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Show Volume 8. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Midvale, Utah, :(l'riday, J anu.ary 20, 1933 I POULTRYMEN OF 01 • The Ladies' Aid Many unemployed citizens of Riverton have been given the good I!eWS that work on relaying pile for a trunk line six and a half miles long by the Riverton Pipeline company will begin immediately. The job was announced after it wa.::~ annowtced a loan of $20,000 from the Reconstruction Finance company had be en granted. It is the first loan for a self-liquidating project to be made by the R. F. C. tn Utah. The money will be used to rebuild water lines and construct a new reservoir to hold 150,000 to 200,000 gallons of water for Riverton. It is expected to be one of the best suburban water systems in the state. New officers elected by the company are' John Hansen, president; Zachariah Butterfield. vice president, and Lauretta Madsen, secretary and treasurer. The board of directors are: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Butterfield, Heber S. Crane and William A. Turner. Edmonds Warns On Attempts To Halt Functions \ Licenses For Drivers To Be Asked Although no legislation is likely to be adopted until the proposed revised code ts disposed of, Utah's legislature will be presented at this session the same drivers' license law which failed of passage two years ago, officials of the Utah State Automobile association have announced. The law would affect every driver of the state and carries a statewide interest. If the law ts passed, the revenue, expected to amount to $50,000 annually, would be used to support an adequate state patrol to police the highways and enforce the hew state traffic code which became effective January 1, 1932. The measure, besides being backed by the automobile association, is expected to be introduced soon and also ba.B the support of J. W. West, chief traffic deputy sheriff whose officers are well known in Midvale and other towns ot the county. Another law which the association also plans to have introduced is the drivers' safety responsibility law. Under it, if a motorist is sued for an accident and the plaintiff gets a judgment, the defendant may not drive his .machine until the judgment is sattsf'ied. Then, before be may drive, he must establish proof of his future financial resporulibility. • .. • Convention Called In S. L.; 1000 Bureau Members Attend With the avowed intention of obtaining reduced assessed valuations on all Utah farm properties, the Utah State Farm Bureau opened its annual convention at the Newhouse hotel in Salt Lake 'l'bursday. The tax problem was slated for foremost attention in the two-day gathering, being listed by Tracy R. Welling, bureau secretary, for much discussion. Twelve to 40 per cent of gross farm income is being taken for taxation, he said prior to the convention, and lands are being assessed at more than money value. which be declared is in violation of the state constitution. "Our organization believes that the county assessors are under oath to assess lands at money value and yet in 1932, farm properties throughout the state were assessed at the 1920 rate, which is far out of proportion to present day conditions," Mr. Welling said. He also declared that the farmers did not intend to pay an unjust sha.re of taxes to maintain state, county and city governments, because they own tangible property. More than 1000 farmers from all over the state attended the convention. President George F. Stalllngs delivered his annual address yesterday. Joseph Anderson, vice president, presided. Mrs. L. J. Dull, 1·etired dentist and Election of officers is scheduled this poultry farmer living near Butler, is afternoon and the convention will being held in the Salt Lake county close with a banquet tonight. jail for the slaying of his son-in-law, Horace M. Randels, at the Dull ranch on Wasatch drive just south of Big Cottonwood canyon, Tuesday evening. Dr. Dull, after being jailed Tuesday night, assertedly told deputy sheriffs and deputy county attorneys that he did the shooting and said it was the result of a quarrel with his son-in-law, who manages the Dull ranch and lives in a house located on the property and neighboring that of Dr. Dull. The dentist, against whom first degree murder charges were to be asked by Chief Deputy Sheriff George BeckAt the first meeting of the year, stead, said he shot Randels twice after Thursday night, January 12, the Jorthe latter had choked him and cursed dan school board was reorganl:!ed. him following a quarrel in the RanS. J. Mick-elsen of Draper was redels home Tuesday afternoon