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Show i Universal F Aide urges all-tri- be operation 2 0. Box 'icrofiliin, -- Corp l) 3 3 It Liiii wity, Utah 84110 5465 F 8 - 74 Continued use of Intermountain school draws Indian support A spokesman for the United Southeastern Tribes, Inc., Sarasota, Fla., has issued a strongly-worde- d statement of support for the continued operation of Intermountain school. The organization only recently adopted a resolution urging that Intermountain continue in a new e role as a national school all-trib- for students with special problems." prefers The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced plans to phase out the school as a Navajo educational institution in 1975. "He has submitted a report to this effect to the Washington office," Helseth explained. Following, in part, is the to close the school June 30, broadcasting companies columnist Jack Anderson: 1974. However, Charles W. Helseth, program officer for USTI, said in his statement that Abraham Tucker of the BIAs Navajo area office, remainder of his statement "The Seminole tribe of Florida is currently sending students to Intermountain school. This special group of children has problems that can best be dealt with at Intermountain. Many Indian educators and tribal leaders around the country with copies having been sent also to President Nixon, 20 senators, eight representatives, the three major Volume 76, Number BE and 49 are puzzled and concerned over the rapidly developing BIA plan to close this large Indian education center. "Intermountain school is the only Indian school that is willing to accept and is equipped to work with children who have schools are moving toward a more general educational program. "Indian reservations nre faced with a spiraling drop-orate that is now above 70 percent. Most of these children need the special services that can be developed at Intermountain school. The BIA has just recently on Page Three) (Continued ut learning disabilities, emotional handicaps, cultural shock problems, and language barriers. Other Indian Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning, 22 PAGES t December 9, 1973 youth wins title Ride em cowboy, and he did - Bret Reeder poses with $1,000 saddle he receivCHAMP AND SADDLE world in ed after placing first championship junior steer riding competition Calif. at Fresno, The sign on the outside of the home read: Congratulations and welcome home from Denise, Debbie and Tammy. It was their way of greeting neighbor Don Bret Reeder, who had just corraled first place in junior steer riding at the world championships in Fresno, Calif. farm boy from Not bad for a West Corinne, Utah, huh? The youngster, a sophomore ,at Box Elder High school, turned the trick in besting six other performances Dec. finalists from Utah, Idaho and Oregon in the process. Bret earned his shot at the world title with a win at last Augusts county fair in Tremonton. The Fresno win was a big one. It earned him a $1,000 saddle (a beauty) and $1,500 scholarship to the college or university of his choice from the sponsoring Coca Cola company. He also received $200 travel and expense money to make the California trip. A middle school - for sixth and seventh grade students - could be established at Mountain View Elementary school in Brigham City. At least its feasible to provide necessary facilities there. This concept was advanced Wednesday during a meeting of the Box Elder Board of Education. Architect Robert Hodgson showed the board of education a drawing which pictured an addition on the east end of the existing school building. He said the site was well suited to the addition which could be built in increments, if wished. He set the cost at $622,000 with the new wing to also include restrooms, a media center and interior hallway. i 1 Best of Bunch Bret was easily the best of the bunch. After successfully riding two Mexican longhorns at the county rodeo, he did it again in the world championships. Nobody else did. Perhaps it was that red ribbon trimmed in lace which adorned his black cowboy hat (made by his mother for good luck.) The West Corinne lad conceded that the Fresno steers were a lot more wicked buckers than those at the Tremonton test. So how did he stay aboard during the entire rides? It takes a lot of practice and a lot of positive thinking. Success is 80 percent attitude and 20 percent physical try, he explained. He had some supporters on hand, also, including Dick and Bill Smoot, Newell Norman, Roger Woodward and Jerry Silver, all friends and neighbors from West Corinne. Brets been riding steers "since I can remember. He calls it a challenge. The Palace i . . see it! . comedy melodrama. Both productions are under the direction of Mrs. Fontell The Palace Playhouse will host an