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Show B) mmmummmtm A HOME PAPER Printed for Home Fofe By Home People la A HOME PLANT ttmttmiuumuun A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE OF LOCAL AFFAIRS Volume Three Number Forty-thre- DEPENDABLE e T PUBLISHED AT PROVO, KyBs Stadium Scene Tonight Provo Power Plant Brings Of First Football Game g25,000 Net to City T rossury Network On September 29th approxin Utah Under Lights After providing for taxes in full for the period of imately 147 radio stations gathered from the publicity bureaus of both parties) (Two columns of comment What are oper- ation since last April, and depreciation and interest and all other expenses, the Provo Municipal Power system has turned into the city treasurer exactly 1 25, 128.80 net profit, with revenue practically nil for two out of the five months of The Democrats are saying: operation, and the remaining three months of June, July and August being the lightest months of the year in the way THE ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN of consumption of electric energy, according to a report filed la corporate power varans the of United Ststss. Wlllkie Thursday with the City commission by R. C. Adams, utility People took over the presidency of tho I supervisor. Commonwealth and Southern eor-Many handicaps havs detract- - ,UIled than Is sow being paid on po ration, a power trust holding revenue the 460,000 original ed from of revenue of the out theee distinction as one, three company, about tho earn Uma radio station In tho state, to be ftws months, points out Mayor toids. Franklin D. Roosevelt became throughout the United States will join in welcoming Radio The first college football ever to be played under the Station KOVO as a member of the worlds largest single lights in this state is the tempting fare served up for, central network, the Mutual BroadUtah fans in the "Y Stadium Friday night, with Brigham casting System. Young university meeting University of Nevada in the At tha uma time, KOVO will 1m become affiliated with tha opening game of the season. new Intermountain Network, InKickoff time for tbs tilt is sue MTtnl ' thousand corporated, thereby acquiring I p. Coach - Cougar spectators' from mil parts of Utah are expected to he on hand for tho record-makin- g event. A number of special features are planned at half-tim- e in salute to the nocturnal Inaugural. We are Introducing night football la From because we belters there are a lot of people who are unable to get away on Saturday afternoons, but who will welcome the opportunity to see college states games on Friday nights, Eddie Kimball, B. T. U. coach. In our home schedule this year they will see some .of the best football of the Mountain States linked with more than one network. Clifton A. Tolboe, owner and operator of Radio Station KOVO, points out that the dual network affiliation for "The Voice of will follow the Central Utah stations first birthday anniversary by only one week. Twelve month of activities for KOVO wUl be chalked up by tha station on September SI. The new Intermountain Network membership Includes besides KOVO, Rsdlo Buttons KLO at Ogden and KEUB at Prcle. Formation of the new Network is acknowledged ss one of tha most significant radio developmenU in the western area in 20 years. This cooperative venture, creating a regional network, will provide an . conference. Inter-mounta- in Since early this week the Y" Cougars hare been practicing under the newly Installed lights on the Proro field. At a cost of 94,600, the new system has been pronounced as the best In tbs entire area, and complete risibility has been demonstrated In tha test. Tickets for the opening game are reduced to $1 for any seat, and fans are adrised to come early. Local Lions club leaders In hare been promoting Proro and ridnlty. Season tickets for all four horns gamss at B.Y.U. will also be arallabla at the "Y" the-drir- nWDf B. KIMBALL Stadium. Local boys who will likely see action in ths fray are Owen Dixon who plays In the guard position and Used .Nilsen, center. Thousand Delegates Expected Here Saturday at Utah State Democratic Convention man. Principal bualnem of the eon- ventlon will be the adoption of the party's 8UU Platform and tha of nominees for preslden- tiai electors. The draft of a platform drawn ,1 tr . " PM. Democratic National ,lp TS t ee CUSTOMERS obtaining electric current rom the City plant, the report howe, and Mayor Andenon com- -, men ted: They laughed at us when we laid we could serve 1600 customers. But