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Show Universal Microfllr- Corp 26?- - 6 th Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah v fs l.t. r i V Vi 1J ft', 0 t- " I V"r;V 1: -' W PACKING FOR TRIP Mary Castleton gets a helping hand from her mother, Mrs. Harold Castleton, as she packs suitcase for trip to Chicago. FOR 6B Choir president Bob Puzey and Alma King check over tickets for a cappella manager choir trip to Chicago before departure. TICKETS 6&- - Voice Jaycees Plan Tree Planting OnWestMain Choir Leaves for Week-lon- g Ik A new row of stately evergreen trees will soon grace "Main Street from the West end of the business district to the city limits, according to Jaycees, who adopted a new beautification project during their meeting Wednesday. Sylvan Haltiner was appointed chairman of the plan, which calls for planting a row of trees along the canal bank from 'Markham's west to Ray Newman's Service. . The new trees will provide an attractive entrance to monton jfrom the west, according to Jaycee president John Xaws. An estimate 50 to 60 trees will be needed along the north side xt the "highway. Tentative plans call for the trees as planting of thiee-fosoon as weather conditions are Tre-mont- VI I JL2J) SERVING VOL. BEAR THE Two Bear River High Seniors Win College Scholarships program numbers under direction of Gene Jorgensen. Accompanist is Virginia Erick sen. Choir left Thursday. Leader Photos Chicago Trip Singers to Attend Convention of National Music Educators 1 RIVER A happy, excited group of singers boarded their own special train cars at Ogdcn Thursday morning, bound for Chicago, where Bear River high school's a cappella Choir will ' sing several concerts. Many of the students were driven by their parents to the Number 26 VALLEY 25. 1954 Board Considering New School Plan Kiwanis Club Gets Charter Monday Night f "i - i 1 - v ; , change Bear River from a four year to program are being by the Box Elder 7:30 p.m. at Maddox Ranch County School Board, accordlm House in Brigham City. . ing to Wayne Sandall, president. The proposed change was sugThe club was recentlyorgan-ized- , and has been meeting gested to effect a more efficient J weekly, according to Leland J. Hansen, president. The club's 31 members and their partners will Local be present, along with other Plans to A formal charter will be awarded to the Bear River Val- high school ley Kiwanis Club during Chart- a three-yea- r er Night ceremonies Monday at considered ! f 1 S- M - jS p Friday All p .m. Kiwanis officials. Presentation of the Charter will be made by LeRoy J. Olsen of Provo, Governor of the Utah-IdahDistrict. Sponsored By Ogden Organization of the local club was effected under sponsorship of Ogden Kiwanians, acting as the "mother club." Acting as toastmaster for the evening will be Lyman S. Pierce, Ogden, District LieutenLYNN KERR ant Governor. Ford Scalley will deliver the Address of Welcome in behalf of the Bear River Valley Kiwanis which claims members from Tremonton, Garland, Bear River City, Fielding, Riverside, ColThe coveted Carl Raymond linston, Bothwell, Thatcher, PlyGray scholarship was awarded mouth, Penrose, Deweyville and to Lynn Kerr, Bear River high Elwood. International Greetings school senior student in agrifrom Rotary Inter-naionGreetings culture, announced officials of be offered by Reed will Union Pacific Railroad. C. Culp, of Salt Lake City, inLynn was chosen from several ternational trustee. applicants from all parts of Box Gifts from other clubs in the Elder County, including Box Division by Elder and Bear River high Fred J. will be presented of Thompson, Logan, school students. immediate past Lt. Governor, He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. and will be accepted by Evan C. Ed Kerr of East Tremonton. Thompson, secretary Lynn served this year as secretary of the Bear River chapter of Future Farmers of America, and is a member of the A Cappella choir, band and o Funeral services for Mrs. Adna Frazier Conger, 66 who died Tuesday in a Salt Lake City "hospital After an operation1 will be conducted Friday at p.m. at the Tremonton Third "Ward Chapel. Bishop George Stenquist will "be in charge. Friends onay call at the family home from 10 a.m. until time for the service and burial will be in the Riverview Ceme-- tery. Mrs. 