The Daily Herald from Provo, Utah • Page 1

Weather Forecast south, snow ui the north portion tonijrht and Saturday, with a moderate cold wave in the west and north. Maximum temp. Thursday 37 Minimum temp. Thursday 18 The Evening Herald So They Say As a student of history, I have observed that when people are contemptuous of poverty, it is always the poverty ot other people. Neil Carrothers, noted economist.

FIFTIETH YEAR, NO. 145 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936 COMPLETE UNITED PRESS TELEGRAPH NEWS SERVICE PRICE FIVE CENTS WORKER BURIED ALIVE IN GRAVEL PIT Blizzard Grips Utah and-Idaho Snowslide Halts Traffic Through Sardine Canyon Traffic Through Sadine Canyon May Be Held Up For Two Days; Northern Utah Is Completely Snowbound SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Feb. 7 (U.R) The hardest storm of the winter, with heavy winds sweeping snow in drifts across highways, struck northern Utah, southern Idaho and western Wyoming- today. A huge slide 250 feet wide and 15 to 20 feet high completely blocked all hopes of opening Sardine canyon today.

The slide was one-half mile north of the summit. It may require two days to cut through the slide, state road officials Aggie Team Takes Train For Provo KM id today. Strong winds and snow contin- nod, resulting in the blocking of all highways in this vicinity. The Union Pacific disbanded efforts 1o clear its tracks until the winds subside. The Utah-Idaho electric line finally succeeded in getting a train through at noon today.

i Snow fell throughout Thursday, last night and continued today, Snow plows cut through the drifts in many places, only to have fresh snow the winds create new blockades. i Sardine canyon, between Logan Brigham City, was isolated. A dozen automobiles, with 50 passengers, were dragged out of the ---drifts by snow plows and cater- pillar tractors. Two Union Pa- I Fears that the Aggie basketball cific buses with 22 passengers, players from Logan would be un- PROVO FIRM IS AWARDED SCHOOL JOB Peter Groneman and Sons Get Franklin School On $40,850 Bid Boy Scouts Begin Anniversary Week Store Windows To Feature Troop Displays; Provo Troops Recommit Automobile Traffic Halted By Slides, Drifts On Highway. were abandoned.

were taken The passengers to get through the snow to Logan by bob- blockade which gripped northern sloighs. i Utah today, were allayed shortly Cache valley was isolated. Many i ()1 0 noon when Coach Otl Rom- small communities, located on sel- nov ece V(H i a. telephone call that ilorn traveled routes, were cut off from the world. Many small towns dismissed school.

Highway I vvorkcrs were out in full force. however, and little suflcnng was experienced. i MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National Affairs Bv DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Storm gathering as administration plans to shift burden of relief; millions of a 1 a thrown hack on their home towns; slashing continues the team had left for Ogden on the electric train. Automobile traffic out of Logan was at a standstill due to a huge wnowslide in Sardine canyon which blocks the highway.

Stale road engineers said it would require two days to cut through the slide. Rouds Inipa.ssahlo— North of Logan, the roads were impassable due to the snowdrifts. In fact, travel north of the stale was practically impossible today. Many of the Logan fans who had planned to accompany the Aggie basketball team and Coach Dick Romney to Provo, were forced to cancel the trip on account of the road conditions. A small group chartered passage on the electric Ira in after busses had suspended all The first game will start in the Women's gym tonight at 8 o'clock.

The second game will be as mayors seek billion played tomorrow night. more in federal aid; Jake interest is unusual series between the Baker, miracle man pionship conte nders. The western CWA, now finds his Wings division title will be largely deter- The contract for constructing the new Franklin school unit at Seventh West and Third South streets, was awarded to Peter Groneman and Sons company of Provo, Thursday night in a meeting of the Provo school board. Certain eliminations and changes in the original plans are to be made by the board and the Groneman bid was accepted on condition that they conform with these changes with the low bid. To Man The base bid of the Groneman company was Representatives of the company will meet with the board Tuesday night and confer on various aspects of the building, such as the substitution of wood for slab beams, shingles instead of tile roofing, and the elimination of the alteration of the school auditorium for the present.

