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Show Valley Meeting Airs Details Of $85 Million River Project WOULD RECLAIM Dam Near Viewed for South County Area Honeyville giant reclamation project en- and the collection compassing storage of ground water and the bringing it into use of about 10,000 acres as choice farm land was unveiled before the Brigham City council Thursday night. Box Elder the Representing former Chamber of Commerce, mayor Ruel M. Eskelsen told the council that preliminary intentions to drain now marginal land west and north of Brigham City would double or triple its value. Eskelsen, chairman of the cham- bers industrial development fund, said such a proposal would bring more economy into our town than anything we can do, SU Ui' Record-Hig- h Budget Of $1.9 Million Gains City Approval Plans for an $85 million water development on Bear river, including a dam northwest of Honeyville, weie detailed before water users, city and county officials and other interested groups in a meetschool last IT MIGHT even make water ing at Bear River High available for industrial use or even Tuesday. culinary purposes with treatment. Dean Bischoff, Bureau of ReclaThere is a possibility that the chief engineer assigned to mation included could the in be oroject the project, told the group that water would be used to irrigate several thousand acres ot new land. that the project He indicated would also provide supplementary water to areas which have only a limited supply. A BRIEFLY, the project will clude construction of dams near Honeyville and on the Oneida Narrows, 12 miles east of Preston, Idaho, and the building of a 112-- 1 mile long highland canal plus and tunnels. Clerk-Audit- rights-of-wa- clerk-audito- r, n right-of-wa- y U-6- 9 HERES TO YA proposes a Fourth legal, you know.) son of Mr. and Mrs. Merl Beecher, 111 South First East, the N-- J photo staff (real ones are ilAt any rate Allens observance is appropriate with Wednesday being the big day. Allen Beecher, of July toast with 'Fourth ' Old-Fashion- ed Staff Faces Toil Promised at Rees Park All government offices, banks, and most retail places of business in Brigham City will be Local families will be hosted at an Independence Day celebration on July 4 at Rees Pioneer park by the local Jayceettes, Journal. However, these same folks will have a belated holiday Friday when the N--J office will be closed all day. Persons with news articles for this weeks Journal are asked to get them in today, Tuesday. bubble gum. Handling the plans for the event have been Mrs. Rees Beeton, chairman, and Mrs. Jerold Nelson, director member. Other Jayceettopped off with a fireworks display tes on the committee include Mrs. Lonnie Jensen, baby contest; Mrs. by the city. Wilford (Bill) Andersen, judges; Beginning in the early evening, Mrs. Richard Jensen, food; Mrs. the activities will begin with reg- Robert Christensen, publicity; and istration for the baby contest at Mrs. Val Ferrin, parade. 5:45 p. m. Registration will close at 6:15 p. m., when judging will begin. Little folks competing for the titles of Miss Liberty and Uncle Sam must be three years of age. PARADE TIME will follow at 7 p. m., with lineup being at the north pond. Children up to and including 12 years of age may enter divisions of the parade. Divisions that will be judged for prizes include tricycles, bicycles, dead on arrival at the Cooley hos- floats, fancy costumes and pets. All local children are invited to pital, according to Utah Highway participate and entries should be Both L. Burtis Quarnberg. Trooper their own creations. drivers were alone in their vehiNext on the agenda for the evewas thrown cles. Mrs. Wilson with from her car when the vehicles ning is a short program, Ward Secrist serving as master of collided. ceremonies. Included on the will be numbers by twirling INVESTIGATION into the cause and marching groups coached by of the accident is continuing. No Vanette McBride and Rama Glovhighway deaths were recorded in er. same the for Box Elder county period of time in 1961. Some 14 CLIMAXING the evening for deaths were recorded for the coun- kids of all ages will be a fireworks ty for all of 1961. display handled by the city. Mrs. Wilson was born April 23, Throughout the celebration Jay ceettes will be on hand to sell bar1922, in Provo, to Winford A. and Jean Watts Paxton. She was rear- becue sandwiches, hot dogs, poped in Fillmore, attended the Uni- corn, soft drinks, snow cones and versity of Utah and a business college in Denver, and was employed as a secretary at Thiokol She was a Chemical corporation. member of the LDS church. With Death of Ogden Woman pro-gra- BR SHE WAS married and divorced and married to Fred Lee Wilson, June 15, 1961, in Evanston, Wyo. Survivors include her husband; daughter, Constance Hanson, Fillmore; parents, grandfather, William Paxton, Fillmore; sisters, Mrs. Rulon Callister, Delta; Mrs. Lee C. Black, Colorado Springs, Mrs. William R. Godfrey, Colo.; Murray. Funeral services will be at 11 