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According to Yvonne Le Maitre, Why Bake at Home ? one-fourth of the population of New York City are foreign-born. when you can buy such delicious There million are a Italians, 400,000 chocolate drop cookies at so low of whom were born in Italy. There are nearly as many Russian born; a price? nearly a quarter of a million Germans, nearly 200,000 Poles. From Ireland there are 160,000. Of Jewish stock there is an estimated two million. There are seventy nationalities repre- sented in the city.

As the sun or a star approaches the horizon, the effective thickness of the atmosphere is twenty times as great as directly overhead.

A warm cycle of climate during a thousand years, with a peak at about 850 A. D., permitted cereal grains to ripen in Iceland and grapes in England. During the warmth of the early 1930's soil in Greenland thawed which allowed excavation of *Town House Cookies by Purity are sold only in Viking bodies which had been frozen cellophane-wrapped cartons which average 34 cookies solidly in the earth for a thousand apiece. At the prevailing retail price of 47c a package the cost would be 16#c a dozen. years. If the polar ice caps should melt, the level of the oceans will rise about 150 feet. PURITY BISCUIT COMPANY Salt Lake Phoenix

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NORTH AFRICAN PRELUDE folklore is particularly well executed, (Galbraith Welch. Morrow & Co., with sympathy and understanding and with the understanding of the child New York. 1949. 650 pages. $6.00 ) through whom Mrs. Armer tells the 'T'he author has made an intensely story. interesting historical survey of the In addition the book tells of the northern half of Africa from before the white man who loved the Navajos and decided that they needed be- beginning of history until the return friending. The book is especially good of the Christians, following the in- for our people when we are trying to vasion of Africa in II. World War carry the gospel message to them. More fascinating than any novel, the —M. C. /. book includes little-known and never- before-related materials. The author, JOAN FOSTER, JUNIOR authenticated the mate- moreover, has ( Alice Ross Colver. Dodd, Mead and rial which he includes in the book, Co., New York. 1949. 211 pages. annotating and giving a bibliography $2.50.) well which thus provides verification as "pOR older girls this story of a college material for additional study. as girl will be of value for the lessons The author has long made a habit it teaches, and of interest for the way collecting relics and writings con- of in which the author presents her cerning this part of the world. He material. The creation of the college therefore has a background which atmosphere with its little conflicts and lends authenticity to his work. More- achievements is particularly good he has a style that invites and over,* —M. C. J. commands interest. This is a book' that gaining an will prove of great value in LULU'S PLAY SCHOOL understanding of this little-known (Charlotte Steiner. Illustrated. Double- region.—M. C. /. day & Co., Inc., Garden City, New THE PORTABLE DANTE York. 1948. $1.25.) "TThis delightful picture (Edited by Paolo Milano. The Viking book will Press, New York, 1947.) prove a happy experience to the youngest will like "T^ante is only a name to those who who the pictures and have not been introduced to his the story. The sturdy binding will recommend it for its durability as well writings. Through this Portable Dante as its interest. M. C. this introduction should be effected. J. Included in this handy volume are the NEW SHELLEY LETTERS complete Divine Comedy, La Vita (Edited by W. S. Scott. Yale Uni- Nuova, as well as selections from The versity Press, New Haven. 1949. 170 Rhymes, The Letters, The Latin pages $3.00.) let BOTANO de luxe simplify Works, This inexpensive edition will THo anyone who has loved the poetry your control of Earwigs and be of great value to those who would of Shelley, and of the countless

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By DR. G. HOMER DURHAM Country Percent Amount Head of Political Science Department. 1. U. S. A. 39.89 $16,601,021 University of Utah 2. United HThe expenditures of the United Kingdom 11.37 $ 4,731,853 States national government are 3. U.S.S.R. 6.34 $ 2,638,518 approximately one thousand times the 4. France 6.00 $ 2,497,020 expenditures of the institution known 5. China 6.00 $ 2,497,020 as the United Nations. The world's 6. India 3.25 $ 1,352,553 investment in the UN is great; the 7. Canada 3.20 $ 1,331,744 the amount spent for maintaining 8. Sweden 2.00 $ 832,340 solvency of the investment is relatively 9. Australia 1.97 $ 819,855 low. Expenditure budgets of the UN 10. Brazil 1.85 $ 769,915 since 1946, the first year, are reported These figures are interesting. Ten as follows in a recent publication of members account for 81.87 percent of the department of state: the total contributions. The remaining contribute 19.13 percent of Year Budget forty-eight the budget expenditures. Eight small 1946 $19,390,000 powers, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, 1947 $28,616,568 Iceland, Liberia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, 1948 $39,285,736 and Yemen pay the minimum "dues" 1949 $43,487,128 of 0.04 percent, which in 1949 amounted to $16,647 each the price The expansion of annual expendi- — of an American six-room house near tures not only reflects price increases Country Club Acres. since 1946, a considerable item (which means we have to pay more to get More interest attaches to what the figures imply inasmuch as they repre- the same ) , but also reflects an expand- ing program for the organization. sent international agreement on "ca- Expenses are borne by the members pacity to pay." It certainly advertises under a formula administered and ap- the fact that democratic capitalism in Bound Volumes of Assembly. the United States has ability to pay! portioned by the General the ERA make valu- contribution, hence its The scale is based on relative capacity The Soviet to pay. But every member has to pay internationally-judged "capacity," is able reference books. at least 0.04 percent, and in 1948 the less than one-sixth of that of the recognized "that United States, despite the greater area General Assembly Preserve each issue for bind- times no one Member State and greater population of the U.S.S.R. in normal ing when volume is complete. should contribute more than one-third And Canada, with only one inhabitant of the ordinary expenses of the United for every fifteen or sixteen Russians, Nations for any one year." The pays over half as much as the larger A fine addition to any United States has been contributing Soviet Union. When the Soviet library, both for value 39.89 percent. This will undoubtedly capacity to produce, as gauged by this of contents and ap- be scaled down to 33.33 percent in international judgment, begins to ap- accordance with the view that an or- proach the American-Canadian stand- pearance. ganization of sovereign states should ard, there may be some little occasion dependent upon any for investigation. But in the mean- not be "unduly Economical single member." time, the UN budget would seem to contributions for finan- point to the fact that the workers' The scale of $2.50 per volume cial 1949 shows the ten largest con- paradise is in the western hemisphere, tributors to the UN as follows: not in Eurasia. F.O.B. Salt Lake City (Postpaid, add 30c)

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Rows of sprouting wheat appear Until the grain-filled heads come out. Like threads of green to web the Then God's kind hand and Faith's wide year, way St. Holding a net of growth and hope 40 Richards Lead us on to harvest day . . . Over the brown of flat and slope. Salt Lake City To the well-filled board, to the bowing Snow and rain and sun of spring head: Perhaps the meadow larks that sing ." All encourage wheat to sprout "Give us this day our daily bread. . . JULY 1950 541 THE CHURCH MOVES ON Church (Ltvevi Is ^Jt U)auf Jo JJauf Chronology vJf

Czecho- President Smith's counselors are sion who was expelled from 18, arrived in Salt April 1950 Charles S. Wood, who succeeded slovakia March Thomas C. Hunt, and Melvin Westen- Lake City. a Elder Clifford E. Young, as- skow, who is retained as second 8 a Twenty-seventh Ward, Emi- " sistant to the Council of the counselor. 2 " gration (Salt Lake City) Stake, Twelve, dedicated the new Berkeley won the first All-Church M. I. A. Stake and San Francisco Bay (Cali- Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Ward, volleyball tournament. The two-day fornia) area Church welfare store- Chicago Stake, chapel dedicated by tournament was played at the Deseret house. Elder Harold B. Lee of the Council Gym. of the Twelve.

President Reuben Clark, Jr., i A Appointment of John Longden 2-| J. May 1950 " 1 delivered the baccalaureate ser- -*- to the general Church welfare before the graduating students of committee was announced by the First mon The first Church census in a the Arizona State College, Tempe, 1 Presidency. decade begun. It was ex- Arizona. Appointment of Mark B. Garff to pected to be completed by May 13. President Oscar A. Kirkham of the serve as chairman of the Church wel- First Council of the Seventy dedicated fare building committee succeeding the The Presiding Bishopric's bulle- the Sacramento (California) Stake 3 late William E. Ryberg, was an- tin announced that Phoenix First Church welfare storehouse. nounced by Elder Marion G. Romney, Ward, Phoenix (Arizona) Stake, had assistant managing director of the been divided to form Phoenix Seventh O Division Nine of the Mutual Church welfare plan. Ward, with A. B. Campbell as bishop. 22 athletic program began playing Emil B. Fetzer was also appointed four-diamond Attorney General Clinton D. baseball on a new to the building committee of the Church 1700 South Redwood Vernon ruled that a Church welfare ball park at welfare program, succeeding his father, "American League" teams wheat farm in Box Elder County is Road. John Fetzer, Sr., now serving on a and Wednesdays, subject to taxation. The ruling, which will play Mondays mission. "National League" teams will effect other Church welfare farms, while and will play Tuesdays and Thursdays. was sought after taxes were levied i q A monument commemorating old Playoffs are expected to be held Au- paid "under protest." 1 port Lemhi in the Salmon River gust 11 and 12. This marks the first Valley of Idaho was unveiled by the The centennial celebration of the season that baseball has been a part of 6 Idaho Stakes of the Church and dedi- arrival of the first L.D.S. mis- the Church sports program. cated by Bryant S. Hinckley, who sionaries in Scandinavia will be ap- personally represented President L.D.S. Pioneers un- propriately marked by a three-day Monument to George Albert Smith. veiled at Fremont, Nebraska. It observance in Salt Lake City August here that the original com- 13, Holger M. Larsen, vice was near 11, 12, and Sacrament meetings in many of into tens, fifties, the committee in charge 1\ pany was organized chairman of * the wards throughout the Church celebration, announced. and hundreds. of the were devoted to exercises commemo- Farmington Ward, Young (New rating the 121st anniversary of the President Reuben Clark, Jr., Mexico) Stake, divided into two 5 J. restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood. received the annual distinguished wards. Arthur Goodman sustained as the Cham- service award presented by Shoshone Branch, Blaine (Idaho) bishop of the First Ward; Bishop Eg- native Tooele ber of Commerce of his Stake, created from the Dietrich de- bert D. Brown retained as bishop of evening County (Utah). During the pendent branch, with President the Second Ward. read from various state tributes were Merthen Dille. n Twelve institutes of religion and national leaders, including one 2 w Church adjacent former presi- operated by the from Herbert Hoover, i fT President George Albert Smith to western college campuses will dent of the United States. * * participated in the Utah cere- graduate a total of 390 students this monies of the opening of the Inde- and spring. Church seminaries for high Fourth annual M Men pendence Bond Drive, which included 6 Girl Track and Field school students will graduate a total Gleaner the tolling of a replica of the American for Division Eleven (southern of 5438. Day Liberty Bell. California) held at South Gate high Elder Marion G. Romney, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve and as- school, South Gate, California. 1 O Joy F. Dunyon, Church super- director of the * " visor of seminaries, announced sistant managing formerly first Davis Green, that the three Salt Lake City Church welfare plan announced new 7 President three Church welfare counselor, succeeded senior high seminaries would hold chairmen for Melvin Toone of the Minidoka regions. They are President Dale H. J. morning and evening summer classes Counselors to Presi- of North Sevier Stake, chair- (Idaho) Stake. for youths of junior and senior high Petersen Charles Campbell, of Richfield Region; President dent Green are N. school age. The program, scheduled man formerly second counselor, and Rod- Delbert F. Wright of Oakland Stake, to begin June 19, is similar to one Francisco Bay ney A. Hansen. inaugurated a year ago. chairman of San Milan Dale Smith was sustained as Region; and President Claude Brown presi- of Twin Falls Stake, chairman of president of the Union (Oregon) -| n Wallace F. Toronto, Stake, succeeding C. Lloyd Walch. * * dent of the Czechoslovakian Mis- Central Idaho Region. 542 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA ——

MONUMENT PARK WARD CHAPEL FRED L. MARKHAM, ARCHITECT

Jo ijon, in the ujear'ear 2000 ^v. ^Jj.

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THIS TOGETHER WITH VALUABLE DOCUMENTS WAS SEALED IN THE CORNERSTONE OF THE MONUMENT PARK WARD, TO BE OPENED IN THE YEAR 2000 A. D. THE CHURCH IS TO BE DEDICATED IN JULY 1950.

%ere in the snowlight of December weather, We of this ward are gathered together To seal in this cornerstone a few Notes of this day, with our faith in you You, our children's children in 2000 A. D., As we place each brick on this faithstone, may we Cement our faith like each brick we lay, That you may find us as worthy as they To whose memory this edifice we stretch in height Over the place they camped that night That first night they slept in this promised land, Dreamed of this day when churches, temples, would stand. They built on their faith in us, as we, too, Build with their faith on our faith in you. May we build their dreams that we have acquired And be the parents you desired.

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WASATCH VEILED MESSENGER BENT TO THE SOWING By Richard F. Armknecht By Blanche Kendall McKey By Dorothy J. Roberts Earth turns these mountains underneath ET the earth T)art of an era is the sun stop whirling; gone to rest with her J-' Admiringly, steeping one flank with light Let the air lie still. The trundling wagons on the parching While shadows hold another; one by one All the little chatter and the striving, grasses; Ridges and pinnacles are held aright Let them rest. The hidden grave in some forsaken swale; To make the most subtle symmetries; There will be time for wheels and wings The cries of birth that wakened lonely Chasms and clefts ooze purple from their And clashing tongues tomorrow. passes; maws This is an hour for whispers and for Until a flashing sun-spear sudden frees prayer. The cannonade from hooves of buffalo Their depths from darkness; clouds parade Thundering their manna toward the wagon and pause; Remembered laughter—let it live trains; Their patterns brush the slopes and blunt And every tender word. The brave, bright spirits daring each new the heights. Each lowly act of kindness freely given; dawn; Friendship surging deep from year to The pilgrim path, forsaking sheltered lanes; Then, in those last brief moments of the year; day, The swift-winged flash of thoughts, which The golden largess of the sun invites ceased too soon; The lash of discipline; the shout of mirth In fire-lit A roseate answer, fading soon to gray, And every hope that rose in golden beauty, comfort of the evening" rest; But leaving in the heart the rich conviction And every hope that sank in night's The gay rejoinder; and the heart to see fair Of beauty shared, and nature's benediction. despair. A tomorrow bannered in the west. . . . Let the heart shine clear. The past is departing with her—quietly This is the hush of heaven and earth em- Whose eyes once lingered on a young "THIS IS THE PLACE" bracing; faith, growing, By John Gallinari Whidding The lost home found again. Whose fingers helped to smooth its rough O let our earth-bound eyes behold a little terrain, —Emigration Canyon—Salt Lake City of the splendor, Her strong back tirelessly bent to the As fresh-cut roses breathe a mute farewell! sowing. HpHis reaching shaft of granite, strong and * fair (For Kate Thomas, Utah poet, who passed Though this remains with us: the kingdom As he—that bold, unflinching patriarch from this life in March 1950) spread Whose trustful words at journey's ending On parched plains tinted now with fields mark and grasses Its sunset face—lifts to the upper air Through the tapestry of thought, runs one His lion's likeness when he paused to stare dark thread Across the broad, dry land, across the lake Again, with her, the mighty era passes. Of deadly brine to where tall mountains make Today, as then, a tooth-ridged fortress WASH DAY there. By Thelma Ireland Granite and bronze—the God-created stone, like to take clothes off the line; The blended ore! The strength of pioneers [ * Was kin to both, more kin than flesh and They feel soft as a feather; bone But best of all I like the smell Turning to dust while, glorious with They smell so full of weather. praise, These brave depictions of our questing years ISAIAH 11:12 Lend courage to these troubled latter days. By Jon Beck Shank

BENEDICTION "R Jlemento mori, oxskulls wait you where 1V1 With waterbags today you can ig- By Beulah Huish Sadleir BAREFOOT SONG nore The rough approach or even go by air; By Elaine V. Emans '"Phere was very little the people could But otherwise the valley shines in chalk- ~ say ened purity, and trees and streams As they gazed at the valley that July day. Some words are full of youthfulness and with four No glorified aspect of forest's green— feeling. New cities wait to rest your walk No ocean front where boats could be seen. Say barefoot to me, and again I go In Zion. By the Jordan you may think Through dew-wet grass where spider-laces On those that truly ate the given fruit, Just a barren sweep of gray brown brush: glow Whose traced words kept you faithful to There wasn't a tree, With countless diamonds as the sun comes the route: Nor the song of a thrush; stealing Moroni, Alma, Helaman—Yes, think But the evening came—and Around a hill. It takes me back to kneel- With silent prayer, they saw ing On Zion where she stands in tops of hills Faith's reward—a sunset rare. To untie shoestrings so that I might know, So near the sky, unrivaled in her truth, The sky burst open with flaming rage By dipping an experimental toe, Unspoiled though praised the livelong day A molten ingot in a blast furnace cage. Whether the little brook was right for by youth, healing By seers, by mothers, all that enter in Spring fever, or too cold for wading yet. The waters and come out on fire; chills Say barefoot, and the seasons slip away And fevers be the weather in No word was spoken— To when I was unlucky enough to get Your heart then. Noon's potential lion They pillowed their heads Bee stung in clover bloom, to my dismay Prophesies the saved; when doom Where God had prepared their Or fortunate, at ten years, not to let Consumes the land, the world shall turn Desert beds. One worry mar a golden, golden day. to Zion. 544 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA *i<<0™^442r,lJ0r><4?K&><'&xS?~J* 'i § § § BRIGHAM YOUNG ma i an §

Remarks of President George Albert Smith at the unveiling ceremonies of the § § Brigham Young monument, held at V/hitingham, Vermont, Sunday, May 28, 1950, at 1:30 p.m.

