| Show ma t J dad dads s column I 1 t l M ai l TO TIIE THE OLD RESTED AND SATIS SATISFIED rIED the two weeks v vacation a c aaion in the sunny clime ot of california californi a ended last sunda sunday Y when dad and the party arrived t sate IS aul and whole at provo it was a deligh delightful tf 0 outing for the party ot of nine the only r rather other disagreeable feature being the ride nde on the return home from long beach to cedar city utah this drive taking nineteen hours because of a dense tog fog and slow driving from long beach to ont ontario calif california ania then fia an intensely hot day crossing the desert causing stops from overheated overheat over heat heated ed engine combined with tour four punctures and one bad blowout making delays necessary tor for tire repairs etc yet withal jollity and good nature was uninterrupted and the tourists landed at home smiling and happy tuesday of the second week ot of the trip was spent by the entire party at san D diego I 1 C go w where h ere that pretty city was traversed the docks decks visited and big ships admired mired the lindberg flying field visited and several ot of the big air planes inspected on the way down to the border an hour h ou r or so was spent at the old town S san in diego the famous beautiful and romantic spot of southern california where california began and where father serra first planted the cross built the first mission and started the civilization of california this mission was built in 1825 and Is intact today with its original walls root roof and floors floor s etc and since 1884 made world famous ea aa the marriage place it was as in that year that helen hunt jackson gathered the material around which she wove the beautiful and sweet love story ramona and it was in this old mission that the heroine of her story we was A married and many thousands of tourists tourist a have since enjoyed its beauty and ro romance marice it Is truly written that it Is one of the most beautiful and interesting pi places ac es in the world its adobe walls are three to four feet thick its root roof Is covered w with ith tule and curved tile its rafters bound with rawhide in the court yard running wild with flowers the we walks ik a are laid out with tile made by the mission indians bears ears ago and here one sees the first mill wheels the spanish kitchen the old fashioned oven and the tamed famed wishing well it Is indeed a wonderful place to visit and one I 1 Is s thrilled with the beauty of the surroundings and the wonderful exhibits of ancient days across the bolder into mexico tijuana was visited and members of the party lined up at the longest booze bar in 11 the world and other points of interest visited then the ride was continued to agua caliente Cal lente the beautiful casino visited big gambling games watched for a time but not participated in the wonderful hotel end and gardens visited and admired the famed race course and buildings belonging thereto viewed and s a couple of hours spent in strolling and resting in and around this two 0 million dollar resort it Is a beautiful place and high times had there by the idle elch and the blooded sports the feature of wednesday was a barbecue under tinder the trees at dr L H radions Rad dons home in alhambra which was wa decidedly novel and enjoyable and the teed feed was one that will long be remembered it was par excellence in addition to the utah tourists and dr and family mr and mrs lynn sutton and daughter miss elleen eileen of f pasadena participated in this delightful affair thursday was spent in sightseeing sight seeing in venice santa monica beverly hills hollywood alhambra and in and around los angeles including an hours stop at the attractive and unique olympic village I 1 ideally located on the baldwin hills near loos LOB angeles this la Is where the worlds athletes are located and it Is a sight well worth seeing on the way back to long beach a stop was made at the dymple flying fields and an airplane air plane ride taken by the entire party with the exception of mrs firmage who could not be persuaded to try it it was the first trip up in the cir jor or most of us baand and quite a thrill was waa experienced when up some feet and the panoramic view irom from that height was one never to be forgotten or gotten acroy pop debowe an air man of sixteen years experience Is in charge ol of the field and the many courtesies shown us by the gentleman was much appreciated coated he accompanied va us to another field a mild milb or so distant to see herbert spud 21 manning anning make a parachute land lag from a great height mr manning manning holds the worlds record tor for dropping more than leet feet irom from a great height before opening his chute it was a pretty landing he made thursday and it was interesting to hear the young man tell us of some of his many experiences in his line ot of work friday with dr edwin and billy firmage the day was spent in deep sea fishing and believe it or not the lour four of ct us caught more than a hundred pounds of 0 big fish and came within a f lew e w inches of winning the lack jack pot pet tor or the biggest floh caught that day and thus closed our pleasant 1032 1932 vacation a s vi a REV BERT FOSTERS ADDRESS AT PARK CITY LOS ANGELES PICNIC at the park city los angeles picnic on the dinst rev bert Foster was asked to gl give ve a synopsis of hla his address on that occasion which he gladly consented to do the gentleman went to san francisco the following day as an a delegate to alons international convention and was kept so busy that he be tailed to mall mail the letter until too late lor for last weeks issue however it will provo prove as interesting and appreciated lust just as much by our readers this week the address follows mr rosters fosters talk mrs MM foster and I 1 were not able to be with you last year as we were on our way east at the time ot of the picnic we missed you but thought ol of you and hoped you would have a fine day and a happy