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Show fit yourself to se tunity Knowledge fflomto & atesL H hi fl Dame Fortune miles on those who aarila. Successor to Public Opinion Number Volume One A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE Twenty-on- e DIRECTOR! FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1938 INDEPENDENT Power Issue Looms Again in Provo First Health Conference Sets Forth Objectives Region Tens National Band Contest is on today and tomorrow in Provo, and the city is host to 3500 musicians from 65 communities of Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. Thursday saw eliminations in most solo and ensemble competitions, and provided opportunity for registrations and allocations for the 48 bands registered in the city ready for the scheduled contests being ation under the baton of O. heard these three days. Bnlnum, director OF LOCAL AFFAIRS PUBLISHED AT PROVO, UTAH DEPENDABLE Provo Welcomes 3500 Musicians Journal I. Ultimate objective were eet before a specialized group of public health officers and County officials Tuesday night, by Dr. L. M. Famer. director of Health District No. 4 whose office is in the of band departProvo City and County build9 9.10 a. m. untU m. From p. ment at Northwestern university, at the first conference of ing bo will bands with heard, today Evanston, 111. its kind ever held since the more reserved lor It Saturday Fireworks, wlh dancing, directorganization of this district contest programs ending In a 'd by Aline Coleman Smith, singThese objectives are: j the by Cougar quartette and grand finale at the stadium ing Add ten yean to the span the Ueuraneo club from Spanish starting at 7 p. m. where at least Fork, will mark the closing hour of the average persons life. 40 bands will appear In (uU re- of the program, with the B. Y. U. Cut still further the sickl Concert band led by Robert Sauer J. C. Moffitt ness and death from "catchgalia, taking part In maneanver-fog- , playing Mendelsohn's "Farewell Snpt. of Provo schools ing diseases. j and closing the three days From the Woods" In the distance Is in charge of participation He Save one fourth of the the festure. closing events In ensemble band form relations. people who die every year from pneumonia. Save thousands of cancel UTAHS MOST FAMOUS SCHOOL BAND victims every year. Save half the babies who die from all causes. " a Despite the ruling from the Supreme Court of Utah re the Provo Municipal Power project, authorizing the city to proceed with its advertised dans, pronounced opposition has developed in the city this week to the city administration proceeding with such a plant. Argument by these citizens centers around the new lower rates in effect by the Utah Power & Light company and the changed feeling which such rates are supposed to have wrought in the minds of the people. The city commission on the other hand declare the erDI of the people should prevail, that that will has been twice openly expressed in ballot form, and that the tactics of the opposition should not be allowed to defeat the power lira Without further comment The Utah Valley News, desirous of giving the people of this community an opportunity to see both sides as presented by the respective proponents of each, has set down the "Statement of Policy adopted by the group of citizens, and the City Commission's answer aa penned by Mayor Mark Anderson: Statement of Policy Mayor Andersons Answer The following statement of policy, aa announced this week by Jacob Coleman, chairman of the business mans group oppoeed to the municipal power plant being erected here, waa signed or agreed to by the following member: John O. Beasley, Allen D, Johnson, Alfred Madsen, R. A. Moorefleld, Alex Hedqulst, Denali A. Brown, J. Elmer Jacobean, J. C. Moffitt, Paul D. Vincent, W. R. Butler, Walter Adams, John Roundy, 8. 1. Levin, 8. W. Russell, Vernard Anderson, N. C. Spalding. F. S. Harris, R. E. Allen and Milton Marshall. Several other cltlsena have Intimated their agreement with tbe following STATEMENT WHEREAS Provo City now enjoys low electric rates; and WHEREAS It la questionable that a municipally owned power plant could generate and distribute electric energy at rates even as low as those which now prevail; and WHBREA8 a municipal power plant is not subject to the regulations of tba Public Service Commission of Utah, and may charge any rate it chooses ; and WHEREAS tba building of a municipal power plant and distribution system would impose upon Provo City a burden. Involving The reaolntlon appearing aa a "Statement of Policy," la based : i entirely on opinion and not on facts. Wbat will It coat Provo City to generate and distribute electric energy? Recent reports from four cities of Provos ala may aorvd Tba degree of uniformity Is surprising to answer this question. since these reports wars not selected but taken aa they came. The total coat per KWH by these cities la aa follows: ' j Save of the mothen who die in bringing children into the world. an expenditure of approximately $860,000; and Make s large proportion of initially WHEREAS the payment of this sum will most probably require our two-thir- 8 0 ds crippled children into physically able boys and girls. Build better health for th6 j people through information on personal health. It wai an ambltlona program Be act forth, but Dr. Farmr waa hopeful that through the efficient rate for service In excess of the present low rates, or will necessitate the direct expenditure of moneys from tba general funds of the city; ! and I