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Show f Un Ul Salt Ul Coap, 62, Number 17 Volume Imm 1 20 PAGES Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Thursday Morning, April 24, 1969 proposed $200,000 bridge project north of Bear City and a plea to alter the dosing time for Box Elder county t.nerns captured the spotlight at Mondays meeting of the county commission here. A Rixer Box Elder county exceeded the state percentage for population growth In 1967-6- 8 but showed smaller gains In average work force and employment. These facts are Included In a statistical report published in the Utah Economic and Business Review, publication of the Bureau of Econo, mic and Business Research, University of Utah. The countys growth in population from 1967 to 1968 was 4.2 percent, Increasing from 26,100 to 27,200, according to the report. The state increase was 1.5 percent. Paul roads - t r u. r -- 'Zt. v U' ? htk Z' V J" v 'R- - closer. .6 r A --.V H V - - tfr; i ' $ Ess j ' $ ' I o 4 'i "V 4 4. - 4 were Box . i1' T ' William Burton said Wednesday the bridge Itself will probably cost about $160,000 with Box Elder county to pay 30 per-ceof the cost as a feder-a- l aid secondary project. will The new structure cross the river at an angle and thus will be a little longer than the existing bridge. Planned as a span, it will be devoid of any su. on found the as perstructure present one. commissioners told ,The Gilgen they want the conn, ty to handle the approach However, the engineer said he could offer them no encouragement of getting funds if the county acts El- 4 ? , r iw lT ;v two-lan- e 4 w fed-er- "'ip v X, as New Director Named for Normally placid and triendly Box fclder creek turned into a raping, threatening enemy for home owners in Box Iilder canyon Wednesdat afternoon. Swollen by runoff waters gushing out of the canyons south of Mantua, the creek overflowed its banks, flooding the Willowmcre The torrent swept against the area adjacent to U.S. summer home of Jerry Carr and reached the doorway of the Joe, Cari home next door before subsiding at about 6:30 p.m. Across the way, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carr had begun moving furnishings and clothes mud-fille- 89-9- d City Offers Garden Lots In Beautification Plan Want to plant a garden this spring? Brigham City is irrigation providing water and a number of local lot owners are offering their ground for use free of charge. The project it one initiated last year to clean up vacant lots and improve the community's appearance. Groups, clubs and individuals who want to take on a garden project are invited to contact Mis. Anita Burt, telephone the city hall. BE Beards, Pioneer Dress Judged at Bell right-of-wa- to clear out the debris and channel feeding Brigham City reservoir. canal BE Bearded men and costumed ladles will take the Hrlglmm City spotlight on the evening ot May 10 when Judging is conducted at Box Elder High school to highlight the Golden Spike Costume Ball. The event is planned under auspices of Brigham City corporation with an invitation ex. tended to everybody to at. tend without charge. The ball is one of the pre. mler events of Brigham Citys Centennial filled activity schedule. It will begin at 9 with dancing to the p.m. music of the Del Bush combo from Salt Lake City. made In four categories: long, ext, ugliest, bushiest and most unuiue beaids. The chairman explained that only pel sons legtstered for the contest will be Judged. Is Invited at Registration the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce office, 142 South CHAIRMAN CHRIS Hirnlng said Judging In the beard contest will be handled by the Brigham City barbers asso-elatio- to wear western or pioneer dress to the dance and we sure want all the men who have grown Centennial beards (Continued on Pago Three) Main street, telephone . JESSIE B. NELSON Is hand- A his parents. He is Pfc. James P. Jensen, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orson E. Jensen of Penrose, word who received the from the Defense Department oil Tuesday of this week. Pfc. Jensen was among 42 casualties Identified by the BEEN IN Viet-nu- this year, Army In stationed 11th Light Ameriral Horn Nov. 10, 1943, at Tre. monton, lie was a son of Orson E. and Lena Miller Jensen, He was reared and educa-teIn Bear River Valley and graduated from Bear River d in 1962. He had attended Snow college in Ephraim and Weber State col. lege, Ogden. lie served an LDS mission to the East Central States in 1965-G- SURVIVORS INCLUDE Ills parents, the following bioth. ers and sisters; Mrs, McKay (Joan) Rollins, Provo; Jensen, Coon Rapids, Minn.; Miss Marleana Jensen, Provo; David Jensen, serv. ing an LDS Represented In Spike Group Box Elder county serviceman died April 19 as a result of