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Show sn u,,nt Ut. Cfta;. Varied Items Occupy County Board At Regular Meeting Volume 58, Number 3 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Thursday Morning, January 21, 1965 A bridge project, courthouse Box Elder County commission space conversion, civil defense doing mental gymnastics Mon. and a host of other items, just day. as diverse, had members of the Paul Gllgen and Carl Fonnes. beck, Utah Highway department engineers, presented a sketch of a proposed bridge over Bear river near Bear River City. The new span will replace an existing one which is unsafe for 18 PAGES CD Director m 7 cW ' jfc rr:-$'Oc-? Jry& ?S&i 64 Progress i n r fete t A J pO' ASM I r IN AND POND Bert Johnston sits In front of waterfall and pond which he constructed dn the basement of his home. This portion took a full two-wevacation to complete. Hes sitting on wooden beams that came from log cabin portion of the house. WATERFALL - IL. rock-face- d dish ek Determination and Lots of Mu EVERY DAY FOR THREE years he dug and pushed the start. TRANSPIRED OVER the following years Is a mon. ument to mans Ingenuity and willingness to see a plan through Helped by his wife, Janet, and using a railroad jack and pick, up truck, he hauled tons of huge boulders from Willard and Perry canyons. Some he placed Inside the house and many others were maneuvered to certain spots In the yard. Sometimes It was nec. essary to spend a full day mov. lng just one or two rocks. He gathered smaller building rock from the old cannery In west Brigham City, mixed his THE THE MAIN unit of the city transmitting communications system was set up In the basement and con. nected to the auxiliary power system. Among the surplus goods ac. qulred were an ambulance now In use by the fire department, a typewriter and files and a large auxiliary generator. Anderson said the generator was large enough to supply all needed power for lights, heat and radios In the head, quarters plus sirens. We or other community leaders. The local club plans to give its "blank check" to Mayor Willis Hansen during its 50th anniversary dinner at the Tropical restaurant. Starting time for the event is 7 p.m. with representatives from every dlub in District five expected to be on hand. Also a ladies night affair, the meeting will feature also an outstanding Kiwanian and induction of several new members. The blank check will be earmarked for some community service project yet to be announced, according to Club President Charles Goodliffe. rd 'l, ADDITION 14-Cou- Tourist Package nty Thiokol Given Proposed in Ogden Meeting Added Representatives from four northern Utah counties, Box Elder, met In Ogden Thursday to discuss a joint effort aimed at drawing more tourists Into the area. luncheoa-Aesslo- a was The staged at the Hotel Ben Lomond with special guests Including James Cannon, director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity coun. ell, and Jim Atkinson, president of the Utah Motel Owners as. soclatlon. Murray Moler, Ogden news, paper editor and a member of the tourist and publicity coun. ell, presided over the meeting which drew spokesmen from Box Elder, Weber, Morgan and Davis counties. were Inspected byanag. ency of national civil defense and given a very high rating. In a letter from district head, quarters we were commended highly for the progress we are making, council. v the CD chief told the MOLER CALLED FOR im. mediate action to get a brochure ready and distributed In time for the 1965 tourist season. Were losing money by not do lng It now, he declared. 4. Offering the challenge to Put tourist promotion over In the state of Utah, Atkinson refer, red to the economic worth of building up tourism. Tourism should be the first Industry In the state of Utah. he asserted. CANNON PRODUCED Air Force has an Increment of million to IWokoi $1 Chemical corporation a previous negotiated der a previously negodat-- . ed contract for Minuteman motors, it was announced Tuesday by Sen. Frank E. The un-;d- er Moss The amount covers re- and devlopement The Increment awarded Tuesday brought the mount obligated on this contract to $2,994,000. the Utah senator added. payroll. On hand three CHICKENS STOLEN Elmer Richards, 456 South Second West, reported to Brig, ham City police Wednesday that from 20 to 30 chickens had been stolen from his coop at about Tenth South and Tenth West. He said the theft occurred some, time between 9s.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Tuesday. Foggy Weather Hangs On nOn than 10 The fog was thick as soup In this area Tuesday and Wednesday," according to Charles Clifford, local weather observer. "And whats more, there doesnt seem to be any change dn sight," he continued. Mercury readings remains on the freezing Side and the foggy cold Just seems to penetrate through winter clothing. High and low readings for the past two days are as follows: - participants and the pay for Mrs. Hodges was set at $1.40 plus a travel allowance. IN OTHER BUSINESS, lnsur. ance agents Dick Garner and Arnold Eberhart, Farmers' In. surance group, Inquired about liability Insurance for the new bus at Pioneer Memorial Nurs. lng home. They were told this matter properly came under jurisdiction of the nursing home board. The commissioners put off High Low until next Monday any decls. 