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Show T 2i j iHPlarpoint f Ht1d Corp, Coap, Judge Says Maybe Order Not Forged Two convicts who escaped from the Utah state prison on Sept. 8, may not have used forged papers, according to First District Judge VeNoy Christoffersen. The two men, Edward Pass and Dennis Baker, escaped from the prison usine a fake hearing order. of being traiiiierred to Brigham City when they overpowered the three guards in the car, using pistols that had apparently been manufactured in prison. After the prisoners had left for Brigham City, Doris Olsen, court clerk, received a call from the prison saying that the prisoners were on their way for the hearing. v- When Mrs. Olsen learned that the judge had not signed the order, she telephoned the prison for further information. Two deputies were assigned to cover the judge and two police officers were placed in the judges home. Judge Christoffersen called the prison to get the wording of the order. I don't know that the order was a forgery, remarked Christoffersen. Judge The prison had an order on file for Baker who had appeared in court Aug. 28 on a writ of habeas corpus. Apparently someone removed the order from the files and changed the date and added Passs name. Judge Christoffersen noted that ordinarily he serves such orders through the county sheriff's office and that Sheriff Warren Hyde brings the prisoners from the prison to Brigham City. The prisoners were reportedly searched before entering the police car however in their escape attempt they used guns, and a handcuff key, both apparently made in prison. They also had cash and extra clothing. The two men were taken to the Davis County jail where they were charged with five offenses. I dont understand how they could have obtained the guns and clothing inside the prison, remarked Judge Christoffersen. I would suspect that there were people on the outside supplying them with information. Judge Christoffersen is awaiting a copy of the habeas corpus order being sent from the prison to determine if it was, in fact, a forgery. Willard Reservoir Claims Third Victim of 72 Season Willard Bay reservoir claimed its third victim of the 1972 summer season Saturday at about 5 p.m. when a Ogden man drowned there. The victim was Virgil Hugh Manuelito, 21, of 1240 Harrop. He was declared dead upon arrival at Cooley Memorial hospital in Brigham City after the mishap. As with earlier drownings this year, the victim went under while swimming at the north marina. He reportedly was swimming with Geraldine Martinez, 3405 Adams avenue, Ogden, at the time. They were headed back to shore from a raft when Manuelito yelled for help. Miss Martinez looked around and could not see him. She then summoned help from others in the party on shore. Jerry Tyerenina, 202 Twenty-Thir- d street, Ogden, reportedly located the body after diving in several times. A Brigham City ambulance was called but it was too late. Manuelito was born at Ft. Defiance, N.M., and was a graduate of the Clearfield Job corps. He was employed as a welder with an Ogden steel firm at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Manuelito of Ft. Defiance. Funeral services are scheduled today (Thursday) at Shiprock, N.M., with burial to be at Nachitti, N.M. Local arrangements were handled by Petersen Funeral chapel. The mishap was similar to one in which a North Ogden boy lost his life on Aug. 20. First drowning of the season occurred Willard May 13 and claimed a boy. The sheriff's office said this brings to 13 the number of persons who have lost their lives in drowning accidents at Willard reservoir which was completed in 1963. Volume 65, Number 37 Ex-Commissi- Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, September 1 4, 24 972 1 Shows Strong oner LoesHneymbents on Uglhft Memory Vft IF Approximately 33 percent of the qualified voters in Box Elder county cast ballots Tuesday as an incumbent county commissioner and a member of the Box Elder Board of Education lost out in their bids for The primary election balloting saw 4,719 persons vote in the top two races on the Republican and Democratic sides. County Clerk K.B. Olsen said there are an estimated 14,209 persons eligible to vote in the county. County Commissioner William L. Packer, Brigham City, nearing the end of a two-yeterm and seeking two more years on the county board, suffered a sound defeat at the hands of Democratic opponent William D. Burton, Thatcher, a former commissioner. Burton, pulling heavily from most districts in north Box Elder county and scoring well in Brigham City and vicinity, pulled away to a 1,191-71- 5 victory. Was Dropped And in School Representative Precinct No. 2 where incumbent school board members Ralph Carter and Varsel L. Chlarson were striving to make the Nov. 7 final election, Chlarson was dropped as the low man in a race. Newcomer Kenneth R. Porritt, Bear River City, outpolled both office holders, piling up 483 votes to 328 for Carter and 271 for Chlarson. In the balloting for school board, the two top vote getters advance to the November finale. Other board of