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Show Volume 67, Number 35 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, August 29, 1974 28 PAGES County officials like the idea but money to room bring Only one thing appears to be holding Box Elder county back from doing something about the weather money! That was ths conclusion Tuesday as a weather modification committee met with county commissioners in Brigham City. Chairman Reese Warburton told the county officials that precipitation can be increased from 20 to 30 percent, stream flow boosted 40 percent, and potential hail storms reduced to a soft shower through cloud seeding. But itll take money. And thats where the commissioners, solid backers of the proposed program, had to bridle their enthusiasm. Financing will be a tight item New hours set for BC library The Brigham City library will observe new hours effective Wednesday, Aug. 28, it was announced this week. Monday through Friday will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is closed on Sundays and holidays. Mechelle McCabe ...wants crown and vertising on from on Commissioners said they would try to squeeze out some funding in ths 1975 budget but certainly not the full amount, explaining that new property tax revenue is limited in this year of revaluation. Commissioner Malcolm C. Young suggested that contributions be sought editorial deadlines must be adjusted accordingly. Ads must be received no later than 5 p.m. today (Thursday) and editorial matter by 10 a.m. Friday. The News and Journal office will be closed both Saturday and Monday with schools, government offices and most businesses also observing the holiday. VJill come from 0 curtailed a basis, Commission promise of substantial savings to those in agriculture. Not only would it lessen crop damage but mean that hail insurance premiums would drop dramatically. Plane In Summer Summer seeding activities would be performed by plane with generators sending silver iodide vapors skyward to initiate winter storms. Warburton said both neighboring Cache county and Cassia county in Idaho have expressed interest in joining the program. If the entire Bear River Resource Conservation and Development (Continued on Page 9) ground-statione- d y many tribes oofifls The 1974-7- 5 school year gets underway at Intermountain school next Tuesday, Sept. 3, and it will be like no other beginning in the schools history. For the first time, Indian students from tribes other than Navajo will help to make up the enrollment. The first in a series of chartered buses will arrive at the school this evening (Thursday) with most of the students expected to arrive Friday. ..Tnnights buses are slated to reach the school at about 8 p.m. and will come from Reno, Nev. Coming in Friday beinning at about 7 a.m. will be young people not only from the SteslQDDfls' Navajo reservation in the Four Corners region but also from Fort Duchesne, Utah; and Fort Hall, Idaho, plus Montana, Florida, California, and Wyoming. The anticipated enrollment of 800 is expected to be made up of 500 Navajos and 300 from various other tribes. A school spokesman said the procedure for receiving students will be the same as that followed in previous years and includes a physical examination, dorm assignment, registration, etc. An additional feature will include orientation for new students. Teachers will conduct campus tours throughout the weekend. otduoD It was noted that some students are already on campus boys who are working out for the Eagles football team. In keeping with a directive from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, only senior, junior and sophomore students are being accepted at the school this year which use. represents a trial run for multi-tribThe future of the boar; ding school appears to rest on its need by all tribes since the Navajos are phasing out their participation in preference for schooling. Some problems are anticipated but the spokesman said the prospect of having (Continued on Page 9) Superintendent says not serious Was She was a at Bear River High school before her graduation in 1973. Her Jill Davis Chairman Don Chase stated. Warburton said cloud seeding with silver iodide has proven itself, citing the expected increases in moisture, including more snow in the winter, and hail storm curtailment. The latter which the chairman said has been 80 percent successful, represents a The Labor day holiday (Monday, Sept. 2) means that the Sept. 1 issue of the Box Elder News will be published earlier than usual. And this means that ad- queen and her four attendants are selected. Just before this, the junior Peach Queen and her attendants will be introduced to the audience. The queen and her first two attendants will receive scholarships and the Eagles Auxiliary has donated a $25 savings bond to be presented to Miss Congeniality. Tickets for the pageant, to be held in the Box Elder High school auditorium, are $1.75 in advance and $2 at the door. Miss Archibald, 19, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sharon Archibald of Tremonton. ...from Tremonton Not Full Amount print early Queen Michelle Loosli and others. Contestants will promenade in evening talk. The gowns next and give a ten finalists will be announced at 8:30. The finalists will each present her talent and will model in swimsuits before the interests include singing, dancing, piano and sports. She is being sponsored by Comptons Studio. