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Show 1 PKOGE1ESSIVE OPINION . . Vol. 8, No. 37 - - Sept. 29, 1944 Hotel Caters Exclusively to I Servicemen and Their Families K J ,iy, j 1 V vi I If J ' ' f 1 One of the most unusual hotels in the nation is located in Washington, D. C, where, j despite nightly sellouts, ac-- I commodations are provided far below OPA ceiling prices! It is the United Nations Service Center, formerly the Capitol Park hotel, now under the exclusive man-agement of the Recreation Services of the War Hospitality committee. The only hotel in the United States taken over completely for this pur-pose, it is perhaps the largest Can-teen in the world for servicemen of all the United Nations, and is op-erated as a voluntary community project along modern health and sanitation lines. The United Nations Service center has everything from its own news-paper, Flags Abreast, to a free nurs-ery for children of traveling service-men. Washington, D. C, is such a hub for the armed services that the Canteen, despite the hotel's size, was forced to take over an adjoining school house, converting it into room for 345 more beds, a total of 570 available sleeping accommodations nightly. The huge center was officially Typical guests at the Center are Petty Officer 3c Stanley Wicklund of Boston, and his wife. When Wicklund came In the door he was told that he was the th serviceman to register at the hotel. The Wick-lun-are shown resting In a corner of the nursery, where they have put Bobby to bed. opened October 27, 1943, and there has been a virtual sell-o- of accom-modations since. It is the only Can-teen that accepts the wives and fam-ilies of servicemen, as well as those In uniform. No reservations are ac-cepted first come, first served. This Is true of both officers and enlisted men. Just recently, the 1,000,000th visit-ing serviceman was honored. He was Petty Officer 3c Stanley Wick-lund, of Boston, Mass., stationed at the naval air base, Patuxent River, Md. Has Own 'Police Force.' Actually it looks like the head-quarters of the general staff, except that 74 former employees of the Capitol Park hotel are still working there as members of the Canteen staff. Everything that occurs at the Canteen must be approved by the military district of Washington and the Potomac River naval command. A duty is maintained by the Shore Patrol the Canteen's own po-lice force! Though much of the Canteen's va-ried accommodations are free, some services are rendered on a cost ba-sis, which astounds the average Washington civilian. This is true of laundry service, clothes dryers, washing machines, valet shops, bar-ber shops and the impressive cafe-terias. The cafeterias are tremendous projects in themselves. There are two one each for officers and en-listed men. Miss Rochelle Z. Ken-dall of Dallas, Texas, is the Can-teen's food expert and nutritionist. Pointing out that the most modern and sanitary methods of food cater-ing had been employed there, she said: "Every governmental stress on basic, nutritious foods has been observed by us, as has the general governmental theme of utmost sani-tation during this wartime crisis. We have, for example, employed single-servi-paper eating and drinking utensils almost exclusively, in place of obsolete and sanitarily inadequate dishwashing equipment, thus avoid-ing the possible danger of transmis-sion of disease from mouth-to-mout- h via poorly washed common eating and drinking utensils. More than 50,000 paper cups weekly are used." Nursery Is 'God-Sen- d to Mothers.' The free nursery at the Canteen, according to Mrs. Luther Gulick, the nursery chairman, is a "God-sen- d to mothers and children traveling through Washington." Employing two registered nurses on an eight-hou- r shift each, and one child educator or psychologist, the nursery operates 24 hours a day. There are 60 volunteers in this de-partment alone, all having passed an intensive course in child care before acceptance. Since its opening, 2,568 children have been cared for, with the average between 9 and 12 months of age. The youngest guest of the nursery was a infant! But most unusual is the nursery's "Baby Ferry Command." This is a group of uniformed AWVS women who roam the city's Union station a block away, and route weary moth-ers and children to the Canteen. Should a child or mother be ill, both army and navy dispensaries in the city are on call for emergencies. Apparently nothing has been left to chance in this greatest of all Canteens. It is a mighty institution that has grown out of this war, and is a living testimonial of the home front's contribution to the war ef-fort in general, and to the service-man and his family in particular. KNOW YE THE TRUTH! We need not mourn too much because people are poor, even though poverty is a social crime and a disgrace to civilization. But we should mourn when we see the light go out of their souls, when we find that no ray of spiritual light penetrates their minds. That is something to mouffi over. The body may be strong