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Show Ik Just Batwiii You And BEAVER CEQDQDDDTTV PUB. 0473-400- 0 Published at Mllford. Utah 64751 by N.F. "Ked" Wilson v PRICE 25$ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBEB Local fanners got the good news and the bad news Tuesday. UPtL told them if they can make their alfalfa grow between 10:00 pjn. and 9:00 ajn they win get their power rates reduced to almost half of what they paid this year. That's the good news the bad news is that if they Irrigate as in the past they will continue to pay tue highest rate, or if they select options B or C, UP&L can shut off their pumps by computer from Salt Lake City, without so much as flicker of a warning. 29. 1983 --VOL. 83 --NO. 39 I've got five who will give roe ten? Those are a little higher figures than auctioneer Andy Oost usually gets at the United Methodist Church Auction -- Rum mage Sale, which opens Saturday, October 1st at 9:00 sharp. But Andy has a soft heart for auction buyers. So soft in tact, that if he thinks you really want to bid, he may just bid against you to keep you happy. But keep you happy he does by keeping the bidding lively and spirit ed. It's fun besides getting some great bargains. And there is so much to choose from. But even after the auction is oyer, there are still thousands of valuable items in the church base ment for you to rummage through. And the prices are so reasonable, most are cheaper than the postage they'd cost to get them from the mailorder bouse. Best of all, the rummage sale starts right after the auction and continues Monday, so there is plenty of time to look everything over real -- 0costs have plaqued High energy farmers since the oil embargo of 1973-7- 4. The last couple of years they have got both barrels from old Mother Nature. The new electric rate options are Intended to help the fanner reduce costs, while at the same time keep UP&L from having to build new to handle peak power plants demands. The intent is good. The concept is relatively untested. The question is will it work? Will the farmer actually gain or be penalized? Only time will teU. Old timer to friend: "What I don't -- understand is how I got over the hill without ever being on top." -0- o good. . Refreshments will be served on the grounds so you won't need to miss a single thing. There Is lots of fine merchandise children's furniture, including vanity, chest of drawers, arm chairs, metal storage cabinet, gun cabinet, kitchenette set and much more. There is still time to get your unwanted, but usuable items to the church for the auction or rummage sale. Just deliver it to the church 7, 387. parking lot, or call 2884 or 387-55for pickup. 387-245- 91 No years. Now HOMECOMING ROYALTY: Reigning over the Milford High School Homecoming last week were center: Queen Jill, left, first attendant Debbie Myers, and second attendant Marci Bridge. See more Home coming pictures on inside. perty. They could do nothing and leave it as it is at least for the present. Stop signs could be placed to eliminate some of the traffic for children playing in the haz-za- rd street. -- Pumping rates explained About forty farmers from the Milford-Minersvil- le area met with Utah Power & Light Tuesday morning in the Milford High School Auditorium. Purpose of the meeting was to explain the new irrigation pumping rates. The good news is that pumpers will be offered four options from which to choose. Option A would be the same rate as they have been charged the past year, plus Interim solution yet on s tre e t clos ure Nothing really was resolved at the meeting last Thursday over whether to close 400 North Street from But a 300 West to 450 West. concensus is that there is enough concern about closing the street that another solution will be found. Mayor Pettey explained that there are several alternatives the city could take to answer the petition of those living on the street. One would be to close the street as petitioned. But since development seems to be to the north and west this could create future problems. Also a waterway would have to be left, and a culdesac provided for a turnaround, which would preclude property owners from receiving any significant gain of pro- Third, the street could one-wa- be made y. And finally, the street could be widened to 25-feet, necessitating dedication of property from those which will living in the county be necessary for annexation anyway, 30 The folio wingwe at her information by the National Weather Service compliments of the Milford Weather Station. 