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Show V 4 Yeung, Old Here Urged Unlvr3.Yl !'.icroUl?.ins Carp. To Catch ltlPierpolnt 'Spike' Spirit Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah it was announced this Young people of Brigham Centennial and opening of the City week. City have a special invitation communitys 1969 beautificaChildren and older youths to prepare floats and other tion season. The procession will have representing entries for the big May 10 neighborhoods, parade here which will ob. as its theme "Beautifying churches, Centennial families and other organlza. serve both the Golden Spike Brigham City tions are encouraged to catch the spirit of the occasion. Prizes are being offered for the entries judged best. schools, Confab To Organize March 22 BE Demos Slate THE CITY fathers proved they werent sitting on their hands where the centennial is concerned. Council members gave their approval to the mayors proposal that Intermountain school build a special centennial float for the community. Noting that he already had contacted the school, Mayor Zundel said "You and I know, gentlemen, that if Intermountain school prepares some, youre going to get doubig money, said the deputy. thing, ble the value. THE INTRUDERS declined THE FLOAT PRICE tag was an opportunity to inflict dam. fixed at "up to $1,000. age to equipment and instru. It will be seen not only in ments in the building after the May 10 parade but also into the high at July 24, Wheat and Beet breaking school band room, Days, county fair and Peach type room and other class Days celebrations. rooms in addition to the kitchen where they forced open The mayor said designs will be submitted to the council the cooler door. In all they entered 27 doors, for its approval. causing damage to 23 of them, IN ADDITION, THE city using a claw bar and ham-me- r to break out glass and pop officials stamped their appro, the door knob assemblies out. val on an official centennial booklet which will be prepared A CEDAR CHEST IN THE by the Box Elder News and high school girls lounge wiw Journal. To focus on Brigham forced open but the contents, City yesterday and today plus including electric blankets the centennial celebration, the were left. initial order will be for 10,000 Other damage was done to copies with' one to be sent to two metal divider gates placed each home in the city and the across the hallways to re. remainder distributed to other strict access to certain parts interested persons without of the building. charge. Deputy May said indications to two "To me of all the things at least per pointed weve looked at this as a home sons being involved. The break-iapparently oc town product is the cheapest curred some time between and most effective type of ad. midnight and 5:45 a.m. Friday vertising we could have, said morning when it was discov. the chief executive. He said the cost will be be. ered by Principal Kleon Kerr tween $1,000 and $1,200. at the high school. at BR High $2,000 dam- age resulted last Thursday burglars broke into Bear River High school, seminary building and Bear River Junior High school, leaving behind a path of shattered and splint, ered doors. Box Elder Deputy Sheriff Stan May said the culprits apparently were looking for money but none was reported missing. Neither was anything else taken. A successful effort was made to enter the high school walk-isafe despite a sign on the door which stated that no money was kept inside. when n THE BURGLARS knocked a small hole in the brick wall next to the safe door, reach, ed through and pushed an e release button, sack of 100 pennies on a desk in the office was tipped over and the coins strewn about. At the Junior high school, they went through the desk of Principal Ford Jeppson but took nothing. And a cash box containing $7 was left un. molested in a desk atthesem-inar- y building. "Apparently they were after A n For Nurses: More About Baby Nurses from Box Elder, Cache and Morgan counties know more about care of newborn babies this week, thanks a workshop conducted to Thursday and Friday at Cooley Memorial hospital. Twenty-seve- n nurses took registered advantage of the learning sessions which fea. tured demonstrations with one of the new arrivals at Cooley Memorial playing a featured role. Major subjects included e. valuating the newborn and trends in care of new Infants. Miss Joyce Cameron, R.N., assistant professor and head, graduate program in ma- re-ce- 1 8 969 PAGES Brigham City is expediting a sprinkling system project to beautify south Main street anil at a much lower cost than originally estimated. This fact was disclosed during Thursday's city council meeting as officials also agreed to have an accounting firm check over the 1970 fiscal year budget and urged quick action by the Utah Highway department to avoid an erosion problem in Box Elder canyon. Damage Placed at $2,000 An estimated 6, s, "Delegates to the county convention will be the same delegates who attended our nominating convention in 1968," said the Demo leader. In Burglary 1 AND MAYOR OLOF Zundel urer. 1 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Sunday Morning, March 1 1 went a step further at Thursby days city council meeting declaring that all local busl-neschurch groups and clubs should plan their own centennial activities. "They shouldnt wait for the city but plan their own program whether it be a dress, up contest for the May 10 ball or competition in beard growing. "Everyone in Brigham City should ask 'what can I do to