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Show LMtIS REFLEX JOURNAL. 1Q4 MAY Vae View Students IOnfuag FdDH?(e Mas Discover History (SdDdDdl By DONETA GATHERUM IFiirstt '2reau? ? By TOM BUSSELBERG M . 4 . FARMINGTON After nearly a year, Davis Countys drug crime task force has logged 103 felony cases for distribution of illegal drugs and nabbed more than a dozen involved in selling through its four man team. r LAYTON POLICE Chief LaMar Chard, whos overseen the program since July, enthusiastically outlined successes-- in spite of limited funds, received on a population proportion basis from cities and the county. The Sheriffs office supplies one officer while Layton and Bountiful are adding one each along with state support through another officer, Weve not been without our problems, Chief Chard told the mayoral council of governments last week, but he said current efforts are more efficient with better qualified personnel than when it was started last July. Before that, the county had joined with Salt Lake Metro drug team but Davis officials felt the county wasn't getting its fair share of support so withdrew. :.r i -- - ! f- - '' ANOTHER DRUG team had been tried prior to that, as well, but funding has been an ongoing scarcity, although the chief said we estimate we can operate on the same amount as last year " but he hopes more funds will actually be received because of late notification to mayors last their budget year had - started. This year, Chief Chard sent the word out in March, hoping cities would allocate proportionate amounts. ; It takes some money, though, to make money, he explained, noting $10,000 was passed in one case and $5,000 another that came back only when the drugs were produced and arrests :A, t; made. year--aft- er OUR BUYS are only a small part of the drug traffic that goes on, he told the mayors. We could use more manpower, more we could do more, but were getting good value for money-th- en our money, he responded to a mayors queries. Wed like an old, used van for surveillance, he added, noting it could be pulled into high school parking lots where a microphone would be useful, as well, We had an apartment weve lost that. We donated in the south end that helped-no- w havent been able to buy sophisticated equipment. j IN SPITE of that, though, he emphasized headways being made, such as with the 103 felony cases. Thats taking those buyers out of commission, and their selling to our kids has stopped at least for a time. Without the drug task force, drug enforcement could happen only incidentally--i- f a patrolman stopped a vehicle for a possible traffic violation, for instance. THE PROBLEM doesnt stop at city limits, he reiterated. It may start in Clinton and end up in Clearfield or may mean going to Ogden, Roy or Salt Lake for a transaction, although Chief Chard said most now are confined to the county. Its hard to put a finger on it (problem magnitude), but we cant ignore it, he added. IN OTHER action, mayors opted to continue the solid waste management board, made up of elected officials, although its membership could change. With the apparently mixed burn plant after the Clearfield City Councils vote against the plant, May 8, Board Chairman Robert Palmquist, also North Salt Lake mayor, emphasized I hope we dont leave it there. The problem didnt go away, just the burn plant. I hope someone else can come up with a solution. We may not be able to get to the south ends (Bay Area Refuse Disposal plant) due to high Great Salt Lake water, he continued, while South Weber Mayor Rex Bouchard emphasized concern his city has about pollution problems from the North Area Refuse Dison the edge of his city. posal plant-loca- ted en HAFB HE EXPRESSED fear if a plant isnt built offered to buy the steam that lowers operation costs through steam sales-fi- ve years may be too late, although HAFB Col. Joseph Battaglia emphasized the base wouldnt want to build the facility on its property while Bountiful Mayor Dean Stahle questioned size of the proposed plant, indicating hed been told larger facilities are needed for economy. now-wh- Family and-o- r Communities in History was the topic that 4th, 5th and 6th grade students at Vae View Elementary school studied in order to participate in the annual History Fair, sponsored by Davis School District. - UNDER THE coordination of Mrs. Joyce Rasmussen 45 entries participated first in a school fair and then in the regional fair held at the Utah State Historical Society Building (Rio Grande Depot) in Salt Lake City. The 10 best entries from Vae View went on to compete against students on a state-wid- e level. The state contest was held at the University of Utah. Students could do a history fair project using one of two possible formats. The choices were a research paper or a more visual proused in ject simular to the set-u- p science fairs. All projects had to deal with some aspect of economics. THIS IS the second year students from Vae View have participated in the history fair. Enthusiasm for next years fair is already building in the 5th and 4th graders who had an opportunity to be part of the projects this year. Those students who received recognition at a region level include Melissa Adamson, 4th grade NLJHPTA Has Need For Parents The North Layton Junior High is looking for parents who would be interested in serving on the PTA Board. THE AREAS of concern are membership, fund raising, com- munity involvement, education such as curriculum computers, discipline and absenteeism; individual development, health, such as maturation, alcohol, drugs, nutrition, teen suicide, stress and pregnancy; safety and welfare such as emergency preparedness, crime prevention, child abuse and TV projects. The principal, Mr. Layton, is