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Show r fM W (Ml IJ.l -- I A I, r 1 0 :k..E MONDAY EDITION Doony Oabom'i Editor's Notebook I ) T;ilk about dose queen contests. Him about the Miss Duchesne County queen contest Saturday that ended in a tie on the first ballot. Jill Fahriio and Laurie Yount;, after competing in such diverse fields as evening gowns, swim suit, interviews, and talent were even in the point column when the five judges turned in their ballot, auric won on the second ballot, but Jill can always feel she was on top too. We have some more "Polished Apple Awards" to give to local people for outstanding community service. First of all. one each to Jerry and Barbara Christiansen and Jean Fahriio for their efforts in keeping the high school in Tubioua. The state school offices this week relented and restored Tahiona to the list of "necessarily existent small schools." A great deal of the credit for the state action goes to these three individuals who were the unofficial spokesmen for all the Tabby area cilicns. And another Apple goes to Lin Stafford of Duchesne and her fine committee that staged the Miss Duchesne County contest. Most of us never realize the work and sweat that goes into one of these projects, but hundreds of hours were spent on fund raisining. making programs, rehearsals, stage settings, etc. to make the two hour program come off smoothly. V 199th his marks the Friday United of the States. anniversary L will also he nlortunatcly. this week-enthe last day in the life of almost 500 Americans nationwide according to the National is Council, which Safety predicting that many will die on U.S. highways. I he Revolutionary War was nearly six months old before that many American patriots were killed. If we all drive a little slower, a little more carefully, and more courteously wc might have aim more people alive next d Monday . How about it... Tahiona high school won a new lease on week last after the state Instruction. Superintendent of Public Walter D. Talbot rode two proposed bus routes to Duchesne high school and found them over the maximun time limit required by law. He said the state education offices will restore Tabiona high school to the status of a necessarily existent small school" and provide state funds to help the Duchesne county school district operate it. The earlier state decision had cast doubt on whether the local school district would be able to keep the Tabiona school open next year because of financial difficulties. Late last year the state cducatin offices decided to remove Tabiona from the list of necessarily existent small schools and withdraw state funding, which the Duchesne school district said was necessary to keep it going. The state contributed more than S32.000 during the school year just ended to operate Tabiona. The state contended the small student poor physical facilities, population, nearness to Duchesne high school, and the fact many instructors were teaching outside of their fields as reasons to remove the necessarily existent status of Tabiona. Tabiona-Hann- a parents immediately began a fight to retain the school, taking their case to the state legislature, state education offtcics, the local board of education, public meetings and newspapers. Tabiona students, he said, received as good of education in Tabiona as they would at Duchesne. They then cited the adverse social, cultural, and economic impact the closing would have on the Tabiona-Hann- a areas. But their biggest complaint was that the ride to Duchesne would be too long and unsafe. The tension Tilled bus route tests were made to determine how many minutes it takes a school bus to make the run from the top of Hanna to Duchesne high school. State law sets maximun time of 75 minutes one way. in ideal weather. The first test run was down the Duchesne river road and it took about 80 minutes. The second test was conducted up highway 40 and down the Golden Staircase road and on into Tabiona. That took just over 74 minutes and apparently convinced Supt. Talbot that the bus routes from Tabiona-Hann- a arc too long. A number of Tabiona residents awaited the return of the bus to the high school with signs calling for restoration of the stale funding. Duchesne county Supt. Thomas J. Abplanalp told the Standard the state will provide the small school funds for at least one more year. The stale will also give the local district a list of improvements and guidelines for Tabiona. The district will also be required to make out a five year capital outlay JJ Nniiitx'i MONDAY. R00SIVHT, U1AH Durhcsni' county needs a belter system of building