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Show I 1 Press Assn. A ?0 ahBoxState 1327 5alt Lake City, Utah 84110 Volume 70, Number 4 Brigham City, Utah 84302, Thursday, January 27, 1977 TWENTY CENTS 26 Pages Calls for pumping, storage Lk's 1 iros I declared that upstream storage combined with pumping excess water into the west Salt Lake desert would best meet this threat. The speaker argued against creating a in Southern Pacifics causeway across the lake, a move which he said would lower the lakes south arm by only four inches in the first year and eight inches after an indefinite period. 300-fo- lead the new Brigham City LDS ward are pictured here. Front, from left to right, are Michael Dustin, first counselor; Erold Wiscom-be- , bishop, and ennis Sheffield, second counselor. THOSE WHO WILL Twenty-Secon- d Standing are Charles Averett, executive secretary; Deloss Everton, ward clerk; Mirl Hacking, assistant ward clerk; Elwin Merritt, assistant ward clerk, and Lynn Duce, assistant executive secretary. ?'! mir, S pirosidhinrii' Theres a certain probability that over the next 15 to 20 years, waters of the Great Salt lake could rise another 15 feet, placing highways, railroads and entire communities under water unless something is done to reverse the trend. This observation was made Tuesday by Peter Behrens, president of Great Salt Lake Minerals and Chemicals corporation, in a talk to the Brigham City Rotary club. Behrens based this conclusion on longtime studies of weather patterns extending over centuries. He yld Creating a break in the causeway to permit a free exchange of water is one alternative now under consideration. At an estimated expense of $3 million in taxpayers' money, Behrens said he didn't believe that an immediate reduction of four inches in the south arm level was worth it. GSL operates a minerals on evaporation ponds. Behrens said the increased minerals in the north arm are necessary for our existence. The causeway has not only produced a difference in the water level on the two sides but has caused a richer concentration of minerals on the north side. The company president said another lakeside minerals processor, NL Indus- v . Brigham City Twenty-Secon- d processing the lake shore near Little Mountain in Weber county. It draws water from the saline dense north arm via a canal, feeding a network of plant , tries, located in Tooele county, could build 26 miles of canal with the same results. y They already have the necessary and engineering to accomplish it, right-of-wa- he asserted. At the present time, the rising lake level has created an expense for lake-sid- e industry. GSL has had to shore up its dikes against the erosive effects. And Behren said if the level, which reached 4,202 feet this past summer, rises another two feet I question that we can survive. At 4,205 feet, he added, GSL would definitely go out of business. If the state lets the lake industry drown, it will be 25 years before the next guy spends a dime, the company president declared. Speaking of the proposal to build a pumping station to divert water to the Salt Lake desert the lakes natural flood (Continued on Page Three) i Courrty spice os: No decision yet t ward CATV New LDS ward created in northwest Brigham A new Brigham City Twenty-Secon- d LDS ward was created here Sunday, drawing on the membership and area of three other wards in northwest Brigham City. Affected church members ratified the proposed changes in a special meeting Sunday afternoon at the Brigham City tabernacle. Boundary lines of three wards were the Eighteenth, Seventh and changed Fifteenth wards. Lowell Sherratt, Jr., president of Brigham City stake, said the three wards had grown too large, necessitating organization of another ward organization in the area. Sustained as bishopric of the new ward were Erold C. d Twenty-Secon- Wis-comb- e, bishop; Michael Dustin, first counselor; and Dennis Sheffield, second counselor; with Deloss Everton as ward clerk; Merle Hacking and Elwin Merritt as assistant clerks; Charles R. Averett, executive secretary, and Lynn Duce, assistant executive secretary. It was necessary also to sustain a new bishopric for the Fifteenth ward. Darel O. Johnson was called as bishop with Wayne Bowen as first counselor and Earl Olsen as second counselor. Newly sustained as ward clerk was Earl Slager. One other change saw Barr Cannon sustained as second counselor in the Eighteenth ward, succeeding Wiscombe who had been serving in that position. President Sherratt said other leadership (Continued on Page Three) 'rm begins work Box Elder County officials have reached no decision yet on how to utilize courthouse space which will soon be vacated by Box Elder School district. The 2,500 square feet on the third floor will be given up by the school board and school administrative staff within the next Brigham City Cable Television. Ltd., has begun strand mapping for a new CATV system locally and plans to have the first customers receiving service in about 90 days. This was announced by Dale Garner, regional manager for BFM Constructors, a Connecticut corporation and parent company of the local TV firm. He said a company representative began this week to strand map designate the utility poles on which the cable system lines will be strung. This phase of the operation will take about two weeks. Hell be going into peoples back yards and we want people to be aware of it, Garner explained. After the map is completed, construction will begin and is expected to take from 60 to 90 days. Included will be the stringing of cable and installation of a tower and two months. School personnel are moving into new quarters at 298 West Second South, loca- tion