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Show ( LDER surface The big papers report losses of water from Ltah lake. How do they know they arent losing it from the bottom, ami the water on top is Just sliding down to fili in? 'COI t y The Ixrd should be helping the Brigham City merchants in these days of shortage of labor, if theres any truth in the statement he helps those who help wh themselves. 'JL ner 0LI'MEJ7 Flight Graduate PA AUG. SELECTEES AVING FOOD GIVEN MISSTATE Hits! conservation program .i Utah outlining .maximum tine canning of foodstuffs, both was f uts and vegetables, Thursday following ac- of Price n of the Office d relaxing restric-n- s Lieut. Jim Rees Bush, formerly of Brigham, was graduated from advanced flying school at Lubbock, Tex., and received his silver wings and second lieutenants commission Aug. rastate P. Backman, lus 5. At the same time, his . ring administrator, has to accept forthcoming marriage to Miss local boards applications for sugar to Cal Garrison of Huntington late summer and fall can-i- Park, Cal., on August 10 was needs and reported Thurs-- i announced. that most boards have the igram underway and the expect to within a few permit the use of any amount of sugar for under-ndin- g me canning with the that with each pound sugar, four quarts of fruit li be canned. righam POES ad-e- I of1 d m w . g WAR BUSINESS s. fruit must go to waste Food is year, he said. .Vo a National weapon of war. A officials have advised me it they consider the conscr-noof fruit fully as import-- t as the conservation of sugar PUTS STRAIN n :1 restrictions have been so Utah housewives every opportunity to con-v- e fresh fruit wherever and axed that I the h sk and thsl ol edurj 'xp.'-ner- i to apphl e ON TELEPHONE Cooperation Of Telephone Users Asked By Company (never available. Every jar of home-canneAs the mighty war effoit it which your family uses momentum, touching ,ves a can of commercially gathers iked fruh for our armed fore-- 1 everyone in his everyday livtoken it He ask- - Ing, by the same and for our allies. the opportunities to re- - broadens one d only .ction on d i the housewives, to! be helpful. In this connection, an interesting angle was mentioned this morning by Vern Hardy, manager of the Telephone company. Since the outbreak of war, all over the na- tar Is in the offing, but It telephone lines n ha " ne cannot supply the United s ites. A great share of the before m the company history said carrying tional supply depends upon Hardy of offices between Submarine warfare messages ports. military 3 the need Ps government, for ships to carry r materials mean that im- - mum ions plants, aviation innaval bases, shipyards, rts of sugar may drop below dustries, factories and homes. The fact rmal. Every boatload of that we all seem to be using jar that is shipped in, en- the more, indicates ters the lives of American prettytelephone vital part in its clearly men. Beet sugar may be of war, work the pped ta far sections of the tying together but it also gives every telephone lion to relieve shortages re. For that reason, apply user an added responsibility. War calls must come first a sugar certificate to en-- e and everyone can cooperate, you to purchase all that The telephone need but figure those needs Hardy said. company urges that long dis- "chilly. tance and local calls be made "he home canning program brief; that calls o had the of endorsement conbe avoided. Unnecessary rnal A. Bergeson, member of essential versations delay may state agricultural commis-n- . war calls. Because important telephone oeal sponsors of the home materials like copper, alumi- vJii! materials as well, ham City. It's a patriotic war to handle y of everyone in a posit on lines cant be provided loads. In some cases additional do so to can all possible no new local service can be its and vegetables this year, must and party-line- s Ward, president, said Fri-A- s provided Considerate use of a service organiza-i- . be shared. service is neighborwe wish to call this great party-linat this time." and helpful lortunity for service to the ly As Hardy points out, not all mtion of all residents of Box calls going through the tele.4 rr county. Fruit growers are now har-hn- g phone switchboards these days with war, but all !C the last of their apri-- c have to do have something to do calls that i and raspberries and the do go through the! war do with Ik is here for dewberries. switchboard. kfgoson aid. With the restrictions of the OPA By sugar, there is no excuse Child Struck, I e re-a'- d Hurt SiCar