rethren and sisters, and fel- prison for entertaining others of his sons low Vermonters. My folk came from Ver- when they were in distress. I am going to mont, too, and I am glad to come back to this leave you." § state that has produced so many unusual and told him that They pleaded with him § and outstanding men and women. I have in he knew before he took the Quakers in, what § my hand a list of more than a hundred the penalty was. § names of men and women, mostly men, who He said, "Yes, I knew, and I expected to as pioneers left this wonderful green country § pay a fine, but I didn't think that my own and went out into the desert to make their neighbors would consent to putting me in § home. The result was that I was fortunate jail." He sold his property and moved to § § enough to be born out there in Utah. Vermont and, as a result, it was the birth- There is much that has been said already place of the Prophet Joseph Smith, and that about President Brigham Young, and much circumstance has added his illustrious name

more that could be said, and I would like to to the list of other famous people from this suggest to you members of the Church of state of Vermont. § Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are I was personally acquainted with Brigham here, that until you have read the history of Young. I think if I were to tell you of my § President Brigham Young, you have failed first introduction to him, you might be inter- to observe much worth-while information ested. I was a little boy, five years of age. § that you might find in his life. I had a black velvet suit, and my hair was § nearly as white then as it is now, and I had Reference has been made to the fact that hair in those days, too. My mother called § Joseph Smith was born in Vermont. The in to the house day and dressed in Quakers came into Massachusetts near Tops- me one me § black velvet suit put a letter in field where the Prophet's forebears were my new and pocket. I can the picture it living. It was contrary to the law to feed or my see of now in entertain the Quakers in those days. Two my mind's eye. My mother told me to go up to of them came to the house of Samuel Smith President Young's office and ask to see him § and said, "We can't get anything to eat and and give the letter to him and to no one else. s § have no place to rest. Will you tell us what I went up to his home. At that time he lived h to do?" in what today would be considered a for- s tress. at Samuel Smith invited them in. He gave The Indians were times troublesome them a place to stay for the night and sent and for safety, the block where President them on their way the next morning, fed Young lived was surrounded by a strong and rested. When his neighbors learned wall as high as this monument. what he had done, he was arrested and taken I had two long blocks to walk from my into court where he was sentenced to pay house to Brigham Young's. Mother had s a fine and was imprisoned for entertaining told me how to get there. When I arrived Quakers. That was a forebear of Joseph at the gate, I discovered that it was partly § Smith. open. It was a large, heavy gate made of I The result was that when Samuel Smith two-by-four timbers and fastened by great \ was released from jail, he called his neigh- heavy iron hinges. It took quite a push to bors together and said, "My property is for open it, it was so heavy, and when it was 1" e. closed and barred on the inside with timbers h "What do you mean?" they asked, "You that were dropped down into position, it

have a nice place, why are you selling?" couldn't be opened from without. As I looked He replied, "I am going away from here. inside the gate a large Scotchman by the name I will no longer live as a member of a com- of John Smith looked at me and said, "What munity that would put one of God's sons in (Concluded on following page) |

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JULY 1950 THE EDITOR'S PAGE beautiful and delightful (Concluded from preceding page) to him. The secretary made out a with this and to be here with do you want?" He scared me nearly pass for us to Ogden and return and atmosphere, prominent people from differ- to death. I told him that I wanted gave it to President Young, who these of the country. There to see Brigham Young, and he said, took a quill pen and signed his ent parts have been many others here "President Young has no time for name to it. He then took the same would had been in a position to the likes of ye/' He bellowed so envelope that it came in and put if they but I am glad to be present. that I was nearly ready to faint. the pass in it. (Take note of the come, I look at this lovely monument, But then I looked at the open door fact that he didn't use a new enve- As what President of the office and a great big man, lope but used the old one.) He I am wondering say if he were here. nearly six feet tall and with a long then tucked the envelope in my Young would there are other monu- white beard and hair, was standing pocket. Of course, this is at his birth- in the doorway and he called to ments to him, but While we were waiting for the he ought to have a the guard and said, "What's place and where pass, he had been telling me what a wanted, John?" monument. father and mother I had wonderful infor- John replied, "Here is a little I would like to say for your and what a good boy I ought to be fellow wants to see President mation that a number of years ago because of them. He walked to the Young," and then he roared with one of the prominent men of Colum- door with me, and as I left, he said, laughter. He thought it was a good bia University wrote what he called, "When you reach home, tell your joke. But with all the dignity in "The Source of Greatness." He mother that I hope she and her the world, President Young said to meant by that, the birthplace of family will have a pleasant time him, "John, show him in." men and women who had gained with her family in Ogden." There was nothing else the guard fame and recognition in this coun- see him, I could do then but to let me in and I went my way and gave Mother try. When I went to he took me up to the porch where the envelope and the pass and we asked if we could publish the infor- President Young was standing, for all went to Ogden to visit another mation in our magazine, The Im- it was the President himself. Vermonter, my grandfather, Lorin provement Era. He consented, and

President Young took me by the Farr, who came from Vermont. He it was published after we had con- hand and led me into his office, sat was the first mayor of Ogden, Utah, densed it and had had him check our down at his desk and lifted me up for twenty years served the legisla- condensation. Do you know what scien- on his knee and put his arm around ture from that district, built the first it showed? There were more to me. In the kindest way one could sawmill, the first gristmill, and the tists born in Utah, in proportion imagine, he said, "What do you only woolen mill they have had. He population, than any other state of them de- want of President Young?" was one of the contractors who built in the union. Some from Vermonters; in fact Just think of it! He was Presi- the Central Pacific Railroad from scended be surprised at the num- dent of a great Church and Gover- the West to where it joined with you would descended from Ver- nor of a Territory, and with all the the Union Pacific at Promontory, ber of those monters in that section of the coun- duties he had to perform, yet I as Utah, where the gold spike was There were more men and a little boy was received with as driven. He was a true Vermonter. try. of affairs who had attained much dignity and kindness as if He was a hard worker, aid his women greatness, who were born in Utah, I had come as a governor from an family, both boys and girls, were in proportion to the population, cdjoining state. taught to work, and I have always than in any other state in the union. I felt in my pocket, took out the considered him a great man. You can see what you Vermonters envelope, and said, "My mother Do you wonder then, that I am did! You started a group of peo- told me to give this to you." glad to be here today when this ple out there in Utah who were My father was on a mission in monument that is placed here at not satisfied with ordinary things. England at that time and that gave his birthplace is to be dedicated? I To those who have not been out my mother and her family some the rest of you am glad to be with there, I am going to say, "Wel- privileges. President Young was like to say that I appre- and I would come—the door is open to all our president of the railroad that ran here ciate the opportunity of being Father's children who desire to Salt City and Ogden. between Lake in this glorious sunshine with you come to see us," and if you will The letter read, "Dear President come and tell us you are from Ver- Young: I haven't seen my father mont, you will perhaps get a little and mother for some time. I would warmer welcome. like to take my family to Ogden to FAITH to and grate- visit with them. I would appreciate I am happy be here ful to with members of the family it if you would arrange it so I could be By Elaine V. Emans go. of Brigham Young. I have been asked to have you join with me in President Young took a little bell Faith is a pointed alpenstock That gives us, though we first dedicating this monument. If you and rang it, and in came one of his doubt it, will all arise, we will join in saying secretaries. He handed the letter may to the Lord that we are grateful for to the secretary and told him to A confidence to climb to peaks another blessing. fulfil the request and bring it back We never could attain without it. 546 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA — —

E VIDENCES^dRECONCILIA tions CXLV

The actual geographical locations Church. In the book is a section of Book of Mormon events and IS devoted to "Gems from the History places have always intrigued of the Prophet Joseph Smith." The students of the book. Several BOOK OF MORMON last of these "gems" reads as fol- volumes and many articles on the lows: published.1 subject have been The "Lehi's Travels. Revelation to writers so far have failed GEOGRAPHY various Joseph the Seer. The course that agree. Often the suggested lo- to Lehi and his company traveled with different authors, cations vary, KNOWN? from Jerusalem to the place of their earnest, thousands of miles. An destination: They traveled nearly is being continued i5u donn _^v. \AJiatioe honest search by a south, southeast direction until of stu- OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TWELVE enthusiastic Book Mormon they came to the nineteenth degree dents. northwestern Missouri, led by the of north latitude; then nearly east Book of Mormon was writ- The Prophet, the skeleton of a large to the sea of Arabia, then sailed ten centuries ago. Consequently, it man was uncovered near the Il- in a southeast direction, and landed makes no direct reference to mod- linois River. Joseph Smith said it on the continent of South America, identifiable locations. ern, easily was the remains of a white Lamanite in Chile, thirty degrees, south lati- must depend, chiefly, upon 6 Students named Zelph, a leader among this tude." existing natural monuments, such 3 people. This is not of much value This, if correctly quoted would as mountains, rivers, lakes, or ocean in Book of Mormon geographical be another fixed, certain point in beaches, and try to identify them studies, since Zelph probably dated the study of Book of Mormon geo- with similar places mentioned in from a later time when Nephites graphy. Curiously enough, how- the Book of Mormon. Ruins of and Lamanites had been somewhat ever, this statement is not found early cities are also used as clues by dispersed and had wandered over in the history of Joseph. Investiga- the investigator. Usually, an ideal the country. tion points to a slip of paper in is drawn based upon geo- map Third, the hill from which the possession of the Church Historian graphical facts mentioned in the Book of Mormon plates were ob- said to have been the property of book. Then a search is made for tained by Joseph Smith is definitely President Frederick G. Williams, existing areas complying with the known. In the days of the Prophet one of Joseph's counselors. On the map. All such studies are legiti- this hill was known among the peo- paper are notes pertaining to the but the conclusions drawn mate, ple as Cumorah.* This is a fixed doctrine and history of the Church. from them, though they may be point in Book of Mormon later There also is found the above item correct, must at the best be held as history. There is a controversy, relating to "Lehi's Travels." Much conjectures. intelligent however, about the Hill Cumorah doubt has been cast upon the re- far as can be learned, the As not about the location where the liability of this statement, since Smith, translator of Prophet Joseph Book of Mormon plates were found, diligent search has failed to trace the book, did not say where, on the but whether it is the hill under that it to the Prophet. It came into the continent, Book of Mor- American name near which Nephite events possession of the Church Historian activities occurred. Perhaps mon took place.' A name, says one, may as a gift from Ezra G. Williams, know. However, cer- he did not be applied to more than one hill; son of Frederick G. Williams in of varying tain facts and traditions and plates containing the records 1864, twenty years after the are used as foundation reliability of a people, sacred things, could be Prophet's death, and was not pub- of Book of Mor- guides by students moved from place to place by di- lished until thirty-eight years after mon geography. vine help. the Prophet's death. First, it is known by revelation However, the hill known today Fifth, a statement from the days that Adam, the father of the human as Cumorah in northern New York of Joseph Smith, seldom quoted, race, lived in or near the territory is a fixed, known point. bears on this subject. In the Times known as the state of Mis- now Fourth, a statement in the Com- 1842, Zarahemla, a 2 and Seasons, souri. This has no bearing on pendium has been very generally great Book of Mormon city, is part- Book of Mormon geography, since accepted by the Church. This book, ly identified with the ruins of it deals with a period long before published in 1882, dealing with the Quirigua, spoken of in Stephens' the coming of Book of Mormon peo- doctrines of the gospel, was com- great book Incidents of Travel in America. ple to piled by Franklin D. Richards and Central America, Chiapas and Second, on the journey into 7 James A. Little. Elder Richards Yucatan. The article in the Times

1 Washburn, An Ap- of the Council of Among them: J. A. & J. N. was a member and Seasons positively stated that proach to the Study Book of Mormon Geography, of and A. Little, a (Prove Utah, 1939); T. S. Ferguson, Cumorah the Twelve, James Zarahemla, while not necessarily Ricks, Where? Independence, Mo. 1947); Joel prominent and trusted elder in the (Continued on page 596) Geography of Book of Mormon Lands (1940); Or- rin G. Wilde, Landmarks of Ancient American 'History the (Salt Lake City, Utah, ^Compendium (Salt Lake City, Utah, 1886) 289 People (1947); Lynn C. Layton, "An 'Ideal' Book of Church 1902-1932) 2:79 7John L. Stephens Incidents of Travel in Central of Mormon Geography" (The Improvement Era, 1:15 America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, (New York 1841 ) 41:394, July 1938). *Ibid„ E vol. 118. ch. VII 2The Improvement Era 53:42 (January 1950) Mormon 6:2. 6: 8:2; Ether 15:11 2, p. 547 JULY 1950 ii p lEEK HRSTthe

lief that even a boy from a small town might be able to hold his own ^^CHw with students of the great eastern universities. He concluded that with the help of the Lord he could realize his ambition. With that conviction Itarw^llftttrto and the encouragement of his par- ents, he determined to go east. HKJ il)€il)BeR But he had never before been away from home. He admits his fear about facing the world alone. The solution was natural: He pro- Itei posed to his sweetheart, Lorena K. Chipman, that they be married and go to the University of Chicago on their honeymoon. tia^ind tta iftte?Brigham Young University counted This put him intimately in touch time presided over the activities of for little in their minds. The with a young assistant professor the Church in the nation's largest further fact that he had had only who later was to be recognized as city. three years of undergraduate one of the great scientists of the Harvey Fletcher was a Provo, courses made it unthinkable that world—Robert A. Millikan. At the Utah, boy who worked on a Utah he should do graduate work. time, Millikan was trying to iso- County farm during the summer That was a dark day in Chicago late the electron, and he suggested months and walked through the for the boy from Utah. But he that young Fletcher work on this snow and mud of unpaved streets to persisted in his pleadings for an as a subject for his thesis. The and from Brigham Young Universi- opportunity, and finally he was per- student began by walking to the ty the remainder of the year. The mitted to register as a special stu- corner drugstore and purchasing an faculty recognized his unusual pen- dent in graduate study with the inexpensive, ordinary atomizer. chant for mathematics and physics, provision that he take one year of Then, building a simple apparatus, and let him teach while he studied. undergraduate courses. he passed electrical charges through He completed the prescribed course The first year was a struggle. He a field of atomized oil. Millikan in three years and received a had borrowed money to pay his had been trying to do the same Bachelor of Science degree. That way on the theory that he would thing with atomized water but with was in 1907. put everything he had into the first little success. This was something of an year's study and try to build such Harvey Fletcher's microscope re- a startling thing. The elec- achievement, and it served to plant a reputation that the school would vealed particles, not in Harvey Fletcher's mind the be- help him find a way to continue tricity moved by and 548 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA kingdom of GOP../'

The story of Harvey Fletcher, the great scientist - a humble man who believed implicitly

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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. CHURCH RADIO, PUBLICITY AND MISSION LITERATURE COMMITTEE Harvey Fletcher and Leopold Stokowski in 1933 just prior to Stereophonic demonstration of the Philadelphia Orchestra's symphonic music being transmitted from as a continuous flow, Academy of Music in Philadelphia as had been On the basis of this to Constitution Hall research, in Washington, generally supposed. Each D. C. school- Robert A. Millikan received the day afternoon for two years he Nobel Prize. And from this dis- worked on this project, hand-in- covery has sprung the awesome dark three years earlier had become hand with Millikan. In 1910 the field of electronics. cloudless and full of promise. results of their work were an- In June of 1911 the young man In three years time he had made nounced to the world. Newspapers who at first had been refused en- up his undergraduate deficiencies, and science journals over the na- trance to the Chicago school took had performed experiments which tion carried the names of Millikan his doctoral examination. He walked led to a new theory of physical mat- and Fletcher for demonstrating the in to meet the examining board ter, and had received the first atomic nature of electricity, and for trembling, but prayerful. And he "highest honors" citation ever isolating a single electron and walked out with the first summa cum awarded by the University of Chi- measuring the amount of electricity laude ever granted by the Physics cago Department of Physics. And it carried. Department of the University of he had done it without ever spend" One day there came to the labora- Chicago. ing a Sabbath day in study! tory the genius of General Electric, Graduation also brought an offer He had abstained from Sunday Charles P. Steinmetz. He had from the Western Electric Labora- study because of a religious princi- traveled from Schenectady to tell tories in New York to do research, ple. But he has observed many the youthful theorists that he did and an opportunity from the uni- times since that people generally not believe what they claimed to versity to join its faculty. The can accomplish more if they work have discovered. All that after- Chicago sky that noon the boy from Provo demon- had seemed so {Continued on page 582) strated to the wizard of the electri- cal world. After peering for hours through a microscope, Steinmetz left, still shaking his head, but con- vinced of the truthfulness of the discovery and pondering its tre- mendous implications.

LORENA K. CHIPMAN Phyllis, the only daugh- FLETCHER ter of the Fletchers. The five sons of the Fletchers. JULY 1950 549 Year-Round rogram

The superintendency and the presidency of the M.I. A. Left to A June Conference Report right, seated: Superintendent Elbert R. Curtis, President Bertha S. Reeder. Standing, left to right, LaRue C. Longden, 2nd counselor in the Y.W.M.I.A.; David S. King, 2nd assistant to the Y. M.M.I. A.; A. Walter Stevenson, 1st assistant in the Y. M.M.I. A., and Emily H. Bennett, 1st counselor in the Y.W.M.I.A. basis in many of these sports. How- ever, the point was made that the matter of competitive sports should three full days in June, Mutual will this "largest basketball league be more or less confined within For Active games, quiet Improvement Association work- in the world" be limited to M Men stake limits. games, relays, musical games of all ers from the stakes and many of participation. The program is now kinds were demonstrated. These the missions of the Church gathered expanded to fill a need of increased in Salt Lake City to learn about activity for men from eighteen come directly from the new Recrea- the new year-round program of the through twenty-four. Larger wards, tion Handbook which was presented conference. par- M.I. A. The occasion was the an- if desirable, will be permitted to at the June Mass ticipation demonstrated, show- nual M.I. A. conference, held June sponsor more than one team in stake was to take the whole 16, 17, and 18. Those present play. ing leaders how M.I. A. and keep the groups inter- witnessed or participated in drama, An innovation for the 1950- ested and active in fun recreation dance, music, and speech festivals, 51 season will be that of allowing evenings. The handicraft workshop and many of them took part in junior college basketball lettermen showed work that is planned for special recreation and camp insti- to participate. each department during the year, tutes held the two days preceding Other eligibility changes are out- sensing the need of every person to formal opening of the conference. lined in the new Athletic Handbook. be able to create something with It is a new program in many re- During conference sessions, the his hands. spects, built for the needs of the second all-Church basketball coach- For the first time in history, the present upon the foundations of the ing school was conducted in the Men-Gleaner session was one past. New activities, new age Deseret Gymnasium. Clinic and M department, as general board lead- groupings, new responsibilities, new group discussions were conducted ers stressed the fact that the two methods of accomplishing goals are for the all-Church softball program departments are one in activity, features of the 1950-51 year-round (junior and senior), volleyball, and now organization, and lesson work. program. tennis. Interest in the softball ac- Also for the first time, M Men- Scouting is being carried to tivity is mounting, with more ward Gleaner stake leaders were guests the eleven-year-old boys in the teams than ever before registering at a question-and-answer dinner Church.* When a boy becomes for this season. session at the Lion House, at which fourteen years of age, he now auto- Volleyball, with the first Church general board members answered matically becomes an Explorer, and tournament just concluded in May, written questions by stake leaders. at seventeen he joins the Junior M is catching on throughout all of the The revised Master Men and Men Group. Bee Hive Girls now stakes. Keen interest was exhibited M Golden Gleaner programs, with the complete their work in two years; in this sport by those in attendance. age limits for these awards raised fourteen- and fifteen-year-old girls It speaks well for the future of this to thirty, and requirements stand- will be members of the new Mia sport, open to all men over seven- ardized, were also put into effect. Maid class. At sixteen they become teen in all wards and stakes in the Junior Gleaners, and at nineteen Church. Dance, drama, speech, and song, they join with the young men nine- Tennis, golf, and table tennis inseparable parts of the M.I. A. pro- teen years of age and older in a were presented and discussed as gram, were woven into the meetings joint M Men-Gleaner class. Young possibly the next sports to go on by a series of demonstrations show- men and women between the ages an all-Church competitive basis. ing their part in the M Men-Gleaner of twenty-five and twenty-nine can Social-type recreation was program for 1950-51. A pageant, choose between the M Men-Gleaner stressed in the Young Women's introducing a program designed to class and the Special Interest group. recreation department. Active account for every person of M Men- sports such as softball, basketball, Gleaner age in every ward and In the athletic department, M tennis, volleyball, table tennis, and stake in the Church, was presented. Men basketball has been replaced archery were discussed with the The Master Men breakfast by all-Church basketball. No more M idea in mind of joining forces with Saturday morning and the Golden *For a special article on the eleven-year-old competitive Gleaner banquet Friday evening Scout program see page 565. the young men on a 550 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA be expected to live. This motto was gave thanks for a Church which adapted from a description of Sir furnished such opportunities to its Galahad in the Idylls of the King: young people. Again, in recogniz- "My strength is as the strength of ing Church members who live in ten, whene'er my heart is pure." outlying stakes, the entr'actes were of the M.I.A. On the evening of June 1 5 several brought from California, Oregon, thousand people witnessed two per- and Washington. There were formances of the drama festival in no professionals used in the presen- drew their usual overflow crowds. Kingsbury Hall. Approximately tation; dancers, readers, and all flip-over presentation of the A three hundred young people parti- were recruited from the actual mem- new five-point Special Interest pro- cipated. It was notable that all acts, bership of the M.I.A. gram was one of the highlights of with one exception, were brought It has been said that the song of the Special Interest sessions. This from outlying areas of the Church. the righteous is a prayer unto God. new treatment of Special Interest The one original act, entitled Certainly, on Saturday evening, work points up with dramatic illus- "Round-Up Varieties," written by eight thousand thrilled persons rea- trations the five important phases Sister Jeannette Morrell, was pre- lized the truth of this, as between of the new program for Special In- sented by general board members fifteen hundred and eighteen hun- terest groups throughout the with the idea of showing drama dred young people raised their Church. The vital part that these people in the Church the possibili- voices in song. Under the direction groups can play in reviving interest ties of presenting minstrel-type of Brother Crawford Y. Gates, the among Church members over shows in other ways, and particular- singing reached heights seldom twenty-five is highlighted with effec- ly the use of this type of drama in heard. Again, the actual partici- tive ways of making this part of the summer. pation was by non-professionals. M.I. A. work interesting to a larger On the evening of June 16, before Sister Lela Peterson from California number of people. an audience of more than twenty thrilled her hearers with her lovely part of the program An important thousand, more than four thousand soprano voice. The incidental was a demonstration of highly suc- young people danced in a glorious music written by Luacine Clark cessful features used by various festival. spiritual note ran dance A Fox, to President J. Reuben Clark's Interest groups in the stakes Special through the festival as the reader "Hymn to the Seed of Ephraim and and wards of the Church. Special at the beginning and at the close (Continued on page 598) emphasis was given to the project of having a YOUNG MARRIED GROUP in each ward. This group, in many cases separate from the rest of the members, is composed of young married people whose inter- ests are much the same, and who not only meet for classwork and in- struction but also plan activities especially suited to their needs and desires. A meeting of the Junior M Men leaders brought about the full an- nouncement of the program for the young men of the Church aged seventeen and eighteen years. This new program is built around the field of chivalry, because in this field, doing right and proper things

