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Show 11 Pierpont Ave. VOLUME 33 Member Utah State Press Association TREMONTON. UTAH, THURSDAY. FEB. Adam S. Bennion Coming The General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints have called a quarterly conference for the people of South Bear River Stake. Adam S. Bennion, of the Council of the Twelve has been assigned to attend the conference to be held Saturday night and Sunday in Tremonton First Ward chapel. The first general meeting scheduled is for 8:00 p.m. Saturday for all elders and their wives, all Senior Aaronic Priesthood and their wives, all adults holding no priesthood and their wives, husbands and wives in families to meet with the Stake Presidency, high council, ward bishoprics and stake committees. A previous meeting will be held by the stake presidency high council, bishoprics and two stake committees. Two general sessions will be held as usual at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Sunday, with the music being furnished by the Bothwell Ward Women's chorus and the Stake Male chorus. These sessions will be broadcast over KBUH Brigham City under sponsorship of the Seventy's quorum. The Sunday even'ng session beginning at 7:30 will be under the direction of the Stake M.I.A. and will follow the theme, "Sing y Unto the Lord, Yesterday, part-memb- and.To-Morrow- i" Scouts Receive Eagle Award Conference Visitor MCKINLEY P. T. A. MEETS TOMCIIT Prof. Jefferson N. Eastman, of the Finance Department of the School of Education from the U.S.A.C., will speak tonight at the McKinley School at 8:15 p.m. Federal aid to education and other problems relative to school finance will be discussed. PAUL LARSEN HOME ON EMERGENCY LEAVE Paul Larsen arrived home last 9 DR. ADAM S. BENNION week on an emergency leave to attend the funeral services for his buddie, Heenon Hansen. He left to return to his base at Travis Air Force Base. Paul is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Larsen. Indian School Holds Graduation Exercises February 19 and 24 The Baccalaureate assembly for this year's graduating class of Intermountain School will be held in the Boys' Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, February 19, at 2:00 p.m. The Commencement exercises will be held on Friday evening, February 24, in the Boys' Gymnasium at 7:45 p.m., with a junior-senio- r prom on Saturday evening, February 25. Starting with the first of March, members of the class will begin to be placed in various jobs on a tryout basis as training. part of their It is for these reasons that the formal exercises are being held at the end of February, rather than at the end of the school year. Students who complete -- This arrangement is designed to save students the cost and inconvenience of returning from jobs for, graduation, which many were unable to do last year. Special invitations have been issued to community leaders, and civic clubs, employers friends of the students, because of limited seating facilities. ,. OLIVER SCOTHERN RECOVERING FROM EYE SURGERY Reta Sorensen Appointed Head Of Bear River Stake Primary of the Bear River Stake Primary was affectA reorganization BRUCE KING ed at the stake conference sessions held last weekend. Mrs. Reta Sorensen of East Garland was sustained as the president of the organization. Her counselors are Gwen Ward of Riverside and Jeanette Josephson of Plymouth. Hazel Riser of East Garland is the new secretary. The former presidency of the Primary were Inez Brown, Mildred Capener, and Effie Potter BREEDERS GROUP MEETS TOMORROW il V Iff. ST- - '""V" K"i L, Friday, Feb. 17, at 10:00 p.m., members of the Cache Valley Breeder's Association will meet at Sorenson Brothers in East Garland. They will then go to John Eberhard's in Bothwell and lunch will be served at the Bothwell church. Following this, they will meet at Ted Burt's in Corinne. SPEAKS ON RADIO Mervin Erickson will be the 's speaker over Mrs. Axel W.C.T.U., program, Sunday at 1:00 p.m. over KBUH, Brigham. VISIT IN SALT LAKE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Leland Woodruff and Colleen were In Salt Lake City, Monday, on business. They also visited with Mrs. Clarence Shaw. Freder-icksen- h I GOLDEN L BALLARD HARRIS son of Mr. and Mrs. Jule Harris received his Eagle award at a court of honor held in the Tremonton 4th Ward Sunday evening. frtrrwryv"!. - I " - - - -- --- ttri - ri - iiii SPIKE CAMP TO MEET Members of yie Golden Sp'.ke D.U.P. will meet Thursday, Feb. 23, at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Winifred Barf uss. All members are urged to be in attendance.' with Fern Huish as secretary. r,y vi cy r k . Dennis Miller Receives Distinguished Jaycee Service Award at Annual Banquet Cg-de- n. , n; BW Group to Entertain Here m Ash-cra- ft, M Men Division Basketball To Observe l, ne v ;)'y--C- 93rd Birthday An-to- I & 'ft r Other changes in stake officReaches 93rd Birthday ers made at the conference effected several other organizations. Grant Anderson was released as stake organist and Ethel Forsberg was sustained to that position; Mrs. Ezra Packer and R. Evan Gee were put in as new members of the stake music committee, and John A. Bourne, R. Evan Gee and Marvin Burnett were chosen as M.I.A. Board members. Merle Larson was released as Relief Society organist and Blanche Johnson will take her place. