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Show Whether Teacher Contracts Are Ratified Or Not Classes GRANITE PARK. Teachers in Granite School District will apparently start school as scheduled Tuesday - whether or not their contracts are ratified by the Board of Education on Monday. That is the assessment of district lim District To Begin As Scheduled scheduled executive board meeting yesterday (Wednesday), Beall said, and will hold a faculty rep training session for all GEA members Saturday. officials following a unanimous decision by the board Tuesday night to defer ratification of contracts for Granites 2,900 teachers. The jobs of teachers are secure and they have an implied agreement that they will be employed by law, commented Dr. Patricia Gurr, the districts communications director. Teachers had gone back to work before without contracts, Dr. Gurr noted. Dr. John Reed Call, superintendent, commented before the vote that there was clearly a question of whether the process is clearly concluded. Board member Gary Swensen said he was a little bit concerned that the ratification process didnt go through all the necessary steps. He made a motion to defer the ratification until we (the board) find out the final disposition of the teachers on Aug. 20. ' The board also agreed to meet in executive session to discuss the ratification Monday at 5 p.m. Bob Beall, assistant director of the Granite Education Assn., said following the meeting it is mystifying why the board hasnt ratified the Beall commented in choosing a low bid for a computer package known as the Franklin Model 1200. that the management and the Board of Education are afraid they will lose the free services offered by teachers that are outside of their contractual agreements. he said, "are the Teachers, ones who should decide what services they wish to donate or not. In other action, the board voted to reconsider its action taken Aug. 2 to reissue specifications for bidding on 120 computer systems. Board members had asked that bidding specifications be reviewed to look for the forward edge to assure that whatever system is purchased will be able to meet future needs. After taking the past few weeks to become indoctrinated, which included review of an article in Consumer Reports on board members expressed interest micro-computer- s, The board unanimously approved a motion by Miriam Farnsworth to purchase the computer package i from the Shop in Ogden for $193,258. The machines will be used in the math and science departments thoughout the district's eight high schools. An addition to the motion, that also passed, was that the staff should look in the budget for extra funds to purchase eight larger machines - one for each of the high schools math and science departments. The larger computers were recommended by Dr. Ronald S. Beckstrom as machines that would look to the forward edge as suggested by the board Aug. 2. Dr. Beckstrom said the eight computers would cost $16,000-20,00The board also approved purchase of a library material security system at Granger high for $10,670. A district official estimated that the Hi-F- Two Sections -- - system could pay for itself in two to three years. He added that $7, 000 worth of books have been stolen from the library each year for the past three years. Dr. Call said since the library is one of the largest in the district, it was chosen as the location to test the system before possibly installing it in other libraries. The board also set Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.as the bidding date for construction of Jim Bridger elementary and Pleasant Green elementary. Both schools are to be completed in 365 days, with $500 in damages to be assessed for every calendar day that goes past the contract. The board also approved a recommendation that Larry Peterson be named acting principal at Sandburg elementary. Peterson was formerly a teacher at Meadow Moor elementary and had been assigned to be assistant principal at Fox Hills elementary. He replaces Dr. Briant J. Farnsworth who was named supervisor of elementary education in Murray School District. COO-1- 2, 24 Pages SKEPTICAL REACTION . . . During Planning Commission break, developer Jim Snarr and an associate tried to convince skeptical neighbors that a twin home subdivision on 5600 West would be a quality development. East Of 5600 West contracts. From our perspective, he explained, were going to fulfill to the best of our ability every term and condition of the contracts. Dr. Call asked during the discussion Tuesday, Are we to assume that you will make no stipulations to the contract? GEA executive director Bob Pierce answered. We will make no stipulations that will change the terms and conditions of the held GEA a Is 656-38- A Green Sheet Newspaper Published weekly at 155 E. 4905 South, Salt Lake City, UT 64107. Second class postage paid at Salt Lake City, UT 04119 Subscrip tion rate $12 00 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to West Valley View, Box 7187, Salt Lake City, UT 84107. Volume 29, Number regularly Granger Miss UTAH USPS con-trsc- ts The Residents Object To Twin Homes THE VOICE OF VALLEY CITY Wf$r Attendant 31 All 18, 1983 Thursday, Aug. departments 262 6682 - Murray Girl Begins Fair Reign In Rain MURRAY. A 1983 of graduate Murray high was selected to reign over the County Fair here Tuesday night - a fair that has been plagued persistently by rainy weather. The weather forecast remains grim for the fair, scheduled to con- clude Saturday. Rain showers held off Monday until after the parade, the largest In fair history, but forced cancellation- of the fireworks programs Monday and Tuesday and was threatening at press time to wash out Wednesdays as well. Fireworks are scheduled nightly at 10:30. The weather forced movement of the Miss Salt Lake County Fair pageant indoors halfway through the competition Tuesday night. The crown was won by Betsy Buma, 18, a Murray girl. