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Show l1 I MILLARD CO. ruimnre, Utah PROGOFS5 October 31. 1975. 84631 Apply for increase m rates Grant T. Callister, Vice President and General Manager has announced that Continental Telephone of Utah has filed an application with the Public Service Commis sion of Utah for an increast on telephone rates. With the inflationary trend in this nation's economy, we served five years ago Although the people we serve do not live in large cities, they are every bit as urbane and sophisticated as their netropolitan neighbors. They have remained static, Mr. Callister continued. Therefore. our rate of return has gone down. Now we art asking for a rate adjustment ment which will give us an adequate rate of teturn on our investment, and make nir company attractive tc he investor. lemand, and deserve, the ,ame quality of communica-ion- s service as any city dweller, and we at Conti-enta- l Telephone of Utah into end provide them with the most modern equipment and services available i if is almost inconceivable Continental Telephone of Utah has made substantial 4hat a business could survive this period without inprogress in service since its serof the its price beginnings in the mid bO's. creasing vices or goods. Yet, this is The constant increase in use with and demand for telephone exactly the situation Continental Telephone of service has placed a heavy Utah. In fact, we have not financial burden on the comrequested a general rate in- pany. More than $1,800,000 crease since 1970, Mr. Call- was invested last year in ister. maintenance and new equipWe have been fighting the ment, another $1,800,000 will effect of inflation, through be spent this year and the careful management and ex- company plans to spend a pense controls, plus adopting nother $1,400,000 in 1976 new technology More than $1,000,000 ha wherever possible. However, been spent in maintenance we have reached a point along since January 1974. where inflation is increasing We have increased the num costs faster than we can ab- ber of toll circuits, switch sorb them. Wages, building boards and private line ser costs and taxes have continu- vices. We have remover, ed to climb. Costs since 197C telephone poles and install have risen drastically. Conti- cd new buried cables and mi nental Telephone of Utahs crowave, eliminating visua total operating costs have in pollution while improving time-savin- New homes being introduced the industry. Our people, and certainly our customers, will settle for nothing less. These are the reasons why vc need the rate increase we have proposed. Generally, the rate increase will spread over almost all services, including basic exchange service and supplemental equipment. The exact amount of increase for each class of service is not known at this time. The application presently being filed asks for a revenue increase of $57 ,000 in exchange rates. If approved, this increase in exchange rates will enable the comrate pany to earn a 9.87 of return on its rate base. in g 1 88. The Commission w ill make a determination as to the valuation of Continental Telephone of Utah's plant and what a fair rate of return should be on that plant. The Public Service Comission of Utah will set a hearing date and will afford the public an opportunity to appear and express their views in the matMr. ter if they so desire. "reased maintenance the telephone service. Federal Tax, 78 Mr. Callister stated that and other taxes up As part of the third larg During this same time period net est independent telephone income rose only 48.8. system in the United States, Without increased revenue, we at Continental Tclephont the quality of telephone ser- of Utah can point with piidr vice will be adversely af- to the services we provide ti fected. cover 17,000 stations in tht Our operating expenses State of Utah. This is ovei have gone up, but our rates 4,000 more telephones than 83. Ten new homes priced un- der $17,000, including five expandable models, are bethroughout ing introduced southern Utah by Capp Homes, leading manufacturer of single homes in the West representative. He said all ten new homes, ranging in price from $12,350 to $16,990 were developed to meet the new demand tor more affordable smaller, particularly among young families seeking their Eradication of brucellosis has been the official goal of cooperating State and Federal Departments of Agriculture for nearly 40 years. The program is having its ups and downs. In Millard County, the program has had a rather severe down the past year. The county lost its free status as the result of the discovery of brucellosis in several herds. That status has now been restored. The lesson to be learned is '.hat efforts to eradicate this disease cannot be relaxed until it has been eliminated entirely. Laxity will only allow the problem to reestablish itself in free areas, as it did here. Several states are tightening regulations covering the importation of cattle. Caliwill for instance, fornia. allow shipment of cattle into the state only if they are permanently identified