Show t I -- V L' 1 JtX- -l Local and Sports News- - Mines and Markets Salt Lake City Utah Friday Morning August 2 19(0 Classified-Ad- s- Succumbs LDSChief Uerk Dies Water Group Head Plans? Visit to Utah Stricken With Heart Attack' ' Few Days Ago Arthur Winter 75 229 C street widely known L D S church of ficial and prominent Salt Lake City business man for many years died Thursday at :20 arm at Jhia home' following a heart at tackJje was stricken Sunday s Active In church work contln : uously since 1883 Mr Winter was ehlef clerk of the LD S church Arthur Winter' Widely known L D S church off! dal qf Zion's Savings Bank ahd Trust company and the Amalgamated Sugar company Native of England Mr Winter was born In Nottingham England December 20 1864 a son of Richard and Mary Clowes Winter and came to the United States in 1883 On September 1 1883 four months after his arrival in Utah he" began a career during which he served under five presidents of the L D S church—John Taylor Wilford Woodruff Lorenzo Snow Joseph F - Smith and Heber J Grant He had" been the chief clerk In the office of the first' pres ldency since 1907 and secretary and treasurer of the church board of education since 1902 Mr Winter was first employed by the church as an office boy to the chief clerk The first person to use shorthand and a typewriter in the church offices he rose rapidly as a secretary "and In 1887 was appointed church reporter In that capacity he visited numerous wards throughout the state resermons and official porting speeches He held the reporter’s position until 1907 when he succeeded James Jack as chief clerk t IVh n Speaker In 1930 Mr Winter and his lifelong friend John Wells filled a special mission for the church in Europe During the past few years Mr Winter became widejly known throughout' Utah for his radio addresses on church matters The oldest church office worker In point of service Mr Winler also — Well-Know- ' four-mon- th dies Four Persons Hurt When Car Hits Train 4 Driver Fails to See Standing r Freight He Says west Mr Winter married Hannah Bytheway December 9 1885 She died December 6 1923 On September il 1925 he married Mary Elvira Trueison who died Septem-b- er 19 1927 His third marriage was to Ida Freeman on November 20- 1931 Surviving in addition to his widow are a daughter Miss Winter of Portland Ore a niece Mrs Emma Knight of Bacchus a granddaughter Mrs Keith Temple of Saif Lake City and four Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p m In the Eighteenth L D S ward chapel 107 A street with Clarence L Giles a member of the ward bishopric in charge Among the speakers including members of th general authorities of the L D S church will be John Wells lifelong friend and associate of Mr Winter Burial wilL be in Salt Lake City ' cemetery - ah er ls itinerary Mr Humpherys Tuesdayf‘jvrote the Joe’s Valley dam committee in place Emery county that a second Tequest with the ty S rushs-its bureau of reclamation to report of investigations at the proThe letter posed site of this dam as written in response to a request from the committee for "immediate” data including cost estimates and was signed by Duane A Frandsen committee secretary Four persons were Injured Thursday at 10:30 p m in an automobile-train accident in the 400 block on West First North street William Wallace Mecham 27 of Magna driver of the car suffered a severely cut left hand a cut forehead and bruises and three other "passengers in' the car were bruised They were Dorothy Higgins 16 of 343 West North TemMrFrandsen said in his letter ple street Eva Vance 25 of 253 that water users from Huntington Sixth andJoeZito had agreed at metingto ' 22 of Magna subscribe for Joe's valley water if 42 543 A of Reed Raymond the figures show the project can North Ninth West street engineer be completed at no more cost to Of the train said the train was the users than the proposgd Milstopped and the westbound auto- ler's flat project on Huntington mobile crashed Into a freight car creek The state engineer was advised Thursday by H C Jessen state Two-Ca- r deputy administrator of W P A that work on the Oaks Park reservoir 30 miles northeast of Vernal be resumed this week Dale Markham 18 of 269 Fifth will East street- - suffered a possible fracturpd right leg cuts and bruises Thursday at 11:30 p m In a two-ca- r collision at Fourth