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Show THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah CHAIRMAN ASKS FOR FUNDS Thursday, January 5, 1967 nA . i V I n v. X . ?-- , FCWMJ-- A, ) . r r 4fc V vC" I - - . Passes Away response generous,' said chair, man Joseph Slggard. The need for funds Is urgent, he said, If continued progress Is to be made In reducing the figure o' 250,000 babies born each year In the United States with birth defects. Already, March of Dimes, supported scientists have de. vised ways of detecting and con. several conditions trolling which can cause permanent men-ta- l disability, and they are now working In the field of German measles and other diseases known to be responsible for de. fectlve children. While these preventive efforts Dies Sunday are being pursued, declared Slggard, the March of Dimes Is 58 of Paul, Lester R. supporting a vast program of Idaho died Harper, Wednesday morning care and treatment designed to make useful living possible of a heart ailment In the Cas. Hospital In for victims of birth defects. sla Memorial Burley, Idaho. He was born Feb. 24, 1908 IT IS BEING CONDUCTED In In Honeyvllle, a son of George at 77 treatment centers from and Martha Hunsaker Harper. American communities coast to coast where trained He attended school In Honey, vllle and graduated from Box experts provide comprehensive Elder Following High school. care, conduct clinical research In San to develop better methods of high school, he lived Francisco for several years, mem-ber- s and teach treatment, help of the medical and allied moving to Paul, Idaho In 1954 where he has since resided. professions. "We know our March of Dimes HE WAS MARRIED TO Hazel message of support In the fight Cornwell In New Mexico. She against birth defects will arrive preceded him In death In 1962. promptly because were cooper, He was a veteran of World atlon with the post office depart- war II and of the Korean War. ment by using zip codes on every He was a member of the Church declared Slggard, of Jesus Christ of Latter-daenvelope, and your contribution will zip Saints. He had been affiliated back to us speedily for the with the Elks Lodge In Rupert, same reason. y Idaho, ARE a brother three sisters, Kenneth Harper, Mrs Venna Jensen, both of San Francisco; Mrs. Estalle Barton, North Hollywood, Calif. Mrs. Alta Plxton, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be con. ducted Saturday at the Paul LDS ward chapel, beginning at 1p.m. Utah, but the Foundation noted Friends may call at the Payne that both sales and Income taxes Mortuary In Burley Friday have Increased proportionately afternoon and evening and until more In recent years. time of services on Saturday. Education remains the major Interment will be In the Idaho Cemetery. area of government spending In Utah, the 1966 total reaching funds alone, In addition to money almost $163 m 11 ion In state provided by local school dis. REPORTS SURVIVING and $ " AID DIMFS CAMPAIGN These Girl Scouts are aiding this years March of Dimes in Brigham C.ity by stuffing mailers which will go to every home. Left to right, are Kaye Spiekerman, Kathy Kilminster, Vicki Spiekerman, Becky Hickox, Candie Benson, Rina Kilminster, Vickie Kilminster, and Beth Hickox. l,:- Underway in Brigham Gty UTAH FOUNDATION ' X Resident 1967 l . Idaho Youth ille Annual March of Dimes Is The local chairman for the March of Dimes this week issued a plea for support In this years fund campaign. Our March of Dimes message this year Is a simple one: Please. Please answer It early and please make your - Or fhK f Ex-Honeyv- ; - State, Local Taxes Grow; Federal Takes Biggest Bite Taxes at state and local le. vels In Utah are Increasing more rapidly than Federal taxes, although Federal Imposts continue to take the largest bite from Utahns' Income, It Is Indicated In a year. end review re. leased this week by Utah Foun-datlo- Assessors Office The Increases In Individual and corporate Income taxes en. acted by the 1965 Legislature, and successive Increases In the sales tax rate in recent years, were cited by the Foundation, a public service agen. cy, as major factors In nar. rowing the gap between the Impact of Federal and state taxes. non-prof- IN THE DECADE between 1956 and 1966, the proportion of total incoma taken for personal Federal taxes increased less than 9 percent, while Increases In the proportion of personal Income going for state and local taxes was 29.4 percent and 14.2 percent respectively. By way of comparison, the Fojnda-tlopointed out that between r the year of 1940 and 1956, the portion of Utah Income taken by Federal taxes Increased nearly 230 percent. Over that same period, due to the rapid rise In income, the proportion taken by state and local taxes declined by about one.fourth. In 1966, Utahns will