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Show VOLUME 34 ..NUMBER THE JOURNAL 3 LAUNCHED AS '49 TO FVFR DAYS The tax commission will open branch office for registration of motor vehicles 0wred by Carbon county residents on a basis from January 22 to March 2. These branch offices are opened for the convenience of car owners in this section and all are urged to secure their new 1940 plates on the dates given, thereby avoid- j j full-tim- flFFIfllil rtftniHll j j - Saitjjt Sun-sodiu- 1 School In WOMAN AMONG EXPLOSION VICTIMS The recent coal mine dis:ist(1r at Hartley, West Virginia, in which an explosion snuffed out the lives of 92 miners, reached as far west as Helper for one of the survivors . Harry Heard left her here last Friday morning, 5 when she had received word J that her father, C. C. Stair, was J listed among those trapped 2 miles below the sur- nearly face of the city of Bartley. A son, Earnest of Wellington, ?JJ his sister, Mrs. accompanied -, Heard, to the desolate comniun- ity 0f Hartley. Other survivors S are. Clarence, Charley, Bufore, V Ethel, and his wife, Mrs. Sav-- J n - i SM:s. ; j - J j5 i5 J to reports from According the scene of disaster, which is rated the nation's worst mine disaster in more than a decade, a total of 154 children were left fatherless. Some of the victims left ag many as eight and Tuesday morning and accord ing to Mr .Kane will probably wind up the traffic 0f moving enrollees this department of government rehabilitation from one part of the country to another. In f i i f V I i j Coal Moving Increased 1939 showed an increase in the amount of carloads of coal handled through this terminal over the fig- ure for 1938, Mr. Kane announced Monday. During the past year a total of 36,416 cars of coal was Bhipped, which figured from on a ton basis ia 1,820,800. The average number 0f tong per car Is SO. In 1938 there were 35,611 cars of coal, or a total of approximately 1,780,500 tons. I Coal shipment during 1939 by the month, showed a slight Increase over every corresponding month during ,f the year 1938. The local Girl Sonnta hnvn been I making pictures of sawdusk and ink, uder direction of Mrs. McLane. Some exceptional work has been dote by the girls. '1 1939 REVEALS j Venture i v d i children. KIWANIANS OF TWO all-tim- e CITIES TO OBSERVE 1 25TH ANNIVERSARY , Members of the Helper Kiwanis club will join with 2.050 other clubs throughout the United States and Canada in observing the 25th anniversary of the founding of Kiwanis International, President Chris Jouflas of the local club announced today. m bfri-nv'n- This year's anniversary party will inter-clumeeting between the be an b clubs of Price and Helper, Mr. Jouflas stated, and will be held at the Helper civic an lltorium next Wednesday, January 24, at 7 p.m. On January 21, 1915, the Detroit Kiwanis club received its charter from the state of Michigan. Perhaps a mere quarter of a century isn't a very long span of jears, ag time goes, but back in 1915 the U.S. had little or no community club life at all. Back In those days groups didn't go to noonday or evening luncheons every week. Since 1915 Kiwanis has enjoyed rapid growth, until now there are over 030 clubs with over 104,000 members in the U.S. and Canada. The Kiwanis Education committee of .the local club is in charge of the program, assisted by the inter-clu;elation3 committee who are making arrangements for the Price group to be the guests of the local club. .Members of the committees are: KiC. N. Memmott. wanis education (hail man, R. J. Vaugban, Dr. J. J. Dalpiaz, Henry Hall and W. II. Wardell (All past presidents); inter-clurelations Jack Phalen, chairman, Bruce Moffitt, Henry Hall, W. fl Wetmore and P. E. McClellan. A program outlined by Kiwanis International will be followed, President Jouflas announced. Joins L.D.S. Church Kiwanians and their wives or L.D.S. partners joined with the church last night and attended a banquet sponsored by them and by the Mutual Improvement Carbon w;:s dethroned as to raise funds to Association, Carbon-Emerof first place in the the building of a new chapel district of Region No. 5, when they in Helper which is now under conby the fast stepping and high geared struction. were forced to ta'rce a drubbing Following the dinner a business North Emery Rangers of Huntingwas held where regular Kiton, who have hung up 10 pre season session was transacted. wanis business