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Show lij Li JUL iiAi " ' VOLUME EIGHTY-FIV- E BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, APRIL 14, 1927 NO. 45 IMA ?7q 1 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HIS year on April 17 the whole Christian world will be celebrating Easter Sunday as the Festival of tthe Resurrection of Jesus Christ Because Easter means so many different things to many different people. It 1b worth while for us to take stock of our knowledge of the history of this annual festival, and after do-ing that we may, perhaps, have a clearer idea of what it should mean to us. Nearly everybody knows that the date of Easter varies from year to year, that unlike Christmas It does not come on one certain day of the month in one certain month, that un-like Thanksgiving day It does not come on a certain day of the week in a certain month and that it may come ou a certain day Sunday In either of two months. That Is to say, Eas-ter Sunday may fall either !n March or April. But they do not know, perhaps, that it cannot come earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25 nor the reasons therefor. To arrive at those reasons it is nec-essary to go back into ancient history. The festival now known as Easter was celebrated by ancient Israel as the Passover for many centuries be-fore the birth of Jesus Christ. It was based upon the events which took place when the Hebrews were saved from the destruction which was vis-ited upon the Egyptians, as given In Exodus 12:27. The first Christians, being In the main Jews, continued for a long time to observe tbe Passover as well as other ancient ceremonies. But gradually these early followers of the Cross began to substitute the Christ for the paschal lamb of Israel In the .Passover ceremonies. Eventually there arose a difference of opinion between the Christians of Hebrew descent and those of Gentile descent as to the time when these ceremonies should be celebrated. Those of Hebrew descent declared that the day of the death of Jesus should be the date of the ending of the paschal fast, which in Hebrew rites, always was on the fourteenth day of the moon in the evening. Therefore the Easter festival, which followed, might fall on uuy day of the week. Those of Gentile descent, however, wanted the first day of Sunday, to be the first day of the resurrection festival. Thus the Eriday preceding would be observed as the date of the crucifixion without paying any atteution to the day of the month, the fast continuing until mid-night of Saturday. The dispute over this point was complicated by the irregularities of the time of full moon in relation to the year. The Hebrew sacred year began at the instant of the vernal equinox, but this time is subject to slight changes due to the astronomical fact of perturbations of the motion of all bodies in the solar system. The Hebrews based their years on lunar changes, whereas we now determine the exact length of a year by the sun and stars, which is more accurate. It is notable that the aneient Hebrews always had trouble with their chro-nology because they based the begin-ning of each month on the first sight of the new moon. The trouble was principally due to the fact that the moon revolves I'Tm'i',' e em'fh 27 lIi'ys. 7 hours, i.Jps and 1 1 seconds, and the l auid, the sun In HI ,5r8,l I:) sec" the miion makes Jriieerfore to the earth's are also out ol spring equinox, and V this fact caused trouble In determin-ing time In ancient times. The result of all these complications was that by applying the Jewish rules to Easter, the dates of the crucifixion and the resurrection, two days which were supposed to be fixed for all time, va-ried constantly. For 325 years the difficulty between the Christians of Jewish descent and those of Gentile descent continued. Not being able to decide the recur-rence of Easter, the council of the early Christian church finally appealed to the astronomers In Alexandria, Egypt, for aid. However, these scien-tists were not of much assistance, for they had no lunar tables such as we now have, computed by master math-ematicians. They attempted to make rules, but the variations of the full moon in reference to the year would not cause Easter to fall on Sunday any more than any other day. All wanted It to come on Sunday, so each nation celebrated to suit Itself so that it would come on that day. Thus In A. D. 387 the Gauls celebrated Easter on March 21; In Italy It fell on April 18, and In Egypt on April 25. Eventually the selection of a cer-tain Sunday was definitely fixed dur-ing the Sixth century A. D. It was designated as the Sunday between the fifteenth and twenty-firs- t days of the moon In the first month of the Jewish lunar years. It was directed that the computation should be made according to the tables of Victorious of Acqul-tain-introduced In 457 A. D. Be-cause of the fact that Britain had ceased to be a part of the Roman empire, the Sixth century decree did not affect the British church at first, and it continued to calculate Easter on previously approved at Rome. The