but what does it amount t5 if the soul be dwarfed and blinded and all butannihilated. This is tragedy. intoxicating liquor, and the evils that thrive with its use, is eating away the soul of America. Something should be done about it. But what? We believe that there should be state and national prohibition and that the returning service men in sufficient numbers should be given federal police power to enforce the law. Think of a people spending such enormous sums on education and religion and then open the sewers of shame to the young people as they come forth from the schools and churches. CONSTITUTIONAL t AMENDMENT NO. 2 A JOINT RESOLUTION pda POSING TO AMEND SECTK . ARTICLE VI. OF THE CONST TUTION OF UTAH RELATK TO COMPENSATION OF Mr.? BERS OF THE LEGlSLATIjpt Be it resolved by the Leekhi, of the State of Utah, all members elected to each ol ih two houses voting i favor Section 1 That it is pr2j to amend Section 9, Article VI Constitution of the State of Utah to reao. Section 9. The members o! th, Legislature sh;(ll receive such cob pensation and mileage as the Z islature may provide, not excwJi ing $300.00 per year, t nd ten eel per mile for the distance necesJ ily traveled going to and returns from the place of meeting on is, most usual route, and they shall receive no other pay or perquis'. Section 2. The secretary "k state is hereby directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the State of Utah at the next general election in the man. ner as provided for by Article 23 Section 1, Constitution of Utah Section 3. If adopted by ft. electors of the state, this amend, ment shall take effect the first dai of January, 1945. I, E. E. Monson, Secretary 0l State of the State of Utah, da hereby certify that the toej'oup is a full, true, and correct copy t the constitutional amendment pr-oposed by the first special session of the 25th Legislature of 1944 a the same appears of record in office. In witness whereof, 1 have her-eunto set my hand and affixed Ike great seal of the State of Utah, this 10th day of August, 1944. E. E. MONSON, Secty of State. CONSTITUTIONAL JJQ J AMENDMENT A JOINT RESOLUTION PRO-POSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10 OF ARTICLE VII. AND TO SECTIONS 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH RELATING TO THE SUPREME AND DISTRICT COURTS. HOW CONSTITUTED, TERMS OF OFFICE, yJUALIFI-CATION- S OF JUDGES, JURIS-DICTION, JUDGES PRO TEM-PORE CHANGE OF JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BY THE LEGISLA-TURE SELECTION OF JUDICI-ARY AND EFFECT ON INCUM-BENT JUDGES. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Utah, two-thir- of all members elected to each of the two houses voting in favor there-Sectio- n 1. It is proposed to amend Section 10 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Utah, as follows: Sec. 10 The governor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the senate, appoint all state and district officers whose offices are established by this con-stitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is provided for. If, during the recess of the senate, a vacancy occurs in any state or district office, the gover-nor shall appoint some fit person to discharge the duties thereof un-til the next meeting of the senate, when he shall nominate some per-son to fill such office. If the office of secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney-genera- l, or superintendent of public in-struction be vacated by death, re-signation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the governor to fill the same by appointment, and the ap-pointee shall hold his office until his successor shall be elected and qualified as may be by law pro-vided. Each judge of a district court shjj be at least twenty-fiv- e years ol age, an active member of the bu in good standing, learned in the law, a resident of the state of Utah three years next preceding his s-election, and shall reside in the di-strict for which he shall be selected Any district judge may hold a di-strict court in any county at the request of the judge of the district and, upon a request of the gov-ernor it shall be his duty to do so Any cause in the district coun may be tried by a judge pro te-mpore, who must be a member ol the bar, sworn to try the cause, and agreed upon by the parties, or their attorneys of record. Sec. 6. The legislature mi; change the limits of any judici district, or increase or decrease the number of districts, or the judges thereof. No alteration o: increase shall have the effect i removing a judge from office, t every additional district stab!