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Show rtah state Press 1327 , pox ialt Lake Assn. $4 City, Utah 84110 u J) t h t t ' moll pln)DDt) Official opening of the 1976 Christmas season in Brigham City will come Friday, Nov. 26, with downtown lights to be turned on and Santa Claus slated to make his first visit. At the same time, the Brigham City Retail Merchants association announced their annual yuletide season promotion. This year they're calling it Santas Cash Christmas promotion". It will offer more than 62,066 in gift certificates between now and to town at S p.m. Santa is slated and will greet old and fwds, fcrSF courthouse, young. In front Packwr, Christmas according tp promotion qHafctotol tor flM1 merchanu association, t Just hew he wtll arrive is not certain. With the weather that has persisted here this fall, it was suggested that he might come wearing dark glasses and Bermuda shorts and riding in a convertible. ClM. fpb Bet it's more ltoely that he'll arrive by ' thanksgiving is symbolized here by Mf. and Mrs. Brian Burt and their children Devin, 3, and Megan, 1 ' , of 625 South Fourth West in Brigham City, Not only here but across the nation Thursday, heads will be bowed on THE SPIRIT OP Bond election Doc. 14 this most traditional of all holidtiys in Amerind. Also being observed f National Family week, Nov. 21-2i 8. Plymouth proposes $330,000 project - to the reservoir also will be replaced. Gail Larson of Valley Engineering, Logan, which is handling the project, said at present its possible for polluted water to invade the springs system. In addition, the existing lines are an type and some of the asphalt, paper-coate- d asphalt is breaking lose and entering the system. The proposed project, utilizing plastic and concrete pipe, would eliminate the problem, Larson explained. Also part of the project will be to provide h a looping network of larger lines downtown. Not all of the distribution lines will be replaced but existing deadend lines will be eliminated to provide more water to meet demands. The improvement will also enhance the distribution system for fire fighting purposes, the engineer explained. Stokes said the old system has been in operation for 40 years and is in very bad ' (Continued on Page Three) six-inc- Find paoo to dccnrjp The final sweep In Brigham City's annual fall cleanup has bean delayed a week and is new scheduled Nov. 29 to Dec. 9. Ray Wlxom, streets department superintendent, said we would appreciate It If no mere debris Is placed on the curb after Nov. 29." City forces already have come collection. pleted one The final sweep Is to pick up anything that residents may net have gotten out on the first city-wid- City ordinance prohibits e lag any refuse at street-sidether than during designated periods la the spring and fall. Water users in Box Elder and Cache counties can support the proposed changes in the Bear River Compact if they are guaranteed their down stream water rights will be honored in dry years. Rulon Smoot of Corinne, president of the South Box Elder Farm Bureau and speaking also for the North Box Elder Farm Bureau, told members of the Bear River Commission Monday in Logan that there should be no upstream storage on the Bear river ahead of our rights. Saying he represented some 1,600 water users in the county, Smoot said they, were concerned that in a dry cycle, such' as in the 1930s, that users' rights in Box Elder county might not be filled. Smoot and several other interested parties testified at a public hearing on proposed compact changes. Amendments would guarantee states rights to develop unallocated water and would protect all rights applied to bene The Utah Liquor Control commission Brigham 'City store location following notice that it has been cleared by the Utah attorney generals office. The commission made the decision, authorizing the signing of a lease, in a meeting at Salt Lake city Tuesday morning. . Director Wayne Russell said the new store, 380 North Main street, will open for business on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The existing store at 129 South Main will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Nov. to make preparations for and accomodate the move, he explained. Much interior renovation has already been accomplished at the new building which is being leased from Gary Hill and which most recently served as the Butcher Block and for many years as the Ring Side cafe. It had been planned to move the liquor store a month ago. However, some concern arose that the building might be too the Brigham City close to a church to meet requirements Eighth LDS ward of Utah law. Local store manager Verl Petersen said 29-3- 0, rights should not be subordinate to new rights . . .upstream users must release water to us, Holmgren said. Smoot testified Monday that the Box Elder county water users are opposed to upstream storage ahead of their rights, which allow 900 second feet of water during summer months and 150 during the winter. Steven Bodily, president of the Cache county Farm Bureau, said his group supports revision of the compact but also wants existing rights protected. He said records over the past 40 years indicate there would be no shortage of water in the river, but should there be, the risk should be borne by those developing extra water. James S. Hooper, superintendent of power, for Utah Power and Light, testified that the compact could put the companys hydro-electri- c system on the meandering, river out of business, meaning an In Boar River Compact - et my greatly. This water could be utilized in part by enlarging the present canal system from Cutler dam, but would need another dam, probably on the Malad river, to fully accomplish full storage capacity. Holmgren, like Smoot, had reservations about allowing water users above Bear Lake to store extra water. He said if assurances could be given that upper division water users would release water on dry years, then there would be little argument with the compact. Holmgren said the amendment wording for upstream users appears to supersede the old water rights held downstream