Show 14 B THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JUNE 21 1938 Return From Coast Jaunt Parkites Hold Annual Meet 3000 Strong Price Water Group Agrees To Debts Plan Commissioner Keyser Reports on Study of Los Angeles Project Liberty Park Crowded With Past and Present Park City Residents Way Is Opened for Placing of Farmers iti Sound Financial Shape Acquisition of adequate water supply must precede development of any community City Commissioner George D Keyser in charge of" water supply and waterworks emphasized Saturday following his return from the Pacific coast Accompanied by Waterworks Superintendent H K Burton and City Engineer W D Beers Commissioner Keyser has spent the last two weeks inspecting coast waterworks systems They toured every mile of the $200000000 Los Angeles water district project which will bring an additional 1500 second feet of Parkites— 3000 of them— swarmed every nook and corner of Liberty park Saturday in celebration of the sixth annual reunion of past and present residents of what every loyal Parkite rates Utah’s No 1 mining town Folks who have lived in Park City for more than half a century spent the daylight hours in telling the youngsters of the glories of the famous metal producing center in the days of long ago Those whose citizenry dates far fewer years while they couldn't keep pace with the exciting tales of the old timers— yarns with the lure of pioneering for gold and silver— had their say about things more modern Friends Meet Again Just lolling around eating a la picnickers and swapping gossip of mines and mining occupied the celebrants until the band concert by the Park City high school band began shortly after 5 p m Friends who had not seen one another since the last celebration met and told of Some rode in speed interimevents boats The youngsters did a bit of wading Everybody ate hot dogs The reunion brought Parkites from far and near It always does for a real Parkite would much rather meet another and long absent Parkite than King Edward or the Rajah of Rlngtingsing There were reunions within reunions in every section of the park all day long Everybody was glad to see everybody else It’s a way Parkites have The school band under the leadership of Byron D Jones presented a program of musical numbers before an audience that filled every beat in the open air auditorium fronting the music pavilion Hundreds of others occupied vantage spots in parked automobiles and on the grass beyond the pavilion Another program of short addresses was followed by the awarding of prizes to the oldest Parkite man and woman guest the biggest family of Parkites the Parkite who came fro farthest away to attend the r union and the like Coast Telegram Read A thrill for the reunionists came in the evening when a telegram of greetings from the Park City Southern California association to the picnickers was read The message was conveyed through W D Sutton a It was reunion committeeman signed by Dave Orr president and L H Raddon secretlry of the southern California Parkite organization "Friendly greetings to all "you Parkites” the telegram read “Our bunch will talk about you tomorrow" The "tomorrow” referred to the annual reunion of the southern California association to be held in Parkites of Los Angeles Sunday San Francisco will celebrate their annual reunion Sunday June 28 J F Flanagan secretary of the local Parkite organization will attend both California celebrations The committee in charge of reunion arrangements was headed by Dr L C Snow association president and William Nimmo program The general committee director included Mr Sutton Dr J J Galli-ga- n J William Stoner Dr G F M J McGill Gwilliams Judge Roger I McDonough and Mr Flanagan Judge Speaks Principal address was given by District Judge Roger I McDonough Miss Helen Van Cott gave a reading and Miss Anna Joyce Wentworth appeared in a song and dance City Officials ¥ water into the metropolitan district of that city System Adequate “The Los Angeles water system In a few years will be sufficient to Ray Van Colt Sr accommodate a population of two or three times that of Los Angeles in 1930 which was 1200000” Commissioner Keyser said The commissioner pointed out that when the present water devel opment program is finished the Los Angeles metropolitan water board plans to go again into Owens valley and tap Mono lake for an additional 650 second feet Los Angeles’ initial major water program the commissioner recalled was in Owens valley and was car- Former District Attorney ried out at a cost of about $34000000 Makes S F Visit to Seek Post Held by Commissioner Keyser said that his inspection of the San Francisco J W Robinson Provo bay area waterworks had convinced him the area by persistent development has guaranteed itself a water Ray Van Cott Sr Salt Lake City supply enough for a population of attorney and former district attor6000000 although the cities and ney of the Third judicial district towns to be serviced will not reach that population for a number of Saturday announced he would seek the Democratic nomination for conyears Records obtained by the city gress in the Second congressional officials during their trip which district included attendance at the National Mr Van Cott will oppose J W Waterworks’ association conven- Robinson of Provo the incumbent tion in Los Angeles it was exrepresentative from the district plained will be kept for future ref- which is composed of Salt Lake erence to aid in water development Utah Tooele and Davis bounties in Salt Lake City In his announcement Mr Van Cott declared he was not entering the race with any idea of asking Fines or Sentences the party to repudiate Representative Robinson Given Pair of Drivers Outlines Reasons “My candidacy’’ he said “does not involve the question of repudiOne hundred dollar fines or ation Representative Robinson has jail sentences were imposed served two terms in congress and upon a convicted drunken driver the supporters who have urged me and a convicted reckless driver by to become a candidate feel that Salt Police Judge A H Ellett Saturday Lake county should be more direct Raymond Slater 42 convicted on ly represented" 3 June a drunken driving charge Mr Van Cott said he had publicly as the result of an accident May 25 the Deer Creek project supported 1 to in the was given a stay until August and would continue to past pay the fine He was arrested after do so if he is nominated and elected an accident near Second South and to the house of representatives Main streets The new candidate was born in H L Gannett 39 of 251 Fourth Salt Lake City of a family East street who was sentenced on and was educated pioneer in the public the reckless driving charge was schools here the University of Utah arrested after he had allegedly and Cornell university 72 struck three automobiles near Law Degree West Broadway May 25 and was He received his law degree from convicted June 9 He was granted the Cornell law school in 1895 and Until August 1 to pay the fine Failing to appear on speeding since that time has practiced his charges Lorin G Folland 43 and profession In Salt Lake City For J L Lawrence 42 forfeited $5 each two years after his graduation from the University of Utah and before he entered Cornell he was principal city schools in Moroni Utah Funeral Services Set of the Van Cott has been active in Mr the Democratic party for years He For Susan M Bennion served as chairman of the Salt Lake county committee in 1914 and 1928 conducting successful campaigns Final rites for Mrs Susan Ma- both years In 1928 he was elected rian Winters Bennion sister of Mrs district attorney serving a four Heber J Grant and widow of Heber year term Bennion will be conducted in the In addition to his profession he Taylorsville L D S ward chapel is interested in industrial and minSunday at 2 p m ing enterprises ail located in Utah Bishop Joseph S Bennion will ofS O ficiate and the speakers will be Bennion of the council of seventies Association and Frank Y Taylor former pres- Urological l3‘ ident of Granite stake Friends may call at the home of To Open Annual Mrs Helen B Barker 4984 Redwood road from 10 a m to 1 p m Burial will be In the Taylorsville The western branch of the American Urological association will open cemetery its annual three-da- y convention here Monday with Dr Albert tE Coast Play Director Mackay Portland Ore presidentelect prepared to assume office at session Wednesday Lauds S L Facilities theDrclosing Francis E Goeltz Salt Lake City is the retiring president He will officiate the initial sessions Glen O Grant supervisor of com- of the branch at in Los recreation Angeles munity The local committee in charge of Saturday praised Salt Lake City’s arrangements include Drs R P facilities recreation Middleton chairman Floyd Hatch Mr Grant addressed an institute E S Pomeroy and LeGrand Richfor local recreation leaders at the ards all of Salt Lake Dr and City Deseret gymnasium He pointed out George M Fister Ogden that the present trend in leisure time use emphasizes cultural acAwarded Medal tivities or the fostering of conW Rudy 649 Sixth East Clifford geniality The institute was presided over Street a driver for the H J Heinz by Ray T Forsberg director of the compahy was recently awarded a city recreation department sponsorjmedal by the National Safety coun-©- f cil for his record in ©voiding acci the session dents Ray Van Cott Enters Race For Congress 30-d- -- SUNDAY MORNING Parley jVocal Treat Promised At Old Folks’ Party A vocal treat has been arranged as one of the outstanding events on the annual program next Wednes day of Salt Lake City old folk The event will be held at Liberty park Frank Foster Los Angeles vocalist has been engaged to sing a series of popular songs of yesteryear Harold Bennett and Alvin Keddington Mrs Fred Grose won the prize for the person present who has lived in Park City the longest She has been a resident 59 years Distribution of other prizes was as follows: Youngest person present Mr and Mrs Bert Binkerd’s son 7 months Mr and 6 days old registration Mrs N J Williams person travel ing longest distance "Mrs Charles Fountain and daughter Rose Three Canada Rivers Quebec largest family present Mr and Mrs Merlin Fisher and Mr and Mrs Christensen Hartnett with six children each two prizes awarded Unless otherwise specified prize winners are Salt Lake City residents P Salt Lakers Chosen Two Salt Lake City osteopathic physicians Dr B W Clayton 401 Boston building and Dr Maud P 517 Templeton building Callison have