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Show jj . VOLUME FIFTY-THRE-E ' BINGHAM CANYONUTAH OVfiMBER 21, 1924 ! NUMBER FORTY-SEVE- N 1 CHILDREN'S PET CALLED BEYOND Jiggs, Canine Playmate of Every Lad in the Camp it Taken to City Dump and Shot by Officer. Jiggs, the airedale dog, owned by every child of the camp was shot to death Friday evening of last week by a police officer, because he was barkr ing, while playing with some boys of the camp who were sledding. The fact that Jiggs is no more caused - much discern among the youngsters of Bingham Canyon, and many tears were shed when the news spread that their playmate and pal had been taken from them. Jiggs was with a bunch of boys on the fateful night of his murder, hav-ing the time of his life, when a po-lice officer came along, took the dumb animal to the dump and shot him, it has been said. Barking is the cause given for the shooting .according to those who wit-nessed the catastrophe. The writer is very fond of dumb animals, and hearing of Jiggs' death decided to unravel the mystery. As far as could be ascertained at the time of going to press, the dog, which was known to every lad and lassie of the camp, was having a great fime running along side of a sled Friday evening of last week, and barking his delight at 'being allowed to play, and perhaps it was his method of thank-ing the Almighty above for the priv-ilege of living, when he was taken by said police officer. Investigation showed that some folks of the camp t felt the dog was a nuisance, that it had bitten several people, and should have been killed long ago. Be that as it may, a license was collected for the dog this spring by a police of-ficer, and if the animal was such a dangerous mongrel, why issue a license? If a dog of this camp is dangerous, it should be shot, but shot before the jicense is colIecU- d- .lit, the .officer, have a right to take a dog that is barking and shoot it, then there is absolutely no reason for paying a license. Once more the Press-Bulleti- n will be accused of butting in, of knock-ing, and of trying to stir up an argu-ment, but we declare our innocence, as all we want to know is why should people of the camp who own dogs be asked to pay a license, if an officer has the right to take a dog and shoot it because it happened to bark. A dog is the most faithful of all dumb animals, and we maintain that a person whom a dog will not make up to needs watching by his fellow men. There, is something wrong in Denmark when a dog is shot because he thanked the Heavenly Father for the privilege of living. Thanksgiving f-- .;,r Keil This being the last issue of the Press-Bulleti- n befort thai day set aside by our pilgrim fathers, to give thanks for the bounteous harvest,, we utilize this space at this time to commemorate that day, . 1 Thanksgiving originated with our forefathers who set aside day late in November to give thanks that for the first time the gaunt11 Spectre of famine did not haunt their vision of the coming winter,. The harvest was good there would be enough food in the colony to sustain life until the following year. Reverently they bowed their heads before a munificent providence. - ' v ' But we today, living a little over two centuries later, woul five a few thanks to a providence that supplied us with nothing more than the mere necessities of life. Now we are disgruntled unless fate castto's a goodly supply of luxuries along with the necessities. . J . When we think of the struggles of these early pioneers te founding our great and prosperous nation, however, we are forced to the conclusion that in this age we are demanding too much and failing to shof sufficient ap-preciation for what we get i" ' We are the most prosperous people on the face of the globe. Nowhere else can laborers drive cars, afford well lighted comfortable homes, with radio, phonograph, and all modern conveniences. ; In no other nation is farming an industry, managed by men who own their own land. To be sure there is money made in large scale ranching in South America and Australia, but as a class our farmers are better off than tillers of the soil ' ' elsewhere. " And nowhere else in the world can a young man start out with a lim-ited capital and build up a business of his own. In Europe he is restrained by a thousand restrictions snd traditions. In newer countries there is less opportunity because there is less wealth. Nowhere else can a man send his children through college in institu-tions maintained entirely' at the expense of the state. In Europe education is for the few whose parents can afford to pay high tuitions for the main-tenance of private schools and colleges. Here it is for the many for all who are sufficiently interested in self improvement. Figures are startling. We Americans comprising six, per cent of the wdrld's population, own 88 per cent of all the automobiles, 63 per cent of all the telephones, produce and use over 66 per cent of the World's steel, produce 50 per cent of the world's cotton and consume 25 per cent of it. So it would appear that we have a great deal to give thanks for next Thursday. We