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Show V takes a couthe of to cover of inches snow dry, autumn- up ple struck landscape and put everyday sights in a new perspective. This small herd of horses appeared a bit NEW LOOK ON THE 67th Year OLD HOME bewildered at all the white stuff, and sampled a taste branches, frosted, like the or two from the fences, with crisp' white icing. Many Basin residents considr this the best time of year - the scenic wonders PLACE- -Jt low-hangin- t g Roosevelt, Utah Thursday November 27, 1680 No. 48 The officers outlined for the group the symptoms that appear when a youngster is "on drugs." These include personality changes, apathy, bloodshot eyes, dilated pupils, runny noses, and "the munchies a phenomenon which involves the desire to eat everything It was mentioned during the meeting that several months ago the Roosevelt City Council passed an ordinance requiring mandatory sentencing upon conviction of possession of a controlled substance. To date, according to the two officers, no one has received such a sentence locally. Stagg said that interested parents might contact city councilmen andor the city attorney and inquire as to why this is the case. Many parents asked, "What can we do about the problem?" Stagg and Olsen replied that the department needs money to finance undercover operations. Stagg said that it would probably cost about $2500 per month to run an effective operation that would result in "good cases" being built against those responsible for the local market in controlled substances. The officers said that they and Duchesne County Sheriffs Deputy Gerry I vie are willing to make similar presentation! for clubs and organizations in the area, as Well as before area school children, upon request V Approximately 900 Mountain Bell Boy, 2, dies in gas fire Garold Kaye Clark, 2, died at the University of Utah Burn Center, Friday, Nov. 21. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Clark, Myton, had suffered extensive first and second degree burns over virtually every part of his body in an accident at the Clark home in Myton. The incident was investigated by Gerry Ivie of the Duchesne County f Sheriffs Department Exact details of the accident may never be known. It is hypothesized that the child got into an open container of gasoline. The flammable liquid was ignited presumably when the boy placed a metal object into a light socket located near the back ' porch. The parents were working on the family car when the accident occurred. An emergency call was placed to Roosevelt to summon an ambulance and EMTs, but the child was transported to the Duchesne County hospital by his parents. He was admitted at about 11:80 a.m. Fixed wing aircraft transported the boy to the University of Utah Medical Center. He was admitted to their burn unit at approximately 8 p.m. Garold Clark died of first and second degree burns over 86 percent of his body shortly after 6 p.m. that evening. Luck helps nab suspects An attempted Roosevelt burglary was thwarted by what Roosevelt Police Chief Cecil Gurr termed "lucky , police work. At approximately 4 a.m. on the morning of Nov;- - 24, Officer John Gardner noted suspicious activity at the Metro Service Station at 409 South Second East He established surveillance near the station. After watching two men attempt to gain entry to the establishment Officer Gardiner moved in and arrested the pair. Lucas and Sammy Toponotes, Myton, were taken into custory and charged with attempted burglary. - Parents attenmeeting at East TAKING A CLOSER LOOK ding last week's PTA Roosevelt elementary were invited to examine the array of drugs and paraphernalia displayed by Roosevelt City police of , ficers, and to take- home literature provided in an effort to inform area parents about drugs widely available in the Roosevelt - area. 20 Cents - about drugs in sight," said Olson. Parents were urged to know who their children's friends are, and where there children are when they "go uptown for a while." Olsen said that a young person in the Roosevelt area' can usually purchase a marijuana cigarette, or cjoint," for about a dollar. A "lid, about one ounce of marijuana, may cost up to $60, depending upon quality. "Part of the problem," said Stagg, "is that the kids have no way of knowing what they are buying." The and other drugs, are marijuana, brought into the area by adult users, and change hands several times before they are peddled to the young people. The materials may have been "cut" (other ingredients added to increase the volume) several times with a variety of substances, some of them extremely dangerous. 