WH11ERKAS there is a growing sentiment amonglh cltlsana of Provo that the beat interest of tho city will be retarded by the building of a municipal powei plant, with Its alternative higher rates or tbe possible nab of tax money. NOW, THEREFORE, being mindful of thsae facta, wo confidently believe that, with tbe changes which bave coma In the past organisation and cooperation of two years, and with tba lowered Interest rates on municipal bonds, the varioua health agencies In the plana for building this municipal power plant sbonld be abandonUtah now organised and directed ed, and we do pledge onrselvcs to tbla end. by the State Health Department, beaded by Dr. J. L. Jones, much of tbla work conld really be ac! I complished. Outlining the purpose and functions of this State Board of a This local band gained national fame last s ummer t San Francisco at the opening of thi Health, Dr. Farner pointed to tne need of general supervision of the Bay Harbor bridge, and la rated this year ns one of the beet bands In the state. It's opening prograi was presented Thursday afternoon, winning applause from the hnge crowds of spectators. health of all citizens of the elate; including quarantine, aanitary Investigations, epidemic conditions, BAND FROM THE COAL COUNTRY and A TOP-RANKIN- G the gathering and dissemination of information on health mattera among the people. TOff To carry out thia work each I! district la provided with a full Ttime doctor aa director, a superX vising nurse, and several public r-health nurses, a trained sanitarian, and an office clerk. District number 4 of which Dr. Parser la director Include Utah, Salt Lake, Wasatch, Tooele, Duchesne, and Uintah counties. Those attending the meeting as offleala of the varioua unlta in LT, 115. .'qs District 4 were: I.'. John R. Anderson, M. D., Health Officer, Sprlngville; Dr. CARBON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BAND E. M. Williams, director Joseph Hughes, Deputy County famous Carbon County band Physician, Spanish Fork; Dr. E. Following n day's performance featuring outstanding bands, this will play as the final number of tonight's evente. f i nm 9 to f : 30 p. m. The Montrose, Idaho Falls, C. Openahaw. City Health Officer, Bantaquin; Dr. A. L. Curtis, Asand Grand Junction bands will precede Carbon co unty s bend. sistant County Physician, Pay-soDr. B. C. Llnebaugh, Pleasant Grove City Pbyelclan, Llndon Town Physician , Asst. County LEADING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BAND Physician; Dr, Geo. A. Anderson. Deputy County Physician, Spring-vinDr. C. M. Smith. City PhySect. Bd. of Health. sician, -- PROVO HIGH SCHOOL ID! BAND Wesley Pearce, director mi ilD! m . m n; e; 4SH3 Provo. Dr. 8. W. Georges. City Physician, Spanish Fork; LeGrand Jarman, Board of Health, Orem; SI Florence Gappmsyer, member of Orem Bd. of Health; Bernice Y. Christensen, member of Orem Bd. of Health; J. D. Bishop. Orem Town Health Officer; Sylvan W. Clark, County Commissioner; T. 8. Hall, Connty Commissioner; Willis Harmer, Mapleton Health Officer. state Dr. W. M. McKay, epidemiologist, and D. C. Houston, director of the division of public health, also addressed the officials present, outlining methof control of communicable ods director DIXON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAND Farrell D. Madsen, diseases, and how to coordinate flret their work with the state health Thursday afternoon et 4 p. m.. the The Dixon Jun.or band opened the contest p Provo. at Contest Hand department. Kegtonsl si Nation sic -- r K3 1 1 it U"d nr.n. rlay officially during the present mi HI (II. R. MERRILL Publicity Chairman) should begin to flow out from the new Provo post office in a goodly stream Sunday morning, May 15, bearing a Provo cachet, according to J. W. Dangerfield, il : postmaster. il week which is Sunday will be the first day of celebrated all over from the nation being May 15 to 21. Hundreds of post offices will have their own cachets, but air-ma- the moat Important ones to Provo people are those which will be placed on tbe envelopes leaving here and those leaving tbe post offices of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Dayton, Ohio. il All lettera posted next week will be cacheted after which the lettera will be counted and the cachet stamp, at tbe close of tbe week will be destroyed. Since Provo la a natural steel and Iron center. It la Just possible that soma of our local "covers In fntnra years will become of great value to stamp collectors. This will ba the first time In tbe hisll will tory of tba city that actually ba picked up and carried away from the city In an airplane. There la a possibility that Provo may be placed upon a reguschedule by means lar of a local plane, therefore, those Interested In the development of mall facilities here are eager' to see ltlzens of the city utilize the air thla week. In order to encourage such utilization, the post office department la passing out free to school children air mall envelopes bearing an announcement of week. Of course, stamp rolleclora have already made arrangements to have envelopes sent on board the special plane which will arrive at the local air-poThursday, May 19, at 4:15. During Its stay hers appropriate services will be held at the air-po-rt and the plane will eontlnne Its Journey to Salt Lake City at about 4:45. All citizens Interested are Invited to be present and to participate In these service. air-ma- alr-ma- air-ma- alr-ma- ll rt TAX ht Un-prese- nt Air Mail Week May Speed Plane Service For Provo Air-ma- Holland, Michigan