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Show Attorneys Plan Defense Program For Polygamists SALT LAKE CITY, April 10 a.F) Attorneys ror Utah s polygamy-practicing "fundamentalists" today were preparing both state and federal defense arguments for some 40 members of the unique re ligious sect. The attorneys tomorrow will appear in the Salt Lake City court to represent 34 fundament alists charged with illegal co habitation and with conspiracy to 'commit acts injurious to public morals." They said today that preliminary pre-liminary hearings might be waived waiv-ed in the case of the unlawful co habitation charges but that hear ings would not be waived for those charged with conspiracy. Meanwhile, a 300-page brief was bemg completed in the cases of nine fundamentalists charged in federal indictments with violat ing the Mann act and the Lind bcrgh kidnaping law. The brief will be filed late Wednesday and subsequently will be sent to Dis trict Judge T. Blake Kennedy in eneyenne, vyo.f who will decide the case. The defendants previously had waived triai-by-jury and agreed to rest their case on written state-ment-of -facts and written briefs which were to replace court ar guments. City Briefs Pvt. Bob Booth is here from Camp Roberta, Calif., to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Booth. He is to report at Fort Ord, Calif.. April 20. A family dinner was given by the Booths Easter Sun day at their home, the grand father William M. Wilson, also be ing present. Provo Joins In Easter Observance Impressive Easter services, proclaiming pro-claiming the resurrection of Jesus and holding forth a message of hope and faith in victory over death, marked traditional churv and secular observances in Provo Sunday. Inclement weather and war-time restrictions on gasoline and tires, kept down the attendance at the outdoor sunrise services near Utah lake at the mouth of the Trovo river, sponsored by the Young People's Christian Endeavor Endeav-or Society of the Community church. Early risers at Orem crowded into the Scera auditorium to hear the rendition of "Resurection Morning," Mor-ning," Easter cantata by Gates, presented by a chorus of Lincoln high school students with E. B. Terry, director and L. L. Terry, reader. The Sunday church services brought to a formal close the Lenten period of penance and prayer. The largest audiences of the year were reported at practically prac-tically every church in the city. Utah Arbor Day (Continued From !'( One) and social security offices upstairs. up-stairs. The only signs of life in the City and County building are in the state police radio room on the ground fldbr. . Among those taking advantage of the holiday were the occupants of the sheriff's sher-iff's office, who locked up their desks from Saturday until tomorrow tomor-row morning. In the city building the police, mayor and commissioners were open, with few callers on hand. The draft board, revamping their files for the April 12th call after receiving a telegram Saturday giving them new orders on the induction in-duction of men under 26 years, was a beehive of activity. Tomorrow morning all offices will resume as usual except the ration board, which is scheduling an early closure in order to hold a conference with district OP A officials. American Guns llontlnuea From I'nr cordia Theological Seminary of Lt. Louis, Mo. ' We have been instructed from childhood." he continued "to love n'l mn. even our enemies. To-dUy To-dUy is Easter, the day of Christ's tnurr.ph. Should not all chisten-(i'jin chisten-(i'jin be jubilant this day. Should rot a'l people rejoice. Chnst died ar.'J P'?c f r all men for Germans ar.'i Americans alike and therefore there-fore I v;sh you also today In the narr.e of rr.y soldiers a happy Easter East-er The Chaplain read the Easter s'ory ;n German and then ex-piair. ex-piair. i to the Americans in their o.vn language the origin of East-ec. East-ec. A protestant service was con-du con-du ted by Chaplain Capt. Earl Hayes of Clyde. Tex . and a Cath-o.ir Cath-o.ir mass wu said by Chaplain 1st Lt. Leo Crowley of Syracuse, N. V. Lt. Ferron Lose of the navy, and his little daugher, Lani, have been here from San Francisco, Calif., to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Losee. He is being transferred to San Diego, and his wife and two children will remain in San Francisco for the time being. