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Show 1 J7 W 9 V W W V ILB Volume 67, Number 28 w r T 9 w n 9 9 v V i f V" Uaiversai Microfilming Corp. 14iPierpolnt Ave. KliWi Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Tuesday Morning, July 1 4, 1 964 '7v Salt Laka City, Utah Cos?. Federal Teara Sets E 10 PAGES Biss foMiosiik SrauflCa T MORE PARTICIPANTS THAN FVFR A federal task force is scheduled to arrive in Brigham City Friday, July 17, to explore with interested local citizens and officials, possible avenues to economic development in the city and Box Elder county. The session is scheduled at 2:30 p. m. in the Mountain Fuel Supply company auditorium, 102 West Forest street. 'Visit of the federal team was firmed last Thursday when the city council and Box Elder Chamber of Commerce met with Joe Swanner, Small Business administration, Washington, D. C. Swanner, an assistant to the administrator for congressional relations, said the Brigham City seminar would be one of eight slated in Utah this week. Others are scheduled at Cedar City, Richfield, Manti, .Price, Vernal, Orem and Ogden. Purpose of the meeting will be to discuss methods of expanding existing Industry. The task force will be head-e- d by Thomas Francis, national director of the Small Bus- Council Hears Report On 'Biggest' Fun Slate WS, AF Appoints Office Head repre-senativ- Brigham Citys summer 1964 version program Is the most extensive and has drawn the greatest participation In the program's history. These and other facts were Indicated In a report submitted to the city council Thursday by rec-reati- Brigham Man Charged With Embezzlement Recreation Director Les Dunn. Using the figures complied through July 7, the report disclosed that 3,325 registrations been counted In the various activities. Dunn noted that many persons, primarily young, sters, are enrolled In more than have Brigham City man was A with embezzlement charged from the Box Elder chapter of the National Foundation's March of Dimes in a complaint signed by Box Elder Sheriff Warren W. Hyde late Monday afternoon. Named In the complaint was Boyd M. Sheffield, 46, of 58 South Sixth East. Sheffield, a former treasurer with the local March of Dimes chapter, Is alleged to have em. bezzled $3,200 during the period between July 14, 1960 and July 12, 1964. Upon receipt of the complaint at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, City Judge VeNoy Brigham Chrlstoffersen Issued a warrant for the suspects arrest. JUDGE CHRISTOFFERSEN one Average dally participation In all activities was given at 3,760. OF THE annual summer slate vary from swimming, one of the most popular programs, to the operation of 10 playgrounds at scattered locations In the city. Sandwiched within the spectrum are tennis, baseball, pet training, track and field, boating weight training, dancing, and numerous story telling, SEGMENTS other activities. The number of paid persons, engaged In the program most of them college and high school students amounts to 44, the report revealed. non-pal- e d ever seen. who Is head football coach at Box Elder High school, said he had worked In programs of this nature In California but never had he seen one with the Dunn scope that Brigham City offers. Spike Site Action Urged Sen, Wallace F. Bennett (R Utah) Friday urged Attorney General Robert Kennedy to ex a favorable decision pedlte Clearing up the land title prob lems so that the Golden Spike National monument can become a reality. The Utah Republican told the attorney general that one of the reasons for a delay In des lgnatlon of the area as a national monument has been a legal tangle regarding title along the roadbed held by Southern Pacific. impress Ion Is that South ern Pacific Is willing and an xious to cooperate, but a legal Involvement In the Justice de partment has been causing My delay. SENATOR BENNETT told the on March attorney general, 3, 1961, I had the privilege of Introducing the first national monument bill to commem orate the completion of the first railroad at transcontinental (Continued on page three) AS COULD BE EXPECTED, salaries constitute the greatest MORE PARTICIPATION - Boys pictured here are engaged in soccer at .the Bunderson park. Participation has been higher than ever in the Brigham City recreation program, and more events have been added to the summer segment. PD Reports BE School Census Slated Final Two Weeks in July Business Very Good School census in Box Elder county will Business may ba down for some but one Brigham City office this past fiscal year reported a healthy volume. It was the Brigham City Police department. A report released last week Indicated the local department received 6,649 complaint re. ports during the year or an average of 18 per day. Included are calls received over tele, phone and radio but mostly by telephone. A typical report might read: 1101 Boy reported throw. s lng eggs at Mrs. house. Or: .0558 Reports that some one has removed a flamingo statue from their lawn and