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Show Universal Microfilniing Corp. 141 Pierpont Ave. ' Utah Salt City, Jan, 59 Mnwi Volume 61, Number 47 Police Chief Warns J Against Giving Money to Solicitors Lake TEN PAGES Brigham City, Utah, Wednesday Morning, November 19, 1958 Thiokol Opens Newest Office Police Chief John I Johnson this week warned Brigham City residents against giving money to unfamiliar persons after three girls were appresection of The employment hended soliciting funds under Thiokol Chemical corporations false pretenses. Johnson said the incident Utah division moved into office space at 120 underscores the wisdom of questioning persons going from South Main street Friday. It marked the third building door to door seeking donain Brigham City to be renovated tions. The girls, ranging in age for use by the expanding comfrom 12 to 15, collected more pany Five offices, a larger reception than $15 while asking for monin ey to help purchase an organ office and lobby are housed for an LDS ward chapel, John- the buildings 2,000 square feet. son said. A glass bottle was An additional 24 by 24 foot section in the rear is expected to used to collect the money. The trio reportedly was be be completed this week and will an eming held, awaiting action by provide rest rooms and lounge. ployees juvenile authorities. Handles Plant Employment The employment section, formerly located m the west Forest street office, handles all interwith views and correspondence potential employees at the Utah Here Friday newly-remodele- d Group to Meet Friday Evening TAKE YOUR CHOICE William H. Griffiths displays a small bore rifle target and a couple of clay pigeons which sportsmen will be shooting at Saturday when the Lions club holds its heralded Turkey Shoot. Eyeing the clay targets with shotgun in hand is Troy Miller, general chairman. The- - shoot is scheduled at Rees park from 10 a.m. til dark. Turkey Shoot Scheduled Saturday Promises Fun and Prizes for All Lions Club Completes Plans for Project To Raise Funds for Bowery Improvements Something new in the field of entertainment in this vicinity will take place Saturday, Nov. 22, when the Lions Club stages a Turkey Shoot at Rees Pioneer Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until dark and offers fun for all the family and a chance to win a Thanksgiving Gobbler as well asev-many other prizes. General chairman for the ent is Troy Miller, who reports that ticket sales are going at a rapid pace and urges local residents who have not yet purchased their tickets to do so this week and come and join in the fun. Proceeds from the project will go toward making needed improvements at the Bowery at Rees Pioneer park, which was constructed during the past year by the Lions club for the enjoyment and use of all residents of Box. Elder county and any visitors who come to this area. Win a Turkey Participants will not actually shobt at turkeys, but will receive dressed turkeys for their shooting abilities. Miller said. It is planned to have two positions set up at the park, where participants will shoot at clay targets. Rules of the game provide that teams of five persons will shoot at the targets, each having 25 chances. The person in each team who shoots the most birdies will win a turkey. An attraction provided for the ladies and children who do not shoot will be the splatterboard. This is a target divided into ten parts and is situated on a revolving board. The "hunter" with the highest number of points each game will win a trap-shootin- g turkey. Form Teams Local residents are urged to get together and make up their own teams of five, Miller said. It is anticipated that professidnal trap shooters from all parts of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho will be on hand to try their luck at winning their Thanksgiving gobbler. Participants will provide their own shotgun and ammunition, may be however, ammunition purchased at the park. ' Food Will Be Sold 'Food fitting for the occasion will be on sale at the park, including hot chili, barbecue sandwiches, and soda pop. Tickets are being sold at a cost of 50 cents per person for admission to the park. These tickets will entitle the holder to a chance to win one of the turkeys which will be given away by the Lions club every hour to the person holding the lucky number. Prizes Offered ' The tickets also will entitle the holder to chances on the grand prizes to be given away, including a Winchester gun, electric blanket, electric toaster, bowa and arrow, set of snow tires, 22 rifle, transistor radio, and a barbecue grille, along with others. , A. E. Seely is finance chairman of the project and S. W. Beecher is in charge of ticket sales and advertising. J. Earl Johnston is president of the organization. Residents of Box Elder county and vicinity are invited to bring their families to the park Saturday and have an enjoyable time with the Lions club. GAINS NEW POST A meeting of the newly formed organization for the benefit of exceptional children will be held Friday evening, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p. m. in the Chamber of Commerce rooms above the Box Elder County Bank. Exceptional children include those sufferipg from cerebral palsy, brain damage, muscular distrophy, and mentally retard ed youngsters. In charge of the meeting will be Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spencer, who have been 'named temporary chairmen to serve until the organization is completed. Marshall Karr, representative from the National Cerebral Palsy Foundation, and Lynn