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Show Uaivtrs&l 8ierof Ibsing Corp. 0. Box 2608 Slt Uk City, Oth 84110 P Volume 77, Number 52 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning, December 29, 1974 To continue own system Brigham City officials Thursday took an apparently fixed position on radio communications the police department will continue to operate a dispatch center despite Box Elder county plans to radio center establish an of its own. At the same time, however, city agreed to meet with the county commission to discuss the matter further. Council response on the issue came after Mayor Harold B. Felt read a prepared statement in which he recommended that Brigham City continue to operate its efficient public safety radio dispatching around-the-cloc- k coun-cilme- n operation. At the present time, the city handles dispatching service for its police and fire departments plus the highway patrol and neighboring communities. Councilman Byron Armstrong said it represents about 98 percent of all radio dispatching done in. the county. It has been the countys intention to establish a communications center in its new public safety building with capacity to serve all law enforcement agencies in the county including the Brigham City Police department. Two Dispatch Centers If the county continues on course, it means that two dispatch centers will be operating less than a block apart. prospect prompted Councilman ' to speak out against duplicate facilities. "One center should do all the dispatching. As a taxpayer I dont want to see two systems, he declared, pointing out that Brigham City citizens would be taxed to pay for both. At the same time, he made it clear that Brigham City should operate the system. Councilman A1 Cazier echoed similar sentiments. The intent of the (mayors) memorandum is to approach the commissioners about combining with Brigham City to handle communications for them . . . he declared. Councilman Doug Wight added, We just look at it from the standpoint of where the greatest need is. This JEPPESEN, THE 1974 New Years baby in Box county, indicates here that he figures this celebration stuff is not bad at all. Well, that's the way it is when a guy grows up and gets to be nearly a year old. He's a son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jeppesen, 653 North Second West, Brigham City. SCOTT Elder :i ,7 ) Stork Derby nears at Cooley hospital Theyre nearing the gate for this year's Stork Derby in Box Elder county. The traditional run for the jackpot of prizes at Cooley Memorial hospital will begin with arrival of the new year Jan. 1. ' The first baby born there in 1975 win for itself a heap of prominence in addition to a host of prizes in which Dad and Mom can also share. Participating businesses are offering everything from baby blankets to savings accounts to a hamburger and a milkshake. (A will two-pag- e advertisement in todays News tells the entire story.) Rules are that parents must be : residents of Box Elder county and the time of birth must be certified by the attending physician. And it will be up to the parents to pick up the many gifts. The reigning champ, Scott Jeppesen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jeppesen, 653 North Second West, Brigham City, had some words for his successor this week: Goo da da oogle go ooh goo. Which was interpreted to mean: Man, its a blast! Young Scott checked in at 11 :29 on Jan. 1, 1974, and weighed a husky eight pounds and seven ounces. He is the subject for the traditional New Years picture appearing in todays News. Will print No Need For Fight Art Redding, county sheriff-elec- Advertising matter must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday and editorial matter by 10 a.m. Tuesday. The paper will be distributed the mall on the usual day Thursday. In As most offices and business houses, the Box Elder News and Journal office will be closed on Wednesday, reopening for business as usual Thursday. told n so we wouldnt save anything there. With Brigham City having half the county population and the attendant problems, he said "its difficult for me to say take away the nerve center and give it to another agency over which we have no control. At the same time he said we must work cooperatively with the county". On a motion by Councilman Armstrong, the city officials voted to have the mayors memorandum stand as a consensus of the council and to serve as the basis of dialogue with the county commission. Following is the full text of that memorandum which the mayor said (Continued on Page Two) Now's the time to change About your name in phone book . . . Somewhere between the first A and the Z, you belong in the Brigham City telephone directory. But have you taken a look at your listing lately? Could be that it isnt exactly what you want. If thats the case, nows the time to do something about it. Bell reports that the Mountain alphabetical (white page) section of the Brigham City directory will close Jan. 15. Exchange Manager Boyd Newman said that if subscribers wish to alter the way their listing appears in the book, they should notify the telephone company by that date. Often a change in a household situation will result in the need to add, change or delete a name, Newman said. t Its an easy thing to put off and occasionally subscribers get caught short because the book has already closed for the year. Its also a very good time to consider your situation if you have nonpublished last service. According to Newman, circumstances often arise where it is important for relatives, business associates, friends, etc., to contact an individual and to their dismay they find theyve misplaced the nonpublished number given them by the subscriber. "It is impossible to predict those who will need to call you at some future