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Show 1 12.5 years modhn ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, September 27, 1973 "16 BOX Portage chiof says no to second term Education level is rising locality Portage Town President C. Hall has announced that he will not seek reelectlon. He Is nearing the end of his first term In office. Others whose terms will expire at the end of this year Include town trustees Larry Howell and William L. Gibbs. Others with two years yet to serve are Trustees Thelma D. Biggs and Ora H. John. Wendell How many people in Box Elder county would be unable to qualify for the following job because they lack the normal reading and writing skills? General office worker, at figures. Excellent opportunity for advancement. Write fully, stating good bright, education, etc. to experience The vast majority of local people would be quite capable of doing work of this kind because they have had adequate trining. They live in an area where the level of education has been on the rise in recent years. The median amount of schooling attained being locally, according to the latest Department of Commerce statistics, is 12.5 years. Sizeable Number There still remain, however, a sizeable number of local residents who have reached adult Seeing double? Its not an optical illusion, and you're not seeing double. Here Sharia Mason, 8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Mason, Plymouth, stands by identical twin heifers born at the Mason farm. The mother stands at the left watching her young ones. The Masons have approximately 100 head of herefords and holsteins. These are the first twin calves weve had, Mrs. Mason noted. in the spring at the time the leaf buds begin to swell. Oosing sap may be seen around small holes in the trunk. The larvae soon bore into the woody part of the tree. They will Controlled by spraying Locust is borer a problem by Harold G Lindsay, IJSU extension agent that extend which is across the thorax. Their legs Many people are concerned about the damage being done to their locust trees in the county by the locust borer. The adult locust borer that is being seen by people around locust trees now have prompted many calls to the , extension officfe. eat a tunnel about four inchs long, growing in size as they eat their way along. By the first part of August adults will merge from holes in the branches and trunk of the locust trees. y and antennae are yellow. Laying Eggs The females are now laying eggs in the rough bark crevices and around wounds on the trunks of blacklocust trees. The eggs are white ovals, about inch long. i The adult borer is a slender long horned beetle about inch long. The jet black background color is marked with bright yellow bands, one of The eggs hatch in about a week, and the small white larvae bore into the inner bark. The larvar hibernates there for the winter. Activity is resumed without age books, newspapers, welfare forms, license applications and the like are unfathomable mysteries, are designated functional illiterates. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in a recent statement, declared that there are 19 who million adult are totally or Trees infested with the locust illiterate and borer will have dead or broken functionally 7 million elementary branches. On close inspection another students who and secondary you can see knotty swellings on have severe problems. reading the trunks of smaller trees. wood dust summer the During National Effort may accumulate in a ring A national effort is being around the base of a heavily infested tree. Locust borers can be controlled by spraying the trunks and larger limbs of the trees now with dieldrin or chlordane. This spray will kill the larvae as they hatch this fall. Another spray in the spring at the time the buds are opening will kill the young larvae before they eat their way into the tree. NOTE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Laron G. Anderson of Corinne observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 18. livestock. Couple observes 55th anniversary Widely Known Mrs. Anderson (Bernice) is widely known for her work on the Golden Spike and is referred to as The Mother of the Golden Spike, her efforts leading to establishment of the national historic site in Box Elder county. Both have been active workers in the county fair and Farm Bureau. The two are retired now and having acquired sufficient proficiency in reading, writing and arithmetic to hold down the advertised job. There are 113, the government figures show, who have had no schooling at all or who have gone for less than one year. Some 180 have reached adulthood with a background of only one to four years of schooling and another 525 with five to seven years. , Those who cannot read or' write at all are called totally illiterate. Others, for whom Americans funds, toward correcting the situation. In Box Eider county, an estimated 818 men and women, equal to 6.2 percent of the adult population, fall into the functionally illiterate category. The proportion is smaller than in