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Show The Weather Build Utah County By Patronizing Local Stores and Easiness Houses ITT A II: Fair, warmer Sunday; widely scattered snow flurries In Kouth portion. MIn. temp., Saturday , . 10 below Max. temp., Saturday 24 VOL. 18, NO. 25 UTAH'S ONLY DAILY SOUTH OF" SALT LAKE PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1940 complete usited vp.Rss TJT?Tr,T? TATXri? PFXTTQ TELEPRAPII NEWS SKRV1CE XTlXiKjCj X1 1 V i JCjiN X O DESK CHAT BY THE KD1TOB The last 10 years have been tough ones. There has been suffering enough. Heaven knows. And yet The average citizen of 'the United States is better off today than he has ever been. Thai's the deliberate conclusion conclu-sion of Prof. Bernard Ostro-lenk, Ostro-lenk, economist. This "average ' American," Ostrolenk says, was in 1939: better fed; better clothed; had more "invisible servants" !n his home; educated more of his young people and did it better ; traveled more ; read more; lived longer, saw less child labor; enjoyed a shorter working day and better working work-ing conditions in factory and farm; had more parks and recreational centers than ever before. There are still many people peo-ple of whom not all these things are true. But Ostro-lenk's Ostro-lenk's studies persuade him that of the people as a whole, they are true. "It's just possible that we have been licking our wounds a little too long and too strenuously. Certainly it won't do any harm to look for just a moment on the really real-ly fine things we as a people have been able to do for ourselves. our-selves. Hitler gives certain individuals indi-viduals the Iron Cross ad most any countries the double. . , . You'll get all the ups and downs of life if you stay on the level. . ... A German Ger-man paper mill has started making writing paper from potato plant vines. For mash notes? . Y. The U. S. Mint in Denver is having a tough time making money as fast as it's needed. Yes, we understand! under-stand! MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DKKW FEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN America First Committee Important in Coming Foreign For-eign Policy Battle; Quietly liaising Money, ' Bunding Network to Oppose Aid for . Britain ; Unites Isolationists, Isolation-ists, Pacifists, With Busi- . ness Appeasers, Fascists; Started bv Yale Student, Quickly Taken Over By Skilled Publicists. i EDITOR'S NOTE: Today' free ride on The Waington MerryGo-KotincJ ,JN jj'raitod to the America Flrnt Committee, Com-mittee, which wins the famous fa-mous Brass Ring;.) WASHINGTON In the momentous momen-tous struggle over foreign policy that will be fought out in the new Congress convening in a few weeks, the spearhead of the isolationist iso-lationist side will be an organization organiza-tion about which very little has been disclosed. Its name is the America First Committee. . Except for some full-page newspaper news-paper ads and radio speeches after the destroyer-base swap, covertly attacking aid to Britain and the defense program, the organization organiza-tion has operated largely in the background. ' At present it is concentrating con-centrating on raising money and building up a nationwide network of local units, similar to the opposition oppo-sition William Allen White Committee Com-mittee to Defend America by Aiding Aid-ing the Allies. This restraint la not due to modesty. America First is merely mere-ly biding its time. Plenty will be heard from it when the rhetorical guns begin to roar. America First is well fitted for the leadership of its cause. Under Un-der ita banner are united the .spokesmen of the various elements that constitute the chief opposition opposi-tion to the government's foreign policy isolationists, big business appeasers, pacifists, fellow- travelers, travel-ers, and sub-rosa Fascists. Tub origin of the committee is as interesting as its membership. America First is the product of Yale University, the brain-child of R. Douglas Stuart, Jr., 24-year-old law school senior and son of (Continued on Page Three) 'MESSIAH' TO BE SUNG fil RNACLE Tenth A n nual Presentation Presen-tation Scheduled Here Tonight The tenth annual presentation presenta-tion of Handel's "The Messiah," Mes-siah," by the Brigham Young university concert chorus and symphony orchestra, win be given this evening at 7:30 in the Provo tabernacle. "The Messiah'' is one of the most famous Christmas and Easter oratorios. It has been a favorite in countries the world over. Tn it Handel told the story of the coming of Christ as pre- In order to give everyone in Provo an opportunity to i ! attend thS "Messiah" ora- i ' torlo tonight, there will foe no sacrament meetings In any of the local wards