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Show Univeesal Microfilming Corp 141 Salt VOLUME 49, NUMBER 33 BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST Issue Call for South Box Elder Stake Conference, August Civic Boosters Dedicate Newly Missionary Night Completed Park Valley Highway Eighteen Mile Strip Connects Community With U.S. 30-- S at Curley Junction Dedication ceremonies w'ere held at Park Valley; . Tues- day, marking the completion and opening of the new $321,500 road project which connects that community with at Curlew junction. U. S. 30-, Sixty persons from Brigham City, Tremonton, Garland, Grouse Creek, Park Valley, Logan and Ogden attended a noon dinner meeting served in the new Park Valley ward chapel. S Attending from Brigham City were Lorenzo J. Bott, state highway commissioner; Judge Lewis Jones, Ross C. Bowen, Lewis S. Wight, Charles Whitworth, Clair Merrell and Boyd Sheffield. The ceremony officially opened 18 miles of bituminous highway from Curlew junction to Rosette where it connects with the pavement through Park Valley on the state secroad. ondary The new . construction was financed with state and federal funds. Addressing the gathering were Linn C. Baker, Ogden, president of the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah, sponsors of the Park Valley meeting; Commissioner Bott; Lewis S. Wight and Robert J Potter, Kleon county commissioners; Kerr, secretary of Bear River Commerce; Valley Chamber Elmer Carver, Weber county commissioner; Ross C. Bowen, manager of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce and associa-tecivic club secretary: Bernie Diamond, secretary of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce; Judge Jones; Trooper Evan Green of the Utah Highway Patrol; and Kenneth G. Carter, bishop at Park Valley. Part of the group continued on to the state designated gravel road, stopping for confer ences at Lucin, and at Montello, Oasis and Wells, Nev., before arriving at Elko where they were guests at an evfening banquet, given by the Elko Chamber of Commerce, where future highway plans were discussed. road-mixe- d farm-to-mark- ! ''iM r . Sandra May Gover Pays Visit to Shriner Hospital 'Miss Sandra May Gover who was named Miss Indian America earlier this month, paid an official visit to the 63 young patients at the Intermountain Shriners hospital for Crippled Children, Wednesday at Salt Lake City. The visit was one of a number Miss Gover will make to Shriners hospitals around the nation. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Philip Gover, and an aunt, Mrs. Geneva Polizzi, Pawnee, Okla. Miss Gover will leave Sept. 1 on the Union Pacifics City of Los Angeles for Atlantic City, N. J., where she will be a special guest at the Miss America pageant. ' Traces of Moisture But Still No Rain A light shower Thursday noon and mist .Wednesday left traces of moisture but not enough to record, Charles Clifford, local weather recorder, noted. , Meanwhile, cloudy skies on Thursday dropped the tempera tures from a high of 92 on Wed85. nesday to a comfortable Minimum temperatures read 61 on Aug. 15 and 63 the following date. Eagles Await Visit From State Officers Set for Tonight Missionary night at the Box Elder stake tabernacle will be conducted this evening, Friday, Aug. 17, beginning at 8 oclock. President Henry R. Bott of the tabernacle mission is in charge of arrangements and will conduct. Missionary speakers for the evening will be Miss Ruth Hendrickson, Corinne, Danish LDS missionary, and Kelly Farmer, Fourth ward, who served with the Indians in the Northern LDS mission. Two vocal selections will be sung by Miss Shirley Harrison with Miss Nancy Morrell as accompanist. Miss Morrell, also a stake missionary ,will play organ selections. The meeting is open to the public and townspeople as well as tourists are cordially invited to attend the hour long nion said. - Elder These will include George Q. Morris, a member of the Quorum of Twelve; Eldridge G. Smith, presiding patriarch of the church; and Stewart B. Eccles, representing the general welfare committee. The opening conference session will be a priesthood leadership meeting called for SatSeventh LDS ward members urday at 7 p. m. This will be followed by a meeting of stake and their families will celebrate and ward welfare workers at the 11th anniversary of the 8:30 p. m. ward Saturday evening, August General sessions will be held 18. at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. on SunActivities will begin at 5 a. m. day with the conference visitors with games under the direction listed as principal speakers. of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Packer. Also included on the program, The Relief Society is in charge will be talks by 10 returned of the luncheon to be served missionaries from the stake, as between the hours of 6:30 p. m. time permits, President Bennion and 8 p.'m. announced. Promptly at 8 p, m. Eldon been A special meeting has is in charge of the pro arranged for 7:30 p. m. by the grain presentation. MIA during which Elder MorBishop Lee R. Andersen and ris will speak. Mrs. John Long-don- , his counselors as general chaircounselor" to