WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL. FEBRUARY 23, 1978 Hill Held fiill Be Around For Msny Years, Says Sen. Barn his time was spent with the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing By GARY R. BLODGETT Hill Air Force Base should play a vital role in the nations defense structure for a 6 progressing here, and Im very impressed, he said. long, long time. The 6 is an unbelievably good aircraft, a pilots dream. THAT WAS the observation of U.S. Senator Jake Garn who toured this F-1- Its presence here should make Hill AFB an important link in the nations defense structure just like the F-- 4 has done m recent years northern Utah air base last Thursday. r-fT- -fi r W- The assignment of the jet combat fighter to the 3S8th Tactical Fighter Wing here is good assurance that Hill Air Force Base will be functional for a long time, he said M ' 6 - the new earth-movin- g srtow-eovtre- d n STAND ALL ALONE auis house counts and checking housing developments that would ultimately be included in the districts One district tn East Layton showed 834 people registered voters in the district and the planning office estimated that close to 1560 people actually live in the district. That voting district was divided into three After all of the information had been gathered by late October or early November, By ROSELYN KIRK An election map showing the exact location of 27 new voting districts in the county nearing completion and must be approved by Davis County Commission prior to the political mass meetings on May 15. COUNTY Clerk Rodney Walker said the Davis County Commission began the Jared project last May The Davis County Surveyor's office is now checking the map to make sure all legal descriptions of the boundaries are correct before submitting the completed map with the boundary changes to the and Clearfield are the only two cities in the county which do not have changes All other cities and the unincorporated areas will have some voting as a districts result Comarell, Davis to compile registration txxiks in most cases was obtained through By ROSELYN KIRK Eleven contractors bid on a storm water project located in West Bountiful, the second to be let out for bid by the Davis County Commission and financed through a two mill property tax levy imposed by the county WEST Bountiful Consulting Engineer Fredric Campbell, will review the bids before deciding whether to award the contract to the low bidder, Jay Tuft, Midvale, for $13,098 Mr. Campbell said the engineers had estimated the cost of the project at $20,000 which would include 1800 cubic yards of fill dirt needed to complete the project Four of the eleven bidders on the project were below the engineers estimate Second low bid came from R C Tol man Construction at $14,845 Also below the estimate were Rex George and Sons Ex cavating with a bid of $16,655 and L Marsh and Sons at THERE HAS been no change in funding for future Minuteman Missile work at the Boeing Plant here (on base) with the workload continuing on carryover funds, he said. He said that he feels the current round of funding for obtained after a the ICBM with the Carter battle major Administration may be the last F-1- transition such as this, whether it be for a pilot or entire maintenance depot, is not always an easy task, he said But Hill AFB appears to be ahead of schedule in this transition Tne first 6 fighters are expected to arrive here in about a year, early in 1979 interest charges higher or lower? Taxpayers who are busy assembling their income and expense figures for 1977, in preparation for their annual encounter with Uncle Sam, will be interested to know how their deductible expenditures compare with the average fjfiO West to the Denver and Rio Grande tracks Commissioner Glen Flint said the county will pay $2,000 toward the om of engineering plans and bid documentation which has been provided by West Bountiful The county will pick up the entire cost of laying the pipe, he said The pipe itself has been purchased by Phillips Petroleum since flooding has occurred in the vicinity of that plant SOME guidance In this direction, for those who itemize their deductions, comes from the Commerce Clearing House, an authority on business and tax law, based upon data released by the Internal Revenue Service. It has prepared a breakdown detailing just how much the average taxpayer in each income category has been listing for contributions, medical costs and the like. IN GENERAL throughout the country, it reports, families with earnings Corresponding to the Davis average have been THE TOTAL project, which will handle overflow water from Millcreek, has been constructed in several stages This section will be the fifth stage of the project, which will eventually allow for storm water to be piped under 500 South from 100 West to Davis County families with of $17,500, for example, will come to about $3,960 if they conform to the average Those with incomes-o$9,500 will be listing close to $3,250 if they match the norm. Of the $4,600 in total deductions taken generally by families with incomes approximating the local average, $510 is for contributions, $1,950 for interest on loans and other obligations. $1,690 for state and local taxes and $450 for medical and dental expenses earnings THESE are purely guideline figures, it is noted, and are not automatically accepted by the Internal Revenue Service Proper records must be available to support them West The Rio Grande and Union Pacific Railroad have participated in