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Show W UCfUOCf iTPWum ) ) (OBUl UCCUUCt r i i fTS vfias VOLUME 57 NUMBER 36 JUNE 9. 1977 TREMONTON, UTAH 84337 Drlvor Hurt Trots k W i - Aft' iw f . sod ratty r '. gasoline delivery truck erupted into a spectacular fire Monday afternoon about 2:30 p. m. near the top of Rattlesnake Pass east of Snowville. Driver of the truck, Max Weese of A Tremonton, was hospitalized with burns to his right hand, suffered when he tried to quell the blaze which broke out in the engine. Weese was driving a gasoline delivery truck owned by Dent Rich & Sons Conoco of Tremonton when the mishap occurred. The driver said the engine in the 1970 model truck began to vapor-loc- k as he headed up the Rattlesnake Pass grade, so he pulled the choke out. As the truck neared the crest of the pass, fire erupted under the hood. Weese stopped the truck and used a fire extinguisher to quell the blaze. Flames burned his right hand as he raised up one half of the split hood to get at the blaze. "I had it out once," he said Tuesday from his hospital bed at the Bear River Valley Hospital. But the blaze erupted again, seconds later and quickly spread. The extinguisher by this time was empty and hose came off , L'the my . hand," weese saiu. The truck was loaded to the brim with about 1,500 gallons of gasoline and about 350 gallons of diesel fuel. The fact that the tanker was loaded to the top, probably prevented the fuel from causing an explosion. Instead, it burned furiously, creating heat waves that kept the driver and passerbys who stopped to assist, at some distance. Smoke billowed a couple of hundred feet into the air. Weese said a truckdriver stopped and offered the use of a fire extinguisher from his truck, but by then the fire was spreading top fast. By the time members of the Tremonton Fire Department reached the scene, the whole truck was engulfed in flames. The vehicle's tires burned 4 S s : sS . 1 . A GASOLfiVE delivery truck is engulfed in flames. The driver of the truck, owned by Dent Rich & Sons of Tremonton, escaped serious injury but was hospitalized with burns to his right hand. The trucks engine caught on fire then spread to the rest of the vehicle which was loaded with gasoline and diesel. away, dropping the truck onto its axle. Heat from the blaze was so hot it damaged the highway surface, requiring repairs. Weese was westbound in the outside lane on his way to make deliveries in the Hansel Valley and Snowville areas when the fire occurred. The fire quickly spread to about 30 acres of sagebrush on the north side of the road. But that fire was contained , by unplanted fields and was allowed to burn itself out. Darrell Duncan, of Bear River City, who arrived on the scene, was put to work by Weese, directing traffic around the burning vehicle. Duncan said the cab area "burned for about ten minutes then this great big flame came up out of the engine and cab" and spread to the rest of the vehicle. Budget Hearing Garland City's annual budget session will be conducted Tuesday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the town library. The hearing is held to present the fiscal 1977 78 budget to the public and to hear public comment. I Commissioners Want To Know County commissioners are looking into the possibility that a promised reduction in the mill levy may mean robbing Peter to pay Paul. Commissioners have said several times that a high priority is being given to some mill levy reduction when the county receives what could be in the neighborhood of $730,000 annually of taxes. from payment-in-lie- u Those payments are payments made by the federal government to reimburse counties for taxes they would receive if federally held lands within their borders were privately owned and thus taxable. Commissioners expect their first payment to come sometime in September, but they don't know exactly how much yet. Commission Chair-- . , But Tuesday, man Don Chase noted in response to a newsman's question that a reduction in the mill levy could have an adverse affect on the amount of federal revenue sharing funds received by the county. The county receives about $400,000 annually from Revenue Sharing. That amount is based on a formula which is determined in large measure by the taxing effort of the county. The commissioners are concerned, "very much so," said Chase, about what affect a reduction in the mill levy made possible by payment-in-lie- u might have on Revenue Sharing. "We've got inquiries out at the state and federal level to find out "just what this would do," Chase said. "We want to know before these decisions are made." Commissioners have also refused to spend any of the forthcoming money until it is actually in the bank. Cache County, for instance, has already budgeted