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Show fa I f. A WEEK OF THE WAR - U ' An Independent Newspaper Devoted To Tro Interests Ot The People Ot Rich County and Lower Bear River Valley - ; f, f.V - f i 4.rH Pacific Fleet Commander Nimitz reported two and possibly three Japanese aircraft carries and a destroyer were sunk, and three battleships, six cruisers and three transports were damaged in the battle off Midway Island. All planes on the two carriers definitely known to be sunk were lost, Admiral Nimitz said. One U. S. carrier was hit and some planes were lost, but casualties among the U. S. personnel were light, he said. Admiral King, of the U. S. fleet, said the enemy fleet has apparently withdrawn from the Midway area but battle are continuing in the Hawaii-Dutc- h Harbor area. The Navy said the first Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor on June 3 resulted in few casualties and no serious damage, appearing to have been made primarily to test our defenses. The Japanese planes which flew over the harbor six hours atfer the initial attack were engaged solely in reconnaissance the Comman-der-iii-Chi- J.Hi . man-tu.e- ef .s Navy said. MacArthur reported within six days allied naval and air forces same seven and possibly eight enemy subma- -. ines, two heavily loaded armed supply ships and an armed transport, and also badly damaged a 7,000 ton, vessel. Allied losses ip the southwest Pacific were two cargo vessels. In air raids over i, Rabaul, Dae, Salamaua, Atamboea, Koepang and Dili, and Burma, 12 enemy planes wefe destroyed, one en emy tanker sunk, and runways, airdrome installations and parked planes Three Allied planes were dmaged. lost. The ' Nvay said Allied merchant shiD losses totaled 21 during the week, including nine U. S. ships. Production. U. S. production of planes has reached the level of "nearly 5,000 a month" and by next year we will have reached the Presidents goal of 10,000 a month, the Senate Appropriations Committee announced. Army Air Forces Commander Arnold congratulated - the Vega Aircraft Corporation at Burbank, Cal , en being six months ahead of schedule on production. WPB Chairman Nelson, after Aour of the automotive industry in Detroit, said American industry could more than double present production by 1944. He also said the GovGn. ' W.P1. $1.50 Per Year Randolph. Utah. Friday June 12, 1942 t Volume 15 Number 21 CULTURAL v -- 'Is1 'UTAH GOES OVER Utah Ores Contain Lead - Zinc t PROJECTS CONVERT- THE TOP IN ITS MAY QUOTA ED TO WAR WORK Mobilization of war only begins with the calling of the nations manhood into the armed forcesMmobilization means the effective organization of all the countrys resources into the war effort, it was pointed out this week by Thornton W. Peterson, chief of the WPA War Services Division, in discussing conversion to war work of projects under his direction. When the Works Progress Administration was instituted in Utah in 1935, outets Were provided for the latent cultural energies of the State. Under the sponsorship of the Utah State Institute of Fine Arts and the Utah State Historical Society there was brought into existence the State Art Center at Salt Lake City, with branch centers at Provo, Price and Helper; the Utah State Symphony Orchestra, which has With Utah going over the top in it3 May quota by a larger percentage than that achieved by the nation as a whole, state workers today turned toward emphasis of the 10 percent plan the campaign to divert at least 10 percent of Americas payroll into War Bonds and Stamps fo financing the war effort. Charles R. Mabey,, State Administrator, was in receipt of a telegram from the Federal Treasury Department announcing that May sales for the nation were 5.7 percent above the quota Former Governor Maof $634,357,000. estimate from D. an had also bey Howe Moffat, Deputy, indicating that final reports would show the state to have sold 10 percent more than the May quota of $1,201,000. "The May achievement demonstrates the soundness of the voluntary meth-oof war savings, Mr. Mabey said. We shall have to press our efforts even further to achieve the June quota of ' com$1,746,600, but tihe citizens and that are they of Utah showing mittees are equal to the emergency. It is graover tifying to note that Utah will go comfor 10 May, percent the top by United pared to the 5.7 percent for the whole. a ' States as In explaining the Payroll Plan, by which each wage and salary earner is inasked to divert 10 percent of his Mr. Mabey come to War Savings Bonds, is a far pointed out that the program to one designed campaign, reaching the after economically help the nation A car of silver ore goes to market from one of Utahs mines. Contained in the ore is much lead and zinc, needed for the war effort. If the sliver price is disturbed, Utah mining le disturbed. 0 Recent threats, against silver, as a money, it is not shared by the have revived somewhat the old peoples of the Orient t In the battle cry which nded wPh the Orient is the measure of value and Silver purchase, Act of 1933 Since the money of the people. There 1933, silver the tutbulent'metal. has the banking facilities are not what experienced a rather quiet and they are in the western world and serene existence. ' During recent the people In a measure do their months,' however, certain govern- own banking. They must have ment officials have taken occasion something that is durable and to snipe at white metal, something that Is not too small for convenience. Hence silver has been First of ail silver Is an important the predominating money of the of all factor in the production Orient for years. metals, and for that reason, this is Now with the people of the Orient no time to stir up a controversy such an important part In that would react adversely upon taking World at war, it seems that the the production of all base metals silver has taken an even more imthat are needed in the war pro- portant