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shu- man were released as members of the Sunday School stake board. The 187th Quorum of Seventy has two new presidents. They are Sterling Burton and Oliver Davis. Released were Fred Gro-ve- r MRS. JOSEPHINE GIBSON and Jay Bourne. Bryce Erickson was released as counselor in the M.I.A. and Jerry Buchanan was appointed to that position. Farrel Wood was named secretary of the M.I.A. Mrs. Josephine Gibson, Both-welThe Garland Second Ward will observe her 93rd Choir directed by Fred Nye Feb. 17. Mrs. Gibson birthday, sang at the morning meeting in Brigham in 1863. was born and the speakers were President oldest resident. is Bothwell's She R. J. Potter, Inez Brown, Presdied Mr. in 1955. She Gibson ident Vernald Johns, and home makes her dauwith her R. Ivins, who represented Emil in Mrs. Kupfer, ghter, the General 'Authorities at the Bothwell. conference. Mrs. Gibson enjoys good Speakers at the afternoon health, helps with the housesession were Elder Ivins and his work and reads a lot. She was wife and President Charles J. very active in Relief Society Wood. The music was furnished work until the last few years. by a male chorus from South The oldest of 12 children, she Bear River Stake. has one brother, Henry Nichols, The MIA session Sunday eve- in Tremonton. Mrs. Gibson has ning featured a large group of 4 grandchildren, 8 great grandyoung people following the children and 1 great, great theme, "Living Testimonies". grandchild. super-intenden- NUMBER 19 died very suddenly Tuesday t I i evening at her home. She was born July 21, 1867 in Denmark, a daughter of Nels and Marie Olsen Iverson. The family came to the United States ' when she was four years of age ' and settled in Bear River City. She married Peter Mortensen Sept. 24, 1884 in the Logan Temple. They made their home in Elwood for the past 58 years. Mrs. Mortensen was a Relief Society teacher for many years in the Elwood ward. I Surviving are the following sons and daughters, Mrs. Henry I I(Elvira) Jensen, Oxford, Ida.; Samuel, Heber and Ethel Mort) i Peter ensen, Elwood; Mrs. Robert Poe, Utah Jaycee President presents high community service award to DenVanderheide, Ogden; (Pearl) nis Miller, as DSA chairman Harold Samp? looks on. Mrs. Willard (Edna) Wyatt, LoT. gan; Ben Mortensen, Bear River City; 29 grandchildren, 70 great grandchildren, 12 great, great grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters, Enoch Iverson, Dana Point, Cal.; Orson, Portland, Ore.; Amos and Joseph Iverson, Tremonton; Dennis Miller, 25, president of year 1955. and for his unselfish tributions to the community and Mrs. Hattie Hansen, Salt Lake the Tremonton Jaycees, and ac- contributions, received the Dis- their fellow men, and the biCity; and Mrs. Ella Hansen, tive civic and church worker in tinguished Service Award, Feb. partisan panel of judges had a the community, was cited as the 8, at the annual Jaycee event. difficult task picking the winner. Funeral services will be con- outstanding young man in the The Jaycee DSA banquet was of the Robert Poe, president ducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Bear River Valley during the Utah Jaycees, and guest speaker conducted by chairman Harold Elwood ward chapel by Bishop of the evening, made the pre- Sampe, and guests for the evenArthur Erickson. sentation of the beautiful plaque ing were State Jaycee officer LEAVE ON TRIP Friends may call at Rogers to Mr. Miller, and commended and wives: Glen Burnham, Lay-toMortuary in Tremonton, ThursLen Allen, Ogden; Dean Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thorsen, him and his wife for the outday from 7 to 9 p.m., and at the Bear River of Eyre, Logan; and Utah Jaycee and Mr. and standing accomplishments City, family home in Elwood, Friday Mrs. Denzil Ballard left Thurs- Mr. Miller in the field of Scout- President, Robert Poe, Salt Lake from 10 a.m. until time for the day for San Francisco. They ing, church activities, civic en- City. Prospective members and service. , will also visit in Los Angeles deavors and projects, and his wives present were: Tony Stan-de- r, Burial will be in the Bear Bevan Hales, Vernon Harcontribution to the state of Utah. and Phoenix, Arizona. River City Cemetery. He was also commended for his ris, all of Tremonton. personal and business progress. Mrs. Arnold Larson, Garland, There Were four young men presented a reading to round out ALVIN KUPFER entered in the annual Jaycee the program for the evening, IN OGDEN HOSPITAL event, and each was graded on after which a movie, "The Jay-ce- e Alvin Kupfer is in the Dee a point basis on various contriStory", was shown. and activities. According Judges for the Distinguished A touring group from Brig-ha- Hospital in Ogden, where he had butions a major operation performed to DSA chairman, Harold Sampe, Service Award were Ray Young University, the "Kia is reported to be all four entries had accomplishAndy Rytting, and Kleoa Ora" club, will dance and sing Tuesday. He as well as can be expected. ed numerous and valuable con Kerr, , doing Maori the ceremonials of the This New Zealand. of people interesting group will appear at Bear River High auditorium, Feb. 22 at 8:00 p.m. This is being sponsored by the Kiwanis Club to raise funds for the Boys and Girls club and underprivileged children and it is hoped there will be a large attendance. 