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Show that he answers when wt PP Piestone for question and raise ,he So rllS him a dollar We p, n'xt and quoth he- have another tough and the reward l 'TTmrndJnn'arbu, correct answer will t ld pi Washington -- 2 BOX ELDER ru-f- r ourna April 7, Wednesday. Brigham City, Utah A Semi Weekly Newspaper Successor to I WRITE IT TO HE BOX draw tion . . . those let' some cities they even 1948 r NEWS ELDER 1896) (Established and onducted Hv ( QUIZ THE BOX ELDER1909)JOURNAL William M. Long, Editor Charles W. Claybaugh, Business Manager Mrs Gladys H. Johnson, Advertising Managei Publi.h.d .very W.dn..d.v and Frld.y and .nt.r.d a. Uty. Matter at the poet office In Brlham Rataa: Second Cla Utah, under tha act of March 8, 1679 Subecrfption 4 00 a year; outeida Bol Udar Coun-ty- . Boi Lfder County $5 00 .. year. Single copie 5 cent Lots Of Things To Consider the interest We admire the enterprise, and ambition for their children, that promoted the group of people of the southeast Iasi part of town to ask the city council, Thursday evening, for a playground between Fourth and Fifth south and between Third and Fourth east. On the face of it, it enough rewould seem like a reasonable owns as the already inasmuch city quest, a large and suitable vacant lot there. It sounds so reasonable, in lad, that unwho doubtedly there will be a lot of people the about to will have harsh things say be denied. the should council petition city Probably it wont le. Totting up the figure in his mind, the councilman can see that about one out of every six adults he meets will, by the law of averages,- be a signatory of the jx'tition. Thats a lot ol pressure, even on a city councilman whos accustomed to lots of pressure. Such is our perverse nature, however, that the more sure fire a situation, the harder were inclined to look for the catch, the string attached, the gimmick. The southeast playground probably would cost only a few hundred dollars well, maybe a thousand or two to build, and another few dollars, or perhaps a few hundred, a season to maintain. But if it were built, there would be immediate demand for similar playgrounds in the northwest, northeast and southwest parts of town. Unless, that is, the parents of those compas-poineighborhoods were asleep at their etitions. Perhaps the city doesnt own satisfactory lots in those sections, and the cost of opening those playgrounds would be a great deal more. But if they had already favored one corner of town, dont for a minute think the pressure wouldnt be a great deal more, too. A good argument could be given in favor of central playgrounds. Fewer playgrounds makes possible larger, better equipped playgrounds, with better super-isio- n for more hours during the summer week. Were a little vague as' to just what children are supposed to learn at playgrounds, but we do know that if our children are'goirfg tdt gro& up and live in Brigham City, we want, them to become acquainted with children from all over town, not just those of our own neighborhood. As for the dangers of crossing the main thoroughfares, Main and First South, the point could be argued with everything from statistics to hatchets. Falling out of trees is dangerous, too . . . but we try to keep your kids from climbing trees. The quiet, familiar street in front of your home may, at a critical moment, carry a car that is moving fast, with a driver as careless, as any on Main or First south. Certainly we want that southeast playground. We live in that neighborhood. We can yell from home to the proposed location, and it will be mighty handy for our nt kids. But if, after weighing carefully, the council scratches the petition a little, or even denies it entirely, dont be too tough on the city dads. There are lots of things to consider. Sheriff Named Box Elder Coordinator County coordinators to carry on the 1948 Utah cooperative fire fighters program for the coming summer have been named by J. Whitney Floyd of Logan, state coordinator. Sheriff Warren Hyde was made Box Elder county coordinator, and Jensen, district grazier, was appointed as his assitant. The annual area of grazing, lands watershed, and timber burned in Utah has been greatly reduced each year since 1942, according to Floyd. However the number of fires has remained approximately the same each year. Much credit for the fact that our fires burn less area goes to an awakened public interest in the prevention and quick suppression of fires. The people of Utah have shown their appreciation of cooperative fire prevention and control by going out wholeheartedly to reduce the damage by fire to our natural resources. Private companies and county and state departments who can help the program as they fulfill their regular duties have given and are giving great assistance to fire prevention and control work. A continued successful fire prevention and control program can only be carried on through the excellent cooperation of our citizens an dour public departments, Floyd asserted. h ire si T 'U' J X'Teu ANSWER Fridays four-biquiz was; What is the fastest flying bird in the world? answers to We received no is tins question