The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1941 Page: 7 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
, TUAI THUMO&T. JANUABT U. 1M1
'1
TMMNAOJ DAVffO
tbrmits unocnmining
1
Balt Lake City. Utah:— Termlt—
that had started a long-range pro-
grmm at eating the world-famed Mot-
mi Tabernacle have been tolled.
The Latter-Oar Salat* Church haa
completed a repair program on Ita
Balt Lake meeting ball International-
ly-famed for for iu near perfect
acoustics. that la designed to baffle
—be Ineecta.
^ (footings under the floor of the
egg-ehaoed structure hare been rala-
ed and placed on cement baaee that
mere capped with creeote-glled tin
capa.
Three tunnela were dug under the
T3-year-old tabernacle ao the workmen
could get at the footings, which they
reported were already beginning to
l^hoa aertoua signe of deterioration
«a n result of termite infeatatlone and
decay.
Now—workmen any—condition of
the tabernacle In better than erer.
Organ Wee Id Famous
lllatory of the tabernacle, home of
the great organ that Mormon leader*
estimate haa been heard by more
muelc-lorera than any other organ
.la the world, la colorful and unique
• When Brigham Young led hit Mor-
mon pioneer* Into the valley of the
Ureat Salt l.ake in 1*4?. hi* flr*t
act vh to *el aalde a 10-acre plot
la the center of the town alt* a*
the location for n temple.
The temple Itaelf—e maaalve atone
atructure 300 feet high—wa« not fin
tahed for 50 yeara Hu' the taber-
nacle. designed as a public meeting
9pla<e inon Mormons cannot enter
the temple I eii flnlshed by 1M7. or
30 years after the Mormons came
to the valley
The tabernacle la on the same plot
of ground a* the temple—Temple
of Belt Uhe City.
la ISM
Supreme Moments of Life.
Construction of the tabernacle was
started on Sept 1. IMS Seadstoee.
need for the bettreeeee end founds
tioos. eaa brought from quarries in
th« Wasttch Mountains west of the
city. Large atones, dhurch records
show, were placed oe heavily con
strutted drays with two large wheels
—and It sometimes required two and
thro* yoke of ogen to haul a load
to the tabernacle site.
“Men worked in well organized
group*, and the construction went
on quickly and systematically to com-
pletion." the records state. “Masons
and other workers were brought from
different parts of Utah Territory and
given work The maximum number
of men employed was 250. An aver-
age of ?o men were employed in
plastering the interior of the build-
ing"
The tabernacle vis dedicated for
religious services on August •. 1007.
It Is one of the largest auditoriums
In the world—seating 0.000 persons
•uil providing standing room for an
additional 4.004
Reef Is Bridged
It Is 264 feet long by 154 Teet wide
—the rounded roof is *0 fee* above
the ground at the center. This self-
supporting roof, patterned by Mor-
mon pioneer architects after the
"Remington" method of cross-mem-
ber bridge construction, rests upon
pillar* or buttresses of red sandstone
which are from to to 12 feet apart
around the circumference of the en-
tire building
These buttresses support large
wooden arch**, which span 154 feet.
The arches are of n lattice truss
construction and are held together
by large wooden pegs -»nd strips of
cowhide
/
ire
limUliil^ «R ’
tunidsf oert U>lM< dNM fM
Iwtiiw tw WBtfMcWNKtlMrf
for4i ftMFCF to lotWr
ioo bgff^kotrof lor
XtMt
$430 A
* __———
h
AUEXTS WANTED
(White mm or women)
vicinity. The Agency (sales) Department
foe this vicinity. The Agency t*aie*> wepnnoiew; of the
ALhTIN Mill AL LIFE INMKAME OTMPANY. «
established company «( twenty years in l *•»!**• Tvias and
the largest local mutual aid companv m the state, baa an
opening for yon. if you are between 25 and *•-
a li«# wire and a hard oorker. You must he a resident ef
Ibis eemmunity and furnish A-l references.
