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Show Dick Howard New Jaycee President Ik At the last meeting of the Tremonton Junior Chamber of Dick Howard was Commerce, VOL. elected president, with Gordon Worley as vice president, and Bob Bennett, secretary-treasure- r. New directors are Glen Gibson, John Laws, Irving Ransom, with Arlo Adams as holdover member. Earl Fuhriman, retiring president automatically becomes state director. Other retiring officers are Jack Williams, vice president, and Sheldon Cannon, Films of BYU New York Games to Be Shown Here A full two hour film of the three games championship at Madison Square played Garden by the BYU basket ball team will be shown at the high school next Wednesday evening under sponsorship of the Thatcher ward at 8 p.m. Coach Stan Watts will be present to give the commentary. Half of the proceeds of the to will contributions go BYU fieldhouse. Municipal League To Meet in Tremonton, May 8 The invitation of Mayor Kleon Kerr to meet in this city has been accepted by the Utah Municipal League to hold the regional meeting of the elected and appointed municipal officials of Box Elder County here on Tuesday, May 8. They have scheduled a morning meeting for 10 a.m. at the city building and the Business and Professional Women will serve luncheon for the group at noon, after which the afternoon meeting will convene until 4 SERVING XXVIII THE Published Weekly RIVER BEAR at Tremonton, Utah Thursday, April VALLEY 1 19, 1951 Cancer Drive Vaudeville Offers Varied onowvme Entertainment at High School Friday Night To Don't forget the big old time vaudeville to be held at the Bear River High school, Auditorium at 8:15 to help raise funds for the Northern Box Elder Cancer Society. This show will be headlined by Fielding K. (Smat) Smith of Salt Lake City who is nationally known for his style and humor as a Master of Ceremonies. Mr. Smith donates his time and services to the Cancer Fund. As" another highlight of the show, Miss Colleen Hutchins, of Salt Lake City, "Miss Utah for 1951" will be introduced. Miss Hutchcins is a graduate of the University of Utah, and she will model the wardrobe selected for her to wear in the "Miss America" contest to be held, at Atlantic City. Other acts carefully selected full of laughsi 6how (to-nig- -- -- and fun for all include "Minstrelsy by the Trio, of Garland Lion's Club, the Brigham City, "Utah Peaches who suffered the Blight," by the Jr. Chamber of Commerce, the "Agony Trio", Tremonton, "Shootin' of Dan McGrew" by the Bruins Club, a "Can-Ca- n Chorus Line" and others. At the conclusion of the big show, the se lection of valuable door prizes donated by local merchants, and the awarding of the beautiful satin quilt made and doted through the efforts of Mrs. John Garfield, will be Tri-Cant- ers ; Organize Lions Club Under the sponsorship of the Tremonton Lions club, a Water To Be Turned nto Take Honors in -I Irrigation Canals May 1st Commercial Meet Contestants in type and bookkeeping took honors for STAKE M MEN AND Bear River Wednesday, April 18, GLEANERS in a commercial held at Weber TO HOLD DANCE College. Beginning type took first Erickson, place with Carol Elaine Kirby and Ann Taylor as the winning team. Caorl Erickson and Elaine Kirby also won first and second individual awards. Third place in bookkeeping was claimed for Bear River by Eleanor Ballard, Rita Jean Cannon and Robert Michaelis. . Wilma Marlene Pulsipher, King, Beverly Owen, and Judith Hansen also participated in be ginning type. Ea Archibald, Glen Heaton, Dian Bourne, Tracy Wheatley, MarJean Bow-eCarlon Mc Crary and Sarah Jensen Goodsell, took part in advanced type. Carolyn Quin-neJoyce Nicholas, Gayla Har ris, Carolyn Harris and Camille Cutler were bookkeeping partic ipants while Carolyn Quinney, Gayla Harris, Carolyn Harris, Louise Neal, Joyce Nicholas and Pat Shuman participated in shorthand. j The long period ' without rainfall in March and April to date is a record of, drought this period for over thirty five years. According to a review of precipitation records as compiled by the Utah Idaho Sugar Company at Garland, in March .4 inch