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Show Unlvnrs'l Microfilming Box Salt , U7 LpJce City, Utah Jan. 53 f 4 Brigham City iksrea Sweeps Up After Hurricane - Like Blow COMMUNITY-WID- Ml!Wi 8 PAGES None Seriously Injured M odern Telephone System Opens In Corinne Saturday EFFORT IS PUTTING CITY BACK IN SHAPE BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1952 VOLUME 57, NUMBER 21 E Next Saturday at (1 p m. 175 ephone company, with a modern O (Operator) and repeating Corinne families will be tunedydi'al system, Richard C. Alston, the telephone number to the More Than 300 Trees Toppled In Community Is Estimate Of Official; Work Goes Ahead Four days after violent hurricane-velocit- y winds smashthe ground, broke windows and ripped signs apart, Brigham City and South Box Elder county was still . sweeping its floor. Community-wid- e effort has sped repair on the torn electrical system, shattered parks and twisted buildings. And the gigantic job of cleaning up the debris and uprooted trees from the citys streets is going feverishly ahead with all city equipment in operation and with a triple ' size crew, j - ; Respond To Chpllange to of the challenge Responding catastrophe, practically every citizen rolled up his sleeves and pitched in. Mayor Lorenzo J. Bott, Orion Eskelsen head of the electric light department and Tracy Larsen, street department head, .were profuse with their praise for the work of Brigham City citi- ed giant trees to - into the Brigham telephone ex Mountain States Telephone and operator. change of Mountain States Tel Telegraph company ' manager All Corinne telephone numsaid today. j bers will be four digits and will in the of the total will be assigned Ninety-eigh- t c-be new subscribers from Co- group. A card telephone directory listing the new telephone rinne and West Corinne. zens, The new, modern system is numbers will toe mailed to all and West BrigCorinne, Corinne, When the culmination of several years possible Brigham City people have done a fine City subscribers this week. of planning and work by the peo- ham job cleaning up their own neighborhood with the equipi In the future, telephone numex ment ple of Coilnne, Box Elder Chamat the city employees immeasuarble help. hand, giving CoWest of and Corinne ber of Commerce and the Moun- bers deserve the finest compliments," said Mayor Bott. They listed rinne subscribers will be tain States company. Elder Vernon H. Hotter students of Intermountain Indian school now on Iw. in Forty Citys Brigham alphabetically The new system is the most . . . testimonial set . . . Along with all of Utah vacation are working for the street department helping clean directories. ' v modern and finest available. telephone Accident East Of Midway Inn side of towns and cities, All matters of business and t the streets, through the cooperation of Dr. George A. Boyce, inbeen has Enough equipment Elder has been declared a payment of accounts will be . . up Box Elder canyon. The accident occurred when superintendent. Their work is all contributed, to the Brigto all stalled accommodate district and will be closed handled by the business office the brakes stuck on the front vehicle making it swerve into ham will not receive pay for their work. and people City H. from Jund 1 to October 3a, 1952 present subscribers and appli- in the path of the other car. ' Brigham City, the manager ' in an effort to minimize fires, cants with enough left over to stated. Volunteered Help ' J?, according to a proclamation care for some future growth, Orion electrical head the of repotEskelsen, department, At the said. the presmanager Utah J. by Whitney Floyd, ted volunteered the their that ent 77 help people time in city subscribers these throughout forester-firwarden, and John and have been of great assistance in locating and reporting have telephone Hadfield, Box Elder 'county fire- communities service but approximately 175 (Returned missionary Vernon warden. service breaks in the system. l r be connected when will this H. Kotter will be honored at a to connections and service Eskelsen homes said all that it During the closed period is completed. on businesses been have program and testimonial Sun- shall be unlawful to set on system restored, temporary though What many Happened Telephone service is now belines, and that the street lights will again be on the latter day evening at 7:30 p. m. in the fire or cause to be set on fire, ing furnished to the area by I Was Away When on materials ' inflammable any j part of this week. iRiver Telephone Brigham City - Fourth L.D.S. both the Bear any forest land, brush land, company and the Mountain , ward. , , Mayor Questioned main lines that Major part of our repair work is on the grass land, range land, stubble States company. This new $75,-00j Elder Kotter returned recent- or follow the streets," Eskelsen commented. ' It is there that feels Lorenzo Bott J. hay land, or to set any fire Mayor dial system will make It most of the large trees fell. ly from a six months mission in for the purpose of clearing his the folks of Brigham City let the Western States mission field. own or the property of another 'possible for the Mountain States ' 300 Line Breaks him down when he has his Telephone and Telegraph comKotter spent , the last within the fire district. , Mrs. Box eighty-eigh- t serve One hundred to on all subscibers pany not line 300 service lie estimated there were week of her husbands mission breaks, back turned. Box Elder fire warden John Elder high school seniors 101 will be 10 days with him, visiting friends in his Hadfield reported that organiza one system, Alston said. It were , counting the numerous main line breaks. Five persons injured, 87 attend will and our new This service done "What have you lo boys arrangement girls field of labor in Hastings, Ne tion of per diem' guards to bat Monday evening or two weeks before we have all permanent lines back in," will subscribers In Co- school at BEHS for the final time city?" he questioned Sunday none seriously, braska and Denver, Colorado. -- a freak accident he concluded. in tie flames any where in , the rinne permit o'clock 9:10 at and West Corinne to inter- Friday and will graduate at the evening when he arrived home over the summit of Sardine They both expressed much county is underway. Last year communicate with each other by stake tabernacle at 7:30 p. m. While trees just down count of a in Brigham City hasnt the to find the streets Uttered pass when two cars collided. happiness because of the mis the superb work of these guards simply dialing the number debeen made, Tracy Larsen, head of the street , department Dr. Louis Linden Madsen, with giant trees, windows brothe family held fire damage , to county sired. When Sion and enjoyed Injured were: they desire to con- president of the Utah State Agguessed that over 300 were flattened by the1 howling:, gale. ken, telephone poles down and reunion with their six daugh property at an absolute mini tact George Aston, Dayton, Idaho, And from of the 2800 Brigham ricultural college, will address the city street depatment any ' Hadfield said. Iloneyville and Corinne on the north to the Box , ters and son. r mum," City subscribers, they may do the graduates and, representing to put the town driver of one of the cars, knee Elder-Webline on the south another 300 and probably so free of charge by dialing the seniors, Richard Bosley will "slaving" injury. ' hack in order. more were , many Mrs. Ruth uprooted. his wife, Aston, present the valedictory address. Is in the county was restored all bruises. service shock and Mrs. The Though and telephone Bott, On South mayor on Included the will Fishing program Kent, a son age 6, bruises, cuts, by Sunday evening, the Mountain States Telephone find Telebe the prelude and the March president of the Utah Munici-- , Rees Park Pond and its auxiliary broken nose. for league pal Graduates the Frank graph company reported that 300 telephone poles were topby Miss Deann Archibald, Wclls-villRiver President John P, Lilly jspectlvely, had spent .the Is Still Illegal May 24-2- 5 pled leaving 250 subscribers without service. In one stretch cuts and bruises. white will offer the invocation past days in Lewiston, Idaho on the south along between Brigham City and Corinne,' 30 - poles - were Wells-villAnyone fishing Mrs. Laura MuniciArchibald, attending the Idaho I The Ogden Area Scout Coun- Rees Pioneer park will and Class President Kelly Farm', at pond . abraisions of the leg and flattened across the road. er will close pal league convention. eil will condudt on overnight taff of Perry will be the trainbe prosecuted according to benediction. the meeting with rebruises and Men shock. Called and Seven will Scoutmaster face, ; , ing have to stay "Guess training session for all Scout lease a detailed schedule of ev- law, said Doug Orchard, head.. All of the injured were In the The Boys Glee club will sing here and Ill Just an Richard C. local head of leaders this week-end- , the office, of Alston, May telephone the on committee in Eagle eye keep ents for the session at the ofAston cars which was headed several numbers. Superintendent at Bear River City park, of it, today. things," he concluded with a north and crashed into the rear said that a crew of seven men from Salt Lake City was ficial check-in- , set for 4 to 6 p. Charge E. Kenneth of Box the t This course was Weight stockThe pond has been broad smile. previously m. Saturday. of a southbound car driven by called in to help with repairs as well as the three permanent ed with trout for fishing by Elder school district will confer but scheduled for last week-enEllis Deloy Nelson, Mantua, when ign on the force here and construction crews of 24 men the is certificates more of than It that expected graduation. was - postponed because of the 200 youngsters only when the seaa front wheel apparently locked working on the new Corinne system. Senior Post class officers besides Advisers, Scoutmasters, son opens on June 14, and big wind. as he applied the brakes, the Farmers throughout the wind pounded area suffered and other ScoUt leaders throughare on the pond is illegal President Kelly Farmer Under the direction of the out fishing vehicle spinning around in front heavily in loss of fruit trees jerked from the ground by the Leota Hunsaker, the Council area will toe in until that time. Council Training y committee, of the Aston car, according to stout wind and from and Harold Andersen, secretary. to brush up on their 'Adult men have almost exthe loss of as much as half of their headed by Dr. Henry- - L. teak-se- attendance know-how. State Highway Patrol Trooper CounClass are The Johnparents Wayne camping two-day been the violators to the ground. More damaged cherries affair clusively cherry crop Ogden, the whipped son and Miss Joyce Thorum. Leonard Jeppsen who InvestigaMorof the will deal with Scout camping cil area covers Box Elder, are expected to drop. regulation ted accident the North Davis and Weber, gan, there so far, Orchard said, and procetnethods,- policies and counties. 