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Show Universal Wicrofilmiaff 277 Stjrtb vr. Salt CU7, Ut.4- - umiiiT VOLUME 57, NUMBER 2 l-- Displays Jaycee Trophies ... CENTRAL SCHOOL PLANNING COMMITTEE PROPOSESTHIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Our Expanding Future was the theme of the Central school association, on the Monday evening, when building committee appointed by the organization reported on future sehoo and building requirements. The meeting was conducted by Helen Westenskow, president of the group who introduced K. E. Weight; Superintendent Durrell Quig" Nielsen, school board member; Mrs. Lillian Knudson, president of the Lincoln and Mrs. Dean Freeman, member of the Lincoln school building committee. the Walter Jaggi opened meeting with praer and Emma Hansen read the minutes of the previous meeting. Music was furnished by rooms taught by Lynn Hailing and David Ward. Linda Jepperson furnished the accompaniment. Nelda Parsons gave a brief talk on the magazine drive and Mrs. Melvin F. Bartschi was introduced. She in turn introduced the members of the building committee and called on Boyd Sheffield, chairman, who submitted the groups report, which is printed in full in this issue of the News. ' An open forum discussion was conducted by Omer J. Call who called on Supt. Weight, Nielsen, Dr. J. Gordon Felt and others during the evening. Sev eral questions and remarks were presented from the floor, during the discussions. The complete text of the com as mittee report is presented follows: The planning committee was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Sheffield, Dr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Felt, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Omer J. Call, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Westenskow, and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fife. We present this report to the best of our knowledge from in formation we were able to ga ther. It is given in the hope it will serve as a help to the school, school board and we parents and teachers. The recommendations offered in this report are the results of our in vestigations. Our first meeting was held to discuss procedure to be follow ed by the committee. We gath ered information on the num Parent-Teaeher- s A ber of students registered in all schools in of the elementary the county and the teacher load in each school. We also Acquired the census which, showed the number expected to be enrolled for the next five years. With this information we consulted the office of the State of Public InSuperintendent struction. We also gathered other information from educational surveys and standards, commissuch as the sixty-masion which you are all familiar s with from Dr. Adam S. talk at our last P.TA meeting. We also used national standards, and recommendations. We also met with the building committees of the Lincoln school of Brigham City and the MCKinley school of Tremon-toto find their needs and suggestions. From the above meetings and sources we Obtained the following information: 1. It is recommended that the maximum load be 27 students average daily attendance which 30 amounts to approximately registered students iper classroom. A more ideal load is 25 students, average daily attendance, especially in the lower classes. Some of the classes in Central have as many as 43 Classes at students enrolled Lincoln have as many as 38 students enrolled Some at McKinley have as many as 41 enrolled. There should be at least five acres of land for each elementary school plus an additional one acre for each 100 students enrolled. Central school has f approximately three and acres of land and under the above formula Should have twelve between eleven and acres with the present enrollment. Lincoln occupies approximately four acres and should have between nine and ten acres under the above formula with the present ehrollment. 3. Grade schools should not exceed 18 classrooms or 500 students. At present Central has 18 classrooms, four of which have been added as temporary measures, and. an enrollment of 651 students. Lincoln has enroll13 classrooms and an ment of 462 students. From the above mentioned Ben-nion- one-hal- (Continued On Page Eight) PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the civic bodies and service organizations of our community and the departments of the local government recognize the great service rendered to this community by the Brigham City Junior Chamber of Commerce : and WHEREAS, the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and its affiliated State and Local organizations have set aside the week of January 14 to January 21, 1954 to observe the founding of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and to commemorate such founding by the selection of any outstanding young man in this community as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, and WHEREAS, this organization of young men has contributed materially to the betterment of this community throughout the year, THEREFORE, I, C. LeGrande Horsley, Mayor of the City of Brigham, do hereby proclaim