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Show Universal Microfil-sin- j 1 Sl.'iarpoint Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah b4U'J Glenn M. Bennion Incumbents and newcomers to county politics wasted little time getting into the 1970 election campaign Wednesday as six persons declared their intentions to seek office. The April 15 date marked the opening of the filing period which this year extends to May 11. Announcing were veteran Sheriff Warren W. Hyde, seeking his eighth term in office; County Treasurer Glen M. Bennion, eyeing a second term; Malcolm C. Young, a state representative who filed for four-yea- r county commissioner; Willis L. Hansen, Brigham City, a candidate for state representative from Reed Giles, Brigham Tremeonton, candidate for two-yecounty commissioner, and William Edward Kerr, Tremonton, who aspires to the state house of representatives from City-Mantu- District N. 54. All are Republicans with the exception Warren W. Hyde Sheriff Warren W. Hyde, a Democrat serving his seventh term in office, Wednesday announced that he again is a candidate for the law enforcement post. One record of which Im real proud is that In the past four years, we have sen) very few youths to the state industrial school. I believe that it has resulted from giving them extra attention and it means that when our young people get older, they arent jirone to get into trouble. Rehabilitation is a vital factor in this record, said the dean of Utah sheriffs. He is a native of Box Elder county and prides himself on being familiar with the geography and history of the county and the problems peculiar to this area. Willis Sheriff Hyde who has been a consistent winner on the Democratic ticket. Following are brief biographies and announcement statements made by the candidates Wednesday: of L. Mantua.) He is Willis L. Hansen who Wednesday filed as a Republican. The post which he seeks is currently held by another former mayor, Ruel M. Eskelsen, who has said he will not be a candidate for reelection. "Having observed the legislature in action during the past four years as an aide to the senate, I feel that Im aware of the problems and needs of the county and This experience I believe will enable me to be an effective represen state. tative for the people of this legislative district, Hansen said after filing at the county clerks office. The candidate is a native of Brigham City Corp. William Warren W. Hyde Malcolm C. Young - Corp. and served as city office manager and a member of the city council for six years. He was mayor from 1962 to 1966. He has been a member of the bishopric in the LDS Second ward for eight years and also served on the stake high council and in other church capacities. He has been affiliated with the E. Kerr Brigham City Chamber of Commerce, Kerr, has announced his candidacy for state representative from District No. 54 Service award. Hansen and his wife, Irene, are parents of four children and presently reside at 323 West Forest street. except Brigham City and Mantua.) Kerr who presently is a member of the Jaycees and Kiwanis club, and was a recipient of the Jaycees Distinguished William A Kerr E. Tremonton banker, William Edward in Box Elder county (all of the county Tremonton City council, is a Republican and the first candidate to file for the legislative post. He has worked since Jan. 1, 1958 as vice president and manager of the installment loan department at Bear River State (Continued on Page Three) Hansen A former Brigham City mayor Wednesday announced that he is a candidate for the Utah House of Representatives from District No. 53 (Brigham City and Volume 63, Number 15 Attracts More Than 8,000 Brigham City, Utah, 84302, Thursday Morning, April 1 6, 1 970 20 PAGES Areas Job Fair Rates Success Tag Exhibits ranging from rocketry to cosmetology Tuesday drew over 8,000 visitors as the Brigham City area enjoyed its first job fair at the new community center. The event, one of the largest of its kind held in Utah, drew nearly 40 exhibitors representing a cross section of Utah industry, and was the result of efforts pooled by the Box Elder Board of Education, local employment service, Brigham City Chamber of Commerce Local Clinic jj Successful i !j Saturdays "Rub Out Rubella clinic at Central Elementary ; ; ; school was termed a success as 4,343 children, between one and 12 years old, were immunized, Dr. M. Reed Merrill, chair- man of the local project, said the clinic went "quite well, and the amount of children vac- cinated Saturday was what officials expected. "We are now conducting a mop up campaign, and each doc- tor is vaccinating those children who were out of town or sick Saturday. said Dr. Merrill. Reports from Tremonton in- cheated that 1,200 