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Show Universal Microfilmtwr Co p 277 Sixth vr. Salt Ice Boxes Could City, Jem Ut.i The com of living in Box the same. Increasing wereistate and state schools levy.Jty expects to reap about Bothwell Town", 2 mills; Corinne which was not collected last 1457.64 from countj is going up. property owners. , Without exception every 3 mills, and Mantua Town, year because the state had This is an increase of $78,608 63 erty owner in the county w ill 1 mill. Only town to reduce its plenty of money on hand, was over 1952s total of $1,318,819.01. Ice box deaths could strike pay a greater property tax this levy was Yost, from 3 to 2 mills, levied this year at 360 mills. Utilities Pay Big Share Penrose citizens will pay a 1 in Brigham City. year than in 1952 if the value of Soothing the Sting Paying the biggest share of the mill levy for their new cemetery Officers of the Brigham City their property remained Taking some of the sting out the tax bill this year will be the statistics district Police department warned this same, according to of the state schools levy, the utilities (railroad companies, Treasthe owners from All will of otfice week that death traps like pay County property local power and light companies, 33.99 mill tax for schools and state uniform minimum those that have suffocated many urer Boyd M. Sheffield. 1.10 and mills etc.). Their assessed valuation For county dwellers outside county purposes and city and levy was dropped, children across the nation, dot lowschool levy Was a subfor 1953 is $14,401,602, limits of incorporated cities and town dwellers must tack on the the county the city. .13 mills. stantial increase of $216,003 over 37 tax levied by their city. The city ered 2 the be towns will increase old discard refrigera"People 1952 valuation of $11,188,699. tors into alleys or behind homes mills ($2 37 for each $1,000 taxes ranges from 2 mills for The county commissioners held the determine the said properly owned). Greatest in-- ! Yost and Bothwell to 19 mills for the line against increasing costs State assessors with hardly a thought, 7.20 mills valuation of all utilities while same levied the and .5 37 mills. Will will be Garland and create beiTremonton cities, Officers Herb Hampton, "but the Box Elder county assessor An increase of 2 40 mills for for all purposes as in 1952. doors that paid by people of Corinne. they have Three Cities Increase Tax With the assessed valuation of determines the valuation of all could Slam shut behind a child county and state schools and Three cities or towns incieas- - the state uniform minimum all property in the county at other property in the county. playing in them. Assessed valuation of all proptheir levy this jear, one re- cal school program was listed, $37,075,532 this year a drop from That ice boxes, refrigerators and other receptieles with auto- duced the levy and the rest lev- - (The increase came because the $37,323, 257 from 1952. the coun- - erty in the county other than d Brigham Children prop-Ictty- lo-e- d - matic locks are potential killers has been demonstrated by a deaths in all rash of parts of the country the past month. It could happen here, "we have the death traps, said Officer Hampton. The officers urged that people discarding old refrigerators VOLUME 58, NUMBER 39 rip the door off of them or in some way make them harmless 5A NO. BOX ELDER STAKE DANCERS Tax Levy Goes Up; Property Valuation Drops Snuff Lives Of , L-- r utilities amounts to $22,670,930. This is a drop of $1113.628, almost a half million dollars, from the 1952 assessed valuation of $23334,558. Drop in Valuation There was a big drop of $997,-85in the assessed valuation of personnel property, largely because of the dropping value of livestock. According to Treasurer Boyd Sheffield there are continual adjustments in the property valuation and by the time tax notices are mailed, a valuation increase of around $200 0t0'is expected. In an ordinary ear around 98 percent of the tax assessed is paid while property on the remainder goes delinquent. TO BEGIN SEASON OCT. 3 Attendance Ribbon To Begin Annual Trek on Saturday 8 Fun Night activities will rjr tf s i This is the beginning dance of the third season. Indian Summer will be the theme on Saturday with the Seventh warders serving as hosts with dancing to take place the Seventh ward recreation hall. In Those in charge of the dance are: Dave Wright, former dance instructor, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuart, newly named dance