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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. 141 Pierpont Ave. Salt ake City, Utah CommissionersUet Notice of Road Clwscoiii v wm ntKUART 7 VOLUME Changes in West Box Elder County Tremonton Delegation Meets to Request County Aid for Park, Airport Improvement TO 13 51, NUMBER 6 The designation of a proposed highway and one existing in west Box Elder county to the federal-ai- d secondary system by the Bureau of Public Roads was made known this 14 Pages week in separate notices from the state road commission. The federal action was re-vealed at a regular meeting of BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1958 South Box Elder Stake Quarterly Conference Scheduled Feb. 6 National Guard 15-1- Makes Plans for Elder Sterling Sill, Assistant to Twelve, Will Represent L.D.S. General Authorities Military Ball ' Quarterly conference for members of the South Box Elder stake has been scheduled for Saturday evening and Sunday, Feb. 15 and 16, in the stake tabernacle, according to an announcement made this week by President Glen M. Bennion. Visiting authorities will be Elder Sterling W. Sill, assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve, and Dr. LeRoy'A. Wirthlin of the General Welfare committee. Saturday evening meetings as announced by President Ben nion will include a welfare meeting at 6:30 p. m. for all stake and ward welfare workers, to be followed at 8 p. m. by a priesthood leadership meeting for., quorum presidencies and group leaders, bishoprics, clerks, stake mission presidency, stake missionaries, seminary teachers, and superintendents of Sunday schools and YMMIA organizations. General sessions on Sunday will commence at 10 a. m. and at 2:30 p. m. Music for the morning session will be furnished by the Box Elder High school acapella choir under the direction of J. Earl Johnston. Furnishing, music for the afternoon session will be the Fifth ward choir under the leadership of Mrs. Charles Burnett. Special Meeting ' A special meeting will be held Sunday morning at 8 a. m. for all members of the stake presidency, high council, bishoprics and ward clerks, and stake committee for the Aaronic and Senior Aaronic priesthoods. Elder Sill has a colorful background in public speaking, having appeared before large assemblies throughout the West He is a member of the Board of Regents 'at the University of Utah, and is head of the New York Life Insurance agency in Salt Lake City. Elder Wirthlin also is recognized as an interesting speaker, having practiced medicine in New York City for a number of years. meeting will be under the direction of MIA Presithe organizations, dent Bennion concluded. k - Blood Director to Visit Here Today Orrin Beckstrand, administrative director, Intermountain Regional Blood Center, Salt Lake City City, will be in Brigham this afternoon, Friday, Feb. 7, at 2:30 p. m., at the Central school auditorium. His talk will be followed by a question and answer period concerning the Blood Bank pro gram of the American Red Cross. Invitations have been sent to club, church and school leaders but anyone interested in this vital subject is cordially invited by Kenneth E. Weight, chairman of Box Elder County Chap ter, American Red Cross, to attend. Trotter Game Set Tonight in BE Gym Basketballs crown clowns of the court, the Harlem Globetrotters, will put on their entertaining cake display this evening, Friday, when they meet the Surfriders of Hawaii in the Of Water Is Kiwanis Topic Dr. A. L. Petersen of Ogden was the guest speaker at the noon luncheon Thursday of the local Kiwanis club at the Tropical Restaurant. As a member of the Utah State Dental Health committee and of the Ogden Chamber of Commerce Health committee. Dr. Petersen discussed the possibilities of and procedures necessary in formulating a program for the fluoridation of the city water supply. The topic was chosen in coordination with National Childrens Dental Health Week which is being observed this week. Special invited guests at the luncheon included Mayor Ruel M. Eskelsen, City Councilmen John Larsen, Verl Petersen, John Hadfield and Don Chase. Dr. Robert Musulas was program chairman. He told the assembled Kiwan-ian- s that treating the water supply at the reservoir with one part flourine to a million parts water would eliminate or more of the childrens need for dental care. He continued that at the present time, more than 33 million people are using flourine-treat-e- d water with tangible evidence that it is reducing need for care in the young. And there is no evidence of harmful effects in any way. Cost runs about 15 cents per person per year, he added. - Three local Cub Scout Den Mothers