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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH SEAWAY: Soon a Reality? WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- - THE RICH COUNTY REAPER Entered as second class matter Feb. 8. 1929 at the Post Office, Randolph, Utah, nnder the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.59 Per Year in Advance SUBSCRIPTION Lavton Marshall, Editor and Proprietor Wm. E. Marshall, Business Manager i Settled ; House Slashes Navy's Budget; World Relief Needs Surveyed T elephone Strike Fully the Despite powerful opposition, - Great Lawrence St. long sought Lakes seaway which would make ocean ports of at least three large inland cities may became a reality in the near future. The combined seaway and elecReleased by Western Newspaper Union. tric power project, designed to (EDITORS NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those of Hit Western Newspaper Unions news analysts and not neeessarily of this newspaper.) bring vessels from the Atlantic Idea for a Radio 6 ocean along a waterway The broadcasting of vegetable, to Chicago, Detroit, Duluth and fruit and poultry prices at market other cities, has been advocated by terminals is an early morning radio every' president since Taft. feature (the one into which you inSen. Arthur Vandenberg (Rep., advertently tune while looking for Jersey radishes, Mich.) has introduced a bill which news and get would make the vast project fancy, 12 cents a bunch,) and radio within 10 years by is missing a bet in not applying the means of exacting toll charges from idea to living costs generally. For vessels passing through the route. instance: Previous proposals entailed the This is Elmer Twitchell giving spending of hundreds of millions of dollars as a public works project. you the regular morning quotations, If the bill is passed by both when, as and may. Hamburgers houses of congress and if American were in demand at rising levels. cooperation with Canada is author- Choice hamburgers, 60 to 75 cents ized, real work on the seaway may a patty without toast. . . medium to be expected to begin within a year. fair hamburgers, with red meat Total cost of the project to the spotty, 10 to 60 cents. . . low grade United States and Canada is esti- or hamburgers, pale mated at about 500 million dollars, to sallow, 20 to 40 cents. Clerk Pleads Guilty To $760,000 Theft , Lived Luxuriously and Kepf Two 2,300-mil- Private Yachts. NEW YORK. William Arthur clerk who lived Nickel, luxuriously and kept two yachts while he embezzled $780,000 from his employer, pleaded guilty as he went on trial with two of his three $64-a-we- ek ng Nickel, who apparently will be chief states witness in the huge Mergenthaler Linotype company swindle, entered his plea to a indictment charging grand larceny and forgery. The former Mergenthaler employee, whose extravagance failed to arouse suspicion til a fellow employee discovered fraudulent entries in his books, was arrested last October in a Florida hotel. i Nickel, who had fled to Detroit, Chicago and Florida when he recognized that his accounts were under scrutiny, talked freely after his arrest and implicated three others in the complicated plot. Julius Lobel, alias Jimmy Collins, a Broadway figure who has been at liberty under $85,000 bail, and Irving Cohen, 45, known as Izzy the in the swinEel, are dle trial. A fourth co - defendant, Isidore Rappaport, 55, president of the Ultima Optical Instrument company, was granted a separate trial because he and his firm were named in only 41 out of nearly 500 counts in. the indictment. Rappaport, a war for the linotype firm, was said by Nickel to have master-minde- d the plot in which fraudulent checks made out supposedly in payment of Mergenthaler bills escaped company detection. Rappaport, however, was said to have been ousted in favor of Collins later in the plot. 202-cou- nt ill BLACK DEATH: Germ Warfare Greek-Turkis- LABOR PEACE: Strikes Vanish Greek-Turkis- Commonplace Pump Termed Most Widely Used Machine With only 29 per cent of the nations farms equipped with the most universally used machine in the country the commonplace pump the remaining 71 per cent are rapidly becoming cent-an-hou- an important market for this mechanism which outnumbers the automobile, telephone and refrigerator combined. t Terming the pump the unsung Cinderella of the machine family, Richard H. DeMott, vice president of SKF Industries, Inc., in an industrial report, said that of the countrys 5,800,000 farms, only 1,679,000 are equipped with pumps for running water. He estimated that the national pump population now tops 100 million, constituting one of the most important uses for ball and roller bearings. He compared the pump total with 34,000,000 automobiles, refrigerators and 27,800,000 telephones reported in use at the end of 1946, pointing out that each motor vehicle uses at least one form of pump. Body of Harvard Athlete Is Found Floating in Lagoon BOSTON. The body of Sylvester Harvard uniGardiner, versity athlete and World War II veteran, was found floating in the Charles river basin lagoon. Positive identification was made by his father, former Gov. William T. Gardiner of Maine. Medical Examiner William J. Brickley said a brown overcoat and shoe skates forind on the body indicated that the young, athlete had been accidentgliy drowned while skating at night. Caesarian Operation Saves Baby After Mother Dies PORTLAND, ORE. A healthy girl was delivered by Caesarian operation three minutes after death of the mother, Mrs. Mildred Wickstrand, 31, from pneumonia in a rfbspital here. The infant, bom. a month premature and weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces, was