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Show Unlarsal "icrof llsinj P can't believe 7 it's happening Salt Corp. For 953 O City, Utah 84110 La.ta 5465 F 8-- 74 ' Says princess from Brigham Oh, its been a lot of fun. I really cant believe its happening! The words bubbled with girlish enthusiasm from Lynette Dickey, a Brigham City girl who just happens to be Utahs princess for the 1974 National Cherry Blossom festival in Washington, D. C. Lynette was contacted by telephone late Tuesday night after a reception at which she rubbed shoulders with U.S. senators. Her . Lynette Dickey . she's in awe . escort for the occasion was Sen. Wallace F. Bennett. And this really wowed her. I was kind of in awe about the whole thing. It was fun just getting to know Senator Bennett tonight and the other senators (including Sen. Sam Ervin of Watergate committee fame). That was just a beginning. Wednesday she and other state princesses attended a fashion show which featured Mrs. Richard Nixon as special guest. A tour of the White House is on tap for them today (Thursday) with a tea at the Japanese embassy slated Friday and the annual Cherry Blossom ball Saturday. Lynette said she was managing to work in classes during her busy week. Shes a nursing student at Walter Reed Army Medical center in a scholarship program run by the University of Maryland. The Utah princess said she is really looking forward to Saturday nights ball. .and will be pinching herself all the time. Im just from Brigham City and I dont belong here. It doesnt seem real, she exclaimed. Lynettes parents are Dr. and Mrs. Myron L. Dickey, 994 Grandview (he is a professor of business administration at Utah State university). She is a graduate of Box Elder High school and attended Brigham Young university before going to the nations capital this past August. The Utah girl will continue at Walter Reed until a year from June when, upon graduation, she will become a registered nurse and first lieutenant in the Army. Volume 67, Number 13 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, IT pl for cyinify ffiidob Pay checks for elected Box Elder county officials (except county commissioners) are going to be fatter if proposed salary raises survive the rigors of a public hearing scheduled April 9. The decision to call the 11 a.m. hearing came Tuesday afternoon as county commissioners huddled after their regular weekly meeting. The proposal to raise salaries was not a surprise. Commissioners said early this year that funds had been included in the budget for this purpose The delay in finally proposing specific was increases attributed to a commission among disagreement members as to what the amount should be. As outlined Tuesday, the county recorder, assessor and treasurer each would jump from $8,485 to $9,600 annually. would receive $10,000, The up from clerk-audit- the present $8,660 (greater because of his two-plduties). The highest figure would go to the county y sheriff, placing him at $11,500 as opposed to the present figure of $8,660 plus $300 monthly to feed prisoners. He would not continue to receive the feeding allowance. Commission Chairman Don Chase said no change is proposed in the $770 annually paid to the county surveyor. Denton Beecher who holds the post also serves as county engineer and for the two positions, receives $10,000 annually. In addition, the county attorney who received a pay adjustment in January 1973 and the services of a second deputy attorney Jan. 1 this year and who now receives $13,000, will continue to earn the same. Commissioner Chase said their was no to discussion about commissioner pay this point, indicating it might be considered later. Members of the commission presently receive $6,600 a year. The new proposals come just a week after the county board approved a pay increase for all county employes amounting to $25 more a month for each. Along county roads 'Never seen so much garbage Ive never seen so much garbage and so many dead animals along our roads! This was the assessment of Box Elder County Commissioner Malcolm C. Young as he announced a crackdown on such littering Tuesday. In an effort to stem the tide of illegal dumping, the county official said county landfills west of Brigham City and Tremonton have extended their hours (effective March 25). Each is now open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. six days a week. In addition, he said those who continue to dump along county roads will be cited with Box Elder captures region debate meet Box Elder High school has won the Region One forensics trophy for the first time in history. The Bees overcame an early deficit in debate, surpassing early leader Skyview and in individual events and legislative forum combined. At the same time, Box Elder qualified over a full