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Show ) 81st ANNIVERSARY Ronnie Dean Harris , Valedictorian, Has Excellent Sports, Scholarship Record ; ? M nh )esert Desolation Now Surrounds The i her very alert ton, of Brigham City. Spot Where The Gold Spike Was Driven Just About AufiUuuf minute details flap with It was a pleasure to chat Now 88 Wight years old (tho Mrs I Mary Ann Nelson scene would swear she was811' who vividly described that from (Continued on 81 years ago, recalling , FOR MOTHER COMFORT country. Some of them stations By Bernice Gibbs Anderson By Bob Crompton It is hard to believe that a had the water piped twenty to Mothers Day to- miles to em. About noon 81 years ago golden spike was driven there thirty Stanford Leland Sunday, May 14 "Yep! That monument over day, Governor elghty-on- e years ago today, on there la where the rails was of California picked up a spike , May 10, I860. . , or any other tout I cant see why yuh hammer in preparation to drivjoined, siA a dead of kind spike. come clear out here to see that, ing the gold spike that was to on lence lay in the little valley on . there ; . aint nothin interest- connect the east with the west. the oth top of the Promontory range, in here now! laid, been had tie last The Gbye, young and the fragrance of the the gold In tion was I to rail place, back the last gotta get sage filled the air, just lady! was held upright for him car And he away. chugged spike ranch!, as it did on that day when the he missed, I had to hit; he swung; I wondered, too, why two special trains of the Union backed off; he swung; he Pacific and the Central Pacific come. 1 looked at the small de- He missed again. across the house section serted .met. Huge dry farms surround Three times toe took a swack the lone cottonthe site, but other than that it missed. General Store at it, but three times he is much the same in appear- wood tree, the of a assistance with ance. The grades and telegraph and Post office building, fallen Finally it in. drove he workman and defeated the with in, years, lines are still there but though the Mage is set, the players arc the lonely monument. Then I read the inscription missing. That is quite a spell back An old car coughed to a stop on the cement shaft, LAST and in writing an editorial last Neither High nor Low and a shriveled old man eased SPIKE FIRST week, we felt safe in saying COMPETEING was who his creaking legs to the ground. TRANSCONTINENTAL alive one no was RAIL there Yessis! he piped. That is ROAD DRIVEN AT THIS POINT at the scene of that famous ev where the spike was druve back MAY 10, 1869. and I saw the ent. in '69. Quite a celebration It immensity of the whole thing, We made a mistake. was, too, with nearly two thou- The long light to finance the for perfect sand people cornin here fer it. plan xt building a Tail road, the of Mrs. Perry I wasnt very big, tout I can re- position of the steamship and Lymart Wight balance afoot! at the member hearin a lot about it. stage companies, the teeming told us that her mother, The Central Pacific paid about thousands of weary, sweating age of about seven years, had thousand dollars to help out workmen, battling In a gigan- been at the scene, and had only with the big time they toad af- tic race to carry each "end of recently visited the famous spot ter tht special trains left. There track to the limit to win the with her son. was a banquet and a torch pa rich trade territory of the Salt rade and a dance and everybody Lake Valley and the Pacific Mrs. Wight arranged a visit in these parts was there. I guess coast. . . . steel rails thrust defor us with her mother now the Union Pacific helped too. sert and mountain in record with her son and daughThat monument over .there time six years ahead of sched- visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamil- ter, was built toy the Southern Pa- ule to unite at Promontory sumcific before they took up the mit, from where the waiting around it.. The mere trickle of rails about 1942, and it dont telegraph flashed the message tourists who will visit It this get took care of very well. to a jubilant nation. . summer will only accentuate Course you cant expect people A new era was born, with a the lonely sadness hovering over to be Interested in somethin trip that had taken weeks now the place where the greatest away out here, except when a made in a few days and Calievent in the 'history of single lot of city hunters come out and fornia, who had threatened to West took place. the THEY WALK SOFTLY AND GO FAR use it fer a target. secede, now solidly welded to There was a lot of men work- the Union. ed on the road. The Central PaIt was hard to believe, too, All the grace of a higher cific used Chinese and the Union that a government so proud of heel and the walking ease Pacific used Irishmen an after its heritage could so long neg the work stopped they camped lect this spot. A graveled road of a lower heel in these popu around here waitin for their led to It and the electric power shoes. See lar medium-hee- l pay. It wasnt nothin to see line was a few short miles away. - our selection of splendid two or three Sons of Erin chasin It Is only nineteen years until styles at pocketbooka Chinaman down the track to its centennial in 1869. But year pleasing prices! catch him and cut off his pig- the old man was no right tail. Lot of the Chinese died one seemed interested. Americas Greatest with the smallpax and was burIt was too much for me to do Shoe Value at , . . ied all along the line from alone! I too, had to back to Lucin, where this old to the ranch, So I leftgetit to a line, runs into the main tracks. lullaby of roving winds and The two companies done a wandering - showers carressing bang-uso the great job of grading dry farm country good they (passed each other and t PAGE TWO made two races all through t A terrific record in scholarship, sports and class leadership throughout his school years here. They got practiced up so BOX ELDER NEWS Pacific good that the Central is that of Ronnie Dean Harris, Box Elder high schools 1950 valedictorian. An Brigham City. Utah Blended whiskey 84 proof. 