pay nearly $827 million In taxes at all levels, the Foundation reported. Federal taxes account for about 63 percent of the total, state taxes for 23 percent and local taxes for the remaining 14 per. cent. n pre-wa- per-son- per-son- EARLY BIRDS This was the scene Tuesday as "early birds" showed up at the assessors office to pay vehicle taxes and then purchase 1967 license plates. county Vehicle owners will sae time by doing it now rather than waiting until a few days before the Feb. 28 deadline. OUTLOOK BRIGHTER BACK CIVIL DEFENSE Ru-per- t, Pair Listed Satisfactory After Mishap Two Brigham City residents were reported In satisfactory condition Wednesday afternoon by authorities at Dee Memorial Hospital in Ogden where they were being treated for Injuries sustained In an early morning accident Friday. They are Betty J. Poulson, 25, of 1023 Elm, Brigham City, and Douglas Nelson, 21 of 230 North First West, who were taken to the Ogden hospital after their car plunged off the 24th street tricts. Education The First Presidency of the ed and capacity In the basement Chruch of Jesus Christ of Latte- will be divulged to no one but r-day Saints has urged mem-ber- s the householder. to return questionnaires, sent out by the Bureau of Cen-su- s OVERALL PURPOSE of the for the Office of Civil De- project Is to find adequate shelfense, regarding home fallout ter space, both public and for all Utah residents, protection. Church support for the suras well as tourists and visitors, vey came In answer to an appeal In the event of a nuclear dlsas-ter- . from C.C. Thorstensen, dlrec. Governor Calvin L. Rampton tpr of Utah Civil Defense Corps. requested the Office of Civil SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT Defense to assist the State In will depend upon the acceptance finding fallout shelter space for and support of every Utah citi- everyone, after learning that zen. Unless the questionnaires sampling studies recently comare completed and returned, that pleted had established cannot beobtalnedfor many private homes with basements offer as much protection analysis, Thorstensen said. He said the home fallout proagainst radioactive fallout as Is tection survey Is being conduct- found In public shelters. ed on a confidential basis and home shelter spaces The at no expense to the household, would be used solely by er. After analysis, the lnforma. of the residence In the tlon as to the protection afford. event of disaster. prl-vat- The outlook for available funds for home purchases continues to brighten In Utah, with a second consecutive month of sizable gains In net savings In the states Insured savings and loan associations, R.C. Duvall, Ogden, said Thursday. Duvall Is president of the Utah Savings and Loan league, whole membership Includes Utahs 15 Insured associations. Savings gains of the Insured associations In November were $1,915,929, Duvall reported. In October the Insured assocla-tlon- s showed net savings gains of $2,093,652. He added that and The Utah Jaycees 1 Farmer Dies in Hospital He was LelllaOra CARD OF THANKS cannot express the Words gratitude and appreciation we feel toward those who, by their kindness and generous assistance, helped lighten our burden of sorrow at the time of the death of Our beloved Father, J. M. Andrews of Logan. May SURVIVING ARE one daugh-ter- , Gods blessing rest with those Mrs. Leone S. Hansen, who came to our assistance in Bear River City; four any way. five Mrs. Lon (Dorothy) Wheeler the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Beth Dahle, Mrs. Luella Broby, Mrs. William (Donna) Chapman, all of Logan; Mrs. Edward (Maurlne) Brown, CARD OF THANKS Providence; Mrs. Lewis (SylWe wish to take this means via) Dahle, Glenneth Sparks and Ray Sparks, all of Clarkston; of thanking all those who Mrs. Victor (Ruby) Horner and assistance, comfort and Devern Sparks, both of Brigham sympathy at the time of the City. Illness and death of our belovFuneral services were held ed wife, mother and sister. at 1 p.m. In the In lifes darkest hour, one comes Wednesday LDS ward chapel. to realize the true meaning of Clarkston Burial was In the Bear River the word "friends. City Cemetery under the direc- The Vivian Hunsaker family. tion of the Harold B. Felt Fun. grand-childre- rail tracks below. ambulance was summoned to take the Injured persons to he hospital. loan associations provide approximately 40 percent of the home financing In Utah. An pays you interest every 3 months on deposits of $100 or more in IN Utah TOTAL SAVINGS associations reached an all-tim- e high of $314,290,804 at the end of November. Our checks of the new home inventory In the state shows Duvall an Improving picture, All of this means that said. Utah should see an upturn In new home construction In 1967. New home construction In the state during the first ten months of 1966 was down 27 percent In dollar volume below 1965s total. 