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Show Universal Microfi i 'ling 141 Pierpont Avenue Salt Lake, Utah 3- -1 1- - iaro "The Carbon County School District, comprising the area of the entire county in which it is located, has been, over the years, a stable district in which it has been easy to find many strengths. In general, the district holds a favorable position among its sister districts throughout the state. Its financial wealth exceeds the average; its facility and capacity for excellent education cannot be questioned. A history of the district would reveal steady progress toward superior educational programs and schools. This is a statement contained in the opening pages of a report, one of the most comprehensive studies ever made of the Carbon County School District, now in the hands of the Board of Education and its contents are being studied diligently by all concerned. In 1969, following an extended impasse between the Carbon County Education Association and the Carbon County School District Board of Education concerning salaries and general working conditions, the Board requested the office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to study and evaluate, in depth, the operation of the public schools in the district. Accordingly, Dr. T. H. Bell, state superintendent, accepted the invitation to make the study and mobilized his staff. school Periodically, during the 1968-6of teams and individuals persons reyear, office the state the studied presenting school district, its climate, internal and external relationships, programs of study, community and student attitudes and general and specific operating procedures. All persons conuucting the study reported that the district and school administrations and staffs were exceptionally cooperative and interested in school improvement. The cordial treatment accorded individuals and teams by the district office personnel, students, teachers, principals, and community individuals and groups was 9 'Favorable position among sister districts in Utah1 and greatly appreciated,' the report stated. The completeness of the study is ree flected in the report which indicates that no part of the school situation in Carbon County was overlooked. Sections of the study report are devoted to the board of education, the superintendent and the district as a whole; the educational program and all its ramifications, each of the six elementary schools were studied as were the four secondary schools, community and student attitudes, administration program even to the extent of budgets, accounting, auditing, purchasing, storing (Continued on Page Two) noteworthy THE SCRIBBLER The Weather Trial before 4 : passage?? Sometimes Im convinced that Congress should try out some of its ideas before it makes them the law of the land. .The truth in lending law that went into effect July 1 is a case in point. If that cne doesnt confuse the consumer nothing will. Have you noticed the mish-masof information you get now with statements such as those h from Bankamcricard and others? If anyone short of the proverbial Philadelphia lawyer can figure out the truth being dispensed Ill cat my hat (except that I dont wear a hat). And the poor car buyer If a person purchasing a car today doesnt come away from completing a deal for a new Shiny-- 8 with the darndest headache anyone ever experienced he ought to apply for a job figuring out how to get to the moon, Mars or some similar assignment. One auto agencys sales manager commented the other day that buying a car today requires more paper work than joining the Army or Navy. From the looks of the forms involved, he must be right. Most of the signatures, most of the paper work, and most of the fine print isnt made necessary by the seller at all, but by the various governmental regulations involved. Laws such as the truth in lending law have protected the consumer from just about everyone and everything except the always more involved arm of big govern- ment for the day when Congress passes just one law among the thousands it passes protecting the American people from government itelf. The guy at the next desk commented one day that things might be better off if each state legislature and the congress simply stayed home for a year. At least then wed have a chance to absorb what they did the year before. Were The waiting rlf crossing at Helper is you almost glide over it in an automobile, but on two street crossings in Price you get nothing but a ride WHY????? D&RG so tooth-looseni- bone-shakin- tire-busti- n rlf t When the first frost hits, can winter be far behind? This occurred the night of Oct. heavies out of 2, so its time to get the moth balls. THE Volume 78 VOICE OF UTAHS Clear Creek, high VALLEY CASTLE Price, Carbon County, Utah, Thursday, October 9, 1969 20 Pages far coal research The Department of the Interiors Office of Coal Research has awarded an $843,880 grant to the University of Utahs College of Mines and Mineral Industries for con- tinued development cf techniques for converting coal to liquid fuel. A supplemental from the state of $176,340 contribution r Utah boosts the total amount of the contract to over one million dollars. five-yea- Dr. George R. Hill, dean of the co'lege and principal investigator in the study, said the universitys Project Western Coal, established in 1963, will now enter a new phase." Previous research has been aimed primarily at identifying the most suitabe type of coal from which to extract liquid fuel. On the basis of the data already collected, we can now perfect more efficient and economical extraction methods, said Dr. Hill. Although several petroleum companies are conducting intensive research in gasoline extraction, the university project, with its basic background studies, is now the most comprehensive research effort of its kind in the country. Our goal is to exp'oit everything coal has to offer, including petroleum and natural gas supplements and residual constituents, says Dr. Hill. Development of a financially feasible conversion process would have tremendous impact on Utahs economy because about cne eighth of the worlds known supply of high volatile bituminous coal is located within 300 miles of Salt Lake City, notes Dr. Hill. Deposits in Carbon, Emery and Kane counties are among the largest in the world. Project engineers will begin immediately to redesign existing campus facilities for a tenfold increase in capacity and a operating schedule. Dr.. Hill said a large part of $100,000 renovation will probably be contracted to local round-the-cloc- k companies. By early 1971 the expanded operation will require the addition of 10 part-tim- e technicians to the staff of six professors and 112 graduate students already working on the project. The new staffers primary rajjr e responsibility will center on the of used a reactor