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Show THE DESERET NEWS A DAILY THOUGHT i Is Delivered 'To Your Home For Only 20c a Week It is never too late to round up that ao cumulation of old rubber end turn it in to the government. The News Is Hours Ahead Salt Lake CttyUfah Thursday, August 20, 942 1 I Registration Of Living Quarters In 4 Utah Counties Begins ' Elder Gdorge Albert Smith a. r Board Asks Work Be Finished As Soon ' As Possible A formal resolution requesting the Bureau of Reclamation, to submuLan application for the ma-- . terlals necessary for, the completion of the Salt Lake Acque-duc- t was adopted today by the City Commission. The resolution stated that completion of the Aqueduct, part of the Deer Creek Project, would assure an supply for all present purposes and a future expansion of the military and war industries in this vicinity. The resolution said In part: "It is the deliberate judgment of the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City that the small amount of critical material necessary for the completion of the aqueduct should be given Immediate priority, tor if the war continues, as ail present indications are that it will, this additional water is absolutely necessary to guarantee adequate water for the development of the activity in ede-quat- e andshouldwebe blessed with an early termination of this conflict these priorities granted and used for the purpose herein asked for would provide water for a large population and give protection and make this district. Therefore, we earnestly request the Bureau of Reclamation to submit an application for priorities for the- materials necessary for the completion of the aqueduct v. hich is to convey the water from Provo River to Salt Lake City, and the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City pledge that every effort will be made to secure the priority of the material needed for this project. Police Probe 2 Sluggings - More than 85,000 forms were being distributed to banking institutions, building and loan leal estate firms and others who have volunteered to as: sist in the registration which must be completed by midnigfft Sept. 1. Two registration forms are provided. One is for hotels and rooming houses, dormitories, residence clubs, auto camps, trailer camps, tourist homes and cabins and all establishments of a similar nature. The other is for housother than ing accommodations those falling in these tions such as houses, apartments and flats. WHERE OBTAINABLE These forms may be obtained at the offices of' any of the volunteer groups who are assisting, Willis W. Ritter, director, said, He emphasized, however, that the registrant should read the form and instructions carefully himself, rather than expecting assistance in filling out his blank. After the forms are filled out, Mr. Ritter said, they should be taken to area rent control offices, cither in the Atlas BuildWest Second South ing, 30 Street, Salt Lake or to the branch area office in the Ogden Chamber of Commerce or they may be mailed directly to the area rent office in the Atlas Building in Salt Lake. They should not be left with the company from whTch they are 6b talrTedT The registration forms may be obtained from 'area rent offices in Salt Lake and Ogden, from Utah Defense Council offices, 207 South Main Street; the Homes Registration Office, 315 South Main Street, both in Salt Lake; the Hospitality Center in Ogden, the Apartment House Utah, 321 Ness Buildoffices ing, Salt Lake, and at the companies of the following which are also acting as volun- (See Picture on Page 7) Police today were investigating two more sluggings, in one of which a Salt Lake woman was thrown to the ground, suffering a sprained wrist and bruised knee and elbow and then robbed of her purse containing $31. The woman, Mrs. Mary Jones of 312 Jeremy Street, said she did not see her assailants who attacked her near her home last night. occured The other slugging last night in the mens restroom at Pioneer Park where Albert Battenfield reported he was attacked by three youths and was be struck by what seemed to brass knuckles. His wallet containing only personal papers was missing after the assault, he told police. OTHER CENTERS Walker Bank and Trust Tompany, State National Bank. First Na- tional Bank Continental National B.ink and Trust, Utah Savings and Trust ComFirst Security Trust Company, pany, Zion's Savings Bank and Trust Company, Union Trust Companv, Traey Loan and Trust Company. E. B Wicks Company, Life Insurance Company. Beneficial National Life Insurance Company, Home Investment and Savinas Company, Miller and Viele Equitable Life Assurance Socnety. Prudential Federal Serin? and Loan Association. First Federal Savings and Loan Association. American Savings and Loan. State Building and Loan Association. Intermountam Realty Zion's Benefit Building Company Federal Building and Loan