Insurance sales esperience not required. Our plan of
nnre M simple and therefore not difficult to present to the
prospect. The pol»c) bolder simply pays his premium rate for
his respective age. either monthly, quarter!*. Semi-annually
or annually, white he lives, and we pay hi* beneirtar^'hen
nple
Write Home Olfic* (or particular*.
he die*. It i* ns simple as
and we pay m* rveneneiary ween
that. LIBERAL COMMISSIONS.
Austin nimjAi ure mam AW* coupamt
323-330 Littlelleld Building Austin. Tesas
B»<auae of the dry t'tah atmos-
phere. th* cowhide strips placed In
the tabernacle more than ?0 yearv
ago are still holding firmly and are
In r-markably good condition
The interior is marked by a ma-
jestic valted celling There are no
Interior support* A balcony added
around most of the Inside several
years a?« I* supported on both front
and back edge* by wooden pillars.
Th* wooden benches in the taber-
nail-, designed by Brigham Young
blmself. cover steam pipes -combin-
ing radiators with foot rests.
Balcony Aids Acoustic*
The balcony Is placed three feet
out from the walls, whl h accounts
DOES FORD PAY GOOD WAGES?
Hrai Agt tout pacts about Ford Labor.
During the year ended November MRh.
I1)40. the Ford Payroll throughout the
L’nited State* averaged 11W hourly
mage earners, not including office em-
ployes, students, or executives. They were
paid 8I85.I05/W.12. On this hast*, the
average annual mage mas ll^W.OV
According to the latest available govern-
ment figure*, the annual average mage at
all workers in employment covered by
old age insurance lam was 8841.00.
If the 4S.0UU.fNM) workers at this country
received the same average wage as Ford
employes, thev would base had additional
wage* of more than f55.000X100.000. thus
increasing the national income about
J0r, . Think what suck an increase would
■wan to the workers of this country and
go the American fanner, whom prices are
based on the national income
Wage scales in the Ford Rouge plants are
divided into three
perisnn of compensation insurance coats:
The national average rate in automotive
manufacturing plants as computed by the
National Association of Underwriters ia
in escess of Si.SO premium on each Sl00
payroll. The Ford cost of workmen’s
compensation is lew than 50c.
This indicates that the chance of injury
in a Ford plant is much lea than in the
average automobile plant.
The Ford Motor Company has no age
limit for labor, and in fact deliberately
attempts to keep older workers working.
The average age of Ford workers at the
Rouge and nearby piano is 58.7.
A lucent check-up shows that nearly ooa-
haJf the workers at these Ford piano were
40 or over, falling into tbeae age groups:
Public Showing Interest
^Tie”"year 1940 was marked by m
vastly increased cooperation and in-
terest by the public In the Tesas
(lame. Fish and Uyster Commission s
efforts to conserve wildlife of the
the state, the executive secretary of
the department said today in Austin.
“A better understanding of the
alms of the game commission has
brought about cooperation from per-
son* In all walks of life,** the ex-
ecutive secretary said, "ft was only
a few years ago that most persons
turned a cold shoulder to all efforts
of conservation groups to sav« the
natural resources of the country.
However, as the public begins to re-
alize the need for saving the soil,
forests and game and fish the co-
operation has Increased It grew by
leaps and bounds during 1940.
"Real sportsmanship has Increased.
;survey* by our flsh aud game ward
en* and biologists disclose The ten-
dency to observe game and fish laws
Is Increasing us sportsmen realize
the need for such measures to pro-
tect our wildlife
‘Each month of 1940 found more
schools falling In step with the for-
ward march of conserving forces.
Whol* county school systems are
now teaching conservation and the
game department I* cooperating to
the fullest extent of its limited funds
Civic club* are growing more con
aervation minded, as It attested by
the Increasing demands upon the de-
partment for speakers well versed
in wildlife and the conservation
methods needed to Increase our sup-
ply of flsh and game"
And It Wasn't A Sardm*
T. F Head. Aransas Pass boat
builder went duck hunting recently
Vm*MM . .
