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Show .the conference of In time from (previous will be change Elder stake conferences. The priesthood at (take tabernacle ac-- , leadership meeting will be held Sunday next in the afternoon at 2 oclock. City vernal WlHle, stake President Milton ft. Hunter of the First Council of Seventy of the and (Professor Richard Poll from ,..ai sessions at, 10 a. the Brigham Young WH1 be held University This la a will be the visitors at this con- 7:jo p. m. ference and will speak at the various sessions. ' Reports will also be given by Jive recently returned missionaries. Music for the morning session of the Conference will be fur nished by the Bear River City ward choir, and for the evening session by the (Brigham City Third ward choir. . Holmgren, Early Box Elder Back From Mission eter Teachers Turn Down $200 Raise; Committee Will Negotiate For More With Doaro tn "HIGH IN ABILITY TO PAY BUT Pioneer, Dies Saturday At 86 Holmgren, 86, Mr on LOW IN SCALE, TEACHERS SAY pio-- Elder county who the plains while his Box Elder Pioneer I enroute here with npany, died SaturBear River, his at ,20, . closing a creer (ere tat, Contract Signing Until Question is Settled; Committees Meet Board Friday Hold-u- p fT J. Bearf River of th a resident ilsigren, was for most u and .stock it farmers the west; He had and ' of farm Idings some 70 yeays, one of the Elder county. the Acme or-a culinary water for 30 yeans, and a at the Bear River City He , was six years. of the Bear River ; Co. from ie time of his death. in Box a director of n promoter and presl-hFarmers Cash Union He helped 30 years. Bear River .Valley Tile served as its president years. ! jar Co. ilmgren was He of the for 17 years, established the of the county unit te Farm board, and was resident. He was preside Northern .Utah Grain or two years. ved in the Utah legisla-on- e r He term, in 1898. ice y of the peace in Bear precinct for 10 years, a years he was Box . (Elder education, meib-i- e county and he eery term as Elder1 president county fair , 'i'' ;'T he was a member v',- - year; xecutive latewajr board bf the council; Boy he America, In 1942 die I J Scouts Silver Boa - oimgrtn id, Box taught - School Elder county, for r.. at shorn Sept. 13,1865, Rocks, Wyo., while were his the plains crossing Mormon He company. of Peter O. son The and family in Salt Lake City, to Collimfton,' Box mty7 known then as (ltd jved i Bridge. family ty, Two moved where Mr. years la to Bear Holmgren John Peter Holmgren , died Saturday at 86 For Luana Carter . homecoming testimonial for Miss Luana Carter of Park ValF.T.D. Holds Meet ley will toe held in the Park Valley ward chapel Sunday, May In Monday 27 at 1 p. m. She is the daughFifty florists, all members of ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Carter. the international Floral TeleShe returned home recently graph Delivery association, met after serving an 18 months misMonday evening at the Maddox sion in the Southwest Indian Cafe for a business dinner. This mission. She labored in Gallup was the first of this type of and Isletta, Hew Mexico. Before going on her mission meeting ever held in Brigham City. she was graduated from B.E.H.S. Mr. Henry Drewes, of Drewes and also attended the U. of U. All her frlepds are cordially Floral and Gift is district chairman of the association and was invited to attend. in charge of the meet and conInstallation Of New ducted the dvenings affairs. A and educated d'yetrs he was secre he ward M.I.A. and he Sunday school and a number of years, 'a? are his widow, three i bt daughters: Edwin md; Parley and Delbert Jf Bear River City; Mrs. ; Re Nee Harper Returns From , .. day and sell poppies. The poppy sales are designed purpose, to bring for a two-folto memory the heroic action of our soldiers and to provide a scource of income for the benefit of disabled veterans. The red crepe paper flowers Morrison, Sheridan, which will be sold on the Brigre. Mable Strong, Sugar streets are made by M Mrs. Leona Reese, ham City at the Salt Lake veterans City; Mrs. Lydia Che-- t era ns They receive Lake City; Mrs. J. .innie) Nebeker, Ogden; idred Bennion, Corvallis, How Democracy Works t20 ' f. grandchildren, andchildren, a n d the brothers and sisters Holmgren, Tremonton; . Bear . River Holmgren, re. Lydia Tanner, Ogden; known Perhaps one of the 'leat ue Jensen,. Brigham but most responsible positions A Amanda Santchi, Pal-tiiocin Box Elder county is that Box and by. the the of members toy cupied Public and J sis- - Elder county, Board of .J Welfare. LU 0scar Holmgren, Board members at the present City; Reuben Holm- of time include D. G. (Nelson, Jr., as Ctty! known Snowville (better chairman, Nelson), services will be held Judge Gariand, East of J. Potter Robert 231 today, at D- - E- - Peckenpaugh the Bear River .City of Tremonton; (William C. HrSE. e F1' under, the' direc-wMrs. J. Rogers ley, Mrs. R. N. Price, mortuary." of