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Show February 17, 1949 THE listed and surface accidents accounted for 53 for a grand total of 870 fatalities. The number of fatalities in all bituminous workings during 1947 totaled 990. In 1 The 1948 record of killed and mer, 32, Thermopohs, Wyoming, 'maimed, on the basis of compar-- 1 pleaded guilty to a charge of able frequency rates, was worse tery and was sentenced to pay a The United Mine fine of $25 with an alternative Journal in its most recent issue sentence of 12 Vi days in the (February 1) reported that durcounty jail. He was granted a ing the past year 773 fatahtie' stay of execution to midnight of were recorded in underground the same day. bituminous workings as compared Thomas Coleman, Price, forto 908 during the year before. feited $50 cash bail when he Falls of roof and face coal acfailed to appear to answer to a counted for 484 deaths while complaint of battery. haulage accidents accounted for 154. Clifford L. Richardson, 29, Dragerton, paid a $7.50 fine for Gas or dust explosions caused 44 fatalities and explosions caused speeding 40 miles an hour in a 25 mile zone. 22. Electricity caused 19, machinGavin Sanchez, 29, Dragerton, acaccidents caused shaft 25, ery a $10 fine after paid pleading cidents accounted for eight fataliguilty to a charge of driving withties and miscellaneous causes out a drivers license. were listed as accounting for 17 Rowland Ottertstrom, 20, fatalities. paid a $20 fine for speedunderIn addition to the 773 ing 60 miles an hour in a 40 mile ground accidents, stripping and zone after dark. opencut mines had 44 fatalities February 5: Manuel Lovato, San Francisco, waived extradition .on a fugitive complaint and he Klfhh-bwas ordered held for California authorities for return to the coast state to face a charge of rape. February 7: Donald M. Wagoner, 21, Price, paid a $10 fine for speeding 60 miles an hour in a 40 mile zone. February 8: Tony Gabessi, 21, Colorado, was fined $10 for drivIf your nose some- ing without a drivers license but times fills up with stuffy transient congthe fine was suspended when he a few drops of estion-put In each nostril. It quickly reduces conshowed a valid Colorado license gestion and makes breathing easier in to the court. a hurry . . . gives grand relief from anlffly, sneezy, stuffy distress of head Wayne Hunt, 20, Price, paid a colds. Follow directions in the package. $5 fine for speeding 35 miles an hour in a 20 mile zone. VICKS February 9: H. C. Norton, Price, pleaded guilty to a charge of employing a minor without an employment certificate. He was fined $50 with an alternative jail sentence of 25 days, fine and sentence suspended for one year upon his good behavior and obYou S&e V. . . V Aes you servance of the employment laws regarding minors. Mine Worker Paper Lists Bituminous Fatalities 948 Sun-nydal- e, (Con ! Breathe ol VATROrJOL SOCIAL SECURITY COMPANY, PRICE, UTAH BOTTLING 7-- UP SUN-ADVOCA- g, DISTRIBUTED TO line While commending many recent stantially-constructe- d to remove needed when safety advances in the Browning flammable gas, During the mine, about six miles south of tion, gas accumulations at the Emery, Emery County, Utah, a faces of two idle rooms were refederal coal mine inspector pro- moved by means of line brattices, poses added ventilatnng, rock- he reported. apIn some place, dusting, and electrical safeguards in a report released today by the plications were too far from the inspector Bureau of Mines. Owned by working faces, and the Arthur L. Petty, operator, this advocated thorough rock-dustimine employed 19 men and aver- of these areas and elsewhere in aged 200 tons of coal daily when the mine where needed, compleH. E. Wetzel reinspected it in tion of the sprinkling system to December. allay coal dust at the faces and on shuttle-ca- r was the roadways, and the Considerable improvement coal-du- st made in ventilation between in- removal of excessive shuttle-ca- r from the a .1 anemometer was accumulations spections, meastake to roadway. weekly air provided Among many electrical safeurements, air connections between active rooms were closed where guards suggested were frame-grounfor undergrounded elecnecessary, two permissible flame safety lamps were maintained for tric equipment, explosion-teste- d g, and a new, larger ven- shuttle cars for use in face regions, was offset on the sur- and overload protection for cables fan tilating face in a fireproof housing, the in- of electric equipment. Improvements also included spector reported. He also sugpermissible gested a suitable gage and fire- trying out a new-tye proof explosion doors for the fan, blasbng unit to fne the peimis-sibldiscontinuance of explosives, underground telany room off an entry beyond the ephone, and many enclosed-typ- e last air connection, and using sub control switches. biat-Uc- e in.