time times like the present with so BO many people in distress and absolute need we are bound to ask ourselves to consider the things that are really worth while of two things I 1 am persuaded one Is that friendship Is worth more than gold and integrity better than temporal possessions men who tolled hard and honestly to earn and save a little for later years have found their little savings swept away by the manipulations of companies they trusted widows whose husbands husban or brothers left them a home and a small fortune havel have I 1 been persuaded by some sharper to invest and mortgage their h home ome for some scheme as heartless as it proved to be worthless but I 1 have seen many who have lost much carry their loss and disappointment with brave hearts because they still had friends to give them courage we have learned anew the value of a warm hand band clasp and the power of a smile and cheery word friends come closer when the road Is roughest and the memory of loved ones living or passed away cheers as much by memory of them as the contact with those still living many a man walking w the roads in search of work an and d content to lie down and sleep in any comer Is brave and enduring because of friends whose love and good word he would not forfeit tor for the greatest treasures of the world I 1 have wondered it if we ever stop to consider con hider how many men and women who are homeless and hungry hold most dear their character willing to lie he down hungry rather than sin bin against the conscience they learned to be guided by in days of prosperity the papers tell us of robberies and holdups by men out of work and hungry and some have fallen by the way side but I 1 marvel at the courage and the cheery faces and the kindly words of the many who come to our door with no complaint or grudge against those better off and I 1 cannot but feel that so long As america can produce such men and women children of pioneers who faced difficulties cuttles in their generation we will run through our present difficulties and our children be wiser and braver and more true to high and whole things than past generations ever had bad the power to attain to As I 1 look in the faces of 0 the little children here today and recognize the r strength th ot of character of 0 the parents X II 11 realize how muc much h we owe to the older friends here who telling in the rugged hills hilla in earlier days mined not only 8 silver liver but as the ore went through the mill to be refined so their toll produced in their children something very pre clous so that the men a and nd women hers here whose days are corning coming to a close may lie down to sleep with the satisfaction that they did not toll toil in vain but their childrens children shall stand in their places and carry on for god and country let us be true to the best that Is in us ind and the clouds will lift and the shadows had aws fly away and the stars in our hag flag be brighter for or the stripes of 0 our present chastisement THEO JOHNSON TELLS OF DOINGS AT MILITARY i TRAINING CAMP dear dad I 1 I 1 read the item in the record last week by lieutenant crawford Craw tord and I 1 thought that you might be interested a little further in our progress down here As the item said there ore are nine of us from park city down here and were all in 1 1 A company so EO that helps things accompany Al out cut a little tt t paul gems earns and I 1 have rated lieutenants and ot of course we like that line fine we dont even have to carry a gun nor will we have to carry a pack on the over i night hike next thursday last friday when we shot pistols for record paul and I 1 tied for third place in the battalion with a score of 89 a points out of a possible loo that makes us both first Arst class pistol shots the re quire ments of which are arc only 60 points john wortley vincent lowe and herold harold hurlbut are sergeants and carl johnson la is a corporal these four men man shot the automatic rules rifles and did very well but they are sort of sore because there Is no medal offered lor for shooting with this gun they said they got as much kick of shooting the auto rifle as a machine gun maybe they meant that I 1 it t was the gun that gave them the kick albert williams la is only a private but he shoots good he made a score of 83 which qualifies him for a rank of marksman bob also won marksman with a score of 81 jack hernon lust just missed M M by one point he got a score of 75 a and d he should have gotten 76 for marksman jack claims that they hold the target still while h he e was shooting lieutenant crawford says that we are allowed a ration ot of about twice as much ns as Is allowed the regular army we sure use it up from all I 1 eat I 1 would suppose that id gain twenty pounds in the month but this effect Is offset by all the hard work they give us we sweat off all 0 our ur excess weight in spite ot of the we are having a good time here and although we do want to come home borne a little I 1 believe we will teel feel a 11 bit sorry when camp Is over I 1 hope I 1 written too much lor for you to read and I 1 hope tt it been too TED JOHNSON training camp fort douglas july 25 1932 s a y the federal authorities in washington D C have evidently reached the limit ot of toleration with the so called bonus army and yesterday drastic measures were commenced to rid the catl national capitol ot of their presence there is a limit to all things and the ill B E F p must not run away with the idea that they are the only pebbles on the beach i i the members thereof are no more entitled to financial or relief consideration than the millions ot of other good citizens that are on the verge of starvation the persistency r ot of the B E F in hanging around washington has cost co t the g government 0 ve m many thousands 0 f doll dollars r and the taxpayers tax pa payers will be made the I 1 goat as a usual S 5 9 B B f i vice president curtla curtis was in salt lake yesterday ari on hilway to los angeles to |
