Editorial He Beleives In The Heart Drive! Antelope Island Should Belong To All Of Us, Not Just A Few Clipper, Davis Kaysville Weekly Reflex and Sunset News strongly oppose any development of private homes on AnWe of the Davis County News-Journa- d park on the north to amounted $3,507.73. only tip) This included $2,256.40 from private property which has an assessed valuation of $36,510. The assessed valuation of personal property, in this case mostly cattle, l, telope Island. THIS INCLUDES any development of condominiums or apartments - anything that is not jointly owned and enjoyed by the entire populace. We, the public, have a unique island, a rarity in the entire world. Lets not destroy it by constructing private residences anywhere on the island. -- LETS KEEP it the beautiful, virgin island that it is. Some Utah legislators are talking strongly about allowing private condominiums, apartments and swanky homes to be built on the island. All of which would be privately owned. generated another (mostly for fire protection) generated $167 - a grand total of only $3,507.73. The 2,000 acres of state-owne- park d is tax exempt. Antelope Island. Lets not throw all this valuable history, not to mention the beauty and uniqueness of the island, to the winds over the whims of a few selfish individuals. As it now stands, Davis County gets a piddling amount of taxes from the privately owned island. about the heritage 433,485. TOE base from the latter developments would be many, many THE TAX A response to the letter by Donna Purnell (Clipper-Feb- . 14) concerning a certain book available in Davis County libraries. YOU STATE, It used to be that people were free to do what they wanted as long as it did not offend others." How, Mrs. Purnell, can a particular book offend you by its mere presence on a library shelf, where patrons who desire to read it for its literary merit COMMERCIAL developments should in no way interfere with the development of the island, nor should it in any way distract from the pioneer atmosphere of the island. proposed restaurant at Buffalo Point, for example, should be discouraged. Buffalo Point is unique, and beautiful. It should be for the benefit of the public, not A gain of commercial developers. of LAST YEAR, all taxes received by Davis County from the 23,369 acres of privately owned land (not including the Its time that the publics interest should be considered, instead of the money people who seem to get all the attention. ITS JUST too bad that we have gone all these years without developing Antelope Island as a State Park. But its still not too late. , may obtain it? Why should a book's literary value be judged by one person? Is not freedom of speech and expression just as invaluable to our way of life as the right of an individual to a trial by jury? Do you presume that everyone in .this county, or even your own community, has the same moral values as you have? Doesn't each individual have g EODOTOOE Book Offend? In scrut- ANTELOPE ISLAND should be maintained in its primitive state, with only the additions of picnic sites, limited overnight camp grounds, and bathing facilities. The island should be restricted to clean, healthful enjoyment. There should be no sale of beer or alcohol on the island. If developed properly, the island has the potential of being another Disneyland attraction. Just like Disneyland, Antelope r Island could be another park and recrea- - ALTHOUGH MOST people are fearful of heart disease and open heart surgery, Mr. Whitesides strongly suggests that any person who suspects he had heart problems should see a doctor immediately. Too often, people pass off a little pain in the chest as nothing when it might be a sign of WE AGREE. LETHMES TO AS COUNTY island should be very carefully inized and controlled. Park and Recreation officials believe that these figures can be increased tenfold, or more, with proper development of the entire island as a state park. DALE WHITESIDES - -- the financial VOLUMES of books have been written THE LATTER drew 322,262, but this figure was increased by more than 100,000 in the first 11 months of 1978 to a total of ITS TRUE that if all the island would be designated as a state park, there would be no property tax, as such, for Davis County. But compare the piddling amount now received to the potential tax base that could be generated through development of commercial enterprises adjacent to the and island - and throughout the county there is absolutely no comparison. times that of any private or commercial development on the island. It might be necessary to have some commercial development on the island -such as a tourist center and maybe even a restaurant. But that should be the limit. Any commercial development on the THE 1978 State Legislature appropriated $3.2 million for purchase of the Island. This figure was refused by its owners, Anschutz Corporation of Denver, and a condemnation suit was filed recently in behalf of the state to purchase the island at a fair market value. That case is pending in court. But we must preserve Antelope Island as a monumental and historical state park at almost any cost. Recreation, there were 1,130,800 visitors to the Great Salt