directors for the ward. Ice-bo- x Ice-Bo- Ross C. Bowen . . , Hearing Set Oct. Deaths Could Strike Here x 13 For Former BEHS Secretary ch A laVwho might well be the nev,r All Church basketball star thitieason, was born Saturday Sept. 26, at 2:45 p. m. in the Cooley hospital. The eight pound 15 ounce Preliminary hearing for Miss C. Jean Shonka, charged with youngster is the first child for Mr. and Mrs. Dell Nichols. As grand larceny and embezzlement of Box Elder high school funds, yet a name has not been dehas been set for Oct. 13 in the cided upon. Mrs. Nichols is the former city court before Judge B. C. Shelley Robinette. Call. Maternal grandparents (for She requested the preliminary the first time) are Mr. and before when hearing arraigned Mrs. Asel Robinette. Paternal City Judge Call, Monday. are Mr. and grandparents In a complaint filed by Leonard L. Bishop, Friday, Sept. 25, Mrs. George Nichols. Miss Shonka was charged with two counts: (1) Grand Larceny, a felony as follows, That said defendant did then and Leadership Meeting there wilfully, unlawfully and For No. Stake MIA feloniously steal, take and carMonthly leadership meeting ry away money in the amount of $300.55, on a certain check for all North (Box Elder stake dated March 28, 1952 in the Mutual Improvement association amount of $300.55 drawn by the workers will be held on Monday, Utah High School Activities As Oct. 5, beginning at 7:30 p. m. sociation. payable to Box Elder in the Seventh ward chapel. Officers in charge urged toschool and the Board of Education of Box Elder County school day that all ward officers and Dennis Hansen and Gary Rasmussen district; (2): "'Embezzlement, a teachers be in attendance. That felony as follows, . . . Central School students, demonstate how horrible death can strike youngsters in any Shonka -embezone of many old discarded around town. This ice box was in Brigham City. the said C. Jean City FFA zled $300.55 of the Box- Elder High school and the Board of Education of Box Elder County School District. The charges came after long A Brigham City Future Farmer investigations, which included two audits of the high school fi- of America, who not only will nances. In the last audit the farm in the future but is doing Lincoln G. Kelley and Co. esti- a good job of it now, has been mated a shortage of $7,611.52 awarded the coveted American for the year ending June 30, Farmer degree, it was learned 1951 and other discrepancies for this week. previous years. Winning the top FFA award The last audit has not been for the nation was Glenn A. released for public inspection. Smith, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Smith and currentCopt. Robert J. Brown ly a senior at Utah State Agricultural college. Finishes A. F. Course Will Show New Styles Tonight Two local furniture stores will Fashparticipate in a state-widion Show, Wednesday, Sept. 30 (tonight), during which more merchandise than $6,000 in prizes will be given away. Brigham City stores who will hold open house from 7 to 11 p. m. tonight are Hadfield Furniture and North Main Furniture. e On display will be all the very latest in styles and designs of furniture, floor coverings, home decorations and accessories. Everyone attending the open house will be given an entry blank to participate in the Home Fashion Show limerick contest. Limerick entries will be deposited at any of the participating stores and the list of winners will be announced later in furniture store windows. t; Brigham ice-box- es Member, Glenn Smith, Wins American Farmer Award Recently Captain Robert J. Brown USAFR of 314 south First west, was Brigham City, recently awarded a diploma from the U. S. Air Force Extension course institute for completing the Squad-- r o n Officer correspondence course. The ECI offers correspondence courses on air force subjects to Police Officer Herb Hampton points to the danger of an empty refrigerator discarded by a Brigham City home. A child could suffocate here, just as 'many have all over the nation recently, in similar-deattraps. . . . Some Water Will Elk , water Box in at 9 p. m. They Include Cutler Reservoir and the Bear river which is open clear to the border. These waters are open to angling for any species of game or trash fish that may be caught by legal methods and in limits prescribed by the 1953 angling proclamation. Utah-Idah- o Ashton, Idaho Couple Announce Birth of Girl Mr. and Mrs. Marion Pierce of Ashton, Idaho, announce the ar- rival of a baby daughter born September 20. They have two Ethel Mary other daughters, and