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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1938
Page
4
The Parowan area approved new bonds for a Cedar County high school by a wide margin, with six and a half to one in favor. Countywide voters show a strong commitment to expanding education despite higher taxes, while acknowledging homes near Parowan and Paragonal gain less direct benefit from the project.
A long note urges Americans to wear poppies on Poppy Day as a sign of remembrance for fallen servicemen twenty years ago and to renew patriotic resolve amid today’s troubles. The piece links the flower to sacrifice and duty, praising the dead and urging citizens to support the nation. It also cautions on disposing grasshopper bait and warns improper handling can harm livestock.
A local note recalls a linotype man’s misfortune linked to his daughter’s marriage to a WPA worker and comments on WPA labor. The piece praises school flower beds and lilacs at the Mitchell residence, notes Parowan and Paragonah gasoline prices, municipal grocery moves, and local business vitality. It ends with quips on wealth, gender jokes, a telephone exchange, and gardening herbs advised by a department of agriculture, emphasizing practical uses of parsley and herbs.
The Indianapolis News notes debate over who coined the term fourth estate for the press. Carlyle, Burke, and Macaulay are cited with earlier uses from 1823 to 1840, plus a London Notes and Queries correspondent linking Lord Brougham to the phrase in Parliament.
The Arlington National Cemetery sits on a Virginia estate opposite Washington overlooking the Potomac. Once owned by Martha Washington and later by George Washington Parke Custis, the property was seized for tax non payment during the Civil War. The cemetery began in 1864 with Union soldier William Christman buried first. Custis Lee sued in 1884 and won the title, then sold restored rights to the government for 150000 dollars.
An overview of the White Horse chalk figure in Berkshire, its likely Alfred the Great association, possible 871 AD victory links, probable earlier origins, and later restorations. Also notes on the phrase and a curiosity about violin resonance breaking glass.
Iron County residents prepare for Army service on May 25 as Virgil Decker and others enlist. Mother's Day draws 147 attendees in Parowan ward, 44 over 60, with 287 mothers total. Red Cross drive aims to raise about 34,000 countywide, Parowan's share 1,100. Joseph Bentley dies at 63 after pneumonia. Mark Guymon reports a Washington visit by Brose and Jesa Guymon with M. V. Hatch. Iron County School Board approves next year budget at 78,825.50 with funding for interest, administration, and operations and discusses new construction.
In Iron County Utah a special meeting on November 26 1936 saw over two thirds of the Parowan Auto Company stock approve dissolution and surrender of its charter. The court sets a June 21 1938 hearing at 2 90 p m in Parowan for objections. Clerk W Clair Rowley notes May 5 1938 seal and dates.
Cedar Valley and Patrowan Valley farmers cooperate on a certified white rose seed potato project. J. T. Lyell of Moorhead Allan supplies the seed potatoes. Six carloads will be distributed and planted in Iron County this year under Mrs Lyell supervision as marketing agent.
N and B Dodd Utah meetings urged farmers to back the new farm act, stressing that success hinges on rural cooperation. He outlined that payments and privileges under the act come with crop choices and soil-conserving practices, and noted acreage allotments to safeguard wheat returns amid uncertain prices. Utah farmers showed higher income in early 1938 compared with 1936 and 1937, with cash receipts of 7.4 million dollars in Q1 1938 versus 6.27 million in Q1 1936 and 7.84 million in Q1 1937.
Mr Carl ps r ore of Pacify Produce Distributors Inc of San Jose California says 41000 acres of green pod peas will start this week in Iron County Cedar Valley farmers begin May 10 with first picking planned in early August Grading packing equipment is arriving for harvest of over 200 carloads of peas De Fiore predicts substantial income for county farmers and laborers with payments to farmers and workers likely at least one hundred thousand dollars
Dr George F Knowlton of Stay State Agricultural college urges gardeners to welcome certain insects. Lady beetles eat aphids and their eggs, reducing pests. ten million convergent ladybird beetles were shipped to Utah last season. Ground beetles lacewing and tachina flies also curb pests, while ants can be deterred by safe measures.
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