over elected president and Dr, Paul S. some eggs Dr. Dull wanted the son- Richards of Bingham, vice president. in-law to give him. Appointive offices were filled with However, in a statement to the A. G. Gardner, treasurer, and S. A . press. Dr. Dull's daughter. Mrs. lone Rasmussen, clerk. Dull Randels, widow of the slain man, The board consists of Mr. Mickelsaid that her husband did not choke sen, William D. Kuhre. Sandy: Dr. her father and that he did not curse Richards, James C. Hansen and John him. A. Aylett of Midvale. Her statement places her in an unMr. Mickelsen and Dr. Richards usual position, since if she were called were reelected members of the board upon to testify to this effect, she at the last regular election last Dewould be testifying against her cember 7, and at that time John A. father. Aylett was elected to the board, sucThe Dull ranch ls one of the largest ceeding Heber J. Burgan of Union. in the district. Dr. Dull went there to live about a year ago after selling a Salt Lake dental company whlch he ha.d owned for several years. JORDAN TAKES FIRST ----- ----WIN; BEATS MURRAY BUTlER MAN Beetdiggers Nose Out Poultry F i v e Holds Champions; Meet Industrial Hoop Miners Tonight League Lead JORDAN DISTRICT ~DVALE Sta.ndJng- 01 the Ten.ms Bingham .............................. Grantsvtlle ............................ Jordan ···········-····················· Cyprus ·································· W. 2 1 1 1 1 ~!e~:y···:::~:::::::::::::::~:~:::~:::::: o L. Pet. 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500 1 .500. 2 .000 Tonight's Schedule Bi h Jordan at ng am. Cyprus at Grantsville. Tooele at Murray. nvDUST~ LEAGUE Stnndlng of the Teams (Prior to Thursday Night) L p t · .o~O Poultry .................. ! ....•.....••. 5 02 .714 Vincent Drug ······················ _ P. C. Rasmussen ............... . 4 3 571 Merchants ............................ : ~ :~~~ 0. P. Skaggs ..................... . J. c. Penney ........................ 2 5 .386 Smelter ................................ 0 7 .000 !(· 1 Last Ni ht' g s s c hedul e HELD SlAYER Dr. L. J. Dull Admits Shooting Of His Son-In-Law Poultry vs. Merc han~:J. C. Penney vs. me er. After losing its opening game to Safeway vs. 0. P. Skaggs. Tooele in an upset Jordan high P. C. Rasmussen vs. Vincent Drug. b , b, k last Fri The strong Poultry team in the sc oo1 s cagers came ae th day to win their second start nosing Midvale Industrial league met e out the strong Murray five laSt year's Merchant's team last night in the eham fon 23 to 19 . ' "W-eek's round o! play, after maintain:~~~ ~f' d779b3J!g;:gses~! ep~d=~= Tht ga~e was close defensively, ing its lead by a victory over the J. e e ' Each team counted an even number C. Penney team laijt week, 25 to 15. nearly $5.000,000, while last year, de- 'of field oal$ but Jordan converted Other games last week found 0. P. spite the present economic conditions, seven foJi trte's against three for Mur- Skaggs defeating Rasmussen. 26 to 595,000 cases of eggs were handled by ray. 20 ; Safeway beating Smelter, 23 to 21, the association, wtth a return to the .Jordan led at the half, 10 to 6, but and Vincent's halting the Merchants, producer of nearly $4,000,000, he re- at three quarters, Murray was only a. I 24 to 18. ported. point behind, 16 to 15. From then on Last week's games completed the At Wednesday's meetings, Govern- it was nip and tuck, with the Beet- first half of the schedule and last or Henry H. Bloo~ told of the value of diggers' ability to make free ones night the teams set out on the second coopera~ion in building up the poultry ' count bringing them out on top. portion, with the strong Poultry five 1 and agricultural industry. Bingham won us second start, beat- appearing much the strongest of the "Utah must have more industries ing Grantsville 38 to 34, to top the lot. However, Vincent Drug, in secof this sort if it is to survive and pro- league, while Cyprus defeated Tooele, ond place with five wins and two gress as it should," Governor Blood 37 to 26 in other encounters. losses. is coming along fast and said "The residents of the state are Jor~ wtll get a big test tonight should threaten the leaders. now buying all the things they wear when it goes to Bingham to meet the and a good share of the things they fast stepping Miners in what should EASTJORDANSTAKEMMEN use from outside of the state so we be one ot the best games of the seaStanding or the Teams must have something to offset this," son. Plenty of .Jordan supporters are he declared. planning to make the trip and are all (Prtor to Thursday Night) All cooperative organizations should set for an exciting encounter that may W. L. Pet. stand together in working out their put the Beetd.lggers into a first place Granite .... -........ ., ................ . 1 0 1.000 problems on legislation, tariff, rail- tie. Draper ................................. . 1 0 1.000 road rates and the administration of Score of the .Jordan-Murray game: Union ................................... . 1 0 1.000 public affairs, J, M. Macfarlane, a diMURRAY Sandy Second ..................... . 1 0 1.000 rector of the Utah State Farm bureau, G. T. F. P. Sandy Third ....................... . 0 1 .000 said. The op.ly way that prosperity Prtscher, rf ........................ 0 2 0 0 Crescent ............................. . 0 1 .000 will return to the farmer is through Ericksen, lf ........................ 5 7 3 13 Sandy First ....................... . 0 1 .000 Members of the Midvale Commuthe closest cooperation In the market- Townsend, c .. ...................... 0 0 0 0 Midvale First ..................... . 0 1 .000 nity club were hostesses to the Muring of the products of the farm. 0 0 .000 Midvale Second ............... . Bird, rg ·······················-······· 1 0 0 2 ray Community club in a lively meetJohn H. Kemp of Logan was elect- Oliver, lg ............................ 0 4 0 0 Butler ................................... . 0 0 .000 ing Wednesday in the Firemen's hall. ed president of the association at the Wright, 0 0 .000 Ea.st Midvale ....................... . 0 4 lg ···-···················-··· 2 1 The visitors furnished the program closing session of the convention Wed- Campbell, c ........................... 0 0 0 0 Monday's Gwnes and the local clubwomen the refreshnesdaVY. He succeeds John Anderson Granit-e 21, Crescent 18. ments. of Lehi. Totals .............................. 8 14 3 19 Draper 33, Sandy Third 27. Members of the local hostesses comJohn A. Johnston of Provo was JORDAN Sandy Second 19, Midvale First 10. mittee were Mrs. John Aylett, Mrs. A. elected first vice pt'esident; Jesse W. G. T. F. P. J. Hosmer, Mrs. A. A. Nelson and Union 60, Sandy First 13. Hoopes of Brigham City, second vtce Black, rf .............................. 1 5 3 5 Mrs. J. W. Johnson. Presiding at the president, and WllUam A. Schuldberg Stephan, lf ........................ 0 0 0 0 (Continued on Another Page) tea table, which waa decorated with of Preston, Idaho, third vice presi- Peterson, c ........................ 5 3 1 11 silver candles and red sweet peas, dent. Clyde C. Edmonds of Salt Lake Hansen, were Mrs. H. E. Phelps and Mrs. C. rg ···············-······· 0 4 1 1 was reelected secretary-treasurer, and Beckstead, lg ......... ............. 1 2 1 3 M. Middleton. Harry H. Strong, assistant. New di- Bennion, rg ........ L ............. 0 2 1 1 About 50 attended in all, with about rectors are Mr. Schuldberg, J. Loa Voyce, rf .............................. 1 0 0 2 an ~qual number from ea~b club. Decker of Sandy and E. J. Erickson of Rasmussen, rf .................... 0 0 0 0 Mustcal numbers and dramatlc readPayson. J ings were given by visiting clubwomPralse for Mrs. H. C. Aylett of en. The nex:t regular meeting of the Totals .............................. 8 16 7 23 Referee, Christensen; u .m p 1 r e, Midvale, and for several other women Midvale Community club will be on of communities in this section for March 1. Foote. their work in connection with work of the women's division of the city and county relief committee is given in a WEST JORDAN STAKE SETS report made by Mrs. Winifred P. Ralls GltEEN AND GOLD BALL DATE of Salt Lake, directors of the womT.he annual Green and Gold ball of en's division. the West Jordan stake M. I. A. wtn She reported that the women's con- be held at the West Jordan school taring of the beets, trucking, condiA series of poultry meetings will be tribution included 27,000 cans of veg- gymnasium, Friday, February 3. tion of dumps and piling of beets, held in Salt Lake county during the etables purchased from Utah canners, A demonstration of the dance by frozen beets, and green beets, the ooming week, it ts announced by Vere 26,000 cans of fruit produced in the selected couples from each ward will growers present passed a resolution L. Martineau, county agricultural state and nearly 14,000 articles of re- be a feature of the event. giving the directors of the association agent. The meeting witl be held conditioned clothing. full authority to act tor them in all under the joint auspices of the extenA standing army of women was negotiations with the sugar company. sion service of the Utah State Agri- mobilized to carry on this work, and J obn Hansen, president of the Salt cultural college with the following is ready to continue the effort as soon Lake County Farm Bureau and sec- local associations participating:: as the new allotment from the counretary of the beet growers' associaJanuary 24, Plea.seant Green ward ty's R. F. C. funds is made. The tion, called attention to a special rear- chapel, at 1:30 p. m .