Show fll til H IHf! 'mjHill' lip lfnlpi iT'lgilll fpz 'lMHlllT')imllliM t OGDEN IU STANDARD-EXAMINE- OGDEN UTAH SUNDAY MORNING FEB 26 1961 t 'v n vv' wwi $ s v Vv ? t rignam Years o meets 170 'V&&H r ’ : y y £? - £ t 0 '£ v ”rs cjfe A- SJ £ yt ' 4 7 S &Ky v - 4 'N -- v v y ? ’W " (M The phenomenal growth of a company that began with one man and his truck and now employs approximately 100 employes was emphasized in 1960 when several divisions of the company were t?® y r8 - 3&Tr ? v ? K wS Xs'V S $ merged O&S One corporation Smedley’s Inc was formed from the Plumbing and Heating Construction Co for more efficient management President is Dale T Smedley founder of the entire organization the Smedley Develincluding organized in 1958 opment Co Wayne T Smedley formerly office manager- - is now vice president and Mrs Dale Smedley is secre- 14 48-be- mid-Februa- ry v ‘ 7-0- January 1961 7191 75 NEW MOUNTAIN VIEW Elementary School opened in Brigham City last year as the school board attempted to keep up with the city’s tremendous growth Much of the which broke ground on growth of the area was sparked by the Thiokol Chemical CorpThiokol employment has a new $34 million Minuteman missile production next of end the year passed the 4000 mark with 5000 anticipated by plant classroom units to help alleviate the crowded conditions Construction of homes while not as high as 1959 has been consist-an-t iming $191168 for needed school provement A portion of this money will be used for the Perry School improvement and also additions to the Fielding School Future plans are to build another elementary school in southwest Brigham City an additional school at Tremonton and an addition to the Bear River City Elementary Subdivisions something new to the community except in the last two years are noted within every direction More than 250 new family dwellings were registered at the inspection office New church school and permits totaled six Typ- portable additional teachers were School Some to this increase of instruct hired The district is using 14 students Completed for use in 1960 beginning of the school year was the New Mountain View Elementary School at a cost of $324900 The school was built to house 480 students and enrollment at present exceeds 500 Also construction began on the new Box Elder Senior High School For more than a half century the excost of $2100735 It is at a Ogden Egg Co has distributed pected that classroom units will be White Gold brand eggs to dealers used this September to alleviate the old high school The present Box top grocery- - stores and cafes Elder High School will be used for throughout Utah Nevada Wyoming junior high school students Total Idaho and Montana enrollment of both senior and junior Organized in 1911 by the high school students totals 1857 Included in the district’s plans are Hyrum Hokanson the Ogden Egg also additional rooms to be added Co has grown from a small scale to the Perry School as well as the business to where the company Willard Elementary School Under is now handling 15 million eggs a Public Law 815 the district has been awarded federal grants total-- year White Gold eggs are produced " "S under the most modem conditions Farmers in Northern Utah and Idaho use a controlled feeding and brooding program to insure the best possible product The eggs packed under excelr' lent conditions come in varying sizes and grades from extra large 28 I cy Egg Company Handles 15 Million Per Year late RUEL ESKELSEN His City's Growing v 5 ' reports To meet the new demands tary and treasurer - to small In several neighboring states the name “White Gold’’ brings a premium price of from three to four cents more' per dozen above competing brands of eggs The Ogden Egg Co gathers the eggs from producers candles grades and selects the choicest ones for distribution to their customers Just a few days elapse between the time the egg is laid in the nest until it is served to the public’s breakfast table The local business has been operating under the management of Archie Hokanson for the past 20 years Mr Hokanson reports that many of the original customers are stUl purchasing White Gold Eggs from the Ogden Egg Co Plumbing division manager for the corporation is John Flint Don Rentmeister is division manager of the heating division Mr Smedley bom Oct 13 1924 in Davis County attended Davis High School and Utah State University FARM TRUCK ical of the new churches in the In the spring of 1947 he moved his own city is the newly completed Holy to Syracuse and started plumbing company using a farm Cross Lutheran Church Almost daily the business district truck and working part time at first of Brigham City undergoes ‘ Within a year his energy and Old buildings are being remodeled to meet modern trends ambition had brought him enough new buildings opening to serve resi- work to hire two men and buy a new pickup truck dents His first office was in his SyraSocial and civic organizations are cuse farm garage In 1949 he hired meeting the demands of population in order to spend his a bookkeeper The Box Elder Eagles growth to the expandfull time $125-00attending 0 Aerie 2919 is planning a new business ing of the Brigham City lodge east move five years A Golf and Country Club The Elks to add a heating deare planning for February initia- later led him to his plumbing business partment tions of a local lodge was hired to manDon Rentmeister Completed in 1960 the city’s park' it - ing meters Several parking lots age 80 EMPLOYES have been' blacktopped and meters installed to help accommodate shopOnly two years later the compers pany had 80 employes on the payThe Box Elder Courthouse re- roll Mr Smedley dian’t stop there He saw a need for providing immodeling was completed last year New adjoining offices for the Box proved lots to builders cheaper than Elder County Assessor’s office and they could improve them and orTreasurer’s office were finished a ganized in June 1958 the Smedley new commissioners room and gen- Development Co This was a wise move and the new company has eral improvements were also prospered BRIGHAM CITY’S recent growth has meant construc- tion of