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Show HELPER VOLUME XXI HELPEE, CAEBOH COUNTY, UTAH, THURS., Grave Situation Faces School District, Over-Crowd- iiiintiHiiuitiiiiiiiiiiiiii(:iumtiiiiHituitniifitHtiiiiiiiiiuumuuuiiMimi To Capacity District Relief Stores Provide Food For 100 Cache County Red Cross Favors Exchange of Cattle for Coal 100 Approximately needy families are being fed through the efforts of the Carbon county relief fund from the two county commissaries established a week ago at Helper and Price. Administrator Henry Flack states the needy assisted up until this time have been almost evenly divided between the Helper and Price districts. A grievance committee to In- vestigate the reports of needy had been formed by Frank and J. P. Oldham of Spring Bon-ac- ci Glen. These two are cooperating with Mr. Fiack in endeavors to properly distribute the supplies among the workless, while at the same time local civic bodies are lending assietance to the problem of dispensing assistance where it is justly needed. The possibilities of effecting a change of supplies between Cache and Carbon counties seemed favorable Tuesday, when a report was received from C. W. Rapp, vice chairman of the Cache county Red Cross chapter, favoring the exchange of carloads of beef and poduce fo rcarloade of coal from this district to be distributed among the Cache needy. o Local Politics One of the most serious problems in school history is facing ihe Carbon county school district, with the enrollment and subsequent transportation problems lar exceeding local capaci lies to cope with the problems and giving promise of grave situations in the near future. A comprehensive survey of the educational problem was drawn up by Superintendent W. Chris-tense- n and given serious study at ..he Wednesday meeting of the ooard of education. The summary and comparative figures are of pertinent value to the thinking public, and will be ;iven the merited space in next week's issue of The Times, since the lateness of the hour forstalls the detailed printing of the lengthy summary of the situation in this issue. However we will quote from several outstand ing points, and urge that comprehensive meditation be given to this vital, civic problem by the residents of this section of the school district. The county enrollment of Sept. 26, was 5127, exceeding the num-oe- r enrolled the first six weeks of last year by 205, and added to this is the knowledge that ihe increased enrollment is being handled by fewer teachers at a lower average cost, due largely to replacement of higher paid teachers who resigned, by young-j- r teachers. Wuile schools in practically avery district are taxed beyond capacities, the increased enroll aient at the high school has a condition which was already deplorable. There is at to the resent overcrowding jxtent of 45.4 per cent. Despite the handicaps imposed and lack of y equipment the high school ha oeeu able to maintain a relative--- y iair standing in comparison ..ith other schools as shown by juLorni tests given. However, it aunot be hoped that this stand-n- g can be maintained under In many resent conditions. classes the teachers are compell ed to resort almost entirely to ,ne lecture method of teaching as classes are too large for pupil ..articipation to any extent. The present enrollment taxes the capacity of the building and vhe teaching corps to the limit. The teaching force cannot be because Increased materially there are no available classrooms. Unless some of the lower high school grades can be housed elsewhere next year, it will be necessary to put the pupils on a half-da- y schedule with classes beginning at eight o'clock in the morning and running until five o'clock in the evening. in The increased enrollment the schools is reflected in increased transportation problems. Because of the increased number of high school pupils coming from Spring Canyon and Helper it has been necessary to establish an addition run from these places. Even this does not take care of the subsequent increased enrollment has created a problem which must be met in the near future, At this time a sufficient sum is being expended on the transportation of 9th and 10th grade students through Helper to pay the interest on a building investment of $1000,000. The overcrowded condition of the high school and transportation system is not only reducing of the the effectiveness high school work, but is also causing many to drop out of the local system and go elsewhere. Under the present equalization law Carbon district will be penalized for each one of these, and some of the local