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Show Wednesday Aug. o 16, 1978 Number 66 87th Year Price, Utah 15 cents County Attorney explains absence Ronald County Attorney Boutwell today revealed his work on the prosecution of a Wellington murder case to answer criticism recent absence from the area. of his The criticism first appeared in an editorial in the Sun Advocate on July 26. That prompted the Carbon County Commission to ask Boutwell for an explanation. Jim Simone, chairman of the county commission, said the commission asked Boutwell to resign over his absence but he refused. Boutwell denied that the commissioners asked for his resignation. Blue Cut traffic trickles W.W. Clyde, said after the west bound lane is raised to grade and expanded from two to three lanes, the same will be done to the east bound lane. He said work on the eastbound traffic at the Blue Cut passes through construction work on the intersection of U.S. s highway, Highway 6 with the Price still under construction. Flagwoman Bonnie Hansen stops the westbound traffic while a truck dumps mancos shale to build up the road bed. Milton Smith, foreman for contractor One way by-pas- 2 more They merely asked me a hypothetical question, Would you lane should begin within two or three weeks. Meanwhile, travelers can expect delays of as much as five minutes, Smith said. face burglary counts The fourth and fifth suspects in an alleged burglary rink in Carbon County will be arraigned Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Eleventh Circuit Court in Price. comIt goes in circles, The mented Hanson Tuesday. more depositions we take, the more crimes that surface. complaints filed Monday, James was charged with two counts of burglary of a dwelling. he The complaint alleges burglarized the homes of John S. Dougherty and David E. Judd, In suspects, Danny Paul The James of Helper and Hubert Salazar Jr., of Loveland, Colo., both 18, were in the Carbon County Jail Tuesday afternoon. Bail has been set at $5,000 each. Keith Hanson, chief deputy for the Carbon Countv Sheriffs Department said most likely two and as many as six more suspects could be charged before the end of the week. suspect is awaiting extradition to Price from Craig, One Colo. two counts of burglary and Gregory Jaimez, 22, two counts of receiving stolen property, all of 19, Price. of is accused burglarizing Davis Croft Motor Co. of Price on March 10. The crime is a third degree felony. Last week charges were filed against the first three suspects. Arraigned in 11th Circuit Court were Kenneth Parrish, 21, on two counts of burglary; Lisa Parrish, That warning to Helper City Council last Thursday night came from City Engineer John Bene. Bene said the collection pipes at Lower Fish Greek are between 20 and 25 years old. He said the spring areas are filled with roots and moss, and a few collection to honor United Mine Helper-T- he Workers of America Labor Day Celebration here September will feature a ceremony honoring seven persons who helped start the local observance. Police have confiscated a number of weapons, television sets, cameras, jewelry and other household items, Hanson said. Hanson said an FBI agent is working with the sheriff department to determine if any crimes, such as interstate transportation of narcotics or stolen automobiles are involved. 4 The ceremony will be held instead of a speech by a member of the UMWA International Union on September 4, said Mike Dalpiaz, chairman of the Labor Day Committee. Dalpiaz said the UMWA will present plaques to two organizers posthumously and five other still living. He declined to give their Silent Witness Phone Number A full schedule of activities for the young and old will precede the ceremony, scheduled in the grand stand of the Helper Big League Ball Park. On the Eastern Utah Rodeo Assn, will begin its finals at the Carbon County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Stock will come from Slash C of Kamas. 2 1, Dalpaiz said members of local unions will participate in events known as wild cow milking and taking ribbons from the bulls tails. Concessions will be sponsored by the Helper A 637-074- September Jaycccs. softball tournament will begin on September 2 in the (Continued on page 3) companys He said he has delegated his assistant county attorneys Keith Chiara and Mike Van Wagenen to handle the day to day operation of the county attorneys office. The nature of this case demands I be out of the area a lot and not handle the day to day operation of the county attorneys for On July 13, Bene he added. PRWID start near The Price River Water Improvement District culinary water system for the county is expected to go into operation the first of next week. Phillip Palmer, assistant district manager, said the lines are being flushed to remove unwanted materials and chlorine is being added to the water. Many of the water companies, such as South Price, West Price, Kenilworth, Haycock Lane and Carbonville No. 1, have already been connected to the line. Later this week Spring Glen and Wellington will be connected. The board of the Price River Water at their meeting Tuesday night were expected to set the date for the dedication of the system. Their decision was not available at press time Tuesday night. was murdered near in April, 1975. His found in a shallow in rock. Mark Earl Chynoweth, were also named in the complaint but remain unLeBaron and captured. Ive been at hide-ou- ts (of porported polygamist leaders) and I cant explain myself to critics, declared Boutwell. But Ive been working on all Carbon County stuff all the time. The system, including a