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Show HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK'S NEWS Raging Tornadoes In the southern states . took a toll of 275 lives and made many hundreds more homeless, with the full extent of the storm's damage not yet reported. Alabama bore the brunt of the storm with 220 dead. Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and South Carolina were also victims of the tornado. James C. Stone, chairman of the federal farm board, denied persistent reports that he was "maliciously trying to manipulate" the grain market and planning to dump large amounts of stabilization wheat in European ports. Great Britain and Ireland reached another ctisis in the long and stormy history of their relations when the F'ree State officially notified the government of its intention to immediately abolish the oath of allegiance to the English crown. Pollee Eflorts still prove unavailing in the third week of the absence of the kidnapped son of Colonel Charles A. Lindberg. National figures have busied themselves in the hunt, both from the upper and lower strata of society, but nothing tangible has been discovered. A Short Lived Boom for Andrew Volstead, author of the federal pro~ for president of the hibition Nil United States, was killed when the proposed candidate flat-footedly declared he would not run. ANTI~HOARDING PLAN WINS 0. K. Lions Clubs of Nation Join Campaign to Utilize Idle Dollars The National Campaign to end hoarding has gathered considerable momentum with the launching of a week of concentrated educational efforts to be made through advertising in the press, placards and through attention given the subject in churches, theatres, and public gatherings. That tf:te movement is accomplishing its desired purpose is evidenced through the many examples and cases which have been drawn to the attention of the headquarters of various association.s participating in the campaign. Some unusual cases of boarding are reported by the International Associations of L10ns Clubs which is exerting an intensive anti~hoarding campaign among its 2800 clubs. One case was reported of a man who had inquired at a hardware store for a .. sounding" device which would detect buried metal. In explanation of questions asked him the man stated that he had buried all of his savings in a piece of lead pipe and was now unable to locate the pipe. Anothe~case was that of a boy who was unable to remain quiet in school and could not refrain from squirming in his seat. Becoming the object of suspicion, the boy was examined and it was found that $5,000 in bills was sewn to the boys underwear. Accounts from other sources tell of money dated pri01" to the Civil War now coming into circulation. One dollar in hoarding since the Civil War, if it had been properly invested would now be worth approximately $29.00. The International Association of Lions in efforts to support the Combat Hoarding movement has made the following recommendations to its clubs and have received desponses from more than 500 clubs notifying the central office of the appointment of a committee of three to carry out the s u g g e s t e d recommendations, namely: 1. Pay debts. 2. Buy normally. 3. Place savings in savings account of some b8.Jln. in which you have confidence. 4. Invest in good securities, stocks, bonds, or real estate. 5. Purchase A. B. C. or American Express business or buy into one already checks. 6 Start a good legitimate established. 7. If necessary deposit money in Postal Savings accounts. The object of the Lions campaign are, "first to get money now hidden, into circulation, and second, to conduct a campaign of popular education as to the function of money of banks, of credit, and to show the disastrous consequences when credit is restricted by money withdrawn from the arteries off business." M•lvin Jones, founder and Secretary General of Lions International is a member of the Advisory Committee of Col. _. rank Knox, chairman of the Nat>ijnal Committee Against Hoarding. ~It is his conviction that "if all of the citizen institutions and business enterprises in the U. S. made a maximum effort to turn their currency and gold into bank deposits, cash in the hands of banks would increase by at least two billion dollars and a potential credit expansion would increase twenty billion dollars, a sufficient amount to set in motion a greater business boom than we have as yet experienced.'' Number 47. Midvale, Utah, Friday, March 25, 1932 Tolume 7. Safeway Beats!Power Concern Raps Sales Vincent Statute Drug By WILL ROBIS Standing of the Teams W. L. Vincent Drug ...................... 5 1 Rasmussen's ........................ 4 1 Utah Poultry ...................... 4 2 Midvale Merchants ............ 3 3 J. C. Penney ........................ 2 3 o. P. Skaggs ........................ 