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Show C.C. Membership Meeting Planned, Tonight At 8 P M. NUMBER 43, 41) jmiGHAAl CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER isals Underway For Annual theo-iristma- Room, No PAGES Car Hurled Into Pit From Train Impact School Board jf.'ergsv Christmas Entertainment livision Was i .lor 10 8, 11)50 "REPRESENTATIVE CLIFTON G. Wayne Sandall Is KERR WILL RE MAIN SPEAKER Reelected To incumbent, Wayne Sandall, won the school board election for precinct throe of the Box Elder school district, Wednesday, December 6, with a 275 vote margin over scattered "write-i- s entertainment standing entertainment but al- so presents the unusual spectathe Junior division cle of a huge cast and the Elder high school effort of a large number 8 oclock at promptly of J by , com-bine- n students and teachers.' De- - Thursday, vening, d Dramatics li coached by- Ass and Joyce Thorum, who also is diJepp-0nirecting the preparation of the out- - new stage set. Vocal music to be funvj ed by the Junior division boys chorus of 60 voices and also the y girls chorus of 120 voices is directed by J. Earl Johnston. The Junior division band directed by Wayne Johnson, will claim the introductory spotlight in the performance. ing Creative dancing by a repreitially very dangerous sentative group of ninth grade Mens girls is directed by Miss LaVora ie rear of Blocks dnesday noon, was ex-Murray. Two dancing groups directed before it had time to to a by Miss Barbara Earl will also veeping damage according to Charles sound out the dance presentation. anager. Marie Thorne Jeppsen, author the store was filled ike for a short period and director, will add vocal action of support to the program with her the immediate seventh- - grade chorus as Well depart-ulteam City fire in rapid snuffing as other spectacles. Construction is under the difire. of the fire has not rection of Raymond Payne and trained, Keller report-arte- boys from the Junior division on one of the Industrial Arts department. In where addition, other faculty l the rear room members are contributing time ehandise and and effort to insure another outstored. standing Christmas entertaine who has :ii us should check at ment for school patrons and the Keller said, "if they adult public. Previews of the performance .aged in any way they is indicate a fine program with all eplaced or if that a refund will be of the Christmas atmosphere necessary for the occasion. Admission is free. The Thurshowever, was very day performance is for adults er said. the blaze the only. suing candidates. Only concrete opposition - written Thorne furnishes oduction, bv Marie Subdues eight. to the unofficial tabulation released by Eberhart Zundel, clerk of the school disNo. 1 gave trict, Tremonton Sandall 105 votes and Mrs. Garland Puzy 9. Tremonton No. 2 voted 70 for Sandall and only one for Mrs. Puzy. In Elwood Sandall took 23 votes, J. L. Weidman three, and William Garfield one. Bear River City voted 15 for Sandall and one for Mont Harmon. Sandall made a clean sweep in Penrose and Thatcher. He gained 15 votes in each comAccording iens Store d i, munity. y y j e. fire City department at the front of ng and another at the Jtes after they were tiemicals were used to e fire rather than wall Ire' dwiagint stuck. truck Lions Club Will Hold Xmas Party. The Brigham City Lions club will hold their Christmas party at Maddox Ranch house next Monday evening, December 11, officers announced today. During the evening the Lions and their ladies will participate in Christmas caroling and will play bingo. In charge of the program for the evening is J. Earl Johnston and his committee consists of Zundel, Arch Sims, Eberhart Howard Call and J. C. Keller. President Roy . White urged all of the Lions to attend the event. Inissioners Assessment tments commissioners mber 20, meet-- , adjustments ments were made on belonging to Wallace Clarence R. and Perry ward. A tax nt was made on propping to Wesley Reeder, a L. D. S. commissioners lie Box S S'f an Pei ! y turned J1 Gafland for $10. okeyed of a calculation machine for the Usurers office, stipu-- j ,he cost should not tern e for the year, county rvisor, reported the accepted the Blue border road. ner Edward Ward Wanted inventory xf ents before leaving 10n budget .ristensen, HEP S . ercent Conservation Area .. Western Box Elder county people voted overwhelmingly for and no votes (104 votes against), for the creatios ofcov-.asoil conservation district to !er the 