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Show i HE "ul? of PFR maroon Irjafy's Industrial Ac- 't "i"s, wltn a normal and railroad pay ag i'-i- dollars monthly CIRCULATION That Is Proven VOLUME XXIII. NUMBER 35 NEWS EDITION THE JOURNAL- DELIVERED ONLY ON SUBSCRIPTION :t Edwards and George F. Jn Wirwr durin? I " en route to the Henry HKJLL, Fold mining district, over property ere they will, look , 1,1 nln. foe - . ! Jljparatory io Degwnmg buiu Mr. Schott New Arrival 2 " I wards in. gold mining projects. : an r rauciouu s comes irora inea with him a record of long S jperience in mining and engineers' Until recently he has been iv nnftcted with the engineering de- or tne souuiem rwuH.. JTtsment mines in Nevada, rizona, Montana and Colorado, r. Schotfs father, now deceased, and secretary of J as a T?Hrp Pn which now active in construction on tne Dam and the bridges Iloover the Golden Gate and from akland to San Francisco. Look for a Boom The Henry Mountain district is ti. m nA nntitTiaaot "if T4a1. near Eagle City. Mr. Edwards kd Mr. Schott state that the re- trts and data of Utah mining ten lead them to believe that that . . . . & 1,1 ire Will aucuc ui IkA uic gold mining boom Ut&EU mey suite uiai ik is Lention to secure more holdings, A here they plan to start opera-T- P Ins In the near future. The hold- In which they are Interested l! near tne tsromiae goia mine, jich recently began operations, 1 In which Mr. Kdwaros is neav- I 1 BLTTCC 1 V- UJC J bet permanent uu i interested. otsero Cutoff to Connect at Orested on 15th e fe.t Potsero Cutoff of the Den , A ftio Grande railroad will be C 3y to connect at Orested, Colo., western terminus of the line, rch 15, according to recent re-miles of track Thirty-fou- r e been laid, with only four and sntfe miles left to hook up Dot-with Orestod. The cutoff is L 3 miles long. Vitbin the next ten days, the Stern Union is scheduled to Ql&t construction of the telegraph ldisDatch line of the route. fwt bridges, which will be the A It two crossings of the Colorado 4 Isr, six miles of yard track at stod, completion of one tunnel L I remained to be completed. .. .1 from an operation for appendicitis. Such was the report deceived late Monday night by the woung man's relatives at Castle Gate. Decedent was born in Spanish Fork. His parents preceded him in death, but surviving are his wife of a year and a half and three brothers and two sisters of Castle Gate, and one brother of Sunnyside The young husband was stricken two weeks to the day prior to his demise, and was taken at once to the Salt Lake hospital. Funeral services were held at Spanish Fork vesterdav. attended by all his local relatives. MINERS WENT BACK TO WORK 108 Men Had Walked Out at Columbia Mine As a Protest Pending either a ruling from the national labor board, or an agreement between the Columbia Steel Co. mine at Columbia, east of Helper, and representatives of the U. M. W. A., 108 miners returned to work late last week, after a week's "holiday," in protest to the discharge of about 20 fellow employees last f alL The miners maintained the men were discharged because of union activity, while the company maintains economy measures forced their being relieved. F. E. Morris of the labor compliance staff of the NRA, from Salt Lake spent several days in Price last week working as a mediator. He reported the company has agreed to reinstate the discharged men by March 12. The strike was conducted peacefully, the authorities praising highly the orderly manner in which the men- conducted themselves.. . 1. J 1 A - Bal- Akin esti- - ivitles of the Carbon County its are under way but nothing loita has been decided as yet. TISHER, SPEAKER AT LUNCHEON, HAD A EEASON FOR HIS PEP P. Fisher, local coal operator, s the speaker at the regular T. ekty Kiwanis luncheon meeting the drill club rooms yesterday bn. His subject was "American Stoa Ideate. " Eirrn Kiwanlans volunteered In Eastern Utah. Baseball Grounds Being Iimproved BELOVED PIONEER OF CARBON COUNTY ANSWERED LAST CALL w V A few silvery clouds on the horizon: It is predicted and much talked of in mining and metal circles in Salt Lake that in 60 to 90 days silver will increase to about $1.20 an ounce, in keeping with the general upward trend of activities in gold raining, smelting and minting. A