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Show fftf I rw-- . ' UniVvirsl Microfilming Corn. 141 Salt Shuman Joins Chevrolet Credit Staff man has who as Santa the delighted hearts oi boys and girls throughout Northern Utah, is now holding his own" following a serious heart attack last Thursday evening, Jan. 12. As the Box Elder Journal went to press Thursday evening, complete with feature story on Frank Nedbalek. versatile Brigham City man, Mr. Nedbalek was rushed to the Cooley Memorial hospital. He has suffered three attacks. Although still taking oxygen, his family now lists his condition as improving. The hopes and prayers of all the youngsters and their parents go out to him during his illness. The Claus d VOLUME 59, NUMBER 3 Members of the Knife and Fork club are reminded of the dinner meeting scheduled for Thursday evening, Jan. 19, . at the Tropical Restaurant at 7:30 p. m. Dr. Stanley Jaks, psychologist and humorist will be the guest speaker. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance, reports Ross C. Bowen, secretary of the club. Meeting Jan.19 beginning at the According to 7:30 p. m. in activity room. Douglas Mann and Miss Beth Brown, fourth grade teachers, the theme of the meeting will be Music in Our School. 'Miss Brown with her students will present Swedish songs and dances. Mr. Mann will demonstrate and explain the use of the audio harp in elementary school mu- Preparation Meeting Slated Speed Writing Begins Soon Hy-spee- d Taxpayers Must Attach Forms 2 W-2- s s Local Pilot Joins Search Over Box Elder County Knife and Fork Club Will Meet Thursday Evening To Lincoln PTA All parents of Lincoln school students, and any others interested in music in elementary schools, are invited to attend the Lincoln school PTA meeting on Thursday evening, Jan. 19, 6 PAGES Utah for Lost Plane and Pilot Parents Invited Shuman replaces Henry Knud sen who has joined the account- sic. Mrs. June Fife, PTA president, ing department at the Capitol has announced that reports will Chevrolet in Salt Lake City. be heard from the legislative Shuman has been employed committee and library for the past several years at the North Main Furniture com pany. (He and his wife, Elaine, and Sunday-Schoo- l son, Dick, reside at 170 North He in civic First West. is active and church work and at the present time is financial clerk in the Brigham City Third ward. i New Course in BRIGHAM CITY) UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1956 Search Resumed Over Northern well-know- n Panel Discussion NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFICIALS These newly elected officers of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce congratulate each other following the announcement of their victories at the Thursday night membership banquet. They are, left to right, Harold B. Felt, president; Orion Eskelsen, Reed Simonsen, and Wayne A. Jensen, directors. Leo Jensen, also elected director, was not present at the time the picture was taken. : District Scout Meeting Scheduled Tonight, 7:30 p.m. A district Scout meeting will be held this evening, Wednesday, at 7:30 p. m. in the Fourth ward chapel. All institutional representatives and district Scout committees are urged to attend, according to an announcement by Clyde B. Stratford, district chairman of Birdhaven Retail sales in Utah in 1956 are expected to be slightly bet ter than the highs of 1955, a First Security Bank survey shows. J. Leo Nelson, vice president and manager of the Brigham City bank of First Security Bank of Utah, N. A., said that retail trade in Utah in 1955 will total an estimated $843,000,000 Vocal for 1955. New car sales in Utah in 1955 were almost 45 percent The North Box Elder stake higher than in 1954, the survey Sunday School officers apd work- North and South Box Elder ers will meet Sunday,, Jin. 22 quartets are tuning their vocal were up Shows. Used ear-sal-es 14 percent. for their monthly preparation chords for competition Saturday, This 'intense pace will probably not be continued meeting at 2:30 p. m. In the Jan. 21, at the Garland stake Seventh ward Chapel. at such high levels. Automotive house in Garland. sales in 1956 are expected to be Elder Ted Harrison, recently Five stakes, North and South returned missionary, will speak Box Elder, Bear Rvier, South percent approximately lower than In 1955. This deassembly Bear River and Malad singers during the general crease, however, is expected to meeting. Class work will be will participate in the event. Long-han- d new class in A toe offset by increases in other as will hold its first meeting held for all class groups According to Vem Petersen, lines, including both hard and Thursday evening, Jan. 10, at outlined in Sunday school work. North Box Elder stake music E. is K. Increases in price the court house, a: 7:30 p, m soft goods. Stake Supt. Weight and Mrs. Carol Wooddirector, are expected in many lines to This course is as desirous of (having 100 percent land, South Box Elder stake mugiven being offset increased costs, both of attendance of all Sunday