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Show ' WASHINGTON An Independent Newspaper Devoted To The Interests Of The People Ot Rich County and Lower Bear River Valley Volume 15 Number 28 FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN W. K. GRANGER ' ; t DEATH CLAIMS PROMINENT RICH War Production Costa During First Six Months of 1942. June (planes, ships, tanks, guns, ammunition, and all campaign equipment) was almost three times as large as in November the month before Pearl Harbor, WPB .Chairman Nelson announced in a special War Production Report designed to .tell the American people how they are getting on with the job of outproducing the Axis. Naturally our production increases each: month. It Is hard to report progress without appearing 1 optimistic. But I want to emphasize again and again that the picture is in nor sense a basis for undue optimism" toe said. The WPB Chief stated that serious difficulties can be expected in the supply of a number of raw materials, and a great expansion in salvage operations must be effected with the cooperation of the American public to offset shortages in materials for munitions. 7, On June 30 the authorized U. S. financed program for war spending was about $223,000,000,000 of which $118,000,-00- 0 ; was for contracts and other commitments, and $35,000,000,000 had been jpaid out for goods delivered and services rendered. In 1939, 2 percent of the national income went into military channels; in 1940, 4 percent; in 1941, 14 percent; and in the first half of this year, 36 percent. Military expenditures have forced a steady rising national $70,800,000,000 in 1940, in 1939, $94,700,000,000 and this year it will exceed $77,300,-000,0- in 00 1941. $110,000,-000,00- 0, Mr. Nelson said. Bed Cross Aid to Seamen. Men of the United States merchant marine will receive the same services customarily given to the forces by the American Red Cross, Chairman Davis Since the outbreak of the announced. war, ' Red Cross workers both in continental American ports and in insular ..Possessions, have given food, clothing anti emergency care to' more than 2,500 survivors of torpedoed ships, and Red Cross Chapters in most American ports have received special instructions on extending this care to victims in enemy submarine action. Red Cross services to ' the merchant marine will include communication and information, reporting and referral services, and the usual services to the men and their families, besides the immediate care of the survivors, the Chairman said. Law Enforcement. FBI Director Hoover said 21,991 nineteen year old youths, more persons than in any other age group, were arrested during the first six months of 1942 by . the nations various law enforcement agencies. Records assembled by the FBI Identification Division showed that 18.5 percent of all persons arrested during the six months were under 21 years of age. The nineteen year old youths have led the age groups for six of the nine years just past, according to Mr. Hoover. Stabilization of Farm Prices. Agriculture Secretary Wickard told a press' conference in Chicago the civilian, consumer may have to adjust his meat diet to accommodate the requirements for the armed forces and of our (Continued on Last Page - in Salt Lake City Wednesday morning of carcinoma. Bishop Larson, as he was called, was loved and honored by the people of Randolph, and he always had a warm place in his heart for them. There was hardly a funeral service of a Randoloh citizen held at Randolph that Bishop and Sister Oluf Larson did not attend. He was born February 16, 1865, at Circleville, a son of Oluf C. and Maria Peterson Larson. He was an active church member throughout his entire life, most of his life being spent in Randolph where he served in many church organizations. He was bishop of the Randolph ward for about eight years. He belonged to the High Priests Quorum and was a very active member. bishop Larson served three missions for the L.D.S. church, one to Norway one to the central states and one home mission in the Ensign stake. Bishop Larson acted as school teacher in the Rich County Schools for about fifteen years. Besides his widow, Mrs. Sigrid J. Larson, he is survived by three brothers, Lawrence Larson of Sacramento, Calif. ; Orson Larson of Long Beach, Calif. ; and A1 Larson of Salt Lake City, and four sisters, Mrs. Amelia Anderson of Redmond, Mrs. Mary Dandis of Sacramento, Mrs. Margaret Spinney of Long Beach and Mrs. Sarah Mitchell of Salt Lake City. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 1 p. m. in the North Twentieth LDS ward chapel, 107 G. street, by Eldred G. Smith, bishop. Burial took place in Sunset Lawn Memorial park. The Reaper joins the many friends pf Brother and Sister Larson in extending sympathy to her and other members of the Larson family. Brother and Sister Oluf Larson will ever be remembered by the people of Randolph and Rich county. PRIZES TO BE OFFER-EFOR BEST STORIES ON STATE OF UTAH D Salt Lake City, Aug. 2 Utahns will have an opportunity to break into print and buy War Bonds with the prize money according to an announcement of a writers contest being sponsored by the Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development in cooperation with the League of Utah Writers. -- Commissioner H. J. Plumhof in making the announcement stated that $100 in cash