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Show Universal MicrofilmiRS Corp 141 Special Mail PiRrPr Cl Santa Letters a special steps at Brigham children VOLUME 50, NUMBER 49 to St. BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1957 12 Nick. . Santa to Intermountain Youngsters in the area of Brigham City are invited to write their letters to Santa Claus as soon as possible and place them in this 'special mail box, then they will be assured of getting an answer from their favorite person before Christmas. Sponsors of the Santa Claus Mail Box are members of the Jayceette club, who have adopted the project for the past several years. Mrs. Irene Jenson Is chairman of the project, with Mrs. Lois Petersen as director member in members Committee charge. include Mrs. Donna Steele, Mrs. Grace Jeppesen and Mrs. Doris Olsen. Mrs. Jenson announced this week that all letters received by Santa Claus before Dec. 18, will be answered. Annual Event The annual bingo party, sponsored by the Employees Association at Intermountain school, will be held this evening, Friday, beginning at 8 p. m. in the Employees Recreation building. Officers of the association include Hubert Collmar, president; Ottis Clingenpeel, vice president; and Stella Bordeaux, secretary. Bill Rowe has been appointed general chairman of the bingo party and reports that free soda pop will be on hand for all those in attendance. He also pointed out that an abundance of prizes will be awarded the bingo winners, including a set of dishes, melmac glasses, bath towels, cutlery set, carving set, desk set and creamer and pitcher set, as well as many other worthwhile New Officers items. All employees of At Elections Intermoun-tai- Visit-Brigha- Pages m Stores Again Saturday Employees Plan Masons Pick Santa Claus will be in Brigham City Saturday afternoon of this week to greet the kiddies of this area and to visit the business houses on Main Street. He will arrive about 3:30 p. m. and will be on hand to hear the wishes of all young- sters until the stores close at n. Ip.Children are reminded to reserve next Saturday morning, Dec. 14, to attend a free movie at 10 a. m., as a Christmas gift from the Brigham City merchants, while their parents shop. Brigham Youth Is Recipient Of FFA Award n are invited to attend and A Brigham City student, now enjoy an evening of fun, Rowe attending Utah State University, said. was named this wek as high-poiman in the local FFA chapter for the year ending Sept. 15, according to Sam Gorinstructor at don, agriculture Box Elder High school. Tom Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd N. Davis, 69 South First West, was presented cash award for piling up a winning total of 3,038 points. Davis, a graduate of Box Elder last spring, is majoring in High A Brigham City woman, Mrs. at USU. Jennie Carlson, 162 South First agriculture The young farmer gained East, was named president of most of his points for his purethe Box Elder organization of which the Daughters of the Utah Pio- bred Rambouillet sheepand state showed at he county neers, at the annual meeting, He recorded attendance held in Brigham City, Saturday fairs. at three different sales in Wyonight. ming, Nevada, and Utah, and Mrs. was credited with completing Mrs. Carlson succeeds Jennie Jones, who has served five projects for the year. the past four years. He qualified for two different Newly-electeofficers to serve scholarships besides receiving a with Mrs. Carlson are Mrs. Cleo-ph- a Federal Land Bank scholarship Larsen, Brigham City, first and had served as an officer in vice president, and Mrs. Essie the local chapter. He also was Petersen, Garland, second vice named a state farmer. Gordon pointed out that this president. Others recording secretary, marks the first year for the Mrs. Carrie Christensen, Bear award, adding that it will be sec- given annually in the future River City; corresponding Local feed store owner, Scott retary, Mrs. Norma Bosley, CoMrs. Della Horsley, presented Davis with rinne; treasurer, Owens, Corinne; chorister, Mrs. a check for $25. Afton Reese, Brigham City; chaplain, Mrs. Gertrude Iverson, Tremonton RFD; Mrs. Martha Dalton, Willard; and registrar, Mrs. BarRe-Tri- al bara Wright, Brigham City. Hold-ove- r officers are Mrs. Charlotte Johnsen, organist; Mrs. Hazel Norton, historian, Mrs. and Juanita