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Show VOLUME 64 ROOSEVELT, UTAH NUMBER 2 THURSDAY, 84066 Tryouts planned for Oklahoma by Announcement was made this week School program in Duchesne, wOl be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 13 OFFICERS for new city officers. Left to right, the officers include Mayor Chad Peatross, and council-me- n Mike McCreery, Harold Parker and Ted Stromness. Mecham, Duchesne City performed swearing in ceremonies at noon Monday INSTALLED-Ver- na clerk-recorde- r, Dispatcher, car on county sheriff budget IMTH One new sheriff's car is budgeted for purchase from the Duchesne County Sheriffs 1976 budget of $89,792. Sheriff Marett remarked that the vehicle he is driving has a lot of miles registered, and will be replaced before the end of the year. In remarking about personnel, he said the only change he expects to make is to hire another dispatcher to alleviate the long hours of duty carried now by the dispatcher staff. Tax to drop on phone bills Unlike all those Christmas bills, your telephone bill will contain a bit of good news when iLcomes this month according to Kenneth 0. Hill, Utah Public Relations Manager for Mountain Bell. Starting January TIMELY TAX TIP When the Internal Revenue Service tags your return for audit, it will pay to know the questions they will ask. "How to Survi ve a Tax Audit" digests an official IRS auditor manual and is available for $2 from Re.vmont Associates, 29-N Revmont A ve.. Rye, N.Y. 10580 1, 1976, the Federal Excise Tax on telephone bills will drop seven to six percent. one percent-fro- m Customers of Mountain Bell in Utah will $1,090,000 less in excise taxes in the centennial year. In 1971, Congress acted to eliminate the tax by dropping it one percent a year until January 1, 1982. The tax had stood at 10 percent for almost 20 years prior to ' the congressional action. The original Federal Excise Tax on telephone service was adopted as a measures during World "temporary War i. The cut to six percent will save the nation's phone company customers about $250 million. But Uncle Sam will still collect $1.75 billion from the levy in 1976. by Amy Wegner extradited to Colorado George Duane Newton, 18, who last month was found guilty of a second degree felony, breaking into a place of dwelling in Roosevelt, September 20, has been extradited to Colorado to answer to greater felony charges there. In pronouncing the sentence last month. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Allen B. Sorenson ruled that if Newton were not transported to Colorado within a certain period, he should be committed to the Utah State Prison to serve his sentence, imposed, for breaking into the Grant Earl home in Roosevelt and taking a motorcycle and gear. Duchesne County Sheriff George E. Marett stated that the convicted man was held prisoner in the Duchesne County Jail untfi Colorado law enforcement authorities extradited him for parole violation and other crimes. Energy consortium proposes Alaska U.S. supply line Amy is still visiting family in the east, and will be for a couple of weeks more, so you'll have to suffice with a substitute columnist. We'll be glad to have her back on the job, keeping up on the activities in the Duchesne ares. In the meantime, the office is open during the late afternoon, and persons with news items can call there, or call the office in Roosevelt. With 40 million American homes using natural gas, a study is being made into means of transporting this fuel from Alaska's north slope. This quest for new sources of natural gas is being necessitated by the fact that present supplies are falling short of the need, with home owners beginning to feel the pinch of a limited supply. U. S. Government agencies estimate that potential gas reserves in Alaska total somewhere between 100 and 360 treillion cubic feet, which could equal or even exceed the total known reserves in the lower 48 ftates. Consequently, getting the north slope gas to the U. S. mainland may be only the first step in harnessing Alaska's gas resources to our economy, and a vital step toward eventual energy independence. It is estimated that gas from Alaska can eliminate the need for more than $1.6 billion of OPEC oil per year. Of course the big question is how to get the gas from the north slope of Alaska to the lower 48 states. Two key proposals have been made to government officials to accomplish this task: 1. The Arctic Gas project proposes to U. S.- construct a 2,600-mil- e Perhaps one of the biggest things that happened this week was the swearing in of new city officers. A new slate of councilmen and mayor took over at about noon Monday, and we dont envy them the job they have to do. Mayor Dale Workman handed over the reigns of the city to Mayor Chad Peatross, along with several pressing matters that will require the new mayor and council's scrutiny and action. There won't be any dull moments. At the ceremony, though. Cliff Mickel-soand Roy Eliason got to comparing conditions now with the times when they served in the council the first time. City officials received no remuneration fin: their service, and even the city marshall had to furnish his own horse or bicycle. 1116 city wu in the red most of the time, just providing the bare essential services. Things are a little different now. n By the way, if you are dramatically or musically inclined, don't forget the tryouts for "Oklahoma that will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. For those who get parts in the show, it will become one of the most unforgettable experiences of their lives.' Audiences really don't realize how much hard work, but yet how much fun and enjoyment, is involved with the production of a musical such as Oklahoma. For the members of the cast, the fun and work will start right away. Everyone', else will have to wait until the end of March to enjoy the show on stage. Harlem Thrillers to entertain q4- A kamnili (Aw XaAwCMIIUIIw - . card. advised that trained will be on hand at the personnel Immigration and Naturalization Service Office to answer any questions the reporting aliens may have regarding Immigration and Naturalization matters. TYained personnel are not available to famish this assistance at the Post Offices. Mr. Fasbender supplies developed in earlier country. Sponsors feel that at that volume, savings to U. S. customers could be as great as $6.8 million over a period. 