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Show Centennial Welcome Edition Of The Box Elder News Journal, all DAY A "FOR OR A LIFETIME, BRIGHAM glwWErWlBTATEil CITY Time The Jubilation Is Not Real As The "Spike" Is Removed jut This juite Preceding Page at lunch in the outfit train by A Chicago Everett Michaels, vice president production. of the general contracting firm had been tear-- , pulling the rails. Frank Francis, Ogden newsrail line for the U. S. paperman and sage, served as of Bear master of ceremonies at the obMary Ipen was the only person servance. George Albert Smith, T City who was pres- pioneer L. D. S. churchman and ne ceremony member of the council of the at the original golden spike twelve apostles (now president before, ,ng, 73 years of the L. D. S. church), offered the spike time golden the a the invocation. driven, Mrs. Ipsen was Mrs. Ralph Talbot, Jr., wife of 0f 14, working as a waitress commandhe mess car of the work the brigadier-genera- l was helping lay ing the Utah quartermaster de, which and pot, whose great-unclattended rails connecting east the driving of the golden spike, caravan headed by performed the first act of the B. Maw came ceremony with the handing of ernor Herbert the the claw-ba- r to Governor Maw. Salt Lake City for the bration, making short stops The governor then raised y short 3gden, where a spike about an inch. Then E. S. program was broad Schmidt, assistant to the presiover radio station KLO, at dent of the Union Pacific, took and Ro- over the bar and pulled the ham City, Corinne spike another inch, followed by he entire group attending L. P. Hopkins, division superincelebration was entertained tendent of the Southern Pacific. ed From com-infractor- s, ilvman-Michael- 3 e ! pre-jnon- City resident points with pride Brigham Every ... IN BOX ELDER UT TO SEE Pioneer park, located on Forest street just eight blocks west of the court house. There is a lagoon with rowboats which may be used free of charge, tables, benches and bad grassy d lawns for picnicki- to Rees tree-shade- and recreation equipment for and people adults, and playground equipment for children. Visitors are invited to enjoy the facilities of this lovely communitat park y any time. ng, sports young ...VISIT REES PIONEER PARK BOX Finally the job of removing the spike was done by Everett Michaels, vice president of the company, contractors. Brief remarks by the participants and the guests then closed t he celebration. Olliers attending the fete were U. E Monson, secretary of state; Grover C. Giles, attorney general; Reese M. Reese, state auditor; Oliver Ellis, state treasurer; Charles li. Skidmore, state school official; Captain R. V. Miller, U.S.N.; Brig-GeRalph Talhot, Jr.; Capt. A J. Irwin, aide to General Talbot; H. A. Dixon, president of the Ogden Chamber of Comerce and president of Weber college; E. J. Fjeldsted, secretary of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Dan Petersen, president, and Mrs. Carl Hansen, secretary of the Box Elder county company of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. F. H. Knickerbocker, executive assistant to the president of the Union Pacific; B. W. Hanson, Union Pacific traffic manager; Joel L. Priest, manager of the Union Pacific news bureau; W. A. Cross, Union Pacific photographer; William Warner, oldest living pensioner of the Union Pacific; Judge D. H. Moffat, Merrill J. Bunnell and Jay Rosenberg. Rosenberg directed the event as chairman of arrangements. The last rail" of the old line was secured by Ed Ward, of the Box Elder Junior Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of the organization, as a historic relic of the old line. Between May day in 1869 and September, 1942 over a period of 73 years during which time this section of the Southern Pacific hasn't received much publicity, the old line meant a lot to another group the farmers and ranchers of the central and western parts of Box Elder countyYear after year during that Hyman-Miehael- IS REENACTED CEREMONY AND ELDER COUNTY Brigham WELCOME r cm Welcomes You east-to-we- (Continued on Following Page) Many visitors to Box Elder county this summer will drive to Promontory summit, to the point where the lines from East and West met and the Bolden Spike was driven, shortly after the dose of the Civil war, in 1869. They will find this Last Spike monument marking the point and commemorating the day of historic interest to the entire United States w hen stagecoach and pony express became obsolete, when bands of steel bound the United States, in reality, into one nation. Jerry's Road King Service J To BRIGHAM CITY HOSE CHILDRENS CLOTHES & SHOES SPORT SHIRTS DRESS SHIRTS Jerrys Road King Service, Jth South and Main HEADQUARTERS FOR WORK CLOTHES :ARATHON ROAD KING GAS TIRES KENDALL OIL BATTERIES LUBRICATION TRUCK RATES WASHING KEROSENE HATS TOWNCLAD SUITS SPORTS APPAREL FOR THE FAMILY Drop In If Only To Say "Hello" VOL" s AN OLD FRIEND h City - FUELOIL Well Treat You And RIGHT Your Car |