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Show n t y ,1 tBaism tBtamdaurd MJsimtiailhi Thursday. November TL 1982 Uintah Basin Standard 13 Hansen off to Washington for Veterans states, plus two territories. The parade will also feature a platoon Keith Hansen, Roosevelt, has been by the American Legion Department of Utah to represent the State of Utah at the National Salutes to Vietnam Veterans. November in Washington, D.C. Throughout the four days of activities, programs, receptions and spiritual expressions, the American Legion will be playing a major role for an event which is expected to draw more than 100,000 veterans and their families to the Nation's Capitol. Climaxing the salute will be the formal dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to which the American Legion, with more than $1 million raised from throughout the organization, is the largest single contributor. On Veterans Day. Thursday, November 11, he will attend the selected . t . ? from each of the service academies, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Several returned P.O.W.'s, widows and sons of servicemen killed in Vietnam will also be honored in 10-1- the parade. A 54 hour prayer vigil will be held at the Washington Cathedral beginning Wednesday, November 10, during which time the names of all s supr listed 7. National Observance of that day at Arlington Cemetery. Current schedule calls for President Reagan to also be present In a proclamation made by the HOUSING for the past several months the interests rates Ballard has proven more stable than the state-wid- e figures. Presently the weather is one of the major deterrents to new construction starts. for housing have deterred individuals from building. However, the situation in the Duchesne County area and Housing starts continue i action will be read. Mr. Hansen served in the U.S. He has a 10 year Army 1965-6continuous membership with the American Legion Basin Post 64, serving the post as Commander, Department of Utah District No. 9 commander and presently serving as Department of Utah area No. 3 commander. As of last month he was appointed to serve as consultant on the National Membership and Post Activities committee of the American Legion. This appointment was confirmed by the National Executive Committee at its meeting in Indianapolis Indiana, October 13. 14. 1982. Mr. Hansen and his wife, Beverly have two children and are of Bev and Millies Indian Curio in Roosevelt He is also employed by Frandsen's Body Shop in Roosevelt President, he states that. Veterans Day affords all Americans a special opportunity to honor the deeds of three who sacrificed so much to answer the call to arms during the life at this great country. On this day, our Nation is united in tribute to the valiant men and women who have unselfishly given of themselves to Berve in our Armed Forces. Words alone are insufficient to express our lasting gratitude and admiration to those whose patriotism and courage have ensured our peace and freedom despite threats of tyranny and aggression. Significant disruptions in their lives and other personal hardships have been the price our Nations veterans have paid so that the rest of us might enjoy the fruits of justice and liberty," he continued. Housing! Everyone needs it, but often times the funding of such construction can pose numerous problems for would-b- e builders. For this reason, housing often experiences a slump whenever the economy turns down. While interest rates are now lower than they have been for months, building in Duchesne, Ballard and Roosevelt hasnt really suffered that much. to Roger Eschler, According Roosevelt City Building inspector, residential construction has totalled six for the months of July, August and September. For October there two residentials, wre four ten mobile homes, and one garage. There was also one commercial building permit issued. The residential is fairly low," said Eschler. However, Roger said the Commercial is not off what it has been. He explained that the total number of projects is down, but said the value of the building is actually up. This is due mainly to the addition to the hospital and the expansion of the Frontier Grill and Motel. In addition to a lesser number of homes being built, Eschler said the number of plat approvals has stopped. He said such plats have remained in their same stages of plwnning for several months now. I saw the decline going with the oil shale," said Eschler. He said the actions of those companies have been felt in Roosevelt. And while the number of houses may be down some, Roger said the size of the homes is remaining about the same at 1,100 to 1,200 square feet However, Eschler added that those individuals who are building their own homes are building larger structures. Eschler added that no hand-in-han- d Burglary solved Fri. in Lapoint Officers from the Roosevelt Police Department and the Uintah County Sheriffs Department arrested two individuals in Lapoint last Friday on charges of Theft by Receiving Stolen ty recovered, which consisted of furniture, was that taken in a residential burglary in Roosevelt September 15. According to RPD Detective Kim Olsen, James W. and Carollynn Newman were arrested last Friday after an investigation indicated the stolen furniture was in their new plats have been filed for the ten months. Its like a freeze hit, said Roger. like they flipped a While things seem someswitch. what slow, Gordon Snow said, The only thing limiting the market now is Gordon said the the weather. situation right now is not near as good as it was several years ago, but he said it is much better than last year. Snow added that he doesnt feel interest rates will drop much further, but said if they remain at their current level there should be an increase in building. During the same period, July through October, Duchesne registered about the same numbers as Roosevelt During that time Duchesne had six new homes, ten garages, one bedroom addition, and one basement There was also one carwash constructed. Ballard has also experienced growth during the past year. According to the records of the Ballard building inspector, from January 1 there have been nine homes constructed in Ballard and eight mobile homes. There have also been three commercial and three industrial building permits issued with two garages and two car ports. In addition to this there has beat one office building and one It would seem from the figures that three communities have remained fairly stable when compared to the It has been just four-ple- possession. Olsen said over SI, 000 in furniture was recovered. Detective Olsen said the investigation was headed by RPD Sergeant Wayne Embleton, Detectives Jeff Stagg and Kim Olsen, and Sergeant Dave Holmes. Also Involved in