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Show f Univeesal Microfilming Corp 141 Peirpont Ave. Utah Jan 57 Salt $ VOLUME 49, NUMBER 39 TeT'fsrx't, Two File for Tf- v p vV 138 a RAZE LANDMARK This adobe brick build ing which has stood for more than 80 years at the corner of Second South and First East, is being torn down this week to provide building space for Brigham Citys new dial telephone exchange. PIONEER LANDMARK Cow Strikes Auto Telephone Company Starts Clearing Meanders on Way Property for Proposed Dial Exchange Contractor Wayne A. Jensen started demolition work , Rotarians Welcome District Governor At Luncheon Today Thurs- day morning on the old Morgan home, located at the corner of Second South and First East. The site where the old pioneer home has been standing for more than 80 years, was purchased recently by the Moun- tain States Telephone company as the location for a new dial telephone exchange which will be built in Brigham City. According to Ross B. Jenson, local telephone company manager, the engineering work on the new dial plant already has started and architects now are designing the building. While no firm dates have construction been established, on the building will probably start next summer, Jenson said. Cut-ove- r to the new dial system tentatively has been set for 1958 but the date could vary on sevferal months, depending when equipment will be delivered, he pointed out. Razing of , the old pioneer home, which was one of the show places of Brigham , City when it was constructed m the early 1870s, reveals that it was originally built by Osey Pierce and his wife, Jean Snow Pierce. Mrs. Pierce was a daughter of President Snow. of WilPierce was a step-solis Boothe who operated the old Boothe Hotel, where the Howard Hotel now is located. They the Boothe and also started Pierce store on the corner north of the hotel, it being the first commercial venture to go into competition with the church-operatecooperative order. The property was purchased by Willis and Suzanna Boothe when the Pierce family moved to Salt Lake City.' In about 1915, Evan and Amanda Boothe Morgan purchased the property and upon their death it was transferred to Eugene C. and Wilma Morgan Wixom. Mrs. Wixom is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Morgan. has been vaThe property cant for the past seven years, during which time it has been the prey of vandals. n A meandering The Rotary club of Brigham City will be host to Richard L. Evans, Governor of District 165 of Rotary International, at their regular luncheon today at noon. Evans is making his annual visit to each of the 42 Rotary area. clubs in the Utah-IdahHe will be guest speaker at the luncheon and will later discuss Rotary administration and service activities with officers and committee MIA Clouds and Dust Head Weather News Clouds appeared on the horimorning and remained most of the day, getting hca'vfe during the afternoon when a dust storm entered the picture. Daytime temperatures were cooler Thursday when the mercury remained at 83 degrees during the warmest part of the day, according to Charles Clifford, local weather man. Low High zon Thursday Sept. Sept. 26 27 87 83 51 57 LDS Music Clinic Scheduled Monday The General Music committee of the LDS church is sponsoring a music clinic to be held on Monday evening, Oct. 1, at the tabernacle for the purpose of to orfurnishing instructions ganists and choristers of North and South Box Elder stakes. Dr. Alexander Schreiner, Salt Lake tabernacle organist, will conduct the clinic. Included in the instructions will be the presentation of choir music selected for the 1956-5season; helps in presentation and interpretation of this music; and a demonstration of a short course in sight singing and music notation, which has been by J. Spencer Cornprepared wall as an aid to learning new music. aii organists and choristers from the various wards are expected to be in attendance, according to Harold B. Felt, who this made the announcement week. Also requested to attend are in bishopric representatives charge of music. Each ward choir is requested to be represented by two members of each section, namely, sopranos, altos, tenors, and bass. The clinic is open to all interested persons, whether assigned from their ward or not, who in music might be interested leadership. Change