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Show ) f i See Pages 8 and 9 for Great Values Maw Volume 72, Number 15 Status Quo On Tourist Booth Funds Brigham City officials lndi. cated Thursday they were d a Chamber of Commerce tourist information center plan. However, as stated previously, they cannot commit city funds for it until the cur-rebudget is reviewed. This was the result of a lengthy discussion in which chamber William Packer, president, asked for an ex. pression of intent from the mayor and city council. LEAD BOX ELDER GOP Elected to head the Box Elder county Republican for the two next years Friday were, from left, Margaret R. Evans, party organizaton secretary; James E. Brown, chairman; Della Armstrong, vice chairman, and Paul Holmgren, treasurer. Delegates to State Meet GOP Sleets i e&dsrs The Elder Republicans Fri. keynoter called for day reflected all county of- greater involvement at the ficers to a two-yeterm local level in policy, plan, in the partys organization nlng and programs. convention at Box Elder High school. "AMERICA Is great not due Chairman James E. Brown, to the greatness of Its govern, ment but because of the great. Tremonton, succeeded him-sewithout opposition as did Mrs. Della Armstrong, Brig, ham City vice chairman; Margaret R. Evans, Brigham and Paul City, secretary, Holmgren, Bear River City, Box lf treasurer. The 145 delegates attending elected each by aclamation with Mel Foxley, Tremonton, presiding over the convention as permanent chairman. THE FOUR OFFICERS were named to serve on the state central committee and elected as members at large were e of Its people," he stated. OTHER SPECIAL guests attending the GOP affair were State Chairman Richard who has indicated he will not be a candidate for (Continued on Pace Ten) Board Defines Principal Role A which permits policy school principals to continue as members of the Box Elder Education association dur. party worker Tess Anderson and Brigham City Ing salary negotiations but which declares their "first Mayor Olof Zundel. The convention also tapped allegiance is to the board of education" has gained adop. . 50 persons to serve as dele, tlon. to state the Republican gates It came on a unanimous convention in Salt Lake City vote of the Box Elder School May 17. board meeting In Brigham City KEYNOTE speaker for the this past week. Superintendent J.C. Haws Davis organizing session, said the policy was "worked Commissioner County Stanley out with the principals." Smoot, declared to the dele, It skirts the call from some gates the need for activity and responsibility at the local quarters to require principals to stand apart from the BEEA levels of government. and to nego-tiat- e He said with Richard Nixon during pay talks for themselves. In the presidency, now Is the The superintendent opined time for power to start flow, that during the expected spe. ing from Washington to local clal session of the Utah leg. government. islature in May, a bill may Smoot ca'led for elimlna. pass that will have this ef. tlon of duplication, saying ci. feet, ties "should join together to IN OTHER BUSINESS the reduce tax expenditures ob. board officially approved use vlous to all of us." long-tim- ness of school buses on Sunday, May 11, to shuttle visitors from Thlokol parking lots to Golden Spike National Historic site for Centennial activities. He Informed the board also that the BEEA negotiations committee will submit to the board a proposal on April 21. The superintendent, Mor gan Hawkes and board clerk David Morrell have met twice with the teacher panel, Dr. Haws noted, AFTER DISCUSSING com munlty school use, the district officials decided at this time not to employ a community service director. The Mott foundation which finances such a program in Flint, Mich., offers $10,000 through the state department of education as an inducement to hire a director. "If we are forced to, the chamber can carry 100 percent of the loan and we can and will do it were going to complete this project . but it will drain the chamber so that we won't be able to han. said the die other projects From Ditches Motorists in Brigh.tm City are asked not to park next to open irrigation ditches for the next several weeks. The city plans to start burning as a means of eliminating litter and keeping weeds ' down. The activity reportedly will begin Monday. Youths Face The continuing threat of runaway trucks at Eleventh South and Main street, punc. tuated by a grinding crash Wednesday night, haspromp. ted Brigham City to seek a state study of the lntersec. tion. The city council Thursday stamped its okay on a letter to W.E. Mtckelson, district engineer for the Utah State Department of Highways. Charge in IS Incident refer-(Continu- three stop signs for Seventh students attending Lake View street and Elementary school. South between Main Eighth West. THE COUNCIL heard an will be placed, as apology from Nancy Beeton, determined by the chief of president of the Brigham City police, on each side of the Jayceettes, that through an street. oversight, official permission was taken was not requested to use Rees action The after a study of complaints Pioneer park for the organlza. from citizens in thq area that tions annual Eh'ster egg hunt.' traffic endangered the lives of (Continued on Page Two) Three markers Truck Rams Cars Three Persons Escape Serious Injury in Crash "I saw the semi coming Street. the hill, blinking its lights and sounding its horn .... it came through the in. tersection, hit a car, jumped over the island and headed straight for my car." "I ducked down to the floor and crawled across the car to the passenger side just as the truck came down on top down of me." after a diesel semi-truc- k ex. perlenced brake failure Wed. nesday night andslammedinto his car at 11th South and Main Brigham City Police Officer Deloy Nelson said, just as the truck came near the In. tersection, the light turned red and the Reeves car apparently didnt see the truck and entered the intersection. The truck caught the rear end of the late model, northbound car, bounced over the veered, island and hit the southbound well Just however, and Frank Coppln, secretary, manager. rell, Val Grover car. The truck loaded with 17 tons of packaged mashed po. tatoes, pushed the Grover car into a steel semaphore pole, then into a canal at the north, west corner of the intersec- Packer at the that to a great extent, city and school district already are (Continued on Page Ten) Ferrin, Bob