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Show . Universal lUcrofilnlwr 277 Sixth Avr. Salt City, Ot.t l-f- Co K. p. Jnt 54 Mayor, Councilmen Take Oath Of Office VOLUME 57, NUMBER Geo. M. Mason Files Order Councilman L. A. Bundy, Mayor C. LeGrande Horsley, and Councilman John H. Larsen . . . incoming officers on the city administration, were sworn in by Judge B. C. Call, Monday noon, to post to which they were elected last November. 'Congratulations Mr. Mayor" .orenzo Bolt blamed To State A praecipe for dismissal in the case of George M. Mason, a taxpayer vs. Brigham City Industrial Development corporation, the First Security Bank of Utah, Mayor Lorenzo J. Bott, Councilmen J. Delos Thompson, Glenn Burt, Morris Glover, Willis Hansen and Tracy Larsen, plus a number of unnamed individuals, partnerships and corporations, was filed with the clerk of the district oourt on afternoon the Tuesday by plaintiff. The dismissal counters an action filed by Mason two weeks ago in .which he asked that a trusi be impressed on the real estate involved or a Judgment be awarded for $17,000 for alleged illegal actions taken by the city council in the purchase of property. Involved Is the site on which the Fram corporation .warehouse was ' built in Highway Post 'Lorenzo J. Bott, outgoing mayor of Brigham City, has been named by Gov. J. iBracken Lee to fill a vacancy on the State Higtilway commission created by the resignation of 'Harley J. Provo. In making the announcement, Governor Lee said he felt fortunate in obtaining Mayor Bott as the new appointee. A native of City, IBrigham Bott has just this week completed his second term as mayor, being elected in 1947 for a two year term and reelected in 1949 for a four year term. He did not seek a third term. In 1952 he served as president of the Utah Municipal league, His appointment on the high- way commission which takes effect January 16, will expire March 1, 1957. Congratulations Mr. Commissioner the greetings exchanged by . LeGrande Horsley and Lorenzo J. (Bott at inauguration ctremonies Monday noon at the city hall. Stepping out of the mayors post was Bott, who has been appointed to the state highway commission. . , were M. A. Burtcher Heads March Of MAYOR C. LEGRANDE HORSLEY, Dimes Group BUNDY AND LARSEN SWORN IN Judge B. C. Call Gives Oath to Newly Elected Hold Funeral Mayor and Councilmen In impressive ceremonies at high noon, Monday, C. LeGrande Horsley took his oath of office as Mayor of Brigham City from Judge B. C. Call, and John II Larsen and L A. Bundy were siworn in as new city council-men- . A group of forty citizens attended the rites, to hear short talks by Judge Call, ex major Hervin Bunderson, outgoing councilmen and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thomp.on and Mrs. Willis Hansen; Mr. and past councilman and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Wight; Mrs. Bott, the outgoing majors wife. Also speaking were hold-ove- r councilmen Glen Burt, Boyd Packer and Morris Glover. City employees Tracy Larsen, Orion Eskelsen, Connie Peters and Fannie J. Christensen were also recognized during the impromptu meeting. Taking the chair at the head of the city government, Major Horsley said simply and humbly, "I appreciate the opportunity of serving the people of B'ig-hado my City. Ill always best. Outgoing Mayor Bott extended thanks to the loyal city Who worked faithfully in carrjnng out the wishes of the city council during his term of office, praised the councilmen who served with him. s Glens Glass Shop January is March of Dimes month M. A. Burtcher, county chairman reminded Box Elder ountians this week as he pre pared to form the committee to conduct the annual polio fund. City chairmen will be named as soon as they can foe conannounced. Burtcher tacted, Wade Ebling has 'been named to spearhead the Brigham City Mrs. Elizabeth Brook Jensen, campaign. died 60, 359 South Main street, Assisting the special Match of Sunday at her residence at Dimes committee twill be the am of a sudden attack permanent county, polio com of Ross C. She was born January 25, mittee, consisting 1.888 Bowen, chairman; Mrs. E. B. Yorkshire, in Higham, England, a daughter of James Owen, womens chairman; Boyd and Emma Naylor Brook. She Sheffield, secretary; Mrs. Wes was married to Aaron Lloyd Geiphart, Tremonton; Mrs. Glen lensen on May 4, 1905, in ,the Taylor, Garland; and Mrs. Ver Salt Lake City LDS temple. Her non L. Johnsen, Bear River Cityi husband preceeded her in death director members. Rites For Mrs. Aaron Jensen 1950. In the document, Mason authorized the clerk to enter a "Praecipe for dismissal . . without prejudice to plaintiff, setting out six reasons for making the movement. Mason pointed out that in asking dismissal he does not "condone the action taken by the mayor and city council in the matter nor does he condone In pressure groups consisting this particular Instance of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce, local service clubs and private individuals in their concerted action to induce public officials who are charged with a duty of public trust to use public funds for the benefit of private interests. He declared that prior to dismissing this action he had determined there "definitely was