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Show V . mi j - i MING SOUTH SALT LAKE NEWS Serving The Center Of Industry Volume 1 South A Weekly Model Cities Program On May 6 A Salt Lake, Utah, Thursday, May 2, 1968 Number Newspaper For South Salt Lake To Be On conditions in South Salt Lake, Chesterfield and surrounding areas will be discussed at a public meeting May 6 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the South Salt Lake City Hall, 2500 South State Street, and all cotmty officials and interested parties are invited to attend. Mayor 0. P. Davis said a federal representative will be in attendance to discuss the funding of the study project and give suggestions on what will be expected from the study. partment school, Types Of News We would like to know who has received city, county, state, school or other types of awards, marriage announcements, plays and programs to be presented by local people, people going on special trips ana any other bits of information that will be of interest to you and your distances. neighbor. Officials review first issue of South Salt Lake News. They are from left, C. Earl Alsop, publisher; Mayor Oliver P. Davis, and Richard Taggart, executive vice president of the Chamber of Commerce. This newspaper will be one way of keeping informed of your local problems and receiving news that will not otherwise get into the larger newspapers. Crime Report . i . , . v. -- This meeting will be an onsight inspection by the federal official and he will attempt to learn more about the proposed program and how it will help improve the area covered by the proposed project. Money obtained from the federal government will be used to make a study of the proposed cities project. Once the planning is completed then the city, county and other officials will seek a blanket grant to put the program in operation. 5 cleared; . negligent e-v- ents foods, meats and other items at an economical cost. will further need your aid in helping this paper to grow by your subscriptions. The cost of the newspaper isnt much but will be of great value and worth to you as a citizen of South Salt Lake. We The 1967 crime report for South Salt Lake has been released by Police Chief Stan Truman. From the criminal division the report showed 7 armed robberies, with The' paper will also bring into your homes information concerning your neighborhood stores sales and where you can obtain Released By Truman Improve Area $2 A Year man- Cost of the paper will be $2 per slaughter went 2 with 2 cleared; burglary 96 and 76 cleared; assault year and in it you will get every and battery 51 with 46 cleared; flavor of news available in your grand larceny (over $50) 90 with community. 42 cleared; petty larceny (under Your subscriptions can be sent to $50) 133 and 86 cleared; auto theft the newspaper office at 3106 South 75 cases with 65 cleared; and there 1. Main Street or you can call were no rapes. on If the us call you phone give your The department arrested 104 juand we will send someone veniles and 161 adults and cleared address to collect your subscription check 59 cases for other agencies. or money and the paper will be deA traffic and patrol report showto you each week. livered ed there were 3,170 calls. There were 273 reportable acciThe newspaper will help each dents, two fatals, 69 injury acciresident keep aware of the happenry dents and 204 accidents. around the city and with its ings Officers issued 3,170 traffic ciresidents. tations that brought in revenue to $46,332. They arrested We hope we will be welcomed by 71 drunken drivers, transported 264 all the residents in this South Salt prisoners to jail; impounded 130 Lake area not only by your reading autos; made 312 motor inspections; our news and ads but also shown by answered 134 emergency calls; your interest in sending us news of found 130 doors open, and gave importance to you. assistance to other agencies. Cars of the department traveled 124,432 Continued page 2 miles. There are seven men assigned to the traffic division, says the 484-144- It is hoped that the project will make South Salt Lake, Chesterfield and surrounding area something to be proud of and will be a shining light to other areas in the country. If you have any apprehension about what the project will do to you or for you, come to the meeting and voice your concern and let the officials know what you feel should be done in your area. suggestion church, and just plain neighborhood information. The study is to develop a "Model Cities program to see if a welfare center might be constructed in the Chesterfield bounderies. This center would make it possible for the residents to walk to the center for help rather than have to drive long t Thursday Lake. To help this newspaper grow we need you and are soliciting your help in gathering news that will be of interest to you and your neighbors. News to help us grow will include city actions, police work, fire de- Cities Mayor Davis said the study will help determine how best to help residents in the "Model Cities bounderies improve their homes, sewage and drainage systems, develop recreational facilities and make many other improvements. The cities project was instigated by Salt Lake County officials who brought the plan to city officials. City officials feel it is a good program, if handled properly by getting the residents Involved in determining what they want rather thin I&.- ing someone else dictate to them how they should improve their living conditions and what recreational facilities they need. Issued South Salt Lake has something new going for it. Its the new South Salt Lake News. This is going to be a newspaper just for the residents of South Salt program to help improve living Model 1 non-inju- the de- ignated as fire prevention week and changes that has partment 'and has made it possible various programs are put into opfor the city's fire insurance rating eration to alert residents of the fire dangers. drop from a seven to a six. Chief Heddlesten says when afire Some of the changes include the he cant ride to it in Ins a on of ladder develops purchase truck, being call 24 hours, improving on the city's auto, but the fire will be fought and fire prevention program and making controlled by good hard working firemen trained for the job. extensive building inspections. up-gra- chief. Officials Support Newspaper South Salt Lake Citys officials businessmen in the valley. Defend are enthused about the Salt Lake the Constitution of the United States, News moving into this area to be published each week. The officials have expressed their feelings about the newspaper in the following statements: the laws of the State of Utah and the ordinances of your city. These things in their unadulterated form are best for this City of ours. Martha J. Toombs, city recorder Mayor Oliver P. Davis A newspaper is born for South Salt Lake. Let us all help dress it with pictures and feed it with news, that we may keep it alive. A local newspaper is something we all need. Subscribe for this paper, have it in your home and business. Know what around town; know first hand what your city is doing and planning to do for the betterment of our city. Get the facts direct. We have the greatest little city and generally speaking the most loyal and sincere residents and is going City Council officials, front row, from left, S. A. Anderson, John P. Oreno, Nathan Adamson; back row, from left, Carl Olson, Mayor Oliver P. Davis, Flpyd H. Hurst. (Hi local newspaper can be instrumental in keeping the lines of comA munication open between the employees of the city and the citizens they serve. We have had excellent cooperation from the daily newspapers and feel sure that this policy will continue, but in supporting our own local paper we feel certain that they will have more space for local news. We have eight ladies on our staff at City Hall and by making one stop I you can take out various permits, check your property lines, register complaints and pay special assessments, water bills, etc. You will always be served in a courteous manner. We have 24 hour telephone service. Our phone is 466-87any hour of the day or night. Our city prides itself cm personalized service. 38 Keith W. Heddlesten, fire chief The South Salt Lake Fire Department is one of the most modern and fire departments in the men state. We have five full-tiand twenty-o- ne volunteers. Last year the fire insurance rates dropped from a rate of seven to six. We up-to-d- ate me Continued page 2 I |