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Show \ I f) Dixie College St George Utrth P. 0. Box Holder or General Delivery co Cedar City, Utah Volume XXXX. May 17, 1934. Sheriff Fife, s Bullet Ends Federal Building Dedication Saturday Number2fl~ Commen~ement Exercises Branch Agricultural .College Friday, l\ilay 18, 1934-10:30 A. M. B. A. C. Auditorium Career of Western Desperado Official dedication of the new Federal building has been ordered by th~ Treasury department of the govern- WOMAN WHO HANDCUFFED FIFE TO TREE CAPTURED - GRAVE OF ment and services are to be held SaPROGRAM ACCOMPLICE FOUND-TELLS OF ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING ESCAPE turday morning 10:30 o'cloc1c m front FROM IRON COUNTY-REGISTERJ, ASTONISHMENT WHEN ARREST1. l\Iarch of the Graduates of the bulldlsg. ED BY MAN SHE. fflOUGBT WAS DEAD. 2. Invocation ................ President William R. Palmel' Prominent people, instrumental in 3. "Zampa" ............................................................ Herold securing the appropriation for r. College Orchestra building ill Cedar City, "including SenThe search for the assailents who captured the woman, who gave her R. L. Halversen, Conducting ator Wu\. H. King, ex-senator RP"~ :,.~Jlndcuffed Sheriff Lewis R. Fife to name as Margaret Carter. When cap~ &noot,, and C. T . Hanson, post offlc'C' a tree near the Homestake mine last tured she showed great surprised at 4. Salutatory Address .............................. Henry Leigh Inspect.or in charge, have been invited week when he attempted to appre- seeing Sheriff Fife alive, apparently 5. Valedictory Address .......................... Norma Hanson to attend. The architects, Cannon -and hend them on a wool stealing charge having thought that he would perish 6. Quartet from Rigoletto .................................... Verdi Fetzer, and the··bu!lder s. T. Jacobsen, ended Monday morning when Fife and where she had left him tied to the · Mixed Quartet are also expected to be present. o th:rs other officers captured Margaret car- tree. Otto Fife, Florence Woodhouse, Orma Shields, Viho -w ill participate in the dedication ter on a ranch In the Arizona strip The woman was taken to St. George Angus White include the original Chamber of Com- and found the body of John N. (Jack) and Tuesday morning Sheriff Fife Elma Corry, accompanist merce committee who compl~ted t_he Weston, buried in a crude grave, h is deputies Dalton and Cottam, attorney 7. Annual Report ............ Director Henry Oberhansley deal :tor the site of the building, city death having been caused by a bulScott Matheson and Special Agent and chamber of commerce official~, a nd let wound inflicted by Sheriff Fife 8. Theme and Variations from String Quartet Merrill, federal officer from the Salt W . J . culbertson, government engineer, before they overpowered him and left in D Minor .................................................. W. Veit Lake office returned to the ranch, represent11lg the Treasury department him to his fate. R. L. Halversen, Inez Corry, Elma Corry, Leila Petty where an inquest was held by Justice Scott M. Matheson, named. by Co~The finding of Weston's body not 9. Address to Graduates ............ Frederick P. Champ of the Peace Roy Bundy. The body gressman Abe M?1"dock as h 15 speci~l only brought to a close probably the 10. Conferring of Awards ..Director Henry Oberhansley was positively identified as that of representative, will deliver the dedu- mist desperate and thrilling criminal Jack Weston. and after finger prints, 11. Conferring of Diplomas .. President E. G. Peterson catory address and Pres. Wm. R. case in history of Iron county, but etc., had been taken the body was 12. "Serenade" .................................................. Schubert Palmer with give the dedicatory praye~. also closed t he career of one of the again buried. The body had been "Go, Pretty Rose" .......................................... Speak'> Three bands are expected t~ partici- west's most widely hunted criminals. wraped in a sheet, placed in a shallow Girl~ Glee Club pate in the program, the Cahen_te ~nd Weston has been wanted by Federal grave, and covered 1with dirt and Parowan bands having ~en mvit:<11 Authorities for several years on W. H. Manning, Conducting branches of trees in an apparent efto attend, The Cedar jumor band Wlll j charges of counterfeiting, kidnapping, fort at concealment of the grave. The Ruth Pool, accompanist be the third performing grou~. automobile theft, and various other burial had' apparently been made by 13. Benediction .............................. Rev. W. l\L Forsyth For one hour before the meetmg a nd i violations and to Sheriff