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Show , i ... . . ! (vlb ft wMffil fltMH vhM otfUlf "tbSF " i VOL. 46 NO. 9 An Independent Newspaper BINGHAM CANYON, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1936 Oldest Weekly la Salt Lake C.unty 'Phone 91 Benefit Play "Progression" Tonight at Central School BECEEATION COMMITTEE TO SFONSOB BENEFIT SHOW TONIGHT Support from townspeople and parents of children attending the ' lummer recreational program Is gsiced by the civic and organization leaders sponsoring the appearance of a three act play "Progression" in the Bingham Central ichool auditorium. The benefit show is being staged to raise money to pay expenses of the playground now being conducted at the school grounds. Tickets have been on sale the past week, at ten and twenty-fiv- e cents, from organization leaders and will be on sale at the door. The play is titled "Progression'' and boasts a talented cast which re-cently returned to Salt Lake from a run in San Francisco. Golden LaMarr Kimball wrote and directs the play. He has presented his play over 300 times In both Europe and America, with a premiere in Holly-wood. 'Progression" is described as a ro-mantic comedy which has been played over 300 times In both Eur-ope and America. It is filled with intense moments and pathos. The action is swift, and the actors play-the- ir carts well. It is a story of racial prejudice and the conflict between negroes and whites. There is a lovely romance between a boy and a girl. The play rises to dramat-ic heights, and yet contains much , comedy in scenes played by the negro mammy and her would be husband, a lazy servant, who has proposed to her for 20 years and , is still optimistic. A touch of loveli-ness Is added by the Italian compos-er who charms his friends with his (able entertainment. XV Cntty ESteveiniuae Cut My Move OffTan (Comnss&fssEOS&efs LEATIIAM SAYS COMMISSION'S PROBLEM EQUALIZATION OF TAXES, NOT FUNDS Serious revenue problems con-front Salt Lake county tax unltt as a result of the slash In valua-tions of improvements on property ordered by the state tax commis-sion. Representatives from county units expressed their disapproval ot the action of the commission in a meeting called by the county com-missioners last Thursday a.m. In the City and County building m Salt Lake. School district budgets adopted prior to the announcement of the state tax commission cut will force school districts to exceed al-lotments for their expenses or be augmented by an Increase in tax levies, declared school board speak-ers. Eugene Morris, representative of Bingham at the meeting, pointed out this week that the 10 per cent cut in assessed improvement valua-tion results in a reduction of 1586,-85- 6 in town valuation since 1932. Assessed valuation in 1932 was $2, 561,242. The estimation of valua-tion this year was placed at $2, 022,010. The 10 per cent improve-ment valuation assessment cut re-duced that figure to $1,974,386.00. Revenue Losses Commissioner B. F. Qulnn at the Thursday meeting pointed out that the state anticipated a two mill cut In state tax rate, but "relief in tax-es may be lost to taxpayers by the necessity of boosting the levies In other tax units because of the low-er assessed valuation." Commission Explains Howard P. Leatham, state tax commissioner, explained that the duty of the tax commission was "to equalize tax assessments." Said Mr. Leatham,, "We found that improve-ments now are assessed on a higher ratio than other classes of property and we sought to equalize tax as-sessments. Ours is not a revenue problem." 1 ArrENTION ALL SOFTBALL FANS! Football has iU AH American, major league baseball IU all atar inteMeafue game, what the city toftball league wanU la the opin-ion of fans as to the players yon consider the outstanding stars la Bingham District Softball league play. Tour selections will form teams for Intercity softball games. Ballots for yoOr votes may be had at Miner's Mere., West's Furn. Sturm's Cafe, or the Bingham Bulletin. Mark your ballot showing your first, second, and third choice for each position. These teams chos-en by popular vote will be given an opportunity to show how they stack-u- p with other picked teams from Salt Lake or some other out of town team. . , A copy of the ballot Is in this Issue of the Bulletin. Mark It and send it to the Bulletin, or use It as your ballot at any of the vot-ing places. 