the beet part of the story is tho rates they pay. r, The people who kicked end lered the loudeet about the clpal power are the very boye who are getting tho best rates day they ever did have or hoped to have r will accrue at the rate of 760 monthly after thie first year . la declares the mayor, who Interchange of programs among to the fact that (9,000 lees intermounUln communities. While the Intermountain Net- Intereet will be paid on the entire after the third unit ia in- work U providing great regional coverage of Interesting evenU tain Network. and programs, the national netAdded technical facllitiee and RATE RCHKHULEH work Mutual Broadcasting new equipment with which to ehow 4076 reeldencea pay .0344 will be bringing to the handle tha new double network per kwh; 420 commercial user System of UUh listeners . each system are ..central . tor tho Say .0447 per kwh; -- and the day, at least II hours of new opening date. , general average rate In the city sparkling programs. KOVO will continue to provide u .0114 per kwh. A grosa and timely world wide put of 00,700 kwh le shown, Through Mutual Network, too, will come daily short wave news news through tho facllitiee of with a peak load of 2220 kw. Coal broad easU directly from United Press teletypes, used amounted to 0(0.11 tons at the high-speand prepared programs from tho B coat of (1.08 per ton, or 1.41 capitals of Europe. Greater outlet for programs studios of tho National Hroad- - lba of coal per kwh. This gives originating locally, will alM re- casting Company will bo released. B Det fuel coat of ( .0022 per With all these facilities at the kwh. sult from network affiliations, Mr. Tolboe adds. etatlona command, according to Arthur Gaeth, KOVOs popu- Mr. Tolboe, KOVO will have a KKCORDH FROM lar news analyst, will have a po- broad and flexible field from OTHER PLANTS which to choose tho finest of pro- tential audience of a how tha Provo system to ho listeners when he presents his grama and entertainment for 65,- - one of the moat efficient in the commentary over the Intermoun- - 000 lletenexs In central UUh. country, eccordUg to Mr. Adame, whose experience covers a wide range of utility operations. Do- is ample, predation allowance comments Mr. Haws, whose en- thualaam for tha net profit show- Church welfare work and Melchisedek priesthood activi- tbwB d ties will feature the Utah stake conference sessions which ductloIia throughout tho report, open here Saturday afternoon at 4 oclock, with Elder Rich- - tba toUI revenues being (91,967.-ar- d R. Lyman of the Coucnil of the Twelve Apostles to be 09. April revenues were nil. May present representing the General authorities, announces showed (I7.595.ii, June wee President Royal J. Murdock of the Utah Stake. really more than one month dne in the two The Saturday suasion la for all Undance at all sessions by ell the to the change-ove- r Uke and ward welfare officers people of the sUke. with special ayitems, showing a groan of (21,-an- d July had 21,740.25; all members end officers of emphasis on the 9 a. m. priest- - 117.19; Inpriesthood quorum committees hood session for the members of Angnat showed a subsUntlai crease, (24,461.14. having to do with Church welfare all priesthood quorums. work. President Murdock Informs. fllio Sunday morning session common cm at ( oclock ln the SUke Ubernacle for all Melchlaa-da- k quorums, and In the Sixth ward chapel for all Aaronlc priesthood quorums. Speakers at the Tabernacle will be lease Brock-ban- k, Karl J. Knudsen, David O. Wight, Leon Newren, and Benjamin H. Knudsen, representing tbs varioue priesthood quorums and hol-ove- Muni-poln- half-milli- Utah Stake Conference Sat. "SpjLuXT sion of RE-ELEC- month, but tho revenne and ex- pense sheets ere now showing a decided trend toward greater pro- fits month by month, and onr hopes for tho City a plant are he- ing Justified. Commissioner Jesse Haws like- wee enthusiastic and detailed numerous factors in the cost beets which will ho eliminated, with revenues increasing as time Soma of the details passes. pointed out by their analyela of the Superintendents report ere utiTSUra Company eliminated, thus saving the uother $7t0 B0BtMy which wltb Intereet cavings will result ,n meo B0Btl reduced costs next rHr M compared to this y8arB operations. Tho Third unit inlUn,tton will eliminate the service from neeeeaity of aand-b- y the Utah Power A Light eom-wlpany, which meene 1,600 a year eaved to tho City. ed With more than 1000 delegates expected to attend, the Democratic State Platform Convention will be called