In an afternoon meeting, the board voted unanimously to re- Ifase Chris Bernston, Salt Lake City contractor, from his bid of 534,380, which he claimed was a mistake and should have been S43.380. The board went over the figures carefully and found that the figures had been trans- nosed, Mr. Bernston asserted, his cost figure being approximately The new building will be constructed with the aid of PWA funds, granted early last year. Next in line to the Groneman bid was that of Eddington and Olsen of Springville, which was $41,086. Blunn'iitluil Bid The board also accepted the bid of the H.

G. Blumenthal Co. for the plumbing work as soon as the general contract is finally accepted. Blumenthal's bid was $9750. Tho bid for the electrical work was not passed on, pending an investigation of the state license of the low bidder, Lloyd Engle, of Provo.

His base bid'was $1262. Hold I'p Sewer No action was taken concerning the school board's participation in the financing of the west side sewer, a moot point between the board and the city commission. (Continued on Page Two) Store windows in Provo will contain displays of boy scout lore'and handicraft during the twenty-sixth scout anniversary week, starting Monday. The district civic service committee in charge of LeRoy W. Harding, chairman, has arranged for a number of displays.

Plans are already completed for the following displays. Troop 41, Maiben's Paint and Glass; Troop 42, Utah Power and Light company; Troop 43, Taylor Brothers company: Troop 46, Christensen's; Troop 50. Utah Office Supply and Gessford's Troop 51, Van's Shoe store, and Troop 52, Ercan- bracks. Recommital exercises, at which scouts and scouters will take the scout oath again, will be held at the Utah Power and Light company lobby at 8:15 p. m.

Saturday. Loud speakers will convey the program to the outside, and a radio furnished by the Dixon- Taylor-Russell company will bring NEW STADIUM HOUSE TO BE BUILHT Newest Addition to B. Y. U. Physical Education Plant Proposed the recommital radio from station KSL.

program OCTOGENARIAN CLARK GIVES SLAYS RELATIVE TRAVEL TALK 89-Year Old Man Slays Step- Rotarians Hear Interesting father of His Wife, Experiences of Com- 22 Years Old. merce Dean. Interest is unusually keen in the two cham- are clipped. WASHINGTON Court, presidential politics and the dabet on neutrality all pushed the relief problem out of the limelight recently. But behind the scenes a big storm is brewing.

The president withheld relief estimates in his message to congress, explaining he would submit them in the spring when requirements could be more accurately gauged. Unmentioned. but 3 definite part, of this maneuver, is Ihe secret plan of the administration to slash federal relief expenditures by re- shifting the load to the stales and cilies. The exU'Jit to which this already been done, however, is not generally realized. Direct relief has been entirely discontinued, several million so- called "unemployables" have been thrown wholly back on their own mined by the outcome of the The Supreme games here.

AGGIE STUDENTS PRESENT PROGRAM STORM BLOCKS IDAHO ROADS BOISE. Feb. 7 Idaho's mild and beautiful winter whipped into a biting today and stopped road travel on virtually every Idaho highway, dropped temperatures to zero and placed halt en commercial transportation. Airlines fought tempest gales, busses and trains struggled to get through heavy drifts and state highway workers made unsuccessful attempts to open main highways. A 15-mill, wind in Boise, which localities.

Finally these localities, whipped snow on all immed- have been required to put up vary- jatc highways, was expected ing proportions of work-relief and down before nightfall, public works costs. Meanwhile road crews reported But while the public is not nu onc Idaho highway was open aware of this- development, local this morning although progress authorities are most acutely so. i as being made in pushing Particularly is this true of the through, mayors. With treasuries already i Stop All Traffic strained to the breaking point. Southeastern state officers were they are being called on to pro- warned to siop all traffic along vide large sums for a tragic army the Oregon trail and travel was of needy whose numbers remain declared impossible unless cars practically unchanged despite the followed snowplows.

upturn of business. North and south highway travel This was the desperate dilemma i was because of drifts behind the recent announcement! south of McCall. Highway of- of the U. S. Conference of Mayors ficials expect to open traffic that it would demand a new again before darkness.