BrigGleave ""ttwUl H. b- W. and Byah w hh ' v cemetery. ham City. Mr. Nelson recently completed pent Service Wjll 14 years of service as ain board the Tremonton Office member. His Interest is indicated by welfare program tne y service his willingness to make from ln C0Pr' round mfles 112 of trip Jhe Box Elder fcoun- and back ,1 home to Brigham City once each association, open(least at k ", enPlojment office regularly, this period of Utah, on May 21. month, during time. Eh??0U1 Miller, proWhile the Public Welfare Brigham City of- been In the has Utah in gram ex will be located limelight to a considerable the labor camp at Tre- - tent since its Inception, are ac Office hours will be names of those who 1 for the opr- until 2 p. m. responsible tual'ly d , Assumes New Duties - g were diait,-hls'yaX4.'f- f . Colorado where she labored for five months as secretary: to President Ray E. Dillman of the (Western States mission. She was then transferred to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, up to Bridgeport, NebrasWyoka, then to (Wheatland, ming and on to Lander, Wyoming. Upon the creation of the new West Central mission she Three Box Elder county men who are among the June crop of second lieutenants of the Agricultural colleges Reserve Officers Training corps have received orders to report for active duty upon graduation, according to the A. C. news bureau. They are Sydney B. 'Johnson, 'Brigham City, who has been assigned, as installations officer at the experimental base, Muroc, California: Spence L. Gardner, Tremonton, who will toe a physical fitness officer for pilot trainees at Williams Air Force M. Base, Arizona, and Joseph Hess, Fielding, who will be an information and educational officer at Hill Air Force base. IK 7 t oS : l- of-Ct- ation of the pogram in Box Elder county have not been very widely known. The Utah State law specifies that each county and district department of Public Welfare shall be under the consupervision, direction, and trol of, and shall act by and through a board, to be known as the County or District Board of Public Welfare. The law6 further specifies that this board must be comone posed of Seven members, must be a county commissioner, at (least one member a woman, and with the exception of the commissioner member, nO more than three df the members can belong to the same political party. Members are appointed by the county commissioners r terms. The term of for two expire on March 31, every two years. Their powers are tuUe ' broad and their responsibility , peat. a regular They serve without for sailary and are responsible forms the administration of ill Box Elder of public assistance as county, including Did Age Aid to (Dependent Chil sista-ncesix-yea- , drens assistance,' Aid to the Welfare" department Dis- bolds liens, failure of fathers to support their children, state residence requirements, and many other related problems. , The Board, in a measure, fulfills its obligations for the administration of these programs through the appointment of a county director, who is responsible to them, and through a small staff. The 6taff includes J. W. Oldroyd, director and sec- retary of the board; LeGrande Tea and Steven R. Bunnell, case workers; . Walter Yaggi, child welfare worker; (Donna Nelson, cated they felt that, considering these unusual times, a $37,000 reserve was necessary and that they didnt want : to Impair school services more than abso. lutely necessary. The board of education and : - ; District Head , News-Journa- Her husband died in 1933. She is survived by the ' fol lowing sons: Noble M. Fishburn, Brigham City; Max M. Fishburn, Salt Lake; City; Dr. Glen M, M. Fishburn, and Raymond Fishburn, both of Ogden; 13 grandchildren; 12 -group. children and the following sis The group then divided with ters: Mrs. R. L, Fishburn, Brig the legionaires and auxiliary ham City; Mrs. Wanda Ward members going to their respec- leigh and Miss Ada Mack, Og l. j son, stenographer. Total monthly payments to needy people in Box Elder county now total approximately $28,-00a month. The Board has delegated authority to the director to authorize payment of a first check to individuals whom the staff thinks meet eligibility requirements, however, before continued assistance can be given, or before assistance grants can be increased, decreased, applications for public assistance 'denied, or cases dosed, each case must toe approval toy the County Board. Because of their varied interests, and living as they do In various localities in the county, the board members are well acquainted with a laTge portion of the families who apply for help. They offer a stability and soundness to the Public Welfare program that could not be achieved in any other way. In todays world of conflict and unrest they stand as an excellent example of how a free nation can pro vide for its needy poor in a democratic- - way. 0 tive meetings. -- : Main business of the evening was the election