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Show rm t y t W Univeesal Microfilming Corp 141 Peirpont-i- ye ke Cii VL The Power of Memorial Day by Dr, Norman Vincent Peale VOLUME 59, NUMBER 22 had the privilege of growing up in small Ohio communities in the early part of this century, and one of my most inspirational memories centers around Memorial Day and the old soldiers of the Civil War. To me, Memorial Day was one of the most moving of all the national holidays. I was stirred by the speeches and martial music from the bandstand or cemetery on what we called "Decoration Day." There was something about the newness of life that the Spring had brought; soft sunshine falling on the fresh green grass of early summer, the misty hills in the distance, the sound of stirring national songs, and above all, the softly flapping flag in the gentle breeze as the speaker told us of our country, the deep devotion of its heroes, and recounted once more the stirring episodes of our heroic past. And many a lazy summer afternoon, I sat on the coping around the old courthouse listening to the veterans of the Civil War tell of their experiences in the epic struggle between the States. A boys imagination quickly sent him off behind long columns of blue or grey, and to him, such names as Antietam, The Wilderness, Shiloh, and Gettysburg became very real and meaningful. Those old' soldiers used to talk gratefully of Lincolns insistence that those who had borne the heat of the battle and the burden of the struggle, the widow and the orphan, were to be given not charity, but their rightful due as the dependents of those brave men who had fought to preserve liberty and to keep the Union intact. It was regarded as a sacred duty of the nation, and the nation kept faith with its veterans. ' In those days, as now, were many who had been disabled by the struggle. Their ability to compete in life had been reduced by wounds suffered in battle. Even as a boy I remember hearing how it seemed they were thought of only on such days as Memorial Day, when orators, fervent in their patriotism, remembered, if only for a day, the long continuing sacrifice made not by those who had died in battle, but by the disabled who were to live for many years following the great struggle. The heroes of World War I and World War II and the Korean War are, of course, men who, with no concern for themselves, gave their lives that freedom might live. We can never do them adequate honor. And, we must never forget them. They died in their young life, forsaking the opportunities of the years that the rest of us might live and develop our highest hopes and dreams. However, there are other living heroes who deprived themselves of either physical, emotional, or mental health for us and for their fellow countrymen. It would be as wrong for us to neglect or forget them as their buddies who today sleep on some Pacific Island or in a European cemetery. A hero dead or a hero maimed and disabled are both due our equal gratitude and our unceasing devotion. We must never forget that the most effective way of honoring those who have died is to remember the living disabled, that their lives may be rich and full. They are a great asset to our country as the living embodiment of devotion to freedom. A country is recreant indeed which does not everlastingly keep alive grateful appreciation to those who suffered disability to perpetuate everything that we Americans hold dear. There could be no better time than on Memorial Day to resolve that we shall gratefully support the honored men and women who have suffered disability from the wars of the United States. I o Summer Kindergarten Opens in Ten Elementary Schools June 1 iv Parade and Services at Cemetery Parade Units Will March Down First East Street; Program Will Start at 11 a m. Brigham City and Box Elder county will join the nation Instructors have been engaged and all is in readiness for the opening of the annual summer Kindergarten classes for children in Box Elder county who will be six years of age prior to Oct. 31, according to Miss Norma Jensen, suin the Box Elder County pervisor of elementary education t in paying respects to their war dead Wednesday, May 30, at appropriate Memorial Day services to be held at the Brigham City Cemetery at 11 a.m. Prelude to the services will be a parade which will form at the War Memorial Home and move down First East street to Third South, then east to the cemetery. In previous years the parade has moved down Main street, which required detouring through traffic on the busy highway. PRESIDENT QUORUM This will not be necessary on the changed route. Lewis S. Wight was