water treatment plant, a tank and distribution lines, was built to supply many residents of the county outside Price and Helper with water. Wellington and Kenilworth are expected to be two of the largest users of the water which will come from Scofield Reservoir. Proposed coal leasing policy considers regions a leasing policy determined by regional considerations will best meet the national coal needs, said a Department of Interior official jn priCe Saturday. his work will criticism of his opening of a law office in Hurricane before About or nomination process. Leavell, director of the new The council told Bene to draw the specifications so the work can be done during dry weather. Bene said he would prepare the plans within the next couple of weeks. Office of Coal Management, directed those comments during the luncheon at the Seventh Annual College of Eastern Utah Fuel Symposium. The symposium mainly focused on the ramifications of a moratorium placed on new coal leasing in the early 1970s. First, Hank Welch, energy resources specialists for the Utah Department of Energy explained the states preference to coal leasing. Then Mike Graham, administrative assistant to Gov. Scott Matheson, detailed Utahs approach to coal leasing. Leavell said Cecil Andrus, secretary of the Department of the Interior, will lift the leasing 0 if need is moratorium by mid-198- established. That will take convincing proof if past coal production gives any indication, however. Leavell said the acreage leased Continued on page 2 blamed the citys critical water situation office, Dedication soon William G. Leavell declared, xhis option leaves the federal surface Marstons government as the active during preliminary hearing in the manager of its coal in a planned Eleventh Circuit Court in Price approach rather than in a on August 28, 29 and possibly 30. reactive position to an application Ernest Gardner, councilman in charge of water, said the city already has the needed pipe. outside However, Boutwell said his two assistants or the county commissioners can contact him anytime by telephone for consultation on any matter. k He said much of That becomes especially significant considering that the Lower Fish Creek Springs are Helpers principal water suppliers, Bene said. He added that springs in Spring Canyon area on the road to Scofield Reservoir dry out in the fall. Advising that the city water crews could not perform the job, Bene advised the council to names to preserve the surprize element of the presentation. Theres not one piece of evidence in Carbon County, except for the grave, commented the lame-duccounty attorney, who has opened a private law office in Hurricane, Utah. Edward Thomas Marston, 23, was charged with Simons death. Two other accomplices, Ervil contact bids. 7 organizers Boutwell said his search for witnesses and evidence in the Robert Simons murder case has taken him exclusively to the Wasatch Front and Southern Utah. thefts. Carbon Sheriffs County Department of a rash of burglaries, arson, vandalism and boxes are not connected to the system. Labor Day ceremony an- Simons Wellington body was grave dug Helper urged to maintain springs to prevent water woes next year Helper city should Helper clean springs and replace pipe in Lower Fish Creek soon to prevent a critical water situation again next summer. said resigning? Boutwell. He said he then swered he w'ould not resign. The charges stem from a four month investigation by the both of Kenilworth. Salazar consider his term expires in Carbon County, Boutwell said it allows him to work on the Simons case without too many interruptions from the public. on little or no maintenance of some springs and the air release valves in pipelines leading to them. He said the pipes in Lower Fish E .C. have been breaking because the air release valves Creek to build have not been functioning. The valves allow the air which builds up from the water pressure to escape. Also, the springs in Lower Fish Creek area have never really been cleaned out, he said. city hail East Carbon City East Carbon City is planning to build a new city hall, announced Mayor Joe Shoemaker last Wednesday. Bene added that the neglect has been an accumulation of many years and the council and mayor should not be blamed. Last Thursday, Mike Milovich, in charge of the electric department, and Mayor Charles Ghirardelli criticized the performance of water system supervisor Ernest Madrigal, who attended the meeting. Shoemaker said the city council at several locations to build a 2,500 square foot steel building. Money will come from is looking councilman They asked him repeatedly, Did you walk the lines last Councilman Milovich spring? told Madrigal that air valves had not been flushed which restricted the water. I know Madrigal responded, Continued on page 2 plans the citys $50,000 capital provement fund, he added. Price veterinarian (left) Innoculates horse belonging to Pat Worley of Price (right) for equine encephalitis. Three Carbon County veterinarians, Including Thayn sponsored the vaccination clinic at the Carbon County Fairgrounds Tuesday after the disease killed some horses in the Uintah Basin last week. Dr. Gordon Plotts of Price said government laboratories have not announced the test results on two Carbon horses believed to have had the disease. Dr. Boyd Thayn, a im- The city decided to examine the possibilities of of building the city nail when it began paying $200 a month rent on Aug. 1, Shoemaker said. The city had occupied office space without rent for the past five years in a complex owned by the Dragerton Department Store in the downtown area. |