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Show A . 97 . MINING AND RAILROAD MIIMRFR "Pw:Co'V:,:v" , t Editorial Comments ty IX TIME DRIVER TESTS IN HELPER tJic . . Beginning Tuesday. October examinations for drivers' licenses will be held at the Helper city hall frim 4 t0 7 m p on Tuesdays, instead of from 1 5 to p.m., as formerly. Vern Davis, state highway patrolman said this week. Mr Davis will give the examinations. No change has been made in the hours or day when appli. cant may be examined in Price, the hours being 9 a.m. to 5 p.-every Monday. Mr Davis stated he will be at Dragerton every second and fourth Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. for the same purpose. In announcing the changes in hours for Helper, Patrolman Davis said it was being done to accommodate individuals working in coal mines and other industries, and who are unable to appear for their examinations by 5 p.m. Senator Bailey Senator Wheeler's bill, to postpone drafting of pre.Pearl Har. bor fathers until January 1, destined to be defeated by a substantial majority in the senate, impetos is being given another bill being drafted by Senator Bailey, (D) North Carolina, that would strip the federal payroll nonfathers of draft d of age and stear them into the armed Bravo, With able-bodie- forces. is Bravo. Senator Bailey! This writer confident he voices the opinion of greater majority of the people in area, when he wishes you well in a venture that will have the un all animous support of Americans over the land. We all realize our government's consistent prosecution of the duties of those who make up our government, and to sap the many offices would and bureaus of its personnel be a serious blow to our country's leaders. But at the same time we is filled all know that Washington with confusion brought about primarily because its bureaus have been overloaded with unnecessary employ ees, whose biggest job is keeping out of sight of the boss. Senator Bailey stated, when announcing his intentions of drafting and presenting such a bill, that his measure would forbid deferments on occupational grounds to bachelors and married men without children in government employment, and cancel deferments now in effect except in cases where superior officers can of. fer "proof of indispensability." Provisions also would include forcing the transfer to combat service men in uniforms in the war depart; ment who are capable of bearing 'Continued ou Page Kiiiht.) , the this City status took politics an on active years. Simultaneous Mayor announce. Hyde's ment came infor- mation that a tick-- J et to .be known as Ci- j the Progressive a file would tizens, complete slate to be headed by Dar-rK. Downey, city councilman, as mayor, and composed of present incum-D- . K. Downey bent city offioials. A caucas held Monday night named the following candidates to run with Mr Downey as the head of the ticket: councilman, Jess R. Cox; councilmen, S. Bert Bunnell. Albert S. Wahl, and Fred J. Bosone; recorder. Ernest Flaim; and treasurer, Clifton N. Memmott. Mr Downey will complete his sec. councilman ond term as a two-yeat the end of this year, and in announcing his candidacy for the position to be vacated by Mayor Hyde, assures the people of Helper that he will strive dilligently to maintain the that same progressive government has been this community's privilege during the past several years. He is agent for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and of the Helper Kiwanis club, and has been .active. in civie- - affaire for--great number of years. The four-yecandidate, Mr Cox. is a present incumbent in the same to; he asks to be he will be finishing his second term as city councilman, having been first term, elected in 1938 to a two-yeto Ihe four.year post and in 1940. He is an employee of the Rio Grande Railroad car department. Mr Bunnell has served six years on the city council. He was first elected in 1936 and served two years, at which time he retired for one (Continued on Page Eigbn with ly . el Horse Canyon Mine Between 30 and 35 memhers of the Helper Kiwanis club will inspect the workings of the new Horse Canyon mine tomorrow night, as guests of Allen and Garcia, general contractors in charge of construction. The club will leave here about 6 o'clock Fri. day evening by bus and will be escorted through the mine and outside phases of the newest and most modern coal mining plant in the west. Arrangements for the trip, according to Pres. Edward Sheya. are being made by Jesse Perry and August Jones. The club visited Dragerton during July as guests of R. L. Olson, townsite manager. a Bond to save a .Vpyt Buy . ..v. .. ar nt ar Carbon Hears Bond Quota; ar Two More Days $1,063,900 Raised In County; Mclntire For Final Action Calls Left To Go Kiwanis Leading In Helper Contest: Reports Incomplete Committee members in cnarge of Reports from W. E. Mclntire, of Price Carbon county bond chairman, the Helper Third War Loan contest of (7 "v. J I i Hi BIUVU UaO " i til ,ovo fannri o1 inrnmnlpte figures I. approximately $40,000 of making its 11.103,900 quota. This figure, hej specified, is based on reports from Utah headquarters, and could easily! be incomplete as far as the true pic. HOW WE'RE DOING IN 3RD WAR LOAN organizations registered in the