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Show I 4 Wants Planner Hired Soon s,lt s VUlQ wjr Uti h COffl; Gity Proposes New Improvement District Brigham City is forging ahead with plans for another special Improvement district. Obviously encouraged by results of Special District No. 16 which currently d Is an estimated completed, the city council Thursday quickly agreed to lay the groundwork for No. 17. Mayor Olof Zundel proposed the new one-thir- project. If the council feels like it wants to get into another improvement district, now is the time to start thinking about it, said the mayor. Speaking for myself, the sooner the better, quickly responded Councilman Wayne Jensen. Suggesting that new improvements, in. eluding street paving and curb and gutter, be tied in to existing improve-mentCouncilman Byron Armstrong moved to push ahead. s, Mayor held to Zundel suggested that it be three miles (The current dis-tri- contains five miles and Is the largest ever undertaken here) and that the contractor handle grading and base work. Public Works Director O. Neil Smith was asked to select streets which might be Included within the new district. The said application should be prepared for federal participation in thp cost. A1 Councilman Cazier said We should take a look also at the light poles on the Rees park ball diamond: theyve been in a long time." We should also determine if the lights are adequate, added Council, man Byron Armstrong. council agreed to follow the same procedure as with No. 16, including hearings for affected property owners and distribution of information. In other business, Mayor Zundel said the city planning commission should act soon to hire a planner so that several projects can receive attention. Among these he listed the need for new softball diamonds, archery range and parking at Rees Pioneer park and development of tennis courts, shelters and restrooms at the new John Adams In the area of recreation, Mayor Zundel proposed to construct another bowery on Watkins park and move an existing one farther east in addition to some barbecue fixtures so that we can get people to using this park. park. On the latter improvements, the mayor He mentioned also the need to put a gate in the north side fence and a pedestian lane across Forest street to Rees park. The way it is now with that fence, it looks like people are not supposed to use it, said Councilman Armstrong. The mayor called also for a study lighting needs in the city, including some for the new community center which I presume will be lighted next year. He asked Councilman Cazier to work with the Brigham City Chamber of and Jaycees to determine the of Christmas Com-mer- needs and to use your own judgement in bringing back a recommendation to the council before the first of the year. The council was asked to study the existing public works department ordin. ance to determine if it should be altered or left the same. In effect since 1965, the ordinance did away with the practice of having council, men named over the various city departments; instead, these fall under the public works director who reports to the council through the mayor. Mayor Zundel said he wanted a review also of the city policy for employee vaction time, sick leave, time off, etc. KlBWi 10 PAGES Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Sunday Morning, November 9, 1 969 Volume 72, Number 45 Board Gains Support Friday Fwg Institute SehenilM In M Comity iJov. Its go in Box Elder county for the Utah Institute of Drug problems. The educational program, initiated by Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, will be con. ducted in three sessions at Box Elder High school and a fourth at Bear River High Nov. 19.22. Plans were solidified Friday evening as government leaders, civic club representatives, educators, churchmen, law enforcement personnel and PTA spokesmen met at Box Elder High under auspices of the Box Elder Board of Edu-catio- - The Institute sessions are scheduled from 7 to 10 p.m. on each of three consecutive weekday evenings and four to five hours on Saturday. Huddling after Fridays meeting, the school board agreed to charge a $1.50 tuition fee for the entire course or 50 cents for each session. This will apply to every person who enrolls. Cost of the materials alone is more than $3, said one of the board mem- bers. ' Friday evenings session was intend, ed to measure the degree of local sup. port for the institute. Those attend-in-g indicated their organizations would be represented by a total of 414 persons. Pupil Numbers Climb in Local Schools This was termed a conservative figure with school officials