45 grain neutra end on list y&ira football team, he is now playing baseball for the Bee team. After laid ten miles of track vin one Wednesday, May 10. 1950 spirits. Scheniey Distributors, lnc N, Y. C toet. a ) on 4 day B of A his school work of 16 l'4 he units units and four has completing years high established in newspaper, T can remember when there A1696,weekly Utah at published Brigham City, In base was a whole row of wooden been a BTver for two years now, high school sports. By Alan Hanlin William M. Long, It there were a contest In and is a member of the Boys ball his junior year he was buildins along this side otf Chat. W. Claybaugh. Manager . main string right field and sec the track. There was even a ho, Utah, or' even in the United league. Published every Wednesday at Brigham Bow Jobs were created After completing his four ond string end and guard on tel and for a while this was the City, States, with all of the outstandUtah, and entered as Second Class and basketball Junction 'between the two roads. Mai) Matter football at the post office in Brig ing valedictorians competing, years of senior division work at the Chy, Utah, under the act of March was built, the ham1679. Ronney Dean Harris, son of Mr. Box Elder high school, Ronney team and star forward on the After the Cut-of- f and Mrs. Vernal Harris of Brig- Dean will have earned 16 units basketball team his senior year. trains stopped runnin eveiy ), rate in Box Eider counham Cify, would be among the of- "A work and 1 units of In baseball, this year, he is few minutes and dropped doWn Subscription ty, $3 00 per year, payable in advance; top contenders for this honor. "B work. This will give him a helping the Bees in winning an- to one or two a day, and finally in combination with the Box Elder $4.00 Fridays! the Sagebrush Special only come Journal, (published Ronney Dean was recently cho- total of 169 points out of a pos- other Region One flag. per year; $2.00 for 6 months: single As to awards and sen to represent his graduating sible 180. Concerning college, through three times a week, copy 5 cents. Outside Box Elder coun$3.50 per year; combination rate class of 1950 as the valedictor- he hasnt made up his mind honors, Ronney Dean has won until they took the rails out. ty, $5.00. took out all the waterin ian. In doing so, Ronney Dean about anything as yet, but he his share of them. In football They Member United Presa, Audit Bureau of has racked up a tremendous is giving Utah University a last year, he was chosen all-sta- tanks, too, that stood up on Circulation, Utah State Press Associaend of the dream team. stilts to record beginning as far back as questionable glance now and Editorial the Association. supply engines tion,- NationalRepresentative: National the sixth grade in the Lincoln then. Ronney Dean wants to go American Legion baseball was runnin through this awful dry Advertising Service. Advertising in into chemistry and physics for his main sporting activity school. the and he added two Ronney Dean has excelled in his majors, once in college. He moresummer, honors to his list like to a would scientist. become How hundreds of businesses were kdpri scholarship, social affairs, 'Stufrom Legion baseball. dent body activities, church Pertaining to his social activiHe seasons of four played work, athletics and work during ties, he belongs to the Teen-agLegion ball before finhis stay at Box Elder high club in Brigham City. He was American last ishing year's summer with school. also a representative to Boys , the Farm Bureau In the Lincoln school, Ronney State from the Rotary club, and team.Brigham City was when the he Dean annexed top honors of his outstanding Dean doesnt know up class. Being one of the more boy of the Junior division he rep- to Ronney if he would like, to go date from the . r popular students at Lincoln resented the Lions club in a into sports for a living or not, convention state in Salt Lake, was he elected school, captain but as any boy thinks, "It sure of the junior police. During the lie recently won second place would be nice. Baseball is his an in with the region and best essay same year, he helped in the but he would rather game, collection of war bonds and fifth place in the state. , The watch a basketball game. Ronscholclub a Elks awarded him He also played main stamps. If you need a suggestion for a gift for mother . . drop Deans father. Vernal Harney to $165.00 string on the school baseball arship amounting coach at Box Elder, in at the BEEHIVE. We have scores of useful and veteran ris, How a new source of oil was tapped team which competed with Cen- (this money will be good for has helped him very much in practical gifts . . . appliances that will help her with her i tral school each spring. From any college in the United Stat- learning the fundamentals of cooking and