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Show Universal JTicrof liming Corp. 277 6th Ave. SERVING VOL. THE BEAR Published Weekly at Tremonlon. 31 1 CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OF TREMONTON CITY VALLEY RIVER Utah, Thursday. October 29, Number 1953 NOW HAS Committee Recommends SNOWVILLE Highway Projects for 1954 TELEPHONE SERVICE 1954 Road Projects was the taken up by the Utah Civic Clubs Highway committee at a meeting held in Brigham City last Friday with E. G. Earl chairman in charge. In attendance from the Valley were Rudy Miller and J. H. Reese. After prolonged discussion the following projects were agreed on for presentation to the Road Commission covering the 1954 projects: A project west of Tremonton on 30 South and the widening and raising of the Malad Bridge at Bear River City; a project in Canyon on 30 South and a project between Logan and Smithfield. A number of secondary roads were also discussed such at the Monte Cristo, road, the Blacksmith Fork n road and the road. Judge Jones maue a motion which was approved that the Association sponsor a road meeting either at Wells, Nevada or at Tremonton some time during the winter for the purpose of reviving the old north of the lake project with a connection near Montello, Nevada with the understanding that Tremonton - Snowville and Park Valley would be on this project. This motion was agreed to and the secretary instructed to make the arIt was explained rangements. that the immediate thing was to get the road to Park Valley oiled all the way. The Association then went on record as sponsoring a Fish and Game meeting involving the restocking 6t "Bear Lake to be held at Preston, Idaho during the next several weeks. subject Northern Og-de- n Richmond-Clarks-to- JEAN SHONKA BOUND OVER TO DISTRICT COURT Miss C. Jean Shonka faces trial in the District Court on larceny and embezzlement, since a hearing before Judge B. C. Call Friday morning. Miss Shonka, former secretary to the principal of Box Elder high school has been charged with misappropriating $300.55 of school monies. charge of grand FUNERAL HELD FOR KAREN HOLLAND A lovely funeral service was held Saturday afternoon in Tremonton First ward chapel J!or Karen Holand,' six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernal Holand, who died Tuesday. Bishop Lamoin Cowley conducted the service and Genieve Walker played the prelude and postlude. The invocation was offered by. The first telephone call from Snowville to Tremonton was received Thursday morning when Mayor D. G Nelson Jr. called The Leader to report that 15 instruments had been installed in the town and regular service to subscribers is now in use. The installation of new equipment at the Bear River Valley Telephone Company is being used on a trial basis testing a subscriber line radio carrier system. The purpose of the trial is to establish greater distance for service from the central office. Development of the system has been done by the R.E.A. af Washington, D. C, and two manufacturing companies. Budelman Radio Corporation of Stamford, Connecticut and McElroy Manufacturing Corporation The local installation is of Littleton, Massachusetts. the field test phase of the development, and personnel of the local telephone company will keep records on the performance in various kinds of weather and conditions. Calls from the 15 telephones in Snowville will be handled on a single pair of wires through three trans mitters and three receivers, each of which will take the calls from five homes, by the same principle as in A and M. radio. The use of the telephone to subscribers is exactly the same as local subscribers and their toll rate will be the same. The conversation on the connection was very clear, even better than many local developments on the project will be reported at a later date. calls-Furthe- j ii awu ii iv nisi auiif, iui was a solo, "Teach Me to Pray"', by Jennie Oyler, accompanied by Helen Jorgensen. - Ilnioi tlfl Membership Drive Starts r I During the service President Clifton Kerr and Bishop Cowley were the speakers, and two The drive for membership other musical numbers were for the Bear River High School given. P.T.A. organization is in full Mrs. Walker played an organ swing and will be completed solo, and "I Know That My by Nov. 10. The drive is under Redeemer Lives" was sung by the direction of Mr. and Mrs. a girls sextet with Mary Castle-toWilliam Gibbs of Portage. MemEdna Henrie, LaRae Whit-ake- bership dues are 50 cents a Juanita Nelson, Tyra person. Sometime during the Thompson and Linda Marble as next ten days, ladies will make members, and with Helen Jor- a house to house canvas in each gensen at the piano. community to secure these dues. Mervin Holt gave the bene- The Parent Teachers Association diction. Burial was in the River-vie- is a valuable organization as it Cemtery by Rogers Mort- makes it possible for millions MEMBERS STAFF uary after Lester Holland had of parents, teachers, and other citizens to become better acdedicated the grave. ATTEND BYU MEET quainted with each others probStaff members of the Bear WARREN