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Show Universal Microf i 141 Salt , Pierpont Avenue Lake, Utah W , eeiter Hampton proposes Job Corps facility for drug rehabiliMion state for the proposed drug treatment and vocational training center. It is proposed that up to 220 persons could receive treatment classroom plus instruction, skilled training and vocational education. Under federal law, says Kenneth C. Olson, state planning coordinator, the BLM could transfer the title to the state for By C. SHARP The former Job Corps Center south of Price will become a drug rehabilitation center for the state if an application made by Gov. Calvin L. Rampton is approved. Rampton has applied to the U. S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for transfer of the property without charge to the tract a project of high social priority. High Priority Rehabilitation of drug addicts has high priority and could rate federal grants for the training and treatment, he said. The center has been closed since last July. It is on a 180 acre tract of land on the west side of the road to Huntington A section of state land lies immediately west of this which could ment, dry cleaning and laundering, and secretarial work. It has a central heating plant and provide for future expansion. Appraised value of the center is $3 sewage. million. Committee Planned It includes a large field house and gymnasium, baseball diamond, library, four dormitories and facilities for teaching welding, carpentry, auto mechanics, TV repairing, electronics, operation and repair of heavy equip Bruce Woolley, executive secretary of Ramptons Drug Abuse Committee, helped prepare the application. The state needs a rehabilitation facility because it can comprove invaluable and our estabits mittee recommends lishment. Keep em Busy In the center he could be himkept so busy developing self educationally and physical; new ly that he could gain a learn could also outlook. He work habits and know how,,, that will fit him for future em- help young people in three or four wais, he said. Not all kids on drugs need psychiatric help and constant therapy, he continued Where they do need th s help it is available through the State Mental Health Division. Where a youngster needs to get away for a drying out period, the proposed center could ployment. THE SCRIBBLER Weather The Fate wears Many faces Strange are the twists of fate that so often bring death so quickly, so far, and yet so near. Two years ago, Pete Paletta of Helper and Tony Vasquez were working together in the Helper civic auditorium. Mr. Paletta, as custodian of the build- THE Volume 78 VOICE OF UTAHS VALLEY CASTLE Price, Carbon County, Utah, Thursday, October 16, 1969 22 Pages ing and Tony as a youthful worker in the Neighborhood The two Program. 637-073- Number 42 2 Fire arrested on Youth together for months until Tony was called into the service This past word came weekend from Vietnam that Sp. 4 Antonio M Vasquez, 22, Kenilworth, was killed in action on October 9. The same weekend, Sunday night to be exact, Pete Pa'etta succumbed to a serious illness in a Salt Lake City hospital. Their worldly paths that had become so widely separated in life have been joined together in death within a matter worked several Surveillance will continue on all known persons volved in drug traffic.., in- of hours. rlf Surveillance by law enforcement offiof suspected drug users and pushers in Carbon Counly Saturday between 8 and 11pm resulted in the arrest of a Salt Lake City youth, formerly from Wellington, on a charge of possession of a narcotic drug (seven lids of marijuana). Arrested by Sheriff Albert Passic was Randy Van Jones, along with a Salt Lake City girl, April Nelson, who has been referred to juvenile authorities. Assisting Sheriff Passic in the stake-ou- t of a house in South Price were Deputy Guy Adams, Price Patrolman Bob Tilton and Highway Trooper Steve Douros Sheriff Passic said Jones is facing a similar charge in Salt Lake City which is pending m the courts there. Jones, who has been under suspicion for the past six months, according to the sheriff, insisted that the officers obtain a search warrant before searching his car and this was the procedure followed leading up to the discovery of the marijuana. Jones was arraigned Tuesday in city court and pleaded guilty to the charge of When you want comet lung done, do it . . . and thats just what some yourself of the bosses at the Carbon County Nursing Home did. When money couldnt be found to repaint the kitchen at the home, Mrs. Jewel Davis, superintendent of maintenance, Ron Roper, administrator, and Walt Westfahl, custodian, put up scaffolding, grabbed paint brushes and gave the kitchen a new look. cers rlf TAX REFORM BAFFLEGAB . . . Here is part of Sec. 277, Limitation on Deductions Individuals: for (a) General Rule If a taxpayer (other than a corporation) has allocable expenses for a taxable year, the deduction otherwise allowable under this chapter for such expenses shall be disallowed to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of "(1) the aggregate of such expenses multiplied by the section 277 fraction, or (2) the allowab'e tax preferences (b) Section 277 Fraction For purposes of this section, the section 277 fraction is the fraction the numerator of which is the allowable tax preferences and the denominator of which is the sum of the allowable tax preference plus modified adjusted gross income." (HOWS THAT AGAIN, PLEASE?) rlf GIVEAWAYS . . . Momma cat and 4 kittens need a home, or homes. Phone 637-080- iiiiikiiiLiLnii1- 1- x EVIDENCE OF PROBLEM . . . Sheriff Albert Pas-si- c apdisplays narcotic drugs found on teen-ageprehended in different investigations over the past three weeks. Left is kilo of marijuana taken from car driven by Vietnam war veteran and next to it are seven lids of the same substance taken from rs Star, Costello, Tasker get Demo nod in Helper race HELPER In a sparse turnout of the party faithful, Helper Democrats nominated three men, Matt Star for mayor; John Costello and Tom Tasker for city council-mer- t, to carry the party banner in the