to order at 10 a. m. here Saturday in the Provo High School building. Wielding the gavel will be Judge Oscar W. McConkie of the Third District Court, appointed temporary chairman of the convention by Parnell Hack, Democratic State Chairman. the temporary Vice Chairman will be Mrs. David W. Moffat of Murray, wife of the chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court The keynoU addreea, a discus- YOUTH COUNCIL Tho New Deal Marche bo delivered by Paul will on, G re ever, well known Cody, Wyo., attorney and former Congress- Mark Andonon, In dltcnMlna tha flv,onth. report, euch as tho lack of revenue for April and tha wll, extra heavy expenaes of that same dty OFFICERS Unanimous endorsement came to Mrs. W. T. Hasler, president of Provo's Youth 'Council at their annual meeting held at her home Monday evening, which alM elected K. E. Weight as vlee-.- .. president, Mrs. 8. R. Boswell as and Mrs. eocond u MereUry. E.u,uln. IO, n. work . Albert Tiytor of Ogden, was expressed by all Committeeman for UUh, will bo cooperation reports, the fundamen- submltted to the convention. Tho committee U1 objective of coordinating the efforu of ell other organisations li th8 In the city being qniU enccese- tee Thursday In Salt Lake City. oul. fully Serving with Mr. Dobbs on the ab0wed. platform committee were the fol- youth leadership, particularly Mrs. Georga Balllf of B vocational guidance, end tne lowing: Ora Mrs. P. of Provo; Bnndy prevention of delinquency by Ray Murdock of Beaver; ,ng boyi and n, to solve their Calvin Rampton of Bountiful, probiemi, are the major reaMne Presl- Utah, Young DemocraU for tb8 existence of the Youth dent; Paul Peterson of Salt Lako con,,,! ln Provo. Mr. Hasler City, president of the UUh BUU ported out, end each committee Federation of Labor; Ward C. rbairman Indicated progress along Holbrook, president of tho Utah these line. Bute Farm Bureau Federation; Arthur Gaeth, vocational eduL. C. Montgomery of Heber City; cation committee chairman; Mrs. State Senator Andrew Chrletensen, girls crafts; Wendell Grover, from Salt Lake County: Bob Sward, model airplane bulld-Mr- s. James H. Wolfe, Demo- - Ing for boye; Urs. Maud B. Jacob, cratie National Commltteewoman representative on the Governor e for UUh; Calvin W. Rawlings, committee of 15 on the study of Chairman of tho Western Statea Public Higher education ln Utah, Democratic advisory committee; American Council of Education; Milton B. Taylor. Executive Sec- - Mrs. Arthur Gaeth, of tho of tho UUh Education ordlnatlng committee; and Mrs. association. P. K. Hayes of Rich Boswell on the national eonteat mond; Sam D. Thurman, Grant committee, each reported activi- Marfarlane, Newell Cook, H. L. tire. Those present were Arthur Mnlllnrr, Delbert M. Draper, D. A. Skeen. William J. Enetlce,' A. H. Gaeth, B. Y. U.; S. R. Boswell, Mrs Ilougsard. and Mrs. Scott P. county agricultural agent; c Stewart, Vice Chairman of the Maud B. Jacob, stata represents-DemocratiState Committee. tive; Mr. LaVer Christensen. V help-Ogde- n; ry committees. Tre general sessions of the Conference are planned for 10:20 a. m. and 2 p. m. with special musical numbers and some six or missionaries to even returned address the congregations. President Lyman will also be one of T. Kl-wa- CLEARING THE RIVER BED ingoing forward, removing sU Saying, debris and tree roota, and each things from the river , bottom which have iatarfarad ao mack'1 with boating these last weeks, reports Commissioner J. P. Thla wUl bo a booa to Utah lako oathaaiaata who eajoy their boating from tho river harbor. . e. The Republicans are sayiug: THE Wt'U OF THM CAMPAIGN 0,0 IB are three-fol1. Opposition to GRAVELLING ROAD tho Third Termites of tho eoun- - go new AIMPORT mawnnm try;.. 2. Ths Enropaan War Qnso- sfrfUtrTu! tionj 1, New Deal Domination of Buslneee Wendell H"? Enterprise. Wlllkie Is rapidly galaing enpport prMldent of United Statea. Will- - from all parte of tho country on ln f1 WUB hi. straightforward pronounc-fil- led sworn pitched toet. with saboUge, spite, bully- - menu regarding the issues bow ing, bribery, and corruption, as before every eitUen of United no ni.n muxs shown by TV A Investigation bsar-- States. That ao president shoald " HAWK at Inga. Roosevelt's trail as presl- - ever vlolaU the sacred precedent J7d dent reveals seven years of vie- - of a Third Term la as much a 0,0 Paramonat aa gnaaU at tha tories for tho common people democratic theme as repnbUcaa, old Polks committees of tha two over the Power monopoly of thla and thie issue la bringing