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Show Univeesal Microfilming Corp 141 Peirpont Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah jan 57 New; VOLUME 59, NUMBER 31 BRIGIIAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1956 Hamburger Fry Board of Education Accepts Bid for Planned by Little Valley School Construction Petersen Timberib Sales Awarded Contract To Construct Building at $29,246.25 Cost Wildlife Group f The second anual Hamburger Fry sponsored by the Box Elder Wildlife Federation will take place Aug. 3, at the Box Elder County Park, according to Myr-lan- d Balls, president. The Federation members are inviting the general public to bring their families and enjoy the evening with them. The evenings activities will begin at 6 At a special meeting of the Board of Education held Friday, July 27, board members unanimously approved and accepted a bid presented by Petersen Timberib Sales in the amount of $29,246.25 for the construction of an elementary school building at Little Valley, near Promontory Point. Specifications state that the building be ready for occupancy within 45 days from the date the contract is signed and that the building be so constructed that it can be dismantled for use elsewhere when there is no longer need for it in the Promontory area. Two p. m. PEACH DAYS PRIZE Heres the grand prize that will be given away during Peach Days in Brigham City on Sept. 7 and 8, a brand new, 1956 Pontiac sedan. Dealer of the Box Frank Coppin delivered the new car to Ross C. iBowen, secretary-managfElder Chamber af Commerce this week. er Kindergarten Club Makes Plans for Set Preliminary Junior Section of Peach Days Parade Hearing Friday Plans are getting underway of the Peach Days Parade and Junior Peach Queen contest with members of the Kindergarten club as sponsor. General chairman for the parade, whose theme this year is to be Mother Goose Land, is Mrs. Beverly Landon. Her committee will include Mrs. Gladys-Hanhne- , Mrs. Lois Petersen, Mrs. Rente Olsen, Mrs. Carma Billings, Mrs. Mary Reeder, Mrs. Ethel Poulter and Mrs. Nola Larsen. Mrs. Landon has asked that all miniature floats be entered with her at 653 South Third East or by calling 1153 or by calling Mrs. Renee Olsen at Cor Junior section Outstanding Meeting Set By Missionaries An outstanding program has been planned by tabernacle missionaries to be held tonight, Wednesday, August 1, beginning at 8 p. m. at the stake taberna- , cle. According to Henry Thorne, in member of the presidency charge, guest speakers for the evening will be Elder Paul Andersen, recently returned Hawaiian missionary, and Elder John B. White, recently returned Canadian missionary. Organ music will be heard and a quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. David O. Andersen, Mrs. Harold B. Felt and Ralph West-oveaccompanied by Mrs. Isabella Buland, will entertain. The presidency issued a special invitation to attend . the meeting along - with visitors, tourists and LDS church 602-J- . The floats are not to be pull-ban automobile to qualify for the Junior section. The following information is entering required of those floats: names of children entering float, those riding on the float including number of riders, and the name of the float. The paiade will again be televised this year. .In charge of ITTe" float' committee for the Kindergarten club is Mrs. Harriet Balls, chairman, with Mrs. Marion Jordan, Mrs. Helen Reeder and Mrs. Rita Nelson assisting. A Junior Peach Queen will 8gain be drawn from the representatives of all service clubs in the community. Last years queen," Janet Harrison, will draw the name of the lucky and her attendants who will reign over the Junior section of the 1956 Peach Days celebration. Mrs. Alta Richards is Junior Queen chairman, with Mrs. Ella Hunsaker and Mrs. Ruth Beecher as committee members. All contestants will ride in convertibles in the Junior section. Mrs. Richards at 636-M- , and Mrs. Hunsaker at 1345, ask that anyone with a convertible interested in carrying a group of these lovely pint sized contestants in the parade, call them are soon. Nine convertibles needed. y Included in the entertainment will be an archery contest, flycasting contest, horseshoe pitching, volley ball, and a 45 minute colored film. Sports enthusiasts are invited to bring their bows and arrows and their favorite fly rod and reel to test their skill and accuracy and win some of the many fine prizes available. and soda pop Hamburgers will be served free of charge to all those attending. Balls urged Federation members to bring their membership card for door prize drawing and announced that membership cards will be available to other men in attendance for the price of one dollar. Charles Rabideauils general chairman of the evenings arrangements with Frank Coppin in charge of food; Troy Miller, archery contest; Doug Orchard, fly casting contest; Lou Breiten-bekeprocurement of prizes; Elmer Richards and Blaine Jensen,' drawing for prizes. For Aug. 9 at Box Elder County Park r, , . Brigham Lady Assists With National Meet First Rain This Farm Bureau , Month 22-2- Damaged By Passing Truck Approximately $150 damages was done to