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Show W1 :tCrof5 Ul7illl lt Ava- - Lake Cora CUy, Utah 2152 -S3 CC Volume 55, Number 6 r C of C. Board V Brigham City, Utah, Thursday Morning, February 8, 1962 City Seeks Damages from Firms or Lists Members 5 Of Committees L S - PLAN WORKSHOP Supt. Walter D. Talbot, left, and Frank Stevens, director of research and public relations, discuss plans for a district workshop today, Thursday. Stevens is the chairman. i I 1- - The Box Elder Chamber of Commerce board of directors this week announced member appointments to 19 committees embracing chamber activities over the year. The committee assignments draw on the full membership of the or-mization. They are: K Workshop on Jap Today For School Personnel Some 525 teachers and other employees of Box Elder High school district will gather this afternoon at Box Pier High school for a r long workshop. Theme of the session is Seminar in Team Effort A Way of for Effective Working Together Relations. Principal speaker for the occasion will be Milton R. Merrell, vice president ot Utah State University. The chairman is Frank four-hou- County Okays id on Truck The Box Elder county commission Monday accepted a low bid r for purchase of a ton truck for use in the county weed department. Tremonton Motor companys bid of $2,699 was accepted and Supervisor Edwin L. Andersen was instructed to purchase tho vebule from that firm. o r d of Brigham Andersens-City submitted the only other bid which was $2,699.19. Tom Jensen, executive secretary of the Utah Water Users asthe regular attended sociation, meeting to explain why the countys assessment for the UWUA had been increased this year. The asthree-quarte- sessment is $1,250 compared with last year, and the county had objected, Jensen said the increase was imposed due to a jump in the countys assessed valuation. The commissioners said they would look around for a place to put civil defense equipment and food after Emery Wight, county CD director, said a temporary storage place will be needed. It will be there that government-sen- t food and water and first-aiand radiological equipment is kept fallout until moved into public $696.60 shelters. Wight said a survey is now unto determine what local buildings qualify as public derway Stevens, district director of search and public relations. re- A GENERAL meeting will open the workshop at 5 p. m. with John Olsen, supervisor of buildings and grounds slated to offer the invocation. Milton D. Garfield, president of the board of education, will offer the invocation and Supt. Walter Talbot will introduce the guests. After the address by Dr. Merrell and a luncheon break, the school personnel are scheduled to meet in 25 mixed group meetings to discuss relationships in the Box Elder schools system. AGRICULTURE: Clark y V4 Dr. Roy F. nard, member; Weir, chairman; James P. Simper, Sid Farnsworth, Burt Vincent. years. J Clark Hillam, director member; Clyde B. Stratford, chairman; Lewis Jones, Glen An Veran Booth, Douglas J. Three Brigham City juveniles dersen,J. P. Fife, Bordeaux, C. V. ForS' were picked up this past week in connection with a recent rash of Bren. car thefts here. NEW INDUSTRIES: Blaine OPolice Chief John I. Johnson said lsen, director member; Douglas the youths, all 15 years old, had Miller, chairman; Ruel Eskelsen, confessed to taking eight cars in Charles Claybaugh, D. R. John Brigham City during the past two son, Dick Parsons, Mark Nielson, months. The three boys were re- Don Chase, Robert Hill, P. C. leased to their parents and are Knudsen, Roy Campion, J. 0. Pal awaiting action by the juvenile mer, Norman Nelson. court. Johnson said in each instance LEGISLATION: Reed Hadfield, the cars would be missing for sev- director member; 0. Dee Lund, eral hours and normally were chairman; Thcron B. Lee, Max found parked several blocks away. Greer, Jay Hansen, James Miller, Keys left in the autos or unlocked Dr. C. A. Munns. ignition switches made it easy to Thad Carlson, MEMBERSHIP: take the vehicles, he added. All of the cars were recovered director member; Sid Farnsworth, but the motor in one was exten- chairman; D. D. Billings, Charles sively damaged. Claybaugh, Wayne Call, Verl Pe MERCHANTS: Max Hamilton, director member; Val L. Ferrin, chairman; Morris Glover, Paul Newell Jensen, Glen Johnson, Mrs. Daisy Fife, Eugene Price, Bill Harris, Dee Glen Hansen, (Continued on Page Thirteen) Tre- THE COMMISSIONERS said they would confer with the county attorney to determine what steps are necessary to change the name of Box Elder precinct to Brigham City precinct. Clyde Stratford, county Republican chairman, said the change would eliminate confusion since Brigham City districts comprise Box Elder precinct. THE COMMISSION was con fronted by a proposal to develop five acres of land into a housing Harmon project in the county, Campbell said he wished to devel op an area immediately north of Northern Builders Supply on jusl north of Brigham City. Campbell was laid the county had no regulations but that minimum standards of the state health CHAIRMAN Grover Harper bus department would have to be met. been named chairman of the Dux The commissioners also ou Page Eleven) Lhler County cbummaioii. 