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Show 343, No. 38 ntne Paysom PAVSON, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, Farmers of Payson onomical (ClmpcDinlccIle FRIDAY, SEPT Hartley Bound Over To District Court Lions Club Officials Area Meet Monday Caleb charged of Indianola, Hartley with involuntary manslaughter when involved in the automobile accident resulting in the death of Ira W. Hatch of Panguiteh, received his pielimin-ar- y hearing in Provo last Friday. The accident happened just east of Payson on Sept. 1. He was bound over to the district court and placed in charge of the County Sheriff. Bail was placed at $500. ighlights Farmers of Payson and other communities including Goshen and S&ntaquin held a meeting Monday r4qpenings that Affect the Din-'3- night in the Junior high school Pails, Dividend Checks and with Le Roy Bunnell, instructor Bills of Every Individual agriculture in the high school charge. itioral and International Profrom Local ms Inseparable County Agricultural Agent R. II. elfare. Boswell of Provo explained the drouth situation in the nation and least one American industry in a discussion on the possto ma-- y 0 grown from childhood ibility of securing feeder cattle, during the depression and Severe Hail Storm sheep hogs from the drouth air trarsport. An inter-- g area to take care of the surplus Strikes Payson Friday survey of this industry, feed on the farms. ec-i- c is assuming increasing h One of the most severe hail Harvey A. Nielson of Spanish signifcance, appears in a storms to be recalled for many a member of Credthe Farm Fork, it Issue of the United States it board gave a talk on the credit years, struck Payson last Friday at 3 p. m. and lasted for about set up. the present time, air passen-traffi- c Due to the length The meeting was called in re- twenty minutes. in this country is about of the storm and the great size of times as large as it was in sponse to repeated inquiries from the hailstones, considerable damNo orders were placed and the volume has doubled farmers. resulted. Gardens were damage Where less but reaction is expected from the Ie last two years. aged and the remainder of the 462,000 passengers rode the discussions held. The damage would peach crop. ays in 1034, almost 747,000 have been much greater had not Esti-,- s terra firma in 1935. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hand and the peach harvest been near the about 900,000 peo-vi- ll say that family of Long Beach, California end. Windows were reported broboard transports this year. are here for a vacation trip and ken and many automobile tops when passenger trans-wa- s 1926, visiting with relatives in Payson were damaged by the force of the inaugurated on a few and Benjamin. falling missies. 0. tered lines, only 5,700 people reus fht tickets. sptei artling fact is that while awan established air systems 0 are an m II modern countries, American Ir mo-rnes carry passengers are carried in all the rest he world combined, along with thirds of the worlds total of larrs Idab rae mail and express, '5c pe s everyone knows, air transBy MRS. EMMA WILSON SJT ition has grown cheaper thru CtB yea.s early rates were virt-In a beautiful canyon setting, deUa prohibitive . It has likewise with vivid autumn colorirg and the due to am more comfortable, of a love- - j atmosphere invigorating in sound-proofiplopments !y Utah Indian summer, an app-- 1 ins, cutting motor vibration ropriate ceremony has been ardng p'ans more stable in wind ranged for Friday, September 18, rents, etc. Speeds have been at 4 p. m. when the traditional )) kedly increased modern omer stone will be laid at the 200 miles an hour, Payson Canyon Recreational Home. re best lines in 1930 averaged The foundation of native stone ie more than 100. And travel been laid and much of the has been made safer last year, for the walls has been cut timber re was but one passenger fatal-fo- r this long hoped for structure for every 24,000,000 passenger which will stand on a choice site, es covered. below the Ranger Station, According to the Department of just 14 miles up Payson canyon. nmerce, nearly half the popu The canyon, conceded by every-n- e on of the country is now ser-b- y to be one of the most beautiful and there are 109 n the west, is rich in history and ipanies in operation with routes of aling a litte over 52,000 miles, legend of those sturdy Pioneers banks the on settled who is coverage is of course not Payson, which nparable to that offered' by rail-id- s of lovely Peteetneet Creek, had its source from the cool perand buses, but is gradual!.' reasir petual