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Show Ije Citnen Cache Serving Smithfield, Lewiston, Richmond and Other North Cache Communities VOL. XIV, NO. 10, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1975 SMITHFIELD, UTAH 84335 IFM Myir yoneerfdiira M toirttln Cdni Not everyone can have gineer who lives in Clark-stoBut it is nowhere near as large as the flow in most natural gas wells. The problem now, he said, is to cap the well, and experts from Mountain Fuel Supply Co. as well as others have been brought in to study the problem. n. their own natural gas well situated 19 feet from their back door but Stephen Szot of Richmond has one whether he wants it or not. Petersen Brothers Drilling Co. accidentally stuck the natural gas well February 25 while looking for water near his new home located in southern Lewiston and west of Richmond. The gas is flowing at an estimated 100 to 150 pounds per square inch of pressure putting an estimated 100,000 cubic feet of natural gas a day into the air. On Saturday it was still throwing rocks 300 feet and sounding like the Old Faithful Geyser as it sputtered and roared out of the small pipe covering the hole in the ground. The flow'is large enough if it holds steady that it might become a commercial well, said Dee Hansen, state en The well can't be capped, according to Hansen, because the pressure would probably force the entire casing from the ground. In the meantime the owner of the property, Stephen Szot, from California can only look on the situation with something less than enthusiasm. Before the Cache County Sheriff's Jeep Patrol began keeping people off Szot's property, curious observers merely moved the gate blocking the driveway and walked on the land in hopes of seeing the calamity. All construction was halt ed due to the unusual situation which meant another delay before Szot's family, still in California, would be able to join him. Mountain Fuel Supply Co. has taken samples and hope to have the results soon. However, at press time, late Tuesday, no word had been received as to the quantity or quality of the gas according to Mountain Fuel. Rumors of lighting he gas did prevail, however. Like exaggerated UFO stories, the tales about the unusual gas find range from swamp gas and it will eventually burn out" to the hopefuls who feel the And "would supply enough natural gas to serve all of Cache Valley. Only time will tell. The highlight of a somewhat discouraging moment came when Szot was asked what type of fuel he was using to heat his home. It's totally electric," he remarked. Nancy Hammond Named Local Chapter President Named the local president of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was Mrs. Nancy Hammond, 165 Summit Drive, Smithfield. She will direct the foundation's .programs in her area SPUTTERING AND ROARING out of the ground comes natural pressurized gas in the Stephen Szot yard in Richmond. The well was accidently hit by a drilling crew while digging for water. Citizen Photo Leaders Form Forum Utahs plans for the bicentennial were announced to approximately 125 voleaders lunteer and staff from across the state attendLeaders Forum ing the on the Utah State University campus this week. The group met to gain a better understanding of their leadership roles and responsibilities and to discover ways of improving their performance. were the Utah second youth group to make a project proposal to the 4--H 4-- 4-- H Bicentennial Commission, and they received approval for two projects, it was announced. According to Art Jones. program leader, the first project will be a summer conference this year held at Westminster College. The conference will be designed to acquaint youth with their heritage and give them appreciation for the history of their country. The conference will also be used to train the youths and adults to conduct eight similar district conferences in 1976. The project should in0 volve youth during the bicentennial period." explained Jones. The second project is a booklet, My Heritage." to be put together by Kay USU NOT A VERY pleasant view greets the eye of the beholder as he gazes out of Stephen Szot's back door onto a gas well. The well was hit approximately 19 feet from the home. Course Offered Farmers Invited To Area Conference Farmers in Cache County will be attending the Annual Fertilizer Chemical Conference sponsored by the Trenand the Utah ton Feed Cooperative Association. The theme of this year's conference is Farming 1975". Utah Priorities State University will furnish the speakers for the program again this year. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 6th, at the Co-o- p Trenton Ward in Trenton. Following the free luncheon, the annual meeting of the farm cooperative will be held. Maion Olsen, president Feed Coof Trenton op, will report on the activities of the Co-o- p over the past year and Ray A. Minkler, general manager, will sub-mhis report to the membership. Election of new directors will also take place, is An electronic calculator will be one of the prizes in an symposium entitled Helping Farmers Meet Production Demands" will cover such subjects as: Formulating Least Cost Rations" by Dr. Norris early bird drawing tor those present when the meeting starts. Other prizes will be given later during the program. Extension Agronomist While the meeting and luncheon are free, reservations should be made in advance with the Co-ophone A Sten-quis- t, Area Livestock Specialist: Values in the Ear" by Dr. Devere R. McAllister, (Crops) smd "Fertilizer Still a Good Buy by Rex F. Nielsen, Associate Professor of Agronomy. Ray Burten-shaCounty Agent, will act us cum diuulur lot posium. Uiv in 563-620- Ladies are invited, of course, especially for the luncheon and the annual meeting. The Cache Community School is offering a class in home and city beautification. This class will be taught at Sky View High School Thursday, March 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 in the Student Center. It will continue for eight weeks on Thursday nights. Anyone with questions about the course, content or cost, can contact Vic Jensen, Cache Community School director by calling and 9 p.m. 563-56- between 1 4-- H 1,200-1,50- 4-- bendixsen, Salt Lake County USU youth programs agent. The booklet will be designed to help young people become more familiar with their family history and tradition; Plans For Black And White Days Proceed Plans for Richmond's Black and White Days scheduled for May 15, 16, and 17 are progressing on schedule. The program leaflet will go to press next week. One new feature for this year will be a registered Holstein cattle sale. This will be sponsored by the Utah State Holstein Breeders It will be their annual spring sale. The sale will be arranged and directed by M. B. Nichols. He will be assisted by Charles Glen Brown and other members of the association. Mick-clso- to learn more about their ancestors; to help them get involved in the discovery, restoration and preservation of things