Fife goes the woman. One of the handcuffs on GRADUATES one hour after vi~itors wi!l be shown the credlt for capturing a criminal the man when he escaped from Fife through the bu\idmg. National G~ard who has thwarted the efforts of the had been chiseled off, but the other Pl'¼ul M. Adams J. Merlin Hanson Mariam Pendleton memlbers will be on hand t~ direct police forces of a half dozen states. still remained. LaVand W. Bauer Norma Hanson Alma George Peterson the visitors throu~h the buildmg_. Weston was wanted in California for Clark B. Hardy J. Rex Robinson '!'he Treasury departme~t appointed kidnapping a police officer and uato- _.The- woman at first refused to talk Ruby Belliston Gwen Heaton Kirstine Seaman Wailter K. Grange as chairman _of !he mobile theft, was a parole violator from but later reported that she had driven Ina Beth Bennett committee in charge of the dedication the state penitentiary of Arizona and directly from where she left Fife .o Blaine M. Benson Orville Isom J. Steele Shipp with power to select two members to had served two terms in the Washin- the ranch of Weston's brother. When Maxine Berry Della Jackson Marian Sherratt wol'lt with him. He named Harry H. ton state prison. He was quiet widely she neared St. George she took Wes- Roscoe G. Booth Lillian Jarvis Orma Shields Lunt and Morgan Rollo as these mem-, known in southern "Nta.h and on the ton from the oar, hid him under a Bert H. Carpenter Florence Jones Belle Smith bridge, then went into St. George and bers. . strip, and at one time lived in Cedar Claudia Joseph Edna Smith secured cotton, guaze, and aspirin to Elma Corry The program for !~e services wi11 City. Max S. Dalley Howard Kay Lay Evelyn Jane Smith treat the injm·ed man's wound, acbe as follows: The woman is now lodged in the Wallace Russell Dean Henry H. Leigh Edith Stevens cording to the report of officers. She opening selection, "The Star Spangled county jail at Parowan and will be S. Willi!lm Leigh Delna Stewart Banner", Caliente Band. brought to trial within the next few also secured a hamm.er and chisel and John Benson Egan 1 The Sherman G. Ey:,·e Douglas Liston Harriet Thorley ntvocation-Lehi W. Jones. . days before Judge LeRoy A. Cox on a removed one of the handcuffs. Beth Lowe l\Iax Webb Band selection-Parowan Band. . charge of assualt with intent to com- officers report that Weston last spoke Rowland Fife Brief Remarks-Wilson N. Lunt, pres i- ' mit murder which carries a penalty to the woman near Wolf Hole· about Blanche Findla l\Iiriam Lowe Angus White d1mt of Chamber of Commer_ce; ;}, ~{ ihe y-t:ar~ to iifo iu~prison.r.ent. The one a. m. Wedn~sday and apparently Sytna Fir.dla~ Wayland ~Iad:danc Virginb \Vikocks W. Bergstrom, May~r Pro-Tern, C. ·, case will be pro~ecuted by county At- died soon after as he was dead when Norda O. Finlinson Jack Elliot Moyle Frank F. Williamson Ranson, inspector m charge; W. J.; torney Scott Matheson and District the ranch was reached early We<ines- David Monroe Foster Della Corry Olson Florence Woodhouse day morning. They escaped from Fife 8 Cul!bertson, ins~ecti~g en_gineer; · Attorney Ellis Picket. Charges for vioElm Gibson Lasca Osborne LaVell Wright Tuesda·y morning. N. Jacobsen, builder, LeWlS T. Can- 1ation of federal statutes will be with non, architect; and H. H. Lunt, Post - held pending the outsome of the trial. The woman divulged hiding places of :'.':"'.====~~==~-~-~--"""'.'.=~-::--:~==~~~~~~'.";:"-"':" master. . d Following a tip that the man and loot and Sheriff Fife, Sheriff Jensen Band selection-Cedar Jumor Ban · woman were somewhere on the Ariz- Of Beaver county, Sheriff Theobald of Dedicatory Address--Scott Matheson. ona strip Sheriff Fife left Sunday with Millard and Sheriff Brooks Of Washy Dedicatory Prayer-W~. R. 1:Llmer. Deputy Wm. Dalton, Sheriff Wm. ington county left yesterday for NevaThe annual B . N. s.-B. A. c. alwnni The bands will furmsh music before Brooks and deputy John Cottam of da to investig,ate and attempt to reThe summer program of instru- banquet for this year promises to be and aiter the services. Washington county, and trailed the cover the stolen property. They are mental music made possible by the one of the most outstanding of recent suspeets to the ranch of George Wes- expected home today, cooperation of the city and schools years. The banquet is scheduled for ton, brother of the slain man. Ca.mpMr. Mtrrllland Henry- Taggert of will open on Wednesday, May 23. 