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Show pr vjif''l0 UNIVERSAL glCROFIUlING 141 PIERPONT AVE. SAW LAKE CITlt UTAH CORP. rn jj Roy, Utah, Thursday Vol. 11 No. 25 January 23, 1965 Jade Seamons Given DSA li i Honors At Annua! Banquet Jack Seamons, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was awarded the annual Distinguished Service Award at a banquet held last Friday evening at Mas and Pas restaurant. Roy "I feel this is one of the highest honors a community can bestow upon a man and is certainly one of the greatest thrills in my life. I feel very humble m accepting this award, noted Jack. Jack was selected from a group of nine nominees as the recipient of the award by the judges. Judging was based on the nominees' contributions for community betterment and improvement during their choice might be the best, explained Labreque, DS chairman. Jay Utah ranked Jack, a contract negoitiator at Total state and local tax colAccording to the Foundation, lections in fiscal 1963 amounted except for gambling taxes, Utah to $230 1 million which was equal imposes all of the important taxes of Utahs person.il in- found in any of the other states. to 1151 come. This percentage compares Because of this broad tax cover with 11 44 lor the eight Moun-taoverall tax strucUtahs age, for the States and 10 80 ture is similar to the profile of U.S. as a whole. the composite tax structure of Mountain States and the Phone Company Celebrates Fifty Years Since First Call the United States as Fifty years ago, on Jan. 25, being made as far west as to telephone call was made between Denver. But, that was the limit; New York and San Francisco. It Continued on page 2 traveled more than over copper wires. 1964. days Awards banquet, DSA CERTIFICATE is presented to looks on winner Jack Seamons (center) )by Chairman Jay Labreque at last Fri E FIRST SPONSORED FOR DISTRICT SCOUTS AID-O-RE- i The Rocky Lomond District Boy Scouts will sponsor a First on Feb. 6 at 9 a m. at the Roy Slake gymnasium. The fiscal year 1966 budget ted to Congress lists another contains some $4 4 million for the $255 000 for operation and mainWeber Basin project, according to tenance of completed facilities. Senator Wallace F. Bennett, Under irrigation Aid-O-R- ). The budget also lists a total 11,300 new acres under irrigation in fiscal year 19b5 and 10,200 supplunenlal acres under irrigation last year. In fiscal year 1965 the Weber Basin project received $7,025,000 and in fiscal year 1964 the total expected to be some $105 million, 'at ' the This Week We Honor , All patrols horn scout troops in the district are invited to attend and participate. Registration should be made at the Round Table at the Bonneville High School Seminary building on Feb 4 at 7.30 p.m. iMbetwieeu 8.30-- am. at tlie site of the 9 Aid-O-Re- e. 3400 miles Over six months of testing and experimentation proceeded the first historic call across the nation after the first splice on the line was completed at Wendover in June of 1914. Talking from New York was Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, and at San Francisco was Thomas A Watson, his former assistant in the Boston Laboratory where the telephone was bora thirty-nin- e years before. Historic call The first call began with Alexander Graham Bell sayuig, "Hoy! Hoy! Are you there? Do you hear me? Yes, Dr. Bell, 1 hear you perfectly. Do you hear me well?" Yes your voice is perfectly distinct. It is as clear as if you were here in New Yoik instead of being more than 3,000 miles away Long distance long distance calling was an accepted fact Calls were In Senator Bennett estimated. 1911, Store Manager Expresses Thanks I would personnally like to extend my appreciation to tho members of the Sunset Police department and Mrs. Val Palmer for their alertness and prompt services rendered after an attempted robbery of Wmegars Food Town early Monday mornoted Lairy Wood, store ning, manager. It is suspected that three persons entered the store through a hole they cut into the roof and then attempted to bore a hole through the wall in order to enter Delia Drug. The also tired to drill the safe up from the floor, but sometime m the process of the c o m o t i o n, Mrs, Palmer heard the noise and reported it to the police. . An estimated $300 damage was done to the store and $25 was taken by those who broke in. last Funds appropriated Guest Speaker priated tor the yearbe used July Scout Explains tation vital project serves Summit Ranch, Sunday and details All Boy Scouts, scouting officials and parents in the South Ogden, the Sunset RecreaCommittee, intion Committee and is an active Roy, and Hooper areas are about to color the vited a movie member of the PTA. Charles (Tiny) Grant of 183 W. famous Philmont Boy Scout ranch near Cimarron m northeastern 2525 N, Sunset, was nominated