projects to build storm drains under both sets of railroad tracks When the section just bid is complete, 1100 THE TOTAL deductions of , tired Air Force Technical Sergeant and Mrs Maurn e A. Murri of 9740 South 100 West, Riverton, Utah, is a telephone switching equip lion (UDOT) for a $57,000 project at 400 North and 200 West in Bountiful The county was not required to call for bids on the Bountiful preset since the county will turn over their share of money to UDOT who will advertise for the project Two weeks ago the bid for the first county storm control project located between 800 West and the Union Pacific Railroad track along 2600 South was awarded to Whitaker Construction Company, Brigham City The cost of that project is $115,000 IN ALL cases cities will pay a portion of the costs of the projects or w ill supply plans, I CAN not promise, only hope, that funding will continue, the senator said Senator Garn did have optimism about the overall program at Hill He predicted that recent base cutbacks ordered by the Defense Department will not have anv significant impact on Utahs three major military installs BUT THE Utah senator was little dismayed at the future of the Minuteman ICBM program, noting that he hopes future funding will not be as grim as it presently appears under the Carter Administraa tions T The airman is a 1973 graduate of Bingham High School in Bingham Canyon His wife, Marcine, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Curtis E Tomlin of 75 West 250 North, Clearfield Senator Garn, a Utah Air National Guard colonel who has flown various jet fighters himself, spent several hours touring Hill AFB, but most of Utah are in very good shape The senator said he would like to see Utah (Hill AFB and Thiokol Corporation in Box Elder County) get a piece of the proposed MX missile an advanced ICBM missile Selected For Tech - BUT AS of now, we dont even know if the proposed missile will be built, said Senator Garn, who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee technical training at Lowry AFB, Coio , in the Air Force avionics systems field materials or labor Over $1 million will be available m the county by the end of the year to help finance flooding problems which tie in with major storm channels m the county 1 he county has still not resolved problems with farmers in the Woods Cross, West Bountiful area which are necessary prior to negotiating with Weber Basin Water Conservancy District to take over the Adram in the west section of the valley and maintain it for drainage purposes Commissioners are hopeful both the West Bountiful and 2600 South project can ultimately tie in to that drainage system -l THE airman recently completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex , and studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations Completion of this training earned the individual credits towards an associate tn applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force AIRMAN Opp, a 1972 graduate of Clearfield High School, attended Weber Slate College His wife, Debra, daughter is the and Mrs of Mr Robert D Koster of 1484 ' North 400 West, Sunset clos- New Office Manager Century 21 Clark and Company of Farmington an- munced the recent appointment of Richard J Young as manager of their Layton of-li- MR. YOUNG and his family have resided at 1400 N. 200 W m Farmington for over two years since moving from the Bountiful area where they resided for 11 years. While in Bountiful he taught Seminary for the church and later traveled as a pharmaceutical Serving In Germany Loyd M Fnochs, son of Mr and Mrs Loyd Enochs of 51 North St , West Somerville, Mass., has been promoted to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force. with his HIS WIFE, Kim, is the of Mr and Mrs Norman L Evensen of 348 daughter North 3000 West, West Point f havent been paing much attention to when and how you place your calls. But here are three ways you can keep in touch with old friends and still keep your long distance charges to a minimum. Dial direct. Whenever an operator places your call, it costs more than if you dialed it yourself. So check the directory for the area code you need, dial the number yourself, and watch your long distance costs go down. serving at Ramstein Germany, with the U.S Air Forces in Europe is recently promoted Air Force Staff Sergeant Roger A Miller, son of Mr and Mrs William R Miller of 1225 East 1282 North, Layton Now SERGEANT Miller, a weapons control systems mechanic, was previously assigned at George AFB, Calif The sergeant is a 1970 graduate of Lake Stevens (Wash ) High School His wife, Dorothy, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs JatkR Egan of Layton Gild Fop David N Carpinelh of East ayton has been cued at Hill AFB for a suggestion to improve operations 1 MR. CARPINELLI is a machine tool operator at Hill He and his wife, Teresa, have three children only one section from the Denver and Rio Grande tract to 1100 West will be left un TWO OTHER storm water How Did it Get That Way After having his face scrubbed and being told not to get his face dirty again that day my little nephew said, Mother, how does my face get so dirty when it is so high off the ground'' three-minut- e advantage of these special rates. And finished projects have also been approved The county has signed an agreement with Bountiful and the Utah Department of Transporta- - even more, a full 00, if you call during the week between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., or on