7:00 p. m. on Friday at the Hotel Esing near the ranch Sunday night they the Federal office ·in Salt Lake City Roy L. Halversen, engaged to give went to the ranch early Monday morn- complimented Sheriff Fife on his fine free instruction during the entire calante. Durham Morris will act as toasting found Sheriff Fife's car hid in work, Taggert stating that Fife "used summer, announces that the program word of the death of Sarah Midthe thick timber and near by was the as fine judgment throughout the en- will be run on the following schedule master and the following will respond dleton McGuire, 50, former resident of to toasts: Mrs. Cleo Dix, Miss Edna grave in which the body was found. tire case as I have seen in all my ex- unless further notification is given: cedar City was received by relatives Smith, Vergene Simkins and Melvin They then surrounded· the house and perience." section rehearsal for Junior Band. Thorley. Musical selection will be Saturday. Mrs. McGuire die<i Friday at the hospital in Etna, California of~===============~==~~==========~ Monday• 9:30 to 10 :15 - Cornets and g~ven by the male quartet, a socal solo Trumpets. heart trouble following a lingering by Mrs. Leland Bettenson ·and a violin Tuesday 9:30 to 10:15 - Clarinets. illness. Funeral services were held solo by Mrs. Lorin F. Wheelwright. We dnesday 9:30 to 10:15- Saxophone.s. in Etna Sunday. The annual election will be held at Thursday 9:30 to 10:15, Bariton, Altas, the end of the dinner with alumni She was born in Cedar City on N::>Baccec. · . vernber 26, 1883, a daughter of Wilmembers voting on the following for For years Cedar City has not had Friday 9:30 to 10:15 - Trombones. Friday and Saturday of this week liam A. and Eliza P erry Middleton. next year's officers: For president, Daily from 10:15 to 10:45 - Entire She was a graduate of the B. N. S. will be eventful days in cedar City a High School Band, bul now, through th e cooperation of the Iron County Junior Band will drill on marching and Melvin Thorley and Vergene Simkins. and taught school in Parowan for sev- with a series of affairs scheduled to School Board and the Branch AgriVice president, Lynn Wood and Vilate eral years. She was marrie<i to Ru- take place each of which has a import- cultural College, this work has been maneuvering. Smith. Secretary, Verda Sherratt and Daily 10:45 to 11 :45 - Entire Band Gertrude Wood. Board members, Paul pert McGuire in June, 1906, in the ~t. ant place in the history, present wel- definitely placed on the curriculum will meet for ensemble work. cox, Mrs. Martha Jones, Harry B. Geore temple. leaving Cedar City fa.re and future development of our for the school year 1934-35. The Beginners Band rehearsals will Leigh and Marvin Jones. shortly after sh e has resided in Provo community. Every organization in There are few high -schools in the Follo\Ying the banquet the alumni and ca!ifon1ia since. . town is cooperatirig in some· way to state with a band of less than fifty be held from 2 :30 to 3 :30 except Saturball will be h eld in the B. A. C. gymHer mother died here recently, at make these a success, a nd the mer- members and most of t he larger bands days and Sundays. Beginners on Violin and Cello v.ill nasium to which everyone is invited. which time Mrs. McGuire was report- chants and business people, sensing upwards of eighty-five. 4 : 15 , Banquet tickets may be secured at ed in a critical condition from a stroke. the importance of the occassion are have In order for the Cedar City High meet in a group from 3:30 to She is survived by her husband, cooperating to stage two big "Shopping School to compete on an even basis five son s and daughters, Mrs. Alice Days" and offering important savings • " with these high schools it is necessary noon. Barney and William McGuire, Prov::,; to all who wish to take advanta,,e. that a high school band be started at Viola, Lee and John McGuire, Etna; The first bio- event of the two day, . . . next year will be welcome to Jom six brothers and sisters, Mrs. Oscar schedule is ~he graduatmg exercises of, of ticipating. These students should Bjerreaard, Provo; Mrs. Robert Akin, Branch Agricultural college to be held, . . . d·t · at 10 .00 a come prunanly from the graduating 11 Mrs. G. T. McDonough, George, John • An Armada of eighteen privately The dedication of the First Ward m t he co ege au 1 orm1:1 tl ·B N. class of the junior high school and the and Harry Middleton, Cedar City. m. Friday. F:t·iday _evbnmg t le . 11· b~ second and third year students of the Church building will be held on Sun- owned airplanes will arrive in Cedar s.-B. tthc.EA t:::e i:~~eal:a~s a~ high school, alt_hough senior stud~n~s day, May 27th. the third anniversary City Monday, May 28th., the party held a e sea 'd of next year W1ll be welcome to Jom of the breaking of ground for the making Cedar City one the principal building. The chapel is to be dedicat- stops on a five day state wide tour of :i;::~nt~v;~!e;s !r~u:i~~:!e:' in t h ese preparatory activities. airpor ts. The tour is being sponsored · · . wi- 11 be Roy L. Halver.sen, band and orches- ed by Heber J. Grant, President of and renuruscence a b 1't • ,.....,. ,. 