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Show Politeness is a pleasing form of kindness and no thing commends Itself morn than kindness. A man too careful of danger liveth in continual torment, but a cheerful expector of the best hath a fountain of Joy within him. Successor to Public Opinion A WEEKLYlNEWSMAGAZINE Volume One Number Twenty DEPENDABLE Power Rates Questioned After Report Of Meeting j 1 In the proud smile I ! babya cheek. mail Intended for this .bad 850; Spanish Fork, 700; delivery must be deposited Payson, 600; Orem, 500; and prior to, 2.45 p. in. Thursday, May varioue other rommunltiea added 19. 250 more name. All oir mall will be delivered to Utah County Board of In aeeslon Monday dethe air port when the plane ar--( rives, and liuUriile exercise will ferred any declalnn on the petibe held during the 20 minutee tion presented to them until action ahould bo taken by the stay of the plane In Provo. Postmaster Dungerfield point various cities and town In tho out that the more air mail letters county. If all thesa communities taken out of Provo that day the pass favorably on the petition greater Interest the department then the County commissioners will have In Provo aa a renter. agreed to pan uniform regulaLehl, American Fork, Pleasant tion! barking up tha wishes of Grove, Spriiigville, Spanish Fork, the majority. and l'ayson will deliver their air While not taking action one mall to Provo on that day. way or the other at present, avoiding any haste or hurry In the matter, Provo City commisWORKERS ALLIANCE sioners, with Mayor Mark Ander epoe-mak-I- Mary Ellen Cain ORGANIZED Mr. Hedqulat's Report Mr. Hedquist, with a stenographic report of the public meeting before him, pointed out that statements made at the meeting indicate that Logan city paid $12,000 yearly for street lights until 1931. which was a bookkeeping entry" however, and not actually taken from the taxpayers in cash, as, though it was charged it was i i J i $ Forty eight members of tho Workers Alllanca gathered at Spanish Fork this week and effected a temporary organization, pending the granting of a charter to this local from Washington which has been applied for by the new officers. Roy Ilarrison is president; Statement Mayor Mark Anderson, romim-ntinupon the report, stated that every figure given in the report of the meeting by the Utah Valley News was correct and could be verified from the auditor's reports used at the meeting by all speakers. WiHord Hales, B. Huntington, secretary; i ! ( Wage Increases Should Follow , MOTHERS Not Lead Production By Mary Ellen Cain MOTHERS DAY, a day set apart every year the cond Sunday in May in honor of motherhood. The wearing of a carnation while for the dead, colored if ones mother is living is the visible manifestation of the event, which is further celebrated by appropriate sermons in the churches, by special programs and by family reunions. Mothers Day is becoming increasingly significant. The day was first suggested in 1907 by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia when in a public meeting she crystalized the sentiment now back of its observance with these words: In honor of the best mother that ever lived your mother. Both houses of Congress passed a resolution on May 10, 1913, the observance of Mother's Day by Congress and the executive departmentscommending of government. The following year, Congress authorized the President of the United States to aet aside by annual proclamation, the second Sunday in May as Mothers Day. The American flag is displayed on all government buildings, on this day, and on many homes. Most children and grown-up- s as well present their mothers with some sentiment of gift on her day. NOTE The observance of Mother's Dap in Utah Stake has been postponed one week on aereaat of (By K. A. JACOB, Proto City Engineer) In my last article, I staled that the forced raise of union wages ill decrease wages. The raise of any wages la resisted by the employer whether It be a corporation or an individual. The corporation muat sell its products to a public always looking for bargains, and the rise of Price of its products may lose its markets and cut down Its production, If it pays advanced wages, it must advance the price of Its products and this Is generally done on a percentage basis. In many Industries the wages paid is