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Show 2. THE In Our Opinion LEADER-GARLAN- im TIMES, November 3. Page D r Why You Should Vote For Bonds o .h. TREMONTON voten give their approval to a $985,000 bond issue for water improvements which will mean a three mill tax increase and $3 a WHY r-,x- SHOULD 0, Everybody is in the habit of throwing junk mail away even unopened.. S does it. But it is amazing what you can learn from junk mail on an average day, especially if you're in the newspaper business. Did you. know, for instance, that blue is the most popular automobile color in Utah? According to one piece of junk mail I received, Utah in the ranked thirty-sevent- h nation, with a total of 43,657 new car registrations in 1976, of those and over were some shade of blue. has It looks like Star-Gaza lot of company. Mrs. Star-Gazhas accused me for years of having a thing about tar-Gaz- month more on their water bill? Here's why we think it should pass. 1. TREMONTON HAS experienced low water pressure problems during summer months in past years, even during good water years. The city's engineers say the primary reason is because an transmission line bringing water from springs near Deweyville is too small, not to mention antiquated. The bond issue would transmission line provide money to install a new and a new storage tank. This should Vv y- - : - ill.V I... f t markedly improve water pressure throughout the city the summer and the year around. one-four- th in 2. ALTHOUGH BUILDING in the city has continued, er there will come a time, most city council members feel, when future growth will have to be stopped if the water system is not improved. The present water system has definite limitations. Those limitations could affect the ability of your son or daughter to someday build a home in this city. 3. THE CONTEMPLATED improvements can never be built as cheaply in the future as they can now. Inflation alone adds percent annually to the cost. er BLEWFORD YORK found this unusual dental assistant waiting for him when he paid a visit to the office of J.K. Tebbs, DDS, Halloween Day. Mrs. Norma Ogborn greeted patients all day in her Halloween clown costume. She uses a giant toothbrush to make a point with Blewford. He is the son of Mrs. Mae York, Tremonton. School Talk 5-- But even more important, the city has approval of two government agencies who will buy the loans at and at low interest. The Utah Water Resources Board will purchase $250,000 of the general And the obligation bonds at essentially Farmers Home Administration will purchase $735,000 at five percent interest. Failure to approve the bond issue would undoubtedly result in the Joss of the favorable loan rates and a lower priority the next time the city decides to make application to the two agencies. 4. MANY PEOPLE, and rightfully so, are leary of government grants and gifts. This project includes no grant or gift. The Utah Water Resources Board is a state agency lending state money from a revolving fund set up by the state legislature. The money, when paid back by the city, will be loaned out to some other community for similar water improvements. Local taxpayers will pay five percent interest for the use of the FHA money. 5. NO OFFICIAL IN his right mind would promise a better fire rating as a result of the water improvements in light of the way all costs today are increasing. But, while the improvements may not lower the city's fire rating, they should at least help delay future increases for a while. THOSE ARE A FEW of the reasons why we think voters in Tremonton should vote in favor of the bond issue. To do otherwise, it seems to us, would be a vote, as one" councilman noted, putting the lid on the cify for years to come. And, a city without the potential for growth soon stagnates and begins to whither. School Bussing's Big Business By Hal Rasmussen Director of Transportation ' .1 School bussing has become "Big School Business" over the past years. Originally, student bussing was a small appendage to the education program. School buses have evolved from open air vehicles owned and operated by citizens of the school community to highly government-regulate- d sophisticated, transportation units. It is the intent of the local school board, as well as state board and state legislature to provide bus transportation for all qualifying students. To qualify for school bus transportation, the state has set the minimum distance for elementary students as 1.5 miles or more from school and secondary students 2.0 miles or more. The distance is, of course, via the most direct route from home to school. Where a student or students qualify for transportation, each local school board has the option of providing bus transportation or paying the parents to transport the student to school. School busing is a system of Mass Transit that has to operate within the bounds as set by the governing body. It is impossible to assume that school busing is equipped d, half-diamo- the color blue, ...mostly when it comes to clothes. I also drive a blue car, when you can see it through the dust. To change the subject, might I ask if you took your vitamins this morning? Another piece of junk mail had some interesting things to say about vitamins. Actually, I shouldn't call this one junk mail because it came from the University of Utah. But, it's something I normally can't use. At any rate, a U researcher says that in 1976 Americ-na- s swallowed, gulped or chewed enough Vitamin C to satisfy the total requirement of the entire world. Well, at least Anita Bryant is happy with us. Another piece of mail Star-Gazreceived told about research at the U College of Nursing. They're experimenting in ways .to make children like to go to the doctor's office. nostication formula. It reads: (1) If the rock is wet, it may be raining; (2) if the rock is hot and dry, the sun may be shining; (3) if the rock is warm and dry, the sun did shine; (4) if the rock is damp and cold, it's either morning or it