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Clayton Clay-ton were in Salt Lake City for two days last week. They now have as their house guests their daughters, and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Twayne Austin of Poca-tello, Poca-tello, Idaho and Mrs. Vern John son of Ogden. Mrs. Fred C. Strate and daughter, daugh-ter, Miss Anna Lee Strate, left Sunday with Corp. Bryce H. Christensen, son-in-law of the Strates for Florida. They will visit their daughter and sister, Neva Christensen who is employed at the Electronic unit at Ft. Walton Florida, and their son and brother Capt. Sterling J. Strate, who is stationed at Boca Raton. Mrs. T. Hettlg and children of Salt Lake City, spent last week in Provo at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Speckart. Mr. Hettig visited here Sunday. Capt. Robert O. Hodson of Hill field, and Mrs. Marva H. Gregory of Salt Lake City, spent Easter with their parents, Mr. and Mr3. J. R. Hodson. Corp. Louis N. Bandley, who has been stationed with the army headquarters division in New Guinea,' for the past 27 months, is home to visit his parents, Mr and Mrs. Richard Bandley. Covers were laid for 20 guests at a fam ily dinner given in his honor Easter Sunday at the home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hulsh were delighted with Easter . telephone calls from their boys, Aviation Cadet Bill Huish, who is at Aus tin college, Sherman. Texas, and Aviation Cadet John Huish, in ba sic training at the Marana army air field in Tucson, Arizona. Mrs Lola Hunter of Nampa. Idaho, visited in Provo over the week end with her parents, Mr and Mrs. A. B. Simmons. Dr. and Mrs. Fred R. Taylor have returned from San Francisco, Calif., where they spent a week with their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Star fler (Mary Taylor). Mrs. Staffler accompanied her parents home and will remain here indefinitely Mr. Staffler is a second class petty pet-ty officer in the navy, stationed at Treasure Island. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Taylor Tay-lor have had as their guests for a week their son. Staff Sgt. R. Gordon Taylor, who returned today to-day to Fort Harrison, Indiana, where he is in the finance department. depart-ment. Also Sgt. Wayne Ulery, stationed at the army air field in Harvard. Nebraska, who left today to visit his folks in Las Vegas. Nevada. Miss Jacqueline Bueheler, student stu-dent at the B. Y. U. has, been home on a short vacation to visit her family in Silver City, Nevada, returning to school this morning. Mrs. Ida Gardner left today for Stockton, Calif., where she will attend at-tend the graduation exercises of her son, Kelly Gardner, who will receive his wings and be commissioned commis-sioned a second lieutenant in the air corps, from Stockton field, Saturday. Lt. Paul A. Swalberg of the Seventh Air force, is here on leave from Honolulu, to visit his wife. IVenna Watkins Swalberg, and j their little daughter, Judith. Also his parents. Dr. and Mrs, R. C Swalberg of Spanish Fork. He is :to report back for dutv in Honolulu. Woman Pilot Displays Nerve When Motor Stops Evidence that she knows what to do in an emergency emerg-ency "up in the air" was demonstrated dem-onstrated by Evelyn Haws, Provo aviatrix who recently made her solo flight at the Provo airport. A few days ago while flying fly-ing alone within three miles of the airport, Miss Haws became be-came suddently aware that the motor "cut out" on her at 2000 feet altitude, the pro-pellor pro-pellor frozen. With commendable presence pres-ence of mind she "coasted" in to make a perfect landing at the airport, handling the plane in perfect glider style, according to Merrill Chris-topherson, Chris-topherson, airport manager. A brother of Miss Haws, Captain Bill Haws is a veteran vet-eran flier in the service. Two other women have completed solo flights at the airport. They are E d ith Brooksby of Provo and Mrs. Leah Wright of American Fork Miss Brooksby becomes the fifth member of her family fam-ily to take up flying, having already two brothers in the air corps and two sisters who are fliers. Mrs. Wright's husband hus-band solocJ jvst a few days before she did. Provoan Attends Conference For The 128th Time "The best conference I ever at tended," said Walter Cox. Provo's champion L D S conference-goer today, as he returned from Salt Lake City, where he attended the opening session of the semi-annual L D S conference Thusday in the Mormon tabernacle. It was his 128th conference, setting a life-time record started back in 1876 when he attended his first session to hear President Bigham Young deliver a discourse. dis-course. Since the war-time conferences have been restricted to -ward, stake and priesthood officers, Mr. Cox has been favored by the church authorities with a ticket to the tabernacle, in recognition of his long record of attendance. Don B. Colton Named President Of BYU Alumni Don B. Colton, former United States