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Show 11 Pierpont IT Y Ave. IE IE J VOLUME 33 Member National Fd'torial Association PTA Council Officers Hold Regional Meet Teachers Aid Being Studied as Solution to Ov erloaded Classrooms A teacher-aid- e experiment being conducted in Bay City, Michigan is proving to be highly A meeting successful, according to Utah was held recently at the home Foundation, the private, nonproof Mrs. Fred L.' Petersen, Brig-ha- fit tax research organization. City, who is Fourth RegThe Bay City experiment calls ional Director of Utah Congress of P.T.A., for council officers of Cache and Box Elder Counties. Reports on scholarships and school of instruction held in Salt Lake City were given by Mrs: Petersen. Annual Regional Convention was discussed. Mrs. Beth Taylor, President of North Cache Council extended an invitation for the convention to be held at Smithfield. The invitation was accepted by the group, the date will be announced later. Guest speaker will be National Field Staff Consultant, Mrs. Ellen Dell Bieler of Chicago, Illinois. As field workers for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Mrs. Bieler has traveled thousands of miles all across the country and shared the plans and problems of many thousands of P.T.A. workers in state congresses, districts, councils, and local units. Those attending the meeting from North Box Elder Council P. W. Chrislensen were Edna Taylor, Bessie and Kathryn Limb. m Hi- Cal-derwo- Bothwell Plans 4th of Jiilv Observance 4 The people of Bothwell are planning a celebration for Wednesday, the Fourth of July on' their ward park. They invite members of other wards to join them in their activities of the day. A miniature parade will be held at 11 a.m. and food and drinks will toe available on the grounds. An amateur rodeo will be the afternoon entertainment, and they, are hoping to have fire works for the evening. DALLIN NIELSEN JR. INJURED IN LAWN MOWER Dallin Nielsen Jr., eight year old son of Dallin and Cathryn Nielsen was injured Thursday afternoon on the Library Park, when he accidentally fell while following the lawn mower, and his arm was badly cut and broken in three places by the blade at the rear of the machine. Glen Jeppsen was operating the mower and had warned the children who were playing around it several times. He took the boy immediately to the hospital where , he was treated and allowed to go to his home. Open House set for P. W. Chrislensen Friends of P. W. Christensen are cordially invited to attend an ODen House in honor of his It 75th birthday' anniversary. will be held at the Christensen home in Elwood. Sunday, between 2:00 and 5:30 p.m. and Mr. Christensen requests no gifts. He was born in Bear River City, and has l ved for the past sixty years in Elwood. Members of his family are Barbara . Burningham, Nyssa, Ore.; Merwin Christensen, Robbins, and A. C. Christensen, Tremonton; J. P. Christensen, East Garland; Leone Erigham City; Dorothy Thompson, Salt Lake City; and Max Christensen, Kearns. La-Vea- n Plymouth to Celebrate Julv 1tli With Rodeo The annual Fourth of July rodeo at Plymouth will be held as usual with two evening shows planned. The amateur rodeo will be held on the evenings of July 3 and 4 at the Plymouth park. include" Events scheduled bareback riding, Brahma steer riding, bell roping, kid calf riding and other various sports. TREMONTON. for elementary classes numbering '45 to 52 with a teacher and i teacher aide. It was discovered that elementary teachers spend 21 to 69 of each school day doing clerical, housekeeping, and other activities requiring little or no professional competence. By assigning these tasks to a teacher's aide, who is paid a salary much lower than that of a professional teacher (rate of pay was $45 per week or apfor the $1,750 proximately school year), the teacher's time could be better utilized for the essential job of educating children. According to Foundation analysts, teachers with teacher's less time on aides spent 48 activities not closely related to more time instruction and 23 on those activities that are closely related on instruction. Although all of the results of the experiment have not yet been evaluated, it appears that the experimental classes numbering 45 to 52 pupils with a teacher plus an aide made considerably greater academic progress than did the regular classes of 30 pupils under an equally qualified teacher with no aide. According to median scores on National Achievement Tests, the progress of the experimental classes was 24 greater than that of the regular classes. The Foundation reports that the reaction of parents, teachers, pupils, and teacher's aides in the Bay City area was highly favors able to the plan. More than of the parents felt their children learned more under the teacher-aid- e system than they did in previous years. Samuel M. Brownell, United States Commissioner of Education, in discussing the Bay City experiment said: "It will take traditional American ingenuity of many kinds by