victories and 2 league encounters a without loss. The game was played on the Legion Commander Rangers' floor, and from reports Appoints 1940 Committees there was never any doubt as to who would be declared the winner. Committee members for 1940 for Carbon meets Ferron Friday night the Utah department of the American at Ferron In their fourth league Iegion from Carbon county as ancontest. nounced by Glen Ballinger, department commander are as follows: REPUBLICANS SLATE DINNER Litizzette, August Membership, A Lincoln Day dinner on Monday, Helper; legislation, Val H. Cowles, February 12, will be held by Carbon Price; employment, Harry Wilson, county itepublicans ,it was announced Helper; safety, Carl Nyman, Price, last week following a meeting of the (chairman) ; Sons of the Legion, county Republicans, It was announced Clark Wright, Price, law and order, Fred W. Keller, Price; publicity, Mr. talis are underway. Cowles ; junior baseball, Scott Faus-ett- , Mrs. George Pizza spent the weekPrice; Internal organization, Wil-forL.D.S. at the from Jensen, Price; and national studies end here travel, Fred Voll, Helper. Business college In Salt Lake. v ' FOR seei etarial Sat-uida- annah Stair. 2 j FINANCIAL REPORT j J 1 i 1W0 i ' y his annual 18, making report to the Southeastern I'tah As- CITY IN GOOD SHAPE sociated Industries, Val D. Hicks issued an appeal for a more universal lliljiei' City's busini'ss for the year use of coa by educating the public Only New Board Member bv the means of cooperative advertis- - 1939 amounted to f 17.'!.'!S2.4S. v.hich slightly below that of VXs when To Be Installed; ing and publicity to consume more 'is n total of $179.!t52.M. was disbursed coal. Public A by the city Pointing out the pi ogress that lias in the Aeel L. Mine; of Helper will be been made in the "Build rtah, liu n breakdown financial rio.-- as term as a member Coal" campaign, the coal association gin his live-yea- r to the submitted of the Carbon County School Board official stated that "we must continue and mayor city at the first meeting of 1940 sched- to encourage and foster the buying council by Record of coal burning equipment and to er uled for next Saturday, January 20. Ernest Flaim. Mr. Miner will encourage whenever and wherever that during shows ' be the only new possible any new uses of coal. the year just past member to be a drop w as noted sworn into office bal-in the cash next Saturday, hav M ance of the 19"i FT:--I ing been elected water bond fund: early in Decem- BROUGHT AGAINST special improve Ernest Flaim ber when he delueiit tax .eeeipts feated the incumanil electric light collections, w hich bent W. D. Wilson DRIVER OF DEATH CAR. is chiefly responsible for the differ- of Standardville, ence in 193S and 1939 receipts. to represent preOne noticeable rise in receipts for cinct No. 2, which the yea j 1939 over the prevUnis year FATALITIES f TRAFFIC o all included was in the amount of taxes collected CARBON COUNTY Spring Canyon and Ace Miner from Helper City, which gae t'lem the city of Helper. a total of $:j5.380..iO for 1939, as 4 OAn 4? To Januar The newly elected school board for 19.18. with $30,370.30 compared member will be starting his first To January 13, 1939 also slightly collections Water are venture as a public official when he Entire year. 1939 - 5 I above a year ago. is officially inducted into office That the city is in excellent finHe has been a resident of ancial condition i amply revealed Helper and county lor ap-t the financial statement which by 10 Cou,1l-AUon,ey Acconlil,S 15 has served years. and proximately Sh,ya' charges of involuntary appears in this issue of the Helper of that time as circulation man-arwerP filed in his office Jon rnal. Salt Tiibunethe Lake age,for Record Made In 1939 Tuesday against Trunin Wilcox,. 