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Show A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN UTAH COUNTY it an.a u isiterR witlJJ The need Around SOWSING Scrapbook district scouts WITH OUR BOYS IN TO HOLD JAMBOREE THE ARMED FORCES The Scouts of Nobo District will climax Scout week with a Jamb'ii ee at the Third Ward ch Beginning at 7 oclock iuesday evening The troop of the dihtnet will gather the Amusement hull at the inThird waid church. For one hour they wUl have inter ' tioop to decide" the sports 0f the distnct At a 30 comp.-t-etive- a Coui t of Honor will be held under the direction of Louis ates. Chief A A Andcison will be the principal speaker. Pies1-en- t F George Christensen will the outstanding- - troop a Beautiful plaque All Scouts, Scouters and par-ent- s are invited to be in prfnt w. We Have Our Weekly !!S 11 Si Our Readers MRS SURAH K, SHEPHERD seleq SLIPS THAT PASS WILL BE 89 SATURDAY IN THE NIGHT a good laugh is madvert-- y provided by the man who the t pe tor newspapers. !any Mrs Sarah K Shepard will observe her 89th birthday Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Suvina .Mendenhall in Payson with whom she is living. errors are the bane Mis. Shepard was born in man s existence Feb. 6, 1854, a provide amuse-b- t Edward and Sarah daughter of Pardington to the readers, they can be Kay. She was born in the home jsed. of Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis, Blowing are a few tnat have Payson Pioneers and the buildled merriment and some-- I ing still stands in the Fourth black eyes! Pay-so- Ine newspaper when they n, Ward. put in the letter c, instance, messed up the fol-.n- g sentence: "When the Pres-t- s vute entered tne humble ot the house, she was a;ly oifued a hair. jsence oi uie letter b in a . maue ihese lines outrag-- . oiluie to man was arrested yes-j- y on Uie charge of having a caoman lor demanding tnaii ms tare. "A 1 - ,.k of a a b also gave this pieposteruus swing: 'An ijee in the service of the n ninent was accused of a small ox tram- tiie hav-siole- - Ine stolen property was in his vest pocket. . jear ur so ago, a pamplilet pimtod in Sail Lake, which Airs. Shepards parents were called by Bngham Young to assist in settling Mona. They went there when she was a child and first lived in a dug-ou- t. Later they made molds tor making adobe from which they erected the lirst house in Mona and the Duilding is still in use. She was married to Ephraim Isaac Shepard on Dec. 27, 1869 in Uie Salt Lake Endowment House, dr. Shepard died in Paysun, several years ago. Of tneir uuldrp-n- , three daughters andpine one sun are living, Mrs. Suvina Mendenhall of Payson, Mrs. Ella Anderson of Mt Pleasant, Mrs. Chioe Edwards of Los Vegas, .Nevada and William Shepard of Los Angeles. She alo has 26 -- fcrandehildrtn, 16 and 7 great- ova uie nmivcluus acoustic children. Mis Shepard has four Uvs of the tabeinacie and living brothers and one sister and then combined ages are, 458 dup by saving. A pint in the building can vears. They are: John F. Kay, of otinuiy heal d aiijvvlieie else Veinul, Isaac, Henry, and and Mrs. Rachel Keete of etaoeinucle." Mona. ; II bet the person who drop-tn- e pint would hear about om the church authorities in FORMER PAYSON WOMAN Jcertain terms. DIES IN CALIFORNIA -- gine the reaction in the of the singer when the last of the word Mrs. Bertha Lewis Hurst, who sing failed to it in an announcement of an formerly resided in Payson, died Miss last Wednesday at her home in tainment reading: is scheduled to sin By the Los Angeles. She wras the widow She will of Philip Harrison Hurst, who jjurs ol Minnetonka. L'essed in Indian costume and died in Los Angeles about one pal lighting will be used for month ago. Mrs. Hurst was the daughter of ,, (Performance. Mrs. John E. Lewis of Provo forplure of the letter n to ap-merly of Payson and the Nebo the word months alter, Stake Relief Society President ie meaning, but may have for many years. She was born .?the utter truth in this in Provo and' was a Brigham reached in the closet Young University graduate. She J pulled Ou. a coat that had taught school in Provo, Payson Jr hanging there Hr moths. and Los Angeles. Her marriage took place in the Salt L:ttpeiiiaps the prize boner of to Mr. Hurst Lake Temple June 10, 1914. as when an editor referred to Besides her mother, she is surA. R man as a one son, Private Philip vived When the irate old Lewis by Buckley Field, ColHurst, er demanded an the apology, Mrs. Boyd one daughter, orado; ter didn't help things a bit. Harmon Corpus Christi, Texas; annted a profuse apology, but two brothers and three sisters, W. v, aich causes typograph-- o S. Lewis of Los Angeles, John e sen-stumble made the last of