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Show Home Brew '' ----- - The Weekly Ravings of Ye Editor BELIEVE IN JINXES? If you are one of those who de-pend on good luck charms and the like to pull through you had better get out your favorite rabbit's (opt or something and dust it off for the second Friday in March Is the 13th. And so is the second Fri-day in November. Either of these hoodoos is enough to scare off the ordinary believer in superstition and their conjunction is likely to Jar their eyeteeth but when it oc-curs twice in the same year Well, anything might happen. However, many refuse to be unduly alarmed. In fact some Republicans believe it is a sign that things are coming their way again- - Friday the 13th ' occurred twice in 1920 when they saved the country from the Demo-crats and twice in 1924, another G. O. P. year. When they won their big victory in 1928 Friday fell on the 13th three times but only once In 1932 when the Democrats snowed them under. Be that as it may, in nearly all lands there are people who shy away, from the number 13. In Tur-key the dislike became so great that It was dropped from the vo-cabulary. Italians never use the number 13 in lotteries. English folks omit it from their auto license plates. In many French cities and towns no house bears that number and even in our own country many persons refuse to live in a house bearing that number and some ho-tels and office buildings have no room 13 or a 13th floor. In some localities the houses are numbered 12 or 12A. Our railroads and other transportation concerns say travel is lightest on the 13th of the month and when the 13th falls on Friday it is even lighter. One of the most widely known of the 13 superstitions is that it is unlucky to sit at a table where there are 13 persons. Tradition has It that some one of the 13 will die within the year. Some authorities say this dates back to the time of Christ when 13 gathered at the ta-ble for the Last Supper. Judas ot was the first to leave and all are familiar with his fate. How-ever, it is known that this super-stition was rife among the Asiatics long before that. Others trace it back to Scandinavian mythology when the 12 major gods were seat-ed about the table in Valhalla and the evil spirit, Loki, arrived to make the 13th. Friday bears special significance in this connection be-cause It was the festival of certain gods. Their wrath was sure- - to fall on the unwary heads of all who did not give up their own pursuits on that day to indulge in the fes-tival. In Paris, there are persons known as "fourteeners" because it is their business to be available to all who wish a 14th guest at pat-ties and dinners when only 13 ap-- However, there are those persons who have no fear of the dreaded number but take It as their good luck symbol. In the national capital the auto tag numbered 13 has gone to the same person for a number of years while a great demand ex-ists for the tags number 1,313 and 131,313. Louis XIII of France chose a title with 13 letters and always Hade his most important decisions . &d moves on the 13th. Nansen, the explorer started on an arctic expedi" lion on the 13th with 13 men and returned home on the 13th, later attending a dinner party on Fri-day the 13th as the 13th guest. Rich-ai- d Wagner, the composer, was horn on the 13lh in 1813. Ancients observed a calendar and the old custom of giving a bride 13 pieces of gold still exists in La-tin countries that have any gold. In America the number 13 should b regarded very highly. There were 13 original states and oui first flag had 13 stripes and 13 stars. Our first navy numbered IS ships and Admiral Perry won his Lake Erie victory on the 13th. The Stars and Stripes was raised over Fort Sumpter on the 13th; the first message over an Atlantic cable was received on the I3th, and our na-- I tional motto has 13 letters. Close examination will reveal that the eagle on American quarters has 13 feathers in its tail and 13 long ones in each wing, clutches 13 arrows with one claw and a branch with 13 leaves in the other and carries a ribbon in its mouth with 13 let-ters on it. To add to the horrible features of this coin there are 13 stars on the shield over the eagle's head and 13 more on the other side. Nevertheless, we never knew anyone to refuse a quarter nor to accept 13 cents or $13 in change or turn down a salary of $1,313 even though offered on Friday the 13th- - Pathfinder. . t (nil ttn Mm IVfKKV m1)1V r&$1MKV pol. 45 No. 41. An independent Newspaper BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH i3, 1936. oldest Weekly in git Lake CountT 'Phone 91 DANGERS OF KITE FLYING STRESSED