drive Wednesday including up to and morning. Thorit Hatch and Owen Merrill, who compiled the figures, stated that only those bonds written by the Ahepa lodge, with headquar- ter'at me faiace tauuj' oiuic, fitrured in the standings, with applications received and bonds written at the Helper State Bank and to be compiled and reported next week. Several individuals were entered in the contest, but figures were not available today as to the standings. These and the organizations entered will be considered by a set of judees. who will review all bond applications and announce the respective winners next week. Three $25 gond prizes and three $10 cash prizes are to be awarded. Two of the bonds and two cash prizes will go to organizations. One for the most money received on a per.membership basis, and the othIndividual s. er for the largest entrants will also participate in one first and second prize on volume poft-offic- HERE IN HELPER Helper Quota $150,000 148,181 Utah Railway ...250,000 Above Quota 248,181 Subscribed IN CARBON COUNTY Carbon Quota $1,103,900 Subscribed 1,063,900 Utah Railway... 250,000 State of Utah 141,000 Rio Grande RR. 43,000 Yet To Go 40,000 toe 1 is concerned. As far r quota n was reached and exceed- September 15, when the Utah Railway company gave credit to this for $250,000, which was half of '"eli" Purchase in the state. Latest "SUres reveal that tn oMHtan tn th b Utah I "J1' Railway, Helper has -- n8,m at reported from weg b s, ythe Ahepa lodge bond who have written $80,075; lPw State Bank, $47,556; and the head-garter- office, $20,450. wr..McIntlre was exceedingly that Carbon county would tPrto 7 and"uia wnn Kill mursoay, Saturday still left in the I1 dri. "nP. Ovpr tonn nnn the last report was made one ago. th.J"st Wbus vuh has gone over r ,rbm county 18 w,tbln tnk.nP' vfc n ""1th . ' son for any of us to re. ona buying," Mr; Mcln-Joi- n f ur th your i- KIWANIS CLUBS V. VI AAJ in -ji ""uuing lorces to victory purchases of War Bonds! e. net-sale- in According to the committee is club leading Kiwanis the charge, with the all other organizations, and the second in place lodge Ahepa Kiwanis third. Columbus of Knights has $273,650 to their credit. The of ColAhepa lodge, $40,400; Knights organizations Other umbus, $11,225. and their totals are as follows: Scouts, lodge. $9,050; Boy BPW club, $2,725; Troop), (Moose Fraternal Union Croatian $1575; Moose lodge, $150; and $925; lodge. the American Legion, $175. of the It i evident by the results of sale a such plan that contest by stimulated been has bonds in Helper which did much to by the contest, the top in their over put Helper 100 per cent. Mr than more quota by reported. Merrill Mr Hatch and The committee also indicated that and post when the sales at the ban the pic. office have been compiled, considerable. ture may change Glass "Cloth Prices Up used as a Prices for glass cloth, in hot houses for gUvs substitute to chicken houses, wil lbe Wgjer new consumers since Re-bek- , vTs'It' Mayor Hyde Ends Six Years As Member Of Helper City Council in Helper early this week when Mayor Barney H. Hyde announced th::t he would not be a candidate to succeed himself as head of Helper's governing body, a position he has held during the past four To Inspect ....-..$- .. NEWSPAPER Politically Independent Progressive - Citizen Ticket To File In Helper Election Local Kiwanis Club , STRICT r. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ah TO OOSERUE NEWSPAPER WEEK The 2200 Kiwanis clubs with more than 118,000 members in the United States and Canada, will again ob serve National Newspaper Week, Donald B. Rice, Oakland, October California, president of Kiwanis International, announced today. "Kiwanis International will again participate in an appropriate observance of .National Newspaper week. Every one of our 2200 clubs have been aided by the press. In every community the local newspapers have cooperated in the Kiwanis program of service to youth and civic improvement." declared Rice. "Never before have we had a great, er appreciation of the press. We have confidence in the handling of the news of the day. We give sincere thanks to those courageous correspondents who by sea, air.and on the land have given eye witness accounts of events on the battle fronts. We pay tribute to those who have made the supreme sacrifice. "The theme of Newspaper Week. "A Free Press and a Free People An Unbeatable Team is in agreement with the thinking of Kiwanis Inter, national in its program Keep America American, being launched this fall. The press and Kiwanis clubs can lead in crystallizing public opin. ion to safeguard those basic liberties by which our democracy has proe. pered." Bulletins have been sent to all Kiwanis clubs urging them to Newspaper Week with special programs giving recognition to editors and papers for the generous and excellent assistance gJren to Kiwanis community activities, In According to the committee club's the program of Helper charge in observance of the occasion, Harrison Conover, SprlngvUle Herald publisher and president of the Utah Press Association will be the principal speaker. He's also a member of the Springville Kiwanis cUib. The program will be held next Wednesday, October 6 at 7:30. 