$2,340,000,000 relief appropriation Union Pacific trains were re- for the next fiscal year. ported to be seven hours late The figure is not a guess-work westbound and 30 minutes late (Continued on Page 2, Sec. 2) east bound. Preceding the Brigham Young university-Utah Agricultural col- basketball series. U.

A. C. i students entertained B. Y. U.

students during the regular stu- dent assembly period Friday. i The following program under the direction of Miss Beth pic. vice-president of the U. S. U.

A. was presented by the A. C. delegation: Vocal trio, Alma Peterson, Bert Carpenter. Conway accompanied by Benny "Lundquist; trombone solo, John Smith.

accompanied by Ruth Wright: Japanese Song, Ruth Owens, accompanncd by Benny LundquLst: reading, OIlic Jean Olsen: piano characterization, Ruth Wright; duet, Ruth Wright and Benny Lundquist. KEARNEY. Feb. 7 The octogenarian father of a 10- months-old child today shot and killed the stepfather of his 22- year-old wife. Zen us F.

Mil burn, 89, slew Jacob Fiscus. GO, with a shotgun, then drew up a chair near the body and sat quietly watching it until the town marshal came and took him to jail. The victim was a bridgegroom of five months. His wife was the only spectator to the violent climax to prolonged bickering between Milburn and Fiscus. Milburn said the intermittent dispute was caused by financial troubles.

He said Fiscus and his wife, without means of supporting themselves, had asked him to make a home for them. I Mrs. Fiscus told a different story. She said Milburn promised her and her husband S100 a month to live with him. The county prosecutor filed a first degree murder ciiarge against Milburn at Liberty.

In divorce proceeding Milburn denied paternity of the child, contending the father was a former sweetheart of his wife. WEBB SERVICES SLATED SUNDAY Funeral for Mrs. Maryj Alice Lcmmon Webb of Provo, will be held Sunday at 1:30 o'clock i in the Monroe Second ward chapel, Friends arc invited to call at. the Hatch Mortuary chapel Sat- i urday afternoon and evening. The cortege will leave for Monroe early Sunday morning.

The past was linked with the present by Prof. Herald R. Clark, dean of the College of Commerce at the Brigham Young- university, who gave an interesting talk on his 60-day trip around the United States, at the Provo Rotary club Friday noon. Prof. Clark spent most of his time in telling of the famous historical spots of the west, Virginia City.

Nevada; San Francisco, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. In every sizeable city save Santa Fe, he saw former Utahns. many of whom are playing an important part in the life of the community, he said. The most impressive thing about the talk, however, was the revelation of Prof. Clark's intense intellectual curiosity on a wide variety of subjects.

The old Territorial Enterprise newspaper, rare paintings in the Santa Fe museum by a former Utah man, brother of Mrs. M. S. Smart; the old haunts of Bret Harte, Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson; historical documents and landmarks of the Comstock lode; the scenery at Reno, Nevada these were only a few of the subjects delved into by Prof. Clark.

J. C. Moffitt, president of the club, presided, and J. Edwin Stein introduced the speaker. Mrs.

Nola Nilsson sang. Liquor Store to Be Closed For Birthdays The state liquor store in Provo and elsewhere will be closed all day, February 12. Lincoln's birthday, and all day February 22, Washington's birthday, according to John H. Manson. manager.

Motorist Freed On Drunk Driving Charge A jury of lour men found Arthur Simmons of Provo not guilty of drunken driving after deliberating for an hour Friday morning. Simmons arrested by the Provo police when he came into the station to report running into Rayma Johnson, 5. at First East and Third South streets. The girl was taken to the hospital by Simmons, who then reported the accident. He said the girl ran into the path of his car, while her brother.

Harold John-, son, stayed on the side of the Street. Jurors were Alf Perry, Calvin Cragun. C. H. Taylor and Milo Hendricks.