2 4 Safeway Stores .................. 2 4 Firemen ................................ 1 5 Pet. .833 .800 .666 .500 .400 .333 .333 .166 Wednesday night's Merchant league games .went to Rasmussen's, Penney>s, Safeway Stores, and Midvale Merchants. The round brought numerous change in the league standing and set a dramatic stage for Wednesday's final games. In the Saf~ay Stores-Vincent Drug fray, the season's outstanding upset was enacted when the Safeway boys turned the tables on the Sodamen for a well earned victory at 10-8. With the score lied at eight-all and but 15 second of play remaining in the final quarter, Doug Cary, Safeway forward, sang a field goal that pro· vided the margin for Safeway's second victory and Vincent's first defeat. Rasmussen's second place club met a stubborn a'nd worthy opponent in 0. P. Skaggs and won that game by a margin of only three points. The game was very spectacular and both teams played on par most of the game. However, the basket scoring of B. A. Rasmussen in the final period of the game, proved too much for the Skaggs boys and Rasmussen's won at 14-11. The Merchants team, led by Olson and Jackson, scored their third wiD of the year by defeating the Firemen, 20-14. Jackson played a wonderful offensive game and garnered a large ~re of his team's scores by tossing in several field goals from long range. The Poultry team, minus the services of F. Bateman, proved to be sadly inferior to the Penney squad and lost their second place position at 18 to 7. Sandy Flashlight Wins National Press Honors The Sandy Junior Flashlight, student paper of the Sandy Junior high school, was awarded first place honors in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Contest sponsored by the Columbia university, New York City. "Flashlight" is published The monthly during the school year, and the first four issues published before the Christmas holidays were entered in the contest. Dorothy Greenwood is editor of the "Flashlight" and Don Jensen and Moedl Steadman are the business managers. Harold Thorpe is the journalism adviser and Arvid J. Larsen the business adviser repre~ senting the faculty. The 1'Flashligbt" has been published from the plant of the Midvale Journal for a number of years. CHESTER J. SMITH WINS DEATH TRIAL ACQUITTAL A jury in the court of Judge James H. Wolfe, of the Third district, after deliberating nearly eight hours, returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of the State vs. Chester J. Smith of Midvale, Friday at 8:15 p. m. Smith was charged with first degree murder for the slaying of Marco Davich of Murray, December 22. Trial of the case occupied four days. Smith testified in his own be~ half, stating that the shot wWcb killed Davich was fired by Elmer J. Moore of Murray, when the two had called at the Davich home. Smith said he did not know Moore was armed and that be. himself, was not carrying weapons. Moore's trial was scheduled to be· gin in Judge Wolfe's court Wednesday morning. Calling attention to agitation in Uta.h and Ida.ho against public utilities engaging in merchandising M. L. Cummings, Jr., director of advertising for the Utah Power & Light company outli:Qt!s the effects of statutes prohib· iting utilities from selling merchan· dise in Kansas. He says: ''The Kansas State Press Associa~ tion, at its annual meeting at Wichita, January 16th, passed the following resolution unanimously condeming the law of 1931 in that State, forbidding merchandising utilities: ·•on the grounds of depriving cities and towns of adequate service and contriving to empty store rooms and unemployment, we urge the repeal by the next Legislature of the law known as The Public Utility Merchandising Act, believing its operation has been a detriment rather than a benefit to our community." Prior to the adoption of the resolution Earl Frickett, Editor, Peabody Gazette-Herald, said: ''Mr. Chairman: "When House Bill 3144, or what is ltnown as the Utility Merchandising Law, went into effect last August 1, two of the best stores in Peabody were forced out of business, and at the same time two of the best advertisers in town were eliminated. "This will be nothing new to you be· cause the same thing happened in your town as did in mine. "During 1930 the electric and gas utility companies spent more than a thousand dollars for advertising space in my paper. During 1931, prior to August 1, they spent $400 for space and since August 1, both of them have used a grand total of $42.50 worth of space. This loss of a thousand dollars per year is total because none of the other merchants now handling merchandise formerly sold by the utilities, have increased their advertising budgets by reason of taking on the added lines. "I have it from a reliable authority that the electric utilities alone used advertising space in Kansas news· papers during 1930 to the extent