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Show kiF Hotuafteuixiw 1 s .;, V, - .. (Special to the Cache Valley Citizen) lion more than in the prior year. It all boils down to the difW i t li inflation stopping ficulties people encounter many families in Cache coun- when they decide to move and ty from buying new homes, begin shopping for another they are turning, to a greater house. extent Ilian usual, to improvThey discover, very quicking their present ones. ly, that new houses are not Much of the money tiiat easy to find nowadays. When would have gone toward the they are, financing them bepurchase of the new homes is comes a problem, what wRh ing, instead, into additions, tight money, mortgages hard alterations, replacements and to get and high interest rates when they are obtainable. repairs. In the past year alone, they They decide, herefore, that spent no less than $3,358,000 their best bet is to stay where in this direction, it is estimat- they are and remodel. How was tiie $3,358,000 outed, based upon the latest in Cache county for home conlay sampling survey duced by the Department of improvements spent? Commerce. According to a breakdown In the local regional area, of the regional figures, some the average outlay per dwel- 61 percent of it went for alreplacements and ling unit was approximately terations, $292. Nationally it was $285 other constructional work. The remaining 39 percent per unR. was used for painting, plumbThat was the average. Some roof repairs, furnace home owners, who went in ing, and other refurbishfor major alterations and re- cleaning ing. modeling jobs, spent a great Much of the work is being deal more than that. Others, done these days by the home who may have done consid- owners themselves. Because erable overhauling a year or of the shortage of electritwo ago, spent less than the cians, carpenters, plumbers average. and other mechanics, as well Nationally, according to the as the high cost of their sersurvey, a record $13.5 billion vices when available, die went for home improvements owners have had to become in 1969. This was $800 mil their own handymen. yi.hihrJlC jfi Wt 4k', , ;vK. ?:.' ?.'. V'4'', . Ti1. V r KVx-j- MASS OF RUBRLF1 All that was left of the Bear River Farm Service in Lewiston last week was a pile of rubble twisted metal, smouldering supplies and ashes covered piles of fertilizer. The Citizen Photo INVESTIGATE TIIE BLAZE Golden Stettler, contractor dor the building and an official of the Bear River Farm Service from Garland study what is left of the Tlic Citizen Photo loading elevator at the Farm service building site. Service Unit Fire Razes THiCACHE VALLEY New Farm Work was started this week cleaning up and rebuilding the Bear River Farm Service which was destroyed by fire last week. Loss was estimated at about 165,000. VOL. IX The plant is located at the U.S. 91 - Lewiston road juncThis Weekend tion. The construction work on the fertilizer distribution plant and farm service store had just been completed earlier in the summer. The cause of the fire was not known. According to Lorenzo Grif-fetmanager, persons driving by the plant at 1 a.m. didnt notice anything amiss, Benson Stake quarterly but by 2 a.m. the entire struc- conference will be held June ture was a mass of flames. 20 and 21 with the first sesSeveral persons in the area sion beginning at 7:30 p.m. reported that it was an ex- Saturday night. plosive type fire. Fire trucks went sent from Lewiston and Smithfield to control the fire. Construction will begin immediately to replace the Bear h, Com- panys retail fertilizer plant that burned to the ground last week causing the company an estimated 175,000 loss. According to Lynn Michael-is- , owner of the farm service unit, arrangements for construction have been made and he is now placing orders for new equipment. He said he hopes to have the new facility ready by Oct-1- . In the meantime, he said, business will remain open and for the next few days his staff, including plant manager Lorenzo Griffcth, will operate out of Griffeths home at 450 E. Center. Wc hope to soon have a trailer on the property each of town to serve as an office until the new building is ready. We will continue to make our best efforts to provide services to our customers by transferring some equipment from our Garland fertilizer unit, he said. The demolished Lewiston unit had only been In operation two months before it burned. Baby Found Dead In Crib A old child, Paul Pongniphon, was pronounced dead on arrival at Logan LDS Hospital Tuesday, victim of four-mon- th what local law enforcement officers and pathologists term one of those unexplainable crib deaths. The baby was being kept at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd George Morey, Richmond, while his parents from Thailand were on a trip to Chicago. When Mrs. Morey went to the crip a short time after feeding the baby its morning food, she found he was not breathing. Bishop Norman T. Erckson was summoned and he applied h resuscitation as did the Fire Department shortly after. All efforts to revive the infant failed, however, and he was dead on arrival, by ambulance, at the Logan hospital. mouth-to-moul- LEWISTON, Nixes Levy, Votes Again The West Side school board this week called for another mill levy election following the defeat of the proposal last week. The proposal