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Show 't THOUGHT A DAILY THE DESERET Is Delivered To NEWS - lour Home For Only 20c a Week Ko man ever robbed another of a physical treasure without robbing himself of something much more valuable in moral and spirtiuul value. , The News Is Hours Ahead ' 1 e Salt Lake City, Utah Thursday, August 27, 1942 Utah Police Officers Prepared To Meet Mayor Joins War Emergencies, Co nveiitionls Convinced Fight To Cut Rubber Wear Provoan Elected Head At Annual Tickets Will Be BY DAN McQUARRIE Utah is guarded-rquiet- ly, in- Potentially dangerous, tho theft of thirty pounds of Super C Dynamite, 100 feet of fuse, 125 dynamite .caps, a portable presser, and 50 feet of air hose, today set in motion ill of Utah's law enforcement groups. the ing boards. boards have pow- er, under Federal, law, to deny automobile owners the privilege of buying new, recapped ,or retread lireslf it can be shown that they abused the tires they had. Reading an editorial which appeared in The Deseret News last night about how the State High- , way Patrol is conducting a rub-her conservation drive throughout Utah by issuing warning tickets, Mayor Jenkins said the same method would be followed In the ci,ty, only with the limit reduced to 25 miles an hour. The new procedure will In no w'ay change the legal speed limits in the city and will not result in the arrest of motorists driving more than 25 miles an hour in zones where it is legal to do so, but it is expected to force slower and safer driving through the threat of depriving motorists of tires when theirs wear out. The federal government has asked - for tire conservation through slower driving. According to The Deseret News editorial, motorists will obtain 20 per cent more wear out of their tires if they never drive more than 40 miles an hour and they gain an additional 20 per cent more mileage if they never drive over 35 miles an hour. Tooele ng soctatiorr. Other conventions have been three-dafrolics. Today the delegates some. 200 men, most of them executives, met in a one day ."war conference." So far as the extra burden of enprotection from the acts of facemy agents and the task of ilitating the movement of war traffic and the job of giving security to giant new industrial communities are concerned, the conference had resulted in giving the state one unified police iorce. In this force are the United States marshal, federal agents, the attorney general, district, county and city attorneys, as well as the highway patrol-lnq-the county sheriffs and the poifet officers of --the cities. ELECTION HELD Oscar Lowder of Salt Lake, association president, presided at a public session and the annual business meeting where William Stanley Dunford, district attorney ' at Provo, was unanimously elected president. He had been first vice president during, the past year. Mayor Ab Jenkins, who welcomed the guardians of public safety, here told them that their job was to work long and hard ' to stop everything before it hapv '. pens. "You will get no praise, people will not even know that you exist so long as you are alert and everything goes well. The medical officer- of a big army camp who doesnt have anything to do, is probably the hardest worked man in the outfit and the most We know that the valuable. peace officers are on the job when nothing happens," he as- serted. TALK BY MAYOR. added the mayor, Anyway, if something does go wrong, youll get plenty of blame. Even If you get no praise you are rewarded if you avoid the scoldings that always break' out when something happens. Inspector Rulon Bennion, of Subdivision Bond Is Filed Realty Firm, Requests City Lay Mains A $1 500 bond was posted today by Federal Homes Inc., to guarantee the corporation's compliance with requirements of the C;ty Commision which has grant-- , ed the company permission, to' build a subdivision known as Victory Village. The company today asked the city to construct water mains in the subdivision on a refund- ing plan. Alert In Utah Mayor Ab Jenkins today announced that beginning m the near future the Salt Lake Police Department would issue warning tickets to all motorists driving more than 25 miles in the city and that copies of the warning would be sent to the local ration- telligently, securely." That was the conyiction gained as federal, state, county and city peace officers met at the Newhouse Hotel today for the twentieth annual convention of the Utah Peace Officers As- - . Dynamite Stolen In Nevada Causes Given For Over 25 Mile Speed State Sessions . Theft Gives Rise To Ffear Of Sabotage The commission, in a session, denied an application from Aleck Geros for permission to operate a cafe at 565 West Second South Street on - the recommendation of the City Health Department.The Health Department stated that the cafe was not meeting the requirements of the Salt Lake City restaurant regulations which requires the..steriUzation of eating and drinkihg ' Mensils. As Peace Officers Convene In Salt Lake Oscar E. Lowder left) president of the Uta h Peace Officers Association, discusses annual convention aims with Mrs. AY Rink Smurthwaite of