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Show p o fcOx " 8 !crni5in (2 City p tah Corp.- - 841lo i 5465 p 8,74 wm Volume 67, Number 31 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, 1 August , 1 974 j 8 PAGES Lowers fee schedule Wheat, Beet pageant is to m tonight The Miss Wheat and Beet Days pageant will begin tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Bear River High School auditorium. This is the ninth year this pageant has been sponsored by the Civic and Home Arts Club of Garland. Mrs. Thad Poulter, chairman states that this is definitely the best production ever! Mrs. Richard Bardwell is chairman of the stage production and she has Burton Huish, a Garland native, as mater of ceremonies and the theme is "The Impossible Dream. Miss Darralene Lewis will be there to assist him in the production and she will also present a musical number. Twenty-on- e girls from throughout Bear River valley and Box Elder county will compete for the coveted title and crown. They are being sponsored by businessmen and they will perform the evening gown competition and talent competition during the production. The swimsuit competition and interviews are being held during the afternoon. The girls and their sponsors are: Kim Fillmore, sponsored by Bear River Drug; Candace Holmgren by Bear River ; Susan Rindlisbacher by Valley (Cont. on Page 3) Co-op- Box Elder county officials have turned ' down a Utah Highway department request that would lead to construction of a controversial frontage road in south Willard. - sr ,x ' j County commissioners rejected the proposal during Tuesdays weekly session. They also adjusted downward the fees d attorneys in inpaid to digent cases and announced hopes that a new indoor arena at the county fair grounds will be financed in part with Bicentennial funds. The highway department request was y this: that a section of the old UIC be deeded back to the state agency for development as a frontage road east of near Nerva lane. The state deeded the old railroad grade to the county for possible future road use about two years ago. Now it wants about a e section of it back, extending north from Nerva lane about one mile. The frontage road would serve as access court-appointe- 'I '.v4-- r:' isj .r5 ' Vc I : ' Icifc V k - . '' :v a 4 ST L.l v I i - . o v 'a..; 1 I . i, right-of-wa- ' . i . . . ?. 7. ix .1 - j one-mil- The pond at Rees Pioneer park, for a fun spot for local youngsters, continues to STILL FUN PLACE generations be a favorite summer recreation scene for the kids, Fishermen and boaters can be found there daily. First voter registration day beckons Aug. 6 The first of three voter registration days prior to this years Sept. 10 primary election is scheduled next Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Box Elder county. Other signup days will be Aug. 10 (a Saturday) and Aug. 27. Citizens who plan to vote in the primary but who are not registered in the district where they live, must get their name on the registration roll. Agents will have their doors open on the designated days from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. There are several recent changes to note in connection with registration. One is that a certain length of residency in the state and county is no longer required. An otherwise qualified person my register by simply declaring that he or she is a bonafide resident. New residents must register if they havent already done so. e The same is true of a newly citizens, those who will be 18 years old on of-ag- or before the primary election. Another Change Another recent change is that persons who move from one district to another within the county no longer transfer but in their new district. must Others who must register include women who change their name through marriage even though they continue to live in the same district and are registered there. Also, if you havent voted in the past four years, or, if you signed up to vote in 1973 but didnt, it will be necessary to register again this year. In addition to the designated registration days, qualified persons may also sign up at the county clerks office on any regular work day except during the y period immediately preceding the election. List of Agents Here is the list of registration agents for each of Box Elder countys 52 voting districts: Brigham City 1 Mrs. Velda Y. Palmer, 10 South Second East. No.. 2 Iva Lue L. Hansen, 120 South Third West. No. 3 Leah Jensen, 57 North Third West. No. 4 Donna I. Cook, 5 North Seventh No. East. No. 5 Marie Miller, 582 South First West. No. 6 Louise S. Whitworth, 342 South Second East. No. 7 Afton H. Olsen, 503 North Third West. No. 8 Vivian Muir, 367 North Sixth East. No. 9 Fourth Esther W. Anderson, South 120 West. No. 10 Sylvia Leach, 504 South Second West. No. 11 Fifth South. No. 12 Jane W. Bergstrom, 238 Marilyn Ayotte, 125 North. No. 13 Victor E. Madsen, Eighth East. East East Fifth 129 North Corps of Engineers The study was requested by both Brigham City and Box Elder county and is being carried out by the Sacramento district under authority of the 1960 Flood Control act. Purpose of the study is to identify areas subject to flooding and to evaluate the associated flood hazard along Box Elder creek from Black Slough upstream to the eastern corporate boundary of Brigham City. The distance is about five miles. The report and other results of the study will be made available to the city, county and other interested agencies, Col. F. G. 412 Highland Judy H. Ritchie, 304 West Second North. No. 16 Mrs. J. Robert (Margaret) La very, 266 Fishburn. No. 17 Marinda W. Mitchell, 1049 Elm avenue. No. 18 Frances F. Christensen, 434 West Sixth North. Pamela B. Molgard, 1055 No. 19 Shannon circle. Ann P. Hansen, 627 Cherry No. 20 drive. n Marie D. Beaver