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4m snasgsaai1" 'f 1 i i i' NO. 20 -if ROYO, UTAH, UTAII, SUNDAY; NOVEMBER 16, 1941 COMPLKTB UNITBD PRKBg PRIQE.FIVE CENTS "'WlWWWWWlWrtW Steel Front Vhite Hotise IMihe '-Meet GOAL MINES DE 1C Fans SeeBYU Hold Buffs toiiM3 CITV BEGINS TO PAY OFF POWER BONDS GHAT. XHJa JUJX1UQ i Homecoming Deadlock BYU Ties Score in Last Minute. With Touchy down Pass, Conversion; Buff aloes; Far, improved Uver Salt Lake Showing- CHRISTENSEN In a thrill-packed gridiron classic that left coming fans gasping and weak from --Young university Xfcugars; came from behind in the last -minute of play to tie Colorado university Buf aloes.13-13 stadium Saturday. The deadlock left the Cougars tied with University of Utah for the Big Seven conference leadership, each team having three triumphs and two ties.

Utah trounced Colorado Stateg CLEVER FLOATS 1 IN DAY-PARADE i 'a iNow the use of cellophane is going to be cut down because the chemicals of which it is made are required in the defense program. There may be cases 1 in which this restriction will work "genuine hardship, there are other cases which Jt will be a blessing in disguise. We ve. seen' pack' ages, both the mechanically wrapped trade kind and the home-wrapped 3 gift in which cellophane was used not1 to protect the goods merely, not even purely for decorative effect, but ob-. viously in a malign and sinis-" ter plot to baffle the recipient.

We've seen strong men, after minutes of futile claw-- ing and pawing at such package, tear out their hair by the handfuls, and then just sit down and howl like a banshee. Those who have made a sensible use of that highly useful material, cello phane, may be put out by the new restrictions, but in some cases a little restriction is go-" ing to be just a plain relief. When you see a fellow so cocky that everybody says, fMy, doesn't he juW, think he's something you may consider yourself, perfectly safe In disagreeing, withs the popular verdict, says Strickland Gillilan. That chap, nine cases out of ten, is whistling pretended egotism through an inferiority-complex grave- yard. He spends much of his time secretly -panicked oyer his own estimate? of ir his worthle8nesS.

snd "is scai -pihTt'lest it3ecome ffeneraliy. known he lose out entire-lyi So he sticks put the chest BW-' XteDresentauves of. the steel industry, arriving at wmte iiouse zor un conference with President Roosevelt capUve coal mine dispute, are, left to right: Benjamin Fair less, president Vnlted States Steel; Eugene Grace, president Bethlehem Steel Frank Purneu. Youngstown Sheet St Tube. Co.

SH i Aggies in an uphill battle, 26-13 at Fort Collins, while Wyoming's Cowboys asserted themselves and copped a 12-6 decision from Utah State Aggies in the other conference tilts Saturday. Grab Early Lead Brigham Young grabbed 6-0 lead over the invading Buffaloes in the second quarter when Center Reed NUsen intercepted one of Paul McClungs passes and streaked 40' yards to pay dlrtvun-touched. Dee Chlpman's placement was just wide of the goal post. Colorado pounded 40 yards to touchdown early in the third quarter, Stan Hendrickson, end, scoring on a perfect 15-yard pass, from the great McClung, and Bob Knowles putting the Buffs ahead with a placement between the uprights. Buffs took advantage of a momentary BYU lapse to tally another touchdown five minutes later, GlenHedgecock intercept-ting Bob Orfa pass on the 34-yard line, racing to the five-yard Une, and plunging over, -his right guard to the promised land three plays later.

Placeinent Blocked Knowles? again: tried to convert for Colorado, but' his kick was blocked by. a horde Cougars, BY, HOLLIS SCOTP One of the most brilliant and' elaborate parades ever to high- light a Brigham university -Homecoming celebration passed i in review Saturday before thous- ands of onlookers who lined Provo 4 Twenty-seven floats and marching units and nine bands repre- -sen ting B. Y. U. campus organizations and surrounding towns -made up the, gala 'Cleverly carrying out the theme "Brigham Buff atos the Homecoming parade was led by the U.