and we feel this is wrong. "We dont mind development but our 500-mi- le , dSh dram must be present, it was pointed out. And at each drawing there will be a grand prise worth considerably more given away if the person whose name is called is there. If not the grand prize will be carried over to the next drawing with a super grand prize scheduled to be awarded to someone on the final day. measurement from the building's north605 feet but from the southeast corner, 589 feet. State law says a liquor store cant be within 600 feet of a church, park, school or public building. Russell said the liquor commission waited an opinion from the attorney general's office before taking further action. That opinion came, first verbally and then in written form, clearing die way to start business at the new location. It all means, of course, that no liquor will be sold from a state store here on Nov. 29 30 while the move is being made. The history of the situation goes back more than two years when the liquor store location at 12 moved from its long-tim- e West Forest street when that building was torn down. It was authorized to occupy the present store for a temporary period until a more acceptable location could be found. Currently, the outiet violates the minimum distance law on two counts, being just 300 feet from the Brigham City LDS tabernacle and 350 feet from Central Elementary school. east corner was six-mon- th wyimfl riglhifs jgysursuratf long-standi- According to S. Paul Holmgren of Bear River City, a member of the Utah compact negotiating team, allocation of extra water would allow for Irrigation development of an additional 30,000 acres of Box Elder county farmland. Holmgren, who attended Mondays hearing, said privately Tuesday that Utahs downstream allocation of an additional of water could put a third 275,000 acre-femore Box Elder county land under irrigation, which would boost the county econo ' 29-3- 0 has stamped its approval on a new hour. Pastors and lay persons from various churches in the city will participate, according to Rev. Edward Boer. There will be an offering for CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program). What were doing is centering on nation, world and church so there will be talks about needs in the world and things for which to . be thankful, Reverend Boer said. Taking leadership roles in these three areas will be local residents Bob Michaels, Harold Ollett and Elly Mavrides. There will be special music for the occasion and everyone in the community is invited to attend. If there is an object that symbolizes your gratitude or gives reason for special thanks it might be a picture, a book, a crutch or some other item then bring it along, Reverend Boer invited. ficial use prior to Jan. 1, 1976 below Stewart dam without regard to state boundary lines. Above Bear lake, the proposal would allow additional storage of 74,500 acre-fee- t. of Commerce building (old city hall) at 6 North Main street. , He plans to return on Thursday, Dec. 2, to visit with his admirers from 9 to 8 p.m. and Main each Friday, Saturday, Monday and Thursday after until Christmas. His weekday hours will be $ to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, 4 to 6 p.m. Youngsters are invited to visit him at his headquarters where they can have a black' and white picture taken free of charge. A color photo of a child with Santa will cost 76 cents each. Packer said shoppers will be interested in knowing that a series of three Saturday afternoon drawings will be held Dee. 4, 11 and 16. The location will be in front of the , Courthouse and the time 2 p.m. Folks can get involved by signing Santa's Cash Christmas Promotion slips in participating stores. These will be deposited in the atfe barrel from1 which winners will be drawn each Saturday. certSfteatos The New location okay for liquor store The annual Thanksgiving day religious service for Brigham City will again be conducted at the Christian Reformed church, 621 South Tiird East. Tie traditional service will begin at 10 a.m. and last for about an waiter sdcScd The downtown holiday lights will be turned on later Friday to give the business district a yuletide air, with or without snow. After his intitial visit, Santa plans to return on a regular basis and has established local headquarters upstairs in the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber I - Thanksgiving service set tor water system About two years ago, the Utah partment of Health declared that the town of Plymouths water system was not approved. Folks there were advised to boil their water for drinking. The development thrust the north Box Elder county community into the state news, bringing attention that Plymouth residents didn't particularly want. Now they propose to do something about it. Town President Joseph Stokes announced this week that a 692,000 bond election is scheduled Dec. 14 with the income intended to help finance a 6330,000 water system improvement project. Elements of the project include enlargement of an existing 50,000-gallo-n storage reservoir1 to 150,000 gallons capacity. Plans also are to replace a network of pipes between and around a Cluster of springs from which the town gets its water. A short section of line from the springs, located north of the community, - suit, beard and smile. Will mevo Nov. A local tradition . is 5 extra cost of over 67 million to customers annually. He said the firm receives between five and six percent of its power from plants on the river and loss of this would be taken up by steam electric plants. Other proposals in the compact would: Grant Idaho the first right to develop of depletion and use 125,000 acre-feincluding groundwater in the lower division; Grant Utah the right to develop and of depletion in the use 275,000 acre-felower division; .. Grant the federal Bear River Migratory Bird refuge the right to develop and use 120,000 acre-fee- t. of Divide the next 150,000 acre-fee- t depletion equally between Utah and Idaho and all excess water of the above allocations be split between Utah and Idaho with (Continued on Page Three) et et f i |