South ' and Ninth West streets was driving a car east when his machine was involved in a collision with a car driven north' by (Jeorge J 'Marsh 51 of 868 West Second North hr-wo- ul EasL-streeL- Accident Injures Youth The-you- New Tax Group Slates Meet th own ward and served as president— a the' high priests’ quorum In the E H Christensen reported Ensign stake He was known by thousands of church members as well a hundreds of prominent business men throughout heltf— many— posiUonainhis Hagie of Washington D C secretary-managoMhe National Reclamation association Thursday advised State Engineer T Hr 'Humpherys he had accepted an invitation of the Utah water storage commission to visit in Utah on a forthcoming tour of the offi-cia- Woman Injured In Car Mishap EVANSTON Wyo Aug 1— Mrs Henry J Van Duren' 20 of 152 Leslie avenue Salt City Ike InSLToday tas July Mail Receipts Increase Sharply $110-1045- ‘ Traffic Brings Injuriesftoi 82 in Monika -- ' 4 I They serving 90 days for vagrancy Joe Bobince 25 six months for and Clarence Butterfield 20 six months on disorderly! per son-char- ge Fall Injures Woman Mrs Lucille Allen 34 of Huntington was treated at Salt Lake police emergency hospital Thursday for a minor head laceration She told attendants she fell down stairs at 372 West Sec-on- d North street 0 vat 1000 unclaimed suits $375 $5 $7 JO Pahl'a- 31 So W T $30-35- - (A6vrUuaiat) accidents during July resulted In injuries to 82 persons and cam within five of the January figure— the year’s highest mark-accor- ding to a repqrt released Thursday by Sergeant Harvey C Peirce head of the police traffic bureau The July figure was nine above the total for June and 11 above the figure for July 1939 One fatal accMent was record- - ed duringtheTfionth 63 resulted in personal Injury and 59 caused r property damage alone The month's total raised the’ number of 1940 accidents to 777 compared to 759 for the first seven months ol 1339 train Firstof Guard Starts Hide To Washington Troopers Depart on 16-Ca- Train r For Centralia Wash An advance detachment carrying supplies and equipment for Utah national guardsmen on a special Union Pacific train left Sal Lake City early Friday for 16-c- at Centralia Wash Commanded by Major Curtis Y Clawson the train was lqaded Thursday at Camp W G Williams It consists of eight flat cars five bog cars a kitchen and two coaches and is carrying 78 men and five officers together with 16 trucks 200 pyramidal tents 175 wall tents tons' of blankets field telephones hospital supplies and other items to equip a military tent city which will grow up over night on Viole prairie near Cen- tralia ‘On the advance train are 30 men and lone officer- - frbmjhe service battery 222nd field artillery 30 men and an officer from headquar- lersT battery 145th field artillery 15 men and air officer’from headquarters and service company 115th engineer regiment an officer from the 65th brigade staff and three men from thestate detachment The train will arrive at Pocatello Idaho Friday at 5 a m and at Centralia Saturday at 11:15 a lfi It is the first of seven special Union Pacific trains which will carry J000 Utah guardsmen their motor vehicles weapons and equipment to Ninth corps army maneuvers beginning next week A one- - was-drlvin- th Major Curtis Y Clawson Commands Utah guard supply trains will leave Sun- j Jailed Mfoman Gives Up Baby Mrs Fredna McDonald Jtl of Binghqpi was treated at Salt Lqke ergency hospital early Wednesday for a leg laceration During July postal receipts In contusions and abrasions of the Salt Lake City ahdwed a greater head and knee suffered when the over last year than automobile In which she was rid- percentage gain In any other- - 1940 month except 264 a struck at ing utility pole February North Ninth West street Reflecting an Increase of 663 per Harry McDonald 21of Binghatn cent 6 July’s receipts were driver of the car told police he with $10325753 compared south on Ninth West $684703 I street about 3:45 a m when a front In July 1939 a gain ofsaid Fred Soltis 40 a trusty who tire blew out The car skidded A Smoot postmaster walked away from the Salt Laxe across the street and struck a February’s percentage increase Cf 1114 ws recorded when recity jail May 16 was sentenced to utility pole term for esan additional y ceipts jumped $1082692 from the cape Thursday by Judge