'i V i f GEF1ELL CLUB ' ; BOWS TO PROVO INipiEST In a game featured by the first triple play of the 1936 baseball season, Gemmell club lost to the Provo team here Wednesday after-noon by a score of 8-- With sev-eral chances of putting over the winning run the Gemmellltes fail-ed in the pinches. The curtain was pulled over the game when Provo made a triple play in the last half of the 9th. Bailey Santistevan made first on an error, Jimmy Byrne was sent in to run for Bailey. Al Kastelllc got to first" on a bobble and advanced Byrne to third. Doty Bush, Gemmell first 'sacker, hit a long fly to Patterick. Byrne, proba-bly over anxious, ran home before the ball was caught' by Patterick. Patterick whipped the ball Into Sammy Christensen, who threw the ball to Lob Collins, Provo third sacker, who caught Kastellic as he was coming to third. Then Lob tag-ged third, completing the triple play. Pete Saltas, 17 year old Ameri-can Legion team player, made his debut in semi-pr- o ball play Wed-nesday against Provo, when Bus Smith was taken out of the game due to a sprained ankle. Saltas went into the game" In the first ot the eighth and got a single and later scored when Scott knocked out a two base hit. Al Ablett said "Saltas is a real find and will see considerable action in future games." Mel Scott played a hard game of ball, really putting his whole heart In the game to win. Tip-to- p Provo play and lax support made winning impossible. Scott allowed 14 hits, several of them flukes. Christensen allowed 8 hits. Utah Industrial League Standing of Teams Won. Lost Pet U. S. Mines 4 1 .800 Pinney Beverage .... 2 1 .667 Magna-Garfiel- d .... 2 2 .500 Provo 2 3 .400 Gemmell Club ..... 1 4 .200 Saturday's Schedule Pinney Beverage at Magna-Garfiel- 5 p. m. LOCAL SOFTBALL TEAMS TO ENGAGE 0UWRSS1. West's Furniture squad will tang-le with Paragon Press, Salt Lake softball team, Sunday at the Fire-men's ball field 4 p. m. Miner's Merc, and Rels Auto Top of Salt Lake are slated to play at 5 p. m. This will give local softball fans a chance to compare local teams and outside teams. Last Friday Baker's Motor of Salt Lake and West's bat-tled to a 8-- 6 decision favoring the Salt Lake team. West's team are title winners of the first half play, and led until the 5th Inning In the game with Baker's. Softball results this week are: July 24 Baker Motor of Salt Lake 8, West Furniture 6. July 24, Vico Oil 8, West Furn. 6. July 26, Vico Oil 16, Copperfield Firemen 8. July 27. Vico Oil 8, Sturm's Cafe 2. July 28, Sturm's Cafe 7, Miners Merc. 3. July 29, West's Furniture 9, Bing-ham Firemen 4. Standing of teams to July 29, 1936 Won. Lost. Pet. Vico Oil 6 0 1.000 Copperfield Firemen ..3 3 .500 Miner's Merc 4 4 .500 West's Furniture 3 4 .429 Sturm's Cafe 3 4 .429 Bingham Firemen .... 2 6 .225 Vinri nil ran rlinrVi tVia eppfind half by winning its game with the Copperfield Firemen on August 1st O School Year Will Start September 8 Bingham Canyon schools will according to the schedule of Jordan school district as announ-ced by Superintendent C. N. Jen-sen recently. The school year will open September 8 and will close May 21, according to the 1936-3- 7 schedule. Five holidays during the year, a well as eleven days' vacation dur-ing the Christmas holidays are scheduled for the school children. Teachers of the district will as-semble in the Jordan high school auditorium September 8 at 9 a.m. for the annual institute which pre-cedes the opening of the schools. The actual school year will begin on September 7, but as this is La-bor day, no activities will begin until September 8. Labor day, Thanksgiving holidays, November 26 and 27, and Washing-ton's birthday, February 22, are the special dates for closing the schools, while most currlcular activities will be suspended on the disstrict field day In May. The schools will close October 30 to permit teachers td at-tend the Utah Educational associa-tion convention In Salt Lake City. O Utah Copper Field Day Plans Made Plans for the annual Utah Copper Field day celebration which will be held August 14, at Copperton Park were well under