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Show 4 News o Scope Paint suspects Volume 78, Number 17 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning, Two Brigham City juveniles have been with malicious destruction of property in connection with the defacing of newly-painte- d fire plugs. Police Chief Steve Studdert reported Saturday. In addition, the chief said two other youths were being questioned in connection with the vandalism. in At least two plugs, freshly-painte- d conjunction with the citys Portraits of Art Week, were marred by Liberty someone having sprayed them with black paint. Chief Studdert said the suspects range from 15 to 17 years old. He said they will be referred to juvenile court. They were picked up Saturday morning by Patrolman Karl DeRyke as the result of an intensive police investigation, the chief said. April 27, 1975 12 PAGES arrested and charged At Intermountain school FiroinidllniDp Okay tax hike The welcome mat is out at Intermountain school where Native American Friendship Week extends from Sunday, April 27 to Saturday, May 3. A full schedule of activities is planned with the general public invited to most of them. Special invitations have been extended to parents of students. A preview showing of the animated movie, The Man From Button Willow, was scheduled to kick off the schedule of events Sunday evening in the school auditorium. Here is the schedule of other events: Both Box Elder county and Brigham City officials have acted to adopt Utahs new local option sales tax measure. The county commission did it Tuesday and the city council on Thursday, each approving the necessary ordinance and agreement with Utah State Tax commission. to It increases from one-hapercent the sales and use tax collected for local purposes. The higher tax will go into effect on July three-quarte- lf full-lengt- h, rs Monday, April 28 Baseball game with staff and Brigham City police officers playing a student team. multi-tribd 8 p.m. The school board will meet students in the auditorium. 6 p.m. 1. al newly-organize- Tuesday, April 29 a.m. An open house for the public which will extend to 8 p.m. Tours will begin at the auditorium. 12 noon A VIP luncheon will be held. 13 a.m. An Indian fashion show will be held at this time in the auditorium and also at 2 and 6 p.m. 3 p.m. Intermountain vs. Morgan in a Region Nine baseball game. Vocalist-guitari8 p.m. Floyd Westerman will entertain in the auditorium. Corinne cleanup Corinne will conduct its annual community cleanup Saturday morning, May 3, beginning at 8 a.m. All residents of the community are encouraged to bring their pitch forks, shovels, rakes, etc., and participate, said a spokesman for the sponsoring youth council. Participants are asked to gather at the city park at 8 a.m. The community will be divided into three sections with prizes awaiting those who do the best job of cleaning up their section. The awards will be made when the participants gather for lunch in the park at 12:30 p.m. Hotdogs, hamburgers, salad and drinks will be served. Citizens who desire more information are invited to call Mayor Don Miller. Road project The Utah Road commission will call for bids this week on a project to grade and in north drain a roadway for Interstate Box Elder county. The stretch of future highway will extend from north of Plymouth to the Idaho state line. Expected to be completed in 210 working days, the undertaking will involve, 2,880,000 cubic yards of excavation, 462,000 tons of grandular borrow and 101,000 cubic yards of topsoil. Bids will be opened in the road commission office, Salt Lake City, on May 20 at 2 p.m. 6.5-mi- Canceled again Boy Scouts of Bird Haven district, snowed out for the second time this past at weekend from holding their camp-o-re- e Box Elder campground, will try again on May 2. The event now is being planned in a conjunction with the annual at Rees Pioneer park. The boys will set up their tents and exercise their camping skills in the area near the park bowery. for which $1 tickets The o are now being sold, is the yearly activity in which local area scouts set up booths in the bowery to display and demonstrate what they have learned. The displays will be open to the public beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, continuing until 4 p.m. A parade from the Brigham City tabernacle is scheduled Saturday morning beginning at 9:15 a.m. Scout-O-Ram- Scout-O-Ram- show-and-d- Eat, listen Brigham Citys proposed $1.4 million bond Issue to finance improvements In the electrical system Is the subject for a .booster breakfast here Tuesday morning, April 29. The event Is sponsored by the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce which Invites all Interested citizens to attend. It will begin at 7 a.m. In the community center. Reservations can be made at the North Main street, chamber office, The cost Is $2 per plate. telephone City Councilman A1 Cazler Is scheduled to give a presentation on the project and will answer questions from the audience. Board to meet The Box Elder Board of Education will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, April 30, at 8 p.m. in the board room, upstairs in the county courthouse in Brigham City. The session is open to the public and will cover such items as a swimming pool at Tremonton and health services. A reproduction of the full agenda can be found on Page 2. 