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Show - visit NUMB E R 28 41 pnfneqTj; . editor FOURTH PRESENTED BOGRAM person who assisted in To everv July the 194" Centennial eRAND JULY IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR EPISODES Winner To Enter Auxiliary Girls' State celebration t en-V:.- m than they have for many that the committees wasn't it ' 1 . i uc.... nrnfrrflitl . nr Aisvearnau an? Vfo Iked any harded than others have seemed 'that every actone but it clicked and was event and uity more generously than is supported MRS BONNIE JENSEN IS DIRECTOR, Goddess Of Liberty ,miisratulations. I talked to me it seemed everyone Inde-Idento observe mood a in more Day with much & ' k h tli, custom. The police department reports less drunkenness than on in the past. corresponding days a had gooa lime, ana inu Everyone ,flv)5m and his neighbor. our readers win au agree fat when there is a unity of purpose tnere is Douna a3i understanding, subsequent July to be success. May sup- Tmrtti celebrations be equally as the one just poned and planned molest nro ot n, past TO HONOR PAGEANT PIONEERS CARBON'S e activity that the entire support of is the CentennCarbon's population ial Pageant conceived and produced with only one thot in mind "To tenor Carbon's Pioneers," and to be Another county-wid- deserving of is on troduced July 17 and a week 18 tonight and tomorrow night. Long hours in writing and produci- from pageant has been the ng this contrib- learning their parts ai rehearsing the many scenes is ilp part being played by a great Now comes many Carbon residents. fulfillment of your and my obligationturn out to see the beautiful and historically correct pageant ution of some tire to be staged at the College Field in Price on July 17 and 18. DON'T LIKE PARKING THEY TREMONTON were removed meters Parking from the Tremonton business district early Monday, under a 60 day the moratorium agreement between meter company and Tremonton city officials, according to Henry Morrison, local chief of police, charged iti enforcing the meter ordinance. While the parking meters have not proved successful, since entirely they were installed last July, they have, however brought in sufficient revenue to pay for maintenance and METERS IN policing. to local business men their employees, whether the deters remain out," city officials informed thp Leader this week. "If 'hey will respect parking regulations aid not park in congested areas and not leave their cars in one place all fay. the meters will probably stay out. However, if parking again becomes a serious problem, due to local conditions, the meters may again Miss Pat Cima. who was awarded the Goddess of Liberty honors for the July Fourth celebration, will rep resent the Helper American Legion Auxiliary at "Girls' State" in Logan from July 13 to 19, is an announcement made this week by Mrs Rose Migliaccio. Fashioned after "Boys' State" which was held several years preceding the war at Camp Williams, this is the first year the girls of Utah representing the various communities have assembled together to learn more about Utah's laws and how they operate and function. The Auxiliary will pay all of Miss Cima's expenses, and she will be the only girl from Helper to participate in the affair that is sponsored by the Utah Legion Auxiliary. Would Change Bounty Boundaries dean of Dr George H. Hansen, geography, B.Y.U. University, would modernize Utah by eliminating the straight arbitrary lines designating most of Utah's county areas and sub stitute seven regional units with the natural geographical boundaries. "Our present county units are set up in the horse and buggy days." Dr. Hansen said, "because limitations of transportation and communication made small units necessary. A seven-un- it regional system would now serve us much better,'- he - noa-- TWO PRICE SCOUTS ON WAY TO FRANCE JAMBOREE France. son of They are Jimmy Lee. Bracken J. Mrs Mavor and son of Lee, and Robert Bryner. An R. H. Bryner. Mrs Mr and active scout for the past five 17 years of years. Jimmy Lee is of Explormember a and age ers post 2281. Robert Rryner. fG. is a junior assistant scoutmaster of Price been active troop 284. HP has four year over for in scouting awards and has gained many work. for his outstanding Roth boys are eagle scouts. Wesrate. RED CROSS SWIM on The Utah Centennial Bx- nut State Fair Grounds, Vars of American 0 WEEK SET FOR JULY 14 T0 19 July U. a Painting" Beginning next Monday under the Ju1 EPosition. Red Cross swim week 13rTtle,Pn TrauneI- - Metropoli-- n free Jean Opera Rtar in concert with direction of Miss municipal Helper the at will begin rh0ir' Lake the City' Sa,t throughout continue July 13"'5i pool and will "J National Governors entire week until July Woodhead ait Lake Ci,yAccording to Miss 9 to of '47 Rodeo, Exclasses will run from "Minn h 5:30; advanced students from 9. 30 b' trek from Navo to 10: ladles classes. 