BV UTAH POWER The kite flying season Is with us again, and with It comes the danger to life and limb, unless youngsters are careful to fly their kites In the "great open spaces" rather than In close proximity to power lines! In their desire to avoid accidents which may cause death or serious injury, representatives of the Utah Power Sc Light company are Issu-ing a warning to youngsters w,ho enjoy the sport of flying kites, cautioning them to be careful that their soaring kites and strings do not contact electric wires. Emphasis is placed upon the dan-ger of damp strings, held, by child-ren, falling. across lines transmitt-ing electric current to the kite flier, which may bring fatal results. It Is also pointed out that there is very serious danger In youngsters attempting to release kite strings which become entangled with elec-tric wires. It is hoped that boys will heed this warning and avoid the tragic consequences that ' 'are likely to occur from taking ,' un-necessary chances, v-- Kite flying in proximity to elec-tric wires is not only potential dan-ger to life and limb. Children should bear in mind, in addition to this, that it is extremely danger-ous to throw wires over lines or to come In contact with them ' In any way, regardless of whether they are insulated or not. bibm c. y. o. DEFEATS COOKS TO W1NJ0URNEY Local Quint Takes First Place In Eastern Utah Tourna-ment Held at Price The Bingham C. Y. O. basketball team defeated Cook's, 27-2- last Saturday at Price to win first place in the Eastern Utah gold medal tournament. The game is said to have been one of the fastest exhi-bitions of basketball every played in this state. C.Y.O. took an 8-- lead at the end of the first quarter, and maintained it throughout most of the game. The score at the half was 14-1- and at the end of the third quarter, 19-1- both for the winners. Byrne, with 10 points, was high man of the game. Vlasic, with 8, as tied with Brusse of the losers for second. Father Martin Burke, hwo accom-- i panied the team to the Carbon county metropolis, stated that thej boys all played stellar ball. Steve Pazell, Walter Bollc and Jimmy Byrne received medals for plac-ing on the all-st- team. Pazell also received the "golden dragon" for making the most spectacular shot of the entire series. On a tipoft and jump ball, he put the ball in the hoop from the sideline, at a point in the game when Biifgham was sorely in need of an extra goal. Following the games, the Bing-ham team and Father Burke were entertained by Father RueL former pastor of Holy Rosary church here, but now of Price. Health Survey Officials Visit 2 Mines Here Occupational Study Conducted At Open-Cu- t and Apex Properties This Week An occupational study was con. ducted in two of the local mines, Wednesday. March 11th by the lo-cal U. S. Health Survey, accord-ing to Cleon A. Harding, local supervisor. The study was made, from 10:30 A. M. until 12:30 A. M., In the Utah Copper open pit mine. The common occupational terms used by the local miners, machine shop and railroad employees, also methods used in the open copper mine was explained by Mr. Ray Bowen, who was assigned by the mining company to conduct the members of the Health Survey through the Utah Copper proper-tic- s. From 2:00 P. M. until 5:00 P. M. the occupational study was con-Hurte- il in the tTtiih.Arwv under. ground properties. The members of the Health Survey study group were escorted through the mine by Mr- Lawrence E. Snow, mine super-intendent. It was very interesting and edu-cational to see the under-groun-miners at their regular work and witness the machines in operation. The party met very much of a sur-prise In the quick change of tem-perature between the 1150 level, where it was so extremely damp and warm that their top coats were an extreme burden, compared with the cold air as they stepped out or the cage at the top of the shaft on-to one of Utah's Alps. The party arrived at the hoist house, at the top of the shaft and stepped out into the deep snow on the mountain top just in time to witness the effects of the late after-noon blasting in the Utah Copper properties. This was a wonderful and advantageous location to view the Bingham mining properties. Both of the above mining com-panies were cooperative in mak-ing the study a success. Fred A. Berghout, assistant state supervisor, also the local supervisor for the Health Survey express sincere ap-preciation to the above mining companies for their courtesy and cooperation- - A more intensive study of the mining industry including all of the mining properties will be made in the near future. One of the most surprised mem-bers of the group was Miss Mae P. Kaplan, editing supervisor from Philadelphia, ,who could hardly re-alize the magnitude of the mining industry in Bingham Canyon. The enumeration, which is the first part of the Health Study will be completed by March 21st while it will take several months to com-plete the balance of the study. "The successful completion of this part of the survey is largely due to the very splendid coopera-tion given by the citizens of Bing-ham." the local supervisor says. LEGIOII SPONSORS FIGHT GAOD HERE SATURDALMAR. 