no felonious intent on the part of the public officials above named and the plaintiff has further determined that none of the public officials above named profited individually by their action and that "their action resulted solely and And entirely through pressure their inability to distinguish the difference between posi tions of office and their duty of as trust public public officials. In his fourth point. Mason declares that the plaintiff in, Instituting this action did not move in the spirit of personal or animosity a antagonism gainst any individual above named but solely for the pur pose of admonishing the public officials that they must dis charge their duties of trust as such public officers in a man ner which is beneficial to the rights of all taxpayers of the city. Believing that the purpose for which the action was initiated, namely to "inform pulblic offi cials that t'he purpose of their office is one impressed with a deep duty of public trust and not one of a carefree position of power has perhaps been accomplished. In his final point the plain tiff stated confidence in his ability to prove the charges, that "he is convinced that in view of present developments no great monetary perhaps loss, if any, will result to the as taxpayers of Brigham City a result of the city council in 1937. She came to this country at the age of 15, a convert of the LDS church, making her home in Brigham City. Until the time of her death, she was an active worker in the Sixth Ward Relief Driver Cited Dr. Royal When Car Rams Slated As Lincoln L. liIIWl BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1 Garff ( Entered Saturday Mumps Continue High On List of Diseases the The lot was small but damage was considerable when Glens Gla.?s Service 179 North Main street was entered sometime Saturday night. The only thing taken was about $150 in change but to enboards were ter the building broken and wall board removed so that entrance could be made into the rest room at the rear of the building. City police are investigating. among circulating Mumps students at the Intermountain school, were high on the list of repoitable diseases for the week ending December 25 in Brigham City, the state department health reveals of the entire Sixty one ca-e- s state's 106 were discovered here Only other disease threatening was chicken pox. with nine cas es in the city, four in the bal a nee of Box Elder county. Mi Stopped Auto Cited for drunk driving and driving without a license was Jcrold Coombs, Tremonton, following a car accident Saturday night at 10 oclock at the intersection of Fifth West and Forest. A car driven by Carl Marriott, Garland, had stopped for a stop sign at the intersection when it was struck from the rear by the Coombs car, according to J. Lan-el- l Foote, city polcie officer. Each car had one passenger but no one was injured. Damage to the Coombs car was described as serious, the Marriott car being only slightly damaged. Pvt. Farrell Freeze Completes Basic Pvt. Farrell Freeze, son. of Mrs. Mina Freeze, is home on a 14 day furlough from U. S. Army duty Pvt. Freeze completed his ba sic training at Fort Ord, California and will report for furth er duty at a base in South Caro lina on January 14. Presumed Dead EMBEZZLEMENT, GRAND LARCENY State Concludes After Seven Witnesses Are Heard By Tues. Eve Charged with grand larceny and embezzlement, Miss C. Jean Shonka, former secretary-treasure- r at Box Elder high school, wrent on trial Monday morning in First District court. It was the first case of its kind ever originating in Box Elder county- Selection of a Jury started court procedures, the final selection Including Ralph J. Howell, Portage, a railroad worker; Ralph. Williams, Brigham City newspaper distributor; Lelan A. E. N. Davis, Corinne, farmer; Austin, Brigham City, county road supervisor; Leslie W. Allen, Tremonton, farmer; Thomas G. Ballard, Tremontom farmer; Christian N. Christensen, Brigham City, retired carpenter and millwright; J. L. Durfey, Beaver Dam, power plant employee; and D. Henry Manning, Garland, custodian at Bear River high school. Prosecution was opened by the state with the introduction of Horace H. Rose, executive secretary of the Utah High School Activities association, Salt Lake that the City, who testified $302.55 check, upon which he two charges are 'based, was marled to the principal the day it was dated, March 28, 1952. It was mailed, he said, upon receipt and approval of a claim signed by the high school coach, Earl Ferguson. Alf Freeman, principal of the school, next on the stand, testified he had not seen the check nor authorized the signing and cashing of it and that Miss Shonka had been relieved of her duties as school treasurer on January 15 of that year. At that time, he testified, Austin Larsen took over these duties. Larsen took the stand following to testify that he had assumed the duties of treasurer on or about January 15, 1952, that he had not received or receipted for the check or the money in question. certified Ralph L. Nielsen, public accountant for Lincoln G. Kelley auditing firm, which made a special investigation of the high schools funds, told the court that no receipt had been issued by the school for the check and that there was