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Show f I Universal Blerofilslnej Corp. HlPisrpoint Ave. Salt Lae City, Utah Sugar company announces U- -l ttera auia eDuDp(iiaiv Details about a new company to control all water rights of Bear River and Bear Lake, which affects local farmers, were released late Wednesday afternoon by the Utah-Idah- o Sugar company. "The canal system with all water rights in Bear River and Bear Lake, formerly owned and operated by I Sugar company in Box Elder county now has been transterrea to the Bear River Canal company, Inc., it was disclosed. Details about the new plan have been studied over the past few weeks, and many local farmers were concerned about fee rates U-- eojl)irl fecimiKSs!! 0 meet even a restricted operating cost. "We believe such a situation cannot help but affect the canal system adversely over a period of time, the letter said. Local water users were told that existing perpetual water service rtgnts win De recognized, including being increased. The new plan calls for a uniform fee of $2.63 per acre. "A careful study of the situation indicates that a break even point for the 1973 operation, without taking into account the cost of capital or creation of reserves, will require a rental rate, applied' uniformly of $2.63 per acre, and accordingly, this is the figure used in calculating statements sent to local waterusers, the company said. A company letter to waterusers said the canal distribution facility has not been and past rental income has failed to IBIS company, a Utah corporation, has been organized as a subsidiary of U-- I Sugar company and by deed and assignment has become the sole owner of water rights and canal along the racarS!? omprifa system. It will operate the canal system as a separate corporation which will have all the assets and liabilities of the system and operate on its own, divorced from the sugar company. The company met with interested parties twice before making the decision. An informal meeting was conducted on March 28 and attended by 35 persons, most of whom were officers and users involved in ditch companies or similar organizations assignments on record at the companys office. It was disclosed that the new co?; canal. On April 4 a general meeting was held which all persons who have contracts involving canal water were requested to attend. This meeting was also a reorganization meeting of the Bear River Valley Water Users, Inc. (BRVWV, Inc ). A provision was made in the articles of the Bear River Canal Inc. for an advisory Company, board, and all of the directors of ths BRVWU, Inc, have been invited and have accepted the invitation to act as members of the advisory board. In addition to the directors, Paul Holmgren, Bear River Compact commissioner from Utah, and County Commissioner Don Chase have agreed to sit on the board. The seven directors of the BRVWU, Inc., are A.V. Smoot, president; J.L. Carter, Harry Drew, Richard Capener, J. Glen Nelson, Maurice Reeder and Jack Harper. Keith Anderson is secretary. The board met April 16 at the county courthouse and after a lengthy discussion it appeared to be the consensus that a uniform water rental charge be made to all water users from the canal system, The company said the new rate is being charged "to preserve an efficient canal system in today's inflationary economy. A potpourri News Scope Volume 66, Number 1 Look out litter... Look out, litter! Box Elder High students will invade south Box Elder county en mass Saturday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. to evict you. Its the annual battle to clean up the local landscape and students will fan out in all directions from the Brigham City school. FOUR BRIGHAM CITY trucks and trucks from the Utah Highway department will lend an assist as they catch the cans, wrappers, boxes, etc., which the young people capture. The students will be out until 1:30 p.m. with buses taking them to the scene of battle. Also on Saturday, students will paint Brigham City litter cans at the school. The containers will receive a dark green coat and an ecolgy sign designed by art classes which are handling the painting. Marina is closed The north marina of Willard Bay State park is closed this spring and wont be ooen to use until about This was the news conveyed from the r. Utah .Parks and Recreation Wednesday. Dale Baron, president division mHmirsn Dag totsa M dldM dfty stfnGuatafl ln)ol7 Greater adjacent to the existing dining room. Knox bid the alternate at $9,320. Commissioner Chase was eager to accept it. Its badly needed and in view of the base bid figure, I would recommend a combination of the two, he told his fellow comissioners. - However, Commissioner John Holmgren said he wanted to study it more closely. Frandsen said the new main addition will cost about $32 per square foot while the dining room portion was bid at $17.50 per square foot. Combined area, he said, totals 4,140 square feet. BARON SAID he had received complaints from boat owners who attempted to use the marina this past weekend. They eventually got to the water but after no little difficulty created by current construction on Interstate-1- 5 in the area. The road project reportedly has caused virtually impassable access to the marina. Baron said he was advised also that a pollution problem stemming from toilets located near the water must be eliminated. This will take time. THE STATE SPOKESMAN is quoted as saying the marina may open July 1 on a y basis. The south marina near Hot Springs