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Show Universal Micro niiin3 Corp. SaH Lake City, Utah 84 1 ID P. 0. Box268 91C3 F 5-- T 75' I Volume 67, Number 52 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, December 26, 1974 Plane crash - 4 I xrr.Sv. i .a .&.''. fillfil "j", ,!',; 1 Mti I ' g j 'Bails' aw. i,; Warren Hyde leave the county courthouse sheriff received plaque honoring him for years of service. SHERIFF AND Mrs. - 4, Monday after And he lauds Mrs. Hyde Sheriff honored in district court Box Elder Sheriff Warren W. Hyde, dean of Utah lawmen and soon to bow out of office after 32 years, was honored in a brief ceremony in First District court Monday. The sheriff appeared to perform the duties of court bailiff for the last time and was presented a special plaque by Judge VeNoy Christoffersen. The plaque read: Deepest appreciation from the First Judicial district to Sheriff Warren W. Hyde for 32 years service to the people of Box December Elder county and this court 1974, VeNoy Christoffersen, presiding judge. Mounted on the plaque was the sheriffs badge. The sheriff Said his 32 years service is a record for the state and is just three years short of the national mark for longevity in office. When asked to pose for a picture, he was quick to ask if Mrs. Hyde could join him. Afterall, shes cooked meals for the prisoners for 31 y2 years. Doesnt she deserve it? he asked with a chuckle. He estimated that during this time, she has cooked for between 9,000 and 10,000 prisoners, and that includes Saturdays and Sundays and holidays. On Thanksgiving and Christmas she generally fixed a turkey, the outgoing sheriff said proudly. Box Elder county residents have been named to the January (First) e term jurry list for First District court in Brigham City, it was disclosed this week. The term runs from Jan. 6 to April 14, 1975. Following are those persons listed from Brigham City: Barry G. Judd, 37 South Sixth East; Charles T. Wilson, 363 North First East; Viola J. Pett, 224 East First North; DeLoy Stewart, 1076 Sycamore; Reed A. Olsen, 358 South Second West; Richard M. Dunn, 117 West Seventh North. C.J. Beasley, 830 East Second North; Travis Barnard, 660 North Fourth West; Charles O. Dunn, 657 South Second West; Joan N. Bell, 48 North First East; Delbert Reese Hansen, 674 North Second West. Weasley C. Bisbing, 99 West 990 South; sill Cause of a light plane crash west of Tremonton that claimed the lives of a California physician and his wife is still under investigation, according to the Box Elder county sheriffs office. Deputy Bob Limb said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation administration are still looking into the cause of the Dec. 20 crash. Initial observations, however, indicate bad wefither may have caused the Cessna 150 to nose dive into a field six miles west of Tremonton of U.S. 30, said Limb. Sleet and rain were prevelant in the area at the time the 4:30 p.m. accident, he said, and the craft was at full speed when it went in. Identified Dead are Douglas W. Peterson and his wife Donna Mae, both 29 of Riverside, Calif. They were enroute from Provo to Idaho Falls at the time of the crash. Limb said the left wing of the craft hit first, then the nose and the plane flipped on its back. It went 38 paces after initial impact, he added. The plane was spotted shortly after it crashed by a citizens band radio operator who called in the crash after spotting the plane about 200 yards from the highway. Limb said the sheriffs office is trying to locate the truck driver to obtain a statement. Limb said Peterson radioed to Ogden for weather conditions north about 3:30 p.m. and was told visibility in Malad was zero. He said it appeared the couple was flying the highway, then turned back just before the accident. The plane crashed in a flat grain field, said Limb. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Lyle Palmer assisted sheriffs deputies at the scene, said Limb, and should be commended for his aid in assisting with onlookers. Peterson was a resident surgeon at Riverside County Hospital and his wife was a registered nurse there, the deputy said. IhiDolhisir imi Local option sales tax revenue coming back to Box Elder county for the third quarter (July, August, September) totals $103,604.31. This is up from $88,424.84 received for the second quarter. A major portion of the increase is reflected in Brigham Citys share of $52,689.26 which is up substantially from the second quarter figure of $43,140.93. Combined with $32,011.95 received for ths first quarter, Brigham Citys total for the year stands at $127,842.14. The amount is just slightly under the anticipated in the citys current $130,000 fiscal year budget from sales tax, indicating a sizeable bonus in store from this source of revenue. Conceivably, the fourth quarter could bring the largest amount yet since it will reflect spending for the Christmas season. counting division, Utah State Tax commission. He said if checks for the third quarter havent gone out already, they should be in the mail this week. For the first time, Perry will receive a share, having adopted a sales tax ordinance effective last July 1. The Perry share, among communities in the county, is $3,817.95 for the third quarter. Mantua also has gotten on board the local option sales tax wagon, but received a considerably smaller portion $21.36. Naisbitt said Garlands ordinance did not become effective until Oct. and so it will