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Show 2 (foreseen, THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Unemployment Reaches Peck Thursday, March 9, 1961 WILL AUTOMATION KEEP ON THE FARM? I PUSH BUTTON MAY BECOME FARMERS OPERATION from the files of the News MONOTONOUS 50 By HENRY CATHCAKT Central Press Association Washington Writer Somebody always seems to be worrying TVyASIIINGTON about how you are going to keep enough farmers down on the farm to produce the rapidly increasing food needs of the nation, but apparently something always comes along to save the situation. After World War I they sang, "How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm, After They've Seen Gay Taree?" and the latest refrain along this line has to do with how agriculture can be made attractive enough in this era of automation to retain a sufficient number of rural workers. That's easy, say the nations leading agronomists scientific farmers, that Is who recently congregated in Chicago to find out if the current "population explosion" is going to bring the famine and starvation that old Gregor Malthus predicted v ,.iM be the eventual fate of mankind. It will be done with push button farming! The "city feller now can get a lawn mower s his yard which will methodically bv means of electric eyes nnd remote control while the householder lazes under a tree, read- ing and keeping mol. Todays really modern farmer is operating a switchboard, just like his city cousin who works in an automated factory. 25 By Mrs. Irving Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Johnson returned recently from a short vacation. They called on a misat Ephraim, sionary companion then spent some time at the Man-t- i From there they travtemple. eled to St. George, went through the temple there, then to Las Vegas, Nev. and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom War. Mrs. War will be remembered as Gayle Jenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osey Jenson. They enjoyed the beautiful scenery at Hoover Dam, then came home by way of Ely, Nev., where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzie. The McKenzies send hellos to their many friends in this valley. Carrie J. Christensen spent Monday afternoon visiting with friends at the home of her sister, Gertrude J. Iverson of Tremonton. MR. AND MRS. Alvin Anderson entered a de- tomer, the master of ceremonies store. partment Instantly a band for the event told her, smiling began to play, an orchid was pin- broadly. And now can you tell us ned on her dress, a $100 bill put what you came here for today? in her hand. She found herself besaid the little old A little old lady Yes, lady. ing photographed from all sides I'm on my way to the complaint and TV cameras beamed down on her. cus department. Youre our Lady, you need Dont let HOUSE CLEANING get you down! Theres an easier way you know. Just sort out the heavy things drapes, blankets, quilts, bedrelax with a spreads, shag rugs, take them to the book or magazine for an hour and presto for just a few pennies, theyre all done. Youll enjoy a work break at the DAY-NIT- DAY-NIT- Double Load .... 25c LAUNDERCENTER We Never Close Fifth South Just West of Main - O'- - JU v Beauty g i G c (0 "SQs 8 x s' w w.r '' $ thrifty regular new , . comfort! performance on big-ca- r ride with Stability) You'll like the economy Peppier-than-ev- full-siz- e Rocket gas! Solid returned recently from a five weeks visit in California. They visited with Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Hall at Sun Valley and Mr. and Mrs. James Burton of Downey. The ladies are all sisters. While there they attended the wedof the Burtons ding reception youngest daughter. They called to say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Holmgren at Lakewood. Calif, and reported them enjoying the On their reCalifornia sunshine. turn trip home they stopped at the Henry Smiths in Cedar City. The Smiths are cousins of Mrs. Anderson. a Work Break 1 moderate cost and exceptional operating new Dynamic economy of the quality-buil- t 88. We invite you to come in soon and drive it see it price it! -- CO., 1 8 NORTH MAIN ST. BIG CHOICE, BIG VALUES IN LATE MODEL USED CARS . .. Thompsons eighty-firs- Earl Peterson t is birthday. home from visited Phoenix, Ariz., where he with Morris Jensen, Carlyle Gardner and Don Thompson. DWAYNE Archibald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Archibald, celebrated his ninth birthday on Monday by inviting nine boy friends to his home. His sister, Susan, and cousin, Pamela Johnson entertained them with games, after which a delicious luncheon was enjoyed. A number of our teen-ag- e boys and girls attended the Teen Gold and