OCR Text |
Show Universal Microfilm Corp. Dollar Bays" FriHay and Saturday, March 25-2- 6 Valley Chamber of Commerce Formed D) Board of Directors Named; Dissolve Businessmen's Association SERVING Volume 32 The organization of the Bear River Valley Chamber of Commerce was completed Friday evening, March 18, when representatives of various communities in the valley elected Stewart Young, as president, Otto Jorgensen, first vice pres THE BEAR RIVER Published Weekly at Tremonton. Utah. Thursday. March VALLEY 24. 1955 Golfers Plan Local Course ident, and Leon Halgren, second vice-preside- Mr. Young is manager of the States Mountain Implement, Tremonton, Mr. Jorgensen, is manager of Main Theater, Garland, and Mr. Halgren, Tremonton, is an attorney. Elected on the board of directors were: Delbert Holmgren, Bear River City; J. L. Weidman, El wood; Ed Keerr, Tremonton; Horace Barnard, Honeyville, and Don Redfield, Tremonton. Rudy Miller, president of the Tremonton Businessmen's Association presided at the meeting, with Leon Halgren, acting as temporary chairman. Adam Brenkman, was temporary retary. Mr. Miller told of the efforts of the Tremonton Businessmen's Association officers to contact a large list of prospective members for the new organization, and of the fine response they had met with. Adam Brenkman, secretary of the association gave a financial report of the association, following which, on motion, the businessmen's organization was dissolved. Funds Transfered The funds of the Tremonton Businessmen's Association, in the amount of $500.00 will be transferred to the new Chamber of Commerce as an operating fund, until membership dues are set and collected. In making his report Mr. Miller praised the work of the officers and committee members of the Businessmen's Association for the outstanding work they had accomplished during the past years, and in turn the group gave Mr. Miller a vote of thanks for his fine leadership as the organization's president. It is expected the starting membership of the new Chamber of Commerce will be well over one hundred, as more than that number have already signed pledge cards. Committees to be Named Class 'B' Road Elder County has received blanks, on which the county will make applications for Class B road funds in the amount of $103,784.38, according to the minutes of the County Commissioners meeting held Monday. The commissoners then set up and approved the Class within the B road projects the for year. county of the The 1954 Plymouth sheriff's office is to be replaced by a new Chevrolet from Central Chevrolet in Brigham City, they being the lowest bidder. for the .Weed A Jeep Pick-uDepartment and a 200 gallon tank were also approved for purchase from Bundy Motor, who offered the lowest bid. The commissioners granted cancellation of the 1950, 51, and 52 taxes on the Harper Ward welfare farm. Taxes on additional property in connection with the Bear River and South Bear River Stake farms were also cancelled. A representative of the State Fish and Wildlife Federation met with the Board and expressed their concern over the rabbit control in connection with the reseeding program in the western part of the county. He stated that three men of the department are now employed with the problem of control of predatory animals, but turkey growers are not protected as sheep and cattle men are. The commissioners suggested that turkey growers take steps to become affiliated with the. Fish and Game Federation for their own protection. Box To Take Physical Examinations ORGANIZATION Stewart president of the newly created Bear River Young, president; Otto Jorgensen, first vice- - Valley Chamber of Commerce which was president and Leon Halgren, second vice- - organized Friday of last week. HEADS NEW 'Hot Rodders' To Form Local Organization held toMarch 25, at (Friday) night 8:00 p.m. at the city hall for the purpose of organizing a local "Hot Rod" unit. A representative of N.H.R. A. from Ogden will be present to discuss organization procedures. The purpose of the organization is to provide (under supervision) for ' driving cars under racing conditions. Several local people have been interested in the organization for some years and have participated in the driving events in Ogden, Pocatel-l- o and Salt Lake. All who are interested are invited to be in attendance at the meeting Friday night. A meeting will b an-outl- et President Young announced various organization committees will be named as soon as the membership list is made up, and said everyone would be expected to participate in making the new ization a success. Meet With Brigham The officers and directors of the new Chamber of Commerce, met with the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce Monday night to hear Daniel Dale, industrial Utah. COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH March 27, 1955 Sermon: The Least of These My Brethren Fellowship dinner 6:45 p.m. Thursday March 31, followed by Quarterly Conference at 8:00 p.m. Rev. Monford Jackson presiding. Karma Kent ,' Places In Slate Contest Karma Kent, daughter of Mrs. May Taylor Kent has been named fourth place winner in a state essay contest, sponsored by the State Committee for Employment of the Handicapped. Karma's essay on "A Decade of Progress in Employing the Handicapped." won for her a trip to Salt Lake City next September to participate in a two-da- y special program and entertainment arranged by Governor J. Bracken Lee. MR. and MRS. FRANK CANNON Fielding Couple to Observe Golden