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ADVERTISING 278 2866 Vol.X Sw&f 'tali' .'"V 27 Southeast Salt Lakes Communitt 2263 Kat 4800 South W eekh Newspaper $ jttfeWft-- j July 29, 1965 I Of U r ban Renewal A Tussle Spills Into County a fairly complicated program, mix in a generous dose of rumor, of failure in far-o- ff places, a backbone of resistance just on the principle of the thing - and you sum-u- p public confusion over a federal urban renewal program for Salt Lake City Take Granite School Districts administrative staff will look again at enrollment figures at Meadow Moor Elementary School, 5315 South 1750 East, following a demand for fulltime first grade classes at the school Tuesday night, July 27, some 350 petition signatures asking for a complete elementary school program were presented to the school board. Meadow Moor mothers have been marching from for the past two weeks collecting names in support of the proposal. Albert Horr 1801 South Moor Drive, told the Granite District board that Meadow Moor is the only school in the southeast section of Granite District which does not now have full-da- y first grade classes Superintendent Elmer J Hartvigsen said the districts policy has been to initiate full-da- y first grade classes in door-to-do- or school where space and tetching personnel permit Another staff member reported, based on estimated attendance next year. Meadow Moor would be of a classroom short. However, he said Meadow Moor was one of the few schools in the district where anticipated enrollment figures were not absolutely firm er Dr William L Hutchinson, assistant superintendent for instruction, said his staff would take another look at Meadow Moor, attempt to find space for a full-da- y program for first graders. He promised an answer before the next board meeting in August. Presenting the petition to the board Tuesday night, were: Mr. and Mrs. Albert Horr 1801 South Moor Drive, Mrs. Phil Snyder, 1590 Lone Pine Drive, Dr. and Mrs D T Marden, 1598 Lake-woDrive and Mrs. Dan Robertson, od 5196 West Moor Road. Christensen Back On Granite Board Most fledging board members sit and but watch at the first few meetings M. Elmer Christensen sat down with an air of confidence Tuesday night, July 29, and picked up the intricacies These parents jttended a meeting of the Granite School Board Tuesday night, representing the 348 parents of Meadow Moor shool children who signed a petition requesting full-da- y first grade at the school this fall Pictured, left to right, are Mrs Albert Horr, Mr Horr, Mrs D T Marden, Mrs Phil Snyder, Dr Marden and Mrs Dan Robertson YES-N- VOTE DUE O Teachers Pay Talks Locked The Granite School Board would talk about anything except more money for teachers Tuesday night, July 27. As a result, contract settlement with classroom teachers is locked again pending outcome of a Granite Education Association faculty representatives meeting' set for tonight, Thursday, July 29. At that time, the of the total GEA membership can okay the which is alexisting salary schedule ready approved as the backbone of the Grkmte Districts refuse pay terms representatives or budget In that event its 1965-6- 6 Mad, Zany Sugar House Crazy Daze craxy due starts Sugar House Merchants say summer heat Is el ecting prices producing hot barsidewalk gains during the two-da- y And if it's not enough fun sale just practically stealing quality merchandise, lots of other activities have been planned for entertain ing customers. Full details of the Friday and Saturday selling spree and a sample of bargains begins on Page B- -l of this issue. Mad, tiny tomorrow In likely a general membership will be called meeting The GEA negotiating team did win approval for three others points which were part of conditions to be settled before GEA would recommend this years contract for classroom teachers The board voted to instruct school principals to arrange lunch schedules so each teacher would have a duty-frA committee period comprised of GEA members with Dr O C. England of the Granite administrative staff, worked out details of this arrangement. ee The board also promised to altering the insurance program to provide life insurance benefits on the same basis as health and accident protection now provided. The final provision set up a professional relations committee composed of two board of education members, three district administrators and five GEA members. The group will examine professional growth and development programs, salary scheduling and new Behind this is the desire legislation of professional educators to help formulate and administer whatever plan is