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Show Pages 24 4i? IS THREE 1NTHREE SECTIONS SECTIONS AND and COMICS COMICS AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER 45 VOLUME Pa2es A CONSOLIDATION OP THE SUN AND PRICE. CARBON COUNTY, UTAH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER NEWS-ADVOCAT- E 10, 1936 NUMBER 50 ANNUAL CATHOLIC CARNIVAL OPENS FOB CITY IS CALL MEETING TO DECIDE IN WALKOUT LAST FRIDAY MORNING WORKERS ut- - Carbon countys mechanics strike apparently was to continue, following unsuccessful efforts between strikers and garage owners to agree on a settlement, the county central labor union went in record as recognizing the strike and was ready to assist in making available finances and pickets to those who are striking. Oat Last Friday Mechanics and foremen in virtually all the shops in Carbon county walked out last Friday morning and left an 15 agreement citing approximately articles for the consideration of the owners. Yesterday evening they were prepared to continue their seige and this morning showed no signs of letMore than 60 up of the picketing. strikers from garages and machine shops in every section of the county heeded the response to hold out and while several of the garages have agreed to the listed articles and are taking their men back to work, others are reported unwilling to meet deWhile auto mands. Circulars Distributed Circulars calling attention of organi- position regarding the distributed yesterday and listed the shops which were fiendly to the strike and had signed the agreement. Five garages and shops of Price have signed the agreement and one concern in Helper is opening its doors. Price concerns that have signified approval of the measure are Price Garage company. Slim and Ross Motor company, Jimmy Evans Garage, Miller Blacksmith and Welding company and the Pioneer Forging and Welding company. ' Martinellis Garage in Helper is also on the work zed labors strike, were - list. - . concerns in Price, however, have stated that they are not favorable to the demands. Met Wednesday Operators met with strikers here Wednesday evening, but no mutual decision could be reached, George Harding, president of the auto mechanics local stated. Other meetings are slated tentatively in an effort to arrive at an understanding. Chie famong the demands of the strikers are an eigh.t-hoday; minimum wage scale for mechanics of 90 cents an hour; minimum wage scale for shop foremen of $1.10 per hour; e time and a half for work; week; base pay of one half days work if called on the job; and methods of arbitration. What the outcome will be, is not known. All are hopeful of an early peaceful settlement, with agreements pointing to the best interests of all Three of the larger WATER i concerned. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SELECT NEW HEAD Members of the local Knights of Templar lodge met here last night and selected officers for the coming fiscal year; undertaking during the routine matters and other meeting, business. ' i Alfred Sorenson of Mohrland was elected Eminent Commander; R. W. Robinson of Kenilworth, Generaliss-m- o; while Albert Shaw of Rains was l. the post of - Other officers are: E. C. McKee, Mohrland, Prelate; J. W. Hammond 1- Rrice, treasurer; Matt Gilmour, Price, ecorder; W. M. West, Hiawatha, Temple Representative; Paul Pessetto, Helper, Standard Bearer; Fritz Nyman, Helper, Sword Bearer; James Conroe, Price, Warder and Tony Milliccio of Price, Sentinel. These officers will serve during the coming year, it was said, and are all considered le heads. given Captain-Genera- highly-capab- Mrs. Viola OBerto To Be County Treasurer Mrs. Viola OBerto, assistant county for several years, was nam-- 0 as Carbon treasurer at the regular ceting of the commissioners Satur-a- y 0 succeed Reese M. Reese who as elected to the state treasurership November 3. Mrs. OBerto had cviously received endorsement of the county Democratic roganization. f Reese will take over his state j duties with the new year, per-tmang the move to Salt Lake Mrs. O'jL Shortly Previous to that. ocrto has not as yet announced any Action for the . treasurership deputy, Pointrnent to that office being at about the first the year. Oasurer of-v- s! ex-ma- 01 de THREE DAY FESTIVITIES DEVOTED TO DISTRICT ACTION Open Forum To Decide Future Maneuvers; Financial Question Raised Bondholders, water users, farmers affected and all others persons interested in the Price River Water