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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, JUNE 12, 1985 Davis County Clipper Davis. Reflex-JournPublished al Family FihtitM For Bream weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. 76 South Main Bountiful, Utah 64010 Weekly newspaper published at Bountiful UT In the Interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents. Entered as second class matter at Bountiful Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1979. Second class postage paid at Bountiful UT, 84010 Publisher Mgr. John Stable, Jr. Editor Dean 1 Stahl Asst. Mgr. Lucll Stahl Continued from page one 296-225- 1 (USPS exceptional talent, Lucas has 1491-600- sup- ported his family from the day they arrived in America. Nearly a year ago he took out a small business loan and started his own computer Mpmuiunn s That the community might be Informed about the of dally life, we present the Forum, In hope of aiding a more Intelligent decision. behind-the-scene- business. THEY ARE active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterSaints, active in the com-day munity, never broken a local law or been in trouble, and have always worked and paid taxes. But now - because of two quirks of law - they face deportation. And it appears that neither U.S. Congressional representatives, Immigration officials, or the courts have any jurisdiction to halt the deportation precedings. OUR ONLY choice now is to seek aslyum in another country probably Canada, and begin our lives anew," said Lucas. "Its going to be a lot of sacrifice and adjustment for the entire family, but weve done it before and I guess we can do it again. In an attempt to help relieve the burden, a community breakfast is planned next Saturday (June 15) at Bountiful City Park, 150 W. 400 North, Bountiful. Merchants have donated all the food and public donations for the meal and an auction to follow will be accepted. may be cold in the winter, but his only other option is to be they didnt like greeted by border guards in Rhodesia--anhim the last time they saw him. People like Lucas Erasmus get lost in our Immigration shuffle. Guys like media magnate Rupert Murdoch enter bank accounts and buy the U.S. with their million-dollup half of corporate America. Since they're rich, they don't need a Green Card; all they do is write donation checks to the Republican National Committee, and the Immigration folks stay out of their way. Fascist generals from South America have no problem with Immigration either. They commandeer a jet filled with their Treasurys to Miami where they are Krugerands and fly and with arms Expresso coffee. greeted open But Lucas Erasmus is different. He works hard and attends church. Theres no special file for people like him. Canada is a good place for Lucas. Its a new frontier newcomers. And it has one willing to accept a long way from Tijuana, Mexico. other advantage--It- s d ar non-sto- p hard-worki- MERCHANTS, friends, ward members and even the Erasmus family have offered household items, jewelry, sports equiment, and other items for auction. Mrs. Erasmus will put one of her favorite jewelry pieces on the auction block. At the same time, the family business, The Bottom Line, has been offered for sale along with home in Farmtheir ington; a 1985 Toyota van; 1973 Monte Carlo; and a 1980 Yamaha m OHIO , -- Continued from front page 0 Q0HO00 Plan Unacceptable Tonight, I learned about the proposed plan to route the traffic from the Bridlewood Development onto Monarch Drive. This plan to use Monarch as a collector road is totally unacceptable and poses a major threat to the safety of our community. MONARCH DRIVE was never designed for this type of traffic. In light of the fact that Bridlewood, Newport Heights, and Sunset Ridge are under consideration simultaneously for development, it would be in the best interest of the community if Davis County, north Salt Lake City, and Bountiful City would call Time Out, and get together to design a workable traffic plan for this area that will support the needs of those living in the area now, and those who will be added to the area by development. I, as well as my neighbors, support the plan to make 3700 South (400 North(the collector road between Orchard Drive and Bointi-fu- l Boulevard. The key word is Design. We now have the opportunity to design a traffic plan that will work. The alternate is to piecemeal existing roads not designed for increaeed traffic burdens and hope that it works, as in the case of Bridlewoods impact on Monarch Drive. Earl B. Kern Animal Cruelty: Horror In every newspaper, you'll find ads saying free puppies or kittens to good homes. Free things have little value to most people Many dump these little creatures once they are older and no longer cute and little to starve, get runover, etc. But the real horror goes beyond this. UNSCRUPULOUS people often sell them to laboratories for painful, and often repitious, and redundant experiments. Others use them to train pit bulls, (fighting dogs) and they are torn to shreads to establish the taste for blood, and killing in the pit bulls. Others have been used for human consumption. All last week Channel 5 on the 10 p.m. news May talked about the satanic cults in Utah. They sacrifice small animals, and in hidious ways. There are many other cruelties that can befall them. TO HELP stop pet overpopulation, have your own spayed or neutered. Then there would be no need to advertise free puppies or