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They Got A Chance To Tty Out The!, Artillery ew5 BOX ELDER VOLUME Helped Cook For The Irishmen Monday Morning Here Swimming, Gym Mary Peterson Ipsen, 91, died Sports Planned For Recreation Self-Iiopdle- The Box Elder swimming program will begin next Monday with a two w'eeks learn to swim Tomorrow all boys campaign and girls who do not know how to swim, or who swim poorly, at the are invited to register high school gymnasium at 10 o'clock Thursday morning Classes will be organized and daily instruction will be given for two weeks Children must be in the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh grades to be eligible for After this two these classes weeks instruction period, there will be swimming daily, five The time days each week schedule will be announced later During this time 11 may come whether they are swimmers or not Beginning Monday night, the following program will be followed Monday and Tuesday nights from 7 30 to 9 30 oclock, adults people above high school age Tuesday and Friday nights from 7 30 to 9 30 oclock 9th, 11th and 12th 10th, grade NATIONAL GUARD ISP REPORTED BY BATTERY A Wights Return y Mrs. who succumbed day morning, helped rails of the East-WeGolden Spike was ... st Mary Ieterson Ipsen at her home in Brigham City Moncook for one of the crews laying the railroad, in the days Jiefore the driven. BEFORE THE GOLDEN SPIKE Death Claims One Of The Last Persons iWho Hetoed Build Sheriff Reports i Sal. Recreation News pass-Migres- s g alred-under- 4 p iP pLII"u" LARGE CROWD SEES AND TAKES f 7 oclock Monday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs Esther I Jensen, 130 north Sec National Guards 155 mm. ond east, Brigham City, followRifle And Crew a year and a half's illness at the Utah action d nation in guaid encampment at Jonlan Narrows ingShe was born in pictured Alborg, Den week and the week pieceding The ciew ot the ritle pictuied aboe includes Captain mark April 7, 1857 daughter of ot Ronald B D laibet Gailund, Corpoial a freeman, Busenbark of Brigham City, Nels Peterson and Christine Jenlissom of Gailand, Sergeant David Brown of Brigham City, Seigeant sen Peterson She emigrated poral Baud ilNeKon oi Bn'gham City and First Lieutenant John Gleason of Garland. (Photo by with her, family, converts to the L. D. S. church, S army signal corps.) to the United States in 1858 They crossed the Atlantic in a sailing ship. They Former Brigham City arrived in Iowa City in May of Girl Is Top Gunner 1858, where the family purchas Miss Hortense Wood, formerly ed an ox team and wagon and of Bngham City, is Utahs top crossed the plains, in arriving woman trap shooter 20, winning Salt Lake City September the state championship at the 1858 lew Draft Measure recent state tournament in Salt In the of 1860 they Miss Wood shot at moved to spring where Mrs Lake City s celerates Young And Son Logan, 95 out of 100 In her first three farm a father established fen's Enlistments rounds she had 73 out of 75, but Following the fathers death a strong wind came up and tourin Logan, the family moved to field of 201th Ohio From the nament scores generally drop Bear River City in 1868 frj Ltah nation She has shot a 98 efj battal,on ped sharply At the age of 12 Mrs. Ipsen lard got back home Sun Mr and Mrs Lewis S Wight out of 100 was engaged as a cooks helper from 10 o'clock at A graduate of Box Elder high morning son Lee and Mr and Mrs on the railroad construction summer camp at their o works Nile Sorensen returned Monday school, Miss Wood lived with crewq and witnessed the cere-onsouth of Salt in Narrows C E Mr Mrs and Merrell from the driving of the "Golmorning from Cleveland Ohio pf Cit) where they attended graduation the time she was 11 years old den Spike on Promontory sum exercises for their son Dr Den when her parents died, until af- mit, May 10, 1869, marking the ms L ight, from the Western ter graduating from high school joining of East and West by of A graduate nurse and steno- rail school the" camp, Captain Resene university Mrs Dr and medicine Wight grapher bookkeeper, she is hisFirst Lieu i B Freeman She was married to James Petorian at St Mark's hospital ter Ipsen July 6, 1876, in Brigit Quinn Fskelsen and Sec returned with them took about She six up shooting The Wights weio gone 10 days Lieutenant Glen J. Johnson ham City. They made their the trip by automobile years ago tr John I Johnson, plans and making home in Bear River City, where ' came On the return trip they nng officer of the battali in she has resided since and Brigham City chief of by way of the Black Hills Yel She has been an active