so the four-bitheld over another week. A postai card to Sharp Shots the might have won for you Anybody can try fifty cents. and it matters not where you !ue. for we judge the answers not only on correctness, but on date of mailing ( postmark t. Anyway, Donald Culross Peat-tie- , and the noted naturalist author of many books dealing with wildlife, says the answer t (Established ' ioned smithereens anyhow t exclamations of That will be the only old from newcomers and from ioned thing left. of "even better" FRANK POWER who return. And mostly, St. Petersburg F not lose our reputation to and of the other towns The Shaip Shots re'eauh who are gunning for it. If s clean up. let's clean up partment editor made the more! Spring and War The weatherman is trying to Theres a vast ineijualit in present price bring on ieal spring w'eather . is complete structures. Why, some commodities itrcn t with trying, that all of the snow and rains, even twice j(S high as they were before the "unusual" spring weather. But war spring is here. It says so on our calendar. Before we go hailing spring as our loyal Spiing, and the month of April and constant companion lrom now until the in particular, is the traditional ai rival ot summer, shes going to have to tune lor starting wars. This coming Apnl 18 is a date do a belter job of demonstrating her fidelthe entire world is awaiting. It ity. Itll take at least two weeks of stayis the date of the Italian elecon her thick us and thin, ing with through tions when the Communists are part . . . no longer will we accept her on her expected to make a bid for powperformance merely as a fair weather er; an attempt which if successfriend. ful, might be the final spark to start World War III, the of the East and the West. Who has more than . . . . . ! con-llie- people? problems so often, in fact, as to Every so often seem almost constantly someone is stirring up a ruckus about the "funny papers and books our tots read. Barents have about as many worries with their small fry over what the children consider funny, as they do with the over what the young people consider serious. teen-age- But here in Brigham City, while we wait for war or peace, else. spring means something It is the time for the local citizenry to begin a war all our A war on winter's long own. accumulation of trash, unkempt lots, unpainted buildings and It Is a general uncleanliness, season for rolling up our sleeves and cleaning up our city. While Sharp Shots is writing this, our own yard is one we WOULDNT want to show off as an example of how its supposed to be done." Yes, there are papers, weeds, trash and all the items which go to make up an unkempt and untidy lot. Its winters accumulation of filth But, before another edition of is delivered the to the post ofliee, we promise to have our lot tidied up so that we can further blow off about this subject, such as: "weve cleaned up our place. . . . now how about you? We are fully aware that the road to destruction is paved with good intentions but were becoming a little concerned about one of Brigham Citys reputations. Our city has many reputations . . . most of em of the very best. . . and one in particular is that we are known far and wide for having one of (if not THE) cleanest, neatest and prettiest little cities in the intermountain west. This reputation was not gained by the citienry falling victim to spring It was gamed through fever. years of hard work in cleaning and keeping, it up the city clean. Last year, we all felt it an obligation to clean up and keep the city clean because it was the Centennial year and there would be hundreds of thousands of visitors passing through our city. This year there is no such Centennial to draw tourists our way. But theyll come just the same. Some of them who eame last year will be back, and there'll be more besides. We dont want those who return to look over our city and say: Well, theyve certainly let down from last year. And we dont want newcomers to say: "So this is Brigham City. . . . Humph! Lets present ourselves this year in such a manner as to rs . No one has yet discovered why a boy riding a bicycle considers it more comfort-aid- e to rest his hands in his hip pockets than on the handlebars. The recent war scare isnt holding up very well. The pollsters likely will come forth with the finding that most of the jjeople consider it a political maneuver that was launched too soon. News-Journa- Like spring gardens, rumors political dont thrive too well if planted too early. Paraphrasing Mr. Wilde (Oscar, now D.), each man kids the thing he loves. We have a lot ol tun at the expense of politics and politicians, but does anyone know ol a better way to select a president, congress and public officers? L. We like the definition of a candidae as a guy whos willing to gamble six years sals best on himself to win a ary on a four-yejob. long-odd- ar There are about two billion people in the world, and its going to take all or nearly all of them, working together, to make the old sphere perfect. Yet every now and then you meet someone who seems to conone-ma- p sider"; it job, and himself as the man c Shrunk to its present size