the arrest were Uintah County Sheriff Arden Stewart, and investigator Larry Cttnri, and deputy Manuel Cantu. Olsen said the arrest was the result of a continuing investigation of the September 15 burglary. past state-wid-e x. average. According to the Utah Economic and Business Review, published by the University of Utah, new housing activity in Utah has been on the decline for the past five years and by the end of 1982 will have fallen nearly e 70 percent from high in 1977. This would make the current housing recession the longest and most severe aU-tim- on record. Compared to the nation, the local recession has been longer, by one year, and more severe. While Utah has experienced a decline of 70 average is percent, the nation-wid- e only 45 percent This downturn has not been limited only to new construction. According to the report, real estate sales, primarily existing housing, have also declined. In 1978 there were nearly 9,500 residential real estate transactions valued at $500 million in the Salt Lake area. By 1981 the number of transactions had fallen 40 percent and dollar volume sales by 18 percent The present situation has also begun to affect an increasing number of Utah homeowners. The report stated that the situation has driven the percent of past due mortgage loans to record levels. The Mortgage Bankers Association of America reported for the second quarter of 1982 that 6.57 percent of all mortgages in Utah were past due. The national average for the same period was at 5.56 percent with a regional average of 4.95 percent. Utah has the highest past due rate of qpy western state, but Nevada and Idaho have higher foreclosure rates. According to the report, the explanation for the situation is more complicated than just high interest rates. Utah experienced rapid growth in residential construction in the 1970s, due partly to an increased population, new household formations, employment, and net immigration. When these factors were combined with mortgage money at low interest rates, the outcome was the largest boom in residential construction in Utahs history. However, by the end of 1978 the boom had lost momentum and, as expected, began to decline. The high rates- of construction were not sustainable, even at interest rates of nine to ten percent. what The report states that began in 1978 as the usual downside of the housing cycle turned into disaster for Utahs construction industry, as mortgage rates moved above 13 percent in 1980 and exceeded 15 percent in 1981 and 1982. The conclusion of the report states that these prolonged high interest rates have turned this Utah housing slump into the longest and most severe on record. It adds that such factors are forcing changes, at least for the next few years, on the shape of the homebuilding industry in Utah. - Christmas Parade f: il : were only some of the items recovered last week by the Roosevelt Police Department. The furniture was recovered in Lapoint and two individuals These were arrested. The items were taken in a residential burglary September 15, 1982. in Roosevelt With Thanksgiving just around the comer, the Christmas Parade will follow on November 27. This years Roosevelt parade will take place at 10:00 a.m. that Saturday. If you would like to have an entry in the parade, please contact Joanne at the Roosevelt City Offices, All civic and church organizations are encouraged to participate. 722-500- 1. In order that we may pay meaningful tribute to their efforts. Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103 (a)l that November 11 shall be Bet aside each year as a national holiday to honor America's veterans. Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon all Americans to join in observing Thursday, November 11, as Veterans Day. I urge both public ceremonies as well as private thoughts and prayers, in recognition of the great contribution of our veterans to an America that today is an example to all nations of freedom, liberty, and democracy. On this day, let us give special consideration to those who have died in our Nations wars and to those who have been disabled. The formal dedication ceremony will be Saturday, November 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Memorial on the National Mall, following a two hour parade, which will represent all 50 Hansen has been selected to represent the State of Utah at the National Salute to Vietnam Veterans Keith in Washington DC. KUTV yes low power TV possibilities Although the FCC has not totally decided on how to regulate low power TV stations, KUTV Channel 2 has asked for time with the Duchesne County Commissioners to propose a low power TV station in our area. Also to buy out the part of the system that carries KUTV to the Basin on Tabby Mountain. According to KUTV spokesman, Reed Carpenter, they are proposing to buy that portion of the Tabby Mountain system that carries KUTV channel 2. This is the key station that feeds Duchesne, Roosevelt and Vernal with their signal and would aid them in their desires to produce low power TV programming to the Basin. With this purchase the programming for a low power TV station could be sent out. Whether or not to produce the programming in a studio in the Basin or to producer the programming in Salt Lake and relay it to the Basin through the Tabby station has not been totally decided by the television company as of yet If the programming took place in Salt Lake the signal would be sent to s Tabby Mountain by way of from Salt Lake. Carpenter said KUTV was just preparing for future television needs of the Basin as they waited for the FCC to make a decision on how to regulate low power TV. micro-wave- Roosevelt Junior Miss Pageant set The community is invited to support the annual Junior Miss Pageant, Saturday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Union high school auditorium. Roosevelt Civic and business leaders will team with parents and educators to salute the communties outstanding high school senior girls. The Socialette club is the sponsor of this event. Announcement of the committee to plan and conduct the program was announced by chairman, Arlene Funk. Jean Ercan-bracwith Susie Nilsson are over the program and Nancy West is serving as publicity chairman. The k, treasurer is Carol Johnson with Shanna Labrum, stage manager and Kelly Robb over judges and choreography. Decorations will be nlannl by Janet Snow. Sue Olsen organized the fund raising and gifts. The Roosevelt Junior Miss winner will represent the community in the state junior miss finals to be held in Salt Lake. The 50 state winners will compete for Americas Junior Miss Crown and the 615,000 scholarship that goes with it, at the national finals in Mobile, Alabama next spring. Admission will be 62 per person or $10 for family or patron. |
