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Show Arson suspected U. P. train slows traffic Arson may be the cause of the Tuesday night fire at Smith's Food King, 7000 S. 1700 W., according to West Jordan Fireman Lt. Kent Brown. Because of the "suspicious nature" of the blaze, West Jordan has asked the county arson investigation team to look into it. Fire broke out in a back room of the Draper police are investigating a Tuesday morning residential burglary in which over $5,000 worth of items were supermarket at 9:40 p.m. It apparently started in a wood bin in the store's southwest corner. Customers were evacuated. There were no injuries. jewelry, a piggy bank, a filing cabinet, a sewing machine, a typewriter, and other r4. ' Draper home burglarized Write to Santa Chief Jim Murray said burglars broke into the house near 500 E. 13200 S. and took two televisions, a stereo, 10 guns, postmarked by Dec. o f1kJ The West Jordan Chapter of Utah will be meeting Dec. 8 at Mountain Fuel Co., 9150 S. 500 W., at 11 a.m. for a holiday cooking demonstration. The chapter is open to new members. Homemakers meets Committee The Sandy July 4 committee will be holding a meeting on Monday, Dec. 8, at Station 1, 1220 E. 9400 S., Sandy. d, miscellaneous items. fc Utah Homemakers meet a branch office again this year at the Salt Lake County Recreation and Parks Department. Salt Lake County children may address their letters to Santa to: Special Delivery Santa co Salt Lake County Recreation Department, 3383 S. 300 E., Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Letters must include a stamped envelope and be Santa will have stolen. ' 1 Anyone trying to drive east and west on 9t)()0 S. at 100 E. in Sandy, Dec. 1, found themselves in a frustrated mood because of a train, The Union Pacific freight train came through Sandy at a slow pace at 1 p.m. with the intention of a section which had been left on a Sandy side track. Interference by youngsters playing with the air brakes on the U P. car caused several hours' delay. The Sandy police had to be called to the scene to assist, said John Bromley, U.P. public relations. 14 . Jordmn Valley Sentinel if Volume 47 Number 49 Published weekly Continuing The Midvale Sentinel at 125 W. Center St., Salt Lake (USPS 347-94O- Thursday, December 4, 1980 ) County, Utah by Midvale Sentinel, Inc. Second-clas- s postage paid at Midvale, Utah. in Jordan School District This issue two sections. Subscription rate S6 per year Two new zip codes for Sandy Post Office - for Midvale FrttM Srat in natty fcoM to tW RkitMri Cnh m kduif if tkt liMtrilf Eiduifi mi Mjiy. Eickufi CMitcrt first irgMizH 1950 ud um tktt tai, toe) kail kfM fhaif fmkm Skrises to Ubraqf k) Km CM. Tn NCMMflts fKUMN Mft Im if tkt MM Statu' fNM k the Ani tor tht pMt to nii ickMb, ftrariet ther iUic bwUs. Detplte rumort . . . Despite rumors to the contrary, it's "business as musual" at the South Jordan library and head librarian Eleanor Green expects it to remain that way. For the past several weeks, rumors have been circulating throughout the small community that residents were in danger of losing their library; According to the stories, poor circulation was the culprit. Church and civic groups encouraged their members to "begin checking out books even if they didn't read them." Statistical reports for October showed that South Jordan had the since it had such a rate. The low circulation official then asked residents through the city's newsletter to get out and support their library. Hogan said that South Jordan's circulation rate would not affect the necessarily board's decision to build West Jordan or Riverton. her hair. The victim claims she was attacked and raped. She was taken to St. Mark's hospital. Det. Sgt. Mike Johnson, and Detective Craig Pedersen where the officers who investigated the case. There are present, they said. no suspects at to according parade Bills of the Midorganizer Randy vale Chamber of Commerce. The route for the parade will begin at the parking lot of the shopping center on 7200 S. and State St. and proceed down State to Center St., west on Center to North Allen St., north on Allen to Second Avenue, west to Main St., back down to Center, and end at the city hall. to Santa, the In addition Midvale include will procession fire trucks and police vehicles. Midvale's Jr. Miss, Susanne Haws, ning, 1,1981. Loss over $,000 and her attendants Jan Nystrom and Angie Robertson will act as dot) Santa's helpers. . . Santa will be meeting with the younger set in the city hall auditorium immediately after the parade, which is expected to take between 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Santa will pass out can- scheduled! canes to each boy and girl present and listen to their Christ- two-whe- mas wishes. Santa has other visits ween Dec. 8 the Midvale planned a number of around the city betand Dec. 22 including Center Square area from p.m., Midvale Main and Center St. area 4:30-- 6 p.m., and 7200 S. and State St. 8 p.m. Long ranee planning items will discussed at special meetings of the West Jordan City Council beginning in January. The planning meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the conference room adjacent to the council chambers. The council will address a major area of concern at each meeting. The sessions will be open to the public, but comments will be limited to a short question-answe- r period at the conclusion of each in radar use Sandy City Police Department is in the process of preparing a radar course for its officers. In Itn MiMnn ku btN if tkt Yur" ij Timn dun it Uttj'i Sm4j I stent nan! is hif M as baM if bis ftlti fimti. Tit immIj to tkt MhriAul innMkaf lit Mcgtst ctririMiti to tkt 4t intuit School board slates agenda for Doc. 9 Committee Reports: A. Jordan District Family Education Center Program Review. 