named The parade will move off at of the Legion Auxilpresident of the North Box 10.15 a. m. led by a police es- president and Mrs. Mary Scothern, Elder stake High Priests cort and massed colors of Amer- iary Post 10 and Auxil- VFW Auxiliary president, with quorum at quarterly confer- ican Legion guard of honor, will present and of Foreign Veterans iary, ence Sunday. Wars Post 1695 and Auxiliary, the Memorial Day floral cerejoint sponsors of the Memorial mony and Taps" will be played by Leland and Gary Nelson. observance. School District. Doors will open at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 1. in ten of the countys elementary schools, where instruction will be provided for children from 17 communities throughout the county. are News and Journal The morning classes scheduled to cover a period and will end on Friday, July 13, Miss Jensen stated. Wednesday, July 4, will be declared a holiday and no school will be held that day. Classes will be held at Lincoln school, and Central school in Brigham City, as well as in Corinne, Tremonton, Garland, Willard, Fielding, Bear River Thatcher City,1 Honeyville, and . v schools. k Mantua children will attend classes at Lincoln school, while children residing at Perry will join Central school classes. The Fielding school will be held for Plymouth, Portage and Collins-to- n boys and girls as well as those residing in Fielding) students will attend the e Bear River City school and students will go to Honeyville for instruction. Bothwell Dew-eyvill- Office Will Be Closed Wednesday Dont be confused with the date lines on this issue of the Elder Box 6 Pages Memorial Observance Includes School Bell Rings at 9 a.m. on Friday For Box Elder Kindergarten-Ag- e Kiddies . 3 BRIGIIAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1956 Former Bishop Named to Head News. Because of Memorial Day, there will be no mail deliveries on Wednesday, consequently this Issue Is printed early so that it will be delivered Tuesday morning instead of the usual publication date. Along with most of the other business establishments, the News and Journal office will be closed Wednesday. High Priests Lewis S Wight, former bishop of the Brigham City Seventh ward was sustained as president of the North Box Elder stake High Priests quorum at the afternoon session of the North Box Elder stake quarterly conference on Sunday, May Commissioners 27. The color guard will be followed by the Golden Spike Ca- dets drum and bugle corps, marching units from the local Utah National Guard1 battery, veterans organiations and motorized units from the National Guard. The program at the cemetery will open with music by the drum and bugle corps followed Commander by remarks by Lewis M. Peterson of the Le gion post. The opening prayer will be given by Hyrum Malm-rosLegion post chaplain. will be In Flanders Field read by Dr. R. W. Fishbum, rand Chief de Gare of the 40 et 8 and the Memorial Day address will be given by Judge Lewis Jones, a colonel In the U. S. Army Reserve. musical another Following number by the drum and bugle corps, Mrs. Joyce Loveland, A firing squad composed of Legion and National Guard members will give a salute to the honored dead. The Star Spangled Banner will be played as a cornet trio for the closing musical number and the benediction will be given by Wally Christensen, representing the VFW post. i Memorial Day . Services Set Wight replaces B. C. Call, who has served in the quorum presidency for more than 25 years. students will attend the ThatchChosen to serve as first couner classes. selor to Wight was George A. Memorial Traditional Day Nielson, former bishop of the Teachers employed , for the services will be conducted ' by cit Brigham City Fourth ward. course will be as foL the Methodists. Ladies' club of Robert K. Snow was named lows: Corinne and the Miller-MonsoA request for a A second Central school: Jane Linford, alongside a county road in the quorum , secretary. Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Nell Barlow, Vera Mills and Elwood and Bear River City counselor will be named In the Wednesday morning, May 30, benear future. Ruth Mae Armstrong. ginning at 9:30 a m. area was studied by the Box Released with Call with comAmerican Flags Mrs. Wayne Lincoln school: Ella Long, Elder county commissioners at According to sermendation for the years of held Owen, president of the ladies Mary Nichols and Beverly Ross. their regular meeting Flown Be Should vice they have offered to the Tremonton: Phyllis Christen- Monday, May 21. club, the program will be uorum were Robert H. Stewart, as follows: Memorial sen and Anna Romer. The request for Day first