will continue in operation, it was noted. day-to-da- Road chief quits supervisor for the Box Elder County Road department, will resign from the post effective May 1, it was disclosed this week. County Commissioner Malcolm C. Young who heads the roads section, said applications are being accepted from those interested in the position. We have some now and expect to name a successor by May 1, Commissioner Young explained. Sylvester reportedly is quitting to enter the ranching business. long-tim- e ' Gain of 11 Beds The new addition will give the home, presently licensed for 63 beds a net gain of 11 beds since space originally designed as a day room but now used to accomodate five beds, will be converted to its specified Start In Two Weeks Knox said if awarded the contract, he would begin work in about two weeks. Specified construction time is 180 days. County Commissioners gave Chairman Don Chase and Frandsen authority to study the low bid and accept it if everything is in order. However, left in use. In addition, room in the a two-be- d existing portion will be reserved for seriously ill persons, meaning that it will (Continued on Page 14) doubt was an alternate BudM, Box Elder county has withdrawn its offer to take over the old Brigham City hall and city library. County commissioners took the action in their regular Tuesday morning meeting. It appeared to catch other commission members off guard when Commissioner Malcolm Young said without any preliminary explanation nor comment on the subject: Id like to move that we withdraw our offer to take over the city hall and x library. And he then explained, Its caused so much controversy and feelings that Id like to pull out of it, personally. Commissioner John Holmgren agreed. Id like to second that motion. We made the offer in all good faith to help the city but apparently we havent helped them. I think it would be wise to withdraw, Holmgren stated. What it all boils down to is that what we did was upset a whole community. I just dont want to get any more involved; what good can come from it? I dont want to go against the wishes of the Brigham City, citizens if thats what their wishes are, he added. bid for an employes dining room and storage. This, if accepted, would be built Box Elder county officials got a pleasant surprise Tuesday - a bid on the new addition to Pioneer Memorial Nursing home in Brigham City. Harold W. Knox, Ogden contractor, submitted the apparent low bid of $116,975 in competition with three other firms. Architect L. Don Frandsen had estimated the project at $120,000 with even higher figures being guessed of late in the county commission chambers. Second low in Tuesday afternoons bidding was Richard Watts, Logan, with a base figure of $117,360. Others were Wayne A. Jensen, Brigham City, $124,820, and J. Ron Stacey, Ogden, $130,860. The addition will be constructed on the county homes east wing and contain four four-be- d wards plus a room, and space for a beauty shop and therapy room. Commission Chairman Don Chase was authorized to send a letter to city officials Keep ambulance service, Brigham firemen agree At quarterly conference The Brigham City Volunteer Fire department doesnt want to give up ambulance service for the city and Box Elder county. It said so in a letter to the city council Thursday night, the response coming after .an Idaho firm a week earlier asked to establish an ambulance service here. Signed by Chief Jay Nielsen, the letter read simply: In a general membership meeting April 18 at 7 P.M. the Brigham City Fire department voted unanimously to continue ambulance service to Brigham City and throughout Box Elder county. The department provides the service using two city ambulances. Roger Porter, president of Western Ambulance, Inc., Burley, Idaho, had approached the council at its previous Reorganization of the stake presidency highlighted quarterly conference in Box Elder stake this past weekend. Kenneth F. Godfrey, a member of the stake high council, was called to become stake president, and was sustained at Sundays general session in the Box Elder BE meeting to request a local franchise. No mention was made of the Idahoans bid as the council read the fire departments letter Thursday. ' Set Twin Falls Trip other business, the city fathers climbed aboard a suggestion by Mayor Ole Zundel that they visit Twin Falls to see the Idaho citys central business district In 32 PAGES C(U) tufty WDftlhdraws two-pers- of the Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce, was advised of the situation after he called the state agency. Ed Sylvester, lH Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, April 26, 1973 7 development. The intent would be to see how Twin Falls put it together and generated enthusiasm for it." Brigham City right now, of course, is on the threshold of advancing its downtown plan with property owners having been briefed Friday night on updated design. The council plans to invite local (Continued on Page 14) . lobcwy Ife? informing them of the county action. However, later in the meeting when Brigham City Councilman Rudoph Kaiser appeared on another matter, he was given notice of the withdrawal. we did was upset a whole community' All Commissioner Chase then told him, If we fit into your plans anywhere, well be indicating happy to work with you, further that they would be willing to talk about leasing the old city hall when its vacated late this year or early next. Prior to the commission's formal action, Chase read a letter