tonight. to-night. ( Jfc dieted in prophecy and as told in the Holy " Scriptures. He conducted con-ducted the first performance, in Ireland, whic'h was given for charity. According to Dr. Florence Jepperson Jep-person Madsen, who has trained the soloists, "There has never been better attendance and co-operation from the members of the chorus than in rehearsals for this presentation. They put in many additional hours, of practice on the music." During rehearsals Br. Franklin Madsen and Dr. Jepperson Mad-sen Mad-sen were assisted by Mary McGregor, Mc-Gregor, St. George, and lone Christensen, Provo, of the B.Y.U. faculty, and Edward Sandgren, Provo, and Blaine johnson, Spanish Span-ish Fork, members of the chorus. One) of the oldest music traditions tradi-tions in the state- will be continued con-tinued in presentation of the oratorio. ora-torio. The presentation will be directed by Dr. Franklin Madsen and Dr. Florence Jepperson Madsen, Mad-sen, of the vocal music department, depart-ment, and Professor LeRoy J. Robertson, director of the orchestra. orches-tra. This performance by the B. Y. U. chorus and orchestra is one of the finest which the oratorio receives in Utah. It is an annual favorite given by the chorus. Chorus numbers will be conducted con-ducted by Dr. Franklin Madsen, while the soloists will be directed by Dr. Florence Madsen. Professor Profes-sor Robertson will conduct the orchestra in the pastoral symphony. sym-phony. In keeping with a custom of many years' standing, advanced ; (Continued on Page Six) TAX DEADLINE FRIDAY NOON The delinquency date for 1040 taxes b Friday, December 20. at noon, reminds Andrew Jensen, Utah county treasurer. Taxpayers can avoid a lot of waiting1 by coming to the office early in the week, advised the treasurer, who pointed out that there undoubtedly will be a long waiting line on the .days just before be-fore the deadline. Mr. Jensen pointed out that if taxes are not paid by Friday noon they can't be paid until after the delinquent list has been published early in January, A penalty of two per cent on the unpaid balance and a 25-cent advertising fee will be added after the delinquent date. Then after January 30, another dollar will be added 50 centa for the cost of sale and 50 cents for the redemption fee and interest at eight per cent from January 1, 1941, tt the date of payment. I AGE UTAH COUNTY . ." . IS GROWING FAST! 1930 .... 1940 .... Let's keep Utah County growing. We are the second largest county in the state. Right now the greatest help you can give to keep our own county growing is to . . . 1)0 ALL YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IN UTAH COUNTY! Her Face To Help 7 , ' in 1 - is 0 ) Here's a face you'll be seeing often, now introducing Elaine Bassett, New York model, who has been selectced to post; for United States "Join the Army'' posters. Miss Bassett is the dauRhtej; of a Dallas, Tex, Baptist minister. Mercury Drops I o 10 Below in Provo Nature turned its refrigeration system to sub-zero temperatures tem-peratures in Utah county Saturday, as clear, cold weather settled on the Rocky Mountain states. Provoans shivered in ten below zero temperatures early Saturday morning, and others - Utah county cities had similar low readings. The United States weather bureau bu-reau forecast continued cold in all of the states, with temperature rises predicted only in a few sections. sec-tions. West Yellowstone, the nation's champion cold-spot, led the mercury mer-cury decline, recording 39 degrees below zero. The snowstorm, which , swpt through central and southern uian, aunougn Dareiy loucmng Salt Lake City and northern areas, vanished, and bright cold : sunlight sun-light was reported generally. Most roads were open, despito the snowfall and freezing weather, but ice conditions made driving dangerous and brought pleas of caution from safety official:. Red Cross Group Helps War Needy The Utah county chapter, American Amer-ican Red Cross, is engaged in production work, making sweaters, sweat-ers, layettes, socks and other clothing for war relief, according to Mrs. W. C. Miller, production chairman. 1 Headquarters for the sewing and knitting projects have been established upstairs in the Farmers Farm-ers and Merchants bank building. Mrs. Miller and her associates will be there Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:30 to 5 p. m. All who wish to assist in this work may contact the workers there on these days.' EXCHANGE CLTJIS A Sherman Christenson, Provo attorney, will be speaker at the meeting of the Exchange club Monday at 8 p. m. at Kecleys. . . . ..49,021 . ...57,714 Uncle Sam Get Boy V . V x (KEA TvU'i'hotot UEARIHC.23 A public hearing on revision of the 1940 Utah county budget will be held December 23 at 2 p. m., in the county commissioners' commission-ers' room, according to Marcellus Nielson, county auditor. The revision contemplates increases in-creases totaling $30,250 in the original budget of $474,711, Which would make the final budget-total $504,961, Mr, Nielson said. The .final 1D39 budget, after the revision, was $499 317. 