springs, rising in the canj. spite of the industrys yon. Most of the names attached to the landmarks are those who volume of bus;n'V and secured has not been cheery in the pioneered this valley natural rethe from itter of making profits. Most their living farms their lines live on and sources irrigated mail contracts, stream. mountain t pay the with expenses on passenger siness. As the first settlers located on The above picture shows some of Thus, the Governments which Mellation of all mail contracts the banks of this stream chief 0 Indian years ago hit operators hard they named from the first at contracts have been resumed, Peteetneet, they thought the early days in the settlement water in be would only enough many cases the rates paid there three or of Payson. nail carrying have been sliash- - to supply the needs of Next point of interest is the old As the flow was four families. Pwthermore, the upkeep of air-ne- s developed and increased it reached Burr Mill Site, where picnic paris the present proportion of caring ties are held almost daily during terrifically expensive (tors have a needs of the city the summer. Amasa Burr owned relatively short life, for the culinary and also irri- a sawmill there. He was a pioneer theV must be in absolutely per-- t without curtailment acres of settler here and then moved to hundred condition to receive the gates several lands. Grassvalley over 60 years ago to of Commerce's okay. choice farm 4 new This beautiful creek, as it flows assist in the colonization of that developments are conidown its rugged course through section. adding heavily to the '1 item in the Dones mill site is located on the the canyon, adds to the grandeur operators 0 s. For off cool waters, Its right hand fork which takes instance, people mar-ap-1- 0 of the scene. has into road not so goes stocked with fine game fish, long ago at the just as the canyon Sr. and crance of planes carrying or been a source of joy to fishermen the Narrows. John Done a and owned People, Latest operated his sons planned air for many years. ler have four motors and , As we enter the mouth of the sawmill there in the early days. historic .spot is Another of the favorite spots WGimodatjons for 40 passengers canyon, the first 8 mail express and a siz- - the site of the old electric power for campers during past years, is ie crew. for plant, owned and operated until Saw Mill Flat. Here a cooperative J for the future of air trans- - many years by Payson City after company of Payson people with 1 11 '8 in the speculative cheaper power was obtained Lyman Sweat at the head, operaGeneral tansoceanic the construction of the plant in ted a mill. This place is about under the and a envisioned for the Spanish Fork canyon eight miles up the canyon known well Project. Reclamation the to trail leads .near futre the tfant Strawberry The machinery was moved from "Grotto". ,c'Wers" traveling from nna to the town to the canCrooks cutoff leads about three Philippines anc the building in 111 on 38 years ago. It soon take about site miles off from the main road passengers, yon re is much talk of stratos-wic- h was operated as a water plant and a as drag used was and the left was enfor would vastly then a steam plant. It road for logs. It was named se before few years piane speeds a ship ca- - larged in 1904, a I; Joseph Crook Sr. being abandoned. Sweat's Shanty, about 11 miles 3 miles above the city for a a.1 Four a reaches it rifioj v up was used by loggers level territory a But the tough- - Walkers Flat, In those days when bind from a camp site. name its cut m received which knical problems are hundreds of ties were being chief who often il wil1 be of Indian known be-- I well building years during the tribe during the canyon 'cmmued on Page his with there camped 8) il co-rci- al I Club ! J District Governor J. C. Denton of Magna, Will Allen of Garfield and John Kidnigh of Salt Lake City were special guests at a meeting of tbe Payson Lions Club Monday night at the Payson Hotel. The district governor gave a brief talk on Lion Club activities and Mr. Kidnigh gave a very interesting and instructive address on prison reform, particularly in regard to classifying prisoners. The club drafted a letter of appreciation to the Salt Lake and Utah Railway officials for their very good work in paving between the tracks on First North Street. Dr. A. L. Curtis showed motion pictures of the Home Coming parade which proved very interesting. Plans were made to hold a public ceremony at the Recreation Home in Payson canyon Friday at 4 p. m. for the laying of a corner stone if the weather does not in- terfere