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Show r Grain Range Open May JuH Sept. U8 22 1.21 1 Flying Hero Kind of Liked" Presidents Chat High Low Cloa 1.21s 118 l 120s 1 24' 1 1 20ii 124 21 i, 1 23' 125 CM. Tracy CHUNGKING, China, May (U.Rl Strong Japanese forces hive driven 33 miles through the Lashio sector toward the Chinese frontier, a communique said today. The Japanese advance following the capture of flame-scarre- d Lashi has reached Hscnwi, 83 miles by highway to the northeast, and is headed for the border of the Chinese province of Yunnan, of which Kunming is the capital. 1 BY JOE ALEX MORRIS Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini mapped axis war strategy for 1942 at a two-da- y meeting at without benefit of the Salzburg, Japanese. The meeting, disclosed today by the Berlin radio, failed to bring forth any axis mention of Japan except for a blanket reference to the allies of Germany and Italy, but this failure appeared to signify nothing except that Tokyo always has pursued and may be expected to pursue an independent policy of collaboration when it benefits both ends of the axis. Just Hitler-Mussoli- 4W C to tribute to one of the Llord Halifax, British ambassador at trip to the Statue of most famous ladies of the to the United States, makes Liberty, gift to the U. S, from a France of a happier day. py iss Relief Units Slate Campaign Fill-a-Sh- War ip units of today ship cam be conducted from May k uidusive, on a statewide Relief City and Logan ted a fill the is not a earn-but is our op-- y re our food and the Russian people, CMding to our president, valiantly to overcome armies," explained Dr. wioerson, ciiairraan of the campaign money, w oomittee. ' Dembers of the fill aipi are William Stillman Wright, the F. Dr. Americanism ,r-- In Scouting Valley ice Council Campaign thermometer $8,000 ii.ooo 70 Miles Away The Japanese ambassador was at Munich, only 70 miles from 'Salzburg and presumably was advised of meeting. The usual axis propaganda statements regarding the brotherhood of the axis and agreement on (Continued on Page 4) E. Allen Bateman, Preston W. Pond, Willard Paulsen and Earl C. Stone, all of Logan; John A. Israelsen of Hyrum and J. Rein-hol- d Johns of Richmond. Russian ships in several west coast ports at the present time are due to sail with supplies. They are expected to be in Russia three weeks after departure. It will be the objective of Logan and Salt Lake City Russian War Relief units to fill such a ship for Russia. Commodities desired include canned milk, lemon concentrate, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, food concentrates, smoked products, kerosene pressure stoves, vegetable seeds, shaving supplies, soap, and all types of clothing. The collection center in Logan, when the campaign opens May 9, will be at 15 North Main, next to the Bluebird. Hours for receiving supplies are from 3:30 to 9 p. m. week days, from 9:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. on Saturdays. The support of everyone in this campaign is earnestly solicited. KILLED TW'IN FALLS, May 1 U.K Ocorge J. Buhler, 58, pioneer Twin Falls restaurant operator, wus killed here late last night when he was struck by a car on the outskirts of the city. Driver of the auto waa C. E. Beddow, Hansen, who reported that Buhler suddenly appeared in front of my car as he was driving out of the city. ni MEMORIAL RITES SET FOR UTAHN Memorial services will be con- ducted Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Smithfield Second ward tabernacle for Willard Junior Bingham, who was killed in action in the Philippines on April 19. Willard Junior was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bingham of Smithfield. He joined the U. S. Army on February 17, 1941, and left for the Philippines on April 4, 1941, where he was stationed at Fort Mills on Corregidor in Manila Bay. Four-Mon- th Rainfall Goes Above Norma! When the polls are opened Saturday, May 2 at 8:00 a. m., more than 2600 Utah wheat growers will have an opportunity to vote in the second national wheat marketing quota referendum. Estimates compiled in the state AAA office show that a total ot 2658 wheat growers in the state are eligible to vote. Of this number 679 are in Box Elder county and 516 in Cache county. More than 2200 of the 2658 eligible voters arc m the eight counties of Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sun pete and Utah. To Bo Eligible To be eligible to vote in the re- a grower must have seeded more than 15 acres of wheat for harvest in 1942 and his normal production on the seeded acreage must be more than 200 bushels. Since farmers who seed less than 15 acres of wheat and whose normal production on the seeded acreage for harvest in 1941 is less than 200 bushels will not be subject to marketing quotas, they are not eligible to vote in the referendum Saturday, the marketing quota law reveals. Orville L. Lee of Paradise, member of the Utah state AAA committee, said