Steps are being taken in Utah County to fill a longtime need – a rural area house numbering system. Sometimes in the past, calls for an emergency service – a fire engine, ambulance, or law enforcement officer, for example – have not been answered swiftly simply because those involved got temporarily lost en route or were delayed inquiring for directions. Ill other words, while the residents in the rural areas have no problem getting to their homes – it may be easy for the public to get confused. The county planning and zoning people are setting up the mechanics of the new program. But it will be up to the rural home owners to apply for assignment of numbers and to install the. To put teeth in the system, the Utah County Commission plans to pass an ordinance requiring homes in the rural areas to be numbered. The commission has assigned Iva Snell of the zoning department to follow through with the numbering program and distribute copies of the new county road map to the various cities. Miss Snell is in a process of meeting with postmasters, fire department representatives, deputy sheriffs, and representatives of utilities to explain the program and receive their input. Utah County numbered its road system years ago M and this helped a great deal in helping folks find their way in the rural areas. Now, the planned numbering system will complete tne job of identification when it is in full effect and operating. The challenge, once the program is in full motion, will be two-fold: (1) Educating the public on the new system and its use; and (2) bringing the people in the rural areas into full compliance. To be really effective, everyone must cooperate, so that all homes are numbered. Specifications should require a number that is easily visible. The county should be commended for proceeding with this program, in which both the public and the home owners should be r beneficiaries. What People Are Saying “I feel the Court of Appeals walked right up to the (busing) question, looked it right in the eye and walked away.” -John J. McDonough, chairman of the Boston School Committee which opposes buslng. .