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Show r fer l H: . . Thursday 110th Year December 27 2001 -- -- Price, Utah No. 104 Carbon tights herd for big wins, 0 r rj .ftS' 500 ; i'f -- at- issue r' scams continue to prey upon unwary con- -; sumers in Carbon County, across Utah and throughout the United ; 7 . ' S'-JV ; :,--:. Work-at-ho- ;: States....-- ; -- : ; Americans have lost thousands of dollars to die con art- -, ists, point out the U.S. Federal Thade Commission, state cop Sumer protection ageheies and die Utah Better BusinessBureau, lb avoid Mingfbr the Carbon consumers should learn to recognize common X - . bitantpricies. Co(isumcis are usually required to pay for expensive ; : . non-existe- .vi - Vii a - .. V ' 7 .J ; AS ivGi' 30' M. -- . ' "4s. :w ' : . ". .. . ; . , or M ;jasst workers. A toed fejjne antidpates the hbliday season, tut is thank- fill to be indoors during the winter months. Mot alt anj- - outside during Ihi cold months must be taken care of. Plenty of water, food and some form of shelter should be providedto ensure the welfare of outdoor pets. , e. The insption service knows of no promotion that ever pro--: duces Income as aHeged, the U5. Postal Service. Multi-levmarketing, a di- work-at-hom- work-at-ho- .uiffi-cat- es el rect sales system, is an established, -legitimate form of business. But . ; . . con-sum- ers . . . ' mals are fortunate enough to live indoors. Animals living an individual doing this type of stan-dard- s. so-call- ed pnt potential for eliminates any consumers with relatively expen-$iv- e equipment and supplies, but. illegitimate pyramid schemes no income, caution the state and resemble direct sales systems, ' ': warn the agencies. . federal agencies. ' The chain letter scheme en Pyramid schemes place the., ticespeople to purchase mailing emjphasis on recruiting people to lists and labels. The ads promise join the program, not on selling the product For a time, recruits respondents that they will automatically receive thousands of keep money flowing into the system. But when the system coldollars m cash return. But the only individuals who lapses, only a few people' at the benefit are the mysterious few at top have made money - and at the bottom have lost the top of the chain who consis-'- .. . tently change names, addresses investments, 't v. arid post office boxes. aQnline business advertiser "After responding to enve- , ments are starting to show up in lope stuffing ads, consumers may representing an old. receive promotional material . (Continued on page 14) . Ensuring welfare of outdoor animals requires food, shelter . quality Unfortunately, no work is ever up to standard, leaving part-Jim- V-J-'-- ns nt cause the assembled items do not The con artists .assure consumers that no experience is the company will provide the clients. '.. For an investment of $2,000 to $8,000, the companies may promise computer software,' training and technical support ; Individuals responding to the ads may be urged tpbuy software programs or computers at exor- - i'. Jwf S'-i- x!. V. . Assembly or craft work pn gramsoften rcquirecustomera to unrest hundreds of dollars in equipment and supplies.' After consumers purchase the supplies andperformthe work, the com- meet ; ';.- g instruc-tionso- panies refuseto pay people be- -. pre-packa- "TTvP Wlt . work-at-ho- " nxmey-makin- us-in- schemes. Warning signs in- clude overstated daimsofprod- -' uct effectiveness, exaggerated pev; tential profits or earnings, requirement ofmoney for instructions orproducts and assurance of guaranteed markets. ;.. Several ploys represent classic examples of schemes, accordipgtothe state and federal age naes. busiAds for nesses - known as billing centers - regularly appear in newspapers. Promoters promise substantial incomes to fall-- cash for details on plans. The details n usually turn out to be similar ads. V placing The system feeds on continu-ou- s recruitment of people to join the dam There are several varia-tioof tbe scheme, all requiring the customer to spend money on f advertising and materials. " In practicaDy all businesses, envelope stuffing has become a highly mechanized operation g sophisticated mass mailing' fechniquesandequipbientwhicn soliciting training sessions and pressured to make immediate dedrions. .v