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Show -- SENATE COMMITTEE IS POLLED; BoxElderFfA FAVORS INDIAN SCHOOL HERE Boys Entered Will Be Taken Feb. 2; Testimony Bushnell Transfer Highly Favorable Vote On morning. For Top Awards Three boys from the Box Elder chapter of Future Farmers of America have boon entered for the American Farmer degree, the highest degree awarded in F.F.A. work, Sam Gordon of the Box Elder high vocational agriculture faculty said this week. Applications for the American Farmer degree have been entered in behalf of Frank Jensen, Brigham City; Cecil Chlarsen. To Iloneyville, and Clinton Burt, Bear llivcr City. A convert to the Latter-DaAnnouncement of winners of Saints church from Brazil, the degree will be made someLima Vaz, will be the time in late spring or early sumguest speaker Sunday evening mer, and the actual formal at 7:30 oclock at the Seventh awarding of the degree will be ward chapel. in Kansas City, Mo., next NovemLima Vaz is visiting this coun- ber. try to become better acquainted Only three members of the Box with its people and to study the Elder chapter have achieved L. D. S. church. At present ho American Farmer rank: Ted is residing in Provo, Utah with Burt, Elmer Ward apd Ross his lovely wife and teaching Wheatley of Iloneyville. Portugese at Brigham Five Box Elder members also Young University, lie is also a trans- have been entered for the highlator of Portugese for the church est state degree, State Farmer, during his stay. He plans to this year. They are Odell Hatch, return to Brazil when his work Ross Wight, Grant Thompson, Mertell Booth and Glen Chlarsen. and studies are completed. While in Brigham City, Mr. Awards of these degrees will be and Mrs. Lima Vaz will be the made in March. Morrell Booth, Glen Chlarsen, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Anderson. Anderson met Mr. Lima Ro.ss Wight and Grant Thompson Vaz while serving as a mis- from the Box Elder chapter have sionary in Brazil from 1911 to been entered in the competition 1943 and was iastrumental in for the Carl Raymond Gray converting him. Each week he scholarship, a $100 agricultural writes of his many experiences college scholarship. during his stay here , in the United States and they are read U. aloud each meeting to the L. D. S. congregation in his country. The bishopric invite all ward members and anyone else interested in hearing tills interesting speaker, to attend the meetThe Union Pacific agricultural ing Sunday evening. car will be at Brigham City next Tuesday, February 1, according to the Box Elder county extension service. It will be at on Monday of next week. All farm families of the county are invited to visit this car on one of these days. At Brigham City the program Funeral services were con- will feature educational films ducted Wednesday afternoon at and talks by Dr. S. W. Edge-comone oclock aJ- - the Brigham head of the horticultural Eighth ward ki Patricia Ann department, and Professor G. H. Leavitt, baby daughter of Chad Bingham, extension irrigation and Cherril Leavitt. Counselor specialist from the Utah State the Wm. J. Kotter conducted Agricultural college. A new ir. services. rigation film, "Thirsty Acres, t &fkvill be shown. Prayer at the hom fered by J. Delos Thompson. Of special Interest to the farm were women will be a session to be Prelude and postlude played at the chapel by Mrs. conducted by Miss Bessie M. Beth Tingey and the opening Hansen, 'home demonstration prayer was offered by Bishop agent, and Miss Evelyn Hansen, Ernest E. Hansen. A solo was home service director of the rendered by John Owen, accom- Utah Power and Light company. panied by Naomi Emery and They will discuss and demonthe speaker was Wm. J. Hess of strate vegetable cooking and the Mary and Cleo value of vitamins and minerals Plymouth. Braegger sang a duet, followed in the diet The schedule of meetings for by closing remarks by Wm. Kotter, counselor. The closing song the agricultural car at Brigham was by Phoebe and Irene Archi- City next Tuesday will be as folbald of Plymouth and benedic- lows: 9 to 12 noon, Box Elder high tion was by Lamont Yates. Interment was in the city school agricultural students. 1 to 2:30 p. m., adult farmers cemetery with Robert T. Nish veterans studying agriculand the grave. dedicating Pallbearers were Wendell ture. 2:30 to 4 p. m., adult ladies. Hess, Wayne Leavitt, Jerry Larsen and Clain Archibald. The Memorial bridge at Clays Ferry near Lexington, Ky., is the The Pacific Northwests clubs will plant 30,000 trees in highest highway bridge east of the Mississippi river. 