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Show New Road Railroad Slide Qid Billys Mt. Tunnels Road ... Thistle b V' alcc gait tribune V . v 'A. A, N - Obituaries Features Page B-1- . ' i?,t t' 4" i, Local News I , : Dam . , W Aj VUl ' Jsu ' 9 w - v- Vt Sunday Morning, s v "V t 1, 1984 January 4 Section B 1 Page - Dan Valentines , is not . . . . a month of cold sniffles . . . and slick sidewalks . and stomping vour feet . . . and zipping up zippers on kids snowsuits . January is a bleak month, a dark month, a dreary month, a gray a cold month . . . month But a lot of important things have happened in the month of January, like it or not. Lots of famous people were born in January: Ben Franklin (who first thought of the idea of today's controversial daylight savings time) . . MILLARD FILLMORE, Utah's favorite president (we have a town named in his honor) was born in January. as was Alexander Hamilton and Daniel Webster, not to metion Edgar Allen Poe. Thomas Paine. Robert E. Lee . . and Franklin Deiano Roosevelt. And Richard Nixon was born on Jan. 9 . And on the same day. but a different year on Jan. 9. 1861. the first shot was fired in the Civil War . . .(It's a wonder the Democrats haven't blamed Nixon for the Civil War!) . ... . . Two great states entered the Union in January Utah, on Jan. 4. incidentaland Kansas on Jan. 29 ly. isn't it odd that the two states of Kansas and Utah the nation which hate hard liquor, both are January states? SPEAKING of hard liquor, prohibition offically became law on Jan. 17. 1920 . . . President Abraham Lincoln officially freed the slaves on Jan. 1. 1863 (which will bring a sarcastic laugh from some groups . . . Queen Victoria. England's great and I queen died on Jan. 22. 1901 wonder what Victoria would think if she could come back and see her beloved England locked in economic chaos and the British pound selling for $141 American money . & t i 4, k V, 'j 4rk ' . J . SHERLOCK HOLMES, the great acdetective, was born on Jan. 4 cording to literary authorities . . . It s just astounding the number of great men born in January: John Hancock. Martin Luther King. Edmund Burke, the famous British orator and politician (born in Ireland) . . . Bobby Burns, the famous Scot poet. Somerset Maugham w as born on Jan. 25. 1874 . . Zane Grey, the western writer w ho was not too well liked in Utah literary circles for many years because he had the nasty habit of making Mormons villains in his novels -was born Jan. 31. 1875 . . . and Mozart. the composer, is a January nun. and also Franz Schubert, who knocked off a few nice tunes during his 31 years on earth. W.C. Fields was born in January - a month that can come up with the likes of a man like W.C. Fields can t be all bad. You wouldn't think that a cold, dark, drab month like January could sire all these great and interesting . people Jack London, the writer, was born as was Ethan Allen. in January "The Green Mountain" . . . And another great thing happened in Janu-- ' at least I think so ary. A young fellow by the name of Dan Valentine married a tall blonde girl by the name of Elaine Shaver in and Rapid City. S.D.. Jan. 4. 1947 . they lived happiiv ever anei - . . ... - . . SAM. THE SAD CYNIC, SAYS: January is the month when the chuck boles are slill there on the Sail but you can't see em Lake streets bceuuse they're covered with snow V v ' I - v A.. f 4, J' i through Thistle. Many tourists drove up to the cut at Billys Mountain Saturday to admire view U.S. Highways 6, By Anne Mathews Tribune Staff Writer All the signs saying THISTLE Price are still covered up between Spanish Fork and Thistle. However, since 7 p.m. Friday night it is again possible to drive from Utah County to Price and many drivers did just that. Weve waited for this a long time, said Don Anderson of Pleasant Grove. His son lives in Price and the reopened highway will make the drive much easier, Mr. Anderson said. In fact, a number of Pleasant Grove residents turned up to admire the newly blasted cut through Billy's Mountain. U.S. Highways 6 and 89 were opened to Thistle last week permitting travel between Mt. Pleasant and Price. The stretch of road where routes 6 and 89 join, between Spanish Fork and Thistle, was opened Friday. This is very lucky for us." said Jack Evans, an attorney from Houston, Texas. He and his son were visiting relatives in Salt Lake City during the holidays and heard Friday that the highway was opening Saturday at noon. i and take pictures. Utah Highway Patrol adi isos caution because road lines are not painted. 89 Reopened to Price The road was actually opened Friday night because so many cars arrived on either side of Billy's Mountain, according to Arthur Chidester, project engineer for the Utah Department of Transportation. "There were cars backed all the way down the canyon." he said, and the crews worked late so we could open the road sooner. Mr. Chidester said he did not know why there were so many motorists when it was known the road would not open until Saturday. "They probably wanted to be the first ones to uoss. he said The road could have been opened in the week but UDOT officials wanted to make certain it would be safe. Mr. Chidester said Loose rock in the the cut through Billy's Mountain was the major con- until the weather improves ami there is more da light, he said Now only two lanes wide, the Inghwav will eventually be four lanes. Completion is projected for next Septem ber, but Mr. Chidester said construction is expected to be finished b midsummer earlier cern. The . 