• with the West clothing centers operated from Noing before the U. S. tariff commission Side Poultry aasociatlon. vember 7 to December 31. The womon February 14, at which time an efJanuary 24-, Midvale First ward en employed in the centers to repair fort would be made to secure a tariff chapel, 8 p. m., with the Midvale Poul- old clothing were paid $1.25 a day and increase on sugar. Mr. Hansen urged try association. provided with hot lunches. At a meeting of the depositors' that two sugar beet growers be sent January 25, Riverton Junior High Those in charge of the centers out- committee of the Midvale State bank, to this hearing by the State Sugar school building, 1:30 p. m., wtth the side of Salt Lake are as follows: held in the bank building Wednesday Beet Growers• association to testify Riverton Poultry association. Bingham, Mrs. Rex Tripp; Crescent, night, it was decided to ask all debefore the tariff commission as to January 26, Holladay ward chapel, grower costa a.nd needs. The grow- 7:30 p. m., with the Holladay Poultry Mrs. George Beckstead; Garfield, Mrs. positors who have not signed in the Verena Waldron; Draper, Mrs. Ethel reopening plan to meet with the comers present passed a. resolution en- association. Carlquist; Granger, Mrs. Thelma next Wednesday night, Jandorsing Mr. Hansen's suggestion. Prof. C&rl Frischknecht of the U. S. Hill; Magna, Mrs. Martha Purser; mittee uary 25, at 7:30p.m. A. E. Lee, a former president of the A. C. poultry department will address Progress was reported In the work Salt Lake County Farm Bureau, each of these meetings on the poultry Midvale, Mrs. H. C. Aylett; Murray, urged that the state and national beet and egg outlook and will also gtve a Mrs. Hugh Ward; B-o.ndy, Mrs. Car- of getting depositors to sign waivers growers associations be requested to summary of practical information ter Grant; Riverton, Mrs. Lydia Otte- of 25 per cent in the proposed plan work for the elimination of the prefer- dealing with the results of the past sen; Sherman, Mrs. J. J. Stewart; and at present depositors representTaylorsvUie, Mrs. Belle C. Bennion; approximately 92 per cent of the ential tariff enjoyed by Cuba. year's work of the poultry account Union, Mrs. Clarence Wardle, and ing total deposits have joined. The growers present reelected for a project. All poultrymen of the county However, a number of persons havterm of two years the three retiring are invited to attend any or these West Jordan, Mrs. Mary J. Pixton. These women have all served with- ing accounts of only a few dollars (Continued on Another Page) meetings. out compensation, Mrs. R&lls said. have not signed. The committee ex- Large Gathering Of Beet · POULTRYMEN PLAN G rowers H old Convent1on SERIES OF MEETINGS The largeat and most representative meeting of sugar beet growers held in Salt Lake county during the past several years took place at West .Jordan Saturday afternoon when over 200 growers attended the annual meeting of the Salt Lake-Tooele Beet Growers association. .1. R. Rawlins, president, gave a report of association activities of the past year, emphasizing the need of more storage sheds at the West J ordan factory due to the greater use of auto trucks 1n hauling. Mr. Rawlins also recommended a more thorough and systematic sampling of sugar beets for sacbarlne content to determine fields ready for harvest. The growers present voiced their approval or disapproval of policies dea.Ung wttb growers• contracts and the various problems connected with the growing, harvesting and processing of the crop. The growers, after considerable discussion as to the date of beginning harvest, agreed to leave the beets in the field to ripen until October 20, unless tests indicated that the beets were ready to dig at an earlier date. A.tter dlacusst.ng contract changes, FARM BUREAU OPENS FIGHT TO CUT TAXES Work To Start On Pipeline At Riverton UTAH URGED TO SUPPORT BOARD Still Ranking First in silver output, Utah produced the greatest amount of the wh:lte metal of any state in 1932. Combined value of Utah-produced More than 1000 poultry and turkey gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc is producers of Utah, meeting in the an· valued at $14,167,603. nual joint convention of the Utah Two-cent Postal Rate is sought by Poultry Producers• Cooperative assothe Salt Lake chamber of commerce ciation and the Utah Turkey Growa.nd will ask that the old lower rate ers' association at the Newhouse be restored In communications to the hotel in Salt Lake Tuesday and Wednesday, backed the federal farm Utah delegation in congress. board. 