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Show OX ELDER Ylews-ourn- Friday, January 21, 1949 Brigham City, A ai mi Semi-Weekl- Newspaper Successor to y Sidewalks Clean, Quick! THE BOX ELDER NEWS afternoon. This where you phone in any complaints you THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL have, when you dont know where else to (Established 1909) phone them, isnt it? We told her certainly. Published every Wednesaay and Friday and enWell, she said, she had just slipped on the tered as Second Class Matter at the post office In Brigham City, Utah, under the act of March icy, uncleaned sidewalk on west Forest 8, 1879. Subscription Rates: Box Elder County street, right in the business section, and $4.00 a year; outside Box Elder County $5.00 a ruined a $1.50 pair of hose and possibly disyear. Single copies 5 cents. located her shoulder. Member United Press, Audit Bureau of CirculaSo, had we got around to it Wednesday wed tions. Utah State Press Association have written an editorial tearing the hide off merchants and Main street operators who dont clean off their sidewalks. But Thursday morning, after Wednesday (Established and 1896) is A lady called Wednesday nights 14 inch snow, when we came down-tow- n, the last snow from the business sidewalks on west Forest street was just being removed, and the sidewalk in front of every place but one on Main street had been cleaned off. And that one was cleaned off a half-holater. It looked to us like a pretty quick and effective job. Nobody appealed to the governor, or sent a committee to the city council meeting, to see if something couldnt be done about getting the snow a public menCome again, please, Mr. Whittier. What ace off the sidewalks in the business diswere those words of yours about snow ? And trict. The stores just assumed the respona3 we recall, not a word about a shovel in sibility, grabbed their shovels and got it done. the entire poem ! In the good old days a lot of things used to be done that way. It didnt take a federAnother snow like Wednesday nights less theres a thaw intervening and well all al project, or even a state appropriation. Were still sorry for the lady who ruined be walking. her hose and possibly dislocated her shoulThey call what we have now powder der. Even a fairly clean sidewalk can be snow." And a few people we know, who let dangerous. But the merchants, it appears such things get their goats, are just about to us, are way ahead of the residential section property owners in keeping the sideready to blow up. ur , walks clean. Never have so many expended so much energy on shovel handles, and accomplsished Good Work, Doug less; Doug knows, and last night recognized the fact, that the successful operation of a Chamber of Commerce cannot be the work of one man, or even a small group of men. success in 1948 The Chambers was a result of the interest and hard work of all its officers, all its committee chairmen and their committee members, In adand virtually all of the membershp. dition, other groups extended valued all-arou- This cooperation, this working together, this recognition of common goals although was one of the principal intangible achievements of the retiring administration. If we only can remember the lesson that our town, our county, our area of this great cb iO r we all work together ! It was a great year, Doug. You can look list of back with pride on a successes and achievements during your administration of the Chamber of Commerce. We hope you feel that all the time, worry ss 583-R1- WKLA7 TTMSY THUNK i Brigham City, Utah January 17, 1949 its weight class! in Editor, Brigham City, Utah. Dear Sir: News-Journa- l, so the fable goes, apman to rid him of his The man mounted got rid of the enemies, but alas, would not dismount. A horse, plied to a enemies. the horse, al public-spirite- 1 s, state always can accomplish more if Mr. Trumans request, o r should we say, demand, for additional taxes reminds one of The extends heartiest con- the cartoon in which a farmer Our Tribune earner, bless his frostbitten gratulations and good wishes to John W. convokes his poultry and adlittle heart, put the paper in the mail box Howard, energetic, d civic work- dresses them, Dear animals, I yesterday morning. There was nowhere er who is the new president of the Box Elder have assembled you to advise else tie could have put it that it wouldnt Chamber of Commerce. We are sure the me what sauce I shall dress you have dropped out of sight immediately. Chamber membership has chosen a good man with. When the cock objects Make the most of it, Mr. Federal District At- for the job, and we re expecting a program that they do not want to be with the reply, of betterment for all of northern Utah to be eaten, he is met torney "You wanter frorn the point. adminisaccomplished this year, during his There was also the courtier, We cant help wondering, though, how the tration. under Controller Calonnes who, milk man is going to get six bottles of milk But a more important expression, at this borrowing and spending attempt into the mail box. time, is due Johns predecessor, J. D. Gunder- to finance the French Court in son. The Chamber never has had a better the 1780s said, All the world Ralph says whatever they claim is the al- year than the year just past, when Doug held out