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Show JA. M ISILIP JO I JYA TO'NAIL Politically Independent VOLUME rt NUMBER 52 31. JOUHNA4. bHUPPEN 9 COITiO began in the late 1870's when the, first railroad started building south out of Salt Lake to serve and conwet up the towns, then building in BY J. R, LOFTIS the Salt Lake and Utah valleys. This first railroad terminated at and no thought then en-Springville Do remember when? this you of these early - tered the minds a flood meof out memories; brings mories. many of which have to do railroad builders of extending it up forbidding (at ith the beginning and erowth of am1 over tte rim of the' great Salt that Helper. Helper today is a city of t i time) . . : .. i tL we. ii" vvasuiuui. mmuiiains, more than 3600 persons. It is the tjaRt; tnow or as we know Soldier hub of one of the greatest industries r of the State of Utah coal mining. oun"ul- ummit is so named SoIdier It is a railroad terminal and a RETROSPECT IN Dec. 30, 1937 "Thursday, - ELMIE BERNARD! JOUHNAL TH rrt ivFro only EUGENE GIBSON TO LEAD I on IOiiiui. 9uB$cmrriow 1537 GREATEST - . CARBON-EMER- i ! FISH-GA- Y ASS'N. IN '38 ME UNDERPASS Hakalo and Staley Elected Committees Appointed By President JtibCKlP 1 iO.N $2 A YEAH M - BOOM IN HELPER BUILDING AUDITORIUM COMPLETED One Major Imnrovement On 1938 Program U. S. Post Office To Start February Vice-Presiden- ts Elmie Bernardi, manager of the Helper Furniture and Hardware com One Major Improvement on 1938 Pr of Helper. Perhaps not in dollars and . . . . . i , . i i. 01 mr caroon-tmerooarui 01 uiieciurs was eiecieo Dy ine Without fear of contradiction 1937 cents, but. in a more t isn important Game associntion to serve another yea as its president. The coin was Helper's banner year as far as sense, that of convenience. safety,, and 14 ing year will mike five years Mr. uernawi nas servc--- i ps president of buildings and general civic improve- - and a place to gather for some of the association. the forms of recreation heretofore the as.ratior.. mcnt is concerned. cause General Johnson ' When 1937 rolled around two of denied the people of our city. camped along Eus. i e C Gibson. po.ii masn-- r payroll of from $3'0.000 to The underpass was a Utah State"lost important and long hoped- wa3 appointed to serve the organiza- $40,000 per i in which on rises a the cottonwoods to for UU1 v.4jniiui.-iii- i ivwtiu were as lion improvements I'lujvii, nun secretary for the coming Illy city is a railroad terminal there are to the iouth. The stay of the Of this; One. $160,000. season. the peak He Janet underway. approximately renlaees Street Arthur Hnrslov bemen man who the trains many : . .. i . : i i was who resigned recently after moving underpass and the other, the Civic amount a large portion remained ii tween Salt Lake and Helper and or uue had to be to niness ana eventually six to Salt Lake. Mr. Gibson has been a Auditorium, Each of these projects Helper. Right-of-waGrand Junction and Helper, who lay Ivery active member of the associa- - has 1U,1,(1 untold wealth to the city bought, men employed there, made over at this point and the money the soldiers died and were buried in a cleared space in the willows on their homes here for the duration of tion for several years and has they spend here Increases the fixed ht ft 1 the work. And many men from Helthe bank of the rushing mountain served on numerous committees and HELPER BUSINESS j payroll. is snows fed of and Carbon county were em that stream the by per a hs dir-member of i board the of out look over the city When we the higher peaks. ployed In its construction. ector.5. today, gay with holiday decorations, AN SUCCUMBS On Labor Hay, September 6, when During the summer it is often Wm, Hakalo. of Price and John and note the large number of mod a it l oximatcly i0.0i.fi people sw armed when found these visiting graves, Staley of Scofield were elected 1st ern improvements that are pro- that into Helner, the state and labor ofand 2nd vice presidents respectively. s,ome thoughtful vided for the comfort, convenience Pffson ha I CHRISTMAS DAY ficials were present, the underpass cleared under the away encroaching Ray Walters was chosen as treas- and amusements of its people, we was brush and willows a and left has officially c pened ami dedicated U1'erare reminded of the stories of the E. Bernardi E. Gibson j Governor of flowers. tribute by Henry H. Blood. Chairmen and committee