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Show Serving Smithfield, Lewiston, Richmond and North Cache Other Communities VOL. XIV, NO. 4, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1975, SMITHFIELD, UTAH, 84335 May 15, 16, 17 Richmond Schedules Black and White Days Celebration The annual Black and White Days membership meeting was held in the club rooms Jan. 15. Chairman LaMar Spack-ma- n conducted and welcomed the group to the meeting. Secretary Lynn Christensen read the minutes of the last annual gathering and they were approved as read. A financial report of last years show was given by S.M. Webb. Due to the expenses incurred on the new building, the total expenses were higher last season. Mr. Elvin The Smithfield City Council Wednesday evening, accepted and approved the promissory note presented from the North Logan Corp. for their share toward the purchase of equipment to be owned by both cities. It will be used by George Walker, City Public Works Director. The total amount for equip- ment is considered to be approximately $4,700, with All Cub Scouts in Cache Valley are invited to enter the race car derby at the USU Field House on Feb. each city paying lot basis, even though the lot may not be in conformance with existing zoning laws. 1976. In other business, $65 was approved to be given to the Cache Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America from undesignated funds donated to the United Fund Drive. The Council amended the Zoning Ordinance to permit the council to grant a variance for building purposes provided both the board of Adjustment and the Planning Commission agree. The amendment will permit the council to grant variances on an individual. about $2,350. Record Earnings At Presto Presto Products, Inc., Appleton, Wis., based major producer of private label packaging for consumer plastic wrap and bag products, has announced continued record increases in sales and earnings. Net sales increased 54 per cent to $10,624,400 from 16,921,045 last year. Net earnings per share for this quarter were 51 cents per share, an increase over last years figure of 30 cents per share. Lynch reported that while dollar sales and earnings increased dramatically, unit' sales were restricted due to shortages of raw materials. With raw materials readily available at the present time, at least on a temporary basis, Presto, expects to , 22. The note for the principal sum plus 5 per cent interest will be payable by North Logan on or before June 30, regain sales momentum and e to secure new sources of supply. John E. Lynch, president, repented net earnings for the first quarter ending December 1974 were $837,597 for the pared to $480,947 for the same period last year, an increase of 74 per cent. long-rang- Ladies Night The Kiwanis Lodge in Smithfield was the setting for the LadiesNight of the club. The dinner was catered to a nice crowd. A social party followed with visiting. President Woodrow Selley was in charge of arrangements. Each Cub should check with his den leader to be sure he is registered for the event before Feb. 1. Trophies will be given to the winner of each age group. Amalga Discusses - Building Code Budgetary expenditures were reviewed. Parks department expenditures are especially high due to the Forrester Acres project. The budget is within safety limits according to Betty Hatch, recorder. The Forrester project was pushed faster than scheduled in an attempt to beat inflation. The dog clinic was scheduled for Jan. 25 between 2 and 5 p.m. at the rear of the city offices. The repair to the rock retaining wall of Summit Creek as a flood control measure was considered for application for funding. No decision was made, but the matter will be considered further at the next meeting. Donald H. Bradford, former Logan and Smithfield LDS Seminary teacher, has been named assistant director for budget and finance for seminaries and institutes of religion, according to an announcement by Dr. Joe J. Christensen, associate commissioner of education. He is officed on the ninth floor of the new Church Office Build- " gfanRorn in Shelley, Idaho. Bradford is a 1940 graduate The Amalga Town Board, meeting Thursday night, passed a building code ordinance as a stopgap measure" until a zoning ordinance now being prepared can be completed and passed, said Mayor Dale Rindlisbacher. building code was passed in the special meeting, he said, to prevent anyone coming in under the wire with a building contrary to the intent of the proposed zoning ordinance. The Part of the amount spent will be refunded through the Bureau of Recreation funding. The possibility of someone doing just that came up, he said, but he declined to be more specific,. The building code is the first one Amalga has had, he said, and is a modification of state and county building codes. It also requires a building permit for every new structure, he said. of Utah State University with a major in sociology and a minor in political science. In he received his master's degree in secondary education, also from Utah State University. 1959 From and again from 1970-7he was a teacher in the Logan seminary. He resided in Logan from 1965 to 1970 while teaching at Smith-fiel- d 1955-6- The countdown has begun area com- mittees preparing their towns for the festivities and functions accompanying the historic year. SMITHFIELD Smithfield has already begun preparing for the patriotic celebration by placing special emphasis on the town's origin during last years Health Days. During the last Founders Day festivities honoring the towns 115th birthday, the committee featured their efforts. first Along with dedicating the tennis courts, a highlight of the celebration included horse drawn wagon tours showing the progress made in the city. Students from the Summit elementary school exhibited "their model fort showing the early organization of the town. During a program in the tabernacle several senior Stole the Show citizens with their recollections of The Days They Remembered. More patriotic plans will be revealed in the near future. According to Theoda Downs, chairman of the Smithfield Historical Society, the committee plans on making their Health Days of 1976 the town's big celebration. During all events they are adhering to the theme, Improving the Quality of Life." RICHMOND The Richmond Historical Society has decided to make a memorial garden in the park. Chairmen of the project, Roland Anderson and Marvin Spackman, hope to put relics of the past, including the old school bell and the first fire wagon on cement platforms in the rose garden. This will be completed with the aid of DeVerl Bair, a member of the city council in charge of park maintenance. The society hopes to include new tennis courts as another needed project. Several committee members, Amos Bair, Marlowe and Katie Adkins, and Carol Funk hope to tape recollec- tions of the citys senior citizens and produce a manuscript of their efforts.. According to Roland Anderson, the Society hopes to incorporate their patriotic themes with the towns annual Black and White Days Of 1976. 