Univeesal Microfilming Corp 141 Peirpont Ave.Utah .Lake City jan, lixIIlWl Volume 50, Number 48 Brigham City, Utah, Wednesday Morning, November 28, 1956 6 Page City Recreation Builds Ice Skating Pond At Rees Park, Plans Winter Activities jWest Box Elder County Declared Major Drouth Disaster Region Commissioners' Request of Nov. 5 Brings Aid to Farmers in Western Box Elder Area The area north and wrest of the Great Salt Lake and south to the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks in Box Elder county has been proclaimed a major drouth disaster area by the Federal Government it was announced this week by L. Ralph Mecham, executive secretary to Senator Wallace F. Bennett. SPONSOR STORY HOUR eta Sigma Phi chapters will sponsor National Childrens Book week activities in Brigg ham City by conducting programs at the library this week. Listening with wrapt attention to Mrs. story-tellin- The action was taken following a request from Box Elder county commissioners on Nov. 5 to Governor J. Bracken Lee that the same area as last year be declared as drouth area. Also instrumental in making the request was County Agent A. Fullmer Allred who had gone over the area with Taylor Allen, chairman of the state drouth committee, who made a similar recommendation to the national committee. All of Tooele county was also proclaimed, a major drouth disaster area at the same time action was taken concerning Western Box Elder county. Eligible cattle, sheep and goat raisers in the area may now participate under the hay and roughage and feed grain pm of grams of the Department Agriculture. Eligible cattlemen will receive 7,50 per ton discount under the hay program, and $1.50 per hundred, discount on corn, barley, oats and grain sorghums, Mecham said. Applications should be made at the county Farmers Home Administration offices in are Geraldine Campbell, Rita Campbell, Rebecca Barker, and Richard g sessions will be held Craghead, left to right. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Lola Campbell, dressed in Indian costume, Story-tellin- Story Hour Is Conducted for" All Children In observance of National drens Book week, Chil- story-tellin- g hours will be conducted at the Brigham City Library on Thursday, Friday and Satuiday of this week, under sponsorship of Epsilon and Xi Alpha chapters of Beta Sigma Phi. The story hour programs will start Thursday at 4 p. m. when Karleen Richards, Selma Weir and Iona Cefalo will tell stories to all fourth grade pupils.. On Friday afternoon at 4 p. m., fifth and sixth grade pupils will and hear Martel . Humpherys Joan Mann during the story hour. First, second and third grade pupils will meet at "the library on Saturday morning at 10 a. m. sesConducting the story-tellin- g sions will be Lillian Felt, Lola Campbell and Ann Peterson. Bunderson PTA To Hear Dr. -- Mecham noted that Senator Bennett had been instrumental in development of this program to itid drouth-stricke- n cattlemen in Utah. Knife and Fork CONFERENCES PLAN FOR Receptionists Karen Wells, left, and Patricia Bonnell, right, of Box Elder High school junior division discuss plans with conferencClaire Bailey, instructor, for meeting the patrons who attend Parent-Teaches at Box- Elder High school senior and junior divisions on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 28 and 29. ANOTHER ELECTION PARENT-TEACHE- R Members to Hear er - Arden Frandsen courtesy Teaching children and respect for others is the subject to be discussed by Dr. child Arden Frandsen; USAC evepsychologist, Wednesday ning, Nov. 28, (tonight) at , 8 p. m. at the Bunderson school. Bunderson All parents of school pupils and any others interested are cordially invited to Mrs. E. B. Harrison, attend, PTA president, announces. Students in the fifth and sixth grades will present musical numbers during the evening. Mrs. is fifth grade Kay Freeman teacher with Principal J. Victor Bott, sixth grade teacher. Parent-Teach- Members of the Knife and Fork club will meet Thursday evening, Nov. 29, at the Tropi-ica- l Restaurant for their regu lar monthly The social hour will begin at 7 p. m. and dinner will be served at 7:30 p. m., according to er Conferences at BEHS Begin Promontory Grazing District to Name dinner-meetin- Four Members to Advisory Board Posts mana- Garth M. Colton, range ger, announced this week that annual Parent-Teache- r advisory board election will conferences held at Box Elder an be held on Wednesday, Dec. 5, school begin today, Wednesday, and will continue throughout for the Bureau of Land Management, Promontory Grazing Disthe entire day Thursday. to elect two repretrict, Owen Westenskow, head of the sentatives and two sheep