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Show PAGE TWO THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN THURSDAY, s: THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Published Every Thursday at American Fork. Utaht bythe ALPINE PUBLISHING CO. Entered as Second Class Matter, at the Postoffice at American Fork, Utah, under the act of March 3. 1879 NVIWtPAPIB AlWlBTUINC flBVICI. INC VN.AflJ m m Itnlw Amtiuft AAfifikm mijSm Heme T Hwipptrr Subscription Rate $2.50 Per Year EDITORIAL TWIX THEE AND ME During the first 150 years of its history, the United States of America made rapid progress because it was being developed by men who relied upon themselves but alas! and alack! the next 150 years will not show the same degree of progress because the crackpots have sold too many pedple on the idea that they should rely upon the government instead of themselves. Too many people believe the government will give them something for nothing. No government service is free. Of course, you may not hand the money over the counter when you take advantage of these "free services" but 37 of every dollar you earn goes for direct or indirect taxes to your city, state and federal governments. Spanish Fork Press GIRLS! BOYS! HIGHEST QUALITY RUBBER GOODS SELLING AT WHOLESALE PRICES Any two of the following items for only $1.00. Mail orders filled promptly. Money back guarantee! FOOTBALLS, SWIMMING TUBES, Multi-Colored 7" PLAY BALLS. Large and small HOT WATER BOTTLES. M. b W. PRODUCTS COMPANY BOX 116, LARAMIE, WYOMING Life With Congress By REVA BECK BOSONE, M. C. Washington I am proud of my state of Utah in many, many ways. One of them is in the fine labor relations, and minimum wage and hour standards. I had really commenced to think that the labor standards of Utah were the standards of all the forty eight states; but getting the facta as I have here in the national capitol has told me that I am wrong. In some of the states In the union, and in some of the. districts in the states, there are no state or local minimum min-imum wage or hour laws the wage Is certainly not a living one This is pretty difficult to under stand when we realize that in Salt Lake City in particular or dinary labor Is paid from 80c to $1.00 per hour and very often carfare In addition. The debate on the floor of the house on the minimum wage and hour law was confusing and in some Instances emotional; but many of the members were thinking clearly. The bill as it passed exempts a million more workers than the law now m ei feet. Of course, I realize there, are types of work that should not come under this law, but to be fair to all workers, most of them should come under the Act. You see, pet industries and industries in certain states and districts were exempted by their congressmen congress-men because of political reasons. I can think of no other excuse. (I still believe that a representative representa-tive of the people should be fair and impartial to everyone, and then regardless of political ex-pendiency ex-pendiency vote what he thinks is right.) When the atmosphere in the House on Wednesday was exceedingly ex-ceedingly tense, Helen Gahagan Douglas, representative from California now serving her third term, took the floor and offered an amendment. In her explanation explana-tion of the amendment, she Said very deliberately, "If you leave this exemption in the bill, you will uncover 10,000 women". This threw the house in an uproar. At first Mrs. Douglas didn't realize what she had said, she smiled for a minute, and then became embarrassedbut em-barrassedbut the house got a good laugh cut of the incident, It takes something like this once in a while to break the seriousness serious-ness of the atmosphere that so often pervades a legislative body. The mills of democracy grind Back-Log From Citizen News Columns THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs. Wash Chlpman returned Monday night from an eight day trip to the Cone ranch in Idaho. The trip was made in an automobile in four days, two days each way. The speedometer chowed 850 miles was consumed on the way. coming from a stranger made us proud to be a resident of American Ameri-can Fork. TWENTY YEARS AGO Coming down on the In term-ban term-ban car the other night we heard a gentleman say "American Fork is the best town on the interru-ban interru-ban road, it is the most progressive progres-sive and up-to-date town south of Salt Lake, and I don't bar Provo." That is the kind of boosting that helps a town and slowly, and sometime in a most cumbersome manner; but the result re-sult Is what the people want. One of the advantages of living in our great country is that we have the right and the power to change the result. This is done in our legislative bodies of the states and the nation.