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Show 2 BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Downtown Utah Thursday, May 30, 1974 O hQy: ' ' tK - A' y - A S' ?v' W fvf-- l i ,. S & & fcis 4,, fa ' - IK v 1 4.v. - ! - I'S 4 4' ft. V:P FW1 Amzzpr.' A totte Constitution toys: Con-C- p xU abridging the freedom If tpeech or of Iho press v 7 1 (Continued From Page One) prepared for a proposed shopping mall in northwest Ogden, he read, Brigham City poses little competative threat to the proposed Ogden Plaza. At the same time, Newman said never before has the local economy looked brighter, citing local industrial growth and stability. Commenting on possible methods of financing the downtown plan, Baird said it could be accomplished through a special improvement district, general obligation bonding or as a redevelopment project. The latter would involve freezing the business district property tax assessments at the present level and then paying off bonds with additional tax income as the property is improved and the value goes --V ?s ?:? -. --;-i up. Or it could be a combination of all three, he added. Mrs. Beth Gurrister, a member of the city planning commission, told the group that it is the availability of merchandise and gracious service thats important, particularly to women. An Educolumn All Take Risk She suggested that while it is a risk for property owners and merchants to invest money in downtown improvements, it is also a risk for "all of us who like to shop in Brigham City and like the quality of life Planning a field trip? Ray M. Hall, Northern Utah Uniserve director Perhaps you have recently heard the short discussion on the radio concerning the opportunities parents have of summertime teaching. It has impressed me with our responsibility to make experiences more meaningful. there was anything special Ive been there, but I didnt to see, or know that. The toughest job in teaching is to motivate, and if your family is planning a journey, you have built-i- n motivation and a great opportunity to enrich your childs (and your own) store of knowledge A family project of information as you much as discovering can about the area you plan to visit or pass through geographic, historic, and contemporary? Perhaps each member of the family could become an expert in one particular area. Knowing something about what youre seeing makes it doubly meaningful. This kind of learning experience could be more valuable than a semester in a book; and a family vacation could be a field trip of field trips with a little planning and forethought. HOW AS City Councilman Byron Armstrong who briefly described the existing downtown plan, declared that we have to have certain kinds of business downtown to make it a viable district. "The original plan was simply to get ground for parking and develop it and then businessmen would be free to expand and improve as they wanted to. The plan was to make downtown Brigham City into a shopping center, he explained. Noting that the previous city council did much work on the plan, he commented, the feedback we got was zero; there was no apparent interest and we quit. Among those attending the meeting were three city officials, seven members of the planning commission and the city planner, and four chamber officials. pleasantly. ol School is out, and the academic climate is probably not too receptive to assigning research projects or reports. Nevertheless, if you plan a vacation with your family and will be seeing new country, the experience can be made richer for you and your children if you do a little advance research and preparation. FREQUENTLY here. students study history or geography, you hear the comment, Gee, our family was within just a few miles of that place, but we didnt know ABOUT Letters to the Editor... Conservation (Continued From Page One) the men said at the outset they didnt want to establish a tax. Money is available from federal sources through the RC&D unit, it was explained. Forage Development Involved in the district would be range and forage development, preservation of watersheds and prevention of erosion and other conservation measures. Commissioner Holmgren asked how land developers in the area would react to such a proposal. It was explained that all property owners except the developers or had been contacted. speculators Those meeting with the commission included property owners Don Merrill, Royal H. Morris and Ed Mott, plus jay Hall, RC&D agent, and R. Deane Harrison, RC&D coordinator. While at the meeting, Mott saia ne auu others from the far west are pleased that were not bothered with night hunting anymore. This relates to an ordinance passed within the past year which places a virtual ban on night hunting in the county. Library Echoes A double standard Editor: Now that I am once again faced with the chore of watering, or should I say chlorinating and fluoridating, my lawn, I cannot help but ponder once again the inequity shown by the following facts: 1) the culinary water the city sells to me for watering my lawn is chlorinated, fluoridated, and metered; 2) the culinary water the city sells to the golf course and cemetery, from the golf course and cemetery wells, is not chlorinated, not fluoridated, and not metered. Inasmuch as Brigham City corporation, owner of its monopoly public water supply, is by law obligated to sell to all customers, including city installations, either water that is chlorinated, fluoridated, and metered, or else water that is not chlorinated, not fluoridated, and not metered, it is ipso facto clear that any such use of the above double standard in the sale of water in the city may be alleged to be a breach of contract and therefore illegal. The 14th amendment to tlje U.S. Constitution guarantees to all U.S. citizens equal protection of the laws. This, of course, applies also, in this instance, to the sale of culinary water by the city, thus making the said use of a double standard in the distribution of water improper and clearly unconstitutional. Brigham City corporation has no right and no authority to sell one type of untreated culinary water for the watering of and another type of the golf course and the cemetery double-treate- d water for watering the lawns of its culinary citizens. Also what about those drinking fountains on the golf course dispensing unchlorinated and unfluoridated water when the golf course well is operating? Note: And it was, of course, illegal and unconstitutional for the city to have sold to me and others back in 1971 unchlorinated and unfluoridated water from the Cooley well in town not only for watering our lawns but also for drinking and cooking (240 hours in June, 774 hours in July, and 480 hours in August of 1971). I wonder whether anybody finds my reasoning in this matter cogent. Sincerely, Adolph Kaltwasser, Brigham City. BOX ELDER JOURNAL established in newspaper published every Thursday by the 55 l, Sox Elder south 'First West, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. Second Class postage paid at the 18 South First West post office, Brigham City, Utah, 84302. wk!y A 1909, Perk up your future. Emeritus Charles "Tuff" Claybaugh General Manager Publisher Subscription rate $8.00 per year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder News (published Sun- days) $4.00 for 8 months: in Box Elder County. rate $10.00 per year paySubscription able In advance in connection with, Box the Elder News (published Sunfor 8 months: $5.00 outside days) Box Elder Couunty. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Utah State Press Association, Nationa Association and United Newspaper Press international. Advertising Representative: Utah State Press Association, Salt lake City, Utah. MEMBER OF THE Welcome to Brigham City beautification awards! . . winner of national Citizens of Box Elder county are employers in the business of elementary and secondary education. We act in this capacity through our elected board of education. We should not, however, just elect such officials but should, along with the board, be informed and concerned about the needs of school employes, professionals and classifed alike, in terms of a balance with the needs of pupils. A major need of our school employes is salaries. The largest single group of these employes is the instructional staff. So lets address ourselves to this question: How can we decide what are viable salaries for our instructional staff? It is not the intent of this article to advocate any certain salary scale, but the intent is to raise some issues and alternatives relative to salary matters. we citizens and school staff alike need to think about are: (1) Can the salaries of comparable professions be used as a guide? If so, which ones? (2) What should be the relationship of the length of the working year to annual salary? (3) What should be done when funds are insufficient for both quality in amounts and kind of staffing and SOME QUESTIONS salaries of type professions, that is, in HOW ABOUT aiming to equal engineer dustrial, chemical, environmental and the like? It is interesting to note that our society has been more willing to pay well for jobs that deal with the physical-materiworld in a highly technical way than for those dealing with helping people develop themselves. Are we and the education profession ready for salaries in the engineering range, especially as they are in the private sector? The beginning teachers wages for 1974-7- 5 are on a monthly basis comparable to the beginning levels in the engineering professions but fall behind the faster increase and ultimate possible in the engineering professions. al HOW ABOUT the professionals in law and in medicine? In the medical professions, however, the difference in the earnings between a registered nurse and the private physician are very great. There is also the longer preparation time for the doctor to be considered. Secondly, what should be the relationship of the length of working year to salary? Traditionally, educators have worked nine months a year. In order for educators to be able to earn a years salary, perhaps it is time to think in terms not necessarily of a years employment based on pupils attending school the year around, although we do now offer several summer programs. The longer working year for teaching staffs would provide time for training, parent-teach- er Filled Mission He filled an LDS mission in Texas and is currently a member of the Box Elder Stake High council, having served in be reached, so we have the question of what to do in the meantime. How far should we reduce staffing so that those who remain can have a larger salary? Should we attempt to hold salaries and move forward in the amount and kinds of staffing? Or should we use available funds to make some progress in both directions? Citizens have a responsibility to consider these questions and alternatives. We are the buyers of educational services for our countys children. A possible way to achieve citizen involvement in a study of salaries for our educators would be the appointment by the board of education of a citizens committee to make such a study, with the expectation that the findings would be presented before negotiations for 1975-7tet the board know if you have concerns relative to educators salaries and are interested in organization of a citizens study committee. 6. nine-mon- th nine-mont- THIRD, WE know that our goals in the amount of staffing for the schools and for viable salaries may yet take some time to various other church positions. He and his wife, Katie, are parents of four children, three of whom are graduates of Box Elder High school. They also have four grandchildren who will soon be entering the local school system. Ford (Continued From Page One) and Mrs. Ford will depart from HAFB for a Sunday afternoon speaking engagement in Cleveland, Ohio, then continuing to Washington, D.C., Sunday evening. This will mark Mr. Ford's first visit to northern Utah since last October when he stayed briefly with the Browns as vice president-designat- e. Mrs. Ford did not accompany him on that trip. prizes, they are endangering their mailing permit. Its a stupid ruling, in my opinion, in a country where some states hold legal lotteries and some allow gambling of any kind. Its hard for an editor to explain that the handmade quilt that a local church might be selling chances on, cant be mentioned in the story of th$ bazaar, or that the V.F.W.s bingo games cant be advertised-wh- en in most cases, these fund raising events are for charitble purposes. But the Postal Service second-clas- s & Opinion planning and preparation, and coordination evaluation and the like. Or should we pay a viable salary for the usual teaching year? Or should we pay a salary for the work? Should individuals in the profession have options as to the length of time they work and be paid accordingly? nine-mont- Benson (Continued From Page One) University of Oregon and has done extensive postgraduate study at Brigham Young university. As citizens we are employers nine-mont- Take stock in America. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds. . Third in a League of Women Voters series viable salaries? Lets think further on each of these points. First, which, if any, professional salaries can be used as a guide to viable teachers salaries? Would a good guide be the salaries of other professionals, such as social workers, psychologists and counselors, who work with people and who have bachelors or masters degrees? Such persons are employed in the private sector, by state government and by the federal government. Box Elder teachers in their recent agreement, in general, equal or exceed this group on a monthly basis, but the annual salary is lower than the twelve-month- s salary for the others. Charles W. Claybaugh Publisher The Brigham City library Is open Monday through Friday from 1 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The telephone number is Starting June 1, hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. dally except Sunday. ISLE, MINN., MILLE LACS MESSENGER: Bingo games, cash prizes offered for buying a raffle ticket, even door prizes given if admittance tickets are sold are lotteries, according to the U.S. Postal Service. And if newspapers using the U.S. Mail publish ads which refer to such has decided that they must protect you from the evils of bingo, raffles and the like. They re doing it for your own good, they claim?! |