from the past; and to let them see the need for improving the quality of life and get them involved in doing it. The project will outline can plan ways the their own heritage projects and where they can go for help. Other activities included during the leaders forum were workshop sessions on where to find leaders and youth members, an overview of project areas for the coming year, and roles and responsibilities of councils and community supervisors. To make the better motto best.' Thats the and it should be the motto of each of us. We need to reach for the stars to make life 4-- H more enjoyable through commented Gerald Olson, supervisor. And, he concluded, "we have to reach out to those who can benefit by the program, and to those who wont reach out to ," 4-- H ." show. All committees are organized and making their plans for the event. Through Mrs. Hammond's assistance as president of the local chapter the work . continue toward conquering cystic fibrosis in this state and throughout the world. Plans are underway to will . be undertaken. Mrs. Hammond is married to Dr. Keith D. Hammond, a dentist with his office in Logan, and they have two children, Liz, 5, and Park, 4 months. North Cache Essay Winners Announced Mrs. Ross Plant, spokes- man for the Americanism Unit 33 of the American Legion Auxiliary announced the Americanism Essay contest winners at North Cache Junior High in Richmond. First place went to Karen Jo Kiefer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Kiefer, North Logan; second place, Cynthia Barker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Barker, Smithfield; third place, Matt Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Peterson, North Logan. Over eighty-fiv- e students in the essay participated contest entitled, My American Heritage-Wha- t It Means To Me. Each year the American Legion Auxiliary through the cooperation of the junior and senior high schools across the nation sponsor an Americanism essay contest. The winning essays will go on to be judged on a district and state leve. Area Lions Attend Zone Party Lions and their wives from Richmond, Lewiston, Smith-fielHyde Park and North Logan clubs attended a zone party on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26 in the Walnut Room at Utah State University. guests ol the Richmond Gub. d, 4-- Approximately 230 Lions, ladies and guests attended the event. Richmond was the host club with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Campbell as special Lion Glen Allred, Zone Chairman, acted as master of ceremonies. Newell L. Crookston, from North Logan, was inducted into that club as a new member by Lion Allred. Gyde Bartlett was introduced as a transfer member to the same club. Each club in the zone furnished a part on the program. It consisted of Kamleen Cannon presenting a piano solo; a novelty number by Doug White, Randall Harris and Jiin Marsh; a piano duet by Laura Balls and Diana Jensen and songs by Mr. and Mrs. Evan Hall with guitar accompaniment. The next meeting of the Richmpnd Gub will be on the night of Mar. 12. It will be arranged by the program committee with Don Humphreys, chairman. Property Owners Pay Large Share Of Taxes Owners of commercial and industrial property paid 28.4 per cent of all property taxes charged in Cache County last year. Throughout the state approximately 50 per cent of all property taxes charged during 1974 were coll?ted from owners of commei ial property. These were some of t e facts gleaned from a study ir Utah property taxes completed by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The Foundation analysis shows that property taxes charged in Cache County last year totaled $4,135,959.00. Of this sum, the various classes of commercial and industrial accounted for $1,173,481.00, or 28.4 per cent of the total. Other property property The new judging arena is now being constructed and will be ready for this year's to help children with the lung damaging disease, cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease and affects young children, creating a thick. show film strips in some of the schools and will be available to groups who would like to borrow them. Contacting of people next week to go door to door, collecting contributions will sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and intestines, causing breathing difficulties, lung damage and malabsorption of food. tax sources include residential property $1,888,639 15.7 per cent), motor vehicles $358,408 ( 8.7 per cont . agricultural property $664, 064 (16.1 per cent), and miscellaneous $51,367 (1.2 per cent). Part of the property tax collected on motor vehicles and miscellaneous represents taxes on business and industry. As a result, the figure reported above for commercial and industrial probably is low. Property taxes imposed throughout Utah last year rose by $10.4 million, or 6.1 per cent. All of this gain, according to Foundation analysts, is attributable to new properties being added to the tax rolls and to increases in existing valuations. The average overall tax rate in Utah actually declined 79.48 mills in mills in 1974. The Foundation points out that the overall average property tax rate in Utah has declined in each of the past three years. These reductions. however, do not necessarily mean that there was a corresponding reduction in slightly from 1973 to 78.60 the actual property taxes paid by individuals and business concerns. In some instances, the reductions in tax rates were more than offset by increases in property valuations. This is especially true in those counties which were reappraised under the five-yea- r revaluation program. Property in Cache County will be reassessed under this program in 1975. Most of the property tax revenue in Utah is used for the support of public schools. Last year in Cache County school property taxes totaled $2,890,878 or 69.9 per cent of all property taxes imposed. In addition to the property tax. local schools in Utah receive all the individual and corporate income tax revenue. plus a substantial portion of the state sales tax revenue through transfers from the general fund. Other recipients of property tax revenue in Cache County include the county $749,641 (81.1 government per cent of the total), muni$478,453 ( 1 1 .6 per cipalities cent), special improvement districts $13,178 (0.3 per cent), and bounty taxes $3,809. Although the schools continue to receive the largest share of all property tax revenue, the largest percentage increase in Utah during recent years has been by special improvement districts. The Foundation analysis shows that property taxes imposed by special cent This between compares with property tax increases of 95 per cent for counties. 58 per cent for cities and towns, and 43 per cent by public schools during this same period. The rapid growth in special district taxes is a reflection of population expansion in the unincorporated urban areas, especially along the Wasatch Front. districts rose by 170 per 1964 and 1974. |