not receive a check for the third quarter. However, the northern Box Elder city will get a share for the years final three months. third-large- Released Monday Figures for the third quarter were released to the Box Elder Journal Monday by Gill Naisbitt, assistant director, ac- - 1 You done good officials hear The spirit ,' of office, I should express to you my appreciation for our friendship. I want to tell you I think youve done a very fine job. Youve the season prevailed at Tuesdays meeting of the Box Elder County commission as county officials heard words of friendship, respect and commendation from another veteran public servant. Expressing the warm message was former Brigham City mayor Ole Zundel, now a member of the Utah Public Service commission. As chief city administrator, Zundel experienced some sharp disagreements with members of the county board. And he conceded as much Thursday. But I felt during this season of the year and with Mack and John (Commissioners Malcolm Young and John Holmgren) soon to leave Goes to County tax collected in communities not enacting the local option ordinance becomes part of the countys return which for the third quarter totals $13,520.68 nearly the same as $13,415.35 received for the second quarter. The half-ce- Tremonton which creams off the portion quarterly is second-large- getting $29,571.70, compared to $27,094.87 for the second quarter and $18,650.17 in the first established an industrial park, plan to build a new nursing home, the new jail is located in the place where it was planned by the city, youve established more parking, the sales tax you passed will enable Tremonton to get a new hospital, and resolving the Thiokol court case was a good thing. Youre going to look back and be delighted at your accomplishments Youre to be complimented and I wish you well, the former mayor declared. quarter. Here are figures for the various participating towns and cities for the third amounts in quarter with second-quarte- r parenthesis: Brigham City, $52,689.26 ($43,140.93); Bear River City, $108.31 ($115.40)- - Corinne, $1,173.25 ($1,124.88); Elwood, $672.66 ($693.05); Fielding, $178.26 ($154.96); Mantua, $21.36 (none); Perry, $3,817.95 (none); Plymouth, $285.27 ($291.02), Portage, $56.18 ($120.48); Tremonton, $29,571.70 ($27,094.87); Willard, $1,509.43 . ($2,273.90). And community hospital, too First District court announces jury list Thirty-fiv- Brigham City share climbs cause sought 4 18 PAGES 320 West Forest; Spencer Hunsaker, Rochelle Neil, 954 Hillview; George F. Sutton, 645 Wade place; Neal N. Hansen, 261 North Second East; David Bennett, 553 South Fifth East; Jerry O. Price, 815 West Seventh South. Lila Hansen, 609 South Third West; Stanley B. Oxborrow, 969 Fishburn; Alicia Montelonzo Salazar, 61 South Second East. From other areas of the county: Darwin Anderson, Elwood; C.O. Anderson and Ray E. Lish, Garland; Takeo Yamasaki and Lloyd Hubbard, Corinne; Diane L. Spangler, Willard; Paul Douglas Fonnesbeck and Dwight W. Nicholas, Bear River City. Lola R. Rausteen, 165 North Second East; Hyrum J. Auger; Janice Chournos, Tremonton; Alene S. Suthland, Fielding; Jack R. Harper, Honeyville; J. Leo Stokes, RFD 2, Tremonton. Funds freeze hits This past week Box Elder County Commissioner Don Chase voiced optimism that federal funds would be forthcoming to help build a new county nursing home and said construction could possibly start this winter. Now the situation has changed. The county official received word that such federal money is frozen pending congressional review. This week Commissioner Chase said he didnt know what to do next. The fund rescission could be short-livelasting for a few months, or it could continue longer. It definitely is disappointing to Commissioner Chase who just several days ago expressed hope that a county application for matching funds would be quickly approved so that bids on the nursing home could be called this winter. The county has applied for 50 percent matching funds under the Hill Burton act. Also Affected Also affected by the funds freeze is the proposed community hospital at Tremonton. But the attitude expressed by one spokesman was that the project will go through no matter what. ,Were just going right on as if nothing had happened so when and if they are released, well be ready and waiting. But regardless of whether we get Hill Burton funds or not, were going to build this hospital. Well just cut out some of the finer things and extend our bonding out and borrow a little bit. home plans BE Our plans wont be ready until the middle of February. In the meantime we've asked all mayors of the nine communities to plead our cause with our senators and members of the House of Representatives, let them know the bind were in, Mel Foxley, chairman of the Bear River Valley hospital association, said. Projects Related The two projects are related. Both will be built on an site in northwest Tremonton. The nursing home will be constructed with core facilities (kitchen, laundry, etc.) adequate to service the adjacent hospital. Latest estimated cost of the nursing home is a little over $700,000 for d the building with landscaping, fixtures and equipment, furniture, blacktop and architects fees boosting the expected total expense to more than $800,000. County voters two years ago approved a $750,000 bond issue to finance the project. The hospital will cost an estimated $1.2 million and receive financing from bond issues approved in nine northern Box Elder county communities. The total bonding capacity, however, is $927,000 less than the amount needed. d Hospital Approved Just Friday Lorenzo (Hank) Semadeni, area director for the Utah Department of Social Services, said the proposed hospital (Continued on Page Three) The Babson Report What will coming year bring? 