Frequendy, the training is superficial and the market for services to small or .Few consumers purchasings billing business opportunity are - able to find clients and generate revenues - let alone recover ini' vestments and earn, substantial work-at-ho- : ' i. fc( sites iit nation By RICHARD SHAW Staff reporter ' Ind., iri a place where passes over it. Chicago has basically swallowed up Gary, Ind arid the highwaypasses directly thraui .the windjy suburbs as it touches the southern tip of Lake Michigari-- Thls lit where another section of the road that is known as one of the most dangerous stretches erf highway in northern Indiana resides.. The road crosses the state line into Illinois, trav-elin-g 1--80 ds On June 9, 1955, Everett Davis of Denver, Cbkx, died of injuries incurred in s automobile accident west of Wellington on US. Highway 6. The fatality occurred when a Helper resident, trying out a new , Buick railhead on into Davis car. The death was the first in Carbon County in 1955 and the first of the yearoa what residenlsin recent years have designated the death highway ' Davis died almost half way through the 1955 calendar year.ln 2001, the first fatality on the highway took place in J anuary and traffic deaths have continued to pile up mbnth after month. ; through Joliet and flat farmland toward the Iowa border. UJS. 6 shadows almost all the way, serving a& mains street for many small towns diat wne passed tiy when the Interstate system was built m the middle of the last century. OncC it enters Iowa, U.S, 6 becomes intermit-tent,breakito travel through plares offof like Iowa City and Grinnell, then branching away to pass through the middle of Des Moines. In western Iowa, it breaks off of the interstate and travels South to Atlantic, Iowa, one beef center erf the Midwest, It proceeds into Council Bluffs, crosses the Missouri River and travels into Omaha, Neb. . Prom Omaha, the highway remains intact, traveling south to Lincoln then west through the com-fiel- ds toward Hastings and McCook. Tbe journey across Nebraska ends when the highway tracts un- . - ' ; : Castle lleymotoristskoowthedangersofdriv- 1--80 -' ing on US. 6 between Green River and Spanish Fork. Most locals have been caught in some type of traffic, jam on the road dud to a mishap. And all residents have a story of at least one dose call concerning traveling on the hiiway. There has been many editorials written overdie yean in newspapers from Salt Lake to Moab about have also been many angry letthe situation. ters written to the publications, the Utah Depart-- , ment of Transportation and government officials who directly or indirectly influence changes on the ; road.':.. v'1 , Twisted wreckags semes as a solemn reminder of tjie traffic Since the accident in 1951, traffic volume has nazaros ano ratal acciaeiits associated wttn travaimg aion increased on the road. Based on national statistics, U5. Highway 6 in Carbon County. US. 6 ends after it has at least doubled. through the ptains, mountains and deserts of tbe OA ; U- - 6 is the designation for a road built early in the 20th century as part of the federal highway the precursor for die interstate highway com- jor cit ies of the country as well as many state Capitols. After leaving Cape Cod, it crosses through plex erected from the 1950s through the present. 6 as a Rhode Island and Providence. It enters Connecti. Vhile people in Carbon County view stale road, the highway is part of the national road cut and passes through Hartford. West of Hartford, network, U.S. 6 begins its journey west on the east the highway has a nickname as it swings south coast of the United Stale at the end ofCape Cod in the death miles," This section of UJS. 6 is listed as Preyincetown, Mass and winds its way across the oneof the 10 worst sections of road in the United nation. Due to changes in the national system and States. The road, coincidentally, joins Interstate 84 interstate highways, parts of U,S. 6 have been at its south end. One reason the section of US. 6 is roads, particularly by -; so high in death statistics to the fact that people usdrped by the multi-lan- e in the west But in some places in Come off of and drive too fast north toward 70nd ; America, U.S. 6 still exists in basically the same Hartford. UJS. 6 breaks away from the toUway in Brewster, form it did 80 yean ago, ; Gn its way west, US. 6 crosses the ma- - N.Y. The highway travels south and touches the of many . . : Tre ; ; . . wai-deri- '.. sys-te- - -- 1, . . 