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Show i 4 SaHI,erPtnt e Several Tickets Formed Clt- .!. - C03, Cities, Towns Slate Confabs Volume 72, Number 41 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Sunday Morning, October 12, 1969 Municipal government nominating meetings are scheduled in at least three south Box Elder county communities this week as the various parties rush to beat the Oct. 17 deadline. Tickets already have been named In two towns with each community having three positions to fill mayor or town board president and two seats on the city council or town board, all for four 10 PAGES Bond Bid Accepted year terms. Brigham City Republicans have sched. uled their convention at Bunderson Elementary school Thursday night, Oct. 16. Democrats will meet the same evening at Lake View Elementary school. Both sessions will begin at 8 p.m. Election of new party officers will be Included In the evenings business. Here Is information for neighboring communities: The Peoples party will CORINNE meet Monday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m. In the city hall. The .Citizens party plans to meet Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. In the city hall. The Peoples party se. MANTUA lected its ticket on Oct. 7 with Leon Johnson nominated for town president and Clifford Allred and Earl Sherratt for the town board. The Citizens party plans its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 p.m. in the town recreation hall. poverty proHeadstart, the child-ren- , gram Intended to help will get its trial In Box Elder School district. But it wont come with the blessings of all school board mem-ber- Nominations were held PERRY Wednesday night In the LDS ward cultural hall. The People's party named Jay Matthews as its candidate for town president and Reese Whitaker and Noel Gibbs as town board nominees. The Citizens party Is headed by Lawrence Wright for president, with Del Johnston and Robert Anderson, trustee candi- d pre-scho- Authority to hold two classes at Wednesdays regular board session in Brigham City but only after 90 minutes of ardent discussion. with members Dr. The vote was Arnold Gilbert and Delorls Stokes standing against the majority. Plans now are to Initiate Headstart on Oct. 21, likely utilizing rooms at Central or Perry Elementary schools and Honeyville school. Gary B. Leishman, Community Action program director for Northern Utah who proposed Headstart to the board at its previous meeting, said 62 children In the county qualify for the project. avail-abl- e HOWEVER, federal funds are for only 40 youngsters. The prospect of excluding part of the children was one point of concern for the board, particularly President Eberhart Zundel" who said he didnt want this responsibility. Leishman explained, however, that ' some parents of economically- - deprived youngsters do not want their youngsters to participate and so this will alleviate the problem, at least in part. It was reported that only 13 of the eligible children come from migrant ' .. worker families. I ?. i, ZUNDEL STOOD with fellow board members Wayne Loveland and Warren Hansen in voting to approve the program. Loveland made the motion. This same trio defeated an earlier move by Dr. Gilbert to reject Head-star- t. dates. 3-- 2 town meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. In the city hall at which time parties will be formed to nominate two slates of candi-dateWILLARD A s. g will hold BEAR RIVER CITY meetings Thursday evening at 8 p.m. The Peoples party will meet In the Bear River City elementary school building and the Citizens party In the town hall. As of Saturday morning, no meetings had been scheduled at Honeyville. noml-natin- Brigham City Recorder Tolman Burke issued a reminder that candidates for city office may also be nominated by petition. BLUSHING PINK? The historic LDS Brigham City tabernacle has a new look these days: Its bricks have been painted pink. But its only temporary; the applies- - Governor Plans Talks, City Calls Fall Cleanup, Address Here Oct. 22 Gov. Calvin L. Rampton is com-in- g to Brigham City on Wednesdy, Oct.22, and during a brief stay plans to meet with the city council, the Box Elder County commission, other Interested persons and groups and will address students at Box Elder High school. Utahs The governors original Invitation was to speak here during United Nations week. His appearance was requested by the citys UN committee. This week he expressed a desire also to meet with local government officials "to discuss problems where the gov. ernors office may be of service." HIS SCHEDULE Includes an 8:30 a.m. meeting with the council; 9 a.m. with the county commission and at 10 a.m. at the high school. Meetings will be held In the confer. The average county levy Is 12. 