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Show urn bamber Members Report Successful Good Will Tour GROUSE S, rternc lt,s md e, news. Is Jeppsen From ne defer! or Price ility SNOWVILIE, CREEK, PARK VALIEY VISITED Mission daughter , Roma Ji'PPn, and MfS- Nels R JPpsen the Western from mis- returned recently I box elder - States fid the Church or mist of Latter Day Saints, honored at a missionary evening, Sunday Anting of o'clock. at 7.30 3 VOLUME 53, NUMBER 47 completed an mission which 1 Octo- when she left on j1946 The first ten months Ne-- a spent in Grand Island, last eight and the as at Sioux City, Iowa, s is invited to jf public homecoming program, jeppsen months Returns From Mission Lester Richardson Is Among U. Law Grads ment exercises BIEND 22. Buyer For Stores Here ckwear Neutral ,ney Lynch of the New of the J. C. Penney Vose 0(fice spent jany Wednesday and the J. C. Penney as a m Brigham City mana-,- f of Ross C. Bowen, the local store, and Mrs. m jay June Tuesday, is all neck the more than the Penney farewell testimonial Sunday evening, June a paper . . . own. Less than . . . homecoming to be held snts a copy, $4 for 104 big, at Second ward Sunday evepacked issues. ning at 7:30. 20, honorfield at the Seventh ward chapel. Kelly is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Korth of R. F. D. No. 1, Brigham City and has accepted a cal to fulfill a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day JUDGING TEAMS WIN ELDER be Missionary I0FIRSTS, SECOND AND THIRD High In lace Crop, Judging man, scored five perfects out of a possible six. Bear River high placed second in livestock judgRegional ing with South Cache third. The crop judging team likeElder High school judging wise carried off top honors and s added two more firsts, a the first three places in indiviid and a third place to their dual scoring when Robert Weni Wednesday in Region .1 dell took first, Glen Richards elition when the livestock second and George Welch third. crop judging teams won the South Cache high took second et contests at Utah State place in this division. mltural college, Logan, with The poultry judging team, poultry team taking second .he dairy judging team plac- composed of DeLonne Anderson, ard. Previously Box Eider Glen Richards and Robert Wen-den- , taken first in farnt rncha-placed second In the meet. Wendell placed third for indiviin regional competition. dual honors. South Cache won e teams coached by Sam first. vestock Meet I the opportunity of Ting the state contest to be in August 25 at Murray ection with the Salt Lake ity lair. State winners will o the national contest in 'as City in November. ton won . . . high point d his following brothers and sisters: David Eldon Rice of Pocatello Idaho; Mrs. Venis Elaine Gibb Mrs. of Elersbury, Washington; Isla Jane Smith of Salt Lake City; Mrs. Alberta R. Petersen and Clarence C. Rice of Brigham City and Sargent L. Rice of Los Angeles , Calif. Funeral services will be announced later by the Harold B. Felt Funeral home. lo lo e; the United States Army, Navy and in a participating on June 26, 1948, memorial to the family of Alben Borgstrom and da Borgstrom, his wife, and that said day has been of ,et apart for the bringing home of the remains four of in lives their who the Borgstrom boys gave tJ1e cause of World War II. And WHEREAS, Marine Corps are WHEREAS, the County Commissioners of Box County while sitting in regular session this lth day of June, 1948, feel that it would be fitting lllat the day of June 26, 1948, be set apart in Box Elder County as Borgstrom Memorial Day and that al1 citizens should be urged to attend and pay tribute f this have been called sacrifice for Elder 8 8 the they make in the interests of freedom. family 8 upon to THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, and this doth hereby order, that June 26, 1948, in Box to be Borgstrom Memorial Day Eder County, and all officials of municipalities Mthin the County are hereby urged and requested to the join in commemorating and paying tribute VOW, 8 IIS to pro-claim- 1 family of Ablen Borgstrom anti Gunda Borgstrom, tlis wife, and their four children, LeRoy Borgstrom, Eb'de and Rulon D. Us Borgstrom Borgstrom, Rolon who gave their lives for freedom, and blade the supreme sacrifice, in W orld V ar II. Let a copy of this proclamation be duly n all of the Box Elder County Papers. (Seal) ATTEST: E- - publish-e- d Lewis S. Wight II. N. Hunsaker Orlando Allen Box Eidor County Commissioners Henry Nielsen, County Clerk. City-Wi- de lawns, shrubs and around the house itself. The program will start next week when householders will be to contacted for authorization spray the premises. Spray units will follow close