cattle repreconference committee for the sentatives to the District Adviscurrent year, has prepared a ory Board. schedule for parents to follow This election is for the purin visiting the teachers of their pose of filling the expired terms senboth and attend girls boys of the following advisory board ior and junior divisions of the members: G. Lester Carson of high school. Grouse Creek, sheep represenParents have received a letter tative from Precinct One; Lawof instruction from the school rence B. Johnson of Randolph, inregarding the conference, sheep representative from Precluding a list of teachers and cinct Four; Ben Groll of Rantheir room numbers, as well as dolph, cattle representative from a time schedule and a form to Precinct Four; and Leo McKinbe filled out with their students non of Randolph, cattle repreThe Box Elder Ladies Legisla- schedule. sentative from Precinct Five. tive Council are awaiting with Parents are urged to meet the Nominations may be made keen interest the visit of Dr. designated time appointed them. or only by qualified licensees Joseph A. Geddes and Professor Carmen Fredrickson at their permittees within the precinct in which the election is being meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 28, held. Nominations will be rebeginning at 8 p. m. in the ceived from 1 p. m. to 2 p. m. Chamber of Commerce rooms. on Dec. 5. These guest speakers will disBallots may be cast for the cuss Library Needs in Utah, nominees by all qualified liaccording to Mrs. C. B. StratCarl Seashore; veteran mem- censees or permittees within ford, program chairman for the ber of the local fire department, the grazing district, from 2 p. m. evening. Mrs. Stratford stated that the has announced to fire depart- to 5 p. m. on Dec. 5. people of our state are becom- ment officers his intention to Polling place will be at the ing conscious of the need for retire from the department on Box Elder county' court house new legislation in regards to the Dec. 1. As a result of this action, . a in Brigham City, Colton confunctioning of the library system. vacancy will occur in the de- cluded. Dr. Geddes and Professor partment, according to Gordon , ; Fredrickson have made a com- Reeves. Any man between the ages of Is plete survey of the subject and have just completed a book 21 and 35 years of age inclusive, called Libraries as Social Insti- who resides in Brigham City, tutions." may make application to become Dr. Geddes has been asked by a member of the department by Lewis Lloyd, director of the contacting Gordon Reeves for The November sun which has Legislative Council, to help for- application forms and for furthmulate a new state library bill er information. been shining locally for the to be proposed at the next state past week has been a welcome legslatiure. guest throughout Brigham City There have been no new liand vicinity. The Sun, however, has failed brary laws passed in the state of Utah sinec 1919. As Dr. Gedto bring the daytime temperaPTA tures above 45 degrees during des states in his recent book, The public libraries of Utah, this period. Mr and Mrs. Alf Freeman are High and low temperatures for like the feet of early Chinese women, are cramped into small to be guest speakers at fiist the past week are listed below: normal PTA meeting of the Bear River Low to molds, unsuited High 16 school set for Friday evening, Nov. 21 37 growth. 18 41 An informal discussion per- Nov. 30, at 8 p. m. at the school. Nov. 22 he talks this 22 iod will follow 42 First grade students of the Nov. 23 22 44 evening. All people interested school will present the program! Nov. 24 21 in this subject are cordialy in- for the evening, Mrs. Clinton 45 Nov. 25 20 vited to attend the meeting, Burt, PTA president, announced . 45 Nov. 26' Mrs. Stratford said. 21 42 Nov. 27 today. The Legislative Council Will Meet Tonight Vacancy Occurs in Fire Department November Sun Welcomed Locally Freemans to Speak At Bear River ' s World Traveler Ross C. Bowen, club secretary. Guest speaker for the evening will be Philip Cummings, who has resided in various parts of Europe and traveled extentive-l- y throughout the world. Glamour His topic will be Spots of the World, as he takes his audience on a great adventure into a world of beauty and Quartets Will Harmonize at Region Meet The annual quartet festival for will be held SaturRegion 15-day at 7:30 p. m. in the Tremon-to- n ward, it was announced this week by Vern Petersen, division music director. Taking part in the festival will be ladies, male and mixed quartets from five stakes, including North and South Box Elder, Bear River, South Bear River and Ma-lastakes. Several singing groups