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Show Ibiverail Microfilnins Cor-l-iLia- Ave. :uio Lake City, Utah Comp. ir ,i Volume 70, Number 34 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Sunday Morning, August 20, 1967 Expanded A rich offering In vocational training for both boys and girls Is being offered this year at both high schools In Box Elder county school district, accord, lng to Sam Gordon, vocational education director. At Box Elder High school classes In the business area are being offered In shorthand and transcription and office occupations cooperative. Classes In the trades and Industry area being offered Include auto mechanics, drafting and dlversl-fle- d cooperation; In home economics, food services coopera-tlve- ; and In the agriculture TremontonAug.23 CrOr'", Golden Spike Rodeo Heads Slate of Varied Activities The Golden Spike Rodeo, stock show, horse racing, parade and exhibits will headline the 1967 Box Elder County fair which gets underway Wednesday and continues through Saturday at Tremonton. Wayne Sandall, fair board said Friday this president, elec-tronlc- Mary Jean Young 7. Both programs will be conducted In the auditorium at Box Elder High school. The talent portion will at 7;30 p.m. with tickets be-gi- n priced IS at $1 25 per person. RIVER BEAR HIGH Is offering shorthand and business Peach Queen Event Sept. 8 Television personality Miss Julie of "Romper Room fame will be mistress of ceremonies for the annual Peach Queen pageant Sept. 8, It was announc. ed this week by the sponsoring Brigham City Jaycees. This event will be the second night of competition for the queen candidates who vie In the talent catagory on Sept. andtrans-crlptlon- , occupa-tlon- s In the cooperative business field; In the area of trades and Industry, Industrial The second night pageant Is chemistry, electronics, scheduled for 8 p.m. with a cooperative occupa. $1.50 price for admission. tlons and Industrial electricity; Latest to enter the 1967 Peach food services In home econo-mlcQueen contest Were Mary Jean and In the agriculture Young and Toni Heesacker, field, agriculture cooperative and engine and engine techMiss Young, age 20, is a nology. A class In distributive edudaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Young of Corlnne, and Is being cation will also be available. Gordon explained that the cosponsored by the Box Elder News and Journal. operative classes are set up Miss Heesacker, 17, Is a with the student spending an daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- hour In the class room where ward Heesacker, 190 North he Is given the Information to Ninth West, Brigham City, and help him to be successful on is sponsored by Everton Ma- the Job, and then spends at ttress company. least 180 hours per year at a work assignment In the area. This might be one hour per day, or It may be handled In some other way to fill the work assignment. OF SPECIAL Interest to In the district are the programs being offered them In the vocational fields listed as well as remedial training for those who need to take trainto preing In the three The Inter mountain school servation In June. Some 125 have attended col- pare them to either take a campus Is alive with activity as the staff of 400 employes leges and universities oneduca. Job or Improve their position terminate their summer to be- tlonal leave, developing their on the Job. Those Interested In these gin the 19th year of education for academic standards andprofes-slona- l are encouraged to conclasses status. In and Navajo boys girls the district office In the tact Brigham City. TWELVE PERSONS attended court house or the employment Thirty-fivbuses will bring the Initial group of students to colleges that had sponsored office for further Information. Classes will also be offered the school early Tuesday morn-lng- , them through the National DeIn the drivers education for adults act Education for fense signaling the start of the who have not had a drlvgrs 1967-6purpose of upgrading lnstruc-tloschool year. for special education and permit, the director noted. Additional students will arrive via bus Thursday with the the disadvantaged youth. "And also during the sum-meschool expecting a normal en. employes vacationed with rollment of about 2,100 youths from the Navajo reservation. many leisure activities and from their ranging ALTHOUGH THE CAMPUS homes to extensive trips to all has been relatively quiet this points of the nation, a school summer, recent weeks have spokesman said. brought varying routines for The Initial buses Tuesday school personnel. One. hundred guidance and are expected to arrive at about The Argrlculture department academic employes attended a 7 a.m. after which the students this past week broke down Into check-lon the will two. week workshop begin English regular counties the acreage allotment as a second language on the re procedure. for Utah farmers participating In the wheat program under the 1967-6- 8 Year rs e n 8 Box Elder Wheat Acreage Set For Next Year Arglcultural Pre-Scho- ol Slate Beckons Personnel Box Elder schools won't open until next week, Monday, Aug, 28, to be exact, but district personnel will get Into the swing of things early as