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Show 'W Information Please? Sec. 662, P. L. 4 R. U. S. POSTAGJS r ii lc PAID Brigham, Utak Permit No. 14 box elder si Volume 53, Number 8 Box Elder Production Of All - School Play, Arsenic And Old Lace," Very Well Received The show must go on. Even with the interference of mumps, Director John Owen and his cast went ahead with two splendid performances of "Arsenic and Old Lace, the annual Box Elder high school play which was presented in the high school auditorium, January 21 and 22. A few hours before curtain time, one of the main characters, Byron Burt, retired to his home with the mumps and Owen donned a little black mustache to give him the Teddy Roosevelt look and played the part himself. PX'tlunL ti'urit! ' This play was produced first in New York with Boris Karloff ROTARY OFFERING 515 CASH PRIZE FOR COURTESY LETTERS om Our DEPT. 's Girl' UTS :e OlSES 2.00 j ills s lains City and vicinty: All Adults Of This Clear and continued cold today Winds diminiand Thursday. Area Urged To Tell shing early this morning. ExOf Good Treatment pected low Wednesday morning in zero to 10, near 10 below Fifteen dollars in cash prizes mountains. Expected high Wedthree prizes of $5 each will nesday, 24 to 34. Unofficial low be awarded to the writers of Tuesday morning 8. the three best letters describing instances of exceptional courin Brigham tesy experienced City offices or stores. The contest was announced and opened today by the vocational service committee of the Brigham City Prepare For Observance Testimonial For OBrian Jeppsen testimonial meeting will be held in the Mantua L. D. S. chapel Sunday evening, February 7:30 oclock, 2, at honoring O'Brien Jeppsen, who is leaving to enter the mission home on February 2. Jeppsen will leave the mission home on February let- 11 to serve in the Rotary club. Central Atlantic mission in the ters will be published l Box Elder three field. consecutive Fridays, February O'Brien Jeppsen is the son of the clerks, 6, 13 and 20, and and Louella Jeppsen and is Ray merchants or professional men in Scouting, basketball, active praised in the letters will be in- and is in the superintendency vited as special guesls at the of the Mantua ward. After gradRotary luncheon meeting Feb- uation from Box Elder high ruary 20, according to the an- school, served Mr. Jeppsen nouncement. in the i overseas several months Purpose of this coi ivst, rEur0pean theater. Wayne Woodland, chairman of the vocational service commitis to put local tee, explained, merchants and clerks on their toes to extend good service to their customers and persons entering their offices and stores. After all, its just good business to make the customer feel he that is particularly welcome, the business firm is especially The Brigham Truck and Imeager to serve him." With Woodland on the committee are plement company will stage a John C. Weir and Orval E. family party at the Capitol betheater Friday afternoon, Leilers may be of any length, ginning at 2 oclock, for ail their but 100 to 300 words should be customers and friends, and their adequate to describe the inci- families, in the Brigham City dent, Woodland said. Any adult area. One of Americas greatest living in Brigham City or anywhere in the Brigham City area variety programs, Flying High is eligible to compete in the Revue, will be presented from contest, and there are no en- the stage, in person, according trance requirements. The inci- to the announcement by Dennis dent described must be true, Johnson, manager of the local and the name of the store and, firm. Featured acts will include the if possible, the name of the clerk should be given. How-eve- King Brothers, outstanding duo, Donna Morthis is not necessary to Roy win. All letters must be sign- rison and her accordion, ed, and incidents described will Martin, comedy, musician, ' Upd are Glenn Harrison, magidair, J : be verified before prizes Everything will be free, and awarded. mailthe be will program will offer fun for The first $5 prize the entire family," Johnson aned to the winner of the prizenounces. Therell be nothing winning letter Friday, Februand . we're entertainment, but be will letter the and ary 6, in the sure family will of issue everyone published in that days . The second enjoy it all, from start to finthe ish. $5 prize will be mailed Friday, In addition to the big stage February 13, and the last $5 show, there will be color movmailed be Friday, will prize ies on educational, travel and February 20. weekeach subjects, and other feacomedy for To be eligible No tickets of any kind tures. be must ly competition, letters Tues- are required, and there is' no than later not postmarked should admission charge, Johnson exday of that week. Letters plained. Just come to the theato: be mailed Vocational Service Committee ter, as our guests." Club Brigham City Rotary Slick Thief Tries It In Care Brigham City, Utah. not de- Once Too Often These letters need scribe incidents of unusual After a MOLINE, 111. (UP) courtesy occurring thi svear, tavern here was robbed three inThe