Albert February 1939 total of $9721096 H Ellett to $10803788 this year Sollls had served 51 days of Largest total In monthly receipts sentence for drunkenness this year was recorded in April and now will be required to spend when $11662386 was reported ac159 days in the city jail cording to figures obtained from ' W- - E Block assistant postmaster-- 1 "Still at libertyThursday were the three trusties who walked away from a city jail gang In City Creek canyon Tuesday Salt Lake City’s 123 traffic — are’ Tom Freeman 33 Escape Costs Month in Jail view Offi working lor overall tax limitation on Utah real estate will meet Friday t 2:30 p m in the Ness building Richard F Harding secretary ' said Thursday A The group headed by Bettilyon representative of the Apartment House Association of Utah and the Jsalt Lake Real Estate board will complete organization at a details begun Wednesday meeting in the Newhouse hotel The organization will seek passage pf a constitutional amendment or statute which would limit that might be the total of The other levied against any parcel of real estate within any one year day morning Similar legislation is now In effect in nine states and being contemplated In 19 others Mr Harding said' Tracy R Welling executive secretary of the Utah State Farm bureau is vice president of the was treated Thursday In Jacoby hospital jiere for a hip injury and contusions suffered in an automobile accident a half mile west of Evanston According to John Grove Jr state highway patrolman the accident occurred when Mrs Van Duren’s husband 22 driver of the machine miscalculated his car’s speed and faiVed to make the curve The automobile overturned In a borrow pit - Mr Van Duren Ted Sewell 17 and Harry Lerdahl 19 all of Salt Lake Cifly other passengers in the organization tnachlnqt escaped with only minor injuries Age Pension Meet Hears Candidate Candidates for nomination to various state offices were speak ers Thursday at a meeting of the Utah State-Ol- d Age Pension and Assistance organization at 41 Post Office place‘These included District Judge Allen G Thurman candidate for Sheldon R' attorney ' general Brewster Mrs May Withers and Adolph' Sorenson candidates for ' ' legislative posts At the ’meeting It was announced Questionnaires are being sent to all candidate for public office’ to determine attitudes toward old age pension legislation - s Graziers Lose ' Plea forr1- - matter a how the election no matter how the war goes goes the task of American business men is to go on building the American economythat is their duty their destiny their honor and glory and their Job Thus did W- -J Cameron Internationally n‘o w n commentator and Ford Motor company executive of Dearborn Mich epitomize ‘The Responsibility of Business” in an address her Thursday — Packing Lafayette baliroom of the Hotel Utah to capacity 515 men attending the chum ber of commerce-Kiwani- s club sponsored luncheon heard the speaker jibe at war “jitters" re- F-- western states He said he wojild be m this slate on AugvmJi and 7 and Immediatelyhegan the preparation of' a program to acquaint ham with Utah's reclamation needs Visits to reclamation proJectsnow under construction as well as to sites of some of the proposed small reservoirs will be included in the Rangeland Values Drop i -- “No Arranges Trips to Damsites tle Utah State National bank""the State Denies Says Moves Under Revived Spirit hi Command State Enguieer the church board of education at the time of his death He also was a member of the board gf directors of Seeks to Save Eiics of Others Of Prosperity' Hits War Talk Business " Of Ulness fftcesandsecretary-treasurer- Page Thirteen ear-ol- d girl was taken-Thursda- from her mother in the Salt Lake county jail awaiting action on a murder charge and was 'turned over to her grandmother for care The child is Bertha Garcia daughter of Mrs Mary Garcia 24 who faces a first degree murder charge for the shooting of her husband Jose last Sunday Bertha' had remained with her mother In cells at the city and county jails since her arrest On ordeiof Juvenile Judge Rulon W Clark the child was taken from the Jail Thursday and given into the care of Mrs A Mestes of Montrose Colo mother of Mrsr Garcia Preliminary hearing for Mrs Garda will be held Friday In city court 'America's “defense” and up to a maxi- mum Perspiring