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Show Tough timoo Left without a fob or benefits, East Carbon families face difficult times. Page IB L 0 0 T uesday November8, 1988 97th Year Price, Utah No. 89 35 cents Elections underway throughout country Elections from president of the United States to county and city officials are underway today throughout the country. Local people will vote for president, governor, a U.S. senator, a U.S. congressman, a state Bush and Democrat Michael Dukakis. Other candidates are Delmar Dennis (American), Ron Paul (Libertarian), Lenora B. Fulani (New Alliance), Jr. Lyndon H. La Rouche (National Economic Recovery), Louie G. Youngkeit (Independent), Willa Kenoyer (Socialist) and James Mac Warren (Socialist Workers). For governor of Utah, Republican incumbent Norman H. Bangerter is running for reelection. He is being state attorney two senator, representatives, general, state auditor, state treasurer, two county commissioners and three school board members. The presidential race frontrunners are Republican George challenged by Democrat Ted Wilson, American Arly H. Pedersen, Libertarian Kitty K. Burton and independent Merrill Cook. For U.S. senator, Democrat Brian Moss is challenging in- cumbent Republican Orrin Hatch. Other candidates on the ballot are Robert J. Smith (American) and William M. Arth (Socialist Workers). For U.S. representative, District 3, Republican in-- ( Continued on Page 2A) Lots of factors are involved in revitalizing area economy order to qualify counties had to meet certain criteria, including unemployment rates, population outmigration and per capita income. Besides these By STEVE CHRISTENSEN Managing editor No incentive will bring dustry to Carbon County. That is the advice of Ed Myers, director of rural development for Utah. implemented Enterprise Zones in the state. Nine Utah counties, including Carbon County, have been designated as Enterprise Zones, which allows new and ex- Photo by Layne Miller Ready for battle Karate students from around the state and surrounding states gathered in Price Saturday for the Seventh Annual Southeast Utah Karate Championships. (See story on page4A.) CEU enrollment reaches Enrollment at the College of Eastern Utah has reached an e high according to figures released by the office this week. The registrars at both the student head-couPrice campus and the San Juan Center in Blanding has reached 2,200 students, representing a all-tim- nt head-cou- nt of 1,400. Of the 1,800 students on the main campus, over 1,200 are attending full time, while the San Juan Center has registered 360 students, 246 of whom are e considered equivalents. Overall, the CEU enrollment increased by about full-tim- 100 students. Michael CEU President Petersen said he is pleased with the figures. We anticipated that enrollment would stay even with last year's figures because we eliminated the football program e which brought in 80 students each year. To replace full-tim- those students and still bring in another 100 is much better than anything we ever expected, the president explained. CEU has posted significant enrollment increases in recent years. The size of the student from body increased 135 197677 to 198788, earning CEU the distinction of being Utahs fastest growing college. President Petersen says that bragging rights are not the only issue surrounding the enrollment growth. For several years, this has had a lower college enrollment than we ought to compared to the size of the facility and the staff needed to operate it. Ten years ago, CEU was more expensive to operate on a per student basis than any other school in the higher education system," he said. The president indicated that CEU has now reached a level of enrollment that is very cost when effective. When you adjust our budgets for inflation, and compare the 1976 per student expenditures with last years figures, you find that we are actually spending e student $900 less per than we were a dozen years ago. While the enrollment growth was good news, and the president indicated that he expected the trend to continue, he also indicated that the larger student body was pushing the colleges resources to the limit. full-tim- We cannot continue to add students without hiring more faculty and staff members to handle the extra work load. We also have to find additional space for the extra classes we will have to offer, Petersen explained. The space problem will be alleviated when renovation of the old Carbon Hospital is completed, adding a facility manufacturing businesses tax incentives. It does not apply to the service industry. Incentives include income tax credits of $750 or $1,250 per employee, plus investment tax credits. Investment credits are figured on 10 percent of the first $10,000, 5 percent on the next $90,000 and 2 percent of everything above $100,000. The tax incentives are part of a plan to help revitalize the economy of the nine counties. In high all-tim-e roughly the size of the schools main building. Money for the first phase of the remodeling project is in place and work will begin in the near future. The final phases will have to compete for appropriations with other state building projects when the Legislature meets in its next general session this winter. Solving the problem of additional employees is also a difficult issue. Our highest personnel priority is protecting the benefits of our current employees, followed by securing enough money to provide raises that at least keep pace with the cost of living. We will then look to expand to meet the demands of enrollment growth, he said. The president said he will ask the legislature to increase CEUs state appropriation by $400,000 due to the student body at both campuses. ever-increasi- was required to submit a plan detailing how local efforts would augment state incentives. (Continued on Page 2A) George Patterick, area leader and booster, dies at 75 However, incentives will go a long way toward helping a community attract industry. Myers spoke to the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce last week about the recently panding criteria, each county ng George Harrison Patterick Jr., insurance man, family man, amateur geologist, community leader, but most of all one of Carbon Countys most enthusiastic boosters, died Monday, Nov. 7 at Castleview Hospital. his most lasting is the legacies great amount of work he did as an organizer of the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. As chairman of the geological procurement committee, he had the responsibility of obtaining sufficient geological specimens to open the museum in the early One of 1960s. He remained actively involved with the museum and served on its board of directors until his death. In 1986 he was grand marshal of the International Days parade. Bom Feb. 16, 1913 in Pingree, N. D., he was a son of George Harrison and Reta Mae Burgess Patterick. He married Evelyn Jones, Sept. 13, 1936 in Salt Lake City. e A Carbon County resident, he graduated from from Carbon High School and the Capital College of Pharmacy, Denver, Colo. He worked at Kellys Price Drug before going into the inlong-tim- surance and real estate business where he became a partner of J. Bracken Lee. He later bought the business. He owned and operated Equitable Insurance Agency since March 1,1934. A leader in many civic affairs throughout his life, he was an organizer of the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce. He became its second president in 1951. i He also served as president of the Junior Chamber of Com- merce and was named businessman of the month by the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce. He was an organizer and charter member of the Carbon County an Jeep Patrol, organization to which he gave many hours of service. He was an organizer and officer of the Castle Valley Gem Society. A charter member of the Carbon Country Club and the Castle Valley Knife and Fork Club, he was also a member of the Price Elks Lodge and Masonic Lodge 26F. A former director of the Fish and Game Department, he was chairman of the fish planting program for two years. Survivors include his wife; three daughters and sons-in-la- Marianne and w, Jim Conover, Sandy; Kathleen and Roy Robinson; and Sherrie and LaMar Higbee, all of Price. He is survived by grandchildren, Kacy Marie Robinson and Bryan Edward Robinson; Lindsay Diane Higbee and Morgan Leslie Higbee; and Ashley Amanda Conover. He is also survived by a sister Alda E. Thome, Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Alan and Harold. He also leaves many nieces and nephews and many close friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Price LDS Fourth Ward Chapel, 545 East 400 North. Friends may call Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Fausett Mortuary and one hour prior to the service at the ward chapel. Interment will be in the Price City Cemetery. |