88, Oliver Scothern is at home and improving nicely from an operation performed recently on one of his eyes. Mr. Scothern faces another operation on the their training satis- other eye as soon as possible, factorily will then be mailed before his vision will be restortheir diplomas early in May. ed. Of Fielding who received his Eagle award at the annual Scout Banquet held in the Fielding Ward, February 4th. Bruce is the son of Mrs. Virgil Coombs. """ Member National Editorial Association Mrs. Mary iverson Mortensen, er To-Da- r Mary Mortensen. 88 Dies, Services To be Friday to South Bear River Stake Meet 16. 1956 Tournament Starts Saturday Sixteen Kenneth Porritt Awarded Standard Oil Scholarship Kenneth Porritt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Porritt of Tremonton has been selected by the 4H Club Awards Committee of Utah to receive a Standard Oil Company of California scholarship in the amount of $200.00 The scholarship may be used to attend any institution of higher education ' in the Western States. ATTEND FUNERAL Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Hadfield were in Pocatello, Ida., Tuesday to attend funeral services for Mrs. Hadfield's brother, Alma Hancock. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Othello Stokes of Brigham City. Farmers to Hear Advice on Best Crops to Plant Prof. Louis Jensen, U.S.A.C., will sneak to farmers and veterans as to the variety of crops to plant in Box Elder County for the best yields for this area. Monday night, Feb. 20, at 8:00 p.m. the Veterans on the Job Training Class, In cooperation with the Extension Service, will meet in the Vocational Ag. Room at the High School. Farmers are extended a special invitation to attend this meeting, according to Fullmer A. Allred, County Extenscn Agent. teams, representing basketball players of eight stakes in Northern Utah will meet Saturday, Feb. 18th at the Bear River Memorial Gynasium to play for the Championship .Crown of Division 15. Under the direction of Harry Miller, athletic manager of Division 15, the first round of play will get under way Saturday at 1 p.m., when the Tremonton 3rd ward will meet Hooper 2nd. At 2:15 Fielding will meet Ogden 26. Brigham 6th will play Ogden 37 at 3:30 and Brigham 7 will tackle Plain City at 4:45,. Bothwell or Tremonton 4th who play for tournament rights Wednesday evening will meet Wilson at 6:00, and Honeyville will meet Terrace 4th at 7:15. The last two games will see Hooper 1st contesting Brigham 7 and Harrisville will meet Garland 2nd. Entries will be from Bear River, South Bear River, North and South Box Elder, Riverdale, North Weber. Lakeview and Farr West. Games will continue through Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday of next week, with starting time at 6:00 each evening. the top M-M- DeVerl.Pavne Returns From Convention Trip Mr. and Mrs. DeVerl Payne returned home Tuesday night from a very delightful convention trip to New Orleans, La., as guests of General Electric Company. Mr. Payne was one of four men from the Salt Lake District to win the all expense paid trip, for sales of white appliances. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hunsaker accompanied the Paynes on th motor trip, and the two couple made a vacation visit to Mexico after leaving Louisianna. Returning via Arizona, they visited the LJ3.S. Temple at Mesa. MIDLAND CAMP SETS MEETING The members of the Midland Camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers are reminded of their February meeting, to be held Thursday next week at the home of Florence Beard with Mrs. Louise Nelson as NATIONAL FARM LOAN MRS. J. D. DOCKSTADER MEETING CALLED Walter C. Dean, president of IN OGDEN HOSPITAL the National Farm Loan will be Mrs. J. D. Dockstader was a guest at the stockholders meettaken to the Dee Hospital in ing on the National Farm Loan Ogden Monday for treatment for Association, Feb. 23. Announcea heart disease. She has been ill ment of the meeting to be held for some time and special treat- at the Liberty Theatre is made ment was recommended for her. by Harry Drew, Secretary-Treasure- r, who says this is the Mr. Dockstader reports that she is given a good chance for first time the president has been present at a local meeting." |