very rich strike is reported in the Durango, Colo., district, and an extensive boom in the Atlantic City, Wyo., dlst., which has been Idle for more than 50 years, while off in the Marysville, CaL, region there is extensive dredging activity. Further, at Virginia City, in Nevada, three mills are being worked full time producing the precious yellow metal. In Aztec, N. M., a oil has been encountered that commands $2 a barrel. In the Rock Springs, Wyo., district, 7 new oil rigs are being constructed to develop oiL California people are active in securing oil prosperting permits CWA workers have been engaged the last two weeks improving the Helper baseball field and results show that the diamond will be in first class condition for the opening of the baseball season. The project includes moving the dugouts back several feet, leveling the field by taking the soil from in front of the grandstand and building up the outfield, and moving the fence back from the outfield thereby increasing the length of the playing field, If the Helper team's play is as good this year as the condition of WEDDING BELLS field they should go Marriage licenses were issued the playing this week to Funnon Ottis Barker, far toward the championship. Season tickets are now on sale. Wellington and Reva Dortha HarWildy, of Price; and to Clarence OPERATION UNDERWENT son and Dorothy Tighe, both of Dean Mrs. and Mr. Tilton have Price. returned to Helper after a two George W. Pettis of Grand week visit in Salt Lake. While at Junction was a visitor in Helper the. capital Mr. Tilton underwent a tonsillectomy. over last Sunday. Mrs. Sally Ann Barton Olsen, 76, resident of Price for more than half a century and the founder and at, and railroad officials A te that 1000 cubic yards of bal-- teacher of the first Price school, tins: can be done each day. died at her home Saturday morn ing, following a long illness. LEGION ANNIVERSARY She and her husband, Peter I. hie America Leg jn will observe Olsen, were among Yhe earliest fifteenth birthday Thursday, settlers of Price and played an rch 15, with observance of the important part in developing the in all posts. Plans for the city. Mrs. Olsen established that I1 Castle Gate By Miss Edna Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Halton are rejoicing over the arrival of a daughter, who arrived Saturday. Mrs. Halton was, before her marriage, Miss Josephine Gilbert. All concerned are doing nicely. A coming event of much interest locally and to Carbon county as a whole, is the marriage of Mrs. Pearl Reynolds of Castle Gate and John Holly of Mapleton. They will be married March 10 in the Salt Lake Temple, and will make their home in Mapleton. Our best wishes go with them. Mrs. Reynolds was prominent in social and civic affairs and will be missed when she goes to reside elsewhere. This community was saddened indeed, when report of the death of Ray Durrant, brother of Chief Clerk Earl Durrant, was received Mr. Durrant Tuesday morning. died as a result of complications arising from an appendicitis operation Sunday morning. He is survived by his widow and several sisters and brothers. Dr. Long and family were visitors in Salt Lake during the week. ' community's first school in 1883, a year before the organization of a school district. Born in State She was born at Paragonah, September 10, 1858, a daughter of Stephen S. and Jane Evans Barton. Her marriage to Mr. Olsen took place in the St. George temple, January 11, 1877, the first day on which marriages were performed in the temple. President Wilford Woodruff performed the ceremony. They came to Price in November, 1882. Mrs. Olsen was active in affairs of the L. D. S. Relief society until ill health forced her retirement two years ago. One Daughter in Helper She is survived by her husband and three sons and two daughtres: Mrs. Jane Rasmussen, Peter Barton Olsen, Mrs. Elvaline Fausett and Stephen Bryan Olsen, Price, SPIRIT OF COOPERATION, PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT IS NOT DEAD IN HELPER. fifty guests attended the ABOUT luncheon meeting of the Helper Chamber of Commerce last Monday night at the Grill Club Rooms. An interesting program, consisting of talks, instrumental and vocal numbers, with B. H. Hyde acting as Toastmaster, was carried out, and the various parts