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Show Universal Microfilming Corp 227 Sixth Ave. P.0. Box H7 Salt Laka City, Utah Jan. 55 Tot Told of Parents Death Arkansas to be near her. A courageous gild with casts tight around her Her grandfather, who is more broken arm and leg had the like a father, will remain In allied burden today of knowing Tremonton a month or six weeks her mother and father were killed in the Box Elder county while the child's bones mend. accident in which she was hurt. Then he will take her by plane But little Alice Fay Keech, a to their Arkansas home. favorite patient at Tremontons Valley hospital Is cheerful and attendants reported. apunky, She is out of traction and doing very well. The youngster learned of the death of her parents earlier this week after her grandfather, Walter Hawkins, arrived from The child was orphaned when her father, Starlon E. Keech, 29, Jenny Lind, Arkansas, was killed instantly when the car he was driving south on U. S. Highway 30, struck head-owith an empty turkey truck. Mrs. Keech died about five hours later in the hospital. n High MIA Awards Presented Nurses at the hospital that Tremonton residents done a lions share to report have brigh- ten life for the youngster. VOLUME 57. NUMBER 41 "You should see her room," said the head nurse, it1 is full of flowers, dolls and books. Several offers for adoption were made soon after the accident. was cerBut the youngster tainly not without loving relatives. Her grandfather and uncles arrived a few days after the accident. Box Elder County Democrats will carry campaigning into their living rooms this Wednesday, Oct., 13, when they hold four cottage meetings, all beginning at 7:30 p. m. The public is Invited to attend the meetings which will be held at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley May, 478 north Second east; Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen Jr., 163 south Second east; Mr, and Mrs. V. V. Phillips, 237 west First north and Mrs. Thurza Young, 225 west Forest street. Campaign committee officers reported that top speakers have been arranged for each of the meetings. County candidates will be introduced and refreshments will be served. t. Faces Challenging Contest Democrats Plan Central School Turned Into Clinic This Week and Next Home Meetings Utah State Board of Health Doctors Give Physical Exams Tonight at 7:30 .uv The Central School was turned into a clinic Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and a full staff of doctors from the Utah State Board of Health took over and began special physical examinations for children who had given blood during the polio vaccine program in May and June of this year. Dr. Garth G. Myers, pediatric consultant for the State Health Department, was in charge with Box Elder County nurses, Mrs. Melba G. Coombs and Mrs. Inez Deem, assisting. Others here to assist, along with PTA officers and mothers of school children who donated their time, were Box Elder Coun Takes Life ... Number Homes - Of At Curb Line Mr. and Mrs. DeLaun Sackett, right, receive congratulations, pins and certificates from Lowell Packer (left to right) and Mrs. Frank Forsgren, both, age group counselors for North Box Elder Stake MIA. Mr. Sackett received the Master award and Mrs. Sackett was presented the Golden Gleaner award in Sunday night meeting in the Seventh LDS ward. . . . M-M- De Laun and June Sackett Receive M-M- an Sims and Nichols and Gleaner Awards Sunday Take Top Posts Individuals Also' Honored Along With Wynn Bott, 7th Ward A city-widproject to paint house numbers on front curbs as an aid in locating addresses was initiated this week by the Twenty-ThirtBrigham City club. It is the aim of the local service club to contact every home where curbs have been built to get them to cooperate in establishing a uniform and complete address list for each block, it was pointed out by Dr. Reed Merrill and Verl Petersen, project Curb numbering is of great advantage in finding addresses and is being done in many cit ies as an aid to deliverymen, the friends doctor, i and who may call. It is especially useful at night and for those homes set back from- - the street, the committee members pointed out. The address numbers will be expertly stenciled on the curb lng, directly before each home. A nominal charge of 50 cents will be made for each stenciled address and Twenty-.Thirtmembers will canvas each home with curbing in the near future, seeking 100 percent cooperation