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Show t l Brigham City, Utah December 4, 1975 Thursday, 2 An Educomment BOX ELDER JOURNAL, He's the guy that can do it1 Let's be fair! Editorially Speaking President should veto labor picketing bill i . '.t i o SHOP y boycotts outlawed by the act could have the effect of forcing up costs and further dep- Senate and House conference committee is expected to present for House vote its version of the Common Situs Picketing bill the week of Dec. 8. This bit of legislation has become the source of considerable conflict in recent weeks. Organized labor has long championed such a measure while others resisting further inroads by the labor movement oppose ressing an already staggering building industry at a time when the country can least afford it. We realize that organized labor has many friends in Congress but to c legislation to push such this point leaves one to ponder just what form of logic is loose on capitol The conflict is sharply drawn for obvious reasons. With this additional muscle, labor would pack a heftier punch in its relationship with man- from what weve read, President Ford has indicated that hell sign the Common Situs Picketing bill when it reaches his desk. We are a A Ray M. Hall Northern Utah UniServ By comparing the salary of a beginning teacher minus any fringe benefits in 1970 with the salary of a fifth year teacher including fringe benefits in 1975, the Utah Foundations recent report concluded that Box Elder teachers have received a 70 percent increase in five years. I know a banking apprentice of five years ago who is now assistant manager. His salary has tripled. Does that mean banking apprentices have received a 200 percent increase in wages? If the price of pears is now 50 cents a pound, and the price of apples was 10 cents a pound in 1970, does that mean that pears have gone up 400 percent? Lets be fair. A beginning teacher in 1970 in this district received $5,950. In 1975 a beginning teacher receives $8,016. Thats a 35 percent increase. Add the additional fringe benefits to both years in question and the total increase still falls well g index short of the 45 percent the has gone up during that period. by Taft-Hart-le- rm EARLY anti-publi- hill. it. And cost-of-livin- loss to find harmony in this with Mr. agement. Such a measure would allow union workers striking against a to shut down an entire construction project. This end run around secondary Fords generally conservative phil-osph- y. or Hopefully, the President will have a change of mind and veto this measure. need. never seen the crossing in such a bumpy, deteriorated condition. To come at a time when this street is in greater use than ever and when the American Greetings corporation plant will introduce is unfortunate. even more traffic We have ELDER A weekly newspaper 1906, published every Box Eider JOURNAL established Thursday 55 in by the South First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302 Second Class postage paid at the 14 South First West post office, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Should have attention Anyone who has driven across the railroad tracks on west Forest street in recent weeks is jarringly aware that improvements are much in BOX Perhaps the crossing has not received attention because a major upgrading is contemplated through a cooperative venture involving Brigham City, the Utah Transportation department and Union Pacific Railroad company. As pointed out in a recent council meeting, this project has been on the drawing boards for some time. It should either be started right away or some interim repair work initiated now. Charles "Tuff" Claybaugh Publisher General Manager Bruce T. Keyes, Managing Editor Mike Perry, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Betty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tingey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. Subscription rate $9.00. per year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder Journal (published Thursdays) $4.50 for 6 months in Box Eider County. Subscription rate $11.00 per year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder Journal (published Thursdays) $5.50 for 6 months: outside Box Elder County. drinking while driving. I have two suggestions for winter driving: 1. Electric signs should be posted at intervals along Highway 89 which could be activated by the weigh station personnel whenever conditions warrant the warning ICY. 2. Since the highway has no division between on rushing lanes, I would like to see posted speed limit of 0 imposed and enforced. The Highway Patrol says this is already in effect under primis-faci- a (not posted but law). I