of the former Second LDS ward church building. County Commission Chairman Don Chase said there will be no difficulty in filling up the space. He mentioned the district health department and First District Juvenile court as two agencies which need additonal room. Both are currently quartered on the third floor. Chamber gives reminder of Friday dinner headend Garner said the area east of Main street will be wired first. This is the critical area of Brigham City, the area weve had problems with in terms of television reception, the company spokesman explained. After the lines are strung and the system is balanced, then representatives will call on individual homes to offer the service. Within two days after the call, installers will connect the service to subscriber (Continued on Page Three) A final reminder was issued this week of the Greater Brigham City Area Chamber of Commerces annual dinner meeting Friday, Jan. 28, at Sherwood Hills. The event will begin at 7:30 p m. and feature Gov. Scott M. Matheson as the speaker. Reservations are needed. Those planning to attend who have not yet made arrangements are invited to call the chamber office. The cost is $8 50 per plate. Chase conceded that rental paid by the school district in the past, $297 per month, did not meet expenses associated with maintaining the space. The rental was for all utilities, heat and custodial service. "We werent breaking even on the old rent but we always felt it was one taxing unit against another, utilizing taxpayer money, and so we didnt feel that concerned about it, the chairman stated. However, the rent was increased to $500 per month effective Jan. 1 of this year. Discussion of the matter came at the regular weekly county commission meeting Tuesday. In other business, Commissioner Ted Burt said four persons have been interviewed for the post of director of Bear River districts new $600,000 comprehensive mental health program. Burt said 11 persons had submitted applications for the job with two having since withdrawn. He said an appointment could come within the week although no deadline has been set. The new and broader mental health program was supposed to have begun Jan. 1 with Uncle Sam footing most of the bill in this first year. However, Commissioner Burt said the designation of a headquarters city and employment of about 20 other key personnel are pending appointment of a director. Burt also reported on a recent hearing at Beaver Dam in which a project was explained to straighten a road which connects the community with the main highway. The commissioner previously indicated y that unless the necessary is (Continued on Page Three) right-of-wa- Thanks to medical center Kristin doesn't need crutches any more Kristen Rose of Willard can hop and jump and skip just like any little girl her age, thanks to the miracle of modern surgery and the fine staff and facilities of the Primary Childrens Medical center. Last week she made a special visit to Mayor Harold Felt of Brigham City to show him the crutches that she no longer needs, and to urge his support of the childrens fund drive that will begin on Feb. 1 throughout the Intermountain West. Kristin didnt need any help climbing the stairs or walking into the mayors office, or even in answering the questions about her hip surgery at the Primary Children's Medical center. Shes an enthusiastic supporter of the hospital, and thinks it is a Seven-year-ol- DON'T NEED THEM NOW" confides 'seven-year-olKristin Rose to Mayor Harold Felt as she displays her crutches during a special visit to urge his support of the upcoming Primary Children's Medical Center fund campaign beginning next week . . . and he quickly made his pledge to the children's "I fund d ! d nice place with nice people. There was a time when Kristens parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rose of Willard, were worried that their little girl wouldnt be able to walk or run normally. When she was four and years old, the family noticed that she didnt put her weight on one foot and it didnt take to reveal that she had no long for hip socket. one-ha- Neither her parents lf nor the doctors knew whether it was a birth defect or arrested growth at the time of a later infection, but they knew that drastic measures would have to be taken since the misalignment would become more severe as she grew larger. A hip surgeon who usually works on older patients agreed to take her case, and it was just before her fifth birthday that she checked into Primary Childrens Medical center for her first surgery. A metal pin and plate were used to replace the hip socket, and later were replaced in another surgical procedure when she was six years old. Even six weeks in a body cast didnt daugt the spirit of this lively little girl, and shes ready to go in for annual checkups and to face the surgery that will be required when she reaches a mature size. Right now, though, nobody would guess that one of the little blond girls on the Willard School playground has a metal hip for shes as active as any other student. middle child of five in her and family, ready to help her mother when the sixth arrives next month. Shes the Kristins little miracle is repeated daily at the Primary Childrens Medical center which was operated by the LDS church until 1975. As the center was turned over to a private corporation, the annual Penny Parade that provided over one million dollars was discontinued. Funds for medical expenses of needy children are desparately needed, and a special Childrens Fund project was begun in 1976 to meet this need. Local fund drives are being conducted again this year, beginning Feb. 1, to again meet the (Continued on Page Three) non-prof- it |