of officers. L. K. Baugh of Logan was elected as.first vice commander. Commander Hodges chose as his adof jutant," Hyrum ' Malmrose Brigham City. Among the dis tinguished guests attending the meetings were: Dave Forsey of Payson, department comman departder; Roland Hughes, ment adjutant; Art Horsley, do partment service officer and Robert Shelby, national committeeman. During" the auxiliary session under the direction of Merle district Malmrose, auxiliary president, the .fol lowing new ofwere Mabel ficers elected: Whale of Logan, district president; Millie Cunningham of Lewiston, first vice president;; Mrs. Lutz of Garden City, second vice president, and Isabel Wilscin of South Cache, historian. , Distinguished 'guests attending the auxiliary were: Mildred Ferrington, department president; Alice Pond, department first vice president, and Roetta . great-gran- d - . Wil- part-tim- e the teachers' , committee will meet Friday afternoon for further negotiation at the board of education rooms at the county court house. Executive officers of the; Box Elder county teachers .association will head the committee. They are Clyde Morris. president; Mae Petersen, vice president; Ross Coombs, second vice president; Yemen. Hansen, secretary. Also on the committee will be next years officers: Mae Petersen, president ; Ralph Baird, second vice president; Douglas Cannon, second vice president; and Ella Long, secretary. Also representing the teachers will toe the salary committee headed by Roland Gourley, the advis-- . ory committee and others. , George Hodges Elected the stenographer; and Sonoma the ; Needy Blind, abled, and aid to other needy individuals, who meet eligibility requirements as set uip by state and federal laws., In addition, they supervise the administration of the Child Welfare program, that includes the foster placement of children. The problems that regularly receive their . consideration are many and varied. They , include problems incident to the delinquency and neglect of children, valuation of property on which Aid to i- was recalled to labor as corresGeorge Hodges ponding secretary to President IDil'lman. She reports a most in. former Commander of the spiring 18 months in the mission Brigham City American Lefield.- gion post who was elected to Orval Sackett, counselor In the legion district head. con Seventh ward bishopric, ducted the homecoming services Sunday evening. Invocation was offered by W. W. Smith. Brent Jeppson gave the scriptural reading followed by a Short talk by a scout, Glade Jeppson. Bishop Lewis S. Wight spoke and also read a letter from Pres ident Sylvester Broadbent from the West Central mission. His Commander George Hodges of talk was followed by a vocal American. Legion Post No. 10 solo toy Morgan Hawkes. Miss was elected district commander Harper gave a delightful report to succeed Joe Howells at disof her mission activities. Clos- trict convention held Saturday, ing prayer was offered by Mrs. May 19, at Garden City. Arola (Whitaker. and auxiliary Ldgionaires Order your stationery, office and members met ' Jointly for, the session of the convention business forms, envelopes, etc., first in the L; D. S. chapel in Garden today at the City. Joe Howells, district commander, presided over the opening ceremonies. - (Paul Spence of welcomed the Garden City Welfare Board Donates Time And Labor To Serve Public , 8 The board of dueetlon. Sls faced with lising costs, previously had said they felt that thd raise they had offered, was the very best they could do. Though In sympathy with the teachers, the school board Indi- sion in (Denver, Called To Active Duty monotony of idleness. Proceeds of . Poppy Day go to help living victims of Americas and veterans disabled wars, needy children of veterans. Sixty percent is kept by the local unit for local welfare and 40 percent goes to the state department of a veterans organization for disbursement In welfare and rehabilitation cases too costly for local units to handle. d , Lts On Brigham City Streets Next Saturday While the teachers h&d asked for a raise of 15 percent of the average wage, the money them by the board ranged from 4 to 8 percent of the teachers wages, depending on their pay. The teachers pointed out Index has that the risen 15 percent since , the Korean war started. ' : In discussion some teachers cited that the board had raised $59,008 by cutting Services but had 'not touched an emergency fund of $37,000 which they, have held in reserve fo rtwo years. Also they pointed out that the increased valuation of property ln the county WHl mean eddi- tional revenue for the school held Sunday evening, May 20, in the. Seventh ward chapel for Re (Nee Harper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ezra Harper, Who recently returned from serving an L.D.S. mission in the West Central States mission. V? Miss Harper began her v mis- . Legion And V.F.W. Will Sell Poppies services (Homecoming Harold Felt, local