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Show BE County Plugs Raff River Universal Microfilming Corp. HlFierpoint Ave. Salt Laisa City, Utah Coap. MH- O- Bi As Hearing Ended Box Elder county Tuesday possibly land an Important car. had an opportunity to voice Its bon electrode Industry within support on behalf of Raft River UP&Ls marketing area as a Rural Electric cooperatives direct consequence of the Mag. application to extend service in neslum Projects locating in northwest Utah, and just In time, Utah. too. The hearing which has drag, ged on for more than a year be. fore the Utah Public Service commission, finally concluded Wednesday. The PSC did not Indicate when It would reach a decision In the matter, a source of blossoming Volume 61, Number 6 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Thursday Morning, February 8, 1968 Some County Workers recent weeks. Conceivably, however, the find, lng could take months. controversy COUNTY In teseive Pay Increase COMMISSIONER Charles J. Wood declared that Box Elder needs new industry to broaden Its tax base, explain, lng that granting Raft River the right to serve Lake. side brine processing plants would give the local economy a lift. He explained that the pro. posed area for certification still kept the rural cooperative with. In the bounds of the Bonneville Power administration drainage system. Specifically, Raft River seeks to serve a proposed $52 million magnesium plant to be located on the shores of Great Salt Lake some six miles across the Box Elder line In Tooele Commission Polishes Plan liler lountj employes luc been in unanimous aition b) the tountt adjustments pay gisen commissioners. A ( hiet deputies in assessors offices, S25 a month to $185. ami The THE HEARING had resumed on Monday of this week with Raft River seeking to rebut prior testimony entered in op. position to the petition. y The LDS Brigham City - court-of-hono- stake bring their own utlnsels. program Is planned. A Hosting the event are the Eighth.Seventeenth groups the direction of Roland Gourley and Grant Larsen. un-d- ger, Brad Sparks, Gary B. Hansen, Leslie Smith, David B. Ellis, Glenn E. Dickey, and Howard C. Larsen. Third row, Steven M. Jeppsen, David Andrus, Henry M. Kent, Alan L. Jensen, Brad T. Braegger, Rodney R. Lemon, and Kim S. Hansen. Scouts Recognized No Quiet in BC Library Commissioner As New Floor Being Laid when a boy needs your help. He described boys as the stuff of which a man is made if only his teachers and par. erts know what to do. And he complimented den mothers In the audience as the heart and soul and foundation of scouting. RECEIVED the Life award and their troop were; Calvin Ward, 101; Kevin Christensen, 101; Tracy Smith, 106; Terry Weight, 110; Ronald Hepner, 110; Cortney Henrie, BOYS 114; WHO Kerry Watters, 211; Jim. my Anderson, 211; DeMar John, son, 215; Dale Thompson, 216; Lynn Kershaw, 216; David Kel. ler, 224; Neil LeBaron, 323, and Billy Jeppersen, 324. THbSE were: ADVANCING to Star Richard Grover, 101; Dennis Peart, 101; David Allred, 101; Teddy Craighead, 101; Brian Parson, 101; David Burnett, 101; Blain Peterson, 101; Lar. ry Mangum, 106; KellyWarren, There's little quiet in the Brigham City library these days. The silence for several days has been broken by the of hammers and the assorted other building noises as the main floor undergoes a remodeling. Sheets of pressed wood are being laid down in preparation for carpeting, a project of the Ladies Community club. The carpet layers are expected to move in today (Thursday) or Friday. In the meantime, circulation of books and reference work is being handled on the basement floor. According to a library board spokesman, the library will be open for regular business on Tuesday, Feb. 3. bang-bang-ban- $550, s d Other laises went to Mrs. Marie Olsen, health nurse, from n $338 to $363; to District Willard K. Hill, $500 to RECEIVE EAGLE AWARD These boys received r scoutings Eagle award at Birdhaven districts S. from Delose Front, left, Tuesday night. Conner, Steven Bilboa, David L. Walker, Craig W. Gale, and John Y. Ferry. Second row, Kirk G. Braeg- - to the rourtliou.se custod-ian- Office Will plete Next Monday to George A. Christensen, chair, man of the Utah State Golden Spike Centennial commission, and John W, Gtllman, chairman of the Utali State Board of Ex. SPRINGS-BRIGHA- M e INCREASES FOR the cust. odian and gaidener, the com. mlssioners noted, represented what amounts to a pay step hike, although there is no wage scale set for either job. The adjustments were lnclud. ed among budget requests from the various departments. At the time of adopting the budget, the commissioners said they would deal with the question of pay raises at a later date. g IN the OTHER BUSINESS, commissioners approved a home health nursing service plan which has been contem. plated for some montlis. The commissioners said the next step will be for evaluation of the plan by the Utah Division of Health and they asked Mrs. Vivian Miller, district health nurse supervisor, to make an appointment for tills evaluation. Box Elder county and offices Brigham City will be closed Monday, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincolns birthday. However, county schools will continue in session with district central office staff personnel reporting to their jobs ns usual. Schools will have special programs and in other ways observe the a spokesman occasion, ficials were consulted about the pending cut and at the time, resisted It. But the cutback was made, anyway. The road official pointed out ment between