of the program were well received The Speakers Charles Leger was the first speaker and he gave details of the NRA codes which are going into effect and other points connected with the New Deal. Marl Gibson, Price attorney, also spoke upon ths NRA, and empha sized the importance of home in dustry. Mayor B. W. Dalton of Price spoke at length upon Carbon county conditions, and pointed particularly to the need for a road over the mountains into the Uintah Ba sin. Mr. Dalton pointed out that due to present difficulty in contacting the Uintah region much business which ordinarily would fall to Carbon County is being taken into northern Utah points, He also expressed the wish for better relations between Helper and Price. Mr. Carlson, superintendent at Willow Creek, addressed the assemblage and stated that under the NRA the list of employes at his mine had almost doubled in number by splitting the available work. He expressed the wish that manifest itself more team-wor- k between the Price and Helper Chambers of Commerce. Made Plea for Amity R. R. Kirkpatrick, superinendent at Standard, pointed out that anHelper and tagonism between Price is not only of no use, but positively is injurious. He stated also that he was not in favor of two high schools in Carbon coun ty, due to the fact that scarcity of funds and other conditions, neither of the schools could be anything but mediocre. The last speaker was Henry H. Jones, president of the organization, who announced that the county school board, of which he is a member, still is seeking public opinion upon the proposed school building program and that the board is desirous of fathoming the public's desire before recourse to a bond election, a costly proposition. He stressed the need of a junior high school in Helper, and gave a short resume of the school housing conditions in this county. Outlook Encouraging Response to the first luncheon meeting of the revamped Helper Chamber of Commerce was excel- - LARGEST ATTENDED DANCE OF SEASON Si and Mirandy and all the kids were out in full force last Saturday night for the Apron and Overall dance at the Rainbow Gardens, which broke all attendance records for the year. Lee Evans and his "Silver Hicks" furnished the music for the large and jovial crowd of Carbon county people in attendance. Tomorrow night the management of the hall are giving a candy shower dance and the popular "2 for 1" prices will prevail. and Mrs. Viola O'Berto, Helper. Also surviving are two brothers t;rvices in the organization six sisters: Mrs. Seren Olsen, and a Eoy Scout troop for Helper. William P. Barton, John C. Price; GlaF. E. W Bert Bunnel, py Mrs. Jane Topham, Mrs. Barton, ti, J. J. Dalpiaz, James Ruggeri, Olive Edwards and Mrs. Stella J. Vaughan, Gus Tsangaris, Edwards, Paragonah; Mrs. Sade an Oerandas. Jack Vignetto, Savage, Henrieville, Utah; Mrs. CAN FURNISH ANY tor LlUzette, S. P. Colton and NUMBER OF EMPLOYES Nora Forgie, San Pedro, Cal., and J. Allen. 22 grandchildren. nie meeting was much enlivened D. C. Cavenah, of Helper, manaFuneral services were held in Hr. Fisher, and he passed out of the National Reemployment at L. D. S. ger the tabernacle, Tuesday pe really good Havanas in honorwho maintains offices in in Service, 2 Price the burial with p.m., aew arrival at his home yesthe of the direction county seat, was in Helper cemetery under fday morning. during the week in connection the Wallace mortuary. with the duties of his office. fclTCRS IN HELPER To The Journal the visiting ofBIRTH SON OF FROM FAR OFF FERU F. P. Fisher is passing around ficial stated that his office now is the cigars and bursting the but- in the position to serve private (Ur. and Mrs. J. E. Gease had tons on his vest lately, the reason employers, as well as CWA and their guests over last week-en- d Cavenah: being the arrival of a fine son PWA projects. Said Mr. fa. D. F. Johnson and her son, cover rolls "The 8 unemployment about born morning yesterday a, who came here from Salt of kind remost employment are child and Mother every o'clock. ke to visit them. The visitors ASBURY RETIRES FROM that could be mentioned, such as THE RICHFIELD REAPER ported well. Tiding in Morocacha, Peru, mine workers of all kinds, auto isC America, where Mr. Johnson The last Issue of the- Richfield store clerks, bookkeepCLUB