congressman and present director of the L D S Mission Home in Salt Lake, was chosen president of the Brigham Young University alumni association, Saturday, at a meeting of the association board of directors. Mr. Colton succeeds Marion J. Green-wood Green-wood of Salt Lake City, vice pres ident of the Utah Oil Refining company. Other officers selected at Sat urday's board meeting were Elsie C. Carroll vice president replac ing Mrs. Libbie Cook Hayward of Provo; Mrs. Zelma W. Colton of Provo recording secretary succeeding suc-ceeding lone Christensen of Salt Lake City. F. G. Warnick of Provo was retained re-tained as treasurer of the association asso-ciation with Ralph A. Britsch of the University English faculty being re-elected general secretary of the organization. Officers of the board were authorized au-thorized to nominate a committee from BYU general alumni to direct di-rect an alumni campaign for funds to build the newly proposed propos-ed student-alumni hall. The hall, apprpved by the university uni-versity board of trustees, will include beside student offices and features, alumni offices, reception rooms, and a meeting room for the board of directors. Preliminary plans for Alumni day June 6 were discussed, Mr. Britsch, general secretary reported. Board members include Royden C. Braithwaite Of Ogden; Antone Romney of Salt, Lake: Dr. Wayne B. Hales. Joseph K. Nicholes, and Clean-Up Day at Spanish Fork Set Now for April 19 SPANISH FORK The cleanup clean-up day for Spanish Fork, scheduled sched-uled for April 12, has been postponed post-poned for one week because of the backward spring and other reasons. rea-sons. It is now planned to hold Clean-up day, Wednesday, April 19. Home owners, however are advised ad-vised to get their own yards cleaned up and be able to assist in the general clean-up when it Is held. Hull (Continued From Pasje One) participation In the League of Nations. Na-tions. Hull did not reply to criticism of his foreign policy in Latin-America, Latin-America, but it was learned that he would take up this question on Friday Pan-American day iji an address before the Pan-American Union. Chairman Sol Bloom, D., N. Y., of the house foreign affairs committee com-mittee and an administration stalwart, stal-wart, said the address was a "convincing speech" which should "satisfy the people of the entire nation that a definite plan of foreign for-eign policy already exists to establish es-tablish postwar peace through the world." But in the opposite camp, Rep. Hamilton Fish. R., N. Y., one of the administration's most violent critics, said Hull had dealt "mostly "most-ly with generalities," and that it was quite clear that we have no foreign policy whatever." Half-Day Closing For Spanish Fork SPANISH FORK At the regular board of directors' meeting meet-ing of the Spanish Fork Chamber of Commerce held Friday evening it was decide that all business houses would close each Wednesday Wednes-day ajt 1 p. m., starting April 12 The newly elected president, William B. Jex, outlined his policies poli-cies for the year and made many suggestions for business and civic improvements. The board took these suggestions under advisement advise-ment and will take action on them at the next meeting. In addition to the cash contribution contrib-ution made to the state junior livestock show the directors made an appropriation for the purchase of animals at the livestock show auction sale. Libbie C. Hayward of Provo and Ethelyn P. Taylor, Raymond R. Holbrook, Oscar A. Kirkham, and Marion J. Greenwood of Salt Lake City. Grand Larceny Charges Filed Charles Davis, 43, who was arrested ar-rested Saturday for allegedly stealing a wallet containing $80 belonging to John Hobda, will be arraigned in city court Tuesday on a grand larceny charge, it was announced today. The theft was assertedly made while Hobda, a Geneva steel plant worker, was signing for stamps at the state liquor store in Provo. He claimed he turned his back after putting his wallet on the counter, and Davis siezed it. City' police arrested Davis at Hansen's cafe late Saturday af- ternoon. He is reported to have confessed to making the theft. FIRE SWEEPS BARN Damage caused, by a fire that swept a barn owned by Sed Harding Hard-ing of Carterville late Saturday night was today estimated at ILY HERALD W6TO. TJTaH COTVTT. tTTAH MONDAY. APRIL 10. 