is glamorized and made more con- ducive to popular acclaim and favor- able reception. The following pledge character- izes the Junior M Men program: "I will reverence God, honor my priesthood, and respect womanhood. "I will be charitable to the needy, honest, merciful, and just, and sub- ject to all constituted authority." An official crest has been pre- pared which characterizes the sali- ent features of this new program. This crest will be the official in- signia of the group. It bears a motto by which every Junior M Man will JULY 1950 of its wealth of corn and berries, valleys where formerly they had and there was great harvest to be lived peacefully together, sharing ta&en. with each other the bounteous crops The years of plenty, however, of their fields. Many were killed in the fierce encounters, and the gathering of the harvest was neg- lected. The Great Spirit, displeased with <^L(,zaevi the sight of war and bloodshed,

ILY vL5u /John J^kerman l/l/alher J Utah's state flower, the deli- cately-blossomed white wild lily with the edible, nutritious root, was venerated by the Indians fostered a greedy feeling of rivalry sent a chastising heat over the lush long before the pioneers traversed among the tribesmen and soon the mountain valleys, and soon the the Utah valleys and found the Eutaws were vying, family with blighted corn shriveled in the husk succulent plant in snowy masses family and camp with camp, to see and the berries dried on their vines. along the foothills of the Rockies. who could store the most of the Over all the land of the Eutaws According to legend, the peace- plentiful crops for the winter. clouds of ill omen hung darkly, and ful valleys of the Eutaws were once Bitter fighting with tomahawk for many moons only gloom and peopled by many tribal families and and bow took the place of the fear hovered about the valleys, and the smoke from many tepees rose peaceful pursuits of gathering corn hot sands whirled over the parched tranquilly to the rain-giving skies. and berries, and the warring braves earth, searing the dwindling crops. continually in the hills and The fruitful land gave abundantly fought At last the frightened and re- pentant people cast their lances and tomahawks aside and, falling

. . . prayed to the Great Spirit to assuage their upon their knees, prayed to the sorrow and deliver them from the disaster that Great Spirit to assuage their sorrow threatened to leave them slowly starving to death. and deliver them from the disaster that threatened to leave them slow- ly starving to death.

In compassion, the Great Spirit heard their prayers and sent the life-giving sun and gentle rains again across the great valleys of the mountains and covered the hills with the beautiful blooms of the sego lilies, whose bulbous roots held nourishing food, which the Indians dug and tasted, finding them sweet and palatable. With grateful hearts, the relieved people gazed toward the heavens, knowing that the Great Spirit had heard their prayers and had sent them the sweet segos to save them from starvation. There, on the peaceful, flower-dotted hills, the Eutaw tribesmen solemnly vowed never to fight again upon the ground where the sweet sego lilies bloom,

KymtrtJf and, it is told, to this day the prom- ise has never been broken. 552 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA — —

6611 If A R RI A GE is man cannot bring to

I W| sweet in right- his bride the blessings eousness." of a celestial marriage True prophets of all in the house of the ages have advised Lord unless he holds marriage within one's the Melchizedek own religious group. Priesthood. Nor will Anciently, when the the priesthood of a Lord brought the chil- fine Latter-day Saint dren of Israel out of '4 boy entitle him to this Egypt, he commanded blessing if his bride is that believers should not worthy of entering not marry unbelievers. the temple. He told them such a What is the an- union would cause swer? Parents, help them to stray from the your children to secure Church and to follow a testimony of the gos- other gods and that his pel. Teach your chil- anger would be kin- dren the sacredness dled against them. and privilege of a tem- Samson's disregard for the Lord's ' Photograph by H. Armstrong Roberts ple marriage. Help them to realize law of marriage when he sought a that temple marriage is a saving wife among the Philistines resujted ordinance of the gospel, the same as in great suffering to many and baptism is, and is necessary for finally in Samson's death. What a exaltation in the celestial kingdom. Modern prophets have echoed the Set an example by the pattern of ancient admonition. Mothers in your own marriage. Young peo- Israel were warned by Brigham CHANCE ple, live worthy of a marriage in Young to teach their daughters to the house of the Lord. Choose your marry in the Church, and that if associates carefully; take advantage they did not, they would surely ou take of ward and stake recreation; where lose their crowns. V the choice is yours, attend our The advice of President Joseph F. Church schools. Counsel with your Smith was "that believer and un- parents and heed the advice of our believer should not be yoked to- &y Church leaders. Make your choice gether, for sooner or later, in time of a mate a matter of earnest or in eternity, they must be divided ASS'T PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, prayer. again. I ... would like to see Latter- EASTERN OREGON COLLEGE Oh, the joy our Father in heaven day Saint women marry Latter-day has in store for us if we will but

Saint . . men . ; let Methodists mar- abide his law! ry Methodists, Catholics marry Catholics, Yes, but, oh, the chance you Presbyterians marry There is a law, irrevocably decreed in take! The non-member wife or hus- Presbyterians, and so on to the heaven . . . upon which all blessings are limit." band does at times join the Church, predicated An appeal made to our youth by but such cases are ^relatively few. And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon Dr. John A. Widtsoe reads, "Youth The teaching regarding mixed mar- which it is predicated. (D. & C. 130:20-21.) of Israel, marry within the Church. riages is not peculiar to Latter-day Saints alone. Other churches and . . . Human experience and safe counsel are clearly against 'mixed' marriage specialists advise against marriages. The countless cases on it. Data compiled by them indicate record are full evidence that more that marriages are more successful joy is realized, more usefulness at- if both husband and wife have the tained, when persons of the same same religious beliefs. An article faith marry." published in the Catholic Register Some of our young people ask, stated that Catholic-Protestant "Why this discrimination against mixed marriages are three times as those who happen not to believe as liable to end in divorce or separation we do? Many of them live lives as non^tnixed marriages. which would be a credit to a Latter- Is the stand of the Church a day Saint. Haven't some of the discrimination against the integrity faithful members been brought in- of young people not of our faith? to the Church because of marriage No, but even with the highest moral to good Latter-day Saints?" and spiritual -standards, a young

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ing to state what they knew. Sixty facts, it was decided to start at Purley village pinpointed; and the years ago all present sources of the beginning, commencing with the surrounding villages noted. genealogical investigation were not families of William Ballard and The 1851 census, available in available, and he was unable to his father Barnard Ballard. the legal search room of the Public obtain advice from a genealogist. Briefly, it was known that the Record Office, London, was search- In the fifty years since then, evi- birth of Barnard Ballard's youngest ed. Nine families of Ballard were dence has been persistently sought child, Caroline, was recorded in traced in the records of twenty- seven villages searched before the following remarkable and exciting entry was found:

Parish of Tilehurst, Berkshire: Household of David Swaine.

Head DAVID SWAINE, age 30, agri- cultural, born Aldermaston, Berkshire; wife ANN SWAINE, age 26, born Tile- hurst, Berkshire; lodger BARNET BAL- LARD, age 88, agricultural, born Ufton, Berkshire.

This search was more successful HENRY BALLARD THOMAS McNEIL, JR. JANET (REID) McNEIL MARGARET (McNEIL) BALLARD than had been anticipated, for here, judging from his age and the local- ity, was evidently the ancestor which would trace Barnard Ballard Purley registers in 1811. Research Barnet Ballard (an alternative and his wife Mary and establish at Purley had established that spelling for Barnard Ballard), age their parentage and ancestry. Of Barnard Ballard had not died there eighty-eight years, and therefore these attempts two are worthy of after 1811. No will was found in born about 1 763 in Ufton, the parish note. the probate courts which would where the records from 1742 to The Purley parish records were have identified the place where he 1812 had been lost. searched by the late George Minns had died. What happened to him In the many instances where back to the year 1662, but nothing was a mystery! parish registers are missing, a dupli- earlier was found than the birth, in England has no central index to cate record may be traced in the 1792, of Ann, the sister of William deaths before the year 1837. Un- muniments of the diocesan office. Ballard, and the marriages of 1797 less the place of death is known, No time was lost in visiting the verified that Barnard Ballard mar- it is not possible to locate an entry diocesan office at Salisbury, to find ried Ann Avery, his second wife. in a register without extensive that documents known as bishops' The record of his first marriage to searches through the records of transcripts gave details of births Mary was not found, and so it perhaps a score or more villages and deaths at Ufton for the missing seemed that the ancestry of one of within a few miles of the last known period. The searching of these old Utah's pioneers was to remain un- residence. dusty parchments which are strung solved. Known facts concerning Barnard together on catgut and rolled into In the summer of 1947, Archi- Ballard included that he was bundles, revealed an entry: bald F. Bennett, general secretary the father of ten children, and (Continued on following page) JULY 1950 555 SEARCH DILIGENTLY

(Continued from preceding page) Ufton in the year 1790, one being lished him as one of the six children Christened at UFTON NERVET: the ancestor John Ballard, victual- of John and Ann Barefoot. A search 8 August 1763, BARNARD son of ler, who married Mary Barefoot, back to 1 630 in Tilehurst registers JOHN BALLARD and Mary his wife. and the other John Ballard, Senr., did not reveal any further ancestry, farmer, whose will is noted above, but in the nearby town of Reading, Searching through earlier years and who was undoubtedly the in the records of the Church of revealed the marriage of John Bal- father of the victualler. Saint Mary was found the marriage lard, 18 January 1760 at Ufton Further searching in the wills re- of John Barefoot to Ann Dewberry, Nervet to Mary Barefoot, giving the vealed one probated 26 July 1757 18 June 1693. record of a new line to trace. The which referred to the Again recourse scrutiny of the Ufton Nervet John Ballard to the probate who was buried at Ufton 25 June records demonstrated their impor- bishops' transcripts back to 1608 1 757. This was a very lengthy will, tance, for there was found in the did not bring to light any clear extending over several pages, stat- administration of the estate of John : record of earlier ancestry. However, ing that John Ballard was a yeoman, Barefoot in 1722, that he was de- these parchments did give details possessing four farms in the parish scribed as a husbandman, and in of several brothers and sisters of of Ufton, and naming his wife the same probate court was recorded Barnard Ballard as well as the Elizabeth and at least twenty-six an administration naming a James burials and baptisms of Ballards of his close relatives to whom he Barefoot, also a husbandman, who of several generations without di- bequeathed his property, including had died at Purley in 1672, the rectly identifying their exact re- his grandson John Ballard who was same village where the emigrant lationship to Barnard Ballard. The the son of John Ballard. He ap- ancestor William Ballard was born marriage of Barnard Ballard to his pointed as joint executors his sons in 1795. Whether this James Bare- first wife, Mary, was not found in named John Ballard and Jonathan foot was the ancestor and father the Ufton records, but by extending Ballard. A careful check of all of John Barefoot could only be the search to transcripts from near- known data from Ufton identifies solved by a visit to Purley church. by villages to Ufton, a document this John Ballard, yeoman farmer, Meeting the parish minister of was found which stated that on the who died in 1 757, as the great- Purley in the town of tenth of January 1792, Barnet Bal- Reading we grandfather of Barnard Ballard and went to this lard of Purley married Mary Elms quiet secluded parish the fourth-great-grandfather of the church, set in the beautiful English at Tidmarsh. Thus another maiden late Elder Melvin Ballard. countryside. A search of the Pur- surname was brought to light, this J. Among the probate records there ley registers revealed that our time the line of the mother of Wil- John was an administration Barefoot liam Ballard. of the estate had been christened 1 June of Perer Barefoot who had been 1666, one of the three children of Was it possible to identify all the buried in the same parish of Ufton James and Elizabeth Barefoot. The Ballard families obtained from Uf- in 1771. Letters of administration registers earlier than 1662 had been ton registers and perhaps trace the had been granted to John Barefoot, lost, so further Barefoot ancestry Ballard ancestry further? son of the deceased because Mary will require tracing through other The probate records of the arch- Barefoot, the widow had renounced contemporary records. deaconry of Berkshire once kept in her claim. Was this a clue to the As already noted, M.

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have heard of a lot of silly- things 4n my time, but the I worst is about Pete Messick. Pete is a cheerful, good-natured farmer and one of my best friends. He came into my store the other day and said, "George, that book has whipped me again." He didn't wait for me to finish add- ing up my accounts but went right on. "I got four of the best friends man ever

': had and bought every one cheap." :..;. :

"Dogs?" I asked him. It is said '*!% that a dog is man's best friend. 'JVe been fighting that "I mean people, families. When I book for years, but was off to school I read a book. -It it's use" might have been Emerson's Essays. no Anyway it said that a man could not came over and wanted me to work give away anything without getting for him for about ten days. He was back an equal reward," nice to work for, and the wages were

"I don't believe it. Every year I good. When he came to pay for the "You see," Pete continued, "all these give away groceries to skuldugers, who work, he absolutely insisted that I — times I had been giving things, and I won't pay their bills. Reminds me take pay for that time I had helped was whipped before I started. I de- in the hay. He insisted that he ap- "I don't believe it, either," he cut cided to give something that was good preciated it more than any help he in, "and I've been fighting that book and worth something but couldn't be had ever had." for years, but it's no use." He hoisted returned in kind. I got the idea from himself up on the counter. I could see that Pete was not too you, George," disappointed because a smile lit up his "I think—" "Me?" face as the memory lingered. "Let me tell you about it," he inter- "Yes, I hope you won't be offended. "Anyone would do that," I said, rupted. "When I was just a kid, Mr. I didn't know then that you had liver "Hot day, tired man, big field." Lords came in the field where we were trouble. I used to look at you and and frowned. haying, and I was lazy and give out Pete looked at me "I say to my wife, 'George has money know, and the next time I was deter- and glad for an interruption. He and a store, but he isn't happy. I mined to fix it so there was no chance shoved me off the wagon and made wouldn't trade our nothing for all for a I me go and play. He talked business comeback. My wife and had his wealth. You never used to smile agreed that there was too much trad- with my father for two loads of hay, or speak when I passed you, and we ing and I was wishing he would talk of gifts on Christmas. We worked thought you were stuck-up and stingy. longer. it out that we would get a nice present The point is, he worked for So I decided I would speak and say for someone we hardly knew. us and never got any reward or pay. We good morning every time I saw you. picked out the Quincy family because I thought the world of him until he I could give a smile, and I knew you they had had more than their share of died." Pete stopped, and it almost couldn't return it. looked like there was a tear in the hard luck that year. It's great fun "That was five years ago. This corner of his eye. Pete is rather planning a present for someone who morning I got to thinking, and I knew sentimental. can't pay it back. I guess we spent I was whipped again. You are one — five dollars, and for the first time in "Maybe he of the best friends I have, and you my life I really enjoyed giving a "I wasn't thinking of him in partic- got me that job that paid so well that present. ular," he went on. "I was thinking of I've saved money for the first time "At about eleven o'clock we slipped that book and how I decided to show in my life. Then you told me how to down to their place and laid the present that it was all wrong. It was on a put the savings into calves which on the step, knocked on the door and sultry day in July that I walked over would soon be beef. This last week beat it." to Mr. Best's farm. He was out I sold them and made five thousand bunching hay. I got a pitchfork from "Did it work?" I asked. clear." his stackyard and went out and told "It backfired. The next morning There was a real and genuine tear him that he needed company. We early, Mr. Quincy was up to our place in his eye now. He slipped off the worked hard to finish that hay by with a ten dollar present. Couldn't counter and headed for home, but as night. afford it, either. We felt terrible." he went through the door he was "Well, four months went by, and I had often wondered why the smiling. I was happy because I had done work Quincys were such good friends to "Whipped again," he said, "and by with no reward. Then one day Best Pete. This explained it. a confounded book," JULY 1950 557 TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

