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Show I t VT'l t . Sun Owowtcto TH CUarfiuld Courier .V arc published weekly at Ray, Utah, Sill i. 1900 W. Mailing addrass, P.O. lax 207, Ray. Utah 04047. Telephene Salt Lake All B29-144- 1 339-2- 4 IMMn) ar 4 in Ray. Pictures may without charge either token in our office ar submitted by aur readers. man . iMtsew. ... rafamr President Carter has set aside this week to commemorate small business, but so what? A week for this group and a week for that group theyre all soon forgotten. Then, the politicians possibly think theyve appeased that particular minority or enterprise for a while. In this way, Week may serve to etherize politicians, rather than educate them about problems. Setting aside a Week might also have a tendency to deceive people into thinking that Congress is concerned about the plight of small busmesses, when, in fact, all it seems to care about is the Small-Busine- NSrtMwn. small-busine- c nII 1s)MSDffaS0 IMQmkarfMlivir ss Small-Busine- ss ss show. Small business constitutes such a large part of the business sector (43 percent of the Gross National Product and SS percent of all private, Calendar of events . Ogden May Athletics play in Salt Lake. May Ogden Athletics play Vancouver at home. Goodbye, Mr May 21: Chips, 1939 movie starring Greer Carson, showing at Davis County library, North Branch 562 S. 1000 E., Clearfield, 7 p.m. Weber County May 18-2- 0: 21-2- 3: 18-2- Sheriffs Possee, Golden Spike Coliseum. nonagricultural employment) that it deserves more than a week of remembrance. The administration and Congress need to concentrate on reducing inflation, taxes, and regulations, which our Quarterly Economic Survey shows are the greatest problems small businesses face today,,rsaid Wilson S. Johnson. resident of the National Federation of These problems are ndependent Business. especially disconcerting to small-busine- ss people because they do not have the accounting expertise that larger businesses have. Congress can take positive steps toward opening up opportunities for enterprising business people. Several bills under consideration by tne 96th Congress, if passed, would have tremendous impact on the stability of small business: small-busine- Summer: that wonderful time of fishing, sleeping in and sleeping out, getting a tan, barbeques and bored kids. Yes, bored kids, I tell you, right here in River City, and The idle mind is the Devils playground. Letters to the editor TO THE EDITOR: In this time of depressing talks of energy crisis, gas rationing, inflation and other discouraging factors of our everyday living, we tend to blame our government and its leaders for everything that goes wrong. Because we are living in America, we take for granted that our lives should maintain an even keel. Our leaders are not perfect, but they do have to make decisions for us on occasion. I, for one, would not want to make these decisions for one minute, but we Americans do have the right to say how we feel about it and disagree if we desire. Because we have this freedom, we can choose great leaders to help us out when we disagree with a government policy on a high level. They are there to bear our complaints and, if they are valid, these officials do take action. I know this for a fact, because I took a problem of this nature to my U. S. Congressman, K. Gunn McKay, aad I received immediate response. Our congressman is here tonelp or be wouldnt be in office. I believe they appreciate hearing from their fellow citizens, and it gives both parties an uplifting attitude toward our elected officials. The whole purpose of this letter is to remind everyone that only we as American citizens have the opportunity because we live in the United States, the only country in the world where you can complain to your government ABOUT your government, and get an answer. A Devoted American Citizen, Name withheld on request) April 30, 1979 Dear Editor, Friday, as my wife and I drove toward Antelope Island, we passed a group of Boy Scouts on their bikes just starting across very impressive program. The patrols performed skits which were well done. We spent a very wonderful evening with these boys. they need? . group of boys sponsored by the Clearfield Police Department, and we spent one of the most enjoyable weekends we have spent on the The boys were to bed and stayed there by 10 and we never heard them in the mornings. They were kept busy working on scouting items and did not wander the camp but very little. litThey hiked but carried ter bags and returned to camp with their bags full. When we left Sunday morning, they were working hard cleaning up their camp. , Saturday evening they came into our camp and invited us to their campfire program where two new scouts were initiated into the scouting program in a ss . back, Uany of these agencies are just trying to justify their own existence. Congress should pass legislation providing that if a small business court, tne wui a case against an agency infees for the reasonable will legal pay agency make would small business. Such a ruling out about more handing cautious agencies' unreasonable fines and penalties. if Congress doesnt pass legislation to safeguard the existence of small business, legislators may find that they have a week to fill. workers contribute to the program. -- Providing equal access to the courts. Many small businesses are fined every day by regulatory agencies that know people dont have the time or the monev to fight smaU-busine- So, after the first two weeks, when the fun and newness of summer wear oft and parents begin hearing some or all of the following: Im bored. Theres nothing to do. I want to shoot the rapids on the Green River with my friend Mike tomorrow - hes already nine years old. How come we dont have Scouts in summer? How many weeks til school starts? I have to take ballet lessons in Orem because my friend Patty is.Whats to do? One can experience occupational deafness, but thats only temporary. One can send the kids to the neighbors to (day, but that comes back to haunt you. Probably the most appropriate plan of action would be to make an appointment with the telephone and spend an hour on it with the county recreation department, the referral services of the