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Show f MMf Mff MriMH Trrr ! "I ! !(( N i" ', 5 : ! 7 i U3FlB$ ' i . !: . ' v ' ,t , 1 A 4 A.'j 1 'l''' j -- : I . T s : i uht r $ li ii A. r '' ( wfll be held at Rehearsals 7:30 p. m. on Thursday of this week and next, July 12 and 19, in preparation for the July 24 appearance in Ogden. Johnson urges all band members to attend the rehearsals. If VA Requests Loan Transfers Ruth Weir, Thera Farnsworth, and Norma Jean Cobb, shown above left to right, pose with their batons as they prepare to appear with the Box Elder High school band at the coming Pioneers Day celebratioa in Ogden BEHS TWIRLERS - GI home loan lenders are be- the Veterans to report any by ing requested Administration loans coming to their attention in which the property is transferred within 90 days from the loan closing date. VA said it is taking this step to check the illegal practice of veterans acquiring properties with GI loans for resale to nonveterans. A1i , w ; 1 .v ' s t From time to time, VA has uncovered cases in which home loans were guaranteed on behalf of veterans who had no in tention of occupying the properties as their homes. VA said that generally the veterans who were parties ' to these illegal transactions were induced to obtain GI loans by persons who were fully aware of the seriousness of the offenses and of the consequences which might result. - ' f H '4,- - , VJ J j JP . NEW COLOR GUARDS 1 ' j J fiotv V. ' ' , : ' i 4 , 4fcv. '4 Newly chosen color guards Box Elder High School band who will be seen preceding the at future appearances during the coming year are shown above, left to right, standing front: Cheryl Holmes and Judy Orme; standing back: Donna Rhodes, Karen Ander-se. and Carol Ann Young. n, wy Hyunr Peoria, Illinois, ' , i 1506 N. Street, July 3, 1956. Dear Sir: , month ago the Northern States Mission held their - annual all mission conference at the historic city of Nauvoo, Illinois. All of the missionaries had the opportunity to renew old friendships and talk of old times with some of their old A . Since the miscompanions. sionaries from Box Elder county got together last year and sent a group picture to the News and Journal to be printed, we thought it would be a good Idea to do it, again this year so the people back home will know that we have the opportunity to see each other once a year, , if not any oftener. There were nine of us at the conference from Box Elder and It was good to see Box Elder represented so well in this mission field. We really enjoyed the two days that we had to see the points of interest and to participate in some good rec- - reation with the groups of missionaries. The conferences are an important occasion for the missionaries in the different districts to get together and renew . acquaintances and to in meet any new missionaries the district. Those attending the conference were Paul Palmer, Park Valley; Ellis Christensen, Brig ham City; Gerald Dunn, Brig ham City; John Gee, Garland Jay Anderson, Tremonton; Rob ert Tingey, Brigham City; Mar va Johnson, Mantua; Ada Hen derson, Brigham City; and Jay Tremonton. We now Allen, have another missionary from Brigham City in the field, Elder J. D. Reese. He arrived in the mission on June 29. Box Elder the is well represented in Northern States Mission. bless May the Lord always you in the work of sending the news to all those that are Brigham City and away from like to read about things that are happening there at home. Respectfully yours, , MARVA JOHNSON. . MfS c r;VM i, . . . fvV v f' X'i. a- - - i LA Nine LDS ATTEND MISSION CONFERENCE from Box Elder county, laboring in the Northern States Mission met at their annual conference held in June at Nauvoo, 111. They are shown above, left to right, front row : Paul Palmer of Park Valley ; Ellis Christensen and Gerald Dunn of Brigham City; John Gee of Garland; back row: Jay Anderson of Tremonton; Robert Tingey of ' Brigham City; Marva Johnson of Mantua; Ada Henderson of Brigham City; Elder and Mrs. Sonne, who represented the LDS General Authorities at the conference ; President land Mrs. Smoot of the Northern States Mission; and Jay Allen of Tremonton es Onlookers discuss the deDEMOLISHED TRACTOR molished tractor following an accident near Elwood late Saturday afternoon when Arthur Erickson was seriously injured as the result of being knocked from the tractor by a car driven by Antonio Vasquez. Fireman Collides With Truck While Enroute to Fire Gls Report r- , -i v vpv ; that evening, Johnson sltated. it , thousand Approximately acres of choice range land and a vital watershed area was destroyed by fire last Saturday on the Frank Clark and Alder Brothers ranches in Middle canyon, west of Portage. Fanned by a wind, the blaze was out of control before it was spotted by a passing airliner which radioed the first warning and alerted fire fighters at 7:30 a.m. Fifteen men and three bull dozers swung into action and fought the range fire all day, bringing it under control at 9 p.m., J. D. Gunderson, district fire warden reported. Guards were posted over the devastated area Saturday night and workers returned early Sunday morning to secure the area. Wooded canyons in the area were still smoldering Tuesday and may continue to do do so for the rest of