placed in an incubator and was thriving, the hospital said. Peace descended on the national labor scene, at least temporarily, strike of telewhep the workers ground to a comphone plete stop as Western Electric company employees in 42 states returned to their jobs? End of the phone strike marked the beginning of a honeymoon be-- j tween labor and management. For the time being, not a single major industrial strike was troubling the national economic waters. On the horizon, however, loomed the figure of John L. Lewis, pondering whether or not to call a strike of his United Mine Workers in June. Tapering off gradually in recent weeks as various union groups reached agreements with their employers, the telephone strike .was fully settled when 20,000 members of the Association of Communication Equipment Workers, the last holdouts, accepted an 11 average, pay increase from Western Electric. workers across the Telephone walked away from their SUB PROGRAM: country jobs at 6 a. m., April 7, demanding general pay boosts of $12 a week. Navy Is Worried Average increase, when agreeIn an effort to resolve its biggest ments finally were reached, was that of underwater, warfare worry about $3.50 or $4. the navy has proposed a r, 210 million dollar and construction NAVY FUND: .9 conversion program which ultimately would produce a fleet of 100 Big Cut Made super-fasubmarines. of An economy minded house Included in the plans is a new a representatives forcibly passed submarine-huntin- g killer $3,469,761,100 tiavy appropriations type of d a vessel which bill which represented an 11 per ship, cent cut in President Trumans would be able to track down and navy depart- destroy enemy subs in any kind of original request for ' weather. ment funds. g re-' naval officers are Shouting down cries that the duced appropriation would shrink reported to be concerned over the navy and marine corps manpower swift submarines develbped by the by 82,000, house Republicans, in a Germans toward the close of the voice vote, approved the naval war and the fact that the Soviet -- budget for the coming fiscal year at navy is believed to be rushing to a figure about 377 million dollars completion a fleet of undersea boats below the administrations estimate copied after the best German de- of the amount necessary to mainsigns. tain required strength. If the navys proposal is adopted, Defending the budget cut, house the fast new submarines should be members criticized the navy policy ready by 1951, according to Vice of maintaining a disproportionate Admiral Robert B. Carney, logistics officers chief. number of during peacetime. There are far too many men of PORK SUPPLY: high rank today," said Representa- Seek More Pigs tive Ploeser (Rep., Mo.). The navy can effect its own savings by a conSeeking to boost the natipns pork siderable reversion to prewar ranks supply during the "spring and summer of 1948, the department of agriamong officers. culture has recommended a general 15 per cent increase in GRUMBLES OUT: pig production this fall. Germans Warned The increase, achievement of .Restless, protesting Germans which would bring an additional have been warned by governors of five million pigs to market next both the American and British spring and summer, is being sought zones to stop striking and grumbecause present prospects indicate bling against the Allies and buckle that supplies of beef and veal will down to face the present food crisis be shorter in 1948. with hard work and courage.- Sumner Sewall, American miliFire Losses Zoom tary government director in Losses from fire in the United States said that protest followed the general trend of the strikes' against the food shortage times during the past year. They went might cost the Germans relief supway up. plies from the United States. He Summing up for the past year, the national board of fire underwriters repointed out that the demonstrations are causing increased resistance ported the greatest fire loss for any period in history of the nation. among taxpayers in this country. Total amount was $ 616,408,000 , Sewall also demanded that Germaking an increase of 22 per cent mans stamp out the black market over the $497,153,000, in fire losses for which is dissipating a great amount the preceding year. Losses during the of their food rations. He said that first four months of this were who divert their farmers produce greater than those recordedyear m either into the black market are largely 1935, 1937 or 1938. responsible for the. crisis. .. six-we- ek sub-contract- or PHILADELPHIA. Bacterial warfare is one of the most important hazards to humanity which could result from misuse of science. That is the opinion of Dr. Maurice Visscher, president of American Association of Scientific Workers, who visualizes a future war with planes spreading countless billions WORLD AID: of deadly bacteria. Listed as possible weapons are 33 Survey Needs Postwar needs of the world will diseases, among them forms of the anbe studied thoroughly in a global great plague, black death, fever undulant yellow fever, thrax, desurvey before the administration cides on further foreign aid pro- and parrot fever. The United States would be pargrams such as the 400 million dollar vulnerable to such an ath measure, Secretary ticularly tack of its geographical because of State George C. Marshall has isolation, Dr. Visscher said. revealed. First of its kind, the survey is ' At Age! being conducted by a newly organized policy group. Marshall said that with the exception of 78 million dollars scheduled to go to Korea he foresaw no further appropriations for foreign aid at present. He added, however, that he was not prepared to say what may be required to help other nations in the future. The state department, he reported, currently is seeking some way to help China which could be fully justified to the American people and to congress. The 78 million dollar fund for Korea will be used to rebuild roads, rails and industries in the United (States zone, Marshall said. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, holding one of his last press conferences in the old state department building, told reporters that he could see no further need for appropriations such as Hie 400 million dollar outlay authorized in connection with President Trumans h aid program. Secretary Marshall has moved his office to a newly constructed state department building. j r.. five-yea- v. st high-spee- High-rankin- . high-ranki- ng Wuert-temberg-Bade- n, . Youth Stabs to Death Girl Friend of Granddad NEW YORK. James Quinn, was held for fatally stabbing his grandfathers pajama-cla- d 21, . girl friend. The victim was Margaret Dowling, 42, a telephone worker. Quinns wife said her husband stabbed Miss Dowling after he accused her of stealing his money from a bureau drawer. . . th Her Miss Florence E. Dolph of Scranton, Pa., celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary by sliding down the banister in her home. She says she has ignored her years to perform this birthday stunt ever since 1866. SURPLUS SUGAR: Many Protests Unless surplus sugar stocks are released to needy housewives, a congressional group will demand immediate repeal of sugar control, according to Senator McCarthy (Rep., Wis.) who is at the head .of the movement. Protests against the department of agricultures sugar control program have been sent to congressmen from all parts of the country, McCarthy revealed. v The department of agriculture is trying to make people believe there is a scarcity when there is a large surplus, he said, and added, They are permitting industrial users to stock up, but are denying ' housewives the same privilege at the beginning of the canning season when it is needed most. POSTAL RATES: May Go Up Ham and eggs in fair supply i with the eggs available by certified 1 check. Omelettes were of generally! boiled, half low level. a buck to 75 cents with bits of shell thrown in. Buttered toast, 10 to 15 cents, with butter substitutes. Four-minu- te French fries, sogfey to grease-logge- d, 20 to 40 cents a mess. . . Mashed potatoes, fancy, 30 cents a dab. . . Baked Idahos (Connecticut) $1 down and $1 a week for 52 weeks. Bar prices firm to strong. Fresh young highballs, well watered, plain, 60 cents a shot; fancy, 75 cents. . . cocktails, common with reconditioned fruit slices, 65 cents; fancy, with late DeOld-fashion- ed cember cherry and little real liquor, 85 cents to $1.25. Beer, early spring, Hoboken and Gowanus, 10 to 25 cents in the headless varieties. . . With heads half to inch deep, 30 ' cents. . Hats, shoes, socks, ties, under-- r wear were spotty. . . Prices for suits without extra pants were alt the traffic would bear. . . A few culls in mens bathrobes were offered at $85 in midget sizes. . Rents, transportation, gasoline, medicines and other necessities, fancy, medium and remained firm to unbendable. . . . Drinking water in ready supply. Air (for breathing) was fortunately free in most regions. catch-as-catch-c- an ... Miss Margaret Truman begins a concert tour this month. Our notion of complete recognition would be an invitation for her to sing the national anthem at the Republican convention. Whatever becomes of the official verdicts in railroad and airplane disasters? Duel in the Sim Hollywoods latest superdooper, had its premiere in 50 theaters in the New York area on the same night and in 300 in the United States. The most exclusive event that distribution could bring to everybody everywhere, as it were. - WANTED To buy live moose, male, female or both. Atlantic 7458, Pittsburgh, Pa. N. Y. Times. Man wants but little here ' below. ... The following miscellaneous items were sold: 8,600 Christmas trees, 700 queen bees. From Diamond Match company annual report. Its diversification that counts. MARKED-U- P RHYMES Under inflation we understand the nurs ery rhyme about "a diller, a dollar, a 16 oclock scholar has been revised to read, "a diller, J3.98 and a 10 oclock scholar." measure embodying the first general revision of postal rates since 1879 which would add about 110 million dollars a year to post The Philharmonic-Symphon- y oroffipe revenues has been introduced chestra of New York is among the in the house of representatives. stars of Carnegie Hall. We al-- , The bill provides for a 30 per cent ways said that if it kept at it and increase in parcel post rates and didnt lose hope it might some day would revise the air mail rate from get into pictures. five to six cents an ounce. In addition, the new plan 'would add There will, of course, be a picture about 30 per cent a year to present Son of Carnegie Hall. ' scales for second-clas- s mailing of newspapers and periodicals sent outWe understand that General Marside th county in which they are shall now likes to think back of the v published. simple peaceful days when all he Another provision would maintain was expected to do was to straightlocal and non- en out China. the current three-celocal rate for first class mail beyond the July 1 deadline when those rates SPRING PLANTING TIP were slated to revert to the former t level. Buy shrubs and bushes, dear, galot And on their beauty rant The new rates would go into eflots of pretty flowers, too Buy fect 60 days after the bill is passed But those who buy should plant and signed by the President Piet A I nt two-cen- . |