United Way, local offices of the state recreation department (including wildlife resources). Previous Foundation studies pointed out that in several areas Utahs unemployment compensation law was considerably more liberal than that of most other states in qualifying individuals for unemployment payments. It was noted that there often is little incentive for a secondary wage earner to seek new employment once he or she has qualified for unemployment benefits. Over the past several yean, unemployment conpensation costs in Utah have risen dramatically. Total benefit costs in If all else fails, look under Utah State in the yellow pages for If you cannot find the number for (he specuic department you are calling (which can also mean you dont know which department you want to call) dial the number listed for that. At least it will give you someone to talk to beside bored kids. School and v. V ? welcomed 825-166-6 i. Maik Stewut of Alexandria,'-- ; Va., recently encountered a rush hour traffic" snarl. While wondering, what was causing the slowdown, he came up- -' on the source of the problem, Moving at a snails pace was a car driven by an elderly gentlemen. A bumper sticker on the car read, Constipated: Can't Pass aThing. Presidential Impediment Presidential candidate George Bush 'reports that at a recent meeting where President Carter was trying to reassure an apprehensive audience of businessmen about the state of the economy, Mr. Carter said, If I weren't President, I'd be investing right now. To. which a canny businessman replied, If you weren't President, be investing . Id Remove the Plant Dept. M iss Aida Berio, of Puerto Rican is a recent victim of illegal discrimination. She has been awarded two retroactive promotions and $30,000 in back pay. The offender The Federal Equal Emwas ployment Opportunity Commission. descent, by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Theres something about human beings that sometimes makes us suspicious or hostile when were around a person whos different. We can see this when a student from another country enrolls in the nearby school; when a girl tries to make the little League baseball team; or when kids point at the boy who wears thick glasses and call him Young people are usually resilient, though, and they often learn to laugh their way through most of the tearing or hostility they endure. four-eye- s. 1 hand-in-han- Hatch, ing. Deeee-fens- Deeee-fens- e, 'Eg REEDS AH INJECTION -- MPT A TRANSFUSION e At the end of regulation time, the n score in the girls basketball game was tied, to it went into overtime. The two Iowa high schools battled for three more overtimes before Melvin staged a blitz with a minute left in the fourth overtime to win going away. The final Sibiey-Melvi- score was i 1 Utah during the past six yean have exceeded those incurred during the previous thirty five yean. Mose than one-hal- f' billion dollars in unemployment compensation payments have been disbursed in Utah since the tint benefits were paid in 1938, with $281 million of this total paid out between 1973 and 1978. These rising costs have resulted in substantial increases in, the taxes charged to employers, who bear all the cost of the program. The report points out that the maximum tax charged to employers with the best employment experience!; has climbed from $58 JO par employee in 1978 to $133.90 in 1979, an increase of US percent during the four-yea- r period. Another change affecting unemployment compensation was made by Congress in the 1978 Federal Revalue Act. Until this year unemployment benefits were not subject ' to Federal and State income taxes and Federal. Social Security taxes As a result, some individuals could obtain nearly as much in unemployment benefits as they would receive in take-hom- e pay from gainful employment. Under the new tax law enacted by Congress laat yefr, . ' unemployment benefits paid to single taxpayers with, an annual income of $20,000 or more and married taxpayers . filing jointly with a combined incopw of $25,60Q or more are subject to taxation. This new tax provision went into effect on . , ... January 1,197 right now.' Homo , . w Pass The Prune Juke s V, M ' fl PATIENT CARE NEWS BRIEFS Its a fact that you can plan on trouble of one kind or another if kids are unsupervised and unstimulate for 12 very long weeks of summer; strangely enough, they dont like it much either. . .r- - newspaper ss Unemployed persona in Utah will experience more difficulty in collecting unemployment benefits unless they are actively seeking work, according to a study just released by Utah Foundation the private tax research organization At least this is the chief aim of new legislation for Utahs unemployment compensation program enacted by the 197? Legislature. The Foundation reports that the changes are designed to tighten the Utah law with respect to the payment of benefits to clalmaints who voluntarily leave work, are discharged for cause or fail to accept suitable work referral. The also provide a bisis for dental of benefits to claimants who make false representations or withold material information in order to1 obtain unemployment benefits. 11 is estimated that the changes will efiect a savings of $3,000,000 a year in benefit payments. . There are three things to ask these people: first, are there planned, supervised activities for children (give their ages) in my area? Second, do you know of any scout or other types of day camps available during weekdays for all or part of the summer? Third, what law enforcement agency shall I call if you cant give me any information and my children run amuck during the summer? If that last one doesnt work, make a long distance call and reserve a place at a fat farm specially designed for the incoherent on approximately September l. : V totho Send in a news tip for your local ss But theres one group of. people who need appreciation, friendship and kindness more than most other. Sure, theyre different, in a way. Warm regards, But the people we classify as being mentally retarded W. Gale Lewis frequently can give others object lessons in honesty, willingness to work, loyalty, affection and, yet -- ability. Too often, though, we dont appreciate those and other virtues of these citizens until we