartmi'iit under Carl O. Nelson will he as follows; Mixed chorus, male chorus, girls chorus, ma'e quartette consisting of Max McBeth, Richard Mendenhall, Byron Openshaw ami Iilaine Ilol aday with Iravi Opcnshaw director; girls trio consisting of Orpha Blaine, Velda Greenluilgh and Helen Finch with Jean Carter as accompanist; mixed quartette consisting of Mabel Oke berry, Florence Hill, Blaine Greenalgh and Walker Fairbanks ; bass .solo, Walker Fairbanks; tenor solo, Rohm Hendrickson; soprano solos, Bernice Nelson ami Mabel Oklberry; alto solo, Blanche Burdick. The instrumental music department of the Payson schools under he direction of Mr. Wi lardson will enter the following in the district music contest on April 13 und also in the state contest; High school hand; high school orchestra, junior high bapd; senior high brass quartette; junior high brass quartette; senior high clarinet quartette; senior h igh string quartette. The junior and senior banJs will compete in the marching coiite-- t which will Ik held late in the aftThe senior band will apernoon. new uniforms. in their pear The fo lowing senior high soloRees Olson, trumists will apia-artrombone; Brice HoIIaday, pet; Delma Hinze, baritone; Max Shirts t; Mildred Page, c Nisi Riley, saxaphone; Max Shirts and Thora Lewis, violins; Elizabeth Manwill, cel'.o; Clarence Middleton, twirling. Junior high Wayne Clayson, trumpet; Rex Hiatt, saxaphone; Ray Hiatt, baritone; Keith Done, Lute; Noe Taylor, clarinet. ari-r.e- |