members pioneers and our .own memories. joe Celeste Ossano. CI. Helper At Today people, pre wondering how about time the railroad the When General Johnsonv. and his were chosen as follows: The first lmsiness man, succumbed . in the we ever survived without it. i !,t. j io " rayuugviiw. of federal marched soldiers troop mentioned on each committee is the price city hospital early Christmas ' AUDITORIUM OPENING thru here sometime between 1850 or shortly thereafter, coal was dis chairman) membership, Nick Ger- - morning following a lingering illness PROVES USEFUL and 1860 this was just a wide place coveietl at Winter Quarters. The I ,aardi. Jack Phalen, Chris Jouflas, 0f several months. CITY in the canyon with a few cottonwood valley ,ying bplow this point was Through the cooperation of tlu Dave Tuttle and Earl Wimber. adver- Mr. WM 0ssano Sfniz bo,.n jn named P'asant Valley. Because federal government the city council trees alone the banka of what i. Using. Gene Coli and George Gri- - Aui)U.irt (VVnU.h , now a part of and the citizens of now the Price river. None of the there is 110 coaI ln the northern part finally jvet: Intelligence, John Staley, Fred Italyj in 1876, a son f Alphonso realized their dream Helper or uian, tms discovery marks an NEW CITY OFFICIALS TAKE a civic of B Nick early pioneers would settle in this and John .Larson, rnardi 3 JAN. MONDAY. B. OVER DUTIES lm(, Mariraret Ossano. He rame location because the prnnnrl una important step not only in the growth blg gam?; John Menottl, ,0 the United States in 1890, and auditorium. new and two reelected city Five a,so of o but statethe arfvaga: HeIper The auditorium was a PWA proonroe a"d rocky and the soil unproductive. It located in Trinidad, Colorado where alliHl11It was a long. hard, and hazard officials will take their oath of office. , and cost a little over $100,000. was an unpromising looking location ject . x.uuv.auua., ne entered the grocery and meat uucuuiBu, all labor on the building in these early days. The river, as it ous trip by tam and wagon from next Monday at noon. City recorder Kay and Ray Walters, sportsmen's Practically I)acUing business. Several years later was the the towns in the valley to the coal '"inest Fiaim will administer bv done local men. Dr. always does when not controlled, did lot; Goetzman, Earl Wimber h sni(1 his interests in Trinidad and An official opening and dedicanot confine itself to one narrow movP1 t0 Kansas where available to Spratling. who will begin his second J tion was held on November 19. when channel, but spread out over most this coal more readily 00 lsta "1. cnal,lan- Raln entered the grocery and of office as of term mayor Helper. the of the the people valleys, early of this wide place in the canyon. approximately 750 people met and Jack World, Wimber, Lloyd mpnt packing business. heard a well arranged program, one Then too. the spring freshlets and railroad buiders decided to extend Others who will be installed in office ungerman and Joe Manntette. Fina successful which After conducting the summer cloudbursts came roaring the railroad to that point. In the tor their first term include, Barney ance, Ray Walters, Eugene Gibson fittingly openul the doors for four-yea- r term on the business in Kansas for several years, the public use. down the side canyons and gullies following years the' railroad was H. Hyde, for and Elmie Bernardi. to he sold his interests and moved Fork council. Jess Cox. Joe Rebol and Is TodRy the auditorium further scarifying the already un- rapidly pushed up Spanish being fish, Ray Waiters Ellis Morgan, Ehlridge, California, wheve he be- used every available minute councilmen. Al Wahl. ' as two-yea- r on in canvon v,or Dn,i u . kv Tnnlw uu UU for some inviting landscape, so that it is no ul Liarter Enterand Phalen. Jacc came head butcher for the state activity or other. Ernest Fiaim will begin his second wonder the early pioneers did not Tucker canyon in a series of switch- Banquets, club Thurman tainment. George Grifet, Earl Acord, i,0me located at that city meetings. fhool programs and bastarry in this place. They, of course, backs to the Summit and then down term as recorder hisand Radcliff and Cbas. Atwood. first oath of'Eart ln 1917 Mr. Ossano and family ketball practices and games, are a knew nothing of the many millions into Pleasant Vallev and nn in Win. Carter will receive . . aid.i un- - move1 t0 Helper, where he entered few of the