Conservation District and its maneuvers of the past months will assemble in the courtrooms of the Carbon county courthouse here Monday evening in an attempt to bring about a settlement in the controversy which has been brewing. All persons interested are invited to attend, as this meeting promises to be one of the most important yet held on the subject. Question Raised Major question to be decided, according to information given this week, is whether or not the district should borrow $220,000 with which td aid the financial disarrangements that have been barred. In a session held last week, when approximately 30 farmers convened and decided that another proposal should be made and was agreed that a proposition would be presented the bondholders of the water district warranting, among other things, the recall of outstanding bonds. ' Be Segregated from the principal, an amount designated at 20,000 should be deducted to be used as the districts proporthe tion in repairing and Scofield at Dam; tunnel and spillway $30,000 to be used for the purchase of water rights along the north side of 0 Price river and the remaining to be divided as follows: $40,000 to the state as compensation for back debts; $130,000 for the purchase of outstanding bonds. Draw Plans Such were the maneuvers drawn. It was stated that the Works Progress Administration is preparing a $170,000 project regarding new improvements on Scofield Dam and the conserva-- ( Continued On Pace Five) of Carbon county directly $170,-00- L.D.S. CONFERENCE IN CARBON STAKE ur over-tim- MARDI GRAS SPIRIT TO PREDOMINATE MEMORIAL RITES Carbon county and eastern Utahs crowning event of the winter social season, the fourth annual Carbon Catholic Canyval will swing open its doors this evening to hosts of friends and sightseers, drawing hundreds of enthusiasts from every part of the county and many outside sections to participate in one of the most lavish entertainments possible. Inaugurated this evening by a public banquet which, accordto a survey of advance ticket sales and information, will draw ing more than 225 persons, the carnival will carry through Saturday evening and will close with the crowning of the Carnival Queen and a spectacular finale ball. Throughout the entire three days of entertainment, special features have been arranged and indications point to this affair as being the most successful and complete ever staged. $ Jeanet Cances, Price miss, jumped from third place into the lead of the race for the Queenship of the Catholic Miss Cances polled votes during the past few days, a lead of approximately 2,500 votes over her nearest rival, Eva Davis. Miss Davis is now in second place with 10,800 while Louise Litizzette is running third, with 8,800. Fourth, is Mary Eaquin- ta, with 6,200 while Charlotte Perigo has 2,700, Jennie Alice, 2,500, Marie Scartezina, 2,200 and Cecilia Tabone, 2,000. Car-niv- al. 13,-1- 01 Sj v $ HIGHWAY FIFTY WINS APPROVAL AS MOTOR ROUTE ELKS MEMBERS Tribute Paid Former Brothers By Local Officers In Solemn Ceremonies Memorial services to "the absent brothers, were conducted here Sunday evening by the Price Elks lodge, number 1550, with S. J. Sweetring, prominent local attorney and secretary of the lodge delivering the memorial address J. Bracken Lee, exalted ruler conducting the ritualistic work. In Elks Lodge Members of the lodge met in the Elks club where the solemn tribute to those who have passed on, was given. Sweetring, in his talk lauded the Local and state dignitaries will be work of the lodge along with the efon hand as honored guests at the ban- forts of the late members whose abquet this evening, itjwas made known. sence from the present ranks is soreDr. Charles Ruggeri prominent Price ly felt. physician, will act as toastmaster for Musical Program the dinner while Mayor J. Bracken A musical program was given, comLee of Price and George F. Sprattling vocal and violin selection. of Helper will be included among the prising Mrs. E. K. Olsen presented Absent speakers. Chief among the honored a vocal solo, accompanied by Mrs. A. guests will be The Most Reverend L. Thomas. 