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Show I 2 BOX ELDER NEWS,' Brigham City, Utah Sunday, November 2, 1975 Letters to the Editor ... million bonds. The 1976 total tax hike will be 3.79 mills or $30.32 per year in higher taxeyon a $40,000 home plus more on your automobile, camper and other recreational vehicles. The higher taxes are not temporary taxes, they are permanent taxes. They will go on and on. School property taxes will go up $931,250 since 1970 if the bond election parses. Where will the district get the money to operate the pools and the new auditorium? Increase taxes still further. Bond interest will cost taxpayers $718,250. To get $2.5 million, taxpayers will pay $3.2 million. The district already has $3.2 million in principle and interest payments committed through 1979 on outstanding building bonds. The district has red ink balances of $499,767 as of June of this year. Some $125,318 of this is in the building fund. Vote yes Sincerely, Wesley Scott, President, Editor: North Box Elder Farm Bureau , Having been involved in AAU program for swimming it has done for many, many of the youth in our community, I would like to urge public support of the coming bond election. As Superintendent Haws has stated, the increase in tax is minimal compared to the d benefit of a pool to the youth and all residents of Brigham City. As chairman of the Brigham City swim team committee this year, I urge you to get out and vote and make your vote yes for a swimming facility that we can be proud of and one that will benefit all the residents of Brigham City. many years and seeing what year-roun- Tprrv T Parf 330 West Second North We. need poo! Editor: Swimming is the most perfect of all sports. It exercises equally all the muscles in the body and yet relaxes the body by allowing an individual to get off his feet. Physical fitness is the greatest heritage we can have or that we can give our children. Brigham City is greatly handicapped in its recreational and athletic program without an adequate swimming pool. Box Elder High has not enough teaching stations in their building to give every youngster an opportunity to develop fitness. The junior high pool is scheduled on week days from six oclock in the morning until eleven at night. First the adult men, then the junior high, then the high school team, followed by the city swimming team and then an adult class. Saturdays, Thiokol uses it at six in the morning, followed by the swimming team, then the community school. This pool is too deep to teach young children. Our swimming teams, both city and high school, are greatly handicapped because there are no diving facilities. Points are lost at each meet that can make the difference between losing and winning. Many boys and girls do not participate in this sport because they receive very little recognition from their peers. If there were some seating capacity so individuals could watch, many more would be interested. An additional swimming pool would make it possible for more adults to have an opportunity to participate. Every person should learn this sport for no other reason than to save their life or the life of someone they love. Swimming Coach Dennis R. Moody Thanks to senior citizens Editor: The school board was practically lynched by people with special interests for trying to get out of debt. Now, school teachers and administrators are going all over the county telling taxpayers to shell out more and more to build $2.5 million more in school buildings. This huge expenditure for luxuries will only add fuel to the fire. It will also add $50,000 to maintenance and operating costs each year. (NJ 23 Oct 75) Schools now use 67 percent of all state and local taxes, and now with federal support (and federal control) a percent of federal taxes, too. How much more can overburdened taxpayers stand? Swimming pools and auditoriums are nice but not necessary. Surely, most citizens will join me in voting no to this irresponsibility. Keith H. Bradbury, South Main Street, Brigham City 412 Back auditorium, too Editor: Naturally, the Brigham City Swim team is wholeheartedly in favor of the proposed swimming pools at Box Elder and Bear River High schools. However, it may surprise some that we are equally in favor of the auditorium for the Box Elder Junior High school. The largest age group on our team is in the junior high and many of the others will soon be there. We expect that the top quality musical and theatrical experience in the auditorium will parallel the improved quality of our swim team competition. The young people will also welcome the challenge and p swimming into inopportunity of moving from terscholastic competition in really adequate facilities. Perhaps Tremonton can now organize a team like ours here in Brigham City and join our meets. age-grou- Sincerely, Evan E. Day for Brigham City Swim Team committee How will you vote? Editor: On behalf of Box Elder High school, we would like to thank those senior citizens who participated in our Project 70 program Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the high school. We felt it was a great success for everyone involved. Many of the senior citizens chose to tour the school which involved viewing the schools computer, laser beam, elaborate dictating machine, highly equipped business class, dance class, homemaking department, NJROTC