the door of a car belonging to Harvey C. Pierce, of 69 T street, Salt Lake City on Friday afternoon when Pierce parked his car between Fifth and Sixth South on Main street opened the door to look back and the flatbed of a truck ap proaching from the rear caught on the door, according to police Sunday Will Sponsor reports. Hit and Run Case Frank D. Talbot of 62 North Brig ham City police officers that his 1953 model car had been damaged by an unidentified car and driver night Saturday when he had left his auto park-ed south of the pedestrian lane on Brigham Citys Main street Talbots report stated that the offense had left his car with a damaged front bump er, grill and motor. t Witnesses are being questioned in an effort to identify the Officer Shirl Wiloffender. liams is investigating officer. Third West, reported to Talent Show The Box Elder county Farm Bureau will again sponsor a tal-eshow with in connection the County Fair to be held during the week of the Fair. Competition will be in two age groups; from 18 to 28 years of age, and persons up to 18 years of age, according to Mrs. Floyd Carter, a member of the talent show committee. Any Box Elder county resident who is interested in entering the competition is eligible to do so. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners. Winners in the county contest must be a member of the Utah State Farm Bureau or must join the organization in order to be eligible to enter state competition. State winners will be awarded an expense-paid trip to Miami, Fla., Mrs. Carter reported. Driver of the truck was Lyn don LeRoy Gyllenskog of Smith-fieldan employee of Cantwell Brothers Lumber company at Smithfield. , The accident occurred at 4:20 by p. m. and was investigated Dryl Conger of the local police No citations were department. issued. Reported to Police 54 BOOKS HIGH Steven Kent Jensen, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Jensen, and Cathy Marie Crossman, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crossman," are champions in the annual summer book worm contest sponsored at the Brigham Carnegie Library. They are shown here with a. pile of 51 books typical of those they both read during the weeks since school bells tolled schools out. New Cancellation Slogan Planned by Eight Year Olds Tops in Book Postmaster General A new slogan Pray for Peace will be adopted by the nations post offices beginning Aug. 1, when the new slogan will be installed on the cancellation machines used in 50 of the nations largest post-office- The slogan will be added to cancellation machines used in first and second-claspost offices throughout the nation as fast as die manufacturing will permit, according to Arthur E. Summerfield, postmaster general, who made the announcement. The new dies . will imprint the Pray for Peace cancellation on millions of first-clasletters every day. s Reading Contest Two Brigham City eight year olds walked off with book worm contest honors at the Brigham Carnegie Library, Friday afternoon, July 27, as books read during the summer vacation trip were totaled. s nion, LeRoy Campion, Howard Vert Fishier, Simcox, Art OBrien, Charles Keller, Morris Nuttall, A1 Cazier, Les Lowe, Wayne Hunsaker and Cam Harmon. Handling the barbecue assignment will be Emery E. Wight. Tickets will be distributed next week and offered to each merchant by members of the committee. They will sell for $1.25 each. We need the full support of our members to make this outJenson said. ing a success, We urge each merchant to buy tickets for their employees and to participate in this annual outing. In the event of rain, Thursday, Aug. 16, has been set as an alternate date, the committee chairman said. r 1 . RADIO TRANSMITTER A new city, county and civil defense radio transmitter will go into servic soon to give the three joint users access to all parts of Box Elder county, replacing the inadequate city police and county sheriffs transmitters. The new, more powerful Unit will be housed in this small concrete structure west of Brigham City. Persons talented in vocal or instrumental music rendition or in presenting humorous or dramatic readings or other novelty acts are invited and urged to participate, Mrs. Carter said. As a part of the talent show, the Farm Bureau is sponsoring a speech contest. Agricultures Place in National Economy, will be the title of this years speech. Persons from 18 to 28 years of age are eligible to compete in the speech contest. Similar prizes are offered to speech contest winners as are offered in the talent division. i Anyone interested in further details of the talent show and contest may contact speech Mrs. Carter at Corinne, Mrs. Orville Nish at Plymouth, or any local Farm Bureau officer. bids were received on the proposed construction. The bids were presented on the ba- r, Annual Merchants Outing Is Dated Brigham City retail stores will be closed after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, when proprietors, managers and their employees will head for Boil Elder park and the annual merchants outing. Under direction of DonChase, games and contests Will be conducted to work up an appetite for the barbecue slipper which will be