Ogden, William Stanley Dunford of Provo and' Mrs. Reed E.Vetterli of Sait Lake, (far right). the highway patrol, accepted the citys "keys, proffered by the mayor, through Mayor Jenkins had departed. The mayor explained that he felt at peace fn the assembly of men even though he1 could see the bulge under manjLCoats from service pistols. But, he added,, "the city commission will be in session and I am afraid to stay away from that meeting. Brief addresses were delivered by Royal L. Garff and Arthur Gaeth, radio commentators. Mr. Garff made a plea for the peace officers to enlist in the campaign to sell war bonds and to help also in promoting public unity, intense patriotism and the spirit of sacrifice for Democracy ,jthat will preserve Democracy. Mr. Gaeth presented a picture of the global total was asserting that the production and manpower of the United States is the balance of power that gives supremacy over the Axis. How-er- , he asserted, "China and Russia must both remain undefeated or this war may last for many vears. HOLD PISTOL MATCH state were of the Officers shooting it out with each other this afternoon as the .champions with, the revolver or pistol were inbeing decided in the annual dividual and team matches. The shooting affair, free to the public, is being conducted ataheXity Ball Park. Thirteenth South and --M g closed today. The checks usually go out on the 15th of the month w'hen typed, cut and segregated numerically by the Welfare Depart- ments three stenographers. missioner J. Parley White Comex- plained. This time, we wrere asked to have our IBM operators process the checks 'through the Finance Department's machine, he added. But we did not have the' to acright feeder commodate the checks and card When we tried to run the machine full speed the addresses' printed over the names. We had GET YOUR MODERN GAS RANGE NOW WHILE THEY ARE AVAILABLE Magic Chef Full Sis Ran? t Soparato Burntrs Divided Cooking Top Famous Rod Wfcool Or on Rogulator Automatic Top Vurnor Lighting And Othor Magic Choi Foa turos that tot tho pact la tho Rango Industry. Dolivorod And laslallod $126.50 - to have our stenographers fin- ish the job. next Mr. White said that Drivers Bail Fixed By CourUAt $1,000 Charges of driving were filed today against Eugene. Finance the month, Department Lyman Petersen, 36, of 209 Kenwould process the checks using sington Avenue, in city court today. Judge E. G. Foxley set bail their own operators. The maat $1,000. chine when' working properly is The defendent was specificalto checks the run 20,000 supposed ly charged with striking and Inthrough in about five hours, juring a pedestrian. Albert Stewthus saving the work of three art, 67, of 135 B Street, at the the intersection of First South and However, stenographers. State Streets this morning at Finance Department will be ask1:40 a. m. ed to cut and segregate them DeThe injured man was termed in return for the Welfare a critical condition at the Salt partments hiring additional help .In Lake General Hospital this afterto punch out the IBM cards for noon. the check-writinmachine, it was "V indicated. Through a typographical error Probe Continues strike in the story of the Into Garage Fire at the State Road Commission Shops on Beck Street which ap,The Fire Department peared in The News Wednesday, was still investigating to deterit was stated that receipt of mine cause of a fire yesterday had ended the which Aug. 5 checks," destroyed a double garage strike. It should have read: "reto belonging Nephi Christensen, ceipt of Aug. 25 checks, as the 252, Downingon Avenue, scorchchecks were only a few hours ed garages on either side, late. spread sparks across the street to another- - garage door and burn?d a car parked in front of the Christensen garage. hit-ru- n g n ' Driver Admits Charge Drinking Martin Stephen Shelton, age Third East Street pleaded guilty to a charge of drunken driving before Judge Reva Beck Bosone today and was fined $100 and given a jail sentence to be suspended on .payment of fine. Stay of execution was granted until Sept. 28. The trial of Gayle Ivory 64, of 356 South V Attention Ladies! EDWARD'S SMART LADIES' APPAREL SHOP y QUITTING BUSINESS . Hurry to Old-roy- charge of drunk driving continued to Sept. 10. a So 26, of 902 Logan Avenue on EDWARDS AND SAVE was 200 Beautiful Summer Dresses, values up to $3.95 Village Saved From Grass Fire 1 Salt Lake County Fire Department companies fought successfully for several hours last night and this morning to control a brush fire .which came dangerously near the buildings in the village of Granite south of the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. A fence valued at $20 was burned. Under Chief Vernal T. Beck-steathe department had units from Midvale. Murray, Sandy, and the U. ; S. Forest Service to battle the blaze. QUITTING 350- BUSINS$ $149 ' PRICE - of our Better Sum- mer Dresses, values to $7 QUITTING BUSINESS PRIC- E- $249tc $299 EDWARDS d 136 EAST BROADWAY Medi- Hit And Run Charge Filed State Welfare Payments at First check-writin- Marshal Gilbert S. U. ant was advanced from second and Capt. to first C. K. Keeter of the Ogden Police