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Show UTAH P.O. Box M IS 27 Salt Lake City Utah tUOM. OCflUKf inns (g&iaiL&stfS) Volumo 50 Number 6 TREMONTON, UTAH lll A!s it-- , -- A r, r fitI7 Vv'V If I Yfc !, i. - if ,o- i ' ;' Ifrv : -- :iSE744 ... " " y , '"Winn ",' n4 MJ f , cSf iL ' 1 December 0, 1977 84337 I - . :v 'O. EICCIU Kt M Of si ' ! . ! .. - i- r y; f , - Will it work? Did the Mets win a world series pennant? If the power of positive thinking really works - it just might. "This thing just keeps mushrooming," exclaimed a farmer shooting the breeze with a group of farmers collected Monday at the American Agriculture strike office in Tremonton. There are probably hundreds of reasons why a planned agriculture Strike demanding 100 percent of parity shouldn't work, but more and more Box Elder County farmers are joining the group who think it can. Box Elder County farmers have been invited to gather with their tractors Friday morning at 8 a.m. at the strike office housed in a vacant service station near the fairgrounds. The purpose is for a cavalcade of farmers who will organize, then head for the state capital in Salt Lake City. Strike Saturday to get farmers to rally in of a nationwide effort No one is quite sure what the turnout will be. Bad weather could be the biggest factor. The strike leaders have managed to get most permit requirements for highway travel by tractors waived for the demonstration, also. Randy Marble, who is spearheading the Tremonton group for American Agriculture, said the tractor-born- e farmers will travel through the populated areas to put across their point that American agriculture is in trouble. Marble said he's waiting for a call from operators of the Utah State Fairgrounds for permission to use the facility as a parking lot for the tractors which show up Friday evening. Saturday, Dec. 10, the farmers expect to travel from the fairgrounds to the state capitol in an effort to get their point across. , The Salt Lake demonstration is part tractor-drivin- g their state capitols. The Utah Highway Patrol has apparently agreed to help farmers make the trip to Salt Lake City uneventfully. And all Tremonton area farm implement dealers, according to Marble, have agreed to help farmers get their tractors back home following the rally on Saturday. At strike headquarters, Marble and other farmers are engaged in what effort to appears to be a make sure that somebody shows up in Salt Lake City Saturday. A representative has been assigned in almost every community, a spokesman said, to "get commitments" for the cavalcade. "I think the movement is starting to pick up quite a bit of momentum," one cont. on page fourteen well-organiz- '1fWi,lWi Support THE AMERICAN AGRICULTURE strike office in Tremonton was busy this past week staffed by local farmers. Organizer Randall Marble spent much of the week getting ready for Saturday's tractor rally in Salt LakeCity. An 0 tractors from Box Elder County were scheduled to join in the statewide rally. estimated 400-50- Measures n)iron? FF 0mllnnl8sSDlnl County commissioners Tuesday academic leave for approved a 90-da- y Sheriff Art Redding which will allow him to attend the FBI National Academy. But commissioners held firm to dictum. their y But, Sheriff Redding isn't ready to accept the commission's refusal to pay him his regular salary while he attends the school. "I do intend to still press for my wages," he said Tuesday. Redding has obtained legal council and contends that an action by the commission withholding his salary would actually be in violation of the law. "I'm just trying to keep the commissioners from commissioners from committing a crime," he said. The sheriff cites cases which would indicate that the salary an elected sheriff receives is his by virtue of the no-pa- fact that he was elected-n- ot by virtue of the fact that it was authorized by a county commission. As long as the sheriff is legally in office, his contention is that it would be illegal for the commission to withhold his salary. If the point is pursued thru the courts, the commission would be represented by county attorney O.D. Lund. Sheriff Redding, also an elected official, could apparently request that he be represented by the Utah Attorney General's office according to statue. Or, the AG's office could contract with a private attorney to provide representation for the elected official. Redding presented the commission with a letter Tuesday about 10 a.m. which noted, "I am formally requesting you grant me, as Sheriff of Box academic leave Elder County, a of absence from office so I may attend 90-d- Strong IPOV pages as they'd like returning them to the store who's name is printed on that page. . few more books are available at each of the participating merchants. They are the following: Pete's Snowmobile Center, Lazy P Tack and Western Wear, Bear River State Bank, Noiiunds, Safeway, Foxy Fashion, Cowley's, Anderson Lumber, First i-- T How widespread is support in Box Elder County for the FBI National Academy in Quant-icVa., Jan. through March 1978, inclusive." "May I request your answer today," the letter said. The letter also contained a copy of a state provision noting, "No county officer shall absent himself from the county for a period of more than 30 days without the consent of the board of county commissioners." Redding said he'd like an answer in writing or at least a minute entry. County Commission Chairman later signed a letter prepared by county attorney, O. D. Lund, giving Redding his leave, but stipulating the restriction. "Please be advised that the County Commissioners do hereby consent to your being absent from the County for the period of time and for the purpose cont. on page fourteen o, Tremonton This Weekend It's moonlight specials galore in Tremonton this weekend with just 14 shopping days reamining until Christmas. Many merchants will remain open until 10 p.m. and some will offer' special discounts and prizes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Just two weeks remain in Santa's Coloring Book contest. Youngsters 10 and under may color as many of the 23 . northern It's Moonlight Sale Time In x Security Bank, Don's Furniture and Upholstrey, Hamilton Drug Center, Hales Bros. Furniture and The Shoe Glen. A Others are Gepharts, Four Season Supply, Tremonton Branch Logan Savings and Loan, R & R Hardware, Northern Furniture, Carl and Don's, Coast to Coast, King's Variety, Heidi House and Miller's Jewelry. the American Agriculture effort to achieve 100 percent parity for farm products striking Dec. 14, if necessary, to get the job done? THE LEADER - THE GARLAND TIMES Monday evening conducted a telephone poll reaching 94 adults in which support for the strike was widely supported, although the number who said they would actively support the strike, dropped slightly. The poll first asked respond- - r S t fc r1- - ents: 1. Are you in sympathy or opposed to the planned national strike by American Agriculture scheduled to begin Dec. 14, unless farmers receive 100 percent of parity prices? Here's how the results turned out: -- 72 percent (73) said "yes." -- 14 percent (14) said "no." , -- 7 percent (7) said "Don't know." The poll next asked: 2. Would you actively support the strike? Here's how the results turned out: -- 56 percent (52) said "Yes." -- 29 percent (27) said "No." -- 14 percent (13) said "Don't know." Respondents were also asked: 3. "Do you think a farmers strike has a chance to increase prices paid to farmers for farm products?" Here's the results: -- 64 -- 20 "No." percent (59) said "Yes". percent (19) said -- 15 percent (14) said "Don't know." The poll was conducted during the evening hours by two callers who selected respondents at random by calling every twentieth residential telephone number in the North Box Elder County side of the Continental Telephone of the West phone book. The callers also kept track of whether respondents were male or female. A total of 54 men (& percent) responded, while 38 on page fourteen t. BOB EVANS and Lynette Taylor, Bear River High Band officers, study a chart for one of tonight's numbers in the annual Christmas band concert. Miss Christensen will be featured in a trumpet solo. . Christmas Band Concert Tonight Traditional Christmas carols will highlight the Bear River High band concert tonight. The concert is free to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The school concert band, under the direction of conductor, J. Golden Ward, will perform first. Lynette Christensen will be featured with a trumpet solo. The school stage band, the LanSirs, will provide half of the program. "It's the band's Christmas present to the public. Hopefully, they'll come and enjoy it," Ward said. i |