1944 PAGE 3 Willkie (Continued Krom Pace One) he intends to "say what I think." His friends were hopeful, but Willkie had ew illusions during ine latter weeKs or nis pre-con- vention campaign. His associates explained that Willkie had recognized recog-nized for months that powerful forces in the Republican organiza tion hoped to repudiate his candi dacy. Local organizations generally were uneasy over Willkie s stand on post-war international affairs. But the Willkie camp feels that this doubt was stimulated to outright out-right opposition by the organized ettort of a group of powerful party leaders including Joseph N. few, Jr., and Ernest T. Weir, of Pennsylvania and the New York state and Illinois party organizations. organiza-tions. Willkie's political associates evidently evi-dently do not know what his tactics tac-tics will be after nomination of Republican and Democratic presidential presi-dential tickets. He has said that the country needs changed leader ship. But the language of his state ment withdrawing from the presidential presi-dential contest suggested, also, that to obtain his support the Republican nominee would have to have a clear record and a forthright forth-right position. Willkie is not backing away from the implications of that, statement. On the contrary, he is telling his associates that it is a time for critical decisions. Driggs Announced As Guest Speaker SALT LAKE CITY, April 10 (U.E) Dr. Howard Driggs, noted author and professor of English at New York university, will ba guest speaker here May 6 at the annual spring meeting of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, general Secretary I. O. Horsfall announced today. Dr. Driggs is a graduate of the University of Utah, where the sessions ses-sions will be held. A general session, a business meeting and six sectional meetings meet-ings will be held in connection with the May academy meeting.. $250, investigating Provo city firemen reported. The barn and contents were completely gutted by the blaze. I 2 drops in each nostril open cold-clogged nose, you brea the freer quickly. Caution: Us only as directed. Demand PENETRO NOSE DROPS BRUSH-UP. ON YOUR FURNITURE L 13, Use FULLER'S PAINTS . . They Last! HDTTl&Co. Industrial School Escapee at Large SALT LAKE CITY, April 10 (llE) A 17-year-old escapee from the Ogden industrial school was still at large today, following a automobile chase and consequent smash-up Saturday afternoon. The youth, along with another escapee who was captured after the wreck, stole an automobile Saturday and crashed it into a tree and a house when they were pursued by a sheriff's car. The pair escaped from Ogden Thursday. Russians (Continued From I'age On) way into the city from three directions. direc-tions. Soviet dispatches also revealed that Soviet and Czech formations had driven into old Czechoslovakia Czechoslo-vakia and Russian forces slashing down into northeastern Romania virtually had isolated the key rail center of lasi in a push toward the rich Ploesti oil fields. Czech sources here said the Red army had occupied the village of Jasima, 10 miles inside the Car-patho-Ukraine, the easternmost provine of Czechoslovakia now occupied oc-cupied by Hungary. The report indicated that the Russians had completed the occupation occu-pation of the crest of Tartar or Jablonica Pass leading over the Carpathians down toward the Hungarian plain. Statistics ROMNEY TO SPEAK Thomas Romney, president of the central states mission and former Brigham Young University Univer-sity faculty member will speak to ' Girl to Lt. Gale and Maxine Loveless Bullock. Sunday, American Amer-ican Fork hospital. Lt. Bullock is , in New Guinea. Girl, to Lynn and Mercy Green iHuff. Sunday night, at the home. The baby has three sisters. Boy. named Paul Howard to Howard A. and Mildred Cox Kas-teler Kas-teler of Washington, D. C, Saturday. Satur-day. 'the university student body Tuesday Tues-day in devotional exercises. Mr. Romney was also formerly 'head of the institute of religion at Logan. r Do you know about the crusade to lower the cost of hearing? ? CAR OUR OWN WJNDUS i ..M1 foci cheerful "Vatbv carrying .t:- voU UW"- man- TLTnndles you re M" - yr LTd as lot ar power, USE LESS OLD SUNNT brook PER drink, and help make this fine whiskey last for the duration. We're making mak-ing only alcohol for war' needs now so our whiskey reserves must be ''rationed. 'CHEERFUL AS ITS NAME' SuhhitBrooe BRAND KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY National Distillers Froducts Corporation, New York, N. 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S'o extra iVo "dt-coy." rami teal Association Council on Physical Therapy We Inoite You Come in for Demonstration Use Standard's Easy "Pay A You Go" Plan STANDARD OPTICAL CO. 161 West Center $40 GOOD NEWS FROM THE PRODUCTION FRONT a mm i tk mm T V W M JT . sTJ 7 mw r m rm sM m waw m aw ar a worsjy4 Physical volume of war materials produced was more than double that of 1942. Total value of 1943 war production more than 3 billion, 500 million dollars. in: Average total employment 448,848, an all-time high. Total payrolls more than 1 billion, 300 million dollars up 54. "Ar Materials and services purchased from others approximately 1 billion, 900 million dollars up 88. it Net income after taxes from manufacturing operations 3 Ho cents per dollar of sales. 