been chosen as delegate and alternate delegate respectively in the house of delegates at the fortieth annual convention of the American Osteopathic association to be held 4 in New York City July counter-proposa- A hardy Eureka youth “took” 44000 volts of electricity Saturday afternoon—and lived to tell the tale ls To Repair Dam A second important action to improve conditions in the district was taken when the directors agreed to a demand from State Engineer T H Humpherys that they renew their efforts to obtain a WPA project under which the Scofield dam could be strengthened It "has been known for years that the dam is in no condition to impound the amount of water the reservoir was designed to hold and Mr Humpherys now insists that It be put in shape before STAFF PHOTO k vM ' A 11 V N Parkites had their day Saturday with more than 3000 oldsters and youngsters attending the sixth annual reunion of the Park City association spending a gala ten hours or more swapping many yarns on Liberty park’s broad acres In the upper picture are some of the committeemen who made an enjoyable program and many other good things possible Left to right Dr John J Galligan Dr L C Snow J William Stoner W D Sutton and William Nimmo Center just a few of the Park City high school band which delighted picnickers with a musical program Below two of the older Parkites present Left to right Mrs M E Wiest 74 who has lived in Park City for 57 years Right George Huddy 78 He’s resided there for 51 years next summer Mr Humpherys pointed out that the reservoir is a potential threat to Helper and other towns in Carbon county He said that the dam has been saved this year only with the exercise of extreme caution The dam originally was designed to impound 54000 acre feet of water but this year the amount behind it has been kept down to 30000 acre feet There is a question if even 30000 acre feet is a safe amount to store In reaching an agreement on a settlement of the state’s debt represented by an interest in the Carbon Land and Waiter company one of the 15 companies in the district the land board felt it made an important concession to the farmers of Carbon and Emery counties Debt to State The debt to the state amounts to $140000 while on the other hand the state owes the district several thousand dollars in unpaid district assessments on d lands in the district The committee appointed by Governor Henry H Blood recommended recently that the state cancel its debtf1 for $35000 in cash title to water on Gooseberry creek surplus above the Mammoth damsite and a writeoff of the unpaid assessments The directors Saturday announced they were willing to accept all parts of thb committee’s report except the proposed to the state of surplus watertransfer rights B W Dalton attorney for the district said these rights are involved in a litigation now pending in the district court and the water district doubts very much if it has the right to agree to transfer them Mr Dalton then made a counterproposal containing all features of the deal except the water The land board then retiredrights and came back with a second which finally was accepted proposal It was agreed however that as a courtesy to the governor and the committee they should be allowed to give their approval before the agreement is made binding Cash Requirement The proposal offered by the larid board and accepted by the district raises the cash requirement to $40 -700 and relinquishes any claim to the surplus waters of Gooseberry creek The full proposal reads as state-owne- Federal Place National birector of Red Cross School Group Goes to Utahn Entertained by Local Leaders Plans Survey F Wilcox Named Work of Junior Organization Praised in Speeches Research Committee to Make State Study at Luncheon for Dr Thomas W Goslin Surplus Chairman R Francis R Wilcox Saturday was elected president of the Federal Surplus Corpmodities corporation word received" here from Washington D C said He was a former resident of Lehi Utah Mr Wilcox formerly was identified as associate of the division of marketing and marketing agreements of the agricultural adjustment administration He succeeds Chester C Davis administrator of the A A A and related acts who has been nominated as a member of the board of governors of the federal reserve system The newly named corporation president was educated in Lehi public schools and graduated from the Utah State Agricultural college at Logan He at one time headed the California Prune Growers’ association said to be one of the most successful cooperative marketing agencies in existence Henry A Wallace secretary of agriculture Harry L' Hopkins W P A administrator W L Myers farm credit administration governor "texford G Tugwell restfttle-meadministration chief and H R Tolley AAA administrator are members of the corporation to which Mr Wilcox was named president nt State Manufacturers’ Committee Will Meet Achievements in character building and other phases of Junior Red Cross activities were highly praised Saturday by several speakers at a luncheon given in honor of Dr Thomas W Goslin of Washington D C ‘national director of the American Red Cross Fifty leaders in educational and' social welfare circles heard Dr Goslin declare at the midday meeting held in the Hotel