memBrigham Boy Receives lowstone park and out the south e also was in camp ber of the L. D S. church, and U. Texas of At Tetons the Degree gate and through served as secretary and also as t 201th field artillery bat-Sherman Hansen, son of Mrs. a counselor for the Following a weeks visit here, president of is made up of batteries Dr Wight will leave Sunday for Grace H Hansen and grandson River Relief soward Bear the Logan, Garland and Smith Portland Oiegon. where his in of Mr and Mrs J. E. Halverson, ciety. A from with from the She is survived by the followalong Battery terneship at Emanuel hospital reeent'y graduated Each except will begin 1 hursday Mrs Wight University of Texas at Austin iam City sons and daughters: Esther i!ield will with a bachelor of science de- ing has a 155 mm. self the former Renee Olson, 1 Jensen, Brigham City; Leonard el'ed rifle, and these were visit a month at Downey before gree in naval and engineering S Ipsen, Ogden; Mansfield H n to the camp on tank re joining her husband at Port science and tactics C. Ipsen Corinne; Ipsen, Rudger ers largo trailers. land Sherman is, now working to- and O'to L. Ipsen, Bear River wards his master's degree in City, 11 grandchildren and 18 iptain Freeman reported that at the great grandchildren. petroleum engineering rifles were fired, 30 rounds His wife, Funeral services will be held University of Texas It was the first exper-the former Betty Baylor Toung this (Wednesday) afternoon at at firing the rifle for the and small daughter Barbara Sue 2 oclock in the Bear River ward baterv, and the first ac reside with him in Austin, Tex chapel, with Bishop Vernon Kick-Infiring for virtually every-os Two Mr Hansen, a former naval Johnson officiating. Friends may the gun crew at the home of Mrs Ipsens ensign, took part in the atom ie rifles were Members of the Box FJder bomb tests at Bikini and since daughter, Mrs Jensen, 130 north fired over mum until range about 9 000 county sherift s department were his discharge has been contin- Second east, Wednesday Is Maximum range is 25 000 investigating the breaking into uing his studies at the Univer- time of service. Interment will is Our firing was very ac of two business establishments He is a Box El- be in the Bear River City ceme sity of Texas te Freeman reported. "The sometime Saturday night or der high school graduate and a tery, under the direction of Harcrews handled themselves early Sunday morning W accord former student of Weber college. old B Felt Funeral home. the rifle like seasoned vet Hyde ing to Sheriff Warren s and all Sheriff Hv de said prowlers en problems were cd O'd timers at the camp tered the Dewey Ramsdell cafe it w is as good a practice at Bear Paver City by breaking 'er had been held down through a south window and e that, although considerable van ic New s of sports, crafts, games and recreation ' addition to the dalism took place, the thieves ri large which monev the national from Bngham Citys Summer Recreation Proguaidsmen in failed to locate P had a chance to fire all had been left m the establish gram, for young and old. Pns and got actual field ment ting equivalent The other firm entered was to many tive unit to the city recreational Hunt two weeks Western billiard parlor Tre Treasure the program for the summer months training in reg a A with treasure hunt, prize and will accommodate all inter was camp The program monton, where entrance will be conducted ested teleseopi u to cover more also gained by breaking out a for everyone, in south Box Elder at the playground Jnd and Thuilay, countypeople The Henry Earl Ferguson and Verwindow propnetor provide maximum WTlma of under the leadership mng for the time nal Harris of the high school available, Foxley said considerable dam Siggard playground director. only xplained ao was done but that the trom faculty will have these facilities All children under the age .of in was nickles bcc charge. to returning from camp thing missing invited are particimachine which was twelve Iocal buttery has enlisted a pinball pate 1ew Grunig Directs Wrestling m(,n all just graduated hioken The playground is rapidly acAn important addition to the Officers believe the break ins high school were done by the same persons quiring a "new look under the recreation program is the boxing, e drait law hands of a crew of workmen, wrestling, tumbling and weight-hftinwhich has who are painting, repairing and now lacks only attractions at the high Ladies' Night Presidents signature, will Rotary swings and equipment, hauling school gym on Monday, Wednes ihe in new sand for the sand pile day and Friday evenings at 7 30 enlisting of