was born and raised in Denver, Colo., where conditions in wintertime are very similar but the seemingly complacent, attitude in Utah, now my home, baffles me. It should not take a death, three deaths in one week, to encourage someone up there in authority to help us out who take our lives in our hands everytime we leave home. I hope you readers will feel outraged enough to let someone know you want changes made. Letters can be addressed to the Ogden office of the state roads commission which handles this highway. Address: District No. 1 Engineers Office, Highways Dept., 128 17th St., Ogden, Utah 84404 35-4- 10 Diane and Suresh Kulkarni Brigham City Mtmbr Audit Bureau of Circulations. Utah State Press Association, National Association and United Newspaper Press International. Advertising RepreUtah State Press Associasentative: tion, Salt Lake City, Utah. Years Ago girls won first place honors and a trip to Chicago in the Utah Farm Bureau Talent Find. They are Kathleen Bott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bott of 27 North Fourth East, and Mary Jane Lemon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lemon of Willard. Nov. 21, 1965 Nov. 21, 1965 Two local Barbara Jensen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Jensen of 221 East Second North, played the role of a friend of Butterfly in the Utah State university production of Madam Concerned about bias Butterfly. letters to the Editor.,, When is need . . Editor: I would like to say thank you to our Brigham City Police department, especially Jeff Stiver, Tom Sneddon, and Harold Howard. They really come through in a time of need. We can be proud that we have a police department that is not only dedicated, but truly helpful and caring. I sincerely hope the residents of our beautiful city are as proud of our police department as I am. Thanks again for a job well done. When in need call a friend. Call a police officer. 158 Darlene Larsen, West 990 South Absurd in 1975 Editor: Last weekend two people were killed in a pickup, bus accident in Willard. As I understand it, one of the vehicles crossed over into the oncoming traffic and two deaths resulted. Had the interstate been completed, this accident, in all probability, would not have resulted in two deaths. The old highway, from the weigh station to Brigham, carries every piece of traffic going north out of Utah; there is no alternate route. Farmers and fruit growers have to use it, ail local and interstate vehicles, even farmers drive cattle across it. In the year 1975, this is absurd. You can drive across Wyoming, both Dakotas (all sparsely populated states) and never have to get off the interstate. Why cant Utah complete the interstate, at least from Brigham to Provo, that serves 75 to 80 percent of our population? I believe this situation should be made a political issue and the Utah Highway department should be investigated. Respectfully, Don L. Lawson, 802 LJndon Dr., Brigham City Merchants must change ways Editor: Try Brigham City First - fantastic - but...can anyone tell me where to find the following? A shoe that fits and doesnt look like my great aunt wore it? A size 12 misses petite that was not designed for Little Orphan Annie or Grandma Moses? Clothing that fits my children and husband and doesnt cost an arm and a leg? A pet shop? A well stocked needlecraft store? A toy area like Grand Central? A hobbie shop that stocks N gage railroad and jute at 10 cents a yard as well as all other items? Groceries priced comparable to Waremart? Lumber cheaper than Ogden? Tools and electrical items compatable with my husbands Craftsman (Sears) home shop? Good restaurants such as Mexican, Chinese, Japanese or steak or seafood so I can have dinner out with my family on shopping days as we do in Ogden. Salesmen that are not the owners kids, who know what I want without a blueprint and can find it? Merchants that will special order without a service charge and then will call tpei when the item arrives without my checking back 10 times? 