the Young men, reminded members today Ladies Mutual presidency, also to bring their own silverware, has been invited to attend and glasses and plates. which speak on this program include special musical will numbers and the presentation of M awards. All young people in attend. to invited stake are the Members of Box Elder Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles are awaiting a visitation Mon day evening of Utah state aerie officers. A new class of candidates will be initiated during the visi said. Four Box Elder tation and a buffet supper will f county s Application blanks for absenyouths are home on, be served following the meet tee ballots and registration are nine furlough after completing ing. now available at the county weeks of basic training at Fort clerks office for persons who Ord, Calif. will not be in their voting disThey are Roy Hyer, Lynn tricts at the time of the primary Parker, Ivan Emepy and Mauelection or on designated regisrice Keller who all enlisted1 untration days. Absentee ballots No. der the Armed Forces Reserve may also be used by physically Act of 1955 and are taking Stake Board Primary prepara- disabled persons . unable to go total of six months active duty training, after which they will tion meeting for North stake to the polls. serve at home as a member of Primary officers and teachers Registration agents have been will be held Monday evening, listed throughout the 39 voting the local reserve unit. their furloughs, Aug. 20, at 8 p. m. in the Bear districts of Box Elder county as Following Keller and Emery will go to River LDS ward. recently approved by the counGeneral sessions will be fol ty commissioners. They are as Arkansas for advance field arfollows: tillery training while Hyer will lowed by classwork. Mrs. Stewart attend school on motor mainteTingey, presi- Brigham First Mrs. Robert nance at Fort Ord. Parker, who ident, urges all officers and Reese, 227 East First South. since stake has been ill for the past three teachers to attend Brigham Second Noble "Fish-burweeks, will report back to the board members will be present26 West Fourth South, new fall work. Ord. at Fort ing hospital Mrs. Rose Brigham Third Young, 95 North First West. Brigham Fourth Mrs. Elsie 153 North First Christensen, East. Brigham Fifth Mrs. Karl Jo 403 South Second sephson, ' West. ,. Tryouts for the talent show nually by the county Farm BurSixth Mrs. Louise Brigham to be held in connection with eau organization which offers Theuson, 607 South Second East to con three the major prizes the Box Elder County Fair will Brigham Seventh Mrs. be held Monday evening, Aug. test winners while all contes- Larsen, 225 North Fourth Tracy West. 20, at the Bear River City ward tants appearing on the talent Brigham Eighth Mrs. Phylrevue a will receive 6 gift. and hall between recreation lis Glover, 324 North First East. this 8 p. m., it was announced Winner of the county contest Bear River City Zina R. Han week by Mrs. Floyd Carter, Co- will compete at the Utah State sen. will Ply- Fair where a state finalist rinne, and Mrs. Orvil Nish, Beaver Dam Mrs. Dorothy of ' the an- be selected to appear in the H. Busenbark. mouth, , contest national held in connec nua! affair. Bothwell Esther Anderson. tion with the American Farm Rosa Rucker. Fifteen to 18 of the best ama- Bureau convention at Miami, Collinston Corinne Mrs. C. G. Adney. will acts chosen be teur talent Fla. Clear Creek Mrs. Reta Monday evening to appear on Local contestants are ' asked Kempton. the Box Elder Farm Bureau to be on hand for the tryouts Deweyville Nellie K. Gard sponsored show which will be Monday evening promptly at 6 ner. 22 held Wednesday night, Aug. m. They will be auditioned p. N East NaVelle Garland at the Bear River High school by the judges upon arrival, with Rhodes. ' auditorium. 8 p. m. set for the closing hour, Elwood Mrs. A. A. Munns. The contest is sponsored an- - the announced. F ielding Mrs- .- Alice Coombs, Local Youths Are 2919, Home on Furlough Seventh Warders Slate Eleventh Birthday Party Me-cha- So. Stake Men, Gleaners Picnic Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Tuesday, Aug. 28, are the only remaining registration,.1 dates before primary elections in September, according to K. B. Olsen, Box Elder county clerk. Citizens throughout the counto ty who are not registered vote in the precincts where they are. now residing are urged to visit their registration agent on either of those days to make themselves eligible to vote on Sept. 11 at the primary election. Registration days designated in October which will enable people to vote in the Nov. 6 general election fall on Oct. 9, 16, 30 and 31, Olsen reported. To be a qualified voter, a person must ..be a citizen of the United States for 90 days, must be over 21 years of age; must have been living in Utah for one year, in the county for four months and in the voting precinct for 60 days. Persons moving to a new precinct are required to - get a transfer from their old precinct before applying for registration in their new location, Olsen IsSetforTues. South Box Elder stake n and Gleaners will party Tuesday Mrs. Ellen Nielsen. evening, August 21, beginning