the week of January 14 - 21, 1954 as JAYCEE WEEK and urge all citizens of our community to give full consideration to the future services of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Signed: C. LeGrande Horsley Mayor Date January 13, 1954 Ten Die From Auto Accidents In Boft Elder Ten people were killed In Box Elder county during 1953 in the 375 accidents investigated, one of them a pedestrian, while damage and loss resulting totaled $850,000. ox Elder took sixth among Utahs 29 counties In deaths, eighth in the number of accidents and sixth in total economic loss. According to the Utah Safety council, 1953 death toll in Utah was 208. There Were 15,389 in a vestigated accidents with grand total of $19,0001)00 In loss. Brigham City had a perfect record until December 23, When the first and only traffic fatal and ity resulted,. Springville American Fork were the only cities of 5,000 population and over to end the year with a death. Despite the heavy toll, traffic deaths in 1953 were down, 16 percent over 1952 while non fatal accidents were reduced1 12 percent. Salt Lake eounty was respon silble for 43 percent pf the more than, 15,000 accidents and1 an even 25 percent of the deaths in the state. Daggett was he only county without a single fatality, While Morgan, Wayne and Garfield counties had only one each. County Roads reports ofAmong year-enfered to the county commission ers at their first meeting last week was one from the county road department, E. N. Austin, supervisor, telling of the con struct ion work accomplished during the past year. The report listed 23 bridges, mostly canal crossing, that were constructed plus 54 culverts that were installed. Thirty-on- e problems gravel were undertaken during the year, 15 of them costing more than $1,000 and two of them totaling $8,000 each. These were 13 miles graveled on the Grouse Creek road, seven miles on the Hansel Valley road. In all a total of 64 miks of county roads were graveled, in which 65,954 cubic yards of gra vel were used. In addition, the county road crews laid new oiled surfaces on nine miles, put on seal coat with chips on 18 miles and stock piled an additional 1,500 yards of crushed gravel at county yards. State Officers To Visit VFW Post Visitation by Utah depart ment officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will toe made at the regular Monday meeting of the local post next week, It was announced by Tolman Burke, commander. Commander Burke asks all members to make an effort to be present on January 18. ew Changes Made By Firemen Have n Perry To Hold City Administration As It Assumes Duties Busy Night Reorganization of the city council and appointment of city employees was the principal business transacted at the first meeting for Mayor C. LeGrande Brigham Citys volunteer fire Horsley and the newly installed department spent a busy night, members of the council, Les and John Larsen as well Saturday, making three fire Bupdy as the holdover members, held calls during a 10 Ihour period. First call was at 5:30 in the last Thursday night. In the reorganization, Mayor evening, When an overheated oil stove in a cabin at Syca- Horsley took over the responsimores court, 265 North Main, bilities of the cemetery departbrought out the department. ment, the police department Including the meter rentals and Only slight damage resulted. Second call was at 12.115 a. tn. the municipal airport. was assigned Sunday morning at the Eugene Boyd Packer Jlillstrom, 25 South Third East the executive department Inwhere an overloaded oil fur- cluding the municipal building nace caused slight damage. eluding the municipal buildings The finale for Che night was a and grounds. Morris Glover will serious blaze at the James H. be in charge of the electrical Trease residence, 534 West First department and special ton' South, the call being sounded provements. at 4:30 a. mi There a defective Recreation, parks, and health Bill Davis flue from the kitchen stove departments and the municipal caused approximately $250 dam golf course will be the responsi. . , immediate past president of the Brigham City Junior Chamber of Commerce, proudly holds trophies he helped age to the roof and celling. bility of Les Bundy while Glenn Burt will have the street, fire win for community welfare projects a year ago. On the and sewer departments. is from state award Utah first organiJaycee place right The water and irrigation dezation. on the left, first place plaque from national organpartment and the water works ization. , department were assigned to John Larsen Emergency, statutory and general departments will be handled by the council as a whole. Glenn Burt, Morris Glover and John Larsen were designaWEEK 21 Burglars entered the Utah ted as the oounollmen to sign Liquor Control Agency Store No. claims. recommended Appointments 40, sometime between closing End Observance With by Mayor Horsley and ratified and time openSaturday night FOE Gives council were the followDistinguished Service ing time Monday at 1 p. m., it by the B. C. Call, city Judge; Coning: Han1 was Willis discovered by Awards Banqet, Jan. 22 nie M. Peters, treasurer; Fansen, manager. " To recorder; a bottle off Cham nie J. Christensen, Taken was In recognition of Junior Champagne and possibly a few other Orion Eskelsen, electrical deber of Commerce week, probottles, Hansen announced. To- partment; Tracy Larsen, water, A total contribution of $239.