New Mexico The event will start for his fine work with the youth 3 m. at Our Saviors Lutheran of the community and his chuhch at p Chui ch, 5500 S 2300 W , Roy, on service. Mr. Grant is a coach Clearfield High Sunday. and teacher The film will be narrated by Continued on pago 6 Rex T Johnston, assistant district r commissioner of the Lake Bonneville Council of the Boy Stouts of America The event is sponsored by Troop 187. With 137.000 acres. Philmont is unmatched elsewhere in United States for its facilities and activities These include camping, fishing, horseback riding, archery, panning for gold, trap shooting, fly tying and many more. In 1965, twelve day expeditions will be held from June 19 through August 19, for Scouts 14 years and older. The cost per Boy Scout will be $48, which covers all expenses except tr asportation to and from the Ranch, Mrs. Seamons as Jack accepts award. $4.4 Million Contained in 1966 Weber Basin Budget Four nominations have been received for tlie Sunset Jaycee Outstanding Young Man Progiam Construction continued announced the chairman Howard Klein. Nominations received aie Tlie budget lists $4,129,999 for as follows: continuation of construction proStan 0 Measells of 1041 N ject which centers around Ogden 75 W., Sunset Mr. Measells was and with project lands extending nominated for his conti lbution along the Weber and Ogden Rivers to the citys recreation program. and adjacent to the Great Salt He also is vice president of the Lake ft om Salt Lake City to Sunset Little League, a member Bngham City. of the Civil Defense Committee, Tlie budget which was submit- a member of the county humane society and an active member of his church. Kenneth Stewart, 1673 N. 400 was nominated for W. Sunset, his interest and participation in the community. Mr. 'Stewart is Kenneth Stewart among the study just completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The Roy Jaycees will now enter Jack in the Utah State DSA contest, which seeks from the local winners an Outstanding Young Man for the state. presently serving as a member of the Sunset City Council, the Sunset Jaycee Board of Directors, the Sunset Little League 15th fifty states in the proportion of its personal income going for state and local taxes during the 1963 fiscal year, according to a Hill Air Force Base, is presently working on the establishment of a new Jaycee club m the Plain City area and dui ing the summer spent many hour? wot king "at the concession stand, from which proceeds went for youth projects. Nominees Received For TOYM Sunset Slates Award Banquet ODD PenGonneoll OnuGnuDe Uei TT t Deadluie for state entnes is Feb. 10 and in the latter part The DSA committee selected of February an awards banquet a man from business, city govern- will be held to announce the state ment, and church to officiate as winner. We would like to extend our judges for the presentation. Those selected were Don Shreck, realtor, appreciation to all the civic club individuals who Joseph Dawson, city councilman, organizations and and Arlen Fackrell Clearfield participated in this year's project such a fine group bishop. These men 6pent many by submitting hours going over the nominations of nominees, concluded Mr. and the material in order that G The funds which will approfiscal begin1, 1965 will be for ning conUnuation of work and rehabiliof the which Davis, Morgan, Weber counties. about construcSpecific tion and the plan for fiscal year 1966 was submitted to Congress with the budget message on Monday, the Senator noted. Senator Bennett said that in fiscal year 1966 Construction will be completed on the contracts for Causey Dam and reservior, Lost Creek Dam and reservoir, and East Canyon Dam and res- ervoir. "In addition, construction will start on the second segment of the west Farmington laterals, the first segment of the Layton laterals, Woods Cross equalizing reservior, Uintah bench equalizing reservior and the West Warren canala, laterals and also he said. pumps, Recreational facilites at Puie-vieand East Canyon reserviors also will be completed in the next fiscal year; the senator concluded. BYU Variety Ea)DuDD(ffiee 03y EPtoepsreo CIlDfjCo G iUUL iG til a whole. Although Utahs tax system approximates the composite of the region and the nation, the report observes that its expenditure pattern is markedly different According to the study, Utah devotes a much larger percentage of its total state and local expenditures to education than do most of the other states. Last year 46 of all state and local expenditures In Utah went for education, compared with 41 for the eight Mountain States and 36 for the nation as a whole. Principal reason Foundation analysts point out that the principal mason for this emphasis on educational expenditures in Utah is the large school load resulting from