children were vaccinated in northern Box El- der county. ; ; ; ; and city officials. Sam Gordon, director of vocational education of the local school district, and a member of the fair committee, was enthusiastic with the response of the exhibitors and interest of the spectators. Already laying plans for next years fair, the director praised Brigham City officials for the beautiful and spacious facility which they made available. He also commended the schools, Including Intermountain school, for their full cooperation and effort. Gordon had nothing but praise for the exhibitors who came from as far south as Provo with displays from the Brigham Young university and Utah Trade Technical college. I dont believe an exhibitor left without expressing appreciation for having been a part of the program, and expressed sincere desire to participate in future exhibits, he said. The visitors, mostly high school students, thronged the fair site throughout the day where booths had been set up providing a setting for a meaningful exchange of Information between employers and a potential labor force. We feel that more of an appreclatior for the opportunities in vocational and technical educational training was also obtained," Gordon said. Of particular interest to the visitors was Thiokol Chemical corporations interesting rocket exhibit just inside the entrance of the building where many (Continued on Page Three) NOTICE ; The 1970 Irrigation water tickets are now ready at 605 South 3rd East. Hours are 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Sunday. date is May 15th. Delinquent Front 6 Perry Announces Plans For Cleanup Campaign The community of Perry is launching a beautification campaign d with the kick-of- f date Saturday, April 18. The clean-uslogan pr the campaign Facts' Are: Dog Gone It ): The BearClean." Keep Perry A committee under the direction of "full-fledge- p Councilman Dale Johnston and beautification committee chairman Mrs. Jeanette Nowak have outlined areas needing immediate attention as part of fix-u- p 1970 clean-up- , palnt-up- , campaign. These Include fences, vacant lots and yards free from Junk cars, trash, boards, dead trees and other litter, old barns and sheds removed, painted or repaired; irrigation ditches should be graded and sprayed to control weeds, and places of business need to be repaired, painted and kept free of debris. Special attention will be given the city park by committee members and the playground equipment will be repaired, shrubbery and trees planted, a sprinkler system installed, and an employee to maintain the park. The committee hopes that the community will support them In this undertaking and all will show their civic pride and will help to produce results desired by the citizen of the community, said a spokesman. CHURCH LEADER L. Brown Bishop Victor of LDS Presiding Bishopric will visit Box Elder stake conference this weekend. Dox Elder Stoke Plans Conference The Box Elder stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, will hold its quarterly conference on Saturday and in the stake taberSunday, April nacle, according to Stake President O. 9, Dee Lund. Bishop Victor L. Brown, second the presiding bishopric of will represent the LDS General Authoritues at the conference. The general session will be conducted Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. All stake members are urged to attend. counselor in the church, A LEADERSHIP meeting will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. Those expected to be in attendance are members of the stake presidency, high council, executive and clerks; bishoprics, secretaries and ward clerks; Melchizedek quorum priesthood presidencies, unit leadrs, group leaders and secretaries; stake auxiliary superintendencies, presidencies and board members; ward auxiliary superintendencies and presidencies; ward Aaronic priesthood general secretaries youth and adult; all other members of ward councils. secretary executive A SPECIAL invitation Is also issued to unmarried men and women stake 16 years of age and over. all in the The theme of the Saturday evening meeting will be "Preparing Our Youth for Temple Marriage," and the program will include showing of a movie and talks by Bishop Brown and several young jeople of the stake. BISHOP BROWN is a native of Card-ito- Alberta, Canada, and was an airline ixecutive at the time of his appointment to the presiding bishopric in 1961. He is an experienced youth, church and business leader. President Lund urges all members of the stake to attend the meetings as scheduled above. Visitors are welcome at the Sunday morning session in the tabernacle, he concluded. The explosive telephone rate issue affecting a large part of Box Elder county apparently has