with the program. This project is fully sane tioned by the mayor and civic leaders and is another step of civic progress to add to our beautifully shaded Main street and the practice of lighting our sidewalks by porch lights, Dr. Merrill said. Theron B. Lee Attends Tax AtUEA Conclave Two Box Elder teachers singularly honored during Utah Education Association vention in Salt Lake City week-enwhen they named presidents of UEA . tions. were the con Mr. and Mrs. DeLaun Sackett last of the Brigham City Seventh were on ward were specially honored sec Sunday night, October 10, in the ward chapel and presented Arch Sims, principal of Wiland Golwith Master Theron B. Lee, certified public lard school, was elected, presl den Gleaner awards. week in The presentation was made accountant, spent last the tax dent of the Utah Elementary Colo., Denver, attending Principals associations and Miss before a large group of ward institute sponsored by the Uni- Mary Nichols, member of the members by Mrs. Frank Forsof Denver, the Colorado Lincoln school faculty, was gren, North Box Elder stake MIA versity of Certified Public Ac- elected of the Elemen Society president Dell counselor and age group countants, and the Denver and tary Education association. Holmgren, North stake Bar associations. Colorado Also Dell Nichols, principal at leader. They received pins and con- Elwood, was elected ; secretary certificates. Subject of the week-lonThe meeting Sunday was con- ference was the New 1954 In- of the Elementary Principals as and the sociation. ducted by Mrs. Wrighton Burt, ternal Revenue Code Principal Sims has been a measure was thoroughly interMIA president. teacher in the Box Elder school discussed Now Let Us Rejoice was the preted, explained and district for 28 years. During that opening song followed by invo- at the various sessions. time he has taught at Mantua cation by Mrs. Clarence Burrup. The 1954 Internal Revenue and Co of the with aid code is the largest single piece Willard, Honeyville Nancy Jensen, a large scroll and two Beehive of legislation in the history of rinne. During that time he has been girls, Jane Reeder and Sandra the United States," Lee explainof the Box Elder Sorensen, presented the theme. ed this week. There are more president association and has What MIA Has Meant To than three thousand technical Teachers Me" was treated by Bonnie Fors- changes in the law and over held other important positions. Miss Nichols has been a gren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. four hundred are very substan- teacher at Lincoln school for a Dean Forsgren. tial in nature. These changes Individual awards were then were made primarily to simpli- number of years. In Box Elder she has presented, by Bishop Lewis S. fy and revise the code rather served as secondcounty vice president to 17 the Wight, following girls than to offer tax relief but there as of the ward: Arlene Wilson, Fay are many tax benefits which of the Box Elder Teachers and has served on sev Maughan, Sheryl Lund, Peggy have come through as a result sociation eral BEEA committees. She has Mecham, Shirlene Wight, Mar- of this revision. served as member of the teachgaret Nelson, Kaylynn Nelson, Even though the purpose was ers house of delegates which Ruth Edris Larsen, Walker, Judy to simplify the code, Lee conform rules and policies helps Bonnie Joan, Lee, Frodsham, tinued, it appears to be even for members of the teachers Forsgren, Lu Juna Wilson, Jane more complicated. organization. Reeder, Carolyn Poulsen, JeanTeaching the second grade at ette Wilson and Madge Sato. she holds a masters Lincoln, of Mr. son and Bott, Wynn degree in art from Brigham Mrs. Melvin Bott, received a Old Folks Young University and a B. S. 100 percent attendance badge to degree from USAC. be placed on his award certifiHe has attended cate. all Mail priesthood, Sunday school, sacrament and Mutual meetings in order to attain the award. Ballots have been mailed to Colin Three young people, Sandra Kozak and 146 city, county civic clubs and Sheridan, Carolyn Bail, were then grad- community groups" representauated from Primary by Mrs. tives with the nominees named Jurors have been selected to Clyde T. Jones, president, and for the executive board of the Old Folks Nursing Home com- serve in the First Judicial diswelcomed into the MIA. Mrs. Maurice L. Reeder then mittee in Brigham City, it was trict court, Brigham City, for the November term, according entertained with an accordion learned