1 Stores that are open until 9 p.m.? Adequate parking? Large shopping centers? Sales persons that are interested in the ; customer instead of gossiping to their piers or friends who drop in? Stores that are open on Sunday when the heater goes out, the waterpipe bursts or the window breaks, or the home improvement job needs a few more nails? Convenience? A drugstore open on Sunday or after 6 p.m. on Saturday? A store where when I enter and leave without a purchase they dont make me feel like a jerk? Granted some of my friends run to Ogden and Logan as if they were next door and this is wasteful of gas, time and money. We go twice a month with a list of 20 items or more. We find them for less money, in less time, with more convenience in these two towns; we have dinner and are home to relax by 7 : 30 p.m. Where in Brigham can I do this? When we first came two years ago we asked neighbors and where do we get this, where do we find this, where do we go for this? The answer came back from people who had lived here for 15 and 20 years, people who were born here go to Ogden go to I gan. I was stunned; never before had I shopped outside my own town and county and I did not wish to do so now. However, after several weeks of fruitlessly trying to buy and find things with which one settles into a new home, we too became theme and joined the promoters of the go to Ogden-Loga- n endless line of vehicles exiting Brigham via roads which left much to be desired to find items we needed at a cost we could afford and sold by merchants who care, smile, help and service. If the local merchants wish to keep us shopping at home, then they must change their ways, they must give us comparable prices, material to choose from and a courteous, helpful and kind attitude when we enter. Also the attitude that I should buy even if I dont like, just because I entered, should be done away with. I have found some tradesmen and merchants here True who do give me the service I am used to in other parts of the country. I appreciate them, and I return to shop with them. But for the most part, alas, for the savings on my nerves and pocketbook we go to Ogden. Mr. Editor, I do wish you would stop printing items in the , paper on which I have very intense feelings. I am getting tired of writing letters and I am-su- re my piers are getting tired of reading therm Wilke Mr. Kaltwasser, I do not write letters as a hobbie but out of a deep concern for my town and my neighbors. I only wish more of my neighbors would voice their opinions and concern, then perhaps I would be able to refrain from writing as many letters as I do. Sincerely, Marie Locklin, 1020 Fishburn Something should be done Editor: To the people of Brigham City, Perry and Willard and to those passing through on Highway 89: Last Friday, an elderly couple were killed on what I call Suicide Alley, Highway 89. They hit a Trailways bus head-ocausing the bus to turn over which in turn caused injuries. It was a slick, snowy day after Thanksgiving. The Friday before, a good friend of ours, Jack Zastresek, was killed on his way to work from Ogden to Thiokol. He was only 27 and left behind bereaved widow and family and very sad friends. That morning black ice conditions made Highway 89 treacherous. I am a concerned friend of the family and citizen of Box Elder county, who feels that something can and should be done to alert people to black ice and icy conditions during the winter months. From the Highway Patrol I learned that there have been four deaths this year, three alone last week. Usually accidents occur during dry conditions caused by speed and-o- r n, Editor: As a Brigham City resident and now student, I have become increasingly concerned about several forms of bias in the material you consider for publications. It seems, first of all, that you lean heavily toward certain political parties, covering their meetings and events somewhat exclusively, and writing the news from their viewpoint. I would be interested in knowing whether the Box Elder News and Journal has a definite political affiliation. Secondly, I sometimes feel you censor letters to the editor or simply dont print them. What kinds of restrictions do you put on letters for publication? When controversial issues arise, do you make an effort to print both sides of the issue? I would appreciate a reply to these questions, both as a citizen and as a future journalist. Despite what I see as prejudices in some areas, I enjoy reading the Box Elder News and Journal. Sincerely, Joy Ross (Editors note: This newspaper, not by accident but intent, strives to give all political parties equal attention and coverage. This is inherent in responsible journalism. All letters submitted to this newspaper are printed provided they are signed and are riot libelous. We ask that they not exceed 250 words but often use them when they do. We do not censor letters to the editor, never have and never intend to. On occasion, writers are asked to shorten or condense letters because of excessive length. We do attempt to correct spelling and punctuation errors. Finally, we dont always agree with opinions expressed in these columns, often having sharp disagreement, in fact. But we do respect the right of readers to hold views and to present them here. We invite, welcome and appreciate this indication of citizen action and concern.) Find other ways to help Editor: We recently reported a few charges that had been made by some of our national leaders, i.e., UNICEF giving $40.2 million to Communist governments in Indochina with no strings attached. We were flattered to note Ugaist UNICEF the lengthy unsigned protest from UNICEF headquarters in New York City which appeared in the Journal on Nov. 27. The facts are plain enough. The disputed millions in aid were actually delivered to the DRVN and PRG (Communist) areas of Vietnam. We know that this is true because Mrs. C. Lloyd Bailey, executive director of UNICEF, said so. The only thing Mrs. Bailey does not mention is the real nature of the Communists she prefers to trust. According to a U.S. Senate subcommittee report, the Red Chinese have now butchered nearly 64 million of their own people. The Soviets are of course far more civilized. Antony Sutton of the Hoover Institute estimates that they have murdered only about 35 million of their own people. Can any of us begin to comprehend what such figures mean? Let us try to put it in human terms. We quote from a magazine article by returned Green Beret Sergeant Alan Davidson: Recently in Vietnam a brave and capable native chief, trying to wrest his province from Communist hands, left his village to lead the three Vietnamese ranger units under his command in an attack against the Vietcong. In his absence a Vietcong force overran his village. They butchered his wife and scores of other villagers, and then kidnapped his eight-year-o- Nov. 21, 1965 The trial of a Box Elder county man, charged with negligent homicide, will resume Monday in First District court, Brigham City. Charged with the indictable misdemeanor is Glenn Hess Selman, 19, of Dewey ville. Years Ago Only one candidate has filed for school board post, that was encumbent the Wayne Sandall. Deadline was Nov. 20. Nov. 22, 1950 Capt. Edward L. Thorsted, husband of the former Lois Toombs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Toombs of Brigham City, has been recalled to active duty with the U.S. Army. Nov. 22, 1950 Box Elder gridders met defeat in the state football finals by 13-- 0 against a good 25 Nov. 22, 1950 Jordan team. Years Ago Some farmers in the Corinne district harvested as high as 30 tons of tomatoes to the acre this year. The yield, moreover, was obtained on fields. Nov. 16, 1925 Miss Erma White of Willard, a sophomore attending the Agricultural College of Utah, accepted an invitation to join the Sorosis sorority on Oct. 20. 50 Nov. 16, 1925 tile-drain- tumbled from his bed in his bare feet and ran toward the door, grabbing his weapon and moving to rally his men to a defense. As he bolted from the doorway of his home he stumbled and fell across a burlap sack. He jumped to his feet but the Vietcong had gone as quickly as they had come. The Chief reached down and picked up the burlap bag. He opened it, and emptied its contents on the ground. There on the dirt road, in the flickering light of a burning hut, he looked down upon the dozen or so pieces of what had been his eight-year-o- ld son. Often I am asked what the Communists are really like. Id like to answer that question now. Wherever we meet them in Moscow, Peking, or Hanoi they are the kind of degenerate animals who would make it a part of their political strategy to deliver the dismemberd body of an child to his father in a burlap sack ! These are the same degenerate animals into whose hands Mrs. C. Lloyd Bailey and her friends in Brigham City want you and us to trust our donations. We agree with the stated goals of UNICEF; the feeding and clothing of hungry, ragged children and mothers. Those, however, who ignore the real nature of the Communists and who would give them supplies in the hopes that ragged children and mothers of the world can be fed and clothed, are only kidding themselves. In the words of Sergeant Davidson: In the name of God, people, its time to stop the communists before those children in the burlap bags are our children. And so we again urge that our fellow citizens join us in finding other ways to help needy children than through UNICEF. eight-year-o- ld son. That chief, a friend of mine, returned like any other husband and father to find his wife dead, his only son gone, and his village bloody and burned to the ground. Less than a week had passed when very early one morning, it was about two oclock, the Vietcong again attacked the camp. They ran between the huts and down the main road firing their weapons as they came. The V.C. rushed by the chiefs house; bullets slapped into the wall. My friend Sincerely, Thomas Smith, Mrs. Thomas Smith, Riki Jo Dimond, Arthur L. Romero, Keith H. Bradbury, DeVon F. Hammer, Claire Hammer, Esther Romero, ld |