money will be disover-crowdi- In Turmoil No Slates Posted MAJOR PARTIES DEFER CALLS TO PRIMARIES are to Helper City politics date up in the air, with leaders of both Republicans and Democrats as yet undecided about either dates for their primaries or candidates who will be presented. It is the desire on the part of some to have the primaries held on the same night, probably, however, not until the last minute. October 19th is the last day of which the meetings can be held. There has been much discus-rio- n of candidates but only one so far publically announced his In some quarters intentions. there has been talk of change In some of the city offices while others seem perfectly contented with the present lineup. Mayor Porter is said to be willing to run again on the Republican ticket and W. R. Johnson, city recorder is understood to want to continue in his position. Others mentioned for City recorder are Joe H. Lambert, now municipal judge; John Colzani and James Bergera. A. J. Stafford, J. E. Gease and Joe Edwards are thought to be willing to make the mayoralify race for the Democrats. Prospective councilmen talked about are M. O. Porter, John Bonaccl, Joo Oberto, J. F. Hunter as well as James the present incumbents, Galanis, R. A. Nilson and John Qullico. Injured Pedestrian On Way To Recove y George Kapassas, 50, of Spring Canyon, is recovering from serious injuries received Thursday night when he stepped into the path of an automobile driven by Miss Sally Sutch of Mutual. The man received a skull fracture, fractured vertebrae, and sprained left ankle. to Miss Sutch was driving Eve Miss with in company Helper Stoker of Mutual when the accident occurred, near the Stand-nrdvllrailroad rosslng. The man apparently did not see the car, and was knocked down whon be walked directly Into tn rear Cap Explosion Hazards Sight Of Rowe Youth -- tributed to the other districts of the state that are caring for their pupils on a standard basis. Everything points to much larger enrollments in the coming years. A study of the enrollment la the Junior high school grades at the present time indicates an enrollment of over 1000 In tho high school for 1931 and about 1300 for 1934. District No. 1 Includes all participant residing inside the city limits of Helper. One of the car and as many cash awards as there are active candidates wll be awarded in this district. The following are all votes cast for publication up until last night: Mrs. F. R. Porter 70,800 Mrs. Arthur Dalplaz 27,90(1 Mrs. Harris Simonson 29,400 Miss Ethel Lange 12, 900 ........ James J. Bergera Mrs. A. F. Drury Mr. Clifton Memmott Harold Patterlck Gus Antone Margaret Maritano Juanna Buchanan Steve Bolotas Fern Kofford end of the moving vehicle. The young women brought the injured man to the Melrose hospital at Helper. k ,, ,. ...... Rolapp Saturday 38,700 26,200 24,700 97,800 23.700 79,500 31,400 70,890 20,900 .... limmimHmmimmtiiiwimrlnimiuMMlimHHiiimiilillllltHllMMllimimtu Gail Cox Winner Mutual Employees In State Reading Called To Initial Contest Of KDYL Safety First Meet Speakers To Include of Carbon District The first of a series of Safety First meetings will be held by the employees of the Mutual Coal company at Mutual Friday evening in the amusement hall. O. Sutch, superintendent of the coal company, states the Friday meeting will mark the first orto interest the ganized effort workmen and officials in the important phases of Safety First, however, a preliminary meeting was held recently among the local officials and considerable interest shown in the movement. In devoting attention to Safety First, the Mutual employees are aligning themselves with progressive mining companies all over the world, who are giving regular study to the important work of greater safety movements. Every effort will be made to make the meetings interesting and educational. Superintendent Sutch announces speakers of consequence will be secured for the meetings to include employees of the company who have had experience along Safety First lines in county or other mining fields, together with medical men and comofficials of other mining panies of the Carbon coal dis- trict. According to the present plans the meetings will be scheduled twice monthly. o Price Civic Group Sponsors Comedy West Of Broadway Local Talent Will Appear In Popular Play On 6 October Gail Cox, the daughter of old nine-ye- ar Mr. and Mrs. Jesse R. Cox of this community won the state reading contest conducted over radio station KDYL. Hundreds of children from all over the state entered the contest which was held during the months of June, July and