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Show EXAMPLE OF WMv,rl vlcroflluln- - SPIRIT PIONEER C Ave. orp. Utah Gtlij Baron Wills Cited At Industry Event Baron Woolen Mills was with Wednesday presented Utahs Annual Distinguished Service award for Industrial achievement at a luncheon held In Hotel Utahs LaFayette ball, room, Salt Lake City. A number of prominent Box Elder county residents were on hand when the coveted clta. tlon signed by Gov. Calvin L. Rampton and the trophy, which Is provided by the Salt Lake area Chamber of Commerce, were by Lowell, accepted Dale and Rex Baron, partners In the manufacturing firm. to the economy and state. THE PRESENTATION was made at the luncheon session of the 19th Annual State Econo-mi- c Development conference under sponsorship of the Utah Committee on Industrial and Employment Planning and the Utah Industrial Promotion board which was attended by newly 500 prominent Utah 1959. of the area FRAMED CITATION follows: Since 1959 a partnership of Lowell, Dale and Rex Baron has operated Baron Woolen Mills at Brigham City, Utah. Baron Woolen Mills was originally founded In 1870 as a THE reads as Volume 61, Number 34 Brigham City, Utah, The 84302, Thursday Morning, August 22, 1968 14 PAGES cooperative. latter-dachapter of the plon. eer firms history began In 1936 when Rulon Baron, fath-e- r of the present owners, purchased controlling Interest In the company. He died In pioneer y The firm operates a completely Integrated manufactur-inplant which takes raw wool procured from wool growers In Utah and neighboring Mountain states, and manufactures the wool into high quality blankets, saddle blankets, and car robes which are marketed nationally. Because of Baron Woolen Mills relative Isolation, all the steps of wool blanket making, including washing, drying, dyeing, blending, yarn making t, and weaving of the final must be accomplished at the Brigham plant. To maintain a firm financial e position in the fiercely industry of blanket making, the present owners have automated the pioneer works by investing $500,000 (Continued on Page Two) g citi-zen- The award goes annually to a firm outside the states com. and industrially mercially Wasatch Front developed (Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Utah counties) which has dls. tinguished itself by: 1 Evidencing initiative and ingenuity in operating the pen fttaiday f,3()() Amtidipefed pro-duc- enterprise. 2. Utilizing local materials and labor. 3 Overcoming obstacles In marketing and transportation. 4. Contributing materially High School Airs Plans Parade For Two New Programs Beckons School doors will open to approximately 9,300 students next Monday, Aug. 26, as the 1968-6school year officially opens in Box Elder district. Preparations have been underway on two trouts this week: Students furnishing their school wardrobes with shoes, shirts, sweaters, etc., and teachers and other dis trict personnel attending institute sessions. PQ Number To 17; BC Kids pre-scho- More Later J.C. Haws Supei lntendent the anticipated enroll, ment is about the same as that Three more young ladies have entered Brigham Citys 1968 Peach Queen contest, to bring the total number to 17. The deadline for entry was Wednesday, Aug 21, and later applications have been receiv-eand will be announced in Sundays Box Elder News. i F. Houghton, year. Ed Mecham, a teacher at Intermountain School, greets BACK TO SCHOOL some of the 1,200 students who arrived at the school for the 1968-6ear Tuesda) morning. 9 MONDAY STARTS Students Arrive IS DISEASE REPORT A The school bell was fig. spokesman noted that uratively ringing at Inter, more than half of the 307 mountain school Tuesday as graduates of last spring went the first contingent of Navajo Indian students arrived for the 1968-6year. 1,200 boys and girls be-ga- n of and undergoing physical examinathe routine procedure registration, orientation tions. Another 23 buses were sche. duled to arrive this morning (Thursday) with the remaining students, bringing the enroll, ment to near its expected 2,000 level CLASSES WILL start next Monday and continue for 180 days, with the school year winding up on May 9, a seemingly long time from now. Many of the students are returnees while others are getting their first view of this worlds largest coeducational boarding school which is in its 18th year of operation. The students hall from the Navajo reservation In the Four Corners area with a majority about 70 percent of them from Arizona and the others from New Mexico and Utah. THEY RANGE IN