24 Pages Mt. ... Bell specifies SGGj A group of Roosevelt parents got what was for many their first whiff of marijuana last week, when Detectives Kim Olsen and Jeff Stagg, Roosevelt City Police, lit up- a few joints and passed them around." The occasion was a PTA meeting at East Roosevelt elementary school, and the presentation by the two officers included a film on drug use and abuse, and a display of drugs and drug paraphernalia confiscated "right in this area," according to Stagg. In the discussion of the prevalence of drug use among Roosevelt school children, Olsen said that the youngest subject he has investigated was in the fourth grade at Blast Roosevelt elementary. of clean snow but weather still warm enough to be comfortable outdoors. Area farmers are happy to see the snow, since a lot of it will indicate a good water year in the offing. customers will be refunded money as a result of the Nov. 14 order from the Utah Public Service Commission regarding rural telephone service. "Some customers living in rural areas are affected by the decision and will receive refunds, according to Knee Knight Rates and Tarriffs Manager for Mountain Bell in Utah. The majority of those customers live in or around one of the following communities: Avon, Leeds, Cornish, Cove, Lewiston, Paradise, Panguitch, Spry, Hatch, Ioka, Hancock Cove and Dry Fork." Refunds ordered by the PSC will go to customers in one of two classifications: -- Those who paid line connection charges for service upgrades or regrades from four or service service to one or eight-part- two-part- y y since Aug. 1, 1978. who live in rural areas and paid in excess of $175 in line connection and construction charges peitween Aug. 1, 1978 and Nov. 14 of Ahii is year. Number of customers affected by the first refund category is expected -- Those to be fewer than 700, according to Knight. Knight stressed that the refund does not apply to the normal installation charges - only to the line connection fees. Knight said the refund to customers affected by the decision will be anywhere from $7 to $120. The order specified that interest at 9 percent per annum figured since Aug. 1, 1978, is to be included in the refund. in the of customers Number second general refund category -customers who live in rural areas and paid more than $175 in line connection or construction charges prior to Nov. 14 - is expected to be fewer than 200. The oder stipulated that a 9 percent interest rate figured from the date of collection should be included in the refund. Customer requests for telephone service filed prior to the Nov. 14 cut-o-ff date are also subject to the $175 ceiling. Mountain Bell is in the process of identifying customers involved in the refund and will notify each customer at a later date. Ross' Rovings L. Ross Martin Any of you who have children attending Union high school must have heard about the hypnotist who visited the school last Thursday. I doubt that anyone who didnt see Jack Lythgo hasnt heard at least one story about what all those high school students did up on the stage. Anyone who believes that a hyponist cannot make a person do something that he doesn't want to didn't see what some of those teenagers did. In one particularly hilarious segment of his program, he asked each of his subjects (victims?) to exchange personalities with someone famous. Most of the girls exchanged their personalities with famous .men. One girl became Ronald Reagan, another Cheech Marin of Cheech and Chong. One fellow came back as Paul McCartney. He favored the audience with a rendition of an early Wings hit from the James Bond movie of the same title, "Live and Let Die." Funny, he didn't sound at all like the former Beetle. His show was at one time entertaining, while at the same time being more than just a little scary. The power of suggestion was never more evident. The for misuse of that rlential be taken lightly. power Did you hear about the newspaper advertisement offering "twenty percent off?" It was a picture of a woman wearing a winter length coat which was buttoned to her chin. Sorry, mid-ca- couldn't lf resist How many of you watched the Utah football game last Saturday? Anyone receiving their Mountain signal from Tabby received the broadcast regardless of whether your house is 120 miles from Salt Lake City. Fortunately, Tabby Mtn. is within the 120 mQe radius allowed by a last minute NCAA ruling. We contacted Steve Brown, the KTVX sports director, after we heard about the 120 mile limit set on the broadcast. Steve informed us that the NCAA ruling bound that all translators owned by Channel 4, which fell outside the specified radius, be turned off! Apparently the ruling is designed to protect other major colleges BYU vs. Continued on page 3 |