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Show meetings where suggestions, which have the scientists all discussions, and voting for shook up, because up to now governmental procedure and there was supposed to have been a gap of about 5 milimprovements took place evW con't believe that the county ccmmissisn has en before the Pilrims landed lion years between the last in November, 1620 by the dinosaur and the first Inthe interest of the people at heart when it takes advan"Mayflower Compact" and dian. We were getting a little by the Puritans of New Engtage of assessment increases and sets a mill rate that so when we land after their arrivaj in saddle-sore- , give the commissioners a "cushion" of more than half were offered the choice of the spring of 1630. This democracy in action has given riding or walking down into a million dollars above the budget. us a freeway on which to the needles, we took the walk while the jeep went travel to overcome red-tap- e Since setting the budget last December, the county roadblocks or rule. around and met us on the commission has had a "windfall" of $46 million increase In Midvale on Monday, Chesjer Park side. Part of the trail leads Aug. 18, 1969, at 7 p.m. at in tax assessments, which will bring in $880,000 more the Bowery, a town meeting through a crevice that narrows down until it is about for the citizens, of this comin tax money than the commission expected. munity of ours is going to two feet wide, with perpendicular walls towering 100 be held to discuss potential So, instead of passing the savings on to taxpayers feet on each side. And there candidates men and wowas a cool breeze in that in the form of a lower rate, the commissioners couldn't menfor the positions of mayor and two city councilmen. crack, which is no place for Men and women candidates pass up the opportuniity of having that much extra monanyone with claustrophobia. And when you climb out you who in previous ey to spend. First, the raised the budget more than - Midvale" get a view from within the have come forth needles instead of from the meetings it third of losses to more on than the a $300,000 pay with proposals to get us rim. Officially, the road into Salt Palace. again moving industrially, to improve our city water Chesler Park has been and streets, to build recreaNext, the commissioners grabbed themselves some closed, but our tour used it tion areas, including a swimwith the approval of the Forblack headlines by reducing the mill rate. The reducest Service, which sent along ming pool for our youth, and a ranger and jeep . . . came to solve any governmental tion of course, was almost too small to be seen with the problems that may arise in in handy when one of our a democratic manner. Men jeeps blew a tire on a rock, naked eye, five hundreths of a mill. and women who will give us with the ranger right behind to help! Net result is that the commissioners will have upyounger, vigorous, and dyNext year there will be namic leadership that once wards of half a million dollars above and beyond their again will make Midvale the only a foot trail into Chesler center of our Park, and visitors will have already expansive budget. to hike BOTH ways. They See you there! Refreshcan also take the additional ments will be served. It will be interesting to see how the commissioners Mr & Mrs Ray L. Draper hike to Druid Arch which the rangers say is the Kathleen Kallas spend this money. Ernie Bedont toughest hike you can find anywhere, and the triD back Ray Lester strength of this nation, is is all uphill! Somehow I found in the granite-lik- e doubt if I'm ever going to character and sinews of the see Druid Arch. people in the thousands of Coming back, we detoured An Open Letter to the scattered the length villages around Devil's Kitchen and Editor: and breadth of this nation. came out down the Silver Continued from front page) Man takes one giant step Men and women from all Stairs, and this is another forward for mankind on the walks of life have accepted we printed pictures. "road" you'd never believe. willmoon. While this leap is takSome of the grades are We their heritage and are doubt if even a jeep half-waconditions have to the ing place, ing to push forward to build more than climb up the Stairs, could forfufor the present and the improved progressively vertical, the jeep almost down but they bounce ward in the environs of the ture. American traditions stands on its radiator, and alarmingly. urban and suburban areas? for working as a democratic passengers have to ' brace Several times during the They should! The heart, the unit were established in town themselves to keep from beday vehicles smashed their and ing thrown forward tailpipes and smothered the sideways at the same time. motors, and the drivers had The down trail has a take tools and pry open Stretch of perhaps 100 feet to pipes to