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Show Sentinel MIIWALE South Salt Lake County's Own Weekly Newspaper Covering fa -- Midvale, East Midvale, Crescent, Bluffdale, Herriman, Lark, South Jordan Sandy, Union, Draper, Granite, Riverton,Published at Midvale. Utah Volume XVI - Number 20 Every Friday David L Warner Named State Commander of Utah AM VETS Kennecott Copper Resumes Midvale Fiist Waid To Get New Bishopric Week Work at 5-D- ay, 40-Ho- ur Ticklish negotiations between Kennecott Copper Corp & the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen continued this week as officials of the corporaa new work tion announced schedule effective Monday, May 23, for all employees Possibility that Midvale, & Bingham would be used The stubborn problem of job evaluation still held the spot- - j as a locale for am otion picture light, with brotherhood leaders was announced this week by still asking a blanket $2.71 daily William Z Porter, field director pay raise for rail operators & the of Monogram & Allied Artists corporation maintaining that pay Motion Picture Corp. increases should be based on job Porter, who is staying tempoevaluation. rarily in Salt Lake City, stressed Meanwhile, corporation spokes- that no decision has been made men have announced that as of but that Midvale & Bingham next Monday the Utah copper di- were being considered. vision will revertt o a five day, "It is becoming more & more 40 hour week, ,with a complete customary," Porter said, "to cut work shutdown two days out of film production costs down by every 14. The approximately making pictures in what we call 4200 employees of the corpora- a natural environment. tion have been working a 48 hour "It costs less to bring a few week. stars to a locale & use real back- The work cut is expected to ground than to huild an elaho crop an estimated six days pay rate scenic background on the per month from workers. The studio lots. new program is inaugurated bePorter said the story in mind cause of "a slackening demand concerned the son of a well to do for copper," Kennecott officials family in a small suburban town said. who falls in love with the daughIt is not known if this move ter of a neighboring miner, will affect present labor nego"When the kids parents find tiations, latest news of which is out about this, they cut off all the rejection of Kennecott's offer his spending mnoey," Porter said to spend "double the present "But he fools them by going to amount of money" for a job work in the mines without their evaluation program. knowing it." S C Phillips, international vice "That's why a town like Midpresident of the brotherhood, vale or Copperton, right next to claimed that the offer does not a mining community like Bingdiffer "in principle" from previ- ham would be a natural for a ous corporation bids to end the film location on this show, Porthreat of strike. He said the 311 ter said. brotherhood members still ask "No decision will be made for the $2.71 raise recommended by some time as this picture is a federal fact finding board. planned way ahead on our shootRejecting the board recommen- ing schedule," the film execudation, the corporation offered to tive added. "I am also going to spend 16 cents per shift per em- have to investigate a possible ployee to make pay increases location in Colorado but so far called for by the evaluation, then as I can judge now, this site upped this offer to 32 cents, seems to be the best." which would result in overall Porter added that no casting pay increases of $350,000 a year. had been done for the film. Kennecott officials expressed hope that the problem could be REPORTER TELLS OF NINE solved without a repetition of the last crippling strike, which PROGRESSIVE GIRLS continued from Oct 24, 1948, to Margaret Shrewsbury, Senti-Feb 4, 1949. correspondent, reports that the The corporation's offer com- modern car cannot hold a candle prised seven main points. They to the old Model A Ford, purare (1) the 32 cent per shift fund chased at Sandy by a group of to study pay inequality, (2) job nine young Draper girls. Apparevaluation to be the basic solu- ently they decided they wouldn't tion of pay differences, (3) no wait for dates to go swimming & employee to receive a pay cut as on canyon trips this summer. "Good luck, girls, but don't be a result of evaluation, (4) some workers to receive pay increases Flat Tires . You may need help to (Continued on Page 4) repair your's." said Mrs Shrewsbu- - Movie Firm May Make Film In Midvale Area Cop-perto- n j el A rcrganization meeting will be held the sacrament service of the Midvale First ward this Sunday at S:30 p m according to an announcement by Reed H Beck-stoo- d, president of the East Jordan stake. Mr ISeckstead said that at that time the identity of the proposed new bishopric will be announced. Music will be fu.nished by the First ward choir under direction of Cannon Thompson. Union Residents Map Plans For Fort Day Residents of Union will cee- brate the community's annual Fort day July 2, 3 & 4, C C Nowlan, general chairman of the event, announced this week. Unionites will elect a queen, a princess & attendants & a "fairy princess" to reign over the celebration, he said. Mrs Flora Beckstead, chairman of the regal contest, has announced age limits for the three divisions as 17 to 25 for the queen, 9 to 16 for the princess & 3 to 8 for the fairy princess. Entry deadline is June 1 she stated. The queen winner will be crowned at a July 2 dance, to be followed by church ervices the next day. High spot of the event will be a pageant July 4 in the Jordan high school stadium. Directed by Co:lin H Wood, it will depict Union's settlement & development. reads: Interior Of Safely Car yyyyyy lV'.o.O v S. attendance club