The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 9

73KrM110i-: 0MIPM4NWARVTIPt br att ogatii 7rtibillie 1 1 i br 1 1 1 zlitt oftit gui 1 1 Art 11c 4 I I 1 1 1 i i' Part Two Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morning May 18 1942 Page Nine Dash Down Grade Ends in Smash Store Employe Obeys Rule 1 Crash Hurts Take Two Lives in Utah Ogden and Accidents Boost '42 Toll Price Ceiling Curbs Go in Effect Today Official Slates Speech on New Provisions 7 Closer Ties Urged in Study Probe Reveals Groups Must Unite in Work 4 i- 1 ii: 'I 14 i 1 4 tr 1''''' 4: 7 :4 4 :7 ''-'ff 4" ''s 1: ''''k1011k '-2' 4 1''rfi' 4-" "-'-'14t ''1 -4 4 '1'''4 444 '4" ''11 'L" 4 -gi 1 1" 4 "4 1 1 -'elfier 014171r" -'''p'1" r'' -1 4' --1 1--'''' ir "g' JOgg ltt4! 5- 'sRiktt'' 7-- '1 1 :4 1 A 1 C4 '''i t- '''''t4415'4441114''''' 1 0 1- '4 "1- 4-1-'''''' A' "414- i ")5: 1 2: 4 II '''It'''' it 4::: 3 i i 4 l' 4 4 1 i 17 4 i i I 42 '-'''i-'''' K--b4-r '6g-' 4" 4 4 4 i 4----- -44-- 2' Atem 1 1 4: i '4 :4 4 if 44 -iL44 '''--4--- ii If i 3 I i i i lit 7 41-4 4 i A 4 l- i :1 i l't 14 441: 4 'NA' li 4 g' qj 4'' j' i i' 1 '''i-'-'71t Lr ---e I 1 4 '4- f17 7747 li 4 i 1: 4 I 3 A 7-- --o i 4::: 7 i i ---i '''-er ic4: 772 4 L': 4ep: I :1:: 1 1 i' :1 1' 1: :4 2 1:1 '1 :1 '14'5'W 1 1 4 IA I plt 5' "---'4--' 1 11 c- 1 Ati I 4's 15' I --7z I 1- 40 1 'i- I 7 2': 1 i--3- 1 077110 11 i 1 A At 1 4 e- A g4f 1 LL' '1- t' i ''f 1 1 5' '''r i- i 4 g' or (s i 1 -4 I 44 -o 47 4 I A-- -1 1' 1' 444- ft 4 14: t't' i -''--L 4 'f: 5 1 4 ki I i li 44K74 00110: 4 r'''410? 1 7 :0 0 "'--A --'-T i 06 2 4' -41 4'" 'It i 5 r- i l' I 4 i Ff: t4-' :1 i- fk ti 4 :0 At -'-'1 i 41'4- 4' if-c: i' II: i'' 40 'r-li 7- 'ea i 'i e': 1: IA' r- 3k 4 $-2-: '4! 7r t- 4404 -1 :74 4' 2- 4F -''''g' 1 r14g- T44" eg '1'11'1' IpA r2- 1 -3k '--z- -v f0 nle J-' 2- ifr r''g'-'k Afv-'V'''-':" -----0" tii42 1--' A ') I i iW re'i eAlkmt ef- 'T s'-'' '-'-''L- -4er-4 -44 1 O- 4 401A 1 'j'' 119-' As a means of stopping a ruinous rise in the cost of living under war conditions stabilization- of prices on a majority otretail merchandise went into effect Monday at 12:01 a when the federal price control act became law: Officials of the consumers' division of the Utah council of de: fense announced that they have begun state-wide plans for adjustment of expected differences between consumers and retailers as a result of the program Monday itt 12:15 in James Davis chief of forms and proce- I for the 0 A will address s111 Lake business men at a lunch- eon at the Newhouse hotel on provisions of the price control pro! gram School Planned Inj-Jres suffered in traffic accidcrits caused the death Sunday of two Utahhs The dead: Charles 'LothairRiddle of Antimony injured early Saturday in an automobile-pedestrian sm-cident in Salt 1ake City Melvin DaneOgden school teacher fatally Injured early Sunday In a similar accident in Orden in 14hich two other pc--' destrians also were Injured The creaths rased the Utah toll to 50 sine January 1 compared with 53 deaths at this time at year The Salt Lake City total was raid tor nine against deaths to May 18 1941 Wetfr county traffic death totals were two for 1942 and three to May 18 1941 Coordination of the efforts of existing agencies and organizations dealing with youth training rather than curtailment of agency scope or the creation of new agencies holds the key to adequate youth training and protection against recurrence of the labor problems which have attended the location of defense industries In Utah In summary this was the finding of a representative committee which Sunday had completed a two-month study of youth train-in needs and procedures which would assure a training program adequate to the needs of society as well as the elimination of duplication of effort reported Dr Burton Farnsworth director of secondary education in the state department of public instruction and chairman of the research committee submitting the report 2: r- '1 'L'' --r of-''-' 4 I 4 44 i'y 1 i -r: 1 -c -tLr! 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price list preparatory to the over-all price regulations going into effect Monday morning IOOF Opens 44th Annual Session Today Initial Gathering Scheduled for 10 a In at Lodge hail Queries and Answers Bingham resident i Sunday were inspecting the wreckage of a 70-ton ore car and a freight caboose which ran wild through a half-mile of the residential section of their community Saturday and negotiated more than two miles of the Denver and Rio Jrande railway main line at a speed estimated at 50 to 80 miles an hour before leaving the tracks near Copperton Witnesses said the caboose left the track on a curve turned over train Of which the car and caboose train of which the car and caboose On Price Regulations I The following questions and answers on the over-all price regulations were released Sunday by the Denver regional information headquarters of the office for emergency management were A part The car began rolling when a switch engine attempted to tie on to the car and failed to make connection