Mm limits
Sr—» tkMad
Minimum
hiring
75c pur hoar
ploy—, the Fold Mo
kind, and now k-on
tke payroll, at
lkfft1kyM«Rif
Hoary Fold's kulaaf ikac i
id B htm
at ku
for the perfect acouati.-s In part. En-
gineers say the real reason for the
acoustic* of the building Is the el-
lltlcal shape.
The schoolbook story of how a pin
ran be dropped on the speakers
stand and Its sound heard more than
2« feet away is no fable. ETen the
rustling of a hand across cloth can
be heard
Each summer concerts are given
In the tabernacle each day except
Sunday for visitors—and members of
the temple mission f-stimnte more
than 340.004 persons enter the taber-
nacle tor the recitals each session.
There are 12 sets of double doors
around the main floor of the taber-
nacle. permitting complete emptying
of a capacity crowd in a few minutes
An ultra-modern sprinkler system has
been In-tailed throughout the building
as a protection against ffrs.
stand at barking out. tke mM Bad
tried to awtm forward, punkluB tfl
mustard kottie In circles and ug—g-
lag out n shallow koin ia Ike kattu—
of th* bay Asad, according to Bn
Aransas Pa— Progress, opine* ths
flsh was *itber • mustard lover nr
it* rover— gear was Jammed
B assart at Tula—ata
Tex— hunters were warned today
to a— extrema car# la handling Sfttff
rabbits to avoid tke dreaded dhmauo
talar«mia. sometimes called rabbit
fever.
Hunters are urged to avoid daub-
ing rabbits whoa they have cats,
sores or scratches on their htadk
Tularemia is to be found la the Maaff
of rabbits and often time la squirrels
—when >V blood rone# In metarf
with aa opening on the human hand
then there la frequently a transmis-
sion of the disease.
The greatest danger 11— la skin-
ning of the rabbits. Hie execution
secretary said Cooking wall will kill
the germs and If an Infected rabbit
—cape* the bunlera notice in hand
ling no ill effecta will be experteoc-
ed from eallag It. provided the meet
ia well cooked. L until there are
no pink or rare portion* remaining
even close to Ibe boa—.
A rablt wUth get* up slowly In
froul of the hunter or dog Is prob-
ably infected with tularemia. If aa
animal seems light It la probably
well to discard It. Tiny white spots
on the liver It an Indication the rsb
bll haa the disease
However, by being careful la tha
handling of rabbits (use rubber
gloves If possible) and by rooklag
the meat well, hunters end house-
wives need not fear tulatemnia.
Gobbler Drift— 35 Mil—
Another instance of wild tu-keyu
drifting a considerable distance has
been found by the state game depart-
ment A gobbler trapped In the Hill
Country I—I spring and released
near Kerrville In April, was shot by
Dr. Dalton Rirhardson of Auatla
near (be close of the bunting season
on a ranch approximately 35 miles
from wher* the gobbler had beea
banded and released nine months pre-
viously
Tureky* will drift In search of food
and cover if there la not «ulfl< lent
of one or both on the area they In-
habit.
FOR SALE: House and kit In very
desirable location IVA VEST. » Stp
LLANO STORAGE & COMMISSION CO.
Licensed and Bonded Under the Laws of the
State of Texas
WE STORE and SELL WOOL-MOHAIR
ELMO UTTLEPAGEs Mgr.
Phone 115 Llano, Texas
/■niwee vviie
NEED THIS
ADVICE I
REPAIR
Mike Pirns Row hr
BUILDING REPAIRS
Tke ten— el tke year ftkaft it
We Gfatffy Give FREE Fstimslm
Ipwesf-Imer i iwn A
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Collins, Will. The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1941, newspaper, January 16, 1941; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth816886/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.