certainly owe much more to providence than did our rev-erent ancestors. - GUST ABLE TO WAROUND Man Injured During Fire Showing Signs of Speedy Recovery Since starting of Skin Grafting. ' That the skin grafting process is proving successful on Herbert Gust, injured during the Fire of last August is made manifest in the fact that h has been able to walk a little during the past week, and although swathed in bandages, his physicians are elated over the progress shown during (he past two weeks. Carleton Young of the Engineer de-partment of the Utah Copper is the latest of the heroes who has given of his skin, Wednesday morning of this week being the time set aside for his heroic effort. Mr. Young is the first of the skin givers who was able to see what was going on as only a local an-aesthetic was used to take six square inches from his limb, which was plac-ed upon the shoulder of Mr. Gust. That the operation was a success was shown in the fact that Mr. Young left the hospital early Wednesday eve-ning, and when seen at a late hour seemed to be even friskier than ever. "Nothing to it," said Mr. Young, and I would do the same thing to-morrow if they asked me to." .A fcw.kdays rest will be taken be-fore another will be asked to assist Mr. Gust. On account of the rapid improve-ment shown by Mr. Gust, there is an effort being made to see if he can be taken to his home on Christmas Day so that his children may be able to celebrate the day with him, although nothing certain has been given out by the attending physicians. SCOUT COUNCIL : BEIHG FORMED Prominent Men of the Camp Assist in Formation of Scout Troops for This District Much Interest Is Shown. ; i ' What promises to be one of the greatest movements ever formulated in Bingham Canyon was launched successfully at the Town Hall Tues-day evening of this week, when a large and representative crowd of men gathered for the purpose of se-lecting a Scout Council and starting the Boy Scout movement in this ' camp, in a manner that will guarantee its permanency. ; V The council elected an executive committee, consisting ' of the scout commissioner, one representative from - Highland Boy, one from Copperfield, one fr-.- m the Catholic church, one from the Methodist church, one from the L. D. S. church and three from Lark. i. It is planned to have the council fully organized and operating in the near future, and with the interest be-ing shown at. the present time, much good will be derived from the new movement.' " '. It is the purpose of the council to offer suggestive policies, take care of finance and act as general supervisor. Troops will be formed from the L. D. S. church, Methodist church, High-land Boy, the Catholic church, Cop-perfield and Lark. . The minimum age for a scout is 12 : years, with no age limit. The leaders of the churches of Bingham Canyon have become quite enthused over the new movement, which means success to the efforts of those who are trying to make better men of the growing generation. Every boy in Bingham Canyon of the right age is asked to join this great movement, regardless of relig-ion,' and it is to be hoped .that the hoys wil Hake advantage of this rare "l oliowing is Jhe list of men of the camp, b(, have joined the council: Mr. AddcrTeyT"Ar'T. ThtuA, X1" Bryant, Dr. Straup, L. Buchman, J. Shilling, Dr. Richards, Dr.- - Flynn, John Knudsen, Dr. Englesby, Jl H. i.. Colyar, O. C. Jones, R. J. Mitchell, R. H. Kenner, H. M. Standish, W. B. I Hull, Chas. Able, Judge Dudley Frank Thompson, Art Sorenson, Geo. Greathouse, Earl Nipple, M. A. Cot-ter, V. S. Rood, Dave Lyons, Jesse Nix, Paul Ransom, Father Lamb, Fred Turner! Supt. Taylor, Mr. Quinn, Joe Nordin, H. IS. Avens, J. B. My-ers, Gene Chandler, Boyd Barnard, and Rev. Mitchell. - PARENT TEACHERS j ATHlAif rI Enthusiastic Meeting is Held Wednes- - f day Evening for Purpose of Form-in- g New Association. t Enthusiasm reigned supreme Wed-- . nesday evening at the Highland Boy I School House when a monster meet- - " . ing was held for the purpose- - of or- - i. X " ganizing a Parent-Teache- rs associa-- ij tion for that section of the camp. t Tuesday of the coming week, was 'the dateesignated for the organizing of "i the new association, and that it will t I , be successful was shown by the large i , attendance present Wednesday eve-- I i' ning, when 189 pupils and 90 parents 1. V listened to the message on i " tion and organization by Principal H. : R. Atkin of the Bingham Canyon Cen- - i tral schools. j After the meeting, a general get-ac- - . quainted program was carried out ' with the parents voting unanimously f i , for the formulating of a Parent- - I Teacher association in Highland Boy. ' A program was given starting with ' - the singing of America by the as- - - ' semblage. Marvel Nell then enter-- f ' tained his audience with a clever sax- - f' ophone solo, followed by a well re- - ceived song by the first grade. "Why Parents and Teachers Should f Organize" was the theme taken by j.