baking and household work. Here are the sixth grade, he moved up es). the games he has played. ' some Of the things we can suggest: to Box Elder Junior high school Ronney Dean belongs to the All good boys do some work for his first year in high school L. D. S. church and is a member and do it right. Ronney Dean work. His popularity carried of the Fourth ward in Brigham is a SUNBEAM Mivmaster, Toaster, Coffecniaster, worker. When only good through and he was elected City. He attends church regu- nine years old, he delivered paWaffle Baker, Egg Cooker, Irons class secretary to represent the larly. He is secretary of the pers for the He Presto Cookers in all sizes seventh grade in the Junior di- Priests quorum and is ward has helped George Nielson for Revereware in separate pieces or sets He also , teacher with Elmo Lish. He has the last three summers in vision,; played in . the Wall type can openers t been ft ward teacher ever since work around his orchard. doing Junior division band. He Food choppers The eighth grade saw him in he was a Teacher. He has work, takes care of watering and mowa play put on by the eighth ed hard enough to achieve indiPinking shears the lawns, keeps up their ing Bathroom Scales grade class. At the end of the vidual awards when he was a garden, and does all of the rest and Priest. of the work around the house. year, Ronney Dean received a Deacon, .Teacher Vacuum Cleaners certificate of merit for helping Highlighting his career as a He cleans and Portable and Console Radios keeps up his own take care of the flag. He start- speaker was when he spoke at private room about once a week. Drink Mixers j ed out his athletics at high stake priesthood meeting two Like other natural he boy, any Juicers school by participating in base- years ago. He has also given has cherries, peaches, A few years ago, a test well Electric Casserole ball and basketbalL Climaxing short talks in Sunday School and etc. picked with proved there is : land, and although oil has been found, not topping and along Roasters Electric oil under the his career in the Junior division, in Mutual. Ronney Dean goes Continental As Shelf beets. great to his life that he was chosen "Outstanding to the ward and stake dances thinning Coffee Percolators ' enough has been produced yet to repf V extends out into the Gulf of vocation, he would like to Mexico, and . more than a small fraction of the cats. whenever he can. Recently he Table Boy." Grills a scientist or something although the well did not produce much, In the tenth grade, he was performed in the floor show with u Shred that slices and shreds to scientific work it stmed one of the most unusual-aMeanwhile, the money being risked named to the honor roll all four many others at the stake Gold pertaining nd and discoveries. Sets . Cutlery hundre He to had leave his and Green ball. quarters,expensive-drill- ing creating many jobs, spreading to Steak Knife Sets programs in history. band work behind because of Sports or athletics would naof large and small businesses . . nd help-in" Pads ; BEHS So Heating far, in the search for underwater other things in his Sophomore turally be the next topic in RonDairy Judging ' oil, '' Room Heaters to keep our economy free, competiuve seven drilling platforms have been built! year. ney Deans life. He is an Team Honors Win Electric and Clocks RonIn the eleventh grade, athlete and plays footsimilar to the one above, as far strong. as 10 miles Metal Ironing Boards The Box Elder high school ney Dean took over the big re- ball, basketball, and baseball offshore in and water as much as 65 feet for the high school. His sport- dairy products judging team sponsibility of being of the Very successful Jun- ing career started back in the won second place at the judging deep. They are set on tubular steel and many others. Come in this week! and make your piling, ior Prom. Again, he was on the fourth grade when he played on contests held at the Utah State dnven 250 feet through the oceans hot-tohonor roll all four ouarters, and the Lincbln school baseball Agricultural college recently. selection. Prices are very reasonable. . for they must be he graduated from the Seminary team. He then graduated to the Frank May, Box Elder high strong enough withstand Gulf hurricanes. as one of the ten best scholars. old Northeast team in the city school, won second .place In inRonney Dean is secretary of organized league. He reports dividual honors, for judging ice rSt7 behind his operation is the the Boys league now In his sen- that this training he received in cream. risk... and of determination story ior year. He also helped on the the iMade-You- r & COAL league helped to do Boys and Girls league circus him in advancing his baseball Thats His Formula everything possible to find oil for the and was on the type team which playing. He made the ninth APPLIANCE CLEBURNE, Tex. UP) T. J. iog needs of motorists, farms and industries! competed In the Region One grade teams for basketball and Coyne observed his 103rd birth, Fach underwater field costs Phone ONE in Logan baseball. In the tenth grade, day by attributing tois age to Commercial contest millions of 68 North Main Urt mQre MT of equal size drilled aim! whiskey. Ronney Dean has he added football to his list of recently. on i - rain-washe- d right-of-wa- ... Midway Heels . , ... e ... p , i i - 1 ren s all-sta- te - all-stat- e te . , all-stat- e e BEEHIVE , News-Journa- The story behind deepwater oil be-co- -Mat g ne BEEIWE , |