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Show 19 A HOME PAPER Printed for Home Folk Ital: Uy Homo People A HOME A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE Volume Number Two DEPENDABLE Forty-Si- x Leaves On Mission (From tbe NEW YORK BUN) Brilliance in oratory, finesse in repartee, trained expertness in debate, as personified by the Utah Power A Light companys Assistant to the President, Dr. Adam S. was pitted against accumulated data on municipal plant operations and harrassing experiences of city plants in the courts of the country in trying to obtain their own power, as personified by the Prova Peoples representative, Ben-nio- n, come right in, for yu! Sure, B waitin tromptneie la both our motto, Mayor Mark Anderuon, Wednes-da- y Mayor Anderson determinedly opnt ItT Youre never late, nd evening at the Provo high posed the proposition. Chairman under the Christensen laid down the rules, try hard not to keep yn waitin, achool auditorium, trail, In that way, we dont im- sponaorshlp of the Junior Cham- called upon the time keepers to weT ber of Commerce, with the bril- do their duty, and, after a somepose on each other, do It'a Jlat a plain curl thla A. M. liant young attorney, A. Sherman what tedious wait In which the loud speakers" were adjusted, tlnt It, Sadie? You don't want Chrlatenuen, as chairman. The Jayceee achieved a triumph he Introduced the belllgerants, tnything different do you? Yeah, think that wua a good Idea to In more waya than one, for the and the debate was on. Dr. Bennlon had 80 minutes, ralaa thoae curia like we did the hall wau filled to overflowing having Mayor Anderson had 85 minutes tthar day. Well, Im glad! When no auch public meeting to present their constructive ny cuatomera get compllmenta on ever been held here elnce 1PS6 SPENCER HL'NN their hair arrangement I'm purty and it waa a triumph alao In speeches. Dr. Bennlon came back 10 minutes; the are to get the compllmentera aa orderly conduct, the entire ses-ul- for rebuttal Elder Hunn Is a son of Mr. and I never did aee being one of calmneas and Mayor also was given 10 minutes my cuatomera! cuatomer make careful attention to the laaue at for refutation, and then the af- Mrs. J. B. Hunn of Pleasant View. a diaaaatiafled stake "Shall Provo Renew the firmative had a final five minutes He left for the JCentral States any money fer a person! for summing up. The gist of the mission field, with headquarters Let me open theae window Utah Power A Light Franchise? Dr. Bennlon brilliantly pro- respective arguments Is here set In Independence, Mo. on Oct. II. hllnda a little more nd maybe He will labor at Topeka, Kansas, won't need to uae ao much electr- posed that Provo should do ao; down, side by side: Prior to Elder Hunn's departure icity, he attended the mission school in CASE COMPANY FOR POWER CASE CITY THE PLANT: FOR to that Well, Sadie, dldja go Salt Lake City. He Is a graduate t Business Ides Is: (By Dr. Bennlon- the debate laat night between of Lincoln high school, and the Permanent Investment: Adam S. out of Covernment should mayor and the great stsy Sharon Seminary, and has spent Is The Power company already I Chee COMPETITIVE business, but the two Bennlon? Whli, Bade, years at B.Y.U. and U. of U. as no to restrictions with Power business is a monopoly. never heard aecha outrageoua ap- here, with Granting a franchise to a private peal in my life aa that doalng re- others entering the field, RONALD LARSEN, son of buttal uv the great Adam Ben-nlo- n. many millions of dollars Invest- power company Is turning over Professor and Mrs. B. F. Larsen ment and Its In distribution he know what plants the taxing authority of govern- of Yeah, you Provo, who has been In tho of which Is ment Into private hands. The French ays that Provo'a married to the system, mission serving the L. D. Power Trust, 'nd that after all In Provo city, but If each city Is right of the people to tax them- S. church, has been transferred to nv livin to- to be allowed to set rings around selves Is Inherent. It has been Canada theae fifty yeara after hla arrival in United gether, hea cant a lustful eye on a their areas, such a policy would proven that Government has no States from Europe recently. instltubuxom young lasa, 'nd how hes wreck one of the biggest control over these private comIn-The In state. ! future tions the six had wife to old Provo the the has years panies. tryln' give FRANCIS MARION LYMAN, gate, but failin in that, he's goln teres ts of Provo require that the of argument and has been in court 60, of Boulder, Utah, Is tbs first served. area be entire 16 times. Not until the present to live with the buxom young vlclm of the Hunting senaon, wife anyway! Adequate Service plant was projected did Power killed by a bullet from the rifle Small isolated municipal power rates come down. Sade, I aak yon, la a contract of a fellow hunter who mistook showing Adequate Service: to let the Power gluttons eat off plants have a record