will be awarded to the writers of the three best stories having some specific theme about Utah. First prize will be $50; second prize $30; and third .prize, $20. The articles which may be of any length will be judged by a board of experienced editors and teachers soon after the closing date June 30th, 1943. There is a great fund of excellent story material in Utah which should find a permanent place on the printed said Mr. Plumhof. In addi- WAR BONDS ; ev-eT- Carried Own Spices Fashionable gentlemen oi the Seventeenth century carried spices in their pockets, ever ready for use in flavoring food or drink. these first aid kits for emergency treatment. They Furs Identified are also used by Red Cross workA fur can be identified by an exers, in field hospitals and wherever r reded until hospital treatment may pert by examining the scales on a f 1 obtained. Even a child could buy single hair under a microscope. ( ; s or more of these kits through rchase of War Stamps. Buy War nds and Stamps every pay day I invest at least ten percent of lr income in these government Unties. y. Treasury Department WILL COMPULSORY SAVINGS Salt Lake City,. July 28 Will some form of compulsory savings be necessary to finance Americas war effort? As U. S. Treasury Department officials pondered this question, Ohas. R. Mabey, Utah Administrator for the War Savings Campaign today pointed to figures indicating that Utahns, through purchases of War Bonds and Stamps, were striving for a record that would keep war financing on a voluntary With ( We need millions of New Utah, Steel Plant Will Boost This Metal Stream In Advance Oluf Larson, former Randolph rancher and stock raiser, died at his homa tion to the good Utah stories which we 1)044, Butf, hope to obtain in this contest it is quite possible that we may uncover some truly fine writers, he said. The Department of Publicity and Industrial Development, which is in conEssential in the equipment of y tact with motion picture producers, will place suitable entries in the hands Soldier, Sailor, Marine or Flyer of Hollywood film companies, it was bandof - is a first aid kit, consisting said. . instantane-for and antiseptics ages ous use. These materials are packed into a compact box and cost about 'Garrison Finish The term garrison finish origi$1.50 each. nated in 1882 when Jockey Snapper Garrison won the Suburban by urging his mount up from behind into the leading position in the last few .7 1 moments of the race. ' $1.50 Per Year 1942 BE NECESSARY page, 10hoi Fridayl(3l COUNTY MAN 7 Munitions production, in income Randolph. Utah. North Foie The latitude of the North pole is 60 degrees 'north. All degrees of longitude pass through the North oole. basis. View of one of Former Governor Mabey cited figures reported by D. Howe Moffat, Deputy Administrator, showing that Utahns up to July 23rd, had purchased approximately $1,317,439.50 worth of Bonds, according to reports received from Issuing Agents throughout the State, however all agents have not been heard from. "While most counties in Utah have considerable way to go to achieve their July quotas, the general picture is enIt is a couraging," Mr. Mabey said. point of honor with most citizens, as well as a matter of enlightened to keep the war financing on a voluntary basis. program The Treasury Department believes that Americans will rise to the challenge implicit in the problem of war financing . Tell us what the job is and well do it That is the American way of meeting a Crisis. Mr. Mabey pointed out that the Trea- the crucibles at Ironton, Utah plant which will be small in comparison Industry will come to the source of natural resources. No better proof of this statement can- - be bad than the expansion of the Columbia Steel operations in Utah. The expansion program will mean the expenditure of $135,000.-00for blast furnaces at Geneva, about 15 miles north of the companys present plant at Provo, and the employment of thousands of additional men. To supply ibis huge plant, which will make Utah a western Pittsburg as a steel center, it will be necessary for the company to greatly expand its iron mining operations in southern Utah and at its coal mines at Columbia Utah. la order to more clearly visualize the importance of this project to -' 'V r' 0 . of Columbia Steel with new plant at Geneva, Utah. the state, the new Geneva plant alone wiir consume more coal than is now produced in the state of Utah. self-intere- st, Last year Utah produced over 4,000,000 tons of coal. Utah is one A the great natural resource states in the nation. It has an abundance of metallics, non-metalli- hydrocarbons and many other natural resources for the Inbuilding of great industries. dustry naturally seeks the place where it is encouraged and protected. The war has hastened the transition of Utah into an industrial state. Let us see to it that these industries are given to stay after the war, because the larger the industrial development of Utah, the greater the home market for the States grown and manufactured products. sury Department has set the quotas for each county as guideposts, that each community may know whether it is meeting its responsibilities in financing the war effort. i LAKETOWN NEWS ROUND VALLEY NEWS Mr. Vernon Mr. and Mrs. John K. Moffat and granddaughter Louise and Mrs. Rothery Kearl and son of Salt Lake visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Kearl. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kearl and daughter spent the week end in Salt Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kearl visited a few days in Salt Lake with their daug-terMrs. Aretha Jensen of Cleveland, Utah, Miss Wilma Kearl and Mrs. Nel-d- a Van Vleet and family. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gheen of Salt Lake called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Earley. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Earley attended the Henrys Stampede at Soda Springs. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Moffat of Salt Lake spent Sunday at the home of Mr. Robinson and family returned to their home in Sat Lake here City ater a weeks vacation among family and friends. Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Webb were held at the grave side at the LJ.etown cemetery Wednesday of last week, under the direction of Raymond B. Lamborn, counsellor m the Bishopric. . . Bp. and Mrs. John H. Weston and Miss Connie Cheney spent a few days last week in Salt Lake visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Innes. Mrs. ' Lydia Weston has returned from Pocatello, Idaho, whence she was called last week to be present at the funeral of a relative, Mr3. Wilford Marley. DeWitt Johnson has as house guest Mrs. Hazen Cooley of Cedar City, and small daughter Diane. Miss Margene Eller who came from Ogden to spend a week with her mother, Mrs. Charles Eller, returned to that city on ' Thursday and will enroll at the Weber college for some classes. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Kearl motored to Salt Lake City last week to visit t, their daughter, Mrs.- - James and family. Guests of Mrs. Ben T. Orvin for a week are Mrs. WilsoiT'Newcombe and daughter Colleen of Ogden. Van-Vlee- Glass of Milk A glass of milk contains 15,000,-000,00- added. With the campaign for the month go- ing into its final phase, Mr. , Mabey today reported the following sales for each county up to July 23rd, according to figures of those Issuing Agents who have reported: Only three counties in the state hae sold more War Savings Bonds than their July quota, Millard, Piute and Rich counties seems to head the list. Millard July quota $23,500; July sales and Mrs. Glen Price. Steven Earley left Monday for Salt Lake for his examination for the Army. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Earley and family of Ogden visited at the home of his mother, Mrs. Barbara Earley. Morton Kearl attended the County 23,830.75. Piute July quota $1,000.00; Commissioners meeting Tuesday. Rich July quota July Bales $1,870.50. $900; July sales $1,669.75. NOTICE TO WATER USEES ON WOODRUFF CREEK, RICH COUNTY WUat With 1)044 Buff, are hereby notified that a proof the In Matter the entitled, ceeding Determination of Water Rights on Woodruff Creek, Rich County, Utah has been filed in the District Court oi the First Judicial District in and ' for Barbed wire used by Uncle Sams Rich County, State of Utah, and all forces is vastly different fighting the of to use the claimants of rights from that used on American farms. water of said source during the perjod Army and Marine barbed wire is from September 1st of one year to much heavier and the barbs, about April 1st of the following year are three inches in length, are mors Wathereby required to notify Ed. H. vicious than ordinary barbed wire. son, State Engineer, 403 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, of their names and addresses on or before August 25, You WAR BONDS 0 globules. Ten and quarts of milk are required to make a pound of butter and 4 quarts of milk to make one pound of cheese. one-ha- lf s, "These quotas should serve as an incentive in each community, he said, as they are prepared from complete data available to the Treasury Department, compiled from returns on income reported to the Internal Revenue Division. - Thus, they are rehaoie muees of what the Government has a right to expect of each community. Mr. Mabey stressed that the best wtay of insuring fulfillment of quotas is through the Ten Per i;ent Pian whereby each citizen pledges to devote at least 10 per cent of his wages or income to the purchase of War Bonds or Stamps. "The surest means of achieving this goal is through the Payroll Allotment dePlan, authorizing the employer duct at least 10 per cent of the employees pay each payday, which is credited to the employee for the purchase of War Bonds when a sufficient amount has been collected, Mr. Mabey 1942. Dated this 29th day of July, 1942. ADOLPH W. LARSON, Clerk of the District Court Rich Count, Utah. Aug. 6 - 13, 1942. Lighthouse 'Killers Hundreds of deaths have bee caused by lighthouses for every life they have saved Millions of birds have been lured by the beacons and crashed against the lights to fall to their death. Cats Without Tails The Manx cats, native to the Isle of Man, is a breed of cats having no tails. The Marine Corps pays fifty cents for each twelve yards, or 38 feet of this specially manufactured barbed wire. The Army and Marine Corps needs thousands upon thousands of feet for defensive warfare. Your purchase of War Bonds and Stamps will insure sufficient quantity for their needs. Invest at least ten percent of your wages in War Bonds every pay day. V. S. Treasury Department |