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Show tnv - Vx oil i.K,.J(Ij.lU: T) ) ID) IE S &. GHAT The Weather UTAH Fair tonight and Wednesday; Wednes-day; little change in terrie nature. Maximum temp. Monday 42 Minimum temp. Monday 23 III J I i TT V I BY THE LDITOR Local WPA workers, busings busi-ngs n;en ar.d others who have t-n' working hard to bring the fox! stamp p'xi to Provo may yet se-e crowded ' with their efforts success. Ad- ministration farm officials to-iay retried that the new method of distributing- surplus sur-plus farm products was an unqualified un-qualified success and ordered its expansion ypeded. The plan was eun as an experiment in Rochester, N. Y, nine months ago, and is now in operation in 34 cities including Salt Lake City, Utah. Fifteen others have been selected to start opera-lion opera-lion within the next .10 days. Administrative machinery is fc-eing developed for selection cf nearly 100 additional cities in order to have the plan in operation in 125 cities by July 1. Applications are pending from more than 200 cities, including in-cluding Provo. Approvals are being made al the rate of three to five a week oOo . There are seven mistakes of life that many cf us make . . . read them over once, then check the mistakes you make ... 1 The delusion that individual indi-vidual advancement is made by crt!hir.sr others down. 2 The tendency to worry about things that cannot be char.d or corrected. Z -Insisting: a thing is impossible im-possible because wp ourselves cannot accomplish it. 4 Attempting to compel r ther persons to live and believe be-lieve as we do. 5 Neglecting development and refinempnt by nnt. acquiring acquir-ing the habit of reading. 6 Refusing- to set aside trivial preferences in order that imnortant things may be accomclished. 7 The failure to recognize the powerful efficiency of newspaper advertising-. oOo The. reporter was collecting naterial for an obituary not 'o long ago, at the time of the -!eath of a local resident. "And can you tell me what ere his last words? in-j in-j uired the reporter. Hc had no last words, was the reply. "You'd better bet-ter just say his dear wife was with him to the end. MERRY GO-ROUND A Ball Pictur of Mit'i Gicf On la Katlonal . Affain Tr DBXW rXABJOW a EOEE2T 8. AIXX7C Hcovcr Toils Quietly Dehind Scenes To Wipe Out Stigma of VJIZ Defcif; Hopes To Put His Theories in GOP Platform; Control Choice cf Nominee; His Aides Are Urgirjr Uninsiructcd Dele-jrates Dele-jrates Led By Hoover Supporters: Sup-porters: Brazil Shows U. S. How To Get .Trade Pact With Argentina Signed Quickly. WASHINGTON While Dewry. Tift. Var.inbenr aad other GOP r.-7i-.M are ir.kL-.g -cevrrpaper hj-i-T.i--.es. a ii-.tio-t.r r.ure Is rr.-r:- qoietly ar.i tjterrr.lr.edly thir.d the scenes. 71 Is ex-Pres-dr.i Herbert lloover. Sine aas-jming command of the Tl-T-l.th relief crtve. Hoover has csrefuIy avoiled outward poUtical acUnty. Cut tinier cover he has bo'-h tr. is dep la the HepubUcin p: in pursuit of his ambition to wipe out t la cru-ahlrir 12 defeat. Tt'j arr.tiUors. at described by r !: U aimed at three cb- yctlT in the folIowL-.jc order; 1. To secure adoption of a r.rr ' n platform vtadicat-lr vtadicat-lr hi re jirce and adrocatlr.ff " u ecr.oKic and fiscal theor-ls. theor-ls. partic-Urly on iroll. To tM j e.-.i. he haji already chalked chalk-ed cp cr.e :r.ificar.t victory Li the t.:i ttnputiU.hed report Hfrry-CoP.our.1. Feb. 1) cf t-e G:enn Frank Program Coer.mitte. hich shows every evidence of hirlr.g been trcr.j!y Irfluenced by Hoover. Hoo-ver. 2. To hare a eontroU'n roice Li the selection of the p-rty atxr.fi rd bearer. 