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Show 1938 THE MURRAY EAGLE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, Page 2 A LETTER rrmr TT7 Here and There MURRAY EAGLE ..... Mr. Ed. Wright of the Heidelberg is preIssued Every Thursday Telephone Murray 35 series of short talks on the finer Entered as second class matter February 8, 1927, paring a at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under points of sheep herding. Act cf March 3, 1879. Did you hear the one about the two bucks TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION that went out to make a little "dough"? Salt Lake County, Utah $100 look very fine One Year in Advance Murray lawns and flowers .50 Six Months in Advance after the very nice rains. Elsewhere In The United States One Year ki Advance made a fast run and now $2-0- Captain Eyston where are we? A CASE OF TOO MUCH TOOTING jut-jawe- i 13. Most of us are slower than ever. who Those addicts of the automobile horn, rackEvery now and then "life insurance believe that driving without a tout per block, ets" in state some make an ugly appearance would result in catastrophe, may find it hard or other. In most cases, the law eventually to understand why anyone would wish to ad- steps in and punishes the malefactors but that doesn't help the unwary investor or invocate the elimination of horns altogether. his money for In the now ancient days when the auto- surance buyer who has spent or policies. stock worthless mobile was just becoming a public necessity, some type of alarm was necessary to warn There's only one way to steer clear of these the of teamsters and the unwary pedestrian rackets and that is to buy insurance in companies of known reputation with a long recapproach of the "gas buggy." These harbing' w ere ord of meeting their obligations. There are ers of the present-daspeed wagon not hundreds of such life insurance companies in clumsy and unmanageable contraptions, easy to control. Without a warning signal, this country. there was grave danger of sudden death, as the contrary car could not be halted within Murray Lions Club is planning a number the space of a few feet, nor maneuvered skill- of community activities for the fall and winfully past an object with the ease character- ter. istic of our modern vehicles. But modern times and automobiles needs Probably the most w idely used mechanical device no noise makers. The car of today is so contoday is the sewing machine. It is sold of primitive people living in remillions to structed as to be virtually foolproof. It is only from the South Sea Islands to countries mote the rude, uneducated person who proceeds this year's dramatic news One of Siberia. donw the highway or through traffic honking his blatant horn at every little and big thing pictures was of a Chinese refugee carrying open and trusting to luck. on the horizon. With perfect roads, almost among his few possessions a sewing machine unis it mechanically perfect automobiles, 3. Keep to the right hand lane and take Watch for the Salt Lake County Fair Onnecessary to safe driving that a car have a horn as part of its equipment. The smart per- looker, the daily with real pictures of the son need only observe carefully the trend of Fair and its activities. the traffic, drive like a gentleman without Straddling on any question makes for con"shouting" to everyone to get out of his way. fusion and criticism. Straddled political quesis For after all safe driving only a matter of business policies usually bring on artions or gofjd manners. Mussolini banned the honking of horns in guments and confusion, but the auto driver Rome because the din annoyed him to a de- who persists in straddling the yellow traffic gree unbearable. Policemen feared that this lines on the highways is liable to cause accommand from their dictator would cidents and always cause much anger on the bring an unprecedented rise in the traffic part of other drivers on the highways. Any fatalities. I.o and behold, accidents decreased. help in keeping autos in the traffic lanes and It was discovered that drivers became more not on top of the lines is very welcome to careful, more considerate in driving when they all concerned. knew that they could not blow their horns. Scientists who have studied the cockroach say that this species of insect existed on Earth A NEW TRANSPORTATION a million years before Man and that it has a 4955 South State Street COMPANY much higher intelligence than the cow or pig. A new transportation system has developed Knowing this makes us feel better. It's in the Sugarhouse territory. We notice that nice to know that the cockroaches living with they arc using buses of larger capacity and us have such