finally adopted to raise standards and qualifications of teachers. On the question of more mooey, however, the t rd stood firmly behind the salary schedule adopted earlier this The announcement was made year. after an hour -- long private executive session with GEA negotiating team The board agreed to no mail formal contracts for individual teachers until the GEA membership decides on its neit course of action an -- As the issue speeds toward a special city election on August 17, rumor and misconception are pyramiding into massive resistance Ironically, the most feverish opposition has spilled over city boundaries into Salt Lake County wherewhere not a single voter will cast a ballot one way or the other Several meetings have been orgamted residents during past areas county among It picks a section of the city to be weeks to campaign against the measure and formulates a plan. This reclaimed outside no it areas effects in way although State legislators and Salt Lake City apartments or an might be high-ris- e industrial complex to replace a slums county officials are answering call after The agency is then double-checkcall from county residents who have two ways inside information that their home is in First, the Salt Lake City Commission must concurr followed by the path of the federal bulldoier a public hearing to sample popular The alarm appears doubly silly since opinion A further protection is provided in urban renewal in Utah hasbeen sponsored the 1965 Utah enabling legislation which for one specific purpose only to gain federal help in constructing the civic requires a general election on each individual project is 75 percent of the center auditorium complex. W hether or not you property owners involved file written approve of federal participation in local affairs, facts are complaint facts and the facts about urban renewal So much for the safeguards, how Is are these: 1 the money spent and who pays? ) The government does not come in and confiscate huge sections of property. Once a project clears all local hurdles, All programs to spruce up sagging metit is submitted to Uncle Sam for approval in the form of an application for funds to ropolitan areas are administered locally Uncle Sam simply band-rol- ls the project purchase land and clear the property. - and hopes to get at least part of When this is accomplished, private his money bak capital takes over. The land is offered for sale, onbidbasis, to private interests Before a local redevelopment ,2 ) who agree to rebuild according to the board can be appointed to even consider redevelopment agency's concept. The a reclamation project, its creation must difference between the cost of buying a be approved in general election Thats and clearing land and the sale price what the August 17 special city election to a private developer is the cost at is all about. the project. If a similar board were proposed for The federal government pays depressed areas in die county, balloting of this expense. the city ofcounty voters would be necessary. However, the city's contribution can be 3) If the electorate says ryes in the form of general Improvements August 17, a redevelopment board is Continued on page 4 appointed to consider local problem ed -- two-thir- ds, one-thi- of Granite School Board business with hardly a falter. PETITION reports Mr. Christensen, 730 East 3450 South, has just been appointed to fill the board seat vacated by Forace Green last month. Back after a three year absence, but with 12 years experience on the Granite District Board, he obviously felt right at home. He will fill the years remaining of Mr. Greens term representing precinct two. 1,400 Tons Of Gooey Sticky, Lumpy Mulch! Mr. Christensen stepped down when his third term expired January 1, 1963, because a shuffling of precinct boundaries placed him in the same district with Green, who was also an incumbant. When he resigned, Mr. Green recommended Christensen to take his place. President Keith C. Brown, in announcing the appointment, said, "Much of the history of the Granite School District is written in what this man has done The board named Mr. Christensen after interviewing two other Applicants for the position and a brief private session to discuss their choice. During his tenure with the board, Mr. Christensen served as president for one year. In other education capacities, Mr Christensen has been a member of the Advisory Committee of the Salt Lake Area Trade Technical Institution for the past 12 years, serving as chairman for eight of these, and was named the Man of the Year in education for the State of Utah in 1961. Fourteen hundred tons is