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Show WcrofUr Corp. U -- ..- a Salt Kids Day is Saturday Junior Rodeo Slated LZh SERVING Volume THE BEAR RIVER VALL.EY Published Weekly at Tremonion. Utah. Thursday. September 31 Gun Mishap is Fatal For 6jYear old Boy A tragic shooting accident Monday night took the life of six year-ol- d Voy B. Christensen at his Bear River City home, as he and two brothers were play. ing with guns. The boy died instantly when a .22 calibre d rifle bullet struck him in the back. high-powere- Phone Service Extended To Portage Telephone service has been installed in eight locations at Portage during the last , two weeks by the Bear River Tele- phone Company, according to Vincent Chiodo, manager. . Portage residents have requested phone service, and a radio system similar to that used in Snowville has been planned to accomodate the community's needs. The present installation is merely an extension of the present Fielding exchange, and is on a temporary basis, Mr. Chiodo said. The proposed system will handle an estimated radio-chann- land-levellin- el telephones there. The first phone was installed for Loyal G. Harris, on Sept. 11, and Bishop Walter Gibbs was the 35 eighth, completed Tuesday. Fire Destroys Old Structure The victim's twin brother, Roy, was holding the rifle when it accidently discharged, according to Deputy Sheriff Paul Johnson. Their father, Gerald (Jerry) Christensen, was working on g equipment, which had broken down. His wife, Elaa Andersen Christensen, had taken the couple's other four children with her to Salt Lake City to get repair parts. Mr. Christensen kept the rifle and a shotgun unloaded on a gun rack out of reach on the porch of the home. But the boys apparently climbed up to the guns, and searched until they found bullets hidden in a drawer. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. in Bear River City Ward Chapel The victim was born Dec. 6, 1947. He is survived by his parents; six brothers and sisters, Roy, Ben, Janice, Linda, Brent and Pamela; three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Anderson, Tremonton, and' Mrs. L. A. Adams, Pocatello, Ida.; and a great grandfather, J. P. Andersen, Brigham City. An old wood residence, abandoned ' for several years, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The building is the property of J. P. Jones and is located next to the John Bessinger home on Sixth North Street, outside city limits. Wheat Insurance Due on Sept. 30 The final date for applications for Federal Wheat Crop Insurance for. 1955 has been listed as Sept. 30, according to Dean Coombs, A.S.C. 4 Found By Search Parly A Penrose for almost girl, missing was found eight hours, about 11 p.m. Wednesday night on Little Mountain, where she had sought protection from storms. Carol Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Peter, son, was apparently Ainhurt, but suffered rom fright, shock and exposure. She had left the home about 3 p.m. Wednesday for a short horseback ride, taking dogs along with her. 15 year-ol- d '! With two practice wins over Big Nine teams under its belt, Bear River's promising grid machine faces it's toughest test in the Region One season opener Friday night at 8 p.m. against Ogden high school in Ogden Stadium. The Ogdenites are 4expectcxi to throw a heavier, faster and more polished team against the Bears than either West or South high schools of Salt Lake City. Bear River beat West, in their first 0 practice tilt, and on the thumped South, 20-home field last Friday. Pass plays put the locals in scoring position three times, in Next Week By MX A. d, County Oldsters' Home Need Told at Brigham City Meet The need for an Old Folks' Home in Box Elder County was the subject of a meeting held last Wednesday in Brigham City, and several local persons were nominated for election to an executive board. Guest speakers stressed a need for a 30 bed home costing about $100,000, nearly h&l of which would come from federal funds, the county to raise the rest. board would A the administer project. The to be board is composed of two doctors, one from Tremonton and one from Brigham City; two attorneys, one from each city arI will