10 to 10.30. to to Lake City. Jul hajtt. be followed by Hfesaving. follows IMKIlaw Encampment tya v The swim week at Helper held at Co,inty Fair. Heber City. be.ne July j, one of ,, ,he heels fri, v Juiv 1,1- - !),,.. week. thMiss Woodhead is a registered Cen- m Cro qualified pool County CeU'bration, Monticello, Rl life-savi- this Instructor. and and Jobs With New A Defeated Candidate For Congress Takes Case To Price Court David J. Wilson, defeated Republican candidate for the seat now held congressional by the incumbent Democrat, Walter K. Granger, will bring the contest to Price Friday where Frank W. Otter-stroSalt Lake notary public acting for the United States house of representatives, will continue to take the testimony as presened at Price, beginning at 10 a.m. Recessed after several days of hearing witnesses in Ogden and Washington Terrace and a day spent in Logan, the case will now go to the Carbon area where 11 witnesses will be called to testify on alleged irregular registrations and vot to LeRoy 0. ing, according Young, chief counsel for Mr Wilson. Utah Guard to Take Vasco Laub, assistant adjutant general, Utah state national guard, has received authority from Washington, I). C. to enlist old youths ir. the Utah National Guard. With recruiting being a major problem, the new regulation will do much to fill the guard ranks, it was thought. Col. ar Grand Junction visitors over the July 4th week end were Marie Deitz Pauline Fossat and Gus Tsangaris. REPORT ON 4 CHICAGO CONVENTION Kiwanians last night heard a report on the international convention held at Chicago, by R. J. Vaughan, a past governor of the Utah-Idah- o district, who represented the Helper club at the gathering of clubs from three nations, Canada, Alaska and the United States. Mr Vaughan commented on several addresses and said that in each instance the speaker more or less kept in mind the convention theme Peace Patriotism and Opportunity. He reported that there were "6S clubs in the three nations represented, with a voting strength of 24S5, plus 70 delegates at large. Among the several resolutions passed enthusiastically by the convention was one to stamp out communism in this country. The convenmilition voted for compulsory tary training; and voted that there should be economy exercised in our government, Mr Vaughan reported. E. F. MarchettI was chairman of the meeting and the program. President Jesse Perry made a report on the July Fourth float, which it was pointed out by him, won first prize in the parad e. He received the club's OK on entering a float in the Centennial Parade of Carbon county on August 2, and reported he would appoint a committee to be in charge 1 of the project. Utahns See Mystery Discs With the western states agog over mysterious "flying discs" reported from wide areas, Utahns also report seeing the mysterious objects. O. W. Eawes, motoring toward Salt Lake City the morning of July 1, said he D.A.R, CONVENES Revol- saw 12 or 14 of the discs flying high American of the Daughters and fast 12 miles north of Prove ution convened at the home of Mrs They were visible for two minutes. Wednesin Helper G. McGonlgal R. From California, Oregon. Idaho and organizaday evening to climax the other western Btates come similar Main fall. next until tion's activity stories. U.S. Army authorities thus installaorder of business was the short far have failed to give any explanation of officers, followed by a tion for the phenomena. social hour. 10, 1947 Contract 'Happy days are here again," today for the greater percentage of Carbon's liirtii coal miners, as word ca:ne sprinkling in from the chief of the I'MU'A, John L. Lewis, advising the vaious company locals that the best contract in the history of the United Mine Workers bad her negotiated and signed by the Northern and Western operators, and Mr Miner was authorized and encouraged to return to the job vacated June 2S when the miner's vacation began. to Adrian Anderson, According president of the Miner's Executive Council of Carbon county, most of the mines in th are: hid issued orders to report for work this morning. Telegrams from John L. Lewis, pres ident of United Mine Workers at Washington, DC, received by Mr Anderson Wednesday, authorized the return to work of employes at Castle Gate, Snnnyside and Clear Creek, all operated by Utah Fuel Co., and the Kaiser Co. mine at Sunnyside. .This brings to jix the mines in the county which have signed contracts with the United Mine Workers. The other two, signed Tuesday, Iwth are operated by Geneva Steel Co., and are located at Horse Canyon and Columbia. The Geneva mines began production Wednesday morning with full crews reporting according to officials It was not learned early this morn ing when the Journal went to press if all the mines in the Carbon-Emer- y area had signed contracts, but it was assumed those who bad issued work orders were signed up with John L. Lewis for another year. July 4th Celebration Is Declared One Of Best "One of the best in the history of Helper," was heard from many people as they commented on the Centennial July Fourth celebration that took place last Thursday and Fri- - EARLY STORE