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Show Utah Press Association Box 1327 Salt Lake City, Ut. 84110 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, HELPER, VOLUME 10 UTAH 72 472-567- 1976 1 NUMBER 41 CENTS 8 PAGES : I rl-- r ;3n "HUSH J pTTS1- - Utah County plans rezoning H i of Scofield watershed area v AKz. The water supply for both Helper and Price may be in a questionable position if the pressure on the Utah County Planning Commission continues. ft The springs for Helper City water supply and the watershed in the Scofield area which supplies water for Price City is in Utah area for the developments. "One of the reasons for Despain said in some this zone in the area is a for other areas, developers who are watershed willing to provide those people," he stressed. The Utah County land facilities before the projects are started do not harm the near Scofield area is watershed. He did say, "Remote to here," he said that most and is hard for Utah County however, developers are unwilling to to police. imthose provide Rose said the few comprovements. County. Utah County Senior Utah County is in the Planner Buck Rose said the process of revising the area is now zoned for ordinances in grazing and allows zoning the county. That revision mountain cabins on 20 acre includes the area north sections of land. The Scofield which is in Utah proposed zoning would be a County. mining and grazing zone allowing cabins only on 50 Much of that land is acre section of land Neither, privately owned, and the zone would allow mountain pressure is being applied to subdivision ' developments, change the zoning to allow he said. the development of subRose noted that there has divisions. to Rod been a lot of comments According Despain, land use planning against the proposed zone. He said developers object to consultant, there is a great amount of pressure on the the rezoning because it Utah County Planning takes away the possibility of Commission to zone the mountain subdivisions. For Joe Julian New. cars no temptation The fanciest cars on the Joe, a former Helper resident, uses the familiar Model A for transportation all over the county. The car is not just a car, but is the of tran-,,- ,, sole means sportation and a friend for "I worked in a National mine in Spring Canyon," he says in his strong Italian accent. "I never got stopped by snow. Tt really goes in the snow. Leaves those big cars behind," he noted. Joe. He bought the car in 1938 for $65 and says nearly everywhere he goes, people offer him money for it. - The car is more of a friend than it is tran- "Oh, my goodness," Joe says, "lots wanna buy it" One guy offered $500 for the 10 car ago. years Some people have even offered $2,000 and $3,000 for it. Joe, who is now 90, was warehouse facility and truck terminal at the south end of Helper. The company obtained options on land at the south end of Helper this summer and has been waiting for the city council to finish rezoning ordinances to allow Wycoff to build. The land is not zoned for industrial use presently. to Rod According conDespain, planning sultant for the city, Wycoff is going ahead with plans to build the facilities. He did say the firm, is waiting for the city to act on the new zoning ordinances before making use of the land and buildings to be constructed. Despain said Wycoff officials have been anxious to begin the project before bad weather arrives but Helper City officials have asked for several changes in "the zoning ordinances. The new zoning laws would allow light assembly and manufacturing in the south warehousing end of town, but no heavy industry would be allowed. Despain said some of the details for the access to the highway need to be made before full scale operations can proceed. He said highway 50&6 is considered a limited access highway and only 16 allowed owner. Department are department officials believed the land would remain orchard area and did not provide for more than the 16 foot entrances. Now their ideas are now on them, backfiring said. Grand Despain Central, Warshaws, Maceys and Wolfes are allowed only the 16 foot entraces and exits and a bottleneck is being created. More building is going on in Orem and more problems are being confronted. Despain said the problem is not yet as serious as the one in Orem, but if much building occurs along U.S. 50&6, problems could occur. Earlier this summer, a Wycoff spokesman said the firm was very happy with the Helper location and wanted to build as soon as possible. are The city council have yet for each land to act on the new zoning foot openings ordinances. workhorse. Joe used to haul coal from the National mine to Helper, all without a breakdown. Italian-America- lodges, Stella D' America, lodge No. 77; and Sorelle Stella D' America, Lodge No. 31, both affiliates of the