according to Coombs "The britkes on the car apparently were not set and there were no blocks under the wheels" the conductor said Lee of Salt Lake City brakeman attempted to set the brakes but was unable to hold the (Continued on Page Thirteenl Vast Reservoir Youths 16 years of age and older compose a vast reservoir of labor this group needs "continued training" as well as present work committee members agreed "Assuming that in an emergency 80 per cent of the state's population is employable there are 50000 employables in Utah who are not now working" said Dr Farnsworth In view of this federal and state institutions and organizations have a two-fold task to continue training and render service now the committee reported Citizenship health and vocational and job are of permanent importance now and which seem to have been insufficient in the past be emphasized in educational programs whether the programs are conducted in schools in the armed forces in industry or lin labor groups Recommendations of the committee composed of SelvoY Boyer secretary of Utah State Farm Bureau federation and Norman Hamilton district educational adviser of the civilian conservation corps and Dr Farnsworth the immediate outgrowth of a recent youth conference in Salt Lake City Delegates from schools the national youth administration the farm bureau the churches employer groups labor groups social agencies the employment service for Utah the A youth clubs and farm youth organizations participated tn the conference and later cooperated in the research work of the survey To Work on Problem Means of "giving teeth" to the survey committee's report and of placing its recommendations in operation as soon as possible are to be worked out by a committee composed of David Gourley of the state department of public instruction Rulon Howell state A director and Judge Rulon NV Clark of the Salt Lake county juvenile court Keystones which the implementing committee are to follow the research committee emphasized are that only that number of agencies necessary to provide needed service should be active that merit rather than patrimony (Continued on Page Thirteen) 1 about six times and "seemed to explode into dust and splinters" The car of lead ore was thrown from the track by its own momentum and plowed up 25 yards of railroad ties and rails before burying itself in a bank The wild dash through Bingham began Saturday at 3:15 rn- according to John Coombs Salt Lake City Denver Rio Grande conductor ijfl charge of the freight Ogden educator was kilied and two other teachers were irlured critically Sunday about 215 a when they were by a northbound automobile near the intersection of Twenty-fifth street and Grant avenue Injured fatally was Melvin Done of 2306 Jefferson avenue instructor of music at the Grant elementary school whose death frided Ogden's 165-day record of ro ttaffic fatalities Gravely injured were Alfred Bruerton 63 of 877 Twelfth street instructor of biology and sciences at Washihrton lower division high school and Errol Bagley 45 of 2619 Grant a venue instructor of mathematics at Lewis lower division high school Skull Fracture- The attending physician reported that Mr Done who was a member of the Utah state symphony orc hestra died or a basal skull I racture Mr Bruerton and Mr Eagley both suffered skull frac17yes and fractures of legs and arms and Ntr Bruerton also suffered chest fractures Little hope was held for the recovery of either The teachers Were struck by an automobile driven by LeRoy Earl Batchelor 22 of 1338 street as they walked diagonally across Grant avenue in a rnrtheasterly direction from the home toward the intersect on of Twenty-fifth street and Grant avenue The driver told LirAutenant Ballantyne and J14 Stephens of Ogden police department hat he did not see the three until the moment of impact Available Evidence Avalable evidence shoed that the driven was not exceeding a speed of 25 miles per- hourz The accident occurred as the three teachers were leaving the home where a farewell social had been conducted in honor of Griffin exalted ruler of Ogden lodge No- 719 0 prior to hs departure for active dutv with the army Mr Done was born May 10 1897 In Payson a son of -John and Mary Jane Wilson Done He Spent his early life in Payson ewnere he was graduated from Cw I muel on Page ThIrteen 0 Why was the general max- 'mum price regulation issued? A The regulation is a war measure issued to stop further increases in the cbst of living and in other prices NVily have prices been rising? 