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Show Provo, March Showers Page THE HERALD, 4 Utah, Thursday, March 17, 1983 Utah Lake Hits Highest Level in Years (UP I) -Early March storms spawned by an unusual weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean have continued to pump water inio the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake, pushing the waters to the highest levels in years. The National Weather Service said Wednesday precipitation around Great Salt Lake during the first half of March averaged more than one inch, "well above normal, which caused an increase in the expected peak." The lake in northern Utah has risen another two inches since March 1, to an elevation of 4,202.66 feet above mean sea level, said service hydroiogist Gerald Williams. "This is the highest level of the lake in 55 years, dating back to August of 1927," Williams said. "And, the lake will con- SALT LAKE CITY tinue its upward swing until about June 1, reaching a level near 4,203.25 feet. This would be almost 2.5 feet higher than 1982's peak of 4,200.85 feet." Utah Lake also continues to inch upward and was 2.2 feet above compromise as of mid March, headed for a peak of 2-- feet above compromise near May 1. 3U around both lakes. Service meteorologist Bill Alder said the wet pattern Utah has been experiencing has been attributed in part to a phenomenon known as the El Nino. "The name El Nino is a Spanish term for 'the child' and refers to the usual yuletide timing of an event," Alder said.' "The event refers to a change in Pacific wind patterns, ocean currents and water temperatures." He said dramatic warming has taken place across the Pacific "These forecasts are based on current trends and slightly above normal precipitation for the next few months," the hydroiogist said. "But, any major shifts in the weather pattern could alter the lakes' projected resulting from unusually warm Pacific Ocean currents will peak levels." And, he said spring storms likely continue to plague areas Ocean, off the Mexican and South American coasts, westward along the equator, into the western Pacific Ocean. "This is an area where easterly wind currents normally blow. For some reason, these easterly winds subsided last June and allowed the waters to warm. This was abnormally early for this to occur," Alder said. Alder said, if precipitation averages well above normal, the lake levels are likely to be somewhat higher than predicted Officials Voice Contamination Woes flooding is a statewide problem this year, although he conceded By Josephine Zimmerman Herald Staff Writer "Many people don't realize that one of the biggest prob-lemresulting from high water that Utah Lake, the Jordan River and Great Salt Lake pose the most serious threats. "We're moving every drop of water possible through the Jordan River at the present time," Matheson said, noting that it is now at 600 percent of its normal flow. "Even with this flow, we are not able to keep Utah Lake from rising," he said. Matheson toured the north Utah County area by helicopter, then he and his party drove to Utah Lake State Park, then south to Lake Shore, Palmyra, and Lincoln Beach. At the beach they boarded the National Guard helicopter to return to Salt Lake ss comes from contamination," Gov. Scott M. Matheson declared Wednesday as he toured flooded areas in Utah County. With Dr. James Mason, Utah Director of Health, the governor said contamination of the ground from unworkable septic tanks will be one of the major problems the state must address in Utah County as it allocates funds to alleviate flood problems. Some of the $957,000 in emergency funding allocated by the Utah Legislature in the closing hours of the 1893 session has already been spent in Sevier County. Lorayne Tempest, director of the Utah Office of Emergency Management, said the money was spent to help pump sewage into a landfill area, after flooding and high ground water made septic tanks unworkable. con- cerned about the removal of g bar in Indian Ford, the the Jordan River south of Point of the Mountain. Earlier this year Utah and Salt Lake County officials agreed that the bar mile-lon- Larry Lunnen, Utah Director of Public Safety, has been named by the governor to handle allocation of the state's emergency funds. "We know they aren't adequate to handle all the should be removed, but complications concerning liability were raised by the Utah Attorney General's Office and the State Engineer. Matheson told Brig. Gen. John Matthews, Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard, that he wants to see if removal of Indian Ford is a viable alternative for the future. Matthews indicated it is still possible to get equipment into the Jordan River near Camp Williams, where a road runs directly down to the river. Matheson and Matthews indicated removal of the ford may not do much good this year, but it should be investigated for the them on a priority basis according to the most urgent need," he Dr. Mason said the sewage contamination problems facing City. problems, but we'll allocate that Matheson emphasized said. Matheson said he still is future. Nephi Bonding Power To Aid Safeway Store By MYRNA TRAUNTVEIN Nephi Correspondent - NEPHI For the first time in the history of Nephi City, it will use its bonding power to give private enterprise a big $1.6 mil- lion helping hand. The city council voted Tuesday