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Show Universal lcrofllatng Corp. 141 Piurpont Ave. 6a II) Lax Cit y tftjih . . . Air Force-Thiok- ol Plant 78 is 90 . Brigham City percent complete residential construction has continued at a rapid pace. BRIGHAM CITY MADE STRIDES Year Brimmed Over With Progress Volume 65, Number In Box Elder County The past year of 1961 was full Pioneers. of good things and sad events APRIL for Brigham City and Box Elder But mostly it brought county. Thiokol combined its two diviprogress as officials battled to sions m Utah as the Wasatch dicope with their space age prob- vision. Edward F. Nauman be' lems. came general manager with John It wai a year for great strides Higginson named manager of adby Thiokol Chemical corporation ministration and finance. as Mmuteman proved itself at A bookmobile began serving the Cape Canaveral and Air Force county on a trial basis. Plant 78 drew near to completion. Brigham City announced it would Farmers were hit by drought improve streets through a special and frost and .Brigham. City real- improvement district rather than ized the first benefits from its wa- foot the entire bill. A jet trainer crashed at Elwood. ter and power development. Temporary classroom buildings sprout- The pilot and one other occupant ed up on more school campuses bailed out safely. as enrollment exceeded projected The board of education called a $3.5 million bond election to fifigures. Ther was much news bubbled nance needed school buildings. out of Box Elder county in 1961. MAY And here is a brief synopsis of the top stories to make headlines Frost threw a double punch at in the Box Elder News & Journal: south Box Elder county fruit crops, taking most of the cherries JANUARY and J. Erie Compton and Grover Harper took office on the county commission. Harold B. Felt and Norman N. Jeppsen took seats on the board of education. Douglas S Mann received the Service Distinguished Jaycees award as the outstanding young man of the year. The first waters backed up in Brigham Citys storage reservoir at Mantua. The city hiked sewer fees with apricots. The city awarded a $72,402 on Page Three) expansion of the sewage County Adopts Will Begin 1962 Budget After Hearing 8 Pages Brevity Marks Meeting As Council Eyes Shift The Box Elder county commission Thursday officially adopted Brevity marked the final regular meeting of the present Brigham the county budget for 1962 when City administration Thursday night. The city officials used only 45 minutes to handle mat Thirteen new classes organized no one showed up at a public under the direction of the evening hearing to protest the proposed ex- ters as Mayor Ruel M. Eskelsen and Councilman John H. Larsen sat in on their final session after four and eight years in office. education program of the Box El- penditures. Eskelsen did call a special ses- The budget of $633,489 is in adder County School district will bebefore inaugurasion a half-hothe which to dition $417,125 this county and Tuesday, evening, gin tion of a new administration tocontinue Wednesday and Thurs- anticipates spending on construcJust to tie up any day, Tuesday Pioneer Memorial loose ends, he said. day evenings for a period of ten tion of the Nursing home. weeks. What had promised to be an exclasses are conducted at the plosive issue in the waning - moments of Eskelsen time in office Box Elder Junior High school and proposed annexation of about will begin at 7 p. m. each evening 1,000 acres on the citys north side has Brigham City corporation unless otherwise specitied. was abtuptly set aside for the been named in a suit, filed in First The following classes are schednew administration to handle. District court, in protest over a uled: variance granted by the THIS DECISION actually was Tuesday, Jan 2: French for Bereached m a special council ses- board of adjustments on Nov, 17., sion Thursday morning. Officials LeRoy M. Wilson and Gladys ginners, instructor, C. Claude Robbins, Room Japanese for Beagreed the proposition needs more Wilson, his wife, 117 West Fifth South, are plaintiffs in the action. study. ginners, instructor, Koi Haramoto, Room An important item which drew They are seeking a reversal of the Spanish for Beginners, Box Elder county Twenty-fivfor no can trover sy at all was