the greatest item of expense of production. If the employer has to pay 10 more in wages, he feels Justified in advancing the coat of his product thus realising n advance of 10 on dementi of cost not originating in labor. The result is that the buying public, Including the labor, must pay about 10 more for goods. If the wage earner haa to pay 10 more far the thlnga ha buys, then hia wage advance of 10 benefits him Stake Quarterly Conference. nothing f the pries would otherwise remain low. non-uni- 10, But this Public not the worst thlnr that happena. The employing tends to cut down Its demand for union labor which haa n its wages, and seeks for cheaper labor to take its And thla n labor muat take the wages offered or la ed HAVE YOU non-unio- Place. o without non-unio- work. We are having a sample of this operation today. The Federal Government, the State, aud C. I. O. have established a minimum fte of 65c per hoar for common labor applicable on all Federal and dfate work and C. I. O. union labor. The work that is done must My this minimum a wags higher than the common lahnr wags e of 1928 to 1933. Wo have a wide margin between the Federal d State carpenter wage of $1.1 21 & per hour and the scab" non-lo- n carpenter who la paid much lower wages by some contractors nd builders. Many citizens who arc building home must eriire low wage not build at all. end even If Ih.-- can secure low wage non-fa- n labor, the cost of material Is relatively high for them sin. e Bot materials are produced with high wane nr union labor. The ,MU,t I" that with high wages and high ro- -t of material, the unaii-,itrrodnetion Is reduced for the r. ann that the Ini'irg ruMJe nnot j ay the high cost. The extreme we top.. inequality of wages is made plain Ider the wide discrepancy between llie high scale of union labor th it minimum wage of 3.24 Tor an S hour day and tin average 1 Procery store man who la hours paid about $2.('0 per day of 12 to If we wonld Increase the demand for goods, we must lower the M've. also if we are to Imrease the demand for lahnr. wages must reduced. M'e should not reduce the demand for commodities, and n Production an Artificial advance of priies mid wages -- 'hor or y c( through IN SPANISH FORK not collected". Mayor Anderson's 19 will fly from Alburquerque, N. Trovo citizens sent in a petition M., via Grand Junction, Colo, to signed by 3,500 names; Lehl and Provo to pick up mHll dcpoalted' American Fork petitions contain but 1000 names each; Bpringvllle's in Frovo'a new post office, tear-djmm- 116,-409.- 23 1 -- Provo's first air mail will More than 10,000 names were attached to petitions In carry approximately 2000 air various parts of Utah county asking city commissions and mail letter out of the city on May 19, according to an town officials to ban the sale of beer on Sunday, with duplieatimate made today by Post- cate petitions iteing presented to Provo City Commission and The Hoard of Utah County Commissioners, Monday of this master J. W. Dangcrfield. It will be the culmination of week, according to Dean E. Terry, of Pleasant View, chairAir Mail Week" when a plane man cf the Law Enforcement League of Utah county. George Ellerbeck, manager of the Provo division for the Utah Power and Light company, ha other figures which how a much leu rate being paid by Provo city. Mr. Ellerbeck' figure, a given to this paper, follow: Provo purchased 373,11 kwh last year. The city paid for this energy, or 4.4 rents per kwh. Utah Power and Light company has invested In equipment for street lighting, excepting the whiteway along the main business section of Provo, n total of 454.371, which with Interest on Its investment at 44 per cent amounts to 13,440. Depreciation at 3 per rent allows another deduction of $1(30. Taxes paid to Provo city amount to 15 per cent of the revenue, or another $2580. Deduct the total of upkeep costs, $3,783.3 for these street lights, and the grand total of deductions amount to $9,432.36, which If taken from the $16,409.23 paid by the city leaves actually only $1.976. 