1919 as a public service. army hospital to the department of the interior, which would turn it over to the bureau of Indian affairs. of Mr. Supporting evidence Larsons, in favor of using Bushnell as an Indian school, indicates definitely that the War has been Assets administration unable to find any other purchaser who could take over the Inhalation and at the same the time equitably reimburse United States government for the plant, Senator Watkins wire stated. Larsons conclusion that the Indian school proposal was the best possible offer" apparently impressed the committee members, the senator relieved. Executive Session Scheduled An executive meeting of the committee has been set for Wednesday morning, February 2, at 10 oclock, when the committee Senator will vote on the bill. Watkins said a poll of the committees members indicated the bill will receive a favorable report. The special executive session of the committee was scheduled to give several senators who favor the measure a former I appear and participate in the vote, he said. ' Larson, war assets administrator, in his statement to the committee pointed out ihat the to chance m&aWdtion- three years, has.Stbod'' lc "Tor" and no responsipurchaser had been found. He cited the size of the hospital and its facilities, and observed if transferred to the bureau of Indian affairs It would always bo available immediately to the government for use in any future emergency. Ho Salvage Value The war assets administrator said there was practically no salvage value to the hospital, except for such items as plumbing fixtures. William Zimmerman, acting commissioner of Indian affairs, and Dr. Willard Beatly director of education for the bureau of Indian affairs, also testified before the committee. Both of these Indian bureau officials said the hospital readily lent itself to conversion as an Indian school at a minimum of ble t expense. Dr. Beatty noted it would cost about $1,500 per student for conversion, on the basis of a new school capable of handling 2,000 students. Construction of a new school of housing capable educating the same number and of students $1,0(10 would cost about per student, he said. Jon Torsak Wins National Honors 2on (Al) Torsak, son of of Willard, national recognition from Holly wood recently as a result of his appearance as vocal soloist on the Don Ameche radio show. Torsak was born in Ogden and attended schools there. He gained fame as a skier and soccer Player while still a resident of Ogden. He left for Hollywood in 1916 and has since taken the wad in many light operas in the Los Angeles area. While stationed at Hill air force base during the war, Torsak sang there and in many Ogden entertainments. took He the lead role in many singing productions. It was necessary for Torsak to appear in competition with other Professional entertainers from throughout the country, in order to appear as featured soloist n the radio program with Don Ameche, and as result of his appearance will given a contract to sing at Mary Torsak coast-to-coa- Lari Carrolls theatre restaurant in Hollywood. His most recent California Mage appearance was at Luther (irbank auditorium in an international program during which he presented light opera arias. 8 nanrcnx is arcmoA ( ilhgW.iirtffg tfriitfi 1 Tflfttrfftnir Your Dimes This Year Will Help Again ' iew5-sifow,i- Willard Resident i Leavitt Infant 4 20-3- 0 found us amazing Joseph H. Weston, Noted Author, Will i; Speak At Tabernacle Thursday Evening au- Joseph H. Weston, noted fic and Atlantic oceans by both thor and publisher, will speak in water and air, find many times Brigham City Thursday evening, across the American continent February 3 at 8 oV lock at the by train and plane. War Memorial home. Weston is After the war he settled in Chibeing brought to Brigham City cago as an editor with one of the under the auspices of the Veter- worlds largest publishing comans of Foreign Wars. panies. So great was his urge to Those write Weston, author of about the Mormons, howDo Amazing Mormons, "Where ever, that he came back to the Ideas Come From, and several mountains and began an invesother books, will discuss Utahs tigation and writing assignment Possibilities, How They May Be that took him more than 18 months to complete. Developed. He