6lfll?a(PgB)BfflO GENERAL MOTORS 1943 deliveries of war material rose'to'a total value of more than billion dollars, or about 87 more than in 1942. The increase in physical volume was even greater, since unit prices were reduced during the year. Deliveries of service parts and other authorized civilian material amounted to $250,000,000, a decrease of about 30 from 1942. At the time of Pearl Harbor, G.M. deliveries of war products were at a rate of two million dollars' worth a day. By the end of 1943 the daily rate was above twelve million dollars. The 2,300 separate items placed in production ranged from small and delicate parts to airplane engines, complete airplanes, tanks, and powerful Diesel engines for submarines and landing craft. AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT in General Motors in 1943 was 448,848, an all-time high. The figure stood at 503,749 in December. In 1942, the yearly average was 314,144, and the December figure was 391,975. Thus the increase in yearly average was 43. At the same time, payrolls rose 54, and reached a total of about IH billion dollars. More than 200,000 new G.M. employes were trained for war work in 1943. Enrollment in courses for supervisors and executives totaled 21,500. The percentage of working time lost because of accidents was less in 1943 than' ever before. TOTAL NET INCOME after taxes in 1943 from war output and other sources was S149,78O,0S8, compared to $163,651,588 in 1942 and $201,652,508 in 1941. Net income after taxes from manufacturing in 1943 was only 3S9 cents per dollar of total net sales. 93 of all war material delivered to the end of 1943 was manufactured under fixed-price contracts. General Motors early adopted the policy of reducing reduc-ing prices to the government as lower costs were achieved through greater experience. The government benefited many millions of dollars by these reductions reduc-tions in 1943. Taxes in 1943 totaled 5308,068,000, of which federal taxes were $254,783,000; social security and unemployment insurance taxes, $39,263,000, and state and local taxes, $14,022,000. Common stock dividends were $2 per share in 1943. They were also $2 in 1942, $3.75 in 1941 and 1940, $3.50 in 1939. CM Deliveries of War Materials by Classes of Product Hn.LKX C VX.I.S j PUSH I SMS I MS. " install W j; . "ZZZ? teSSaa! '" ISO- f-!l 4 "'" Employment and PayToUa in Genera Motor IMSI I I PAYROLLS J " i r s v ' i S Ti c i CM 3e Sale and Net Income mrntt MuM Of oollS M.n III II 1- icttJ I j i u u n d d n ul Jt It St J M U U -U The year 1943 was one of great effort and sound achievement achieve-ment in General Motors. The job is not yet done. All are determined to contribute to the utmost toward final victory. When this is accomplished, there will be the task of preparing for the requirements of peace. But until that time "Victory is Our Business!" IN 1943 GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY EMPLOYES submitted 123,000 written suggestions for im proving production or working condi' tions. 25,400 ideas were accepted. Cash value of war bond and stamp awards for same, $955,000. NEARLY 86,000 G.M. MEN AND WOMEN HAVE ENTERED THE ARMED FORCES ty thm no' of 1943 mora than 10,000 rsreronj hod boon ghtn amploymsynl by G. M. Naoriy half of thtm war employ who had baen on military faova of obsanca; fha rtmainder had narar befora worfcao for G. M. LET'S- All BACK THE ATTACK Stand by fh men on the beachheads! The better their equipment the stronger their power and the greater their protection. BUY MORE WAR BONDS GENERAL MOTORS Gtntral Motors units engaged in the war ejjort: CHEVROLET PONTIAC OLDSMOBILE BUICK CADILLAC FISHER BODY FRIGID AIRE CMC TRUCK & COACH AC Spark Plug . Aeroproducta Allison Cleveland Diesel . Delco Appliance Delco Products Delco-Remy Detroit Diesel Eastern Aircraft Electro-Motive Guide Lamp Hyatt New Departure Brown-Llpe-Chapin Delco Radio Detroit Transmission Diesel Equipment Harrison Radiator Inland Moraine Products Packard Electric . Proving. Ground Research Laboratories Rochester Products . Saginaw Malleable Iron Saginaw Steering Gear Ternatedt United Motors Service G.M. Overseas Operations General Motors Parts General Motors Institute General Motors of Canada, Ltd. MiKinnon Industries, Ltd. 4t Victory is Our JBusiness" j |