get going again. where the vehicles can't theThe Forest Service has a make the turn at either end, delightful sense of humor. and have to back down. Imagine, if you can a stretch Getting to the Devil's road over huge of Kitchen, where we stopped with bigger bouldfor lunch, the trail led boulders, ers on either side, and abthrough a chasm so narrow go. that the rock walls bear solutely no place else toServRight there the Forest on scrapings of many colors of ice rangers have put up a auto paint. Sign, VEHICLES MUST REFrom the Devil's Kitchen MAIN ON DESIGNATED the trail led across another ROADS. ridge and down into what That's good for a laugh Sam Taylor called a graben between bounces. a flat that long, valley or more And then out on the flat, some geographic upheaval where there is a single set lowered below the bordering of deep ruts across the sand, ridges. This one had a long flat there will be a Forest Service sign carefully and deepwall with a great many Offer Good Monday Aug. 1 8 burned into wood, handprints on the rocks, ly TRAFFIC. some of them 12 to 15 feet We said when we started to Saturday Aug. 23 above ground level, which to write, not to try to go leaves, some room for specHill. Even if ulation as to how they got over Elephant drive veyou have a there. hicle, it takes an experiencOn the highway into Eleed driver. phant Hill we stopped at And the vehicle must have rock" famed "newspaper CLEANING an aviation carburetor, Inhundreds of containing functions in any podian petrographs. Several of which even upside down. An the footprints etched into the sition, auto carburetor that gets of six rock have toes, and too much off level will stick course one of the publishers and the motor will stop just had to point out the "typowhen the driver needs powmiserror graphical 119 er. spelled 'foot'." vehicle does not need Our driver also told us to The new. We rode in a 1950 be about two rocks which have 255-46- 31 been discovered with huge Willys Jeep that was originally an army ambulance, of dinosaurs petrographs but has been converted into a mountain goat, literally! The vehicle itself is 19 the Midvale Sentinel Jordan Guide Page I It's Ihe taxpayer who pays one-ma- l'lie Midvale. Utah Thursday, August 14, 1969. contents 15. Masonry dwellings are reand contents duced 33 25. Frame duced err and 46. In his are re- contents Mr Bywater letter adds: "While the tions represent for property n V; "5. if dwellings 50 above reducthe average as a whole within the city of West Jordan, changes in rates for individual buildings may vary from the average. The new rates were made effective June 1." 'X. vTiP "Citizens-For-An-Improve- d mid-valle- Letters .HIS 'n THAT y Back to School Specials off 20 $5.00 Cleaning TWO-WA- BOSH'S & DYEING N. Main St., Midvale f 7 ? Q -- .l' Chaston, Brad Newton, Tom Hickman. Ken Baird, coach, years old, but has a new Ford V-- 8 motor installed, an aviation carburetor, and it functions well because it has a short wheelbase. It was. supposed to have air conthe unit was ditioning there, but the freon had leaked out, and so we got the full benefit of the 103 degree temperature. Smoky, our driver, gave us the on what he would consider an ideal vehicle for such a trip. Smoky would get an International FWD carryall, because it has a big motor which is slower and turning than the s hence "lugs" better. Then he would put in a dynaflow automatic transmission, the aviation carburetor, use LP gas instead of motor fuel to of the give power two-thirway through the piston stroke, and equip the rig with those big squashy swamp-buggtires that, he says, will climb over anything. No doubt that would be great over Elephant Hill and the Silver Stairs, but we betcha he'd want to leave it out there and have another vehicle to cover the miles between Moab and the Canyonlands Park entrance over beautiful blacktop highway. ... low-dow- n y 60-o- As we understand it, the Elephant Hill tour is made only occasionally, when a large group makes reservations in advance. Most folks who have lived in Moab all their lives have never taken the jeep ride over Elephant Hill. And it's no place to or bust get an oil pan, or smash a tailpipe when you're alone. confident that traffic over Elephant Hill will remain at a minimum, and we're glad we had the opportunity to go, and to tell about it. We think it is one of Utah's grandest trips . . . and there are a lot of good ones. So we're School Continued lioin front page) dergartens in these schools will have the morning sessions from 9 to 11:30 and afternoon sessions from i 12:45 to 3:15. In the " vasher-Drye- c iu -- ILL io-puun- u 2:30. Two new schools will open in Jordan district this fall. Classes will begin at Brighton High School and at East Sandy elementary for the first time. Assignments of teachers to the various schools are now being completed and should be ready