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Show a i - : f; i- M fetY H HELPER Indirjiial frosperity in Greatly lacsease' When Xou Irade " : J""j . 9 0 20 VOlSf HELPER, CARBON jl. lLli COUNTY, UTAH, Thurs., Jan. 1, 1931 Sri P t tSBJ Veteran Rail r'Tr : lu. TREAT OUTGROWS 'LEION; NO MISHAPS MR DAY'S BEAUTY Chitmas day 1930 has passed but it has left a I vie atisfaction In the know- comfort dge ;hat good cheer, -of happiness were d tj the tffcftrlfcvJtedthroughout insofar a tie knowledge of tfi needy could be obtained by vdunteer investigators. A united to effort to spread happiness a!l marked the activities of local organizations and individuals intent upon the mission of insuring good cheer to everyone in the district before settling back to tWjdyS'aZ Christmas with their County Officers Prepared For Jfto fctory Installation dts-trie- " Ictved ones. families were fur free of charge through the generosity of the Utah Fuel and New Peerless coal companies, with arrangements in charge of the Helper city council. Baskets of food', clothing and toys were prepared from donations by committee workers appointed from civic orders and churches of the community, and "these were distributed by the Twenty-on- e nished '. coal city. The annual Christmas eve community treat climaxed all previous events since the initial treat nine years ago. The custom j was introduced by the American unit of Legion and Auxiliary "Tllelper, however, this year the . " orders and cooperation was ob- tained from the Kiwanis club and the Utah Service association, 1 'vV making the advent of Santa XJt" '.'Vus and his treat an affair YrasoreQ oy me leaumg orueio ' W YM city. A total of 1035 gifts to the children .ft VC . r- eriuted tistrict. Thrf. Integration oi me season passed wi5sfitmishap or tragedy to mar With n disturbances tha heautv of the day. Local reported one police authorities 0f the quietest holiday seasons ' yet recorded. Ideal clear weather prevailed contrasting sharply the snow and chill of the northern part of tie state. , " . V O i Newly Erected x County ocnoois Are Dedicated FIVE CITIZENS STEP INTO OFFICIAL ROLES FOR FIRST TIME Newly elected county officials will be inducted into office at the County building in Price on new Monday, January 5. Two a new county commissioners, county' treasurer, a new county attorney, and a new county surveyor will enter public life for the first time. These will be William J. Reid, Democrat, of Price, four year county commissioner; William B. Stapley, Republican of Castle Gate, two Reese M. year commissioner; Reese, Democrat of Castle Gate, Walter C. Cease, treasurer; Democrat, county attorney and Robert Schultz Democrat, of Latuda, county surveyor. officials are Mrs. Elizabeth Hadley of Price, ReSilas publican, county clerk; Rowley, Spring Glen, Democrat, Mrs. county assessor; Mayme Jameson of Price, Democrat, Marion Bliss county recorder; Republican, county sheriff. The holdover county commissioner is Walter Knox Democrat, of Columbia. Applications galore for the ofdeputyships in the various fices have been but received thus far none of the newly elected officials have Indicated their choices. It Is certain, however, that there will be considerable shakeups in some of the offices. The new county commissioners have not indicated whether or not they will divide the various duties of the commission or whether they will act as a body on all matters coming to them for decision. O Freedom Sought By Four Wives In County Court SHORT MARK BUILDINGS SCHOOL COMPLETED AT GORDON CREEK, WELLINGTON completed school buildings In Cordon Creek and at Wellington were dedicated Catherines of county educators, 'school board members, parents and children during the past week. The Gordon Creek building of will serve four rooms which pupils from Consumers, Sweets Mine. Coal City and National was dedicated Monday evening, under the direction of the ParTh! association. ent Teachers' of the five room dedication building at Wellington was held Tuesday evening. Pupils of this farming community had been attending school In the ward of chapel since the destruction the school house several months W. W. ago. Superintendent Christensen was the principal speaker at both exercises. The two buildings were erected In modern design at a cost In excess of $20,000 each. The newly f i ; ft C O Ruins Cleared From Sites On j ; . ' j W.Main Street Work of razing the ruins of the three buildings on East Main sytreet gutted by fire December week. Little JVl'.tn started this of but the foundations "the frame bulldine occupied by the U. S. Rooms, and a smaller adjoining unoccupied building, both owned by F. L. Williams. A tin garage owned by Joe Car-mowas also ruined by the early morning blaxe. Plans for rebuilding on the sites have not been made public at this time. nl - LIVES OF FOUR SEPARATION CASES $20,000 It MARRIED EACH Divorce suits