matter was finally disposed of at a synod held at Whitby In Yorkshire in 664 A. D., after which the clergy of the British Isles conformed to the general practice of the western church. Accordingly Easter Is now observed by both the Roman Catholic and Prot-estant churches ou the first Sunday after the full moon (or fourteenth day of the moon) on or next after March 21. So it canuot be earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25. Thus It is possible for the astronomers and mathematicians to tell in advance on what dales Easter will come each year, and they are now known for more than a century in advance. This, of course, may be changed, es-pecially If the proposed new calendar which is to contain 13 months is put Into effect universally. In that case Easter Sunday t be a fixed date. Just us Easter is a variable dT 80 It has n variable meaning toJ rlous persons. To the child, who can-not grasp Its religious significance, It means a day whose symbols are rab-bits, little chickens and Easter eggs. To the children of Washington, D. C, It means especially the day when they roll Easter eggs on the lawn of the White House while the President of the United States and the First Lady of the Land look on and enjoy the slghf of a child's happiness. To it means the remarkable sun-rise Easter service near Los Angeles, the fame of which has become world-wide. Far as some of these meanings may appear to be from the real significance of Easter ifself, they are In reality not so far. Easter day Is Resurrec-tion day, the climax of the springtime urge when all nature awakes from sleep, throws off the death-lik- e chill of winter and begins to live anew. The egg is the simplest and symbol of potential life. Within Its shell Is concealed the germ which can be warmed Into life. So it becomes what can be re-garded as the primary symbol of the Easter season. When that germ Is warmed Into life and develops to a certain point, the baby chick emerges, and life, real life, begins. So these fluffy little balls of down, beloved of all the children, are also symbols of Easter. With all nature bedecking herself In new raiment, why should not man-kind also celebrate the surge of re-newed life with new apparel? So the Easter hat and the frock In which milady appears at church on Easter morning Is not mere human vanity. She puts them on because she must I She has heard the call of spring, the message that all life is renewed, and she attires herself to be In keeping with the season. Easter has a deep religious signifi-cance In Its celebration of the triumph of light over darkness, of love over hate, of right over wrong, of the true over the false, of all that Is good over all that Is bad of all these as exem-plified in the life and death and res-urrection of Jesus Christ. But It has a deeper significance in that It exem-plifies a fundamental truth of human existence. Man finds life good. He longs for everlatlng life. He longs for some assurance that he will have It. And the spirit of Easter gives him that assurance that though he dies he shall live again. So Easter Is a sym-bol of that assurance. Christ died but lived a gal mnyiJ- - surelyni-""- ' BINGHAM STREETS WILL BE GRADED l NEA& FUTURE The streets of the town of Bingham will be in better shape this year than ever before, is the out look at present with the announcement of the county roads and bridges department, headed . by Commissioner R. T. Dahlquist, that graders and scarifiers belonging to the county will be placed at the disposal of the town officials for use on the streets. This will be welcome news to the residents of Bingham as well as the merchants, for at certain times of the year some of the streets become al-most impassable. Work on the streets will begin as soon as the weather conditions permit. It is pointed out by Mayor Straup that there would, be little use to put these machines on the streets now, when it is storming every few days. Under present weather conditions, the " grading job would just get underw when a storm would come ar; job would have to be done However, as soon as f does permit, it is expej crew of men at woy' streets in first cla only for this year Request for -- made b'"" ily ac'' quist yj KsVefIst 'fistic exhibit Fight fans were treated to one of the best cards that has ever been staged here, when six fast bouts were staged at the Princess theater last Tuesday night. Frankie Darren and Red Briggs mixed in the feature event, which was declared a draw by Referee Joe Delaney. The first two rounds were closely fought, but in the last four cantos Darren for-ced the fighting all the way, proving too fast for the Salt Lake battler. Young Baca and Jack Covey fought a spectacular four-roun- d bout, with Baca getting the decision. He forced the fighting most of the way, peppering Covey with jabs to the face after the second round that had the latter fighter all but out. The two boys put up a great fight, throwing gloves all over the ring from the first gong. Tony Madstes and Ralph Mondt went four fast rounds to a draw in the semi-windu- The fight was a