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Show OPASureToStav For Some Time WASHINGTON. March 17 OUD N OPA will be around until the war ends, if not longer. Probably i longer. . Member of the senate banking committee. Republicans and Democrats alike, agreed to. that Today. But the Republicans said OPA Administrator Chester Bowles bad better be ready to do "some pretty strong talking when he comes up to see them next week. They promised to question him closely on charges that OPA policies tend no drive people out of business." The committee is considering legislation to extend the price control act through 1946. It Is due to expire June 30. Orem News Carrying out the theme "At the End of the Rainbow" the bold and Green ball given in the Jsharoh ward amusement hall was gay and colorful event. Miss Beverly Relske was queen and n r.er attendants were;, trumpeters V Joy Hancock and Vireinia Broad- head, crown bearer, Boo the Watts, slower girls Betty Lou Rowley. Deen Ann Crandall, maids of honor Lenore Kofford and Rosa ftiae Finch and train bearers were tee Ann Wells and Arris Yergen-4 Yergen-4 sen. Kent Watts crowned the Queen. Two numbers were danced for the floor show, with Mr. Reed Rowley as director. Decorations were under the supervision of the MI. I. A. presidency. Music was by Steineckerts orchestra and there was a large crowd in ' attendance. ' 1r FffU Mill ntrflnrf the Better Homes club at her home. Tasty refreshments and social so-cial chat were enjoyed by fourteen four-teen members. The Birthday club met at the home of Mrs. Ethel Dickey, the J party honoring the birthday an-f an-f niversaries of Mrs. Dickey, Mrs. Freda Murry and Mrs. Irma Jo-le, Jo-le, all of whom received nice gifts; games, chat and a tasty pot fuck luncheon were enjoyed by the following: Mrs. Charlotte fckinnor- Mm Pncanns TTsrllnclr V4 Mrs. Golda Mangum, Mrs. Ruth Peterson, Mrs. LovIm Mangum. Mrs- Agnes Nelson, Mrs. Burchett Brewer. Mrs. Leona Twoney, Mrs. Delia Wilkinson, Mrs. Effie Mil-!ett. Mil-!ett. Mrs. Irma Josie, Mrs. Mary McEwan. Mrs. Marjorie Nelson, LMrs. Virginia Nerdin. Mrs. Freda Mll VtlU A'UP . Airs. Ralph Dickey and children, child-ren, Stewart and -Steven of Honeyville are spending the week with her husbands parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dickey. S fs PHILIPPINES MANILA. March 17 (U.R) Col. James E. Rees, commander of the First infantry regiment of the Sixth division, was killed by a Japanese machine gunner Wed-jpesday Wed-jpesday at the same time the di-Ajvisions di-Ajvisions commander, Maj. Gen ,Edwln D. Patrick was wounded ifatally, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced today. Patrick died the following day. Busy 15 Long Distance lines are, most calls go through all right. But theres still a rush on some circuits. When you're on a crowded line, Long Distance will ask you to help by saying, Please limit your call to 5 minutes. TIE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE ANO TELEGRAPH I ill? I Wrmw TEXAS When the Western Allies and the Red Army meet in Berlin, they will have fought distance from San Diego, Calif., to Santa Fe, N. M., and from Jacksonville, Iwo Jima Officially Ours ! E r m w t . -. ev- u .-iXgSTf a wall U i While Marines to the north were still engaged in exterminating remnants of the Japanese garrison force, the Stars and Stripes are formally raised over Iwo Jlma Island as a sign of American victory. With the reading of a proclamation by Weet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz declaring the Japanese Japa-nese defeat, the Flag was run up on a staff atop a strongly reinforced Jap bunker in the shadow of Mount Suribachi (background). U. S. Marine Corps photo radioed from Guam to San Francisco by U. S. Navy radio- telcphoto. Sure, III hold it to n 'J 3 sssvi 6 minutes" COMPANY New Super-Bomber WASHINGTON, March 17 (U.R) The second U. S. super-bomber model-tht B-32 Dominator is now in assembly-line production, it was revealed today. J A. Kmc, chairman of the war production board, told his press conference that the Dominator; Dom-inator; which Is comparable in size to the B-29 superfortress, was being turned out in only limited quantities but was out of the experimental stage. The B-32 is the "big brother their way, respectively, the Fla., to Santa Fe. In Production to the B-24 Consolidated Liberator, Liber-ator, as the B-29 fs the "big brother" to the B-17 flying fortress. fort-ress. MILLION FOR YOUTH PROGRAM BOSTON (U.R) Mayor John E. Kerrigan has announced a $1,-000,000 $1,-000,000 program for curbing juvenile delinquency. The idea is to co-ordinate all social activities in the city to ereate all possible diverting interests for young folk. Another of Utah County's Industries In an effort to promote a better understanding: of the potentialities of Provo and Utah County, we will endeavor to bring you the history and facts concerning these various industries. CAST IRON An Airial view of SOME FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PACIFIC STATES CAST IRON PIPE CO. The plant of Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company