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Show I nioy tacldlDDiig fire hazard that lived up to the expectation was severely damaged by fire on the evening of June 10. The fire occured at 6085 S. 2700 W. Roy in a building condemned several months ago as a fire hazard. There were no utilities connected and it was uninhabited, so it is suspected that arson was the cause. Signs posted after the fire offer a $5,000 award for information leading to the arrest of arsons who are suspected of starting the fire. A Arson is one of the fastest trowing crimes in the country, Fire Chief Waters said Arson is a vicious crime. Thousands are killed or injured and over $2 billion in property is destroyed by arsonists in the U.S. each year, as stated on the sign endorsed by the State. A total of 45 men from Roy, Weber Station 3, Riverdale and Clinton tesponded to the call. They had it under control in the first hour, but it took all night to completely extinguish it. It cost about 60 man hours to fight the fire. Riverdales fire fighters were not committed to the fire so they could cover the rest of Roy. Also, the Sunset unit could have broken away from the fire if needed, since all of Roys equipment was engaged at the fire. gjtmffiiedl At the time of the blaze, one of the Roy fire trucks was in Salt Lake City being repaired. It will be out of service for another week. Roy City Fire Department is now using a 1955 truck with 1000 G.P.M. capacity, a 1963 pumper with 750 G P.M. capacity, and a 1978 quick attack minipumper rated at 360 G P.M This pumping capacity is below the minimum amount needed for a city of this size. This need for increased fire protection was aired by the City Manager at the June 10 City Council All things considered, the fire fighters did an excellent job in containing the fire Chief Waters said that it will probably be a year to 18 months before Roy gets a definitely needed 1250 G.P.M. truck that he requested. That is the time frame he foresees if the truck and new fire building is put on a bond issue in November. The building is now extremely dangerous to children or other trespassers who enter the building to explore it. The police will patrol the area, and it has been boarded up to keep people out. n Equipment lacking As service eeting. Funding could be ac- complished by a fire protection bond which would cover the equipment and building in a bond issue. Inflation would compound the cost if action is delayed much longer. With the present equipment and location of the Roy Fire Department, a mile radius from the fire station is served. It is presently easier for a fire in Sunset or Clearfield to be covered by Roy fire fighters than the northern area of Roy. Also, the railroad tracks are an obstacle which must be countered in the future planning of fire stations. As the City continues to grow and area increases, new structures, increased commercial development and demands for mutual aid increase, the fire equipment is becoming obsolete and inadequate to provide firefighting service to Roy City. It is essential that the citizens of Roy be assured full protection by the equipment and manpower of the Fire Department. Because Roy City is inadequately protected, new equipment and a new facility to house new equipment has been proposed. unincorporated county land is developed with subdivisions, Roy City will pay a disproportionate share of Weber County tax to provide police and fire services, unless the county provides a special service district to provide a revenue source to pay for the increased need for such services. I a. j Evening rampages of wild destruction in Roy Sandridge Park, all the stalls were torn out and demolished, and the skylight was busted in the restrooms at a cost of $585 in city funds. North Park is also a constant battle in keeping up with repairs, according to a Parks Department spokesman in At Roy. The ruined toilets, stall doors bent in half, sprinkler heads kicked in, drinking fountains busted off, elec- trical conduits ripped out, tennis court lights smashed, flower beds run through or stolen, and sod torn out in big sections are samples of senseless destruction carried out in Roy Parks at night. Speakers to aid Roy development The Roy Chamber of Commerce ,md City Council are attempting to the citys economy. ctivities for economic redevelop-en- l of the con u eicial area will bo niscussed in a n eeting open to the die ulate businesses, ouncis and interested sakeis .V i ledge in Pageant 1980 version of THE MISS pageant has been slated for Saturday, August 16, 1980, according to Mrs. Lee Kirkwood, pageant coordinator. The Miss Roy pageant is a prelude to the Miss Utah-Mis- s America contest held yearly at Orem, Utah Winners of the Miss Utah judging move on to Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Miss America is crowned. Applications for The Miss Roy contest must be in no later than July 11, 1980. They may be obtained by calling Doris McClelland at To qualify, contestants must be between the ages of live in Roy or have attended Roy High School, and have never been married. A color photograph is to accompany the apoplication; however, these cannot be returned. Immediately following the application deadline, the contestants will begin meeting together for the purpose of orientation and practice of a production number to be presented during the pageant The It's a daily job, repairing what the kids did the night before, said a Parks worker. We cant have a sign last a week. ROY Besides the damage to facilities, flowers and grass ripped out add up to about $200 to $300 per year. During the Christmas season there are usually two or three pine trees sawed off in the parks. In other seasons, tree limbs are torn off at random. We've caught a couple carrying shingles away from a concession stand once, but most of the