and power, its seldom these days you hear it referred to as the almighty dollar. Weve had nqvort.s from several people not a single April Fool joke was pulled, or even attempted. What is the world coming to? on whom The opening of fishing season t should help relieve traffic congestion on Main street. Up the canyon is a fine place to park an automobile! e don t know about the good dying joung, but good habits certainly are easier to break than bail ones. W l s It can The Chimney Swift. fly from 70 to 100 miles an hour, whiih is almost four times as fast for the next fastest birds, such as some of the ducks and falcons. To the Editor; adNow even the President mits that the dogs of war are Ru'sian on us much faster than was anticipated. This is because the Reds are dyed too deep in a hue to be satisfied with any pink tea peace table. They have even been caught That makes us red headed. Besides any nation that dems caviar to be the greatest delia cacy in the world betokens culture that can never be appeased. We shall probably use atomic warfare against the Reds. An atom is the best illustration of a mite being the mightiest ever. The only atom that will nut be used is the old fashioned "up and at em of horse and buggy days. That would be about as in useful as Roman galleys atomic warfare. Even battle cries will be changed in such a war. Instead of the up and at em of the old battle charge, the cry will Push button, boys, lets up be, an atom. Likewise with the cost. With each atom an item what matters it whether we itemize the atom or atomize the item? After splitting the atoms we shall all be blown into old fash- - It doesnt take an anthropologist to tell that its possible for a person to have both a weak chin and a strong jaw. you Brigham City Couples Record Party Guests Several Brigham City couples were among the guests at the Capitol record party held Friday evening at the New house hotel in Salt Lake City. The entertainment was held exclusively for Capitol record dealers in the Intermountain district, and celebrities attending included Benny Goodman and his trio, Gordon MacRae, Martha Tilton, Merle Travis, Jimmy Wakely and Jerry Colonna, who served as master of ceremonies. Breakfast Flight From Airport Is Made By 23 Twenty-threlocal fliers and aviation enthusiasts made a breakfast flight from the Brigham City airport last week. Taking off shortly after day- light, they flew to Sky Haven, at Bountiful, for breakfast, then flew to Logan and Tremonton to before returning Brigham Mr. and Mrs. K. Barton Olson motored to Salt Lake City Saturday evening where they attend the Australian Missionary reunion being held in the 31st ward Recreation hall. Also attending this reunion from Brigham City were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Reeder, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bott and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Grover. Following the party, the Olsens went to the Hotel Utah where they visited with Mrs. Olsens brothers, Ronald and BarSpain sold Florida to the ry Knudson and their wives, United States in 1820 for $5,000.-00- who came from their California homes to attend conference. , can take you nywhere , City. Those making the flight as pilots and passengers were Chuck Branson. Sam Saito, A. M. Larsen, Arden C. Balls, Loren Balls, D S. Gilbert, Allen C. enCritchlovv. Thomas E. Byrd, Rob-- , Following the evening's tertainment, refieshments were ert Hunsaker. Ray Smith, George served, the stars and the deal- Sprunt, Charlie Ewer, Boyd Parers getting better acquainted. sons, Phillip Ficcarra, Gene BaGuests from Brigham Uily nker, Roy Lilly, Duke Baron, Rex were Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Baird. Baron, Palmer Siegfried and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hansen. Mr. John Weir. All except the Barand Mrs. Howard Smith and ons and Weir are in G. I. Mr. and Mrs Vic Degn. Local People Attend Missionary Reunion In Salt Lake City Saturday GREYHOUND -t- THE WIDE OPEN SECRET Shrines in all 48 States and Canada Plan Spring Vacation this a year, before the summer rush. Ask your nearest Overland Greyhound Agent about convenient schedules, money-savin- g fares. Greyhound Leads in Court erf! Box Elder Movie Club TYPICAL LOW FARES $26.90 Chicago Holds First Election Kansas City $20.75 A new and growing organiza$ 0.50 tion for local people is the re- Helena $ :i.55 Box Elder Idaho Falls cently organized Movie club. $25.70 Regular meetings St. Louis will be held on the last Mon(Ail farts tat way. add tai) day of each month in the ComGO GREYHOUND TO mercial clubrooms. The meeting for the month of HELLDORMDO DAYS March was held last week with - LAS VEGAS . MAY 6 Lee Nelson acting as temporary was chairman. A constitution Read the article with this title in Coronet magazine for Apnl presented and discussed. Election of officers took place with .1. W. Howard Shirley Wight being named HOWARD HOTEL president, Lee Nelson, Center Town of Phone 175 B. E. Mrs. and Owen, secretary. Reed Simonsen is the sponsor of the club. Thirty-twmembers were present at PACIFIC 8TA0E8, Im. 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