was built and placed in operation in 1926. Provo was selected for the site of this plant due to the close proximity of its basic raw material, pig iron, and because of its strategic location lo-cation for serving the western states. Pacific States products are used widely throughout all eleven western states in water and gas supply and distribution distri-bution systems by large and small municipalities and industries. It is the only pipe foundry in the West making modern cast iron pipe in 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 -10 inch cast iron pipe. In normal times over 400 local men are employed at the plant, producing 30,000 tons of cast iron pipe, fittings, gate valves, and fire hydrants. Yearly Raw Materials Requirements: 30,000 tons iron 8,000 tons sand and clay 8,000 tons coke Most raw materials are purchased in the immediate imme-diate vicinity of the plant. Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. received an order for 2 carloads of being fully occupied by the Americans under MacArthur. THE BOOTERIE The Home of These Nationally Advertised Shoes S&a PusterBrowh c77&p V SmT KiwKmAm IIAI MOTS SNQU M SOYS' SIZB , tmmmrnnmmmcmu Maw Signs Bill To Raise Levies For School Funds SALT 'LAKE CITY, March 17 UJi Gov. Herbert B. Maw Friday Fri-day signed 16 bills, including one raising the maximum school mill levy of Salt Lake by four mills, that of districts of the second class by six mills, and other dis tricts by two to four mills. Three new measures provide for interim investigations of the state tax system, the non-partisan judiciary, and the. usage by Utah of Colorado river water. Two more provide a pension system and grievance rights for Salt Lake City police. Urges Lifting Of Ban On Serving Men In Uniform SAN FRANCISCO. March 17 (U.R) The San Francisco Chron icle urged editorially today that the ban on serving a drink to, a man in uniform before 5 p. m. be lifted to prevent embarrassment during the world security conference confer-ence which opens April 25. "If this rule is standing when several hundred foreign military attaches come to San Francisco next month with the conference delegates, there will be some em-barrassements," em-barrassements," the editorial said. "Foreigners do not understand the peculiarities of our puritanical puritan-ical attitudes. "The rule never did make complete com-plete sense. ... be that as it may, the rule now- calls for reconsideration. re-consideration. WHO'S FOLLOWING WHO? BOSTON (U.R) Cpl. Saul Wer-nick Wer-nick of Brookline, who saw a Bob Hope show in the South Pacific, arrived in Boston the same day the comedian appeared here in a benefit performance. WW Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe SUNDAY HFRALD ISvSSSS PAGE 3 General Killed F 6 5? -3,'' (ISEA Telephoto) Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patrick, 50-year-old commander of U. S. Sixth Infantry Division, killed by enemy machine gun fire when he visited forward American positions in the Wawa sector, 15 miles northeast of Co. J ..... A. : X J P".. V.o, ! . . .;.... " At the present time, the Company is devoting its energies to produce products for use by the Army and Navy on air bases, training facilities, ordnance depots, de-pots, etc. in the West and for shipment into the Pacific Pa-cific war theater. They have supplied most of the cast iron pipe, fittings, valves and hydrants for Ogden Arsenal, Hill Field, Clearfield Navel Depot and Bush-nell Bush-nell Hospital. ' gate valves for the city of Manila before Easter Clothes To Be Colorful By United Press The American woman's Easter costume is going to be the gayest gay-est and the most colorful since the start of the war, and it certainly cer-tainly will be the most expensive since 1929. a United Press survey revealed today. Clothing, sales in the nation's leading shopping centers have jumped from 20 to 48 per cent since the Easter buying rush began, be-gan, and many department store managers predicted that sales would top the 1929 figure. Only a shortage of merchandise will prevent establishment of a new sales record, they said. Women are buying the more frivolous items with emphasis en gay colors and femininity, sales clerks reported. Hats are more frivolous than they have been for several years and the supply is plentiful. Almost all hats have veils and flowers, even the tailored ones, and the women don't question the cost Prices re similar to last year, although some items have increased slightly. Despite the wartime clothing restrictions, the supply of cloth-tng cloth-tng seems to be plentiful at present, pres-ent, but some department stores anticipated a shortage before the end of the month. FIRE DRILL REAL THING CLEVELAND (U.R A local elementary school's 150 young students marched out into the streets in orderly fashion the other day. They thought It was a fire drill, but it turned out that the school actually was burning. The school was emptied in 55 seconds, a new record here. Tiberius, Roman emperor, wore a laurel wreath in thunderstorms as a protection against lightning. |