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Show I i Universal HI Fierpont Ave. Salt Laka City, Utah s Jicr-oflUln- Brighnni-PerryRr- e I Corp. 3239 IS 1-- 64 Raises lot Qoesfiosi: E Who Will Pay Costs? Volume 66, Number 37 The recent mountainside fire east of Perry and Brigham .City has ignited a hot question as to just who will pay costs for putting out the blaze. Officials meeting last week during a Box Elder County commission session found the situation somewhat complicated by recent action of the state legislature. The fire burned mostly on land of the Utah Fish and Game department. In the past this would have meant Chat suppression costs would be paid by the fish and game department. However, the 1963 legislature passed a measure which provides that counties must be paid money in lieu of taxes on fish and game lands. Funds io Board Rules r On Adult Dips During up to the after Friday evenings downpour, which dampened some of the Peach Days events. High reading for Friday was the a cool 77 degrees and storm left a total of .14 of an inch of moisture, according to Charles Clifford, local weather observer. More moisture is needed, however Clifford observed, there is none in the weather picture at the present time, he noted. High and low mercury readings and moisture count are listed below days: Sept. M 7 Sept. Sept. 8 -- W' A i -j CONGENIAL Kathy Larsen, daughter of Mrs. Thelma Larsen, Brigham City, was judged most congenial in Peach Queen contest. On Successful Peach Days said administrator, to the regulations, county, not just a portion circumstances," western Box Elder is being given further consideration, the letter stated. SIX residents of East Tremonton, Kleon Kerr, A.D. Rich, Thomas Spackman, Owen I Garfield, Stan C. Reese and Milton D. Garfield, said they were Interested In forming a sewer improvement district. Attorney Call said they should present a petition signed by 10 percent of the Involved pro perty owners along with a map and legal description of the Brigham City dropped the curtain on Its 59th annual Peach Days celebration Saturday night and despite a rain storm which Intermittently pelted the local area Friday afternoon and evening, It must be tabbed as one of the most successful harvest celebrations ever staged here. Ross Bowen, secretary-managof the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce, estimated that a total 50,000 persons viewed the colorful Peach Days parades Friday and Saturday. Selected to reign over the festivities at Thursday evenings Coronation ball was Geniel Pqlver of er H .V v 7 i i i- it - r it r dark-eye- d I 9 felt the post office will be declared surplus and the school district stands a very good chance" of securing the property. Presumbly, the building would be turned over virtually without cost to the district. On the other hand, board members are still casting an eye toward the Brigham City National Guard armory, 250 East Forest. The armory and aujolning shop building luive been offered for sale at $40,000. GEN. Maxwell E. Rich, Utah adjutant general, has said he would like to meet with the board and discuss a possible exchange involving board-owne- d property In northeast Brigham City. Explained simply, It would work like this: 22 -- acre site located at Fifth East and Seventy North. In return, the board would gain possession of the armory and also, when a school Is built on the northeast site, the armory gymnasium and other facilities would be available for CHOSEN as attendants to the joint use. Peach Queen were Mary Jane REPORTEDLY facilities are Moss, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Moss, Fielding, and being used cooperatively In Jeanne Sasaki, daughter of Mrs. Davis School district and with Edward Sasaki, Brigham City. great success, according to The royal trio was selected General Rich. from among 39 of Box Elder The board asked Superincountys lovllest girls with Miss tendent Haws to determine If the Pulver being crowned before a armory deed Is transferable and large crowd In the Box Elder If so, to look Into the Davis High school gymnasium by last county program to determine years queen, Connie Orme of how effecrlve joint facilities use has proven there. Honeyville. Where the old armory Is conTHE PEACH Days cele- cerned, board members were bration was spiced by football told several weeks ago It would and baseball games, band concost $85,000 to renovate the certs, a variety show and one building and convert It to office of the longest parades In Peach use. Days hltory. Ogden architect Don Fren-dse- n Marshall of the day was