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Show V BIG BUSINESS AT A LOSS i 1 it What He Needs Is a Bigger Club Post Office Department Is Operating Under Biggest Deficit In History B Postmaster C. Henry Nielsen of Brigham City, today stated it Is estimated that there that the postal service, which about 009 million dollars in 1953. And inasmuch faithfully serves every city, ham- deficit mu.it be paid out In let and rural-sid- community the United States, Is operating under the biggest deficit In the history of this government agency. This condition is due first, to the high costs of operation, and secondly, to the fact that the postage rates and fees have not been increased sufficiently comparable to the costs of opere ations. There will be a deficit in the postal operations as long as postage rates and fees are inadequate to meet the costs of operation. Congress alone can determine whether the post office shall support itself as any other business by authorizing increases in present postage rates to meet the operating costs, or the congress may elect to keep the postal system a service institution that partially supports itself under existing laws, and ' then annually appropriate additional sums from the General - fund to offset deficits. Since 1945 the fixed operating Costs have increased af the rate of nearly 1.5 billion dollars on an annual basis, while additions to the revenue by increases in postage rates and fees have been rate of , increased only at the $390 million a year, a difference s of over a billion dollars in ex- addi-'- ' ponses above tional revenues. Even with the jnew increases in postage rates, the-annu- will be deficit as the of the Postmaster taxation, general General 'Jesse M. Donaldson is greatly concerned, and has called attention to the great increase In the cost of salaries and transportation In the current fiscal year over 1945. Any organization that undertakes to give as much service as does the postal system is costly. There are varied services in every post office for every community in the United States, and there are also, many duties, obligations and opportunities for service for the public. These services cost money. The post office department cannot set its financial policies, and does not. Departmental policies are set by direction of congress, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Civil Aeronautics board, as well as other regulatory agencies of the federal government. Salaries paid postal personnel are likewise 6et by the congress. However, the use of personal services are controlled through staffing patterns for each post office. Approximately all travel rates are set by law or some regulatory agency. Rates for transportation by rail and by communication services, air, price paid for postage stamps, stamped envelopes and price paid for postal cards, as well as Dorothy Gray Treatment Lotions! Orange Flows Skis Lotion far dry dan faxturo Lotion for My dan JO-- o Reg. $2.00 . Reg. $3.75 ROWl 0W1 Big saving! on two Beauty Basics in the famous Rule of Three foe lovelier skin. Stock (View ptut lax) up now, Hamilton Drugs Xk w . 'TS COOL INSIDE" TODAY AND SATURDAY 2 BIG FEATURES DANGEROUS PARADISE I 2 TERROR FOR TELEGRAPH HEROES!., SIX-GU- N the price and quantity of supplies and materials are all set by federal regulatory authorities. The total obligations of the post office department for the fiscal year, 1951, amounted to 95 6 percent of $2,458,000,000. that amount was for salaries, transportation, travel and rents. The obligations estimated for 1952 amounted to $2,738,105,261 while the estimate for 1953 shows an increase of 3.2 percent over teh a952 estimate. With 97 percent of the revenue of the post office department expended according to laws of the congress and federal regulatory genagencies, the postmaster eral has only approximately 3 cents out of every dollar of revenue to spend as the demands of the service require. He cannot increase rates and fees without authority, as can the management of other normal businesses. Postmaster General Donaldson directed the biggest change in accounting ever undertaken by the department with the installation of the new money order to sysem, which is calculated