a. m., Tuesday, at Fillmore and burial will be in the Fillmore Diseases Reported Brigham City reported five cases of measles and five cases of sti infection for the week ending June 22, according to a report received from the State Department of Public Health. Box Elder county reported six cases of measles and one case of cancer for the same period of . , Mrs. Fred L, Wilson, 39, Ogden, died early Sunday when she was thrown from DEATH VEHICLE the car In the foreground following a collision with another car traveling in the opposite direction. Driver of the second car, Henry W. Peterson, 48, Logan, was uninjured, passed last Thursdays puh-li- c State Calls Bids time. - . Telephone Loan Forecast An expansion loan of $1,148,000 to the Bear River Telephone company will be approved on Thursday of this week by the Rural Electrification agency, it was announced in Washington Monday by Representative Blaine M. Peterson, and Sen Frank E. Moss (both According to Congressman Petera major portion of the loan be used to install expensive telephone equipment at Thiokol Chemical corporations Promontory exchange. , son, will Included will be a 1,800 PABX installation to replace present equipment at Thiokol. The remainder of the loan will be used in the Tremonton exchange to build 40 miles of new lines to serve 258 new subscribers and to provide new facilities and a higher type of service to present subscribers, Vincent Chiodo is manager of the Bear River Telephone company. - the TOPPED OFF BY FIREWORKS Offices, Stores To Close; NJ closed Wednesday in observance of Independence day. The N--J office will be closed (sort of) with editorial, advertising and production staff members slated to be on the job to get out Thursdays edition of the ld a firecracker fabricated by County Traffic Toll Rises 130-13- of $1,957,148 West of Brigham County Clerk Files for budget g For Test Fills in- Other projects are planned for the Preston and northeast Cache valley areas. They pointed out aht the Bureau The proposed Honeyville will be has stamped the of Reclamation an earth-fil- l structure 75 feet high. project as feasible. And experts K B. Olsen Monday an- - h wlU back UP 120000 acre feet of at Utah State university say harm- FILES water in a lake 12 miles long and ful minerals can be leached from nounced his candidacy for of varying widths as it follows the as Box Elder county the soil through drainage. contour of the river channel. THE BUREAU has indicated it THIS DAM is designed to cone loan would provide an interest-fretrol flood waters from spring runfor the entire project with 40 years off and use it during summer in which to pay it back. months at the Bear River Bird will Another government agency refuge plus providing recreation advance money for the engineerfor the area. Eskelsen said. ing, He hastened to point out that Water from the Oneida Narrows reservoir will be channeled to irriplanning was only tentative with much organization work yet to pregation use in southern Idaho and Re-Electicede actual movement on the proBear River valley. It is also supon ject. posed that some water may be diverted to Willard Bay reservoir. The land owners must be conBox Elder County tacted and agree to the plans or the Bischoff estimated that four B. Olsen on Monday formerly whole idea is doomed before it K., years will be needed to complete announced his candidacy for really gets started, jhe explained. y and surveys, obtain to office. Eskelsen described the chamber The Republican hopeful, now receive legislative approval before construction can begin. An estiof commerce's part as being to nearing the end of his third con- mated eight years will be required help the land owners organize, if secutive term as is they approve, and to set the neces- the first person to file for the post. for construction. sary planning and financial gears Olsen m declaring his aspiraOF LOCAL Interest, the Honeyin motion. tions for another term, made this ville dam will back up water to the Cutler power plant. It is estiTHE INVOLVED area which con- statement: tains extensive swamp and boggy Over the past four years, my mated that water over the prespasture ground, was described as office has had a policy of finding ent Deweyville-Tremontobridge lying west of Brigham City to the more efficient ways of doing the will be 30 feet deep. The bridge old railroad bed, extending north work to at Bigler Coliinstcn, crossing, accomplish more for the to Calls taxpayers dollars. I feel along the strongly will be about 20 feet under water. Fort road and then east to the hill- that the public should realize full However, Bischoff said plans inside above and back south to value from its tax money. Brigham City. If returned to office, I would clude replacing the bridge between Deweyville and Tremonton and a The plan is to drain the ground certainly continue to strive for new bridge will cross the lake alThe Bear River project, as out- greater efficiency. most due east of Fielding where a lined last week at Tremonton- - GarOLSEN, A native