CUBBING RESTS ON THEIR SHOULDERS show a few of the many interesting articles and favors their patience and understanding has taught Cub Scouts in this area to make. Mothers, Mrs. Malcolm McDonald, left, Mrs. Lamont Yates, center, and Mrs. Nate Pierce, right, are sincere in their interest of the Cub.Scout and show their sincerity in the methods they use in directing den activities. Cub Packs, Scout Troops and Explorers Commemorate 48th Scouting Birthday All Cub Packs, Scout troops and Explorers posts of the Box Elder Scouts of America will obof serve the 48th anniversary Scouting during the week of Feb. 7 to 14. Brigham City Cub Packs are planning now to hold special Blue and Gold banquets In commemoration of the date and to to the rededicate themselves program of faith and appreciation of the high ideals and adventurous program. The Cub Scout program of the Boy Scouts of America was carefully built as a direct answer to the demand of millions of boys of Cub Scout age, and their parents, who as early as 1911 were calling for their own program. Wolf Cubbing started in England in 1914, when Baden Powell started to experiment on a program for younger boys. A thorough scientific study of was matter the youngcr-bomade and with the presentation of $50,000 by the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Foundation in 1927, it was possible to carry on the basic study to develop a plan to produce the necessary two-thir- Area Treated lo Milder Weather y Old Sor bathed the local area in sunshine Wednesday and Thursday to send the mercury climbing up into the high 40s, decidedly above normal for this time of year, according to Weatherman Charles Clifford. Enough storm rolled in Wednesday to shower the area with .36 inches of moisture but sunshine followed the rain as residents continued to enjoy some premature spring weather. Temperatures for the past two days follows: Low Mois. High Feb. 5 33 47 .36 . 31 Feb. 6 48 literature. Advice was sought at various steps in the building of the pro0 gram from a group of over leading psychologists, sociologists, teachers, school superintendents, professors of education, college executives, recreation and welfare directors. On August 1, 1929, the first limited number of demonstration units were started in com 13,-50- . l$iPl , f-- ' , & $8 FORGODMPW C00HJRY Box Elder High school gym. Six vaudeville shows of top quality will round out the show which begins at 8 p. m. It will mark the first appear- PTA Founders Day Frolic Is Planned Intermountain Students Plan Fashion Review Around Our World in Sixty Minutes has been chosen as the theme for the annual fashion show to be presented by Intermountain students on Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, at 7 p. m., in the school auditorium. Participating in the fashion review will be all junior and senior girls enrolled in home economics classes at the school, as well as approximately 50 junior and senior boys who will add to the quality of the show. The girls will model clothes appropriate for school, travel, church, dates or social affairs and parties, and sleep. General chairman is Iola with the following instructors assisting: Miss Bon- sern, Miss Smith, Mrs. Jorgensen, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Coffman, Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Long. Background music will be strains from Around the World in 80 Days, and the stage setting will feature modem time flying saucers, globes and rockets. The general public is invited to attend the review, according to officials of the home economics department, sponsors of the show. Correction Made In Cage Schedule 43 BOY ANNIVERSARY SSOiiiS A correction was made this week in the South Box Elder stake Junior basketball schedule for games to be played Wednesday, Feb. 10. The revised slate follows: 6.00 Second vs. Sixth, W53 OF AM OBSERVE SCOUT WEEK Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers, and adult leaders of Birdhaven district will join 4,700,000 scouters throughout the nation Feb. in observing Boy Scout Week. 7-- 13 Local Firemen Answer 104 Calls in 1957 According to the annual port of the Brigham City department, the firemen answered a total of 104 calls during the past year. Average attendance of members at the fires was 87 percent, which cost Brigham City a total of $7,000 in wages for the firemen. Of this num her there were 71 fires within the limits of Brigham City and 33 answered in Box Elder county. The department conducted 52 drills during the year, with an of 89 peraverage attendance cent. The city paid out $1,172 to the firemen for attending these drills, the report indicated. Value of property involved in fires in Brigham City totaled the