Show Reading Down the Side WITH July 9 Named For Memorial Service For Capt Gleason A short memorial service for who was Captain John Gleason killed while a prisoner of war EDITOR in Korea will be held at the Garland City cemetery at 6:30 pm Friday July 9 according to an This week The Times is in- arrangement worked out between a cluding number of features ap- the Gleason family and the Garpropriate to the July 4th holi- land Second Ward bishopric We want especially to call The day family requests that no flow°ur attention to the ‘‘Primer for ers be brought Americans” on page 6 Couched The memorial service will be in language even a child can unheld in connection with the dediderstand it carries such a powercation of a granite bench apful modern day message that it inscribed which has has been reprinted thousands of propriately been purchased with funds contimes since it first appeared a tributed by friends and former year or two ago and some close relaneighbors The Primer echoes the princi- tives of the Gleason family under ples that gave birth to the Dec- the sponsorship of The Garland laration of Independence and the Times Constitution of the United States The bench will be placed near of America and the Bill of Rights the new flag pole at the cemeIt projects them into our daily tery where it will be of service lives in this modern era of busi- to all who may gather there on ness social new future occasions experiments world problems and threatening The suggestion for the project poltical concepts and the first contribution to it On this Day came from Mrs Blanche Manning Independence weekend we hope you will read Smith of Seattle Washington it aloud in your homes We activity received substantial gest also that you take time to Support from the local National read the “Declaration of Inde-- ! Guard unit to which Captain pendence” The old time July Gleason once belonged and has d Fourth celebration at which we been the beginning of a to the Declaration along ment to erect a small memorial with a fitting oration seems to in front of the Garland Armory have been almost entirely eclip- - to all the men from Garland and sed by the canyon outing rodeo surrounding communities who as someone re- gave their lives in their country’s type observance the Inservice War and Koren marked at our MIA Special during terest class this week where we World War II took the time to read again the Local residents and friends of and tlie Gleason family are invited to Declaration of Independence discuss the conditions that plan their activities to enable them to attend the memorial serbrought it into being And as a last thot before July vice for Captain Gleason on July 4 we remind you that the Nation- 0 al Safety Council that predicts 370 Americans are exected to this Heavy Rain Brings accidents die in highway week-enPlease be careful you Drouth Relief good neighbors of ours The rains of the past week We got a lesson In the need brought a generous amount of for driving more slowly down moisture over most of northern streets bordered by residences Utah not even sparing the Park when a tiny drouth-riddethe other morning Valley and garbed only In diaper Snowville sections youngster At Snowville after a steady and undershirt ran almost into the path of our car from the rain Saturday night the clouds shrub sheltered curb along Fac- really opened up with such a Just a little more heavy down pour that some basetory Street speed a course a little closer to ment homes were reported floodstreet instead of ed and the Sunday School disnus-se- d the of the side to permit people to go home near the middle where there was room to swing to one side the to look after their property it is make reported presence of other traffic to of course a change impossible — any of these could have made the incident a tragedy T h GAR AND THE N uf w i i V t 26th GARLAND Year Square Dance at Fielding Saturday dance will be held at evening at the school I’ete Rasgrounds mussen of Hyde Park will be the caller Everyone is invited A square Fielding Saturday Republicans Set Filing Deadlines last day July 23 will be the that filings can be made for canin the Republican Primary' didacy convention in Box Elder County announces Newell A Call county this week Republican chairman The filings must be made 20 days before the Primary which Nominaiu set for August 14 tions will be made for ten county filled this fall to be positions will Two state representatives are Kleon be named Incumbents Kerr Republican and IoRoy D and White Democrat A a county commissoncr will These be nominated posts are now held by George Davis Democrat and Ecwis S Wight Republican respectively A county This sheriff will be nominated position is now filled by Warren W Hyde Democrat A county clerk treasurer recorder assessor and surveyor also are to be elected this fall These positions are now filled as follows: K B Olsen clerk "RGeo L Johnson treasepublican UTAH FRIDAY JULY event a A truly appiopiiate dome to gather a fund to erect small memorial in front of the Armory to the men from Garland communities and surrounding who lost their lives in World War II and the Korean War will lie