21 ion concerning bids for two 31 27 WILL LENGTHEN MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS council to make declilona affecting civil defense. The commissioners expras. ed favor for the council which will Include themselves, the CD director, county agent, county health department physician, sheriff, fire warden, and repfrom the Bed resentatives Cross, PTA, and board of ed. ucatlon. Wight said the medical self, help courses should be handled through PTA but that nothing had been done in this area. He re. quested that Mrs Esther Hod. gos be permitted to teach the course when there Is a demand. The commissioners said okay to this proposal but added the classes should have no fewer (D-Uta- search COUNTY COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE Director E. Emery Wight said the state CD organization had requested the county form a said. New Building Value Tops regional brochures which have been printed for othereparts o: Utah and explained that help The valuation of all new build, from the tourist and publicity lng In Brigham City during the council could be expected both past six years has been plac- financially and In putting a broed at $26,300,047.50 In the 1964 chure together. He recommended that the annual report, distributed this week by the city Inspection de. counties put In an amount equal to $1,000 each and the council partment. would contribute another $1,000 The figure includes $1,000, plus Its services. 853.50 recorded during the past Cannon said he was optimist, year, the lowest amount In the lc that the present legislature period, the report Indicated. would substantially Increase funds for the tourist and public, LOCAL high was lty council. $6,988,141 in 1959 with the $6, In 1961 recorded 012,781 holding second place. For Minuteman ' from Box Elder coun. BIG ITEM FOR discussion ty were County Commissioner Our big problem Is educat. was a proposal to tie the four, Frank O. Reeder, Brigham City lng people, teaching them to Councilman Verl Petersen Dale use what theyve got, he add. county area together as an at. Fro. tractive tourist package. Madsen, a member of the Box ed, referring to home prepara, means of Elder Chamber of Commerce tlon in event of nuclear at. posed as the chief doing this was a brochure with Industrial development commit-tee- ; tack. Bruce Keyes, director of maps, pictures and words high, lighting the area's top attrac. the chambers tourist and tlons. committee and Lafe publicity Moler said his newspaper was Jensen, Brigham City motel willing to offer $100 as a prize operator. for the best name to lable Keith Hunt, manager of the the four county area. He said the Ogden Chamber of Commerce name should be brief, yet color, helped make arrangements for ful and descriptive.' the session. $26 Million Funds on the first stage motor for Mlnutemans Wing Six. The work will be done at Wasatch division, Moss THE MOTEL ASSOCIATION chief said that 24 tourists spend, lng one day In a community brought In as much as a bus. lness with a $100,000 annual y said they had thought of covert-ln- g a basement storage room, now used by Box Elder School district, to use as a public meeting place. This would be done In connection with new landscaping plans at the rear of the courthouse. Using this room which has an outside entrance would not allow access to other parts of the building as Is now the case when the First District court room Is utilized for evening meetings. Schools Supt. J.C. Haws said the school district would co. operate and move Its stored sup. piles to the Brigham City armory. However, he asked for 30 days advance notice. The commissioners said they had no definite plans as to when they might undertake the project. .'( DISCUSS TOUIRIST BROCHURE D. James Cannon left, director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity council, shows brochures on different parts of Utah to, from left, Brigham City Councilman Verl Petersen, Box Elder County Commissioner Frank 0. Reeder, Lafe Jensen, head of the local motel owners association, and Dale Madsen of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce. And radiological monitoring instruments were placed In the city's public shelters, Andersen said. The Brigham City Kiwanis club this evening (Thursday) Will fain clubs in hundreds of other cities and towns in presenting "blank checks of community service" to their mayors AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, two possible routes were defined that would Hve aatlsfaitnew approach to the new bridge Then, however, arose aques. tlon as to what steps should be taken to secure a on the north side approach which Is located wlttiln the limits of right-of-wa- director said. and along the adjoining wall. riated, x A recessed water fall and fish Also during the year, 64 meet, pond constructed of rock lng were held on civil defense, primarily with scout groups and (Continued on Page Seven) civic organizations, More thaA "4,000 pamphlets on home pre paratlon were distributed. 