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Show j5 VOLUME 57 - c LI1DI1 n i TREMONTON, UTAH NUMBER 21 u J t If ;j J Hu-l- Ji . ? fi)(SWl Farmers in the northern end of the Bear River Valley are pushing ahead to gain approval to develop additional irrigation water from the Bear River. ' Calling themselves the Bonneville Bench Irrigation Corp., the farmers met for the second time recently to organize their effort. Ross Rudd, of West Fielding the initial instigator of the project, was ' named chairman. Vernon Lamb of 'L M , Subscriptions 17JJ 7cp Buy Sign Plymouth and Lynn Richards of Fielding were named committee members and Royce Nish of Plymouth was selected as secretary-treasureThe group has made a "preliminary filing" with the state engineer's office for 250 second feet of water from the Bear River with the primary use for irrigation followed by recreation and possibly even culinary use. The group plans to hold a third meeting March 8 at 1 p.m. .i ii Belmont Church in West FieM.ig. Th meeting will bring together U variet of state and federal agencies vital to the project. Plans call for the various officials to take a tour over some of the estimated 15,000 acres of land between Plymouth and Fielding which could benefit by the project. They will also dam sites on the Malad River. At their first meeting, Wallace Jib-soBear River Compact commissioner, told the group any development would require storage facilities to succeed since excess water is only available during the months of the year. Rudd evisions a dam on the Malad somewhere near Plymouth which could possible utilize a proposed N freeway river crossing of the Malad as part oif its construction. Water would be pumped out of Cutler Dam during winter and spring months to fill the reservoir which would be created by the new dam and then be used to irrigate with in summer months. Rudd is also hopeful some type of joint trade-of- f can be worked with the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. The refuge currently has almost double the water it can use in winter and spring months but runs low in summer months. ; Rudd's theory is that some of the water backed up behind the new dam could be released in .summer months to maintain the flow 6f the Malad River and the level of water in the refuge. Rudd admits that one of the most de difficult problems to be worked from funding-- is an arrangement with Utah Power & Light Co. Any water pumped out above the dam would have to be purchased from the company. But Rudd said some preliminary talks have been hopeful. The newly organized group has asked farmers in the area to pay a ten cents per acre sign up free and to sign an agreement joining the corporation. About 50 percent of the affected landowners have already signed up. "We need about 80 percent," Rudd said. A March 5 deadline has been set. Interested persons should contact Royce Nish. Rudd said the proposed system could ultimately benefit farm lands from the present (Bear River Canal) system to the Idaho line. A Plymouth dam site has been proposed for many years by the Bureau of Reclammation but nothing concrete has ever been accomplished. r. view-possibl- The new Bear River Valley hospital needs a sign to mark the emergency entrance to the facility, according to hospital officals. To help acquire the $300 si ;n, the Leader will donate $1.50 fron every new- one year subscription and .S2 from a subscription purchased between now and March 31 and (xi every year of renewal toward the ixirchase price. "The hospital is a valuable asset to the community and we would like to "support it anyway we can," said publisher Curtis Starr. He urged readers to take advantage otter noting that increasing costs are creating pressure for an increase in the subscription rates. of the Perform Soy Beans Get Ski Bus Refund Because of the lack of snow the two ski buses that Tremonton City had chartered, will be cancelled for this year. Any one who wants to get a refund for their tickets must bring the ticket to the Tremonton Civic Center, 102 South Tremont Street. Town Has First Meter Maid To 2-Ho- ur Enforce Parking Developing towns reach a number of milestones along the way, such as finally getting large enough to qualify for a slop light. Well, Tremonton has reached another milestone in its development. The community now boasts meter its first meter maid,--'e- r person. The Young Farmers Chapter will hold their regular meeting March 2 at 7 p.m. in the vocational building at Bear River High School. A special program concerning the possibilities of growing soy beans in the Bear River Valley will be aired. Specialists at the meeting will include members of the BYU Agricultural staff as well as other persons involved in the marketing and processing of soy beans. All farmers of the valley are invited to attend. Actually she's not a meter maid, because there aren't any meters; but careless motorists may return to their parked cars to find a yellow parking ticket waving from beneath the windshield wiper. Police Chief Ron Ogborn unveiled his latest law enforcement tool this past week when he sent Mrs.. Donna Fowkes out to do battle, armed with chalk marker, pencil and ticket book. In between her trips down Main Street, which occur every two hours, Mrs. Fowkes will work as a secretary in the Police Department. Employed with federal funds, Mrs. Fowkes is the latest step in the city's attempt to enforce a r parking limit on the town's main street,ten in all. This week she started issuing the real things. Next week she'll issue warning tickets on the side streets before handing out actual tickets, Ogborn said. The object is to "give people a chance" to change their parking habits. Part of the new police woman's job will