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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. 227 Sixth Ave. P.0. Box H7 Salt Lake City, Utah V t Jar. 5 Wafer . . . Feast or Famine In Arid Lands of The West Water On The Rampage Do Reclamation BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMER 3, 1954 VOLUME 47, NUMBER 49 Projects Junior Division Pay Their Way Water is such a common commodity that most of us dont think about it Its like the air we breathe, always there when we need it. But in the arid reaches of the western part of the United States, water is neither so common, nor is it always available. When it rains in many pl.wes in the United States, the downpour is a mere inconvenience. But in desert country, rain is never an inconvenience; when it comes, it is one of Gods greatest blessings Sometimes rain goes beyond a blessing; sometimes it comes all of a rush and then the bank-higswell into streams, and dry rivers turn in- Once-drto raging torrents. rivers transform themselves in- to frightening, angry masses of i dept less water, and many miles of fertile countryside1 are flooded, sometimes with much loss of life and always with the destruction of valuable propertrivu-'-let- In the arid West, water is always a problem. It is a problem by, its absence, and too often v. hen it comes, water is a problem because it comes too quickly. and with too much destructive force. Help Needed So, many years ago the people who live in the West called to on the national government help them with the problem of water. And reclamation projects were Some of them were begun. dreams for many years before many they became realities; others still are in the dream stage. But little by little, the water! sources of the West have begun to be tamed. is The story of reclamation not a story of Republican or Deboth mocratic administrations; political parties have lent their support to the solving of the problems of the west. That supand port has been The reasons for this support are easily understood; there is not enough money in any of the Western states to provide the to tremendous sums required control the rampaging rivers, to build the huge dams which are necessary. Heavy Expense California, Nevada, and Arizona could not have supplied the money to build Hoover Dam, for instance, which was one of the early successful efforts to tame the mighty Colorado river. And California, alone, could not have supplied the money for Shasta Dam, which controls the Sacramento River, nor for the vast Friant-Kerproject which regulates the flow of the rivers of the fertile Central Valley. And Oregon and Washington could not have supplied the money to build Bonneville and Grand. Coulee, which are a step towards the control of the Columbia River. The people in these areas per- - Penneys Plans Employe Payments J. C. Penney Company, nationwide department store organization. announced today that its directors have authorized a special year-enpayment for more than 50,000 associates in the company's 1,639 stores, offices and warehouses throughout the United States. The payment will be an amount equal to two weeks pay for all associates wrho have been employed for the full year 1954, and proportionate amounts for extra and part-timassociates and those employed less than a year. will All Penney associates share in the payment except staff members management whose earnings are determined largely by the companys long plan. standing It will be made December 15. The payment is in addation to regular company provisions for associates benefits, including sick benefits, gratuitous death and dismemberment benefit, retirethroft and ment fund plans, discounts on company purchases and others. e e profit-sharin- profit-sharin- South Stake MIA Choir To Meet Tuesday Eve South Box Elder stake MIA chorus members will meet for choir practice Tuesday evening. December 7, beginning at 8:40 p. m. at the stake tabernacle. Mobile Honor Roll The mobile chest unit begins its trek through Southern Box Elder county today, De. cember 3. in Corinne. , Students earning ranking on the honor roll in the Junior division at Box Elder High school were listed today by A. Elwyn Seely, who heads that division. Fertile Farm Land To I'gly Ravines arid West. . is the result of unchecked rainfall in the . be turned can land much controlled, unproductive Properly into valuable irrigated farms. . suaded the federal government to lend the