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Show Universal Microfilming 277 Sixth Ave. Srltlrkc City A Warning To Would-B- e Jan. Safe Breakers BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, VOLUME 57, NUMBER 8 PAIR OF Accident Is Fatal CAUGHT 16-YEAR-O- IN CAPITOL THEATER TRENCH G Continuous investigation for hours by the Box Elder county Sheriffs department resulted in the recovery of $600 Tuesday one from a pair of from Brigham City shd the 40 Heaviest Snowfall Of Season Drops On Brigham Sunday Box Elder Sheriffs Look Over Safe were caught in Deputy Leo Cottam, teen-age- rs Latin American Expert Will Speak At Walter G. Mann Is Knife And Fork Dinner February 25 Rotary Speaker A comprehensive picture of what has been going on in Latin America for the past twenty-fivyeans, what is going on down there, now, and what is likely to occur south of the Rio Grande during the foreseeable future, will be discussed at the next meeting of the Box Elder Knife and Fork club when Don ersitwhile Bolt, newspaperman, commentator for NBC, brilliant platform speaker and acknowledged authority on the Land of Manana will be the guest of e honor. The affair will be held at the Indian School cafeteria on Feb. 25. Mr. Bolt ia an authority at evaluating events down South American Way, as his years of experience ill the lands which lie between the southern border of the United Stats and Tierra del Fuego have given him an of insight and understanding the people and events in Latin America which few men possess. Since the time when scarcely more than a boy he enlisted in the British navy in the early years of World War I, Mr. Bolts life has been crowded with interesting events. Always ready for a fight or a frolic, he has enjoyed more than his share of both, though in the interests of truth it must be stated that Bolt is not a belligerent man. He has interviewed hundreds of leaders in South America and among Americanos del Norte whose business has thrown them into close contact with the leading figures from the coastal areas along the northern and eastern coasts of South America to the highest inhabitable spots in Chill and western Argentina. low-lyin- g Walter G. Mann, local attorney, urged members of the Rotary. club to forget politics" and fight to preserve American democracy in a stirring indictment of world communism. Condensing a recent survey conducted by the American Bar association, Mann pointed out that Communism, Marxism and Leninism were by their very objectives designed to dominate the world by revolution. Referring to a talk given in Salt Lake City, Sunday, by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, Mann told of the senators indictment of men in high places in our government and the documentary evidence exhibited to prove their connection with the communist party and communist front organizations. Musical numbers for the pro gram were furnished by Earl Johnston who gave a vocal num ber and a basson solo, accompanied by Mrs.. Margaret John-seJohn" Welt" acted 'as program chairman. 'Earlier in the program, Ray Grant was toasted on his birthday anniversary by Dr. E. B. Harrison. Rex Gleave and Bill Simpson, both of Salt Lake City, were guests at the meeting. - Brigham Wac Takes Except Grocers Idaho Assignment Cpl. Betty Rae Olsen, Womens Army Corp., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Olsen of Brigham to City, was recently assigned the Twin Falls recruiting station, according to Cpl. Good, recruiting officer for this area. Corporal Olsen enlisted in the Wacs in October 1949. After com- pleting basic training at Fort Lee, Virginia, she was transferred to Ft. Meyer, Virginia, where she worked as a telephone operator. She became a recruiting Friday Will Be Holiday For All offi- cer last September and served in that capacity in Columbus and Sheffield, Ohio until December 1951 when she was transferred to Twin Falls. With the exception of grocery stores. Brigham City business firms and offices will be closed Friday in observance of Washington's birthday, it was decided at the merchants committee meeting last Thursday eve- -' ning. Other holidays to be observed will be Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Day, Thanksgiving Christmas and New Tears. To be announced later will be the partial closing on the merchants outing date, with Armistice Day still in doubt. RATED BEST Journal Wins General Excellence Honor At Press Meet; News Wins Distinction hometown Brigham Citys weekly newspaper, the BOX ELDER JOURNAL, was rated first in Utah for general excellence more for weekly papers with than 1,000 circulation, at the annual Utah Press Association convention In Salt Lake City last week-end- . excelTo earn the general lence award, the paper placed high in most of the several di- The visions of competition. Journal was awarded first place for best front page makeup and first for editors column; second place for best use of illustrative material and third place for typographical excellence. The Journals sister paper the Box Elder News, which is published Wednesdays, also won a fair share of the honprs, taking second in best hews story and best editors column and third in best editorial. .Two pictures published in the Box Elder News Won honorable mention in the University of Utah Mens Press clubs photographic contest. One picture, taken by Fred Pierson, staff photographer,- - was of Marilyn (Bunny) Reese, Miss Utah of 1952, being Crowned by Miss The- - other was of America. James Gilford, police kidnapper caught in Box Elder county, being escorted into the jail by Sheriff Warren W. Hyde. The Springviile .Herald won second place in the statewide The heaviest snowfall of the 1951-5winter fell in Brigham City during a 24 hour period last Sunday and 2 recovered Tuesday in a swamp west of Brigham City. Two an intense investigation and $600 was recovered. Left to right: Sheriff Warren Hyde and Deputy Orlin Allen. . . . Clyde Stratfords Back From Calif. Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Stratford attended the Western Home Furnishing week at San Francisco February 4 through 9. The Western Home Furnishing week consists of 2200 furniture displays from which they to be pick new merchandise sold at North Main Furniture company soon. Following the furnishing week they visited at the home of a Mr. daughter and and Mrs. Thomas E. Hillis. They traveled to Monterey and toured southern California. son-in-la- Utah Cooperative Will Meet In SLC February 29 The annual meeting of the association Utah Cooperative will be held At the Newhouse Hotel in Salt Lake City on Fri day, February 29 and Saturday, March 1, according to J. Y. Ferry, president, Bear River Valley cooperative, Corinne, Utah, local affiliate of the state cooperative wholesale. All members of local cooperatives are invited to participate in the meetings and hear an outstanding group of speakers headed by Charles Baker, Mana ger of Pacific Supply Coopera tive, Walla Walla, Washington, and Dr. C. Maurice Wietmg, and Director of Organization of the Ohio Farm Bureau, Columbus, Ohio, said contest followed the Price in A division. B In the division, or papers with less than 1,000 circulation, the Eureka Reporter was first, The Gunnison Valley News, second and the Kane County Reporter, third. Charles W. Claybaugh, publisher of both the News and Journal, was elected president of the Utah Press association at the convention, replacing N. J. Fullenbach, Richfield, outgoing president. He served the association as last Mr. Ferry. year. The three-dameet featured three outstanding speakers, SenAfter 19 Years , ator Mike Monroney J. Roger Deas, public relations Honeyville head of the American Can comChanges Bishopric pany and Senator Joseph Mc, Carthy Aiter serving HoneyviUe Leading Box Elder county ward for 19 continuous years Democrats were guests of the three members of the bishopNews and Journal at the banric handed over the reins to quet featuring Monroneys talk, three new" men last Sunday and the Republican leaders were in ward reorganization. special guests at the banquet The three men or Bishop B. featuring McCarthy. Albert Bingham, and CounseStaff members of the News and lors William S. Ellis and Journal attending, besides Mr. James P. Rasmussen. Elias P. and Mrs. Claybaugh, included: Forsgren will still hold his job Mr. and Mrs. Howard Andersen, of ward clerk, assisted by Don Mr. and Mrs. Winston Nelson, R. Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Channell, Assuming ward leadership Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crompton, Mr are Barsel Charlson, bishop; and Mtis. Edgar Riehardkm, Mrs Byron E. Hunsaker, first counGladys Johnson, Arland Tingey selor and DeVem J. Rasmusand Dick Hansen. sen. second counselor. sheriffs department to a swamp west of town where the 400 pound safe stolen from the, Capitol theater early Saturday morning was fished out. The pair of teen agers, under1 intense grilling, admitted the, crime and tjld of entering the movie house in the middle of night and wrestling the heavy safe out the back door to a waiting sedan. Sheriff Warren W. Hyde said about $700 in travelers checks plus approximately $100 in cash was missing. The suspects denied they spent more than $30, but admitted throwing a sack of papers into a river. It was Deputy Sheriff Leo and tenacjous tailing investigation that cracked the case. He noted a flaw in the story of one of several troublemakers the interrogated in About the time everyone was calling the ground hog untruthful for his earlier predictions of nasty weather yet because of pleasant weather, the sodden clouds dumped 12.5 inches of snow on Brigham City and vicinity. According to Charles Clifford, who takes the official weather readings for this area, the foot of snow contained .96 of an inch of moisture. Monday night when the clouds continued on their way, the temperature dropped to a frigid four above zero in the south end of Box Elder county. During the storm it had ranged from a minimum of 22 to a 41 high. v-- Working on his nearly completed new home about one mile south of Willard, Roland (Buss) Mackey, 37, was killed Tuesday afternoon at 4:10 o'clock when a trench he was digging caved in on him. Buried for about five minutes i i - Trapped, the broke down, then named the Salt Lake City juvenile his own age as an accomplice. An informant had told Cottam he spotted a black sedan outside the theater about the time of the theft. The pair entered the theater through a basement window. After hauling the safe to their car they drove to Bountiful where they smashed it open with a sledge hammer. They