age from to 23; however, 90 percent are 15 to Featuring an accredited Aide Notes Change In School Lunch Price Several changes in the price of school lunch and special milk have been made in the Box Elder County School district this year, according to Mrs. Eula Wood, supervisor of school food services. Student prices remain the same at 25 cents for elementary students and 30 cents for secondary students. The adult meal, however, has been increased from 35 cents to 40 cents. Special milk for students will be three cents for f pint instead of two cents and seven cents for adults instead of six one-hal- cents. high school program, has Inter-mounta- a regular curriculum for secondary ninth through twelfth grades. The school last year com. peted with neighboring public schools of Box Elder, Weber and Cache counties in basketball, baseball, tennis and track for the first time as a league entry and plans to broaden its competetive athletic program this year and next. OTHER ACTIVITIES GET Next Tuesday Prln-cipa- NEWLY-APPOINTE- beef dinner A program exchange is intended to equalized grade loads, so that one school does not have overcrowded classes while a neighboring school has too few pupils in that grade. THERE WILL BE180school days this year with the first holiday being Labor day, Sept. 2. panel of Judges will select the top entries, Mrs. Driggs said. REGISTRATION IS sche-duleon the LDS tabernacle grounds until 4 p.m. on the day of the parade. Particl-pant- s are asked to assemble east of the tabernacle on First East by 4 p.m. The parade route will be shorter than In recent celebra. tlons with the youngsters to march down Main street from Third South to Second North. d be- gins at 7:30 p.m. A s one of the top Elder County fair will be the Golden Spike rodeo which begins its three-nigh- t run this evening (Thurs-day- ) at the fair grounds west Again feat-ure- of the Box featuring Parents are reminded that they should be at the end of the route to pick up younger child-ren- . Utah entertainers from State university is slated at 8:30 p.m. during which door prizes will be given away, Morrell said. motorized vehicles are allowed in this years parade. Its asked that young, sters observe the golden spike theme with their entries such as is being done in the sen-lo- r parade on Saturday, Sept. No being Hurry! Sign 7. For Bus Trip final call was Issued this week for senior citizens to sign up for a bus trip to Park City next Monday Aug. 26. The invitation has been to persons age 55 and over in all of Box Elder county although the tour is sponsored by Brigham City. Reservations can be made at Mickeys Music, 26 South Mam street, with the price of a bus ticket set at $2. A d Other holidays will Include PARTICIPANTS will leave deer season, Oct. 21, Thanks, the courthouse In from Nov. giving, Christmas, downtown county Brigham City on Dec. 2, and Easter Monday at 9 a.m. Each is vacation, April 4. to bring a lunch. Utah EdThe trip will take them not The annual two-daucation association confer, only to the ski resort area ence which attracts teachers but to Salt Lake City for stops to Salt Lake City Is scheduled at Liberty Park and a tour of the new Salt Palace. Oct. 10 11 28-2- d Persons with questions about the Junior parade are invited to contact Mrs. Driggs at 723-750- Is She being assisted members committee Louise Gillman, JoAnn Butler, Karin Langley, Beverly Lan-doDonna Strlngham, and Dolly Warner and Evelyn Larsen as director-member- . by with the the Ladles Community club is sponsoring the contest to choose a mar-diand marshallette. All local boys and girls who have a horse and the experience to handle them are invited to enter with a drawing to select the par. ade royalty Aug. 29 at the Rees Pioneer park bowery. Entrants are asked to come dressed in western wear since photographs will be taken immediately after the selection is made. Youngsters interested In entering should contact Burnett at pi lor IN CONNECTION junior section, d y 723-631- 5 UNDERWAY It will form at and the annual Farm Bureau Tremonton. Sixth North and First East, talent show. Events continuing until Sat. move down Tremont street to urday will Include the fair Main, turn west and terminate horse show, stock and crops at Second West. Duane Madsen and Val Leav-it- t, judging, horse racing and little said rodeo league baseball. A churkwagon breakfast is the prize money has been hik-e- d to $1,500 and with entry scheduled daily at 6 a.m. and county residents are invited to fees should swell the jackpot View the various exhibits to $3,000 