35, Telegram. He owns his own home officials at the close of bus of the City of automobile Fairview, driver stuare. has two children who auj in which Neils Iver Nielson, 28, of iness last year made somewhat of a dents jn Helper's schools. Castle Dale, met his death last Fri- record for Helper when they deAlthough Mr. Miner has been ac-- ' day night. posited $16,100 in the 1925 water tive in Masonic work in Carbon counto a report made by bond sinking fund, which is not only According ty for a number of years, he had 5 dolla s thousand State Highway Patrolman Joe Ar- approximately not taken a very active part in civic high. nold, Wilcox was driving north at above 1938, but is an organizations until last fall when he 8:15 p.m. Friday at an excessive $3,121.80 was deposited in the 1936 was elected president of the Helper rate of speed on the wrong side of auditorium bond sinking fund, which Boa;d of Trade, a new organization the road about two miles thousand dollars above south of is nearly perfected by the business men of Price nn hehx N'n 10 t.ee Alirer the preceding year. Helper to stimulate the community ()f Clevtflam, lvK a0Uth gaw Another noticeable reality that the a, a more desirable place in which to thp WJlc0X ca. ap hlnB and hMd. city is In splendid financial condition live an,, trade. Since taking over the u fo,. tfp Qw (lj(,n,t is revealed when the new administraduties 0i the rganuation, he has been lUo ,nake k The wo CRffl coljded tion, which took ove, the operation a ei uaiiuiiaiii cog in an unusual headon, inflicting Mr. Nielsen's injur- of city government January 1, 1 9 JO, amount of achievements during the ies which caused his death in Price is $7,.'198.44 cash balance in the genpast five months. eral Mind to begin the new year with. city hospital two hours later. La si v".'u', or at the of Because he is well qualified for the! Wilcox, Alger and another pas" ?WM was left position, and has a very definite in-- j senger in the Wilcox machine, Clar- 1939. a balaiue on hand in the general fund to begin terest in the future of Helper and ence Anderson, 30, of Castle Dale, Carbon county, people of this dist- are still operations for the year just past. recovjn Price city hospital, rift are confident he will become! Considering the present optomistlc from cuts, bruises and internal a real asset to the board outlook for 1940, Mr. Flaim stated f educa- ering injuries. this tion, as well as to his own communCity should enjoy Funeral services fo- - Mr. Nielsen one week. Helper of the most outstanding years, ity. 11 a.m. were conducted Tuesday a' it has had for a Officers of the board, who have in Castle Dale L.D.S. ward chape by financially, that number one more yea.' to serve, include Orof years. Bishop Klmer Nielsen. Uurial was in son Guymon of Price, president, and Castle Dale city cemetery, directed L. Earl of Durrant. by the Wallace mortuary. JESS COX APPOINTS Castle Gate. Appointive officers are He was born Januaiy 31, 1911. at G. J. Reeves, superintendent; George Eul-aliRoosevelt, a son of Niels and -E. Ockey, clerk an, John E. Pettit, Page Nielsen. He ha,i lived in HELPER COM. FOR treasurer. Castle Dale nearly all his life, and Other members of the board are; had brfn employed in Carbon and PARALYSIS CAMPAIGN C. V. Peterson, Kenilwoith, and TayEmery counties as a miner. lor Turner of Sunnyside. He is survived by his parents of Castle Dale; seven brothers, Leslie, According to Jess Cox. recently apFloyd, island, William, Jerry, Atelier pointed Helper chairman of the PresCITY RECEIPTS ABOVE and Kenneth Nielsen of Ixis Angeles, ident's Birthday dance, the following and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Sellers, committee has been selected t0 asMrs. Thurnelda Ilasmussen and El- sist him in the drive t raise funds EXPENSES FOR DEC, to combat infantile paralysis: Cliff aine Nielsen, all of Los Angeles. Crawford, Ernest Flaim, Thurnian RECORDER REPORTS Carter, M. O. Porter, John Bonacci. August Litizzette, Mrs. G. F. Sprat-linand Mis. Rose Miglaeeio. They Receipts of Helper city during the will be assisted by Cliff Memmott, month of December exceeded the TO OPEN JANUARY iiiembe;- of the county committee. $8,808.18, according expenditures by Following a precedent established to a report submitted by City Re-- , People desiring to see the art ex four years ago, this year's official corder Ernest Flaim. Total receipts hlhit of Lynn and Dean Fansett that dance will be held at the Silver ag collected through Mr. Flaim's has been showing at Helper's At t m001 hall in Price on Saturday, office w as $39,871.9,1, while expendin the main lounge of the t;iry 27, with possible dances to be itures were $,'41,063.54. civic aiulUorium, will have only three held at Scofield and Sunnyside. The Kepoits of receipts and expendi-- ! more days in which to do so, was 1939 dance was held ill Helper. The tures as repoited for December are: nn announcement made Wednesday arrangement to alternate a comity Tax money. $33,3So.f0; licenses, by Leslie Williams, director of the dance between the cities of Price and : water connec- center. $9.11; fines, $S(-'Helper in 1937, has proven to he The second exhibit which will popular both as a medium of raising tions. $!97(J; light note accounts, K. Eldon funds and from a social function. $lU.Mi; Meter deposits, $120; light,; feature photographs by water, tax and Garbage collections,; Deck; water color and drawings by Donald Hacking of Price has been $6,027.48; auditorium receipts, $219.