Utah that the junior organization achieves character building by developing in boys and girls a sense of social responsibility rather than by preaching or lecturing The speaker told of the Cash payments for adjusted servrapid growth of the Junior Red ice bonds Of men of the Cross during the past year in parstate mark the neared $2000000 ticular "Mora than a million youths Saturday Postmaster L A Smoot joined our organization last year" announced said Dr Goslin “The total enrollChecks mailed out Saturday toment in 52 countries is more than taled $210000 which with the 16000- 000 There are more than worth of checks mailed out 8000- 000 members in the United during the week brought the grand States alone” Dr L John Nuttall Jr superin- total to over $1700000 Postmaster Smoot said over half tendent of city schools and Dr J of the 5000 Salt Lake City veterans T Worlton assistant superintendent told of the work of the organi- have asked for immediate payment zation in Salt Lake City Both on their bonds Retail merchants continued to repraihed it as providing an excellent medium for character building port brisk business because of the According to Martha E Stowers influx of money from redeemed executive secretary of the Ameri- bonds can Red Cross in Salt Lake City Visitor in Cily and county there are now 20212 members of the Junior Red Cross in Mrs Harold Speight manager of the county Members are enrolled the Spaulding hotel San Francisin 63 of the 85 public dchools co Cal is visiting Mr and Mrs Dr Goslin is a former superin- C B Hawley in Salt Lake City tendent of schools in Madison Wis Mrs Speight expects to remain in and Akron Ohio He stopped in the city on business for two or three Salk Lake" City "Sh route fo the an- weeks nual convention of the National Education association to be held in Portland Ore He made a of Junior Red Cross activities in the fcity and county before leaving Sunday Bonus Payments Near $2000000 The fair committee of the Utah association will Manufacturers’ meet at 12:15 p m Wednesday at which time exhibits in the manufacturers’ building at the Utah State fairgrounds will be discussed St Mary’s Announced The meeting Will be held at the Beau Brummel cafe with Chairman Summer Term Plans Harry Ostler in charge A C Wallace George McAllister The College of St Carl Orlob N R Ricks Frank will hold summer school Fisher D J Stoker J Frank Ward sessions beginning June 23 it was Leslie Squires J T Kephart Cliff announced Saturday Sisters of Hodgert George Earl K E Claw- Holy Cross representing Utah Idaho son A W Draney Salt Lake City and California schools wiU attend Luckily Dittmer was felled by P M Thompson and Albert Becker Secular students also will be en the jolt and the rod was knocked Ogden and Otto Mehr Logan are rolled A Missa cantata in honor his from seared hands of the Holy Ghost will open the ses members of the committee He was rushed to the Holy Cross sion Guest instructors will assist the local faculty with the summer hospital for treatment and examof Western classes ining physicians said he would League recover despite the severity of Slate Meet Writers the shock The burns to Dittmer’s Court Schedules Trial hands and feet while severe can The Salt Lake City chapter of the be cured doctors said For Burglary Suspect League of Western Writers will No damage was done the line meet at 11 a m Sunday in The Salt auditorium although the voltage was extract- Lake Tribune-TelegraRalph Fisher 21 of 243 West Seved momentarily from the wire as at which time Miss Pamelia Pearl enth South street pleaded not guilthe contact was made Utah Pow- Jones national secretary of the or- ty before District Judge Roger I er and Light company officials ganization will be presented as a McDonough Saturday to a second said the line had a clear- guest speaker degree burglary charge Trial was ance at the point of the accident Mrs Olive W Burt local presi-- j tentatively set for Tuesday which occurred at a spot where dent will present Miss Jones who1 Fisher js accused of entering the wires are stretched over a will discuss a proposed amendment Sewell's United store 1138 East to th national league constitution jTwenty-firs- t small hill South street Mfcy 31 general-inspectio- 20-2- Eurelta Youth Jolted by Line Carrying 44000 Volts Lives The youth Fred Dittmer suffered severe burns to his hands and feet as he "grounded” the voltage when his surveying rod came in contact with high tension lines beyond the Jordan Narrows near Eureka Young Dittmer was working as a rod man for a state road comCleared Identity mission survey party As he Peter Sparreboom 29 1365 Second walked beneath the high tension East street is not the person who lines with his instrument extendgave the name of Peter Sparreboon ed the rod touched the line carry27 who forfeited $25 bail Friday ing 44000 volts The charge surged when he failed to answer a petit through his body and bolted into the ground brcezyr charge also are programmed to sing The program will begin at 11 a m and all old folks may obtain free passage on the Utah Light and Traction company buses and cars by calling at the Martin Coal company offices 49 South Main street act After a full day of negotiations of ' proposals the state and" land board' and directors of