August. Gail will leave for Salt Lake this week to receive the prize award. It is also announced that as a victor of the contest, she will appear at the RKO theatre in Salt Lake City. In addition to participating in the Street Crossing Thomas Chipman, 60, an employe of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad suffered injuries Sunday evening when he walked into the path of a truck driven was by Joe Elegante. Chipman knocked to the pavement by the Impact, and received concussion of the brain and bodily bruises. He was brought to the local hostreatment, pital for medical where he is recovering at this time. The accident occurred at the Janet street crossing, when Mr. Chipman stepped from behind an automobile traveling in the opposite direction into the path of the Elegante truck. Mr. Elegante swerved his machine when he caught sight of the pedestrian, but did not clear the distance, the front fender striking Mr. Chipman. Mr. Chipman is employed as a car man at the local terminal. . RIVERSIDE RESORT The Chamber of Commerce of Price Is sponsoring a two nights showing of "West of Broadway" at the high school ,auditorlum, October 15 and 16th. The produccomedv tion Is a clever with musical and dancing specialties, directed by Miss Maxine of the National Producing company of Kansas City. In addition to the play 100 local children will participate in a colorful pageant to be presented as a headllner of the evening's en- The Riverside Resort, located three miles south of Helper on was the Helper-Pric- e highway, held-u- p by a lone gunman early Wednesday morning and close to $150 taken from the cash register. The bandit entered through a rear door, which was supposed to have been locked, and commanded the eight occupants of the resort to He down on the floor. e He was armed with an 45 revolver, which was cocked for action. While he made no efforts to search the parties 'n tertainment. Appearing with John Buskin, the room, he rifled the cash and made his escape the manager, are Robert" Bancock register, and Jcannle James as leading through the front door. It Is not Is known whether he had an acman and lady. Miss James soon stock complice waiting outside, and If the company leaving to make her home in Salt Lake he was traveling in a car it was City, and the production company parked at some distance from the is seeking talent to take hor resort, since no car was heard county girl, to leave following the holdup. place. A Carbon whose name will be announced later, will he given an oppor- pnny, and Jimmie and Imogene tunity to display her talents be- Millard will play the Juvenile fore the actors on the nights of lead comedian and the Ingenue. for Ml3fl To support this group of stars the show, and try-othere will be members of Carbon James' lead. Madame DeLoze who was formcounty to total 125. Tickets will erly of the Theatre Comlque in be obtainable from any member Parle, is traveling with the com- - or at the Prlct Drug- store. ct Mc-Ne- es l" old-tim- Candidates Of Times Big Campaign In Close Race All Closely Civic Leaders stage Favor Chamber Of Commerce Klwanls Club Supports Movement, Appoints Five To Project The first definite steps towards the organization of a Helper chamber of commerce was taken Thursday when the local Kiwanis club passed a unanimous resolution to sponsor and lend whatever assistance necessary to the forming of a local civic body. Since the Kiwanis club has been considered as a representative group of local business and professional men, the club moved to empower President F. P. Fisher with the appointment of a committee of five, whose duty it will be to interview the .business men of the community and to urge action in the preliminary steps of organization. A concensus of opinion gleaned from several of the representative civic leaders strongly favors the reviving of the old chamber of commerce which fell into inactivity many years ago. Mr. Fisher will name the committee appointments before the last of the week and prompt action is anticipated on the part of the chamber sponsors. o Helper State Bank Maintains Rank In Financial Exchange Thft Helper State bank, ha published their regular financial statement in this issue of The Times, listing resources at $950,-714.0a figure which places it ahead of any other banking Institution in Eastern Utah. The local bank has always maintained a leading position In comparison with other banks of the state, and it is interesting to note' that in these supposedly "lean" times the resources at the Helper State bank maintains a financial status which compares favorably with the tota, recorded in past