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Show ' ' Utah State Press Assn. Salt Lake Box 1327 City, Utah 84110 v April 1, 1976 Brigham City, Utah 84502, Thursday Morning, Volume 69, Number 14 jcf From north Box Elder citizens : - p . IM Ih ok ft air a percent rate increase in telephone rates of customers served by A public hearing in Tremonton to proposed 26 PAGES (the system. The application is the 40 non matter of a rate hike is settled. firms first in five years, according to John W. Horsley, company spokesman, and is necessary since costs have risen 49 percent the past five years. J Additionally, the firm has upgraded 'equipment and physical plant, adding direct dialing and reequipping central Tuesday and Wednesday, other areas offices, while the nature of the company's where the company operates. ( t operation in rural areas has also made die rate hike necessary, he said. Continental Telephone of Utah serves In the Utah Department of Public northern Box Elder county as well as Utilities opening statement in the hearing, . made by G. Blaine Davis, the Millard, Grand and San Juan counties. department Several local citizens spoke against the outlined several areas in the application all and rate opposed jWith which it takes issue. increase, proposed the way the increase would be spread to Among those were the rate base used, rate of return requested which includes customers., Most opposed any rate hike. Continental is seeking an overall 40 , quality of service and how rates should be percent rate hike which would range In ; spread. , little change in rates for some, to 157 In the rate spread matter. Continental increase in rates for other customers, particularly those serviced at extremes of agreed to a separate hearing after the Continental Telephone Company of Utah received negative reaction from some 200 , persons attehding. The Utah Public Service Commission began three days of hearings in Tremonton Monday, moving to Moab and Delta ptoon " - 3 Davis said the public utilities department expects to produce a witness to show that 1975 proved to be a more profitable year than forecast by the company and that a rate increase could be somewhat less than the company is asking." When the hearing was opened to the public, several people gave statements in opposition to the increase. Aoyd Gardner, town board president of Honeyville, gave a comparison of rates and costs for services between Brigham City area, serviced by Mountain Bell, and the Continental Telephone service area. Frank Nishiguchi and Wes Scott, the latter president of the North Box Elder Farm Bureau, said a dangerous precedent would be set if those in, outlying areas of service were charged more than those closer to the central office. Scott, of Fielding, said Mountain Fuel Supply and Utah Power and Light both (bn could consider raising rates to these same subscribers if the telephone request were honored. Wayne Reid of Tremonton, a farmer, told commissioners that he believed new expansion, for which the company says it would use part of the funds, is usually accomplished by selling bonds or attracting other investors. Reid said state and federal taxes would take half of the proposed rate increase before it could be used for any purpose. One citizen proposed that Mountain Bell absorb the company which, he contended, would lower rates and provide better service. The Public Service Commission is expected to hear testimony for several days before acting on the request. The hearing was slated for the ton Civic center, but an overflow crowd required the commission to move the meeting to the Bear River High school auditorium. On county commission Family Leader of Tomorrow i 1 Chase, Burt plan to seek n eW te r m s ' took odvantage of a warm spring afternoon Tuesday, climbing up on a rock in the Bear river to sun herself. Weather locally continues unsettled, however. THIS HEN MALLARD Two Box Elder county commissioners current terns end this year en hounced Tuesday that they 'wbuTd beck' reelection to the county board. Commission Chairman Don E. Chase, a Republican, and Ted Burt, Democrat, made their intentions known during a weekly meeting in Brigham City. Chase is currently in his eighth year (second term) and announced thaj he term. plans to run for another four-year . Box Elder senior r JoqeerrtwoVem 'These are the only two county positions open this year. The terms of other county officials, including Commissioner Reed Nielsen, are not up until 1978. , Chase who is from Brigham City said he decided to try for another term in office "because I enjoy it and there are projects Id like to see finished and other things Id like to see accomplished in Box Elder county. bay s fecragOD Pagcanf tcclicns t DgCOofs fep public Friday Patchwork USA Is a Girl Scout gift to Brigham City In celebration of the nation's Bi! centennial, Brigham City officials this past week took another step on a project that envisions the display of flags from all 50 states here. The idea was explained by Mrs. Beth Gurrister, a member of the Brigham City Bicentennial commission, which is pushing it. The result was to see city councilmen authorize letters seeking financial sent out on city stationery from the mayors office. Mrs. Gurrister said its planned to request a flag from the governor of each state which we will pay for. She said the cost will be about $20 per flag. These flags will be displayed in the city hall, and perhaps the county courthouse, the year around and flown outside on v certain holidays. The idea is to use as many flags as we have by Peach Days and at that time have a dedication ceremony, Mrs. Gurrister told the council. Its planned to send letters asking for sponsorships to about 70 organizations locally. Individuals also are invited to contribute. The names of sponsors will be shown on a plaque as part of the permanent The combined historical pageant and regional cultural festival will be presented for the public at 7 pan. on Friday, April 2, in the auditorium at Box Elder High school. monu- ment. We want as many organizations possible to participate, she explained. as in The flags will be size. Mrs. Gurrister said letters are all ready to be sent out from the office of Utah Lt. Gov. Clyde Millers office. In other business, the council took under study a proposed revision of the city library code which would decrease the authority now enjoyed by the library board. At the same time, it would convey to the (Continued on Page Three) The girls have researched and written their own scripts, made flags, practiced skits and sonp and dances In preparation for the big event. Now they are hoping for a good audience for The veteran official cited the experience and associations he has made in connection with state and federal programs as valuable assets in serving the county. Commissioner Burt, a newcomer to politics and government service