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Show THE TIMES, December II. It7l, Page LEADER-GARLAN- Oojt (iim0830(o)(n) ifdor Pooplo Top Confosf Commissioners will not implement a ' merit system for all county employees as requested by the local chapter of the Utah Public Employees Association, they revealed Tuesday. Commission Chairman Don Chase said that "according to all the information we've been able to gather" the commissioners "just don't feel we qualify under the statutes of the state and so we're not interested..." UPEA spokesman, Chad Anderson, in making the initial request had pointed out that counties with a specified number of employees must -by law have a merit system. But Chase said Box Elder County apparently doesn't have enough employees when certain exemptions which are allowed are deducted from the total number of employees. "At the time we are legally required to, we'll do it," Chase pointed out. He said, at present, there are only three counties who have a merit systenv-Sal- t Lake, Weber and Utah. Davis is reported to be working on one. Commissioners feel a merit system board is an unnecessary addition to county government. "What you're doing with a merit system is placing a board in bedtween the voters and the emplolyees," Chase said. "Under our system of government, we're charged with certain responsibilities by the citizens of the county and we're responsible for operation of - the county," Chase said, and its errfployees. "We accept the responsibility entrusted to us," he added. Commissioner Ted Burt said the people are tired of electing public officials to make decisions only to have them turn the power over to some "other guy" who can't be "kicked" out of office. "If people don't like what I do," Burt said, "it ain't hard to get rid of me." Chase added that the county's doors are "always open to anyone" to discuss grievances. Daryl Jensen ...first until 1 a.m. during daylight saving time. Anstrum pointed out that Tremonton City's ordinance allows taverns there to stay open until 1 a.m. County Attorney 0. D. Lund advised the commission that the extension would require a change in the county ordinance. "I wouldn't be in favor of changing the ordinance not for one night," Commissioner Burt offered. Commissioners agreed to take the ordinance under consideration. A New Year's Eve party sponsored by the Melchezidek Priesthood will be held at 9 p.m. at the Tremonton Stake House. Warner Stoddard and his "Rainbow Wranglers" will provide the music for the evening of dancing. irtecjhtlressls'best with refreshments" Admission is free albng and noise makers. For every gift ' V4 1 iarl ...second Lyle Diana Botf ...third Ho Plans To Close Factory In other action, commissioners heard a request by Skip Anstrum, owner of the Palace Club west of Tremonton, for permission to remain open until 1 a.m. on Christmas and New Year's Eve. The county ordinance requires taverns to close by midnight during standard time, but they can stay open New Year's Eve Dance In Tremonton 'TnscjMMfc' Four Box Elder people placed first, second and third as winners in three out of four classes in the 1976 annual Intermountain Farmers Association essay contest. Daryl Jensen of Collinston won first place in Class I (elementary school age) competition; Lyle Earl, Tremonton took second place in Class II i Jr. High age); Dana Bott, Coiinne, was third place winner in Class II and Nancy McRae, Willard, took third place in Class IV. Each received a cash award which was presented by Spence Lloyd, IFA Marketing manager, at a special award program at the Utah Farm Bureau Convention Dec. 8 in the Hilton Hotel in Salt Lake City, low Sugar Price Creates 'Loader' Will , Concern Formers By U & l U&I, Inc. officials aren't making secret plans to close down the Garland sugar mill, but they admit to concern about declining beet acreages next year. "Not at all," was spokesman Carl Decker's comment when The Leader asked him if the company is making plans to close the mill. "In fact, we're trying to think of ways we can promote more acreage." Amalgamated Sugar Company officials in Ogden recently raised concern that there would be sufficient beet acreage next year to make operation of their factory feasible. Decker noted that there is "always some concern when market conditions are the way they are... there's been concern all year, from the grower's standpoint, I'm sure." "It seems to us," he added, "that the general feeling seems to be that with other crop market conditions being what they are, sugar beets are still on an even footing." V i i i " "I wbtild think! '.. beets afe still' about "as good "a bet as anything else." j Decker said the company really, has no way of determining the next year's outlook until a contract is negotiated with sugar beet grower associations Published Early prices were higher, Holmgren added. "We're operating at a loss right now," Holmgren said. A study made in southeast Idaho, where sugar beet, acreage yields an average of 17.4 tons per acre, indicated it cost the farmer about $516 to produce ah acre of sugar beets. Even if the farmer makes $20 a ton, he ends up with a sizable loss per acre, given the cost to produce, Holmgren said. Sugar beet acreages in Utah have been declining for some time, Holm' ' gren said. , and then signed by individual growers. that time growers indicate what intend to plant. Paul Holmgren, Bear River City, president of the Utah Sugar Beet Grower's Association, said as far as farmers are concerned, it's a "matter .. ,of wait and see." j A lot of farmers are going to sustain a "heck of a loss for 1976," Holmgren jointed out. "If it looks that had when planting time comes around for 1977, 1 think you'll see as many as 50 percent pr more of the farmers who won't raise .sugar beets." Farmers who grow wheats corn and "other crops "really don't haye as much invested" as do beet farmers and can withstand lower prices to' a greater extent, he said. j The defection among sugar beet growers would be worse if wheat At they In order to accommodate our advertisers, The Leader-Garlan- d Times will publish a special edition Monday, Dec. 20, which will be full of bargains for the Christmas shopper. . .The regular edition of the paper will be published as usual later in the week, but will contain Christmas greetings from your Tremonton merchants as well as the traditional letters to Santa Claus, from valley youngsters. The closing of the West Jordan plant of U&I and Amalgamated's Lewiston plant caused part of the decline, Farmers in central Utah, when the West Jordan mill closed, "had to start picking up freight costs" to ship their beets to Garland, Holmgren said. 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