Wednesday that polling places will be opened in all counties where there are any eligible voters. However, he explained, in counties where there are only a tew voters the county will be classified as one community and only ferendum one polling place will be opened. as they devour candy, cakes and cookies taken to the USO. service club on Saturdays and Sundays. Club attendants report that last Saturday about 50 pounds of candy and cookies disappeared as if b magic within a few hours after they were taken to the club rooms, and about half that amount was sent in from local homes on Sunday. The boys really . appreciate a taste of good homo cooking, said one club attendant. "They think the Logan women are grand to them and are excellent cooks. Will Be Keynote Speaker It Was an Demoirats of Cache county will rqeet in the Logan Junior high school auditorium Saturday at 2 p, m. to name 45 delegates to the state convention to be held during th8 Summer, according to Senator James A. McMurrin, county chair. weather bureau today that storms and winds can be expected this evening brought to minds of Cache Valley residents that April of 1942 has been one of the wettest on record. Reports released from the college observatory set the monthly total at 2.73 inches, as against a normal of 1.79. So frequent have been the storms and cold spells during the month just ended thatfarm welfare has been jeopardiz- Maw, and now commissioner of During the first four months of a total of 7.91 inches precipitation has been recorded, as agumst a nuiiual for the period of 6.71. Thus, the mark is far above average. Rainfall by months- - is as follows, the 1942 reading first and the normal second: January, 2.05 and 1.57; Febru1.33 ary, 1 80 and 1.46; March. and 1.89; April, 2.73 and 1.79. 1942. SALT LAKE CITY, May 1 nm women drivers taxi Maybe aren't able to back up their words with their fists, but. that is no sign they will not find ways and means of getting their SALT LAKE May 1 (lE) Burt E. Mills. 74, Salt Lake City, died m a hospital ho e today from injuries suffered Monday when he was struck by a car. Police said Mills was cutting across a street wVn he was hit by a machine oper .ted by Kermit Gibbs. 30, Salt Lake City. Gibbs said ne attempted, unsuccessfully, to avoid, striking the man. Mills was the 41st traffic victim in Utah this year. Y, Eastern Forecart For Utah c? Vernon. Kills ZS&vff ;S! r1 n ag- honestly earned money from reluctant customers. Mrs. Violet R. Savage, one of Salt Lake Citys women cab Explosion drivers, hailed two men into court on a charge of failing to pay a fare of $3.95. Six The judge was sympathetic with the woman's story and ruled that the fare had to be paid. MCKEESPORT, Pa.. May I (I I) But thats not all. The judge Police Chief W. C). Kennedy reruled that each of the two men in must ported $10 addition. today that at least six perfreefine, pay the like Then, too, the boys The judge was Mis. Reva Beck sons were killed and an undeterdom of taking a piece of candy or mined number injured in an excake when they fee) like it it Bosone. at tho Central Railway plosion home. adds a touch of Signal company plant in Versailwoman took one Last Sunday And Winds les.The to the club room a huge chocoindiemergency room of McKeescut Into late cake, neatly was crowded with the port hospital lasted cake That slices. vidual wounded, estimated at about 15. about as long as a lump of sugar of Most them were burned sein a rainstorm. Just to show one and about 10 were reported verely for the how go of boys instance SALT LAKE CITY, May 1 TP in serious condition. home cooking. The explosion occurred in the that The United States weather bureau committee club urges The room of the company local women continue their gen- here today issued the following torpedo erous contributions of home made special sheepmen's warning for which manufactures signal lights for railways. The company emsuch as doughnuts, Utah: delicacies ploys approximately 40 persons, local winds and fresh cookies. Showers and They cakes, candy most of them girls. can be taken directly to the USO in west portion late .this afternoon The explosion blew the roof off club room, 14 West Center, any and early tonight and in east porthe plant, w messes said. Fire foltime Saturday afternoon or even- tion tonight. Colder in west portion late this afternoon and to- - lowed the blast. ing and on Sundays. Showers lYli-.