be public relations. She'll visit businesses along Main Street, asking for cooperation in getting employees to park elsewhere so customers can use the spaces. Main Street employees are some of the worst offenders of the parking restrictions. Con I. on paHL' three out-asi- Tonight ts In County? . The announced resignation of Box Elder County School District Supt. J.C. Haws has set off a talent search for a replacement steered by the school board. But school board members have decided they want some public input before making any decisions and actively beginning their search. So, the board has set up public meetings to let citizens groups comment. The first meeting was held last night in Brigham City. But a second meeting will be held Thursday, March 3, at 730 p.m. in the Bear River high school auditorium. Board member Wesley Scott said the meeting is for "anyone who wants to come." "We're there to listen to their own ideas about what the citizens are looking for in a new superintendent," he added. The board has also requested input from the Box Elder Education Association which represents teachers, the Principal's Association and the various PTA organizations. Board members expressed appreciation for the service of Supt. Haws. The superintendent, said he resigned for health rea ons.The resignation is effective June 30. CHo'lfS The University of Utah choir and the Bear River high school A Cappella choir will appear in concert tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in the auditorium at Bear River high. Admission is $1 per person. Tickets are available from choir members or at the door. The University choir will perform a number of selections followed by the A Cappella choir's performance. Both choirs will then perform jointly. The university choir is under the direction of Dr. Newell Weight. i jgf. j' Beet Growers Told To Watch For Sign From Pres. Carter Local sugar beet growers were told to watch for some signs of positive action from the Carter administration 1 P&?"J two-hou- tpl IIUHIUWV . MRS. DONNA FOWKES issues a warning ticket in an attempt to two-hoon Main Street and some side enforce a parking restriction streets iiiTreinonton. 4 24, 1977 to Board Starts Supt. Search . . BOX ELDER COUNTY school district central office personnel completed a move to a new office headquarters this week i nBrigham City. The district office is no longer housed in the upper floor of the county courthouse but in a former LDS ward chapel at 230 West 2nd South. The school board authorized payment of about $71 ,000 for thefacility which also includes six building lots. Supt. J.C. Haws said moving was accomplished by central offices personnel and their wives. Thus far, Supt. Haws said remodeling costs have been kept to $2,500 with another $1,400 originally budgeted for furniture put into carpeting. Above Supt. Haws shows where people will sit when attending board meetings-i- n the former choir seats. fe rams Public Opinions Sought School Districi Moved To New Offices IIHHIIII FEBRUARY !F(llnMl(lir . , r . 84337 A. designed to get sugar prices moving upward in the next ten days. Richard Blake, executive vice president of the National Sugar Beet Growers Federation, told about 100 U&I Inc. and Amalgamated sugar beet growers Monday that until positive action is taken, the highly volatile world sugar market will remain the principle factor affecting U. S. sugar prices. Blake said one of the first actions of U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland was to form a task force to come up with short and long range options to aid the sugar industry. Bergland is expected to make the task force findings known "within the next ten days," he noted. "We've been very anxious ... to get a decision out of this administration prior to planting time," Blake added. "Unless some positive action is taken," Blake said, "by either the administrator or the legislature, we'll see even further decline in sugar production." Blake said the long term interests of the sugar beet grower and sugar producers will be best served by legislation." "some type of long-terSuch legislation would allow producers to survive and insure consumers a long term supply of sugar. The U. S. supplies only 55 percent of its own sugar, now relying on foreign imports for the balance. And Blake warned that the American consumer could ultimately face the prospects of a sugar cartel much like the oil and coffee cartels which are controlling prices. To be successful, Blake said legislation to reimplement some type of sugar act "will have to come in the next 30 days." Such an act should, at a minimum, insure producers cost of production and should be "simple in nature." Blake said one reason for the demise of Cont. on page three Tremonton Stake Quarterly Conference Scheduled "Family Organizations and Records" will be the theme of the quarter- ly conference of the Tremonton Utah Stake Feb. according to Stake President Gerald Simmons. Conference sessions get underway Saturday, Feb. 26, at 5:30 p.m. with a meeting for all bishoprics, ward clerks, High Council members, ward High Priest group leaders, Seventy group leaders, Elder's quorum presidents. A general session will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. for all adult members with an invitation issued to 26-2- ' Two general sessions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 27. A 9 a.m. session at the stake house will be held for the following wards: Bothwell, Dewey vil-lElwood, Promontory, Thatcher-Penrosand Tremonton First, Fifth and Sixth wards. A 10:45 a.m. session in the Tremonton First Ward chapel is for the Tremonton Second, Third and Fourth wards. Sacrament meetings will be held in all wards Sunday evening as usual. e, e, |