'No bed of roses' (Following Is Babsons Business and Financial Forecast for 1975 which views the year ahead In the economy, business, agriculture, politics and other areas. The report, published by Babsons Reports, Inc., Wellesley Hills, Mass., Is an annual feature of the Box Elder Journal.) At the time of our 1974 forecast a year ago, the American economy was beset by a critical shortage of fuel and energy, with its multitude of threatening implications. Fortunately, despite widespread anxiety in the business world and the inconvenience of queueing up at gasoline stations, there wfere no massive disruptions of commercial and industrial activity. There were, however, a number of warnings in our last years annual forecast that have been only too clearly borne out. These included predictions of an impending change in our life style, a letdown in economic activity, continuation of the excruciating squeeze of inflation, a further slump in homebuilding, and a downturn in interest rates. 1975 - Year of Realignment As we move across the threshold into 1975, serious economic dislocations are being widely prophesied for the upcoming 12 months. As 1974 drew to a close, serious setbacks were already evident in general activity, aggravated by the United Mine Workers strike in the coal industry and the deepening inertia in the housing field. Inflation continued to exact a heavy toll upon the purchasing power of consumers, business, and all divisions of government. Little wonder, then, that we enter 1975 with the conviction that it will be no bed of roses. Rather, most of the year will be characterized by an atmosphere of realignment, correcting a number of excesses in order to place the economy on a healthier foundation from which renewed growth may come. Among the needed corrections are the reduction of burdensome consumer credit, the trimming of bloated governmental spending budgets, and a shrinking of business inventories unwisely accumulated in late 1973 and early 1974 as a hedge against possible shortages and-o- r upspiraling prices. The truth is that swollen business inventories plus heavy business capital spending have been responsible for at least a fair part of todays monstruous inflation having been, ironically enough, caused by fear of that very inflations earlier stages. If strong economic growth is to be revived, correction of such maladjustments is unavoidable and in the process both inflation and money rates must be brought down to more tolerable levels. When President Ford made his first economic policy proposals to Congress, the problem of inflation was foremost in the thinking of the public. At that time, many political aspirants and incumbents anxious to remain in office with biennial elections looming just ahead criticized the administration for apparently giving more attention to warding off or coping with the recession than to battling inflation. But the staff of Babsons Reports took a contrary view, pointing out that, without playing down the seriousness of inflation, President Fords speech may have read the economic climate more correctly . . . that before too long fear of recession might outpace fear of inflation. There is no doubt that concern over recession has assumed grave proportions. Inflation, unforunately, is no less acute, but the freshet of layoff announcements in the last weeks of 1974 not only increased apprehension over the recession but brought talk of the possibility of a depression. In the light of political, international, and economic upheavals which have sapped public confidence for more than a year, this radical shift in thinking comes as no great surprise. It is, however, the contention of the staff of Babsons Reports that a depression on the order of that seen in the 1930s is not in the cards for 1975. Recessionary conditions will prevail for most of the new year, reflecting extension of the weakening that began in the fall of 1973 when the Arab oil embargo gave inflation its first brisk d fillup. The label of recession was affixed when the statistical results for the first two quarters of 1974 became available meeting the textbook definition of recession, with two consecutive quarterly declines in the nations real giuss .miionai piouuoi vvjNP in 1958 ex inflation). dollars Comparing the present time with some years ago we are aware of a great many changes of an adverse nature. From the end of World War II through the better part of the 1960s, there existed a period of high growth when both domestic and international economies were busily attempting to demand and the fulfill pent-uburgeoning needs of exploding populations. Then, credit was plentiful and cheap, as were vital raw materials. p These conditions no longer exist on that unrestricted scale, and the roles of the international powers of centuries standing have been undergoing fun- damental reshufflings. Un- derdeveloped and emerging nations, singly or in blocs, are wresting a place for themselves in the world family as well as a powerful leverage in determining markets and prices for their nutural valuable and (Continued on Page Two) much-neede- d |