as vaccinates, or are and found negative 'prior to shipment, or are going to immediate slaughter. All this makes it imperative that livestock producers cooperate as fully as possible in eradication efforts. At this time, that means especially keeping heifers PROPERLY VACCINATED. Dairy heifers should be vaccinated between months of age, beef heifers between months. Any purchased additions to a herd should be official vaccinates, identified by a tattoo in the right car, or if over 2 years old or unvaccinated, blood tested negative prior to mingling with the herd. This precaution includes bulls as well as cows. The disease is usually manifested by abortion and infertility problems in the herd. It may be spread by asymtomatic carriers. This is why routine testing and vaccination are important. The limitations of vaccinating must be kept in mind, without it, control of the disease in infected areas would be extremely difficult. But until the program has advanced to the point where even vaccination can be eliminated, and all vestiges of the disease removed, ihc goal of complete eradications cannot be realised. Routine vaccinations and blood testing are still the most important steps to be taken on the road to eradication in this area. But it must be remembered that complete eradication is still the goal. blood-teste- 3-- 8 0 Protecting Our Environment Even though plastic male-rial- , mainly packaging, make up leu than two percent of aolid waste, the increasing popularity of plastics spells good environmental news, for even as waste, plastics have some very desirable properties. The current most commonly used method of disposal is d and dairymen producers in Millard County Warns Keith Chapman. Co. Extension Agent. A recent outbreak of brucellosis in a Millard County dairy herd, as well as in surrounding counties emphasizes the fact that brucellosis is still a problem in our area. This warning is prompted by a report from Dr. Don W. Thomas, Utah State university Extension Veterinarian, that two Idaho counties, Franklin and Bonneville4, lost their status as Certified Bruccllosis-Frec- . The loss of status in these and 24 other counties in the country means that the cattle owners in these counties must now have had their entire herds tested for brucellosis within the past year in order to ship breeding cattle to other states. AlDr. Thomas said. federal though regulations do not require testing of cattle moving from Certified Brucellosis-Free areas or herds, cattle changing ownership that are not going to slaughter should be blood tested. This precaution will help detect the disease and avoid its spread. Wise dairymen and beef cattle producers will insist on a brucellosis test before bringing animals into their herds. This is the only way to insure keeping Millard Co. its Brucellosis-Fre- e sta-- ' lus. An example of bad effects of not taking this precaution happened this year. A cattle buyer bought heifers in a fcedlot and sold them as herd replacement heifers in Utah and neighboring states. A Utah cattleman who purchased six of these heifers without testing or quarantining them turned them into his herd of 600 beef animals. As a result, he lost 80 animals that contratcd brucellosis. In subsequent investigations, the disease was found in each area where those heifers were sold. Enforcing the rules and taking wise precautions are also important to human health. This disease can be from transmitted infected animals to man as undulant fever, the extension specialist stated. Keith J. Chapman USU Extension Agent landfill. Fortudumping nately in Ihi regard, the decomposition of plastics is very slow, gas generation is minimal, ard ground waters are not polluted! In the future, the news may be even better, for it is now possible to dispone of plastics through modern incineration, and then put the energy generated by the fire to good use! Many such installations are being constructed or planned right now. office. Fmm now on we are going to be known simply as Job Service, Mr. Isbell said. . Capp Homes new models feature more efficient use of space, redesigned placement and plumbing heating systems, and less of the frills that sharply escalate costs. in The "expar.dables, particular, are directed toward young families who want their ow n hoi..? now, at an affordable price, but wiio dont of y appearance. Capp Homes is a division of Evans products Company, Portland, Ore., with its re away. This is particular true in rural areas. Each of these offices have access to a statewide listing of job openings and the job applicant file thnxigh Utah's computerized job matching program that serves the entire state. Faster, better service to more employers and more applicants resulting in more job placements is the objective of this new chapter in the long history of the Utah Department of Employment Soninty. Our computerized job matching procedure is efficient and it will be used even more extensively to improve our performance of our basic mission which is bringing pcopleand jobs together. WAS TESTIMONIAL Qeer checking results Minn. Under