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Show INTRODUCING . . . M. L. "Bud" Brain He is emphatic about his love for his family. In his own words: "I get a terrific bang out of my family." In 1939 he married mar-ried the former Nell Haycock of Provo. They have four kiddies: Bonnie, 6; Jan Richard, 4; Carolyn, Car-olyn, 2Vz, and little Mary Ann who will be one year old tomorrow. to-morrow. The Brains live at 419 4th Ave. Mevin L. Bud" Brain, valued member of the Sugar House Chamber of Commerce board of directors and well-known business busi-ness leader and sportsman. The handsome, energetic businessman business-man this year is serving his second term as Chamber director, direc-tor, a remarkable record of popularity pop-ularity and trust, considering that he has been a member of the community for only three years. In his short time in Sugar House, Mr. Brain has assumed a place of leadership. In addition addi-tion to his Chamber office, Bud Brain heads the potent retail trades committee. For the last two years Mr. Brain has been Salt Lake County chairman of the March of Dimes campaign with headquarters in Sugar House. He is a member of the Sugar House Rotary Club. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brain, he was born in Salt Lake June 24, 1908. He graduated from McKinley, South Jr., and L. D. S. High schools in this city and later attended the University Uni-versity of Utah. From 1930 to 1932 Mr. Brain served as an LDS missionary in the Hawaiian Islands. Is-lands. Varied Business Experience Ever since his younger days, as he says, he had "a flair for the men's furnishings business." However, he did not realize his ambition immediately. By a more or less circuitous route he arrived at "Bud's Men's Duds," i his place of business at 2124 Highland Drive, after working nine years with ZCMI, eight years with the Banker's Life Insurance Co. and a year with the Stokermatic Co. His "first loves" are his Church and family. At present he is Sunday School superin-' superin-' tendent of the North 20th Ward. Of his religious activities, Mr. Brain says he has been "engaged "engag-ed in Sunday School work without with-out a break for 20 solid years. I've never had a vacation from it . . . and don't want one." Likes to Fish Bud Brain has a "genuine love" for his business, but admits ad-mits that he "sneaks off" every time he gets a chance to do some fishing. His favorite fishing fish-ing haunts are in the Teton Basin Ba-sin country, but he likes a lot of different places. His favorite fishing chronics are Paul Pehr-son Pehr-son and Brick Sorenson. He also likes to take his wife along when the occasion permits. Mr. Brain considers his greatest fishing thrill was taking his limit "in four hours on a dry fly in the Teton Basin." All his other hobbies come second sec-ond to his love for the great out-of-doors. He likes books; especially autobiography. His favorite is Benjamin Franklin's which he considers a masterpiece. master-piece. He has read it seven or eight times and finds it more interesting in-teresting each time he reads it. Mr. Brain enjoys music but admits ad-mits he doesn't know much about it. His taste leans toward the light, semi and not-so classical classi-cal with Victor Herbert and Je; rome Kern heading the list. Pie thinks that a lot of the movies today are "riff raff," but enjoys them occasionally. Greer Gar-son Gar-son in "Random Harvest" stands out in his mind as one of his favorites. MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY" Says The surest way to arrest juvenile delinquency is by starting a Youth Activities Group in yoi,- community. com-munity. Give youngsters a meeting place for after-school recreation; help them to organize drama, music and hobby clubs; to elect officers and run their own affairs. Furnish the ideas. Youth will supply the energy and enthusiasm. a It ' s so much easier to be critical of others than to examine and ' correct our own faults.' Have you ever known a courteous, cheerful, really friendly storekeeper who lacked customers? Too many retail clerks these days are indifferent, in-different, terse, almost rude. They drive business away. And pressure of the times is no excuse. In the background of any successful man you'll find that he learned to do even the small jobs well. Abraham Lincoln, in words of eternal wisdom, expressed a priceless human quality when he said. "I do the best I know how, the very best I can. I mean to keep on doing this down to the verv end." |