ot ~225,000, to which could probably he added another $100,000 of factory and distributor advertising, that is not now being used, while in other states where they do not have a law of this nature, this kind of advertising is about 85 per cent of normal. "The result is a distinct slump in the sale of this kind of merchandise in Kansas. One utility company tells us that during 1930 they sold over 400 electric ranges in their territory and in this same territory since last August 1, 5 electric ranges have been sold by dealers now handling their sale. ''It will be interesting to see which of our great indwstries will take the lead in busines recovery. The recent era of great prosperity, starting in 1922, was stimulated prin(Continued on another page) Two benefit dances and programs are scheduled by Jordan Post No. 35, The American Legion, to assist the needy of the district. One will be held in South JordS.n ward chapel Friday evening, according to Commander W. 0. Boberg. The second will be given in Midvale Friday of next week when the losing teams in the merchants' basketball leagne will provide the entertainment. In connection with the Midvale program the final game of the league will be played. At present Vincent Drug team is leading the league with P. C. Rasmussen team in second place, and the Utah Poultry five thlrd. Admission to these affairs will be by bringing foodstuffs whlch will be distributed to needy families by the Legion post. Henry L. Stevens, national commander of The American Legion, who was a Salt Lake visitor last week, explained the plan of the organization to provide jobs for 1,000,000 men in the nation, and issued a call for 100 per cent cooperation in Utah. The major concerns of the American Legion today, be said, are hospitalization and rehabilitation of disabled war veterans, the care of war orphans and widows, national defense and finding jobs for the unemployed. "In combating unemployment," he said, "we are concerned not only with legionnaires. but with every man and women who is loyal to the flag under which they live. Our work is not done until we have given every American his God given right to work for an honest living." Commander Stevens brought a cheer from the two or three thousand legionnaires, auxiliary members and Legion supporters who attended the meeting when he announced that the organization's campaign for jobs had resulted In putting 256,914 men back to work up to date. He read a telegram from the national Legion headquarters stating that 11,400 jobs had been found Thursday, and predicted that the campaign would put 1,000,.)00 men back to work before June 1. Commander Stevens insisted that the finding of jobs was the cure for hoarding, in connection with which statement he added: "You can talk antihoarding until you are black in the face, but the people are going to hang onto their money, and rightly so, as long as they are afraid of losing their jobs. Remove this fear and the hoarded money will come out to buy the merchants' good and to start our factories." Midvale Spellers Win School Honors Junior Rasmussen and Mar y Bowen, seventh grade students, won first honors in the spelling bee given last Friday as a part of the closing exercises in the local schools. Edith Christopherson, eighth grader, was previously chosen to represent the school in the Salt Lake Tribune spelling contest1 which was won last year by Nelda Marchant of Midvale. Conforming to the policy of the district board for the shortened school term, 125 ninth grade students were given conditional promotions. This number is an increase of 56 per cent over last season's class. Home Fire Menaces Resident of Midvale Awaking suddenly to find Ws home ablaze was the experience of Carl Peterson at 3 a. m. Wednesday, who told Fire Chief Clyde Canning that after laying a. fire in his range he lay down and went to sleep. Damage was estimated at $500 by firemen who were unable to save the house, as headway was too great when they arrived on the scene. Peterson, who rented the home of A. Malstrom on Grant street, was able to save nothing except his trunk. The house, a two room frame structure, was practically demolished. Five hundred feet of hose was laid by 16 firemen who answered the alarm. County Fish, Game Group Prepares for Annual Riot Preparations for the ninth annual "Riot" of the Salt Lake Conuty Fish and Game association are practically completed, according to members of the entertainment committee. The affair will be held in Salt Lake at the Elks club Saturday. George Hoffman is chairman of the committee prepar~ ing the program. Admission to the riot, according to E. E. Eliesen, local director of the association, will be by membership card in the body. Those who desire to obtain tickets at the door, Mr. Eliesen says, may do so for one dollar, and the ticket may subsequently be