Provo, Mrs Rulon White Lewis to read: of course, we of Ogden, vet- - and Mrs. Leah Watkins it to say d Mrs. Ira Hurst of Los Angeles. d i -- drap-Jiywl.c- ie Hy-ru- m sen-Ste- battle-scar-vetera- n. ; iuty ized -- -- i ligh dels fled -- 3 bottle-scarre- POULTRY COOPERATIVE you k call the days when you to go to the village store and TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET tor me of Miz Doolittles that's all gone, then e of Aunt Sairey Whites with maple leaf on it, then youre Timer. s er. or if Christian Science Monitor The annual stockholders meeting and social of the local Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative asociation will be held at the WedPayson Junior High School 7:30 at 1942 10, nesday February p. m. according to Mr. Floyd general manager. Guest speakers will include Mr. manClyde C. Edmunds, general ProdUtah Poultry of the ager ucers Cooperative. Mr. E. H. Whittenburg, president of the board of directors and Mr. A. b. Woods of the Salt Lake office The program will be followed with a social and refreshments and from 300 to 400 are expected to attend. Officers to serve for the coming vear will be selected Mr E G. Breeze, president and Mr I. A. Pierce of Salem, have both died during the past year Mr E G Erekson of the board of directors was named to be in chtirge of the annual meeting. A state convention of the coperative will be held on February 18 at the Utah Hotel in Salt Lake City. It will for nnp dav onlv this year. Har-me- r, in places as far apart s A igeles and Boston call tion to the gasoline and tor consumed by stop signs kiet c mners. time -- And theres elect, icity. Why not turr foi the duration? jj,le Deri's locker rooms have if gaps and open spaces and ri's lockers are over-'- g O'0", into the corridors. And question now is whether Jen- -' g,ve up her locker when tomts back. hington recommends that farmer stock a pond with 10 insure a supplementary supniv. But how will he js ri'v f lks away while hes -- Jf-S Jg corn? viee-nreside- con-vpi-- Mi and Mis A P Holden of wtu- notified Saturday mght bv the War Depaitnunt that their son, Alvin R Holden a pnvate in the UP. S At my is a prisoner of the Japanese m the Philhpines, They had pn vious-- 1 received woid that he was missing in action following the tall of Coi rogidor. Private Holden enlisted in the Aimy in April 1941 and his parents have received no duett word from him since b foie the outbieak of war. H S Bingham, chief machinist matt in the U S avv left v night for S ,n Diego after spending a fifttn day leave here with his wife, Mrs Nellie Hof-fe- r He has been in Bingham action on a U. S mine layer since the outbieak of the war and has been in the service for 14 years. He came home on leave from the Aleutian Islands w'here he has been for three months He and his wife were in Honolula when Pari Harbor was boinbd Mrs Bingham remaint'd there until last April, when she returned to the States. Her husband is a native of Logan, Ueah. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Davis, parents of Sergeant John 'Arthur Davis of the U S. Army Air Corps, who is interned by the Jafanese in the Philhpines have recevied a letter from the War Department written on January 7th. It informs them that they can now communicate with their son by following certain conditions. The entire procedure of exchanging letters wall be by the Red Cross. No packages can be sent at the present time but can be later when transporation is available for that purpose The young man is interned in the COUNCIL PLANS CHANGE P. H. S. FOUNDERS' DAY IN A large crowd was in attendance at the Payson High School 31st annual Founders Day cele- Pavson Sat-urdo- LARGE CROWD ATTENDS bration held last Friday in the school's auditorium. The afternoon was proclaimed by most every one as the outstanding production of the school. Miss Laura Bowen daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bowen, and Wayne Wyler, son of Mr. and Mrs George A. Wyler Sr. were the winners in the finals of the Tolhurst Oratorical Contest held at 11 a m. Other finalists in the contest were, Maxine Curtis, Mane Borgeson and Elva Jean Jones. Luncheon was served from 12 Sergt. Maj. William B. Billiards of Fitchburg, Mass., gloats over to 1 p. m. by the I. T. A. in the treasure chest full ot Japanese money which was captured by the marines Lunch Room. in the first offensive on the Solomon Islands. Maybe Seigeant Richards The afternoon program was in will spend some ol this dough in Tokyo with the army of oci upation charge of Eugene Hillman and we hope. opened with Community singing The led by J. D. Christensen. invocation was by Reverand Elias Junes. Max Menlove, student body president, gave the address of