At e Dewey-ll- Box Elder countys August quota of selectees for the U. S. Army were honored at a breakfast meeting in the Howard hotel banquet room Friday morning, at 7 oclock. Parents, relatives, friends and representatives of service clubs in arici'-tioto the selectees made up a group of about 100 persons attending the breakfast. Art B. Caseman, of the local Legion post, which is sponsoring farewell breakfasts for each group of selectees as they leave Brigham, was taostmaster and chairman of the breakfast meeting and program. He led the group in singing America, accompanied by Mrs. O. G. Spencer, pianist. Miss Lorraine Musulas played a piano solo. J. E. Ryan, chairman of the local board, called roll of the selectees. Short talks wishing the selectees pleasant voyages, the best of luck and safe return to the old home town, along with a few w'ords of advice, were given by representatives of the various civic organizations and other groups as follows; Ed Ward, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce; Matthew Compton, president of the Brigham Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Vosco Call, president of the Civic Improvement League; Mrs. C. R. Jones, president of the Business and Professional Womens club; Mrs. L. C. Jensen, president of the American Legion Auxiliary; Will Griffiths, president of the Lions club; Dr. C. H. Munns, president of the Rotary club; Bishop Lester Dredge of the 6th" Ward; Nielsen, Hervin county commissioner; Bunderson) school 6uperintend- ent and Stake President; and Mann, city attorney, The selectees left by special train for Salt Lake City, they will be given their physThoses who ical examinations. are found physically qualified will be given a leave of absence to return home and settle up their affairs. Those who fail to pass the examination will be returned Immediately and given a deferred (classification with their local draft board. y AUCE BURGESS Coming up of Madsen, Carolyn ptjrse are peaches, plums and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jpp.es. Plans should be made Madsen of Deweyvilie, was 'gpt now to can a full supply struck by an automobile when hem. she ran onto the highway in rgeson also stressed the front of her home at noon Friortance of putting up not a broken day. She suffered fruits, but vegetables and two concussions. arm Iso what you can from your The car which struck the jury gardens and the abun-ll'- child was driven by L. R. Jepp of local vegetables now sen. The little girl was taken Phe market for your table, to the Valley hospital at Tresaid, but also plan to can monton, where it was reported JfuPPly of them. They take late this afternoon that her "Jr or no sugar and by can-2,- condition was not critical and thcm yo make that many that she was resting well. Or-lan- d 2 canned commercially for the armed available and lendlease aid. !n le 27 TRUCK AND CAR STOLEN IN CO. Big Truck Is Taken While Fireman At Fire .w. as they fly in clouds, these At-6- s echelon over Kelly Field, near San Antonio, Texas. And the pilots are as much in the clouds as the planes, for Wednesday they got their wings as members of the largest class ever graduated by the seven advanced Army flying schools of the Gulf Coast advanced trainers. Army Air Forces Training Center. The planes are Lieut. Keith Conley, Portage, was a member of the graduating class. (See News From Our Boys In Service.) Theyre almost nesting in a field of cotton-toppe- d single-motore- d NEWS irom our BOYS iii the SERVICE Keith Conley, Portage, Gets His Silver Wings March 16, before completion of his senior year at the Utah Lieut. Keith Conley, Portage, State Agricultural college at Utah, was one of the members Logan, but had enough credits of the largest class In his- to receive his degree so was tory to graduate from Gulf Coast Training center and reYoung was made a Corporal ceive his silver wings of the 24.' He writes to his par- army air force Wednesday, Aug. ents from Abilene that its too 5. hot," the mercury getting up to Lieut. Conley was one of fif- 110 in the shade sometimes, but teen Utah young men in the hes mighty glad hes a corpor- class, which had completed 27 al and can tell the privates weeks of thorough, intensive to do in the hot weather of doing it himself, flight training. Miniature wings wer mailed to honorary mem- - Young is in the medical corps, bers of the graduating class land likes his work. the mothers and girl friends of the graduates, back home. j .John M. I Hr... lo S e ve Ic V ig 1 , e )V t nl s ic i 'I, hi e a . j SedS "T n S , l raised percent Another person who has his eviction no- tice was raised 80 percent. 