| Show e- - ' ' ' ' ' 4 - ail 1 t B Section k i Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning March - Page One 1912 1 1 Leaders Limit L D April Conference To Higher Officials Similar Action Taken in '19 Flu Epidemic Sessions annual J of the L D S church general conference previously- scheduled for April 4 5 and 6 will be confined to meetings for church general authorities and stake presidencies it was announced Saturday by the church first presidency This will be the second occasion since 1847 that general sessions— open to the rank and file of church rnembership—have not been held each April Joseph Fielding Smith church historian and member of the council of twelve apostles Stated The first occasion was during the influenza epidemic of 1919 when general conference and Relief society conference were post-- 1 poned until June General confer- -' onees were held regularly during World War I Decision as to whether the main sessions of the curtailed conference will be broadcast by radio or will be open to the press has rot yet been announced Isaue Statement The complete statement- signed by Heber J Grant church prestdont and his counselors J Reuben Clark Jr and David 0 McKay follows: –Having in mind the limitations upon travel now imposed by reatan of the national emergency as also the necessity for economizing expenditures by the people in order that they may be better prepared to meet the financial demands which will be made upon them by reason of the emergency and having also in mind the hazard even though remote that is incident to large gatherings in the highly' militarized area of Salt Lake City it has been determined to confine the 112th annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints scheduled for April 4 5 and 8 of this year to a priesthood meeting to be composed of the general authorities of the church and presidencies of the stake only Stakes to Get Word "Announcement as to the times and places of meetings will be made directly to the presidencies m stake' in due time" In Nauvoo Ill headquarters of the L D S church before removal to what is now Utah general conferences were held each April 8 according to Joseph Fielding Smith The church was organized April 8 1830 and after that date and before the settlement of Nau'voo conferences were held at of Irregular intervals The practice of holding general conferences each October and April has been in effect since 1847 Mr Smith said Schools Study Extension Of Vacations s state farm labor committee at the office of the Utah State Farm reau federation A special committee designated to xurvey achoola to obtain atudent assistance in solving the farm labor problem reported approximately half of the school districts bad been called upon and officials of all of them said they wanted to help supply labor for farms replacing men who are going into military service or more lucrative jobs As a result it was stated "in many of the districts" school will einflo two weeks earlier than tutu-a- l this apring to make the nthdente available for farm work They also will defer reopening in the fall for two weeks to enable students to work in the harvest Parley E White member of the !state welfare commission told the committee there are 2000 employables on state relief rolls who may be pressed into farm labor service Mark Nichols agricultural di rector of the state department of was named public Instruction chairman of a committee to deelop agricultural instruction in schools for girls and boys who expect to work on farms but who lack previous experience Bu- ' tv p iA4A ' ::70sot r:- " ' tlk:: Ap ' it A 4 ' '' vitt 1k :: :: 0 liv ' 1 'Al Al ( i r 4 A ? Bar Exam Slated - m A special bar examination for 19 Ilaw school graduates subject to induction into the army by May will be conducted by the committee of bar examiners in the state eapitol Monday and Tuesday The examination is being held at this time to enable graduates to become memt)ers of the bar before rnIng into the service I 1 N 1 21(0 rrrlaimed Suits $541250 PAHLS South W Temple 31-3- 5 ! 't 1 A els' Mown at ) t ?' '1-- ' V '1 - t" " ft - ' F ':'L' rr iiorlr ! ' I 'I- lit'' '1 4t ''' 11' I Utah automobile owners seek ing new auto license plates before' the old ones expire packed the basement floor of the capitol building the first and second floors of the city and county building and tax commission agencies throughout the state all day Saturday Final figures on total registration up to the February 28 deadline were not available Saturday and probably will not be totaled until late Monday BA tax commission officials es mated the number will pass e 1941 figure of 84467 despP rationing of tires Thousands of auto owners al at still without plates To accon modate this 'group in Salt Lake county the city and county off' floe will remain open Monday and Tuesday Thereafter the tardy ones will have to go to the capitol to obtain plates Members of the state tax commission emphas:zed that this year motorists should be particularly careful to keep their plates in good condition as they are not likely to get another set