Wedding Date Open house will be held Wednesday Mar. 30th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cannon in observance of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited to call between 2 and 6 p.m. Mr. Cannon was born in St. George Sept. 17, 1883. Mrs. Cannon, the former Mary Bry-newas born Jan. 10, 1886 in St. George. They were married Mar. 30, 1905 in the St. George Temple. Following their marriage, they lived in St. George until 1913. They moved to Stone, Idaho until 1918 when they moved to Fielding where they have resided since. Both have taken active roles in the civic and church life of the community. Mr. Cannon served in the Sunday School Superintendency in the Delmer Branch at the Stone Ward and also did civic work In Fielding. Mrs. Cannon worked in St. r, The event was planned unthe sponsorship of the Merchants Committee and a cordial invitation is extended to all to come to Tremonton, Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26 to participate in the Spring Dollar Day event. der School Board Employees Asked that the development expert, who has been retained by the Ogden Chamber of Commerce to make a study of possibilities of bringing more industry into northern es of participating merchants you will find hundreds more. All local golf enthusiasts are to attend a meeting invited Friday, April 1, at Worley's, near the high school, to discuss plans regarding the future golf course which will be located west of Tremonton. The meeting is called for 8:00 p.m. Fund Made Available ' The big Event is herel Tremonton merchants have gone overboard in preparation for their Spring Dollar Days this Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26. Local stores have been planning the event the past month, and are offering new. seasonable items that will make spring buying easier, and more profitable too. NUMBER 25 Study the ads which appear in this week's Leader. Check over the items you want, and) check prices too. There are hundreds of money - saving suggestions, and on the shelv- George in the West Ward Sunday School, Primary and was a member of the choir. While in Stone she served in Religion Class, Sunday School and Pri. mary. Since coming to Fielding she has been in the Relief Society as chorister for two years, as first counselor for eizht years, and as a teacher, and has been active in other various organizations. She has been chairman of the committee on the improvement of the and was an active worker in the Pre child clinic. The couple have two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Hyrum (Anna) Kraure, Rulon F. Cannon and Mrs. Mondcll (Beth) Weber all of Salt Lake City and Chester J. Cannon of San Diego, California. They also have 14 grandchildren and two great grand 'children. They request that there be no gifts. City Sets Cleanup Week April 18 to 23 officials Tremonton City have set the week of April 18 to 23 for the completion of the according to spring clean-uMayor Jesse Day. This action was taken at the regular city council meeting held Monday f 9, evening. '.In setting the, ''ate late, in April, the city hopes, that every property owner will have comby pleted the spring clean-uthen. Special emphasis is placed on the cleaning of rubbish from around shrubs and fences in the alleys, so the city may use their grader to improve the roads. Citizens are asked to place all rubbish in strong boxes or cans, so city employees will be able to load it on the trucks. The city will also have trucks available on April 23 to gather up all trash, garbage and other refuse which the property owner has been unable to dispose of. Other Actions Through the cooperation with local telephone company and the Utah Power and Light company, short poles have been placed around the north ball park, in an effort to keep autos from driving on the park while it is wet after irrigation. The council also appointed City Recorder Glenn Jeppsen to be in charge of the city water meters. According to Mayor Day, all meters will be checked, and the reading will be under the recorder's direction. This action is expected to eliminate errors in water accounts. As soon as weatheT permits, the city streets will be and repainted, with stricter enforcement of parking hours. Garland Matron p, Dies Following Extended Illness Mrs. Carrie G William Wads- worth Cottle. 84. died at 4:45 at the family a.m." Tuesday home in Garland after an illness of several weeks. She was born July 16, 1870 in Paradise, Cache County, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Palmer Gwilliam. When a small child she moved with her family to Hooper, where she was reared. She married James O. Sept. 1, 1891 in Hooper. He died in 1904, and in November 1906, she married Richard Cottle in Ogden. Before moving to Garland in 1945, they lived in Black Pine, Ogden, and Rupert, Idaho She served as a Relief Society teacher in the wards where she lived, and was a member of the Garland Camp Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Surviving are her husband and the following sons and daughters, Harold Wadsworth, Garland; Mrs. Frank (Stella) Rose, Albert Cottle, Tremonton; Grants Pass, Ore.; Mrs. Delia Sanford, Paul Ida.; and 35 and 15 great grandchildren grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Garland ward chapel with Bishop Duane Archibald in charge. Friends may call at Rogers Mortuary in Tremonton, Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the famATTEND CULLIGAN ily home in Garland, Saturday CONVENTION from 10 a.m. .until