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Show Rapid Increase of Population in This Locality Indicates Growth (Special to News and Journel) i NEW YORK Box Elder county is experiencing a boom in peo- ple. Since the last census, its population has been soaring rapidly, faster than in most parts of the United States, This Is revealed in figures released by the Department of Agriculture, the Commerce Department and other agencies in connection with studies of shifts in population and- - changes throughout the country. Box Elder county, they show, has grown an estimated 22 2 percent in the seven years since the 1950 Census, when the official count showed a local population, of 19,734. This expansion was greater than was recorded for the United States as a whole, 117 per-- It was greater, also than furniture. that for the State of Utah, 18 1 cent. with the numerical growth gpes the trend to ward a higher degree of urbanWhat Its effect will be is not ization and more compact livhard to foresee. Population ing. growth Is a basic prosperity Foresight and planning will force. It causes a steadily In- be required to provide properly creasing demand for all klnd3 for the needs of the swelling of goods and services. It causes national population, it is pointindustry to spend money for ed out. Communities must ennew plants, factories and equip- large their school facilities, hosment. It presents merchants pitals, water supply and other with enlarged markets for the services. Industry and business many products of modern living must develop more factories food, clothes, houses, cars and and shopping centers. These, in turn, will serve to provide Jobs for a growing labor force and the productivity that makes for an Improved standard of livHand-ln-han- d percent. ing. Box Elder countys population rise has led to tangible economic gains. In the seven-yea-r period, local incomes rose from By Don Burrowbridge, Director $945 per capita to $1,277 after taxes. Spending went up, .too. Thor Research Center Part of this rise, of course, but for Better Farm Living only a minor part, was due to Basements can be wonderful. inflation. There was a real net They provide a place for storage, gain. for workshops, for recreation rooms. They also provide problems some simple to remedy and others that call for much effort and materials., Sometimes, by correctly solving a fairly simple problem In Meat Price Low In Working Time Sense 6 . 4-- H CLINTON, Tenn. (UP) Insurance agent J. Bailey Richardson told postal authorities hes fed up with junk he has been receiving through the mail, t Richardson complained he Is the victim of a practical Joker who ednt pass up an opportunity to fill in magazine or newspaper coupons with Richardsons name and address. So far, Richardson has received binoculars, a doll, a roaster, nose-hai- r trimmer, membership in the Metropolitan Opera club, a foreign language instruction record and a wallet. The funs gone far enough, Richardson said. Not only Is he showered with gimmicks, Richardson said, he also gets calls from insurance men and other salesmen, all believing he is interested in their product. All I can do is return these things and explain that I didnt order them, Richardson said. (UP-Presi- & n Elder JOURNAL Box Friday, June 28, 1957 Brigham City, Utah Practical Jokers CHICAGO (UP) The American' Meat Institute, working with Department of Agriculture and Department of Labor figures, reports that it takes 17 minutes to earn enough for an average pound of meat. That is about 40 percent of the amount of work it took for the same pound of meat in 1919. Both beef and pork are at reclows. Beef is ord price-tim- e worth about 20 minutes a pound and pork around 14 minutes a pound. The calculations were based on an average hourly wage of $1.98. The average price per pound of meat In 1956 was 57.6 cents. In 1919 the average wage was 47.7 cents an hour and the average price per pound of meat was Conforonto In Washington, D. C., Rtpratanllng Utah at tha 27th National 35.4 cents. a io (front, Ur) 'Clark Child of Clinton, Etta Paco of Vomal, ilalno Wool of The AMI also noted that per Club loader, Spanlih fork, and Slain Morgan of Kenilworth, and their State Clenn Baird, Utah State University, logon Iback loft). The four young Utahns, capita consumption of meat in the United States last year hit who wore (elected for their outstanding achievement!, leaderihlp and coma record high of 1634 pounds. munity sorvtco to attend the conference, met with the Senate and Houto agricultoured the and chambers Capitol tural committees, visited the House and Senate Average hourly earnings of with Cengrouman H. A. Dixon production workers increased by nearly 10 cents an hour last year Girls Are Better Noisy TV and meat prices fell about two dent WEST HAVEN, Conn. WESTPORT, Conn. (UP)' cents