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Show Orem-Geneva Times- -Wednesday, July 11, 1984 Mt. Bell Pay 63.7 Million In 1983 Taxes by Barry McWilliams u limn P 8 Y Cr ( 1984 B Postmaster Clyde . Weeks Want to buy a Post Office? It isn't often that a Post Office is for sale, but when a historic building such as a post office is no longer adequate to meet the needs of the people it serves some changes have to be made. Step into the Rock Springs, Wyoming Post Office and imagine yourself stepping back into time to the year 1909. Wyoming had been a state only 19 years. There were still old timers around who remembered the likes of Jim Bridger and Kit Carson. Civil War vets recalled the great war between the states just as vividly vivid-ly as World War n vets do today. Coal was king and the U.S. Postal Service was building this first class Post Office Of-fice in the heart of Rock Springs. Today the memories have faded, but the Rock Springs Post Ofice Building is still there, still an important impor-tant part of Wyoming history. You can own this valuable, historic building. Accepting Bids The General Services Administration Ad-ministration is now accepting bids for the purchase of the Rock Springs Post , Office. It has been declared a Wyoming Wyom-ing Historical Property, and may qualify for a 25 tax credit, depending depen-ding on how it is renovated and developed. Under existing zoning, the building has excellent potential as commercial office space, a restaurant, retail specialty shops or a combination of all three. With the right owner and developer the Rock Springs Post Office may yet complete a century of service to its community communi-ty in a new role, trailing echos of the past. I Fond Farewell I ' 'Former Mayor of Orem Dies in Farm Mishap" was the headline, and the newspaper story told of the death of former Orem City Mayor T. LeGrand Jarman last Friday in Logan following a farming accident, j The obituary told of many of his church and community activities, but .it really only hinted at the real scope and influence which this remarkable man had in this community, j For over half a century LeGrand Jarman has been an interested and active worker for civic betterment. !As a member of the Orem Town ; Board for several years he provided : valuable service and input into solv-,' solv-,' ing many of the problems associated Humane Society Helped With Dog Food Labels The Humane Society of Utah has announced its participation in a nationwide na-tionwide fund-raising program that enables people to provide financial aid to the shelter without actually contributing con-tributing cash. The program is called the Gaines Shelter Cash-In Plan. It asks dog owners to save proofs-of-purchases from a variety of Gaines Products and turn them over the Humane Society of Utah. They in turn, redeem them for cash from the manufac The City Of Orem Grants Office Announces: Applications now bein4 accepted for the CDBG Funded Housing Rehabilitation Program which aids in the reconstruction and upgrading of existing homes. '. Applications may be picked up in Room 108 of the Orem City Center, 56 N.. State, Orem, Utah 84057 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday -Friday. Applications will be accepted from July 1, 1984 to July 20, 1984 for the quarter ending en-ding September 30, 1984; Only Orem residents are eligible. . Applications received after July 20, 1984 will be considered for funding next quarter. For further information please call 224-7115. 224-7115. Published in Orem-Geneva Times July 5, 11, 1984. with the growth of the city during those, difficult pre-World War II years. SCERA Board In 1951 LeGrand Jarman was elected to the SCERA Board of Directors Direc-tors where he has served with distinction distinc-tion for over 33 years. He has been intimately in-timately involved with planning and carrying out the programs and devleopments of SCERA on a long-term long-term basis, including the acquisition of land and construction of facilities. Four of Orem's high-growth years were 1954 through 1957 when LeGrand Jarman served as Mayor of Orem. His administration saw the conversion of the city government from the mayor-council form to the city manager-council form, i ,Mayor Jarman placed a high priority on citizen involvement, and so early in his administration the Orem City Council organized several citizen's advisory committees assigned assign-ed to various phases of municipal activity. ac-tivity. Regular meetings with these knowledgeable people provided invaluable in-valuable advice and direction for city ci-ty administration. Major Projects During his adminstration, Orem City approved plans for construction of an $300,000 sewage treatment plant to serve a projected population of 45,000 people. The Alta Ditch was piped and the largest special improvement im-provement project in the history of the city was undertaken. With a background in agriculture, LeGrand was a school teacher, administrator and farmer. He served in a variety of farm-related positions over the years and he was well-respected in his knowledge and expertise in many areas. He worked well with people and his advisee was sought out by many people. Rich Heritage In recent years LeGrand's assignment on the SCERA Board was working , with the Orem Heritage Committee and has had a special interest in-terest in preserving the memories and memorabilia of the Orem community. com-munity. It would be an understatement understate-ment say that LeGrand Jarman