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Sfibttiw LOCAL NEWS RADIO LOG FAGE 16 PAGE FIFTEEN SALT LAKE CITY UTAH THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 3 1948 SECOND SECTION Drink Victims’ Work Farm Bill Set for ’49 -- ff Board on Alcoholism Finds ‘Ideal’ Site At Point of Mountain T -- ' law to set up a work farm for alcoholics will be presented to the Utah Legislative counoil and the 1949 A-- long-discuss- W '4 ed J X vestigation committee has found an ‘ideal” site for the farm Borden Honor Farm The proposed site is an d land bordertract of ing o nthe honor farm at the new prison at the Point of the Mountain and Camp Williams Mrs Bosone said that the land now lies idle but water is available for cultivation if the farm program is approved by the legislature Gov Herbert B Maw in answer to a letter from Mrs Bosone designated the state board on alcoholism as the department to explore possibility of obtaining surplus Camp Kearns barracks to house workers S D Huffaker deputy attorney general has been appointed to draw up legislation making establishment of the work farm possible Approval Termed Must Mrs Bosone said the plan now effectively operating in Los Angeles definitely would require legislative approval Under present statutes she said city judges have no authority to sentence habitual drinkers to sehve time in institutions outside city limits If this authority were given and the farm established the municipalities could save thousands of dollars she said in puting their habitual liquor law offenders in productive occupations rather than draining taxpayers’ funds through an inactive jail sentence 80-ac- X y V ’jC-- un Salt Lake enElton W Pace gineer reelected by alumni s jf t u - - i - ' 1 V- - “'? : -i- s - - w - t" y yA V L r - 1- Blary was not the only girl with a little lamb judges at the Intermountain Junior Fat Stock show’ discovered Wednesday as Lois Porritt exhib- - ted her chunky animal which was judged best In club division John House won similar honors in the FF A group Both are from Tremonton I 4-- H By MAURICE A JONES Four grand champion ribbons were tied Wednesday afternoon as judges completed the arduous task of selecting the best fat lambs and hogs entered in this year’s Intermountain Junior Fat Stock show at North Salt Lake stockyards Judging of top steers progressed steadily through the day and before the 600 young exhibitors and show officials left the stockyards for a banquet at New- - house hotel 15 choice animals had been "starred” and will be paraded before Judge E F Rinehart Thursday at 3 pm for final judging This number may be increased by several head as only Hereford animals w'ere judged Wednesday Aberdeen-Angu- s and Shorthorn breeds will come before Judge Rinehart Thursday morning Blake ‘Grand Slam Future Farmers of America of the Tremonton chapter and club members from the same community made a "grand slam” in the fat lamb division taking both the grand championship as well as the reserve championship in both divisions For the second consecutive year John House a promising young stockman from Tremonton had one of the two top lambs of the show Last year he won the laurels in the club division and this year took the purple ribbon in the F F A group His brother Lind House had reserve champion in the F F A division No Longer Exclusive Lois Pomtt club member from Tremonton proved that stock raising is no longer an exclusive man’s field when her chunky Hampshire lamb took division A dub "tops” in the member' Billy Sessions showed the reserve champion Miss Porritt won a special award of a 525 TJ S savings bond donated by the Hartford Fire Insurance Co on her entry and John House won a similar award in the F F A di vision as well as another 55 donated by the American Hampshire Sheep Assn for his purebred Hampshire lamb Bliss demonWhile Porritt was strating that she knew how to feed lambs Leona Colby a Sigclub member pleased urd Judge James A Bennett on the way she fitted and showed her lamb to take first place in the fitting and showmanship contest ‘Paul Olsen Spanish Fork took similar honors in F F A division Auction Sale When CoL Charles E Adams Los Angeles pounds his gavel Friday at 9:30 am to open the auction sale the first animal to apwill be a Chester pear in the ring exhibited White fat hog by Ara thur Willard son from club member Ephraim Arthur’s smooth barrow was judged the top In the The division second Wednesday morning animal to be sold will be a Chester White hog entered Griffiths Tooele which by Ran was selected by Judge Melvin HaxaJeus Fort Collins Colo as F F A group "tops" in the animals £als of the 165 beef Bee Page 1 6 Column 3 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H prize-winni- 4-- 4-- 4-- ng H H H 4-- H 250-pou- nd s I Judges Select Four Champs In Junior Fat Stock Show i C VY " -- Forecaster Says More Dew Rain or Shower Natives of Oregon would have called it a mild dew And former residents of London probably didn’t notice it at alL Session '‘Fixed’ Claims that a "stacked” conference was arranged in Denver by officials controlling the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers to defeat objectives of Utah members who are insistent that the international executive board sijjn was made Wednesday by Wesley J Madill Bountiful western vice president of IUMMSW On his return from a meeting of the union’s national wage policy committee representatives of various local unions and others he said the action was significant because virtually all Utah mine operators have declined to negotiate new contracts with union representatives who have failed to sign affidavits Denver Meeting "Blany persons who represented no membership were permitted to vote at the Denver meeting” Mr Madill said “while those who actually represented local union membership were in the minority” He said Utahns attending the meeting and two members of the executive board Kenneth Eckart Cleveland O chairman Of I U M M S W casting division and himself fought hard for signing of affidavits as the y law specified in the C F Keith president of Garfield local 347 and chairman of two recent meetings of Utah local union negotiating committees announced that he was calling a third meeting of the co’mmittees next week to consider further action Assigned to Utah T am informed that Reid Robinson eastern vice president will be assigned to assist the Utah locals in contract negotiations" Mr Keith said “If Mr Robinson comes he will be more a hindrance than a help His presence will be like waving a red flag in front of a bull because of employer hostility towards him Utah workers also have lost confidence in Mr Robinson their former international president’’ Neither Mr Madill nor Mr Keith would elaborate on their plans for contract negotiations ist affidavits non-Commu- But to Utahns the moisture in the air Wednesday was ram Although official measurements tabbed the precipitation at only 32 inch at Salt Lake airport it was enough to give many a man of the house an excuse for not sprinkling the lawn And in farming areas where the prolonged dry spell and drying winds have caused some concern even the small amount of rainfall was more than wel- come And so is the forecast for Thursday: "Blore showersg Lesral Aids Confer On Grand Official Terms Denver Union Jury Dist Atty Brigham E Roberts and special prosecutor Clifford Ashton conferred Wednesday preparatory to their next meeting with the Salt Lake county jurors who reportedly are near the end of their investigation into the Utah liquor situation The grand jury is expected to meet again this week to study the testimony already presented and to decide whether it will return new indictments Cyrus V Lack operator of the Brigham street pharmacy liquor agency is the only person who has been charged by the grand jury ist Taft-Hartle- Underground Explosion Tests Delayed to July 1 at Dugway Delay in shipment of Vital equipment for use in underground ex- plosive tests at Dugway proving grounds is expected to postpone experiments until July 1 Harry O Plath manager Salt Lake field office U S army engineers said Wednesday The tests originally scheduled for June 1 will be delayed "at least a month” Mr Plath said Among the items needed by army engineers are recording instruments trucks and camera Mr Plath explained equipment materials and equipment must be shipped from various sections of the nation and said that the overall project is a “tremendous un 4Bondmobile! Meets Delay bondmobile trailer well decorated in colors and insignia of the Security Loan campaign was the object of some concern in Salt Lake City when it failed to arrive on schedule Wednesday at 3 pm D T Singer chairman of the bondmobile reception committee alerted the Utah State highway patrol to be on the lookout for the unit missing since it left Twin Falls Ida Wednesday at 7 am Chases Down Clue The vehicle once was reported spotted in Salt Lake City and believing it had mistakenly moved on along the highway BIr Singer gave chase He returned to Salt Lake City however convinced of a false report after failing to find any trace of the Unit some miles south of the city limits However plans went ahead for Thursday’s program to spur Salt Lake county’s security loan campaign for a 54500000 sales objective A highlight of the bondmobile stopover in Salt Lake City will be a special rally from 11 am to 2 pm in front of the Salt Lake Tribune-Telegrabuilding Brigham S Young a descendant of the great pioneer leader will be in charge of entertainment Emerson Smith will be master of cere monies Interviews Music The rally will feature interviews with leaders of the bond camand music by Stubby paign Brown and his orchestra The Retail Trades bureau Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce is sponsor of the rally The mobile unit is scheduled to go on to Ogden Friday Bteantimg Charles L Smith state savings bond chairman issued an appeal for all-osupport for the campaign in Utah during June To date Utahns have