Richards, a special educational teacher in this community, will be the guest speakers. All persons interested in seeing this organization become successful, especially parents of ex ceptional children, are urged to attend the meeting Friday evening, according to Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, Bryce Wilhite has been named assistant general manager and Bird Haven District technical director at the Leaders to Gather Utah division of Thiokol Monthly meeting for Bird HavChemical corporation. en Boy Scout District leaders toll be held Thursday evening, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p. m. in Building 81 at Intermountain school. Those planning to attend are asked to note change of meeting Wilhite Gains i New Post at building. Departments are scheduled for Guides, Cubs and Scouts. A class will not be conducted for Explorer leaders tills' month, it was announced. Thiokol Plant Advancement of Bryce hite to the newly created tion of assistant general ger and technical director at Thiokol Chemical corporation, Utah division, was announced this week by John Higginson, general manager. Rapid growth and expansion of Thiokol have operations shown the need for organizational changes to meet increasing requirements, Higginson said. Was Technical Director Wilhite has been technical director since the Utah division was organized in 1957 and has had an active role in' all stages of establishing and building the activity which now employs more than 860 persons and which will be increased to more than 2,000 persohs by the end of next year. Earlier in his Thiokol career, Wilhite had been chief project engineer at the Redstone division, Huntsville, Alabama, and head of the engineering departElk-toment at Elkton division. Maryland. Credited With Inventions He is credited with numerius inventions in- the field of solid propellant rocketry, including distinctive achievements in im proving solid propellant formu lations and inert Components for rocket motors. He is a member of the Brigham City Kiwams club, the American Rocket society and , the American Ord nance association. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for service as an Air Force combat and test pilot. He was born in Alabama and holds two degrees in mechanical engineering from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and Louisiana State University. Wilhites home is at 179 North Eighth East in Brigham City, where he resides with his wife, Ellen, and their sons, Hank and Steve. plant According to K. Boyd Baugh, acting head, 10 persons were at work this week in the employment section. This staff will be increased when qualified personnel are found, he said. The section also is in charge Of housing for plant employees new to this area. Baugh estimated the rate of hire fluctuates between 125 and 150 persons each month. Of this number, some 25 to 30 percent are technically trained persons imported from outside of Utah. Interested in Renting These individuals are interested mainly in renting with the idea of buying homes at a later date This urgent demand for rentals has caused Thiokol to lease several houses in Brigham City, Baugh said. The remainder of those employed every month are semiskilled and persons most of which have come from northern Utah. Many of these are moving to Brigham City and running into he the same housing shortage, explained. The section head noted that in-f- f eased, home- - building locally has helped ease a worsening situation. Approximately 875 employees are now on the payrolls at the Utah plant. Baugh said Thiokol still was aiming for an em ployee force of about 1,500 by next spring. Technical and professional personnel are most needed at the present time although a demand exists also for engineering aids, lab technicians, ' and clerical workers. Baugh explained that the new: est addition to Thiokol facilities in Brigham City would be used indefinitely. LaGrande Peterson, county treasurer-elecDOUBLE EXCHANGE exchanges his check as payment on 1958 property taxes for a receipt marked paid in full from County Treasurer George L. Johnson. This exchange took place Monday. A second exchange between the two men will take place Jan. 2, when they will exchange sides of the counter and Peterson will assume his duties as new Box Elder county treasurer. Johnson did not seek this year. t, Parent-Teach- er Nov- - 29 Deadline Approaches for Conferences Are Payment of 1958 Property Taxes Box Elder County's 1958 Property Tax Totals Scheduled Here $1,962,393; Assessed Valuation $43,441,505 The Box Elder High school The Cox Elder County Treasurers office again has an and Junior High school will conof hustle and bustle as the Nov. 29 dealine apatmosphere conferduct their parent-teache- r Acences Friday, Nov. 21, when proaches for collection of property tax in this county. to re- -, L. Treasurer more County cording Johnson, George with will trade places parents their sons and daughters for the ceipts have been issued to date this year than last, however, the total cash does not equal that of last year at this date, day, according to E. W. Payne and' "Wayne Call, principals of indicating that some of the larger accounas have not as yet the respective schools. been paid. Conferences were scheduled Johnson this week issued a rethis week, following the issuing minder to taxpayers of this of report cards. county that the deadline is fast Busses will transport parents approaching and urges them to from the outlying districts, just cooperate with the office by not as they do the students. waitrtig until the