Salt Lakers could take some little comfort however In thoughts of the month J Cecil Alter" Just passed meteorologist In charge of the U S weather bureau here after scouring records as far back as the weather bureau goes said July was “the second hottest and the eleventh driest month in history" Probability that 'high temperatures will continue format least a few days of Aaigust was also J A petition of Utah livestock growers for a 25oper cent blanket reduction In the assessed valuation of grazing land was denied Thun-da- y by the state tax commIsslon The reduction which was sought on the ground that drouth has lessened the value of grazing areas “ would have amounted to about $2500000 The commission approved the tion of Salt Lake county commis-sloner-rln making two 15 per-ceeductions In the value ot Improvements in the town of Bingham but extended the area in which the reductions will apply T Defining Area Tax Commissioner H P Leath- am said one qf the experts of the ' commtssionJa jiow engaged Jn de- fining the area to receive th valuation reduction He said It would-- T includeCaf r Tork but not Copper-to- n ' ’ s- nt plans ' ' Mr Cameron re- ready-for-th- er one-ma- best defence America’s he said strong in the economies that make life worth living country worth fighting for Time and again vhe stressed that “we arefiot at wdr” Df defense planning Mr Cameron said American business and - Industry are ready to assist when it knows “where and how to go” That same spirit of determination persistence and enterprise that characterized Brigham Young when on looking over the desert waste of the Salt Lake valley in 1847 he said 'This is the plac& Drive ori" is just as necessary today Mr Cameron added “Our service to the world Is not We should primarily military is to be (Contlnud on Twnty-on- ) August Gets Warm Greeting Madam August made her how to Salt Lake City In traditiohal fashion Thursday as the mercury climbed up And up Blanket Cut praise a "renewed business spirit” which he said is taking business men out of wishful thinking into constructive progress Face Election War — ‘ Two “hindrances" In recent months planted themselves on marked The first "the coming presidential election” he dispensed with briefly This year he said business was prepared to avoid its usual depressing effect To laughs from his listeners he observed “there never was any uncertainty about- - the coming election — we did know the worst that could happen” The second “the war’1 has brought “people almost to a mood of sitting on their front porches with shotguns in their ‘ hands” he commented Referring to the political cam paign Mr Cameron said: ‘This election is notTgoingTo be cut and dried” On his trip to the west he’ said be had found a “great deal of in terest in "the newcomer— Mr Will kie— and it is a receptive interest" “Our duty to ourselves and to the people ts t’o fortify our minds against the impertinence and de ceitfulness of events Events are the poorest guides you can go by your own principles are far better” he said Saytf War Peril Lessens “I’m not going to discuss our war peril” Mr Cameron continued "If there were any peril it is decreasAs for defense that’s ing daily Will we get never debatable any more defense than we got re covet-vfrothe billions that were spent?” The false Impression of speed given out concerning America's rush for defense preparedness in recent weeks and months Mr Cameron struck at as one of the worst bits of current propaganda “Nothing has been done because nothing can be done outside the natural progress of manufacture he said f — “We e next may be war if the next war holds off long enough but we are not able to do much in this one Mr Cameron asked whv it was that the nation was told “three weeks before the (Democratic national) convention and three months before the election” about the extreme urgency of its defense needs Without mentioning any names Mr Cameron remarked that “there is a helter-skeltspirit on the banks of the Potomac so far i n show its effect on busi ness can but be regrettable” Best Defense Plans seen In the official forecast for’ Utah for Friday-an- d Saturday -which read: "Fair little change in- - temperature” Thursday’s mean temperature was 84 seven degrees above lowest reading The norma) was 70 t Thursday’s maximunrwas only four degrees under the record