no record of the check or a similar amount of money recorded in the schools books. iMrs. Batibara Olsen, teller at the First Security bank testified that she cashed the check on August 21, 1952, almost five months after it was issued. The check, produced as evidence, was endorsed iBox Elder High School, C. Jean Shonka, treasurer. Mrs. Olsen, who admitted she did not rememlber the particular transaction, identified the check by her stam-- which indicated it had been cashed and not deposited. Hervin Bunderson, supervisor for the board of education, told of being assigned the additional duty In 1952 of working with the additors on the Box Elder High school accounts and of set ting up a new bookkeeping system which was put into ef feet on July 1, 1952. Last witness for the state was Leonard Bishop, Garland, then president of the board of edti cation and the man who ori ginally brought charges against Miss Shonka, admitted the boards responsibility for trans actions at the high school and that they had employed the de fendant, as well as all others at the school. With the state resting their case, the defense, through At tomey Arthur Woolley, moved for a directed verdict of not guilty" or in lieu of that, an election by the prosecutor for dismissal of one or the olhet of the Charges, giving his rea sons and argument. District Attorney Curtis li Calderwood, countered the move with legal references which Judge Lewis Jones ruled would be taken under advisement until court reconvened at 10 oclock Wednesday morning. , , STEPHEN H. WYATT IS FIRST BABY BORN IN Wins Loot Offered By Local Merchants In Annual Stork Derby Wee Stephen H. Wyatt, son of and Mrs. Fred Wyatt of Garland, takes over Now Year's baJanene by duties from year-olJohn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerd John of Brigham City. Stephen arrived on January 2 Mr. d at 5:25 p. m. at the Cooley Memorial hospital He is the rhird child for the Wyatts. He has an older brother, Blaine Ray, 2 and a sister, Madeline, 1. The youngster weighed in at 7 pounds 2 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Mrs. Wyatt is the former Betty Joe .Hunsaker, daughter of Mr. CITY IN 1954 and Mrs. LeGrande Hunsaker, Honeyville. Paternal grandfather is Walter Wyatt of Tremonton. Brigham City merchants who will present gifts to the new arrival and his parents are: North Main Furniture, Modern Cleaners, Pholo Arts, Howard Cafe, Art and Gift Shop, Larsen Bros. Plumbing and Heating, Earls Food 'Fare, Hollywood Candy Co., Jesses Service, Central Chevrolet, Horsley's, Superior Dairy, Mode ODay, Blocks, Hadfield's, Youth Shop, Model and Sanitone Dry Laundry Cleaners, Brigham Tire Shop, Simonsens, Brigham Floral and Gift, Hamilton Drugs, Reminder, Everton IMattiess company, Glens Drug, Bywater Company, Sheffields and Box Elder News and Journal. Also included In the proposal was a study to relieve (he crowded conditions at McKinley school at Tremonton, proper classroom lighting for Box Elder and Bear River high schools, and the engaging of an architect to correct a dangerous condition in the science building at the local high school. , Sgt. William R. Gomez Brigham Boy Listed Dead On Army Roll Sgt. William R. Gomez, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gomez, 105 East Sixth South, missing in action in Korea since December 2, 1950, has been officially declared dead by the Department of Defense. Entering service when the family was living in Trinidad, a former youn Gomez, high school football star, is survived by his parents, two brothers in school in Brigham City, John and Richard; three sisters, Mrs. Beatrice Gallegos, Corinne; Mrs. John Garcia, El Paso; and Mrs. Joe Morles, Brigham City. Another brother, Robert Gomez, a veteran of World War II, lives in Trinidad. Notification came to the parents in a letter dated December 31 from Major General Win. E. It Bergin, adjutant generaL read In part: "In view of thq lapse of time without foUfotirrraioiv to support a continued pi sumption of survival, the Department of the Army must terminate such absence by a presumptive finding of death. . . The finding does not establish an actual or probable date of death. However, as required by law, it includes a presumptive date of death . . . In this case, this date has been set at December 31, 1953. I trust that you may find sustaining comfort in the realization that your loved one made the supreme sacrifice while serving honorably in our countrys cause. The family moved to Brigham City when Mr. Gomez accepted employment at Intermountain school. Sgt. Gomez was born at Trinidad on December 11, 1928. He entered the army in 1918, shortly after graduation from high school, and was a member of the famous 7th division Which participated in Chosen Reservoir maneuvers in Korea. He was last heard from on November his 28, 1950, when he wrote parents from that vicinity. A few days later, on December 2, 1950, he was reported missing In action, and nothing has been heard from him since. He served in an artillery battalion. Other survivors include his IMr. and Mrs. grandparents, Isidro Aragon, Speckles, Calif.; High mass will be held at St. Henrys Catholic church at 8 a. m., Saturday morning. Colo., Little Mister New Year - The .board of