damage is done at night, so we depend on the police or neighbors reporting the crimes, he said. It's a shame we cant have more parental guidance, and more help from citizens reporting vandalism. If our Park funds could go into new facilities and more nice things instead and into of repairs going replacements, we would have a better place to live in and enjoy, the Parks man said. 773-762- 7 17-2- property Roy citizens with specialized commercial developed will bo present to give then lews and stimulate ideas on the loblen s and oppoitumties involved Heed Searlo, with his knowledge of .oueeioo in Noithern Utah, Scott I'ai kinson, Ducctor of the Ogden Kedovclopn enl Agency. Wayne Weber of County iloiiuehi Intel i overnn ental relations, and Kent Mitchie or Dick eithoi Chi istensen ol Burroughs and Smith ill offei then individual expertise. The n eetini will beheld at the Roy Municipal Budding or. if the crowd is Inn la i ge, at the Roy High auditoriun mi Thursday, June 26, 7 p m Foui now Miss Roy AMERICANISMS Sketches of By D. Horner are those customs, Americanisms characteristics, beliefs, traditions and thought by committee. A bronco is a wild horse or pony which is tamed by a broncobuster (cowboy). To buffalo (used as a verb), is to battle, bewildei or bluff someone. A cardshark is either an expert card player or a cheater at cards, or both. Chicken feed is what a cheapskate is likely to t ive someone in pay or as a gift, which institutions originating in the United States Thery also include words and phiases characteristic of the American language, These words and phrases often show an amusing side of American character. Read the following and youll catch the drift is not n uch. Booby prize that's what the loser These and more Americanisms are lets in a race or game The prize is pait of a continuing feature to sonetm.es umthless. and often familiarize our readers with aspects something lo laugh about Brain- of our American culture storming could bo defined as (ideally) Z 1 f. A. A 4. Z Z --ZB The gas pumps have been changed eight times in eleven days, according to one gas station attendant in Roy Gas wars are less frequent now , but in the past week oi so one has been waged here in the area. We have to stay competitive," says Ida Watson, managei of the We Mountain Oil Station in Roy were the first to lower the price to $1 10 (pei gallon i on Thutsdav The n am office tells n e when I can lower the price We go out to check the competition and we try to be the lowest, she said It gets busy when the puce goes down. We do double the normal business when there's a big price drop, Ida said The price of gasoline has been on a general increase, howevei in the past two weeks it has gone from a median down to $1 12. then up to $1 16 and $1 18 and then bar k down to $1 13 and down to $1 10 on June 12 in this aiea These more competitive prices $1 15 ainly among the independent and so allei gasoline distributors The big name gas stations were still pun ping eight to eleven cents higher per gallon dui ing the price war in the atea One distributor explained it as an excess supply of gas He said that sometimes a gas station drops the puce to sell more quickly Then in chain reaction, other stations lower then s to beat the other or just to stay con petit i ve The individual gas stations bear the burden of a gas war, with the cut taken from their profit, not from distributor prices A gas station attendant in Clear- are n held claimed that selling at $1 10 is and can't last The "a ras stations in Clearfield followed the lowei prices of Roy competition a day give-awa- latei On Friday, the Texaco gas station Clearfield was selling gas 14 cents e pump than a higher at the Conoco across the road When asked why theirs was so much higher, the go attendant said she didn't know ovei theie and buy it," she snapped Back in Roy the same day, the Phillips station was selling gas at $1 19 ter gallon The station manager said the highei price hurts his business, but he has to sell it at whatevei price the mam ottice tells him Regardless of the gas war Ihouth. icgulai euston ers still come in because they like the service in New events for Roy Days The Roy Days Committee organizing the vanous activities for the celebration consists of ten m dividuals representing main facets of Roy life. Headed by Kurt Anderson. Chairman, each person is com dinating a specific segment ol the celebration by heading up a sub committee. These subcommittees are composed of as many as 20 individuals, so as lo involve as many residents as possible Truly, this will be a celebration for all of the residents who live, work and play in our beautiful city," Mi Anderson said The theme for the 3 im version of 1980 7 A Jl - A, Reflections of You. The omn ittee felt this theme would hi ing to the minds of oui residents an awaieness of our great heritage All of this Roy Days is Besides the traditional Roy Days events such as Miss Roy Pageant for Miss Utah, a parade. Sand Ridge (park activities) games, booths, etc , lueworks and a tennis tournament, there will lie new additions to make 3 memorable for all New ugust activities include Sunday devotional, senmi citizen involvement, a baby ontest and for freckled and twin hildren, con petition between the loliee and fire departments, a golf toui nan ent, run for fun and a fashion 16-2- ( ( show . J. A the Mi Ix-s- t and more will make this ever, according to Roy Days Anderson n embers to contact: Dawson. Youth. I,ai iv Bi own, ( 'handier of Commerce, Homy Matis, Religious, Con n ittee John 825-605- 825-734- En Russell, Historical Arts and Crafts, William Sloney" Bowden, Park Activities, Chauncey Daily, Senioi Kenneth Holford. Citizen, ii a 825-832- 773-338- Financial Development, 825-410- Fame Jones, Special Events, Mary Bemk, Fashion Show, Duane Child, Parade, 825-177- 6 , |