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Show To Man Q V WAU V WwW xy Vy I?1 W VlMAy1 IHy Fraternity MI C. N. LUND Editor "V" wtm-- l u Second Omm Mtter at the Pott Office it Salt Lake City. Uufe, under the Act ol March J. 187P Devoted to Brotherhood Through Spiritual Uplift, Cooperation And Municipal Ownership of Basic Utilities j VoKANo- - 11. 2 1 7 David Keith Bldq. Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 9 & 16, 1943. Subscription $1.50 to $5.00 a Year j LIVE EDITORIALS The Old Machine Is Stalling In 1931 one of the abjest minds in the world, H. G. Wells said: "The economic machine is stalling in every country in the world. The decline is going on under our eyes. The prophet must say what he sees. To me it is as if I was watch-ing a dark curtain fall steadily.fold after fold.across the bright spectacle of hope with which the century opened." His words are prophetic and time has but added truth to their meaning. The warring nations do not realize what they are doing. If they had any vision they would be able to see that this war and the class hatreds that go with it, is positively destroying civilization as people have known it. And as a natural conse-quence of the fall of ci llization the economic or capitalistic system will perish with it. TIME FOR PEOPLE TO LEARNJO COOPERATE 00 IT TO SAVE THEMSELVES AETER WAR The Consumer-Cooperativ- es of the U.S. which did a billion dollar business last year, are coming forward with a humanitarian program for the post war worldnot to ex-ploit but to help and save. Nothing but re-al Cooperation will save the nations after the war. Peopte must learn to cooperate, Better cooperate than be always exploited, TIME NOW TO PLAN FOR ! MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP , l LET THE BIG PROFITS GO TO THE PEOPLE Its time the people began planning to take over and own the light and power, system and the transportation lines, and receive twice as much and better service at one-thir- d to one-ha- lf the cost. Jacksonville, Fla., 250,000, took over in 1893. It lowered rates from 26c to 7c and yet j it has made net profits to date of $25,000,000. They have made tax free all homesteads under $5,000 value. Salt Lake can do the same. The Los Angeles' Municipal Power & Light Co., had net earnings last year of over $10, 000,000! Salt Lake paid its tribute to Wall St. Chicago, backed by its newspaper, The Sun, is starting a campaign to take over the street rail-way system. Salt Lake should do the same. NEPHI L. MORRIS Nephi L Morris belonged to the only real nobility, the no-bility of brain, heart and character. He went out of the world holding the highest title ever bestowed on mortals. That title is not military, not political. For noblest title bestowed upon men is God given "Sons of God." Nephi L. Morris was in a very true sense one of God's noble sons. He thougt the thoughts of God. He loved the things God loves beauty, goodness and truth. And he worked for the things God works for the enlightenment, emancipation, purificat'on and ennoblement of mankind Nephi Jensen ... mm American People Face Acid Test in Treasury's 2nd War Loan To Raise 13 Billion Dollars in Three Weeks The Nation Dare Not Fail in This Greatest Financing Task in History "They Give Their Lives You Lend Your Money." Washington, D. C. Coming as it does upon the heels of income tax payments, the people of America will face an acid test this month when the Treasury's Second War Loan drive opens April 12 with an objective of thirteen billion dol-lars to be raised through sale of Government securities. "i A substantial part of this huge financing, the most stu pendous ever undertaken by any government in the world's iistory, must be loaned by people in ordinary walks of life. High Government officials have pointed out that the nation must not iail in this duty to our men on the battle fronts who are now carrying the offensive to the enemy at every stage. It is obvious to every thinking man and woman that as the United J Nations take this offensive against I ' the dictators, the cost of war opera-- f tions increases In proportion. The American people must no longer think of war costs in terms of ' equipping a soldier, building a tank or plane or a ship. We must now think in terms of the cost of bat-r- , ties, invasions and new offensives. J Attacking armies cost more money than equipping that army and we must meet that increased cost by a buying more War Bonds and Second War Loan Securities. They Give Their lives. It is not only necessary that the ' American people left here at home 1 ' assume this additional participation - in the war effort it is an honor to " do so . . . for we here at home can do no less than attempt to approach the sacrifices of our brave men out ) on the fighting fronts to whom the last great measure of sacrifice is but a daily offering. They give their lives ... we are asked only to lend our money. And that is the theme of the Sec-ond War Loan, "They Give Their ' Lives You Lend Your Money." 