per pound. Edward Bonessi of the radios are beSmall short-wav- e volunDriver of Educatlos homes Connecticut in installed ing The first U. S. offensive battle teer firemen who complain they Assn, says girls make better cant hear the fire alarms be- drivers than boys, if given equal in World War II was that startcause of their blasting television training. Girls dont show off ed by the Marines at Guadalcaas much, he explained. sets- nal, Aug. 8, 1942. -- Collision Mich. HOLLAND. A (UP) truck loaded with' 6,500 bottles of beer collided near here with a truck carrying 11,500 egg& I think its a leak through that patch cov ering that patch, over that one, Eliminate the guessing, we are your . answer to tire re--. pair service. ART'S tr UNION 76 SERVICE North Main 577 Phone 880 Um si biw I if Man Is Victim Of ft Q r; ?$ XT OTi7BQGH;l' HAIGHT WHISKE1T A. 15? Basements can become the most useful room in the bouse. the first place you', can avoid more serious trouble or cost later. Before putting tile on a concrete floor,' for example, check every condition of your present cellar before buying a thing. Tell your dealer any peculiarities that exist, especially moisture conditions, even if they seem unimportant. The answer to the following simple question from a reader may prevent a poor tiling job. We moved into a house Q. with a painted" basement concrete floor. Were thinking of putting in a recreation and utility room with asphalt tiling Can we put the adhesive over 'the painted floor? A. No, unless the paint is so badly worn that' there" in no skin" left to prevent paint adhesion. If the paint job is in pretty good shape, you cant tile over it as is. Mix two pounds of household dye in a gallon of hot water. Soak sawdust in this solution and spread ovef the painted area. After about 12 hours scrub the floor with hot water. Then scrape off the paint it should come off easily with a wide, aharp piece of steel. Wash again with clean water. When its dry, you can proceed "with normal preparation for For those who enjoy straight whiskey best, there is no finer quality than 6elmont. rimont STRAIGHT BOURBON DISTILLING BELMONT ; COMPANY LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA i f 00 ' S youre (Readers may address handicraft problems to Thor Research Cen ter, Marengo, 111.) Announcing The Holbrook Company, engineer and specialty contractors, in the air conditioning and beating field, will appoint a (Brigham City rep-- resentative in the very near future, and have already obtained a Brigham City, license to operate., " " IN THE MEANTIME . Call, write or visit our OGDEN office at 725 Riverdale Road for information and estimates on investigate before you venture . hear the coal story too Naturally, the natural gas people urge you to go all out in the use of their fuel in the home. Heat with it. Heat water with it. Cook with it. That way, they claim, gas will be the big bargain fuel. As coal merchants of long standing and good reputation in this community, we urge you to give us the But ask yourself what would the changeover from coal to natural gas call for in the way of spending cash? You would have to purchase a new furnace or convert your present furnace also buy a new water heater and a new kitchen range. The total outlay could easily amount to $1000. ' privilege and yourself the,benefit of a conference on the current fuel situation. Either visit us at our places of business or invite a representative to call at your home. And that one thousand dollars would pay coal bills over a long stretch of years! So before you junk your valuable appliances Arm yourself with facts! your - We want you and you want to be armed with all the facts. Fuel looms so big in the family budget that . . you simply cannot afford to make decisions based on and somebodys promise or" unsupported claim. If changing over to another fuel should prove to be a mistake, it would be a mistake for keeps. You couldnt easily undo your bad bargain. Let us give you coals side of the story. It could be the side with a happy ending! heating equipment, get all the facts about gas and about coal. It could very well be that, dollar for dollar,-coagives the most economical home heat . . even figured on the comparative basis of hiring the little l Chrysler Airlemp arid Sequia AIR CONDITIONING o GAS HEATING INSTALLATIONS gas sisters too. and CONVERSIONS No Down Payment 4 , . . WATER HEATING 3V hard-earne- d v GAS HOME HEATING tiling. HOME DESIGN HINT: If planning to add an enclosed porch to your dwelling, you'll keep inside house ventila tion and lighting at their best by putting all or part of the porch1 at a corner. Youll get more porch exposure that way as well, meaning more comfort in hbt weather, ' - " , Up to Five Years To Pay! FREE ESTIMATES! 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