- ;. Professor H. R. Atkin, and he urged " that every parent in the community f I ' ' take advantage of bettering the edu- - I" cational chances of growing America. ! A piano solo by Miss Velma Hey- - I c " wood of the Bingham School faculty i, ". . " was well received. ; . David C. Lyon then gave a short ? talk on how to organize telling his jj""-- listeners what an organization of this - (V sort meant to the community, and ' I. ' . how it could be accomplished. SPENCER TWINS OIIJP TEAM Fast Forwards of Last Year's West-ern Opts Quintet Now Playing With Underground Mining Co. ' Sid and Lolo Spencer, the two lads considered by many to be the best forwards in the state, are going to play this coming basketball season with the strong Utah Apex team, ac-cording to Manager Paul Ransom. These twins, who played such stel-lar basketball last year for the West-er- a Opts, have decided to cast their lot with, the underground men, and Sid is at present doing his bit in a pair of overalls. Lolo, is still at school at the U, but will be out dur-ing the Xmas holiday, to join his brother. Getting away from the two Spen-cers, the Utah Apex team looks to be one of the toughest in this section, notwithstanding the fact that Bing-ham Canyon at the present time has a host of basketball stars within its portals. At center, Manager Ransom has Bill Larsen, first baseman of last year's baseball team. Larsen hails from Idaho, and for four consecutive years was picked as all state center while attending the Oakley High School. For guards, the Apex team will have a tower of strength in Adolph Chiara, of last year's Bingham High team, who was picked as i.!' state guard. Chiara, besides being a fast floor man is endowed with that rare quality of having brains, and that he uses them to advantage was made manifest many times during the season of 1923. Rube Gibbs, of Boxelder High is another who will be seen at guard po-sition, and if reports from the north-ern part of the state may be taken as iaw, then Gibbs will fit well as a run-ning mate to Chiara. Then there is a fellow named Cutler who is well known as a forward who will be seen lilrT A"p"eTuTirandiiaKirig"U"airIn all, the underground men look to be in line for a chance at the state title, if there is such a thing in the state. It is understood that manager Ran-som will try and get into one of the leagues, and if successful, the Apex quintet can be looked for to be close to the top at all times. MERC. READY FOR XMAS i '' The Bingham Mercantile has been busy all week in all the departments opening up their Xmas line of nov-elties, i "We are a little eatlier than usual this year," Manager Charles E. Ad-dcrl-said, '"but the people seem to realize the importance ,of the slogan "Shop JLarly" and we; hftre received many requests for Xms-goods- . We,J however'' ,are ready for tjiem, aruTtVis week finds the entire store ready to care for the wants of the early shop-pers. "Shopping early has been the order of events these last few years, contin-ued Mr. Adderley, "and it is a great movement, too, as it relieves the strain usually brought about by the last minute shoppers. MAIL EARLY Many people have heeded the ap-peal to do their mailing early, and Postmaster Boyd J. Barnard reports that many packages are being cared for at the present time for foreign shipment. The phrase "Not to be opened until Xmas" will be allowed on the outside of the packages according to the local postmaster and with this motto inj vogue, there is no reason why the people of Bingham Canyon cannot do their shopping early ,and do their mailing early. It is to be hoped that the folks of the camp will assist the postal work-ers in their effort to get the pack-ages out in jig time. Mail early, and allow the mail clerks to celebrate Christmas at home with their fam-ilies. w THREE FIGHTERS f NEEDEJLFDR TILT t New Fight Card Being Arranged for h ' Local Fight Fans Much Secrecy ;j Being Used by Managers. I I ' j j' , Wanted: Three fighters who can I i stay twelve rounds with a real fighter. Jj i' .. This is the sum and substance of a i ' notice posted in the Copper King during the past week, and with the ' publication of the notice is an air of ! mystery that bodes something excit ing for the local followers of the I'm-S- . tic arena. ; Although very little can be learned t -- at the Copper King, aside from the announcement, it is understood that : some one in camp has a near champ who claims to be able to stop three local men in 12 rounds ,and will give , i $25.00 to the person who stays in the ring for four rounds, and $50.00 to t anyone who can stay longer, v It is also announced on the black-board of the popular billiard parlor that there will be four good prelim inaries, which would be taken to mean ; that a real fistic card will be given,' aside from the main, event. Who the manager is, is still un-- i ' known ,and who the said fighter is, who promises to mete out the sleep ' ; ' potion to three local fighters, is also an unknown quantity, and all the fans ' , can do is sit back patiently and await V ... - further developments. To date, one local fighter, Jack I Carpenter, has signified his willing ness to tangle with the unknown, and it has been intimated that the other ' two will be forthcoming