hostile action with the enemy in Vietnam, ac. cording to word received by school into mid-nigh- t) A since Jan. 15of having entered the August, 1968. Pfc. Jensen was at Due pho with the Infantry Brigade, Division, the problems. Monday, following a recom. of the nursing home ON THE TAVERN closing mendation board. Reportedly, there were Warren Sheriff question, three applicatns for the Job. Hyde said presently establishments located In the county A REGISTERED nurse, the must close each night at 12 new administrator served in the position midnight. previously 1967 to July However, those in Brigham from January City can remain open until of 1968 and prior to that was a.m. (except Saturday night nursing supervisor for more when than two years. the time Is 12 She was born and raised and taverns in Ogden remain open two hours longer. In Ogden and attended St. The sheriff suggested that Benedicts School of Nursing the county hours be changed for three years. for the period that daylight After graduation, she work-e- d will be transferred to South, saving time at Valley hospital in Tre. is in effect. ern Pacifics City of San Fran, Noting that a uniform clos. monton and at Cooley Me. and will for cisco depart would be morial hospital, ing hour state-widBrigham at 5:10 p.m. (PST). (Continued on Page Three) City, for nearly a year. Since leaving Pioneer Me. AFTER GOVERNOR Ramp-ton- s morial this past year, she acceptance of the Spike s has been employed at St. in Ogden, the following morn- - BC In Ogden. hospital ing, the Spike will be placed Mrs. Eberhard and her bus. in an armored car. The gov. To band, Arnold, reside at 634 ernors limousine will lead South Fifth West. l a motorcade which will to Salt Lake City under The Brigham City Coin club Utah Highway Patrol escort. will observe National Coin NOTICE with a The Spike will be tn Utah week, April The 1969 irrigation water for approximately 30 days special display by its mem-her- s at Box Elder County tickets are now ready. Get where, hi addition to being at the Capitol, bank. them before May 10th at G05 displayed it will travel May May 10 Included in the exhibit will South 3rd East. to Promontoiy Summit to be be a display of 1869 coins BOX ELDER CREEK WATER seen by the throungs expect- and stamps by Rudolph Kai- USERS ASSN. ed to observe the Centennial ser, for many years presl. 4 dent of the local club. reenactment. front some of the water 1 Vietnam High wik, year-aroun- Soldier HAD contractor. from their dwelling but the flood fell short of the home before falling back. There was no serious threat to other homes in the area although water poured over flower boxes and other yard fixtures. Commissioner Burtonsaid dismissed In later March. The runoff began mounting toward its peak shortly after noon time, negotiations have been comThe appointment of Mrs. fed by snows melting under unseasonably high temperatures. Brigh mi pleted for most of the y Eberhard was approved by the and we anticipate nc Box Elder County commission City had men and aquipment at the disersion structure ihoce Willow-mer- Killed in HE County Home A new administrator has THE COUNTY OFFICIALS been named at Pioneer Me. would work mortal Nursing home tnBrig-haIndicated they something out on the grade City. and load She is 'Margo Eberhard, A hearing on the bridge a Brigham City resident, who project has been scheduled served in the position prev. for May 26, at 1:30 p.m. lously. in the county courthouse conMrs. Eberhard will assume ference room to discuss all the post Monday, succeed. aspects of the project. Ing Duane D. Walker who was fieadly Box Elder Creefi fJof So Friendly! Everybody Invited Trophy awards will be ADMINISTRATOR Margo Ebcrhard is the nciv administrator at Pioneer Memorial Nursing home. road-work- . department Tuesday. To Be c D. A?v, der the total number Jumped from 372 to 478 which was 28.5 percent. In the state the increase was from 9,932 to 12,860 or 29.5 percent. In all other areas of ac. tivity, however, the county figures bettered the state averages. In postal receipts, Box Elder experienced an increase of 24.8 percent compared to 24.0 percent. NUMBER OF NEW dwell, ing units jumped from 42 to 70 for a whopping 66.7 percent increase. The state recorded a boast from 5,116 to 5,490 for 7.3 percent. Residential construction ' in terms of dollar outlay was up 50.6 percent and construction, 46. 