Department was advanced from second to first vice president. The members voted to use ell of the SI, 300 in Die association's treasury to purchase war bonds. Fourth West streets. The Ladies Auxiliary to the association met separately under the direction of Mrs. Rink Smurthwaite of Ogden, president.The women joined for a pic- Faulty Machine Delays issuance of attempt Dethe State Public Welfare partments 20,000 relief checks through the Finance Departments automatic this machine delayed "pay-damonth from seven to 10 days for Utahs relief clients, it was dis- nic lunch at Liberty Park and then attended the pistol contest. The officials, otficers, tvives and guests will join at 7 p.m. and for the1 annual banquet dance of the organization atjthe Newhouse Hotel. Alf Gunn, deputy U. S. marshal, was elected, third the association, in the only convention contest. If custom is followed, Mr. Gunn will become president in three years. L SI EAST BROADWAY Relief Setuj Change Asked By Counties Gov. Herbert B. Maw planned to meet this afternoon in the Capitol with the Utah County Of- ficials Associations nine-macommittee of county commissioners for the purpose of submitting a general plan to reform the state public welfare program. The government reported the proposals had been considered at a meeting with the Salt Lake County board of commissioners. They.unanimously approved," . he said. Three of the major alms of the reform,, the governor explained, are: (1) To make the welfare program conform more nearly with Ideas of local officials who have had the practical experience of administering relief; (2) to reduce administration costs: (3) to change the basic philosophy of relief from one which assumes every relief client is a social problem to one where his major need is merely financial help toward ultimate independence. nind-maThe committee con- sists of the following county commissioners: J. W. Arrington, St. Ogden; George H. Lytle, George; Roscoe Boden, Salt Lake; Lyle Young, Duchesne; S. B. Rig- by, Manti; William Worley, Logan; William J. Johnson, Spanish Fork; H. U. Butt;' Monticello; Carl Galloway, Nephi. Consumers Part Is Given role the consumer will play in the price control and rationing program of the Office of Price Administration was explained Thursday morning by Justice C. Stewart, Slate Consumer Relations Officer, to a group of northern and central Utah Masonic Auxiliary leaders. Mr. Stewart told the group that womens clubs have an important part to play in the program of education In order to give consumers the necessary understanding for proper functioning of the OPA program. The womens group, which included representatives from Salt Lake, Ogden. Bingham, Park City, Garfield and Provo, named Mrs. E. A. Harpenstein of Salt .Lake and Mrs. John D. Reynolds of Ogden as a committee to establish contact with the OPA consumer ofThe Labor Arbitration Book Offered Free The American Arbitration Association announced here ' today that jis a pubic service It has madets recently published booklet entitled Labor Arbitration In Wartime available with-- . out cost to corporations, unions and attorneys. Union executives, corporation officers interested in labor relations, and attorneys may obtain copies at the organizations administrative offices, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. ' sheriffs office, ' 4 , 7e Sees Advancement For The T. M. ticipates West head man in Kaiser Company, Inc., Priccr-- a an- development. war-pushe- d Dont Sell West Short, Advises Kaiser Official f T. M. Price Says U. S. Shortage All Its Cracked Up To Be BY DAVE ROBINSON Americas shortage of materials with which to make the Implements of war is all that its cracked up to be, but there are plenty of basic raw materials and their development will give the West another surge forward. war-pushe- d Authority for this statement is T. M. Price, a head man in the now famous Kaiser Company who has been written up in Life and other national magazines as one of America's No. 1 builders. mZ. Price is in Utah to help expedite the $2,000,000 development of a big mine at Utah Fuel Companys Sunnyside property, to furnish thp coking coal for Kaiser's Fontana blast furnace and plant a plant just started this summer but which will be making pig iron In December. After a conference with Utah Fuel Company officials, Mr. Price and Claude P. Heiner, fuel company vice president, inspected progress at Sunnyside today and will be back in Salt Lake Friday. 8. L. OFFICE He reports that Kaiser Com- pany has just established a Salt Lake office on the seventh floor to keep of the Judge Building their end of the Utah work moving. Currently this office is manned by; L P. Pearce, mining engineer in Kaiser Companys iron and steel division; Lloyd Scouler, accountant and office manager; Keith Keltner, engineer and Barbara Fullerton, Stenographer. ball of Price, a energy with one hand usually occupied , with a telephone, is a of Henry J. Kaiser, the "human dynamo who has stirred the and admiration by making construction and shipbuilding history at a time when history had young-lookin- son-in-la- nations-imaginatio- to be made. Starting with Kaiser 24 years ago on a little million dollar or so street paving job, Price is one of the big reasons for the Kaiser company's success. But as . fice. The organizations will further the OPA educational program it! their groups. County and the State and Tooele County Councils of Defense. JThe theft occurred in Nevada, but so close to the Utah line that the alert was given to law enforcement officers throughout Utah. The theft was discovered at an early hour today by Ludon Glafcke, at the Silver Horn Mine and Development Coinpa--, ny, 30 miles west of Wendover.