'Conger was born Feb. 18, 18B8 in Jewel County, Kansas, a daughter of Joseph and Hall Frazier. She Tnizabeth came to Tremonton with her parents an 1901 and has lived here since then with the exception of two years at Collinston.. She married Warren Robert Conger Dec 31, 1909 in Brigh-liam "City. of the L. D. S. served as a Relief Church, Society teacher. Surviving are her husband and the following sons and A member si fit HOMER CAPENER ce Far-mmgto- n; y 71 Homer Capener Lynn Kerr Picked by Awarded Carl Rotary Qub named Gray Honor Homer Capener, was one of ten winners of $160 scholarships to University of Utah early this week in Salt Lake City. His selection was announced at the close of a youth Conference sponsored by Salt Lake Rotary Club. Mr. Capener is Bear River high school's studentbody president, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell C. Capener of Riverside. He has also been junior class president, vice president of F.F. A., and Bishop of Bear River high school Seminary. The scholarship will pay one year's titution at the University, where Homer plans to study mechanical engineering. They were guests at the homes of Salt Lake Rotarians, and attended many special , events planned for the 78 honor students. (lone) Larsen, "Mrs. Marvin (Merle) Sterajuist, Leo R. and Leon H. Conger, all of Tremonton; Mrs. Roger (Ara) Nielson, Garland; Arthur B., Brigham City; Major Warren E. Conger with the at Warner Robin, Georgia; Lt. Harold S. Conger, with the Tlavy at St. Louis, Mo., O. Keith Conger, Des Moines, Iowa; Lisle M. Conger, Seattle Wash.; also 32 grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters, Buel S. Frazier, Columbus. Nebraska; Mrs. Ara Miller, Ogden; Mrs. Celeste Martin, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Martha Rauber, Mrs. Fern Moore, TreSnow and rain have dumped monton; Mrs. Betty Johnson, Klamath Falls, Ore. more than an inch an a half of much needed moisture on farmlands of the Bear River Valley during March, with more than half of the amount falling during, the past week The month of March, 1954, Notice has been given of a determined to live up to Bems change of date for the next it for unpredictable Educatreputation of of Board meeting the ion. The meeting which was and inconsistant weather. scheduled for March 22nd has Temperatures hovered near been changed to March 29, at freezing during the nighU and 2 p.m., according to Eberhard rose to average readings in the ZundeC lerk, 40's during the day. Lowest and Wayne Changes Meet j Ogden station, while a bus carried other students. Their baggage had been sent down Wednesday. Eight Day Trip It was the beginning of an eight-da- y trip to appear during the national convention of the Music Educators Association at Chicago's Conrad Hilton Hotel. g An intensive drive to finance the trip for the fund-raisin- :er Funeral air-for- I on favorable. School Board 1 Published Weekly at Tremonton. Utah. Thursday. March 31 ot slaughters, Mrs. FINAL WORKOUT Pictured during one of their final rehearsals, members of a cappella ctooir sing through one of their al Merchants Set Schedule For Holidays orchestra. The $100 scholarship is useable at any land grant college, and Lynn plans to attend Utah State Agricultural - College in Logan, where he will study agronomy and animal husband- Hun-sake- 'it 2 rt I' S S f 1 'Z IK- highest readings were 20 degrees on the 19th and 60 degrees on the 17th. An inch of snow measured on the 16th yielded only .07 inch of moisture, then a heavy rain and snow storm Saturday night piled up .38 inches. Additional readings on Tuesday and Wednesday showed pre-ci- p tation of .21 and .23 inches. Since Oct. 1, nearly five inches of moisture has fallen,' still short of the desired seven to eight Inches. f vlFL - is KIWANIS OFFICIALS Planning formal charter are front: Leland Hansen, president; night banquet Back: Evan Thompson, Ford Scalley, secretary, and Paul Holmgren, treasurer. vice-preside- t 4 ry. Blustery March Weather Mixes Sun, Wind, Snow and Rain wide radio performance for the choir was indicated by manager Alma King just before departure. He said that representatives of Swift and Co. were trying to make arrangements for the choir to appear on the famous breakfast Club" program from Chicago Tuesday morning. netted $6500, manager Alma King said Wednesday night. The students will approximately $65 to high school studentbody. The provide each for the trip.. $70 Junior high school would inSpecial Diner clude' the seventh, eighth, and cars and a specTwo pullman