- riculture in the state government. Officers Chosen Dr. J. M. Godfrey of Richmond, leading Democratic worker, will be the temporary chairman. Bennie Ravsten of Clarkston, a member of the Smithfield stake presidency, will be the chaplain. A brass quartet from the Logan senior highsehool will play and Kenneth Murray of Wcltsville will sing several solos. The following committee chairmen .will bq appointed; Rules and order 6f business. Dr. W. W. Merrill; resolutions. Attorney L. E. Nelson, and credentials, Clinton D. From Traffic Hurts Judge Reva Protects Women Cab Drivers Wind That Scattered These Caskets Around It is estimated that about 365 delegates representing the 45 districts in Cache county will be present at the convention. The keynote address will be given by Tracy Welling, former state senator, former secretary of the Utah State Farm Bureau, former secretary to Governor Herbert B. con-mitt- The cheerful warning from the r III man. In other counties such as Cache Besides naming the delegates to and Box Elder, polling places will the state convention, the delebe set up in nearly every commun- gates will also name a permanent ity. county chairman, a vice chairSecret Ballot man (a woman), a secretary, a balsecret will be The voting by treasurer, and an executive comlot and a special referendum com- mittee. mittee will have charge of polling Selection Of Chairman places. The selection of a permanent While an attempt has been made a to record the names of all eligible county chairman is attractiing the Demolot of attention voters, persons subject to market- crats throughout among the county. Most ing quotas are eligible to vote prominently mentioned for the though their names do not appear position is Dr. W. W. Merrill, foron the register of voters, Mr. Lee mer city chairman of the Demoexplained. party and for several years The referendum will be conduct- cratic of the juvenile court of the ed much the same as a regular judge judicial district! Also menelection. Any person who thinks he First tioned as possible timber for tho is eligible to vote may call at his position are A. W. Chambers of community polling place and ask Smithfield, president of the Smith-fiel- d for a ballot. If his name Is not on stake and for several years a the register of eligible voters and number of the county commission; there is no one to certify to the Clinton D. Logan attorney satisfaction of the referendum who is nowVernon, section of in committee of his eligibility, ho may one f the statethe legal departments; Dr. still vote and his vote will he J. Morns Godfrey of Richmond, held as a challenged ballot. If his president of the Associated Civic eligibility is later determined tho clubs of Northern Utah, who will vote will be counted. the temporary chairman, and If eligible voters will not be in be Hayes, formerly of Richtheir home counties on the day of P. K. now in charge of the state the referendum they may obtain mond, fish and game hatchery in Logan. ballots from the county AAA James A. McMurrin, who in the county where they Senator served as county chairman of has are and mail them back to their the party for several years, is defown county. a candidate for Also a ballot box is open in each initely not to the chairmanship. office AAA so week all this county that any voter who cannot get to the polls in his own community Man Dies Saturday may go to the county of- Salt Lake fice and vote anytime this week before the referendum date. Servicemen Express Thanks For Confection Contributions Oh, boy, are Logan women good cooks!" That is the general sentiment expressed by the naval radio trainees stationed at the USAC Welling (SEA Telephoto ) One of the war's . utstanding tales ot valor under fire was that President Roosevelt told of Capt. Hewitt T. Whelcss, a flying fortress pilot, who, although beset by almost insurmountable obstacles, carried an air mission to completion anu niunage a safe emergency landing of his battered, crippled plane after beating off 18 attacking Jap planes. Here Capt. Wheless is shown at Fresno, Calif., visiting his wife. Raymonds, and baby, Kaymonda Jean, after arriving back in the United States from the scene of his exploits. People y-- There was something ironic about the tornado that st ruck Pryor, Okla., and scattered death, destruction aiid these caskets through the little boom town. The caskets were blown out of a funeral director's home, wUci nad been wrecked by the tornado. At least 100 persons were dead and 250 injured in the blow. No Traditional May Day , Hullaballo This Year! g Communists and other groups cancelled traditional May d y parades and demonstrations today to keep war goods flowing to the battle fronts without interruption. Workers everywhere were too busy in war production plants to lay down tools and participate in the annual holiday which in years past was a police problem in large industrial centers and often resulted in, rioting and bloodshed. Produce for victory. Take up tools, was the communist party slogan offei jd in Detroit, one of the nation's busiest war manufacturing cities. Party leaders there urged members to use their day's pay to buy war stamps and bonds or to make contributions to the Red Cross or Chinese and Russian war relief. rallies and quiet party evening meetings of small groups were scheduled m Chicago, and Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toledo now Akron. Open a western front to smash Hitler in 42, was the theme of the Cleveland rally. Union leaders at New York said their