Association, Edward M, Ashton Co, Fred U. Co.. James Brough Co , Col Breimng omal Corporation, Intermountam Co, J. R Nichol Co. Alder- Wallace, Inc , American Housing' Corp , Amundeen-BrowRealty Co , Badger Realty Co . Bee Hivp Realty L Construction Co , Brockband & ConstrucUtah tion Co Inc. Cook Doxey-Layto- n Coombs. Realty Co . Kenneth Realty Co, Federal Homes Inc, Fletcher-Luca- a Investment Co, Gaddis Investment Co , Granite Realty it Insurance Co., Hillman Realty Co, Hogle Investment Qo . Home it Garden Co., v Investment Jensen-Morga- Realty Co.. Co , Keyser C. Ed. Lewis Co, ll Co.. McConaughy Real Estate & Investment Co. Frank V. Parish Co., Peterson Real Estate and Investment Co, Rideout Realty Co.. Salt Lake Real Estate it Investment Co , Toronto it Co., Utah Realtv & Construction Co, Woodbury Corporation, Zions Realty Co , all of Salt Lake City Barnes Banking Co, of Raysville, First National Bank of Laytcm. Clearfield Spate Bank f Clearfield, Bountiful Stat Bank of Bountiful, and the First Nyional Bank of Morgan. d U. S. Marines Get City Canning Second Mormon Platoon Sugar Offices To Stay Open Despite the fact that Salt Lake County rationing boards are closing registration for sugar for fall canning thre is no need for Salt Lake City residents to crowd their surag rationing boards, Hamer S. Culp, chairman bT all Sail Lake Citybwas7 declared today. The city boards will remain open indefinitely until the completion of all fall canning. When the special registration is to be closed a weeks notice will be given to the public Mr. Culp declared. Because of the close of the county boards which include only those outside of Salt Lake experienced City, a rush was in the city boards which was entirely unnecessary. The boards in the city proper, 17-and 17-- will accept applications indefinitely from 10 a.m., to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in the basement of the City and County Building in Salt Lake City. In Sugar House, defined as board 17-applications will be received from 9:30 a.m., to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Friday in the lobby of the Sugar House Postoffice. Peach and pear canning, Mr. Culp declared, will not be at its peak until early September, and while housewives should 'not until the last moment to de--la- y obtain their canning sugar, there is no necessity now to wait in line for hours to obtain per-mi- t. Farmers Fight Freight Boost in Advances agricultural freight rates in intrastate commerce would be ruinous to farmers and manufacturers alike, officials of Utah sugar companies and farmers pointed out at the freight rates hearing now being held jointly by the ICC and the State Public Service Commission. A. W. Ansell, traffic manager of the Sugar Utah-Idah- Corh-pan.- tions. R. H. Cottrell, vice president of Amalgamated Sugar Company,' stated that the price ceiling on one hand and rising costs on the other, wOuld work extreme hardships if freight rates were increased. Friday and Saturday Soli Loke City, Utah With Compare Vanity with Cheit Roomy Bod ' ' Ensemble BLEACHED OR DARK WALNUT FOR Bondi Sprlnyfillod Mattroo All Stool Coll Sprit) 71 I Mirror Bedroom ' Upholstered Fin Plat 36 $125.00 5asliion InArcticWar 1 Youth Breaks Out Of Jail City Auditor Will Attend Bond Meet snnnncm.r SAmericanM Jk reflect themselves adversely to the farmer in an industry that is now not very attractive. H. W. Prickett. traffic council for the State Department of Publicity land the sugar and mining interests, crossexamined representatives of the railroads, and Ciaude "Porter, examiner of the ICC was 'again in charge of the hearing. For the second time in little more than a week, the record of typhoid, diphtheria and smallpox innoculatlons was broken at the Salt Lake Public Safe furniture (o. 340 SO. STATE ST.' Utahn Tells Of Close Call ty V Emlrting-toda- y; This morning. Dr. Cyril L. Vance tnnoculated 965 children, assisted by members of the PTA and by city nurses. The previous record waa 598 Attention Ladies! EDWARD'S So Hurry-f- EDWARDS Our Insured Saving's Plan Makes It Easy For You To Save o Dividend Wa or ie Tedesco Asks Protection For Recreation Spot one-hal- "side-tracke- vaged. . , DOESNT COMPLY Fire Chief Hanson said today that his request to the City Commission that the rubber piles be 50 feet apart and piled not more than eight feet high had not been compiled with In the area of the fire. The chief said that the wind coming from the "south had favored fir fighters but had lt come from the northwest the fire probably would have spread to other stock piles of rubber. He added that only last week See FIRE On Page 18 Judge Johnson To Hold Rule Day Judge Tillman D. Johnson of the Federal District Court will return to Salt Lake from his summer! vacation home and con-,tpa Wle day In the court on'. Aug. 29, lt was announced today. Several defendants who have been charged with misdemeanors