28 DEE JOHNSON, KID CAN-NON HEAD LIST. MAT EVENTS ALSO SLATED. An athletic card, featuring 15 rounds of boxing and thre wrestl-ing matches, will be staged by Blng-ha- Post No. 30 of the American Legion at the civic center on Satur-day night, March 28, according to Al Ablett, who arranged the bouts. The main boxing event in the fight card brings together two of the finest welterweights in the west Dee Johnson and Kid Cannon. Dee is from Mag-na and improves with each fight, his last bout being on the Legion card here February 25, when he won by a knockout over Soldier Ostler In the third round. Cannon is from Twin Falls, Idaho, and is the boy who twice defeated Jack Burke, the nationally known Ogden boy. The headliner is listed for five rounds, but Ablett confidentially states that he believes it won't last that long. It promises to be a real scrap. Two preliminary boxing bouts are now being arranged, and from advance dope, these will be be-tween boys who are willing and eager to fight. Wrestling EvenU The main wrestling event is be-tween to of the best-know- n mat artists in the country Dell Kunkel and Dan Savich. Leg Coates, sports writer of - the Deseret News says, "Dell Kunkel is without question the best man at his weight in the world." Savich is the former guard of the University of Utah, and is a Tooele boy. He was defeated by Kunkel in Salt Lake .City recently and has been itching for revenge ever since. This will be his chance. Two preliminary wrestling match-es are in the process of being sign-ed up, according to Ablett, who stated to the Bulletin that he will have the complete dope for next week's paper. First Annual Report of the "Legion Civic Center1 The Bingham Post No. 30 of the American Legion has for years the need for a Civic Center for the town of Bingham Canyon. Early In 1935 the old Bingham High School Gymnasium was Inspected with the thought In mind of converting this building into a Civic Center. After a thorough Investigation and much discussion this project was decided upon. A lease on the building was obtained from the Jordan School Board through the town of Bingham Canyon. In March 1935 work was started by the individual Legionnnuires. The condition of the building was deplorable as all of the window glass had been broken allowing rains and snows to damage the interior of the building. The work consisted of a thorough clenn-U- ) of building, repairing window glass, plastering, cleaning and painting walls and ceilings, sand-ing and varnishing floors, repairs to the roof, replacing frozen and brok-en pipes and overhauling heating system. During the year 2737 man-hour- s of labor were donated to this project by Legionnaires. On the top floor of the building there is now a large lodge room suitable for meetings, card parties and dances, a fully equipped kitchen, a banquet room with seating capacity for 150 people, a large room for the exclusive use of the Scout organization, and a billiard room. The gymnasium floor has been put in excellent shape for dancing and this hall is ideal for the holding of boxing and wrestling exhibitions, basket-ball, and various other sports. In the basement of the building there is , c cloak room, dressing and shower room, and a swimming pool. The! Legion plans to build an apartment in the building for use of the care-taker. The swimming pool has not been used as yet but no doubt will be used in the future. That the civic center building meets a real need if"evidenced by the ever increasing use of the building by the various brganizatlons of the town. During the month of January twenty-fiv-e meetings or dances were held In the building by different organizations, such 6s, Civic Club, Ruth Rebekah's Lodge, American Legion and Auxiliary, Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. In harmony with the Legions desire to foster "Scouting" In the community they are allowing free use of the building for all scout activities- - As additional furnishings and equipment are added to building it is expected that the people of Bingham will find ever increasing use of their "CIVIC CENTER." ; The detailed report below shows that for