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Show The Beaver Press - January 4, 1996 - Page 2 After attending the last public meeting and another meeting USPS 047 - 400 Published every Thursday in Beaver, Utah by The Beaver Press Second Class Postage Paid Beaver Utah 84713 Robert 'with Publisher L. Draper Marlow Draper Sue Draper Lynn Bettridge Garth Draper Keith Draper Laurie Ritter Editor l Bus. Mgr. Staff Staff Staff Staff SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Beaver County Beaver County Senior Citizens . Outside Beaver County $14.00 $12.00 $17.00 Postmaster please send change of address to: The Beaver Press, Box 351 , Beaver, Utah 84713 Letters to the Editor. This newspaper welcomes the opinions of it's readers concerning any subject pertinent to Beaver County, or other compelling subjects, as space permits. While there is no restriction on length, we request letters that are to the point. Anything of libelous nature or defamation of character will not be considered for publication. Letters "Just Looking Back" by: Mildred Yardley When ever hear that memorable song from "Meet Me In I Saint Lois" it reminds me of a familiar sound that is missing in most communities today. The "clang, clang, clang" went the trolley of the good old street car. They have all but vanished! There is still a few street cars in places like San Francisco. But, today, they are more a nostalgic novelty than an impuiiaiu uiuue ui uanspuua- tion. Street cars once were for urban travel, especially during World War II, when gas rationing limited the use of . thj automobiles. Swarms of oncers, rglitaa on stieefcars to get to work in defense plants. Since many streetcar operators were called to duty in the armed forces back then, women were often hired to fill in. It did take them awhile to learn all those duties but they did. It helped when there was only one door for entering and exiting. It made it easier to keep track of riders and collect the fare. It was a time in those days when some to the runs were long and some were short, but you had to keep on schedule. If you ran half a minute ahead of time you would really be called down for it. indis-pensib- le the motorists Sometimes would get their auto wheels stuck in the tracks and run right into the street-car- s. you didn't know the switches correctly you ended up going the wrong direction. Some people would try to trick the drivers by using a old transfer, but most of them were honest. The women drivers always made a lot of friends along the way. It's fun to remember the days of the old must be signed with the name, address, and telephone number. Names will be published, along with the Views expressed in letter. these letters do not necessariwriter's ly reflect the opinion of the edi- tor or publisher or express the viewpoint of this newspaper. Inside... We are now out of the old-inthe new. It is a good time to renew the mind into resolutions that bring forth a year better than the last. A year full of enthusiasm towards reaching our goal of to dreams. The old year carries the negative traits of regrets, grudges, hates. All the ugly thoughts gathered to make a chip on our shoulders, that, smolder with doubt of our own potential. The new year brings a new day to make a choice of putting behind us one little negative habit that we have failed to correct in the past. Cleaning up the smut of negativism we have passed out through the past year allows room for positive action to come forth, a new day to do something right and worthwhile though the eyes of adversity linger at hand. Rejecting a bad thought and replacing it with the act of caring enriches not only our own outcome of a better year but the outcome of our own destinies. Have a happy, prosperous New Year all. If street-car- s. Card Of Thanks We the family of Ned Daly wish to express our thanks and appreciation for all the kindness that was shown to us at the passing of our husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Our thanks to all who took part in the services, the floral offerings and food that was brought into the home. A special thanks to the Minersville 2nd Ward for their compassionate service. It was all very much appreciated. The Ned Daly family, Ruth Daly, Ben & Donna Daly, Fred & Denise Ward, Keith & Nancy Dotson, Roger & Nancy Howes, Ward & Jaleen Dotson and Carmin Dotson & families. 9cmderfid( 9pws I spent Christmas Eve with Colleen and Scott & Paula and 3 children stayed at Randy's and the other family members started to come early the next morning so it was time to go home. Mel & Rachel stayed one night and early the next morning all the brothers and sisters started coming so Gary & Hazel, Rachel, Mel, Lynn & Glenna, Randy, Colleen, Shad & Janet, all went to a nice place for breakfast, it was very special, no dishes to wash, then they started leaving to go to their homes. It's over for another year, will they all be with me then, I hope so. I went to the ball game with to see Shannon play. She Shad is very good. I came home and was just getting in the house and the phone was ringing, and guess who it was, James Bradshaw , my son in Hawaii, calling to wish me a late Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yearl All is well that ends well. I was real happy he called. Friday, January 5, 1996, the Temple will be opened so Bessie Edwards and llynn will be in St. George at the Temple. Randy & Citizens of the State of Utah: Dear Editor: THE BEAVER PRESS the County Commissioners, I believe that we do need a new jail. We have got to have a jail that will hold and house the local prisoners and women inmates. It does not appear that there is room to expand the old jail at the present location. We and the majority of the people I have talked to believe that a 35 or 40 bed jail would be adequate for our needs for quite a few years. It should be planned so that when