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Show ' .boP Utah State Press laltLahe2City Volume 69, Number 42 Utah84llO Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday Morning, October 14, 1976 22 Pages TWENTY CENTS DlnlD Ffl,2,irD Should Box Elder county give up its majority control of the Bear River Re- source Conservation and Development project? This was the question aired at Tuesday's meeting of the Box Elder County commis' sion in Brigham City. The RC and D program was authorized in Box Elder county in 1968. Since that time. Cache and Rich counties in Utah and Idahos Franklin and Oneida counties have come under its umbrella. And now two more Gem state counties want in. And Caribou and Bear Lake they've received approval of existing sponsors. Now, the US secretary of agriculture and governors of both states must give the expansion their okay. In connection with this pending action, Dean Harris, RC and D coordinator, Tuesday asked Box Elder commissioners their attitude about maintaining control through a majority of sponsors. At present, there are 27 sponsors Brigham City, Utah Box Elder Stake center, located at Eighth West and Fourth South, which will be dedicated in special services Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:30 p.m. President Ezra Taft Benson of the Council of Twelve Apostles, will give THIS IS THE NEW ' K? ' open this evening (Thursday) and Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. for viewing by the public. PrpsidDnt Oonson to preside communities and other governmental in the Bear River RC and D. agencies Some IS of them are from Box Elder county. & . ' .t the dedicatory address and prayer. The building is f' f u Dedication of the new Brigham City, Utah Box Elder stake center, Eighth West and Fourth South, is scheduled Sunday, Oct. 17, with President Ezra Taft Benson of the LDS Council of Twelve Apostles to preside. The meeting will begin at 1 :30 p.m. with President Kenneth F. Godfrey advising stake members to arrive early to assure on tap Saturday getting a seat. d A combined choir will provide music for the service which will also feature remarks by Bishops Jay C. Valentine and C. Max White, Lois Leishman, and President Godfrey. President Benson will offer the dedicatory address and prayer. The new structure, the cost of which has been fixed at $959,000, will host its first ward meetings later Sunday afternoon and evening. It will serve not only as a stake center, hosting various functions in that capacity, including quarterly conferences, but also be the meeting place for Brigham City Second and Fifth wards. The chapel proper seats 365 persons with a total capacity of 1,750 by expanding into the cultural hall behind the chapel. A capacity attendance is anticipated for the dedication. The building contains 25,217 square feet and will be furnished in total with new equipment and furniture, President Godfrey pointed out. six-war- It has 25 teaching stations which the stake leader said have been needed and will enable both wards to increase the number of Sunday school classes they offer. d Other facilities in the building include a Relief society ropm, kitchen, junior Sunday school room, baptismal font, offices for two bishoprics and stake presidency, multipurpose room, library, Aaronic priesthood room and a basketball court. regulation-siz- e fully-carpete- Ezra Taft Benson . dedicatory speaker Camdidofes slates forum to meet political office hopefuls LWV Everyones invited! So say three local organizations who have teamed efforts not only to make Brigham City the votingest city but also to help inform citizens on the candidates by hosting a candidatemeeting on Wednesday, Oct. 20, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the choral room at Box Elder Junior High school. event is The big by the League of Women Voters, Women s Legislative council, and local Girl Scouts. Special guests will be candidates for both houses of US Congress, Utah state offices and legislature, county offices, state and local school board positions. n be Most will be present, although some will represented by staff workers due to other committments. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. with presentation of the colors by the Girl Scouts. Marjorie Childs, president of the League of Women Voters, and Ruth Iverson, president of Womens Legislative council, will preside over the formal portion of the meeting. Included will be short talks by major candidates, along with a period for questions and answers. Following the formal presentations, the group will be able to mingle informally with candidates Conduit has been installed for closed-circu- it television which the stake plans to install in the near future, allowing for televising stake conference sessions in other areas of the building and possibly priesthood sessions of the church's general conference. The stake center is located on an e site which was acquired for $42,000, pushing the total project cost to over $1 million. Its planned to develop the entire site which will permit construction of three softball diamonds, two tennis courts and picnic area with bowery. 11.4-acr- Development of this phase is expected to begin early next summer. An estimated 200 stake members helped landscape the grounds around the center, donating about 1,000 When the Second and Fifth ward begin meeting in the new center, the existing church building at Second South and Third West will be sold. Proposals are being solicited. The two wards are the largest in the stake with the Second ward having 620 members and the Fifth ward 586 members. The Fifth ward will hold its first sacrament meeting in the stake center at 4 p.m. Sunday and the Second ward will meet at 6 p.m. General contractor on the new building was Broderick and Howell, Orem. The architect was Design West, of Logan. The building is designed on what is (Continued on Page Nine) man-hour- s. ' Rich-count- aiirw thi laaaniMi Aak x dedication eoratfer However, if Caribou and Bear Lake counties are finally accepted, it means each will add three sponsors. And also want an additional sponsor. This would dilute Box Elder's