8, ob-ser- After serving six continuous years as a member of the Helper city council, the last four being as mayor, Barney H. Hyde this week announc ed he will not be a candidate to succeed himself in of fice in tne Novem ber election this fall. Mayor Hyde was first elected in tne tail of 1937 as a four-yea- r council man. In 1939 he be came a candidate for mayor on thei Democratic ticket, being elected by a scant majority. In 1H41 ne was unopposed for the may- - B. H. Hyde orship of Helper. In announcing his retirement from public office, Mayor Hyde said that circumstances requiring his attention in connection with his grocery business made it imperative that he not "The six years aspire for I have spent serving the city of Helper as councilman and mayor, have been among the happiest years of my life, and I regret that personal affairs warrant my retirement from this work,'1 MayorHyde said. "I desire to express my sincere ap. preciation forrthe fine spirit of cooperation existing among the people of Helper during my tenure of office. Without the confidence of the citizenry and those serving on the little advancement council, very could be made in this or any other community," he said. "I realize that during a time of upheaval brought hy"lfreVar7 little chance for construction has been the lot of Helper during the past three years, however, your present council has endeavored to create a post-wa- r fund that can be used for any progressive project after the peace has been won," Mayor Hyde added. "Any success that I might have enjoyed during the past six years of public life, has been because of the fine, intelligent support of a progressive council and other city officials, elective and appointive, and by the confidence expressed by the people of this community," Mayor Hyde stated. Mayor Hyde, in addition to his various official duties, has been extremely active in church and civic affairs during the past six years. For two years he served as president of the LDS YMMIA. Since the inception of the Days of '49, he has been one of the main cogs in the promotion of the yearly celebrations. He has served as a director of the local Kiwanis club, and is chairman of the Carbon county salvage committee. Mr Hyde emphasized that he would continue to be active in all civic affairs of the community and would al ways be available to help sponsor any progressive movement undertaken by the city of Helper, Carbon county, the state or nation. mm MIA TO START WITH GALA FALL FESTIVAL A fall festival and celebration will commence the opening season for the Mutual Improvement Association and will be held next Tuesday, October 6, at the LDS church.. Activities which will include dancing, games and refreshments, will commence at 9 p.m. All ward members are cordially invited to attend the gala affair, which is under the direction of the activity counselors, Mildred Berlin and David Colton. Much time has been spent In attractively decorating the hall In autumn leaves and fall colors. Good music will be furnished by talented musicians. Officers appointed to lead the Young ladies for the coming year are: Mrs Louise Anderson, president; councelors, Mary Black, and Mildred Berlin; secretary, Wanda Broadbent Officers for the men's grout Lynn Mellor, president; counselors, Reginald Sidwell and David Colton. An Interesting program has been chosen to follow this year In Mutual, and it is hoped that a large group of young people will take advantage of it. It may cost you only the purchase of a $100 War Bond to bring your boy home sooner and safer! in the improve- the chapel. The purchase of the organ was made possible mainly through the efforts of George Kelly, president of the choir, and choir members who the project. Mr Kelly sponsored wishes to express his thanks to all who so generously and willingly contributed toward raising the money to finance the purchase of the organ. Bishop Lynn Broadbent and church members feel very grateful to Mr Kelly and his choir members for the interest shown and the rapidity by which the finances were secured. They extend an invitation to all who are interested to come out and witness the new organ. Head organist of the church is Mrs George Kelly. Bishop Broadbent this week an. nounced that the dedication of the building will take place on Sunday, October 24th at the regular Sunday evening church service. Much time Is being spent this week by work crews, who are decorating the interior of the building for the dedication ceremonies. Further details will be announced later. NIIA Approves Ten Housing Units For Wattis Camp Grand Commandery Will Make Official Visit .wllbeited step toward ment and completion of the LDS church was achieved Monday, when a new electric organ was installed in er . lds chapel Another The premier showing of "THIS IS THE ARMY" an motion picture, will play at the Bonnie Theatre next Wednesday night. As far as admission for this premier showing or profits to the theatre, there will be none. However, all money taken in will go to the Relief of Army Emergency Fund. "THIS IS THE ARMY" has been shown all over the country. Seats in Chicago sold as high as $750. Even in Salt Lake City the premier showing fee was $25 and in Provo .