the chilgreat number of school-ag- e of dren, the scarcity private schools, the laige college load, and the high value placed on by the citizenry of the state. edu-cati- In comparing the impact of the various taxes, the report observes that based on limited data, "it would appear that the property taxes paid by the average home owner in Utah is average or shghtly below the average than is found throughout the eight classes of property, this same general conclusion cannot be applied to the other property classes in Utah. The Roy High School Royals next year) last November on their sign are shown in the picture acwas recently announced the officCombined rates qualifications as student leaders. companying the story. ial title for the new school under The Foundation analysis shows the final phases of construction These students were placed on Those students serving on other and have been that the combined state and local on 4800 S. m Roy. School follows: as are committees with school officials regmeeting ularly to decide upon a wade variThe release was made by the ety of questions and programs for schools principal, Spencer W yatt. the school when it opens next fall. along with the announcement of Emblem committee the school colors of black, gold, Students who worked on the and white. Mr. Wyatt also explained that the associate pnnupals, committee to select a school emblem and school ring are Ron Darrell White and William Reese, were recently selected by the Koga, chairman, Holly Hansen. Boai d of Education and the Richard Schiffman, Cheryl Mason, Baibara Benson, Jack Alberty, county supermtendenL and Robert Steed. These students School colors Mr. Wyatt explained that students were selected from Weber, Bonneville, and Roy Junior High (the three schools from which students will attend Roy High met with a professional artist from Minnesota and presented their ideas of an emblem to him. The artists conception of the emblem and a possible rmg honor orgamztions and publications: Shirley Kano, chairman, Curtis Campbell, Connie Nomura, Mary Heslop, Susan Bell, Jim V oat bees and Steve Taylor; the School Code of Conduct: Richard Schiffman, Jack Bell, Bruce Nelson, Hal Johnston, ReNee Green and Brent Bringhurst, Constitution and elections: Bob Souter and Gene Buehler, Bob Voorhees, Marilyn Berrett, Darrell Graham, and Bill West; Song, cheers, and pep organizations. Marilyn Cox and Karen n Payne, Sheryol Munn and ' Mason. Col-tee- sales tax rate in the Mountain In three States amounts to 4 states, 2 in two states, and 3k in Utah. Two of the Mountain States (Montana and Idaho) do not presently levy a sales tax. analysis by the Foundation An of tlie third major tax source shows that the income tax Utahs individual income tax burden is close to the average tax imposed by the six Mountain States with the tax. Two of the Mountain States (Nevada and Wyoming), however, do not levy an income tax. r, Show Scheduled For Clearfield Feature TEB EABSam Ted Larson, son of Mr. and Mr3. Lloyd Larson has been delivering about 190 papers for The Sun Advertiser for a year and a half. Ilelj, , on stage Ted is a ninth grade student at Roy Junior High School where he Often helps by assisting with stage props and materials for assemblies at the school. He notes that he enjoys making models as well as a wide variety of other things. Ted has also raised several white rats. - Ted Larson delivers Advertiser i Sending money I took my paper route because 1 needed to earn some spending money of my own and this is a good opportunity for a boy my age," commented Ted. Ted also mentions that he enjoys all types of sports and participating m them. Curtain Time USA, the varishow of the Brigham Young University program bureau, will highlight an assembly at Clear- ety field High School scheduled for Feb. 17 at 9 30 a m before leav-- . ing on a fom month tour to represent the United States in 12 Middle Eastern countiies The cast mcliKies Rosanne Tuel-lcfirst runnerup to Mis America; Janet Todd, national accor-diaprincess, tlie Y Four, a successful male quartet, tlie Dancing Dolls, a group of girls who danced on BU shows throughout the nation, a dazzling Dag twuling unit, comedians: a popular music combo, and many -- r, 1 n ... have I r other talented performers. All of their scenery is portable and can be assembled and rapidly. Because of their tight schedule on planes, trains, buses and majbe even caravan, the pi ops have been designed to fold down to suitcase size They also carry their own lighting and sound equipment which is light weight and portable. IJ A h i1; ! ) 1 .i' J 'X AN ARTi VTS CONCEPTION of proposed school emblem had Hssible ri'tg design K admired b (I. to r.; itoj High Sehoci Principal Spencer Wjatt, and by Cher I Mason and. ack Allverty who served on the committee who selected the $ |