Green ball in Harper Monday evening. Principal Lamon Simmons is on the sick list, so Elizabeth Holmgren and Melba Checketts have been doing some substituting at school. LAST FRIDAY evening, the of the ward had a very su cessful party. Mrs. Myrtle and Rita Anderson were in charge of the dinner after which a program under the direction of Mrs. Vita Burt and Mrs. Norma Gene Hansen was enjoyed. The program consisted of two short skits, two vocal made quartets and a fashion parade. We need a good laugh more often. Do it again. The Bear River Relief society was hostess at the stake preparation meeting last Saturday. President Nola Nessler was in chargg of the program which consisted of two double trio numbers sung Florence by Myrtle Anderson, Ramsdell, Rita Anderson, Carrie J. Christensen, Gertrude C. Iverson and Pearl Elwell. A short skit was presented by Shirley Hendrickson, Dollrus Iverson and Melba Checketts. Mrs. Ida Christensen has her arm in a cast, hoping it will relieve her rheumatism. rs KELLY IVERSON, son of Mr. was and Mrs. Lamar Iverson, kicked on the knee by a horse recently and is confined to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Merrill of Preston, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Braegger from Willard visited recently at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. AlJOHN P. Holmgren, II, accomvin Anderson. Elmo Christensen to Las panied Annette Anderson, small daugh-- . Vegas on matters of business last ter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight An- week. derson, is recovering from a re-- , Mr. and Mrs. Blain Anderson cent illness. were in Logan Monday afternoon. MR. AND MRS. Grover Killpack FAMILY members met at the of Huntington, Utah, spent last week visiting with theis daugh-- - home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Iverson at Tremonton. Tuesday to celebrate the birthday Dwight Anderson and Mr. and evening anniversary of Mrs. Iverson. DeMrs. Ronald Leonard. Mrs. Alice Peterson spent Sat-- , licious refreshments were served to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jensen of urday visiting at the home of Mr. Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Otto and Mrs. Junius Thompson in Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jenthe occasion being Mr. Jensen, sen, Mr. and Mrs. Verl Iverson and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Eldridge and daughter, all of Brigham City; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Christensen, Mrs. Nola Nessler of Bear River City: Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jensen of Logan, and Mr. and Mrs.. Iverson. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. The Daughters of Pioneers held their monthly meeting at the home of Gertrude R. Jensen, Feb. 24. Larene Mary Braegger read a letter written by her Lars Jenson, dated Jan. 8, 1S77 and addressed to relatives in his native land. A ladies double trio sang two songs and the lesson was given by Doliie Iverson. Mrs. Jensen and Seretta Johnson served delicious refreshments. SEE YOUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED OLDSMOBILE QUALITY DEALER CENTRAL CHEVROLET point in unemployment for 1961. Outlook in some segments of primary metals has brightened especially in Utah coun-- J sure in ty, and with a pick-uwithin the next week, the labor market should begin to lift from its winter torpor, jobs made available by Utah employers came in at the rate of 148 per day during the week ended Feb. 25, compared to 128 !per day for the week ended Feb. p Non-far- NOW A I YOUR OLDS DEALERS!. COULDNT BE HAPPIER German shepRinny, herd, seems to grin happily after being reunited with his master and mistress, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Silva, 15 North Third West. The Silvas only recently moved here from California and when Rinny turned up missing Monday morning, they were highly concerned. Mrs. Silva placed a lost ad with the Box Eider Journal but befort it saw print, she found the dog while driving up and down local streets Tuesday. The moral of this story: Journal classified ads work fast! A Message to Mothers-to-B- e Your doctor will probably suggest that you take vitamins and minerals to build strong bones and teeth for baby, and to also us help you protect your own general health. Come in and let with your vitamin list, prescriptions and baby needs. Were always here to serve you. IN AN EMERGENCY . . . PHONE P A3-27- 79 READERS WRITE Enjoy Recent Vacation T rips r, DYN AIV1 jobless ratio Years Ago Residents of Bear River City 326-ac- re DOLLAR-SAVIN- lay-of- BEAR RIVER CITY REPORTS INDIANA SHOWPEACE The prize may go to William and farm northwest of FrankErland Rothenberger, whose