was one of a kind. He will be missed and he will be remembered. I'm thankful that LeGrand Jarman Jar-man was my friend. turer. This is the second year of the plan's operation. In 1983, many shelters received money through the program, some received as little as $25 to well over $2000. The proofs-of-purchase the Humane Society is looking for are the starred () price markers from specified products. Residents are asked ask-ed to call 968-3458 or visit the shelter at 4613 South 4000 Westalt Lake City Ci-ty for more details. fOQ y w fONI&HfPi Elks Joins Drug abuse is the most serious problem facing U.S communities today. This conclusion was among the findings of a recent national survey sur-vey of U.S. mayors conducted by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. According to a 1982 report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), roughly two-thirds of all young people in America have tried an illegal drug by the time they graduate from high school. Additionally, Ad-ditionally, about one in 16 high school seniors smokes marijuana daily. More than one-third of all American young people have used illicit drugs other than marijuana, according to the NIDA report which detailed national drug use trends from 1975 to 1982. A number of organizations have formed throughout the country to address ad-dress this problem, and other longstanding long-standing civic organizations such as the Elks have joined the war against drugs. As a result, a significant volunteer effort throughout society x , Hatch Says Economy Working "You don't hear any more about 'Reaganomics'," said Senator Orrin Hatch, "Because it works." He cited the recent six quarter period as being the strongest recovery this nation has experienced since 1949. Senator Hatch, R-Utah, was the guest speaker at the recent Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at Bridal Veil Falls. Despite the positive economic trend and supporting statistics, Hatch Hat-ch said, "There are tough times ahead," He charged the liberals with "spending the country blind and spiralling the nation towards socialism." He says the liberals vote in the guise of compassion but are to blame for the high deficit, not the tax cuts. He said the liberals have controlled con-trolled Congress for the past 50 years. "We've got to get more conservatives conser-vatives in office," he says. "The conservatives con-servatives in Congress would not have won a single battle without President Ronald Reagan's ability to communicate." He also said there are special interest in-terest groups such as oil and gas companies who don't want to get spending under control. The Federal Reserve Board is another problem, Hatch says, citing mismanagement of monetary policy . Despite what the opposition says, the military buildup is down, 27 percent per-cent in 1980 and was 47 percent of the budget 18 years ago. Under Kennedy, domestic and social welfare was 23 percent and rose to 53 percent under Reagan. Concerning the U.S. Steel situation, Hatch said that if Kaiser Steel brings in Brazilian slag, it could knock a big hole in keeping Geneva alive. "Protectionism is one thing but we must fight unfair competition." Hatch also cited a need for a more fair tax system and suggested a J WE'RE HIGH AND DRY AT SARATOGA!! L2l SWIM 1 RMITWT f Ctr.KSS GIANT JACUZZI 1 71-120 f-mTmm Imml KAMIKAZI" """ WATERSLIDE War On Drugs now is mobilizing to combat the drug problem that is producing a severe, long-term negative effect on American children. Marijuana and The Brain Daily doses of marijuana's active ac-tive ingredient, THC, administered to laboratory monkeys over a two to five year period has been found to cause brain damage, said Dr. Ethel Sassenrath, acting director of the Behavioral Sciences Laboratory in the department of . psychiatry, University of California at Davis. She recently reported that CAT scans of brains of live rhesus monkeys given an amount of THC equivalent to human intake of one marijuana cigarette per day for two to five years showed enlargement of the frontal horns of the brain - indicating in-dicating cell death in the fore brain -when tested one year later . The fore brain, the most developed part of the brain in humans and primates, is thought to control self-awareness, initiative and planning and to stimulate the move towards a flat rate. He said there is about $100 billion lost in an underground economy . "We need to restore the same kind of public virtue we had in the beginning of this country." he said. Nuclear Arms Discussion Planned At BYU On Thursday, July 19, three concerned con-cerned specialists will participate in a panel discussion on "The Biological, Physical, and Medical Effects of a Nuclear Holocaust." The discussion will take place at 8 p.m. in room 2084 of the Jessie Knight Humanities Building on the BYU campus. Discussants are: James L. Farmer, Professor of Zoology, B. Kent Harrison, Professor of Physics, and Joe Q. Jarvis, resident resi-dent in family practice and preventative preven-tative medicine at the L.D.S. Primary Children's Hospital. The event is sponsored by the Utah Valley Chapter of Utahns United Against the Nuclear Arms Race and by Response, a BYU Student Organization. The discussion is free to the public, and all are welcome. Robbery Reported A concession stand next to the swimming pool at SCERA Park was the scene of a robbery Sunday night. According to the 17-year-old girl tending ten-ding the stand, a man wearing a nylon mask, red baseball