White Keys, who carried a huge white Block; TT" SHUT Conferences? Fa 1 4 Produce Agreement f'. -l On Dispute WASHINGTON, Nov. 15- j.p)' Spokesmen for the United Mine Workers (CIO) said' today the captive coal mirieg i supplying the 'nation's major steel mills will be shut down effective at midmgnt President John I. Lewis tjii Va6 200-man policy committee i left door open. however, for a possible resumption of Monday morning.

spokesmen said that In an an- agreement is reached when with steel company, executives are resumed tomorrow, 4 that the policy 'board could be" called into emergency session to prevent of production, as requested by President-Roosevelt. J6hn I. Lewis of the United Mine Workers, reported nO' tprogress: in his conferences with steel mill executives 'on the over the UMW demand for a union shop in cappve coal mines. Lewis -said at- the conclusion of a three-hour conference with steel company, heads that the captive mine stin were insisting' on the open shop policy, and that the -mine workers have "no authority" to accept anything 'less than a union shop, 15 (UE Pres. Roosevelt conferred for: an hour today with two ranking- military officiaLs under circumstances that' grave rise to speculation he (Continued on Page Three) Prouci.Tc:ohcrs fZ'V kiUt i oruj at Lchr Crossroads Two Brigham Toung university home economics Instructors and a Lehi man suffered injuries in a twocar accident on highway 91 at the Lehi crossroads Friday at.

6:30 p.f v. MiBET Effie i Warnick of professor of home ecbnomics at B-Y-U suffered a broken arm and cuts -and bruises. She -was hospitalized at the American Fork hosoltaL: Mrs. Irene S. Barlow of Provo, assistant professor, of home economics at the university, suffered minor cuts and bruises.

She was returned to her home Saturday after spending the night at the American; Fork hospital. Joe Woolstenhulme, 39, of Lehi, suffered Na broken knee cap and cuts and He was taken to the Lehi hospital. According- to. Highway Patrolman S. Evans of Lehi, one of the Investigating officers, Mrs.

Barlow was driving an eastbound automobile which collided a westbound car driven, by Mr. Wolatenhulme. Miss Warnick was a passenger 'in-the car driven by Mrs. Barlow. Investigating the accident were Evana.

Sergeant L. A. Chris-tensen of the highway patrol, and Patrolman M. W. XJrant of American Fork and Fenton Sharp of Heber.

This Day v. BORN Boy, to Theron and Dorothy Hirsts Brierly of Vallejo, Calif. First grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hirst of Provo.

to Arthur and Velma Den-halter Penrod of Santa Maria, Wednesday. mw tt MinMIGHT IfllUIMIUIII Hotnecomln Day Ob Four. university J. First Payment.v If Made For $24,628.25 To Nuvecn Firm Provo city's electric utility Saturday; beganretirement of the bonds issued to jonn Company of Chicago, for construction of the municipal power plant and remodeling of the distribution system. v- i A check for.

$24,628.25, representing-the nrst payment of $10,000. accrued interest July- 1 to" December 1 of and the exchange fee of $65.75 was dispatched to the American National Bank and Trust company of Chicago, trustee. payments on the principal wiii fall due twice a $34,000 being due June 1, 1942, $34,000 1 December 1, 1942, etc. Under the bond the payments run to December 1, 1955 when all of the $1,115,000 in outstanding revenue bonds wiU have been paid. The highest single semi-annual payment -over the period is $43,000.

