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Show wri IftH cro Til ;in J Cor?. fivrpo.'.t Ave. Salt City, Utah t,ijZ Univ ;.'sal La-;- :M s V 7-- w 3 Volume 65, Number 48 Brigham City, Utah, Tuesday Morning, November 27, 1962 8 PAGES tmaik-'mm- Search Ends Tax Suit Hearing Set In Local Court Today When Girls Return Home A search for two Harper Ward girls who tailed to return from a A ended Day hike, Thanksgiving happily Friday when they were re-- . timed home safely. Kathy Jones, 13. and Patty Jones, 11. daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde T. Jones of Harper Ward, spent the night sleeping in a straw ek on the Charles Allred farm, bout a mile and a half from heir home. The girls reportedly left home Thursday about 10:30 a. m. for a nke in the Wasatch mountains tst of the family home. o WHI N THEY did not dark, an alarm was return at sounded. About 25 neighbors, members of the Box Elder County Sheriffs department and the BLYTHE SPIRIT Susan Orchard and Art Barbieri emote during a rehearsal of Blythe Spirit which will be presented by the Golden Spike Players Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Box Elder Junior High school auditorium. Tickets selling at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children are now on sale at Hamilton Drug centers, Hansons Music City and Furniture Center at Willard. tain time is 8 p.m. leep Patrol took up the search through most of the night. At daybreak Friday morning, searchers were joined by aircraft from the Utah Fish and Game department and another from the Brigham City Airport. The girls reported they went to the Allred residence but found no one at home. They then dug a hole in the side of a straw stack and crawled in with their dog where they slept until about 8 a.m. c. State Project to Benefit Birds, Watershed in North BE County beThe first two of a planned 20 shed improvement project water catchment devices to bene- tween the U. S. Soil Conservation fit upland game bird populations service, local landowners, and the were installed last week in north- department. An additional four of the catchcapable of holding 1,000 gallons of water, ments are planned for installation were placed in the Blue during 1963. area by the Utah DepartDepartment of fish and game ment of Fish and Game as the indicated that the waspokesmen first step in a cooperative waterter developments will greatly benefit populations of pheasants, sage grouse, sharptuiled grouse, chu-kaand Hungarian partridges presently found in, the area. ern Elder county. The catchments, each Box Creek-Howe- ll Gun Accident Wounds Youth Ogden youth was described as being in improving condition at an Ogden hospital Monday after suffering an accidental gun shot wound while on a hunting trip in Box Elder county A Friday. The victim r, AFTER WAKING, the girls went to the Allred home again and Mrs. Allred found Mrs. Allred. called the sheriffs office. Sheriff Warren Hyde said that undoubtedly the dog helped keep the youngsters warm during the night. Kathy was wearing a coat and Patty had only a light sweater, it was reported. Jones, who works for the Southern Pacific Railroad, was on a run between Ogden and Carlin, Nev., and was unaware that the youngsters were lost until he returned home Friday, afternoon. ASC Election IN TIME, department biologists believe, the catchments may materially increase the populations of these birds by making water available to the young as they are hatched. At present, it was said, there are no streams, reservoirs, ditch ASC who es, or canals in the area to provide water to the birds during will soon be elected by their their early days ot life when wa- neighbors for the coming year, ter is so important to survival have important program responsiIT IS ALSO anticipated that bilities, according to Orvil J. Nish, Stabilizagood use will be made of the wa chairman, Agricultural ter by migrating birds, including tion and Conservation comcounty the mourning dove. In addition to the placement of mittee. In Box Elder county, the farthe 20 water catchments, the demers who are eligible to vote for partment will provide and plant minimum of 50,000 trees and the community committee and for shrubs throughout the area as an to the county convention aid in preventing continued wind delegates will cast their ballots by mail. A ballot will be mailed on or about Nov. 30, to each farmer in the county. During the period Dec. 3 through Dec. 10, eligible farmers will indicate on the ballot five persons for whom they are voting. Scheduled In December as was identified George