weekends until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Check your telephone directory for information alxiut similar discounts for holiday calls that you make without the operators assistance. Take advantage of the bargain call. havent heard that Perhaps you you no longer a minimum rate on your pay long distance calls. So now it will cost you even less for those brief calls you make to confirm reservations or travel plans -- or just to give short messages to friends and relatives. Rememler then, for the best value in long distance calls, take 60-seco- always dial direct. hours. Perhaps you already know that long distance rates go down on weekdays after 5 p.m. But did you know that after that time you can dial direct to anywhere within the continental U.S. for 3oc4 less than the normal day rate? You save Call during off-pea- k Mountain Bolt nd Lay-io- A B , wmm You may be if you m Promoted To Staff Sergeant Enochs, a maintenance is assigned at Hahn AB, Germany, with a unit of the U S Air Forces in Europe The sergeant, a 1971 graduate of Boston (Mass ) college High School, attended Suffolk University at Boston assignment because he feels he can assist more of the young people wanting to quality to Buy a home in this area SERGEANT munitions specialist, salesman prior to entering into real estate sales MR. YOUNG is pleased being some cutbacks or transfers Basically our facilities in military major tion Airman Ronald E. Opp II, son of Mr. and Mrs Ronald E Opp of 463 West 1550 North, Sunset, has been selected for DONT foresee any he ing of our installations, said. But there may end up ions Service of pipe along 500 South from gross income For those with incomes that are larger than the local average, the amounts deducted are usually greater, but they represent a smaller percentage of their earnings The converse is true for those with lower incomes WERE their medical expenditures, local taxes and AIRMAN Murri, son of n ment repairman with a unit of the Air Force Communicat- WEST Bountiful will cooperate with the county in the project, which will result in the installation of 1,651 feet a residents in the past year larger or smaller than those made by most other people in their income brackets An official at Hill AFB has announced the promotion of Rodney L. Murri to sen'im airman in the U S Air For e RICHARD J. YOUNG timistic. $17,008 total of $4,600, deducting which is equivalent to about 22 percent of their adjusted Were the charitable tions made by Davis County Is Promoted Si StOFCl Gas county Average Tan Deduction, 84,000 in Davis County dona- voter PRIOR to the there were 114 voting districts in the county. The 27 additional districts will bring that number to 141 to ACCORDING Mr. Walker, once the descriptions are correct, the county commission will have to vote to amend the present election district boundaries He is hopeful that publishing details required prior to the changes can be made within the next two weeks so that action can be taken by the commission He said the amended boundaries will have to be approved prior to April 15 when the filing deadline opens Once the boundaries are set, the voter registration books will have to be changed manually by the employees in the county clerks office These revised lists will be sent through the County planner, who has worked with re districting, said the guidelines from the court specify that voting districts be around 500 people Planners began by checking voter registrations and identified 22 problem districts This count showed the most overpopulated voting district among the 22 had 984 people and the least populated within that grouping 618. The next step was for Miss Comarell and planner Chris Schaefer to estimate the growth that had occurred in those districts since 1976 election THIS information Campbell, YoM computer planner, began the construction of the election map DURING this stage, the planners office worked closely with Tom Morris in the office who surveyor's prepared a legal description of the boundary changes Now that the large election map is complete, Mr. Morris is checking the map for errors prior to giving it the final okay Comarell Miss said, although the large map showing all the districts will be complete soon, individual maps for each of the voting districts are not yet complete These maps will also be prepared by Mr Campbell Davis County Commission for final approval. According to Mr Walker, the expansion of the voting districts was necessary due to growth in the county Sunset PAT earSu EV3ap Firaislieclj is south-boun- d the Missile program, Senator Garn was not as op- -, A MAJOR Row's of large vehicles omud by the Utah Department of Traiisjwrtatiun (DOT) stand id it on the frozen, media between Interstate Highwav 15 north of Farming-toUoiiLtruction work on the project has been slowed to a crawl in recent weeks because of inclement weather However, both north and lanes of traffic are open, but motorists are urged to drive with caution One stretch of the divided highway southbound between Layton and Kaysvilk has a reduced speed limh of 40 miles per hour as does the exit at 200 North west of Kavsviue The remainder of the interstate s posted for 55 rxiph about Speaking Minuteman THE F-- l mission is an unbelievably good program and the maintenance management of these aircraft should provide a guaranteed workload for many years He said he was very impressed with the transition FI-4 of the Phantom jets to Eiectir2 T WANTED to see how the transition program is