include eight men ' .:. and seven women evenly throughout the county. " y. 1 7 Those nominated include: Doctors: Dr. George Ficklin, Dr. Robert Preston, Dr. J. Howard Rasmussen and Dr. J. Gordon Felt. Attorneys: Leon Halgren, vi . M L as 't 1 Omer Call and Walter G. Mann. ' Garland Puzey, Educators: Frank Stevens, Hervin Bunder-son- , r s Alf L. Freeman and Eber-ha- rt 1 Zundel. .. ' Business men: Geogre Abbott, MbrT. Lamoine Cowley, Wesley Gep-harWithin a week after fire left only charred remains of , Wayne Sandall Jack Shum-wayVern Crozier's blacksmith shop, a new structure was Ruel Eskelsen. Charles and the blacksmith open for businesl Elders from built, Claybaugh, Willis Hansen, Scott Second Ward volunteered labor, assisted by Tremonton Horsley, John Howard, J. Leo neighbors, friends and Church Welfare aid. Burned, Rebuilt Within Week f. r.v.:.-- . t, Smith's car, who settled one of the dogs. The High Priests Quorum, of which Mr. Peterson is a member, cut short a party to volunteer their help. EiffiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiK .. for their second game, gaining ground with passes and on plays up t he middle through holes opened up by Bear River's line. On Oct. 1, the Bears ewill stage their first home game, against South Cache. McKinley PTA Invite Parents To Open House s, GROVER Mr. and Mrs. Orval Grover, ent a program, appearing' of East Garland," became grandon Wednesday at Penrose this week with the birth parents Thatcher, Bothwell and Treof a baby, Virginia Sparks Gromonton First Wards. ver, to Mr. and Mrs. Gary The units will travel Grover. Mrs. Grover is with Thursday to Deweyville, her parents in Clarkston and Tremonton Third, Gary is with the Armed Forces Second and Fourth Wards.. in Korea. Performances begin each GARDNER evening at 8 p.m. Mr. Mrs. Lamont Gard. and llllillllllll ner, Deweyville, welcome a HOLD PREPARATION new boy, born Saturday night at a Brigham hospital. He will MEETING The Bear River Stake Primary join two sisters and two brothPreparation will be held Satur ers at home. day at 2 p.m. at the Stake Tab FISHBURN ernacle, according to Mrs. Inez Don and Betty Brown Fish-bur- n Brown, president. of Centerville, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born Sept. 18. The baby is the first for the couple. ANDERSON H. and ReNae Mason Ray Anderson of Tremonton have a new baby boy, born Sept. 19. Nelson, Alf Olsen, Amos Han- The new member of the family sen, D. G. Nelson, Jack Connel- has one brother and three sisters. ly, Douglas Quayle and Clifford RUCKEfR Hansen. Richard Rucker and his wife, Women: Mrs. Quentin Allen, Lilly Ann Palmer Rucker are o Mrs. Wesley Gephart, Mrs. the parents of three girls and Kleon Kerr Mrs. Ruth Watland, one boy. The third girl arrived Mrs. Lloyd Davis, Mrs. R. M. at Valley hospital Sept. 19. BARLOW Kaiser, Mrs. Elmer Klitgaard, Mrs. Floyd Knudson, Mrs. J. Leo Howard K. and Dell Marie Nelson, Mrs. R.N. Price, Mrs. Rose Barlow of Tremonton now J. E. Ryan, Mrs. Parley Christ- have one of each. Their son was ensen, Mrs. Richard Alston, Mrs. born Sept. 22 at the local hosBert Eliason, Mrs. Ed Quinney pital. Their first child was a and Mrs. Vernal John. little girl. dis-trbut- Holdup Witnesses Called Before Grand Jury; Foxley Tip Led to Arrest An opportunity for parents to meet the teachers of their child-eat school wil be provided at the first meeting of the McKin- three quarters. The team was vastly improved ley School PTA, to be held inursaay, ept. i?3 at a p.m., according to Mrs. Perce Wat-kin- Thursday, Sept. 29 and 30, it was announced today by Stake MIA officers. All nine wards will pres- El-woo- 10-1- 4 When she failed to return, parents and neighbors began a search through the , fields. The girl apparently 4mv came lost in a wind, rain and dust storm and sought shelter in the rocks. She was found by a group of friends riding in A L. This Next One Really Counts Bears Meet Ogden Friday 6 The South Bear River Stake Road Show will be staged next Wednesday and , Penrose Girl Lost in Storm. 