were filed by four wives in the county within the week, two after less than a year of wedded life, while one had spent two years In matrimony and .another three years. George Spencer Abbott charged cruelty in her suit against Louis to William Abbott of Helper, whom she had been married since March, 1930. The estranged young wife is seeking restoration of her maiden name, Georgia Spencer. Wyman Hansen Is suing Joseph L. Hanson on the grounds of failure to provide. They were married in Price August 21, 1930. Velda C. Jones is seeking a decree, alimony and custody of a minor child from Allen C. with Jones, whom she charges cruelty and failure to provide. They entered the bonds of matrix mony at Castle Dale, on September 19, 1928. Ella S. Hill asks freedom from Ruford W. Hill, alleging failure to provide. She seeks alimony of of a $30 per month, custody minor child and the right and title to common property. They were married at Salt Lake City on July 5, 1927. " O Thomas G. Phelps of Castle Gate and Carol Hyslop of Salt Lake City were issued a license to wed in the capltol city the first of the week. O NOTICE On and from this date 1 will not be responsible for any bills contracted by my wife, Esther Dl Pletra . (Signed) 4tc. Jan. Agostlno Di PIctra. 1 Jan, 22 Helper Resident Mrs.W.R.Welch Buries Relative At Springville DEATH TAKES RAILROADER AT DENVER HOSPITAL; ILLNESS BRIEF Word was received lu Helper railroad circles Tuesday of the death of Otto Anderson, veteran engineer of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad, who died suddenly in a Denver hospi tal Monday. Mr. Anderson had gone to Denver nine days previ ously for treatment, however, the cause of his death was not known among his railroad friends. Mr. Anderson went to work on the Rio Grande in 1901, and during his years of service along the line has made the acquain tanceship of employees from Salt Lake to Denver. For the past several years he has been work ing out of Grand Junction. He Is survived by his wife and a daughter. Funeral services- have not been announced. - Former Helperite Dies At Tacoma SISTER OF MRS LLEWELLYN DIES SUDDENLY WHILE ON CALIFORNIA VISIT BRIEF PNEUMONIA ILLNESS FATAL TO MOTHER OF MRS. E: A. GREENHALGH HELPER GREETS THE NEW YEAR 1931 Helper starts 1931 In the best of good feeling with everything pointing towards The sad news reached Helper the most prosperous year n Monday of the death of Mrs. the history of the communiFanny Welch, mother of Mrs. ty. Railroad, agricultural and Frances Greenhalgh, of Helper, at the family home in Tacoma, other developments promise rosily. Washington. Mrs. Welch was While there isn't any genwith pneumonia and stricken celebration of the New eral died very suddenly before news advent, there is plenty of her illness had reached her Year's of private celebrating in the The death at Helper. daughter wind. As usual, or better than message came Monday morning is Gardens usual, Rainbow and Mrs. Greenhalgh departed host tonight to a record the same day for Washington. crowd of merry makers and The Welch family were resithere's scarcely a home in ten over for dents of Helper Helper where the lights will years prior to their departure to be out before 1931 arrives. make their home in Tacoma in 1923. Mr.. Welch was employed as boilermaker In the local railroad shops for many years, and later went into the garage business. Is Surviving is the husband, William R. Welch of Tacoma; two Looted Monday Mrs. George Hamlll daughters, f . Frances and Mrs. of Tacoma IN TRIO ARRESTED SALT Greenhalgh of Helper; one son, FOLLOWING LAKE EARLY and William Welch of Tacoma MORNING ROBBERY four grandchildren. Funeral arbeen not have yet rangements o The postoffice at Castle Gate made. MAEBIAGE LICENSES was burglarized Monday morning 0 $47-7In 3.30 a. m., and Mrs. Doris Miller came home at Jack Fish of Ferron and Edna cash was taken from the outer she where Provo from of Castle Dale. Sunday Hardy safe. The robbers were discovD. L. Bruno and Ida Seppi, had passed it he week's holiday ered by Deputy John Daskalakis with relatives. both of Helper. before they were successful in William Pizza and Edith J. breaking through the innter door Brower both of Scofield. LeRoy Reed of Salt Lake City where additional currency to RobO of home the is visiting at t stock and of $150.00 in Mrs. Jack Sullivan was a re- ert Buchanan. He arrived of untold amounts were kept. cent visitor in Salt Lake City Helper Sunday. Three young men, D. W. Pearson, 22; Ralph Ensign, 25, and W. N. Holt, 21, all of Salt Lake were arrested on Information furnished by federal postoffice inspectors at the capltol city u short time after the robbery. AT They were released conditionally Tuesday on the promises that they would return for questioning when needed by authorities. The robbers were discovered by Officer Daskalakls while making his 3:30 rounds. A strange ear