Place this filed Two candidates week for the vacancy on the board of education, Box Elder County School district, to be voted on bv residents of District 4 at the general election. They are Charles Clifford, RFD 2, and Aaron Snow, Perry. Clifford filed Tuesday and Snow followed on Wednesday. District 4 is composed of the communities of Willard, Perry, Mantua, Harper, Honeyville and Deweyville. To be filled on the board of education is the post held by Lorin Honeyville, Hunsaker, term expires whose five-yea- r the first of the year. Candidates may file at the office of the county clerk on or before Saturday, Oct. 20, at 1 p. m., K. B. Olsen, county clerk, announced. Only voters residing in the fourth district , will ballot for school board member, Olsen pointed- - out. Morris In cooperation with the Corinne ward MIA officers, John Craner, Stella Forsgren, Janie Jensen, Cleone Nicholas and Alice F. Davis, program chairman, a special Ground Observer corps evening was presented, Sept. 25, at the ward chapel. Awards, representing some 3,000 hours of plane spotting were presented to Ella Stallings, supervisor of Corinne, Marijane Morris, chief obseve; Lon Stallings, Betty Burt, Max Forsgren, and Budd Morris, by Lt. Joseph Rogers, field operations officer from the Filter Center at Salt Lake City. Mrs. Esther Hodges, Box Elder and Cache county coordinator, and Seargent Richard Yar RULE EIGHTH GRADE Officers selected last week to head the activities for the Eighth grade at the BEHS r, junior division are shown above, left to right, Bobby Harvey Morgan, president; and Shauna Sheffield, secretary-treasure- r. Seeg-mille- vice-preside- : construction work began on the gigantic fill project in Great Salt - Lake ' near Promontory i Game time tonight, Friday, Point Enrolled at the 'school are J3 at Weber High school- where the Bees will meet the War- first graders and 18 second graders, who will share the riors In the second conferroom, with Kathryn ence tilt for both teams, has same been advanced to 7 p. m. rath- Thomas as teacher; 25 third er than 8 p. m. as previously graders and 18 fourth graders with Lillian Lim as teacher, announced. two There are 19 fifth graders, 13 Weber has played games this season, nosing out sixth graders and 14 seventh Granite 13 to 6 In a practice graders in the room taught by go and blanking South Cache Ilka Gregory, while Principal last week, 38 to 0 In regional Phillip G. Thomas will teach nine eighth graders, five ninth competition. The Bees on the other hand graders and nine tenth gradwon and lost in practice tilts ers, as well as assuming duties 1 . , and tied Ben Lomond last of the principalship. four-roowas structure The 13 first 13 to in their Friday built by Petersen Timberib conference round. Sales,' with construction beginning July 27. Actual cost to and date including electrical heating facilities is $39,995 85, according to records of the Board of Education office. This BEHS amount does not include class. ' room furnishings. The school is ' heated with By Van Wilson An optional student insurance propane gas, which will afford to plan is being offered to the stu- ample heat and comfort school there dents of' Box Elder again this those attending the coldest winter year by the Security Life- and during Accident company of Denver, months. jr Offered at Is Extended Utah farmers who plan to seed wheat this fall must sign up by Oct. 5, in order to earn The film scheduled ' to be acreage reserve payments next shown in the Seventh ward under the Soil Bank pronext Tuesday evening, Oct. 2, year gram. will be shown in the Fourth The signup deadline for such ward, it was announced by stake MIA officers in charge. farmers originally was Sept. 21, The film, How Near to the explained Dr. Carl Frischknecht, Angels comes.,, highly, recom- member of the state Agriculturmended by the-Fir- st Presidency of the LDS church, for all young al Stabilization and Conservation committee. people of Mutual age. Farmers should sign up at The film will begin at 7:30 p. m. in the Fourth ward for city their local county ASC office. reserve Under the acreage wards, with other Noirth stake wards to see the presentation portion of the Soil Bank proat 8:45 p. m. in the Bear River gram, farmers are paid to cut their wheat acreage below their City chapel. allotment. Generally such land is left