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Buma, 703 W. Vine St. Currently an attendant to the reigning Miss Murray, she plans to attend the University of Utah. Her talent presentation was a piano solo. Miss Buma will represent Salt Lake County in the Miss Utah State Fair contest. Miss Utah State Fair goes on to compete in the Miss Utah tracted 13 contestants, were Brenda Harris, an Olympus high senior; Deborah D. Jones, an attendant to the reigning Miss Magna; Susann Anderson and Ronda Braithwaite, Kearns high seniors and Lisa Nelson, a graduate of Granger high. A musical comedy ragtime act is scheduled to highlight fair activities at 8:30 tonight (Thursday) and the rodeo is scheduled to run tonight through Saturday at 8. Tonight there will be a demonstration by the K-Corps at 9:45, A square dance demonstration is planned at 7. Afternoon events include competition. A Turn of the Century fashion show (see Whats Happening section 9 todays paper) will be the featured event tomorrow at 7:30, followed at 8:30 by the annual barbershop quartet competition. Saturdays events will include the Farm Bureau talent find and the Cookout King contest. Exhibits are open daily from noon to 10:30 p.m.' of high-quali- comer of 5600 She was crowned by the reigning Miss Utah State Fair, Kirsten Bur- werent really concerned about the fate of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid til a 1969 movie was made about them. In that film, the two outlaws came to an untimely end they were shot to death in a gun battle with a cavalry unit at San Vicente, Bolivia in - 1909. The movie stirred public interest and experts literally emerged from the woodwork. Some asserted Butch and Sundance werent killed; others' said they were. Those who said they survived gave various reports of their subsequent lives. W. 3500 South. cease that work. By keeping them out, were helping ourselves out, he said of his opposition to having residential units nearby. I will maintain my farm over there until somebody comes out with a gun and makes me stop. In the other hearing, no public opposition was expressed against Stanley Perrys application for M-- l zoning on two (manufacturing) acres at 7031 Schuler Ave. He is seeking the change to develop an complex for an insulation business. Going through a list of department recommendations, Hooper noted that the property does not receive water from the Magna Water and Sewer Improvement District, thus causing problems in fire prevention; there are no contiguous manufacturing operations; and that there is no appropriate flood control planr The- latter charge, the most serious leveled against the plan, was rejected by Perrys attorney, John Rokich. Rokich said a retention pond could solve that problem. Not allowing Perry to use a retention pond would be discriminatory since the city had permitted other property owners in similar situations to do so. office-warehou- ' - Foxley CROWNED. . . Betsy Buma of Murray was crowned Miss Salt Lake County Fair Tuesday night. She is flanked by attendants Teri Lynn Butterfield (left) of by Granger and Barbie Burrows of Sandy. They will reign over remainder of fair events through TAYLORSVILLE. Small businesses will be the focal point of a talk here today (Thursday) during a monthly session of the West Valley Area Chamber of Commerce. Addressing Chamber members at the noon meeting will be Douglas S. Foxley, director of governmental relations for the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The luncheon session will be held 4150 So. Redat the wood Road. Chuck-A-Ram- Piano Sold Fast! Can you sell a piano with a Green Sheet classified ad? You bet! Ask Jolynn Vegh, 4507 Hercules Dr., what happened when she ran such an advertisement. UPRIGHT piano, original mahogany finish. Swivel piano stool, oak finish, crushod velvet seat. Some folks said both Butch, using the alias Jim Lowe, and Sundance were in the cattle business. American gunslingers then terrorizing South America. He said Etta wasnt there and the killing took place at Rio Pico, Argentina. Another theory says Butch and Sundance were In San Vicente when two other outlaws, Harry Nation and Dick Clifford, rode Into town. All four were in the gun fight with the soldiers but only N ation and Clifford were killed. In other words - there are as many theories as Jhere are experts. Even Butchs presumably reliable sister, Lula Parker n author Betenson and Pearl Baker, who knew the Wild Bunch as a child, arent able to separate fact from fiction. The newest writer on the subject is Edward M. Kirby, a Connecticut school superintendent and western buff. His book is titled, The Rise & Fall of the Sundance Kid. He traces the life of Pennsylvania-born Harry Longabaugh, well-know- Pinkerton agent (that was the nationwide detective agency of the period) said not only Cassidy and Sundance, but Etta Place, their female companion, were all killed at Mercedes, Uruguay in 1911. Whereupon d another expert argued It wasnt Butch and Sundance at all, but Robert Evans and William Wilson, two of many self-style- We sold the piano the day the ad came out, shell tell you. Obviously, the West Valley City lady was pleased with the results. to place your ad. Dial 262-668- 2 Jim Cornwell One school of thought is that Sundance was shot, but Butch, though wounded, floated down a river which merged into the Amazon