looking for closer to 600 participants, Including a majority response from the districts 400 teach, ers. feel very strongly about it.;, we want them to attend and urge them We Drug Use: - How Much? af-te- y High school also has climbed, from 1,013 to 1,073, reflecting a general growth pattern In Brigham City. ELDER BOX JUNIOR Bear River High school also Is up, from 586 to 619, as is Pear River Junior High, 582 to 601, indicating an upward trend In Bear River valley. Increases have been reported also in five of Brigham Citys six elementary schools, substantiating the conclusion that new families have moved In since the school year began. The same holds true with most area schools, according to the district summary, . FOLLOWING IS EACH of the schools with current enrollment figures and opening day counts In parenthesis; Bear River City, 137 (137); Bunder, son, 448 (437); Central, 411 (414); 192 (186); Fielding, 185 (181); Foothill, 458 (445); Garland, 319 (308); Grouse Creek, 23 (23); Honeyville, 203 (200); Howell, 38 (36); Lake View, 530 (522); Lincoln, 458 (439), McKinley, 482 (472); Mountain View, 355 (319); North Park, 408 (409); Park Valley, 34 (35); Perry, 185 (194); Snowville, 47 (45); Willard, 254 (251). Co-rlnn- e, Shoot Out Window Mrs. Nick Kozak, 556 North Third West, reported to police Wednesday night that someone shot out a window in her home, ar 2 em-plo- to do so, said Board President Eber. hart Zundel. The educational family includes non-- , professional personnel, too, added J. C. Haws. Another board member, Wayne Loveland, said to him it was very Important that parents take the opportunity to nt C. Leon "Lee JorgenSPEAKER sen will speak to the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning. at- -' and learn about the problems tend of their children. The institute will be open to all interested persons and can be taken for of college credit (for which the ' tuition fee will be $34.) On hand to explain aspects of the .in stitute, now being held in Salt Lhke City, were Bruce H. Woolley, director, and Glenn Jorgenson, consultant representing the University of Utah Division of Continuing Education which' forma-late- d the institute. Woolley said its purpose is to fallacies about drugs and drug abuse with facts, using the contents of a recent report from the Governors Drug Advisory committee. The governor wants us to take this to the eight regions of the state and acquaint the people with the report and its contents, he explained. Perhaps the drug problem is not as alarming as some say it is but as leaders, you should be able to recognize and deal with It. The things that you learn are brought right down where you can use them, declared Jorgenson. Each institute session includes the appearance of a noted authority in the field (Dr. J. Thomas Ungereider, assistant professor of psychiatry, Unlver. sity of California at Los Angeles Medical center, spoke at the Salt Lake City session Thursday night.) The sessions also feature group discussions in the various areas of inter-es- t (education, church, law enforcement, community action, parents and family and speakers training) and films. The university doesnt design something Just to get it out of the way. This is good...it has to be good, commented Jorgenson. It was suggested that youths not attend under age 14 and that 16 would be the lowest average age. BY Public Works EXPLAINED O. Neil Smith, if funds are forth. two-hour- s How extensive is the drug problem among Box Elder county youth? A survey taken by the Governor's Drug Advisory committee this past May, determined that usage among Box Elder and Bear River High students was average or below. This was disclosed by Bruce H. Woolley, director of the ProUtah Institute of Drug blems, in Brigham City Friday night. The survey ! involved 48,000 high school students throughout Utah "and is probably as accurate as we will ever get." e Students completed a on the same day at the included same hour which "trick" questions which permitted the states computer to ferret out any inconsistencies. Box Elder Principal Carroll C. Nichols said he considered it an accurate survey, indicating the resultant figures on drug usage were "about what 1 had estimated. A student spokesman, Nancy Cragin, said she had talked to friends and others after the survey and "I believe they were all serious about it Among other things, students were asked if they had used marijuana, spc:J, LSD or glue one or more times. Following are the percentages of those who said they had for Box Elder district high schools, the Wasatch Front (Ogden to Provo) and for the rest of the state: Marijuana Box