time, Newman continued. Knowing who you should give your nonpublished number to is a guessing game at best.,Its just not as complete a service as our listed customers enjoy. Telephone customers might also consider changing from initials to a complete name or vice versa. Women often prefer an initial to help screen out possible annoyance calls. So if youd like to change your listing, give the telephone company business office a call by January 15 theres no charge for the change, the manager said. Chamber elects radio executive day early Deadlines will be earlier than usual. t, the council and mayor, "Theres no need to fight over this. The get into a knock-dowtoward a system been has working county and is inviting Brigham City to join. The county commission this week is calling for bids on equipment for its communications system which will include repeaters on a mountain top near Grouse Creek to give virtually full county coverage for the first time. The cost is expected to be about $30,000. Redding pointed out there are 25 counties in the state doing dual dispatching. Councilman Wight said, "Even if we didnt have dispatching, we must have somebody to man the desk 24 hours a day Four directors named Journal The upcoming New Years Day holiday makes It necessary to adjust the schedule for printing the Jan. 2 issue of the Box Elder Journal. 12 PAGES local radio executive has been named of the Greater Brigham t City Area Chamber of Commerce. He is G. Norman Thompson, manager of KBUH radio in Brigham City since June A president-elec- 1971. Thompson was elected to the post in. recent balloting conducted by the chamber. Also elected in the annual vote were four persons to the board of directors Richard Anderson of Wiggins, Taylor and Baugh; Bruce Christensen, vice president of Box Elder County bank; Grant Hacking, secretary-treasure- r of Hacking En- terprises, and Jay Hansen, owper of Hansen Jewelry. r term on the Each will serve a board. Holdover directors who have a year to two-yea- serve include Charles Goodliffe, Bob Christensen, Dale Bess and Bruce Keyes. Installation of the new officers will take place at the chambers annual dinner meeting which is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 31. At that time, the current president-elect- , Wayne Jones, will succeed Boyd Newman as president. Ron Frandsen, executive vice president, said the election produced better balance in representation from various sectors of the business community than has been the case in a long time. "Were looking forward to a very aggressive year in chamber programs. I feel as though weve accomplished many many things this past year and are at a point where the chamber can be even more (Continued on Page Two) G. Norman Thompson . . . chamber president-elec- t 'People want it' Grant cable TV franchise, citizen panel recommends committee has A citizens advisory recommended that Brigham City grant a cable television franchise. Chairman DeVon Breitenbeker reported the panel's conclusions to the Brigham City council Thursday evening. In response, the city officials took a proposed franchise agreement and ordinance under study and will follow up with further discussion this coming Thursday. Reporting after an exhaustive committee study, Breitenbeker said it was also recommended that Telesis corporation be granted the franchise. This is the firm which, earlier this year, requested authority to serve the city. It was this request which prompted, committee. appointment of the Breitenbeker said a number of firms were evaluated "and it was our finding that Brigham City is really not that big a plum. n He said the companies expressed interest in the local franchise until we mentioned performance . . . specified Installation time . . . then we only received lip to service. However, he pointed out, Telesis "wants go. The chairman said a series of random surveys conducted in Brigham City convinced the committee that the city should have cable TV. Almost without exception, people were favorable to it. Asked by Councilman Doug Wight when Telesis could "get going, Breitenbeker said the first step is for the company to obtain approval from the Federal Communications commission. six months to The proposed fran- It has been taking about get FCC clearance. that installation will begin within 90 days after an chise agreement stipulates FCC certificate of compliance is received. Breitenbeker said it will thus take about a year before Brigham City has cable television. Aflei lcspuuding lu a number of questions, the chairman advised the council not to knit-picstating that the venture must be profitable for the company. questions you may have. Council Questions Questions asked by council members and Mayor Harold B. Felt related to Ul IIWV. Breitenbeker pointed out that the FCC no longer will permit a franchise for cable TV to be exclusive as in the past. performance bond, billing, customer He called the proposed franchise workable, noting that it was ironed out rights, and a provision for channels to serve the city, school board, business community, police and sheriffs departments. Upon recommendation of Mayor Felt, the council voted to ask the citizens committee to continue as consultant to the council on cable TV and recognized the outstanding work which it has done to this point. The chairman said he already had made arrangements for the president of Telesis to meet with the council at its next Thursday meeting to answer any Councilman Dale Baron, a member of the committee, said he wanted it made clear that its not mandatory that people hook up to cable television. It is their choice whether to subscribe to the service in a series of exchanges with the company. Other members of the panel include Brian Burt, Mrs. Rose Marie Knudson, and Mrs. Carolyn Tauferner, Lowell Packer, |