Johnson. Collinston. Donna L. Bear River City Nickolaisen. right-of-wa- y, warranted. Deeding back the be endorsing something dorse, he declared. right-of-wa- would y we dont en- Commissioner Malcolm Young agreed, seconding a motion by the chairman to deny the request. It passed unanimously. Anthony R. Rudelich, right-of-wa- y condemnation agent for the highway department, indicated that not providing a frontage road will force the stock owners to drive their animals along U.S. 89 and then down Nerva lane. And, he said, without a frontage road, severence damages paid to the property owners whose land has been divided by are substantially higher. Decline Request The commission declined to accept a motion requested by John McAllister, assistant state attorney general, definitely denying the state use of the for a frontage road. Commissioner Chase moved to consider the request for a week but his fellow commissioners declined to agree. Its not in the best interest of the county Comto have a road in that area, missioner John Holmgren stated. I think weve given an answer, Commissioner Young added. right-of-wa- y New Fees In the matter of fees paid after attorneys, court-appointe- d some discussion, Commissioner Chase moved to adopt a new schedule. Commissioner Young joined with him and Commissioner Holmgren abstained, arguing that the (Cont. on Page 3) Merchant's Outing set Aug. 8 at park bowery starts creek study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has initiated a flood plain information study of Box Elder creek in the vicinity of Brigham City, it was disclosed this past week. Arlene Bailey, No. 14 Blvd. No. 15 to livestock operators. They could use it to drive animals to the Nerva lane underpass to their property on the and across west side. However, the involved stockmen dont want a frontage road. They want a livestock underpass instead. Commission Chairman Don Chase argued against deeding back the stating that a cattle underpass is still Rockwell, Jr., district engineer, said. This report will provide a basis for local governments to plan and manage the use and development of the flood plain areas, he added. Only recently it was revealed that Brigham City is one of six municipalities flood insurance program as provided by federal legislation, ederal legislation. One aspect of the national program is for communities to determine areas of high risk in relation to flood danger. Under the federal plan, property owners in flood-pron- e areas can obtain subsidized flood insurance at relatively low rates. July 1, 1975 has been established as the deadline for affected counties and communities to join the federal program. The Annual Brigham City Merchants Outing is scheduled Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Rees Pioneer park bowery, it was an nounced this week by Chairman Keith Garoutte. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. On the menu again this year will be roast beef and all the trimmings. The Merchants Outing is an occasion on which employers treat their employes in the local business community. Tickets are available at the chamber of commerce office and this year are priced at $3.50. Bosses are urged to get their tickets early so that planners will know how many persons to expect. The outing is being arranged by the Brigham City Merchants committee. Survey produces figures Shop outf of fowm? Brigham City residents do much of their shopping out of town. This is indicated by a recent community survey trrducted for KBUH radio with some of the figures disclosed in a news letter of the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce this past week. The percentages are gathered from over 450 responses which were received in person and by mail, the news letter stated. isn't a scene from the local golf course but John Adams park where Greg Yates and other parks workers were chopping weeds from a dry Box Elder creek bed Wednesday morning. Flood threat of creek is under study by Army Corps of Engineers. OUT OF THE ROUGH? No, it The figures indicate the amount of goods purchased by local residents (those responding) outside of Brigham City and in Brigham City plus those who do some of their buying in both places. They show that more purchases are made out of town when it comes to home furnishings, home building supplies, Christmas gifts and clothing. At the same time, local people buy most of their groceries and auto supplies here. Figures Listed Here is each with the percentages listed order of outside Brigham City, in Brigham City, both and no response: 28.86 Christmas gifts, 44.03 percent 4.48 percent. 22.64 percent percent Home building supplies, 46.02 percent 11.69 31.59 percent 10.70 percent percent. Clothing, ISC 43.53 percent people do 29.35 5.47 percent. Home furnishings, 47.26 percent 21.64 percent percent 31.84 11.70 percent. 10.20 percent percent 83.33 percent Groceries, 3.73 percent 5.97 percent. 6.9 percent 64.18 Auto supplies, 16.17 percent 8.71 percent 10.95 percent. percent Speaks for Self With the threat of large mall developments in Ogden and surrounding areas, the information speaks for itself. Your chamber of commerce feels strongly that action should be taken quickly and positively to expand our share of the retail trade in northern Utah, the news letter stated. Ron Frandsen, chamber executive vice president, said a questionnaire was mailed out Tuesday which relates to the situation. Consisting of eight questions concerned with such as the proposed downtown plan for Brigham City, financing, and outside competition, it was sent to all chamber members plus property owners and merchants in the three-bloc- k downtown district. Its hoped by this to gain some measure of existing attitudes, particularly with regards to the long proposed downtown plan. |