0 35 64 Sept. 20 0 27 78 Sept. 21 39 T 83 Sept. 22 52 81 T Sept. 23 .06 48 75 Sept. 24 is provided Sept. Sept. 25 26 - Everybody knows Johnny cant read! Newspapers, Magazines, and TV have been telling us that for 79 75 40 46 0 .19 Precipitation last year to date was 11.68 inches. This year to date 10.18 inches. and make afull street without parking. The problem is complicated by the fact that most of the properties in the city on the south side of the street encroach on the street, and the properties on the north, in the county, have not dedicated their half of the street. Safety seems to be the major factor, and this may be resolved with a couple of stop signs, and lowering Duffy's fence near 300 West. No official action was taken at the meeting, and the Council will probably act on the matter on October 3rd in regular session. today's chuckle Skirts are getting shorter. Necklines are getting lower and slacks are getting tighter. The oldtimer says he doesnt know where all this will lead, but he sure wants to be there when it happens. and permanent rate Increases which are added by the Public Service Commission. Option B would allow the farmer to choose one day per week (Monday thru Friday) when at UP&L's whim, his pumps may be shut off for a maximum of 12 hours per day. C, allows UP&L to shuT down the farmers pumps at anytime, up to three tiroes per week, but for not more than 12 hours per week. Option D offers the farmer the lowest rate providing he shuts his down pumpers during the peak but would be the highest hours rate if be should be forced to operate during peak hours. The bad news is that there seems to be no good way for the individual farmer to determine which of the options will least effect his operation to give him optimum power at the least cost. Almost every farmer has a different irrigation setup, and most have several different set ups making it impossible to determine which option might work best for him. UP&L spokesmen were of little help actually seeming to be almost as ill informed as the farmers and taking pains not to help the farmer make a choice. 55" -- y X - .i 60 of your tax dollar goes for education. -0- - But worse Johnny still cant ft stands to reason that read. there is little use la requiring a If Johnny Isn't foreign language fluent in his native tongue. And there is little point in teaching calculus, trigonometry or physics to Johnny if he doesnt know his multiple ation tables or how to add and subtract. What is he supposed to do if the batteries go dead on his calculator or computer. Geography, history and economics have lost the battle to 'Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." -fli- t's only at the local school board level that dlcislons can be made to best benefit a particular area or school. If Johnny can read write and handle basic math, he has the tools to go on and learn anything he has a mind to. But without these tools, he's lost. He wont be able to function in normal society. No matter what modern advances are made, Johnny will not be able to adapt. Sure Johnny is entitled to the best education we can give him. But Johnny had to learn to crawl before be could walk. And if we don't teach him to walk can we expect to teach him to fly to the moon. -0- a special Commission on Ed- ucation has told us from Washington, D.C. that something must be done. Supt. Haslem in his 'Supts On" column in this week's COUNTY NEWS relates a few of his ideas and to a certain extent, we are in agreement. -0- - However, lets face up to the real problem. Educational policies must be returned to the local School Board. Over the past 20 odd years, both the Federal and State Government have got their fingers in the pie. They hold out a carrot In the ftnrm of more money and then to qualify you must add more curriculum. and Often the wide curriculum this extends to excurricular activities is not practical in many locations. Particularly in rural areas, good programs are extremely difficult to Some are not even deprovide. sirable. Others provide an escape from the basics -- often called shift that do little to educate classes our youngsters in the basics. Now while these subjects may in fact have some merit for some students they have driven the cost of education out of reason. However, they offered to sit down with each Individual, with past pumping records to help him determine which option or options would work best. Most farmers have several pumps and its possible to choose different options for each pump. Ironically, regardless of which, option the farmer chooses, he will not know if or when his pump will be shut down, unless he chooses or D which then gives option him control. Optloq B and C put the control in the hands of UP&L. Option B would shut the pump down on a specified day of the week however, it will only be shut down, when demand nears the production capacity of UP&L plants. But if it is shut down it will be for a full 12 hour period. Option D will allow UP&L to shut down the pump at their discretion, for not less than one hour, but not more than 12 hours. But it could be shut down three times per week, not to exceed the 12 hours per week. It is necessary for the farmers or D by to choose Option October 15 for the next growing season starting May 25 to September 15, 1984. He may change his option each year by filing his intent by October 15 for the next - The indulgent father was in the habit of taking his several children for a ride on Sunday afternoons. One sabbath he didn't feel up to it, so his wife took the youngsters for a drive. When they returned, the young daughter rushed in to tell her father what a wonderful time they had. "You know, Daddy, we did not see a bastard or a all afternoon." -0- - Did