left ducks In Its some plastic single cost With $6,162.15 paid for this purpose through July 7. place. e Other expenses, Including Or: and operation of the 1717 Called Comostohave city pool and supplies, lncreas-e- d him whose assist Mrs. the total cost to $8,090.89, cat Is caught In the lawn mower. Receipts for the period InOther communiques of a more cluded $2, 814.30for admissions, nature might lead to the serious to the city pool and $1,178.50 of criminals for Red Cross classes. Ad. appreshenslon In progress, a crime or report ditlonal revenues from sales One thing the dispatcher on duty and rental, playground can expect is variety. adult tennis and arts So far this year, the departand crafts hiked the total to ment has handled 3,012 com$4,465.98, plaint reports. Of this number, 2,835 have been referred to other departments for proper disposition and 822 have result-e- d in direct police service of one nature or another. Here is a sprinkling of other figures from the report, listing Internationally famed singer reports of crimes, disturbances Igor Gorin will be the featur-eand services: The department has received speaker at Wednesays noon luncheon meeting of the Brig, 26 reports of burglary and ham City Kiwanis club. cleared eight; 59 reports of larceny and cleared 49; Gorin again this year will petty 31 reports of bicycle theft and sing the lead In Ogdens cleared 25; 17 auto theft and Pioneer days cleared 10; five reports of sex of All Faces West. offenses, mostly exhibition. There have been 49 reports Accompanying Gorin will be a trio who will sing numbers from of drunkeness with 36 cleared; the production. Continued on Page 3 main-tenanc- - d pro-ductl- com- COLONEL THESE FEDERAL officials be taken during the last two weeks in July, C. Morgan Hawkes, director of special services, announced Monday. Census is scheduled to be taken early, usual time is during September or October, In order to determine school needs for the approaching s at Thiokol year relative to the recent lay-off- Chemical corporation. School census Will be taken under Hawkes' direction with principals in charge and lady canvanssers 'appointed. Hawkes urges that the general public give the canvassers their cooperation in this important census period. The school census serves a number of very important functions. The data gathered will be invaluable in projecting pupil enrollment, in the enforcement of the school attendance law, in estimating the school program for the coming year and in anticipating building, classroom and teacher needs. Data will be useful only to the degree that it is accurate, thus the need for cooporation with those take-in- g the census. i Burton Opposes Postal APPOINTED Lt. Col. rancis J. Hart has been given which have created 25,000 new Jobs in 360 assignment at Thiokol. communities throughout the United States. Utah must create 10,000 obs a year to sustain our Pro-Uta- h, growing population And community development program must bear a significant part of the responsibility for our economic growth. Among the subjects which will be discussed will be assisFive Box Elder county men tance available to communities been named directors with have In solving economic problems Pro-UtaInc., the new Indus-trisuch as unemployment and expromotion organization commerpanding Industrial and to promote Utahs formed cial services. economy with new Industry and Ogden businessman John S, additional Jobs. Hinckley, a member of the state Box Elder Representing to the council SBA, advisory In the new organization county In Is cooperating arranging the are Ross C. Bowen, secretary-manage- r program. of the Box Elder ChamDon Carlson, of ber Commerce; AFTER THE MEETING, the exeoutlve, and Douglas banking be available will force for task, construction company consultation on Individual prob- Fife, head, all of Brigham City; Cliflems. far-me- r, Senator Moss Is a member ton G.M. Kerf? Tremonton GarJ. White, and James of the Senate committee which land businessman. on auhas recommendations In addition, Bowen was named thorizing legislation and pro- to the executive comSBA. of the grams mittee. ment programs Inc. Taps BE Men al Pro-Uta- SWANNER, IN TALKING TO the local officials Thursday said the seminar would be open to anyone who has an Interest In seeing your country grow. He explained how the SBA can provide loans for the establishment of new local bus- iness. This is not a giveaway but by which communities can help themselves. he de- a means Change in Collinston clared. Loans made for purposes of as serves office acquiring land, buildings and this post over, the community store, the school equipment must be repaid over a bus stop and the local gas maximum period of 25 years. The federal representative station. These rural residents do a great deal of business said the SBA prefers to have with mall order houses and local banks service and proIn a letter to Mr. A.C. Hahn, therefore, have considerable cess loans which helps to keep deputy assistant