been resolved. Members of the county council of governments, Tuesday voted to accept an alternate rate structure proposed by Utah Telephone company. It contains figures lower than those imposed earlier this year which evoked wide-scal- e protests from the companys service area. The new rates, proposed after Utahs Public Service commission received the original three petitions to vote. rate hearing, were accepted by a The lone dissenter was Fielding Town Board President Myron J. Wood who said residents in his area opposed it Others accepted it as a compromise measure, perhaps higher than they would like but at least lower than the exhorbitant figures imposed in late and the telephone company. County Commissioner Don Chase who conducted the meeting, assured the group that if the telephone company will request a new rate for churches, "the Public Service commission will accept it. Also discussed was the need to alter legal requirements of the PSC when it schedules hearings for a change in public utility rates. The Honeyville president said the state legislature should make it mandatory to (Continued on Page Two) Two From Box Elder High re-op- 9-- 1 14-- January. The council asked that a petition filed with the PSC on its behalf by the county commission be withdrawn. Town Presidents Byron E. Hunsaker, Honeyville, and Elmo Christensen, Bear River City, read prepared statements indicating their town boards also had decided to rescind petitions which each had filed. "We feel that many of our people are now satisfied with the rates but some are not. We also know that it is impossible to please all of them. "We will no put our efforts into tranquility with restoring p set toward the those who a sion and the Utah Public Service ti Telephone company "We do appreciate your efforts and concern in lowering these telephone rates back to a level that are at least the Honeyville statement bearable, read. The new rate structure was conceived by Utah Telephone after the company and PSC conferred. It is based on the firms 1969 operations and financial situation while the earlier higher rates were granted on I968s less favorable economic picture. The new rate schedule was submitted to the council of governments last week by PSC representatives who indicated that if acceptable to customers of the service area, it would receive PSC approval. , of the Mel Foxley, secretary-manage- r Bear River Valley Chamber of Commerce which led the early fight against higher rates, said his organization found the new rates acceptable. As far as the chamber is concerned, we withdraw our objections. "We think its a step in the right direction. Its still a little high but we can go along with it," commented J. Glen town president at Elwood. Nelson, Louis Douglas representing Howell, said one concern which his area still has relates to the charge made to churches for telephone service. Foxley said this is being worked out by LDS stake leaders in the Tremonton area Named Sterling Scholars Two Box Elder High school students were among those honored as Sterling Scholars at the annual award presentation finals Tuesday night. They were Nancy Cragin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart Cragin, 476 South Fifth West, who won in science, and Tony Teceny, son of Mrs. Elenor Catherman, Intermountain school, a Sterling Scholar in art. The televised awards presentation was staged at Kearns H igh school and saw the local students win out over top entrants in their fields from other Utah high schools. It was the second high honor within a week for Miss Cragin who recently was named valedictorian for her class at Box Elder. She became the first female Sterling Scholar winner ever in the science category. "Science does so much for people and if WINS IN ART was a Sterling art category competition. Tony Teceny Scholar winner in the ' annual of ! r J , , , I can use my expertise to help others, Ill be happy, she was quoted as saying. The senior scholar completed two independent research projects in her spare hours and also serves as a volunteer therapist to youngsters with cerebral palsy. She is a National Merit finalist, president of the Spanish club and was chosen for listing In Whos Who in American High Schools. senior, is Teceny, an president of the school art guild and last year placed third in the Golden Spike Centennial art contest. He also has done art work for the Boomerang, school yearbook, and designed last year's athletic award medal. He also has designed covers for special events. There were 168 finalists in the ninth annual Sterling Scholarship awards, Including four others from Box Elder. STERLING SCHOLAR Nancy' Cragin was the first female winner ever in t Sterling' Scholar science ' catagory. ' ' 11 I I'l-- r, tt |