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Show VOLUME I ROOSEVELT, UTAH 84066 THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1976 Construction on law enforcement facility to begin in the spring The new Duchesne County Jail and Law enforcement facility is to be started in the spring, as soon as weather conditions permit, reports Sheriff George EL Marett. e The facility is to be constructed mostly of concrete and steel, on the courthouse Mock in Duchesne. Budget approval of (300,000 was given by the puMic and the Duchesne County Commission at its regular December budget hearing for fiscal year 1976. Although no federal monies has been included in the cost of the construction, this has not been entirely ruled out by the county, according to Mrs. Janet Cowan, county auditor. Sheriff Marett says he has been visiting other law enforcement jails and facilities within the State of Utah and in surrounding states, and he pretty well knows what he wants for this jail, and has sketched the plan so as to have maximum security and efficiency of operation at a minimum cost of operation, such as electrical power for lighting, heating and air conditioning. Sheriff Marett describes this plan as a 70 X 100 foot structure that will contain cells for the men on one end and cells and quarters for women and juvenile-ag- e offenders in the other end. In the center of the structure will be an arrangement for the sheriffs office, dispatchers and their equipment, precinct justice of the peace office, and quarters for the Duchene City Police Department, a kitchen and a utility section. An automatic washer and dryer and other laundry facilities and equipment will be provided in this section. Sheriff Marett says the problem of lighting and air conditioning is a costly one in Jails; so he has advanced a plan in help alleviate this "problem5 by so constructing the jail cells so they will face a five foot-sid- e corridor or hallway access. This corridor outside wall will be constructed with windows that will provide light and ventilation and space for cell entrance, as well as an entrance to the jail building itself. The sheriff went on to say that no arrangement had been made, yet, with Duchesne City about the use of the facility by its police department, as now is the case with the county jail Duchesne City and the county participate in the jafi cost of maintenance and operation d by the city and two thirds by the county. Sheriff Marett said that since Duchesne City will have a change in multi-purpos- By dark D. Ady It ku bees uid tkit ones I arc Hn iritmi. Carry it with aac haad,aad it acarijr tip yss aver. Bat lift soother's caaa with the other i little sddtt Iowa! effort. has passed away, leaving behind some good times and bad, some ups and downs, and a lot of It'a New Years. Old 1975 memories. But before getting to New Years, let's reminace about Christmas for a moment. If ever there was a Foggy Christmas Eve", the one last week was it. Old Rudolph must have been called into service for sure. Even then, it looked like a lot of people had to help old Santa out this year. Along about 11 p.m. Christmas Eve, we had to run across town on an errand, and it was sure unusual to see cars running around with bikes in the trunks, or the back seat loaded down with packages, the driver scurrying to get the packages delivered so they could get some sleep before Ihe kids woke up before dawn. Santa must not have been able to get into town because of the fog. We know of a few people that didnt get what they wanted for Christmas. Like Areva Huish, for instance. We understand she put in for some black golf balls so she could ksep up on her game during the winter.. But Santa, didn't come through. And Mayor Hullinger asked Santa for one of those money stretchers", but the bold gent didnt come new-fangl- through. ' All the and skiiers asked for more snow, and the boaters were looking for a warm speU so they could go to Lake PowelL Aside from that, it appeared that everyone had a happy holiday season. ' And .as for the New Year, weve decided to not make any resolutions this year. Weve still got a good set left from last year, that didn't hardly get used. We've enjoyed 1975. It's been a hard year, with a lot of frustrations and back-turp- s for some of us, but when we remember the associations we have had, with all of the .good people of the Basin, we can't help but appreciate the year just passed, and look forward to an even one-thir- ,b scene (at the right of the picture) a santa and sleigh, snowmen, and a tree decorated completely with red lights, and the house itself, lit from the top of it's eaves to the double first place in the Roosevelt City Christmas lighting contest, judged last week by members of the BPW club was the Clyde Grady residence with an outstanding display consisting of a manger administration early in January, this matter will be broached and