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Show i Volume 1, Number 1 APRIL FOOLS DAY 1955 Bee Desginates April Youngtown, Utah 2nd Bond Issue All Stinking Stenches Must Go In 1 Youngtowns brisk hustle' sub- Sided to a quite shuffle today as the result of a proclamation was issued by Governor Q Crac-keBee especially for Young-town- , shortly after he refused to sign a proclamation designating a United Nations Day. Just a bunch of outlaws up there anyway, the governor said, "and there are too many legal holidays anyway. We need more illegal holidays. Taking advantage of the free day the entire volunteer fire department' left early this morning for Bear Lake, taking along all three fire trucks. We need a "load of water," said Tack Jaylor. The city police and all highway patrolmen left with the department, escorting them to the lake. ' Sheriff Wari'en Skin and his deputies left for Ely, Nevada with their quarterhorses to parand the ticipate in a round-up- , Dooley Memorial hospital closed their doors to everybody. In fact about the only institution open today is the Young County Bank. President Roy Black said his-bais going to give the people the services they are entitled to. The Security First bank manager said his firm would have 'to follow the precedent. Another half million dollar bond election for Youngtown was in prospect this week, following discovery by Mayor See the Grand Horse thaf "something stinks in the sewer business." The mayor revealed this information today following an accident in which he and Councilman Boid Sacker tripped at the intersection of First South and Grand street and fell through a man hole. "It was awful, said the city fathers, and In the Interest of health, welfare .and sensitive nostrils of the good citizens of we immediately Youngtown went home and changed n nk Win a Cad, Mink Coat or String Of Purty Pearls Three humble prizes, a Cadil and stiing of genuine pearls, will be awarded (Winners of the April Fools Special Jumbled knothead contest. I As you thumb through this issue you will see about six photos of, Brigham City men, completely jumbled with the forehead and "ears of one man over the mouth and jaw of an other. Match them up, with the top half of the photo over correct bottom half. The first three to turn in correct pictures win the 1 lac, mink coat -- prizes. All entries must be either mailed or turned in at the News and Journal-offic- e before 1 a. m. April 1. Youngtowns crimewave hit a new high today with the mysterious disappearance of Judge Jona Lewis gavel in the district court. It disappeared during the trial of a juvenile who the judge sentenced to 50 years in the jen and then put on probation, g. Were, suspicious of the ju intimate acquaintance with the sewer system, the mayor immediately ordered a full scale investigation. Im going to find out what makes the sewer lines stink," the mayor said, and Im going to find out who left the cover off the manhole. Mayor See The Grand Horse said that if the investigation verifies his opinions that something stinks in the sewer business, he is going to urge the council to call another half million dollar bond election. Itll take that much money to clean out the present pipes, the mayor. said, and after the ease which the last bond Issue passed, I think we should take that action. Earlier this year a bond issue, prompted when Councilman Bus Lendy fell in an open sewer ditch west of Youngtown, passed by 402 to 400 votes. All but one of the city coun oilmen were apparently backing the mayor. Our sewer pipes stink, said Councilman Lars Johnsen, and in a clean town like Youngtown nothing should have a bad - Smells In Sewers Something Youngtown ... proving his point that theres something smelly about our sewers Grand his nose over a intake on a turns Horse, up urging a second bond election. Fire Bug Suspected In Youngtown Blaze Thur. A three alarm fire was sounded Tuesday evening at seven oclock and the local volunteer department established a new record in reaching the sight of the alleged blaze at Hunts Market, near the corner of First North and Main, almost a block and a half away from the fire " station. It was a stubborn case," Fire Chief Curley Hensen said. We looked everyplace for it, and couldnt find the fire." Meanwhile, Parry Schmit, chief of police, opened an investigation of the fire call which he thought might have been placed by a fire bug. The 'way we look at . the Chief . Schmit reported, case, the call may have been placed by a fire bug. In all probability, the fire department arrived on the scene before he had time to hang up the telephone receiver and strike a match, so he was completely foiled in his attempt." sewage venile, said the judge, but he also disappeared." Chief of Police Barry Schmit said he has his top men, Les Scoot and Snatch La Pearse, on the trail of the desperate thief. ' In the meantime court was not being held for lack of a s gaveL ,I cant bring court to .order Youngtown Mayor See the street. Hes Secret Board Session Denied By Schools Superintendent Declares Moving Local High Rumor Is False, Not True denial was issued that the board of edu- A vigorous this week cation held a special secret executive session Tuesday and voted in the star chamber to close Youngtown high and consolidate it with an unnamed valley high school. Theres not a word of truth to the rumor that such a session was held or that such action was taken, were the words of Ken Pounds, superintendent of the district. Unfounded rumors have been circulating in Youngtown recently that the school here may be closed because of the big drop in attendance at sporting . events. . Crimewave Hits New High; Judges Gavel Is Filched ! ' ' clothes. After his first , f i Clean Up Smell Illegal Holiday I Prospect to without a gavel," said the judge. reThe sheriffs department luctantly entered the case after with Chief Schmit pleaded Sheriff Skin far help.- Theyre always crying for help, said the sheriff, "and we have to do all the tough jobs for them. Of course, lit is true that we have a million dollar athletic the plant at the other school, admitted, "but superintendent even so, we doubt that a consolidation would be desirable at this time. We do have a problem In making our athletic program pay, Pounds declared. It just doesnt seem right to ask the taxpayers to subsidize Youngtown high, when our other school is doing so well. What we need is a 'better recruiting program, was the solution offered by Niels Quig-sen- , member of the board. We are going to have .to go out and hire better athletes or be content with dwindling gate receipts. Meanwhile, Cleon Kristiansen, supervisor for the district, pointed out that the schools had originally been established for educational purposes as well as athletics We must remember that we are required to hold classes or we' wont be able to collect from the state under the minimum school room unit programs, he pointed out. If the schools were consolidated, we would have to provide another big addition to the valley school because the addition now under construction would not be odor. where that Commenting theres smoke theres fire and where theres stink theres someGlove Morriser thing wrong, said, Im in favor of a bond election. Councilman who Sacker, works for the mayor, also backed the bond, as did Councilman Len Gurt, who said Im against bad odors. It was councilman Bus Lendy who cast the - dissenting - vote. You cant legislate odors any more than you can legislate, morals, said the councilman, personally Im for letting the sewer lines stink. I didnt take this job to reform anything and that goes for the sewer - lines. Around Youngtown there were a variety of opinions on the proposed bond. In Bodges barber shop, Attorney Malt Wann was there overheard commenting are no state laws forbidding sewer lines to stink, but on the other hand nobody likes to smell bad smells. . |