way this week, it was officially announced Wednes-day by A. J. Boberg, general chair-man in charge. A program full of various activi-ties, and entertainment has been outlined for the event. Highlights for the day will in-clude free popcorn and candy for children, a merry-go-roun- or merry-mi-x- up, races, a softball game at 1:00 o'clock, a baseball game between Gemmell and Pinney Bev-erage at 5:00 o'clock, tennis match-es, lucky number drawings, bath-ing beauty contest at 8:30 p. m. and dancing from 9:30 p. m. to 1:30 p. m. at the tennis courts. Gener-ous prizes will be awarded to win-ners of all events. The following have been enosen to act as executive committee to as-sist Mr. Boberg: Ben Price, Dan Groves, B. H. Jackson, R. Ander-son, and T. W. Rogers. Further details of the meet and assisting committees will be an-nounced later. I O INI WILL SEEK NOMINATIONS FORJLEGTION Two former state officials have announced themselves in the run-ning for nominations at forthcoming political conventions. A. Edsel Christensen, formerly of Mt. Pleas-ant, state treasurer from 1928-193- has announced Aria candidacy for nomination for this post on the Republican ticket. Reese M. Reese, Democrat and Carbon County trea-surer, and Ernest L. Nelson, Brig-ha- City are the announced Bour-bon candidates for nomination to the treasurer post Harvey H. Cluff, who has served two terms as state attorney general has announced his candidacy for a place on the Republican ticket Governor Candidates Four Republicans have announc-ed themselves as in the race for nomination for governor. W. W. Seegmiller, E. W. Kelley, Ray E. Dillman, Roosevelt attorney and former president of the state sen-ate, and D. H. Christensen, Salt Lake business man and educator will seek nominations. Bourbon candidates include Henry H. Blood, Herbert B. Maw, Hugh Woodward of Provo and Harmon W. Perry mayor of Ogden. Maw Gives Platform If nominated, Herbert B. Maw has announced his intention of run-ning on a New Deal ticket and pledges aid for old age pension, la-bor legislation, farm cooperative, tax exemption on homes and farms to $2,000.00 valuation, liquor law amendments, state penitentiary re-moval, and other progressive mea-sures. J. H. Christensen, Ephraim law-yer and part time instructor at Snow college is a Republican aspi-rant for state auditor nomination. G. 0. P., Bourbons Set Conventions Democratic delegates of the Sec-ond Congressional district conven-tion will meet in the Newhouse ho-tel Friday, August 14 at 7:30 p. m. The convention will nominate one congressman for a two-yea- r term. Candidates are J. W. Robinson of Provo, incumbent, and Ray Van Cott Sr., of Salt Lake City. Republican candidates for Second congressional nominations are R. W. Adams of Layton and Raymond R. Brady, young Salt Lake City attorney and former assistant coun-ty attorney. Republican primaries for Salt Lake county are scheduled for Aug-ust 17, for election of 391 delegates to the state nominating convention slated August 17. Democratic primaries in Salt Lake county are set for Sept 4 to elect delegates to legislative, county, and city judicial conventions. The legislative convention will be Sept 11 and the county and judicial con-clav- es Sept. 12. Bingham Shown As Trade Center Maps of Utah showing graphical-ly natural trade centers of the statu were published in the Sunday Salt Lake City Tribune. Dr. George H. Hansen of the Brigham Young University compiled the statistics. Per capita sales tax assessed by cities for a five month period end-ing January 31, 1936 were used. A comparison of the maps of per cap-ita sales tax assessed and per capi-ta net sales for retail stores sug-gests that the counties with concen-tration of population also show a concentration of business transact-ions. Top ranking trade centers as judged by volume of sales are cit-ies which are county seats, and are on the main highway. The city with the largest sales tax per capita ($4.59) was Price, county seat of Carbon county. Mr. Hansen sug-gests that this Is because of a fa-vorable geographical location re-sultant in the creation of a natural trade center. After Price, Bingham ranks the top dozen trade cities of Utah with an assessed sales tax of $2.52 per capita. This high rating of