today. the to K. B. Olsen, county clerk. selection followed by a talk by Ladies assisting with The November term extends Robert Smith. mailing of the ballots were: Mrs. The Beehive class of the ward, Alice Alston, Mrs. Quentoh Al- through to end of the year. in honor of the 4(Jth anniversary len. Mrs. Afton Beecher, Mrs. Called to serve from Brigham of Beehive work, sang the Bee- Ross Bowen, Mrs. Ronald Packer, City are Glen A. Knudsen, John Mrs. Earl Madsen. Mrs. . Vera Musulas. Nels P. Stander, Wilhive Birthday song. . The Master and Gol- Merrell, Mrs. Clyde Stratford, ma M. Wixom, Sarah R. Carruth-ers- , was Mrs. Devere Christensen and den Gleaner presentation Julius Wright, J.'.Will Smith, Lorenzo J. Bott, Glen W. Reeves, made followed by responses by Mrs. Fred Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Sackett. Mrs. Sadie Hess and Mrs. Noble Hunsaker, Winifred B. Bishop Wight then extended Oneta Thorne were in charge of Young and Afton Mason. Others are Daisy E. Hansen congratulations to the indivi- the mailing with Mrs. Afton duals awarded during the eve- Beecher to be in charge of the and Richard B. Davis, Tremonreturned ballots. ton; Doyle J. Cutler, Snowville; ning pn their achievements. There is Beauty All Around Those in charge asked that Martella Nelson, Perry; Nellie was the closing song with bene- the ballots be returned by Fri- T. Spackman, and Ralph W. diction by Mrs. Samuel F, day. October 15, so that the Tolman, Honeyville. J. Burke Jones and Eva Bair, returns may be tabulated and the pew executive board mem- Howell; Fred M. Grover, East There are about 20,000 species bers announced. Garland; Melvin S. Lemon, WilAll ballots are being returned lard; Cleone A. Hunsaker, of birds in the world, about 800 of them being in the United to the Box Elder County Weland LaVoy Udy, fare office. States. Conference Home Ballots in Jurors Selected For Court Term Mor-tense- Dew-eyvill- Away To Four Big Days Carol Jean Leggett, Peach Queen, and Jay Swenson, Junior Chamber of Commerce president, load up for trip to Salt Lake City and competition in the Miss Utah contest. . . . Brigham Citys 1954 Peach Queen In Midst of Miss Utah Competition Brigham Citys 1954 Peachy was off early Tuesday lantic City Miss America confor, the arduous and pleasant test. All ready under way, her big task of competing in the Junior Chamber of Commerces Miss week includes, participation in a huge down-towUtifVMiss America contest. parade, a Trim and perk, Carol Jean movie premiere and a colorful Leggett left with Mr. and Mrs. pageant. Today she was slated to fly Jay Swenson for four days of other Utah over Utah for a big view of the competition with beauties that could end with the state, followed by a press party states crown on her lovely brun- and TV show. Tomorrow a movie star will ette head and a post in the At- arrive and during the day preliminaries of the Miss Utah Pageant will be run off. That evening a major Hollywood preview will be featured with stars present and an introduction of contestants. Friday will be a free day for contestants to rest up for the Miss Utah Pageant at Kingsbury .Hall, University of Utah and on Saturday there will be a parade and special honors r football Commemoration of Columbus at the Day was held at Box Elder High game. school yesterday when an asJay Swenson, president of the sembly program was presented Brigham City Junior Chamber by the Social Science depart- of Commerce, sponsoring organment. ization, said that he has tickThe upper division heard Ken- ets available for the pageant. neth E. Weight, superintendent of Box Elder schools, pay honor t to efforts enlist every to Columbus on the 462nd anniIn child's mother and father in versary of the discovery of Will Parent - Teacher associations America. within the South Box Elder In paying respect to Columcouncil are already showing bus and his men, Weight said, Soil signs of success. If you could project yourself Mrs. Lloyd Davis, South Box back to that would you West Box Elder soil conserva Elder Council membership volunteer to gotime, on an expedi- tion district has entered the said member chairman, today tion of that type? Conservation national Soil are cards ship He then related arriving back at his exper- awards program sponsored by all schools. iences while on his trip to Eu- the Goodyear Tire and Rubber "all-out An effort to enlist rope during the summer. In company of Akron, Ohio, ae the mothers and fathers of each conclusion he said, "I hope