a venerable ancestry and are more comfortable design. really high class. The circuit of this new bus company is shorter than the one from Salt Lake through The Chinese custom of having the married Murray to Sandy and Midvale, yet the buses sons live with their parents sometimes results on our schedule arc of such puny proportions after years of the practice, in several hundred that morning and evening loads fill them to people living in une household. Some of us "standing room only", often not even this know of parents right here who, have a good available. start in that direction. y hitch-hiker- Wallace, Editor Murray, Utah Eagle, Murray Dear Sir: visitSome of the tourists who have been been sayhave ing our fair state this summer about things ing some very uncomplimentary words, that us. Thev declare, in no uncertain of Utah when, thev enter the fine highways as it the run to gauntlet thev are compelled wcr'e and leave the state with frayed nerves; and sometimes with less automobile than they arrived with. is a morons They claim that this state concerned, are drivers Paradise so far as auto will have we record our and, if we keep up 1958. a minus population by The record so far this year "appears to bear out their assertion. It seems that the highover way police and the judges are working and speedsters and time catching the drunks and the hospital atslapping fines on them and day taking care tendants are busy night can't but we keep up with the of the injured breakers. law One tourist claims to have been a witness recently where a' pedestrian was run down by our native drivers, raising his battered head he meekly inquired of the driver, "Can't you see where you're going?" The driver bellowed back, "Hell yes; I hit you alright, didn't I?" This tourist bad picked up some precautions along the road, entitled "Hints To Tourist Auto Drivers" I pass them along for what they are worth, said tourist claiming they have some good points and advice. 1. Do not mistake route number signs for speed limit signs such as "89", etc., the natives get away with this sometimes, but remember you are a tourist and your vacation may be delayed if you try it, 2. If you are on the highway in the evening you will meet a young Harney Oldfield with six or eight of his companions draped over his flivver, give him the other five lanes, he thinks all tourists are yellow; after dark he will have one light and a loud horn running with the cut-oMr. C. Movie men are working hard to secure customers for their presentations of what are called "Greater Movie Shows". An unfortunMURRAY CITY, UTAH ate effort is now before the public regarding "Marie Antoinette." Apparently Rhone Murray 35 the deceased of snendine millions of dollars 155 Court Avenue .iw. riilt on this large mess is to show that the great EDITOR C. B. WALLACE American favorite, ivorma snearer, is noi a Editor success as a director of motion pictures. Assistant J. B. Wallace them have been walking in the roaH so long that they ignore the sidewalk. s are adepts at d tirely ; the ing, you probably wont get any 0f thjj If you' see an arm or two hanging out of the car ahead of you ignore them. u kiddies in the back seat are holding le little pin wheels and paper Cn sticks. Hazards Tourists Advised of Utah Driving 1938 Murray, Utah, Aug. 2f, 4. doo-dad- s 5. If the driver ahead of you is a woman and is holding out a limp hand, be ready Mia the emergency brake, she js no doubt eo ing to make a 'Utah turn' she will swin left and then to the right sharply, she mav get you unless your brakes arc 'good ard you are on the alert ; after she has made the turn proceed with the usual caution 6. zone light delivery trucks will pass you going sixty, you will have to take your chances with these as there is nothing you can do about it ; some of them will have the words "Drive Carefully, Protect Our Children," etc on the rear, 7. After sunset have all the others in the car on the alert for stray cattle and horses In a forty-mil- e without tail lights, teams hitched racks and natives changing tires lane of traffic. to hay in the After passing through the state; assum- : ii ii wg you uic an ilugcijier, go to a good sanatorium and get a good rest and then proceed with your vacation. 