money for the construction of the dbms, the irrigation projects and the power which accompanied projects them. That money now is being paid back, with interest. The people who proposed these vast projects to control the rivers of the West said that the development of these large dams would pay for Ihe costs of construction, eventually. Many opponents were positive that the dams were a waste of money. Costs Repaid But in the case of almost every reclamation project completed in the West, the claims of the most isionaiy advocates ot the project have been exceeded in actuality. The expansion of the West has been speeded immeasurably by reclamation. Thousands of acres of land, only partly useable as grazing land, have been turned into fertile agricultural land, raising valuable cash crops. Grazing land today is worth from $5 to $10 an acre; but that same land, turned into agricultural acreage, is worth from $500 to $1,500 an acre. is repaid increased income taxes; in The government in payments, made by the portion of the projects; direct payments by the irrigation districts concerned. And millions of dollars of valuable property have been placed on the tax rolls of the states, counties and cities in the West. power in Search Opens By National Foundation The American Foundation for called on national, state and local resources to help locate the lost children those who of this generation can neither see nor hear. According to M. Robert Barnett, Executive Director of the Foundation, too many of these youngsters have been allowed to grow up without a chance to learn even the simplest means of communicating with others. In the last ten years, state tfie Blind today Dental Project Winners Told By Sorority and local authorities have reported more than 200 deaf-blinchildren. But it is probable there are many more still unknown. Before desperately-neede- y Purpose of the honor roll, said Seely, is to recognize - student scholarship. It is computed on a point basis with a maximum 45 points allowed. Four of the six school subjects are considered majors and receive full point value. They are English, social studies, math and science. Minor s ubjects are physical education, instrumental and vocal music and industrial arts and homemaking. Ten points are' allowed for A, nine for eight for seven for B; six for five for four for two for D C; three for plus and one for D. Honor roll students, listed according to their rank, are: Seventh Grade Nancy Jeppsen, Saundra Beecher, Karollynn Cox, Joe Hil-laKatheryn Young, Carolyn Johnson, Mary Alice Alston, Olsen, Ra Dene Reeve, Arlene Whitney, Vertis Anderson, David Coppin, Anne Moskowitz, Clyde Deon Nichols, Darla Rock-wdoDurrcll Nielsen, Charles Rigby, Nancy Ann Valverg, Linda Jeppersen, Terry Wilde, Rochelle Huggins, Gary Jaggi, Bruce Jepperson, Rebecca Rasmussen, Tommy Rose. Eighth Grade Lynn Collings, Jay R. Eastley, Bruce Keller, Kathleen Hansen, Sydney Reeder, Fred Christensen, Rex Lish, Madge Sato, Marcia Rasmussen, Sue Rasmussen, Cathie Chase, Linda Jensen, "Mike Emery, Judy Nielsen, Merle Jo Markham, Dorene Nel, Karen son, Val Roberts, Jean Hust, Cherrol May, Richard Felt, Gary Nelson, Joan Louise Evans, Verda Reeves, Sims, Mary Ann Cobb, Martha Claire Horsley, Stanley Williams and John R. Mason. An-nett- a Had-field- For Deaf and Blind American Children dations program, Barnett nounced the expansion of field. work done. In charge this year for Epsi- Many Disabilities lon was Mrs. DeAnn Ebeling According to the . committee, A'ith Mrs Deon Lichtenstein as there is a wdde range of disabilities involved in the double hanXi Alpha chaiiman. dicap of deafnes sand blindness. This makes it impossible for a teacher to instruct more than two or, at the most, three chilA child need not dren a year. necessarily be totally deaf and totally blind to require specialized training, the committee He may have a out. pointed Mills. P. Dr Ernest Ogden, or a little hearing was guest speaker Thursday little sightbe unable to learn in luncheon and still noon at the regular a class of deaf pupils or blind Kiwanis club, of the meeting pupils. telling the members about his Presently there are six schools philosophy of life. Guests of honor at the meet- in the U. S. with departments all of whom for the ing was District Governor Lyto inwill be make able who man S. Pierce, Ogden, plans in accordance with the troduced the speaker Installation of newly elected number