idle though noxious weeds must be controlled. The signup for the 1957 acreage reserve for farmers who seed only spring wheat will be conducted early next year. However, most of the Utah borough, sector seargent, were acreage in the 1957 acreage realso present to assist with the serve is expected to be signed up this fall, Dr. Frischknecht presentations and program. Lt. Rogers gave a short talk said. reserve before the showing of a film, payments Acreage The Challenge of Today. He next year will be made on the pointed out that distance and same basis as this year. Farspace has and is being conquer- mers will get an anfount equal ed by every nation today. He to 60 percent of the wheat price emphasized the importance of support time their normal farm GOC, citing how vital to all our yield or the normal yield of lives it is that we ever be on land put in the acreage reserve, the elert for the plane that will whichever is smaller. be the one bringing destruction The acreage reserve compento our shores. sation rates per bushel for 1957 The need is ever present for will vary from $1.01 to $1.09 per the training of more people to bushel. in the GOC proDetails on both the acreage participate and conservation regram. Anyone interested in any reserve phase of this work is cordially serve portions of the Soil. Bank invited to visit the Filter Cen- program can be obtained from ter at 438 South Main in Salt local ASC offices, Dr. FrischLake City. knecht said. Of Film Showing SEVENTH GRADE OFFICERS Seventh grade students at BEHS junior division elected class officers last week. Successful candidates are shown above, left to right, Alan Thompson, president ; Elaine Packer, secretary-treasure- r; and Richard Erb, vice-preside- Lt. Joseph Rogers is shown above as he awards PLANE SPOTTERS special honor to Budd Morris, who assisted five other members of the Corinne Ground Observer Corps, in plane spotting work totaling 3,000 hours. Others of the group are, left to right, Ella Stallings, supervisor of the Corinne post; Esther Hodges, county coordinator; Betty Burt, Marijane Morris, chief observer; and Sgt, Richard Yarborough. - Colo. The school , total cost for the full year is $1 per student. This insurance covers all school activities except athletics. Students are also covered when Local in direct route to and from school. Hospitalization, operatreatments are an tions, ' Horse-- T example of the many benefits 500 offered. Last year 500 students took this insurance. Students of Box Brigham Citys beloved W. - H. Singing Mothers, 500 strong, mille Bennion, Mae Balls, Ruth Elder received back $290 in ben113 North Second Barnard, will raise their voices in song Valentine, Nola Kimber, Doris efits. The officials at Box Elder West, is proudly displaying his on Wednesday, Oct. 3, as the Re- Tingey, Ida J. Nelson, Ruby DaJen- support this type of school in- most recent trophy, awarded to Emmelia Helen vis, Larkin, in Salt sen lief society building him as sweepstakes honor at surance. , and Afton Rees. Lake City is dedicated. the Utah State Fair for achievements displayed by his horse in From this area, mothers , will the field Of jumping. travel Tuesday to the Salt Lake Cody," Barnards beautiful to climax four tabernacle bay show horse competed last fimonths of practices for their week at the horse show events nal practice. held at the State Fair. Riding Box Cody during the competition Participating from Northern was Duane Madsen of Garland. Utah will be Bear River, South Barnard took first place hon-or- s Bear River, Malad, North and with the horse at the Ogden and Box Elder county will play host City Brigham South Box Elder stakes as well Pioneer Days events in 1955 and today, Friday, to the Eisenhower bandwagon caravan has many blue ribbons and troas 11 Ogden stakes. which will arrive at the Weber, Box Elder county line at phies won by the horse during All will sing under the direc10 a.m and leave to go to Cache county at 3 p.m. the past two years at several ' tion of Mrs. Florence Jepper-sofive-hovisit, the caravan will make During the in Idaho, including points Provo. Madsen, brief stops at Willard, Perry, Honeyviltfe, Deweyville, Blackfoot and Twin Falls, as Twenty-seveladies were Garland, beTremonton, Bear River City and Corinne, well as many parts of Utah. needed from each stake, thus at 1 p.m. at