municipal election on Nov 4 The nominating convention was held in the civic auditorium Monday evening with approximately 30 people participating The Progressive Citizens Party under the chairmanship of Dr J J. Dalpiaz will hold li MATT STAR I convention tonight nominating at and is exthe auditorium (Thursday) pected to nominate the three incumbents, Mayor Chris P. Jouflas, Councilmen Robert E ONen and Joe Rolando. Although making his first attempt at public office, Mr Star is no stiangcr to local polities He is presently the eity chairman for the Democratic organization and has served on the central committee of the county organization for a number (Continued on Page Two) its - ,r ii'P' ' U T,IV t t l ft i H kj rldU a former Wellington youth now living in Salt Lake City. In his left hand Sheriff Passic holds prescription bottle containing an LSD tablet taken from a boy which allegedly was purchased by him from a Photo IliOlIHllllilln.Ilknfl C Llbih 4tl illd!il.l ihllO mMIl 'nl IMS ,1, 'In Castle Gate hopefuls CASTLE GATE The Democratic Party at Castle Gate has nominated a slate of candidates for the upcoming municipal election. fatality KENILWORTH Specialist Four Antonio M. Vasquez, a native of Carbon County, was killed in action m Vietnam Oct. 9 He was a gunner on a military aircraft on a combat operation when the aircraft was hit by ground fire from the enemy, crashed and burned He had been m Vietnam for ten months. He was born May 8, 1947, at Standard-vill- e to Ruben and Dora Gonzales Vasquez He graduated from Carbon High School in 1966 and enlisted in the U S. Army in December of 1967 He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his father of Kenilworth, brothers and sisters, Della and Ruby, Kenilworth; Louis, Carbonville, Albert, with the U S Army m Italy, LeRoy, Wichita, Kan ; Junior, Ralph, Mrs Ber-nu- c Padilla and Mrs Ray (Viola) Loy, all of Whittier, Calif. Holy Rosary will be recited F riday at 7pm in the Mitchell I uneral Home Cha-and Requiem Mas will lie celebrated S iturday at 10 a m in St Anthony's Cc'tho'ic Church, Helper Burial will be in the He'per Mountain' lew Cemetery with Heading the ticket is Vanda Hreinson, a former town president Nominated with her on this ticket are Rueben Bera, incumbent, and Frank Pero who was named to succeed Martin Carlson, incumbent, who declined to seek the nomination for Fay Thacker, present town president, has not indicated whether or not he will be a candidate for Holdover board members are Hubert Hreinson and John Fish. HELPER The Utah State Department of Highways revealed proposed plans for reducing the hazardous conditions at two intersections on Helper City streets and US Highway 50-- 6 at the regular meeting of the Helper City council last Thursday night. Archie Hamilton of the road department displayed drawings of proposed changes at the south intersection where Poplar Street and Hill Street form off and on accesses to the highway and the North Main intersection where five people have been killed since the highway was opened in the mid 50s. The contemplated plans involve the elimination of the islands presently dividing the highway and constructing left turn lanes for both directions In addition, acceleration and deceleration lanes for right turns at the intersections will be included m the new alignment, A new lighting pat tel . v N v- r Ft p Hv t .V w TOM TASKER the Action ticket are Walter Maynard for mayor with Harold Patterick and Toy Aiwood for councilmen. On JOHN COS1ELLO 4, ; Two puitical s'atcs were filed with the I rice City recorder djring the hr' part cf this werk opnirg the door to a prob-aV- e h" it'd campaign Filing cn the Progressive ticket are Gu'do Rachiele for mayor along with Harold M Hanson and Jack Kobe for council-me- n - The estimated cost of the project is and the project hinges on the elimination of the designation of the pedestrian lane now crossing at North Main as a school crossing The highway proposes a renovation of the pedestrian underpass mile south of North Main and the designation of this path as the school crossing A meeting with school officials is anticipated in the near future to take up this aspect of the project, according to $105,000 one-fourt- h Mr. Hamilton. When completed the new alignment will wide lanes of traffic provide two in each direction, the acceleration and deceleration lanes, the left turn lanes, and wide divider between the only a four-fonorth bound and south bound traffic at (Continued on Page Two) T S - '4 P" iL 1 Two tickets filed i tern will be installed after the changes arc completed, eliminating the present wooden standards now in the islands. Whites X -- jk n, 'i, military graveside rites " , Highway department eyes Helper intersection changes P m program. Two Carbon County youths, Dick Wilson, 17, Price, and John Waring, 15, Drag-ertowere Taken into custody Oct. 9 by Sheriff Passic and referred to juvenile court on suspicion of selling and possessa diethylamide ing narcotics, allegedly (LSD tablet). Sheriff Passic reports that in this instance he acted upon information supplied by a woman, whom he did not identify, who said she witnessed an exchange of money between the youths on a street near the College of Eastern Utah. The circumstances aroused her suspicions and she called the sheriffs office. Sheriff Passic first apprehended the who allegedly told the officer that he had purchased an LSD tablet for $4 from the older boy. The was subsequently taken into custody and he ' (Continued on Page Two) WlL S-- A Carbonize Vietnam possession. He was sentenced to serve Six months in tire county jail, three months of this to lie suspended as a probationary period during which the defendant is to report to the court or the sheriff once each month as to his pi ogress in a H j. J it rfjV W 4 nJ i V . a t V' ,, fcg. Mi t DI E FOR SOME CHANGES . . . The Helper City council has been appraised of State Highway plant to make r lunge i at thi? Noith De-putm- iTirf - if 50-U.S. Main Street intersection with 6 Highway The objective is to reduce the crossing distance S-with turn off lane ; to be added. ThotoC Wvfrtl ihr11' " A |