of children the survey officers and a charter night ob- locates. servance will be held next Mon- Kiwanis Club Will Fete New Officers , long-rang- e Disease Is Reported day evening when members and One case of gonorrhea was the their partners will meet at the communicable disease reHouse. only Ranch Maddox in Box Elder Kiwan-ian- s ported contracted for A Christmas party Noand their children has been county for the week ending 26, 1954. Presivember 16, December for planned It was reported from Brigham dent Glenn Andersen City. , , Royalty Of Annual Fall Social Event Harvest Ball held recently at Box Elder High School. who reigned at the F1IA-FFlast In the center are Queen Doris Hardy and King Teryl Hunsaker. Dick McCulloch, years king is crowning the queen and Marie Goulding, last years queen, crowns the king. Flanking the kitjg and queen on their left are attendant Elaine Stoll and Max Baty and on the right, attendant Edna Smoot and Bill Hudson. Little attendants in the front are Christopher Hyer and Jerry Johnston and Tatty Rasmussen and Elizabeth Harmon. . . . A Civic Clubs Play Major Community Role Lions Hear From Cornell Civic clubs play a major roll to and preserving in developing the American way of life. That was the comment Tuesday evening of Dr. William W. the Reeder, while addressing Brigham City Lions club. Dr. Reeder, a native of . Brigham City, known to many of the Lions as Bill," paid tribute the Teacher Lions for their community-buil- Practice Resumed Monday for VFW Corps Members are able to detect heart ailments, tuberculosis and lung cancer conditions. Early detection means a better chance for cure. The unit will be at Box Elder High school December 7 and 8; Brigham City, December 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16 and in Willard, December 17. t The process of a person takes but a few minutes and is free to the public, Mrs. , Flshburn continued. It Is suggested that a chest be taken once a year. ' - . Wars Veterans of Foreign Drum and Bugle corps members in Brig- are leadership resuming weekly practice, ham City and most communi- Monday, December 6, at 6:30 ties which have come under my p. m. observation.1 Clyde P. Larsen, director, toDr. Reeder, associate professor invited interested . . yqung-stets- , day, of rural sociology at Cornell 12 years old or older, to University, is currently making attend the meeting. There are a study In Brigham City. positions available in all deSpeaking on The Role of a partments of the corps, drums, Civic Club in a Community, bugles, majorette, color guards Mrs. Belle S. Spafford gave a Dr. Reeder asked the question: and twirlers. what kind of people would you Adults interested in this proj- most interesting and educational talk to members of the Box like your community to pro- ect are invited to attend and as- Elder duce? County Women's Legissist the group. and members Civic Clubs 6ffer Services are being made lative Council Appointments Services a civic club offers its for next years activities and a other interested guests Wednesday evening, December 1, at community were listed by Dr. successful year is again antici- "the Fourth LDS ward. Reeder as follows: (1) it takes pated, committee members, Mr. The guest speaker was Introa community point of view; (2) Larsen, Keith Pettingill and duced by Mrs. R. N. Price, proit encourages the building of a Mrs. Deloris Lauritzen, announcgram chairman. center of unity by enlisting the ed today. Mrs. Spafford told of her recooperative support of surroundMrs. (hiss Davis will again dicent attendance to the InternaEncour(3) communities; ing rect the bugles, and Bee Bywational Council of Womens conages the specialization of club ter the drums. ference held in Helsinki, Finmembers In fields of major inland. (4) Cooperates with terest; She urged the ladies to seek other groups dealing with comthe causes of world and persomunity needs; (5) Solicits the nal ills rather than treatment cooperation of other civic mindof the Ills. She expressed the ed groups In community projThree-A- ct thought that the participants of ects; (6) Keeps good propects international conventions have and Builds upholds alive; (7) First ward thespians will pick a great responsibility due to the the standards of the community, and (8) Sponsors leadership up where they left off many difference In customs In the years ago, Tuesday evening, various countries. At the contraining. Dr. Reeder was