a lot of unless you're talking anything . about mulch. Then it's barely enough of the gooey, sticky stuff to satisfy Salt Lake County road builders for just . Mr. Christensen views the two major problems presently facing the school board as establishing a proper salary level for teachers and meeting the diThe stricts critical building needs salary adjustment is an immediate problem, although the board voted Tuesday night to maintain the salary schedule that was adopted earlier this year through the coming school year, Mr Christensen said. The building program, however, will be a continuous thing, he said In regards to the full day first grade and interupted kindergarten problems in Granite District, Mr. Christensen said from what he knows of the issue, there is not likely to be much change in the present status of the schools in the current school year. . one day. Slantlt Inr Employed as Utah State chemist, the i ew board member is affilliated with the American Chemical Society, was president of the American Association of Pesticide Control Officials in 1963 and serves presently as a chairman. In other activities, he has been actively engaged in the Boy Scout organ-ixatio- n, serving on the executive board for 20 years. He was vice president of the Salt Lake Area Boy Scout Council for five years, and a member of the national council. Boy Scouts of America for 10 years He has also been president of the Winder Stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints for the past 15 years. rd niiviirui"-ii- i Aided by a new plant producing the road paving material on old Bingham Highway, the 119,000 tons of mulch layed last year in surfacing and repairing roads and highways in Salt Lake County will be exceeded this year, according to Woolas A. Macey, new superintendent of the county roads and bridges department. An anticipated 1,400 tons of mulch will be processed each day to complete This projects slated for this year. includes 12 class B roads which require changing the complete road structure, 13 roads to be chipped and 13 Kearns streets. Translated into money, $400, 000 worth at road improvement s are still schedult before the season will be considered complete. Since May, the cost of material labor and equipment for work already completed totals $107,870 mostly In south east Salt Lake County. Included in this were two class B roads, the old Bingham Highway and 6200 South from 2000 to 2700 East, using a total of 7,842 tons of mulch at a cost of $25,612,35. Roads that have been black topped include 3425 to 3470 East and 3410 include 3425 to 3470 East and 2225 3410 South; 3075 to 3380 East on 3400 South; 3500 East Millcreek Road; 4750 to 5000 South Memory Lane; 2029 to 2175 East Arbor Lane; Viewmont Street and 4585 Cottonwood Street; 2207 to 2247 on Arbor Lane; 4825-48Bonair; Evergreen 2785 to 3490 East; 9400 South 3000 East (Granite):: ))) East 3900 South; 4800 South Holladay Blvd. (Highland Drive); 2000 East 3900 South; 4800 Continued on page 4 85 '! Who Will Reign Over Holladay Eve Fete? Eleven Holladay teenage girls will compete for the title of Holladay Eves Princess this Saturday, July 31, at 6 P M. in Rowland Butlers Studio, 4672 Holladay Blvd Contestants include Sandy Arnold, 18. 6722 Laxy Bar Circle; Sheree Broussard, 17, 4334 Shirley Lane; Ricki Gardner, 17, 4780 Fortuna Way; Judy Gough. 14. 2628 Flamingo Drive; Linda Kronstadt, 14, 2912 Kentucky Avenue; Jean Lattimer, 15, 1457 East 300 South; Carol Lindman, 17, 2251 East 5901 South; Teddy Newsome, 18, 2009 Waldo Drive; Kim Pinder, 14, 1516 East 4130 South; Vickie Woodbury, 16, 1871 Moor Mont Drive and Kris Sperry, 14, 3231 Majestic Drive. The teen princess will be selected to reign over the Holladay Eves celebration August 5 through 7 on the basis of poise, personality and talent, 50 percent, and ticket sales, 50 percent The cootest, sponsored by the Holladay Chamber of Commerce and the Holladay Lions will be judged by six prominent residents of Salt Lake Valley, Including Ptul Ganyoo KCFX-Twomens weatherman; Jackie Nokes, KSL-Tdirector and hostess of "Midday' ; Joan Peterson, associated with Michelle's Models, the national Jantxen Smile Contest, and a local advertising company; Paul Coburn, KW1C disc jockey; a representative of Auerbach's and one ether judge to be announced later. Cl, V V younger princess will also be selected on the basis of ticket and the two will nde on a float in the Holladay Eve parade. annual celebration will includes Other activities of the, three-da- y carnival and programs, with proceeds going to community betterment A sales, projects Micfi r new riMintv m i . Miperinlrndent |