-0claimed in Brigham City by street and to the Daymon Runyon Can- tal loss will not be known un- chief of the sewer; (Harry Smith, Mayor C. LeGrande Horsley for police department, of til the inven the completion the period from January 14 to cer fund has .been remitted . by Ernest Iverson, cemetery suis now in process. which tory local the Box Aerie organizat21, Elder Fraternal 2919, January No money was lost, Hansen perintendent; Walter G, Mann, ion, reviewed accomplishments Order of Eagles, It was anas all cash Is left at city attorney; .Dr. Harper L. reported, for the past year. nounced this week. E. the bank night depository after Poarse, city physician; Ernest High on the list of projects Hansen, city health officer; Leswas the successful polio and The lodge annual sponsors closing hour. Entering through the sky ter Barker, water and Irrigation.; cancer drives conducted a year fund raising projects for the cancer into the building, the Varnlck Hansen, building Infoundation. light Bill ago, 'under the direction of spector; H. C. Hampton, dog tax burglars apparently made Davis, president of the group collector and pound keeper; knocked search. thorough 422 pints were donated, said to They for the 1952-5year. over and broke one bottle, buit Abolph Olson, light and water contribumost be successful the , For outstanding acomplish-mentsswept up the meter reader; Mabel Flamm, the group was awarded tion of Its kind in the nation for considerately day police radio operator; Harbroken glass. a of this size, sponsorship city the highest honors In the navey Erdmann, night police raLee Scott officers City police convoice of of democracy the welfare tion for community dio operator; H. C. and invesitlgiated Hampton test at the local high school, William R. Hadley, custodian projects, a first place plaque Christmas break-in- . the home lighting projfrom the United States Junior at city hall and grounds and state the ect, entire Jayhosting Chamber of Commerce. fire station; Dean Candland, The local group won the Nel- cee organization at a travel tromanager and pro at municipal son Aldrich award for the best phy meeting In December, spongolf course; Theron B. Lee, city local project for 1953 in the soring a boy at Boys State, asauditor; while the health deUtah State Junior Chamber for sisting In the Golden Spike obcommittee will be partment servance, - purchasing boxing the same activity. Dr. Harper L. of composed for interested boys, Other projects conducted dur- equipment Ernest E. Hansen and Pearse, Les Bundy. ing the year were a farmers and many others. As a special observance of and business mens banquet; It was also learned this week, from approved minutes of the junior golf tournament in Which Jaycee week, the local organitwo local boys went to the na- zation will hold their annual December-1- 7 and special meetservice award tional playoffs; sponsorship of distinguished In a building fund raising ing on December 29, that in a church attendance campaign banquet on Friday evening, program, the Eighth ward will the closing days of the previous and a get out the vote effort January 22. The dinner meet- stage a chuck wagon aupper on administration, the city conduring the city elections; Peach ing will be held at the Maddox Monday evening. January 25, it tracted with the Edward 1 Burton company, Salt Lake City, to Day dance and queen corona- Ranch House, starting at 8:00 was announced this week. tion with the largest number of oclock during which the outSupper will be served in the act as fiscal agent in connection entries in the history of the standing young man of the year ward amusement hall from 6 with the proposed sewer imand a beautiful will be named. to 9 oclock, the building com provement program. celebration, Also (minting up the .weeks mittee sponsors announce. fruit display for Peach Days. J. A. Burrows, representing the Also listed in their accom- activities, will be a special winHelping with the affair and Burton company, made the proplishments was leadership in dow display at the J. C. Penney providing the supper will be posal on. December 17, following the investigation of the fund company store, in which will be Pillsbury flour, Sego milik, Ver which is was moved by Glover shortage at the local high shown state and national tro- mont Maid syrup and Mumel that Brigham City accept the school, a blood drive in Which phies won by the local group. low margarine. proposal and authorize Mayor Bott to sign the proposal and the city recorder to attest the Lived To Tell About It same. It carried unanimously. At the special meeting on December 29 the principal business transacted was cleaning up claims against the city. At this meeting Mayor Bott recommended that the council take necessary action Immediately to purchase the land west of Brigham