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Show 4 j v& jJu.il.if i. ,. Ai: mr . . i ' ' -L " " '"" J -" The Weather UTAH Cloudy with intermittent rain tonight and Tuesday; cooler northwest Tuesday. J lax i mum temp. Sunday 57 Minimum temp. Sunday 88 Build Utah County By Patronizing Home Stores and Business Houses v k v FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 167 C UTAH'S ONLT DAII.T SOUTH OP SALT LAKH PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1941 M t-Lt l m UMTED PRESS TVTTrn TT'TTTTT' "T7VrrrC TtLKPORAPH NEWS SKRVICB i XkXIl4 XYl UmliO rr r VP TV ' I 6T "1 "I TO fd CHAT BY THK KDITOB I - W 1 & V , , . i i n UJjJ -L'ii'ii ULvUL Americans don't know much about Australians. And that's too bad, because on the basis of what the world has heard about them, they sound great. Recall the way in which they went up in the early morning for the capture of Bardia, singing "We're Off to See the Wizard, the Wonder-' f ul Wizard of Oz" and without with-out consulting ASCAP, either. eith-er. Then when contingents of these effervescent fighting men were landed at Singapore the other day, they shouted down the formal regimental bands trying to play traditional tradi-tional music to welcome them, demanding "Roll Out the Barren," Bar-ren," and showering pennies around the dignified British staff officers standing stiffly on the deck. There are only some 10.-000,000 10.-000,000 Australians, more's the pity. They sound like the kind of men the world could use a lot more of; the kind it would be a pleasure to know better; the kind you'd want on your side if it came to choosing up. oOo Out of our fan mail we salvaged sal-vaged the following chain letter let-ter that somebody wrote to somebody : "Dear Sir: This chain was started in Reno in the hope of bringing happiness to all TIRED businessmen. busi-nessmen. Unlike most chains, this one does not cost any money. Simply send a letter like this one to five male friends. Then bundle up your wife and send her to the fellow whose name heads the list. When your name works to the top, you will receive 15,176 gorgeous girls. HAVE FAITH! DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN ! One man broke the chain and got his wife back. Yours very truly, oOo When a girl promises to be a sister to you, look out brother! . . . Despite all you read, the cost of living remains, re-mains, the same all you make. . . . It isn't hard for anyone with money to burn to find a match. MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN America First Committee Mushrooms Into Wide Lobby, Lob-by, Stays in Background; Pays For Distributing Propaganda, Pro-paganda, But Its Members Speak as Individuals; "Confidential "Con-fidential Observer" Reported Re-ported Sen. George "Softening" "Soft-ening" On Lend -Lease, WASHINGTON The capitol of the United States has, seen all sorts of lobbies come and go, but few that have had such a mushroom mush-room growth and such wide ramifications rami-fications as the America First committee. In recent weeks this organization organiza-tion has not been much publicized as such. Its sympathizers have taken responsibility for their own statements. But it would be a mistake to assume that the America Amer-ica First committee is not active. Few of the senators whom it seeks to influence realize it, but copies of America First correspondence corres-pondence which have come to the attention of some legislators show that in a few short weeks the committee has built up an organ-( organ-( Continued on Page Three) GIRL CRASH VICTIM MILES CrTY, Mont., Feb. 24 aV.) Fourteen-year-old June Wilson Wil-son was killed instantly and three other young persons escaped injury in-jury yesterday when their automobile auto-mobile overturned on a curve near here. The car was said to have been driven by Francis Ziebarth, Kinsey, Mont., and also carried Hugh McFarland and Lillian Taylor, Tay-lor, none of whom was injured. Guvill L I Li lit EARLY ACTIO! Of! W BILL Senators Doubt 'Master Bill Could Pass Court Test By DAVE DRWDEN SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 24 (u.R) The Utah senate in dicated today Gov. Herbert B. Maw's reorganization bill would pass the upper cham ber "as a mere formality" after a score or more senate- sponsored supplemental bills had been approved and sent to the house. Senate leaders at the same time indicated reorganization proposals would be given the right of way ns soon as offered, and predicted the entire program to consolidate Utah government would be adopted without the need of a special session. Return From Dixie , The senate met this morning less than three hours after members mem-bers returned from the week-end legislative jaunt to St. George and Cedar City. The itinerary included in-cluded inspection tours of Dixie Junior college, the Branch Agricultural Agri-cultural college at Cedar, and a proposed federal damsite on the Virgin river near Hurricane. Sen. Alonzo Hopkin, D., district 3, said there was still doubt in the minds of the senate that Gov. Maw's bill as passed