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Show Utah Grocers Declare War on THE BOX ELDER NEWS, Brigham City, Utah 3 Sunday, February 13, 1966 Costly Bad Check Menace City, past president of the Utah Retail Grocers association and chairman of the Food Industry Bad Check committee, says the problem is of such significant magnitude and concern that the retail food store operators have organized a committee to combat It. "There is over $500,000 In Utah each day In bad s Honest he says checks, pay for the uncollectible portion of this that businessmen must carry as an Increased In of doing business. addition to the outright cost of the bad check, there Is the tre. mendous cost of trying to collect the returned checks. On DALE A. JONES, Salt Lake top of this, the honest citizen must pay the taxes to support the nearly one third of the Utah State Prison population that Is Ag-Indus- try there for some kind of bad The taxpayers check offense must pay the cost of keeping many bad check writers In city and county Jails and the thousands of dollars expended by police officers, courts and others Involved in prosecution and conviction of bad check writers. Police estimate that it requires $1,000 to prosecute the courts on a bad through Processing, preserving, re- check passer. These costs are search and transportation of being borne by the honest citifoods will be covered at the 10th zen. annual Agriculture. Industry conference to be held Wendes-day- , GROCERS THROUGHOUT the Feb. 16, In Salt Lake Cit- State are stuffing a handbill In yto each order of groceries leav-lnFree to the public, the conthe store. f ference will be held In the HoThis handbill, says Dee It Is tel Utah. sponsored by Glen Smith of Smiths Food Utah State university, which King, first vice president of has promoted the Interest of URGA, "will help to Inform agriculture and Industry since the public about the problem Its founding In 1881, In coop- and tell them why the grocer eration with the states lead-ln- Is acting on it. The grocers Industrial and agrlcultur-a- l will ask customers to write organizations. personal checks for the amount Registration will begin at 9:15 of the purchase only, unless a m. on the mezzanine floor otherwise approved by the where reservations mayalsobe Seminars are being sponmade for the noon luncheon. sored throughout the state to bewill The first session Instruct employees In methods gin at 10 a.m. with an address of stopping the bad check loss. of welcome to be made by More prosecution on a criminal Governor Calvin L, Rampton, basis will be encouraged, too, of proThe changing patterns says Smith. cessing and preserving foods will be the topic of an address 4770V SWITCH by Dr. Anthon Ernstrom, proHOLLYWOOD iUPI) A fessor, Department of Dairy switch In plans calls for "Ready Science, USU. for the Tiger to be filmed In Dr. D. K, Salunkhe, profes-sor- , Mexico Instead of Hong Kong Department of Plant Scifinancial reasons. will discuss at USU, ence Where Food Science Research IOYACERS Will Lead Us." SteHOLLYWOOD UPI The transportation of foods, Edmond O'Brien Boyd, phen be will in and out of Utah, And Arthur Kennedy will make , by Dr. Rondo A. the voyagers on "Fantastic Department of Agricul- up at 20th-FoVoyage" Economics. tural Grocers throughout the state have declared war on bad checks O.S. Allen, Provo, president ot the Utah Retail Grocers association, says that the association Is conducting a unified, concerted and strong campaign to combat one of Utahs fastest growing, most costly and shameful social problems. The bad check problem In Utah Involves thousands of our and millions of citizens he says. The cost dollars, to the taxpayers and the buying public and the indication of the decay of our moral sense of responsibilities makes this truly a serious social problem Conference Opens Wed. TEST YOUR HEART These students in Mrs. Lois Thornes iourth grade class at Willard school, use a stethoscope, fabricated during their study on health. Left to right are Annette Lemon, Deanne Summers, Teri Kap, Brian Baddley and Michael g g man-age- .or SPECIAL AWARD John Hlgglnson present! Thlokoli outstanding manager award" and a farewell gift to Herbert F. McQueen, prior to his departure from the Wasatch division to a new position la Chatanooga, Tenn. d Chris-tensen- x. Thiokol Cites. Departing BE Beef Feeders Manager of Manufacturing To Attend Meet An Heibert ger of manufacturing at Thiokol Chemical corporations Wasatch division, recently resigned his position to become manager of the power boiler plant at Cumbustlon Engineer, F. McQueen, mana- duced annual savings of $728,205. While employed at the division, McQueen lived in Brigham City at 204 North Tenth East, with his wife, and their three daughters. h estimated 24 Medicare Deadline Warning Sounded by SS Official n Church Group to Hold Fund Dinner A large pump capable of adding 750 gallons a minute either city's water supply or irrigation supply, is admired by Richard Chambers, mayor; Richard E. Griffin, USU extension water resource specialist; Dean Ellis, mayor of River Heights, and Ray Hughie, Logan engineer. Water and other subjects will be covered at management institute at USU March To lemove discoloration from k boil the cookwaie following solution in the utensil for five to ten n lmitcs two tablespoons of of bnkimr soda a half-cu- p liquid household blent h and a i up of wntei Then wash, linse, thy and wipe with looking oil. Management Institute To Draw BE non-stic- Officials Local officials from cities, sues and Interest rates MANY FEATURES of the towns, water and sewer are designed to be In Box Elder county will participate In a management particularly helpful to new city Institute at Utah State unlver. officials as well as water and sewer personnel, according to slty March Richard E. Griffin, Utah State There they will obtain and Ideas useful in local university extension water water and sewer planning and specialist and chairman management The sessions are