OLSEN lems, hopes and purposes. River high school paper, Search- IX SAN DIEGO American children and youth light, will be in Provo Saturday need your service and support. to take part in the Intermount-ai- n Warren M. Olsen, grandson In our united strength we can Journalism conference at of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gibson of help attain a future more satBrigham Young University. Rup- Bothwell, is now stationed at isfying to ourselves and more ert Blackham, director will ac- the Marine base at San Diego. useful to our country. company the group to the meet. California, reports the family. We wish to remind all people interested in schools that the week of Nov. 8th is National Education Week. Each day an ( excellent program will be pre Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fryer of Dewey ville met with the sented over radio station K.B. members of their family Sunday in observance of their golden U.H. Brigham City at 2 p.m. wedding anniversary. All of their family were present except These programs are very inPaul Salvo, a grandson. spirational and should be of The coupple are both lifelong residents of Deweyville. Mr. interest to everyone. Fryer is a son of John L. and Mary Fryer, and his wife Grace The first formal meeting of fs a daughter of Milo and Margaret Gardner. our P.T.A. will be held Nov. They were married in the Logan Temple October 21, 1903. 12 at Bear River High School. In their fifty years of married life they have devoted many hours of time to service in the ward. Mrs. Fryer has been a Relief Society teacher for twenty seven years. They are the parents of seven sons and daughters but lost a boy at the age of 18 months.. Present for the anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schieb, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stoneburg of Pocatello; Mr. and Mrs. Willis VISIT AGED AUNT Fryer, Fielding; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fryer, Deweyville; Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Johnson Paul Salvo, Ogden, and Mrs. Darlene Zinck of Deweyville and in Richmond Sunday to were their families. . A hot turkey dinner was served and the time spent in visit- visit Mr. Johnson's aunt, Mrs. Mary Bell on her ninetieth ing and taking pictures. birthday. n, r, w Couple Observe Golden Wedding Local Couple Married Fifty Seven Years Mr. and Mrs. George S. Cook of Tremonton observed the fifty seventh anniversary of their wedding last ween. The day was remembered rather quietly by the couple at their home. Married in the Salt Lake Temple Oct. 23, 1890, Mr. and Mrs. Cook lived in Grouse Creek until they moved to Tremonton thirty seven years ago. They are- the parents of nine living sons and daughters, 37 and 44 great grandchildren grandchildren. - ATTEND BURTON FAMILY REUNION The W. E. Kerr family were in Salt Lake City Monday to attend a reunion of the Burton family. PHEASANT PERMITS TO GO ON SALE A Public Sale ,..c of pheasant hunting permits for the Howell Pheasant block will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. A limit of 2 tickets to each person and each ticket must be accompanied by a visible hunting license. The permits will be on sale at the Utah Power and Light building READY FOR 10th ANNIVERSARY The newly remodeled front of the Tremone Lumber company ton store of the Tri-Stat- It is a fact that in city and home county elections, only 20 percent or less of the people vote for their city officers. We, who call ourselves Americans, do not realize our responsibility that is placed on our shoulders, of passing on to the younger generation, "The American Way of Life' to us Democracy was given through hard and extended work and fighting. The members of the Tremonton Junior Chamber of Com merce are asking every availto able citizen of Tremonton vote in the city election. They I would like to see the percent HAS NT AR W: ' raised to 100 percent. "This is your chance to speak in your city government. Vote for the man who will do youi the job. But, vote", sav the Jaycees. On November 3rd, next Tuesday, the ballots will carry) a list of names. Men who have been chosen from our city and who are willing to give their time and energy to the government of the city. It is the duty of everyone to support these candidates, and make election day a Vote day at the which will bo open for public inspection polls. Tremonton Junior Chamber during the company's annual bargain carnival, in celebration of ten years in business of Commerce. John Laws, President. in this city. ( ' x D. B. GREEN candidate on the People's Ticket Mr. Green has been a resident of Tremonton the past 24 years, coming here to establish a dental practice. Since that time he has served as a member of the city council, President of Tremonlon Lions Club, was Bishop of the Tremonton First ward for six years and is at present engaged in ranching in the Promontory area. Mr. Green has also taken an active part in musical circles in the valley. - SI ' i ' J if " JESSE DAY will represent Citizen's Ticket Mr. Day, who is agricultural Superintendent for the Sugar company, has been a