the need arises it can be added onto and expanded. We and many, many other citizens are opposed to building a large jail to house State prisoners. There are just too many problems involved with them that we don't need. talked at length with the Mayor of Cedar City and they have had these State prisoners for quite a few years. He said that he and the City Council are really dead set against continuing to have these State prisoners in Cedar City. He said that the State does just what they want to do and if you don't have a concrete contract with them in writing that they won't do anything they said orally that they would do, and they rather are fed up with it. pay a little more in taxes and not have the problems these prisoners will bring to our county. WE WOULD RATHER HAVE A SAFER , MORE QUALITY WAY OF LIFE THAN TO MAKE MONEY OFF THE STATE WITH THIS PROJECT. YOU CANT HAVE BOTH. This problem is such a serious one that I think the people should be able to vote in a bond election on this issue, rather I the County letting Commissioners make this decision and taking the power away from the taxpayers. We need to follow the than example of the sheriff in Phoenix, Arizona, who didn't want criminals on the streets n and couldn't afford a dollar jail, so he built a tent city in a barbed wire compound. HE SAYS THEY SHOULDN'T multi-millio- HAVE LIFE EASY AND HAVE LUXURIES, but they should have to suffer some and pay their debt to society. He feeds them baloney sandwiches, they have outside toilets, and have no tobacco. He says that rather than have criminals loose on the streets, he will put up tents all the way to Mexico if need be. I realize we can't house the prisoners here in tents in this cold area, but they don't deserve all the comforts of home. THESE PRISONERS NEED TO BE THEIR FOR PUNISHED CRIMES ON SOCIETYI Another thing that I don't think is fair is for the Circle 4 Farms(the pig farm) to be given tax or other advantages over the rest of us in this County. The County Commissioners gave them a big tax advantage in letting them buy tax free bonds. They also want the County to spend $5,000,000 in new roads for them. The beef and dairy cattle business have always been a major industry in this County and State. Dairymen sell a lot of cattle for beef. These hogs are indirect competition with beef for the consumers dollar, when they are buying red meat, therefore, they shouldn't have advantages over the rest of us. I don't think we should have to pay more taxes for roads. Thanks so much for printing this and I hope it will be informative to your readers. Sincerely: Isl Gilbert T. Yardley Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Oscar Wilde You have probably heard of "The Great Train Robbery" and the famous "Brinks Robbery". These were small change operations of Utah compared to the approximately $186,000,000 annual Businesses by our State legislators and the State of Utah under the deceitful canard of a personal property tax levied only against Utah Businesses. This is a tax on all personal business property which includes: ESews (Could Be Here Concerning the Old B.H.S. rip-o- ff fixtures, furniture, equipment, supplies, machinery, tools, office machines, wall decorations, janitorial equipment, everything. They tax every dollar we earn and then they tax our ability to earn each dollar. Business people are the only people in the state who are required to pay this personal property tax. It is an egregious, discriminatory, and in my opinion, an unconstitutional tax. Article V of our Constitution states: "No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law". Due process of law is just another descriptive name for legal, judicial and goven-mentfair play dealing with its citizens. This provision applies to the Courts, the Legislature, and the Executive Branch of our Federal Government. "Nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation". Also refer Art. 22 Utah State Constitution, The Bill of Rights Article XIV. Section I "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction there of, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; norshail any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws". Small businesses provide over 80 of all the new jobs creat ed in the U.S. Business provides most of the goods and services. Business provides most of the employment except in the public sector. Business provides most of the unemployment funding. Businesses collect and handle all of our Utah State Sales Tax Collections without compensation. 56 of the businesses that start in the State of Utah go broke within 4 years - National bankruptcy rates for small business es are much higher. With this additional unfair tax added to their cost of doing busi ness, the business people can absorb the cost themselves or pass it on to their customers in the form of higher prices, which is problematic in today's highly competitive markets. Our Governor and our Legislators are anxious about attract ing new businesses into the state and at the same time are helping to bankrupt 56 of the businesses that are already here. Imagine the tremendous loss and despair associated with every one of these businesses that go broke, including the loss to our tax base and the thousands of jobs that are lost. I've talked about this tax to local officials, local state representatives, Utah Taxpayers Assn., members of the Utah Tax Commission. This personal property tax is a "sacred cow", no one wants to address it. Why don't we make the State of Utah a "business friendly" state, so that we can invite businesses to come here with the expectation of succeeding. A 56 failure rate is not very inviting. The entire tax structure in the State of Utah is a big part of the problem. al ' , How does Utah compare with the other states?: Personal income 1992 Utah Taxpayers Assn. Rank 47 Per capita $1 5,624 Rank 46 Per worker $33,063 State and local taxes: as a percent of personal income: Rank 18 $10.88 per $ 1 000 of personal income: Rank 14 $119.00 As you can see, our incomes are among the lowest in the U.S. and our state and local taxes are in the higher group. 