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Show n Pin Lj u ILT OURNA Circulation That Is Proven Advertising That Gets Results A Paper Dedicated to the Better Interest of Helper and Its Trade Territory VOLUME XXIII NUMBER 9 Helper, Carbon County, Utah, Friday, August 11, 1933. EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS D P) ffiMT y (' a Ul Pi n I I I j nimimii I r ll3 ' '' i ii.li "naMa n'm lj" Purported Threat of Suit By Confectioners County Heads MUTUAL Walter Gease Causes City to COMMENT Carbon Co Commission Adopt Code Order Dances CLOSES Repeal ON THE Beer Ruling NEWS Shut at 1 AM. On the Spot DOWN threats to County prosecution So-Call- By DeLOS E. BRANDON PATRIOTISM ON THE COAT SLEEVE Under the NIRA, two codes were adopted last week, one providing a salary of $5.67 a week for laundry workers in the southern states, and the other providing $14.70 a week for zinc miners in Utah. For the laundry workers, usually mostly women, there can be but one solution. For the miners there isn't much of an alternative. We cannot, offer any great amount of praise for the federal representives who concurred in these salary scales, nor for the operators who proposed them. President Roosevelt did not intend that people should display e the placard and then take advantage of techinical loopholes. It was his hope they would be honest about this industrial recovery business. blue-eagl- EUROPE IS READY 4 TO EXPLODE Interesting indeed is the report brought home last week by Henry Morgenthau sr., who states "conditions all over Europe are similar to what they were in 1913." It has been known for months that Europe was seething with an unsettled undercurrent altho diplomacy has preventd any undue notice of those conditoins. With the laboring class of those countries dissatisfied, it would require but little argument on the part of aggressive war lords to convince their subjects that some other nation was to blame. In the meantime the United States is going about the peaceful business of bringing its navy up to treaty strength. "PASSIVE RESISTANCE" IN CUBA Cuba experienced this week what has been termed as a "passive revolt", in which 26 were killed the first day of rioting. Troops were employed to suppress the rioting much the same as we do in America when strikes become unruly. It sometimes is a puzzle to understand just why troops should be employed to go out with machine guns and mow down the taxpayers who make possible the maintainance of a standing army. But it is done. YOU CANT KEEP GIIANDI DOWN The European economic conference accomplished noble results when it crowded Ghandi out of print for a week or so. But with its adjourment Ghandi makes the front pages again. The economic conference holds the spotlight while it is in session and then fades from mind. Ghandi, however, temporarily suppressed, comes right back again when the atmosphere clears. It Just goes to show what is news and what isn't. NOTED ENGINEER PASSES AWAY Arthur P. Davis, internationally famous engineer, passed away of Monday following a career usefulness. great The Panama canal. Boulder dam, c Coolidge dam, a great hydro-electriand a soviet in Russia, plant flood control project in China are but a few of the important engineserved ering projects in which he consultant. as In life his name was linked but It lightly with these projects. is there to serves prove merely no limit to the amount of pood a man may accomplish in this world if he cares not who receives credit for it. EMPLOYES WILL BE GIVEN IMMEDIATE INCREASE OF 20 PER CENT IN SALARY (Editorial) The board of Carbon county commissioners literally is on the spot faced with the necessity of asking the taxpayers of Carbon county to submit to a slight increase in and all . the rate of taxation thru a condition which is not of their doing. The state legislature slipped the public a 2 per cent sales tax to bolster up the but capitol bank account even that won't, do the trick. Now the state has politely requested Carbon county to assess itself another 1.4 mills (which is different from 3.2 beer and not subject to prosecution.) It appears Utah wants the additional $15,000 this levy will bring in for a few general purposes and to bolster up the educational fund. And it looks pretty much like the county commissioners are going to have to dig it up, one way or an- -' other, whether it meets with their approval or not. With Commissioners C. II. Fahring and William Reed worrying their heads off at home and trying to find out what can be done about it, Dave Parmley, chairman of the board, spent several days this week on the other end of the worry in the state capitol. He succeeded in getting the state highway department to give Carbon county a moratorium on a small indebtedness of about $66,000 which the old board of commissioners had left over for Messrs Parmley, Fahring and Reed to worry about and figure out how it would be paid off. The state at first had wanted to sock the local taxpayers 3 mills, but Commissioner Parmley balked on that and indicated it would be easier to turn the county over to the state. Apparently the state can't use Carbon county in the capitol building at this time, so they effected a compromise they'll take 1.4 mills and let us keep the county. With several very wearisome burdens left them by the old board, the present board of county commissioners has struggled along and qiaintained Carbon county on a balanced budget basis a feat which is just about two grunts less than a superhuCarbon man achievement. county will finish the year with a balanced budget but next year's budget now is this year's worry. Kiwanis District Convention Aug 13 at Nampa, Ida. members of and Between the Helper Kiwanis club are leaving this week for Nampa, Idaho, where they will attend the Utah-Idah- o district convention of Kiwanis. The convention will cover three with H. J. days, August Vaughan of Helper, district governor, presiding. 