Sandra Lee. The Pierces are former Brigham residents. Mrs. Pierce will , be remembered as Beatrice No, 2. Brigham Jud-gon- military re- it easily possible for a child to crawl into one and have the door slam shut and lock behind him. Hunters Told personnel. General courses are based upon the resident cullicule of the Officer Candidate school and the Air Universitys squadron officer and field officer courses and air war college. Special courses are based on subjects taught at resident air force technical schools. School Districts Enrollment Hits A Fire Danger High of 5,347; 151 Increase Over 52 Elk hunters heading for the mountains this week were warned that open country is Elder county will remain open the year around, according to the Utah Fish and Game commission, which told that the general trout season doses Oct. 11 frigerator doors make Still Critical Remain Open For Fishing Two bodies of . . . Locked When Closed the automatic lock on Enrollment in Box Elder coun- more students registering in tinder dry and explosive and ty schools, as of Sept. 9, jumped 1953 than in 1952. Lincolns 1952 that extreme care should be 151 students, from 5,196 to 5,347, enrollment was 410 and this school year, ac- jear is 461. Second in increase over the 1952-5used in handling fire. Forest Ranger M. J. Markcording to statistics compiled by was Bear River high school with 31 more students than usual. ham said Tuesday that the Supt. K. E. Weight. The rest of the schools remained fire danger is still so critical A bumper crop of 120 more crews are that fairly constant with a slight first graders than usual was over-all increase. still being held on. overin the the factor biggest It is interesting to note that Virtually no rain this sumwith increase. Other all grades mer has left the ranges an if Bear River City is used as the substantially larger enrollments forests extremely dry and line the south half of 39; 10th, 19, and dividing match or camp fire are the seventh, the school district has 2959 or ' 34. 12th, not completely put out could Enrollment at Box Elder high 55 percent of the students leavcausp untold forest damage. school with seventh through 12 ing the north half of the district with 2388 or 45 percent of the grades is 1185 and enrollment students. f)Dpn;na Honewille school with River Bear at high Following is a breakdown by Relief Society Tonight 9th through 12th grades Ls 707. schools and grades of the stuin Lincoln school (Brigham social Opening Relief society increase dent population in south Box of the Honeyville ward will be City took the biggest 51 Elder county: with in district of the any held Wednesday, Sept, 30 (towas learned it today. Grades night, 12 9 10 11 On the program will be a tra and on, 185 songs Europe, velog dances. Boyd Packer, seminary teacher at Box Elder high spiritual school, will give the thoughts at the beginning of the meeting. will be Light refreshments served. The meeting will be held in the Relief society rooms of the ward chapel. j . . . Furniture Stores Run for Mayor Prospective Basketball Star Born Saturday All-Chur- says hell run Ross C. Bowen To BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 30, 1953 fits in nicely with his farm set up. (Besides his work in agriculture, Glenn participated in the FFA public speaking contest each year at Box Elder high school, served on the chapter committees and assembly and represented the Box Elder chapter at the national FFA con- vention and was a delegate to the state FFA convenion. Glenn is still single and lives Glenn will be awarded the in Logan while attending college. 13 Oct. at the degree Tuesday, national FFA convention, along with a $50 award and the American Farmer gold key. Glenn graduated from (Box Elder high school in 1950 and has since been in partnership with his father and two brothers in the operation of a 168 acre farm near Brigham City. They recently bought another 130 acres of farm land near Tremonton. r;.; To win the award Glenn had to excel as a student, in FFA agricultural projects, as a church and civic leader and in the operation of his farm. Glenn previously won the state farmer award in 1950. His principal FFA project has been raising Hereford cattle and besides that, growing sugar beets, silage corn, meadow hay, barley, oats and many more. At the USAC, Glenn is studying animal husbandry which ft Health Board Meet W. Vosco Call, owner of the Cooley Memorial hospital in Brigham City, attended a meeting of the State .Board of Health last week at the state capitol, Salt Lake City. As a member of the board of health. Mr. Call is a representative of smaller Utah hospitals. At the meeting hospitals were designated to receive federal funds for various projects. M. Delbert Johnson Is Home from Korean Duty M. Delbert Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Del Waters of Brig- ham City, returned home Thursday evening after spending one and a half jears in Korea. Prior to his Korean service Delbert attended an air compressing school in Virginia and a crane and shovel operators school in Japan. One of Brigham City's biggest boosters was the first to say he would run for major this fall during the municipal election. Ross C. Bowen, manager of J. C. 