county, $534,950, and in $265,330. Poh-acucu- t, ance of the famed colored team in Brigham City for many years. Tickets for the program, being sponsored by the athletic department of the high school, are on sale at Zundels mens furnishings, 74 South Main. The Founders Day Frolic being planned by the Parent-Teache- r Associations of the Box Elder High school and Junior High school and is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Feb. 19. The event will be patterned similar to the one held at the schools last year, with a program being conducted in the auditorium and a dance to follow in the gymnasium. Parents, teacher and students are invited to' attend the entertainment, according to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Boothe and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Grover, Tickets will be on sale in the near future. munities. By 1933, Cub Scouting was a part of the Boy Scout program. In 1935, William C. Wessel was appointed the first director of Cub Scouting. The Laura Spellman Rockefeller Foundation and the Boy Scouts of America were determined that this new Cub Scout program meet the needs of the American family. During its more than 20 years of experience it has proved, that they succeeded. Window Displays Several Brigham City merchants have permitted handicraft displays to be placed in their store windows during the next week. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers will feature their handicraft and the general public is invited to take time to view their work in the store windows. ' (boys gym). 6 00 First vs. Perry. 7:00 Willard vs. Intermoun- tain school. 8 00 Mantua- - vs. Fifth. Loss of property by fire totaled $5,475 in Brigham City, or approximately 61 cents per person. Total loss in the coun ty was estimated at $2,860. The department answered a total of 141 ambulance calls at a cost of $1,033 to the city for ambulance drivers and attendants services. It was explained by LaVar Jensen, secretary of the department, that Brigham City is reimbursed in part for calls outside city limits and for ambulance calls. The annual Military Ball, sponsored by the local National Guard unit, will be held Saturday evening, Feb. 15, in the Armory, beginning at 9 p. m. Joining the local guardsmen of Battery A for the big event will be members of Battery B from Garland. General chairman of arrangements is SFC Neil Hunsaker, assisted by the following committee chairmen: ticket sales, Dale Valentine; decorations, Sp2 Darrell Cosgrove; special invitations, Lt. Bob Valentine; publicity, SFC Allen Perry. The Armory ballroom will take on a military air with special decorations being carried out in a patriotic theme. Music for dancing will be furnished by Dick Passeys orchestra from Logan. Door prizes will be awarded at intervals during the evening. Tickets are now on sale and may be obtained from any member of the National Guard until Monday evening. They will also be available at the door on Committee Saturday night. members said that all tickets purchased for the local Military Ball will also be honored at the State Military Ball being held in Salt Lake City the following Feb. 22. Top door Saturday, prize at the state affair will be 1958 Chevrolet automobile, they pointed out. The public is invited to obtain tickets and join the local at their Military guardsmen Guard officers Ball, National said this week. the county commissioners Mon- day. According to information received from Ellis Armstrong, road commission director, the segment of U. S. Highway 30s from a point west of Snowville to the Utah-Idahstate line has been removed from the federal aid primary system, and placed in the secondary status. It was reported earlier this week that bureau approval had been stamped on the north of the lake route running from Rosette to the Grouse Creek-Lucifor injunction, clusion in the federal secondary system. Designated Highway 70 by the state, the Rosette-Luciroute, is 41 miles long. Eliminating Highway 30s west of Snowville trims the federal primary system in the county by 22 4 miles. The interstate highway, in all probability, will cut more of a northerly direction from Snowville, creating a considerably shorted distance to the Idaho line. Distance of the new highway will be 40.2 miles from the state line to Haws Corner, near Tremonton. Four Man Delegation A four-madelegation representing Tremonton appeared before the commission to make a double request for county aid to one of two city parks and the Tremonton airport. A member of the group, Lynn Iverson, said that inasmuch as the county had provided assistance at Rees Pioneer Park, it was felt that a proportionate amount should be provided for construction