again. invited. A letter AID citizens are from the Associated 5c Mrs. Edna B. Young Dies In Salt Lake Guests at Meeting of Payson 1936 j Mrs. Edna Brewerton Young, 48, wife of B. Spencer Young, district director of the Home Owners Loan corpoiation, died last week in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Young was born in Payson in 1888, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewerton. While she was a student in the local schools her parents moved to Ray-- I mond, Canada. She married Mr. Young in 1910 and shortly after they moved to Salt Lake City. She is survived by her husband; five children, her oldest son now serving on a mission; four brothers and a sister. Mrs. Ruth Brewerton and Mrs. I Per Copy Helper Team Takes A number of baseball fans from Payson were in Salt Lake City last week end for the State amateur baseball tournament. The Helper team won the championship on Sunday in the final game by defeating Crescent, a Salt I.ake Federation team 7 to 4. Dividend placed third in the tourney by defeating Layton, league champ, 9 to 2. This is the third time in four years that the state championship went to the Central Utah League. Payson won the State title in 1983 and Dividend the following year. Gene Hillman of Payson is president of the league and Howard Utah-Wyomi- Clyde Wilson were in Salt Lake City Sunday for the funeral services held in the Eighteenth ward Wilson is chapel. In Advance Rousing Farewell State Championship , $2.00 Per Year secretary. Registration Dates For October Listed Given to Auxiliary Chorus Thursday A rousing farewell was given the American Legion Auxiliary chorus at 2 p. m, Thursday as they left in a special Union Pacific stage for Cleveland, Ohio, where they will enter the music contest Monday afternoon at the National A Legion convention. a of friends and assembled during the hour previous to their departure and stirring music was provided by the high school band under the direction of Mr. Willardson. The city officials were present with John T. Lart giving the official farewell in the absence of Mayor Wightman who was out of the large crowd citi-pen- state. Civic clubs of Northern Utah was State Legion Commander Gott-fridsread arranging for a meeting Friani wife of Salt Lake City Tuesday of this week was the were for the demonstrapresent at 5:30 p. m. Representatives last registration in September. day Their tion. fust stop was in Salt from all civic organizations in Next months dates are October where Lake State officials City Payson will meet them at that 6, 7, 13, 27 and 28. and members of the Salt Lake time. Chamber of Commerce greeted Miss Josephine Robinson of Beathem at the state capitol. Mayor President J. H. Ellsworth was ver has been the guest of Miss Peery also extended greetings at in charge of the meeting. Elva Wignall for a week. a brief stop In Ogden. They will arrive in Cleveland at 8 a. m, Sunday to prepare for the opening of the convention Monday morning. In the Payson party were nineteen including Joe Flanders of the Payson American Legion post; director Carl O. Nelson, Mr. Lois Bates, accompanist, and the 16 the canyon developed and contin- singers, Doily Nelson, Genevieve Ellsworth, Cuba Davis, Gladys ued to grow. Ella Gale, Iris Amos, SarThe Lions Club did considerable Wilson, ah Tanner, Inger Tanner, Della work and investigating and were Huish, Crista Lundell, Jennie Flanvery anxious to work on this as ders, Mary Jeppson, Hattie Ter-vor- t, a major project. Members of the Reta Wilde, Leah Erickson club made a trip over the present and Rhea Bassett. scenic loop on horseluick when an automobile road over the summit appeared to be far in the distant J. S. Reece Appointed future. They decided on a site Secretary of Federal for the home and the final location designated for a definite site Irrigation Congress this summer proved to le the ex-sJ. Sterling Reece of Payson, ofplace chosen by this group fice manager and accountant of two years previously. the Water Users assoStrawberry When the Lions Club learned that it was possible to obtain ciation was appointed secretary of Government aid in erecting a re- the Federal Irrigation congress by creational home in our canyon, the executive committee at the close of their sixth annual meeting they appointed Le Roy Bunnell to Charles De Moisey, held at the Roberts Hotel in Proinvestigate. vo last Thursday and Friday. The supervisor of the Uintah National Fore t and Clark Anderson, re- Water Association entertained the creational supervisor, showed full visitors from Western States proon Friday at a banquet and cooperation and pointed the way