parked in front of the amuseDance Old ment hall first attracted his attention. After making notation of description and license plate In! New the of the car, he investigated adjoining buildings, and was attracted to the postoffice building when he heard a loud report. He fire shots through the to door when he was unable obtain entrance, and fire was returned from the Inside of the building. The men then jumped through a rear window and escaped in the waiting auto, again firing shots 83 they departed. Noise-Makers Free Hats, Horns, Fun Galore None of the bullets left a ma'k. Postmaster Oscar W. Evans was Immediately notified of the Let's end the Year With a BANG! theft and Investigated the loss. Aside from the loss of currency letters and sereral registered stock was destroyed, the exact amount of which will not be determined until the postal Inspector arrives. The safe had been drill, opened with an electric and the knob broken from the first door. The second door was drilled but not opened. Entrance to the building had been made through a side door by drilling around the lock. A set of e'oc-trl- c drills was found by & section hand Monday morning along the railroad tracks a distance of 150 feet from the postoffice. Mrs. Bert Llewellyn received word Wednesday of the sudden death of her sister, Mrs. Ada Sanford Fullmer at Lemore. California, where she had gone a month previous to visit her son, Elmo Fullmer. Mrs. Fullmer had been in ill health recently, however, her condition was considered improving. The body was brought to Springville and services were held in the Fourth ward chapel Sunday, and interment in the Evergreen cemetery. The deceased was born at Springville, February 2, 1873, the daughter of Cjrus and Mary Jane Sanford. She was married March 11, 1894 to Theodore Fullmer, business man of Eureka died ten months ago. She is survived by four sons, Theodore, Jessie and Clyde Fullmer. Elmo FullOakland, California, mer, Lemore, Calif; one daughter, Mrs. Stella Thurmond, Bingham; 49 grandchildren and seven brothers and sisters, including Mrs. Llewellyn of Helper. Postoffice At Castle Gate o cTWake Whoopee - Rainbow Gardens The . Year Out and The Year Carnival Frolic! Wed., Dec. 31st Dance Until New ?????? r ance ance January 1st. foPo IK HILPII Dainbow o The Misses Faye and Ra Chritaensen are spending the holidays with their parents at Elslr-ore- , Utah. Increased - ir. Creat--- When Yoa Trade At Home. f ' t No. 47 Engineer, Otto Anderson, Dies ANIUAL CHRISTMAS TREAT SPONSORED BY CIVIC ORDERS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 1000 CHILDREN v j j Another Volume Completed Community United In Iheer Week Program BUY Individ Ir: r.er.- Producers Urge Utah Coal Consumption LETTER TO UTAH SENATOR CHAMPIONS UTAH COAL AS ECONOMICAL F UEL FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS In connection with the efforts being made to persuade government authorities to use Utah coal in the federal buildings In Utah, especially In the new Salt Lake City postoffice and the new Veterans' hospital, Oliver J. Grimes, executive secretary of the Utah Coal Producers' association, has written the following letter to Senator Reed Smoot at Washington: Hon. Reed Smoot, postofrice and Fort Douglas have Uuited States Senator, to natural gas the converted Washington, D. C. only two federal institutions of My dear Senator On A copy of the letter of Mr. consequence at this point. George Van Nerta, acting super- the other hand the government vising architect, to you regarding of the state of Utah has disthe relative costs or estimates played an active and keen Interfor heating the new Salt Lake est In such matters and has depostoffice has come to me. While clined to consider such changes we do not know where Mr. Van because they operated against Nerta got his figures, especially the maximum and more permanthose relating to coal, the esti- ent employment of Ttah labor as mates on coal costs scarcely con- well as against economy. It Is our sincere hope that the form to our Ideas and experience if a modern coal burning plant data supplied herein will be of Interest to you to is contemplated for the new sufficient warrant your further considerastructure. His estimates are: COAL 900 tons at $5.00 per tion of the subject. With kind personal ton delivered, $4,500.00; Ash reregards moval, 270 yards at 75c, $200; as well ' as the season's greetings, Difference in labor cost, $2,640; I am Sincerely, GAS 21,200,000 cu. feet at OLIVER J. GRIMES, 20 to 30c per annum, $4,465.00; Secy. Utah Coal Producers' Gas lower than coal by $3,675. , Association. If these figures were even apo incorrect coal the proximately could not consistently dustry use voice an objection to the of natural gas In this Instance We do not know the character of equipment contemplated nor where Mr. Van Nerta obtained estimates of coal costs. It la our opinion that