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Show THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1947 THE LEHI SUN, LEHI, UTAH THURSDAY, MAY 1. l94? Spotlighting UTAH Indians In Dancing Mood Indians from the "high country" coun-try" of the Uintah Basin started their annual Bear Dance at Whiterocks, Uintah County, April 21. The festivities will run until April 29. The Indians from the "low country" of the same area complete com-plete their dances the first part of April. The Bear Dance is a festive affair, similar in purpose to the white man's dance, only It Is performed outdoors and many whites often take part In the affair. The more serious Indian dancing danc-ing will be performed later in the season when the membership of the Uintah-Ouray Reservation Reserva-tion will gather for the Sun Dance, a religious festival. Women Study L tan's Prison System Sponsored by the Utah Federa tion of Women's Clubs, a full scale study Is being made of Utah's prison system. The Fed eration has already made stud other state THE TELEPHONE STRIKE SITUATION. TODAY You as a telephone user have an important stake in the issue involved in the telephone strike. We would like to give you straight answers to some questions that you may be asking. WHY IS THERE A TELEPHONE STRIKE? In recognizing its responsibility to the public, to the workers in the business, and to the owners, the management could not in good conscience accede to the Union's excessive demands. The Union refused the offer to continue the present liberal contracts, and has refused the Company's offer to submit wage issues to arbitration. WHAT WERE THE DEMANDS? There , were over one hundred items and the pay roll cost would amount to over $27,000,000 a year. That is about five times the Company's , net earnings last year. If added to present pay roll it amounts to more than all the revenue collected last year by the company. WHY DOESN'T THE COMPANY GRANT AN INCREASE? The Company's earnings in relation to its investment are at the lowest low-est point in its history of operations. It is in the process of seeking increases in its charges for service 'based on 1946 costs, the largest element of which was wages. A further increase in wages will make it necessary to seek additional telephone rate increases than otherwise would be necessary in areas where rates have not yet been increased. . The Company feels, therefore, that if present wages are fair and just, it should not increase them and thus increase the cost and eventually charges for the service. , Mountain States telephone wages have increased 72 per cent over 1939. ARE PRESENT TELEPHONE WAGES GOOD? The Company thinks so. Here are some typical wage rates in Lehi. A girl starting as a student OPERATOR in Lehi begins at a minimum of $25.00 for a five-day week. Regular increases bring this basic rate to a top of $33.00. This does not include overtime and premium payments for evening and night work. ' . The basic top rates for telephone craftsmen for a five-day work week range from $61.00 to $63.50 per week. In addition there are overtime and premium payments for evening and night work. 4 . , ' There are other advantages to working for the Telephone Company, including eight holidays a year with pay; vacations with pay, of one, two or three weeks depending on length of services; liberal sickness and death benefits, and pensions, with full cost paid by the Company and telephone ! work is STEADY WORK. ; ARBITRATION WHAT IS IT? The Company thinks its wages are good but the Union does not agree. The Company suggests that a board composed of impartial citizens of this area who are not associated with either the Telephone Company or any Union, and who are mutually agreeable to the Union and the Company, should decide the question. Arbitration is simply a means of letting an impartial person or group of persons settle a dispute after reviewing the facts and giving full consideration consid-eration to both sides. The arbitrator acts as a judge or umpire. We think this method of having an unbiased party decide the wage question would be fair to employees and the Company. It would certainly be in the public interest. ;,.- . It hardly seems logical that the Union should oppose arbitration' especially when the Company is not proposing a reduction in wages if the board should find that telephone wages are above community levels of pay for work requiring similar, skill and training. SHOULD INCREASES GRANTED IN SOME INDUSTRIES IN OTHER ARES SET A PATTERN PAT-TERN FOR TELEPHONE WAGES HERE? The Company does not think so. It will be noted that some of these other industries whose business is of a competitive character have stated that it will not be necessary for them to increase prices. An impartial board of arbitration would, of course, decide among other things the extent to which recent wage settlements in other industries have a bearing, if any, on telephone wages in the Rocky Mountain area. We regret the continuation of this unhappy situation. We are doing everything we can to bring about a restoration of normal service. In the meantime we sincerely appreciate the friendly understanding and cooperation coopera-tion of the public. - . ' THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 1 ies and reports of departments. Would Take Tourists To Southeastern Utah ' Application has been made to the Utah Public Service Commis sion by Stewart Campbell of Lay-ton Lay-ton for a certificate of common carrier for a stage line between Salt Lake Citv and other Utah points on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, to Monument Valley, the National triage national monument, ana Arches national monument. Mr. Campbell hopes to innaugurate a scenic tour of the places mentioned, men-tioned, which will also include boat trips on various sections of the Colorado River. It's Going To Hurt Utahns are still worried over the bad news their tax notices will carry next. fall. From all that can be learned, the recent action by our legislators which necessitates the raising of prop erty taxes, done against the urgent urg-ent appeal of Governor Maw, is going to reach right down into every person's tender Spot their pocketbook. Unfortunately there is nothing the taxpayer can do! aDouc tne situation at the present time. He will just have to dig down into the old sock, no matter how much it hurts and "fork over the extra cash," which in some cases may run into a considerable amount. Why Not Copper The April Issue of the "Mining and Contracting Review," a Utah publication, calls the Mormon Church officials to task for recovering re-covering the Salt Lake tabernacle taber-nacle roof with aluminum sheets instead of copper. "Church officials," of-ficials," the publication declared, "ignored the copper industry Utah's most important single contributor to taxes, provider of employment and industrial activity." ac-tivity." No doubt the competent per sonnel of the Mormon Church which handles the materials and purchases had ample reason to choose this type of material for the covering of this one of the most unique and historic buildings build-ings in Western America. Disney To Film Colorado Leaving Mexican Hat June 6, the Disney Film Corporation of Hollywood, with Utah's Norman Nevills as technical assistant, will start making a film on Utah's famous Colorado River. Representatives Repre-sentatives of the Utah Department Depart-ment of Publicity and Industrial Development have been invited to join the party.' : 1 - Avoid Fire Hazards Before winter sets in, all closets, attics and storerooms should be cleared of rubbish, old magazines and the like. This will avoid fire hazards. Caution in Bathroom Although the bathroom is not the room of the most accidents, a great many injuries occur there due to slipping In the bath tub, and shock from electrical appliances, LIVESTOCK HEALTH ODDITIES Flowers Always Attractive i ; : For thousands of years,' the peo-ples peo-ples of the world have believed that certain flowers possessed definite virtues In addition to their beauty and fragrance. Medicinal values of flowers came first in the minds of ancient peoples. And, although many flowers actually did have value as medicines, others were attributed at-tributed with healing virtues which they have never possessed. Some flowers were, according t these credulous folks, ; imbued with the power to frighten away evil spirits and to do all manner of amazing things. e Preservers Wif Do you know the location of the nearest fire alarm box and the correct way to call the Fire Department? If not, learn them. ii ' afze. VRICIQUS 4? f 1 DrnpJf. 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