SOUTH LOS ANGELES STAKE, first row left to right: President William Martin Harris, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Katherine Warner, Y.W.M.I.A. Noble Waite; Clifford B. Wright, first counselor in the presidency; "Era"tra director.airecior. Harold F. Whittier, second counselor in the presidency; Marvin E. BEN LOMOND STAKE, first row left to right: President Wm. Arthur Jacobson, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Hortense Steed, Y.W.M.I.A. Budge; Clarence A. Neuenschwander, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Flora president. R. Cragun, Y.W.M.I.A. president; Robert R. Hull, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" MOUNT OGDEN STAKE, second row: President Earl S. Paul; James T.- director. Underwood, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Clara Price, Y.W.M.I.A. presi- NORTH DAVIS STAKE, second row: President George Harold Holt; dent; D. Lyle Wynn, counselor and "Era" director; Alpha Clark, Wilmer S. Barlow, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; LaVon H. Reid, Y.W.M.I.A. Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. president; LeRoy Sainsbury, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Drucilla Moore, EMIGRATION STAKE, third row: President George A. Christensen; Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director (no photo available). third Virgil Spongberg; Bert George LaMont Richards, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Matilda Gerrard, LONG BEACH STAKE, row: President H. Sheldon, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Dorothy Barnes, Y.W.M.I.A. presi- Y.W.M.I.A. president; Reuel J. Alder, Y.M.M.I.A "Era" director; dent; Clay Miller, Y.M.M.I.A. director; Alta Miller, Y.W.M.I.A. Vida Fox Clawson, Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. "Era" "Era" director. OGDEN STAKE, fourth row: President Laurence S. Burton; E. David COTTONWOOD STAKE, fourth row: President Martin Elmer Christen- Clarke, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Lynette Taggart, Y.W.M.I.A. presi- sen; Marshall K. Brinton, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent;'*^ndent; Gayl J. Morris, dent; Joseph Van Drimmelen, Y.M.I. A. "Era" director; Beth Oborn, Y.W.M.I.A. p-esident; John F. Kikkert, Y.M.M.I.A.,.,..!. A. "Era" director. Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. INGLEWOODLS STAKE,Jl M(\L, fifthtllt.lt row:IVTT. PresidentI iLJIULPI E. Garrett Barlow; Reldon RIGBY STAKE, fifth row: President George Christensen; William J. G. Pinney, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent and "Era' director; Marion V. Raymond, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; LaRue Hunter, Y.W.M.I.A. president; Peterson, Y.W.M.I.A. president and "Era" director

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and has set several new records for signal honors in the campaign and £$u dokn <=Jj. Ljited achievement by wards, stakes, which were selected to receive the BUSINESS MANAGER branches, and missions throughout new-type Perma-Plaque citations: the Church. Total Subscriptions—Missions his is a report to Era readers, Space limitations make it impos- Era workers, to the sible to give recognition to all who and Church 1. 'Southern States, 4,221; 2. *North T ; on the 1949-1950 modern mis- have made outstanding contribu- Central States, 1,068; 3. Northwestern sionary campaign. tions to this most satisfactory result, States, 1,013; 4. Great Lakes, 882; More copies of The Improvement but in this report full honors are 5. Central Atlantic States, 836; (* Double Citation Winner) Era are now going into homes of given to the leaders in the various groups. members of the Church than in Percent of Quota—Missions any year in Era history. The mod- Citation winners in missions and 1. Southern States, 2. North ern missionary campaign has carried stakes include many familiar names, 652%; Central States, 501%; 3. Western the Era into many homes where but some new ones also appear. Canadian, 430%; 4. Canadian 315%; it has not previously been received These are the missions which won 5. Central Pacific, 305%; 558 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA s

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PHOENIX STAKE, first row left to right: President Delbert Leon MINIDOKA STAKE, first row left to right: President J. Melvin Stapley; Dow Ostlund, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Edna K. Larson, Toone; Spencer W. Toone, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Itha Seedall, Y.W.M.I.A. president; L. L. Driggs, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Mrs. Y.W.M.I.A. president; Horace M. Hatch, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Floyd M. Mack, Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. Afton Hatch, Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. STAKE, second row: President John Russon; Varnell LOS ANGELES M. FLORIDA STAKE, second row: President Alvin C. Chace; Thomas A. R. Rozsa, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Erma Ntelson, Y.W.M.I.A. presi- Hill, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Vivienne Woolley, Y.W.M.I.A. presi- dent and "Era" director; Harvey H. Sessions, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director. dent; Elliott B. Woolley, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director. LETHBRIDGE STAKE, third row: President Octave W. Ursenbach; A. Delbert Palmer, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Thelma W. Merrill, Y.W.M.I.A. CHICAGO STAKE, third row: President John K. Edmunds; Thomas 0. Call, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; president; J. Llewellyn, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Katie Llewellyn, Reeta S. Turner, Y.W.M.I.A. president; Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. James E. Bradley, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director; Dorothy Christensen, SNOWFLAKE STAKE, fourth row: President David A. Butler; W. Clark Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. Gardner, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Lenora P. Hansen, Y.W.M.I.A. SAN DIEGO STAKE, fourth row: President Wallace W. Johnson; president; Martin D. Bushman, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director. Grant B. Hodgson, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Kay Calder, Y.W.M.I.A. SOUTH IDAHO FALLS STAKE, fifth row: President Cecil E. Hart; president; C. W. Greaves, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director. Leonard Wasden, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Florence Orme, Y.W.M.I.A. UNION STAKE, fifth row: President C. Lloyd Walch; Wiley M. president; James A. Hendricks, Y.M.M.I.A. director; Jetta Hale, "Era" Nebeker, Y.M.M.I.A. superintendent; Pearl Bruce, Y.W.M.I.A. president; Y.W.M.I.A. "Era" director. G. J. Bateman, Y.M.M.I.A. "Era" director.

The listings given above accen- tuate the remarkable achievements Outstanding Success of the Southern States Mission and South* Los Angeles Stake, and to only a slightly lesser degree the Southern States Mission — South los Angeles Stake West Minnesota District of the North Central States Mission. Set Highest Marts In Era History Southern States Mission Wins Citation Extraordinary The stakes qualifying for top 13. Long Beach, 661; 14. Cottonwood, Southern States Mission set new honors are: 660; 15. Inglewood, 651. all-time records for both total sub- Total Subscriptions—Stakes Percent of Quota—Stakes scriptions in stakes and missions and percent of quota. The remark- 1. * South Los Angeles 2,132; 2, 1. South Los Angeles, 468%; 2. able total of 4,221 subscriptions * Phoenix, 1,058; 3.* Los Angeles, 979; Phoenix, 290%; 3. Los Angeles, 271%; 4. Mt. Ogden, 928; 5. Emigration, 872; went far beyond any previous rec- 4. Lethbridge, 233%; 5. Snowflake, 6. *Lethbridge, 856; 7. *Snowflake, ord and carried the Era into more 733; 8. 9. * 227%; 6. South Idaho Falls, 226%; Ogden, 713; South Idaho homes than have ever received it at Falls, 706; 10. *Rigby, 703; 11. Ben 7. Minidoka, 198%; 8. Rigby, 195%; 9. Florida, any time in the past in that terri- Lomond, 685; 12. North Davis, 681; 179%; 10. Chicago, 178%; 11. San Diego, 177%; 12. Union, tory. (* Double Citation Winner) 174%. (Continued on following page) JULY 1950 559 M

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SOUTHERN STATES MISSION, first row, left to right: President Albert S Choules; D. Homer Yarn, first coun- selor; Leslie D. Gleave, second coun- selor; George J. Kidd, mission "Era" director and mission secretary; Lor- raine Holmgren, mission "Era" di- S rector. PERCENT OF QUOTA NORTH CENTRAL NORTHWESTERN STATES MISSION, STATES MISSION, first second row: President Joel Richards; row, left to right; Helen Ernstrom, mission "Era" director. President John B. I Hawkes; Howard D. GREAT LAKES MISSION, third row: Millerberg, M.I. A. di- President Carl C. Burton; Marjorie rector and mission Burgener, M.I. A. supervisor and mis- "Era" director; Todd sion "Era" director. Cummings, field repre- sentative. CENTRAL ATLANTIC WESTERN CANADIAN STATES MISSION, MISSION, second row: fourth row: President J. President Glen G. Fisher; Glen A. Robert Price; F. M. Christensen, Y. M.M.I. A. supervisor and Henderson, mission second counselor in the presidency; "Era" director; Jane N Lois Clayton, Y.W.M.I.A. supervisor; T. Henderson, mission lone Lewis, Y.W.M.I.A. supervisor. "Era" director. CANADIAN MISSION, third row: Presi- dent Flayed G. Eyre; Beth Sorenson, mission recorder. CENTRAL PACIFIC MISSION, fourth S row: President Melyin A. Weenig.

Era in every Latter-day Saint home. "MODERN MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN"-

the face with all his might with lit- tle or no effect, and the bear strik- ing the gun to ward off the blows. with RIZZLY Father then took the barrel in both Fight hands, a hand at each end of the barrel. When the bear attacked, he struck it in the mouth with all his strength, breaking several of &"1 its front teeth out. He tried to force the end of the gun into the

C^miiu >_A/. /4ep$on bear's mouth but could not do it. The angry bear kept trying to HEAR get its huge forelegs around him, father, Frederick Hamblin, but Father strove constantly to W I was among the first Latter- avert this as he knew one squeeze day Saint settlers in Alpine, of those powerful legs would crush Arizona. He was always a pioneer, every bone in his chest. It is im- in as a boy Utah, then in Arizona. possible to tell how long this fierce He loved the freedoms of the moun- up the mountainside, and Father struggle lasted, but it was long tains and small towns. He loved to followed, thinking it would soon enough that both man and beast fish and hunt—that was his sport die, but it went on and on. Father were almost exhausted. and recreation. was very tired now and thought The grizzly, finding he was un- One fall in the early nineties, the he would only have time to reach able to get his forelegs around snow came early. The first week his horse before dark, so he gave up Father, drew back his huge paw in November a heavy snow covered the chase for that day. In those and struck at Father's head with the ground to a depth of at least days the gun held only one bul- all his force. Father dodged, but a foot and a half in the mountains, let at a time, and as the brush the blow hit his gun, knocking it making it ideal for hunting, as was so thick, Father took the bullet several feet away, leaving him en- tracking could be easily done. About from his gun to be sure no accident tirely without protection. noon Father saddled his best horse, would occur in going down the Both man and beast were work- took his gun and a belt of bullets, mountain. ing to keep the upper hillside, as and told Mother to have the grease He had just emptied the gun that gave the advantage. Once ready for fresh venison. and hadn't yet straightened himself Father's heel caught. As he fell, Some five or six miles from home up when he heard a terrible snarl, he could feel the bear's hot breath he came upon a deer track which and in an instant the huge beast was in his face. The bear had struck he followed. After following it upon him, striking his shoulder, Father's right hand two or three for half a mile or more, he saw the its sharp claws tearing his clothing {Concluded on page 594) track of a huge bear, which came

'" '." ' . ,: ' . from another direction and was also . v . following the deer. He decided to B: follow and perhaps get both, -•!:;.: 10 especially if the bear overtook the I. deer. He followed about four miles Hi before he saw the bear had given up and turned into a thicket. The sun was now getting low; and as pih; Father was very tired from the con- tinual climb uphill in deep snow, he decided to rest a little, then start back to his horse which he had left near the foot of the mountain. He sat down on a fallen tree to rest but soon became uneasy and had the feeling of being watched. He looked carefully in every direction but could see nothing to justify that feeling. Finally he arose and started down the mountain, when he heard a noise. He turned and saw a huge grizzly bear coming out of the He heard a thicket towards him. He quickly terrible snarl, and in a second the huge beast was upon him leveled his gun and ;shot the bear, wounding it badly. The bear ran

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OF THE FIRST COUNCIL OF THE SEVENTY S.U.P.; Dr. Grant Lee of San Battalion arrived on July 29, 1847, Diego; and Milton R. Hunter. Once after completing their 2,000-mile Conclusion again Dorothy Kimball Keddington trek from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Alvin Keddington sang. The and Following the raising of the Stars evening's entertainment closed with Diego was the next point to and Stripes and the firing of salutes, San a pageant presented by the San which the trek headed. West of a program was held in the open air. Diego Sons and Daughters of Utah Yuma in the California desert In his speech of welcome, Mayor Pioneers, depicting some of the the caravan passed through miles Knox of San Diego commended the highlights of the Mormon Battalion and miles of sand dunes. A hundred integrity, industry, thrift, honesty, march of one hundred years ago; years ago the Mormon Battalion and virtue of the Mormon soldiers and this was followed by a square members were forced to tie ropes of one hundred years ago and told dancing demonstration by the Cor- to their wagons, and twenty to of the many good things they did rinne dancers. thirty men would help their oxen for the city and people of San and mules pull the supplies through The next day, March 17, the Diego. Speeches were given by Leo that difficult terrain. Early in this Battalion members in full uniform J. Muir, Fred E. Curtis, and others, century a wooden road was con- structed through that sand country, part of which can still be seen from the modern paved highway. The caravan emerged from the sand dunes into the famous Imperial Valley, where the crops of lettuce and other produce were being har- vested. While there the trekkers took time out to drive across the border from Calexico, California, to Mexicali, Mexico, and observe for a few moments our neighbors to the south. A number had never been in Mexico, and so this proved to be an interesting experience. A few miles east of San Diego, just as the caravan was about to emerge from the rugged mountain range where their predecessors a hundred years ago had been forced A group of Mormon lady trekkers climbing the hill to Presidio Park, San Diego, in the parade. to cut a passage through the rocks with ax, pick, and crowbar so they paraded through fOld Town, San and Dorothy Keddington sang "The could take their wagons and equip- Diego. The procession was led by Flag Without a Stain." ment through, the trekkers were met the U.S. Marine color guard and As soon as the program was by some of the officers of the San band. The mayor of San Diego completed, the trekkers began their Diego chapter of the Sons of Utah and other local officials, the U.S. journey toward Los Angeles. En Pioneers and escorted to the U.S. Navy Band, covered wagons, San route they visited the San Luis Rey Grant Hotel. Diego riding club, the buses carry- Mission, a historic spot of interest

After a delicious banquet in the ing the lady trekkers, and many because It was there the Battalion hotel dining room, they went to the private cars with people of distinc- first sighted the Pacific Ocean. The State Hall where a program was tion from southern California were evening was spent in unusual gaiety presented. Addresses were given also in the procession. The par- at the Knott's Berry Farm. After by President Wallace W. Johnson ade ended at Presidio Park where eating a delicious chicken dinner, of the San Diego Stake; LeRoy the Mormon Battalion monument a program was held at which Presi- Nelson, judge advocate of the stands, marking the spot where the dent George Albert Smith, Gover- 562 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA witnessed the event. As usual, the seven-pound copper key was pre- sented to the mayor. In his speech of acceptance, Mayor Cunningham lauded highly the 520 Mormon Pio- TREK neer colonists who settled San Bernardino in 1851 and laid the foundation for that great city which

still bears the stamp placed upon Mormon Battalion trekkers on parade. it by the Latter-day Saint pioneers. Caravan Queen Diane Gould pre- As evening arrived, the trekkers sents Governor Earl Warren with a twen- and hundreds of their friends as- ty-six inch statue sembled on the site of a proposed portraying the part played by some of San Bernardino Ward chapel. the Battalion mem- bers in the discovery There they were served dinner and of gold in California in 1848. This statue enjoyed another program. By was created by the 10:00 p.m. the festivities closed, well-known sculptor Av a r d Fairbanks, and the nine buses headed toward himself a member of the 1950 commemora- Utah. All who could sleep enjoyed tive trek. themselves while the buses rolled along the modern highway, and mounted it with the Stars and the remainder of the passengers Stripes. waited for morning to arrive. Probably the highlight of this of the two most important program was the presentation to One events of interest that occurred on Governor Warren of a twenty-six- the holding of Sunday inch statue portraying the part Sunday was in each of the buses as the played by some of the battalion School journey continued homeward. Dur- members in the discovery of gold in ing several hours' time, vital doc- California in 1848. This statue trinal questions were discussed. The was sculptured by Dean Avard event was the holding of the Fairbanks and was received with other final program of the trek while much appreciation by the governor dinner was being served at EI Es- of California. calante Hotel in Cedar City. The Following the meeting at Los local chapter of the S.U.P. had Angeles, the trekkers headed to- arranged a very interesting enter- ward San Bernardino to participate tainment which was a fitting climax in the famous National Orange to the week's trek. The trekkers Show. They assembled at Pioneer arrived in Salt Lake City Sunday Square in preparation for a parade. evening. Following a brief program and a send-off from Governor Warren, I wish to pay tribute to the group the trekkers, colorfully garbed in of men and women who composed nor J. Bracken Lee, and Major authentic uniforms and dresses of this caravan. Throughout the entire Richard A. Lambert were the speak- the Mexican war period, marched course of the trek every one of them ers. The President of the Church approximately two miles to the conducted himself or herself in a and Utah's governor had joined the Orange Show grounds. Included in way worthy of the highest commen- caravan at this point. the parade were the governors of dation. The same standards that Saturday morning the trekkers Utah and California, the San Diego were upheld by the Mormon Bat- paraded through the streets of Los Marine Corps recruit depot band, talion members of 1846-1847 were Angeles from Hotel Alexandra to the San Bernardino Valley college also maintained by all the modern City Hall. There, at 10 a.m., on band, the California Centennial trekkers. Wherever they went, site to the of Utah the of old Fort Moore where float, Miss Diane Gould, queen of they did credit Sons the Mormon Battalion members the caravan, and other notable peo- Pioneers, to the state of Utah, and were mustered out of service on ple. Thousands and thousands of to the Church of Jesus Christ of July 4, 1 847, a very interesting pro- spectators watched the parade. Latter-day Saints. All those who gram was presented. Among the participated in any way to direct speakers were Governor Earl War- A program honoring the Mormon the programs and activities of the ren of California, Governor Lee, Battalion and the part played by trek are to be complimented. A and President George Albert Smith. the Latter-day Saints in founding great amount of good will result A very impressive flag-raising cere- San Bernardino was held in the from this trek. It was a huge suc- mony was conducted on the spot Swing Auditorium. Speeches were cess and will be remembered in where the original Battalion mem- given and appropriate music ren- years to come as a noteworthy event bers had erected a tall flagpole and dered. Several thousand people of the year 1950.

