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Show I r A Brigham City, Utah Thursday, August 2, 1 976 2 COX ELDER JOURNAL, Lowers 1 tffso ddit or,,. Hope is not dead for turnoff lane The editor invitee and welcomes letters for publication in these columns, tiowever, contributions must be signed and also bear the writers adress and telephone number. It is suggested that letters not exceed 250 words in length. i lane Are hopes dead for a left-turinto Sherwood Hills in Sardine canyon? A story appearing in an Ogden newspaper last week indicated as much. Dean Prisbrey, traffic engineer for the Utah Department of Transportation, was quoted as saying the turnoff does not warrant the creation of a stackup or storage lane for northbound traffic turning into the mountain resort. Yet, this did not square with our n previous conversations over the situation with Bert Taylor, DOT district engineer. Taylor told us in late June that such a lane was needed and, in fact, the DOT had offered to share the project expenses with Sherwood mils. WE CALLED the district engineer again after reading the story in which Prisbrey was quoted. Taylor said the traffic engineer was not opposed to creating an additional lane, if the roadway is the. widened, only to highway to existing three-lan- e create such a lane. re-stripi- ng agree. Simply painting new lines will not alleviate the safety hazard. It would create an even greater danger to motorists traveling the busy highway. At the same time, as stated in an editorial July 1, the existing sit We uation is intolerable. Northbound traffic is restricted to one lane, except when passing. When vehicles slow down or stop to turn into Appreciated nows Sherwood Hills, following traffic must do the same. On a highway, this is risky business. On June 26 it became a factor in an accident which claimed the life of a Brigham City girl. Taylor said at the time a storage or stackup lane could be accomodated by widening the roadway for 500 to 600 feet on either side of the entrance. It would permit cars to leave the main stream of traffic while waiting to turn. left-turnin- Editor: Vail have been super to get the paper sent here to the South these past couple of years. It must be quite a Job to have it delivered to all the missionaries that have been called from our area. Im sure you realize bow grateful we are for toe fantastic effort you make to let us know whats happening to our good old borne town. Its a great program that will continue to bring news and encouragement as you continue to render such fine service. Its rough to finally cancel something thats really been great to have around. I will be released Aug. 6, 1978, and will no longer be in the mission field. Therefore, I guess the next best thing will be to receive it at home. My parents are already receiving it Again thank you so much for your dedicated efforts to bring the borne town news to me while Ive been on my mission. g SINCE THAT TIME we have contacted not only the district engineer several times but attorney Carvel Shaffer who represents Afco corporation, owner of Sherwood Hills. Each has given assurance that agreement on the project is being Sincerelv. Elder Terry J. Weight North Carolina, Greensboro sought. A rough estimate of the cost is PUT A CONGRESSMAN IN EVERY CAR ... . $50,000. We w&s2on sfccet voter registra- ttaf day scheduled Saturday, Aug. 14. ' The need to sign up wont affect a majority of the countys residents, . are in the those who ' books as alreadyelectors. qualified But others, those who are new residents in the area or who have moved from one voting district to ' another recently or they must register in order to vote. We believe its important for them to know about how, when and where to register, and so this newspaper carries periodic reminders. It has become increasingly easier to sign up in recent years. Regis-- , tration used to be restricted to , designated days always on a Tuesday. Now the task can be accomplished on any day at the county clerks office (except the designated days nd 10 days before the election), tah citizens may even register by .ail with forms available at banks, libraries and other convenient places. is toying with the idea of voter signup by mall a at no cost to the post card system sender. How easy can it get? Perhaps too easy. We cant believe that its necessary to mollycoddle citizens to the extent of furnishing free register ymail service. Its not as if the postal department was a profit-makin- g organization. Sure, there are some who are confined at home because of age or physical handicaps. Special consideration should be extended to them, hot only to register but to vote. But these folks are in the minority. And most of them, we suspect, already are registered. We assume that the largest bloc of persons requiring registration each year are those reaching the minimum voting