years. At the present time the local bank has more than enough cash on hand to pay off all demand deposits without borrowing any funds or discounting any notes, a position which is a very Important factor in the financial life of this community. . Provo Merchant Plans To Open Ladies Shop . D.R.G.W. Carman Injured At Janet o "Yankee-Doodle-Dol- No. 19 o in LONE BANDIT ROBS 15-1- The dangerous 3i pastime throwing giant powder caps Into a bonfire ended disastrously for two Castle Gate youths Saturday, Glen Rowe, 14 year old eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rowe, is In St. Mark's hospital at Salt Lake where specialists are endeavorwhile ing to save his eyesight, James Harvey, 15 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Harvey escaped with cuts about the face and body. A third companion, Clifford Hreinson, 16, was at a distance from the fire and escaped injuries. The explosion occurred near Rolapp where the youths had retreated with their dangero jb powder caps which they are reputed to have obtained from the room of road construction men employed on the Castle Gate Rolapp project, who had been living at the home of young E. Harvey's grandmother, Mrs. Richards. The injured youths were taken to the Castle Gate hospital, where young Rowe was treated for gashes inflicted by flying gravel, and attention given his his eye, where injured right vision is endangered. It is feared metal paritcles lodged in the optic, and he was later taken to Salt Lake for treatment. James Harvey, whose father is the superintendent of the Blazon Coal company, at Blazon, Wyom ing, and who has been making his home with his grandmother at Castle Gate received superfici al Injuries and was able to return to school Tuesday. reading contest Gail studied music Provo during the summer. o Escape Serious Injury at Bonfire Near 103,700 41,503 19,200 18,600 24,700 46,301 57,500 26,100 68,900 Miss Lucile Sutch Rains Leonard Lange -- Raine Miss Naomi Harmer Helper . . . Jack Houston Castle Gate Mrs. A. D. Wood Martin Emma Gigliotti Martin Helper . . . Dorothy Reddington VeneDee Nelson, City Beatrice Stevens, Spring Canyon ut le Companions District No. 2 Includes pll participants residing outside of the city limits of Helper. One of the cars and as many cash awards as there are active candidates will be awarded In this district. The following are all votes cast for publication up until last night: Workers October 8, 1931 UtUUIUUIHHUtHlilUlUMltUll Standing of Candidates ed MES The Lewis Ladies' store of Provo has signed a lease with the Helper Securities company and will open an ladies apparel shop next to the Elite Jewelers in the near future. Leo N. Lewis, manager of the Lewis Ladies store at Provo and n business man, has been in Helper the past week, together with W. A. Reynolds who of the will be local manager new shop, assisted by his wife. The shop will be opened as soon as remodeling and redecorating of the quarters is complete-ed- . The store will be equipped with new fixtures and an improvement will be made in the While Mr. display windows. to obtain Lewis was anxious larger quarters for his new Helper store, he will remain in the designated location until such time as opportunity presents larger space. The latest styles in ladies wearing apparel will be stocked, inr, cluding millinery and accessories. Mrs. Lewis Is the buyer, and will give attention to the Helper store as well as to the Provo shop. Mr. Lewis states that buying trips are made to the eastern coast six times a year to keep the local shops In touch with the latest style trends. . well-know- ready-to-wea- Firemen Answer Weed Blaze Alarm The Helper fire dopartmout answered a 12:45 alarm Tuesday morning to extinguish a small area of weeds and rubbish which was burning near the Helper-Castl- e Gate highway close to the James Bruno property in northeast Helper. The blaze was of small consequence, and was easily extinguished with no property damage resulting. It is thought the fire spread from the burning of a small patch of weeds, which had been left unguarded, 5, Local Man J oms Director's Staff Price Commercial George Zeese, business man of Helper was elected to the Board or directors of the Price Commercial and Savings Bank at a meeting held Friday. The board membership was also increased by the election of John Redd, Price business man, who was also given the position of vice-preside- Carl R. Marcusen was elected president of the bank to succeed N. S. Neilson, who requested such action because of his desire to be relieved of the arduous duties because of his age. For the past twenty-on- e