facilities,, the gymnasiums, and also one of the best shop areas in the state. The studentbody officers werent completely aware of all that the high school had to offer, and we feel it was a very beneficial experience. We concluded with lunch where we enjoyed each others company. In all we had approximately 15 to 20 senior citizens participate which we felt was excellent. Because of the success, we are considering the possibility of having it again in the spring. Thanks once again goes to those who participated and were involved. So that the students and principal of Box Elder High school and any others who may have any doubts, I want to go on record as supporting the upcoming bond election. I agree with everything the other PTA presidents have written. There is a definite need for all three facilities, whether they are on one ballot or two separate ballots. We have all spent time in planning meetings with the architect, the superintendent, principals, students, coaches, etc., and we have traveled far to see other facilities to get ideas for the proposed building in our district. They wont be as fancy as some we have seen but we will have them. When I heard the remark, I can see why we need swimming pools but why an auditorium? I said, Come into the meeting and find out! They did not avail themselves of the opportunity. Mrs. Stenquist pointed out very well in her letter why an auditorium is needed at Box Elder Junior High school. Its not easy to bus 900 students to other facilities which should be on their own campus. Thanks to the News Journal for their stand in their recent editorial. My husband and I will both be voting Yes. How will you? Box Elder High School Studentbody Officers, Steve Weight, Sincerely, Mrs. George F. (Dyan) Welch, PTA President, BEHS Editor: four-chann- , Join me, vote no President First Wade Hall Vice President Students support bond Tami Hadfield Editor: Second Vice President Linda Bingham, Secretary We, the students of the Box Elder Junior High, fully sup- port the coming bond election. The reason being, after studying all the facts and a considerable amount of pros and cons, we feel its for the good and advantage of the students. The Presidency and Cabinet of BEJHS Vote for bonds Seek picture postcards Editor: open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until county's 52 districts. THIS MAP INDICATES the boundaries of voting districts in Brigham City. Accompanying information gives the 8 p.m. in all of Box Elder polling place location for each district. Polls will be Polling places: Here's where thev're located Following are addresses of polling places in Box Elder countys 52 voting districts: Brigham City No. 1 Conference room, county courthouse. No. 2 Thurza Kingston residence, 225 West Forest. No. 3 Community center, 24 North Third West. No. 4 Dale Harding residence, 137 East First North. No. 5 Alice Merrell residence, 445 South First West. No. 6 Louise Whitworth, 342 South Second East. No. 7 Adolph Olsen residence, 503 North Third West. No. 8 Mrs. Ernest E. Hansen residence, 240 North First East. No. 9 Central school, 210 South Main. No. 10 Joseph Leach residence, 504 South Second West. No. 11 Fife Rock Products office, 820 East Fifth South. No. 12 Foothill school, Ninth North First East. Val Ferrin residence, 633 No. 13 Beecher. No. 14 Leland F. Davis residence, 528 Highland Blvd. No. 15 Lincoln school, 271 North First West. No. 16 Lake View school, 851 South Second West. No. 17 Hervin Bunderson school, 641 East Second North. No. 18 Joan Stevens residence, 672 North First West. O. Neil Smith residence, 294 No, 19 Paxton Place. Clifford Hansen residence, 715 No. 20 East Medoland drive. Bear River Town hall. Bear River Corinne Corinne City hall. Deweyville Town hall. Deweyville Elwood LDS Ward church Elwood house. Fielding Fielding school. Garland No. 1 Armory building, 72 North Main. Garland No. 2 Basement of library, 86 West Factory. Honeyville Honeyville school. Howell Howell LDS Ward church house. Mantua Mantua school house, 395 North Main. Perry Perry school. Devere Hess residence. Portage LDS church. Snowville Dan Hickman residence. Tremonton No. 1 Tremonton City library, 200 North Tremont. Tremonton No. 2 Tremonton Community center, 102 South Tremont. Tremonton No. 3 Gayle Christensen residence, 1036 South Century. Tremonton No. 4 North Park school, 50 East Seventh North. Willard No. 1 Willard City hall. Willard No. 2 Willard City hall. Yost Yost LDS Ward chapel. Beaver Dam, Collinston Beaver LDS Ward church. Bothwell Bothwell LDS Ward cultural hall. Clear Creek Larry Kemptons residence. East Garland East Garland LDS Ward meetinghouse. Grouse Creek Grouse Creek school. Harper Harper LDS Ward cultural hall. Park Valley Park Valley LDS Ward recreation hall. Plymouth Portage Penrose dence. Joseph Thayne Stokes Promontory house. Riverside Promontory Jays Motel. Thatcher Thatcher LDS resi- School Church house. BOX A ELDER NEWS established in newspaper published every Sunday b the weekly 1894, Box Elder l, 55 South First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Second Class postage paid at the post office, 14 South First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Charles "Tuff" Ctaybaugh Publisher General Manager Bruce T. Keyes, Managing Editor Mike Perry, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Nancy Goss, Advertising Manager Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Betty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tinqey, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr, H, E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. rate $9.00 per year paySubscription able in advance in connection with the Box Elder Journal (published Thursdays) $4.50 for 6 months in Box Elder County. Subscription rate $11.00 per year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder Journal (published Thursdays) $5.50 for 4 months: outside Box Elder County. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Utah State Press Association, National Newspaper Association and United Press International. Advertising Representative: Utah State Press Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. MEMBER OF THE "UtT For the past 10 years we have been involved in AAU with the swimming Brigham City Swim team. It has been a most rewarding experience to watch children grow and to watch them learn good develop physically and mentally to see the loyalty sportsmanship whether they win or lose they develop to each other and to their team. Now we have the opportunity to give these young people a facility where they could compete on an even basis with every surrounding community. We urge you to vote YES on not just for the Swimming team but for the bond issue everyone in Brigham City, young and old, who could enjoy the pool. Lets give Brigham City a year-roun- d swimming facility by voting YES on the bond issue next Tuesday. Betty and Bernie Allan, 133 East Third South, Brigham City Editor: As a budgeted.) part of our Bicentennial project, we hope to gather picture postcards from around our great country for use in a permanent school exhibit. This collection, we feel, will be enjoyed by students and citizens of Colorado west for many years to come. We would certainly be pleased to receive picture postcards from your readers so that we might better appreciate your section of America. The students of Delta Junior High school extend thanks to your fine newspaper for publishing our letter, and our deep and sincere appreciation to those who take the time and effort to help us with our project. Respectfully yours, Gary P. Burke (Adviser), Delta Junior High School, 949 Howard Street, Delta, Colorado 81416 Arguments against bonds Editor: Below are arguments against approval of the school district bond issue: School district property taxes will shoot up 2.04 mills without the proposed bonds. This is the result of the state eappraisal program. Some 1.75 mills of new taxes will be added on top of the 2.04 mills to make interest and principle payments on the $2.5 Administrative incompetence? Editor: 1. Looking at building programs in the past by the present1 administration (Are you satisifed with results of money spent?) 2. Our school superintendent teachers over salary increases. was in a fight with the (There was no money 3. Now a recommendation comes, and is approved for a percentage increase to the superintendent and administrative personnel. (Where does this money come from? Was there a sinister purpose on the part of the Super and his negotiating staff, to give in to the larger increase, with the thought that we can then ask for the same ourselves? Is there a difference in the raise, figure 10 percent of 23 thousand and compare it with 10 percent of seven thousand. Where should the greater increase really be placed?) 4. Under present administration, as measured by present ACT Test standards, education in Box Elder county has deteriorated. (Why? When was the last time educational quality was discussed with the board, or even appeared on the board agenda? You do not blame a teacher if he doesnt have administration program guidance or support.) 5. We are asked to vote for a bond issue that will raise our taxes a small amount to build swimming pools, which are the single most expensive item at a school to maintain. (Under present administration the M & O budget is now in the red, and carrying a deficit, illegally.) 6. How are the superintendent and the board planning on paying for this increased maintenance? (More deficit, like New York City, or another increase in taxes in the near future?) 7. A vote for the bond is a vote for continued fiscal and educational irresponsibility and administrative incompetence. Sincerely yours, William M. Stoddard What is our example? Editor: Having been raised and educated in a different county, it is difficult for me to understand why taxpayers, parents and communities in Box Elder county care so little about the real issues on the bond election. Building an auditorium at Box Elder Junior school would enrich the lives of the students, and benefitHigh entire the community and county. Ihider the conditions at Box Elder Junior High school, students are bused twice a year for talent assemblies. Students need to learn how to participate and develop talents. An auditorium would allow them to have the needed space for drama, speech, fine arts, dance and music. These programs are part of the activites. Box Elder Junior High school is the only school without an auditorium. The real Issues Is, how we as parents and adults are setting an example for our students in jealousy and not caring tor each other. extra-curricul- ar 168 Elaine Major, South Third Eaft, Brigham City |