the Price river water conservation district came to an agreement late Saturday on terms under which the district’s debt to the state will be compromised Private bondholders have already agreed to accept 18 cents on the dollar tolwlpe out a bonded indebtedness of $750000 incurred by the district to finance the Scofield dam and other construction Incident’ to the establishment of the district The action Saturday opens the way for the district to rehabilitate itself by placing itself on a sound financial footing and consolidating all water rights The district has received virtual assurance that the RFC will make a loan of $200000 to pay off the land board and the private bondholders and wipe out other debts and the submission “ m J R Smith past president of the Utah Education association has been chosen by the research committee of the group to make an educational survey of Utah according to an announcement Saturday The chief concern of the survey will be the assessed valuation of school districts their tax levies and the adequacy of their educational programs School costs on a basis of average daily attendance lengths of school terms bonded indebtedness and other factors influencing the program in various districts will be considered The purpose of the study said B A Fowler association secretary is to secure reliable data and place the data in forms which will make it easily understandable and available for effective use Committee members are Dr J T Worlton assistant superintendent of Salt Lake City schools chairman Dr H M Woodward of Brigham Young university Dr J R Mahoney of the University of Utah H A Dixon superintendent of Provo schools and E E Greenwood Jordan district principal fact-findi- fact-findi- fact-findi- follows “The state land board proposes to accept the sum of $40700 in cash together with a writeoff of all obligations existing at the present time including charges assessed by the district against the state-owned lands within the district and also all charges that have accrued or may accrue during the year 1936 “It is agreed by the state land Forum Speaker Named board to subscribe and comply as land owners on the same and Principal speaker at the open under the same terms as basis may be imforum at 7:30 p m Sunday in the posed upon other land owners unbuilding will be Joe der the former Carbon Water comHansen who will talk on the subpany in the matter of the payject: “Should Roosevelt be Re- ment of any capital assessments or elected?” O and M charges with the further agreement to accept the land classification placed upon the state’s properties 'by competent authority “It is further understood that the readjustment will Include a program to follow irrigation district law whereby there will be a uniform charge on all lands to cover allocated water debt retirement etc Although the official thermomeunder a uniform classification of ter failed to record lands weather the recording apparaTo Transfer Rights tus In front of The Salt Lake “In consideration of this settleTribune - Telegram building ment the state land board agrees showed a maximum of 104 de- to transfer to the Price fiver wagrees The airport checked a top ter conservation district all of its right title and interest in and to all reading of 102 Modena Utah another state hot- canals laterals diversion dams and natural flow of the Price river spot recorded a high of 98 Temperatures ranged above 90 de- owned by the state of Utah under grees throughout the Rockies and its filings “The foregoing offer is made with the west with the highest being checked at Needles Cal where the distinct understanding that the It reached 116 same is subject to approval by tho A low pressure spreading from interest represented under the Carthe southwest coast of California bon canal system as covered by cato eastern Wyoming caused the nals laterals and water rights and extreme heat While apparent diversion dams and subject further storm clouds gathered briefly at to the approval of the governor and intervals in various sections they the committee apwere quickly dispelled under the pointed by the governor pursuant to M of S J the blazing sun heat No 1" The weather bureau forecasts It was declared Saturday that fair conditions for Sunday with only 15000 acres of land th with slightly cooler temdistrict will have one of the best wa ter rights In the statt peratures being in prospect city-coun- ty Spring Stages Sizzling Exit As Mercury Hits 99 Mark The last day of spring most likely will go down in weather bureau history as hotter than the first day of summer If the fore- cast can be accepted as a criterion The summer solstice the beginning of the vernal equinox will begin at 9:22 a m Sunday with the earth’s pole being tilted 23 degrees 27 minutes toward the sun But summer so far as the weather is concerned arrived here several days ago and temperatures in the high 90’s have been recorded to support the theory Only Saturday— the last day of the calendar spring season— the liquid metal in the thermometer atop the federal building climbed to within one degree of 100 The maximum was 99 degrees e within two degrees of an record set in 1875 The minimum was 71 degrees and the mean of 85 degrees was 18 degrees higher than qpnnak fact-findi- |