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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. Volume 63, Number 40 Brigham City, Utah, Tuesday Morning, September 27, 1960 6 PAGES T I Jaycees Slate Atoms Exhibit Board Considers Bids Here Tuesday This mobile unit, Atoms at Work, will apDOWNTOWN TODAY pear in downtown Brigham City today and is free to the public. The hours are 9 a.m. to t p.m. It is being sponsored here by the Brigham City Jaycees. Intersection Crash Kills Valley Man Saturday Elder county chalked up Evan Green and Ralph Hotter of its tenth traffic fatality Saturday the State Highway Patrol, reported that Mr. Funk was traveling morning when a man was killed in a two-c- south on the Iowa String road on a collision at an intersection and Burr was southwest of Tremonton. county road enroute to Thiokol Chemical corporation where he is 25 Box n ar west-boun- WALLACE MORTEN FUNK, West Fourth South, Tremonton, was taken to the Valley hospital, Tremonton, where he died shortly after the accident. Driver of the other car, Larry Whitlock Burr, 24, of Logan, was hospitalized at the Valley hospital where he was being treated for injuries suffered in the accident. He was reported in satisfactory condition by hospital attendants Monday afternoon. Investigating officers, Troopers Artist to Exhibit 20 Paintings Today Elick J. Sorenson, former Brigham City resident and donor of an art exhibit hanging at Central school, is visiting in Brigham City this week and will exhibit a new group of 20 paintings at the school today, Tuesday. The public is invited to attend the art exhibit at 2:30 p. m. at which time Sorenson will present another oil painting to the school. The new painting is one of the Box Elder county court house. Accompanied by his wife, Sorenson is returning from Canada where he participated in art competition and the paintings on exhibition today include his prizewinning pictures. The display will be open throughout the evening for those unable to attend the afternoon showing, according to Principal J. D. Error Noted in Lincoln Event Date An error date of Back to School activities for Lincoln school parents has been noted in the recent issue of the Box Elder Journal. Plans are complete for the annual event to he held Wednesday evening, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p. m. Parents will meet in the activies room with class periods to follow- PTA announces that membership drive will be in process durand magazine ing the evening subscriptions will also be in d employed. The troopers explained that traffic on Iowa String road has the y but one yield counsign on the east-wety road was down and the other was bent so it could not be read. The late model sedan driven by the victim jumped two irrigation ditches alter the collision, but did not overturn. Burr was trapped in his car when it overturned in a canal, but a passing farmer used his truck to right the vehicle so Burr could be released. right-of-wa- right-of-wa- OFFICERS noted that several other bad acidents have occurred at the same intersection in recent county road years. The east-weis heavily traveled by workers going to and from the Thiokol plant. Wallace Morten Funk was born Oct. 21, 1888 in Washington, Washington county, a son of Marcus E. and Anna Iverson Funk. The family moved to Sanford, Colo., where education. He he received his lived at Richmond and at Trenton, both in Cache county, prior to 14 moving to Tremonton years ago. On Feb. 22, 1933, he married Lula Houser in the Logan temple. An active member of the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, Mr. Funk had served as superintendent of the Trenton ward MIA, as a member of the Benson stake Sunday school board, and was a ward teacher in the and Tremonton Trenton Third of y wards. rivrt. Of Scouting Begins Here Request to Change Zone University of Scouting will be at the Box Elder High school Tuesday and Thursday next evenings of this week and A week, Sept. 27 and 29, and Oct. 4 and 6. Classes will be conducted from 7 to 10 p. m. each evening. Special training will be offered for all Council Scouters, District Scouters and for all institutional TOUR FACILITIES Secretary of the Air Force, Dudley C. Sharp, and Thiokol officials are pictured awaiting a static test firing of a Thiokol rocket engine during Sharps visit here last week. Shown with the secretary are Dewey Sherar, head of test department, center, and Dr. Harold W. Ritchey, vice president in charge of Thiokols rocket operations. of the Air Force Dud- - Hudson, ey C. Sharp got his first look at the Materiel Secretary Utah rocket facilities of Thiokol Chemical corporation Thursday in a tour of the plant area near Brigham City. The tour included research, development and production facilities of the Utah division and the adjaconstruccent site of the ted Wasatch division. Sharp had the opportunity of viewing road construction being carried on prior to actual construction of the Wasatch