rained; (5) if the rock is covered with ice or snow, it's probably cold; (6) if the rock is swinging toward a point rock, the wind may be blowing in that direction; (7) if the rock is swinging at a 45 degree angle, there is a good possibility of a tornado; if the rock is gone, you'd better go too. There has been some reluctance on the part of certain experts to give their endorsement to the device until further field tests results are in; but for the moment, the only alternative that is anywhere near as accurate is a look out the window." ; Incidentally, if any of you 'out there would like to purlt chase a weather er Actually, Star-Gazer- 's children have a very mature attitude about going to the doctor. I'm the one who is sc&rcd And last, out not least, got this interesting article from the Division of Wildlife Resources about a lt new weather forecaster for hunters. I'll pass it on as isl "There is a story told, the truth of which is unverified, that the word 'oops' was first uttered by a frustrated weatherman while standing ankle-dee- p in a he had predicted as partly Star-Gaz- er no-fau- Interchange? half-diamo- or set up to provide all of the transportation convenience that can be provided by individual means. The school bus must be considered an extension of the regular educational program. Often times students fail 'to realize this and assume the bus is a recreation and unwinding area, forgetting the hazards that may arise from disturbance or impolite conduct while they are receiving the services provided by the school bus. School personnel, parents and students must work together to assure polite conduct on the bus at all times. To help parents and students to know what is considered as acceptable conduct, a list of bus regulations is sent home with each student at the beginning of the school year. We encourage parents to read this list with their students and encourage them to abide by these regulations. The key person in student transportation is the bus driver, and he - or she must be an extremely responsible person because of his her duties. Not only is he responsible for the students, but also responsible to provide safe transportation for a "Classroom" going of our school district down the highways and and, in many cases, the bus driver's "Classroom" has two or three times the number of students that are found in the regular classroom. by-wa- Letters To Editor SOME TREMONTON CITIZENS were a bit flabberg-gaste- d recently over a comment made by Department of Transportation Commissioner Charles Ward of In a meeting concerning Tremonton city Ogden. planning, Mr. Ward was asked to speak concerning future highway impacts on the city. The subject of the type of interchange which will be constructed on Tremonton's main street west of town when is built to Plymouth, was raised. MR. WARD POINTED out that area citizens met in a meeting some months back and decided that the best available option is a interchange which would allow citizens to get off from the north and get on again to go north, but which would not allow access the other direction unless motorists drove to the Bothwell interchange or through town to the Elwood interchange. AT THAT POINT, Mr. Bill Ellis, a Tremonton council candidate, asked a question which now has many of us wondering why we didn't ask it at the earlier meeting. Mr. Ellis asked why an interchange like that on the north side of Brigham City could not be built. That but allows both north and interchange is a south access and exit. It, presumably, uses only about interas much space as a traditional change. MR. WARD'S response was, basically, that the idea just simply never came up at the meeting. We would like to suggest that his assessment isn't exactly correct. Citizens at the meeting were given, correctly, to believe that a full diamond would not be acceptable because of federal restrictions. In short, there isn't sufficient land area to provide such things as proper signing and ramp distances because of the close proximity of other interchanges. BUT MANY CITIZENS came away from the meeting feeling they had been shown by DOT engineers the only possible interchange configurations which could be constructed. We question now why DOT engineers did not suggest a configuration like that at Brigham City as a possibility. WE ARE WILLING to be the first to acknowledge that such a configuration is not the safest and least complicated. Until the DOT can show us accident figures which make such a configuration unacceptable, federal restriction against it, or other negative factors, we think it would be the best possible alternative since it movement of traffic. allows four-wa- y BEAR IN MIND that we aren't addressing the question of whether Garland should have an interchange. We think it should. But, we are saying that if an interchange is to be built in Tremonton, the particular configuration raised by Mr. Ellis would seem to be best. WE HOPE THE Tremonton City Council will take a look at the suggestion raised by Mr. Ellis and will pursue It further with the DOT. cloudy. Whatever the case, it is a fact that mankind has struggled long and hard to gain the upper hand on the enigma known as weather forecasting. Long before today's modern techniques, there were many ingenious methods used to predict nature's .wrath; and many of them proved to be at least as accurate as today's educated guesses. But now an absolutely foolproof weather-forecastin- g tool has been discovered; and when used in the right humor, it is bound to be a boon to sportsmen everywhere. Known as the weather rock, the device is ingenious in its simplicity. A round and very smooth rock is hung from a rope just a few inches off the ground. Then a circle is drawn around the rock; and, with the aid of a compass, stakes are driven and marked to represent north, south, east and west. But the key to the weather rock's success is its prog- Paronts Of Handicapped Want Organization Editor: are the parents of a handicapped child and would