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Show 82nd Year No. 24 Price, Utah Thursday, June 24 Pages 14, 1973 Price 15c 'THE VOICE OF UTAH'S CASTLE COUNTRY" Others return council agreed to up their proposal from an hour to an hour for the hourly employes; nearly $30 a month more for salary workers and $35 for supervisors. Also in the agreement, was the condition that the three men hired to Reorganization work on the Price City water department started this week after the entire crew resigned Monday rather than return to work strike. following an Five of the 14 men out on strike demanded their retirement checks from the city, Monday while the remainder of the men returned to their jobs that morning. Included with the five was a water department supervisor. Councilman Mark Hanson announced the new water department head at Mondays council meeting, George Haslem, the former assistant watermaster for Helper City. He told the city council he would begin to hire a new crew within a few days and until then would have to borrow some men off other city departments. He also urged the parks and cemetery departments to limit use of their sprinkling system. Councilman Toy Atwood replied, his departments had already started a water cutback. The strike also left the street department without a supervisor as the former department head, Fred Basso, decided to return to the department as an hourly employe. Councilman Walter Axelgard, who has headed the department since Councilman James Fausett resigned, told the city panel, that he would act as the street department supervisor until another man could be hired. Friday afternoon, the city council met in its second special session for the week to work out an agreement with the strikers. Representing the men was Helper attorney, Bryce Bryner. The men involved had decided not to return to work after the city had stated its recommendation for a pay increase on May 28 then given the men until noon on June 1 to return to ts y QU NT PICKU P of the Carbon County Sheriff's Posse brings his horse to a trotting pace along Highway 50-- near the Price River in the second leg of the Pony Express ride to deliver the governor's invitation to Photo Robbers Roost. I 6 S-- Wo principal yet Bids opened on Helper junior high , work cut Plans for the remodeling of Helper Junior High had to be trimmed because of high bids submitted by contractors to the Carbon Board of Education at Thursdays session. The low bidder on the base contract plus six alternates and a special mechanical estimate was Kaze Construction of Provo with a $276,635 figure. This was far above the architects figure of under $200,000. The Board then had to decide either to carry out the entire project and eliminate the Wellington Elementary remodeling work this summer or cut down the scope of the Helper program. Architect Jon Taft then suggested the Board accept the Hazes base bid of $213,000 which was $33,000 above the estimate plus the alternate of $20,500 on acoustical tile and lighting for the classrooms. Trimmed from the project were exterior concrete work, sun screens over the windows, carpeting, lockers and landscaping. The Board stated some of the projects would be let out for bidding at a later date to local contractors. Only three firms bid on the was Tekton of bidder project. Salt Lake with a $301,900 estimate followed by Vincent Construction of High Provo with a $281,058 bid. The Board also went into executive session shortly before midnight to discuss the candidates for principal at Helper Junior High, but ended the meeting without naming a successor to George Pizza, the retiring administrator. A special meeting was set for June 28 to open bids on the Wellington elementary. The Board met with a delegation of parents for the Reeves Elementary on some conditions at the school. The group asked to have Gary Arnold drop the part time teaching assignment with the fifth grade class so he can become a full time principal. He presently serves as a part time teacher and administrator. The group also asked for the same for the school secretary, who serves as a part time librarian. The group requested an intercom for each classroom, fan for the kindergarten room and cut down the fire hazard in the grade classroom. The group was told the board was working on all the proposals and would consider hiring a library aide to take the burden off the secretary. A report was also presented on negotiations with classified workers such as custodians and lunch room workers. No agreement has been reached but the custodians have agreed to continue to work until a pay contract is reached. fifth-sixt- h Top rodeo talent from the Rodeo Cowboys Association and prep bands from across the state will be the highlights of the Robbers Roost starts today Roundup which (Thursday) with a youth parade. The Carbon County celebration opened Saturday morning at 6 a.m. when Bob Trease of the Carbon County Sheriffs Posse left by horseback to deliver an invitation to Governor Calvin L. Rampton, pony express style. Helping to deliver the message was the Star Riding and Chuck Wagon Riding Clubs. They arrived in at the Capitol two hours ahead of schedule to present the invitation at 5:30 p.m. Last night (Wednesday), a street dance was scheduled to run from 10 p.m. to midnight. The first of three parades will start at 6 p.m. The march will form at 1st W. 100 North then proceed down Main Street. Friday will be the Old Timers parade with the Grand Parade planned for Saturday. Grand marshal for the parade will be Lula Parker Betenson, sister to Butch Cassidy. (See related story.) Also taking part in the parades will be bands from Carbon, Springville, Emery County, Payson and Spanish Fork High schools; several riding clubs; the Rodeo Queen Rada Allred of Castle Dale plus her attendants Carla Thayne and Illene Taylor; Miss work. Sixteen men did not return and set up pickets in front of city hall, the city shops and cemetery. Three of die men were part time and never returned. In the meeting Friday, the city Patterick appointed to fill Price City vacancy Harold O. Patterick was appointed departments. Mr. Patterick has also served for nearly nine years on the Carbon Hospital Board. He will work with Councilman Walter Axelgard, who took over the street department earlier this month along with his power department when Mr. Fausett resigned. Councilman James Fausett officially submitted his resignation a few