PROVO VETERANS TO GET $400,000 IN BONUS BONDS; MOST OF IT TO PAY DEBTS Approximately $210,000 of the, veteran's bonus which will be distributed in Provo will be spent in payment of debts, according to a statement by Mrs. Albert Kirkpatrick, assistant service of-i ficer of American Legion Post 1 0 A total of S400.000 will be paid to veterans in and near Provo, Mr. Kirkpatrick estimates. Of this, 60 per cent will go for debts, 10 per cent will go to the purchase of automobile. 10 per cent for the purchase of house furnishings and the remaining 20 per cent will be held.

Those retaining the bonds in their possession will re- ceive 3 per cent interest annually until bonds are -cashed. Applications Applications to the Provo Post have been from $141 to 51585, two having applied for the larger amount. About 700 men are expected to apply at this office. To date, however, only 223 have made application. "I am greatly surprised," says Mr.

Kirkpatrick, "that more of the men have not been in to fill out their blanks. The American Legion is maintaining an office and three men to assist veterans at 216 Knight building. It would (Continued on Page Two) A much needed stadium house will be built at Brigham Young university's stadium, if faculty, students, alumni and other friends of the institution will rally to the support of the project, it is announced by President F. S. Harris.

Several alumni and other supporters have already offered to assist in financing the construction and equipment of the structure. Part of the necessary trenching has already been dug, and it is hoped that the building may be finished in time for use when B. Y. U. opens for the autumn quarter.

Plans are being worked out by Architect Joseph Nelson, Professors G. Ott Romney, Charles J. Hart, and other members of the physical education faculty to secure arrangements on the most approved models. The proposal is to erect the structure, which will be a long, one-story concrete building, parallel to the running track on the west side of the field, opposite to the present seating sections on the hillside. The plans provide for shower rooms, lockers, dressing rooms, toilets and a first aid room.

Such a house would form the basis for bleachers when additional seating capacity is needed on that side. "Demands for such a structure have come from several sources ever since the stadium was built to its present stage in 1928," declared President Harris. "We believe the building will prove a stimulus to wider participation in intramural sports and an aid to intercollegiate athletics in autumn and spring each year." Use of the stadium for physical education of both men and women has been hampered by the lack of dressing rooms and showers at a convenient place. Coeds have been compelled to don gym apparel at the Women's gymnasium at Fifth North and University avenue and walk or ride many blocks to the athletic fields on the upper campus. For freshmen physical education and intramural sports, the men students have had to travel almost as far.

With the new building separate shower and locker rooms and (Continued on Page Two) Last Minute Wire Flashes DEFER FARM BILL VOTE Feb. 7 lU.Hi— A senate vote on the administration's new farm program was delayed until next week, today when the senate recessed until Monday due to a blizzard. WPA Employe Is Crushed In Cave-In Crushed under hundreds of tons of gravel, Melburn A. Ford, 46, of 328 North Third West street, was buried alive under a roaring avalanche of dirt that fell off the side of the city pit near Slate canyon, Friday afternoon. The WPA worker, who is head of a family of ten, is believed to have died instantly, as the gravel completely engulfed him and buried to the waist a fellow worker.

Although workmen dug feverishly to find the buried man, no trace of the body had been seen by 3 o'clock. Ford and Leslie Peay, both WPA workers, were loading gravel into a truck at the bottom of the gravel pit when Ford suddenly gave Peay a shove. "Look out!" he yelled. Peay raced for the higher ground and Ford ran in another direction, as tons of gravel settled with a dull roar into the bottom of the pit. Peay was buried to the waist and suffered bruises, a cut over his eye and a leg injury.

The truck was nearly engulfed by the gravel, and no trace of Ford was visible when the dust cleared away. Sheriff E. G. Durnell and Police Chief Henry East, and Fire Chief Clyde Scott, rushed to the gravel pit, which is situated near the mouth of Slate canyon, and with the aid of deputies and city workers, started digging for Ford's body, but after an hour passed and he was not found, they continued the searach, but had long since abandoned hope of find- ng him alive. Ford might have saved himself from the avalanche had it not been for his heroic work in saving the life of Peay.