the yer J5.396.05 has been expended on the building. Of this amount the Legion Post expended $2,592.70 and donated $1731.50 (valuation placed on 2737 man hours of labor.) in labor. Various individuals, business, houses, and mining com-panies donated the total of $1,0731.85. The majority of the $2489.04 by the post has been spent locally for such Items as coal, power police service, custodian, musicians, paint, etc. The total of receipts for the year, mostly from dances and fight cards is $2,488 90. The Bingham Post and its Auxiliary at this time wishes to thank the Bingham public, Fraternal' Orders, Civic Orsaafijtion. Firemen. Business Houses and Mining Companies for their splendid support and cooperation. With the belief that continued support will be forthcoming in the future the Legion looks forward confidently to an early completion of this project. BINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Stadium Progress Work on the Bingham High Srhool stadium Is progressing ra-pidly. Excavation and barrow work will be completed during March, by which time pipes will have been laid to puddle the field.. After it has settled the field will be seed-ed. Hopes that the field will be ready by fall are high at. the .High School. It would mean much to the football season. Prom The Bingham High School. Junior Prom scheduled for March 27 prom-ises to be super-specia- l. Committees are working daily to perfect plans and start work. Class advisors, Mr. Kuhni, and students are already beginning to work overtime. It is whispered that the theme will be a very colorful one, but we'll tell you more about that later. Adolph Brox and his excellent musicians will play which fact will add to the pleasure potenti-alities of the dance, decidedly. Police Court News Paul Sinks, erstwhile employe of the Utah Construction company, was apprehended at Copperton Wednesday afternoon when he at-tempted to take "French leave" from Bingham without paying his board bill at a local cafe. When stopped by Proprietor Sam Sturm and Judge S- - J. Kennsr, Sinks re-fused to pay the $24.50 due, but when threatened with an immedi-ate attachment on his vehicle, he decided that it was cheaper to set-tle up than to evade payment. The penalty for "beating a board bill" in Utah is six months' im-prisonment in the county jail. Judge Kenner states. Louie Johnson was fined $10.00 by Judge A. T.. Williams Thursday afternoon on a drunkenness charge. Johnson as arrested by police Chief Al Pautch on Wednesday evening when he apparently imbibed too freely and became belligerent, chal-lenging all comers to fight with fisticuffs. Chief Pautch accepted the challenge but instead of a fight there was an arrest. Ervin Randall received a 30-da- y jail sentence and. a fine of $35 be-fore Judge Williams Thursday on n rfninlcpnness charge . Randall, who also fell into the toils of the law last payday, fell through the plate glass- - window of the Royal shoe shop, and demolished $47 worth of glass. A few pair of shoes displayed in the window were damaged and cut, it is said. STATEMENT OF LABOR AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED LEGION CIVIC CENTER LABOR SUPPLIES Hours Amount PostAC Donations Total Plumbing, Furnace, etc 427 $30910 $629.28 $645.85 $1,584.23 Gymnasium 729 437.40 379.31 81.00 897.71 Dressing Room 274 164.40 44.45 208.85 Scout Room 50 3000 13.24 3.00 46.24 Apartment 66 39.60 10.06 49.66 HaHS 186 99.60 13.31 8.00 120.91 Dances'".'.'.'.! 235 141.00 949.13 .2500 1,115.13 Fight Cards 212 ' 163.60 - 327.24 50.00 540.84 Club Room 285 17 1 00 1 05.51 87.50 364.01 Kitchen 63 37.80 17.79 10.00 65.59 Dining Room 1 85.20 42.88 158.50 286.58 Pool Room 88 52.80 6050 3.00. 116.30 Xotals "2,737 1,731.50 2.592.70 1,071.85 5,396.05 ' STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS 14300 Rentals Contributions 3600 Scout's Concession at Fight Card 13 60 1.695-3- Admissions to Dances Admissions to Fight Card 60100 Totals ; Submitted by Blngham Post No. SO, American Legion. TELEPHONE COMPANY SETS $800,000 AS UTAH CONSTRUCTION FUND C. A. Alston, Utah state man-ager for the Mountain States Tel-ephone and Telegraph company, gave the report last week that hla company had set $800,000 for con-struction in Utah in the 1938 budget. Thirty-eigh- t individual projects are provided for in the budget, which allows nearly $200,000 for rearrangements and changes in plants and $600,000 for usual rou-tine work, as installation, removal and maintenance of telephones. A large bart of the construction work will be the removal and relaying of toll ltnes on highways where this work is made necessary by widening on other improvements. An application