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Show ::i: v is - : v . Volume In 68, Number 44 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, November 6, 1975 36 2J o. 'll'. PAGES Tuesday elections 0)110 Republican candidates for the Brigham City council swept to victory with ease Tuesday while Box Elder School districts $2.5 million bond igsue for swimming pools and auditorium went down to crushing defeat in Box Elder county, 4,869 to 3, 023. It took no computer to forecast the results of this ballOving early in the evening. GOP hopefuls Peter C. Knudson, 2,574; R. Wayne Jones, 2,501, and Tolman Burke, 2,433 scored convincing wins in races for three city council seats. Democratic contender Bert L. Christensen was next highest with 1,528 votes, followed by Demo candidates C.G. Heiner, 1,013, Gilford J. Hernandez, 669. American party nominees were further back. Joann Penrod polled 574 votes, followed by Ronald Shapiro, 448, and Calvin D. Potter, 401. serving as president of the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce. term on Jan. Each will begin a four-yea- r 5. Early Trouble As for the bond issue, it encountered trouble early, being soundly defeated in outlying county districts, and never recovered. Proposed to finance construction of indoor swimming pools for Box Elder High school and Bear River High-Junihigh time around. '"""1 was deeply disappointed but assume with the great majority expressing,themselves at the polls, that we now have a mandate to continue as we are, pay off our present indebtedness and look toward the future for such additional facilities as we were hoping to obtain more quickly, Supt. J.C. Haws said after the election. ago. REPUBLICAN candidates for the Brigham City council had broad smiles Tuesday night after voting results showed them to be winners in municipal THESE Wayne Jones, balloting. Left to right are Knudson and Tolman Burke. Each was elected year term on the council beginning Jan. 5. Peter C. to a four- - Lady candidates win in BE municipal voting candidates in three Box Elder county cities drew strong voter support in Tuesdays municipal election. Women Marjorie Oyler and Ruth Shumway were top vote getters in Tremonton and Garland, respectively, outpolling their male counterparts by comfortable margins. In Willard, Sue Miller was the second high candidate, some 27 votes behind Jarvis Facer and nearly 50 ahead of her nearest challenger. Voters in Tremonton elected Mrs. Oyler with 681 votes, followed by incumbent Dr. Reese B. Mason with 578 and A. Ben Dansie with 374. Dansie was a scant five votes ahead of R. Michael Treseder who had 369 and looked strong in early reports. Don South-wic- k tallied 333 and Jack Fronk, 237. Tremonton voters had 280 for the proposed $2.5 million school bond issue and 642 against. Best in Garland Ruth Shumway was the top vote getter in Garland with 235. Roy Wood followed with 138 and Thad Poulter was elected with 136. Building activity totals They were followed by Eldon Griffin with 129, Barry Labrum with 115; Gregory Crook with 95, VeLoy Belnap with 93. Some 92 voters were for the bond issue, 256 against. In Willard, Jarvis Facer polled 257 votes, Mrs. Miller 230 and Melvin Judson, 182, all to gain seats on the city council. Next were Arnell Wells with 156, Norris Hubbard with 152 and Charles Lofthouse Hewlett, 113; and Bruce O. Tams, The bond was defeated in Perry, with D. Thayne Jones, 65; E. Forrest Munson, 53; Lloyd H. Wood, 38; Tess H. Hess, 36. There were 47 for the bond issue, 93 S6. Wmard voters rejected the bond iaaue 244 to 144. Corinne voters reelected Richard with 74 votes and elected Dee Black with 65 and Larry Jensen with 63 to the city council. Allan Young was a close fourth with 61, followed by Kenneth Shinkle, 44; and Mary Humphrey, 37. The bond issue was turned away, 133 to ri 53. And in Perry, the Peoples a full slate of candidates party elected to the city Christensen who council, headed by J.J. drew 162 votes. Roger Nelson had 141 and Rex Osmond, 137. Joseph Heinzman Jr. had 52, David L. 103. 122-11- Other Results Following are the results of town board elections in remaining county towns. The first two candidates listed were elected to the board. Fielding against. Fielding voters also approved a $15,000 a combination fire house and town hall. The count was 61 for and 35 against. bond issue to construct Plymouth DeVere Hess, 52; Greg Lamb, 33; Ray Udy, 30; Jim Woodward, 22. There were six for the bond issue and 66 against. Portage Barry Parkinson, 51; Maurice Thomas, (Continued on Page Three) $204,250 Building activity in Brigham City during October carried a price tag of $204,250 and pushed the total for this year to $5,135,498. The busy month featured issuance of five building permits for new houses, plus a veterinary clinic costing $40,000 in Box Elder countys industrial park on West Forest street. In all during October, the city inspection department issued 20 permits with a majority related to residential use. Here is information about the October projects: Willard D. Wood, 516 North Third East, single family dwelling, $18,000. Design Arts Int., Fourth South and Main, erect Big O sign, $2,000. Frodsham and Pommier, 666 West Sixth North, single family dwelling, $35,000. Glenn Mattson, 422 West First North, storage shed, $150. Parry Jensen, 72 North Fifth West, remodeling nursery, $500. Ted Earl and Sons Construction, 165 South Fourth East, repair fire damage, $3,000. INTEREST RAN HIGH, at least during the early Box Elder News and Journal s traditional evening election hight party Tuesday. Many filled the office to watch as at the the voting results were posted. And to enjoy free donuts, pop and coffee, Paul Allred, 380 North Main, roof for cooler, $300. Eldora O. Hunsaker, 206 South Fifth West, carport, $450. Guy Ronnie Howard, 63 South Fifth East, storage shed, $500. Marveon Sign company, 46 North Main, erect sign, $500. LeVar Jensen, Fifth East and Second North, double garage, $3,000. Arthur H. Atkinson, 1008 Lombardy drive, storage shed, $200. Wades Inc., 798 Highland drive, single family dwelling, $31,000. H. John Fridal, 88 South 950 West, veterinary clinic, $40,000. Don Baird, 140 South Second East, remodel room, $500. Utah Homes, Inc., 442 Cameron drive, single family dwelling, $32,000. Thelma H. Dickey, 1093 Grandview, close in side of carport, $150. Paul F. Brown, 443 North Main, remodel motel rooms, $3,000. John Plowman, 348 East Third North, cover swimming pool, $2,000. 