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Show 1 i i! UP&l MOVES FOR DISMISSAL Cooperative Rests County Power Case The case for Raft River Elec-tricooperatives bid to extend service in Box Elder county was rested this week with an opposing attorney arguing that it should be dismissed. The proceedings took place before the Utah Public Service commission Monday and represented significant stage in the hearing which has been underway intermittently since last summer. g S.G. Baucom, attorney Utah Power and Light company, protested Raft Rivers application and moved it be dismissed. e Volume 60, Number 3 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Thursday Morning, January 19, 1967 16 PAGES repre-sentln- HE CONTENDED the coopera-tlv- Deputies Level Ultimatum: e which has headquarters at Malta, Idaho, had not shown the following: - Public need for the service. That it could lawfully - SPEAKER . James Cannon will speak at next Tuesdays booster breakfast. 'Higher Pay or Hire Men' d service to the general public. beputies That it had power resources to provide the proposed service. Evidence of economic Cannon Will capa-bilit- or financial responsi-bllity- Booster Meet y . THE UP&L spokesman point-eto the companys past history of service in the county which extends back to 1916. A official of In rebuttal, David E. Bean, Inc., will be the guest speaker at the Brigham City Raft River attorney, explained Chamber of Commerce booster that in 1965, legislation placed breakfast next Tuesday, Jan. 24. all electric corporations on the same basis with no prior rights He is D. James Cannon, given to UP&L, vice president and l manager of the state-leve- l BEAN NOTED that Raft River organization which Is working well-know- n d ers h d n Box Elder Junior High school students are pictured in the IN NEW BUILDING hallway of the new administration-art- s building at Box Elder Junior High school. in the week. move last They began Students, Teachers Smile were in plentiful Smiles supply at Box Elder Junior High school this week as students anc faculty moved into the new In Auto Near Honeyvilie A i infant died near Honeyvilie Sunday, the victim of inhalation of food parti-cleas his father drove along unaware of the childs leg hurt. Mr. Wells looked back to check on Jeffery and found that he could not wake him. The father, fearing carbon monoxide poisoning, took the child out of the car and flagged dead Pronounced upon down another vehicle driven by arrival at Cooley Memorial hos- Donald Fagg, a member of the pital In Brigham City was Weber County Jeep patrol. Jeffrey James Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wells, MRS. FAGG STAYED with the N.M. while her husband rushed the Infant and his A DEPUTY for the Box Elder father to the hospital where they Sheriffs department said the arrived at 4:55 p m. An autopsy revealed the youth tragedy occurred shortly before 5 p.m. died when he regurgitated and Inhaled the food particles back THE TINY VICTIM, his father Into his lungs. and another son, Gary Allen Wells, 4, were enroute from Spokane, Wash., to Albuquerque. Mr. Wells told investigating officers they had stopped to The South Box Elder Farm eat in Harnett, Idaho at noon and then continued across the bureau will hold its annual on Thursday, Feb, 2, state line into Box Elder county. with sessions scheduled In both BOTH CHILDREN WERE a. Brigham City and Corinne. Morning and afternoon meetsleep, Jeffrey in the rear and on the seat of are scheduled at theTropi-ca- l the front ings Gary restaurant. 1956 model sedan. The father General sessions will start at said he noticed the younger boy raise up just west of Tremon-ton- . 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with a noon luncheon also on tap. The federations annual Then as they approached the is set for 7 p.m, in the the Honeyvilie turnoff on older boy complained that his Corinne ward cultural hall. con-ditlo- Albu-querqu- e, d f it Farm Confab n U ban-qu- Explorers to Revive I Local Snow Carnival building. The move actually was started last week but it wasnt until Tuesday that girls were baking cookies in the new home econo. mic department and students were exposed to laboratory ap- with the county commissionMonday, Jan. 23. Young man award. The DSA banquet paratus. "Its really wonderful, Principal Wayne Call charge. Persons interested in nominating a local young man between 21 and 35 years of age, for outstanding service to the community and his church, and for his accomplishments of the past year, are urged to do so before the Saturday deadline. THE STATEMENT decries Moss Urges Caution the fact that in addition to working from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. dally, deputies are expected to work all holidays, be on call night and day, make repeated nighttime visits to the county jail, and often work on their days off without compensatory time. Its required that two deputies Senator Frank E. Moss be near their telephone at all hours. Other members of the Thursday urged caution department must check in to let in excutlng a proposal to make officers know their a portion of the Bear River the Bird refuge a part of whereabouts. said when asked to comment. Contractor Wayne A. Jensen had been given until Jan. 30 to finish the $542,87 0 project. On Refuge Proposal on-ca- "WE HAVE TO continuously prowl, handle dirty drunks, be hit at by some psychopath, run chances of being shot, handle the dead and witness autopsies performed. "Very seldom do these happen during the course of an ordinary working day. It is extra work that continues 365 days a year. string orchestra, choral and general music, science art room, administrative labora-torie- scheduled for Wednesday evening, Jan. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Tropical Restaurant, at which the outstanding young man will be announced. Guest speaker will be Salt Lake City Chief of Police Dewey Fillis. Nominations for the DSA honor have been extremely slow to date, according to i n Dale Hansen, Jaycee director member is deputies, s, offices and cafeteria. THERE ARE still some doors to come and the trim for hallway lockers hasnt arrived but actual construction has been completed. The cafeteria, however, likely wont be placed in operation for a couple of weeks. The existing natural gas fuel line has been labled too small to serve the school and must be replaced by a larger line. The result is that the kitchen and gas ranges in the home economics department - are temporarily out of business. ALSO, PRINCIPAL Call said was necessary to reorder the cafeteria. Until they arrive, tables already on hand at the school will be used. Pending completion of the building, the school has opera-teon a make-shif- t basis with the band practicing in the old team room of the gymnasium building, shop classes in temporary metal buildings and with virtually no lunch program. it tables for d "THE STUDENTS have not complained and the parents have been patient, too, Oh, theyve called to ask when It would be finished but theyve been good to the situation and recognize accept it, said the principal. Call said he plans to move his office equipment into the new quarters later this week NOTICE The purchase of dog licenses Brigham City for 1967 is due January through Feb. 28. All dog owners must show lvldence, signed by a veterinarian, that their animal has a rabies vaccination which is still in effect. Tags will be sold at the city hall business office from 8 a.m, to 5 p.m. dally except Saturday and Sunday. The fees are $3 for males and spayedfemales (for which proof from a in The Box Elder Junior high Snow Carnival will again be Gymnasium, on Feb. 4, will be part of it, chief of which will the scene for one of the years be the crowning of the Snow "finest dances, according to Queen. This young lady and her Wynn Bott, general chairman. attendants will be selectedfrom Being revived is the annual among candidates sponsored by Snow Carnival, which for many the Explorers, Anyone having a desire to years was a highlight of the seasons social calendar but, for enter this contest should contact various reasons, was discontin- any Brigham City stake Explor. er post or Wynn Bott. ued some time ago. An orchestra has been ob. Now under the sponsorship of must be shown) and the Brigham City Explorers, tained for this dance, refresh, this outstanding event will once ments will be served and the $10 for females. decorations reportedly will be Brigham City Board of Health again be held. Feb. Jan. All of the activities that were outstanding, Everyone is invited, formerly associated with the d fn Saturday, Jan. 21, is the final day for local service clubs and individuals to submit nominations for Brigham City's Outstanding They are asking for $65 more a month, a Jump which would cost the county $3,900 annually. However, drawing as much fire as low pay was the demand on their time as sheriffs INCLUDED IN THE new struc-tursecond phase of an rebuilding program at the school, are a three-rooshop area, home economics with kitchen and sew-in- g room, music quad with space and facilities for band, Child Inhales Food, Dies f For DSA Nominations "MOST departments start at our top figure and also provide a clothing allowance, which we a deputy dont receive, e, t Saturday Deadline Set "WE FEEL THAT the pre. sent wage scale is Inadequate for us to maintain our homes, make monthly Installments on homes and cars and raise our families. Our wages are some-wha- t below the national scale for our type of work and especially the counties along the Wasatch front, the statement read. Deputies earlier this month were given a monthly Increase of $10 which raised the starting pay to $420 a month. Top pay for a deputy after five years in the department is $470 a month. h d f y Pro-Uta- for Utahs economic develop, has operated In northern Box Elder county for many years. ment. Its petition now Is to serve The breakfast event Is scheduled for 7 a.m. In the Trop. an area between systems since UP&L is not presently estableal restaurant. All chamber members, their lished there. Raft River seeks to extend guests and other Interested perservice to the area around Great sons are Invited to attend. Salt Lake's northern end. PotenCANNON HAS SERVED in the tial customers are plants that minpost since May 17, may one day soon extract erals from the lakes brtney 1965. He is a former Republican waters. candidate for governor and be. THE ATTORNEY DECLARED fore taking his present post, served as director of the Utah that Raft River had shown It could serve the area better and Travel council. Cannon also has served in was fiscally sound and could various civic capacities at state handle the expansion. He contended that Bonneville and local levels and has been power was available In sufficient an LDS bishop. He graduated from the Un. quantity to meet whatever re. lverslty of Utah with a degree quirements might develop, If UP&Ls motion to dismiss In marketing. is denied, hearings will be The official is mar-rleon the private untilltys to the former Elaine W. protest of Raft Rivers appliAnderson and they are parents cation and also on Its ownappll-catioof six children. to serve the area. Pro-Uta- Elder Wednes-da- g gen-era- Pro-Uta- the Box threatened to seek other employment unless they receive higher pay or additional deputies are hired. A statement endorsed by the departments five deputies complained not only of low pay but long hours in which they are virtually always on call. A spokesman said they would state their complaints in a meet-in- . Evidence that Utah Power and Light company, the existing power utility in the area could not or would not provide adequate service. Address of Sheriffs department . cant make arrange, ments with our wives or families, with any certainty, to keep dinner engagement, to attend a church affair or participate in "We other relaxation. f 4, t "OUR ENTIRE LIVES day in and day out, are dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our