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Show OUNTY RECREATION STAGE BASEBAEL jO erics Viil Of Schools Be Held ReElder County back- with committee, - tafy-Bo- Elder county a are staging lioners, schools baseball four of ail ages, in three starting the county the full ,nth. Although couldnt be n program until the people of the vote on jad a chance to fcft&he P Box commissioners the baseball ill start August SCHOOLS Rood Closed For Black Topping Services Today Areas Three n COMMinEEjNew Bird Refuse did ap- - schools 14. divided ounty has been areas and the schools loca-ce- s held in centrally that are accessible fur-thof the county and facilities necessary iplete instruction, meeting of the county held last on committee, night, the locations, set at ely at least, were jver high school, Rees park in Brigham City rk Valley for the western the county. The schools dll be held out west will pe e so that these not be handicapped by which would prohibit ttendance. instructors will be such aseball greats as Occie Radulo-liNig Tate, Pete Cramer, Hy Facer, Tall and Bill Cowley. All e men have played fast cd around 11 d o Hold Services Sat. For Elijah Jensen Mary J. Garlick Passes Away In Lehi Thursday y $ $ te Legion ii ivention To August r-- y. 0) O n nree-da- IGHAM CITY PLAYS HOST TO ATE ni LEGION Games Will In Rees Jje jk August 11948 12 he the h0Si Legion I?, aseball tournament it SV10Unced yesterday by S 6t,ant Harvey Wardrop, of the Brigham City S Am('rican ReeS1 a u Sh (o, :2ht WU1 bC Pay park begin contin 14. August U be Payed each , hi' 1 palnngs will be as the draw' 1 Saui r d a y and lLVoon tournament end- no Provision was Erade fmi aying off the dead IK Th,P year been,! however, if S Case the game npV Sunday diniuoiKl. The din I - '11 rWPVhp 2.'0 BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY .MORNING, AUG. 172 DAYS OF (LASSES J"'nK n N lewd-stour- na a Industrial league cali-tmajor leagues. They een around the game tnough to know what trying to teach and have to necessary xpericnce t to others. This coupled te fact that they like kids ant to be around them, cm out as examples suit-)- r her religious beliefs and faithyoung boys, ful in all its teachings and prine schools will cover every a great student of the of baseball from hitting cipals, Scripture, and will be rememto unning playing bered residents and finally a for her by many valley religious teachings. :e game which will be She is survived by one son and :he week following the Richard De- chool. The players for four daughters: ame will be chosen by an Sharzo, residing in Montana; Salt Lake City; Howard, tial board which will be Margaret Armes and Kathleen for that purpose only, Swindlehurst, Reno, Nev.; and re will be no charge for Afton Schoffield, Pasadena, r ling the school and every-ieCalif.; one brother and six sisten years of age is ters; Enoch Cavanagh, San Anto attend. tonio, Texas; Elizabeth Cameron, Glendale, Calif.; Josephine Nelson, Brigham City; Margaret J. Kirkham, Lehi, Jean McLeod .1 and Ellen Riferberick, Price Rupert, B. C Canada, and Maude Shill, Santa Ana, Calif. The deceased has resided in Brigham City two different 12-1times, once making her home 4 with her niece, Mrs. Ezra B. later moving to Santa Owen, 3EN With a to be near her Ana, Calif., of parades, ora-anAfton who is a lieudaughter socials, Utah Legion-wil- l in the army nurse corps observe their 30th tenant and who has been attending her ii convention in Ogden mother in the hospital at Lehi ' , for the past three weeks. blighting the program will Moving back to Brigham City ipearance of National after the end of the war, shortly James F. ONeil made her home in the Third anchester, N. H. He will she ward. In May she left for Lehi !r the key address Friday, for a visit with her sister. Marst 13 at 2 oclock, in the Kirkham. It was at this Lomond hotel, convention garet time that she fell, breaking her carters. t annual Complications developed banquet will be leg. for her hat night, at which ONeil which were responsible death. attend, and the annual detent parade will Funeral services will be antake to the B. Felt s Saturday, August 14. The nounced by the Harold annual Promenade of the Funeral home. Voiture of Utah the 40 S will also have a major Visitors From New Jersey and on the Acocella Mrs. Helen Saturday program. re 3.000 Annette, and Patricia Legionnaires, aux-- ' daughters. members and Forty and from New Jersey now are in lers are of her expected to partici-i- Brigham City, guests the various functions of mother, Mrs. Louise Thompson, and family. They plan to spend parley. among two months visiting fly Far friends and relatives. "' YORK (UP) Some 3,500 ,Were flown to London on Undergoes Operation an American a R. P. Forsgren underwent Clipper, en mornto ff'mcp Tuesday I,"0 improve the major operation th breed of bees. ing in a Salt Lake City hospital. im box elder The highway to the bird has been closed to all JohnICi0r the next tw wpks' loward, chairman Funeral services for Jacob hamber of Commerce of the high-"Nielsen, who died Thursday afcommittee announced this VOLUME 53, NUMBER 62 ternoon, July 29, will be held a conference this (Wednesday) afemoon at t'e roun,y commissioners. 