help the celebration rather than 'what am I going to get out of it. I know of one business in town thats going to have its employes dress in western wear for a week or two in advance of May 10, Mayor Zundel stated. The Box Elder county Democratic party will hold its organizing convention in Brigham City on Saturday, March 22, according to Chairman Verdun Fonnesbeck. The event will be staged at Box Elder High school at 7:30 p.m. Fonnesbeck said prime 'items of business will include the election of state delegates and county officers, including chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treas- - Volume 72, Number ternal and newborn nursing, University of Utah College of Nursing, headed the two one-daworkshop sessions. MISS CAMERON said purposes were to assist regls. tered nurses "to more skill, fully and accurately evaluate the newborn and effectively n meet selected needs of new-bor- Infants. Sponsors included the Utah State Nurses association, de. education continuing partment of the University of Utah College of Nursing and Utah State Division of Health. Assisting Miss Cameron in conducting the workshop were V.W , vAif v. 1'. '14' , i. Box Elder Board of Education members and distBOARD VISITS LINCOLN rict central staff members leave Lincoln school after a tour of the building Thursday. The school was one of eight visited during the day. Wont Rebuild Here Board Looks at Schools, Public Works Director O. Neil Smith reported that ma. terlals for a sprinkling system extending from Seventh to Eleventh South, both sides of Main street, will cost about $3,500. "This will be about $6,000 Under the original estimate if we do the work ourselves and if we start right now, we can do it, declared Mayor Olof Zundel. HE REFERRED to having city workmen handle the pro-jeas opposed to letting it out on bid. The mayor named himself with Councilmen Byron A1 Cazier and Claud, ius Olsen as a committee to pursue the matter and get work started as soon as ct Arm-stron- Needs Cited at Lincoln pos-sibl- BoxElder School board members Thursday logged the third leg of their piogram to visit all of the districts schools, getting a first-han- d look at buildings in Brigham City, Perry and Willard. And although they voiced no conclusions, Supt. J.C. Haws did express an opin. ion about Lincoln Elementary school where PTA leaders have asked consideration in the boards new building plans. He said a new school will not be built on the Lincoln located at Third campus, North between First and Sec. ond West, due to the limited space. - main thing we want what will give our child. she en the best education, added. Principal Stanger told the group that in terms of personnel and equipment, Lincoln is not surpassed by any school in the district. He said it was simply that the building had gotten old. where patrons have asked the board to erect a new building. Another board member said he observed the same prob-lem- s existant in both schools, citing small classrooms as an example along with Inadequate heating and creaky floors. "The Is member in. formally said he had seen several schools which were not in as good condition as Lincoln although the Brigham City school requires some Improvements. Lincoln is a "twin to the elementary school at Garland ONE BOARD d g com-munit- Longer Christmas Break, Later Closing for Schools treat-ment- Gill-ma- although reactions were divided, a majority of teach, ers and other personnel fa. vored the calendar. said THERE WAS OPPOSITION extending the school year to May 28, a week later than the superintendent usual, pointed out. However, this was made necessary because of the longer yule holiday and Wash, ingtons birthday for which schools have not closed in the are installed, grass will be planted. sive project has been to es. "I dont anticipate the need tablish trimming records by for any tax or utility raises month and year for each see no reason for con. street, cern that anything will be left out in terms of goods and services, he said of the bud. get outlook. and for IN PREPARATION building a tentative budget, Mayor Zundel asked City Re. corder Tolman Burke to esti-mat- e revenues and compile the various departmental budget requests with April 21 as a deadline. He further requested that council members check with their respective departments to see if any new items need be added. The preliminary budget will (Continued on Page Seven) HOWEVER, fears were ex. that the absentee rate would be high, thus becom pressed SNOWED UNDER Chat-fiel- Nurses watch in delight durBABY GETS CARE this past week at Co in a demonstration workshop ing oley Memorial hospital on the care of the newborn, g Two sessions attracted 27 registered nurses day-lon- Board Okays Free Use For Centennial Day Runs BE Box Elder School district have agreed to provide 38 school buses and the gas and oil to operate them for the Golden Spike Centen. nlal on May 10. Board of education mem. bers Wednesday voted unanl. mously to make this gesture. The buses will be used to shuttle visitors back and forth between Golden Spike National Historic site and parking lots at Thlokols Wasatch division plant. A charge of 25 cents mile plus fuel would ordinarily be levied but board members a. greed to waive these as a contribution to the celebration, officials The snow depth at Dock south of Mantua Wednes. day was reported to be 66 tnches which is about 50 per. cent above normal, accord, ing to Brigham City Public I Works Director O. Neil Smith, He said the depth in the HOWEVER, there will bean