place in the sun. India and gram. Silver occurs in virtually all China own the greatest stocks of that yield copper, lead and silver in the world and it would .) ores zinc, and its price Is important to not seem unreasonable If these peothe producers ot these metals. ple were given the chance to en' Morever, whatever some officials hance the value ot their posses- In our governnyint think of silver slon3, been hailed as one of the superlative musical organizations in state history; a writing program which has contributed, among other works, a .Guide to the State which has been hailed by critics as one of the finest produced in the country; and a program of work in the historical records of Utah which has for the first time laid a groundwork for an efficient system of organ arizing state, couhty, and municipal chives. Outbreak of war has shown that these be of projects were so organized as to immediate .importance to a nation notfighting for its life, Mr. Peterson The artists of the War .Services ed. control Program have been preparing charts for city and county units of the State Defense Council, as well as war ' bond posters and decorative materials have for soldier centers; musicians church for music regularly provided Tr:T--- r ? services and recreation programs at Ft research and Douglas; and writers DRAFT BOARD CALLS workers have prepared, bulletins, inFIVE MEN JUNE 24 ventoried maps, organized war history ernment Synthetic Rubber Program files, and surveyed space storage for The Selective Service takes five men would be able to take care of all war State Defense Council units, in addifrom Rich county: Silas Ellis of Woodproduction and essential civilian needs tion to indexing police records at Ogk ruff, Charles Norris and Conley by 1944. Despite the fact that almost den and Provo. Paul and C"ok of Randolph, Drew twice ."3 many light arms are required of Garden City. Hodges Aian since the development of parper These men will leave June 24th for achute troops, the army has enough 1942. in the U. S. Army. The American. Red Cross said it has training weapons to arm every soldier in the U. the in S., and all it can send abroad under aided almost 750,000. war victims more than COUNTY OFFICERS MOVE present shipping conditions, War Un- middle east and distributed INTO NEW COURT HOUSE der Secretary Patterson reported. He $2 million worth of relief material with U. purchased said largely producthere, regarding have been All the county offices how-evt- r, allocated funds. The State tion schedules is unwarranted, We courthouse. new the into moved because of rubber, nickel and cop- Department said 193 persons, including finished and is the been understand building have who per shortages. many U. S. citizens arrived in the county ' is busy working on the A record total of 58 ships were 4, awaiting passage in Sweden, - All those beautiful .. trees into service during May, while New York on the SS Gripsholm, and grounds. court and approximately that grew in front of the old make 65 other ships were launched and keels 10 Axis officials to up on been have pulled house Lisbon Com930 axis civilians sailed for were laid for 75, the Maritime room for new trees and shrubery. A mission reported This compared with the Drottningholm. of landscape artist will be in charge 36 delivered and 51 launched in April. The Armed Forces. to the the sent grounds. The House passed and The President asked Congress for an Naval of $1,100,000,000 for the Senate a $3 billion supplemental appropriation 200,000 to Bill provide to WSA acquire and operate merchant Appropriations auxNOTICE tons of submarines, 500,000 tons of vessels to carry American arms. Commissioners have Rich aviation The for County million $150 Federal agencies asked Labor man- iliary vessels, date of Monday Chairtheir meeting funds. changed agement Committees in 800 war pro- plant facilities, and other Af- of each month to the first Tuesday of Naval House the of duction plants to keep American work- man Vinson 99 each month. men fit and healthy because sick and fairs Committee said approximately commisbe will injured war ' production workers are more combatant ships 1942 Steel Shortage, Hits now cusing a loss of 6,000,000 work sioned during the remainder of launched. were more Beer Bottle Caps destroyers Three month. days every arWar Declared Against Balkan States. The CAA and the Navy completed reBecause of the serious shortage of The U. S. declared war against Bul- rangements to train 20,000 naval WPB has limited the tonnages steel, at 600 CAA training garia, Hungary and Rumania. The servists as pilots of blackplate which can be used for if President said the three countries pre- centers during the coming year, caps for beer and. U. S. Army viously declared war on the U. S. as money is appropriated. those beverages and banned its use after showing instruments of Hitler, and currently training films, especially 1st In caps few, wine and tactical use of U. b. August distilled they are engaged in military operations mechanism and spirits. are being recorded in uni of tin for wine and distilled Use against the United Nations and are equipment, Chinese and ' , planning to extend those operations versal Spanish, Portuguese for exchange spirits bottler caps also is prohibited ? The Justice Department said enemy the War Department said, effective at once. Tin for beer and NaUnited i alien restrictions will be applied against with other members of the soft drink caps previously had been tions. I United in the nationals of the countries banned. States. Assets of these countries here Civilian Supply. Hen A. I. WPB Materials Director $ have already been frozen Shortages Will Grow said vital materials can no derson Relations. Foreign for war and Even More Serious agree- - longer be used except The U. S. signed a Lend-Leas- e those of things necessary ment with China, substantially th maintenance it now on Warning that I can see times