activities that can be puoiic omce wnen ne oecomes cny of dollars of potential wealth that ier quarters. tolaTh Sauctuaiy. Dr. M. T. Johnson lhu gvocery business, later building found there. growth of Helper is insepar- - treasurer. was under the ground that looked now-ove- r John quilico is tbe aoiy oound up with the railroad, so ugly and. uninviting to them. .thp buildlnE now known V the man,""" BUILDINGS ARE IN on the council, being elected in 1936 and not only its erowth hnr ita vp Bernardi Strand Theatre and Hillcre'st Hotel PRIVATE L t ... ixoiuiug io V"K. .. . , , .. C UVMl LASi . Iwirtlni" t,AR .... be will Plans made in verv the near i luui-jfctwas uepenuent upon tDe Ion? hefnr Jtnv hntioo and apartments. He operated the ;it ... i i Not only has Helper enjoyed a is honed to be the future what Dr.' for, include: councilmen tmm of e'nS Outgoing thru a "tl"'tu number here, Still, theatre business for long before anyone thought of taking successful season as far as public ever Joe Dalpiaz. Albeit Ricci, and S. Bert most seccessni season up a homestead in this vicinity. It years, later leasing the building to continued on page two buildings are concerned, but residents Bunnel. 'joyed by the association. E. Huish. iWm. Littlejohn and or our city have shown that proscouncil all The newly elected are At the time of his lllnrss and perity has at least come ASSOCIATED CIVIC CLUBS HOLD well known citizens and business RIO back, by death he maintained active manage-innn- t building and GRANDE and! men of Helper. Mr. Hyde has mainhomes, remodeling and of the hotel apartment apartment houses. business the tained a under grocery MONTHLY MEETING AT ST. GEORGE house, and with his son .Vphnnso, Three new apartment houses have O. P. Skaggs system for the past PARTY WAS operated the Strand Sweet Fhop. been completed during the year, been has and years very prom eight Mr. Osaano is survived by m, th.y are: I). C. Gibson. Henrv II..H inent in civic affairs. He at present ei ,u.- - nm Mr9. C Vice-PresideHelen uie wife, aim nt iMs.uiu, Crowley. Dr. Joe rnlni Henry Jones Installed As for 1938 is complete owner of the grocery GRAND SUCCESS and lowing children: Lena. Robert i.awience Ueebe. Mr. Tosone. Mr. store he operates. The Associated Civic Clubs of Souhprn Utah held their regular Alphonso or Helper fiui flora ot Venturella. John Tasker. Omar Bun- Joe Rebol, is also engaged in the monthly meeting at St. George December 18th. New York City. He Is also survived nel, Jim Bruno, are a few of those nH o The f!ra second annual Rio grocery business being a nu who have built or remodeled homes The main bus,n.p Lucille Litizzette, student at Westin the Progressive Market. His youth Christmas party proved to be one of all of whom reside in Sfruz, Italy: during 1937. iness was the and training will be an asset to the the outstanding features minster college in Salt Lake, is a of the Richard and Rudolph OsA number of downtown business Installation of of- city council. holiday season. Besides being a fea- - Herman, holiday visitor at her home here. Biasi. Mrs. and Rosie sano, houses have remodeled or renovated ture of Denthe season, it proved to be Jess Cox, an employee of the for the ficers ' a very successful part from every tneir the results are indeed Rio has & buildings, Reilroad Grande Co., jver coml ng year. to En Rovereto, Austria. After com- LOGAN TEAM PROVES a resident of Helper for a angle. 'been v,ry gratifying, James M. Sarpleting his schooling he became an P0ST OFFICE TO BE number of years. His interest in the Approximately 80O railroad II it'll ur BUILT IN 1938 Pang-uitcof gent of affairs in the city has ployees and their families assembled nisu uuiur in uie nrimoi TOO TOUGH FOR attended. formerly was installat credit to a civic the auditorium the been where they community. The major project slated for Hel4 Mr. Osto After If ed as president Thurman Carter, the other man to were treated to a very interesting sano wasmoving activeHelper, the new federal building In civic and per is very of the organizaBECKERS BEER take office, is well known in Helper, program and a visit from Santa fraternal will which cost in the neighborhood organizations in Helper and tion, replacing C. and is employed as custodian of the Claus. of $50,000. According to latest inCarbon county. W. Love, Jr., of civic auditorium. J. R. Loftis presided as master of He will replace Funeral services were held Wed