Ward 17, of 349 East South. He ras shot in the back at about rood Friday near the Thatcher cemetery, about five miles west of Tremonton. Box Elder Deputy Sheriff Herbert Hampton said Ward was sitting in the front seat of the car in Which he and five companions from Ogden had gone hunting. A friend sitting in the back seat, directly behind Ward, attempted to place his .22 calibre pistol on the floor and in the process, the weapon discharged. went Hampton said the slug through the seat and struck Ward on the right side. He was taken to Valley hospital at Tremonton and then transferred to Dee hospital in Ogden. A temporary order of occupancy Hampton said he cited the companion for carrying a loaded pis- went into effect Monday which will tol In the car and confiscated the permit Tremonton city to start weapon. work on a sewage disposal plant and collection line on property owned by an Elwood couple. Named in the condemnation ac.To tion were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. ' r Christensen. First District Judge Lewis Jones Joseph P, Gurrister, president 'of the Brigham City League granted the order last week but of Women Voters, and Mrs. Carl- gave the city of Elwood until Friton Rutledge, LWV state board day to file an order of intervention. member from Brigham City, will The property sought for condemaddress the Brigham City Rotary nation included a parcel, club at a weekly luncheon meet- for the disposal plant itself, a ing today, Tuesday. pipeline easement 50 feet wide and They will speak on the United about 450 feet long and a per-- ! manent access road easement 417 Nations, its organization and feet long. Forty-F- ourth Land Occupancy Granted to Tremonton City Address Club 3.85-acr- e THE CHAIRMAN, vice chairman, and regular member of this committee also serve respectively alternate delegate, as delegate, and second alternate delegate to a county convention, where the ASC county committee is elected. ASC COMMITTEES have charge of the local field administration of such National farm programs as acreage allotments, marketing loans, the commodity quotas, feed grain program, the wheat stabilization program, the Sugar act program, the National Wool program, the Agricultural Conservation program, and faTm storage facility loans. Other duties are assigned to the committees by the Secretary of Agriculture as the need arises. Time Drawing Short for BC Ski Registration Time is running out in which to ski program being offered to local youngsters again this year under sponsorship of the Brigham City Recreation department. Buses will leave the city hall each Saturday morning, starting Dec, 8, for Snow Basin, located dijst of Ogden. register in the TWO FREE ski school sessions are planned in January and February with three Saturday classes slated Jan. 5, 12 and 19, with the second session set up for Jan. 26, Feb. 3 and 10. Persons who would like to have private lessons with the Earl Miller Ski school are asked to contact Duane Paden, president of Office to Close first-com- d pre-tria- wide-scop- Open Again for Adult Classes Mercury Dips, Rises Again St. Nick Plans Visit With Yule Season launched Treats Dec. 15 On Jolly ( Old Alan) Note County Bond Sales Reach 94.6 Percent Girl, 2, Injured In Accident On Main Street pony-draw- City and County Report Diseases Medical Course to Start the Thiokol Ski club. ADULTS ARE welcomed along on the Saturday trips, Topik said. However, it Is necessary to have registration completed this week so as to know how many buses will be needed, he added. For additional Information about the citys ski program interested persons should call the city hall. on Another bright development the ski front this year is the disclosure that the Mantua rope tow, located about a mile north of Mantua on U. S. 89, will be operating for both day and night skiing (if The state drivers license office City will be closed In each session. The Brigham examiner Mack W. City area is limited to 35 skiers Brown said Monday. in euch session and so registraOffices all over the state will tion iif being accepted on a closed these two days while state the weather cooperates). first-servebasis'. drivers license examiners attend The operator will be Dee Classes in the first session are a conference in Salt Lake City. sen of Brigham City. in Brigham Nov. 29-3- l Even though the case hearing was on tap Brigham C it v this morning as a ly pits Thiokol Chemical corpora-pendm- g couit test tion against Box Elder county, the prelude to the of Utah's controversial e privilege outcome will have a tax law. effect in