slate of students for the state tournament, scheduled this Friday and Saturday at the University of Utah. Scoring was totteringly close at the region meet, with Sky View having an initial lead after debate competition two weeks ago of 45 to 40 for both Box Elder and Logan. In individual events, staged last Wednesday on the Weber State College campus, the Bees surged into the lead, gaining 13 points on Sky View, leaving the top three schools at Box Elder, 114; Sky View, 107, and Logan, 103. It was the following Friday that decided the final outcome of the tournament. In legislative forum competition, where a mock congressional assembly is held, Sky View gained on the Bees, but insufficiently to overcome the lead. The final cliffhanging score was Box Elder, 152, and Sky five-poi- In the original oratory event, four Box Elderites qualified. They were Mark Sparkman, 1,1,3, fourth place; Mary Allan, 1,1,4, fifth place; Mike Krenn, 1,2,4, ninth place, and Eileen Jaggi, 1,3,3, tenth place. Other participants were Shirleen Hill and Janet Phippen, the former chalking up three region points. The Bees dominated the top positions in the impromptu speaking division, though only qualifying three. Taking first, second and third, respectively, in the region meet were John James, 1,1,2; Tony Ferrara, 1,1,3, and Dwight Stevens, 1,1,3. The difference between the places of Ferrara and Stevens was decided on the basis of ratings of quality in respective rounds. Other impromptu participants were Suzanne Hammon, Cindy Gibbs, and Kathy Berardy. Their combined region point total was seven. All Qualified Bee representatives in legislative forum qualified for state competition. In the Senate, Tom Stoddard placed second All (Continued on Page Three) enforcement handed to the sheriffs department. Some farmers are dumping their sugar beet tailings in roadway borrow pits, creating a maintenace problem. This has gotten beyond a joke, he declared, noting that refuse can be found just about any road located off the main highway. Somebody dumps and then others start dumping there. Commissioner Young noted that dumps are located at Perry, Bear Rivr City, Honeyville and Plymouth. In other business Tuesday, the commission opened bids for materials to construct a building for use by the Box Elder Sheriffs Jeep patrol, county scuba team and the county itself. The acceptable low bidder was Intermountain Building System company, Logan, with a figure of $21,220. It was determined that a low $17,671 bid submitted by Integral Steel structures, Salt Lake City, did not meet specifications. The building will be erected on county property in west Brigham City (just north of Forest street and west of the Union Pacific tracks). Members of the two service organizations will construct the building on a volunteer basis. Engineer Denton Beecher said it will be similar to the pre-fastructure built by Brigham City for public works use. Eight bids were received and the county has budgeted $25,000 in federal revenue sharing funds for the project. b When we get it done, well have a Commissioner county service facility, John Holmgren explained. The building will contain meeting and storage space for both the scuba team and Jeep patrol, a kitchen, restrooms, county storage and a service bay for washing and greasing vehicles. An additional feature will be a pisto range at one end which Commissioner Holmgren said will be available to law enforcement agencies and schools. With no obiections raised, the commission officially approved $177,575 in revenue sharing expenditures. Included were $50,000 for an indoor arena to be built at the county fairgrounds, $100,000 to apply toward the new county jail and $27,575 for new road department equipment, including a stacker and compacter. A bid of $1,276 on the latter item was accepted from Cate Equipment, Salt Lake City. Heel), then conduct school study An n task force to evaluate Intermountain school with an eye to its future use is scheduled to meet with Bureau of Indian Affairs leaders next week. assigned Purpose of the session will be to work out guidelines of the study and parameters under which the task force will complete its work, including deadlines. James Hawkins, assistant to BIA commissioner, said Wednesday the panel being formed under Ray Goetting, Albuquerque, N. M., chairman of the Intermountain Study commission. the At the same time, Hawkins said the bureau is sending instructions to the Navajo Area office which will maintain the status quo until further notice. This means that the staff level school is frozen an will not be further at Intermountain reduced despite a phase-ou- t decision in the area office a year ago. the BIA spokesman said. other Three mendations of the recom- Indian commission are still pending and there may be some