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Show W ' j, jt, e;uc vj Wednesday, Aug. 9, 1978 87th Year Number 64 Price, Utah News Editor The arrest of three persons last Friday night marked the first major development in a four month investigation of a rash of burglaries, arson, vandalism and thefts. Chief Deputy Keith Hansen of the E3 Carbon County Sheriffs Depart- other men in connection with the ment said the suspects two men crimes, Hansen said. and one woman are being held in The the Carbon County Jail. No he arrests, noted, an investigation charges had been filed against culminated them Tuesday afternoon, he added conducted by the entire sheriffs department of the crimes. The sheriffs department is Hansen said the crimes include taking depositions from the suspects and is looking for three between 15 and 20 burglaries of television sets, coin collections, guns, torches and automobiles, several deliberately set fires, the theft of some dynamite and vandalism at Carbon High School. Hansen said it is difficult to estimate the cost of the stolen items and damage to the property. We know of a number of guns Plans detail 4 county softball fields taken in a burglary and a coin collection taken in Kenilworth, for example," he added. Thats stuff you just cant place a value on The sheriffs department recovered some items believed to be stolen including some forged checks, but are holding them for evidence, Hansen said. The Chief Deputy Sheriff said the community has put a great amount of pressure on both the sheriffs department and Price City Police to solve the crimes. But there are some things citizens can do to help prevent the crimes, too, he added. Hansen encouraged citizens to Only the paper work stands in the way of the sale of Carbon Hospital to Hospital Corporation of America. Thats the assessment The fields, which will occupy about nine commented Simone. Price Mayor Walter Axelgard told the Sun Advocate them to play there. Sketch shows proposed county softball fields. Bleachers facing each field comprise the square in the center. The score booths sit in the center of the bleacher section. and Urban Development to pay for the project. Carbon County and its cities had applied through the Carbon County Housing Authority for $300,000. Carbon Countys portion vas $65,000. But the housing authoritys application was denied. Linda Borrell, director of the housing authority, said HUD allocated only $519,000 Commissioners then looked to a Community for the three highest applicants on the list. Development Block Grant from the Housing Carbon County was number four. Were really disappointed, Mrs. Borrell said Tuesday. We are researching other ways to get money, but were not certain yet to which agency we will apply. Mrs. Borrell said the housing authority will apply again for the same grant in April. Meanwhile, Carbon County is trying to get some donated labor to work on the project until funding becomes certain, Simone said. County crews will begin land leveling this fall, he added. County eyes grant to buy golf course The Carbon Country Club golf course will be sold to Carbon County if the commissioners can get enough federal funds. Commissioner Lee Semken said the county has applied for a federal grant of $886,450 through the Utah State Outdoor Recreation Agency. The state recreation agency is allowed only $3.5 million of federal funds for such projects, but Semken said there is a good chance that Carbon County can get the Price the proposal last Thursday in a public hearing. Ive been up on 11th East and its a hassle for the first part of the year Simone and County Surveyor Art Barker started to plan the county fields. Simone said when ASA Softball commissioner for Carbon and Emery Counties Chris Nelson learned about the plans his group asked that four fields be constructed to handle the demand. of City and Carbon County officials who heard nothing but praise for acres of land, adjoin each other in a circle. Bleachers facing each field forms the nucleus of the circular design. So sheriffs department to investigate a burglary, he added. Also, citizens are encouraged to participate in the Sun Advocates Silent Witness program aimed to curb crime. The program offers cash rewards when information about criminal activity leads to convictions. All callers to the Silent Witness number remain anonymous. 637-074- 2 ospital pac Jim Simone, chairman of the Carbon County Commission, said the commission will finalize the plans with local representatives of the Amateur Softball Association within the next two weeks. Simone was referring to the Price City Baseball Complex in Northeast Price. He said he had heard that 15 of the about 100 softball teams could not play this year because there was no fields available. borrow the sheriff departments engraving tool to initial their valuables in case they are stolen. That makes it easier for the officials mul Carbon County has unveiled a plan for the construction of four softball fields in the northeast corner of the Carbon County Fairgrounds, southwest of Price. We saw a need for it, cents com Arrests climax by JOE ROLANDO 15 amount it needs if the golf course The next step is to have it ap- Frank