1992 State Sales Tax: Rank 15 $936.30 per worker per $ 1 000 of personal income: Rank 8 $30.99 Tax: Individual Income 1992 State Rank 19 $911.77 per worker 1 000 of income: $ personal per Rank 10 $30.18 We get hit hard in the state of Utah. How can we justify this disin proportionate tax burden when we consider the huge surpluses million and 200 over is our state income. The surplus currently everyone is fighting over it and the state is now trying to circumvent the spending cap limits by setting up special funds to conceal it. This is a dishonest and underhanded approach. The fair approach would be to discontinue this personal property This would just about balance the books as they should be. ' If push comes to shove, would ask the business people of the state to join with me in class action suit to have this tax rescinded. I Dear Historic Preservation Colleague: Great news for historic in Utahl The buildings Governor's Budget for 1996 includes $2 million for "culturart cenal facilities"-museum- s, ters, historic buildings, archaeological sites, and so forth. City halls, libraries, and county courthouses would also qualify. This is the most substantial funding ever proposed for these types of facilities. This promise of funding is the result of the efforts of Representative Brent Haymond who will be sponsoring the "Cultural Facilities Bill" when the legislature conThis bill venes in our on unsuccessful follows up efforts last year to establish a grant program for historic buildings (100 Buildings for 100 Years, as you may recall). Representative Haymond's draft bill actually calls for $5 million, so he will likely try to push beyond the $2 million approved by the governor. Even though the cultural facilities funding is in the Governor's Budget, it is not guaranteed. The legislature will have to approve it. Your support and assistance will be crucial to Before we begin its success. intensive lobbying for the bill, we need to get better information on potential projects around the state. Enclosed is a preliminary list of projects. Please review y. the projects listed for your area and let me know the following: 1) the legitimacy of each project (ready to go with plans and matching funds, could be ready in within the year, or simply hoped for); 2) dollar the approximate amount needed for each; and 3) additional projects that should be added to the list. Your prompt response would be greatly appreciated (hopefully by January 5). A few basic facts about the bill: Applicants must be either a local government or an "estabit lished" organization-50- 1 c(3) status and at least old (may be changed to 3 non-prof- years). Matching requirements are 1 to 1 for projects under $50,000 and 2 to 1 (2 local1 grant) for projects over $50,000. like includ, Items we would ed in the bill: Limit the amount given to any one project (perhaps 50 percent of the total). Make geographic distribution a consideration in grant awards, so the benefits are spread throughout the state. Attempt to accommodate projects ($10,C00-$50,000- ), perhaps by earmarka ing percentage of the total for these projects (perhaps 20 per- Logan, Utah 84321 Bus. Tel. (801) 752-977- 2 Home Tel. (801) 752-321- 7 ar cent). Home and School: Vital Links by LILY ESKELSEN Utah Education Association President, Perception is more than half of our reality, What I think can do may be more important than my actual abilities to do it, When a child says, "I can't", he will make that his reality, and even with all of our coaxing, he will fail, proving that he was right all along. A child's confidence in himself or herself is vital to success, And although begins to take shape in the infant, it is never too late to foster and develop it. Never too late, but easier said than done. These are cliches to live by. I can easily spot a child in my class who is in need of special attention in building a posiIt's the quiet littive tle boy who has no friends. It's the girl who shows off and plays class clown. It's the discipline I self-imag- e. Department of Community & Economic Development ; Division of State History Utah State Historical Society small-doll- sDarwin W. Larsen 46 West 100 No. self-estee- m Your Letter.... problem; it's the middle kid in a large family; it's the teacher's pet who wants to stay after school and erase the chalkboard. In short, it's everyone every, single, precious, individual one of the 30 or 33 or 36 students I may have in any given year. The link between home and school becomes increasingly vital just as it becomes increasiOur ngly difficult to connect. children must hear the same message from home and school: You are important, You are a winner, I value you. I love you unconditionally, Find the strengths in your clildren. Praise them for their ability to organize a neighborhood ball game. Praise them for their imagination in a drawPraise them ing they make. Again, please try to get back to me by January 5 with your response. You can reach me at 5333561 if you wish to call rather than write. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you toward passage of this bill. Sincerely, sRoger Roper Historic Coordinator Preservation Potential Cultural Facilities Involving Historic Buildings Old Beaver: County Courthouse, Opera House, and Old High School. when they show caring for a younger brother or sister. Ask for their opinion. Ask for their help. Ask for their respect, but give them yours in return. As parents and teachers, we sometimes define our role as that of Corrector, Finder of Mistakes. We must broaden our perceptions of who we are. We are the voices that echo what our children will be. |