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Show WASHINGTON NEWS An Independent Newspaper Devoted To The interests Ot The People Ot Rich County and Lower Bear River Valley - - FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER SOLDIER WRITES Camp Roberts, Calif. November 3, 1941. WPA Summary For Utah Mr. Wm. Marshall. On October 16, 1941, 5484 certified workers were employed on projects in Dear Sir: I would like to sincerely thank you Utah 78 were available tout unassigned. 3140 were unavailable because of ill- for sending me the Reaper each week. It gives me a great deal of enjoyment ness, private employment, Unemployment Compensation benefits and other to be able to learn what is going on reasons. During September, 1941, 666 at home. I have now completed over a month persons left WPA for private employment. 1946 workers were in private in the army and I am beginning to like it better. In changing from civilian employment on October 16, 1941. 119 on WPA dur- life to army requires a number of persons were which are hard to make, and ing September because of loss of pri- changes vate employment. 272 cases were cer- cannot be made over night. Camp Roberts is just a new camp so tified or recertified for employment are doing construction work all the they 234 to as curing September, compared time; when completed it will be a very referrals in August, 194L 'On October 12, 1941, there were 764 fine camp, having very good facilities WPA trainees in the vacational train- for training soldiers. It is the largest in the United States. ing schools of Utah. Of this number training camp The soldiers are here 13 weeks receiv-in- g 545 now are for qualified approximately their basic training, then sent to a employment when jobs are found. camp. permanent inThe President has approved for I hope things are going along at home clusion in the WPA program the followSincerely yours, very fine for you. ing projects in Utah: Reed Kennedy. Kanosh Town . In the sum of $8,228, to construct sidewalks along public LADIES LITERARY CLUB thoroughfares. 5 Forest Service - In the sum of Ladies Literary club was held Nov. to construct cattleguards and fences in the Powell National Forest in Gar- 22, 1941, with President Florence Bingfield, Piute, Wayne and Kane counties. ham, presiding. $21,-58- Distribution of Aid BUI The $6,000,000,000 aid bill passed by the Senate will be distributed as follows: Agricultural, industrial and other commodities, $1,875,000,000. and supplies, Ordnance, munitions $1,190,000,000. Aircraft and aeronautical materials, $685,000,000. Tanks, armored cars, trucks, etc. $385,000,000. - automobiles, Vessels, ships,- boats, including hire of vessels, $850,000,000. Miscellaneous military and naval plies, equipment and materials, the sup0. Facilities and equipment for the manufacture of defense articles . $375,003,- - - 000." Testing, inspecting, proving, repairing, defense outfitting, or reconditioning articles for other governments approved d for aid, $175,000,000. Necessary services and expenses for carrying out the foregoing purposing of act, $285,600,000. the lease-len- d Administrative expenses, $10,000,000. Machine to Plant Trees The Department of Agriculture announced the Forest Service has develop, ed a machine that will plant about 8,000 trees or shrubs a day. The machine will be used on the shelterbeits of the Prairie States Forestry Project. The Department said the Forest Service began work on the machine in 1936 and planted one and a half miles shelterbelt in Texas in 1938. of After various improvements the machine was used again in other places, and in all cases, survival and growth trees have of the machine-plante- d equaled those planted by hand in the same vicinity, the Department said. Rehabilitation of Selective Commander Wells, Chief Dental Officer of the Selective Service System, announced the program to rehabilitate physical registrants with remendiable deficiencies will be inaugurated with treatment of 100,000 men having denta defects. Commander Wells said the program will be carried out through local boards which will authorize treatment of registrants by dentists in then own communities at the exepense if the Federal government. Plans have not yet been completed for rehabilitation of registrants having other lease-len- - 10-ro- w . physica-defects- Extension of Time on Delinquent Tax Date Notice is hereby given in accordance 12 of the Revised 0 with Chapter 1933 that the time Statutes of Utah, will become de1941 taxes which upon from the 30th extended has been linquent 12:00 noon oclock to November of day on the 21st day of December 1941. By Order of the Board of Rich County Commissioners 80-1- Everlasting Blooms Flowers used for making everlast- ing bouquets include helichrysum, mixed strawfiowers and statice. Most Densely Populated Kiangsu province, which contains Shanghai in China, is the most densely populated political district in 1''" v"1 rH The book Berlin Diary by Wm. Shirer, was reveiwed' by Ottalee Cor-les- s. This book was very interesting and was very well given. The group ail participated in a lively discussion at the end of the story. Two new mem bers were added to the club, Mrs. Marie Rex and Mrs. Leah Walton. A dainty Halloween luncheon was served by the hostesses Myrtle Jones and Mayseil Hoffman to 22 club members and two guests, Mrs. Jane Jones and Mrs. Orne Muir. Ladies Literary club was held Nov. Florence Bingham 5, 1941, President presiding. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved and books were checked. A beautiful solo was rendered by Mae McKinnon entitled "My Mercedes.Miniver was The book-Mr-s. reviewed in a very interesting way by Mrs. Elaine Passey. This book was written by Mrs. Jan Struther and is a book that is recommended to be read and by every woman A dainty luncheon was served to 26 club members and the following guests : Lottie Jackson, Orrie Muir, Pearl Rex, Gladys Conley, and Kathleen Thomock. Mrs. Agnes Rex and Florence Bingham were the hostesses. Club will toe held one week instead of two to avoid conflicting with other things. This meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. R, G. Marshall on Wednesday, Nov. 112th.. re-re- LAKETOWN NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Catl A. Wahlstrom of Evanston, Wyo., paid a visit :o the Oliver Wahlstrom home Wednesday, the 29th. . Mrs. Grace Reynolds and infant daughter, Brenda, returned Friday to her home in Circleville, Utah, after spending 3 weeks with her mother, Eliza V. Irvin, and family. Mrs. Vara G. Cheney and children accompanied her as far as Nephi, Utah, for a brief visit with her folks Mr. and Mrs. Kendall. Mrs. Elaine Hatch and children of Randolph spent four or five days here at the J. W. Taylor home. The Primary officers gave the children a Halloween party and favors last Wednesday. Miss Wilma Kearl has gone to Salt Lake City where she has employment. Mrs. Josie Lamborn and sons and Mrs. Heber C. Robinson motored to and Logan Thursday on business pleasure. Mrs. J. L. Willis has returned from her trip to California. President and Mrs. G. H. Robinson took a motor trip to Goshen last week to visit Mrs. Grace Jasperson pud family. Mr. and Mrs. Max Haddock of Paris were pleasant visitors at the Mutual meeting last week. Mrs. Henry Sorensen of Smithfield spent a week here visiting with her sister, Mrs. Alice Johnson, and other relatives; returning Saturday with Stanley Mattson. Sheriff and Mrs. Benjamin Weston entertained a number of friends at a Halloween party Thursday night. Raymond Lamborn and Father Joseph Robinson went to Evanston, Wyo., Saturday stopping off at Woodruff on their way back, calling red rn Last $1.50 Per Tear In Advance Randolph, Utah.' Friday Nov. 7, 1941 Volume 14 Number 43 MISSIONARY LETTER JOIN THE RED CROSS THIS YEAR The annual Red Cross roll call will begin the 11th of jNovember. Rich countys quota is 400 members. 1941 has added mstny duties to the Red Cross. If Rich county gets her quota everyone in the county will have to get behind the cause ti and join. President Grant has urged each adult member in Utah to do their share by giving $1.00 for membership. Last year Rich county went over the top. This roll call is even more important. Let us 'all help the worthy cause. November 9th is Red Cross Sunday. The Rich County chapter has arranged a patriotic proram. The roll call chair, man are Ila Johnson, Randolph; Wy-ori- a Reese, Woodruff; idrs. Alley Taylor, Laketown; and Mrs. Celia Langford, Garden City. TRUCK OWNERS URGED TO FILL CONSTRUCTION Dear Brother Marshall: Once again I write to you, to let you know where to send the interesting and newsy newspaper. I have been laboring in the West Kansas district for eighteen and a half months and now have been transferred to the Southwest Mission district in the city of Baxter Springs, Kansas. I have a wonderful companion that has been out four months, it is Elder Clifford H. Bingham from Honeyville, Utah. I have been blessed greatly in this work and only hope I am able to thank everybody who has helped me through this wonderful privilege, and great responsibility in serving the Lord in crying repemtence to the people in this part of the vineyard. My address is now for everybody who has time to write me : Elder Lyndon A. Dean Jaqueth Apts. Baxter Springs, Kansas. WEDDING DANCE AND RECEPTION FOR COUPLE A wedding reception and dance was held Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Kay Thomock who were married recently. Many useful and beautiful presents were received by the young couple. The Grace Hadley orchestra furnished the music. It was reported one of the bus nicest wedding parties of the season by the large crowd that was in attendance. Di- QUESTIONNAIRES A second mailing of truck and questionnaires was made today by rector of Motor Vehicles E. G. Foxley to 11,000 truck and bus owners ini Utah who have not yet made their reports in the National Defense truck and bu3 inventory now underway for the Highway Traffic Advisory Committee to the War Department. Returns have already been received from about 55 percent of the truck and bus owners m v the State. The inventory is toeing made at the request of the War Department and the National Defense Advisory Commission. Complete returns are necessary so that this country can make detailed plans for adequate transpof fatten in' a.ny" emergency, the Commissioner explained. Every additional, day of relay in receiving final returns from truck and bus owners is costly, he added, because a special office force i3 maintained to check all questionnaire cards for completeness and to prepare them for shipment to a central tabulating office of the WPA for listing according to capacreity classes, body types, location by features. and other gions, Our experience with transportation in the first World War should be enough to demonstrate the necessity for detailed advance planning now, the Commissioner said. Englands experience with transportation in this war should stir us into action. When the war began, England restricted the manufacture of trucks and truck parts. Within about a year, her transportation facilities were toadly congested. She then had to do in the midst of an emergency what we must do before any emergency strikes work out pools. plans for Many of our truck and bus owners have apparently overlooked the first I questionnaire cards they received. out to fill now them Immediately urge the duplicate cards we are sending as 'soon as they are received, and mail them back to us ths week. This is their opportunity to make a contribution to the national defense program. 