was born at Little flock, Weston wrote his book all the up way through as a Arkansas, and literally grew Aron a daily newspaper, the However, three days after he had kansas Democrat, at Little Rock. completed the manuscript and Within a few years he became asked Dr. John A. Widtsoe of one of the outstanding feature the Council of the Twelve to writers in the state of Arkansas. read it, he joined the church, at In the meantime, he had been being baptized May 20, educated toward the ministry of 1:30 oclock In the morning, in the Episcopal church and secur- the private swimming pool on ed a commission as second lieu- the estate of President Hadley tenant in the reserve corps of the of the Mojave district, California Mission. In September, 1917, he United States army. ordained a priest in Salt was of tour a of At the completion Lake moved City, and In December, only he duty with the C.C.C.. his baptism, he to San Diego, California, where six months after to the rank of elder. was elevated writer staff political became he At the time of his baptism, the for the San Diego Union. was a widower. Since that orauthor In July, 1910, he was again married Mrs. Lou dered to active duty with the time he has Salt Lake C.C.C. and began his army career Jean Fairbanks Gerry, a descendant is who widow, City of Arkansas youths with a group pioneer Mormon families. stationed in western Montana. of Weston has talked before large He was ordered to Ft. Douglas, the air- crowds throughout 6th of the and was adjutant has proven and states for Ft. Douglas base squadron at most able speaker, the one year, after which he became himself a his lecture here reLake sponsors of provost marshall of the Salt he war port. the airbase. During army is Invited to was assigned to troop convoy The general public all the hear this noted author, publisher into him took that duty theaters of war, across the Paci and speaker. 19-1- Inter-mountai- n It would have been a lot easier lor us to keep China free lrom communism than it will be for us to liberate her now! Calamity Jane. Student Musicians Entertain Rotary program from the high school music at department was presented the Rotary luncheon meeting last Friday noon. a ''violin Numhcis included solo by Dolpha Andeison, a flute solo by James Anderson, a clarinet duet by Dairell Siggurd and Miles Ferry, a boys quaitot number by Max Grunig, Gerald Jensen, Clifton Stallings and Gene Walker, a vocal solo by Ljnette Andersen and numbers by a gills double trio compos ed of Barbara Larsen, Marilyn Burden, Alfa Jean Carter, Marl Coetla Petereit lyn Petersen, and Donnell Jorgensen. Accom panlsus were Mrs. Margaret Johnson and Barbara Billings. Visiting Rotarians were Carl Gasldll of Ogden, Virg Norton of Salt Lake City and Dan Hammond of Ogden. Douglas Mann, Scotty Clements of Twin Falls, Richard C. Alston and Paul R. Mehyn were guests. D. M. Mason spoke briefly on the March of Dimes. Harold B. Felt toasted Floyd Andersen on his birthday anniversary. General J. Wallace West of Sait Lake City, former head of the Utah state guard and head of selective service, will be the principal speaker at todays Bob Reese luncheon meeting. will sing a group of solos as an entertainment feature of todays program, it was announced.A Taylor, former bishop of the Willard ward, was thrown out of his automobile and when picked up, was lying on the ground underneath the ear. He was administered first aid by a passing Logan doctor and rushed to Cooley Memorial hospital where his condition is reported satisfactory. to An automobile belonging Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rasmussen of Mantua was extensively dam- at aged Wednesday afternoon about 5 oclock when a Gateway Distributing company truck smashed into the rear of it, at Fifth east and First south streets, in Brigham City. Mrs. Rasmussen, alone in the car, was driving west on First south and 6lowed down to make a right-hanturn off the high way toward the high school. The driver of the truck either failed to see her or was unable to turn out around her, and smashed into the rear of the car, police reported. No one was injured, Driver of the truck was Keith A. Burbidge. The truck belonged to an Ogden company. This little girl has a future now, thanks to your tributions to the March of Dimes, but there will be others to follow and your aid is needed to give them a chance to live like other normal children. d POLIO DRIVE IN