Columbian Federation of car and the man uncomplicated, a reminder of a more gentle Both the Italian-America- n Societies. affair will get derway at 6 p.m. The and less hurried age. All North Carbon area residents who wish to be allowed for each land owner. State Highway Utah State Senator Omar Bunnell of Price is scheduled as the guest speaker at the annual Day dinner this" Sunday evening at the Carbon Country Club. The occasion is an annual affair n of Helper's two a un- Former "Helper city councilman Vince Bonza, treasurer of Lodge No. 77, will act as master of ceremonies for the dinner and introduce Senator and Mrs. Bunnell. A musical program is also planned for planned Friday in Auditorium Tran- foot openings B. Swine flu shots Orem officials were confronted with the same problem, Despain noted. The l?ch South access to Orem and Provu is the same kind of highway, he said and 16 - are sportation. only - miser,, the car , is At 90, Joe has a driving record that nearly everyone would envy. "Never a wreck or nothing," Joe says seriously. The future is a of water. The public hearings for the rezoning were held the first part of the month and October 15 is the last day for comments to be accepted, he noted. Rose said the objections to the proposed rezoning could make it possible for the zone to be changed to allow subdivisions which could pollute the watershed. Helper Mayor Chuck Ghirardelli said City Attorney Bryce Bryner drafted a letter to Utah the or- dinances. Price City Administrative Assistant Gary Tomsic said the city would be drafting a letter favoring the proposal soon. He said he would work with city officials to get it mailed. Earl Staker, Price Water Improvement District Director said he would examine the proposed rezoning and then meet with the governing board of the district to draft a letter. Rose said written comments would be received until October 15 on the rezoning. Those comments should be addressed to Utah County Board of County Commissioners, County Building, Provo, Utah 84601, or to Utah County Planning Commission, 46 S. 100 East, Provo, Utah 84601. Rose said all comments for or against the proposed zoning near Scofield would be considered in the zoning final decision. County agrees on Spring Glen Columbus Day plans set, Senator Bunnell to speak When everyone talks about automobile mileage of the lack of it, Joe responds with a quick "Park City to Helper on four and a half gallons." That four and a half gallons translates into 33 miles per gallon. Not bad for a 47 year old car. Besides being a gas Joe is one of a kind and so is the car. Henry Ford had five million of the Model A's built, but only about 250,000 now survive. Despain said the trucking firm will have to use the 16 foot opening to the property unless a frontage road is built or a larger access opening is allowed by the area for their drinking question, sportation to Joe. He said he couldn't replace it at any price so he keeps it. Besides, "It runs like a watch." Wycoff proceeding with building plans Wycoff Company Incorporated is going ahead with plans to build a though. "I don't know about getting a driving permit now." born in Italy and came to America in 1912 and worked at the Bingham copper mine. He later moved to Kemmerer, Wyoming and then to Roundup, Montana. An explosion in a mine in Roundup prompted Joe to move to Helper. today may have metallic colors, chrome rims, a CB radio and plush interior but the most functional car in Carbon County today is Joe Julian's 1929 Model A Ford. road ments have been received from residents of Carbon County who depend on the county supporting zoning proposed dump upkeep The Carbon County Commissioners have made an agreement for the maintenance of the Spring Glen county dump near the enthe the state of Utah. The lodge evening's of Spring Canyon. mouth tertainment. was transferred to Helper in The occasion not only 1902 and has functioned In last weeks meeting, the honors the famed Italian , there continually since that .commissioners arranged time. explorer, Christopher retired Dr. J.J. Daipiazis for the dump to open from Helper dentist, 8:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Columbus, but also commemorates the anniversary through Sunday. The dump of the founding of the will be closed Monday and e the to backfill and president of Columbian Federation in Lodge No. 77 who also Tuesday the dumping area. groom Chicago, HI. on October 12, served as the national 1893. The of the Columbian fraternal Commissioner Guidp organization numbers af- Federation for a number of Rachiele said county offiliated lodges throughout years prior to 1974. ficers will cite anyone found the United States with the dumping rubish anywhere in Spring Canyon if they are largest concentration in the Stella D'America Sorelle, east and in Colorado. He