division plant at which the Air Force Minuteman in- tercontinental ballistic missile will be produced. Expected to attend from the Boy Scout organization will be the troop committeemen, scoutmasters, assistant scoutmasters, and parents of Boy Scouts. From the Cub Scout program, pack committeemen, den mothers, cubmasters, assistant cubmasters and parents of Cub Scouts will be expected attend. In the Explorers group, the post committeemen, advisors, asof sistant advisors and parents SURVIVORS include his widow Explorers should attend. and three sons, Morton, now servA REGISTRATION fee of one ing with the Armed Forces in Richard J. Funk and dollar will be charged, which will Germany; and Roger L. Funk, both of Tremon- provide training pamphlets ton. Also surviving are four sis- supplies, working materials and a hour at the Salt final fellowship ters, Mrs. Florena Bentley, Lake City; Mrs. Clara Gheen, close of the course. Basic literaRichmond; Mrs. Matilda Morten-sen- , ture and program supplies will be Logan, and Miss Florence on sale at each session. By participating in this training Funk, Van Nuys, Calif. Funeral services are awaiting course, certification can be obtainword from his son in Germany, ed to meet basic requirements for and will be announced by Rogers training before commissioning and for addiitonal requirements Mortuary in Tremonton. needed for Scouter Key Awards. It was noted that no commissionbe ed leader can without basic training qualification beginning in January, 1961. in A special course is offered as district and council operation, well as institutional relationships and operating committee function institufor heads of institutions, essary to hire more guards this tional and district year. He requested an additional scouters.representatives $350. Interested persons may register L. Don Frandsen, architect, conat the door. on commissioners with the sulted the work completed on the counApprove Cemetery District ty court house. Frandsen said he The Box Elder county commiswould make an inspection before boundarthe commisioners should make the sioners have ordered the ies set for a cemetery maintefinal payment. nance district at Garland. The commissioners agreed to They took the action at a speallow the Drivers License Bureau to occupy the space formerly cial meeting recently after there creaused as the commissioners office were no objections raised to tion of the district. furthe office State with providing niture for it. moved into Tremonton City. Commission Plans Procedure For Nursing Home Bond Issue Box Elder county commissioners took steps at a recent meeting to learn the necessary procedure to follow in order to have a bond issue for a County Nursihg Home placed on the General Election ballot in November. LeGrande Tea, head of the county welfare department, reported to the commissioners that County Attorney Omer J. Call had informed him that if the county is to have a bond issue to see if the people are in favor of bonding to construct a nursing home with the funds, it will be aid of necesary to advertise it for four MEETING WITH the commisweeks prior to the time of election. sioners in the interests of a BookTHE COMMISSIONERS estima- mobile to serve parts of Box Elder ted that it would be necessary to county were Mrs. Kendall Kimber bond for approximately $200,000 of Snowville, Mrs. Vivian Howard and Russell L. Davis of the State if a bond election is conducted. Salt Lake City. Library Board, The county attorney was direct- Mrs. Kimber she had ed to contact a bonding company asked Davis torequested come up and exand get information concerning a the Bookmobile program to bond election and the commission- plain the commissioners as she felt it meetto a hold ers agreed special should serve the people in areas as where ing to study the information there is no public library. soon as it is available. The commissioners agreed to counTea recommended that the have a Bookmobile unit brought ty get an option on the additional to the county on a demonstration land that will be required in ad- basis Davis that if explained dition to the land which the Sons the county should see fit to levy of Utah Pioneers will donate for a county-wid- e levy for the Booka nursing home. mobile library service, the money Ross C. Bowen, secretary-manage- r from which would be collected of the Box Elder Chamber the cities that now have a library, of Commerce, asked the commis- would be turned over to the resioners for additional funds, for spective cities to help finance the Peach Days celebration, re- their libraries. He further stated porting that the price of fruit was (Continued on Pago Two) higher than usual and it was n Thiokol Reports A. F. Secretary Dudley C. Sharp Takes Look at Thiokol Facilities representatives. to Two reoresentatives of subdivider, Claude T. Lindsay, last week a asked the city council to portion of pioperty on south Mam street to make way for possible construction of a shopping