formation, actual construction will Henry H- - Jones The Beta Kappa Fraternity, team Arthur Dalpiaz as treasurer for the ceremonies, and presented the fol- morning nt 10 a.m. In St. begin about February 1st. from the Utah State Agriculture col- - St. George, who has served during sueceeding two years. lowing program: Community singing ' nesday Anthony's fMholic church in Helper, lege proved to be too tough and the year 1937. L. A. W'ynaught of Mayor Spratling and Recorder which consisted of The Star Span- - with rather Dowling officiating. D. S, several and Xnvis installed was Milford chosen the Banner, and gled fast for the Becker Beer outfit in a viaim have both served during s Active were Pote and Henry H. past two years, and have conducted songs, was led by Mrs. Alma Dank-Civi- c game played Tuesday night at the as first Albert Ricci. Celeste Dalpiaz, Auditorium. The final score Jones of Helper was" inducted into an efficient administration during worth; Tap dance, Little Miss Paul Pessetto, John Quilico. and PURCHASES ice Ray; trombone solo, 44 to 11 for the team from his first, major office in the organiz-- i tnejr term of office. Jimmy Mose Howa. Mr.1 iation as second Greener; guitar and banjo duet by Logan. Interment was in the Helper city the Woolsey brothers; tan dance, The college boys, who made their Jones has been very attive in the' 1938 CITY BUDGET IS cemetery, under the direction of the HEINER SCHOOL first appearance in this section, dis-- '' organization Marjorie Lawley. during the past five ADOPTED BY COUNCIL Flynn Funeral Home. Lo played one of the cleverest passing years, having served on the board. meetine of the city Humorous reading, MacRay At a a attacks, both on defense and offense, ot directors as representative vuutivii The school building at Heiner was Pez; piano solo, Mrs. Art Ray; vocal . nilit the 103S Helner JL UilV El 1 jR Beckers were held to two lone from Helper and Carbon county. sold to Byron Carter, Helper, for Citv budeet was adopted, rne new koio, ,uis. field goals during the entire game",! Otlur - business considered and $1,200 by the Carbon county school rails for an exnenditure of selections were presented by Jimmy i& . while their opponents shelled the passed upon, included a resolution to' Ttoubadour.' 'The at a special meeting last Wed- board Marshall, Roaming a which 09741 is slignt Jin of R. J. Vaughan, superintendent hoop for 20 from the field and four the state asking then not to divert According to word received this nesday. over 1937. clase the adores. week. Ross Hardy, science Misuucior( via tne ioui nne. ueeKers maae i any money from the Utah state roaa; Tne Mr. Carter, president of the Helpei budget as prepared by the the Utah Railway, gave punus irora iouis. fund into any source other than the j,iay01. an( city recorder was passed of the evening. He complimented the at Carbon High school has been In- ward of the L.D.S. church, made watte, center a nd A. Hatch, with maintaining and building of roads bv a unaDjmous vote of the council Rio Grande employees for the splen- - vited to read an abstract of his the purchase on behalf of the ward. 21 and 13 points respectively led within their jurisdiction. had planned and were thesis, "Birds of Pinion and Shads- - it being plann to use the material present and as there were no pro- did party they the attack. They were aided mater- lie uiea ot a mas K.ne near There was some discussion rela tests from citizens it will become carryinir nut, rice, utan, Deioic tne in construction of a new chnpel nxt of Phi Sigma, spring. Mr. annual convention on touched was briefly 'ally by the fast rustling and passing tlve to the proposed 15 per cent in-- , tr,., by a vss f i.,nM,.v of the entire team. Indianapolis,! The successful bid was double tha biological society, at crease in freight rates. However, no Vti:!in. Frank Dalpiaz played a sparkling definite stand was taken, and It was Mr8 Marchetti Hostess" of the next highest, $566, bid by the Another feature surprise portion Indiana. December 27. game on the guard line for the Hel-- suggested The Phi Sigma convention is to Ketchum Building Supply company ot ,,K' program, w as the presentation that a more complete To Wednesday Club ne,f5 on one day ot tle national of Salt. Lake City. An offer of $32r be 110111 Graiuit! tlie lacked team and Rio em' the entire but the of Pt quint, question study be nade Mr8 E(1 jIaP(.lietti wllH hostess to "f Kif,a the