by the house would stand a court test. He said the supplemental bills would be given thorough and complete study in committee and probably be pushed through the upper chamber as rapidly as possible. After adoption of the supplemental supple-mental bill3 which would consolidate consoli-date state government into 16 commissions, the governor's "master "mas-ter bill" would be passed and amended "for house action, it was said. These developments came as Gov. Maw indicated willingness to meet with a joint senate and house committee to thrash out addition- ( Continued on Page Eight) COURT UPHOLDS IIER'S AWARD SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 24 (U.R) The Utah Supreme Court today affirmed action of the industrial commission in awarding compensation compen-sation to Ralph Whitehead, injured in-jured while at work in a Tintic Standard Mining company operation opera-tion Aug. 7, 1939. Whitehead was away from work five months with injuries resulting result-ing from a bruised hip. The commission com-mission awarded compensation, but the company appealed. The court voted 3 to 2 to sustain sus-tain the commission. Firmage Heads Division In Hospital Crusade E. D. Firmage has accepted the chairmanship of the commercial division in the Utah Valley hospital crusade and will start work immediately in organizing his division, according ac-cording to an announcement today by Sidney W. Russell, associate asso-ciate general chairman. It is ex- pected this division will contact all commercial firms, retail and wholesale, with five or more employees, em-ployees, with active solicitation starting next week. "The modern hospital which we have serves as a guarantee to every employer of less lost time because of illness," Mr. Firmage said today. "Present day hospitalization hospital-ization cuts the length of time lost and is an economic factor to be considered. "No one needs fire insurance untU he has a bad fire, and no one knows when fire will strike. Likewise, Like-wise, we don't need hospital facilities facili-ties until we are stricken with an illness which may take our life. Then it is a mighty comfortable feeling to know that there is a modernly equipped institution within five minutes of our door, ready to provide every . known facility to cheat death. This is our hospital, ready for any emergency, emer-gency, and we must keep its doors open." All top leadership in the crusade cru-sade met at Keeleys at 8 o'clock this morfting to map out the week's work and to start organ-Contlnued organ-Contlnued on Page Eight) Director DR. T. EARL PARDOE Uorliman Buried in Grave! Hopper Brought Out flliuo SPANISH FORK Roy Davis, GO, WPA worker of Lake Shore, owed his life to good fortune and prompt action by fellow workers, following an unusaul accident at 9:30 this morning in which he suffered severe injuries. Working at the county-owner gravel pit a mile south of Spanish Span-ish Fork, Mr. Davis was "buried alive" in the gravel hopper when he evidently slipped while attempting at-tempting to loosen, some sodden gravel which had clogged the machine, ma-chine, it was reported. Fellow workers said that as the man slipped and his right leg went into the chute, the gravel was loosened and entirely covered him. Fearing the worst, the workers drove to Spanish Fork, summoned Dr. M. C. Moody, Blacksmith Robert Jex and the fire department depart-ment with its resuscitation equipment, equip-ment, then went back to the scene. Using his acetylene torch, Mr. Jex cut out sections of the steel-plated steel-plated hoppen siding, releasing the gravel which had entombed the man for nearly an hour. Mr. Davis was found alive but suffering badly from shock, severe se-vere bruises all over his body, and a posible broken leg. An air current cur-rent going from the chute along his right leg to his head had enabled en-abled him to breathe. He was taken to the Hughes-Memorial Hughes-Memorial hospital. Hoyt President Of Juab Stake NEPHI Judge Will L. Hoyt of the Fifth district court, was the new president of the Juab L.D.S. stake today, following the reorganization reor-ganization conference Sunday at which President Albert H. Bellis-ton Bellis-ton was released after 17 years of service. The former counselors James H. Ockey, first, and Herman W. McCune, second, were reappointed reappoint-ed to serve with President Hoyt. E. D. FIRilAGS UTAH GUARD TAGE SilOl" Reserved Seats May Be Obtained Wednesday at Paramount "Flight of a Guardsman," National Guard benefit show io be produced on the Paramount Para-mount theater stage Thursday Thurs-day evening, has all the advance ad-vance indications of thrilling entertainment. Director T. Earl Pardoe, head of the Brigham Young university speech department, reveals that 100 of the university's most talented performers will participate, in addition ad-dition to an equal number of local guardsmen. The show is designed as a farewell fare-well honor to the National Guardsmen Guards-men who leave early next month for army training at San Luis Obispo, California. Every cent of