Woodland explained. intervals, times at cident may have taken place C. Anderson, the proprietThor Howsince. or any time in 1947, was some or, decided there ever, they must have taken truth to the adage that a crimplace in some Brigham City inal always returns to ..the store or office." scene of his crime. his wife So Anderson and of the Hillam darkness Undergoes in the waited Mary closed tavern for almost two Wed. Serious Operation hours on the next Sunday morning. daughter Miss Mary Hillam, of They got their man. of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hillam He had followed his practice oorlock or" a serlouTkidneJ of "slipping the back operation made had bartender the after ailment at St. Benedict's hospi Then he morn- his last check-up- . Wednesday tal Ogden, second oper- would return after all employes ing. This was the for Miss had left. ation of its kind He admitted to police that he the earlier operation havamounts of $20, $20, and A newly-organize- Prize-winnin- es INERT 2.00 ue LOBES Of Anniversary News-Journa- Scouts of the North and South Elder districts will observe Box of Scouting by participating in a variety of activities, Harold Poul-sen- , rearea Scout executive, the 38th anniversary ports. units will observe SLout on Sunday, February 1. Saturday, February 7, will put on live demon- Many ises ETS Sunday On Scouts strations on Main street of Brigham City, showing their skills outdoor cooking, signaling camping, first aid, firemanship, safety and a number of others, in ollon ANTS 6 iris led IS along with a dow displays. number of win- This day also will be observed as Civic Day, in which Scouts will be selected to act in capacities of city and county officers to acquaint them with the operations of and coun- city of government. Selection Scouts will be made at an rally to be held in the Box Elder high school auditorium at 7:30 oclock Thursday evening, February 5. Selection will be made on the basis of the rank in Scouting that a Scout then holds, his name being drawn from the names of all Scouts of that particular rank, starting with Eagle Scouts and then on down through the ty IIIIIIIIIIIIIW" TS or ;ds etc. lillllllllW lllllllliilillii'! ranks. rns Wight and Lester Dredge, district chairmen, Lee Nelson and Glen Wagstaff, district commissioners, and Vernal Lund and Lee Sharrock, district camping activities and chairmen, are in charge of the led Firemen Make Cold Run rom 0c OR PRINTf Emery activities. Local Firm To ool ') Honeyville Tuesday The Brigham City Fire department had a cold run at 2:30 oclock Tuesday morning, when summoned to a garage fire at the home of Ezra Benson, Honey-v- i lie. ?d RDS IIS om Of OR :ads als era Wool Bensons garage and the auin it, a 1936 Dodge, destroyed by completely fire, but the firemen were able to prevent the fire spreading, !n the high wind, to other buildings. The temperature was about eight above zero, and after the fire the firemen had trouble baptizing and folding the stiff, frozen fire hose. Finally, to Shirl Wight, fire chief, they just loaded it onto the truck like so much iron Pipe, and brought it in. Every foot of hose on the truck was brought into use against the tomobile were fire. Loss from the blaze was estimated in the neighborhood of 51,000. Rex North Promoted To Air Force Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. North word from their son, Bex, who is stationed at Barks-alr field, Louisiana, that he has been promoted to corporal In the army air force. received e The part of Jonathan, on the screen and radio played by Boris Karloff was very well acted by Max Murphy, and the part of the mystified male lover by Kenneth Holmgren, pther supporting parts were played by Victor Phillips, Geraldine Thompson, Dale Kroksh, Gordon Max Shirts, Harvey Forsgren, Kunzier, Marvin Johnston, Fer-rePettingill and Shirl Carter. The dramatic council, cast, director and anyone who had anything to do with the production are to be congratulated on their splendid performances of both nights. The high school orchestra, under the direction of Apollo Hansen, presented musical selections before curtain time and during intermission, which also added to the enjoyment of the evening. L. P. K. his-tar- More than 82 percent of farm dwellings in Utah and the Western states are in excellent condition, or need only such minor repairs as painting or general maintenance, the report revealed. Only 73.2 percent were in good repair in 1910. The report was based on Bureau of the Census surveys. The rise in farm incomes and property values since 1940 has been accompanied by a great increase in the number of rural homes equipped with such modern conveniences as electric lights, baths and showers and the report water, running stated. Electricity, for instance, gone into tens of thousands has of rural dwellings in this state and the West since 1940, it was staled. More than 82.2 percent of Western farm homes now have electric lights, in contrast to 57.4 percent in 1940. More than 62 percent of rural dwellings in the Western states today have running water, and 36.5 percent have