3. If potf-i.t;e. to capture the romij-.atlon hlrrjelf. No. 1 ar.d No. 2 are Mr. Hoover Hoo-ver primary aims, accordir.jr to y.l fn?r. i. and he Is concentratirs; r - rr.r effort on them. He Continued cn Page FlTe) FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR, LiJuiiljwU. GOV. BLOOD HOME FROM 17ASHII1GT0H Argument Presented for Deer Creek By Utah Men SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 20 OJ.R) Gov. Henry 11. Blood returned re-turned today from Washington, Washing-ton, D. and reported Utah's argument for additional funds for reclamation projects had been presented to a house appropriations ap-propriations Bub-committee in a "very telling way." Gov. Blood Joined Reps. Abe Murdock and J. Will Robinson in asking that the fiscal 1941 appropriation appro-priation for the Provo river (Deer Creek) reclamation protect be In creased by 11,000.000 above the 5750.000 recommended In President Roosevelt's budget. "All X can aay la that we presented pre-sented a united front before the u-commlttee. tne governor said. The request was presented in such a way that I think the sub committee was Impressed, but, of course, I can t say what It will do." Conrrrwmen Praised Blood said members of the subcommittee sub-committee "made no statements' after the three Utah officials had presnted their argument adding "I think the entire matter will be placed before the full appropriations appropria-tions committee before any definite defin-ite action Is taken." "Congressmen Robinson and Murdock presented their arru- ments In a very telling: way," the governor e id.- "it's on the record now. AD tnat could be done has been cone." . - M Governor Blood was requested to go to Washington by the Utah water storage commission 'when engineers said work on the Provo fiver project, of which the Deer Creek .reservoir is the largest of five units, would be greatly curtailed cur-tailed If additional funds above the budgetary estimates were not appropriated. Steele Installed .Westminster Head SALT LAKE CITY, Feb, 20 fl'-Hi Dr. Robert D. Steele, veteran Utah educator, last n!Rht was Installed In-stalled aa president of Westminster College here, aucceeding Dr. Herbert Her-bert W. Re herd, now president-emeritus president-emeritus of the college. Among the taany attending educators edu-cators waa Dr. Christen Jensen, actlr.ff prwident of the Brigham Young university. rBIMRY UNION' MEETING The Utah Stake Primary union meeting- irlil be held Wednesday at 7:3-') p. m. in the Fourth ward chapel. Agricultural Problems To Be Aired at Meet . Carrying out the theme, "Security in the home, a satisfactory satis-factory income, a healthier people," the annual three-day Utah county agricultural convention, sponsored by the county planning board, will open Wednesday at First ward chapel. "All farmers and their wives and Masons Meeting Slated Tonight Story Lodge No. 4. F. and A. VI. will hold its regular educational educa-tional meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the Masonic temple. Dr. H. F. Cannon and George C- Larson will be speakers, the latter talking on "George Washington. Wash-ington. Trie meeting, an annual event. Is Jteld In memory of Use anniversary anni-versary of the founding of Story Lodge No. 4; also to commemorate commemo-rate Washington's birthday. All Masons are invited to attend- A large turnout Is expected. expect-ed. Tax Anticipation Notes Renewed Tax anticipation notes totaling StO.OOO issued May 31. 1923 to the Farmers and Merchants bank, were renewed for a period of one year by the city commission Tuesday. Tues-day. Interest rate on the notes is 2 per cent. NO. 158 PROVO, Reds Nearing The British 1375-ton destroyer Daring, torpedoed and , sunk by a German .U-Boat with loss of nine officers and 148 men. She became the sixth destroyer Great Britain has lost in the war as intensified naval wariare between Germany Art Queen Contests ? On In Spritigvilley - SPRING VILLE The Springville high school art queen contest believed to be one of the most effective means of raising- funds for the art project, had begun today with the selec tion of an art queen candidate to represent each class in the ; ! annual competitive event. - m iiATiirn f" I n V" - MNUIiltlS Nlit - HITS-SALT LAKE SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20 rc.E For the second time" in two days, fire struck downtown Salt Lake City business buCdinga to day. Total loss for. the two blazes was - estimated by firemen at more than $7,000. The latest fire was In the rear of structures housing- a printing company, a housecleaning com pany and a fruit distribution concern. con-cern. Damage to ' the . building was estimated . at $1000; . to - the contents "at least $500." Yesterday fire caused $5500 damage to an apparel store. Court of Reviews Slated, Thursday Provo district will hold a special Boy Scout court of - reviews Thursday at 7 p. m. in Scout Commissioner George - Brown's office in the National Farm Loan building. 