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Show 4 z Bulk Rate Post oge PAID U S CifQ't eld Perm Serving the Clearfield Vol.7No.24 lb DIHS lit Clearfield . . . new coordinator Douglas Fraser, International President of UAW and Robert Brown, Karla Johnson, a nurse, has been at coordinator named Center United Auto Workers and Department of Labor officials will attend the official opening of the training facilities on May 4 Dedication ceremonies will feature speakers, selected LAYTON Corps program. Director trained pediatric Job Davis North Medical Center. Mrs Johnson will be responsible for coordinating the numerous staff educational meetings and ations which are held about Under Secretary of Labor. Also on the schedule area briefing and tour of the a press new program facilities, conference and a tour of the Center The 200 trainees selected for the UAW program will be Corps-membewho have completed a per month The orientations deal with new medical techniques as well as hospital safety requirements. She says constant change in medical techniques makes regular meetings invaluable if i a hospital is to provide quality medical care. Johnson received her Mrs collegiate training at the University ol Oklahoma Her husband, Phil Johnson, is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Hill Air Force Base. Public hearings planned May 23 The first hearing, which will be at 7:30 p.m. will be to rezone the properties at 195 South and 196 South to PA on 400 East from R-- 2 (professional administration). The second hearing will be at 8.00 p m. to rezone 1500 West 75 North over to 200 South from l to R-A-- 4. Theie will also be prizes for the MULDER, chairman of the Clearfield Chamber of Commerce Mothers Day program, and George Nichols, president of the Chamber, discuss the prizes that have been donated for the winning mother. MARTHA obstretrician and has established a - Brokers from ERA Star State, Clearfield, were among 2,500 ERA Brokers and sales associates who joined Jerry Lewis in a televised appeal for ERAS A Day in May for MDA. ERA Brokers will go Sunday from 1 to 5 p m. collecting money for the fight against muscular dystrophy. ERA Brokers hope to nationwide raise $1 million in the one day. The special television will appear on all three networks Friday and Saturday. In conjunction with this appeal Davis County officials have declared May 7 MDA Day in the county for Jerry and his kids. 360 S. Home health care, employment, rights of elderly persons, tax relief and volunteering were among top concerns of Utahs elderly, Governor Scott M Matheson was told Monday as he declared May Senior Citizen Month in Utah. Bill Larson, chair of the Annual Governors Conference on Aging, said that 2,000 senior citizens attended across the state to formulate recommendations and suggestions for Utahs 150,000 senior citizens. These recommendations presented to the Governor during a news conference. The Governor will respond to the were recommendations Dr. Charles . , . Joseph new doctor 4 p m nrQOIniftth) and later was stationed at Mountain Home, Idaho. A gradua te of the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, he enjoys skiing, backpacking, duck hunting and photography. ERA Realty, mother of the most children and other categories, plus many door prizes Send nominations to the Chamber oil ice, P 0 Box 248, Clearfield, or bring it in person to the office, 133 South State, between the hours of 1 to Mm (SQ.feM the area He later seived as an Air Force flight surgeon in northeast Thailand Stay tv oldest mother, youngest mother, medical practice in Layton with temporary offices at Davis North Medical Center Dr Charles Joseph, born and raised in the Carolinas, said he interned at the University of Utah seven years ago where he became acquainted with M A Day festivities, are to have the has been held as program pe Local businesses are in the past donating gifts for the winning Mother, and Howard Coleman, manager of the Ideal Theatre, will furnish the theater and movie for the event, which will take place on May 13 at the Ideal theatre 49 South State, at 9 30 a m same old door-to-do- Two public hearings will be held in Clearfield City Council chambers on veur's Mothers Mai tha Mulder, plans Doctor gnocologist days The Cleat field Chamber of Com-mce is looking for a mother to honor as Mother of the Year According to chairman of this basic Job Corps automotive program. Instruction will be furnished by experienced members of UAW, with Clearfield Job Corps, operated by Thiokol Corporation, providing housing, food, counseling and other services c 2 locally IWGIiAM A orient15 ' MqiiosDAvii opens 84015 others ought Jlb C Director, Mose Watkins, has announced plans for the Grand Opening of the new United Auto Workers Program to be conducted at the Center The Department of Labor recently contracted with the United Auto Workers of America for the operation of an advanced automotive training Karla Johnson coin 9 , h L UT No Wednesday, May 3, 1978 area rami pir it at the annual conference on May 9. That conference is expected to draw 5,000 senior citizens to the Salt Palace. Noting that 15 times as many senior citizens had input this year in forming the recommendations compared to last year, Larson noted that home care for older Utahns was a top The senior citizens overpriority whelmingly felt that alternatives to institutionalization needed to be developed. Not only could they help save money, but they would promote g social, mental and physical among the elderly. The seniors also recommended that residents of nursing homes be checked regularly to see if discharges are possible, Larson said. statewide. Currently these programs are available only in larger counties Development of more extensive outreach programs to inform elderly persons of services and their rights to the services services Development of more low income housing for senior citizens Additional monies also need to be allocated for winterization and home maintenance of Establishment training for and programs clergy professionals in gerontology, un- the derstanding the aging process and the problems confronted by the elderly so that they may be more responsive to needs Better cooperation between church and local community, state agencies in meeting the needs of the elderly. Establishment of utility cost relief, particularly for those on fixed incomes Development of more extensive transportation services to provide access to senior progran-- j. The need is especially critical in rural areas where great distances need to be traveled in order to utilize existing programs The addition of legal services for elderly statewide so that individuals can have help writing wills and estates Development of a lifeline of services for older citizens through the development of comprehensive senior citizen centers These centers should be supported locally. Larson noted that the state now has almost 150,000 senior citizens It is important that the rights and responsibilities of our seniors are icspected These recommendations are the concerns of this group. We have been assured by the Governor that he will take them under advisement and will work to foster support through the Legislature and the state to address these concerns, he said well-bein- Noting the need for additional income for senior citizens, Larson said it was recommended that employment programs be developed for the elderly to provide supplemental income. Coupled with this was the need for a senior citizen job bank to help them locate suitable employment Wi,-- - with Tracy McClellan, the Utah MDA poster child are some associates of Star Realty and and county officials. Row one: (I. to r.) Commissioner Wendell Zaugg, Gen Green, Thayne Green, Commissioners Bill Moss and Glen Flint. Row two, Jim Brough, Brough Realty, Ted Harris, Bob Green, Layton councilman Lynn Wood, Sunset Mayor Norman Sant, Clearfield Mayor Donal Townley, and LaMar Christen- PICTURED ABOVE local city sen. One area that received considerable attention during the regional conferences was the rights of senior citizens. Among rights listed were." the right of free choice to continue working as long as an elderly person could do the job, the right to participate in church activities, continue to grow and develop, the right to live lives with honor, respect and dignity and the right to die with dignity. Larson noted that oldsters across the state felt that immediate tax relief was necessary to help offset the high costs. Among recommendations were the removal of the sales tax on food, reduced income tax requirements for me elderly and a moratorium on property tax for the elderly. Other recommendations included: Establishment of an Older American Volunteer OF SHOW trophy in the Clearfield Job Corps Dal and s Serfos for his ceramic elk. Crafts display want to Arts BEST semi-annu- al program ' t - |