from Mayor Ole Zundel which proposed that the county officials meet with the city council Thursday to discuss the contents of a state library report. Meet Again Further, the letter invited the commissioners to meet again on May 3 to air views of both parties pertaining to city hall and library. However, the commissioners each said they had other commitments this The controversy blossomed on March 1 when Chase met with the city council and made the offer to take over the city hall and library. Since that time, the proposal has become engulfed in a crossfire opinion from public officials, citizens and others. Okay Tractor Purchase In other business at Tuesday's weekly county session, purchase of a used tractor for $49,000 gained approval. The unit has approximately 2,675 hours use and will be from Arnold Machinery company, Salt Lake City. Commissioner Young recommended the purchase after comparing prices on used and new units from three firms. Improvements in the First District courtroom were discussed. ( Commissioner Chase told Judge VeNoy Christoffersen he would meet with hiWjftRV. week to discuss prices and scheduling of the work. Slated is installation of a sound system plus the purchase of new spectator seats, draperies, and carpeting, and painting. purchased Meet Health Standards Dale Hendrickson, 163 North Fourth East, Brigham City, was advised (Continued on Page 14) Mrs. stake names new presidency tabernacle. Sustained as counselors were Donald E. Thompson, also a member of the high council, and Keith R. Davies, who had been serving as second counselor in the Brigham City First Ward bishopric. Godfrey is a former bishop of the Second ward here and is manager of the Brigham ' City Employment Security office. The new presidency succeeds President Dee Lund who had served in the post for nearly 14 years, and counselors Wynn N. Jeppsen who ended 10 years of service, and Arthur G. Steffen, nine years. Elder Howard W. Hunter, a member of the Council of Twelve, presided at the conference and was acompanied by regional representative Carl W. Buehner. Other reorganization saw new clerks sustained. They include Reed A. Olsen, stake clerk; Lewis Jones, executive secretary; Craig Stanger, finance clerk, and C. Dan Jensen, assistant clerk. Released were Melvin Peart, stake clerk; Earl M. Sheffield, finance clerk; O. and Merlin Larsen, executive secretary. Sustained as new members of the stake high council were Melvin Peart, J. Earl Johnston, Robert Baird, Winston L. Benson, James Dixon, Lynn Hailing, Hal Rasumssen, Ronald Frandsen, and Andrew Eldredge. Those released from the high council were Freeman Byington, Lanell Foote, Chester J. Rasmussen, Claudius B. Olsen, Douglas Miller, Norman Anderson, Owen Knudson, Kenneth F. Godfrey, and Donald E. Thompson. Continuing on the high council were Carlyle Jensen, Harold J. Larsen and Lewis Fish. Officials seek new insight on local school situation The fight to save Intermountain school is not over. Representative Gunn McKav announced through local coordinator Lowell Packer that he will be in Brigham City Friday morning to visit the school and see what's going on ... get some definite answers. Art aide from Senator Frank E. Mosss office in Washington, D.C., was expected to huddle with Mayor Ole Zundel late Wednesday or today (Thursday) on the situation. And in still another development, Sen. Wallace F. Bennett Wednesday morning invited a local delegation to present its case in the nation's capital. Mayor Zundel replied that hell ask the city council to authorize such a group to meet with all members of Utah's congressional delegation the second week in May. He said IS student leaders and staff members would be among those asked to . make the trip. At the same time, the mayor said hell request that the report of the last weeks Bureau of Indian Affairs task force which visited Intermountain be ready when we get there. This means it would have to be done much sooner than the time programmed by the BIA. Of the task forces mission here, Mayor Zundel declared that it was nothing but eyewash ... just eyewash. He pointed out that members of Utahs ' six-wee- k congressional contingent had expected the BIA team to consider continuation of In- termountains present role in its evaluation. (That of a secondary school for Navajos.) This was not the case. The panel was charged only with assessing the facility for other uses, including that of a secondary school for tribes other than Navajo, as a school for purposes other than elementary or secondary education and as a non-BIinstitution. While the task force was here, the school administration was informed that its 1973-7- 4 budget would be cut $1 million and to effect cutbacks accordingly. The current year budget is $2.9 million. Mayor Zundel said that hell ask that the school be funded out of Washington, D.C., instead of through the BIA area office. He contends this will alleviate the economic pressures which build up against Intermountain every time there is an economy move through the area office. This would not only set ths school apart from area office financial whims but on Page 14) - NEW STAKE PRESIDENCY Sustained Sunday as the new presidency in Box Elder stake were Kenneth F. Godfrey, center, stake president, and Donald E. Thompson, left, and Keith R. Davies, counselors. Standing, from left, are C. Dan Jensen, assistant clerk; Craig Stanger, finance clerk, and Lewis Jones, executive secretary. They were sustained at quarterly stake conference. . , |