some areas of' the country but larger than in others. In the United States the average is 15.5 percent and, in the Mountain states, 10.3 made, under a Right to Read aided by federal program Furnace course on tap Mr. and Mrs. Laron G. Anderson, Corinne, observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 18. married, Mr. Anderson said with a twinkle in his eye. He was nearly 20 and she was 18 The couple celebrated the special occasion by having a quiet dinner together. "Just say we were a couple of teenage kids who got on the old Alkalai Flyer and went down to the Salt Lake temple to get years old. The two have lived nearly their entire marripd lives in Corinne, spending one winter in Midvale. Mr. Anderson has farmed and raised and bought and sold Utah-ldah- o sugar company declares quarterly dividend A quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share was declared by Utah-ldah- o Sugar company on its outstanding common stock. Rowland M. Cannon, president and chief executive officer, announced the dividend action, which was taken at the regular quarterly meeting of the board of directors. The dividend will be payable Oct. 21, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 10. U and I has 2,373,000 shares of common stock outstanding. ,.Jn recent years U and I .customarily had paid a quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share on common stock. However, in March, 1973, the board declared a quarterly dividend of five cents a share, lowered earning prospects from the 1972 crop of sugar beets as a result of citing unusually extreme weather conditions that damaged storage piles of beets in Washington state. June Dividend June 27, 1973, the company declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share. A quarterly dividend on preferred stock of $.31- - also On will be paid on October 31, 1973, to the holders of 98,320 shares of Class A and 98,425 shares of Class B preferred stock. The dividend per share on preferred stock was unchanged from previous quarters. The Bridgerland Vocational will offer a class in furnace and air conditioning center installation, repair and maintenance, beginning Oct. 4. The announcement was made by Sam Gordon, director. Instruction in this 60 hour class will include basic math refresher, introduction to furnace and air conditioning terms, principles of furnace and air conditioning operation, diagnosing problems, repair and maintenance, furnace systems, metal fabrication. PRESENT AWARD Mickey Hanson, local business woman, is shown receiving an for service rendered to the northern Utah Shriners club. Mrs. Hanson was honor-lefor 15 years of service to the club. Presenting the award are left, Art Barbieri, president of the northern Utah Shrine club, Lyle Stoner, Jr. Past President of the northern ; Utah Shrine club, and Dallas Stiver, Past President and Secretary-Treasure- r of the : northern Utah Shrine club. - I d designing and sheet Actual Experience Students will have actual experience in designing, installing, and repairing furnaces and air conditioning systems, he said. The first class meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Whittier school, 390 North Fourth East, Logan. ' At this time students will register, pay fees, and determine the best time schedule for the program. The tuition fee is $10. For There are 118 First Security offices in 100 Intermountain communities. And each one will pay you our all time high interest rate for your savings. No wonder First Security is the savings center of the Intermountain West. Come see for yourself. further information on contact Steve Bouwhuis, or call the Bridgerland office, 245-660- and over 6'f certificates S1.000 or mom 753-068- 51 a on 3 month certificates on 2'i to certifi- cI cate!. Z 6 on t to 2' i year certifi cates on passbook savings Federal regulator Droh.b'f ih payment oi a certificate p"or to maturity unless three months of the interest mernon is orie ted and interest on the amount withdrawn .s reduced to the passbook rate Interest paid 4 times a year on certificates. All rales are per annum. Each depositor's account insured to $20 000 FIRST SECURITY BAtlK RESOURCES OVER $1 First Security First Security F rst Security - : - These former classmates attend-- l ed recently when the Box Elder High School Class of 1923 held its 50th year reunion at the Red Baron in CLASS REUNION Brigham City. Some 38 class members two former teachers attended. (Picture courtesy of Virgia Perry Jensen.) BILLION Bank of Utah N A First SeCuMy Bank of Rock Sorngs Wyoming Bank of Idaho N A First Security State Bank of Sprmgviiie 8ank o BounMui N A First State Bank Security f D C Mr. Anderson said about all Ive done is raise flowers for the past 10 years. They are parents of six living children and have 29 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Their children are Wayne L. Anderson, Clinton M. Anderson and Darrell L. Anderson, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; Max G. Anderson, Pleasant View; Mrs. Ruth Michelli, Corinne, and Bernice Gay Sorenson, Bear River City. |