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Show J U;lv3r3al aicrcriliinj Carp. P. 0. Eox25:'3 Salt La,.a city, Utah R4110 9100 p ; 5-- 75 ; ; : 'Got the message' eife air firav! ossy A popular country song of recent vintage contained lyrics about a trip to Houston. It made a lot of folks feel good. But recently four members of the Brigham City council went to Houston, attending a national League of Cities convention. And it made a lot of local folks mad. So it was Thursday night that city officials stated their case, several citizens voiced opinions and it all seemed to clear the air. The occasion was what normally would have been a weekly city council meeting. However, three members of the council had not arrived back from a trip into Mexico which followed the Houston con- city shows. However, Friday morning found FOUND the Brigham City area socked in by fog as this photo taken from a mountainside east of the THURSDAY fab. And so the time was occupied by Mayor Harold B. Felt, and Councilmen Doug Wight and Byron Armstrong plus the citizens and members of the press. Mayor Felt who did not leave town, defended the council as hard working and conscientious" who recieve about 25 cents an hour for the time they spend on city business. Coospitfd t . i & approvd I! O the local landscape blanketed by the season's heaviest snowfall. Both extremes of the weather contributed to a School bus cost keeps going up The high cost of buying school buses is getting higher. This fact hit Box Elder Board of Education members figuratively right between the eyes Wednesday when bids were presented for the purchase of three new vehicles. The low bid for a bus, submitted by Bryson Sales and Service, Bountiful, was $22,965.45 which is about $6,000 more than last year and $8,000 more than two years ago. As it turned out, however, each unit will cost even more because the board voted to buses which purchase two adds three feet to each vehicle and $758 to the cost. It was indicated that running larger buses on a phase-i- n basis may shorten a run or two. bus will be In addition a purchased with Bryson Sales and Service low bidder at $5,114.25 for the body and Archibald Ford, Tremonton, low for the chassis at $4,955. In other business, Principal Carroll Nichols was authorized to purchase a new van for use primarily in the athletic department at Box Elder High school. Cost of the unit which is being purchased from Packer Motor company, Brigham City, is $6,378.80. It will be paid for from athletic funds at the school. 3-- 2 idea. units (the age Referring to when buses are phased out of regular use), he said the bodies are too rusted out to be worth putting much money into. He said engine cost and lack of available parts were other negative factors. Forecast for 1975. Formal state approval for the proposed community hospital at Tremonton is expected Dec. 20 in the wake of a public meeting on the project Thursday night. The Bear River Health Planning council met at the Tremonton Civic center in conjunction with the hearing. And the panel passed a motion stamping its approval on a hospital. This now will be considered by the Utah Comprehensive Health Planning board. Dr. John Bailey, director of the Bear River Health department, said, looking at the application for the new hospital impresses me. The present hospital is still inadequate and the area must have higher quality service to attract new doctors." There were an estimated 60 citizens who attended the public meeting. Included were representatives from each of nine communities which have approved bond issues to finance the new facility. Spoke Briefly spoke briefly about his communitys contribution to the project and on the attitudes of their citizens. There were no negative comments and opinions all favored the hospitals construction. Towns and cities particpating and the amounts for which they will bond include: Deweyville, $62,000; Elwood, Each The Box Elder Journal on Dec. 26 will carry Babsons and ... Dr. Robert Shelton pointed out that funds for the travel were included in the current year budget and if some one had wished to object, it should have been done during the budget hearing. He defended the council and suggested that it compile the information accumulated for presentation to interested citizens. Councilman Armstrong conceded that we haven't done a good job in communicating to the public why we do some of these things. It's our fault that we havent informed the people better. Leland M. Weeks, 106 North Fourth who had been openly critical of the council in a recent letter to the editor appearing in the Box Elder News, said there is a definite need for the city to which it establish a travel policy presently doesnt have. Both councilmen agreed with him. East, And after discussing possible gains from travel, he declared, My (Continued on Page Three) the city officials Box Elder Junior High school will present its annual program of Christmas music on Thursday, Dec. 19, in the gymnasium. The event will begin at 7 : 30 p .m . and is open to the public . Participating will be the school band, orchestra and girls chorus with about 285 students taking part, according to Wayne Johnson, music department head and band director. Jay Valentine will direct the chorus while the orchestra will be under the baton of Linda Chambers. The program will feature a variety of religious and popular music of the season. Financial This look ahead Into the coming year Is a traditional feature of the Journal and is exclusive in the local area. It should be especially Interesting reading In this period of economic upturns and downturns, energy shortages and conflicting proposals to remedy the situation. Remember to look for It. Thats Dec. 26 in the Box Elder Journal. $84,000-Fieldin- $30,000; $74,000; Garland, Portage, $116,000; $19,000; Howell, Plymouth, $15,000; Snowville, $23,000, and Tremonton, $504,000. Its intended to pay off the various bond issues from sales tax revenue. Physicians in Tremonton