3 Financial experts who know mone tary conditions in the nation point out that at the present time there is In liquid funds, cash and commer- - cial bank deposits over and above jB taxes and present investment in Government Bonds, and over and above what can be bought this year because of restrictions and ration-ing . . . approximately 40 billions of dollars which should go into Gov-ernment Bonds. It should be the objective of every American to invest these loose dol-lars, idle dollars, in Government se-curities, not only from a patriotic standpoint, but from the standpoint of " their own financial security. There is available during the Second War Loan a type of Security to fit every pocketbook. Are Wild Dollars Every dollar of these forty billions of dollars available, which is not in-vested In Government securities during this War Loan Drive is a "wild" dollar which, together with Its mates, will tend to increase infla-tion. Uncontrolled inflation might raise the cost of living to a point where the dollar is worthless. It can happen. It happened in Ger-many after the last war when the price of a loaf of bread cost more than an annual wage. Invested in Government securi-ties, your dollar will work for you. It will hold down inflation because it is harnessed in war work; it will help buy food, transportation, munitions for our boys on the front lines and it will be earning interest that, to-gether with your original loan, will come back to you later to help you buy the things you cannot buy today ... to insure your peace of the future. Remember those boys out there ... in Tunisia ... in the South Pacific . . . They give their lives-Y- ou lend your money. PeronaL There was no issue of this paper last week because the editor was ill, and St. Peter was about to take him over. Mayor Ab Jenkins is the first man we know of to turn down expense money for a trip to the coast bn official business. That is something when all others are grasping for every penny of expense they can find. Mr. Jenkins ran races with hisMor-mo- n Meteor until he could run successfully for public office-Som-believe that his car should have ran down Commissioner McConkie the day before elec-tion. May you run fast enough Mr. Mayor, to win the second political race. We believe the people will want you. Neighbor R. F. Jardine paid the office a very profitable visit MoDday and was might wel-come. He makes some clean and profitable real estate deals every once in a while. At pre-sent he has a splendid position as guard for some private bus-ne- ss interests. He is a student and a thinker. Dick J. Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.O. Miller has grad-uated from Link Training at Chenute Field, 111., .nd is now an instructor. He was home a few hours last week. His bro-ther is serving in New Guinea. George Rueckert, grandson of Mrs. Ada Collins, is in the U. S. navy near Seattle, at pre-en- t engaged in watching for submarines Friend Karl J. Edgling of Og den has been coming to this of-fice ever siuce the year one and has always brought good cheer. He is much more alive than most men of his age and is quite a philosopher along certain lines. Our good faithful friend and neighbor J. P. Anderson has passed to his eternal reward. Be had been a sailor and had sailed every one of the sea.. May his last voyage prove to be the best one of all. TOWNSBVD CXXTB MEETS The looal Towneend Club No. 1, meets next Friday night at 7:30. at 109 W. 4th So. A. Sorenson will be the speaker. Mrs. Black, Financial Sec'y Thank the Lord and the Government Widows and children of the 74 men lost in the Bearcreek , Montana, coal mine disaster will receive payments over a period of years under the Federal old-ag- e and survivors insu. ranee provisions of the Social Security Act, it was learned re-cently from the regional office of the Social Security Board in Denver, by J. Golden Hunsaker, Manager of the Salt Lake City Social Security Field Office This tragic disaster brings forcibly to our attention the need for such v programs which can aid widows and orphans and help to keep families intact even after the breadwinner dies. Hundreds of persons will be kept from destitution as a result of Social Security benefits in this one emergency. . First Leader Who Dared Trust People This week the nation has been dedicating a monument and paying tribute to one of its greatest men, Thomas Jeffer-son. He was the first responsible leader in the world's history that dared to trust the people. Time has proven that he was absolutely right in trusting government to the people. They can always be trusted. They trouble always is with the finan-cial, industrial and political leaders. They cannot be trusted as implicitly as can the plain people, and it is through them" that most of the nation's troublous times have come. Jeffer-son's political creed is as good for the world today as it hap been for the country in all these years. At our home front telephone "battle stations" we are speeding war calls on their way. You can help by con-siderate use of party lines, by looking in the directory before asking "Infor-- mation" for a number, by placing h long distance calls by number when- - ever possible. j THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY j V ' ' " i' yrif' . . , f - ' ' ; '' ' - ' ' 1 ' . ."" ' - c A ?