other areas of the state. The hearing was scheduled at, The tax law, enacted by the 10 a.m. before First District Judge 1959, It is actually a re- - state legislature in Lewis Jones gives sumption of a heai mg Aug. 28 county assessors the authority to taxes on governduring which some ot tile legal levy property ment property used by private ground rules weie luid. companies. Thiokol paid $125,801 under protest to Box Elder county in 1961 and filed suit, at request of the Sign-U- p Air Force, to recover the money. Importance of the case is revealed in the fact that both the federal government and state attorney general's office have seen fit to intervene. Chief spokesman for the federal government is William Massar, counsel from the U.S. Department to complete of Justice in Washington, D.C. He Adults who plan their high school educution and is being aided by William T Thurreceive their diplomas, and who man, U.S. attorney for Utah, and are not already registered in eve- Walter G Mann, Thiokol attorney. Todays hearing was originally ning adult classes in Box Elder district high schools, will have an- scheduled for Nov. 2 and the trial other oppot Utility to register for slated for Nov. 27, 28, 29 and 30. courses between the hours of 9 A new trial date likely will be set in. and 4 p. m on any weekday at todays hearing. until Monday, Dec. 3. Those residing in the Brigham area will register at the Box Eider high schools offices of the counselors Those residing in the area will apply TURN OUT FOR SANT There were plenty of children and adults on hand Friday afternoon when for registration at the office of Santa Claus made his first appearance of the season in Brigham City. The jolly old gent was (he centhe counselors at Bear River High. ter of attention from ogled-eye- d youngsters during his brief apperance here. THIS IS the second and last The weatherman just cant make registration opportunity for inter- up his mind about what to do with PARADE DRAWS 600 the the ested adults. temperatures during The first registration took place month of November. Once again at the two high schools on the the mercury dipped from a warm 40 degrees early Thursday to a evening of Sept. 17. These adult high school students will complete cool reading of 23 degrees early Then once again, it their 24 three-hou- r classes the Friday. week of March 7 or 15, and earn bounced back to 32 degrees by class. early Sunday morning. Brigham City merchants anThose who start in the adult According to Charles Clifford, nounced this week that Santa evening high school classes, Dec. local weather observer, a storm hts tradition Claus will hand out will have completed their cours- is predicted for this area, but the DOLLS Diane Collmar 9, es at the same time as the al treat to Brigham City area Brigham Citys 1962 Christmas' regu- prediction did hold much promise season was launched on a jolly note daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Butch lar high school students, May 24. Monday afternoon, he said. youngsters on Dec. 15. He will be in front of the fire Friday and Saturday with Santa Collmar, 219 East Sixth South, and High and low readings station starting at 1 p.m. As In Claus coming to town and about Laurie Secrist, 8, daughter of Mr. APPLICANTS should collect their for the past fivemercury are listed days creschool of previous transcripts past years, his appearance is 600 youngsters taking part in the and Mrs. Donrey Secrist 222 East dit and present them to the coun- below; being by the Box Sixth Lorna, 5, Jessie selors for evaluation. Elder Chamber of Commerce second annual pet, doll and hobby Lou, 9,South, first; Steven, 7, and Ronald Fish, show Saturday afternoon. Ail regular high school courses and Brigham City corporation. 3, children of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will be offered. Requirements for Santa also plans to be in BrigA sizeable crowd of children and J. Fish 590 South Third secEast, the adult high school diplomas are ham City to visit his young their parents were on hand Friday ond; Laurie Wright, 9, and Annette friends on Dec. 21 and 22. afternoon when Santa arrived at Wright, 6, daughters of Mr. and the same as the regular high school diploma. Cost per unit of It was announced also that the county courthouse. There was Mrs. Lawrence Wright, Perry. credit is $25. Brigham City stores will remain the usual excitement of seeing the HOBBIES open until 8 p.m. each evening jolly old gent for the first time Principals and counselors at the Penelope 11, Chrisfrom Dec. 10 to 22. The regular blended with yule