Whitaker, custodian of relics, all of Brigham Weber Basin Conservancy DisCity. The nominating committee tract this week filed a motion in was composed of Mrs. Lettie First District Court for a rechairman, and trial in Its case against John and Christoffersen, Mrs. Vera Earl, Mrs. Lucille Ol- Helen Larkin of Willard who sen, Mrs. Lorene Smith and Mrs. were granted a jury verdict of $55,319 on Nov. 23. Gladys, Thorsen. In presenting the motion to Mrs. Martha Pierce was made honorary custodian of relics in Judge Lewis Jones, the censer-vanc- y district claimed that the recognition of her efforts in pio- amount granted to the Larkins collecting and preserving was excessive and appears to neer relics for many years. have been given under the in fluence of passion or prejudice. The motion stated that evidence was insufficient to justify answers given to questions in the special verdict, and that the court erred in instructing the Named for DUP At Annual Meet Commissioners Receive Requests For Funds Over Present Budget d Honeyville, Bazaar Scheduled Tonight parlia-menaria- Motion Is Filed For In Larkin Case Snowmen Stock With Winter Storm Reservoir Project Brings Abrupt Change i Jan. 58 Missionary and Priesthood Meetings Slated Saturday Night; General Sessions on Sunday The Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church, Joseph L. Wirthlin, will represent the General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints at the quarterly conference of North Box Elder stake on Saturday evening and Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8, according to Vernal Willie, stake president. All conference meetings will be held in the stake tabernacle. The conference will begin Saturday evening with a missionary meeting at 6:30 p. m. to be followed at 8 p. m. by a general priesthood meeting for all members of the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthoods. An invitation is also extended to all adult brethren who hold no priesthood, President Willie said. Music ior the priesthood meeting will be furnished by the stake Melchizedek priesthood chorus under the direction of C. C. Watkins, with Douglas Mann at the piano. The chorus will sing two numbers. General Sessions General sessions of the conference will be held, Sunday at e 10 a. m. and at 2 p. m. Everyone is invited to attend these sessions. Bishop Wirthlin will address the Saturday evening meetings and the general sessions on Sunday. Also speaking at the general sessions will be six remissionaries, cently returned who will give brief reports of their missionary experiences. Music for the general sessions on Sunday will be furnished by Ihe Box Elder High school choir and the Junior High school chorus under the direction of J. Earl Johnston and Margaret Johnsen. Bishop Wirthlin has had a long career of service in the LDS church as a general authority, as a stake president, as a bishop, and as a missionary. He was born in Salt Lake City on Aug. 14, 1893, a son of Joseph and Emma Hillstead Wirthlin. He served as a missionary In the Mission In 1913-1He was a counselor in the bishopric of the Thirty-thir- d ward of Liberty stake from 1926 to 1928, when he was ordained bishop of the ward. He was a member of the Liberty stake high council for a short time before being appointed president of Bonneville stake in 1935. He was serving In this position in April, 1938, when called as second counselor to LeGrande Presiding Bishop Richards. Eight years later, he became first counselor, and In 1952 he was appointed Presid ing Bishop. With his associates in the Presiding Bishopric, he directs the Aaronic Priesthood program of the church. He also assists in directing the Church Welfare Program. He owns, and for many years, operated a meat packing and business in Sait distributing Lake City. His wife is the former Madeline Bitner, and they have three sons and two daugh David R. Etter was picked as master of Amity worshipful Lodge No. 23, F. & A. M., as annual elections were held Wednesday night. Serving with Etter at the head of the Masonic group will be Kenneth V. Dick as senior warden, George C. Lowry as junior warden, Robert J. How ard as treasurer, Maxwell Pohl SEND LETTERS TO SANTA Little Roxie Ann Geisler, Steven Larsen and Linda as secretary, and W. B. Howes were the first to send their letters to Santa Claus this year, as to left