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Show I I :ah State Press Assn. ?0 Box 1327 jalt Lake City, Utan 84110 Volume 70, Number 6 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, February 10, 1977 24 Pages Cy unify flym Garbage: citizens can help Garbage collection in Brigham City is a y street, says Supt. Ray Wixom. And theres no pun intended. He means that service will be improved if both city workers and those who set out garbage for weekly pickup will try a little harder. Wixom made the observation this week after noting that hes received a mixture of complaints from the public and waste collection personnel as well. on contforol irll SUPPLIES CHIEF Lynn Hailing stands on upper level floor where school supplies are kept for Box Elder district. Inventories are quiet low now as attention is turned to nothing new for local school folks of storage dams on the river. Holmgren said further that approval of the proposed amendments to the compact would establish the necessary allocations and give us the chance to develop water in the different states. On hand at the meeting will be Daniel F. Lawrence, director of the Utah Division of Water Resources, and Wallace N. Jibson, Logan, chairman of the Bear River commission. Others will include Ed Skeen, commission attorney and legal adviser, and Dee Hansen, state water engineer; Marion Olsen, Paradise, a member of the Utah Board of Water Resources, and hydrologist Dr. Norman E. Stauffer. The proposed amendments will be considered this year by the Utah legislature, being introduced by Sen. Miles (Cap) Ferry who plans to be at Tuesdays meeting. The legislatures of Idaho and Wyoming also are expected to handle it. Lawmakers of the three states must ratify the amendments which would then be submitted to Congress for its consent and finally by the president for his signature. News accounts have it that Utahns have gone on a grocery buying spree of late, the current siege of adverse weather and its negative affect on crops being blamed. One area of public concern which has been practicing something akin to this for many years is the supplies section of Box Elder School district. Many folks may not realize it, but the old armory on east Forest street in Brigham City is the districts pantry. And its storage closet. citizen soldiers Where once khaki-claattended classes and perform drills, and where its gymnasium area hosted basketd ball games and professional rassling matches, stacks of crayons and glue now stand. The ground floor presents pallets laden-e- d with peanut butter, cranberry sauce, dried milk, canned beef, etc. Lynn Hailing who heads school supplies, said the inventory is low by this time of year. But food items keep coming in, including surplus commodities from the US Department of Agriculture. And they keep going out, at a rate of two or three truckloads a day. A majority of the items are food stuffs for the school lunch program. But erasers, staples, projector bulbs, paste and the like also is transported to the districts various schools. Right now Hailing and DeVerl Barker handle the task. It keeps them hopping. One aid is a conveyor belt which does the lifting of items from the ground floor to second level. Its paid its way a dozen times, Hailing remarked. He is now preparing bid specifications for 1977-7- 8 school year teaching supplies. If you were ordering for the district, how many pencils would you buy? If you said 3,000 dozen, youd be on target. How about crayons? Hailing said a typical order is 11,000 boxes. And the list goes on: Chalk, scissors, rulers, bats, balls, paper towels, napkins, lined paper, straws, paper clips, etc. Essentially everything used in schools is distributed from the armory. ..er... warehouse after being gathered there through bulk buying. One exception is perishable items, those things that must be kept frozen or under basis. Ive talked to outlying people and they dont seem to have too much of a problem. The commissioner said right now, refrigeration. They are stored in an historic rock building at Fourth East and First North, a converted structure with two-fothick walls which once served as a church granary. Hailing recently told the board of education, however, that additional frozen food space is needed. But current facilities are a long step ahead of those of earlier years. -- The armory, acquired in a trade with the National Guard, has been utilized for its present purpose for about 10 years. Before that, supplies were stored in the basement of the county courthouse, an old garage and the girls gym at Box Elder Junior High. Frozen foods were kept in lockers at Ogden. It wasnt convenient. At least now they can hang their hats (Continued on Page 3) Its not the county's intention to do anything on an animal control program. Nielsen had met with municipal leaders in south Box Elder county to discuss the animal control problems which various communities have. Most favored county involvement. Commissioner Chase said we don't say there's no problem in the county, it's kind of a universal problem, but he added that it is more conspicuous in the cities. He noted that the Golden Spike Humane society has asked us to meet with them and were happy to meet with them or anyone. The chairman said no problem is anticipated in gaining congressional approval of funds to reimburse counties for tax-exem- Big buying amendments will be aired blocking development 8 t River compact meeting to explain and discuss proposed amendments to the Bear River compact, as revised and modified after a series of recent hearings, is scheduled in Box Elder county next week. The session will be held in the visual aids room at Bear River High school on Tuesday, Feb. 15, beginning at 7 p.m. Paul Holmgren, Bear River City, a Utah representative on the Bear River commission, said the session is being held to bring to the people of the lower Bear River basin all information in which they may be interested in our proposals to