10-ye- students. The tryouts will be held in two parts, participants will be asked to read some lines for the speaking parts, and also should be prepared to sing a musical number (not necessarily one from the show). The participant can bring their own accompanist, or one will be furnished. The production is to be presented the latter part of March, and will be supervised by Donna Hansen, dramatic director, and Mike McCreery, music director. . This will be the second effort of the Community Schools in a major production. The show, Blithe Spirit" was well received by the public, and it is anticipated that interest will grow as these productions continue. County court calender changed Change made in school district office personnel ' Law and motion and probate days have been calendered on Tuesdays this year, in Fourth Judicial District Court in and for Duchesne County, Court officials said, when making the change from the regular Monday court day. This Tuesday date, at 10:30 a.m., should allow the judge and other matters, time, to hear pre-tria- l as well as short trials after the law and motion and probate matters are heard, and then go to neighboring Uintah County the following day for its regular district court calendar. law and motion and Twenty-fou- r calendared in Duchesne are probate days County during the 1976 court calendar, on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Terms of court on the 1976 district court calendar in Duchesne County are set to open Jan. 13, April 13, July 13, and " OcL12. B. will Sorensen Allen preside Judge until Jan. IS, when the assignment will be for Judge J. Robert Bullock to preside the first half of the court calendar year and Judge George E. Ballif to serve the remainder of the calendar. further. Alien report is now due Gerald D. Fasbender, Officer in Charge of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Salt Lake City, advised that the Annual Alien Address Report Program is under way. The number reporting has increased almost every year for the past several years. He pointed out that the Alien Address Reports are required by law, and will ful failure to comply with the requirements may lead to serious consequences. , The forms for making the reports are available at all Post Offices and the Immigration and Naturalization Serivce Office. The forms are easy to fill out, take only a few minutes, and should be mailed to the address on the reverse side of the Canada pipeline system originating at Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, crossing Canada, and entering the U. S. at two points along the Idaho and Montana borders, where it would feed gas into companion pipeline systems heading cast and southwest. This proposal has been made by a consotium of 18 American and Canadian companies. 2. The second proposal is a trans-Alasoffshore and Pacific Coast system involving a pipeline, liquefacation, LNG tankers, and regasification. This proposal has been made by the El Paso Natural Gas Company. According to a study by Rand Corporation, "The Arctic Gas system is likely to have both lower direct and indirect costs than the El Paso system. The Arctic Gas system also provides more flexibility for California companies in choosing among potential gas supplies, thus promoting competition. Bemuse planning on the Arctic Gas system is further advanced, it could be completed earlier, assuming the same approval time for either application." Of course, the completion date for any system of deliver the product to U. S. markets is in the 1980. But continued delays may push the date back even and 14, in the new Duchesne auditorium. The tryouts will run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Since it is a community school program, the positions in the musical production will be open to anyone in the community, including all high school The Duchesne County School District made a change, in office personnel at the beginning of the year. Miss Laurie Meriwether replaced Mrs. Erma Mayhew as a clerical assistant to Philip Thompson, school board clerk. Mrs. Mayhew has been employed at the school district office for several years and as a school secretary at Duchesne high school Miss Meriwether, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Meriwether, Duchesne, is a graduate of the Duchesne high school and has attended both the University of Utah and the Utah State University. 8, 1976 Convicted man Duchesne Com. Schools that tryouts for the production "Oklahoma", sponsored by the Community JANUARY The clown princes of basketball, Art "Bones" Smith and "Sugarfoot Johnson will bring their Harlem Thrillers Basketball Show to Altamont high school Tuesday, Jan. 13. "This should prove to be one of the greatest shows of this type ever to appear in Duchesne County, sponsors state. Opposing the Thrillers will be the Duchesne County "Bones, now in his 14th season of comedy basketball and "Sugarfoot" in his 16th season are being cited throughout the nation as punch of comedy basketbalL Both are master showmen and precision basketball players. "Bones has created a style of his own which keeps young and old in stitches. "Sugarfoot" is considered as the Tstum-T- he original clown prince of basketball and owner of what was considered as the greatest hook shot in the world. All-Star- s. the-one-- two "Bones at 6 foot 8 inches moves with the agility of a six footer while playing a guard position or forward. At the same time he seems to be unstoppable while playing the pivoL The show is sponsored by Altamont high school, where tickets may be purchased. Tickets sold prior to the game will be redurrd 50 cents. The Alaskan Arctic Gas project has been called, perhaps with good reason, the "world's largest privately financed environmental study in history. Since 1971, sponsors of the plan have invested more than $15 million in just one phase of research to protect the environment: these studies employed up to 50 professional researchers to develop unprecedented data on Arctic wildlife resources and vegetation. Another $30 million has been spent on engineering design, route and terrain studies, and pilot pipeline facilities all directly relating as much to environmental protection as to operating safety and efficiency. The LNG proposal, however, has not completed application that would allow the Department of Interior to prepare an environmental impact statement. One of the concerns of consumers is the cost of the natural gas from Alaska. Rumors have suggested that such gas delivered from a distant market would be more expensive than domestic supplies. Studies indicate that this is not the case. Of course the actual price paid by consumers for natural gas is set by governmental agencies based on costs. The volume of production from Alaska will provide low-cofuel, and transportation by either proposed method will, according to present estimates, place the fael to the consumer at prices at or below present levels. In the Arctic Gas proposal plans call for the delivery of 4.5 billion cubic feel of Alaskan and Canadian gas per day, with possible expansion to carry new gas off-sho- st above map shows route of a proposed gas supply line from the oil fields of Alaska's north slope to the lower 48 states. The project is being proposed GAS PROPOSAL-T- he oy a group of energy companies who have oined forces as the "Alaskan Arctic Gas" project. They feel that this is the most feasible means of transporting the commodity. |