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Show 1 1 Volume 67, Number 4 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, January 24, 1974 20 ) PAGES Bidding in late February low buMmig rates cUBnty green light Box Elder county officials are looking to Feb. 19 or 26 as the date for opening bids on the long proposed county law enforcement complex. County commissioners Tuesday officially acted to move ahead on the project which has been clouded by financial doubts. Commissioner John Holmgren said during a weekly session that he and fellow officials figure they can put hands on sufficient funds to get the job done. However, itll take some cooperation by the participating contractors. Bids have got to come in at $500,000 or less or well have to reconsider, according to Commission Chairman Don Chase. In previous discussions, it was thought the financial gap was about $200,000 wide, the project being estimated at something like $600,000 with the county able to scrape up about $400,000. PATCH WORK these days in a Brigham City workmen are engaged cially bad with repeated freezing and thawing. patch the holes as quickly as the weather will allow us, Hamilton explained. This photo was taken dur- patching seemingly endless chore the chuck holes which appear every winter. Streets Supt. Jack Hamilton said this season has been espe ing a snow flurry. Chamber issues call for period furniture Wanted period furniture This call was sounded Tuesday by the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce in connection with its plan to occupy the old city halls main floor. ! ry Chairman Margo Flint said the intent is to redecorate and refurnish the space in keeping with the period when the structure was built. And so the call for such items as period chairs, a rolltop desk, old wooden teachers desk, etc. If people want to sell, well talk to them; if theyre willing to donate something, well discuss identifying the donor or his family with a plaque, the chairman stated. Persons with items are invited to contact Miss Flint at or to call the chamber office, 723-393- We 723-854- 3 1. Will Be Lower However, Holmgren said after closely studying project plans this past week, it was concluded the cost will be lower than first anticipated. Cutting into the original estimate is a $30,000 payment already made to architect L. Don Frandsen, site work already performed by county forces and the discovery that furnishings will cost only about $5,000. The latter is based on use of existing furniture and equipment and participation by the Utah Highway patrol which will furnish its own space in the new building. Commissioners are now talking in terms of $500,000, as mentioned by Chairman Chase. They plan to meet that amount by supplementing about $190,000 now earmarked in the budget with $200,000 from federal revenue sharing. This means the job can be done without a bond issue or increasing the property tax. It was planned orginally to use only from revenue sharing. By bidding the project now, during winter, Commissioner Chase said its hoped to get the lowest bid possible. He said the plans have been cleared by the Utah Law Enforcement Planning agency and Office of Emergency Services (formerly civil defense) both of which will provide financial assistance. The time for construction is estimated from nine months to a year. $100,000 The project will include renovation of the existing jail building to provide for additional cells which meet federal standards and construction of a new law enforcement wing on the south. The latter will provide space for the sheriffs department and highway patrol, crime and photo labs and related facilities. Commissioner Holmgren said the projects estimated cost does not include purchase of additional ground on the south nor a new communications system which may run about $25,000. The latter is expected to be installed when the law enforcement building is about 90 percent complete, Holmgren explained. two-lev- el Drill site picked, disclosure pending The site has been selected for steam exploration drilling in south Box Elder county. However, when contacted Wednesday, Ward Austin, vice president in charge of exploration for Geothermal Kinetics Systems corporation, said the decision could not be made public until the various state regulatory agencies have been contacted. He said this would be done about the end of this week. The site is located in the area between Brigham City, Honeyville and Bear River City. Further, it is not too far off Interstate-15- . Austin said the first four of 26 truck loads of drilling equipment will be headed for Utah this week from Phoenix, Ariz. To perform the drilling is Geodrilling subsidiary of company, a wholly-owneGeothermal Kinetics Systems. Drilling may be underway by .the first week in F ebruary but for sure by th&end of the second week, the company vice president explained. d Much will depend upon weather conditions and how firm the ground is in the test area. The subterannean probe is being made for steam which its hoped will be discovered in sufficient quantity and quality to support steam generating plants. Utah Power and Light company has joined with the Arizona firm in the drilling venture. World premier of Iradiem ploy Intermountain school will be the setting this evening (Thursday) for the world premier of a dramatic new play Butterfly of Hope. The stage story recreates the struggle of an Indian warrior to free his people from the aggressive white man during the 1860s. Curtain time is 8 p.m. in the IS auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited. Ray Baldwin Louis, a member of the cast, authored the play which will be presented in other performances at Brigham Young university later. Indian students from BYU make up the cast with Bruce Butterfly of Hope Chamberlain, who works with the universitys Indian program, as director. The story concerns a warrior who is raised by his grandmother to be a leader of peace. But because of the white mans aggression, he takes the road of bloodshed and terror. In the play the warrior struggles to free his soul from bonds of guilt so that he can again obtain a clear mind and live the principles by which he was raised. Intermountain school is an appropriate location for the first performance, being a coeducational boarding school for Navajo young people. Louis is a Navajo from Crystal, N. M., and a junior in journalism at BYU. He has written four other plays and directed two. He has won five writing awards and 11 (Continued on page 3) Loved ones can help or hinder Alcoholism. ..a family illness (Following is the second in a series of articles dealing with alcoholism. Authored by Lilly Dum-meassistant counselor in the local alcoholism counseling and information r, program, todays segment deals with alcoholism as a family illness.) The basic problem is gaining knowledge and then achieving the emotional maturity and courage to put this knowledge into effect. Individuals who may be capable of assisting alcoholics outside the family may become confused, even (hatructive, if a member of their own family becomes an active alcoholic. This is especially true if the practicing alcoholic is the husband or wife. The next of kin or person most responsible for the alcoholic may need more assistance and counseling than the alcoholic. Alcoholism is an illness, but one which has tremendous emotional impact upon the immediate family. Those most affected by the alcoholic are the spouse, parent, sister, brother and child. The more distorted the emotions of these persons, the less adequate their help will be. The interaction may, and often does, become more harmful than helpful. For example, wives may find themselves blamed for everything that is wrong in an alcoholic marriage. Yes, no wife has ever made her husband an alcoholic, so therefore she can not be held responsible for his recovery or unmake it. However, by lack of knowledge she may allow the illness to go unnoticed. By lack of understanding and courage she may further the development of the disease. That is why she should have counseling and try to gain knowledge of alcoholism. By acknowledge she can help the husband take steps to an earlier recovery. In the beginning it must be understood that a family may do everything known or thought to be right, and the illness might go unchecked. However, if a family is willing to learn facts about alcoholism and put them into effect, the chances of recovery are greatly increased. In fact the best way to help any alcoholic recover is to remove ignorance, acquire an adequate attitude based on knowledge and have the courage to practice these principles when dealing with the alcoholic. To begin in the usual manner of attempting to force the alcoholic to stop ckinking without first learning and changing ones own self will, simply makes the matter worse. Initially we must understand that the problems of alcoholism do not lie in the bottle, but in the person. LEADING ROLES Ray Baldwin Louis and Sandy Kerchee have leading roles m the world premiere performance of a new Indian drama, Butterfly of Hope, which will be presented Thursday (tonight) at 8 p.m. in the Intermountain school. |