years Mr. Marcusen has been a chief executive of the bank and its growth and strength have been more largely attributed to his efforts than to any other one person. Husband's Mother Dies While Wife Attends To Ailing Father In Iowa W. A. Miller left Monday for Chanute, Kansas, after receiving the sad news of his mother's death Sunday. Mrs. Miller departed a month ago for her old o home in Cambria, Iowa, where Mrs. R. J. Vaughan and her her father lies seriously 111. Aceldest son, David, left Saturday cording to news received by Hel for Cheyenne, Wyoming, whore per friends no Improvements in young man expects to locate. He his health has been noted. o recently completed his course at Mr. and Mrs. Acel Minor and the Boeing Air school at Oakland, and has visited at the home of small daughter went to Salt Lake his parents the past week. Mrs City Monday on a combined busi Vaugan expects to return homo ness and pleasure trip. They will return the list of the week. the last of the Bunched at This Fnze Race for New Readers of At the begin nintr of the secon.l vote poiiod in the Times' free gift campaign, the candidates ara all closely bunchtd, with those candidates who but entered the campaign during ihe past few days holding their own with those who have been in since the beginning of the election. Our hats ara off to all the candidates for the fine start they have made., but more particularly to those who fcaveJust come into the race, for they entered after the others had a fair start, and nothing daunted, forged right to the front ranks. One of the recent candidates who entered the and has campaign already brought in a "flock" of new subscriptions, expressed the entire proposition In a nut shell when he remarked that the prizes were certainly well worth the effort of winning when one considered the value of the cars offered. ana the length of time it takes to win one expressed mathematically, you can win a $1445 car and the length of the campaign is but two months; figured on a basis of $300 per month for the services of the candidates who win, gives them a car for $600. If there is any other piece of merchandise in this or any other community that can be secured on the same ratio value to cost we have so far failed to hear it. This fact, so aptly expressed by the above mentioned candidate, assuredly not only makes It worth an effort on the part of the candidates already entered, but should likewise spur on those who have held off entering from one cause or another. No where, outside the stock exchange, can one secure such quick and generous, return? on. capital. invested. In this particular case the capital Invested la only the time devoted to the solicitation of subscriptions, and in a great majority of cases that time would otherwise be wasted. Frankly, we have been very disappointed in the small number of candidates who have responded to the "urge" and are putting forth a genuine effort to vaia a reward. It does not speak well for the ambition of some people of the community when not more are alive to their opportunities. Remember that it is not yet too late to enter the campaign and win one of the cars, for any candidate entering at any time durine the nresent second period has an equal chance with any other candidate in the race. People will get out and sell tickets to some event, and secure in one afternoon enough sales that, were they to secure in equal number of subscriptions to the Times, would place them in a commanding position in the race of the candidates. Aa we have already stated in these columns, we can but offer the OPPORTUNITY IS opportunity NOW HERE the rest is up to you. o Helper Physician Enlarges Improves Hospital Quarters Improvements are being made this week to the Melrose hospital, the major change to be ef- fected in the operating room, which chamber will be completely shutoff from the reception room and enlarged by the movto ing of partitions. Entrance the doctor's office will be available direct from the waiting room, instead of through the hallway which also formerly lead to the opeating room. The walls of the operating room will be given a hard sanitary finish, and other improvements msoie to place the quarters In first-clas- s condition. New surgical equipment will also bo added. Enlargement of the hospital quarters are also being madi. according to Clara B. Madsen. superintendent, who states additional beds are being placed this week. o St. Barnabas Church Archdeacon W. F. Bulkley will celebrate holy communion at 11 a. m. Sunday. October 11. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Reverend H. J. Johnson, Pastor. |