you look at your property tax notice? Shocked you bet! Most taxes, at least in the west end of the county doubled or al- most. Revaluation is the ansWhy! wer. Performed by the State Tax and based at least Commission to some degree on speculator purchases during the early days ofMX. Now with MX a lost cause that probably will never be deployed and certainly not in the mobile basing system in the west desert we are stuck with higher taxes. The board of Equalization will meet from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, at the Beaver CounOctober Courthouse. ty We are told there will be representatives from the State Tax Commission and the School Board as well as the Beaver County Commission on hand to hear your 5-- protests. So lets let them hear it! Beaver County has now been re twice and the legislature now has decided to stop, because it didnt -e-valuated do the job. Why should we suffer the consequences of an MX we didnt get, and a second evaluation that most of the rest of the state wont get. -0- - Maybe a protest wont accomplish a thing. But its for sure that to not protest, will not accomplish a thing. It will take numbers. Lots of all protesting the innumbers, equities of the recent re --evaluation. There is much to gain and very little to lose if we are not suc- cessful. So make your plans now to be at the Board of Equalization next week. Do it for yourself. Do It for everybody in Beaver County. - It's your right and duty as a citizen. Why pay for an MX we didnt get! -C WAYNE WISEMAN MAX MAYER JR. DONALD LIVINGSTON MIKEL SCHOW Dinnoc rats list candidates The MilfordDemocrats nominated four candidates for city council and elected new party officers at their ember convention. Tuesdaxeot 20 at the St. Bridgets Ca- tholic Recreation Hall. Nominated for four year terms were Max Mayer, Wayne Wiseman, Jr., and Donald Livingston. Mikel Schow was nominated to run for a two year term. Their filing will complete the nominations for Milford City Council which adopted an ordinance eliminating a primary in municipal lections, and nominations of candidates by party convention. The loyal Opposition Party previously nominated their candidates, with incumbent John Maxey leading the ticket for his second four year term and Pat Lister and Mark Whitney also going for four year terms. Incumbent Keith Long will term to comvie for the two-ye- ar plete the term he was appointed to HU the jMincjtcjaaalad Jrtan Roldo Turner resigned. The Democrats also elected new party officers with Wayne Wiseman Jr., being put in as chairman, Mikel Schow as vice chairman and Denean Bridge as Secretary-Treasurer. Items discussed as possible platform planks were recreation, light industry and better city The filing of the Democratic ticket completes the municipal election ballet for November 8th. Beaver City holds an open nonpartisan election with all candidates fUlng independently with a declaration to the city clerk. And with the filing deadline at 5 .00 p.m. Tuesday they had seven candidates for the two year seat, including Larry Davis, Robert Draper, Joann Grim-shaSam Hutchlngs, David Reynolds, Jane 11 Farrer and Danny C coney. They also had thirteen candidates file for the three four year terms: Karl Miller, Darrel Davis, Joe Kes ler, Judy Jensen, Bill Kehr, Brent Smith, David Hahn, Arlo Messin- - w, ger, Conrad Grlmshaw, Kent irrigation season. Rates were quoted in the hand Hof-hel- ns, Cary Havens, George Richard Webster and David White. In Minersvllle which has an open election with aprimary they have only two filed for the two seats and will not have to hold a Both are incumbents, primary. Craig Davie and Duke Holllngshead. So, It would seem the ballots are set la all three communities for the November 8 election. Minersvllle will also hava$600,-00- 0 Sewer Bond election on the November ballot. The bonds are needed for matching funds for their sewer project. More details will be printed on this at a later date. non-partis- an outs, tor each option, however, they were useful only to determine the differential between the options, since new rate requests are presently before the Public Service Commission. Another meeting Is being set up in Cedar City with Dr. J. Anderson of Utah State University and UP&L exto in also attendance, plain the new irrigation rates. The meeting will be at 8:00 pjn. October 6th. No location has been set. The four rate options were spear headed by the Farm Bureau, as a way to give farmers some relief from the high energy costs, i has bain tried In Idaho with some success. However, there is some question whether it will be effective locally. lr.j Hdbr on bridgo ncrk Dchli The Beaver County Commission opened bids on four bridges washed out during the spring floods. Three of the bridges are on North Creek and the fourth is on the Beaver River on the road to "B" hill. Bank Limited of American Fork was the apparent low bidder with a bid of $126,000 for the four bridges. Riley Construction of Baaver bid $138,00 and Helm and Sons bid was $156,000. Other bridges on the Federal Aid Secondary System must be bid through a different procedure and will be bid later. |