of rain fell in three small showers prior to March 7. No rain has fallen (for The South Bear River Stake M Men and Gleaners in Connection with the Junior MMen and Gleaners are holding a dance Tuesday evening in the the Elwood ward hall. There will be an orchestra and plans are being completed for a good time to be for all who attend. The stake officers are extending a special invitation to all those who are in this age group to attend. then. The result is that farm lands have become too dry for nor- jsince mal germination and, growth of crops planted in the surface soil, such as beets, peas and' Utah-Idah- n, Rasmonnie J. Minnie Jepperson Dies at Brigham Funeral services for Rasmon nie J. (Minnie) Jeppperson, 76, who died Sunday, were conducted Wednesday afternoon in the Brigham Second ward chapel. Mrs. Jepperson was born March 2, 1875 in Bear River City, a daughter of Rasmus and Metta Marie Olsen Jorgensen-Shwas reared and educated in Bear River City. She married Nephi Jepperson Oct. 13 ,1892 in the Logan temple. They lived in Bear River City until 1915, when they moved to Corinne, and in 1927, they moved 'to Brigham City, Mr. Jepperson died in 1945. Surviving are the following sons and daughters, Alfreda Jepperson, Donald J. Jepperson, Wayne C. Jepperson, Jesse J. Jepperson ,and Mrs. Leroi Hess, all of Brigham City.; Stephen R. Jepperson, Tremonton; Owen H. Jepperson, Kelso, Wash.; Lee Morris Jepperson, Salt Lake City and 12 grandchildren, three great, grandchildren, and two two brothers and two sisters, J. O. Jorgensen, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Moronie Jorgensen, St. Anthony, Idaho; Mrs. Mary E. and Christensen, Tremonton, Mrs. Martha J. Anderson, Bear River City. Stake Monday Ted Walker Wins F.F.A. Honors v First Quorum of Elders Plan Annual Banquet New Officers of B.R.H.S. Student Body vice-preside- nt; cheer-leade- cheer-leade- rs I vice-preside- - B.R.H.S. Students - f Lions club will be organized at Snowville, in the near future according to Dell Hansen, zone chairman. Mr. Hansen, in company with Calvin Welch of Lions Intermade. Remember the time 8:15, the place, B.R.H.S. national, visited in Snowville Auditorium, the date, Friday, April 20th for Tuesday evening where a temporary organization was effected the Cancer All Star Show. Students of high school and grade schools with Rulon Ward as president, Dee Cutler first admitted for 50c donation at the door. and Arch Rose as tail twister. ., Mr. Welch visited in the area mmt-I r Wednesday and signed up sufof pipe line of the Elwood water improvement section I First ficient members to start the cuts across the Ucanal and branch railroad club. is project It expected that the track near the Elwood School. Three such crossings must club will be officially organized, be made this week before irrigation water can be turned and a charter night held into the canal in the Elwood area. within the next few weeks. y, jr f No. 30 to O. A grains, according district Christensen, manager of SHYRL DEE DAVIS o Comthe Sugar HAS EMERGENCY OPERATION also complain pany. Fanners, o'clock. Dee Davis has that pasture land and alfalfa Mrs. Shyrl been seriously ill in a Logan Js getting extremely dry. Sugar STAKE GROUP hospital since Sunday night, Company officials report that ELECT OFFICERS when she was taken there for because of this condition, they At a joint social of the Junior an emergency operation during have made extra effort to M Men and Gleaner Girls of the the night. clean the canal system and re the South Bear River stake construct and repair structures held Tuesday evening in the as rapidly as possible, consistant Bothwell ward hall, Wayne Family-Nigh-t with minimum of requirements Stenquist was elected president in order to turn the water into of the M Men and Karen Johnthe system Monday, April 23 son will head the girls. "We feel that the students During the evening skits were The regular South Bear River Theis usual date of putting water the and a of 1st, lot presented by 2nd, talent and stake family night will be held in May 1, the contracted date, displayed 3rd wards of Tremonton and did considerably