time for the Mr. and Mrs. David Stander service. Burial will be in the Garland returned home Wednesday from City Cemetery. Sun Valley wb ere they discussed latest methods and materials for water conditioning with SUNDAY VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Dee Sandall and Culligan Technicians from the North Brook, 111., plant at the children of Kaysville spent Sunconvention for the Culligan day at the William Sandall . Intermountain Dealers. hom?. ' p Wads-wort- , ccm-tcr- Emergency Feed Program Extended The Emergency Feed Program for helping livestock-mein the designated drought area of western Box Elder County has been extended to cover feed grain for foundation stock up to May 1, 1965. This is an added month' over the original designation. All applications must be filed with either the Farmers Home Administration or A. C. P. office in Tremonton on or before April 15, to qualify for this help. Feed on hand and previous amounts approved will of course be considered in approving future applications. n h All employees of the Box Elder County School District will Ibe required to take a physical examination, and a report of the examination is to be filed in the office of the Board. The examinations are to be paid for by the employees. This regulation was passed at the Monday night meeting of the Board. The Board of Education granted a leave of absence to Mrs. Mary E. Robbins, a Box Elder high school teacher, for the next year, so she could accompany her daughter on a tour of Eur- ope. Elementary principals of the District will be allowed a leave of absence without a salary deduction, to attend the Elementary Principal's convent ions. The Board favored a fut ure study to determine the amount of money which should be set up in the budget to be used for this purpose. The resignation of James Jen sen, Box Elder high school teacher was accepted, effective March 5. He has been an inst ructor in the district since 1919 The Board was given a report by Mr. Bunderson that an 11000 volt electric wire, running un er ground across the site of the new addition at Bear River high school had been discovered, after contracts had been negoti ated. A change order was ap proved to change the course of this wire, so it would not run under the proposed building. A recommendation to cooperate with the polio vaccine program in the district was approved by Board members. To help defray expenses of a performance tour of Box Elder high school choir, an appropriation of $300 was allowed. The Board approved a study of the facilities at Willard with the thought of transferring 7th grade students to the junior division of Box Elder high school. A motion to provide for summer kindergarten of 30 days, where enrollment would justify was passed. The summer school will be from June 3rd Continued on Page 8 P. T. A. To Hear Easter Cantata The Seventh Grade girls of the McKinley School will present a Choir Cantata entitled, "Memories of Easter Morn" by Ellen Jane Lorenz, at the next meeting of the McKinley School P.T.A. to be held Thursday, Mar. 31st at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The Cantata has been prepared .under the direction of J. W. Pulsipher. A short business meeting will precede the entertainment at which the candidates for next year's officers will be introduced. Two ten minute new films on Cancer will also be shown. A good attendance is desired. Young Driver Involved in An estimated $500 damage truck was done to a pick-u- p and a car in a collision Sunday afternoon on South Tremont St. Carl Stenquist, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O. Stenquist was driving the truck going north, and Colen Boothe of Bridge, Ida., was driving west on Third South St. Mr. Boothe was accompanied by his wife and child, but none of the occupants of the two cars was injured. City Marshal,' John Jarvis, who investigated the accident, reports that the truck skidded 83 feet after the brakes were applied, before the collision, then 65 more feet afterward. The car belonging to Mr. Boothe showed skid marks of two feet after his brakes were applied. No citations were issued. VISITS WIITH PARENTS Mrs. Ralph Benson and two children- - of Fillmore visited last weekend at the home of Mrs. Benson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Hunsaker. Garland First Wins Junior Hoop Tourney Bear River City, Collinston. and Fielding, Bear River, formerly of McKinley, topped Thatcher, Garland second, and Elwood, to earn the right to play for the tourney crown. Collinston third, captured while Fielding, a second night loser to Garland placed fourth. Fifth place, or consolation, went to Howell. Elwood, Bear River second, and Deweyville took sixth, seventh, and eighth respectively. This yearly tournament climaxes the season for the grade schools and gives the boys a chance to display, their ability to Coach Hughes, who always has an eye open for future high school teams. wins over By David Calderwood The annual spring basketball tournament held at the Bear River High School under the direction of the school athletic department saw Garland School first team crowned the champions of the Bear River area. Garland whipped the Bear River high school Junior Bears to nab the coveted title in the final game of the tournament Friday. The contests were held in the Girl's Gym. Garland, possessing plenty of height and speed in Reed Pier-soDarwin Harris and Thane Hales, pulled away from the Junior Bears in the third quarter. Garland entered the finals via n, |