04. Increases to be made in the 19-;0 budget include $10,000 in the highway fund, $350 for exhibition exhibi-tion and advertising, $10,000 in the public welfare department, $1400 in thn criminal court budget, bud-get, and $2500 in the city court budget, Ample money is on hand to take care of . the increases without borrowing, Mr. Nielson .said. Help Needed to Dress Dolls Here Provo city firemen have repaired repair-ed and painted some 90 dolls which are ready to be dressed, according ac-cording to Clarence Duke, acting fire chief. Any individuals or organizations wishing to assist in the program to provide a happy Christmas for the needy are invited to furnish dresses for the dolls, .Mr. Duke said. They may either call; at the fire station for the dolls or call the firemen, who will deliver them. ; Fifty dolls were previously sent out to be dressed. Stores to Begin Later Closing Later closing hours will i be In effect at Provo stores for the coming com-ing week, reminds S. W. Russell, chairman of the chamber of commerce com-merce retail merchants committee. Eight o'clock will be the closing time for the first five days of the week, while the closing time Saturday Sat-urday and Monday will be 0 p.m. On Tuesday, the day before Christmas, Christ-mas, the closing time i$ optional. The closing times were agreed upon at a meeting of the retail merchants. This Day . BORN Girl, to Clifton G. and Zella Beckstead Penrod, Saturday. Boy, to Ross and Hazel Ferrell Hansen, Lakeside, Ariz. COUNTY BUDGET CITY BUDGET PR011ES FOR $11, BOO GUT f: - Public Hearing Slated December 2G in City Hall Proposed 1941 budgets for Provo city, totaling $586,- 271.25 for the general fund, electric light and power fund, and waterworks department, were released Saturday by, Mrs. Mary F. Smith, city auditor. A public hearing on the budgets wilt be held Thursday, December 26, at 10 a. m. in the city commission commis-sion rooms. Another hearing for revision of the 1940 general fund budget is yet to be set, Mrs. Smith said. The 1940 budget of 223,080 must be revised because it appears the year's revenues will amount to only $214,881.28, compared with the original estimate of $225,657. Waterworks Budget The estimated general fund revenues of $212,571 are based on a tax levy of 17.50 mills, with an 87 per cent collection on a valuation valu-ation of $8,868,289. For the waterworks department the 1941 budget is set at $79,-183.75, $79,-183.75, while revenues are estimated esti-mated at $82,000, leaving $2,-816.25 $2,-816.25 unappropriated. The original orig-inal budget for 1940 was $60,320, but this figure will be increased considerably in the budget revision revis-ion because of the heavy expenditures expendi-tures on the waterworks improvements, improve-ments, Mrs. Smith indicated. Budget appropriations for the electric light and power fund are set for $295,000, with revenues being estimated at : the same figure. Considerable discussion as to whether the electric department comes under the budget law was held before a budget was" actually drafted, according to Mrs. Smith, who learned by telephone that both Murray and Logan conform to the law with their municipal power funds. "Logan and Murray thought following the budget law was the only system to follow, both from an operating standpoint and from the public view, much to my satisfaction, sat-isfaction, for I personally think the budget law is one of the best ever passed," the auditor said. The electric department budget contemplates $51,262.80 for a sinking fund for bond retirement, $29,078.54 for bond interest, $21, 698.62 for construction of a ware house and other improvements, $7500 to be paid in lieu of taxes to the city, $100,151.32 for genera tion fiteam power operating ex penses, $42,1:51.32 for the distri bution department, $13,678.73 for cost of customers accounting and collecting, $S047.01 for sales pro (Continued on Tape Six) Christmas Seal Funds Are Needed Proceeds from Christmas Seal sales in Trovo to date have amounted to $212.50, Mrs. II. B Mensel of the local committee was informed Saturday in a letter from Miss Ada Taylor Graham, executive secretary of the Utah Tuberculosis association. Miss Graham stated that the $212.50 was received in 250 nsso ciation letters returned from Pro vo. A total . of 825 letters sent out by the association are yet to be returned. Mrs. Mensel urges that everyone every-one