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Show " 0 - " tional payroll sav- - j O fc' IJ' V . O V' V 'v ''r amount of bonds he P"".!! ings. L JlU J1 J J J 1 or she is J buying. !j I V-- f Published by C. N. Lund V" I . j . Kntrgd u Second daw Hotter at the Part Office t Salt Lake City. Utaa, under the Act of March S. 187S . " Devoted to Helping Prepare the Way for the Spiritual Age Which is the Next Step in the Upward March of Man. Better Help Us Work for This Vol. VII, No. 32. 217 David Keith Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, Sept. 3, 1943. Subscription $1.50 to $5.00 aYear BOOST FOR MINING INDUSTRY Utah Miners Make Ready To Blast Out "Fox Hole" iA --ii i 'a fV jL-l-A Ij&V Mine workers poise automatic drill preparatory )r to blasting out their day's war tonnage. Utah has Its fox holes. They are a different kind of fox hole, hut go for the same purpose. They world from ruthless conquest and dictatorship. Utah's fox holes are the scarred hills o the mining districts which are dug-b- y the metal miners to furnish uie metals from which are fashioned the implements of war that our soldiers are using to defeat the enemy. The miners who dig the fox holes In Utah are doing a service im-portant to the winning of the war. Without these metals the armed forces would be helpless against the enemy. The miners are doing a grand Job and many have sons, daughters and brothers in the service. Not only are they producing needed metal but they are helping finance the war by purchasing bonds and are performing other services gratis. Such is the spirit that made democracy and this is the spirit that will preserve demo-cracy. POWER GO.JS SHOWN UP Mr. L. E. Elggren, one of the best men in the city, has, on behalf of the Consumers' Welfare League, written a letter to the Public Service Commission asking for rate reduction and that it be made retroactive for 23 years during which time robber rates 1 ave been charged because of the ' book inflation of $27,000,000 ordered stricken off by the government. ,x The annual extra take, because of that excess value put on by the company is said to be $1,000,000, and that for 23 years would be $23,000,000, unfairly taken from the patrons. The company, which now squeals that it cannot pay the dividends, should be made to refund that $23,000,000. Will the Commission make them do it? It should. It belongs to the people. A DREAM VISION C.N.L. Should I take to the air my ship would be Laden with life and love and liberty! And it would carry healing in its wing For all the bound and burdened, who would sing As I unloosed glad tiding and surcease Of pain and sorrow. Sweet-wreathe- d joy and peace My ship would bring to all the ends of earth, And too, the Master's sense of human worth. The little child would lift its tear-staine- d face And leap with gladness as it felt my grace. The torn and bleeding hearts of womanhood Would all be healed and knit in sisterhood. And men, ground down by tyrants, stand erect I And counted as God's chosen and elect; And all would be wrapt round with brother ties And sealed with tender love that never dies. Death-dealin- g bombs and guns have had their day, And lust and hate and greed too long held sway. My ship would cleave the skies and cleanse the air, And drive them to their dark and loathsome lair. There'd be no war, no hunger, no more grief, Crushed souls would find the fountains of relief. No more would men be fearful and afraid, Buttfree and equal on the earth God made! is the secret of his astounding military successes. It would ecrtainly be difficult to convince any one who believes the Book of Mormon that Facisra and communism are alike For we are told in the first chapter of 4th Nephi that the Nephites, who, developed the only perfect civilization thai this world has seen since Christ, "had all things common, therefore here were no rich nor poor." Having "all things common" is of course, the very eseenee of communism. H. G. Wells seems to agree with the Nephites in regard to the essentials to a perfect civilization. He says: "There is no way out of present chaotic state of human affairs but a world-wid- e revolutionary movement on an equalitarian soci-alistic basis." ... Fascism and Communism, by Veritus Ever since the Vice President spoke about "American ," Pegler, and other columnists of his plutocratic slant have been energetically trying to prove that communism and facism are one and the same thing The frantic attempts of these writers will not convince any informed, thinking person. For every informed person knows Faci?m in Italy, Germany, and Spain was financed and developed by the plutocracy to destroy communism and socialism. The fundamental difference between Russian communism and German Facism is simply this: Hitler dictates from the top down, and goose steps the masses, while Stalin dictates j from the bottom up, and is supported by the masses. This PeronaL The publishers, Mr. and Mrs Lund, are GIVING over two pages of Ads to the third Bond drive, for which other papers reap rich harvests. At the least the pages