mechanics, SUPPER MEETING OF announcement the i losing engineer. Mrs. Johnson Reaper contains service station eners, Mrs. and Jack Mr. stenographers, L. Vignetto Asbury. isn have been visiting in of the retirement of J. mem- attendants, cooks, barbers, butchfor the inlast tertained an Sunday retains still he pa, the place of their nativity, although bers of the Sunday Night Supper ers, all kinds of raildoad labor and tiV months, but will soon re- - terest in the publication. of the Club. Those present were Mr. and many others. All employers are Mr. Asbury is a fn to the southern hemisphere Mrs. Frank Barboglio, Mr. and Invited to use the service and in anHe Price. at rtj&n Mr. Johnson. so doing the unemployed of the nounces that he has no definite Mrs. Art Dalplez, Mr. and Mrs. as the employKr. and Mrs. Aumist Litizzctte plans for the immediate future, Eugene Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. John county benefits and must be er satisfied Mrs. and Mr. he, or she or Fritz and Colzani d daughter Lucile were Salt other than to enjoy a the company also benefits." Nycman. week-enrest. visitors over the sir f er te well-earne- d. THE JOURNAL SHDRPE R 9 EDITION DELIVLREO FREE TO EVERT HOME FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1934 ALL SET AND RECOVERY OF READY TO GO MINING Ray Durrant, age 21, Castle Gate eatly Encouraged Over Gold miner passed away in a Salt Lake Prospects of East Utah, hospital Monday at 10 p. , m. after he had failed to rally and Expect a Boom CARBON S: able weath, fifth in the State of Utah, 26 million; largest coal and undeveloped ci! structures in the world. ADVERTISING That Brings Results HELPER, UTAH FIRST LUNCHEON OF REORGANIZED HELPER C. of C. ATTENDED BY FIFTY Appendectomy Mining Fatal to Young 1.3m Joins Joe Edwards Here Castle Gate Man c-- T1rhTT HS SUBSCRIPTION $2 A YEAR How CWA Hours CWA Force Cut Were Distributed to 424 Workers In This County At a meeting held in Price, and attended by numerous county and J. B. Cima, local FERA head, city officials, including County Commisioner Fahring and Mayor reports that the Carbon County Gianotti of Helper, division of CWA forces will be cut from 472 hours of labor apportioned to to 424 men. This instruction came Carbon county were divided. Some were pleased and some from R. H. Hinckley, state administrator for the FERA and CWA. were not. The relief roll in Carbon County It appears that Carbon county had at the time of the meeting has increased from 377 cases in exactly 43,000 man hours due it, January to 580 cases in February. With men being laid off from up to May 1 next Price and Helper each had ex- work in the mines, Mr. Cima prepected that many hours for their dicts that there will be 1100 relief projects, but Price had to be con- cases in March. A thorough investigation of all tent with 18,000 and Helper 14.000 of the gross hours. The school relief cases in the county is being J. S. Pyeatt, president of the board got 4000, and the county conducted and any person found accepting relief who has money, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, at large 7000. means of support, or cashable asMrs. accompanied by Pyeatt, passwill be prosecuted under the sets GIUL GATE CASTLE ed through Helper In that official's WEDS MAPLETON JLVN federal law. No. to car train attached private 1 early last Monday morning. The John Holley of Mapleton and railroad head was enroute to Los Pearl Reynolds, Castle Gate, were 5 Angeles where he went after united in marriage at the LDS spending a few hours in Salt Lake temple in Salt Lake Wednesday lent and hopes are held for continued support on the part of the people of the city, which will enable the organization to carry out the various projects which it de sires to complete during the present year. It was decided that the meeting next month will be a dutch lunch affair, and it is an nounced that plenty of 3.2 will be available. A Railroad Head Through Helper morning. The bride is well known Monday. Homes Saved, Federal Loans Another member of the part was in Castle Gate society. A handker Five homes in Helper and eleven Assistant General Manager L. F. chief shower was tendered her in Price have received home loans e of thirty-fivher railthe about who Monday by Wilson, accompanied reroad official