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis of Tremonton, are the parents of Miss Davis. A 1973 graduate of Bear River High, she is sponsored by Sears Company. Her interests include creative writing, painting, drama and voice. She plans to attend Brigham Young university. Miss Hawks, 19, is sponsored by Andersens Ford. She is a 1973 graduate of Bear River High where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish and Key clubs, FHA, and earned BR and Rare Bear awards. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josh (Continued on Page Three) and cattle growers sheep associations and other such sources. Were definitely interested and want to see this go forward on an experimental basis to see what can be realized. Well make a study to see what we can do. You evaluate it to see how we could get into it 'News' will More young women enter Peach pageant With the Peach Days deadline drawing ever closer, Peach Queen pageant officials have announced the names of eight more contestants vying for the coveted crown. They are Bambi Lynn Archibald, Jill Davis, Julee Ann Hawks, Mechelle McCabe, Rosie Thompson, Tamara Tanner, Debbie Wendel and Teresa Young. The Brigham City Jaycees and Jayceettes are directing the pageant this year and have announced the schedule of events for the Sept. 5 and 6 pageant. Rehearsals will be held Sept. 3 and 4 at Box Elder High for contestants. The pageant opens officially at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 with swimsuit competition closed to the public. At 7 : 30, the pageant will be opened to the public and the evening gown portion will be held, followed by a speciality act by Gary Romerand the talent competition. At 10 p.m., judges will interview each of the contestants. On Sept. 6, the pageant begins with a production number at 8 p.m., followed by introduction of master of ceremonies Danny Kramer, judges, last years Peach in county government during the coming year. Warburton said if one other county joined Box Elder in a weather modification effort, the local cost would be $27,000 for summer and $11,000 in the winter months. . . . nrolliment down in grad schools Initial enrollment figures this week indicated that elementary schools in Box Elder district are not holding their own in student numbers. Superintendent J. C. Haws said it was expected that enrollment would be down and the projected loss in elementary schools was 185 students from last spring. First-wee- k figures, however, indicate a drop of 223 pupils paced by a loss of 23 at Bunderson school in Brigham City. Still, Dr. Haws said the difference was not serious. It was still a pretty close guess and if Tamara Tanner ...likes sports . Debbie Wendel ...candidate we can hold these students and not lose ground at the secondary level well be all right," he explained. Figures for the districts junior high and high schools wont be received until Friday. Usually these first figures are not accurate since getting a head count is more difficult than at the grade school level. Based on projected figures, only Box Elder Junior High school is expected to have fewer students than last spring. Box Elder High is expected to be up from 1,812 to 1,900; Box Elder Junior High, 1,009 Julee Ann Hawks ...from Portage Bear River High, 585 to 655, and Bear River Junior High school, 711 to 727. At Bunderson school, it was anticipated that 419 pupils would enroll but instead just 396 were counted in this first week of the to 997; 1974-7- 5 year. downward trend that generally has prevailed in Box Elder district since the peak year of 1968-6- Garland school experienced the next greatest decline, 283 to 266, and Mountain View in Brigham City was down from 300 to 291. At the other end of the spectrum, McKinley school in Tremonton climbed from 283 to 398 for a gain of 15, mostly in kindergarten. North Park school, also in Teresa Young ...Perry miss Tremonton, jumped from 333 to 341 for a net gain of 8, and Corinne is up, 151 to 158. The lower district figure follows a Dr. Haws noted that Grouse Creek didnt begin classes with other schools Monday because interior remodeling was still underway there. However, it is expected that classes will be in session before the week is out. School did open as scheduled at Park (Continued on Page 9) Bambi Archibald ...Hi-Stepp- Rosie Thompson ...BR graduate |
