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Show JT Emery County featuring TV WEEK. mry liw Utmc iliM LEADER Volume Thursday, October 28, 77 15- - OrtW CavM Dm OrMfiK Moor CKmm 1976 Number 44 Turnout should. for Voter in turnout Tuesdays general electionif should be relatively high the number of persons registering to vote are any indication. According to County Clerk Glen Bott, there has been a good response for registration and there are many requests for absentee ballots. Residents can no longer register at the courthouse, the said Bott but registration agents in all the Emery County towns will be registering voters up until the day before the Nov. 2 general election. Bott asked that those with absentee Elder 0. Leslie Stone Elder O. Leslie Stone, (center) member of the First Quorum of Seventy, talks to member of LDS Church after Saturday evening session. Elder Stone told church members to study the scriptures more diligently. Because of the general election, a full report of the conference proceedings was not possible this week. That report will appear in next week's Emery County Progress. ballots voter return the ballots as soon as possible to the Clerks office so they can be processed. Polls will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 8 p.m. Places of election will be in the same areas as in the primary election, usually in the city hall. In Huntington both the North Emery Jr. High little theater and the city hall will be used for voting. Although political activity in Emery County has not been frantic, two important local races are taking place for the county commission race. com For two-ye- election Nov, ar missioner, Republican John Parker has been running an extensive media campaign against Democrat Both incumbent Glenn E. Jones. men are from Hun- tington. The commission chair- man, Gardell Snow of Ferron, is not up for reelection this year. Snow is a Democrat. If both Stilson and Parker it would in effect put the Republicans are elected, comIn the four-yemission race, Rue Ware, a Democrat, is challenging incumbent Republican Kent Stilson. Both men are from Orangeville. ar in control of the mission. former chairman of the ComEmery County mission, Kenneth Silliman A No change in FERRON the present commerical zone for Ferron is foreseen in the immediate future by the Ferron Planning Commission. After a public fact finding session held on Oct. 13, the commission submitted a letter to the Ferron City Council at their regular meeting requesting that the commercial area is kept as is until a major change takes place. The letter, signed by JoAnn Behling, chairman of the planning commission and city council member, also says further study will be done on the present area. Ferrons non-taxab- le The National Association of Counties, which has been backing the bill, estimated President Ford signed the bill allowing the payments that Emery Countys share of the funds would be just hours before the bill $230,000, but that was before would have died from a the final version of the bill pocket, veto lack of the was passed, he said. Presidential signature. The bill would allow the counties to receive ten cents per acre of federal land, or 75 cents per acre minus any royalty or other payments for federal lands now received by the counties. Clark a Layton, spokesman for Rep. Allan Howe, one of the bills co- - The population limitation the original amount. Along with that, any (County) revenue received from federal lands in the county will be subtracted from the total changed available. That revenue includes payments such as coal leasing funds to the County. been vetoed, said. Payment in Lieu of taxes bill was a boost to the counties of Utah. Layton said Congress will examine the appropriations for the coming year and decide what wUl and what will not be funded. He said there could be a fight to see whether the program gets the money or the level is changed. It all depends on what appropriations bill it is attached to, he said. the that commented Sen. Jake Gam said, Since county officials have not been able to tax that land, it has been difficult for them to provide necessary county services such as roads, bridges and sewage treatment facilities. That says nothing about the inordinately tax large burden that other property owners have had to bear as a result of living in a Federal land county. Democratic Guber- natorial Candidate Scott Matheson urged Prs. Ford to sign the bill. The bill was signed just before midnight deadline Wed- nesday Oct. 20. Had it not been acted on by that time, it would have automatically Matheson Right now, I dont see any organized opposition, he said. There are some questions about the fairness and validity of the law, he noted. The merits of the bill were really not examined before it was passed he commented. commercial zone is made up of four blocks in the center of the town. A study of the area showed that 27 percent of the commercial area is in use at present or is developed at such value that it cannot be developed as commercial area. 35 percent of the area is not for sale by the Emery County may get 282,000 Members of the Utah delegation in Washington employed by American Coal Company and works in Huntington. appropriations do not become binding until Sept. 15, he said. It could be die last of next year before the funds are released. Sen. Frank Moss said, It will mean a great deal to our hardpressed counties where people are already carrying a heavy tax burden. Of the 2,840,960 acres in Emery county, 81 per cent, or over 2,313,000, are federally owned present owners. The remaining 38 percent is for sale and at what members of the zoning commission feel are reasonable prices. But town. George made the request the position. A sample ballot with the candidates for state and national offices is found on ige 6 of todays Progress. to 100 in contest about nine months ago; and after receiving no action from the council, he decided to go ahead with the. building without zoning approval and without a building permit. Mrs. Behling said the city cannot spot zone, that is it cannot create a commercial zone in