action on these at next weeks meeting. Box Elder singers The voices of 150 youths of the Box Elder High school choral department will join in singing the religious oratorio of Men delssohns Elijah, Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Brigham City LDS tabernacle. The concert choir, Madrigals and women's chorus will be featured in the event, along with three guest soloists. The program is open to the public and n 0 I 3t 1 I M candidate for BE post A Brigham City man this week announced that he is a candidate for nomination to the office of Box Elder county treasurer on the Republican ticket. g He is Glen S. Fife, a local resident and active in church work and community activities here. Ive always vanted to seek public office and I feel this an opportunity to be of service to the couity, Fife said In announcing his candicacy. He is the first to announce for the post with GOP incumbent Glen M. Bennion recently announcing that- he does not plan to run again. Born and reared in Brigham City, Fife is a graduate of Box Elder High school and attended LDS Business college for one year. life-lon- Served Mission He served an LDS mission in California and has been bishop of the Brigham City Third ward and a member of the Brigham City, Utah Stake High council. He and his wife, the former June Jenson, owned and operated Fife and Wife market for 12 years. He has since managed Smiths Food King stores at Little Valley, Nampa, Idaho, Dutch John, and Brigham City. He is a member of the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce and Brigham City Kiwanis club, having served as a director with both organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Fife reside at 169 North First West and are parents of three sons, Richard, Scott and Dennis, and a daughter, Vicki Jennings. The time for officially filing for public office with the county clerk is from April 15 to May 10 with mass meetings, county a primary set concert Box Elder and Sky View were the only schools present qualifying a full slate of students for state. The Bees qualified students in 30 spots, making it necessary, even with those going in more than one event, to eliminate some students from competition. In debate, qualifying teams were in Warren Jensen and Ryan North, Region rounds; John Osburn and Scott Carpenter, Shirleen Hill and Suzanne Hammon and Mike Krenn and Jeff Taniguchi, all 1 Brigham man Mendelssohn's Elijah Others Trailed Five other schools trailed with Logan at 136; Bonneville, 109; Weber, 89; Roy, 20, and Bear River, 14. The trophy was to be presented today (Thursday) at the schools top ten percent assembly by the Region One chairman. . Glen S. Fife political hopeful primary conventions and election to come after. View, 151. Qualified Five Extemporaneous speaking competition saw the Bees qualifying five out of six contestants. Qualifiers, followed by the numerical ranks in three rounds and the place in region, were Peggy Peterson, 1,1,3, fourth place; Scott Carpenter, 1,1,4, eighth place; John Osburn, 1,1,4, ninth place; Ken Johnson, 1,3,3, tenth place, and Tom Stoddard, 1,2,4, eleventh place. Robin Mund failed to qualify but gained three region points with ranks of 2,4, and 4. 22 PAGES March 28, 1974 admission is free, according to Lynette Lehman, choral director at BEHS. Seating will be on a first come, first serve basis, she commented. Wesley Boman will be performing as the outstanding character, Elijah. Cecily Wanlass and Kathy Keister will be the two female vocalists. Blanche Thompson, an organist from Utah State university, will also participate in the event. Miss Lehman stated, This is truly the highlight of the choral groups performances this year. The young people will present in song the story of Elijah, the powerful prophet of the old testament who called upon the Lord to send fire from the heavens, proving to the wicked people that Baal was a false God. We feel like this is a rare opportunity for the people of the Box Elder county area to take advantage of listening to this beautiful music as well as being uplifted she by the significant spiritual message, said. An extra boost to the performance is that we have asked Wesley Boman, who was the choral director at BEHS last year and who is also returning in the fall, to sing the lead part of Elijah, she commented. chief RELIGIOUS ORATORIO Members of the Box Elder High school concert choir, Madrigals and women's chorus will be featurd in the production of Mendelssohns Elijah, Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Brigham City The program is open to the public free of charge. LDS tabernacle. James E. Brown, director of customer relations, Thiokol corporations Wasatch division, has been named Box Elder county chairman for the nations bicentennial observance in 1976. |