until after the war The 1941 plates will be honored by law enforcement officials through Sunday but thereafter motorists without them had better keep the car In the garage P L Dow state highway patrol superintendent announced that his men would start picking up users of the 1941 plates Monday morning At the city and county building 2153 cars were registered Saturday as compared to 2568 on the final day last year At the capitol no accurate count on the day's business was available but officials estimated that 1600 to 1700 Were issued there At times 400 or more persons were waiting In a half doten long - lines " 11 ?0- i '' 'sAortioit I : t 55479 for the month were fat': below the February 1941 fig- ure of $329387501 Total dia- - it t24$ ' - r A 4r ::11—1 1 1 Program i ' -- - — 1 amW(74 "'11'41boNboliAwomaggsaii - 4 ''''' For Survey 441 A Ver) 1 '11 I 'IT: ''1"'' ell ti It t ts1 '''''' - t 40- - ':: 1 I -- s ' k - ick f' : l' 4i 1'''' ) ''' S::4 ::::':: - - ::5:"- :r:: '':' L'' rt : ' ''''''':- l''' ::7 L' - !: 'N ::::' : ::1: i ' m ej4 5 s I t L'1—77-'"'- 4 ' t''' 454 ( J t ''''71 ''''' A ' '4 ': IrCtiN44Z - fs- 01 i 2 4:t : ::::::::-::':--::'i:!1-::- ''' i : : : ' ' :': 44k " N '' 'Cl122211121110200110""11P4 t (kit's ' - i og e: ''' 4(4 6 ::'14': :11:::::435t40aek1H : U1!'5'''SWAtolt 4:'- le- ' ' ' ':-'''I'''''' ti16 ' :°174 4$- ' 4 ''''1':' "''' Sb' Ai' 0 ''''' Om 0ATik - ' a 7- hiS '" '- V01- ' are Dr L G Moench Harold P Fabian chief air warden for the A R P Chief of Police Reed E Vetter li and Mayor AbkJenkins The new machine will be used by physicians in conducting first aid classes in Salt Lake Civil Defense GiveInUse Victory Garden Committee Careful Planning Urges of Ambulance The Utah Victory Garden committee its initial meeting cf the LDS Primary Association Elevates Board Member - Appointment of LaVern Watts Farm ley a member LD S Primary association general board since last July to become second assistant general superintendent was announced general superintendent Saturday by Mrs May Green Hinckley --Mrs Parmley succeeds Mrs-r-Janet Ni Thompson who resigned recently "after giving excellent 1' Equipped Vehicle Contributed by Tribune-Telegra- m $ : service to the association" Mrs Hinckley said The new general officer served formerly as a member of the Bonneville stake Primary board and had served previously in var- ied capacities with the Sunday school junior seminary and Young Women's Mutual Improvement as- sociation She is a graduate of the University of Utah school of education and taught school six years three in Murray district and three at the Ensign school Lake City Salt Mrs A native of Murray Parmley is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Watts of Murray Her husband is Dr T J Parmley of the University of Utah physics department They reside at 530 Douglas street and have three children - ' ' :' l' ni ' : 1 ' - ::' : ri-- - : - I0t : - t : ? 1 I trs1 ' i i ' ! 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p04 ' ' ' :': N:'1 ' A Mrs La Vern Watts Farm ley Arpointed second 1144534- ant geleral superintendent of 111)M Primary association Salvage Meet Set Monday :Plans for a large-scal- e salvage campaign to conserve metals rubber and other material were under way Saturday with executives of big industriem inviteu meet with national salvage officials at a conference in Salt Lake City on Mrinday March 9 Invitations to the executives were issued by Gus P Backman executive director of the state council of defense asking them to meet at the Hotel 'Utah with A H Richards national manager of the bureau of industrial conservation in W P B and H L Gutterson chief of the general salvage section or his representative Mr Backman has been notified that a salvage officer probably will be appointed for Utah in the near future to direct the gathering and disposal of waste materials that can be reclaimed S L Church Group: Plans Mechlinr5 :preparedness for air raids or other emergency was stimulated Saturday with presentation to defense authorities of a new and fully equipped ambulance contributed by The Salt Lake Tribune and Telegram for duration of the war At the disposal of civilian defense officials of Salt Lake City and vicinity the ambulance will serve a twofold purpose — as a training medium for doctors who will conduct- first aid emergency demonstrations and as a direct means of succor in event of any disaster It will be at the beck and call of the Salt Lake City civilian defense council through a director of first aid and of the police dewhich may use it for partment ma ior emergencies other than air raids Fully Equipped Equipped with stretchers blankets first aid kits and other paraphernalia the ambulance was designed to meet any emergencySatThe vehicle was presented urday morning to a group of defense authorities that included Mayor Ab Jenkins chairman of the civilian defense council Chief of Police Reed E Vetterli council vice chairman and executive officer Harold P Fabian chief air warden of the A R P and Dr L G Moench representing the medical men of the city who will make use of the