Bingham as a trade center In a county filled with trade centers is a further argument for advertising Bingham as a town and a good place to trade and advertising for the individual businesses In Bing-ham Canyon. THREE PROVERBS IN TODAYS ISSUE The first three of a series of six proverb contest cartoons are re-printed In this issue. Each cart-oon Is an illustration of some gen-erally known proverb. Three cash Prizes are being given to the en-trants that are the best solutions to the puzzles. Spend a few minutes each week nd decide what you think are the correct answers to the proverb cart-oons. Write them down on the con-test blanks provided. Save each of the six and bring them to the Bul-letin office Saturday morning, Aug-ust 21, after 9 a. m. together with your renewal for one year or one new one year's subscription to the Bulletin: Your entry in the contest will be numbered, and announcement of the winners of the three cash Prizes, $5, $3, and $2, will be an-nounced in the next Issue of the Bulletin. Turn to the contest cartoon for this week and see how long It takes you to decide the name of the cart-oon for this week. MINE REVENUE PERMITS REDUCTION OF COp TAXES Dr. C. N. Jensen, superintendent of the Jordan school district noti-fied the county commission that Its tax revenue needs this year permit a levy decrease of 1V4 mills, a re-duction from 8.5 mills to 7 mills. Approximately $248,000 will be raised by the decreased levy. The decrease was planned when the board adopted the 1936-3- budget June 22. Last year's budget called for an expenditure of $419,000. This year's budget calls for $416,08T. The difference will be met by an-ticipated increases in revenue from mines In the district O Greek Society Elects Officers For Year The Athanasios Diakos Society held their yearly convention in Copperfield last Sunday. The pur-pose of the meeting was to elect new officers for the coming term of 1938 and 1937. The following officers were elect-ed: Gust Anton, Salt Lake, presi-dent, Jack Tallas, vice president Sam Ccndas, sec, and William Kat-saro- s, treasurer. The new directors chosen were: Aleck Pistolas, George Tountas, Gust Pappas, and Tom Palamotis. Happenings In Bingham Canyon Loren Stokes is back at work at the Utah Power and Light after spending a week with his family vacationing in Provo canyon. Bill Gallieazzi of Los Angeles left for home the 24th after a visit at the Loren Stokes home. Miss Annie Masters, Miss Mary Raby, Miss Beatrice Spendlove are home after a two week vacation trip to Los Angeles and San Fran-cisco. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ireland are vacationing in the Uintah moun-tains around Mirror lake. Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Isbell and family spent the 24th in Salt Lake City. Heinie Smernoff is now working at Reno's Service station. Mr. Smernoff was another Bingham re-sident that enjoyed the 24th cele-bration in Salt Lake City. Dr. Meyer Smernoff is building a modern stucco home at 269 Main street. Principal Atwood of Copperfield school is at his home In Sandy con-valescing from a recent operation. Local people who witnessed the Covered Wagon days parade In Salt Lake City the 24th were pleas-ed with the appearance of the "Miss Bingham" and the Firemen's first aid floats. Mrs. A. D. Clarke was a business visitor In Bingham Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Van Wag-oner spent Sunday In Park City vi-siting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Dowd and daughter spent Sunday picnicing up Weber canyon. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cook of Salt Lake City ere visitors over the week-en- d at the Kermith Isbell home. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Robinson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Da-vie- s and family were Salt Lake City visitors for pioneer day. The group spent the afternoon swimming at Black Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morris and family spent the 24th visiting in Lo-gan. Mr. and Mrs. George Wells are moving into their new home at Sandy which was completed and made ready for occupancy this week. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sturm and Mr. and Mrs. Art Sorenson spent Fri-day and Saturday in Ogden enjoy-ing the Pioneer Day celebration. v TAXIS LICENSED Three licensed taxis are in opera-tion in Bingham Canyon at the present time. These taxis pay a fee of $50.00 a year to operate in the city. They are driven by Frank Jlminez, Louis N. Panos, and Mike Gavich. Taxis park at the cornei of Carr Fork and Main streets. Newspaper Publicity Given River Trip Leads to Reunion of Brothers An Associated Press dispatch of the experiences of the river party led by Dr. Russel G. Frazier on the Salmon river in Idaho recently will result in the reunion of two broth-ers who had been separated for 54 years. The Associated Trcs; story gave an account of the interview Dr. Frazier's party had with Earl Parrott recluse of the Impassable canyon on the middlefork of the Salmon river. This week Dr. Fra-di- er received a letter from A. B. Parrott of Portland, Oregon. Mr. Parrott wrote that a news item in the Portland Oregonian con-taining an account of the river ex-plorations of the Frazier party and mentioning the visit with Earl Par rott had come to his attention. The letter said in part: "This man, Earl K. Farrott. is my brother. I have ' not seen him in 24 years." Mr. Par-- j rott endo-c- d a map with his let--: trr T.kinr Dr. Trazicr to mark it that h3 m'ght hr.o r direction in the cis'e:; roix r the Impassa-ble canyon for a visit with his brother. Dr. Frazier sent full directions to Mr. Parrott, but was skeptical ut the warmth of any welcome from the eccentric Earl. Called the "Hermit of the Impassable canyon" Earl Parrott dislikes company partly because of a claimed susceptibility to infections. Mr. Parrott told the river party that he "never received mail, disliked reading newspapers because accounts of worldly doings "made him mad", and made only yearly or semi-annu- trips outside for the limited supplies he desired: tea, salt, tobacco, and Levi Strauss overalls. Dr. Frazier in telling of the visit to Mr. Parrott related how they found the isolated and cleverly hid-den cabin of the hermit. Parrott was not in his cabin, and the party sat down to wait his coming. After' sometime a voice from a tree close to the cabin demanded to know what the men wanted, and Parrott slid from his observation point in the tree, one hand on a 12 inch barreled 45 pistoL i v West's Furniture company plan-ned a picnic outing for their soft-ba- ll league team entry In Butter-fiel- d canyon last Thursday evening. The social was in tfce nature of a celebration of the West's team vic-tory for the first half of the soft-ba- ll schedule play. Thirty people were in attendance, including team members and their families. Ham-burgers, beer, soda water, hot dogs and everything that goes to make up a good picnic lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Art Sorenson and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sturm left Wed-nesday for a vacation trip to Yel-lowstone Park. En route home the party will visit in Cheyenne, Wy-oming. Mrs. Ignatz Adamek left Friday for her home In Olathe, Kansas, after a two-wee- k visit with her son John Adamek In Bingham. Utah Delegate Gives Landon Gifts When Ed. M. Rowe, of Provo, met Governor Landon as a Utah delegate to the official notification ceremonies in Kansas he took with him two characteristic gifts from Utah as a symbol of G. O. P. sup-port from this state. The gifts were a miniature cover-ed wagon of salt srystals and a cop-per ballot box containing four sil-ver tablets. A plate of Utah copper attached to the wagon bore the in-scription "Utah's Republicans say 'Good luck and God bless you' Gov-ernor All M. landon, July 23, 1938." Utah Republicans gathered at the Hotel Utah to hear Landon's ac-ceptance address Thursday 6:30 as the message was broadcast Boys to Sponsor 'Highland Boy Club! Dance Next Friday The second Highland Boy dance sponsored by an active Boy's club there will be staged August 10. "day evening, in Highland Boy. last dance was a success, a "ge crowd being in attendance. The club's plan for a second affair H1 be enthusiastically welcomed 7 fuPPorters of the Boys who are nxious to help them raise funds or future activities. Good music is promised and bar-cu- e sandwiches and drinks will ' served. Admission is thirty-fiv- e cents, ladies free. |