OCR Text |
Show Utah BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, 2 Letters to the Editor ... Thursday, January 24, 1974 reaction out of the readers. They do this to get comments to see if someone's reading their work. areas. Sure like hearing someone say, read your column and like Hey, it." No, not just to boost up my ego and give me a big head. A writer likes to know that people are reading his column. I when someone says, "Hey, read your column," and whether he likes it or not, just the fact that he says he reads it, makes ya feel like your doing your job. Oh let's see, here's a good example: What if wrote in this column, that one day while driving through the canyon noticed three sheep beating up a coyote. Why I'd even like to hear, read your column and Hey, don't like it." I That would be fine, because at least I'd know someone was reading it. A reporter likes feedback, then at least he knows someones reading his work. Some editors say outlandish things, something stupid, or something funny, just to get a I I I ... I'd have more sheep and cattlemen writing in, telling who me I'm a dingbat dum-dushouldn't be allowed to handle a pen. Wow But From The Files Of The Box Elder 10 There really is a Santa Claus - or at least that is the way the residents of Box Elder County Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home felt about it this year. The response of Box Elder county citizens to our needs was tremendous. We wish to express our appreciation to all of you generous people for the time, efforts and gifts given in behalf of our residents during the Christmas season. To the many church groups, Boy and Girl Scout troops, other clubs and organizations who were so good to sing Christmas carols, bring treats, and make our residents still feel important and part of the community, a great big YE OLE SAGE SEZ: If the oil companies are not making a profit they're not going (Push hiEie safietfy Years Ago 1964--May- Sincerely yours, Margo Eberhard, administrator On behalf of the residents and staff of Pioneer Memorial Nursing home Brigham City. Choir says thanks 25 Years Ago Jan. 21, 194- 9- John W. Howard, owner and manager of the Howard hotel and active civic worker will serve as president of the Box Elder Chamber of Commerce during 1949. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 194- 9- Friday morning it Friday morning, Editor : was 14 below. Saturday and Sunday the big news was 16 inches of new snow containing .92 of an inch of moisture. This year the Bunderson School staff saw a greater need for education in bicycle safety as they noticed the number of students who w'ere careless riders and since one local high school boy had recently lost his life in an accident. With the help of our PTA officers, especially the safety chairman, Mrs. Lionel Harvey, and Officer Billie Jensen of the Brigham City Police department, a program was developed and carried out that included the students participating in a bike rodeo. At the bike rodeo the students followed a driving course that required showing all hand signals, staying in the right lane, and observing stop and yield signs. Students were scored on all auto-bicyc- le points of the driving course. A bicycle safety check was made on brakes, guards, reflectors, and stated that he had satisfactorily completed the which bicycle safety course. The card was signed and presented to the student by the school principal. An Educolumn An advocate for average by Ray M. Hall The longer one observes the legislative process, the more aware he must become of how many worthy causes are seeking state support and how difficult it must be for our lawmakers to keep a broad perspective in view of the many appeals for public money. Even within the areas of education there are many subdivisions and much keen competition for the available funds. The vocational education people stated their case so well that the governor has recommended a 45 percent increase in funding. Likewise, the governor is sympathetic to the needs of the handicapped and special education programs and has suggested that a greater portion of educations allotment be set aside for them. I AM A strong supporter of vocational education and good special education facilities; but I am also concerned for the silent majority who accept whatever programs are offered without complaint and, I might add, without much enthusiasm, either. Can you imagine what could be accomplished in a regular classroom if we devoted effort comparable to what we expend for special education? Who can estimate the untapped potential of students whom we just average routinely run through the education mill? Who can count the number of inspirational teachers who have moved into business and industry because education left them three months unemployed in the summer and even their nine months of service seemed largely unappreciated? We cheated our children when we let them go! , There are presently many well qualified teachers with higher degrees and excellent recommendations who are unemployed because school districts feel they cannot afford them. Yet, and we may as well face it, many average and accelerated students have some classes that are a complete y, Sincerely, Wynn N. Jeppsen, choir president waste of time. Most districts seek the best qualified people available for special programs but cannot afford the facilities nor supervisory personnel to upgrade regular classrooms. Students with initiative are frequently thwarted rather than encouraged because they find library facilities locked before and after school. Lake to Logan would be kept open this winter by THE WPU (Weighted Pupil Unit), under school finance law, is the life blood of the schools average programs. Yet the governor has