local school systems and by the states to solve our shorage of qualified teachers. The Bay City, .Michigan, program of teacher aides is in that tradition, and it points one way to assist in solution of the teacher shortage." four-fifth- Now getting acquainted with the congregation of the Tremonton Community Church are the new pastor. Edward H. Maddox and his wife, who arrived in Tremonton last week from Paiona, Colo. The Reverend Maddox is a veteran minister, a graduate of the Southern Methodist University and of the Perkins school of Theology at Dallas, Tex. He is a fully ordained minister, having served in the Methodist Church since early manhood. He has been pastor and evangelist in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mex A. ico. Colorado and Utah, recently completing six years in Tooele. Reverend Maddox announces that the regular church school will be held as usual at 10 a.m. and the worship service at 11 O. A. Seager, formerly of a.m. Sunday. on wet slipped Tremonton, grass last week and fell on a cement walk, cracking his hip. He was watering the lawn of a neighbor in Salt Lake City when the accident happened. After several days treatment Mrs. LaVar D. Rose of Tre a hospital he was allowed to in monton is fortunate to have to his home, and is able to go escaped without injury when a use a wheel chair part time. He gasoline explosion in her home will not be able to use his right Monday morning did consider leg for at least two months ac able damage to the kitchen and cording to the doctors. adjoining rooms. had just Mr. and Mrs. She had placed a pan ofgas returned from aSeager nice trip to was sink and oline in the rinsing with their son Austin an article of clothing in it. She California wife. his and They visited a turned and started her washer, San in Francisco, the daughter and apparently sparks from the and a son Los in Angeles temple machine caught the fumes from Mesa. Ariz. in ex an in the gasoline resulting On the return trip they stop plosion. Canyon, Cedar The Tremonton Fire Depart- ped at GrandZions Park. and Breaks ment put the fire out saving Mr. Seager will be 84 years further extensive damage. of age this fall. 0. Sealer Injured in Fall Gasoline Fii;e Damages Home , , Adams Family Buys Rohde Home Betty Mae Allen and Alice Roberts pack their luggage prior to leaving for the Chicago Convention. Tremonton Girls to Attend Homemakers Convention - Alice Roberts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willian J. Roberts of Tremonton and Betty 'Mae Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Richins Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. and their two children escaped Ferris H. Allen also of Tremonwithout serious injury, after an ton are delegates to the 1956 automobile crash in which they National-Covention-- ef Future were involved Saturday after Homemakers of America, July noon. at the Conrad Hilton Hotel Their car was struck at the in Chicago, 111. intersection of Lincoln and 22nd Both girls are seniors at Bear Streets in Ogden by a machine River High School. Alice has driven by a woman who failed been an FHA member since to- observe the stop sign. 1953 and has served as chapter Mrs. Richins was treated at president and will be next an Ogden hospital, but was later released. All of the occupants of both cars were severely bruised, but escaped further injury. RICUINS FAMILY IN AUTO ACCIDENT Delos and Ardes Adams of East Garland have purchased the Rav Rohdt home in Tremon ton, at 52 W. 2nd No. Ray and his wife have moved to Cgden, where he is employed. The Adams are now getting settled in their new home. High Excellence 2-- VISITORS AT TAYLOR HOME Mr. and Mrs. Alden Lund of Pasadena, Calif., visited at the Harry Taylor home Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Mr. Lund is Mrs. Taylor's brother. Also guests of the Taylor's during the past week were Mr. and Mrs. Lund Taylor and daughter, Jaleen, of Rockland, Ida. . d, Stake Special Interest Group Enjoys Party A large crowd of Special Tnterest members of the South Bear River Stake M.I.A. met Leslie Garfield and Mrs. COMPLETE PROJECT stake Wallace Anderson, Special Interest group leadStokes tables made by the Deloris President ers show River Stake, The tables South Bear of the wards eight were presented to the stake at a group party held Saturday evening. One of the shallowest wells in the state of Utah showed definite signs of oil when the Eagle Drilling Company hit good showings last weekend. After drilling 675 feet the test showed considerable water with the oil. Efforts are being made to seal off the water and then drill deeper. The well is located near the Nevada, Utah and Idaho line triangle along the Goose Creek. The property is owned by the Carson Brothers. Other test wells are being considered in the same area. Local Church 6 - Bear River The Searchlight High School student newspaper, was given a special citation fori 1955-5- 6 by the Pacific Slope School Press of the University of Washington at Seattle,' reports Rupert