kittens and expose them to all the cruelties out there. Even if you find homes for them, one more will be put to death at a pound or humane society because one less home will be available. Every year over 17 million animals are destroyed in animal controls and humane societies. These are innocent and loving animals that want to live, just as you and I. But there are simply not enough caring homes. Lastly, if you do advertise kittens or puppies, omit the word free. Please check out the adoptees homes, insist on their phone number, ask questions, and check back with them later. THE IMPORTANT thing is to have your pets altered, as soon as possible. Prevention is always better than cure. Visit your local veterinarian, or the Humane Society of Utah, for low cost altering, or call me for help. 20-2- 5, Leigh Englebrecht 295-710- 3. motorcycle. WERE GOING to sell or auction everything we possibly can to raise the money necessary to pay off our small business loan and outstanding debts before we have to move, said Lucas. We have applied for asylum in Canada and should be leaving the United States within a few months. We still hope and pray that something can still be done to allow us to stay, but we really cant count on it. We must prepare forthe worst. LUCAS emphasized that he and still openings at the 34th session of the school which will be held June Some scholarships for the school are also still available through county commissioners in Utahs 29 counties. One hundred and fifty nationally-kn16-2- 1. own THESE QUESTIONS are what the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies is all about. There are experts in various aspects of the problem will be lecturing to and working with about 1,000 people attending the conference from throughout the United States and Canada. This home in Rhodesia was left in rubble after terrorist bombing several years ago. Home belonged to sister of ena (Cookie) Erasmus. Mrs. Erasmus and family later fled from Rhodesia and settled in Bountiful and Farmington. Now, because of quirk incident, they face deportation and the challenge to again start life anew. 1EJV1VUIU9I DUrlDll iVI his family have done everything expected of them to be good residents of Bountiful and Farmington while waiting the time they could become American citizens. He said they applied for citizenship shortly after arriving and until the incident in Mexico it appeared that all was going well in their lives. Now it seems to be a repeat of their past in Rhodesia. REFLECTING back, Lucas remembers the last days of freedom in that country. He was a practicing engineer and happy with a young family. That was before the Marxist Government took control. They lived in fear of overthrow by the terrorists and for a decade before they fled the country there were thousands of Rhodesians ran Lucas and his wife decided to domly killed, raped and imprisoned. All members of the Erasmus attempt escape. Family had friends or relatives who They were given only 48 hours to knew of close friends that were kiltheir belongings from their remove led in terrorist raids. Marxist officials A SISTER of Mrs. Erasmus had home so that the the Erasmus in. But move could her home destroyed in a terrorist time to sort have didnt Family and friends of Erasmus the raid, Marxist their police belongings. children were killed during terrorwere back within a few hours and ist raids inside their school. We lived in fear every day, he the Erasmus Family was forced said. But it became a way of life. from their home at gunpoint. There was no way to avoid the EV ERYTHING but a few clothes situation without risking the lives of the entire family by trying to and prized possessions were left behind. escape to a new country. AFTER threats had been made Now, five years later, as they upon their lives by the Marxist govbegin a new life the Erasmus Famiernment and the Erasmus Family ly needs your help. Donations will was told the Marxists wanted their be accepted at their home, 4 East home for a headquarters building, 450 South, Farmington, 84025. She Doesnt Ignore Problems Continued from page one rams should be expanded into junior high schools as well, she feels. Part of that message is also conveyed through the Crime Prevention group. Elementary school students are given a messag, through the Officer Friendly program in which police officers visit classrooms three times a year; the McGruff Neighborhood Watch campaign that shows children about the problems of drugs and alcohol abuse, and the o Safety Crew, a puppet show put on at schools in conjunction with the Utah Arts Council. three-pronge- d You-Wh- THEY USE a hand to show how we can resist these problems, such as signaling thumbs down on adult things, saying no to friends who try to get us to do things we know are wrong, or calling for help if we need it, she stated. Such efforts have helped her with her own children, whom she said have been very supportive. They never question why I might be at one of their schools, because I am out in the education area so ing to admit that they are concerned. Each year we see more and more programs, for instance, that discourage drinking after graduation and encourage other activities. But Mrs. Milne joins with other law enforcement officials in the county and state who have another concern. I CALL it the often. awareness may be paying off. Mrs. Milne says attendance at public meetings, such as the drug seminars that have been held in Bountiful the last month, has steadily