92 mills which also reflects favorably on the Box Elder position. The highest total levy for a muni, clpallty In the county this year Is 83.70 mills in both Garland and Tremonton. This total Includes the city levy of 22 mills (also high for the county) plus taxes. county, state and school ' Second high Is Corinne with 81.20 levy for ceme. mills, Including a tery district. The county seat, Brigham City, has - To Pick Up District Rocks ence room of the county courthouse. The governors press secretary, Mike In a letter to Mayor Olof Zundel, "It is hoped that all Interested Miller, said citizens and groups that wish to speak with the governor could be notified of his availability for that purpose at this time. "WE ARE VERY delighted to hear of Governor Ramptons acceptance to speak to our Box Elder High school student-bod- y "We are also pleased to hear of his request to meet with us. We have been in contact with the county commissioners and they too are looking forward to the meeting," stated Mayor Zundel. Immediately after his speech at the high school, the governor will leave for Logan where he has another appointment. Property Tax Levy Well Under tote Nona In terms of taxes, its less expensive to live In Box Elder county than manyo. ther places In Utah! The average property tax levy for 1969 In Box Elder cities and towns (exclud. ing special districts) is 73.55 mills, according to figures released this week by the Utah Taxpayers association. This compares with the state average of 82.91 mills (which the association re. ports has risen 3.4 percent from 80.22 mills since 1965.) Box Elder countys levy of 8. 50 mills is third lowest In the state. Only Utah county at 7.20 mills and Daggett county's 8.mlll levy are lower, Meanwhile, Wasatch county is the states highest at 19.70 mills, followed closely by Weber county with 19 mills. ' " don' is merely a bunding agent. Another coat of paint Is to come - familiar red. Layton Paint and Decorating company is handling the job. a local levy of 16,25 mills and a total levy of 77.95 mills. Yost has the lowest local levy at 2 mills and 63.70 mills total. Highest city levy in the state Is 49.25 mills in Park City. Manila in Daggett county Is next highest with 40.50 mills. Park City is also highest in total levy with 108.72 mills, followed by West Jor. dan with 106.60 and Ogden with 102.33 mills. Box Elder School district increased (Continued on Page Ten) and the curb and gutter on the east side of Eighth West between Fifth and Sixth Its fall cleanup time In Brigham City and Thursday the city council gave a green light for collection of refuse from local streets. Residents who deposit leaves, grass, however, weeds, etc., at street-side- , are reminded that gutters should be kept free to avoid clogging and flooding. Also, property owners living In South. It will be up to the benefiting property owners to contract the work and pay for it. COUNCIL accepted three new members of the United Nations committee. They are Amos Musser, Doro-thTHE the y current special improvement district are Invited to pile up rocks which are raked from fill dirt behind the new curb and gutters. Theyll be picked up. But this service Is restricted to the Improvement district. Rocks will not be picked up in other areas, city Bolieau and Pastor Roger Lee, Mayor Zundel said letters have been sent to local clubs and religious or. ganlzations urging them to observe UN Week. recommendation of the city commission to appoint a city ski director was tabled for further study. A said. sug-mltte- business, Mayor Olof Zun-dInformed the council that It has not been necessary to borrow against revenue anticipation to keep the current budget healthy. It had been thought that such bor. rowing might be necessitated by pay. ments on the new community center. IN OTHER The council approved a $33,192.84 pay. ment to the center contractor, leaving about a $100,000 balance on the pro-Jec- t. - approval was given to pay judges of election $20 for their the maximum provided by law. The action came on the recommendation of City Recorder Tolman Burke. A pay step Increase was approved for pro-ces- pro-vid- IN OTHER business Wednesday, the board accepted a bid of five percent In. terest on $495,000 bonds it Is refunding to finance construction of a new school at Garland and an addition and at Lincoln Elementary remodeling (Continued on Page Ten) Accident Rate Slightly Ahead of 68 r , Brigham Citys traffic accident rate through the first nine months of this year Is running slightly ahead of the 1968 pace, according to a police department summary released Friday. The monthly report Indicated that of. fleers have investigated 359 traffic accidents through September this year as opposed to 349 for the same period a year ago. There were 31 accidents in September, compared with 28 for the same . month In 1968. ALTHOUGH THE comparative accident rates are close, this years property toll has been extensively great er. Estimated property dam age has reached $106,168. Last years figure was $63,322. Citations