33 e 1-- 3 t mWhc'rc'.-"- ' d d o fire 19-4- TREMONTON Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Denham S. Burgess, 86, who died at her home Tuesday evening, were held in the First ward chapel Friday, at 2 p. m, Bishop D. B. Green officiating. She was born m London, England. July 11. 1836, daughter Miller of Charles and Sarah Denham and was married in 1871 in London to William Saltern, who died in 1890. Immediately after his death she joined the L. D. S. church and came to America with her three small children. She settled in Smith-fieland married James Burgess in the Logan temple, April 29, 1891. She is the mother of seven children. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. pdith Purser of Garfield, Mrs. Florence Neland Mrs. son of Smithfield, Clara Crockett of Tremonton; four sons. William Edward Saltern of Montpelier, Ida; Bert S. Burgess and Ben S. Burgess, both of Ogden, and J. G. Burgess of Tremonton; 36 grandchiland dren; 38 of a sister, Georgia Denham London. The body was viewed at the home Thursday evening and Friday until time of services. Interment was in tne Tremonton cemetery, under the direction of Shaw and Rodgers funeral home of Tremonton. ex-th- STATE OPA e i HEAD NAMED 1 News-Journa- lo News-Journa- l. j Davis-Montha- n chap-flyin- 3 , R-3- 5 first-clas- s ii c con-wh- ham-instea- e ii Several landlords interviewed, however, pointed out that until Bushnell General hospitals construction began here, rents in Brigham have generally remain-eat or near deflated depres-silevels, that for a number of years landlords have not been receiving a fair return on their investments In rental propMax Junior Whitaker erty. To keep property occupied, Allen C. Burt Writes First Class Seaman and to help keep it in repair Max Junior Whitaker, 20, son and pay the taxes, one landGetting Mail of Mrs. Maude A. Bunnell lord declared, weve had to of Winston Nelson, take what we could get. And Provo, enlisted in the navy Wed- seaman with other houses printer, this week received a nesday as a standing letter from Allen C. Burt, son! to study to be a radio techni empty, their owners seeking In Mormon Battalion evening. of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Burt, cian. tenants, that wasnt much. A new model sedan, beThe letter, dated To freeze rent prices at such Brigham. Whitaker, who lives at 60-to William L. Holmes, son of longing Dr. E. H. White, was a i July 27, did not say where Burt depression level, many land?,St Ulho, Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Holmes stolen the same from lords is now located with the United feel, would be unfair to Thursday to enrol in the Rader of Salt Lake City, formerly of in front of the evening Valley hospital the landlords. On the other States marines. His mail ad- class at Treasure Island. at Tremonton. Brigham City, has enlisted In dress is U. S. M. C. Unit No. hand, no landlord interviewed (the U. S. marines new Mormon care of Postmaster, San 240, failed to express the belief that Jacks In Navy, Not Army jBatallion, composed of marine Francisco, Calif. jproperty owners have no right M. Hodges is in the recruits from Utah, and Jack to make capital of the housing It has been two months or United States navy, not pects to leave Monday for San better since I received a letter, shortages by charging exhorbi-tan- t army as reported in Tuesday's Diego to enter training. Burt wrote. rentals. I'm still hoping News Ser-of the in the a of After short Boys preperiod to see a mail man soon, howRichard L. Bird, Jr., acting vice column. Hodges address liminary training at San Diego ever. rent attorney for the Salt Lake is A. S. Jack M. Hodges, Co. he expects to be transferred to offices of the Rent Control secHe reported that since you 42326, U. S. N. T. S., San or to either Diego, Kentucky Virginia tion, was interviewed by a Appointment Of last heard from me I have Calif. a regular marine training l traveled a great deal and have reporter at Salt B.Y.U. school. Professor Lake City Thursday morning. seen many interesting things. Holmes attended Box Elder This office can not take acAnnounced Wed. I have also seen many strange Seaman Mills Upped 'high school, was a member of tion in instituting an investigalands with their many different .the band, and was an employe H. Grant Ivins, a professor at tion which oergeant Kank might lead to a rent languages. of the Elder Iox son Seaman Mills, Brigham Young university at freezing order for