the Capp Homes concept, the Each October the Division company erects the homes on 0f Wildlife Resources sets up the owners lot and foundastations at many of tion and provides all mater decking tbe S(ate's major crossroads, lals and fixtures necessaiy Primarily Iocated at access for completion, including wall- lar hunting nts t0 carpeting. Not mclud- re stations allow m the basic price are state servation officerSi bioiogistb and local taxes, landscaping, and other management septic tanks, sidewalks, drive- sonneI ?0 collect valuab!c ways, masonry work, decks nformation on the annUal and garages. deer harvest. The customer may do the Biological information colfinishing work, either by his lected at the stations proown labor or through subduces "trends both on huntcontractors, to save as much and the deer as 30 percent of the appraised ing pressure sex and age by population value upon completion. The information is class. A wide variety of accessorwith the previous ies and optional features en- compared with a and able Capp homebuyers to year In some areas, average. custom finish both interiors information is available as and exteriors to their own far back as 20 years. design and style. In all, Statistics gathered at the Capp Hemes offers more than checking stations enable the 10(1 C.lL:!:S,OtfS!y,'.SV.COl0,;S Division to establish quick and materials for roofs, sidto determine whethaverages ing. windows, paneling, car- er the deer harvest is up or and peting, tile, lighting down from previous years. plumbing fixtures. It also enables the division Capps district representa- to pass the information on tives can help home buyers to new s media. finance their new homes In addition, the stations through local lending insti on aging infoimation gather tutions. of the deer herds through a finish-it-yourse- lf - Con-e- five-yea- - f 'J J. s ?i - v 1 4 - . v, d DURAND AND TF.SS ROBI-sot- i were home over the week znd to visit their parents Mr. and Mts. Junior Robison and Alvin. r two ' r J h - a. f s a - continued from front page a Friday night was also big success Their extra points were were cut. Pheasant clutches PI LEASANT SEASON older than in July, so were Utah's pheasant and quail seasons are scheduled to open were more mobile. Overall statewide Sat. Nov. 1. Annual observability vas greater than normal. surveys conducted on the The average from the two state pheasant population shows the current during July by the Division surveys population in the. pheasant of Wildlife Resources indicate hunters will find fewer state continues to be in a downward trend. Fewer birds birds this year than in 1974. The surveys are conducted were counted than in 1974. Pheasant hunters can exto gather information on the conditkm of the pheasant pect about the same success this fall as last year. The Dipopulation in the state. Farmlands, meadows and other ty- vision predicts fewer hunters in the fields than the 85,200 pical hunting areas are scouted. Birds are counted and the who beat the bushes last fall. The harvest will probably numbers recorded. be down from last seasons Many factors affect an observers ability to see phea- 167.000 birds. Populations trends between sants. Ground and cover the pheasant and quail are conditions which enable surEnvironmental consimilar. crews to sec and count vey such as weather and ditions, the birds are known as obaffect their cover, ground servability factors. success. production Spring Storms Affect Survey In the northern part of the Much of the farmland in state, quail hunters can exUtah received snow as late the population to be limitpect as April or early may this Best ed. hunting should be The late snows delayed year. Utah. Survey southern m the pLmting of crops which indicate the Gamble's results normally provide cover w here is at its highpopulation quail pheasants nest and hatch their clutches, it also delayed est since the early 60s. Bag limits and length of harvesting of grain crops for pheasants and season and the second cutting of hay fields bv two to three weeks. quail vary by county. Hunters are urged to read Tall stalks of grain and uncut 1975 Upland Game Procthe fields of hay made the birds difficult to sec. Surveys are lamation for details. Procbe obtained at usually taken when both grain lamations may of Wildlife ReDivision and hay fields arc cut, proany offices and at many sources viding higher observability factors. sporting goods outlets. Results of the July survey were low. Crews reported I -seeing only half as many pheasants as in last year's The oldest military unit in the United States is the count. Ancient and Honourable ArDue to the low results and tillery Company of Boston, the poor observability facMass., founded in 1638. tors during the survey, the Division scheduled a second count in The made by Mary Joe and Jean Rasmussen. Everyone who went will agree that it was fun to watch and fun to play. The profit will go to- the Pahvant History trip. ' The Allstate Chorus anJ ,ias had another sue- cessful year. Those who were selected for this years All- state Chorus were Tammie