HOME STRETCH; LEADERS FEAR GOAL UNREACHED Public Urged To Attend March Of Dimes musical Box Elder Truck Hits Car, But No One Is Injured con- 8 28. id id pages PONY EXPRESS Woman Killed A. B. Taylor, 69, of Willard, received deep lacerations of the head and face and a broken collar bone Wednesday evening while attempting to make a U turn, after ho had driven out of his driveway at South was Willard. His automobile struck by a transportation bus that carried workmen to and from their work at Ogden. Car Here Tuesday n 11 Struck By Bus P. Agricultural Services Held For ma bkigham city, utaii, Friday morning, January e subsequently. Senator Watkins bill would of the provide for the transfer iwwafrfrii V box elder if Speak Here Sun. u rBiiiiiitiT i; Brazillian Convert Arthur V. Watkins, Elbeit IX Senator with .,ho re- Thomas introduced the bill, to the rted in a telegram wftsJotunal yesterday that Jess Laison, adminis-Lto- r of the War Assets admin-tetratiotold members of the nate committee on executive in government exiienditures that disposal of Bush-Lhospital for use as an Inwas the soundest dian school possible. and best disposal was made observation Larsons on during committee hearings and Tuesday the senate bill Cfnator rtfirrft fiirfTSi '? hearing a volume of overwhelmingly favorable on the transfer of Hushndl hospital at Brigham testimony an tydian school, the U. S. senate committee use City for appeared favorable, expenditures executive M vote on the measure February 2, at 10 oclock in the tec will After rttmfifr Ball Saturday; Collections At Theaters jonn Braegger, 76 Ray Reese, chairman of the Box Elder county March of Dimes campaign, today eyerVthe calendar and the progress of the annual drive for funds to fight infantile paralysis, and Dies lii Idaho predicted that the county would not reach its goal of $4,000 this year. If everyone will dig out just a few more dimes John Jacob Braegger, 76, of or dollars for the coin banks, the collections at theaters, and Firth, Idaho, died Monday afterwill attend the March of Dimes ball well make it, he said. noon following a brief illness. But Im afraid we still have quite a way to go. Mr. Braegger was born at St. In Bus-Truc- k Collision Thur. in' Mrs. A woman identified as Ethel Meaeham, about 55, of Burley, Idaho, was killed and a bus driver and a Box Elder county roads department employee wore injured at 11:18 oclock yesterday morning when a county road department dump truck and a Trailways bus collided nine miles west of Snow-vlll- e . on U. S. Highway were Riding in the truck Archie Hall and Orville Iverson, both regular employes of the county road department. Hall, 63, suffered a severe cut on the head. He was taken to the Valley hospital where the wound was sewed up, and released later yesterday afternoon, Halls home is nt Garland. 30-S- The driver of the bus tvas Lyle was taken treatment. The only two other occupants of the bus escaped injury. The accident was investigated by State Highway Patrolman Evan Green and Box Elder county Sheriff Warren Hyde. Green quoted Iverson, the driver of the county truck, as saying that just prior to the accident a car, traveling fast, had passed the truck. There was a light coat of new snow on the' highway, and the passing car, threw up a cloud of snow that left arm. lie to Trcmonlon for , , John Deere Day Next Thursday Grim Winter On The Range Forces Man, Bird And Beast To Battle For Survival Farewell Program Sun. d g De-Ver- L Do-ren- e, ? K. Weatherbie, 30, of Twin Falls, who suffered a small cut on the Merrells Plan J7 i Iverson, 45, whose home Is Bear River City, escaped Injury, and stayed at the scene of the Wreck until investigating officers arrived. He was the driver of the truck. virtually obscured Iwrsons vision , for, a short time. The truck Lund's Chickens Win and thl bus approached each other during this time, and Five Firsts At Logan saw each when the drivers Vernal Lund entered six pens others vehicles It was too late of chickens in the Cache Valley to avoid collision. A snow plow show, at the fair grounds at Lo- had Just been along the road gan last week. Five of them and had cleared a lane on the placed first, and one pen, his south side of the road. Green The March of Dimes officially Gallin, Switzerland, February Barred said. Rocks, placed second. closes Monday evening, January 10, 1872, and came to Willard at Iverson was quoted by Green Lund won blue ribbons on 30, but