dam area varied from expense for services of bus 68 to 78 inches, well above drivers. average. Requesting the bus use was Flat Court Hearing Two Salt face March Lake City men preliminary hearing 17 in Brigham City court on charges of attempti- ng to purchase goods by fra. dulent use of a credit card. The are Joe Mario 34, of 951 Washing, ton, and Thomas Singh, 41, of 254 West First North, Salt Lake City. The hearing is set for 10 Vial-pand- o, a.m. Anyone? -- The superintendent pointed out that Christmas falls on a Thursday this year. It had been considered to hold classes on the Monday and Tues. day of Christmas week and to have students return on the Friday after New Years day. it was pointed out. Two Men Face to past. divi-sion- MAYOR ZUNDEL said, as the city budget officer, he had what we were doing and re. contacted Lee and Baugh warded by others with boxes SUPERINTENDENT THE mentioned another aspect of accounting firm and Burrows, of candy or warm cookies, Lincolns situation, the lack of Smith and company Salt Lake observed Kelly. to inspect the upcom-inspace to accommodate all stu- City, "WE HAVENT received fiscal year budget. This is dents living in the schools many complaints. Ive re. a normal from prodeparture attendance area. Some this celved calls wanting to know cedure. year are being bused to other when are they going to come The mayor said his decision schools for classes. down on my street but not to stemmed seek service this He suggested the future posthat Brigham many complaints, stated Ma. sibility that instead of send- from the fact y will construct a yor Olof Zundel. City to other ing youngsters "I think youve done a very on and borrow center (Continued on Page Two) tax anticipation to help finance fine job, he told Kelly. Another result of the exten. it in the new budget. THE EXISTING building will stand for more years, if not as many registered nurses and candl-date- s a school then in some other for advanced degrees capacity, the superintendent Miss Louise Fletcher, Mrs. opined. Barbara Robinson and Sister Addressing his remarks to M. Ann, University of Utah, board members, PTA leaders and Miss Edla Johnson, R.N., and Principal Cornell Stang. M.S., Utah State Division of er, the schools chief estlma. Health. ted that $30,000 would finance A courtest luncheon was pro improvements in the heating A 1969.70 school year calen. ing costly in terms of state vided for each days group system, accounstical , has been adopted for Box aid which is based on averdar John VanderSteen, hospital by and tightening of floors. School district but not age daily attendance. Elder administrator. without an unusual amount of Thus, school will let out for MRS. DEVON HAMMER, Christmas after classes on THOSE PARTICIPATING in PTA president, said to her discussion. The adoption came at Wed. Dec. 19 and resume on Jan. the workshop were: the proposed repairs "sound, board of education 5. Louise Thursday ed pretty good because I cant nesdays and Other important dates in. provides for a Merle Drlggs, Juanita see that were going to have meeting elude Christmas these; The school year holiday, longer Stone, Annette Anderson, Lois a new building in the near as will begin on Aug. 25 withoth-e- r birthday Washingtons Lundberg, Marinda Mitchell, future. a holiday and extends the holidays scheduled Sept. (Continued on Page Two) school year four days later 1, Labor day; Oct. 20, deer Easter vacation, than usual. hunting; Superintendent J.C. Haws March 27 and 30. multi-stor-le- Sycamore trees already are growing on each side of the highway and after the sprink-ler- s Brigham City is a lot trimmer heading into this spring season thanks to the parks section which has been cutting up since last fall. Howard Kelly, section head, reported to the city council Thursday night that his men, the with assistance from streets and electrical had trimmed trees miles of along city streets since November. The project represents the biggest trimming bite ever taken by the city in a season, he reported. were criticized by "We some and told we didnt know T. Frank Coppin who said this phase of the project "was dumped in my lap and I need a solution. After the board action, Cop. pin was still left with the problem of raising money to pay the driver. He suggested also that he would contact other school districts to gain additional buses. There was a brief dis. cusslon but no conclusions on transportation for May 11. It was Suggested that the county commission should feel some responsibility in made available every third Thursday for scout roundtable sessions at Box Elder High school without charge. Principal Carroll Nichols argued against it, saying such would open the permission door to other similar groups. He suggested that other in the city would be available, perhaps including the LDS seminary building. Rod Leslie, Birdhaven district scouting executive, said he would prefer to use facilities. THE PRINCIPAL SAID the high school had been used free this year only four times and then because sponsors could not pay the bill. He cited the Utah Symphonys ap- this area. pearance as an example. On a motion by Warren HanCoppin said regulations of the Interstate Commerce com- sen, the board voted to take mission prohibited them from the matter under advisement charging for the shuttle bus for further study. rides. THERE d IN OTHER BUSINESS Wed. nesday, board members heard a request that three rooms be WAS A BRIEF n on the district's pre. sent policy banning married (Continued on Page Five) |