1 A Fighting the war requires huge expenditures for armaments arid turns thousands of plants from producing civilian goods to producing war goons This results in increased wage payments but smaller production of civilian goods Thus demand is rising while supply is declining The result is higher prices What are the ceiling prices? A In general the highest charged during March 1942 by each individual seller Will the ceiling prices be the same at every store for the same article? A No In general the ceiling is the highest price at which each store sold an article during March The maximum price will vary from store to store just as prices varied during March Can prices lower than the ceiling be charged? A Yes they can go as low as the seller wishes but they cannot go 1 cent above the ceiling How will the housewife (Continued on Page Thirteen) Utah Sets Second Sign-Up For Sugar Ration Books Second registration to obtain sugar rationing books will begin May 20 in Salt Lake City and May 21 in the rest of the state Gus Backman state rationing administrator announced Sunday The new registration will enable! Straight Thinking Needed In War Effort Women Told Probably one of the most im-1 portant measures according to Lawrence A Johnson director for the state consumers' council will be the establishment in Logan Salt Lake City Ogden and Provo of "consumers' schools" to instruct housewives local consumers' councils nutrition groups P-T A organizations and others In the rights of the consumer Arrangements for the schools were made by Justin Stewart of Washington educational' field representative of the 0 and former Salt Lake City resident The schools will begin in about three weeks Mr Stewart said Sunday prior to leaving to conduct similar schools in Spokane Wash and Boise Idaho Meanwhile Mr Johnson reported that consumers' committees are being organized in Utah through local councils of the Utah state defense council He said requests for the committees were bulletined to county councils 10 days ago and their organization is nearing completion To Post Prices The local office for emergency management Sunday emphasized that retailers in Salt Lake City as in other communities over the nation are expected to have posted "ceiling price" signs or lists indieating the maximum price which the store may charge for cost-ofliving items which have been named by the 0 A "This does not mean" the 0 announcement said "that these are the only items on which ceiling prices have been imposed Every article in the retailer's stock is included with the exception of some agricultural products vfirich have not yet reached the 110 per cent of parity level fixed by congress and are exempt as are some other articles already under separate price ceiling regulations" The price ceilings went into effect a week ago for wholesalers as far as sales and services are concerned the 0 continued However commodity services sold at retail including charges by laundries- shoe repair shops garages and the like do not come under the general ceiling until July 1 Rent Curb Planned By this date federal rent regulations also will be ready for many of the 323 war rental areas housing over 86000000 persons the 0 announced Salt Lake Davis Weber 'Morgan Tooele and Utah counties are included in three defense rental areas in which the 0 A has ordered rent ceilings as of March 1 1942 the announcement continued Cost-of-living items on which ceiling prices must be posted in stores Monday include most tobaccos packaged household drugs toiletries and -sundries ice cream all types of infants' food all types of clothing yard goods footwear fresh beef and pork many canned fruits vegetables and juices other groceries and household sundries Exceptions to Rules Specifically excepted articles include any raw and unprocessed agricultural or greenhouse com- modity eggs and poultry all milk products except fluid milk and cream sold at retail and ice cream plain flour (packaged cake mixes and flour mixes are included) mutton and lamb fresh fish and sea- food living animals books magazines newspapers and other publications stamps and coins and used automobiles Prices at cafes also are exempt from the ceiling the 0 A taking the position that the prices in this highly competitive field are virtually controlled by the price of the products they consume at the present time the 0 said The meeting Monday at the Newhouse hotel where Mr Davis -r will be the speaker is sponsored by the gait Lake chamber of commerce The session will be open to all those interested whether members of the chamber of commerce or not officials said However reservations must be made by 10 a with the state rationing board or the chamber of commerce by calling 4-3631 The grand encampment of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will open Its forty-fourth annual session here Monday at 10 a at the lodge hall 41 Post Office place with its auxiliary order the Rebekah Assembly of Utah scheduled to convene at 1 to open the forty-first annual gathering of that order The encampment and the auxiliary's special session Monday will precede the Utah grand lodge of the I 0 0 and the Rebekah assembly conventions slated for Tuesday and Wednesday BUSIneSt4 Meet A business meeting of the encampment during the day with a banquet and entertainment at 6:30 will be followed by an evening session which will hear Charles Mabey former Utah governor in a discussion of the present war situation The Rebekahs will confer degrees on past noble grands at their Monday meeting The Monday evening meeting will be attended by all branches of the