Lake, including the south shore Saltair Beach and the north shore Antelope Island State Park. another LETS TAKE the advice of experts in the field of parks and recreation and develop Antelope Island as a state park -the entire 25,469 acres that stretch from the south shore to the north tip which is d now a park. To purchase all of Antelope Island will, of course, take a great deal of money. state-owne- IT COULD have the drawing power of any major tourist attraction. In 1977, according to the publication of the Pow Wow, published by the Utah State Division of Parks and SPECIAL- - service tax on the island A Commissioner Glen W. Flint recently suggested: Develop the island as a state park and then develop Davis County as necessary to meet the tourists needs with hotels, motels, restaurants, service stations, etc. -- world. $1,075.33. get the benefit, of these residences? The ones who own them - no one else! There is very little tax base as a result of residential development, even with condos or apartments. It certainly is not worth marring the beautiful island that now exists. WHO WOULD tion site unequalled anywhere in the state-owne- 2,000-acr- e By GARY R. BLODGETT SMOKING IS completely forbidden. He feels education about heart disease is important especially to the younger people. the right to choose the books he wants to read from a ' ' public library? suggest that the public libraries be limited to a selection of books that you consider suitable reading for your eight children so that you will be relieved of the frustration of being unable to monitor all their reading material. What would be your reaction if someone with even higher moral standards than yours insisted on the removal of books which had your approval? Would you fight to keep your choices on YOU SEEM to GENE GARCIA, of 135 W. N., reportedly ran into the path of an oncoming car after 350 d person feel these had has experiences? Grateful that medical science has made the HOW DOES a who advances WHAT IS happening to this freedom of choice you claim is being abused? You espouse policies that would limit everyones freedom of choice to your choice. Utahs pornography laws that apply to books still leave room for a divergence of reading material suitable to most of our tastes, without reducing our public libraries to the level of a movie. Elaine Williams he left a bus to retrieve a swimming suit. The car was driven by a girl from Ogden. sure his life was extended by the two successful open heart operations. first operation was successful but a second operation was needed to correct the same type of problem in another artery. According to Mr. Whitesides, disease of the arteries cannot be stopped, the deterioration can only be slowed down considerably. EXERCISE IS important therapy for any person suffering from heart disease. Doctors told Mr. Whitesides he should walk a mile twice a day only one month after his open heart surgery. Now, he walks three miles each day. Another important thing victims of heart disease must regulate is their diet. Mr. Whitesides says there are three things people need to low cholesterol inwatch take, no fats and weight Emotion: What does it really mean? WEBSTER DEFINES the word as being that of excitement" or disturbance"; a state of feeling. We all have emotion, but to what degree? How do we control our emotions? AFTER 23 years as a newspaper reporter for both daily and weekly newspapers, I have experienced many personal emotions. But seldom have I experienced the high state of emotion" that existed at West Bountiful's City Council meeting the night of Tuesday, Feb. 6. I left that meeting highly emotional and disturbed! the sale of the water even to which is the district's revenue the point of charging a city for 40 years any water it uses above that which is annually contracted. West Bountiful doesnt agree. can also see their point of view. WHY SHOULD a city such as West and all others who use an Bountiful be forced to pay for overage" of water that overage for the next 40 years? West Bountiful is "in hock to the disThat's a trict to the tune of 84 acre-feehefty sum of $3,500 to $4,000 per year just for the surplus" water it used during 1976 and 1978. firm policy in 1 - t. YES, I KNEW before hand that the meeting was likely to have an overtone of emotion because of one item on the agenda: A discussion between the council and of Wayne M. Winegar, secretary-manage- r the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, regarding the city's purchase of surplus culinary water. It didnt take long for controversy to arise, or for the meeting to get emotionally out of control. MR. WINEGAR was invited to the council to explain (or discuss) the districts policy about purchase of water. The council was fully aware of Mr. Winegar's stand regarding the sale of overage" water and they had made up their minds, at least for the most part opposing the districts policy. TRIED TO take a even observation of the controversy after being verbally attacked because of I THUS, THEY have reason to have a middle-of-the-roa- d previous news articles that had been printed in the Clipper. It seemed that no matter what was said or printed, not everyone was going to be satisfied, let