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Show The Uintah Basin Record LITTLE LEAGUE FOR LITTLE FELLOVA PUBLISHED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Duchesne. Utah IRENE FRETWELL - C. L. FRETWELL, Publishers C. L. FRETWELL. Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES $1.50 3 Months $2.00 - 6 Months $3.00 1 Year Payable In Advance THE baseball has always been the dream of millions of American boys. Playing on the corner bats and balls, lot, with cast-of- f these youngsters look forward to the time when they can become the Babe Ruths and Joe DiMaggios of their day. However, until recently, organized baseball had never materialized for the younger boys, and they had to be satisfied with their sand-lo- t games and their dreams. But today, thanks to Little League baseball, all that has been changed. Now playing on d their own EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK Extending Rent Controls But due to the fact that the The argument is being forth that rent controls should only increases permitted have be extended for another year been limited to 10 or 15 per cent, because supply of homes for and these can be imposed only rent is so far sho.rt of the after going thru a hearing and demand that competition cannot much red tape, persons with to operate to give tenants a chice. capital have been reluctant go into the renting business. Proponents of the measure to Result is pressure for public extend controls contend that it financed housing', which can be is the one area of acute shortpolitically controlled, along withi age remainig from' wartime. the tenants. But they do not ask the reason But answer to the rent control why. is for the Federal If rent controls had not been problem to turn the problem government continued so long, it is probable back to the states, which should there would have been much turn it back to local governmore building of homes for ments. Municipal authorities are rental. in far better position to judge landlords v a r e taking whether to reason that It only stands no good businessman is going advantage of tenants than some comto put money into houses for political board in a far-of- f rent when he sees controls munity. Hunterdon County Democrat, continued indefinitely, with the a to owner forced Flemington, New Jersey operate at loss. Even with higher rents permitted fo,r new dwellings, U. the possibility of the imposition of the controls is an ever preForty-Fiv- e sent threat to new construction. specially-constructe- diamonds, equipped with dug-out- s, showers, club houses, bleachers, public address systems and electric score boards, boys from nine to 12 are experiencing all the thrills of major league baseball. It all started back in the summer of 1938 when Carl E. Stotz of Williamsport, Pa., decided that his two nephews and other neighborhood youngsters ought to have organized baseball just like the big fellows. So he wept to work, interested several men in helping him organize the teams, and found a sponsor to furnish money for the teams uniforms. In 1939, the original Little League was put in operation on a vacant lot near Williamsport aviation plant. Success was assured when Thomas Richardson, president of the Class A Eastern League, gave the cause a boost by staging a gala Little League banquet. S. Power Plan Rent controls could be Started con- Years West and would no doubt Ago In serve to protect many tenants power development from unconscionable raises if of Federal the rivers of the west which some fair adjustments were proare now providing billions of vided for the owner. . kilowatt hours of low cost electricity for farms, homes and industry, started 45 years ago on a reclamation project in Arizona. It was in March, 1905, that The farm storage facility loan the Reclamation Service, now program has been extended and the Bureau of Reclamation, put will be available through June into operation a 30, 1951, according to J. Vern generator in a cave on the Salt river project near Phoenix. Hopkins, chairman, Utah State In the intervening years, adPMA committee. ditional power has been developThe first installment on loan ed as a part of e applications approved prior to reclamation projects until now July 1 will become due and plants with a rated capacity of payable January 31, 1951. On kilowatts supply enloan applications approved dur- 3,023,400 over ergy public and privately ing the period July 1, 1950 to owned transmission lines to conJune 30, 1951, the first install- sumers in virtually every one ment will become due and pay- of the western states. able January 31, 1952. PromThe Federal public power issory notes are to be prepared was born when the program accordingly. Bureau of Reclamation found it advisable to establish a small plant to aid the construction of Roosevelt dam in A r i z o n a, Commissioner Michael Straus pointed out. The next year, Congress laid down a policy that preference in the sale of power from public facilities be extended to municipal purposes. Under that policy, the Bureau of Reclamation has supEYES EXAMINED plied power to 133 municipal, Make Appointments at federal, state and cooperative SATHER JEWELRY utilities and other public which consumed more Roosevelt, Mah than 13 billion of the 19 billion KWH produced by the Bureau in 1949. tinued From Williamport the mewement spread through the east, New England, Florida, Texas and other states. In 1949 thereiwere more than 300 leagues in 11 states with more being formed all the time. This growth Vesulted in tournament play to crown district, state, regional and national champs. In 1947, Carl Stotz, new commissioner of Farm Storage Loans Extended 1000-kilowa- CHANCE TO PLAY in big tt boys baseball for the- 48 states, organized a championship tournar teams 'from ment in which leagues in Pennsylvania' New - all-sta- 77 VOTERS, BAND' multi-purpos- Its a long, patient wait for the catcher Bucky Cnlr i monton, scores in the second inning while Jerry Miller I cola, waits for the ball, which seems to have taken a Wi This action took place in the game between Hammoht i and Pensacola, Fla., last year at Williamsport, Pa., for M baseball championship of America the final in the World sponsored by the Little League. York and New Jersey participated. of organization, and lj In 1948 a national rubber company by those active in the backed an expanded Rational team managers, umpired tourney with all the fanfare of a player agents and elected big world series. Each league is cine four teams, using thij Last year, at Williamsport, playing field for tin i eight teams from as many i states competed in the Little League World Series. N. J., defeated Pensacola, Fla., to capture the boys baseball championship of America. Over 10,000 people saw the game, including Ted Husing, who aired the game over a nation-wid- e hookup. The Little League playing field to meet is scaled down of The the needs bases youngsters. are 60 feet apart, and pitching distance is 40 feet, four inches. " The balls are regulation size, but special bats have been made to allow the knee-higplayers to handle them in true major league fashion. The league is the smallest unit Ham-montow- each week per team, r didates for position hI n, one-thir- d h closes all its public declarations Two new organizations -T.T.P. and the ;L.o!m.W. 'r( with these words; Be obstinate with us. are growing rapidly Throughout the fan a solvent America. v. ious teams, regardless! color, or creed, are ing the spring trabF later D distributed rar teams in accordant' special player aelei tem. Each team is sponsm service club, fraternal ori ness firm or interested in individual sponsomjs establishing a fa league compuiniy can secure sary information by writs' Stotz, director, KtdiJiitt national tournament, GaitJ S.V stop Stalins parai Were used to buy si Leland Stev: country, according to Rep. Earl Wilson of Indiana. Licensed Limerick VT.T.P. stands lor Tired Tax Fudds PLUMBING and HL Payees, and L.O.M.W. for Le- A worker known as Mike Fudds A CONTRACTOR gion of Obstinate Men and Quit his job without changingiMember National A Women. Both want Federal his duds of Master Plun taxes lightened. The L.O.M.W. 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