when elected to his current term, said there are tasks he wants to pursue, also. He cited membership on a state health advisory board and the Great Salt Lake board as important. And then the past Corinne dairy farmer imparted a bit of philosophy about politics. . To me this has really been an experience where Id never had anything to do with politics. ' One thing that was surprising was to find that politicians are among some of the finest people Ive ever come to know. The stories you hear about them, for the most part, just arent true. The filing period for county office is April 15 to May 10. In other business Tuesday, it was announced that a meeting of landowners and others on proposed zoning around the Brigham City airport will be held Thursday, April 8. The session is scheduled at 8:30 p.m. in the city council chambers, upstairs in the city hall. Involved will be the landowners, city , Arleigh Elder High school is the Utah Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow for 1976. The award was announced today by General Mills, sponsor of the annual Search for Leadership in Family Living, a national educational-scholarship program. Miss Peterson, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Peterson, 563 South Eighth West, Brigham City, won a $1,500 college scholarship in competition with 8,229 seniors in 85 Utah high schools in a written knowledge and Attitude test. She now is eligible to win a $5,000 scholarship in the national competition in April. Utah runner-u- p is Dana D. Howells, 18, an honor student at Hillcrest High school, Midvale. Miss Petersen also won for her reference work, school a from The Annals of America, Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational corporation. At Box Elder High school. Miss Peterson is a member of the National Honor society, won the American Legion essay award and honors in foreign language. She is active in the school orch estra, string quartet and the Spanish club and is this years Sterling Scholar nominee from Box Elder in foreign language. She plans to attend the University of Utah. react upon hearing the news? I was so excited. I was hopping , up and down and even sprained my ankle a little bit, she said with a . smile. Shes a good student, added her adviser, Mrs. Kathryn Jensen. Its the first time in school history that a Box Elder student has won the state honor. 1 State-levjudging in the Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living centered on performance in a written knowledge and attitude examination administered throughout the country on Dec. 2. From April the 51 Family Leaders of Tomorrow representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia will, with their faculty advisers, be guests of General Mills on an educational tour of Washington, D.C. Highlighting the tour will be the announcement of the 1976 Betty el 25-2- 8, Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow and three national runners-up- . Chosen on a basis of personal observation and interviews during the tour, plus state-levjudging results, national winners scholarships will be increased to $5,000, $4,000, $3,000 and $2,000. All judging and selection of winners in the search program is conducted by Science Research Associates, Chicago. el commissions of both the county and city, and city airport committee. family-oriente- d production, a spokesman said. - M council, county commission, planning their Everyone Is welcome to attend, and the price cant be beat -Its free! wins state honor Burt who was first elected in 1974 to a term, said he wants. to NOTICE 1976 city irrigation water tickets are ready and may be purchased at 616 South Fourth East daily except Wednes- The now day morning and Sunday. Due to rising costs and expenses they have raised 4 cents per minute. Front Apr. 1 8-1 v Of gravol hauling N chioff town doing, soys wroirag A Honeyville town official this week eacted firmly to an inference that he was laining special privilege by having county quipment level his property and haul off !xcess gravel. Questions were raised about the of such activity in a letter to the iditor which appeared in the March 29 ssue of the Box Elder News. pro-irie- Town ty President Boyd Gardner said not nly was he innocent of any wrong doing ut it was the town and county which ;ained an advantage from the situation. County Commissioner Ted Burt who eads county roads, agreed In remarks tade at Tuesdays regular weekly ommission meeting in Brigham City. (loo editorial eemmewt oa Pago 2.) Gardner explained it this way: He is leveling ground at his dairy farm operation in north Honeyville. He plans to build a new milking barn and corals on the hillside property. He hired Steve Grover and Sons, Gar- land, to pile up and load the excess fill. I contacted Box Elder county to see if it had any roads in the area that they wanted to do work on and if there were, I would have material, would load it on their trucks and they could have it free, Gardner explained. He said one county truck hauled for three days and a second truck took three or four loads before It broke down. y road The fill was hauled to a about three miles away. It was used to build up the shoulders of the road which parallels MS in west Honeyville. town-count- Honeyville had requested the county to do work on the road last year and this was a continuation of that project, the town president explained. Not only was the county truck involved in hauling fill but Gardner had two of his own trucks, driven by a son and a hired man, hauling there, too. Commissioner Burt agreed it represented an advantage to haVe the source of gravel close and to obtain it for nothing. The material didnt have to go on this road, Gardner said, noting that at least eight other farmers from Corinne to Deweyville were hauling gravel away to use on their property. He estimated that it will cost him $6,000 to level the ground, including the cost of piling up the gravel, loading and trucking it away. Gardner conceded that it was necessary to move the excess material, regardless of where it went and that he would bear the expense in any event. But he made the point that by offering it to the county, Honeyville saved money since the town must pay the county for materials used to maintain its streets. And it was a convenience to the county to have the fill material close at hand and to have it loaded. The Box Elder News and Journal office was flooded with telephone calls Monday defending Gardner and substantiating in advance his explanation. Contrary to what the letter to the editor had stated, county equipment was not involved in leveling the ground nor loading, the callers declared. I' V are Utah's Betty Crocker Mrs. Family Leader of Tomorrow Arleigh Peterson, right, and her adviser, month. this later will nation's to the travel Jensen. capital They Kathryn DISCUSSING THEIR trip to Washington. D. C.. |