'Penney company in Brigham City for 23 jears and now secretary-manager of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce said in an interview Tuesday "I would consider it an honor and privilege to be a candidate for mayor of Brigham City and if elected would give the job my careful attention. 'Before Mr. Bowen finally decided to run, many of his friends had been plugging for him to toss his hat in the ring. He is a Republican. Mr. Bowen spent the greatest part of his career with J. C. Penney company in Brigham City where' he successfully operated the store for 23 years. Upon retiring two years ago he was immediately hired by the Chamber of Commerce to serve as their executive-secretary- (Above) Glenn A Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Smith, stands the heavy grass coverage of the farm he, his father and two brothers, .operate North Brigham. Glenn recently won the top Future Farmer of America Award, American Farmer degree. (Below) Glenn was caught by the camera moving bail of straw in the large barn. Glenn is a senior at Utah State Agricultural college and graduated from Box Elder high school in 1950. , Mr. Bowen was president of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce when iBushnell General hospital was secured for Brigham City during the war. Later he served on the Indian School committee and assisted in establishing that institution, here. He is a member of the Brigham City Rotary club and has served as its secretary and president. He has taken on a lion's share of the civic duties of the city and county and has served as county chairman of the Red Cross, Chairman of the Box Elder chapter of the Infantile Paralysis drive. He is at present the president of the Box Elder Knife and Fork club. One of Mr. Bowens outstanding recent accomplishments was the management of the annual Peach Days celebration Sept. 11 and 12 this fall, which was de- scribed by virtually everyone who attended as the best in the history of the affair. tMv W. V. Call Attends be- gin on Saturday, Oct. 3, for all North Box Elder stake dancers. It was learned today from Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glover, stake dance directors. Refreshments will be served and a floor show will be presented. As in the past the attendance ribbon will begin its yearly trek around the North stake wards. It will be awarded to the ward having the highest percentage of Mutual attenders on hand at the dance. Each dance of the season will be highlighted with a special floor show feature. The highly successful dancing seasons held during the past two years have received gratifying compliments from Mutual Improvement association General board members in Salt Lake City. They stated that the North stake group dances are among the few successful parties held on Saturday evenings in the entire LDS church. Other members on the stake dance committee are: Dr. and Mrs. Roy Barnard, stake dance managers and IWm. D. Hollist and Airs. Lois Hunsaker from the YMMIA and YWM1A. A cordial invitation is extended to South Box Elder stake dancers to attend Indian Summer on Saturday, October 3, beginning at 8.30 p. m. and continuing to 11:30 p. m. In the Seventh ward hall. DUP Slate National Meet in Salt Lake - (National organization for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers will meet this Saturday, October 3, at the Lafayette ballroom in Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City. According to Mrs. Olive Petersen, corresponding secretary for Box Elder County company, ail present and past vice presidents of county groups will be especially honored during the 2 p. m. session. All officers and members of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers are cordially invited to attend any or all of the three sessions slated for Saturday. Meetings begin at 10 a. m., 2 p. m., and 7:30 p. m. - |