exchanged for a membership card. Mr. Hoffman and his assistants announce a program of approximately 15 acts, all of which will be unique. The nature of the entertainment is being kept quiet, but those in charge promise a good program. Henry Golub will be master of ceremonies. To prove that the affair will be unique, the committee decided to bold "unique" contest. The sportsman who come to the affair with what the committee decides is the unique dress of the evening will be awarded one of 15 valuable prizes. Free "eats" will be supplied to those present, and preparations are being made to accommodate 1000. C. Oren Wilson, president of the body, will introduce Mr. Golub. No kang~ aroo court will be held, Mr. Hoffman says. Following is a list of the committees assisting Hoffman; Publicity, Jesse B. Sharp, J. W. Warburton, S. S. Fox, Earl J. Glade, Elmer Marks, Pat Goggin, William C. Lukey; entertainment, B. P. Spry, Harry Golub, Lee Simons, Dean R. Daynes, Jesse B. Sharp, Albert' Southwick; prizes, Cliff Patten, Clarence Evans, Harry Madsen; refreshments, Alois Smolka, E. L. Vetter, Ken Ellsworth; arrangements, Bob Sleater, Harry Finch, E. L. Bertolina; speakers, Charley Fher, B. M. Crocker and C. Oren Wilson. & COPPER PLANTS WILL NOT CLOSE, SAYS JACKLING ~---······ ....·.. Utah Group Urges Tax Famous Actress On Imports Of Makes Comeback Red Metal In Shakespeare After an absence from the stage for more than thirteen years Maude Adams, famed Uta.h born actress, has returned playing the role of Portia with Otis Skinner in Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice." She wi11 appear Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2 at Kinksbury Hall. At the personal request of the great actress her managers have routed her continental tour to Salt Lake City where she was born nearly sixty years ago-in the very shadow of the historic old Salt Lake Theatre. Newspaper clippings received at the University of Utah from scores of cities throughout the nation show clearly that Utah's famous dauhter has been receivad in her return to the stage in a marmer far surpassing that of any other member of the American theatre. An editorial appearing in a Ri\:h~ mond, Virginia newspaper, after a half a dozen paragraphs of praise for her magnificent work, wonders how great the enthusiasm for the beloved actress will be when she appears before her own people in uta.h. 1 JORDAN SCHOOL CLASSES ENDED Jordan schools will not reopen for the continuance of classwork for the remainder of the regular term. This was the announcement from the of~ fice of Supt. D. C. Jensen, following investigation as to the legality of utilizing other funds or borrowing other money to keep the schools open. ''It is a regrettable fact," said Mr. Jensen, district superintendent of education, "that we are compelled to close the schools. We have made every effort to hold school until the full year ends, or even for a few weeks longer, but it is impossible to do so legally. However, the principals have done all they could to put the students in good condition for next year." With the closing of classes last Friday 191 teachers and 6260 students started on a long vacation- until September. Many of the teachers have , enrolled at the University of Utah, the Brigham Young university and the Utah State Agricultural college for the remainder of the spring term while others have gone outside th~ state to study. Granite district schools are taking as many students as possible from the Jordan district, it was announced Monday by Calvin S. Smith, district superintendent. It is not promised, however, that the incoming students will be graduated by Granite, as Jordan has been operating on an 11-year program while Granite requirements cover 12 years. Although a number of citizens friendly to the school bond issue which was recently defeated urged submitting the proposition again to the voters, it was decided such action would require too much time and the proposal was dropped, Mr. Jensen stated. Teachers will help senior high school students, of whom there are about 200 in the Jordan and Bingham high schools, to complete work nee· essary for entrance to the university. This may be done by correspondence, or by holding evening classes for such students after school opens in the fall, which is some weeks before the university classes commence. T,he exact means has not yet been agreed upon. SANDY JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS GET AWARDS The boys' advisory group of the Sandy junior high school, under direction of Glenn 0. Pollard, boys adviser, were awarded prizes in the final school assembly last Friday eve~ · g run. Winners of the frist prize was Bruce Peterson's group, consisting of Bruce Peterson, captain; Merril Borg, first lieutenant: Dan Griffiths, second lieutenant; Vern Fenstermaker, Lawrenee