inspect ions, and more men to do it, the Duchesne county commission was told last week by state officials. I ho cited inspections they had made week iii the county of scores of mobile homes and almost 100 per cent failed, they said, to meet health and-osafety I. isi r ROYALTY-Lau- rie Young was named the new Miss Duchesne County Saturday. Her first attendant is Jill Fabrizio and Carol Winterton is second attendant. Nine young women competed for the crown and right to represent the county in the Miss Utah DUCHESNE Laurie Young wins Miss Duchesne title Seventeen year old Laurie Young, of Kooscvclt. was crowned Miss Duchesne County at the annual pageant Saturday night in Duchesne city. Jill Fabrizio. 19. of Duchesne was named first attendant and Carol Winterton, 18. of Roosevelt second attendant. Tabby to get state funds in 1975-7- 6 to keep school open life I Ml 0 J JUNE 30, 197 Building inspectors needed for county says state officals pageant next year. I i program to improve physical facilities at the school. Supt. Abplanalp has said in the past the school building is solid, but the classrooms, by large school standards, are small. However all classes at Tabiona are small and the rooms, he feels, adequate in size. The Tabiona effort to keep the school was led by Jerry and Barbara Christiansen and Jean Fabrizio. The county school board 'has officially backed the Tabiona position since the state decided to dose the school and the district offices have aided Tabiona efforts to maintain the school. But the board was hesitant to pledge to keep Tabiona high school open "for sure" Continued on back page The first ballot by the ftv e judges ended tie between Miss Young and Miss in a Fabriio. A second ballot was required to name Miss Young the w inner. Other competition winners were: Jill Fahriio. Miss Congcnitality; Carol Winterton. Talent: RacAnn Davies, swim suit: and Laurie Young, evening gown and interview. Miss Young, the daughter of Earl and Utahna Young is 5'4" with dark hair. She performed a medley of songs. At Union high school she received honors in drama and lettered music as well as being on the school honor roll. Miss Fabrizio is the daughter of Art and Jean Fabriio now of Duchesne. She is 5'6" and performed a humorous mono-ac- t as her talent number. She has been a homecoming queen at Tabiona. won honors in drama, and been on the honor roll. Miss Winterton is the daughter of Omni and Carnia Winterton. A musical mono-ac- t was her talent. She is 5'5" and is a member of the Utah choir. Several hundred people came to the two hour pageant to see the young woman that All-sta- will represent Duchesne countv in the Miss Utah contest next year. Danny Kramer, KSL radio personality was the emcee for the program. Lin Stafford was the pageant chairwoman. Other contestants were Tammy Hoffman, Louise Roper, Cheri Workman, Catherine Brown, and Barbara Howell. $5 million 1 budget ok d by county school board No taxpayers in the county showed up to express their opinions on a budget of more than S5 million that was passed by the Duchesne county school board last week. The board unanimously passed the S5.14J.489 budget for 1975-7- 6 with only minor changes from that presented to it for study June 12. The new budget is down eight per cent from the 1974-7- 5 budget of $5,577,518. The school district expects to take in S5. 109,480 from all sources during the coming fiscal year. The remaining $34,009 is money held by the district as undistributed prior year reserves. According to Philip the Thompson, must be budget considered tentative since the sources of income arc based on estimates made by him and the chief budgeting officer of the district. Thomas J. Superintendent Aplanalp. If portions of the revenue are not as high as expected the budget will have to he reopened. Most of the expenditures arc solidly based said Mr. Thompson, hut they too can change. He noted, as an example, the price of food and gas rising during the past two years. Salaries arc perhaps the unpredictable part of the budget. Thu district has budgeted for an eight per cent raise in employee pay. while both the classified and teacher associations orginally asked for a 14 per cent raise. Teacher, administrator, and classified employee salaries are the biggest single item in the new budget with $2,140,481 set aside. This is up from $1,884,936 (about .5 per cent increase) in 1974-7T he mill levy this year will go up to '42.84 mills. The estimated income to the district for (with 1974-7- 5 figures in brackets) Local $2,876,026 shows: taxes (S2.8I5.505). state funding $1,781,838 (SI. 452. 