of Brigham new road running west from Cache land, does not provide for distriis a graduate of Box Elder valley will intersect Interstate 15. City, east of the river, it buting water school and attended Weber High Was pointed out. at Ogden. He is a memPeople living on this side will college be left high and dry if we dont ber of the Box Elder Chamber of said. Commerce and served for five get on the ball, the Bear river project now being plan- years during World War II in the ned by the Bureau of Reclamation, field artillery. He presently serves as secretary of the county health association and county planning commission. The incumbent candidate coachBox Elder countys traffic toll es a team in the American lea- climbed to nine with the death of of the Western gue Boys Baseball an Ogden woman early Sunday. association. Mrs, Beth Paxton Hanson Wilson, The Brigham City Employment He is active in LDS church work, 39, street, Ogden, died Security office received 117 job having served a mission to Aus- when the southbound vehicle she openings for the week ending June tralia. He presently is bishop of was driving collided with a north bound car at 12:45 a. m. on U. S. 23 compared to 56 received the the Third ward in Brigham City. Olsen is married to the former Highway 89, at the mouth of Sarweek before and 37 a year ago. New unemployment initial claims Barbara Knudson of Brigham City. dine canyon, a mile from Mantua. Harvey W. Peterson, 49, Logan, filed numbered 16 (or the same They reside at 163 North First driver of the other vehicle, was week with 20 the week before and West and are parents of four 20 a year ago. uninjured. Mrs. Wilson was pronounced record-smashin- hearing with virtually no opposition and will govern the financial operations of Brigham City during fiscal 1962-6The figure represents a sizeable jump from the $1,550,059,30 adopted for calendar year 1961 and includes increases in most departments. , The total expenditures accepted by the city council Thursday was of a million more than dollars higher than the budget figure released earlier in the week when the various departmental allocations were being pieced together. This year also brought some of the most fierce cutting sessions in The Utah Highway department the councils history. Initial fund requests were well over the $2 Saturday issued a call for bid million mark. to lay test fills near crossings on Planning commission chairman Interstate IS west of Brigham Clyde Stratford voiced the only opCity, and to construct a graded position and that with reference to a $2,500 cut of the commissions roadway and haul road over which to carry the fill material. request. The estimated cost is $600,00. council STATFORD showed The test fills will be laid IS members a schedule of planning and map preparation which he feet deep near all the street and railroad crossings to determine said was vitally necessary for efficient city development. Included whether sand drains will be rewas preparation of a new land-us- e quired. Blaine J. Kay, assistant to the map, master street plan and a revised zoning ordinance. deputy director for engineering, The chairman said the commissaid that because the earth la sion could operate- for only about this area is soggy, It may be eight, months on the $6,500 total necessary to install sand drains earmarked in the 1962-6- 3 budget. to relieve some of the moisture. told Olof Zundel Councilman However, if proper compaction Stratford that the council apprecan be obtained without ciated the commissions efforts, drains, It will mean a savings of that the cut was made only be- about $500,000, Kay explained. cause of the tight financial squeeze Seventy-fiv- e working days will in which the city found itself. allowed for completion. be adfor Stratfords Echoing plea ditional funds was commission one-thir- d Some $1 million already has been poured into detailed survey and planning work, the group was told. They pointed out that the Bureau session was to ask if the city would agree to lease out its surplus water In the event the proposed project failed to develop enough water of its own. 8 Page Brigham City, Utah, Tuesday Morning, July 3, 1 962 Volume 65, Number 27 and collect the water at a storage point, perhaps in the vicinity of North Lake. During the irrigation season, the water would be pumped into a highline canal and distributed for irrigating crops. ACCOMPANYING him to the regular council meeting were Douglas Miller, chairman of the industrial development committee, and a committee Scott P. Horsley, member. Increase Noted in Local Job Openings at,. it. nr Will Include 10,000 ACRES Land Drainage, Storage Plan A - Department Answers Calls To Grass Fires The Brigham City Fire Department has answered calls to eight fires since June 28. Careless use of incinerators have been the cause of most of them, according to Don Baird, fire chief. On June 28 two grass fires were reported at Third South and Fourth West and at Third North and Third West. Saturday and Sunday the department answered