Elder disWasatch trict, 10.44 percent; Front, 13.7 percent; rest of state, 8.9 percent. Speed - Box Elder district, Front, 9.91 percent; Wasatch 10.19 percent; rest of state, 8.65 Brigham Chamber Will Hear "i Travel Chief at Breakfast percent. Glue Box Elder district, 7.26 percent; Wasatch Front, 7.02 percent; rest of state, 7.57 percent LSD Box Elder district, 3.78 percent; Wasatch Front, 6.1 percent; rest of state, 3.76 percent. Woolley noted that Box Elder schools, particularly Bear River High, were among the lowest in the state in use of LSD "for which you are to be A local native who now heads the Utah Travel council will be the guest speaker Wednesday, Nov. 12, when the Brigham City Chamber of Commerce holds a breakfast meeting. The event will take place at the Brigham City Golf and Country club at 7 a.m. Reservations can be made now at the chamber office with the cost set at $1.50 per plate. C. Leon Lee Jorg. The speaker, ensen, will discuss Golden Spike Nation-a- l Historic site and its potential worth to Box Elder county and all of Utah.' Chamber members, their guests and other interested persons are Invited to make reservations and attend. JORGENSEN, a 1951 graduate of Box Elder, High school, became director of the Utah Travel council on July 1 of this year. The 35. year-ol- d executive was form, erly with the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce as manager of development where he con. trolled the chambers activities devot. ed to promotion of the Salt Lake area for .attracting new businesses. Before joining the chamber of he was employed by Thiokol Chemical corporation, Wasatch division, as senior customer relations represent, atlve. Earlier he served with the Clear. com-merc- e, division of Thiokol as assistfield ant community relations director. BORN IN BRIGHAM City and educat-e- d at Weber State college, Jorgensen served with the U.S. Naval Reserve and following his military career, workin radio and television stations ed in Ogden and Salt Lake City until 1961 when he became public information officer for the U.S. Naval Supply depot, Clearfield. Jorgensen presently lives in Bountl-fu- l with his wife Carol, and their chll. dren, Scott L., 9, and Lori Lynne, 2. The controversy, only one of more 50 items considered at the regweekly city council session, brought no decision after the city fathers cap. ped a 30.mlnute open discussion with a 4 5. minute executive session. Mayor Olof Zundel explained that the present contract has 15 years to run, having been in effect since 1964, than ular UNDER THE ARRANGEMENT, power the federal pro. ject and wheeled here over lines of Utah Power and Light. It has been a profitable experience for Brigham City which generates only a minor portion of the electrical power consumed here. Recently, the government proposed a new contract which would bind the ' city for an additional five years j Is purchased from 1989. Councilman Byron Armstrong a- - gued in favor of the new pact, saying diat it contained a provision under w.ilch the contract terms could be re ised with Other sections of the street reportedly paved and in good condition. In addition, citizens living between Forest and Third South will be contacted to determine if they want to install curb and gutter and sewer and water laterals to vacant lots. This would be done at their expense. If the residents choose to do this, this section of Fifth West will be paved under the gas are already curb-to-cur- b system. its proposed to and lay a strip from Cameron drive in Lindsay Park to the Eleventh South access to 1. 15. The following year, grade the street right-of-wa- y 24-fo- 69 Toward $1 Million The value of new building in Brig, City mounted toward the $1 million mark this year as October pro. Jects totaled $35,825, according to the city inspection department. ham ham City at present is seven mllis which includes the cost of wheeling. does not THE PRESENT contract Mayor Olof Zundel said the contracts spell this out and further, Ive seen had been referred to the city attorneys nothing that convinces me that well and it was their opinion that the pres, said sent pact is satisfactory. They advise get cheaper power any time, also against binding future councils so Armstrong. Reportedly, the total cost to Brig. far into the future by extending an. other five years. Any power company will not buy more than 10 years in advance and I sure dont know why we should gam-bl- e another five years, declared the mayor. COUNCILMEN Al Cazier and Blaine Olsen contended that the new contract would assure the city of a power source in the face of reports that a power Local government