also looking for a parent on the PTA who would act as building manager during emergencies. This position needs some training by the sheriffs department. There is also a need for those who would help with phone calls. WORKING WITH the PTA can be interesting and rewarding and need not be time consuming to be effective if each volunteer has a specific area of responsibility. Interested parents from all the areas represented at North Layton Jr. High are encouraged to contact the PTA president, Luanne Welch if 3 6 or Julene Reid you would like to be part of the new 825-569- 773-188- NLJH PTA Board. Suggestions and ideas are welcomed. student with a first place in region for her economic project entitled Telephone yesterday and toda-y- ; Angela Stanger 5th grade student with a first place for a research paper on John Gustaveson, Founder of Utah Oil Company; Heather Walker, 5th grade student, with a first place in region for the research paper on the Walker Family. JENISY Shupe, 4th grade student with a 2nd in region for a research paper on the Navajo Indians; Andrea Maxfield, 5th grade student, with a 3rd place in region for research on Evaline Blair; Janel Wilsey, 5th grade student, with a 1st place in region for an economic paper on the Layton Sugar Factiry; Ernest Crawford, 5th grade student, with a 1st in region for his project "Calbe Transportation; Buffy Springer, 5th grade student, with a 2nd place in region for her project History of Penohscot Indians. Two Vae View students competed in the junior division. Scott Cheshire, 5th grade, took a 3rd place in region for his project on old cars. Wendi Bottomly who is a 6th grade student received a 2nd place in region for a project on Richard Henry Hamblin, founder of Clearfield. FIVE STUDENTS received recognition at the state history fair. Melissa Adamson took a second place award. She received a $50 savings bond. Angela Stanger got a first prize for her research paper. Janel Wilsey placed second in the economics area. Heather Walker took 3rd place in the research category. Andrea Maxfield ceived a second place award in rere- search. Angelas first place prize include a blue ribbon, a certificate and a g copy of the history best-sellin- book Hole in the Rock by David E. Miller, a native of Syracuse. Flood Recalled LAYTON -- - We called it the flood area for many years after that one serious storm, said Mrs. Mabel Jaques Hanney, life long resident of the East Bench of Layton. Mrs. Hanney was referring to the North channel of Kays Creek where it leaves the foot hills and enters into the valley. The stream bed is north of the recent mud slide that damaged several homes and made it necessary to evacuate ab- out a dozen families. IT WAS the first part of August 1923. Mrs. Hanney was 12 or 13 years old. A heavy summer thun- der storm drenched the Layton bench. Flooding and earth slippage was significant. U.S. 89 stayed blocked for days in some sections. Up by Parls Cafe,) Mrs. Hanney recalled, the damage was so bad that a bridge had to be built so you could cross the wash. Mrs. SERIOUS damage was done by the flood of 1923. Mrs. Hanney's grandparents, Frank and Mary jaques, lost their peach Ann orchard. Frank and Emma Todd had an outside cellar near their home. The flood waters leveled the d roof. The underwas covered with cellar ground dirt. Its still there. The Todd home was spared. Pigs and chickens were carried down stream by the water. Mrs. Hanney said it was quite a sight seeing the small animals walking home through the mud and debris. Young children seemed to remember the flood experience the most. Everytime it rained, the childrencried, Mrs. Hanney said. above-the-groun- FOR MANY years following the flood, water would come down onto the road doing slight damage, dmg Hanneys parents and some other East Layton families had planned to go up the canyon for a picnic. The flood didnt cancel their vacation. Father (Will Jaques) loaded the wagon and hitched up the team. He drove through the gorge the flood water cut. Our family walked through the dangerous part. We stayed up the canyon several days and had a good time . TRUE Some people are born with cold feet. ..some acquire cold feet. ..others have cold feet thrust upon them. Herald, Austin, Tex. -- School Computer System Saves Time And Money - It takes an FARMINGTON hours average of five minutes-tw- o for repair of the school districts hundreds of computers, now, vs. an average of four to eight hours -- before. THATS ONLY one of the pluses outlined to the board of education in a review of the districts data processing service center where two district employees have handled maintenance and repairs vs. service contracts with outside firms. In reviewing the service, District Business Manager Roger Glines estimates $200,000 could be saved in maintenance costs over three years, recommending its continuation. ESTIMATES placed start-ucosts at $136,200 for the first year but only $76,000 will be expended, he told the board, although a third employee is recommended because of a growing number of computers and greater utilization. p In a comparison between sending items outside the district for repairs vs. using schools personnel, a $1,500 charge for 16 typical situations compares to only $547, with all items costing considerably less when performed indistrict, ranging from $28 savings for some Apple Computer mechanical problems to a $95 savings- -a a video $5 charge vs. $100--fo- r drive and cold solder joint. COMPUTERS were often down weeks when an average one-tw- o they had to be taken out of the county vs. normal return within a day, Mr. Glines indicated. The savings are obvious, Board Member Bruce Parry emphasized in endorsing continuing the program. Davis Democrats Formalize