87 as the net cost for energy paid by Provo city. This Is 1.9 cents per kwh. j Ban On Sunday Beer Sales Asked By 10,000 Petitioners. FIRST ARRIVE MAY Of a small girl. Who cuddles her doll. Or in the eyes Of an aged woman, As she lovingly pats Hr. Ellcrbecks Figures: FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1938 AIR MAIL WILL new-bor- A INDEPENDENT PROVO'S Proof of Mother love la where you find it Whether it be In the humble prayer Of a young mother, Aa she tenderly kisses n Her babe, Or in the sincere Joy Of a childless wife. Who takes as her own An unwanted child; Argument this week ranges around the question of rates, l of local affairs PUBLISHED AT PKOVO, UTAH Ittuthrr tCnur past, present, and future, which have been, are now being, and may be charged by Utah Power and Light company, and 'or, by Provo City's new municipal power system when it is constructed. The report in the Utah Valley News last week of the public meeting called by Alex Iledqutst, and other prominent citizen of Provo to investigate the Logan Power plant rate and oilier feature of that municipal plant, precipitated a pronounced attack upon statements made at the meeting. For example it wax averted there that Trovo city pays 5.4 cent per kwh. ! Journal RADIO TALENT Do you aspire to broadcast over the radio? Have yon a radio voire? Do you possess talent fop radio broadcasting? It doesn't matter whether Mines liellevr you have or do not have snch talent. The real point. I: l)o yon think yon have? If so. here's n story which will Interest yon. Kllliun. chairman of the Public Hen Ice It u reaii of the Itrlgham Young university. N suMTviing n survey to determine the amount of nvnikihln tnlent for radio lirondcasfing throughout the county. Those iersons or groups Interested In appearing on a rod In program, both professional and amateur, are ad vid to file complete Information as to ability and experience with Mr. Killian.Von may contort Mr. Klll- . Salt Lake Players Present Forum Specia Service On Mother's Day To Program Tonight There will be a special Mother's Day service at the Community Five one act comedies will be Church Sunday morning at 11 oclock. The sermon theme will presented tonight at the Provo be "The Importance of the First Ward Amusement hall by The choir will render the WPA Adult Education play-qr- s, Family." with musical numbers bespecial music. tween aets. Margaret Call Morris of the program. FLETCHERS DECORATE is director These two hours of Tree enThis week saw Fleteher's. flic tertainment are being substituted for the usual Open Forum discusapparel store of West Center, till sions, announces J. W. Johnson, redecorated and brightly shinin' The prodirector of Forum. the l with a new coat of wallpaper ari gram starts at 8 p. in. tonight. ceiling. People come to Fletchers f'T genuine bargains for all metnlirrs Civil Service of the family, seldom stoppli:sr Examinations of amid the press , surrotindli.tr merchandise to scan the walls nnd An examination for ceilings, but you can't nelp hut and Typists (for men graphers notice it this week, if you drop only ) Is announced by the civil Into Mr. Fletcher'a store. service commission. Closing dates inn nt the It. Y. 1. in the for filing applications Is may 1 C. Macser building, fir at his 193. For application blanks and information aee J. R. Dodson, resilience, 4.MI North Second Social Secretary at the Provo Post East street, Provo. Phone Office. 1114. A. Lydia Jensen, treasurer; and Taylor Heck, grievance chulrman. A meeting is slated for Pleasant Grove for Monday night to organize a local of the W. A.s A. there, states Provo officials, who also announce a special meeting tonikht In Provo to lay plans for carrying out the national W. A, A. program, asking for a 40 per cent Increase in all WPA workers In the lower wage srale. and 30 per cent increase for all In the higher brackets, with a national minimum of $40 a month. Hayward's Hansens I)o Advertise Of all the stores In Provo who have consistently and persistently advertised In this paper, one ofc them is Hayward's Markets. Well, last week's list of advertisers neglected to add this name, and the advertising manager here expresses his keen regret, fdr Haywards Markets are most popular with the readers of both the Voice of Sharon and the Utah Valley News. Mr. Hayward, of course did not ask for any apology, hut here it Is, Mr. Hayward, Just the same, and we are sorry. One other tiame was omitted Hausen's Cash Market and it was another error for which wq are most sorry. Mr. Hansen never asked for any correction either, but liiH business is growing surprisingly, and he appreciates til" patronage