subscribed 52232239 or 255 per cent of the goal he announced One m ut School Reports Theft Theft of a 560 typewriter from Hamilton elementary school 771 E 8th South was reported to police Wednesday by C B Jones coordinator Salt Lake City board of education BIr Jones said the thief broke a window to gain dertaking” "Test sites are ready for im- entrance mediate shooting” he said “Targets have been constructed and underground tunnels are completed” Engineers plan to begin the A new pollen appeared in tests with TNT ex- Salt Lake Wednesday It be The will blasts stepped is derived City plosions from English planup by progressive stages until tain a plant often are final 320000-poun-d charges found in lawns The count was: to be moved will tested Targets Grass 18 greater depths as the charges are Pollen Count 320-pou- nd low-growi- increased Purpose of the tests is to determine how far underground men must go to escape atomic warfare No atomic bombs will be used however ng 4 Scrub oak 7 English plantlan The count shows number of grains per cubic yard of air No figures are available for the comparable day last year f Early stress tests conducted during the past two weeks at the state fairgrounds grandstand have uncovered “no deAlton H Sorensen memfects” Tribune Washington Bureau ber of the engineering firm consaid WASHINGTON June 2 —The ducting the inspection senate ' appropriations committee Wednesday The inspection will continue was asked Wednesday how reducwith tests being conducted while to tions in the interior department the grandstand is loaded s of "design- - capaappropriations bill passed by the he said Tests conducted city" house would operate were with the structure to date Under the house bill regional loaded at one-ha- lf of “design offices of the bureau of land weight” he said Sheldon R Brewster fair management — including the one ordered the safety manager — be would Lake in Salt City after it was test last January closed and Marion Clawson didiscovered that the contractor rector of the bureau of land manwho built the structure also agement and J W Robinson built the West Jordan school Utahn who now is chief of the Roof of the school collapsed due grazing division asked the senate to "faulty workmanship" unit how functions of the regional offices would be handled under the reduced appropriation End to Region Poets They said that under the house bill H Byron Mock regional director at Salt Lake City and every other regional director would be forced out of office June 30 as there is no appropriation for regional offices in the bill Not only that while the house bill deals generously with the Utahns were reminded Wednes grazing service all regional officials of the grazing service also day by William J Korth collector would find themselves out jobs of internal revenue that pow is at the end of this month Mr Clawson and Mr Robinson the time to revise their quarterly committee that payments of estimated income tax told the senate bureau of in accordance with the reduced reorganization - of the land management now is under rates of the revenue act of 1948 way designed to transfer to reSince first estimates of the 1948 gional offices most of the land tax had to be made on March 15 business now settled in Washing- before congress lowered the rates ton the idea being to reduce taxpayers generally ’ estimated Washington activity to a mini- under the old lawpaid one installmum and transfer 90 of the ment on that basis and have anland business to regional offices other installment coming due The theory is that this change June 15 would expedite decision of most Mr Korth said his office has land cases That idea apparently mailed bills for the June installhad met with favor in the house ments in accordance with the origappropriations committee but the inal estimates New estimate bill as passed by the house would forms were also mailed to be used pile up the volume of work to be by those taxpayers who wish to done in Washington take advantage of the reduced rates Blame Lobbying If an amended estimate is filed comsenate One member of the June 15 payment may be made the mittee frankly said that in his in accordance with it BIr Korth directed the by change opinion explained and was bill house the inspired The average wage earner1 is not lobbied through the house by two concerned with estimates since he Washington attorneys who have inbuilt up a tremendous business pays all or nearly all of his the a as come tax rule bethrough leases oil and other handling withholding system fore the Interior department Once this business was transferred to regional offices the business of these attorneys would be The committee all but ruined has the names of the two attorneys and if the facts are brought into the open and substantiated the senate may modify the house bill and sanction decentralization The leveling off of record sales of land office business tax collections which became apSen Arthur V Watkins waa parent several months ago conunable to appear