47 South First East. Thursday at 7 p. m.. announced Chairman LeRoy Harding. All boys passing star, life and eagle badges should be present. , others Interested In the welfare of Utah county are Invited to attend." state County Agent S. ft. Bos-well, Bos-well, member of the committee in charge. , The convention opens at 10 a. m. with, a general session chalr-maned chalr-maned by Lee R. Taylor, chairman of the Utah county planning board. After community singing. President E. G. Peterson of the Utah State Agricultural college, will address the audience on "Farm Philosophy." Department SIon.H ' Three departmental sessions will follow at 10:45. In one group F. II. Coe, U. S. A. C., hortlcultral specialist, will discuss "Fruit Marketing Mar-keting Problems." with Clarence D. Ashton. assistant Utah county agricultural agent, aa chairman. Elna Miller, extension nutrition specialist, will speak on "Family Food Supply," in another session chalrmaned by Martha Whiting. "Planning the Farm Income" will be topic for discussion in a third session, with Mr. Taylor as chairman. chair-man. Second general session of the day will be at 1:30 p. m. President Peterson again will speak, this time on "The Need of Farm Organizations," Or-ganizations," after which Dr. T. (Continued on Page Five)' UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, .TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,' 1940V i ! v N JJ J vLJ J jmH. Viipuri-Finland's Secpnd City , and Great Britain began. (Acme j I Elected by popular vote, Jlaxlne Harmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harmer of Mapleton, will represent the senior class; Valena Jones, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Verl Jones, the Juniors; lone Lew-r is, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Mar-tin Lewis, the sophomores; Doreen Tnyret, - daughter of Mrs. Elsie Thyret, the freshmen; Norma Bird, daughter of Virgil Bird, the Eighth grade, and Louise Averett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Averett, the Seventh grade. ' , The art queen whose class TaLsea the largest fund by sponsoring n-J lertainments or other means from now until near the close of the art show the latter part of April, will be given the honor of' unveiling the prize picture of the nineteenth annual national Sprlngville Art Exhibit to be held during April. The art queen contest not only enlists the enthusiasm - of . every high school student, but attracts the interest of faculty - members and patrons throughout the city. Speakers flamed For Forum Heel Four prominent speakers have been . scheduled ' for . the . weekly meeting of the community forum, which will be held Wednesday at 8 p. m., in the Provo high school auditorium announces John Bown, executive secretary. . xney are Mrs. Maud B. Jacobs. state senator; Kenneth E. Weight, rrovo , nign scnooi principal, . and IL-E- Johnson, county coordina tor, all of Provo, and H. B. Gun-derson, Gun-derson, of Salt Lake City, state director of vocational training. . Tbe quartet will discuss. "Vo cational Training for Youth As' it Relates to Labor Problems," a vital topic of the day, according to Mr. Bown. - The program will be broadcast over KOVO. The public Is invited to attend. . ' - . , . " Moffitt Leaves For School Meet J. C.