drove it all ,the way back to Brigham City before dumping it The youngsters will be turned over to juvenile authorities, according to Sheriff Warren W. teen-age- Hyde. Will Play Famous Stradivarius Violin At 8th Ward Event Sponsored by the Brigham City Eighth L.D.S. ward Mutual Improvement association to raise funds for the building commits tee, Mischa Poznanski, violinist will appear at the Box Elder stake tabernacle, Friday evening, February 22, at world-famou- j Poznanski was born in Poland and started to play the 'violin when six years old. Then he was acclaimed the child wonder of A He concertized in Germany, France and England and came to America as the pupil of the famous Professor Leopold Auer in New York. At the age of 14 he graduated with honors and was selected to participate in a music contest which was sponsored by the New York Music Week Association. In this contest he won first prize and $1000 and a gold medal which en- - abled him to get a transcontinental tour and hppear in every major city in the United States. The critics acclaimed Poznanski as fehe leading violinist gn the 6oncert slhgel , For many years Poznanski was the favorite of the concert box offices until the second World War when he joined the U. S. army and devoted his time in playing for the soldiers throughout the camps on this side and overseas. He was wounded and brought to Bushnell hospital in Brigham City. After being discharged he was offered the position of music supervisor for the Logan City schools, a position he held for six years. He is now on the faculty of music at Utah State Agricultural college and devotes his time in playing concerts for the extension service and public relations office. Permitted to accept a limited number of private concert people in Brigham City will be fortunate to hear him on February 22. He will play his famous StraPvt. Richard Mueller divarius violin, which is one of To Serve In Europe the seven best acclaimed violins in the United States, and is Private Richard J. Mueller, 25, valued at $25,000. finished basic training with the Everyone is cordially invited Seventh Armored division at to the concert. Admission will be Camp IRobets, Calif, and after a $1.00. furlough will report to Camp Kilmer, New Brunswick, New Jersey for February ship ment to Europe. 'A native of Germany, he will serve as an interpreter and military intelligence man with the Seventh army in Germany. Pvt. Mueller immigrated one year ago from Frankfurt, Germany. He is living at 628 South First west with the Virgil Pierce family and is an active' member of the L. D. S. church. His parents and relatives are still living in Germany. y Clare Wiser New 1. 1. Officer At from Ken Schow. Schow heard the victim Named To Lead Cancer Drive Roland . dies in Mackey trench . r PUBLIC CONCERT' HERE FRIDAY y ey was digging in the ditch, about eight feet deep and . two feet wide, only a short distance T4 case. MISCHA POZNANSKI WILL GIVE Europe. Lemon. , According to witnesses, Mack- Earl Madsen Local Eagles To Initiate 14 Members Fourteen new members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles are awaiting initiation it was learn ed at the Monday evening meet ing of Box Elder Aerie 2919. Induction ceremonies will be held Monday evening, February 25. j fellow workers extricated him, artificial respiration and use of a resuscttator failed to irevive him. The father of four children, his wife is the former Ilene before Cot-tarn- 's Monday. 8 p. m. Ti 4 New Home In Willard v Special guests at the Monday meeting will be all of the state officers who will, make the occasion their annual visitation. Bill Pearce will serve as chairman of the entertainment committee for the evening and is planning a big affair, with dutch lunch following the initiation. , Candidates awaiting initia tion are Stevp Anderson, Milton Reese, Floyd Earl Morgan, Cyril B. Hess, Wynn K. Jensen, Irving F. Christensen, Ray H. Grant, Bud B. Hall, Rellis R. Wheatley, Boyd W. Peterson, Morris A. Nut-tall- , Eugene O. Garfield, Lyle E, Crowther and Max W. Morgan. Local officers will conduct the initiation. We want all members fo turn out for this special meeting, Mark Brightenburg, president said "First we want to welcome these new members into the or ganization, and of course meet our state officers and support the bid of our aerie to make Brigham City the convention city this year. ( , Shigeo S. Fyiikawa Completes Signal School Pvt S. Fyiikawa, Brigham City, recently completed his as- signed course in The Signal School and is now awaiting orders for transfer to duty in his new military occupational specialty. Pvt Fjiikawa received his diploma February 12, in formal graduation exercises signifying the completion of the course in Signal Corps communications. P.H TUESDAY CAVE-I- N Roland Mackey Was Digging Trench For i 40-Ho- ur 8 PAGES WILLARD FARMER SMOTHERED IN ROBBERY from Salt Lake City. $600 Of Loot Recovered other The youths also directed the After Tenacious Investigation EEB. 20, 1952 Earl Madsen, Brigham business man, will head April cancer campaign in South Box Elder county according to Mrs. Glen Humph erys, general chairman for this area. Initial organization also includes Mrs. Walter G. Mann, publicity chairman, Mrs. J. Y. Ferry, radio chairman and Mrs. Leo Nelson, education