education results went like this: Precinct No. 3 Dr. Peter C. Knudson three-candida- te mounted an early lead and maintained it throughout the evening, totaling 281 votes. Arnold Thompson was second high with 234 votes and he will pair off with Dr. Knudson in the final election. Other totals were Charles B. Ogles, 201, and Joseph Louis Cook, 142. Precinct No. 4 Incumbent Chester J. Rasmussen led all through the evening, polling 427 votes to 321 for second-hig- h Mrs. Jack (Donna) Gordon. Only other candidate was James M. Powers who drew 167 votes. Precinct No. 5 This was the big one with six candidates seeking to become finalists. Wallace P. Christensen was the leader with 348 votes and will be joined in the finals by Hal F. Reeder, 211. Others were Kathlyn L. Coffman, 147; Kenneth S. Spiekerman, 112; Aubry L. Moody, 62, and Alan Keith Bradbury, 43. Interesting in the primary balloting was that one of two women eyeing election to the board will be a candidate in the finals. And the youngest voter ever to seek election to the board, Joseph Louis Cook, 19, failed to get over the primary election hurdle although making a relatively strong showing. Precinct No. 5 Followed Trends Elder voters followed Utah trends in most state office runoffs. Republicans did Box it this way: They gave Robert K. (Bob) Wolthuis a 5 margin over challenger Joe Harvey Ferguson in their First Congressional district contest. They also picked William E. Dunn over 1,758-1,10- A.F. (Fred) Becker for secretary of state, Election Box Score 1,948-88- And in other GOP contests, it was Gerald R. Hansen over David Smith Monson, for state auditor, and Sid 1,487-1,30- Lambourne bested Sherman J. Preece, 1,436-86in their state treasurer duel. Only Hansens win was reversed in state-wid- e polling. One Clash Democrats had only one state-levclash to help resolve and gave Linn J. Baker who has local ties, a solid 1,191-41- 5 victory over Joseph F. Elder for state auditor. The contest which probably drew less interest than any was the one for state school board from District No. 4 (Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Morgan, Weber counties). In this one locally, Jesse Anderson polled 1,641 for top honors, followed by Norman Lynn Taylor, 1,641, and Jerry Crouch, 917. Crouch and Anderson emerged tops and will run against each other in the finals. el Perhaps the biggest surprise of the evening was Burtons resounding triumph over Packer for the two-yecounty seat. Two years ago, Burton lost ip a bid for to gain office. A close race was in prospect and early in the evening it looked that way as Packer moved to a slight lead. But while Packer claimed an edge in 19 of 20 Brigham City districts, the margin in many instances was relatively small. And he was able to carry only one other district (Continued on Page Two) Here's the primary election box score for Box Elder county: Republican U.S. Representative Joe Harvey Ferguson (Somfiy Clliics jpes! Dosy tsradl (?? PotEmi Secretary of State A.F. (Fred) Becker 888 William E. Dunn 1,948 State Auditor Gerald R. Hansen county courthouse for expanded parking. David Kotter, landscape architect from Utah State university, made the proposal Tuesday, producing a drawing to show how the development might be done. County officials, pondering what to do about prividing more parking, had asked the USU Extension service through local agent Harold Lindsay, to come up with a plan. Their initial interest was in developing more space behind the courthouse. This area presently has minimal parking with much of the grounds devoted to grass and trees. Kotters proposed plan, instead of taking out trees and grass to accommodate more cars there, would instead eliminate existing parking and plant more trees and grass, leaving only a walkway. His plan would have the county tear down an old jail which currently serves only for storage, and an adjoining garage used by the sheriffs department. Also, he advised buying property extending south to behind the old Howard hotel. Included on the property is an old metal building which would be removed. The property then would be hardsurfaced for parking with additional tree planting sketched there as a means of beautifying the lot. It would provide 54 spaces. In addition, Kotter said an agreement should be worked out with the city for county employes to use parking space behind the city library when the new municipal building and adjoining parking lot are completed. This would add 18 spaces. His plan includes tree plantings around the library parking lot Express Interest Commissioners discussed the plan, expressing interest in it but made no commitment The cost of property purchase was mentioned as a prime consideration. Kotter offered an alternative plan: Remove one tree and provide 12 spaces (Continued on Page Three) enrollment in Box Elder School district was lower than anticipated, based on figures released by Supt. J.C. Haws. The district had looked for 9,041 to be in school year got classes as the 1972-7- 3 underway. However, when principals counted noses at the end of the first week, only 8,963 were a