for a reduction In the rate on telephone hand sets was presented to the public ser-vice commission last week. This reduction is to become effective April 1st. It is estimated by the state manager that the reduction will save Utah ratepayers around $21,000 a year. At the present time the rate on hand sets is 25 cents a month more than on desk sets, this amount to be paid for a period of 36 mon-ths, and under the proposed sched-ule the change would be reduced to 15 cents a month extra for a period of 18 months. "' -- The company also proposes to eliminate the charge, which has ranged from $1 to $1.50, for making the change from desk sets to hand sets. all ales As told lo: ELMO FRANK E. . i SCOTT HAGAN WATSON The Permanent Wave Gland A DISCOVERY that might easily save American women millions of dollars every year has been re-ported from Prospect, Oonn., by Carl Louis Mortlson, artist and cor-respondent for the Waterbury (Conn.) Republican. According to Mr. Mortlson, Mrs. Lester Green of Prospect and her daughter have permanent waves that are the envy of the neighborhood. It seems that Lester Green, while butchering, discovered a minute gland which produced a fluid re-sponsible for the curl or kink la a pig's tall. This fluid, when ex-tracted, diluted with water and rubbed on the hair produced a wave for Mrs. Green and his daughter that not only promised to have lasting qualities but also defies rain. In fact, shampooing only freshens It and makes it more po-tent. Mr. Green visualizes great possi-bilities for this magic fluid. He be-lieves that its greatest value will be demonstrated In mannfacturlng bed springs. He says that by Im-mersing steel or brass wire In the solution it - colls Immediately Into a spring and he predicts that his discovery may revolutionize the bed spring manufacturing business. So far he has not patented the proc-ess and anyone who wants to try It and make their own bed springs li welcome to do so. 8 wwtwn Xtwppr Union. Legion Auxiliary Birthday Party Is Community Event - Ladies of the local American Legion Auxiliary are sponsoring a St. Patrick's dance and Legion Birthday party, at the civic cen-ter, on the evening of Tuesday, I March 17. Advance sale of tickets indicate that a large crowd will be present to trip the light fan-tastic to the rhythm of Joe Reese and his orchestra. Proceeds from the dance will be used for a worthy community project, to be decided upon by the various civic groups of the city, which are cooperating to make the affair a financial and social success. This is indeed a worthy en'er-pris- e and as such deserve;! the whole-hearte- support of the people of Bingham Canyon. GEORGE B. ACTON PASSES AWAY IN LOCAL HOSPITAL George B. Acton, 74, for 20 years a resident of Bingham, died at a local hospital this morning from pnuemonia and heart trouble. Fun-eral services will be held Sunday at 1 p. m. at the Bingham Mortuary chapel, Rev. T. H. Chilson officiat-ing, and interment will be made in the Bingham cemetery. Acton as born at Colombia, Mo., and before coming to Bingham was a conductor on the Southern Pacific Railway out of Tucson, Arizona. For many years he was a brake-ma- n for the Utah Copper company here. Just prior to his demise he was employed at Copperfield by Salt Lake County. Surviving are a brother, A. T. Acton, of Bingham, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Creasy, of Columbia, Mo. Hi; wife succumbed in Salt Lake Cily about 10 years ago. FEDERAL INCOME TAX OFFICIAL IN BINGHAM For the purpose of assisting tax-payers to file their federal income tax returns, William M. Gardner will be at the city hall in Bingham Saturday from 9 to 2 o'clock, and will be at the U. S. Hotel in Cop-perfiel- d for the remainder of the afternoon. Advertise in The BulletinIt Pays! ; v DR. BENNION ASSUMES DENTAL PRACTICE HERE Dr. B- D. Bennion has taken over the dental practice of the late Dr. George Page, with offices in the Utah Copper hospitaL Dr, Bennion, who is a graduate of the Kansas City Western den-tal college, came here about two months ago, when Dr. Page was removed to a Salt Lake City hos-pital. For the past seven years he has practiced dentistry in Salt Lake City. The family of Dr. George W. Page wishes to thank the many friends for kindness and sympathy shown during their recent bereave, ment. Appreciation is also express-ed for the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs. George W- - Page Returns' from Visit Mrs. Geo. Chrlstopherson return-ed home Monday night from Cedar City, Utah where she has been j visiting relatives, J j Alger Baum is driving a hand-- ; some new Chrysler sedan, pur-chased from Adderly St Nichols. |