afternoon-evenin- g open house next Thursday, Dec. 13, as part of the opening-weefestivities on tap through Messervy, faculty advisor for the group of high school students operating the acting company. The shows will alternate each weekend thereafter, until Jan. a new set of per5, when formances will begin. Guests at the open house, Palace directors say, will get a taste of the nineteenth century in the theaters decor. Weeks of labor by school students with adult assistance have revived the atmosphere of the 1800s in the process of completing the intimate theater. Tickets for the productions on Friday and Saturday may be 3 obtained early by calling or while attending the open k Saturday night. The public event is scheduled, beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon and will last until 7 p.m. that evening. Patrons will have the opportunity of gaining an advance view of the newly renovated third floor of the First Security Bank building. Converted from an unused ballroom, it has become an for theater melodramas and other stage entertainment. That entertainment will begin Friday with a "Gay 90s Revue, and will be followed on Saturday with Pure as the a three-ac- t Driven Snow, Practice In Summer The practice part comes in during the summer. After chores are done on the farm of his father, Don Reeder, he picks out a steer from the Reeder herd and has a at it. Hes never been seriously hurt. go And it could be that hell pursue the sport farther, having also won free tuition to Larry Mahans Rodeo school in Mosquite, Nev. Right now, however, hes kept plenty busy. The steer riding champ is a member of the Box Elder wrestling team and is vice president of the BEHS Rodeo club. Theres always work to do around the Reeder farm where they raise dairy cows, beef and swine. 723-853- house. Whither the energy crisis? sdniD weeEi? IFetyur-dlei- iy Ctoff rigy Go to the school in the summer? Heat only a portion of the building for students? These are ultimate possiblities held out in Box Elder district if the current fuel shortage should become critical enough. Dr. J. C. Haws, superintendent, made the assessment for members of the board of education Wednesday. It was the latest expression of governmental concern locally, following statements from the Box Elder County commission and Brigham City council. Dr. Haws said the school district has been cut to 90 percent of its gasoline allotment from last year for the month of December. But steps have been taken to conserve fuel and the situation isnt critical as yet. All district-owne- d vehicles, with the exception of school buses, are being parked on school property at night, rather than driven home by their users. "Were finding weve had some mow, Gwl? pilferage and so we have put gas locks on the vehicles, the superintendent said. Principals have been asked to reduce the number of buses for field trips and athletic spectators; personnel have been asked to observe a 50 top speed and buses 55 mph and to eliminate all unnecessary driving. Effective Jan. 1 bus trips for school activities association events must be cleared through the superintendent mile-per-ho- non-hig- h office. If gas is cut further, it may be necessary to cut out buses to night games and reduce or eliminate bus transportation for all activities except team sports, the superintendent noted. To conserve building heat, principals have been asked to keep thermostats at 70 degrees and look for other saving measures. Two schools which prompt the most concern are Box Elder High school and extra-curricul- . . . Box Elder Junior High, both of which use natural gas with an oil backup system. Talks with Mountain Fuel Supply have produced assurance that interruptible service to the schools will continue as it has, with cutoffs when that is exhausted. Dealers dont want to talk to us until that happens, the superintendent explained. Schools are fourth on the list of priorities for natural gas use. Homes, industry, hospitals, etc., are ahead of them. Dr. Haws said there has been talk of school week and exgoing to a four-datending school into the warmer, summer months. There are two restrictions on the stare level. We must hold school 272 hours to cajl it a week and 180 days a year. They dont say when you must do it. "We can put 27 hours in fewer days if we choose. These are the flexibilities we (Continued on Page Three) y Centralize Students If the middle school concept were pursued, Supt. J. C. Haws said it would mean centralizing all sixth and seventh grade students in Brigham City at one jwhool - such as Mountain View. There are approximately 900 to 1,000 such students. Children from kindergarten through fifth grade who are now attending Mountain View would be distributed to other schools in the city. The current enrollment is 