the pro- boards action or judgment and Advanced Spanish, instructor, residents this week were named Edgar L. Wagner. Spanish classes posed city budget of $791,029 for damages. to the First District court jury list the first half of this year. A heariwill not start until Jan. 16. The Wilsons own property borfor the January term. on the tentative expenditures dering the east side of the Brigham ng 3: Danish WEDNESDAY, Jan. ward chapel Following are the names of the was devoid of any reaction with Sity LDS Fifth-Tent- h for Beginners, instructor Pauline not a single citizen showing up in site. They have initial court acprospective jurors: Jensen, Room Photography tions over a variance from Adalee Runyan, 540 South First connection with it. for Fun, instructor, John Way-maminimum side yard to 16 foot, John M. Burt, 171 South SecEast; IN OTHER business, City Engi- granted to make room for construc(This class will be held at ond East; Harmon G. Boyer, 714 the new high school building in West Fifth South; May M. Jensen, neer Francis Todd said he was tion of an addition to the church. room 202). Farm Problems, in- 330 West Second South; Nellie Pett, negotiating with Hilton & Carr Also named as defendants are structor, Sam Gordon. This class 46 North Third West; Roger Wil- Construction company, Ogden to South Box Elder stake, Bishop Wale will be held at the Honeyville liam Jensen, renovation of ter G. Jaggl, Bishop Marvin S. 537 North Fourth take over 661 the citys culinary water distribu- Wright, Brigham City Fifth ward, school at 7.30 p. m. East; Robert F. Brockish, Seder-holtion system. Brigham City Tenth ward, and LesThursday, Jan. 4: Piano Playing North Third West; Alice of 580 South Second to lie W. Stoker, superintendent The contract was awarded West; for Adult Beginners, instructor, construction. J & Son Charles John 8'2 East Construction Provostrard Vegos, Room S. Mann, Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Wilson claim that Business English, instructor, Faye Fourth Norh; Zenos W Earl, 177 company m early November. HowSouth Second East; Thomas L. ever, the Sait Lake City firm has if the proposed construction is perMoody, Room 14 B. Blanchard, Jr., 626 North Second indicated it wants out. Hilton & mitted, they will suffer a material MONDAY, Jan. 8: Keep Slim East; Carl D. Hirshi, 575 South Carr was second low in the bid- loss in the value of their property. and Trim for Women, instructor. Fifth West; Milton D. Peters, 225 ding and was only $309 over the Fern Gardner, Room and East First North; Gale F. Allred, low bid of $80,682. Road Budget Increased Todd informed the council that Gym; Public Speaking and Speech 86 Grandview drive, all of Brigham City. David The Box Elder county commiscontained instructor, the Mantua Improvement, reservoir Vinson Don Chido, 760 North 3,340 acre feet of water which is sion last week authorized an inFarm and BusHillier, Room iness Law, instructor. Attorney First West; Harry Drew, 416 North more than it held when irrigators crease in the 1961 road budget of Busi- First East; Edward Doutre, 616 began drawing from the reservoir $5,400 when no one protested the Reed Hadfield, Room ness Arithmetic, instructor, Reed North Second East; Eva M. Tur- last spring hike in a public hearing. ner, all of Tremonton. Burke, Room Venna H. Hess, 162 West Austin, Classes will continue one night and A. Walter Bums, 486 East Faclast-minu- - ,Y., k& v - j-- t' f v J I ii 4,. - t m k 4 u f V r :) Canal began diverting runoff water into Mantua reservoir. Court Suit Names City Court Names 25 Persons side-yar- d To Jury List e ot n. first-phas- disposal in sight. 12-- FEBRUARY The Mmuteman ICBM, its first stage solid fuel engine produced division, at Thiokols Wasatch thundered to success in its first flight at Cape Canaveral. William D. Kelley, former Brigham City resident, died when the light aircraft he piloted crashed into a hillside northwest of Gar- 13-- full-sca- le land The Adult Classes Tonight at 7 newiy-complete- d system Brigham City, Utah, Tuesday Morning, January 2, 1962 1 13-- 2-- federal eargovernment marked $191,168 to help finance additions at Fielding and Perry schools. Brigham City called a $500,000 bond election to finance its sewage' disposal plant expansion. Mrs. Lewis (Ellen) Siggard, Brigham