private baths. In 1940 only 46.6 percent had running water and 32.6 percent private baths. Miss Carolyn Long , Lyrk Soprano, Gives An Outstanding Community Concert Here Wed. Give Family Parly Friday Sac-ket- t. well-chose- hand-balancin- News-Journ- two-wee- Hil-lam- Corporal e Farm property in Box Elder county is now worth more than rural homes $25,221,000, and here and throughout the state are in the best condition in according to a report just released. Once again this community Sixth Wards MIA has been privileged to hear a First, Give To Snowball Dance most lovely and talented young artist in the appearance WedFirst and Sixth wrd M. I. A. nesday evening of Miss Carolyn are sponsoring a snowball dance Long, lyric soprano. this Saturday night, January 31, This concert was another out- at the Sixth ward recreation standing example of the excel- hall. A floor show will be givlent choice of which our com- en, and refreshments will be munity Concert committee is served. The hall has been beaucapable. tifully decorated in a winter motif. Miss Long presented a one varied All M. .1. A. members and program that appealed to the layman as friends are invited to attend. well as the musician. With her first classical number by HanMeets del, the audience was impress- Sego Lily Camp ed with her elegant stage pres- At Home Of Mrs. Facer the unence, deep sincerity, The Sego Lily camp of the usual range and timbre of her voice and almost perfect dic- Daughters of Utah Pioneers met tion. Thursday evening, January 22, at the home of Mrs. Joseph FaOConnor-Morris AlleThe cer. luia was most impressive. ConThe exercises of the evening trasts in tonal shading, the were conducted by Mrs. Annie superb sustaining power and Goodiiffe, followed by a violin voice control of the singer made solo by Marion Littlewood, acpossible the gorgeous organ-likat her mother companied tones so necessary in the ren- the piano. by dition of this number. Jeanetta Olson was sustained In The Clock, we heard an as registrar of the Sego Lily unusual and striking arrange- camp. A sketch of the life of ment in the accompaniment Simon Baker, a pioneer of early which accented the almost tra- Utah, was read by his grandgic atmosphere and theme of daughter, Maud Anderson. Jepperson, treasurer, gave the song. Miss Long certainly possesses the ability to portray the financial status of the camp to her listeners the mood, and for 1947. Pioneer Water The lesson, dramatic situation of every Supply," was treated by Melissa number she sings. Peterson. Emma Facer reported In contrast, she presented next eight good cheer visits to the the glorious "Floods of Spring, sick an home-bounRosetta One was Hansen, representing the counby Rachmaninoff. simply carried along with the ty company, also gave a few herein ex- remarks. the She announced joyful exhultation pressed. annual pioneer ball to be held The Verdi aria was a mas- February 21, and encouraged in this terful rendition one not soon support and cooperation to be forgotten, as also were the activity. After singing, Utah, We Love This writer negro spirituals. the closing prayer was Thee, has never heard the Songs of the South more superbly sung. given by Maud Anderson. During the social period reMiss Long's interpretation was were served by Carfreshments so warmly sympathetic and unoline Nielsen, Lucy Robins, of folk the by derstanding Alice Peterson whom these songs are composed Maud Anderson, to 24 memBlanche and Hyde and sung. Her brief explana- bers present. tions and comments during the course of the program were eduNew York Gets Bigger cational and entertaining. NEW YORK (UP) PopulaMr. Stanton Carter, as accomconducted tion by samplings panist, gave the artist excellent the Regional Plan Association His solo group whs support. area indicated the particularly of New York metropolitan highly enjoyable extending City, Dance Fire of DeFalla. the also into New Jersey and ConE. K. necticut, now has a population of 13,580,000. It reprented a gain Bees Mess Things Up of 1,071,000 since the 1940 centook sus. ArmCINCINNATI Earl (UP) wefas $28 on his previous trips. She Iseporte tokng as strong. motorman, tried to evict of bees from his trolSixty thousand seed dealers possible. Its against the law, states a swarm in autoHe an the United States have joined smashed into use to ley. American Magazine, The In three-waa the drive to provide garden and caused mobile in derived tombstones for advertising seeds for Europe. crash. Miami, Okla. from agriculture. News-Journal- To Jean-nin- Anderson. Brigham Scouts starring, and since then it has been made into a movie and also a radio script with Boris Karloff in the leading role. The play is only six years old and has some very difficult parts, such as the two old maids, played by Dixie Mecham and Property Shows Huge Valuation trTeSsinco'is k f i uewS-sroun- tci Brigham City, Utah, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1948 Countys Rural i I 8 Pages Regional Seoul OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN TO BE Meeting ian. 11 NAMED AT J. C. BANQUET FRIDAY The annual regional Boy Scout meeting will be held Saturday, January 31 in Salt Lake City, Harold Poulsen, area Scout executive, announced yesterday. At the annual regional meeting of Region Twelve Boy Scouts of America to be held in Salt Lake on Saturday of this week, the chief Scout executive. Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell, and Amory Houghton, president of the Boy Scouts of America, will be the special guests. A number of Scout leaders from the two Box Elder districts plan to attend. All Scouters are urged to attend if at all possible, Poulsen said. The meeting will be held at the hotel starting at 10 o'clock in the morning, with a gathering of all Scouters at South high school at 8 oclock in the evening, where the chief Scout executive will deliver a special address. President George Albert Smith will be the principal speaker at a banquet to be held at 6 o'clock. Presentation Of Distinguished Service Award Will Be Made I By Petersons Plan Livestock Show At the close of the first sale ever held on the Peterson Brothers ranch at Ogden, a year ago, arrangements were already being made to make it an annual event. Early in the year of 1917, the Peterson Brothers began to select cattle for this second annual event. Through Such an early selec- Undefeated String Fourth ward made in a conover vincing the Third ward in North Box Elder stake play Thursday night, knocking them out of any chance of competing in The the district tournament. Fourth warders continued their Undefeated streak and looked more than ever like the class of the league as they dumped the formidable Third ward quintet count. Except for its by a two games with the Fourth ward five, Third ward has been undefeated this season. 63-2- tion, they feel, they can assure an offering of cattle superior to anything that they have ever shown in the past. The sale is to be held March 12, the same date as last year. A large show tent and an auction ring will be erected on the Peterson farm near Ogden, and it is expected that part of the large offering of this year will need to be shown to the prespective buyers in the show tent prior to the sale. The balance will be shown in show barn, the same as they were a year ago. The first annual sale was attended by Hereford people from nine Western states. the large, well-lighte- Sager of Bozeman, Montana, will be the auctioneer, and he will be assisted Another affair by many of the American livewas staged t the same evening stock journalists, who will act as Eighth ward romped Seventh as ring men. 49 to 20. The third game was just about as wide a margin, Bear River City taking Honey- Local ville 40. to 13. Merreil was high scorer for the Fourth ward invincibles with To 17 points, eight field goals and a charity toss, while Hadfield A cigar box-ful- l of old used and Kenny Nielsen were close behind with 12 and 11 points, watches was given by H. Reed D. ws Simonsen, local jeweler, to the Adams respectively. Third's high scorer with 11 paraplegic velerans at Birmingwho ham veterans hospital points. are endeavoring' to learn the Eighth ward had Hess and Willie to thank for most of their watchmaking trade to provide counters, Hess ringing up 16 their future iivlihood. Simonsen recently received a points and Willie 14. Bear Rivwere Burt with letter from Aaron Thorne, vice ers tin and R. Broagger with 15. president of the Gruen Watch Nielson was Honeyvilles top company, thanking him for the man with only six points. gift in behalf of the veterans. Colonel H. B. high-scorin- Jeweler Gives Watches Vets shot-maker- s Gail June Kotter, 3 Food Cheap, Restaurant Owners Maintain Passes A wav Tues. e Gail June Kotter, daughter of Wendell C. and Fern Hinchcliff Kotter of Brigham City, died at a local hospital at 9 oclock Tuesday mornilling following twelve-hour- s ness with broncopneumonia. She is survived by her parents, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Hinchcliff of Ogden; and two brothers, Paul and Gary. The funeral services are to be at 2 held Friday afternoon oclock in the Sixth ward chapel, conducted by Bishop Richard Hansen. Friends may call at the family home, 237 east Fourth south, Thursday evening and Friday until time of service. Interment will be in the Brigham City cemetery under the direction of the Harold B. Felt Funeral home. three-year-ol- Former Brigham Girl Marries In Las Vegas Mr. and Mrs. Claude Sloey of Los the Angeles announces marriage of their daughter, Anna Mae, to James Ray Couch. The wedding took place Tuesday, December 23, 1947, at Las Vegas, Nevada. The bride is a graduate of the Box Elder high school, after which she became a registered nurse. She served as an army nurse in the United States and in England. The Sloeys were Brigham residents until five years ago when they moved to the coast. The Sloey family has a host of friends in Brigham City whom will be interested to learn of this marriage. D. Bott Brigham Citys Outstanding Young Man of the Year, selected for service to the town during 1947, personal achievement and character, will be honored with the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service award at the annual Distinguished Service award banquet of the Brigham City Junior Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening. The dinner will be held in the Box Elder high school cafeteria, and following there will be dancing in the Commercial clubrooms. The banquet will be informal. New-hous- Fourth Continues Mayor L. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (UP) California menus dont indicate it but restaurants claim they can serve three full meals for less than.- $1.35 a day wholesale. In a petition to the state employment stabilization commisRestausion, the Sacramento rant Association and 11 other declared restaurant groups $1.35 set by the commission as the value of meals served to employes in lieu of wages was excessive and unreasonable. Sample menus offered by the restaurants showed a breakfast of two eggs, toast, butter and coffee could be served for 18 cents. A typical lunch of salad, beef stew, bread, butter and coffee was valued at 21.7 cents. but Dinner without steak Including soup, roast beef, potatoes, bread, butter, pie and milk, was said to be worth only 48.6 cents. soft-boile- One Juke Box Labeled As Public Menace Pa. (UP) The pharmacist in Tucks drug store told his employer that he no longer could prepare prescriptions with a juke box blaring in the background. The employer agreed the music was a menace and filed suit against Francis C. Schmitt, who holds a food and fountain concession in the Tuck store, for removal of the record player. Not only did the juke box dis"mentally and physically turb the pharmacist, the suit contended, but it cheapened the atmosphere, general environment and standard of the store. WILKES-BARRE- , JUUP'llftlilb P4L 0 Brigham Citys mayor and former mayor, the chairman of the board of county commissioners, presidents of all local service and civic clubs and their partners have been invited as special guests at the annual banquet. Other honored guests will be all former presidents of the Brigham City Junior Chamber, and all former winners of the Distinguished Service award here, and their partners. Several state Junior Chamber officers also will be guests. Selection of the. Outstanding Young Man of 1947 in Brigham City is being made after care ful ivesitgation and study by a committee of representatives of churches and civic clubs. Requirements are that the recipient of the award be between the ages of 21 and 35, Inclusive, and a resident of Brigham City throughout 1947. It is not required that he be a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, although of course service to the community through the Junior Chamber is considered in the award selection. The judges decision will not be known until Thursday evening when t Mayor Lorenzo J. Bott makes the presentation of the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce key,' or, if the recipient is not present, announced the " award. Jarvis Peterson, vice president of the Junior Chamber, 'will serve as toastmaster, and musical numbers will be presented by Perc and Inez Petersen. The banquet will be served by the domestic science department of Box Elder high school, under the supervision of Miss Colleen Rowley of the high school teaching staff. Bill Long, president of the Junior Chamber, is in charge of arrange-- . ments for the banquet, and Delbert Hadfield, chairman, and Vern Harmer, director member of the entertainment committee, are arranging the dance. U s il ( !iI I, i William Edward Morgan Dies In Boise, Idaho William Edward Morgan, 56, died at his home in Boise, Idaho on January 24. He was born in Willard, Utah on September 29, 1871, the son of Edward and Rachel Cole Morgan, Utah pioneers. In 1901 he married Marion E. Henderson who died in 1932. He was then married to Jean Hansen in 1933, who survives him; also threre daughters, Mrs. O .C. Hammond, Ogden, Utah, Mrs. C. T. Suinney, Sacramento, Calif., Mrs. Henry Johnson, Pasco, Wash., and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. John S. Mason, Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Pauling Ramsey, Los Angeles, Calif., R. H. Morgan, Willard, Utah, Frank Morgan, Burley, Idaho, and six grandchildren. Mr. Morgan was prominent in school administration work In Utah and Idaho and an active member of the L. D. S. church. Burial will be in Montpelier, Idaho Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28th at 12 oclock noon In the Montpelier First ward. , t I Wayne J. Christensen Wins Engineer Degree of Wayne J. Christensen, Brigham City, was one of the 305 candidates receiving degrees Saturday at Rensselaer - Polytechnic institutes 137th comHe received the mencement. nt degree of bachelor of civi gineering. He is the son of John Chris tensen, 104 west Fourth south, Brigham City, and a member of Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraternity. Wildcat Invades City A COLUMBUS, Ga. (UP) wildcat managed to penetrate to the center of this city of more than 100,000 population. It went unnoticed until It was run over and killed by a motorist at a busy Intersection. J M |