Election Slate Boosted by FARMINGTON a keynote address from Gov. Scott Matheson and an announcement by Utahs first lady, Norma Matheson, several hundred Davis County Democrats met for their county convention Saturday at Farming-to- n Junior High School. THE CONFAB was divided into e Democratic two parts, long-tim- worker-spokeswoma- Louise n Hensen said, noting the central committee, comprised by voting district chairpersons and vicechairpersons, elected Elizabeth Willy of Bountiful as party chairperson, succeeding Jay Clegg, who e to his residnged to devote Kaysville-FruHeights House of Representatives seat race. full-tim- it All previously-announce- d didates were confirmed to the can- elec-do- n rosters including: representative District 13, Kenneth Brade shaw; 14, Dan Gardner; 16, Mandeville; 17, Jay Clegg Lor-Yain- and 18, Lillian Wood. FOUR-YEAcounty commisr; sion is being sought by Dennis two-yeby Chuck Johnson And Howard Stoddard is seeking The county clerk position. A trio of candidates seeking to replace Gov. Matheson addressed the crowd: Clearfield native Kem Gardner, former U.S. Congress- V R De-Doe- ar man Wayne Owens and Byrom Marchant. IN ADDITION, Mrs. Matheson formally announced intentions to seek a national committeewoman post, Mrs. Henson indicated. Eaysville Kews Mrs. JoAnn Phillips entertained at a miscellaneous bridal shower at her home in honor of Miss Holly Kinard who was married on Saturthe showday, May 12. er were Mrs. Kathy Tremea, Mrs. Marilyn Anderson and Mrs. Betty Green. Forty guests attended. Mrs. Bea Johnson attended a sister's reunion in Salt Lake City on Thursday and Friday at the home of Mrs. Grace Tanner. The other two sisters were Mrs. Alice Ballinger, Ogden and Mrs. Carol Wright from Parowan. Mrs. Dorene Nielsen of Hyrum has been staying with the Jerald Nielsen family the past two weeks while her daughter Sandy Nielsen underwent major surgery at the Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bennett and their family all attended the funeral service of Mrs. Bennetts father, Orlando Rasmussen on Monday at Mink Creek LDS Ward Chapel, Ida. Burial was in the Mink Creek Cemetery. Mr. Rasmussen died May was 92 years old. 3 and By GARY R. BLODGETT Clipper News Editor KAYSVILLE - Things were different 50 years ago when Davis High was the only high school in the county, and the old Bamberger Train was the most popular mode of transportation. It in the train. Bounreached train time the the be blazing pretty good by on in aid North Salt Lake would build a bonfire -- BESIDES THAT, it was the middle of the Great Depression" and students had very little, if any money for entertainment. But for the graduating class of 1934, those were the good old days," times they never want to forget. SO WHEN the Class of 34 meets for its 50th Year Reunion on Thursday, May 31, there will be a lot of things to reminisce according to Hal Cheney, committee chairman. Activities will begin with a get acquainted social at 5:30 in the Davis High School cafeteria. This will be followed by a dinner at, 6:30 p.m. and a program at 7:30. AFTER THAT, there will be dancing for those who can still kick up their heels, he said. Affectionately known as the "Depression Gang," the Class of 34 committee officers met with this writer a few days ago to recall some of the old memories and to get those "youngsters not already committed, to attend the 50th Class Reunion on May 31. STILL FOREMOST in the minds of the students who graduated 50 years ago is the train ride many of them made from communities of south Davis County to their school in Kaysville. It was about the only way we had to get to school, commented Wilford Barlow about the Old Bamberger, "But riding that old train was usually an enjoyable time of our lives. IT WAS a nice 45 minute to hour trip each way in the good weather, but a different story in the winter when the east wind would cause drifting across the tracks." Several of the committee members recalled how students get- - THEY ALSO laughed about how their economics teacher would lecture to them about saving and investing money. Money was so scarce to most of us then that we felt rich if we managed $1 for a weekend date to the dance," said Mr. Cheney. Itd cost 50 cents to get into the dance, 30 cents to buy a couple of hamburgers for you and your date, and the 20 cents left over would go to help buy gas for the lucky guy who had the car. the .000 students attending Davis THEY SAID nearly rode the Old Bamberger to the School graduated they year High and from school. Others either walked, rode horse and buggy or were transported in one of the few buses that served northwest Davis County. There were very few cars and no need for a parking lot. Even those who rode the train had to walk to and from the train stop quite a distance," remembers Franklin Walton, of Centerville. one-ha- lf 1 THERE WERE 175 graduates in the Class of '34. Utah Governor Henry H. Blood, a native of Kaysv ille, was the commencement speaker. Robert Wall served as studentbody president. Beth Stringham served as secretThompson was vice president, and Joe Richards Sarah (Sally) Linford ary. Hal Cheney was senior class president, was Dawson and secretary. Simpson Ware was vice president; Wall. Harris AnneBelle was Mistress Hop SAMUEL Morgan was principal of the four-yea- r school, El- izabeth (Tibby) Ellison Simmons was yearbook editor; Franklin Walton was business manager of the yearbook, and Hal Cheney served as associate business manager as well as class president. The Class of 1934 feel they were the luckiest kids in the "We knew everyone in the county, had excellent world. teachers, a good variety of classes - and learned the value of a dollar like very few people ever have," they said. -- |