| Show CITIZENS CITIZENS' URGE CITY PAY HIKE HIRE Voices of Salt Lake civic leaders had encouraged members of the Police and Fire Mutual Aid association association association asso asso- Friday to press their re request request request re- re quest for an increase of 25 per month for policemen and firemen A A. final mass meeting sponsored by the association at Memorial house in Memory grove at 8 p p. p m. m Thursday found spokesmen pointing pointing pointing point point- ing to the reasonableness of re requests requests requests re- re quests made and the method of placing the matter before tax tax- payers I as a taxpayer am all for anything the boys want within reason said Grov Grover r A A. Giles state attorney general Lives in Jeopardy Policemen and firemen are offered offered offered of of- fatigue struggle danger and even death We offer them cold wintry nights and blistering sun Mr Giles said We offer them the point of the gun of those who have lost all semblance of humanity humanity humanity human human- ity to the extent of killing their fellow man those man those who have no hesitancy to stab and shoot in the back But these trained men must stay on the job because we cannot afford to maintain a full staff as does industry with a higher paid staff As for the city commissioners and this representative group of fine minded civic civic minded personalities gathered here this evening the attorney general continued I f feel el sure they will accept this proposal in the right spirit We are depending upon these firemen and policemen and we will depend upon them to bolster postwar postwar postwar post post- war morale Backman Speaks I have yet to see one fireman or one policeman 0 who who wouldn't take the time to do everything asked of him Gus P. P Backman secretary of the Salt Lake chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce told the nearly listeners who attended the meeting Stressing that he was speaking as a civil defense official and not for the chamber of commerce Mr Backman urged members of the host association to make these gatherings an annual affair and said These men are working not eight hours a day not 12 but they are actually on duty 24 hours a day Allen G. G Thurman state Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic chairman said Five years of service are required required required re re- re- re before a policeman or fireman fireman fire fire- man really becomes efficient to the point where he is of the utmost utmost utmost ut ut- ut- ut most value to his department whereas a common laborer may shift as often as he chooses from one job to another and still ca camake can make more per hour than a policeman police policeman man or a fireman on either of the Salt Lake forces Vetter Yetter In Charge Edward L. L Vetter Salt Lake business man was master of ceremonies ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies and introduced spokesmen and other distinguished visitors Among those present were Mayor Ab Jenkins City Commissioner John B B. B Matheson City Auditor L. L E. E Holley and County Commis Commis- elect George P. P Morgan representing county city-county official personnel and T. T A A. president of the West Side Improvement Improvement Improvement Im Im- Im- Im provement league Stanley J. J Stephenson Stephenson Ste Ste- executive secretary of the Utah Utaji Manufacturers' Manufacturers association association tion and Horace C. C Beck Salt Lake attorney Captain D. D E. E White of the Firemen's Firemen's Firemen's Fire Fire- mens men's Mutual Aid association and Detective T. T W. W Southworth of the police group group said Friday they hoped to arrange similar meetings with civic groups each year to discuss mutual problems |
