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Show f f Slippery Streets Cause Mishaps To Local People a Icy streets and foggy weather combined to create a condition 'responsible for many automobile wim nil I i f cidents throughout Utah. Vol. serious affecting Murray sidents was the one Christmas in which Blanche Rinerose fjlTered severe bruises and lacer- Most 51 -- No. 18 PfIcsX ncTi Murray City, Utah, Thursday, January la One Dollar a Year 2, 1941 i ' .- liuua - stitches being taken in her flips and nose, bhe is recovering piccly but tne snocK was severe, and occupants of all the cars involved were very fortunate to escape with such slight injuries. il'oor visibility is thought to be l'iji'ly responsible for the acci-j- 5 fat which occurred about 1 "jclock a.m., December 25, about feet north of 45th South on Jbc ! The Murray City Commission Monday approved the city's 1941 budget of $238,838.00, which is , than 1940. higher by $33,236.50 The increase is due to an appropriation inof the power plant $44,130 for the department purpose of constructing a new steam power generating unit. In spite of the budget hike, however, Murray City Corporation will actually spend $10,893.50 less in 1941 than in 1940 for general operating expenses. Deduction of the single item for the new power plant leaves J) street. ,rnrrciir0 tn reenrris at thf i;rray police station, the coupe driven by William jpLkets with Blanche Ringrose. tiIdpassenger, was traveling north a Chevrolet coupe, driven by . , :at I a ti ti uir ivimvaie wnn irnsie xioii iwu Ttiite Ply-A'U- th ' m tmen passengers, was traveling rth, both close to the center s, jtiiflic line. According to each evidently thought ihe other was making a left hand tym with the result that they collided on the right hand side, throwing both cars on the oppo-t- it side of the street from which tb y were traveling. The Picket car was sideways about six feet of! the center on the west side r. i the Holt car was sideways in xhe first trafTic lane on the east wit-iese- $94,-708.- with the J. going of the connections, $200. A decrease to tions is $95,000 from electric light col Sunday at Grand Opening new super service station Ravarino at 39th South ami State streets will hold its grand opening Saturday, January 4.1 The event will be celebrated with free chocolates for visiting ffv.tlenien and free gardenias for I the ladies, according to Ted ,3'he Mr. Willumsen was born at Koskild, Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 27, 1867, a son of Martin and Sophia Andreas Christenia Willumsen He came to America when 10 years of ago. He was Murray's first postmaster and began publication of manager. This new service station will take its place as one of the larg- est and finest in the entire state. Mr. L "The American Eagle," forerunner of the present Murray Eagle, in 1896. Through the paper, Mr. Willumsen did much to build up Brady said today that the built with idea of the guaranteeing fSb the most complete and service possible and tnugh Wt Ironies the inspection of every pex station had been Ci.rray Mr. Murray. During the latter years of his yife he spent most of his time daily was syndicated and sold country. throughout the Surviving Mr. Willumsen are three daughters, Mrs. Henry E. Stiffler of Bacchus. Mrs. T. J. Stifller of Sacramento, California, and Mrs. Sheldon Strange of San Francisco, California, and Mona Leo a granddaughter, Glondale. of Strange !of Midvale. are the parents of ithr first baby born New Year's ly at the Cottonwood Mater- He weighed 10 Jly hospital. 4 V .,,1 i i.-- linesday morning. .. n ini Interment on trip ' J Jr.extended Grant Powell and Mr. Lin Oliver are on an extended A MASTER HAS HIS HOBBY TOO 1 ! f1 , I II' jUfcjlA a staunch friend and a true and loyal citizen. "Now, therefore, be and is hereby resolved by the Board of Commissioners of Murray City, Salt Lake County, State of Utah, that they do hereby, as a commission and individually, express their sincerest sympathies and extend their heartfelt condolences to the members of the family of Gottlieb Berger. "Passed, approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Murray City, Utah, at a regular session thereof on the 30th day of December, 1940. J. CLIFFORD HANSEN SHERMAN G. FREEZE" meeting held Monday at the Arlington school of men Guard from Murray indicated that there was considerable enthusiasm for the proposal. A number of draftees in draft board No. 15 have indicated that they nueht join immediately. Dr. James Clove this week explained that it is necessary to enlist (id men within one month, Maui ice Watts, who has already prepared