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Show Utah Press Association Salt Lake City, Ut, 84110 WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1976 1 HELPER, UTAH VOLUME 70 NUMBER 18 472-567- 10 Up4 piS PAGES Helper business growth up substantially for '75 Hitting the tape rising prices the net gain for last year. The Foundation report shows that gross sales in A large part of the inThe annual Special Olympics for handicapped youngsters creased dollar sales volume Helper last year, as from throughout the Carbon -Emery area was held last tax measured by local sales last year, however, was due research50 to inflation. According to siderable improvement collections, amounted to Friday at Carbon High School. Above, student hits the tape private the report, the consumer's over the 0.7 percent net gain $7,422,000. This compares organization. This is over percent above an increase price index rose by 9.1 recorded in the state for with total business activity 1974 and was better than the of $6,277,000 in 1974. of 12.0 percent in gross percent in 1975. When adbusiness volume for the justments are made for national gain of 0.9 percent During the past fifteen years, sales volumes in Utah (after adjustments for higher prices) increased by 82 percent, or an average of 4.1 percent per year. The report points out that the largest gain, occurred in 1972 when adjusted sales' volumes in the state rose by 12.6 percent. The smallest . V ft .V; 1 gain, on the other hand, was registered in 1967 when the The apparent death of the severance tax at this time, corridor to be established, if increase amounted to only 0.2 percent. Kaiparowits project will he did add that an interim adopted, in an area roughly Foundation analysts Green take the deliniated was Price, committee by possibly legislative observed that the increase momentum out of efforts to studying a possible tax River and Castle Dale. in adjusted sales volume impose a coal severance tax structure for a number of This idea was announced since 1970 has averaged 6.6 on Utah coal production nonmetal mining industries the despite according to one of the and would be preparing last month by Dr. George percent 1 This of 1974-7recession ,r a coal area's state legislators. technology for Hill, recommendations con is of increase rate conexpert, who saw the Sen. Omar Bunnell, the legislation at the next struction of a series of siderably higher than that of the session general state senate's majority the'. during power plants and sup- recorded Drecedine decade. leader, said last week in a legislature. an as industries porting KUED interview that imIn other words, the This "task force", which environmentally acceptable position of a coal severance is made up of state alternative to giant power Foundation analysis would tax on the state's .present indicate that a strong , . .fi legislators and industry plant construction. t ft has production, without the representatives, growth pattern recently .. f additional millions of tons of heard Jt for Utah in the j for spokesmen Bunnell said he felt emerged coal that would have been 1970's new This interests in the state enactment of the proposal growth mining burned by the Kaiparowits was testify concerning the would lead to economic trend, however, restrained by Project, would be im- possible effects of this type temporarily development throughout the recent economic practical as, he claimed, of legislation and will hear central Utah and advocated the tax would not generate from recession experienced a of of what because proponents its adoption enough revenue to offset the severance tax speak in the throughout the nation. The report shows that the possibility that imposition near future. he called the limited enwould discourage percentage gains in largest vironmental impacts noting A contract that would prospective developers Bunnell also commented that "It would be pretty business activity last year turn over administration of new from were recorded in counties opening in the interview that Central hard to spoil (an area as with extensive coal and Carbon Hospital to a production facilities. in of a were Utahns support desolate as parts of eastern Sun Valley Key Airlines mineral development. For national management firm proposed energy Utah)." recently examined by suspended commercial air was Bunnell estimated that, being the increased example, under present production volume of business activity attorneys last Friday and traffic to Price and Moab in 1975 amounted to 126 may be signed within a Saturday, May 1, as a result schedules, the state could AI expect no more than $2.5 percent in Emery County, week, according to of of a decision by the Utah million annually from Carbon County is among for public comment will 38 percent in Carbon Veltri, Helper, chairman of Public Service Commission. This leaves Price without severance tax revenues, if four Utah counties that will preceed the effective date of County, 36 percent in Iron the hospital's board any regularly scheduled air County, 31 percent in Grand governors. they are applied at the be required to print the ruling. of the service. . presently proposed rate of bilingual ballots in future The 1975 amendments County, and 30 percent in Upon agreement one percent of the estimated lawyers, a special meeting elections, under a 'ruling extended the act, originally Morgan County. Key officials petitioned value of the produced coal. made last week by the U.S. designed to protect black More than half of all of the hospital board will be the PSC March 18, asking He added that imposition of Justice Department. approve the that they be allowed to voters from discrimination, business activity in Utah is called to with the Hospital contract such a tax, at this time, in concentrated Salt Lake Tooele to cover all "language and Carbon discontinue air service to of America could "retard" further Counties will print ballots in minorities." County, with nearly half of Corporation Price and Moab. fee of a yearly development of the state's Spanish as well as English, The first bilingual ballot the Salt Lake County total (HCA) for Veltri said. The The PSC answered that energy resources. while Uintah and San. Juan in the state appeared last emanating from Salt Lake $150,000, tentative board apgave recent petition in a report issued will use Indian languages. October when San Juan City proper. During to the HCA Thursday, April 29. In the Bunnell indicated that ' The ruling said 513 County printed a school years, however, there has proval in February report, the PSC said the and Carbon Emery jurisdictions in 30 bond election ballot in been some shifting of arrangement and had planned to have it airline would have a Counties could be especially political from business away activity must states and Price provide English Navajo. The projected loss of over hurt by such a tax because bilingual voting information and Helper did not use the the central business district finalized before now. of its effect on prices of coal to Veltri to $60,000 between September prompted delay to areas. suburban the 1975 with in the ballots comply bilingual produced in the area. amendments to the Voting November 1975 municipal Between 1965 and 1975, the several