325. There is enough room in local schools to accomodate the change, Dr. Haws stated. For the board, it was an initial look at what may come to be. Members did not discuss the possibility at length but the indication was theyll take a long look at the possibility in weeks to come. Dr. Haws said establishing a middle school is one means of getting the ninth grade back to Box Elder Junior High "where we assume it belongs. Freshmen currently attend Box Elder High school because there is no room for them at the junior high complex which presently accomodates seventh and eighth graders. Weve visited other school districts and found the middle school has much merit, the superintendent explained. ' Okay Dental Study In other business at a regular meeting, the board endorsed a study project of Brigham City dentists who are doing periodic dental examinations to measure the effects of fluoridation on local children. The children have been and will continue to be checked during school, with parental permission. Dr. William O. Knudson requested the approval, noting that the first examination was made six years ago qnd another three years later. Now dentists want to conduct another three-yea- r check. Tax Money Received Board Clerk David Morrell told the board that $600,000 in property tax money had been received Nov. 30 from the county treasurer. He noted also that $700,000 had been borrowed on tax anticipation and will be repaid on Jan. 1. Board members expressed pleasure with the cooperative attitude of County Treasurer Glen M. Bennion. The board authorized $2,000 as compensation to the senior citizens organization at Tremonton for past use of their property to park buses. A requested release was approved for Beverly Edvalson, teacher aide at Fielding school. Employment was approved for Max Ferguson, Lake View teacher; Iris teacher at Honeyville; Douglas, half-daBetty Ross, teacher at Box Elder Junior High, and Bernell Morrison, Title I aide at Fielding. y Concord plant shuts down, will produce mobile homes The current gasoline shortage has thrown a punch at the Concord Motor Homes plant in Brigham City which has shut down in preparation for conversion to mobile home production. Joseph Morris, president of the parent company, Champion Home Builders, made the announcement. Brigham City is one of two plants scheduled to change over. The other is a motor home production facility in Georgia. "The company decided to make the two plant conversions because of the shorte conterm uncertaintly of sumer demand for motor homes due to our nations gasoline shortage situation which has severely affected our motor home sales, Morris stated. Dale Eisenbarth, local plant manager, can said Friday he hopes the change-ove- r be completed withing six weeks. two and three bedrooms. They will be 14 feet wide and up to 70 feet long. The two plant conversions will give Champion a total of 37 mobile home plants, mobile home counting three brand-neplants on the verge of opening, 10 remaining motor home plants, two travel trailer plants and 14 component-suppl- y on Page Three) (Continued high-volum- First Step The first step will be to transfer materials and equipment to other motor home plants, specifically those at Payette, Idaho, and Lindsay, Calif. We hope to have this done within 10 days but it will depend upon the freight lines, Eisenbarth explained. To follow will be a period of interior alterations at the spaceous plant which will be directed by company construction foremen. Once into production, Eisenbarth said its hoped to reach an eventual daily output of eight to 10 mobile homes. However, this will depend "on sales, what type of call we have for units. The Concord plant, 920 West Sixth North, began operation here a year ago and at one point employed 96 persons. Layoffs began in early September and the plant was finally shut down on Wednesday this past week, putting 45 persons out of work, at least temporarily. Eisenbarth said about eight persons will begin the transfer phase on Monday, Dec. 10. When they get into construction, "all salaried people will be here helping us and well try to accomplish the change-ove- r with approximately 15 employees. Rehlre More "When ready to start production, well rehire some more people but we dont know yet how many it will take to start up, the manager sqid further. He expressed hope that the force will reach 90 workers when production hits its stride. But, again, this depends on demands for the product. To be known as Champion Home Builders, the local plant will manufacture five different models of mobile homes with Pictured are some of the estimated 350 motor home chassis on hand at Concord Motor Homes plant in Brigham City. Facility has been shut down for conversion to mobile home production. PLANT SHUT DOWN |