school sic part of the evening educational officers and teachers director, the quartets are in each of materials and wages. of the Box Elder counfor the contest. program ready of attend wards Nelson added that total bus! the stake School District, and the State the North stake will ty Representing ness activity In the Intermoun of Public Instruc the preparation meeting. Miss Mary be: ladies Department quartet, tain area is expected to be ap tion. 4 better percent proxlmately This course develops a method than 1955s record. of fast writing based on the Based on data from the Utah alphabet. Abbrevla of Employ English State Department ment Security, wages and sal tions, omission and blending of aries in Utah will total approx letters and the substitution of numbers for words and imately $897 million for 1955, an signs and Increase of $107 , million over parts of words are the basic 1954s. Average employment in principles of The course is planned to run the state was up 6.2 percent, and average wages from $287 for a period of ten weeks and No to $337 per month. Utah cash will meet each Thursday. farm income for 1955 will reach registration fee will be charged some $149 million, approximate The instruction given will be of ly the same as in 1954, the First value to those desiring secretarSecurity executive said the sur ial training, or those that plan to work in the field of journalvey indicated. Substantial gains in construe ism. tion for industry and utilities in 1956 over 1955 are foreseen Utahs anticipated by Nelson. utility construction expenditures in 1956 will total approximately $37 $45 million compared with W-- 2 million in 1955. Railroad expenditures will be above 1955s. Anticipated expenditures in non Taxpayers who worked for ferrous industries is estimated more than one employer during POPULAR SINGING GROUP These four charming Missat $25 million compared with $8 1955 must be careful to attach will represent North Box Elder Fourth the es from ward, million in 1955. Military con to their Federal income tax restake in the quartet festival this week. They are, left to struction of $13 million should turns for the year all their W-Pam Richards, Marilyn Mann, Mary Jo Harris and 1955. In as right, be about the same withholding tax certificates, DisFrancell Brown. Drilling for oil and gas in Utah trict Director Charles I. Fox should reach $10 million in 1956, warned this week. Employers to regular compared with 1955S $9 million. usually issue Construction of uranium mills employees by Feb. 1, 1956. milin the state Should total $6 Many people work for several lion. There should be an addi- business firms during a year, tional $70 million in Industrial Mr. Fox pointed out. Generally, construction in the state in 1956. such firms will furnish employLargest project in this category ees who have left their employ Is the . anhydrous ammonia proper certificates shortly after Its plant at Geneva." they leave the company. Residential construction in Important to keep these certifiUtah in 1956 should total ap- cates for use in computing tax proximately $60 million, accord- status at the end of the year. Fox stated that far too many ing to the bank survey. This is somewhat lower than the $75 people mail their tax returns million expended fof 6,800 Utah lacking two or three such withReadwelling units in 1955. holding forms, causing tax dissons for the decreases are short- crepancies found which are ages of materials and tighten- when tihe tax officials check ing up of mortgage credit, the against their copies of the forms First Security executive said. furnished by the employers. Short-terworkers who have Snowville Test Well Is never received W-2-were from firms employed by which they should apply for them at once, Plugged, Abandoned Utah Southern Oil companys and those who have lost them test well in the Snowville area should request duplicates. Persons who filed a 1040 tax NORTH STAKE WINNER was plugged and abandoned on Representing North Box ElJan. 13, after reaching a total return last year, and have not division in the stake quartet festival will be this mixed moved, should have received the der depth of 6,425 feet. ward. Fourth the from They are, left to right, Mickgroup 1955 form Govtax by mail. .They The test hole, known as Valerie Hamilton and Rae Eda Anderson, ernment No. 2, was drilled in may be obtained at any Federal ey Harmon, tax office. Denney Beecher. the SE SW 10-1- 5 MiWi Frank Nedbalek Brigham Citys outstanding young man of the year, 1955, will be announced this evening, Wednesday, at the annual Distinguished Service Award banquet to be held at the Tropical Restaurant, according to BUI Davis and James M. Powers, Jr., of the DSA committee. Nominations for the award have been submitted by local citizens and organizations, listing the nominee's activities during the calendar year, 1955. Rules specify that any young man between the ages of 21 and 35 is eligible for the honor. Importial judges have screenACCEPTS POSITION Kay ed the nominations, judging beShuman has recently accepsix on based the following ing ted a position as head of the points: 1. Contribution to community accounting and credit dewelfare during year. partment at the Central 2. Participation in Chevrolet company. community activities. 