Condie. Carol Groom. Mary Kav Stott, and Dean Shields. Those that were sel- ected for Allstate band were Russell Muhlestein and Cin- dy Sanderson. Reporter: Valerie Turner MRS PHIL STAR LEY AND hildun Shane and Tandy n, ialt Luke City were here for he weekend with her Mr. and Mrs. Jarold and Joe. Robison, Jaren Sacrament attended They here. meeting par-.Mit- MR AND MRS DEAN Allen and children, his mother Ruth Allen and Shirleys mother. Mrs. Greddcs went to St. George to visit the I DS Temple there. s MR AND MRS CLAUDE Carling are vt rv happy to be great grandparents to a Uu born this month 0 Uu ir grandson Gary Harris and Ins wife Toni, Della: first time parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rex liar's (Lois Carling). Delta are grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Merrit Carling, lillmoie, great-grea- t grandXi rents. s 'mgton. Bloomington Station report-Bancd hunting pressure was down, mostly because of a 35 pereent decrease in non resident hunters. In the fust ,w0 das of thc 1975 Bloomington checked in 154 dccr- - lhat r8urc "JS d,w n from last year s report of 416 d hunt-Monro- deer, FRED A GROVER CARL-ng- . S.Jt Lake cilv and their sisiir Mrs. Rial Allen, Spanish Irek visited on Saturday with their brother and sister-in-la- Claude can be caught in the By digging through the sand to underground streams fishermen can fish. obt r fresh-wate- r Fish Sahara Desert. MR AND MRS. their tables. J. Dl.ll 'vieenjovid a dav at the lemjile. Ovt. 21. AL Man- - 1 COUGAR OPENER SAT I R- DAY Utah's 1975 cougar sea- sm Rim 1 undin. sr, George dime up to get her sister Judy turner and childwuh November son opens ren Iritis and mbcr and a a stable population and a sister Mrs. Robet! (Kathv) big success prediction for cat Bean and baby Thomas Scott, hunters. Thc season is open Seattle, joined them to visit 15. 1976. throughAprii with tlieir parents, and other in relatives St. George. Gam lamer joined Ins family a few days later and all the group viewed the remodeling of the St. Geoige Temple bt foie the at ion. FRED MRS. Si ftfl The prices shoplifting: There are three prices for shoplifting First, if the shoplifter is caught, he faces the possibility of criminal prosecution for stealing. Second, a new Utah law says that shoplifters can be sued by merchants for the retail value of the stolen merchandise plus court costs, attorneys' fees and more Thud, if the shoplifter gets away with it. the cost of what he takes is passed on to you. Already that's a price tag So if you see someone fnophfbng tell the store owner or a clerk It the sheplitter doesn't pay for his crime you will host n DOBSON AND dauglU' r .Muintda, Piovo vis-id on the ei kend with her s mother S.u.ih Brower and Rt ih Marv Brower and Pi ggv Robison and the lat51111:1 sis-tei- ter's IR l.nuilv IN ( . HKISII NS1 N UN deruent m.t)or surgery Oct. 2! at St Marks Hospital in Salt lake (it v. His wife. Marge look him to Salt Lake and tcmaincd with him. lie came through the surgery as well .is was expected. At last report he was doing well. . .(.NT S JOHNSON AND ala Mug were in Provo on uisim-ss- . (Kt 2). U-- I II ARIES lutahCo'"ee (PAULA) Christensen accompanied her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Stephenson. Holden to Idaho Falls. Id. (Kt. 4 to atterd the lovelv open house held lor their daughter and sister fhbrn and her husband Ko lues I nuis Mcppcn. The and groom's parents. Mr. Mrs loins Mippen Jr. were UNO. HIS children Dai in, Shawn and Christina, Denver. Colo were here for mrt tf (he deer hunt with 11s parents Claude and C'leo hartes helped his Carling. parents put some paneling on vine of their rooms. They divided their time with Nancy's family thc Maxon f hornims at Fillmore. vifc. Nancy "Welsh cheese on crackers since the Welsh were too poor to have rabbit or any other game at Cko and Carling. C rabbit" began as a fancy phrase for melted istensens. 1 r. number of birds i,Kttcd in, this survey was considerably higher than in July. Field conditions during tris survey, however, biased results to the other extreme. Grain fields and hay crops Jcr-ward- In '. of the Wash-Club- the rom USU he Orson C busiest checking stations in the state are Daniel's Can;, on near Heber City and the Bloomington Station in south'cm Utah. Bill Moves, our local game warden, was stationed at the Bloomington Station on Tuesday of last week. While he worked at the station, his wife lena visited with daughter, and ry and Lena Jo Turner, son-in-la- CHRISTENSEN weekend home v ith his family MAN pent whether the herd age is going upordown. By examining cross sections of teeth under microscope, biologists can count age rings (cementum annuli) and determine the exact age of the deer. Tradkionally, IVlU A NUMBER OF OUT OF town people attended the missionary testimonial, including Fldens Aunt Rose Christensen. Fillmore; cousins Ern Hanson. Milwaukee, Ore.; a student at BYU; Janet Penney, Dean Allen, his wife Shirley, their children. Vicki. De Ann and Bradley, Kearns; a friend of Lester's, Sonia Sharp. Lewiston, Ut.; Shirley Allen's