-Pursuan- t to the requests ,of the Utah State Council of Defense,' in charge of the enforcement of the Explosive Law. tha theft was reported by direct wire to the service of the Utah Defense Council. SABOTAGE FEARED Under the direction of Chief Air Raid Warden Clem S,, , Schrarpm;the theft was reported to Grover & XUs, 'attorney general for Utah, In charge of the enforcement of the Utah Explosives Act, to the Utah Motor Patrol, and to Tooele County authorities. It was reported also to the authorities of defense installations at Wendover, Utah so they may be on guard against possible sabotage. The theft of air hose and a portable presser, according to Mr. Schramm, gives the hope that the raid was made by wildcat miners, ranchers or others stesl-in- g for mere gain. However, the theft of dynamite caps, fust and dynamite Itself makes the utmost precaution necessary. Every effort will be made to apprehend the culprits lmme- - Child Drowns Near Kearns Discovery of the body of a child In the Utan Canal early Copper Company this morning ended an four-year-ol- d ' search by sheriffs deputies and a squad of soldiers from Camp Kearns. The child, John E. Dimick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Dimick of Spanish Fork, fell into the stream at 2 p.m. yesterday d West and South Streets and the body was found ten miles down the stream from that point, near the No. 2 pump station, at 1:05 a.m. today. Mrs. Dimick told officers the child was last seen standing near the trailer in which the family is living while Mr. Dimick is employed on a pipe laying contract for the Air Force Basic Center at Kearns. She Baid she turned her back for a minute w'hen the child disappeared. Sheriffs deputies were immediately summoned. he put it, "we dont have titles in Kaiser Company; we Just have work. Sorry, but I cant tell you anything about our plans to build cargo planes. My job is to build things that neither fly nor float, the visitor said. And since the Seattle street Job, hes , "little had some big ones. He was a key Kaiser man on the Boulder dam Job; he built the Broadway vehicular tunnel in Oakland; he constructed highways and water breaks all over the country, and he was in charge of Kaisers half of the $100,000,000 Patiama Canal lock job. Right now, Price is looking after the construction of a $12,- 000,000 section of the Deleware acqueduct to augment New York Citys water supply and is building the $53,000,000 Kaiser iron and steel plant at Fontana, Cal., on the other edge of the country to help break the war materials bottleneck. No wonder Kaiser Company hasa quarter of a million-dolla- r phone bilL How much are you responsible for? the reporter exFifty-secon- . 11 N 0 L E U M your kitchen or bath doaa and colorful with Pabco Inlaid linoleum. Bor Square yard. Male $1.45 ? mo FOR THI BUILDER CZBTOE-3UC- BUILDERS SUPPLY SOUTH 4 LT'iWISTJW PRECAUTIONS TAKEN The report was one of the most Important ever made upon the system of observation maintained by the Utah Council of Defense, Mr. Schramm declared. A telephone communications system is maintained by the council, to accept telephone calls from all sections of the state from air raid watchers, for reports on grass, range and forest fires, for reports on guards for explosives, and for all disaster or emergency calls. All registered users of explosives within the state, according to Mr. Schramm, have been Instructed by Mr. Giles, state commander of the Civilian Defense Corps, and chairman of the Civilian Defense Committee of the State Council of Defense, to report thefts or loss of any As a matter of pre- explosives. caution, handlers of explosives In adjoining states, near Utah lines, were given the same instructions. although not required to register with Utah.' Since the Nevada theft occurred wthin 30 miles of the Wendover, Airport, and the army bombing base Installation, have exceptional precautions been sought. . 1 IV WHEN YOU NEED IT! - SAVE WITH THI AMERICAN OUR INSURED SAVINGS PUN MAKES IT Easy For You TO SAVE . claimed. Dont laugh. tion, ask, Thats he said with a a delicate .ques- this Western Industrial momentum built up by war In a few months would have taken years and, years for ordinary peacetime development, Price reminded. But it should carry over into peacetime. There Is plenty of room in the West to build; plenty of things go build, and plenty of things to build No one had better sell with the West short these days, All ... Come In For Details of Our Sayings Plan RATE OF OUR UST DIVIDEND CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AT |