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Show Bulk Rate U S Postoge PAID Cleofli.ld UT MO 5 Perm rt No 2 Wednesday, April 5, 1978 TWO REAL ESTATE offices opened their doors in Clearfield this past week, and the Chamber of Commerce was on hand to greet them and present them with their first dollar. The companies are Century 21, located at 300 S. State and Star Realty at 360 S. State. Dick Kearsley, first vice president of the chamber, right, presents the first dollar to Rick Erskine, office manager of Century 21, along with George Nichols, president of the Chamber, right, Ray Adams, second vice president, left, and secretary Becky Leishman. National Library Week set for April reports librarian Rooks and reading are often downplayed in the quick pace of our daily lives Yet so much of what we do everyday-fro- m following recipes to from out filling job applications, reading traffic signs to reading this newspaper requires literacy Far too many American children are leaving school unable to read the most basic forms, certainly unable to discover the new worlds opened by creative fiction and nonfiction The experts say that 21 million American adults are functionally illiterate to a large extent a result of hours of television watching and freeewheeling schools that allow kids to experiment with new learning experiences without first mastering the basics As for the future, if current low reading scores are any indication, the picture is just as bleak How can you help Reading with your family-a- nd telling stories to the smallest make members can children realize that reading is fun -- Mew officers ileto etomlbeir The Clearfield Chamber of Commerce announced the selection of four new members to the board of directors They are, Grant Cullimore, Roger Bodily, Paul Boggs and Ron '1 aake New assignments were also given to the members of the board as follows, President, George Nichols, First and president-elect- , Second Dick Kearsley; Ray Adams, Treasurer, Gary Mayfield; Mothers Day Vice-presiden- t, Celebration Chairman, Martha Mulder and Ron Taake, Fourth of July Celebration chairman, Paul Christmas promotion Boggs, chairman, Roger Bodily, Luncheon meeting chairman, Dick Kearsley, Industrial development chairmen, Grant Cullimore and Steve Barrett, Public relations and publicity chairman, DeW'ayne Ashmead, Civic and Legislative affairs, Ray Adams, Military Affairs, Richard Benmon, Membership chairman, Laurence Remember the best source of and of suggestions for titles thatll turn kids on is your local Davis County Library Several of the books that kids especially enjoy are The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by The Tailypo, Eric Carle, by Joanna Goldone, Song of the Trees, Good Cents' by Mildred D Taylor, to Guide Kids Making Money, Every Wild Amazing Life Games Co , Mouse, by Irene Brady Librarians are reminding older readers that they have books or everything from backpackig to raising children Lately Science Fiction books are m Favorite titles are Star Wars, by George Lucas, Imperial Earth, The Mote m by Arthur C Clarke, Gods Eye and "A World Out of Time, by Niven, Larry Shakespeares Planet by Clifford D Sunak National Library Week is April 2 8 Librarians the nation over are urging you to drop by and discover the joys of books and reading books Council elects officers Sessions The installation of new officers for Davis North PTA Council is scheduled for April 6 at 4 pm at South Clearfield Elementary School All PTA presidents, principals of area schools and council members are invited to attend Twenty five area winners of the Reflections contest will be honored at the program as well as a program which will feature the Sunset the DICK KEARSLEY, right, presents Ted Harris, office manager of Star Realty, with their first dollar while Ray Adams, second vice president of the chamber and George Nichols, president of the chamber look on. Salesman Evan P. Lyman also participates in the ceremonies. Garn criticizes HEW regulations on child support BY JAKE GARN WASHINGTON, D C -- U S Senator Jake Garn Thursday criticized new Department of Health, Education could damage and Welfare (HEW) regulations which (R-Uta- Strict zoning Siyirwey stows tolltf Dow resodleinifls recent survey completed by the Sociology Department of Weber State College, shows that nearly half of the residents of Clearfield are in favor of A strict zoning laws Dr Stephen S Stanford, professor of Sociology, said that his research found 36 percent of