to give the; Box Elder the age of 11, as a convert to Black Sil- as saying he turned to the right . Bearded Silver Polish, or chance another S. L. D. church. the county public ver Spangled llamburgs, Golden in an attempt to avoid the coltwo to help, some phases of the He married Alice Dorella SesMinorcas, Speckled Sussex and lision. The bed of the truck bit sion in the L. D. S. Salt Lake White campaign will be continued. Crested Polish. Lund had the bus on the left side, just on August 3, 1906, and competition in all classes. temple It was explained by workers back of the driver, where the the couple moved to Goshen. that it will not be possible to The Brigham City man took up bus body widens out to its maxMrs. Braegger died in 1924, and pick up all of the coin banks raising as a sort of a imum width. The truck, bed he married Laura Rcba John poultry within Monday, or even in several days, recent years, and ripped a wide hole the full hobby December 31, 1928. She died in has 15 to 20 varieties of and this collection likely will chickens length of the bus body, taking Merrells, Inc., local John 1934. continue through most of the and eight varieties of pheasants scats and all. invitais Deere are dealer, three sisters, at his suburban homo on north issuing Surviving week in parts of the county. The woman who was killed to all farmers one brother, two daughters, Main street. was the only passenger sitting With outstanding feature pic- tions this week to attend three step-sonfamilies two on the left side of the bus. She tures, and anticipating record and their Deere John program their and 18 Nebraskas birth rate dropped was Identified, Green said, by day eight grandchildren have theaters local the crowds, Memorial to be held at the War from 15,872 during the first half a tag on her suitcase and papromised to do their part with home on Thursday, 'February 3. of 1918 to 14,650 for the compar- pers In her purse. March of Dimes collections SunEvents of the day will start Phone your news to 727. able period the year before. The other passengers of the day, Monday and Tuesday eveat 12:30 when a free lunch will bus were Robert B. Bruce of New nings of next week. be served to all guests attend- THE WESTERN SCENE York City and Lillian Onishi of Hollywood personalities will ing. Following this, free movies Miss Onishi Route 1, Burley. state the case of the National will be presented featuring the followto was Tremonton taken Paraly-sisfroFoundation for Infantile The production, ing the accident, where she the screens of the thea- Hollywood BilSugar Plum Tree, starring caught another bus to Layton, ters, between the first and sec- lie Burke and Don Wilson with where she was going to visit and ond shows each evening, several short subjects on farm Bruce friends o r relatives. then Boy Scouts will rfiako the a U. P. bus shortly after equipment and modern farming caught collections. By M. L. Tanner on practices. need of recreation not by the the accident, and proceeded Anyone who honestly feels York. to Winter -- the cold, white paraNew Admission is by ticket only, his way that he has already done his the John Deere dealer announ- site covering the whole land, necessity of shrunken stomachs. Green said 17 or 20 stitches In the western part of the part, that he cannot and should ces, but they are issued free by singing its claws deeper with were required to close the sedoer do not' help any more with the county, many although each snow and every freeze? feed on Merrells. the deer sit vere head laceration suffered by March of Dimes, will not be exWhat has happened to our Jan- uation haystacks, a serious Hall. not become has to contribute at the theapected uary thaw? How much endur- problem. Most of the deer have L. S. Wight, chairman of the ters, or to the coin banks or in ance is necessary before the Box Edcr county commission, to foothills the MaD. M. adjaother migrated manner, any sheep and cattle, the deer and cent to the desert and away said all county equipment was son, Brigham City campaign birds can once again get their from the towns. However, many insured against accidents and But chairman, said yesterday. food from the green earth? For of these same deer will return property damage, and that regumast of us, our committee feels, For Miss Lee how long, in the years to come, next summer to feed on lus- lar county employees were Inare able to find another dime are will stockmen look back