to transfer 8.5 mills from the bond redemption fund to maintenance and operation and add five mille for maintenance was defeated by a vote of 124 No to 48 Yes. However, according to Lyle Porter, superintendent, the voters will be asked to vote on each levy separately in the next election which will be held July 10. The first proposal will be the transfer of the 8.5 mills which the voters of the district have approved for the last five years. The second proposal will be for the additional five mill levy. Mr. Porter said that the district has no choice but to call for another election. Because of the last vote, the district would be out 224,800 which has been available in the past. Mr. Porter also said that a series of meetings will be held in the district to explain the levy proposition. There was considerable misinformation before the last election About the amount that it would cost the taxpayer, with one person saying that it would cost him $150 a year. Mr. Porter pointed out that the total 13.5 mills asked would raise the taxes about five percent. Letters will be sent out to each of the families in the district explaining the matter and announcing the meetings. Fish, Game Gronp Postpones Meetings The Franklin County Fish and Game Association voted at their last meeting to not have any meetings during the summer months. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 1 at the Utah Power and Light Company auditorium. UTAH 14220 TIHIRS., JUNE Those to be in attendance Saturday are stake presidency, high council, exetcutive secretary and clerks, bishoprics, executive secretaries, ward clerks, Melchizedek priesthood quorum presidencies, unit leaders, group leaders and secretaries, stake auxiliary superintendencies, presidents, board members, ward auxiliary superintendencies and presidencies, ward Aaronic priesthood general secretaries, youth and adult and all other members of ward councils. The second session will be at 8:30 a,m. Sunday morning which will be a general priesthood leadership meeting. The third session will be Sunday morning at 10 a.m. for all stake members and visitors. Sacrament meetings will be held Sunday afternoon and evening and all ward members are to attend. Conference session will be under the direction of Pres. Clarence Andersen of Trenton. Given Top The 1970 award for outstanding teacher of vocational agriculture in Utah has been presented to LaVar Godfrey of Davis high school, Kay$-villa native of Clarkston. The award of a wrist watch and designation of man of the year was presented by Foundation at the Utah Vocational Association banquet at USU. He was recognized for his outstanding example to youth and adults during 20 years in Davis county where his influence has been felt in the classroom, as a farm leader, civic leader and church worker. Dr. Von E. Jarrett, head, Department of Agricultural Education, Utah State Univer-sipointed out tha Mr. Godfrey has conduced a strong e, k y, program 4:med to develop leadership in young men. Many of his students have become outstanding farmers and agricultural leaders. This year one of his students, Sam Ilill of the Davis Chapter, Future Farmers of America, was elected state FFA president. lie was active in the FFA program himself when at; l Continued on page 4) Dr. George Stoddard of the LTSII Extension Service was guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Lewiston Lions dub Monday evening. His theme was the Dairy Industry and Its Importance To The Economy of Cache Valley and Utah. He gave some interesting views on the rapid growth and change in the methods of milk production. He said the dairymen must take a personal interest in the management and sale of their products and keep abreast of the times in keeping their respective units economically sound by needed improve- ments both in management and appearance. New officers were installed in the Lewiston Lions club by past deputy district governor, II. B. Harrison. H. Fay Bernhisel was outgoing president after leading the club through a very successful year and taking the lead in promoting several worthwhile community projects. New officers are Theon S. Nielsen, president; Carl first vice president; Garr B. Morrison, second Many people have been inquiring about the purchase of annual recreation permits, it was noted this week by Don Ward. Preston District Ranger. The Forest Service Recreation Permits are now on sale at the Preston District Office in Room 6 of Hie Franklin county court house. Such permits will entitle the purchaser to enter all designated National Forest campgrounds. Cost is $7 for the season. Legislation to extend the Golden Eagle Passport, which was in effect last season, has not been accomplished and is still pending. If the legislation is completed later during the season, the purchaser of Forest Recreation Permits will be able to turn them in for a Golden Eagle Passport if they so desire. A recreationist planning to buy the annual permit should do so before leaving on a trip. They will not be available through recreation guards in individual campgrounds. National Forest campgrounds requiring recreation permits will be identified by s, Schools Gel Federal Funds a U. S. Fee Area sign posted Cache County School Disat the entrance to each fee trict has been awarded imarea campground. Those pacted school aid funds by the wishing