9 building of Ogden First Federal Savings and Loan association, located at Main and First South, which will open for business on Monday, April THIS IS THE NEW office 28. Building immediately to to create additional parking. the south will be torn down st Spike back for final time? Ogden First Federal to open new building Ogden First Federal Savings and Loan association will open the. doors on its new Brigham City office building Monday," April 28, according to Richard M. Mercer, company president. The new building is located at Main and First South. A ribbon-cuttin- g May 9 at 9 three-wee- k ceremony, scheduled a.m., will officially launch a grand opening celebration, it was noted. The new structure was designed by Bank Building corporation, a national company that specializes in modern building design for financial institutions. Mercer said the building is unique, and that was the intent of the design. The president said he had to asked Bank Building corporation design a building that would compliment and improve the Brigham City business district and also enhance the beauty of the Ogden. Beginning May 5 they will be exhibited daily in the Brigham City museum-galler- y and on May 10, return to Promontory for the 24th annual commemoration of the driving of the Golden Spike. But a spokesman for Golden Spike Empire, Inc., which yearly secures the spikes from Stanford University Museum for local display, quoted museum officials as saying this is the last time. The spikes will not be let out again. This prospect in view, it provides Utahns and visitors with added incentive to personally see them. The spikes can currently be seen at the Bank of Utah, 2641 Washington Blvd., in Ogden during business hours. And they will be shown in some Ogden area elementary schools on an unannounced schedule. noon Luncheon for students, staff and invited guests at the picnic area. Rodeo with rodeo club members from Bear River, Box Elder, Sky p.m. View, Intermountain and Grace High schods participating. 4 p.m. Northern district Explorer Olympics. 7 p.m. Student dance in the student dance hall. 1 Saturday, May Highlight Ceremony Their display at Golden Spike National Historic site on May 10 will highlight the annual ceremony which harkens back to that day more than a century past when the nations first transcontinental railroad was completed. The day will spotlight other features, as well, including the first Golden Spike Marathon which will see in excess of four dozen runners challenge a course from Corinne to Promontory Summit. That event will begin at 7 a.m. with participants in a wide age span expected to cross the finish line prior to the 11 a.m. program. Congressman Gunn McKay will deliver the principal address with preliminary music to be played by the Box Elder High School band. i Laying of Wreath A traditional segment of the ceremony, the laying of a memorial wreath, will be performed by C. R. Rockwell, Union Pacific, and W. H. Geare, Southern Pacific. Dr. Peter C. Knudson, president of the sponsoring Box Elder County Golden Spike association, said the Golden Spike Vintage Car cjub of Ogden has indicated it will be represented by more than 100 cars and occupants. Special presentations, remarks by Supt. George Church and a drill team performance also are planned. Climax of the program will be a reenactment of the driving of the Golden Spike by a cast of costumed players. After years Tolman Burke retired from the posts of Brigham City recorder and office manager Thursday, ending a career in public service which spans several business hours, expanded telephone facilities, and an additional staff of trained specialists. colorful and folks will feel the president Tolman Burke the com- - . . . honored for service Students seek projects i 'Well supply the labor' Students at Box Elder High school have an offer to make. g Focusing on ecology day May 9, the studentbody is offering itself to the betterment of Brigham City. Studentbody President Tom Garrison said this week that students will first-servprovide labor for any improvement project on a first-combasis. Any projects anyone needs done, well be willing to supply the labor. We dont have funds or supplies but we have 1,800 people who are willing to work, he said. One project the students have on their own is to clean up a field north of the school and do landscaping on the BEHS campus. A project at Rees Pioneer park has also drawn their attention, said Garrison. We dont care if its for an individual or 75 people. We want to provide community service, he said. We cant guarantee all the requests we get will get done, but well work d on them on a first-combasis as many as we possibly can, he noted. He said requests should be called into the high school by May 6. Included with the request should be a project description, where it is, how many people needed and any other information. Work will begin on all projects about 1:30 p.m. May 9, said Garrison. 