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Show EDuvh CdDumty pirn Slsttfsiir Pageant planned Saturday Eight young women will be vying for the title of Miss Davis County in a scholarship pageant to be held at Clearfield Highs auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 12, af 7 p.m. according to Nada Nicholas, chairman of the pageant. At the pageant, the girls will appear in this order: Collette Parsons, Allison Barlow, Julie Kay Murray, Jayne Paulette Gibson, Julie Louise Gorringe, Allison Davis, Blenda Anne Townley and Becky Sue Petersen. All have previously won the title of queen or first attendant in various cities of the county. Miss Parsons is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Parsons, Sunset. She is 18, a graduate of Clearfield High where she was studenbody artist. Her talent display at the pageant will be a piano solo and an exhibit of her art work. She is 53 and has brown eyes and sandy brown hair. Selected as the good citizen of the 1978 graduating class at Davis High School, Allison Barlow, 18, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Barlow, Kaysville. Although she just graduated from high school last spring, she will enter Brigham Young University in the fall as a sophomore. Hp Vol.7No.38 Serving the Clearfield area blue-eye- d blond is of Girls State and a Sterling Scholar in Social Science. At Davis, she was vice president of the National Honor Society. And because she was chosen student leader of the year, she has attended the Academy of Achievement in Owensboro, At the Kentucky this summer. Academy, she met syndicated columnist Erma Bombeck and in- tends to do a humorous reading from the writings of Mrs. Bombeck, as her talent presentation at the Miss Davis County pageant. Julie Murray, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Murray, West Point. A Clearfield Jftgh graduate, she stands 58 and has blue eyes and brown hair. She will present a jazz dance at the pageant as her talent display. Jayne Gibson, 17, is the daughter of Catherine Gibson and the late Keith Gibson, West Bountiful. At 510 she is the tallest of the contestants and is a brunette with dark brown eyes. She will be a senior at Viewmont High School this year where she participates in forensic events, having placed second at the Utah State Bar meet last year. A vocal solo will be her talent display at the pageant. Julie Gorringe, 17, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Gorringe, Sunset. A blonde, she has blue-gree-n eyes and is 57. She is a graduate of Clearfield High where she was on the honor roll and served as chairman of the dance concert. She will present a disco dance number as her talent display. Allison Davis, 18, is a daughter of Phyllis Hill, Kaysville and is a Davis High Graduate. Both her hair and eyes are brown and she is 59 tall. While at Davis, she served as a ZCMI Youngtimer; was on the senior committee and student council; and was chapter president and district chairman of DECA (Distributive She Education Clubs of America). makes her own jewelry and is now learning to play a 103 year-ol- d antique She was also named best banjo. student in the Department of Business at Davis High. Her talent display will be a humorous interpretation. Blenda Townley, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Townley, Clearfield, is a senior at Clearfield High where she is a mamber of the school chorus and orchestra. She also served as Junior Class secretary and was a member of the National Honor Society. She has brown eyes and dark brown hair and is 55 tall. She was the talent award winner of the Miss Clearfield pageant and plans to present a piano solo at the Miss Davis County contest. One of the hobbies of Becky Sue Petersen, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Petersen, West Bountiful, is clipping poodles. A graduate of Viewmont High, she plans to major in art and dance at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho this fall. While at Viewmont, she served as treasurer of the FFA chapter and was a member of the Dance Company. Shortest of the girls competing for the title, she is 52, has dark brown eyes and medium brown hair. Included in the Miss Davis County pageant will be conpetition for Little Miss Davis County Princess. Little girls between the ages of 3 and 6 will be judged on their beauty and personality in the competition for this title, according to Jeanette Brown, Layton, chairman. No Wednesday, August 9, 1978 denied ; other problems heard request plans to have a borhood convenience-typ- e would be held Thursday or Friday small neigh- evening at 5 p.m. The Davis County Housing Authority sought and received a letter of approval from the Council to seek