Brigham, he At the present time I am of Corporal Samuel Mills, 233 Nbrth Provo, Wednesday was named said. It would be necessary for in the country which, as you 2nd East Brigham, was pro- - Dedicate Utah state director of the Of- Joseph Penfold, Acting Air Base Chapel know, I enjoy very much. moted to the Regionrank of sergeant The chapel of the Salt Lake fice of Price Administration by al Rent Director, Denver, Colo., There are plenty of deer and this week at the City army air base was the Leon Henderson, national OPA or Paul Porter, Deputy Adminibig fish here and you dont field in Tucson, Arizona. scene of an impressive religious administrator, need a license. This is right istrator, Rent Control Division, Sergeant Mills entered the ceremony Thursday afternoon The announcement of Ivins O. P. A., Washington, D. on the beam for a guy who has C., to at JanuLake Salt army City, at 4:30 oclock. The occasion appointment was made by Clem order a survey to determine always liked the woods where ary 18. 1912. was the dedicatory service of W. Collins of Denver, regional whether or not any certain it is difficult one way or anone of the armys more than OPA administrator. area's rents are excessive or other for civilization to reach. Ivins will head the Office of unreasonable. 800 cantonment chapels. I suppose you can tell by this Jim Gets Wings, If such a survey is ordered, time that we have a limited Chaplain E. L. It. Elson of Price Administration in Utah, Ft. Douglas brought an inspi- working with officers charged Bird continued, it is likely that number of things to talk about Cupid Gets Jim Graduation day August 5 ring dedicatory address to the with carrying out specific di- this office would have charge Burt concluded. here, Ir. the .meantime, be sure to write marked the end of 27 weeks of men present and to the radio visions of the program such as of making it, but that would be con- the only connection between this often. Ill be getting my mail intensive flight training for Jim audience in the name of the rationing, price control, all at the same time, I'm pret- Rees Bush, when he received his (citizens of the United States who sumer activities and the legal office or Mr. Ritter with any division. rent control action that might ty sure of that. Also you can silver wings at the advanced have seen to it that such school at Lubbock, Tex.J.cls shall be living symbols of He will have offices on the be taken in Brigham. still send the paper. 10 one of our fundamental tenets fifth floor of the Atlas building, at The letter was passed by nav- Wednesday Under the Emergency Price morning of Democratic life, freedom of 36' 2 West Second South street, Control act of January 30, 1912, al censor. None of it had been o'clock. Salt Lake City. it is provided that first of all Following obliterated or cut away. graduation, Bush worship. was to return to the ferry comIvins was notified of his ap- an area must be designated by mand at Beach, Calif., his Robert Galbraith Promoted pointment in Provo Wednesday Leon Henderson, Price Corporal Dale Young assigned Long afternoon GalMr. Mrs. He expects to visit and as a defense housing post. George Now At Abilene, Tex. On Monday, August 10, Lt. braith have received word that the state offices in the Atlas area. Then, the act provides, Bush will be married to Miss their son, Robert E. Galbraith, building Thursday, but in all if within 60 days rents Corporal Dale W. Young, son Cal Garrison of Huntington Park, has recently been promoted to probability will not open his within such defense-renta- l area, of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace California. in the U. S. navy. He ficc until later in the week or have not in the judgment of the The ceremony will be per- is stationed on the east coast possible until next week. Young, was transferred from Administrator been stabilized or Fort San Luis Obispo to Abi- formed in the beautiful l Wee Bob is a former reduced by state or local regu- V BUY BONDS & STAMFS V lene, Tex., on July 29, his Kirk O The Heather. The carrier. (Continued On Page Two) j ii . 1 j ' ob as well as tenants and other not directly interested persons, was as follows: reWe, the undersigned, spectfully petition you to extend your rent control program to include Brigham City, Utah. The construction of the Bushnell hospital here has created a housing shortage. Landlords are skyrocketing rent and evictions are being given to everyone w ho refuses to pay the huge increase. Please take whatever action is necessary to correct this situation as soon as possible, for which we thank you. The first petition mailed to Ritter, which, Mecham said, would be followed by others with additional names, was ac- companied by a' letter from Mecham explaining that the petition included signatures of home owners dnd landlords as well as renters.