-- ' Howard Kearns and Farrel Collet, appointed by the national committee 14; or a total collection of $39,871.93. will open for public inspection next as Carbon county chairman, and he Tuesday, January 23 at 1 p.m. Hel- hag selected as his assistants a Disbursements by departments; Public affairs, $678.(U; public safety, per city is sponsoring the second ex- chaiiman from each community In the county, and a general committee $099.21; streets and sewers,' $1,848.-84- ; hibit. Mr. Williams stated. According to Mr. Williams, an art composed or A. N. Smith, Robert water dept., $3,088.58; electric light, $2,734.54; parks and public essay contest is being planned in Andrtis and I)r- E. L. Van Aelstyne, property, $847.40; statutory and gen- the local schools, an idea which Is Mrs. Lowell Barker, Isaac McQueen. eral, $333.78; 1925 water bond sink- being sponsored by a local person, Jack Richards, of Price; Silas Rowing fund, $10,406; contingent fund, whose name is being withheld from ley, Spring Glen, Mrs. A. S. Wahl and and who will furnish Cliff Memmott, Helper. bonds publication, 1936 auditorium $1,199.99; to the winning essays. More Mr. Cox announced Monday that a reprizes meter $3,121.80; fund, sinking funds, $105; or a total disbursement information can be secured from Mr. very active campaign will be started Williams at the civic auditorium. In Helper during the next ten days, of $31,003.75. both in a dance ticket sale and disA financial statement for the comtributing cards that can be used plete year 1939 will be found else- Board of a personal message and dowhere in this issue of the Journal, Meeting Regular to the President of the nation which Includes an itemized report United which will be turned to L. States, Ace Miner, president of all receipts, and expenditures of According all departments and shows a report f the Helper Board of Trade, the over to the national Warm Springs of all special funds of the city. regular luncheon meeting scheduled Foundation to combat the dreaded so prevalent In (Friday) night has disease that became According to Mr. Flaira, the light for tomorrow Carbon county during the past year. water and garbage accounts for the been postponed. held The will be probably meeting year 1939 equalled 97.4 per cent Mrs. Joe Barboglio returned Tuescollected, which Includes sufficient either Thursday or Friday of next from Omaha, where she has been Mr. day Miner stated. week, meter deposits on hand visiting the past fifteen days with to more than offset the unpaid her I parents. Borrow Subscribe Don't. First FATHER OF HELPER Feb-e(lu- i THURSDAY, JANUARY DELIVERED ONLY ON SUBSCRIPTION TMff NTWS EDITION JOURNAL'S SECr Board Member Sat. f I NEWSPAPER Miner To Be Seated As A. L. e more clearly revive thoughts of people early west," memannual Days of '49 sponsor an essay contest throughout the city of Helper and Carbon county among the and exing the inconvenience school children, was an announceof sending to the state ofpense ment made this week b' M. H. Wilfice in Salt Lake City for their son, secretary of the committee, folnew licenses. Car owners are lowing the third meeting of the urged to apply early and avoid group last Sunday. the rush at the Price office. The essay contest will be divided in three groups; lower grades; junior FlfJR kigh and senior high schools The Df)Af ssnvs must he either nersonal. his I IfllJTO I torical or pertaining to special events, f$ LlUsI I 0 J and the contest will close Feb: uary JIJ r 15- the papers will be limited to 100 I words, and judges will be chosen to MOT PRAPTfPAl UPRP t read and make announcements of IlUI FllHUMUnL IlLnL r the three best essays from each Resident Engineer Douglas Larson group. Winning students will not only receive valuable prizes, but will and Mr. Coombs from the state office J have the privilege of reading them to of the Utah Road Commission met an audience during the celebration w ith Mayor B. H. Hyde last