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Show Slt Lake fiss i ss0c i i L j TP VOLUME 57 NUMCSt Deputies Examine 25-in- red Sept. area. 8 in the Bothwell-Penros- e Burglars stole a stero and four guns from the Max Smith residence, PenWinchester pump rose, and a shotgun, Kodak Instamatic camera Black & Decker drill from and the Ronald Palmer residence in Bdth-wel- l. Larsen urged home owners to call the sheriff's department if they observe unknown persons hanging around a neighbor's home.. He also urged homeowners to lock their doors when leaving the house, since entry by the burglars has usually been made through an unlocked door.. Deputies also say they are hamper-- , ed in such burglaries because few people record the serial numbers of guns and other items which might be stolen. The result is the deputies often have no way of proving conclusively the ownership of a stolen item even though it may be recovered. Correspondent Welcomed The Leader staff welcomes Mrs. Mary Ann Gardner to our ranks. Mrs. Gardner will join the staff as a Deweyville correspondent. Residents of Deweyville should call Mrs. Gardner with significant news about families and friends. Call her at 257-341- Blood Pressure Clinic Slated Monday, Sept. 19, is the date set for the monthly Blood Pressure Clinic in Tremonton. The clinic will be held from 5 p.m. at the Bear River Valley Senior Center in Tremonton. Any one may attend. It is free. 3-- JIk E) US IM B TREMONTON, UTAH 84337 In fICELUKE M nPMunii SEPTEMCER x n i 13. 1977 Tremonton It's Still Illegal But... Every city and town in the United States probably has a ordinnumber of ances still on the books which for good reaaren't enforced, long-forgott- - son. And, Tremonton is no exception. Did you know, for instance, that it is still very much illegal to "spit" in public places? That's right. The ordinance says, "It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate or spit or throw cigar stumps, cigarette stumps, or quids of tobacco on the floor of any public building or upon any paved sidewalk or paved crosswalk within the city." Here's another ordinance still . on the books that undoubtedly relates back to an era when almost everybody was their own butcher. "No person shall melt or render" or cause or permit to be melted or rendered as fat, tallow or lard within the city unless such melting or rendering be done in a steam-tigh- t vessel and in such a manner that there will be no gases or odors thereby produced which are obnoxious or offensive .." to the public." . IJU5S, Supreme Court rulings have effectively done away with vagrancy laws, but Tremonton had one - still on the books -which would undoubtedly be struck down for discrimination if , it were enforced today. "Every person, except an Indian, without visible means of support, who has the physical ability to work and who does not seek employment nor labor when employment is offered him," could be arrested for vagrancy. Why not Indians? Did you know that are speed limits in the city parks? One city ordinance notes that it is illegal to "ride or drive any animal or vehicle at a rate of speed exceeding 15 miles per hour" in city parks. City ordinance also makes it illegal to "drive or operate any vehicle or bicycle or lead, ride or drive any animal upon any sidewalk in the city." d Another ordinance it is illegal "to play or says engage in any game except at such places as shall be specially set apart for that purpose." There's another more modern ordinance which could put half the high school-ag- e population and some a lot older, before a judge if it were ever enforced: ' "No driver shall have either .arm around another person or. shall another" person have' either arm around thrdriver while the vehicle is in motion." The lack of enforcement of that ordinance only goes to prove that it simply isn't true that policemen don't have hearts. Ofl alln)dlfldl(al1r8 o Finding people willing to run for city office can be as difficult as selling an ice box to an eskimo. Heads of Tremonton's two political parties are searching for agreeable candidates to run for the two council seats and the mayoral post which will be up for grabs in Novembnon-partis- er. Mayor Max Mason and Councilmen Russ Webb and Harry Gephart have all said they will not seek reelection. ', (See Editorial Page Two) park-relate- The Citizen's and People's parties will hold nominating conventions on Friday, Sept. 30, both at 7:3Q p.m. The 7 EDM) Citizen's party will meet in the Bear River Valley Senior Center (old school) and the People's party will meet in the Tremonton Civic Center. Chairman of the Citizen's party is Junior Lish. People's party chairman is Gerald Bair. A few city residents have expressed an interest to run but none has announced publicly their intentions preferring to wait until the nominating conventions. Thus far, neither party apparently has more than one person expressing an interest for each of the three offices on the ballot. Both parties have invited citizens to Mc-Kinl- call the respective chairmen with suggestions about possible candidates. Each party is and represents no party affiliation. non-partis- At the nominating convention each will open nominations for each position. Nominees will then be thinned to one for each office thru a vote of those present. Each slate of candidates from the two parties will be placed on the November election party ballot. Citizens who will be of voting age by election time are eligible to attend either nominating convention and are eligible to cast a vote for candidates. W3DD Rarthqueik Stroke HE Coy cutty An earthquake will strike Box Elder County Saturday, September 17, at 8 a.m. in the morning, according to county Emergency Services Director Will Cross. At least, that's how Cross has things planned. The earthquake will be part of an emergency exercise in which Tremonton and Brigham City officials will participate, along with ambulances, fire departments and hospital personnel. The exercise will center around a simulated earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 on the Richter scale. The quake lasts 2 - 4 minutes along the Wasatch Front in Box Elder