01 Man River was James E. Kearney, D. D. of Salt Lake rendered as a violin selection, by Miss City who is to deliver one of the Katherine Thomas, accompanied by main addresses, while the local Cham- Mrs. James Young, another vocal solo ber of Commerce and county commisL. C. Beebe, accompanied by Mrs. by sioner board will be represented. Beebe, and Auld Lang Syne given Reserved sections have been mainthe members and the audience. by tained for the Price Rotary club, the The services were in tribute to local and Helper Kiwanians and othJ. Schmidt, Robert W. CrockFrank er units. Several musical numbers are to be given during the course of ett, Sr., Charles Spadafora, James E. Flynn, Frank Grosso, Cecil D. Poue, the banquet, including several selec- Jean A. Reynier, Reid Pace, Marvin D. Mrs. Adams. tions by H. Tangren, Oscar Watkins, F. F. Mardi Gras Spirit Fisk, Honore Dusserre, Sr., Joseph The famed Mardi Gras spirit of M. Miller, J. P. Russell, Stanley M. hospitality is to dominate the atmos- Edwards, Orval Thomas and L. A. phere of the entire affair. Nothing McGee. has been left undone in making the J. P. Phalen was chairman of the years carnival one of the most talked-o- f committee in charge of the arrangethe season. Within the Silver Moon ments.hall has been constructed a model Saturday evening the Ritualistic city, with streets running parallel to team of the Cedar City lodge was in fascinating booths which for three Price, for a special meeting. Notice and expennights will display costly was not received by arrival ofthe sive gifts, needlework creations, toys, lodge officials until late last week, refreshments, games, miniature stores but a good turn-owas recorded. and other units. Based after the business section of any metropolitan area only on a miniature scale the URGE CAUTION IN work itself represents many hours of (Continued On Page Eight I - Victory for the Associated Civics Clubs of Southern Utah and supporters of Highway 50 marked the Wednesday meeting of the American Association of State Highway officials at San Francisco when that body went on record in favor of the motor route which passes through Price as the eastern Utah link in the Roosevelt Transcontinental Highway. Action on the designation was taken only after the matter had been turned over to a special committee, and members of the Utah state road commission and Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the bureau of public roads, gajce it their support. The executive committee then accepted the recommendation and ordered immediate marking of the route according to news dispatches. The Price Chamber of Commerce has been one of the staunch supporters of the campaign for this route, having contributed generously in a BE FORMER GIVEN POPULACE OF EASTERN UTAH 10 ut CROSSING SUMMIT financial way when such action was needed to advance the drive. Designation of this highway will play an important part in the routing of tourist traffic through Utah and should prove of material value in the way of bringing additional thousands of dollars into the district served by the road. Originally the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce had looked upon the Roosevelt road over Highway 50, having carried on in active way accordingly. SUBMIT BALANCED BUDGET PROGRAM FOR THE COMING YEAR Financial program under which Price city will operate during the coming year is now on hand at the office of City Recorder William Grogan, open for public inspection during the next few days and ready for presentation to the city council at their regular session of next Monday night. Similar Status Drawn early this month, the budget is virtually the same as the one under which the city operated this year, Grogan said. There are a few changes in the various departments, but considering the budget as a whole, it is practically the same. There will be no carry-ovfrom this year to the next, he repeated. In other words, starting the year 1937 with no cash on hand and no bill payable other than those of the regular departments which came under expenditures for January, 1937. Estimated Receipts From estimated receipts, the electric department is expected to bring in, on an annual basis, $62,000. The water department is expected to bring in, on an annual basis, $12,000; hospital, $60,000; cemetery, $700; and misellaneous, $1,000. Service deposits may return $100 a month, a total of $1,200; garbage, $600; water connections, $500; dogs, $250; justice collections, $750; swimming pool, $500; sewer connections, $100; inspections, plumbing and electric, $200; tax redemptions, $10,000 and taxes for 1937, $31,980, a total of $213,280. Listed Expenses For estimated disbursements, the city government expects to pay $13,-0for bonds payable; $12,770 for bond interest; $8,800 to the water bond fund. Service deposit refunds will take $700; service deposit interest. 