usual punch displayed , . , during fjnai action be taken at the January ',.,," ployees, to a fellow employee, Fred convention of the American Associa- for beating system alone was made tfle past three seasons of to Advancement at Science, the tion for Fasslo. The four-roowas married have 7 held be who by James will . Vol), they recently 'f meeting, which or Mr. Hardy s brick structure was built In 1923 at ruled the Carbon county M. Johnson. Mr. Loftis made the loiter V. abstract indepen-- , Gunnison Gladys ... . Prue winners of the evening ..w ei e aent basketball roost. at the meeting Included Dorotny Wilson, Mrs. DeViotti, Mrs. la very pretty speech in belialf of the thesis will appear in tne moiogisi, a cost of $21,000. Speakers n The school, with an attendance of and the publication of the Association. Tne Usher Beer of Price handed Ol- - W. D. Hammond, cnairman or tne presented oiganization rlzza and Mn, Murphy. newly-wed- s ; ivpto'R Associated with a scrubbing bond thesis which completes the require- - 66 in 19,16, fell to 41 this fall. One Store Leland commission, road were: state Members present Dorothy to 29 trouncing. Westley led the Stephenson, executive secretary of Wilson, Mrs. Chris Wahl, Mrs. Leah and tub for the briilo and a toy dog mtnts for a Master of Arts degree teacher, Eva Townsend. was trans-oT . a leash for the groom. In his final from the University of Utah has been f erred to Price Central school last wun is couiuris. uuu ,u tt.-- u u.. noanr aiinn. buuhu - ' ..retcrson, .mis. .iaxme .inuuiiKiimi ine liiau u..,,r.M.iri luuiinij, .im. comment to Mr. 'oll. (Mrs. Voll was named the outstanding thesis In its month, and it is planned to transfer W'Uord and Holly Bryner with 9,nn(J Wa1ter Granger, representative jjapy pjzza Mrs. Josie Wet more and tho other teacher, K. L. Miner, to an- ach proved unable to be piesentl, the master of field during the past two years. r tbe IC.C.C. who extended greet- - ,r,.a r,.ri TieViettl. ' other school the first of next year. 'veto gang. W. Axelcard was With ', ceiemoiiies assured everyone pres-- j . '"" . " ,"1KS 'O l"" . . . Rose L. Ballew of Los Angeles' mm1 m the gifts were not sug-- J TPT1 ITI HrhPrS. iur n a TP A 111 club for. Jim Perry left for his home in ent, thatof' Price city. Hsked the how- - arrived here last week to spend the Rebekahs Hold darn a Fred, it,.. thing. gesiive" -O. the -P. J'V.il l ""Cl trailing Skaggs ,1o.- uiliunilil icuviiiic hnin "' iimurnuaj. 'earn for the entire first half, East- - assistance IU Sponsoring H has his own opinion. holidays with her sister and brother- Christmas Tree a house guest of Mr. ever, Avenue. was Mr. Oarbon on Perry itrlan The Helner chapter of the underpass Mr. and Mrs. Barrel!. Her; 'The anpearance of Santa uian ci.'cirin - or r iticp came ! Aether rnntter brought before tne and Mrs. Je Perry uurtcff ir.c a bekahs bflnV efr.-- . also held a Christmas party at is and of Salt Lake, son. Bob, the program, presented ... - ....nnnn(.t:irn r.t tht POV- - f'hrifitmaa holidnvs Mrs. Ballew the K of P hall. a Barralls. the of with under child guest every Holbrook led the Electric team, . ... M Rellodi . of Deliver, a .aa annnrte "Tnsenhinetree was the erimieiii. , ii iniiu mn.o, !th 10 2 lb bag of nuts, candy and fruit. ,'is collected with the Los Angeles, A heavily-ladepoints. 1, tnanhan UtniAonii Cfilt firmflf . Korea. , la .o vlslHtllS- MrH. an rT iw un a high school ter of attraction. Refreshments and i1."" as was school board of remainder the evening city tPam preRe V: Mayme Hansen during the holidays. and Phoenix, Arizona. .Lake City in machine accounting, treats were given for both the Instructor . LI t il spent in dancing. . .. crippled Bneun with three regulars . ' ... nroiecis .r The latter inree and yin j parol!. She also Is a ren and grown-upsUUe . tO vr... . illneRR V .u. nQr,1tnfr i 4 and ti. An enjoyable time was experienced Lucas tperit Christinas certified machine operator at the Francis oy all present. ceedure of waiUng 30 days before 'son, Ronald, of Provo, are visiting with his family in Denver. Los Angeles county tax department, (Continued on Page 5) friends and relatives here. final action will be taken. . . .. . pany io-::- - w-&- Tf fi'" ' i.u-r'- 1 ' I f LAj j J i. ( nr' rri tnn llf AHtfllK .i. nl"u j HELPER - - af i . -- - t w t u. - C - .' u-im- a j MS ' ! h S I Bo-son- t, Jan-bein- g t. ,.,,,,. 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