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The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 21

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Ogden, Utah
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21
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At mmmn IB Section OGDEN UTAH THURSDAY EVENING JANUARY 11 1962 IT'S GOING TO 'WARM UP BUT KEEP OVERCOAT HANDY The icy grip of winter that has held Ogden for the past few days is expected to ease today and Friday the Weather Bureau said today Ogden is expected to have fair-skies today and -tonight with increasing clouds Friday and rising temperatures High today is expected to be in the mid-20s low tonight about 18 High Friday should be around 35 the Weather Bureau said Low in Ogden Wednesday night was 8 the high only 21 At Pine View Reservoir the mercury dropped to two below zero Wednesday night and the high during the day was 15 Boy Ed Use ycatio into the homes as well as the schools and is a wonderful opportunity to advance our adult education program" City School System to Pay $180000 FCC OK Pending Study it' Pad Wate "fc Tti i lilt KM '-owe Ideas first discussed 10 years agov culminated Wednesday night when the Ogden Board of Education approved purchase of KVOG-TV channel 9 far $180000 The schools will use the system for an educational network Supt Smith outlined the proposal to the Board of Education and the board voted approval The whole deal is contingent on approval of the Federal Communications Commission 'and the granting of a telecasting permit to the school system Dr Smith said However Harold Hickman television coordinator for the schools said he had talked on the telephone to the FCC in Washington PC and officials there had given their unofficial approval of the change in ownership of the local station Arch Webb owner of the television station and "Radio Station KVOGsaid today "1 felt that in Petition Names 5- view of the competitive situation here it was difficult to operate an independent station I thought it would be better to sell the station and I was happy to sell it to the Ogden schools I believe the community will be better served by this arrangement" STARTS JAN 15 Under terms of the arrangement approved by the Board of Education KVOG will make available to the school system programming time on Jan 15 The schools will use educational films available from several sources Mr Hickman told the board When the FCC has given its approval of the transfer the schools will pay Mr Webb $7500 When the FCC finally issues a permit to the school system to operate Channel 9 the balance of the purchase price will be due but it will not be before July 1 beginning of the next fiscal year of the Ogden school system Until the Ogden schools can set up a staff and prepare to telecast the staff at KVOG will perform this work Supt Smith said The schools will pay KVOG $1000 a month for these facilities and services with the payments to apply on the total purchase price The Ogden schools will take title to the studios and facilities at 1538 Gibson and to the transmitting facilities at Little Mountain Supt Smith said -llt ftill if mitt- Briefly the contract provides that Ogden City can store up to 2500 acre-feet of water in Pine View Reservoir at $570 an acre-foot in exchange for down-river water from Coldwater Creek Warm Water Creek Wheeler Creek and the Ogden Bench Canal -i Water from all these city-owned sources flows into Ogden River below Pine View Reservoir This water will be used to irrigate farmlands in the valley as in the past but in the future Ogden City will be given the storage rights of 2500 acre-feet in the reservoir in exchange Jack Richards attorney for Ogden City who worked out the contract in conjunction with the other agencies said Ogden City will abandon its application for storage rights at -Magpie' tn the South Fork as part of the contract "Raw water purchased from Weber Basin costs about $22 an acre-foot" Mr Richards said "The amount of $570 an acre-foot is reasonable" he added '1- STUDIO LIGHTS at KVOG-TV station on Gibson 'Street are inspected by Supt Smith of the Ogden school system and Harold Hickman television coordinator for the schools following the Qgden School Board's approving of a deal Wednesday night to purchase the local TV facilities Town County Officials to Meet Discuss Uniform Closing Law The Ogden City Council tonight will look at a contract that assures the city 2500 acre-feet of inexpensive culinary water annually The contract has been drawn up after several conferences of officials of Ogden City the Ogden River Water Users Association the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District and the Bureau of Reclamation Directors of the Weber Basin and the association had special meetings scheduled today to approve the contract Following approval by the City Council the contract will be forwarded to the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington DC for final approval Indian Woman Knifed Police Hunt Assailant A 19-year-old Alaskan Indian woman was stabbed three times while walking along lower 25th Street late Wednesday and police today were looking for a Negro woman described by the victim as the knife-wielder Leona Rose Ellis of 227 25th was taken to Dee Hospital with knife wounds in her chest back and head She was later released Patrolman Smith saw her staggering along the street bleeding from a head cut she apparently received when she fell to the sidewalk during the attack The victim told officers she was walking along the street shortly after 11 pm and bumped into two Negro women She apologized she said but one of the