-pec- rock-dusti- ng ng ds pe HELLENIC YOUTH pleting the constitution wW started at a convention Price last year. A nation vention will also be held summer but the site has been selected. official publiAHYF News cation of the American Hellenic For the first time in v Youth Federation of the West U. S. oil production this to memoers was topped 5,600,000 barrels throughout the west and Pacific coast area for the first time on January 27th, Chris Metos, federation president, announced to- Veterans Families Not Eligible for VA Hospitalization Hospitalization and outpatient treatment provided by Veterans Administration are NOT available to members of veterans families,! VA said in response to a number of inquiries. Many wives of veterans were1 treated by army and navy doctors while their husbands were in service. Some wives now erroneously believe they also are entitled to medical treatment from VA physicians. other than dishonorable, and entiled to hospital treatment under MANAGER SETS the following priority system: First Emergency cases. PRICE CALL DATE Second Those suffering from Sherman H. Ruesch manager of injuries or diseases incurred in the Provo office of the Social Se- or aggravated by military sercurity Administration, will be at vice. the Court House in Price between Third Those who state under 9:00 a. m. and 12:00 noon on oath they are unable to pay hosWednesday, February 23, to con- pital of charges for treatment duct the business of the Bureau of - connected disabilities Old Age and Survivors Insurance. nonservice or illnesses. These veterans, if Mr. Ruesch reported that win- not in the emergency category, ter with its accompanying cur- must wait until a bed becomes tailment of commercial and in- available. dustrial activity makes more Outpatient treatment is availworkers eligible to draw federal able only for veterans with old age benefits. Because these disabilities. Each benefits are paid to eligible work- veterans eligibility must be deers for any month during which termined by VA before treatment they earn no more than $14 99 of this type can be authorized. from employment covered by the Social Security Act, many workers over 65 can draw monthly benefits during their winter lay- The who wii to iir.pr Miss Rita Kerikas and features Improve articles and pictures by writers from members of Hellenic youth ROCK W0 poin clubs in Salt Lake City and U. ,n se Price, Utah; Denver and Pueblo, Idaho. and Pocatello, Colorado, SAVE ON FUEL s The American Hellenic Youth COOL KEEP IN SUMJiqIou Federation is composed of HelI cake lenic youth clubs in the west with Call or Write ijVlCf the objective of uniting Hellenic youth, advancing Hellenic demG. GrangJ161 ocratic ideals, raising moral and dert 316 N. 2nd East spiritual standards. The federation will hold a con- FlIONE 494 PRICE, Dijj jjhoo ference in Pocatello, Idaho, in April for the purpose of com S. Wallace 19 reto- taled $3,166.31 while at the end of July they totaled $3,657.93, an increase in accounts receivable of $491.62. Youre Tops in the Kitchen . . and were tops in the laundry! We wouldnt think of telling you how to bake a cake, but we are telling you to send us your laundry for better, cleaner service! Call today! . . . POPS CRISP AMD service-- PRICE STEAM LAUNDRY Phone 218 offs. Since many workers are not aware of their eligibility for these benefits, Mr. Ruesch advises all who are now over 65 and who have at some time worked under social security to contact him for information as to whether they have worked long enough to be entitled to retirement benefits. Mr. Ruesch will also assist residents of this area in making application for social security survivors benefits and account number cards. 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Disbursements for the month totaled $36,462.36, leaving the bal- ALWAYS fcfcherS ; mUii AHYF News AGAIN SHOWS IN RED The hospital fund started the month of January with a deficit of $1,627.16 and receipts for the month totaled $4,821.76 making thhe available cash for the month Disbursements for the $3,194.60. month totaled $3,940.32 leaving a deficit of $745.72. n day. BLACK; HOSPITAL ance of $1,556 03. and womOnly Light and water accounts en, if discharged under conditions ceivable as of December 31 new 7" GENERAL FUND IN $32,-757.- 1 distributed turning connected For Today's Hauling Needs AHYF PUBLICATION Electrical More Ventilation, Safeguara's Recommended for Drowning Mine Roik-Duslin- 4 I |