Brigham City and Hot Springs Is scheduled for that highway trust funds come from motorists through taxes completion In 1971. The remarks came In a pre. on gasoline and oil, tires and products specifically sentatlon to the Brigham City related Kiwanls club, meeting In a noon for highway use. And yet, some of these funds at the Tropical luncheon have been diverted for other restaurant. I resent It, Ross H. Plant, Richmond, a purposes and member of the Utah Road com. Peart stated. mission, declared that It was a BLAINE J. KAY, state high, violation of trust to divert high, way funds as the administration way engineer, told the Klwan. Ians that despite the funds cut, has done. the Hot Springs-to- . Brigham City AS A RESULT of the cut. stretch of M5 Is continuing as back, Utah will not receive a priority project. Negotiations will be under, $26,102,000 in matching feder. for rlghts-of-waal funds for highway work this way soon with hopes for having this phase completed by next year. He said the American As. fall. The estimated cost of grading soclation of State Highway Of. y IT IS ALSO planned that the and promo, tlon Ideas submitted by Utahs Golden Spike commission will be presented and discussed and recommendations from the public will be considered. The 1969 celebration Is a na. tlonal observance of the join, lng of the first transcontinental current suggestions railroad in America at Promon. The original tory summit. event, Involving the Union Pac. If ic Railroad, traveling west from Omaha, Neb., and the Cen-trPacific (now the Southern Pacific) traveling east from Sacramento, Calif., took place on the morning of May 10, 1869. Thieves Busy In attendance at the driving of the Golden Spike were dig. nltarles from all over the Unit-eStates and the entire pro. Thieves and would-b- e thieves ceedlng was relayed to the rest were busy In Box Elder county of the country by telegraph. Friday night, according to the WE KNOW THAT many sheriffs department. Deputy Stan May said two bus- Utahns have actual written ac- Friday Night d The home nursing program will come under the federal Medicare pro. government gram. A similar plan is re. portedly in effect in neighbor-lnCache county. g Fire Chars Home Tuesday In Southeast Brigham City I y counts, interesting Information, and even photographs of the said Governor Ramp-ton- , event, and we feel that by hold, lng a public hearing these val. uable records of the past may be brought forth and used next year as a part of the celebra. tlon. Governor Rampton went onto say, we also know that many Utahns wish to conti lbute Ideas and make suggestions as to the way the celebration should be conducted. The public hearing will give these people a chance to be heard, All information, suggestions, comments ob. tained from the Thursday public hearing will be presented to the national Golden Spike Cen. tennlal commission when they materials, hold their and meeting In Ogden on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Groundhog Can't See Shadow Only a bed and some clothes front bedroom escaped the flames which had engulfed most of the dwellings Interior by the time firemen arrived. Mrs. Queen Elizabeth Mathis, 68, who lived in the house, a and drainage is $2,500,000 with was next door visiting with and owner of the home, neighbor of construction structures, pav. Mrs. Louisa Thomas, 521 South lng and signing expected to cost Fifth East, when Mrs. Thomas $2,200,000. In a north window The 12.3 mile highway is now spotted flames fire and called the department. programmed for completion In Firemen quickly doused the 1971 and will represent the final able to salvage link In the Interstate system flames but were were at the little. They very from Tremonton to Santaquln. scene for 90 minutes. Reportedly, Mrs. Mathis Is KAY DISCLOSED also that a son, Ray bids to surface the stretch of now staying with South West. 357 Fourth Florez, from 31st street In Ogden Chief Dickamore said it was to Hot Springs will be called March 1. He Indicated that two not clear what started the fire seasons of work will be requlr. ed for the ,ob, one of the big. DISEASES REPORTED gest single projects on the state schedule, with completion seen Brigham City reported five In the fall of 1969. cases of Influenza, four of Other Box Elder Interstate mumps and one of roseola for projects as now scheduled by the week ending Feb. 2. Box the highway department Include Elder county reported one case these: of German measles, eight strep Elwood Tremonton, grade, infections, 15 cases of influ. (Continued on Page Two) enza and one of cancer. celebration, according positions. said. In a Utah state road officials Wed. nesday decried the cut of fed. eral highway trust funds and dls. closed that the Interstate 15 seg. tennlal inesses were broken Into by burglars and a Bear River City farmer reported the theft of an estimated ton of baled hay. Culprits broke a side window to gain entrance to the office 1 of Bear River Valley Co.op at Corinne. They ransacked a IN CONNECTION with home walk-ivault but failed to find care, the commls. any money. nursing sioners said they wanted the Deputy May said they appar-entlcounty health nurses to submit wanted only money. Noth, of their dally monthly reports lng else was reported missing. activities. Pecks general store at Field, This will serve to better ac. lng also was hit as thieves gainthe officials county quaint ed entrance by prying open the with health problems and how front door. They took only four the program is progressing, or five rolls of pennies. said. they Lynn Holmgren, Bear River