2,400,000 arres in the tern part of the lounty, alrord-asing to a notile of result, issued Thursday by the Utah State Soil Conservation lommittee. Previously, after the district had been petitioned, the state committee had determined that the district is desirable, The committee will now de-itermine? whether the operation 'of the district is administrative- ily practicable and feasible. e j o I Phone your news to 1000 Parents Participate In Conference At Central :0 I Vote In Favor Of, Elder Chamber on a loan basis, belonging to the at is seldom used, emission voted a $50 for a pole knocked county equipment on, ty of Robert Harris. ;ed a resolution 'auto6 to county clerk claim deed to P. C. ierc, iesk ttW A leltd i of 5i8 parents partici-O-,'"- e confeThe parent-teache- r Central school hers conference the reof rences the takes place last of the Gunderson, port card type of report today Unin school. "L533 children in our childs progress which, Mr. new der the system, who attend-- ' has been w.2 percent- - of Gunderson reports the since it successful bnderson said. Par- - unusually and did hot attend were was adopted, the teacher 15 minutes o for town or meet sick, he parent discuss the childs progress, his and any corrective L .the rooms, there problems necesht measures might be that Participation of sary. con"In past years only one we but held ference has been "PatrofWill more can be accomfeel that Meetina Timo dunn plished by holding two GunPrincipal for school :r the the year, peetings have been derson said. dis"Through these informal ,ednesday niffht can cussions, the parents teach the teachers, and the :sin navigation will often can help the parents. m. each Monday The next conferences will held in March. C ei Gab . underpass . Services Planned BieSNisiuiPMiircm d e . Bothwell gave Sandall 24 votes and Earl Firth only one. Total vote was 378. Life In This Accident yesterday. The car, which was parked on a crossing, just west of the three miles from Brigham City, was pitched 58 feet by the smash. . ie lay-awa- N. Nelson Lost Peter d lay-awa- en- by the school board member for reflection was at Corinne. There, J. Henry Norman garnered 87 votes to Sandalls countered y Third prize of $25 Savings bond was awarded to Louise eed of Corinne in the Wool Bureaus 1950 Why I Like To Sew With Wool, essay contest, the wool bureau announced today. Entries in the competition, held in conjunction with the Bureau's fourth annual home sewing contest, were received at Diesel Engine Smashes Into Vehicle Parked On Railroad Crossing According to the report of Chief Harry Smith, who investi .gated the accident with Leo Cottom of the Box Elder sher iffs office, the Nelson car was parked on the crossing. The en gineer of the deisel engine pull ing the train, saw the car about 300 feet from it. the He immediately applied brakes and blew the whistle, but was unable to stop in time. The engine knocked the car to 4he qgrth and west of the crossing. It landed upright east 58 feet from point of impact. An ambulance was immediately called and Mr. Nelson was rushed to the Cooley hospital. He never recovered consciousness. He suffered a concusion of the brain, severe lacrations and internal injuries, according to hospital officials. Neeland Peter Nelson, 44, was born March 2, 1906, in Brigham City, a son of Rudolphus William and Josephine Kavanaugh Nelson. He was reared in Bear River City and. attended Box Elder county schools. He was a member of the L. D. S. church. He served in the U. S. army during World War Two in Alaska and the Aleutian islands for about collision on the railroad just west Ogden-Malaof the underpass on highway 91 about three miles west of Brigham City, yesterday at about 8:30 a. m., resulted in the death N. Nelson. the wool bureaus headquarters of Peter died last night at 5 Nelson in New York City, from contestants throughout the mountain oclock in the Cooley Memorial . hospital. states, of the west,- - auto-traid Beet Growers Will Meet December 9 Dies In Idaho Inger Maira Peterson, 74, died the home of her son, Leland Peterson, Oakley, Idaho at 5 at a. m Thursday, following an illness of two months. She was September 24, 1876 in Tol-- ! lestrup, Denmark. She was the daughter of Hans Andreas and Annie Marie Lar-son Anderson. She came to the U. S. as a baby with her par- who were converts to the D. S. church. The family made their home in Redmond, Utah, where she was reared and educated. Andrew W. PeShe married terson in the Manti L. D .S. temple, March 