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Show Page pour FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 Phoenix Area Office Of Bureau Of Indian Affairs Assumes Role THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Saif Late Mining 6 Legal News Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah The Phoenix Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs has assumed supervision of the Intermountain Boarding Slhool at Brigham City, Utah, Commisor corporation" Morris Thompson said. sioner Number 21 Volume 55 Thompson said he signed an order last week shifting control io of the school from the Navajo Area Office to the BIA installation in Phoenix. He said Phoenix Area education officials were al(Continued from page one) ready in Brigham City preparbe most successful and so preventing blindness when a ing for the coming school year opens Aug. 25. person is found to have glaucoma and treatment is begun which This opens up additional opearly before the disease has progressed to ultimate blind- portunities for Indian students, ness. Or when a person who has lost sight from cataracts Thompson said. Im sure the Phoenix Area will continue to regains his vision through surgery. and cataract, are do an outstanding job in the two diseases, South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 GLENN BJORNN, Publisher "Th;s publication is ot owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction 71 364-846- 4 1 Sight Saving Month However, glaucoma still the nations two leading causes of blindness even though effective treatments exist. Both are among prime targets in the Societys programs to reach people with sight saving information. Other major programs include preschool vision screening. An estimated one in twenty children in the year age range has a vision problem, and some common eye disorders require treatment before the age of six if vision is to be effectively preserved. In community programs the Society screened almost a quarter of a million preschoolers last year. Eye safety has long received emphasis because accidents too often lead to needless impairment of vision or loss of sight. To encourage the public to safeguard vision, the Society promotes the Wise Owl Club, an incentive program encouraging the use of safety eyewear in industry and schools; school eye safety model legislation which has been enacted into law by 35 states; advocation of fireworks and toys regulation; and an program of warning about harmful substances in the 3-to- -5 on-goi- ng home. The fact that of the 45,000 new cases of blindness this year (150 in Utah) half will be needless underlines the importance of the organizations programs and the need for more of them. Remember, blindness doesnt always happen to the other person : blindness prevention is for everybody. Support the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness in its work. Its success depends on your involvement and your financial support. And Eye Safety In adulthood, as at any age, eye safety should always be a consideration, for accidents too often needless' lead to visual impairment and even lost sight. An estimated 41 percent of eye injuries occur in the home. Among the causes, caustic alkalis and acids such as those contained in household cleaning products can cause chemical burns to the eye in the case of aerosols, compounded by the force of contact. First aid for any such chemical contact with the eye is to flood the eye with water immediately and continuously for at least 15 minutes. Then see a doctor. Gardening, outdoor work and home hobbies also present hazards, especially' where power equipment is involved. Power lawnmowers, chain saws and drills can thi ow off debris that mav hit the face and eyes with fans using such deconsiderable impact. vices can get protection from an inexpensive pair of plastic cover goggles worn alone, or over ordinary- street-weDo-it-yours- elf - ar glasses. More and more hardware and mill supplv stores are selling such goggles, blit if yours doesnt, check the classified pages of vour telephone directory for Industrial Equipment and Supplies or Safetv Devices. Awav from home, industry- is hit bv an estimated 1,000 eye injuries every working day of the year. With proper protective eyeyvear, 00 percent of these injuries could be prevented. Filins on a free loan basis and literature on industrial eye safetv are available from the - a USPB. IToyv much are vour eves worth' Arc they- - yvortli of Intermountain School. tion supporting the transfer of Intermountain to the Phoenix Area Office. Ray Sorensen, Assistant Area Director for Education in the Phoenix BIA office, said the school would operate under the Bureau enrollment criteria and a revised boarding school policy. This requires boarding school applicants be approved by the Phoenix Area Office. Sorenson also said it was the Phoenix Area Office policy that the sending agency pay for transportation of students to the school. The school pays for the return f students to the agency, he said. He added that the Phoenix Area Inter-TribSchool Board would be active in assisting the Phoenix Area Office staff in working with school officials and the school board at Intermountain. The Phoenix Area Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs serves 45 tribes in the three-stat- e area of Arizona. Nevada and Utah. off-reservati- on sll-of-ar- ea al Phoenix Area Director John Artichoker Jr. said David Burch of the area