Show mr air and mrs roy sweeting entertained the following couples at ai supper monday evening mr and mrs mark paxton mr fr and mrs gene me gride bride mr and mrs lamoyne melville mr and mrs neldon brunson mr and mrs carl warner mr and mrs mra bill manhard and mr lewis sweeting the M 11 S junior prom which was held last friday evening was a very enjoyable affair the hall was beautifully and artist lealy decorated to conform with the day on which it was held march the music tor for the dance was furnished by the Argon autes many people from other towns in millard county and from provo and salt lake city attended the dance los angelos angeles march 15 probably one of 0 the most severe tests ever given the livestock marketing structure came suddenly with the presidential proclamation ordering the closing of ill all banks in the united states accustomed to doing business less strictly on a cash basis this became impossible and it was necessary to use a credit system entirely foreign to stock yards practices realizing the absolute need of continuing a flow of livestock from the tha country to the packing houses to make possible necessary meat food supplies the los angeles livestock exchange decided it imperative that the market be kept open fortified with very definite knowledge ot of each packers credit standing selling agencies in some cases demanded cash tor for their patrons livestock but in the majority of cases accepted evidence of indebtedness bankable and payable immediately upon the resumption of banking facilities this definite knowledge of the ability and character of livestock buyers makes the selling agency of unusual worth to the man in the country often times hundreds of miles avay with no possible means of check abw ing up on the credit ratin rating bf the man who calls at the ranc ranch lill to buy his stock As might be expected there were many stockmen stoc kmen who decided to hold oft off the shipment of livestock during the emergency As a result receipts on oil the market were much smaller i i i edly sufficient to of greatly lessened consumer buying power probably this Is the answer to the advance in fit prices of 0 all livestock during the past week although there are many in the trade who are hopeful that livestock prices may be stabilized on a higher level than prevailed previous to the national bank holiday certainly nothing would mean more to the w welfare elfare 1 of the country generally than a general increase in farm commodity values this would help greatly in restoring buying power and in getting business industry and labor back on a profitable footing despite the seriousness of present conditions there appears to be more underlying conf confidence idene in the future than during any recent time the emergency has helped to revive patriotic favor and confidence in the government as well as in each other |