center. The two. Lew Haynie and Mas THE BIDS were: George T. Yano, described the property as that facing on U S. 91 between Frost, Ogden, $2,860.10; Waterfall Fishburn dnve and Westwod Hills construction company, Ogden, Modern Plumbing and Heatsubdivision to the south The area presently is zoned for residential ing company, Salt Lake City, Loand Hyrum Niederhauser, construction. gan, $2,590. THEY also requested that other The Ogden firms each proposed property within Lindsay Park sub- to do the job in 30 days; the Salt to division be which Lake firm listed 25 days and the requires a smaller lot size than Logan company gave 20 days as the installation time. other residential zoning The council advised them that The apparent low bid was referboth matters would have to be sub- red to William Butler, consultant mitted to the city planning commis- heating engineer, for evaluation. sion before it would take any ac- This was done after some questions arose as to the legality or tion In other business at a regular acceptability of the bid entered by meeting, council members heard a Modern Plumbing and Heating. request from Alan E. Brockbank SUPT. WALTER D. Talbot was for approval of improvements at authorized to negotiate a contract Westwood Hills. for the low qualifying bid. Fabrication and installation of BROCKBANK has conveyed his interests in the subdivision to Allen fire escapes at Garland and LinE. Oss and said he would like to coln schools drew bids from four sever his responsibilities with re- firms. The other firms bid on part of the project. gard to the improvements The total bids were: The council said it would have to Taylor Steel and Welding comcontact Oss before giving its appany, $6,740; Reid Oyler, $6,498.-73- ; proval Allen Steel company, $5,828, A bid of $1,984.25 was accepted from Andersens Ford company to and Clyde P. Larsen, $6,480. Two partial bids were received supply the city with a new police from Crager Wire and Iron car. Only other bid came from Works, $3,126, for fabrication, and Central Chevrolet which was Wayne A. Jensen, $2,100 for e commander, Ogden area Word of Sharp's visit came most simultaneously nouncement that the allocated $17 million development of the To Exceed An with the anAir Force had to Thiokol for Wasatch John Higginson, general manager of the Utah division which had its formal start with dedication ceremonies Oct. 17, 1957, and Edward F. Nauman, general manager of the Wasatch division established this year, are both prepared for a continued rise in employment. 'Thiokols employment office, a e 5,000-foo- combined activity for both diviin Brigham sions, is located City at 120 South Main street. K. Boyd Baugh is employment section supervisor. A Set Meetings The League of Women Voters of Brigham City will begin its second set of unit meetings for this month tonight, Tuesday, at the home of Mrs. Joseph Gurrister, 620 Eliason drive, at 8 p m Another set for is 29, at the home of meeting 510 Mrs Gayleen Dawson, East Sixth South, at the same tune For Highway 91 to Hot Springs factor in front of the Mountain Fuel Supply company office on Main street. Interstate Electric company of Salt Lake City informed council members that it intends to start shortly on construction of an electrical substation on Fifth West just north of Forest street. Preliminary leveling work has been underway at the site. Mayor Ruel M Eskelsen was authorized to sign an easement agreement with Union Pacific Railroad company for a water line which has been extended under the tracks near the train depot. 100-fo- Thursdav. Sept. DETERMINING BOARD MEMBERS were uncerawarding the bid was the delivery tain about a combinadate, Andersens said it could tion of bids accepting and so referred the make delivery immediately on a matter to the architect, Robert 1961 model while Central ChevroHodgson for evaluation. 'And let set 4fl days for delivery. authorized Talbot to A request was granted to in- again, they a contract with the low negotiate in stall a meter parking Women Voters More Breaks, T urn Zones Asked on motorists The crackdown crossing over the highway center line between Brigham City and Hot Springs has ignited action among officials and citizens to ask for additional turning zones and breaks in the lines. The Utah Highway commission was expected to act on the matter yesterday, Monday. Blaine reKay, district road engineer, the proposed portedly relayed changes to the commission after a meeting last week with June Christensen, Perry mayor. 