said the dump caught. was chartered in Helper in to anyone who is available 1934 under the sponsorship The Helper lodge, No. 77, of Lodge No. 77. Mrs. Joe needs to use it, and without was organized in Castle (Thelma) charge. Saccomanno Gate among the many serves as president of The commissioners also Italian miller immigrants Lodge No. 31. The two the possibility discussed hold their respective there on January 15, 1898 as lodges individual meetings on the of closing the Kenilworth a mutual aid society. Stella first of each dump. No decision was D'America is one of the month Thursday the Helper Civic reached but the closure is at oldest fraternal lodges in Auditorium. being considered. long-tim- vice-preside- nt New era to begin innoculated against the swine flu can receive the shots Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Helper Civic Auditorium. There will be no charge for the shots and all those 18 and older who wish to be vaccinated against the strain of flu are welcome, according to Bea Raby, a Southeastern Utah Health District spokesman. She said those 18 to 64 would receive a monavalent vaccine for the swine flu only and those over 65 will receive a bivalent variety for both the swine flu and the A Victoria strain. Mrs. Raby said doctors and nurses will be on hand for the shots and enough vaccine is available for everyone who would like the shots. Other areas of the state have already held clinics have experienced larger turnouts than expected, she noted. A turnout of 5,000 or 6,000 is expected for the Helper.-Pric- e area, she said. which For those who work shift work, a clinic will also be held in Price from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday in the Price Utah North Stake Center, 449 North First East. Those allergic to eggs should not take the shots, she said. She also commented that no vaccine is yet available tor tnose under 18. Journal history lengthy Sun Journal coming Saturday , Perhaps it all began when Brigham Young decided the state of Deseret, or Utah, needed a newspaper or some when perhaps unknown soul decided to publish the Corrant in 1910, who knows, but the roots of newspapers in Helper are deep and well founded. History to the Helper Journal began in 1932, but the roots stem back to 1910 or 1911. The Corrant, a weekly newspaper, was published for a short time in 1910, but it took L.A. Lee to begin the first steady newspaper in Helper. Lee became the publisher of the Helper Times in 1911 and carried on the tradition of the weekly editor-publishuntil 1919 when he sold the Times to George Crow. er Crow published the Helper Times until 1927 when C.L. Conner the rights to publish it. The Wall Street failure and depression spelled trouble for the paper because, three years later, the paper was sold at a sheriffs auction. pur-clias- ed Hal McKnight bought the paper from Conner in 1928. He had owned it for only two years when William T. Iglehart bought it. Iglehart apparently ran on rough times in the depression and the Helper Times was sold to Howard Jarvis in 1931 in a sheriffs sale. Jarvis worked with the paper for only one year and in 1932, sold it to C. Watt Brandon who changed the name to the Helper Journal. The Journal's original owner, Brandon, owned it for only two years before George Baker bought it and then sold it the same year to Bill McKnight and Lee Burress. Three years later, Hal McKnight, who owne it in 1928, again became involved with publishing in Helper as he and Val C. Cowles bought the paper. McKnight and Cowles owned the Price Sun Advocate. Joe Tullius, the man who owned the paper the longest, began working for the Helper Journal as a linotype operator when Bill McKnight was operating the paper for his brother. Joe bought half terest in the Journal in In- 1940 and then in 1950, gained full control by purchasing the other half from Clifton Memmott. Joe and Ethel Tullius worked as .editors and publishers along with being owners and managers of a complete office supply store and print shop for over 23 years. They worked in this capacity until 1973 when Joe decided to retire from the printing business and relax a little. He sold the paper to the present Sun Advocate publisher Robert L. Finney. Mrs. Tullius said that decision was the most difficult either she or Joe ever had to make. The Journal has seen several editors since then including Joe Rolando Jr., Kevin Turner, Hank Itkin and present editor, Doug Tullis. The Helper Journal has been an outstanding paper for the North Carbon community and has served the community greatly. The Journal will continue to be published but will be expanded to a county wide paper. Former Helper Journal publisher and editor Joe Tullius worked at this lineotype for about 30 years until he retired in 1973. Joe died of a heart attack in the fall of 174. |