last day or even The parents will attend the last week to pay their taxes. classes following the Actually, there remains only same schedule as their boys and eight days, counting today, WedA large attendance is expectgirls do on regular school days. nesday, lor the tax payments to Lunch will be served in the be made, Johnson said The of- ed at the banquet being sponsorcafeteria and parents may use fice will be closed Saturday, ed by the Sons of the Utah Piotheir son or daughters lunch Nov. 22, as is the regular custom neers and the Golden Spike Ascard, or may pay 30 cents per of all county otfices in the iourt sociation on Thursday, Nov. 20, house, and will also be closed at 7 30 p. m. at tthe. Tropical plate for the nopn meal. Individual conferences between on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, Restaurant, said A. M. Reeder, the teachers and parents will The office will, however, for the for the SUP, and take place between 1:30 and 4 benefit of the taxpayers, be open James II. Miller, secretary of the for business on Saturday, Nov. 29. Box Elder Chapter. , p. m. The project is to raise fund Office hours are from 8 30 a m. Schedules Set Up for the Corinne Railroad MuThe high school schedule will to 5 p. m., Johnson said seum which is now being startbe as follows: Shows Increase in 58 First hour 8.50 to 9 05 a m. Total assessed valuation for ed, on Union Pacific property In Second hour 9 10 to 9 25 am. 1958 was set at $43,441,505, as the historic railroad freighting Third hour 9.30 to 9.45 a. m. compared with $41,960,, 140 in town. Fencing of the site must Fourth hour 9 55 to 10.10 a.m. 1957 Total amount of taxes to be done for its protection and business district; Merlin Balls, Fifth hour 10 20 to 10 35 a m. be collected is 1,962,-393 that of the trains which will be area one which includes the 10 45 to General Assembly with $1,885,-01- placed there for museum pur30, compared southeast section of town; Garth 49 for last year, showing a poses. Colton, area two, the southwest 11 50 a. m. Tickets may be obtained from Sixth hour 12 noon to 1215 $77,38181 increase in 1958 section; Alf Freeman, area three, At the dose of business Mon- Miller Real Estate, 93 North northwest section; Walt Everton, p. m. Seventh hour 12 25 to 12 40 day, at 5 p. m., Johnson reports Main, Brigham City, or from the area four, northeast section; that his office had collected a SUP Golden Spike Chapter at Miles Ferry, Connne; Lee John-sen- , p. m. Lunch will be served from total of $178,928 34 and had is- Tremonton and Garland. Bear River City; UrselHun-saker- , 12 50 to 1 30 p. m. in the school sued 5,547 receipts. Comparing Honeyville; Oleen Hail- cafeteria. with the same date in 1957, the Claude Pratt Engaged ing, Mantua; Richard Nelson, Individual conferences 130 collected $203,273 08 and had isPerry; and Orville Grey, Willard. to 4 sued 5,465 receipts for that As Perry PTA Speaker p. m. Committeemen, majors, capThe junior high school sched- amount. This indicates that some Claude Pratt, Ogden, will be tains and workers will meet at ule will be as follows: of the larger accounts have not guest speaker at regular meetCentral 7.30 p.m., Monday, at the 8 50 to 9 45 a. m. General yet been received this year, he ing of Perry School Parent-Teachschool for the campaign kickoff Assembly. Association, Thursday pointed out meeting, Johnson announced. 9 55 a. m. to 12 40 p. m. Visit Woiking with Johnson during evening, Nov. 20, at 7.30 p. m., at annual solicitation for Actual, classes. this peak season are Norma the school house. contributions will start Monday 12.50 to 1.30 Lunch in the Sheffield and Edna Romer, deSupt. Pratt will speak on evening following the short meet- cafeteria. and Birdie Youth and Their Problems. puty treasurers, 1'30 to 4 30 p. m Individual Smith, Gladjs Nelson and Laur-ening and continue through the The general public, as well as week, the chairman said. conferences. PTA members, is invited Jeppson Banquet Slated To Raise Funds For Museum Scout Officials Lay Plans for Annual Fund Campaign in Bird Haven District Representatives from all communities of Bird. Haven Boy Scout district met this week to lay final plans for the annual finance drive which is due to start next Monday evening, ,it was announced this week by Dee Johnson, campaign chairman. Meeting with district officers were the various chairmen and majors who will direct the drive in Brigham City and surrounding communities. These include Glen Knudson, chairman of North Box Elder stake; Art Steffen, chairman of South Box Elder stake; and Her-vi-n Bunderson, finance chairman. Majors for the various areas include Don Olsen, Brigham City tbis-yea- 1 er - WCTU Plans Meet The Brigham City WCTU organization will meet Thursday afternoon, Nov. 20, at 2 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Margaret Evans. All members and guests are invited to attend. - u - ixV: PROPOSED INTERSTATE ROUTE Pictured is the proposed, interstate route from Rattlesnake Pass to the Utah-Idah-o border on which a public hearing is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 20, in the LDS ward at Snowville. The hearing will start at a.m. and will provide all groups and indiyiduals an opportunity to make state ll RXT71I SNAKE PA SS ments and present data. State road commission officials have expressed hope that a contract for the first seven miles of the 19.6-mi- le stretch may be let by next spring. The first phase will be a $2 million job with the total project to cost an estimated $6 million. When completed, the highway will boast four lanes. |