they attend preschool activities this week. A different orientation program Is planned Wednesday for the districts 47 new teachers with the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce becoming a partner. The newcomers will meet In the choral room at Box Elder High school for briefing sessions with the district staff from 1:30 to 3:18 p.m. THEYLL ALSO HAVE a visit from representatives of the Box Elder Education association, The chamber plans to take over at 3:30 p.m. with an introand welcome to the duction county In slides and words. An hour tour of the Brigham City area is scheduled beginning at 4 p.m. And capping the days activities will be a picnic lunch for the new teachers and their spouses at the Rees Pioneer park bowery, Actually, a principals meeting in the district central office Tuesday will launch the ser- ies sessions. all district personnel will gather at Box Elder High school for various meet, lngs, Including a general gather of pre-schoOn Thursday, ( school Staff Prepares For pt o field, agriculture cooperative as well as welding cooperative. TV Personality to Emcee Sen. Adjustment act, Wallace F. Bennett announced. The state has been allotted total of 309,825 acres for the 1968-6marketing year, Senator Bennett said Box Elder county has been allotted 97,721 acres. The Utah Republican said, "The total allotment Is based upon the projected national yield of wheat of 27.5 bushels per ing In the auditorium starting acre. at 9:10 a.m. And on Flrday all profession, The 1968 national acreage al personnel, custodians and allotment will make available lunch workers are expected to a supply of wheat equal to the be at their respective schools national marketing quota, deterfor meetings starting at 8 a.m. mined to be 59. 3 million acres. -- Three Brigham Schools Set Friday Registration Three elementary school in Brigham City have set dates for registration prior to the Aug. 28 opening day of school, The signup day is Friday, Aug. 25, and the schools are Bunderson, Foothill and Central. Bunderson students will register at the school between 1 and 3 p.m. while the hours at Foothill are 10 a.m. to 12 noon and at 'Central, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Students are asked to have $1 for activity cards. Lunch cards will be on sale at Foothill and Bunderson and those attending Central are asked to have $1 or $2 for insurance, depending upon the coverage desired.' Affected are students from kindergarten through sixth grade. 1 Sun at Four-Da- y Program Toni Heesacker PAGES County Fair Opens Vocation few 032 8 4 eiv years biggest SWtfhJ rtfTfriT-H- J I He said r ANOTHER CENTENNIAL FEATURE U. of U. Aide Peach Days Bides To Will Be Only 159 versity Address Booster Meet An official of the Uniof Utah will be the guest speaker Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce booster breakfast. He is Neal A. Maxvice well, executive president and assistant of professor political science at the Salt Lake City school. The breakfast will start at 7 a.m. in the Tropical restaurant. Would you believe that rides on the derrick bid at that time. will cost only 15 cents each Reporting on a flag project when the carnival comes to town for Main street, Councilman BUI Davis said 72 American on Peach Days? Well, thats the way Its going flags had been ordered from to be, thanks to another cen. the Valley Forge Flag company, tennlal year promotion of Brig- Spring City, Pa., at a cost of ham City and the chamber of $9.50 each. He said the order was made commerce. This was disclosed In an ex- only after checking with local pense breakdown presented to merchants to compare prices on the city council by Veran N. the same quality flag. chamber secretary, Boothe, manager, Thursday night. The city will fork out $1,750 SPRINKLING SYSTEM FIRST STEP to help pay the cost of rides, thus reducing the cost from old 35 and 25 cents to the days level of 15 cents. history. the parade scheduled will be almost twice as ever before with and an estimated 60 26 floats units entered. It looks like there wlU be more exhibits and well be selling 15 percent more livestock at the fair auction, Including fat steers, sheep and pigs, than the board presl-den- t ever before, said, In addition, the horse racing and horse show promise to be better than ever, he noted. WILL also have t to a new exhibits building, constructed Just this year. The rodeo arena stands have been expanded to add another 1,500 seats and a roof built over them. There Is also a new water system to more adequately meet the needs of fair participants plus other Improvements and general repainting, Sandall exFAIR-GOER- S access pre-vai- In Thursday as large RODEO ROYALTY Royalty for 1967 Box Elder County fair rodeo are, center, Queen Reva Udy from Riverside, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Udy; Annette Secrist, left, first attendant from Plymouth and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Secrist, and Debbie Holmgren, second attendant and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holmgren, Bear River City. l THE LOW PRICE WILL during the full time the Monte Young carnival Is here, Boothe said. This expense was part of a $5,371.37 budget presented and approved