behind and do the work. In the event there is no one at home when representatives call, spray appointments may be made by calling Roland A. Madsen, city health inspector. The spray program will be continued throughout the county, it was announced. The city health department urges everyone to participate in exDr. Pearse this program, plained. The cost will be very low and the benefit great in ridding the city of these diseasecarrying pests. Boats, Playground Equipment At Rees Pioneer Park To Be Ready For Use Mon. The boats, repainted and fixed all ages are invited and welin come to come to the park each up, will be on the lagoon Rees Pioneer park Monday and afternoon, Call said. Later the to program may be expanded include supervised recreation at Rees Pioneer park in the mornings as well as afternoons, he said, but for the present the activities will begin at 2 o'clock each week-daafternoon. In addition to boating and playground equipment, volley ball, badminton, softball, horseshoes for both adults and young-thsters and croquet are offered dor the city's summer recreation program in Roes Pioneer park. e un-eac- j . . . Dan Frodsham elected Wednesday . . Band, Orchestra to attend the farewell testimonial for Elder Korth. SUMMER PLAY FOR YOUNG AND OLD every afternoon Mondays through Fridays, Vosco P. Call, summer recreation director, an-- ; nounced today. The boats and playground equipment also will be available Saturdays and Sundays for family reunions and parties, if desired. D. A. Olsen will be in charge playof the boats and other ground equipment and games at prk, and will direct play afternoon, Monday through Friday. Children and adults of 3 A n Insect Control Spraying DDT spray for flies, mosquitos, earwigs and other insects, will be made available to every Brigham City and Box Elder county household this year, it was announced by Dr. H. L. Pearse, chairman of the city board of health. The only charge connected with the program is the actual cost of ingredients. Carl Josephson, supervisor of the Box Elder Fly and Mosquito Abatement program, is in charge every of the spray units and home in the city will be conare tacted and householders urged to take advantage of this cooperative measure to rid the city of these pests. Much of the benefit will be lost unless everyone takes part in the program, Dr. Pearse declared. "The spraying of barns be should and outbuildings done by all means, as well as ' con-dito- Catching Them Young NEW YORK (UP) The youth division of the Democratic state committee announced it will open a weekly school of practical politics for young people. Snow-viiie- s road committeemen in a discussion and survey of road was elected problems in the Snowville area. Dan Frodsham for year, Horace Hunsaker, a member of the coming president succeeding Shirl Wight. Leonard the board of county commissioners, was in attendance at the Heads Airmen meeting and was a member of the tour. Treats For Kids Pop and candy were furnished the Snowville youngsters from the two buses, and Snowville and Brigham City people had lunch together in the Snowville recreation hall. The meal was prepared and served by women of the Snowville ward. club-room- vie-tfrri- Brigham City People Urged To Join In PROCLAMATION elected Wednesday evening at a special meeting of the club held in the Commercial Redelings was elected vice pres ident, and Henry Knudson, Dan Davis and Louis Brightenbeker were named directors. The retir ing president, Shirl Wight, also will serve on the board of directors. The directorates are one year terms! Gene Armstrong was by the secretary reappointed president and board. He served in this office the past four years. Wings of Box Elder has 20 members, and owns a Cessna 110 airplane. Members are en titled to special at cost rates Three Injured All but four for flying time. Three persons were injured, members of the club are private two seriously, in another head-o- pilots, the four being student collision which occurred at pilots who expect soon to qualify 8:40 oclock Wednesday night for private pilots wings. on the highway two miles north of Brigham City between cars driven by Max Murphy, 17, of Corinne, and Russell South, 38, of Malad, Idaho. and WAR ON FLIES, MOSQUITOS, EARWIGS ur P.