him for a deer In the brush They cannot us all theae years, a marriage for plenty of trouble. Nuveen, who bought Provo's Saturday morning at 8.30. He time and peak load, which revenue bonds, has made no mis- leaves bis widow and 11 children I eternity? Yeah, or handle the until death do us part? Why in Provo la 8,600 kwh, whereas take. The best engineers In the to mourn his untimely passing. did it aay fifty yeara in that fran- the proposed municipal plant has entire country have studied the and iituatlon here. Those bonds were chise to atart off with? Sadie, only 2200 kwh generators, MISS HELEN WARD, of Provo, It's a downright dirty Insult to with both being required no pro- - invested here because the Power has recently been elected to the i and for consumers, the people of Provo to accuse us tection exists company's franchise would of position of vice president will find Itself in darkness pire. Nuveen is satisfied this Apmln, fine arts group uv being adulterous becauae we on the want our own power plant and are under its new system. The City ' pUnt will be adequate. Other University of Utah campus. I AU plant is too small for the load, cities have similar plants and goln to have It. Sade, will entertain at an Informal on the one hand, and too small their record of "outage" over the tea on Sunday at the SORE about that one! Kappa Kapthe years, Is far less than the Power pa Gamma In fact, Sade, I'm ready to take for the profits expected, on Sorority house, in in Provo. here other. company outage honor of the outstanding students where the up the challenge As to tbe peak load" argu-- g In fine arts. The employes of the City plant Ulghty Bennlon threw it down. I re cited as being 80. U. P. A L. meut. Mayor Anderson declared won't be an adulteress. After The 24 hour service; the new plant was built to oper-- Provo city, according to the best that dirty innuendo, I wouldnt has 131. rote for that franchise, 'nd In now given cannot be given with j le, not to stand idle, and when engineers estimates. Tho mayor Adam S. Bennlons eyes, make such a force, for plant, office, necessary both generating units expert $864,000 net profit bede-- 1 would be used, and as soon as the sides paying all operating costs myself an adulteress for ten more linemen, meter reading, etc. mands more employes for ade-- 1 demand was enough, a third 4u00 aud all bond payments. yeara in my life. kwh unit would be added, paid If a franchise Is again granted Every decent cltlxen of Provo quate service. lor out of earnings of the plant. U. P. A L. It will cost Provo city that heard that crack, Sade, or Payrolls: that has heard of it. oughta write Towns are built by payrolls. This can be done without adding $702,000 in rash, to say nothing their croas In that Against Towns do not grow when you to the building or distribution of loss through inability to refund All has been provided the bonds after the plant gets Spending system. Square" of that franchise ballot kick out the payrolls. started. This llein alone would lu blood or else in flamin ink. here by 131 employes makes for already. save $16,000 yearly. Is double all of Provo a gift of (250,000 business j laj rolls: Well, Sadie, whatja think taxes the Power company pays. the primary election? Oh sure, yearly which will cease if the 515 Answering the payroll I know It ain't the finals, but the of these 131 employes ment, the mayor merely pointed Why should Provo give away 40 looks o' the majorities that the move out of the city. Preston, out that regardless of how many per cent of Its business for one present administralon got, I'd say Idaho, became a boom town after employes It may take, Provo city percent of the revenue which that its mighty darn near th' finals! Logan kicked out the Power com- will have ENOUGH to handle the business produces franchise Granting another I dont think th' power pany employes. Naw, job. Furthermore, those good, would make such a thorough mess trust can change th final result! Besides, other psyrolls depend efficient employes of the Power What company, not tbe hired politi- of the city that Provo would be Yu see Sade, the good people of upon the Power payroll. thla town has had ao darn much Industry would ever locate In a cian, will find a welcome in the In continuous law suits for another 10 years, for the Power propaganda to digest durin' these town which had already kicked city plant, If the Power company company has but two ways to stop last three or four elections, that out one of lta major payrolls? discharges them. As for Industry and future pay- tbe plant, either by Injunction or they've come to be pretty awful What young people will remain for ehancea their to blare here, good d lag eatera! Why, take rolls, the mayor declared two in- by dynamite. Besides municipal plants DO of 30 payroll" dustrial concerns, learning nd scare propaganda in this town employment In a 121 Provo'a new plant, had already pay taxes, as the records show all now la almost