Melvin Wilson, for Welcome. many years principal of Payson high school and at present, the pi incipal of Carbon County high school, delivered an inspiring Founders Day address. Features of the program was an elaborate patriotic pageant "I hear America Singing, taking part in the event were 165 students representing activities of the music, speech and physical education departments of the school and was directed by Mr. Arch Williams, Mr. J. D. Christ, ensen directed the music and Miss Clara Johnson the dancing. Others on the committee were, L.ouis A. Hates, Eugene Promising a later fight, the end iTineipat anu Eaura bnepiiciu. Hillman of the week saw the introduction of S. B. 98 to leagalize horse racThe annual Nebo Stake M. 1. ing and betting; such A. Ureen and Gold Bail lieta ai a bill narrowly missed passage me Fayson nign sctiool Gymnasium last f nuay mgnt was one ot in the House two years ago. me most enjoyaDie social lunct-lon- s are bill new of the Sponsors ol Uie winter in mis comSenatois McKinley Mohrill, R., A special ieature was Wayne; June Kendall, D. Juab, munity. wnen ana J. Aithur Baily, D., Salt me coronation ceremony oaoas. HuixUu uanaqti uLBctuaimn LMce. Tbr- iwiw'prvries'4i was crowned Green' and Gold division of the state into two disChristensen, tricts Salt Lake, Davis and We- yueen by George Ross ber counties forming the first and iTcsiueiu ol tne iMeho btaKe. Second ol Rayson iienuncKSon the other 26 counties forming the Ward was tier king and tne atSecond. tendants were Junior guts irom A license fee of 2,500 dollars tne oilier wards ot the Stake. would be charged for meets in the First district while a fee of Mrs. Rebecca Bingham Carson, a ic siden t ol Salem lor many $25 would be charged for each it, at the Secin a the meet or eai day racing j s died early Saturday a ond district. Rayson City hospital following was boin She operation. Objectives stated in the bill are major at Montpelier Idaho and had livto increase and encourage deed at Salem since her marriage velopment of the agricultural and to George Carson in 1892 in the livestock industries in the state; Manti L. D. S. Temple. She is stimulate interest in agriculural survived by a husband and loui exhibitions and distribute the sons. Funeral services and burfinancial benefits gained from the ial were in Salem. meets to the people of the state. Killed in the Senate by a 9 to 13 vote was H. B. 7 to permit county commissions to rent road equipment to private and corporate oi gamzations and individuals in cases of emergency. Action in th Utah Senate through the third legislative week tended further to emphasize Philhpines. Mr and Mrs. James Hansen characteristics which were forehav e received word that their son of the session: Max W. Hansen had been ad- cast at the opening 1. There are not (or at least, vanced to a Private First Class. have not as yet, been brought He entered the service in Novemout any sharp party or factional ber, 1942 and is in a Medical DiviWhile there were occassion and stdtioned at Camp lines. marked divisions of the ional White, Oregon. hmts-frv- er rermiittdrvtd-ual Another 'son "of Mr." ancT'Mrs. lines varidivisional the bills, Hansen, Staff Sergeant George C. and seldom Hansen has been in the Army ed from bill to billof organized since before the war and is with expressed views groups. an artillery division in Texas. Gerald Simmons, son of Mr. 2. The Senate is jealously-guardinand Mrs. Earl Simmons has been against any attempt at promoted to a First Lieutenant infringement on personal rights according to word received by his and liberties and is not likely to parents trom England w here he look with favor on any proposals has been since early last Sept- to broaden the powers of governember. He has seen considerable ment agencies, from the governor action and his promotion came down. lollowing a bombing flight over Illustrative of the first of the occupied France in December. A on which he was points was an issue raised when Fiing Fortress was badly shot up and a Salt Lake newspaper editorialhad to be replaced. Several of ly charged the Republican senatLieutenant Simmons outfit was ors with making a log rolling promoted. He is a graduate of deal with the governor. Not only loudly proPayson High School and attended did the GOP members Bngham Young University for test for a full half hourtheon the majover three years and also atten- floor of the senate, but ded Utah Slat z Agriculture Col- ority party members joined in lege. He was prominent in ath- vigorously rather than attemptletics in each school. He gradua- ing to make profit out of possible ted trom an Army Flying School misfortune to the opposition in Texas on July 4, 1842 reciev-m- party. his