2 percent. Comparative state figures were 8.2 percent and 14.8 percent. V COMMISSIONER . fi- gure was up from $450 to $468 for an increase of 4.0 percent. New car sales, too, lagged behind the Utah average, although there was an increase locally. Dealers sold 1,007 units last year as opposed to 998 in 1967 for a .9 per-cehike. was The state figure up from 33,146 to 36,201 for a 9.2 percent boost. much M: - f In The structure will belocat-e- d about 200 yards upstream from an existing structure which has been deemed for todays heavy loads. to the new In addition bridge, the project will Involve construction of new roadway approaches to connect with the existing county road. , - ACROSS the NEW TRUCK SALES T V t. was reported for average employment, ris. ing from 6,677 to 6,720. At the same time, the state change was a plus 2.6 percent. The only area In which Box Elder was in the minus column was average monthly wage. The figure in 1967 was $486 and by the next year it had slipped to $473, a decrease of 2.7 percent. state, the average monthly the Utah re. department, ported on engineering estimates for the bridge which county officials hope can be completed this year. Highway BOX ELDER COUNTY did experience a rise in average work force from 9,770 to for a change of .6 9,830 percent. However, the state went up by 1.5 average percent for the period. Another .6 percent increase MEANWHILE, secondary Gilgen, engineer for mission in the ling registration for the la. dies pioneer dress competition at her shop, 46 South Main. Trophies will be award, ed to the top three entrants. Central States; Michael Penrose; also a grand, mother, Mrs. Ida Miller, Pen. Everybody is encouraged BIKE STOLEN Mrs. Pearson Corbett, 60 South Third East, told Brig-haCity police Monday that a bicycle had been stolen from her home. Jen-se- rose. couple of officials from Box Elder county are among those who departed Wednes. day on a special mission to pick up the original Golden and return it to Utah Spike for the Centennial celebration. In the Beehive state group were County Commissioner William D. Burton and Brigham City Councilman Blaine Olsen. n They and others of the left Ogden's Union sta. tlon Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The dignitaries will of. the Golden flcially accept Spike from California state and will return officials, It to Utah by rail, where it will be publicly displayed hi connection with the May 10 Golden Spike Centennial cele. bratlon. dele-gallo- THE GOLDEN SPIKE will at rive at Ogdens Union Sta. tlon on April 26 at 9:05 a.m. Calvin L. Ramp-toGovernor and other state and dignitaries will be on hand for Governor Ramptons formal acceptance of the Og-de- e Coin Club Note Week Bene-diet- tra-ve- 24-3- VISTA n Volunteers to Aid fed-er- Spike on Utahs behalf. The Utah delegation will in. elude Milton L. Wellenmann, executive director of Utahs Coordinating Council of De. velopment Services; Hugh C. director of the Brlngtuirst, Utah State Division of Nathan H. Ma-ze- r, field dlrec. Ogden, tor of the Golden Spike Cen. tennlal Celebration commis. slon, and possibly members of the GSCCC, The Utah delegation will be greeted upon Its arrival In 24 by Sacramento April Sacramento Centennial and lo. cal government officials, and the press. The Golden Spike will be alxiard a restored placed Wells Fargo stagecoach which will be moved under escort through Sacramento to the Southern Pacific station. It In County Migrant Program young people with school children of working mothers. backgrounds and from pobits on either coast of the NOW MAKING their home United States have arrived In Box Elder uiunty with one aim In Brigham City are Ralph to give one year of serv-ic- e and Maria Caputo, a married to their country on a couple from New Work City. He has a background In car-volunteer basis. Six varied They are working under the Volunteers In Service to America program, more known as VISTA, and have been assigned to work the under Utah Migrant council locally for the sumy mer. pentry and the Box Elder Migrant Worker council to pay unemployed migrants to upgrade by housing In doing so, they will live In the county and assist tn the priority projects of the Utah Migrant council up. grading housing, adult education, continuation ot child education, and day care for pre. - contracting, and will be directing activities in the field of housing. Funds have already been allotted facilities, and farm- a feeling among migrants as to the continual upkeep of the housing which they occupy In the summer months, IN THE GARLAND area, Becky Salazar of Los Angeles and Pat Klebacher of Colonla, N.J., are working and living. They are living with Kathy Wayne of DeCatur, 111., and Josie Pantoja of Saginaw, Mich., at present until the latter two girls find suitable housing In Bear River City or Honeyvtlle. ers have already responded with the necessary building AH of the VISTA volunteers will be working with farmis viewed ers and migrants to better relations as one which will benefit both the migrant and the farmer and to guide adult migrants alike, as well as producing (Continued on Page 15) materials. This program worker-employe- r |