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Show t nivorsal i'Isrorn-aln- ierpoiat j Ave. ff.Laka Ciy. Utah COalp. School lunch to cost more Volume 76, Number 22 mill Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning June 3, 1973 14 PAGES o ,036 defocit A tenative $9,434,435 school district budget for 1973-7- 4 gained approval of the Box Elder Board of Education Wednesday night. Not only is the figure an e high for Box Elder district but it is based on a four-mitax increase and anticipates a $204,036 deficit in the maintenance and operation fund. In addition, the budget makes allowance for a five percent pay increase for all all-tim- ll district employes, including administrative staff, and sets a increase for school lunch meals next year. five-ce- The tentative budget figure compares 3 with an adjusted total of $8,964,159. Board Clerk David N. Morrell gave a detailed account of the districts financial condition, assisted by C. Morgan Hawkes, administrator of curriculum. 72-7- What they said did not come as pleasant news. Morrell explained that Box Elder district started the year with a $94,344 deficit. This plus loss of federally impacted aid, decline in students, reduction in special education funds and spending for textbooks, teachers, heat, utilities and other operating costs pushed this years anticipated deficit to $257,479. The clerk noted that Box Elder district will receive about $700,000 in new state funds next year (the school year beginning July 1). And the proposed four-miincrease in maintenance and operation will bring in an additional estimated $280,000 (authorized by the state to make up for lost federally impacted funds). ll However, even with these and the five-ceschool lunch hike, the district will be able to whittle away only a portion of the current deficit, Morrell explained. The five percent pay boost will cost the district about $225,000 plus an additional estimated $63,000 to raise district-financeretirement for personnel from nine to percent. The clerk said he anticipated other costs will climb next year by six to seven percent with some areas, such as gasoline and insurance up to 15 percent. No mention was made that salary increases may run higher for teachers but the possibility looms as distinct with annual negotiations now apparently headed for mediation. The impacted funds situation this year has seen the district notified it will receive nt d when it budgeted $410,000. Next year the district may get a portion of its entitlement or it may receive nothing, Morrell explained. The proposed four-miboost would help take up the slack. This taxing authority was granted by the state legislature for a period of up to three years. What after that? Morrell said the district will have to find additional revenues to fill the void. Potential sources listed by him included a voted leeway of up to 10 mills, and revenue sharing or other federal or state funding. Another alternative would be to cut back services, something done in the current school year with library aides and music accompanists have been eliminated. Despite recent pleas by PTA leaders, the (Continued on Page Three) $306,075 ll fs Public invited Thursday night Dairy Princess crown beckons county girls fiBU Board seeks architect, plan for city library The Brigham City Library board moving out fast and comprehensively on its assignment to recommend an architect and plans to improve the municipal library. The panel only recently toured south Davis and Salt Lake county libraries and next Thursday, June 7, will hear architects presentations. By the following Thursday, June 14, we hope to have a letter of recommendation for the city council, not only on the architect but what we hope theyll do with the is library, Chairman Harold Larsen stated Friday. The general public is invited to attend Thursdays meeting during which Larsen said six architects will present their ideas on remodeling and how to expand and upgrade the library. Each is expected to take A potpourri News Scope Repay taxes! about 25 minutes. to have a lot of townspeople, those interested in Wed certainly like the library, attend, the chairman said. The session will be held in the library beginning at 7 p.m. Larsen said the board favors retaining the present library. We feel weve got a sound building," he explained. Of the tour, conducted two weeks ago with State Librarian Russell Davis as host, the chairman said we saw some elaborate buildings, completely out of line with Brigham City but I think the whole board was impressed with the Murray library because its exactly what weve got." Floor plan of the Murray facility is identical to that of Brigham City, although a bit smaller, and a 5,000- - land buy okayed Appointment of a new elementary school principal and transfer of two others, purchase of Tremonton property costing $39,500 and setting of a bid opening date on four school projects spiced Wednesdays meeting of the Box Elder Board of Education. Darel Johnson, administrative assistant and counselor at Box Elder Junior High school, was named principal at Perry Insurance aid Girls seeking the . . . Johnson new principal Box Elder Dairy commercial. Brigham Citys offer to build a swimming pool for Box Elder High school and the greater south Box Elder county community has been turned down. The Box Elder Board of Education took the action Wednesday, teaming the decision with responses on three other recreationrelated items in a letter to Mayor Ole Zundel and the Brigham City council. If and when swimming pools are constructed at the two high schools (Box Elder and Bear River) , the board deems it advisable to include such projects in a regular bond election along with other needed facilities, the letter stated. Board members didnt elaborate on the item, obviously having discussed it earlier. No Surprise The decision came as no surprise. Board members said before that consideration for a pool at Box Elder also must include the same consideration for Bear River High. The citys offer to finance bonds for a new indoor pool in Brigham City (from the sales tax if adopted optional half-celocally) contained no provision for Bear