regular meetings of 1975 and the end of August While . Bunnell did seem dollar volume of business the board because, he said, 1976. The report also noted Act. A period elections. somewhat critical of a coal Rights activity in Salt Lake City all of the board's significant that the airline had a net rose 106 percent, compared business was based on the loss of over $700,000 for 1975, with an increase of 234 upcoming changing of the and that a substantial portion of that was due to percent in the suburban guard. The Hospital Corporation route. the areas of the county. The adThe report says that Key change is explained by the will bring in a new movement of population ministrator and comp- has "made a good faith from the city into the troller, though the names of effort to promote air service the new officers have not to Price and Moab." It also county together with connotes that the passenger yet been relased. struction of large shopping The new administrator load, or number of malls in the suburban areas will run the hospital under passengers projected to use of the county. the direction of the hospital the airline was lower than board, as is presently the expected. case. Frontier Airlines handled In presentations to the the route between Salt Lake board, HCA representatives City, Price, Moab and have said their firm could Grand Junction until about save the hospital a great 18 months ago when they A free glaucoma detecton received permission from deal of money ion clinic will be held Wedand at insurance 5 the Civil Aeronautics Board beginning malpractice May nesday, 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the supplies and could improve to discontinue the service. School cash flow through a modem Frontier asked to be Carbon High Auditorium. billing system. The firm allowed to give the service The clinic, which is for also plans to reduce the up because there were not adults, is sponsored by the staff somewhat by letting enough passengers for their Price Dons Club and the attrition take its course. Convair 580 turUtah Society for the Meanwhile, Veltri said, boprop airplanes. Prevention of Blindness and the hospital's cash flow Three Helper girls are among the Carbon daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O.W. Phelps, is being paid for through situation, which was once so Key took over the route and the contributor making it possible for funds raised in the recent serious that bills had to be hoping their smaller planes High School students chosen by the her to attend the event is Helper Unit No. Lions' Broom Sale. would be more economical American Legion Auxiliary to participate paid late, has greatly im21 of the American Legion Auxiliary. Miss in the annual "Girls State" simulated A spokesman pointed out proved. Largely as a result and allow the company to state government this year. The students, Montoya, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. that the checkup is quick of a recent rate increase, run a profitable Operation. Delee Montoya, has as her contributor the and When Frontier received Michaela Phelps, Roslyn Montoya and painless and said the the hospital had conis Miss to discontinue Club. the the attend Lions will bank to in left siderable the Spensko cash be permission will Helper examination right, perKelly Spensko, at Southern Utah State after paying the latest bills service, the CAB noted that vent June daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Spensko; formed by, a competent if Key Airlines withdrew her contributor is the Legion Auxiliary. medical doctor. and payroll. Allege in Cedar City. Miss Phelps is the Business activity in Helper increased by ' 18.2 percent last year, according to a study just released by Utah Foundation, the state as a whole in 1975. the state last year amounted to 2.6 percent. This represented a con- . AkilSH Sen. Bunnell says Support for severance tax losing momentum ( r JIx , . if 5. tit ". Hospital management contract due . V 1 I 4-- 50-ya- Water pipeline schedule mulled At least a partial construction schedule may emerge next week for the Price River Water Improvement District (PRWID) water treatment plant and pipeline project. Earl Staker, district manager, said the district board would meet Tuesday, May 4, to decide what to do about the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) request that construction not begin until the project's environmental impact statement completes all of its governmental rounds. The impact statement has already been distributed to federal and state agencies, and those bodies are scheduled to respond to the document by May 24. Then wait while EDA reviews there will be another those comments and makes the appropriate changes. The question before the board will be whether and when to go ahead with preliminary work. The water project has now been officially under way for just over a year, following the April 1975 passage of a bond measure. PRWID has been pledged $3.1 million in grants and loans from the Farmers Home Ad- -, ministration, the State Water Resources Board and the Four Corners Regional Commission. 60-da- y Passenger service to Price dropped by Key Airlines 30-da- y Price-Moa- b Vy to involved with the service, service their Southeastern Utah, then , May 5 according to Leon Frontier would be required Halgren, assistant attorney to resume service within mission to cancel their responsibility to Moab. The PSC ruling allows 20 days for complaints to be filed before the decision becomes final. State agencies, in- general assigned to Utah Agencies. Other commuter airlines were reportedly contacted about servicing the route, but none displayed interest in them. Legislation has been proposed which would allow airlines not certified by the CAB to receive federal subsidies. This would cluding the Utah Department of Transportation, did not oppose Key's application to withdraw service. allow airlines such as Key to receive federal funds to operate on routes which are not profitable. Air service to Price and Moab will be discussed at a meeting of all agencies federal subsidies, but Key is not eligible. Frontier had received New editor named for Helper Journal Douglas Tullis has been appointed editor of the Helper Joural by publisher Robert Finney. Tullis, 26, is a former Orem resident and attended Brigham Young University where he was a writer and copy editor for the BYU Daily Universe and Monday Magazine. He expects to graduate this year. As a writer, he received the Sigma Delta Chi national journalism society Mark of n Excellence award for articles. He is a native of Idaho, and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1967. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to the Gulf States. He is married to the former Irene Billings of Orem, and they have one non-fictio- 50-se- at -- , 6-- ' 30 days. Frontier, however, will not serve Price and has asked the CAB for per- Glaucoma clinic May 5 Girls Staters . PSC gives ok Ballots required to be bilingual o ahead of the pack in the dash. Below, Emery County youngster prepares to give the softball a healthy heave. Results of the event have not yet been compiled. Douglas Tullis son. Tullis will take over the duties of editor from Hank Itkin on June first. |