to issue a $1,650,000 revenue bond so Safeway may build a store this spring in Nephi. But a local grocer opposing the move called it a slap in the face for local businessmen. y The crowd greeted the decision with a burst of applause. The crowd not only packed council chambers but were moved into a small overflow room. Glen Greenhalgh was the only councilman who did not vote for the resolution. Greenhalgh abstained because he is employed by Allen's Food Fair, a grocery store chain which will compete with Safeway on a standing-room-onl- local level. Richard Barton, representing Allen's Food Fair, said Allen's had franchise inducement signed last been in the community for 40 May by the city council. years. While his grocery store is According to Don Eyre Jr., city not against competition, he said he attorney, since May when the believes that when the store has inducement resolution was signed grown in the community and tried by Nephi councilmen, industrial to serve area residents it is like revenue bond regulations have "a siap in the face" when the changed so a new public hearing community thinks about giving an had to be held. In addition, the new resolution had to be signed. unfair advantage at a lower interest rate to a competitor. He says Tuesday's decision and signing of there is not a lot of money in the the new resolution represented a grocery business and even pennies legal technicality, says Eyre. add up and mean a lot. He comEyre told the council there will pared his store to a natural child be no taxing on the industrial and says when an adopted child is revenue bond because the bond brought into the family it is not will be issued in the name of the given an unfair advantage. "We city. For that reason, there will be love the community and the peoa lower finance charge available, as well. ple." Though the city will back the Safeway Stores Inc., plan to Safeway Stores Inc., in obtaining begin construction of the 26,200 the bond, they will not have any square foot store at 9th North obligation to pay for the bond if Main, Nephi, in April. Constructhe store is not successful in the tion should be completed by Dec. community. 31, 1983 says Jim Fassio, Safeway All bond payments will be paid Store Inc. real estate regional by the company, even if the venture is unsuccessful, explained atrepresentative. The company already has let bids on the original torney Eyre. Obituaries Wesley Jacobsen Laura Taylor Wesley "Paul" Jacobsen, NEPHI Laura Livingston Taylor, 93, died Wednesday, March 16, 1983 in Orem. She was born June 10, 1889 to Charles C. and Julia Ann Sellars Livingston. She married Basco Dell Taylor on July 3. 1907 in Fountain Green, Utah. The marriage later was solemnized in the Manti LOS Temple. He died Nov. Orem, died Monday, March IS, 1983 in Utah Valley Hospital. He was born July 13. 1982 to Wesley D. and Mierrie statu Jacob-seHis parents are members of the Lake-vie- 20. 1975. Ward. Survivors include one daughter, 11a Second LDS v Mae T. Survivors include, grandchildren; many great his parents, Orem; grandchildren and two sisters. grandparents. Mr. and Funeral will be Friday, 1 p.m., in Nephi Mrs. LaMar Jacobsen Seventh LOS Ward Chapel. Friends may call and Mr. and Mrs. RobFriday at the chapel prior to services. Burial ert R. Stahl, all of Harrison; 15 will be in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Orem; Mrs. Harvette Stahl, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Nephi. ents, Mrs. Madline I n Stahl, Angleton, Wesley Jacobsea Texas; Mr. and Mrs. I John Harrison, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Mar Jacobsen, Pleasant Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Allred, Orem; Mrs. Mamie Jacobsen, Lake-vie- Mortuary Services 373-184- Graveside services will be Friday, 11 a.m. in Provo City Cemetery where friends may meet. 1 ' ; Nellie Ann Carter Barney t Funeral services were held today at ' ; the Mortuary of Provo. Inter-- ; '. ; .' : . -- : -- ; . Berg ment Provo City Cemetery Charley D. Higgs Graveside services will be held Fri- day 12 noon at the Kaysville Cemetery, 500 E. Crestwood Rd. Kaysville. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo today 5 p.m. or may meet at the cemetery on Friday. 3-- : ; Wesley J j - m "Paul" Jacobsen Graveside services will be held Fri-- ', day 11 a.m. at the Provo City Cemetery. Friends may meet at the cemetery. Charley - D. Higgs SPRINGVILLE Charley D. Higgs, 73, died of heart failure Monday, March 14, 1983 in Ann Siesta Villa Nursing Home in Spring- ville. He was bom Aug. 11. 1909 in Layton to Hyrum D. and Grace Wade Higgs. He received his education in Layton Schools. He was employed at Hill Air Force Base until he entered military service in World War II and served in the Air Force. He trained in Corpus Christi, Texas. After his discharge he lived in California for about five years. He moved to Salt Lake City where he lived for several years and then moved to Springville where he had lived the past four years. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Violet Richard, Carson City, Nev. Graveside service will be Friday, noon in Kaysville-Laytu- n City Cemetery. 