tersen, right, as three-yea- r trustee. they were on hand to see the special Santa Claus Mail Box placed on the steps of the Post Appointive officers will be Office by Mrs. Lois Petersen, director member of the Jayceette Club, sponsors of the named later but all will be installed on Monday, Dec. 9, the project. Letters posted before Dec. 18 will receive answers from Santa Claus. meeting to which all Master Masons are invited to start at Corinne Relief Society 8 p. m. Roy Campion, past master, will Plans Evening of Fun be the installing officer assisted Fun for all ages for an entire by John C. Reed, Sr., serving as marshal. evening is listed on the agenda of plans for the Corinne ward Relief society bazaar to be held Officials Set Date for Public Hearing og tonight, Friday, Dec. 6. m , Proposed County Budget for Coming Year Serving will begin at 7 p. and continue throughout the Requests from three departments for increases in their evening. Entire families are in1957 budget allotments were considered by the county comvited to attend and enjoy their evening meal prepared , by , the missioners at a regular meeting Monday and a date was set Relief society. for public hearing on the proposed budget for 1958. The Honeyville ward Relief A program will be presented Two letters were presented to society will hold their annual at 8 p. m. with bazaar items to the commissioners requesting Season Tickets in this bazaar evening, Friday, be offered for sale at 8:30 p. m. additional appropriations for the the ward recreation hall, it was For Bee Games Dancing, beginning at 9 p. m., Hospital and Medical Aid Fund announced this week by Mrs. commissioners the enterfor county the climax will evenings Will Be Offered Nellie Spackman, president. A similar request Mrs. Lila Gilbert, department. Supper will be served from tainment, announces. Sale of season reserve-sea- t was received from the sheriffs 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. A charge of president, tickets for the home game of office at a previous meeting. include menu will 75 cents per plate, $1.50 per couSupper Box Elder High schools basNeed For Funds ple, or $2 per family will be hamburgers, hot dogs, chili, pie, iii ketball team will go on sale at need for added The funds cream ice and punch. made. A delicious' menu has the commissioners' department the end of this month, it was been prepared, Mrs. Spackman was attributed to the increase in announced this week by Norout pointed salaries of the three commis- man Jeppson, chairman of the A program will be presented sioners provided by the last athletic committee. at 7:30 p. m. featuring local talUps Utah State Legislature. They Jeppson said that between ent. ters . 600 and 700 tickets will be asked for $675. The bazaar items will go on The Sunday evening session reto at a date available be commisThe of each salary sale promptly at 8 p. m. and will will be conducted under the disioner was $193 a month until leased soon. He added they feature many lovely Christmas rection of the stake Relief solast June when the raise went would be placed on sale in handiwork, including gifts, baby ciety organization, and will bebefore the time of to sum into effect the plenty manner bringing Thursan doll In abrupt quilts, aprons, quilts, gin at 7:30 p. m. lirst league game Jan. 3. clothes and crocheted hankies. day ' afternoon, unpredictable $225 a month. as in The reserve sections, The Hospital and Medical Aid A fish pond has been planned Mr. Weather began dumping past years ,are on the south snow in the local area that Fund increase is needed to comfor the youngsters. Variety of Diseases As a climax to the evenings showed no signs of stopping. pensate for the higher pay giv- side of the gymnasium both Reported From Here Charles Clifford, local weath- en two county physicians which in the balcony and in the program. Santa Claus will make A total of 16 diseases was rewas not anticipated when the bleachers on the floor. his first appearance in Honey- erman, said the switch-abou- t from Brigham City for ported of was was the past present budget ville to open the holiday season from dry weather set, it thp week ending Nov. 29, acfew weeks was the result of a stated. The request is for $750. there. cording to the statistical bulleThe bazaar is being arranged storm front moving in from The sheriffs