X' J. HamUton Calder, chairman of the board of- utinties, said he is confident the bonds will 'be retired considerably ahead of schedule. The-utility will use it surplus revenues for the speedy retirement of the bonds, although at the same time-the policy will be to keep sufficient cash on hand to meet all bills and. maintain a gilt-edged credit rating, he said. Under the bond -ordinance, the department is obligated to carry a $25,000 surplus in the feond sink-J ing fund, this be accumulated through setting up 110 per cent of the amount required for each bond The ordinance provides that as plus, the City begin calling and paying oft Donas aneaa or scnea-ule, starting with the bonds with the maturity dates, which bear the highest rate of interest.

After miking the. current bond payment, the department still lias $11,865.68 in the sinking fund. A surplus of approximately in cash is also on hand in the operating fund. Mr. Calder believes the department's profit for 1942 will be in the neighborhood of $110,000, while the bond commitment is only $68,000.

The city originally issued in revenue bonds for the plant and distribution system construction. Later the voters authorized issuing $350,000 for installation of a third. unit in the plant. Only $265,000 in bonds of the authorized $350,000 was issued, and the third unit has been installed at a cost of $255,000, leaving $10,000 in cash for. the Issue on hand, Mr.

Calder said. Roosevelt Plans I 1 talk to Mioii WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 UP-f President Roosevelt wiU make a radio address to the nation Dec. 15 a part of. a program arranged by the office of Civilian Defense to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the bill of rights, it was announced today.

White House Secretary William D. Hassett said the- president would speak' some time between 10 and -11 p. m. est. I Hassett said Rear Admiral Ross T.

Mclntire, the president's physician, has Roosevelt to remain indoors this evening and that he. therefore would not be able to attend the annual Na tional Press club dinner. 3- a it a Hi or "ho wiaViae and mine workers' heads on ths THREE YOUTHS HELD IN PARK .4 YELLOWSTONE ATIONAl PARK. Nov. f15 LE) Thre young Mitchell, S.

men' were arrested near Mammoth Hoi Springs today at end of 4 wild chase and manhunt which." hpovn with tfiA thf nt tntnnnnt ornrew nt6TObtmeftearTnr Forks. this The youths, who were to 'S be held Jn Jail here until after" the arrival of federal bureau of investigation agents, gave' their flames as Fred Thompson, 18; Dean Upton, 19, and Harold Charles Bauer, 19. Bauer received an injured Jaw when', the' automobile they allegedly Wok from August Butte, was wrecked on the road near where they were found. The youths offered no resistance to park rangers who arrested them. I U.

S. Steel Men Uisiting Utah CEDAR CITY q. T. Keigley of Provo, general superintendent of the Columbia Steel company at Provo, and C. King of the United States Steel corporation at, Pittsburgh, Friday inspected company properties at Iron Mountain.

visit, Mr. Keigley stated, had nothing to do with proposed expansion of the Utah properties of the Columbia Steel cbmpany, but that Mr. King was on a vacation trip to San Francisco, and other Pacific coast points and they were merely combining' routine business with a pleasure trip through Zion national park. Defense Contract Train Is Awaited President M. H.

Graham, Secretary Clayton Jenkins, and possibly other officials of Proyo chamber of commerce plan to be In Salt Lake City Monday when a special government train intended to assist small manufacturers with respect national defense work will be in the' capital city. telegram from Abe Mur-dock, senator from Utah, urged that the chamber, of commerce officials avail themselves of the opportunity to obtain authoritative information regarding defense contracts and advise others interested. i 'i Government representatives aboard the "defense special' will have samples of needed defense articles and will advise on procurement' procedure. GERMANS SUFFER 292 RAID CASUALTIES BERLIN, Nov.15 UJ Deaths in Germany during resulting from British, air raids totaled 292, it was announced today, The British' this week announced their October air raid death tou as -262. Sicioryj-Ii! ft .1, Red Army Take Initia- wvein tenure WarviiitBrief BERLIN Naris say two Ger-.

man'. submarines sank Ark. Royal and damaged battleship Malaya other I vessels in Vthe Mediterrnean. Acknowledge' Russian counterblows. on Moscow front, but claim slow progress in Crimea; LONDON continue Ui.

strike back' at Axis forces frojn Leniftgrjad tb. Moscow and Donets where 'Italians are reported driven back' With" big losses. Russian- gains, reported In Kalinin nd Nara river sectors before Moscow. ROME Italians 1 acknowledge heavy Russian4 counterattacks, Donets front, where Red army launched 60 counterattacks in four Russians reported using British tanks in White Sea area for first time. TOKYO-; Diet meets for criUcal session; to hear from Emperor on Sunday and Premier Gen.