Creek-ins- . Jennie Rich- - at 7 p. m. at Rees Pioneer park. delicious picnic lunch will , t be served and young people beMrs. Harper tween the ages of 19 and 29 are Holmes. invited to attend. They have Mrs. been asked by those in charge Honeyville Tolman. to bring their own silverware Howell Mrs. LuAnna B. plates and glasses. ensen.' Verl Petersen is stake chair- Mrs. Philbert Junction Lind. Lakeside Margaret May Kirk-ham- . Garland Grouse , Mantua Mrs. Ida J. Nelson. Park Valley Helen Pugsley. Penrose Anna Lee Petersen. Perry Mrs. Emma C. Francis. Plymouth Mrs. Bertha Lamb. Portage Cora McCrary. Mrs. Maxine Promontory Toombs. Riverside Irene W. Forsberg. Snowville Mrs. Ada W. Hickman. Thatcher Doris Burton. Tremonton First Sarah Adams. Tremonton Second Ann A. Zesiger. Willard Florence Taylor. Yost Lutfla Tracy. ,. Nominating Convention Wednesday Night Is Well Attended; All Candidates Give Talks Miss Trixie Bjorn will rule over the Garland Wheat and Beet Days celebration which will open tonight, Friday, at 8 p. m. with a talent show at the Garland park. She will be attended by Sharon John and Patricia Koford. J. Leo Cottam, Brigham City, and George H. Davis, Garland, were selected as the Democratic candidates for the office of Box Elder county commissioner for the two-yeterm in balloting Wednesday night at the party nominating convention. ar Included on the Saturday program will be a parade at 10 a. m., a free sports show during the afternoon including a baseball game at 3 p. m. r between junior teams from Brigham City and Garland and a variety show at 8 p. m. to conclude the celebration program. Eliminated in the three-wacontest was J. Erie Compton, Elwood. Omer J. Call, county Democratic chairman, presided at the meeting. Making the principal address was Carlyle F. Gronning, candidate for congress from District 1. Other state candidates who attended the meeting and spoke briefly were Alonzo Hopkins and Herbert B. Maw, candidates for the U. S. Senate post; L. C. Romney and John S. Boyden who are seeking nomination for governor; Linn Baker and William A. Barlocker, running for secretary of state; and Quinten Alston, candidate for attorney general. Large Group Attends , It was one of the largest Democratic county conventions ever held, one of the delegates said. Also appearing on the platform were other county candidates and each spoke briefly. These included Harold B. Felt, unopposed for the state senate post; Anthony W. Owens, unopposed for state representative from District 1; Paul . Fonnes-bec- k and A. J. Taylor, seeking the District 2 representative position; and Emery E. Wight, unopposed for the four-yea- r commissioner spot. Before adjourning the Democratic convention adopted their party platform which covered a wide range of county affairs. y all-sta- Bunderson PTA Pick Officers For New Term Organization of the Bunderson associa school Parent-Teache- r tion was accomplished Wednes day night when patrons met at the Lincoln school and selected officers to head the new organ ization. Chosen as president of the group was Mrs. E. B. Harrison, was while Mrs. Paul Merrell first vice president, elected Principal Victor J. Bott will serve the organization as second vice president and Mrs. Lowell Baron will be the new secretary, Mrs. Robert Morgan, presi dent of the South Box Elder PTA council was in charge of the organization meeting, calling on Dr. E. B. Harrison for e the opening prayer. Mrs. Glover read the PTA objects and Principal Bott and Kenneth E. cf schools gave brief talks, after which the balloting took place. Mrs. Fred L. Petersen, regional director of Area 4, inoff-- i stalled the newly elected cers. Students Are De-lon- Weight.-superintende- Available for nt i GETS OK George IL Davis, Garland, won Democratic approval for his bid for to the board of Intermountain school students for county commissioners will be available for part time r term. a employment starting Saturday, Aug. 25, it was announced this week by W. V. Christiansen of Part Time Jobs two-yga- Dentist to Reopen Box Elder High Junior, Senior Practice in City . Divisions to Register Aug. C. Musulas an Dr. Robert nounces that he will reopen his dental office in the First Security barik building within the next two or three weeks. Dr. Musulas, who practiced here lor about three years before moving to California last winter, has decided to return to Brigham City and reopen his practice. Coming with him will be his wife, LaVon Gibbs Musulas and their three children, Bobby, Kevin and Lynne. two-week- withdrawal, providing proper keys are returned and the student is not obligated for library books or other indebtedness to the school, it was explained. Senior division students will enter the main building through the west door with ninth graders registering between 6 30 and River City Ward , , 0 Registration dates for Box Elder High school students have been set for Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 29 and 30, it was announced this week by Principal Edward W. Payne, with regular class room sessions to start at 9 a.m. Tuesday,. Sept. 4. dents will be checked in beJunior division students will tween 8 and 9 p. m. register on Aug. 29 in the main Registration fees, payable at building, entering by way of the that time will include a $3.00 east door. Seventh graders will student body fee and a $1.50 register between 6:30 and 7:30- locker rental and deposit One dollar of this fee will be p. m. while eighth grade stureturned to the student at the close of the school year or upon Farm Bureau Talent Tryouts Are Set at Bear 29-3- Registration Fees, Time for Classes to Meet Is Given foV Upper, Lower Divisions Preparation Meet Set for Stake For Monday 10 PAGES George Davis for Commissioner Opens Friday Eve Saturday and Sunday, Aug'.' 