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Show Brigham City, Utah 84302, Sunday Morning, Volume 78, Number 28 12 PAGES July 13, 1975 Pay becomes issue Cifly splitf: rngilhoirini dpr!,imiiri,J dfiroe Brigham City officials Thursday approved creation of two new departments to replace the exisiting electrical department, a move intended to accomodate work on the citys new power system project. The new organization gained unanimous support of the city council. New salary figures for key persons in the two new departments did not, however. The new setup includes: An electrical services and operation A new reservoir at Mantua This 150,000 gallon reservoir overlooking Mantua is a major feature of the town's project to increase the capacity of its culinary water system and supply. New lines are being installed and Town President Darwin Hailing said Saturday that 70 to 80 percent of the homes have been connected. A well on the community's south side is being and Hailing said the volume "looks good. Test samples will be sent to the state health department "and we should know within the next week", the town leader said. He estimated the total project, with exception of pump installation at the well, would be completed within a month. test-pumpe- d Shelters play valuable role Sidewalk Question: You witness a friend, neighbor or a relative physically beat a child. It may be an infant. And such abuse may occur with common frequency. Or this same parent may leave younger children alone for long periods of time without food 'or care. What should you do? Some may respond its not their business to do anything. Thats wrong. Utah law requires witnesses to child abuse or neglect to notify the proper authorities. But those things dont happen in Brigham City or Box Elder county, you say? Wrong again. They do occur here and with surprising repetition. Earl W. Bassett, supervisor of the local office of Utahs Division of Family Services, 547 South Main, said in an interview Thursday that child abuse has displayed a marked rise in the past three years. His office handles about 100 such cases annually. Even as he talked, a social worker was investigating the reported beating of a child less than a year old. coming Brigham Friday and Saturday, July it was announced by the 18-1- sponsoring merchants to the possibility of some hard times ahead for the child. Where youngsters are found to be vic- tims, necessitating their removal from the home, they are placed in shelter homes for a limited period. It may be for a few days or a couple of weeks. The same is true for runaways and young people trapped by intolerable value conflict with their parents. There have been as many as three shelter homes in the county. At present there is just one a private Brigham City residence. Provide Alternative Such shelters provide an alternative in some cases to juvenile detention and, in all instances, furnish the child with a change of environment while family services personnel attempt to help correct the problems at home. How do parents caught up in these situations react? Some get quiet. Others become intensely angry. But then we stress that were there to help and not to act policemen, Bassett said. The social workers mission is not much as helping the family (Continued on Page Three) g com- mittee. of the indicators which, collectively, point fault-findin- annual Sidewalk Sale is scheduled next Bassett noted futher. Weve done enough research now that these cases can just about be picked out from the day the child is born, he added. Does the mother ask about the baby? Does she hold it close? Or will she turn away, refuse to look at it? These are some Earl Bassett talks about child abuse Citys as so to operations and who spearheaded the new organization, projected the need for four additional employes. He said the expanded work force is needed at least during the three-yea- r period in which the city will update and expand its power system. The new personnel would possibly include one more lineman, two employes for tree trimming and a meter repairman, releasing existing employes to work on the system. Councilman Doug Wight said additional labor costs will be covered by the recently approved $1.4 million electrical system bond issue. While the departmental reorganization encountered smooth sailing, pay adjustments proposed by Armstrong did not. Both Councilmen A1 Cazier and Dale Baron complained they had not been given sufficient time in which to study the higher figures. They received them just 30 minutes before the council meeting. My concern is the suddenness which weve been asked for a decision. These changes are substantial and Im basing my concern on the effect theyll have This is the yearly event when downtown stores display and sell many of their goods on the sidewalk outside. A special offering this year will be free movie for the kids on Friday True Grit at the Roxy theatre. It will begin at 12 noon. The committee also is trying to arrange for and clowns, according to Chairman Bob Dixon. Wed like everybody to turn out and take advantage of the bargans which local merchants will offer during the two-da- y sale, he said. Should Box Elder School district hold a bond election to seek financing for two new high school swimming pools? This is the question now confronting the board of education in the wake of two public hearings this past week. Its anticipated the board will give its answer on Aug. 13, date of the next regular meeting. An estimated 40 persons were on hand in the Bear River High auditorium Wednesday to hear facts and figures and ask questions about swimming pool con- - Lightning gets blame for major range fire Box Elder countys second major range fire of the 1975 summer season charred between 2,500 and 3,000 acres of grass land Wednesday and Thursday. Location of the blaze, reportedly started by lightning, was eight miles west of Golden Spike National Historic site. It was just which July 6 one mile south of another fire blackened an estimated 2,500 acres. District Fire Warden Lloyd Robinette said the latest blaze was reported at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. It was not declared out until 7 p.m. Thursday. Pumpers from Garland, Snowville and Golden Spike site responded to the call. And a crew from Salt Lake City helped to fight the flames. A county road patrol also was called. Involved was private, state and Bureau of land Management land. Robinette said the Salt Lake City crew is the new unit formed this year to help combat major fires wherever they occur in Utah. They are on call 24 hours a day. six-ma- n Gam asks Kissinger Africa. Senator Gam said that on April 1, Thiokol corporation's Wasatch division in Box Elder county was notified by the State Department that its appliction for an export license for the sale of illuminating flares to the Republic of South Africa had been disapproved. He said the sale would have meant $547,960 to Thiokol. Its my understanding that the State Department disapproved the application on