6 1, seminary. He began his career with the Department of Seminaries and Institutes of Religion as a teacher in the Salt Lake South seminary in 1942 where he taught for one and one-hayears before being drafted into military service. After one year, he was released from military duty and worked for two years for Mountain Fuel Supply Co. in Salt Lake City. His next assignment with the seminary program was as principal of the Dayton (Idaho) He seminary from 1948-5- Countdown Begins For Areas on Norris Mickelson and Barnard Barnard. pled- - pledged the support of the USU Extension service to the Black and White Days show. He invited the members and dairymen to the Veterinary seminar and annual meeting Cattle of the State Pure-bre- d Association to be held at the Ramada Inn in Salt Lake City on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 25. Brent Gordon, newly elected president of the Cache County Holstein Cattle Association outlined some of the LaMar Spackman and Champ Webb were as Chairman and Vice Chairman during the Directors Meeting. Lynn Christen- sen, secretary treasurer, -- 1961-6- S.M. Webb, William R. Har- ris, James Murray, Dr. While teaching in Logan, Bradford was calk'd to be director of the institute at Moses Lake, Wash, and director of early morning seminaries in that area. After serving for two years in this capacity, he became director of the Cheney, Wash., institute and the director of home study in that area. Active in the church all of his life, he served a mission to the Northern States from 1936-3He has since served as bishop's counselor, bishop, high priest group leader, teacher development director, and scout master. He has 25 years of service in the latter assignment. Norm Erekson, Elvin are the other directors. LaMar Spackman, William R. Harris, Elvin J. Dennis, and S.M. Webb are to attend the Seminar and State Holstein Meeting in Salt Lake on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24, and 25. Next meeting for the Board of Directors and Committee chairmen will be sometime in February. DONALD II. BRADFORD 8. He is married to the form- Personnel Changes Made In Smithfield, Franklin er Helen Farnworth of pro-vand they are the parents Several personnel changes of five children; Don Jr. and and promotions have been Kent. San Jose, Calif.; Mrs. made by Del Monte CorporJay (Linda) Boawden, Pro- ation at its Franklin am! o, vo; Roger, Smithfield; and Keith who just left to serve in the Indianopolis Indiana Mission. lf Bi-centenn- LaMar Spackman reported on the progress of the new Judging Arena and thanked all the committeemen and dairymen for the cooperation, help and Tine support they give us each year. Hie organization plans having the new arena ready for this years event. and White Days would be May 15, 16, and 17, also served us principal of the Tooele seminary for four years. plans they were making for the Junior members for this year. Winston Larsen, Chairman of the Junior Department thanked the Breeders and committeemen for their fine support and cooperation to the Junior Show. The group decided the dates for this years Black Appointed Director Derby Set For Cubs For Equipment Purchase by John Former Smithfield Seminary Teacher TAKE TIME OUT to see the calmness of natures streams slowly meandering into Spring. Smithfield Accepts Note J. Dennis and Champ Webb were to the Board of Directors. Mr. Charles Mickelson reported that the Utah State Holstein Association would sponsor a Holstein Cattle Sale at the Black and White Days celebration on Thursday evening May 15, 1975. M.B. Nichols would direct this event. Miles Geddes of Banida, Idaho speaker :t the meeting related how he first began in the Pure-bre- d cattle business and mentioned the value and importance of the annual exhibit. Brief remarks were made Currently residing at 193 East 7250 South, Midvale, the Bradford's own a home in Logan, 459 East 300 South, to which they plan to move after retirement seven years hence. They moved to Midvale this iast December from Logan. ial Clarence R. Hall, general foreman at Franklin, has been named general supervisor at Smithfield. Smithfield plants Michael () I who has been gem man at Franklin. Ii.i- - m en pi omoted to the new l crcat ed position of overall field . superintendent Malcolm L. Wagstaff, utilforeman at Franklin, has promoted to shift supervisor at Franklin. ity Ix-c- n for Cache Valley. Also, Takenobu Horiuchi, Albert P. Moulton. Smith-fielfield superintendent for Cache Valley, has been named assistant superintendent at Franklin. d. assistant plant superintendent at Smithfield, will take over the newly created position of assistant field superintendent for Cache Valley. Committees Society there, spear-headeby Karla Rawlings, and various chairmen have several ideas to help initiate patriotic spirit in their town. d This spring a second home tour will take shape in order to raise funds for other activities. This, as well as the holiday home tour planned for the coming fall is being organized through the efforts of Carol Robinson. Ruth Little will head a group destined to feature a dramatization and of the town's beginning during that celebration. Ruey Forsgren and Mr. and Mrs. Roland Anderson will form a committee to organize a home tour this spring. The distinctive homes of Apostle Merrill will be featured as well as the architecture compared with those dwellings and the newer homes. LEWISTON In Lewiston, the Historical This July 4th holiday will have a bazaar being planned by Virginia Van Orden. A Pioneer Brass Band is in the offing as well as a patriotic meeting organized by Karla Rawlings. She is hoping to have the Governor, Calvin Rampton, as the guest speaker. Golden Bowman, Scouting Commissioner, and head of the flag committee, has set a goal of a flag for every home and business. Fifty per cent of the project should be completed this year with the (Continued On Page 2) Various kinds of architecture and building materials were used during the times this home was built. Standing along the Lewiston roadway, this two story home has certainly had better days." Rocks, taken from nearby grounds, wood made from freshly rut trees, or just logs roughly smoothen and held together with time and mud are just a few of the materials used to build these monuments to the past. Area citizens do not have to travel to faraway places to view the heritage their pioneer forefathers left them ; they have only to look out their back yards, in many cases, and see what the past held. Citizen Photo |