served at 5:30 p.m. A program will be presented immediately afterwards. Heading arrangements for the 1956 annual outihg Is Burke Jert-sochairman of the merchants committee of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce assisted director by Reed Simonsen, member. Assisting will be the members of the committee which is com218 Mrs. Margaret Evans of posed of Eliot Ward, Glade HarNorth Sixth East, Box Elder rison, Mack Stoddard, Glen Bencounty recorder, was a member of the committee in charge of arrangements for the national convention of county officials which was held in Salt Lake City last week. " The convention which was Fell entertainslated for July ed more than 1,000 delegates The first rainfall recorded the from states throughout United States, with convention during the month of July fell headquarters being at the Hotel over the Brigham Citya area last meager Sunday, measuring Utah. .28 of an Inch, it was reported The largest convention to be held in Salt Lake City this year, by Charles Clifford, local weather recorder. many outstanding features were The rainfall cooled the tema special enjoyed including concert by the Salt Lake taber- perature toin this locality90 in comthe above degree eve- parison nacle choir held Sunday weather which has prevailed ning in the tabernacle on famqd the month of July. Temple Square, an informal re- during The and low readings for high .a the Hotel Utah, ception at the five days are as past barbecue picnic at Lagoon, and many other specialties. Mrs. Evans reported that visiting delegates were impressed of Utah with the friendliness people and showed their appreciation to the local committee for their efforts in preparing a successful convention. d Car-Do- or . Virgil Jeppsen, 701 West Forest, was arraigned In city court Monday afternoon on charges of second degree burglary, breaking and entering with intent to commit rape, where he asked for a preliminary hearing. Date for the hearing was set Aug. 3, at 10 a. m. by City Judge B. C. Call who set bond at $2,000. He was released after posting a property bond. Jeppsen will be represented by Arthur Wooley, Ogden attorney. (Defendant in this sensational case is not to be confused with Virgil D. Jeppson, 353 North First West.) SIX PAGES Both Steven Kent Jensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Jensen, and Cathy Marie Crossman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crossman, had read 54 books nosing out the next book worm-e- r who had read a total of 39 books. Miss with sis and in accordance plans and specifications as outlined by the architect. Petersen Timberib Sales presented a basic bid proposal in the amount of $29,679, and an alternate bid substituting TXS trusses in the amount of The alternate bid was accepted by the board members. Also submitting a bid was Wayne A. Jensen, whose basic bid pioposal was $31,600 and alternate bid substituting steel trusses was $29 600. Hodgson and Holbrook, architects, were directed by the board to prepare a contract between the Board of Education and the Petersen Co., for the building at Little Valley. The board also considered the advisability of commencing school in this county on a date other than Sept. 10 as was previously approved at a meeting on March 27. A committee comprised of Supt. Kenneth E. Weight and Board Members Warren E. Hansen and Lamoine Cowley was appointed to make adjustments in the school calendar for the school year $29,-246.2- Plan to Advertise Elder County LaPreal Wight and Miss Box Ruth Marie Pierce, local librarians were on hand to fete the Plans were . outlined Tuesday youngsters who had made special accomplishments in num- noon for distribution of , the new Box Elder county industrial ber of books read. . development booklets- - at a joint All children won special au- meeting ol the Box Elder and thor cards with Steven and Bear River Valley Chambers Cathy also receiving an identi of Commerce. fication wallet. Meeting with representatives of the day was a car- of the two organizations were Surprise Howard Glenn, manager of the ton of root beer presented to Ames K. Bagley and Bill Box Elder County Fair, an- each of the finalists by Mr. and Salt Lake City, memnounced this week that new Mrs. M. A. Burtcher, Beehive bers of the Utah Committee on display racks have been con- Bottling company, 571 North Industrial and Employment structed in the Fair Building for Main. Planning. the purpose of displaying varieThe Box Elder county broYoungsters who had read 16 ties of grain grown in Box El- or more books included: Dar chure is the most attractive one der county. win Grant Alder, 39; Ann Baty, that we have assisted with, Glenn said Since we are by 36; Sydney Lynn Burtcher, 35; Bagley said in commenting on far the largest grain growing Jane Rae Merrell, 34; Ada Cox, the new mailing piece designed to attract industry to Northern county in the state, people com- 26; Gary Dean-Alde- r, 25; Judith ing to our Fair will want to see Nielsen, 24; Grace Ann Jensen Utah. some of the fine wheat, barley, (twin sister of Steven Palfreyman Commended the Kent, oats, and other grains which we champ), 23; Michael Ivan Mang-ham- , county commissioners on their in helping with boast about. 