Satu:- day and submitted a report of their February 28, 29, and March 1. findings tegarding a proposed pro-- f Costumes To Be Available that would have installed several A representative from the ? Lake Costume house attended different parts of ihts of. Helper where traffic city day's meeting, and displayed a num-!th- e occur- that'hazard9 costumes ber 0f appropriate I will greatly enhance the spirit of According to Mr. Hyde, it is the officials. Qf the t the occasion, as well as giving in-- unbiased opinion dividuals an opportunity to compete !who have conducted three surveys for prizes that will be offered. Ajof Helper's traffic problems, that no place will be provided for the cos-- ; places in Helper can be found where tume house in Helper where a large a need exists for the proposed lights. ; variety of appropriate garbs will be Taev complimented the city on itsdistribution 0f lights, especa displayed beginning Monday, I ruary 26, and will be available thru-- j ially in the vicinity of the places out the entire week. suggested for the installation of so-- l Leslie Williams was appointed as diuni lights. ' chairman of the costume committee, Both Mr. La: son and Coombs ex-I- t and will contact merchants and or-- ! pressed themselves &s believing that i ganizations in an effort to get as if the proposed lights were installed, I many interested in bedecking them-- ! thev would be a detriment to the selves in real "old western" para-- safety of the car operator, in that cele-- ; phernalia during the three-dalights appear on either side, and bratlon. the drastic change in light color in The committee received two bids such a short space of time would from orchestras to furnish old time cause a momentary blindness on the and Spanish music for the affair. part of the driver. This matter was turned over to the After hearing the reports of the Helper Moose lodge who are in ,oaa-- officials, Mayor Hyde stated charge 0f the dance. Tuesday that members 0f the city Due to inability to coordinate the council would probably accept the members with the time available, report and no further action toward the Brotherhood of Railway installation be proposed. iuuu(j ii necessary 10 request mey be relieved of their assignment inj. acting as a property committee Hel-- ! LlLJlUl UHUKuH UlNNbH nor Pitv this nnrt f iho arrangements. The Carmen stated DECLARED SUCCESS, they would assist in every other- way possible in making the show a suc- cess. CLUBS COOPERATE According to. E. R. Crissman, chair; man of the publicity and advertising The banquet sponsored by the committee, he will call a meeting of local L.D.S. organizations to raise ' the American Legion in the very near future, and a definite and dif-- l funds for the establishment of the ferent type of publicity mediums will new chapel, was termed a success be used, if possible, in creating a by all those who attended Wednes'49er conscientiousness among the day evening. All work toward preparing and people of Carbon county. planning the supper was undertaken voluntarily by church members, and the food was donated by individuals. EMPLOYES OF RIO It was estimated that 280 persons attended the banquet, and quite a GRANDE GIVEN nttmbe: of tickets had been sold to individuals who found it impossible to attend. OPERATING EXAMS, Members of the Business and Pro- fessional Women and the Kiwanis i According to Trainmaster LeRoy A. clllbs attended the dinner in a body. J Kane' examinations of all train and Kiwanians converted their regular engine employees of the Rio Grande Wednesday meeting into a ladies Railroad company on the Helper nighti anJ hf,hI a business session i terminal, which were begun January afterward. According to S. P. Colton i 8. will be completed today. The ex - Kiwanis secretary, 90 members and animations are given as a part of a partners attended the function. prog; am ot safety and - greater et c ficiency campaign conducted through- fWK v out the system, Mr. Kane announced. x" J 32-2- 0 To AsSURie Lead He is in charge of the classes. I Three CCC trains passed through Jn CarbOIl-Emer- V Div. In an effort to in the minds and the "days of the bers of the third will committee Politically Independent HOMF COMMISSION URGES CAR OWNERS TO GET LICENSES EARLY ESSAY CONTEST IS PART OF SHOPPER'S EDITION rPfP DISTRICT RAILROAD AND MINING A b n,-"""" con-tinu- 32-2- State e - a 23 Jan-Cent- - Trade Postpones Friday d |