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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. 141 Pierpont Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah Jan 61 Volume 53, Number 42 Brigham City, Utah, Thursday Morning, October 13, 1960 Adult High School Classes Space Probes Insure Begin Monday at Box Elder The newly adopted adult high school completion program will Monday evening, get underway Oct. 17, at 7 p. m., at Box Elder High school, according to Edward D. Ward, program supervisor. CLASSROOM instruction will begin at that time in three math classes, including English, and history. Classes will be held each Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, running from 7 to 10 p. m., for a period of 24 weeks. Final registration will also take place Monday evening for those who have not yet registered. Bear River High school also will begin the program Monday evening for people in that area who desire to complete their high school studies and earn a graduation certificate. Instruction will be offered there on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, with the same courses offered. Box Elder's enrollment will be while 30 students in each class, Bear River High will have about 15 students in each class. one-ho- WEEK PROCLAIMED Mayor Ruel M. Eskelsen hands a proclar, mation setting League of Women Voters Week to Mrs. Joseph president of the Brigham City league. The week is being observed Oct. Gur-riste- 17-2- Know Your Board Candidates Scheduled by South Council PTA Know Your School Board Canby meeting, sponsored South Box Elder PTA Council, will be held Friday evening, Oct. 14, at 8 p. m in Box Elder High school auditorium. Candidates from Districts No. 4 and No. 5 will be in attendance to offered THE THREE courses present their views on the local and Attorney are basic toward high school gradschool situations Reed Hadfield will serve as mod- uation and any elective courses erator. may be chosen through evaluating Mrs. Merlin Jeppsen, council the persons program through the legislative chairman, is in charge of arrangements for the meeting. council Mrs. Robert Molgard, president, reminds that decisions made by the school board affects your child, your childs future and your tax rate, and urges that evabout the eryone be concerned men who will represent them on the school board and attend this public information meeting. It is necessary for the public to understand the reason for having school boards and the methods by The Republican party of Box Elwhich they can best operate. der county will stage a luncheon PRESIDENT MOLGARD asks, and rally Monday noon, Oct. 17, at Are you aware that the chief re- the Tropical Restaurant. U. S. Senator Wallace F. Bensponsibilities of the school board are: nett will be guest speaker and Re1. To develop and constantly impublican candidates from Box Elder county will be introduced, acprove the educational program. cording to C. B. Stratford, county 2. To provide personnel for staffchairman. ing the school program. 3. To provide and maintain an THE GENERAL public is inviefficient and physical ted to attend the luncheon educationally tickets may be obtained at $1 per plant. 4. To secure adequate financial plate at the Republican Headquarresources. ters, 26 South Main, between 2 and 6 p. m. daily. con5. To maintain a Tickets may also tact with the adult community and be obtained from any of the counthe schools. ty candidates. will be guest Senator Bennett 6. To choose the chief executive and work harmoniously with him. speaker at three morning meet Mrs. Molgard strongly urges ev- ings scheduled prior to the lunch' eryone to be concerned about the eon on Monday. The first meeting men who will represent them on wil be held at the home of Mrs. the school board and attend this Richard Dunn, 117 West Seventh North, at 9 a. m. The second meetpublic information meeting. ing is scheduled at 10 a. m. at the home of Mrs. F. Lcland Seely, 826 East First North, and will be followed by a meeting at the home of Mrs. Ersol Berchtold, 228 East Third South, at 11 a. m. invited Local ladies are being to attend these informal discussion periods and to meet Senator Bennett. didates Republican Rally Slated SEEKS POST Elmer H. Ward of South Willard is seeking election to the Box Elder Board of Education. Monday Noon Elmer H. Ward Files for School Board Elmer H. Ward of South Willard Friday became the third aspirant for a seat on the Box Elder Board of Education from Precinct Four. Ward, a native of Box Elder county, barely nosed under the filing deadline which was 5 p.m. Friday. His name will now appear on the Nov. 8 ballot with those of Ever- ett M. Goodell, Willard, and man Jeppson Mantua. Precinct Four includes the Norcom- munities of Willard, Mantua, Perry, Harper and Dewey-vill- Hon-eyvill- e, is now serving as compGeneral depot a position he has held since 1918. This marks his first bid for public office. The newest candidate gained his greatest fame in the field of athletics and more specifically, football. He was an outstanding member of the Box Elder high team and later went on to star at Utah State university where he was picked as an he performed After graduation, with the professional Detroit Lions football team. WARD troller at Utah WARD served in the Army from to 1947 in which he attained 1910 the rank of colonel. He was assigned to Utah General depot while on active duty but is now in reserve status. Ward