who received Christmas Seals from the association send in the money for them or return the seals. She pointed out that the pro ceeds from the Christmas Seal sale are used for fighting the dreaded disease, tuberculosis, and stated that everyone should sup port the move. , Local committee members besides be-sides Mrs. Mensel are Mrs. Pal D. Vincent and Dr. L. L. Cullimore, r STORa CL-eRKS NOW HEED IT...... WERT5 A VPNlNG;f40P PBOWPTLYlSHOULDN'T YOU HD IT ?2 O SKCPPSNCDAYS LJ TILL CHRISTMAS IT Fleeing Italians Make Border Stand By liHLIP TAYLOK CAIRO, Dec. 14 (U.R) Fleeing Italian troops made a stand today on the frontier of their own Libya, British general gen-eral headquarters reported. A British communique raised the estimate of Italian troops captured to 26,000 as a re-3 - - suit of the live-ciay oiiensive iu which empire desert troops struck the Italian army by surprise and drove them from Egypt. The British forces continued on the offensive, the communique said, and more Italian equipment was captured. Reports here said British empire forces had smashed eight Italian divisions, totaling some 120,000 men. Remnants of five divisions were being pursued. The five divisions being pursued pur-sued were Italian units not caught in the initial phases of the British raid behind Sidi Barrani. Three Italan divisions were rounded up when the British surprised the Italians and recaptured Sidi, Barrani. Bar-rani. "In the" western desert of Egypt our advance forces continue to press back the enemy, who are endeavoring en-deavoring to stem the tide of the route on or about the Libyan frontier," fron-tier," British general headquarters said. "The clearance of the vast battlefield bat-tlefield continues. The number of prisoners is steadily mounting and it is estimated that some 26,000 prisoners are in our hands, together togeth-er with guns, tanks and large quantities of equipment of all types. ( "Our harassing activities . on the Sudan frontier continue unabated." un-abated." r u r ' m r n m J. VV. Thornton, principal at the Farrer junior high School, has received re-ceived his master of arts degree from the Northwestern university at Evanston, 111. The degree was issued September Septem-ber 10. but was not actually received re-ceived by Mr. Thornton until recently. re-cently. Mr. Thornton achieved the degree de-gree after studying at three eight-week summer sessions at Northwestern. In addition he wrote a thesis entitled, "Teacher Salaiies and Salary Schedules in the State of Utah." ... - i 't r , 4 : Story of Christ Presented In Y Play, "Family Portrait The Christmas season was ushered ush-ered in at Brigham Young univer sity Friday night with the second' annual presentation in College hall of "Family Portrait." a moving story of the homelife of Jesus the Savior. A malineo was pre sented Saturday afternoon, and the final performance was given Saturday night at 8:15. With sympathy and realism the play presented scenes showing the greatness of the Master as only happenings in the home can do. Jesus himself does not appear on the stage; The actions of His mother, His brothers and His neighbors depict vividly the story of the last three years of His life. The leading roles were played with tenderness and fidelity, and actors in minor roles bore out the Port of Hamburg Renderes! Ucslsci Dy British Qaitl LONDON. Dec. 14 u.p Authorized Author-ized British quarters said today that as a result of more than 60 British air raids the great German port of Hamburg "now is almost unrecognizable and is practically useless." Authorized sources said also that as result of 35 raids on Berlin Ber-lin and 53 attacks on railroad objectives ob-jectives through Germany "it is known the railway network spreading across Germany and centered at the capital has been considerably disorganized." Recapitulating Royal Air Force operations over Germany and German-occupied territory, authorized auth-orized quarters said' the' German submarine base at Lorient, France had been plastered in more than 30 raids since October, averaging about ; one every other night. "The famous Dortmund-Ems canal, a vital junction in the German Ger-man canal system, has been attacked at-tacked on more than GO occasions," it was said. "Industrial works, munitions factories and oil plants have been destroyed in nearly 60 laids , on v Cologne. .Our bombers swept over the channel ports almost al-most every night. Dunkirk has been attacked 40 times while there have been 60 raids on Boulogne and 50 on Calais." Fascists Move To Strengthen Their Home Front ROME, Dec. 14 (U.r.) Fascist agencies started a drive today to strengthen the home front. Special posters warned the public pub-lic against food hoarding. Newspapers advised the people that hardships and the adversities adversit-ies of war must be expected and taken without complaint, and the time had come for real fascists to show their mettle. Groups of fascists gathered at news stands to boo those Who sought to buy Swiss newspapers and other foreign periodicals. Two Killed in" Army Plane Crash SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. .1 (LU:i Army air corps investigators investiga-tors were attempting today to determine cause of a Kelly Field training plane crash yesterday in w-hieh 2nd Lieut. Theodore D De-Wees De-Wees Jr., 22. of Cleveland, Tenn., and Cadet David W. Davis. 