1,800-stron- e, first-serve- 14 Burke steps down from city posts Other services being offered at the new location include insured savings, home loans, free travelers checks for customers, safe deposit boxes, free notary service, e, 3 Explorer Olympics continue 7 p.m. Indian pow wow on the baseball field with invitations extended to dance groups in Wyoming, California, Idaho, Utah and on the Navajo reservation. All Day p that on the athletic field. 12 pany has secured the Noel Gibbs property immediately south of the new building, and plans to demolish the building and use the space for additional parking. Brigham City Branch Manager Cliff Graham, and the directors and staff of Ogden First Federal Savings extend a cordial invitation to everybody to visit the new office during the grand opening celebration. There will be free gifts for and three grand prize everyone, drawings, the president said. The structure features convenient door-sid- e parking and a modern express drive-uwindow. Ogden First Federal is one of the few savings and loan associations in Utah to offer its customers the convenience of a drive-u- p window Mercer explained. The interior decor is cheerful and one in which welcome and comfortable, said. Mercer also announced 2 Friday, May Indian games 8 a.m. mountains. extended Thursday, May 1 Venison pit barbecue for students, parents and special guests. Street dance in front of the auditorium until 10 p.m. p.m. p.m. 7 entire community and surrounding Has the famed Golden Spike made its last trip to Uath? Possibly so. The historic spike together with a silver spike presented by Nevada at the famed Wedding of the Rails, May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, is now on display in Variety show in the auditorium. p.m. 6 ' 30 Wednesday, April 7 ed decades. The veteran city aide received plaudits from fellow workers, Mayor Harold B. Felt and members of the city council. And he handed out a few verbal bouquets of his own. I want to say thinks to the citizens. Weve got the best people in the world right here in Brigham City, he stated. Burke declared his gratitude for the liberal education hes received while serving the city and praised the mayor and council for the work they do. I think they hold more meetings than the church people, he said with a grin. He also lauded fellow employes, giving special mention to the girls in the office. They do the work and the recorder gets the credit. Presentation Ceremony The remarks came during a special presentation ceremony conducted as part of the regular weekly city council meeting. Mavor Felt handed Burke a $50 check and an engraved plaque to place on the wall in your study. Councilman Doug Wight credited the retiring recorder with providing stability and continuity in city government from one administration to another. Burke has served under five mayors and 17 different city councilmen during his 14 years in city employment. Councilman Byron Armstrong, a veteran of more than seven years on the council, told the outgoing aide, I personally appreciate all the help youve given me over the years. As a follow-uaction, the council officially appointed Sterling Loveland as city recorder and office manager. Loveland has been serving as assistant to p Burke since early February. Joined City Staff Burke joined the city staff as office manager and after two years, was appointed also to serve as recorder. Prior to that, he was employed for years in the Box Elder School district central office, first as an accountant and then as office manager. And for two years before that, he was deputy clerk in the Box Elder county eight-and-a-ha- lf clerks It all office. adds up to 24 years of service. Originally from Honeyville where he operated a service station for 15 years, he was town treasurer from 1937 until 1943 and after two years in the armed forces, returned to serve for two years on the town board. He was then appointed town clerk. In his retirement, Burke plans to spend more time golfing, working in the yard, skiing and snow shoeing. And, undoubtedly, his wife, Maudell, will get to see him more. Im not retiring, he told the council chamber bosses. audience, just changing New mail system A new system of handling outgoing mail will go into effect at the Brigham City post office on Monday, April 28, it was announced this week. The change will come about with the beginning of area mail processing which will see all outgoing mail sent to Ogden for cancellation and processing. The only mail retained and canceled in Brigham City will be that Collected from "local delivery boxes and local letters deposited at the post office. The local boxes are located in front of the Box Elder County courthouse and First Security bank in downtown Brigham City and also outside the post office and in the lobby. "Mailers should be sure to deposit Brigham City mail in the local boxes or drop, and address local mail Brigham City and not jast City, Postmaster Alden Jensen explained. Mailers are cautioned that out-oftown mail dropped in local boxes -, (Continued on Page Three) |