& ed, a judge or judges shall be selected as provided in section 3 o! this article Sec. 12. The judges of the s-upreme and district courts shall r-eceive at stated times compensav." for their services, which shall rf be increased or diminished dura! the time for which they are s-elected. Section 3. The secretary state is directed to submit amendment to the ete ( tors of the state of Utah at next general election in the mar ner as provided for by article 2. section I, Constitution of Utah. Section 4. If adopted by e electors of the state, this amen!' ment shall take effect the U day of January next succeeding: determination by the board of sl canvassers of the result of thee,? tion designated in Section 3 here I, E. E. Monson, Secretary State of the State of Utah, c hereby certify that the forego-- ; is a full, true, and correct copy the constitutional amendment p-urposed by the regular session ot 25th Legislature of 1943, as ; same appear? of record in W fice. In witness whereof, 1 l"yejer" unto set my hand and afto great seal of the State of this 10th day of August, is E. E. MONSON, Secty. of in sertion 2. That it is proposed to amend sections 2, 3, 5, 6 and 12 of article VIII of the constitution of the state of Utah, as follows: Sec. 2. The supreme court shall consist of five judges, which num-ber may be increased or decreased by the legislature, but no altera-tion or increase shall have the ef-fect of removing a judge from of-fice. A majority of the judges con-stituting the court shall be neces-sary to form a quorum or render a decision. If a justice of the su-preme court shall be disqualified . from sitting in a cause before said court, the remaining judges shall call a district judge to sit with them on the hearing of such cause. Every judge of the supreme court shall be at least thirty years of age, an active member of the bar, in good standing, learned in the law, and a resident of the state of Utah for the five years next pre-ceding his selection. The judge' having the shortest term to serve, not holding his office by selec-tion to fill a vacancy before ex-piration of a regular term, shall be the chief justice, and shall pre-side at all terms of the supreme court, and in case of his absence, the judge, having in like manner, the next shortest term, shall pre-side in his stead. Sec. 3 Judges of the supreme court and district courts shall be selected for such terms and in such manner as shall be provided by law, provided, however, that selection shall be based solely upon consideration of fitness for office without regard to any partisan po-litical considerations and free from influence of any person whomso-ever, and provided further that the method of electing such judges in effect when this amendment is adopted shall be followed until changed by law. Sec. 5. The state shall be divid-ed into seven judicial districts, for each of which, at least one judge shall be selectee as hereinbefore provided. Until otherwise provided by law, a district court at the county seat of each county shall be held at least four times a year. All civil and criminal business arising in any county, must be tried in such county, unless a change of venue be taken, in such cases as may be provided by law. v u urn :kv J SAY- S- . ljJ4 w If our friends in Washington would get busy and pass a bill that would freeze in stock piles, the non-ferro- us metals on hand when the war ends, it would surely help make jobs for re-turning Utah soldiers. It would be a good investment for the Government too and it would be a safeguard against acts of aggression in the future. THE METAL MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH Alfred Sorenson Progressive Jeweler 75 East Second South Jewelry, Watch. Kodakj Repairing Over 40 Years In SALT LAKE CITY, NEW L O TELEPHONE DIRECTORY rfJA fvA GOING TO W kjVftri PRESS JLi'kjL ..-- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4. LOOK INTO TlsTfflT i: The New TOWNSEND PLAN BILL In Congress PROVIDES :j Pensions and Benefits as Follows A All unemployed citizens over faO years of age, men and won ; not convicted of crime All Americans ;1 B All citizens between 8 ond 60 who are prevented from "" a living by illness, being crippled, deaf, blind or permanently d"4 j gets benefits after 6 months disability. C All mothers who are sole support of children under 8. CIVI !; and service men. This will give all children a good home. ;I Meetings City & Co. Bldg. Each Tuesday Evening, 8 p m Rnl" j We Vote for Those Who Support This P'a !; r" - - I Land -- Lubbers Become Seamen In SixMonths "All right fellows. Line up on either side of the walk and J open up your gear for inspec-tion. No knives, guns, cam-eras or radios permitted aboard the base." That's the first order "boots" en-tering the U. S. Maritime Service training station at Sheepshead Bay In Brooklyn, N. Y., hear when they "land" at the world's largest mer-chant marine training station. Taken In tow by an MA (Master at arms), within 24 hours the new recruits are J processed through the station and their equipment issued. From three to six months later these same "boots" emerge as thor-oughly trained merchant seamen, ready to take their place as radio op-erators, deck or engine seamen, cooks, or assistant purser-hospit-corpsmen aboard one of Uncle Sam's modern merchant vessels. Recruits from Nebraska, Indiana, Alabama. Michigan all across the country re-port in six days a week at U. S. Maritime Service training