4 Hay Scattered if caught doing so from now Fire Department dures. season Council The camping on will be arrested. t According to Dr. Isaksen, . it and were scattered and in one case a straw stacks Hay Answers 5 Calls officially start June 16. Orchard said that It Is hopload of hay on a hay rack disappeared hay rack and all. In will fulfill the overnight out- will Will Oged another load of about 1200 door requirement in the Scout Both Camp Kiesel in upper Over Week-En- d south Willard at least two garages on newly completed homes Twenty-fivfrom students and Camp Browntrout will arrive for the pond leaders basic training course, den atcanyon The Brigham City volunwere lashed to pieces as well as many older buildings. beDam will will PinevieW Brigham City ing graduate (before the season opens, and and any leader needing it or teer fire department spent a from Utah State Agricultural L.D.S. on this date. One of the hardest hit businesses was Utah Power and gin operations to fishthat to finance the to it finish need help week-end, expecting busy being sumcollege at Logan on June 9. their course should take advanLight which had 12 steel girder power lines doubled west of ing for children, donations moned to three fires and two Nearly nine hundred young men are being accepted at Hodges The Logan LDS Institute of Willard. They are being replaced at an approximate cost of tage of this opportunity. 'auto accidents on Saturday, and women will receive bachebarber shop in Brigham City. Veteran Scouter Glen Wags- Religion adjacent to the Utah $10,000 each. , and Sunday lor of science or master of sci- State Monday. Agricultural college will ence degrees in the exercises, hold Its annual commencement It is impossible to get an accurate estimate of the damSaturday aftenoon the BrigWill Initiate 7 Members Music ham City ambulance answerwhich will mark the end of the exercise Sunday, June 1, at 10:30 age caused by the storm, but guesses range from $50,000 to ed a call to an accident one 64th year of the Institutions a. m. Into Eagles Monday over $1,000,000. Some of the heaviest damage in Brigham f A noted Brigham Young Uni and miles northwest history. The Institute will the City was to the beautiful trees on the tabernacle square, the Seven new members will be versity vocalist, Miss Florence On graduate of Corinne on highway 30-initiated into the Fraternal Or Ipsen, will sing classical, semi J. Reuben Clark of the firs! largest class 4n its history, 131 loss of the screen at the Auto Vu theater, which is slated for In which Edward Michelli, to Dr. W. W. rebuilding, destruction of most of the trees in the city park students, der of Eagles at special rites classical and sacred songs in Preparing for the fire season Corinne, was . badly Injured presidency of the L. D. S. Church Richards, according director. next- Monday evening at the Ea the Bear River which in Box opens will officially on Forest and Third east and at Rees Pioneer park. baccalaureate deliver the when his car rolled over. ward church on sermon in services beginning at The following students from gle Home on the third floor of Thursday evening, May 22, at Elder county bn June 1, and afternoon the deSunday House Trailer Split continues through October 31, partment snuffed out a roof 10 a. m. Sunday, June 8. Gen- Brigham City will receive their the First Security bank build- 8:05 p. m. A house trailer west of town on Forest street was split a school will be held today fire on the home of Lottie eral John K. Cannon, U. S. Air diplomas at the commencement ing, aeording to D. D. Billings. Sponsored by the Bear River at fire 10 a. m. in Brigham City for Force leader who is a graduate exercises: Lorenzo C. Demars, open when a tree fell on it causing an estimated loss of $1,600. 218 east Second They include: Milton H. Reese, ward Sunday school, all proceeds Gardner, Robert William Smith, Darlene Several trees on the diem from Weber per of guards Utah State, will address the T. Earl. ChamWalt 'be will contributed to before was the there ward golf course that ordinarily offer, hazMorgan, Floyd north, any Box and Rogers, Edgar Clyde Richard- ards for Elder counties. exercises Dee in M. fund. will never again offer any trouble. beginSelman, Wayne graduates berlain, And building large golfers damage. again . King Coleman, The price will be 50 cents per Also attending will be city Sunday afternoon they were ning at 10 a. m.. Monday, June son, Kathryn Wardley, Arland Tingey and Destruction was spotted throughout Brigham City, but Willard H. and county fire chiefs, repreScott P. Horsley. summoned to Second south, 9. Both programs will be con D. HubbardChristensen, LeGrande miraculously not a single person was injured. person or $125 a family. and sentatives of the Bureau of Third west where a car beGrant Ralph ductqd in the USJAJC. 