un- - Rakes, Jeaee Havre chairman of country. Thu power of falling numbered democratic votes to VUh, and Wyman Barg, chairman water is a gift from God, and so Wlllkie. Thera la no appease-- of Provo eUks, famishing real . belongs to ell tho people, not U a meat la WUlkla'a vocabulary, entertainment for tho oldsters whoso appreciation for thla eour- privileged few. The people have shsmefnl as ths word has the right through their govern- - In Roosevelts own record. Tho tM7 expressed repeatedly U meat U develop their own power appeasers may hare been sincere, 110(11 Paramount and tho sUko sites and bring low coat electricity but they were wrong, committees, to their homes, farms and factor- - DicUtors know noUrribly llmlU to their lea. Roosevelt has esUbllshed ambitions. Each fresh attempt at 75 MEN WORKING com- - appeasement that public-utilit- y holding them more give up Provo canyon on tho city panlM must not be permitted to confidence, end leads to greeter water Una are tunneling from . victimise investore, by selling demands. The majority of Amert- - both onds of the Helsaelt tunnel, boguu securitleu ln high utility cun people are opposed to any ef- - rapid progress being made, for the sole purpose of foru to appeals those who threat- - cording to Commissioner Jeaao controlling vast power empires, en destruction of onr way of life,. Hews who has management of ths and by exploiting all the people with free men working under a city water department, by unnecessarily high utility free system. rates. Through these democratic As for ths New Deal Domlna- - REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS victories whole regions have been lion of Buslneee It la to WUlkles --g U of WBur llnee are reeaUbllshed. revived, end re-- credit forever that the present to tho water depart-store- d continuously to prosperous habitation, draft law doee now contain a Bent reports Mr. Haws, showing with new industries, employing daueo providing for tha return the growth Provo City is rapid men end women, and cheaper of any enterprise drafted by the maklnc Whole blocks of now electricity for thousands of homre Government back to privet homes are rad dty in hundreds of eommunltlee ownership after five years. Checks water ia thegoing np, ut very first the land. Contrast are also provided against graft ation la the development of thcoo ' thie record with that of Willkio as end political favoritism, and the araaa goyth of tho Lelbhardt head of a great utility holding Industrial clause adduion came thie week a conscription and as attorney for also provides that no business can tlon for in order to these antl-NeDeal ontflta, and be seised until a number of high obtain tho water. Thla io la city yon here the picture of Americaa officials tMtify, with , adequate tba Pleasant View area, east of Number One issue before the proof, that no other solution Is the Rock Canyon road ' . To Wendell country. Willkio poaslbie. goeo (bo credit for theee pro- - a QUIET WEEK . niUJiim PARTY EMBLEM visions. bv Mavor Mark As for the Democratic contra- - Anders"bnt should bo an electric light bulb cannot always you .. . . cam. . . tion tho issno of thie that with hie own face Insido, for tho ,rlll cloak of business respectability palgn U the Power Mane. United which Republicans have draped Statea Senator Bridges gives the ' var aumola tho mavor around Wendell Wlllkie In an answer: The electric utility la- '.PPnted to tho Selective effort to disguise a Power meg- - dnstry of today carries all tha nrTlre'b"iiri1 for the State of p ,."d Utah this week, bat bin dutie are --1, 10,000,000 Amerl- - BBdaBad ..v 4o ba rndely ripped aside end Wlllkie electricity Unde out as tha leading light of can homes, end presents the flneet kBO vba alaa va k ibt the Power Trust ln their fight picture of the American system Board Wb- - juror Asder- vtb .. s gainst the Government of United of free enterprise contributing to howovar and ona bu SlatM and the intereet of the the development of tho nation. im tba i. tba u Common people. Every American eltiitnhsi at hi. tra,n tbre. mea for ose year tbra comniand more than twice tho trBtB ona BBa for three amonnt of electricity as does the b ja ln UmM o M ILLKIE SPEECHES y0lan- yMr nsara encouraging to every (ker tor three yean tMn Ba(t on o ertDemocrat because every time ha (lon training, whereas drafted mm ny publicly owned plants have MrTe speaks he ellenates hie own fol- year. He briieves 0iy almost solely to tho lowers end proves the greatness the volnnteer and selective and mlmaument Inefficiency moasnres. of Roooevelt's For draft periode were mad tho holdere. Thet aamt jjttlw dlfflcalty wonld ho example, ha went Into tho eolid of Pl,(,cl demanded when poll(l10 prlc South leaching a major attack ene0anterd in finding plenty at Tho T0antMrs. 