age. By and large, most Coopers concern for the .need for adequate medical treatment available to all of us. I wish I had tbe wisdom to suggest a final solution to tbe problem but I dont I would, however, like to approach it from another point of view. We must look at tbe reason for any organization requiring payment before services are rendered. When we do, we come up with this same answer: Unless the cash is received before service, payment often never comes. Yes, Mrs. Cooper, unfortunately, a large segment of our population simply will not pay for services once they are received. This places upon hospital administration a dilemma, that of either requiring advance payment from aU, or that of overcharging those who are honest and willing to pay to make up for the I recognize that collecting payment prior to routine hospital services may create slight inconvenience for those citizens who can be depended upon to pay their Mils. However, alien we lode at the alternative, that of only part of tbe patients paying, thus increasing hospital and insurance costs for those who do pay willingly, we should learn to work within the system. I would suggest that all of us know that the Brigham City hospital, like most other hospitals and service hnrinA dead-beat- BOX ELDER JOURNAL; A WMkhr irampipar tifxbfftW I! by tb. INI, publiiliud gvury Thurtd Bex Elder 55 Charles Tuff" Cleybeugh Publisher Oeneral Manager Bruce T. Keyes, Managing Editor Mike Ferry, Sports Editor Sarah Yates, Society Editor Shirley Richardson, Classifieds , Betty Cleybeugh, Circulation Arlano Tingey, Newspaper Supr. Van Cleybeugh, Photo-Fres- s Supr. H. E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr, rate $100 par --year pay-abSubscription in advance in connection with the Box Elder News (published Suss days) $4.50 for months: in lox Elder County. Subscription rate $11.00 per year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder News (published Sun days) $5.50 for 4 months: outside Box Elder Couunty. t Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Utah State Press Association, National and United Newspaper Association Press International. Advertising Repra sentetive: Utah State Press Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. MEMBER OF THE of them are totally capable of visiting their neighborhood registration agent or the county clerks office. Its little enough sacrifice as part of the procedure to preserve our representative form of government. We dont believe the United We like it that way. There are more important things, believe it or not, than winning the most gold medals. We considered television coverage of this years games to be superb. It was an outstanding example of what can be good about this electronic medium. You may have heard, however, that Russia is demanding something like $230 million for TV rights to the 1980 games. And including in the package that sketches of Soviet athletes must be aired as part of that coverage. Oh well Yours truly, Sherman L. Nay, Brigham City Years Ago A proposed no smoking August ordinance in Tremonton, making it illegal for a smoker to exhale in the presence of a within city limits, (hew fire from the city council ahd citizens. The council extinguished the issue Monday night by rejecting the proposal and calling for the resignation of its drafter, the city attorney. Despite a late spring frost August 4, 1966 which cut heavily into the crop, Box Elder County Agent A. Fullmer Allred reported an approximately 80 percent peach crop existed in Box Elder county. The Department of AgriculAugust 4, 1966 ture approved a request to permit haying and grazing privileges to livestock producers on land formerly taken out of crop production. The action was to benefit Box Elder producers in the wake of a recent drought. non-smok- er Years Ago The Utah Southern Oil company in cooperation with the two other companies sunk a test well for oil at a spot on the Browning Bar B ranch about four miles west of where the Golden spike was driven at Promontory. It was estimated that a depth of 7,500 to 10,000 feet would have to be drilled before oil, if there, would be stuck. States should engage in subsidizing from childhood. 10 25 1951 3, s. would like sane advance payment prior to giving services. Knowing this, we should simply give some personal priority toward establishing a savings program designed to meet such emergencies. I support a hospital financial program which inehrifs a strict collection policy designed to require everyone to pay their fair share. I see wisdom in their treating us all alike by requiring sane advance payment for routine hospital admittances where time is not of critical essence. 