meetings during the past year, the following were given lOO'c attendance awards at Sandy Lions club annual award banquet, held Wednesday evening at the home of Mr & Mrs A W Nielsen at 8351 North State Street, Sandy: : A LeMar Hendrickson, president of the Sandy Lions; Glen Carson, Clyde Coult, A C Jensen, Glen A Petersen, John E Swang-er- , Preston J Jacobson & Ray L Petersen. Lion Key awards for the sponsoring of at least two members into the club were awarded to A LeMar Hendrickson, A C Jensen, Glen A Petersen & Preston J Jacobson. attendance record to during the past 20 years was achieved .by A C Jensen, a charter member of The 100 Lion club meetings the Sandy Lions club. Recognition was shown Jensen for his 20 year perfect attendance but the award pin will be presented at a later date. Mr Jensen is among the few in the nation who have maintained a perfect at-- j tendance record for the full 20 (Continued on Page 4) II 1 it it fice, WHERSAS, others of these men have sacrificed arms, legs, eyes other, faculties. WHEREAS, many of these men who are confined to hospitals & spend time making poppies for sale by veteran organizations. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Casper A Nelson, mayor of the city of Midvale, Utah, do hereby proclaim Saturday, May 21t 1949, as our annual local poppy day & urgently request all citizens to buy generously of the poppy salespersons to show these men who have defended our country from its enemies that we appreciate what they have done for us. & C A NELSON President Clark DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN PLANS SAFETY EXHIBIT HERE exl-bitio- n. The car, a Prospective type of coach, was exhibited in Chicago last year at the railroad fair. About 50,000 persons visited it while it was being shown at that time. The car seats 44 & is adapted ! ' i " J : t v M affairs. "The time has come for Congress to reexamine the Immense arbitrary powers now enjoyed by :f:y the administrator of veterans af- fairs," he told the assembled delegates. "A lot of us can't escape the idea that it is morally wicked for the United States to give one lone functionary the right to make decisions binding on the welfare & purses of our citizens & at hte same time make those decisions beyond the reach of the court. "With minor evceptions, decisions of the veterans administration are final & conclusive & no other official or court has Jurisdiction to review such deciMidvale Mayor Casper Nelson Keats was principal speaker at sions. A dictator could hardly welcomes National AMVET Com- - ihe two day confab which the ask for more power." mander Harold A Keats of Ft Midvale Post was presented with Keats was featured guest at Lauderdale. Fla, to Midvale. its national charter. the two day convention. In other action, Keats urged adoption of uniform local building codes as a step toward lower cost housing. . He also pointed out that the low interest home loan program for veterans is on the verge of collapse because of what he termed "ruinous comnetition between rival agencies." Other speakers at the convention included State Representative Justin Stewart, Professor Ellsworth Weaver, department of political science, University of Utah; Secretary of State Heber Bennion & Midvale Mayor Casper Gavel Passes Ay' w'x Speaks Al Joint Meeling The West Jordan first & second wards he.d a joint sacracent meeting Sunday. Music was furnished by thp choirs of both wards. Principal speaker was President J Reuben Clark, Jr. The chapel was filled to capacAn interior view of the safety Western railroad is shown above, which motion pictures may be ity & several visitors from adjon-in- g car to be exhibited here May 28 The car is equipped to be used shown, wards were in attendence. by the Denver & Rio Grande as a "theater on wheels" in to serve as a motion picture theater on wheels. Films sufificint to make t two hour program are available but the uasual schedule callse for on- f ( )' safety car will be exhibited at Midvale on May 28 it was announced this week by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad. The car will be open to public Inspection from 10 a m to 7 p m on that date & longer if public ttendance warrents, according to Clyde E Hightower, assistane superintendent of safety with headquarters in Denver. R W McCarty, assistant superintendent of safety with offices in Salt Lake, probably will be here with the car to supervize the V tional administrator of veterans i. A specially equipped David L Warner, Midvale city councilman, was elected state j commander of the Utah Depart ment of Amvets at the final session of their convention in Midvale Saturday. Warner's election to the post was considered an upset in some circles as Dr Frank Jones, professor of political science at the University of Utah, had been considered most likely as the one to get the post. Jonas was picked as national executive committeeman. In other actions at the Saturday afternoon session, the group passed a resolution calling for Gov J Bracken Lee to call a special session of the legislature to provide necessary funds for the continuation of the extension service at the Utah State Agricultural College. The delegates also went on record as favoring Congressional action to place widows & orphans of veterans of World War II on the same level as persons widowed & orphaned by the first World War. ":' 1 U Under the present law, survlv ors of World War II veterans must prove the ex soldier was receiving service connected disa Ml lllllJ . Wi bility beenfits at the time of his death. National AMVET Commander , post commander of Midvale post Dependents of World War I So 17. The pwsentation of the veterans need only prove their Harold A Keats presents national charter was the of the