introduced to Dec. 7, at 7:30 p. m. when they vention which she attended, 34 comedy, different countries were reprethe members of the Lions club present the three-ac- t sented. She told of the amazing by J. Oleen Palmer, program Young April. The first three-ac- t committee member in charge. play pre- amount of good being accomPresident S. W. Beecher an- sented in many years, it is di- plished by women through carenounced approval by the board rected by LaPreal Anderson and ful organization.' The meeting Wednesday was of directors of six prospective assisted by Barbara Pella, ward conducted by Mrs. Elmer new Lions. activity counselor. ? is a comedy president. Young April, Wesley Bowman Sings were the from heard to Pains. Reports Growing Wesley Bowman, accompanied sequel that Cast members include Josette chairmen of departments by Verna Kerr Johnson, sang Peters, Richard Gordon, Wendy met with ,the Utah Womens "The Holy City. Salt Five young ladies, Mary Alice Foster, Becky Pearse, Lorene Legislative Council In Johnson, DeAnn Hess, Mary Ann Munton, Beth Baird, Ruth Bee- Lake City recently. Glimpses legislation Williams, Sheryl Lund and Cleo cher, Lee Smith, Bruce Keller, into the Important Ann Larsen sang Count Your Sherryl Nelson, Billy Sheffield, that will come up during the were of Sheep, Dixie Gunderson, Richard Felt, next legislative sessions Blessings, Instead and The Sleighing Song." They Brent Hess, Nancy Ferry, and made by the chairmen. Prior to the meeting beautiwere accompanied by Verna Dwight Reeves. Kerr Johnson. Candy will be sold during the ful prelude violin and piano music was presented by Mrs. Announcement was made of play and during intermission. Margaret Johnson, Joan Long the annual . Lions Christmas and Marilyn Steffen. party which will be held DeReading Circle Meets During the meeting two pacember 10 at 7:30 p. m. at Madselections were sung by dox Ranch House. Wednesday at 8 O'clock J.triotic Earl Johnston, accompanied after a It was announced, The Reading Circle will hold show of hands, that twenty its next meeting at the home by his wife. Attending the meeting were Lions and their ladies will at- of Mrs. Sarah Carruthers, 217 W. husband, tend the mid winter banquet, a East Second South, at 8 p. m., Mrs. Spaffords Earl Spafford, and her daughstate function of Lions, to be Wednesday. Dec 8 held in Salt Lake City, January Mabel Christensep will give ter. 10. the book review. ding Interesting Talk Belle S.Spafford Eagles Raise $325 total of $325 00 was cleared the Damon Runyon Cancer A in benefit dance sponsored jointly by the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Auxiliary last Saturday night, it was learned this week. for the benefit was Chris Larsen and Mrs. Lola Stewart, representing the two Ray Conger was organizations. dance chairman while Leo Jensen was in charge of ticket sales, with all members of the Eagles and Auxiliary taking part. Door prizes were presented during the dance with Tom Page winning a Scotch cooler. Lloyd Perkins a suitcase, Troy Miller a camera, and Dr. J. G. Felt a pen and pencil set. The gifts may be claimed at Hodges Barber shop, the committee d - Results of the will" be mailed to the patients about a month after the films are taken. Film for the pictures Is paid for by the Utah TB Association. Members of the local American Legion Auxiliary are assisting with the records involved In the units visit here. . , . In Cancer Drive an- the of organizati&ns Department and Services'for the Deaf-Blinthe appointment of Miss Sophia Alcorn as Special Consultant to initiate the census and consider chilthe problems of deaf-blindren under 20 years of age. Miss Alcorn, former principal of the Detroit Day School for the Deaf and a pioneer in the techdeaf-blinnique of teaching children through vibration, will organize the intensive search. The program is being conducted by the Foundation as a service to the National Study committee on Education of Deaf-BlinChildren, an appointed group of recognized authorities in this deaf-blind- ' Plans Move .child. dental As a major step in the Foun- Winners in the annual project sponsored by Epsilon and Xi Alpha chapters of Beta Sigma Phi were Gladys Sant and Eugie Dean. Miss Sant won the lovely doll and Miss Dean the erector set. The drawing took place Saturday, November 27, at 3 p. m. in the building formerly occupied , by Block's. All proceeds of the project will go towards assisting