discussed with the city officials, most likely in January. When asked what disposition would be made of the jail now in use, the sheriff said the plan is to use it for courthouse 1 st PLACE WINNER-Winni- ng garage doors. storage, particularly for record-keepin- g He panted out that the storage. structure was almost ideal for this type of use, without much change. County budget outgrows computer The bought computer Duchesne County last year was outgrown within a months, and has had to be replaced. Duchesnes County's Model computer was not big enough for its few millions of dollar figures in assessment valuations and tax property collections. The rapid growth boomed" with the oil industry development the past three years, and is now estimated at $152, 000, 000-p- i us strong, and is expected to reach greater figures by the end of the year. This assessed valuation figure tripled last year's tally, county officials newly-gaine- d report. 2nd PLACE John Chasel residence won second place in the Roosevelt Christmas lighting contest, with a life The county's computer had to be of sufficient size to figure out or compute, the new dimensions of assessments and . taxes. Mrs. Jessie Peatross, Duchesne nty assessor, state, that to get the 1975 assessment valuation notices in the mail in September, it was necessary to work two shifts, day and evening, on the small, slower' computer unit j The new, larger computer, installed in a separate room in the courthouse, from other office operations, will handle the larger numbers and at a faster pace. The 1975 computerized tax notices were prepared and mailed in short order with use of the large computer. Mrs. Peatross muses that I remember, less than 10 years ago, we were working hard to reach the $10,000,000 assessed valuation mark, from the $9,000,000 figure that we had struggled to keep elevating so the county could change classification. Then, under the law, salary increases were allowed. It's (the $152,000,000 figure of assessed valuation that's almost unbelieveable now", the assessor summed it up. . WINNER-T- he Interest group plans New Years dance The Special Interest group will host a New years eve dance at the Ballard Ward Chapel, on highway 40, Wednesday, December 31, beginning at 8:30 p.m. A pot luck dinner .will be served at midnight, and the meat will be furnished. Everyone is asked to bring their favorite dish. There will be a charge of $3 per couple and $1.50 for a single. Everyone is invited to attend. brighter 1976. Happy New Year to each of you. Free - ? Nativity scene, snowman family, and outstanding lighting effects of trees, shrubs and house. Walkers to be guest speakers atfireside Frank R. and Helen H. Walker of Vernal will be guest speakers at a .fireside, New Years Eve, Wednesday, December 31, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Roosevelt Stake Center. Both Mr. and Mrs. Walker have been active in the church working with the youth. Mr. Walker as a Seminary teacher and District Coordinator; and Mrs. Walker in the Public Health services in schools and Uintah County. Mr. Walker has served as instructor in the Aaron ic Priesthood, Sunday School and MIA, and as a Bishop of Vernal Second Ward, and President of the Vernal Stake. Mrs. Walker has taught Sunday School MIA, Primary, and Relief Society and has been president of the YWMIA, and in the presidency of the Uintah Stake Relief Society. She represented both Uintah and Duchesne counties as mother of the year in 1974 and was chosen second alternate Mother of the year. The Walkers are the parents of eight children. All eight have been married in the temple, and have served missions for the church. Mr. Walker is presently serving as a Patriarch in the Vernal Stakes and Mrs. Walker is Ward Sunday School librarian and Relief Society Instructor. The Walkers will leave for Santiago, Chile, in February, for a two year mission. Frank R. and Helen H. Walker will be guest speakers at a fire- side, Wednesday, December 31, at the Roosevelt Stake Center. New Years events scheduled The following events have been scheduled for Wednesday, December 31, (New Years Eve) at the Roosevelt Stake Center. There will be a fireside, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walker as guest speakers. A dance will begin at 9 p.m., with Rosewood", furnishing the music. There will be a charge of $4 for couples and $2.50 for a single. Price will include the dance and breakfast. Novelties and confetti will be sold seperately. Everyone is invited to attend. Babson Looks To Little Economic Change By Babsons Reports Inc., Wellesley Hills, Mass., December 24, 1975. In its forecast for 1975 published a year ago, the staff of Babson's Reports envisioned an unfolding scenario far less pessimistic than the general atmosphere prevailing at that time. The primary message then was that the nation's problem for the . ensuing 1975 calendar year was a recession