counselor; Abinadi TolGod Garland: Dorris Petersen. singing, Community was made by Lee Rock of Bear second and counselor, lman, Every American flag in the Bless America, with invocation I River Corinne, Kathleen Wintle. City as a result of a re-- I Ralph R. ChannelL secretary. Willard: Marie Ward. city should be on display Wedby Reverend Ed Lepper, cent survey being conducted for Dean Burt will then play an nesday, Memorial Day, it was Fielding: Millie Welling. a new irrigation ditch in that urged this week by the Amer- accordion solo, followed by a Bear River City: Elvira Chris- area. He asked if the county Local Doctors Attend ' ican Legion and Veterans of memorial tribute to Harry Zen. tensen. would be willing to grant the er. Black- Foreign Wars organizations. Virginia Honeyville: if the survey shows Convention Sessions the busiMr. Zener, now deceased, atFlags ham. throughout that the logical way to run the All Brigham City medical doc- ness district should tended services in Corinne in Thatcher: Ellenor Petersen. especially ditch is along the county .road. tors attended convention ses- be flown and at . all- - homes. hmw-fl- f hi- - pmrrntn, who tiro After considerable discussion,' sions held in Ogden,' May 23, 24 should be retired at sun- burled in the cemetery there, They the commissioners agreed that if and 25. down, the veterans point out. for thirty-siyears. Those in the ditch would not be built up Attending from here were: felt it charge appropriate to too high and would stay to the Dr. Harper L. Pearse, Dr. J. The occasion has been offito him since this is tribute pay extreme west side of the Howard Rasmussen, Dr. S. L. cially listed as a holiday in the first Decoration day he has they could grant the Moskowitz, Dr. Dean L. Bunder-son- , Brigham City and most retail not participated on the program also closed. Dr. Reed Merrill, Dr. J. establishments will be stipulated request. They by giving a reading Mrs C. G. that if the ditch should cross the Gordon Felt, and Dr.. W. R. Adney will give the tribute. county road at any place, any Merrell. Speakers will be Reverend damage would have to be rewith Memorial Day serLepper as paired, and the road left in vices conducted for the departA Brigham City couple were good condition as it was origined comrades by the VFW. injured early Sunday morning ally. The post members will then , The commissioners agreed to in an automobile accident just lead as flower girls, usually north of Ogden which claimed pay tuitiori fees for two local daughters of veterans, place a the life of the driver of the ve- representatives to attend the spray of flowers on the grave Utah School of Alcoholic Studies hicle of each soldier in the cemetery. Dead upon arrival at an Og- at the University of Utah, which Plans Going Forward for State Legion den hospital was Richard L. will be held the week of June Convention to Be Held Here Next Month The action was taken folMeeter, 32, Laplant, S. D., drivSocial Planned for er of the car in which Mr. and lowing a request from local repAt the Thursday evening meeting of the American LeMrs. Arthur Bridewell of Inter- resentatives of Alcohol Anonyofficers were installed and 5th Quorum Seventies gion Post No. 10, newly-electe- d mountain school were passen- mous. heard heads for the annual were committee from reports A special social is planned to Ruel Eskelsen and S. Martin gers. Meeter is a brother of state convention of the American Legion which is schedul- be held Friday evening, June 1, Mrs. Bridewell. .the Rasmussen, representing in Brigham City. ed to be held June in the Corinne LDS 8 at p.m. to Frank American Legion, reported that Trooper According District Commander P. K. as sergeant-at-armGrant of the Utah Highway Pa- the Legion is publishing a small and George ward recreation ball for members of the Fifth Quorum of trol, the accident occurred at booklet for the coming state Hayes, of Richmond, conducted Hodges, finance officer. Seventies and their partners. the intersection of 2600 North convention and asked that the the installation ceremonies, infrom the were heart Reports In charge of the evening will as chairmen of the various comand U. S. Highway 91 at 5:15 commissioners subscribe. for an stalling Lloyd Robinette' Denzell G. Butler mittees who are heading ar- be Floyd Carter, Herman Kotter a. m. when the driver apparent- ad, in the form of a message commander; ' Kent ly went to sleep at the wheel. from the commissioners, wel- as first rangements far the coming state and Newell Checketts, presidents He received a broken neck in coming the delegates to the Jensen as second vice comman- convention of the Legion, which of