22, 1895. They made their home in Redmond untlj 191g When the family mov ed to Oakley, Idaho. She came to Brigham City in 1925 and has lived here since. She is a member of the Brigham City Fifth ward and at the time of her death was an active officer and teacher in the Relief society. Her husband died in 1936. She is survived by the followMrs. ing sons and daughters: Peter R. (Ina) Sorenson, and Mrs. Chris (Leona) Sorenson, both of Redmond, Utah; Leland Peterson, Oakley, Idaho; Mrs. Jack (Nita) Nelson, Venice, California; Eldred Peterson, and Weston Peterson, both of Ogden; Mrs, Glen (Vergia) Wagstaff, Perry; Ivan Peterson and Mrs. of Burt (Roxy) Vincent, both Brigham City; and Mrs. LaMont 41 (Twila) Boothe, Ogden; and several grandchildren, and one brother, Heber Anderson of Brig-haCity. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p. m. in the Brigham City Fifth ward. ; 1 .Friends may call old B. Felt Funeral at the J Har- home Sununtil and Monday evening day time of services. Interment will be in the Brigham City cemetery. Adult Handicraft Class Meeting Postponed Members of the adult handicraft class were advised today inby Marie Thorne Jeppsen, structor, that the Thursday, December 14 meeting has been postponed until Friday, December 15. Class will be held during the same period of time. n s By-- j Clair Trevor Morgan, 64, died at 6 a. m., Wednesday at his residence at Rexburg, Idaho. He was bom January 6, 1886 in Brigham City, the son of Evan and Amanda Boothe Morgan , Morgan. He was reared and educated in Brigham City. He was a member of the L. D S. church. He worked for the Union Pacific railroad as a clerk for about 40 years. He married Pearl McLing. Surviving are his former- wife, a' 'two daughters,- Clair Morgan, Gay Morgan and Elda Morgan, all of Salt Lake City; four grandchildren, and the folBon.-'an- d lowing Bundy Is Dealer For Willys-Jee- p The Bundy Motor company, local Buick dealers, has been made dealer for the Wiliys line of cars, jeeps and trucks, it was announced this week by L. A. Bundy, manager. Station wagons, Jeepsters, two and four wheel drive Jeep and Wiliys trucks are included in the line, Bundy said. came to Brigham City in 1945. He is survived by his mother of Brigham City and the following brothers and sisters: Arvin W. Nelson and Mrs. Dean (Helen) Christensen, both of Brigham City; Rudger R. Nelson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Denzil Forsgren, Brigham City; and Jarvis M. Nelson, chief petty officer in the U. S. navy. Funeral services are tentatively set for Monday, and will be under the direction of the Harold B. Felt Funeral home. Early Wednesday Morning Blaze Causes Death Of Martello A. Poulson Here An early Wednesday brothers J. D. Morgan, Downey, Idaho; W. B. Morgan, Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. K. B. (Thyra) Pearce, Salt Lake City. Funeral service will be conducted at the Harold B. Felt funeral home in Brigham City Saturday at 1:30 p. mond Payne, bishop C. H. Petersen Dies Wednesday Christian Henri Petersen, 66, died at his home, Brigham City R.F.D. 1, Wednesday at 6 a. m. of a lingering illness. Mr. Petersen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 22, 1884, a son of Emil and Dora Husun Petersen He came to the United States at the age of 19, making his home with relatives in Bear River City. He married Thora Rasmussen Aug. 15, 1908 in Brigham City. They had resided here since that time. He was employed by the old comUnion Portland Cement pany from 1909 to 1932. Since that time he had been caretaker of the company property. He was a member of Amity lodge, No. 23, Free and Accepted Masons, Brigham City. He was a member of the Danish Brotherhood also. Surviving are his widow; two sons, George and John Petersen, Brigham City; two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Austin and Mrs. Bessie Jensen, Sacramento, California; five sisters and a brother residing in Copenhagen, Den, mark. Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 oclock in the Brigham City Fifth ward chapel. Friends may call at the family home, 453 south Fourth west, Thursday evening and Friday until time of services. Interment will be in the Brigham City cemetery under the direction of the Harold B. Felt Funeral home. 3 Cases of Chicken Pox The state department of health ' reported three cases of chicken in Box Elder pox contracted county for the week ending j j 1 m. by Rayof Brigham City First ward. Friends may call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wixom, 225 south First east, Saturday and Saturday until evening time of services. Interment will be in the Brigham City cemetery. I ' sisters. Be Wounded In Action In Korea Battle Present At Meeting greater interest A in state . government will be the keynote of a Box Elder Chamber of Commerce membership meeting tonight at 8 oclock in the Commercial clubrooms, according to W. Vosco Call, president. Featured speaker will be Representative Clifton G. M. Kerr, senior legislator in the Utah body who Is in line for speaker of the house at the next session. Also present will be Representative LeRoy White and Senator Harold Reese of the state Corporal Phil Ficarra, husband of Mrs. Alton Ficarra of has been City, Brigham woundded in action in Korea and is now convalescing at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, Mrs. Ficarra learned this week. Corporal Ficarra, a member of the Seventh Infantry division, went into Korea during the Inchon invasion in South g : Korea. legislature. The meeting is in part to honor new members of the Chamber of Commerce. The C. of C. has conducted and is now condrive ducting a membership under the chairmanship of Har- Ficarra has their two children, Patricia and Lee, with her in Brigham City. Mrs. North B.E. Stake old B. Felt. Representative Kerr, who has served several terms in that cawill speak on business Will pacity, keeping a close tab on government. Kerr, a native of Box Elder county, is now manager and storkholder of the Farmers Cash Now a Union in Tremonton. Elder Joseph F. Merrill of the stake president, he has earned Council of Twelve of the L. D. an enviable Tecord in governS. church will be the main ment, civic and religious afspeaker at all sessions of the fairs. North Box Elder stake quarterly According to C. Henry Nielconference, Sunday, December sen, chairman of the program 10, according to Vernal Willie, for the evening, an unusually fine program has been arranged. president of the stake. General sessions of the con- Included on it will be several is musical numbers by outstanding ference to which everyone invited, are held at 10 a. m. and talent from this area. We urgently request your at 2p. m, A priesthood leadership meeting for ' all priesthood attendance at the meeting, officers wil lbe held Sunday which promises to be one of the outstanding meetings of the morning at 8:45 oclock. to President Willie, Chamber of Commerce this According it is expected that nine recently year, D. M. Mason, said today. returned missionaries will speak Following the program a at the conference. dutch luncheon will be served. Music will be furnished by the Corinne and Brigham City Seventh ward choirs. The evening session of conp. m., ference, to be held of will be under the direction the stake genealogical commit- Forget-Me-No- ts tee. A colorful pageant is being prepared for this session. Conference Be Held Sunday secretary-manage- BAY, Will ... r, Sell Here Tomorrow City; morning a member of the L. D. S. fire at the home of Martello was church. A. evident72, Poulson, (Mark) He married Clara Burrell in ly caused by a cigarette touch1901 in Brigham City. in resulted bed the clothes, ing the elderly mans death. . Surviving are three daughters, Though Mr. Poulsons feet and Mrs. Ruth P. Yancey, Culver arms were badly burned, it was City, Calif.; Mrs. Marcella P. believed he had died of suffo- Hartle, Rock Springs, Wyo., and Mrs. Lucille Larsen, Magna, Salt cation and not of the burns. It was reporte that Poulson Lake county; 13 grandchildren, and had evidently been up early in four the morning, built a fire in the the following brothers and sisstove and then returned to bed. ters, Albert Poulson, Brigham Poulson lived alone in the City; Ira Poulson, Cincinnati, O.; Leo D. Poulson, Idaho house. Falls, A group of neighbors, enroute Idaho; Mrs. Virginia Nelson and to work at Utah General depot, Mrs. Myrtle Bellwood, Twin noticed the smoke pouring from Falls, Ida., and Mrs. George the building and battered the Greenwell, Ogden, and Fan Poulsen, Ogden. door down at 7:15 a. m. Funeral services wil lbe held The Brigham City firemen extinguished the blaze after it at 11 a. m. Saturday at the had consumed the bedding and Harold B. Felt funeral home burned a hole in the bedroom with Bishop Richard Hansen offloor, according to Deputy Sher- ficiating. iff Leo Cottam, who investiga- . Friends may call at the Harold B. Felt funeral home from ted. Mr. Poulson was born Septem- 7 to 9 oclock in the