and eventually escaped through Brazil. Still another says Butch came back to the States, but Sundance stayed to run a cattle ranch at San Rafael in southwest Argentina. A Is CofC Speaker Today high-qualit- y. here's a point Most of us ty The twin home units will be sold for up to $70,000, Snarr said. Several residents scoffed at the price, one woman noting that she was having difficulty selling her single family home for just less than $50,000. Ken Rasmussen of the Hunter Community Council said his group wanted assurances that development of the area would be substantial, durable and capable of lasting a long time. He opposed approval of a project which he said might fail, resulting in unfinished buildings on a partially vacant lot. We feel there is a possibility of this, he added. Other area residents also said that they had no legal assurance, only Snarrs comments, that the development would be If they cant sell, then theyll lower the quality of the units to $50,000-60,00- 0 and then build, charged Ohlan Campbell, 5476 Paulette. Dean Cannon, 3627 So. 5600 West, expressed fear that a zoning change would create problems for his nearby farm operation. He told board members he had no plans to Pageant. rows, who played the lead in the Murray Arts Council production of Oklahoma! She performed a medley of tunes from that show as her talent presentation. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Burrows, the Alta high graduate plans to attend the University of Utah on a Pioneer Memorial Theatre scholarship this fall. The second attendant is a graduate of Granger high and Utah State University. Teri Lynn Butterfield is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. How ard Butterfield, 3606 Blackhawk Dr. She is an accomplished violinist who attended USU on a full music scholarship. Employed as a legal secretary, she has completed a mission in England for the LDS church. Other Green Sheet area girls participating in the pageant, which at WEST VALLEY. A zoning change for a twin home subdivision ran into neighborhood opposition here Thursday during a City Planning Commission meeting. Lynwood Development Corporation is seeking 4 (twin home on a 4,000 square foot lot) zoning on 3.2 acres at 3663 So. 5600 West. The change would allow development of 12 twin homes, with a density of 7.4 units per acre. The 4 zone allows more than 10 units per acre, staff member Kevin Hooper pointed out. In February, 1981, another developer approached the Planning Commission with a plan to build six duplexes there. That request was rejected because the property was part of the Sandburg elementary study area, much of which had been downzoned from 8 (which allows 8 multiple units) to shortly before, emphasizing the desire of area residents for low rather than medium and high density housing in the area, he noted. Lynwood spokesman Jim Snarr, Farmington, said the current rezoning request involved that parcel plus an adjacent piece of land. The larger overall parcel would give Lynwood more flexibility in the projects design and assured board members and residents in attendance that he planned to build a planned unit development. He said the property is destined to receive zoning for medium density housing because of the proximity of an LDS church and plans to build a shopping center on the northwest R-l-- - Brady. The first runnerup is Barbie - who he says came West as a youth and became the Sundance Kid. The research is sufficient to make it likely thats who Butchs sidekick was, all right. But 130 pages later Kirby concludes Sundance didnt die in South America, but in the Utah state prison. He was doing life there for the 1945 killing of Mt. Pleasant town marshal Lon T. Larsen. Death came naturally to Sundance at 8: 55 a.m. on June 2, 1955, Kirby says. He was known in Utah records as Hiram BeBee and was the oldest inmate of the prison. The name was one of three aliases Longabaugh used, Kirby says. The others were George Hanlon and Hiram Ben-nio- n. Hed been imprisoned at San Quentin more than a year and after his release acquired a common law wife, Glame Heasly, about 1925. Kirby says FBI re cords indicate Hanlon (BeBee) had travelled in Utah, Nevada, South America, India and Europe and had ridden with Pancho Villa in the Mexican Revolution. The passing years didnt diminish his skill with a gun if Kirbys book is reliable. He writes that citizens of Rockville in Washington county remember him throwing a can out on the street, drawing his pistol and bouncing it along the road without stopping between shots. They knew him as Hanlon, of course, not the Sundance Kid. Hed moved to Spring City at the time he killed Marshal Larsen. How does Kirby tie HanlonBe-Be- e to LongabaughSundance? By his own admission. Though he refused to give personal information to the authorities, he told fellow inmates he was the Sundance Kid. And Butch, seen frequently in Wyoming and Utah during the 20s, allegedly told friends and relatives where and who Sundance was. Its interesting, Kirby points that while the fate(s) of Butch Cassidy are numerous, there are no conflicting stories out, about Sundance. He either died in South American gunfire or in the Utah penitentiary. Kirby contends Longabaugh family members know Harry wasnt killed in 1909 or 1911 because he wrote to his sister in 1915 and contacted his brother, Elwood, In San Francisco in 1919. Its really not important where and how the two outlaws met their end. But mans inquisitive nature is never satisfied by what might have been - he wants to know what really was. Hence the ongoing quest for the truth about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. J |