the quorums. Guest speaker for the evening will be held in Brigham City on the accident. county. The commissioners voted der; Boyd Sheffield as adjutant; Melvin Campbell as sergea- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, will be Professor James Thorne Mr. and Mrs. Bridewell were to put in a $35 one page ad. of the Utah State Agricultural and Gus Burbank June 21, 22, and 23. treated for minor injuries at An application for beer and nt-at-arms; of College teaching staff, soil dethe the hospital. They were asleep merchandise licenses at Promon- as finance officer. chairman Hansen, Jay in the back of the car when it tory was filed by Leslie Lowe The retiring officers include local committee to choose rep- partment; who just returned went off the left side of the and .Wendell Jensen. No action Lewis Petersen, commander; J. resentatives from Brigham City from six months in the Holy to attend Boys State, reported Land. road, vaulted 30 feet through was taken, as t;ie Cqunty Sher- C. Knudson, Jr., first Refreshments will be served. A. L. Burbank, second that 25 boys from this vicinity the air, jumped a ditch, knock- iff was not available for consuled down a stop sign and a tation on the matter. Dr, C. R. Jon- will attend the annual event to street marker and traveled 60 es, adjutant; Charles Armstrong be held in July of this year. feet before it stopped against a fence. six-wee- Topics Meet right-of-wa- y At Corinne n eon-duct- (Writln specially for the Disabled American th Idento-Ta- g organization) Veterans, right-of-wa- y v v,htvx$ Vjbi'bt right-of-wa- Play at Ogdens Affleck Park on June 4 North, South Margaret Neagle To Make Stud All-Sta- rs Trip to Mexico Vernal Hams Will Coach North Team; Hal Reeder, Lynn Keyes Included on Roster Box Elder High school will be well represented on the baseball team when it meets the South at Affleck park in Ogden on Monday evening, June 4, it was' announced this week by Vernal Harris, veteran coach who has again been selected to pilot the north- North All-St- ar All-Sta- rs erners. all-gi- rl Two Box Elder seniors are included on the team. roster, including Hal Reeder, ace southpaw hurler, and Lynn Keyes, star outfielder and slugger. Game Time is 8 P. M. s the South will be Grant' Cullimore. ceremonies will open Monday evening, at 7.15 p. m. when a welcome to all the boys will be offered, by Ogden officials, including dedication of the . John Affleck monument by Mayor Raymond Wright. V. Coaches Harris and Cullimore team members will introduce just prior to the opening of play at 8 p. m. Coach, of All-Star- Pre-game following the Immediately Boy will game, the be picked and presented with a gold engraved watch. Scouts Will Be Judges, Four major league scouts will judge the annual competition with the standout performer trip to winning an Chicago in August These scouts will be Gene Ken Handley, Chicago Cubs; Penner, St. Louis Cardinals; Howie Haak, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brigham Man Graduates in Social Work Glen R. Freeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Freeman, 325 East First North, will be award ed a graduate certificate in So cial Work at, the commencement exercises of the University of Utah on Monday, June 4. Freeman received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1949 and a M. S. degree in 1950 from the colAgricultural Utah State the of is a He graduate lege. Box Elder High school with the class of 1937. Active in professional circles at the University, Freeman is a member of Pi' Gamma Mu and Psi Chi, honorary societies. He is married to the former Leola Whatcott of Logan. They have three children, ages 5, and I years. 2, - A Utah State college Margaret Neagle, will study in Mexico this summer under the auspices of the Experiment in International Living. Margaret, a journalism major at USAC, was an employee of the News and Journal last summer. She will live as a member of some Mexican family and will travel to Mexico with a mixed or. group. Her host in that country was arranged by the experiment, and after living a month in that home, she will take an informal camping trip through Mexico with young people of her host family. Miss Neagle will leave on her trip in June. co-e- V , and Tony Robello, New York Yankees. Meanwhile, both squads will hold workouts on the Ogden diamond on Saturday morning with the north team practicing at 9 a. m. and the south team at 11:30 a. m. They will be entertained dur- ing the day and guests of honor eveat a banquet Saturday ning at the Canton Cafe, after which .they will hold another practice session at Affleck park, the south team taking their workout at 7 