before the sen- tinued during May when “mills ate appropriations committee to and pennies” revenue to the state argue for increased appropria- tax commission totaled 51797233 tions for the Salt Lake aqueduct —only 28 above sales tax coland reclamation surveys He ex- lections for the’ same month last pects to be heard Thursday year During early months of the current fiscal year sales tax collecabo'-- s tions were running 20 those for the same months in the preceding year According to a report issued A resolution opposing a city Wednesday by Kline P Barney sales tax "because it would drive commission cashi£ special tax business out of city limits’ was revenue for the first 11 months of current fiscal year reached ah adopted by newly elected officers the of the Salt Lake Butchers’ and all-tihigh of $28958791 — more than the 52625634 2 Grocers' Assn meeting Wednesday 103 at Bullen’s restaurant 35 E for the same period in the preceding fiscal period Broadway In addition to sales tax totals Ted Ludlow president announced that the annual food in- other large tax sources contributdustry dance sponsored by the as- ing to the record income to the sociation will be held at the Old state were income and corporaMill club June 9 W B Granger tion franchise collections of 54794032 (127 is arrangements chairman increase) Now’s Period re state-owne- ii v Senate Group Studies Cut In Lands Bill Ceremonies Set Grandstand Meets For West East Initial Tests South Graduates At Fairgrounds three-fourth- X state legislature Salt Lake City Judge Reva Beck Bosone executive director Utah State Board on Alcoholism and long supporter of a productive institution for habitual drinkers announced that an in- Class Rites Today Climax enior Year for 2076 To Revise Tax Estimate jf j- Emeritus head Frank Evans urges eligible members to join up U of U Alumni Name Unit Heads at Meet j At annual meetings of University of Utah alumni Wednesday night Elton W Pace was reelected president of the Alumni Assn and Frank Evans was elected president of the Emeritus club Bleeting in the Union building on the university campus the alumni groups heard a resume of the year’s activities from Mr Pace and viewed a new technicolor film of the campus and university personalities Dr A Ray Olpin university president addressed the group reviewing plans for institutional improvements The Emeritus club marked the 11th anniversary of its founding by adopting its first constitution Other officers elected included: Viola Pratt Macfarlane Bountiful vice president: Ann Cannon Salt Lake City secretary and BIrs D C Kimball Salt Lake City assistant secretary Other officers elected by the Alumni Assn were announced by Douglas O Woodruff executive secretary as: Vice president Ruth Stewart Romney Salt Lake City three-yea- r terms on the board of control BIrs Julia Brixen Ber-toc- h and W D Nebeker Jr both term of Salt Lake City two-yealumni representative on the university athletic council Richard Y Bennion Salt Lake City ' Mr Pace who begins his' second term as leader of the Alumni Assn is a partner of Pace Turpin and Co power plant equipment suppliers 726 S 3rd West and has been associated with many TWO BRUSHES WITH civic and Blasonic organizations since his graduation in 1930 A noted jurist and former federal farm board member BIr Evans Wednesday night emphasized the value of membership in the Emeritus club for those eligible He explained that the club represents all University of Utah By ROBERT C BLAIR graduates of 50 or more years ago At present secretary of finances Raxter is a lucky kid and Jimmy for the Church of Jesus Christ of he knows it Latter-da- y Saints BIr Evans Twice last week the served as president of the eastern Van port Ore marble champion Btates mission for the L D S church from 1937 to 1940 Tax Revenues Still Leveling Butchers Oppose City Sales Tax ar DEATH Oregon Marble Champ 11 'Enters Meet Undaunted PSC Confab to Vir Utility Regulation Discussion of utility regulation and principles will feaproblems two-day ture a conference of Mountain-Pacifi- c states public service commissions beginning Thursday at 10 am at Hotel Utah Gov Herbert B Maw and Gus P Backman executive secretary Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce will welcome the approximately 50 public service commission officials from nine western -- - rtsr’ A A states A feature of the conference will be a report by Andrew J Zimmerman director Washingtbn state public utilities department on problems of telephone rate regulation 'rs ' Utah hearing on the Bloiintain States Telephone and Telegraph Co petition for increased toll and exchange rates was continued until' Monday at 10 am to permit Utah public service officials to attend the conference A Flood water was just like a great big wave Jimmy Raxter ' t y By JACK ROBERTS Efforts of 11 exciting years — years crowded with happiness memories hard work and some- times disappointment — will climax Thursday night for 2076 graduating seniors of Salt Lake City’s three