viciously contested one from the start. Billy Hughes led Joe Lies all the way in their scheduled four-roun- d bout and lifted him off- - his feet for a knockout after the bell had saved Lies from a similar fate in the first round. Young Tagliatti scored a technical knockout in the third round of their fight when lie "seconds of Louie Oranger tossed the towel into the ring in the third round. Soto Hajemi and Kid Takeski fought a three-roun- d draw. OIRT I0W FLYING ON O BINGHAM - SALT LAKE ROAD Actual construction work on the Bingham road from the end of the ,. pavement to the town limits is now underway, it is announced by County Commissioner R. T. Dahlquist. The big steam shovel has been moved in by the contractors, Picker-ing- v Brothers, and is now ploughing -- its way into the side" of the mountain, where the new highway will be lo-cated. The contract calls for the excavation of 40,000 cubic yards of earth and rock and the construction of a fill of 9,000 cubic yards. Building the earth highway is only a step toward a ce-ment road said Commissioner Dahl-quist. Laying of the concrete will be done as soon as the new road has been packed sufficiently to allow this construction. The building of the proposed road, which is three miles long, is some-thing that has been contemplated for years, but which is now being made .. a reality. Several curves, which have been the seine of several automobile accidenti which for years have ""on dari-u- s points will be taken "V"the road straightened to the should have been followed Tnfts ' S- - Toad, and ad depart-ditio- n much it the road i'S nountain side, it install a number V fo take care of the i flouu""frrTTf hese culverts have J been ordered and will be placed as i soon as construction wmTc pevfnits Contractors anticipate the project will be completed within 60 days. As soon as finished the county road de-partment expects to oil the highway, so that the people of Bingham will have an excellent temporary road, un-til it has settled enough to permit the laying of concrete. Index To Advertisers Inaugurating a new system, the Press-Bulleti- n will, from., week., to week, list its advertisers in the hope that the people of Bingham Canyon will take advantage of the bargains offered by the merchants, and be able to locate the advertisements in a moment's time. In starting this method of acquaint-ing Press-Bulleti- n readers with the ef-forts of the mercantile establishments of the town to serve, it is to be hoped that the folks hereabouts take advan-tage of the specially priced commod-ities offered, and don't forget to say "I saw it in the Press-Bulletin- PAGE THREE. NELLIE GORHAM THREE BAR DAIRY WINDSOR HOTEL O'DONNELL'S MORTUARY. BINGHAM TAVERN For Sale or Lease SLAVONIAN STORE Help Wanted SAGRIS PHOTO STUDIO SHADY NOOK DAIRY BINGHAM CANYON MEAT CO. ASSOCIATED LUMBER CO. Lumber and Coal PAGE FOUR OUTLET CLOTHING STORE A. E. TOURSSEN CO. Used Car Dept. CANYON CLUB Soft Drinks R. J. FRY, Inc. Dodge Cars ED JOHNSON Meat Market GRILL CAFE PAGE SEVEN CHESTERFIELD CIGARETTES They Satisfy DR. SHAFER - Dentist BINGHAM STAGE LINE CALIFORNIA FRUIT CO. WILLARD EVANS Farm for Sale HOGAN'S DAIRY BINGHAM & GARFIELD R. R. BINGHAM BAKING CO. MURRAY LAUNDRY PAGE EIGHT CITIZENS COAL & SUPPLY CO. UTAH POWER & LIGHT BINGHAM DAIRY TERRY BROS. Contractors REGAL CLEANERS HENRY'S SERVICE STATION Goodyear Tires B Orouu ino u i i i Arbor day, Friday will be observed by members of the Kiwanis club, by Boy Scouts, in cleaning up and beautifying the cemetery. Preparations for the work will be made Thursday and Friday morning bright and early it will be well under way. The plan is for each member of the club to furnish a tree, plant it and care for it in the succeeding years. While the club members are setting out the trees, the Boy Scouts will be busily engaged in cleaning the grounds of weeds and other debris, has accumulated during the winter months. When the last tree has been planted and the brush cleared off, the club members and Scouts will go to the Tavern, where a splendid dinnerwi1' be served them by their wives. The Kiwanis club always alive to the needs of the town is to be sin-cerely co'ngratulatcd on taking the in this movement to beautify the most sacred spot in any commun-ity. PETER JULIAN FUNERAL WAS HELD SUNDAY The funeral of Peter Julian was held Sunday afternoon from the Security Benefit Association Hall in Salt Lake City. The Bingham Council No. 3693 having charge. Solos were sung by Miss Young and Joe Hunter of Salt Lake City, and the grave was dedicated by Mr. G. H. Jenkins of Murray. The many friends attending from Bingham were Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. Fred Bemis, Mr. and Mrs. Al Higby, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. , George Sliker, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Doyle, Mr. and Mrs. H. Rljust, Mrs. Dan Sullivan, Mrs. Ed Annis, Miss Agnes James, Mrs. Lola Carri-ga- Miss Vera Grandquist, Miss Mar-garet Anderson, Mr. Cunliffe, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Stillman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Todd, Mr.' Stillman, Mr. Todd, Mr. Buckner, Mr. H. Gust