of 101 for August 1 During July the weather buindicated reau’s tabulation nights have been comparatively cool althouglTthe days were hot Skies were clear on 18 of the 3J days in July clouds appeared on 13 days but on only five days did any rain fall Then the quantity of moisture was barely measurable— 09 inch all-tT- -- — With these and actions on several Individual propertJyaluation cases the state commission— completed Us task 'of equalizing property values for 1940 tax purpose- sThe total assessed valuation of the state now stands at $537000-00- 0 but the state levies to be fixed next week will be estab lished on a basis of a $539000000 Valuation It Is estimated lint late assessments will add another $2000000 In value ' With completion of equalization by the commission It now appears certain that the levy this year will be lower than that of last It was predicted last week that the commission would be able to fix a tdtal levy of about 73 mills compared with 79 last year The 1939 assessed valuation was $513813712 recoveredAlfred Noyce World war veteran to give his convalescent blood to save the lives of victims of the dreaded staphylococcus albus septicemia Recently voI-unte- ers -- Chief Decides Veteran Offers Oh Type of Blood to Fight FireEquipmcnt Dread Malady After Interviewing representatives of competing manufacturers Fire Chief LaVere M Hanson and Assistant City ' Engineer Max F Schick announced late Thursday they will present recommendations covering the purchase of more than $40000 in new fire equipment to the Salt Lake City commission Friday The representatives filed Into the office of Mayor Ab Jenkins ope at a time Thursday afternoon to present the merits of their pumper trucks and aerial ladders In the hope of obtaining the contract Assisted hy D M Snyder master mechanic of the fire department Chief Hanson and Mr Schick studied bids ranging from $9800 to 0 $13800 on pumpers and from to $26500 on aerjal ladders The city plans to buy two pumps and bne ladder truck “I expect to make my recommendations to the city commission Friday morning" Chiemanson said “but I may not necessarily suggest buying the lowest priced equipment We may get more for our money in the long run by purchasing a little more expensive $22-50- apparatus” Public Nursing Head Resigns f recently recovered victim of the dread staphvlococcus albus sepA Mr Leatham announced that about 100 business concerns have ticemia Alfred Noyce World war veteran 456 Third been ordered to show cause why East street Thursday volunteered to give his blood for the treatment of similar cases Mr Noyce while a patient at the Letterman general hospital th San Francisco was compelled to submit to (imputation of a leg In order to save his life Lieutenant Colonel O B Bolibaugh chief of the hospital’s orthopedic section the operation that performed halted the disease “Cured of the disease t I am now ready to offer piy h)nnd(n pny victim whom transfusion might save" said Mr Noyce "As a World war veteran I feel U my duty to ' 0 -- Inf ant’s Life destrian Island at Fourth South and Main streets July 11 The $100 however was only Insurance that the city would be reimbursed -- for' the cost of the Island repairs They cost $60 And the remainder will be refunded to Mr DeCaro thq court clerk explained assessments crepancies between merchandise valuations reported on these returns and those reported Jto the assessors The business concerns located throughout the state- - will have 15 days after receipt of their notices to appear before- the com- - I I I -- i - him-ma- To Save A trip to Salt Lake police court in the public safety building' will be worth exactly $40 to G John DeCaro 21 of 253 West North Temple street L I Acomb court clerk said Thursday Mr DeCaror deposited $100 with Mr Acomb several weeks ago as penalty for a speeding charge filed after his automobile struck a pe- merchandise should not be increased above the figures reported by them to county s — ' assessors He said an examination by the commission of corporation franchise tax returns revealed dis- -' nt Iron Lung Fails Isle Damagcr Cali Get Rack $40 their mission In a letter to L C Montgomery president of the Utah Horse and Cattle Growers’ association Mr do this" Medical authorities at the Veter- Leatham explained for the comans' hospital where Mr Noyce mission why it was