the residents want total zoning, while only ten percent in favor of no zoning restrictions being imposed The remaining 54 percent vary in degrees of restrictions they would like to see imposed Dr Stanford, who was asked by the firm of Coon, King, and Knowlton, planning consultants for Clearfield City, to conduct the survey, that it was based on a stated Stratified which is a Random Sampling mathematically sound procedure virtually eliminating the possibility of the study being biased According to Dr Stanford, the 54 n people contacted represented a of Clearfield, and only two persons refused to get involved. After interviewing the remaining 52 in their homes, Dr Stanford found that There are far more people in Clearfipld in favor of zone control than those in favor of unlimited home occupations He said the names were chosen cross-sectio- If from the telephone directory in a scientifically random fashion to ensure accuracy. The participants were 44 percent male and 56 percent female. Birthday observed by woman Montague, 1091 South 1000 East apt B , was recently honored by members of her family in celebration of her 80th birthday. A of Mrs. daughter and Montague, Maxine and Earl Riggs, hosted a dinner for her at Hill Air Force Base Officers Club Mrs. Montague, was recently moved her from Payson was born March 28, 1898, in Elsinore, Utah to Neils and Christina Jensen Olsen She was married to Brover Montague on Nov 14, 1923 in Nephi, Utah. The marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple. Mr. Montague Idona Utahs effective Child Support Enforcement Program " The Utah Republican reported, however, that HEW has agreed to set forth revised regulations within six months which should at least partially satisfy objections expressed recently by social services officials from Utah and other states Garn said the current regulations would excuse women on welfare from cooperating in locating the father for a variety of reasons Among them are emotional harm (defined as reducing her capacity to care for the child adquately) and reasonably anticipated circumstances Garn scored the vagueness of the terms and the administrative complexities which would result He noted that Utah Social Services Director Anthony Mitchell had expressed serious concerns about the HEW regulations In a letter to Garn, Mitchell pointed out that the rules would require the State Assistance Payments Administration to be responsible for determining if the custodial parent or caretaker relative has in the best interest of the child, good cause for not cooperating with the State child support enforcement agency Such a situation "creates unneeded duplicity and Mitchell said "serves only to expand the bureaucracy, Mitchell also told Garn that an estimated 20 percent of the monthly caseload referred from the Assistance Payments Administration to the child support program would involve separation cases in which a good cause determination would be requested. "Such a percentage could easily total 100 or more cases per month in Utah, resulting in loss of approximately $150,000 in the child support a one-yeprogram, Mitchell said The council has announced that all goals set for the past year have been met Refreshments will be served The council would also like to announce two special musical events that will be held at Clearfield High School They are, a symphony which will be April 6 from 9 10 p m and an p m Parents Opera, May 3 from are invited to both 9-- Pageant planning continues Final prepartions are being made for the Miss Clearfield Pageant and the Little Mister and Miss Pageant The Pageant, which will be held earlier than usual this year, is sponsored by the Clearfield Kiwams Club. It will be held April 22 at 7 p m in the Clearfield High auditorium The Kiwams Club is urging the community to support the pageant as all proceeds are used for scholarships and playground equipment for the youth of the community. For further information call Judy 9 Benmon Pat Hampton 0 or Errol 773-822- 773-213- Nelson-825-303- son-in-la- died Aug. 18, 1977. She has seven living children. They are Geraldine Haddad, Hollywood, Calif ; Maxine Riggs, Clearfield; Ross Montague, Buffalo, N.Y.; Blaine Montague, Payson; , . . celebrates 80th birthday Carol Jean Folsom, Hill Spnn, Alberta, Canada; Dallas Montague, West Covina, Calif ; and Judy Olsen, North Ogden; She also has 25 grandchildren and five , JUDY BENNION, Mist Clearfield Pageant Director, conducts an orientation for the contestants. |