stations to learn to sail aboard a wartime cargo vessel to "Deliver the Goods." For his first few days at Sheeps-head Bay, the new trainee is under the supervision of the indoctrination officer. His orientation includes rea-sons for and proper method of salut-ing, proper stowing of gear and in-structions in rules and regulations of the station. A section instructor assigned to each section then takes over and continues with the newly formed section through the Erst four weeks of preliminary or "boot" training. In "boot" training, the new train-ee receives instruction in 20 subjects ranging from gunnery to mental hy-giene. He attends classes eight hours a day, five days a week. During his "boot" period, the new recruit uses a wide variety of train-ing aids. He sees motion pictures, practical demonstrations of fire equipment, breathing devices, breeches buoys and guns. Wall charts on a variety of Men for the cooks and bakers schools are selected after a series of special examinations. In addition to standard seamanship courses these men learn butchering, cooking and, baking. They are provided with two Liberty ship galleys and two Victory ship galleys exact to the final pot and pan. Fifty men are admitted to the Maritime Service hospital corps school each week, selected by com-petitive examination. Trained to double as pursers and hospital corp-me- n aboard merchant vessels, this is one of the hardest courses of in-struction. The men are not doctors but skilled and competent medical men able to treat ordinary ailments of seamen and, most important, how to utilize most modern medical methods and drugs to keep alive and comfortable a dangerously ill man until the services of a medical offi-cer become available. Founded by a provision of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the U. S. Maritime Service came into being as the training organization for men to man America's merchant marine. In addition to the Maritime Service which trains both seamen apprentice and men for officers who have had 14 months sea time, the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps trains young for duty m the merchant marine. The parent organization, the War Shipping ad-ministration, comes under the juris-diction of the U. S. Maritime Under recent age limit changes youths 16 to 17 can enroll for mer-chant seaman training by the U. S. Maritime Service provided they have their parents' consent. Mer. between 26 to 35 can still volun-tee- r for all branches of Maritime Service training, provided they se cure a referral card from the U S Employment Service. Men up to 50 years of age can volunteer foi cooks and bakers training only Expenses of recruits are paid tc one of the four major training sta tions of the Maritime Service Ir addition to a 10.000-ma- n station a Sheepshead Bay are schools at Hoff-ma- Island, N. Y., St. Petersburg Fla., and Avalon, Calif. Pay during training is $50 per month with increases for the more advanced schools. Uniforms and quarters are furnished trainees Upon completing training, the men are assigned aboard a merchant ves-sel to begin "Delivering the Goods" all over the world. Outdoor steering trainers are used to teach apprentice seamen the proper method of standing a wheel watch, relieving the helmsman, and following a course. The trainers are circular metal platforms floating In concrete basins. They are equipped with a ship's wheel, binnacle, and compass. As the trainee tnrns the wheel in accordance with directions of the instructor, the platform ro-- 1 tates. topics are kept in view on class-room "bulkheads." Completing four weeks of boot training, the new recruits move into work week. A variety of duty in-cluding "kp" is assigned each indi-vidual to teach discipline and to at-tend to necessary station tasks. Next the apprentice is ready to move into the course of advanced in-struction for which his preference and tested capabilities qualify him. Deck trainees, at the end of their training, receive three final weeks of practical duty aboard one of the U. S. Maritime Service training ships which operate on Long Island sound and Chesapeake bay. Ashore they use ingenious equipment to learn. In one of the large indoor buildings a mockup of a complete ship's bridge is constructed so that men may see the equipment and un-derstand the Engine trainees receive instruc-tion in a wide variety of technical subjects in addition to continuing courses in boats, gunnery, physical training and swimming. In the sta-tion powerhouse which provides steam for cooking and heating, a Liberty ship engine is installed. T- - ,,. ..1. Left, trainees practice on flaming oil in the aft hold of the S. S. Sheepshead Bay. Three men on the bridge play a stream of water on the sides of the hold to cool off the plates and confine the fire. The man In the foreground stands ready with new foam extinguishers. Right, apprentice seamen are shown the use of the breeches buoy, which has saved many sailors from drowning on sinking ships. All other methods of are also taught. |