new schools homes and churches such as this Holy Cross Lutheran Church that was completed last year DALE T SMEDLEY His Company Grew 15-ac- re Headquarters for VETERINARY SUPPLIES far-sight- ed - 225223 AUREOMYCIN TERRAMYCIN Etc i Dependable VACCINES £D SULMET SUPPLIES poiwirs rey© liWE G H STEWART Phone Five Points EX PPh 4-76- 61 Ogden Utah r Firm Growth Continued In Kavsville Last Year KAYSVILLE — Kaysville continued a steady growth during 1960 with the addition of 93 new homes built mostly in the Happy Homes subdivision and subdivisions bordering Crestwood Road The population of the community rose from 1898 in 1950 to 3618 in 1960 Commercial buildings added much to the city during the year with work begun on the new Kaysville Junior High School located near the Davis High School which will provide classrooms for 750 students from Kaysville and Farmington The new junior high is scheduled for completion prior to the next fall two pieces of property one in the north side of Ogden and the other ’ in the south Two new parishes will be established in the not too distant furture he said PROJECT OF YEAR The project of the year was the building of the new convent of S£T Joseph The total cost was $75 000 The building is situated at the the head of 24th and 25th on a plot The new convent is now the residence of the Holy Cross Sisters who teach at the high and grade schools The annual report shows a 10 increase in expenditure There isp an outstanding debt of $66000 ovr the high school while the debt on the convent stands at $68000 The parish activities were ably cared for by the different church organizations For the benefit of newcomers to the parish two new organizations have been established The president of the Mens Club is Lawrence Suttlemyre while Mrs Marlin Meese is president of the Womens Club The Msgr Kennedy said t h schedule for masses and other services will remain unchanged for 1961 Inquiry classes have been conducted by Father M Winterer on Mondays and Thursday frjm 7 to 8 pm The new series will begin on Jan 30th record One of the best years-oin the way of progress and growth is noted by St Joseph’s Catholic Church reports Pastor Monsignor P F Kennedy The rapid increases in the local population coupled with church activities has resulted in a steady increase in church membership he n ' j y'—' v' KAvtrS - ftW bilr to finance these improvements utilities BRIGHAM CITY — What does a Also listed among public are the city’s airsmall community of approximately to be improved distribution water system city 7000 people do when within a mere port streets and two years it notes a growth of Completed In December 1960 was nearly 6000 people? And an antici- the new substation to enable the pated growth within 10 years to city to furnish addition power to 30000 new homes It grows and plans with it SomeThe ' Mantua Reservoir project times perhaps to the individual has been under way all year and progress within the community because crews have been working seems to expand at a snail’s pace around the clock this past winter but that is only because there are the reservoir is expected to be so many things to be accomplished The completed by the spring run-of- f At present Brigham City tax- new to allewater expected supply payers can see many of the new viate the water shortage the city developments needed depend on has had the past two years them In November 1960 a $200-00- 0 Even the city hall is undergoing bond issue was approved by City Manager Willis voters for a county nursing home remodeling Hansen said a $1000 project will home needed for someThe d to help reIn time was expanded from 24 beds begin office the space This will arrange to meet the growing needs the mayor and office for an provide Mayor Ruel Eskelsen and city individual offices for administracouncilmen have added many tive ' personnel “musts’ to their long list of needs School District perBox Elder The city sewage disposal plant is has noticed the growth of popto undergo expansion as soon as haps ulation more than any other departpossible This will mean enlarging ment of ‘ administration In Septhe plant and outfall lines In order tember 1959 students ' enrolled in to do this residents will be asked the school district totaled 6460 and to pass a $485000 bond issue March in September 1960 there were By Alma Allred y ' c iy v $ $ Firm NoS'es" Catholics Report Steady Big Gains' Membership Kise in y60 Last Year R J term Other new buildings completed during the year include the Burton Elementary School post office an addition to the Kaysville Clinic Lindquist Mortuary and the Burns Feed and Supply Co Citizens of the community were law enprovided with a full-tim- e forcement officer with the hiring of Lyle H Larkin Prior to this time law enforcement was provided on a part-tim- e 0 0 0 basis During the year many of the city’s streets were included in special improvement districts with sidewalks curbs and gutters being installed 25 YEARS - OF PROCRESS Pioneers in Weber County and Northern Utah in the Pickling Industry 1 OLDEST PICKLING PLANT IN NORTHERN UTAH AND ONLY KRAUT PACKERS IN UTAH Plant Mixed ASPHALT PAVING O Parking Lots O Driveways O Other Areas r i That’s the kind of banking First Security believes in and will continue providing to further the progress-o- f this community - V PACKERS OF “S” DIG LOnOIlD VALLEY and ’ — who borrow them 4 Economical — Convenient Excavating 7 Enterprising effective banking service puts dollars to work for the benefit of those who deposit them and those - LUIIGHETTE BRANDS Grading 4 GRAVEL AMD FILL DIRT AH kV ? t 1 ¥ Types of Heavy Construction 3-23- or ’ EX 2-83- Growers Packers end Distributor s ot PICKLES AND CONDIMENTS 33 61 2916 Pacific Ava ‘ 'f11 " H-s'- - - ff‘j 'FIRST 'SECUKITY FOOD PRODUCTS CO Office and Plant 605 West 33rd Street Estimates Gladly Given OGDIM Phone: Office EX UTAH n ‘ James Dial ' f OGD1N KX First Security Stote Sank ef Utah N A First Idaho NA Sank of first Security Security Bank of Rock Springs ‘ Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation First Security Bank 24 UTAH Storey President and Manager s !v £ u f f - 5 - - |