grass fire calls at Ninth West and Forest, Second South and Sixth West. They also extinguished a burning car at Bear River City Sunday and brought under control a fire at an abandoned house at the mouth of Sardine canyon. Monday the department again was called to a grass fire at Sixth North and First West and at south Mantua. All residents of the area are urged to watch carefully the burning af trash. JUNE CONTRIBUTES member Ray Turner. IN OTHER business, a petition was heard once again to annex a small parcel of land .adjacent to the citys north limit. Making the annex request were William V. Davis, Ira J. Jones, Jack D. Taylor and John Sereika, They are connected with businesses located on the property with their main concern being to acquire water. Sereika said he was 99 percent ready to go in operation of a restaurant, but that he couldn without having an approved source of water. Some eight persons employed by atThiokol Chemical corporation tended the council meeting in support of the petition. Thiokols material building is located next door to the property. After a thorough airing of the Celebration , : For Willard Willard residents will celebrate the Fourth of July Wednesday with a parade, games, ball games, concessions and fireworks. The celebration, which will be held on the Willard square, is being sponsored by the Eighth and Ninth quorums of Elders from the two LDS Wil' ' lard wards. Activities will with a chil- begin matter, the petitioners were refer10 a. m. under at drens parade to for red the planning commission the direction of the two ward priits recommendation. maries. Races and games will folANOTHER lengthy discussion re- low the Booths and convolved around a recommendation cessions parade. will open at noon featurof the planning commission to retoss, balloon ing bingo, penny zone from M-(manufacturing) to games and many others. Hambur(residential) property extend- gers, hot dogs, ice cream and ing 308 feet west of Sixth West be- drinks will be sold. tween Second South and Forest street. Arrangements have been made It was agreed not to accept the for three ball games during the recommendation but to have the afternoon and evening, according planning group review an earlier to Grant Holmes and Demar Balls, recommendation with regards to presidents of the two Elder quorums. rezoning the area. THE COUNCIL approved a recThe Willard Senior, Elders quorommendation by Councilman Verl ums teams, the young married Petersen that the city attorney womens team and the Junior prepare an amendment to a city teams will play from each ordinance which would require ward, ' loaded gravel trucks to have three-inc- h fireAt 9 p. m. or at dark, a freeboard. This move is intended to curtail the spilling works display will be sponsored of gravel on city streets. by the Willard City council. The Charles W. Claybaugh, N-- J pub council Is also furnishing prizes lisher, asked council cooperation for participants in the parade and races. (Continued on Page 8) 2 R-- 3 M-M- $463,479 The valuation of building has climbed to $4,350,609 in Brigham City for the first half of 1962 and indications are that this, as earlier predicted, will be a record-settinconstruction year. Helping to jack up the total was $463,479 valuation recorded during June. Permits were issued for 11 new homes and a unit with the largest single project being the $228,-00- 0 Box Elder County bank building. A summary released Monday by the city inspection department revealed that 218 building permits were Issued for the first six months of this year. JUNE building permits: Young Sign Co., 71 North Main, remodel sign, $500. Inc., 808 South Main, sign, $2,000. g Maj-veo- J- Plans Set Local Building Value Tops g - Ray Parkinson, 473 North Fifth West, single dwelling, $12,500. Earl Reeder, 899 Kentwood Dr., remodeling, $1,800. Big J M. & E. Co., 733 West Forest, addition and alteration to mill, $20,000. Happy Homes, Inc., 119 and 133 West 875 North, two dwellings at $12,000 each. Young Sign Co., 14 South Main, sign, $50. Happy Homes, Inc., 152, 130 and 118 West 875 North, three dwellings at $12,000 each. Jay Frodsham, 624 East Seventh North, open patio, $500. Willard L. Kingston, 225 West Forest, detached garage, $800. J. Karl Farmer, 1078 Maple Dr., patio cover, $170. T. & L Builders Supply, 17 East Second South, roof repair, $1,100. McKellar Construction Co. 43 $4 Million East Second South, garage & store room, $30,459. John Godfrey, 509 South Fourth East, 4 unit dwelling, $23,000. Armar Homes, 1090, 1066 and 1078 Beecher Ave., three dwellings at $14,000, $13,000 and $12,000 respect- ively. Wades Inc., 813 Medoland Dr dwelling, $11,009. James A. Bryson, 575 East Sixth North, garage, alter living quarters, $3,000. Lewis L. Boothe, 644 Beecher, Ave., adllion, $19,000. Don M. Dickamore, 807 North Second West, dwelling, $11,000. Wayne A. Jensen, 154 South Main, bank building, $228,009. LeRoy Simonsen, 436 West Sixth South, open covered patio, $400. Leland Tlngey, 324 East Second North, addition, $200, . |