education staff would assume the position of acting superintendent of the school. The educational standards at the Intermountain School will remain consistent with the best interests of the Indian students, Artichoker said. We are confident we can build on the best traditions of the school and continue the good work which has been in evidence in past year. Artichoker said a management and program assessment would be conducted to see where improvements might be made. We are also deeply concerned with fostering a better relationship with support services to the school and with the community of Brigham City itself, he said. Under the administrative transfer, the Phoenix Area Office will also assume jurisdiction of the National Indian Training Center at Brigham City. The Phoenix Area Director said Intermountain is budgeted to handle 800 students for the coming school year. It is estimated that more than 20 tribal groups from throughout the United States will be represented in the 1975-7- 6 enrollment figure. Prior to 1973 the Intermountain facility had served primarily students from the Navajo Resschool ervation. The 1973-7- 4 in a saw shift year policy, and Indians from other tribes came to the Brigham City campus in much larger numbers. Navajo enrollment, which once exceeded 1,500, is expected to include about 250 students this year, a school official said. Earlier this month, the Navajo Tribal Council passed a resolu State Board Examiners To Set Firm Policy On Out Of State Travel The State Board of Examiners meet this week and the result of that meeting should provide the state wit a firm policy of out of state travel guide lines. State Finance Director Herbert Smart suggests the policy to the board after Dr. Walter Talbot state superintendent of public instruction asked for the writ- ten policy. The policy being considered by the board constitution of Governor Calvin L. Rampton, Lt. Gvernor, Secretary of State Clyde L. Miller and Attorney General Vernon Romney would have the board approve out of state travel when: 1. The meetings or conferences as sponsored by those organizations. Utah law or listed by the Board of Regents or institutions of higher education. 2. Meetings and seminars called by the feleral government in relations to programs sponsored by the federal government. 3. Where the trial is necessary for the proper function of the state agency to perform its statutory duties. Earlier this year the legislature outline the names of organizations to which state employees could belong and attend meeting. r THE SALT LAKE TIMES the LEASED GRBPEVIIVt v The 119th Utah State Fair opens this week for an 11 day run at the state fairgrounds. Fair officials expect some 320,000 persons to attend the exhibition this year, admission prices are alults $2 children 6 through 12. 50 cents and under 5 free. Fair, admission includes all entertainment and seating is on a first come first serve basis. Energy impacted communities will be for the focus of the 68th annual convention of the Utah League of Cities and Towns this week. The three day conference drawing local officials from across the state will be held at the Salt Palace Jack Carlson assistant interior secretary for energy and minerals development will open the discussions. A proposal to use Utah water to transport Utah coal to Nevada for electrical power generation met with opposition by Utahs Governor Calvin L. Rampton. The governor said he objection to using Utahs share of Colorado river water to sent the coal and water slurry mixture to Nevada saying Utah doesnt gain much financially from the operation. The idea was presented to the governor by Jay Bingham president Bingham Engineering and Rudger McArthur director of utilities at St. George. decision on whether Ira Hearn, director of the Utah Liquor Control Commission, will be retained was decided this week. Commission Chairman Gerald Hulbert announced the commission decision to fire Hearn. The commission has been studying a 96 page transcript of a hearing at which Hearns at the commission was aired. A future-employmen- c The State Treascrer said Utah taxes will probably be going to help financially troubled New York City. Treasurer David L. Duncan said this week that this could happen through a new municipal bond transfer tax enacted effective August 15. Members of the State Money ManCouncil agreed the new a contribution to a state-wid- e sight saving effort? Vour agement tax could financial help is needed to support the Utah Society for dollars cost Utah thousands of They also said the Prevention of Blindness. A contribution in any there isannually. little that can be done amount may be sent to Prevent Blindness, 2033 South until ways are found of making investment transactions more State, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. and more outside of New York City. Duncan told the council that the tax would amount to $250 on every $1 million in face value of certain bonds of a years maturity or longer. Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! Summer vacation ended this week for more than 120,000 public school students in Salt Lake County. Pupils in Granite, Jordan, Salt Lake City and Murray school districts returned to classes for the 1975-7- 6 academic year. Also with Daggett Dis-trwhere pupils also returned to class this week the county schools make the final contingent of the back to school rush. All 40 school districts in the state are now in session. it t |