- -' Ml.. v x oT. ' .'. f ; --- . j- - . i : ; ' - " I ;r v--- w 7 t Workers In a Michigan fixed up a very low, ljf& false door leading to the pay teJ office. On it is inscribed, jlkf "You will learn to duck low-e- r if you don't Buy a Bond." I't; 1 i O t f ' i 4" V fa ' JniVJl Ivi fr-- W- - J T,1E nAlinOADS ARE THE CAEKBOME Of OFFEHSE t IF YOU WANT O.K. SHOE REPAIRING I You must go to the O. K. SHOE SHOP X 414 So. State Street Shoes Repaired Jobs at Moderate Pr.cee 4 l.J.J.J.J.Xi.XJ.J.J.J.J.J,J.4.J.j.J.4.J.4.J.XXJ.XXJ.4.J.4.4.4.j.j.J.J.j.j-j-4.4-4-4- . ' Alfred orcnen, JPEroWgrEeLssEivKe 75 East 2nd. South Jewelry, Watch. Koda j, 40 Vears In Salt Here Is the Truth For a Suffering World People are searching for the truth but will they believe it if is placed before them Here is the truth and conditions will not be right until the majority accepts this truth. The under-lying problem to be solved is not material but spiritual! Peace, prosperity and happiness can come only from righteous living. The teachings of Jesus put into everyday practise will change individuals and nations from conditions of greed, self ishness, strife and war, and nothing else will. No leader in any of the nations can cure the world's sickness unless he is of such a character that through him men are led into righteous living and square their lives to the Sermon on the Mount, which is the granite foundation, the blue print of the King-dom for which men have prayed so long, All the peace con-ferences that men can assemble will he of no avail without the lite-givi- spark of the Master's divine spirit. Some will say that the world has had spiritual light for two thousand years. Yes, but the leaders have not lived by it and therefore have not had the power to lead people into the way of life that is found only in the most wonderful Sermon ever preached. C. V. Hansen's Ideas Every American is impressed by the casualty lists and anxiously await the increased toll that the war will take of American manhood. But what about the accidents and acci-dental deathsat home, which reaches an unbelievable nnmber? It has been pointed out that the accibental deaths far out number the war toll Since Pearl Harbor the war dead are 10,150, while accideuta took 53.000 lives. Will Americans Be More Tender With Their Money Than Lives of Their Sons Washington, D. C A blunt challenge whether Amer-icans will be more tender with their money than with the lives of their sons confronts U. S. citizens as they prepare to meet the appeal of the government to put an additional 13 billion dollars into the fight in the next three weeks. American dollars which run off to some cozy shelter to hide while American boys are dying to defend our cities and towns from destruc-tion and invasion will face a rising demand from all classes of patriotic citizens to come out and fight. Millions of workers who now are buying War Bonds regularly out of current income must lend extra money to their government during the Second War Loan campaign (which started April 12). In recognition of the spirit of sac-rifice which is sweeping over the land as our troops swing into of-fensive action in Africa and await the signal for a landing in Europe, the Treasury Department is offering a series of government bonds to fit every pocketbook. No matter whether Americans buy the familiar Series E Bonds or 2 per cent bonds or 2 per cent bonds or tax certificates, they will be doing their part to make the Second War Loan drive a success. Consumer Spending Too High. Consumer spending in 1942 was s much too high to meet the war situa-tion of 1943. Last year more than 82 billion dollars of our soaring na-tional income went to feed the de-sires of Americans for clothes, rec-reation, foods and luxuries. As these items grow scarcer, more of our in-come must be diverted from such expenses into government bonds. During 1942 millions of our fathers, sons, relatives and friends were in training here and abroad. Some were already in action. Casualties were beginning to bite into every community. War Bonds became a vital link between the home and fighting fronts. Today sacrifice has become a way of life for America's fighting men. Civilian spending on the 1942 scale must go out the window if the home folks are to attempt to match the heroism of our boys at the front. Not every American can take his place in a bomber or in a foxhole or on a fighting ship but he can fire away at the enemy by lending money to the government. |