Health nurse Inez Deem was Fire virtually destroyed a but he said faulty wiring may City, reported a ton of hay tak. home In southeast Brigham City ' have been the cause. (Continued on Page Two) en from a field. The house was Insured. Tuesday afternoon as the dwell. ings lone occupant was visiting next door with a neighbor, Loss of the home, a small frame building located at 531 South Fifth East, was estimat. Frank Talbot conducted the court. of.honor with Lawrence Taylor, LDS Brigham City stake president, and Rev. EarlS. Fox, Presbyterian 107; Chad Johnson, 110; Neil Community church, also appearing on the Anderson, 110; Fred Braith. waite, 110; Jon Christensen, program. Lewis Wight, district ad. 114; Frank Muir, 114; Levin vancement chairman, presented Lee, 114, Ralph Raisor, 114. the advancement awards. Also, Steven Warren, 210; Ro. ger Warren, 210; Randell Wat. ISSUED challenges ters, 211; Danny Ellis, 211;Stev. BROWN to the boys to be true to them- en Landon, 211; Michael Allen, selves and to listen to the coun- 216; Kenneth Kapp, 216; Fred sel of their parents. And to the Baugh, 222; Jeff Gale, 224; Ron-aiStoker, 224; Dale Laursen, ied at $6,000 by Brigham City parents he counseled that you should be at the crossroads (Continued on Page Two) Fire Chief Ken Dickamore. f said he had not The estimated the loss of contents. However, almost everything li CITY STRETCH STILL PRIORITY the home was charred beyond use. Official Decries Utahs , from $450 to $465, and to the gardener, $375 to $390. also commissioners The acted to Increase the hourly rate for part-timemployes at the courthouse from $1.50 to $1.60. of events for 1969 Golden Spike Cen. program Close Here fire-Chie- SAYS HOT Announcement was made this week by Governor Calvin L. Tampton that a Golden Spike centennial public hearing will be held today (Thursday) at 10 a. m. in the Governors board room, Utah State capltol. Purpose of the hearing Is for gathering Ideas and promoting public involvement and partlcl. patlon In the formation of a com- for pay was increas-e- Sam-taria- District high priest party for priesthood holders and their partners and widows of high priests will be held at the Eighth.Seventeenth ward on Sat. urday, Feb. 10, at 7 p m. Those attending are asked to On Centennial the office, treasuier with one exception, were raised clerk-auditor- chief deputies. court-of-hono- r. quarterly By Rampton 1 from $520 tp $535 a month and represented the second hike in a year as it did for the court-hous- e it High Priests Set Party maximum sheiifts deputies OF TUESDAYS testi-monwas Intended to rebut pre. vlous testimony that entrance of BPA power Into Utah was opposed by organized labor, that its projected margin of profit Court-of-Hon- or would permit Magnesium Pro. ject to pay a higher power rate than the 3.1 mills proposed by Raft River, and that the growth rates of utilities In the BPA Twenty Boy Scouts received area of the Northwest were the coveted Eagle award Tuesless than that of Utah Power day night at Box Elder High district and Light which opposes Raft school as Birdhaven conducted its annual River. The need for new jobs to be In addition, advancements to created in the state, Including those that would come with plant the Life and Star rank were awarded to 45 boys during the construction, was cited. ceremony which featured re. WALTER G. SMITH, director marks by Frank H. Brown, Salt of the Utah State Industrial Lake City, a member of the LDS Promotion board, said although Scouting committee. A number of district scouters the board supports new In. dustry, it had not taken a stand and Lake Bonneville council on the merits of the case. representatives were on hand He noted, however, that the for the event, including Council magnesium project, If com. Commissioner Earl Madsen of pelled to locate somewhere Brigham City. other than Utah, would not likely ENTERTAINMENT was pro. return to the state. And Smith said the state might vided by the Four. Stake Mission ary choir and its director, Mrs. Jean Madsen, with Jerry Nelson playing a trumpet solo. MUCH numhei id Box The count) board stamped its approval on increases lor chief deputies in the courthouse, sheriff's deputies ami other personnel in a meeting Friday. n Entered Into the record were resolutions supporting the Raft River bid by the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah, Box Elder County commission and Weber County commission. Members of the Box Elder commission have been faithful spectators at the hearing which has dragged on for many months. Hearing Set For Home Nursing Service county. However, a proposed line to carry the heavy would cross voltage needed Box Elder county and itself rep. resent a taxable property. trans-missio- 12 PAGES Early Spring? Old Mr. Groundhog got fooled this year. ..he didnt get a chance at all to see his shadow In this area. The weatherman sent rain, snow and clouds that day and the sun didnt get a chance to shine. ..not even for a few minutes. And so, to prove the old adage. ...we have been having spring weather this week, even though it Is a bit premature and not at all permanent. But It has been a welcome respite for local residents. High and low mercury read, ings and moisture count for the past week, as recorded by Charles Clifford, local weather observer, are listed as follows: High Low Moist. FIRE CHARS HOUSE Flames virtually caused this home to be a total loss in southeast Brigham City on Tuesday. The blaze was reported at 3:15 p.m. but flames had engulfed the interior by the time firemen arrived. The loss was set at $6,000. |