highlight to the deceased. relationship charter to Eugene Peterson, acting state confab here. Sentinel photo At the same time, national Amvet Commander Harold L Keats lashed out at the "arbitrary powers" granted to the na- this commu- nity have served honorably & nobly In two world wars in scarcely more than a generation. WHEREAS, many of these men have made the supreme sacri- s Honors Midvale Posl Wilh Charier Welcomes Keals A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS men of Two Day Confab Midvale Post Gels Charier Awards Presented By Lions Club Sandy to Lion For 100 100 Mayor Nelson Proclaims May 21 As 'Poppy Day' Midvale Mayor Casper A Nel son this week issued a proclamation setting aside May 21 as "Poppy Day" in the community. The poppy sale is sponsored. by the American Legion to raise funds for disabled veterans of both World Wars. Mrs Roy Steadman is in charge of the drive. She said a $300 quota had been set this year. Midvale civic and business leaders have pledged full cooperation in the current drive. Local coeds will sell the poppies on the street all day Saturday. The mayor's proclamation West Jordan & Friday, May 20, 1949 Max Baer Tony Ga'ento fraces, the other portraying the Tony Zale "Rocky Graziano go. The car has been exhibited in Salt Lake & Sugarhouse as well as at other main points along the ly one hour shows. Mr Hightower said however that Rio Grande main line & on branch should the public wish it, the lines. full library would be shown. The Midvale exhibition schedule "We are particularly anxious to came as a result of Midvale Sentinhave school children up through the ages of high school boys & el editors noticing that the car girls see these films," he said, "We was mentioned in "The Green can't makie things safe unless we Light", Rio Grande employees get safety infront of the younger news paper & asking if It could not be exhibited here. generation." The film library includes a between The Correspondence highway safety picture, a rail- Sentinel & R S James, superinroad afety picture, a scenic pic- tendent of Safety in Denver, reture showing the Rio Grande line sulted in the plan to show the Including both principal rates, one car in Midvale where it may be through Royal Gorge & the other viewed of residents South Salt by & two through the Moffat tunnel, one the Lakf county. filnur, covering prize fight Riverton Lions Slate Election Of Local Officers Butterfield, J Orr & D Matthews Blasts Walker In Midvale Dog License Trial ; Other action on the convention agenda included presentation of a national charter to the Midvale Post 17 & a keynote address by Mr William E Murphy, Colorado chapter of Amvets. Other officers elected at the confab Included Melvin Israel- son, Logan, alternate national committeeman; Wendall Anderson, Logan, judge advocate; Jay Banks, Salt Lake City, finance officer, & Charles Crippen, as provost marshal. Elected as Utah vice commanders were Erwin Merrill, Trenton, Dist 1; Paul Rosenbaum, Brigham City, Dist No 2; James Peterson, Ogden, Dist No 3; Robert Milano. Salt Lake, Dist No 4; James Mitchell, Provo, Dist No 5; Emet J Buckley, Spring Glen, Dist No 6, & Mrs Eugene Peterson, Midvale, vice commander at large. The convention was concluded Saturday night with a concert by the Salt Lake Philharmonic Choir in the Midvale City Hall. Og-de- n, Midvale's city dogcatcher phi- of our dogcatcher toward the citilips Walker was the object of a zens & women of Midvale. "And I am not going to use this judicial blast this week from city judge C E Matthews who said court to let the dogcatche satisWalker could no longer use the fy his personal grudges. "Until Walker realizes this, he municipal court to satisfy "his will get little satisfaction from personal grudges." Matthews made his statement signing complaints against Midwhile assessing a suspended one vale dog owners." Fields, who owned two dogs, dallar fine against Lew Fields, Midvale garage operator, after said Walker picked up a fox terFields pleaded guilty to a charge rier belonging him (Fields) & killed it almost immediately. of owning an unlicensed dog. After he had killed the dog," BEETDIGGER GETS "I feel that the citizens of Midvale are entitled to courtesy & Fields added, "he told me what DISTRIBUTION Students of Jordan high school Ralph Bastian; direc- respect from public officials," Mat- he had done." Wendell Grover, John thews said as he suspended pay" (Midvale city ordinances require received their copies of the M S Larson, Ralph ment of the fine. "I have had far that the dog catcher make "reaschool last yearbook, William Reynolds, A too many complaints about the ' sonable inquiry" as to a dogs Thursday said Claudia Crane, the M Henderson. (See Dogcatcher Page 1) annual's business manager. overbearing & Insulting attitude d, Steadman, A Nelson. ru New AMVET Commander Da- - election was considered in some vid Warner receives gavel from circles as an upset as many pre- cetiring Jack Horton. Warner's dieted the new state post would Ibe given to Dr Frank Jonas. A full aize slate of candidates will seek office in the annual election of the Riverton Lions club, set June 6 in the Riverton chool, it was reported this week by N K Thompson, president of the group. Hoping for election are: For president, Elias C Butter-fielBenjamin F Merrill & Elmo W Hamilton; first vice presiednt, Owen Hamilton, I J Smith, Elmer Seal, M J Stringham; second vie presiednt, Mark Nichols, Gwynne Page, Junior Beckstead; third vice president, LeRue Jensen, S R An derson; secretary, Allen Stocking, S F Stevenson; treasurer, F E Smith, Bill Slater; tail twister, Meredith Page, T . L tfensMy, Wilford Crane; lion tamer, Eldred Hamilton, Hershel Egbert, Glen Butterficld, tors (two), n "Beet-digger,- |