$15. Seats In Helper on the opening night will range from $1.10 to $2.20. En. tire proceeds go to the Emergency Fund. show, Irving Berlin's ".This is the Army," is produced in technicolor by Warner Bros, and includes an entire original cast plus a lavish group of Hollywood players, such as George Murphy, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Dolores Costello, Kate Smith, and a score of others. of The Sergeant Irving Berlin World War I was responsible for "This is the Army," the Army's own musical show that was so groat it had to be put on film for the whole world to see. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next week regular admission prices will be charged for the show. Charles Fijed Jennings Commandery will receive the Grand Commandery at 7:30 p.m. in the Price Masonic Temple Saturday". O. C. Skaife, grand commander, and all his subordinate officers will be present for the official visitation. meeting Following the business members , and eu.ests "at a short social hour. 30, 1943 ELECTRIC ORGAN IJSTflLLED m 5, Editor I PREMIER SHOWING OF Tn Frnm Retire PnlitirQ i nyoe im S m Downey Files For Mayorship at bonne Wednesday lmaaue FOR .. D J A telegram received by the Journal office Tuesday from Congressman Walter K. Granger, revealed that ten family dwelling units had been ap- -j National proved by the Housing Agency for Wattis, In Carbon coun. tv, to house employees of the Lion Coal company. No Information we 9&Uinadis4bi.'MfMke'ri ' tx fnen construction would begin. Trailer Village Springs Up On South Edge Of Helper The Charles Rugged Sr., farm located on the south entrance of HeL per, will rapidly take on an entirely new aspect, and from the field of alfalfa, corn and grain that one has seen for years, a modern trailer village will spring up. This change became realistic Tuesday when six of 'he 50 trailer cabins arrived for installation to house Rio Grande rail- Eighteen Days For Candidates To File For Election With the announcement that one ticket will file in the coming city election, it becomes expedient with the approaching occasion to issue a warning to who other Helper citizens might have political aspirations that the deadline for filing is rapidly approaching. According to the Utah laws governing city elections all individuals or tickets must be filed not later than 15 nays before election day. This simply means that all tickets must either be named at an open convention, or must be filed with at least fifty bona fide voters' signatures in the city where the election will be held. A check of the calendar reveals city elections will be held in Utah on Tuesday, November 2, which means candidates and tickets must be filed with the city recorder on or before October 18. This leaves 18 days in which other candidates may file. 1000 MINERS ARE NEEDED IF UTAH road employees. According to information received from J. W. Phelps, federal housing official, with headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., by Thorit Hatch, Helper City attorney, by telephone Monday, a lease contract has been entered into between Mr Rugged & the federal government for use of the property, part of which is Inside Helper city limits and part on the outside, to serve as a site for the trailers. The ' er house project was approved several weeks ago by Washington, and preliminary arrangements have been made since that time with the property owners and Helper city to serve the new city with light, water and sewage con. nections. According to Owen Merrill, secretary to W. B. Horner, assistant superintendent of the Rio Grande, the trailers will continue to arrive daily from Kansas City, with it being estimated six will be installed daily on the site as soon as a crossing has been constructed over the canals adjoining the Rugged farm. This work started Tuesday. With the housing situation having become an acute proposition in Helper, application was made by the Rio Grande for temporary relief until the HOMES ARE HEATED 280 approved housing project of for this area have been comhouses At least 1000 more workers are Thus it is understood the needed in Utah coal mines if Utah pleted. trailer village will be only a stop-ga- p homes are to be heated this winter, said B. P. Fanley, executive secretary housing project. of the Utah Coal Operators' associNAVY RECRUITING , ation. He Indicated that the recruitnow under way by the OFFICER WILL ment program war manpower commission and the HERE OCT. 4 U.S. employment service will provide Replacing Navy recruiting officers relief in the manpower shortage in H. A. Poll and Maurice Reets, who Utsth mines. Theodore R. Maughan, chief of have been assigned to other terriplacement, WMC. said that be did tory are Specialist r A. W. Madsen not have complete information re- and George K. McDaniel, who will garding the success of the program now administer in this area. M McDaniel will visit Helper, to date. The program has been open, ed in Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri, Mon lay, October 4 before noon, set-- I up headquarters in the postoffice Indiana, Arkansas and Kentucky. He said a report fpom 15 n. lor 1 jilding. Immediate interest centers and coal mines in the Carbon area indi- around recruiting 17.year.olds cates an urgent need for 955 addi- interviewlrg prospective WAVBS. tional workers immediately and an. Back the Attack other 332 by March 1, 1944. BE |