Call tion coming to "Our local superintendent of schools and school board have been concerned for some time about the possblllty of the spreading of drug prac. tlces by students. "Also, a local physician, Dr. J. Cordon Felt, for some time has indicated the need for some measures, other than po. "Only recently the principal lice, be taken to prevent our from becoming of our high school and the community administration of the Junior high school have called to my plagued with this problem, the mayor said in a prepared attention the need of broader statement. community effort in working together to keep ourselves "I WOULD LIKE to point free and aware of any sltua. out that no one feels that our tlons pertaining to drugs that community Is more implicat. may arise. Students also are ed than any other, but this Indicating a willingness to would be a poor excuse for work." us to use in not doing some, THE MAYOR SAID four a. thing about what we know al. ready exists and can prevent reas .community, school, par. further Involvement by our ents and religious organlza. tlons . need to become lnvolv. people," he added. ed In orientation and education. "I propose to present to the council next Thursday, April 17, the names of citizens to serve on this committee and the function and purpose of the committee for the councils advice and acceptance, stated Mayor Zundel. "I would urge cooperation in our county on all levels, Brigham City stands ready to cooperate with our county and district and all school he communities therein," concluded. rest on top of it. BRIGHAM CITY volunteer firemen and ambulance per. sonnel worked about 20 minutes to free Grover trapped under the truck. Fire trucks were also dispatched to the scene because of nearby gas tanks. Russell and his wife, Wanda Kay were not injured. City to Organize Drugs Study Panel Brigham City is going to create a drugs use and abuse study committee with Mayor Olof Zundel Indicating that he will recommend appoint, ments tills week. one-hal- horn. haVe to get together and find a way to get it done. Its a very worthwhile project and you are to be commended. If the city cant help you then as a businessman, you can knock on my door and Ill be the first one to help," said the mayor. Accompanying f his brakes mile from the intersection as his truck traveled west on State Highway 85, east of the Intermountain School. He said when he noticed the brakes gone he turned on his warning lights and sounded his fine project." However, they would not know until af. ter the budget review April 17 if money is available to grant the request. ANY EVENT, Glen Reeves, 56, and his wife Rachael, 53, 528 South Third West, were also treated at the local hospitaL They were In the first car hit by the truck at 9:15 p.m. Grover, 410 Wildwood, and Reeves were released Thursday after being treated for minor in. Juries. Mrs. Reeves was held longer for observation. She was released Friday night. THIS WAS THE ACCOUNT of Christian Grover, 23, one DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, of three persons hospitalized James R. Russell, 24, Fort at Cooley memorial hospital, Worth, Tex., said he tested "very "IN 10 PAGES Park Away Ten students, Including six Juveniles, have been charged '' with Involvement In rape dur , president. Tng last Mondays disturbance on the Intermountain school NOTING ilHAT the cham. 190 businesses campus. ber represents Complaints were Issued In the letter. Mayor Olof Packer with 441 members, Friday after Investigation In. Zundel pointed out that since said "We feel like were in to the matter by Brigham 1968 there have been partnership with the city." City police. Charged were: January 25 accidents at the lntersec. The chamber previously Harrison Largo, 18, assault tion. asked for $2,400 from the city "We feel this record war. to finance site improvements with intent to commit rape; at the Eleventh South and Main Reid Barber, 19; Chavez rants a look by the safety' 18, and Mose people of the state road comstreet location in the current Whitehorse, each 18, Clark, charged with mission. fiscal year. The president said either forcible rape, according to "THE ACCIDENT last night physical help from city men police records. a large vehicle can involving Tho. officer and equipment or money can Investigating mas Sneddon said a warrant and probably will happen again be used. had been issued for the ar. as there were recurrences A LEASE HAS been sign, rest of another suspect. An. on our Second South street has been con. (before alternate U.S. 89 was ed with Intermountain school other for the site and an old Union fined in the city jail and a completed). At that point we to worry about our pacific caboose is being re. complaint will be brought a. used schools. modeled to serve as the cen. gainst him Monday. "At the point of Eleventh ter. South intersection, I would Packer said it was the chaAS ADULTS UNDER the law, like to note that a runaway mbers hope to have it ready they are scheduled to be ar. large vehicle has the possi. by May 10. "The greatest single danger raignedofMonday morning In the bility of going through a gas. City Judge VeNoy ollne and oil storage depot and to Brigham City business are court also a trailer court," the the bepass roads. Were try. Chrlstoffersen. Sneddon who mayor further explained. Patrolman entice and to it nullify ing the arrest of ad. Indicated people into Brigham City with ditional IN OTHER BUSINESS, the juveniles (under age this facility," he explained. 18) may be made, said those council followed a recom mendatlon of the traffic ad. Mayor Zundel replied that charged Friday will be on Page Two) everyone around the council vlsory council in authorizing table considered it to be a meeting were chamber board members Robert Coleman, Eugene Henderson, Paul Mor. It was concluded, Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Sunddy Morning, April 13, 1969 OFFICER semi-truck-c- FREE DRIVER Brigham City Volunteer firemen and ambulance personnel work to free Christian Grover, who was pinned in his car under a semi-truc- k filled with a load at the northwest corner of 11th South and Main St. 17-to- n I NELSON esti. mated damage to be about $14,000 which Includes, $9,000 to the tractor, $3,000 to the trailer, $800 to the Reeves car and $1,600 to the Grover car. He cited Russell for driving too fast for conditions. This was the second major diesel accL dent since the access road to Box Elder Canyon was opened last October. |