county. "We feel the sheriff should have three or four more deputies in order to conduct lnvestlga-tion- s and bring cases to a successful conclusion. "We . represent between 40 and 50 years of experience. We appreciate and respect our sheriff but we cannot work under conditions such as these and still law enremain the lowest-paiforcement group within the county and In all the Wasatch ! CULINARY CAPERS This photo shows students getting their first taste of actual cooking in the new kitchen at Box Elder Junior High school. Girls and teachers were delighted. . BC Legislator Introduces Measure on Urban Renewal State Rep. Ruel M. Eskelsen City) this week in. troduced a bill in the Utah House that would bring third-clascities in Utah under the federal s urban renewal act This is a measure approved by the Utah Municipal league and championed by Brigham City g g r, Is $16,585 First District court jury in City has awarded a Willard couple $16,585 in a land condemnation suit brought by the Utah Road commission. The verdict was returned last Friday in favor of Mr. and Mrs, Frank D. Woodland across land Interstate 15 is whose routed In its verdict, however, the jury also provided that the would receive bene-fit- s worth $2,575 as the result of overpass construction near their property. A Brigham IT MARKED the first time that such a factor had been in a Box Elder considered county condemnation suit. The amount will be subtracted from the total judgement. to Mr. and Mrs Granted Woodland was $7,285 for some 14,57 acres taken by the highway and $9,300 severance The property is lodamages. cated In the area of Hot Springs. Members of the Jury were Dorothy J. Tincher, Ferris McFarlane, Kenneth G. Austin, Doyle V. Wood, Albert R. Richan, Melvin J. Carlson, F. Clint Lewis and James T. front counties. "It will be expedient and the fish and game department necessary that we seek other fund and the highway patrol employment if relief cannot be the statement read. with money from the granted, "What were for asking general fund. In the past, the agencies have simply is this: either a raise from in pay or enough additional men been license sales and fees and gas- that each of us can work eight a oline taxes and dedicated high-wa- hours and call it a day, Duffln. funds, Senator Ferry said. deputy declared Mayor Olof Zundel. IN OTHER DEVELOPMENTS If passed by the legislature, it would enable Brigham City to in this second week of the 1967 request participation in an uroan legislative session, a bill to renewal program. repeal the primary registration-by- . party law reached third MANY lawmakers on Utahs reading, It passed second read-inin the by a vote of 20-captiol hill consider Gov. Calvin L. Ramptons budget message senate. Senator Ferry, a was overly optimistic in terms of anticipated revenue, accord, of the measure, said senate was assured Weding to Box Elder Sen, Miles passage "Cap Ferry. Ferry said Wed. nesday. He explained about the meas. nesday in a report to this that the Utah Foundation, ure that many of his Republican an Independent research or. colleagues personally favored ganlzation, has estimated in. the registration law, Inforce for come over the next biennium at Just one primary election, but $17 million less than the were sensitive to the fact that it was unpopular among many governor, Utah voters. ALSO COMING IN for critic, MORE THAN 100 bills have ism and some concern was the (Continued on Page Six) governors proposal to bolster news-pape- . Jury Award eight-perso- the National Wilderness Preservation system. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Senator Moss wrote that "a great deal of caution should be exercised in consideilng this area for inclusion in the It does not appear to comply with the general require, ments set by Congress. wild-ernes- THE UTAH DEMOCRAT ex. plained that the Bear River was created by the construction of dikes and the flood, ing of marshlands. "Its charac. ter is not similar to those naturally wild regions intended to be kept in a wilderness state, Senator Moss wrote A public hearing has been set for Feb. 21 in Brigham City, where the proposal will be discussed The plan under study would place nearly40,000acres of the refuge, located in Box Elder county, under the wilder-nes- s system e THE UNDER study and west of the main refuge dike and an area north, west of the water Impoundments. Senator Moss noted that the application of a wilderness to the refuge classification would likely "prevent the carry, ing out of present plans for the development of the area as a waterfowl management area, un. LANDS are south less legislative exceptions per-mltte- d such development in the wilderness portion of the refuge. Oral or written statements may be submitted at the hear, ing, or written comments will be accepted by the regional director until 30 days after the Feb. 21 hearing. f ic TWO PROJECTS RATE ATTENTION Resource Program on The Move Some steps ahead in organl-zatloand preliminary approval n of two projects were reported this week as activity in Box Elder countys resource n and development pro-grapicked up momentum. Seven program committees were defined in the most re. cent meeting to handle various phases of responsibility under the RC and D project, one of 26 approved in the nation. Committees include the fol- - lowing: Land use Frank O. Reedchairman. Finance - Lawrence Carter Park Valley, chairman. Industrial Reese Warburton, Park Valley, chairman, . er, North - Brigham, WATER RESOURCE AND wa. THE COMMITTEE heads are Harry Canfield, Tre. in the process of organizlng monton, chairman. Recreation and wildlife . Earl their committees which will rep." resent a broad spectrum of the Young, Perry, chairman. Municipal and beautification entire county, said Kenneth Wallace Garland, Searle, project coordinator. Sperry, chairman. Each of the panels will oper. Education . Deloras Stokes, ate under direction of the five. Bothwell, chairman, (Continued on Page Three) tershed t' i |