the ground work for the organization, has been contacting local draftees. A meeting will be held at (he Murray high rhool Tuesday. January 7. at 7 30 p m. Colonel J. H. West of the 22 Field ArtilA al will those attend Dr. Clove aid that Interested in becoming a rtvmber f 1 1.1" 'j William P. lUtbinMui. who I Iwller known a an Instructor of imi.ir. ha an unusual liobbr for a musir master. He spend n pare time making wooden cabinrts and toy, and it i ernerally crwI that hi workmanship i a roo1 a thr best. Th h- -aboe Rave pirlur wa taken with Mvrral pieces of hi work which tn thr jounsrr member of hi family a Christina present. Mr. binon is teaching tnuic part lime at the Ailington school. ?hould attend this meeting. When the organization is complete, the men will go to San Luis Obisp. California, for one year' training, leaving Murray sometime in February. staki:s r.ou ami lt llll rilllllll 1 M Bad Check Wriler Held On Bond Local Posioffice Noies Big Gains The Murray branch of the Salt Lake City post office in 1940 had the greatest volume of sales in stamps, money orders and insured packages than any time in its history, according to II. V. postmaster. In December, 1940, the local post office issued money orders totaling $3,326.61. an increase of "$S69.47 over 1939. 10.107 individual orders were made out in 1940 against 8,758 in 1939. Stamp sales were up $4(39.44. In 1940 sales totaled $3,310.52 compared with $2,841.08 in 1939. The total number of letters mailed here was 105.881 an increase of 12,596 over 1939. were 1,631 insured packages mailed, while there were only 1,261 in 1939, an increase of 370. The local post office, besides Mr. Sadlier, employs five carriers, two regular clerks and two extra clerks. During the Christmas rush, nine extra carriers and five extra clerks were Sad-lie- r, Short News Items Here And There The drive for funds to supply new band unifonns for the high school band has tutted $300 to date, according to Dr. James Clove, cl ik. With the $600 already appropriated by the school board. $300 remains to bo earned in the drive. The uniform pattern lias been chosen and the order placed, he said. Naiional Guard Unit Plan Gains other army officers MfcT tl MM GOTTLIEB BERGER passed city following resolution of condolence to members of the family of Gottlieb Berger as introduced by commissioner J. Clifford Hansen: "Whereas Murray City and its citizens have, during a long period of time, enjoyed the advice and counsel of one of its leading citizens, Gottlieb Berger and whereas in the fullness of time Gottlieb Berger departed this life on the 26th of December. 1940 and Whereas Murray City and the citizens thereof have lost in the inter-Nation- Germania avenue, at the age 1860. sinking fund, $6525; relief projects, $9700; notes payable, $929; property additions, $12,908; bonds redeemed, $15,000; unappropriated revenue, $6890; total appropriations, $238,838. Berger 449 of 83 years. He had been a resident of Salt Lake county since operating ance, $400; sundry costs, $8000; electric light department, $114,605; dog tax collection, $600; bonds and interest in of Gottlieb Gottlieb Berger, father of Mayor G, R, Berger, died Thursday of last week at his home, : miscellaneous relief expenditures, the budget provides $1500. This decrease in estimated expenditures, however, is partly compensated by an increase of $7708 planned for property additions. This is accounted for by provision of $10,000 in the 1941 budget for the installation of sodium vapor lights on South State street within the Murray city limits. Expenditures allowed for each department are: Salaries, $6540; city hall maintenance, $2300; police and prison, $8720; fire department, $4610; city court, $4300; city elections, $750; health department, $2 4 60 ; roads and streets, $9000; street lighting, $6400; waterworks maintenance, mainten$7200; city cemetery ance, $5400 public library maintenance, $1800; city park maintenance, $3800; sewer mainten- lery and ' tti. lections, $6,000 in cemetery collections; waterworks, $23,000; city licenses, $7,500. Largest decrease in estimated expenditures is a $12,300 drop in the appropriation for relief projects. No funds have been provided in 1941 for roads, the N.Y. A. school, McGhie springs project, city hall repairs, fire hall repairs or the purchase of a truck. For passing Funeral Services Held For Gottlieb Berger, 83,Sunday made in Murray MOVE INTO NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Fox have moved into their new home at 4356 Glenn street. W i"USIC was city cemetery. El Paso. Texas, and Albu-Jnjue. New Mexico. They plan to go down into Mexico