members would work inAt Seattle, stead of celebrate. A. E. Hardin, executive secretary of the CIO council, said: Labor by the axis gains are threatened and labor has no- - time to celebrate. At Minneapolis, where an evening meeting was held last year to commemorate the loss of freedom of workers In nazified nations, labor spokesmen said workers this year were planning only a day of increased production. Milwaukee g groups cancelled daytime celebration to avoid interference with war production. The same was true in Indiana where parades were held in five cities a year ago. In Europe, where in normal times May day was obseived much more extensively than it ever has been in the United States, there no pawere no rades, no demonstrations. Kussia's mass of workers, for whom May duy was one of the biggest holidays of the year, kept at their jobs, to contribute that much more in war materials to repel the nazi invaders of their country. In France, where, next to Russia May day had meant the most, German authorities in the occupied section and Vichy authorities took precauin the unoccupied, tions against any manifestation whatever. The prohibition applied to all German occupied countries, and in the reich itself, it was announced that there would be no left-win- Win-the-w- ar left-win- speech-making- s, High School Students Elect Years Officers May day observance. The nazis appropriated the left wing labor holiday when they came to power, and, since the war, have observed it on the Sunday nearest to May day. This year the situation is such that German workers can't have Sunday off. In Britain, the left wing workers who formerly observed tho day, patriotically kept at their jobs. Logan Construction Continues Decrease Logan building activities during April of this year tapered off toward virtual oblivion for the duration when permits totaling $7400 were issued at the city engineers office. E. U. Moser, engineer, stated that during the four months of building permits have touted $12,075, as against $32,840 in the same period last year. For 5 April of 1941, the figure was more, than the entire period this year. Mr. Moser explained that as yet he hamt received orders on curfor civilian tailing construction use, but ' that he expected them 1942, $14,-96- four-mon- th soon. Student body administration at Senior high school next year will be under the direction, of John Worley, son of Mr. and Logan Mrs. J. C. Worley. He defeated EarU the post of student Wright for body presi- dent in annual elections conducted yesterday. John is a prominent student on the campus, active in athletics a3 well as in oilier extracurricular programs. Results of the election, announced President by Student Bob Preston, were as follows: Pat Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Nelson, vice president; Anita Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Campbell, secretary; Mary Jean Sorensen, daughter of Professor and Mrs. A. N. Sorensen; Loui3 Fornoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fornoff, and Bob Dunu, son of Dean and Mrs. Paul M. Dunn, executive committee; Glen Baugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Baugh, judge, and Paul Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Murray, marshal. are Jean candidates Other Richards, vice president: Joyce Fornoff, secretary; Mary Jean Lutz, Rosalie Smith and Francis Baugh, executive committee; Winfield Scott, judge, and Duane Adams, marshall. Two Utah State Students Chosen z4s Valedictorian S Two senior students, both with A records, straight were selected as valedictorians at Utah State Agricultural college, Dr. E. G. Peterson, president of tho college, announced Thursday. are Glen J The students Behiing of Ogden, and Elmer Archibald of Wellsville. Behiing is a major in the department of bacteriology, with a minor in biochemistry. He graduated from Ogden high school, and attended Weber junior college in Ogden his first two years, where he majored in accounting. Completing his college work bore In the fall of 1941, he has since been an economics, following graduation from South Cache high school in Hyrum, and will complete lus college work this snnng. Last years valedictorian, John Welch of Logan, was also graduA honors. ated with straight Welch, a major student in economics, is now a second lieutenant in the U. S. army. The distinction of double valedictory add res vs arid honors is unique in college history. According to the president's office, both students will present addrtxsea ut tho college commencement exercises, June 1, at which Sumner Welles of Washington, D. C, assistant in the bacteriology deof state, will deliver the address to graduates. partment. Mr. Archibald is a major In According to preliminary estiplant physiology, and a minor in mates, Registrar William H. Bell chemistry. He started his college states that around 440 students career majoring in agricultural will be graduated this spiing. four-yea- r under-secreta- |