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Show y K Neither fish Nor Fowl! i Away back in 1921 and 1922, when Vosco Call was secretary of the Box Elder Commercial club as it was called in those days, a move was initiated to build a viaduct over the railroad tracks on West Forest street. ' The railroad was operated as the Oregon Short Line, thirty years ago, back in the days before it was taken over by the Union Pacific. Officials of the line assured the commercial club they would take the matter under advisement and would bring it up for consideration later. Well its later by thirty years and possibly they should be nudged again. This editor doubts that the railroad is working very hard on the matter, or giving it a great amount of consideration. And the railroad cant say weve been too impatient with them. If there was a need for an overpass in 1921, it has grown every year since. Long freights stop on this crossing and block it for fifteen minutes at a time. Farmers bringing in fresh fruits and vegetables to the canning and processing plants, wheat and grain to the mill, must sit and twiddle their thumbs until train crews decide to move on. With the hunting season approaching when the daily early morning trek to the marshes begin, youll find cars backed up for two or three blocks, impatiently watching the rosy tint coming into the eastern sky, anxious to get into their blinds for the first flight of birds. Workers heading for their jobs are held up along with the others. It isnt uncommon for radio speakers to miss their programs, over the local station because they cant get by the bottleneck crossing. West Forest street is Brigham City's most important industrial section. The traffic is heavy, the inconvenience great. This newspaper thinks its about time the Chamber of Commerce wrote another letter. Also we feel that the Board of County Commissioners, the Mayor and City Council should get behind this campaign to build an overpass at the Union Pacific tracks. Brigham City householders are starting fire prevention week the wrong way, with three fire calls the first two days. The first call came just one hour after the week started Sunday morning. (1) (2) Democratic. Just About TOWN- - Obviously we cant be both but staunch With Bob Crompton on vacation this week, Republicans feel we favor the Democrats while the Democrats are just as certain we the old man had to dust off his typewriter columns and try to fill these long lean toward the GOPs. ' 21-in- ch thats a It probably illustrates better than anything else that we Maybe good thing. are trying to be fair and objective in our news reporting. Editorially, were going to remain neutral. Your editor doesnt feel so well informed or clairvoyant that he can forsee the consequences of the election of either of the two major parties. Some political writers feel they can. Heres one country editor who knows hes not that smart. Generally, over the nation, newspaper editors feel the same way and it is the exception rather than the rule when a publication takes a solid stand behind one party or the other in spite of President Trumans charge that 90 per cent of the newspapers oppose the Democratc party. If this statement were true, it would probably have appeared in something less than 10 per cent of the newspapers yet it was carried in nearly all of .them. Its in the air, you see it in the mountain colorings. Sportsmen are gettng braced for three big openings within the next thirty days. Duck season opens at 1:00 oclock Friday, October 17. Deer season starts Monday morning October 20. Pheasant shooting begins Saturday, noon, November 8. Ah, glorious fall! By Charles Clayhaugh Republican. , our open house, with a note, reading, We hope this little token will 'help to brighten the day for you. Your open house is a very nice gesture. . During the past few weeks, as well as nearly every other election year, this newspaper has been accused of being: Historical Review! 1 with news and feature material for the first time in a year, since his last vacaton. Bob is out California way, combining business with pleasure. But hell be back on Saturday. Hes too modest to tell you but on that day he will be initiated into the brand new Utah Headliner chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity, being chartered in Salt Lake City on that date. Bob was one of three Utah weekly newsmen so honored. Your editor is the only weekly newspaperman who is a- chartered member of the new professional chapter. , - t Speaking of national newspaper' week, the Dean Carlton Culmsee of the Utah State News & Journal staff discovered that holdAgricultural College hit the nail on the head an open house was harder work thup last week in an address he gave during na- ing out a newspaper, last Friday afterputting tional newspaper week. noon and evening. Over a thousand people, In the news columns there is a most com- including school kids, went through the mendable effort to give a just and fair balon that occasion. But we loved it and plant ance of (political) news, Dr. Culmsee stated. "Thus the implication that the label a good time was had by all. Democratic or Republican means a paper saturated and distorted by one set of poliI m sure the kids liked our tical prejudices is unjust to American jouropen house. nalists. They gulped down 30 gallons of punch, munchel a bushel or so of cookies and what No, this editor isnt going to tell you how to vofe. You probably wouldnt follow his is more important, got out of part of a day advice if he did. But he is going to urge at school. you go to the polls on November 4th and use