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Show Universal Microfilm Corp. Box Zb03 SLC 84101 THURSDAY, MARCH 1u Jl HELPER. UTAH VOLUME 68 28, 1974 472-567- 1 NUMBER 12 "The Energy Center of Utah Roundup time Helper police tighten livestock reins The smell of chickens and rabbits has been bringing complaints from residents in east and west Helper, this week said Helper Police Chief Karl Stavar whose department will begin a city on the wide crack-dow- n problem. Keeping livestock in city limits is prohibited by a state law, section 228 under the board of health in the 1945 Revised Ordinances of Helper. The law stated "It shall be unlawful for any person to. . .keep any cattle, horses, cows, sheep, hogs, rabbits or other animals or to keep any poultry." large. It is unlawful for any person to permit or allow any animal or animals to run at large within Helper or to trespass on public or private property within the city limits, the ordinance says. Persons convicted of a violation of this section The law also stipulates that it shall also be unlawful for any person to operate a slaughter house or animal disposal establishment. Domestic animals, mainly cats and dogs, are permitted in the city limits and state ordinances relating to the keeping of shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 or by imprisonment in the city jail for not less than ten days, or by both such fine but are prohibited, by city ordinance No. 8 Section 8 on Animals, from running at animals in the city limits has been prompted by complaints from Helper citizens. Chief Stavar said last week he received a complaint from a west Helper resident who said a large and imprisonment. The animal will be detained in the county pound until payment of the fine is carried out, or it will be destroyed after five days upon failure of the owner to pay the fine. Strict enforcement of city dog had harmed their small canine. The large animal apparently grabbed the small dog from a child's arm and mangled it, Chief Stavar said. Section 14 of the city's ordinances stipulate "it shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any or fierce, dangerous mischievous dog to permit the same to go at large within the limits of Helper, and any such dog so running at large shall be liable to be killed or caused to be killed by the city marshal." project U-3-3 Road work awaits meeting outcome ijjA f - t V ! 1 I: p meeting next Monday The construction engineer said maintenance crews inder the direction of Louie Clyde Springville and District Tone have been filling the Four of the Utah State damaged areas with gravel Department of Highways and mulch, but a comwill probably decide when prehensive repair of the improvement work on 8.8 chuck hole areas will have miles of highway from to be done when the Castle Gate to Duchesne moisture has left the road. line will A with J contractors W.W. and Company of U-3- 3 County begin. This was the word this week from District Four construction engineer Arland Eskland. Mr. Esklund said survey crews are putting up stakes at the proposed improvement site even though work cannot begin because of the wet and muddy Conditions of the road. Work on the project is expected to be finished by fall, he added. - 1 iu a on its has books the valuable shelves, library historically H-- J Photo . CASTLE Gate librarian Helen Houghton reads first pages of old diary assembled by Uncle Bert Martin, long-tim- e Carbon County resident. The diary is among many other Two Helper schools to receive books from Castle Gate Library Helper's two schools will about 400 books from the Castle Gate Library which will fold with the rest of this community, it was learned this week from Gary Tomsic, media receive specialist with the Carbon County School District. Since students Gate attend Helper Castle Junior High School and Sally Mauro Elementary School, district representatives thought the books from the library would be a valuable asset to the schools, Mr. Tomsic said. School board member Albert Breznick, District Superintendent J. Grant Kilfoye and Mr. Tomsic sought permission from town board president Pete Tabone to use the books in the Helper schools. Mr. Tomsic has been selecting the books at the library which the Helper schools could use with the assistance of librarian "I know that some of the young people who borrowed books didn't bring them back and they had to pay for them." "A couple of times we had some boys who disturbed the peace and made it kind of rowdy. The night ma- rshalhe'd find their parents because he said that was the only way to make the kids behave," Mrs. Degn said. Once a family persisted they weren't going to pay for a book they hadn't returned. But the Marshall took them in front of the Castle Gate Justice of the Peace who fined them each $5, Mrs. Degn said. Books at the library consisted mostly of old fiction. No books mentioned sex, Mrs. Degn said, since this was considered taboo to discuss freely. The library didn't subscribe to any periodicals but Dr. Long, the town physican, donated The his magazines, Mrs. Degn Helen Houghton. sorting process hasn't been recalled. finished. The library was one of the town's social places as "a Library History The first library in Castle lot of the kids used to come Gate was opened about 1930 down to meet other boys in the now abandoned and other girls", Mrs. Degn Amusement Hall when the said. As many as 50 people Fuel Company, Utah received a donation from each night would use the the Auxiliary of Mining and library, most of whom were Minerology Society of Utah school students who used to of an estimated 500 books, write their book reports and said the town's first 1,000 word themes, common librarian Marguerite assignments .in the 1930's, Mrs. Degn said. Ludwig Degn of Price. Mrs. Degn left the library Earl Durrant, who was chief clerk of Utah Fuel, about 1943, married Elias asked Mrs. Degn to take the Degn and moved to Price in library job for two nights a 1949. Mrs. Degn has a week from 2 until 8 p.m., daughter, Ms. Carol Torrey Mrs. Degn said. She was of Price and stepsons paid $2 a night by the Utah Raymond Degn, Spanish Fuel Welfare