5 Less In Brigham City While the margin against issuing bonds was 4,869 to 3,023 in the county as a whole it was much less nearly a 5 to 3 ratio in Brigham City where the proposition lost 2,192 to 1,899, according to figures compiled in the district central office. Dr. Knudson, an orthodontist, is the only incumbent of the bunch, having been appointed to the council nearly two years R. 134-8- . The DOP standard bearers placed in every district with one exception. It was obvious that many residents voted a straight GOP ballot. Burke is no stranger to city government, however, having served as city recorder and office manager, while Jones, a downtown businessman, has no previous political experience although he presently is 2 8 Fell Short of Record The 4,091 ballots cast in the bond election fell just short of the record vote of 4,251 produced two years ago for a municipal election. Republicans who by tradition do well in this northern Utah city, rebounded from two losses in 1973 to dominate the voting this and an auditorium at Box Elder Junior High school, the proposal gained favor in all in Brigham City. only six districts The tally against it in five other Brigham City districts plus Harper, Mantua and Perry was 10 votes or less. But a landslide against bonding in other areas, particularly north and west Box Elder county, insured its defeat. There was really not much question after the first dozen districts had reported in. Extremes ranged from 62-and 0 opposition at Howell and Clear Creek to 137-8and margins favoring the bonds in Brigham City District 13 and 20. Taxes, recent financial difficulties and program cuts in the school district plus last weeks pay raises for school administrators were cited as negative factors. It had been forecast early that packaging the pools with a new auditorium would bring opposition in the Bear River attendance area. . . . The board of education will canvass the ballots during its regular meeting next Wednesday, Nov. 12. Complete but unofficial vote counts can be found on Page 3. Deloris Stokes honored by university Prominent Box Elder man rates USU service award Deloris Stokes, Tremonton, a prominent Box Elder county wheat grower, turkey producer, farmer, community and church leader, was presented the Utah State University College of Agriculture Distin- guished Service award last Thursday evening. This award was presented to Stokes by Dr. Kenneth W. Hill at the awards and honors banquet highlighting agricultural week activities at USU. Dr. Hill, head, plant science department, extolled Stokes for his untiring and inspirational leadership in agriculture. Stokes has served on the Utah Turkey Marketing board, as director of the Utah Youth Turkey exhibition, and chairman of the sustaining membership committee. In 1963 he was selected as Utahs Poultryman of the year. He has been a member of the Utah Wheat Growers Council since its inception. He played a leading role in the aqui-sitio- n of the Blue Creek experimental farm presented to the University by the wheat growers. Development of the smut resistant an economic salvation for many wheat evolved from the experimental farmers farm. He has also been a board member and president of the Farmers Home administration and has served with numerous groups seeking to improve conditions for farmers, it was pointed out. Stokes is currently in his ninth year as a member of the Box Elder Board of Education, having served as president for three years. He received the Andy Rytting Community Service award in 1973 and is chairman of the business development committee for y Resource Conservation the and Development program. The award recipient spearheaded the campaign to save Bear River Valley hospital at Tremonton and raised funds to upgrade and refurbish it. He still serves as president of the hospital board. Stokes is a member of the executive board of Bear River State bank. Long active in the LDS church, he served a mission in the southern states and was bishop of Bothwell ward (as were his father and grandfather). He spent 17 years in the presidency of Bear River South stake in addition to other church serviced. Stokes is married to the former Eleda Vee Smith. They are parents of three girls and three toys. multi-count- ln)(tt c7gDD gjfl star EM Box Elder county will pay its fair of mental health program costs in share Bear River district. This was assured Tuesday by county commissioners who were quizzed about their intent by Craig Christensen, local mental health specialist. Christensen said remarks attributed to County Commissioner Ted Burt gave him reason for concern, the indication being that Box Elder would cut back in the mental health area. Im sure whatever the board approves, we will pay our 39 percent share. But thats not yet known, Commission Chairman Don Chase said. Commissioner Burt agreed. A total $104,000 budget has been pro- - district (Box posed in the three-count- y Elder, Cache and Rich counties). Box Elders share, based on population, would be $24,400 with Cache countys portion being $36,900. A much lessei amount would come from sparsely populated Rich county with state financial assistance and fees making up the balance. Just what the budget will be is up to the Bear River Association of Governments health board which is scheduled to meet later this month. Christensen noted that for the propose! $24,400 share, Box Elder county woulr receive $41,000 in services. Accompanying Christensen at the meet ing were Betty Janiak, clinical psychoh gist and Tom Beasley, psychologist. |