jects over a part of the Strawberry trip to obtain results. Valley Project. M. Eventually the Nebo Stake N. B. Phillips of Los Truacos, I. A. organization and the L. D. Mexico was the principal S. wads of Payson were callpd New into a meeting with the Lions speaker at the convention meetClub committee and much enthusings. George W. Grebe, of Kuna, Idamakes Payson canyon one of the iasm was shown by the group. A building committee was appoint- ho, was reelected president, which ed including George Chase, Wen- office he has held since 1931 when dell Erlandson, Dr. L. D. Pfouts the congress was organized for the with the new circling road and and Le Roy Bunnell. purpose of promoting the, welfare the many tables along the way The project was then accepted of wateruscra on federal irrigabuilt for the comfort of campers and sponsored by Payson City of- tion projects. under the CCC. ficials, and to the fine enthusiasm Elected on the executive comThe Pete Winward Reservoir is and untiring efforts of Mayor mittee were: J. Sterling Reece, more recent and is located north Philo C. Wightman is due much of R. O. Chambers, Mina-turPayson; The newest the credit of bringing this project west of the others. Nebraska; Albert Croskinsky The Federal approof the water conservation projects to fruition. W. J. Dodd, Montana; Sidney, is the Goosenest which diverts the priation of $5650 was received with Dicker-soFrank Montrose, Colorado; water from the canyon to a stor- $2100 to be raised locally and W B. Fuller, J. Caldwell, Idaho; P A workers were assigned to age point east and south of Pay-sothe job. The government board Torrington, Wyoming. Caldwell, Idaho was chosen for As the storage of water has for the Home is as follows: LeRoy assisted in making Payson a gard- Bunnell, Mayor Philo C. Wight- the 1937 congress. Mrs. J. F, Oleson, Mrs. en spot, the many sawmills in the man, in the Chase, George Q. Spencer, George early days provided canyon L. Dr. A. low Curtis. Claude Ashworth cost material at good forj homes and public buildings. The is the building contractor and O. old Tabernacle, theatre and busi-- 1 E. McClellan, building supervisor. A most cordial invitation is exness places were built with native lumber which remains well pre- tended to every resident of Payson and the surrounding communities served at the present time. As the transportation changed to attend the Friday celebration at and roads continued to be improv- the Recreation Home. The comed each year, the canyon was used mittee in charge of the program more and more for recreation by includes: Byron F. Ott, chairman; young and old. The first great N. Blaine Winters, Roland Lindchange came when J. L. Townsend say, Dr. L. D. Pfouts, and Melvin created lovely Maple Dell, form- Done. Mr. Ott will be master of erly Townsends Park. This was ceremonies; John T. Lant and Dr. but five miles up the canyon and A. L. Curtis will lay the corneras the road improvement contin- stone. Short talks and music will ued, more people established sum- be included. Officials of the Uinmer homes farther up the canyon. tah National Forest, and Forest The Boy Scout camps were moved Ranger A. C. Christensen, who has farther toward the top and finally been so helpful in all phases of the idea of a recreation home in the work, will be present. APPROPRIATE CEREMONY ARRANGED FOR LAYING OF CORNERSTONE FOR NEW RECREATIONAL HOME 1 ) I ng carr-avera- air-line- ot s, great-increase- nt j ce ; y pass-servi- the rugged natural scenery which most beautiful in the West. the transcontinental railroad, many worked at logging and many camp stories can be remembered as told by David Sargent, Lyman Sweat, Bates, Jacob Hancock, Joseph John Done, Bingham, Joseph Charles Harper, Martin Loveless, J. A. Loveless, Lewis White, Geo. One Williams and many others. of the great tragedies of early days occurred when James Betts and David Powell were killed in a snowslide while getting out ties in the early spring. Wimmers Ranch was where the Ranger Station now stands. Thomas Wimmer, the largest cattle owner in this section 'used this place for cattle headquarters. He also had a sawmill there at one time. The Jones ranch was two miles east from Wimmer. Joseph Jones Sr. run dairy cattle in the mountains and made cheese. Later Jacob Hancock took over the ranch. The first reservoir built by the settlers to store water was the Andrew Box reservoir about a mile west of the big reset'Voir. It was built over 50 years a go and is still used. The Big reservoir was built about 38 years ago. At present it is one of the most beautiful recreation spots in the canyon e, n, n, j |