-T- New officers of the Wings of Box Elder Flying club were Nevada high school principal was killed and eight persons were injured in a shocking flurry of highway accidents within 15 miles of Brigham City between 10 oclock Wednesday morning and 1 oclock Thursday morning. Ether J. Rice was killed in a collision between a large sedan and a convertible, an hour after Wednesday midnight, south of Utah Hot Springs about two miles south of the Box Elder county line. Rice, Mrs. Rice, and Mr. and Mrs. George Klly Had-fielof Brigham City were driving toward Brigham City in the convertible. Janice Kent, of 2164 Reeves, Ogden, was driving south in the large sedan when the accident occurred. officers said Investigating witnesses reported the sedan driven by Janice Kent, had been weaving back and forth across the highway and had narrowly with missed colliding head-oanother car just before it crashed into Rices car. Officers said one witness declared, in a written statement, that he had followed the Kent car from Brigham City, and had been afraid to pass because of its weaving. The four injured were taken to Dee Memorial hospital in Ogden by the Harold B. Felt mortuary ambulance, which came upon the accident enroute home s frojn taking other accident to the hospital there. Thursday afternoon Mrs. Zalia Rice, 27, widow of the victom, and Janice Kent, 34, were reported in serious condition. George Kelly Hadfield, 30, and his wife, Silvia Hadfield, were in fair parents of Brigham City and the Kelly Korth to Navajo-Zun- i ComNearly 70 members of the Box Elder Chamber of and institution merce, representing virtually every business returned Wednesday in office Brigham City, professional good will tour of towns night about midnight from a two-da- y Elder Box in western County. Everybody was happy, seceverybody reported a good time. Apparently a large the fact men rediscovered business tion of Brigham City that theres nothing more fun than meeting people, renewing old acquaintances and making new friendships. Loaded in two Union Pacific the women of the Park Valley Gre hound buses, and George ward and the aswith automobile pubCragheads court The sociation. kangaroo lic address equipment, the group and program again were given, left Brigham City at about 10 following lunch. Proceeds were oclock Tuesday morning. turned over to the . A. to be Before noon the buses arrived used in the purchase of playat Snowvillp where the Chamber roads committee, headed by ground equipment. John Howard, met with the Late in the afternoon Parent-Teache- r Flying Club A He was born August 20, 1915, at Alberta, Canada, a son of David Augustus and Priscilla Parkinson Rice. He was reared in Alberta and moved at the age of 12 to Idaho and later to Utah with his parents. He graduated with his masters degree from at Brigham tYoung university Provo, joining the army in 1943. He served in the European theater. He received his discharge in December, 1945, and married Zalia Johnson on December 21, 1945, in the Logan L. D. S. temple. They made their home at Provo and later in Bunkerville, Nevada, where he was principal of the high school there. He is survived by his wife a daughter, Alona R. Rice, ... President Of Car Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and an elder in the Bunkerville ward at the time of his death. Boyd Gardner. Jack Spackman an(j Qeorg0 Welch composed the Saints in the Navajo-Zun- i misdairy judging team that ended sion field. in third place, Welch winning Kelly is a graduate of the Box fourth for individual honors, af- Elder high school and for the ter South Cache high carried off two years has been empast third places. first, second and ployed by the Utah Poultry AsHe has been an acmechailiam Flack, sociation. rarm in Competition George Welch when tive church worker all his life; Sharland Hunsaker composi- nics w'as conducted in May te livestock judging team the Box Elder team carried off especially in the Mutual Imas a for individual honors, plac- top honors, giving the local provement Association and et, second and third in the school three first place teams fireside leader. ,e order. The general public is invited out of a possible five. Flack, , Nevada School PAGES Frodsham Named INJURED Driver Of "Weaving" Rice was 1 8 11, 1948 DAYS ACCIDENTS HERE Ether J. Rice, 33, of Bunker-ville- , Nevada, died Thursday morning at 4 o'clock at the Dee hospital in Ogden of injuries received in an auto accident. A ;t borrow for your IN A KILLED, EIGHT Kelly Korth To ing Kelly Korth will Roma Jeppsen ONE Principal Dies From Accident Fulfill Mission the buyer of all ol stores in for ma Richardson will be graduated with high honors, according to an announcement from the n. ich ew5-sfou- Treats, Kangaroo Court, Roads Meeting And Program Are Presented At All Stops BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIPAY MORNING, JUNE Lester E. Richardson, son of and Mrs. L. A. Richardson of Brigham City, will receive a law degree from tne University of Utah law school at commence- announced. Grant Hr Mr. at-thi- 'A HOWELL Giena Hunsaker, 15, of Honey-ville- , suffered severe lacerations of head and face and a compound fracture of the