department retin published by the Utah State under the direction of the Re- the Northwest. quested the largest amount, $2, Department of Health. Included cost in cover and to a the raise lief society presidency, includ 500, Wednesday Temperatures were two cases of chicken pox, sort a of were of of maintenance Mrs. Mrs. Norma milder, operation, Thursday Spackman, ing In six strep infections, six cases of automobiles used by the departJohnson and Mrs. Elaine Hun prelude to the present storm. influenza, one of tuberculosis jury. saker. All members of the Re High Low ment, feeding of prisoners, and The case involved condemna- and one of whooping cough. Wed sooner have our ground out age its hard to pull up 22 42 an increase in the sheriffs salDec. 4 lief society have participated in than the money. 28 . roots to a different part of the tion of 100 acres of the Larkins Box Elder county reported 44 Dec. 5 ary. making articles for the bazaar. John Larkin of Willard was country and this community has land for use in construction of only one case of influenza for Notice Given the same period. the Willard Reservoir. The commission directed that speaking while Helen, his wife, (Continued on Page Two) a notice be published notifying nooded her head in agreement. 9 He was referring to the Boy citizens of theft- - intention to which had been awarded make the added funds available. It was decided that Monday, them in First District court on Lake Dec. 23, would be the date for a Nov. 23, as a compensation for public hearing on the 1958 bud- land they were losing to the reservoir. , Kenneth K. Bechtel, national ver Antelope and Silver Buffalo get. The hearing is scheduled Willard Condemnation Action to begin at 10 a. m. of Scouts of awards. Boy president Weber Basin Conservancy DisCounty Agent A. Fullmer All-re- d America, will be the guest speakHe is a dynamic' personality trict had brought condemnation met commissioners with the er at the 37th annual meeting and is recognized as being ento secure 101 acres of action to con discuss the of possibility of the Lake Bonneville Council, terprising and progressive in farm which had the Larkins another rat ducting campaign Boy Scouts of America. his activity in Scouting. measured 155 Allred informed the this year, area All Scouters from this The meeting will be held on commission that the campaign acres on the south side of WilMonday evening, Dec. 9, in the are encouraged to attend the should be started soon if it was lard bay. The meeting, according to Preston farmer peerThe sandy-haireOgden LDS tabernacle. (Continued on Page Two) ed through the large, business meeting and elections W. Pond, local Scout' executive. picture m. for window of his front room and will take place at 6:30 p. the history of all council members, including orally Would-B- e i n s 1 1 tutional his farm which he began farmrepresentatives. The recognition and inspirationing in 1945. He recounted how he was able al meeting will begin at 8 p. m. to buy only one strip at a time, for all Scouters, friends of and described the efforts put Scouting; Scout parents and the forth to drain and level the land general public. and Poster fifth sixth grade pupil The annual Christmas so that tomato and sugar beet Also featured during the eve- contest sponsored by Brigham dared winner. yields would reach the 15- - and ning will be Mrs. Faye Hansens City Jayceettes for the elemenThe winning posters will average recorded noted trumpet choir and Glen schools will begin displayed in a downtown store last year. Hansens travelled boys chorus. tary gradeDec. continue beginning Dec. 21, and contin 9, and Monday, Made Efforts? Silver beaver awards will be until Friday, Dec. 13. Had he made any efforts to uing throughiut the holidays. made to five unsuspecting , Mrs. Pat Larsen Is chairman buy other land or another farm? Mrs. Doris Cazair, director for Scouters. Bunderson school; Mrs. CarHe countered that he had, in in member for Jaycecharge President The guest speaker, ol Victor for Central and Mrs. several areas of northern Utah secannounces that first, Bechtel, became a Boy Scout at ettes, and in Idaho, but with no sucShirley Richardson, Lincoln. Oakland, Calif., in 1916. He is ond and third prizes will be givwill names The of winners cess in finding a place to match the eleroom of the three a past Council