representation below the majority mark unless additional sponsors are named from this county. Commission Chairman Don Chase said its Box Elder county's program and this has been the reason for maintaining control. We havent wanted our own program to get away from us," he stated. However, the county official said if the RC and D board has no reservations about - . it, then he would go along. The RC and D project is an organization through which funds and-o- r technical assistance are, obtained for such projects as irrigation, drainage, park, culinary water systems, timber inventory, resource study, and land treatment (erosion poor trol). ' . . With commissioners nodding .their approval, Harris said he would consult with existing sponsors of Box Elder county to determine how the ogranization's constitution and bylaws should be changed in d Bear, Lake, countys light of Caribou apparent acceptance. And part of this, pf course, jeD) be to Dedication and opening cere- monies will be held at the new Bear River Valley hospital 440 West, Sixth North, Tremonton, on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. The public is invited. Speakers will be Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, Dr. Rulon Garfield, regional director of health, education and welfare, and Scott S. Parker, president of Intermountain Health Care, Inc. The Bear River High school a cappella choir under the direction of Carl Ashby will favor with selections. Tours of the facility to which the public is invited will be held following the dedication until 6 p.m. Tours will again be conducted on Sunday, Oct. 17, from 2 until 5 p.m. Theron Godfrey, administrator of both the Logan hospital and the new Bear River Valley hospital, stated, The new hospital in Tremonton will both be the most modern, in building construction and equipment of any hospital in the West of comparable size. Godfrey went on to say, We feel the new facility will add to our capability to attract physicians to s help fill the void in the patients-physician- ratio. He noted, 10,000 persons will be serviced in this area. We have been intensive in our efforts to attract physicians in this area. We find Tremonton is a most desirable place to raise a family. We feel with adequate exposure we will be able to acquire the additional physicians as needed. Following the cleaning of the building after the tours are completed, the hospital will then be ready for patient occupancy. The facility boasts 17 beds, an intensive unit, one isolate and four bassinettes. The operating budget is set at $117,000 with a payroll of $50,000 per year. Intermountain Health Care, Inc., has contracted with the North Box Elder Community Hospital association to operate the facility. Godfrey Will be administrator with Robert Jex as administrative assistant assigned to the new facility. Local Cub Scouts will also participate in the flag ceremony, under the direction of Paul Adams with Rose Alexander providing the narration. The architectural firm of Design West, Inc., of Logan, designed the building and the general contractor was Wadman Construction company of Ogden. giving up majoritykcaHtVK. The RC and D office Is located at 142 .South Main street in Brigham City. . Harris noted that some attention is being given to establishment of emergency landing strips at Park Valley and Grouse Creek. Commissioner Chase said if there is sufficient need and usage, we'll be very much interested". However, he suggested such development to serve the needs of one man would not be sufficient. In other business Tuesday, Brigham City Councilman Wayne Jones and other members of the city's beautification committee proposed to the commission that the county parking lot south of the courthouse be landscaped. They had a proposed sketch which showed an island containing shrubs and evergreen and shade trees extending through the middle of the lot. Councilman Jones said similar im- provements are planned on other downtown parking lots in connection with central business district development. Commissioner Chase said, although the (Continued on Page Nine) Journal places third in page judging The Box Elder Journal for Aug. 5 was winner in front page of judged third-plac- e the month competition among weekly newspapers in Utah. The communications department at Brigham Young university selected the page, judging the use of headlines, photographs, makeup and writing style. First-plac- e honors went to the Sun Advocate of Price for its issue of Aug. 5. A reproduction of the winning front page will be published in the Utah Publisher and Printer, monthly magazine of the Utah Press association. Second-plac- e for August went to the Emery County Progress Leader for its Aug. 26 issue. For US Bicentennial Utah Symphony will present BC concert The Utah Symphony orchestra, under the baton of Maurice Abravanel, will Pre sent its Bicentennial concert in Brigham City on Thursday, Oct. 21. The performance is being underwritten by the Utah Bicentennial commission and supported and coordinated by the Brigham City Community Concert association. Starting time for the concert will be 7:30 p.m. in the Box Elder High auditorium. Tickets priced at $3 for adults and $150 for students ($2 and $1 for concert association members and students) are available at Box Elder County bank. First Security bank, Mickeys Music, Miller Real Estate and the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerce. The conductor, Maurice Abravanel, son e of parents and born in Greece, has been with the Utah Symphony since June 1947. Mr. Abravanel i$ obviously a superior conductor, more interested in the music than in himself, wrote New York Times critic Harold C. Schonberg after the orchestra's Carnegie Hall debut in 1966. Among numbers on the program will be American Salute, Adiagio for Strings, William Tell Overature, Carmen Suite and Beethovens Symphony in E flat major. All senior citizens will be able to attend the concert on a $2 ticket. Spanish-Portugues- MAESTRO MAURICE ABAVANEL in a Bicentennial concert in sday, Oct. 21. the will conduct the Utah Symphony orchestra Box Elder High school auditorium on Thur- |