Hideki To Jo on BY JOE ALEXMORRIS Foreign News Editor Germany claimed a submarine 'victory over the British fleet in the Mediterranean for the first time today, but on the eastern front the Red army again attacked Axis positions from Leningrad to Moscow and the Donets basin. Berlin, Rome and radio Moscow all agreed that -the Russians we.re taking the initiative except in hard fighting on unchanged fronts in the Crimea. In the north the Russians were using British tanks. Extensive rains were not claim- the Germans stiU were -moving reserves up to the central rront in an, "effortso far vain to get their offensive rolling against the capital. (.

Continue Advances But in the Kalinin sector the Russians were reported to have continued local advances. On the Nara river they captured several more villages and in the Donets Basin they hurled back the Ital ians with 60 attacks in four days. Weather conditions were getting steadily worse before Moscow, and many German troops were suffering from frost-bite, according to the Russian broadcasts. Rome acknowledged that the Russians in the Donets sector were constantly attacking with tanks and airplanes supplemented by cavalry, and on the Moscow front the Germans said that the enemy had launched "heavy" blows. The Axis dispatches said that these counterattacks were being re pulsed, and Berlin reported 44 Red army tanks destroyed In one en gagement.

On. the far northern front, according to Stockholm, the Russians are using British-built tanks for the nrst time in defense or Murmansk and the railroad line run ning southward along, the White Sea. The Russians also were said to be holding- out strongly at their base of Hango, in southwestern Finland, which has been' wider partial blockade since the war On the Crimean front, the Ger mans again reported they were making progress toward Kerch and Sevastopol, but acknowledged that they were encountering strong re sistance in their efforts to break across the Kerenskl 5 Straits to the mainland route toward the Caucas us oil fields. tVv Russian defenses of Rostov con tinued; to hold after two weeks in which the Axis troops appeared to have no progress. On the sea front, the Germans said that two of their submarines which reinforced Italian, navaf' forces in the Mediterranean had attacked a British naval force with success.

It was German submarine, according tor Berlin, that torpedoed and sank the battle-scarred British aircraft carrier Ark Royal, which-went down- east of with a reported loss of about 60 men. In addition, the British battleship, Ma which was extensively re paired last' summer- in the United States. Other warships not named (Continued on Page Three) FOUR ITALIAN DESTROYERS; SUNK LTVERPOOI i Nov. 15 DJ First Lord of the Admiralty Albert V. Alexander said today four Italian destroyers were sunk or -damaged and that, 10 supply ships were destroyed a week ago when a British light naval squadron went- into action 1 against Italian convoys south" of Taranto.

he, were. 0O0 National defense demands have caused a shortage of material from which diapers are made, kooks as if te babies will barely get by. MERRY GO-ROUND A Daily Picture of What's Going On in National i Affairs By DREW PEARSON nd ROBERT 8. A1U Immunity Veil For Fish En-. uaajjcis in von-" gress Misplaced Loyalty To Colleagues Can Threat en Democracy; Congressmen Dodge Bullets From Air in South American War Representative Fad-.

disl Blocks A rmy Pay Equalization BilL -r t- WASHINGTON-To get the prop-. er perspective on Representative Ham Fish and his hiding behind the skirts of congressional imrau-nityl it is necessary to know some-thing about his background and recent activities. Hamilton iFteh comes from an old aristocratic New York family. The queen's float carrying lovely. Miss Khea Robtins of Sclplo, Utah'- was in the Miss.