needy children with their dental probThe Brigham City denlems. tists have been most cooperative with the sorority project. Many children have received dental assistance who. without the help of the sorority and local been doctors, would not have able to have afforded the dental Mrs. Russell Fishburn, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, the sponsoring group for the unit, explained the are free to the public and all adults in the county above the age of 15 are invited and urged to" have their chest d expansion of educational facan cilities for these children get underway, the Foundation must know who they are and where they live. Public Help Needed In order to locate them, the help of every public and private agency in the fields of education, child welfore and medicine is vitally needed, Barnett added. The search is the beginning of an accelerated program of research and planning for this doubly handicapped On X-R- ay CountyTrek; Gives Free Exams Students Listed s y- full-tim- Crowns and Attendants Go With Office EIGHT PAGES First Ward Plans Comedy IClit-gaar- d, D. M. (Mace) Mason . . takes new post Inform Rotarians . . With Quiz Program Past Secretary A Rotary information quiz was conducted as a program feature for the Tuesday noon luncheon meeting of the local service club with Dr. C. A. Munns acting as master of ceremonies. Special music for the occaDwight Murray (Mace) Ma- sion was a vocal duet by Harson, former secretary-manage- r of old B. Felt and Perc Petersen, of the Box Elder Chamber accompanied by Mrs. Petersen. manCommerce, has accepted Reed Simonsen toasted Charles agership of the Bellingham, Claybaugh on his birthday. Wash., Chamber. Orson Slack. Ogden, was a He will leave his present port at the meeting. guest Chamof the Cache as manager over ber of Commerce to take his new duties January 1. Before becoming secretary of the Box Elder Chamber of ComThe Brigham Young Univermerce in 1950, Mason was advertising manager on the Box sity Concert Eand is scheduled . He took to appear in Brigham City, MonElder day evening, December 6, on a the Logan post in 1952. A native of Kansas, he is a tour from Provo, to high school graduate of the Western Insti-lur- and church organizations desirof Chamber of Commerce ing to view and hear this coentertainment which executives (Stanford University, llegiate repe-toirPalo Alto, Calif ) and a former ranges in its diversified from marches to classics secretary of the Utah Chamber of Commerce executives organi- and semi popular selections. Director of the Concert Band zation. He Is currently serving on the is Ralph Laycoek who has had board of directors of the Utah extensive experience In the various fields of music conducting Retail Council. Mason and his wife, Betty, and education in Canada and the United States. A graduate of have two children. Of B.E. Chamber In New Position BYU Concert Band To Perform Here Next Mon. Eve News-Journal- e e BYU, Professor Laycock obtained his M. S at Juliiard School of Music in New York and has musistudied with prominent cians such as Leroy J. Robert son, Vittorio Gianini and Thor Johnson. In Canada he performed with the Royal Canadian Air Force Bands as well as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His professional experience includes performances with productions and such as South Pacific, Finians Rainbow. exA man with diversified perience, Mr. Laycock has play- - ed professionally many different instruments including clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, english horn, bassoon, contra bassoon, flute, all saxophones, trumpet and string bass. Professor Laycocks fraternal affiliations are with Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Pi Kappa Lambda, professional music societies. Music lovers have this opportunity to enjoy Mr. Laycocks Concert Band when they present many classic and popular numbers at the stake tabernacle, 8 oclock Subject, Told for Talk On St. Paul Sunday Subject for the address on the life of St. Paul, Sunday, December 5, In the weekly broadcast over radio station KBUH, at 8:15 a. m., is St. Paul is Warned Not to Go to Jerusalem. A ladies double trio, under direction of Mrs. Jennie Nielsen, will sing two numbers, T Walked Today Where Jesus Walked," and Prayer Perfect. They will be accompanied by Verna K. Johnson. Other ladies in the trio are Lola Nielsen, Jane Linford, Lottie Tyson, Alice Nelson and - Clara Jensen. |