has resided on his farm at South Willard for the past 150-acr- e 11 years. married to the former Nelson of Perry. They are He is Flo-ett- a par- ents of two children, Steve who is now attending Box Elder high, and Sharon, a student at USU.. In filing. Ward said he felt his past experience would be a great asset to him if elected to the school board. He'pointed out that during the past 19 years, he has served in civilian and military capacities in the field of budgeting, and management engifinance neering. two-wa- y One Meet Held, Another Set For Elks Lodge An organization meeting in Brig- ham City this week apparently cleared the way for establishing an elks lodge here, according to Eugene Hanson, chairman of the organization commitee. Hanson described the meeting held in the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce as comrooms, pletely successful. Officials of the Utah Elks association were on hand including D. J. Murphy, chairman of new lodges: Alton J. Thompson, vice president of the state organization, and John C. Green, Jr., chairman of the new lodge committee for the Utah Grand Lodge of Elks. STATE OFFICIALS are expected to attend a second meeting scheduled Monday, Oct. 17, to discuss dues and initiation fees. This session is planned at 8 p. m. in the chamber rooms, above the Box Elder County bank. Hanson said all present and future members of Elks are urged to attend the meeting. TRAILER HOUSE IS TOP PRIZE counselors at the two high schools. Ward pointed out. A tuition fee of $25 per unit will be charged for persons over 18 years of age However, any student 18 years of age or under, will be eligible to register free of charge as the schooling will be furnished by the Board of Education on the same basis as regular high school, Ward explained. All persons who are registered for the course are requested to be in attendance at the first classes Monday evening, Ward W. Crosby, president ofiversely on growth and develop-ThiokChemical corporation, Wed-- ! ment of the company. I am quite confident that we will nesday expressed optimism in Thio-kol- s future by saying he believed continue to grow and believe we business have a very bright future. the space exploration the could more than take up The problems that confront an slack" if military contracts taper organization during a rapid buildoff after 1965. up have been solved and I have Crosby described Thiokol opera- great confidence in the capabilities tions in Utah as a tremendous un- of our management, administradertaking and had high praise for tive, engineering and technical the persons involved. staffs, Crosby stated. The group at work at Utah has done an outstanding job and made great personal contributions in order to get the job done, he declared. Reduced company earnings reported this year were described by Crosby as in no way reflecting ad- - Joseph Storm Forces Planes Down Thiokol Plans Over Weekend The storm which moved into Utah last weekend forced two Box planes down in the Western Elder county area but an investigation by Sheriff Warren Hyde turned up no injuries and no damage to either craft. The first plane landed Sunday afternoon on U. S. 30s, nine miles west of Snowville. Sheriff Hyde said when he reached the scene, e the craft was secured to a fence and in good shape. Hyde passed the spot again on Monday only to find the craft gone. He theorized the occupants caught a ride in and then returned the following day and took off under more favorable weather conditions. single-engin- THE PLANES number was reported to the state aeronautics commission but the occupants were not identified. A radio report of a plane possibly being down near Lucin Monn day, sent Hyde and a deputy, Allen, into the area to investigate. Railroad workers told them a plane had landed across the state line at Montello, Nev. The sheriff further learned that e the plane, a type, had landed on the baseball diamond at Montello Sunday night. It was pulled to a nearby road early Monday morning from where it took Ceremony for Ogden Center METERS ARE BACK Byron May, local police officer, had a special assignment this week, that of installing parking meters in downtown Brigham City. The meters are making their second appearance here and will go into effect Friday. Parking Meter Levers Start Turning Friday twin-engin- off for Elko, Nev. THUS ENDED the mystery of the second plane. But then, Hyde had to follow through on a report that a smal plane was seen flying low along a railroad y near Lucin. The craft reportedly was flying east toward Ogden. However, there were no other planes reported as missing and Hyde said the craft DIG DEEP This will be a comapparently stayed in the air. to mon sight in the downtown area Hyde and Allen returned Brigham City about midnight on from now on as meters start coins for parking. Monday. right-of-wa- Brigham City Is Destination tivities on Monday. Mrs. Richard is chairman, with Christiansen Mrs. Mack Mrs. Clyde Glover, Young, Mrs. M. A. Burtcher and Mrs. H. W. Hadfield as committee For Emergency Field Hospital Senator Bennett will arrive at early Republican Headquarters Monday morning to campaign for the Republican party on a national, state and local basis. County Reports Influenza Cases A civil defense field hospital unit is scheduled to arrive in Brigham City next Monday, Oct. 17, according to John I. Johnson, Brigham City police chief and head of the city civil defense