recommended an increase that falls well short of the increase of the past year. The increase might well exceed the increase in other areas, too, since paper, books and supplies, gasoline, and other school necessities lead the list of inflated items. I am not one of those who believes that additional money automatically improves education. I would prefer that my child study with a top teacher who had nothing more than a piece of chalk and a blackclassroom board than in the in the state with a mediocre or poor teacher. Utahs present cost-of-livi- best-equipp- Editor : In the special bond election of May 16, 1972, a majority of the voters approved the issuance of $500,000 in general obligation city hall bonds. However, at the council meeting of June 8, 1972 a motion was made by councilman Armstrong to authorize Burrows, Smith & Company to proceed with the necessary papers on the sale of the $545,000 bond issue. Please note here that while the voters authorized the city to bond for $500,000 the city council elected to enlarge that $545,000. clear-cu- t additonal Adolph Kaltwasser, Brigham City. hurt ourselves immeasureably, UTAH EASTER SEAL SOCIETY r got helps the handicapped 365 days every year. need you We FREE HOME I just burned to the ground. SAFETY o the things the Arne' c you lino SO My temoo'ary 'OOgingt Prov0 you Clothes Coun$i Angotner necessities Ai C'OSS cn 00 hi0 Surprised) Red COM hr TOTO helping thouin sct over tOO blood drives Its moTO tnn sands o victims o disaster Aroer ican Rea CroM teces dierent tunosot Heuing Peooe tn me city the suOu'b too ever you are neeo money us true so we can go on ofenng an Our tree services But we aso need hearts And hands And conviction Can your locai chapter Jon us lievable, unbe- says a spokesman for one large manufacturer, who says he already has more orders on file than he can possibly fill. Ben Franklins fireplace, which always was an efficient heater has been con- sidered mostly a decorator item for lo, these many years, is also enjoying a comeback. The the raises phenomenon question, of course, of where everybody is going to get the wood to burn in all these stoves, not to mention the effects on air pollution. But one problem at a time, please. ILL., GENESEO, It is small REPUBLIC: wonder that international problems are so great when you consider the generation gap, the communications gap, the hassles over national issues and local issues, dissension in our churches, on our streets and between neighbors where there isnt even a language barrier. The real wonder is that the world is in as good shpae as it wa$ Wisieia. KANS., REFLECTOR-CHRONICL- Every time they reorganize some phase of the Postal Service the service seems to get worse. One of the big deals was centralizing mail to the big centers, taking away the mail from smaller, more efficient offices. This hasnt helped much-exce- pt passing the buck clear out of everybodys reach. COVINGTON, TENN., LEADER: Some fear that in the future people will stop asking, What is happening to the dollar? and start asking, What happened to the dollar? stock . inmerica. 723-12- 5 723-2- 7 No wood to replace or repair - All Grain Mills are made of tempered steel. I Sun. 1 00 Weekdays 6:45 So). TODAY THRU TUESDAY Adults 1 .50 - Children 75t CHECKLISTS - V" " ' Brigham City Museum-Galler- y 24 North Third Watt 1 1 :00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday Fro Admission Coming Jon. 29 "Chariots of Fainting by Utah Professional Artist (all media) Collector' Comer: Quilt Craie tha Gods CAPITOL YC3EAYRG II :00 P.M. Saturday & Sunday 6:00 P.M. Weekdays 1 BOX ELDER JOURNAL Hir uLJ TODAY THRU TUESDAY established In weekly newspaper ItOI, published every Thursday by tha 55 South l, Box Elder First Wait. Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Second Clast postage paid at the First West post office, 16 South Brigham City, Utah, 14302. A Chartas W. Claybaugh Publisher Emeritus Charles "Tuff" Claybaugh General 'Manager Publisher Bruce T. Keyes. Managing Editor rate SB. 00 par yaar paySubscription able in advanet in connection with Box Elder News (published Sunthe days) B4.00 for 6 months: in Box Eldar County. a Subscription rata $10.00 par yaar in advance in connection with the Bov Elder News (published Sunfor 6 months: outiida days) $5.00 Box Elder Couunty, (JoinU.) (fen.) wood-burnin- Its stoves. too! year-roun- HIGHWAY in HeRe BLrrrow im VisiBLe... JJ Pete Zimowsky, Sports Editor Sarah Yatas, Society Editor Nancy Goss, Advertising Manager Shirley Richardson, Classifieds Batty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tlngay, Newspaper Supr. Van Claybauah, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. fc. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. Ybur house Its an ill wind, etc. The government decision to clamp controls on the distribution of propane gas, to be followed by rationing of heating oil, together with predictions of severe fuel shortages anyway if its a hard winter, have caused g a boom in sales of oldtime OPEN ROXY ! sincerely yours, however, when, in the intersts of economy, we give minimal attention to the average and above-averastudents because they are capable of surviving in a very mediocre program. They need to be challenged and excited by learning. They need exposure to fine teachers with great ideas. They need library facilities available to them for a reasonable period of time before and after school and help and encouragement in their Individual learning endeavors. In these perilous times when our most urgent need is creative minds and intelligent leadership, we simply cannot afford to be apathetic about the "average. YOUR in- debtedness, they should at least have first requested the city attorney to rule on the legality of