CLOSING DISCUSSED BY LOCAL RETAIL CLERKS daughter of Mr and Mrs William F. Santa Maria, Calif., Tuesday highway, night on the Price-Helpraised Carbon's fatal highway accidents to five for 1947. The total 1!M6 toll was six. The little Reid girl died at 10 P.m. Tuesday at the Price city hospital of internal injuries and a fractured skull. She failed to regain conscious ness after she was struck by an auto mobiles about three miles north of Price at 8:45 p.m. She also suffered fractures of both legs, and multiple cuts and bruises. , The girl and her brother were a walking across the highway to motor court cabin where the family were spending the night. There was a truck coming north and they wait ed for it to pass. The girl then darted into the path of a car being driven by James Gornichec, who swerved to the left and missed the child. The second automobile, driven by Joe Gornichec. brother of James, struck the girl after he attempted to turn knocked right to miss her. She was 20 feet. The Reid family were returning to their home in California after a trip thru the middlewest and were stay is sur ing at a tourist camp. The girl broth vived by her parents and two ers. William Forrest, and Donald trip. Jean., both boys being on the 1942 at 8. born was August ?he was shipped Long Reach. The body to Santa Maria yesterday for burial. a ThP driver of the fatal car is resident of Cleveland. Ohio, and was visitlntr with his brother James Gornichec at Spring Canyon. patrol A member of the highway accidpnt. the investigated er Price scouts have pack ed their "duffle bags" and are on their way to Europe as representatives from the National Parks Council Roy Scouts of America, to the international jamboree to be held in Moyion. 30 v r and Mrs R. J. Vaughan re- "fied home Monday from Chicago, we Dick attended the Kiwanis In- er"ati(,nal convention as a Helper Patricia Ruth Reid, Reid. Two faii be eliminated. It may become Pessary to establish limited park-ln- ? zones in certain congested areas Jfar the pst office in order to tsHe the traffic, there, Tremonton Leader. nf 7 Coal Miners Trek Back To KIWANIS CLUB HEARS 4-Y- ear installed. Considerable criticism and opposi-,to- u has been evident against the ffieters and the city has decided to make the test to see if parking met-er- s CENTENNIAL EVENTS Cal-lee- Old Girl Death Of Boosts Death Toll To Five be STATEWIDE All the people residing in this area are pointing toward one of the most interesting attractions in its history as the Pageant of Carbon County nears the final stages prior to its presentation on July IT and IS at the college field in Price. Directed by Mrs Ronnie Jensen, the pageant was written by Mrs Velda Redd of Price, and is a tribute being presented in honor of the pioneers of Carbon county, who like their friends and neighbors, sacrificed much of their some giving early possessions, their lives, to turn a wasteland into a productive vineyard of resources that will live many gen erations to come. The pageant is divided into 4 episodes as follows: t, Episode 1, "Spirit of Adventure," narrated by Mrs Earlene with a supporting cast representing the early Spanish settlers A band of Indians from New Mexico will add color to the initial episode. The second episode, '"Spirit of History," will be narrated by Mrs Ardes McQueen, and will be depicted by floats, each taking a phase in the early industrial and agricultural development of the county. As the pageant moves into the third period with Mrs Helen Runnel as narrater, the "Spirit of Carbon County", tilled with various dances and dancers, augumented by an band under the direction of E. M. Williams, and supported by the New Mexico Indians. The "Spirit of Carbon County" will be the final episode and besides various dances, and being narrated by Mrs Vivian Holbrook, will n he featured by the presentation of Utah's Centennial Queen. Miss Robinson of American Fork, and her two attendants, Mary Iou-is- e Gardner and Marie Rarnett. Also to be will be Carbon County's own queen. Miss LaDeanne Milner. and her attendants, Evelyn Hastings and Wilma Oliver. COMMITTEE WORKS HARD It will have been only about five weeks since the contest was concluded that selected Mrs Redd's pageant as the top one written under the direction of the Eastern Utah League of Writers, and the director, Mrs Jensen, was selected to cast and produce the historical drama. Since that time the director and those named by the general committee have worked long and hard securing a cast to portray the the many characters, conceive the scenery and costumes, and prepare them for the fina' presentation that will take place one week from tonight. Thursday, July 1", and repeated on Friday, July 18. to Mrs Jensen the band of real Indians from Xew Mexico that have been secured to assist in the presentation of the pageant will add much natural early color to the affair. Two orchestras, Jimmy Dart's and Alvin Duke's, will accompany the centennial dancers and choruses respectively. A chorus composed of several LDS choirs, the