to be cording to Ray Firth, Lynn. student is being made by mem- a better American citizen as a Members of the district will bership chairmen in the various result of my trip. compete against other soil con schools. The assembly was conducted servation districts in the state. With the theme, Enroll PTA by L. D. Wilde, head of the sojudging commit members now . . . Help to Build cial science department. Cheryl tees, selected from Utahs expo Better Homes, Better Schools Palmer sang The Flag Without nents of the soil conservation Mrs. a Stain, and Better Communities, accompanied by Judy movement, will determine the Davis urged that membership Johnson. Norman Jeppesen pre- states outstanding district foi cards be returned immediately. sented the opening prayer. the May 1, 1954 and April period As in the past years the mem30, 1955 on a basis of total 50 fee is cents. has It bership points scored in performance of been explained that 25 cents reG. Jeppsen Is In regular district duties. Myles colmain In the school where Members of the West Box Ellected; 20 cents goes to the Japan on Army Duty der district governing body in Pvt. Myles G. Jeppsen, 19. son state PTA and five cents to the elude Ray Firth, Lynn; Reese of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Jeppnational organization. Grouse Creek; Earl Warburton, sent 353 were blanks sen, North First West, Brig- Fowles, Membership 'Yost; Wynn Hansen, home with Central and Lincoln ham City, is now serving with Jesse James, Park school youngsters Monday. Mrs. the 43rd Engineer Construction Collinston; and Anson B. Call, Jr., Beth Harmon, Mrs. Alma All-re- Battalion at Camp Tokyo, Ja- Valley, Brigham City. Central membership chair- pan. Private Jeppsen, a heavy men, expressed the hope that all cards will be returned by Fri- equipment operator in HeadMan day, October 15. quarters and Service company, entered the army in January 1954 and arrived overseas last Queen n n y Columbus Day Is Compete Contest Hyde Arrests July. Paul To Be Subject Of Radio Program St. A program on the life of St. maneuvers Paul will be broadcast over rafield completing with the 5th Infantry divisions dio station KBUH at 8:15 a. m., 47th Artillery Bat- Sunday, with Pauls mission in talion. the Temple, the subject A A vocal solo, member of Battery A, The Lord Is My Singh entered the army in De- Light, wall be siyig by Shirley cember 1952 and arrived over- Harrison, accompanied by Judy seas during May 1953. j Davis, Anti-Aircra- On Forgery Charge A Brigham City man. listed by Sheriff Warren W. Hyde as Westley Holley, was arrested last Saturday on a check forgery charge. According to Hyde, Holley used a name other than his own on a $35 check he cashed at the Mountain Air Motel, Willard. Hyde said he had also passed a worthless $85 check in Ogden. . ' Blind. j The entire clinic was under the sponsorship of the Utah State Health Department and its purpose is to determine the length of effectiveness of the Salk polio vaccine. The clinic will be held in Box only counties in the entire state. I Elder and Cache counties, the three times during the next five years. Only the youngsters who generously gave blood during the vaccine trials will receive ; the complete physicals offered by the trained personnel. , Dr. Meyers said today that he ' hoped these checkups would in some way repay the youngsters and their parents for the blood donated by the children during the Salk vaccine program. examinations The physical hours per take two and one-hal- f child. The group handles up to . 30 children per day. 1 three will days spend They this week and three next at the Central school. About 250 Box Elder county children are participating in the clinic. They receive complete physical, neurological examinations, muscle, speech and hearing evaluation, and urinalysis and hemoglobin tests. They are also checked for color blindness and - , visual acuity tests. It was stated by many mothT chilers of the dren that they wished all their children could have as complete a physical examination as was' given the youngsters who parti- - ' cipated in the Salk vaccine test 1 seven-year-ol- d In Brigham City for Saturday Legionaires of Four . Counties Will Gather for Meeting Absentee Ballots May Be Cast Now for Flection Utah-Denve- All-ou- ; Legion District Convention Set At High School Drive Progresses Cpl. Peter M. Singh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sunder Singh, Route 1. Corinne, Utah, recently returned to Munich