Utah-Idah- o resident of Tremonton the past three years. He has been an employee of the Sugar company the past nineteen years, and has been active in civic and church capacities. Ho served as president of the Blackfoot Lions Club, and was an active member of the chamber of commerce in that city. He is a member of the Tremonton Lions Club. TWO TICKETS ON BALLOT FOR CITY ELECTION r GET OUT THE VOTE ' th& 1 If 45 Shortage at Box Elder Hijh Mav Reach $11,667.48 In a report of the special investigation into the finances of the Box Elder high school, made by the Lincoln G. Kelley and Company of Salt Lake City, and released Monday by the Board of Education of Box Elder County, the total amount of money unaccounted for is estimated at Sll.667.43 The Kelly company's special investigation, followed an audit by the Theron B. Lee Accounting Service which originally revealed funds were missing, in an audit that has been described as complete and efficiently done. The firm broke down into five separate divisions of money they determined was missing. They include the following: (1) $7,611.52 missing for the fiscal year of 1950-5Records of receipts were missing so the company ascertained through checking with companies and individuals who paid the school an actual amount the school received. (2) S2.094.30, missing when 20 identifiable checks were found to have been received and deposited in the school bdnk account "wihout having been recorded" in the cash records of the school. (3) $814.50 not accounted for because tickets from other schools sold at BEHS for "away from home" ball games had been paid for by check (to the "home game" school) but no receipts for the sale of the tickets at BEHS had been deposited or accounted for. (4) $846.61, for two checks issued for amounts acknowledged to have been received by the school, but the cash is . 1. Voters at the coming munielection next Tuesday, November 3rd, will have the choice of two tickets from which to select the next mayor and two councilmcn of Tremonton, who will serve for a four year term. On October 12, the People's Ticket was organized with D. B. Green as candidate for Mayor, and Reuben Baer and Orval Ewer as council-meMr. Baer and Mr. Ewer are both serving appointive terms at present. Mr. Baer being appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of J. M. Mortensen, and Mr. Ewer was appointed to fill the vacancy in the city council when Kleon Kerr resigned as mayor and councilman Delbert Hansen was appointed mayor. Thursday, October 22, at a second Citizen's call, the ticket was organized with Jesse Day being nominated for the position of mayor, and Alfred Manning and Reed Palmer were named as candidates for four year city Mr. Manning is a farmer, living in precinct one, and Mr. Palmer is a jeweler, and lives in precinct two.. All men on both tickets are capable and respected citizens, and should merit the support of the voters of this city to the extent that they go to the polls and vote for their choice next Tuesday. Polling places will be at the Public Library and McKinley fcchool, and the hours are from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. cipal Bears Win Logan Tilt by David Calderwood Bear Rivers Bears downed a 2 Fribattling Logan team day afternoon in their Homecoming tilt at the Bear's gridiron. A determined Bear Rivep team started the game, with Anderson Byron wingback, carrying the ball for 17 yards around end. Two plays later De Vere Andersen, tailback, carried for 39 yards for the Bears' first touchdown. Shirrel Silvester, extra point specialist, kicked the conversion, making the score The Grizzlies then got rolling with a series of passes from Lynn Speth, Logan's End runs also quarterback. aided materially in scoring the two f touchdowns. Both conversions were missed to place. Logan ahead 12-With just seconds to go before the half ended Karl Jensen, the Bears' hard charging fulback, crashed through from the four yard line. Silvester again converted and the half 2 ended for the Bears. In the third canto the Bears, sparked by the heady quarter-backin- g of Bob Woodhead, got their hands on the ball and rolled on to score with De Vere Anderson reaching pay dirt on a wide end run. Silvester's kick was blocked and the score re-BIRTHS mained Arnold and Marie Hall Rhodes Again in the fourth quarter of Garland a boy Oct. 24. Jensen plunged over after a series of plays for the fourth not recorded nor otherwise ac- touchdown. This time Shirrel counted for. connected, and as the final gun (5) $300.55, for a check sent baiked, the score read to BEHS, which was cashed, but no record is evident of it Mrs. Olena Homer spent last being entered in the BEHS weekend with her daughter Mrs. books or deposited. Jack Conley in Ogden, 27-1- n. 7-- 0. . all-stat- e first-hal- coun-cilme- 7. 14-1- 1 20-1- 2. 27-1- 2. ATTEND SILVER TEA Mrs. Clyde B. Stratford, state historion, of Brigham City, is being served by Mrs- L. D. of Federated Schroder, state Women's Clubs during silver tea of the - vice-preside- Northern Utah District held at Bear River Seminary Saturday afternoon. see story on page four |