JULY 1950 563 -At Church ^Jsfidtor, i T&c Palmyra."/ MewYorkdirea

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dOSEPf- 'SMITH n ('OW.VSHIp) 3~~ -J£ iL * PALMYRA SACR£V QRQ\?t* which was for nw.\ (romyi/r) ttANCHisrER mortgaged three W^hile Palmyra is now in Wayne AI'.MINCTOH SCHOOL thousand dollars to secure pay- County, and Manchester is in ment for the printing of the first On- edition of five thousand copies of tario County, they were both in the Book of Mormon Ontario County when the Smiths 6. The old Exchange Building in moved to the farm. Wayne County which the first edition of the Book of Mormon was printed, coming was "erected," as history indicates, from the presses March 26, 1830, in 1823. eleven days before the Church On the Joseph Smith farm is the organized Sacred Grove. That is, we call it 7. The grave of Alvin Smith in the first Palmyra Cemetery by that name now. When the Smiths lived there and for many The strip map accompanying this years afterward, it was called the article shows the relative location "woodlot." When farmers cleared

of these various places. Those who land in that area, it was the custom have believed that the Sacred Grove to leave from six to eight acres of and Hill Cumorah will be both on woodland from which to supply the Joseph Smith farm were sur- their needs for firewood, fences, etc. prised to find that they are three On many farms the "woodlots" are miles apart. The attempts also to still maintained. clear up the widespread confusion To reach the Joseph Smith farm regarding the village of Manchester from Palmyra, the shortest route IV and the Town (township) of Man- is from the "four corners" west to chester as well as the confusion Stafford Street, three blocks, then Improvement Era Church connected with the town and village south slightly over two miles. Signs The of Palmyra. History Travel Service this on the street and on the barn identify the farm. A sign at the month takes us to one of the Treating these interesting and im- home also indicates the location of richest areas in interest and infor- portant places in the order in which the Sacred Grove. Church members mation. This section truly is the they are listed, the discussion begins occupy the old Smith home and "Cradle of Mormonism." While with Palmyra. The exact date when operate the farm. the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- the Smiths moved into the village From Hill Cumorah to the farm ter -day Saints was not actually is not known, but it seems to be the route is approximately a mile organized here, it may well have generally accepted as having been north to the first street ( Armington been, as the events which led to in the year 1816. Just where this Road) running west (left), then its formation took place within a family lived in Palmyra Village one mile west to the first road run- short distance of Palmyra, in likewise is not known. As they ning north (right), and one mile Wayne County, New York. owned no property there, no deed to the farm. Within that area are these im- records or other written evidence While the Smith family lived in portant places connected with early exists. As there seems to be no a log house they had built on the Church history: accepted tradition in the village as newly acquired property, in the to the location, there appears to be 1. The village of Palmyra where the spring of 1820, the boy Joseph, then to the facts. Joseph Smith family lived when no way determine in his "fifteenth year," his birth they first moved to New York State When they moved from Palmyra having occurred in December 23, 2. The Joseph Smith farm in the Town of Manchester where the it was to the farm they had con- 1805, went to the woodlot on his Smith family located on a one- tracted to buy, just over the line father's farm to pray. When he hundred acre tract of woodland of the (township) of Palmyra which they contracted to buy Town came out of that grove, he knew 3. The Sacred Grove on the Joseph into the Town ( township ) of Man- more about the personality of God Smith farm where the heavens chester. Although the village of than any other person living on r were opened and modern-day rev- elation began Manchester is more than five miles the earth. 4. The Hill Cumorah (or Ramah) away, there are many who believe As the years passed, the woodlot, i three miles from the Sacred Grove that the Smith farm was in the although used plates by several successive where the Book of Mormon 1 were delivered to the young Proph- village rather than in the town. owners, seems to have been very et Joseph Smith by the Angel well-preserved. Soon after 1865, , Moroni lr word town in New York and some other rhe it is reported, the owner forbade 5. The Martin Harris farm in the states including New England is the legal and Town (not village) of Palmyra official word for township. {Continued on page 585) 564 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA MTTTINfi for 11-year-old boys

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Baden-Powell *- i- -**"" ' -.a.*. Jtii .'.'".. .juifiiri- i Lord BBSmiilg i , in ii ItT^A^i»aHfc£* When ^Vni, M,i|iiiiii to make sure that the 11111111 wanted Irani PS**' ff* j many ideas he had developed for Boy Scouts would work, he took a group of twenty boys with him ~ -*3» j to Brownsea Island in the English "^ ?il^HHH|Bfes'S^ ] '% Channel. There, in 1907, he set yr : up the first Scout camp.

scout- ?:>''''' Since that original camp, ' . ing has been an outdoor program. " The slogan 'outing' is ninety per- cent of scouting" has developed as t/^yf^ a result of this ideal. The chief Scout of the world put it in another 1 *JB^ way: "Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful Iff. 4 jp.4 things God has made the world for you to enjoy," he said, just before ' his eighty-fourth birthday in 1941, in his last message to Scouts. When we think about the place \/ j| the outdoor program is supposed to have in the lives of our boys, and then consider what it actually is, President David O. McKay and Elder Ezra Taft Benson welcome into scouting an eleven-year-old. we realize that we have a long way to go in reaching the ideal. The average Scout has less than one ing in the daytime, on a weekday on the part of bishops and ward week in camp each year. A few afternoon or on Saturday at an Mutual workers, they can be units take regular afternoon and hour to be determined by the solved. week-end trips, but they are the bishop, M.I.A. superintendent, and The biggest problem is leader- exception. A big scoutmaster; at an ship. In some cases the scout- part of the bal- hour not conflict- master will be in a position to take "The ideals of scouting, like ance of regular ing with the Pri- the responsibility and actually do the principles of the gospel of mary the work of the new program. scouting is limited Jesus Christ, are intended to meeting to one hour in- make boys better companions, hour. This will be Where this is not possible, he doors on Tuesday more useful citizens, and hap- the specified time should be given a qualified, adult pier individuals." night. for boys of eleven assistant. This man should be —President George Albert Smith When the First to meet. It would trained for the job. This will be Presidency made be ideal for this done through the cooperation of the new eleven-year-old scouting meeting to develop into a regular the stake M.I.A. and the local program a daytime activity, they activity period for all members of councils. probably did more than anything the troop. Changes always present prob- else that has ever been done to give Because this meeting is held in lems. They are a challenge to Latter-day Saint boys the "outing" the daytime, most of the year it leadership and the ability to adapt could be held out-of-doors. Units organize. are confident experience of scouting. If the pro- and We could conduct their business and that our loyal stake and ward gram is carried out as suggested by indoor activities on Tuesday night leaders, having been informed of the First Presidency of the Church but supplement this with cooking, this decision by our leaders and the and developed by the scouting tracking, hiking, and the dozens advantages to be gained through it, committee of the Y.M.M.I.A., this of other outdoor activities during will give their full support to the will be enjoyed not only experience the daytime meeting. announced program of the Church, but also by the new young Scouts There are several problems that and that L.D.S. leadership in the by all members of the troop. have to be met to attain this ideal program will continue. The plan is to have a troop meet- situation. But with a little planning {Concluded on page 587)

JULY 1950 565 EHI ™ DESERT

Part VII J 1BN Qutaiba, in a famous work on poetry, quoted a great desert poet, Abu Sakhr, as saying that the speaker of the saf did not aim his two sons separately but with nothing on earth brings verses so consciously at metrical form, his the vocative O! and describes the readily to mind as the sight of run- words were necessarily more than river and valley in terms of unsur- 261 ning water and wild places. This mere prose, and were received by passed brevity and simplicity and in applies not only to springs, of course, their hearers as poetry. The saj' had the vague and sweeping manner of but to all running water. Thomas the effect of overawing the hearer the real desert poets, of whom Bur- recounts how his Arabs upon reach- completely and was considered ab- ton says, "there is a dreaminess of ing the Umm al-Hait hailed it with solutely binding on the person to idea and a haze thrown over the in 267 a song praise of "the continuous whom it was addressed, its aim be- object, infinitely attractive, but in- 272 and flowing rain," whose bounty ing to compel action. 268 describable." filled the bed of the wady, "flowing Lehi's words to his sons take just According to Richter, the best along between sand and stream this form of short, solemn, rhythmi- " 262 possible example of the primitive course. . . . Just so Lehi holds cal appeal. The fact that the speech Arabic qasid is furnished by those up as the most admirable of ex- to exactly Laman matches that to old poems in which one's beloved amples "this river, continually run- his brother shows that have here we is compared to a land "in which "; ning . . . for to the people of the such a formal utterance as the saf. abundant streams flow down . . . desert there is no more miraculous The proudest boast of the desert with rushing and swirling, so that and lovely thing on earth than con- poet is, "I utter a verse and after the water overflows every evening, tinually running water. In the most it its brother." for the consumma- continually. "* Here the "contin- stirring episode of Saint-Exupery's tion of the poetic art was to have ually flowing" water is compared to Wind, Sand, and Stars, the Arab two verses perfectly parallel in form the person addressed, as in Lehi's chiefs who view the wonders of and content; ever this, few achieved "song" to Laman. The original Paris with cool indifference burst the usual verse being followed at qasid, the same authority avers, into cries of devout rapture at the best by a "cousin" and not a 283 was built around the beseeching 268 sight of a torrent in the Alps. brother. Yet Lehi seems to have ( werbenden, hence the name When the Beni Hilal stopped at carried it off. Of the moral fervor qasid) motif, not necessarily erotic their fiist oasis, the beauty of it and didactic intent of his recitation in origin, as some think, but dealing and the green vegt/jition reminded there can be no the fact doubt; with praise of virtue Tugendlob of ( ) them again the homeland they that Nephi recounts the episode in 27 in general. * Ibn Qutaiba even left, had "and they wept greatly a record in is, which there as he claims that the 2'" introductory love remembering it." It was because says, only room for great essentials, theme was merely a device to gain Laman and Lemuel were loud in shows what a deep impression it the attention of male listeners and lamenting the loss of their pleasant made upon him. was not at all the real stuff of the "land . . . their of Jerusalem and In addressing his sons in what 27 poem. " The standard pattern is precious things" (I Nephi 2:11) looks like a little song, Lehi is do- a simple one: (a) the poet's at- that their father was moved to ad- ing just what Isaiah does when he tention is arrested by some impres- dress them on this occasion. speaks to Israel in a shirat dodi, sive natural phenomenon, usually If the earliest desert poems were "a friendly chant," a popular song running water; (b) this leads him songs inspired by the fair sight of about a vine which, once the to recite a few words in its praise, running water, no one today knows hearer's attention has been won, drawing it to the attention of a be- the form they took. That can only turns into a very serious moral loved ( ) 270 companion; and c making be conjectured from the earliest tirade. On another occasion, as it an object lesson for the latter, known form of Semitic verse. This we have noted, he employs the who is urged to be like it. Burton is the saf , a short exhortation or popular figure of the olive tree. The gives a good example: at the sight injunction spoken with such solem- stock opening line of the old desert of the Wady al-Akik the nomad nity and fervor as to fall into a sort poems is, "O my two friends!" an poet is moved to exclaim, of chant. Examples would be magi- introduction which, says Ibn Qutai- cal incantations, curses, and the ba, should be avoided, "since only O my friend, this is Akik, then stand by it, formal pronouncements of teachers, the ancients knew how to use it Endeavoring to be distracted by love, if 265 priests, and judges. From the properly, uniting a gentle and not really a lover. earliest times the saf was the form, natural manner with the grandiose

2 ' 1 in which inspiration and revelation and magnificent." Lehi's poem is This seems to be some sort of love 266 announced themselves." Though an example of this: he addresses song, albeit a peculiar one, and some 566 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA :

( 6 ) They are very short, and one verse should be followed by its "brother," making a perfectly —i5u ^Jstuak rlibteu, J-^h. *Jj. 279 t> In modern Palestine precious water matched pair. is lifted from ancient wells by this picturesque "donkey-power pump," a Here we have beyond any doubt ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR strongly built wooden wheel which operates an endless chain of clay all the elements of a situation of HISTORY AND RELIGION buckets. which no westerner in 1830 could BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY —Photograph by Adelbert Bartlett have had the remotest conception. Nephi has described the very situa- tion in which the great men of the desert were once long ago wont to speak the words that made their names immortal among the nomads and scholars of a later generation. And the words they uttered were, to the best of our knowledge, of exactly the same cast and content as those spoken by Lehi, who now stands before us as something of a poet, as well as a great prophet and leader. This is a reminder that in the world in which Lehi was moving, those three offices had to go together.

It has often been said that there

is no real poetry in the Book of Mormon—no real English poetry, that is. By the same token there

is no real Danish or Russian poetry. The explanation of this grave defect is a simple one: If there were any good poetry in the book, it would give just cause for suspicion, for Burton, even while praising the matchless genius of the desert poets,

is careful to point out that they are utterly "destitute of the poetic taste, 281 as we define it." (Italics author's.) To Lehi's "literary" critics we need have claimed that all the old to qasids friend learn a lesson from the only reply that its authors were 278 were simply love songs. But valley and "stand by it," firm and never supposed to have composed Burton his in and Arabs know the unshakable the love of the ways in English or Danish or Russian. real meaning, "the esoteric meaning of the Lord. Let us list briefly the The same literary critics may af- of this couplet." which quite escapes exacting conditions fulfilled by firm with equal confidence that there us: Nephi's account of his father's is no good literature in Mutanabbi qasids, conditions fulfilled likewise or the Kitab-al-Aghani, not one of the earliest desert Man! This is a lovely portion of God's by known poems. whose vast store of poems has ever creation: into great or even good ( ) They are Brunnen — or been done 1 Then stand by it, and here learn to love Quellenlieder, as the Germans call English verse. Yet those who know the perfections of thy Supreme 277 these books best insist that they Friend. them, that is, songs inspired by the sight of water gushing from a spring represent the high point not only in or running down a valley. Arabic but in all poetry. Compare this with Lehi's appeal to if to prove that no westerner Lemuel (2) They are addressed to one As up or (usually) two traveling compan- could possibly have dreamed Nephi's account, we are challenged O that thou mightest be like unto this ions. "like valley, firm and steadfast, by the remarkable expression, ( 3 ) They praise the beauty and And immovable in keeping the command- unto this valley, firm and steadfast, ments of the Lord! the excellence of the scene, calling ." and immovable. . . Who west of it to the attention of the hearer as Suez would ever think of such an an object lesson. Note the remarkable parallel: in image? At the very least the proof- each case the poet, a wanderer in (4 The hearer is urged to be reader should have caught such a 278 the desert, is moved by the sight like the thing he beholds. howler, which should certainly

of a pleasant valley; he calls the ( 5 ) The poems are recited ex- have been corrected in subsequent attention of his beloved companion tempore on the spot and with great editions; for we, of course, know to the view, and appeals to his feeling. (Continued on page 587) JULY 1950 567 port many quorums failed to report rum which fails to take advantage Melchizedek Priesthood Reports correctly quorum finances. Usually of this activity for building stronger Tn analyzing the Melchizedek this is because the amount on hand brotherhood and love for its fellow as of December 31 is Priesthood quarterly reports not carried men is missing an important oppor- forward to the many conditions reported, obvious- new report as the tunity.

amount 1 . ly, are not correct. on hand January The Many secretaries are still using amount on hand at the end of the the old forms which have been ob- Under the first part of Question year must necessarily be the same solete since December 31, 1949. 5, "Number Living Away From as the amount on at the it is Home," many reports show "None." hand begin- This results in delay, since ning of the following On the same report where none year. necessary to return the old report Quorum and stake secretaries and with request for the information are shown away from home the sec- auditors are encouraged ond part of the question shows to exercise called for on the new form. The great care in preparing these reports there have been from one to twenty- new record books were sent to all so the correct information be five letters written to those away may stakes early in January 1950, but from home. shown. we find in some instances they have not yet distributed to the quo- In Question 8, "Number Using been Tobacco or Liquor, or Both," rum or group secretaries, nor to the of the usually a small number is secretary stake Melchizedek reported. When Should Members Be In the second part of the question, Priesthood committee. "Number of These Visited During In some instances reports have the Quarter," there are shown in not been submitted by quorums, so that various reports so many visits that "Deports for the quarter which a stake may be only partially reported. Others send their surely the brethren visited should ended March 31, 1950, reflect reports too late to included in the feel highly honored having so much great improvement in the activities be com- attention paid to them. In one in- of some quorums, usually the result bined report for the Church. stance the report showed only one of sufficient presidency meetings. The stake Melchizedek Priest- user of tobacco and liquor in the Others not holding so many hood committee is responsible for the prompt quorum, but it also showed seventy- presidency meetings report their submission of reports. three visits to that one person dur- activities correspondingly low. This committee should have them ing the quarter, or practically one However, some quorums leave this audited carefully for correctness. It visit every day. In another in- question unanswered, and in some is also the responsibility of this com- stance there were no users of to- instances show that no presidency mittee to encourage quorum leaders bacco or liquor, but thirteen visits meetings were held during the entire and members and, where conditions were made. quarter. Leaders are usually chosen exist, as shown above, quorums and Where there are more than one by inspiration from our Father in secretaries will appreciate the wis- quorum of elders or seventy, the heaven, but after being chosen it's dom and assistance of the stake record for each individual quorum up to the leaders to carry on. These committee. should be shown in the columns on leaders cannot properly keep in the right half of the report, with touch with the conditions of the the totals for each group entered quorum nor plan for its improve- Quorum Activities Reflected In in the total columns for the seven- ment if regular and frequent meet- ty and elders. Some stakes have ings are not held. Where such Quarterly Reports failed to show the information for conditions exist stake presidents each individual quorum. Others and the stake Melchizedek Priest- HThere still remains a question in have crowded it on one sheet. hood committees should give every the minds of some secretaries Where there are so many quorums assistance. as to when members should be two sheets should be used. Addi- Some quorums show an encourag- marked present at weekly quorum or tional forms are mailed to each ing number of welfare projects and group meetings and when they stake, where there are sufficient quorum socials. Others show very should be excused because of other quorums to justify more than one few and, in many instances, report Church work. sheet, and such forms are always "None." These activities are most Question No. 2 of the quarterly available upon request. important if we are to build unity stake Melchizedek Priesthood re- On the annual confidential re- and love for one another. The quo- port reads:

568 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA of their own weekly priest- "Average present in person at dent and is not considered as the the time weekly priesthood meetings" quorum meeting. hood meetings. After separation from these open- There may be many others who Question No. 3 of th** same report quorums would be given credit under ques- reads: ing exercises, the various councilmen, and groups go into their weekly tion 3, such as high "Number in other board engaged priesthood or group meetings. Those auxiliary, general and stake Church during time weekly other work of attending would be considered pres- members, who must attend priesthood meeting (exclusive of distance ent as indicated by question 2. wards, and due to the those living away from home)" able When the quorums and groups to be traveled would not be priest- Usually various quorum and separate into their various weekly to attend their own weekly arrive at their group meetings are held in the ward priesthood meetings there are some hood meetings and these at the same time. Opening exercises who have other assignments which appointments on time. In f responsi- are held prior to these weekly priest- will not permit them to attend their cases, however, it is he hood meetings under the direction own quorum or group meetings For bility of such member to arrange to or of the bishop or branch president. instance, bishoprics and Aaronic be excused from his own quorum In these exercises there are general- Priesthood class instructors would group meeting so he may receive Iv singing, prayer, and such an- ordinarily go with the Aaronic credit under question 3, because nouncements as the presiding au- Priesthood quorums where they are the secretary would not otherwise excused thority may deem wise. This is not assigned and necessarily would be know if he were to be part of the priesthood meeting as absent from their own weekly quo- for this reason or if he were merely referred to in question two of the rum or group meetings. Such mem- absent without excuse. quarterly report. This is merely a bers would then be given credit in Please refer to Section VI-B, preliminary meeting under the direc- question 3 because they are en- pages 34, 35, and 36 of the Mel- tion of the bishopric or branch presi- gaged in other Church work during chizedek Priesthood Handbook.