to buy the $1 daily U. S. Office of Education, permit will find it available Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, on a basis at the announced today. sites. designated recreation Sen. Bennett said the disAt these fee campgrounds the trict will receive only partial $1 daily permit can be obtainentilement for the fiscal year ened through a 1970. velope system. The school district will reinstructions will be posted at ceive $65,671. each charge or fee area Additional user the payments will campground telling how to pay this daily fee, or be subject to such adjusthow to validate his annual ments as may be required by of estisys- actual data in place permit. The mates of the number of Fedtem is the only method eral employees children atwhereby a visitor may pur- tending school in the dischase a $1 daily permit. tricts," Sen. Bennett said. Those who use the forest campgrounds very much County Wool Clip would find R to their advantTo Be Shipped age to purchase the yearly The 1970 Franklin County permit. Wool clip will be shipped SatIncluded under the fee plan starting at 6 a.m. in the Preston Ranger Dis- urday The shipping will be done trict are the improved camp- from the Franklin County grounds and picnic sites in Fair Grounds on Third North Cub River Canyon (Willow and First West The will be inspected Flat and Albert Moser), High at the wool dock by the buyer and Creek, Cold Springs and the wool commRtee, according to J. R. Meek, president. Eight Mile. h, self-servi- self-servi- Easy-to-follo- self-servi- w vice president; Mervin t, June 27 with the dinner on be- ginning at 5:30 p.m. The ball game will be held at 8 p.m. between Paradise and Fairview. The teams were the champions of the slow pitch in 1969. soft-ba- ll Mc-Knig- A. Van Orden, Lion tamer. directors are Craig Westover and Lawrence C. Wiser. Two year directors are LaMonte Wheel-- i er and Jerry Jorgenson. The community shelter being built by the Lions club at the rodeo grounds is nearly completed. The members on should be commended their generous contributions both in money and in time toward the success of this worthy project. Assignments were made for the Fourth of July activities when the club Pancake sponsors the Breakfast and is responsible "ticket sales at the ROCeo grounds. The meal for the evening was furnished by Russ Bow-cuof the Lewiston Cafe. There were 24 members and three guests in attendance. Hold-ov- er j Franklin will stage its IdaDay again this year with a dutch over dinner and a ball game between the champion slow pitch teams of the north and south ends of the valley. The celebration will be held ho Pioneer secretary; Larry treasurer; Rex G. Plowman, tail twister; Ervin Bodily, . Nan-colla- Forest Service Outlines Permit Franklin Prepares For Pioneer Day Dairyman Airs Valley Needs Slate Award Sears-Roebuc- 18, 1970 Lewiston Lions Meet Area Teacher Benson Stake Conference West Side River Farm Supply BEAUTY NO. 10 . Increase Noted n Improvements To Valley Homes HS'--.- . W; ' ; flhe Richmond Man Gets State Lions Post Floyd White, Richmond, was named president of the past district Lions organization during the annual meeting of the Lions club of Utah. The convention was held in Vernal. A Smithfield man was elected district president. Other officers of the Past District Governors organization include John Eldridge, Salt Lake City, first vice president; Dr. Keith Gates, Lo--g a n, secretary; Ephriam Twitchcll, Orem, Herb Corky of Ogden, Neff Peterson of Salt Lake City, and Dallas Greener of Gunnison, direct- ors. Joseph Timmins of Smith-fiel- d was elected District Governor of District 28-Lions International, at the dosing session of the state convention at Vernal Saturday. Mr. Timmins is respected as a dedicated Lion who was a of charter member the Smithfield club and has remained actively engaged in Lionism since that time. He served as president of and during his club in 1962-6that year the major portion of construction and development of the Lions Lodge was completed in Smithfield. This project later brought the State D. A. Skeen Award to their group. Mr. Timmins served two two terms as secretary, terms on the board as a director and as tail twister one conservation, Sight year. publicity, and program are some of the committees he on in his local ; has served club. He is a Key Member with 17 years of 100 percent attendance. In the District he has served as Zone Chairman of Zone A, Deputy District Governor, and as a member and also as chairman of the state resolutions committee. New District Governor of DISTRICT GOVERNOR In his profession, Mr. TimHe is shown Lions is Joseph Timmins1 of Smithfield. mins has served as principal with his wife. of the Summit School in Smithfield for 22 years. He (Continued on Page 4) tt 3 USU ce Calendar CALENDAR FOR JULY 8: Fiddler on the Roof, USU Fine Arts Center, 8 July p.m. July 12: USU Band Concert, USU Fine Arts Center, 3 p.m. Lecture by Dr. Way-lan-d Hand, folklorist, Folk Lore in the Study of Cultural History, USU University Center Auditorium, 8 p.m. July 26: USU Band Concert, USU Fine Arts Center, 3 July Officers of the Past District LIONS OFFICERS Governors organization for the Lions clubs of Utah include (right to' left) Fioyd White, president; Ephriam Twitchcll, Dr. Keith Gates, Herb Corky, Neff Peterson, John Eldridge and Dallas Greener. 15: p.m. |