4 Blank Check to Mayor bridge were followed, the bridge would have to curve. Citing the additional expense, the commls sloners said they wouldnt favor a curving bridge. Bear River City. County Attorney 0. Dee Lund was consulted and explained that any change on the north side would be the towns Commission responsibility. chairman Grover Harper said he would arrange a meeting with town officials at Bear River City to discuss It. and wood box ALL WERE PURCHASED on one wall with a flat rock for less than the $500 appropbench In front of the fireplace the Kiwanis Club to Present wheelbarrow back and lorth dumping the dirt into four large mounds which formed Into rock gardens. Digging under the structure was almost like carving out a mine shaft. It was necessary to errect beams every few feet and then he poured thick con. Crete walls underneath the frame structure above. When he had wheeled out the final load of dirt, Johnson stood back and looked. It was a good heavy loads. However, the two men noted that If the present road to the rleht-of.wa- a rock fireplace years ago, Bert L. John own cement and set to work ston, 226 South Fourth West, facing the basement walls with ws a man with a purpose and them, setting In one of the large today he has the rockiest frame boulders here and there. home within a stones throw and THE RESULT IS A MARVEL farther, a tiny fragment of his .dream fitting Into place with to see. The basement features each laod. Ten WHAT U that citizens Commenting dont seem to get very excited over civil defense, Brig, ham City CD Director Floyd C, Andersen Thursday evening presented his annual report of activities to the city council. He noted that numerous slg. nlflcant Improvements were made during 1964 Including a stocking of civil defense head, quarters and purchase of CD surplus equipment. He said the headquarters, lo. cated In the basement of the city hall, has been stocked with supplies of food, water, canvas cots, medical and sanitary sup. piles. Just . - iOv 'rf Reports on B0 (Continued on Page Two) COURSE ALL-TIM- Past Year Busy during the 1959-6period the city Issued a total of 2,068 building permits, more than half of which (1,329) were for residential projects, Also 4 For Folks in Animal Control There were 14 permits Issued for residential projects during 1964, the lowest of any year In the period. The figure contrasts with a high of 498 residential permits In 1959, according to the report. FOLLOWING ARE THE fig. frsvw t, i V ures for building valuation and number of permits issued for sAi, Vi each year: 1959 Valuation , - yr $ A.. .to yi , J mi-- BEDROOM FISH IPOND This stone work dn Johnston's bedroom features Notice open beams dn ceiling, also constructed by the Brigham OLty man. a fish pond. i of $6,4 988,141 with 606 permits is. ( sued. 1960 Valuation of $5,762,, 908 with 362 permits Issued. 1961 Valuation of $6,012,. 781 with 498 permits Issued. 1962 Valuation of $5,487,. 899 with 331 permits Issued. 1963 Valuation of $1,058,. 465 with 160 permits issued. 1964 Valuation of $1,000,. 853.50 with 111 permits Issued. The past year was a busy one for Brigham Citys animal Con. trol program, according to a re. port made to the city council last week by Anita Burt, city sanitation officer. She reported that tags were sold for 504 dogs with total income for the year reaching $1,985. Contrasted with this, expendltues for dog food and other supplies, totaled only Plans Unfold for Weiv Golf Holes A term long associated with but Brigham fore golf Is City officials these days are thinking in terms of three which Is the number of new holes now planned for the muni-clp- course. This Is a long.talked of pro. Ject which already has taken sltenorth. shape on a west of the present e nine-hol- e layout. Public Works Director Dirt already has been pushed up to form tees and greens. lstlng No. 4 is 202 yards long and par three. Smith said the estimated cost of an automatic sprinkling sys. tem toward which the city council Is leaning Is $17,500, He didnt have figures available for the over-al- l project cost but explained that payments will be divided between this and next fiscal year. THE NEW NO. 5 Is 332 yards long and par four compared to 166 yards and par three for the O, Nell Smith said bids to Install the necessary sprinkling sys. tem will be called within the next several weeks. With cooperation from the $140.68. The annual summary list, weather, its hoped to get the ed 599 dogs and 397 cats ex. system In and the grass up by plred. There were also 37 snak. spring. There's a strong poses and the same number of bats sibility that local llnksters will and badgers listed as expired. be playing the additional three All dogs that were tagged holes before the summers end. had received rabies vaccinations. LOCATION OF THE NEW And a total of 103 citations fairways Is across a country were Issued for violation of the road on property purchased sev eral years ago by the city. city dog control ordinances. THE NEW HOLES WILL give golfers a much longer course over which to play. Existing par for the course Is 33 while the new holes substitutes for Nos. 4, 5 and 6 will hike par to 37 strokes. In addition, It will be a first, leg start toward eventual course expansion to 18 holes, long sought by local links enthusias. ts. existing hole. And the third new hole will be 410 yards and par three for the present No. 6 hole, The longer holes should speed play and abate criticism by some that the course Is too short and easy, Smith said the course addition will be sprinkled with lrrlga. tlon water, using a pond near No. 4 tee as a reservoir. A pump house will be construct, ed In that area. He explained that 38 percent of the cost for a complete new nlne.hole addition will be borne In this Initial project. , John Lundahl, course profea. As proposed, the new No. 4 hole will be a 519 yard layout slonal, said several alternative to the left uses are being considered for with a distinct dog-leIt will be a par five, the ex. the existing three holes. i i i ' li |