"SALE BY THE DRINK" by the initiative method—putting them on the ballot in the November election AI7b give to these lines this heading, —a method that is legal in Utah. But although herein we write of the movement failed, lacking the some matters other than liquor mer- N0- requisite number of signatures on the char dismg. petitions to get the changes on the In Utah some of us were stirred up ballots. i:: May by newspaper announcements LIQIOR- According to newspaper announce- of a movement designed to secure in ments at the time of this writing (May Utah a change in the state liquor laws, 25), "sale-by-the-drink" petitions are legalizing the sale of liquor "by the circulating for signatures to put the drink," i.e. by the glass. In Utah, as TOBACCO proposition on the November ballots. In some other states, distilled liquors But this writer believes that no well- can legally be sold only by the state informed, right-thinking voter, who be- and in bottles or packages. This is COLUMN lieves that the moral welfare of human called the monopoly system, the system souls is more precious than gold and that has existed in sixteen other states. therefore should come before dollars, In twenty-nine states the license sys- will support the movement for "sale tem is legalized which is best described by the drink." Why? Because this piobably by calling it the saloon method of selling would increase per method, the one that prevailed all over CONDUCTED BY capita consumption, result in injury to the country before national prohibition. morals, bring corrupt influences into DR. JOSEPH F. After the repeal of national prohibi- MERRILL local politics, corrupt public officials, tion in 1933, the question of how to create bad environments—these are control liquor merchandising was a some of the reasons. Space will not live one in most of the states. It was permit an elaboration of them here. generally agreed, even among the pro- However, we add a few statements moters repeal, of that the old-time relative to them. Twenty-nine states saloon should not be allowed to return. have had the license system during the In the Utah governor appointed a com- twelve years 1937-1948, inclusive (we mission to make a careful on the It is study of the sumed premises. furnished do not have the data for 1949), and question and recommend a in packages, or containers, method of which must seventeen have had the monopoly sys- control. This the be taken off the commission did, premises before being tem. In each of these twelve years, with the result that Utah became one opened. the per capita consumption in the li- of the monopoly states. Now, there are people who advocate cense states was greater than that in According to the plan adopted, the amending the law to permit all retail- the monopoly states, the amount vary- state is the only legal vendor of dis- ing of liquor to be made by licensed ing from fourteen percent to fifty-seven tilled liquors. Sales are made by state- vendors as was done in old saloon percent, this last figure being for 1946. owned stores and only to patrons who days, licenses to be granted by the city, These figures positively refute the possess state-granted permits to buy. town, or county in which the retailing claim that "sale by the drink"—the Minors may not get permits. Further, is done. Four years ago these advo- saloon method, rather than the bottle the liquor purchased may not be con- cates proposed to effect these changes (Continued on page 594) JULY 1950 569 -

Aaronic Priesthood

Think! Guard Against The

Summer letdown

TThere is some tendency to let down our work during the summer Appreciation Expressed to Workers in the I.D.S. Girls Program months. We are too busy; the boys are too busy; it's too hot; there are "V7"ou have labored faithfully and efficiently during the four and one-half years— places to go. and a dozen or ad- more January 1, 1946 to July 1, 1950—that the Latter-day Saint girls program ditional excuses, each competing with has been under the direction of the Presiding Bishopric. Innumerable new the other to be declared the best (the records have been established, both individual and group, as a direct result of weakest) of them all. your untiring efforts to look after our young women. But have you ever heard the forces Over ten thousand more Latter-day Saint girls attend sacrament meeting of evil offer excuses for not rustling every week now than when the program first began. Who can begin to estimate day and night for new recruits, even what this means now and in the years to come? You played a vital part in this during the summer months? Can you wonderful accomplishment. name the time or the circumstance Upwards of six thousand more L.D.S. girls attend Sunday School every when the powers of darkness slow Sunday morning, and nearly eight thousand more girls attend M.I. A. every down or take a rest? week as the program is turned over to the Y.W.M.I.A. as compared with the The grim reaper of sin takes a records for January 1946. heavy toll even when we are right up Thousands of L.D.S. girls are now on the tithing records of the Church in the collar, pulling every minute. who had given little heed to this divine law before the program was begun. Think! What happens then when we Girls now look upon tithing as a law to all members of the Church and not slow down for any reason or for any primarily for fathers and mothers. length of time? Our girls have been brought into the Church welfare program in a real If we think long enough on this way; they have been given equal opportunity with the Aaronic Priesthood mem- matter, we may discover that "taking bers to speak in Church meetings; they have had their attention directed more it easy" in our work with Aaronic forcefully to chastity, courtship, temple marriage, the Word of Wisdom, and Priesthood members during the sum- many other virtues which form the basis for a useful happy life as a Latter-day mer months could easily prove to be Saint. quite an accommodation to the forces Many other accomplishments could be enumerated. The unnumbered of evil. personal chats between the adviser and the girl, for instance; closer contact between mother and daughter in many cases, brought about through the personal visits of the "big-sister" adviser; fathers and mothers brought into Church activity as well as the daughters; the list grows as one thinks of all that has been done to help our girls.

It is realized that the L.D.S. girls organization has not been responsible The Midyear Checkup for all the good that has been accomplished, but let no one overlook the good they have done, either. It has been our aim to get our young women into the We are halfway through several organizations and activities of the Church where such organizations 1950. How many Aaronic and activities could demonstrate their power for good. Priesthood members and quo- We feel that, in this, there has been real progress, and that together with all the agencies and teach- rums have you qualified to date? ings of the Church, we have brought blessings to our L.D.S. girls. The midyear checkup has Now that our official associations in the L.D.S. girls program are ended, saved many quorums and many we want you one and all to know how much we appreciate the full measure of boys from disappointment later your loyalty and devotion to every requirement made of you. We consider on. it one of our rarest privileges to have been associated with you in this work. The effectiveness of your labors can never be measured in time—both time and all eternity will be required to deter- mine the far-reaching effects of your humble efforts to do good.

We pray for each of you that your life may be rich and beautiful in the harvest you shall gather to yourself from the seed you have so faithfully sown in the fertile, gentle hearts of the girls who have been under your care.

It is our cherished hope that priest- hood leaders in stakes and wards, and particularly our bishops and their counselors, together with all who have assisted in this work in the past South Los Angeles (California) Stake boasts three L.D.S. girls who have had a one hundred percent attendance record at sacrament meeting, Sunday School, and Y.W.M.I.A. during the four years January will give wholehearted support to the I, 1946 to January 7, 7950. Y.W.M.I.A. Harold F. Whittier of the stake presidency extends congratulations to Ann Robinson, Nan Stokes, organizations as they take Nan Robinson, while Ruth Ryan, chairman of the stake committee, looks on approvingly. over the responsibilities of this great We cannot now shake hands with these successful young women, but we do extend our congratula- tions on their outstanding records. program. 570 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA vfe|p J-'r'epared bu cJLee ~M, f-^alt,liner

DEACONS QUORUM AND ADVISER SET CHALLENGING RECORDS

T_Tere is a record which, if duplicated by every Aaronic Priesthood quo- rum and adviser in the Church—well, who would want to hazard even a guess as to what could be accom- plished? During the first three months of 1950, this quorum had an average at- tendance of better than ninety-five percent at priesthood meeting, better than ninety percent at Sunday School and Y.M.M.I.A., and sixty-five per- cent at sacrament meeting. OGDEN TWELFTH WARD DEACONS AND ADVISER, MT. OGDEN (UTAH) STAKE But the record we really want our workers to observe has been estab- lished by the quorum adviser, Harry eluded—two wrestling matches; one earning the quorum award—all in three M. DeRyke. social topped with pie and ice cream; months. Activities outside of quorum meet- one social ending with a doughnut- At the beginning of the year, Quo- ing, and for all quorum members, in- eating contest; one home dinner for rum Adviser DeRyke visited each boy in his home and presented him with

a cake with the boy's name on it. WORK AMONG ADULT MEMBERS OF AARONIC PRIESTHOOD When a member of the quorum is ad- IN LETHBRIDGE (CANADA) STAKE IS PROSPERING Calgary First and vanced in the priesthood, the boy re- Second Wards, Leth- ceives the inscrip- bridge Stake, recently another cake with entertained adult mem- tion: "Nice goin', pal, keep up the bers of the Aaronic Priesthood and their good work." (It should be explained lovely so- wives in a that Brother DeRyke is a baker by cial evening. Stake and v/ard leaders are in- trade.) cluded in the photo- is graph. When a young man about ready Stake President Oc- to become a deacon, Brother DeRyke tave Ursenbach has already interviewed visits the boy in his home, talks with several of these breth- him about his coming responsibilities ren looking to their or- dination to the Mel- in the priesthood and invites both chizedek Priesthood. the father and the mother to be present Here is more evi- dence that "it can be when their son is ordained. done." We review his accomplishments since the first of the year in reviving in- SOUTHGATE WARD, SOUTH SALT LAKE active members: one member inactive STAKE finished 1949 for eighteen months now active and with ten girls main- taining a perfect rec- advanced; one member inactive one ord of attendance at year and another inactive for eight meetings. Left to right: Margaret Klemm, months, now active. Barbara Christiansen, this LaDene Nash, Elva This is not simple publicity— is Nillsan, Rilla Nillsan, setting before all our Aaronic Priest- Carol Nash, Marcene Carter, Darlene Bailey, hood advisers another example of Wilma Flanders, Beth what can be done when leaders lead. Klemm.

WELLS (UTAH) STAKE QUALIFIES THIRTY-ONE LAKE VIEW (UTAH) STAKE PRESENTS TWENTY-FOUR FOR MEMBERSHIP IN PERFECT ATTENDANCE GROUP GIRLS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORDS L.D.S. girls in the Wells Stake led the Aaronic Priesthood members twenty- One hundred and fifty-two individual certificates of award were earned by three to eight (in the photo) in the number of one hundred percent attendance the L.D.S. girls in the Lake View Stake during 1949. Twenty-four girls (in the seals affixed to individual certificates of award earned during 1949. However, photo) had a perfect attendance record at sacrament meeting, Sunday School, the Aaronic Priesthood members nosed the girls out of first place for total and Y.W.M.I.A. from one to three years. One hundred and thirty-nine individual awards earned by breaking the tape with 140 awards for boys compared with awards for Aaronic Priesthood members, added to the number for girls, gave 132 awards for girls for the year. the youth of Lake View Stake 291 awards for the year. — — —

TODAY'S 4. Since dicing, shredding, and greens, use only the water that chopping shorten the cooking time, clings to the leaves. Keep the pan these procedures are permissible covered, and cook in as short a if the vegetable is immediately time as possible. cooked—either the waterless way 3. Vegetables may also be sim- or in a very little water. mered in milk, and they will have a 5. In any method of vegetable milder, sweeter flavor than those cookery, the pot-liquor left after cooked in water. The milk itself cooking is valuable food and ought will be delicious as a drink or when never, never, never to be poured made into a sauce or soup. The down the sink. milk should be pre-heated before 6. Use green vegetables fresh adding the vegetable but should not dui&n J^kepkerdmi the fresher the better to avoid vita- boil. Try it with shredded cabbage

EDITOR min losses. Keep an eye open for and, if desired, thicken slightly wild greens known to be good with a flour and fat mixture. eating—dandelion, lambsquarters, 4. Baking is far superior to boil- ing in vegetable cookery, although much vitamin C may be lost due to slow initial heating, long cooking, and exposure to oxygen. If vege- tables are peeled, losses are in- Be a creased. However, losses can be minimized by coating the vege- "New-Fashioned" tables with oil and baking in pre- heated oven. — Cook 5. Panning is a quick and practical top-of-the-stove method of cooking vegetables in their own juices. No more than 2 table- The popularity-poll among foods usually finds vegetables low on spoons of fat need be used, and the list. And there's a reason. the vegetable should be thorough- As customarily prepared in the ly stirred into it to seal all sur- American kitchen, vegetables lose faces. If the cooking time is 5 from fifty to ninety percent of their minutes or less, 2 tablespoons of food value and flavor in the inter- water may be added to produce Kitchen in a Colonial house after a painting by val between taking them from the Pierce of Bettmann Archives. steam. Cover with a tight-fitting garden or grocery and getting them lid and reduce the heat as soon as the vegetable is heated through. to the table. The basic rules which and others. Remember, the greener This is a variation of the water- should boost their popularity with the leaf, pod, or stem, the richer less method. Vegetables may be the family and provide better health in iron, copper, and vitamin A. sliced or shredded. are given below. We don't al- Serve green foods daily! ways stop to think about it, but 6. The new-type pressure cooker the cumulative loss of vitamins and Cooking Methods minerals day after day by improper

cooking is an important factor in 1. Perhaps the best method of numerous ills and diseases. cooking vegetables is the "water- less" method, which calls for heavy Tips for the Cook cooking pans with tightly-fitted

1. Make it a rule never to peel lids. Since vegetables contain vegetables unless their skins are from 70 to 90 percent water, they tough and bitter, or too uneven to may be cooked by this method be cleaned thoroughly. without adding any water at all, 2. Don't be a vegetable soaker. although a tablespoon or two may Wash vegetables quickly, cook them be added at first to drive out oxy- quickly, and serve them immedi- gen more quickly. Success of this ately. Long boiling in a water method depends on keeping the FACE VALUE bath is another form of soaking that heat low enough, after the first few is highly destructive of vitamins minutes, so that no steam escapes. When we think of the beauty and minerals. Also, most of the Usually a simmer burner is hot of face and figure, one of aromatic oils and sugars which enough and so saves fuel. our first considerations is the give vegetables flavor are lost 2. In lightweight pans not de- skin and complexion. Time, weath- through soaking and long cooking. signed for waterless cooking, start er, and worry effect undesirable 3. Do not use soda in cooking the vegetables cooking in briskly changes in all of us, and so do even the smallest amount will de- boiling water just enough to pre- poor diet, lack of exercise, and im- stroy vitamin C. vent sticking to the pan. With proper rest. Few women can boast 572 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA — !

may be an aid to good cooking, pro- vided the cooking time is checked You'll never forget with precision. Only a few table- spoons of water need be used, and the water should be brought to a the day you try boil before the food is put into the utensil. As soon as the cooking

time is reached, the vessel should be cooled immediately. The disadvan- tage of this method is that vegetables IMPROVED quickly overcook due to the high temperature of the cooker, destroy-

1 ing large amounts of vitamins C, B , 2 niacin. Also, aromatic oils B , and FELS-NAPTHA are driven off quickly, and flavor

is lost.

You'll say it's a 'WHITE' LETTER Day in your life . Storage Principles the first day you wash one of hubby s shirts with are best covered 1. Leftovers Improved Fels-Naptha Soap! That shirt will be and stored in the refrigerator and cleaned as only good soap can clean it. And you'll used the following day. Reheating both agree you've never seen a WHITER shirt! should be avoided whenever pos- sible. Served with crisp foods, Make every washday a 'WHITE' LETTER Day. leftovers make a good luncheon Always use Improved Fels-Naptha salad. the only laundry product that gives you hold them 2. If it is necessary to three washday advantages — for a day or so, keep green vege- tables cool, damp, and lightly cov- 1. Mild, golden soap. ered. Gentle, active naptha. 3. The tops of carrots, beets, Finer 'Sunshine' Ingredients and other root vegetables should for extra, brilliant whiteness be cut off before putting them in clearer, brighter colors. the vegetable bin, since the leaves and draw moisture and food from the roots after they are pulled.

4. Wash all vegetables before storing, to prevent wilt and con- tamination.

a normal skin after the age of twenty-five, most believing that they have a dry skin, and others complaining of oiliness. It is at about that age, too, that they begin to peer in the mirror in search of crow's-feet and other signs of pre- mature aging; and from then on they are good prospects for cos- metic salesmen with their beauty restoratives. Cosmetics will cleanse, soften, and freshen the skin, and we enjoy using them, but they cannot im- prove the quality of the blood- stream which feeds the skin cells. IMPROVED The skin starves and loses its tone, colcr, and fine texture when a wom- an habitually (1) overeats, (2) Fels-Naptha Soap undereats, (3) has a diet low in BAN/SHEs\aTTLE'TALE GRAY'' (Continued on following page) 5/3 JULY 1950 '

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minerals and vitamins, (4) does not drink enough water, (5) neglects exercise and proper breathing, (6)

is plagued by worry, fear, and other negative emotions, (7) is continually overtired or suffers from prolonged tension. Why wrinkles? The network of blood vessels which feed the skin and give it tone and color rests on a pad of fat. Over the years the fat layer is gradually absorbed, and as the skin fails to contract at the same rate as the fatty tissue, wrinkles develop. Daily massage, either with soap and water and a complexion brush or with cream may help, as it stimulates circu- "Aha! So that 's her salad secret! She's reaching lation, but prevention by wise living ' for it now— Star-Kist Tuna! habits is much more promising than attempted cure. Rapid loss Discovered — a remark- smaller tuna are (1) lighter of weight will also produce wrin- able difference in tuna! in appearance; (2) finer in of house- kles. Increasing numbers texture; (3) milder in flavor. wives are discovering that Star-Kist. Only these smaller tuna are What about dry skin? Basically, Star-Kist Tuna is better packed under the Star-Kist this condition results from insuffi- 3 ways when compared to ^sasteTuna label! not make ciency of oils secreted by the other brands. The secret is Tuna Why skin. Those so the smaller tuna. These this discovery yourself? glands of the afflicted will be helped by using soap and soft water rather than hard water for washing the face and by using a protective cream. Although most people prefer a soap and water cleansing, the skin can be adequately cleansed with cleansing cream if soap is irritating. Sufferers of dry skin will do well to avoid glycerin, coconut oil soaps, undue exposure to sun and wind, and lengthy periods under hair dryers. Massage is helpful as

it stimulates circulation and helps to lubricate the skin. A diet high in fresh fruit and green vegetables will help also. Very few women have abnormally dry skin as evi- denced by continuous dryness and scaliness; such a condition results W>M from underactivity of the pituitary gland. Mtt/tf/ Hotel Utah Why oily skin? Excessive oili- ness is usually an indication of a more profound disturbance of the system, stemming from wrong diet, poor elimination, physical inactivity, * nervousness, and tension. Correc- tion, therefore, calls for a health- * * building program of diet, exercise, &{$&& Shop deep breathing, plenty of rest and MAX CARPENTER, Manager relaxation. This will help to nor- (Continued on page 576) 574 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA tfs§at&

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{Continued from page 574) foods; high in fresh fruits, vege- malize the chemical processes of tables, and drinking water. the body. External treatment in- cludes soap and water cleansing, What about acne? When June massage, and use of an astringent Haver, popular movie star, was a pim- lotion. A non-oily foundation lo- young girl, she worried about tion is better than a cream or pan- ples and blemishes as many young cake foundation. The diet should folk do now. The advice given be low in carbohydrates and fatty her by her gym teacher has been

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mailed at once. 1 j will make an honest effort to make amends. And if he y is wise, he will have learned his lesson. If he isn't, he singing the contains may be sorry again and again—and go on Rol! § ISO leet of WESTERN § same sorrowful song. In short, when someone says he LOCKERAP. is sorry, the crux of the question is: Is he sincerely sorry, Choice of 18, § 20 or 24 inch widths. § or is he merely professing repentance? To be convincing, & there are many things a man must do besides saying he's & sorry. He can't perhaps always undo the damage, but A to be convincing he must say he is soEry with a changed ^ course of conduct.

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WESTERN WAXED PAPERR CO. \ CASTING SYSTEM, MAY 7, 1950 • SAN LEAND PORTLAND Copyright, King Features LOS ANGELES £J § 576 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA her guide in complexion care and personality development ever since. Evaluating diet, hair brushing, and other beauty care, this wise teacher said, "All the natural things you qmutvIn do will make you much more beau- TUNA l' tiful than the unnatural things you do."1 "BITE SIZE TUNA" What can be done about acne? is one of your best "food The same things that can be done buys"! for other skin problems and for It's all meat; no bones or fat health generally. Dermatologists to cut out and throw away; no who treat acne patients today stress "shrinkage" in cooking! And it's diet in controlling the condition. always the same high quality, Says the author of Skin, Beauty for only the tender light meat and Health: "There is hardly a is packed. patient with acne who will not Insist upon this famous quality tuna admit, on careful questioning, that and be sure that every tuna dish you crops of new pimples appear after prepare is a thrilling success! eating some forbidden delicacy . . . he or she will frequently say that they had a chocolate ice cream soda Trademark of Van Camp Sea Food Co., Inc. just before coming to the doctor, Terminal Island, Calif. because they were sure they would

5 tOOK FOR THE be told not to have any more!" CAN WITH THE Bacteria love sugar, and they have GREEN LABEL ALSO SOLID PACK a multiplying good time when the acne sufferer imbibes in sugar-rich foods. Poor elimination habits, lack of sleep, nervousness, and tenseness are also aggravating to the condition and should be cor- rected as far as possible. Cleanli- ness is also important.