11 15 • by the Salt Lake City Chamber of 11 the church, at services during the af· the col tra mstructor at the Branch co ege, Wives and mothers of Lions club followed by t i1e Alumm· b a 11 m Commerce. - has been engaged to give free instruc- ternoon. members were invited to the Lions lege gymnasium. The group will arrive in Cedar City Bp. F. B. Wood, his counselors and tion for the entire summer and all luncheon Monday noon and were enSaturday morning at 9 :00 o'clock an that is needed now is students and in- auxiliary workers are planning an ex- at about 3:30 p. m. and will remain tertained with an exoellent Mother's important drouth r elief meeting will tensive celebration of the affair, which here over night, leaving at 9:00 Day program. Albove twenty-five -wives be held at the college, an important struments. Mr. Halver~en especially appeals to will start Friday evening, May 25th., o'clock t.he neJrt. morning for Milford and mothers were present, e~h of and Richfield after visiting 17 of the ;orcet::r i~ed!:t: the parents who are interested in h av- and continue until Sunday evening. whom were presented with a carna0 The a ffair will open with the Spring most important airports of the state. ing their children participate in such a tion token. The Cedar City Chamber of comterritory. move to do all they can to get an in- .Festival to be given by the Primary on The program consisted of an adNext the community will celebrate strument and see that the student is Friday evenin g. Saturday night the merce are planning an entertainment dress of welcome by President Dr. O. an event of progress already made, able to begin work on Wednesday, M. I. A. will sponsor a ball in the re- for the visitors on the evening of their Anderson; tap dances by Bonnie Ma- when the new federal building will be stay here. The details will be ancreation hall. • May 23rd., at 2:30 p. m . theson and Leslie Rollo, little daugh - dedicated. The dedicatory services All parents who are interested and Sunday morning a special pro.ram nounced later. ters of Lion a nd Mrs. Scott Matheson will be held In front of the building at wish to talk over the kind of instru- will be given dur1ng the Sunday hour. and Lion and Mrs. Morgan Rollo; vio10:00 a. m. Saturday, ment to get and an information con- The dedication services will be held at lin selections by Mrs. Lorin F. WheelSaturday afternoon the Associated 2:30 p. m. and another meeting ts Sportsmen of Cedar who have taken ivic Clubs of Southern Utah ,.ill asctrnlng the move, are asked to ca1l wright, accompanied at the piano by C scheduled for Sunday evening. Ex- advantage of the early openi.."'.g of the Mr. Halversen at 253. Lorin Wheelwright; harmonica selec- semble in Cedar City at a meeting A city band will also be oranlzed cellent programs have been arranged fishing · season, report that t hus far tions by Cluff Riddle, son of Lion and that should have an important bearing and prospective members will be con- for each meeting. fishing has been only fair. Mrs. I. E. Riddle; "stories" by Lion on the future development of this sec- tacted this week. According to reports a few good Ray BU6h, and a ''letter to mother" tion. In the evening this organization catches have been made, particularly Harold Johnson was called to Salt read by Lion Billy Maack. will hold a banquet and ball. Births recorded this week include Lake City Sunday because of a sud- at the outlet of Panguitch lake and The announcement of the merchants• t.he foHowing: Clin Lanor and Rilla den and serious illne~ that theatened at Leeds, but most fishermen have "Shopping Days" specials appear in a NOTICE ward Davenport, a girl, April 30. Al- his father's life. His father, . Alex been slightly disappointed. two page advertisement of this paper Streams are reported to be low and Union Meeting will not be held this which is being circulated in every com- bert and Bertha Hall Ferdig, a girl, Johnson, was stricke~ suddenly Saturclear, with the exception of the MamMay 2. Mason s. and Anna Bell day, but is much im~roved at premunity sorrounding Cedar City and in month. Pres. Heber J . Grant, will be Schmutz Rencher, a girl, May 12. Mal- sent and hope~ for _resx,very are moth which is still a little riley. here on Union Meeting date to dedi- every home in Cedar. Most of the fish caught have been colm T. and Mary Greenhalgh Mes• held by attending phymcians. Harold cated the Cedar First ward Church. rather small. ser, a girl, ;May 14, returned home Wednesda7 evening. PRES. WM.R. PALMER Olll7 $2 for th.e Record one year. ! I I l Summer Music Gala Time Scheduled . B Colle e Alumni Program Outlined _g • Former Cedar Woman Dies In California Eventful Week-end High School Band For Cedar City Now in Curriculum ::st Wa_r_d__C_h_apel 0 Lions Entertain Wives and Mothers . ;:n;::::d•y I Dedication May 27th. I • To Visit Cedar if: :::t !