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Show THE Scouter Ecrns LEADER-GARLA- Eagle Was A Murder It Kevin Pourne, 14, has been out Jamboree awarded the rank of eagle scout in a presentation ceremony. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Bourne, BFD Garland. Idaho. at Farragut. He is a ninth grader at Bear River junior high and attended Fielding But No One Died elemen- tary school. He has been active in for five years and has won several awards and trophies. Active in church, he served as a counselor in the Paeon's Quorum of his ward. His scoutmaster is Neil Capener. 4-- H member of Troop 132 of the Belmont LDS Ward. Kevin has been inducted into the Order of the Arrow, another scouting honor, has served as junior assistant scout leader for a year and attended the National Boy Sc A 1 I s . November 13, 1975, Page TIMES, ND was scheduled to take place in Tremonton But nobody died. Northern Ltah law enforcement officers were scheduled to visit the scene of a murder at Tremonton' s Marble Motel as part of a "crime scene search" course sponsored by the Peace Officers Standards and Training. Chief Pen Ogborn said law enforcement personnel were hosted by the Tremonton Police Dept. A lecture before and after a visit to the fake murder scene allowed instructor Cpt. Don Waters to teach officers what to look for at the crime scene and evaluate their actions at a murder scene. A murder Wednesday. f V Ghost Towns? Kevin Bourne Burglars Break Into Store Mantes Change C Blue Cross & Blue Shield Burglars forced their way thru an overhead door some- S Insurance at Foxley Real - 39 W Main" time during the weekend to gain entrance to Four Season Estate S Tremonton Supply in Tremonton, police reports show. Chief Ron Ogborn said the exact items taken have not yet been determined. I 257-53- cont. from page GHOST TOWN-G- ray walls of concre u; stand as mute evidence of a community once known as Hardup located near the Raft River mountains in western Box Elder County. Wages Need Adjustment cont. from page two may have to take their said, "You wages and put it in the remaining deputies wages." The deputies do not receive overty time pay. This means their court appearances is on their own time, and that could be in the middle of their days off, vacations, sleep, etc. The County Road Department is the only county agency receiving overtime. This is because they are on an hourly instead of a monthly wage. Maybe this is something we should consider. Before the mill levy was set we were the only county agency that submitted a wage survey to the Commissioners so they could be aware of our acute heeds. Under the exi sting1 Wali s I nave'dep- -' uties living in environments that are not compatible with standards expected for deputy sheriffs. I have deputies receiving food supplements, and weekly lam contacted by concerned citizens regarding the marital problems deputies have, attributed to the lack of wages received. A serious family problem related to wages cannot be easily dismissed. This in some instances is reflected in job preformance. Most of the deputies hold a part-tim- e job and because of the risk that this involves, at times it interferes with their position with the county, as well as with their home life. This creates an environment that must off-du- be corrected. need for rank structure (lieutenant, sergeant etc.) is very critical in a 24 hour operation. The amount in question to implement the rank structure and bring the department in line with the UHP is between, approximately, $10,000 to $15, 000 for one year. Not including my saThe lary. Previously, the deputies have assumed this responsibility without pay, and now the commissioners won't recognize the department's need for the rank structure and budget accordingly. I currently work an average of hours a day, most of which is tied up with administrative matters ft d because of this it becomes necessary o delagate the authority to the deputies to act on my behalf. f'f-te- en If the wage goals we are trying for are not achieved this year, the possibility of attaining this level next year is almost nil. 1976 is an election year and two of the commissioners' seats would be up before the public. The Commissioners would be hesitant and cautious to initiate a cost issue during an election year. Should new commissioners be elected there is an unknown factor whom we would be dealing with. of At present a county nursing home is construction in the Tremonton under area. It is only normal to assume it will be subsidized proportionately in the same manner as the existing county nursing home in Brigham City. The Commissioners' wage proposal would be compounding our problems as they would be compressing the deputies wage spread. They will not raise my senior officers' wages to the wages comparable with other agencies because of my wage. Sergeants at the Brigham City Police Department receive a greater compensation than I do as sheriff.. The Utah Public Employees Association that represents the Utah HighPatrol reports salaries receiway ved by the troopers rank eleventh among the thirteen western states. Only Oklahoma and Nevf MtfC6 fia'y legs'The-1'"- " Public Employees Association Utah recommended to increase the Highway Patrol starting salary by two or three grades which would range from $84 to $139 a month increase forthcoming this July. The Box Elder County Sheriffs Department has recently undergone a full department evaluation of divisions, structure and pay. This was under the direction of butprofessional personnel and specialists from LEPA (Law Enforcement Planning Association.) Our wages when compared with other second class counties in our state were recognized as critical to the welfare and morale of our department. We are trying to establish, over the next couple of years, by positioning personnel at strategic locations throughout the county, cutting down our response time to a serious crime. Thus the people of some of these smaller communities will have an immediate officer to relate to, as well as giving us twice the emergency response without increasing our personnel. And allowing the maximum utilization of the existing deputies. The problem that currently exists in the county's wage structure has not developed overnight. It is a result of many years of ignoring the facts and neglecting employees' needs and continuing this wage policy, is not in the interest of the employees or citizens of the county. least one case. In somewhere along the course ofMuddyCreekwhich heads in the Grouse Creek was removed. Anyone around with a memory that long? Though both the name and Mountains and flows down onto the desert to be swallowed up before ever reaching the lake, a group of Russians moved in to colonize the valley. The following six years covered a period of extreme drought in Utah and site are known, there are still enough unsolved queries surrounding Hardup to pose a mystery. However the few crumbs of information available are most interesting. Sometime within this century a group of people, reportedly from the Brigham City area, determined to make for themselves a new settlement in Curlew Valley. They were apparently confident that there they would become successful dry farmers. On the arid, rocky foothills at the eastern tip of the Raft River Mountains they built some small houses The gaunt of concrete. gray walls of concrete, minus roofs, doors and windows, remain as mute evidence of dreams unfulfilled. The exact date of Hardup's be- was in at 1914, the wouldbecononizerswere forced to abandon their project in 1929. Besides the lone grave at the site, they have left any number of unanswered questions. What did they (or others) call their settlement? From whence did they come and where did they go from the Muddy? Does anyone have some ans- wers? interesting sequal to the Russian colony is reported in the Utah Guide compiled by the WPA and published in 1941. 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STOCK-U- P ON THIS POPULAR FREEZER 30 South Tremont Of VANS... fiil (olio IPnf? MAJOR APPLIANCES QMJTITY NO. I SELLING WAGON dur- ation of usefulness, and the time of departure of its residents are still eluding dea thirty-fo- ot tection. The place did exist well abandoned long enough, and was of by the Russians. Horse and rider landed right side up. enough importance to become known outside the The horseman managed to throw his lariat out of the ' county. Well into the 1950's well and was drawn up by a state road maps indicated companion: it took forty- -' '"Doth the name and location Did this place of Hardup. 'eight hours to extricate the horse." Sorry! the story fall victim to climate or from some other cause? failed to say how the horse FACTORY SALE DAYS FULL LINE OF one 20 SALE COMING SOON III |