offices will close shortage is in the future. Councilman Armstrong, indicting his Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of' desire to have the city attorneys pres, Vet .rans Day. ent to ask them questions, pointed out This includes Brigham City and Box If we get a large Industry in .lder county offices and local federal that town, it will take us past the power agencies. Brigham City Postmaster C. Henry peak for which were contracted and Nielsen said there will be no regular well be hurting for power. Everything Ive read says theres mall delivery nor window service dur. going to be a shortage of power, he ing the day. However, the box lobby added. will be open as usual. OUR ATTORNEYS see There will be one mall dispatch at nothing about 5 p.m., Nielsen noted. (Continued on Page Seven) 60.day notice, Offices Will Note Holiday he suggested another one is due. The council agreed. Asking for suggestions as to who should serve on the panel, Mayor Zun. del said their identity should remain con. fldentlal to avoid pressure, the same as was done in the earlier study. The results will come to the council to do what it wants, he explained. THE CHIEF executive said he had written to the Utah Highway department to ask for a traffic study and con. slderatlon for stop lights at Third and Fifth North streets. Also, Councilman Byron Armstrong was asked to have the citys traffic advisory committee study the stretch from First to Fifth North on Main as a priority matter, to determine how traffic safety can be improved. October Figure Pushes Officials Divided On Power Pact Ject. street. that four years have passed since an advisory committee made a thorough review of the citys pay structure and Extend Five Years? Brigham City officials divided sharply Thursday night over a federal govern, ment proposal for the city to extend its contract for power purchase from the Upper Colorado River Storage pro. coming, Fifth West will be paved with a 24.f oot str ip between Sixth N orth and U.S. 30s and between FourthNorth and Forest MAYOR OLOF Zundel told the council ' re-pla- ques-tionair- Enrollment in Box Elder district schools is steadily creeping upward r a disappointing ..start in 1969.70, the central office disclosed Friday. The first-dacount was 8,982 stu. dents. By the end of the second week this figure had grown to 9,257. The most recent count shows 9,315 students enrolled in Box Elder schools. Box Elder High school recorded the most substantial Increase, a jump from 1,748 on opening day to 1,857 at the latest count. 19-2- A two-yedevelopment program on Fifth West gained Brigham City council approval Thursday night as the municl. pal officials waded through a busy weekly session that last four hours and 20 minutes. In addition to the street project, the council approved a review of city wages and salaries and asked state consideration for traffic lights at Third and Fifth North on Main street. The Fifth West project will be handled in two phases, financed by an estimated $40,000 annually from Utahs new one-cegasoline tax Increase. The sum is Brigham Citys share in the new collector street system. The monthly figure brought to $917, 572 the amount for all building listed on permits issued for the first 10 months of 1969. There were 17 building permits is. sued in October with the years total now standing at 164 permits, a monthly summary indicated. Most of the projects were for resl. dentlal improvements. Here is building permit Information: Tasco, Inc., 1067 Oak, finish base, ment, $2,000. Tasco, Inc., 254 North Ninth East, additional room with basement, $6,000. Vernon Nielson, 626 North Second East, build attached carport, $800. Funk Sign and Neon, 76 South Main, $175. Funk Sign and Neon, 44 South Main, small sign, $200. E. M. Frost, 35 West Second South, Interior remodeling, $700. Hazel C. Petersen, 423 West Forest, mountain style cabin home, $8,000. Nile Hansen, 222 West Third South, additional room to existing dwelling, small electric plastic sign, $2,000. Melvin Mathias, 67 South First East, lodge type dwelling to connect with existing dwelling, $8,000. Gene Clark, 664 South Third West, addition to present dwelling, $1,200. M. J. Plastlno, 225 North Fourth West, erect two-ca- r garage, $1,750. Robert E. Pett, 135 West Forest, enclose front porch, $1,500. Joseph E. Leach, 504 South Second West, interior remodeling, $1,000. John A. Wayman, 1060 East Third North, erect small detached storage bln, $100. Darrells Glass, 550 South Main, build storage shed, $1,800. Funk Sign and Neon, 333 North Main, plastic sign, $100, Gerald Poulsen, 579 South Fourth West, small storage building, $500, |