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Show January 6, 1972 A Vol. 54, No. 50 Glen Canyon cliffs ...among the wonders of San Juan fortress of the ages carved in : New Ag Census Shows 3L80 San Juan Farms Value of all farm products sold in 1969, $3, 184,342; in 1964, $2,400,850. 2. Value of all crops sold in 1969, $1,002,741; in 1964, San Juan County showed a total of 180 farms in the 1969 Census of Agriculture, according to figures released by the U. S. Department of Commerces Bureau of the Census. In the last previous Census of Agriculture (1964) the number of farms reported in the countv was 231, Of the county's total farms in 1969, 129 are reported as selling $2,500 or more of agricultural products in the year, as compared with 98 in 1964, The report also shows average farm size in the county was 2, 728 acres, and average value of these farms (land and buildings) was $117,742, Other figures from the report 1. $509,443. Value of all livestock, poultry, and their products sold in 1969, $2, 180,454; in 1964, $1,883,279. Reported for the first time in an agricultural census is information on the extent to which the corporate structure is being used by operators of farms from which agricultural products totaling $2,500 and over were sold. Including family farms using this type of business structure, 3 of the county's $2,500-and-ov- er farms are incorporated. 3. i are: NEW HOME FOR PORT OF ENTRY on Highway 666 East of Monticello is virtually com- plete, except for paving of approach and exit drives. Warmer weather will be a necessity for that phase of the project, which requires asphalt paving of about four city blocks. Contractor is Young's Construction of Monticello, who built the handsome building from a combination of natural stone, earth-towoods and trim, bronze for exterior metals, and appropriate shake roof. Miles Turnbull photo ne County Shows Decline Dn Juvenile Cases San Juan County, alone among the lowest rate of recidivism. In 1970 only 31 of the youth the seven counties comprising - You Can Call Free to IRS For Tax Help The Internal Revenue Servic has a new telephone system referred in this area had any previous juvenile court record. that gives taxpayers living This compares with 45 state anywhere in Utah the advantwide and 51 for the Salt Lake ages of calling the IRS in Salt Lake City for tax information County area. for the price of a local teleWhile San Juan was showing In 1970, 51 of all delinits 20.5 decrease, the Disphone call. "In the past, " quency cases in this district Roland V. Wise, District Dibehavtrict in total showed a jump of involved of the Internal Revenue rector The statewide figures 24. ior and acts illegal for children 5 Service 8. increase. for Utah stated, "taxan showed only, such as curfew, possession Other counties in the Fifth of tobacco, truancy and out of payers living outside of our with increases in District larger towns were at a disadcontrol. are Carbon (up parentheses Principal cases that came be- vantage in receiving our free 27. 2); Emery (up 58. 8); fore the Juvenile Court in this tax assistance a call to their Grand (13. 6); Duchesne district in 1970 were as follows: nearest IRS office could cost and Assault and Battery - 35, Auto them a dollar or more in long (110); Uintah (23), theft and depriving auto owner-4- 8, distance toll charges. With Daggett (33). Cases of all types including shoplifting - 14, other theft our new "Centiphone" system, a call to our Salt Lake City -from 117, burglary - 57, vandaldelinquency jumped 1,386 in 1969 to 1,679 in 1970 ism - 77, illegal use or posses- office from anywhere in the state will be toll free. for a 21. 1 increase. For the sion of alcohol - 239, illegal In addition to the obvious 1971 the up- use or possession of drugs - 24, first six months of swing in delinquency cases had runaway - 258, out of control advantages to the taxpayer in terms of cost, the system will - 39, truancy -- 41, curfew -been even more pronounced. n allow the IRS to concentrate and twenty-seve27, neglect - 70, adult consuch cases have been referred tributing - 16, traffic offenses its taxpayer service personnel in key areas to provide broadof in time - 542. during this period er service than was possible in 1971 compared to 491 for the The law permits the probathe minsame period a year ago. This handle to past. "Concentrating our tion department allows us to reduce some personnel marks an increase of or first offense cases without the cost of running our opera27. 6 for this six months' performal court action when the tion since fewer people are is iod. probation officer satisfied now reable to provide services acwere Some 25,633 cases that appropriate corrective a wider geographic area, ' over tion has been taken by the parferred to the juvenile courts the Director said. The IRS has ents or the matter does not throughout the entire state in been involved otherwise justify formal court 1970 of which 20,485 working on the centidephone system for several years. proceedings. Over 50 of the juvenile delinquency. The referred in cases referred Taxpayers living outside of delinquency linquency rate (number Lake City should call the Salt 1970 were handled in this manper thousand child population) IRS - their at ner. Most of these were settled climbed from 38. 5 in 1969 to new, toll free centiphone num41.4 in 1970. This compares only after evidence was subber. The IRS will also answer 6 with a rats of 20. in 1960. mitted to the court that restitution has been made for dam- questions and take complaints Notwithstanding the substanon the President's Economic tial increase in delinquency aged property or that other Stabilization, Program on the cases in eastern Utah this area community social services centiphone lines. of the state continued to record Please turn to Page 4 i ' "4 s i Ai , ft the Fifth Judicial District, showed a decline in the number of juvenile delinquency cases processed through the district's Juvenile Court. non-crimi- nal 1. 4 i 'i ' - , Six-hundr- ed 800-662-53- 70 NEARLY A THOUSAND POUNDS OF WIRE AND CARRIER take off for the TV transmitter site atop Aba jo Peak as part of repair operations completed last week by EmAlouette III helipire Electric Association. The out of Skychoppers, Inc. , Provo carried two copter spools of the wire up to replace 24 spans of wire downed when HIGH-VOLTA- GE jet-powe- red nine poles were splintered and felled by a ice storm. The cable was laid on the snow temporarily and will be buried when weather permits. Pilot for Skychoppers was Doug Drury of Grand Junction, with David Monsen of Piovo also on the crew contracted to Empire Electric for this job. Miles Turnbull photo high-altitu- de |