get a chance to associate with themup dose. The (acuity at Fremont Elementary School in the Granite District invited a group of these special people to visit with Dear Editor, ' Thank you for the ex- students one morning. It all started with an assembly,, The watched as students their onto filed guests solemnly cellent coverage your the stage and began singing and playing Instrumental newspaper gave our fashion show at Weber County numbers. The Fremont kids liked what they heard and responded with strong applause. Hospital. Then the students serenaded their visitors and received Also thank you for the warm applause. Next, the guests joined small groups of picture of the Candy Stripe students in playing games, oinking punch and eating cup. girls. I appreciate your help cakes. They talked. They laughed together. They shared the with publicity for the volun- frustrations and stations of winning and losing the games. d One little girl was seen walking with one of teers here at the hospital. the guests. The students learned that maybe they weren't so different Thank you, from their visitors after all. But the best lesson at school that day is one of the most Volunteer services Weber County Hospital Important ones those kids will ever Rarbara ; -- Reorganization of the Social Security program. Presently employers must match the funds taken out of each empoyees paycheck for the Social Security program. Many smau-businepeople, however, are saying, Instead of killing us with increases (1) take the welfare program out of Social Security, and (2) make all government 16,l979,Pa$2 V - v i , , It shows evidence of. very devoted; interested and We comthe causeway. concerned adults. We are mented that we probably would have a very noisy, not certain who these men weekend. We parked in the are or if they are members campground, settled the of the police force, but they trailer down and sure need to be complimented here came the on handling a fine scouting enough moved in right program. The police should and boys across the street from us. also be complimented on a fine effort We groaned a little, but supporting hated to go to the trouble such as we saw. We are of moving the trailer so certain this is advantageous to the welfare of Clearfield decided to brave the boys. a to out be City. It turned went May .f-- ss Whati mi gonna do wi th the kids ? Island. CLEARFIELD COURIER. WC3 Yea I Wow I Neat I quiet; :'V.v, y : . -- Roll back of the minimum wage. The minimum wage increase of 9.4 percent in January was interesting in, light of President Carters seven percent wage-pric- e guidelines.. It is impossible for many people to keep their price increases to seven percent when of their workers receive minimum wages. many Small-businepeople already operate on a very narrow profit margin in order to stay in a range with larger companies. competitive -- Teenager exemption from the minimum wage. Many small businesses (as well as large) have announced that they are eliminating a large number of summer jobs this year because of the increase in the minimum wage. Small businesses often cant afford to hire youth, especially those who need training; the cost is Yet. how are just not worth the effort involved. these young people going to get the experience . L , ' ' . w. InnKolDD ' r . v I r vj 2. nasday papers must ha la the news effice before 3 p.m. Monday ar by 2 p.m. Thursday for the Saturday j. si 'V V .' news aad phetegrepht far Wad Kpar ; " 4-- 2. Whats In a Name Robert E. Lee, a Montgomery , . County (Mi) government employee, has changed his name to Roberto E. Leon and applied for reclassification as a member of a ). minority group In response to this, Senor Leon's supervisor said, It's nice to have a Lee, or Hispanic on our staff. Leon, hopes to be promoted faster now that he's a member of a minor(Spanish-sumamed- Hidden Hydrants Found Although last winter was tough, it did have its lighter moments. One , such moment occurred when two Chicago men attempted to help out the fire department by locating and uncovering snowed-i- n fire hydrants. Unfortunately, they couldn't find them. They were about to give up when a resident took her dog for a walk. Fido headed straight for the invisible hydrant, of course. Medical care in the United States has become big business, an industry that is now taking in an estimated $200 billion a year. The cost of health care has been increasing faster than the general cost of living. Americans today are spending four times as much on health care as they did in I9S0. The health care industry is the third largest in the U.S. , employing' almost five million people. But unlike other industries, where competition provides a keen incentive to keep prices down, there is almost no cost competition in medicine. Americans have assumed that when it comes to medical care, you that the higher the bill the better the care. get what you pay for Only recently have patients begun to question whether they are paying for more than they are getting. The rise of private medical insurance plans and government plans such as Medicaid and Medicare that pay whatever is charged by whomever the patient selects have further reduced the patient's incentive to price shop and the medical profession's incentive to hold down prices. The approach thus has been to find new ways to pay the medical bills with little attention paid to providing care less at cost. quality That is the problem with the Carter administration's proposal fora national health insurance plan that would, by 1983, provide catastrophic coverage for all Americans and increase Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Projected costs would be $ 1 0 to $ 1 3 billion in the first year alone. It is a scheme which simply asks medical consumers to pay more and more through taxes, and raises medical costs through additional bureaucratic paperwork. The solution must come from the private sector from patients and insurance plans using their purchasing power to force cost controls on the medical industry, by, for example, eliminating wasteful, duplicating and underused facilities and services. The administration's proposal seems to make as much sense as paying a brain surgeoni fees to treat a cut finger. ever-escalati- ity group. . - I |