ambulance in spreading first aid knowledge throughout the Salt Lake area Mayor Jdnkins called the newspapers' action "a very fine gesture In behalf of civilian defense" "I' understand that it will be available for any emergency that may arise" Mayor Jenkins said ' Typifies V S Spirit "This is the kind of material patriotisin that makes the democracies worth frghting for t! deelsred Mr: Fabian "It typifies the people of Arneriea rising in the defense of their institutions and their homes This first and important contribution of its kind to the citizens' defense corps is worthy of the position of leadership which holds in our The Tribune-Telegracommunity" Dr Moench praised the ambulance as being "splendidly equipped for emergency first aid" "The medical men ere highly nppreciative of the willingness of The Snit Lnke Tribune nod Telegram to make this war emergency ambulance available in response to our request It is a pleasure to lind someone willing to make this emergency available for all I hope we never have occasion to need it but it is comforting to know that the ambulance is ready if needed" Chief Vetterli termed it "an outstanding contribution to civilian defense locally" "A recent survey reflected the dearth of such equipment" he continued "Its true value will be fully appreciated only if and when an emergencydoes arise In the meantime those in charge of civilian defense are reassured by having such equipment at their disposal" i - Air Corps Reserve Takes Four Utahns Four Utah men have accepted appointment to the army air corps reserve the war department announced Saturday Names of those appointed as reported by Associated Press were Clifton Dee Clinger of Provo Keith Charles Green of 3126 South States street David C Ostler of Richfield and Carleton V Rogers of Garland - 1 trustees in Coipprised of representatives governmental a n d commercial agencies the committee is headedby Dr A L Stark extension horticulturist at Utah State Agricul- tural college who was appointed by Governor Iierben B Maw The committee urged that all agencies and citizens unite in sup- -port of the victory garden campaign "because of the urgent need for better nutrition and health in maintaining a high morale" It was announced that Utah has been asked by the U S depart- - ment of agriculture to plant 8100 gardens in 1942 It was estimated that in previous years there has been an average of only 14000 such gardens The committee proposed also that "favorable considAration be given to the production of flow ers and shrubs for further landscare improvement" Dr Star announced that each agenr!V in the committee will be assigned to definite duties in the at an early date prolcram - arrived here Saint morning and addressed the Saturday afternoon session of theUtah Canner s' a ssciation's thirtyecond annual convention at the Hotel Utah le said the wholesale 'prices fixed for the present equIvalent to the highest prices prevailing from February 23 to 27 are aimed to prevent dangerous inflation They extend for 60 days and may be raisedlater if production costs make this necessary he predicted Because an army "marches on its belly" thet percentage of canned products to be earmarked for governivent purclInFe is certnin to climb nist Mr Lindsey as Visitor Tells of 'Britain's Labor Set-Up Workers must have certain sta&dards of living If they are to operate in defense plants at their higilest efficiency England has effort learned 'during the which was precipitated upon the nation suddenly much as a similar effort vas forced upon the United all-o- tes Stich w 1 the declaration Saturti3y by the Itiht Honorable Marrpret G Bondfield England's first woman cabinet member now touring America RA Great Britain's unofficial ambassador of good will addressing a public meeting in South high school auditorium: Emphasizing that the following obserVation was not made in the spirit of rebuke she pointed out that trade unionism and Industrial unionism In England are far older than such organizations in America and "have grown considerably more wise in the handling of labor Salt Lake police Saturday were girl searching for a who has been missing from her home since Friday afternoon' The girl Joyce Rich daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward S Rich of 1426 Gilmer drive left Friday afternoon to attend a birthday party of a friend in Douglas M reet and hasn't been heard from since Officers said the girl never reacted the party Joyce is described as being five feet three inches tall 110 pounds light brown hair blue eyes fair complexioned and wearing a blue coat relations" "In fact the cooperation which previously had existed betwfen labor and industry has since Of war effort began become a trittplvirate with the government fofming the third cooperative party "And the nation has found this three-waspirit Incooperative on y - (Continued Page 'U' Founders' Fete Greets Ruling King Queen Too bad the men who founded the University of Utah in 1850 to see couldn't be here in inthe of the type pulchritude founded has stitution they learned to produce And if they