3. Evidence of last contribution to community activities. 4. Exhibition of leadership ability. 5. Evidence of personal or business progress. 6. Cooperation with indivi duals and civic organizations. Winner of the Brigham City award will be considered in the state contest which will select Kay Shuman has accepted a the ten outstanding young men at the Central Ghevro position in Utah for 1955. let company as head of the accounting and credit department, it was announced this week by of the Glen Knudsen, automobile business. all-tim- e City, Uth J'n. 5o Is Condition of Judges to Announce 'Outstanding Young Man of the Year' Sales Increase ve. 'Holding His Own' Jaycees Will Make Distinguished Service Award at Banquet Tonight Bank Survey Shows Retail Pioroont Seventy Persons Complete Ground Observer Course at Monday School 100 Corps Members Active; Additional 100 Needed Feb. Seventy 1 completed persons their course of study as plane spotters in the Ground Observer corps at a school held Mon- - North and South Stake Quartets Tune Chords for Division Competition Jo Harris. Miss Pam Richards, Miss Francell Brown and Miss Marilyn Mann, accompanied by Mrs. Margaret Johnsen. Mixed quartet, Miss Valerie Hamilton, Miss Eda Rae Anderson, Denny Beecher and Mickey Harmon, also accompanied by Mrs. Johnsen. South stake singers are: ladies quartet, Mrs. Vonda Cheney, Miss Lila Armstrong, Miss Rasmussen and Mrs. Pat Hunsaker. Their accompanist is Miss Carolyn Tingey. (Mens quartet, Kay Pierce, Wallace Bunnell, Drex Jones and Paul Siggard, accompanied by Miss Shara Lee Jeppson and Mrs. Helen Bunnell. Miss Diane Mixed quartet, Meaeham, Glen Reeves, Mrs. Doris S. Cook and Jay Cook. Mrs. Helen Bunnell accompanies the mixed quartet. De-An- n Government day evening at the Central school which makes a total of 100 members in the local Ground Observer corps. Instructors at the Monday school were Sgt. Stanley Dixon and Sgt. Wallace D. Liggett, of the United States Air Defense Filter Center at Salt Lake City. Graduation exercises are planned for those completing the course at which time they will be awarded certificates, identification cards and wings, a statement made by Mrs. George Hodges, coordinator for the civil defense group. Of the seventy persons ' attending the school, fifteen came from Corinne and will form the Corinne Observation corps under the supervision of Mrs. Ella Stallings. Another group attending was comprised of 25 Junior boys from the Intermountain school, who will serve as plane spotters at the Brigham City Observation Post located at the south gate of the Intermountain school campus. Mrs. Hodges announced at the Monday school that beginning r Feb. 1, Utah will go on sky watch, which will mean that an additional 100 plane spotters will be needed In the Brigham City area to man tfce post for the schedule set up. full r Another sdhool will be held in the near future at which it is hoped that the local organ! zation will reach the goal of 200 members. . Seeks Teachers For Overseas The Overseas Recruitment resentative located at Hill rep- Air Force Base, Utah, is now accepting applications for teaching positions in the (Dependent Schools overseas for the 1956-5school year. The purpose of these schools is to provide state-sidpublic school educational opportunities, grades 1 through 12, to dependents of military and civilian personnel stationed overseas. Approximately 80 percent of the position vacancies will (be in the elementary grades. The approximate gross monthly salary for Elementary and Secondary teachers is $375.00 and for administrative personnel is from $450.00 to $530.00. In some overseas areas appointees will be eligible to receive foreign post differentials. Transportation is furnished to and from the overseas assignment, plus free living quarters or housing allowance. The tour of duty is 12 months (9 months of school, travel to and from the overseas area, and possible summer employment). Positions wUl be located in Europe, Africa, Far East, Azores, and Newfoundland. Applicants must have a minimum of two years teaching experience. Teachers who are interested in obtaining an overseas assignment should immediately write or send a completed Standard Form 57,i which may be obtained at any first or second class post office, to the Overseas Recruitment Representative, Civilian Personnel Office, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. 