8. Subscriber. SOUNDS FISHY The Pacific Ocean, along the coasts of Caand Alaska, is the habitat of the oolachan a fish so fat and oily that, when dried, it can be and is used as a candle by merely pulling a wick up through' it and lighting it. To make lights this way is and has been the practice of the natives for generations. Washington nada Irving in his accounts of Astoria and the Northwest nearly a century ago, noted this custom. He described the fish as being about 6 inches long, and of the general appearance of the smelt. Early accounts of the Indians in Maine say they used a fresh water fish in the same manner. ut a your I owe all my success in life to having ken r early Lord Nelson. quarter-hou- d McDaniel-Brook- THE ROOSEVELT "PURGE" The President of the United States today, Franklin D. Roosevelt, is fighting for the welfare of "the common man". In order to keep his pledge to help those drifting un the uncertain seas of American capitalism he determines to eliminate anti-nedealers in Congress. In order to do this the President has been on tour "stump speaking" recently for his New Deal senators in the South, saying to the promise-hungr- y populace that he must have a Congress that" will pass his legislation without opposition. Most of the people agree that Roosevelt is the President they need ami want, but is unfortunately misguided by incompetent advisers. Fervent Koosevcltians are resenting this "purge". They believe in F. I). R., but do not believe in the attainment of objectives by means avowedly opposed to the American system of free politics. w COME TO THE FAIR Next Saturday, Sunday, and Monday thousands of people plan to attend the County Fair which has received excellent support from business and industrial leaders, farmers ami private citizens in this great county. Because of Murray's centralized location the town was chosen as the Fair site. It is up to all of us here to show outside visitors that Murray was a good choice for this big event for other reasons than just location. Let us demonstrate that pint of hopiialitv and energy, w ithout uhuh no public endeavor can be successful. September 3. 4 and 5 will be big davs for Murray. Priz.es. contests and a variety of exhibits all share in importance and appeal. But one feature of these three days will be the city of Murray itself, its people, its business houses and entertainment spots. This is one time of the year when Murray lias a real opportunity id advertising its many advantages, -- Motor s Co. Murray, Utah DIGEST OF REMARKS BY SENATOR THOMAS AT SARATOGA Political discussion in an election year is always complex but the political issue in this election year is very simple. The test of American democracy is in its final analysis one which will depend upon America's ability to work out a political and economic system built around the theory taking care of the average man. Whether we realize it or not that is almost unique in the world history. Wc have had aristocracies where those who were to benefit from governmental processes were the aristocrats. We have had monarchies which have been set up for the benefit of the king and lu's family. In Russia we have the proletariat which is a tvpe of class jov eminent for the benefit o'f the worker. Throughout history then we can not point to a true democracy in the American sene until now. The New Deal theory is that if the man is prosperous and happy and Wellaverage taken care of all will benefit. This theory of Course realizes that you cannot maintain a democracy where those who have become rich and those who have not become poorer To equalize opportunity then is the basic aim of most oi mo .cw JJeal lagislatinn. To tncrr.v so the purchasing power of the manv, to hui our economic and industri.il 1.7.. i lie wellare of the human ncrsonx. ili,. ,.ri the wellare of the creative person or coi.r.v turn. The American fcoplc have had a taMe of this theory. They like it. They are supporting the Roosevelt program and your here tonight in such great numbersprepuce prove that as far as you are concerned Von are de- lermmcu mat tins program will be carrie out aui mai we Mian not to back. American Democracy will not go back and the people of Utah will see that Democracy in Utah shall not go back, 'X ScwllttJsoi, Deluxe Six Passenger SeJstt, $765- -1 xlh niiipp-rcjJin Detroit, imluding FeJerul Uxt s; itMt juJ io4 ta.xts, if any, extra. 112 Jrne to mm HUDSON ... FOR TOP VALUE IN EVERY POPULAR PRICE CLASS XUtc happy l(, announce our appointment as Hudson dealers. Like many other dealers . in every part t)f the coumr . havc dcddcJ ah Iudon. uc can offer greater value to more ,,1Cf ,ine f autom- ,h 1 ETojIy that makes motoring a real , lor joy and car ownership a lasting satisfaction, we recommend 1958 Hudson . either " er)riS . .. new Hudson ,12, or ,hc brilliant new Icrraplanc, Hudson Six or Eight. NUDSnTTT. Jim? IlSJ faeturcr offered m w ide a range of choice many popular pric field, . , brought 'r American public such a mmhina, vanced stye, interior roomines, and cJamp.oMhip performance, unmatched economy of operation. a .r Zhc r . sS Gmo tdw i . 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