save in 1953 alone some $6 milof serlion, or 2,065 vice, as well as save clerical time in issuing and paying money orders in the 41,000 post offices. This is one of the several steps to save on mosts of and operating the department, hows the biggest saving. Another, item in saving has been effected in the establishing of the highway post office system. The cost of the use of highway post offices is much lower than the use of rail. The establishing of these two systems is a tribute to the postmaster general who has shown throughout his administration a program of strong positive management. s TWO BIG FEATURES Courage That Opened The Gateway To The West! PARAMOUNT rm EDMOND V V MEN MATINEE P.M. SEMM HAYDEN GRAKAME A OEM JAGGER Sunday Monday -- Tuesday -- tm ELLIOT J.CARROL NAISH ritoirunusMi fMHrtfcUMt BETTGER ZASU PITTS Sewr n 6uttl AMMMOWn flCTOK CO-HI- T The BIG NIGHT with John Barrymore, Jr. Preston Foster I SUN. - MON. - TUES. In Technicolor Also Short Subjects , Cartoon, Latest News 7 or week, , ? ITHACA, N. Y. (UP) s, Psychol-ogist- THE BRIGAND " with Anthony Dexter Judv Lawrence BORDERLINE INCIDENTS By Mrs. R. G. Barnes, Naf, Idaho The M. I. A. sports directors sponsored a social party Thursday night, in honor of Donald Teeter who left for the armed service on Monday, Aug. 11. Games were played and refreshments were served to 50 people. Mrs. tela Rigby and Infant son, have been visiting her parents the past week. Mrs. Dorothy Seager and sons are callers at the Carl H. Yates home. Ronnie Sloan is staying in a short visit with his Mr. Mrs. and grandparents, James Tracy. LaRue Yates and Jay Tracy were shopping in Burley, Idaho on Monday. Mrs. Maggie Tracy was happy to have her sister, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Probert and daughter, Naomi, from Ely, Nev. call to spend several days. Luana Archibald and family were visiting in Yost over the week-end- . Her little daughter, Jackie Lee Ann, had been staying with her grandpa, Joe Tay lor, for one week. Miss Phyllis Udy from 'Plymouth, a returned missionary, was a guest speaker in sacramental services in the Yost ward, Sunday, August 10. It was a very inspirational meeting. Eva Montgomery and Luella Tracy boarded a bus to Logan on Friday and attended the Mea-chareunion Saturday. They returned home Saturday night. Jeanette Teeter is staying in Layton with a sister, for a while. Silas Tracy and mother were callers in Yost, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gunnell and Gayle have been up to Salmon, Idaho on a fishing trip. Edith Yost called on relatives in Standrod and Yost over the Yost for s at Cornell University have decided how to makelhUlboard advertising easier to read. . diw Their studies showed; River City Mr. and Mrs'. Ralph 'Jensen, Jr. of Phoenix, Arizona visited his sister, Mr. and Mrs. tuvt-Uil uneof hun-dre- with several days. They Braeggcr Roy and fifty members the San Diego, Calif, Carl Adolph Andersen family have been in The brand name should be as where met at a reunion at the recrea- for the past six weeks, summer close as possible to the left of Mr. Jensen taught tion hall, Sunday. Lunch was four chil- the slogan or sentence s Words served at one oclock and a pro- school. The Jensens become progressively harder to were with them. , gram followed, the remainder of dren read the farther they are! to the anthe afternoon was spent visiting Lt. apd Mrs. Robert Cates of the message. , and viewing the hobbies of some nounce the arrival of a baby right of the members, which were on boy. The brand name should be display. Three of the daughters ' Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnsen distinctive in size, color or shape of Carl Andersen are still living, are the proud parents of a baby from other words. However, if the difference is too great, both it they are Victoria A. Thompson, boy, born at Logan. Elwood, Ada A. Andersen and and the rest of the sentence beand Barrett Vern Mrs. Mr. and Betty R. Mutch of Midvale, Utah. children of Salt Lake City spent come harder to read. . First Sergeant and Mrs. Boyd the week-enwith her parents, Lirtes, arrows or curves, espeHawkes left Tuesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnsen. in a different