Dalpiaz, president of the gets a high enough priority. praised again by the state to see if country club, said one of the big they agree on the value. The reasons that prompted the decision He said the application has commission is awaiting that result, to sell was last summers flood. gone successfully through several of the needed steps inIf the money is granted the cluding approval by the local commissioners will need to have Association of Governments matching funds but these can be in review board. service, not cash. It has also been approved by a The directors of the Carbon state review board. Country Club have given the county an option to buy that will Another step, an appraisal, continue for about another 10 assessed the course at $1,732,831. months. Monday, Theyre (Carbon County) in agreement. Were in agreement. Now its just a matter of working out the formalities. Amel Denison, chairman of the hospital board and a city councilman, said HCA has sent Price City and Carbon County officials a copy of the definitive proposed agreement for review. Meanwhile, the city and county are checking to see how long it would take HCA to take over the hospital after the agreement is signed, Denison added. He said the likelihood that Price City Council would make a decision on the hospital at its regularly scheduled meeting tonight is almost nill. Whether the county commission will adnDt the proposal at its August 16 meeting is unknown this early. The sale proposal, detailed at the public hearing by Don Larsen, controller for Carbon Hospital, consists of a two year short term lease. During that time HCA would construct a new hospital. Larsen said HCA would agree to Continued on page 2 Symposium to discuss coal leasing policies William Leavell from the United States Department of Interior will discuss federal coal leasing policies in Price Saturday. will be on of several speakers to address the issue at the He Leasing, Present and Future Ramifications. Utahs Approach to Coal Leasing, Coal Leasing Task will be given by Hank Force, resources Welch, energy specialist, Utah Department of Energy. Seventh Annual Fuel Symposium at the College of Eastern Utah. Following the lunch at which Mr. Leavell will replace James A. He said if the repair work on the will speak, there will be a Leavell to the course would have cost the Country Joseph, undersecretary on coal leasing. discussion Department of Interior, who was panel Club about $200,000. to unable attend. Participating will be Jackson Because many of the club The keynote speaker of the Moffitt, area mining supervisor, donated members heavy symposium will be Mike Graham, United States Geological Survey; assistant to Paul Howard, state director, equipment, fuel and time, the cost administrative was less, but it was a financial Governor Scott Matheson. He will Bureau of Land Management; burden to the resources of the club, discuss Utah and Federal Coal Vem Hamre, regional Forester, Continued on page 2 Dalpiaz said. Women firefighters pass outdoor endurance test Special Writer with their performance. He says he does not know any job required of a fire fighter that women cant The crackle and roar of a forest fire have drawn a cadre of fire fighters many times to the mountains east of Price this summer. The young women say they are treated like everyone else in the crew. Among the fire fighters are Kris Justesen of Orangeville and Martha Hahn of Torrence, Calif, the first women hired to fight fires by the Price Office of the Bureau of Land Management. First the men test you to see how do. After that they dont give you to you are going Kris and Martha are sports enBoth slack. any thusiasts and try to stay in top physical shape. The fact that Miss Hahn fought fires during the last part of last summer out of the Moab office helped her to get the job. She will graduate at the endof next quarter from Utah State University with a degree in outdoor recreation and environmental education. While slogging up one steep mountain dunng a long fire fighting day, Martha said she began to feel very tired. She wondered Are the others as tired as I am? by ARVA SMiTII Miss Justesen, who graduated last spring from with a composite health and physical education major, applied for a job in recreation. do. Martha says, She got her answer when one of the men said he was extremely tired and would she carry his chain saw? USU She says she hasnt been sorry she got fire fighting because she finds it very exciting. Kris and Martha took training, along with the men in their group, to help them stay out of trouble because fires are treacherous and dangerous. In the fall she will trade her fire fighters flame resistant clothes for a school teachers garb for a job in an Emery County junior high school. The fires course can be predicted somewhat by people who understand weather and terrain. The more knowledge the fire fighters have the less chance there is for disaster, Miles says. Mervin Miles, one of their supervisors says he never expected to hire women, but he is pleased He says that two of the three things needed for Continued on page 2 t Kris Justensen (left) and Martha Hahn load chain saw, a tool they use to fight forest fires. |