7 e Attend High School Assembly On Tuesday morning, Mrs. Hodges accompanied Sgt. Richard Kaufman and Airman Ar thur Jordan of the United States Air Defense Filter at Salt Lake City, to the local high school where they met with the stu dent body In an assembly, and explained the program of the Ground Observer corps. Following the program, more than 30 students signed up for a class In air Observance instruction to be held next week. The time and place of the class will be announced later, Mrs. 3 Hodges said. Set for Corinne PTA Meet Mon. A panel whose discussion, members will be comprised of local parents and one teacher, is to be the highlight of .January meeting of the Corinne PTA, Monday evening, January 23, 'beginning at 8 p. m., at the school house. All parents are urged to attend and hear the discussion, which among other topics will condiscuss, small problems cerning activities of children in school, such as the question: Is it necessary for a child to have an allowance? Local Archers Plan Movie And Meeting The local archers will show a twenty minute movie an Shooting Shark with a bow and arrow, at the Armory Thursday, Jan. 19, a 8 p. m. Anyone Interested in seeing this film are cordially invited to attend, according to . Dale Madsen. A short business meeting will follow the movie., Sadie Hawkins Dance Slated . At High School John Weir, manager of the Brigham City airport, has been , participating In the, search for a missing F86 sabrejet plane which disappeared Friday night ; while making a landing attempt at Hill Air Force Base. The search was grounded by week-entorrents of rain and snow which covered the moun- tain areas and made flying impossible, until Monday - when Civil Air Patrol flights were made from the Ogden Airport and members of the 41st Air Rescue squadron from Hamilton Field, Calif., operated from Hill Air Force Base. The search operations cover all parts of Northern Utah as far west as the Nevada line, Weir said, and is a matter of pure guess work, because nothing could toe determined as to : the speed or altitude of the lost flier. The missing plane was piloted by Capt. Wilson K. Baker of Decatur, Ga., and was enroute . from Nellis Air Force Base to Tinker Air Base in Oklahoma. He had made one approach at Hill Field and then apparently circled for a second attempt. He asked for clearance at 7:32 p. m. Friday and apparently miss- - , ed the field. He asked for an- other clearance six minutes la- ter and was not heard from again. He had only enough fuel for eight minutes of flying left at the time. Officials said that if he were in the pattern, he would have turned north and west toward ; Promontory, circling back to- -' ward Brigham City and south again to Hill Field. Mr. Weir said Tuesday after- noon that in searching all points in Box Elder county, no trace had been found of the ' missing plane as yet. , Beet Growers J Must File For Acreage Word comes this week from Donald Homer of the Box Elder county office of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation at Tremonton, that In accordance with provisions contained in the Sugar Act, the Secretary of Agriculture has determined .that Individual proportionate shares (allotments) will be established for those farms for which a request has been filed for a share of the 1956 crop of beets. ' Any farm operator Who wishes to participate In the 1956 Sugar 'Beet program and desires consideration In the initial allocation of acreage must file a request for proportionate share for the farms he will be operating during the 1956 crop year, either with a sugar factory field-maor at the A SC county office in the Waldron building at Tremonton, on oar before Feb. 3, The annual Sadie Hawkins dance sponsored by the Girls and Boys leagues is scheduled to be held Jan. 20, following the Box Elder vs. Weber basketball game. JoAnn (Long, Ann Noyes, Janet Dummer, Jane Fredrickson, Deon Rasmussen, and Madeline Mills are members of the advertising committee who are working toward making this dance a successful one. Other committees under the direction of Janice Leonard and Ann Western 1956. skew are also under way. All girli are requested to get choice dates for this girls dance. The league officers are also encouraging everyone to costume in the traditional way. Prizes will be offered to a Daisy Mae and Lll Abner and to several Dogpatch characters dur ing the course of the evening. n Snow and Rain Cover Brigham Over Weekend The first and much needed moisture to fall in the Brigham City area since the New Year, came Friday, Jan. 13, when .03 inches of rain was recorded by our local weatherman, Charles Clifford. By Monday evening, a total of 1.93 Inches of moisture had fallen in the - three-daperiod. However, in spite of the storm front, temperatures remained above normal for more than 31 consecutive days. Inch Sunday brought one-hal- f of snow which was followed by 1.05 Inches of rain the same day. Monday was like a day In March, as early morning thunder and lightning accompanied a down pour of raLn which measured .85 inches, while later In the day there was snow, hail, and even balmy breezes during the few moments of sunshine that appeared. The following is a report of the temperatures recorded by y PLAN SADIE HAWKINS DANCE All will be in readiness for the annual Sadie Hawkins dance sponsored by the Girls and Boys Leagues at the Box Elder High School FriMaking plans for the gala affair are Judy day evening. Olsen, Janet Dummer, and Deon Rasmussen as they show a version of Lil Abner. |