7:454 p.m. ments. IV. Patron Com- - p.m. - V. Special Business Items: A. Recommended Student Fee Schedule for Hfgh School 8-- 9 Credit, B. Discussion of Legislation, C. Recommendation Make-u- p to Approve the Building Plans for Phase I of the Jordan District Technical Center. January each of the 30 el sured. The burglary was discovered on Thanksgiving day at 6 p.m. Several desk drawers in the victim's office and in another office were open. However, nothing else was missing or disturbed. There was no sign of forced entry. The safe was recovered last Friday on Bell Canyon Road by Sheriff's deputies, Sgt. Ken Officers to train be foxmirgOairy mounted, native cut emerald, approximately 1.8 carats, estimated value $10,324; and and unmounted, containing nearly $100,000 in ruby, weighing about 1.4 carats, valued at $9,581; two 4 bags of jewels was taken. Fashion Cabinets, 9620 S. 5440 silver coins, $34,750; a white W., was broken into sometime diamond, 1.3 carats, unknown between Nov. 26 and 27. Burglars values; and miscellaneous gold and silver dolly coins, bullion, apparently used a to remove the 300 lb. safe from the medalions. office of Dale Kelsch, whose So far, none of the jewels have business. the owns been recovered. West Jordan family According to police reports, the detectives are checking several safe contained $98,340 worth of leads. jewels, gold bullion, and silver medalions. The jewels were not in- dy Planning sessions ?J.3. Investigation continues into the Thanksgiving burglary of a West Jordan business in which a safe 6-- tape recorders, and of The Jordan School Board has anything value were taken from A in the agenda for its upthe released the four cars burglaries. to window was broken gain entry coming board meeting scheduled into one of the cars. The others for the evening of Dec. 9. were unlocked. Items on the agenda ire as Several drunken driving charges follows: were filed on the Thanksgiving holiday, otherwise Sandy had a 7: p.m. III. Program and comparatively quiet holiday, said 16-ye- new "Politics" were responsible for South Jordan receiving a library before the city had reached the prescribed level. The branch was okayed shortly after the temple was announced. Library board members recognized that the circulation would probably be low for awhile. Money, Lt.FYedChampneys. A old girl, attending a party at a Sandy home, was attacked by three men who entered a bedroom where she was combing West level. then-propos- Sandy police are looking for a suspect or suspects in the week end car prowls which occurred on Cameo Dr. "West Jordan is growing at such a tremendous rate," she commented, "they need a new building." She also hinted that there might be a possibility of leaving the current Jordan branch open after a branch is built to handle the library community's needs. in either. Before a branch is approved in any area, there must be at least 10,000 people living within a two mile radius of the proposed site. Riverton will receive a branch when its popultion reaches that highest. In spite of the grim statistics, Terry Hogan, county library public relations, stressed that the South Jordan branch would not be closed. There is, however, the possibility that hours will be cut. That will depend on the outcome of the current budget hearings with the county commission. Car prowls, burclarics investigated Due to the tremendous growth in the Sandy area the Sandy Post Office has outgrown its single zip code of 84070. Effective Jan. 1, 1981, the Sandy Post Office will be assigned two additional zip codes, 84091 and 84092. 84091 will be assigned to the Post Office Boxes only, and 84092 will be assigned to all residential and business addresses east of 1300 East (County), Alta and Snowbird Ski Resorts. Residents living on 1300 East and west will still use the zip code of 84070. Those affected by the zip code change should notify all correspondents that their zip code will be 84092 effective Jan. ay second lowest circulation rate in the county system. Only South Salt Lake was lower. Whitmore had the The rumor apparently started last month when a city official asked the librarian what would tax happen if the limitation act passed. She explained that the library's hours would probably be made shorter Midvale's annual Santa Clans parade is scheduled to get underway at 10:30 this Saturday mor- patrol officers will receive instructions course to be given during a McGuire said. The safe contained an unmountopaz, ted 22.4 carat emerald-cu- t estimated value $26,000; an un 40-ho- ur by certified personnel at the Sandy police building, said Lt. Fred Champneys. I 1 TT1- Interchange hearing set in Sandy City City is seeking Sandy infor- mation from its citizens concerning the 10600 S. interchange proposal. A public meeting is scheduled at Sandy City Hall, 800 E. 100 N., on Dec. 9, at 8 p.m., on the construction of an interchange proposed at and 10600 S. -U meeting. Final decisions will be announced at regular council meetings and progress reports will be made on key issues. The schedule for these meetings f . AA It1 is as follows: Jan. 20 - Police, fire, animal control and courts Feb. 17 - Streets, highways and sidewalks. Mar. 17 Water, sewer and storm drains Mar. 31 - Parks, recreation, -- cemeteries, and city beautification Apr. 21 Civic center, commercial and industrial development The director of the affected department will play a key role with the city manager in providing data and materials for council review. High and Old Lace will be presented Dec. 3, 4, and 9. in the Hilkrest wiH be 7:30 Little Theater. Show time for popular mystery-comed- p. Leads for the studenl production include Amette Godfrey as Abby. foenk y as Martha, John Mclntyre as Mortimer, and Darrea Tacker as Teddy. The play is under the direction of Potiwd Vuyk. Student director is Sharon Pitts. Amy Trnjillo |