the week but offer no threat of spreading because of the burned over land sur a The Box Elder High school marching band has accepted an invitation to appear In the spectacular Pioneer Days parade being held in Ogd en on July 24, according to Wayne Johnson, instructor. will be The band members guests of the Pioneer Days comthe mittee at lunch following parade, and will also be their guests at the main rodeo presentation at Ogden Stadium - 1. '6 in Vital Watershed Area West of VA urges all lenders and other persons participating in the GI loan program to assist in every way to avoid such cases. ,, All property sales occurring within 90 days of closing, reported by lenders, will be investigated by VA to determine whether sales of entitlement were involved, or whether there valid reasons t which were prompted the sale of the prop-ert, Under the law, veterans must have the intention of occupying the property at the time of closing, as well as at the time This has of loan application. been misunderstood by some, VA said. If circumstances occur after a loan application has been submitted to a lender, which for would make it impossible veteran to occupy the property, the loan would be ineligible and should not be closed, VA emphasized. VA said lenders should make sure at the time of closing that a veteran does in fact still intend to occupy that property as bis home. , John Rrt;s, a member of the Brigham City volunteer fire department, had bad luck last Sunday afternoon as he was rushing in the usual manner of the firemen, to the scene of a fire. Elwood Farmer Claims NEW HAVEN, Conn. (UP) The Shore Line Packing Co. was ordered by U. S. district court to pay off a $64,499 judgment io the government in installments of S3 a week. At this rate it will take 248 years. The Spanish American War saw 381, (XX) men in service, World War I, 4,613,000, World War II, 16,500,000. Chickens weighing lVi to pounds dressed are just right for barbecuing. 21-- - VALUES GALORE NOW! jBge&mEmx INFANT SHIP n SHORE BLOUSES DIAPER SETS Were J2.59 Were $2.98 NOW JUST $79 SALE PRICE $159 BATHING SUITS $1.4942.49 Girls 4139 CREPE PAJAMAS Slim Jim PANTS.- at - $1.89 - - Infants Nylon - SUN SUITS Girls 98c Real Values SUMMER DRESSES Sizes 3 to 6x Reductions up to 50 , State Benefits Due ' Installments Ml S Saturday Crash for Portage Gunderson praised the work of farmers and cooperation and ranchers in, the; area who left their fields and moved equipment to the burning area to help control the disastrous blaze. Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Wood and children of El Cerrito, California, have been visiting in Brigham City with friends and Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m., at Corinne with a brother and Arthur Erickson, bishop of the family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Elwood LDS ward, was seriously Wood. injured when he was knocked They have also spent time Rees failed to stop comfrom the tractor on which he with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Wood located for a pletely stop sign was riding south on Highway and family in Thatcher. at First North on Main 30S near his farm at Elwood. The family returns each year street, and in so doing, his A driven car by Antonio Vas- for a visit. station wagon collided with a Mr. Wood is an electrician quez of Bear River City also was Sterling tank truck being drivbuilding en by Wally Borland of 55 headed south and ran into the and reports extensive Lemon Ulace, Salt Lake City. tractor, knocking Erickson to taking place in the California the ground and demolishing the area. Borland reported to the in- tractor, according to investigatvestigating officer that when ing officers of the Highway Pathe heard the fire siren, he at- rol. Past, Present Officers Erickson was taken to the Meef tempted to pull over to the Bluebird Cafe curb of Main street in order Valley Hospital at Tremonton by to clear the way for the fire the Tremonton city ambulance Newly elected and retiring oftruck, when Rees station wa- where he was hospitalized for ficers of the Northern District gon collided with his truck. care of his injuries. He was re- Federation of Womens clubs ported to be improving satisfac- met last week at a luncheon Byron May of the city poat the Bluebird. ; lice estimated $700 damage to torily Tuesday afternoon by hos- party The purpose of the meeting . the Rees vehicle and $50 to pital auhorities. Vasquez was cited for an in- was to honor the retiring offithe truck. He cited Rees for dictable misdemeanor, drunken cers and for the past officers to running a stop sign, according driven within three years of the introduce the new officers to to city police records. previous conviction, and for driv- her duties and give her the. maing with a revoked drivers li- terials for the position. were Lovely figurine gifts cense. - offito the presented outgoing . before. Appearing City Judge B. C. Call, Vasquez was bound cers Attending from Brigham City over to District Court for further were: Mrs. Dan Olsen, past parOld-Ag- e trial. . . . Mrs. liamentarian; O, Dee Lund, past recording secretary; Mrs. Arden C. Balls, newly elected treasurer, and Mrs. Fay . Grant, newly elected publicity director. Jay M. Hansen, Brigham City u representative of the