for the 100th anniversary promotion. Although more than the $5,000 apportioned in the city budget, the council agreed to turn the full amount over to the chamber which Is handling the cen- edition of the county promises to be the 120.by-40.foo- Sum: $50,962 An Elwood couple Friday was awarded a total of $50,962 In First District court as the first In a series of highway land suits was condemnation n Awarded the sum by an jury were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hunsaker who own and a Jersey dairy farm, located west of the old Elwood school site. The award Included $14,206 for 25 acres of right. and $36,756 for Interstate-8eight-perso- op-era- of-w- severence damages. A bridge structure on the proposed highway route Is now nearing completion on the land which formerly constituted part of the Hunsaker farm. The trial took three days to complete In the local court, finishing up at about 7 p.m. plained This looks like It should be Friday and was the first In a one of our real fine years or series'- of suits Involving the Elwood-to.weTremonton the fair, he stated. Fair premium books are still stretch of available In Brigham City at the Box Elder News and Jour, nal office and the extension WINDOWS BROKEN Orvll Davis told Brigham City office, county courthouse. police Thursday that two more PERHAPS THE highlight of windows had been broken at Wednesdays opening activities Bunderson Elementary school. will be the annual North and A number of windows were broken earlier In the week. (Continued on Page Five) Council Moves Ahead On Park Development Brigham City Is moving full planted on the former pond, with city workmen and equipnow graded and cleared off, ment slated to handle trenchspeed ahead on planned development of the south pond area at this fall. ing and refilling Rees Pioneer park. Well start Immediately and AS IT TURNED OUT, E. C. do as much as we can during Thursday night the city coun. ell received bids for labor and Olsen of Ogden was low bidder the next two weeks by which materials which exceeded by for the materials at $2,073.07 time the materials are expectabout $1,100 the project budget In competition with two other ed to arrive, the mayor stated. Some $3,500 was budgeted for for sprinkling system Installa- firms. The contract to furnish In- the project and It now appears tion. stallation labor was awarded there will be enough to purchase negoHowever, following tennial year activities. a special council to Larsen Brothers Plumbing grass seed In addition to Inand tiations were other expenses Among cost had of Brigham City which nego- stallation. the fly-Ia Friday, meeting Peach Days $1,000 for tiated Its bid downward Friday breakfast and air show; been pared down and an ImmedIN ANOTHER as the city agreed to perform development, $866.57 for centennial brochure iate start assured for the propart of the work Mayor Zundel said that archiject. covers; $316.80 for the plant-lntect Don Frandsen would have of trout at Rees park pond THUS LARSENS ORIGINAL designs and cost estimates for and prizes; $400 each for old Olof Zundel said he bid of $2,826 was shaved to a shelters and an amphitheatre Mayor and and free photos peaches; lesser amounts for such things is optimistic that grass can be negotiated price of $1,052.20 ready by this week. These are as gas balloons, beard and western wear contests, Main street banner and printing. g COUNCILMAN Wayne Jen-sesaid a study committee headed by himself recommend-ethe city accept a bid of $17,772 from W. H. Plngree company for a combination eledevice to ctric derrrlck-aerla- l be placed on a new line truck yet to be purchased. It was one of three bids received on the unit the preced-lnweek. However, Jensen said the was based on a condition that a $970 Item a deck. mounted winch . might have to be deleted If bids on the line truck are too high, No action was taken to accept the bid beyond Jemena recommendation but the city officials decided to wait the outcome of the truck bidding. Land Action Included In plans for additional development at the new park site. Public Works DirecSmith has prepared cost estimates for trees, barbecue pits and other facilities. Also, tor O. Nell MAYOR ZUNDEL SAID he plans soon to call represents, tlves of local service clubs together, explain the overall park plan and price tags and Invite them to participate as a community project. A master plan showing all future Improvements was pre. pared by Planner R. Clay Al. lred and approved by the city council several weeks ago. n THEY SET AUG. 29 as the bid opening date and Indicated they would decide also truck Job Openings A total of 31 Job openings were received at the Brigham ofCity Employment Security Aug, week the for ending fice 12, It was disclosed in a state, issued summary. This compared with 40 opening received during the preceding week and 17 In the same week a year ago. f UK f u wk A l'Wv7v J P fs rri j.. f M U & rV) x $ ' X ' - "J GATHERING 1, ,, - . OF TRIBES This picture was during the annual "Gathering of the Tribes" pageant in Brigham City on Friday night. Held also on taken Saturday evening at Box Elder High school, the event a color ful show of dancing. brought scores of western Indians together in |