fore Brigham stopping City Barnard, a retired dry far, making a total of three women to of in the be held front After mer, spends many hours each program from each of the North and day with his horse, teaching it courthouse, the tour members will be joined by a delegaSouth stake wards. in his kindly way, to do a pertion from Box Elder cunty for a 1 :30 p.m. luncheon at Mrs. Penny Reeder, North fect jump and many 'other exthe Restaurant. Tropical stake chorister, and Mrs. Afton acting accomplishments. Besides state and national Republican candidates South stake chorister, Rees, He is a familiar sight on the who will accompany the Eisenhower bandwagon, local have been in charge locally. back-streeof Brigham City will candidates make Box the Elder county. trip through as he rides atop his talented They began practices on May Ten pretty Ike girls will pass out I Like Ike bal11, then practiced weekly with mount, and he is well known loons and buttons at various stops. Two public address all five of the Northern-mos- t throughout the Intermountain stakes with Mrs. Madsen since systems will be used to carry the brief talks which will states, having appeared at many be presented. celebrations and horse shows Aug. 1. with his trained horse. They will participate in the dedication and will also sing in two sessions of general conference, Friday, Oct. 5, in the morning and afternoon sessions. Upon the completion of the project, one woman from Malad stake will have traveled 1,700 miles for the privilege of singing with the group. South stake will total 3,500 miles for their 26 singers and that total will not include the Salt Lake trips. t Here with Mrs. Madsen for all practices has been her devoted husband, Franklin Madsen. Participating from North Box Elder stake will be: Nina Beecher, Wanda Johnson, Bernice Anderson, Penny Reeder, Alice Norman, Phyllis Glover, Afton Olsen, Elsie Burt, Arda Ever-toMary Andersen, Clara Jensen, Elaine Shuman, Anna Tin- gey, Charlotte Johnson, Marion Jeppsen, Vella Sackett, Lorene Smith, DOnna Mann, Elrita Andersen, Fay Holman, Ree Hunsaker, Lola Nielsen, Laura Zun-de- l and Mabel Rasmussen. South stake singers include: Dorril Horsley, Lottie Tyson, Carma Gardner, Ellen Siggard, Edith Baddley, Audra Call, Evelyn Johnson, Lillian Felt, Ora Cody, skillfully trained horse belonging to W. H. Barn-ar- d Andersen, Ellen Hunsaker, Cath- SWEEPSTAKES WINNER of Brigham City won sweepstakes honors at the horse show events staged at the Utah, erine Jaggi, Verna Burt, Doris Nelson, Lavon Wagstaff, Mil- State Fair in Salt Lake City last week. .Cody is shown bove in a perfect jump at the dred Barber, Ethel Poulter, Ca Fair grounds, and is being ridden by Duane Madsen of Garland. Awarded Local Mothers Join Singing Mothers x-r- rainer Strong for Building Dedication horse-traine- Eisenhower Bandwagon Tour of Eastern Elder County Starts This Morning n ur n 30-min- ts - 3,000-HOU- R ' Will Start at 7 p.m. Instead of 8 p.m. School Insurance Awards for 3000 Hours Plane Spotting By Marijane ; The newly constructed Little Valley school opened its doors wide for the first time Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, to welcome 138 students from first to tenth grades inclusive, as well as the four teachers employed there. The newly created school was made necessary with the settleBee, Weber Game ment of Little Valley when Soil Bank Signup Time . Occupancy Sept. 19; Cost Was $39,995.85 Six Corinne G.O.C. Members Receive d T cow out for moonlight stroll got into trouble earlier this week up Box Elder canyon. The cow rambled into the side of a moving automobile, causing more than $400 property damage, according to Trooper William C. Sackett. Eugene Petersen of Hyrum told Trooper Sackett that he was driving down the canyon when the cow came off the mountain suddenly and smashed into his car, smashing in the entire left side of the vehicle. The car then ran off the road and struck a rock, damaging the front end. Petersen suffered a severe bruise on his leg, but the cow disappeared on its own power. ; New Timberib Structure Was Readied for In District 4 aWfrfeftik.,.- Students Enrolled at Little Valley School on Opening Day School Board feM ;WdiU 12 PAGES BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORN ING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1956 - t r, |