City, named "Mother, of the Year for this area. Civic and agriculture leaders backed the proposed Bear River development project which includes a proposed dam at Honey-vill- a week for a period of ten weeks. Registration fee for will be five dollars. . Sewer line in north Brigham City was a major project. in a Title? When is a building inspector not a building inspector? Answer: When hes supervisor of the inspection department. This should clarify an error made in last week's Box Elder News. A story on projected building in Brigham City identified Floyd Andersen as city building inspector. Actually hes head of the department. Building inspection duties are handled capably by Basil Olsen and have been for the past four MARCH Burglars broke into the vault m the county assessors office taking $2,300 but leaving much more be- hind Another $70,941 in federal aid was earmarked for Box Elder School district. Ground was broken on a new LDS seminary near Box Elder High school. the $500,000 Voters approved sewer bond issue 761 to 129. south Vicious winds whipped thouBox Elder county causing sands of dollars aamage. Ross C. Bowen named recipient of Jaycees Public Service award years. Diseases .. Reported Two strep infections and one case of mumps have been reported from Brigham City for the week ending Dec. 22, according to the State Health Departments statistical bulletin. Box Elder county did not report any disease for the same week, the bulletin long-tim- The new Box Elder High school opened its i Highway Project at Snowville Gains Approval of Commission Merle Ipsen and Keyes, Willard; Toshi-uk- i Aoki, Honeyville; David V. AI len. Perry; William Sylvester, Riv. erside. tory, Garland; class Chester F. Error This Time e. e service to his comfor munity. A site was purchased in Brigham City for the proposed county nursing home. The $10,000 cost was assumed by the Sons of Utah Whats each The Box Elder county commishas given its approval to proposed improvement of a section of U S. 30s near Snowville. on The project was endorsed request from the Utah State ot Highways It will mean improvement of about three miles of the highway (Federal Aid from Snowville 526) Secondary west and a shorter segment to the south A letter from the state department said the work is being planned to maintain continuity in the federal aid secondary system of highways and pixmde a secondary road to the town of Snow-vill- Sheriff Asks Care sion With Pellet Guns Sheriff Warren W. Hyde last week issued his annual warning about the danger of shooting pellet guns within the limits of Brigham City. In fact, its against a city ordinance to do so. Hyde asked parents to help their youngsters comply with this restriction. This year Hyde had special reason for asking youthful gun toters to be careful. Someone shot his prize quarterhorse m the nose with a pellet. e. . . COUNTY APPROVAL was need- ed 40 nsure action by the U. S. NOTICE Bureau of Public Roads. A letter from the state depart-ert- y Beginning Jan. 1, personal prop- taxes on house trailers will ment of health informed the offi-b- e collected by the deputy asses-- 1 cials that Box Elder county must sors from the countys assessors submit working drawings and office. The deputy assessors will specifications on the proposed make peronal contacts in trailer county nursing home. Tlus was courts throughout the county. described as the fourth step in the ' , procedure to obtain federal aid. The fifth and final step will be the contract between Box Elder and the government which "encumbers funds for the project f FEDERAL money totaling $208, already has been approved. The commissioners were advised in a letter from Richard Van state road commission Winkle, chairman, to contact Ernest H. Batch on the request for Improving the highway from Sardine summit to Mantua. The commissioners said they would not only contact Batch on that project, but planned to question him on having the state improve the road through Howell to the north entrance of Air Plant 78. 562 Force-Thiok- ol EMPLOYMENT of Mrs. Edna Fau'kner as a regular deputy in the county assessors office was Assessor Fred L. Peapproved. tersen said Mrs. Faulkner will work eight months in his office and two months for the county auditor. Her starting salary will be per month. $299 |