0; $50; insurance, all departments, water stock and assessment, $5,000; Utah Power and Light, tax collections, $800; fire department, $2,000; swimming pool, $500 and dogs, $25. The city contemplates spending for telephone and telegraph, $400; printing and supplies, $2,000; city hall, $500; water department, $12,000; electric department, $9,000; 0; street department, $10,000; parks, police department, $6,500; cemetery, $3,000; mayor and council, $500; election, $500; hospital, $60,000; Interest on notes, $750; contingent fund, $8,000 and salaries, other than departments, $10,000. Total expenditures will amount to $213,280 the amount of receipts, and will leave a balanced budget at the close of next year. Grogan stated that all persons wishing to inspect the tentative budget before the council acts, should do so Friday, Saturday or next Monday. er 00 $2,-30- $28,-00- 0; $7,-00- Hazardous road conditions prevail over Highway 50 between here Rethe and Association Improvement and the other side of the Summit lief society conventions of this counto word from officers of the according S. D. L. quarterStake Carbon ty, the state busiHighway patrol who warn moly conference will convene in torists driver and contemplating the and Sunday, sessions ness Saturday trip between Price and points west December 12, 13. via this route, to use caution. A program submitted for announceSince the recent storms of last week ment this week included the followand aiddd by flourishes of snow this ing scheduled meetings and hours: week, the highway has become slick Relief society: Saturday, 2:00 p. m., and covered with snow. At Soldier executive department; 3:00 p.m. class Summit more than three inches were leaders department; 7:30 p. m. stake ofreported this week while west of the board; Sunday, 8:45 a. m. stake IN summit to the vicinity of Thistle, the ficers, advisory high councilmen, highway is bishops and ward presidents; 10 a. Low temperatures have made the m. general assembly for all Relief soON pavement icy and unless the drivers ciety officers and the public. With payment of delinquent taxes Mutual Improvement Association, exercise caution, accidents may hap- one of the leading points, tax collecof the Y. M. M. I. A. and the Y. W. URGES PUBLIC TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE TIME IN pen. Persons should observe the can- tions for Carbon county up to NoM. I. A.; Saturday 7:00 p. m. Stake SENDING DOMESTIC - BOUND PARCELS yon speed limit in maneuvering the vember 30, are considered the best board members, 7:30 p. m. stake board drive, otherwise it is an easy matter they have been at any time during to lose control of an auto. and ward officers with stake presithe past six years, it was revealed by Early mailing of Christmas packages and parcels destined for Patrolman Jack Sullivan reported Reese dency, bishops and advisory high M. Reese, county treasurer. as should be accomplished councilmen; Sunday, 9 a. m., stake the many sections of the United States, an made during the discount excursion that following yesterday Payments and ward boards; 2 p. m. general as- soon as possible to assure delivery before Christmas, according the snow is packed down on the pave- period totaled $490,992.21, nearly to a statement made this week by Postmaster Ray Walters. Ap- ment both this side and the other side $500,000, and represent around 82 per sembly for the public. Sunday at 2:00 p. m. the General pealing to the public of this section, Walters said that while the of the summit. While cars have made cent of the amount designated by the Stake conference sessions will conthor- treasurers office, namely, $600,930.57. will make every effort to handle Christmas mails with- a lane, it is only a one-lavene, and Sunday evening at 7:00 p. postoffices and rest of the Both the assessor and the treasurer the solicited in paveis of oughfare the out the public making congestion, m. a special M. I. A. will take place. ment is frozen received collections, the most of which snow, tightly packed The general public is invited to at- this possible. The postoffice will ice. mines and public utilities. into an from were practically to withstand transportanot be open Christmas Day, and ly wrapped tend both of the latter meetings. Collections during the month of Decan and Wrecks accidents happen more are When or three tied tion. will in only special instances, quite easily, even though the driver cember are expected to up the permail and packages be delivered. together, wrapped and tied, no rein- thinsk he has complete control over centage to around 90. Reese said that is necessary. Package mailings are starting to forcement an unusually large amount of delinhis car, Sullivan added. 