County, Cache County and Weber County. Epicenter of the quake is supposedly located in the area of Dry Lake, north of Mantua. Cross said city council members will gather in their respective towns to discuss how they would react to the situation. "Emergency measures will be placed into action to rescue people that might be in need of assistance," Cross said. There will be simulated power outages, broken gas lines, telephone lines, street cracks making them impassable and burning and damaged buildings. L I vt n r v i , 5- County emergency crews will respond to mock situations along with volunteers. Bear River Valley Hospital participate in the exercise will also INSPECTING A CUCUMBER which is almost ready to harvest are (1 to r) Susan Petersen, kneeling, Lynettv Roberts, owner Ron Henrie and Dan Fisher. Henrie with his help is growing cucumbers and tomatoes hydropondically in a series of greenhouses. Garland LDS Conference To Convene mm are nourished thru nutrients supplied them in the water. The root system is bathed in the water while plant growth is suspended from nylon strings. Each day, Henrie mixes an ounce of the concentrated nutrients with 50 gallons of water which is then circulated to the plants. Heaters and coolers keep the temperature at 72 degrees for the tomatoes during the day and 62 degrees at night. Sixty days after the specially developed seeds are planted embedded in an absorbent material to draw up the moisture, the mature tomato plant will begin producing. Harvesting will take place eveiy other day for ten to twelve months when the plants will have to be discarded. Henrie has about 1,000 tomato plants In each greenhouse. He expects to produce about 30,000 pounds of tomatoes in a year. ( 1;'. - 'Hydroponics' Hydroponics? No, it isn't a new stereo system. It's a unique farming system that is growing in popularity in Box Elder County. For Ron Henrie, West Tremonton, hydroponics is "a matter of growing tomatoes and other plants in water and getting away from the soil." And it's "scientific," Henrie adds. "I think I've learned more about chemistry in the last two weeks than I learned in my whole life." Henrie has recently purchased and erected two large greenhouses, 30x124 ft. at his farm. A third one is under construction and a fourth but smaller structure will be erected later. Inside, Henrie is about ready to harvest his first crop of hydrophonical-l- y grown cucumbers while tomato plants near maturity in the other houses. Hydroponics utilizes no soil. Plants Ay &&IL& SO Daylight Burglaries The Box Elder County Sheriffs office has asked home owners to help them curb a series of daylight burglaries. Deputies are currently investigating three burglaries in which a number of guns were stolen from residences along with other items. The latest burglary occurred Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Marvin Bunderson residence on the Riverdale Stake LDS Farm in Corinne. Chief Deputy Curtis Larsen said a .22 caliber single shot Stevens was taken, along with several .45 caliber "black powder" rifles and a portable Magna vox television. Thieves also took an antique ring. Two other daylight burglaries occur- IBS Ciiy, Utth His cucumbers are about six weeks old now. Harvest was expected to begin Wednesday. He has about 700 cucumber plants in one house which will yield about 16 pounds of cucumbers in a sixty day period. "When we hit that we throw them out because they start slacking off," Henrie noted. Henrie admits that wheat and sugar beet prices are one reason he decided to invest in hydroponics. The new operation offers a potentially more stable financial future. "They're a good investment," he said. "If I was sitting here on my duff deciding whether to buy this or a farm it sure wouldn't be a farm." Getting into the hydroponics business is a lot more accessible to a young man than buying or leasing a farm, Henrie said. "Ground will pay for itself but it won't give a guy a living." He is also involved in the more conventional type of farming as well, but hydroponics has eliminated some of the traditional concerns. "Hail, drought and frost are three things you've eliminated," he said. Now Henrie must worry about such things as the Ph level of his water-- he trucks his water in to the greenhouse from a well in Blue Creek because local well water has too much mineral content. "It gives you a source of accomplishment and it's scientific," Henrie said of hydroponics. For instance, "you have to add acid to the water to bring it down to neutral. ..if you put in too much you burn everything off and your crop's gone." Henrie will harvest his two crops, box them, then sell them to a distributor in Mantua who began farming hydroponically a number of years ago- - He also hopes to market some to local grocery stores and will sell some from a stand near the operation. "People sometimes tell me these don't taste the same, yet they buy them in the store every day, he observed. He says one problem right now is "we haven't got enough strength in marketing." More producers are needed and eventually formation of a coop is seen. Henrie said "by next spring" there will be about 12 hydroponics greenhouses located in the valley. A number of farmers have plans to build the structures. to "I feel farming is eventually coming this," he said. "In the future you're going to find most of your produce grown like this because there just isn't the ground to do it." "Church Leadership Begins at Home" will theme the quarterly conference of the Garland Utah Stake Sept. 8 at the Garland Tabernacle. A general session will be conducted Sunday at 10 a.m. with President Clive Gam presiding. Two special leadership meetings are scheduled for Saturday. A 5 p.m. meeting should be attended by the stake presidency, high council, stake executive secretary and clerks, bishoprics, ward executive secretaries and clerks, stake Young Men's presidency and secretary, ward Young Men's presidency and secretary, priesthood quorum presidencies, group leaders and secretaries. A 7 p.m. leadership meeting should be attended by all ward and stake officers and teachers and their partners, stake leaders emphasized.! 17-1- - |