the ground that the sale of these items would be contrary to the embargo on the export of U.S. through the city. When we make adwe have morale problems in the city and thats why Id like to review this for a week," Cazier stated. justments, Talked for Long Time Councilman However, replied that Armstrong we have talked for a long time about the need to upgrade department salaries". He suggested the proposed figures are not out of line with going when considering other salaries paid in northern Utah. Councilman Wight suggested they approve only the supervisory pay and take a week to strucutre the lower levels". A motion by Armstrong to approve higher figures for the superintendents and with Cazier and Baron foremen passed dissenting. The action sets the monthly salaries for Tingey and Davis at $1,201 while Wright will receive $1,035 and Winn $950. and pay step inWith creases, their salaries this year would have been $1 ,038 for Tingey, $994 for Davis, $857 for Wright, and $777 for Winn. It was not disclosed how other salaries in the electrical department would be (Continued on Page Three) rates 2 g struction. PTA leaders and others voiced support for such a facility. Two citizens suggested that construction would' best be put off until the district has cleared itself of current bond debt in three-and-a-ha- lf years. And board member Deloris Stokes declared that with such a relatively small turnout, he still didnt feel he had received a mandate from the people. Im not in any better shape to make a decision than I was before, he declared, referring also to a public hearing held at Box Elder High school the previous night. Just Want Right To Vote However, an area resident declared in response that "people have told me they dont want to come to a meeting and talk about it; they just want the right to vote on it. It was a request for board action on a pool by Tremonton city officials in May that resulted in the hearings. One change in Wednesdays session at Bear River was to delete discussion of a new auditorium for Box Elder Junior High and a district administration building in Brigham City. Reaction to the auditorium proposal was less than generally enthusiastic Tuesdays hearing. And outright at op- position was expressed to the administration building. It was this response, Supt. J.C. Haws hinted, that prompted board members to focus only on swimming pools at the Bear River High hearing. Board Clerk David Morrell briefed the audience on district finances and architect Ralph Edwards detailed the possible layout of a pool with accompanying cost estimates. Edwards suggested the pool at Bear River be located across the highway east 'Let Thiokol sell flares to South Africa' said this past U.S. Sentor Jake Gam week that he is encouraging the State department to take action that would benefit both the state of Utah and the Republic of South who electrical Hearings over, board faces pools decision Sale Child abuse, neglect: Would you report it? Tensions Related Bassett said he suspects today's tensions and economic stress are closely related to it. Its not uncommon to hear of a man who has lost his job going home and beating a child," he explained. People who do this dont have empathy for the child. In some families, one child may become the scapegoat while others in the family are not abused. For some reason, they just cant love that child," department headed by Lorrin Tingey, veteran superintendent of the electrical department. It will perform such functions as tree trimming around electrical lines, meter replacements, new hookups and meter reading. An electrical power transmission, distribution and construction department with James DeVerle Davis serving as superintendent. Responsibilities include distribution of power, construction of power lines, substation and transformer work, power house, and work in the citys $1.4 million electrical system improvement. In its action, the council named two line working foremen in this department Alan Wright and Keith Winn. Councilman Byron Armstrong oversees munitions list articles to the South African Senator Gam said in a letter to government, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. "In light of the fact that this type of illuminating flare is not a weapon, the departments disapproval of the application does not seem justified. Used for Search, Rescue These flares are used for search and rescue operations. Our refusal to sell them to South Africa may be incompatible with the rules and spirit of international law. The Convention of the High Seas says that every coastal state must have an adequate search and circumstances rescue service and, where require, should cooperate with neighboring states for this purpose. "If the Republic of South Afrioca is to meet its international responsibilities and maintain modern rescue facilities along its lengthy and dangerous coastline, it must have the best air and sea rescue equipment that is available. It cannot be overemphasized that the ships of all nations, including many of our own, benefit from these facilities. An average of 2,340 ships pass the Cape annually, bound for or from the United States. Saved 560 Lives "Over the past five years, the South African Air Force has been responsible for saving the lives of 560 persons. The majority of these rescue missions have involved nighttime operations. Some have been aborted because of the lack of suitable equipment, such as the LUU-illuminating flare, which would increase the candle power of the present flares in use in South Africa bv an astounding 300 percent. device. "The flare is a Senator Gain said. "It is ridiculous to classify it as a military weapon and relusc to sell it to the Republic of 2 g South Alrica. Allowing tl.e sale to be consumatcd will benefit everyone involved: Utah, because the sale would be made by Thiokol; South Africa, by helping the country maintain an effective search and rescue capability: and the thousands of people who travel over and around the Cape, any of whom could be the object of a rescue of the high school, making it available also to nearby Bear River Junior High. Asked by Dr. Haws what could we build for $700,000?, the architect quickly e pool figured that an six-lan- with spectator space for 100, a toddlers pool and plaza, would cost about $755,500. Bond for $1.5 Million? The superintendent talked of possibly bonding for $1.5 million to build a pool at Bear River and another at Box Elder High. However, Don Petersen, a member of the BRHS coaching staff, said space for wrestling and physical fitness should be included in the new facility. Dr. Haws noted that Principal Carroll C. Nichols feels the pool building at Box Elder should provide two teaching stations. It was stated that Bear River High's pool is inadequate to existing four-lan- e handle the existing demand and is borderline in meeting health requirements. Edwards said the pool building is structurally not sound. And Dr. Haws said he had just assumed when a new pool is built, the old one would go. |