-Moffitt, superintendent of Provo schools leaves tonight for Chicago where . he will . attend meetings of the National Progressive Progres-sive education association Saturday Satur-day and Sunday. From Chicago he will go to St. Louis to attend the week-long convention con-vention of the American association associa-tion of School administrators. This Day. . . BORN Boy, to Arland L. and Ardith Mitchell Olsen, Monday ' at the Sara Barnett home. ... Boy, to McKay and Josephine Johnson Christensen, t Monday night. UUh Valley hospOtal. - Girl, to Dr. A. James and Beth Merill Fillmore of Salt Lake City, formerly of Provo. L..D. S. hospital hos-pital in Salt Lake City, Monday. . - 1 Telepnotoj. . : rums REPULSE EtElY ATTACKS HELSINKI, Feb. 20 UE--Rus sian attacks on the lake Muola sector sec-tor in the center of the Manner- helm defense line have . been re pulsed by the Finns who also held back Red Army attackers north of Lake Ladoga and in the Taipale Bee tor of the Karelian Isthmus, it was learned tonight. The Finns reported - that' 200 l3.uslan3 Who atteraptedta ttacJsi across the ice of lake Ladoga were killed by Finnish coastal batteries Helsinki, meanwhile, spent much of the day in air raid shelters. Six air raid alarms were sounded during dur-ing the day, one after dark, but no planes . were . seen : and no (bombs dropped.- , ;.. s - . - , Th Russians suffered heavy losses when they were repulsed by the Finns in the Talpal, sector, ' it was said. v-- . , . i' VUpurl , (Vlborg) i Finland's second sec-ond largest ,city,'- not . far. behind the . Finnish fighting . lines, -was bombed heavly today. The Finlnsh air force, howeVer, was active : and , reported It had Shot down- six Russian planes. ' . Air alarms throughout the day caused frequent ' interruptions - In Finland's communication with the outside world, Turner to Speak , At-Lesion '-Meet ' Abe V. Turner,- judge of the Fourth district: court, will . be speaker at an Americanism meeting meet-ing to be Iheld Wednesday -at p. m nt he Armory hall by the American Legionnaires of provo, Post 13. Following his address, three reHs of film showing life, and sports on a cruise around South America will be shown : by R. H. Smith and Mr. 'Ellis of thd navy recruitingervice. W. ? S. Dun-ford Dun-ford and K. W.BaUey are chairmen chair-men In. charge ot" program - and entertainment.-: ... -. . ... ... 20-30 Club Plans Dinner Meeting Past presidents . and ex-mem-tors of the Provo 20-30 club will be honored at a special dinner meeting .Thursday at 8 p. m., at Hotel Roberts, announces President Presi-dent Arthur L. Duckett. . : Reservations sTlould be made j by calling Arch Jones. Pasr presidents of the club, to whom special invitations have been Issued . are. Bob . Bushman of Salt Lake City; Clarence Va-cher Va-cher of Ogden, and George Shaw, Don M. Innes, Henry Falkner, Dr. David Morgan and Loyal. Mortensen, all of Provo. A Washington's birthday theme will prevail during the evening. Traffic Slogan Traffic Slogan of the Week: . ' "Safety Must Lead Control Your Speed." ! U ' r JV. ITEflillAL ilinEES BE IB Chamber of Commerce Committees Named ; At Meeting "Upon the suggestion of the Utah 1947 Centennial commission, commis-sion, the Provo chamber of commerce will ; organize a Utah county centennial committee com-mittee in the near future, it was decided at the regular meeting of the chamber of commerce directors, Monday night. . -The committee will be- composed com-posed of officials of Utah county cities and towns, civic and patriotic patriot-ic organizations, the forest service, agricultural organizations, etc. Purpose of . the committee, according ac-cording to Clayton Jenkins, chamber cham-ber of commerce secretary," is to select and adopt r improvement projects In Utah county to be carried car-ried out between now and 1117 in order to prepare for the Influx of tourists expected for the centennial centen-nial celebration, i i Tolboe, Berg Named , , The directors appointed Clifton A. Tolboe and Wyman Berg as a committee to Investigate with officials of-ficials of the Youth council, possibility. possi-bility. of 1 securing a vocational tralnmg school for Provo. The committee was named after Arthur Gaeth had ; told the directors of efforts being made by the Youth Council to obtain such a -school for local youths. - Referendum No. 74 of the national na-tional chamber of -commerce dealing deal-ing with the national labor relations rela-tions act waa considered and the directors voted in the affirmative on all four questfous listad. . H.'H. Ellsworth of Salt Lake City, assistant secretary and of- " (Continued on Page Five) t - UTAIINS GREET SEN. BRIDGES SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20 UJ) Sen. Styles Brides, R., N. H., aspirant as-pirant to the