Total coat per KWH, Including 1.0148 allowanraa for tax. Interest and depreciation 9.9177 1. Grand Island, Nebraska 9.0179 I. Hastings, Nebraska 4. ...... Palo Alto, California Holland, Grand Island, and HaaUnga have steam plants. Palo Alto bnya moat of its electricity, but baa three dleael stand-b- y units. Grand Island la In competition with n private utility. These coat figures correspond very rlosaly with tho average coat . per KWH for II plants In cities of about Provo ' also. Investigated by ua in 1983. Tbe total cost per KWH delivered then being two cents. Twenty-eigof tho 19 plants ara steam plants. ' Provo ta batter situated than tba average and wa eaa safety figure that our cost will not exceed two cents per KWH delivered to the customer. Tba four plants mentioned above show annual not profits from 988,000 to $141,000 for the year 1937. An have operated for ywara on sailing rates below- "low rates prevailing In Provo. Holland, Mtehlgan baa diverted $991,924.14 from tbo electric plant to other departments of tbo city since 1991. Transfers from tbo electrie fund of Palo Alto to tbe general fnnd exceed one million dollars. Grand Island ha transferred largo asms from the earnings of tbe plant to other departments of the city. All havo largo eaak reserves. AH have steadily Improved and Increased the value of theft plants from tho earnlnga of tbe plants. During the past fifteen years tba community of Provo has paid at least one million dollars In excess charges to tba Utah Power and Light Company. Tba leaders of this community are to Mama for permitting thla situation to exist. Now some of these same leaders Inalst that yon can not trust your elected leaders, and are deliberately attempting to destroy yout confidence In your own community. Tba signers of the resolntir ere asking you to throw away an opportunity of a life time, give the Utah Power and Light Company another franchise and leave tbe rate fixing power with an agency entirely out of your control. You may rest assured that your present City Commission w not abandon the present plana for constructing a , municipally owned electric plant Power Company ratea may be reduced to a point where it would i not pay Provo City to own n municipal system. This point baa not been reached aa yet. Tbe rower ratea In Provo are lower than they were, but still they are not "low". Tbe signers of the resolution . have given you no definite information to servo aa a basis of com1. PAYMENTS DIVIDED Boosted by tax payments of the Salt Lake and Utah railroad and the Federal Land Bank of Berkley on land taken over by It, Utah county tax apportionments bave been boosted from 980,929.44 last year to 9124,841.90 tbla year, according to County Treasurer Andrew Jensen, who Is mailing out checks this week to the various units. The varioua apportionments are given by Mr. Jensen aa follows, with Provo city getting 90.782.28 and the Provo school district. 11.160.85; $5,328.47: Lehl, American Fork, 92,820.98; Llndon. 91,005.24; Pleasant Grove. 9612.46; Orem, 91,631.41;. Alpine school district $18,708.32. Sprlngville, 13.279.80; Maple-to9986.02; Spanish Fork, Salem. 1553.89; Payson. 91.712.96; flantaquin. $158.35; Goshen. $149.98; Genola, 919.03; Kebo school district 914,180.10; State and state school, 925,506.08. State road. 11,440.03; County. 933.497.(2; Lehl metropolit-wat- er district, 94.40; American Fork metropolitan water district, 15.28; Provo metropolitan water district. $84.12; Mapleton IrriSprlngville gation. 12.048.47; Irrigation, 1205.14. 6; parison. The ,ypa of cltixen support now offered by the Coleman-Hedqni- st group has kept the power ratea In Provo and In Utah high for many years. I shall ba surprised If these civic minded gentlemen do not start a movement to sell Provo's waterworks system to some private Interest that can be trusted to do the right thing by the people. MARK ANDERSON Mayor. YOUTH (By Mary Ellen Cain) Thera la nothing quite ao contagious as la the optimism ef youth. The hoys and girls who nro participating In tho band contest in Provo this week are all excellent examples of yontha optimist le outlook on life. They are cheerful and happy because they have work to do competition and their assignment are the moat important things fa their Uvea Jnat now. They sense the responsibility of earning credit and honor for their group, their school and their home town that are backing them. Many persona bemoan the fact that there art no opportunities for the youth of today. But, one wonders what tba youth of fow years ago would have termed the advantages that are given to tho youth of 1938. There are excellent schools with the very beat of Instructors, and health programs for those who art not In a position (o pay for medical aid. There are trained musicians hired to Instruct these young students. Their Instruments and uniforms are purchased by parents, vr liberal civic groups, anil their transportation and expenses for the hand contest are also furnished. Of course, competition la keen and It Is real work to reheanso and drill over and over, day after day. But that Is another "golden opportunity" to havo something to do and do It well. Aa the boys and girls march by, aide by aide, one la grateful for their opportunity of equality the girls do their work as wen aa the boys. They ask no favors and receive none. Their knowledge and capabilities are not Inferior to those of their male classg mates and they know It. This equality makes for a better In the school, Industry and tba borne. i ander-standln- m U |