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Show Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, Volume 68, Number 42 October 16, 1975 26 PAGES Work load up 58 , Zr7'r , ' '' ' '' - w, in'- " ' ' ' ' ' ' ' w " ' - '$ k t s ', ' ,. :, ' xr Wi wi' '' jjjv v' $v4fc ,' sV; ,'J S&. (01(0 Brigham City taxpayers are getting more for their dollars invested in the Brigham City Police department. That fact was brought to light this week in a progress report by Chief of Police Stephen M. Studdert to the city council, nine council candidates and members of the news media. Studdert reported that while police numbers have remained the same the past five years, the work load by individual officers has increased greatly, but with a high clearance rate of crimes. The meeting was called Monday at the request of Mayor Harold B. Felt as a of progress report on implementation study recommendations made a year and a half ago following an indepth evaluation y of the $ department. r Studderts briefing covered expansion of facilities, workload of officers, budgeting and implementation of new procedures to turn the department into a proactive unit. two-hou- - Compares Favorably departments budget has While the water storage reservoir constructed at Willard under an agreement between that community and the Utah Parks and PHOTO SHOWS THE new 400,000-gallo- n Sheriff says no mutilation Reports of possible cattle mutilation in Elder county appear to be unfounded. Sheriff Arthur F. Redding said three possible cases of mutilation have been but no evidence of foul play have reported ueen discovered. The latest incident was reported Tuesday by Arland Thompson of Yost. Deputy Ken Thompson and Dr. Brent McKinnon, DVM, investigated the carcass of a dead cow but determined it had been partially eaten by animals. An Oct. 11 incident was also reported in Howell where a bull was discovered dead. Deputies could not find that the animal died of other than natural causes, he said. And Deputy Michael Busby investigated a dead cow in Promontory, but found the animal had been dead for seme time and no cause of death was determinable, the sheriff added. Box The Intermountain region has become sensitive to cattle deaths in recent weeks with reports of mutilations in which dead animals sex organs have been removed. The cause of death in some instances has puzzled authorities. The mystery has led even to belief by some that visitors from outer space are responsible. division. delivered to Willard in the background. Recreation result, culinary water is State park which can be seen As a Bay Reservoir, new line Willard, state join hands for water project Willard city and the Utah State Parks and Recreation division have joined hands in a water project that promises long-terbenefits to both. The mutually beneficial undertaking is a new 400,000-gallostorage reservoir and distribution line. Because of it, the state agencys north marina at Willard Bay reservoir is now served by fresh water from the Willard culinary system. And also as a result, the city will reap the benefits of extra system capacity. The cost amounted to $126,800 with the state footing the bill. The city will credit water used against the cost and ultimately own the complete system. A project breakdown includes $50,300 for the 12 and pipeline and $76,500 for the concrete reservoir. The storage facility is located in close n fully-enclose- Tapped System Earlier Actually, the state park, located west of town, tapped the city water system early this past summer, anticipating completion of the new project which is now virtually finished. Construction company, Brigham City, is the prime contractor and has taken about three months on the job. The reservoirs are located east of town near the mouth of Willard canyon and are fed by a well with the city also drawing on spring water from the canyon for its culinary supply. The agreement between city and state write-of- f provides a period to complete the exchange during which the state will be charged only partially for water service. The Contemplated Own System parks and recreation division had contemplated drilling its own well, building a reservoir on the mountainside further north and laying a pipeline down the access road to the state park. However, such a system would have seen use only during the water recreation season and from this standpoint, represent a very expensive system. By working cooperatively with the city, the improvement can be used and serve the needs of both state and city, it was explained. year-aroun- proposes land sale Tremonton veterinarian is proposing of an acre in countys industrial park on Brigham Citys west side. County commissioners this week are publishing a resolution disclosing the pending sale. The price is $4,000. A y period is allowed from Sept. 30 for interested persons to contest the sale. A to purchase Box Elder CONCRETE beams are put into place as covering for a new culinary ' water reservoir at Willard. PRE-CAS- T three-quarte- Aggravated assault clearance was 97 percent (63 percent national); forcible rape, 85 percent (51 percent national), and auto theft, 97 percent (16 percent national). Touching on the burglary problem, Studdert said displacement of criminals by other agency crackdowns, economic conditions, transient criminals, proximity to the Wasatch Front metropolitan areas and a large boarding institution in the city contribute to increased activity. More Confidence improved citizen confidence in police, thus increased reporting is also a factor, he pointed out. Studdert said the great increase in citizen incident reports has turned officers (Continued on Page Three) Also, In fiscal year 1973, some 76 driving under the influence arrests were made. In the 1974 fiscal year, 130 were made and Out with So you missed fhe Train the Freedom . . . by Bruce Keyes, The Utah Department of Security is changing its name and its goals. In the process it hopes to gain a greater dimension of public understanding and acceptance and a new