high schools The past few days have been filled with rehearsals for commencement exercises cap and gown fittings memorization of speeches and termination of final affairs And now the big day has Commencement Concurrent Rites Each of the city’s high schools arrived will : concurrent conduct ceremonies mencement com- Thursday school’s exercises night East high7:30 will be held at pm in Kings-of on the hall University bury Utah campus Graduates of West high school will conduct their com- mencement exercises at 6:30 pm Comin the school auditorium mencement ceremonies for South high school will be held at 8 pm in the school auditorium East high school’s 741 graduates will enter Kingsbury hall accompanied by the march "Pomp and Circumstance" played by the school orchestra Invocation will be offered by Rt Rev Arthur W Moulton retired Episcopal bishop of Utah A symposium "Challenge of Living in a United World" will be delivered by six students under supervision of John L Knight chairman Speakers and their subjects will include: Ruth Noall "Spiritual Horizons” Frances Bladsen “Effective Citizenship — Effective Government” Beverly Lois Romney “Vitalized Education” Rodney Blinister “Vocational Responsibilities” Ruth Flay “Cultural and Aesthetic Challenges" $nd James Bench “Challenge of Science" Gift Presentation Presentation of the class gift will be made by Jack West senior class president The gift will be accepted by John Astin presidentelect of the student body’ Graduates of the senior class will be presented by Frank S Allen principal Response will be delivered by L D Schroder assistant superintendent of schools Diplomas will be awarded by George W Ashton Horace B Richards LeGrand P Backman and Glenn V Culp school board members Musical selections will be offered by the a cappella choir and glee club accompanied by the orchestra The benediction will be delivered by BIr Richards A senior reception will ‘be held in the Union building immediately following the ceremonies An organ prelude by Jack Baker will open ceremonies for West high school’s 565 graduates The invocation will be delivered by Rev Blortimer Chester rector St Paul’s Episcopal church Short d addresses on “We the Foothills” will be delivered by Gloria Crawford Ruth Hawkes and Eddie Robbins The second of the symposium “We Cross part the Valley” will be discussed by Marilyn Brown Vocal Duet Set The third part “Hills of Home” will be sung in a vocal duet by Ruth Stoker and Audrey Thompson “Yonder Lie the Blountains” See Page 16 Colunin 5 Ve-le- ne Have-Climbe- 'Migs’ Contest Opens Today Shiny convertibles pulling up at Utah state fairgrounds coliseum Thursday evening will deposit 45 teen-ag- e boys and the Veterans of Foreign War national marble tournament will be under way Play beginning at 7:30 pm will continue each night through Saturday when the 1948 champion escaped serious injury and possible will be crowned Admission is free death Arrive in S L He’ hoping the streak will carry him to victory in Veterans of ForMore than half the state wineign Wars national marble tourn- ners had arrived in Salt Lake ament Thursday through Satur- City by late Wednesday with the day at Utah state fairgrounds remainder expected Thursday coliseum morning Tourney drawings are Jimmy’s home and all his fam- set for 3 pm in the Crown room ily’s possession were swept down 175 S State Contestants many of whom bethe Columbia river Sunday when a dike burst flooding the northern came acquainted during informal Oregon town He his mother and practice session Wednesday will for a trip to brothers and sisters barely gather at 11 Salt Lake airport to meet Ray H reached safety A short time later after the (Horsecollar) Brannaman Denfamily had been moved to higher ver national V F W commander with ground Jimmy was hit by a car They will present the “chief”horse-collar a he rode the bicycle won in the an autographed enameled Oregon state marble tournament The bicycle was ruined Jimmy After returning to the hotel for lunch with the commander the was unscratched A shy "typically American” champs will tour the state capitoL type youngster Jimmy arrived in Parade Slated Salt Lake City Wednesday acA parade comprised of eight companied by L R Henderson marching bands from various Utah Oregon V F W athletic director "The flood was like a great big high schools and several V F W wave” he recalled “My brother unit will begin from the hotel at Theodore and sister Lily were 6:30 pm Each youth will ride in riding around town looking at the a convertible emblazoned with his dikes when the break came Theo- home state and name After the dore told Lily and me to run for pageant the group will go directly the dike while he returned to to the fairgrounds warn Ma and the others We got During the following two lays the boys will visit scenic points there just in time” A few minute later the little and amusement places Wednesday family watched their house float night they were guest s Iof Utah fcy-- i - a-- 4 K theater A 1 ’1 |