for the event. Sponsoring the management designed to benefit everyone In the manatement and institute for water and sewer operation of water and sewer districts and municipalities are Intermountain Section Amerifacllttes, notes County can Water Works association, Agent A. Fullmer Utah Munlctpal league, Utah There also will be awomens State Health department, Water Pollution Control as. program for wives who go with their husbands. They will ob. soclatlon, and the cooperative tain Ideas and research lnfor. extension services and college matlon on family communlca-tion- , of engineering at USU, food and clothing, and child development. dis-trlc- lnfor-matlo- RESIDENTIAL n and COMMERCIAL GLASS Windows - Doors Mirrors Northern Utah Glass All-re- Ut-a- h FRANCIS T. MAYO of the office Utah State Engineers will moderate a panel of mayors and council members the problems confront, ed by smaller cities and towns. The institute also will deal with annexation, certification of personnel, legislation affecting water and sewer districts, federal grant In aid programs, population trends, water pollution, billing for utility servlc-es- , zoning problems, bond is- - U L 723-344- Main 6 5TH QUORUM OF 70'S MISSION FUND P B 132 North Phone I N To assure that everyone over years of age In Brigham City area has an opportunity to enroll for MedlcarS before the March 31 deadline, Ernest Rob65 security number, your 1965 withholdings statement or Federal Income tax return and your birth certificate or an early church record. erts, social security represen. g I C E NORTH BOX ELDER STAKE CENTER 4th East & 5th North D Serving from 6:30 to 8:30 Donation FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, $2.50 1966 For all the good things in your home . . . Only Electric Heating Is Good Enough pos-slbl- Know Your Newspaper Better Manu-facturln- g You'd Be Surprised! Esky Ideas submitted by employees, 475 have been accepted and represent an estimated annual savings valued at $633,788. In addition, manufacturing management ini. tlated other actions which pro- - you'd be surprised if you knew how many persons have been taking the News & Journal for how many years. "Ive been reading the News & Journal for 16 years," says one person. "I've taken the News & Journal for 30 years," says another, And we can probably find you others who have been subscribing to this newspaper for longer than that. Yes, ' mm Why? Because They Want the Local News Kave you, or has someone And this newspaper is the newspaper that does the best job of giving you the local news. The big city dailies that come into this community you know, just moved to a carry a little news about what happens here . . . but the News & Journal is devoted entirely to what happens in this area. No big city paper can give you the detail of the local news that our newspaper does. new home? Your Welcome Wagoa Hostess will call with gifts and friendly the greetings from Your Home Newspaper Is 9 Phone Important It's the only paper that keeps you fully informed of what's going on in this area no other news- 723-57- paper can do the job adequately. This local news coverage is why our subscribers stay with us for a long, long time . . . often a lifetime? v Beginning with yourself, and your children, the good things in cleanliness and draft-fre- e your home deserve the comfort of flameless electric heating t . plants, canaries or love birds, cats or dogs, beautiful drapes and lovely carpets, fine furniture, and priceless paintings or pictures. purc-as-sunshi- . Over 2,200 Homes Now Enjoy Electric Heat in This Area OWNERS of Total Electric Homes Receive A I T Mexican, Oriental and American Food cost Of 72 Zero Defects awards presented to date, McQueens employees received 62. employees have sub. mltted 528 CARE Ideas of 825 total at the division. Of 968 V Annual Smorgasbord persons from Box Elder county will attend a meeting of the Ogden Area Beef Feeders association on Feb. 15 The session will be held In the Golden Spike Livestock Show coliseum meeting room start-lnat p m. Dr. B. P. Cardon, president of the Erly.Fat Livestock Feed company, Tucson, Arlz.,wlllbe the guest speaker. He will discuss conditions of grains for and fee. livestock feeding lot feeding In Arizona." survivor Anyone claiming tatlve from the Ogden office an benefits will also need their nounced this week that he will marriage certificate. lng in Chatanooga, Tenn. be here at the Employment Dont delay filing your claim was one of the first office an extra day during because you do not have some at the Wasatch divimonths of February and March. of these proofs. Come In and sion. Thus, he will be here on the file anyway. Perhaps I will be to his Just prior departure, dntes: Feb. 10 and able to advise you how to get following McQueen was presented the 17, and March 3,10, and 17. His what Is missing," Roberts said. outstanding manager hours will be from 10 a.m. to Anyone In the Brigham City by John Hlgglnson, manAnnual smorgasbord of the 1 to 4 on area and noon these p.m. desiring Information about ager of operations. McQueen Fifth Quorum of Seventies will their social security should condates. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. was cited for his ability In spe-cibe held Friday, Feb. 18 at the In discussing what will be tact Roberts at the Employment Mexican, Oriental and Amer-lea- n programs which Include North Box Elder LDS stake food treats will be on needed when claiming social office In Brigham City on Feb, Zero Defects, CARE (cause and center, Fourth East and Fifth the menu of the fund raising security, Roberts suggests that 10, or on one of the other dates removal of error), and Esky North. Serving will be from you should have your social when he Is here. (economy, safety, quality) which all designed to provide highest e quality products at lowest n INSTITUTE FEATURE to Logan Special Low Rate for Eectricityf Because It's Electric, It a Better t UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. |