Republican presidential presiden-tial nomination, ended a three-day program of informal speeches and conferences here today and left for Ogden, where he addresses a public meeting tonight. v In - his first Utah v address, Bridges - told several hundred Republicans Re-publicans here that American citizens citi-zens should insist that their representatives rep-resentatives in congress be ; given the- opportunity to pass on reciprocal recip-rocal trade treaties, rather than permit the state department to formulate them. . I am heartily in favor of trade treaties between the United States and other nations," : the New Hampshire Republican said, "but they should be used ' as the means of helping the American farmer and worker to . dispose of their products for export." "The people must be assured of ample hearings, both before and after trade pacts are negotiated,"-the negotiated,"-the senator saidV adding that the administration's program of treaties treat-ies "has proven a stumbling block In the way of recovery." Bridges charged the New Deal's policy : of j handling - the major troubles of the United States economic eco-nomic system has made-5" the unemployed un-employed "weary of dependence upon the bounty of government for necessities of life." Many Utah county Republican leaders were in Salt Lake City to hear Senator Bridges' addresses, including Judge A. H. Christenson, Mrs. A. Sherman Christenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed. M. Rowe and their son Browning, all of Provo. Mrs. Christenson is state Republican Republi-can committeewoman for Utah county and a member of the state Republican executive committee. P ? fJUU 10 Defendant Held At Las Vegas In "One-Cent" Murder Case LAS VEGAS, Nev., Feb. 20 Ujn George Emanuel, 23, of Evans-vine, Evans-vine, Ind., was held without bail today on a charge of first degree murder for the "one cent" slaying slay-ing of Floyd Brumbaugh, 42, Goshen, Go-shen, Ind. Emanuel, who had .quit a job at-a plane factory in Inglewood, Calif., waived preliminary hearing hear-ing yesterday , and was bound over to district court. ; : Brumbaugh, an - itinerant carpenter, car-penter, was shot and killed in his automobile near Jean Nev., while UTAH a ONLT DAJLT SOUTH OF SAXT UAJCE3 raw LP L SheWanted a 'Pal, Not a Husband-Ann Husband-Ann 1 la ted Being Alone, Had No Time for Love Read the New Serial $15 a Week Beginning Friday In ihe Herald Early Settler Of Pleasant Grove Called By Death PLEASANT GROVE Mrs. Eliza Banks, 88, widow of the late Franklin Banks, pioneer settlers set-tlers of Pleasant Grove and Lin-don, Lin-don, died Tuesday morning after a lingering' illness at the home of her y daughter, Mrs. W. . J. Cordner of Provo Bench. Mrs. Banks came to Utah ' in 1854 with her- mother, and family, fam-ily, her father . having died on the way across a the plains at Green River, Wyoming. She was born in London, England, June 6, lS5iJ The family later- came--to pleasant Grove where they were among the first to settle. . She married Franklin Banks, December 6, 1869 in the Salt Lake Endowment " Thouse. They were prominently , identified - wltn the ' growth" and development of the Lindon section and took an active part In church and community com-munity life. . 'Mr. Banks died -August 6, 1922. SurvivUig ' are the following sons and daughters': Mrs. W. j. Cordner, Orem; Mrs. T. M. Sam-uelson, Sam-uelson, Mrs. . Bert Cobbley and John Banks, " all of Salt Lake City; Junius C. Banks, Lehi and Karl Banks, Provo, also 25 grand-, children, 48 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral services will . be held Thursday at 2 p. m.' in the Tim-panogos Tim-panogos stake tabernacle, here under r the direction of Bishop Junius A West of the First ward. Friends may call "Thursday, prior to the services at tfffe Banks family - home In Pleasant Grove. Interment will be in the Pleasant Grove city cemetery. Bioff Gives Up To Authorities CHICAGO, Feb. 20 OLE) William Wil-liam Bioff, "czar" of the Motion Picture Technicians' unions, stepped step-ped from an airlmer today and surrendered to Illinois authorities who wanted him to complete an 18-year-old sentence for pandering. pander-ing. . , - Bioff announced his withdrawal withdraw-al from wage negotiations with movie producers.