2 oclock in the Second Highway crews are oiling the ward chapel under the direction of newly graveled road and apBishop Glen Knudsen. proximately two weeks will be Interment wil be in ihe Brig- required to complete the job," ham City cemetery, with the Howard declared. "If they can Harold B. Felt Funeral home in do he work without interference charge. The remains may be with traffic, they can do it fasFuneral services were held viewed at the home. 28 south ter and give us a much better afternoon at 2 o'clock Saturday Second west, until time of highway when it is completed. at the Second ward chapel for We realize that closing the road may inconvenience some but Elijah Jensen with Counselor feel the final results will V. Hansen conducting. justify Earl the action. Prayer at the home was given Anyone with business at the by Bishop Glenn A. Knudsen. refuge where a trip is required, The organ prelude was played may get in touch with Chamber of Commerce Secretary E. B. by Romina Rasmussen and the Owens or telephone the invocation was by N. P. Jeppsen. and arrangements can be refuge made A vocal was to go over the trio, "Invocation Perry dike road. Such arrangements Alice Ruth given Valentine, by be must Mary Jane Cavanagh Garlick. made in advance, it was point- Nelson and Lola Nielsen, accomed (3, passed away Thursday' mornout, because gates to this panied by Evelyn Kay, ing at the hospital in Lehi where road are kept locked. The first speaker was Austin she has been confined with a The Perry dike road isnt one Larsen while Leon Jensen was bioken leg, the result of a fall that will accommodate heavy the second speaker. A vocal solo, while visiting at the home of traffic, Howard stated. "It is Oh My Father was presented narrow and in some her sister, Margaret Kirkham. places cars by Lillian Felt accompanied by have She was born in Belfast, Iredifficulty in passing, so it Harold Felt on the violin and land, May 1, 1875, the daughter cannot be opened for public Evelyn Kay on he piano. The of Margaret Quinn and William travel. third speaker was President Cavanagh. She came to the Glen M. Bennion with Earl V. United States 55 years ago and Wilderness Yields Hansen furnishing the remarks. has spent 53 years of that time LINCOLN, N. H. (UP) One of A vocal duet, Ill Forget You, in Utah. She was the widow of the last wilderness areas in New was presented by John and William R. Garlick who served Hampshire is being opened up Martin Rasmussen, accompanied in the Spanish-Americawar. by the The Rasmussen. highway. by Romina Several years of her life were The road Kancamagus will run from Lincoln benediction was by Chris Hanspent in Bear River City where to Conway through the White sen and Leland Hansen dedishe was actively engaged in L. Mountain national forest. cated the grave. D. S. church work and was president of the primary for several years. She was very devoted in For Jacob Nielsen TOURNAMENT ner of this tournament will represent the state of Utah in the Western division tourney to be City. played later in Salt Lake he will which The four teams represented in the tournamen. Cyprus, are: Brigham. Ogden. and composed of Magna-Garfielon Sunnyside in Carbon couniy. and the basis of competition and Cgames played, Ogden yprus will ru'e favorites in sp.ie of Brigham of the Citys ten straight wins season. Charles Beckert has been apby pointed tournament manager Eric Seashore, post commander Seaof the Brigham City post. Brigthe that shore stated today ut ham post was going "all tournament this to make years the biggest in history. Vomit tees will be set up immediately tourso that the success of the assured. ney can lie i Writer's Realm Expresses Thanks To People Of Brigham City This started out to be a straight news story, but it be done that way. And I dont suppose couldnt just will since Brigham is such a friendly town. care anyone annual of the thirteenth At the conclusion was Writers Round-Uit pronounSunday, August 1, ced a success by the league president, Willard Luce, and some hundred odd writers that attended. They went to their respective homes feeling good about the whole thing, The Chamber of Commerce, and especially Ez Owens, are to be thanked for their untiring cooperation. The trip to the bird refuge was one of the highlights of the two day event. All that went on the trip said it was an experience they never would forget, both in scenic beauty and the warm hospitality displayed by those in charge. George Craighead, who furnished the sound system for both banquets and an afternoon session deserves special mention. The ones listening and especially those taking part on,the programs were indeed grateful for this courtesy. Mayor Bott graciously took time off from his duties and personal worries to welcome the writers to Brigham City in such a warm, sincere manner that it set the keynote for the entire