for publication in next week's !am.m issue of the Sentinel Mt. dan district and who will be attending Mt. Jordan Junior high are requested to phone the school for a registration appointment with the counselor on or after Aug. 18. Crib mattress is damaged by fire Paul Miner, son of Mr & smoldering mattress in Mrs Fred A. Miner, 342 Loa child's crib filled with cust St., Midvale. has a smoke the Bill Prescott furlough after spending six weeks at Lackland Air home, 96 S. Allen St., Monday afternoon. Firemen, an- Force Base, Tex. His next swering a call about 2:15 assignment will be at Shep-ar- d found no one at home and Air Force, Base, Wichwere able to form no conita Falls, Tex., with the clusion as to how the fire 761st Air Force Band. may have started. A 10-d- Permanent Wave Fire insurance Special Every Wed., Thurs. and Friday rales lower in West Jordan $6.50 & $7.50 Jordan Junior sets registration Mt. Jordan Junior High School announces the dates and times for payment of fees for the 1969-7school year. Students are requested to arrive at the school in the following grade order and at the times indicated. Students are to bring with them the forms and class schedule that they have received through the mail. All students will pay fees on August 20, 1969. Ninth grade, 8:30-1-0 a.m. Eighth grade, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Seventh grade, p.m. All students new to Jor 0 3 The city of West Jordan has been notified by the Utah Fire Rating Bureau that the city has been classified as Protection Class 7 instead of the previous grading of Protection Class 9. protection is Improved given as the reason for the new grading, in a letter to Mayor Bruce Egbert from A. H. Bywater, manager of the rating bureau. The letter lists the following approximate average reductions in gross fire insurance rates: Masonry mercantile buildand ings are reduced 34 contents 22. Frame mercantile buildings are reduced 257c and Good Until Sept. 5 Carma & Karla's 86 W. Main St. Sandy 255-104- 2 969 Aftodd Hurry in Many One of a Kinds Left 1 ioaas ana gets them clean! $ $ clothe- - extra-dirt- 198 - TTFW Ifo- 111 Color TV AND TRUST COMPANY i peimjntntpifU(tuned titnsmission lot b'l Umtly I04ds Poicfujtn tub KM no peilontions to sru clothes tsn. "Deep Dip" Oeep Bitn" tuple imse. $158 trap l fi Making Room ! for j SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY OFFICE: STATE STREET (Head Office) 2510 South State SALT LAKE CITY OFFICES: CITY CENTER 1325 South Main GLENDALE INDUSTRIAL CENTER -1225 South Redwood Road SALT LAKE COUNTY OFFICES: - Model LW 805 - n - - 4065 West 35th South FOX ALL OFFICES 255-710- One Repo Stereo-Colo-r TV Drastically Reduced - HIGHLAND 3020 Highland Drive OLYMPUS 2855 East 33rd South COTTONWOOD 6275- - South 20th East EAST MURRAY 5565 South 9th East UNION (So. Murray) 6255 So. State REDWOOD 3430 South Redwood Road GRANGERHUNTER Midval e 499 95 Th HALIFAX Modl QL 611 23' dm., 295 sq. in. picture - Easy Terms ri 3 Days Only VALLEY BANK icti up-fro- nt The SCHUYLER Model GL 621 23' diag., 295 sq. in. picture New Models Pwcilim finish piotKti ttu bnuty al 1M wish'. Cul'di limst nut. scciichm, ttains Compfctrt nitwutic. lundiet wv tvpt 104 lion sturdy to del- j V ti O tot m Porcelain finish. top and drum Completely 1 automatic Safety start button Safety thermostat Convenient 509 95 lumm Pit; LW-88- 0 FilE3 m , l I Low Price M I Color TV list S5S9.95 3 Days Only Leonard's 1 103 E. Center St. teaching have the morning session from 8:30 to 11 and the afternoon groups from 12 to lutpjoinir Automatic soak cycle Automatic h parh fountain Solid-wal- l wash tub Positive lint filtering 3 water-leve- l selections Porcelain finish inside & out V2 h.p. motor Heavy-dutNow Leo -- pictured. CILSiyT SALE! r y La team schools, grades 1 to 6 will convene at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss at 2:30, with lunch from 11:30 to 12:15. Kindergartens in these schools will is not Anniversary and - uuc3 lint Raddon, Mark Hintie, Glen Keiser, Victor Chaston, manager; front row, Curt Smith, Warren Kirk, Steven Winn, Moroni Fox, Mark Baird, Steve Brett Nilsson, Mike QGS5CEE0 U hrtAi- - ' 1 Model Butler Allstars, who represented their league in WBBA playoffs, are pictured from left, back row, Dick White, coach, Mark Lignell, Don White, Kyle Halley, Jay Turner, Join Our jj Kent King, 165 East 7570 and Jay Larson, 70 Fern Dr., Midvale, participating in the volunteer training program at Philmont Scout Ranch and Explorer Base, Cimarron, N. M., King, principal at Peruvian Park elementary school, and Larson, a mechanical engineer for Hercules, Inc., are enrolled in the Mormon conferleaders workshop ence, which is part of the national training program organized by the National of Council, Boy Scouts America, in cooperation with the LDS Church. South, . 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