postmaster use for services such as parcel the economic impact at the home general In charge Of the Bureau post, money orders, certified level. He pointed out that SBA of Operations, Mr. Burton and Insured mall, as well as will provide up to 80 percent that community senti- stamp purchasing. It would be of the necessary funds with ment Is quite aroused at the a severe inconvenience for them the remainder expected to come suggestion that Collinston might to have to travel 20 or 25 miles from local sources. lose Its Identity and become a for these everyday services. Many times its the lack of rural route. cash which hampers a comIn addition, the Utah Power munitys economic developThis was a follow-uto preand Light company has a plant ment. With federal and local vious letters to the department, an area has a much dated May 14, 1964 and May 18, at Cutler which receives mall money, and parcel post from the Col. greater chance of attracting new In which the Utah 1964, linston Post Office, as does the business and keeping what it outlined the many LDS church In Beaver Dam. already has, Swanner explainreasons why It would be ed. to close this post office, out In Rep. Burton Laurence J. Congressman Burton Monday relter-ate- d his strong opposition to any change In the present status of the Colllngston Post office. h OFFICERS WERE NAMED In Salt Lake City with executGus Backman, long-tim- e ive secretary of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, elected president and general manager. Richard K. Hemingway, Ogden, was elected vice president, and Weston E. Hamilton, Salt Lake City, secretary-treasureIn all, 125 directors from every section In the state were selected as Pro-UtaInc., appeared to In gear for a super at exciting outside effort and existing state Industry to take fullest advantage of the states resources. Morris Rosenblat, Salt Lake Industrialist who was elected chairman of the executive committee, made this statement: Were going out after this business In every state, not with brochures and pamphlets, but with a real hard-sel- l, personal contact campaign utilizing the most effective people In every county. And we start now. Friday r. p lnad-visabl- e The people of CoUlnston can count on my complete support In their efforts to retain their post office, Mr. Burton pledg. ed. Collinston Is a community rich In the early history of our state, and we do not want It to lose Its local Identity, More pointed conclusion that the Collinston Post Office is located on Utah Highway 69, directly on the route of the U.S, Mail truck as it travels from Brigham City to Logan and no real economy would be effected by its elimination. ALSO SITTING IN ON THE meeting were Robert S. Welch, Job development specialist with the Utah Committee on Industrial and Employment Planning, and Dale Madsen, head of the Brigham City on Page Employ-Continue- d 3 OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH RESULTS Summer School Hears Cliotm Box Elder School districts THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ukelele playing, baton twirling summer Invited. and other enrichment and first full.fledged school program comes to a During the summer program, remedial classes In reading and climax this week and officials 71 classes have been In session arithmetic. Attendance has been very gnerally are pleased with the 40 of which are being conduct, results. ed at Bunderson and Central good and we know were on the Eugene Jorgensen, district schools In Brigham City. In right track although there are fine arts director, said there addition, are seven yet some kinks to Iron out. there were still a few bugs to work classes In speech therapy. said the fine arts director. out but added he was satisfied He voiced a hope that next Over the district, Jorgensen with this first year. said close to 1,000 third to summer, more parents would Youngsters In Brigham City elghth-grad- e students have been enroll their children so that plan to wind up their class enrolled In the program. More students could be grouped more activities Thursday with a than 600 of this number are In according to age. at Central Elementary Brigham City. It was the problem of widely school. Starting at 10 a.m. the differing ages in certain class, will Include IN ADDITION TO THOSE sub. es that caused some difficulty presentation and displays Jects previously mentioned, this summer. demonstrations from such diversified classes youngsters have studied In Span, Thursdays program Is meant as French, trampoline, type, ish, German, arts and crafts, to portray achievements of the writing, science and dramatics. creative dancing, tap dancing, summer school program. pro-gra- ...Even ukelele lessons were Included as part of the summer school program. here, Don Peart sings and struma a song with classmates. In for-grou- Blazes Char i Range Land Two range fires were reported this past week by J.D. Gun. derson, district fire warden, who noted that In each Instance, the fire was man. caused. most