1 Clyde C. Edmonds, manager of the 'M.a." Comes Back tn Texas. To the booming of guns at Austin, Governor poultry association, in his annual adMiriam A. (Ma) Ferguson took office Tuesday. She returned after serving dress Tuesday, urged that poultrymen conduct a campaign to keep the farm as chief Texas executive in 1925-26. board and said that the movement in congress against the board was really Evidence Offered by an Oakland man which he claimed might solve the an attack upon farm cooperatives June Nelson murder case, shocking rather than the board itself. atrocity of four years ago, is turned "The enemies of the cooperative down by sheriff's officers, who desystem apparently believe that by clare it is valueless. elimination of the fann board and its support of the marketing cooperatives Who Wants a. Town? Resident of that organized agriculture will suffer Colorado Springs, Colo., has offered to a definite backset and eventually congive away the townsite of Halford, ditions will return to the haphazard Kan., which he owns, offering a lot system of marketing agricultural to every worthy fam:ily head who will commodities," Mr. Edmonds said ask tor one. The speaker also warned against the effect of the Jones proposal for an Tightening Up on traffic laws, excise tax on grains and urged the County Attorney Harold E. Wallace of the Lee amendment which has requested all justices of the suppo1t exempts grains that are ground for peace in the county to send him du- poultry feed and other similar purplicate copies of all complaints in poses traffic charges and tells sheriff to The. 1"mportance of cooperation in give him duplicates of all tags made out by deputies. ~uil~n\,~fh t~~:~f~e~s~~t~ J~~:psh --ry To Tax Electrlclty in Utah is •the Anderson of Lehi, president of the aim of a bUI Introduced in the state poultry association. He told of the plight of the poultry producers in senate by Senator H. B. Maw of Salt Utah in 1922 prior to the time the Lake. Senator Maw says he also cooperative S:SsociatLon was formed, plans to bring up bills to tax rev- and said that at that time eggs were enues of telephone companies and fur- selling at as low as 8 cents a dozen. nishers of natural and artificial gas to · During the first year of the assohelp cut down the taxes on tangible · total of 52 413 cases of eggs property. Producers would pay the c i a t 100 a ' were handled and brought a return of tax. 24 cents ~ dozen, he said. In 1931 a Number 38 8 Community Club Plays Hostess MIDVALE WOMAN LAUDED FOR WORK School Board Organizes For Term West Jordan Youth Hurt In Accident Sam Tuttle, 18, of West .Jordan, was seriously injured Tuesday night in a traffic accident caused by a dog. Mr. Tuttle was riding a bicycle when a dog snapped at him and be swerved into the path of an automobile driven by C. E. Schank of Salt Lake, who was proceeding south. The youth, who suffered a possible skull fracture, a fractured right leg and a dislocated collar bone, was taken to the Midvale hospital and later to the county general hospital. Services Held For Twin Babies Funeral services were held Monday at 1 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berrett for twin babies, Janice and Jeanne, children of Mv. and Mrs. Floyd Berrett, who died Sunday at the L. D. S. hospital where they were born Sunday morning. Arthur Erickson, of the bishopric, offlciated. Musical numbers were by Mrs. Luoy Godfrey and Mrs. Pearl Green, "Beautiful Home," and ''Guide Me to Thee." Speakers were John A. Berrett and Edwin Berrett, Edward Tucker of Butlerville offered the invocation and the benediction was pronounced by Leroy Price. The grave tn the Murray city cemetery was dedicated by Royal Sprattling of West Jordan. '11-9 All Depositors Are Asked To Join In Bank Plans pressed the belief these have not signed because they are not amenable to the plan, but merely because they think tt unnecessary because of the small accounts. It was eXplained that tb.ey should sign, regardless of their amounts, if the plan is to go through and _that the work of the committee is being delayed. All those who have not signed will be personally contacted before next Wednesday's meeting by the depositors' committee and asked to attend. Only less than 1 per cent of depositors with sizeable accounts have not yet signed, it was announced. I |