ninth grades. ial diner were reserved for Most junior high school class, the students and their chaper-one- s. es would then be held in the Main and Science Buildings. Supervising the group are Eliminates Remodeling Gene Jorgensen, conductor, and The new plan would eliminate Mrs. Jorgensen; Mr. and Mrs. the need for extensive remodel- Alma King, Mr. and Mrs. Garing of the science building, as land Puzey, Mrs. Irene Peck, announced earlier. Possible en- Mrs. Carmen Richardson, and largement of the cafeteria to Virginia Ericksen, accompanist. accomodate all students is being The train left at 7 a.m. Thursconsidered. day and will arrive in Chicago Such facilities as the gym- at 1:30 p.m. Friday. They are nasiums, swimming pool, audi- scheduled to leave for the retorium, cafeteria,, and music turn trip late Wednesday night rooms could be used at differ- and will arrive in Ogden at 8:45 ent hours by classes from both p.m. next Thursday night. Expected as the highlight of schools. Parent-teache- r the trip will be the concert organizations and other community groups Sunday morning during the congeneral assembly have expressed support for the vention's new program which, though still breakfast before an estimated termed "tentative," is expected 5,000 persons. The invitation to appear in to be adopted. the convention's favored spot However, the possibility of having a new structure ready came as a result of the choir's for a switch to the new system performance before a regional (Continued on Back Page) by the opening of school this fall appears unlikely, Mr. Sandall admitted. 66 youngsters has r, . Ezra T. Benson Red Cross Starts Drive For Funds a ,' 'ty ' , Listing of day that will be observed by the Tremonton Businessmen's association was one order of business at the first regular meeting held Tuesday noon at the city office, with Rudy Miller, president in the chair. Holidays for 1954 New Years, Washington's; Birthday, Decoration Day, July 4th and 24th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Committees Named The following committees were approved, with the first named acting as chairman: Business promotion, Reese Allen, George Reynolds, Ray Ashcraft, Howard Freiss, Max Conley and Mark Wise. Streets, Sidewalks and Signs, Ed Quinney, Reed Olsen, Iteid Palmer, Russ Waldron and Karl Hicken. Finance, Leon Halgren, with members to be appointed. Parades and Celebrations, Stewart Young, Burnice Ronald Hales, Merrill Laub, and Parker Fronk. 7S separation of buildings to be used by the proposed junior high school program at Bear River, and to reduce costs. Tentative plans now call for housing most high school classes in the Memorial Gymnasium classroom wing and in the new building now being planned by architect Karl Krusmark. Tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades would be included in the RADIO CONCERT Possibilities of a nation- - Sets Major A drive for funds by the American Red Cross will open in North Box Elder county March 29th, and will run the Secretary of Agriculture Ezra following week according to John Laws, drive chairman for Taft Benson will give a major farm policy speech Saturday, this district. Mr. Laws stated that there April 3 at 2 p.m. in the Utah has not been a drive for Red State Agricultural College Field Cross funds in this territory for house in Logan. The speech will be covered three years. Of the money colnewspapers, radio, and teleby camlected here during the and motion pictures, acvision paign, 25 per cent will remain with the Tremonton branch for cording to 40 Utah farming use in North Box Elder Coun- groups who are sponsoring the ty. Another 25 per cent will meeting. The day has been designated remain with the Red Cross as "Benson Day" and will be chapter at Brigham City, while in Secretary Benson's 50 per cent goes for national given home valley, but will create natuse. interest. ional Everyone is aware of the It will be a rare opportunity wide scope of the American. Red Cross, both in time of war to personally hear the Secretand peace with their disaster ary of Agriculture diactrs th relief,, assistance to the Military major issues of the day, accordand servicemen, the blood pro- ing to sponsors.. 'Benson Caravan" tr tr1-- "? gram, and countless other serviced including veteran aid and organized amonj local groups isr the cttz.'.:. vetern hospital assistance. 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