were here they'd have to look no further than the t 19-1- two students selected Saturday to honor them as king and queen of the universitt's finnUal Founders' day celebration Named queen was Mli3s Janice a junior unaffiliaied Gribble student who also was given the additional cognomen of yMiss Robert J Ketchum a Figure" and a member of Sigfreshman ma Nu fraternity was chosen ut St- - Officers Seek Missing Girl 1 arose but these evaporated after a little discussion With the procedure agreed upon the committee indicated that the study win get under way immediIn fact it was reported ately that work of collecting some al-of the necessary information has ready been started In a prelude to the detailed plan the committee of procedure adopted a statement of general Investiguiding principles for the gation This called for a thorough and comprehensive study of conditions now affecting economy efficiency and duplication recommendations for immediate improvee ment a appraisal of the inatitutiona and submission of a program of organization that may adequately meet new conditions as they occur a'atudy of the advisability of establishing a permanent coordinating or advisory agency Polley Outlined "In its investigation"the statement said "the committee shalt bring to bear on all problems the best informed and most expert abilities available It shall regard the departmental faculties college long-rang- - 'ITtah's and the nation's canning industries face curtailed profits as a result of 0 P A price ceilings on 10 fruit and 15 vegetableJcanned goods announced Saturday hut canners realize the price ceiling is "imposed for the good of the nation and intend to cooperate 100 per cent" Carroll E 'Lindsey of Highland City Fla president of the National Canners' association declared Saturday in Salt Lake City d ay 3-- 4 "Mr Physique" and king of the celebration The two honored students were Introduced Saturday evening at the Founders day dance In the Union building by Miss cristie Wicker of Bountiful Celebration chairman They assisted in cutting a giant "birthday's cake given to the university in honor of the ninety-secon- d anniversary of its founding concluded the The dance Founders'Aday observance which was highlighted by essay and oratotical- - contests assembly programs and sales of souvenir ribbons bearing the dates of the4850existence university's ' 1942 and universityofficials well qualified to conduct investigations in their rempective fields of responsi- and further extend the bility principle of confidence by calling to its assistance members of the various departments members of the teaching and research staffs as well as executive officers" Briefly summarized the stated objective appears to be to have the states examine their own and the other institution and then work out a plan of coordination themselves instead on a basis of the committee findings The detailed plan of procedure calls for a statement from each Institution setting forth what they regard as their common and distinctive functions: defining the field of common educational interests in which the objective and methods of the two institutions are ecient tally the same e nd fields in which both institutions should conduct courses in the educational Interests of the state defining fields in which there is definitely a distinctive function and those fields where the difference is one mainly of emphasis These statements will in turn form the basis of a joint report showing the re- suit of the study of each institution by both groups the results of the cooperative effort and the conclusions mutually accepted Other Factor n In Study With the cooperation of various groups and officials in the institutions the committee proposes to investigtae enrollments number of students in each class during the past five years available floor space and its utilization present and future building needs revenues and the source of such revenues possible new sources of revenue and trends in major items of expenditure From thia It Is planned to develop a basis for the appropriation of funds to the two Institutions something that for many years has been a' headache to every legislature The fiscal study also contemplates a determination of minimum financial needs for present (runt 111110 Do Page 83 -z 14‘- X - t t - - '' - Theft of a spare wheel tire and tube from her automobile parked near C street and Eighth avenue was reported to Salt Lake police Saturday by Mrs Joseph It son of 1029 Bryan avenue John U Roberts proprietor of' a used car lot at 43S Eamit Elzhth South street reported theft of a tfrP wheel and tube front his place I of business No I - Motorists Lose Tires Wheels Tubes $tt A - A few differences as to the scope of the study and the procedure which should be followed Canners' Head Promises Support of Price Curb Air Lindsey ' Differences Settled that gardens be Saturday at the Newaouse hotel recommended 0 an-are available that labor planted only where land water before are these facilities be determined planted and gardens that only crops suggested for increased production by the