22; Sherry Jenson, 20; SteHe urges every farmer in the phen Caer, 19; Kenneth Ger- the presentation, pointing out county who grows good quality ald Stoll, 18; Deborah Kay that bringing industry into the wasnt just the business grain, certified or common, to Blake, 18; Sharon Frye, 17; Lin- county of the chambers, but was to evBarJean Lavon a da 17; Alder, bring gallon bottle full of grain to be dis- on, 17; Martha Huggins, 16; eryones advantage. played. Prizes will be awarded. Mary Ann Bruderer, 16; KathLets have a big display and ryn Baugh, 16; Kathy Usatuck, show people .that we do grow 16; Rodney Spendlove, 16, and Glenn Elaine Sheffield 16. grain in our county, Other book readers will be concluded. The Box Elder County Fair honored later during the sumwill be held Aug. 23, 24 and 25, mer, Miss Wight announced at Tremonton. Jay M. Hansen of the Ogden Social Security office will be in Brigham City, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 2, from 1 p. m. E. Mrs. until 4 p. m. to adivse local residents of the benefits by the So cial Security Act. Hansen stated that he will have with him a number of to peoA Brigham City woman has in Corinne and Mrs. Marble has pamphlets which explain their rights and obligation been named second attendant to been chief timer for his roping ple under the act. the Golden Spike Rodeo queen. students. Mrs. Roy E. (Betty Rene Arr Rockwood) Marble will serve as second attendant to Helen queen of the event, held in connection with the annual Box Elder County Fair in Tre' monton. First attendant is Gwen Sylvester. Mrs. Marble had previously served as queen in 1952 and also as attendant in 1951. Fair Manager Entourages . Grain Display , wide-mouthe- d Social Security Agent Coming Roy (Betty Rene Arr Rockwood) Marble Again Claims Attendant Honors Bou-whui- s, For the competition she rode Chickona, her pinto mare, who is one of the four horses she has trained. She was judged on general horsemanship. Mrs. Marble has been riding horses since she was six years old. Her father, the late W. E. Rockwood, began the interest in animals. Since then she has divided her time with riding, painting and guitar playing. She is the daughter of Mrs. Dolly Rockwood, Brigham City Mr. and Mrs. Marble returned just last week from the Nation- Miss fcho Wing, in the Elko show. They report very good competition in the national contest. Mr. Marble has a roping club Ephraim C. Tremonton his candicommis- ar Republican ' Valley Farmer, Livestockman -Is Candidate Ephraim C. Jensen of Route Tremonton, recently announced his candidacy for four-yecommissioner on . the Re. publican ticket. Jense nis well known for his success as a farmer on both dry and irrigated land and as a sheep owner and feeder in the Eear River Valley. He was born and raised in Bear River City and was educated in the Box Elder county schools. He is a veteran of World War I. An active civic leader of Box Elder county, Jensen was a member of the Box Elder County Ration Board during its entire existence during World War II; he is a leader in the Box Elder County Beet Growers association, and is active in the range and grazing program in this territory. At the present time he is engaged in promoting the development of a culinary water system for residents southwest of Tremonton. He and his wife, the former Vesta Anderson of Tremonton, are the parents of two sons and two daughters. Reed, the eldest, is engaged in farm and livestock work with his father; Carolyn Jensen Parker is a graduate of the Brigham Young University and was a mamber of the faculty at BYU last year. She is presently residing at Boston, Mass., with her husband, Don Parker, who received a scholarship to attend Harvard University this1 coming year. The Jensens second son, Karl, is an outstanding athlete at the University of Utah, and their daughter, Sydna, will be a senior student at Bean River High school this year. , In announcing his candidacy, Jensen pledged himself to weigh all county- problems with care and to work dilligently for the good of all concerned. I, ar - - Little Princess Is Chosen This Week artist. al Appaloosa Horse show at Elko, Nevada. Mr. Marble entered a horse, CANDIDATE Jensen of South has announced dacy for four-yesioner on the ticket. NAMED RODEO ATTENDANT Mr$. Roy E. (Betty Rene Arr Rockwood) Marble, Brigham City is shown here with her pinto mare, Chickona. Mrs. Marble was named second attendant to the Golden Spike Rodeo queen. She has previously served as both attendant and queen. The Little Princess contest will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, at 4 p. m. in the Tremonton First ward hall. All little girls in Box Elder county, who are four, five or six years of age are eligible to enter the competition, according to Evelyn Mason, Irene Morris and Eloise Palmer, committee in charge of arrangements. The winner and two attendants will be among the royalty to preside over the Box Elder County Fair and Golden Spike Rodeo to be held later this month. Mothers of children this age are urged to enter them in the contest which is sponsored annually by the Womens Civic League of Tremonton. |