set-u- p fort, Ind., is a showplace with a brand new push button for taking feed from the silos with huge corkscrews and conveyors. Gone is the backbreaking work of feeding and fattening 230 steers so that the Rothenbergers also can raise 1,500 hogs much the same way in their spare time. The completely mechanized feed processing system on the heated air for drying, confarm includes corn verted ear com storage on a farm grinding and Farmer mixing setup. ? . The UJ3. Department of Agriculture is devot- B0Commfl farmtag its current handbook to "automated tag," and predicts tomorrows farmer will be a A Specialist? highly trained specialist who will sit up late maplanning his new stratagems and sleeping late while the chinery does the work! The only trouble? You probably guessed it: as with industry, they now wonder if things will get too monotonous to keep em down on the farm. DRIVE THE Years Ago C. W, Merrell of Brigham City, president of the March 10, 1936 Merreil Lumber and Hardware company, was elected president of the Utah Lumber Dealers association at the close of the organizations annual convention Saturday in Salt Lake City. March 10, 1936 In the district court here Monday, Alex Musulas, local businessman was admitted to citizenship in the United States. Mr. Musulas is operating a cafe on South Main street. Ur-ban- DAY-NIT- E Journal weeks 1 NO MORE HRI HGERY The poultry farm of VV. T. Frye near Peoria, 111., is an example. With the aid of an agricultural ena, gineer from the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station at H. B. Puckett, Farmer Frye has taken the drudgery out of raising chickens which used to make it almost impossible for a poultry raiser to get even a day off from his demanding flocks. Conveyors like those In factories take the food from eight bulk storage bins, mix the four basic rations, and deliver 1,200 pounds of feed per hour a distance of 390 feet to maintain a automatic service to the 14,000 turkeys and 29,000 broilers that Frye raises and processes annually. Such a system makes it less important than ever to "keep em down on the farm, in so far as large numbers of agricultural workers are concerned, because Farmer Frye and one part-tim- a worker can do it all. Frye reports that turning the dials and punching the buttons gets wearisome at times, however. Take "slopping the pigs, which used to be a chore that would drive almost anyone from the farm, Recently a large delegation of farmers gathered at the place of Richard Ware, one mile south of Llndon, Ind., to see his modem "automated" hog enterprise of about 1,600 pigs per year, with its new central farrowing house and conveyor-spe- d feeding troughs. Single Load .... 15c & A delightful childrens party was given at the March 9, 1911 home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nelson last Friday afternoon, to honor the birthday of little Miss Melba, their daughter. Games were played and delicious refreshments were served, and the little folks had a glorious time. Those participating were Florence Kelley, Ramona Jensen, Mar-jorie Horsley, Evadian Reeder, Maria Flack, Mary Pearse, Merl In-- j gram, Melba Nelson, Alice Andersen and Ruth Hurd. March 9, 1911 Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Valentine celebrated a double event in their beautiful new home on south Seventh West street. The day was the anniversary of their marriage, and in the evening they entertained a few of their friends at a housewarming. A sumptuous chicken dinner was the first thing on the program, and ihere were many other good things to eat besides chicken, of which the guests partook until there was room for no more. Toasts were given, speeches were made, songs were sung, games were played and social chat was indulged in, a purely informal spirit pervading the gathering. 1 he spacious home was inspected, and the host and hostess received many kind words of congratulations upon being so comfortably situated. Those in the party were Bishop T. H. Blackburn and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Knudson, John H. Horsley, Elias Jensen, Oscar Fors-greAugust Valentine, A. W. Valentine, C. C. Hansen, Andrew Jensen, Mesdames S. Norman Lee, Annie Sederholm, Elna Jeppson, Florence Valentine, Lillie Hansen, Messrs. A. W. P. Hansen, E. H. Morris and N. J. Valentine and family. raiss-cros- picker-slieUe- labor market summary for a the week ended Feb. 25, gives apUnemployment mixed picture. as peared to be piling up, mostly of a result of heavy registration previous notices during f weeks. This situation was probweath ably aggravated by rough er. A OF EVENTS MARCH this without work per each of 635 10.000 on the job, will be the high A GROUP