well with the Monday night at the Tremonton and as indicated by the rain is generally Bothwell. amount of competition that was First ward hall beginning at record, early Pearl Toland of the stake encountered." state Miss Shirley the new time, 8 o'clock. All of- enough. In fact, in some years, board was in charge of the af- Hampton and Mrs. Olive Weid-ma- n ficers of the stake are re due to rainfall, it has been de tferred to as late as May 10. fair. business advisers. quested to be present. ougar company neia men are contacting many beet growers who can make provision by shallow furrowing, to pub water on their crops in order to condi give them germination tions and beginning of growth, This is true, also, of canning During the recent F. F. A. growers with respect to peas, convention held at the Hotel Newhouse in Salt Lake City, and grains also. "While everyone is hoping Ted Walker, son, of Mr. and Mrs. that rainfall will come before, Delbert Walker of Tremonton long," states Mr. Christensen, was awarded the Carl Gray "there is no assurance of mois scholarship. This is a $100 : . h . "t fritz f ture as good as applying the scholarship to the USAC given necessary amount of plentiful by the Union Pacific railroad Irrigation water, which we are to fifteen boys in the state anfortunate to have in this part nually. One goes to each of the of the state. If we should get counties through which the U. one half of what is normal P. railroad runs. Boys from the Bear River and Box Elder high precipitation for April in rain fall 4t would be sufficient to schools competed for this award. give the spring planted crops a good start, but even so much Ted was also presented the would not be sufficient for $100 F. F. A. Foundation award, which Is given to seven boys pastures, alfalfa and dry farm in the state on different accomgrains." plishments. His was won on rural electrification. Ted said, instruction which I "Through received In shop and on the farm from my mechanics instructor, I was able to wire two homes and do number of small The annual and projects, in order to apply or To guide the destiny of Bear River High School during 1951 - 52 are Varge banquet Christensen, party of the First Quorum of this award". president; Arline Rogers, vice - president, and Rolfe Kerr, secretary. Elders has been set for Wednes Still a third honor won bv day evening, according to Dr. Ted was when he and Reese George Flcklin, president. Allen Barfuss, Bud Turley, Dr. A. J. Mohr is chairman of Orover and Gerald Barnard the committee on arrangements. were awarded the State FarIn a special initiation assembly held Mon- Other finalists Included Paul Bone, Garl- He announces that Alma Sonne mers award fox outstanding of results 16, the the Iday, April studentbody Ruth and, president; Rytting, of Tremonton, Council of the twelve, farming programs in vocational the elections at Bear River high school for 1851-5- 2 Jaleen Allen, Tremonton, secretary; and former president of the agriculture. were announced. Officers chosen are as fol Official delegates to the con lows: .Varge Christensen, Bear River Citv. Roxy Divis, Melinda Marble, Juanlta Nelson, European Mission will be speakTremonton, and Gaye Archibald, Garland, er of the evening. vention were Maurice Wilcox, Arline Rogers, Garland, president; r. president, "and Lynn Petersen, and Rolfe Kerr, Tremonton secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Jed Abbott are president elect week-lon- g The elections closed camthe Elected as for 1951-5- 2 were over the arrival of a Eleanor Burnett, Garland; Kayla Kerr, and' paign of speecses, assesmblies, and various rejoicing Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beard of Bharon Fuhriman, Tremonton; and Cherry festivities, included In the process of nomln- April 14 The Abbott's find; rhiirf WiUard spent Sunday with Mr. East Tremonton. phournos, ating and electing officers. is a girl. ana Mrs.' Cliff Beard. -- it Elwood Starts Work On New Water Project Construction of. Elwood's water improvement week when workmen made the project began Tuesday of this first cut across the U & I canal and the branch