500 E. Crest-woo- d Road. Friends may call Berg Mortuary, 185 E. Center, Provo, today, 3 to 5 p.m. or may meet at the cemetery Friday. Full military rites will be accorded. Death Notice Robert Boel, 8, of Springville died of leukemia Wednesday in his home. Funeral will be Saturday, 11 a.m., in the Second-Ut- h LDS Ward Church, 455 South Main, Springville. Friends may call at Wheeler Mortuary on Friday, 7 to 9 p.m. or Saturday from 9 30 to 10:30 a.m. Place of burial is pending National Obituaries Arthur Godfrey - NEW YORK (L'PI) Entertainer Arthur Godfrey, who charmed millions via television and radio with his homespun charm and unpredictable manner, died of emphysema and pneumonia. He was 79. Friends and fans, including President Reagan, mourned the entertainer Wednesday. "In a long career, he not only won national popularity but triumphed over illness and physical disability in a way that was an inspiration to his fans," Reagan said. Pat Boone, who got his break on a Godfrey show, said; "America has lost its real life d Huckleberry Finn, a freckle-facemischief maker who cared very deeply about people and our world. Godfrey died at 1:57 p.m. EST Wednesday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, a spokesman for the entertainer said. He had been hospitalized since March 3. Godfrey, affectionately called "Old Redhead" because of his unruly red hair, was the most popular broadcast entertainer at his peak in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was so popular in 1960 that a national poll found uodlrey was more familiar than John F. Kennedy, who was elected president that year. Godfrey began his career in the 1920s but got his break in 1941 when CBS gave him a half-horadio show. Utah County are more serious than any other part of the state currently. "It's a serious health issue," he declared, "because there are more homes with sep- tic tanks involved in Utah County than elsewhere." He warned that people with septic tanks are "intermittently going to have sewage in their back yards." Mason said the sewage problem will increase in Utah "as we build in more and more marginal lands." He said the Health Department has been trying to impose 1C .p-y- f C Lit stricter standards for septic tanks in meeting the state, but has been from with opposition rural residents and builders. "At present the regulations say a septic tank can be installed if the ground water is one foot below the surface, and that simply leaves no room for error. We may have to compromise on the regulations, but they ought to be strict enough to require an adequate distance below the water table," he declared. L r - Matheson discusses problem of contamination that may result from flooding at Utah Lake. . Demit Pattenm Photo Dedication Vital in School, Education Leader Asserts By MARA CALLISTER Herald Staff Writer The International President of an education fraternity that chooses its members through invitation only delivered an enthusiastic speech about "quality education" in the 1980s, during his brief visit with members in Utah County. At a dinner Wednesday, Dr. Ray Tobiason, International president, superintendent of schools in Wash., and president of the Lutheran Church of Christ the King, met with 50 invited guests from the local Phi Delta Kappan Pu'y-allu- p, i a chapter. Tobiason's message to the Utah County members is the same for all 133,000 members of the fraternity. Make the 1980s "a decade of excellence in education" through "dedication far beyond requirement," he said. While acknowledging a teacher shortage in math and science and cutbacks in federal and state money for. education, Tobiason asked members to stay determined and enthusiastic. He also told the small group of Brigham Young University professors, school administrators and teachers to show parents how well the majority of students in each district are doing. The Tobiason stands looks 10 years younger than his age, and has light brown hair not yet turning gray. He told anecdotes to the group to underscore the need for communication between parents and students. Tobiason closed by paraphrasing the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians. "Love does not try to manipulate children or turn them into fan Tobiason urges educators to make the excellence in education." clubs to idolize their teacher. Love is, in fact, the quality that denotes the real teacher and the real person," he said. "It's going to be an interesting and difficult age as we move into more technology." Tobiason urged the group to get politically involved and to lead out of care and concern. The International President has just returned from Thailand and Okinawa, Japan where he met with new Phi Delta Kappa chap- ters. He says the fraternity will have chapters as of this week, "all taking the same initiation oath for excellence in education." 577 1980s "a decade of Brian Tregaikis Photo The foundation's journal, the "Kappan," won eight press awards this year, he says, more than any other educational journal has ever won in a year. For the 14th time, the founda- tion also asked Gallop Poll to determine the public's attitudes on public education, Tobiason said. At the beginning of this school year, Gallop Poll results showed only 8 percent of those polled gave their public schools an "A" grade. Another 29 percent gave them a "B" rating and 33 percent gave them a "C" rating. Thirty percent either gave public schools a "D," "F," grade or said they didn't know. Rowberry Convicted in Mail Fraud victed on three counts and acquiton six. Rowberry was convicted on two counts. 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