extensive blaze charred an estimated 50 acres of brush land In the Lucln area, about 165 miles west of Brigham City Sunday afternoon. The HART WAS a test and 6 bomber aircraft during the early days of development on these aircraft. During this period he was assigned as a test and acceptance pilot with the Air Force plant representative, Boeing company, Wichita, Kan. and later as chief of Air Force flight test and acceptance, Doug, las Aircraft company, Tulsa, pilot on are familiar with and are prepared to discuss develop- regls-tration- Kiwanis to Hear Famous Singer administrations Lt. Col. Francis J. Hart has been assigned as chief of the Air Force Contract Manage, ment office at Thiokol Chemical corporations Wasatch division. Colonel Hart comes to the Thiokol plant after a tour as a commander of the contract sup-po- rt detachment for the Titan missile site activation unit In Wichita, Kan. For three years he was assigned as Air Force liaison officer procurement working with the economics division of the state departments mission In West Berlin, Germany. munity development program, and Earl Redwlne, manpower development officer of the Department of Labor. The group will also Include George E, Saunders, head of the SBA regional office at Denver, and Theodore Maughan, Utah State director of employment security. Commenting on the pending visit. Sen. Frank E. Moss (D. Utah) Thursday said. program. said Sheffield was scheduled to INCLUDING ALL BASEBALL be arraigned In his court this and local football leaprograms at 9:30 a.m. morning (Tuesday) 63 some gues, per. At that time, he will be Inform, sonnel give their time to the city ed of the charge against him recreation program. and ball will be set. Issuance of the complaint cap Praising the council for its ped a nearly twoweek Investifull support of recreation, Dunn gation of the reported embezzle said he feels for a comment by the Box Elder Sheriffs Monday of munity Brigham Citys size, office. it's the finest program Ive of funds In Alleged shortage local March of Dimes the chapter has been the center of an Issue drawing state-widand even national attention In recent weeks. iness At TCC Plant B-4- 7 Okla. During World War n, Colonel Hart served with the Eighth Air Force flying 7 bombers. On his 29th bombing mission he was shot down, captured and confined as a prisoner of war until April 1945. He graduated from the Air Force advanced management course of the University of he received his Pittsburgh; flight wings In 1943 at Altus, Okla. Colonel Hart, a native of Chicago, 111., now resided at 539 Highland boulevard with his wife and three children. He replaces Lt. CoL Jay N. Fisher, who is retiring from the Air Force. Names Winners in Pet Contest City Twenty-sl- x City Brigham youngsters Friday snared honors In the citys annual pet contest at Rees Pioneer park. Entries were judged In a variety of classes Including most docile, most ferocious, best dressed and others. Judges this year Included Mayor Willis Hansen, city sanitation officer Mrs. Anita Burt, Public Works Director O. Nell Smith, and Recreation Director Les Dunn with Glno Como, city animal control officer, serving as technical advisor. Following Is a list of owners of winning entries In their order of finish: r, Most ferocious Diana Gary Wolf and Ben Mad-do- x (all dogs). Most docile Don and Roy Capps (hamster), Laura Lund-gre- n (puppy), Budge Christensen (big dog.) Best dressed Vicky Coleman (dog), Karen Hawkes (cat) Danny Ruggles (dog.) Biggest Bob Breltenbeker (dog), and Christy Knudsen (dog). Most quiet Marcia Mullins (fish), JUlla Hawkes (rat), Mark Vleck (dog). Nell Checketts Ugliest (mice). Prettiest Bill Owens (dog), Leonard Miller (birds), Janice Brown (white cat.) Smallest Becky Jones (gold fish), Keven and Randy Parsons (tad Pole), Nancy Lemore (turTau-ferne- tle.) Most unusual name Chris Spaulding and Carl Seashore (dogs.) winEach of the first-plac- e ners received an engraved trophy and ribbons were awarded for second and third places. Per Diem guards from Grouse Creek were able to keep the fire under control until the Bureau of Land Management ltTs rushed other personnel to the area. Burned was cheat grass, brush and Junipers. Gunderson said coals, bottles and other evidence Indicated the Air conditioners are blowfire was stared by picnickers. ing harder than ever, and the A fire on the hillside area sun still shines In hotter proeast of the LDS Harper ward portions In Brigham City. Tem. during the past five chapel Friday afternoon burned peratures have days ranged from 51 on about before be. 10, to 98 on July 12, acJuly under control lng brought by cording to Weatherman Charles nearby residents and the Honey, Clifford. vllle pumper crw. Following Is a record of the The blaze reportedly started when a Harper resident was burning some brush and the flames got out of control. Summer? Here to Stay half-an-ac- re Gunderson said he would s ign a complaint against the man for burning without a permit. r |