after ' Observed PTA Member CpI. Peter M. Singh In Germany Field Actions A powerful Insecticide was responsible for the death of three and one half year-olBrigham City youngster last n! ght at 6 p.m., less than two hours after either gulping or inhaling it. Little Bruce Noble Jensen, son of Gordon C. and Caroline Petersen Jensen, 228 west Fifth south, was found dead shortly after being rushed to the Cooley Memorial Hospital. The child, and a brother, Paul, climbed Into the attic of a bam behind the home, where the poi son was stored. He either drank it or Inhaled it deeply, the attending phyis clan said. When the youngsters' father discovered them the boy's clothing reeked of the liquid. Bruce Noble Jensen was born In Brigham City July 12, 1951. Survivors Include his parents, Mrs. grandparents: Mr. and Noble Petersen, Fielding and a brother, Paul Jensen. Funeral services will be announced later by the Harold B. Felt Funeral Home d e 1 ty nurses and the following people from the state department of health: Dr. Calvin Kunin, U. Public Health Service; Dr. Paul Rasmussen, pediatric consultant for the State Health Department; Dr. Mary Thornton, research instructor at the University of Utah; Carol Wltbeck, audiometrist serving with the State Health Department; Dr. of Joseph Kesler, preventable disease services of the Utah State Health Department; Miss Helen Blood, physical therapy consultant of the State Department of Health, and Wal- lace Bruce, field representative for the School of the Deaf and Dose of Poison Club to 20-3- 0 10 PAGES BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 13, 1954 People who know they be away on election Tuesday, November 2, vote now by absentee -- will day, may bal- lot County Clerk K. B. Olsen said today that the absentee ballots have arived and voters may secure and cast their ballot at his office in the county court house. On election day the sealed ballots are turned over to elec- tion judges and counted. It is not uncommon for absentee ballots to be the ones that swing an election. Auditions Planned For MIA Festival Auditions will be held at Bear High school, Tremonton, Saturday, Oct. 23. at 2 to 6 p. m. for instrumental musicians desiring to participate in the 1955 MIA, Music Festival. According to stake music leaders the festival, held In conjunction with spring LDS conference, will perform in the Salt Lake City tabernacle. It will feature a 110 membpr symphony orchestra and 2,000 voice chorus. River Jared Now P. Legionaires from four Northern Utah counties will gather in Brigham City Saturday evening for a northern district convention in Fraternal Order of Eagles quarters. The Brigham City post will be hosting representatives from every post in northern Utah at an instruction meeting that will feature a report on the national convention, and discussion of veterans benefits, legislation, the Legions part in community affairs and more, State Commander Clark Cheney will be top American Legion official attending. He will be accompanied by Art Horsley, state service officer, and Mrs. George district auxiliary Kedington, president. Commander Orsi Jeppsen of the Brigham City post urged all post members to attend the convention to help hold down duties of the host club. Luncheon for the gathering will be prepared by the . post auxiliary which is headed by Mrs. Russell FIshburn. Musical numbers by J. Earl Johnston are Included on the program. , Coppin Reports Bond Sales Jump T. Frank Coppin, savings bond chairman for Box Elder county, has received information from the U. S. Treasury that the national sale of series E and H savings bonds for the nine months of this year has totaled 3.69 billion dollars. This county for the year shows $162,683 in sales. For September sales were $19,878. The people of our area," according to the chairman, have been doing a good job. But we should realize that with nine months of the year gone we must increase the tempo of sales to reach our county quota of Christensen at Treasure Island , Jared (Pete) Christensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Christensen, left last Thursday, October 7, for Treasure Island, California for further orders in the U. S. Navy. Christensen had just completed boilermans school at Great Lake Training school at Illinois. He graduated on September 16 highest in his class with a 94 average. He arrived in Brigham City on September 18 and spent his leave here with his parents. $300,000. BT-FN- t t three-quarter- - s' |