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Show w BOX ELDER NEWS, Sunday, June Brigham 1, 1975 only ocin the placed casionally position of having to subsidize directory codes) Exclusions would include coin, hospital and hotel guest phones, and the handicapped. assistance frequently. Wyoming and Colorado have filed rate plans with their regulatory commissions. The basic features of the plan they submitted includes: Three free calls a month Two number searches per call Twenty cents per call (after the free allowance) to 411 and (1) (universal information for home area only no charge for other area Had Similar Charge Cincinnati Bell has had a similar charge for over a year. Their experience shows (1) an 80 percent reduction in calls to directory assistance and (2) only 5 percent of the customers are charged in any given month. sized up the Newman situation in Utah like this: We have used advertising to encourage proper use of directory use this service City, Utah is Directory help: those Levy a charge? Back in 1908 when the Wasatch telephone building was completed in Salt Lake, Inconsisted of six formation position. Things are a little different at Mountain Bell today, according to local ex- change manager Boyd costing telephone assistance customers $2,285,000 last year. name The directory assistance is an accurate description of what our emaiding ployes should be doing customers who are having difficulty finding a listing in the book, or giving out new numbers. Instead, 78 percent of the numbers requested in Utah are already in the book. Studies indicate that only 15 percent of the people make 50 percent of the calls, Newman said. E. Newman. Now, it takes 303 employes statewide to handle directory assistance calls, and we need to take a good look at the costs involved in providing the service vs. who is using the service. Newman stated that on an average business day,' 72,333 calls are placed to directory Honeyville student gets grant swim class Scott Ira Watanabe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shoji Watanabe, Honeyville has received a scholarship for the 1975-7school year from the Utah Bankers association. A student at Utah State university, Watanabe is a THIS IS THE way it was back in 1 908 when Wasatch telephone building was completed in marketing major. He has a 3.4 grade average Salt Lake. "Information" consisted of six positions. Today's operation is queit differem and has been active in in- and sometimes abused. tramural sports at USU. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS begins reminder A 555-121- 2 away perto record frequently called numbers, and agreed to provide directories free from other cities when used for long distance calling. All these measures have helped somewhat, but were faced with ever increasing volumes of calls and the related costs. If the current trend continues, it would appear that the only equitable way to handle the situation would be to charge those persons who are the heavy users of the service instead of expecting everyone to equally share the cost. given Users Subsidized "The average customer who Ladies for physical fitness were awarded to Lake View school students Chris Stanger, Jimmy Ball, Leslie Case, Angie Murray, Lori Taggart (front); Scott Hansen, Doug Jeppesen, Dave Keller, Robert Rehm, Dan Parkinson (center); Mike Kempf, Philip Menlove, Dan Bassett, with Steven Laird and Lori Chadwick absent from the picture. call who assistance, sonal directories 6 was Issued that ladies swim and trim classes will continue through the summer months at Box this week Elder Junior High school. The first class was held Tuesday, May 27, with other sessions scheduled each Tuesday and Thursday evening from 9 to 10 p.m. in the school swimming pool. Cost for the course Is $5. Participants are asked to bring their own cap, towel, suit and nose clips, if needed, according to Lucile Kerr, instructor. firm-u- p Ladies and exercise classes shape-u- p will resume in the fall when community school for the school year with Shelley R. Nichols instructor. begin programs MEAT steaks fom the tender cuts, even in the higher grades, usually are best pan broiled or pan fried Broil those Prime and Choice loin and rib steaks when or more thibkj they are Steaks and roasts from the IPS' tender cuts should be braised roasted Thin BY some of the 400 books she read, Toni Penrod holds her prize, which is a won.for reading the most books in the first grade at Lincoln school book,, naturally last year. The 400 books provided a large margin over the nearest student. Toni is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Penrod of 245 North Fifth West in Brigham City. SURROUNDED onh-inc- h or-p- ot ' contest winners include Angela Varner and Elaine Antonio, sweepstakes winners (front); Calvin Christensen, Mark Bailey, Russell Coburn, Robbie Bingham, Dave Keller, Lori Bessinger, Margaret Sheila Reeves, Annette Reeder, Edie WoodLAKE VIEW POETRY Ham-merlan- Hearing set on plan for hospital A public meeting will be held June 19 in Logan to review proposed expansion of the University of Utah hospital. The session is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. in the board room of the Logan LDS hospital, 218 North Third East. This public meeting is 3 required by Public Law and provides interested citizens man bound to court BC Brigham City man has been bound over to First District Court on a charge of forgery. Brian Scott Gingerish, 19, of 17 West First North, was bound over after a preliminary A hearing before Brigham City Judge Robert W. Daines. In other matters, Charles Harry Wright, 38, of 291 Park Place in Brigham City pleaded MOVING opportunity to raise questions and state their - an opinions in support of or nonsupport of the new construction. Following the public meeting, the Bear River Volunteer Comprehensive Health Planning council will make formal recommendations regarding the proposal to the state office of comprehensive health planning advisorty council. The public is invited and all interested citizens are encouraged to attend. If further information is desired, citizens may contact the state OCHP office, 243 East 400 South, Salt 84111 Lake Utah City, (telephone ). guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and was fined $200. Richard Williams, 18, of 1015 South Main, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was handed 30 days in jail with probation consideration after seven days. Forfeiting $50 bail after failing to appear on a charge of making an improper right turn was Arnal B. Price, 43, of 475 North Sixth West in Brigham City. Marcus Joel Wilson, 36, of 380 North Main in Brigham City to reckless driving. He was fined $125. Kent William Davis and Kirt Andrew Davis of Willard were found guilty to possession of a controlled substance for which they each received a sentence of six months in jail. The sentence was stayed until pleaded guilty June 27. Family Life college names valedictorian A nutrition major, Margaret Christensen, has been named valedictorian of the College of Family Life at Utah State university, announced Phyllis Snow, dean of the college. Miss Christensen, 21, is the daughter of Rhea W. Fuhriman and the stepdaughter of Albert Fuhriman of Garland. Her father James Peter Christensen is deceased. Keeping electric power in its place A graduate of Bear River the USU school, High graduating student was editor of the high school newspaper and a class officer. During the past two years she has worked at the Logan hospital in addition to her academic studies. From December, 1973, to August, 1974, she was a dietary assistant supervisor and from then until the present has worked as a nutritionist. She will become a therapeutic dietitian at the hospital in June. Margert Christensen . valedictorian . . Miss Christensen has six older brothers and on June 13 she is marrying Theodore Kay Smith. BILL TO KILL First Pelican IretH sou have Well it good lish Second Ielu ,m ' fills the hill there BUY LIKE RENT! Over 200 Beautiful Pianos in Stock 30 Elegant Grand Pianos Special Prices line is 'hot"? What if it's raining? does come in contact with line. 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