increased. Parents are becoming more will COMMUNITY Happy Valley think we are still somewhat disbelieving that these types of problems can happen here, she said, adding that a recent incident in one Utah community shows her point. Over the course of several months, more than 500 residential burglaries syndrome. I were reported in that city and none involved forced entry. In each case, she said, the doors or windows were 6pen or unlocked. My real concern is that we keep educating and emphasizing and that parents respond. Its great having young people deal with these social issues, because it serves as preparation for them becoming parents themselves someday, she said. AS PART of those efforts, the Council for Crime Prevention has opened a hotline that allows anonymous calls on crime tips of any nature. The hotline can be reached at symbolic of the councils philosophy that help is as close as a call away. 972-CAL- L, Chewing, Smoking: Big Concerns Continued from page one nistered vs. just over one percent of females. Smoking brought a more even useage--13.percent of males and 12.3 percent of females. Of perhaps equal concern was the fact nearly three in four students admitting to chewing tobacco first tried it as junior high schoolers while nearly three in five first smoked at that age. WHILE ADMITTING the 16.5 percent of males have dipped or chewed within the past week was much higher than anticipated," he said that number is spread out pretty evenly across the county. Obviously there are a few high 6 er but he said geographical (differences) are not significant. The fact so many are picking up smoking-relatehabits in junior d high school ties in with educational efforts among elementary-agestudents. Weve been trying to d teach them to resist peer pressure he said. IN FACT, the school district administration is excited to implement it (education campaigns) into the curriculum in the words of Grant Steed, a health board member who is secondary curriculum director for the district. On top of that, though, Health Director Enrico Leopardi stressed the better than half who claimed they purchased chewing tobacco at THE SCHOOL includes 15 specialized courses. Some of these are designed for professionals such as teachers, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, school counselors, mental health workers, employers and criminal justice personnel. Another section is designed for anyone who wants information on dependency problems, their prevention and treatment. Another section helps citizens design prevention programs in their own communities. Other courses focus on the special abuse problems of women and American Indians. For more information contact the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies, P.O. Box 1604, Salt Lake City, Utah, or call 533-579- 9. SPONSORS are the University of Utah, the Utah State Division of Alcoholism and Drugs and the Utah Alcoholism Foundation. c i iyariiT- - a Drug fk Alcohol School Slated What are the most effective ways of helping people with alcoholism or other drug dependencies? What has proven successful in preventing these problems? What are the latest findings from researchers in this field? N , -- M ureaucracy 0600609 4 f a store vs. only one in six state- wide. THE JUNIOR high kids are proud they can go in and buy it or else theyre (some) stealing it, Mr. Neiger continued, emphasizing I definitely think something should be done. It wont wipe out the problem-i- ts not the major issue but its significant. We cant say its not a problem in Davis County, he said, but the majority of parents (he talked to) said they didn't need any advice because their kids didnt have a problem. The kids think its a safe alternative--the- y understand the problem. dont DENTIST Mark Blaisdell said when we see kids, were able to instruct them on the basic affects. should go to the city councils. Its a local problem as far as finding a solition, he added. We cant order a store to close. We have to prove (that tobacco was sold to a minor). There has to be an actual purchase made, a complaint signed similar to beer violation action, he continued. THE BOARD agreed a resolution expressing concern at the' tobacco problem should be drafted and sent to city councils, police chiefs, and state and federal legislators. How many of these childrens parents use some tobacco and are complacent because they use it, asked Dr. LeRoy Taylor. Its hard to teach children not to use it if youre using. Most are very surprised, especially after he shows them with a mirror what harm tobacco chewing is causing in their mouths. "There are a number of laws in the state-liqcontrol laws-a- ge limits on beer sales," Board Member Keith Higginson said. How can we enforce curtailing tobacco purchases, he asked. same people, the board was told it a simple correlation. Quite a thrust will be placed on preventive education, especially with a revised drivers education program giving more time to such issues, Mr. Steed said. JURISDICTIONS that control commercial establishments" such as city councils for granting businesses licenses would have to be approached, County Com. Harry Gerlach said. Perhaps we have to get the public involved. Parents AMONG other statistics revealed in the survey; nearly of the ,394 students who said theyd ever smoked did so before age 12; only 7.1 percent of those.; chewing had two best friends who did so. uor ASKING IF those using chewing tobacco and smoking were the cant be one-thir- d 1 rn |