are worth $50. Any one feeling to help to meet this just send a piece of long green. The government will pay for anything else,even into billions, but not advertising in all the honest weeklies whieh keeps its Democratic faith alive. Alfred Sorenson,the Jeweler, and one of the best patrons we have, has been in business half a century and has done lb5,000 jobs in his line. A fine and worthy record. He should re-tire and pension himself for such fine public service. Saint Peter won't need to ask him to give an excuse for living. Utah has held quite a numb-er of good hands in her time, but few better than a pair of Kings, Wm H. and Samuel A., the latter having just gone to his reward. We have known them from their early manhood and have taken many a bit of inspiration from their lives. They are a vital part of Utah's history. Their souls were knit like Damon and Pithias or Da-vid and Jonathan. Seldom were better words spoken at a funeral than at Sam King's. Neighbor Sorensen of the Harvard Shoe Shop at 1101 So. State. He keeps his shop and his shop keeps him. But it is 'no get rich business as he is still on his first million. He is sorrowing today over the fate of his fodeland, good old Den-mark. Friend O. A. Miller and his good wife have many a laugh over items in this paper, like money coming in on a wing and a prayer, aad chat one about not sending statements to dead subscribers. They are mighty good people and are enjoying lifei in their declining years. Neighbor Mrs. Wm Renkel was so anxions to renew that she almost held up the bus line to do it. She and her husband live peacefuly at Cox Place at 21st So., where they have one of the finest Motor Hotels in the city. The Lord blessed them with fine strong physical bodies and good minds and led them to Utah to live among the good people of Zion. They are doing well Neighbor Athlene Dadlcy is one of our fairest readers. She has an artistic nature and de-votes some of her time to mak ing fine Christmas cards. Mrs. Wm Waterfall and Mr? C. N. Lund have been talking about old times this week the time when they migrated to earth as bundles from heaven. They both rememberd the very day, some three scoreyears ago This paper is not free to say what it wants to about those at home who are helping to kill overseas all these fine Utah boys. They are here; they are many", and no one has the cour-age to silence them. God help them when the boys return. A young reader was in and said he was going to. get mar-ried. We old him to keep his eves open before marriage and more t han half shut afterward. Keyhole Shaped Bath Tub Heals Heroes L. .3&r'! i ' ' - v . , I I s i iii ' - ft I j I This bath tub shapeA like, a keyhole is one of the many modern scientific devices being utilized at the massive Halloran General hospital, Staten Island, N. Y., to rebuild the health of American lighters returned from the battle fronts. The bath shown here is designed to aid in the j restoration of leg and aim muscles. This Is Criminal Wasting Grain in Face of Famine In the Christian Science Monitor for August 23 we read that Argentina, South America, is actually burning two million tons (tons, not bushels) of good wheat, the government having given permission. This is pure spite work because that gov-ernment, being pro-Axi- s, was not invited to sit in at tne recent food conference. And besides being spite work it is a capital-istic move to keep prices up, a move similar to the world-Chairiber-- --Commerce movement that destroyed so much food during the depression. In the face of wholesale starving in Europe where a hand-ful of wheat a day to each would keep millions alive: in face of the fact that every prophet has predicted famine to follow in the wake of war, foolish, even criminal man sets out to destroy the staff of life. But what does the system care for human life if the profits can keep piling up? New Metal Plant Adds To Utah's Growing Industry Recently, a new and important Industry began operation in Salt Lake valley. This was the tungsten plant of the United States Vanadium Cor-poration, which was built by the Defense Plant Corporation, at a cost of nearly a half million dollars. The plant is treating tungsten ores and concentrates originating in many sections of the west. It is designed to produce 150 tons jOf synthetic tungsten, daily. Synthetic tungsten is one of the ferro-alloy- s used in the manufac-ture of tank and heavy armor pierc-ing projectiles. Much of the sup ply of tungsten ores needed by the United States in the conduct of the war was cut oft when the Japs forced the closing of transporta-tion on the' Burma road. Hence the nation is looking to Utah to make up the deficiency in this critical metal. The emergency has brought another important plant to the state and whether it will remain after the war, depends entirely upon future developments. The plant is a welcome addition to Utah's growing industrial might, and every effort should be made to make and keep conditions so that industry will want to remain. Again the War May Be Fought In Vain Hate-Fille- d Reactionaries