like to organize a parent group in our area. Would you We join with us in this effort? Individually, there is little that we can do to see that our handicapped children receive the best services and training for their special needs. As a group we can work together to see that our children have the best possible chance to avhieve whatever they are capable of achieving. The laws have changed, and if we know what they are, we can use them in getting better education for our children. There are more services for handicapped persons than there used to be. We need to know where they are and who we can contact to take advantage of them. we all know it We need each other's moral support isn't easy to be the parents of handicapped children. It is hard finding baby sitters. We worry about what will happen to these children when we are too old to care for them. Together we can work toward finding some answers. We have scheduled a meeting on Monday, November 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the North Park School, 50 East 7th North, Tremonton. We hope to see you there. If you can attend, If you don't please call us at want to participate, let us know, and we will drop your name from our mailing list; no questions asked. Thanks for letting us share with you our concerns for these special children and our hopes for their futures. - 257-773- 6. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Biddle P. S. We will have a babysitter at the school. Thanks For Flro Support Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the cooperation we received from you in distributing the fire prevention messages to the public during this past summer. In the preliminary examination of the number of fires reported this year, it looks like there was a reduction in d fires this year over the number reported last year. It is felt that a great number of fires were prevented because the public was better informed as to the proper methods to use in building campfires. The public was informed, through your efforts, when fire danger was extreme and extra caution should be used when using fire. Overall, without the cooperation received from your organization, wildland fire prevention would have taken a back seat this past summer. Thanks again for your assistance. We are looking forward to continued cooperation next year in presenting wildland fire prevention to the public. man-cause- Sincerely, Paul L. Sjoblom State Forester School and Home gully-wash- no-fau- forecaster rock kit, just Box write to: 127, Tremonton, Utah, and enclose $5. The kit comes complete with rock, rope and compass. No refunds, please. Star-Gaze- er C3CiJC by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Sometimes, it's hard for an educator not to appear to be the "meanest person in town." , This is true when people want to use the school for some cause. Often the cause is noble, commendable, desirable and worthwhile. Recently, some Utah schools were asked to conduct a program of dispensing fluoride tablets to prevent cavities in your students' teeth. It was said that the fluoridation program would require only a few minutes of class time each day. But where do we get the time? Should it come from the children's reading class? Arithmetic? Geography? English? The thing to remember is that every time some organization asks for school time, this subtracts time from the children's classes. Educators, Farm Bureau times the 315,000 students in Utah public schools and it becomes a huge block of time. Many junior and senior high teachers make several roll calls each day. Some of the good causes that involve school time are aimed at improving children's health of raising funds for charitable organizations. Even if one of these activities requires "only" a few minutes of class time, we can easily see the problem. It's often difficult to understand, but schools simply cannot do all the things for children and society that need to be done. Because of that, we should - remember B1 FLEX'O Meeting Set PLASTIC I FLEXIBLE CRYSTAL-CLEA- EASY TO INSTALL! The annual North Box Elder Farm Bureau meeting will be conducted Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bear River Valley Senior Center (old McKinley School). Leland Harris , President said the meeting will consist of the election of officers and development of Farm Bureau policy. Windows CUT WITH 8HEARS 1 TCK ONI "Run. Ft. 3 ft. Wldj ) Cheaper Than Hddi in Ikai Knpi Smi Out CiM Fwl r CHIT jwjbjjwismwj TO 21 NEST COAST MAIN STORES 2577749 SUPREME MUFFLER that the real reason schools exist is to help children learn. risking the possibility of being called unfeeling people, resist the idea of giving up class time. They need every minute they can have with the students to get the day's work done. Educators already have duties many to perform in the schools. Among these are accounting for lunch tickets, playground duty, roll call, school bus duty, lunchroom discipline, and so on. Roll call only takes three minutes, some will say. But multiply that three minutes times 180 days of school THE LEADER THE GARLAND TIMES FIT TO FACTORY Published every Thursday Publishing Company at 10 North 1st West, Tremonton, Utah. Subscription rate: Box Elder, Cache, and Oneida $5.50 per year, all other by the Leader areas $6.00 SPECIFICATIONS OR per year. Second Class Postage paid at Tremonton, Utah 84337. CUSTOMIZED EXHAUST WORK . ..w.w.:v: ATTENTION: The Western Trails Cafe and Bus Depot will be closed starting Nov. 6, 1977, and will be closed on Sundays throughout the winter. The hotel lobby will be open for anyone wishing to catch the bus. The buses will stop as scheduled, to pick up or let off passengers. Any one wishing to catch a bus on Sundays can buy their tickets throughout the week. See you regularly Monday through Saturday. Thank you. DeVerland Ruth Williams on Sunday, r, I I I I Guaranteed for as long as you own your car! LAWS !. ...afm wfjf guraiura u Wcst Main 257-792- 0 Headers Chrome Extensions sld.PlD Shocks u Jf |