'iffs are lit at night so motorists can spot falling rocks, he said There will also be someone stationed near the cut in a small hut with a telephone. We've still got a lot of work ahead of us. Mr. Chidester said. A skeleton crew will work on the highway for the next month and a half I. for one, am extremely happy, said Leslie Cunnigham. proprietor of the Crest Motel in Price. "All the businesses have been hurting here and I think the state's done a good job getting the highwav ) opened thm fast. Mathesons Education Committee Revises Recommendations By Mike Gorrell Tribune Staff Writer A gubernatorial appointed committee promoting a $150 million program to improve state educational systems has revised its recommendations to give local school districts more flexibility to develop teacher career ladders and initiate other productivity reforms. The Utah Education Reform Steering Committee, in an addendum released Friday, also recommends providing more money to reduce public school class sizes 4WM MW New Years Day to Come Rolling in IVith the Fog . . V, I-- - Travelers are able to drive again, at long last, between Utah, Carbon and Sanpete counties Christmas bills is - ' ''r the most popular of months. January is a month of snow and trying to get the car started on a cold morning . and paying January ' "4" . ' This is one of Dan Valentine's favorite columns. It first appeared In The Tribune on Jan. 10, 1074. January ' r Y - .Nothing Serious FIRST MONTH: ' is , 4 Fog will be the watchword all over Utah on New Year's Day as a strong ridge of high pressure builds over the state and temperature inversions trap moisture in the valleys. The fog is expected to remain low-lev- locally dense through Monday,' particularly during the nights and mornings, the National Weather Service said. Lows along the Wasatch Front should dip to near 20 degrees, with highs of 25 to 30 degrees. other areas of the state temperatures are expected to peak at 10 to 20 degrees, except in the In Uintah Basin, where highs should reach the middie to upper teens. Lows should range from zero to 10 degrees above zero. and increasing workloads of higher tions following publication education faculty members to match suggested salary hikes certain segments to allay concerns expressed by teachers and the public since the report's publication 11 The revisions were based on comments gathered during a series of r town meetings, a meeting with representatives of the Utah Education Association and contacts with various professional organiza five-hou- Utahs Economic Recovery Expected to Continue The state's economic momentum, generated in the latter portion of 1983, should continue through the coming year, although slightly alg tered in impact, according to forecasts of Utah Department of Employment Security Director A. Barclay Gardner. Though continuing to improve, he said the gains will be less impressive. On an uptick, he said the recovery could spread to more sectors. He cautioned, however, against unbridled optimism. "A wrong assumption or two can blow a set of economic projections right out of the water. This happened to most forecasters when gazing into the crystal ball for 1981. Sharp increases in the national index of leading indicators, a precipitous drop in interest rates, and economic gains in many other areas at the end of 1980 prompted most forecasts (including Utahs Department of Employment Security) to be quite optimistic for 1981. Most forecasts did not assume interest rates would balloon above the 20 percent mark in 1981, which unfortunately for the economy, they did. "Interest rates are not expected to abort economic progress in 1984. but the impact of a big change in interest rates or other important economic variables, should be considered the evaluating the projections." Mr. Gardner said. Projections, in the three central areas of unemployment, employment and industry employment developments, follow: Unemployment is expected to drop further, although again, not at 1983's rate. The state's unemployment rate, when calculated annually, will be 7.7 percent for 1983. Mr. Gardner said unemployment in '84 should dip to an annual rate of 5.9 percent, the lowest level since 1981s annual rate of 5 9 percent The re.c3.siuii "ufficially' ended in November 1982. as the three-vea- r rise in unemployment peaked at 10.7 percent nationally and at percent in Utah. Mr. Gardner said year-endin- - (Hi ut kit scratch is a lot easi- tslmlajV from Starting er when ou have some Utah should experience its best of employment growth since 1978, he believes, with 21,000 new jobs opening up. If this occurs, more jobs would be created in 1984 than ia the last four years combined." year Mr. Gardner said more jobs are necessary if the economy continues to improve, since more people will be entering the labor force, especially discouraged workers who thought they could not get a job during the last recession and an increase in the number of people to the state because of the rapidly improving economy." Industrial developments should include an increase in construction activity, with more new housing starts, a brighter outlook for building and rising employment at the Intermountain Power Project all contributing fac- -' tors. Mr. Gardner said some interest rate projections call for moderately lower rates next year, another as- pect that could spur construction activity. Construction jobs are projected at 30,200 in 1984, an increase of 9 percent (2.500) over this year. As a fallout additional construction activity will generate more jobs in some of Utah's manufacturing industries. particularly lumber and wood products, as well as stone, clay, glass and concrete. Increased defense expenditures will fuel the state's defense-relate- d manufacturing sectors, and job growth is also expected in electronics-related industries. The sum total should help average manufacturing employment in 1984 to increase by 2.800, to 87,300. The trade sector, the state's largest single component in the private sector, is expected to grow by 4,000 thp largest annual increase since 1978. Trade, both retail and wholesale, should account tor 137.500 jobs next year. The 1984 outlook for mining appears as the only bleak section. Mr. Gardner said, "the industry is still experiencing problems economic recovery alone can't cure. Although no substantial gains are expected, no major dislocations appear on the horizon." he said 10,- - PERCENT CHANGE FROM PRECEDING YEAR IN ANNUAL AVERAGE NONAGRICULTURAL JOBS FOR UTAH AND THE UNITED STATES, 1978-198- 4 usQ UTAH E R 6 C E N 4 T C H A N u ft czO E 1978 04 , 1179 1 1 a 1982 1981 1980 I nff URd'r X? , r u t.. . h ' A The bipartisan committee, ap pointed in June by Gov. Scott M Matheson. said it "stands firm in il conviction that now is the time for action. Far from being a cure-al- l for Utah's educational needs, the recommended reform package represents "the minimal responsible action that must be taken this jear The cost, equitably distributed, will require sacrifice but can be borne without either hobbling our economy or imposing unacceptable hard ship. the committee said. While the overall reform package See Page B-Column I In general, the addendum maintains the basic tenets of the initial report, "Education in Utah: A Call to Action, but modifies and clarifies Nov. of Call to Action." Vj 1933 1984 |