Blackham, faculty advis- ' or for the paper. j. The citation was given the Searchlight by the Pacific Slope Press because of general excel-enc- e shown during the entire year. Of the 500 school papers considered the Searchlight was one of 21 to be so recognized. A summary of the comment accompanying the citation read: " For a nice job with layout. Well balanced pages, good head line variation and contrast with bold and light face type, Pictures placed for eye appeal and balance, also interesting pictures used. Stories well written in brief style." of the paper were Louise Petersen and Beatrice Lott. Feature editors were Elaine Michaelis and Susan while sports were co- - edited by Melvin Barrus and' Michael Bishop. Carol Kent was business manager. Critical analysis given the paper by the Utah State Agricul-ura- l College journalism department also rated the Searchlight as tops. Saturday evening at the Both- vell park to enjoy a delicious Smorgasbord, under the direc-'io- n of stake leaders, Mrs. Vallace Anderson and Leslie "tar'ield. Group games and a unique rogram, followed by dancing n the tennis court completed 'ie very successful party. NUMBER 38 Grouse Creek Searchlight is Praised for Lin-for- 1 Member Utah State Press Association Strikes Oil in Edward Maddox New Pastor at rs Vte" UTAH. THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 1956 Sugar Company Machinist Here Mr. and Mrs. Swen L. Jensen and their son Steven were in Tremonton and Garland this week looking for a home. Mr. Jensen will be working for the Utah Idaho Sugar Company as assistant master mechanic. He has been working for the company in North Sevier, near Gunnison, Utah. Willard A. Bowers Dewevville's Oldest Resident Driver Injured When Truck Hits Deer year's president. Betty Mae has been an FHA member since 1954 and has served, as chapter treasurer and will be next year's vice president. Advisor for the local chapter Gneta Shurtzv FHA is the national organization of pupils studying home making in Junior and Senior high schools in the U. S., and territories. Any student, who has taken or is taking the work may belong! Membership is voluntary. National membership totals nearly 500,000. Alice and Betty Mae are two of about 2,000 FHA members chosen to attend the national meeting. Convention sessions will be geared to helping FHAer's recognize opportunities and accept responsibilities related to improving home, school and community life. Other activities during the five-da- y gathering include election of 1956-5national officer and voting on national projects. FHA is sponsored by the American Home Economics Association and the U.S. office of Education. Cooperating groups are the home economics sections of the American Vocational Association .and the National Education Association. The main goal of FHA is to learn to live better today in order that the homemaking pupil's lives and those of their families may be better tomor. Jack L. Williams, 36, Sandy, Utah was treated at an Ogden hospital for back injuries received Tuesday morning while enroute to Little Valley. Mr. Williams was driving a truck enroute to his work at the Construction site, when a two point buck jumped in front of the machine. The driver turned his truck into the barrow pit in an attempt to avoid hitting the deer, but the animal was killed, and the ' truck demolished. It was nearly two hours after the accident before someone came along and took the injured man to the airport at Little Val- row. The girls will leave Salt Lake ley. He was then flown to Ogden for hospitalization. City Saturday and return July 9. 7 Has Birthday i Willard A. Bowers celebrated his 88th birthday quietly at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Knudson, last week in Dewey-vill- e. He .was born in 1868 in Bolton, Mass., and married Cora Belle Holland in Worcester, June 10, 1896. Mrs. Mass,, Bowers passed away in 1948. There are nine children in the Bowers family, five of whom are still living. They are Ralph E. Bowers, Salt Lake City, Henry Bowers, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. R. O. Clark, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Oral Brough and Mrs. Vern Knudson, Deweyville. There are also nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mr. Bowers is a retired railroad engineer. He retired 19 vears ago from the New York, New Haven and Hampshire Railroad for which he worked for 46 years, two years of which he was employed by the Boston and Albany Line. He came to make his home in Deweyville in 1953. . . I ii if" KMm&X&mmr. mm ama&fr3a jTI ' Of LED ROADS wmm - ALL THE IW . 1 im i i i..:J -- ig jtoaKJLyti NEW SIGN ERECTED by the Tremonton Merch ant's Committe, an affiliate of the Bear River Valley Chamber of Commerce, just west of the junction of the Thatcher-Penrosroad and Utah state highway 83 near Connor Springs ranch. The new sign was erected last week end. Committee Chairman Ron Hales points to part of the sign, indicating that the short route t,o Tremonton is oiled all the way. e 7 .... -- |