profit will go into the regimental fund that will provide the men with athletic and recreational facilities. "A patriotic opportunity to aid our local boys is being transformed trans-formed by Dr. Pardoe into a four-star four-star stage show that will be more than worth its admission price in entertainment value alone," declares de-clares Chairman Wyman Berg. Six elaborate stage settings will carry the action of "Flight of a Guardsman" over most of the western hemisphere. Opening in the beautiful "Moonglow Palace" at New York City, the story will move in successive scenes to the Panama Canal, to Waikikl Beach at Hawaii, to Shanghai, to the San Francisco waterfront, and finally, fin-ally, ."Home Again," Special Spanish and Hawaiian music has been prepared for the show by Bob Bowman, of Old Mexico, and a group of native Hawaiian Ha-waiian students. Venice Whiting, Springville, will supervise the dancing. ; Feature attractions will be the 50-piece Brigham Young university univer-sity concert band, directed by Robert Sauer; the Co-ed Cadettes, an all-girl orchestra conducted by Jane Thompson; and a dancing and acting chorus of twelve. Also scheduled for appearances are a comedy trio, Louise Abegg, Verda Mae Fuller and Elene Wiltbank; the Cougar male quartet, and a series of solo dancers. SPRINGVILLE OPERA READY SPRINGILLE Kolob stake M. I. A. will present the Spanish opera, "Maritana," on Monday and Tuesday evenings, in the high school auditorium. Rehearsals for the entertainment, believed to be one of the best of its kind offered here for some time, have been going go-ing on for a number of weeks, and some of the best talent available avail-able in Springville and Mapletou, is to heard in the production. A chorus of some 40 voices with an orchestra selected from the stake, supports the principal roles. Taking leading parts are: Melba Merriott, Rex Larsen, Elmo Jensen, Jen-sen, Virginia Bird, Ileen Felix, John Hardy, Frank Bjarnson, Reed Jones, Robert Pierce and Harvey Hutchinson. Carl Nelson, high school music supervisor, Is directing the performance, per-formance, with Mrs. William Schreiner, in charge of dramatics; Mrs. Tess Tyler, dances; Mrs. Bliss Hoover, general manager; Mrs. W. W. Clyde, publicity; Mrs. Harold Christensen, costumes; Mrs Clarence Jensen, stage manager; man-ager; Ted Haymond, presentation and rehearsals, and G. Lowry Anderson, makeup. Tiiis Day. . . BORN Girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cal-der, Cal-der, Saturday. Girl, to Reed and Edith Picking Pick-ing Gappmeyer, Sunday. Girl, to J. Petty and Rebecca Tucker Jones, Saturday. Boy, to Stephen N. and Florence Flor-ence Durrant Abbott, Friday. LICENSED TO MARRY Henry Booke, 55, Provo, and Sybil Loveless, 35, Provo. Henry Muceus, 30, Provo, and Mildred Woe, 25, Provo. BESOT SE Crash Victim r 1 1 WELDON U. COOMES Provo Navy Doy ''rile at Ei in Honolulu Grssli Weldon U. Coomes, 20, son of Mrs. James P. Coomes of 509 North Fifth West street in Provo, a sailor in the United States navy, was killed Sunday in an automobile automo-bile accident in Honolulu, according accord-ing to a cablegram received by his mother. Details of the accident ' and when the body will arrive had not been received this morning. Mr. Coomes was born July 4, 1920, at Springville, son of James II. and Pearl Houtz Coomes. He received his education in the Springville schools. He joined the navy on May 11, 1939, and had been stationed at Pearl Harbor since. The youth was attached to the U. S. S. Pensacola. Surviving are his mother, two brothers and three sisters, George A. Coomes of Springville, Richard J. Coomes of Provo, Mrs. Milton Johnson of Spanish Fork, Mrs. Harry Perry of San Francisco, and Mrs. I. P. Hallem of Hollywood, Calif. COAST GUARD FILMS Young men interested in appointments ap-pointments . to the U. S. coast guard academy are invited to attend at-tend the moving picture showing to be presented by Lieutenant D. T. Adams at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in Room 115-E, Brigham Young university, it was announced today. Municipal League To Continue Opposition To $800,000 Diversion Convinced that passage of Governor Maw's $800,000 motor vehicle registration moneys diversion bill would be a severe blow to municipalities, the Utah Municipal League will fight the measure to the end, indicates Mayor Mark ' Anderson of Provo, immediate Ti J C KOaCl bliperVlSOr VVmS ADDOintlTient "JJl'",l"' Upon recommendation of Commissioner Com-missioner William J. Johnson, the Utah countv commission Monday appointed G. Grant Christensen of Spanish Fork as road supervisor super-visor for the Spanish Fork and Diamond Fork district. Mr. Christensen succeeds William Wil-liam Grotegut. Other applicants for the post were Willia"m Grotegut, Grote-gut, Garland Swenson and Leo Olsen. Youth in Custody Admits Burglary A 17-year-old Provo youth is in custody of officers following an attempted burglary of two local lo-cal business establishments Saturday Sat-urday night. The youth, according to police, admitted breaking