rehabilitation funds from HUD in the amount of $125,000 Dave Lusher from the housing authority, told the council that a thorough study of the over 3,000 housing units in the city, shows that 2,694 units need little or no repair and 503 need major repair or demolition Most of the homes needing repair are located on Ross or Villa Drive and a few are on Lakeview, according to Mr. Lusher, while those units needing demolition are m rural areas Mr. Lusher stated that the rehab fund would m the form of grants or three per cent loans depending on the individual recipients ability to pay He said that $240,000 in rehab funds have already been spent m Clearfield by the Housing Authority. The council approved an amendment to the city ordinance read by City Attorney Van Wagonen. The amendment states that the city manager shall be appointed for a term of three years and that he may be removed from office at any time at the discretion of the council. The amendment will take effect m 30 days. Thr council gave final approval of Pastures Subdivision - an UVaUcre parcel 01 land located af doO center there, while the second request will allow professional offices Other Council Action The following items were also approved in Tuesday nights action The city refused a field bid from Tramwell Crowe Corporation for the leasing of the GSA building The bid remained unopened even though a request was made by a newspaper reporter present at the meeting to have the contents revealed Mayor Donal Townley stated, We will dissect this and the bid we have received from Freeport Center at an executive meeting. The Mayor stated that this meeting 2 GOP candidates speaking at meeting The Clearfield Chapter of Utah Association of Women is sponsoring a meeting to hear the Republican candidates for the Davis County Commissioner race on Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clearfield Library. The public is invited. The ' speakers will be Ernest Eberhard and Wendell Zaugg, who are competing for the four year term andwtfl be in the September primary. , Morris Swapp and Harry Gerlach will also be at the meeting. These two men are running for the two year term of office. A question and answer session will remarks. follow the candidates The Utah Association of Womens goal is to become informed about the issues in this election and various chapters will be sponsoring speakers from other parties and in other races in the near future. For further information, please call 3 Tere Hess at or Corliss Mills. 773-532- North Davis Jr. Students asked to register 15-1- are scheduled for registration Aug. 17. Registration will be conducted each day from 8:30-1:30 a m. and 3 p.m. Fees will be $5 with the school yearbook selling for an additional $1.75. Parents are invited to attend the registration if they so desire. 1 N 1350 W A Class beer license was granted A to Richard L Reme, Reme Brothers Texaco, 1350 E 700 S Soccer players sought The American Soccer anyone? Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is making a plea for soccer players in the Clearfield - Roy area. The sport is popular m North Davis County, and is gradually catching on in the Syracuse, Clinton areas. Leaders of the AYSO are appealing for players in Clearfield and m Roy to check it out. There is still plenty of time to sign up. League competition begins the weekend following Labor Day and they also havespnng soccer. Anyone interested in playing or coaching a team, should call Sally Dobbins at is for girls and boys between trie ages of 7 and 18. 825-396- 0. homemaking displays will be included m Davis Countys 51st Fair on Aug 17, 18 and 19 at the fairgrounds in Farmington This year, four to five thousand exhibitors are expected to participate in the fair Therp will be art, baking, canning, beef ad dairy cattle, field Hancrops and garden exhibits. dicrafts, hobbies, photography, and FFA, poultry, rabbit, sheep, swine, flowers, and senior citizens displays will also be a large portion of the exhibits by Davis County residents. Winners in the Style dress revue will be selected on Thursday, Aug 10 at the Farmington Elementary School as part of the fair. The revue is scheduled to begin at 8 p m 4-- 4-- A rodeo queen, Sherrie Anderson, has been chosen to reign over the horse events and a Miss Davis County will be named Saturday, Aug. 12 at 7 in the Clearfield p m. High auditorium. She will reign over the entire fair. Also chosen during the Miss Davis pageant will be a Little Miss Davis These little girls, County Princess. who will also appear at several events at the fair, are to be between 3 and 6 years old They will be judged only on their beauty and personality. Then, on Monday, Aug 14 at 6 30 pm. a Junior Rodeo queen will be chosen m