-- . Burt, deputy sheriff, reported late this afternoon that both the truck belonging to Basil Fife aiul the car belonging to Dr. E. H. White have been recovered. The day following the. theft of Dr. White's car, the ear was found by the Weber counPolice Play Host ty sheriff's department abanTo City Employes doned in the Foie Patch in North Ogden, with tires, tubes Members of the Police Depart- and wheels all missing. ment played host Monday evethe Ogden police deFriday ning to employees of all departfound Fifes truck partment ments of the Brigham City cor- in a field southeast of Ogden. at a at delightful party poration was cxcet Nothing missing the Vosco Call summer home in the gas. Box Elder canyon. The guests and their partners whlch included members of the belonging to Basil Fife, local c jfy council gathered in the veumeer w.s ol.n and summer garden spacious from where it was parked in: the open fireplace. They enjoyed the firC Statin Tuesday sang songs and William L. night.0 sen, Bertie Smith and Ernest e BuShn.el! WVlS.J, the... Hansen, all candidates for now under jnation to the Republican ticket general hospital, construction, and use, hi, truck jn uhe coming fall election were there. Ordinarily truck drivers introduced and made brief and owners are not permitted speeches. to drive their cars home after Luncheon was served buffet work, but he had secured perstyie on a long table and mission in order to use his on corn of the cob, sisted truck that evening to haul hay. burgers and drinks. Hearing the fire siren, he drove to the fire station in the marriage will be witnessed by truck and left it parked there the bridegrooms parents, Mr. while he went with the fire and Mrs. J. L. Bush, formerly truck to a haystack Brigham residents, now of 2202 at Willard. When he returned, Van Buren ave., Ogden, and iby the truck had been stolen. his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah The numeral was paintJ ReeS of Brigham Atv ed in large letter and numbers on the side of the truck. Officers had not been able to Bill Holmes Enlists locate the truck by Thursday nom-Jun- 111 The petition, originated by Glen Mecham and bearing the signatures of several landlords g V Admin-istrato- .... j News-Journa- forpes a nt Circulation of a petition this week which, signed by 88 persons, was mailed Wednesday to Willis W. Ritter, Salt Lake area rent director under the Office of Price Administrator brought into the open contention between a number of tenants and landlords over increased rent prices since the coming of the Bushnell General hospital and a government payroll to Brigham. The petition asked that the rent control program be extended to include Brigham. j 1 y rr st 1 News-Journ- Tremonton Woman Came From England In 890 The student body at Brigham young University, Provo, during "as pointed out that the the last scholastic year includProduction board Imposed ed students from 38 different restrictions 'on manufac-o- f states, Alaska, Hawaii. New supplies for home can-- ' Zealand. Mexico and Canada. this year and as a result, which means that a plentiful supply of purposes, will be only a restricted supply !C,TPS toP and other Mrs. Paul Nelson of Los Anthe to available public. the stores. frt.in all geles. California is visiting in L9n the other hand, the War Consequently, it behooves is week at thchomc 'Brigham managers nd a lome ves "reduction board has ordered housewi Mrs. Boston or mother, of her J a full supply finite percentage of most ,t0 DUl UD as tr$oa i EVICTED, AND REQUEST ACTION Some Landlords Sign Petition, Others Feel Rents Have Been At Depression I vtd- -. And That ChVners Are Entitled o Increase In Revenue During Demand Hes LAID TO REST d fruits. LY r K THOSE REFUSING TO PAY BEING , oites. CLAIM RENTALS SKYROCKETING, AERIAL PRECISION DRILL ABOVE THE CLOUDS j -- ) n i ards to isonable SlephnsK k Ask Rent Contro 00 Attend Breakfast To Wish Boys Luck And Safe Return food on sugar available for nt canning. phe OPA recently authorized al war price and rationing NUMBER 76 19 12. 1 1 In SEND-OF- F BREAKFAST FRI. r; Curtailment Of anned Goods Boost Home Canning m FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 7, BRIGHAM, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH, re 1 , r, t; I ' ;t S ft |