young men At Crystal Springs Fri. t 25 and under the swings, and in- p m , under the direction of vol years old in national r(i In place of its regular meet stalling a new drinking foununits unteer director, Oscar Grunig Until the presi City tain the Brigham This will not only add to Registration will be started Hsignatuie makes the draft ing Uriel i a law host to wives the appearance of the grounds, Monday evening for this pro however, Freeman Rotary club will be ained enlistments may be of members at a ladies night but will increase the safety and gram. Since these activities are ,n from Friday comfort of the many children for men and boys of all ages, men over 18 years pic me at Crystal Springs 7 30 as well who play there daily under effi- they provide a wonderful oppor beginning at as men from 17 to evening of the cient supervision Announcement After the o'clock tunity for sons and their dads to president signs l)1H enlistments will be ac ladies night was made todayK get together in wholesome, healthful activity. Also, in addi nly from men Additional Carving Drill 17 to bv Scott Horsley chairman and over 25 Weslev Shirts and All L Free The demand for doing carving tion to Grunig, Finn Gibbs, noted to the up e fbe local battery reaches man of the ladies night commit at the Community Art center is wrestler, and other such men authorized so great that another carving have offered their services La strength At tee ent there member and partner is drill has been added to the ter, amateur matches will be is room for about an m the battery, Freeman asked to bring his own knife, equipment at the Art and Craft given by those participating in the fork spoon and plate to center at the Teen Age club. this program den the commit to according The addition of this power tool national picnic Serving in a unit are and a number of other items of Other Sports Introduced exempt fiom the tee draft law Tuesday evening the North to its equipment makes Bngham Citys according 'isions art center one of the best equip- stake girls softball league got Out Branches under way at the high school President has 10 days from Industry are ped of its kind in the state The Beaver mountains Marie Thorne Jepp-son- , football field Other leagues are to Saturday to sign the cords new 610 scheduled to give up art and craft center direc- being organized for night playFreeman said he of urti the Aspen wood for processing and playground supervisor, ing, and their schedules will be tor Western was de-the president into excelsior by work is being announced later. the signature in order to F.xcelsior of Cedar City a new some excellent A bv all age groups, and that ,,!riPn who will be city horseshoe tournament done eligible Utah industry dowill are who soon be in progress, with adults, the draft done by l,e more time to en uc a the two pits already completed, and Cutting operation in interior much carving M et national guard ing trees ay and diarm plastics is especially creditable plans for three more to be ready must be eight inches in but there in the near future. Watch for are peeled The classes are large, Thev ,?rP To Denver ter or larger room for more to join further announcements still from is and cut are 'r and Mis inVosco Call, head of the recrea this very in Arnold Hall lift the same dnv they and participate where to Beaver hauled poles tion program morning for Colorado s and V are allowed to season un teresting and enjoyable A new Denver, on an eight 111 project for the dancing which they after next w inter ratlon trip and to attend this groups year will be an and invention of the Pacific are cut into 18 inch lengths operetta type program for the High School Facilities Added into msurance com then processed The high school swimming culminating activity tv u Margaret The chic markets won the City field Johnson supervisor and Doreen gvm and football pool Hu trip bv sell-i- Cedar on a as c'ml'an assigned quoia for ext pistol re Wheeler dame director, aio coopera have been added Im Hus ilisti e l ,i ixi e PAGES PART. IN CARP SCRAMBLE SAT. 91, Dies (CESSFUl 8 BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 23, 1948 53, NUMBER 50 Mary P. Ipsen, at ourna East-We- st Railroad This week death ended the; happy and useful life of Logan temple. associated as she Intimately Mis Mary Peterson Ipsen, very of the railwas with the possibly the last living person road to the coming Mrs West, Ipson l who clearly remembers the made news in relation to another torically famed driving of the mode of transportation when Golden Spike at Promontory 85 years old, and went was she Box Elder western summit, in for her first