alone happy, with the outcome. It seemed like the best solution was to try and keep both sides of the controversy equally mad. I CAN SEE both sides of the problem. And it (the problem ) is not an easy one to solve. In essence, Weber Basin must take a firm stand on its sale of water to cities IT DOESNT seem right to me. Weber Basin should be able to come up with a better formula, or solution, than to assess a city for 40 years for overage water used in any single year. At any rate, the feud goes on. City Council took WEST BOUNTIFUL the stand to delay payment of this years water contract until they seek legal advice. Where did all the fuss begin? November as a friendly gesture" between Bountiful and West Bountiful has ended up in a e dispute between nightmare, a West Bountiful and the Weber Basin water district. The "blowup came over a hookup of water between Bountiful and West Bountiful's culinary water lines. WHAT STARTED out last full-scal- WEST BOUNTIFUL had used its allotment of water from the district and asked Bountiful officials if they could hook onto Bountiful's line until the end of the year. West Bountiful needed the water and Bountiful had a surplus of water, according to West Bountiful Mayor Grant Secrist. Knowing that we would have our own well water as a backup source beginning next year, we didnt want to buy an overage of water from the district and have to pay for it foi the next 40 years, the mayor explained. THE HOOKUP between the two cities was made and for the next few weeks West Bountiful used Bountifuls abundance of water. Mr. Winegar said he just happened to find out about the hookup while brows- ing through Bountifuls City Council meeting minutes, and the district's board of directors ordered West Bountifuls water cut off." BUT THE whole mess has caused such hard feelings that its doubtful there will be much goodwill between West Bountiful and the district for a long time. And thats sad. This is a problem that could have, and should have, been solved without all the emotion it created. ANOTHER MATTER of emotion that needs looking into resulted on Sunday, Feb. 11, when a green Davis County sheriff car was observed by several Val Verda residents in a chase up to 60 miles per hour through a high-spee- d residential area. The patrol car was in pursuit of a motorcycle and the two according to several w itnesses, some of w hom reported their sightings to me us well as the were traveling at such sheriff's office an extremely high rate of speed that it would have been impossible to avoid a pedestrian or other vehicle." TRUE, THE deputy's car had flashing hut that doesnt lights and siren on make the vehicle any less of a lethal weapon than a teenager hot rodding" it r residential through the 25 - zone. think that this deputy, at this time, to a motorcyclist trying to avoid being arrested for a traffic violation. Injury or death to the cyclist, the deputy in pursuit, or an innocent bystander would not warrant a deputy trying I over-reacte- to catch a motorcyclist CHIEF DEPUTY Floyd Dansie said all deputies are instructed to "drive with caution at all times as they, too, can be libel if they are the cause of an accident. "Of course they have the right to exceed the speed limit if its warranted but they have no right to drive in a hazardous manner, he added. - - e IN A recent ceremony he was presented with the Secretary of the Navys Dis- tinguished Civilian Service Award, the highest honorary award given in the Civil Service System. matter and take d ACCOLADES SHOULD be showered on Chief Deputy Sheriff Floyd Dansie, Sergeant Bert Holbrook and others who put their lives on the line and yet used a lot of restraint in a confrontation last Thursday in Farmington. For more than three hours a squad of deputies and local police officers, along with the Farmington volunteer firemen, County Attorney Rod Page and others, Kept their cool as they bartered with a murder suspect holed up in his apartment at 155 South 200 East, Farmington. NO SHOTS were fired, and no one was hurt. Everyone used a lot of cool and common sense during a very emotional and explosive situation. Similarly, Bountiful police used a like amount of cool in handling their red hot showdown with students, alumni and others following last Friday's basketball game between Bountiful and Viewmont high schcxils. ALTHOUGH THERE were 28 arrests, according to Division Director Charles Youngblood, there were no serious injuries among the police or those being dispersed by the police. started by The confrontation-believ- ed dropouts and alumni rather than active students-start- ed at Viewmont High and spread to several points throughout the city. IT WAS a difficult, and very emotional situation to handle but my men did a very commendable job, commented Police Chief Larry Higgins. But he was quick to add that these brawls following games can no longer be if it means holding aftertolerated-ev- en noon, instead of evening football games. THAT HAPPENED to Salt Lake City schools, and could very well happen in if Mr. Barker began his career at the old Naval Supply Depot at Clearfield and also worked for several years at the Hill Air Force Base. HE HAS executive-leve- On the