during the summei are scheduled to plead. Civil cases on the motions and rule calendar also ' WANTED AFTER Evenings Holidays Sundays YOU CAN HELP PRICE' EDWARDS v , The employees who get paid for collecting Uncle Sams money. haj also taken the leadership today when it comes to returning . money lo the nations war chest. Twelve per cent of the pay of 47 employes of William J. . the Korth, U. S. Interpal Revenue Collector, was deducted for war bonds and stamps at the last pay day, thq, .controller announced. . . following typo ol world Cement Carpenter Work - Plumbing Work Painting- - Handy Work. W hav munoroui callt dally lor mochanlco. II youH! roglotor with ui wo'li put you In touch with poopl who nood your holp. . YOU CAN HELP PROVIDE HOUSING FOR VICTORY U.'S. Collectors f-- Pcdnh REGISTER WITH US Anyone who can do any ol th the Utah Department Auxiliary, 3 $249-t0$2S- REGULAR WORK Homes, Building Garages, Shingling, Remodeling lng. Cement Work. Plumbing, Insulating , Buy War Bonds d Civilian Is the wife of David Kemp, $149 SI EAST BROADWAY record- member-pr- omising Cleveland, O., today, Mrs. Kemp, past president 'of 350 of our Better Sum mer Dresses, values to $7 QUITTING BUSINESS r Over 1,000 persons attracted by the smoke, which drifted as far east as Main Street, witnessed the blaze. Most of them did not stay long because of the reeking fumes of the burning rubber. B. L. (Brick) Wood, secretary of the Utah General Salvage Corporation, said today that damage from the blaze was Impossible to estimate as existing stock piles of salvage rubber were constantly being augmented by rubber being shipped here from other centers 01 the Intermountain West. He thought f about of the rubber in" the burned piles could be sal- h Dresses, values up to $3.95 Save with the American and Have Money when you need it. "of-th- eyes. LARGE CROWD F. Kemp of 929 Twenty-seventEast South Street was named guard of the United Spanish - War Veteran's Auxiliary at its convention in -- . piles of scrap rubber moving it out of danger. One Legion Alert man "was overcome "by smoke and treated at the Emergency Hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. He was A. H. Jorgenson, 42, of 229 North Seventh West Straett Thomas Fowler, 27, of 773 Wegt First South Street, a fireman for the D & R G Western R R tvas also overcome and treated at the Emergency Hospital. City Flremarl Evan II. Hanson, 43, of 262 Ninth East ComStreet, a member of No. pany .was treated for badly inflamed eyes and a large cinder was removed from one of his Mrs. Lillian -- 200 Beautiful Summer J INVALUABLE JOB Chief Hanson said that 40 Legion Alert members had performed an almost Invaluable burning Job wetting ondown the TtlbUSr and top of the great Spanish War Auxiliary Elects Salt Lake Woman AND SAVE QUITTING BUSINESS PRICE organ!-defens- will be considered. SMART LADIES' APPAREL SHOP QUITTING BUSINESS ' 1TERMS Bod Lamp Selvoy J. Boyer, representing farm interests, told the examiner that increased rates would Mothers, with proud eyes shining wet, had priority even over sisters and sweethearts for a last hug today" as "God speed rang along the lines and 63 Mormon boys were mustered aboard a train at the Union Depot. They had been sworn into the Ul S. Marine Corps to form the second platoon of the M01 mon Battalion during impressive ceremonies last night at Memory Park. The Utah boys looked a responsibility that must be shouldered ard by the departure to become a part Another Utah hero was back of the Leathernecks famed in bis home state today, but told for courage and resourcefulness. of his a modest story only part' Gov. Herbert B. Maw and Elder George Albert Smith of the in a stirring adventure in. the Council of the Twelve, speakers icebound wastes of Greenland. at the Memory Park ceremony, He is Lt. Leo O. Frazier, who both recalled the faith and high was a member of the erew of a moral and ethical standards of forcwas which fortress the original Mormon Battalion fhing of as the lecruit.s bade goodbve to the ed down on the icecap their families and swung down island continent, to be frozen the long Santa Fe trail, singing. re1 cued only aUer a trying exThose who continued on the perience. Mormon Trail to Utah likewise The navigator of the fortress, have shown that there Is no he related how it was forced such a thing as defeat with faith down 105 miles from its destinaas an allv. the leaders told tion, and how after, a rescue Utahs contingent. , he them, had spotted plane Elder Smith reviewed the hiswalked with other member of tory of the first Mormon Batthe crew ovgr 26 miles of treach-- . talion and the development of erous ice and snow in which the Marine Corps and some of fissures were numerous, to a the deeds of the men of this small lake where the flying were briefly set forth v eorps was Col. Frank Halford, boat that rescued thern director of able to make a landing. Marine