23 Fragile Articles pick up, he indicated, with foreign quent taxes have been paid. mailings occupying the brunt of the Hats should be packed in strong Season last week. Now, however," as the corrugated or fibre board boxes. OrYule season draws closer, domestic dinary pastboard hatboxes must be WPA Carbon county schools will close the mailings are pouring in and extra crated. Ladies hats and stiff hats, evening of Wednesday, December 23, help will be added the postal force easily damaged, should be marked A survey is being made under the for an holiday, the county to comply with the influx of business. Fragile. Shoes should be packed Carbon lodge No. 2, F. and A. M. of Miss Audrey C. Christschool superintendents office advised Considerable Increase in strong boxes, preferably corru- supervision members held their regular session this week. All schools in the county During the holiday season the vol- gated cardboard and wrapped with ensen, W. P. A. social worker with Monday night at the Masonic temple will be closed, allowing teachers, in- ume of mail increases approximately strong paper and securely tied with the view(of releasing families carry- in Price, chief business including the structors and hordes of pupils an op- 200 per cent. It is a physical im- heavy twine. Cut flowers should be ing more than one wage earner and naming of new officers to lead the portunity to enjoy the holidays to the possibility to handle this great mass placed in strong suitable boxes of also those who have adequate resourc- organization during the ensuing year. best advantage. of mail matter efficiently and prompt- wood, tin or heavy corrugated card- es avalable, from relief and W. P. A. Charles E. Beveridge of Price was Schools are to reopen Monday, Jan- ly; therefore to assure an early de- board wrapped with tissue to retain rolls, it was made known late last elected worshipful master of the uary 4, for the last few weeks of the livery of their cards and packages the moisture. Candies should be enclos- week. Families also to come in the lodge. Others chosen were Richard currtnt semester. ed in strong outside boxes or contain- phase of this work, are those who John Vaughan, Helper, senior wardpublic should shop and mail early. Possibilities of minor repair work A few instructions as to proper ers. Drawings, paintings, unmounted have some eligible for enlistment in en; Robert M. Murray, Price, junior being undertaken in some of the methods of mailing, wrapping and ad- maps should be packed or wrapped the Civilian Conservation Corps and warden; John Lawrence Sullivan, buildings during the closed period, dressing of mail, were given by Walt- with strong material to avoid dam- daughter who have enrolled for house- Helper, senior deacon; Paul J. Peswere mentioned, but no specific effort ers. He said all parcels should be age, and rolled around a wooden core holding training and then failed to setto, Helper, junior deacon; Ralph will be put forth for any improve- securely packed and wrapped, with and then C. Jones, Price, chaplain? Albert wrapped and tied carefully accept private employment. ments. the use of strong paper and heavy or placed in a strong pasteboard tube. Single men will be given an oppor- Shaw, Mutual, organist; Theodore If there is any work necessary of twine. Umbrellas, canes, golf stick, in- tunity to go to a single mens camp Thomas, d or Price, marshal; Antonio a routine nature, it will be taken care should be reinforced their full length struments or tools must have which will be provided, their absence Migliaccio, tiler ;William Littlejohn, points of, School Secretary George Ockey by strong strips of wood tightly wrap- or edges fully guarded to prevent in- -( resulting in an increase of employ- Price, treasurer; J. W. Hammond, said. ment possibilities for other persons. ped and tied or otherwise sufficient Continued On Page Four) Price, secretary. In combination with the Mutual POSTAL DEPARTMENT OFFERS AIDS, EARLY MAILINGS INSTRUCTIONS snow-covere- RECORD SET TAX COLLECTION d. ne Schools To Close For December Holiday Survey Started To Elects Rolls Masonic Lodge At Price Reduce New Officers 11-d- ay Sharp-point- ed sharp-edge- |