president and en in each be published and sweepstakes his own; that is, without chairman of Region 12,. includ- mentary schools in Brigham winners, along with their $1 money in the process of losing First prize is 50 cents, secwill be featured in phoing Utah, Arizona, California, City. ond prize, 35 cents, and third prize Nevada and Hawaii. tos in the Box Elder News and He had offered $600 an acre 25 cents. Journal following the close of for a neighbors tract of ground He also has served as a mem- prize, John R. Larkin, Willard, and members of his family read ber of the national executive but the neighbor declined. To READ NEWS ACCOUNT Sweepstakes prizes will then the contest. court trial with Weber Basin Conservancy District in the newstheir about of the results secbe one of selected with The chairmen will judge the Willard people, Willard land has board and as vice, president first, are John, 16, Sheryl, 21, Lynda, 6, and Mrs. Larkin. The farm the National Council.- He has ond, and third grade student pictures and present award a special value. paper. Left to right "We d like to stay here. At couple were awarded $55,319 in First District court. earned the Silver Beaver, Sil named winner and one fourth. money prior to Dec. 20. Office Holders I UtCh Bishop Joseph L. Wirthlin Will Visit North B.E. Stake Conference Box Awaiting Santa Claus now has mall box placed on the the entrance to the City post office, where may post their letters Ave Farm Couples Plans for the Future National To Scout President Coming $55,-31- Bonneville Council Meeting fence-surround- d Artists Learn of Jayceette Sponsored Christmas Poster Contest - Swiss-Germa- n LDS VISITOR Joseph L. Wirthlin, presiding bishop of the LDS church, will represent the General Authorities at North Box Elder stake quarterly conference sessions this weekend. GOC Schedules 2nd Anniversary Program Sunday An especlaly arranged program will be held Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p. m. at the LDS Indian chapel in observance of the second year anniversary for the Ground Observer Corps in Brigham City. Visiting dignitaries will Include General Maxwell Rich, Lt. Col. Glen F. Marston, Captain John Cross, Mayor LeGrande Horsley and Superintendent Thomas Tommaney. A cordial invitation is extended to the general public. All GOC volunteers who have not received merit badges or 100 hour bars are expected to be in attendance to receive . the awards. According to Mr. George Hodges and Sgt. Ted Yarborough, other special awards will also be presented Sunday. Invocation will be offered by Mrs. J. Gordon Felt and musical numbers will Include accordion selections by Jimmy Felt and a vocal solo by Kay Hodges. The program will continue for one hour. Special Fireside Planned by Stake South Box Elder Explorer and Mia Maids will hold a special fireside meeting Sunday evening, Dec. 8, beginning at 9 p. m. in the first LDS ward chapel. Speaker for the evening will Principal Lewis Fife of the Bear River Seminary. All South Box Elder stake young people are invited to afr tend immediately following their ward sacramental services. be 5th Relief Society Tells Bazaar Plans The annual Fifth ward Relief society bazaar will include supper, bazaar Items, fish pond, door prizes and program this evening, Dec. 6, beginning at $ p. m. The serving of , barbecues, chili, ice cream, cake and pie, will begin at 6 p..m. and continue all evening. Bazaar items, according to Mrs. Lawrence Kimber, president, will go on sale at 7 p. m. Special feature on the program to be given at 8 p. m., will be under the direction of the Intermountain school Relief so- . ciety. fish pond will entertain the children and door prizes for both children and adults are planned. A First Ward Elders Invite Stake Elders A cordial Invitation is extended by First ward Elders quorum members to all Elders of South Box Elder stake and their partners to attend a dancing party this evening, Friday, Dec. 6, beginning at 8:30 p. m. The dance will be held in the amusement hall of the First ward chapel An orchestra has been engaged for the evening. Young Homemakers Postpone Class .$ Young Homemakers of Box Elder county will postpone the regularly scheduled class for Monday evening, Dec. 9, Mrs. Mildred Chlarson, president, -announces. Sewing class will be conduct ed as usual on Monday evening, Dec. 16. |