a residential area for one individual without placing itself in a position of having to approve every similar change of zone requested throughout the city. Additions to the present' commercial zone must be adjacent to the present commercial area, or it is considered spot zoning. City officials seemed to potential developers are agree there is nothing reported to have com- undesirable about the plained about high prices in the commercial area. The problems began when a member of the city council, Riddell George, requested a change of zoning on land he already owned so he could move his Sky Haven Resort holdings in Ferron to a larger space. The land is on the highway in the south part of Alberta Beppy Gibbons Juan is challenging incumbent Democratic Sen. Omar Bunnell from Price for the state Senate seat, Gibbons was named by the Republican party to replace Judge B.L. Dart, who passed away after filing for of San Jackpot up for Ferron business zone $ sponsors, said the limiting factor on the money which can be received is the population of the counties. This limit keeps the small population counties with large tracts of federal lands from receiving huge windfalls, he said. County. He is No immediate change Another Emery county could receive $282,000 in federal funds within the next year if congress appropriates the money from a bill signed by the President last week. The money will come from the In Lieu of Taxes bill which grants money to counties which have federal lands within their borders. com- is bying for the District 70 seat in the legislature he once held. He is challenging incumbent Democrat John Garr. Garr lives in East Carbon and represents Emery, and Grand Counties and the East Carbon area of Carbon location on which George is building only that to make the use conform with zoning laws, the city would have to spot zone and let itself open to other individuals requesting the same kind of spot zoning whenever those individuals desired. The city will hold a public hearing in the near future to discuss other alternatives such as zoning the area for industrial use instead of commercial. i The Emery County treasurer won $10 in the Personality by Tuesday identifying Ann as last weeks Mystery Personality. Magnuson, Margaret Castle Dale, found 11 clues only two off the total of 13 that were placed in last weeks paper. So the jackpot rises to $100 again for the person who can find the right number of clues and correctly identify the Mystery Personality. For general information, the stars in the clues on the Mystery Personality page indicate ads where clues (Cont. on pg. 2) Set clocks back Sunday at 2 a.m . People will be able to get an extra hour of sleep this weekend when Utah goes back to Mountain Standard Time. Clocks should be set back one hour Saturday night or Sunday morning. The appropriations for the year must be completed in draft form and the federal budget set up by May 15, Layton said. The In Castle Dale Flu clinic to begin today Emery County will be the last area in southeastern Utah to participate in the swine flu vaccine program when area residents line up today and Friday for the vaccine. The clinic in Emery County will be held at the Castle Dale Utah Stake Center in Castle Dale today from 3 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9 to 1 p.m. Those over 18 are couraged to attend clinic. According to Cal Cazier, community health educator for the Southeastern Utah Health District, the U.S. government will spend $135 million this year in the swine flu immunization program, even though there Immunization clinic to be held Tuesday The monthly immunization clinic for children will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Emery County Medical Center in Castle Dale. The clinic is sponsored by the local public health department. Those children who come to the clinics will receive an immunity to the following diseases: polio, measles, rubella, diptheria, whooping cough and tetanus. Mumps vaccinations will also be available, but a slight charge must be made for the vaccination. All other immuniations will be given at no charge. pre-scho- ol have been no major outbreaks of this type of influenza in recent history. Cazier offered the following explanation for the swine flu immunization program. The virus that causes flu is constantly changing. Each year it is a little different. About every 10 years a major change occurs. When this major change takes place, the population is generally left unprotected against the new type of influenza virus. In the past whenever these major changes have taken place, an epidemic has followed. During an influenza epidemic, it is assumed that 20 to 30 per cent of the population is involved. By projecting this nation-widit is expected that 40 to 50 million Americans could become ill if an epidemic of swine flu were to hit. This is, in fact, the e, number of persons estimated to have suffered Ab in both the Asian and Hong Kong influenza epidemics of 1957 and 1968. During both episodes a major change in the characteristics of the influenza virus preceded the epidemics. In February of this year an influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, N.J. occurred and the cause of part of this outbreak was identified as a major change in the influenza virus. -- JQ S This outbreak set the stage for another epidemic if the virus takes hold and spreads. Cazier stressed that there is no guarantee that an epidemic will occur. However if one does occur, the only protection an individual would have is to be immunized. he said. Cazier said if persons of the various clinics that will be offered that much could be done to prevent a potentially serious outbreak of swine flu. take advantage Wfiffl ft ECUS Homecoining royalty ECHS Homecoming royalty for 1976 were, from top to bottom, Christine Thomas, queen, and Dallin Law, king; Nadine Majors, first attendant, and Jeff George; and Patty Bogedahl, second attendant, and Geno Lucero. The Royalty is shown here on float in the Homecoming parade. The junior class float took first place in the parade competition. For Homecoming game report see page 6. |