praiseworthy side of things, Davis County Sheriffs Department and the Bountiful Police Department should be congratulated for the very fine method both handled very serious--anvery emotional-crises during the past week. Davis County long-tim- federal service. investigate the appropriate action. don't quit. Barker, Kaysville resident, has retired from the Department of the Navy after 36 years of CHIEF DEPUTY Dansie said he would these postgame fights disease to consult a specialist immediately. MR. RECENTLY, Whitesides met ten people in the hospital who had suffered pain, discomfort and limitations to their life because of heart problems. Through surgery, these people have all been given better health. " Heart surgery is not a new method of controlling this disease. Mr. Whitesides met a man in the LDS Hospital who had his heart valves repaired 22 years ago. The man was undergoing an operation to replace the damaged valves with artificial ones, a dis- procedure just recently covered. MR. WHITESIDES is a strong believer in the Heart Association and the research the charity supports. He says new techniques and discoveries are being made daily. Money collected by the Heart Association is used for medical research to help reduce premature death and disability from heart and blood vessel disease. The canvass of Layton by Heart Association volunteers is now taking place. If you have not been contacted and wish to contribute to this charity, contact door-to-do- Erma Mrs. Whitesides, Bob Barker Retires After 36 Years Of Federal Service said, tb Reporter Really Develops The Adrenalin heart from discomfort dmg THE BOY was hospitalized at Davis North Medical Center for one night and released, hospital officials A Being and entities. The district has an obligation to repay a federal loan which was obtained to construct the water storage and distribution facilities, as well as maintaining these same facilities. to necessary prolong my life, said Mr. Whitesides. He adds that he is Bob By GARY R. BLODGETT Dale of 512 Church Street, Layton has first-hanknowledge of heart disease. He has suffered two heart attacks and has had open heart surgery twice. Mr. Whitesides said the the shelves? Boy- Injured CLEARFIELD a Clearfield youth was hospitalized with bruises after he was struck by a car near Clearfield High School Saturday, police reports indicate. - LAYTON Whitesides heart disease. Since there is no cure for heart disease, surgery is the best method of enhancing a persons quality of life as well Mr. as prolonging life. Whitesides feels this is the best procedure to follow until a cure is found. He advises any person suffering pain or l held various positions in the areas of industrial gineering, management enen- gineering, logistics planning, inventory management, weapons system management, ano computer systems engineering. For the past 15 years he has been on the professional staff of the Secretary of the Navy in Washington D.C. His principal responsibilities involved formulating and effectively managing the Navys overall Automatic Data Processing Program which currently has an annual budget of $580 million and involves 15,000 people at 340 naval installa- tions throughout the world. - : ; : : MR. BARKER has received numerous awards and com- - . mendations for outstanding performance including the : Superior Civilian Service : Award and the Meritorious Civilian Serivce Award. His achievements in data processing management have been recognized nationally and he is currently listed in Whos Who in Government and Whos Who in Computing. In 1978 he also received the Personalities of the South award. MR. a is BARKER graduate of of the University ; . ' Utah. His wife is the former Glennis Pratt and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. George Barker of Kaysville. : " Clearfield City Council Okays Remodeling - CLEARFIELD The Clearfield City Council was in a mood to spend money during its Tuesday night session. IT APPROVED a $1,200 expenditure for remodeling an Deputy City Recorder Judv Cottrell. IN OTHER action, the council set public hearings for rezoning requests on 250 office containing the city's water department and citv recorder, gave $60 to the American Legion in support of the annual Girls State and program, okayed purchase of another vehicle West and Villa Drive. drive priced at just over $7,000, for the building department was approved from three bids submitted. Olsen Chevrolet of Layton was low bidder, said A REQUEST to rezone to property from at' for city use. A four-whe- A rezonmg request for property on Villa Drive at Nos. 86, from 12, 87, 11, 85 and 84 ' residential, to commercial, was set for. March R-- C-- 27 at 8:30 p.m. R-- 2 R-- 3 221 W. 300 N., 789 N. 250 W., 780 N. 250 W and 790 N. 250 W was set for 8:30 March 27. tb . : p.m., Reward Offered For Car Theft Information - You could be richer if you can assist Layton Police in recovery of stolen vehicles. LAYTON $500 POLICE Dispatcher William Moyes says the reward is being offered for aid in recovering stolen, vehicles taken from the7 premises of Layton auto: dealerships. Those wishing : further details may contact ; Det. Lewis at the police' department, 376-124- tb telephone :