a contest open to girls between 8 snd 16 years old. They must have had their 8th birthday prior to April 1, 1978. The second attendant will be selected from the 8 to 10 year-oldthe first attendant from the 11 to 13 year-old- s and the queen from the 14 to 16 year-olds- . They will be judged on riding ability, and beauty and will reign ' ' over the Junior rodeo. s; per-sora- J Thousands on sale d? The Clearfield City Council again refused to sign the franchise agreement with Mountain Fuel Supply Company. The citys refusal was based on Section 10 of the agreement which the city has sought to have delated. Section 10 states that Mountain Fuel will pay $50 to Clearfield City in lieu of all other taxes. The franchise agreement last signed, expired Aug 6, however the council stated that they did not feel they could sign another contract which would bind the hands of city officials for the next 50 years. The practice of charging utility companies a franchise tax has forced the cost of utilities up and is a poor way for a city to raise revenue, said a spokesman for Mountain Fuel. A 1972 Supreme Court decision ruled that Section 10 was unA Book Fair, sponsored by the Davis County Library is set for Saturday at the North Branch of the Davis County Library, 562 S. 1000 E., Clearfield mistake and will probably be reversed. The spokesman for Mountain Fuel, Richard Mollinet, stated that the franchise is a valid document. He said, We hope you will not try to force us out of the city by not signing it. We are not trying to hold a velvet glove over your head. The council members stated unanimously they were against such franchise taxes, but refused to sign the it agreement, calling meaningless because it is unenforceable. Councilman Neldon Hamblin made a motion to not sign the agreement but negotiate with Mountain Fuel to settle our differences. The motion was unanimously School Principal Lawrence Cook reports that seventh grade students will register Aug. 15, while eighth and ninth graders will register Aug. 16, and new students n J, constitutional, however, Mountain Fuel stated they feel that was a Students who will be attending North Davis Jumor High this year are reminded of registration Aug. Council refuses franchise t'.een Everything from a magician and cliff divers to rodeos, crops and livestock, arts and flowers and Two out of three rezoning requests Three public hearings were conducted m Clearfield City Council chambers Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering rezoning property Two of the three were approved, while one parcel of land located at 221 W. 800 N. and 790, 789 and 780 N. on 250 W. was not rezoned from R-- 2 to R-- 4 as owner Don Neiderhouser, was requesting Mr. Neiderhouser was seeking the change with the intent to on that property, he said. put a The properties that were rezoned were six acres owned by Jerro Steed, located at 300 N. 1000 W., which was rezoned from A-- l to 2 and another area located on South State at 975, 987 and 995 and 803 E. 1000 S which was rezoned from R-- to PA. The first Variety of events offered 12 Coumcil meets C-- This 55 currently governor nil from I0a.m.to5p.m. Several thousand books will be offered for sale at prices ranging from 10c to $2. A few magazines, some paperbacks and some records will also be sold. Tables will be set up in the downstairs area of the library. Volunteers will man the tables during the sale. Money received from the book fair will be placed in a special fund for the purchase of new books. History buffs, fiction lovers and grandmothers looking for story books to read to their grandchildren will be especially interested and will find plenty to look through. Another sale will be held the following week, Aug, 19, at the South Branch of the Davis County Library at 725 S. Main, Bountiful. County reports U.S. bound sales vSvV V i f , ft i June Series E-- U.S. Savings Bonds sales figures released today by the Department at the Treasury credited Davis County, Harold C. Steed Chairman with sales to $1,364,264 ; 25 of 1978 sales quota. $250,019, bringing half-yeState Chairman W.E. Gile and 1978 TSIA Campaign Chairman James B. Chaney report Utahn's have purchased $2,386,369 in Skies E-- Savings Bonds in June sates to $14,588,599, 41 of $35,600,000 goal. Sales this year are bringing half-yea- r j $696,453 higher than last year for the same period. the above led state counties Garfield are Fourteen by average, County with 83 ' of the years goal. sales are up Nationally June sales are up 6 over 1977 and totaling $3,615 minion Americans have added more than 44 billion to their '' Savings Bonds holdings since May , 1977. They now own 6ver $79 billion worth. ar r V H year-to-da- te 5t '4 v r 1fe.1Wiy 4 |