from each stake will be heard on the program, where the best five will be selected to appear in the division finals to be held on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Box Elder tabernacle. Appearing on the finals be the best quartets from stakes in Northern Utah. B d Harper Ward Relief Society Plans Bazaar Harper ward Relief society officers announced this week that all is in readiness for their annual bazaar scheduled for Friday evening, Nov. 30, in the Harper ward recreation hall. On sale will be a large variety of articles suitable for Christmas gifts. A fish pond will be the main attraction for children. Delicious food will be prepared for the supper hour, and will be served from 6.30 p. m. to 8 p. m. Reasonable prices will be charged for supper, from 50 cents and up, according to Mrs. Samuel Welch, Relief Society president. The general public is invited to drive to Harper ward for supper. Friday evening and attend the bazaar, Mrs. Welch ' said. A busy season of winter activities is being promised for Weatherman Thinks children and teenagers by the Brigham City recreation departLocal Haze Comes ment, it was announced this by Don Chase, councilman From California Fires week in charge. First event on the winter Charles Clifford, Brigham calendar will be the opensports is Citys genial weatherman, of a newly built ice skating ing speculating this week that the pond at Rees Pioneer park, just smokey haze which has been west of the baseball diamond. quite noticeable over the valThis area, used during the ley for the past few days might summer as an archery range, be coming from the brush has been leveled and diked by fires burning in California at the city street department, to this time. form a pond 150 feet by 300 feet. The bottom was covered with Cliiford stated that he noa sealing ticed that the same condition 25 tons of Bentonite; ' has prevailed at other times, compound which swells eight when forest fires have been times the normal Si2e When wet. Pond Drains Overnight the burning in California, smoke has come up across the It appeared to work fine when desert and a hazy condition the pond was filled Sunday has been prevalent in this night, but a leak developed through an old cesspool and the water drained out. Repairs were made Monday and refilling operations started. Its hard to guess on the weather, but the pond will probably be ready for- skating this Councilman Chase said. week, Assisting in the project were a number of Junior Chamber of Commerce members, under the direction of Bob Pella, chairman of the youth committee, and the Members of the Fraternal Or- Brigham City Fire department. commder of Eagles are staging a To . Give Ski Lessens drive to support the unity-wide Damon Runyon cancer fund Arrangements also have been dance to be held Saturday eve- made to conduct a ski school on the slope near ning, Defc. 1, at the National Guard Armory, it was announc- the summit of Sardine canyon. ed this week by Elwood Check-ett- Chase announced. ' fund chairman. The city has agreed to lease Highlight of the 1956 annual the ski-tooperated by Herman benefit dance will be the pre- Kotter for four Saturday aftersentation of a check in the noons, on a trial basis. Plans amount of $2,300 from the Da- call for free skiing and free inmon Runyon Cancer fund to Dr. structions during this period. Eldon Gardner to carry on canWhen it will start depends on cer research at Utah State Agri- the weather, Chase pointed out. cultural college. announce the program Well This presentation will take ust as soon as we get sufficient place at the dance- intermission snow cover, he said. after which Dr. Gardner will A number of local skiers have give a brief report on the research program at the agricul- promised to assist with the instructions and will supervise the , tural college. Tickets to the Damon Runyon activity. It is planned to fur. benefit dance are being sold at nish free tow service on each of a dollar each and all FOE mem- the four afternoons and to conbers are assisting with the drive, tinue the program if it appears Checketts announced. For those justified. Plan Winter Sled Runs who have not been contacted in For the smaller youngsters. advance, tickets will be on sale Councilman Chase is surveying at the door, he pointed out. Music for dancing will be pro- several slopes which may be revided by Earl Harmons Eagles served for sledding. This might orchestra. Door prizes will be necessitate closing a street or two on the west side of Main presented at the dance., street, he pointed out, to be used exclusively by the kids. In this connection, he is investigating the possibility of providing a moveable