affair. "Mention must be made of a special guest at the Round-UShe was Mrs. Kennon Whitesides of Twin Falls, Idaho, who presented Willard Luce, president of the Utah league, a sagebrush gavel in the name of the Idaho league. Mrs. Whitesides complimented the Utah writers on what they had achieved and said that she hopes the Idaho league, which is newly organized, p, p. Christiansen Is Named Upper Grade Supervisor being welcome. The Relief society ladies from Mantua, who cooked the dinner Saturday night, deserve more than thanks. The banquet was delicious and skillfully served. Ed Tuttle, author of Fiddle Strings and from Salt Lake, said it was one of the best meals he had ever eaten at a Round-U- p. Mattie Garfield cooked the breakfast and the delicious and well served food was a compliment to those writers receiving prizes and those just looking on. Supt. Kenneth Weight deserves special thanks use the Box Elder high school. for letting the Round-U- p The auditorium was cool and comfortable for the general sessions ; the classrooms and cafeteria furnished the space and atmosphere that were needed. We, The Writer Realm of Brigham City wish to thank each and every one of you that made it possible to Brigham City and make it to bring this Round-U- p was. it success the Signed, The Writers Realm Marijane Morris, president. for your fine and for allowing us to present our thanks to everyone concerned. P. S. Thank you, Box Elder write-up- s News-Journ- al Early Monday Labor Day Announced By Principal Burglaries Up Box Elder schools will open September 7, the Tuesday morning after Labor day, this year. Official announcement of the opening date the same as usual was made hy Kenneth E. Prior Weight, superintendent. to the school opening, teachers in the county district system will meet in Brigham City at Box Elder high school, Thursday and Friday, September 2 and in3, for the annual teachers stitute. The following day, Saturday, September 4. principals of the system will rheet. There will be a total of 172 days of school in the 1948-4term, according to the schedule. October will be the "shortest month, from the scholastic standpoint, with only 14 days of classes. The month is shortenU. E. A. coned by the two-davention, which all teachers annually attend, and a five-da"beet harvest vacation for high school students only. December will have 16 days school, with seven days Christmas vacation, and September will have 17 days, with one day off for Peach Count To Eight The only other entry in the "holiday column on the schedule where students traditionally look first is a two-daThanksgiving vacation. The holiday dates, as listed, are as follows: Labor day, September 6. Peach Days, September 10. U. E- A., October 7 and 8, Beet harvest, high school only, October 11 to 15. November 25 Thanksgiving, and 26. December 23, 24, Christmas, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31. Other holidajs, Weight explains, such as Armistice day, Lincolns birthday and Washington's birthday, will be obexerserved with appropriate cises, but regular school will be held. School closing for elementary schools will be Friday, May 20, next spring. The two high schools, Box Elder and Bear River, will close one week later, Friday, May 27. Teachers will complete their work for the school year the following day, Saturday, May 28. - Elizabeth Barker Primary Graduation Held In 6th Ward Dies Saturday; at U. S. A. C. Services Tuesday Elizabeth Stauffer Barker, He has been principal at the died at a local hospital followWillard Thatcher, Honeyville, ing a short illness early Satur- and McKinley elementary He is a member of the National Education association, Utah Education association and National Elementary Principals association. He is also a past president of Box Elder County Teachers association and a past president of Box Elder county Principals association. schools. Women In Charge Of Fairs Parade The annual parade preceding Elder County Fair is again to be managed by the Womens Civic League of Tremon-ton- . the Box. The parade will be held on August 19 and will feature the Little Princess and floats from the various communities, business houses and civic organizations. An invitation is extended to all such groups to prepare now to enter a float in the parade, according to the sponsors. It is planned that the Chamber of Commerce Peach Queen float, and possibly other floats from Brigham City, will take part in the County Fair parade at Tremonton. can do as well. Laren G. Anderson and Katie Nelson of Corinne furnished the flowers for the two day session. They were artistically arranged and added to the feeling of School Opening For Tuesday After Leon F. Christiansen, principal of McKinley school in has been named supervisor of curriculm and instruction for the upper elementary grades and the junior high di, vision of Box Elder it was announced by Supt. K. E. Weight following the regular meeting this week of the county board of education. Christiansen will join Miss Norma Jensen who has served as supervisor of elementary grades for the past several years in the district. Duties and responsibilities of the new post will Include the following. 