before many days have passed. Thus it is up to the fans to await the next move of the promoters, who-- i ever they may be, and see what hap- - pens. Either way it looks as though Bingham Canyon will be treated to another keen fistic card. , CARDS ARE GIVEN YOUNGER STUDENTS: The pupils of the lower grades of the Bingham Schools, from the' first J,o the ni&tlv gra.uresLy jhsii, port cards Tifonday-o- f this week, and on Wednesday of the coming wcelc the high school lads and lassies will receive theirs, according to Principal II. R. Atkin. The cards of the past week showed many pupils with exceptional grades, while a few are still a trifle under the mark asked for by the members of the faculty. Parents are urged to as-sist the teachers in their endeavors at giving the children an education, and where a poor mark has been reg-istered, the parent or guardian is asked to lay special stress upon the subject,' and assist in any way pos-sible. l FRED PAGE IS NOW BACK ON THE JOS Fred Page, the first volunteer to give of his skin for Herbert Gust is again at his job at the pump house of the Ohio Copper ,and although using a slight limp, is greatly improved. Page had quite a siege of it, receiving a slight infection after the operation, which necessitated his remaining in the hospital nearly two weeks, after which he was forced to use crutches. Mr. Page still holds the record with 70 square inches of skin donated. EXAMINATIONS AT SCHOOL NOW NEARING COMPLETION The examination of the pupils of the Bingham Schools which have been in progress for the past three weeks is now nearing completion, and work should be finished during the coming week according to principal H. R. At-kin. The forms used in the examina-tion are the same as those used in universities, and every child has been gone over thoroughly, so that the fac-ulty can assist the parent in time of sickness. The examinations have been under the personal supervision of Drs. Richards and Young. THIEVES STEAL NEW FORD COUPE Brent Lunch, Assistant Cashier of Central Bank fails to Recover Miss-ing Car After Week'k Search. Bront C. Lvnch. assistant ratiier fif the Central Bank of Bingham Can-yon, is walking these days, as the re-sult of losing his Ford coupe some- - time between a week, ago, Sunday and Thursday of last wcek . iy trace of the missing car had been, found at the-tiin- e of going to press. , The car was put in the garage latf Sunday evening of last week after a trip to Salt Xake jCity, according to Mr. Lynch, and the foIlowing'Tlmts, day when he went to the garage for ' his car, he discovered someone had borrowed the coupe and had forgot--te- n to return it. Local officers and the sheriff's office were notified at nnce, but from all indications, the thief or thieves had too long a Start, and nothing has been heard of the. rar since. Mr. Lyon needs the car, and wishes it known that if someone merely. bor-rowed the car, that a speedy return of same will be forgotten,' , and to prove that he has faith iti his fellow man Mr. Lynch is making daily 'trips to the garage U the hope-- that the honest borrower will allow his con-science to bother him ,and return the missing child f Henry Ford's brain. OPERETTA TO BE GIVEN The students of the Junior High School are busy rehearsing these days under the personal supervision of Miss Velma Heywood for the oper-etta, "The Isle of Chance," which will be given in the near future in the auditorium of the New Bingham Can-yon High School now nearing com-pletion. Mrs. Margaret Heywood will han-dle the stage managing part of the entertainment, and Professor Irwin Jensen of the music department of the Bingham High School will have charge of the orchestrations. The operetta will be a stupendous affair, with special scenery and light-ing effects ,and will use the services of 50 students. Thirteen leading characters will uphold the heavy part of the operetta, with 15 Spirits of the Spring, 15 folties, and six shadows to finish out what promises to be the greatest amateur musical event ever presented to the people of Bingham Canyon. THANKSGIVING DANCE r The first annual Thanksgiving Day Rail of the Robert Gcmmell Memor-ial Club will be held Wednesday eve-ning of next week instead of Thurs-day, on account of a large delegation of Magna" and Arthur folks coming over to attend the festivities. The dance is open to members of the club only. ' LOAN IS MADE The Continental Building and Loan Association of Salt Lake City made a loan of $10,000 last week on local real estate to Bingham Canyon busi-ness men through the efforts of Mr. Ivan A. Dahlquist, agent in this dis-trict for the company. POSTAL INSPECTOR VISITS LOCAL OFFICE C. W. Pfaffenberger, Postoffice in-spector from Denver, Colorado, was a Bingham Canyon visitor Tuesday of this week. Mr. Pfaffenberger came here regarding new office quar-ters, as the present ten year lease ex-pires December 1st of this year. Notices were posted in the Post Of-fice asking for bids on quarters. Mr. Pfaffenberger also went into detail with Postmaster Boyd J. Bar-nard concerning the of the interior of the present quarters, in case the