Eber-ha- rt who made a close study of Zundel, former clerk of the armory suggested perhaps the Box Elder Board of that It could be used for shop Education, and warehouse purposes and a Were Indeed thankful to al. new office building constructed who participated In our 1963 on the site. Peach Days and for the cooperBoard members appear to be ative spirit displayed by every- considering every angle. one. An event of this size cant be put on by a few," Bowen commented. xr ' Red-Ma- de Item? 4 i .V In the operations," THE JOINT Chiefs of Staff school recommended to the Senate where feasible. Weber Is en- Appropriations committee two larging Its adult high school weeks ago that the money cut program and inviting residents by the House be restored. of neighboring counties to Senator Wallace F. Bennett participate. said the chances are -- Set the pay schedule for now good that Congress will reteachers at $4 an hour or $12 store the funds. Bennett went class. before the Senate Appropriaper night for a three-hoThe pay rate was $5 an hour tions committee with Gen. Maxpreviously. well Taylor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, asking for IN OTHER business at Its a restoration of the cut. most recent meeting, the board directed a change in the The MMRBM has been operation of special activity planned for deployment with buses which serve district NATO forces In Europe, secondary schools. it apparently nas been given new From now on, the late buses priority because of the nuclear to accomodate students at Box test ban treaty with the Soviet Elder Junior High school will Union. Mobility of the weapon leave at 5:45 p.m., traveling would make It more difficult to Box Elder High school from for an enemy to strike It with where it will leave at 6:15 missiles. p.m. The departure times are based on a board ruling that buses will leave two and hours after the beginning of athletic team practice. And Box Elder Highs football team begins Its practice at 3:45 p.m. districts night school district would permit the guard to build a new armory on a portion of Its v i Lv . attend the Weber The Curtain Closes Saturday 9 V The Box Elder Board of Education has a couple of choices for setting up new office facilities or at least It appears that way. Supt. J.C. Haws at the boards most recent meeting said he had received letters from government officials, at least one of which offered encouragement for obtaining the Brigham City post office building when and If Its declared surplus property.. The board has long had Its eye on the facility, located at Main and First South, for use as school district central offices. ACCORDING to Superintendent Haws, R.T. Dally, commissioner of U.S. Public Building service, indicated he will go for propulsion during the present fiscal year, and if the Department of Defense pushes ahead, $100 million will be needed for propulsion in fiscal 1965. This will have a tremendous impact on Utah and could well forestall recently discussed cuts in employment at $28 to $30 million as high as Thiokols Utah possible, to promote efflceney Bennett said. and economy. -Encourage local students to Doth in Board Picture ARA of search and development contract on the propulsion for the Restoration of the MMRBM. funds will permit Thiokol to advance from the research to the development phase on the propulsion work, the senator said. Assuming that congress will approve the full $100 million, various classes Post Oivice, Armory Fielding. The v j group. Keep the enrollment brunette is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Pulver and Is a senior at Bear River High school. r .mm PEACH DAYS ROYALTY Geniel Pulver, center, resigned as queen over the 59th annual Peach Days celebraion. Her attendants were Mary Jane Moss, left, and Jeanne Sasaki. 5 Sept. Box Elder School district will continue Its adult high school program but school board members, after reviewing this past years facts and figures, had some definite Ideas which they adopted in a four point motion recently. These were: -- Students ages 19 to22 be required to attend night high school rather than the regular day school program. This was adopted in response to action by the 1963 state legislature which obligates school districts to probide high school education for persons In this advanced age . 