into the UtaTi Timber and Coal company at 164 West Fifth North and the University Uni-versity "Market, 498 North University Uni-versity Avenue. He reportedly entered en-tered the former place through a window and the market through forcing a back door. The market reported loss of $1.50, but the youth denys taking the cash, officers Bail AI10 S0L0F3 AILS AID BRUM Lend-Lease Bill Means War, Declares Sen. Clark WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 U.R) Sen. D. Worth Clark, D., Idaho, charged today that passage of the British-aid bill would authorize President Roosevelt "to conduct an undeclared un-declared war anywhere in the world." Opening the second week of debate de-bate on the bill, Clark said "within "with-in the next week or so" the senate would make a declaration of war, but "we'll call it a lend-lease' bill." He denied Britain was "fighting our fight," asserting she "is fighting fight-ing for precisely the same thing she has fought for a thousand years: commercial supremacy." "Democracy the freedom of small nations not a power in Europe is fighting for these things," he said. "They are fighting fight-ing for gold, trade, commerce, and the maintenance in power of their ruling classes. "German Nazism, Italian Fascism, Fas-cism, Russian Communism, and British Imperialism; there is little to distinguish them ... so let us see what we can do toward preserving pre-serving demacracy in America, and let the foreign 'isms' slaughter slaugh-ter themselves as they wish." Concedes Passage-He Passage-He conceded the bill would pass; that his was a "futile fight" because be-cause the "current is now too swift" and the "money and money-made money-made propaganda -has become too much for us." "I am cognizant of the fact we are going to war," he continued, "whether we call it war or not. I don't know how to stop it, but I intend to live whatever the future may allot me in knowing I did my best." Administration leaders opened the seventh day of debate with predictions the bill would be passed pass-ed Friday or Saturday in virtually virtual-ly its present form by better than a two-to-one majority. But opponents claimed they would be able to amend it. Sen. Allen J. Ellender, D., La., predicted pre-dicted victory for his amendment which declares that nothing in the bill authorizes dispatch of American armed forces outside the western hemisphere, except to U. (Continued on Page Eight) 1 Past president of the league. Citv Commissioner John B. President of the league, has asked for another conference between the league committee and Governor Gover-nor Maw, and the chief executive has stated he would await such a conference before pressing for passage of the bill, which would take the moneys away from the counties and cities to be spent by the proposed department of publicity pub-licity and industrial development. Governor Waiting Governor Maw said he la waiting wait-ing for the balance of the reports from cities and counties which will show just how they have spent the moneys on the roads and streets, and how much taxes have been reduced as the result of receiving re-ceiving the auto revenues. Mr. Matheson alone likely will meet with Governor Maw. Mayor Anderson indicated Saturday. It Ls doubtful if another conference of the league committee and the governor would prove fruitful, for "we haven't gotten anywhere with the governor in three conferences con-ferences already held," the mayor said. ; League officials told Governor Maw in the conferences that if the moneys, which have been spent on roads and streets, were taken from the counties and cities and used for other purposes, a great loss of federal aid would result, re-sult, but the governor maintained that the auto license revenue could be used for several different things that he planned to pro-( pro-( Continued on Page Eight) U-j3osi A gainst 77"" T! tiemcer Hitler's Speech Follows One by Mussolini Admitting Crushing Blows by British in Libya; Zero Hour Believed Near By HARRISON SALISBURY Adolf Hitler warned the world today his spring blitzkrieg blitz-krieg is about to strike Britain, and he is prepared to mobilize "half of Europe" to achieve victory. The German fuehrer said Germany had not slept during the long months of winter, but had employed the time to build up unprecedented submarine fleets which have now been sent against Britain. Submarines and Stuka dive-bombers, he said, will smash at British shipping whever it ap- pears, whether in the North Sea i or the Mediterranean. British Ships Sunk Only two hours before appearing before his old party comrades in the Munich beer hall where the Nazi movement was born 21 years ago today. Hitler said he was advised ad-vised by the supreme naval command com-mand of the sinking of another 200.000 ton of British shipping. Hitler emphasized and re-emphasized the fierce nature of the coming sea struggle, but gave no hint of Germany's other plans for the soring offensive to which, he said, he looked forward with confidence. con-fidence. "With spring coming on." he said, "I