minus of 78 students. present Dr. Haws said while there was greater deviation at most schools than usually experienced, the most drastic loss was recorded at Box Elder High where 1,994 were expected but only 1,918 showed up. He said this was the only school which caused him concern. Everything else should turn out fine, he noted. Using Bus In one instance, five or six students are being bused from Central to neighboring Mountain View school to ease a heavy first-grad-e load at Central and fatten a lean one at Mountain View. This is the only busing being done, however, as the district endeavors to handle class overloads through use of mixed grades and aides. Dr. Haws said there has been parental criticism of using buses. The superintendent noted that generally, the district doesn't receive its peak number of students until the third week of Sid Lambourne 1,436 Sherman J. Preece 869 Democratic State Auditor Linn J. Baker 1,191 Joseph F. Elder 415 ar State School Board Jerry Crouch enrollment Following are first-wee- k counts for each of the countys schools with anticipated figures in parenthesis: Box Elder High school, 1,918 (1,994); Box Elder Junior High school, 1,029 (1,037); Bear River High school, 568 (592); Bear River Junior High, 750 (717). Bear River City, 131 (129); Bunderson, 424 (440); Central, 356 (346); Corinne, 136 (142); Fielding, 164 (160); Foothill, 403 (386); Garland, 311 (309). Grouse Creek, 25 (30); Honeyville, 179 (184); Howell, 33 (46); Lake View, 497 (462)- ; Lincoln, 503 (470); McKinley, 451 (463)- ; Mountain View, 275 (293); North Park, 364 (381); Park Valley, 43 (38); Perry, 155 (166); Snowville, 30 (29); Willard, 217 (227). Journal Wins Second faculty a 1,641 917 Norman Lynn Taylor 1,264 Box Elder Board of Education (Two top vote getters advance to the Nov. 7 general election.) Precinct No. 2 Kenneth R. Porritt Ralph Carter 328 Varsel L. Chlarson Precinct No. 3 Peter C. Knudson 463 271 281 Arnold R. Thompson 234 Charles B. Ogles 201 Joseph Louis Cook 142 Precinct No. 4 Chester J. Rasmussen 427 Donna (Mrs. Jack) Gordon 321 James M. Powers 167 Precinct No. The front page of the Box Elder Journi of July 20, has captured second place in th front page of the month competitio among weekly newspapers in Utah. The selection was made by the con: department ar Jesse Anderson Enrollment Counts munications - State Treasurer Two-Ye- school. And so there will be great interest in student counts submitted to the central office Friday. Brigham Young university 1,483 David Smith Monson 1,308 County Commissioner William D. Burton 1,141 William L. Packer 715 Student Enrollment Less Than Expected First-wee- k 1,105 Robert K. (Bob) Wolthius 1,758 Two-Ye- Box Elder county officials have been advised to acquire ground south of the PAGES 5 Wallace P. Christensen 348 Hal F. Reeder 211 Kathlyn L. Coffman 147 Kenneth S. Spiekerman 112 Aubry L. Moody 62 Alan Keith Bradbury 43 Event Set Sunday Will Host Credit Women emitnOT Brigham City will play host to the fifth annual Rocky Mountain Council of Credit Women International District 9 state seminar Sunday, Sept. 17. Approximately 100 representatives are expected to attend, according to Margo Flint, district third vice president. - Thelma Somerville and Margo Flint put last minute details together for Credit Women International seminar here Sunday. READY FOR SEMINAR Sessions will be held at (he community center with Brigham City Rocket chapter, CW-- I, acting as official host. Registration is scheduled to begin at 7 : 30 a.m. with Mayor Ole Zundel to offer a welcoming address at 8:30 a.m. "Think Your Way to Success will theme a talk to be given by Brigham City businessman Harold Felt who is billed as guest speaker on the seminar agenda. Open House Set An opening activity will be an open house Saturday evening, Sept. 16, at Red Baron restaurant, hosted by the Logan CW-- I club beginning at 7 p.m. The said the seminar will offer workshops in every aspect of CW-- I training. Workshop leaders from throughout the state will train members of all 10 Utah clubs," she noted. The leaders will include Esther Phillips, Beulah Slagle, and Judy Frye, Salt Lake City; Carroll Eggertsen, Donna Beck, and Areta Peckham, Provo; Fern Maw and Mvera Mullen, Ogden; Grace Man waring, Vernal, and Janice Petersen, Brigham City. Special Guest District President Virginia Flager, Grand Junction, Colo., will be a special guest, with First Vice President Vera Mullen, Ogden, and Secretary Beulah Slagle, Salt Lake City, also in attendance. Thelma Somerville is Miss Flint. Local committee chairmen seminar are Evelyn with for the Anderson, registration packets; Marge Anderson, registration desk; Thelma Somerville, door prizes. Also, Janice and Janet Petersen, publicity and programs;. Angie Korth, entertainment; Lila Coburn, continental breakfast, and Mickey 'Hanson, decorations. It is really unusual for a club of our size to host a district event like this, the chairman commented. Reports Theft Paul Buck, 407 East First South, reported the theft of a bicycle from hie residence Tuesday night, according to Brigham City police. |