1 Willie. Land Management, Forest serSAFE AND SOUND (Additional Pictures on Page Eight) longing to Thane Moyes was vice and state fire wardens. . alblaze. The fire had been exThe students from Brigham On the agenda in a discustinguished upon arrival. are as follows: Lorenzo C. sion of developing leadership voMonday, 1:30 p. m. the City Marcus Martin Jensen, by Orville Winkler; "Safety In lunteers quickly put out a fire J. Fires MarkM. toy 'Handling In a chicken coop belonging Melvin Keith Johnson, Marilyn ham; "Crew Organization by to Heber Smith at 424 west Call, Joyce Heeley Hall, Joan, MIG; Crash-Landin- g Clark Anderson and Critique Flamm, Darwin Leo Young, Wil-Third south. lard H. Christensen, Leon C. toy John E. Burt, Jr., state fire Monday evening at 9:30 p. HenAlfred Clem With damage to one Chinese Whitworth, warden. m. the ambulance was sumFarrell derson, Films on fire fighting will moned to the MIG to his credit and after hav- Honolulu. He was joined here by Jensen, canyon highway 'Ramon Lorenzo Andy his wife, the former Cleone also be shown. out fighter-bombe- r Jensen shot and a ing three miles of northeast the Phena B. Weight. Bessie Hansen, home demonfrom under him. First Lt. J. Alan Randall of North Ogden and will Inn a two car where Midway stration agent and Sheriff War- collision occurred. Price was home In Brigham City spend 30 days on leave. Doris Jean Stobler Hess, Eva this week, having completed his He will report back to Luke ren Hyde will prepare the lunch Adams Young, Dee Rhodes For 100 mission tour of duty in Air Force base, Phoenix, Arizona, to be served on reservoir hill at rest, Don Rhodes Forrest, Rob noon. Brigham Native Takes for further duty. Korea. ert Floyd Knudsen, . John . H Top Police Office 'Reeve, Richard D. Tingey, De The flying officer, son of PresiEl wood W. Richardson, son lonna Anderson, Reed W. Had dent and Mrs. R. N. Price of of Mrs. Lovina Richardson of field, Jarvis Ben Kofoed, Pal City Air Brigham City was released from 677 south Fourth east, now re- mer F., Siegfried, and Dale L duty April 22, In Korea. siding in Burbank, Calif., has Reese. Lt Price damaged the- - ChiIn been recently appointed to the nese MIG In aerial combat and office of police commissioner of NOTICE TO PUBLIC - ; i . f was shot down on about his 60th i Burbank, Calif. mission. His plane, a jet designed G. McAlister of Brigham City was credited J. Capt. followto Notice is called , Mr. and.Mrs. Elwood Richardthe to carry a bomb load for ground - this week with saving the life of a British pilot, Lt. N. E. son are both active in the L.D.S. ing city ordinance: support bombardment was hit . been waters off the Peniston who had shot down in the Sec. church. Mrs. Richardson holds Storage and sale of in the wing fuel tanks by ground coast of Korea. It was one of three rescues that day of . a position on the Glendale stake fireworks: The storage or sale fire. With his fuel rapidly run! board as chairman of dance and of fire works, wholesale or retail, Allied pilots. ning out he was forced to belly party arrangements. Mr. Rich- within the city limits is hereby of Mr. fcnd Mrs. land on the beach of an island Capt. McAlister, 27, is a ardson is second counselor to prohibited and each day that Korea coast North of off the two His Earl just wife, Alice, and Anderson, Brigham City. fireworks are held In storage the stake Mutual president. held by friendly Koreans. He east. and reside in the far children, Gary, Kathy Mrs. Richardson Is the former shall constitute a separate ofwas taken off by helicopter. Jb f w Jjj; . Jii, news wire the of to services, According report . Marie Johnson, daughter of Lu- fense. Price came from Tokyo on a AH Thats Left Of Willard Garage 1 Practically landed Albatross to McAlister his of Chief amphibian Capt. plane cius of Johnson DC-Calif, Police, to Travis Air Force base in Burbank, . . . which was scattered when the early morning wind, reaching a velocity of 100 miles rescue the British pilot who was flying from the British and long time resident of BrigHarry Smith Fairfield, California on May 15, M21-2ham City, an hour, found the door open and shoved the entire roof off the building. aircraft carrier HMS Ocean. I after stops at Wake Island and 200-299- Co. Proclaimed & o Fire District By "V, FireWardens " Vernon Kotter Testimonial Set Seniors Bid Farewell To BEHS Friday e Dr Fouis Madsen Will - Five Injured Address 1 1 In Two Car 0 Grails At Rites Crash Monday er Scouts Overnight Training Session : Van-Cott- Park Planned At Bear 24-2- d 25 B.C. Students Will Graduate At USAC June9 Graduate At e Institute Bear River Slates . Program Plan Meeting Wed. Fire Fighting , one-hal- . - field-hous- Brigham Jet Pilot Home After Jet Plane Damaging Brigham British Pilot Force Pilot Rescues Korean Waters Monday 14-2- son-in-la- w 4 3 |