wings and a commission Two as Second Lieutenant. THE MOUNTAIN STATES months later he was overseas. pari-mutu- el -- - great-gran- Jai)aiKseTnaMuvChet in Hands of Marines ip co-pil- ot i Joseph Peterson Dies Ai Soli Lake of Living costs were 15 Dec. on one per cent higher than on Nov 15, 1942. bringing the total rise for Ameiica's fust war year to 9 per cent, according to the Department of labor. Since the outbreak of war in Europe, 'the increase has bun 22 per," Secretary of Labor dent presided at the meeting. That Francis Perkins reported. cent 35 almost with per compares same period of the the during MISS BIGL0W TO REPORT last war. The costs of the goods and services under OPA control FOR DUTY WITH WAACS rose 0.3 per cent from while to not and services are good Miss Donna Biglow daughter of prices to control advanced 2 per subject Mrs. Ileen Biglow and the first cent. young women from Payson to enlist in the Women Auxiliary Price supports to growers of Army Corps has received her call to report for duty and will go to the four major canning traps Salt Lake City next Monday and tomatoes, peas, sweet corn and from there to Des Moines, Iowa snap beans are announced by to begin her training as a UAAC. the Depai tment of agriculture as Miss Biglow graduated from the first step in the programsuf-to Young University in assist farmeis in producing Brigham 1942 and has been teaching school ficient quantities to keep canning in Ncbo School District until this and dehydrating plants operating week when she received her call at full capacity. Under the proCredit for active duty. She belonged gram, the Commodity to Theta Sigma Rho and the Les Corp. will purchase the output of Cllelhanes Social unit. She filled certified pi oc ssors at pricc-- to be announced The government will an L. D. S. Mission in the Westto such canncrs at a 1941 and then ern States from 1939 to has been very active in various discount, piovided the canncrs to price capacities since her return, She have paid specified OPA same time. the At Nebo Stake growers is a member of the Sundav School Board and First announced this procedure will Ward M I A Speech As ts directprotect the retail price's that her have housew ives will have to pav and or Parties honoring been given by her school class will hold them to approximately and the Yesherah organization the prices charged for the 1942 rvnrb- tf tVlf kT4 this week. one-ha- lf 1 er s re-se- ll WAR FRONT First ward died Sunday at his home in Salt Lake City from a heart attact. Mr. Peterson was born at Payson Jan. 19, 1881, the When ration book No 2 is is- son of August and Josephine sued in the near future, a deducPeterson. He was educated in tion of points will be made for all the Payson schools and worked lationed canned goods in excess with his father in the Undertakof five cans per person possessed ing business. He went to Salt by a family, OPA has announced. Lake City in 1905 and establishAn eight-poistamp will be re- ed a blacksrmthing business and moved from the hook for each exlater did automobile repair and cess can of rationed food. body building work. He served in the Swedish L. D. S. mission was always active in church and All men between 18 and 45 work. who aie not subject to classif-if.i- t He is surivied by his widow, in under the Selective SerJ. G. Peterson, nine sons Annie vice act must carry their a brother Charles and daughters, raids as well as their Peterson, two sisters, Mrs. Edith d s all c a r at n gisti ,.t;on tmes, Carlson and Mrs. Hildur Davis J R MrCusker. regional directof Salt Lake City. or, warns The order was effectto Failure last carry ive Monday. Mrs. James Hansen had a birth the card may result in proseculast week for her son, day tion in federal courts, he said and Russ party who was nine years Hansen for obtaining a old. Twelve of his little friends the classification card rests with enjoyed the games and refresh individual ments provHed for their entertainment. Valentine favors were given to the guests, and a birthof Officials of the department cake centered the table. day public welfare of five states were given the ead signal at a social security The relatives and friends of Board of con fere nee in Denver Mr. and Mis. Warren Dalton forlast foi prompt asistance to civil- merly of Payson, now of Hunians w ho are in need as a resuR tington Park, California, will be of enemy action or preparation pleased to learn that their dauFedeial funds ghter, Jean Dalton, now 2 years for enemy action aie h ing made available to de- and 8 months old was entered pends nts of seamen shipwrecked, in the 1942 better babies contest fulld or captured, to dependents for Southern California. In this of civilians interned by enemy she won