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Show i f Letters to the Editor. NEWS, Brigham. City, Utah BOX ELDER 2 Sunday, May 7, 1972 Editorially Speaking , - 5 f i Not Opposed to City Hall New City Hall: Do Your Part Editor: it is one of my In my position as city recorder, and special duties. to conduct the municipal made it a I have elections in Brigham City. sides in either practice to refrain from taking the when controversies special or municipal are public voters decide an issue. My politics influence to not tried I have well known, but m the city anyone because of my position government. It has come to my attention that certain persons who are opposed to the proposed new city hall have been saying that I had said there was no need for the new city hall and Brigham City was not in a financial position to pay for the bonds to finance the proposed building. I would like to make it known publicly that I have never said there was not a need for a new city hall, and I have never said Brigham City was not able to finance the proposed building. The need for a building to house all departments of the city has been realized by the mayors and councilmen I have served under for the past 11 years. The site was selected and designated in the city master plan adopted June, 1963. Land has been purchased and set aside by each administration as the property became available. The ability of the city to finance the project has been vounched for by the city financial advisors, namely, Burrows, Smith and company. of the city funds Having been for the treasurer the with past 11 years, I along can vouch for the financial ability of Brigham City to meet its obligations. We have met our current commitments and have set aside money, as prescribed by law, to meet all bond payments as they become due. Brigham City is not the little county seat of 6,790 of a few years ago. We are recognized throughout the state for our enviable financial position and for our progressive city government. I for one am for progress and I intend to vote for the proposed city hall. But please, dont let me influence your vote. rising tide of support is manifesting itself in Brigham City as the May 16 date for a $500,000 bond election nears the money intended to finance a new city administration building. As with any issue, however, we suspect there is opposition in some corners of our community. And thats as it should be. Citizens will take on the financial encumbrance and they are entitled to hold varying opinions and to express them at the polls. A WED LIKE TO ADMONISH at this point that each qualified voter acquaint himself with the proposed civic complex, its intended use now and in the future and the financial ramifications. And, wed then urge a strong turnout at the polls. A matter this important to the city deserves the attention of everyone and a majority expression, not just the sentiments of a relative handful as is too often the case in local bond elections. The general public will have an opportunity to ask questions and explore all aspects of the project proposal in a meeting scheduled May 12 at the community center. Architects, a financial consultant and city officials will be there to explain all facets for scrutiny by you and your neighbors. If you have reservations about building a new city hall or issuing bonds to pay for it, or you simply want to be better informed, plan to attend. AS FOR OUR POSITION, we believe the recommendation for a new administrative location adequate in size to a central facility, accommodate all city departments, simply Signs of the time makes good sense. And inasmuch as plans for such a facility and resultant property acquisition go back nearly a decade, we scarcely think the city is rushing into And yet even this playground of nature has changed and is continuing in alteration. Red Rock has been scarred by the builders, those men with their explosives and machines who reaped a harvest from her sheer face to riprap the Willard reservoir dike something. City officials, auditors and financial consultant tell us the local economic situation is healthy and can easily support the bond issue without increasing tax or utility rates. THE INTERIOR LAYOUT appears functional .andi the' outside design, although not ornate, strikes our fancy as being clean, simple and at home with neighboring city and county buildings. But dont take our word for it. Study the proposition yourself; make up your own mind. And then vote on May 16! I J. Edgar Hoover Weve been a little more than disturbed in recent months over the criticism fired at J. Edgar Hoover, venerable director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since its beginning as an effective law enforcement agency. The stinging insults for the most part seemed to ignore the, tremendous service performed by this man. A legend in his time, Mr. Hoover died last week at age 77, still a stalwart defender of law and order. He may have been too crusty for the likes of some, but we admired his style and his values. The nation has suffered a great loss but will long enjoy the benefits of Mr. Hovers legacy of service to country. (Lets make them mean it) . In the days of Pow Wows youth, some of his fondest hours were spent hiking in the rugged mountains east of Willard. The annual deer hunt represented a high point of excitement. Everyone would gather at Grandpa and Grandmas. And well before the light of day had done its dawning thing, we were on the mountain, marching up over Big Bench, past Red Rock and the old Fisher mine, back to Black Rock and up Rocky Ridge. The country has held a special place in PWs sentimental side. Every