21, Livingston, Wis., were killed. "FLU" CLOSES- SCHOOL COLLEGE STATION, Tex., Dec. 14 i:.i: Classes at Texas A. & M. college were curtailed today and the Christmas vacation date was advanced three days because be-cause of a threatened influenza epidemic. impression of reality splendidly. Mrs. Kathryn B. Pardoe played the leading role as Mary, mother of Jesus. Other faculty members in leading- roles were Morris Clinp-cr Clinp-cr as Simon, son of Mary; Ralph Britsch as Joseph; Mary McGregor McGreg-or as Mary Mogdelene; Ariel Bal-lif Bal-lif aa Rabbi Samuel Twain Tip-rets Tip-rets as Ephraim of Judah; and Thomas C. Peterson as Mordecai. Lending authentic color and atmosphere, at-mosphere, entirely new scenery was used. Special lighting and sound effects were also featured. The play was staged and directed direct-ed by Dr. T. Earl pardoe. special department chairman, and Gwen Johnson of Richfield was student director. Ralph Ungerman of Huntington was etage manager. TV C3 German Relations Unchanged By Latest Step VICHY, France, Dec. 14 (U.R) Pierre Laval was dropped drop-ped from the French government govern-ment today in a cabinet shakeup which abolished his post as vice-premier and Marshal Mar-shal Henri Philippe Petain, announcing the shakeup to the nation Zy radio, said he had notified Adolf Hitler of political changes here. Former Premier Pierre Etlenne Flandin was appointed to succeed Laval as foreign minister. Laval's La-val's post as vice premier was abolished and the official journal published a decree revoking an earlier decree designating Laval as successor to Petain. To Require Majority Henceforth a majority vote by the cabinet council will elect Pe-tain's Pe-tain's successor in event emergency emer-gency requires. Also dropped from the cabinet with Laval was Georges Ripert. minister of education and youth. Otherwise the cabinet remained unchanged. The message in which Petain notified Hitler of his cabinet changes was in response to a me&sage from the Fuehrer announcing an-nouncing the delivery of France of the remains of Napoleon Bonaparte's Bona-parte's son. The remains were faken from Austria so they might repose in Napoleon's tomb in Paris. Petain told Hitler Flandinwas "more apt than hi3 predecessor (Laval) to pursue with the support sup-port of public opinion the policy of Tranco - German rapprochement." rapproche-ment." Announcing his cabinet changes to the nation, Petain said the dropping of Laval was purely a matter of domestic policy and had absolutely no connection with French relations with Germany. ' 'T am not changing in the slightest our relations with Germany," Ger-many," Petain said. "The national nation-al revolution continues.' Flandin has been regarded as friendly toward the Germans for some years, having heen bitterly criticized for a .mesge of congratulations con-gratulations he sent to Adolf Hitler Hit-ler at a time of tense pre-war diplomatic conflict. Fruitgrowers to . f.Ic3t L'erc Monday Many questions pertinent to fruit growers will be discussed at the Utah county fruit growers two-session conference Monday in the city and county building, according to Clarence D, Ashton, assi.Mtant county agriculture agent. Whether the operation of federal fed-eral marketing agreement wUl be recommended by county growers or not next year will be determined determin-ed at the morning session, which begins at 10 a. m. Special attention In the afternoon after-noon session will be given to the proposed state marketing act, which would control sale of fruit within the state. - Speakers will include Judge J. A. Howell, president of the Utah Horticultural society; Dr. A. Stark, extension horticulturist; F. M. Coe, assistant research professor profes-sor of horticulture; Sherman L. Pobst, regional administrator of federal marketing agreements, and Ed Muir, Salt Lake City produce dealer., Muir will speak on the peach-marketing set-up. All county fruit growers are urged to attend both sessions. Ashton said. AUNT HET By ROBERT QUILIXN "l look for a hard winter. win-ter. The bark on tree and the hkli of politician Mim a lot thicker than usual." I |