hydrogenation operation for cracking or breaking down the molecules in pulverized coal particles. The cracking process is the key to unlocking liquid deposits in high volatile bituminous coal, and sophistication of that step will be the thrust of the new research effort. Emphasis on the exploitation of coal was dramatized nationally in 1962 with the estabhshment of the Office cf Coal Research. Since then financial support for coal research has risen steadily. Dr. Hill attributes that increase to awareness by government officials of Americas dwindling liquid petroleum reserves. In the last five years' the ratio of annual petroleum consumption j to known reserves in the U. S. has decreased by nearly 25 per cent. We now havg less than a supply in proved reserves and are importing about one fourth of our crude oil requit ement from the Middle East." On the other hand, geologists estimate the' energy potential of Americas coal (Continued on Page Two) full-tim- CJ n If ffj. smK0 u r''' "ft ! ,t-- 41 o Schools idle today, Friday Two holidays are on tap this month for students of the Carbon County School District. The first occurs this week commencing today and through Friday which added to the regular weekend respite makes a four-da- y holiday. Schools are not in session to- day or tomorrow because teachers are at- tending the annual convention of thc Utah Education Association in Salt Lake City. Thc next Octolxr holiday will occur on the 20th which is the Monday following the opening weekend of the 1969 deer hunting season. Classes will resume Tuesday, Oct. 21. ... A simpler and less IMPROVING FACILITY expensive way of transporting coal to the UP&L power plant at Castle Gate is under way. Involved in the new facility is a 1500-foconveyor system to haul coal from the tipple to the power plant stockpile to eliminate the use of railroad cars. ot Consfructf obi under way on new coal conveyor at Castle Gate CASTLE GATE A major construction project is underway here that is destined to change the landscape of the area between North Americans coal tipple and Utah Power and Lights Carbon Steam Plant wilh thc ultimate goal of cutling the cost of delivering coal to the power coal to the power units. The enlargement of this underground tunnel necessitated another project, that of relocating 550 feet of both the Price City and Helper City culinary water supply lines. Carbon Plumbing completed this phase of the project last week. plant. H&J Supply Co., mining machine contractors from Price, are the general cont tractors on the project to construct a conveyor system from the coal tipple to a stockpi'e site immediately west of the power units. The new system will eliminate the need of transporting coal the short distance involved over thc tracks of the Rio Grande Railroad at a great savings to thc power company. The project also entnis the relocation of 770 feet of thc Castle Gate roadway running through the area. Scartys Construction Co., Price, is the for this portion of the work. The roadway will be relocated approximately 150 feet noilh of its present location placing it next to the mountain over an area once occupied by houses in what was known as Coke Oven Row. power company uses tons of coal per day approximately when both generating units arc on thc line. A spokesman tor H&J Supply said the completion date for the project is January 15, 1970, but his company is looking to finishing the job before Christmas. A substantial savings on the cost of providing coal to the two units of the power plant is contemplated after the conveyor system Other local contractors involved in subcontracts on the project include Fred Rey-- n Ids Co. for concrete work and Harmond Electric for electrical wiring. The project is a joint venture between North American Coal Co. and the Utah Power & Light Co. is in oj)cration. Included in thc project is thc enlargement of the underground reclaim tunnel for the purpose of picking up the coal from under the stockpile and moving it onto the conveyor now presently carrying 90 high schools represented by students enrolled at CEU VARIED . . . Six different high schools are represented among these CEU student body officers so if variety is the spice of life, CEU can look to an eventful Standing, left to light, ,u-.- Number 41 637-073- 2 Funds awarded Utah 1500-foo- BACKGROUNDS 63, low 10 During thc 1964 65 school year, the Utah State Legislature changed the name of Carbon College to College of Eastern Utah. The primary reason for the name change was to indicate to citizens within the state that the collegp serves a larger geographical area than Carbon County alone. It is interesting to note that since the name change, there have been more and mere students coming from areas outside Carbon County. Even though the majority of students still come from cities within Eastern Utah, over 90 high schools, located in various are Dennis Deaton, Olympus; Bob Ewer, Logan; Jim Platt, Skyline, and Lond Wakefield, Emery. Seated are Mary Donaldson, Carbon, and Allen Photo Wiifiht, JoiJ.ni. A areas throughout the country, are represented this year on the CEU campus. Fifty-on- e of the 90 schools are located m Ut ih. This recent trend is represented among this year's student body officers. Six of the officers hail from different high schools; Lond Wakefield, CEU student body president, graduate of Emery County High; Jim Platt, president of the Senate, graduate of Skyline, Allen Wright, Men's Association president, graduate of Jordan High, social Mary Donaldson, graduate of Cadxm High, Dennis Deaton, yearbook editor, graduate of Olympus H.gh, and Bob Ewer, assistant in charge of publicity, graduate of Logan High. Pleased with the state interest in the college, CEU administrators are making necessary plans to provide adequately for tin J'luWlll tilt ill .i iluf inn ii i spa n Hi uiq I The stockpile of coal over the underground reclaim system will be under the jurisdiction of the coal company. It will be responsible for moving the coal onto the conveyor system leading to the plant and only after the coal enters this conveyor system does it become the projrcrty of thc jxiwer company. The- - 1800 Taxes due and payable From Luzerne, Switzerland, to Mexico; from Thomason, Maine, to Wash , this weeks mail carried advising property owm rs of their taxes in Carbon Countv. Jalisco, Seattle, notices current Beginning in the spring, when valuations were figured in the county assessors office, continuing during the summer with the compilation of taxes in the clerk's according to the new levy adopted by the county districts and towns, the notices were finally prepared and mailed by ihe county treasurer. Property owners are notified., that November 30 is the deadline date forjjay-men- t of current taxes to the treasurer... cf-f.- Late Football Score American Fork 28, Carbon 14 |