In terms of "what-not-to-eat," the following foods should be avoided by one who seeks relief from annoying complexion trou- bles:

1. Candy, especially chocolates, ice cream, and soft drinks

2. Pastry, including pie, cake, cookies, eclairs

3. Foods cooked with sugar (pud- dings, jams, jellies, and other sugar

desserts ) . Some puddings and fruit can be prepared without sugar and a small amount added at the table. Uncooked sugar is not so quickly ab- sorbed into the blood as cooked sugar and therefore is not so harmful.

4. Fried foods (from fried eggs to doughnuts)

5. Stimulants (tea, coffee, cola drinks, alcohol) —Postum is permis- sible as a beverage.

6. Spices and highly seasoned foods —pepper, relishes, catsup, hot sauces

''Filmland Magazine, November 1949 p. 19 2 Bernard Appel, M. D., Skin Beauty and Health, White's Book Co., Westfield, Mass. 1946. p. 191 t*\-vw W^^W? ^ ™ *^ JULY 1950 BROADENING HORIZONS FOR YOUR CHILD

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by Connie Collins garden charming and livable. Their father and I want them to feel they 'belong' here as much as we, that the house and garden are as much theirs as ours." Her eyes danced Late with pride as she spoke. Evening Any discipline that leads to a Supper substantial set of habits is worth Idea! while, since habits are the child! Training that automatically causes the right response solves many future problems. "We stress gracious home man- 66/^hildren seem truly to be in ners," another mother relates. "I

Serve cold cooked meats, a I . the image that their parents believe manners are next to good variety of cheese, olives, pickles, make them." morals in maintaining a happy white and rye bread, sliced tomatoes Dr. Henry Link believes the most household." and those wonderful, wonderful important problem confronting our Since small children have an Potato Chips. Clover Club How educational system is a growing utter lack of mature judgment, it your guests will love them and intellect and a stationary or shrink- is feasible to guide them by the you! ing personality. Upon its solution, parents' wisdom and understanding he declares, depends our individual in any constructive way that accom- happiness. plishes the best and most lasting The Yankee definition of person- results. There are many ways of

ality is: "When I met him, I was broadening your young one's hori- looking down; and when I left him, zons:

I was looking up." Help him acquire a love for read- As a young schoolteacher I found ing while young. Some of his most

it interesting that the child with a charming companions through life warm, affectionate nature grew into will be those he meets in books. an adult of the same type. What "The child who reads is the child a joy to meet one of these young who leads." men or women in later years—their Instil in him an interest in others, 3-oz. packages cream Mix two faces almost "electrified." One im- teaching him to have the same cheese, one 7-oz, can minced clams, mediately had a "looking-up" manners for every human being. well drained, 1 tsp. Worcestershire feeling, remembering teaching years Send him on the path of becoming sauce, 2 drops tobasco, one-eighth with a surge of happiness. a world citizen. At an early age tsp. salt. Then dip in those big, cold, impersonal youngster in world affairs, en- flavorful Clover Club Potato Chips. The interest him current A perfect appetizer for warm sum- grew into the boy or girl with an couraging the courses in mer afternoons and evenings. I-vaguely-remember-you manner. events in school. Discuss affairs of Which personality do you wish the day at mealtime and family HOW to Keep Cool- for your pigtailed Susan or button- gatherings. Encourage the forming nosed Bill? To a great extent, it is of opinions on important subjects. Doctors say your body needs ex- up to the parents! It isn't a simple Teach him to understand and as- tra salt during hot weather. The matter, training a child to become a sist minority races to feel pride in pure table salt on each delicious gracious, sunny personality if every- themselves. Clover Club Potato Chip therefore thing of an opposite nature is indi- Help him lead a balanced life helps you keep cool. And remem- cated. But in many instances it can play, re- ber — these are the chips that are which includes work, and a as digestible as baked potatoes — so be done. ligion. Influence him in having eat all you want. They're now My neighbor insists that her three deep and abiding faith in the Father double wax-wrapped to preserve sons contribute their share in keep- of us all. Instil the common decen- freshness longer. And now try ing the garden, basement, attic, cies of life, weeding out selfishness Clover Club's brand new Cheese and house neat, clean, and attrac- and self-centeredness. Potato Chips! They're grand, too! tive. They help with the dishes and Remember the value of hobbies do many household tasks. and skills in games. Help your "Although we give Bob, Bill, and young modern to become outstand- Bernard a small allowance, they ing in at least one thing, so he can, Ctover Club are never paid for what they do on occasion, sparkle and excel. This POTATO CHIPS toward keeping the house and [Continued on page 580) 578 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA —

SAFEWAY answers the question: How

of the Food Dollar goes

for SELLING ?

When discussing the costs of food distribution, people sometimes assume

that the whole of such costs, or a major part of them, are run up by retailing.

Charts which show the farmer's share of the food dollar spent by cus-

tomers as 50$. — and label the other 50$ as "distribution"— do not make it

plain that retailing is just one of many costs paid out of the food dollar.

This 50$ total cost called distribution also includes charges for storage

and freight, for grading, cleaning, processing, packing and wholesaling.

Further, this 50$ is an average for all farm crops. Actually the farmer's

share varies widely between different crops, depending on the amount of

processing and other services required. But on the basis of this "average"

food dollar, let's look at Safeway costs ...

\£ What part of the food dollar is spent handles and sells more food per store and prices. But our labor and other costs have by Safeway to do the retailer job? per employee. Safeway's system is one of climbed even more sharply, requiring us

low cost distribution of food. The effi- to seek constantly new ways to operate A Less than 14£. Yes, to cover all our ciency of this system allows Safeway to more efficiently. With total population and costs from the time we put farmers' prod- return to farmers both more total dollars per capita food consumption both larger ucts in our stores until we sell them to cus- and a larger share of each food dollar. than in 1940 ... we can do our job today tomers, it takes less than 14^ out of every for a smaller share of more dollars from dollar spent in our stores. This 14^ pays more customers.

our day-to-day retail costs — such costs • • • as wages, rents, taxes, displaying food The Safeway idea of selling more food attractively, and inviting the public with per store and per employee isn't ours advertising to come and buy. This 14< Is this 14/ per dollar of sales more alone. We are in free competition with less Safeway has operated also includes a profit for Safeway. or — than many stores working toward the same end. for in the past? It seems to us that is good for every- much profit does Safeway earn? V£ How Less. The part of the food dollar for body—for farmer, customer and store man

which Safeway performs its services is alike. We invite you to test our ideas of how x A Safeway's profit in 1949 was \ /$t lower now than it was 10 years ago. Of a store should be run by doing your food per dollar of food sales at our stores. All course, the dollar volume of our sales is shopping at Safeway, where almost one- our costs of doing a retail business, plus larger now, due in part to increased food fifth of all customers are farm families. a profit, total less than 14£.

V£ Is this 14/ out of each dollar of SAFEWAY Safeway sales smaller than the aver- age costs for these same functions? STORES

1 A Yes, 14* is a considerably smaller than average retailing cost, because Safeway

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(Continued from page 578) Compliment every step in the is a good morale and ego-builder, right direction. Overlook many developing confidence and self- faults! Let them know, however, esteem. love and respect must be earned. Speak often of the value of Help build the habit of work and friendship, of money honestly- doing things for others.

' earned, of nature and beauty of Encourage courtesy and gracious, all kinds. kindly manners; help develop a Tell your Jack and Jill, "Aim sense of humor and appreciation of high!" Help them to learn emo- the other person's viewpoint. TWfc^ IS TASTIER! . . . tional maturity and self-control. And last but not least, teach him Shorten rather ftitfUf IS "TOPS"! .. . than prolong their to stand on his own feet and to childhood. think [or *«r»/T...m.'... himself.

Try. . . compare . ... see how Tang's magic "flavor factor" brings out all ON THE BOOKRACK the goodness; adds new zest and sparkle to all your dishes! (Concluded [com page 538) sons rather than about things," the HOW TO WRITE FOR authors also state. Dealing with every HOMEMAKERS phase of homemaking journalism from newspaper and magazine articles to (Lou Richardson and Genevieve Calla- ~fa*U) speeches, programs, and radio work, han. The Iowa State College Press, the text is never dull or tiring. The Perfect Ames, Iowa. 1949. 206 pages. $3.00.) Salad The authors suggest that you visual- f "your mind is full of good ideas Dressing I ize your audience, analyze your prob- that keep nagging at you to be lem, organize your thinking to present written—and good ideas that you a logical solution to it, and then would sincerely MLLEYS: like to pass along to dramatize or give that solution an un- ITS GOOD others," you have the first qualification usual twist that will make people re- of a successful writer for homemakers, member it. This is the basic formula say the authors of this excellent book. for success in writing which is carried The book typifies exceptionally well through each chapter of this valuable the clear and friendly style which ap- handbook for would-be homemaker peals to let' your homemakers. "Write to per- journalists. B. S.

Own "feste SEARCH Make 3 DILIGENTLY (Concluded from page 556) Salisbury where dusty and dry bndetfuf Home, both being of the parish of parchments had been scrutinized. Woolhampton. Farther back in the These searches effected the identifi- Discovery/ registers was identified the family cation of over two hundred direct of nine children of Peter and Ann blood relatives of the late Melvin Appleby, one of whom was John, J. Ballard, consisting of the dis- christened 16 March 1678/9—none covery of: Maybe ifs been years since yov tasted other than the father of Mary Six 5th evaporated milk. But since then a remark- Appleby. great-grandparents able change has taken place — for today's Six 4th great-grandparents Morning Milk has a flavor you associate Martha Home, his wife, was Four 3rd great-grandparents Two 2nd great-grandparents with rich country cream. christened 28 January 1667/8 at Two of the great-grandparents, This means you can enjoy the conven- Woolhampton. one of the six chil- ience and economy of Morning Milk in all dren to Richard Home, the "parish and the finding of five new sur- recipes calling for ordinary milk or cream. clerke," and his wife Joan. names of wives of the ancestors. And Morning Milk's smooth texture and rich flavor actually improve your recipes! To review the success attained, it Encouraged by the opening of is interesting to note that in the pro- these new avenues of inquiry, and bate courts, twenty-six wills and by the widening scope of the analy- It's the delicious administrations had been extracted sis, the family is now proceeding flavor that and many more read. Census rec- with confidence into further re- makes the difference! ords of twenty-seven villages had search, and this Ballard investiga-

been carefully searched; eight tion is only at its. beginning. There MORNING country parishes and one town par- are numerous records yet to be ish had been visited and records searched in attempts to trace the MILK searched; and the principal archive ancestry back to still more ancient of the diocese had been visited at times. 580 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA How jobs were created

How hundreds of businesses were helped

How a new source of oil was tapped

The story behind deepwater oil

A few years ago, a test well proved there is land, and although oil has been found, not oil under the great Continental Shelf that enough has been produced yet to repay extends out into the Gulf of Mexico, and more than a small fraction of the costs. although the well did not produce much, Meanwhile, the money being risked is it started one of the most unusual and — creating many jobs, spreading to hundreds expensive—drilling programs in history. of large and small businesses . . . and help- So far, in the search for underwater oil, ing to keep our economy free, competitive seven drilling platforms have been built, and strong. similar to the one above, as far as 10 miles offshore and in water as much as 65 feet deep. They are set on tubular steel pilings driven 250 feet through the ocean's bot- tom, for they must be strong enough to withstand Gulf hurricanes.

The story behind this operation is the

story of risk . . . and of determination to do everything possible to find oil for the grow- ing needs of motorists, farms and industries. Each underwater field costs millions of dol- lars more than any of equal size drilled on

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(Continued from page 549) God lives, that Jesus is the Christ, and that Joseph Smith was a prophet of the with concentration six days a week Living God." and rest on the seventh. With As he sat down I looked over the Harvey Fletcher this has become audience, and it seemed to me that there dry eye in the house. ... I a tried and established principle. was not a turned to the man next to me and asked, The Sunday following graduation "Who is that boy?" He answered, "That Smith, was fast day. George Albert is Harvey Fletcher, who has just received then a member of the Council of the for the course he has taken the highest been given by his Twelve, was in Chicago with Presi- honor that has ever university."* dent Joseph F. Smith. Of the In spite of tempting offers to work meeting they attended that day in the east, the young Ph.D. re- President George Albert Smith had turned to Brigham Young Univer- this to say to students of Brigham sity because he felt a moral obliga- Young University some years ago: tion to do so. At the time he was of the faculty with More than a dozen Latter-day Saint the only member students from this part of the world had a doctor's degree. He reorganized graduated from their colleges and were the department of physics, and some

meeting. . . . Testimonies present in the indication of his ability as a teacher were borne, but I was disappointed that comes from the fact that from his not one of them bore a testimony that he scholars as Verne knew that the gospel was the power of classes came such graduate God unto salvation. . . . Near the close Knudsen, now dean of the up and of the meeting a young boy stood school at U.C.L.A.; and Carl F. said: Eyring, Wayne B. Hales, Milton "I was reared in a Latter-day Saint Marshall, and Joseph Nichols of the home. I was taught to pray at my mother's knee. We always had a blessing on the B.Y.U. faculty. food and family prayers daily. After Each year at the close of the high school, my parents made finishing spring quarter he received a re- SURPRISING THINGS ARE HAPPENING the sacrifice of sending me to the Brigham offer to work for the I newal of an Young University. . . . When graduated from the B. Y„ my parents informed me Western Electric Laboratories. But TO OLD FAMILIAR FOODS! . that they intended to send me east to each time for five years he turned finish my education, and I was overjoyed Next time you invite to dinner it down. Then he approached Presi- to know that I would have that privilege." that friend who pushes his food dent Joseph F. Smith with the [Actually, as has been indicated, he was around surprise the life out of him! President Smith advised, able to make his own way financially.] problem. Fix chops with Ac'cent accept it as an oppor- "Some of my friends who were profes- "Go, and Ac'cent is like nothing you've sors said to me, 'When you go east to tunity. If you live your religion, ever known. Not a flavoring (it school you are going to have disappoint- you can do more for the Church out adds no flavor of its own), Ac'cent ments. You will be under the supervision here." intensifies the good natural flavors there than you can of educated men who do not believe what in foods in meats, poultry, That settled the matter. For already — you believe, and they will probably upset until gravies, soups, vegetables. some of your ideas, so don't be too ready the next thirty-three years, In working this wonder, some to bear your testimony.' compulsory retirement at the age of urges scientists say, Ac'cent also "That was more than three years ago. sixty-five, he did research for the the taste buds to a keener apprecia- little nervous When I first came, I was a Western Electric Laboratories, tion of food flavors. because I felt I would be embarrassed if which later became the Bell Tele- You can buy Ac'cent (a 99+% I had to surrender any of the teachings phone Laboratories. pure monosodium glutamate in of my parents to those who might be I remember that my par- in charge of crystal form) in many grocery stores. better educated. At first he was put ents told me when I left home that if I If you can't find it in your vicinity, transmission engineering. But of- would observe the Word of Wisdom and drop us a card. Amino Products ficials of the company, realizing that keep the commandments of the Lord, I Division, Dept. 1-7, International of the major problems of com- would succeed in school and retain my some Minerals & Chemical Corporation, faith. munication lay in the fields of 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago 6, 111. "I have now finished my course and re- speech and hearing, set him to work diploma. During these years In handy shakers ceived my in these fields. He soon came to be under scholarly men, I have been trained regarded as a world authority on but during the entire time I have heard these matters. Out of his basic re- nothing that conflicted with the teachings of my childhood. I stand here today to search came the principles on which say that I know better than I have ever modern voice communication is known before that the Church of Jesus based. Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true In 1933, with the death of H. D. church and is the power of God unto Arnold, director of research, Dr. salvation. I thank my Heavenly Father for the influence of real Latter-day Saint Fletcher was put in charge of re- parents and the blessing of a real Latter- search in the field of physics as singly day Saint home, and I thank my Heavenly Father for the privilege of being here 'The Deseret News, Dec. 21, 1946 Triide M.-irk "Ac'cent" Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. today that I may bear my testimony that (Continued on page 584) 582 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA . _____ - : —— : — STYLE CHIPS

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(Continued from page 582) "Glamor Sheet." It is a star- degrees from Columbia University, well as acoustics. This led to his studded list of appointments and Kenyon College, Stevens Institute, appointment as director of research honors. He helped found the Case Institute of Technology, and for the Bell Laboratories, the posi- Acoustical Society of America and the University of Utah. tion he held at the time of his retire- was its first president. On the twen- He served as president of the ment in 1949. In this position he tieth anniversary of its organiza- American Physical Society in 1945; was in charge of what is generally tion he was made an honorary as vice-president of the American regarded as the outstanding labora- member. The only other man who Academy for the Advancement of tory of its kind in the world. has been so recognized is Thomas Science in 1937-38; as president of He smilingly speaks of his record A. Edison. the American Society for the Hard of professional experience as his He has received honorary doctor's of Hearing in 1929-30; and as presi- dent of the Acoustical Society of America in 1929-30. In addition to membership in these organizations of distinguished scientists, he is a member of the American Institute Low-Cost Allis-Chalmers of Electrical Engineers, the Na- tional Academy of Sciences, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and the IB Tractor American Otological Society. He is a member of the Committee on Hearing, Division of Medical Sci- ences, of the National Research Council. During World War II he was chief of the section on acoustics of the national defense re- search committee. He is the holder of almost a score of patents. Few men of American science -1 have been so widely recognized. With all of this he has kept and magnified the faith of the parents who in his youth sacrificed to set him on his way. He has grown up with the Church in New York City. For ten years he served as president NW»leMnte of the New York Branch, and in All-J«b."Mtf•« 1936 he was set apart as president For of the New York Stake. This posi- Here's a hard-working labor- tion he filled with honor until 1942, saver that knows no season. The Allis- neces- Chalmers IB Tractor with its attachments — broom, when his release was made snowplow, crane and sickle bar — handles city maintenance sary by war work which kept him jobs the year round. traveling about the country.