9 ) I T rector-membe- I F , r I . ) ST - trust )1. This Is the new Box Elder High school auditorium which Is virtually completed. NEW AUDITORIUM The facility is spacious and boasts one of the largest stages In the state. Music and speech rooms are located on the sides. City and County Offices to Close On Lincoln's Day Offices in the City Hal! and in the Box Elder County Court House will be closed on Monday, Feb. 12, In observance of Lincolns Birthday. However, the banks in Brigham City will be open for business as usual on Monday, along with the Post Office, stores and business houses. Lincolns birthday will be observed in the schools with programs and special mention In the various classes of the Great HIGHWAY monton precinct be divided into four voting districts. Two districts now exist. The new districts will correspond with LDS ward boundaries except that District Three will not extend into Bear River and precincts as does the Third LDS ward. A recommendation to establish more districts was made by Ferris Allen of Tremonton. I ARMED TORCES: Bud Powers, d, Leon Packer, chairman; Herbert Adamson. For Car Thefts r John tersen. county commission. He has been acting chairman since the death in late December of J. Erie Compton. Commissioner William D. Burton, silling in his first meeting since being appointed to the commission, moved that Harper be The motion named chairman. nod from drew an affirmative Commissioner Robert Potter. Harper was elected to the, county board in I960 for a term of two I Bar- director Lowell BarGlen Andersen, chairman; C. B. Williams, H. Dee Johnson, James Miller. com- Ti ry. FIRE & SAFETY on, director member; Grover R. Harper Monday was IN OTHER business, the made chairman of the Box Elder mission authorized that the corporation, Manufacturing McGraw-Edisocompany and Wagner Electric. en They are alleged to have gaged in combinations to fix prices and allocate to themselves business of supplying electrical equipment to tederal, state and local governments, Brigham City estimates that it has spent $200,000 for various electrical equipment during the period from 1951 to 1960, according to City Attorney O. Dee Lund. According to Lund, damages determined in similar suits have ranged from 25 to 40 percent of the total purchase amount. Brigham City is seeking treble damages as are the other municipalities as allowed under the anti- Hillam, , Harper as Chairman Electric director member; Veran J. Booth, chairman; Jesse M. Day, George W. Davis, Lloyd Olsen, J. Y. FerAVIATION; Emancipator, ITS A DANDY Work Approaches Completion . On Box Elder High Auditorium Editor When are they going to have this place done? Should be cleaned up and out . within of here . . , oh three weeks. You know those unexpected delays. That was the way we started our tour of the new Box Elder High school auditorium, John Olson and this writer. He is supervisor of buildings and grounds for Local Firemen Have Busy Year, Answer 1 1 0 Calls in City, County The Brigham City Fire department was busier than ever in 1961, being called to 110 fires during the to the year, according department's annual report. The number of lires compares with 95 recorded during the preceding year. Total loss by fire in Brigham City was $128,635 or about 92 cents for every local resident. AN UNUSUAL development was loss amounted to $86,825 while buildings and other proberty totaled $41,810, less than THE COST to extinguish all fires was $6,171. In addition, 220 ambulance calls were answered during the year at a total cost of $1,699. Department personnel participa55 drills having an average attendance of 81 percent. Average attendance at fires for the ted in volunteer force was 73 per- cent. that contents half. Jail Sentences The biggest loss single came when fire destroyed $80,000 worth of merchandise in a warehouse blaze on Eighth West. NOTICE Two Ogden men were sen.enced The value of property damaged It shall be unlawful for any per- and threatened by fire was placed each to spend six months in the Box Elder county jail Wednesday son to own or keep a dog within at $1,403,600. when a city court conviction was The cost for drills was $1,354. the corporate limits of Brigham Firemen made 25 runs outside upheld in First District court. City without making application to They were Donnie C. Bramwell, the collector of dog tax for that of Brigham City with total loss of 243 Harrison Blvd., and Ken20, from collecat blazes these estimated purpose, and to pay to said L. Hales, 21, of 3408 Washingneth tor