now and then, he likes to return, trudge up the steep face and spend some wistful moments in the good air and panoramic view below. Thats the way it was on a recent Saturday when he, two growing boys and their two dogs, returned once more. We hiked up to the rocks and paused periodically to coax poor old below. As this scribe looked down, it was on a different view than in his boyhood. The reservoir was new, its waters inundating former pasture ground and a once lush marsh area where we duck hunted in the fall and skated in the winter. The north marina had encroached on land where once stood the old grist mill. And I tried to envision what transformation would come with construction of the interstate high- way between Hot Springs and Brigham City. Things dont stay the same, they change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not. It depends on a personss point of view. But as I stood on that mountainside, looking into the purple shadows of another sunset, it occurred to me that progress may sweep away things physical but not the memories of good days like an afternoon on the mountain with two boys and their dogs. Brigham City Museum-Galler- y 24 North Third West ' bbM 7:00 p.m. ;00 o.m. Monday through Saturday Hours 1 Western Art Guild Members and Graphic and Technical Art at Thiokol , .. i ifi Collector's Comer Original Golden Sllvoi1 4 Ip'lkd Spike' (May S to 12) R. R. Memorabilia Sincerely, Tolman Burke, Art Exhibit BOX ELDER NEWS weekly newspaper established In 1894, published every Sunday by the South 55 l, Box alder 321 j East First South 1 Thanks for Service Editor: A First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Second Class postage paid at the First West, 14 South post office, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Charles W. Claybaugh Publisher Emeritus Charles "Tuff" Claybaugh General Manager 'Publisher Editor Bruce T. Keyes. Managing Pete Zlmowiky, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Mary Miles, Advertising Manager Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Betty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tingey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. t. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. rate advance: Subscription able In Box the Thursdays) 4 months: $4.00 per year pay- In connection with Elder Journal (published $7.00 per year: $3.50 for single copy, 10 cents. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Utah State Press Association, National Association and United Newspaper Press International. Advertising RepreUtah State Press Associasentative: tion, Salt Lake City, Utah. Please accept our appreciation for the fine cooperation extended to the by you and your staff this past and service museum-galler- y year. As we approach our second anniversary, we reflect back on the interesting articles, notices, reviews and pictures in the about our facility, which have had a two fold value publicizing the shows and recording a history of events. April has been a record month for attendance with over 2,700 visitors signing the register. We commend the Box Elder News and Journal for its excellent public service to our community. News-Journ- Brigham City Museum-Galler- al Sincerely Committee, y Phyllis K. Owen, Director MEMBER OF THE sucking 4 DAYS LEFT TO WIN THIS BICYCLE FREE CAPITOL 1 ENDS TUESDAY German Hilda, our shorthair, over the rugged terrain. From The Files Of The Box Elder Friday, May News-Joum- 25 Years Ago 1947 One hundred 2, pl and forty-on- e students of the Box Elder LDS seminary will receive their diplomas at the seminarys annual commencement exercises Sunday evening at 7:30 oclock in the Box Elder stake tabernacle. Carol Holmgren and Leon Whitworth will speak representing the graduating class. Harold Compton was Friday, May 2, 1947 elected mayor of Brigham City with a full set of youthful councilmen, city officers and a police department Wednesday afternoon as one of the stunt features of the local observance of National Boys and Girls week. In addition to Mayor Compton, officers elected counwere Richard McFarlane, four-yea- r Lowell cilman; Wayne Vail, Peterson, Norman Olson and Leland Seely, two-yecouncilmen. Others were David Price, city attorney; Ronnie Jensen, city judge; Lorene Wood, city treasurer; Ann Marie Peterson, city recorder; Janice Heaton, constable, Kathrine King, chief of police, Ann Wixom, Eleanor Johnson, Marilyn Call and Dilworth Prisbrey, police officers. ar And it was good. We stopped to take some .22 target practice, first at a rock and then a soda pop can which some one had thoughtlessly left behind. A'1 In everyones life theres a SUMMER OF 42 gJ w We spotted about 30 head of deer, watched as. they sprang off and made their way up a far hill, stopping on top to look down curiously upon us. We watched a hawk in a magestic aerial ballet, laughed as our canine friends romped like tots in a stream of runoff water, and pondered on the TECHNICOLOR PANAViSlON-Pfcm Warner Bros dimension of life. 'mR Sr protects (SET!. JUY. n?GT TECHMICOlORjXT.'SSy ADINO DE , LAUREN1IIS ' , . . ! TECHNICOLOR' PANAVISION' Away Golden Al Conoco Service Anderient Ford Arctic Circle STARTS WED. P'OtM' Given Spike I Commit Stop in at these participating merchant! till out a coupon . . . while yourre pick up your FREE medalion. Services Company- -. 12 Paiaum Pieces It was the kind of outing that always leaves PW sympathetic with the millions of city dwellers who live only in a limited A Kinney Be May 10, 1972 by the Brigham City Merchants nr.v MRS.MILLER fascinating geological features around us. 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