elbow, and Murphy suffered a leg fracture, cuts and bruises. Both were taken to Dee Memorial hospital In Ogden in the Felt Mortuary ambulance. Russell South, driver of the other car, was treated for four fractured ribs and severe cuts about the head in a local hospital, and released yesterday. Arraigned on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicants in city court Thursday afternoon at 3 oclock, South pleaded guilty. Released under $250 bond, he will appear in court for sentence this (Friday) morning. Miss Hunsaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glendale Hunsa ker of Honeyviile, and Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Murphy of Corinne, were reported in fair condition at Dee hospital Thursday afternoon. Both were conscious. Sheriff Warren Hyde said witnesses, in signed statements, declared that Souths car had been weaving back and forth on the highway for a considerable distance. Murphy told the sheriff he had seen the other car weaving at me and had tried to dodge it. Murphy and Miss Hunsaker were on their way to Brigham City to attend a movie. Crashes Into Resort At 10 oclock Wednesday morning a station wagon driven by Robert Raymond Watson of Sacramento, Calif., left the highway at Crystal Springs resort, 12 miles north of Brigham City, and crashed into a resort building. Watson, who was alone in the vehicle, suffered head injuries, and was still unconscious in Cooley Memorial hospital late last night. The vehicle went t down a embankment off the highway, and was almost completely demolished. The building was damaged considerably. The car was owned by George Graham of Sacramento. Plan Lagoon Party Busses will leave the band room at the Box Elder high school on Monday, June 14 at 3 oclock with a noisy, happy group of musicians from the bands and orchestras of the high school. All students who wrere in these organizations may at tend the party free of charge, However, any students who helped the groups in any way are also invited. They will be charged a small fee of 25c. Expenses on the trip will be taken from the band and orchestra funds, stated Lynette Anderson, an officer in the organization. Apollo Hansen is director. Refreshments will be served at bag0n b5f U was suggested that lunches may be taken. Lucille Jones To Get Degree From U. of U. A Sarah Lucille Jones will be among the graduates of the University of Utah to receive her bachelor of science degree and diploma in elementary education at commencement exercises June 22. Miss Jones is third grade teacher at the Lincoln school in Brigham City. Seventh Ward Primary To ne June 16 Following lunch Earl Madsen, public relations committee chairman, introduced Floyd Knudten who, in Danish dialect, explained that he had received a number of affronts and had noted considerable misbehavior among members of the tour, and proceeded to set up a kangaroo court and assess fines, which were collected by Bill Tyson and O. D. Lund. The fines as well as payment for the lunches of the Brigham City group were turned over to the Snowville ward, and will be applied to the municipal telephone project of that community. Bill Madsen also introduced Call of Salt Lake City, who sang a number of songs, accompanied by Mrs. Perc Peterson. Call, who sang .he leading role in the. Blossom Cenfbnnial operetta, Time, is a nephew of B. C. Call, W. Vosco Call and Waidermar A. Call of Brigham City. A proby gram of jokes and songs members of the Brigham City group also was presented. Visit City of Rocks Following the Snowville stop, the group got back into the buses and went to City of Rocks, near the Utah border in southern Idaho, and saw the interesting geologic phenomena. From City of Rocks, the buses headed over the mountains toward Grouse Creek, where the tour was royally greeted by virtually everyone in that area. and The streets were all doors swung wide in welflag-drape- come. buses stopped at Howell school house, nearby where a new ward chapel is in process of construction. Xhe occupants of Bus No. 1 played occupants of Bus No. 2 a softball game which, according to the Bus No. 2 men, ended in a tiq. Fried Chicken Dinner Several carloads of wives of members making the tour, and other members of the Chamber roads and public relations committees who had been unble to make the tour, met the group at Howell. Howell ward ladies served a fried chicken dinner, after which the kangaroo court were presented and program outdoors, on the tennis court, where benches had been erected by the men of Howell and a large truck bed served as a stage. A road committee meeting was held prior to the dinner. the tour, not only those making the trip but youngsters and adults at all stops and