airplane ride That county, and actually assisted in was July 31, 1942. the gigantic task of laying the bands of steel that first joined Mrs Ipsen had often expressEast and West ed the wish to fly over her home, For Mrs Ipsen was 91 years then at Bear River City Harold old at the time of her death, and Felt heard of it, and offered to as a girl of 12 she had been take her for a ride Taken to cook's helper for General Jack the Brigham City airport by releagerCasemans Union Pacific crew of atives Mrs Ipsen climbedwent for Irishmen who prepared the road- ly into the plane and bed and laid down the rails from a long ride over Bngham City the east to the historic meeting and Bear River City She found the ride thrilling, and wondered point at Promontory summit In the spring of 1869, when the why anyone should be afraid of Union Pacific line was moving flying. out from Corinne to Promontory, Mrs Ipson served as cooks helper for one of the work crews The Army Air Force She was only 12 years old at Alfred Nielsen Joins the time, but as a writer has exchildren didnt First Sergeant Harvey Ward-roplained, stay local army and air force young as long in those days as they do now recruiter, announced today that Alfred Nielsen, 417 south Second General Caseman drove his Brigham City, is the latest men like slaves the story goes, east, local enlistee. Alfred was sworn and very possibly the slave into the air force on a driving wouldn't have set so well four year regular term at Ft enlistment with the quick tempered Irish 17 NielJune Douglas Thursday, men if they hadnt been wel, sen served in the navy during fed The cook and her helper the war with the grade of storetook care of that first class, a rank comkeeper In recent years Mrs Ipsen with the rank of techni didnt recall too much of her paring cal sergeant in the army and railroading days She remem- air force bered that the job didnt pay very much, and that it was hot Alfred is now on a 10 day and dusty work She recalled leave, after which he will dethe big soup kettle which play- part for Lowry field, Colorado, ed an important role with the from where he will receive his building of the railroad, and the assignment His assignment, old cook stove which was haul- based on his navy experience, ed forward with the line in its will be in either supply or own special wagon The cook and her helper ate from what Nielsen has been residing at was left on the table after the men finished if anvthing was 3763 south Twenty-seventeast, in Salt Lake City since last Febleft Among Mix. Ipsen s livelier ruary and has been working as Morecollections of the historic era a parts clerk for General was the day a drunken Indian tors while awaiting grade ihoriation from the chief of air chased her around the force in Washington, D. C. He threatening to kill her After the rail line joined, Mrs enlisted through the Brigham Ipsen moved back to Bear River City office. He is married and Nielsen enCity Later, in 1876, she married has two children Jamps P Ipsen As a new bride listed with the intention of mak she mixed the mortar and car- ing a career of the service. ried the adobe bricks for their first house, of two rooms She With Her Beer assisted a mason in this, as her Eggs ADELAIDE, Australia (UP) husband was serving as a vol- Since raw eggs and stout were unteer worker helping build the added to her diet the racehorse Owen Card has won four firsts looking over available material and four places in eight starts and expect to make a choice soon. Her trainer, D Black, says his The classes are much larger recipe is two bottles of stout, than anticipated hut are mak four eggs and the usual bran ing fine progress and (half long, his-cal- Prizes For Biggest Fish, and A Fat, Greasy Pig Given One of the largest crowds ever tp see and take part in the annual Junior Chamber of Comwas on merce Carp scramble hand Saturday afternoon in front of the Box Elder stake tabernacle, In spite of cloudy skies The hundreds of pounds of large carp and trout were placed in four pools, and for the "fishing the crowd was divided into four groups, boys 10 and under, girls 10 and under, boys over 10 and girls over 10. Preceding the Carp' scramble itself, a greased pig was released in the midst of the crowd of adults and children. The pig was caught by George Hadley, its new who thereby became owner. Prizes were awarded for the all groups, and enough prizes had been con tnbute4 by Brigham City merchants to reach far down the list. Becky Pearse, 8, daughter of Dr and Mrs. H. L. Pearse, was first place winner among the girls and received a new red scooter. Among the boys, the largest fish was