- A heavy cloud burst in Deer Creek, American Forjc canyon, Tuesday at 4 o'clock, caused the road in American Fork canyon to be practically impassable. Great trees, limbs and boulders were washed down the canyon lodging against the side of the power plant and threatening to wash out the road entirely. second, and Miss Faye Ellison, also of American Fork, won third place. " TEN YEARS AGO Messrs. Karl Bennett and Bi Walker of this city have Joined the "King's Band ana Entertainers" Entertain-ers" and will be gone until spring Mr. Bennett and Mr. Walker are popular musicians of American Fork, and mends are eager to see them make their mark "in the music world." Barbers and beauty operators of Utah county who attended the outing at Geneva Wednesday declared it a rip-roaring success At 10 a. m. a bathing beauty contest was staged by Mrs. Alice M. Crookston. Nine sun-kissed beauties of Utah county partici pated.. Miss Ruth Chappel of Provo, won first, Miss Naomi Oalsford, American Fork, won J If you need money for ANY PURPOSE a GENEVA FINANCE CO. LOAN will solve your problems. O AUTO LOANS O FURNITURE LOANS O SALARY LOANS Geneva Finance CO. Above Utah Power & Light Co. American Fork ... Telephone 413 1 - .., .... . J ii4Hym . l JT special 4 lT Plymouth 4 5 ; - Hit t DeLUXE " . 4 4 jjj ;f i; vw a... i , - t sedan X ; '. -j,te.viL-'Ki V-.'. .zjZL.- 1 i; 1 MW 'A 4flCfRD ; i I 1940 M . jjj j It Cheviot ; sCFEB V I j.r g : " dto -w1" . ooii ; van se,r ) - m fe J; $V195. : M VJ--J I jj ' Plymouth 4 l--Sv i Chevrolet ' W jj , " SEDAN ; ' i TUDOR ' ,.j T 111 I PJ. .375-)G J - PL $545.00 J I 1 . Jllffl 1 J L -: Phone Arri. Fork 545 - - OPEN EVENINGS Until 8 P. M. H Yets to Get Insurance Kickback Next January Application blanks for the $2, 800,000,000 National Service Life Insurance special dividend to be paid to some 16,000,000 present and former policy holders will be available for .veterans August 29 The application forms will be available in every postoffice, A. office and at veterans' service organizations. The only steps necessary to get the dividend is to fill out the application, which Is a three fold card containing all the in structions, and mail it to the V A. Officials of the veterans ad ministration advise that it will not be necessary to write about the dividends because the veter an will be notified upon receipt of his application and thereafter the entire operation is a me chanical one using, machine punched cards. Checks are ex pected to start flowing out some time in January, 1950, and mall ing is expected to reach a max imum of 200,000 dally. Wire-Walker Clown To Be Featured on Steel. Day Program - Frertchy-m nationally famous wire walker will be on the Steel Day show ior laugns and thrills. Besides being one of the world greatest wire walkers, Frenchy ... . " manning is acclaimed the out-standing out-standing novelty act and comedian comed-ian today. Prior to the war Manning was one of the head. lined feature attractions throueh out England and Continental Europe. When Manning eeta nn t.h wire, ne immediately proves me auaience tnat he is master and toos in his nartlmlnr lino r t entertainment and he has J ustly earned nis reputation as being uie craziest ciowmg cowboy or tne "believe it or not, that Rip ley iorgot. ' . He can twirl his ropes, lasso's, and...gadgeti,.. . spimiing 'several ropes on a mere wire simultaneously simultane-ously and unsupported 'whatever Thejafctnefmalft wire. with his 100 foot iAm in a razzle dazzle oddity of comedy, aancmg, roping with sensational trickery that is a treat for thosp with a, sense of humor, and a sense-of -rhythnr; " In a desperate attempt to stop the Holocaust of war which threatens to engulf Europe, President Pres-ident Roosevelt appealed directly direct-ly to Chancellor Adolph Hitler of Germany and President Ignace Mosclclkl of Poland, to refrain from hostilities for a reasonable and stipulated time and attempt to settle their differences . by arbitration, several local 1 farmers and sportsmen have reported seeing a lour-point duck in the tama rack and high brush on the lake shore and others have said they have seen several deer in the same area. I Swimming Certificates Won By Youngsters During Summer Program The season's swimming program pro-gram which has been sponsored and directed by the city recreation recrea-tion department will come to an end today when the last group has returned from Saratoga. Don Overly . and Mrs. Harry McTague have had charge of the program which has proved to be very popular with the younger generation. Coach Overly reports that nearly every youngster advanced ad-vanced in his swimming skills. Tests were given last week by Walter R. West, Jr., representing the American Red Cross and the following swimmers qualified for certificates. Beginners: Coleen Durrant, Richard Mech-am, Mech-am, Mitchell Iverson, James Dunkley, Kent Roberts, Bill War-nick, War-nick, Allan Cunningham, Richard Rich-ard Webber, Neal Mortenson, Kay Walker, Ronnie Dunn Nyle Doyle, Linda Lou Robinson. Janice Wing, Connie Dean, Lu-Jean Lu-Jean Bell, Marilyn Tuckett, Ar-lene Ar-lene Beck, Olen Hunsaker, Craig Mortenson, Ronald Long, Roy Dahl, Marilyn Ramsay, Howard Durrant, Gerald Adamson, Nolan Johnson, Connie Bennett, Ada Bennett, Mackay Boley. Intermediate Swimmers: Grant Robinson, Joyce Rowley, Myrna Morris, Joyce ,Luke, Doug- By HARoijj J Life insurant veal that ii h J u. Thau "1C ldW Wfls! repealed. we J cause it's almost Id HOI thlngs everyday J wim a crash, ft, I age and-theadoJ went age In hul old mixes the J nis cnemlstry that he's on the If it's also theajW miracles w A Portland, rJ iouna W400 and J the owner. Hept $1. That's one iJ an iiuuesi aouar. tir- ... vc can t ten make an honest dd can tell you hon ones you have p auto repairs and Dring your car i MOTOR CO, KC St. You'U ho m our service and J By the way. Happy! u au oi you from ALPINE. las Mavne. Jack tJ Strong. Orlin . 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