4, 1966 August 1 athletes to increase our chances of winning Olympic medals. Our system provides opportunities for athletes to participate and excel if they want to. The motivation may be fame, a rich professional contract or simply the satisfaction of striving to become the best. But not because Uncle Sam pays the bill 'BACK South Hr Wed. Irighjm City, Utah, MM2 Second Clou postage paid at tbe It South First West post office. Brigham City, Utah, MM2. Politics a certainty for 9 80 Olympics Time for reflecting has now elapsed since the 1976 Olympics and our thoughts on the games have condensed into these observations : The situation involving Taiwan and its right to participate as a first-clas- s member of the world community should not be allowed to happen again. But it will. The fact that 1980s games are scheduled in the Soviet Union is assurance by itself that politics will be a part of the world sports spectacle. If the United States chooses to be a partner in another such abuse of principle, then it should plan to participate. Otherwise, we might inform our global neighbors printhat we dont cipally Russia intend to compete as a nation. Would such a move prompt the Soviets to guarantee free access to the Olympics by all member nations? They might promise. But we wonder if there really is any way to guarantee it. Defends policy This is in response to a letter from Sybil M. Cooper published in the Box Elder Journal, Aug. 5, 1976. 1 share Mrs. shelved or suffer a lingering death for lack of concern. It has the makings for such a fate. As stated editorially on July 1: We believe the condition is intolerable. It cant be permitted to continue longer than necessary to widen the highway and provide an lane. The time additional left-tur- n for action is now. And now Congress Mlnlw Editor: dont want to see this matter Registration getting easier all the time carries ? Big city ideas won't work Editor: After reading Mrs. Coopers letter about the new hospital, I too must comment about the new facility. I was recently there for surgery, and quite frankly, I felt more like an intruder than what their brochure calls a guest. I do thank the Hospital Corporation of America for giving us such a lovely hospital; however, I dont think handling people like animals is going to upgrade the hospital care in Brigham. Getting through admissions was an experience. They made it quite clear they would not treat anyone who couldnt oav in-ffirst. I know hospitals need their money, but I have been in many hospitals and not even Army hospitals made that impression. I realize that tbe regulations at Cooley were sometimes too lax, but the rudeness shown those who visit the paying guests at this hospital is totally unnecessary. I have lived in Brigham a long time and I find the people here to be generally intelligent and considerate. Were a small town and pushing big-ci- ty ideas on us will not work. Ive visited at McKay-De- e and have never felt like a trespasser. If a hospital that Mg can be tolerant, so can the Brigham City Community hospital. Enough people already go to Logan or Ogden for care and if this sot of thing continues, the rest of us will too. What a shame for the lack of a bit of courtesy and consideration! Judy Williams, I Sumac Way, Brigham City An Educomment If theres one thing we must make you aware of its this: When discovered early, many cancers are curable. More than 1,500,000 Americans who are cured of cancer are proof. No one on record, however, has ever been cured of cancer by worrying about it. If you suspect you have cancer, do the smart thing; make with your doctor. Fight cancer with a checkup and a check. American Cancer Society j; I They're young but concerned by Ray M. Hall Northern Utah UnlServ were given the right to vote, many of tbe When older set were skeptical. They felt reasonably certain that these minors were not well enough informed to be intelligent voters. Skeptics were partially right. Many of them are not. It would seem, however, that the percentages run about the same as they do for older voters. Whether a citizen is informed or not, whether he is interested or not, does not appear to depend upon his age. It is indeed encouraging to note that, in our county, a group of young people have many not yet of voting age organized for the purpose of getting acquainted with the political process, studying the issues, and furthering the cause of candidates with whan they agree. These Young Republicans are typical of many groups across the nation representing both major parties and other varying political philosophies. A chat with these young concerned Americans revealed that they plan a number of worthwhile service-typ- e projects. It is their intent to encourage voter registration, knock on doors, distribute campaign material, organize d discussion forums and prepare themselves to issues about which we should all be concerned. Well might we follow their learn about tbe example political process, study the issues, and actively support candidates whose positions are compatible with our beliefs. open-ende- |