an Insult to the town, as compared to a over Colorado the country. Inquired for data about Provo, peoples Intelligence! payroll" town. Into that $97,000 Springs repaid of other record municipal the and Gee Whls, Sade, Im not smart, Furthermore, the glowing general fund laat year. I know that better's yon do, ports of other municipal plants plants la that they attract Indus- city's Palo Alto paid $240,000. Brigham Ten but I've had ao much ex- are made by politicians, for their try In every city where they are City's low rate of seven mills is In every built. truat'a own perience with the power public consumption. mainly due to the $64,000 net can be Ethics: condition Business cllxen'a committee yellin Wolf! case tbelr true Wolf! Provo has a perfect right to profit their plant made for that that waivin a red flag In proved due to other factors, as front o me don't even make me railroad centers, or big Industries its own revennes. The Power rlty. Many cities having municifor a pal plants have no tax levy at all. lift a eye lash any more! company offers $29,000 paying tbe taxes. new This can all be done here, if only 15 the In franchise. years Why, yu know, Sade, tbe other Amerlran Ideals of Business: for the people will refuse to renew Our American Ideals of bust-- : plant will earn $1,638,000 dty, .1 wua drivln In Salt Lake the franchise. City, nd when I got to that rail-- , ness demsnd that we renew the Provo's municipal power rates built was America road crossln' near 3 3d South 'nd franchise,, for will be 10 per cent lower than The radio, The Moral Issue: Btate, er wherever It Is, tbe light by private Industry. Dr. Bennlon, whose brilliance the Power company's present alerted flaabln showln a train! tbe electric range, tbe multitude besides di-tin oratory, was matched In the "low" rates, providing are a wux cornin'. conveniences Into modern run I almost jot bis passionate free street lighting service, for rebuttal final by darn thing while I wua still reel result of prlvste enterprise. declared which the City now pays 81000 to sympathy, lookin right at that light! Yeah, No town or city management ever appeal Provo Is morally obligated to re- yearly to U. P. A L. them. of for wux any was I that! responsible whatja know 'bout for unless tbe Vote Against thlnkln' "Well fer Government is a referee, not a new tbe franchise, that power like the man, All Tlircei Fropuwil became it did, City When governtrusts citixen's committee is even business manager. his lived with bis wife for Mayor Anderson closed Caabln red lights at me clear up ment takes over Industry, It Is who having saw a young lass main argument with the appeal here! Yu see, that's how much like tbe referee of a foot ball 27 years, at last who pleased bis eye more, and so that the citizens of Provo should bv a habit Its got to be, not to game entering the field aa half nnd entering he sought a divorce, but unable vote AGAINST all three Power IB? any attention to that stuff! full quarter-bac- to attain one honorably, decided company's proposals; both ordinI tell yu, though, Bade, Im the tussle himself. When governances having been "hatched" la the girl anyway. enter-over kinds worried! j to marrywas private Im kind frald ment take final the same brood of alligator eggs the appeal Such to even , can do, that our habit uv Ignorin falsa j prise, which It as the franchise ordinance, and down tbe went which ringing the of taking over warnin' la goln to be the death Dr Bennlon ws. the people "should knock all ""it hmel"bulns. IhVnthf. country auditorium Bv be somebody yet! (May three on the head before they the won't be anybody but the pseudo J Is headed for Russian common-(Continue-d forced to desist by devour us". keepers. Ism on Pago Two) a , one-fortie- th - -- ! ; ; Ap-jn- ln 1 1 ; 1 I argu-depende- ! I he k, j . J N I .. An American With Apologies To Clara" ROVO PRIMARY ENDORSES CITY Sides on Power Controversy Hya, Sadie, fc J-- fg W. R. B. had no intention to give the Impression that "Clara" waa aa Indifferent "operator whan she fulled la the "permaa-ent- " ' He is an American. He hears an airplane overhead, and if he looks up at all, does so in curiosity, neither in fear nor in the hope of seeing1 a protector. His wife goes marketing, and her purchases are limited by her needs, her tastes, her budget, but not by decree. lie comes home of an evening through streets which are well lighted, not dimly in blue. He reads his newspaper and knowa that what it says is not concocted by a bureau, but an honest, untrammeled effort to present the truth. He has never had a gas mask on. He has never been in a bombproof shelter. His military training, an R. 0. T. C. course in college, he took because it excused him from the gym course, and it waa not compulsory. He belongs to such fraternal organizations and dubs as he wishes. He adheres to a political party to the extent that he desires the dominant one, if that be his choice, but with the distinct reservation