River. Mayor Zundel commented Thursday that he supported the board in its decision. Should the sales tax be adopted by Box (Continued on Page Three) In past years the hopefuls have included their favorite dairy recipe with their entry form. This year each girl is being asked to present a dairy commercial lasting for one a to half minutes as part of the competition. The annual pageant will be staged Thursday, June 14, at Box Elder High school. All county girls who are high school graduates from 17 to 25 years old are invited to enter. Forms are available at the Peach City drive-i- n or from the pageant chairman, one-and-- Mrs. Donna Smoot, The entries should be in no later than June 7. This is not a bathing suit type contest but the girls will be judged on healthy appearance, personality and poise and public speaking ability. And each must be willing to spend some time representing the dairy industry, Mrs. Smoot explained. A banquet will precede the pageant in the high school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. for the contestants, their parents, sponsors and county dairymen. The pageant will start at about 9 p.m. and is open to the public without charge. The 1972 Dairy Princess, Cindy Page, will be on hand to crown her successor. Brigham suspect arrested for indecent assault of child A Brigham City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a charge of indecent assault of a child, according to Brigham City police. The suspect, Lester B. Hodgson, 68, a retired person living at 225 South Fifth West, was arrested by police detectives Billy Jensen and Lt. Ernest Justesen. At first he was charged with statutory rape but it was later changed to indecent assault during an arraignment in Brigham City court Thursday. Bail was set at $10,000 by City Judge Robert W. Daines. and Hodgson was placed in custody at Box Elder County jail. The arraignment was continued until Monday at 3:30 p.m. for the suspect to obtain counsel. The detectives said they have been informed of incidents involving nine girls, of whom several are three years old, which date back to February. They said, however, police first learned of the incidents Wednesday. After learning of the incidents police strongly urged parents to tell their children not to go into the home of a stranger. "Children should also tell their parents about things, they commented. Elementary school. At the same time, Principal Richard Dunn was assigned to Willard school after serving at Perry for nine years. And Willard Principal T. LaMon Simmons was named to head Central Elementary school in Brigham City, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Ross Coombs. Johnson takes his new assignment after serving at the junior high for six years, three years as administrative assistant, one as a counselor and two years as a teacher. Prior to that, he taught elementary school for 17 years, including 12 years at Lincoln and five at Foothill. Simmons has been principal at Willard for five years and previous to that held the position at Fielding school for seven years; Bear River City for two years and Bothwell for two years. He began his career in education at Walhquist Junior High in Weber county as a teacher and then went to Carbon High, spending one year at each school and then coming to Box Elder district. Dunn started as a teacher at Mountain View school in 1959 and was promoted from there to the principalship at Perry. $9,500. Darel 1973 Princess crown will be asked to put the dairy industrys best foot forward in a kirty L 1 For Playground Properly purchased at Tremonton will expand the playground area for the new McKinley school which will open its doors for the first time next fall. It consists of four lots and three homes located northwest of the present school site. The owners and respective purchase prices include Gary Carter, $13,000; Ed Price, $17,000, and Mrs. Violet Payne, Inrepresentative of the Utah State surance commission will be in Brigham to assist Box City on Tuesday, June 5, Elder county residents with any insurance A residents Ensuing investigation showed Brigham City to rank 41st of 49 libraries in Utah in expenditure per capita and that the local facility should have 8,000 more books and double the present floor space. An additional $10,000 is included in the next city budget for new books. Principals, bids, Great Salt Lake Minerals and Chemicals corporation has filed suit in First District court against Box Elder County Treasurer Glen M. Bennion, seeking refund of $7,939 in property taxes it paid under protest to the county this past year. The tax was levied against company solar evaporation ponds located in the county. The company contends that land on which the ponding system is situated is owned by the state and thus exempt from taxation. problems they may have. Earl Lelegren, commission assistant, will be in the county courthouse from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for a monthly visit. Citizens with uncollectable insurance claims particularly are invited to meet with Lelegren who said the slate agency last year collected more than $250,000 for addition has been square-foo- t constructed there. Larsen said the assistance of Davis has been invaluable to the board since he is so knowledgeable about libraries. All but one member of the local library board made the recent tour, the missing member being out of the state at the time. The Brigham City library came into sharp focus recently when there were talks with Box Elder county officials about taking it over. Among contestants in this years Box Elder County Dairy Princess pageant will be, from left, Jane Ferry, Marsha Pommier and Eva Jean Harper. Girls must give commercial as part of competition. SEEK CROWN The board concurred in architect Ralph Edwards recommendation to set June 27 (Continued on Page Three) TrnfrniiTwniT-f WILL LEAD STUDENTS Studentbody officers for Box Elder High school in 1973-7- 4 are, from left, Mike Markeson, president; Vikkie Kilminster, secretary; Dal I ilHi ftfrii-Y- vmi frTing Coleman, first vice president, and Julie Armstr second vice president. They were elected in re balloting at the school. |