Sweeps streets and gutters, hauls trash carts, pulls drags He tells the story of overhearing • and rollers. SPRING^ the conversation of two men while riding the ferry from his home in Mows weeds along road shoulders with sickle bar, main- his office in SUMMIT tains large grass areas with gang mowers. New Jersey to New York. One asked the other, "Did Sweeps leaves, cleans walks, roads, streets and driveways. you know that that man Fletcher at the Bell Laboratories is a Mor-

" * snow, clears and sweeps walks, alleys, other hard-to- iVJlMTtR • Plows mon bishop?" "Bishop!" exclaimed '_ * get-at places. the other, "he's an archbishop." re- "Quick-Hitch" drawbar allows operator to hook onto and There is another standard by

lease loads from the seat . . . makes his job safer, easier. Com- which to measure the achievements pact design, short turning radius and low center of gravity en- of the boy from Provo and the girl ables it to work quickly in close quarters, safely on steep grades. Ask your Allis-Chalmers dealer to show you how the com- he took on a honeymoon to Chi- pact, powerful IB Tractor can reduce maintenance costs the cago. They have six children—one round. year girl and five boys. The daughter is successfully rearing a family of her own. Each of the five boys holds a responsible position in industry or is ALLIS-CHALMERS a successful student. And all are TRACTOR DIVISION • MILWAUKEE 1, U.S.A. active in the Church and have held

584 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA positions of responsibility in the which faces the Sacred Grove, is missionaries stationed there tcr serve wards and branches in which they the place where the Book of the public. have lived. Mormon plates were deposited by To reach Hill Cumorah from Pal- Dr. Harvey Fletcher was retired Moroni and by him delivered to myra, the direct route leads from the last year. But he has not stopped Joseph Smith. The approximate "four corners" south on Canan- thinking and doing. As a twenty- place is indicated by a small sign. daigua Street, which becomes Can- year-old research student he never A beautiful stone building in andaigua Road, to Cumorah, exactly dreamed such wonderful dreams as Mayan style at the foot of the hill four miles. A large sign, the Bureau he now envisions as a sixty-five and at the entrance to the road to of Information, and the word year-old scientist-emeritus. More- the monument serves as both the Cumorah spelled out in hedge over, he now has the background Bureau of Information for tourists identify the place. and the prestige to make many of and friends and as the home of To reach Cumorah directly from those true. talks of the director his dreams come He and wife who are (Continued on following page) stereophonic recording, for which he has been honored by the American Academy of Motion Picture En- gineers, of electronic instruments which will out-perform the finest ©* T«* symphony orchestras, of opera houses the like of which have never been known. After a few months spent in the area in which he grew up, he has now returned east to make realities of some of the things of which he TABLE QUEEN has been dreaming. He is at % Columbia University with an honor- ary professorship, establishing a great new field of studies in acous- tics, a field which to his ever-reach- ing mind is as limitless as the stars. It is a far cry from the muddy streets of Provo and the dimly- lighted halls of Brigham Young University to recognition as one of the great scientists of the world. Harvey Fletcher has walked that Here's a loaf of extra value — a path with honor to his profession, premium bread in every way, to the parents who placed their faith thanks to skillful baking and the use of highest quality in his ability, and to the Church ingredients only. Next time, whose standards he has upheld. take Table Queen—for bread at its delicious

best. Look for it in the sparkling white wrapper. A Church History Travel Service

(Continued from page 564)

the cutting of trees in that area and ^^f^sssiasJ since then the Sacred Grove has been left to grow as nature has di- rected. It was while the Smith family was living on this farm that the Angel Moroni visited Joseph. It was here also that Joseph took the plates when he carried them from Hill Cumorah in 1827. The Church now owns the original farm and some additional acreage adjoining. mnwn flavor Three miles south and east is the Hill Cumorah. The present roads between the two places are mm WTAMINS the same as those used in the days of the Prophet. On the west side VMM.,,., of the hill, near the top and not far

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(Continued from preceding page) At the farm is a Latter-day Saint An important place of interest in the Sacred Grove, the route is south family who welcome visitors and Palmyra, but one about which com- approximately one mile to the first tell the history of the farm that paratively few people are informed, road running east (left), then one played a very important part in is the grave of Alvin Smith, Joseph's mile east to the first road running the bringing forth of the Book of eldest brother. Every person who south (right), Canandaigua Road, Mormon. A large lakestone house is well-informed in Church history then south one mile to Cumorah. on the left with a sign in front knows the importance of the story identifies the farm. of Alvin Smith. While it is true In 1829, when the manuscript that he took the lead, as the eldest of the Book of Mormon was ready On Main Street in Palmyra, son, in building the present home on for publication, to meet the demands about one-third of a block east of the Joseph Smith farm and encour- of the printer Martin Harris mort- the post office and one and one aged his younger brother Joseph gaged one of several farms he third blocks east of the "four cor- to follow the instructions of the in the vicinity of owned Palmyra. ners,'' still stands the old Exchange The farm he mortgaged was the one Angel Moroni faithfully and with- Building in which the first edition out faltering, his real place in on which he was living at the time. of the Book of Mormon was print- Church history was assured by the It is a little more than a mile north ed. It is believed, from evidence of the "four corners" 2 on Church fact that he was used as an instru- still to be seen, such as floors ment in the hands of the in Street, which is a continuation, Lord stained with printer's ink, that the north of Main Street, of Canandai- teaching a great and vital truth and pressrooms were gua Street which runs into Palmyra composing to the Church and to the world re- from the south and which, in turn, on the third ( top ) floor, the bindery garding the celestial kingdom. on the second floor, and the book- becomes Maple Avenue. After it The grave of Alvin Smith is in store the ground floor. leaves the village of Palmyra it on The the pioneer cemetery in Palmyra. is courteous co- crosses the present New York State present owner and It is situated half a block north of Barge Canal which originally was operative, and when conditions are the Methodist church at the "four the world-famed Erie Canal. favorable permits visitors to go corners" where a metal sign gives

2 Said to be one of the few places in the world through the building which now the history of the cemetery. Alvin's where churches occupy all four corners of the inter- store. section. houses a department grave is near the south line of the

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586 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA cemetery about half way from east and intermediate points including to west. It is reached by following Lyons, the county seat of Wayne the path into the cemetery and then County, fifteen miles, and Newark How many origi- nine miles. There is no going to the south line. The (N.Y.) r salutes does a nal headstone is still in place regular bus service from Canandai- governor rate? Palmyra, key point in this gua to Palmyra. month's area, is twenty-three miles By air the most satisfactory ap- southeast of Rochester and is proach is from Rochester where ex- reached by highway thirty-one. It cellent air service is maintained by What was the is sixty-five miles west of Syracuse American Airlines on one of its and can be reached by taking high- principal routes. The same service largest baby way 21 to Palmyra via Manchester is available approaching from Syra- Village and Hill Cumorah. Ap- cuse, but the distance to Palmyra ever born ? proaching Palmyra from the south, is much greater. the York area, a from New City Next month the Auburn, New favorable route is 17 highway to York area, where Brigham Young Owego, then highway 96 to Man- spent his young manhood, became When do chester, and highway 21 to Palmyra, an expert carpenter and builder, goldfish via Hill Cumorah which is four married, and set himself up in miles south of Palmyra. spawn? business, will be discussed. j From eastern New York points, Note: When names of railroads, air- highway 31 direct or highways 20 lines, or bus lines are given, it should or 5 to Canandaigua, then north When was the on not be implied that there is any connection highway 21, lead to Palmyra. Far- or arrangement with such concerns. This Liberty Bell ther north highway 104, the "Ridge service is entirely independent and gives the best information available without in Utah? Route,' can be followed to William- influence from any outside source. L son where highway 21 intersects Persons traveling from the New York it and follows southerly to Palmyra. area to Palmyra can visit the Peter By bus, excellent service to Pal- Whitmer home in the Town of Fayette, Seneca County, New York, by turning myra is maintained from Rochester, west three miles south of Waterloo and twenty-three miles northwest, and 21 2,26 5 going one mile -west. A sign on the left from Syracuse, sixty-five miles east. {going north) indicates the intersection. TIMES LAST YEAR

The celebrated New York SCOUTING FOR 11 - YEAR - OLD ROYS Times recently announced with pride that its Public Information (Concluded from page 565) presses his feelings and ours, as Service had answered 140,326 National and regional scouters, well as the policy of the M.I.A. questions for readers during 1948. when they have had carefully ex- and the Church, in the following Needless to say, we of The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake Tele- plained to them the new program words: gram are therefore doubly proud for eleven-year-olds in the Church, After many years of close contact with of the 212,26!) questions that were have been very enthusiastic about scouting through national and local leaders, and with many Scouts of various answered by our Library Infor- it. They see in the plan, as we do, faiths, I am convinced that participation mation Service during 1949. the possibility of getting our youth in this splendid program is one of the We are delighted that our out into the open in a planned pro- most worth-while experiences our boys can have. readers look to us for authori- gram that will do more than any- The ideals of scouting, like the princi- tative answers to their questions thing else to teach them the ideals ples of the gospel of Jesus Christ, are in- and problems. More than 20,000 of scouting, which are the ideals tended to make boys better companions, employe hours were spent last of the Church more useful citizens, and happier indi- year to maintain this reader serv- President George Albert Smith, viduals. ice which we feel helps build It is my desire to see scouting extended and maintain the excellent repu- prophet, seer, and revelator, and to every boy in the Church where that is tation for public confidence and ranking scouter of the Church, ex- at all possible. service which The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake Telegram enjoy. LEHI IN THE DESERT The Salt Lake Tribune (Continued [com page 567) The great depressions that run for all about everlasting hills, but who hundreds of miles across the Ara- Salt Lake Telegram ever heard of a steadfast valley? bian peninsula pass for the most The Arabs, to be sure. For them part through plains devoid of moun- 281 Answers to questions above; the valley, and not the mountain, is tains. It is in these prehistoric the symbol of permanence. It is riverbeds alone that water, vegeta- 1 —Nineteen 2— 1 8 pounds at birth not the mountain of refuge to which tion, and animal life are to be found, 3—April or May 4—July 11, 1915 they flee, but the valley of refuge. (Continued on following page) JULY 1950 587 )

& Lehi in the Desert

{Continued from preceding page) 82 when all else is desolation." They offer the Arab the only chance of escaping detection from his enemies and death from hunger and thirst. The qualities of firmness and stead- fastness, of reliable protection and sure refuge when all else fails, which other nations attribute nat- urally to mountains, the Arabs at- tribute to valleys. 2S3

( To be continued BIBLIOGRAPHY

201 Ibn Qotaiba, Introduction au Livre de la Poesie et des Poetes, Muqaddamatu Kitabi sh- Shi're iva sh-Shu'ara (ed. Gaudefroy-Demombynes, Paris, 1947) Pt. 15 -8L Arabia Felix, p. 153 263 Antoine de Saint-Exupery, Wind, Sand, and Stars (N.Y., Reynal & Hitchcock. 1939) ^Kitab Taghriba Bani Hilal (Pub. Moh. Hashim in Syria) p. 54

26- 7 GoIdriher, op. cit. I, 67-69. Brockelmann and Jacob say the same 2™Id. 70f mid. p. 59 2eRM. pp. 72-75 26»Ibn Qotaiba, op. cit., Pt. 23; Goldziher, p. 74: the saj' was very repetitious in form ^Isaiah V, 1-7; P. Cersoy, "V Apologue de la Vigne," Rev. Biblique 8 (1899), 40-47 271 Ibn Qotaiba, op. cit., p. 54f, n. 70 273 "I cannot well explain the effect of Arab poetry, on one who has not visited the Desert. Apart from the pomp of words, and the music of the sound, there is a dreaminess of idea, etc." Pilg. to Al-Madinah II, 99. Lehi's language is of this simple, noble, but hazy kind. 27S Gust. Richter, "Zur Entstehungsgeschichte der altarabischen Qaside," Deutsche Morgentandische Ges. Ztschr. 92 (1939), p. 557f. The passage cited is from 'Antar. 27*W. pp. 563-5 27r 'Ibn Qotaiba, op. cit.. Sect. 12 276 C. Brockelmann, Gesch. der Arabischcn Littera- tur (Weimar, 1898) I, 16 277 Burton, Pilg. to Al-Madinah, etc., I, 278, n. 3 27S Richter, op. cit., p. 558 27BEven the greatest Arabic poems' consist of dis- connected couplets, each a complete poem in itself and having no connection with the other lines; it was even thought bad taste to deviate from this rule, according to Brockelmann, Gesh. der arab. Lit. (Leipzig, 1909), p. 12 2S0 Burton, op. cit. II, 298 2S1 ". . . from the plain this gorge is hardly suspected. ..." Woolley & Lawrence, Wilderness of Xin, p. 137, speaking of a particularly impressive valley. 2S2 See above, note 2S3Thus Zohair, in Mu'alliqat III, 13: "And when they went down to the water, blue and still in its depression, they laid down their walking-sticks like one who has reached a permanent resting-place."

"Modern Missionary Campaign"

(Continued from page 560) keen competition was apparent and where honors had to be won by intelligent effort: Pleasure For Your Reading Second Place in Percent of Quota Second Place in Total Subscriptions Three wards in the Hall of Fame Each Month of the Year One of the Era's most loyal sup- porters, Phoenix must be reckoned with in every campaign by those THE IMPROVEMENT ERA who aspire to high honors. Los Angeles Stake Ranks with Top Leaders 12 Issues $2.50 Los Angeles Stake made a strong bid for leadership honors and finished in two positions of Essasztsur 588 THE IMPROVEMENT ERA distinction. With just under a thou- Lethbridge is Double-Citation sand total subscriptions and well to- Stake—Leads in Lamanite ward 300% of quota, Los Angeles Subscriptions Stake placed number three in both Your Church University Leading in one or both listings categories to earn a double citation during a great part of the campaign which was awarded at June con- This Month Begins the and making a new record for Cana- ference when outstanding leaders dian stakes, Lethbridge Stake Observance of its of the Church were honored. (Continued on following page)

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BY RICHARD L EVANS Founded Oct. 16, 1875, by a deed of trust executed by Pres. T ooking forward from our youth and looking back after youth has passed present two very different perspec- Brigham Young, it has grown tives. As parents we see the future in our children. But under the sponsorship of the as children we see the present and the future in ourselves. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- When we are young, our parents may look very old to day Saints to a respected position us. But even when we feel that we are quite grown up, I we may still look very young to them. We change so among American educational insti- § gradually that we may not know when it is that we become tutions. old in the eyes of others. The generations come and go, with children becoming parents, parents becoming grand- parents, and youth growing up to take their places, while AUTUMN QUARTER REGISTRATION others move on, as life endlessly unfolds. There are WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 25, 26 times when we would stay the step of time. There are days we wish would linger longer. But time will not be stayed. There are times, with our children around us, Make your application for admission t when we would like to keep them as they are safe from — at least a month before that time life—safe from all untoward influences. There are times when we have our loved ones with us, and we may hope that it will always be so. But in this life, here and now, WRITE FOR YOUR CATALOGUE TO it isn't always so. And there come those times when "Y" PRESS our hearts cry out for a turning back of the hours and of the years, as the poet pleaded:

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(Concluded from page 561 find him. Frank met Father about times with his sharp claws, tearing ten minutes from the house. When it badly. With his back downhill he came near him, he called, "Is and that fierce beast upon him, that you, Pa?" Father was ready to give up. Just He answered, "Yes, my boy, why then it seemed that an unseen power didn't you come two hours sooner?" raised him up and gave him These were the last words he spoke strength. As he righted himself, for some time. he caught the eyes of the bear in When Father did not come in, a close stare. Mother opened the door and saw Father was a large man, about Frank half carrying Father, whose six feet three, and the bear was so face was deathly white, his clothes tall that his paws rested straight torn, blood-stained, and frozen to on Father's shoulders, and they him. We helped him into the house were now in this position. The and seated him in a big chair be- face of the bear was so near fore the open fire. The handker- Father's face he could feel every chief wrapped around his wounded breath. At the first stare the bear hand was frozen stiff, but it had stood still. Then as Father con- stopped the bleeding and perhaps tinued to stare, the bear dropped saved his life. down on all fours and started He was suffering from shock, ex- PROTECTION slowly away. haustion, hunger, and cold, and he Father stood and stared at the was unable to speak. It was perhaps bear, which went a little way, an hour before he could stand to stopped and looked back, then have any of his wet and bloody j4i walked on. Father dropped down clothes removed. him drink some ALUMINUM COMBINATION DOORS exhausted but kept watching the Mother helped bear until it was out of sight. Then, hot soup which revived him a bit. Alumatic aluminum doors are a taking his red bandana from his Then Mother asked, "What hurt permanent improvement! Screen pocket, he his you?" He only said, "A bear." or storm panels quickly slip into wrapped hand, which his with clean a strong aluminum frame that was bleeding profusely, and picked Mother dressed hand never needs repairs!— up the remains of his gun, which bandages and finally got him to bed. pAT PENO. IMPROVED! had the stock and the sights broken Days passed, still Father did not off, the hammer bent, with marks say a word of what happened, and of the bear's teeth all over the bar- his eyes had the dazed, faraway f/tumritic. rel. He also picked up a claw look of shock. Five of six days ALUMINUM COMBINATION which had been torn from the passed before he told us what had STORM AND bear's foot; this measured three happened. Father didn't tell this SCREEN WINDOWS inches long. With these he started story often and then only to those save fuel by insulat- ing the entire win- down the mountainside. Twice, be- he chose. dow opening! fore reaching the house, he was The following spring a cowboy

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seven headings as follows : ( 1 ) Ar- 50 rests, commitments, losses, totaling ALL EXPENSE $52,848; (2) Judiciary, police, jail (Except Meals) costs, totaling $22,965; (3) Welfare expenditures totaling $60,660; (4) In- AIR dustrial loss totaling $110,208; (5) 10-DAY EXCURSION Total community and economic loss, $246,875. Including Luxury Sky Ride on fast, de- pendable, DC4 especially equipped for overseas flying; limousine airport-to- What alcoholic liquor is costing

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EVIDENCES AND RECONCILIATIONS TRAVEL (Continued from page 547) might not otherwise possess. The where the Quirigua ruins now following is an excerpt from the stands, was in "this land." This editorial. seems to place many Book of Mor- "Since our 'Extract' was pub- mon activities in that region. The lished from Mr. Stephens' 'Inci- interesting fact in this connection dents of Travel,' 8c, we have found is that the Prophet Joseph Smith at WE HAVE THE this time was editor of the Times another important fact relating to WORLD and Seasons, and had announced the truth cf the Book of Mormon. ON DISPLAY his full editorial responsibility for Central America, or Guatemala, 8 SHOP IN OUR the paper. 1 his seems to give the is situated north of the Isthmus of subjoined Department Store of Travel article an authority it Darien and once embraced several 8 Times hundred miles of territory and Seasons ( Nauvoo, 111., 1839-1846): from Among Our Services 3:710. See also History of the Church (March 2. 1842) 4:524 north to south—The city of Zara-

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ward.' ' [See Book of Mormon 3rd edition 280-81.] Ask anyone who uses an Electric "It is certainly a good thing for Range. the excellency and veracity, of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, that the ruins of Zara- hemla have been found where the UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. Nephites left them: and that a large

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(Continued from page 551) Myriel Cluff Ashton, was enthusi- Manasseh" and sung by sixty se- astically received. lected singers, directed by Brother The afternoon was packed full of Elvis B. Terry, proved to be one of new Junior Gleaner activities. Intro- the highlights of the evening. duced during this session was the Immediately prior to the Music new Silver Gleaner Achievement Festival, the Speech Festival was Plan, a program which will give held in the Assembly Hall. Several growth and development to all hundred people were turned away sixteen- seventeen- and eighteen- because of inability to procure seats. year-old girls in the Church through mental, Those who were able to attend were participation in an active so treated to a delightful evening of physical, and spiritual program, demonstrations of street meetings, that they will be happy, well-bal- debate, panel, and choral readings. anced girls. Silver indicates the One thing which delighted the audi- sterling qualities they will de- ence and made the festival most velop as they grow. Silver book- informal was the drawing of names marks were distributed to those re-

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