present lease is renewed. It is understood that the new ar-rangement would call for two en-trances leading into the lobby, with all the boxes facing one way. Final arrangements have not been made concerning the change, however, and only time wiil tell how the postal au-thorities will rearrange the postoffice. JUDGES OF LIGHTING ESSAYS GET BUSY The Better Home Lighting Essay contest which closed November 15 at the local schools, proved to be more successful than had been expected, ac-cording to Mr. J. B. Myers, manager of the Utah Light & Power company of this city. The judges, who are Mr. Joe Norden, Mr. Francis Quinn and Principal Atkin, are hard at work choosing the winners, who will be an-- ' nounced at an early date. MUSICAL PROGRAM IS GIVEN AT HIGH SCHOOL Assembly of Last Friday Under Sup-ervision of Professor Irwin Jensen Proves Popular With Students. The assembly held Friday afternoon of last week at the local high school was a musical one under the super-vision of Prof. Irwin Jensen of the Music Department. The large crowd of students present were profuse in their applause of the different numbers, and all declared it one of the best assemblies of the pres-ent school vear. Following is the program: Sweet and Low Barnby Girls' Glee Club Nancy Lee .Adams My Name is Yankee Doodle Boys' Glee Club Lives of Composers . ..Francts Ball The Owl Granville Bantook The Minuet ....Mo7art Eighth Grade "13" (a) Sailing a Boat .... - . (b) Dat's Mah Gal . Irwin Jensen Bessie Kapple The Flower and the Cloud Jensen Instructor Velma Heywood Good Night . Boys' Glee Club Santa Lucia Neapolitan Bugle Call - - Girls' Glee Club ATTENDANCE OFFICER HERE J. H. Greer, Attendance Officer of the Jordan School District spent Tuesday of this week here, looking over the registration lists' of the schools of the Bingham District. Mr. Greer spent Wednesday in Lark. JUNIOR EPWORTH LEAGUE TO GIVE NEW PLAYLET The Junior Epworth League will' give a playlet called "The Return," Wednesday evening, November 26, at; the Methodist Church, and if hard work is a criterion, the play will be a success, as the younger members have been working hard these past two weeks to make the play one to be re-membered: In addition to the playlet, there will be readings and songs, and a free will offering will be taken during the evening. Following is the cast of characters appearing in the playlet: Martha Williams, a Puritan widow Doris Barklt: Roger, her son....... Wilfred Mitchell Father Peregrine, a neighbor Clark Barnard Patience .... Maurene Biglci Prudence Carmela Tedcsco Relief , Dorothy Barnard Mercy Narrine Victti Andrew, little son of Mother Wil-liams - Dclmer BerR A Friendly Indian John Myers . MEETING POSTPONED The regular meeting of the Bing-ham Post No. 30 of the American Le-gion which was to have been held last night has been postponed to Monday evening of next week. All members and men are asked to be present as business of importance will be transacted. LEAVES FOR VISIT Mrs. W. C. McCarty left Monday for an extended trip to Cheyenne, Omaha, Columbus and other points in eastern Nebraska. In Cheyenne Mrs. McCarty will visit with Mrs. E. J. Rosenthyne, a sister whom she had not seen for fourteen years. In Co-lumbus, Nebraska, Mrs. McCarty will he the guest of an elder sister, Mrs. E. W. Wintermute. After visiting with relatives and friends at her old home, Columbus, and at Lincoln, Mrs. McCarty will return about December fifteenth. KIWANIS HOLDS REGULAR MEETING The regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club held last evening proved to be of more than passing interest with none other than George Robbe in charge. It was stressed upon the members to get busy with their nominations for officers for the coming election, and President Myers asked that the work of getting lined for the election go ahead with speed snd precision, as the matter of choosing new officials was most important. It was decided to postpone the meeting of next week which would fall on Thanksgiving Day. Music was furnished by the Apex stringed syncopators. INSTALL NEW ICE MACHINE The Royal Candy company is ; proudly showing a new icclcss ice cream container at their No. 1 store, which is large enough to care for six cans of ice cream and keep them in selling condition without the aid of ice packing, thus eliminating much work as well ss the possibility of the ice falling into the ice cream recep-tacles. The new contrivance is the first of its kind to be shown in Bing-ham Canyon. READY FOR XMAS R. Jay Mitchell is displaying two neatly arranged windows of toys this week in an effort to tell the people of Bingham Canyon that he is ready for the Xmas sale of Toys, and that ev-erything needed to delight the hearts of the youngsters of the camp can be found in his establishment. C. L. COUNTRYMAN 7 ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY Mr. C. L. Countryman r--f Bingham Canyon announced his candidacy for school trustee of the Jordan School District, Tuesday of this week. WATCH FOR IT Next week we will publish a letter written by a wrathy citizen who claims he has a grievance. Watch for it. |