3,500 Less than three years after dedication of its first facilities in Utah, Thiokol Chemical corporation this week will pass the total of 3,500 persons employed at Utah and Wasatch divisions. al- 0, R-- 4 Employment CONTRACTORS are new preparing to bid on construction of the $30 million Air Force Plant 78 which Thiokol will build and opeiate as a Wasatch division activity. It is expected that bids will be called and openod sometime in November. These specifications will cover more than 100 separate buildings and structures where the first stage THE secretary was greeted at of the solid-fue- l Minuteman will by Dr. Harold W. Ritchey, tually be built. vice president in charge of rocket THE Wasach division production operations, Thiokol Chemical cor-- , will be located on an over-al- l poration, and John Higginson, Utah plant 2,560 acres of land However, only division general manager. that property actually occupied by The Sharp party included Lewis the plant will be deeded to the Air Thompson, assistant secretary for Force by Thiokol. The chemical and reserve personnel management firm itself expects to make a subforces and the following members stantial investment in structures to or Sharps staff: Colonel John W house support services of the Baer, executive assistant, Colonel Daniel K. Phippen, deputy execuA wide runtive, and Major James A. Knight, way is now being completed and military aide to Secretary Sharp. The secretary was accompanied will be available to planes of the on the helicopter trip from Hill Air Force, Thiokol and contractors AFB by Major General Kenneth B. doing business with Thiokol soon-to-b- conducted firm, Larsen Bros. Plumbing and Heating, received a contract for installing conversion fuel gas burners at Box Elder High school gymnasium, Central, Lincoln, Bunderson, Willard and Perry schools. Larsens bid was 56,548.55. There were two other bids received. These included one lor $8,177 from Modern Plumbing and Heating company, and the second, $8,681.50 from Leon W. Carver. Board members considered four bids on a project to install a natural fuel gas pipe line from the present gas meter at Box Elder High school to the furnace room of the gymnasium building. Council Hears g University retired farmer, Mr. Funk had only recently sold his farm and trict. A Brigham City y college-trainin- n The Box Elder Board of Education last week considered bids on no less than four different projects ranging from installation of gas fuel burners at several schools to the purchase of tires for buses in the dis- - ATOMS at Work is a walkthrough mobile unit which brings to Brigham City the story of uses of atomic energy peace-tim- e is the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry and research. samIt includes photographs, and ples, and animated models exhibits manaa feager to explain the various tures. unit is The Atoms at Work here through a cooperative program of the National University Extension association and the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce. It is an exhibit of the U. S. Atowithin mic Energy commission its Atoms for Peace program operated by the Museum division of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. A On Heating Jobs, Other School Projects :'A Atoms at Work, a free mobile exhibit presented by the United States Atomic Energy commission will be seen in downtown Brigham City today, Tuesday, as part of a stop here. The exhibit is open to the public from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. It is being sponsored here by the Brigham City Jaycees. Students at Box Elder junior and senior high schools had an opportunity to inspect the mobile exhibit yesterday on the local two-da- k qualifying bidder. The board named Charles Wood of Garland as the dealer to provide tires for the districts bus fleet this year. This action came after bids were evaluated from A. D. Rich of Cross Roads Service; County Farm Service, J. W. Brewer Service, Utah Poultry and Wasatch Farmers Cooperative, Sales Inc., and Norms Tire IN OTHER business, the board approved a change order for $466 at the Bunderson school addition. Supt. Talbot was asked to confer with juvenile court officials to determine action that can be taken to put students back in school who are not legally excused. He was advised also to consult with the state superintendent of public instruction. Board members said they felt reThe league also plans to the matter should be handled ac- -i sume discussion on support of the to provisions of the law There United Nations. just no adjective to cording del.n-quedescribe the Indian Summer being in order to advise parents of The spokesman uiged everyone children as to the status of locaT-of this residents by to keep dbi east of U. N. activi- Cloyed their responsibilities. ties by reading their newspapers ityClear skies, sunshine, warm and watching television PUBLIC NOTICE cooler temperatures. daytime It shall be unlawful for any own-a- ll nights, landscape changing colors ei or keeper of a dog to allow this and autumn too. USAF Recruiter Due According to Charles Clifford, said dog to be on any public street. Milton A Card local Air local weather obseiver, more fair alley, sidewalk, any public way of on A spokesman for the oigamation explained that due to the late arrival of reading material on National "Continuing Responsibility, leports will be given at the two meetings by local members on the topics of Loyalty