Social Se The anare births folloing curity Administration ,will be at the local Employment Office nounced from Cooley Memorial hospital: on Thursday, July 19, from Kenneth Andrew and Viola p. m. to 4 p. m. to assist local Mae Roberts Allred, Clearfield, people in filing claims for ben, efits and to answer questions boy, July 9. Earl and Joy Slack JohnJohn law's. social security concerning ' Hansen Brigham City, boy, July requests that, local ston, residents desiring assistance 10.Garold Whitney and Mary bring their social security cards Elizabeth Weiland Squires, Ar-cand proof of their , ages with 10. Idaho, July bc, them at the time they file Ernest Ray and Marlon Lu claims. He also stated that if a he cille Neff Anderson, Brigham is person should bring a copy of his 1955 City, boy, July 10. Ira Arnold and Bonnie Rae income tax returns, both Forms Johnson May, Brigham City, 1040 and Schedule C or F, Hansen further stated that re- boy, July 12. Don Carol and Elaine Grey tired workers over age 65 Horn, Brigham City, boy, July him soon as as should contact 12. possible in order to file claims Dean Wayne and Geraldine for benefits. Steffen Hawkes, Brigham City, girl, July 14. Robert Francis and Rosalee Norman Checketts, Brigham RFD 1, boy, July 14. .Doyle and Patricia Lou Berg son McBride, Weston, Ida., girl, . Wednesday, July 18, 1956 Brigham City, Utah rounding them, Gunderson said. The carcass of one sheep was found in the burned brush and it was thought likely that others may have been in the area and had perished in the fire. Vernal Wood Family Here From California Injured in Elder NEWS 4 Box Range Fire Destroys 1,000 Acres of Ogden Parade I ! i ! j Vi r Invited to , , A- v, BEHS Band i A4any Other Great Values! Art & Gift Shop BIRTHS 25 cents of every dollar Standard takes goes to meet your future oil needs in Sour Cherry Crop is Harvested by South Stake Families and Quorums July Last Friday, July 13, marked second year the 'trees have , the final day for sour, cherry borne fruit. Other fruit on the ten acres picking on South Box Elder stake Welfare Farm, south of include sweet cherries, apricots and prunes.,'. , Brigham City. The entire plot of ground was Members of the seven wards were busy harvesting the crop divided off in wards with families and priesthood quorums during this past week. The project has been unique picking the cherries without since all cherries were picked stems for part of their welfare by families or quorum members project. - of each ward. The family or quorum members went to the ten acre fruit farm on the east side of the road and looked for a little cardboard tag tied on a tree in their ward section inscribed with their name. Just this past Wednesday a family of five, the parents and three children, spent about an hour stripping the cherry tree assigned to them. The youngsters picked the lower limbs as the parents gleaned the tree tops. According to President R. N. Price and Douglas Quayle, high in charge, the councilman cherries were assigned to wards as follows: Mantua 31 trees (this ward was first to complete the picking project) First ward, 93 trees; Second, Fifth, Sixth and Willard wards, 124 trees each and Perry ward, 31. One man from each bishopric assumed the ward responsibilities. The expected tonnage is well past the 12 ton mark. The entire crop has been contracted to the Perry Canning company. In 1949 the fruit farm was covered with sagebrush and weeds. Since that time various projects have completed the ground leveling, clearing and planting of trees. This is the BIG 14.. -s - LaMar S.' and Elizabeth Cutler, Tremonton, July 15. John Gar-ban- ti girl, D. and Edna Louise Smoot Hardy, Brigham RFD 1, . , boy, July 15. Franklin Delano and Connie Pauline Holland Ammons, Brigham City, boy, July 16. . Alton Grant and Kay . Jolene Thomas Hunsaker, Ogden, boy, July 16. . 26x44 V t a & EQUIPMENT SHED N y.v' Y '' ft v x a V . y t vXv - 1 - A x. X r V v.?. Pmtroltum ftrogrext mant ... each of us will need 1097 gallons of oil yearly by 19C5 Our search for oil has led lo drilling offshore wells like this one in costing nearly 6 times more than land udls . APPROXIMATELY UTAH CONCRETE PIPE CO. 1940 ya!I Avenue Phono - Ogden AND, OFFICES IN SAIT LAKE, IOGAN, PROVO ' . theGulf of Mexico) BLOCKS COST v i, v On of th most important investments is represented In and, your farm machinory- - Replacement Is expensive unnecessary, if proper core has boon given over the i years. Approximately 1650 Utah Concrete Blocks (8x8x161 go into the construction of this spacious equipment shed. r ' Y ft 'sTVCv' s BUILDING ISLANDS IN THE SEA from which to probe the ocean floor is one good example of how we must search farther afield to find the oil America uses in such quantity. And as new sources of oil become harder to find, locating it and bringing petroleum products to you grows more costly. Last year, a quarter of every dollar Standard took in was plowed back into oil exploration, development of producing fields, research and construction of facilities. All told, during 1955 we invested $347 million to help meet your growing oil needs. 1956 1965 8 7 gallon 1007 gallons pr capita pf capita STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA puts petroleum progress to work for you , " V $38 |