amend the compact. He said agreement on allocation of water from Bear river among Utah, Idaho and Wyoming is presently preparing bid specifications for the 1977-7year. This floor was once the scene of basketball games, annual duck carnival and professional 'rassling. It appears at this point that Box Elder county officials are not anxious to get into the animal control business. This was the clear indication at Tuesdays weekly county commission session. At the same meeting, Commission Chairman Don Chase said the latest estimate is that payment to Box Elder in lieu of taxes for federal lands will be received in September. And he said a bill now pending in the which has county support , state legislature is one to make indigent medical expenses the states responsibility. Theyre now paid by counties. On the issue of animal control, Commissioner Reed Nielsen said, I dont know how the county could take it on a county Soldiers give way to canned carrots At Box Elder meeting A down o no end fflhiymlbs two-wa- Citizens gripe that their metal garbage cans are dented and bent by the city collection crew. And the workers complain that garbage is stuffed in so tightly that only by banging some cans on the truck can they dislodge it. And if a plastic container, during this cold weather it may crack and break regardless of how handled. The public protests that cans and lids are left in the driveway to be run over. Wixom said that wont happen any more. Hes instructed the collection personnel to place them on the curb where possible. Ive worked on that garbage truck before and I know what the situation is, said Wixom who began his city service in this capacity ten years ago. A lot of people are on the garbage men for not cleaning up their mess and Im on them, but a lot of it isnt their fault, he (Continued on Page 3) TWENTY CENTS federal lands within their boundaries. The Bureau of Land Management is presently verifying claimed government based acreage. Figures thus far have been on estimates, Chase explained. " Box Elder expects to receive $730,000 annually. The figure could be higher or lower after the BLM study. Again Commissioner Chase said the money has not been budgeted. Wed like to see the money become a reality before anyone counts on it, he stated. He did repeat a previous pledge, however, to use a portion of it to reduce the county property tax. The chairman said he favors legislation which would relieve counties of having to pay medical expenses for indigents who may simply be passing through when injured or taken by illness. He recalled one example of a transient who fell from a train in west Box Elder county and was injured. The resulting bill for hospitalization and medical attention amounted to $27,000. The bill would shift the responsibility to the state which has a surplus of funds away from counties which are hurting for funds, he said. The chairman said he had no objections to a bill which would permit airplanes to land on county roads if the county is relieved of liability. Such a bill has been introduced in the legislature. It would empower the Utah (Continued on Page 3) Corinne couple receives award Dogs, geese, a turtle. . . you name it, they love 'em Jim and Gertrude Moore of Corinne are surrounded by animals, and they love each and every one of them! The couple has never expected an award for their animal-lovinways, but were delighted to accept the first Animal Lover of the Year trophy from the Golden Spike Humane society Tuesday evening. Many nominations for the honor were received, and the Moores were selected from a field of four finalists which included Mrs. Connie Craner of West Corinne, Mrs. Zane Saderholm of Brigham City, Mrs. Edna Osborn and daughter Anita of Brigham City. They all expressed their concern for animal suffering, felt hurt when others mistreated animals, and generally felt that we are here to help and defend them, said President Manuel Fuentes in announcing the winners. Frank Johnson, Humane Society inves-- t igator, presented the trophy to the Moores g and awards to the other three finalists. In One Year that the Moores have always been animals lovers, Fuentes stated that during the past year the couple has cared for seven pups, 25 pheasants and 11 wild geese in a pond they installed, two dogs, and Myrtle (a turtle). At the present time they have four stray such a dogs, six cats, and one magpie crew that they buy animal feed wholesale. Mrs. Moore adds that they have the strays neutered at their own expense. In Corinne, many people have learned to come to the Moores for advice and assistance in animal care since they have gained a great deal of practical knowledge through their years of working with animals. Mrs. Craner was cited for taking care of horses, sheep, cats, dogs and nursing many of them back to health. In addition Noting she has taken a lamb, horse and cat to the vet at her own expense. Mrs. Saderhold took in a pregnant female dog, taking care of a litter and making sure that they all found good homes in the community. Mrs. Osborn and daughter Anita have helped four cats, five dogs, and several other strays; had six animals spayed at their own expense, and place eight cats and dogs in good homes. It was noted that they had developed one stray cat named Tequila into a champion that has won several prizes at household pet shows. The Golden Spike Human society reported that many animal lovers participated in the contest, and that they found it difficult to select one winner. The contest was held to reward those who had shown concern for the suffering of animals, especially strays, and to promote a more caring community in noticing the problems of animals. ten-pupp- y SHOWN AFTER PRESENTATION of the Golden Spike Humane society's "Animal Lover of the Year" award are first-plac- e winners, Gertrude and Jim Moore, front, and finalists Connie Craner, Edna Osborn and Zane Saderholm. Chairman Frank Johnson, right, made the i presentations Tuesday evening. |