music swelling tine, 2, Melanie, 6, and Louisa twh high schools may answer any ( pm. closing hour will prevail out from a loud speaker. Burbank, 8, daughters of Mr. and questions which will arise as to Dec. 24. Mrs. A. L. Burbank 38 West Sec- the applicants eligibility. MAYOR WILLIS Hansen deliver- ond South, first; Karen Ferguson, ed a Christmas message to the 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wavne gathering and then Santa turned Ferguson, 596 Cherry drive; Mar Reports Shotgun Stolen Residents of Box Elder county on the downtown yule lights and jean Kent, 5, daughter Mr. and 1 Richard Higley, 136 North Third purchased $74,228 worth of U.S. toured Main street with an en- Mrs. Smith Kent. 457 North Fourth East, Thursday, told Brigham City Savings bonds during October, acthusiastic entourage of youngsters East, and Debbie Craner, 5, daugh police that some one had entered cording to T. Frank Coppin, countagging along. ter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cran- his home through a rear door and ty Saturdays pet, doll, and hobby er, 980 Oak drive, second; Clifton taken a shotgun valued at $85. He monfh total to $732,955, or 94.6 8, and Max sons 4, Carey, parade was even bigger and more Carey, said tlie theft took place in the afThis amount brings the colorful than last year and was de- of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carey F. ternoon while he was from of the years goal, Coppin away clared an unqualified success Carey, 638 South Seventh West, home. A reported. Brigham City girl third. Box News Elder the suffered minor injuries last Wed- Sponsored by & Journal, the procession started nesday when she ran into the side at Second South and went north on while a of attempt- Main street to Food Town market, pickup truck ing lo cross Main street at Third 71 North Main, where it turned in North. to disband at the rear parking lot. She was Karen Lewis, daughter n of Mr. and Mrs. Earle R. Lewis, SANTA, in a dry 257 North Third East. She was land sleigh, led the way and prewith each a popyoungster treated at Cooley Memorial hospi sented tal for a cut lip and bruises on her corn ball and candy kisses at the face and leg and was released to end. her home. The top three winners in each diPatrolman Tom Sneddon said vision shared in $52.50 prize money the mishap occurred as a truck with $10 awarded for first, $5 for driven by Trent Carral Thompson second and $2.50 for third. PubRFD 1, Tremonton, was traveling lisher Charles W. Clayhaugh prenorth on Main street at 4:35 p. m sented the checks. Here are the names of the winThe injured girl reportedly ran from the curb and into the rear ners in each division: portion of t,he triick. PETS Jan Heesaker, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward North J. H e e s a c k e r, 190 Ninth East, first; Linda, 7, Larry, 6 Douglas 4, and Sherilyn Bywater, 2, children of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Bywater, 506 West Fifth South, second: Dave Allen Wright, 4, and Some 46 diseases were reported Robert Scott Wright, 2, sons of Mr. from Brigham City and Box Elder and Mrs. Dave Wright 344 South county for the week ending Nov. Fifth West Third. 16, according to the State Department of Health. Brigham City reported one case Self-Hel- p of chicken pox, one of measles, 14 strep infections, two cases of influenza and one of infectious hepatitis. Box Elder county reported ten cases of measles, seven strep course Another medical infections and ten cases of is slated to start in Brigham City 'on Wednesday, Nov. 28, it was an- nounced this week by Mrs. Esther Hodges, womens county civil defense director. Jen' self-hel- p Reports Theft Douglas Crossley, 657 South Second West, reported the theft of a demonstration case full of brushes and cosmetics to Brigham City police Friday. Crossley said the case and the contents, valued at $100, were taken from his car while it was park- ed at a local service station. The thieves forced open a door to gain access to the car. The course, to extend over eight weeks, will be held in Room 133 at Box Elder High school starting p at 8 p.m. This is the third course to be conducted in Brigham City. Mrs. Hodges said Monday there was room for two or three more persons in the class. Interested persons are asked to contact her at PA self-hel- SANTA AND LR1IND Santa Claus was a popular gent again Saturday as he led the second annual pet, doll and hobby parade and then greeted each parade participant with pop corn balls and candy kisses. See picture of parade winners on Page S of today's paper. |