for the benefit of the city, an $56,400. The total value of properton Blvd. annual tax of $10 for a female ty damaged and threatened was The two men were charged with dog and $3 for a male dog or a estimated at $240,575. from a highway at a stop shooting female that has been spayed. sign sign and defacing a road The said license shall be due They were alleged to have shot at and payable beginning with the and damaged a stop sign at the 1st day of January of each year, junction of west Forest street and and shall be delinquent if not paid the north-soutcounty road on Oct. 13, 1961. nn or before the 21st day of FebThe city court found the pair ruary, and shall expire on the 31st of each year guilty on Nov. 13 and fined each day of December $25 on the first count and $50 on in which said license is secured. Provided that all license fees for Intermountain schools annual the second. They appealed the verdict to dis dogs that are not paid by March art and hobby show will be staged trict court where Judge Lewis in the gymnasium, acof the year, if said dog was Feb. Jones Wednesday handed down the within the corporate limits of Brig-hu- cording to Lee Hansen who is dijail term. City within said year and recting the event. Judge Jones directed that the will inshow The include handicraft prior to said time, shall be sentence be served on weekends Arcreased to $15 for females and $6 items made by the students. until further order of the court. ticles include paintings, weaving, tor males and spayed females. bead work sewing, All dogs brought Into Brigham and many others. NOTICE City in any year after March 1, The exhibits will be open to the Notice is hereby given that inshall be charged the original rale both days and during the asmuch as Monday, February 12 of license purchased wilhin 10 public evenings. lrn,2, is a legal holiday, the Box days from arrival. Filler County Commissioners will License tags may be purchased meet on Tuesday, February 13, at 728 North Muin or at the Brig- Lotlsa Water 1962, ham City Police station. There were 4,550 acre feet of BOX ELDER COUNTY Signed, water in Mantua reservoir last JOHN I. JOHNSON, COMMISSIONERS, week, according to a teport by the Chief of Police. By K. B Olsen, County Clerk Brigham City Engineering Handed 2 Men Intermountain Plans Annual Art, Hobby Show 13-1- 4 1 wood-burnin- h e company, law. Brigham City filed jointly in U. S. District Court for Utah with Logan, St. George, Price, Heber, Midway and Charleston. The latter three are doing business as lleber Light and Power plant while the remaining plaintiffs own power systems separate and apart from each other. Provo filed 12 separate suits, making similar allegations but did not state exact amounts of dam- SPFAKER Sen. Wallace F. Bennett will address GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Monday evening. Sen, Dennett To Address age. The suits reportedly were prompted after the Utah Municipal league voiced concern over possiLble price-fixing- .. GOP Banquet -. suits is the Box Elder School district. federal governments criminal inU. S. Senator Wallace F. BenYours truly just likes to poke dictments returned in U. S. Disnett will be guest speakin for Court trict Pennsylvania around in new auditoriums. er at the Lincoln Day dinner being 1960 against the defendants held Monday evening, Feb. 12, at AND THIS one Is a dandy. Its violation of the Sherman act. the Tropical Restaurant. Starting and looks got 1,104 seats plushicr time has been set for 6 p. m. with bucket than a Linseats. Sponsoring the traditional coln Day dinner will be the ReWorkmen down on the giant publican party of Box Elder counstage its 72 feet wide and 42 feet ty, headed by C. B. Stratford, of some were the butting long county chairman. odds and ends together. Governor George D. Clyde will John had a twinkle in his eye as also be in attendance at the meethe lowered the main curtain with introduce ing and will Senator ease, just to show how it was A light snow storm moved into Bennett, Stratford announced. done. He pointed to 14 other back the northern Utah area Tuesday light up curtains and a pully-typSENATOR BENNETT will disand forced Ihe prolonged fog night bar and to a hole in the ceiling to leave the area, after cuss current congressional probcovering where a bank of spotlights would a lems and events. reign here. be installed. This will be an excellent opThe storm was brief, leaving THIS IS the first time Brigham only a light covering of fresh snow, portunity for residents of Box ElCity has had a stage really big but it accomplished much, in the der county to hear a discussion of enough for a symphony orchestra eyes of local residents, who were current events on both a state and national level," Stratford said. or an operetta, he smiled. relieved to have Ihe fog lift. A question and answer as the fog lilted, it left the period A turn to