feel particularly fit. I rely on the best armed force of the world." He paid tribute to Italy's share In the war, which he said had diverted much British shipping and naval strength to the Mediterranean Medi-terranean while Germany was preparing pre-paring for the decisive test of strength which now impends. Offer Rejected While Hitler talked, it was reliably re-liably reported Prime Minister Churchill had given to Japan a rejection to the offer of Foreign Minister Yosue Matsuoka of Tokyo's Tok-yo's services in mediating the war between Britain and Germany. Matsuoka himself staked out a big Jananese claim in the Pacific, but admitted it was not alwavs possible to conduct actual "political "politi-cal affairs according to advocated ideals." He said "the white race" should turn over "Oceania" to the Asiatics. Hitler's address followed by 24 hours an unheralded address by Benito Mussolini in which the Fascist leader avowed his confidence confi-dence in Italy's ultimate victory with German aid, but admitted that crushing blows had been struck by the British. A speech of equal interest is expected tomorrow when Premier-Foreign Premier-Foreign Commissar V. M. Molotov ls due to address a Communist party rally. He may shed light on some of the obscurities of So-( So-( Continued on Page Eight) G3S. Doys .lutiny; 10 Lend in M YAKTMA, Wash., Feb. 24 CP) Sixteen Civilian Conservation Corps workers, who were reported report-ed to have mutinied, were held in county jail today on open charges. Highway patrolmen and deputy sheriffs brought them in from the Naches camp, 25 miles from Yakima. Yaki-ma. Sheriff Jasper Day said camp officials had not made any charges, and military authorities from Fort Lewis might take over the case. Some of the boys Bald their superior officer, "Major Dill," had mistreated them. Ray Whitaker, 19, of Easley, S. C, said most of the 180 boys in camp were from Georgia and South Carolina, that Dill had kicked nTem around in the mess hall and ; when they asked him about it "in a nice way," he got mad. Child Swallows Cogwheel, Dies ROOSEVELT, Utah. Feb. 24 n:.P) The body of Patricia Ann Gardner, 19-months-old Roosevelt girl who died after swallowing a sharp cogwheel from a watch, was returned here today from funeral services. Patricia died late Saturday in a Salt Lake hospital. The girl and her three-year-old brother, Jay, were playing with the watch. Patricia popped one of the wheel3 into her mouth. It punctured her esophagus. A delicate operation failed to eave her. o o ooo siii 9 TTH , s li iiireau Turkey Occoruca Qighf fo Dcslarc Uar on Garmany by dana scrorrDT ISTANBUL, Turkey. Feb. 24 EE A warning by Foreign Minister Min-ister Sukru Saracoglu that Turkey remained faithful to its alliances and would ODDose with arms "any aggression directed against her territorial integrity or her independence" inde-pendence" caused a sensation among diplomats today. Turkish political quarters asserted as-serted that actually the foreign minister's statement was relieved to mean Turkey reserved the right to declare war if Germany entered Bulgaria a contingency which was being regarded through the Balkans as a matter of days if hot hours. ' As Saracoglu made his statement state-ment through the semi-official newspaper Ullus at Ankara, the capital, it was reported Anthony Eden, British foreign secretary, would arrive at Ankara tomorrow from Egypt by plane. Saracoglu's statement was brief but pointed. He said: "There is no change in Turkish policy and Turkey remains true to her alliances. She is determined to live on good terms with all powers, particularly her neighbors. neigh-bors. "Turkey can not remain indifferent indif-ferent to foreign activities which might occur in her zone of security. se-curity. "Turkey would oppose by arms any aggression directed against her territorial integrity of her independence. "The Bulgarian-Turkish agreement agree-ment is an understanding between two countries whose will is to safeguard their peace and who cordially offer each other a hand, declaring that they have no aggressive ag-gressive intentions of any kind. "Any desire of the same kind with the same end in view would be welcomed by Turkey with the same eagerness." This last was interpreted irt political quarters as an implied invitation in-vitation to other nations to conclude con-clude non-aggression agreements with turkey similar to the Turkish-Bulgarian declaration. The statement was held to be a blow To German propaganda regarding re-garding the Bulgarian-Turkish declaration, particularly that Turkey's Tur-key's alliance with Britain had been weakened. CLUB TO MEET The Motion Picture Appreciation Apprecia-tion club of Provo high school will hold a meeting in the Little theatre next Thursday at 7:30 p. m. A special program is being planned. AUNT By nOUERT QUHXEN 'People that refuse to salute the flag ain't the dangerous dan-gerous ones. Those that mean us darm are smart enough to- become citizens and act like pious patriots.' fx . r -' Mr m a . . f .... -r 'H 7i V 1 .It JK 'J Aj. !u |