held this Saturday evening at a Two Lives Lost On New Road old Clearfield A youth who swung his Gaylenc Jones own ear into an opposing traffic lane early last Friday evening caused bis own death and that of one of the occupants of another car in a head on crash on the new four-lanhighway just north of Plymouth killed was The other person William J McKnight 24 a serviceman of Minnesota who with bis bride of five days was reported returning to duty on the west coast on a honeymoon trip who was at the Mrs McKnight wheel of the car sustained seriIt ous head and leg injuries was reported as one of the worst accdcnts local officers had yet seen In addition to members of the urer Republican Margaret R the Jones Evans recorder Republican Fred family in Clearfield boy is survived by grandparents L Peterson assessor Democrat in Malad and Samaria W H Griffith surveyor Demo- crat New Mail Times See page 5 Mr & Mrs B C Brough left for Rose Bud South Saturday Dakota They will also visit the Bad Lands and the Black Hills No 48 the Armory The dance is being sponsored the men of the guard unit by who have full charge of the ticket sale and who are in addition f one of contributing night’s drill pay to raise funds for the This latter project effort will itself add well over The Garland $100 to the fund Times isT also contributing all ticket and advertising costs to the project and will accept all contributions from persons who may not be contacted who by those are tickets selling Dance admission will be granted to nil who will make a contribution to the project A complete record of all contributors is being kept so that all persons may receive credit lor whatever sum they may desire to give “Dance Saturday night at the Armory and help in a project to honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice to preserve our country’s strength and independence” urges Wendell Hess comofficer of the local manding guard unit Chapel Benefit Food Sale Here Saturday Funds for the completion of the Garland Ward Chapel renovation project will be the goal cf members of the Garland First Ward membership when a cooked food sale under the direction of the MIA will be held in the old Coombs and Persson store building Everyone is invited to patronize the sale which is slated to Pics cakes begin at 10 am bread candy punch popcorn etc will be on sale reThose food are bringing quested to have it in by 9 a m Indian Students To Get Chapel NOTICE NOTICE In obsevance of the 4th of of Box July weekend the offices Elder County will be closed SatJuly 3rd and Monday urday July 5 1954 County Commissioners Ey'K B Olsen Clerk 1954 Dance Here Saturday Night Will Open Guard Campaign For Soldier Memorial Users of electricity are soon going to have the privilege of paying for current used every other month instead of having to pay for it at the end of every That makes sense to us month The Utah Power and light Company figures it will save $175000 a year by cutting down on meter reading and bookkeeping The public will be expense saved the postage and bother of out paying light bills six times of each year Idea billing The has been used by utilities elsewhere for many years— one concern having adopted it 37 years ago The plan like any other plan which will cut expenses will help to keep down the costs ot electric service Notice is hereby given that inasmuch as July 4th is being observed on Monday July 5th the Board of County Commissioners will meet of Box Elder Count on Tuesday July 6 1954 K B Olsen County Clerk 2 GarlTEAM GETS SWEATSHIRTS-T- he a smaU boys basebaU and “Beet Diggers this year by Wesley team being sponsored Gcphart last Friday was presented its new sweatshirts by Mr Gcphart donated the shirts from his store Wes and with his sons manages to repair broken bats and put together enough other equipment To date they have to keep the team supplied won two cf their three games Wesley who is also in charge cf two Tre- BOYS monton boys teams for the Kiwanis Club finds it about keeps him busy full time hunting games and assisting his young charges Seen left to right front row are Jimmy Arnold Burke Riser Warren Christensen Don second Lynn Harris Kirby Dennis Shelton Norman Rogers Darrell Darwin Harris row third row' Knutson and Mahlon Christensen Melbourne Bragg fourth row Killy Woffinden team manager Wes Gcphart Ray Knutson Irvin Roberts business manager Construction work started last week on a new $100000 Indian chapel just north of the Intermountain schobl entrance in Brigham will provide the students and faculty with chapel seminary and recreational facilities The structure will be of modernistic design and will require from six to eight months to comIt will contain a chapel plete eight classrooms a Relief Society room kitchen office and rest also rooms basement furnace room and coal storage space Although the contracting is being done by local buildings it has been announced no local contributions will be sought the entire cost to be provided by the Latter-daSaints Church In addition the erection of a large social hall has been planned for the future A R Capener returned Thursday from his trip with the Sons of the Utah Pioneers |