any new structure of the character of the new postoffice should be. equipCITY FINANCES NOTED AT ped with the most modern coal YEAR'S END; WATER Inburning plant, which would SUPPLY INCREASED coal clude automatic stokers. Such equipment would use the All residences and streets, ordinary Utah screenings, the business houses within the city top price of which, delivered to limits of Helper will be marked such institutions, is now $3.50 and numbered, according to a per ton. If Mr. Van Nerta based decision made by city officials at his coal estimates on hand-fire- d Thursday's meeting of the city coal, then the tonnage required council. Standards will be placed probably would be from 10 to 25 in order at an early date and as tons. 900 less cent than per soon as the necessary equipment But disregarding the possible arrrives the work of designating difference in tonnage required, the streets and numbering of screenthe cost of 900 tons of houses will be started under the ings at present top prices in Salt direction of the city street deLake City would be, $3150, or partment. This Is one of the $1350 under his estimate. requirements necessary for regu- - . While the estimated cost of ash lar delivery of the mails and removal is not a large Item, we places Helper nearer to such a believe it would be materially civic convenience. Is reduced if stoker equipment The sum of $5,000 has been used because of the higher complaced In the sinking fund for With stoker the year bustion efficiency. just closing, making a equipment also the labor item total of $14,840.61 comprising would be reduced to a minimum; the sinking fund of the city. all the labor required would be After all city obligations have that to fill the stoker hoppers been met for the past year there , probably once to three times a remains approximately $18,000 day and to remove the clinkers. in the city's checking account, In a structure of this character with additional tax money to be to have received. As a measure of the it Is almost essential an engineer or some employee to no . city's financial standing keep an eye on the equipment re money has been borrowed dur-- . gardless of the fuel that may be ing the year and taxes were reof duced one mill. used. Only a small portion this man's time would be requirThe City Is making arrangeand ments to purchase approximateed to care for the stokers the cost should be distributed ac- ly 16,000 feet of cast cording to the work. But even Iron pipe which will be laid in assuming that one man's full the early spring in Kyune cantime would be required, the labor yon to connect with the main cost added to fuel cost and ash water supply line at a point removal would only then just above Kyune. The water was about equal the estimated cost filed upon by the city and a cf natural gas. change of diversion made from One of the most serious probthe Price river to this point. lems confronting the Amerlcn This additional supply of water people today Is unemployment. was necessary by the increased With coal used as the fuel the population of Helper, and Is of cost should be no greater n such extent that It will care for this Instance than natural ga the added consumption in years and employment would be sup- to come and will Insure against plied for one more man, If that summer shortage. The developshould be necessary, and there ment work will be in charge ot would be the employment prothe city water department, and vided at the mines, on the rail local labor will be employed. roads and in the delivery of the City officials voted thanks to coal to the plant. While In the the Utah Fuel and New Peerless case of natural gas, there would Coal companies for the fuel supbe no employment after Installa- plied for the needy families of bo the district at Christmas tion except such as might time. service Appreciations were also expressed represented in a little and clerical help. to the Ladles Relief society, the The fact that Congress and the Elks, Moose, Strand theatre manPresident have recently enacted agement and Individuals who legislation providing for an donated for baskets delivered to of $116,000,000 the needy at the same time. with which to combat unemployO ment, we feel that the subject of Fred Bosone, University also should be given serious con Utah student, came to Helper to Bldoratlon by the federal govern spend the holidays with his ment in working out Its new friends and parents, Mr. and nrojefts which may be more or Mrs. Peter Bosone. less of a routine nature Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lakle came matter of fact, the federal government, insofar as Salt Lake home the first of the week from has shown Hood River, Oregon, where they City Is concerned, little apparent consideration for were Christmas guests at the such matters as both the present homes of relatives. 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