served with all meals, cold drinks were furnished by N. A. Burtcher of the Beehive Red Rock Bottling company, Throughout for for Brigham City. Canned vegetables for all meals were fymished by Dan Ross and the Box Elder Packing corporation, J. W. Harris of the Hollywood Candy company furnished sapks of candy whiciv young sters at all stops, The Kaiser distributing company furnished five cases of beer. George furnished his car for the trip and the use of his portable sound equipment, which furnished western music upon entering each town and entertainment throughout each stay. Crag-hea- Cites Purpose It has been the aim of this years Chamber of Commerce committee to develop better public relations with our neighbors Earl throughout the county, Madsen, chairman of the public relations committee, said today in reviewing the trip. Through personal friendships and understanding of the problems, needs and wishes the of people throughout the county, we feel that greater progress and unity for our county can be achieved for years to come. In these goals, our committee feels that this trip was highly successful much more so than we had even dared hope and we would like to give full credit for this suc- Again the youngsters of the Folcommunity were treated. lowing a bounteous dinner at the school house, served by the Grouse Creek ward ladies, the group of residents and visitors adjourned to the ward amusement hall, in the basement of the meeting house just across cess to the Brigham City busithe street, where the kangaroo ness and professional men makcourt again was convened, the ing the tour, for their splendid program presented and, follow- attitudes and good sportsmaning, a dance was held for every- ship, and especially to the peoone, old and young. Girls and ple at the towns we visited for were their true, warm-hearteladies of the community Weskept busy on the dance floor tern hospitality. with nearly 70 additional "stags Madsen went on to say that from the Brigham City tour. Representatives from California, Ida- he personally would like to ho and Nevada attended the recognize the untiring efforts of dance, along with eastern and the Chamber of Commerce road western Box Elder countians. committee in assisting with arThe dance hall was filled to ca- rangements and staging of the pacity throughout the evening. trip. They sold the tickets and Dancers, enjoying themselves sold those who went on the thoroughly, insisted that the idea of taking the trip, he exdance continue until nearly 2 plained. So if youre glad you went, thank the roads commito'clock in the morning. tee. Night At Grouse Creek "As an example of what a I have received nothing but both from indivigood business builder the tour compliments, was, Earl Madsen pointed out duals of our own group and inThe Chamber of dividuals and committees from yesterday, Commerce nearly-all-boy- s (one the various communities where girl) orchestra was offered three we visited, John Howard, chairdance engagements during the man of the Chamber of Comevening, one to open a new merce roads committee, said dance hall in Monteilo, Nev. yesterday. From a general He added that the offers were standpoint, it was a beautiful not repeated the following morn- day there were no near-thazing, however. ards, no one became ill, no one After the dance the Brigham was hurt, no equipment was City visitors were taken to homes lost or damaged, and there in the vicinity of Grouse Creek wasnt a sour-pusin the for the night and breakfast bunch. Everyone maintained a the next morning. After break high degree of good cheer, even fast the group again met at the when it came to trying to push school houser, where Grouse Creek the buses up the hill,. The hand people furnished treats of all shaking was done with every the ice cream "You can eat and degree of sincerity, smiles, the tour furnished ice cold pop laughter, conversation and banand candy for children and tering. And it w'as all adults. A joint road committee meeting was held prior to the departure of the buses. The Black Hills area of South Lunch At Park Valley Dakota is said to be the oldest ' Next stop was at Park Valley mountain Area on the North lor a delicious lunch, served by American continent. d o The Seventh ward Primary will hold Its first meeting for the summer on Wednesday afternoon, June 16 at 2:30 oclock at the Third ward chapel, it was announced today by the Primary officers. A good attendance is desired. Alaskan Furs Flown Out SEATTLE (UP) A post-wa- r of Pan American Airlines Alaskan division is flying shipments of furs from the territory to Seattle. The larconsistgest single shipment, ing of a ton of raw fur valued at $173,000, was landed here. development d s |