25 and 26, are the dates set for quarterly conference for South Box Elder stake, it was announced this week by President Glen M. Bennion. An impressive list of visitors will attend the conference sessions as representatives of the general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, President Ben- August Prior to Primary Election 1956 Beet Celebration 25-2- 6 Elder George Q. Morris Eldridge G. Smith, B. Eccles Will Speak at Sessions Two Registration Dates Listed in 17, Democrats Pick Leo Cottam and Garland Wheat and Stewart These three beautiful girls were listed this week as the QUEEN CONTESTANTS first Peach Queen contestants by the local Jaycees, sponsors of the annual contest. Left to right, they are Josette Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Peters, 111 South Fourth East who is sponsored by the Box Elder News & Journal; Darlene Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Walker, 540 East Fifth South, sponsored by Ken Jensen Market ; and Delores Pali, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Pali, Elwood, sponsored by Ham. ilton Drug Center. Ave, Peirpont Lake City. Utah V BOUNTEOUS HARVEST With bins bulging to near capacity, the Big J Mill had to store this pile of barley, estimated ht 20,000 bushels, on the north side of the towering concrete compartments until additional space can be found. With harvest nearing an end, yields varied from 10 to 30 bushels for dry land wheat, higher for irrigated crops, it was reported. ' 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, and tenth grade students following them between the hours of 8 and 9 p. m. Eleventh grade students will register between 6:30 and 7:30 p. m. on Aug. 30 with twelfth graders appearing from 8 to 9 on the same night. The senior division student body fee has ben set at $5.00 while the locker rental and deposit will also be $1.50 with $1 to be refunded under the same provisions as outlined above, Shop fees of $1.00 and home making fee of 75 cents also will be collected from senior division students enrolling in these departments. Also to be collected at the time of registration are class dues with seniors paying $2, jun iors, $1 50, sophomores 75 cents and freshmen 50 cents. Registration fees charged have been adopted by the board of education and the executive council of the student body while the class fees were adopted by the various groups, Principal Payne explained. New students coming into the district, who have not enrolled for classes, may do so by coming to the high school office on Friday, Aug. J4, Payne said. After class assignments have been made, the new students may register at the same time as other members of their class, it was pointed out the school placement office. Students are arriving this week from the reservation and from their summer jobs. They will be busy the first few days in orientation, physical examinations and in getting settled in their classrooms and dorma-tories. Girls are trained to do all types of home service work, child care, cafe, store and office work. for all Boys are available types of farm, garden and yard work, janitorial service, service station and store helpers. Employers who wish to engage a student to work this coming school year should call the placement office early and get their names on the list. Call W. V. Christiansen, Brigham City, phone 887, from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m. week days or from 8 to 10 a. m. Saturday. The placement office of Intermountain school has moved to a new location, it was announced. It is how located in building 22, known as the boys advisor and canteen building. Employers will pick up their student employees at this new location, Christiansen said. , Four Students Will Receive BYU Degrees Four Brigham Young university students from Box Elder county will receive degrees tonight, Friday, at the summer convocation of the 81st commencement They are members of the largest summer school in the history of BYU. The commencement address will be delivered by Herald L. Carlston, placement director and coordinator of veteran affairs at the Universit of Utah. On Aug. 16, students attended baccalaureate services at which Elder Marion D. Hanks, one of the seven presidents of Seventies, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, delivered the address. Sixty-eigh- t master degrees and 213 bachelor degrees will be awarded. Box Elder county students included are Paul Crandall Bennion, Gwendolyn Seely, Marilyn and Wood, - bachelor degrees, Dwight L. Morrell, master of science degree. y i |