1. Assistance to teachers in the definination of educational objectives for units, grades and courses, as well as general school and social objectives. 2. Assistance in the selection of text books and teaching materials. 3. Selection, evaluation, and placement of curriculm material. 4. Assistance to teachers in Days. planning lessons, projects and programs. Christiansen is a graduate of U. S. A. C., with majors in economics and history. He has also completed graduate work at University of Wisconsin and University of Utah, and is working toward his M. S. degree in supervision and administration county-schools- 8 PAGES 1, 11)18 Princess Contest To Be Held Again The Little Princess contest will again be sponsored by the Womens Civic league of Tremonton in connection with the 1948 Box Elder County Fair. This event has become popular and little girls age three to five inclusive are eligible to enter. Children from all parts of the county are invited to contact Mrs. Lynn Thomas or Mrs. Merrill Laub for registration. The W. Bennie Dogn studio of Tremonton will photograph each little contestant free of charge, and the parents will be given the photograph. Appointment must be made at the studio, between the hours of 11 and 5 oclock today and Thursday, August 4 and 5. All ictures wil be on display at the Utah Power and Light company at Tremonton by August 7. Parents should call at the studio for the photograph after the contest is over. The Little Princes will be chosen on August 11 and will ride the float in the parade on the 19th, which will open the Connty Fair. Gives Canyon Party Mrs, Lysle Richardson tained at a canyon party Saturday evening honoring Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Levy of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Levy are spending the summer in Logan, 85, day morning, July 31. She was the daughter of Ulrich Schenk and Elizabeth Stauffer, who came to the United States as imigrants from Switzerland about ,1860. She was born at Farmingtort in Davis county on March 28, 1863. at The family later settled North Willard where she spent her girlhood and where she attended school. She also taught the ABC class in Sunday school. She was married on December 24 1882 to Alonzo John Barker at his fathers home in Willard. The next year, with their small daughter, they moved to Elba, Idaho, where they pioneered the new country being among the first settlers. They built and lived in a dirt roofed log cabin containing two rooms, only one of which was finished. They engaged in farming and cattle raising. In 1907 they sold their home and bought the old Barker home at Willard where they lived until their family was grown. When the work proved too heavy they sold the farm and moved to Willard. Her husband died May 26, 1941, at the age of 83 years. She was an active Relief society worker, acting as councillor at Elba and serving for forty years as a Relief society teacher at Willard and Elba. She did beautiful handiwork, knitting, netting, crocheting, embroidery and rug making up to the time of her death. She was the' mother of eight children, six girls and two boys, six of survive her. They are Mrs. Maud Beecher Mrs. Leora House, Mrs. Marie Ward and Alonzo Barker of Willard; Mrs. Hazel Bott, Brigham City; and Dr. Leslie P. Barker, New York City; 23 grandchildren and 32 two sisters Mrs. Sarah Fredricks, Providence, Cache county; and Mrs. Annie E. Taylor, St. Anthony, Idaho; and the following half brothers and sisters; Henry Stauffer, Hyrum; Rozilla Bench, Long Beach, Calif.; David Stauffer Los Angeles; Earnest Stauffer, Ogden; Louise Whitworth and Mable Flamm, Brigham City; Clarence Stauffer, Willard; Hazel Baer, Magna; Fern Stauffer, Ogden; Vera Nelson and Manilla Maine Stauffer, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Funeral services for Elizabeth Stauffer Barker were held Tuesday afternoon in Willard ward chapel with Bishop A. B. Taylor in charge. The postlude and prelude were played by Helen 'Jane Lemon. The choir sang. Oh My Father, soloist Edith Baddloy. Invocation was by Max Bott. and Yvonne Beecher Amy sang a duet. A tribute was read Carlson from the by Jennie Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Asa Beecher, grandson, was the first speaker. Vocal solo, Audra Call. J. Wesley Perry was the second speaker. Harold B. Primary graduation was held Sunday, August 1, In the Brig ham City Sixth ward. The meet ing began at 7.30 o clock in the evening, with Bishop Richard Hansen presiding. Second Counselor Homer Tingey conducted the opening exercises, after announcing the coming weeks activities. The opening kng, Angry Words, - was followed by prayer' by Fred J. Burt. The meeting then was turned over to the Primary, with Second Counselor Beth Olsen conducting, and introducing the num- I bers. Margaret Lewis, the Seagull teacher, was in charge of the graduation exercises. After remarks, the