City for construction of the proposed sewer plant. Here Saturday Burglars Get ' Champagne At Liquor Store PLAN OBSERVANCEOF JAYCEE FROM JANUARY 14 TO Lodge Cancer Fund 0 3 Eighth Ward Gold & Green Offers Chuck Ball Saturday The first Gold and Green ball to be scheduled for the season was announced this week by the Ferry ward, to be held on Saturday night of this week. IA good orchestra has been engaged for dancing which will start at 9 oclock. Instead of picking a queen, all of the junior gleaner girls Will be honored in special ceremonies to be held at Intermission, around 10 oWock. have The junior gleaners been assisting the activities the committee in decorating Perry ward amusement hall for the Gold and Green baU. Officers Plan For Boy Scout Week Program Wagon Supper Anniversary week will be the main subject of this months Golden Spike district scout leaders round table, scout officials announced this week. Scheduled for Thursday at 7.30 at Elwood, the round ta ble, under the direction of the Golden Spike commissioners staff, will feature program helps and demonstrations relating to February program. Emphasis will be placed on how to Observe the 44th PAGES APPOINTS CITY EMPLOYEES eight-madistrict court jury returned a verdict of guilty of grand larceny In the trial of Miss C, Jean Shonka, last Friday night after three hours and 27 minutes deliberation. According to the Instructions issued to the jury earlier by Judge Lewis Jones, Miss Shonka who was charged with grand and embezzlement, larceny could be found guilty of only one of the two charges upon which she was tried. Sentence will be passed 'this morning, Wednesday, at 10:09 oclock, Judge Jones announced. The jury returned at 8:10 p. m. after receiving the case at 4:43 when the state completed its final argument. Leslie W. anAllen acted as foreman nouncing the verdict to a hushed court room. Afterward, the Judge ury was polled by Jones. Proceedings opened on Friday afternoon at 2:00 oclock, the fifth day of the highly publicized trial, with the judge reading his instructions. Nineteen points of legal interpretation were covered in this matter. The packed courtroom was warned against making any kind of a demonstration and the judge instructed the sheriff to eject anyone displaying emotions in sympathy for or against the accused. County Attorney O. Dee Lund opened the arguments for the state, using approximately half of the hour allotted in giving the history of the case and reviewing the evidence presen ted. He was followed by Omer J. Call, defense attorney, who reof the viewed the testimony character witnesses presented by the defense and the state. Arthur Wooley concluded the defense arguments, entering a plea for acquittal. District Attorney Curtis concluded the arguments toy offering a brief rebuttal and devoting most of his time to an explanation of the Instructions Issued by Judge Jones The case was given' to the jury at 4:43 p. m. when Sheriff Warren W. Hyde locked them in the jury room, from which they returned three hours and 27 minutes later with their verdict of guilty. Improve More Than 91 Miles .8 CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZES, Grand Larceny Ruel Eskelsen president of the Chamber of Commerce for 1954, flanked by Cam Harmon, Earl Seegmiller and Dr. Roy F. Barnard, who with Douglas J. Fife were newly elected directors, take over their duties at annual membership meeting last Thursday night. Jrrv 54 BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY, 13, 1954 Jury Declares Shonka Guilty An p. mm Ete Wdl New Prexy and Directors Co Hold Preparation Meeting Saturday Officers and teachers of PriNorth Box Elder stake will hold preparation meeting on Saturday, January 16, at 2 p. m. in the Third ward, chapel. Assembly Will be conducted by the stake board presidency. Department meetings will follow and in each, material will be given for the coming month. A good attendance Is desired, the state presidency announced. mary in anni versary of Boy Scouts off Ameri ca during boy scout week, Feb ruary 7 through February 13. All scout and explorer leaders, including unit committee men, throughout the district are urged to attend and participate in his monthly training oppor tunity offered by the Lake Bonneville Scout council. Officials pointed out that it is one of the main focal points of council and district service. This is where the program gets to unit leaders and if they are not present, it does not get to the boys. NOTICE v 1 JLL rife Akio Taura, Corinne and two small neices, Cheryl and Nancy Sato, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Kuch Sato, escaped uninjured last Friday morning when their car skidded into a Union Pacific train at the Chase beet dump, between Brigham City and Corinne. Taura was unable to see the approaching train as he neared the crossing because of fog, and after seeing it, was unable to stop on the slick road. v . , . 4 Any one having bought or sold property In the past year, please notify us before February 1, so the necessary changes may be made in the 1954 irrigation notices. L. (BARKER, 605 South 3rd East. !W. |