- The leader of 30,000 movie workers flew - here under an assumed as-sumed name and surrendered to state attorney's police. He must serve almost six months of a term Imposed in 1922 for sharing shar-ing in the illicit earnings - of . a woman. A short time later he announced an-nounced His resignation from the chairmansnip of a union committee com-mittee which has been negotiating negotiat-ing with the producers. Bioff asserted as-serted his return was ; inspired by "the moneyed interests' and "communists." , en route to his home in Indiana. Emanuel walked into police headquarters head-quarters at Las Vegas and informed in-formed officers , he - had .shot Brumbaugh, then led police to his body. He said ; Brumbaugh had picked him uo on the highway at Barstow, Calif, While they were speeding along at 55 miles an hour, Emanuel salde he shot Brumbaugh in the temple. He said he stopped the car and took Brumbaugh's wallet wal-let from his pocket. It contained only one cent. , ; ; " PRICE FIVE CENTS J LZ3 D LlW LZ3 ''"I i i i'ii i J WAR CLOUDS GATHER IN NEAR. EAST Precautionary, Measure Puts Nation On , i ' War Footing BY HUGO SPECK ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 22 (U.R) Turkey was poised today for lightning action in any direction as the result of a cabinet decree, taken under emergency powers, invoking the drastic national defense law. Currency control meas ures were also taken. " The decisions were . Interpreted as meaning the government felt that, the foreign situation warranted war-ranted Immediate preparations for any eventuality. It ; caused the gravest concern In Turkish and foreign quarters, ' and widespread pessimism over the outlook in the Near East. It was interpreted as a precautionary measure against any : aggravation of Ihe aiuation which might include the necessity for Turkey to enter the European war on the side of Great Britain and France. . Diplomatic quarters noted .the announcement enforcing the de fense law came immediately after apparently Inspired warnings in' the press that Germany could not succeed in; maneuvering Turkey in to a neutral position, and intlma-ions intlma-ions that Turkey must prepare to play'a part In the war. - It was expected the national assembly, the parliament, ' would meet at Ankara tomorrow to proclaim pro-claim the cabinet's decision formally. for-mally. The assembly had author ized the cabinet January 19 to employ-plenary powers if mceftsary. - SPANISH FORK STORE ROBBED Burglars struck in Spanish Fork early this morning, escaping with approximately: $700 in merchandise merchan-dise from the R. I Jex general merchandise store on Main street, one of the largest stores in the city, sheriff ' officers reported. The loot included 20 men's suits, six .overcoats,: several pairs of men's shoes, ties, shirts, leather coats, hats, gloves,-socks, two boxes box-es of pocket knives.' one .30-cali- ber Winchester rifles, 2 .22 caliber Winchester rifle and considerable other merchandise, reported Deputy Depu-ty Sheriff Ed. Clark, who made the Investigation along with Marshal Mar-shal Cooper Jex and Night" Marshal Mar-shal William McClain of Spanish Fork. . - Mr. McClain reported the burglary burg-lary had not been committed when he made his 4 a m. round, but when he returned Just before 6 a. m. he found the back door to the Jex store had been broken In with a heavy instrument, probably a sledge hammer. x He immediately summoned Jack Swenson, assistant store manager, and other officers. The officers were able to locate only meagre clues, they reported. They continued their investigation' through the day. WALKER HEADS SAGEBRUSH CLUB , SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 20 C.E The Sagebrush Democratic Club of Utah last, night re-elected H. B. Walker president In a meeting meet-ing here attended by more than 350 members. AUNT HET BV KOBEKT QUIfXEN She's spollln' that baby. If you keep quiet so one ran Bleep, It gets so It can't sleep if there's uy racket They've got to learn to like what they're liable to get." :.':K-?:S----,.:' fb mm |