education of the Box Elder County School district opened the New Year, the Mondiay, by reorganizing board and approving a proposal submitted at the last meeting for extensive improvements at Lincoln school HEARING OPENED MONDAY A. M. PTA Speaker Dr. Royal L. Garff, professor of speech and marketing at the University of Utah and member of the General Board of YMMIA for the LDS church, will be guest speaker for Lincoln School PTA meeting slated for Wednesday, January 13, at 8 p. m. in the Central school auditorium. According to Mrs. J. Howard Rasmussen, chairman in charge of the first meeting of the New Year, Drv Garff will speak on "Peace Begins at Home. Mrs. Dean Freeman, general program chairman, urged that all Lincoln school parents, both mothers and fathers, attend. A special invitation is also extended to anyone interested. A cordial invitation is extended to parents of Central school youngsters. Along with Dr. Garffs talk, sixth grade pupils of the Lincoln school will entertain. IMrs. Glen Knudsen, president, explained that Dr. Garff had recently spoken at a meeting of the Civic Improvement club and was well received by the ladies attending the meeting. .8 PAGES Board Approves Four Classrooms, Activity Room and Kitchen for Lincoln School society. Surviving relatives include son and daughter, Royle Jensen Bngnam City, and Mrs. Richard Delia! Fowler, Oak Hartber, Wash , 12 grandchildren and 14 and two sisters Mrs. Francis B. Abel, El wood, and Mrs. Jennie B. Morgan Venice, Calif. Funeral services will be held today, Wednesday, at 1:00 p. m ward in the Sixth chapel. Friends may call at the Harold B Felt Funeral home prior to the services Burial will be made in the Brigham City cem eterv. 6, 1954 The meeting was opened wi til the seating of D. G. Nelson, Jr Snowville, as a new member at the board, replacing vice presiPark dent, Lawrence Carter, Valley, Who retired (his year. Oath of office was administered by Eberhart Zundel, clerk of the board. Leonard Bishop, president ef the board Whose term expired at the meeting, made a request for a reorganization. He was rewith placed by Wayne Lorin Hunsaker named as vice , president. ,The building survey committee report submitted at the December 21 meeting of the board and tabled, was reconsidered and upon motion by Leonard seconded by Durrell Bishop, Quig Nielsen, It was carried Recommendations of this com mittee, composed of Banda 11, Nielsen, Kenneth E. Weight and Hervin Bunderson, were as follows: That authorization be given action for to begin immediate the Lincoln the construction at school of four additional Classrooms, a combination activity. Hunch room, a kitchen with storage space, and a small admin- istrative unit That every be made to have this construction completed and ready for occupancy by September 1. 1954, Recent surveys have indicated that without this con strerttort - completed- the setWbiS will face a serious problem next fall in housing the students. That careful study be made immediately with a view to relieving the crowded condition at the McKinley school at Surveys show that this situation must be corrected by September 1, 1954,, . otherwise this school will face a serious housing problem. "That an architect be Immediately engaged to study and submit a possible solution to correcting the congested conditions in the science building at Box Elder high school. Where needed that classrooms at the Bear River and Box Elder high schools be properly lighted. We should like to recommend that the board of education approve this report and take immediate steps to accomplish the recommendations contained herein. To put the motion Into operation, President Sandall named a special committee, composed of Nielsen, Nelson, Weight and Bunderson to open negotiations with an architect on the program. d Transportation allowances in lieu of bus service, also considered at the December 21 meeting, was reconsidered, revised slightly and approved. The new schedule would cover all children, regardless of grade, the distance from school being the factor determining the amount paid. dates Change in meeting from the first and third Mondays of each month to the second and fourth Mondays was approved, the 4 oclock starting hour remaining the same. It was decided to hold the next meeting of the board on Jant uary 25. ef-fo- rt , - - n. pro-vide- $ i Funeral Services ,1 Tuesday for Baby Tiny Stephen H. Wyatt son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wyatt of Garland, arrived on January 2, 1954 at 5:25 p. m. at Cooley Memorial hospital to claim the title of the Happy New Year. He and his parents will receive numerous prizes to be given to the first baby of the year. . . . Garry William Burrup, 5A month old son if Marlow and 131 Cornelia Janssens Burrup, North Third West, died January hos1 at the Cooley Memorial pital. Born July 11, 1953 at Brigham City, he is survived by his parents and the following grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. John L. Idaho; Mrs, Burrup, Backfoot, Janne Janssens, Belgium; and two sisters, Eugenia and Patricia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1:00 oclock In the Third ward chapel. Bishop Eberhart Zundel conducting. Interment was in the Brigham CPy cemetery. J |