evening ber 24, 1878, in Brigham City, Friday and Saturday until time a son of Hans and Sine Christen- of services. Interment will be in the Brig-sen Poulson. He was reared and ham City cemetery. educated in Brigham City. jeember 1. , and Wayne Morgan and Mrs. Eugene (Wilma) Wixom, Brigham The annual South Box Elder county beet growers meeting will be held in the court rooms 0f the court house in Brigham at city, Saturday, December 9,was i oclock in the afternoon, it announced today by the tors of the organization, Main items of business will be the election of three new directors, discussion of current problems and other business. present directors of the organ-entization are Leon Gardner, ron Stallings, Ralph W. Jensen, three years. Eph. Jensen and C. R. Baker. He was a musician and played in the Bear River band. He direc-bor- i For Clair Morgan N. NELSON An, Inger M. Peterson I LIFE OF PETER 0ther Legislators Will CpI. Phil Ficarra , Fourth Ward Plans Dinner And Bazaar The new Fourth ward church will be the scene of a turkey dinner and bazaar tonight beginning at 6 oclock, afeording to officers of the wards Relief society, sponsoring organization. The dinner will be served at 6 oclock in the evening and refreshments and chili will be served throughout the evening. Bring the family and dine with us. The cost is right, officers commented. A wide variety of articles that would be suitable for Christmas gifts wil go on sale promptly at 7:30. Included will be aprons, pillow cases, tea towels, quilts, rugs, dolls and a host of other articles. Especially for the children will be a fish pond and for the old and young alike there will be bingo. Beginning at 9 oclock will be a program with several out- standing numbers. To make life a little easier and happier for veterans of American wars who suffered wounds and are now convalescing in veterans hospitals, the Veterans Disabled American on the will sell streets of Brigham City tomorrow, December 9, according to Earl Hunsaker, chairman. Four young Brigham City ladies will be in charge of the sales here. The entire funds from the sales will be used to purchase to add the things necessary happiness to the disabled veterans lives on Christmas day this year. Mayor Lorenzo J. Bott this week endorsed the venture in Brigham City when he said in a public proclamation: "I recommend to the good people of mmend to the good people of this city and county to purchase these for it is certainly a worthy cause. These disabled veterans deserve our wholehearted help and support. Part of the funds from these will bring to these veterans a happy forget-me-not- forget-me-not- s CORINNE CIVIC AND CHURCH UNITS JOIN FOR XMAS EVENTS Santa Will Distribute Candy And Nuts Before 4 P. M. December 22 church, the L. D. S. church, the Corinne Recreational associa-- ' tion, the grade school, the Pinochle club, the Ladies club, the Once again the various church, Pheasant association and the social and civic organizations of Corinne Y. B. A. (Young Budd. Corinne are going together with hist association.) time and money toward having Because of Santas heavy an outstanding Christmas treat schedule and weather conditions for the youngsters. the time of his arrival will be Last year 400 well filled and sometime before 4 p. m., the 22 attractive cellophane bags of of December. When Santa candy and nuts were distributed comes to Corinne he usually and it is the opinion of the can- comes by plane, alights on the road just north of the amusedy committee, Marion Fredrick-seand L. Maurice Larsen that ment hall, and taxies to within more will be needed this year. a few feet of the door to be The Christmas committee is greeted by hundreds of excited headed by Mr. Chester Rader, youngsters. To help pass the former mayor of Corinne and time and make it enjoyable l Santa arrives with the treats, working ably with him are Mrs. Marion Fredricksen and Mr. and Mr. Arch Sims, principal of the Mrs. James Reed as executive Corinne school, will be in officers. For convenience and charge of the entertainment. assured success of the .Christmas The Corinne city council voted plans, each executive officer to decorate the town with colwill head a committee, namely, ored lights and put up a huge the candy, the Santa, the decor- Christmas tree as well, if one ations and music and entertain- could be found and also to meet ment to be assisted by the rep- any deficit up to $50 that might resentatives from the Methodist occur in the Christmas expenses. n un-ti- . |