organization. The hospital unit which contains all necessary medical supplies and equipment including a portable generator is valued at $30,000. It is' intended for use in any local 200-be- d disaster. Elder county reported 20 Sealed in crates, it is being shipcases of influenza for the week ped here by van from Santa Rosa, ending Oct 7, according to the Calif. of Public State Department Johnson said the unit will be Health. stored in the city warehouse on Brigham City reported one case the old sugar factory property. As one strep infection of measles, compact as possible, it requires and five cases of flu for the same 1,486 cubic yards for storage. period, the bulletin indicated. The sealed crates and their contents weigh a total of 23,200 pounds, he added. J. D. Gunderson, county civil defense director, made application for the unit this past summer. A national civil defense official visited locally to determine the need and whether or not adequate stor- ELK BARBECUE and soft drinks sale all day as will shells for the more popular calibre rifles. Any profit from the event will be used to improve the federations gun range. It offers gun enthusiasts of this area a chance to enjoy themselves while possibly winning some prizes and at the same time contributing to the improvement of the Blaine public range, explained Jensen who is heading arrangements for the shoot. Inmate Schools Sheriff, Deputies Box Elder County Sheriff War- ren Hyde and his deputies have! completed o course in drawing to scale, crime and accident scenes, Hyde said that the course was highly beneficial. The instructor? An inmate at the jail who holds a degree in mechanical engineering. Newly installed parking meters in downtown Brigham City will officially begin collecting their tolls come Friday, Oct. 14, according to Police Chief John I. Johnson. Department personnel installed the meters this week in preparation for the change over. Included were 81 double units on Main street from First North to Second South and 70 single units on Forest and First South streets between First East and First West. Other single units are located on First East in the vicinity of the courthouse and the Cooley hospital. to LOCAL POLICE are slated hand out citations for overtime parking starting Friday. The city council last week took action which should cheer up those drivers cited for parking too long. the It was to revise downward schedule of fines previously adopted. An overtime parking citation will cost the driver 50 cents if paid within 48 hours. After that time, the levy will be $1 and if not paid within the next five days, the fine will be $5 with a special invitation to court in the form of a warrant. age facilities were available. Brigham City is one of several this Utah cities to receive a field hosTHE COUNCIL adopted pital unit through the civil defense schedule to be in line with that of program. Only recently, Logan neighboring cities Fines will be received one. the station. at police payable The meters along Main street will be more particular, taking Rains Cease, only pennies and nickels and giving motorists a maximum of one hour. Meters on other streets will take these coins plus dimes for a Sun Appears Box will be on Weber county and Northern Utah receive national recognition in the eyes of the missile industry on Thursday, Oct. 20, with the LDS PRINCIPAL Mack J. Bowen of the Thiokol has been appointed principal of the Chemical Corporation Rocket Op- LDS Seminary here. erations Center in Ogden. The event is being jointly sponsored by Thiokol Chemical Corporation and Weber County Industrial Bureau of the Ogden Chamber of Comwill Or-Ii- Wildlifers Plan Shoot Saturday THE TOP prize being offered Sportsmen of the local area are to prove is a trailer house. The offered an opportunity their shooting skill and win some awarding of the trailer will climax prizes while doing so during the shoot activities. The event is slated to start at Box Elder Wildlife federation's first annual shoot Saturday, Oct. 9 a. m. with pistol and small bore shooting. 15, at Mantua. Then at 10:30 a. m. the large The shoot wil be held at the federations gun range at the north bore shooters will take over with end of Mantua, just five miles east trap and archery shooting scheduled to start at 1 p. m. of Brigham City. Lee Robertson of the state fish Prizes including shells, knives, axes, hams, turkeys and many and game department will be on other items will be given away hand for an exhibition shoot and demonstration of gun, safety. during the day. Thiokol Future -- Crosby A COMMITTEE appointed by Stratford is in charge of arrangeacments for the Bennett Day members. 