from because war to the same as its aid to Britain, and proposed when a shipway may stand ahead to provide continuous problem Lend-Lea? amagreements on the same will be a to meet the needs of our idle for lack of steel and an Belgian, material terms with the Norwegian, lack for down slowed line munition The WPB said preforces. William L. , Polish, Greek and Netherlands Govern- fighting of copper and brass, for new telephones ' ferred applicants Lend-Leas- e' Adminisments in exile. top WPB Henderson, I. A. and Batt service unless they prove t' trator Stettinius said under the joint cannot obtain materials that forecast officials, to the essential discharge is as control of the combined boards in Lon the service serious more , will grow shortages public h6<h, tvapji I don war progresses. the I gofast is the United Nations are now, in effect, welfare economy civilian Our from restrictions order relieving one big pool, with each nation contrib- - an on a minimum subsistence stanmore than 100,000 for ing deliveries lumber its extent statement said. by to tire permitted uting essential housing units dard, their joint no longer be I resources and military position. Re- - of the most construction. can materials Vital The FHA now under receiving nations for the and war from for ciprocal aid used except authorized its field offices to begin necesthose of L' things supplies from the U. S. is providing maintenance to the extent of $500,000,000 f insuring abroad war." the material for American troops to carry on of private lending institutions for sary without dollar payments, he said. The loans work war lor of construction housing 4 Agriculture Department reported 5 Ml Do Not Always Rattle A food requirements committee, lion pounds of farm products were de- - ers. do not always rattle Wick-Rattlesnakes j headed by Agriculture Secretary Jivered to United Nations representa- strike. store on Last they Page) (Continued tlves between April 1941 and May 1, Tu-Jag- Scn-enc- over-optimis- m d W8--. TSLwTh. Bd ) -- Norman D. Wahls trom of Laketown has been promoted to first lieutenant in the army air corps, according to notice received Wednesday by the Utah State Agricultural College Alumni association. Lieutenant Wahlstrom, who attended USAC from 1936 through 1939, received his wings and commission at Brooks field in December, 1940. His advancement came while he was on duty as field, flight instructor at Randolph Texas. While attending USAC, Lieutenant Wahlstrom played football and basketball and was a member of Lamb, da Delta Sigma, LDS church fraternity. Salt Lake Tribune. In Memorium In loving memory of our darling Mother and Wife who just one year ago June 10th, pased away, we, the wonfamily wish to pay tribute to a woman. little derful Fred Feller and Family Dora and Jim Gill Use of Copper in Tractors Restricted Drastic limitations on the use of copper in the manufacture of farm tractors and engine power units have been Imposed by the War Production Board. Effective June 15th, manproducers are prohibited from copper ufacturing or receiving any products or copper base alloy products except for specified uses. . The order will reduce the amount of copper used in radiators by 40 or production 50 per cent at current raite of tractors, WPB experts estiremate, and will reduce copper a 60 tons about by quirements month. - RANDOLPH LADY RE- ; CEIVES SCHOLARSHIP Mrs. Gwen Brough has been notity at the that she has won a scholarship at Ogden, ol Beauty Excelsis School earned Utah. Theia achievement was contest. writing letter a entering by The Reaper wishes to congratulate to write. Mrs. Brough on her ability NOTICE OF BUDGET Fannual budget meeting of the will Rich County School District at House Court held at the new 1942. 30, June Tuesday, , m., is interested in an Any taxpayer who the of budget is invited examination 0 ,"bePr,- Production to End June 30 on Fishing Tackle ,l m 1 The completion of the plan will help laeveybody. after the will "It said. he bor and government, in makhelp insure jobs for workers again, goods ing peacetime customers .with provide millions ' of4 these goods, , to buy the money down the to batten It will serve of income With inflation. on hatches dol.billion 120 at the United States are lars the highest in history purses ' full, but goods are scarce. he Plan," the of Payroll Success means that the public must said, Bonds as are buy twice as many War needed now being purchased money to purchase war by the government needed by investment an materials, Uie public to provide a cushion against follow the hard times that usually every war." sales As a means of stepping up the of WarSavings Stamps, plans are being drafted for a "Retailers for Victory Month during July. noon until Starting July 1st, from 12:15 p. m., retail firms will suspend all sales of merchandise and the only to puritems customers .will be able chase will be War Stamps. Returns thus far for May show that 19 of Utahs 29 counties have surpassed their quotas. For Rich county: May quota $700, $1,100. May sales, $2,137.00; June quota war-busin- ess, ARMY PROMOTES LAKETOWN MAN se .... In Advance Fishing tackle manufacturers may continue to produce their wares until the end of June, WPB ruled ;n extending the date for cessation of production from May 31st. Manufacturers may go ahead and nse up parts and partially fabricated items which were in their possession on April 23rd, il Nerve Messages It has been found that the ( ! elec- trochemical impulses by which nerves carry messages trom one travel part of the body400to another second. feet a at the rate of - BARI. F. PASSEY,' Superintendent. attention 27th at Brough family reunion JuneLunch at Ogden. Larain Fair Park, 3 p. m. p. m., program at tv. T. Rex, chairman. 1' Cosmetic Vending Machine Vending machines for dime packages of face powder, cologne and hand lotions will be on the market soon. 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