resulting from the mechan. leal mayhem also have been more numerous with officers issuing 202 for various violations, compared with 163 for the period In 1968. In September, drivers were issued 18 citations, the same number re. corded In the same month last year. The number of persons Injured also is substantially higher, 88 to 55, to the report. IN TERMS OF ALL citations, this year is running well ahead of the 1968 pace with police having written 1,493 tickets as opposed to 1,305 a year ago. However, 520 of this years total are listed as warning tickets, well over the 292 written last year. continues The leading violation to be speeding with 299 citations, in. eluding 52 In September, with public Intoxication (a pedestrian Infraction) second with 103 citations. At Brigham City Workshop This weeks regular council session, normally held on Thursday evening, was cancelled because political ting conventions are being held that night. t UNANIMOUS U ser-vice- Police Patrolman Charles Earl. In response to a petition from 100 percent of the property owners, the council authorized completion of paving between the existing asphalt strip Tax Notices In the Mail County Treasurer Glen M. Bennlon who said the remainder will be sent this week. "Most will find their taxes havent changed much from last year," the official noted. He urged speedy payment. s "We have over 20,000 notices to and approximately $4 million to THIS MEANS the district will have control over the curriculum and teach-er- s In addition to providing classroom space. Leishman Initially had proposed a greater administrative role by the CAP through which Headstart Is funded. Dr. Haws said a neighboring dis. trlct had encountered problems due to the absence of local control. Dr. Gilbert and Stokes Indicated they were not convinced the program was effective in dealing with from low income families, that It has merit. It was suggested by Dr. Gilbert In his motion to reject It that Headstart be studied thoroughly for a year. e The federal effort Is Intended to poor children with cultural enjoyed by their middle-clas- s four-year-ol- d d Councilman Byron Armstrong a petition from residents on Ellason avenue requesting Installation of a stop sign at Seventh East. The city official said he was Intro, duclng it only for the record since action on the traffic item had already been take. A highly significant workshop re. lated to Indian education Is scheduled to convene In Brigham City this week with sessions planned at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Instructional Service cen. be paid In taxes and it would be a great help to us If we can get them so they can be cleared before the last day," Bennlon added. Taxpayers have until Dec. 1 to make payment. After that date, the county office will be closed until Jan. 15 when advertising charges and late penalties will be assessed. Delinquent payment for previous years must be made no later than Nov. 10 or have the late penalty charged. "Exchange of information and cor. relation of efforts regarding these programs will be an Important feature of the conference," said a spokesman. Zellers has emphasized that the cur. rtculum function of BIA schools is to provide quality education for the Indian student and pride in his ability and unique heritage." ter. Charles N, Zellers, assistant com. missloner (education), said approxl-matel- y 30 persons representing schools from Alaska to Florida will participate. Specifically, the Oct. workshop will deal with the function of curriculum in Indian education. 13-1- About 90 percent of the 1969 property tax notices in Box Elder county were mailed out by Friday, accordingto Following a recommendation of Supt. J. C. Haws, the board then decided to take responsibility for the program instead of merely playing "landlord as some other districts have done. counterparts. It provides also for med-leand dental examinations and care and dally hot lunch. 7 Education leaders and curriculum from 10 administrative areas will seek to develop an organizational structure to facilitate curriculum development and change in more than 200 BIA schools. could have great The workshop impact on the future of Indian educa. tlon. "Curriculum projects In bicultural and bellngual education, English as a second language, social studies, science, art and math are currently being developed at many reservation schools. BC Garden Club Sets Lawn Tour WELL SPEAK Charles N. Zellers, assistitant BIA commissioner, will be involved in workshop here this week. A special tour of lawns and gardens will be sponsored by the Brigham City Spade n Hope Garden club on Tues. day, Oct. 14, according to Mrs. Alma Alex, president. The tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room of the county court, house. The public Is Invited. A specialist from Utah State Uni. versity Extension service will conduct the one-hotour. i.ioiljiid ,Ju9g ytnuoo )iiT |