of Binghanfand Mr. Burt O. Jones and Sam May of Salt Lake City acted as pall bearers. Hit Intention "Gap, you ort to get for the smaller children some sort of toys that can't break up," said Mrs. Johnson. "Uh-hu- h !" replied Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "I 60rter 'lowed to go around to the Junkyard next time I'm In town, and see If I can't find a few second-han- d anvils for 'em. What do you think of the Idy?" Kansas City Star; The Two SideM Rev. Henry Darlington of New York, whose congregation is about to build a $2,000,000 church that will be a per-- 1 ' feet example of Gothic architecture, " said at a recent reception : "In our theater there Is too much licentiousness. Our post-wa- r drama Is worse than the old 'Restoration' drama. This Is bad, very bad, for the morals of the young." Bur n man with long hair objected : 'The young" might answer, Doctor Darlington, that there are two sides to every question." "Yes," said Doctor Darlington, "and there re two sides to every sheet of X but It makes considerable difference to the fly which side he chooses." Signs Madge Helen must have been talk-ing about me. Marie Why 'to you think so? Madge When I met her she kissed me twice. Keep Out Mrs. Gale Our new neighbors were quarreling over a new vacuum clean-er this morning. Mr. Gale Well, be careful, and don't get drawn Into it Good Hardware. What Price Camels? She was selecting her Christmas cards at a stationery shop. Finally she found the very card she wished a picture of the wise men's camels with the star of Bethlehem shining overhead. "I think this one Is perfectly charm-ing, don't you?" she said to the clerk. "So descriptive of the spirit of Pales-tine." The clerk looked it over and said : "Them camels ain't a sign of Christ-mas. They're a symbol of Masonry." Slaves of the Pen j C. P. Scott, editor of the Manchester Guardian, said the other day that he remembered the time when the Guard-ian had only two and two leader writers. The leader writers, it seems, worked on alternate days, "and usually contradicted each other." Din-ner was held sacred, and they habitu-ally quitted the office at five o'clock sharp. "There Is a tradition," relates Mr. py. Scott, "that on a particular day the - news arrived at five o'clock of the battle of Sedan. A clerk rushed In with a telegram, but the leader writer had on his hat and coat. 'I am gone,' he said, 'I am gone.' " Franklin Would Have Put Maxims on Coins The first third of the Nineteenth century was the heyday of Stafford-shire ware decorated with pictures. And not the least interesting of this china was the series picturing maxims, proverbs and morals. Of this didactic china many pieces carried reproductions of "Poor Rich-ard's" sayings, which our great Amer-ican, Benjamin Franklin, industrious-ly circulated through his Poor Rich-ard's Almanack for 25 years. The Poor Richard maxims were very near to Franklin's heart, and he 'et no chance slip to get them into greater circulation. One of his proj-ects which, however, was not car-ried out was to imprint on one side of the copper coins of the new Amer-ican republic some proverbs of Solo-mon and other sayings encouraging thrift. "Diligence is the mother of good luck." and "Plow deep while sluggards sleep" were among those he suggested. His practical and benevolent mind pic-tured how many a family would read and ponder his precepts as they gath-ered round the hearth. The Antiqua-rian. f Too Dangerous "Why should I never call any one a liar, dad?" "Because, my boy, if he Is one It will hurt his feelings, and If he isn't A Spellbinder he will hurt yonrs." Stray Stories. "Do you admire Wagner's music?" "I do," answered Senator Sorghum. "He's a true spellbinder. I know of no other man who could compel peo-ple to listen so attentively, regardless of what was being said." Turning Point Chicago's Assistant State's Attorney O'Brien, recently shot by gangsters, was brought up on the streets. But while selling newspapers he read and studied and became a lawyer. Once when trying a case In which an educated man, member of a wealthy family and a "silk stocking" was on the other side, the "silk stock-ing" man referred to O'Brien In a heated argument as a former boot-black. O'Brien rose from his chair, bowed to the court, and. pointing his lll !! II III H II ll'l Too Deep for Him In a symphony program this week I note a sort of "testimonial" sent to the Cleveland orehestjg. headquarters by a twelve-year-c'- d schoolboy, who says In speaking o a recent concert : "I especially "liked the Debussy num- - ber. I guess Bach Is too deep and Z" mathematical for me to enjoy real ni t weii." j Now, as a matter of fact, that Is I the state of mind of a good many of 1 us, but it took the nnl- - boy to coofci-- -" Sharp "Oh, doctor." cried a wild-eye- d man. "I am dreadfully afflicted. The ghosts of mv departed relatives come and perch on the tops of the fenceposts all round my garden when dusk Is fall-ing. I can look out onto thg gloaming any evening and see a Hl 1 , |