order and their friends A musical program and entertainment will precede Mr Mabey's address Grand Patriarch Arthur Dale will preside over the encampment meeting pending the election of new officers and Mrs Jennie Nelson president will conduct the Rebekah assembly Theme of Parley "Preaching a Practicing Americanism" will be the theme of the grand lodge convention at its two-day session Tuesday and Wednesday Monroe representative from New Mexico to the sovereign grand lodge will be the -official international delegate to the grand lodge conclave The Americanism theme will be emphasized in brief talks by incumbent officers at the opening meeting Tuesday at 10 a tn and In business meeting during which activities for the coming year will be mapped Anton Clawson Utah grand master announced Alder of Manti deputy grand master Stewart of Sandy grand warden and A Giddings of Salt Lake City grand secretary of the Utah grand lodge will assist in the convention ceremonies and the business sessions Speaker Urges Unity In War Effort Forecast Says Warmer Total war means more than placing an army at the it means use of another powerful weapon straight thinking said Miss Helen Gahagan wife of Melvyn Douglas film actor in an address Sunday before persons attending a silver tea sponsored for Russian war relief at the Ladies' Literary club More than 400 persons attended the tea in which $157 was collected Scouts A in silver contributions The tea wait held at 850 East South Temple street was a part of the Russian AI aw Talk war relief drive being conducted in Salt Lake City to load supplies abovilW a ship soon to sail from An opportunity for greater pat San Francisco to Russia ticipation in the emergency set-v "Russian relief is important" (Continued cA Page Thirteen) ice program of the state counci An opportunity for greater participation in the emergency service program of the state council Scouts Face Inspection those who through illness press of business or neglect failed to obtain their ration books Throughout the state registration will be with local rationing boards and hours of registration will be determined by the personnel of the boards In Salt Lake City however the three boards 17-1 17-2- and 17-3 will conduct registratAon from 10 a to 4 on May 20 21 22 25 and 26 at the city and county building There will be no registration on Saturday or Sunday May 23 and 24 Halls of the first floor of the city and county building will be devoted to signing up 'individual consumers (family users) and commercial users may register in halls of the second floor Clerks and specialists will assist individual and commercial users with their applications Special arrangements for Salt Lake county boards outside of Salt Lake City will be announced Monday said Herman Hogensen Salt Lake county rationing administrator Mr Backman said the fiveadditional days should provide ample time for all to register and conform with the rationing law "Those who fail to register on these five days may get another chance but it will not be possible to make it sp convenient" he said- Courses Slated For Dentists Salt Lake Boy Scout troops planning to take part in the annual camporee Friday and Saturday at Liberty park will be required to hold a general troop inspection of all camping equipment and register their intention of taking part in the oilting by Wednesday it was announced Sunday by Hammond scout execuWe after a meeting of scout district commissioners Sixty to 80 troops are expected to attend the two-day outing Mr Hammond said of defense will be opened to Boy Scouts of the Salt Lakearea Tuesday at 8 when Governor Herbert Maw addresses a meeting in the Lincoln lower divisionhigh school area scout council officers announced Saturday The new program it was Indicated will be open to registered senior scouts 15 years or older Scouts have already assumed fire suppression and observer duties in emergency service work Details of the extended service will be outlined by Governor Maw in his address against "subversive powers spreading prejudice and disunity and magnifying the small sacrifices" and urging adherence to the "God-given rights" of Americans Morris Rosenblatt of Salt Lake City vice president and treasurer of the American Foundry and Machine company Sunday appeared as principal speaker at the "1 Am An American" day observance at South high school Honoring new citizens both by naturalization and coming of legal age Mr Rosenblatt outlined the benefits to be gained by being an American the opportunity offered men of ability and energy under the American way of life and the limitations and privations of the dictator-ruled peoples of the earth The program here was similar to observances being held over the nation Sunday under the sponsorship of the bureau of immigration and naturalization of the department of justice The observance was designated as an annual event to-beheld on the third Sunday in May by congress and President Roosevelt on May 30 1940 Calvin Rawlings Salt Lake attorney and chairman of the western states Democratic conference