from Denver to Salt friends and another shower is from the federal government Information to according tomorrow. cently for Lake City. planned from the County Treasurer's office In Price. The loans are made for the purpose of enabling the owners to pay off back taxes, mortgages and other encumberances. The amount of taxes involved ia Ground was broken Saturday for with the state CWA committee, $1097.90. The principle purpose of these Price city hospital receiving a grant of funds to meet the new loans is to stop foreclosures and which is being erected as a CWA labor costs on the building. The new hospital, which is to be enable the owners to maintain project. Mayor D. W. Dalton said north of George Washing- them until conditions have imsituated the cost of the estimated building is $50,000, and it is expected con- ton Memorial park in Park Dale proved. In most loans of this kind traction work will be completed addition, will be of stuccoed ce- only enough money is advanced to ment block construction, 104 feet pay the financial encumberances May 1. of the home. It Is reported that E. W. Councilman by 108 feet. Dalton, Mayor Mr Dalton said the building will there are many applications for Mclntyre and former mayor R. E. West met at Salt Lake Friday include 19 private rooms, matern- the loans for homes in Carbon ity, surgical, medical and children's county, but so far only those menwards, minor and major operating tioned here have been granted. rooms, office, kitchen and dining room. Plans provide for outside rooms, with 1000 square feet of air space for each bed. Convicted February 19 last on The Carbon county CWA comthe charge of inciting to riots dur- mittee has approved an application of labor on ing the strike in the Helper dis- for 18,000 trict last summer, Charles Guynn, the building, Mayor Dalton said. National Miners Union organizer, He announced that 90 men were At the time The Journal went to was sentenced in District Court at employed on the project Saturday press last evening at 6 o'clock it Price Monday last to an indeter- and that 164 men will be given was understood that City Council minate term of not over two years work at the peak period of at last night's meeting, would in prison. Judge Christensen propostpone action upon the "radio CONSTRUCTION ON NEW $50,000 PRICE HOSPITAL IS UNDERWAY 50-be- d Charles Guynn Is Sentenced "Radio Polls" man-hou- nounced sentence. The defendant's motion for an arrest of judgement was denied, and he was given a stay of execution for 24 hours to raise $2500 bail pending a motion for a new trial to be held within 30 days. G. Metos, defense attorney, announced that if the new trial motion is denied, he will appeal the case to the supreme court. rs Verdict Near in Crouch Case Trial of Paul Crouch, charged with inciting to riot, result of labor strife in Price last September 11, probably will be turned over to the jury for deliberation today. The case started in District Court at Price Monday, with Judge George Christensen on the bench. The state used 12 regular and 5 reHatch buttal witnesses, while the defense Local and General City Attorney Thorit made a trip to Duchesne Tuesday, where court was in session and he attended legal business. Reverand T. M. Keuseuf, Mt. Pleasant, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ossana during the week. Mrs. C. Reinhold Eckman, wife of the local evangelist, returned to Helper recently from Heyburn, Idaho, where she was called owing to the critical illness and subse quent death of her father, who passed away about three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. John Cambell left Mr. for Salt Lake Wednesday. Cambell Is residing at the capital and Mrs. Cambell accompanied him for a breif visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Sheldon returned to their home in Helper from a two week vacation trip to the Pacific Coast. Mr. and Mrs. Earl McQuowan, Los Angeles, are in Helper visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bry- ner and C. Reinhold Eckman. Mrs. D. S. Allison is reported ill this week at her home in the Riccl called 15. District Attorney Fred W. Keller, County Attorney Walter C. Gease and Special Prosecutor Arthur S. Horsley of Price, are representing the state and H. G. Metos, of Salt Lake, the defendant. Paul