recruiting. Lieutenant Frazier is the son The 63 young men who were of Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Frazmustered on the train soday me ier of Oaklev. from Utah, Idaho and Wyoming."" Scenes at the train were strictly of the personal variety and there were no speeches. Many found themselves unable to talk. The boys left here dressed fn their civilian clothes and marching without regard to siz4, place 18, Daniel Hugh McCarthy, and without benefit of a. drum. who gave his address as AlbuSoon they will look different. querque, N. M escaped from They don't just issue unithe city jail shortly before noon forms to the marines. These today. boys will be measured first. The young man was being held The marines have some grim for the FBI, for alleged violation , business appointments in their-dat- e of the Dyer Act. Hewas arrested book but they will keep several days ago, sleeping in a the dates in clothes that fit. car with a California license. In order to effect his escape, he piled up various articles to enable himself to reach the ventilator at the top of the tier cell block, through which he City Auditor Louis E. Holley wormed his way to the roof. today was granted permission by Officers of the city jail, findthe City commission to attend a ing him missing, searches the war bond 'sales meeting In San jail roof but without success. Francisco on Aug. 24. The escapee is described as., beThe meeting is being sponsoring of medium build, weighing ed by the Treasury Department 50 pounds, 5 feet 10 inches tall, in' an effort to stimulate the paywith dark blue eyes. When last roll deduction plan of selling seen he was wearing blue pants war bonds. The trip will be made and a grey shirt. at city expense. liinoculation Record Broken1 V sggo Forest Fire Coordinator To Be Named one-eigtit- h objected to the rise m1 freight costs, stating1 that the increase in materials and the fact that sugar is "frozen, would be ruinous to the Industry. E. L. Fischer, trattic manager of Amalgamated Sugar Company, backed up Mr. Ansells conten- THIS WEEK ONLY morning Investigators, this sought the cause of the general a rubber of m fire alai pile scrap Third at Seventh West and South Street, as firemen and auxiliary firemen from the American Legion Alerl returned to their duties. The fire in the Irreplaceable scrap rubber pile, according to guards, broke out In the center of the salvage yard and spread of rapidly over about a block. First alarms was turned In at 12:54 this morning followed by a succession of phone calls giving the alarm. Capt. W. J. Smith, first officer on the scene?, Immediately turn-pin a second alarm at 1 am. General alarm, as the .flame mounted to 300 feet in the air, was turned in at 1:20. At one time, according to Asst. Chief Lloyd B. Egan, the flames were licking at the oB Oil tanks of the Continental Company. Firemen played lines of hose from several directions on the oil tanks; railroad prop erty, and on the salvage rubber piles In other parts of the yard. A,- box car between a pile of salvaged tires and a smaller pile of miscellaneous rubber salvage was destroyed. Utility poles 50 feet from the flames caught fire from the heat of hundreds of tons of burning rubber. smoke-blackene- d ( teer distribution centers; Mayor Ab Jenkins today presented to the City Commia sion a formal reply to charges made Tuesday by Commissioner Oscar W. McConkie, but the commission refused to hear th reading of the mayors letter and ordered it filed without com - ment. In his letter the mayor deplored thp fighting and bickering of the City Commission but said he would continue fighting for causes which he believed were lust and honest As the clerk started to read the mayors letter. Commissioner George D. Keyser said I move we adjourn, and Jumped Paul M. Dunn Appears to his feet. Mavor Jenkins objected, sayLikely Choice At had ing that the Commission listened to Commissioner Me Meeting . Conkies statement Tuesday without Interrupting. However, It appeared that Paul M. Dunn he agreed to the filing of the of Logan, state fire warden, will letter, .and made such a mobe appointed state coordinator of tion. Utahs forest fire fighting servCommissioner McConkie,- - as he ice, under the Office of Civilian Defense as result of an organiza arose to leave the meeting, asktional meeting conducted today ' ed that he be furnished with a at the Capitol. copy of the letter. ..Mr. Dupn presided at the meetBLAMED FOR TROUBLE ing which was called by DaVld P. Godwin of Washington, D. C., Mayor Jenkins letter said: "I assistant chief of fire control for was very much Interested In the National Forest Service and statements made for record-brecently named national coorCommissioner McConkie in orof the new FFFS by OCD der to whitewash some of the dinator Director James M. Landis. deliberate and wasteful mistakes Gov. Herbert B. Maw greeted he has made