women said "Nobody shoves me around" and attacked her The other- watched Weber has been invited? to discuss any problem of mutual interest to the county and the municipalities KARL MACFARLANE On Board Since 1958 New President Elected by School Board Karl Macfarlane a member of the Ogden Board of Education since 1954 was named president of the board at its reorganization meeting Wednesday night He succeeds Gilbert Marriott Mr Macfarlane was elected to the Board of Education in 1954 and was re-elected to another four-year term in 1958 His term expires this year He was president in 1959 New vice president of the board is Nate Tanner At the organizational meeting the Board of Education appointed for two more years Asael Moulton as secretary of the board In another official action Wednesday night James Bischoff was sworn in as a member of the board from the fourth city ward He was named to the board Dec 14 to fill the vacancy caused when Arch Webb resigned Lee Candidate For Senator A petition signed by 138 Weber County residents nominating Salt Lake Mayor Bracken Lee as a Republican candidate for the US Senate was filed with the secretary of state Wednesday Mayor Lee said he is flattered but is not ready to mlike a statement about his future political plans i The petition was mailed to the secretary of state by Hugh O'Neil of 639 23rd "I am flattered that even 138 people would sign such a petition" Mayor Lee said "But I have no comment because don't know yet what I am going to dp" Lee said he knew nothing of the petition until contacted by newsmen A The Salt Lake City mayor and He ran unsuccessftilly for the Senate four years ago as an independent CONCERT ARTISTS APPEAR TONIGHT It will be "Concerto Night" at the Utah Symphony concert i tonight at 8:30 in the Ogden High School auditorium with six Utah artists as featured soloists The Symphony ticket office at 3065 Harrison will be open until 6 pm today and the box office at Ogden High School will open its doors at 7:15 pm prior to the performance Utah artists who will perform are Harold Wolf concertmas-ter Gladys Gladstone pianist David Freed cellist Ned Meredith trombonist William Sullivan trumpet and Gary Post English horn Asks Home Permit Hunter has applied for a building permit to put up a 1647 square foot residence at 1430 Oak Ridge Drive for Robert Becker Representatives of all incorporated communities in Weber County have been issued an invitation to participate in a meeting called by the county commissioners tonight at 7 at the Ogden City-Weber County Health Center 2570 Grant Avenue A major item on the agenda concerns the hiring of a sanitary engineer for all communities in the county with his salary to be shared according to population of the communities Other subjects up forj discussion will be a possible uniform closing ordinance for night clubs in the county At present each club closes according to the town or city in which it is located Any mayor or council member from the 10 incorporated areas of wi i I asses To Start Jan 20 At Rainbow Pool Registration will be taken at the Rainbow Gardens swimming pool Saturday Jan 13 for a series of swimming lessons to be given at the pool First class is Jan 20 Registration hours will be from 10 am to noon according to Norman Anderson certified instructor who will be in charge Ten Jessons will cost $5 he said The classes will be for Cub Scouts Boy Scouts and Explorers The classes will result in merit badges in swimming and life saving Mr Anderson also said swimming instruction is to be given children with polio or other handicaps RADIO CONTINUES Radio Station KVOG will continue to operate and will rent studio space from the schools for $150 a month the superintendent told the board The superintendent also pointed out that the present budget will allow the preliminary payment and the final settlement will be made out of the next school budget The superintendent said the Board of Education first discussed television education as far back as 1951 but costs deterred any decision "This arrangement puts us into the television business immediately" Supt Smith said to the board "It also gives us a chance to go Square Dancers To Meet Friday A beginning square dance class will start Friday at 8:30 pm in the Washington Terrace School recreation hall This is open to the general public with instructions and balling by Renald Mann Donations Jwill be accepted to help pay for renting the building and other expenses Storage Room Permit A 440 square foot storage room and office at 189 7th will be constructed by Dean Stephens I mHH OCCASIONAL CE-3AIR With Every Purchase Over Sri 00 i FRIDAY and SATURDAY ONLY fl Look vvhaf they're doing at APPLIANCE i fl for th ose witn unlimited good taste but a limited budget jj-p cj JuLie) 3 ROOM Complete for Only 4 1 0H0 2-Piece BEDR00L1 SETS g)y Matching Chest $2995 BOX SPRING or MATTRESS $4995 per $iSO Set jxi ca DIHETTE SETS 5 3 complete ensembles 21 fine pieces 3-piece curved sectional Round cocktail fable 2 step tables Danish chair 2 lamps Bookcase bed triple dresser mirror Mattress set Big 7-piece dinette Jl Others Groups f-1' 'H'liK 1 a'' "il- (5-Piece) Bronzetone styling Model DA720V Big Family Size 23" DRYERS as low as LIVING ROOM GROUPS Nylon covers jh on With swivel base Model 720-V AUTOMATIC WASHER 2-speed 2-cycIe 1 $TJ 7(S) only floor mod WA750T jU Af $(Q)(3)00 U2J Low as DA41Q SALE LASTS FROM 9 A TO' SATURDAY 6 VouVe Seen the Now Come in and Buy the Best" IT'S UNBEATABLE IF IT'S AN APPLIANCE CITY DEAL nn I 1 to fm 6EHEIAL (- 1 'f TfJM'- I 2017 Washinctfon Blvd Dial EjV 9-1444 A xJlX.

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