its hand, I held out my titude of Brigham City, theyd better add a held the reins. The annual report, handed hat. couple feet. It looks to him like the snow is all members present at last nights banquet, Perhaps we should feel flathere to stay. sounds like a pageant of dreams come true, tered that we can support so luxurious a government, at least People get very interested in quizzes, and for a time. The advice, to aim Wemight all become winter .sports enthusiasts, and enjoy the 'shWw 'Seems like this quiz test night giv$ them the chance to ati the stars with the object of at least getting the moon, apthat would be better than fretting about it. see just how smart they really are. The questions would not always need to plies in the field of politics too. The hotels and the theaters have two-sto- pertain to the government, they could be And then again, anybody might headaches. They not only have to general questions about most anything. This haggle about a dollar or two but who but a reactionary would shovel their sidewalks, but the marquees set might be an example: 1. What kind of fruit do you think of haggle about a billion or two? overhead as well. when someone mentions Adam and Eve? Yours very truly, Heres an idea for a quiz program well (a) Peach; (b) Apple; (c) Orange; (d) 604 A. CARRUTHERS. Lemon. adopt for this column, if you like it. 2. How many representatives in the Na(a) 435; (b) 425; Corinne, Utah tional House are there? As Advertised in LIFE, LOOK January 15, 1949 (c) 390; (d) 440. 3. How many Senators are there in the Many people do not agree with our great government because they do not understand National Senate? (a) 94; (b) 40; (c) 96; it, and its way of working. Most of the time (d) 100. 1. Light travels at a speed of: (a) people do .not agree with the bills that are mi. a second; (b) 186,000 mi. a secnot because do 100,000 understand being passed they them or why theyre being passed. ond; (c) 200,000 mi. a second; (d) 190,000 I have thought of an idea which might mi. a second. Answers: help some of the youngsters: I could send 4. (d). 1. (b). 3. (c). 2. (a) you a set of questions to be published in I answer: would would include four your quesappreciate your paper. They Richard Bosley, tions about the government, and their anCorinne, Utah swers. News-Journ- SERVICE FACTS while. we our and, And to you, John, here are feel, the entire communitys sincere good U. S. Army and Air Force wishes for another great year, a year of Recruiting Service progress, good will and achievement, for the Were all with you, backing organization. 1. Draftees from this area will basic can. we in to any way you, willing receive their required help training at Fort Ord, California. the They will receive exactly The Curb Is Farther Out same training as given regular will live in is army soldiers and with the The technical location of the curb same barracks the much farther out from your house, nearer the middle of the street on these mornings 2. Veterans as well as nonGypsy Switch Works following snow storms, Rol Madsen, city veterans who are not eligible to health officer, explained yesterday. or RUTLAND, Vt. UP)- -A army ma5 He said the garbage collection men are enlist in the regular in the grade of staff entered a bank here, handed a force air the a lot with of trouble garbage having or higher, can no lon- teller six rolls of half dolars pick-upthese mornings. After the snow sergeant ger be accepted for enlistment and received $60. Later it war plow goes through, cutting a comparatively in either the army or air force, discovered that the rolls narrow traffic lane down the middle of the if they have dependents. six rolls of half dollars" street and leaving a high bank of snow on 3. The United States army has 'each end, with foreign coins either side, the garbage truck comes along. issued a call for 35,000 reserve sandwiched between. If the garbage cans are back where the curb actually is, then the men have to climb J. H. McNAMARA through that snow bank and wfade through knee-dee- p VETERINARIAN snow to reach them. They ask that, under these conditions, the Just East of Bear River City Postoffice Tremonton Exchange garbage cans be placed out in the street, Brigham Phone Bear River City 2391 where they can be reached more easily, and 1 Phone where theyll be closer to the truck. Utah. near-endle- officers to return to active dutu Especially desired are lieuten. ants and captains. The aii force also wants 7,000 reserve officers, other than pilots, bom. badiers and navigators to return to the service. 4. There are 700 military man. power committees operating j. the United States for the pu, pose of aiding the army an(1 air force recruiting service js its unending search for volun tary enlistments. Brigham Citv is included in this total. and work you gave to the job were worth- or about to be realized, not just for the Chamber and its members, not just for the Brigham City business section, but for everyone in the Brigham City area, everyone in Box Elder county, everyone in northern . For proof, read the "Value Comparison at the right. More power is yours for brilliant performance . . . with more payload capacity, too! Superior ease of handling is yours with advanced steering, and front-en- d design. 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