p. m. and Coach Harris squad taking the field at 8:45 p. m. Teams Are Named s Making up the North roster will be the following: Catchers Blair Moyes, Ogden High school, and Frank Roybal, Davis High school. Pitchers Hal Reeder, Box Elder High school; Vance Tingey, school; Larry Logan High Krogh, South Cache High school. Dallas Pierson, Infielders Bear River High school; Gary Thomas, Ogden High school; Roger Tomlinton, Ogden High school; Dennis Holmes, Weber High school; Ralph Cullimore, Bear River High school. Outfielders Dennis Peterson, Ben Lomond High school; Robert Hodges, North Cache High school; Clifford Ketchum, Og den High school; Lynn Keyes, Box Elder High school. r The South squad will consist of the following play ers: Catchers Frank Evans, East High school, and Larry Morgan, Cyprus High school. Pitchers Steve Watson, East High school; Dennis Job, Granite High school; Perry Kilpatrick, West High school. Infielders Daryl . Wolbeck, Jordan High school; Jimmy South High school; Johnson, John Bartholomew, South High school; Ronnie Boren, Bingham High schooL Joren Soffe Outfielders Murray High school; Ray Leon 'hardt, Olympus High school Bob Young, South High school Dave Lund, East High school." All-Star- All-Sta- South Stake Plans Softball Thursday Rain and wet grounds forced the postponement of the opening games of the South Box Elder stake senior softball league ' last Thursday for The games scheduled Thursday, May 29, are as follows: First vs, Intermountain. 7:30 Fifth vs. Sixth. 8:45 Mantua vs. Willard. 8:45 Perry vs. Second .ward. 7:30 ; y x Brigham Pair Hurt, Brother right-of-wa- y Dead in Crash American Legion Officers Are Installed at Thursday Meeting 17-2- 21-22-- Showers Come in Flood Proportions Two Car Crash Injures Five Motorists, Totally Demolishes Both Autos Sunday Five persons were injured p. m. on U. S. 30S, at Sixth and taken to the Cooley Memo- South and Main, when the car rial hospital Sunday afternoon driven by Wyckoff was headed r crash north and it collided in the cenas the result of a the ter of the highway with a car which totally demolished driven by Whiting, which was two vehicles involved. Most seriously injured were traveling south. two-ca- Charles Whiting of 477 22nd street, Ogden, and Albert Sandman of 471 22nd street, Ogden, who were treated for cuts about the head and face, before being ieleased from the hospital. Also taken to the hospital for examination and treatment were Edna Mae Whiting of Ogden, and Milton L. Wyckoff of 439 East. Wyath street, Pocatello, Idaho, and Wesley F. Thomas, also of Pocatello. Mrs. Whiting received bruises on the left leg and hand, while the Pocatello men received cuts and bruises, police reports stated. All were released frorft the hospital following examination ' and treatment. - The accident occurred at 4.05 Extensive damage was done to the left side of both autos, resulting in total loss, according to P. R. Parker, of the local police department, who investigated the accident It was necessary to detour heavy Sunday traffic for more than an hour until the wreckage could be removed. Whiting was cited for having no drivers license and for driving on wrong side of highway. Wyckoff was also cited for driving on wrong side of highway. Thomas, a passenger in the Wyckoff auto, was cited for drunkenness, according to police records. Sgt. Ed Pitcher of the State assisted with Highway Patrol, the investigation. AMERICAN LEGION OFFICERS Installed as officers in the American Legion Post at ceremonies conducted Thursday evening by District Commander P. K. Hayes, tvere the following men, shown above, left to right, front row: Denzell G. Butler, first Lloyd Robinette, commander; Kent Jensen, second back row: Herb Adamson, service officer; Hyrum Malmrose, chaplain; Boyd Sheffield, adjutant; Gu3 .Burbank, finance officer; and Morris Glover, historian. No. 10 The weekend brought considerable moisture to the Brigham City area, adding to the already moist month of May. The recording for Sunday measured .15 of an inch of moisture, and thunder showers in this area Monday brought the recorded amount up to .53 of an inch. Rain came in gushes Monday morning and had flood like effects in some local areas. At Perry, mud and gravel flooded across the highway near Perry chapel and cars were stalled for considerable time, reported Charles Clifford, local weather recorder. Lightening was said to have knocked out a number of electrical transformers Sunday evening. Hail has also been reported to have done some damage to fruit in nearby areas, but according to Mr. Clifford, none was recorded here. Temperature readings for the weekend- - are as follows: |