Ladriote and Maledoians choruses from the county is being directed by Fred Webb and Mrs Clara Thompson. floats have been promised to be used in Twenty to twenty-fiv- e Carbon County's Sheriff's Posse will asthe and second the episode, sist in the pageant. beEverything is free and the affair will be presented at night ginning at 8 o'clock on each of the two days. William Campbell, the and B. H. county commission chairman, is the general chairman, Young is secretary of the centennial organization in the county. Mac-Knigh- "It's now up Ct: 194 R THURSDAY, JULY Carbon Riakes Ready For Centennial Pageant July 17 the grand success 'take this I certainly want to to offer my personal Opportunity Sih YEA HELPER, UTAH gpTORIALS the UTAH DURING HER CENTENNIAL At a meeting of Local !)9.". United Retail Employees of America (CIO) held in Price, Wednesday, June 2". several problems regarding the rebetween the Employers lationship and Employees were discussed, it was announced by Frank Ronacci, Regional CIO Director. The question of closing stores at fi p.m. on Saturday was discussed at some length. The union passed a res olution favoring the 6 o'clock closing time. However, due to the provision in present contract allowing stores to remain open until 7 p.m. on Saturdays the union will not press this matter but would prefer leaving the matter in the hands of the employers to grant this concession to their employees. However, the six o'clock closing time will be one of the main demands at the negotiations of a new contract. The question of the possibility of closing the stores a half day during the week was also discussed. The union officers were instructed to present the matter of closing a half day Welnesday of each week at the next meeting between the mployers and the employees discussing the renewal of the present wage agreement. "In order to avoid any further misunderstandings when questions of this nature arise, we should like to suggest that joint meetings between management and local committees be held. We believe that such a procedure of joint metings with the local committees participating in the discussion would eliminate misunderstandings and would promote better relationships between the employers and the employees," Mr Ronacci said. day under the sponsorship of Carbon Tost No. 2".. American Legion, and assisted, by most every other organization in the city. The two-da- y affair got off to a eood start Thursday afternoon with the Helper Legion Junior baseball team taking the measure of a visiting Spanish Fork team by the score of 11 to 6 in Helper park. The iball game was followed by a street dance and concessions at the civic auditorium. Bright and early the morning of the Fourth (too early for some so it seems), a series or salutes began the day's activities that was followed by a parade that was one of the best ever to assemble on Helepr's main street from the standpoint of float participation. The g entry was the pioneer covered wagon and esc.ourt entered by the Kiwanis club.. Second honors went to the Moose Lodge of Helper, and third place went to the LDS Primary organization. A patriotic program arranged by the Kiwanis club and conducted by its president Jesse Perry, followed the parade, a former colonel in the U.S. Army, LeRoy A. Kane, deliver ed a stirring address in which he called on all Americans to support the peace in the same enthusiastic manner that they supported the war. He paid a glowing tribute to the sons and fathers who paid the supreme sacrifice. The crowning feature of the program was the presentation of Miss Pat Cima as the Goddess of Liberty, which climaxed a contest between four girls from Helper and Castle Gate. Mrs Rose Migliaccio, chairman of the contest committee, presented Miss Cima with a number of gifts donated by the merchants of Helper. The other three girls. Miss Norma Higgenson, Miss Jessie Nelson and Miss Patricia Johnson were also awarded gifts and reigned as Miss Cima's attendants. Mill Nelson was the runner up in the contest. The American Legion Auxiliary was the supporting organization. The rest of the day was turned ov er to sports activities with races and swimming for the kids. A base-ha- ll game between Helper and the CVO team of Salt Lake, which was won by Helper and girls' soft ball game between a Helper team and one from Springville was won by the visitors 31-finished the prize-winnin- 3. Centennial Postage Stamp Out July 24 The special centennial postage Utah's 100 stamp commemorating years Af progress will be placed on sale at the Salt Lake post office July 24. Persons wanting leters carry ing this stamp and cancelled on that date should send and three cents postage to the Salt Lake postmaster before July 24. env-velop- es 3, afternoon. A beautiful fireworks display in the evening and a grand ball at the auditorium finished off the day In fine fashion. Albert Cook was eral chairman, assisted gen- by Dr. P. M. Gonzalez and Stanley Litizzette, comprised the general committee, with representatives of the various assisting. |