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Show THE Csoat Getters By Prof. I. M. Greene Doug Moffat’s chief Snipe Hunt stooge, W. Reed Damron, has suddenly blossomed out in a swanky Cadillac—almost Hollywoodian in its grandeur. Before the Moffat-Damron threat to strike a few weeks ago, which was squelched by the Army, poor Reed was barely out of the hitch-hiking class. Tio Reed the Cad is a fitting reward for honest toil. But to the Company Union Sack Holders, the Cad is a Goat Getter. * ri A couple of weeks ago a foxy jane of 19, clad in man’s attire, was put into the men’s section of the County jail and left there over (Continued on page 6) night. ouy in In the charge morning the near-sighted old of the jail had a tough time finding her. He still thought she was a man. To the lady it was a lark. ‘T'’o the jailer with failing eve-sight it was a calamity. To the Tribune, the Telegram, and the Deseret News it’s a Goat Getter to be scooped on routine police news by the Searchlight. On a South eray-haired Temple man, bus a few days seated next (Continued from preceding page) used every artifice to keep up to 37% millions of inflation in the proposed reorganization and consolidation of Utah Power & Light Company. Why has this group of 14 preferred stockholders so suddenly become interested in the operations of Utah Power & Light? We recall no instance wherein they attempted to restrain the Company from its iniquitious course during the last 30 years! And if there is an altruist in that crowd he certainly travels incognito. : So we inquire, is that group on the ‘‘up and up’’? What isits game? What does it expect to gain? Has it been promised a ringside seat by Mr. Gadsby in any future exploitation of Utah rate payers by Utah Power & Light? The group chipped in—so it said—to provide expense money to send Bill Nebeker to Philadelphia to find out what SEC has in mind, and perhaps influence the outcome of its deliberations. The group also has hired an attorney—Marr Van Cott. Is Mr. Van Cott also an altruist? Or does he expect to receive real fees? If so, who is putting up for all that? If we knew we’d publish the answers in detail. However, from all appearances, it seems that the versatile Dr. Gadsby has dug up some smart playmates who have set out to help him work both sides of the street. ago a to a young ma- tron, got up to give his seat to a gray-haired woman. The young matron motioned to her precocious urchin of about eight years to take the seat. He did. The old gentleman was flabbergasted. The eray-haired woman smiled tolerantly. The kid got the seat. His mother Got the Goats. - g Kilowatt Crew-- SEARCHLIGHT ef ~ The champion Goat-Getters in Salt Lake City these days are the operators of fountains and ice cream stores who refuse to sell kids a cone in order to make them spend a dime for about the same amount of cream on a dish. An unsophisticated beginner in Welfare work was puzzled last week at use of the letters ‘“SOB’’. At first she thought reference was being made to a former manager of the Deseret When News. that seem didn’t to fit new _ alphabetical she surmised that some agency had been created by the Federal Government. While we are quite immune ting, we nevertheless suggest to Goat-Get- that the lady call on Gus Backman who is said to use those letters quite readily in connection with the Searchlight. Gus can explain. Poultry growers who are short on feed for their chickens have been on the warpath. They claim that Clyde Eggmonds’ outfit has bought up most of the supplies and won’t sell to the independent producers until they join his alleged cooperative. With Clyde’s manipulation of the Farm Bureau, and his incursions into predatory politics, and with his participation in the pernicious activities of the Utah Manufacturers Association, it is likely he will soon emerge as Utah’s champion Goat Getter. |