Robbihs sat on a high black Velvet throne with her two Miss Marian Pyott of Salt Lake City and June 'Andrews of Ogden. j. Five prizes were awarded by the Provo senior and Junior, chamber of commrece Two prizes were awarded in the. beauty and the humorous division. A special prize was also awarded by the of commerce 'for the most" outstanding float.

A total of $30. was paid, to, the prize winning prize of $7.50 was tured by the Val Norn, sbclal nnit, for-the beautiy division. The float which had as its theme "keep 'em trimmed in blue with two attractive brunettes sitting, in front. In the humorous division -the Tausigs -the first prize carrying-out the U. air attraction crashes," displayed an also of 17.50.

The Tausig float airplane wreckage with two football players breaking A special arize ofS5 went to the Lambda -Delta Sigma. I. D. fraternity, by the chamber of commerce for the moetoutstandlng float. This float showed aeries of 'steps illustrating Big i Seven footbair teams defeated by -Youngs O.

S. Trovota displaying a green grave with a white satin cross erected above iad as It themes "Here Ilea the Buffs, won sect ond place In the beauty division: Second prize the humorous di-' vision: was captured by the Delta Phi, who had colored cannibals running- ahead ef the float with human skulls on sticks represent-. ing the various teams the Cougars have defeated. The prize winning floats 1 were exhibited between halves of U-Colorado grid Other themes carried. out were.

Colorado asleeep on "Victory The End of-the Buffs, "On top to "Tak- Ing Boulder for a "Boulder needs cleaning," "Cougars tos the and "Watch, him grow 4m 'buffalo, meat -One unsaved note was. Injected, into the otherwise perfect event -when some unidentified hoodlum threw a ripe tomato at a car of Plans Go Forward For Christmas Celebration Here Plans are being rushed to completion for Provo's annual Christmas opening' celebration November 26, according to Seymour D. Gray, general chairman. cornpletmg the task of adorning the downtown streets with Christmas lights and other decorations. -The city board of utilitieshaS' agreed" tx furnish up to 1000 watts of electricity to each business house for outside decorating, according to Aura C.

Hatch, chairman of business district outside lighting. This power would be measured on a separate meter and the merchant charged at the regular rate for consumption above 1000 watts. A gigantic Christmas parade and various other activities are being planned for the celebration, which officially inaugurates the Christmas shopping season. Church Officials Ignoring Protest SALT LAKE CITY. Nov.

15 (U.R) Officials of the L. D. S. church said today they were "doing nothing a veterans' protest against use of the Mormon tabernacle by the America first committee. The protest, formulated, by the United Veterans? council, urged that; the tabernacle be closed to former Sen.

Rush Holt of West Virginia. Holt is scheduled to speak here Tuesday night. The veterans charged use of the tabernacle for Holt's address would provide an "jknU-climax" to National Defense week. CONVENTION SLATED QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 15 (UP) The National Editorial Asociation of.

the United States has agreed to hold its 1942 convention here, it was disclosed today. ing 'first 42 per cent of the state's Pears A7.184 bushels, ranking first, with 70 per cent of the state's production. pounds, ranking first with 58 per cent of the state's yield. Grapes 328,822 pounds, ranking second. Cherries 1,082,188 pounds, ranking third.

Apricots 859,821 pounds, ranking fourth. Vegetables harvested for sale on 1051 farms reporting in Utah county had a dollar value of 'ranking was set for' probably the "most quarter, in BYU gridiron history. With George Wingr and Grant Muileneaux' sparking the 'attack, the Sons of Brigham staged a couple of short-lived drives, and then, about' midway in the period, they made sustained 82-yard march to the four-yard line where was first down and goal to go. But with a touchdown seem- ingly within their grasp, the Cou gars were stalled by the fast-charging' Buffs for four straight plays and lost the ball on downs. Trying to consume time (there were only three minutes left to play), Colorado took two plunges at the line, and then McClung punted out of bounds on the CU 40.