12 10 BUY AT HOME The Journal has one of the best equipped Job printing departments in the state. Prices reasonable. Yielding Dance halls in Carbon county in Following settlement of a strike the future will be compelled to of short duration at Mutual last James Pappacostas returned on close at 1 a.m., according to a which was settled and the Wednesday from Salt Lake City county law adopted by the board week, men returned to work following for acwhere he went to present ceptance by the state organization the code adopted by the confec tioners and druggists of Carbon county. Outstanding in the code is a clause calling for an increase of 20 per cent in salary for employes. Helper concerns underwriting this code are the Palace Candy Co., American Candy Co., Helper Drug Co., Greenhalgh pharmacy, Schram Johnson, East Side grocery, Strand Sweet shop, the Fan, Madam Queen's, and the Hub Food store. The code also has been adopted by Price merchants. BUY AT HOME State Legion of Moose to Meet Here The State Legion of the Moose their state frolic in Helper two days, September with a dance and entertainment program being arranged as well as the business sessions. An outstanding event of the frolic will be the initiation of a large class into the second degree of Legion of the will hold 16-1- Moose. At the state picnic at Saratoga last Sunday upwards of a hundred attended from Helper, with a number of local people receiving prizes in the fun program. Warren Merrill received second place in the search for skinny men, and Mrs. Oliver Peterson was determined as the second heaviest lady on the grounds. Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson were awarded first prize for the largest family in attendance at the picnic and for the youngest baby present. Helper lodge received second prize for attendance. BUY AT HOME Fish Stories of commissioners at their meeting Monday evening, advises Commissioner C. R. Fahring. Emery county has expressed Intention of passing a like ruling, and it is understood the incorporated cities are contemplating like action, agreement of the company offi- cials to several demands of the National Miners Union representatives, the Mutual properties on Thursday morning closed down following the presentation of additional demands by the union BUY AT HOME which the company believes it is impossible to agree to. The NMU now is asking that the company discharge employes not members of their union, and requesting the discharge of cer- tain company officials, according to Superintendent Oliver Sutch. Members of the state tax comSpeaking for publication in The mission were visitors in this Journal, Superintendent Sutch last vicinity the latter part of last evening said: "Due to demands of week, checking up on delinquent the National Miners Union mine income taxes, sales tax, cigarette committee in which no tax and the new automobile licens- the United States, letcompany alone the taxes. of Members the party Mutual Coal company, could opering were W. M. Bates in charge, C. O. ate, our company has refused to Roskelley, C. Lucius, R. J. Good- submit to further dictation. It win, Oswald Coombe, and Victor would be impossible for us to oper Snow. ate tinder such orders or demands BUY AT HOME without going into the red and I consequently we have concluded to close down the mine pending some relief from any Interested power in the United States. "We wish to make known that we will live up to the adopted code of the national recovery board will live up to its very letter. "The National Miners Union has The Helper state league ball demanded that we discharge memteam apparently is out to win the bers of the United Mine Workers state pennant and to date is hold- of America and other employees ing the lead with 8 games won and who have refused to join their union; they have requested that I be four lost. Last Sunday the local team de- removed from the office of superfeated the Royal Bakers in two intendent and given the right to Next name my successor. The company straight games, 10-- 5 and Sunday will be a blank for the feels such action could only result Miners, with the Holsum Bakers in increased accidents to the emslated to play here Sunday, Au- ployees. "The Mutual Coal company progust 20. BUY AT HOME perties," he concluded, "now will remain closed until such time as BAND CONCERT WEDNESDAY we can operate our mine under a fair and equitable code." The Helper school band WednesCharles Weatherbee, representaday evening of next week, under tive of the National Miners Union, the auspices of the City of Helper, earlier in the day had stated he will give a public concert on Main believed the demands of the miners 6 and street between the hours of were reasonable, and that orderly 7 o'clock. Band Director A. B. picketing of the Mutual mine Caseman advises he expects to would be continued. He could not a concerts make the band regular be reached last evening for further Wednesday evening event during comment. the balance of the nice weather. BUY AT HOME in Tax Collectors Working: Field ( Helper Ball Team Out for State Pennant 7-- 4. BUY AT HOME Dave Parmley, chairman of the Carbon county board of commissioners spent several days the fore part of this week in Salt Lake attending a meeting of the executives of the state relief commission. Commissioner Parmley Is a Having caught all the trout in member' of the state organization. the streams of Huntington canyon and vicinity, Ray McGonigal of the Helper drug store now is making his headquarters at Meeker, Colo., and going after the streams in that country systematically. More of this when Mac returns. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Vieta and Rudy Rebol left by motor Sunday morning for the east where they will visit with friends and relatives and attend the Knights of Columbus national convention held at They alChicago August so will visit the Century of Progress fair. ed of alleged y one-hal- one-hal- d mis-name- d Helper Junior Legion Team UMWA Heads Drops to Fifth Place in Play Organize Harry Clark and sons Harry and The Helper entry in the AmeriWoodrow are enjoying a few can Legion state junior baseball weeks fishing at Fish lake. tournament held at Price last week finished in fifth place out of six Dr. C. L. Kline after a few days contestants after a series of bad fishing Sunday at Upper Fish breaks had gradually forced them creek returned home with 4 trout. down from their original bid for the state championship. Dr. Roy G. Woodhead recently The final standing of the Legion returned from a fishing trip at junior teams was: Moon lake. First Wolfe Salt Lake BUY AT HOME Second Pep Logan Third Yellow Cab Ogdf-KEQUESTS FOR FARM LOANS ALREADY TOTAL $13,300,000 Fourth Hooper Fifth -- Helper Farm loan applications Sixth -- Milford to more than $13,300,000 Helper received signal recognialready have been received at the tion on the American Legion junteam when Joe Berkeley office of the land bank ior state commissioner. About 4500 applica- Kaquinta was named as pitcher on tions have been received to date the mythical lineup; Tezak as and, now are awaiting appraisal. shortstop, and Greceo as outfielder. all-st- Legion Rail Is Lauded From many sources the American Legion has come in for great credit because of its sponsoring the annual ball series for junior players. The sport is clean and manly, and plays an important part in the forming of character in the growing boy. Juvenile judges and educators have been most pronounced In their praise of this splendid peacetime achievement of the American Legion. The members of the junior teams also have expressed their appreciation of the opportunity afforded them to play ball under a fixed ruling and with proper equipment and supervision and it appears once a lad has played in the Legion junior games he is a consistent player until age rules him out. by Attorney Walter C. Gease on charges of conspiracy to avoid the state prohibition laws, the Helper city council in special session Tuesday evening repealed the new city ordinance 243 and reinstated the former ordinance of the same number by resolution. At a regular meeting held Thursday evening the council ordinance passed an ordinance making the former bone-dreffective at once. The new ordinance had permitted the sale of beverages of one per cent alcohol, f containing "as much as" while the old ordinance which was repealed and reinstated f prohibits the sale of beverages containing more than of one per cent alcohol. The new ordinance had been designed in anticipation of repeal action which it is expected will be enacted at the polls November 7, and was of similar intent as the state beer bill j'ust signed by Governor Henry H. Blood, and along the lines of a licensing system now being followed by the United States government. The federal government at this time is licensing dealers in the state of Utah to sell beer with the guarantee that such action will be immune from federal prosecution. (It is understood, however, that Mr. Gease is not at this time attacking the legality of the federal action.) MAYOR PORTER OPPOSED REPEAL OF ORDINANCE Mayor Frank R. Porter of Helper opposed repeal of the "beer" ordinance and advocated a fight to city's new the finish with Attorney Gease. In a statement for publication and which was read into the resolution passed in executive session by the city council Tuesday evening, Mayor Porter said: "I do not believe in the repeal of this ordinance as I cannot conscientiously see where it involves any one of the city council members or myself in any act of conspiracy." It is further stated that a communication was read to the council members from Asst. Attorney General Knox Patterson wherein he declared that in his opinion the new city ordinance licensing the sale of beverages containing "as much of one per cent alcohol was perfectly within the as" one-hal- f that law, Attorney Gease probably would be unsuccessful in his prosecution of the suit, and that suit for damages could be instituted against Mr. Gease for malicious prosecution. City Attorney Thorit Hatch al.so is of the opinion that the proposed suit by Mr. Gease would have been unsuccessful and that the new ordinance was perfectly legal. However, the members of the city council held to the opinion that prudence was the better part of valor and that it would be unwise on their part to plunge the city into a lawsuit regardless of whether Mr. Gease was wrong or not. Ayes favoring repeal of the new ordinance were Councilmen Alex Lakie, M. O. Porter, George Spratling and R. J. Nilson; Councilman John Quilico absent. "beer" ordinance which and The of the was repealed because alleged threat of prosecution by Mr. Gease had provided that all such revenues as it might produce should "be used for direct relief of the unemployed and destitute inhabitants of Helper city." I LWOIITH TEAMS WILL CLASH NEXT SUNDAY I IKLPEK-KE- N The Helper and ICenilworth base ball teams of the Carbon-Emer- y league will meet on the Helper diamond Sunday for a double header, commencing at 1:30. This game will be an effort on the part of With two unions now seeking the local boys to wrest the lead at presmembership among the miners of from Kenilworth. Helper 5 won and 1 of a record ent has LamCarbon county fields, George lost, as against 6 wins for Kenild bert, field reprcsentive of the and no losses. worth states the district, representing BUY AT HOME of Utah and Wyoming, this week reports organization of a local of the United Mine Workers of America at Morhland. Columbia and Hiawatha also recently established locals, advises Mr. Lambert. Aug. 12 Saturday, Dance, Rainbow Gardens. George Cole, president of the d district, UMWA, and Nichols Aug. 13 Sunday, Scotch picnic at Fontecchio left Helper this week Helper park. to attend the coal operators and Aug. 20- - GAPA picnic at Geneva. BUY AT HOME miners code discussion in Washadvertisements carehere the to Read return ington, expecting y. fully. They will save you mi following the conference. Miners 22-n- Coming Events 22-n- |