chairman. Because public education is so vital in detecting cancer in the early stages, enabling a cure, an extensive education program will be carried out during the year. Mrs. Nelson will arrange for speakers for all different civic organizations Interested to ac quaint members with the symp toms and other information about cancer. Local Educators - , yell and then saw the bank crashing down. Mackey was covered accept for part of his head and Schow, seeing the bank was about - to cave in more, braced himself against it to protect Mackey from more dirt. , Plastering in the new , house only a short distance from, the trench, Lynn Lowe and Arden Nickols, ran to the trench when v Mackey yelled. ' ' The three men dug Mackey out in what they guessed at less " Willard L.D.S. Ward Reunion Is Postponed - ; ,,-- 7 Because of the saddening accident Tuesday rrftemsMi which took the Ufa of Mackey, - WUletd iarmc, the Willard ward reunion planned for Wedneeday eve-nihas been postponed.. ' ng n than three minutes ' and C, Imme- diately applied artificial respiration. The Brigham City volunteer police department resus-citatwas on the scene and In action minutes after the accident, but after about 30 minutes, Mackey was declared dead ,by a physician. or ' To Attend Meet A group of Brigham City edu cators and school administrators will participate iq, the r. annual region one physical education convention to be held at Utah State Agricultural college, Sat , urday, March 1. "Effective teaching in physl cal education programs, is the theme of the meet. Leon Christiansen of Brigham City will toe chairman of the ad ministrative section; Earl Fergu 8011 and Vernal Harris of Box Elder high school, of the mens secondary educa tion section and Norma Jensen of Brigham City will be chairman of the elementary section, B.E Young Farmers Attend State Meet Several Box Elder county the Young Farmers attended 10th anual state convention of Young Farmers at the Hotel Newhouse, February 8 and 9. They included Mr. and Mrs Clinton Burt, Mr. and Mrs. Ce cil Chlarson, Mr. and Mrs. Max Baugh, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Checketts and Robert Smith. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Hyer and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Westenskow, advi sors. He was reared In Bancroft, Neb, and educated and came when he made his home in Willard. He married Edith Ueae LetnOit on March 10, 1942 in the Logan LJDS. temple. They made their home in Willard where he is a member ' of the LjDJS. ' church At the time of his death he was an elder and a Sunday school teacher in Willard ward. He was a member of the Willard city council. ' He was - an active farmer, fruit grower and J August 8, 1936 dairyman- A member of the U. S. air force he served 1942 to 1945, two years of which was in the - fi south Paciftco-j-- r ,K Survivors include his wife and the following children; Marilyn, Ilene, 9; Nona Mae, 5; Wayne Roland, 3; and Shanna, 1. ' Also his parents ,who reside in WillaTd and the following sisters: Mrs. Rudolph (Florence) Brummond, Mrs. Don ((Rose May) Woodyatt, both of Willard; Mrs. Herbert (Wllda) Dowding,' Milwaukee, Wis.; and Mm. Kenneth (Luella) Eckert, Inglewood, California. Funeral services will, be held Friday at 1 p. m. in the Willard ward chapel, Bishop - Delbert Cook officiating, ' Friends may call at the fanf ily home at Willard Thursday evening and Friday morning until time of service. Interment will be under the direction of the Harold B, Felt funeral home. - -- Christian M. Christensen K ; Dis s Christian M. Christensen, 83, 321 south, Fifth west, Brigham City, died Monday morning at 7:30 am. at the Cooley Memorial hospital after a four days illness. He was bom in Denmark and came to the United States about 50 years ago. He has resided in Brigham City where he has been a fruit farmer., Graveside services 4 will t be held at the Brigham City cemetery Wednesday at 1 p. m. by Bishop LeGrande Horsley. Friends may call at the Harold B. Felt funeraL-homfrom 12 noon until time of services Wednesday, .JJ - ma-ijorin- g T (Roland George 'Msckey, was bom February 22, 1914,' at' Bancroft, Nebraska, a son of Fe lix C. and Rase E. Elnasser Mac-key- .- U Five Intercollegiate Knights have been selected to take over the duties of the groups execu tive council for the coming year, Dick Murdock, retiring duke an notlnced today. Newly elected officers includ ed Clare Wiser, son of Dr. H. Verne Wiser, 460 South 1st East, Brigham City Utah. Mr. Wiser will take over as new duke of the Utah Universitys I.K.s chapter, Wiser will be the groups official delegate to the I.K.s national convention which will toe held April 3, 4 and 5 at the University ' of Idaho at Moscow. Mr. Wiser is retiring chancellor of the 1 K.'s and is a junior in applied mathematics. j Japanese Invited Mischa Poznanski , . . violinist who will play at a public concert at the Box Elder stake tabernacle next Friday, February 22. A native' of Poland, he has concertized in both Europe and the United States. world-famo- us To Special Event Americans1 of Japanese t cent are all invited to a spei program and dance in the S enth L.D.S.' ward,' ' Saturt February 23, at 7.30 pC in. Sponsored, by .the North J Elder stake L.D.S. missions the event is an annual affair |