before I rrturmng home. trip tv for the material BABY BORN Mrs. Cort Rosenhan and articles writing American Press association. This car owner. ill roi NI) I o'clock in the Rose died Tuesday morning of last week in a Salt Lake hospital of causes incident to age. Mr. C. S. Merrill conducted the services. of Angolo i 11 room of the Deseret Mortuary for Martin A. Willumsen, 73, who MURRAY BOOSTER IS DEAD E I Death Takes Martin City Commission Wilumsen; Was First Passes Resolution Of Condolence To Bergers Murray Eagle Editor At its regular Monday meeting Funeral services wr.'P. h'd the commission the Station Ho Favors On Bn. iy, expected for dog taxes. $43,-00- Service f $60 in collec- 0 Revenue accounts include from general property taxes, ed. I more than was $13,200 department anticipated and the less than was spent $19,676.88 appropriated in the budget. inThe budget anticipates an crease in balance on hand of $14,133.50. Other revenue increases expected include electric light collections of $13,200; waterworks collections, $3,000; fines and forfeitures, $2,000; $863 in motor vehicle registration refunds; 100 in permits, and water Due of the girls in the Mc-C- ji ary car was injured and was jtff.en to the county hospital I Jl ere it was found she had suffered a fractured rib. Smith and William t Lrncst tRIrgroso were among the first to tflhve on the scene and Mr.Ring-ita- -' took his sister to a doctor. The drivers of all the cars with other passengers escaped with minor cuts and bruises, but all three cars were badly damag- Give $205,601.-5- 0. Clifford Hansen, commission- collected Gillen and Ed Larscn were x at the scene, but before they jould get the cars clear of the itieet, a sedan driven by Don MiCleary, Murray, with two women passengers, traveling north, hit the Holt car; and another car wiih an unknown driver, south, clipped the fenders j Picket car in passing. figure of 1940 er of the power plant department, pointed out that the increased budget expense will not a require an increase in taxes as surplus will pay for the new power plant. The power plant department Joe j 00 budget total as compared the street. of jjiie LONG-TM- Budget increased To Build New Power Plant i GRtiKN HALL ANNOTATED The Gold and Green Ball, sponsored by Cottonwood and Big Cottonwood ftakrs. will be given January 3 in the Hotel Utah. I'ROTEST Hynmi Bennion tins week asked the City commission to cancel license acroutits delinquent against the Bennion Flour and Fed Mill, He said that the nature of his business did not rail for the type of license he had lieen asked to pay and said that in the future ins linn would pay all licenses: if the delinquencies Were cancelled, PAYROLL Salaries and payrolls for the period ending Dec. 31. Mm ray City Corpoialion. totaled S2.7!i3 15 and accounts pavable m Hie general fund. 3.:ci.i;'; and $i i'.nci in the l ght ti parttnei t. all ordered paid. OVERDRAWN In order I" kt ep tin- civ water department, from ovrdrawtng in the sum of $325. the oidend funds commission city set aside for lelnf piojects be in placed the water dipaittnent $10,000 The city commission I. as ordered $10,000 U- transferied fi'otn the light department to the gen- eral fund. Frank H. Hodell of Murray wei'k was resting in the county jail following his failure to supply a $2,500 bond after Judge W. Douglas Allen had heard a complaint against him for writing a worthless check. TrafTic cases before the city court during the week included Earl T. Williams, 658 Carson St., fined SI 00 and sentenced to serve 30 days in jail for drunken drivthis ing. C. L. Ni rden of $5.00 for running Bingham fined a red light Gutiave R. Butterfield, Riverton, fined $20.1)0 for speeding. Mike Mark, 20 East 48th South pleaded guilty to three charges, lie ran a red light and was fined $7.50; fined $10.00 for speeding and $5.00 for failure to have license plates. Grant Haslam, C075 South 13th East fined $5.00 for speeding. Sportsmanlike Driving By F.I.TA ALLEN Students of the Murray high school Sportsman Driving class a iv indulging in a bit of fun and are really learning at the same time the art of sportsmanlike driving along with lawful rules of the highway. These students with the aiil of their instructor, Melvin II. Harris, should at the end of the course have successfully completed and learned the many tests of h ivingwhieh he is putting In fore them and should be icady to pass their state drivels test without any trouble. The members o fthc class are appicciative of the !Tnts of Mr. Il.iins, Mr. principal, the schol board, and Welling Motor Co in obtaining a new Fold automobile f(, their use. The