and not a devastating depression. This thesis was predicated on the probability that recuperative forces would start to emerge as imbalances in the economy were corrected. Babson's 1975 forecast also called attention to the various cushions which would play a vital role in lessening the severity of the recessionary forces despite the doom and gloom psychology holding sway as 1974 drew to a close. At the same time, however, the forecast warned against expecting the sort of rapid recovery from setbacks that this nation had experienced over the past 30 years. The causes of this latest recession were particularly deep-rooteand there was no question but that they would be difficult to cure. d Progress Favorable Everything considered, however, the staff of Babson's Reports forecasts further economic progress for 1976, even though readers of this column should not expect a return to outright boom conditions. Unwieldly inventories and short-terbusiness and consumer debts have been reduced over the past year or so, but the real stuff needed to spark a ve business protracted and consumer purchases,, plus massive' capital expend'itures-a-re simply not on the horizon. As things stand, the first quarter could well be the best part of the 1976-Over- all upsurge-aggressi- in terms of economic expansion. While the ensuing quarters will tack on additional gains, the size of the year-to-yeimprovements will diminish as 1976 progresses. But the key is that the trend will be upward throughout the entire year year. GNP-Wi- th And Without Inflation In terms of current dollar value", the nation's Gross National Product in 1976 should score an advance of some 11 over the 1975 totals that look as though they, in turn, would barely eclipse those of 1974 when final tally is made. While an increase of 11 may seem impressive, the force of upthrust will not be all that gain will great The broadest year-to-yebe seen in the first three months because this quarter is compared with the deepest point of the recession when the rale of inflation was still intolerably high. The nature of the moderate and low-kebusiness uptrend can be better appreciated by projecting the GNP on a constant-dolla- r basis (1958 as the base period), adjusted to remove the influence of inflation. Babson's Reports projects the rear GNP for 1976 at 4 above that for 1975. This upshading is only a bit greater than the basic growth rate of the economy and surely does not merit a boom label. Keep An Eye On Inflation By and large, 1975 witnessed a fair degree of success in damping the fires of inflation. While this rorroder of purchasing power remains uncomfortably high, its impact has been materially reduced in the course of the past 12 months. In early 1976, inflation should be moderately well contained, but with the advent of the y spring months upward pressures will again strengthen. As was the case in the cost past two years, (his will be due to factors. push rather than demand-pul- l The latter, however, could compound the problem somewhat in the middle and latter parts of the year as business makes headway. In the initial months of 1976, inflation will not build in direct proportion to the amplutude of new wage hikes, since the substantial reservoir of underutilized production capacity in many industries and the cautious buying policies of consumers and businessmen militate against free and unrestricted price markups. But this barrier against inflation will be increasingly difficult to maintain as 1976 proceeds. The cumulative effects of boosts in labor costs, shipping charges, exposes will and other operating of offaet the benefits of some gradually higher production and sales, squeezing profit margins to such an extent that only compensating price boosts can alleviate the situation. Also, continuing massive deficits in the federal budget will add potent fuel to inflation, both psychologi cally and to the degree that such deficits are monetized. We envision inflation averaging some 7 in 1976. Inventories-Le- ss Dominant In 1976 Sudden changes in the policy of business toward inventory holdings in the year ahead will not be the dominating influence on economic activity that they have been in the past two years. The Arab oil embargo created fear of supply shortages and price increases. The ensuing splurge of inventory accumulation served to buoy 1974's business for the better part of the year before it was realized that consumers had altered their spending pattern and that high borrowing costs were negating the cost benefits of stockpiling. The resultant turnabout in policy in favor of retrenchments in inventory holdings and bank loans triggered the sharp slump in industrial activity in late 1974 and early 1975. And, here again, in some segments of the economy businessmen overreacted. So, as signs of a loosening of consumer purse strings were seen, overly deep slashes in Continued on Page 10 |