your own good judgment in selecting men and women to run our county, state Our nominations for tbe two most and fedeial government. sen of the Brigham Floral and Gift. They Thats a job for you, the reader, to do. thoughtful people are Lew and Dorothy a beautiful arrangement of flowers to 01-se- nt Night Driving Hazards . cient at night than by day, but it is a truth that cannot be learned too quickly. In fact, this failing affects at least 20,000,000 of the nations 60,000,000 drivers. So it seems to behoove all drivers to be especially careful after dark. You may have the night vision of an owl, but if one out of every three motorists you pass is below par the added hazard becomes obvious. What should you do about it ? ' To begin with, every driver should slow down when dusk arrives, whether vision is good, fair, poor or down right bad at night. Bad driving vision and excessive speeds at night together are largely to blame for the serious increases that have occured in nighttime traffic fatalities since 1946. They formerly accounted for 48 percent of the lives lost on the highways. By 1950, however, they had jumped to 57 percent, causing 20, Wednesday, October 8, 1952 Brigham City, Utah due to EXCESS ACID Chas. W. Claybaugh, Publisher Robt. M. Crompton, Managing Editor Gladys Johaaon, Advertising Manager GLEN'S MODERN DRUG HAMILTON DRUGS Over four million bottles of the Willard Tkkatmcnt have beu& sold for relief of y mptomsof distress arising from Steweeli and Duodenal Ulcers due to Eseese Add Poor Digestion, tour or Upset ttawiacls. Gassiness, Heartburn, Sleeplessness, ete due to Exeats Acid. Ask for Willard's Message which fully explains this remark-abl- e home treatment free al ER By Reynolds V. Reeder on pretty compliment was passedSunin the the Brigham City community Triday magazirie section of the Salt Lake column Serious" when the Nothing bune became serious enough to say: BRIGHAM CITY BRIGHT SPOT - Utahns can take pride in the work being done at the big Intermountain Indian School at Brigham City. Dr. George Boyce, superintendent of the Navaho school, and all his aids say the schools success result from community dooperation. Fact is, the way Brigham City folks, from Mayor Lorenzo Bott on down, have pitched in to aid the Indian school kids is gaining national attention. Maxwell Hahn, Field Foundation representative, who trekked there from New York City to study the schools operations a while back, had this to say: "If theres one bright spot in the nation as regards treatment of Indians, its at Brigham City. Too often weve treated tribesmen as second-rat- e citizens, giving our enemies propaganda they can spread to the ends of the earth. In Brigham City the people of the community have taken the Indian kids to their hearts and into their homes. Its one place in the West where the fight against prejudices is being won. , How to start engines fast in extremely cold weather Shown above i, primer pump deaigned to inject Chevron Starting Fluid into gasoline or diesel engines. It worke this way: as the operator atepe on the starter, he works the pump with his hand. Highly volatile Chevron Starting Fluid goes into the engine and starts it up. Has started engines, at 60 below zero! To prevent ice formation in your fuel lines and tanks, we also recommend Chevron Ban-Ic- e Fluid in cold weather. Well be glad to fill your order for the primer pump for your equipment and, of course, see dsh-installe- d REYNOLDS 1 , at night Eleven states already have taken the added night hazards into account by requiring lower maximum speeds were the rule, instead of the exception, the tragically high toll of undoubtedly would be' considerably lower. . jef-sfaeam-sd ComiAffOSftVS or Champion ed See and try and buy a Studebaker ! Mv. or OwMw- faiSMAto JOE CARR, Inc. Fluid all season. We emphasize service because it is the foundation of our local business Ban-Ic- e 1 A Standard Oil ( el Caiilaraw t radad - V. REEDER Telephone 1588 Brigham City Johnny Mize, slugging Yankee first baseman, was a former Peaches player? Thats the word from Doug Gunderson and Bill Forrest who were manteam at the time. Mize aging the semi-pr- o was in service, stationed at Kearns and filled the first sack position on the Peaches team during a couple of games of the 1943 season. 000 of the nations 35,000 traffic tragedies that year. , Slower speed gives a driver sufficient control of his car to meet the increased hazards of darkness. These dangers include not only ' speedsters, drinking drivers and similar brands of reckless motorists, but the many other drivers who i dont have good enough vision to judge distanced as well at night as in the daytime. Every driver who has seen a pedestrian suddenly loom up in the headlights, or has suffered momentary blindness from headlight glare, should be able to appreciate these hazards, which can be minimized by slower nighttime speeds. 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It may shock some automobile drivers to learn that their driving vision is less effi- Box Elder NEWS , For the first two, some cold weather would be helpful. I took a 275 mile tour of Western Box Elder Sunday; Winter kill of deer was heavy out that way according to reports and theyre still in the high mountains. I didnt see a deer on the trip. , .And while were talking shop, we want to salute our good friend and fellow publisher, Andy Rytting of the Tremor.ton Leader. Andy was honored last week by the Tremonton Lions club, the occasion being his tenth anniversary at the helm of that newspaper, combined with an observance of national newspaper week. , 2 Phone 737 i , |