Crouch, the defendant, organizer for the National Miners' Union, was 'on the stand for two hours yesterday. He testified that the trouble in Price was not brot about by the N. M. U., but that the authorities started the trouble. He maintained that the marchers entered Price to give bonds for the release of prisoners in the county jail and to protest the Helper city ordinance prohibiting more than three people to congregate In one group, to the county authorities. The local fire department answered an alarm at 7 a. m. Wednesday at a residence owned by Robert Allison in the south end of town to find that a small confla- gration had resulted from a defective chimney. The small fire was soon extinguished with pratically no damage to the residence. apartments. John Gerandis, D. J. Pappa- Mr. and Mrs. Dominic DeRose costas and Georg e Calles were among those who paid visits to and daughter Gilda left Tuesday to visit with Mr. DeRose's mother Salt Lake during the week. Flora McCoy of Vernal is here in Salt Lake. In Helper visiting her sister Gladys Miss Luana Jensen returned to her home in Salt Lake Sunday McCoy. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Henderson after visiting at the home of Miss of Standardville were visitors at Juajjna Buchanan for a week. the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mr, and Mrs. Vic Lltlzzette and Edwards Sunday. son Stanley spent Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Whycherly of Sunday in Ogden visiting their Hiawatha were visitors at the daughter Louise who Is attending home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank the Sacred Heart Academy there. Mulllns on Saturday. Mrs. Henry Hall and Mrs. WilMr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Ed son and daughter Ida spent Monwards of Garfield were in Helper day visiting at Standardville. this week where Mr. Edwards Is The regular meeting of the K. caring for K. of P. Lodge business. of C. lodge was held Tuesday evenMr. Edwards is Grand Chancellor ing at the Strand Sweet Shop, with a representative number in for the state of Utah. Mr. W. B. McKell returned Sun- attendance. Only routine matters day to Spanish Fork after visiting came before the assemblage. The for a week at the home of Mr. and lodge meets each week, alternating between Helper and Price. Mrs. John Buchanan. Not Yet Closed Come and Vote ordinance," which would compel all owners of motors, electric signs and other electrical apparatus to apply condensers, so that radio reception within the city would be Improved. The ordinance proposed follows in a general way the Grand Junction ordinance. Council has been importuned to pass this ordinance, but due to the expense to electrical appliance owners, hesitated in the matter, and is striving to get the sentiment of Helper through a ballot box that reposes in The Journal office. ' It is estimated that Main street establishments of Helepr will be put to an expense of around $1000 if the ordinance is passed. Many persons already have voted, but the "polls" are still open. Cast your ballot. You can get one at The Journal office, vote, sign your name and deposit it with "one stop service." BIRTH OF SON Born to Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Giardano a baby boy on Sunday. Babe and mother are doing nicely. Mother formerly was Helen Verdi. $618 RAISED FOR AIRPORT HANGAR Miss Marie Davla, treasurer of the committee in charge of the campaign to raise funds to build a new hangar at the Carbon county airport, Wednesday announced that $618.25 has been raised thus far by public subscription. The contributions from the various communities are as follows: Helper, $100; Standardville, $22.25; Mutual, $9; Latuda, $9; Price, $478. Work of grading the airport runways is still under way, said J. R. Lund manager of the field. LUMBER DEALERS OF EAST UTAH HAVE CODE At Price last week a meeting of the Eastern Utah Lumber dealers was held with the code administrator for this region. Charles Leger, lumber dealer of Helper attended, and reports an uninterrupted ' session of about six hours was necessary to adjust differences in price conformity. From now on lumber prices will be uniform throughout eastern Utah, and will differ only slightly from Salt Lake prices, to allow for extra freight. . |