that he may criticize any of its policies with all the vigor which to him seems proper any other as his convictions dictate, even, if it be his decision, one which holds that the theory of government of the country is wrong and should be scrapped. He does not believe, if his party is out of power, that the only way in which it can come into power is through a bloody revolution. He converses with his friends, even with chance acquaintances, expressing freely his opinion on any sub- PLANT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1939 INDEPENDENT AT PROVO, UTAH PUBLISHED Franchise Debate Gives Both OF LOCAL AFFAIRS la ADMINISTRATION she had she given thought Complete endorsement of him. Of course W. R. B. thought Provos Power" administn-io- n It waa tho "deep" "permanent" attempting as ho resuwas given Tuesday at the Clara was moat dlfflcnlt to do n lt la election, Mayor good "permanent job with scant Primary Mark Anderson and Commis- hair to work with. sioner J. P. McGuire, being Inasmuch ns "Clara has declined aa appointment W. R. B. given more than a two-to-o- ne favorable majority, and City Auditor Mary F. Smith, oaatly qualifying for tho final election on Not. 7th. Tho official couqt of ballota given by City Clerk: other alternative carry on" respecting his own convictions nad break - th news to "Clara" attar th election will havo no than In November that then are TWO electric light and power plants to Provo to choose service from and disatiaflod should aha become FOR MAYOR with tho service of on ska need 1877 not becom overly annoyed. Mark Anderson..... Alma Van Wsgensn... 741 Anyone ns clever aa "Clara will not allow more sentiment to For Four Year Commies lower: J. P. McGuire....-....17- 18 ho an Influence In the final analy- J. W. McAdam For City Auditor E. Byron Daatrnp. .. Ralph Elliot Mary F. Smith. ....... 887 sis. All at once It appears that the tho "big had wolf. Tho yeara of hard effort and efficient service to bring this enterprise up to its present standFonr names were written In on ard must be destroyed. th ballot, Albert T, Harding and Eastern capital eamo Into tho Hulen Wads, each getting one picture to establish a service that vote for mayor; Kenneth Flygaro onr local people eould not estab-lls- h -and Jacob Coleman, ouch being for lack of capital aid without fear. ject accorded one vote for commis- perienc to do tho job In anything He does not expect his mail to be opened between sioner. like an efficient manner and the posting and receipt nor his telephone to be tapped. with waa welcomed Company rillnumerous Comments by . He changes his place of dwelling and does not reopen arms, tho only "crime" they sens Indicated th Primary otoi eommlttMKl ta that tho man port so doing to the police. shows the trend of thinking in w,o furnished the eapital have He has not registered with the police. the city, but neither side Indicates j the sndselty to expect n return on He carries an identification card only in case he any sleekening of their pace to their money, should be the victim of a traffic accident. win the finals. So far as eould j Tho service is sstabllahed on a ha determined, the. vote shows a I basis that seems fair to th larger . He thinks of his neighbors across international decided cleavage between tho percentage of those who actually borders of those to the north as though they were "Power Trust" vote and th pay the revenue and they ean across a State line rather than as foreigners of those Municipal Power vote, although no reason why an enterprise that - to the south more as strangers, since they speak a lannotable exceptions exist where haa contributed so maeh to tho guage different from his, and with the knowledge that ellisens favorable to th Private growth and prosperity of the there are now matters of difference Itetween his Governpower ownership voted for Mayor community for so many yeara ment and theirs, but of neither with an expectancy of Mark Anderson because "they be- should be destroyed. If the Eastern eapital investlieve he Is Provo's most outstandwar. fearless, and ment troubles ns so mneh why Is honest, mayor, ing He worships God in the fashion of his choice, withefficient" aa one "Power" sup- it that the Independent merchant out let. la given ao IKUe consideration by porter pot It. A much greater proso many. His children are with him in his home, neither reportion of tbe earnings of the moved to a place of greater safety, if young, nor, if older, iManavu Chorus Chain Store System make a rapid ordered ready to serve the state with sacrifice of limb To He At Vineyard flight to Wall Street than does or life. Big Bad the earnlnga of tho to th He has his problems, his troubles, his uncertainties, A rhorue of 60 voices from the Wolf. Tho factual service doee not oven but all others are not overshadowed by the imminence Manavu word of Provo will pre- community at largo of of battle and Budden death. sent n cantata Sunday evening In compare with factual