0. I- 1-- a i speure Whitmore Canyon tract '-- y ' .. Andalex Resources 6--50 1--84 . Incand The companies project the that West Ridge mine will oper-- . ate at a level of approximately three million tons of coal per Intermountain Power Agency ! have been accepted as the successful bidder for the 1,64634 aerg Whitmore Canyon coal 'year. tract. Andalex and Intermountain In addition to the bonds bid,, .the cranpanies will pay annual rental of $4,941 and an 8 percent royalty on all future coal mined from the tract ' One-ha- lf of the bonus bid along with 50 percent of all rental and royalties collected on coal produced from the Whitmore Canyon lease win be transferred to the state of Utah. Andalex Resources. Inc. and Intermountain Power Agency erablehii volatile B bituminous ' were the only companies to submits sealed bid at the coallease i Coal, is aaoent to die companies West Ridge underground coal sale conducted by the BLM in mme. .Salt Lake City. . Power submitted a bonus bid of : . $ 1 1,459,900 for the federal coal leaSe, according to Utah Bureau of land Management State Director Sally Wisely. ; the Whitmore Canyon tract. ' : is located in Carbon County, ap-- ; proximately four miles north of East Carbon CSqr. ' The tract, containing an estimated 143 million tons of recov-- . DR GOPY , f ' r-- ; w' . . j. i-- . . . ;y 4 Kr'- - . 1--70 U. . broken into Colorado and ends at Fort Morgan, where it duties were relieved yea rs ago by UA 6 reappears west of Denver in various tor slightly more than 2,000 miles! Within the 2,000 plus most notably near Eisenhower TlinneL The miles, there are at least tour places where the highway is places, travels road over Loveland Pass and where overconsidered a death generator by the general publie due to loads or hazardous materials carriers must use size roadway design or driver error or both. .. the dd highway td avoid tunnels forbidden to the V cargos in question. New York City metropolitan area suburbs before has replaced U!S. 6 almost aU. From mere, crossing the Hudson River and traveling west The the way to Green River, except for asmall section road drops south into Pennsylvania, passes north in Grand Junction! The road heads northwest of Scranton through rural Quaker country until it through Price and Helper, where it is officially hits the Ohio state line and moves into Cleveland, and proceeds bn to Spanish! designated U5. where it travels along the south shore pi Lake Erie. Fort, where it is usurped by H5 headed south, Nem Port Clinton, Ohio, it starts to drop south and UJS. 6 leaves the interstate system at Santaquin, meets with Residents near the area call that heading west where it passes through Eureka and section ofthe road (he death strip due to vehicles southwest to Delta. In Delta, it joins with UJS. 50 V and becomes U.S. across the dry west Utah high rate of speed coming off the interstate. The road hits rural farm country! passing south desert crossing into Nevada, At Ely, the highways of Tbledo about 30 miles. The highway enters In- divide, with U 50 heading north toward Austin diana, passing north of Fort Wayne and south of and UJS. 6 moving southwest toward Tbnopah. South Bend when it eventually meets up with Gary, : .. (Continued on page 2) frrvX;-':K- ;. t ; :i" .""'-N;-- UL - '' . '.'i ,.CN N. ' i Roiindy foundation sponsors Bear Hugs for Spencer shopping event for children Jan bear rides on top of a fire engine last Saturday. The mascot visited he BDAC on Dec. 22 to support the Spencer Roundy Foundations Bear The Utah chaperone. The foundation gave each child $100 to purchase Christmas gifts, loaded into tour school buses, the youth wen escorted by police can and the fire buck with the Jazz bear leading the way to a Hugs tor Spencer charity. The event allowed more than 70 chfldrenfmm the shopping extravaganza. The Carbon County ana who have disabilities or an underprivileged to partici- . children enjoyed the opportunity to shop tor families and to visit with the Jazz paten a pizza party, pose for pictures with the Jazz bear and shop with a beat, who lit eachyoungsters face up with smiles. - X f . A ' |