Association Fork and Phyllis Avey, into which members paid Coulee Dam, Wash. The next librarian was 50c a year to sponsor social Mrs. John Cori, now activities in the town. t deceased, who was followed by Annie Evans. Mrs. Houghton then became the librarian. About seven years ago, the Amusement building and was the Hall condemned town fathers decided to move the library in the former Nick Sermous house, which the town had purchases, Mrs. Houghton said. Presently, the library has about 2,500 books, Mrs. Houghton said. The State Library Commission has given the town many books through the years and the town has also purchased some, she said. The library is open from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Mrs. Houghton youngsters helps with the their homework. "I don't mind, I get involved helping them look up information," she said. Since only a handful of youngsters use the library, Mrs. Houghton reads books and cleans the building to keep busy. She has hung bright yellow curtains on the windows to make a cheerful atmosphere. Among some of the valuable books at the library are Uncle Bert Martin's diary and a set of three History of Utah Science Statehood books which were donated by Mrs. Cori. Mr. Martin was a former resident of Castle Gate, a vaudeville entertainer and operated the motion pictures at Castle Gate. McCulloch tatives said donated by Carbon Fuel, on his building, MIKO Industries of Utah Inc., at 378 North Main Street. According to Fire Chief Jim Pugliese, the city firemen live on west Helper, Chief Pugliese said. No date has been set for the in- stallation. U-3- 50-- 6 improvement Panel meeting Trico to present annexation plans Trico of Utah representatives are expected to ask for annexation of the Gate proposed Castle subdivision tonight (Thursday) at Helper City Council meeting this week said Trico project manager Neil Peterson. (Trico is a development firm who is contracted by McCulloch Oil Corporation to move the residents from Castle Gate to the proposed Helper subdivision.) All necessary annexation documents and plats have been prepared for tonight's presentation, Mr. Peterson said. He along with Tom Griffin, Trico of Utah vice president, will make the presentation. Although Trico received permission from the city fathers at their March 14 meeting to begin initial ground moving at the proposed subdivision site, specifications had to be calculated by the firm's computers in Scottsdale, Ariz., Mr. Peterson said. The process whould have been completed by Tuesday of this week so that surcrews, which veying arrived Monday, could have started staking the revised road alignment of the subdivision site yesterday (Wednesday) Mr. Peterson added. Heavy equipment is being readied to move in to the site, Mr. Peterson added. 0'- ' 4 1 EARL H. HANSEN Helper man retires from D&RG Earl H. Hansen of Helper retired from the Denver and Grande Western Rio Railroad March 13 after 38 years. Mr. Hansen who started with the railroad in 1926 held many jobs including section hand, supply man, crew call, engine watcher, machinest, machinest helper, laborer and car cleaner. e The railroader worked for Utah Railway at Martin on the section crew in 1927 four months before going back to the D & R G . Mr. Hansen was born in Spring Glen on March 9, 1909 to Hyrum and Laura D. Cook Hansen. He has five brothers and three sisters, James P., Citrus Heights, (continued on page 2) long-tim- Lions to sell white canes here Saturday Bryner-Hanse- n dustries secretary. annual meeting Sunday at 10 a.m. in the their Civic Auditorium, announced Regruto, Ghirardelli earlier this week. Chairman of the annual project this year is Robert Stone. All proceeds from the project, which is a continuing project of the Utah Lions Club, are used for the Opthalmology sets meeting Helper in Helper by Mayor Chuck Sight Conservation The annual meeting of stockholders in the Bryner-Hanse- n Ditch Co. will hbld many 3 3 feet applying a new asphalt surface and installing new guard rails at strategic points. Steps will be taken to improve the drainage of the road by cleaning all the roadside ditches and reinforcing them at points where erosion might occur. program in Utah, to assist the University of Utah presently has only one siren mounted on a pole near City is Hall. When a fire reported, the siren is triggered off to alert fireman, he added. The additional siren will be installed at MIKO In- since U-3- U-3- widening the road from 28 represenClub Lions they will Helper probably use the library as members will sell small a house which will be moved white canes to raise money to the proposed Castle Gate for the visually hansubdivision in Helper. dicapped on Main Street Saturday which was proclaimed White Cane Day Firemen to install siren on North Main Helper Volunteer Fire Department has received permission from Frank Miklovik to install a siren, Load Restrictions Effective last Friday the proposed improvement site was restricted to legal loads only with all overload permits rescinded until further notice, a news release from the Department of Highways noted. The order was prompted by wet ground conditions resulting in excessive road damage. Signs will be to notify placed along the motoring public of these restrictions. Price Canyon Road Mr. Esklund said the large chuckholes on 3 west from and U.S. Price Canyon to Skyview are caused by a weathering process. Moisture settles underneath the road bed as early as fall, freezes and then acts as a support for the top surface until spring weather causes it to melt, Mr. Esklund said. Melting causes weak spots in the road, and when heavy axle trucks travel over the area damage to the road results, Mr. Esklund said. The project will consist24 of to Reynold company Center establish an eye bank. The proclamation signed by Mayor Ghirardelli also 25 designates March through March 30 as White Cane Week in Helper. Don't be afraid to ask lumb questions. They're PREPARING annual White Cane drive easii-- to handle than dumb sponsored by Helper Lions Club is mistakes. chairman Robert Stone (left) and the r club's third vice-preside- nt both of Helper. Monty Hatch, H-- J t Photo |