and Security and Self Government of the District of Columbia lack of sate turning ones breaks in the lines where it legal to turn. New markings were painted the stretch fiom Perry to Brigham City after a paving improvement project this summer. On this islands stretch, only two storage or turning zones were marked, at the south entrance to Intermoun-taischool and the access road to the Westwood Hills and Lindsay Park subdn isions n No Adjective For Weather i nt i j NONE UFRE put in Perry where Christensen has now asked THE PROBLEM popped up af- for nine ter the Utah Highway patrol anIn addition, farmers in the south nounced it would strictly entorce Willard area ate fired up because the state law which prohibits many of them must cross from crossing the center lines Purpose one side of the highway to the for the crackdown was described other in their daily opeiation. Yet as accident pievention r tin re is two and But this brought protests fiom mile stretch where there is no otficials. merchants community (Continued on Page Two) and farmers who pointed out the three-quarte- Surge of Weekend Traffic Accidents Injures Ten in Brigliam City Area in A surge of traffic accidents the Brigham City area, the highest in any weekend in history, sent ten persons to hospitals and stacked up a total of more than $5,300 property damage. IT ALL STARTED early Saturday morning at Mantua when a horse ran into the path of a car driven by Raymond K. Knudson, age 20, of 112 South First West, Brigham City. The impact killed the horse and caused $300 damage to the Knudson auto. The horse was valued at $150 and was the property of Melvin Jensen, Mantua. Trooper Ralph Kotter investigated the accident. There were no citations issued The mishap occurred at 12.10 a. m. At 1 a. m., Saturday morning, a Ogden man, Eddie was injured on Utah O'Brien, Highway 69, one mile north of He told investigaBrigham City ting officers he swerved to avoid a calf on the road. His car skidded 65 feet, overturned in a bar-ropit and burst into flames Passing motorists helped him to escape from the burning wreckage and he was taken to the Dee hospital in Ogden where he was treated for shock, cuts and bruis- in, tn lane The impact thtew her a distance ot 43 feet causing mul- She tiple fractures of the body was taken hy city ambulance to minor Donna A A ear diiven Bruderer, 560 bv So. Mrs William C. Sackett, investigating otficer, reported that the mishap occurred when a car driven by a Brigham City girl, attempted to pass a car driven by George D. Charchlis, 72, of Ely, Nev., who made a left turn. The car driven by the Brigham City girl was the property of Robert N. Fisher, Ogden, and was damaged to the extent of $250, while the Charchlis vehicle damage was set at $75, Sgt. Sacket said. Churchlis was cited for making an improper turn. THREE YOUNG Brigham City men were injured Saturday night A SIXTH Saturday morning ac at 10:45 p. m. when a car driven cident occurred at 9: 3u a. m., a by a Brigham City short distance south of the over- youth ran off the road a Bhort pass on Highway 91 near Hot (Continued on Page Six) Sptings on the service road. Sgt. The Raymond vehicle was forcoff the shoulder of the road as Mrs Thompson made a left turn. car jumped the The Raymond canal and turned completely aiound act oss the road before coming to a halt A passing motoust brought Mrs. child Ravmond and a were to the hospital where they treated lor minor mjunes Investigating Officer Jack Pendleton of the Highway Patiol cited Mrs. Thompson for an imporp-e- r left turn. Damage was set at $200 to the Raymond car and $25 to Mrs. Thompsons car. Fust ed East, Bngham City, was struck a when she attempted to make loft tuin vehicle Driver of the second was Charles Ned Reading, 23, of Salt Lake City, who was cited by for Patrolman Jack Pendleton following loo close Damage to the Bruderer car was set at $35 and to the Reading car at $75 the investigating officer the local hospital Driver ot the ti uck, Evan W. Owen, 51, of 125 Notth Fifth West. Bngham City, told the investigating otficer, Dell Fife of the City police department, that he did not see the woman enter the crossOwen was cited for failure ing. es to yield to a pedestrian. Mis Gardner was repotted to reported The Brigham City Fire Depart-- I condition at the ment was summoned to extinguish be in good" ANOTHER Saturday morning Mon-dathe flames in his car, which was Cooley Memorial hospital la total loss afternoon by the attending mishap occurred at 9 a. m., one-hamile edst of Cortnne when a pin sician. A BRIGHAM City woman, Mrs. car driven by Mrs. Rose F. HIGHWAY 91, near Perry, was Thompson, 69, of Route One, BrigJeffrey Gardner, 37, of 1012 Hickory, was struck by a truck Sat the scene o! the next mishap, ham City, collided with one driven by Douglas S. Raymond, 25 of Idaurday morning at 10:25 a.m. while however, there were no injuries Main street in a pedes-- 1 ported and property damage was ho Falls, Idaho, v lf d |