agricultural war board be grr -- n in excess of family needs m Dr Edward P Westphal'of Philadelphia secretary of men's work for the Prerbyterian church in the United States will discuss and America's DesChirthmen 4 tiny at the annual meeting at the men's club of the First Presbyterian church Monday at 6:30 p m at the church South Temple and C streets The Rev Floyd W Barr pastor of the First Presbyterian chlrch will preside at the meeting at which new officera will be elected Dinner will be served 'T Displaying a cooperative "give and take" attitude representatives of the University of Utah and Utah State Agricultural' col- Iege Saturday reached complete agreement on the procedure for a comprehensive study of the needs and functions of the two institutions of higher learning The group which was in session for more than five hours in the governor's board room at the capitol are' members of a special committee named by Governor Herbert B Maw to investigate the relation of the two schools a subject that in the past has generated prolonged and inconclusive battles in the state legislature The special committee is composed of three members from the U of U board of regents three members of the IT S A C board of trustees three faculty members and two alumni representatives from each institution The chairman is Roy D Thatcher president of the board of regents and the vice chairman is C G Adney head of the usAq board of - '1-:- - t 11:4:: 4 '' :k 1 i" 1" i e li Functional Study t 44: !: ' 4:7'4 1 1 Js:tc U of U Agree on i :: o 4:31 '':il::':':'::-:::::k----7'4'i- i I f 0 2:-:-:: ::-'- V s' Civilian defense leaders for the Salt Lake area expressed gratification Sat urday at receiving a war emergency ambulance made available by The Salt - Lake Tribune and Telegram Looking over the fully equipped ambulance Sales Tax Collections Amount To $76756 in February " t ? - -- - - ''s :s ' 40-ho- l1 state receipts of $2231 at 1 -- - t T past month 5 :: p collected The gasoline sales tax also fthowed a sharp increase rising from $22786167 in February of 1941 to $28314583 for the lir'-'14rt''- t- - p W8 '''' - - - ' r- 1 1 r 4 'Ti -- " wol ' 77!!h4:AIOtttff"1-:- ‘ ZI:''r:'r''''''c ''':r'''i 4 I' t s 1 Ikr : Utah Congress A Of Maps Clinics during February as compared to the corresponding month of 1941 Collections for the past month according to the monthly re- port of State Treasurer Oliver G Ellis totaled $7675625 For February of 1941 $6901688 — -- - voo m e af 1 -- ' -- ' '''' ' The nation's first lady gritelously but firmly declined In Salt Lake Saturday to amplify 0 New York statement that she would not accept another government office as long as President Roosevelt is in the White House Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt off at the municipal air- stopped a few minute s en route for port via United Air Lines from New York City to Seattle Wash P-- T where she plans to rest for a few days at the home of her and daughter Mr and Mrs John Boettiger Mrs Roosevelt in New York City Local organizations of the Utah said that she could not take a government post because "of my behig statecongress PrT A are making the president's wife I found that plans for their regular summer nItInd-uout" progra ni u 'h1rh chilWhile everyone is concentrating dren who are to enter school for on winning the war Mrs Roosevelt the first time will be given physiMrs Ruth Ward predicted that the forthcoming cal examinations chairman of congressional campaigns would be Mumford rourd-umilitantly prosecuted and that the state congress announced Satboth Republicans and Democrats urday would not relax their efforts to Working In cooperation with win at the 'polls various agencies la the local comQueried about a recent Wash- munities the P-- A units will folington dispatch that she might be low tip tlie examinations with imassociated with the women's auxil- munization against disease and the iary army corps Mrs Roosevelt correction of physical and dental said that such a unit would he defects in the children who are to enter school next fall officered by the army The first lady when asked If the In 1941 a total of 3053 Utah decisive defeat of the Smith children received summer roundamendment to a bol14h the up examinations and of this numweek was a surprise replied th ber 710 were referred to physishe had not read the papeiA cians- and 56S to dentists Of the "I'll have aboard the plane total 2417 had not been vaccicatch up with my reading" sr 't nated for smallpox and 2418 had declared as she headed for the al! not been immunized againpt diphtheria port newsstand Subsequently however Sales tax collections a barom- eter of general business condi- tions showed a substantial rise ' t -- - 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'1' :: ' 1 ' : " t it 0(1: 40KI - -'- - :: o ' I : rrt'''1 --- ! 4ca:?iit14::: ':I'''' - Auto Owners Flock to Secure Tags son-in-la- An extra month of summer "varation" for atudents hi many Utah school districts was in prospect Saturday after a meeting of the Leaders View War Emergency Equipment r!''0'r16"t'' ' o k o 1 ' t |