~;:~;~;; , I Fair Fishing I Many Changes Made At Stake Conference Reorganization of Parowan Stake, the Cedar second, SUmmitt and Kanarra Wards, & the high priest quorum was effected at the Sunday session of stake Quarterly Conference held In Cedar Saturday and Sunday. David O. McKay of the council of the twelve was the visiting speaker at the conference held in the 'l'h1rd Ward chapel. The sessions were well atteooe-d with a total of '172 attending the S11.nday a.t'ternoon sessi<>n. In the Stake reorganization, Arthur R. Flife and Scot M. Matheson, counselors to President '-wm. R. Palmer, were released, and w. Arthur Jones and La.Mont E. Tueller were named aa their successors. President Palmer we.s retained as President of the Stake, and M. B. Langford was retained aa clerk. Bishop E. M. Corry of the Second Ward, a:'nd his counselors, w. Arthur Jones and Herbert P. Haight, resigned, and Leland M. Perry was named as Bishop, successor to Bp Corry. His counselors have not been named. S. F. Leigh was released from the high council and E . M. Corry named to fill his place. The high priests quorum was reorganized, with James Parry as presiden~, his counsllors to be named later. Officers of the quorwn who were released were Ashton Jones, president, with Ray Lunt and Leland Bettenson, counselors. Mrs. Rose Anderson, stake Primary president, and her counselors, Mrs. Thurza Little and Mrs. Maggie Petty, were released, and Mrs. R . E . Winterrose sustained as president, with counselors not yet named. Bishop Wells A. W1lliams, of the Kanarra ward, and his counselors L. J. Williams and Horace M. Roundy, were released and Round·y was named as Bi.shop with Clair Platt and Glade Berry as counselors. Oscar Hulet was released as Bisho-o of the Summit Ward, with his counselors Otto P. Dalley and Harold Smith. Otto Dalley was named as Bishop, with counselors yet to be named. The music at the first meeting held Saturday afternoon was furnished by the Enoch Choir. Thirty-two members were present, and Myron s. Jones acted as conductor. Speakers included, Miss Mamie Gardner, Mrs. Rose B. Anderson, M. B. Langford and Gustive o. Larson. The Cedar Seminary graduation e~ ercises were held Saturday evening with David 0. McKay delivering the address to the graduates, taking for his subject "The Kingdom of God I.3 Within You". The balance of the program given by members of the graduating ~ The Sunday lfjirning session was the Sunday School section of the conference with Elder Mackay, Arthur Gardner, President Wm. R . Palmer, and Harry B. Leigh as speakers. Wm. H. Manning was in charg,e of the musical program. Most of the time at the Sunday afternoon session was taken up with the reorganization or wards, quorums and auxiliaries, and wibh short talks by the released officers and those newly appointed. Elder Mackay was the concluding speaker at this session. • Legion Pavilion Ready For Decoration Day Pom·ing of cement for the American Legions new open air dance pa- ' vilion should be completed by Satur• day night, and the place ready for use in time for the Legion's big s~mer opening on Memorial Day, May 30th. The place may not be entirely completed by then but will be neai· enough to completion for use. The pavilion will be one of the bes~ in this section when completed and will give Cedar City an ideal summe. dance hall, and will be a credit to t'.::: community. The pavilion which will cost abor~ $3,000 will include a cement floor wit'.1. a dancing of space of 80 by 80 fee ~. with a five foot walk for seats, etc . around the outside. Eight coble ston · pillars 3¼ feet high will be pJaioe.( around the edge of the floor, a&d above each of these, at a heighth or 10 feet will be a flood light, glvlnJ a fine lighting system. The orchestra pit will be plaoed at the north side of the floor ill the b&ck of the lot, and a cloak room and checking office will be placed at the south side faeing the street. The f1'011'; of the lot will be terraced, maJcmg a very attractive appearance for t.be en-tire place. Mayor and Mrs. Charles R. Kunter left Tuesday for Los Angeles where the Mayor will spend a month recuperating from his recent illnes& Although still very weak MnY()l" B\11"•~t wis feeling much better and wa.s ap parently practically recovered from hts illness. • |