When he saw the gravel starting to slip, he stopped long enough to shove Peay to one side and shout a warning. Peay barely made it to safety. Ford was head of a family of 10, including his wife and eight children. Workers at the pit had been loading gravel for crushing to be used in Provo city's road surfacing program. WELLING CASE SENIOR PLAY GOES TO JURY TO BE STAGED ROOSEVELT, BORAH LUNCH WASHINGTON, Feb.

7 President Roosevelt and Sen. William E. Borah lunched together today. Borah, who recently announced he out for the Republican presidential nomination, invited by the president. APPROPRIATION OKEHED WASHINGTON, Feb.

7 The house today adopted the conference report on the deficiency appropriation bill after less than three minutes of discussion. The bill now goes to the White House, the senate having accepted the report yesterday. SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. 7 (U.R) case of Milton H.

Welling. secretary of state, being tried on charges of presenting a false sal- ary claim to the state board of examiners, went to the jury late today. Attorneys closed their arguments after the court had denied a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. It was Welling's second trial on charges of presenting a salary claim for $100 in the name of Mrs. Golda Richards.

Conviction would force Welling to relinquish his state p'osition as conviction or such an offense, a felony, would make him ineligible to hold office under Utah law. Congress Today Senate: Continues debate on adminis- tration's AAA substitute. 1 Agriculture committee meets on Smith cotton bill. Munitions committee will study costs of making armor plate, steel forgings, etc. House: Debates treasury-postoffice bill.

i Military affairs committee meets on Washington airport problem. Judiciary committee considers chain store bills. Public Meeting Set On Power Question The second of two public meetings on the municipal power question will be held tonight at 7:30 in the city court room, according to City Engineer Elmer A. Jacob who is in charge. A group of workers engaged in the consumer canvass for the city were instructed in phases of the power question at the Thursday night meeting.

"Persons who desire more in- formatic-ii on the power question are invited to attend the meeting," said Mr. Jacons. Slides of western scenes will be shown at the meeting. SCANDINAVIAN MEETING A meeting of the Provo Candi- navian organization will be held in the L. D.

S. seminary building Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, A fine program of music has been arranged. i CHANGE REHEARSAL PLACE) Rehearsal for the members of the Mendelssohn male chorus will be held Sunday at 12:15 at the Community church instead of at i the First ward, it was announced i today. I MINERS ADJOURN WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 The United Mines Workers convention adjourned today after choosing Washington as the site of its next meeting in January, 1938.

"Only 3S," by A. E. Thomas. Provo high school's annual senior play, will be presented under I he direction of Eunice' Bird, February 12 in the Provo high toriuni. The cast of characters is follows: Mrs.

Stanley, Catherine. Mrs. Newcotnb, Helen Demos; Mrs. Peters. Beth Dorgan; Mi.

San born. Bill Neilson; Robert Stanley, ivTartell Bird; Lucy Stanley, Blanche Mary Hadley, Nornia Garrutt; Sydney Johnson. Jay Broadbent: Professor Giddings, Clifton Scott; Jimmy, EIroy Laws; Charley, Wilford Alice. Stella Surn- Betty. Virginia Rupper.

Miss Bird is assisted in the direction of the play by Stella Suinner, student of the speech class. "The play is interpreted by tin; most experienced thespians of t.h<^ senior class. This feature coupled with the unusual plot of the play, promises a spienaid production," says Miss Bird with regard to the play. PRISON PAROLEES FACE NEW CHARGE Robert. Scott, 22, and Ted Williams, 21, of Lake View, both on parole from the state penitentiary, were jailed Thursday after had pleaded guilty to a charge of theft.

Scott, who has broken his parole three times, was sentenced to 60 days in the Utah county jail and Williams was sentenced to days. He has broken his parole but once. Police Officer Bert Halladay arrested the men this week after they had broken open the weighing machine in front of the J. C. Penney company at 286 West Center street, and stolen $3 in pennies.

They traded the pennies for other coins the same night and Officr Halladay traced them, arrested them and obtained a confession..