motor company is allowing the high school to borrow this new autoinohile for use of the Moitc-nson- , .students. Some of the (hiving tests ate dining at 2a miles an hour and s.ippUig ill a given ttudgin, Various lists ( unci t long parallel parking, dining in a straight line, wc.iving in and out of a numW i of ii.aikt rs without lumping the car en cither side, 'Die p:osective drivers must also be able to attain speed while and eioiid gears and must in 1' I iible to completely shift gears in a given 175 feet and at the .sune tune do it m 12 seconds In i;netal. the student.5! must be ill, Moiis v able Pi operate the car smoothly. ATI RNAI, ORDI R Ol' I S St III, RITES Initiation of new members and the installation of two new took ph.ee Thursday at 8 pin. a! a inciting of actio No. 7.i. Fraternal Older of Eagles, I R urn; l;.(.l of-(ie- is DRAIT BOARD HAS I OR 8 OLl'NTN l!S H OTA OF 27 Iical draft board J No 15 must furnish 27 men by January 21. To date eight of the necessary quota have volunteered f r service, according to Mis L'Ui.-- e Erickson, clerk. the hall. ItMintly appointed mcir.bt rs of the dxecutive board of the Frath were installernity Iniiiding ed Thursday aie 13. A KIu.mto at Fiat-Di- al and LcHoy Nelson. Funeral services were held last Sunday in Murray First ward, Bishop D. H. Snarr of Murray Second ward officiating. Speakers were R. R. Rasmussen, J. Ephraim Wahlquist and Bishop Snarr. Musical numbers were duets, "In the Garden" and "Angry Words," sung by Olive Wallin and Lulu Snarr, and "Oh, My Father" and "111 Go Where You Want Me to Go," sung by a male quartet under the direction of C. Sharp Walters. Interment was made in the Murray city cemetery and dedication of the grave was made by James Gilbert. At the time Mr. Berger came to Murray with his parents only a few houses were in the entire Millcreek - Murray - Cottonwood district. He was born at Bern, Switzerland, on February 15, 1857, and came to the United States when three years of age. When the family came to Salt Lake City in September, 1860, they immediately settled in Murray. Mr. Berger was a railroad brakeman for two years and was employed by the American Smelting and Refining company in Murray for 36 years. In May, 1885, the smelting company sent him to Australia to supervise smelting operations there. He served as city commissioner of Murray from to 1932. He was active in the old Murray L. D.S. ward and in Murray Second ward, where he served as president of the high priest quorum for 20 years and as assistant superintendent of the ward Sunday 19-1- School. On December 2, 1880, he married Emma Arnold of Murray. He is survived by five sons and daughters. Mayor Berger, Mrs. Thomas Baker, Mrs. Joseph Baker, Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Gotlfred A. Berger and C. Everett Berger, all of Murray; 25 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Mr. Berger is remembered by many Murray people for his faithful devotion to the interest of this community. Not only did he serve the city in his official capacity as city commissioner, but was at all times keenly interested in all of its affairs during his life time and was active in several organizations. Mr. Berger won the affection of the Murray fire department, by his high regard and labors for that group and in 1932 was awarded a gold watch by the firemen. W. G. Churches of Murray who served on the city commission with Mr. Berger expressed his opinion of the deceased: "Mr. (Continued on Tate 8) EAST RITES HONOR KATIE BARRETT McIIENRY Funeral services were held on Monday uflcrnoon for Mrs. Katie Barrett McHcnry. 71, of 4712 H.mauer street. Bishop Alma E. conducted Crane the services, which were held in Murray First ward. Speakers were D. Bran.non Brmton and S. E. Bnnghurst. Interment was mode in the Murray city cemetery and the crave was dedicated by John T. Bar- rett. Mis. Mi Henry was born in Murfreesboro. Tenn., in December, B'l, a daughter of James and Charlotte Hetron Barrett. She was the widow of James W. Mt lb ry, who died in 1931. for the She tx sided in Muna past 56 years. Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs. Alice Gecslm of Salt Like City, and Mrs. Pearl Wright an l Mrs. Irene Hobbs of Murray; four sons, James B., Siimm B and Osrar McHcnry, all of Murray, and Earl McHcnry of San Francisco; 18 grandchildren and eight givat gt 1 1 ATTEND ROSE BOWL CAME Mr. Veil McMillan left Sunday for Lis Angilei to attend the Ilo.se Bowl game, He accompanied a group of salesmen from the Bennett Motor company, the winning team dur mg a salt s contest held there dutirg a sales contest hold there during December. |