caught by Roy Hadley, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hadley, and he received a coaster wagon. The students. second largest fish caught by a The swimming pool will be was by Arlene available on Wednesday nights girl She caught received a portrait of for groups or organizations wish- herself and picture frame for it. ing to use it for swimming par- The smallest fish was caught ties They are asked to make by Georgiane Mulendorf. She arrangements with Coach Earl received a ring. largest fish caught in Mon-so- Ferguson In addition to swimavr.g, the gymnasiums will be used as follows: Wrestling and boxing will he conducted in the small gym by Oscar Grunig from 7 30 to oclock for men or boys over 14 years of age, on Monday, Tuesday and Friday nights. Boys below the ninth grade may play basketball on Tuesday ar.d Friday nights between 7.30 and 9 oclock and high school boys on Monday and Thursday nights. This fine recreation program is free and is being made possible by the board of education It is hoped that the people of Brigham City and Box Elder county will make good use of it. All play equipment wmi be furnished, but participants must furnish their owm suits and towels, Vosco P. Call, city recreation director, explained, in announcing the schedule of events. Second place fish among the boys was caught . by Dave Wright, and he received a cash certificate. Dick Sackett caught the smallest flsluand won a pen. Following the carp scramble, each youngster taking part received a popsicle, through the courtesy of Dick Larsen and BUI Harris of the Peach City Ice Cream company and the Hollywood Candy company. Balloons also were distributed at Glens Modern drug. Farewell Sun. For Gordon K. Jensen honA farewell testimonial oring Gordon Kay Jensen, son of Bishop and Mrs. James Jensen, will be held this Sunday evening, June 27th at 6 oclock at the Third ward chapel. The l last issue of the H. stated the farewell was to be last Sunday. Elder Jensen will leave Salt Is Laid To Lake City on July 12 and will sail from New York harbor on , Funeral services for Mrs. O. the Swedish liner Gnpsholm on H Ward were held in the Wil- July 16. He will labor in the lard ward chapel Tuesday, June Danish L. D S. mission field. 15 conducted by Bishop A. B The Sunday evening program Taylor. will consist of an organ selecThe choir sang O My Father, tion by Nellie E Wight, a song followed by prayer by Ephraim by the congregation and invoWhite. Welton Ward spoke, and cation by Edgar C. Richardson. Mariah Zundel paid tribute to Kenneth Holmgren will play a the deceased in behalf of the piano solo and a violin trio of Utah Pioneers. composed of Delpha Anderson, Daughters Roberta Story sang "In the Gar- Wilma Siggard, Joan Morns and den. followed by two speakers, accompanied by Mary Walker, Dan T. Woodland of Logan and will play. will be President Clarence E. Smith of Hervin Speakers Garland Bunderson, the missionary and Don Woody att sang Sing Me his father and mother. Benedic- To Sleep, and Orville Ward of tion will be pronounced by W. Almo, Idaho spoke. Remarks If. Barnard. All friends, were given by Bishop Taylor, and especially members of the Third ward are followed by the choir singing "I Know That My Redeemer invited to this farewell meeting. Lives The closing prayer was offered by George L. Braegger. Burial was in the Willard Movie Club Meets At cemetery, with George M. Ward Commercial Clubrooms of Riverside dedicating the grave. Pallbearers were Angus The Box Elder Movie club Ward, Gay Pettingill, Richard met Monday evening at 8 Ward, Milton Woodland, Wayne oclock in the Commercial Woodland and Dan Woodland. with Leland L. Nelson, vice president, conducting the meeting. Willard Call Accepts Nelson showed moving picUnion Pacific Position tures he had taken during the Mrs. 0. Ward News-Journa- Rest club-room- Willard Call, son of Mr. and Mrs B C Call of this city, has with the accepted a position Union Pacific railroad as director of tours in the Southern For the sumer he will parks be located at Cedar City. Call received his B A. degree at the University of Utah,- - majoring in anthropology. Omer J Call, a brother, re ceived his E S degree last year and bachelor of law degree this month at the state university. B. two-week- s naval reserve train- he attended this ing camp spring. Gordon John showed movies of a winter trip to Seat- tie and the northwest. Jay Hansen led a technical discussion of how to improve your home movies. The clubs first shipment of cartoons has been received, and some of these were previewed. They are available now for loan, free of charge, to all club I ! ? r V i |