deemed unwise is a temporary patient after a fall to grant the petition for the grazlast week said his blood doubtless ing land reduction would prove efficient In the treat-ffieMany Inequalities of staphylococcus alhussep-ticemi- a He said there are now many cases in assessment of grazIn giving blood transfusions Mr Noyce would be following the ex- ing land and “to order a blanket ample set by Mrs Rose McMullen reduction throughout the state of Washington D C who has would only tend to make valuabecome known as 'The Woman tions more unequal" With the Golden Blood" through Continuing he said: “We realthe dozens of instances In which ize however that there ts a probshe has donated her blood to save lem in the proper assessment of grazing land in this state which the lives of disease sufferers Late last June Mrs McMullen requires immediate attention and Iq answer to a telegraphic request for that reason we have employed stopped in Salt Lake City to sub- a man who In our opinion is well mit to a blood transfusioa at the qualified to appraise this class of L D S hospital Her blood was property- - It Is our intention to a careful study then shipped by airplane to Port- have land Ore to save a patient there of the problem in conjunction with As in Mrs McMullen’s case the your organization and local counblood of Mr Noyce would be used ty assessors s that a sound basis in the treatment of persons suf- of assessment can be determined fering from the same blood ailment for the 1941 assessment "Our representative will contact from which he recovered you in the near future and by that time we hope to have axrather Finds Analyzer Missing definite prOgramformuiatedv for Marshall Allan Jr of 1883 Third meeting this problem and will apEast street reported to Salt Lake preciate the opportunity of pr police ThursditJMheft of a radio senting It to you and inviting your analyzer valued at $69 from his cooperation in its execution” automobile The machine was parked at 18 West First South Resignation of Miss Lilly Hager-ma- n as director of of public health nursing of the Utah state health department was announced Thursday by Dr William M McKay acting state health commissioner Miss Hagerman is leaving the bositlon she has held for more than three years to continue her educational training at the University of Utah and eastern institutions She is being succeeded by Miss Vera Klingman who for several years has been the director of the public health program of the Logan city schools At various street times Miss Klingman has served as assistant - superintendent of nurses at Bellevue hospital New York City head of the departments of surgery at the Dee hospital in Ogden and the L D S hospital in Salt Lake City and superintendent of nurses at the L D S hospital ion Cites Business Firms — Death—Thursday-ende- d battle to keep alive the infant son of Mr and Mrs Vern d Hawks of 2492 East J6200) South street in an "iron lung" at Salt Lake General hos- Sixty-secon- pital The baby was placed Coast Army Officers Arrive in Salt Lake Colonel Owen R Meredith of the Presidio' San - Francisco former- -' chief of staff in the Third military area and well known to Salt Lakers- as a public speaker returned Thursday to Salt Lake City on an inspection tour ot facilities jfor training air corps members LTeutenantnCoTonel Hart Defor- dof Hamilton Field Cal and four other officers accompanied Colonel Meredith The party registered "at the Newhouse hotel — - — ' In the mechanical respirator shortly after birth Saturday at 9:25 p m when he developed respirar tory trouble The Infant remained In critical condition Sunday and Monday and then was removed from the Jung or a short time Tuesday' Unwhen he seemed Improved able to continue his breathing the baby was replaced in the where he remained respirator until ' death ' Thursday at 7:45 a m - The bqby was Mr and Mrs Hawks' -- ke first' child " ' “ Gty Board Cuts Rent For Model Tenant Salt Lake City commissioners Thursday reduced ' the rent on a house at 962 South Eighth West street from $15 to $5 a month because of its dilapidated condition The house is occupied by the family of William Fogarty The commission also complimented Mr Fogarty for the "remaik- able”" care he has given a large park area surrounding the home and canceled a back rent bill for $150 city-own- A C j r t I e— f |