mother, Mrs. Geddcs, Salt Lake City; cousin Golda Allgood, husband Dell and children, Fillmore. - ll Virgin Uy sion tor the LDS Church in the New York City Mission. The invocation was offered by an Uncle Orson Christensen. The speakers each giving short talks were Eldens father Archie, his wife, Shirley. brothers Kevin and Lester; and remarks by Elden. Another brother, Ken of fered the closing prayer. - V. ' Jen-danc- : A serving the held at Sacrament Meeting, Rocky Mountain states. Capp Oct. 2b in honor of Elder has more than 80 representaElden Christensen prior to tives in 23 midwestem and his serving a two year miswestern states and additionin al facilities Spokane. Wash., and Minneapolis, rado Springs, involving tooth This tells game personnel .management The powder puff foofball Our local Employment Secgame that was held Monday as fun- - The Junor g'ris urity office will become a he siudentbody. there were Job Service Center, to pro- .he ones that dressed up the played against the Senior vide a new outlook on meet- most for the activity of that Srs- - The lunors defeated Seniors 22 to 16. Touch-Raym- a ing the needs of both em- day. The Spirit Queen was for the Juniors were downs and workers. ployers Christensen, and the We hope our Job Service Spirit King was Ernest Row- - made by Rhonda Watts, aw arcncss program w ill bring lCy. Laurie Keel and Carrie La- a greater public understandThe bonfire Thursday night brum. Iheir extra points of our role out to be a big success. werc. made by Rhonda and turned ing important in keeping employment high, Everyone was excited for the Carrie. Touchdowns for the Seniors were made by Mary greater awareness and game and all the bunnies Jo c Edwards and Vickie of The the total ashes! to burned ognition organi- got zation, and the symbolizing of a dramatic new initiative in matching people with jobs. One of the main changes in emphasis that will come as part of its improvement program under the Job Service banner will be to seek a better representation of applicants and job openings from a wider cross section of the labor market, Mr. Isbell said. The department hopes to step up the flow of highly qualified applicants to its Job Service Centers who previously havent considered the Employment Service a likely place of finding a job of their caliber, and at the sartie time to increase the number of job openings from employers who havent considered E.S. offices a viable source of skilled workers. An important step was taken a war ago bv the Utah DES in anticipation of its Job Service improvement effort when it departed from a long standing policy of centralized services and began establishing smaller, more conveniently located offices to serve the markets job of the state. Nine such offices have been opened since July 1974. Through these smaller units, full services arc being delivered to Utah citizens that previously "were served out of one central location, oltcn nules gional headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Colo- process The Utah Department of is employment Security changing its name and its goals. In the process it hopes to ga'ui a greater dimension of public understanding and acceptance and a new public image, according to lick Isbell, Manager of the Richfield Employment Security cattle la percent,with greatest impact upon the 25 to 34 age group. To achieve the lower prices, Change of name beef ranch-gression- nation's homebuyers are being priced out of the housing market by steadily increas- ' The threat brucellosis disease in cattle and its implications for human health looms close enough to warrant extra precautions by an l, mod-housin- first home. According to the Joint Con- Economic commit- tee. nearly 85 percent of the Callister concluded. Test calves for brucellosis split-leve- and Midwest, it was announced by Keith Barben, Marys- vale, Utah, Capp Homes sales ing prices. Since 1972, single family home prices have risen nearly 39 percent while personal income increased only 22 want to pay for space they wont need until their family grows, he said. For example, the Pathfinder priced at $14,420 provides living on the upper level with two bedrooms and bath raised and to the rear of the spacious kitchen and dining area and living room. Later, the lower level can be expanded to inelude an extra bath, den or bedroom, and a family room for a total of 1,248 sq. ft. ' The other expandable els include: the split-entr- y Explorer, at $14,650, with an expandable lower level; the Discoverer, a $12,350 er with two bedrooms and add on wings; the two bedroom, story Pioneer at $16,990, with an expandable upper level; and the three bedroom Homesteader split-entrhome at $15,670 that can be extended to a total of 1,855 sq. ft. with lower-leve- l utility garage, and recreation areas. He said Capp Homes will supply all the plans, materials, instructions, and finishto enable ing suggestions homebuyers to expand the homes. Additionally, access points into the expandable areas are already designed into the basic construction for maximum convenience and FLOWELL HOWS ( AN .uni |