color, from cially for Granite City, 111. Sgt. Hawkes Mrs. Frona' C. Frisby of Salt the words, pull attention to the Iceland returned from recently visited her sister and brand name and sentence. A Lake where he spent some time. He bother-in-law-City , Mr. and Mrs. square, circle or other outline in arrived home in time to bless Glen Iversen on Tuesday. the same color suroundrng the and give his baby daughter the Mrs. Hyrum Christen- brand name cut down Mr. name of Barbara Jean Hawkes, sen of and legibility. Ogden attended funeral on August 3. PAGE TWO here for Eli Andersen services Mrs. Carroll Hall entertained Wednesday afternoon in honor Tuesday. 0X ELDER JOURNAL Little Randy Johnson, son of of her daughter, Vonda Mane, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnsen has who was eight years old. The Brigham City. Utah been confined at the Valley hos Friday, August lit, 1952 youngsters played various gam- pital with pneumonia. He is at es on the spacious lawn after weekly newspaper, published at home now. successor to the which Mrs. Hall served delicious City, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Seward Hansen Smithfield Sentinel, established In 90$. refreshments to 20 little guests. and California of spent Published every Friday at Brigham family The Associated Women of the several days visiting her sister, City, Utah, and entered ae Second Clast Farm Bureau met at the school poet office In Brig Mr. and Mrs. Chester Christen- Mail Matter at the house ham CKy, Utah, under the act df March Friday afternoon and sen. 1879. J, heard and saw a very InterestenterMrs. Huggins counSubscription rata In Box Eld ing lesson on "Bread and Bread- tained Emery afternoon for ty, $2 .25 per year, payable tn Advances Tuesday "Sweet and breads," her son, making with the Bog Elder in combination 10th was it his Stephen; $4 00 given by Miss Bessie Hansen. The guests per year; $2 00 forWednesdays! 6 month, single Mrs. George Harper and Mrs. birthday anniversary. 9 cents. Outside Box counRider copy HONEYVILLE a swim at Crystal $3.00 per year) combination rata Jack Harper of Honeyville, Mrs. enjoyed and delicious refresh- ty, 15 00 Wayne Owens, Mrs. Floyd Car Springs Member United Prees, Audit Breau of ter and Mrs. Evert Andersen of ments were served. NEWS The Talent Tryouts will be Circulation. Utah State Prts Aeeorla Corinne and Mrs. Ruby Surface in the ward chapel on Aug. lion. National Editorial Association. held of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Representative! Advertising Rational Mra. George Wintle 25 at 6:30 oclock. were special guests. Lynn Hall of Malad, Idaho HONEYVILLE Honeyville visited his brother and family, took their first loss from Harder Mr. and Mrs. Carfoll Hall last with a score of 6 to 2 in the week. Mrs. Joe Murray and two junior North Box Elder stake softball .tournament on Thurs children of Ogden spent some time here last week with her day, July 3;. Mr. and Mrs. Irving ARE Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Johnson parents, while Mr. Murray I and children, Spencer and Kim, Christensen, is at San Diego on a cruise with several week last spent days the navy. visiting with relatives in the Mrs. Riggs, mother of Mrs, canyon in Salt Lake City. Clifford Thorsen, left for her Second Lt. Hugh Hunsaker is home in Mantua after spending leaving Monday for the aviation some time here visiting. Mrs. Ellis Arbon was hostess training school in Dayton, Ohio, A number of the Hunsaker to her card club on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Ivensen family attended the Abraham Hunsaker reunion held August entertained at a lovely birthday their 9 at Crystal Springs in Honey- party Friday evening at UTAH TURKEY FEDERATlbN ville. Apostle Delbert Stepley, home, in honor of her brother, L a relative of the Hunsaker fam- Warner Thompson of Phoenix, Arizona. out of three the was enSixty ily, present. Everyone of the famjoyed a good lunch after which 74 members were present. Out of town and ily they enjoyed a program games were played; also some guests were Mr. and Mrs. Blaine d 1 TODAY AND SAT. vith THOMAS From Made Scientific Brig-ba- IT'S COOL INSIDE SATURDAY ARE FACTS How To Read Billboards d " fe. .Vi 1 Mrs. Betty Mutch of Midvale visited this past Mrs. Lamar Iversen R man-year- X Hansen, Ogden, Mfs. Ada Andersen find UTAH TURKEYS PLENTIFUL NoW BUY AND SAVE! z enjoyed a good swim. Donene Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mills of Ogden, has been a guest this week of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tolman. Lightning did a good deal of damage at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hunsaker Sunday , v morning early, striking a large tree and shaking the house; blowing out the electricity and breaking windows. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold F. Hire-ch- i of Huntington Park, Calif, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Elm of Rivera, Calif., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hunsaker. They have traveled up the coast into British Columbia. They visited at Clark Cavern in Montana. They will be here a few days, then will visit the Utah parks on their journey home. Mrs. Hirschi and Mrs. Elm are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hunsaker. Rex Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Gardner, left this week for the armed services. Christine Beck of Pocatello, Idaho spent several days this week-end- . week visiting with her grand- Albert Kempton has returned parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hill from Arizona where he has spent andMr.other relatives. the past nine months. and Mrs. Geo. Wintle were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. in Ray Barnard of Hawthorne, Geo. Covey at their home Calif., is spending a week at the Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Petersen home of fiis parents, Mr. and are spending the next ten days Mrs. Earl Barnard. relatives in Soda visiting Hot Springs, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Collin Hunsaker have returned home after a honeymoon trip to Glacier National O park, W'aterton park and Canada. They are now living in DRIVE-I- N THEATRE Brigham City. Mr. Hunsaker will continue his schooling in preFRIDAY SATURDAY dental school at the U.S.A.C. at Logan, this fall. Double Bill Dr. and Mrs. Elmo Coburn of St. Anthony, Idaho, were guests "MEET ME AFTER of their son and daughter-in-law- , Mr. and Mrs. Don Coburn THE SHOW" and children Sunday. with Betty Grable and The speakers at the Sunday McDonald Carey evening service were John P. Lillywhite and his daughter, ALSO Dorothy Ann of Brigham City. Mrs. Darrell Beck of "STRIKE IT RICH". Idaho, and her small Pocatello, daughter, are spending a few days here Rod Cameron And visiting her parents, Mr. and Bonita Granville Mrs. Otto Hill. Nolan Bensen is in the Cooley SUNDAY MONDAY hospital for a few days. He had a minor operation and is coming TUESDAY along fine. Mr. and Mrs. Elden Hunsaker, "JOAN OF ARC" Mrs. Maggie Hunsaker and Mr. Starring Ingrid Bergman and Mrs. Leo Miller attended and Jose Ferrer the Robert Baird reunion at Mink Creek in Cache county, ALSO last week. and Mrs. Milton Hunsaker "THE BIG GUSHER" andMr.sons, Douglas and Richard, of Salt Lake City, were guests Wayne Morris, Preston at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ElFoster and Dorothv Patrick den Hunsaker Sunday, AUTO-V- 5 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY j Del Maize 1 303 Cream Style C0EIW 24cans SPRING GARDEN $417 303 IPEAS 24 cans DOLE FMAIflE 46 ounce can PINEAPPLE JUICE 30) MIRACLE WHIP SS C SELF SERVICE - qts MEATS SPECIAL CUTS WE CARRY U. S. GRADED CHOICE MEATS PAN READY Automatic Washer $30.75 5423 FRYERS ORIOLE SWIFTS Down C 59t BACON $299.75 Cash Price There's no rough scrubbing of doth, with Liv,-WatAction. Clothes are submerged in water all the time, with rolling currents of hot, sudsy water going through them. Two fresh-wate- r, rinses float all dirt away. lb-73- FRESIS FRUITS & VEGETABLES KEPT UNDER REFRIGERATION FANCY LOCAL TOMATOES 2 lb 25c CHOICE LOCAL Selecf-O-Di- al for pro. .lecting washing tins, , Conv.niBnMop,o Underwater Suds Distributor CANTS I BEEHIVE Coal And Appliance 6H dozen LOCAL Com. ini a Demonstration Phone One CORN So. Main lb-- 39c Tk WATCH FOR CASE LOT SALE EACH WEEK DURING AUGUST. Different specials as nbw canned goods are released from jobbers. |