since becoming a representatives of the U. S. Grazcommissioner-o- f Salt Lake City. ing Service. State Land Board, . It was a nice Fourth of July U. S. Indian Service, the Stat Fish 'and Game Department, Exspeech, typical of the old school of baby kissing politicians and tension Service of the USAC, cate tlemen and woolgrowers extremely nauseating to a common man. council zations, state S. U. fire I personally Forest committee, recommended Commissioner McConkie for the Service and the State Patrol. The chief executive brie; position ho now holds and for Iv thanked them for giving of that I am both disappointed and their time in the voluntary proashamed. When I recommended gram and pledged state backing him for appointment, however, for whatever they recommended I labored under the illusion that as a "group that is certainly bethe was not bound up with polititer qualified to handle the im-- , cal aspirations. I see the error .p.QrtanLtask.f protecting our rets nowTBefo'rehe became sources against fire hazards than a member of the commission, ofanyone else. ficial meetings were held without Mr. Godwin explained that the FFFS is essentially a "rural orquarreling or bickering without rancor, but on the basis of fact ganization of civilian defense efforts and does not contemplate solely. I charge that Cammssion-e- r McConkie began a Merles of departures from existing measunpleasant occurrences which ures and agencies of forest fire protection. have marked commission action-To"Actually, the1 program is a the past 12 months. centralized coordination of all The first controversy was existing efforts in order to over the expenditure of (park-lng- ) theseunified direction, he said, get meter money. The commisexplaining that local coordinasion had previously gone on tors should be appointed on -before he became a county lines, more or less, by each of the agencies to use the mon-e- y present. to .supervise Services will be purely volunand improve traffic conditions. This was not tary, it was stressed, enrollees being required to train successbeing done. Commissioner for at least 12 hours. gave the press a story so fully Mr. Godwin said that nominabaseless that ha came Into my tions for the Important task of office the next morning at 9 coordinating the activities of loa.m. to tell me that press had cal coordinators would be taken misquoted him, and that the under advisement, but Intimated statements were net as he had the choice would probably be given them. Since that time, at Mr, Dunn, eons during the fall of 1941, arid at almost every opportunity, the Judge repeatedly made statements of a nature necessitating that I make definite answers. At the fall budget hearing the Judge made statements behind closed doors concerning me and my department budget so To make certain that the rec-- , reation facilities of the city Will utterly unfair that In the defense of honesty I had to bring to not be after the war. Parka Commissioner Fred light his intentions to deliberateTedesco today requested the city ly waste taxpayers' money, a you all know, thq budget as commission to go on record lor drawn mally . promising that the city up, was illegal from beginning ta end and was recreation, building at Second the-moit slipshod and childish East and First South streets will be used for recreation purposes ever, prepared for Salt Lake City. after the war. CITES INSTANCE The building, purchased by the "At the present time there are city for recreation purposes, Is a number of motions on record, soon to be leased to the USO for the duration. In today's motion, that suggesting the abolition of an existing hazard which received unanimous comwhereby funds have been set mission approval, Mr. .Tedesco up in a manner which permits asked that the building be set certain city employes to Strive aside md -- designated for use as a recreation center at the See COMMISSION On Page 16 the war. By Blaze com-.panie- AgkedByCity Letter Filed jWithout Comment Henoiinces Quarrels In Meets Tanks Of Oil Firm Are Threatened m Eegistratiorl began today of all rented living quarters in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Morgan Counties as required by the Federal Rent Control Administration. . - -- e Forms Available At Area Rent Offices, Volunteer Centers this- VeglonT Rubber Commission Refuses To Listen To Answer Scrap Fire Probe Opens Of Jenkins To McConkie the cere-pionie- . . Completion Of Aqueduct of Council of the Twelve admonishes the second platoon of the U. S. Marine Corps Mormon Battalion to "honor God and Country and to' live up to the record of the first Mormon s Battalion at special induction in Memory Grove last night.. Sixty-thremen were inducted before rivic, state and Marine Corps officials. "lETS HAVE EVERY WAR WORKER IN A COMFORTABLE HOME BY WINTER.- - REGISTER WITH US TODAY! THERE'S NO CHARGE. 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