7-- Road Show Set afternoon of fun, sports, bration was urged this week by mitted free as participants in competition and prizes will be Leland Hansen, club president. the various stunts and contests. at the "Kid's Day" Proceeds will finance prizes and staged Assist in y Groups Jun or Rodeo and Fun Event candy, with any surplus to be Saturday at Golden Spike Rodeo used for the benefit of under, The Tremonton Businessmen's Arena, according to the Bear privileged children in the valley. Association, Tremonton Jaycees, River Valley Kiwanis Club, All kids of grade school age and Box Elder County Sheriffs , are invited, from Corinne north. Posse, and Tremonton and Garsponsors. Public support of the cele Youngsters will be ad- - land Lions Clubs are assisting An NUMBER 52 23. 1954 local president. The public will meet first in a general assembly to hear Mrs. Cliff McMurdie, Regional PTA director discuss a few problems pertinent to the season's work. Mrs. Hugh Manning will give a progress report on the Junior High School problem, which should be of interest to parents. Principal Ford Jeppson will introduce the faculty members, Following the assembly, par. ents will be invited to go to their child's classroom, where teachers will explain the objections for the grade and how parents can best cooperate -- PTA Delegates Attend Convention The PTA regional conference held at the Box Elder high school Monday evening was well attended by officers and teachers and committee chairmen, representing the units in- North and South Box Elder County. The general sessions were conducted by Mrs. Ray Cannon of Logan, regional director. Among the speakers were Superintendent K. E. Weight, Mrs. Youngs McGregor, and Jesse Black of Brigham Young University. The following units of Bear River Valley received special recognition awards: Bear River high school, Collinston, McKin-ley- , Snowville, Jiear River City, School, Central Honeyville, Lincoln, Mantua and Willard. Garland School received the Standard achievement. . Witnesses of the robbery of Tremonton's First Security Bank last Monday were subpoe. naed Thursday to appear before e a Federal Grand Jflry. Lazell Whitney Patrick, alias John Lewis, was arrested last Thursday night in Butte, Mont., on a federal warrant charging him with the $3575 holdup. He had $3,000 in his posession. Miss Dot Kay and Mrs. Alice Weidman, who were m duty at the bank when the robbery occured, were suppoenaed to appear at 10 a.m. Thursady In ' Salt Lake City. Patrick has been held in custody in Butte since he was arrested. He has requested that he be tried in Montana, instead of Utah. Howard W. Call, U. S. Marshall for Utah, left Salt Lake City Thursday for Seattle, and will bring Patrick to Utah on his return. The accused, an charged witlf the robbery after witnesses identified him from pictures. Foxley Supniies Lead Tremonton City Marshall Lee Foxley supplied the lead which led to identification of Patrick as' the bandit. Marshall Foxley spotted the man iia Tremonton tavern two weeks before the robbery, where his actions aroused the officer's suspicion. The man's description tallied with one given of the bandit by bank employes, and FBI LAZELL W. iATmC.C agents secured pictures of Pat. . Held in Bull rick, later identified by Mar. shall Foxley, and by bank employes. The daring daylight robbery Was staged as male employes of the bank were absent by an unkempt bandit about 12:55 p. m. last Monday. FBI agents, City Marshall and Box Elder Sheriff Impressive funeral services Foxley, Warren Hyde conducted the were held at the Fielding ward investigation. chapel Friday afternoon for David A. Cannon, with Bishop Rosel Zundel officiating. Mrs. D. B. Jones played the organ prelude and postlude, and Ther-ra- l Bishop offered the invocatThe infant son of DeVerl and ion. Francine Spendlove Johnson of "Whispering Hope" was sung Tremonton was dead at birth. a Richwith by quartet Dorothy is He Letha survived Rhoda ards, Petersen, by his parents, a acbrother Dee and Velda Welling Wood, Lynn Johnson, companied by Blanche Hansen. grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Other musical numbers included Lewis Johnson, Garland and Mr. an organ solo, "Somewhere a and Mrs. J. Dewey Spendlove, Voice is Calling," by Mrs. D. B. Brigham City, and great grandJones, and a violin solo, "A parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis O. Perfect Day," by J. W. Pulsi- Johnson, also of Garland. pher, Mrs. Hansen at the piano. Speakers were Elmer T. Rich- NAME MIXED ards, former Bishop of Fielding ward, C. E. Smith of Garland, IN NEWS REPORT and Bishop Zundel. The bene, The Leader was In error last diction was given by Jerald week in listing the survivors of Barton of Richland, Washington. Rhea Heppler Wheatley. One of Burial was in the Fielding the sisters is Mrs. Earl (Orpha) cemetery by Rogers Mortuary Stohl of Three Forks, Mont., and the dedicatory prayer was instead of her sister-in-laMrs. given by Jess Barker of Newton. Floyd Stohl of Idaho. "'Iv W V-a- s David A. Cannon Fielding Man, Buried Friday Johnson Infant Dead at Birth ' i 1 Ducon Oct. cow-mil- k Falk Infant Dies, Buried on Monday The infant son of Dwayne and Barbara Tait Falk died in an Ogden hospital Friday, when three days old. The baby was born at the Valley hospital Sept. 14, and was taken to Ogden for observation and a possible operation for a heart ailment. Thf hahv a cMirtrNmsl K.. parents, two brothers, Dennis and John and two grandmothers, Mrs. Marion Swenson of Ogden and Mrs. Julia Tait of Los Angeles. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Rogers Mortuary for the baby by Bishop Lamoin Cowley. The prayer was offered by Reed Palmer, and a ladies quartet with Irene Payne, Edith White, ucvciiy vriueon. ana jLiame Harding sang two numbers, "A Little Pink Rose," and "Brahm's Lullaby." Bernice Anderson was their accompanist. Speakers were Wayne Sandall and President Clifton G. M. Kerr. Clyde Morris offered the I benediction. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery by Rogers Mortuary and the grave was dedicated by Jesse L. Roberts. Ernia Adams Home From Mission Miss Erma Adams arrived home Sunday, after completing eighteen months of work as a missionary in the Great Lakes district. She has been with iher parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Adams in Logan since her re' turn home. RELIEF SOCIETY SETS UNION MEETING The South Bear River Stake Relief Society will hold Union Meeting Saturday, Sept. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Tremonton First Ward Chapel. s In Welding Contest ' ' X I Lj r " ? 'k LaMoyne Roberts, Tremonton, is one of 104 farm boys through, out the nation to receive cash prizes in the contest sponsored by the James F.' Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation. ( i 1 Reports for farms participat- the project The Junior rodeo will begin at 2 p.m., featuring the Fielding "Dare-dev- il Riders," . calf riding, tug of war, greased pig, and greased pole events. Girls will compete in a chick, en scramble, cow milking contest and rope twirling. Garland's Mayor, J. J. White, has challenged Mayor Jesse M. Day, Tremonton, to a ing contest, to be staged for the crowd. "Flying Saucer" prize cards will be dropped from an air. plane, entitling holders to gifts contributed by local businessmen. Kiwanis members will be selling 1,000 bags of peanuts on the streets of Garland and Tremonton Saturday morning to raise funds for the celebration. LaMoyne Roberts Is Prize Winner 9 '. Reports on Farm Conservation LaMoyne's paper describing his welding work on a "bale loader won one of the fifth place awards, carrying a $50 prize. ' v . on ing in federal Conservation practAgricultural ices during the third period are due Oct. 1. Donald J. Homer, office manager of the Agricultural Stab. Uization and 'Conservation com. mittee, said that projects should L be completed and reported Conservation practices begun, but not completed should also PRIZE WINNER LaMoyne Roberts holds $50 check be reported, and an extension and certificate he won in national arc welding contest. cost-shari- i He is a student at Bear River high school, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Williim Roberts. ,.f L arranged. , With him is Howard Johnson, F. F. A. ' The contest is sponsored the ' nation's each year among hih school farm students to encourage development of welding in i farm activities. .l advisor. ; A letter containing a certificate of honor and the check tzt $30 was received this vrczi ; |