for the top perform-er- s g win-ner- l Carroll C. Nichols has played a part In initiating both this and the dropout program. Superintendent Haws said the new plan to bus students from one elementary area to another in Brigham City lias met with general acceptance "although one or two parents have been a little upset. inter-scho- Unseasonably cool ami has w eather stormy forced postponement of the annual Brigham City Merchants Outing which was to have been staged Wednesday at the Rees Pioneer Park bowery. Chairman Paul Morrell said instead, the traditional event w'ili be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The starting time will be 6 p.m. with participants invited to take a swim in the city pool before serving of the bar- to Monday, Aug. 26. Wotioo! County Fair Rodeo Opens Tonight of Tremonton. A fattened $3,000 purse is expected to attract top. calibre About 300 youngsters will cowboys as the rodeo, produc-ebe Involved In a by Swanee Kirby, continues elementary school program nightly through Saturday at 8 pm. this year which allows for development. Preliminary fair activities The school's professional began Wednesday with judging staff numbers 210 persons. of the womens department d also available for three cents to students and seven cents for adults. The spoil-sorin- Off Until becued Citys traditional Dor-oth- 13 Sharon Houghton on to higher education while others were placed on jobs in various parts of the country. 9 The Sharon Snook Haws SUPERINTENDENT said a number of students have enrolled in the special program which will combine trainclasses with ing and is aimed at allowing the young people to earn a high school diploma. Also new at the school this year is a special food innova, snack time. tion, a Eula Wood, supervisor of school food services, said each day from 7:30 to 8:40 a.m. in the cafeteria, hot chocolate will be sold for ten cents and doughnuts for ten cents each with special milk pre-scho- SCHOOL Outing Put e upoot-student- SHARON Snook, 20 daught-e- r of Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank lin Snook, RFD 2, Box 49, sponsored by the Dairy Queen. Marv.i Richardson secondary school this year a special program for di is being initiated to commen. ce with the regular school 520 The most recent Utah dlvl. sion of health report for the week ending Aug. 16 - shows two cases each of strepto. coccal Infection and Infectious hepatitis for Brigham City. Box Elder county reported five cases of streptococcal Infec-tio- to Box Elder High school ex. an record high for any school in the district of 1,800 students. And at the pects West Forest, sponsored by Miller Real Estate. 18, Marva Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Richardson, 533 East First North, sponsored by Box Elder County Bank. year ago elementary schools. ACCORDING TO Lyle M. Clement, queen chaifman for the Brigham City Jaycees, the newly entered girls are: 19, Sharon Houghton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard of a The major difference is that the lump of heaviest pupil con. centratlon has passed from the d ' Brigham Junior Peach Days parade Is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6, beginning at 5 p.m., it was announced this week by the Ladles Community club. The procession will have six sections with local young, sters age 12 and younger invited to participate, according to chairman Mrs. Merle Driggs. s Cash prizes await the in floats, pets, ponies, and walking tricycles, (in which the age limit sections. is said seen anywhere. One of the features will be Fess Reynolds with his act In which six brahma bulls perform a series of tricks. Also featured will be the of Roger Blossom, rodeo clown. chairmen Issued a The reminder that rodeo fans will watch the arena show form a grandstand covered Just a year The local ladies club also Is arranging the annual Junior Peach Queen drawing for the with Mrs. same evening Burnett as chairman, assisted by Joyce Seare. BC Third Ward Postpones Event The LDS Brigham City Third ward Primary carnival which was scheduled for this evening (Thursday) has been to share. cancelled due to the death of today. said Kirby has a ago. Norman Watkins this week, The big county fair parade, They acA full schedule of fair a ward spokesman said. always a popular feature, is reputation for furnishing tough A new date for the carnival stock and the Box Elder rodeo tivities can be found In todays scheduled this afternoon will be announced later. at 5 p.m. In downtown will be on a par with those Issue of the Journal Jf |