14 PAGES maximum. The going rate will be one cent two-hou- The rains ceased and the sun appeared Wednesday after a "wet five days in this area. A total of 1.77 inches of moisture was c ded from the welcome storm W'hieh invaded the area last weekend, according to Charles Clifford, loud weather observer. air weather is in the offing for re-c- F th' coming weekend, Clifford said. High 0 I Oct. 11 12 56 58 Low Mois. 42 .05 r for 12 minutes, five cents for an hour and 10 cents for two hours. METERS have been installed fur the second time on Brigham City streets to do away with a local plaguing parking problem merchants. With drivers having to pay for the time theyre parked, more spaces should be available in the business district for persons who want to shop or who have business to conduct. A parking rule was invoked two years ago but this failed to alleviate the parking problem. Johnson said that at several locations there will be meters giving just 12 minutes to keep traffic moving in and out of the spaces. Meters are slated to be installed soon on downtown lots of the Brigham City Parking corHowever, persons using poration these lots will receive twice as much parking time for their money. two-ho- 45 Man Faces Trial A California man, Donald Ray Nichols, 23, Los Angeles, is in the Box Elder county jail awaiting trial in First District court on a fraudlent charge of issuing a check, Nichols was bound over for trial after he waived preliminary mg When arraigned in city court last week. hear-count- y Off-Stre- ground-breakin- g New Principal merce. Appointed at THE CEREMONY will take place at a 161 2 acre site on the northeast corner of the Ogden Municipal Airport purchased by Thiokol for the Rocket Center. Heading the list of dignitaries participating in the are: J. W. Crosby, president of Thiokol; Dr. Harold W. Ritchey, Thiokol vice president in charge of Gov. George Rocket Operations; D. Clyde; Ogden Mayor LeRoy B. Young; and Robert G. Hemingway, president of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce. ground-breakin- LDS Seminary g Mack J. Bowen has been appointed principal of the Box Elder LDS seminary, it was announced this w'eek by Malcolm C. Young, president of North Box Elder stake and head of the LDS Church Board of Education for this area. Bowen was appointed to fill the created by the death of vacancy A UNIQUE feature of the ground C. LeGrande Horsley, former prinbreakng, which will get underway cipal. at 9 a. m. that day, will be the use of a rocket, to break the ground, THE NEW principal has been according to Bernie R. Diamond, teaching in the LDS seminary manager of the Ogden Chamber since 1956. He began his teaching of Commerce. A at that career at St. Johns, Ariz., where time by a group of jet aircraft he was assigned for one year and from Hill Air Force Base will ap- came to Box Elder in 1957 where propriately link the event to our he has since been teaching. modern jet age. That afternoon, A native of Rexburg, Ida., Bowen a special exhibit of Thiokol cor- attended grade schools at Lyman, porate facilities wilt be shown on Idaho, and graduated from Madithe mezzanine of the Hotel Ben son High school at Rexburg. He Lomond in Ogden. attended Ricks college at Rexburg The new Rocket Operations Cen- and Brigham graduated from ter being developed in Ogden will Young University, Provo, in 1954. be the nerve center for key mis- He has been furthering his educasiles for all three services. Pro- tion by BYU during the attending pulsion systems for essential de- past four summers, working tothe Minuteman, ward a masters degree. fense missiles, Pershing, Sergeant and Nike Zeus, BOWEN fulfilled a mission for for example, will be coordinated from this location. Fascination the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterSaints in Finland from research projects in- -day cluding the Project Mercury, 1949 to 1951. from this will have their input He served in the U. S. Army for new headquarters. 18 months of two years, 1954-5which was spent in Germany. He married the former Dorothy Ann Lillywhite in September, 1953, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. They are the parents of two children, Sherrie, age six. and Roger, age four Principal Bowen has taught in the various auxiliaries of the LDS church and has served as superin-- , tendent of YMMIA and of Sunday stolThis is the story about two He also has served as a 'school. en cars, one recovered before it counselor and dance director in was reported stolen: MIA and is presently serving as a Sheriff Warren Hyde Sunday in the bishopric of the 'Counselor se-1958 a night was informed that Fo"rth ward BnSham Clty dan had been stolen belonging to Bobby Barker. Bear River City. The report came in at 9 p. m. A broadcast was made and minutes later, Trooper Ralph Kotter, in Utah Highway patrol, radioed that he had found the car abandoned in Tremonton. However, a second car belongng to Carter Rich. Tremonton. was reported missing. Sheriff Hyde went to Tremonton Fire Chief, Lowell Baron this with Barker to pick up the latters week learned that very few peocar. know how to summon the ple He then headed back to Brigham local Fire Department in case City to broadcast a lookout for the of fire. This fact was made second missing car. known to him as he conducted In the meantime, Patrolman tours through the Fire Station Jack Pendleton, Utah Highway pa- as part of National Fire Preventrol, radioed for information on a tion Week activities. Bear River valley In case of fire, local residents youth he had stopped in Brigham should dial PA which will the City. Hyde requested that a special telephone at the ring youth be brought in. City Police station. The person As it turned out, the teenager on duty there will turn a switch was driving the car stolen from to blow the siren and the firea 1958 sedan. Tremonton, also will go immediately to the men Pendleton had stopped him only to Fire Station where they will ancheck his driving credentials. the alarm to learn the loswer The youth is awaiting action in cation of the fire. juvenile court and both owners have their cars back. fly-ov- Car Missing? Yes, But Not For Very Long 1 Fire Chief Gives Instructions for Reporting Fires |