and cious fields of alfalfa, grain and sured. Both Hall andheIverson or two for such a worthy cause. winheads at said. the their shake employees, honregular Miss Miriam Lee will be seed crops. At the present time The March of Dimes will reach ored at a farewell testimonial ter of 48 and 49? They were on their way, in a there are many deer snow-lockeIts climax com-irjA of bales evening Saturday thousand hay, I in mountain basins, and they new Ford dump truck, to a counin from Idaho, and a car- will either perish or make a ty snow plow which had broken ball, in the Box Elder high load of ebneentrates will be due scant at Clear Creek, with a load her to prior departure living from sagebrush and down Lu-cischool gymnasium, beginning at chapel, extra of mission within the next few days at parts and supplies to get Pacific for Central the cedar. Admission 9:30 oclock. price field on This feed was ordered by it going again. 14. February a is This bad for also winter will be only $1 per couple, and Newell Richins and Val Tanner, n A quartet composed of all proceeds will go to the Box stockmen of Grouse Creek, to pheasants, which have found it to Elder county drive for polio vicRasmussen, Bob Madsen, be fed to cattle wading through wise to attach themselves Notice tims. Tickets now are on sale Conrad Johnsen and Ronald the deep snow blanketing the the vicinity of some barnyard throughout this area by mem- Madsen will sing a number fol- winter range between Grouse an what it has to offer. Many Cars must be removed from bers of all civic organizations, lowed by a reading from Abbie Creek and Lucin. Ordinarily ranchers are graciously scatter Main street and Forest street to Madsen. A violin solo will be very little snow falls in this ing grain to these birds to keep in business section from 1 to who have joined together event. rendered by Marion Davis and area. It was reported the last them alive, 6 a. m to permit snow remov-asponsor this important e Were expecting a record crowd. remarks will be offered by Cars left parked oversnow at Lucin dropped down Magpies are also finding this Boothe. John Owens will an additional ten inches. There will be good music, and winter beyond their capacity to night will be moved with everyone attending is guaran- sing a solo, after which remarks The winters extreme cold and survive. Ranchers have report wrecker, and owner will be teed a fine evening of dancing, will be given by Ephraim John- deep snow have forced many ed that livestock, contracting required to pay wrecker costs son and President John P. Lilly-whit- animals and birds to leave their scratches and sores on their in addition to fine for overMason declared. Janice, Sharon and Diane natural retreats to seek food bodies, are likely prey to these time parking. Cars may be All schools in the county have been helping, and at Box Elder Christensen will play a guitar from the very civilization who birds. It is not uncommon to parked overnight in lot west and the missionary hunts them during open sea- see a magpie, ignoring the pres of fire station, or on southhigh school the Future Farmers selection of America officers will sponsor will talk. sons. Many of these people, ence of a human, attach itself west corner lot at First west a contest between home rooms Miss Lee and the Fourth ward who are sending out the hue to the body of an animal and and Forest. If you leave your Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- bishopric invite all friends and and cry that deer, which are peck for dear life in an attempt car parked on Mam or Forest street in business section overday next week. The main hall ward members to this farewell starving to death, are eating to penetrate the hide. will contain a large poster with program Sunday evening. shrubs around the houses, will The animal kingdom, the law night, contact police department next morning to recover the percentages paid by each he delighted next October to get is the survival of the fittest Al of the rooms. The goal is it. away from the cement curbs ready, many humans this win to get 100 percent participation school. F. F. A. boys also are long enough to unlimber the ter have, by personal exper(Signed) from all rooms in all classes selling tickets to the March of old rifle and replenish the fry ience, discovered what that Brigham City of both junior and senior high Dimes ball. Police Department. And by the simple means. ing pan. JSmS f f I |