Smith, Frahcis Johnson, Albert Levine and Jack Mead. These boys made a total of 299 points in athletic contests, scholarship and citizenship. Second prize was won by Don Orton's group, consisting of Don Orton, cap~ tain; Seth Rbiner, first lieutenant; Derral Despain, second lieutenant; 1Everett Kunz, Vaughn Atkinson, George Ebert, Alma Wright, Wilson Tolman. Their score was 287 points. Third prize winner was FerroJ Pugmire's group consisting of Ferro I Pugmire, captain; Grant Ainsworth, first lieutenant; Wayne Pierson, second lieutenant; Archie Swenson, Ivan Jensen, Teddy Jones, Jess Nelson, Melvin Simonson and Wesley Tucker. Their score numbered 228 points. The plants of the Utah Copper company will not suspend operations despite the present unfavorable metals outlook, according to D. C. Jackling, president of ihe copper firm, who ar~ rived in Salt Lake Sunday for a two day inspection of the company's properties. Mr. Jackling stated there was nothing to warrant malting any seri~ ous major changes in the present schedule of operations. "I announced several months gao," Mr. Jackling said, Hthat nothing short of calamitous conditions would force us to suspend operations. I repeat that statement now/' A telegram from the Utah congression delegation at Washington, bearing the endorsement of 2000 Utah residents representing 100,000 voters in the state, was sent Sunday, accord~ ing to Harry S. Joseph, mining man and executive committeeman of the Make Work committee. Mr. Joseph conducted a survey of the state in behalf of the copper duty proposal during the past two months, and reported receiving cooperation of county, city and state officials, chambers of com~ merce, civic clubs, fraternal organizations and representatives of the Utah state Farm Bureau federation, the Utah State Federation of Labor, the Utah Manufacturers' association, the Utah State Woolgrowers' association, the Utah Canners' association, the American Legion and the Salt Lake Executives' association. In addition, Mr. Joseph stated that he had obtained the support of 800 individual members of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce to a copper tariff, as well as the unanimous support of the Salt Lake B. P. 0. E., of which he is exalted ruler. In Washington the house ways and means committee reversed itself and, by a vote of 1.4 to eight decided against recommending a four cent per pound exise tax on imported copper. The proposal was recommended by Representative Douglas, of Arizona, (Continued on last page) J. C. PENNEY GIVES VIEWS ON TAX LAW J. C. Penney founder and head of J. C. Penney company stores, speaking before Business Clubs in New York State, said, in part: fiThe past two years have been a particularly trying one to the retail merchant. "It has taken more than the mere desire to stay in business, to keep things moving. There have been many failures; there have been many incomes reduced to the point where they no longer were sufficient to cover a living wage. "It has been difficult for some so~ termed merchants to view the existing conditions with anything like a calm and clear thinking mind. "Propagandists, alive to the feeling of worry and fear, and anxious to dE>~ velop a source of in,come for them· selves, have made capital out of the uncertain mind of the smaller mer· chants and have attempted to create fictitious divisions in business. "Where these propagandists have flourished for a time, they have created a new and disturbing condLtion which bas been highly expensive to every town they have visited or reached. By this I mean, flatly and without hesitation, the so-termed anti-chain store movement. "I have talked with retail merchants who looked to the promises of the agitators to find them a way out of their pressing difficulties, and they have been unanimous in their statement that the experience has been bitterly expensive to them. 11 The day of the propagandist bas gone. But in his wake has come a menace to business more dangerous in its signifiance than anything which has gone before. "By this I mean the movement to( Continued trom Page One) Community Store Changes Quarters The Midvale Community store, which since December 12 has been operating in the basement of the Mid~ vale Junior high schol, has moved its quarters to the office of the city rew corder, Mrs. Heber C. Aylett, in charge of operations, reported Wed~ nesday. It is uncertain just how long the store will remain in operation, Mrs. Aylett states) on account of shortage of funds ~d falling off of contributions. Mrs. Aylett reports the main items called for are flour, sugar, lard, coffee, milk and mush. Some clothing has been distributed, and since the closing of the local bank some supplies have been received from the county warehouse. The store operates three days weekly to proVide food for the unemployed and destitute. |