cap, and a light blue shirt, entered the stand about 10:30 p.m., forced her against the wall and took money from the till. He then fled northbound on foot. $5J per carload GOOD EVERY DAY. FREE DISCOUNT TICKETS AT PARTICIPATING 7 ELEVEN STORES. OPEN. DAILY IOvm-9 pm 4 NATURAL WARM SPRING SUMMING POOLS, KIDDIE RIDES, MINI GOLF, CAM PING, ARCADE, GO HARTS. cortex, where abstract thinking takes place. These recent findings are consistent con-sistent with existing psychological profiles of long-term marijuana users. Lack of motivation, inability to relate to others, impaired memory and the inability to express emotions are common psychological effects of marijuana use over several years. Short-term effects of the drug can include in-clude impaired immediate memory and reduced ability to think and learn. A 1982 study by the National Institute In-stitute on Drug Abuse of seniors in high schools across the U.S. indicated in-dicated that six percent used marijuana daily and 29 percent had smoked marijunan within the last month prior to the survey. These statistics indicate a potential for serious - and possible long-term -consequences on the learning processes of American youth and subsequently on the entire educational system. BYU Radio Series Wins . Festival Award A-series of half-hour radio dramas based on 13 of Ray Bradbury's Brad-bury's short stories and produced at Brigham Young University has received the 1984 Gold Award from the International Radio Festival of New York. "Bradbury 13," produced by BYU Media Services under a grant from the National Public Radio (NPR) network, premiered on the NPR Playhouse in April of this year. Now 240 of the 280 NPR stations are carrying the series, including all the major radio markets in the nation. Mike McDonough, producer, creator and director of the programs, received the grant after winning several national awards for earlier adaptations of Bradbury stories for KB YU radio. Executive Producer Dean Van-Uitert Van-Uitert said "Bradbury 13" is the first nationally boradcast radio drama series in full-range stereo. Each episode is introduced by Bardbury himself, who is said to have waited 50 years for a radio series to come from his works. Among the stories McDonough adapted are "Kaleidoscope," "Dark They were, And Golden Eyed." "The Screaming Woman," "The Man," and "Here There Be Tygers." The program is broadcast on KBYU-FM each Thursday night at 6:30." PO RALLYOUE! WmM- Mountain Bell's Utah operations paid about $63.7 million in federal, state and local taxes in 1983, the company com-pany reported today. This amount is 23 percent higher than 1982's. The total includes $20.2 million for state and local levies, including in-cluding property and income taxes and $43.5 million in federal income taxes, social security and unemployment unemploy-ment taxes, according to Ken Hill, public relations manager for the company com-pany in Utah. Company-wide, Mountain Bell paid a record $529.9 million in operating taxes last year compared with $461.9 million paid in 1982. That's a 14.7 percent increase. The total includes in-cludes $202 million in state and local taxes and $327 million in federal levies. According to Hill, unemployment and federal income tax increases had the biggest impact on the growth of Mountain Bell's total tax bill. Unemployment taxes rose 42 percent on the state level and 16 percent on the federal level. Federal income taxes increased 25 percent to $48 million. Mountain Bell is required to col-. lect sales taxes and federal excise taxes levied on customers. The company com-pany acts as an agent for the governments govern-ments involved. Company-wide, sales taxes totaled $94 million, an increase of 12.5 percent. The federal excise tax rose 205 percent to $52 million. In Utah, the company collected $10.1 million in federal excise taxes and $12.3 million in sales taxes during dur-ing 1983. How To Choose Proper Size Extension Cord Safety and efficiency with power tools demand a properly sized extension exten-sion cord. As the load (in amps) increases, so does the wire size in the cord. As the distance increases (length of cord needed), so does the wire size in the cord. "Put them both together and you quickly run out of options for a small sized (usually the cheapest) extension exten-sion cord, says Von Jarrett, Extension Exten-sion agricultural engineer at Utah State University. "The electrical appliance will have its amperage stamped on the name plate. Using this as a guide, visualize the length of the cord you will be using. Buy the cord of the correct size to safely carry the load, Jarrett advises. If the nameplate amps are 0-3 or 3-6, Jarrett recommends 16 gauge wire size minimuim for 25, 50, and 100 foot cords, and 14 gauge wire size for 150 foot cord. For nameplate amps of 6-8, 8-10 and 10-12 use 16 gauge wire size for 25 and 50 foot cords, 14 for 100 foot cords and 12 for 150 foot cords. For amps of 12-16, use 14 gauge wire size for 25 foot cords and 12 for 50 foot cords. Longer cords are not recommended at this amperage. For 16-20 amps, use 12 gauge wire for 25 foot cords and 10 gauge wire for 50 foot cords. Longer cords are not recommended for this amperage am-perage either, Jarrett cautions. Shop The Ads nited THRIFT Quick Loans From $100 to $30,000 Upto10 . passbook to help your money grow. Call us today! United IMli & Loan A Subsidiary of AMEC. Inc. 225-0571 ' . WW Vi J fAomcc from Qr Just minutes from Salt laki Prow on MS (take tehi tiit) M.'imh . him - -- 3 |