commented that providing a new hospital would indeed attract other doctors and eliminate much travel to other communities to receive hospital care. As proposed, the new hospital will have e 16 private roms and one room. Architect Michael Henderson, Design (Continued on Page Three) semi-privat- Candidates named for chamber posts Candidates for the office of presidentelect and four seats on the board of directors for the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce have been announced with ballots slated to go out this week. Nominated for are president-elec- t Norman Thompson, manager of KBUH radio and currently a member for the board, and Ralph Gardner, personnel manager of Hamilton Drug centers. Candidates for director include the following: Richard Anderson of Wiggins, Taylor and Baugh; Jay Hansen, owner of Hansen Jewelry; Grant Hacking, secretary-treasure- r Hacking Enterprises; Robert manager of Capital Financial of Gates, Services. interior Also, Virginia Breitenbecker, designer for Breitenbekers ; Bruce Christensen, vice president of Box Elder County bank; Robert Favero, vice president of First Secrity bank, and Don Chadwick, owner of Chadwick Realty. An announcement of the candidates and more detailed background for each have been sent to the chamber membership. Ron Frandsen, chamber executive vice president, said additional candidates can be nominated by any 15 members of the chamber. However, this must be done by Dec. 15. Ballots are being sent out this Monday to all of the membership and are expected to be returned for tabulation within the week. Results of the election will then be announced after Christmas. News captures front page honor The Nov. 10 front page of the Box Elder News captured second place in the front page of the month competition for November among weekly newspapers in Utah. The communications department at Brigham Young university selected the page, judging the editors use of headlines, photographs, makeup and writing style. First-plac- e winner for the month was the Iron County Record of Nov. 7. Third place was won by the Sun Chronicle of Roy for its issue of Nov. 7. vote decides issue SflOflCDS It appears that Bear River High school Utahs Class AAA ranks for will join Not Worth It In response to a board inquiry about rebuilding older buses to keep them in service longer, Arvid Fredrickson, head mechanic, told the board it wasnt a good Journal to carry Babson Business his attendance at a San Francisco seminar on federal funding, also citing the expense involved and possible returns to Brigham City in acquiring new federal money. Councilman Armstrong also read a statement printed in the Journal which was intended to explain why council members made the trip to Houston. Reacting to the criticism, Armstrong said he expected to receive it as a city official. What you dont like is when people start it ridiculing your wife and children hurts, he delcared. Fifteen persons attended the session, including seven members of the press and two Boy Scouts. d rash of accidents and made driving hazardous, District buys new units to render service to Brigham City to the best of their ability and along the way if somebody doesnt agree with them, then well have to accept it and take it into consideration in determining future action, he stated. Councilman Wight who said he expects, as a city official to be subject to justify his actions, read a statement which was printed in Thursdays edition of the Box Elder Journal. It explained the purpose for Junior high schedules Christmas music event Foiriaicol . Theyre here competative activites next year. At least this is the recommendation being made to a special ad hoc committee of the Utah High School Activites association assigned to realignment. The decision to move in this direction came at Wednesdays meeting of the Box but by the Elder Board of Education slimest possible margin. status for The vote to recommend vote with Bear River came on a Wallace Christensen and Ken Porritt 2 dissenting. It was preceded by a sometimes heated discussion in which both pros and cons were aired. Principal Darwin Woodbury said he had mixed emotions about the shift from competition. The change will mean greater travel for Bear football, basketball and other teams. At the same time it will give the school an opportunity to compete with other schools more of its own size. Bear River has a current enrollment of 630 and with the exception of Logan, 950, the next lowest in Region One is Box Elder with 1,428 students (ninth grade excluded). Of the extra travel to possibly compete with such schools as Davis and Tooele, he said the average trip would be 87 miles compared with the present average of near 30 miles. Dr. Woodbury referred to a survey of students, faculty and booster club which indicated an overwhelming desire to step into the ranks. "A majority say they want to play schools more our own size, he stated. Head Football Coach Don Petersen said fep Hosn? G30VI7 the move gives us a fighting chance. Our students deserve to compete on an equal player basis. All of the coaches want to move down; its worth the extra travel. Similar supporting statements were expressed by Ralph Carter, a former member of the school board, and Byron Anderson of Garland. However, on the other side of the issue, Mrs. Beth Ballard was vocal against the change, saying she didnt want her children traveling such long distances to see ball games. She said it will split the district, arguing that Bear River can compete successfully against such schools as Box Elder and citing the close ties which exist with other schools in Region One. And a Bear River senior student, Kathryn Mortensen voiced similar sentiments, saying, overall we do pretty well against schools that are bigger than we. Carter responded that it will be possible to retain traditional rivalries but they will be practice games, not league contests as at present. Of the ability to compete successfully, (Continued on Page Three) - |