of the readers of this paper. j Scandinavians Will Not Meet son speaking as chairman of tha Department of Public Safety, pointed out soma objections to a Sunday closlug ordinance for beer halls. "To stop Sunday sain would reeult In atocklng up by beer drinkers and m return of bootlegging to serve tourists and strangers", declared the mayor. Mr. Terry waa optimistic, however, after the presentation of the petitions to both bodies thla week: Tha people of cltlca and towns throughout tha county era behind this move, and their wishes will undoubtedly be respected by the officials of tha various communities. With 10,-0names already on petitions, ws know that many more citizens are anxious to sign, nnd In soma measure stop the sale of beer in snch unlimited fashion as now prevails," ho stated. 00 Sharon Stake Area Roads Get many Improvements. worth of road work has been accompMore than $5000 lished during the p&Bt six Weeks in the Sharon Stake area, according to, County Road Supervisor W. D. Davis, o Pleasant View who reports numerous sections of road which have been surfaced and fenced and put in shape. County Commissioner Theron Hall of Springville is in charge of this splendid road work, Mr, Davis reports, and has personally looked over tho various sections and approved of the projects. The moat recent piece of work completed is at ths Phillip's section where at least $2000 have been spent In rocking up the wall of the road and filling in, making one of the most Important improvements of the whole program, stales Mr. Davis. Various other sections of rued were listed, including the new road opened up from Dlmlcka tore to connect with the bridge at Eighth North street being about three quarters of a mile; a half mile running from the Johnny Stratton place east; another half mile east from Duaten Berg'a to Rowa Cllnger's; also several actions In the river bottom area, especially a mile and a quarter from Harvey Booth's to the Major Pierce place; and a longer section from Roy Park's to the mouth of Provo sanyon. Praise for the men and the trucks who have been doing thla work was voiced by Supervisor Davla, who expressed pleasure at the big Improvements these projects will add to the Sharon take area's roads. In honor of J. A. Washburn whose birthday occurred Saturday members of his family met at the family home Sunday. Dinner was served a tit! social chat was il. by Mr. and Mrs. Don Washburn of Coalville. Mr. and Mrs. itfiliiinl Washburn, of Evanston, Mrs. Nile Mr. and Wwiininc. Washburn mi.-- family of Lehl. Mr. Verd Washburn ami and Mrs family of Orem. Mr. and Mrs. Kreil Washburn of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Waslilmrn nnd en-Ji.- l family nnd Margaret Washburn of Provo. All Scandinavians are notified s s by local officers of tha ScandiM Men and Gleaners navian organization that no meeting will he hr Id Sunday at the Second Ward presented Seminury due In the Utah Stake let. He That Is Least Quarterly conference scheduled You" in conjoint meeting for that tiny. evening. Our Advertisers I One laoy called Baying, never do my shopping until 1 get your paper, and 1 certainly appreciate the list of advertisers on the front page as It gives me a chance to look through the paper for the stores where I know 1 can find something I want". Well, here another floe list, mure than 40 advertisers each one of them soliciting your patronage. . We hope we havent left any of them out In the rush to get to presa and all the mailing done In time to get your paper to you Friday morning. Ilerg Mortuary Brimhall Bros. Burlington Trailways ttiristrnsca'a Inc, Con. Wagon 41 Machine Oa. ' . Dixon Reel Estate Co. Fletcher1 Gessford's lac. Granite Franiture CL Huish Electric Hatch-QulFuneral Home Ha haem's Market Hayward' Markets HeindNclmaa's Optical Hotel Temple Square Fur n (lure Exchange Jolley Met or Col Jolley Tire Co. lewis' Berber Shop st leven's H. Tire Co. Slot or Vo. Madsen Cleaning Co. Mutual Coal and Immher Naylor Auto Co. 1 41 (im Mayrork Provo Greenhouse Prows and Haws ' Murgarct (Corkwood Rush Trailer, Tnr. Sehofield Auto Co. Riddnsou 4k Robinson Tri-Sla- te of the a playAmong Sunday (lrpils) Ralph's Radio Howard's Real Estate Spear Lumber Co. Taylor Bros. Lumber Co. Utah Timber and Coal Utah Power and Light Cm Valley Floor ami Feed A. V. Watkins (Legal") Wasatch Chevrolet |