railroad line near the Elwood school. Using the school as a center mark, the project will extend a mile east and a mile west; and one mile north and two and a half miles South. At the present 60 families will be served by the system, and 30 more could have been Included in the original sign up. The water source is the Gold Springs on the East side of the valley, which is shared jointly $130,000.00 by Deweyville and Elwood. A four mile line will bring the water across the Valley and and the Bear River and to the eastern part of the new system. The system will consist of from an 8 inch feeder line to a 2 inch distributing line, according to town president, Amos P. Hansen. The L. H. Poulsen construction have the company contract to construct the system, and it is expected that water from the project will be available in the late summer. Caldwell, Richards, and are the designing engineers, and C. R. Kelley will be the resident engineer in charge of construction. In a community election held October 17, 1950 property owners in the Elwood area approved the $85,000 00 bond Issue, to aid in the financing of the water improvement project. Members of the town board include, Amos P. Hansen, president; Golden Andreason, r, Andersen, Reginald Alden Thompson, mem bers: Richard C. Harris, clerk and Byron Weidman, treasurer. Sor-ens- en La-Ve- re Hun-sake- ATTEND MANAGER'S CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. George Rey nolds of the local J. C. Penney store attended the manager's convention at Great Falls, Mon tana last week. Following the convention, they made a short trip through Wyoming, before returning home. Lions Hear Report On Choir Tour report on finances, side lights and accomplishments of A , (the Bear River High school Acapella choir's recent trip to San Diego was given at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Tremonton Lions club. James Walton, finance chairman reported on the very cooperative manner In which sufficient funds were collected to finance the choir trip. Frank Stevens, principal of the high, school, who with Mrs. Stevens, and others accompanied . the group on their tour, told of borne of the interesting high lights encountered and of the accorded the fine reception wherever they went; singers Gene Jorgenson, director, expressed his appreciation for the support given, and expressed: the hope that the choir may have the opportunity to further expand in its musical develop- ment. In attendance at the meeting' were Rulon Ward, Dee Cutler, Arch Rose, D. G. Nelson anoi Reed Larkin of Snowville, who are interested ' in forming a new club at Snowville. Dennis Simmons, accompan ied by Nedra Simmons, furnished two vocal solos. A nominating committee to select candiates for officers for the coming year was namedv by President Douglas Cannon as follows Russ Waldron, Harin old Freiss, Reed Giles and Stohl. was committee A Road named to visit with the state) road committee asking action be taken on the construction of the bridge on the Bear; River between Tremonton and Er-v- Deweyville. EARLY RESIDENT OF DEWEYVILLE DIES Mrs. Lizzie Pett Burbank, 94. early resident of Deweyville died Thursday morning in Ogden. She had fallen from her bed BIRTHS AT VALLEY HOSPITAL early in the week and suffered A boy born to Lee and Bernlce a fractured hip. Funeral services were tenta Petersen Allen, April 10 A boy born to Owen and tively set for Saturday at 1pm. in the Deweyville ward chapeL Sarah Murray John, April 13 A boy born to Ed and Elaine Ml I. A. SPONSORS Steed Chadwick, April 15 A girl born to Leon and Eithel SQUARE DANCE The Tremonton Second ward Marble Kerr, April 15 A girl born to Lawrence and M. I. A. Is sponsoring a square dance in the ward hall on SatZelma Kay Lloyd, April 18 urday night. The public Is InMiss Patsy Stander and J. vited to attend. Sabin of Salt Lake City were Mr. and Mrs. Freeman visitors of Mr. and Mrs. David visited at Lava Hott Stander on Sunday. They at tended the farewell testimonial Springs on Sunday with her" for Tony Stander on Sunday parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom. evening. Harper. By-lngt- on |