967 Presentation per annum 'Big Came Hunting In North America" Savings Certificates The Filmed Record of One Mans Hunt for the Big Trophy Heads the Record Breakers of the North American Continent. 15-Ye- ar OVER 25,000 FEET OF FILM BOILED DOWN INTO 2 HOURS OF OUTDOOR EXCITEMENT AND ADVENTURE . . . WITH SOUND. THE FIRST TIME EVER ON FILM-T- HE GRAND SLAM ALL 4 TROPHY SHEEP. The selection committee of the Utah Jaycees, who brought you the fabulous "Safari in Alaska" series, selected "Big Game Hunting in North America" from dozens of films submitted. It is their feeling that this film is the finest of its kind available, offering unparalleled entertainment, excellent photography, fresh and new adventures. Tonight is final showing, 8 p.m. Box Elder Hi. Tonight-Thursda- y, Admission $1.50 Adult 808 SOUTH MAIN STREET Opo 1 1 a.m. to 11 p.m. to and Mrs. R.V. Hepler, Tre. monton; a stepgrandmother, Mrs. Ethel Walker, Honeyvllle. Funeral services were held Tuesday noon in the Falrvlew Idaho LDS Ward chapel. Burial was In the Dewey vllle Cemetery. THE BEEF Double Burgers married Burt on Feb. 11, 1920 In the Logan LDS Temple. They were later divorced. He was a retired dry farmer in Box Elder county. He former, ly lived In Clarkston and recent, ly resided with a sister, Mrs. Edward Brown In Providence. He was an elder In the Bear River LDS ward. Friday and Saturday 100 Preston; his grandparents, Mr. William Bryan Sparks, 68, of Bear River City, died of natural causes Saturday In the Cooley Memorial hospital. Mr. Sparks was born Jan. 9, 1898 In Clarkston, Cache county, a son of David and Ella Thompson Sparks. viaduct In Ogden. The nations associations last month showed a net gain of $640 million, a considerable Improvement over the level of for gains reported savings through the first 11 months, Duvall noted. Our local gains are for Utah a spot check of some of the offices of the associations and states Insured associations do not Include show that December savings branches, the league president the are up pace. said. keeping gains THE INSURED SAVINGS SURVIVING ARE HIS father, his stepmother; the following brothers and sisters, Colen, Karl, Keith, Michael, Colleen, Bert, Mary Ellen and Seth Wheatley, all of Preston; the following stepbrothers and stepsisters, Lorin, Floyd, Bonnie, of Faye Ann and Carl, all Miss Poulson reportedly suffered multiple lacerations and loss of blood. Nelson suffered a possible fractured pelvis. City According to Ogden police, the car smashed through the guardrail and plunged 50 feet, landing head first on the PROPERTY TAXES continue to be the largest producer of THE UTAH SAVINGS GAINS state and local tax revenue In followed national patterns for savings and loan associations. loan association In this area is Ogden First Federal Savings and at Main Loan association, Forest street, Brigham City. It looks now as though our savings gains In January, when a new dividend peiod begins, will be even better than we had expected, Duvall previously said. He noted that virtually all savings placed In Insured asso. clatlons are channeled Into home mortgage loans. Savings and Retired B.E. 47.7 percent of all state spend, lng for the year. The year 1966 was marked by a succession of efforts dl. rected at changing the basic structure of state government, the Foundation noted In Its year. end review. It appeared, how. ever, that the basic feeling of Utah voters favored retention of existing Institutions and pro. cedures, as all eight proposals for constitutional change were defeated In the November election, eral Home. Church Supports Home More Funds Available in Fallout Protection Survey Utah for Home Purchases LDS represents Dale Ronald Wheatley, 16, of died of a Idaho, Preston, respiratory ailment enroute to a Salt Lake hospital on Sunday, Jan. 1, at 10:30 a.m. He was born Nov. 4, 19&0 In Carey Idaho, to Bert M. and Rhea Hepler Wheatley. He was a freshman student SUCCUMBS William Bryan Sparks, 68, of Bear at Preston Junior High school. a member of the He was River City died Saturday at of Christ Jesus Church local hospital. of Latter-da- y Saints. Jan. 5th 75c Student Proceeds Go to Civic Projects Throughout Utah You dont have to wait six months to receive interest on We will mail your interest check in half the savings. 90 from whatever date you make your deposit. time, days So by planning ahead, your Savings Certificate will mature at the same time you need your money for special payments, new purchases, or what have you. You dont have to save large amounts. Certificates are issued for as little as SI 00 and multiples thereof. Your savings are insured. Each depositors account is insured to $15,000 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. i Y J |