713), federal revenue $3o0.766 (S4I0.308) tuition from other districts and oil royalties of 5.200 (9,634), annually. 1975-7- 6 Revenue standards. included Dee The slate officials Chilinski, Assistant Administrator lor of Regulation the Department and Gilbert Williams, an electrical inspector in t he same department. Williams, an electrical inspector in the same department. Ihe two state agencies, said the officials, are planning on establishing oltiees in the Uintah Basin area to keep closer tabs on mobile homes and contractors. Duchesne county, for its part, said the state officials should hire at least one more lull time building inspector to handle the west end of Duchesne count. Marion Ross, the present inspector could then work the cast end. Ihe Commissioners the previous week had decided to use some federal revenue sharing money to hire another building inspector in I9"'h. Ihe stale officials tinted many homes, especially mobile homes, in the enmity unsafe of improper are because installation of electrical wiring. A building inspector could spot unsafe situations and have them corrected if done by the home owner nr force the contractor to do the job right if it was hired out. Having a fee schedule will pay for the inspector stated Mr. Compton, who maintained no presently budgeted coumv money would be needed to fund the program since it would be I'ndcr his proposed system the inspector would he paid out of fees collected for building, plumbing and electrical work. Rons suggested the commissioners "require anv contractor to obtain a permit to do anv work. ..this way you can keep a finger on who is doing what work." Marion Requiring individuals to get a permit to install plumbing or electrical works would not stop individuals from building their own homes eontciuled the state officials because state law allow s a person to build one home per year to live in without the licensed. But an liomcuw tier being inspection to insure proper installation would still be required. Mr. Chilinski told the commissioners that due to the lack of stale and local supervision, many unlicensed plumbers and electrical installers have been working in the Uintah Basin area and are not doing an adequate job. in tad many are dishonest lie said. A spokesman for Moon Lake F.ledrie Company. Mont I arson, said his company would he willing to cooperate with the comity hut utilities have no power to i unsafe homes, but when uispi-iconditions arc observed the home owners is told about the problem. I lustate officials later told the Standard that Duchesne county is not unique in having many unsafe homes, but the boom has magnified the problem. Duchesne count v does not compare well with the state overall, hut they said adequate inspections could change that in . - a few vears. I lu- commissioners did not object to any of the proMisals sought by the state officials, hut told them money is the primary block. Commissioner Loryn Ross said "anyway you look at it, an inspection lee is another tax," and he is opposed to it if other methods of financing, such as federal revenue funds, can be found. live commissioners look the state suggest ions under adv isement. - ir-- v. I Clean up begins July 7 in Altamont WIRING Gilbert Willis, an electrical inspector for the Department of Business Regulation points to a fuse box with no fuse. POOR He said a short in a home appliance could lead to a fire. Aitamnnl will start their beautification and clean up campaign July 7, and residents are expected to clean up and beautify their own property, during the month of July. Residents should destroy weeds, cut grass along ditchbanks, and fences and do anything that would make the town of Altamont more attractive. Pickup trucks will be available, if needed, to haul trash away that may be collected. If help is needed for any reason one ran call one of the follow ing numbers for assistance. For the area north of main Tidwell at street, contact Detain or Joann Holleken at Sharon Thacker at 454 3568. For the area south of main street contact Lynn Hansen or Austin or Alice Beal at at 454-342- 454-378- 454-334- 1 454-349- Golf Tournament See a run down on winners of the first Uintah Thursday edition Basin Open in inspectors cites example of poor wiring, such as the one above, as reasons the county needs another building in the area inspector. The state will soon be establishing two offices licensed make sure and to inspect mobile homes for proper wiring contractors do their job right. WAITING the ACCIDENT--Stat- e Expenditures Clerk-Treasur- 1 1 $5 million School budget for 1975-7- 6 AdminiatratlM 2 Tort liability i' .02 Rocrootion .01 |