the right took us down smoke will follow the Senators falk, he with a hallway and into a soundproof atmosphere hazy band room, a soundproof choral which had been accumulating dur- noted. An invitation is extended to all room and a soundproof recording ing the fog's stay. Another storm is forecast to be interested persons to attend, Stratt was quiet enough to cubicle, hear a hammer drop . . . and one moving into the area, according to ford said, and they may make Charles Cliford, local weather ob- reservations by contacting Mrs. did. That was the music section, he server, who reports that the bar- Steve Anderson, president of the ometer needle had dropped "way Republican Womens club, at PA said. Mrs. Jack Webster, club low, Wednesday afternoon. across PA A RETURN walk the or Stratford High and low temperature read- - secretary, at PA stage brought us into the speech section. There were three dress ing rooms and farther down the corridor, a little theatre complete with makeup tables. This will be used for a classroom, he explained. The tour ended abruptly when NOTICE all the lights went on in the audi The annual stockholders meeting torium and this writer turned photographer scampered in to of the Box Elder Creek Water Users Association will be held on take a picture. 1 The auditorium was a long time Friday, Feb. 9, 1962, at p. m. in Plans to pave the way for indusin the making, not quite according the City Hall. try in the Brigham City area were W. L. to the script, but even from the BARKER, Secy. outlined on several fronts Monday $2 seats, it looks like a smash hit. as the industrial development committee of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce met. with former The committee Ruel M. Brigham City mayor, Eskelsen as chairman, gave attention to the following: Laid plans for a brochure of Brigham City and surrounding Advance of $3,000 by the U.S. Community Faciliarea to help publicize industrial ties administration has been made to Corinne to fiopportunities in Box Elder county. Discussed of a nance preliminary planning for a sewer system and drainage district to secure Wnter treatment plant, according to Rep. M. Blaine Peterfor industrial and-o- r agriculture use. son Outlined other plans for getThe project will cost an estimated $1 14,000 and ting new, diversified industries InConstruction is expecwill serve about 140 homes. terested in northern Utah. ted to start by August 1962. Other mouthers of the committee include Scott Horsley, William The money represents an interest-fre- e advance, Miller, F. Lel.tnd Seely, immediate repayable upon start of construction, Peterson said. past chamber president, and Rosi Basis of the Utah By Bruce Keyes High School Construction which Monday filed 13 federal court suits against five firms engaged in the manufacture and sale of electrical equipment. Named as defendants were General Electric company, Westing-hous- c- -- If II Alleged Price - Filling Brigham City is one of eight Utah municipalities 7 (j 2 r; Commissioners Maine f 1 BRIGHAM CITY IMPROVEMENT: Blaine Olsen, director- chairRuel Eskelsen, member; man; Orval Sackett, George R. Hacking, Wayne A. Jensen, Charles Keller, Fred Baugh, Dean Cand DEPARTMENTAL groups will land, Scott Horsley, J. Leo Nelson, meet one hour later and a general Eric Seashore, John Larsen, Willis Hansen, Nick Topik, Mathew meeting to summarize the group discussions will climax the work- Compton. shop. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES director-membeReed Hadfield, Topics will touch on relations among district personnel, with stuFred Baugh, chairman; S. W. dents and with the public. Includ- Vandehei, Vernon Coleman, Waed will be teachers from elemen- lter Everton, Lee Wight, Bryant tary through high school levels, Bess, Leonard Redeling. bus drivers, principals, custodians EDUCATION: and food service and clerical perVeNoy Christof- ferson, director member; Doug sonnel. This is tho first workshop of its Mann, chairman; Dr. William 0. kind ever conducted in Box Elder Knudsen, Alf Freeman, Walter D Talbot, Dr. R. W. Fishburn. district. Trio Arrested ; a q ADVERTISING: Max Hamilton, director member; Mrs. Gwen Mack Funk, Ianscn, chairman; Wade Ebeling, M. A. Burlcher, Reed Walker, Howard Crill. 16 PAGES O' Rolls-Royc- e Storm Forces Fog to Leave e EIow-eve- r, Chamber Lays Plans for New Industry Corinne Given $3,000 Advance For Planning of Sewer System formation ). Corinne probably will apply for a public facility loan on the sewer project, he added. The town has been discharging sewage into Bear river and the Utah State Board of Health has given it until Jan. I, 1963 to install and operate adequate sewage treatment facilities. C. Bowen, Diseases secretary-treasure- r. Reported Box Elder county reported seven eases of measles, five strep infections and 20 cases of influenza for the week ending Jan. 20, I t u |