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Show After hip surgery Hes bock at the wheel again by Flo Munson Hes traded his Silver Streak Streamliner for a new Pontiac PICTURED WITH his old car his autp in 1970, figured and a new one is Hyrum Godfrey of Fielding. Godfrey parked never to drive it again. But successful hip surgery made it possible for him to drive again. . . and so we went out and bought a new car. Chronic lung disease is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. An estimated 14 million people in the U.S. suffer from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma or a combination of these. If you suffer from chronic lung disease and are having trouble breathing, the respirclasses atory disease self-car- e may help. The self-car- e classes will teach you methods and techniques by which you can breathe easier, increase your physical activity and prevent episodes of acute respiratory failure. The classes will provide 10 hours of instruction for you and your spouse in five class sessions. The Bear River District health department is organizing a self-car- e class now. Referral must be made by your private physician, and the first step is to obtain a physician referral from the health department and take it to him. If you would like further information, contact Marie Olsen at the Bear River Health department located in the Brigham City Court house at GETTING READY for the locc1 UNICEF Kathy Kallmeyer, and Jeff Jones. drive are, from left, Carol Coffman, Jan Jones, cloth for childrens clothing and drive will involve BC youths UNICEF Plans are underway for involving third graders through teen groups in the Tricks or Treat for UNICEF program in Brigham City this year. Refreshments, costume parties, are prizes being planned, according to Chairman Dorothy Bolieau. UNICEF depends entirely upon voluntary contributions from governments as well as nongovernmental sources and receives no funds from the UN budget. In this year of food and shortages, malnutrition, economic crises, millions of children in the developing countries are suffering through no fault of their own. Children are the victims of political decisions made by others and thus their needs are considered not their race, religion, or sex. UNICEF is nonpolitical in its objectives, the chairman said. Ronald Reagan made that clear in his response on his radio program, Viewpoint. As medical supplies, city-wid- an observation, following his own inquiry on the work of UNICEF, he quoted from a letter that.. .in both north and south (Vietnam) supplies are being used as intended, for microbuses, for health services, More than three million veterans and military service personnel have trained at college level during nine years of the current GI Bill, compared with 2.2 million under 12 years of the World Ward II GI Bill. IF&ir&Diim a act. Exercise regularly. Give Heart Fund f't') American Heart AssociationxJ Annual Friday & Saturday October 1 7 & 1 8 Lots of Bargains in Brigham City tSL Mrs. Bolieau said. UNICEF is one of a number of e activities coordinated through City UN chairman Elida Hannum. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT Till 8 p.m. Deer Hunter Widows SPECIAL SALE BRIGHAM CITY MERCHANTS COMMITTEE . . His First Car Godfrey purchased his first car in 1926 a Chevrolet with side curtains which snapped on and off. In 1936 he traded for a new DeSoto. He liked them both but his BUX tLufcR JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Thursday, October 16, 1975 Pontiac was his pride. It was the first streamlined style with a curved windshield manufactured by Pontiac after World War II. It had a good heater, too. As the salesman was demon- - stratingthe new car, explaining all the improvements, how quiet it operates, new gadgets, power steering, air conditioning, etc., he aSked Godfrey if he didnt think it was pretty nice? Godfrey agreed but added, My 1949 was pretty nice too1 Lemans! Hyrum Godfrey of Fielding finally decided to trade his 1949 Silver Streak Pontiac coupe for a shiny, new power steering, r sedan. Of special interest and what makes the trade so unusual is the fart that Godfrey is 80 years eight-cylinde- r, Health dept, offers self care class . tricks but he was a man who made up his own mind. However, once he decided he seemed very satisfied with his choice. two-do- four-doo- of age. In 1970 he (SQ To Make room for New Stock Justin and Texas Western Boots dtove his car into hadnt been his garage and it driven since. At that time Godfrey had a hip problem and had decided his days of driving were over. Howe ver, he continued to drive his tractor. Just recently he purchased a new power-steerin- g tractor and continues to operate his farmland with assistance from relatives and friends. Had Hip Surgery Last spring Godfrey had hip surgery. His recovery was remarkable. In July he had his license renewed and decided he wanted a car a NEW car and enjoy life. Back in 1949 the Silver Streak was an eye catcher. traveled a good many miles since then. The speedometer has been rolled over twice and Its now registers 215,322 miles. n Wayne Sandall, former mayor, was in the car business at that time and recalls selling Godfrey the 1949 model. He was cautious in making up his mind, the former mayor said. "I used all my good salesman Tre-monto- JUSTIN NOW TEXAS WERE UP TO $40.00 NOW ONLY |