theirs. Commissioners were asked, in light of their reluctance to spend the money until it actually arrives, if that means a cut in the mill levy would have to wait until a year from this August. Commissioners have to set the mill levy in August, but won't receive their until September. first payment-in-lie- u Apparently, it won't. Chase said commissioners will be .. attending the. National Association of , Counties convention in 'July. .J'l leeisertain at that meeting there will be sufficient information to let us know when we'll be receiving the funds," Chase said. He said commissioners could then "feel confident" on basing their decision for August on "what is received at that time." Commissioners are also counting on u funds to help take care of a number of projects. Speculating for a moment, Chase suggested that some money might be needed to do some work on the county continued on page two payment-in-lie- Monson Will Speed At Fire Dept. Fef e Utah's Lt. Governor, David S. Monson, has accepted an invitation to be - t "" - !8 SSH . TTrTi:- - Tf-'- m mv, vWi HERE'S Fielding-Garlan- d AN ARTIST'S conception of how the front of the new East LDS chapel will look when completed some time next May. Ground was broken for the new by members of both wards. joint-us- e iii&;KS facility last Saturday ' guest speaker at Fielding's town hall-fir- e station dedication ceremonies. The June 18 program will get under way at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Karl M. King, town president, cordially invites area residents to attend. Besides King, other members of the Fielding Town Board are G. Emerson Earl, D. Thayne Jones, E. Forrest Munson and Tess Hess. Fire chief is Jerry Richards. Monson served as state auditor prior to being elected to the post of lieutenant governor which also carries with it the duties of secretary of state. He was the first state auditor to be a certified public accountant. He is a graduate of the University of Utah with a bachelor of science degree in accounting. Fielding, Garland East Words Break Ground For Chapel A spiritual and financial challenge has been accepted by the congregations of two Mormon wards in the Garland, Utah stake. The LDS wards of Garland East and Fielding broke ground early Saturday morning for a new $670,000 chapel which will be used jointly for the services of the two wards. Clive Garn, Garland, Utah Stake President, told a crowd of about 70 people that the new chapel will be "one of the first buildings in the valley being constructed for a purpose." two-war- d The LDS Church's building policy now requires that two wards share chapel facilities where feasible. The new chapel, which should be finished sometime next May, will be located about midway between the two communities on property partially donated and purchased from Warren Hansen of East Garland. The chapel sits on a corner lot at 15600 North 4400 West. Bids for construction were awarded to Miles Thompson of East Tremonton with an electrical contract being awarded to D&B Electric of Tremonton and a carpeting contract going to Carl King of Fielding. During the brief ground-breakinceremony, Fielding Bishop Richard Petersen, and Garland East Bishop, Lee Allen, spoke to the onlookers. Both described the undertaking as a spiritual challenge of cooperation for the two wards and a large financial undertaking. The two wards were asked by the LDS Church to raise $104,000 for the construction. The LDS Church provides the remaining 70 g percent of the funding. Bishop Petersen challenged about of 20!) men to provide five days voluntary labor during the construction phase to help keep costs in line. The structure will face to the north with wings extending to the east and west and entrances on each wing, as well as in front. A Park Valley rock finish will highlight the center of the structure with the remainder being brick with some design. Bishop Peterson also noted that the property is large enough to allow for construction of a ball park in the southeast corner at some future date. Work was expected to begin immediately. Excavation was scheduled to get under way Tuesday or Wednesday. Garland East's chapel was constructed somewhere between 1907 and 1909 originally, according to Bishop Allen, with a number of additions built since that time. Bishop Petersen said the Fielding Chapel was originally constructed continued on page four David Monson Tromonton Hoaring Sot A proposed general fund budget of $274,000 will be the subject of a public hearing July 21 in the Tremonton Civic Center at 7 p.m. City Manager Jay llirschi said the budget anticipates no mill levy incenses. The current year's budget Is ai proximately $rl,,000. The annual budget hearing Is required by law. Tremonon residents are encouraged to attend. |