presided at the observance in the absence of Allen Thurman who was unable to attend District Judge Bronson introduced Mr Rosenblatt The South high school band and the cblor team of the American Legion -took part in the observance which included group singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and a solo by Mrs Lester 1-lewlett accompanied by Mrs Lorenzo Smith American Legion post No 2 the legion auxiliary and the various civic organizations of Salt Lake City aided in preparation of the program Itity aided in preparation of the program Dr Frederick West noted orthodontist of San Francisco will conduct refresher courses for Utah dentists in three cities this 'week it was announced Sunday by Dr Dalgleish director of the division of dental health of the state health department Meetings will be held each day at 2 in and 7:30 and a dinner at 6 in the following places: Monday Newhouse hotel Tuesday city hall Nephi and Wednesday Eccles hotel Logan Laconicaly and to the point' thP Salt Lake airport weather forPraster came up Sunday with a fortcast forIslonday of "slightly warmer" In the days before Hirohito Eenito an Hitler newspapers made quite ado about the weather -7---but today "slightly warmer" is the more There is no follow-up on the heavy preCipitatiorupf Friday and Saturday Theibtireau admitted Saturdaythat the second heaviest a been reccr'ded since May 1901 whPn 2 72inches were measured Sunday was a partially dreary eay but there was no precipitatJon worth 'measuring so it'ends "slightly warmer" asmarek apparently got the Salt Lake storm for 77 inch was recorded there Sunday Othe weather data from over the nation and released for peru Eal in this area shows: 1 A High Low Albuquerque 14 46 Atlanta Ga 84 54 Bismarck 37 32 Chicago 73 52 Denver Colo 54 31 Grand Junction 64 38 Minneapolis-St-Paul 67 49 New Orleans 83 61 New York City' 70 58 Orden Utah 54 38 Oklahoma City 78 63 Omaha Neb 64 50 New Orleans 83 New York City' 70 Orden Utah 54 Oklahoma City 78 Omaha Net? 64 38 49 61 58 38 63 50 Utah Democrats Get Message From National Party Chiefs Week Stresses First Aid Norse Forego Celebration 4- Personal good wishes of offi- cers and members of the Democratic national committee extended by Edward Flynn chairman were received Sunday by Utah party members who welcomed the message but wished it had been received in in time to be read at the reorganization meeting held Saturday in Ogden Apparently delayed in its sending from Washington Mr Flynn said he regretted being unable to attend the convention "At no other time has there been a greater need for leaders of vision and action and of complete dedication to the leaders of vision and action and of complete dedication to the welfare of the nation" the mes sage said "Never has there been a tii-ne for complete support by all the people of the high principles and democratic ideals which we as a nation are seeking to perpetuate Therefore I urge all of you to subjugate personal interests to the best interests of all the people of Utah in all the decisions which you will make and all of the actions which will be initiated "I know the common welfare will be your guiding star and that the results of the convention will add laurels to those won in the past by the Democratic party in Utah and in the nation" the message concluded cn na Rescue Volunteers Meet Tonight Arrangements to secure equipment donations and to make a survey on the amount of equipment necessary will be included in the discussions at the first meeting of Salt Lake City's volunteer rescue organization Monday at 7:30 at headquarters fire station 132 East First South street Assistant Fire Chief Lloyd Egan will be in charge of the meeting and reported that about 50 per cent of the 77 members are expected to be present Observance of National First Aid week was opened Sunday in Salt Lake City and Utah by members- of the Utah Pharmaceutical association Displays depicting the need of first aid were arranged at many of the drug stores throughout the state and special programs will be given at meetings of civic clubs to promote the observance Bridge president of the association said In Salt Lake City Mayor Ab Jenkins issued a proclamation designating the week as National First Aid week designating the week as Nation- al First Aid week Independence day for persons of Norwegian descent went unobserved in Salt Lake City but plans were made for a greater celebration when the united nations have subdued the axis said Arnt Engh celebration committee chairman "With the nazis in complete control of Norway the committee decided recently to forego the celebration and work for a greater demonstration when the war is over" he said Last year the local observance consisted of raising funds to relieve suffering in Norway '24 58 SG 70 30 29 56 zu flock' Spring's Wyo 48 St Louis Mo 69 Salt Lake Airport 59 'an Antonio Texas 84 Sheridan Wyo 41 int le Utah 54 Waslinglon 70 'mfr I -tan al SNaAlinglen 70 Cash for anything Call 3-0751 Pahrs 31 South West Tem (Adv) 'I In I i 1 I I I 561 I I I 1 1 I It 1.