service tbe U, P. L, Co. In W. R. B.s hall. Recreation tbe Vineyard should I?0 j struggle to preserve his Americanism The program la sponsored by with its priceless privileges. Dlffereneee of opinion should the Relief Society of Vineyard He is a fortunate man. hitter feelings. We and a cordial Invitation Is extend- not create be honest In onr conviction He is an American. ed to the general public to attend. must and not ba swayed by political affiliation or peraonal animosities and when wa vote It ahould be 13,000 COPIES what we honestly think la beet for (he community as a whole-anIf wa do, tbe right answer Tlie I'tali Valley News of will be the result laat Friday waa no murh In We have a well established demund that a total of plant In operation, we have anmaking. Maybe two were printed. Sharons Health Association received its Utah state other Inwillthesolve copies for tho problem plants charter Wednesday this week, giving the final ad Evidently the story which it future yean. Ten yearn more Is order to this Health organization in making its contract not much In. contained of Power politics comparison with in I'tali waa the "drawing with Utah county doctors. hundreds of years followmany The granting of this charter is the culmination of more ing cant ws afford a ten year rani, nlfliough comments rerelved from many reader five years work on the part of several individuals who teat? than Indicate a variety of Interest Now "Clara" wa may differ in have sought persistently for the formation of some plan In Its columns. talned on a basis of health ln- - onr opinions and at tho aamo time suranre rather then the present bo friend. I havo yon pictured We remind our readers I list the Utah Valleys News fee syetem, stated J. Weldon Tay- ns a graceful person, with titles In Denver dues not purport to be a lor, prealdent of tho newly or- hair and snappy bine eye and super intelligent appearance. As ganised association. newspaper, but rather la a to Judgment well, newamagaslne which atMany doubt had been cast, ho we misguided both seem the same to each tempts to present wreck by j explains, upon whether the state other. week information upon any department would permit each an I hate even to go ont to loach aubjert which la of Interest organisation to bo formed, but that yon might drop la thinking to the poople of Utah Valley, wltb-othe charter came through a to the store and I would miss and particularly to Provo. delay, and Utah County now seeing yon so attractively fitted haa a bona fide organ- ont In We make ao apology for that striped taffeta hlonse, isation for soon tho negotiation over a publishing Information on gray tailored sport skirt to go forward with tha doctors of the Power Question, but do topped off with a cute turban and Utah county. not hold any brief for either a red geranium. Front Tbe aim haa been from the wearing will nip the geraniums soon so do Municipal or Irivate power, beginning to negotiate some plan not delay your visit too long. altliough we frankly admit that Provo City lia voted I know yon will have th "laat which would make available the several time in favor of word. I eould not b so services to of all doctor tha os to deny yon a womana Municipal Iowrr, and we bepeople, and the granting of thla in delieve wholi'lirartj-dlafter the election privilege charter seem to have been th I will tell hut morn about oar mocracy. yon last step necessary before actually two Power and Light plants. We are reedy and willing Cordially yonra, drawing up a contract with tho serve at any and all time to W. R. B. Mr. Taylor adde. doctora, the purpow-- of good govera-meby tlie people and for Game ducks In tho United the NU4r. We diaclalm any field, with headquarters In Den- States and Canada eat more than Hie power or control by ver, Colo. He will labor first at 200 kinds of plants and animate, special Interest" over our of th Bcottsbluff, Nebr. Prior to hla de- according to scientist colunina. They have tlie aanir Bureau of Biological Survey. The missionhla he completed parture aa if they other, privilege scientists examined 8,000 stomwant to ue tlieae column, ary training at tha mission school ach of 18 game duck species so but they cannot dictate to us, In Balt Lake City. He 1 a graduand sportshat conservationist GRANT CL CLUFF t nor will we allow any ate of Lincoln high school, and men may know what food are so to or boycott long atop ns, Elder Cluff Is a son of Presi- Sharon Seminary. For a number important. They found that 61 aa we have the power within and Mrs. Sidney H. Cluff of of years he hss been very succee-sf- percent of the food of thee dent ns to carry on. In his F.F.A. work, particu- birds Is plant material and 81 Pleasant View. He left Oct. 19 In the dairy project work. mission percent Is animal. Staten Western larly for the the editor. U. P. A L. Co. la . Slate Charter Received By Sharon Health Association 13,-IM- go-ahe- Ileadquarters non-pro- fit nn-gnll- a nt llu-ea- ul . |