Won't Make Peace There are powerful factors already operating to bring about an inadequate peace and America's inadequate participa-tion in it. Such a peace as these forces will make will be but the basis of a worse war. Honest and dishonest isolationists who said they wanted only to keep the United States out of the war are now combining to try to keep the United States out of the peace. Their strategy is to try to prevent the Government from doing anything about laying the groundwork to produce a workable peace until the war is over and use this time themselves for laying the gftfimidwork to1 defeat a workable peace when it is presented. i-a- - ... Good News Out of Babylon The best news that has yet come from the United States Chamber of Commerce is the following by its president, Eric Johnson: "Only the wilfully blind can fail to see that the old-sty- le capitalism of a primimtive, free-shooti- period is gone forever. The capitalism which thrived on low wages and maximum profits for minimum turnover, which rejected col-lective bargaining and fought against justified public regulation of the competitive system, is a thing of the past." ' i; T E t t ip ACT - WHERE THE YEAR'S FOOD CROP WILL GO s 12 13 75 ARMED ALLIES HOME FRONT FORCES TIME REQUIRED TO RAISE LEADING CROPS (1 WHEAT gfj COTTON Eoch symbol represents 10 man hours of work per acre -- ' " H. G. Wells, Lay Prophet, Speaks Again H. G. Wells, held by many to have the greatest mind in the world, has just said thai "there is no way out of the present chaotic state of human affairs bur, a world-wid- e revolutionary movement on an equalitarian socialistic basis." He wants a world relieved of destructive competition. He says further: "There can be no end to all this slaughter, misery and priva-tion which now goes on from bad to worse unless there is a wide agrsement among human beings all round the earth to end it." He speaks the truth. Together with a large group of intellectuals and men of science he is working out a New Magna Charta for humanity. May we say to him and to all who will read that what is on in the world will not be overcome and the proper solution found by intellectuals nor scientists The great and supreme Magna Charta for the people of this earth has long since been written and might be printed in large type on a single page of any newspaper. But it will take a great deal more puffering before it is adopted, A writer and teacher says: "I have come to love the Man of Galilee. I doubt if there is a single, solitary minister in the universe who is willing to take the word of Christ literally exactly as he spoke them and risk his neck or his job." This is the only newspaper we know of that says unqualifiedly that the world troubles of war. poverty and misery will never end until world governments adopt and taVe literally and exactly as written the great Magna Charta of Jesus. j 11 Telephone Wkl Directory V?l Closes Soon If you desire a change in , Jk fTLX your present listing, addi-- l ifr TlPJiy tional listings, or directory fP advertising ...just call the ' Telephone Business Office. ' Fk I. 1 BONDS OVER AMERICA Union Stockyards, Chicago since 1865 Amen-- Entrance - can stockraisers have been taking --r""f'T'", their animals to v the Union Stock- - f yards at Chicago, t uTT5?5' maintaining an in- - I A stitution that MJl V-- helped to make "j Jn HitIer-- s Europe Jll . laswiiiMSfeaJ the farmers are pro-- ;! ducing too, but their S product goes to Nazi .t1 Germany to feed the If,., . soldiers who are ikeep .hooting thousands Our Traditions WfSS.rf Buy More War Bonds tyranny. Alfred Sorenson Progressive Jeweler 75 East Second South Jewelry, Watch. Kodak Repairing Over 40 Years In SALT LAKxS CITY, Planning More Trouble for the Axis "it Y c "h't- - ('jl-- v Mimfflftl it "ft" Prime Minister ot Canada Mackenzie King, Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Roosevelt at Quebec for conferences. The attendance of officers from the Pacific area was mentioned as indicat-ing new operations there. Europe was expected to be a major subject as Allied armies were reported poised for an immediate invasion of Italy. Brendan Bracken, British information minister, told newsmen that after Hitler's defeat the "full weight of the British empire" wiU help destroy the Japanese. I 4 It Is Coming, Slowly But Surely On July 4th, at Detroit, Pres. Thomas of the United Auto Workers (C. I O.) disclosed that at the executive board meet-ing of this, the largest million member Union in America, held in Toronto, in June, it was resolved to stand committed to government ownership and operation of American ke in-dustries "to prevent abuses and to assure production in the public interest." If this action by the executive board is sus tained by the international convention in the fall, then, for the first time in American history an industrial Union actually controlling a basic industry will be on unqualified record as favoring production for use instead of private profit and against private monopoly. 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