OF friends met at the Clifford Jensen home in Logan last Saturday evening, and enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bywater, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Waddoups. Mr. and Mrs. Ursel Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stander. Mr. and Mrs. Oleen Nelson, Mrs. Sarah Lowe, Miles and Myma Jensen and the host and hostess. Pal Christensen of Salt I aka City spent iast weekend with her Local League of Women Voters States Support of Bond Issue March 7, 1961. Dear Editor: Citizens know that the bond issue to finance the expansion of the sewage facility is vigorously supported by the League of Women Voters. Do they know how or why the league supports this bond issue? Are we a pressure group that has something to gain by this Do we just arbitrarily support? decide yes on one issue and no on another? You will see that the league has nothing to gain by any stand it takes. The members of the league choose a study topic on a local, state, and national level of This year our local government. topic that was accepted by vote was Problems Related to Planning and Zoning. Many months of research by Mrs. Andrus and her committee involved meetings with the city planner, planning commission, the mayor and others. Reading books on city planning and study of land-usmaps, zoning maps, topographical maps and charts completed their ree search. Results of this work was compiled in a booklet which all league members studies. Out of this study emerged a consensus of the members on three basic points: 1. Acceptance of the Master Plan of Brigham City; 2. Use of zoning ordinances to implement the plan; 3. Enforcement of these ordinances to insure orderly development. Early in our study, league members came to the conclusion that parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raff Chris- tensen. MR. AND MRS. Alvin Jensen returned Tuesday evening from a winters stay in Phoenix, Ariz. Mrs. Lester Anderson is in St. Benedicts hospital in Ogden where she is recovering from major surgery. Gaylcn Christensen is in the Dee hospital in Ogden after having major surgery last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Weidman are the proud parents of a new son. Lit yii uwt iisuuui u. tuumiu, the sewage disposal plant was working to capacity and this situation could not continue. As Brigham City was expanding prodigiously, improvements would be needed. Waters from Bear river had a D rating. Dumping insufficiently treated sewage into these waters would lower the rating. D rating is not high as it is. Such waters as classified by the Utah Water Pollution Control board are suitable for general irrigation but not for lawns, pastures for dairy cattle, root crops, or low growing crops raised for human consumption. Consequently, when water pollution increases due to inadequate sewage facilities, no further connections on to sewer lines are permitted, F.H.A. loans more difficult to obtain, construction of homes are limited and Brighams healthy growth is stopped. League members had agreed on acceptance of plans for Brigham and Citys orderly expansion therefore now urge the approval of the bond issue for the sewage If there had plant improvement. been no agreement on these noints, the league would take no concerted action. This letter would not have been written, no statement sent to the mayor and no circulars delivered door to door. A short time ago the league took a position at variance with that of the county commissioners, sheriff, and the legislative representatives of this area. At this time we take a position concurring with the city planner, mayor and In both instances city council. our position was reached after careful study of facts as we understood them. Whom we pleased or displeased had no bearing on our conclusions. The league acts only on the concurrence of the majority of its members. We hope you agree with us on this issue and vote yes on the bond proposal. Mrs. Joseph P. Gurrister, President, League of Women Voters, Brigham City. mukti MUKtl i nm A yield of 100 bushels of corn requires 200 pounds of available nitrogen . . . 30 tons of sugar beets requires 300 pounds of available nitrogen. Some of this requirement can come from crop residues, manure, legumes . . . but the successful farmer must add nitrogen if he is to get the maximum return from his land. The same is true of other crops: Potatoes, small all require nigrains, pasture, fruits and vegetables trogen. Proper fertilization increases yields, puts more money in the farmers pocket hook. Use enough fertilizer this year. . . and insist on USS Nitrogen Fertilizer, made by United States Steel. USS Nitrogen Fertilizers are available in bag, bulk, or tank: |