mortician, was guest spaker. Mrs. Lillian Legion Officers Thur. Regular meeting of the. Brig-han- r Felt, accompanied by Inez PeCity American Legion; post tersen, J entertained the group iOi.wMl be held Thursday, May with vocal selections. the War Me A motion was adopted by the 24, at 8 oclock members to give scholarships for morial home, according tp Com nurses training as the years pro mander George Hodges. . , ; offiject. It was also voted to give Installation of the new donations and assistance to the cers will the feature of the Howell will L. x. crippled children and to the can night District Joe ' r ; officiate. cer fund drive. ReNee Harper In attendance from Brigham who was honored May 20, . City, besides Mr. Drewes, were Visit Olsens Mr. and Mrs. Burnal Hlllyard at a welcome home testimonMrs. Drewes and Mr. and Mrs. ' and son, Monte, of Smithfield, ial. Vernon Drewes. , This District Unit Is composed were Sunday: visitors at the Ol-hMr. Mrs. Earl of and home Idafrom of the members Utah, I sen of this city. Nevada and Wyoming. Three B.E. 2nd in , Back From Mission - City. He married en Sept. 26, 1889, in a L.D.S. temple. He was The two Brigham City veter- half cents for each of the high priests ans organizations, Veterans ox North Box Elder completed. This gives stake, Foreign Wars and the American flower the veterans the opportunity to secretary of the Bear Legion and their auxiliaries will earn money and to break the ird for 10 a For years." observe Poppy Day next SaturRiver Members Of The Box Elder County Welfare Board . . . left to right : Mrs. J. E. Ryan, Mrs. Rudger N. Price, Don E. Peckenpaugh, Tremonton, J. W. Oldroyd, director and secretary; D. G. Nelson, Jr., chairman; Robert J. Potter, William C. Horsley and W. H. Gleave. This group hold little known but responsible positions. Brigham ice. is reared 'At a recent meeting the board of education voted out and cut down on some of the services of the school district, ' Which, combined with additional reve- nue from increased school taxes and federal aid, was earmarked for the raise of $200 each. teacher, and a raise for Jahitois and bus drivers as well. , . Homecoming Set e V arguments..; Miss Luana Carter . . . whose homecoming wil held Sunday, May 27, at 1 p.m at the Park Valley ward . , a ; 2 !a to ; Turning down an offerer raise of $200 each, Box Elder county teachers voted to send their representatives back to the school board for further negotiations" at their annual mass meeting at Bear River high school last Friday. Pointing out that the Box Elder school district ranks sixth in ability to pay for education, but 20th in amount paid, Clyde Morris, teachers association president, said we, feel ;hat the teachers are justified in asking for higher wages. (By not signing their contracts school year until for the 1951-5they feel their requests adequately answered, the teachers hold potent power behind their with ffent; 8 PAGES BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1951 VOLUME 56, NUMBER 21 Noal Christensen At Coaches School Noal A. Christensen, first lieutenant of the U. SJ army, Brigham City, is attending the third coaches all-arm- y and conference sports officers c refresher course at the United States Mili. den. , tary Academy, West Point, New , Funeral service will be held York, during the week, of May at 1 p.m. Friday at the Brigham 7 to IL Lt- - Christensen is stationed at Boston Army base, City Fifth ward with Bishop Boston, Mass, as special service Oleen Palmer officiating. (Friends may call at the family officer.The purpose of the conference, home, 420 south main, Thnrsday which is sponsored by the Spel Friday-untitime and evening cial Services division, 'AGO, deof service Interment will be in the Brig- partment of the army, is to appropriate training for seham; City cemetery under the direction of the Harold B. lected military and civilian personnel responsibility for conFuneral home ducting recreational sports at regimental and post levels. .. second vice Kilfoyle, department Box Elder Sailor Gets president. Following these sessions a banquet was Held. The group Respite From Battle A brief respite from the rig- then held a dance at the resort, orous naval actions off Korea is Dakota. Those attending from Brigham in order for Ronald Archibald, Commander and sonarman, third class, USN, husCity were: Mrs. George Hodges, Mr. and band of Mrs. June Archibald of Mrs. Hyrum Malmrose, Mr. and Plymouth, Utah, who Is serving Mrs. Chester Knudson, Mr. and aboard the destroyer UBS ' " ; Mrs. Harold Van Dyke, Mr. and , Mrs. Jack Burt, Mr. and Mrs. His ship is now in a United Tommy Tommaney, Mr. and Nations port for further, assignMrs. Herb Adamson, Mr. and ment with , another task force Mrs. Les Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. having served as an escort deGlen Severns, Eli Lee and Dick stroyer for a carrier task force Jensen. operating in the Korean area? t provide ' , ; |