4 normally must qualify. But because of unusual again Thiokol Chemical corporation has already been awarded, by the Air Force, the re- -- FIELDING MISS REIGNS AS QUEEN entire 4 7; A LETTER received from the Area Redevelopment administration said that western Box Elder county was still be con sldered as a redevelopment area. However, the letter, signed by William L. Batt, Jr according The mercury jumped hack High School I Past f.lonih Mercury Up After Storm The U.S. Senate restored the $100 mil tic missile (MMRBM) Wallace F. Bennett Prospects now appear bright," Senator Bennett said, for congressional approval of the vital MMRBM program. Not only is the missile vital to our national security, but it is important to the state of Utah. 4 to the same rights as a tax payer and therefore Is not bound to pay the fire costs. Paul Sjoblom, state forester, said a verbal opinion by the assistant state attorney general supported this stand. If found to be legally binding, this would mean Box Elder county will have to pay the bill. However, Omer Call, acting county attorney, opined that the In City Brigham Building measure slowed considerably during pay not repeal the state statute August with the valuation of new did building starts totaling $43,490, designating responsibility for according to a summary re- fire costs on state lands. leased this week by the city IT ALSO was pointed out Inspection department. The figure represented a that Box Elder county has not with sharp drop from the previous yet entered Into agreement and the fish game department of total months $203,980. of taxes. There were eleven build- forNopayment In lieuwas menfigure pre ing permits Issued In August, tioned but District FlreWarden one of which was for a new J. D. Gunderson said the home, the report Indicates. The costs will be largest single project was a suppression several thousand dollars." 610 at $20,000 service station Representing the fish and South Main. game department at the meeting was John Frlcke, area conAUGUST building permits: servation officer. Malcolm E. McDonald, 611 South First East, erect base IN OTHER business, the ment under dweling, $1,000 commissioners asked Sjoblom Thomas Cracas, 427 North how much say they have In Second East, storage building, naming the local district fire $100. warden for the Utah Board of Tasco Inc., 656 West Fifth Frostry and Fire Control. North, dwelling and car port They suggested that perhaps $10,800. the warden should be full-tiRen Fullmer Company, 207 In the summer instead of just on East First South, alteration on cal! for fires. This would enable him to cut fire guards and dwelling, $1,840. Robert A. Hills, 58 South do other preventive work as well as fight fires. Main, sign, $250. Don J. Chadwick, 548 East Sjoblom said this would be Fifth North, covered patio, alright with the fire control $400. board If costs didnt exceed John Godfrey, 33 2 South First those available for the warden West move and remodel dwel post. In addition the comlng, $5,000. Wades Inc., 821 North missioners compallned that dry Holiday, open carport, $600. growth along state highways reDoyle L. Packer, 85 South presented a fire hazard and First East, carport and patio, asked If the state highway de $1,500. partment wouldnt keep the Wade M. Ebellng, 948 West rights of way clear. Sjoblom said he already had Forest, storage building, talked with road department $2,000. Hilton & Carr, 610 South representatives and secured Main, service station $20,000. their assurance of cooperation. 8 PAGES Comities Ssncrte r With this new financial burden placed on It, the F.& G. department now claims It Is entitled DC Building Brigham City, Utah, Tuesday Morning, September 10, 1963 School high h) ur MRS Eula Wood, school lunch supervisor, reported on bids to provide meat and fish to Box Elder district for 1963-6- 4. Board members directed that no action be baken until a further Investigation Is made. Currently, the district Is buying its meat from Horlachers of Logan and Its other food Items from Kustom Products of Salt Lake City on a temporary basis. The board denied three requests to alter bus routes In the West Corlnne, east Tremonton and Colllnston areas. .V - t' areas, The Brigham City council Thursday evening approved an expanded youth center program, accepted bids on a truck and car and okayed a uniform color and decals for city vehicles. Action on the Items came during the councils regular weekly meeting. Councilman Don Chase said plans were firmed up for an expanded youth center program this winter which will reach out to more people than before." The city youth program is conducted at the National Guard armory. Chase said the Initial cost to get this years act- ST! l ? 