such a council action. I would like to leave it to the readers to judge for themselves whether or not the above council action was right or wrong. As an afterthought, I might mention here that at the council meeting of Dec. 13, 1973 councilman Armstrong told me: your letters to the editor are misleading a lot of people in town. May the above letter be an example of that My letters to the editor are written sine ira ac odio (without malice aforethought) and "pro bono publico (in the public interest). May the readers determine whether or not they mislead the public. I AM CONVINCED that our priorities could use some readjusting. I do know that we the county and 20 Hungarian partridges. Monday, Jan. 14, 192- 4- The annual meeting of the Box Elder Commercial club was held Friday night with President K. C. Wright presiding. The following officers were elected to serve for the year 1924: President, Hervin Bunderson; board of governors, Earl G. Anderson, J. H. Clive, Al Highland and John W. Phillips. Monday, Jan. 14, 192- 4- It was announced several days ago in the daily papers that highway projects under contract in various counties would be let before the spring construction season opens, and Box Elder was listed for six miles of gravel construction, extending the Brigham-Corinn- e road on to Bear River City at a total cost of $48,600, the federal government to pay $36,000 of this amount. The explanation for this action is found in the K.A. Hansen letter of Nov. 4, 1973 to this column, where he said (on basis of data given him by the city auditor, I understand): the city bonded $45,000 - last year to pay for a bond for which they did not have funds. He also said: borrowing money to pay off another debt does not eliminate the debt. Apparently the city in 1972 had to make payments for principal and interest due on some sewer of its general obligation water and-o- r not did bonds and for some obscure reason they so. So do to the have the funds in the budget to council thought it had the power simply add, in piggyback fashion, the $45,000 thus needed to the $500,000 - approved by the voters for city hall bonds. May I point out here that the authority to issue bonds belongs exclusively to the voters and NOT to the council. Before they so readily this COMM- KY., SOMERSET, ONWEALTH-JOURNAL: ABILENE, means of a motorized plow. Monday, Jan. 21, 192- 0- The following is a report, by Secretary V. H. Tingey, of the work of the Box Elder Fish and Game Protective association during the year 1923: In the matter of securing fish for planting, we have been very successful. We have planted about 70,000 trout in Box Elder creek. We have planted 100 Ring Necked pheasants in Say belongs to voters amount to Years Ago Monday, Jan. 21, 192- 4- Announcement was made some time ago that the highway from Salt tires. Officer Jensen issued licenses for bicycles. He also had given a talk on bicycle safety prior to the bike rodeo. Also, prior to the bike rodeo, the students had been given a set of 13 bicycle safety rules. These were discussed by teachers and students. A set of rules for parents was sent home by the students. Following the bike rodeo, the students were given written or oral tests according to the various grade levels. Each student who passed the driving and written or oral test was issued a wallet-siz- e card ROSHOLT, S.D., REVIEW: Now that no American soldier is engaged in military combat action anywhere in the world, we wonder what the protestors will use for ammunition in their next demonstrations? It would be a novel turn of events that for lack of something to gripe about they might have to protest against their own demonstrations. is! 50 by Principal DeVern Rasmussen Bunderson Elementary School or compete with other winners at Logan Wednesday. She is Marcia Hillam, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Hillam, 629 East First North. Box Tuesday, Jan. 21, 196- 4- A Elder High school senior Saturday was chosen to reign over the 26th annual Snow Carnival at Box Elder Junior High school gymnasium. She was Elva Westover, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Westover, 436 East First South, In behalf of the members of the Box Elder Symphonic choir, may I take this apportunity to thank you for the fine publicity you gave our annual Christmas program. The choir performed to an enthusiastic, nearcapacity crowd in the Box Elder State Tabernacle on Christmas Eve. The services you continue to provide each year are greatly School Talk al Willis Hansen Tuesday, Jan. 21, removed any doubt that a rest period will follow the seating of three new councilmen Thursday when he announced committee assignments that add up to plenty of work for members of the Brigham City council. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 196- 4- An attractive senior at Box Elder High school whose trademark is her ready smile last week appropriately enough was named Miss Smile at her school and will THANKS! that someone read his column. Oh by the way, Z didn't really see three sheep beating up a coyote. Well, so much for that little journalism lesson. News-Journ- Editor: at least this writer would know how come bankrupt. ora;i Really is Santa Claus Some newspapers or television stations offer fantastic bargains on certain items, just to see the amount of readership or viewing in certain So OBAS&OOS Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Utah State Press Association, National and Unltad Newspaper Association Press International. Advertising Representative: Utah State Pres Association, Salt Lakt City, Utah. People need it... in the year 2022. METROCOLOR PGl PANAVISION CHARLTON HESTON HOUTEE west rnsuon Pot METRO GOlCWVN MAVER MFTROCtXjOR and CINERAMA Glep LADIES NIGHT EVERY TUESDAY |