a certifcate of honor for nations or to civilian defense being 94 per cent perfect and workeis killed or injured in line moreover her photogenic qualitof dutv Applicants should apply ies won for her a chance to join a screen childrens guild and she to th ir (ounty welfare depart will have the priviledge of modo i rds o Colorado. Idaho. Utah, Similar eling in the Winter Style Show Mont ma oi Wyoming at the Ambassador Hotel in Los i angemc nts are bung made in , hi oth r State s. Angeles. i classif-ic.itu- intcr-moun-t;n- n go-a-- : At the regular meeting of the City Council Monday night in the Council Chambers, Dr. A. L. Curtis, Dr. L. D. Stewart and Dr. M. L. Oldroyd were invited to attend and enter into a general discussion of the future management of the Payson City Hospital after the contract between the doctors and the city expires in February of this year. After a lengthy discussion it was decided necessary that the bond proposal be studied to ascertain if it contained any specific management or operation set defin-at- e up. In the absence of any set up in the bond proposal it was the opinion of the group put that the hospital should bea non under the management of of repolitical board composed the from City presentatives Council, supplemented by members from citizens at large with the doctors to have either one member on the board or to serve in an advisory capacity to the board. Final action on the matter was deferred until the next council meeting to premit the members and doctors to study the bond proposal contract which was agreed to prior to the markbonds. eting of the hospital was tranact-e- d Routine business the from and appropriation Infantile city was made to the colparalysis fund to supplementsourother proposed from lection ces. The council also voted to accept membership in the Utah Muniipal League rayson ' STAKE PRESIDENTS HOLD SOCIAL FOR AIDS A Stake presidents social for the stake and ward cxcutives of Nebo Stake was held Thursday night at the Third Ward Hall. Headed George by the Stake presidency Christensen, George Q. Spenctm, and ilenry Lundell and John G. V Olhert TaylorT were the High Council, Stake Ward auxiliary boards, Stake and and Bishopric officers, Quorum Ward auxiliary executives ana retheir partners. A program, enwere and dancing freshments sponsored joyed. The social wasstake dairy to get under way the welfare project which the stake membership voted to spport at the Quarterly Conference in Jan uary. pwft of Camp 1 of the daughters the at meet will Pioneers Utah home of Ella Anderson, Thursday All February 11 at 2 o clock. members please be present LOCAL RED CROSS REPORTS WORK DONE A meeting of the officers of the local forma chapter of the American Rea Joseph U. Peterson, 62, was held last Friday night cross er welt known resident of Payson g An open session of the Cultus Club was held Wednesday night in the Wilson Little Theatre, with Mrs. Pamela Huber, club Defense chairman in charge of the program, which proved to be one of the most interesting of the winter series. Guests speaker was Attorney I. E. Brockbank of Provo who talked on The New Two vocal solos World Order, were given by Bob Barney, accompanied by Mrs. Mae Dixon. Mrs. Glayds W'llson, Club Presi- HOSPITAL BOARD 1 n in the Council Chamber with Chairman J. S. Reece in charge. Rev. Elias Jones was named member with chairman Reece to serve on the Utah County Executive Board. Clinton Hawkins of Benjamin, Jennie Meyer of Spring ,Lake and Dan Sullivan of Genoa, were elected members of the local exll ecutive board and Mrs. Mary was appointed as home service chairman. A report on home service werk was made by Mrs. Reid Persson and Mrs. Emma Wignal reported on sewing that has been done by the local chapter of the Red Gross. Dean Simmons was named first aid chairman to fill tne place ot Stanley Wilson who resigned lor overseas service. ihe report submitted by Mrs. Emma Wignal, the Red Cross sewing chairman, showed that a lot has been accomplished by the various gruups of ladies, walking under her supervision., Sewing compleed is as lollows;27 doz. booties fur babies, 6 gertiudes, 10 baby blankets bound, 35 hospital shuts, 100 kit bags, 35 boys starts 25 gill's dresses, 10 ladies di esses, 10 baby shirts, 10 skirts, lox 14 year olds, 6 night gowns, lor babies. The Payson Faculty wives club has made and dunated a complete quilt to the Ited Cross. They are making another which will be kept in our own local for an emergency. Those donating cash for kits are as follows: Amencan Legion Auxiliary, $30.00, Beta Cultus Club, $8 75, Lottie Lant, $2.00; Elva Schoenfeld, $1 00; Montz se-o- nd Mc-Ke- Rowe $1 00; Milo Ott, $1.00; Eliz- abeth Manwill, $1.00,Zelda Hurst, $1 25. |