of bleachers at one of the Tremonton parks. It was explained that bleach ers are necessary to accommodate softball tournaments. answered The commissioners that the county advanced funds to help in construction of bowery only at the Brigham City park. This was done when the (Continued on Page Two) long-soug- n n News, Journal Photographs Are Being Made Available to Public for Resale A change in policy regarding pictures taken by staff members and reproduced in the News and Journal, is being announced this week. Where in the past, the newspaper has refused to sell such prints, it has been decided to make them available at reasonable prices. Effective at once, such photographs or copies of them may be obtained on the following basis: one and two column photos, 50 cents; three column photos, 75 cents ; four or five column pictures, one dollar. Available photos will be offered for sale on a first come basis but orders will be taken for reprints if desired. This does not mean, however, that we will consent to take pictures unless they are newsworthy and is not to be interpreted by anyone as being a means of obtaining cheap photos. All photographs loaned to the newspaper for reproduction, will be returned to the owner, as in the past. Pictures will not be available for sale until after they appear in the newspaper but purchase requests will be accepted in advance. , John I. Johnson Named Chief of Police Thursday Mayor Ruel Eskelsen the city council named a chief of police, at their regular meeting Thursday night. To take over the head of the city police department, effective Feb. 17, will be John I. Johnson, a former member of the department who has been on active duty, serving with the army for the past several years. Johnson will replace Chief Dell Fife who has served for the past two years. Present ordinances requiring residence in Brigham City to appoint- as a ment were amended at the Thursday night meeting to permit the appointment. The new ordinance will become effective upon publication on Feb. 12. , Golden Spike Plaque Message Received Here The Golden Spike Association this week received a copy of the wording to be printed on the bronze plaque which the National Park Service will place on the Golden Spike Monument at Promontory, for their appro- - i . val. At the meeting of the Association members, it was reported that approximately 5,000 persons have visited the site during the past year and that registrations have been made . every day except two during the winter, and that 68 persons registered during the first eight days of 1958. . i made for the Plans are being dedication of the plaque to be held early this year. ' The , inscription as submitted will read: The last rail is laid, the last spike is driven. The Pacific Railroad is completed. Here at Promontory, Utah, at 11:47 a.m. on May 19, 1869, the driving of a Golden Spike completed the first transcontinental railroad. Climax of a dramatic railroad building race between the Union Pacific, building from the east, and the Central Pacific, building from the west, this event sympolized attainment of a long-souggoal a direct transportation route to the Pacific Ocean and China trade.- - And it achieved the great political objective of binding together- - by iron bonds the extremities of the Continental United States, a rail link from ocean to ocean. The National Parks Service, of United States Department the Interior. , , Central Plans PTA Founders Day Monday Eve The Central school PTA will conduct their Founders Day pro gram Monday evening at the school auditorium, beginning at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. H. Cecil Baker, state president of the Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers, will be the guest speaker. Her subject will be You and the PTA. Musical numbers will be presented by sixth grade students under the direction of their teachers, Nellie Wight and J, Norris Larsen. In observance of Founders' Day, all past presidents of the Central school PTA will be honored. All parents are invited to attend the meeting. Young Farmers Group Homemakers Set Party The Young Farmers and will meet Young Homemakers Box Elder High school on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at this p m.t it was announced w eek. The event will be a party with husbands and wives attending. The Young Farmers also will elect officers for this year, was noted. jointly at pot-luc- What more Inspiration could a Box Elder High team ask for CHEER, BOYS, CHEER than to have this bounteous bevy of Brigham beauties cheering for it to win. The cheerleading quintet is composed of, left to right, Vera Bell Call, Ruth Walker, Dorothy Hansen, Judy Olsen, and Judy Larson. |