'Sick Alan of Europe Turkey was once known as the Sick Man of Europe. Defence Bond Quiz Q. A. Q. A. - WORK AT OGDEN Ogden, Utah About 800 construction workers at Utah general depot, the armys $7,000,000 supply center on West Second street, today had finally comunits inpleted 17 of the cluded in the project, said Lieutenant Colonel Elmer G. Thomas, constructing quartermaster. Completed buildings now include: Seven giant brick warehouses, each measuring 600 feet by 180 feet and capable of holding 350 to 500 carloads of merchandise. Five brick sheds, 50 feet wide and 74 to 411 feet long. A bricky main teance operations building. A briok checkers office. A brick sentry guard station. A 24,000 gallon gasoline fueling system, located near two large brick garage buildings and a brick auto shop building, all nearly finished. A 250,000 gallon elevated steel water tank to provide water pressure, for emergencies. While not quite half the 44 structures are completed, construction work is in an advanced stage on most of the unfinished buildings, and the project as a whole is more than 65 per cent completed. The construction activities originally were scheduled to be completed June 30, 1942, but the work is ahead of schedule and it is now estimated units now under contract will be finished by April 112, 1942. A clothing renovating plant large building of concrete, steel, tile and asbestos is already nearly ready to receive machinery, first shipments of which are expected soon. The renovating plant's steel framework and concrete floors and roof have been poured, and windows, which will comprise most of the wall areas, are now being installed. What can I do to help my son who has just entered military service? Your boy must be clothed, fed, and supplied with the latest equipment. This requires money. Buy a Defense Savings Bond and help the Government to equip your son. What is laioors attitude toward the Treasurys Defense Savings Program? Strongly cooperative. The A.F. of A large permanent administration, L., the C.I.O., the Railroad Brothfire and guard building is rising rapiderhoods, and numerous other labor ly, with concrete basement and first groups all over the country have floor units finished and forms being endorsed the Program. erected for second floor support columns. GARDEN CITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Earley and family and Mrs. Eugene Earley and daughter of San Diego, Calif., left for their home Sunday after having visited in town for several days. They were accompanied by Lloyd Scofield. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibbons were Logan business visitors Monday. Others from town who shopped and visited in Logan Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hodges and children, Mrs. Lavina Pope, Mrs. Mabel Wamsley and Mr. and Mrs. MiIfod Wamsley. Mrs. Mabel Wamsley and Mrs. Milford Wamsley motored to Paris Tuesday afternoon to get Mrs. Sadie Cook who has been visiting her mother and sisters there. Esther-holMr. and Mrs. Raymond in Salt Lake spent Friday City attending to business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Cortell Lutz of Vancouver, Wash., are visiting with relatives and friends in town, home with them to spend the week The Camp Amanda Daughters jf the Pioneers held its opening meeting Thursday at the home of Leone Loveland. Captain Byrna Dustin (Continued on Last Page) dt ' Water, gas, storm sewer and sanitary sewer systems have been completed in nil parts of the construction area, except at the administration building and the clothing renovating plant, where construction activities must be more nearly completed before utility connections may be made. About 75 per cent of concrete streets, curbs and gutters have been laid. Another two weeks of good working weather will see the completion of this work, it is estimated. WOODRUFF NEWS That big bird has been flying around here again. He stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Delmore Eastman and left Mr. Marshall Jay Eastman, weighing 8 pounds, on Oct. 24th. Also to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stuart a fine 9 pound boy, Nov. 3rd. Everybody doing fine and feeling happy. Eldon Putnam was taken to the LD'4 hospital last week suffering from some intestinal ailment. Francis Tingey is driving the school bus in his absence. Word was received here Tuesday of the death of Jennie Putnam McBride, of Salt Lake City. She was well known here, having lived here the earlier part of her life. She is a sister to Joseph, Ezra and Melvin Putnam, and the daughter of Maria and the late Savannah Putnam of Salt Lake. Lavaun Cox left Monday morning for the Mission home He intends to be there several days before leaving for the California Mission. Mrs. Wayne Sims of Craig, Colorado, is visiting here for a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Dixon. Big dance Friday, Nov. 14th. Good music and plenty of good things to eat. Come and help to earn those few extra pieces of silver needed for our new chapel organ. Several townspeople attended funeral services held for Arvis Call of Ogden He is well remembered by Sunday. the townspeople. He served in the World war and was severely wounded which finally resulted in his death. Why are stock raisers like show girls? Well they like to exhibit calves, and club boys and girls thats what our have been doing down at Ogden recently, exhibiting some of these fine calves they have raised this past year, under the able leadership of Raymond Rees. 4-- H |