public image, according to Kenneth Godfrey manager of the Brigham City Employment Security office. From now on we are going to be known simply as Job Service, Godfrey said. Our local employment security office will become a Job Service center. To make the public aware of the new Job Service identification and the new red, white and blue Job Service bannermark, the Utah communiDES will begin a multi-medi- a cations effort starting Oct. 16. The Job Service campaign will be carried out through public relations programs on television, radio and in newspapers. Changes Cited Changes include putting the new Job Service bannermark on letterhead, envelopes and other printed materials; new Job Service signs placed at all of the departments 25 local office locations; using all forms of the media to make the mission, operations, facilities and capabilities of the Job Service centers more visable; and, most important, a new outlook on meeting the needs of both employers and workers. We hope our Job Service awareness program will bring a greater public (Continued on Page Three) Journal Editor So you missed the Freedom Train... Dont feel bad. So did I. Or almost. Last week a gracious advance publicist Margie Singer informed us the train would arrive in Brigham City Wednesday morning at 9:45 a.m. It would be here for 45 minutes long enough to take on water. I notified the school district central office. They wanted to know the schedule. There would be students eager to see the train during its brief stop. A story in the Oct. 12 issue of the Box Elder News announced: This traveling panorama of Americana is slated to arrive here at about 9:15 a.m. for a water stop. On Tuesday Margie called from Salt Lake City. The train will get there at 8:30 a.m., she announced. Left in Spot Gads. It left us in a spot. No time to tell people about the change. But I did call the school district office so those folks could pass the word. Wednesday morning, camera in hand, we motored to the train depot. It was 8:35 a.m. and the train was there. A handful of people were clustered around. This writer walked down the tracks to get a better picture angle. And then it happened. The train began to move. Within a few moments it had picked up speed and soon disappeared in the distance. Oh no, oh no, I muttered, making my way to the station. What time did that train get here? I asked the man inside. he replied. At 8 o'clock, The monologue which followed as this newsman drove back to the office cannot be repeated here, this being a family publication. And even as the story is being written, one local citizen has come in to say: Id like to issue a complaint against the Freedom Train. There are about 50 people down there and it came an hour early. And a telephone call seconds later: Im never going to believe what I read in the paper again. It came an hour early. I (Continued on Page Three) she goes . . . the Freedom Train leaving Brigham City. THERE d Marv Jenson, assistant director with the state division, said we feel very good about it. Willard is in the water business and we are not. We could do it cheaper with them than by ourselves. Certainly the people of Willard are taxpayers and they will benefit at the same time. He said a similar agreement was worked out with Midway to provide sewage service for Wasatch State park. BE similar increases in other traffic summons can be seen, Studdert said. Crimes cleared by arrest are way above the national average, the chief pointed out. While the burglary rate has climbed 114 percent since 1971, clearance efficiency has been 33 percent, compared to an 18 percent national average in 1974. creased at an average of 11.7 percent a year the past five years, it compares favorably with budgets of streets and oll proximity to two other city reservoirs and is interconnected with them, just as the new pipeline is tied into the existing distribution network. Whitaker in- recreation departments. The past two years have seen a total of $145,000 in federal funds infused into the department, meaning local tax dollars havent increased the past two years. While the population of the city has increased, the number of officers has not, he pointed out. In 1970, there were 1.3 officers per 1,000 population. This year, based on an estimated 15,980 population, a ratio of 1.1 exists. This does not include students at Intermountain school, county residents attending school or doing business in the city. The national average is 1.8. The work load for officers has jumped nearly 58 percent since 1971 he said, to a total of 3,513 citizen offense-incidereports filed the first eight months of this year. This compares to 2,228 for the same period in 1971. But while the case load is getting heavier, officer efficiency is also increasing. But he indicated a saturation point may be near. BEHS puts out welcome mat School bell rings for seniors too old to go back to high school. And to prove the point, Box Elder High is inviting Brigham City area Tour the school. Go to the classes of a student Youre never residents age 65 and older to participate in a special program next Wednesday, Oct. 22. The senior citizens will be special guests starting at 10 a.m. Student officers will present a short program in the auditorium. And after, the visitors will have a choice of three options: host. Attend any class they choose. The guests will eat lunch with their hosts. The only charge will be 65 cents for the lunch. Its all part of Project 70, a statewide program intended to involve the older citizens with the youth. Some senior citizens may never have been to high school in their life so we feel it would be a good opportunity and experience for both the senior citizens and their hosts, a spokesman said-host will be assigned to everyone who would desire to come, he added. Persons in Brigham City will be provided transportation if they give advance notice. Interested citizens are invited to call the high school or to write Box Elder High school, 380 South Sixth West, Brigham City, Utah 84302. |