slide which wojild be elevated several feet to give the sledders a faster start than the gentle slopes now provide. - Eagles Sponsor Runyon Cancer - Benefit Dance CHAIRMAN as Named chairman of the educational program of the South Box Elder County Cancer Society is Reverend Hershey Julien, who will direct programs to be presented before civic, educational and religious groups. Minister to Head Cancer Education s, -- - , Reverend Hershey Julien will head the educational program for the South Box Elder Cancer Society, it was announced this week by Mrs. Bill Davis, chairman. In the near future, Reverend Julien will contact all civic, educational and religious groups in this area to request cooperation in the cancer educational program, by outlining a program to be conducted before the various groups at one of their regular meetings, and to distribute available literature regarding cancer. Reverend Julien stated that he feels it is very urgent and important that every person receive the cancer message. Other officers working with Mrs. Davis and Reverned Julien include Dr. Dean Bunderson, who will serve as medical officer; Mrs. Gus Musulas as service chairman; and Mrs. Grant Allred, secretary-treasureThe cancer drive will be conducted in April with the Junior Chamber of Commerce heading campaign activities in Birgham City under the direction of Lawrence Geisler, director member. Each of the outlying communities will be headed by an individual chairman during the campaign Mrs. Davis stated. Call for First Aid Class Members Issued A Red Cross first aid instruc tors course will be taught at Box Elder High school begininterest. ning Dec. 3 and continuing unKnife and Fork club members til Dec. 9, Te Wayne Woodland, are requested to make their resBox Elder county first aid comervations before Wednesday mittee chairman, announces. Those qualified to enroll in the class are adults, 20 years old and over holding advanced first aid cards. A specialist from the Red Cross will be in charge. Box Elder county is in dire Grouse Creek Ward need of especially trained people since there are so few active Gets New Bishopric who can qualify for teaching caA car and a pickup truck colThe Grouse Creek ward bishop pacities. lided at the intersection of At the completion of the First North and First East, Mon- ric was reorganized Nov. 18.susHughie Thompson was course, members will receive a day afternoon at 3:45 p. m., according to records in the City tained as bishop with Lyman certificate of completion and be Kimber and Douglas Richins as qualified as a teacher in the police office. first aid field. A car driven by Russell B, counselors. Nielsen of Weston, Idaho, collided with a pickup truck driven by Louis Breitenbeker of 27 North Second East. The Nielsen car was traveling south on First East as Breitenbeker was headed on First North when the impact occurred. Police reports indicated that Nielsen did not see the Breitenbeker vehicle approaching in time to stop. He applied his brakes but not in time to avoid the collision. Chief of Police Dell Fife and Assistant Chief Herb Hampton investigated the accident. Hampton cited Nielson for failure to yield right of way. Estimated damage to the vehicles was $100 each. eve-ning- . Vehicles Collide At Intersection r. Provide "Drag Strip The city recreation department also is cooperating with the Junior Chamber of Commerce in providing a drag strip just east of the airport for hot-roenthusiasts. When opened, it will be operated under supervision of the Jaycees and the local police department, it was pointed out. In the meantime, the Teen Canteen is operating on a three nights a week basis, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, where supervised games and play as well as hobby work is conducted under the direction of Mrs. and John Bates, Purdett Fanner between the- - hours of 7 and 10 d p. m. On Thursday craft nights, classes are conducted at the canteen under the direction of Mrs. Marie Thorne Jeppsen. Measles Top List of Communicable Disease Eight cases of measles topped diof communicable seases in Brigham City as reported by the statistical bulletin published by the Utah State Department of Health for the week ending Nov. 16. Other diseases reported included five cases of influenza, five of strep infections and six of whooping cough in Brigham City. the list I POND SPRINGS LEAK Brigham Citys new ice skating pond at Rees Pioneer Park sprung a leak, Monday morning 'when an underground drain opened up. Workmen plugged the hole and refilling operations were started. Built under the auspices of the city recreation department, it is thought it will be ready for skating this week.