days ago. In a short note to the council, he stated I hereby resign my position as city councilman as of June 1, 1973. It was dated May 29. No reason for his resignation was given. In other council action, the panel approved Councilman Mark Hansons recommendation for head of the water department, George Haslem (see related story) and the new department head for the parks, Robert Powell. Mr. Powell was given the supervisors post after Tommy Morris suggested a separate department be created once again because the burden had grown considerable since he agreed to head the cemetery-park- s department. The tity also hired two part time employes for the Price Pool and a temporary custodian for city hall. to fill the vacancy left on the Price City Council with the resignation of James Fausett. Mayor Walter Maynard made the recommendation Monday with all the four remaining city councilmen voting for the appointment. He will be Sheldon Hansen Chevrolet was low bidder on a 72 and 48 passenger vehicles. He gave a $29,748.82 total less $7,500 for trade-iof the two old district buses for a $22,248.82 total. Bunnell Dodge was the lone bidder on a 20 passenger bus with a $6,849.62 estimate. n Office Equipment was the low bidder in another bid opening for cleaning the districts 200 typewriters this summer. The firm estimated $13 for each manual and $27.50 for each of the districts 24 electric typewriters. The firm of Sunnyville, Griffin and Ellis was awarded the auditing job of (Continued on page 2) teacher named to Bicentennial panel James L. Young, head of the art department at College of Eastern Uta has been apnointed bv Governor Calvin L. Rampton to committee serve on a American Revolution Bicentennial 23-m- Commission. The commission will plan events to celebrate the event including possible construction of cultural centers. replace the strikers, would be accepted with no animosity. According to Councilman Axelgard, the men on the street department respected the request. It was reported, however, that one supervisor, who remained at his job during the strike, was threatened this weekend, in phone call. This past week, the three city councilmen whose departments were effected, had to work with the crews. Local law enforcement officers also kept up surveilance of the crews. Youth Parade, Rodeo kickoff Western Week Bids were also opened on three new school buses for the district. Three local dealers submitted bids with the Board okaying the $29,098.44 purchase. CEU ts HAROLD O. PATTERICK sworn in later this week to fill the unexpired term of Fausett. Mr. Patterick is a former member of the Price City Council serving for over 10 years after being appointed in the early 1960s to replace Wayne Johnson. He was elected twice before losing in his bid for office in 1970. He was head of the water, recreation, parks and cemetery The council approved four water connections for the Carbonville Water Company and four business licenses. Licenses were granted to Steves Trailer Service; the Price Hotel owned by Bill Williams; the Shoe Roundup owned by Loretta Pollock and a contracting permit to Permalute of Provo. Harold Jewkes, Carbon County weed superintendent also met with the council and presented a list of areas in Price City where noxious weeds were growing. He also urged the city to work out an agreement with the county for next spring to control the weed problem. Carbon County, Margo Peterson; civic officials and the Altamont Saddlettes. Among the cowboys entered in the rodeo are Bill Nelson of San Fran cisco, Calif., the 1971 world champion bull rider; Ace Berry, Modesto, Calif., winner of the team roping and bareback events at the 1972 National (Continued on page 3) & it A? W a! L a ELVIN CHAPMAN gallops towards Helper after taking the letter to Utah Governor Calvin Rampton from Quint Pickup a short distance west of the Blue Cut shortly after 6:30 a.m. Photo S-- A THE SCRIBBLER Sidewalk Sale opens June 21 The Carbon annual of Commerce sponsored Sidewalk Sale has been scheduled for June 21 and 22. Items from all Main Street merchants will be placed in street side stalls amid a carnival atmosphere. Chamber Hearing set for Wellington 'shed' - seven stall WELLINGTON four maintenance station, highway A miles east of Wellington will be the topic of a public hearing June 27 at the Wellington Town Hall. The Utah Road Commission ordered the session on the proposal. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. Preliminary work on the shed, which will be situated on nine acres of land, will be available for inspection at the hearing. Information, maps and drawings will also be open for public inspection at the Department of Highways office in Price. Written comments on the proposal may be mailed to the Utah Department of Hiehwavs in care of James E. Johnston, information officer, room 616, State Uttice Building, salt Lake City, Utah 84114, not later than midnight July 7. The meetings purpose is to discuss the general location of the maintenance station. Detailed designs cannot be developed until the location is established. the spotlight on a toilet fixture In Usually it is a pleasant experience to see someone in the newspaper or on television, but according to our Hanksville correspondent wasnt very it en- joyable for a Wayne county couple to find their daughter in tlvj spotlight. It seems and Loma brought daughter shopping in Price on a recent weekend. To conserve time the couple split up taking different directions of the city to fill the shopping list. Ernest stopped at a plumbing shop to look over some fixtures with little Uniece in tow. After coming through the check stand the Hanksvillite turned to get his daughter, but she was no where near. In looking around the shop, Ernest located his little lass. She was sitting in a front display window on a toilet fixture with her mind on the business at hand. Ernest was too embarrassed to tell Lorna of the incident but they hadnt been home an hour until they heard about their daughters antics from the other Hanksville shoppers who happened to be in Price and pass the added attraction in the window display. GIVEAWAYS . . . Two kittens, would like homes, preferably with kids. Call A little lady Cockapoo, black and would like a nice just home. Call 637-153- 4. ... d, 637-427- 7. STREET DANCE June 13, 10 to midnight RODEO June 14, 15 & 16, 8 p.m. PARADES June 14, 15 & 16, 6 p.m. NOVELTY RACES June 16, noon to 3 p.m. 4 A 4 k |