0Ter business. on tho Third Term at Amarillo, (lc Texas, and during his extempor-- PPlo must psy not slono ia tho (ki relia ku( neons speech declared himself to hrd e0,n ANOTHER AIR PILOT loo( Mmrtles, Tht drlT, u TRAINING UNIT bo s 1012 Democrat, .isf npholdlng American electric tho party platform st that time, dtPop the Mayor And.ra5Tfr tT. end declaring It to be the meet 1 dBVh7n,T remarkable adopted in many a Provo half of City, the mayor re- ayateaP and to replace It year". He made the tame statewhrih thet if as port la with that the ayatem basically ment again atTnlia Okla urine th trahklBf S Scholar- rarararal.m freedom. tltl of 1 believed in the 1(12 Demo- wiU awardad, und if sn-V eratlc platform and I still believe other 60 men or more toko It. . . in It. Tho greatest ehock came HIMAIKH SPEHCHfiH then another 10 scholarships win to the Democrats when Wlllkle'e ring with conviction as he de- - be given. The Federal govern- - ' is BeDt voice gave out on him at Kansas dares "American democracy (or tbla training which City, and It took seven inquiring In danger from without because it BeBBa about ytoo each for the physicians to act It right again Is in danger from within ee ho Un pchounhlp. The mayor he-fhis Coffeyvllla speech, much did at Coffeyvllle. Tho precious un(1 those units wUl be repea to the Joy of every democrat who value of s free society are being ed BBd reputed until every young feared the greatness of democratic eaten away when mllllona cannot maB deairona and capable wUl bo would thua find work because government haTe hl opportunity to earn his New Deallsm free VnB. policies are discouraging neglected. are enterprise, when people taught to look to Washington for rampant ,B Washington and tho AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS re healthy, according to Wen- corrupt machine of tho big cltiae d: ' . - consider-througho- prtt-compa-ny w "s n i- Li (( see cil thd. J" W W or t-- the speakers. A 7:20 p. m. meeting In the Tabernacle is also planned by the M. I. A. of the SUke, with special and other musical program features. President Murdock urges at- high school committee; Mrs. BosMrs. well. women's council; Gaeth, Sorosle club; Bob Sward, model building club; J. W. Mower, principal of Dixon Junior high chool; Mrs. Andrew Christensen. Donne Bnrtfn, girl Utah stake; scouts: Mrs. H. O. Helndselman. B. V. P.; K. E. Weight, principal of Provo high; Mrs. L. E. Rnarr, P.-A.; W. Raymond Green. club: E. Nielson from the Legion; Philip Christens, end Mrs Hosier. Both Provo and Utah stakes were well represented. te V FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1940 INDEPENDENT UTAH d. maw, terrm. VOLUNTEER CHINA SPOT Senior and Grand Champion Jersey at the Utah State Fair in 1939 and again this year, 1940, winner over 19 entries. A total of 185 head of Jerseys were shown at the State fair this year, the largest showing ever held in Utah- Numerous other winnings were credited to the W. A. Nuttal farm at Grand View, whose herd won first place for Utah county at the State Fair, repeating the honors of last years fair. A grand total of 22 prizes were won by Nuttalls entries, there being seven firsts, four seconds, four thirds, four fourths, one fifth, one sixth and one eighth - K.n., .. c. bl wee finished, and now after eight years of government under Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom Wlllkie regards as powerful enemy of these same institutions, Mr. Wlllkie not only pralsM their but declares they sra go- ing to bo destroyed by another four years of thst same "power- fnl enemy. It just doesn't make Hoover sri.' ir,. .nd lhe 'insn K..ti. . uta It onr. U tuZ trslixed in one place end in on man. law tends to become a govern- . ment of men exercising tremen- doua arbitrary power, when dees Hospital ITOgnHIl hatred are encouraged and poll- i. tlclans seek vote by appeal to 1 He rite IIAIUliy selfish interests of blocs Instead of asking all to sacrifice for tho Mias Mildred F. Walker, super-heslt- b, welfare of all, when hllllona are Intendmt of the Utah Valley booadded to the publle debt but few pltol will be the speaker st Rotary ora willing even to think of psy- - today st noon, her subject being e. Ing them off, when defeatism and "A Community Hospital and materialism are gram. cynicism al nnrv Pro-sens- |