0 I a . Z iMT - s - O "I v.: X 9 i V i V . com-mlssi- on Ml unit and $2,792.70 on a station wagon for the works department. Bids were received from four local dealers. ITS ACTION based on a recommendation of O. Nell Smith, the public worksto director, white council voted accept as a uniform color for city vehicles. Also accepted was a adhesive type decal for placing on doors of city trucks and cars. Featuring a missile and marsh scene, the decals will cost $3.28 each or $328 per hundred. In other business, the council moved to provide the Box Elder Wildlife federation with $350 worth of materials, an aid to federation plans for extending a water line to Its Mantua gun range. 10-ln- ch THE COUNCIL discussed a highway department proposal' for revamping speed limits within Brigham City on Main Street and Second South. In brief, the plan would Increase speeds on portions of Main street to 35 miles an hour and lower the south Main limit from 60 to 50 mph. It also would Increase the Second South limit from 35 to 40 mph. state THE CITY'S newly revised modernized code was accepted after City Attorney Robert Dailies explained some of its features. He said the code includes all city ordances up to April 5 of this year but the fire, building and traffic codes are In seperate volumes. "48L t p. and Up License Fee v The Box Elder County commission has taken steps to insure that officials and emaround ployes parking only the county courthouse will be used only by officials and employes. Commission members last week looked over a diagram of the parking area, ordered one minor change and then directed Clerk K.B. Olsen to order Identifying stickers for authorized cars. Sheriff Warren W. Hyde has been instructed to enforce the restricted parking set-uAlso at last weeks regular meeting the commissioners said they planned to have an ornimental concrete and block fence errected where a chain link fence now seperates the county nursing home from the Lake View Elementary school grounds. Inviting schools Supt. J.C. Haws and John Olsen, building and grounds supervisor, Into the meeting, the county officials asked If the school district would help pay the fence cost. The two schools representatives said befure they could answer, they would have to know what the cost will be. In other business, the approved a beer license signed by George Cournos for Marks Inn. City Action Af fects Bids, Decals, Youth Thatcher and Both-we- ll bus drivers George ivities going will be $200 with Summers and George Thormley monthly expenses Including were Instructed to pick up gas custodial care and administraat Tremonton. Previously, they tion expected to total $185. had purchased gas locally but because of lower prices, It was MAYOR Willis Hansen said a deemed advisable to make the full winter time recreation propurchases in Tremonton. gram will be mapped out by the A policy to make procedures city recreation committee In the districts school lunch which is composed of himself program uniform from school and Councilmen Chase, Olof to school has been adopted. Zundel, and Verl Petersen. After some discussion, the Low bids on two new city board agreed not to boost Its vehicles were accepted from available funds by bond refundAndersens Ford which bid $2, 688.40 to supply a basic truck ing at the present time. IN THE County Board Acts on Parking Plan Brlgliam City has been asked to levy an extra cost burden on local merchants who offer for sale Items produced In communist countries. Mayor Willis Hansen Thursday said he had received a letter from the mayor of Columbus, Ga., suggesting that Brigham City adopt an ordlance which would set a higher license fee for buslnessess selling products. The city council declined action on the suggestion. - , DE "4 Fire Chars About 40 Acres Red-ma- J - d cr.: 1 DISEASES REPORTED This float World Wide Missions, sponsoied by the three local LDS TOP WINNER in schools competition of this years and the church won the sweepstakes prize stakes, Peach Days parade. See other float winners on inside pages. Brlgliam City reported ten strep infections, three cases of influenza, two of measles, one of chicken pox and one of gastroenteritis for the week ending Aug. 30. A lightning-causerange fire Sunday night burned an estimated 40 acres of brush and dryland grain stubble northwest of Plymouth before being brought under control. District Fire Warden J. D. Gunderson said the blaze was reported at 7 p.m. and through efforts of volunteer fire fighters was brought under control by 11 p.m. This is the float entered by Fife Rock products and ConstrucWINS SWEEPSTAKES tion company which won sweepstakes honors in the Peach Daye parade civic and business competition. The theme was Utah Mining Centennial. |