program included the Home Builder code by the complete class; a song, "Serving Gladly; Bible quotation by members of the Seagull class; Why We Use the Seagull As a Symbol by Darlene Buckley; piano solo, "Evening Prayer, by Donna Morgan; a talk, How by Primary. Has Helped Me, Shyrll Ann Barker; poem, Myself," by Jeanette Weight; song, "Indian Summer, by Shirley Larsen; review of article on Faith by class, conducted by Seagull Girl Donna Morgan; song by class, "Home Builder Song. The box score got up to eight this week in the flurry of recent burglaries, with a stolen car to top it off. Police noting evidence that all were the work of the same burglar or burglars, believe he or they had left town. Monday morning, sometime between 1 and 2:45 oclock, burglars entered the Pheasant Cafe, by cutting a hole ln the back door and releasing the lock. took about $100 ln silver They and currency then entered Simonsons jewelry through the basement from the cafe. The jewelry store is next door to the cafe, over the same basement. During the same hours, the Idle Isle cafe was entered, by means of breaking a back window. The cash register was tampered with, but the drawers were empty and the burglar or burglars got nothing, or very little. An exact determination of what was taken from Simonsons was not possible but It was believed to be very little if anything. Police had checked the doors at 1 o'clock in the morning. The same morning, sometime after midnight, a 1937 Willys automobile, a black sedan with Utah license was stolen from In front of 252 north Third west, where the car was parked at the edge of the street. It belonged to Earl Slager. Thfc car contained a couple of quarts of paint and brushes. It was parked there at about midnight or a little after, with the keys in it, the police reported, and was gone in the morning. Previous entries and burglaries in the past two weeks were at Olsen's, Modern Cleaners, Western store, American Sportswear and Don J. Baird. The method of entry in each burglary was very similar, leading the police to believe all eight burglaries were the work of one man, or gang. Master Plumbers Meet Here Monday Northern Utah Master Plumbers met at a dinner meeting Monday, August 2, 1948, at 8 oclock p. m. The meeting was held in the Howard Hotel with President Joe Burgess in charge of the business meeting. Members from Logan Tremonton, Ogden and Brigham City were in attendance. Plans were discussed to send a delegate to Western States Plumber's convention to be held in Arizona ln October. Einer J. Larsen of Larsen Brothers Plumbing company was Malmrose in charge of arrangements. President Merle presented certificates of graduation to the following girls: Darlene Buckley, Shirley Larsen, Dorothy Secrist, DeAnn Rasmussen, Janice Jenson, Kay-len- e a Jenson, Arlee Redeer, Whitaker, Donna Morgan, Sonja Peterson, Carol Ann Barlow, Marion Iverson, Arronia Lou Harding, Shyrll Ann Barker, Jeanette Weight, Sheila Moore and Mary Jane Stain. The Ladies Mutual Young president, Gladys Johnson, welcomed the girls into Mutual. Following remarks by Homer was Tingey, the benediction pronounced by Bishop Richard Hansen. Mar-gurett- V.F.W. And Auxilairy Meeting Thurs. Evening The Veterans of Foreign Wars and their Auxiliary will meet Thursday evening at 8 oclock at the War Memorial home. Ail members and Auxiliary members are especially urged to attend. Plans wil be made for the annua! canyon party, according to V. F. W. officers. Pfc. Hollingshead. Laid To Rest Here ' for Pfc. were held Tuesday afternoon in the Harold B. Felt Funeral home, conducted by David O. Anderson of the First ward bishopric. Following the prelude by Mrs. Evelyn S. Kay, C. Henry Nielsen gave the opening prayer, Lillian Feit sang The End of a Ferfert Day, accompanied by Harold B. Felt on the violin and Mrs. Kay. ' A. Mi Nielsen was the first speaker .and his talk was followed by a vocal selection by acMrs. Felt, "Going Home, companied by Mrs. Kay. Remarks were by David O. Ander- Memorial services Leo D. Hollinghcad son. Harry L. Jackson sang a solo, "Sleep, Soldier Boy and Theodore Hollinghead of Boqntiful pronounced the benediction. The grave was dedicated by Charles F. King, Salt Lake City. Burial was in the Brigham City cemetery and Brigham City post of the American LeFelt presented a violin solo ac- gion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and AmVets conducted military companied by Gladys Woodyatt. honors at the graveside. B. A. the was Taylor Bishp final speaker. The closing, song was Sweet Rest In Heaven. Horse Loses To Jeep Benediction was by Francis B. House. Jhe grave was dedicated ' BOUNTIFUL, Utah (UP) Horses have lost another battle by Lorenzo Bott. Pallbearers were grandsons. in the west. This time the The Relief society arranged the jeep dealt the blow. flowers. Interment was made in Sheriff officers have organized the Willard cemetery under the a jeep posse to patrol the rugdirection of the Harold B. Felt ged Wasatch mountains and Funeral home. stand hy for emergency calls. |