.1 Kimball Scores Jerry Marking whipped a pass to Mike Mills on the 25-yard line. Three straight passes by Qrr were grounded, and then Coach Eddie Kimball sent In his kid brother, Vaughn, vrith instructions for the desperation fourth- down play, Muileneaux faded back and threw pretty pass to the right, which young Kimball gathered in on the one-yard Kimball. fell across the goal line as the fans went wild. His work done, Kimball went out and in came Chipman and (Continued on Page Six) EIGHT PERISH IN BUS BLAZE RUSHVILLE, Ind. A bus en.

route from Chicagd, overturned and caught fire after hitting a culvert three miles east" of here late today. Local authorities estimated eight persons or more were killed. sen ted' by Emil Kunze, construe-J tion- erigineer and Postmaster 3. Emmett Bird made the acceptance speech. R.

i B. Dunbar, postoffice inspector, represented the post-office, officials at the exercisea Mayor Thorn gave the welcome address and other short talks were by G. i Salisbury, Dr. George- A. Anderson and Postmaster A.

Smoot of Salt Lake City. i The -r high school male quartet furnished music during the exercises which under direction of President W. W. Clyde, of the. chamber commerce.

The new postoffice be open for. service, on Monday. wmcn can trace its ancesuy oacx as far as that of ms Hudson valley neighbor's. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

At Spriiigville Exercises Agricultural Survey Proves Utah County Keeps High Ra i grandfather was secretary te in the Grant administra- nd'in'geherarhis family' has the kind hide 5 behind the skirts of Fish, how ever, has assumed a' thin-kinned attitude pf late whenever anyone practised -the right of comment garding' bis: multitudinous and teresting activities. Last yeats when these columnists exposed thfe fact that Mr. Fish rented his New York mansion, inherited xronfc his the Nazi consul the congressman; exercisea Ms congressional privilege of eastigating the -authors on the- floor of House, where he is immune from prosecution. More recentlythe Congressman proclaimed to thV world he would be delighted to appear before the grand Jurbr investigating Nasi "propaganda "Wch discovered that Fish's frank mail was being used by a Nazi-f inWced committee. 3yt later, when the.

grand iurv issued the Invitation nr. irish did not accent. And when Fifth's of Sta tlon not. bee SPRINGVTLLE SprlngvUle's new federal postoffice building on the corner of Third South and Main street, was dedicated Satur day at formal exercises conducted the chamber of commerce in the Seoond ward chapel. Just before the exercises' the high school band played several numbers at the postoffice building and at the close of the program in the Second ward, the.

public as sembled at the new building, where the dedication prayer was offered by H. Manwarlng, patriarch of Kolob Everyone 'was then invited to make an inspection tour of-the i The building-was, formally tpre- Colorado rooters, carrying Buff colors. No float was to exceed 15 In coal according to Que Jones, chairman of the parade, judges of the float were Met Wilson, Elden D. Beck, and Tom of the B. faculty and playtan Jenkins, president of the chamber of comineree.

i Bands represented thssparade. included B. 'Y. V- Dixoisajaof (Continued op Page Three -i 7 EXCHANGE CLUB The' Exchange dub' wig 'hold their regular dinner meeting Mon- day at 8 p. Hotel Roberts, with J.

WNlxon as speaker. official 1940 United States census proves once again that Utah county is leading agricultural county in Utah as well as the i intermountsin region, according to Clayton Jenkins, secretary of the Provo chamber of commerce. 'Figures released on small fruits harvested irt 1939 show the following, with 614 farms 808,650 pounds, ranking first, with 60 per cent of the entire state's production. 'Strawberries 1,487,441 ranking first, with 60 per cent of the state's producUon. bushels, rank- 6, Sea 2) (Oontlrfued on Pag' -4".

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